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p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Amazons Attack Tour Night#3 Date: Wed W3 Aug 2020 Location: Cowboy Club, Tx Attendance: 134 Broadcast on QAW.com and taped for future use Dark match: Raquel Alvarado def. La Hija De Phoenix via submission in 09:36 [42] On commentary: Alfonso Garcia, Farrah Hesketh & Little Miss Perfect Garcia: Hola lucha fans! Welcome to the final night of the Amazons Attack tour and at my side, Farrah Hesketh and QAW Shockwave Champion, Little Miss Perfect! To what do we owe the pleasure? Perfect: Well, like, I wanted to come and show support to my best friend! Hesketh: Miss Perfect can you tell us more about this alliance you’ve formed with Christy? Perfect: Christy and I have been best friends for yeeeeeears! Us girls used to tag together in my early days and she just so happened to be in Japan when I was over, like, there and we just picked up where we left off! So, like, we spoke to Commissioner Bomb and now she's here in QAW to prove that she belongs full time! Singles Match Modesty Pador vs. Christy Higgins A good opener which did its job of establishing Higgins in QAW with a comfortable victory over a recent mainstay in the Shockwave division. Despite being one of Pador’s stronger outings it was undoubtedly down to Higgins experience being able to control the match and she showed off her striking [kick boxing] and landed some nasty looking kicks to Modesty's head. The commentary of Miss Perfect was irritating and rarely commented on the match but instead gave insight into how much Perfect valued having Higgins around and it was clear she looked up to her. The ending came after Higgins landed 2 hard kicks to Pador’s chest causing her to almost double over having had the wind knocked out of her, and Higgins took the opportunity to nail the ‘Florida Upswing’ [sliced Bread #2]. Winner: Christy Higgins via pin fall 11:56 [42] The match got the show off to a strong start and the crowd hotter After the match... [Miss Perfect squeals with excitement and Christy beckons her into the ring. After a short exchange of words Perfect hands over her phone to Christy who begins setting up a scene with Miss Perfect draping herself over Modesty holding up the Shockwave belt with smug pride. After several poses Christy declares she has the shot and two skip backstage chattering excitedly...] [36] Bossman Brayfield joins the commentary booth... Bossman Brayfield Garcia: Now Brayfield, I reckon the last time we saw you was just after your clients lost their titles to Las Amazonas and you were lodging a complaint to Commissioner Bomb on the grounds Ava never tapped… How did that work out for you? Brayfield: Watch your tongue boy! Obviously it didn’t go well but it don’t matter because ah’ll be damned before ah accept any favours from the brass as my clients are simply above that low down behaviour. Tag Match The Experience [Lily Snyder & Ava Anderson] vs. The Divines [sabrina Wells & Ruby Reece] A pretty formulaic tag match for The Experience to get their stuff in. Commentary did their best to big up The Divines, and they looked the part, but once the match got underway their lack of ring time was noticeable. On commentary Brayfield spoke about how The Experience had been honing their craft at training camps and they certainly looked to be laying in their hits with something extra and even declined to take an unfair advantage at several points, uncharacteristically wanting to take the win fairly. The finish came after a smooth ‘Rock and Roll’ [superkick into bridging German] to Ruby Reece. Winners: The Experience via pin fall 10:01 [46] The match got the crowd gotter Brayfield clambers into the ring to raise his clients hands in victory and is yelling about the tag team championships when they are interrupted by... Lilly & Rose; Kate Lilly & Debbie Rose [Lilly & Rose play to the crowd and make their way to the ring with mics to stand face to face with Lily & Ava] Rose: Lily, Ava, congratulations on your win tonight! It’s great to see that losing the titles hasn’t completely derailed you both! Brayfield: Ah’ll take this [brayfield takes Debbie’s mic]… Now, thanks for the compliment but y’all need to cut the crap with my clients and get straight to whatever point y’all out here to make. Lilly: We just wanted to introduce ourselves properly as your clients seem to be ducking us backstage! They haven’t shaken hands with us or strung two words together in our direction, hell, not even a complimentary fruit basket! So, seeing as you’re acting brand new, I’m Kate Lilly, this is Debbie Rose, and we’re the greatest tag team in the game. Period. Brayfield: Watch out there miss y’all gonna break your arm tryin' to pat your own back! Lilly: We came to QAW to continue our legacy, in fact, we came here to take the tag team championships from you. So, we fought our way to the finals of the tag team tournament and then you, Ava, stuck your nose in and cost us the match-- Brayfield: – If y’all had the match under control then y’all would have won the damn thing before we ever felt the need to get involved, and Ava wasn't even aimin' for y'all so for the last time, what is your point? Lilly: Our point is we owe you a receipt! We’re the best tag team in the world, don’t you want to see how you measure up? Brayfield: Dang ah must’ve blinked and missed when y’all claimed the mantle of being the best tag team in the world 'cuz y’all were surpassed a long, long time ago darlin'... But, ah’m no fool; y’all may be relics but defeating y’all would be an achievement nonetheless so we’ll see y'all at Amazon Attack! [33] Brayfield helped the promo The feed cuts to Dharma Gregg standing by with a microphone next to The Line, behind them is the QAW logo... Dharma Gregg, Ash Grover, Houston Handley & Teresa Perez Dharma: Joining me at this time; Ash Grover, Teresa Perez and Houston Handley aka. The Line. The last time we saw you together was 2 months ago at The Showdown and you picked up a huge victory over Ronin3. As a reward, Commissioner Bomb has booked you in a triple threat number one contenders match for the QAW world championship. How are you all feeling going into this match? Grover: Only Ms Bomb can come up with a ‘reward’ which involves fighting your best friends, Dharma. Houston: Ah agree it seems kinda sadistic to me, like a deliberate attempt to draw a wedge between us for fun. Perez: [Teresa sighs exasperatedly] Houston, Ash, you have to put this aside! We were best friends long before this came along and we’ll be best friends long after! We went through a lot with Ronin3 this past year and I get it, you’re tired, but it’s going to take a lot more than this to split us apart! Grover: Ah hear what y'all sayin’ Teresa, ah really do! But-- Perez: – But nothing! We are The Line and we stand up for what is right in QAW; that includes healthy competition between the best! It’s almost like we are apologising for finding ourselves in the title picture and that ain’t right to me! We are damn good wrestlers and we deserve to be fighting for world championships! Houston: Teresa is right, Ash. How is this any different than the three of us entering the Battlebowl? Perez: Exactly! Were we just going to politely throw ourselves over the top rope in protest of competing against each other? No. We’ve been given an opportunity and I say we put on a motherf*bleep*ing show for the fans! [Ash still looks concerned but Houston seems convinced...]. Houston: Yeehaw! Let's do it! Grover: … And ah’ll have my two best friends behind me when ah challenge Emma May for the QAW world championship? [Teresa & Houston laugh and clap Ash on the shoulder]. Perez: Exactly! Now that’s sorted we need to concentrate on the Clenched Fist tonight! Hellcat may be running around with 2 green as goose sh*bleep* rookies but we need to have our wits about us, okay? Grover/Houston: Got it! [35] In a pre-recorded promo Danielle Sweetheart stands alone in the interview area... Danielle: The past year has been on of the most challenging of my career. I was injured by Emma May for most of it and, despite the brief moment of success winning the Battlebowl, I just haven’t been able to build any momentum… I know I’ve won it before and some would label me selfish saying that I "need to make way for younger competitors!"… Competitors like Ashley Keith… But I went into the Queen of the Ring tournament like my career depended on it. I wanted that win not only because, like a true competitor, I want to win everything; but because that tournament is an important part of who I am as a wrestler! "Ashley, when I found out I drew you in the first round I was excited because we know each other! You used to come to QAW shows as a teenager and after we’d hang out and I'd teach you how to bump. When you got signed here I took you out for drinks to celebrate! I thought I knew who you were Ashley but I guess the person I faced is the real you. A spoilt, arrogant little girl full of spite because I ‘ruined’ her debut. You think that match was all about your debut, and therefore your actions were justified, but you’re overlooking the fact that the Queen of the Ring is MY tournament! And you couldn’t get the job done so you made sure I couldn’t either. Well, little girl, you rained on the wrong parade! At Capital Clash, I challenge you to step in the ring with me again, so I can embarrass you a 2nd time! [42] Trios Match The Line [Ash Grover, Houston Handley & Teresa Perez vs. Clenched Fist [Hellcat Hernandez, Felicia Luck & Black Diamond] This was QAW fans first look at Hellcat Hernandez since her loss to Juana at The Showdown. If people were hoping that loss would humble Hernandez they were left sorely mistaken as she came out in an even worse temper than usual. Her two young proteges Diamond & Luck had their work cut out for them not only competing but weathering the torrent of abuse from their leader when they made even a slight mistake. The Line trio were clearly superior and working extremely well together, and each member got time to shine although this was probably the first outing with Ash standing out as the strongest looking member. The commentary did a good job of selling the friendship between The Line and argued who could take the win at Amazons Attack; just as Alfonso was putting over Houston Handley, Teresa caught a blind tag and trapped an unsuspecting Felicia in the ‘Around the World Armbar’ [Headscissors armbar] and scored a quick tap out much to Hellcat’s fury who proceeded to drag Luck to the back by her hair with Diamond trailing behind sheepishly. Winners: The Line via submission 13:41 [42] Show rating: 42

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Amazons Attack Tour Night#2 Date: Sun W2 Aug 2020 Location: Cowboy Club, Tx Attendance: 135 Broadcast on QAW.com and taped for future use Dark match: Alexis Lee & Sonnaz Shah def. Texas Red & Reba Montana via pin in 10:14 [38] On commentary: Alfonso Garcia & Farrah Hesketh Garcia: Hola lucha fans and welcome to QAW Amazons Tour night 2! My name is Alfonso Garcia and by my side, the incomparable, Farrah Hesketh! Hesketh: Thanks Alfonso! We’ve got another great night of action ahead for you in the build up to Amazons Attack. I’m particularly looking forward to seeing our tag team division spotlighted with the promising 2 San Diego Girls taking on former champions The Rage. We’ve got new tag champions in Las Amazonas and you know these teams are jockeying for that first title shot! Garcia: We also have another great debut tonight as we have Danger Musashibo from Japan here. Farrah, what can you tell us about this star? Hesketh: Danger is the daughter of the legendary Yoshimi Mushashibo and honestly she really is the polar opposite of her father! She is well known in Japan for being a daredevil, death match specialist, and what she lacks in technical skill she more than makes up for with sheer guts and determination. Her opponent tonight, Pamela Rojo, has the strength and size edge, and she’s a tough woman, but we’ve never had someone like Danger in QAW before, so I’m excited to see them lock up! Garcia: Pamela’s had an up and down year and the last time we saw her was in a losing effort to Steph Blake, so she’ll want to get back on track to another shot at the world championship I’m sure! Hesketh: And in our main event a new number one contender for Little Miss Perfect’s Shockwave title will be decided with ‘100% Rudo’ Raquel Alvarado taking on Penny Ramone! I never thought I’d say this but Miss Perfect has been champion for almost a year at this point and could be poised to become the longest reigning Shockwave champion of all time! Tag Match 2 San Diego Girls [Coco Malloy & Izzy Quick] vs The Rage [Honey Badger & Marie Punnen [The Furies]] Two teams representing the future of the company opened the show and from a booking perspective it was a gamble as no woman in the ring had more than 2 years ring time with QAW. The crowd was into the match to begin with as The Rage were carrying some heat from Emma May and the crowd was vocal against them. And of course Coco and Izzy were more than happy to pop the crowd with a flashy move. Around 8 minutes in Coco flew from the top rope at Marie who met her with a kick but something went awry and immediately collapsed clutching at her leg. The referee checked in and quickly threw up the X signal and the 4 rookies lost control of the match from there. Marie pulled herself over to Honey for the tag and the match awkwardly worked its way to its finish with Honey hitting Coco with an exploder suplex. In a match with decent reaction but terrible wrestling, The Rage def. 2 San Diego Girls via pin in 10:14 [19] Medics check on Marie and after a tense minute or 2 help her from the ring leaving Honey lingering awkwardly in the ring. The silence is broken by Las Amazonas' music and the new champions make their way to the ring with mics... QAW Tag Team Champions, Las Amazonas; Pinky Perez & Mariana Torres Pinky: Oh Honey, Honey, Honey... You see Commissioner Bomb granted us the privilege of choosing our first title defence, and Mariana and I were thinking we hadn’t taken on The Rage before! After all you’re former champions and you won your match tonight! But it looks like your girl Marie’s gone *bleep*-ed it up for you… So, adiós girl. [Honey Badger scoffs and flips Pinky off before exiting the ring] Mariana: Nos vemos chicas! Pinky: We always said if we beat The Experience for the championships it would cement our names as being the best, and now we’ve got the gold to prove it too. It takes a lot to fight your way to the top of the mountain but it takes even more to hold your spot, and now we’re here we don’t plan on coming down anytime soon! Mariana: But more than anything we want to be fighting champions and right now it looks like we’ve got ourselves a date at Amazons Attack but no dance partners! So, tag teams in the back, consider this an open challenge. If you think you’ve got what it takes then step up to us right now! Las Amazonas stand proud in the ring waiting for a tag team to come forward. After 30 seconds Pinky and Mariana start to think no one is coming until… Payback Inc; Toni Parisi & Becca Barton [Toni & Becca swagger out of the curtain with mics in hand and stand at the top of the stage sneering at the champions in the ring] Toni: Becca and I were listening backstage and we felt terrible that you don’t have dance partners for Amazons Attack. Now, we aren’t professionals by any stretch but we know a few trusty moves that’ll get the party started. Becca: I prefer a mosh pit myself... Toni: We can sort the finer details out later but what do you say girls? Pinky: We were hoping to test ourselves against former champions, but we’d be happy to settle if you can pull yourself away from wearing tin foil hats with Foxxy! Toni: Very funny! We may not have claimed a title together yet but you know damn well we’ve achieved more than your two punk asses combined. Mariana: Is that so? Toni: It is and at Amazons Attack you’re going to learn that Payback-- Becca: – IS A BI*bleep*! [Las Amazonas smirk and beckon Payback to 'bring it' into the ring as Toni & Becca wave them off and head backstage] [37] This got the crowd hotter Garcia: Looks like we’ve got a QAW world tag team championship defence happening at Amazons Attack! Las Amazonas versus Payback Inc., what a match Farrah! Hesketh: No doubt Pinky was playing mind games taunting them about wanting to face former champions first because she knows full well Toni Parisi and Becca Barton can go in that ring. Garcia: Absolutely, they are both well respected in the industry but perhaps Pinky was getting at them being second fiddle to Foxxy? Hesketh: The less we hear about her the better! We’ll be updating you on the status of Marie Punnen as soon as we hear anything but until then we’re ready for a 2nd match of the evening folks! Singles Match Danger Mushashibo vs. 'Red Alert' Pamela Rojo Despite coming from different backgrounds and journeys in wrestling Rojo and Danger are both rough and ready competitors and their match reflected that. The crowd was very receptive to what Danger brought to the table and enjoyed watching her fly around the ring with little regard for her own physical safety and her penchant for headbutts. But Rojo is the original badass of QAW and gave as good as she got, and impressed the crowd by woman handling Danger whenever she got her hands on her showing off some power moves. The finish came after Danger crashed and burned a moonsault attempt and as she got to her feet was turned inside out by a lariat, followed by the ‘Red Alert’ [Running powerbomb]. Winner: Pamela Rojo via pin fall 12:28 [39] The match got the crowd hotter After having her hand raised in victory Pamela asks for a mic... Pamela: Cut my music, I have something I want to get off my chest. Back in June, at The Showdown, I had a match against Steph Blake which I lost and that’s fine! After 16 years in the business you learn to live with the occasional loss. But Steph, I can't let go that you put your damn hands on me for no reason. A 20 year vet like you feels the need to do that to get her noticed? That’s some bulls*bleep* Steph, and to think before the match I told you how much I respected you! What’s worse is that no one stopped you, in fact, no one even came to check on me afterwards! At that point I realised that I had no one in QAW to watch my back and I’ll be honest with you all that was a pretty low week for me. "But, then something amazing happened and a truly special person reached out to me and offered their support… And Steph, that person remembers you from a previous company and suggested I have a word with Commissioner Bomb about setting us up a match to get a measure of revenge on your ass, and she said yes! So, Steph Blake, grab yourself a partner and my new friend and I will see you at Amazons Attack!". [27] Hesketh: Sounds like Pamela is feeling some type of way about Steph Blake! Garcia: Well Farrah, I caught up with Pamela earlier tonight and I think betraying Alina America back at American Lucha cost her some friendships and for what? She didn’t claim the gold! Steph might end up regretting taking a cheap shot at Pamela because it sounds like she’s going to get the brunt of her frustrations. Who do you think the mystery partner could be? Hesketh: Who knows! Commissioner Bomb handles all the signings but I’m looking forward to finding out! Garcia: We’re ready for our main event number one contendership match featuring Penny Ramone versus Raquel Alvarado! Farrah, my money is on Ramone for this one. She is the future of women’s wrestling! Hesketh: She is but you can’t count out Alvarado so easily! She has big match experience in buckets and Ramone doesn’t. Regardless of who wins they not only have to worry about Little Miss Perfect at Amazons Attack, but Christy Higgins too! Singles Match Shockwave Number One Contendership Penny Ramone vs. ‘100% Rudo’ Raquel Alvarado Although some might question Alvarado’s place in a number one contenders match after a 2020 of losses she is a perennial challenger for the Shockwave title. As for Ramone, she has been lighting up the independent scene alongside Brianna Riot as ‘Pussy Riot’ and currently holds the KFW tag titles with Suzanne Brazzle in an odd couple storyline. Her last appearance for QAW in April she stole the spotlight from the regulars in her match and commentary highlighted she’s being given a wildcard opportunity. The match itself was solid and Alvarado lived the gimmick which allowed Ramone to shine and her adeptness at every aspect of wrestling was clear to see. Ramone snatched the victory with a sunset flip from the top rope and stamped her ticket to face Little Miss Perfect at Amazonas Attack. Winner: Penny Ramone via pin fall 09:59 [53] Show rating: 44

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Amazons Attack Tour Night#1 Date: Wed W2 Aug 2020 Location: Cowboy Club, Tx Attendance: 141 Broadcast on QAW.com and taped for future use Dark match: The Rage def QT PI & Vicki Kyle via pin in 09:46 [22] On commentary: Alfonso Garcia & Farrah Hesketh Garcia: Hola lucha fans! My name is Alfonso Garcia and I am joined, as ever, by Farrah Hesketh, and welcome to a QAW first! We are on the road for night 1 of the Amazons Tour! Hesketh: Of course we say that with tongue in cheek as we’re still in good old Texas but we’re trying something different with the schedule tonight. And we have a stacked card for you! Garcia: That’s right! The controversial Ashley Keith will be in action tonight, and Farrah, talk about making a first impression. Hesketh: Indeed, Ashley has shown she doesn’t much care for making a good first impression on her fellow QAW wrestlers, unless we’re talking about the impressions she left in Danielle Sweetheart’s neck at Crowning the Queen! Garcia: Sonnaz Shah will certainly have her work cut out! And in our main event, the woman destined to face Emma May for the QAW world championship at Amazons Attack, Juana Hurricane, will be taking on the always mischievous Millie the Minx! Hesketh: There is no doubt in my mind Juana will be looking to send a message to Emma May tonight in advance of their match. If I was Millie I’d be worried! Garcia: But before we head to these matches we have a fantastic opener with Steph Blake taking on the debuting Thea Davis. Farrah, what can you tell us about Thea? Hesketh: She is a true student of the game, Alfonso! Very well travelled having been a regular on the British, European and Japanese scene for years now, and she is a former 5 time EWA women’s champion! She’s picked up a little something from everywhere she’s travelled and she has developed into a solid all rounder! Her opponent, Steph Blake, has really relied on her size and strength so far but if you ask me Thea measures up to Steph, and then some! We’ve got ourselves a match up on our hands! Singles Match 'The Mistress of the DDT' Steph Blake vs. Thea Davis After suffering her first defeat at Crowing the Queen Steph Blake was in a noticeably poor mood; this was contrasted nicely by Thea’s fiery tecnico gimmick and both women wrestled the match with something to prove. As predicted Steph relied on strength early on but the advantage was only slight and Thea impressed many by showing off a potent mix of technical, aerial and puroresu, and it seemed Steph had her work cut out. However, the bad mood of Steph Blake was enough to weather the assault and Blake cut corners to regain control of the match with a focus on Thea’s neck. The finish came after Blake had Thea caught on the 2nd rope and delivered a running knee thrust from the apron; as Thea clutched at her face Blake slingshotted over the top rope and caught her with a stiff DDT for the win. Winner: Steph Blake via pin fall 10:48 [38] The match got the show off to a strong start and the crowd hotter Garcia: A tough debut for Thea Davis there. Hesketh: Even in loss she was impressive Alfonso, there is a bright future ahead for Thea! And I'll be interested to see where Steph Blake goes next. Garcia: Speaking of debuts, someone who made theirs at Crowning the Queen was Ashley Keith and its safe to say that the 2nd generation star didn't take kindly to losing. Hesketh: No one takes kindly to losing in this sport Alfonso! But Ashley crossed a line by attacking Danielle Sweetheart who defeated her fair and square. Even worse, she took Danielle out of the tournament which I think really sealed Emma May's overall victory. In a pre-recorded promo, Ashley Keith is stood alone in the interview area... Ashley: So, I suppose everyone is expecting me to apologise to Danielle Sweetheart huh? Expecting me to apologise for contorting her spine so much she blacked out from the pain? Or, expecting me to apologise for ending her dream of becoming a 5 time Queen of the Ring…? Danielle, I am sorry… I am sorry that you got in my way. Go back and watch the tape, I had that match won until I was screwed over by shoddy officiating! Because of that fast count I was denied the debut that I deserve, a debut that my families legacy demands. But that didn’t happen. I lost my temper and I have paid the money Commissioner Bomb fined me. It’s a good thing I didn’t come here to make money otherwise that might have bothered me! You see, Danielle, I don’t need a tournament to tell me something I already know; that I am the ‘Queen of Professional Wrestling’ and I’m only here to crush each and every woman in QAW under-my-heel! [39] The promo got the crowd hotter Singles Match Sonnaz Shah [Storm Front] vs. 'The Queen of Professional Wrestling' Ashley Keith Despite having little to brag about Ashley came into the match as if she was the world champion already and showed Sonnaz little regard. Both women are keen technical wrestlers and treated the crowd to some crisp opening sequences but Ashley quickly introduced some mean looking twists and cranks that Sonnaz wasn’t at all prepared for, and she was easy pickings for the rest of the match. After being dumped around the ring with a series of suplexes Sonnaz was locked into the Proton Lock [Scorpion Crosslock] and forced to tap out. Winner: Ashley Keith via submission 07:36 [40] Hesketh: Ashley made quick of Sonnaz tonight, that Proton Lock is something to be feared! Garcia: What do you think of her message to Danielle? Hesketh: A bad workwoman blames her tools, right? Ashley lost that match. She came out the gate strong but she made a rookie mistake and Danielle capitalised. She can blame the referee, she can blame Danielle, she can blame whoever she wants but ultimately it doesn't matter! She lost! Now, I'm interested in how Danielle is feeling sitting at home recuperating and watching Ashley running her mouth...! Singles Match Juana Hurricane [storm Front] vs. Millie the Minx Two QAW originals clashed in the main event and put on a good match even though the ending was never in doubt. After 10 years of no gold Millie the Minx is firmly established in her role as jobber for life and she did her best to make Juana look great. As for Juana she slowly picked Millie apart working over the right knee and looked exceptionally skilled on the mat; which commentary noted as being a threat to Emma who was usually the stronger mat wrestler in her matchups. After hitting Millie with a dragon screw, Juana screamed ‘Filler!’ at the hard camera and locked in the Time-Square Lock [Cloverleaf] for the victory. Winner: Juana Hurricane via submission in 09:39 [50] As Juana celebrates Dharma Gregg enters the ring, microphone in hand, to interview her... Dharma: Juana Hurricane congratulations on a hard fought victory! Next week at Amazons Attack you are facing Emma May in her first QAW world championship defence. Now, Emma May hasn’t held back online labelling you ‘filler’ and a ‘comfortable’ victory to establish her first reign. Do you have a response? Juana: Is this where I’m supposed to get upset that Emma May isn’t taking me seriously? The same Emma May who needed Commissioner Bomb to help her win the world championship…? I honestly don’t care what she thinks. When you’re the champ you better take every defence seriously because it only takes a moment… And then you’re the former champ! Dharma: You don’t care that Emma is underestimating you? Juana: I feel like everyone in QAW underestimates me. I’m a former Queen of the Ring, a former world champion, and I lead my own faction; but time and time again, I’m this underdog figure. Let me put it this way, the brightest morning can end in a raging storm by nightfall, and Emma you’re having your moment in the sun right now! But I am the dark cloud brewing on your horizon and if you have any sense you’ll be prepared for me because when I get my hands on you, oh baby, I’m going to tear right through you! [33] Show rating: 40

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } [Airing on QAW.com] Bomb: Welcome to my office QAW faithful. Crowning the Queen XI is in the record books as our biggest show to date, and what a night it was! Not only are we living under the reign of 'Queen' Emma May, but she also sensationally defeated Alina America for the QAW World Championship! Now, I've come under criticism for my decision to book that match and I have to say you just can't win sometimes! After being called unfair towards Emma May for months, when I fix that, I'm cancelled for not being fair to Alina... Let me remind you that she agreed to that match. Alina America's loss is on Alina America. I for one am excited to see what Emma May can do atop QAW! The first event after Crowning the Queen is a time for new beginnings so you must be wondering what is in store for our next event Amazons Attack; normally I'd use the time we have together to tell you just that, but we're doing things differently this month! It is with great pleasure to announce that QAW is going on tour! "Well, not technically on tour as we're staying in state, but, we're holding 3 'Amazons Attack tour' events exclusively on QAW.com! You can expect the same hard hitting drama from our amazing QAW roster as well as some new faces! The full cards can be found on the QAW.com website...". "...Okay, okay! I'll tell you a little bit about 'Amazons Attack'! I have been so impressed by The Line recently. Their drive and devotion to being upstanding pillars of the community is both admirable and nauseating; but, I can't help but wonder how that would hold up when a shot at the QAW World Championship is on the line? So, at Amazons Attack all 3 members of The Line will face each other in a triple threat with the winner earning a title shot at next month's 'Capital Clash' event! Speaking of the world championship, our new champion Emma May will have her first defence against someone who has been putting in excellent performances recently. Someone who is perhaps Emma's equal in terms of technical skill and submissions, someone who made the last woman who crossed her bleed and beg for forgiveness, a former world champion in her own right; Juana Hurricane! I've said enough... Cut the feed!".

