||Vanguard || Season 4 || Lunar Madness || St. Paul, Minnesota ||

• Blaise McClancy
• September 11, 2025
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The patented CWF drone flyover starts shows the XCel Center’s crowd, and a graphic comes up saying that 17,358 CWF Fans have joined us live in the Arena, out of a capacity of just under 21,000 for tonight’s show. 

The drones quickly get to the stage with a huge screen showing the logo for tonight’s show. It has three entrance tunnels coming onto a common stage which then  goes to a ramp that heads down to the ringside area. 

It’s a good assumption that each entrance tunnel will be used by individual teams as they come out to the ring for their matches.

The theme for tonight’s show, “Killing Fields” by Shinedown starts to play over the Arena’s PA System.

Show Opening

The fireworks go off, and we start to get the audio from our Vanguard Team announcers. 

Jessica Carr – Good evening and welcome to the CWF’s Presentation of Vanguard: Lunar Madness. We’ve got a huge show for you tonight. We are going to be crowning NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS. 

Victoria Hill – And that’s all we’re doing, with 4 triple threat tag team matches. Three first round matches, and one final. The winners will be taking the vacated Tag Team Championships. 

Jessica Carr – Huge show, and we’re just here to whet your whistle for the rest of Lunar Warfare to come soon after us. But tonight, we’re all about the tag teams. 

Victoria Hill – A quick rundown, to get us started. Three seeds. The first seed will be former Tag Team Champions, Bad Company… the first team from the nKo with Madd Morales and the return of my man, formerly Monster Mammoth, now just the Peak of Freak. And the team of Viktor Kreigson and Samael Drago, collectively known as the Annwn, whatever that is. 

Jessica Carr – Looked it up. It’s the name of the Welsh otherworld, a paradise. 

Victoria Hill – Well, another Welsh thing in the fed right now.

Jessica Carr – Our second seed match up will be the return of Pacific Rim, who were the inaugural tag team champions and representing the Upstarts stable. They’ll be taking on the other nKo team of Trelissa Perrault  and Gabriel Tuck, as well as the team who wants Tuck’s head on a platter, the Dynast Era… Apathy and Eoin O’Rourke.

Victoria Hill – Yeah, a tag team title match up has turned into a bounty hunt on one of the members. 

Jessica Carr – And the last seed will see the new team of the Diamond Kings…

Victoria Hill – Another thing from Wales.

Jessica Carr – Take on two teams that have a history already as well. Vespertine… the CWF Valor Champion,  and Karlie Nash, aka eNVy, and another team for the Upstarts, Tetsuo Oni and the Conquest Champion herself,  

Victoria Hill – Another Welsh thing there. So lots of Welsh stuff tonight. 

Jessica Carr – That there is. So any team you’re going for?

Victoria Hill – You know I’m behind my man, the Peak of Freak. And wonder if he’s going to have a freaky party after he’s a tag team champion tonight. But I’m sure you’ll ask me about what if he doesn’t make it. Well, lets just say, I’m for either nKo team, and maybe eNVy. I could also be happy with the, Annwn? 

Jessica Carr – So anyone but Bad Company or the Upstarts?

Victoria Hill – Pretty much. 

Suddenly the sound of someone else taking a headset can be heard. 

Voice – Testing, one… two. I’m good.

Victoria Hill – Oh… well hello there. 

Match 1: Bad Company vs. The Homixide Gang vs. The Anwnn

Jessica Carr – Alright fans.  We do have a unique show tonight.  To explain in more detail how the tag team tournament will unfold, we have a special guest, one third of the owners of CWF, the Creative Director of Production and Booking, Valora Salinas!

Valora Salinas – Hola.

Victoria Hill – So, how exactly is this going to unfold? In case we missed anything during the show opening.

Valora Salinas – Simple. 9 teams, or the established tag team division as it stood when we booked the match.  Fiona O’Connell and Miguel Lanza Jr formed after that, or else we would have added them in too.  So, with 9 teams we decided round 1 of the tournament would be 3 triple threat matches.  Unlike your typical triple threat tag team match, 1 person from each team will be in the ring.  This is not an elimination style tournament, the first team to score a pinfall or submission moves on.  

Jessica Carr – And then the three winners fight each other for the tag team titles?

Valora Salinas – Correct.

Victoria Hill – Why are Bad Company allowed to cheat? They are using the freebird rule, and possibly switching out members between rounds, and we don’t know who is competing in which match up?

Valora Salinas – Any stable can do the same.  Fiona could replace Abby if the Upstarts decided to. It’s not really cheating to use the freebird rule.  You see Bad Company, prepare for all 3, how fuckin’ hard  is that?!

Jessica Carr – Alright, Will you be staying here for commentary?  I notice you brought the tag team titles down here with you?

Valora Salinas – Well, I can’t promise I’ll do commentary for all the matches, but sure.  I’ll stay here, though if certain teams win, I can imagine other owners might award the belts.  Example, I can see Armand wanting to give the nKo the belts if they win, but maybe not.

Victoria Hill – And you might want to give the belt to your daughter and her friend?

Valora Salinas – Absolutely.  But first, we need to find out who one of the teams will be sending out.

The camera cuts backstage to show the three members of Bad Company standing close to each other.  Greg Salazar holds three straws in his hand and Kronin and Kara each draw one. And the three check..

Greg Salazar – Damn.  Short straw.  So I’m fighting both matches, if we get that far.  Who’s up first?

Kronin and Kara shrug at the exact same time and, moving in sync with each other as they begin rock, paper, scissors.  Kronin picks Rock and Kara picks paper.

Kara Reinhardt – You really are predictable, you know that?

Kronin Reinhardt – Apparently.

Kronin takes a step back and Greg and Kara step forward, waiting for their intro.

Marcela Sancho – Ladies and Gentlemen, the next match is the opening match of the tag team tournament, and it is set for one fall.  Introducing first, Weighing in at a combined weight of 435lbs.  They are the Paragon Greg Salazar and the CWF Elite Champion, Kara Reinhardt, the team of Bad Company!

‘Bad Company’ by Five Finger Death Punch plays over the PA as Kara and Greg walk out from the backstage area and make their way down the rampway and to the ring, climbing into the ring.

Jessica Carr – D..did I see that right?  They didn’t plan anything out, they just played two games of chance to determine the match up?

Valora Salinas – I usually used coin toss, but I kinda find it endearing.  

Victoria Hill – While we have you here, who do you like to win this match up?

Valora Salinas – Hard to say.  I would say Bad Company has an edge due to their teamwork and time as a team, but three of them have big matches to worry about for the Elite and Conquest titles.  Madd Morales and Peak of Freak, are a solid team, but Peak of Freak is just back from an injury and apparently decided to make a stop at the personality store and decided it would be a good idea to get one.  So.  Even if they still have the teamwork down, Peak of Freak might be rusty.  Annwn.  They look to be a solid team and have some solid talent.  I think this match is really anyone’s game.

Marcela Sancho – And introducing their opponents, weighing in at a combined weight of 539lbs.  They are representing the nKo, the team of Madd Morales and the Peak of Freak!!

As the theme plays Morales takes the lead as he rushes onto the stage from the back and holds out his arms, taking in the boos and cheers from the crowd. As Peak comes out, the big man raises a single arm up. Morales raises his hands in his demon horn pose, but then reverses them slowly into fangs as moves back and forth from Peak’s left and right. Morales pointing at crowd members and then gesturing up to Peak as if the fans would have to deal with the big man.

Peak walks slowly and methodically to the ring, whereas Morales plays off smack talk and taunts to the beat, cheering with those that join in, jeering those who boo him. Every now and then he would jeer a fan who would be scared off by Peak standing behind him, but Morales would act like it was due him and not Peak. Finally as they reach the ring, Morales would enter his usual way, jumping horizontally to slide in the ring and then he would sit on the ropes to open them for Peak. Morales then runs and jumps on the turnbuckle and lifts his hands to throw up the devil horns as Peak stands next to him, one hand gripping the top rope and the other raised as if trying to choke the very air around the ring.

While the duo put on their performance, Greg and Kara look at each other and then back at their opponents clearly unimpressed.

Jessica Carr – Our second team is out now and the Homixide Gang gave the fans a bit of a show, but Greg and Kara didn’t seem impressed.

Valora Salinas – Gee I wonder why.  

Victoria Hill – Their attitude seems close to yours in your heyday.

Valora Salinas – Heh, everyone wants to claim they’re from the streets.  Everyone wants to claim their hardcore.  Now that Peak of Freak is back from injury, we’ll have a chance to see if Homixide is for real or if they’re all talk.

Marcela Sancho – And introducing the final team in this opening match.  Weighing in at a combined weight of 518lbs.  Samael Drago and Viktor Kriegson, the Annwn!!

The arena plunges into absolute darkness as an ethereal choir begins to sing, silencing the murmuring crowd in an instant. Sounds of synths bubble underneath the choir as they get louder and louder, until –

BOOM!

Emerald flames shoot skyward from the stage as Amaranthe’s “Archangel” kicks in hard.

Two figures emerge through the haze of smoke and fire. An imposing, muscular giant bursts through first, feral intensity written across every last inch of his very being — Viktor Kriegson. Towering and volatile, he storms forward like a beast finally off its chain. His fists clench and unclench at his sides, his eyes locked on the ring with violent intent, every step radiating the promise of destruction.

Behind him moves Samael Drago, equally dangerous, but in a colder, more deliberate way. His movement is precise, almost surgical—no flair, no waste. His eyes scan the crowd like a predator choosing its next target, calculating and unblinking.

Together, they cut a stark silhouette against the sickly green glow now bathing the arena.

No theatrics, no showmanship—just power and menace made flesh.

The music intensifies as they make their way down the ramp, their shadows stretching long and monstrous in the flickering dark green light. Emerald flames erupt behind them in timed bursts, each step marked by another explosion—punctuating the tension they bring with them.

As they move, the ring announcer’s voice echoes around the arena:

Marcela Sancho – And now, our third team for this first match up. Entering the ring, at a combined weight of 518lbs, ‘The Hound of Hades’, Viktor Kriegson, and ‘Moonchild’ Samael Drago – The Annwn!’

Viktor reaches the apron first and pulls himself up with barely restrained fury. Samael climbs up a second later, moving like a shadow. The two step through the ropes in unison, walking to opposite turnbuckles and climbing them to stand on the second rope.

Each wrestler’s hands meet behind their back, cold eyes moving as if surveying every last member of the CWF faithful in attendance. Each of them stands tall under the eerie emerald glow, the crowd caught between awe and dread.

Kriegson hops down, turning to face Drago, who’s meticulous climb down to the ring brought them closer together. The pair offer each other a nod before they reconvene in the centre of the ring. Samael squats down, deep in thought as Viktor stands tall over him, breathing heavy as his muscles clench alongside his hands. The pair looking straight into the camera as they pose together. Then –

BOOM!

More flames erupted from the ring posts once more, blinding white against the sickly green haze. The pair remain focused – Viktor’s eyes barely containing the flames of fury, Samael’s remaining cold and calculating, both remaining otherwise unreadable as they look up the ramp.

As the last flame fades and the smoke begins to settle, the crowd stirs again. Some cheer. Others recoil.  As for their opponents, neither team in the ring already reacts much as each team goes into their pre-match strategy discussions.

Jessica Carr – And, we have team Annwn in the ring now.  I’d say this is shaping up to be a great match already, and I tend to agree with Valora, this is anyone’s match.  I mean Samael Drago took Kronin to the limit over 3 matches.

Valora Salinas – Yeah, but Kronin isn’t in this match, though I’m sure he gave Kara and Greg a thorough scouting report on Drago.

Victoria Hill – I find myself also willing to agree here.  A case can be made for all three of these teams emerging as the winner.  Are you sticking around for commentary, Valora?

Valora Salinas – Yeah, I might add a thought every now and then.  For this match at least.

