"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 80 (Week 159)

Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa Miceli. With me are Renee Young and Melissa Santos! Mamas, we got an on fire episode tonight!"

Renee Young: "We will hear from 'The Four Horsewomen of MMA,' who shocked us all last week by appearing to confront 'The Four Horsewomen' of Femme Fatales! We still don't know what their angle is! Why are they here?! Hopefully, we'll find out shortly!"

Melissa Santos: "We certainly want answers! The world wants answers! Speaking of answers, this situation that has developed between Britt Baker and Chelsea Green still has not been explained. But, Lilian Garcia sat down with Britt earlier today and we'll see that interview as well."

Miceli: "We'll even see some quality pro wrestling tonight! How about that?! In the main event, Io Shirai will defend the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Kana! That should be a barnburner! Also, Toni Storm and Viper will face 'Spoiled Brats' in a tag team match! We saw 'B.O.O.T.Y' and 'UK Connection' get heated last week! We have no reason to believe tonight will be any different! But, before we get to the wrestling action, let's hear from the group that invaded us last week, 'The Four Horsewomen of MMA!"

Jessica Rose: "Ladies and gentlemen, 'The Four Horsewomen of MMA.'"

Ronda Rousey led the charge as she and MMA compatriots Shayna Baszler, Marina Shafir, and Jessamyn Duke stalked toward ringside. They entered the ring to a strong reaction, albeit mixed.

Ronda Rousey: "So, the big question on everyone's minds is, 'What are you doing in NWA: Femme Fatales?!' Well, isn't it obvious?! We challenged the 'Faux Horsewomen' to a match at Starrcade last year. we came out on the losing end of the deal because they got lucky! That didn't sit well with us! So, we went back to the drawing board! We trained harder and longer than we ever have. We're in the best shape of our lives and we're ready to prove that we are the forced to be reckoned with, not Charlotte Flair and her group of little girls! We are the real women in this company and we're going to take our spot at the top of the mountain, starting now! That's right, Aikawa signed us all to contracts a couple of weeks ago, because she knows we're big box office and we'll put more butts in seats than anyone before or since! So Charlotte, you and your little girlfriends better get ready, because the real 'Horsewomen' are coming after you!"

Suddenly, this entrance theme played on the tron:

"The Four Horsewomen" came out to another strong, yet mixed reaction. Charlotte Flair had a microphone.

Charlotte Flair: "So, basically what I'm hearing is that we humbled you at Starrcade and you couldn't handle it, so you think you can come back and try to beat us again?! We had no problem dominating you in November. There's no reason we couldn't do again it in August! Woooo!"

Shayna Baszler: "Let's stop talking and start fighting!"

Becky Lynch: "It won't be much of a fight, but all right! Let's do it!"

As both teams prepared to start brawling, Commissioner Yuzuki Aikawa came to ringside to put an end to it.

Yuzuki Aikawa: "Stop this right now! I have no problem signing a match between the two groups, but it will not be tonight."

That announcement was met with boos.

Aikawa: "This match will take place at a very special event. In four weeks, Femme Fatales will be broadcast live as a two-hour special. I'm signing three matches that will include you eight competitors. Mercedes KV and Bayley Rose will defend the Tag Team Championship against Marina Shafir and Jessamyn Duke."

The crowd roared.

Aikawa: "Shayna Baszler will fight Becky Lynch in a 'Submission' match. The only way to win is to make your opponent tap out."

The crowd got even louder.

Aikawa: "In the main event of that night, Charlotte Flair will battle Ronda Rousey one-on-one, with no titles on the line, just a fight to the finish."

This announcement was met with a huge ovation.

Aikawa: "Until then, you are forbidden from touching anyone from either group, or those matches will go away."

The eight women stared one another down and talked trash, pairing off opponent against opponent.

Miceli: "What a huge announcement! We're live for a two-hour special in a month and these two groups will have three of those matches, including the main event of the night! Let's take a break. We'll be back with tag team action! Don't go anywhere!"

Miceli: "We're back! Let's take it to the ring!"

Match One ~ "UK Connection" (Toni Storm & "Vixen of Violence" Viper with Tenille Dashwood) vs. "B.O.O.T.Y. (Beauties Obsessed with Owning This Yard)" ("Spoiled Brats" {Salina de la Renta & Aria Blake} with Brandi Lauren)

This was a highly competitive match-up. Both teams had shining moments. Storm and Viper used their power game to impose dominance, while "Spoiled Brats" used some tandem offense to stay in it. Viper was in control at the end, nailing a "Seated Crossbody Press" on de la Renta, then slamming Blake down with her "Michinoku Driver." Lauren interfered before the three-count for the DQ.