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Crowning the Queen XI Date: Fri W3 July 2020 Location: Houston, TX Attendance: 572 Broadcast on Wrestleworld: 20,907 viewers Dark match: Pamela Rojo def. Millie the Minx via pin in 09:53 [40] Commentary: Alfonso Garcia & Farrah Hesketh Garcia: Hola lucha fans! Welcome to QAW Crowning the Queen XI! My name is Alfonso Garcia and by my side, the ‘Jill-of-all-trades’, Farrah Hesketh! Hesketh: Thanks Alfonso, it’s good to be back at the announce desk! Garcia: It’s good to have you back Farrah! Tonight we crown the 11th Queen of the Ring, a prestigious title bestowed on the likes of Foxxy Larue, Juana Hurricane, Jillian Jarvis, and a name synonymous with this tournament, Danielle Sweetheart! If you win this tournament you are stamping your name into the record books as the best in the world. Hesketh: This tournament isn’t meant to be easy! Now let's head to the ring for the opening ceremony... The 8 Queen of the Ring entrants participate in a 'Champions Parade' and take a photo op with the trophy... [49] This angle got the crowd hotter and the show off to a strong start Red Block Quarterfinals Alina America vs. 'The Mistress of the DDT' Steph Blake The match began with a feeling out process which Alina got the best of showing off her superior speed and technical prowess. However, the noticeable size difference quickly came into play when Steph powered out of a headlock by simply dumping Alina with a backdrop driver. A dazed Alina played the face in peril perfectly and expertly drew the crowd into the sense of urgency to avoid being caught by Blake again, who controlled the centre of the ring. Of course, Blake did catch Alina eventually, but again Alina easily escaped and caught Blake square in the chest with a drop kick. Sensing her chance, Alina flew from the 2nd rope only for Blake to catch her in mid-air and launched her halfway across the ring with a fall away slam. From there Blake worked an extended heat segment on Alina using a camel clutch to great effect but of course, the world champion wasn’t going down like that and forced Blake to abandon the hold with a sharp cross face. Blake set up for a DDT but Alina slipped behind and jumped on her back for a sleeper hold, Blake seemed caught for a moment but her experience kicked in and she reversed Alina into a corner. However, the follow up splash didn't connect and Alina scored a backstabber on the rebound. The 'Mistress of the DTT' landed perfectly in front of the top rope and Alina took the chance to land a crisp split-legged moonsault for the win. Winner: Alina America via pin fall 11:34 [48] Garcia: A solid win there for Alina! Hesketh: That was as good a win as you want in a tournament like this. Even though Alina took a hammering when Steph got her hands on her, it was short and no body parts took major damage, to our knowledge! Garcia: Very true, Blake put in a good performance but size difference aside Alina is the QAW World Champion and not who you want in the first round! Hesketh: That’s right, Alfonso! Alina America is the woman to beat tonight, pure and simple. Garcia: And Alina’s semi-final opponent is to be decided in the next match; Foxxy vs. Juana! But before we go begin I believe Foxxy had something to say earlier tonight! Hesketh: Great... In a pre-recorded promo, Foxxy Larue is stood alone in the interview area... Foxxy: Where do I even begin? I had the match at 'The Showdown' won until, once again, Farrah Hesketh placed her grubby hands on me. It was a no disqualification match so whatever I was doing in that moment was legal… Not only is she the owner of QAW, but she was the referee in that match! And the last time I checked officials are there to ensure fairness and adherence to the rules, not to become involved in the match itself! "So, why did Farrah intervene? Well, the conspiracy against me is exposed! Watch the tapes. Not only has Farrah directly interfered in one of my matches, but she has also assaulted me...". "Now for someone who stresses the importance of fair competition, I find it hard to reconcile the behaviour with the rhetoric! But that’s fine because I have exposed you, Farrah Hesketh. That team of losers, The Line, who buy into your crap, are hypocrites. And everyone who still thinks you’re a good person is delusional. You will regret the day you lay your hands on me, Farrah Hesketh, because I am lodging a complaint with the state athletic commission about the unsafe working conditions that you have created for me. And it isn't just me who feels this way. Facts are facts, Farrah, and your days are numbered!". [33] Red Block Quarterfinals ‘The Ultimate Diva’ Foxxy Larue [Ronin3] vs. Juana Hurricane [storm Front] Foxxy and Juana were no strangers to each other having feuded over the world championship just over a year ago; so Foxxy wasted no time reminding Juana of the fact she was the one who ended her reign. At the bell Foxxy rushed Juana with a thesz press and hammered her forearm shots which forced Juana to bridge towards the ropes to force a break; Foxxy continued the assault though and dragged Juana away and into a standing tilt-a-whirl back breaker for a 2 count. This irrationally annoyed Foxxy and she grabbed a handful of Juana’s hair and tossed her out of the ring. As Juana collected her bearings Foxxy demanded the referee make a fast 10 count [who of course refused]. As the referee reached 4 Juana was almost recovered which prompted Foxxy to join her on the outside. The two women brawled around ringside, periodically breaking the 10 count, with no one gaining an advantage but equally dishing out punishment via slamming each other into the steel steps, ring posts and whatever hard surfaces they came across. The match returned to the ring and Foxxy’s frustration boiled over into making mistakes which Juana took advantage of, and Foxxy soon found herself struggling on the mat with Juana trying to work the legs over. Towards the end of the match Juana achieved her goal of locking in the ‘Times Square Lock’ [Cloverleaf] and Foxxy scrambled for the ropes but Juana held on for the 4 count. As the referee admonished Juana, Foxxy strategically placed herself in a corner and tripped Juana face first into the 2nd turnbuckle; Foxxy caught Juana in a high-stacked roll up, using the ropes for leverage, and clinched the win. Winner: Foxxy Larue via pin fall 13:59 [52] Garcia: A controversial win there for Foxxy! Hesketh: It’s a damn shame the referee missed that but a win is a win. Garcia: And strong words prior to the match from Foxxy, Farrah. Do you have a response? Hesketh: I strongly deny these ludicrous claims that I am out to get Foxxy Larue! In a pre-recorded promo, Ash Grover is stood alone in the interview area... Grover: Many people been askin’ since ah returned what does bein’ ‘Texas Tough’ mean? Well, did y’all know that ah’ve been a professional wrestler for 12 years now? It’s true! Growin’ up ah knew that there was only one job for me and ah have been able to live my dream since ah was 20 years old... It takes grit to survive in this sport... Ah like the word ‘grit’ because it means so many things at once: courageous, durable, resilient, optimistic, confident, creative… dependable. Now, ah know ah haven’t always been these things, and maybe that’s why ah have never won a championship in 12 years. That used to be mighty embarrassin’ to admit out loud. But it’s the truth, and ah can’t shy away from it! “Y’know what though? Ah’m at peace. It’s taken me 12 years to put the pieces together and discover that ah had grit all along! Ah’m lucky because some folk never figure that out. Tonight ah have an opportunity to win my first ever title and y’all ah'm going to give it my all! Ah might not be your favourite to win and ah have tough competition in front of me with Emma May, but ah believe in myself. I have grit. And that’s why ah’m mother f****** ‘Texas Tough’, Ash Grover!” [31] Blue Block Quarterfinals Emma May [The Furies] vs. 'Texas Tough' Ash Grover [The Line] Going into this match Ash was the underdog and everyone in the crowd knew it. Emma began the match by holding the ropes open and inviting Ash to take a count out loss to save herself from getting hurt. The QAW crowd cheered for Ash to fight and came out of their seats when she drop kicked Emma through the ropes. As Emma was getting up Ash hit the ropes and attempted a tope suicida but Emma quickly moved herself out of the way with a furious look on her face; however, Emma still didn't take Ash seriously, and as she inspected her nose for blood she did not see Ash flying at her again with another tope suicida which looked like a car wreck as both women smashed into the guard rail. Ash was quick to her feet and rolled Emma back into the ring; as Emma rose to her feet Ash flew in with a rope assisted jawbreaker for a 2 count. The crowd came around to the idea of Ash winning and cheered as Ash threw Emma around the ring with arm drags and even grappled with Emma at one point surprising the fans, and Emma, with her ability. Ash maintained wrist control and went high risk climbing the top rope; but, as Ash balanced on the top rope, Emma regained her composure and wrenched Ash down stomach first on the top rope. The crowd winced for Ash as she fell to the outside with Emma in hot pursuit, who proceeded to slam Ash into the steel steps and then tossed her back in the ring. There was blood in the water now and Emma knew it, and she peppered Ash with hard kicks and several judo throws. To the delight of the crowd Ash fired up momentarily with some right hands but Emma cut her off with a step-up knee to the face. Ash clutched her face in pain as Emma shot in for a double leg takedown; both women struggled on the ground with Emma slowly but surely manoeuvring herself to take the back and locked in a rear naked choke for the tap out, in perhaps the best QAW match to date. Winner: Emma May via submission 10:30 [61] Emma kicks Ash out of the ring as Dharma Gregg enters the ring, microphone in hand, to interview Emma... Dharma: Emma, congratulations on making it to the semi-finals! May: Well, let's be honest defeating Ash Grover isn’t congratulations worthy... Dharma: Okay! How are you feeling about tonight’s tournament? May: I feel like we should save everyone’s time and just crown me now. I am at the top of my game, Dharma, and no other woman in this tournament can measure up right now. I feel healthy, strong, and frankly, the most confident I have ever felt in that ring. And you know what that makes me? Extremely dangerous. Dharma: I think many would struggle to argue with you after that performance. Your semi-final match is going to be against either Danielle Sweetheart or the debuting Ashley Keith, how do you feel about facing either woman? May: How do I feel? How about what do I know? I know that it doesn’t matter who I face because the ending is going to go one of three ways; I tap them out, or I put them to sleep, or I break one of their limbs. Poor Danielle has had a taste of all 3 of those outcomes, so I imagine she’ll be thinking twice before stepping up to me again. And as for Ashley, I’d be more than happy to break her into QAW. But what I’m truly hoping for is that Alina America wins her block, so I can put her down. Once and for all. [40] Garcia: What an incredible match we just witnessed in the blue block! Hesketh: Even in loss Ash Grover proved tonight that she belongs in QAW! I’m very proud of her. In a pre-recorded promo, Ashley Keith is stood alone in the interview area... Ashley: My name is Ashley Keith… Have you twigged yet? The legendary Sam Keith’s favourite niece, Ashley. If you’re sat there scratching your bald spot saying ‘who’s Sam Keith?’ then I am safe to assume you’re an imbecile with zero taste in professional wrestling! And that's on you to fix. I asked for this time to introduce myself properly because I’m sure you’re dying to know more about me. "To say I was completely immersed in this sport growing up is an understatement. I set up rings, scrubbed floors, washed gear, anything and everything, to get me ‘family time’ with my uncle and cousins to learn how to wrestle. And I was damn good at it. I was better than Greg and Matt combined. And that scared my uncle because you know what the messed up thing was? My cousins had the luxury of competing in the ‘family business’, or virtually anywhere they wanted, but there was no place for women, so there was no place for me. I was relegated to acting out wrestling with dolls. And they just used to break far too easily...". "I have been the true heir apparent to the Keith dynasty since the moment I was born, my uncle couldn't bear his brother's daughter wrestling circles around his boys. So I’m relegated to competing here! So I have come to Queens of American Wrestling to prove that there is only one ‘Queen of Professional Wrestling’, and that’s me!". [53] Blue Block Quarterfinals ‘The Queen of Hearts’ Danielle Sweetheart vs. ‘The Queen of Professional Wrestling’ Ashley Keith The crowd was sold on Ashley by virtue of her surname but in the opening moments of the match she wowed everyone in attendance by out wrestling and over powering Danielle, demonstrating fantastic technical skill and raw strength. During the 3rd exchange Ashley caught Danielle in a waist lock and hit a picture perfect snap German suplex; as Danielle clutched the back of her head Ashley posed for the crowd and the crowd sensed both a potential upset and that Ashley was pretty unlikeable... and began booing her. Undeterred, Ashley worked Danielle over with suplexes and locked in an inverted single leg crab; transitioned into a sleeper and used her own legs in a figure 4 to continue applying the single leg crab. The move was sloppy but showed innovation and that Ashley was here to win. The crowd stamped in sync with Danielle slowly getting to her feet with Ashley holding onto the sleeper. A couple of elbows shots to the ribs later and Danielle was free and she caught Ashley with a spin kick for a 2 count. The comeback was short lived though as Ashley recovered first and Irish whipped Danielle into a corner. Showing her inexperience Ashley played to the crowd instead of keeping on the offence, and when she charged in Danielle dodged and Ashley went shoulder first into the turnbuckle. Not wasting a moment Danielle applied a waist lock and pulled Ashley back into an O’Connor roll for the win. Winner: Danielle Sweetheart via pin fall 10:25 [52] Ashley is stunned and looks at the referee incredulously... Ashley: What have you done? You ruined my debut! [Ashley grabs referee Erin Thomas by the shoulders and looks on the verge of harming her when Danielle stands in between them and takes Ashley to the side for a word. The exchange isn't audible but Danielle appears to be reassuring Ashley that she did a good job and the two end up embracing. As Danielle turns to leave Ashley clocks her in the back of the head and has her in her modified 'Proton Lock' [scorpion Crosslock] in seconds. The crowd pops for the move which is awkwardly juxtaposed against Danielle crying out in pain. To add insult to injury Ashley modifies the hold into a choke and hangs on until Erin Lawrence pries her grip apart, and Danielle slumps to the ground in a heap. Ashley takes a bow in the centre of the ring and leaves to a chorus of boos] [43] Garcia: Lucha fans we’ll be updating you on the status of Danielle Sweetheart as soon as we can. As you can see she is being checked on by medical personnel right now. Hesketh: It goes without saying that was disgraceful behaviour, but Ashley Keith may have just cost the tournament for Danielle Sweetheart there. That submission hold puts extreme pressure on the lower back, shoulders and neck, and I’m pretty sure we saw Danielle lose consciousness there from the choke hold…! The feed cuts to Dharma Gregg, standing by with a microphone next to Alina America, behind them is the QAW logo... Dharma: Thanks Farrah! Alina, congratulations on reaching the semi-finals after an impressive win over Steph Blake. You’re next opponent, Foxxy Larue, is a strong competitor. What are your thoughts on facing her? Alina: It’s true Foxxy and I are familiar to say the least! I am the one who ended her championship reign last year after all… But, as Foxxy proved earlier tonight, even without Ronin3 around she is not only dangerous but she’s willing to cheat. Foxxy, if you’re listening to this I challenge you to beat me fair and square in that ring next. Dharma: And what are your thoughts on Emma May’s saying she would like to face you in the finals? Alina: I accept that Emma is the number one contender right now, so before I defend the QAW World Championship against her, I’d like to be riding the momentum of defeating her tonight for my 2nd Queen of the Ring title. So defeating her in the finals sounds good to me. Besides, she needs to get past Danielle first, and as irritating as she can be, she’s no slouch in the ring. Ultimately it doesn’t matter whether its Foxxy, Emma or Danielle, I’ve defeated them all in the last year, and who have they all failed to defeat? Me! [37] Red Block Semi Finals Alina America vs. ‘The Ultimate Diva’ Foxxy Larue [Ronin3] The match began with Foxxy offering her hand to Alina. The crowd urged Alina not to do it but the champion meant her challenge and accepted. To the surprise of no one Foxxy held onto Alina’s hand and both were squeezing each others hand like a vice, and exchanged words. To the surprise of everyone it ended without incident and they locked up. Alina and Foxxy put on a clinic which was to be expected having wrestled extensively over the years with several big clashes. There were a couple of opportunities for Foxxy to resort to cheap tactics but she refrained and opted for clean breaks. The match up was similar to Alina’s last encounter with Steph Blake, she was the smaller, faster and more technically gifted competitor, but Foxxy’s size advantage lay in her lanky frame which she used to good effect using superior footwork and strikes to prevent Alina from getting too close. Of course, old habits die hard, and Foxxy raked Alina’s eyes when the referee was out of position, and followed up with a high stack pin but was caught at 2 trying to put her feet on the ropes. From there, the match became a hard hitting affair and Foxxy used everything she could from rope chokes, hair pulling and being liberal with the referee’s 5 count to cut corners. Foxxy worked Alina’s back with tilt-a-whirl back breakers, pendulum back breakers and suplexes. A near fall came after an inverted headlock backbreaker into a northern lights but Alina just got her shoulder up. Frustration seeped into Foxxy’s mindset and she started making mistakes which allowed Alina to work her way back into the match. Towards the end of the match Alina built up enough momentum to go for the Southern Lights Bomb but as she lifted Foxxy her back gave out and instead Foxxy lifted Alina into a slingshot back breaker for her troubles. Whatever Foxxy tried it wasn’t enough to put Alina away so she hoisted Alina up onto the top turnbuckle obviously seeking a superplex. The crowd were on their feet as they watched the two women struggle on the top rope and they gasped as Alina kicked Foxxy’s foot out and she landed on the turnbuckle towards Alina; as commentary wondered what Alina would do next, in a fluid motion Alina trapped Foxxy’s head between her legs and hit a massive avalanche poison-rana for the victory. Winner: Alina America via pin fall 19:57 [60] Garcia: Another fantastic match! The QAW World Champion is on fire tonight. Hesketh: That she is, and as much as Foxxy rubs me the wrong way, she put in an excellent performance. But, she gave into her frustrations again and got in her own way. No doubt it'll be my fault, but she needs to work on that! Garcia: Foxxy may have lost but she got her licks on Alina's back, you can see the champion is favouring it slightly. Hesketh: Tournaments are not a sprint, they are a marathon! And you can't afford picking up long matches or worn down body parts in the opening rounds. That match was 20 minutes long so Alina better get backstage and fuel up! Garcia: Well fingers crossed for Alina our next semi finals is like the one we just witnessed! Emma May vs Danielle Sweetheart is next. Hesketh: Actually, Alfonso, I'm getting word that Commissioner Bomb has asked for us to cut to the trainers room backstage first! Danielle Sweetheart is sat on a physio bed as a doctor examines one of her shoulders, Commissioner Bomb is observing... Commissioner Bomb & Danielle Sweetheart Bomb: Listen, Danielle, sometimes you just have to listen to the doctors. You’ve won this tournament 4 times already! You don’t need to prove anything to anyone. Danielle: Look me in the eye and say that Bomb! Bomb: Listen to the doctor, please. Danielle: I know I don’t have to prove anything to anyone else, but I have something to prove to myself. I’m not giving up! Bomb: It isn’t giving up Danielle! You took heavy damage to your lower back and shoulders from that Proton Lock, never mind the fact you blacked out. It’s no good competing if you just end up breaking your body in the process, no one is going to thank you for that! Plus, you’ve got Emma next and need I remind you of your last encounters with her? Danielle: If I am going to be eliminated from this tournament then it is happening in that ring, and not in here. I’m going now. [Danielle storms out of the trainers room as Commissioner Bomb shrugs to the doctor. Suddenly loud crashing and screams can be heard from a short distance away. Bomb rolls her eyes and tells the camera to follow her as she seeks the disturbance out a short distance down a corridor; the camera catches Ashley Keith attacking Danielle again, and has the Proton Lock applied. Danielle screams at the top of her lungs as Ashley wrenches harder and harder] Ashley: YOU! RUI--NED-MY DE-BUT! Bomb: Stop this! Stop this at once! Ashley: NO! Bomb: I’m going to give you 3 seconds or you’ll regret it. [Ashley wrenches back again and it appears as if Danielle has passed out from the pain. True to her word Bomb counts to 3 and picks up a nearby trash can lid and smashes Ashley around the head forcing her to break the hold. Backstage staff appear to take Ashley away and Bomb helps the doctor take Danielle back to the trainers room] Bomb: Get the tag match on whilst we sort out this mess! [49] Tag Match Little Miss Perfect & Christy Higgins vs. The San Diego Girls [Coco Malloy & Izzy Quick] The budding alliance between Miss Perfect and Higgins reached full bloom in this match and told the story of Higgins and Perfect working well together; but, with an edge of Higgins calling the match and directing Perfect’s offence. The San Diego Girls did a good job of popping the crowd with their flashy move set but were ultimately there to bump for their opponents; Higgins was noticeably carrying the match and her work generally looked far crisper. The finish came when Higgins blind tagged in and caught an unsuspecting Izzy Quick from behind with the Florida Upswing [sliced Bread#2]. Winners: Little Miss Perfect & Christy Higgins via pin fall 10:28 [40] Garcia: An impressive debut for Higgins! And are we witnessing a new tag team join the QAW ranks? Hesketh: I hope so! Christy Higgins is a world class competitor and I'm excited to see what she brings to QAW. Garcia: What do you make of the alliance with Miss Perfect? Hesketh: Well, what you might not know is that Miss Perfect and Higgins were AAA tag champions once upon a time. I know that they reconnected in Japan recently and I’m guessing Miss Perfect asked Commissioner Bomb to give Christy a shot. Last month Higgins helped Miss Perfect retain her title by cheating so I think my hopes she would be a good influence is out the window.. The feed cuts to Commissioner Bomb sat at her desk... Bomb: Welcome to my office QAW faithful. It is with deep regret that I must inform you that the Blue Block Semi-Final match between Danielle Sweetheart and Emma May cannot go ahead. This is due to Danielle not being medically cleared to compete after being assaulted by Ashley Keith, not once, but twice; there will be consequences for Ashley, but I have not determined the severity yet. It would undermine the fairness of the tournament to allow a replacement to come in at this stage, so, Emma May will receive a by into the finals against Alina America. "Now, it strikes me that this match up presents an opportunity to put on the main event of the year, hell, the decade. Recently, I have been accused of placing barriers between the ‘true number one contender’ Emma May, and the QAW World Champion, Alina America; I’d like to take this opportunity to quash this rumour and be fair. So, the finals of the Queen of the Ring will not only be for that title, but the QAW World Championship will also be on line!". [46] Hesketh: She can't be serious?! Garcia: That is a blockbuster-a-go-go announcement! Can she just make that match? Hesketh: No, unless Alina America has already agreed to it and signed the match contract. If I was Alina I would refuse! Garcia: Alina is a proud champion, and a fighting one too! I imagine she wouldn't want to back down to Emma May under any circumstance! Hesketh: This is just wrong Alfonso... Queen of the Ring Finals & QAW World Championship QAW World Championship: Alina America © vs. Emma May [The Furies] Alina looked stoic during her entrance and it was clear she was fatigued from the previous matches; commentary wondered about her back in particular. But, this was familiar territory for Alina who had faced Emma before with an injury and won. In contrast Emma May appeared the definition of ‘smug’ and she stared Alina down as the ring introductions were made. The crowd felt uneasy but fired up to see their champion, Alina America, overcome the odds yet again. At the bell Alina came out of her corner hot with a dropkick taking Emma off her feet. The champion charged around the ring on pure adrenaline hitting her challenger with everything she had from drop kicks to arm drags and ranas; desperately avoiding being drawn into a grappling contest. After a series of near falls, Emma retreated to the outside. The champion was not going to be baited out of the ring like she was at Starshow and told the referee to count. On the 7 count Emma rolled into the ring and Alina rushed in with kicks but Emma weathered the storm, caught one of kicks and Alina lost balance. This was enough for Emma to score a single leg takedown and the difference in energy levels became apparent as Alina scrambled away but Emma shut her escape down by simply overpowering her and dragging her up for a gutwrench suplex. The shot of pain to Alina’s back caused her to sit straight up which left her open to several hard kicks to the back. The matched continued for several more excruciating minutes of Emma stalking Alina using suplexes and slams clearly wearing her down but not going for the kill. To her credit Alina fought back at every chance but never enough to turn the tide. The finish came when Emma went in for a standing rear naked choke but Alina had it well scouted and dropped to the mat and pulled Emma into a small package pin for a near fall. "1,2..-!" Before Alina could get to her feet May was already on her and powered her up into a big spinebuster in the centre of the ring. From there May passed Alina’s guard and locked a figure four around her waist and gradually took the back. The champion fended off the choke attempts so Emma resorted to short elbow shots and cross faces, all the while using her legs to squeeze the air out of Alina. After taking several rough hits Alina tried bridging but didn’t have the energy and just ended up getting flattened out, and the rear naked choke was locked in. The crowd was in a frenzy urging Alina on; it was clear Alina was fighting it but after 30 long seconds she faded, and the referee called the match for Alina’s own safety. "Your winner, and the 11th prestigious Queen of the Ring, and, NEW QAW World Champion, EMMA MAY!" Winner: AND NEW CHAMPION! Emma May via stoppage 11:46 [56] The match got the crowd buzzing Garcia: NEW CHAMPION! Emma May has done it lucha fans! Not only is Emma May the new QAW world champion but she is the reigning Queen of the Ring too! Incredible! Hesketh: It was a fair match but you have to question whether that should have been for the QAW world championship too! I can't help but feel Alina America was screwed over tonight by Commissioner Bomb. Garcia: At the end of the day that was a sanctioned match Farrah, and Emma May stormed through the champion on her way to the gold! Hesketh: A much more damaged and worn out champion...! Anyway, congratulations to our new QAW World Champion, Emma May! Garcia: Alina America is being checked on by officials; Emma May has been joined in the ring by her Furies stablemates Honey Badger and Marie Punnen. Hesketh: You would think she had just won the Queen of the Ring tournament fairly... Garcia: Lucha fans that is all we have time for! We'll see you at Amazons Attack next month! Show rating: 56