In the ring, Georgina Ross looks over at the fighters and orders the starters to stay in the ring.  Kara stays for her team as Greg goes to the ring apron and takes position, Peak of Freak starts off for his team, Madd Morales heading to his team’s corner and Viktor Kriegson starts off for his side.

Jessica Carr – Starters picked, looks like Kara, Viktor and Peak of Freak.  You know, there is something to be said for the fact that two of these teams are enemies of Bad Company.  They could work together.

Valora Salinas – They could, but I doubt they can trust each other enough to effectively team up, even short term.  Remember, only one team advances.  

Victoria Hill – A good point.  We might see brief moments of teamwork, but there’s too much at stake and no guarantee your ally won’t try to steal the win.

Marcela Sancho leaves the ring and Georgina Ross calls for the bell

DING!! DING!!

Viktor charges forward at Kara only to nearly get his head taken off by Peak of Freak who hits a clothesline.  Peak of Freak glances at Kara who hasn’t moved a muscle yet and he grabs Viktor Kriegson, hitting a clothesline and lifting Viktor up into a vertical suplex and Kara then charges forward and hits Peak of Freak from behind with a chop block to the back of his knee.  Peak of Freak falls to the mat, still managing to bring Viktor down in a vertical suplex.  Kara taps the side of her head.

Jessica Carr – Well we’re underway here and Kara picked her spot well, taking out two opponents with one well placed move!

Valora Salinas – Work smarter, not harder.

Victoria Hill – I will have to give some credit to that tactic. I also appreciate Kara playing to the crowd.  If you’re one step ahead of your opponents, let them know it!

Kara pulls Viktor Kriegson to his feet and leads him to her corner, making a tag to Greg who enters the ring and both send Kriegson into the ropes and then plant him on the mat with a double spinebuster, but her exit from the ring is slowed when Peak of Freak charges in and brings both Kara and Greg to the mat with a double clothesline.  He follows this up by pulling Kriegson to his feet and tossing him over the ropes and to the floor.

Jessica Carr – Well that’s one way to increase your odds of winning, try to reduce the number of teams in the ring.

Valora Salinas – And this is the advantage the Hoximide Gang has, Peak of Freak is a big pendejo and can really wear people down. 

Victoria Hill – Very true.  If you have big matches coming up soon you really have to ask how much you want to deal with him.  

Peak of Freak looks to the ref, gesturing to Kara and Greg, asking which one is legal.  Georgina Ross points to Greg and Peak of Freak pulls Kara to her feet and whips her into the ropes.  Madd Morales grabs the top rope and pulls down and Kara tumbles over the ropes and to the ground.  Peak of Freak turns to face Greg.  Peak of Freak pulls Greg up to his feet and lifts him up before slamming him ribs first onto his knee three times before hitting Greg with a Fallaway slam.

Jessica Carr – Peak of Freak clearing the ring and at the moment it’s just him and Greg Salazar in the ring

Valora Salinas – He’s also learned not to mess around, he’s keeping constant pressure up and made a good call to limit help for one of his opponents and throw the other opposing team’s legal man out of the ring.

Victoria Hill – Peak of Freak certainly is making the most of his in-ring return as he has his team in charge of the match at the moment.

Outside the ring, Viktor Kriegson gets up and makes his way to get back into the ring, sliding back in while Peak of Freak makes a tag and as Viktor charges trying to hit Peak of Freak, he is taken down by Madd Morales who hits a springboard dropkick.  Madd Morales gets to his feet and begins stomping and kicking Greg in the rib and chest area.  Viktor gets up and grabs Madd Morales from behind hitting a German suplex.  Viktor then whips Madd Morales into Annwn’s team corner and comes over, tagging in Samael Drago.  The two men hit Madd Morales with double kicks and stomps in the corner until Georgina Ross comes over and orders Viktor Kriegson out of the ring.  Greg Salazar gets to his knees and makes his way over to Kara and tags her back in, Kara seeming surprised by the quick rest.

Jessica Carr – Everyone has tagged out once now, and Greg has apparently decided he needs a rest.

Valora Salinas – Hmm.  Interestingly timed tag.

Victoria Hill – Are you implying anything?

Valora Salinas – Nope.  Just thinking ahead.

Kara climbs into the ring and is cut off by Drago with whom she ties up in a collar and elbow tie up and the two standing in the center of the ring as both fighters vye for an edge over each other.  Madd Morales makes his way back to his team and seems content to catch his breath and watch, him and Peak of Freak talking strategy.  Drago hits a knee to Kara’s gut.  Kara returns the favor and Drago tries to transition Kara to a side headlock.  She tries to counter with a full nelson, Drago blocks that and transitions her to a side headlock, slamming a few punches into the side of her head before running forward and planting Kara with a bulldog.

Jessica Carr – Madd Morales seems to be taking a time out while Kara and Drago struggle for an edge over each other.  

Valora Salinas – Why not, if your enemies are busy weakening each other, don’t stop them.

Victoria Hill – Amen, Valora.

Drago looks over to Viktor Kriegson who drops down.  Drago walks over towards Homixide squad, keeping their attention focused on him while Viktor pulls Peak of Freak off the ring apron as Drago charges in and hits Madd Morales with a boot to the gut and tries for a second one, which Madd Morales catches only to be hit with a enziguri kick that brings him to the mat.  Meanwhile, Peak of Freak has thrown Viktor Kriegson into the barricade and turns his attention to Greg Salazar, taunting the man and hurling insults.  Greg turns and points at Peak of Freak firing insults back, but also crucially misses Kara calling for a tag before Drago pulls her away from her teammate and slams her knee into the mat and cinches in a STF.

Jessica Carr – Peak of Freak distracts Greg Salazar and he misses Kara’s hand calling for a tag and now she’s in a  bad way.

Valora Salinas – Right, a U.S. Marine just happened to be distracted?  Likely story

Victoria Hill – Are you suggesting Greg Salazar might be sabotaging his team?

Valora Salinas – Taking the 5th.  I know how it looks to me, but I’m also a paranoid and jaded puta so..

Greg, seeing his teammate needing help blatantly enters the ring and kicks Drago in the face, breaking the submission hold, and backs out of the ring when Georgina Ross orders him to leave.

Jessica Carr – See!  Greg’s a team player!

Valora Salinas – Chica?  Do you know how much damage was done to Kara’s knee, back and neck in the time he took to notice his teammate was in trouble and then did something about?  It doesn’t take long at all.

Victoria Hill – Well, I have to admit that Bad Company has been one of the most solid teams in the fed so far.  Having said that, if I were in Greg’s place, I wouldn’t want her injured, or us to lose, but I’d feel pretty bloody tempted to let her take a bit of a beating and increase my chances in the Elite X match.

Kara gets up and this time doesn’t give Greg the option, tagging him hard on the back of his shoulder the moment he gets through the ropes.  Greg turns and he and Kara look each other in the eye.  The two trade places, Kara sitting down on the apron and letting out a sigh, as she tries to catch her breath.

Jessica Carr – Well, to be fair, it’s been said Greg has a bit of a temper and while I’ve never seen it, there has been some talk that Kara also has a bit of a temper.  So maybe this is just momentary frustration.

Valora Salinas – Well, I’m the last chica who is going to get on someone for losing their temper.  

Victoria Hill – Well things seem to be getting interesting..

Peak of Freak climbs back onto the apron and he and Morales make a tag.  Drago looks from Greg to Peak of Freak and points to Greg, back to himself and then looks to Peak of Freak, who waves both men on.  Greg shrugs and nods and both men charge, ducking under a double clothesline attempt by Peak of Freak and executing perfect tandem dropkicks, Drago’s going low to the leg and knee and Greg’s hitting in the chest and both working to bring the big man down

Jessica Carr – Well there’s something I never thought I’d see.  Greg Salazar and Samael Drago working together.

Valora Salinas – A giant sized man tends to encourage cooperation.

Victoria Hill – Right, I mean take a look at Peak of Freak.  It looks like the man not only recovered from his injury but was also sure to stay in shape.

Greg turns and punches Madd Morales, knocking him off the ring apron.  Samael Drago, meanwhile, charges over to Peak of Freak and locks in a dragon sleeper.  Greg Salazar heads over and makes another tag to Kara, bringing her into the ring.  She moves over to Drago and plants a foot in his face, breaking up the dragon sleeper.  She follows up be sending Drago into the ropes but he reverses and sends Kara into the ropes before picking her up military press style and throwing her into the air and onto Peak of Freak.

Kara lands on Peak of Freak and immediately goes into a cover, Georgina Ross drops down to count but Drago breaks the pin attempt with a kick to the side of Kara’s head.

Jessica Carr – Kara came in and helped Peak of Freak out by attacking Drago, but he reverses the Irish whip attempt and ends up sending Kara crashing down on top of Peak of Freak.  Kara tried to make a pin attempt of it, but Drago broke it up.

Valora Salinas – I mean if your opponent is going to use you as a weapon by throwing you on the other opponent, might as well try to steal a win.

Victoria Hill – I’ll agree with that, it was a good heads up move on Kara’s part.

Kara and Peak of Freak struggle to their feet and Peak of Freak clubs Kara on her back, bringing her to a knee, and gives her two more clubbing blows before grabbing her and lifting her up and planting her on the mat with a brainbuster, driving her head into the mat and immediately goes for the pin only to be saved by Drago who dives in breaks up the pin before Georgina Ross can get into position to make the count

Jessica Carr – That was a nasty brainbuster on Kara and she hasn’t moved much since that blow hit but Drago dives in to break up the count.  Have you taken a move like that, Val and what can it do?

Valora Salinas – Well it’s called the brainbuster.  The fuck it think it does?  You’re dropping the opponent right on their head.  Compressing the neck, spine, doing damage to the head as well.  It’s very easy to injure an opponent with it.  And yes, I’ve hit people with this and been hit with it, usually outside the ring, once I took the variation where I was dropped on the top turnbuckle.

Victoria Hill – Luckily for her there will be a few days between the main pay per view show and she has shown a remarkable fortitude.  Though, that doesn’t help her team’s prospects for this match.

Georgina Ross checks on Kara, which Peak of Freak protests, distracting the ref while Madd Morales comes in and locks in a single leg Boston Crab.  Drago sees this and joins in kicking, aiming his kicks and stomps at Kara’s head and neck.  Greg Salazar stands on the bottom rope and yells for Georgina Ross to pay attention.  Finally, she turns and comes over, ordering Madd Morales out of the ring.  Madd Morales continues to argue, distracting the ref, which hurts Drago as he pulls Kara to her feet but she cuts him off with a blatant low blow that doubles him over and Kara gets to her feet and plants him with a DDT before trying to make her way over to Greg Salazar.

Jessica Carr – Sometimes you get instant karma.  The Homixide Squad tried to cheat and the Annwn tried to get it on it and that eventually backfired as Kara was able to get away with a blatant low blow.

Valora Salinas – This is why I like Kara more than Kronin.  Chica is willing to do what it takes to win.  So is Salazar, to be fair.  I suppose that’s the military mindset.

Victoria Hill – Weren’t you in the military?

Valora Salinas – Fuck no.  I have a problem with authority.  I was a cop.  I was a cop in charge of my own team and as long as I got results, the Mexican government didn’t hassle me too much, it’s why the arrangement worked.

Peak of Freak swipes at Kara but she ducks under the clothesline attempt into a forward roll and comes up, diving for and making a tag to Greg Salazar who comes charging into the ring and boots Peak of Freak in the gut and whips him into Bad Company’s corner and Kara and Greg Salazar lift him up onto the turnbuckle and bring Peak of Freak to the mat with a double superplex.  Kara then gets out of the ring and circles around, grabbing Madd Morales and pulls him off the apron and whips him into the barricades and then pulls him to his feet and sends Madd Morales into the steel steps.  Kriegson drops down and joins the brawl.