Winners = Toni Storm & Viper by disqualification in 12:20

Kaci Lennox and Vanessa Marie joined the fray and laid the boots to "UK Connection." Tenille and Lana Austin attempted to assist, but were outnumbered. "B.O.O.T.Y." stood tall in the aftermath.

Miceli: "This feud isn't over by a longshot, but 'B.O.O.T.Y.' has the upper hand right now! Let's go to commercial! We'll be back with that special sit down interview of Britt Baker! It's coming up next!"

Miceli: "We're back! As promised, we are about to air the interview with Britt Baker that took place earlier today. Lilian Garcia sat down with Britt to ask some very pointed questions. Let's see that now."

The scene shifted to the interview studio.

Lilian Garcia: "I'm here with Britt Baker and her new bodyguard, Katya. Britt, you were set to give an interview last week in-ring, but it never happened because of a brawl with your former friend and partner Chelsea Green."

Britt Baker: "A brawl that was started by that little witch!"

Garcia: "Yes. Because that interview never took place, the wrestling world still is asking questions surrounding your turning on Chelsea in a tag team match a few weeks ago. Can you shed some light on that? why did you turn your back on Chelsea Green?"

Baker: "I didn't turn my back on Chelsea! I simply remedied a problem. Chelsea Green's head wasn't in the right place over the last few months. She was off her game. It's obvious I carried her since day one, but it got to the point where she was costing us matches with her sloppiness. I'm part of 'The Richards Collective,' as you know. That group is the absolute elite in professional wrestling. We demand excellence from everyone associated with us. Chelsea Green ceased to be excellent, so she had to go."

Garcia: "But, you two weren't just tag team partners and associates, as you put it recently. You were best friends."

Baker: "Yeah, we were friends, but Chelsea threw that all away for a guy. Some Zack Ryder dude! He looks like some idiot from 'Jersey Shore!' She started dating him and lost her mind! Now, everyone knows that I'm engaged to Adam Cole, bay bay, but we make each other better. Chelsea has done nothing but gone downhill since she hooked up with that guy! I couldn't take it anymore! I had to rearrange her smile!"

Garcia: "And, that you did. You "Super Kicked" the daylights out of her. But, surely it didn't have to come to that."

Baker: "I tried to keep her focused, but she's a loose cannon! She was making me look bad! I don't have time for that!"

Garcia: "We saw last week that Chelsea got a huge assist from 'The Dollhouse,' which really shocked everyone. What do you make of that?"

Baker: "Chelsea is friends with them behind the scenes. But, I never associated with those tramps. They're beneath me. I tried to get her to see that, but she wouldn't listen. just another reason why she had to go. She keeps lousy company! I can't be seen or associated with the dregs of society! I'm a doctor, for crying out loud!"

Garcia: "I did want to mention that. You recently graduated dental school and are a licensed DMD. Congratulations!"

Baker: "Thanks. By the way, you look like you could use some of my expert help, Lilian. Here's my card."

Garcia: "Um, thank you. I have one final question. It concerns your new bodyguard here, Katya. The last time we saw her, she was associated with Taya. How and why did you come by her services?"

Baker: "Actually, that's two questions, Lilian. But, I'll humor you. Katya was a gift from my Adam. After I dropped Chelsea like a bad habit, he thought it was best for me to have someone watch my back. Adam talked to Jordan Richards and they decided Katya was the best option. She's six-foot-five and a deadly martial artist. It made sense. Jordan went to Taya and Katya and let them know that she would be joining me. Sorry Taya, but I needed more than you did. Besides, Taya spends much of her time with her husband and 'Worldwide Underground' over at NWA: Show Time. It's fine. She's cool with it. Jordan compensated her well and she gets Aja Kong in a Heavyweight Championship match next week as a thank you. We'll be rooting for you, 'Wera Loca!'"

Garcia: "Katya, is there anything you care to add?"

Baker: "Nice try, Lilian. But, Katya only speaks to me. Just know that she is very well paid and prepared to look out for my interests at all costs."

Garcia: "What are those interests?"

Baker: "That's too many questions. You'll find out when everyone else does. We're done here."

Katya took the microphone off of Lilian's dress and ripped the wiring apart. Lilian was visibly shaken as the two left the studio.

Miceli: "Well, Britt Baker isn't messing around. She's got a hoss in Katya and she has no intentions of reconciling with Chelsea Green. It also sounds like part of the deal to get Katya involved getting Taya a Heavyweight Championship match against Aja Kong next week. I don't know if I'd be asking for Kong, but it sounds like Taya has her opportunity. Well fans, it's time for what should be a fantastic main event! Io Shirai, fresh off a trip to Japan, will defend the Wonder of Stardom Championship against new archenemy Kana! This should be a smash mouth battle! Chiho Nishimori is standing by with the champion for a quick word."