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Meanwhile in Scotland... Scottish National Promotions, Heatwave Date: Sat W1 July 2020 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Attendance: 126 The show was not broadcast but recorded for future DVDs Commentary [done in post]: Highland Warrior & Manny Morhan The show opens with loud rock music and Scottish Wrestling legend, and SNP commentator, Greg 'The Highland Warrior' McPeterson enters the ring with a mic in hand. The crowd is extremely rowdy and stamping their feet along to the music. Highland Warrior calls for the music to stop... Highland: A'right lads settle doon! Settle doon ye dafty bastards! Tonight we’ve got something a wee bit different 'n' youse need to show it the respect it deserves! Fur too long this company has had a reputation for being a place where women aren’t treated with respect, 'n’ treated as eye candy. Now lads, there’s time fur that still don’t worry but I know some lassies that want tae get in this ring tonight 'n’ scrap just like the wee jimmies do! I'm wanting ye to give a warm SNP welcome to Thea Davis ‘n’ Zofia Jankovic! Singles Match Thea Davis vs. Zofia Jankovic Both women entered the ring to mild applause but most of the audience, who have been conditioned to expect T&A, cat called and shouted lewd comments at the two women. If either woman was uncomfortable they didn’t show it though as Thea played the fiery, plucky babyface and Zofia hammed it up as the mysterious, raven haired vixen. The match itself was an all out sprint and both women were clearly out to put on a classic, british style wrestling match to establish themselves as an act to be taken seriously. The commentary team [used for future back catalogue DVDs] of Highland Warrior and Manny Morhan put them over and explained their long history wrestling all over Europe, their famous feud over the EWA women's title, and their current journey as tag team partners in Japan. Unfortunately, for the most part the crowd wasn’t really into what was happening in the ring and only popped for Zofia’s hard kicks, which gave a satisfying ‘thump!’ sound each time they connected. However, the girls pulled out an excellent closing streak which had them balancing precariously on the top rope exchanging headbutts until Thea got the better of of Zofia and pushed her off the turnbuckle to the mat, and finished her off with a picture perfect Elbow Drop from the top rope. Winner: Thea Davis via pin fall 08:14 [29] The match got the crowd buzzing. The SNP crowd show Thea and Zofia some appreciation and chant 'Women's wrestling!' briefly before SNP owner, Mark Carnie, enters the ring with a microphone and tells them to stop... Mark Carnie, Thea Davis & Zofia Jankovic Carnie: Not bad lassies, not bad at all! When Highland Warrior said tae book ye tonight I thought ye’d be jobby! 'N’ can I just say that yer both very, very sexy. What dae ye think lads? [The crowd roars in approval] Carnie: Now Rhea Davis, I heard ye was the EWA Women’s Champion, is that right? Davis: ... It’s Thea, Thea Davis, actually! And no, I lost the belt recently to Karen Bilous, who is a great competitor! But, I have held that belt a record 5 times though! Carnie: N’a birdy tells me that Sofia here has been yer long time rival fur that belt? Davis: Zo-fia and I have been competing all over the world together for many years. We spend most of our time in Europe and Japan currently, but it was amazing to compete in the UK, where I’m from, and entertain you all tonight! Carnie: Well let's be clear ye’r in bonnie Scotland now lassie and we do it a wee bit differently tae Europe ’n’ Japan! Jankovic: Clearly! I think we’re done here! Carnie: Na we're not, we have tae introduce SNP's newest star 'n' face of its future women's division! Ye know her from the hit show ‘Chav Resort’ ‘n’ her #1 single ‘Porschuguese’, that’s right! Give a proper SNP welcome tae… PORSCHE! The UK's most famous chav, Porsche, makes her way to the ring in a very revealing dress which is an instant hit with the crowd. As she walks to the ring Thea and Zofia are visibly angry with Mark Carnie and can be seen exchanging harsh words with him, which is drowned out by Porsche's entrance music [which is of course, her #1 single]... Porsche: Porsche is in the house let’s be hearing ya!! Carnie: Welcome tae SNP lassie, I have always wanted a go in a Porsche so maybe tonight’s my lucky night! Porsche: Oh my god, shu’up you flirt! You tryin’ to crack onto me already, Marky? Carnie: Damn right I am! Ye could be the future Mrs Carnie! Porsche: Oh Marky, there’s enough of me to go around! [Porsche starts playing to the crowd and soaks in the cat calling, as Thea and Zofia look on with stony expressions. Eventually, Thea has to nudge Carnie to continue the segment as he becomes completely distracted by Porsche] Carnie: Oh right, what did ye think of the match? Ye fancy getting in the ring? Porsche: Oh. My. God! It was literally, like, amazing watching these two and I reckon it looked easy enough, so why not give it a go! You know what I always say boys? ‘Save a horse, ride a Porsche!’. [As Porsche plays to the crowd again after dropping her questionable catchphrase, she becomes distracted by someone in the front row of the crowd who is hurling abuse at her causing Mark Carnie to leave the ring and address the person] Carnie: What ye got tae say fur yerself lassie? Millie: The name is Millie Morgan and I’ve heard enough of this s***! Porsche: Rude! Millie: Now I didn’t travel all this way to an SNP show to listen to this tramp talk out of her ar-- Carnie: – Now now Millie! Ye got a problem with my show? Millie: Yes I do, mate. I came tonight to watch some hardcore violence and you’re wasting my time with this?! You’re a joker! If you want a real woman to be your champion then you’re looking at her! Carnie: That’s big talk for a wee one. Millie: Talk to me like that again and I’ll cut your tongue out! My full name is Mad Millie Morgan, daughter of the great Walter Morgan, and I am not a ‘wee girl’ you can talk down to. I’ve got bigger balls than every man in this s***hole, so how about you put me in that ring next month with Porsche and I’ll show you what I can do! Carnie: You’re Walter’s daughter…? Porsche: Excuse me! But I didn’t come all the way to the back end of nowhere to be upstaged by this… Troll! I don’t care if you’re the daughter of the f****** king of England babes you must be actually-- Carnie: Alright clam up now Mercedes! Porsche: PORSCHE! Carnie: Whatever! Alright Mad Millie Morgan, next month you, Rhea and Sofia can take on Porsche ‘n’ two partners of her choosing, in a 6-person tag match, with hardcore rules! I want tae see ye lassies get physical! [27] [Mark Carnie bombed this segment and continually forgot lines and messed up names]

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Crowning the Queen XI [Airing on QAW.com] Bomb: Welcome to my office QAW faithful! 'The Showdown' has come and gone, and if some of these women haven't sorted out their issues after those matches then they are beyond helping at this stage...! If you missed the show don't forget that you can go back and watch it on Wrestleworld! Now, we look ahead to our legendary event 'Crowning the Queen XI', where we, well, we crown the Queen of QAW! Clue is in the name. This year we'll be showcasing 8 incredible talents and tonight I'll be doing some 'bracketology' to get you in the mood! Red Block Alina America vs. 'The Mistress of the DDT' Steph Blake Bomb: In the opening round of the Red Block it'll be the battle of the triple crown winners, as the current reigning and defending Queen of the Ring Alina America will be taking on, in my opinion, a severely underrated Steph Blake. "Since winning the 2019 tournament Alina America has been on a roll having not been pinned in a QAW ring for over a year now! And of course, she captured the QAW World Championship in November of that year and has defended against the likes of Foxxy Larue, Emma May, Danielle Sweetheart and Pamela Rojo since! There is no doubt Alina America is the woman to beat in this year's tournament and it’s going to be a tall order to withstand the huge wave of momentum she is riding!". "But, if anyone has the tools to defeat Alina it’s Steph Blake! Having only made her debut last month with a win over Pamela Rojo, Blake is no rookie with 21 years of experience under her belt and the only woman in history who can call herself a AAA triple crown champion. If you consider the great women who passed through that company, including myself, that is an impressive achievement! She can put you away in an instant with her infinite array of DDTs.". "Steph is bigger, stronger, and rougher, and Alina is going to have a tough opening round if Blake gets her hands on her.". ‘The Ultimate Diva’ Foxxy Larue [Ronin3] vs. Juana Hurricane [storm Front] Bomb: Rounding out the Red Block is a Ronin3 revenge match in Larue vs. Hurricane! Now, I know what you’re thinking ‘But Bomb, Foxxy lost at The Showdown, how is she in the tournament?’. Well need I remind you that Foxxy is a former Queen of the Ring and 3x world champion?! And despite losing the World Championship last November she has still had an amazing year. Plus... Farrah Hesketh put her foot in it again interfering in a match and this might calm down the situation...! "Her opponent Juana Hurricane, a former world champion, is coming off a huge victory at The Showdown over rival Hellcat Hernandez. Yes, there was some controversy over whether Juana was actually bleeding first but did the referee see it? No, she didn’t! And that’s all that matters. The Storm Front leader has been tapping into her potential in recent months and I for one am digging this no nonsense attitude.". "Now this match is going to be deeply personal because if we cast our minds back it was Foxxy Larue who ended Juana’s world title reign back in April 2019, and took over the Ronin3 stable in which Juana used to run with! You know Juana is itching to claim a win back from 'The Ultimate Diva'! It’s going to be a match testing Juana’s submission skills against Foxxy’s rough and ready brawling, and if either woman turns the match into their kind of fight, it is over for the other one!". Blue Block Emma May [The Furies] vs. ‘Texas Tough’ Ash Grover [The Line] Bomb: Over in the Blue Block we’ve got Emma May taking on Ash Grover! Over the last year the rise of Emma May has been meteoric and she is coming into this year’s tournament a heavy favourite. A controversial figure in the locker room due to her penchant for causing injuries, which many feel has sparked a trend for other competitors to follow. Admittedly, I don’t like it when any of the merchandise gets broken but I say you can’t really complain because you must know what you’re getting yourself in for with May; a fight with a true MMA badass! "I know this match up sounds like a forgone conclusion but Ash Grover has also had a standout year, just in a different way! Since returning to QAW after a long absence for personal reasons Ash has been on a mission to prove that she belongs here. And if you ask me she did that at The Showdown with her win over Foxxy Larue in a violent match that I believe deserves a reward. So Ash, this is your chance to prove to the world that you are at the top of your game!". "If I was betting woman I would be mindful of Emma’s technical advantage and if Emma takes Ash to the mat then it is a game over. But remember, Ash has the speed advantage and an annoying never say die attitude, and we’ve seen that prove a problem to Emma May in the past!". ‘The Queen of Hearts’ Danielle Sweetheart vs. Ashley Keith Bomb: And last but by no means least, Danielle Sweetheart will be taking on wrestling royalty and newly signed talent, Ashley Keith! It seems only fitting that someone of Ashley’s calibre is debuted on the biggest stage QAW has to offer. With only a years worth of professional experience don’t let that fool you into thinking this is some green rookie! The niece of Sam Keith has wrestling coursing through her veins having literally grown up in a wrestling ring! A potent mix of power, technical prowess, and fundamentals decades beyond her age, Ashley Keith has everything she needs to win this tournament in her TV debut! "But, just because she’s 'Wrestling Royalty' doesn’t mean I’m giving her an easy 1st round match, and she’ll be taking on QAW royalty in the form of ‘The Queen of Hearts’ Danielle Sweetheart, who has been crowned Queen of the Ring a record 4 times. The last year has been rocky for Danielle, having suffered an arm injury at the hands of Emma May, and her return from that has been rocky, but her winning the Battlebowl has reminded everyone to never turn your back on Danielle Sweetheart!". "So there you have it QAW faithful, your super 8 competitors entering this year’s Queen of the Ring tournament, place your predictions... now!”.