Jessica Carr – Well it looks like we have two matches going on, 3 fighters in the ring and 3 fighters beating the hell out of each other on the ringside area.

Valora Salinas – Ross!  Focus on the in ring stuff, let the others brawl if they want to

Victoria Hill – Ooh!  I approve of that!

Peak of Freak catches Drago with a boot to the chest and hits a jack knife style powerbomb move on him, causing him to roll out of the ring to recoup.  Peak of Freak sees  Greg Salazar and moves over to him, hitting him with a headbutt and then tries to pick him up, but Greg slips the attempt and gets behind Peak of Freak and and hooks Peak of Freak into a full nelson hold, sweeping the big man’s legs out from under him and planting him face first on the mat, seeing that he is currently the only other one in the ring, he immediately pins Peak of Freak.  Outside the ring Kriegson, Kara and Madd Morales see the pinfall, Madd Morales kicks Kriegson in the gut and plants him with a DDT and begins to run for the ring, jumping up up onto the ring apron, only to be caught by Kara who plants him with a German suplex onto the mat

Jessica Carr – Jesus Christ!  I’m not even sure where to start with this, fans but Greg Salazar hit his Memento Mori finisher move on Peak of Freak after Peak of Freak cleared the ring of Drago.  Outside the ring, Morales took out Kriegson and tried to get back to his partner

Valora Salinas – But he just got German suplexed into the middle of next fuckin’ week.

Victoria Hill – And we have a pin in the ring!

Georgina Ross slides into position and counts

…One!

……Two!

………Three!

DING!!  DING!! DING!!

Marcela Sancho – Ladies and Gentlemen, the winners of round 1 and the first finalists, BAD COMPANY!

Jessica Carr – Against all odds with two rival teams, Bad Company finds a way into the finals!

Valora Salinas – Not sure that’s good news for Kara or Kronin though.

Victoria Hill – What about Greg?

Valora Salinas – He’s a Marine, I remember hearing something about them being weapons.. A minister of death praying for war.  I dunno, might be BS propaganda too.

Jessica Carr – Wait, someone is running down the ramp!

Victoria Hill – Two someones. That’s Vespertine and Karlie Nash. They’re not due out there for another couple of matches.

As Greg Salazar and Kara Reinhardt are having their hands raised in the ring, Nash and Vespertine slide into the ring. Vespertine goes for a chop block on Kara Reinhardt, while Nash brings a Kendo stick to the back of Greg Salazar. 

Valora Salinas – Well this isn’t smart on their part. 

Samael Drago and Viktor Kreigson both slip back into the ring. Morales and Peak of Freak both hold back to see what happens. 

The quartet of Drago, Kreigson, Vespertine and Nash start kick and strike at the members of Bad Company in the ring. Both Salazar and Kara have gone into a ball, as the beating starts, keeping their most sensitive areas covered.

Jessica Carr – I don’t think they’re happy that Bad Company eeked out a win here. Drago seems to be directing traffic in the ring. 

Valora Salinas – Well he might be the smartest one of the bunch. But there is one more member of Bad Company here… 

And as Salinas mentions him, Kronin Reinhardt rushes down to the ring. He’s followed not too far behind by Miguel Lanza and Fiona O’Connell. 

Victoria Hill – And here comes back up for the two in the ring.

Kronin dives into the ring under the bottom rope. He comes up to his huge height right away and hits Kriegson with a huge running boot. Lanza slips in comes up and hits Drago with a spear, while O’Connell tackles Vespertine to the ground and starts to throw punches.

Valora Salinas – And that’ll put a stop to that. Doesn’t look like the nKo wants to get involved at all. 

Jessica Carr – No, and those are two members of the Upstarts helping out that aren’t on tonight’s card, so they’re fresh and will be fresh most of the night. 

Victoria Hill – But a statement was made. Might not have been a big one, not yet. The question is, do Kriegson and Drago have eNVy’s back later on against the Diamond Kings, and the Upstarts’ other team. 

Valora Salinas – Well, we know that the Upstarts and Bad Company have that alliance going on. We’ll see how long that’s going to last with Kronin and Abigail Dresden facing off in the Main Event of Lunar Warfare. But right now, it looks like it’s fully in place. 

Now that the attack has ended, the entirety of Bad Company as well as the two from the Upstarts all slip out of the ring. 

Greg Salazar and Kara Reinhardt give a bit of a celebration as they move backwards up the ramp.

Jessica Carr – Bad Company opting for a quick exit to not continue the battle right now. 

Valora Salinas – Probably smart given that there are two teams here that 1. Don’t like them much, 2. Just lost a match to them and with that loss lost a chance to come out of this pay per view weekend with the tag team titles and 3. Might not think twice about trying to do some more damage to Bad Company before their next match. And even with Kronin out there as well as the Upstarts members, all it would take is an errant kick to the head and it could change the future of the CWF later on.

Victoria Hill – Reasonable points.  Are you sticking around for the next match?

Valora Salinas – Na, gonna hang around the area obviously.  But will hand it back to you two for a bit.

Segment: First Team Draws For 4WW Dyad Titles Shot

The camera cuts to follow the group of Upstarts and Bad Company combined to the back. They all walk through the area known as the Gorilla Position, and then to an open area. Waiting there is one G. Ian Childress. He was blocking their way, standing there with his arms crossed. 

In one hand he had three teal colored envelopes. 

G. Ian Childress – Congratulations on winning the first round. Now for the preliminary prize.

Kara looked up at him. 

Kara Reinhardt – What’s this?

G. Ian Childress – Well kinda fitting for you. But you see, the FWA has asked for competitors from each of the 4WW Federations to come to their next Cycle of Shows, to challenge for the Dyad Titles. Of course Bad Company are former Dyad Champions. While the CWF could decide to just send whomever wins the tourney here, figured we’d mix it up a bit. 

Greg Salazar – Three teams, three envelopes. So one of those envelopes says you’re a winner?

G. Ian Childress – Exactly. So, would you like to pick the first envelope as the first winning team? 

Greg looked to Kara, who looked between him and Kronin. 

Kara shrugged as well. 

Kara Reinhardt – You just got that pin, so go ahead and pull the envelope. Fingers crossed we’re heading to the FWA to get those Dyad Titles back. 

Ian holds the envelopes out, spread out with one hand. Salazar reaches out and hovers over one, then another, and then one more. 

Jessica Carr – To explain this to everyone watching at home. It looks like one of our first round winning teams tonight will be getting a chance to go to the FWA to challenge for the Dyad Championship. 

Victoria Hill – Actually I’ve been sent some information on this. It looks like one team from each other 4 Winds Federation, with the FWA being represented by, of course the Dyad Champoins, the Cinematic Universe. And this will be taking place during their Fallout 54 show coming up soon. 

After a few more moments, Greg pulls out one of the envelopes and then flips the card open. 

The camera shows… it’s blank. 

He flips it around to Ian. 

G. Ian Childress – Sorry, but appears you aren’t the ones going to challenge for the Dyad Titles. But I’m sure if you are truly interested, we can work something out at a later time. 

Kronin Reinhardt pats Greg and Kara on the back. 

Kronin Reinhardt – It’s fine. We have other things to worry about around here. Next stop the finals tonight for the CWF Tag Titles. 

Greg Salazar – And, maybe paying back a couple of people for some kendo stick strikes. 

The camera cuts back to the announcers, as Bad Company heads off to their locker room.

Match 2: nKo vs Dynast Era vs Pacific Rim

Marcela Sancho – The following match up is the second in our tag team title tournament. It is a triple threat tag team match up. Introducing first… coming in at a combined weight of 465 lbs. They hail from Leitrim, Ireland and Alsace-Lorraine, France respectively. They are Eion O’Rourke and Apathy… the Dynast Era!

Music hums in the air, as flashes of green, purple and red lights flash in the arena before stopping all at once

“YEAH!”

Then all but two lights go out, with the last lights on the stage with green on the far left and red on the far right

“AH, AH, AH, AH, OW!”

Walking into the red light stands Apathy, and Eoin O’Rourke coming to the green light. The two turn towards each other and walk to the center of the stage

“We take medication to be someone else

And we take off our clothes to pay for the bills

Where downloading content will buy you a sentence

And murder is free in the Hollywood Hills”

Once the two are in center stage, they turn towards the ring and then hold hands and march to the ring together

“I’m living one big nightmare, the ugly truth has a model face

Making saints out of useless pop stars

Where’s the intelligence?”

Apathy leaves to walk up the steps as Eoin goes to the side of the ring

“A-M-E-R-I-C-A HEY!”

Eoin slides into the ring as Apathy walks into the center to help raise Eoin to his feet

“Land of the Free!

The Sick and Depraved!”

Eoin and Apathy hold one another and pull off one another’s jackets

“A-M-E-R-I-C-A HEY!

So why the fuck are you looking at me?!

Jessica Carr – And the Dynast Era makes their tag team debut, although both members, husband and wife have been around for a little while here in the CWF. Apathy, Elizabeth Devereaux-O’Rourke will also be challenging for the Valor Champoinship on the main Lunar Warfare show. 

Victoria Hill – And the only reason why they’re in this tournament is the fact that they both want to take out Gabriel Tuck and they demanded to have him in the opening round of this tournament. 

Jessica Carr – And their first set of opponents, representing the nKo. They come in at a combined 405 lbs. First from Paris, France… she is Trelissa Perrault. And from the road, he is Gabriel Tuck!

As “Handclap” by Fitz and the tantrums hits the arena, it darkens, and neon colors light the stage and ramp. Trelisa moves onto the stage under a spotlight. Trelisa wears a different elaborate designer jacket each time she takes the stage, as well as a pair of sunglasses.

Tonight it has a sparkly ‘nKo’ on the back, with an airbrush style painting of her and Gabriel. 

“Turn it up.”

A wolf’s howl rings out, mixing with the song, and Gabriel Tuck steps out next to her… in a matching jacket and sunglasses. 

Trelisa and Gabriel both take hold of her sunglasses and cast them off their faces, sending them to the crowd below that area. They both start to walk down the ramp, and a spotlight follows them, lighting their way. 

Trelisa moves with all the grace of a model on a walkway. As she walks, she lifts her arms out, and then points them in the direction she’s walking. She’s like a queen taking to the stage, and the audience is her domain until she reaches the bottom of the ramp.

Gabriel Tuck follows closely behind her.

“I can make your hands clap”

At that Trelisa her hand and claps along with the song. The audience joins in. 

Both get to the ring, and Gabriel climbs up first. He keeps his eyes on the Dynast Era, but holds the ring ropes open for Trelisa. 

Climbing onto the apron, Trellisa sways her hips in a dancer’s manner, and takes a moment to blow a kiss to a fan in the front row, bringing her index and middle finger to her lips as she does so. 

Finally, she slips into the ring, through the opening that Tuck held for her. Spinning with a dancer’s flair, before turning and moving back toward the opposite corner. Once more the song announces it can make the audience’s hands clap and they clap along.

“Every night when the stars come out”

Tuck climbs into the ring, and goes to their corner. He leans against the turnbuckle, keeping his eyes on those who want to take him down.

Trelissa heads to one of the neutral corners, and climbs to the second rope Trelisa gracefully dips, leaning forward and reaching a hand up as if she were stretching her arms to the heavens, with the only light in the arena coming from the spotlight on her and the phones from the audience, their lit phones making it seem like she is surrounded by stars. At last, she climbs down and gets ready for the match.

Jessica Carr – This is the second time the nKo has fielded the team of Perrault and Tuck, they didn’t come up winning the first time. 

Victoria Hill – They didn’t lose either. Match was thrown out, mainly because the Dy-nasty Era got involved. 

Jessica Carr – Don’t go calling people names now. 