Chiho Nishimori: "I am here with Wonder of Stardom Champion Io Shirai. Io, Anata wa moto shin'yū no Kana o mamorou to shite imasu. Watashitachi wa anata ga `Yottsu no Uma no Josei' to teikei shita koto o shitte imashitaga, naze anata no shin'yū to anata no imōto o uragitta nodesu ka (Io, you are about to defend against Kana, your former best friend. We knew you had become affiliated with 'The Four Horse Women,' but why betray your best friend and your sister)?"

Io Shirai: "Shārotto, Bekkī, Merusedesu, Beirī ni watashi no kanzen'na chūsei o shōmei suru koto ga hitsuyōdeshita. Shikashi, machigainaide kudasai. Watashi wa zutto mae ni uragira reta (It was necessary to prove my full allegiance to Charlotte, Becky, Mercedes, and Bayley. But, make no mistake. I was betrayed long ago)."

Nishimori: "Dōiu imidesu ka (What do you mean)?"

Shirai: "Ā, Mio ga zutto mae ni watashitachi no me o samashite iru koto o daremoga wasurete shimatta! `Buretto Kurabu' o oboete imasu ka? Mio wa watashi no kokoro o saita. Kanojo wa kekka o kesshite shiharatta koto wa arimasen. Kanojo wa ryōte o akete `Joshi Mafia' ni modorimashita. Sore wa watashi to umaku suwatte imasendeshita (Oh yes, how everyone forgets that Mio turned on us long ago! Remember 'Bullet Club,' do you?! Mio ripped my heart out. She never paid the consequences. She was let back into 'Joshi Mafia' with open arms. That never sat well with me)."

Nishimori: "Dakara, koreha `Buretto Kurabu' ni modorimasuga, watashi wa subete ga yurusa reta to omoimashita (So, this goes back to 'Bullet Club,' but I thought all was forgiven)."

Shirai: "Sore wa yurusa remashitaga, wasure raremasendeshita. Mio wa uragira reru kimochi o oshieru koto ga hitsuyōdeshita. Ima, kanojo wa shitte iru. Kana ga kore ni makikoma rete shimatta no wa zan'nendesuga,-sōde mo arimasen. (It was forgiven, but not forgotten. Mio needed to be taught a lesson in how it feels to be betrayed. Now, she knows. It's unfortunate that Kana was caught up in this, but so be it)."

Nishimori: "Anata no taitoru bōei de kōun (Good luck in your title defense)."

Shirai: "Kana ni sore o tsutaete kudasai. Watashi wa 'Ēsu' (Tell Kana that. I am 'The Ace')."

Nishimori: "There you have it. Back to you, Madusa."

Miceli: "So, Io decided Mio need to hurt like she hurt so long ago. What a shame! Anyway, Kana declined to comment. But, sufficed to say, she's ready for retribution. Let's go to the ring for this explosive main event!"

Match Two ~ Wonder of Stardom Championship ~ "The Ace" Io Shirai with Manam Toyota vs. Kana with Mio Shirai

This was every bit the hard-hitting, breathtaking match that fans expected. Kana was relentless in her pursuit of the championship as well as a piece of Io's hide. Io defended brilliantly with her expert counter wrestling ability. Ultimately, Kana's temper got the best of her. She had Io out of it in the corner. Kana then stalked around the ring and worked herself into a frenzy. She charged at Io, who moved at the last possible second. Kana went crashing headlong into the turnbuckles and bounded back into the ring, flat of her back. Io scaled the ropes and hit a scintillating "Monnsault" for the pinfall.

Winner and STILL Wonder of Stardom Champion = Io Shirai by pinfall in 22:31

Miceli: "Io pulled it out, but she was fighting defense the whole match! Kana looked great until that one slip-up!"

Mio jumped into the ring and went after Io. Manami Toyota dragged Io out of the ring and away from the vengeful Mio's grasp. Mio had a crazed look in her eyes that belied the sorrow she feels currently.

Miceli: "Mio wants to get her hands on little sister! I'm sure she will soon enough! We'll look forward to that until it happens! Fans, what an hour! Some questions were answered, some matches got signed, and some fantastic battles took place inside the ring! What more can you ask for?! Please join us again next Thursday on TNT for more Femme Fatales! For Renee Young and Melissa Santos, I'm Madusa Miceli! Keep on rockin' and rollin'!"

The episode went off the air with Mio staring a hole through Io.