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } The Showdown Date: Fri W3 June 2020 Location: Wichita, KS Attendance: 518 Broadcast on Wrestleworld: 17,811 viewers Dark match: Ashley Keith def. Sonnaz Shah via submission in 09:50 [39] Commentary: Alfonso Garcia & Farrah Hesketh Garcia: Hola lucha fans! My name is Alfonso Garcia and welcome to QAW The Showdown, LIVE on Wrestleworld, or on demand depending on when you're tuning in! Hesketh: And I'm Farrah Hesketh! And do we have a night of action in store for you tonight. In our main event QAW World Champion Alina America will attempt to make her 4th defence against arguably the best wrestler to ever grace a QAW ring, Danielle Sweetheart! Garcia: It's a lofty claim but hard to argue considering Danielle secured this opportunity running through 19 of the world's best at Battlebowl! I don't think I'll ever get the image of the amount of blood she left in the ring... Hesketh: Sweetheart is a warrior but so is Alina America, we're in for a treat! Garcia: Speaking of, our opening match tonight will see our reigning Shockwave Champion Little Miss Perfect take on a bright prospect in Modesty Pador in their 2nd clash over the title this year. What do you think of this one? Hesketh: I think Modesty has what it takes to be a champion in QAW and I think Little Miss Perfect has had some confidence knocking performances recently, particularly that loss to Megumi, and sometimes it takes a wrestler time to regroup. If Modesty has done her homework and remains focussed, she might be able to pull it out the bag! QAW Shockwave Championship Little Miss Perfect © vs. Modesty Pador This was Modesty’s second shot at taking down Miss Perfect for the title and both women were looking to show the fans improvement on their last match. But sadly, that didn’t happen. The crowd were all over Miss Perfect taunting her about the Megumi Nakajima loss last month and she was working uphill to win back her legitimacy with the fans, which was little to begin with. Miss Perfect really needed a stronger dance partner because Modesty Pador just wasn’t up to the task of making her look good and for large portions of the match she just seemed lost. That being said Miss Perfect salvaged the match with her character work and Pador shined with some impressive striking sequences. In the closing moments of the match Pador had LMP downed and actually looked primed to win when Christy Higgins hopped up onto the ring apron and drew the attention of the referee and Pador, freeing up Miss Perfect to retrieve her title belt and clock Pador in the back of the head, and claim the victory! Winner: Little Miss Perfect via in pin fall 10:14 [29] [3rd defence] This match got the show off to a strong start The feed cuts to Dharma Gregg standing by with a microphone next to The Line, behind them is the QAW logo... Dharma Gregg, Ash Grover, Houston Handley & Teresa Perez Dharma: Joining me at this time: Ash Grover, Teresa Perez & Houston Handley aka. The Line! Ladies, you have made it your mission over the last year to combat Ronin3’s antics and have seriously drawn the ire of their leader Foxxy Larue. What are your motivations? Houston: Dharma, our alliance exists because it has to. Yes, we’re good friends but QAW has turned into a dangerous landscape where you need people watching your back because danger is behind every corner. Whether its The Furies, Clenched Fist or Storm Front, things have got tribal around here! But the worst culprits for hurting people and driving this environment is Ronin3. It always has been! And we’re sick and tired of it. Perez: We should be clear though, our motivation isn’t to destroy anyone and we’ll stay out of your way if you play fair. Dharma: So, you’re like a police force? Houston: If things are going to be the wild west around here then do we mind being the Sheriffs? Someone needs to do it, so why not us! Dharma: Tonight you have a chance to put this growing issue with Ronin3 to bed once and for all in a No DQ Trios match. But per Foxxy’s demands if you lose then you have to leave QAW, why did you accept the match? Grover: At the end of the day accepting Foxxy’s terms helps out Farrah, and the three of us owe her a lot. But more importantly, we aren’t cowards. Foxxy thinks Ronin3 has an advantage over us with this no DQ stipulation, but they are forgetting we want to kick their asses just as much as they want to kick ours! Dharma: Ash, you in particular have drawn Foxxy’s attention in recent months and has had harsh words for you and your mentor Farrah Hesketh. Do you have a response? Grover: There is a lot I could say to Foxxy Larue. I could speak on her attacking me online and attempting to use my personal issues against me. I could speak on her vendetta against my mentor. I could also speak on her attempt to break my neck last month. But the time for words is over, tonight we end this conversation! [29] Garcia: High stakes for The Line tonight, Farrah, but they seem confident to me! Hesketh: Why wouldn't they be? People underestimate those three for some reason and I don't understand why. Because they aren't out to destroy their opponent it makes them appear weak? Garcia: No offence intended by that Farrah...! Hesketh: Of course not, I know, but it's true. I know that a lot of people have already written them out of QAW before the first shot has been fired. The Line are a force to be reckoned with Alfonso! Garcia: If they have an endorsement from you Farrah then who am I to argue? The number one contender for the World Championship makes her entrance to a chorus of boos. Before getting into the ring she retrieves a microphone from the announce desk signalling she will speak before her opponent is revealed. Emma May Emma: Let me just check Commissioner Bomb hasn’t suspended a piano above the ring before we start… Good, it’s all clear! I’m not putting anything past her these days in terms of creative ways she can delay my fair, World Championship opportunity. First, it’s Danielle Sweetheart inserting herself as a special referee and performing a fast count on me at Starshow. Next, Pamela Rojo gets to jump ahead the queue because she’s been a professional loser her whole career and that warrants a pity title shot! Then, in successive matches, I put Danielle Sweetheart to sleep or tap her out for the number one contender spot, but Alina gets to duck me again because the brass wants to drag that pipsqueak Yuma Maruya over for a ‘dream match’! Who is dreaming of that? Not me! And now, Danielle Sweetheart, gets to skip the queue thanks to her fluke Battlebowl win… Fortunately, my MMA training has taught me the art of patience... All predators learn that they need to stalk their prey first if they want a chance at taking it down, and I’m prepared to do that a little longer. So, Commissioner Bomb, you said you had a challenge from across the ocean to test my ability against, lets see who it is...! Garcia: Oh my! That's Maki Yoshifumi! Hesketh: That sure is Alfonso! Folks, Maki Yoshifumi is an internationally acclaimed martial artist and world title holder in Kickboxing having represented her home country of Japan numerous times! Garcia: This is the real deal lucha fans! What can we expect Farrah? Hesketh: I think we can expect strikes, strikes and, strikes! Emma May is someone who likes to get close, grapple and tap you out, but that's going to be tough when you've got world class hands and feet keeping you at bay. Emma has her work cut out for her...! Garcia: And doesn't she know it, look at her face! It's thunderous! [40] Emma gave a good performance and got the crowd hotter Singles Match Emma May [The Furies] vs. Maki Yoshifumi The crowd were hot for this match considering it was Maki’s American debut. And despite her lack of name recognition she sold her dangerous martial artist aura from her ring gear to overall demeanour, and the crowd ate it up. Perhaps underestimating her opponent slightly, Emma went in for a lock up but Maki checked her with a hard leg kick which forced Emma to stumble into a corner, Maki followed in and landed a couple of jabs before Emma ducked out of the ring calling for a time out. To Emma’s clear annoyance Maki didn’t pursue her to the outside and held the ring forcing May to re-enter on the 9 count. This time the two circled more akin to an MMA bout and began trading strikes, with a theme being Maki keeping Emma at bay with sharp kicks and May fighting through into a clinch only for Maki to escape. The crowd really came alive at one point when Maki had Emma in the corner and delivered a handful of devastating knife edge chops to the chest but on the 3rd attempt Emma went for Maki’s eyes. As the referee tried to reprimand May it was too late as she had already shot in for a double leg takedown and the match was now on the mat. This is where Emma was most comfortable and you could see Maki not going down with a fight but Emma had a counter for everything. May gradually took the back and locked her legs around Maki’s waist in a figure 4, and applied a rear naked choke. The crowd cheered Maki on but the fatigue set in and there was no choice but to tap. Winner: Emma May via submission 11:41 [51] The match got the crowd hotter The feed cuts to Dharma Gregg standing by with a microphone next to Danielle Sweetheart, behind them is the QAW logo... Dharma Gregg & Danielle Sweetheart Dharma: Please welcome my guest at this time, Danielle Sweetheart! Sweetheart: Thanks for having me. Dharma: Danielle, last month you won the first ever Battlebowl trophy and secured your spot in tonight's main event for the QAW World Championship, what did that win mean to you? Sweetheart: It was much needed Dharma! I meant what I said last month that Battlebowl was my chance to bounce back from defeat and prove that it's not about getting knocked down, its about how you get back up. And beating 19 other wrestlers for a shot at the title isn’t a bad way of doing that, right? Dharma: Not at all! But Battlebowl was last month, tonight is The Showdown, and you have a match against the World Champion, Alina America. How do you rate your chances? Sweetheart: Alina is a worthy champion and someone I respect. But I rate my chances very highly, lets not forget that I was the one who ended Alina’s first reign back in 2017. So, i've done it before and i’ll be doing it again tonight-- Alina: --Is that so? Alina America appears behind Danielle with the QAW World Championship draped over her shoulder... Dharma: Alina America! Do you have anything to say to Danielle? Alina: I was just walking by and couldn’t help but overhear. It’s true that you ended my first title reign but, that was a long time ago, and a lot has changed since then. Specifically myself. I have changed a lot since then, and the Alina America today is on a different level. Sweetheart: Good! I’m glad to hear it because you should be! But lets not forget that whatever level you’re on today is the level I was on 3 years ago. Alina: What’s that supposed to mean? Sweetheart: We joined this company at the same time and in the years you spent toiling away in the undercard I was putting QAW on the map as the ‘Queen of Hearts’. Nothing and no one, including you, is standing in my way towards that belt. Alina: Ah yes, the ‘Queen of Hearts’! Well, if you’re the heart of QAW then this company needs a heart transplant. Lets settle this in the ring woman to woman? Sweetheart: I’m looking forward to it. [45] Garcia: Is it me or was that tense? Hesketh: Very! But when it comes to the QAW World Championship, the grandest prize in the business, should we expect anything less? Garcia: Absolutely not! Hesketh: Danielle Sweetheart has climbed the QAW mountain before, and once even knocked Alina down on the way, you don't forget those moments. And you certainly don't forget when someone ended your title reign... We join the commentary team at their booth... Garcia: Switching gears now, we've got the First Blood match between Juana Hurricane and Hellcat Hernandez next, and I have to admit I'm already feeling queasy... Hesketh: Then you better cover your eyes Alfonso because I don't think these two are going to hold back for your benefit. They absolutely hate each other! Garcia: This feud has reached very personal heights owing to Hellcat attempting to end Alexis Littlefeather's career with that spike piledriver. Ever since that, Juana Hurricane has been incensed! Hesketh: Commissioner Bomb was right, these two need to put this to bed once and for all! First Blood Match Juana Hurricane [storm Front] vs. Hellcat Hernandez [Clenched Fist] Hellcat made her entrance wearing a face shield, which served as good strategy and way to antagonise Juana, which it did, and Juana clashed with Hellcat in the aisle way. The referee threw caution to the wind and started the match knowing it wasn’t going to be rule adhering anyway. Both women showed good intensity and Hellcat spent much of her time trying to create separation from Juana who was like a woman possessed scratching and clawing at her, eventually ripping the face shield away and using it as a weapon to batter Hellcat. After several minutes brawling around ringside it was clear Juana had the advantage, which of course triggered Clenched Fist members Black Diamond and Felicia Luck to come out and help their leader. The 3 on 1 mauling only lasted a few moments as Storm Front members Sonnaz Shah and, the returning Alexis Lee Littlefeather [neck brace and all], charged out to even the odds. During the commotion Hellcat and Juana returned to the ring with Hellcat holding the advantage raining down sharp elbow strikes to Juana’s forehead. When she was satisfied enough damage had been done, Hellcat foolishly took to taunting the crowd and made a display of placing on brass knuckles. As she returned to the match Juana was back on her feet and easily ducked a wild swing and retaliated with an uncharacteristic headbutt. From there, Juana smashed Hellcat's forehead into each turnbuckle, reminiscent of a strap match, and on the last one mounted the 2nd turnbuckle and counted 10 punches along with the crowd. Juana played to the crowd a fraction to long and Hellcat regained control by catching Juana in a power bomb position and performed a buckle bomb, followed by a running bulldog out of the corner. The crowd was concerned for Juana as she lay face down as Hellcat wrenched her neck back and delivered rough looking cross-faces. Fortunately for Juana, Hellcat became concerned with finding the brass knuckles and stopped her attack to pick them up. As Juana stirred to her knees, Hellcat grabbed Juana by the hair but got caught with a slick judo throw. Before Hellcat could react she was locked in a figure 4 around the neck. After a few moments struggling Juana wrested the brass knuckles away and used them herself to land a couple of strikes to Hellcat, which effectively knocked her out. Juana released the hold as the referee checked on Hellcat and after a moment the cameras caught a trickle of blood coming down Hellcat's forehead. Winner: Juana Hurricane via first blood in 13:48 [38] Juana's hand is raised in victory; and it's noticed by commentary that she has a bloodied nose, which prompts them to wonder if that had been caused by the bulldog but Juana was able to disguise it. The remaining members of Storm Front celebrate with their leader... Juana Hurricane, Hellcat Hernandez, Alexis Lee Littlefeather & Sonnaz Shah [Sonnaz has a microphone in hand as Juana picks Hellcat up and holds her before Alexis, who gives a thumbs down signal, and suddenly Juana has Hellcat back on the mat again and is applying a modified 'Tequila Sunrise' [Hammerlock with the leg and cloverleaf hold]] Sonnaz: Say you're sorry to Alexis… [Sonnaz holds a mic to Hellcat's mouth] Hellcat: Fuck you! [Juana wrenches back] Sonnaz: We can wait all day [Juana wrenches again and again] Hellcat: I-I-...I’m sorry—stop! Sorry! [With a nod from Alexis, Juana releases the hold and the Storm Front members raise their arms in victory. A clear message to the entire locker room that they are not to be messed with going forward] [20] In a pre-recorded promo Las Amazonas are stood in the interview area... Pinky Perez & Mariana Torres Pinky: When Mariana and I came to QAW a year ago we didn’t come with the intention of making enemies. Granted, our business makes this unavoidable, but it wasn’t our intent. We came to QAW to be the best! And how do you become the best, Mariana? Mariana: You’ve got to beat the best. Pinky: And in our humble opinion that is The Experience. It’s just business and we felt you understood that when our matches set this company alight, but as time has gone on it seems you’ve turned bitter and afraid now you’ve finally clocked on that your time as the ‘best tag team in QAW’ is coming to an end. Mariana: We won the number one contenders tournament by beating legendary teams like The Uprising and Lilly and Rose, so we take exception to you saying that we’re trying to make a name for ourselves off of your legacy, like we’re a pair of green ass rookies. Pinky: Exactamente! Saying that completely disregards everything we have done in our careers to reach this point. We are both former world champions in our own right, I am the reigning COTT Women’s World Champion! We don’t need to make our names off of you because we already have our own names, and you two? You're just a footnote in Las Amazonas’ journey to the top! [29] Bossman Brayfield joins the commentary booth... Garcia: Welcome Brayfield! Brayfield: Howdy Alfonso, ma'am. Hesketh: Big match tonight for The Experience, Brayfield, how do you rate your client's chances? Brayfield: They are very confident! This match is just a formality until some better competition appears. A placeholder if you will! Garcia: Well, that isn't fair is it, we know that Las Amazonas can beat The Experience, it's happened! And Las Amazonas have shown by winning the tag tournament that they are an excellent tag team capable of defeating the best. Brayfield: That tournament was a joke by Commissioner Bomb on me because I pissed her off saying the division was not worth spit. But let me tell you, these Las Amazonas couldn't fall up a tree, y'all understand? Hesketh: Kind of? QAW World Tag Team Championship The Experience [Clenched Fist] © vs. Las Amazonas These teams have collided over the past year and this was the big rubber match with the grandest prize of them all on the line, and both teams were on top form. The match was a great representation of QAW’s unique selling point with The Experience bringing the rough and ready Southern style mixed with strong technical skills, and Las Amazonas brought pure lucha libre excellence. Despite The Experience being the much more experienced [no pun intended] duo and worked like a well oiled machine, the talking point of the match was Las Amazona’s jaw dropping sequences that had the champions on the ropes more often than not, with particular attention being drawn to Pinky who was clearly moving on a different level to everyone else in the ring. Sensing danger The Experience were not opposed to bending the rules to hold onto their gold and scored a distraction from Bossman Brayfield hilariously throwing his shoe from the announce table, which somehow managed to catch Mariana in the face. From there Lily and Ava worked an extended heat segment on Mariana working the leg. The uber charismatic Pinky worked the crowd from the ring apron and rallied Mariana numerous times but each time Mariana went for a tag The Experience intercepted it. On the 3rd attempt, Lily snuck up on Pinky and pulled her from the apron but Pinky landed on her feet, took Lily out with a hard clothesline and made it back on the apron for the hot tag. The sequence that followed would make it onto youtube one day as it was performed with perfect fluidity. Pinky charged Ava down with a clothesline, then a drop kick and finished with a springboard cross body. Instead of going for the cover Pinky rolled towards the turnbuckle, leapt onto the top rope and soared to the outside with a cross body onto Lily, which looked like it flattened her. Pinky hopped back onto the apron and sprung onto the top rope and nailed Ava in the face with a meteora. Before Ava could catch her bearings Mariana [who made the blind tag on the apron] had her by the arm and rolled her through into the ‘Venus Fly-Trap’ [Rolling cross-arm breaker]. Ava had no choice but to tap when it became clear Lily wasn’t around to save the day! "AND NEW QAW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS, LAS AMAZONAS!" Winners: AND NEW CHAMPIONS! Las Amazonas via submission 18:20 [57] Garcia: What a match!!! New champions, Farrah! New champions-a-go-go! Hesketh: Folks, Las Amazonas have done it! They said they were winning those belts tonight and they did it with style! Brayfield: Do you two mind?! This is a disgrace! A travesty! That tapout was called far too early, did you see? Ava wasn't tapping. Garcia: What was it then? Brayfield: She was fighting it! That wasn't a tap. I'll be lodging a complaint with Commissioner Bomb as soon as I get backstage. Hesketh: Well, as we wait for the outcome of that, we still have new QAW World Tag Team Champions in Pinky Perez and Mariana Torres! Two world class talents who I hope will elevate the division to new heights! Singles Match 'Red Alert' Pamela Rojo vs. 'The Mistress of the DDT' Steph Blake This match was as close to a hoss fight as QAW could get as Steph and Pamela were probably the biggest and most muscular competitors on the roster. For years many fans had drew similarities between Steph and Pamela, with a consensus that Pamela was the next evolution, as Steph had remained a good brawler whereas Pamela had added technical wrestling and striking to her arsenal. Both women absolutely clobbered each other with lariats, suplexes and slams, and commentary noted Pamela appearing more desperate in her attempts to get a pin and how it might lead to her making mistakes down the line. Whilst not setting the world on fire with her offence, Steph was weathering the storm and picked her moments well, showing veteran instincts, and as predicted Pamela got frustrated with the referees count and spent too long admonishing them, leaving her open to Steph clocking her in the back of the head with a polish hammer. Steph picked her up and landed a snap kickout DDT for the 3 count. Winner: Steph Blake via pin fall 09:49. [38] [After the match, Steph continues beating Pamela down with sharp kicks to the stomach and head stomps. The crowd boos Steph and gets behind Rojo but it seems as if Pamela has burnt all her bridges backstage as no one comes to her rescue, leaving her to the mercy of Steph, who shows her none, and DDTs her again for good measure] [36] Garcia: Well, no wondering if Steph and Pamela will go out for a beer after this... Hesketh: Completely senseless! She already made her mark by, y'know, winning the damn match! That added beatdown was just distasteful. Garcia: An impressive win though nonetheless! Looks like Steph Blake is here to stay! Now, Farrah, it looks like The Line vs. Ronin3 is next, which means you better get ready to referee! Good luck! Hesketh: Thanks Alfonso... No Disqualification Trios Match If The Line lose then they must leave QAW w/ Ronin3 vs. The Line Special guest referee: Farrah Hesketh All 6 women were ready for a battle and at the bell chaos descended as the Ronin3 members exited the ring to retrieve weapons from under the ring with The Line members in hot pursuit, and guest referee, Farrah, really had her work cut out as everyone squared off around the ring. Ronin3 who took the early advantage, thanks to Vinny Cruz, who distracted Teresa Perez, which allowed Becca to seize her by the hair and slam her into the steel steps. On the other side of the ringside area Toni and Houston were taking it in turns to slam one another head first into whatever was in reach. Near the announce table Foxxy had the upper hand on Ash and used a kendo stick to great effect as a choking device. Foxxy was joined by Becca and Vinny, who set up a table [much to the crowd’s approval], and Foxxy clearly had bad intentions for Ash. Fortunately, Teresa played cavalry with a picture perfect crossbody from turnbuckle which wiped Becca and Vinny out. This sparked Ash to fight back and spun Foxxy in a hurricanrana. A good portion of the match consisted of both trios exchanging offence on the outside of the ring hitting each other with trash can lids, trash cans, kendo sticks and occasional steel chair shots to the back. This was much more brutal than the typical QAW match, and quite a departure from its product, but the risk paid off and the car crash antics had the crowd on their feet. Foxxy in particular was showing why she was one of the top stars in QAW expertly controlling the match and making everyone look good. A shift came when Foxxy reversed a hurricanrana attempt by Teresa and swung her head first into the guard rail, and simultaneously, Toni Parisi body slammed Houston onto a trash can which crumpled from the impact. This left Ash vulnerable and Ronin3 circled her like vultures in the centre of the ring. Despite trying to put up a valiant fight, Ash was quickly battered into submission thanks to wicked kendo stick shots from Foxxy. The concern on Farrah’s face was clear and she often checked on Ash asking if she wanted to end the match, but Foxxy shooed her away and whacked Ash across the back for good measure. Finally satisfied, Foxxy barked instructions to her comrades who promptly placed Ash’s head in a steel chair, and Toni Parisi slowly climbed the top rope. A nervous energy rippled across the crowd and Hesketh looked as if she was going to help Ash, but was suddenly struck across the back with a kendo stick by Foxxy who grabbed her by the hair and forced her to watch what was about to happen. But Toni Parisi looked particularly unstable perched on the top rope and that brought time for Houston and Teresa to play rescue in the form of Houston hopping up onto the apron and pushing Toni off the top rope and through the table on the outside. Inside the ring, Becca caught a steel chair thrown by Teresa and ate steel thanks to a follow up drop kick by Teresa. Hesketh took the opportunity to free Ash as Foxxy wiped out Houston and Teresa with hard ‘Flash Head Kicks’. In the final moments of the match Ash attempted a comeback but a slightly fresher Foxxy was just too much to overcome and she trapped Ash's arms in the ropes. Foxxy signalled to [the now recovered] Vinny Cruz, who rummaged under the ring to reveal a champagne bottle and rolled it into the ring, where Foxxy picked it up and started yelling about wanting to celebrate. The camera couldn’t quite pick up Foxxy’s trash talk but the crowd was now extremely vocal in their disdain for her wicked behaviour. As Foxxy took a swing with the bottle Hesketh grabbed her arm and spun her away from Ash, causing the bottle to drop and roll out of the way. An irate Foxxy grabbed Hesketh by the throat, unaware that Houston had snuck onto the apron and had freed Ash. As Foxxy pushed Hesketh to the ground she turned right into a hard slap from Ash followed by the 'Chicago Hope' [Jumping STO] onto the steel chair left behind by Teresa. The crowd urged Ash to make the cover, and Hesketh surprisingly held slightly on the 3rd count to give Foxxy a chance to kick out… “1, 2...3!”. Winners: The Line via pin fall 14:14 [48] The match got the crowd buzzing The ring area looks like an explosion has occurred with bodies and objects strewn everywhere... [Inside the ring The Line regroup and have their hands raised in victory, and Farrah and Ash embrace. As the Line go to celebrate with fans at ringside, an angry looking Commissioner Bomb appears in the ring and exchanges words with Farrah. The camera cuts to a dazed looking Foxxy, being held up by Vinny Cruz, angrily screaming at Farrah from outside the ring, as Bomb takes Farrah by the arm and leads her backstage] [46] We rejoin Alfonso Garcia alone at the commentary booth... Garcia: Well folks, what an incredible display there from The Line and Ronin3! I've never been a fan of Ronin3's antics but you can't deny that they are tough! And The Line have established that they will be players in the QAW landscape from now on! I don't know what's happening with Farrah though... I guess I'm calling the next match alone--! May: --Don't worry, you've got the pleasure of my company! Emma May Garcia: ARGH! Don't sneak up on me-- like, are you-- trying to kill me? May: No, you don't have anything worth killing you for Alfonso. Garcia: Charming! Well, folks it looks like I've been joined at the announce table by none other than the number one-- May: -- The TRUE number one contender-- Garcia: -- Yes, Emma May, welcome! May: I thought that you could use some company for this next match, and who better to call the match than the woman destined to dethrone the winner? Garcia: You can't argue with that actually, let's get this main event underway! QAW World Championship Alina America © vs. 'The Queen of Hearts' Danielle Sweetheart Alina and Danielle had a tough act to follow, but if any pair could capitalise on the crowd’s excitement it was these two, and they put on the best match in QAW’s history to date. Both women have grown into similar competitors over the years so were evenly matched, although many critics would give Danielle the edge in terms of experience, but concede Alina held the star quality. Despite their prickly exchange earlier both competitors wanted to keep things respectful and treated the audience to some slick chain wrestling which resulted in several stalemates and had the crowd locked in duelling ‘Lets go Alina/Danielle’ chants. Early on Danielle managed to take Alina’s back in the pursuit of a choke but Alina managed to power to her feet with Danielle on her back and flung herself backwards into the turnbuckle, snapmared Danielle and took to the top rope. However, it was too early to go high risk and Danielle joined Alina on the ropes before she could react, and landed a hard forearm shiver sending Alina crashing onto the apron and to the outside. Now, it was Danielle’s turn to go high risk and she scored a somersault plancha from the top rope. The referee started the 10 count as Danielle and Alina struggled to their feet and Emma May was out of her chair talking smack to both competitors. The challenger, Danielle, knew all too well she couldn’t win the title via count out and heaved Alina up onto the apron, where Alina repaid her with a stiff headbutt to the chest. As Danielle clutched her chest, Alina hoisted her onto her shoulders and hit an air raid crash. The crowd cringed as the apron was famously the hardest part of the ring and many called for medics to check on Danielle. But she emphatically kicked out at 1 and as Alina pulled her up Danielle caught her with a stiff right hand. After checking her nose for blood Alina gave a receipt and the crowd knew the gloves were off now. Although the match returned to being a technical affair both wrestlers were noticeably seeking painful submissions and weren’t afraid to add spice with some strikes. A notable moment came towards the end of the sequence when Alina went for a kimura on the same arm Emma May had injured previously, but Danielle had it well scouted and caught Alina on the nose with a sharp elbow. In another notable moment Alina scored a near fall on Danielle with a split-legged moonsault in homage to Yuma Maruya. As the match progressed it was evident that Alina had returned to form and Danielle had work cut out for her. The beginning of the end came when Emma declared on commentary that she was bored of the match, grabbed the world title belt and hopped onto the apron prompting the referee to immediately block her entry to the ring. Before Emma could ruin anything, Alina slid through both sets of the leg to the outside and delivered a devastating looking powerbomb to Emma onto the mats. Upon reentry to the ring Alina walked straight into a kick from Danielle who followed up with a ‘Vessey Driver’ [spinning Death Valley Driver] which awed the crowd. Which was in tribute to the Vessey Family, particularly the recently deceased Larry Vessey. “1, 2…--!” Commentary called for a replay to determine if Alina had actually kicked out but it was clear only a fraction of second saved the match. A frustrated and tired Danielle signalled for the end of the match and took to the top rope. As commentary wondered what her intentions were something caught Danielle’s eye from the audience. Fuyuko Higa Inexplicably, Fuyuko Higa had appeared in the front row and was shouting at Danielle, who completely took her eye off Alina for about 10 seconds. As Alina staggered into the centre of the ring Danielle snapped back to the action and leapt in the air for a missile dropkick which crashed and burned as Alina sidestepped it. Sensing her chance, Alina dragged her challenger up and hit her 'Southern Lights Bomb' followed by a La Magistral pin to clinch the successful defence. Winner: Alina America via pin fall 22:10 [56] [4th Defence] Show rating: 54

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Meanwhile in Japan... 5SSW Wrestle Challenge XII Date: Fri W1 June 2020 Location: Kansai, Japan Attendance: 888 Broadcast on Shogun TV: 14,867 viewers Dark matches: Zofia Jankovic def. Thea Davis via pin [56] Christy Higgins & Little Miss Perfect def. Yukiko Matsumara & Eri Sato [56] Main card: 5SSW World Championship: Yuma Maruya def. Alina America [67] 5SSW All-Asian Championship: Megumi Nakajmi def. Pinky Perez [76] 5SSW World Tag Team Championship: 'And new champions'The Honarri def. The Storm Dragons, The Uprising & The Experience [67] Four Corners Match : HEART Saitoh def. Miwako Katsukawa, Sae Akutagawa & Toku Kijmuta [69] 8-Person Tag Match: Kanto Express & Strike and Submit def. Torment and Sorrow & Team SUB [71] Triangle Championship: Gemmei Oonishi def. Ash Grover & Kaede Sugiyama [62] Trios Match: Otsune Tsumura & The Nihon Knights def. Monster Ishimura, Pamela Rojo & Juana Hurricane [54] Show rating: 67 The audience in the Kansai Hall in Japan roared with approval as the 3 count was made on Yuma Maruya’s title defence against Alina America. A few weeks ago Yuma, along with other Joshi, came to the States to compete at QAW Battlebowl, where she was defeated by Alina to set up this historic title match on the other side of the world. A handful of QAW wrestlers had gone on tour with 5SSW to help build a closer alliance between the two companies and one such wrestler, or gaijin as they were referred to, was Ash Grover. Despite knowing that Alina was going to lose she couldn’t help but bury her face in her hands when she was defeated. The rest of the locker room would tease Ash about getting too invested in storylines and matches but she didn’t care-- it was. “Ash! Snap out of it!” Juana demanded from inside the ring as she and Pinky Perez attended to Alina with water and heat spray. Ash suddenly became aware of her surroundings again and realised she was stood ringside with a bucket in hand when she was meant to be in the ring helping Alina sell her battle. Ash rolled into the ring and joined her colleagues in attending to Alina who was muttering in Spanish to Juana and Pinky. After a post match promo by Yuma, which Ash barely understood but knew it to be positive, Ash picked up the ringside gear and trailed behind Pinky and Juana as they supported Alina backstage. As Ash walked through the curtain she was greeted by the remainder of the QAW contingent who had collected by the curtain to watch the match live rather than via a monitor. They applauded Alina who graciously shook hands with each of them before continuing to the locker room clutching the back of her head. One such wrestler that got just as invested in the business was Sarah Taylor [aka. Little Miss Perfect] who was standing with her hands behind her head obviously still coming down from the tense match. “Damn that was close! They should have had Alina win, how cool would that be?” she said. “Very!” Ash agreed. “Maybe on the next tour eh?”. “Maybe we’ll be tag champions by then?” Sarah quipped, referring to their streak of tag losses on the tour. “Watch out Lily and Ava!” Ash replied with a fist bump. “There shouldn’t be a next tour if they aren’t going to pay us properly for it!” Pamela Rojo interjected angrily as she stormed by. “What’s her beef?” Said Sarah scowling after Pamela. Ash knew that Sarah knew exactly what Pamela was referring to but didn’t want to get into it. Many on the tour saw the opportunity to work 5SSW as an honour and understood why the money wasn’t there yet, after all, there was heavy rumours about 5SSW’s finances. Ash shrugged at Sarah and they walked together towards the locker room. During the short walk to the changing area Ash suddenly realised that she might not have this experience again and reminded herself to savour each and every moment until the plane ride home the next day. She made a mental note of the humidity in the air and smiled extra hard at each 5SSW Joshi who walked past, except Unstoppable Tai, you didn’t smile at Tai… “Do you think we’ll get asked back?” Sarah asked. “Gosh, I sure hope so! I think we did good, I know people been saying it was your best work yet!” Ash said. “Oh yeah? Thanks. Same could be said about you too! I overheard Pinky and Juana saying you were doing good work.” At this Ash burst into a huge grin as it was an unspoken fact that Pinky Perez was one of, if not the, top QAW wrestler at the moment. “I even overheard them saying Alina was in tears after your match on Wednesday.”. Sarah continued in a hushed tone, referring to a trios match where Ash, Alina and Juana had won a match together. “They were talking in Spanish but I guess they haven’t figured out I can figure out most of what they are saying thanks to Modesty and Cat teaching me!”. Ash paused for thought. There was no denying that Alina had been noticeably underperforming on the tour, which was made worse by Pinky going out every night and tearing the house down, and without a doubt she and Megumi Nakajima had stolen the show tonight. But Ash also knew that Alina wanted to represent QAW to the best of her ability, but wasn’t adapting to the rougher style as easily as she hoped. “It must be stressful to be in her position” Ash said diplomatically. The two women reached the locker room and entered. Ash scanned the room and immediately clocked Fuyuko and Unstoppable Tai in one corner, who glared at the entrants. Ash and Sarah made a pointed effort to avoid their gaze and walked rigidly to their spot amongst the gaijin and joined Christy Higgins and Thea Davis. “What’s up bitches?” Said Christy nonchalantly. “Christy” Ash said with a nod. Christy made Ash nervous. “So, what’s the plan tonight?” Sarah asked referring to the big final night party that Christy was helping organise. “The 5SSW girls are taking us to this karaoke place, HEART told Thea that they have the whole place booked out! Apparently the girls get pretty wild!” Said Christy excitedly. “They sure do, we’re going to be hanging tomorrow. Good luck on the flight!” Thea added with a smile. “I know I could do with a drink after this tour… They aren’t going to want me back after they’ve seen Zofia...!”. “Isn’t she your tag partner though?” Ash said. “And? One tag partner always eats the other one in the end” said Thea standing up with her bag. “So f*** it! Lets party! See you later.”. Ash busied herself untying her wrestling boots as Sarah started quizzing Christy about the night ahead. These were the moments that Ash dreaded. The moments where she was expected to party and let loose. They often exclusively involved drinking, a lot. It wasn’t that Ash didn’t know how to have fun sober or was concerned about relapsing, but she knew a stressful night was ahead as her 5SSW hosts were none the wiser and would no doubt be keen for her to join in. Ash had already witnessed how alcohol caused the language barrier to crumble and friendships begin. Ash hadn’t experienced that bonding moment with anyone yet like she'd seen some of the other QAW women do. “So, what are you going to sing Ash?” Sarah said. “I’m thinking of ‘I wanna dance with somebody’ by Whitney!”. “No Doubt’s ‘Just A Girl’ for me!” Christy added. “Oh my. I don’t know…” Ash Stuttered, painfully aware she didn’t want to sing in front of everyone sober. “Is this your first rodeo cowgirl? I bet you’ve got a great voice under that Texan accent!” Christy teased. “'Sure’nuff'! Maybe ‘Jolene’ by Dolly?” Ash replied. “Perfect! Listen, I need to go and do my post show live stream. I’ll see you at dinner?” Sarah said, definitely living the gimmick. “I’m going for a disco nap too. Thea said she has this bottle of Sake that’ll put hairs on your chest, let's have a shot before we head out!” Christy said excitedly, and with that they left Ash to head to the shared apartments. With a heavy sigh Ash continued changing and put the impending night out to the side and refocused on appreciating the moment. She observed Lily and Ava huddled over Lily’s phone, probably looking at how to move out here again, as Lily in particular had become enamoured with Japan. She noticed Alina speaking quietly to Juana with a pained expression, not quite upset but you could tell something was wrong. It was unfortunate for Alina but if she couldn’t keep up then it was time for someone else to step up, nothing personal, just business. And it certainly looked like after this tour Pinky was a likely future contender. The tour had also given Ash a boost of confidence as she knew she had performed well, after all she received a tag title shot and tonight competed for the triangle belt. She knew that was a sign she had impressed her hosts. She had a big match at The Showdown against Foxxy and the rest of Ronin3 to focus on next, a match that Foxxy said could help put Ash back on the map. Things were on the up! The day dream came to a halt as Yuma Maruya burst into the changing area with a massive smile and everyone applauded the 5SSW World Champion, seemingly a tradition, to show respect to her and the company. The small in stature but mighty Maruya shouted something which Ash interpreted as ‘lets celebrate’ and the 5SSW roster came alive and started calling the gaijin over to come with them. Ash hung back a little and watched as Yuma approached Alina and Juana, and the two champions embraced, triggering Alina to burst into tears again. Ash could just about overhear Alina thanking Yuma in broken Japanese expressing gratitude rather than sadness. Ash took a deep breath and recited under her breath, “God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference--”. “Hey you!” Said Paige Croft, appearing suddenly causing Ash to jump. “You eavesdropping?” “You got me…” Ash said with a half smile. “You going to be okay tonight?” Paige asked. “Yeah of course! Why wouldn’t I be?” Ash replied. “I’m just asking... I imagine these things can be hard to navigate. And the girls are going to want to have a good time with you! Listen, I’m not going to drink on account of the fact it does nothing good for me. So, if you want, you can sit with me and watch them all make asses of themselves, it’ll be fun!” Paige said. “That’d be great. Thanks!” Ash said and Paige clapped her on the shoulder and headed towards the big group that was forming. I’m going to be fine Ash thought to herself and with a smile she picked up her bag and joined her friends.