Marcela Sancho – And the final team for this match up. They both hail from Ketchnican, Alaska by way of Oʻahu, Hawaii… coming in at a combined 465 lbs… Representing the stable known as the Upstarts… They are the fraternal twins known as “The Sea Raven” and “The Sea Wolf”, Kelea & Akhlut Thlunaut… Pacific Rim!!!

The arena’s lights fade and dim as heavy Native beat drums start to play. A woman’s voice starts up as the spotlight shines up onto the stage. Two people, one much bigger than the other, are there, covered in what can only be called Native inspired dancing robes. The smaller one’s costume looking like some sort of bird. The larger one, his mask looking like a large fish or whale.

Both start to dance, traditional moves to the beat, and head down to the ring. Jerky movements from the smaller one, simulating that bird, and more flowing moves from the larger.

The camera cuts to the announcers table, and Jessica Carr is standing and bopping along to the music. 

Jessica Carr – Come on, this is a big time return to the ring for our inaugural Tag Team Champions. 

Victoria Hill – I’m not dancing to this crappy music here. 

Both dance down to the ring, until they get to the ringside area. They stop, and then pull off their masks, and hand them to attendants at ringside. Both then remove their robes in a flourish, roll them up and put them with their masks, in the Attendant’s arms.

Then both jump up to the ring apron in unison, but that’s when the ‘twin’ part ends. As Kelea does a ring rope-assisted somersault into the ring, her much larger brother, Akhlut slowly climbs between the second and top rope.

Jessica Carr – As I said, a big return to the ring for the team that was our first tag team champions. Ahklut Thulnaught is now fully cleared to wrestle. 

Victoria Hill – Although he’s wearing a bunch of tape on the ankle he ended up having surgery on. Either group of opponents could take advantage of that.

Marcela Sancho – Your referee for this match up, Erica Costa-Alvarez. 

Costa-Alvarez calls for the teams to each pick one person. Trelissa Perrault, Apathy and Kelea Thulnaught all come to the middle of the ring. 

Jessica Carr – Well, just noticed. This match up is the one that has all mixed gender teams on it. And it looks like the ladies are going to get started here. 

Costa-Alvarez calls for the bell. 

DING! DING!

Immediately, Apathy pushes Kelea out of the way, and then grabs Perrault and whips her hard to her own corner. She yells for her to tag in Tuck. Perrault shakes her head. Kelea shrugs and then hits the ropes behind Apathy. She comes off and plants a dropkick right between Apathy’s shoulders. Perrault launches herself forward on that, and delivers a basement dropkick that catches Apathy’s left leg and drops her to one knee. 

Jessica Carr – Well Apathy doens’t want Perrault, she wants Gabriel Tuck. 

Victoria Hill – But every team wants to win and go to the finals for the Tag Team Titles!

As Perrault comes back up to her feet, Kelea Thulnaught is right there with a springboard into a quick Dragon Rana. He tries to grab Perrault’s feet to go for a pin… But before she can even get a one count, Apathy comes up and catches her with a clothesline that of course not only breaks up the pin, but causes a pile up in the middle of the ring. 

Jessica Carr – And we have a traffic jam in the middle of the ring. 

Kelea rolls till she’s free from the area, and then kips up to her feet. She takes off at a run to the only neutral corner in the ring. She leaps up to the top turnbuckle. Perralut is pulling Apathy up by her arm and shoulder. She goes behind Apathy, and hooks her into a double chickenwing. 

She lifts her up, and drops Apathy back with a Tiger Suplex. Perrault tries to bridge for the pin!

Jessica Carr – Tiger Suplex into a pinfall!

… One

…… And a half, and Apathy gets her shoulder up!

Victoria Hill – Not yet. Way too early!

As both fall out of the bridge in the ring, Kelea comes of the top rope with a moonsault that catches both of them solidly flat on the mat. She tries to hook a for who ever she can, and it ends up being Apathy. 

… One

…… Two

… Perrault breaks up the pin by pushing everything off of her!

Jessica Carr – That was a bit of a… 

Victoria Hill – Cluster F? Not sure if they’ll bleep us if we cuss on commentary right now. 

Kelea is the one who gets up first, doing a front roll to get to her feet. She slips between the ropes near her corner, and then pulls back. As Perrault and Apathy both get up, Apathy grabs Perrault and whips her to the ropes. Apathy catches her as she comes off, with a huge foot to her face. 

Apathy bends over to grab Perrault’s hair to pull her up, but she gets caught by a springboard DDT. On impact, Apathy rolls a bit, and tags in her husband. Eoin ORourke jumps into the ring and begins his attac by raking Trelisa’s eyes. He runs over to Kelea and hits her with a standing suplex! 

Jessica Carr – Eoin on fire in the ring there. 

Victoria Hill – Yeah, he is. Hitting women. 

Jessica Carr – It’s an equal world nowadays.

Victoria Hill – Right, I forgot.

Eoin O’Rourke gets right back to his feet after dropping Kelea to be caught upside the head with a superkick from Trelisa! He goes down like a ton of bricks and Trelisa hits Kelea with a backstabber before getting up and tagging in Gabriel, who jumps into the ring and slams the rising Eoin in the side of the hed with a hard right hand, dropping him again. Kelea takes Gabriel down with a running hip check! 

Kelea tags in Ahklut who steps into the ring. He grabs Gabriel, hitting him with a fallaway slam and then bodyslams Eoin! He pulls Eoin up and shoves his head between his legs, a prelude for a power bomb. However, Eoin backdrops Ahklut and runs over to kick Gabriel in the face before he can get all the way up, sending blood and spittle splattering across the mat! This brings Trelisa to yell out something in French that brings Eoin over to get into her face.

Jessica Carr – Eoin knows French?

Victoria Hill – Why of course he would know some French to be able to understand his wife when she’s angry. Which if I were Elizabeth and married to Eoin…I’d be angry all the time.

Eoin says something in French and gets a slap across the face from Trelisa in response. He draws his arm back to punch her in return when Gabriel Tuck hits him with a German suplex! He stands up, blood still trailing from the corner of his mouth when Trelisa reaches out and tags herself in! Gabriel looks shocked, but allows her to come in and take his place. 

Ahklut hits a running shoulder tackle to Trelisa, taking her down. She rolls out of the ring while Eoin tags in Apathy, who hits Ahklut with a lungblower before grabbing Trelisa and throwing her from the ring. 

Apathy rolls out of the ring fter Trelisa with Eoin stands on the ring apron. Apathy holds Trelisa’s arms and gets her upside down while Eoin jumps off of the ring apron to spike Trelisa onto Apathy’s knees in a move that they call Iconoclast Dynasty! While they stand in celebration for laying Trelisa out, Gabriel Tuck runs across the ring and dives over the ropes to knock them both down! The crowd chants “Holy shit!”

Jessica Carr – Apathy and Eoin thought they had something going there until Gabriel proved them wrong.

Victoria Hill – Yeah, cause they nasty.

Jessica Carr – That’s not why.

Victoria Hill – Good enough for me. 

Gabriel gets up first and throws Eoin over the ring railing and into the crowd. He follows as Eoin starts to get up and the two begin to brawl. Apathy looks to follow when she gets up, but Kelea Thlunaut runs around the ring and hits a drop kick. She rolls Apathy back into the ring to face Ahklut Thlunaut. 

Kelea Thlunaut heads back to her corner as Trelisa Perrault starts to slowly get back up. 

Outside the ring, Gabriel Tuck and Eoin O’Rourke have both come up among the chairs outside the barricade. They’re trading fists to each other, until Tuck ducks under a haymaker and hooks O’Rourke for a back suplex. He lifts up and drops him down with a high angle, dropping him down hard on top of one of the non-folding chairs. The chair pops out, mangled from the impact. Both men lay out there. 

Jessica Carr – I think Gabriel Tuck just about killed Eoin O’Rourke!

Victoria Hill – And himself!

In the ring, that leaves Apathy and Ahklut Thulnaught. Apathy whips Ahklut to the ropes. She  tries to catch him with a big boot, but he ducks under it. Ahklut puts the brakes on as Apathy continues to the other side. When she comes off the ropes, he catches her with a huge spinebuster. 

Jessica Carr – Apathy is all alone in the ring on her side. 

Outside the ring, as Eoin O’Rourke is starting to get up, but he starts to have an issue, as someone appears to have grabbed his foot and is trying to keep him on the ground… It’s the PEAK of FREAK.

Victoria Hill – Oh! Be still my heart. 

Jessica Carr – Peak of Freak is out here, and he’s keeping Eoin O’Rourke from getting to the ring!

Madd Morales can be seen getting to where Trelisa Perrault is, and helps get her up, then helps her into the ring. 

Jessica Carr – nKo getting involved here.. Perrault and Tuck should be disqualified.

Victoria Hill – The ref doesn’t have eyes in the back of their head. And there is still action in the ring. 

As Ahklut pulls Apathy up to her feet, he yells something to his sister. She climbs up to the top turnbuckle in their corner. Ahklut pulls Apathy in to setup for a power bomb. He pulls her up and over, and then moves to a better position.

Victoria Hill – This looks like it’s going to be a finisher for Pacific Rim here. 

Jessica Carr – Could get interesting in the finale tonight, if two teams from the Upstarts move on to take on Bad Company. Especially with the main event of Lunar Warfare!

Outside the ring, Peak of Freak lifts Eoin O’Rourke up and delivers a huge spinebuster on the concrete. He then moves to start to check on Gabriel Tuck, who is coming up to his feet. 

Ahklut turns so that his back, Apathy’s front is to his sister, getting a little closer to her. Kelea then comes off the turnbuckle with a somersault neckbreaker as her brother drops Apathy down with a sitout powerbomb. Kelea rolls for the ropes to get out of the ring before any count, while Ahklut hooks his legs over Apathy’s shoulders. 

Acosta-Alvarez gets down to count the pinfall. 

… One

…… Two

……… The… Trelisa Perrault comes in and nails Ahklut in the face with her Curtain Call running knee strike!

Victoria Hill – Curtain Call from Trelisa Perrault!

Perrault practically fell on top of Apathy, but she moves to hook her leg and go for the pin.

… One

…… Two

……… Three!

Victoria Hill – the nKo did it!

Jessica Carr – With some help from the rest of their stable!

Costa-Alvarez calls for the bell. 

DING! DING! DING!

Marcela Sancho – Your winners of the 2nd qualifying match in the Tag Team Tournement… the New Kharnival Order team of Gabriel Tuck and Trelisa Perrault!

Victoria Hill – Referee’s decision stands.  Trelisa Perrault pulled a victory out for her team. Now they will be in the finals with Bad Company so far. 

Jessica Carr – Still, they needed some assistance from their stable. Not going to go over well with the others they’ve been fighting tonight. 

Victoria Hill – Hey, the nKo has a chance to take the Tag Team Titles. 

Perrault gets out of the ring quickly, and goes to where Morales, Freak and her partner, Gabriel Tuck are now standing near the rampway. They all raise their hands up in victory. 

Jessica Carr – You’d think Madd Morales and Peak of Freak won that match up, but they lost in the first round. 

Victoria Hill – They’re just showing some team spirit here… rooting for their team that is now in the finals. 

The Camera follows them as they go up the ramp, until they go into their entrance… 

Segment: Second Team Chooses Their Envelope

Jessica Carr – And as they won, looks like they’re going to get a chance for the opportunity to challenge for the 4 Winds Dyad Titles as well. 

And as they say it, G. Ian Childress appears in their tunnel as they’re heading to the back. 

All four members of the nKo stop, with Tuck and Perrault in front. 

G. Ian Childress – A win is a win in the books. No matter how it came about. So, you heard the deal in the last one… Two envelopes remain, only one has the golden ticket to the FWA to represent the CWF. So who would like to pick?

He holds out the two envelopes, one in each hand. 

Morales seems to want to reach forward, but Tuck looks to Trelisa and then motions with his chin. 

Gabriel Tuck – You got the pin, you deserve the pick. 

Perrault nods. 

