"Femme Fatales" TV Taping Number 99 (Week 197)

Madusa Miceli: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the hottest hour on television, Femme Fatales! I'm your hostess, Madusa. With me are Renee Young and Melissa Santos. Girls, we got a lot of ground to cover tonight!"

Renee Young: "Duce, we sure do! The Tag Team Championship is on the line when Dakaota Kai and Alexia Nicole team together for the first time against 'The IIconics!' Can they do the impossible and successfully defend in their first match as a team?!"

Melissa Santos: "It's asking a lot, but I believe they're up to the task! Also, 'Team Couture' will be in action against 'The Dollhouse!'"

Miceli: "And, we'll see a special feature on our newest tag team, 'Impact Players!' But first, let's get it going in the ring with a grudge match!"

Match One ~ Miracle Shizuka vs. Guigui Nakanishi with Octopus Suda

Shizuka tore into her former tag team partner with great zeal. She hit her with several chops and kicks, reddening her chest and marking up her body. Guigui was in retreat mode pretty much from the opening bell. Shizuka dominated throughout and went for her new finisher, "The Miracle Drop" ("Avalanche Backdrop Driver"). Suda tripped her feet off the ropes blatantly in front of the referee.

Winner = Miracle Shizuka by disqualification in 9:09

Suda began to stomp on her former friend. Once Nakanishi recovered, she joined in until The Starlight Kid and Saki Kashima ran out to make the save.

Miceli: "Well, Miracle had it going her way until Octopus literally tripped up her momentum!"

Young: "Yeah, Miracle will have an uphill battle against four potential opponents, unless she has help like she did from Starlight Kid and Saki Kashima! She needs some friends!"

Santos: "This company is all about alliances. Miracle needs one quick if she hopes to get some revenge against 'Dasu Vaders!'"

Miceli: "You'd better believe it! Fans, let's take a quick break. We'll be back with more in three minutes!"

As the episode came back to air, Jinny Couture and Nina Samuels were walking backstage and approached Laura Cruz.

Jinny Couture: "Okay Laura, you're looking better and better each week. I like what you've done with your hair."

Laura Cruz: "Thank you."

Couture: "Now then, you've had ample time to consider my offer. Tonight is a pivotal match for us. We're taking on former champions in this company. A win here could really shoot us up the rankings and will expose the brand even further. I want to know that I can count on you."

Cruz: "All I can say is that you'll have an answer from me tonight."

Couture: "I trust you'll make the right decision, love."

Couture and Samuels walked away smiling.

 A special video package aired chronicling the friendship of Blanchard and Grace outside the ring to show their bond.

Miceli: "It looks like those girls are as thick as thieves! Wait! What?! We're getting word in our headsets that there is a commotion in the back!"

The scene switched to backstage, where Blanchard and Grace were being beaten by "The Hive." Rosemary was directing traffic as the group hammered on "Impact Players" until officials ran in to break it up. Rosemary got face first into the camera and said, "'The Hive' will not be deterred by any meatsuits of this world! The dark war is coming to full fruition starting now!"

Miceli: "What the heck are Rosemary's goons doing?! Why did they attack 'Impact Players?!' Tessa Blanchard and Jordynne Grace are being tended to by the medical team, but you can be sure they won't take this lying down. Let's go back to the ring for some tag team action."

Match Two ~ "The Dollhouse" (Santana Garrett & Chelsea Green with Brooke Adams) vs. "House of Couture" (Jinny Couture & Nina Samuels)

After some much needed counseling, Chelsea seems to be back to her old self. She was wrestling like a determined and focused individual and was working well with partner Santana Garrett. Garrett did take some punishment, but was able to come back and tag in the fired up Green. Chelsea cleaned house. During this time, Laura Cruz came to ringside. The action got more intense and all four ladies were fighting. As the referee tried to get Garrett and Samuels out of the ring, Cruz decked green in the face. Chelsea shot backward into center ring, nearly unconscious off one punch. Couture then hit her "Facelift" for the win.

Winners = "House of Couture" by pinfall in 12:48

Cruz joined Couture and Samuels in the ring and the three posed to a chorus of boos.

Miceli: "Well, Laura Cruz didn't make any friends with that move!"

Young: "It looks like our longtime correspondent is now in the 'House of Couture!'"

Santos: "She made her decision and it's an unpopular one for the girl who the crowd loved up until that punch to Chelsea Green's jaw!"