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } [Airing on QAW.com] Bomb: Welcome to my office QAW faithful! The 2020 Battlebowl is in the books and the first ever official Battlebowl champion has been crowned in Danielle Sweetheart. Now don’t get me wrong, I didn’t have any bets on Sweetheart owing to fact she was out at #1… And on account she was bleeding all over my ring for most of the match... And let's face it Danielle has had a rocky year of late what with Emma May kicking her ass so I was surprised as anyone when she pulled it out the bag! And it goes to show you can never keep a good woman down. So, per the Battlebowl prize Danielle Sweetheart will receive a World Championship opportunity against our champion Alina America at our next event: The Showdown! "Also on the card the QAW World Tag Team Championships will be on line as The Experience will defend against Las Amazonas! These two teams have been at odds for the better of a year with The Experience out to show that no newcomers will make a name off of them. And I haven’t forgotten the Shockwave Champion Little Miss Perfect’s dismal performance at Battlebowl or that pinfall loss to Modesty Pador at Big City Breakdown. So I’m giving Modesty one more shot at the title!" "In addition I am very happy to announce a new signing to QAW, in my opinion a true star, AAA Triple Crown Champion, 'The Mistress of the DDT!' Steph Blake will be making her debut! And I have lined up a real doozy of a welcoming committee as she will be facing off with 'Red Alert' Pamela Rojo!" "Now… I think it’s high time we settle some ongoing wars in QAW and 'Showdown' just sounds like the perfect event to do that, doesn’t it? Juana Hurricane, Hellcat Hernandez listen up! You two have been at each other’s throats for months and I know Juana you’re itching to get your hands on Hellcat… See, I was quite taken with your words at Battlebowl, about being bloodied and defeated in order to end things once and for all. So, at Showdown it’ll be Hurricane v Hernandez in a First Blood Match! And as for Ronin3 and The Line’s issues, Vinny Cruz I received your demands and contract for the match-- I have to say I was impressed as I didn’t know you could write! But it made for a compelling read and Farrah Hesketh is happy to meet those demands after consulting with The Line. So, Ronin3 v The Line, No DQ trios with Farrah as the special referee is official!… Oh, I forgot to mention the extra stipulation you asked for in the small print! If Ronin3 win then The Line has to leave QAW forever. Can’t wait--!" [The promo is suddenly disrupted by shouts from outside Commissioner Bomb’s office of ‘stop!’ and ‘you can’t go in there!’. The door is kicked open and the camera pans to Emma May stood in the entrance way with a face of fury] May: Where. Is. My. Title. Match?! Bomb: Now now Em-- May: You are pushing your luck with me Commissioner! [Emma May stalks around the desk and stands nose to nose with Bomb who stands her ground. But you can tell she is slightly caught off guard] May: I am owed what is rightfully mine! Bomb: And you will receive it, just not at The Showdown. May: Say that to me again… Bomb: Threatening me isn’t going to get you anywhere. May: Maybe not. But breaking your arm on your own desk might make me feel better… Bomb: I’m sure it would. You are the number one contender Emma but you lost at Battlebowl. It’s as simple as that. If you want to be the best you’ve got to be the best at all times. May:… Bomb: I have a plan for you at The Showdown. A real challenge all the way from 5SSW. Someone I hand picked as a worthy opponent for you to show the women here you’re not just an MMA gimmick but you’re the real deal! And then you get your shot at whoever wins between Alina and Danielle. May: I’ll play your game for one more match. But after that I am done. Do you understand? Bomb: I do.

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Battlebowl 2020 Date: Fri W3 May 2020 Location: Dallas, TX Attendance: 485 Broadcast on Wrestleworld: 19,463 viewers Dark match: Ashley Keith, Black Diamond & Felicia Luck def. Sonnaz Shah & The San Diego Girls via pin in 09:50 [28] Alfonso Garcia & Farrah Hesketh Garcia: Hola lucha fans! Welcome to the 2020 Battlebowl-a-go-go! My name is Alfonso Garcia and joining me, the ‘Jill-of-all-trades’: Farrah Hesketh! Hesketh: They say everything is bigger in Texas and tonight’s show is just that and more. The biggest names in Joshi wrestling are here tonight from our partner promotion 5SSW. They have sent their very finest to face off against our own to establish just who is the best of the best! Garcia: This is groundbreaking stuff Farrah and a first in women’s wrestling history! Hesketh: And of course we will crown the first ever Battlebowl champion in tonight’s 20-person battle royal main event! With the winner claiming a world title shot at our Showdown event and a sizeable cash bonus! Garcia: And bragging rights! Hesketh: Our World Champion Alina America is nearing 6 months atop QAW and you know every single person in the Battlebowl is looking to knock her down. Garcia: That’s an understatement. Well lets get into the action with our opening match which is the ‘Triangle Exhibition’! 5SSW Triangle Champion Gemmei Oonishi will face off against 2 of QAWs stars in a triple threat match. Farrah, what should we expect? Hesketh: Triple threat matches can be disorientating if you don't have your wits about you and eyes in the back of your head! You could do the lion's share of the match and find yourself losing if you get caught out by the 3rd person. As the supposed champion of triple threats I'm expecting Oonishi to hold the advantage here. Plus she is an absolute superstar! But don’t discount Modesty Pador or '100% rudo' Raquel Alvarado. Garcia: Let’s take it to the ring! Gemmei Oonishi vs. Modesty Pador vs. Raquel Alvarado The match opened with a three way test of strength which Alvarado broke by kicking Pador's hand and landing a kick on Oonishi. Alvarado proceeded to bark orders at Pador and the two QAW wrestlers worked over Oonishi. However it didn't last long as Oonishi wasted no time in retaliating on a double irish whip with a springboard crossbody, quickly establishing that she was the high flying talent in the match. Oonishi sent both opponents into the corner and went for a running splash but ate turnbuckle as both QAW wrestlers got out the way and capitalised by stomping a mud hole in her. Again, Alvarado barked orders at Pador and demanded she drag Oonishi to her feet where they hit a delayed double vertical suplex. Alvarado went for the pin but Pador broke it up before the referee could even make a one count. This spelt the end for the short lived QAW alliance and Alvarado slapped the spit out of Pador’s mouth for it. The two entered a few sequences on the mat which was interrupted out of nowhere by an Oonishi missile drop kick which Pador caught the most of, sending her out of the ring. The majority of the match followed a basic formula of Oonishi and Alvarado wrestling, and Pador trying to get in on the action only to be ejected from the ring each time. This was probably for the best as Alvarado was the only one capable of keeping up with Oonishi and they worked through her flashy moveset and really got the crowd behind the Triangle Champion. Eventually Pador dragged a tired Alvarado out of the ring and took her place against Oonishi and being the least damaged allowed Pador to gain a momentary advantage and lit Oonishi up with sharp looking strikes. Unfortunately, she took her eyes of Alvarado who pulled the middle rope down as Pador ran the ropes causing her to fall to the outside. The ending came quickly after that as Alvarado took a moment too long gloating and walked into a shotgun drop kick from Oonishi who followed up with her patented 'Dagger Leg-Drop' for the win. Winner: Gemmei Oonishi via pin fall 12:24 [32] This got the show off to a strong start In a pre-recorded promo Ronin3 alongside Vinny Cruz stand in the interview area... Becca Barton, Foxxy Larue, Toni Parisi & Vinny Cruz Foxxy: For months people have been saying I’m crazy for thinking there is a conspiracy against me. Apparently it is completely 'normal' for 3 forgettable wrestlers to band together in a deliberate effort to stifle my career! Well, to those people calling me crazy I invite you to watch the footage of me being heinously assaulted by QAW commentator, and owner, Farrah Hesketh. I was told by the medics afterwards that the sheer sloppiness of the DDT almost broke my neck, which would of ended my career, and potentially my life! Luckily there is no permanent damage and I can compete in, and win, tonight’s Battlebowl... But I’m still taking top legal advice on whether to press charges... "Fortunately for you Farrah I could save you a big legal headache if you’re willing to meet my simple demands. My manager, Mr Cruz, has it all drawn up here in this contract, which we’ll present to Commissioner Bomb in full later today. But here is a little preview: me and my girls want a match against your pathetic pack of sycophants The Line. And not just a regular match, oh no! In a No Disqualification Street Fight with you as the special guest referee. I want to look you in the eye when I put Ash Grover’s head in a steel chair and crush it under my boot. And I want you to make the 3 count on your proteges pathetic career! Facts are facts, Farrah." [32] Garcia: That was quite the statement from Foxxy Larue there! Do you have any response Farrah? Hesketh: It’s probably best I don’t for now… Garcia: Oh! Yes, of course. Well the night of action has only just begun and next we have our first ever QAW champion vs 5SSW champion matchup! Our very own Shockwave Champion Little Miss Perfect is taking on 5SSW’s All-Asian Champion Megumi Nakajima. How do you fancy Perfect’s chances here Farrah? Hesketh: I hate to say it but Miss Perfect’s arrogance has left her without much of a shot here. Not because she isn’t talented but because she's under prepared! We all know she is about her online presence these days and a cursory look at her social media shows she has been criminally under estimating her opponent tonight. Garcia: Miss Perfect was one of the QAW stars to travel to Japan recently and has already faced Megumi in a losing effort. I think that was a wake up call! Hesketh: A wake up call after she has hit snooze on the alarm 100 times. Megumi Nakajima is a future legend and someone you just don’t sleep on! Singles Match Megumi Nakajima vs. Little Miss Perfect Business picked up in this match and Little Miss Perfect came out looking ready to compete. Granted she still came out doing an Instagram live but was uncharacteristically more serious in tone and asking her followers to cheer her on. Unfortunately none of these followers were actually in the building and the QAW crowd booed her mercilessly as many felt she was overdue a beatdown in the ring. The match up was a technical affair with lots of character work from Miss Perfect trying to keep up with Nakajima and earn her respect. It was evident that Miss Perfect’s short stint in Japan had already benefited her, with some critics saying she had matches beyond what she was delivering in QAW. At the point where Nakajima eventually offered her hand in respect, Miss Perfect almost showed humility by accepting, but something stopped her and instead she kicked the hand away. This sparked a lively ‘Megumi’s gonna kill ya!’ chant from the crowd and Nakajima went to work showing off her striking and aerial offence. The match ended abruptly when Nakajima feinted irish whipping Miss Perfect but instead pulled her back in and locked her arms behind her setting her up for the Nakajima Straight Jacket Suplex, and the win. Winner: Megumi Nakajima via pin fall 10:01 [44] This got the crowd hotter In a pre-recorded promo Juana Hurricane is stood in the interview area... Hurricane: Y’know I don’t really remember what even started this feud between Hellcat Hernandez and myself. Frankly… I should have never of come down to her level. But I did and because of that one of my closest friends is at home right now wondering if they will ever be able to get into the ring again. Hellcat, pendeja, you are nothing but a low rent, wannabe gang banger and you’ve taken things to such a level that I don’t think this war between us can finish until one of us is bloodied on the floor, truly defeated. I’m not even thinking about who else is in the Battlebowl tonight. I’m coming for you! In a pre-recorded promo Hellcat Hernandez is stood in the interview area... Hellcat: I don’t want to waste my breath on you for long but Juana when I see you next I’m going to beat your ass on sight! It’s that simple. You thought squaring up to me was a good idea and guess what? It wasn’t. And what happened to your girl, Alexis, was just a warning shot to remind you of your place. If you don’t learn your lesson from that then I’m real worried about what kind of misfortune could come your way. But that’s another story for another time because tonight I am focussed on one thing, and that is winning the Battlebowl. I am going to tear my way through 19 others and get myself that world championship shot. The bitches around here have been overlooking me for too long and tonight I'll grab their attention by claiming my rightful spot at the top! [43] Bossman Brayfield joins the commentary team... Brayfield: I sure do like that Hellcat’s gumption! Hesketh: It’s an acquired taste… Garcia: Brayfield we’re getting ready for the big tag team face off where the newly crowned 5SSW Champions, Kinuye Mushashibo and Ochiyo Iijima are set to face your clients The Experience. How are your clients feeling about tonight? Brayfield: They are frustrated! They were fixin’ to beat the tar out of those Uprising gals and instead we get this pair? It’s hardly a trophy win for them. But after tonight’s dismal performance by QAW you can thank The Experience for securing our first win. Hesketh: You’re selling the Storm Dragons a little short, don’t you think? Brayfield: The Storm Dragons are not big dogs in the world of tag team wrestling and if you can’t run with the big dogs, stay under the porch Farrah. Tag Match The Experience vs. The Storm Dragons Critics would later describe this match as a revelation as it far surpassed everyone’s expectations. The build up to the match was around The Experience being disappointed in the quality of the newly crowned champions and given the choice wouldn’t bother with them. The Experience are arguably one of the best tag teams in the game right now and they were out to show their Joshi guests what QAW was about. The crowd was fairly familiar with Mushashibo’s run in Canada and was sold on Iijima’s martial arts gimmick, and to their credit The Storm Dragons had their working boots on and hung in there. In Japan their only crime would be being relatively unexciting compared to other teams whereas in QAW, in a fairly shallow tag division, they came across very well. Despite this, the ending was never really in doubt which prevented it from going to another level and Ava Anderson put Kinuye away with a ‘Thunderous Kick’ [Running single-leg drop kick] in just under 15 minutes. Winners: The Experience via pin fall 14:34 [51] The match got the crowd hotter After the match Brayfield leaves the announce table and starts directing traffic from ringside... [The Experience pick up an out of it Kinuye and hit her with the Rock and Roll [superkick into bridging German suplex]. Ochiyo tries to put up a fight but is quickly overwhelmed by Lily and Ava who start laying in the kicks to her as the crowd boos and a horrified commentary team talk about the disrespect this shows to the QAW/5SSW alliance. On cue the number one contenders Las Amazonas charge the ring and The Experience (with Brayfield) make a break for it through the crowd. Las Amazonas help the Storm Dragons to their feet and raise their hands in victory to the delight of the crowd] [28] We cut to a pre-recorded promo from Danielle Sweetheart... Danielle: At Big City Breakdown I tapped out to Emma May because she was the better fighter that night. Trust me I don’t find that easy to admit and I wish it never happened! But I refuse to shame myself for it... There is no shame in defeat, only in not fighting. I fought my hardest…! It just wasn’t good enough. But I want the people at home to remember that it's okay to make mistakes. It’s okay to fall down. But you have to get up, adapt and get yourself back out there! And that is what I'm doing! Tonight I have the opportunity to bounce back from defeat and win the Battlebowl. I am going to outlast 19 of the best wrestlers in the world today and I am going to remind each and every one of them what Danielle Sweetheart is made of! [46] We then switch to a pre-recorded promo from Emma May... Emma: I’m passed the deja vu feeling that Commissioner Bomb is throwing things between Alina America and myself. Last month I should have been the one facing Alina but I had to deal with Danielle Sweetheart. Tonight, I’m denied my title shot because we’re parading out Yuma Maruya in my spot… She doesn’t even go here! And now there is the potential of the Battlebowl winner taking my spot next month at Showdown too when I am the rightful number one contender! But I’m not going to let you get to me Bomb, because you’re actually fuelling me to fight even harder and tonight I'm entering the Battlebowl, and I intend on breaking 19 more people on my way to the gold because I am relentless in my pursuit of the world championship. Alina America, I hope you're watching! [48] Singles Match Alina America vs. Yuma Maruya The crowd in attendance had enough passing knowledge to know that any 5SSW World Champion was a big deal and gave the relative unknown Maruya a warm welcome. The two champions shook hands in the centre of the ring and interacted with the crowd to clap and stamp their feet before they locked up. The two entered a lucha libre inspired sequence running the ropes and exchanging take downs into kips up and innovative escapes showing that both wrestlers were evenly matched speed wise and Maruya was more than prepared to match Alina’s style. The two women went for a drop kick at the same time cancelling the other out, landed on their stomachs and artfully performed stereo headstand kip ups to the crowds delight. Alina telegraphed a wild right swing which Yuma caught in a wrist lock and after a couple of wrenches Alina countered with a headscissor takedown which Yuma rolled through and landed hard forearm to Alina's chest which dropped her to the mat. This added spice told the crowd that Yuma was here to win and play the tweener role. The majority of the match kept the fast pace and both women going for winning moves, Yuma in particular kept going for a piledriver, but neither woman could build enough momentum before the other found a counter. Unusually for an Alina America match she had a slight size and strength advantage and incorporated a few power moves into the match and even caught a Yuma hurricanrana attempt in a sidewalk slam position but instead ejected her outside through the middle rope. Alina rallied the crowd behind her, climbed the turnbuckle and hit a giant cross body… which ate mat as Yuma dodged it. The referee rushed to the outside to check on Alina who was clutching her stomach in pain but after determining she was okay to continue began a 10 count. At 7 Alina got to her feet which sparked Yuma to hit the ropes and attempt a suicide dive which Alina was more than prepared for and cracked Yuma in the face with a hard forearm as she burst through the ropes. The crowd was now on their feet as Alina had really rocked the 5SSW champion for the first time and Alina set her up for the Southern Lights Bomb in the centre of the ring. Yuma managed to wriggle free and countered with a snapping Saito suplex landing Alina on her head. The Joshi unleashed a roar that dwarfed her small frame and took to the top for the split-legged moonsault but was interrupted as Alina clubbed her on the back and climbed to the 2nd rope behind her. The crowd murmured anxiously as the two women jockeyed for position awkwardly as Alina managed to scoop Yuma up and nailed her with a sloppy avalanche Southern Lights Bomb and claimed a hard fought win. Winner: Alina America via pin fall 13:23 [51] The crowd was buzzing after this match Garcia: What a match! I think Alina almost killed Yuma Maruya with that finisher though! Hesketh: This is the level of competition that we want to see from now on in QAW and Alina America has shown the rest of the locker room that if you want to dethrone her you better be a world class talent. Garcia: A nice touch of respect here as Alina is helping Yuma to her feet. Hesketh: Alina and Yuma are class acts and I’d expect nothing less! They are showing that you can compete in that ring and leave it there, our sport doesn’t have to be based on hatred. This mark of respect is something a few QAW wrestlers could learn from… Garcia: Well I can see a few names on the line up for the Battlebowl who you could be referring to, and speaking of, we are ready for our main event! Who is going to walk away tonight with the prestigious Battlebowl win and ticket to face Alina next month at Showdown for the QAW World Championship? Battlebowl 2020 20 person over the top rope lottery battle royal #1 Danielle Sweetheart vs. #2 Fuyuko Higa To the crowd’s shock fan favourite Danielle Sweetheart made her way out first with a determined look but the camera caught her face drop when Fuyuko Higa was revealed to be starting the match with her. For many in attendance this was a dream match and for 2 minutes they got a sneak preview of it! They locked up and Sweetheart got the advantage with a headlock which Higa quickly countered by stamping on Dani's foot and spinning Danielle throat first into the top rope and hitting a backstabber on the rebound. The crowd buzzed in disapproval at this display of underhand tactics and cheered Sweetheart on as she grasped at her back in pain. Surprisingly Higa allowed her to get back to her feet and the two locked up again this time Danielle sent Fuyoko into a sequence of running the ropes avoiding trips, leapfrogs and clotheslines from Sweetheart but eventually falling prey to an arm drag and Fuyuko just about dodged a ‘Sweet Superkick’ forcing her to retreat into a corner. Fuyuko snarled and clashed with Danielle in their third lock up centre of the ring and the two went hold for hold on the mat which ended with an abrupt double clothesline wiping each other out as the first countdown began. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #3 Becca Barton The former NOTBPW Women’s Champion and current Ronin3 member marched to the ring with a bitchy scowl. Danielle and Fuyuko both rose to their knees in unison as Becca entered the ring and almost paused in anticipation which Becca happily broke by kicking Danielle in the face and mauling her with clubbing blows. This gave Fuyuko breathing space in the corner as she watched Barton pull out every underhand move she could think of ranging from raking her nails down Danielle’s back, rubbing her face along the ropes and stamping on fingers if given the chance. As Becca worked over Danielle in the corner Fuyuko eventually decided to join in the beatdown which Becca took exception to and head butted Fuyuko for her troubles and returned to working Danielle over. Fuyoko clutched at her face in the centre of the ring as the crowd counted down the 4 entrant. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #4 Darkness Cat The crowd gave a respectful pop for the high flying Darkness Cat who sprinted to the ring ready for action. Darkness' music was enough to break Becca's attention away from Danielle, and she turned into the centre of the ring alongside Fuyuko who was getting to her feet-- just in time for Darkness to spring onto the top rope and hit them both with a springboard dropkick. Darkness played to the crowd and went up top again and squashed Becca with a flying cross body just as she had got to her feet. Instead of capitalising Darkness took to the top rope again [!] this time intending to take out Fuyoko. Except on this attempt Fuyuko landed a stiff body kick on the flying Cat. Before anything else could happen Danielle re-entered the fray with a spear to Fuyuko and the two brawled in the centre of the ring. Unluckily for Darkness this only saved her from Higa, and a recovered Barton stood menacingly over her... 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #5 Teresa Perez The music of the former 2 time tag champ Teresa Perez startled Becca away from Darkness Cat and she prepared for the arrival of Perez instead. Teresa hit the ring fast, ducked a clothesline from Becca, hit the ropes and scored jumping rana takedown. This prompted Fuyuko to break away from Danielle and she aimed a roundhouse kick at Teresa's head who ducked it, dropped Fuyuko with a kick to the knee and hit a hurricanrana driver which Fuyoko sold beautifully and she rolled out of the ring. Teresa called Darkness Cat to help her get rid of Becca Barton who clung to the middle rope refusing to let go. Danielle joined her efforts to the conquest as the next countdown began. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #6 Unstoppable Tai The joint effort to eliminate Becca Barton stopped when Unstoppable Tai’s music hit and the 6ft2 monster stepped out through the curtain. The camera caught Danielle giving instructions to Teresa and Darkness and the three women stood in the centre of the ring waiting for Tai to enter, who did so by stepping over the top rope and waded right into the middle of the ring allowing herself to be surrounded. Before Danielle could move Fuyuko Higa reached under the bottom rope and dragged her to the outside and unceremoniously tossed her into the steel steps. Throwing caution to the wind Teresa Perez charged at Tai who caught her by the neck and delivered a 2-handed chokebomb. A startled Darkness Cat didn't have time to react as Tai was already on her and picked her up in the same manner by the throat but instead of delivering a chokebomb just dumped her over the top rope onto Fuyuko Higa. Darkness Cat Eliminated Unstoppable Tai turned her attention back to Teresa Perez and military pressed her up and over the top rope this time dropping her onto Danielle Sweetheart. Teresa Perez Eliminated Becca Barton was very happy to witness this and gave Unstoppable Tai a congratulatory slap on the back which only served to piss Tai off and she grabbed Becca's hair and launched her over the top rope to join the others. Becca Barton Eliminated 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #7 Hellcat Hernandez The controversial Hellcat Hernandez swaggered to the ring clearly taking her time to avoid Unstoppable Tai. As she neared the ring she noticed Danielle Sweetheart and Fuyuko Higa catching their breath and decided to sacrifice them to Tai instead and tossing them in the ring. Unstoppable Tai seized on them immediately and beal tossed Higa across the ring. This small opening was all Danielle needed though and she started lighting Tai up with lefts and rights pushing her back into the centre of the ring where Fuyuko joined the attack with her own leg kicks trying to cut down the larger opponent. The flash of rebellion drew Hellcat in and she stopped Danielle with a forearm to the back of the head and dragged her into a corner away from the Joshi stars. This didn’t deter Fuyuko though and she carried on peppering Tai with forearm shivers and leg kicks until she wasn’t as Tai caught her leg. But it was Hellcat who capitalised with a clothesline to Higa out of nowhere. A surly Unstoppable Tai looked irritated but Hellcat did her best sign language for ‘friends’ but before we could learn if it was working the countdown had begun for the next opponent. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #8 Mariana Torres One half of the up and coming tag team ‘Las Amazonas’ unwisely sprinted to the ring unaware of the just blossomed alliance between Unstoppable Tai and Hellcat Hernandez. In a bizarre move Torres decided to scramble up to the top rope telegraphing an aerial attack and dove towards Tai who simply caught her in mid-air and slammed her to the mat instead. As Torres clutched her back in pain Hellcat motioned to Tai to eliminate her to which she obliged. Mariana Torres Eliminated This brief respite allowed Fuyuko and Danielle to recuperate and as Torres was eliminated they launched a surprise assault on Tai and Hellcat, with Danielle taking Hellcat and Fuyuko on Tai, and hammered them with everything they had. This strategy worked for Danielle who quickly had Hellcat clinging onto the bottom rope for dear life whereas Fuyuko had to resort to clinging onto Tai’s back with a sleeper hold applied which was not quite locked in... 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #9 Debbie Rose The future tag legend Debbie Rose made her way out next and made a beeline for helping Fuyuko eliminate Unstoppable Tai. However, as Rose entered the ring Unstoppable Tai sensed danger and burst forward, with Higa on her back, and struck Rose with a big boot. Tai then put herself in reverse and crushed Higa into a turnbuckle forcing to release the sleeper and spilled over the top rope onto the apron. Debbie Rose scrambled back into the fray and grabbed one of Tai's legs while Higa tried to drag Tai over the top rope by the head. In the other corner Danielle was in a stalemate with Hellcat who was well and truly glued to the bottom rope. Realising it was wasted effort Danielle turned to join the Tai elimination effort as Debbie Rose was kicked away. Sensing she was losing her grip Higa switched to a full nelson and Danielle measured Tai up and went for a superkick-- in the mere moments it took to connect Tai ripped free of Higa's grasp and Danielle connected with Higa instead, knocking her off the apron to the mat! Fuyuko Higa Eliminated Before Danielle even registered her mistake she was mowed down by a shoulder block from Tai. And as Debbie got to her feet she was jumped from behind by Hellcat who grabbed a handful of hair and threw her by the roots over the top rope. Debbie Rose Eliminated Danielle Sweetheart was now left sandwiched between Unstoppable Tai and Hellcat Hernandez who both had bad intentions towards her. The crowd started stamping their feet to rally Danielle who absorbed it and started landing rights on both of them in turn but was cut off by Hellcat raking the eyes and nailing her with headbutt. On Hellcat's instruction Tai grabbed a handful of Danielle's hair and started dragging her towards the ropes. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #10 Pamela Rojo The crowd were on their feet for Pamela as they knew if anyone could go toe to toe with Unstoppable Tai it was her. In the ring Tai abandoned her effort to eliminate Danielle and discarded her to one side opting to stand ready for Pamela in the centre of the ring. As for Hellcat, she wanted no part of her former partner and took a low profile in a corner just content to watch the clash. Showing no fear Pamela entered the ring and walked right up to Unstoppable Tai in a tense face off, visually Pamela was still shorter and smaller, but the casual QAW viewer knew that Pamela was all about raw strength. Some inaudible words were exchanged but before anything escalated an impatient Hellcat pushed Pamela from behind into Tai which was enough to set off the Joshi and a brawl ensued. Pamela gained the upper hand momentarily but was cut off by throat thrust and pushed into a turnbuckle-- Tai went for a corner splash which Pamela managed to avoid and as Tai rebounded from the turnbuckle Pamela was able to lift her onto her shoulders and dumped her over the top rope to the apron. Sensing an opportunity to eliminate both women Hellcat added herself to the mix trying to lift Pamela over as well but only really succeeded in giving Pamela an extra push into Tai. Unstoppable Tai Eliminated A sharp elbow from Pamela backed Hellcat off and a pissed off Rojo started stalking her old partner turned nemesis around the ring. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #11 Juana Hurricane Things turned from bad to worse for Hellcat, and rightly so, as another bitter enemy in the form of Juana Hurricane bolted to the ring and wasted no time in going for Hellcat who struggled to put up much of a defence as Juana battered her with punches. Perhaps wishing to just get rid of Hellcat sooner than later Pamela broke up the beatdown and pulled Juana away. A startled Hellcat used the ropes to pull herself up but Juana charged forward again with a clothesline that flipped Hellcat backwards over the top rope. Hellcat Hernandez Eliminated As the camera panned back to Juana looking down on Hellcat from the ring the manic expression on Juana's became clearer and Juana hopped over the top rope and continued the beatdown on Hellcat much to the crowds approval triggering a 'let them fight!' chant to break out. Juana Hurricane Eliminated A bemused Pamela Rojo shrugged and scanned the ring for any threats and locked onto Danielle Sweetheart who was getting to her feet but was now bleeding slightly from the forehead thanks to Hellcat's earlier headbutt. The two had been partners recently but both understood that in this match friendships and alliances didn't count. They locked up with Danielle getting the better of the exchange with a headlock that Pamela easily swatted away sending Danielle into the ropes and caught her on the rebound with a spinebuster. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #12 Shiori Jippensha Next out was Shiori who walked confidently to the ring as Pamela kicked Danielle towards the ropes clearing a space. The casual viewer would probably mistake Pamela's power as an advantage here but in reality she was in danger against the 'Excellence of Execution' if she got too close. Pamela rushed Jippensha as she climbed through the ropes and in the confusion of flying limbs Shiori grabbed one of Rojos legs and yanked it through the ropes. In an innovative, but devious, move Jippensha locked in a rope assisted leg lock and wrenched back. This had Pamela crying in agony but as there was no referee to break the hold and she was trapped in it for a good 20 seconds until Shiori lost her grip and Pamela was able to scramble into a corner clutching at her knee. Now properly in the ring Shiori sized up Danielle and the two locked up going hold for hold vying for control. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #13 Pinky Perez The recently minted 'Ace of Mexico' aka. Pinky Perez charged the ring hitting Shiori and Danielle with dropkicks which forced Danielle to back away into a corner. Again, the fans were treated to a glimpse of a dream match as Shiori and Pinky squared off with Pinky demonstrating her flashy offence using rope assisted flips into arm drags and landed a great looking hurricanrana from the top rope. The crowd were on their feet for Pinky as she charged towards Shiori and tried to hoist her over the top rope but couldn't quite do it as Shiori clung onto the middle rope. In the other corner Pamela and Danielle were brawling in a similar predicament. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #14 Foxxy Larue The 'Ultimate Diva' Foxxy Larue stomped out next and the crowd erupted in boos as there was no doubt she was the number 1 heel in the company at present. When she entered the ring Pamela and Pinky broke away from their corners and Foxxy took them down with a double clothes line. She then hit Danielle with a running 'Flash Headkick' in the corner and then one for Shiori in the opposite corner. Ever the opportunist Foxxy targeted Pamela's leg and started laying in kicks to aggravate the injury, happy with her handiwork, she heaved Pamela up onto her shoulders and dumped her over the top rope and out the ring. Pamela Rojo Eliminated Taking too long gloating over her handiwork Foxxy didn't see Pinky Perez climbing the top rope and was nailed with a missile drop kick. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #15 Kate Lilly One half of 'Lilly & Rose' hit the ring fast and surprised Pinky with a spinning wheel kick, obviously a receipt for the loss to Las Amazonas last month. Commentary noted that Kate and Debbie had recently signed QAW contracts and Lilly would be out to put in a better showing than Debbie did earlier. And to her credit she hit each woman in the ring with crisp slams and suplexes and for a moment looked dominant. After nailing Pinky with a headscissor takedown Foxxy shot out the corner with a Flash Headkick attempt which Kate dodged with a backbend causing Larue to crash into the ropes, and sensing opportunity Kate grabbed Foxxy from behind and lifted her over the top rope with Fox landing on the apron resulting in in the two struggling for control whilst the other 3 (Danielle, Shiori & Pinky) slowly recovered in a corner each. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #16 Toni Parisi If it wasn't for Toni then Kate would have likely eliminated Foxxy. But that wasn't the case as the Ronin3 member came to her leaders rescue by clutching onto Kate's feet through the ropes destabilizing her balance allowing Foxxy to regain her own. With her opponent thrown off Foxxy grabbed her by the hair and pulled her over the top rope and pushed her off the ring apron. Kate Lilly Eliminated As this happened Shiori was working over, a now bleeding heavily, Danielle Sweetheart over in one of the corners. When she noticed Kate's elimination and the Ronin3 alliance entering the ring she opted to play nice with them and tossed Danielle towards them like scraps to lionesses. Not one to forget old grudges Foxxy ordered Toni to hold Danielle up and Fox took the opportunity to talk some smack. Ever defiant Danielle struggled and kicked Foxxy in the gut and slipped out of Toni's grip catching her in the face with a back elbow. Taking the advantage Danielle lifted Foxxy up and charged her back into a corner. Meanwhile Shiori and Pinky were struggling to eliminate each other in the opposite corner. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #17 Houston Handley Houston came out swinging and clashed with Toni in the centre of the ring with the fresher Houston taking control and suplexed Toni legs first into the ropes. Satisfied with her handiwork Houston saved Danielle from being eliminated by Foxxy. This only enraged Foxxy who lashed out and laid kicks into Houston's midsection creating some space between the two. Undeterred Houston went in again on the attack backing Foxxy into a corner which was Foxxy's plan and she got her legs up around Houston's head and twisted over the top rope proving the 'control the head control the body' saying true. With Houston over the top rope the taller Foxxy released hold and applied a sleeper from inside the ring, using the lower rope for added height and leverage. Upping the viciousness Foxxy kicked Houston's legs out at the knee essentially allowing Foxxy to hang Houston just off the apron in a sleeper hold. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #18 Ash Grover 'Texas Tough' came out hot but was stopped in her tracks by the sight of Foxxy Larue hanging Houston by the neck over the ring apron. With a devious smile Foxxy released her arms suddenly and Houston plummeted to the mat below. Houston Handley Eliminated The drop meant Houston landed quite hard and Ash checked on her comrade before charging under the bottom rope where Foxxy was immediately all over her with clubbing blows to the back and grabbing at huge handfuls of hair. Never one to back down Ash weathered the storm and even managed to get to feet and started exchanging punches with Larue in the middle of the ring, and managed to string 3 in a row together, until Toni grabbed her around the waist and delivered a German suplex. The two Ronin3 members lifted Ash up and started trying to throw her out the ring but this time Danielle came to the rescue and pulled Ash back down. In the other corner, Shiori had Pinky in a precarious position half over the top rope and was using all her energy to break Pinky's vice grip holding her to safety. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #19 HEART Saitoh Although an unknown in the states the crowd couldn't help but pop for Saitoh's upbeat theme music and bubbly charisma as she made her to the ring. Sensing her old foe coming Shiori broke away from Pinky and walked straight into Saitoh's flying knee which knocked her backwards towards Ash Grover who pulled the top rope down causing Shiori to spill onto the apron. Saitoh flew in again for another high knee and eliminated Shiori with ease. Shiori Jippensha Eliminated The match turned into a flying knee party briefly as Saitoh had one in store for everyone left. Saitoh played to the crowd and then assessed the remaining players and opted to go after Foxxy and started trying to grind her down. Ash and Pinky got to their feet next and took the opportunity to show off their lucha styles performing acrobatic sequences with lots of arm drags and ranas, which served to show off Ash’s recent improvement and also reminded everyone despite her cowgirl getup she was a luchadora at heart. However, it also reminded everyone that ‘The Mexican Ace’ was on another level. The sequence ended with Ash going in for a cazadora roll through which Pinky blocked and dropped her with a brutal cradle tombstone piledriver. The move was perhaps a little too brutal as Pinky was then unable to get the dead weight of Grover up for an elimination. Saitoh and Foxxy took centre stage next as Saitoh hit the ropes and caught Fox with headscissors into a fujiwara armbar taking Fox down to the mat hard. Foxxy cried out in pain and Toni Parisi broke the hold up with a stiff boot to the face of Saitoh. 5, 4, 3, 2...1! #20 Emma May Last but by certainly no means least was the number one contender for the world championship: Emma May. Emma showed no urgency to enter the match and was content to jaw jack with fans instead. This aggravated Danielle Sweetheart [now bleeding heavily] and the two clashed in the aisle way. Inside the ring Pinky boosted herself onto Foxxy’s shoulders and the pair wobbled towards the ropes and the two became tangled. Once again Parisi saved her leader with a well placed drop kick to Perez and Foxxy finished her off with a kick to the stomach which knocked her off the apron. Pinky Perez Eliminated Saitoh and Ash jumped Foxxy and Toni before they could regain any composure. This time it was Toni with Ash on her shoulders who was attempting to mimic Pinky’s failed attempt to victory roll Foxxy over the top rope. Fortunately for Ash she fared much better and unfortunately for Toni her stable mate didn’t make the effort to save her from being eliminated. Toni Parisi Eliminated The Battlebowl was now down to 5, even though Emma May was still not officially in the match. Her Furies stable mates Honey Badger and Marie Punnen came out to help their leader and smashed Danielle into the guardrail multiple times. Emma May gave instructions to keep Danielle there whilst she took care of business. In the ring, Ash and Fox were brawling as Saitoh was slowly getting to her feet having had her bell rung by Foxxy a moments previous. The crowd did their best to warn the Joshi star that Emma May was now stood behind her but it wasn’t enough and Saitoh stumbled into a Kirifuda Clutch which May used to drag her towards and over the top rope. HEART Saitoh Eliminated The crowd roared their disapproval at Saitoh’s elimination but their attention was quickly drawn to Ash back body dropping Foxxy over the top rope causing Fox to land precariously on the apron. Ash then landed a hard forearm to the face but it wasn’t enough to eliminate her nemesis. As Ash threw her fist back for the final blow she was stopped by Emma who spun her into the middle of the ring and followed up with step up knee to the face. Before Emma could continue the assault Foxxy barged her out of the way and picked the bones by tossing Ash over the top rope. Ash Grover Eliminated As if on cue outside the ring Danielle started rallying against Honey and Marie. Inside the ring Emma and Foxxy were engaging in a shoving match which morphed into a slugfest which Foxxy got the upper hand on. On the third consecutive forearm Foxxy picked May up for a spinebuster but this played into May’s wheelhouse who locked in a guillotine choke. The taller and stronger Foxxy remained on her feet. The crowd wasn’t sure who to cheer on as they watched Foxxy fall to one knee but to their delight Danielle suddenly returned to the ring, having fought of The Furies, and clocked Emma across the face with a Superkick. A coughing and spluttering Foxxy rolled towards the bottom rope as Danielle pressed the attack on May gaining a full mount and rained down blow after blow. Eventually regaining her composure and remembering the rules Danielle dragged Emma up and tried lifting her over the top rope but the fatigue was clearly set in and she didn’t have the strength which resulted in Emma swatting her away with kicks. The match reset with the visual of a bloody and exhausted Danielle caught in between Foxxy and Emma. A rock and a hard place. Of course the two rudos united and quickly had Sweetheart fighting for her life clinging desperately to the top rope. Just as it was looking like an elimination the crowd was stunned when Emma turned on Foxxy as her guard was down and dumped her over the top rope instead. Foxxy Larue Eliminated As Foxxy threw an absolute fit at ringside Emma dragged Danielle back into the centre of the ring and was visibly playing with her food as she stamped on Danielle’s head and taunted the crowd announcing herself as the winner. The crowd was on their feet calling for Danielle to fight back but things looked hopeless as she was quite literally a crimson mask at this point. Emma finally had enough and yanked Danielle up by her hair continuing to talk smack-- red mist! Well, not quite, but in a last ditch effort to fight back Danielle sprayed some of the blood in her mouth in Emma’s direction which was enough to make her leap back with surprise. This space was enough for Danielle to catch her with a 2nd Superkick which didn’t quite get the full hit but was enough to send her into the ropes where a vengeful Larue tripped May's leg. This gave opportunity for a 3rd superkick which lifted Emma of her feet and over the top rope to the outside. Emma May Eliminated Danielle Sweetheart won the 2020 Battlebowl 55:56 [52] Garcia: Danielle Sweetheart did it! This QAW crowd is on their feet! Hesketh: What an amazing showing by Danielle, she really is the Queen of Hearts tonight! The fans adore her! Garcia: I'd say she needs some medical attention though. You can see the doctors appearing now to try and stop the bleeding, I think she caught that from Hellcat's headbutt earlier in the match. Hesketh: Getting in a QAW ring is no joke Alfonso! Garcia: Clearly. What does this mean for the world title picture? The number one contender was eliminated at the final hurdle. Hesketh: We both know Emma May isn't going to go quietly into the night. Garcia: No she won't! I'll guess we'll find out at QAW Starshow. That's all we have time for lucha fans! Goodnight! Hesketh: Goodnight! Show rating: 50