Trelisa Perrault – Mercí, Gabriel. 

She then reaches out and just grabs the Envelope in Ian’s right hand.  She pulls it back and opens it. 

And… it’s empty. 

Childress shakes his head, and then opens the other envelope, revealing an actual golden ticket with the CWF and 4WW logos on it in black. 

G. Ian Childress – Not a good pick.  But as you can see, the Golden Ticket does exist.

Gabriel Tuck – So the winners of the next match are guaranteed a shot.

Childress just nods, and then puts the ticket back into the envelope. He then turns and walks out of the camera’s range. 

Morales pats Perrault on her shoulder, and then pats Tuck on the back as the camera goes back to the announcers at ringside.

Jessica Carr – Well, we know that the winners of the next match up will not only go to the finals, but also go to the FWA show as CWF’s team to vie for the Dyad Championships!

Victoria Hill – So it could be, the Diamond Kings, eNVy or the Upstarts members of Tetsuo Oni and Abby Dresden. 

Jessica Carr – And Tetsuo Oni is already in the FWA, now their former Television Champion. 

Victoria Hill – Yeah, I had heard she lost that belt. As to be expected. She gets them, then loses them. 

Jessica Carr – Well… that’s how Titles work. You can’t keep them forever. 

Victoria Hill – Well she seems to get them, then lose them pretty quickly. 

Jessica Carr – Okay, we’ll we’re ready for our next match. The final team will be determined. 

Once again, someone can be heard taking up the extra headset. 

Jessica Carr – Oh, another owner joining us tonight. 

G. Ian Childress – Yes. I figured with the situation on the shot at the 4 Winds Dyad championship being determined by this match, I’d come on down to personally see who wins. 

Victoria Hill – So, Mr. Childress. We’ve not really had you around much. You’re the owner and head instructor at a couple of wrestling schools, right?

G. Ian Childress – Yes. the 4 Winds Academy. We have a school in Dallas, and one in Okinawa. 

Jessica Carr –  So we’re going to get a bit more of an analysis type work on this next match?

G. Ian Childress – Oh, I can do that. By all means, I will if that’s what you’d like to hear. I can nerd out about wrestling. 

Victoria Hill – You have a favorite for this one?

G. Ian Childress – Well, one team has my pick to pick up the Testuo Oni mantle when Greg Salazar graduated out of it. So I’m a bit biased. Her tag team partner is also the current Conquest Champion. You can’t count them out at all. 

Jessica Carr – What about eNVy? 

G. Ian Childress – Actually, they’ve impressed me as of late. Vespertine is the current Valor Champion. No matter what you think of how she won it, first co-champion with Karlie Nash, and then taking it on her own… she’s been on a streak as of late. There might be some turmoil in there after that Valor title match, but I hope there isn’t. eNVy has all the tools to be great, they just need to maybe focus. And if what we saw earlier with them assisting the Annwn is the foundation of something, maybe someone like Samael Drago can help them find that focus.

Victoria Hill – And what about the Diamond Kings?

G. Ian Childress – I honestly don’t know much about them. They do lose a bit of an advantage in this match, as Abby Dresden speaks Welsh as well, and so they can’t rely on another language to hide stuff. But the other two teams don’t know much about them either. You can’t prepare for what you don’t know. And one member of that team is almost as big as three of the other competitors combined. So they have the advantage of actually having POWER on their team in this match. They also know each other very well… really, this is probably the one seed that you can’t just blindly guess who will win. 

Jessica Carr – Well thank you, Mr. Childress. Let’s let Marcela take it from there. 

Match 3: The Diamond Kings vs eNVy vs The Upstarts

Marcela Sancho – The following match up is the third qualifier match for the Tag Team Tournament. As with the other two matches so far, this will be a tag team triple threat match. There will be allowed one member form each time to be legal in the ring. The first team to score a pinfall or submission will be declared the winner. Disqualification or countout will only remove that team from the match. 

“Another Brick in the Wall” by Fury Weekend starts to play through the Arena’s PA system.  The lights drop down a bit.

Marcela Sancho – Introducing first… hailing respectively from Swansea, Wales and York, United Kingdom. They come in at a combined weight of 427 lbs. They are ”The Professional” Mark Tyler & “The One Man Wrecking Crew” Reece Cross… THE DIAMOND KINGS!

As the lyrics kick, both members of the Diamond Kings burst through the curtain, soaking up the reaction of the crowd. Cross roars, pounding his chest, whilst Tyler stalks down the entrance way, only to rejoin his tag partner at the ring apron. In synch, the two men enter the ring, before hitting their dual raised diamond hand signs to the crowd. Ultimately, the two men slink back into their corner, before Tyler prepares to start the match.

Jessica Carr – The first look at the Diamond Kings here in the CWF. And I must say, Mr. Cross is jacked. But at 6’’ 2” and 222 lbs, he’s not really THAT big. I thought he was supposed to be a bigger person.

G. Ian Childress – He’s a little bigger than his partner, though. Still the biggest person in this match up.  In a match up of smaller people, he is the giant in this match up.

Marcela Sancho – And their first opponents… 

The opening bridge of “Knuckle Up” by Snowgoons start up and after minute or so, that fades to the starting rift of “The Mad Queen” by Rok Hardin indicating the two entrance themes of both women. The arena lights go down and a single spotlight comes up and then hear the opening notes of “We Will Rock You”- by In This Moment.

Marcela Sancho – Hailing respectively from the Gates of Eternity, formerly San Francisco and the Minnesota Fundamentalist Church of Grand Marais Minnesota…

On the Tron comes up images of Karlie and Vespertine wrestling and Karlie brawling with various opponents and Vespertine flying off various things to take out various opponents. Interspersed are images of Karlie playing hockey and checking opponents and Vespertine driving her cars and doing side shows and street racing.

Marcela Sancho – coming in at five feet 5 inches and 5 feet 11 inches at a total combined weight of 272 lbs….

From below the ring, the trapdoor with an entire pulpit comes up with Karlie standing behind arms outstretched as if basking in the light of God. On either side of her stand Hilda Myer and Tracy Dixon. The pulpit in front of her is uniquely dark and on it are two candles with Vespertine standing head bowed and in buddhist prayer. She looks up and we see her eyes are deep dark black. She steps off the trapdoor and waits at the top of the entrance ramp. Karlie goes into darkness as she goes around the pulpit and reappears right next to Vespertine. Karlie has arms outstretched as if asking her God for help. 

Marcela Sancho – They are THE Premier Athlete Karlie Nash and the Well Rounded Fighting Machine, and the current reigning CWF Valor Champion… Vespertine. THEY are eNVyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!

Vespertine, wearing the CWF Valor Champoinship around her waist,  holds out on fist towards the audience as if to encompass their souls. They start off and walk in time to the music. Karlie gets to the ring, goes up the steps and goes through the ropes. Vespertine goes up the opposite steps, goes to the middle of the ropes, and flips over them dropping into a Melina type splits. The lights are still low as both women get to the center of the ring.

“We will, we will rock you.

We will, we will rock you.

We will, we will rock you.”

Then when it goes into the ending bridge of the song, they suddenly pose, Karlie stands at 5 feet 11 inches and Vespertine poses low in front of her at 5 feet 5 inches but both have arms out and up. The lights come back up and Vespertine bows her head to take off her hood whereup when she comes back up, her eyes have returned to normal. She goes to stand in the far corner with Karlie to discuss team tactics with Hilda and Tracy listening in.

Jessica Carr – The current Valor Champion is going to be facing off against Apathy in the opening match on the main Lunar Warfare show… It’ll be her 3rd legal defense of the Valor Championship as well. 

Victoria Hill – And her and Karlie Nash could be leaving here tonight as the Tag Team Champions as well. 

Marcela Sancho – And the third and final team for this match up… representing the Upstarts Stable… 

“Half Black Heart” by New Year’s Day starts to play through the PA System. 

Who died and made you king?

Who crowned you anything?

Even gods rise and fall when they think they know it all

It’s easy to throw stones from high up on your thrones

Marcela Sancho – They hail from Scottsdale, Arizona and Swansea, Wales. Coming in at a combined weight of 310 lbs…

Who are you to tell me what to be

When you can’t see all of me?

Marcela Sancho – they are the 4 Winds Wrestling North American Champion, Tetsuo Oni!

I am the villain, I’m the hero

My horns hold up my halo

There’s light inside the dark of this half black heart

Marcela Sancho – And the 4 Winds Wrestling Albion Champion…and the CWF Conquest Champion… Abbigail Dresden! Tonight, together they are “The WILD HUNT!”

At that moment, both women came out through their ‘tunnel’ on the stage. Both were wearing gear like they normally would, but in matching colors: Black, white and gold, with metal studs around. One thing did match fully, both were wearing leather jackets in black with white and gold highlights. 

Oni of course was in long legged tights, the sports bra top and her mask. Dresden a matching top. 

Jessica Carr – The Wild Hunt? 

Victoria Hill – What the fu… fudge?

G. Ian Childress – To explain: the wild hunt is a mythological thing. A group of beings from the Faerie Realm that come into the mortal realm and hunt down evil things for sport. Also found in Norse, and other European myths.

Victoria Hill – Thanks for that. I guess.

Oni had her 4WW NA belt around her waist, Dresden the CWF Conquest title around hers, and her Albion title over her shoulder. 

Oni also had a long pole, with a flag on top of it. They posed to the sound of the crowd waitin for the main part of the song..

I feel alive in all the sadness

Feel pretty when I’m savage

There’s beauty in the scars of this half black heart

Jessica Carr – And they come out looking like a team. 

Victoria Hill – Except for one of them wearing a stupid mask.

G. Ian Childress – Uhm, you do realize that I was the first Tetsuo Oni, right?

Victoria Hill – Oh, yeah, that’s right. 

G. Ian Childress – While a year in, this Tetsuo Oni hasn’t exactly won a world level title, like her predecessor, she’s won many MORE titles. Quantity. She recently was the FWA TV Champion, and she’s been a Trios Champion, the DPW National Champion, still technically. Represented by the belt around her waist now. I’m quite happy with the career of one of my surrogate nieces.

Jessica Carr – Surrogate Nieces?

G. Ian Childress – I’ve known that woman since she came out of her mother. I’m actually her godfather. But… she, like quite a few others, well I’ve told every one of the Upstarts they can call me, Uncle Ian. But she’s been one of the ones to call me that the longest. Since she was a baby. 

Victoria Hill – Oh? A clue. We just need to figure out the rest of it to see if we can figure out who she is. 

G. Ian Childress – She’s openly said she’s not been hiding it well. People just need to be better at putting it together. 

As the song continues, Dresden and Oni walk down to the ring, side by side. They both point up into the ring, mainly at the two members of eNVy, whom they have a bit of an issue with.

Jessica Carr – Well, this is the second time we’ve seen these two tag team together. The first time was against eNVy. And they still consider that an outstanding issue. 

Victoria Hill – in that match, eNVy decided discretion was the better part of valor… and now one of them is the Valor Champion. But if they want to win tonight, they need to stay in the match. But we’ve already seen that pins can be stolen just as easily. 

G. Ian Childress – By hook or by crook. What matters if you don’t get DQ’d and you can get the pinfall or submission. There are so many tactics you can employ in a triple threat match. 

Marcela Sancho – Your referee for this match up, Ashley Beaton!

Beaton stands in the middle of the ring and signals to the corners to each send their starting member to the center. Vespertine starts for eNVy, Tetsuo Oni for the Upstarts, and Cross for the Diamond Kings. 

The referee runs down the rules, tells people to shake hands. Oni shakes Cross’ hand, but neither one offers their hand to Vespertine, nor do they really get the chance as Vespertine backs off and looks to be waiting for the bell to ring. 

And Beaton signals for the bell. 

DING! DING!