Miceli: "She's been courted by Jinny for weeks now. I guess she bought what 'The Fashionista' was selling. Fans, we need to taek another break. We'll be back with our big Tag team Championship main event up next!"

As the episode returned to air, Charlotte Flair and her cohorts were banging on the door of GM Karlee Perez. Commissioner Aikawa answered.

Yuzuki Aikawa: "What is it? The General Manager and I are in an important meeting."

Charlotte Flair: "Your meeting doesn't matter right now! What matters is that something has to be done about Ronda Rousey and her crew of MMA rejects!"

GM Perez came to the door as well.

Karlee Perez: "Yes. Commissioner Aikawa and I have been discussing this today. We already have a viable plan."

Flair: "Well, what is it?! Don't keep us in the dark?!"

Perez: "As you know, our two hundredth episode is coming up in three weeks. I want it to be the biggest show we've ever produced. With that in mind, I need a blockbuster main event. I'd kind of like to follow the lead of our brother promotion, NWA: Show Time. They had 'War Games' highlight their two hundredth. Why don't we do the same? How about we put 'The Four Horsewomen' against 'The Four Horsewomen of MMA' inside the two-ring steel cage and you can fight to the finish?"

Flair: "What do you say, girls?"

Becky Lynch, Mercedes KV, and Bayley Rose nodded in approval.

Flair: "My father was in that match from the start. It's in my blood. And these girls are family. We're ready to go to war together."

Perez: "Excellent. Because next week, you'll face Ronda Rousey one-on-one. The winner will get the one-woman advantage throughout 'War Games.' No coin toss this time around. Good luck."

Flair: "I'm genetically superior. I don't need luck."

Flair and company walked away. Aikawa looked at Perez and uttered, "Famous last words." Perez nodded and they shut the door.

Miceli: "Wow! What an announcement! 'War games' in three weeks, plus 'Sky Pirates' versus 'Team Bestie' for the World Tag Titles! Our two hundredth episode is going to be epic! All right folks, it's main event time!"

Match Three ~ NWA: Femme Fatales Tag Team Championship ~ Dakota Kai & Alexia Nicole with Nixon Newell vs. "The IIconics" (Jessie McKay & Peyton Royce)

This was a stern test for the newly formed team of Kai and Nicole, who had the unenviable task of defending tag team gold in their first match together. Nixon Newell eagerly accepted the challenge of "The IIconics" on their behalf and they had to perform under immense pressure. they were up to the task, however. Nicole displayed her tremendous power, while Kai's kicks were crisp and on target. McKay and Royce were on the defense throughout, but managed to get in some tandem offense at key times to keep the pace of the match to their liking. Still, it looked like Kai and Nicole were on the way to victory. Then, "The Hive" made another appearance on the program. Nixon Newell headed them off at the pass and tried to keep them at bay. Newell soon was swallowed up by the group, which continued to advance toward the ring. Royce grabbed the referee's attention while this was occurring. She feigned a knee injury and had the referee checking her out. McKay used some trickery to get the advantage on Kai. Nicole was in the corner cheering on her partner, but then was dragged off the apron by Sienna the Savage. She was taken away from ringside by "The Hive" and continued to fight them up the ramp as Kai was left to fend for herself. Dakota knocked down McKay and went to her corner for a tag, but Alexia was nowhere to be found and Nixon was trying to fight off "The Hive" as well. Kai was flabbergasted at the fact that she was left alone. She turned around and walked into "Shades of McKay." Jessie quickly covered for the pin. Kai kicked out just after the three-count had been completed.

Winners and NEW NWA: Femme Fatales Tag Team Champions = "The IIconics" by pinfall in 22:11

Miceli: "No! That was some highway robbery right there!"

Young: "I can't believe what we just saw!"

Santos: "There was so much going on in the final moments, I don't think anyone could keep up!"

Miceli: "Needless to say, we have new Tag Team Champions. 'The IIconics' are celebrating with the titles now. But, they'll have a long list of challengers waiting for them! Fans, we're rapidly running out of time for this week. Please join us again next Thursday on TNT for more Femme Fatales! For Renee Young and Melissa Santos, I'm Madusa! Keep on rockin' and rollin'!"

As the credits were rolling, Alexia Nicole and Nixon Newell had returned to ringside and were trying to console Dakota Kai, who was visibly upset. Kai shoved through them and walked away alone as the scene faded to black.