Meanwhile in Japan... 5SSW Challenge Tour Day#2 Date: Wed W3 May 2020 Location: Kansai, Japan Attendance: 187 The show was taped to be used for future highlight packages Dark match: Strike & Submit [Paige Croft & Romi Yamato] def. The Red Widows [Thea Davis & Zofia Jankovic] via pinfall in 09:36 [57] [Also airing on QAW.Com] Tag Match Team SUB [Chiyeko Kita & Etsuko Arihyoshi] vs. Little Miss Perfect & Ash Grover Little Miss Perfect and Ash Grover were paired together again in the opener and, thanks to a viral videos now floating around of Miss Perfect getting her ass handed to her by Gemmei and Megumi, the QAW Shockwave Champion seemed much more engaged. This amused the audience immensely as Miss Perfect's exuberance didn’t last long when Kita started peppering her with heavy leg kicks and she quickly tagged out to Grover. Again, Ash showed great potential mixing it up with the Joshi and got in a little bit of offence but it was cut short out of nowhere with a Strong Head Kick from Kita which Ash sold very well. Miss Perfect was seen dropping from the apron as Kita made the cover not even bothering to try and break it up. The keen eyed viewer would have noticed Christy Higgins, who was serving as a second in QAW’s corner, catching up with Miss Perfect as she exited. Winners: Team Sub via pin fall 09:42 [59] This got the crowd hotter and the show off to a strong start Trios Match Pinky Perez, Juana Hurricane & Pamela Rojo vs. Gemmei Oonishi, Hana Ajibana & Lady Lotus Pinky looked to build on her last win in trios action teaming up with fellow QAW Gaijin Pamela Rojo & Juana Hurricane. The whispers of Pinky’s superior aerial prowess was enough for 5SSW to face her off with 2 of their best: Oonishi and Lotus, which resulted in the fans getting treated to some world class high energy exchanges, whilst Ajibana played second fiddle serving as someone for Juana to tie in knots to get over her technical wrestling skill. The audience were quite enamoured with Pamela as she was clearly larger than everyone else in the ring and her striking red hair added to the intrigue but sadly her in ring performance let her down. At times it looked like she didn't quite know what to do and came across like a rookie which betrayed the fact she was easily the most experienced person in the ring. But really the match was about Pinky Perez who demonstrated she was on par with Gemmei and Lotus and the audience were even calling her name towards the end. Pinky masterfully played to the crowd and took a bow before she put Lady Lotus away with her Pink Butterfly Powerbomb in just over 10 minutes. Winners: Pinky Perez, Juana Hurricane & Pamela Rojo via pin fall 10:56 [57] Tag Match The Honnari [Fuyuko High & Shiori Jippensha] vs. The Kanto Express [Machiko Matsuda & MAYA] Business picked up with the next match as Shiori and Fuyuko put on an absolute clinic and were visibly challenging each other to out do the other’s brutality by applying more and more sadistic looking submissions. The Kanto Express played their part well as the plucky faces and MAYA in particular gave The Honnari a run for their money wrestling on the mat. Despite not really needing to The Honnari bent the rules whenever they could and purposely broke the match down when Higa pulled MAYA down from the apron preventing a tag and beating her mercilessly on the outside, even hitting the ‘Higa Green Driver’ [Destino Driver] on the ring mats. This left Matsuda at the mercy of Jippensha who literally snatched her out of mid-air during a missile drop kick attempt and locked in the ‘Jippensha leg-lock’ [leg lock with grapevine] and twisted Matsuda’s knee hard causing an immediate tap-out. Winners: The Honnari via submission 15:40 [66] Tag Match The Storm Dragons [Kinuye Mushashibo & Ochiyo Iijima] vs. High Energy [Kaede Sugiyama & Otsune Tsumura The next tag match was a much more civil, but unfortunately for the Tag Champions, a drop in quality. The civility came from the fact all four women had canonically been on good terms with one another, and Kinuye and Kaede had the NOTBPW connection, which often tied their fates together in 5SSW. The match itself was executed without any issues, after all they were all seasoned veterans, but perhaps lacked the innovation that younger Joshi were bringing to the table. The aim of the match was to highlight Ochiyo’s unique offence in amongst the high flyers and she did well in lighting up Kaede and Otsune with her crisp striking, eventually putting away Otsune with a ‘Paralysis Thumb Strike’ to the throat who dropped to the mat gasping for breath and unable to kick out. Winners: The Storm Dragons via pin fall 09:53 [54] Trios Match Yuma Maruya, Talia Quinzel & Selina Svelte vs. Alina America, Lily Snyder & Ava Anderson The main event was an interesting affair with numerous issues bubbling to the surface. This was the first time The Uprising had got in the ring since losing the 5SSW Tag Championships, thus denying the QAW Champions, The Experience, the opportunity to face them at Battlebowl. This was something The Experience had been vocal about online as they described it as a dream match and taunted The Uprising about it relentlessly. The Uprising didn’t particularly like Yuma Maruya either and the feeling was mutual, similar to Alina and The Experience’s feelings towards each other. But most of all this was the 5SSW & QAW World Champion’s first chance to scout each other as opponents before their face off at Battlebowl. The Uprising and Experience worked a solid tag match formula and both teams took advantage of the rules much to the dismay of Yuma and Alina, who would refuse to join in on the antics when they got into the match. Alarmingly Alina looked completely lost during portions of the match and her lucha libre inspired offence looked particularly rehearsed and not up to the standard of what 5SSW fans were used to when it came to high flying. This was further exacerbated by Yuma Maruya looking absolutely head and shoulders above everyone else in the ring but at least got the crowd invested and had them buzzing by the end. Speaking of the end, this came after The Experience had Yuma set up for their finisher ‘Rock and Roll’ [superkick into a Bridging German Suplex] but Yuma ducked the kick from Ava who connected with Lily instead staggering her back in the ropes where Alina blind tagged in. After Yuma cleared the ring she walked right into hard right hand from Alina followed by her Southern Lights Bomb for the 3-count. The crowd in attendance cried out in shock at this but burst out into applause when Alina helped a dizzy Maruya to her feet and raised her hand in celebration. Winners: Yuma Maruya, Talia Quinzel & Selina Svelte via pin fall 13:07 [57] Show rating: 57

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Meanwhile in Japan... 5SSW Challenge Tour Day#1 Date: Sat W2 May 2020 Location: Kansai, Japan Attendance: 189 The show was taped to be used for future highlight packages Dark match: Yukiko Matsumara def. Yu Hashimoto via pinfall in 09:42 [59] [Also airing on QAW.Com with translated subtitles from Japanese] The show opens with the legendary 9 time 5SSW World Champion and current 5SSW owner in the ring with mic in hand, behind her dressed in matching QAW tracksuits, are the QAW Gaijin, stood to attention. Surrounding the ring are the 5SSW roster in their own tracksuits... 5SSW Owner Sensational Ogiwara, Hellcat Hernandez, Lily Snyder, Ava Anderson, Alina America, Pinky Perez, Little Miss Perfect & Ash Grover Ogiwara: [We are honored to welcome the important wrestlers from the Queens of American Wrestling to the 5-star Supreme Wrestling. We hope they are strong, ready to fight and will be great rivals with our own girls. Prove that women's professional wrestling is the best wrestling in the world! I hope you support them as much as you support your favorites. Please support them!] [As the applause dies down the 5SSW World Champion: Yuma Maruya gets onto the ring apron and accepts the microphone from Sensational Ogiwara] Yuma Maruya & Alina America Maruya: [Welcome QAW wrestlers. My name is Yuma Maruya. I am the 5SSW World champion... Alina America? So, you are the QAW World Champion, huh? The opponent for my American debut! I’m not impressed now. But I asked for you to by my partner for tonight’s 3v3 main event. Our opponents are tough! I hope you can fight! Let’s win together!] [Alina breaks ranks and walks over to Maruya and the two stare each other down. Yuma eventually breaks the standoff by offering a handshake which Alina... accepts! Which gains the crowds approval] [32] Tag Match Gemmei Oonishi & Megumi Nakajima vs. Little Miss Perfect & Ash Grover The first ever cross promotion match featured a very talented, albeit random, tag team match. The two Joshi went to great effort to show Miss Perfect and Ash respect at the beginning of the match which Ash returned but Miss Perfect declined eliciting a serene smile from Nakajima who invited Perfect to begin the match with her. The opening moments saw Nakajima completely out-wrestle her Battlebowl opponent as she had an answer for everything and then some causing Perfect to get frustrated and shove Megumi in the chest. This was met with a series of very stiff kicks to Perfect’s legs and she scrambled to Ash for the tag. Luckily for Ash, Nakajimi tagged in Oonishi, and to the surprise of many Ash was able to keep up with her more decorated opponent. The two entered a fast paced feeling out process with lots of rope running, drop kick attempts and flashy hand springs into arm drags and strikes ending in a stalemate which drew an appreciative round of applause and murmuring from the audience. A frustrated Miss Perfect tagged back in and tried to demonstrate the same sequence but ended up having Gemmei run in literal circles around her. Clearly someone hadn’t done her homework. The finish of the match saw Nakajima back in as the legal competitor and put away Ash Grover with a Nakajima Straight Jacket suplex. Despite having got beaten fairly easily by the end of the match the audience were very appreciative of Miss Perfect’s comedy antics and Ash’s athleticism and eagerness to prove herself. Winners: Gemmei Oonishi & Megumi Nakajima via pinfall 12:05 [56] The match got the crowd buzzing Pinky Perez vs. Otsune Tsmura The next match was without a doubt a showcase for the debuting Pinky Perez who essentially got almost 8 minutes to show what she was made of. Otsune to her credit played her part well and made Pinky look like a star, and the crowd in attendance responded very well to Pinky’s athleticism and high flying arsenal which many afterwards were questioning whether she was even far superior in that area to Gemmei Oonishi and Yuma Maruya herself. Pinky hit her Pink Butterfly Bomb [Double Underhook Powerbomb] finisher in no time and won herself many fans. Winner: Pinky Perez via pinfall 07:65 [42] The match got the crowd hotter Tag Match The Kanto Express vs. The Red Widows A slight change of pace as the action refocused on the regular roster but with a debut from EWA star Zofia Jankovic who had been roped into 5SSW by her long time rival Thea Davis, who has been on a distinct losing streak in Japan for the last 2 years. The match was pretty good as the four women had experience of working together in EWA in the mid-00s and traded the Women’s title between them. MAYA and Thea treated the audience to a catch as catch can sequence and Thea showed off some joint manipulation to keep the crowd interested but unfortunately for Davis it was clear MAYA was slowing down for her. Even worse for Davis, her partner Zofia showed much more adeptness in the 5SSW ring and impressed with her martial art strikes which neither member of The Kanto Express had an answer for. The more experienced team prevailed though and Matsuda pinned Davis with her patented Run-up Rana [Hurricanrana Pin]. Winners: The Kanto Express via pinfall 08:39 [57] Trios Match Hellcat Hernandez, Lily Snyder & Ava Anderson vs. Kaede Sugiyama, Kinuye Mushashibo & Ochiyo Iijima Back to the Battlebowl build and the QAW contingent put in another good showing for themselves. The crowd didn’t quite know what to make of the Clenched Fist trio, particularly their leader Hellcat, as her heavily tattooed appearance combined with her nasty heel antics unsettled but fascinated the audience. Said nasty antics included eye rakes, using the ropes for illegal chokes and hurling verbal abuse at her opponents, again something the 5SSW crowd wasn’t used to. By contrast The Experience tag team were poised and despite benefiting from Hellcat’s methods preferred to out-wrestle the other team and assert their dominance that way, which they achieved more often than not. Having Kinuye and Kaede on the other side helped matters as they had big time experience with the American style from their time in NOTBPW which helped bridge the gap between the various styles clashing the ring and they were able to lead the match but lacked the skill to make their Gaijin guests really pop. The finish of the match came when Lily Snyder hit Kaede with 2 Cut-Throat [saito] Suplexes and claimed the victory. After the match the QAW Tag Champions dropped their poised attitudes and joined in with Hellcat sneering at the 5SSW Tag Champions as they helped Kaede from the ring. Winners: Hellcat Hernandez, Lily Snyder & Ava Anderson via pinfall 11:03 [55] Trios Match Yuma Maruya, HEART Saitoh & Alina America vs. Fuyuko Higa, Shiori Jippensha & Unstoppable Tai The main event kicked things back into the general standard expected from 5SSW. The QAW Champion insisted on proving herself first by taking on Unstoppable Tai and the two engaged in a classic speed v power exchange with Alina essentially using Tai as a climbing frame to assist with her flashier lucha inspired offence. After a few minutes it was ended abruptly with a sickening lariat from Tai who tagged out to Fuyuko Higa. 'Miss Perfection' did her best to make Alina look bad in the ring by seemingly increasing the work rate beyond what Alina was prepared for making her look out of her depth. Yuma entered the ring and broke up a submission attempt and rallied Alina to make a tag which she did and the Joshi’s took over the match for the remainder in a furious exchange as there was a lot to play for with Yuma’s challengers jockeying for position. The finish of the match saw Yuma go to the top rope seemingly for a Moonsault only for Tai to intercept and set her up for the Tai Bomber [Crucifix Bomb], but luckily for Yuma, Alina chop blocked Tai’s knee from behind. From there the two World Champions put on double team offence of repeated Stereo Basement Dropkicks to a kneeling Tai eventually sending her to the mat. Alina encouraged Yuma to the top rope before she herself hit a Suicide Dive to the outside onto Fuyuko, Shiori and HEART. Yuma hit the split legged Moonsault on Tai and took the win. Post match a furious Higa and Jippensha stormed away from the ringside area leaving Tai behind as Yuma and HEART celebrated with Alina, seemingly accepting Alina into their good graces. Winners: Yuma Maruya, HEART Saitoh & Alina America via pinfall 13:17 [66] Show rating: 62