Vespertine and Tetsuo Oni both break and move first. Each hitting opposite sides of the ring ropes. Cross, seeing Oni break first, turns to meet her. He catches her in a powerslam in the middle of the ring. But before he can do anything else, Vespertine comes in and hits him with a basement dropkick that catches him on the top of his head. As he rolls away, Tetsuo Oni kips up to her feet followed by Vespertine. 

Jessica Carr – That was a powerful looking powerslam from Reese Cross on the 4 Winds North American champion. 

Victoria Hill – But then he got his spine realigned by Vespertine. 

G. Ian Childress – While we don’t wear protective gear in the ring, that type of kick to the top of the head? He might want to get checked out later. Make sure he’s not going to have a problem later on. 

Vespertine goes for a series of kicks, but Tetsuo Oni dodges and blocks them. As Cross comes up to his feet, watching them try to spar, he hits the ropes and comes off. By the time the two warriors realize he’s back up and in the fight, he catches them both with a double clothesline. 

Tetsuo Oni gets up first, but she’s met by an exploder suplex from Cross. Cross gets back to his feet as Oni rolls for the apron. Vespertine comes up and catches Cross with a quick kick to his midsection. She then grabs his head and snaps him down with a spiked DDT. She floats over with the impact and hooks his leg, going for a quick pinfall. 

… One

…… Two

Mark Tyler and Abigail Dresden both rush in. Karlie Nash tries to cut off Dresden with a shoulder block. But Tyler manages to put a boot to Vespertine’s back, breaking up the pin!

Jessica Carr – That one could have been closer, but a quick pinfall after a beautiful DDT broken up and hopefully Ashley Beaton can get control of this match back. 

G. Ian Childress – That was a sweet DDT. After the dropkick to the head as well, Reece Cross might want to tag out as soon as he can as well. 

Abigail Dresden whips Karlie Nash to the ropes, and catches her with a back body drop. Vespertine comes up and starts to throw kicks and strikes at Mark Tyler. 

Victoria Hill – And the ref is losing control of the match already. 

Tyler grabs Vespertine and hooks her for a deadlift Regal-plex, dropping her down hard. 

Ashley Beaton warns both Tyler and Dresden, specifically, but loud enough that everyone not legal can hear her. She then starts a count. 

… 1

….2

Tyler heads to his corner. 

… 3

Dresden makes it to her corner. 

…  4 

Karlie Nash gets to hers. 

Reese Cross comes up to his feet, and looks around for where the other fighters are. He finds Vespertine getting to her feet. He catches her as she’s getting to her feet to setup for a Uranage, lifts her up and then slams her down to the mat. Before he can decide to go for a pin or not, Tetsuo Oni comes off the ropes with a slingshot into a spinning headscissors. She ends up dropping him into a faceslam, and tries to finish off her version of a La Mistica with the Fujiwara armbar, but Cross manages to get out of the hold quickly. 

Jessica Carr – And Tetsuo Oni showing why she’s the premier high flyer in the CWF and the FWA today. Picture Perfect La Mistica take down, just couldn’t cinch up the armbar part of that. 

Victoria Hill – Hey, bounced Reece Cross’ head on the mat again. 

G. Ian Childress – Well he’s taken every shot, so far. He’s tough, but still going to need to be checked out after the show. Safety of our talent is paramount here. 

As Cross and Oni get to their feet, Vespertine comes off the ropes with a slingshot lionsault that catches Tetsuo Oni fully, and clips Reese. 

Vespertine tries to hook Oni’s leg for a pinfall. 

… One.

…. Cross stomps on Vespertine’s back, right between her shoulder blades, breaking up the pin. 

Jessica Carr – Vespertine trying for that high flyer title though. 

G. Ian Childress – She might have got that if she’d caught more of Reece Cross. But she barely clipped his shoulder. 

Cross grabs Vespertine and whips her to the ropes. She comes off and dives over an attempted leg sweep, rolling in a somersault. She comes back up and hits the other ropes. She baseball slides between Cross’ legs this time, avoiding another attempted move, sliding a good distance towards her corner. She tags in Karlie Nash. 

Victoria Hill – And Vesperinte is the first one to tag out to Karlie Nash, keeping eNVy with a fresh person in the ring. 

G. Ian Childress – Good tactics there. People were wondering if eNVy would be on the same page after the way they’ve been talking but that might have been a ruse as well to try to lure people into a false sense of security in the match, as well. 

Nash climbs in right away and rushes at Cross. She hits him in the chest with a couple of forearms backing him up to the ropes. She whips him to the ropes, and catches him as he comes off into a side lift and drops him down for a sidewalk slam. 

Jessica Carr – And Karlie Nash shows some of that power. She isn’t a wilting flower, at 5” 11” and in the 170 lb area. Cross is only a little bigger than her. 

G. Ian Childress – Yes, Vespertine is actually the smallest in this match at 125 lbs. Then Tetsuo Oni at 135. Then you have Tyler, Dresden and Nash about the same size, and then Cross who is still just a few pounds over the cut off for the 4 Winds Tempest Championship. 

Nash gets up turns to Cross, and lines up an attack. As Cross is getting up she runs at him, and nails him under the chin with a running knee lift, that she calls the Two Minute Warning!

Cross falls back to the Mat. Before she can capitalize, Tetsuo Oni gets to her corner and tags in Abigail Dresden. Dresden immediately slingshots over the top rope, She and Tetsuo Oni then both run towards Karlie Nash, Dresden hitting a superkick, and Oni hitting her Super-duper kick due to her shorter size. 

Nash is staggered, and falls to one knee, but doesn’t go down. Oni quickly runs back to their corner, and gets to the apron between the ropes.  Cross gets back up to his feet, and he gets met by a spinning European Uppercut by the Conquest Champion. Dresden keeps her spin, and flips over with a Pele Kick that knocks Cross back. 

Jessica Carr – And the Conquest Champion takes over upon coming into the match!

Victoria Hill – Well she’s only the Champion till at least Lunar Warfare. But it’s to be expected she’ll of course try to play things up a bit. 

Jessica Carr – You think Nash and Cross are just pretending to be hit?

Victoria Hill – Maybe it’s to lure her further.

Dresden catches Nash as she’s coming up to her feet, and hits a textbook swinging neckbreaker. She rolls to float over, on top of Nash. She starts to drop some fists and elbows down on Nash as Cross decides that he’s behind on tagging out. He heads over, and tags in Mark Tyler. 

G. Ian Childress – And now each time has swapped out at least once. 

Tyler comes in and grabs Dresden from behind and slips her into a hammerlock. He then hooks her head and takes her over with a suplex, landing on top of the hammerlocked arm. As he starts to get up from that, Nash is already up, and she kicks him in the midsection, grabs his arm and pulls him into a huge headbutt that staggers him back wards. She then hooks his arm over her arm over her shoulders, and lifts him up for an olympic slam. 

Victoria Hill – And some very necessary roughness by the Hockey Great, here. 

Nash holds on after the Olympic Slam, pulling Tyler back up to his feet. She then turns it into a high angle spiked Saito Suplex, almost dropping Tyler onto the top of his head. 

She floats over with the landing, and puts a forearm across Tyler’s throat and hooks a leg. 

… One

…… Two

……… The… Cross breaks the pin up with a double axe handle to Nash’s back. 

Jessica Carr – That almost won the match!

G. Ian Childress – A lot of moving parts you have to account for in this match up. 

Cross pulls Nash up, off of Tyler. He whips her to his corner, and follows in for a huge corner Lariat… and he exits the ropes to the apron. Dresden goes running in and goes to hit Nash with a big boot to her face, but Nash slips out of the corner, and Dresden instead catches Cross, who gets sent tumbling to the outside. 

Victoria Hill – And Nash is not out of it yet. She avoided the big boot in the corner there!

Nash grabs Dresden as she has one foot over the ropes, and tries for a schoolboy style roll up pinfall. 

… One

… … Two

… Dresden gets a shoulder up, and tries to convert the pinfall into a wrist clutch armbar!

Beaton switches to checking on Nash in the hold, who just shakes her head no. 

Nash quickly grabs the ropes, and the ref starts to call for the rope break. 

… 1

… 2

…. 3

….. 4

… Dresden breaks the hold, ensuring she could get as much damage done as possible in the hold. 

Victoria Hill – Well she pushed that quite a bit. Some champion with honor she is.. 

G. Ian Childress – Most of the people you root for would milk that for even a few milliseconds longer. You get a 5 count you break at 4.999 seconds if you can.. This is wrestling, not tiddlywinks. 

Dresden rolls outside the ropes, gets to her feet and grabs Nash’s arm she just had in the armbar. She pulls it over the ropes and then drops down to the floor!

Victoria Hill – Hey! Isn’t that illegal?

Jessica Carr – This isn’t the Valor Division. Again, 4.99 seconds, right Mr. Childress?

G. Ian Childress – Yup. Looks like Nash’s primary arm too. Cut out a bit of her moveset if you can get that shoulder hurting. She is the power person in her team. 

Dresden gets back up onto the Apron, Nash grabs her head and pulls it into a leaping knee strike. She then hooks Dresden for a suplex and lifts her to bring her into the ring. Tyler runs in and hits a kicking legsweep on Nash, which drops her into the suplex, but both land hard, not just one. 

Jessica Carr – And Tyler turns a move on one, into a move on two!

G. Ian Childress – Some impressive stuff so far from all three teams. 

Tyler pulls Dresden up, and sets her up for another vertical suplex. He picks her up and turns it into a falcon arrow. On the landing he locks in a crucifix armbar. 

Jessica Carr – What a combination!

G. Ian Childress – That it is. The Crucifix Armbar being one of my former finishers and signatures… I would have put that on Nash after what Dresden did to her arm. 

Tetsuo Oni hops to the top rope and comes off with a double knee meteora onto Tyler before he can do too much damage with that hold.  She then grabs Tyler, pulls him up and tosses him over the top rope near her, but he holds on and stays on the apron. 

Vespertine comes in, and hits Tetso Oni with a running dropkick that shotguns her back to her corner. She then follows in and starts to hit her with a combination of kicks before she does a backwards version of a super kick style thrust kick. Dresden recovers enough to grab Vespertine and toss her in a release German suplex, tossing her a bit away on the fall back. 

Victoria Hill – And now we have just about everyone in the ring. 

Outside, Reece Cross has recovered. Tyler yells something out to him. Tyler then grabs Karlie Nash and tries to just pull her up and over the ropes to the apron. She comes over, but gets her footing for a moment. 

Cross reaches up and grabs her feet, and tries to pull them out from under her. But Nash stops it, and kicks him in the face. Tyler hits her with a dropkick on the apron that sends her to the floor. 

Tyler rolls back into the ring. Testuo Oni climbs back into her corner. 

G. Ian Childress – Interesting tactics from the Diamond Kings here. They’re isolating Karlie Nash outside. She is still the legal person for her team. 

Victoria Hill – Wait, what? No!

Cross pulls Nash up to her feet, but she blocks his attempt at a punch and headbutts him. She then hooks him for a suplex and takes him over on the outside. 

Dresden looks between the two in the ring, and decides to go after Tyler since he’s legal. She hits the ropes, and comes right at him. He catches her as she tries to kick him in the midsection. He snaps her over with a dragon screw leg whip. 

Dresden kicks backwards with her other leg, and catches him in the chest with a one legged mule kick. She comes back up hits him with a snap DDT. She rolls him over, going for a pin, but he’s too close to the ropes, so she grabs his head and pulls him up again. 

Jessica Carr – I’d suggest they tag back out, and get a break, but only Abby Dresden has a partner on the apron in range of the tag rope.

G. Ian Childress – And Vespertine isn’t the legal person.

Reece Cross and Karlie Nash keep fighting on the outside. Cross whips Nash hard to the outside barricade. He then runs in and catches her with a huge clothesline that slams her into the corner of the barricade. 

Victoria Hill – Reece Cross taking the fight to Karlie Nash outside. 