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } [Airing on QAW.com] Bomb: Welcome to my office QAW faithful! You are tuning into a special broadcast celebrating the new alliance between Queens of American Wrestling and 5 Star Supreme Wrestling in Japan, and we’re looking ahead to QAW Battlebowl 2020 where 5SSW’s best will be facing off with QAWs in a night of first ever dream matches. I’m joined by QAW commentator (and owner) Farrah Hesketh, to take a closer look at the Joshi talent joining us. Hesketh: Thanks for having me Bomb! Bomb: What do you want the fans at home to know about this alliance? Hesketh: It’s going to be incredible! 5SSW is a historic promotion that has been around since the 80s! I remember in my early career being invited to go on a tour with them, when the Joshi scene was thriving in the 90s, and I was simply blown away by the level of talent. And it really took me to the next level in terms of skills and being able to work with people from around the world. Fast forward to now and 5SSW is still the standard bearer for many women in the sport. That isn’t to say its better than the classic American style or Lucha Libre, which we here at QAW represent, but its a challenge to adapt to because its so different. Bomb: You just referred to the ‘Joshi scene’, can you explain to our viewers who aren’t familiar? Hesketh: Absolutely. It’s important to remember that ‘Joshi’ is not a style. There are a range of styles like we have here, and Joshi Puroresu is the same as other Puroresu, the major difference being the gender of the wrestlers. When it comes to 5SSW’s I would describe it as hard-hitting. Bomb: I toured with 5SSW back in the day too and the style is hard on the body! Very physically intense! It doesn’t matter if they are big or small, everyone hits you very, very hard! Hesketh: The toughest steel is forged in the hottest fire and that’s the opportunity we’re giving the QAW wrestlers with this alliance. You either come back from a tour with 5SSW a better wrestler or… Bomb: Broken! Hesketh: It isn’t for everyone. And the Joshi’s want to come to QAW and experience our style which will be a challenge for them too. We’re taking the women’s wrestling ‘scene’ to a new, global level and everyone is going to benefit. Unstoppable Tai [A short video of career highlights play] Bomb: So in celebration of this momentous alliance QAW and 5SSW will be regularly exchanging wrestlers to build bridges and give the fans new and exciting match ups. It is a great honour for a QAW member to be selected for this tour and any future tours! Hesketh: You’re flying the QAW flag in a brand new market and we’re not just going to send anyone over! Bomb: I think Sensational Ogiwara was thinking the same thing because first up is the return of Unstoppable Tai! What do you think Farrah? Hesketh: Well, we’re familiar with Tai already from the recent Tag Tournament. She is 6’2, 225lb of pure meanness! Bomb: Unstoppable Tai is the kind of fighter I like to watch: Big, brutal and badass! She is powerhouse wrestler and we can expect lots of slams, lariats and general dominance out of her. Hesketh: Her tag team with Toku Kijmuta ‘TermiNation’ has tasted gold on a couple of occasions recently, and even won the prestigious Tag Team Grand Prix. Bomb: Y’know they remind me of my old team with Gorgon, we just wanted to get in the ring and break our opponents! Hesketh: And don’t be fooled by Tai coming here alone, she’s held the All-Asian championship twice as well. A very impressive feat and the Battlebowl being an over the top battle royal... it is going to be hard to eliminate her! HEART Saitoh [A short video of career highlights play] Bomb: What do you think to HEART Saitoh? Hesketh: If Unstoppable Tai is your kind of wrestler then Saitoh is mine. Bomb: Yeah she has a whiff of those girls in The Line that you love so much… Hesketh: I’m sure that’s a compliment. Bomb: Sure! Hesketh: She has 15 years of experience under her belt and was trained by the legendary Sensational Ogiwara herself! Get this, she earned the name ‘HEART’ from the fans because they loved her never say die spirit so much! Bomb: It says that she is a 3 time All-Asian Champion, 2 time Tag Champ and a World Title reign under her belt. We’ve got ourselves a Triple Crowned competitor on our hands! Hesketh: That is a very big deal! She is only the 2nd Joshi in 5SSW’s history to achieve that! HEART describes herself as a technical high flyer which is a very rare style to come by. She is known to target limbs and uses a few submissions but is very comfortable in the air. Everyone’s going to have to watch out for her Flying Knee Strike or they’ll be seeing stars during the Battlebowl! Fuyuko Higa & Shiori Jippensha [A short video of career highlights play] Bomb: I didn’t know these two were a tag team! Hesketh: A recent development! They are going by ‘The Honnari’. Which according to Japanese lore are powerful demonesses so that gives us an idea of what they stand for... Bomb: Crystal clear. They are both controversial figures in the Japanese scene. I recall Higa’s manifesto where she announced her disgust of the Joshi scene which she felt had become over stylised and was focussing too much on looks. It pissed a lot of people off but certainly gained a lot of eyes on young Fuyuko Higa. Hesketh: I think her manifesto lost its credibility because she called for wrestlers to be removed who ‘clearly didn’t belong’... But it seems as if Shiori Jippensha agrees with Higa’s thinking and the two are on a mission to rid 5SSW of what they refer to as ‘dead idols’. And when we say ‘idol’ its referring to people in the entertainment industry who are almost manufactured for it, and like we have bikini models in the ring here, the Joshi scene has Idols. Bomb: I think if anyone is best placed to determine who belongs in the ring it is the ‘Excellence of Execution’ Shiori Jippensha and ‘Miss Perfection’ Fuyuko Higa! Both of them are out of this world talented all-rounders and have 23 years of experience between them. I can’t wait to hear what they think about the QAW roster, I’m happy to take some pointers on who doesn’t belong! Hesketh: Anyway! Shiori has the much better record lets face it. She’s been awarded the ‘Female Wrestler of the Year’ award twice and is a 4 time 5SSW World Champion. A height that Fuyuko hasn’t reached yet. Why do you think that is? Bomb: Fuyuko just hasn’t hit her prime yet. Shiori is slightly ahead in her career and yes, she has had a lot of success sooner than Fuyuko but these things are best assessed when we look back on an entire career. Maybe when it's all said and done Fuyuko will be the greatest women’s wrestler the world has ever seen. There is no doubt she has the potential it's just she hasn’t connected all the dots yet. Hesketh: True, both of them are the past, present and future of Joshi Puroresu rolled into one and I cannot wait to see them in a QAW ring. 5SSW Triangle Champion: Gemmei Oonishi [A short video of career highlights play] Bomb: Our first champion! Hesketh: That’s right, the Triangle Champion: Gemmei Oonishi. Bomb: Farrah… What the hell is a ‘Triangle Champion’? Hesketh: It’s a new title belt, just 2 years old, and is only defended in Triple Threat matches! It’s a little gimmicky but its proved very popular with the fans! Obviously, we don’t have a 4th title belt so Gemmei will be participating in an exhibition match with our own Modesty Pador and Raquel Alvarado. Bomb: And what can you tell us about Gemmei? Hesketh: Gemmei is a confident and charismatic high flyer! She is only 29 and has 10 years experience with 5SSW and has primarily been a tag team specialist her career claiming the Tag Championships 3 times alongside Fuyoko Higa. But many feel she is destined for singles success and she won the Grand Prix in 2018. Maybe the Triangle Championship is the first step towards a World Title run! Bomb: And what about Fuyoko Higa, did Shiori edge her out of favour? Hesketh: It is hard to say! Their tag team: ‘The Birds of Prey’ are still tagging but 5SSW doesn’t really promote stables like we do in QAW. It seems Fuyoko is juggling her time between the two alliances, for now. Bomb: I’ve watched a few tapes of Gemmei and she is a wrestler that I used to hate facing. Very quick and nimble, I’d get gassed just trying to catch her. And her Flying Dagger Leg Drop is insane, I’ve never seen someone get so much air time on a leg drop before. Hesketh: I think she is going to be a major challenge for Modesty and Raquel, who are both out of their comfort zones anyway in a triple threat. But that’s why they’ve been selected. I want to see them rise to the challenge. Bomb: Raquel. Modesty. Piece of advice girls... gang up on her! Now, Farrah it’s been great having you with me but I’ve got some other guests on their way for the rest so… Hesketh: What? Bomb: Get the hell out of my office. 5SSW All-Asian Champion: Megumi Nakajima [A short video of career highlights play] QAW Shockwave Champion: Little Miss Perfect Bomb: Little Miss Perfect, welcome to my office! Perfect: This is major! And you are welcome Commissioner Bomb. Bomb: … For what? Perfect: This is a cute little office actually! The desk and files and stuff, it's very 9 to 5, mind numbingly boring-- Bomb: So you're going to be representing QAW at Battlebowl against 5SSW’s All-Asian Champion: Megumi Nakajima! I want to read you some of her accomplishments… 3 time World Champion! 3 time All-Asian Champion! Tag Champion! 2017 Grand Prix winner! The first ever 5SSW Triple Crown winner! I hate to say this but I am worried for you! Perfect: Why? Bomb: Because she is going to kick your ass! Perfect: Ew, no. She is 33 years old. That grandma is 7 years older than me… Megumi Nakajima has climbed to the top, sure, but now she’s tumbling her way back down as I climb past her. Bomb: So you’re going to win because you’re younger? Perfect: I’m going to win because I am perfect. Everything I do is perfect. Have you seen my follower count? It is the highest in QAW. Bomb: We might need to fact check that claim. Perfect: People follow me because I am a winner too. People don’t want to follow a loser! I give my followers something to aspire to. I haven’t really bothered to check Megumi’s socials, because I like don’t even care, but I bet mine is higher. Hashtag blessed, hashtag winner vibes and hashtag perfect! 5SSW World Tag Team Champions: Kinuye Mushashibo & Ochiyo Iijima, 'The Storm Dragons' [A short video of career highlights play] QAW World Tag Team Champions: Lily Snyder & Ava Anderson, 'The Experience' Bomb: QAW faithful, please welcome the QAW Tag Team Champions: The Experience! Lily Snyder, Ava Anderson, how do you feel about this alliance with 5SSW? Snyder: We’re excited for it. Anderson: Let's face it we have dominated the tag team scene here in the States to the point where we have no competition. Snyder: None. Anderson: This alliance gives us a whole new country to conquer and prove why we are the greatest women’s tag team of all time. Lilly & Rose, Las Amazonas, The Uprising all pale in comparison. So, Torment and Sorrow, Birds of Prey, The Kanto Express… We’re looking forward to giving you the experience of losing to us very soon. Bomb: I notice you didn’t mention your competitors at Battlebowl just then, The Storm Dragons. Snyder: We’re disappointed. Anderson: Very disappointed. We would have much preferred to face the former champions The Uprising as we want a real challenge. The Storm Dragons have been around for all of a minute and got a fluke win the other week after they’ve sucked all year…! Is that really the best they have to offer? Bomb: I think you’re selling your opponents a little short. They’re both long standing veterans in the ring. I think our viewers will be more familiar with Kinuye from her run with NOTBPW and Ochiyo is a well respected martial artist! With almost 30 years experience between them they’re going to give you a run for your money. Snyder: They won’t. Anderson: 30 years experience of mediocrity doesn’t measure up to The Experience because we have instant natural chemistry, and that special connection is something you either have or you don’t. The gold standard of tag team wrestling is sat before you, and Kinuye and Ochiyo can't even scrape bronze. Snyder: Participation award at best. Anderson: They are going to wish they never stumbled into their title reign because they are going to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when they face us at Battlebowl. 5SSW World Champion: Yuma Maruya [A short video of career highlights play] QAW World Champion: Alina America Bomb: Last but by no means least, Alina America! Welcome to my office! America: Thank you for having me! Bomb: Alina, as the current reigning QAW World Champion, what do you think of this alliance? America: I don’t know if my fellow champions would admit to this but it is a dream come true for me. I didn’t have the easiest up bringing in Mexico. My family tried their hardest and when I was a little girl I was very happy but as I grew up I began to notice that we were actually very poor compared to other families. I thought it was normal for your parents to work at least 3 jobs at a time…! At times it felt as though the world was closing in around me and my future was decided already. But lucha libre saved my life. My abuela loved it! She would take me on special occasions to OLLIE shows and I just fell in love in as well. It was a total escape from reality and once I tasted it I didn’t want to let it go! So, when I was old enough I worked 3 jobs like my parents and saved up for wrestling training! At the dojo we used to swap wrestling dvds and one day someone gave me 5SSW Joshimania 2007, Sensational Ogiwara defeated Crusher Ichihara for her 8th world title reign. My eyes were opened to the wider world at that point, it was so different to lucha libre and everything that I thought wrestling was meant to be. It absolutely inspired me and 13 years later I’m here in America at the top of my game. And now I have the best of Japan knocking on my door to face me. Bomb: You sure do! To be specific you have 6 time 5SSW World Champion Yuma Maruya knocking! So, are you going to defeat her? America: Of course I am. Frankly, I can’t afford to think anything else! The woman has 17 years of experience. When I was learning how to bump on a crappy ring in someone’s backyard Yuma was winning championships. Before I even made my professional debut Yuma was a world champion! She is a one of a kind talent who can do everything I can, probably better too… She’s faced DEVIL Karube, Joanne Rodriguez and the Sensational Ogiwara herself... Bomb: You don’t sound very confident! America: When I was a little girl I used to look out of my window at the night sky and feel hopeless. The sky was so vast and I feared I would be stuck under the same patch of it forever. But I worked hard to chase my dream and I promise that little girl who dreamed of more that I will win at Battlebowl. Yuma Maruya, you may have notched some legendary names into your belt… But you will not claim Alina America's!

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } [Airing on QAW.com] Bomb: Welcome to my office QAW faithful, what did you think of Big City Breakdown? I personally found it highly entertaining! I’m a genius! "Normally I would take the time to talk to you about QAW’s next event, which is scheduled to be the 2020 ‘Battlebowl’! In years gone by the Battlebowl has always featured a standard Battle Royal but this year we will formally crown a Battlebowl winner! Who will receive a lovely bouquet of flowers, a bonus in their pay cheque and, a shot at the QAW World Championship at the ‘Showdown’ PPV. I must assure you that the flowers will be truly exquisite! Now, you’re probably expecting me to tell you that the number one contender Emma May will face Alina America at Battlebowl but I can’t. I’m sorry. Don’t worry she will get her opportunity though. It is with great honour that today I can announce the official alliance between Queens of American Wrestling and 5 Star Supreme Wrestling in Japan. The legendary Sensational Ogiwara has brokered a deal with Farrah Hesketh and myself that will see our two great companies work together to take women’s wrestling to a new, global stage. We will work together by sharing talent, training together and, most importantly, giving you the fans the best possible wrestling we can. Let me tell you any women’s wrestler worth their salt will tell you that an ambition of theirs is to be invited to Japan to compete for 5SSW and if they tell you otherwise then they are lying! And I hear the joshi’s feel the same way about QAW! To celebrate this union over the next month talents from QAW will go on tour with 5SSW culminating in their ‘Wrestle Challenge’ PPV in June. In exchange joshi from 5SSW will join QAW at the Battlebowl event in a special QAW vs 5SSW Champions showcase! That’s right! The best of both promotions will be pitted against each other to establish who really is the best of the best. The QAW World Champion Alina America will face 5SSW World Champion: Yuma Maruya! The QAW Tag Team Champions The Experience will face 5SSW Champions: The Storm Dragons! And, the QAW Shockwave Champion Little Miss Perfect will face the 5SSW All-Asian Champion: Megumi Nakajima. Not only that the 5SSW Triangle Champion: Gemmei Oonishi will compete in a special triple threat exhibition match against our own Modesty Pador and Raquel Alvarado! And, last but by certainly no means least, the 2020 Battlebowl will feature your favourite QAW wrestlers alongside some fantastic 5SSW talents: Fuyoko Higa, Heart Saitoh, Shiori Jippensha and, Unstoppable Tai. Join me next week where I’ll be joined by Farrah Hesketh and we’ll be taking a closer look at the 5SSW joshi’s joining us and we’ll be getting reactions from the QAW roster!".