In the ring, Dresden whips Tyler to the ropes. When he comes off she takes him down with a jumping headscissors takedown. She then floats over and tries to look in a submission. 

Jessica Carr – Action still in the ring, the CWF Champion might be trying to lock in the Celtic Clutch here, on her fellow… Swansea-ian? Is that what you’d call someone from Swansea?

Cross continues to fight with Nash outside the ring. He lifts her up for a back suplex, but Nash fights to get back down to her feet. 

Vespertine appears to realize she needs to make sure Nash is good, and get her back into the ring for a tag. She turns and runs over to the corner closest to where Nash and Resse are and hops to the top rope. Vespertine sails off the top turnbuckle. She manages to catch Cross with a flying kick to the back of his head. 

When she lands, she and Nash quickly hook him while he’s bent over and take him over with a double suplex, putting him into the ringside barrier. 

Jessica Carr – Vespertine realized that she needs Karlie Nash in the game to be able to potentially win this, and they could hinder one of the other teams with some quick moves on the outside. 

In the ring: Tyler breaks out of the attempted Celtic Clutch. He catches Dresden with a kick to the midsection and then hooks her for a butterfly suplex. He takes her up and over, and tries to roll with it to do it again. Thai time, Dresden drops to one knee, blocking the lift. 

Victoria Hill – And Abby Dresden seems to be picking up blocks from her tag partner, making it harder to lift her up. 

G. Ian Childress – That was a good butterfly suplex, but he couldn’t get the second one in the rolling setup. 

Dresden twists her body, looking like she almost pops her shoulder out, getting out of the butterfly hold. She then grabs Tyler around his waist and takes him over in a belly to belly suplex. She immediately pulls Tyler up to his feet, and then yells something to her partner. She then twists Tyler’s arm into a wristlock, then transitions to a hammerlock. She tries to hook an arm around his neck from behind, maybe trying for a crossface chickenwing… but Tyler is fighting it from being locked in.

Outside the ring, Vespertine and Karlie Nash have Cross back to his feet. He tries throwing haymaker style punches to both of them, knocking Nash back a step, then Vepertine. Nash reaches up and grabs his head, pulling him into a huge knee strike to his forehead. She then scoops him up for a bodyslam, but turns it into an across the knee backbreaker. She holds him there. 

Jessica Carr –  eNVy teaming up against Reece Cross outside. I’d imagine Mark Tyler would like a tag right about now. 

G. Ian Childress – Would he be ready to get into the ring after the beating they’ve given him. 

Vespertine runs up the stairs and then along the apron a bit. She comes off with a huge flying legdrop across Reece Cross’ throat while in the backbreaker position. She then seems like she maybe didn’t land great outside the ring!

Victoria Hill – Oh! What a move, but also what a landing. She’ll need an ice pack for her coccyx later on, that’s for sure. 

Back in the ring, Tetsuo Oni hops to the top turnbuckle in their corner. Dresden releases the hold and kicks Tyler in the midsection. She then pulls him in with his head between her thighs. 

Jessica Carr – She’s going to try for it!

Victoria Hill – She never hits this though!

Dresden doesn’t signal, she just jumps up and pops over into the Swansong, her version of the Canadian Destroyer style piledriver. Tyler hits almost vertical and bounces out, and then lands on his back, near the Upstart’s corner.

Jessica Carr – She hit it!

G. Ian Childress – And here comes Oni… 

Tetsuo Oni comes off the top turnbuckle, with a twisting 450 splash, the Metal Meteor Stike, landing across Tyler’s chest. Oni rolls off of him, and then comes up to her knees. She yells to Dresden. 

Outside the ring, Vespertine and Karlie Nash start to climb up the stairs, to get back into the ring. Both slide into the ring. 

Dresden goes for the pin on Tyler. 

… One

……. Two

Tetsuo Oni hits shotgun dropkick on Vespertine that sends her down to the mat hard. 

……. Three…. 

Beaton gets up and signals for the bell, Just as Karlie Nash falls onto the pinfall attempt. 

DING! DING! DING!

Marcela Sancho – The winners of this match, going on to the finals of the tournament… the team of Tetsuo Oni and Abigail Dresden… the WILD HUNT!

Vespertine slips out of the ring, and grabs a chair at ringside. She slips back into the ring, but stops when she sees others coming out onto the stage area: Miguel Lanza and Fiona O’Connell. 

Tetsuo On rolls out on the other side, and grabs another chair, and then brings it back in as a just in case. 

Abby Dresden gets into a stance, ready for the fight if it’s going to start. 

Jessica Carr – eNVy looks to not be that happy right now. Karlie Nash was close to breaking up that pin, but not fast enough. One second too late. 

Victoria Hill – I’m not going to pull an Eddie Vega here. After the way the 2nd match ended, I’m not going to argue here. eNVy were close, but not close enough in this case. 

Samael Drago runs out from the back, and slides into the ring. He taps both members of eNVy on their shoulders, and says something.

Jessica Carr – And Drago is out here. Have they formed an alliance? A new stable? 

G. Ian Childress – At least a working relationship. The truce between Bad Company and the Upstarts keeps the balance of power stale. Things will have to shift to counter them. This might be the start of something that does just that. 

Victoria Hill – Aren’t you backing the Upstarts. 

G. Ian Childress – I picked this Oni, she is my niece by choice. She is my god daughter as well. Miguel Lanza is my god son, and similar. But facts are facts. 

Nash, Vespertine and Drago all leave the ring, and head back up the ramp, Vespertine walking backwards, holding up her Valor title, and trash talking the winners. 

Segment: Third Team Gets Their Envelope

G. Ian Childress – Well, I have an envelope to deliver ladies. I’ll be taking my leave here. 

Jessica Carr – Thank you for joining us, Mr. Childress. 

G. Ian Childress – Oh, you can call me Ian. 

The camera cuts to Ian Childress as he’s standing up and taking his the announcer’s headset off. It follows him as he walks over to Tetsuo Oni, who is about to re-enter the ring through the ropes. She appears to have acquired one of the microphones.

G. Ian Childress – Oni!

She turns to him, and he pulls out the envelope and hands it to her. She gives him a thumbs up and then enters the ring, walking over to Abby Dresden. She hands her the envelope first. Abby opens it, and pulls out the golden ticket seen earlier when Childress verified the ticket existed when the first two winning teams didn’t pull it. 

Ashley Beaton then walks up and holds both girls’ arms up for the victory shot, Dresden makes sure to put the Golden ticket into the shot as well. 

Once that’s done, Tetsuo Oni pulls the mic up to her face. 

Tetsuo Oni – Well, that’s three matches down. And one golden ticket. That means that Abby and I are going to go to my other place I compete, the FWA and get a shot at the Cinematic Universe, along with others from the other 4 Winds Feds to try to add some more 4WW titles to the Upstarts’ list of achievements. 

She hands the microphone to Dresden, who is still breathing heavy after the end of that match up. 

Abigail Dresden – But you know what, lets go ahead and not waste any time. I’m not walking to the back to just get music played to get out here again. Get Scott Jones down here, get Bad Company down here, and the nKo team. Let’s start this next match up!

Jessica Carr – The Conquest Champion wants to get the finals of this tournament started!

Victoria Hill – They could have at least gotten a short break, you know the other teams would need a bit for their entrances. But she wants it. 

Scott Jones runs out from the back, and gives Ashley Beaton a high 5 as she jogs by him on the ramp. 

Jessica Carr – Tag you’re it on the referees!

Match 4: Tag Team Tourney Finals

Marcela Sancho – The following match is scheduled for one fall and will be a triple threat tag team match for the Vacant CWF Tag Team Championship Titles. Introducing first, already in the ring. Representing the Upstarts. They come in at 310 lbs… Tetsuo Oni and the CWF Conquest Champion, Abigail Dresden!

Both of the Upstarts raise their hands in the ring, but then go back to getting ready for the match up. 

Victoria Hill – This could either be really smart for the Upstarts, or really bad. They could have taken the 10, maybe 15 minute break. But instead they want to keep moving. 

Jessica Carr – Not giving time for people to go get new refreshments or snacks. It might not win them the Tag Team Titles tonight. But we do know they are going to be representing the CWF on the FWA’s Meltdown 54 to go after the 4 Winds Dyad Championships. 

Marcela Sancho – Introducing next, the winners of the 2nd seed match up from tonight, representing the nKo. They come in at a combined 405 lbs. First from Paris, France… she is Trelissa Perrault. And from the road, he is Gabriel Tuck!

As “Handclap” by Fitz and the tantrums hits the arena, it darkens, and neon colors light the stage and ramp. Trelisa moves onto the stage under a spotlight. Trelisa wears a different elaborate designer jacket each time she takes the stage, as well as a pair of sunglasses.

Tonight it has a sparkly ‘nKo’ on the back, with an airbrush style painting of her and Gabriel. 

“Turn it up.”

A wolf’s howl rings out, mixing with the song, and Gabriel Tuck steps out next to her… in a matching jacket and sunglasses. 

Trelisa and Gabriel both take hold of her sunglasses and cast them off their faces, sending them to the crowd below that area. They both start to walk down the ramp, and a spotlight follows them, lighting their way. 

Trelisa moves with all the grace of a model on a walkway. As she walks, she lifts her arms out, and then points them in the direction she’s walking. She’s like a queen taking to the stage, and the audience is her domain until she reaches the bottom of the ramp.

Gabriel Tuck follows closely behind her.

“I can make your hands clap”

At that Trelisa her hand and claps along with the song. The audience joins in. 

Both get to the ring, and Gabriel climbs up first. He holds the ring ropes open for Trelisa. 

Climbing onto the apron, Trellisa sways her hips in a dancer’s manner, and takes a moment to blow a kiss to a fan in the front row, bringing her index and middle finger to her lips as she does so. 

Finally, she slips into the ring, through the opening that Tuck held for her. Spinning with a dancer’s flair, before turning and moving back toward the opposite corner. Once more the song announces it can make the audience’s hands clap and they clap along.

“Every night when the stars come out”

Tuck climbs into the ring, and goes to their corner. He leans against the turnbuckle, keeping his eyes on those who want to take him down.

Trelissa heads to one of the neutral corners, and climbs to the second rope Trelisa gracefully dips, leaning forward and reaching a hand up as if she were stretching her arms to the heavens, with the only light in the arena coming from the spotlight on her and the phones from the audience, their lit phones making it seem like she is surrounded by stars. At last, she climbs down and gets ready for the match.

Jessica Carr – The nKo won their first round match through nefarious methods.

Victoria Hill – It is as they say, you’ll see them with their claws out. They are honest about ther dishonesty. 

Jessica Carr – I don’t think that’s a thing.

Victoria Hill – Sure it is. 

Marcela Sancho – Ladies and Gentlemen, the first seed from earlier tonight, Weighing in at a combined weight of 435lbs.  They are the Paragon Greg Salazar and Kronin Reinhardt, the team of Bad Company!

‘Bad Company’ by Five Finger Death Punch plays over the PA as Kronin and Greg walk out from the backstage area and make their way down the rampway and to the ring, climbing into the ring.

Jessica Carr – See, the teams that are coming down to the ring and/or remained in the ring are stronger than the nKo in general. I don’t see the nKo winning the day tonight.

Victoria Hill – They might surprise you tonight. They are a relatively new team, possibly in more ways than one. They might have what it takes the win the tournament and the title!

Jessica Carr – More ways than one? Are you saying that Trelisa and Gabriel might be a couple?

Victoria Hill – Everything I’ve seen points toward that. Why? Are you jealous?

Jessica Carr – No. 

Victoria Hill – Good. 

Trelisa Perrault, Tetsuo Oni, and Kronin Reinhardt start in the ring as the bell sounds to start the match. Kronin moves right off the bat, nearly taking Trelisa out of her boots with a spear! He gets right back to his feet and is grabbed by Tetsuo and thrown to the mat with a jiu jitsu throw. 

Trelisa gets back to her feet, kicking Tetsuo in the gut. She hits a snap suplex, taking her to the mat as Kronin gets up. Trelisa starts to get up, but is stomped in the chest by Kronin to keep her down. 

Tetsuo Oni gets up and hits Kronin with a drop kick, but it just staggers him backward a few steps. Trelisa gets up and gets Tetsuo from behind with a schoolboy cradle for the cover! Scott Jones gets into position for the cover!

….one

……tw-Tetsuo Oni kicks out! 

Kronin grabs Trelisa, picks her up, and tosses her across the ring. He picks Tetsuo Oni up and bodyslams her onto the mat. He goes to drop a quick knee, but Tetsuo rolls out of the way, gets to her feet, and roundhouse kicks the back of Kronin’s head! 

Jessica Carr – Kronin showing off that strength, but it doesn’t quite match Tetsuo’s speed. 

Victoria Hill – It only takes a few blows from Kronin to finish the day. They had better be concerned. 

Kronin starts to get up, but is taken down by Tetsuo with a dragon suplex! She doesn’t get to celebrate as Trelisa grabs her from behind and hits several knee strikes to the kidney area before throwing Tetsuo down to the mat. Kronin gets up and grabs Trelisa by the arm and draws her in for a short arm clothesline that sends her to the mat. Kronin picks Trelisa up and whips her into his corner so that he can hit a quick avalanche and tag in Greg Salazar. 

Greg hops into the ring and kicks Trelisa in the midsection before throwing her to the center of the ring. Tetsuo Oni is up and hits Trelisa with a standing legdrop before going for the pinfall! Scott Jones gets into position, but doesn’t get to count as Greg yanks Tetsuo off of her and tosses her away like a toy. Tetsuo Oni gets up and tags in Abigail Dresden, who jumps into the ring and gets Greg up and hits a backbreaker! Trelisa gets up and starts moving toward Gabriel Tuck, looking for a tag out, but Abigail grabs her from behind and hits a German suplex!

Abigail pulls Trelisa back up, whipping her toward the ropes. However, Trelisa reverses it and whips Abigail to the ropes instead! She doesn’t rebound as Kronin gets a foot up for the back of Abigail’s head to slam into it. She staggers away from the blow and Greg levels her with a running forward kick! Kronin appears unhappy that he kicked Abigail instead of Trelisa, whom he was clearly expecting.

Jessica Carr – Oopsie! Kronin had to stretch his leg at a most inopportune time.

Victoria Hill – That was an “Oopsie”? I don’t think so. 

Trelisa Perrault dropkicks the back of Greg Salazar’s knee to bring him down to the mat. Greg starts to get right back up, but Trelisa surprises him with a knee strike to the face! She gets in a few stomps on the downed Greg before Abigail spins her around, kicks her in the gut, and hits a DDT! Trelisa is pulled back to her feet and whipped at the ropes. Abigail follows, trying to clothesline Trelisa over the ropes, but manages to hit Kronin as Trelisa ducks! Kronin is sent from the ring apron to the floor. 

Greg Salazar steps up to Trelisa and hits a snap elbow to the face, knocking her down. Abigail Dresden goes to attack, but is grabbed from behind by Kronin Reinhardt, who has gotten back up onto the ring apron. She’s pulled into a shove that sends Abigail back a few steps. She looks like she’s set to retaliate when Greg spins her around and hits a corkscrew kick! 

Jessica Carr – Looks like sparksare flying between Abigail and Kronin and not the good kind.

Victoria Hill – Seems like it. I mean they have a match at Lunar Warfare for the Conquest title so emotions are running high. 

Trelisa gets up while the others are fighting and tags in a practically begging Gabriel Tuck, who jumps into the ring. He runs over and takes Greg down with a running bulldog! He get right back up and kicks Abigail in the gut so that he can hit her with a double wing suplex! 

Gabriel pulls Greg up and hits a swinging neckbreaker before going for the cover. Scott Jones gets down for the cover! 

….one

….tw-Greg kicks out!

Gabriel gets up, scowling at Scott Jones, who holds up two fingers. He reaches for Greg when Abigail grabs him and hits a backbreaker! She then pulls Greg up and whips him into her corner so that she can rush at him and hit a leaping avalanche! She tags in Tetsuo Oni and together they hit Greg with a double short arm clothesline! Abigail exits the ring while Tetsuo runs over and bodyslams Gabriel. 

Greg gets up, but then is taken back down to the mat when Tetsuo drop kicks him at the left thigh to take his legs out from under him. Gabriel gets back up, but gets nailed with a regular dropkick from Tetsuo that sends him back to his own corner where Trelisa tags herself back in. She bounds over the ropes and nails Tetsuo with a superkick! 

Jessica Carr – Wow!  Amazing superkick by Trelisa there!

Victoria Hill – Definitely knocked her for a loop!  She might not even remember which Tetsuo Oni she is!

Greg Salazar comes in and grabs Trelisa from behind and throws her through the ropes and to the floor before tagging in Kronin.

Jessica Carr – A tag to Kronin, Bad Company obviously trying to keep their members fresh here.

Victoria Hill – It is one way to approach a match.

Tetsuo recovers a bit and moves over and tags in Abigail.  Abigail and Tetsuo Oni IV come into the ring and advance on Kronin.  Tetsuo Oni hits Kronin with a stiff martial arts style kick to the gut and ribs, Abby responds, hitting Kronin on her side.  Both girls continue this for 3 kicks, before both spin and hits a spinning back kick before coming back up, with Tetsuo hits Kronin in the front while Abby’s kick hits in the back.  They do this for three more times and then both grab an arm and turns, throwing Kronin to the mat.  Scott Jones moves in and orders Tetsuo to leave the ring, which she does.

Jessica Carr – Those were some sharp kicks.  Kronin’s internal organs will hate him later tonight.

Victoria Hill – Agreed, those kicks echoed throughout the arena.

Abigail and Trelissa lock up in a collar and elbow tie up with both vying for advantage.  Abby hits Trelissa with a knee and then tries to whip her towards Kronin but Treilssa counters that, reversing and sending Abigail to Kronin who seemed to be expecting Trelissa but gets Abby instead and picks her up, planting her to the mat with a spinebuster.  He helps Abby up to her feet and Abby shoves him and argues about the miscommunication and Kronin gestures and makes a reference to the double team he just suffered.

Jessica Carr – Once more it seems the alliance between the Upstarts and Bad Company is having some more trouble

Victoria Hill – I know, and I’m savoring it.

Trelissa, meanwhile, comes in from behind and hits a German suplex and transitioning into her version of the rings of saturn and locks in the hold.  Kronin meanwhile, shrugs and walks over to his corner and tags in Greg Salazar.  Scott Jones, meanwhile, drops down and checks for a submission, but Greg breaks it up with a solid kick to Trelissa’s spine, causing her to release the submission hold.  Greg pulls Trelissa to her feet and sends her to the ropes, but Trelissa counters and sends Greg Salazar to the ropes over by the nKo’s side and Gabriel Tuck kicks Greg in the back.

On the other side of the ring, Abigail makes her way over to her corner and tags in Tetsuo Oni, the two switching places as they both hop over the ropes, Tetsuo landing in the ring, Abigail landing on the apron.

Jessica Carr – Greg comes in, and breaks the submission up.  

Victoria Hill – Uh oh.  We have something developing at ringside.

Indeed, Outside the ring, Kronin and Abigail have continued their argument, both sides losing their tempers as even the normally level headed Kronin finally loses his cool and pokes his finger into Abigail’s chest.

Kronin Reinhardt – I don’t need to take cheap shots to beat you!

Abigail Dresden – Yeah?! Coulda fooled me since last time we fought, I kicked your ass!

Greg Salazar rolls his eyes and slides out of the ring and inserts himself between Kronin and Abigail, trying to diffuse the situation

Greg Salazar – Hey!  Save it for your match!  Focus on the task at hand!

While the argument continues outside, Oni and Trelissa trade chops in the ring.  Finally, Trelisa hits a chop, then a boot to the gut and a club to the back and leads Oni over to the ropes, using the top rope to choke Oni out.

Jessica Carr – This is pandemonium!  And while a three way argument goes on outside the ring, the nKo gave a 2 on 1 advantage against Tetsuo Oni IV!

Victoria Hill – I knew this was likely to happen.  There can only be one champion which means an alliance between the Upstarts and Bad Company was always going to be set aside, for this match if nothing else.

In the ring, Scott Jones orders Trelisa to break the hold and begins the 5 count but gets distracted as the argument on the outside continues.  Once Scott Jones turns his back, Madd Morales comes out of the crowd, with a chain wrapped around his fist and jumps up and punches Tetsuo Oni right in the forehead, knocking her out cold and Trelisa rolls Oni up, shouting for Scott Jones

Trelisa Perrault – Ref!

Scott Jones turns over and slides in to make the count

…One!

……Two!

………Three!

DING!!  DING!!

Greg Salazar, Abigail, and Kronin all turn as the bell rings and Abigail instantly forgets about the argument as she runs and slides into check on Tetsuo Oni while Trelisa slides out of the ring and celebrates the win with Gabriel Tuck and Madd Morales before she and Gabriel Tuck come in and get the tag titles, Trelisa holding the belt in front of Abigail, whose face turns red and she points at Trelisa.

Abigail Dresden  – Laugh it up.  You three just made the list.  I will rain every misfortune I can upon you.

The three nKo members blow the threat off while Greg turns to Abigail and rests his forehead against her saying something that stays between them and Abigail finally sighs and turns away and kneels down, checking on Tetsuo, helping her to a sitting position and helping her stand up, a mic picking up a stray comment.

Abigail Dresden – I’m sorry.  I got distracted.

At the top of the ramp, while the nKo are celebrating, Armand von Krauss steps out, and hands the tag team title belts to Gabriel Tuck and Trelisa Perrault. He actually pats Tuck on the shoulder and smiles at him.

Jessica Carr – And there is Armand von Krauss meeting the nKo at the top of the ramp to award them the titles. And it looks like Armand just told Gabriel Tuck he did a good job. 

Victoria Hill – The bell has rung but no announcement yet.

Marcela Sancho – The winners of this match and NEW CWF Tag Team Champions… the New Kharnival Order’s team of Gabriel Tuck and Trelisa Perrault!

Jessica Carr – Well, the stable rule. Freebird rule. Everyone in the nKo can defend them, right? 

Victoria Hill – Well that’s what I’d take away from that. Technically while Tuck and Perrault were in the match, Morales, Peak or Freak and Lady Lana can all sub in as needed, right?

Jessica Carr – I guess. But the ones who won the titles were Gabriel Tuck and Trelissa Perrault. 

The camera remains on the celebrating champions with an insert of the others in the ring. Evie Wood, Vanguard’s ringside paramedic  can be seen slipping into the ring, to check on Tetsuo Oni as well. 

Jessica Carr – That’s it for us tonight. Be on the look out for the main Lunar Warfare Show. Of course you’ll want to see the Lunar Warfare rumble match, where the winner will get a shot at the Conquest Champion. 

Victoria Hill – And the Conquest Championship will be fought in the future against the  winner between Abigail Dresden and Kronin Reinhardt, our main event for the Lunar Warfare show.

Jessica Carr – The Elite Championship will be defended in an Elite X match with 8 people in it. Of course the Elite Champion Kara Reinhardt. Her fellow Bad Company teammate Greg Salazar, Madd Morales, Father Nathan, Steve Murdock, Kat Hale, Viktor Kreigson, and new Tag Team Champion, Gabriel Tuck. 

Victoria Hill – And also, the Valor Champion, Vespertine will defend against Apathy. 

Jessica Carr – Tune in to Lunar Warfare coming up from the CWF. 

Victoria Hill – And remember…

Both – #JointheConquestt