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Big City Breakdown Date: Fri W3 Apr 2020 Location: Dallas, TX Attendance: 467 Broadcast on Wrestleworld: 19,337 viewers Dark match: In a decent match Ashley Keith def Izzy Quick via submission in 07:33 [39] Alfonso Garcia & Farrah Hesketh Garcia: Hola lucha fans! Welcome to QAW Big City Breakdown! To my right, the Jill-of-all-Trades, Farrah Hesketh! Hesketh: Thanks Alfonso, and thank you for letting us into your homes on Wrestleworld! We have a great night of action ahead and you won’t be disappointed! Garcia: We have 2 World Championship matches tonight! The Experience will defend against Stormfront’s Juana Hurricane and Sonnaz Shah! And Alina America will defend the World Title against Pamela Rojo! Hesketh: Also the finals of the Tag Team Number One Contender Tournament will conclude with Las Amazonas taking on Lilly and Rose! Garcia: The Tag Champions are making their way to the ring for the opening contest which means Brayfield will be gracing us any moment... Bossman Brayfield Tag Match QAW World Tag Team Championship The Experience © v Juana Hurricane & Sonnaz Shah [Storm Front] The remaining members of Storm Front were angry and Lily and Ava soon realised they had poked the bear a little too hard. The Experience held their ground and brawled but were unable to tap into the same fury that Juana had and neither woman wanted to stay in the ring with her for too long. Commentary reminded the viewer that Juana was typically a calmer competitor preferring to go for submissions just as Lily Snyder landed a slap across her face that sounded like a whip crack. This enraged Juana who lunged for Lily's neck taking her down to the mat and gaining the mount with both hands crushing the air out of Lily’s lungs. The referee attempted to break the illegal choke but Juana would not relent and the referee had no choice but to give the 5 count and disqualify her. Winners: The Experience def. Juana Hurricane & Sonnaz Shah via DQ 09:52 [46] [Defences: 2] Brayfield: Disgraceful behaviour! What kind of company are you running here Hesketh?! Hesketh: Me?! After your clients antics last week aiding Hellcat Hernandez you’re really in no position Brayfield! Garcia: While we try and restore some order out here I believe Pamela Rojo is scheduled for an interview to explain her actions from American Lucha where she turned on Alina America! Take it away Dharma! The feed cuts to Dharma Gregg standing by with a microphone next to Pamela Rojo, behind the duo is the QAW logo... Dharma Gregg & Pamela Rojo Dharma: Pamela, at the end of American Lucha you shocked everyone when, after your trios victory alongside Alina America, you inexplicably hit her with a devastating powerslam! Tell us what made you do that?! Pamela: Listen, I have nothing against Alina America. In fact, I like Alina America! What I did was business and I think she knows that. Dharma: Business? Pamela: I have been with this company for 10 years and I have never held the World Championship. When I debuted I won the first ever Queen of the Ring tournament and earned myself a spot in the first ever QAW World Championship match. And what did I do? I choked. Miss Mexico pinned me and became the first ever QAW World Champion. Did I learn from my mistake and win it on my next attempt? No, I choked. Sure I had success in the tag division but that was five years ago. I feel like I’ve been choking my entire career and I can’t breathe anymore. I can’t keep standing aside whilst other people pass me by. After the match finished last month I knew I had to free myself and seize the opportunity. Dharma: By assaulting an unsuspecting Alina America? Pamela: I have my shot don’t I? Dharma: Yes, I suppose you’re right. Pamela: I’m not proud of it but its business, and when I take the championship tonight, I’ll breathe easy at last. [33] [The promo got the crowd hotter] Trios Match Modesty Pador, Darkness Cat & Penny Ramone v Little Miss Perfect, Raquel Alvarado & Millie the Minx The trios match served as a good palette cleanser after the previous brawl and each competitor put in a solid showing. The match was a tale of two teams as Miss Perfect was clearly grating on her partners nerves by constantly inserting herself into the action with distracting blind tags and at one point started an Instagram live and dropped off the apron to talk to the viewers, missing a tag from Raquel in the process. The opposing team worked well together and Penny Ramone had a very impressive debut showing a versatile style of strikes, technical wrestling and even proving comfortable in the air. The finish came when Raquel grew frustrated with Perfect’s antics and after being hit with a 3rd consecutive dropkick from Darkness Cat tagged in Perfect via a slap across the face and left the ring with Millie. A bemused and slightly dizzy Perfect entered the ring and walked right into a freshly tagged in Modesty Pador who clinched her in a small package for the win. Winners: Modesty Pador, Darkness Cat & Penny Ramona via pin fall 11:33 [40] The feed cuts back to interview area where Ash Grover is standing by alone... Ash Grover Ash: ‘God, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change. The Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.’… "Foxxy Larue… I learnt this prayer when I was in recovery and we’d recite it together at the end of a meeting. I’ve found it has even greater power when I say it alone, often in the dark, often when I am most afraid. When I really need it and mean it, it never lets me down. Do I have serenity? Being able to describe serenity back then was difficult, after all I hadn’t experienced much of it, except at the bottom of a bottle. But gradually I began to find it, in the eyes of those who supported me through my darkest moments and, eventually, in my own reflection. Being an alcoholic I naturally wanted more. So in times of stress, which were many, I prayed for it. I pray for serenity every day, without a drink and without succumbing completely to fear and anxiety. And guess what? It works! Do I have courage? Dutch courage I had plenty of, enough to numb my fears and allow me, for a while anyway, to bluff my way through life. But what about real courage? The ability to overcome fear, and keep moving forward? I have faced my fears and moved forward. Every day I summon the courage to keep going, live sober, one day at a time. So, do I have courage? Yes. Do I have wisdom? For me the beginnings of wisdom came when I admitted complete defeat. The search for wisdom could begin only when I admitted I had none. It’s been a long search but wisdom I have discovered is there when I am willing to ask and to look for it. Foxxy, you think there is a big conspiracy against you. You’re wrong. The Line only and will only exist as long as bullies like you plague QAW. Our existence is a direct response to your poor behaviour. I’ve seen what you’ve said about me online, you think that bringing up my past and throwing my demons in my face will break me that easily? Listen close, you can’t break me because I have already been broken far worse than anything you can dream of doing to me, and I climbed back from it. And you don’t scare me, because I face bigger demons than you every day!". [31] Singles Match Foxxy Larue v Ash Grover What the previous match lacked in intensity was picked up here instead. After months of Foxxy taunting Ash Grover about her troubled past with glee on the mic and online ‘Texas Tough’ Ash Grover had something to prove. The start of the match saw Ash come out hot hitting Foxxy with everything she had even catching Foxxy with a ‘Chicago Hope’ in the 3rd minute and a near fall causing Fox to roll out the ring for a time out. Showing her big match inexperience Ash pursued Fox and ate a ‘Flash Headkick’ for her troubles. Now firmly in control Foxxy worked Ash over on the outside, breaking up the 10 count when required, and promptly shutting down the comeback attempts from Grover. In an eye opening move Foxxy took a break from the beatdown and sauntered over to the announce table, took a water bottle and poured it over Farrah Hesketh who had to be restrained by Alfonso Garcia. This disrespectful move spurred Ash to mount a semblance of a comeback and managed to get things back in the ring but was ultimately not able to overcome Fox who ducked a leg lariat, ran the ropes and retaliated with another huge ‘Flash Headkick’ that knocked Ash out for the count. Winner: Foxxy Larue via pin fall 12:02 [46] Foxxy immediately exits the ring and forces Farrah out of her seat and slides back into the ring with the steel chair and a mic in hand. She stands over a downed Ash and places her foot on her neck... Foxxy: You’ve faced bigger demons than me huh? You’re probably hoping that your lil’ buddies are going to come and save you but they’ve probably discovered by now my girls have got to them first. It’s just you, me and this chair now baby girl! [Foxxy proceeds to wrap the steel chair around Ash’s neck with bad intentions and the referee attempts to intervene but Fox scares her out of the ring] Alfonso: What can Foxxy Larue be thinking here?! She’s taking things way too far now--!” [Before Foxxy can do anything Farrah Hesketh rushes into the ring and spins Foxxy around to face her. This enrages Foxxy who slaps Farrah hard across the face and tries to return to what she was doing. To the absolute delight of the crowd Farrah spins Foxxy around again and delivers a kick to the mid section and DDTs her. She frees Ash and pulls her out of the ring as security, led by Commissioner Bomb, appears to take a dazed Foxxy to the backstage area] [38] Garcia: Farrah, I’m speechless! Hesketh: Alfonso I apologise that was very unprofessional of me. I-- Garcia: No! That was amazing!!! Hesketh: Thank you. But it certainly isn’t my intention to get involved in active competitors affairs like that. I just couldn’t sit by and watch Ash have her passion stripped away from her like that. Not after she has worked so hard to return… I’ll have to face the music for putting my hands on Foxxy at some point. Tag Match Tournament Finals Las Amazonas v Lilly & Rose The finals of the number one contender tournament culminated in a great match between two excellent teams. Lilly & Rose certainly held the edge in terms of experience together but Las Amazonas entered the QAW scene with an irrepressible energy catapulting them to the top of the division. Many expected the high flying teams to battle it out in the air, and for a time they did, treating the viewers to a highly athletic contest with lots of arm drags, drop kicks and fast paced chain wrestling with innovative roll up attempts. When it became clear neither side could gain a clear advantage Debbie Rose and Pinky Perez shook hands and engaged in a more mat based technical exchange. The crowd really appreciated the versatility in the ring and applauded both teams who seemed intent on keeping things civil, until Mariana took exception to almost being caught in a victory roll by Kate and shoved her to the ground. As the intensity and speed started picking up again the Champions appeared at ringside scouting the action and sensing an opportunity with the referee distracted Ava Anderson slid into the ring and accidentally caught Kate Lilly with the title belt instead of Pinky. Pinky seized the day and drop kicked Ava out of the ring, hopped up to the top rope and hit Kate with a Flog Splash and sealed Las Amazona’s victory. Winners: Las Amazonas def. Lilly & Rose via pinfall 18:07 [50] QAW World Championship Alina America © v Pamela Rojo Pamela Rojo tried agitating the World Champion out the gate by offering out her hand to start the match. The ever wholesome Alina played to the crowd on what to do and the roaring feedback was a resounding ‘no!’ so Alina feigned reaching out and surprised Pamela with a headlock instead. The match was a classic power v speed match up with Alina trying to keep the pace fast to tire out her larger, stronger opponent. To Pamela’s credit she fought like she had something to prove and wanted to show the world she had what it took to hang in the main event and she unleashed a fairly impressive power moveset including nailing Alina with a Yokosuka Cutter for a 2.9 count. Despite her best efforts the crowd just didn’t buy into her as a credible threat and Alina took back control as Pamela hoisted her up for a ‘Rojo Alert’ [Running Powerbomb] by countering it into a sunset flip. Alina was the first to her feet and ran wild with drop kicks keeping Pamela disorientated and mustering all her might lifted Pamela up for the ‘Southern Lights Bomb’ and dropped her down on her neck for the bone crunching win. As Pamela recovered and it dawned on her she had been pinned she walked over to Alina and interrupted her celebration. The crowd hushed sensing a confrontation but instead Pamela grasped Alina’s hand in her own and quickly exited the ring. Winner: Alina America via pinfall 13:33 [48] [Defences: 3] Garcia: An excellent performance there from Alina! Hesketh: Agreed, but my heart does go out to Pamela. I may not agree with how she conducted herself to secure the match but I know how much that match must have meant to her. The true test is how she picks herself up from it and comes back stronger. She is world championship material! Garcia: Speaking of world championship material we have a grudge-a-go-go match coming next in the main event slot: Danielle Sweetheart versus Emma May! These two women absolutely hate each other and then throw in a world championship opportunity? This match has very high stakes. In a pre-recorded promo Emma stands alone in the interview area... Emma: Once again my inevitable path to the QAW World Championship has been disrupted. Once again, I have to assert my dominance over Danielle Sweetheart. The last time we met one on one you walked away with the win, I’ll grant you that! But you were in the one stuck in physical therapy for months. "Last month, I put you to sleep in that ring. The more I applied pressure on your neck the more you weakened and I really enjoyed the feeling of your body struggling against mine. I felt the exact moment fear overcame you and it was exhilarating! I don’t know if you remember but I whispered something to you in those final moments before you passed out. If you don’t remember I’ll whisper it to you again very soon.". In another pre-recorded promo Danielle stands alone in the same interview... Danielle: Emma, you once said to me that violence is what puts food on your table and helps you sleep at night. You were saying that your violent approach to competition, to our great sport, somehow makes you better than everyone else… I’m a 3 time World Champion, 3 times more than you. I’ve been Queen of the Ring 4 times...4 times more than you. I have defeated you one on one, you have never defeated me… I approach this sport with dignity, with love for the fans and respect for my fellow competitors. It has put food on my table and helped me sleep at night for 13 years. When you compare your approach to mine, and look at the outcomes… Maybe you need to go back to the drawing board? [47] Singles Match Danielle Sweetheart v Emma May The crowd was ready to see this match and their reactions during the entrances was enough to show why this was going on as the main event. The last time they had met in a ring for singles action was 7 months ago where Danielle came away with the victory but had her arm almost broken by Emma after the match. Since then the two were destined for a rematch and the last time they were in a ring together Emma May had put Danielle to sleep. The two women locked up in the centre of the ring showing slick technical wrestling and everything had just a little extra force on it making every hold look like they were genuinely trying to rip each others’ limbs off, although Danielle was much better at selling it than Emma was. After a few minutes of mat wrestling Emma shot for a Kimura lock which Danielle quickly rolled out of and retreated to the safety of the ropes. This delighted Emma who knew she had a winning formula now and she arrogantly lay on her back and challenged Danielle to grapple with her. Showing great resolve Danielle charged forward and immediately wrapped up Emma in a Magistral Cradle for a near fall. Before Emma could react Danielle had her up again for a backslide for another near fall. As Emma got up she ate a picture perfect drop kick to the face and she now found herself retreating for a rope break. Danielle pressed the advantage but the referee blocked her path causing the two to bicker about the rules and Emma landed a cheap shot on Danielle knocking her silly. Emma took Danielle by the back of the neck and rammed her shoulder first into the turnbuckle and took her down to the mat and started trying to lock in her patented Kimura. The veteran Danielle had enough wherewithal to sense danger and struggled out of Emma’s grip eventually finding herself on her side in a hammer lock half nelson with Emma trying to take the back. The crowd got behind Danielle who rallied out of the hold getting to her feet forcing Emma to revert to a full nelson. The two women struggled for a moment before Danielle put herself in reverse and forced Emma back into the turnbuckle forcing her to break the hold. The crowd was on their feet as Danielle bounced Emma around the ring with right hands, clotheslines and a flying cross body followed up with an impressive spring board leg drop off the ropes. Danielle pointed to the turnbuckle signalling she was going high risk and made her ascent. She waited perched on the turnbuckle as Emma groggily got to her feet, instead of doing as Danielle wanted and turning around, Emma lurched sideways and hit the ropes causing Danielle to slip and land on her backside. In an amazing feat of athleticism Emma leapt up onto the top rope, seized Danielle’s arm in a flying arm bar and brought her crashing down to the mat from the top rope already trapped in the submission. Danielle did her best to fight it but Emma was too much to overcome and she forced a shocking tap out. Winner: Emma May via submission 18:07 [57] Show rating: 53

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Meanwhile in Mexico... Sobrehumano Date: Fri W1 Apr 2020 Location: Zapopan [Occidente] Attendance: 473 Dark match: Catalina Vasquez def. Hellcat Hernandez via DQ [54] Commentary: Victor Fernandez & El Maestro Fernandez: We’re now ready for the main event and it is set to make history! Maestro: When this great company agreed to join the prestigious COTT alliance we did so under one condition: they introduce a women’s singles and tag team division with World Championships! Our Luchadoras are the best in the world and deserve the same opportunities as our luchadors to travel to other promotions and assert their dominance! Fernandez: The Tag Titles were decided last month at OLLIE’s Eternal War where Electric Dreamer and Ursula Saez defeated Elsa Calvo and Purple Viper. I know our luchadora’s are already beginning to speak with one another about potential partnerships to bring those belts to CILL in the near future. Maestro: And who knows we might introduce our own belts! Fernandez: You heard it here first! Maestro: And tonight we have the honour of deciding the first ever COTT World Women’s Champion with Pinky Perez versus Poison Ivy! Two former CILL Women’s Champions in their own right. Fernandez: Although perhaps on different levels El Maestro! Pinky is the record breaking 5 time (5 time!) champion and has been dominating the division for the past 8 years. Poison Ivy has just the 1 reign to her name…! Maestro: Lets not forget that Poison Ivy defeated Pinky for the women’s championship and held it for almost a year! Fernandez: Only to lose it back to Pinky and hasn’t tasted gold since. Pinky has to be the favourite going into this match! And I’m sure the CILL Women’s Champion Maribel Mercado will be watching this one with interest! Confederation Of The Territories World Women’s Championship: Pinky Perez v Poison Ivy The two luchadora’s were making history in the main event and had to go on after the CILL World Championship and Women’s Championship matches, which had been excellent. Fortunately for those viewing the pressure formed a diamond of a match which completely out classed the rest of the card! Pinky Perez has been the face of the women’s division for the past 8 years and put on a performance which showed she was perhaps the face of the entire company. Her opponent, Poison Ivy, was a blast from the past and was Pinky’s first proper championship feud; so it was poetic to see them clash again as Pinky looked to establish her footing on an international stage. The match was pure lucha libre displaying rapid sequences of holds and manoeuvres and both women took to the sky. Ultimately, Pinky Perez got to display everything she had and the crowd never took to the prospect of Ivy winning it (despite controlling portions of the match). Pinky put Poison Ivy away with a ‘Pink Butterfly Bomb’ [double underhook powerbomb] and became the first ever COTT World Women’s Champion! Winner: Pinky Perez via pinfall in 16:09 [70]

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } [Airing on QAW.com] Bomb: Welcome QAW faithful and thank you for being apart of our historic event American Lucha where we broadcasted live into nearly 18,000 homes! And if you missed the action you can subscribe to the Wrestleworld Network and watch the show at your leisure for the low price of $9.99 a month... Provided you live in North America! American Lucha was a fantastic event and I have to say my ingenious stipulation to the main event has certainly made me things a little more interesting. Our QAW World Champion, Alina America, now has three contenders for her gold! Pamela Rojo, Danielle Sweetheart and Emma May... Now I was wondering to myself who should get their shot first? And then Pamela decided it for me by smashing Alina America into the mat after the match! So at Big City Breakdown in April, Alina America will defend against Pamela Rojo! And what about Danielle and Emma? Whilst Pamela was making a statement Danielle was receiving medical attention and Emma was hightailing it out the arena... This will not do! So, they will face each other to determine the next number 1 contender for whomever comes out as World Champion. And the loser will forfeit their title shot. Why? Because I don't want either woman thinking they have a second chance if they mess this up. I want a fight! So may the best woman win. And speaking of winning, the finals of the Tag Team Tournament will be decided as Lilly & Rose face off against Las Amazonas! Some have said the tournament has been a triumph and testament to my amazing leadership. And I couldn't agree more. The Tag Champions themselves were busy bees at American Lucha jumping Juana Hurricane & Sonnaz Shah backstage which undoubtedly set Alexis Lee up for Hellcat Hernandez's attack. Seeing as the Champs have the night off why don't we change that? The Experience will defend their titles against Juana & Sonnaz! And as for Hellcat... I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed. I don't like it when the merchandise gets too badly damaged! And right now it's looking like you sent Alexis to an earlier than expected retirement. Hellcat, you and your girls Felicia and Diamond can sit Big City Breakdown out and think about you've done...

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } American Lucha Date: Fri W3 Mar 2020 Location: Dallas, TX Attendance: 346 [sell Out] Broadcast on Wrestleworld: 17,986 viewers Dark match: Ashley Keith def Vicki Kyle via submission in 09:33 [41] Garcia: Hola lucha fans and welcome to QAW American Lucha! By my side calling the action, as ever, Farrah Hesketh! Hesketh: Alfonso tonight is an historic event for QAW because for the first time in its history QAW is being broadcast into your homes on demand. This is a dream come true for myself and every worker and backstage crew member in QAW! Garcia: That’s right Farrah we are bearing witness to the growth of women’s wrestling in the United States and I’m honoured to be calling the action. The broadcast cuts to Commissioner Bomb’s office and the viewing audience is treated to a close up shot of the desk which is neatly organised and has two framed photographs: One of Commissioner Bomb holding the USPW Women’s Title and a larger one depicting a AAA roster lining up for a class photo in ring gear-- the keen eyed wrestling spot would spot the likes of Joanne Rodriguez, Belle Bryden and Raven Nightfall in the frame. As the camera pans out Bomb is sat behind the desk with Alina, Danielle and Pamela waiting patiently in a row to the side. Not staged at all... Commissioner Bomb, Alina America, Danielle Sweetheart & Pamela Rojo Bomb: Ladies this new budding alliance you have going on is very exciting to see. I feel like nothing bonds you better with someone than a shared hatred of someone else. Are you on the same page for tonight’s main event? Alina: Absolutely. Danielle: Of course. Bomb: Good to hear. Good to hear. So, raise your hand if you like surprises! [The three women share uneasy glances with only Danielle slowly raising her hand] Bomb: Don’t worry you two will love it too. I wanted to add a bit more excitement to the match tonight and seeing as it is 2 out of 3 falls I wanted to raise the stakes on those pins. Whoever scores a pin tonight earns themselves a QAW World Championship match! Alina: And what happens when I pin someone? Bomb: You’re the Champion, what more do you want? Alina: I want Emma May. Bomb: Fine. If you get pin falls then you can pick your own poison. [The three women share a look and leave one by one with Pamela going last. The camera catches her looking contemplatively after Alina and Danielle] [44] Tag Match Semi-finals w/ Lilly & Rose vs. Payback Inc.w/Vinny Cruz The semi-finals of the Tag Team Tournament kicked off with a great match that almost represented a AAA v QAW clash with Lilly & Rose representing the past AAA promotion and Payback [or Ronin3] being a symbol of QAW, albeit begrudgingly. Ironically though it was Lilly & Rose who brought the high flying QAW style and kept the match fast hitting numerous arm drags, drop kicks and hurricanranas. This was countered with a grinding offence from Toni and Becca, who preferred a brawl, and were constantly seeking to corner an opponent and keep them there. Vinny Cruz looked to get involved several times and even placed Toni’s foot on the rope to break up what looked like a winning combination from Debbie Rose. Ultimately, the sheer experience of Lilly & Rose overwhelmed Payback who were unable to keep the advantage and Becca Barton fell prey to ‘The Thorn’ and the 3 count. Winners: Lilly & Rose via pinfall 14:51 [52] Tag Match Semi-finals Las Amazonas vs, The Uprising Lilly & Rose remained at the top of the entrance ramp to watch who their opponents might be in the finals not really showing a preference for either throughout the match. Similar to the previous match Las Amazonas were keen to rely on high flying offence and the The Uprising were out to slow things down. Unlike before the two teams were evenly matched in terms of technical wrestling and athleticism, and the crowd were treated to a ‘lucharesu’ style match with fast paced chain wrestling and high impact moves. A turning point appeared in the match as Mariana Torres attempted a flying arm-drag off the ropes only to be snatched out the air by Talia and dropped hard onto Talia’s knee, living up to her moniker of ‘The Mistress of the Back-Breaker’. Quinzel followed up with a nasty looking tilt-a-whirl back breaker and Mariana was entirely neutralised. Sensing this Talia played around with her opponent before tossing her towards Pinky Perez in a bizarre display of arrogance. Pinky entered and the two women circled and Talia appeared to get the better of Pinky and set her up for another tilt-a-whirl but Pinky over-rotated out of the move and pulled an off-guard Talia into a small package for the win. The duo of Lilly & Rose applauded the winners briefly and left the stage area. Winners: Las Amazonas via pinfall 12:05 [49] Garcia: Well there we have it! The finals are locked in, it’ll be: Las Amazonas versus Lilly & Rose! Hesketh: It’s going to be a very evenly matched in that arena and I can’t wait to see it. Looks like your prediction of Las Amazonas winning the whole thing might be coming to fruition. Garcia: They were my 1st pick I’ll have you know! Coming up next The Line will be in trios action against three very mean women. Hesketh: Well that’s one way of describing them-- [The commentary team are cut off by the music of Foxxy Larue who comes out onto the entrance way in street clothes and makes her way to the commentary table seemingly to join them...] Hesketh: I didn’t realise we had the honour… Foxxy: Alfonso it is good to see you baby! Did you hear something? Garcia: Did I hear Farrah? Foxxy: Farrah? I don’t know her. Alfonso, let's call this match please. Trios Match The Line v Queen Amazon, Purple Viper & Raquel Alvarado The presence of Foxxy at ringside was a constant focus during this match with Ash Grover in particular seeming unable to keep her focus away from the ultimate diva who in turn encouraged it by inviting Ash to ‘do something about it’. Foxxy also proved to be a disruptive presence for the viewer as well, obnoxiously interrupting Farrah at every opportunity resulting in Farrah giving up. Despite Ash being preoccupied her teammates held it together and kept the advantage over their opponents, who played their heel roles very well, and the crowd were firmly behind The Line trio. The finish came when the referee was distracted by Queen Amazon trying to enter the ring illegally and Raquel Alvarado caught Ash in a full nelson setting her up for Viper's mist attack. Unfortunately for Raquel, Ash ducked just in time and Viper sprayed purple mist into her face allowing Ash to break free and hit Viper with the ‘Chicago Hope’ [Lifting Reverse STO] for the win. Winners: The Line via pinfall in 13:24 [42] Foxxy: Oh wow, can you imagine being pinned by a student of Farrah Hesketh? And by Ash Grover in particular? I’d just retire from the shame. Poor Viper! Hesketh: Are you done?! Foxxy: I am just beginning, you are going to regret the day you sent your lackeys after me. Hesketh: You are deluded. I did no such thing! [The brewing argument is swiftly interrupted as Ash Grover dives across the announce table grabbing at Foxxy Larue and the two tumble backwards over the chair causing Alfonso and Farrah to scatter for safety. Foxxy and Ash struggle with each other trading punches but the close confines behind the announce table prove difficult to manoeuvre for a clear advantage. Eventually, Tex-Mex and Payback appear and break up the fight as the broadcast cuts to backstage just as Ash breaks free and charges towards Foxxy again] [37] We cut to Dharma Gregg standing by with the Furies in the backstage interview area... Emma May, Honey Badger, Marie Punnen & Dharma Gregg Dharma: Please welcome my guests at this time, The Furies: Emma May, Honey Badger and Marie Punnen. Furies, what is your reaction to Commissioner Bomb’s added stipulation to tonight’s main event? Emma: I just need to finish what I started with Danielle’s arm and Alina’s leg, and if Pamela wants to stick her nose into my business then I can break that as well. As for the stipulation... I can walk away with two future shots even though I just need the one. Dharma: What about your partners? Emma: Excuse me, Dharma? I am the leader of this faction and you will address me and me only, understood? My training partners are wholly committed to seeing me as the next QAW Champion. Dharma: I just wanted to ask-- [33] [Dharma isn’t able to complete her sentence as shouting and crashing backstage equipment can be heard out of shot in the distance. The Furies roll their eyes at each other and walk away from the noise. Dharma tells the camera to follow her and they race to the source of the disturbance passing various members of the QAW roster...] They eventually come across a beat down in session of Juana Hurricane and Sonnaz Shah at the hands of the Tag Team Champions: Lily Snyder and Ava Anderson, who are raining down blows onto the seemingly already half beaten Storm Front members. They finish Juana off with Ava Irish whipping Juana straight into a Tag Team Title belt which Lily smashes into her face. [35] Hesketh: What is going on tonight?! It’s no secret that The Experience run with Clenched Fist. If I were Alexis I’d be watching my back going into my match with the Clenched Fist’s leader next. Garcia: You’re off course talking about the strap match between Alexis Lee Littlefeather and Hellcat Hernandez. Farrah, the rivalry between Clenched Fist and Storm Front has been building and building. Strap Match Hellcat Hernandez v Alexis Lee Littlefeather As the referee secured the strap onto Alexis’ wrist she looked apprehensive as though she knew she was walking into a trap. This was contrasted with Hellcat grinning wickedly. The match started with a tug-of-war and Hellcat gained the upper hand, but as she pulled for a final time Alexis released her grip sending Hellcat flying backwards into the turnbuckle. An embarrassed Hellcat got back to her feet and cut Alexis off at her 2nd turnbuckle tap and pulled her into the centre of the ring. Although the objective of the match was to consecutively touch each turnbuckle the match resembled a bar fight; Alexis hit a short arm clothesline which allowed her to hit three turnbuckles before Hellcat recovered and whipped Alexis’ legs from behind with the strap stopping her completely. The crowd rallied behind Alexis as she attempted to pull herself towards the last turnbuckle but Hellcat dragged her out of the ring and the referee reset the count. Hellcat went to work on Alexis around the ringside area and whipped her relentlessly until Alexis’ back was red raw. The crowd cheered Alexis on but were rendered silent when Hellcat hit her trademark running bulldog crashing Alexis down with a dull thud. Hellcat gloated and rolled Alexis back in the ring and made a show of hitting each turnbuckle, but as she sauntered towards the final one she was pulled back by Alexis, who had flung the strap over her shoulder, and was hauled Hellcat away eventually causing her to slip. Alexis took the opportunity to repay the lashes, with interest. But suddenly, Black Diamond appeared and argued with the referee; Felicia Luck also appeared and hit Alexis from behind disrupting the momentum she was building. Hellcat recovered and dismissed Black Diamond who dutifully disappeared allowing the referee to return to the action. In a sadistic move Hellcat hit Alexis with a bone crunching package piledriver in the middle of the ring, wrapped the strap around her neck and then dragged her opponent, clearly struggling to breathe, behind her as she hit each turnbuckle for the victory. Winner: Hellcat Hernandez via stoppage in 14:05 [47] [Hellcat scares the referee out of the ring and starts barking orders to Black Diamond and Felicia Luck, as Alexis gasps for air. Black Diamond frees Hellcat from the strap and Felicia climbs the top rope. Hellcat then sets up Alexis for another package piledriver but this time Felicia jumps from the top rope adding her force to the move and Alexis is crunched into the mat with such force that she almost bounces out of Hellcat's grip] [35] Fesketh: Folks we have to apologise for what you just witnessed! I think the crowd are on the edge of jumping in the ring themselves! Garcia: So this was Hellcat’s grand plan?! Take out Juana and Sonnaz backstage to break Alexis’ neck? To what end? Hesketh: That piledriver was aimed at Juana Hurricane and Juana alone. Garcia: There will surely be consequences from this assault, we know that Commissioner Bomb doesn’t appreciate the wrestlers getting too badly damaged… Hesketh: Viewers as you can see Alexis is being stretchered from the ringside area. We wish her all the best and we’ll keep you updated on her condition. Singles Match Shockwave Championship Little Miss Perfect© v Darkness Cat The next match was in a difficult spot in terms of picking the crowd back up after the previous brutal display and subsequent assault on Alexis. And unfortunately, the two women involved just didn’t click in the ring and LMP was simply unable to lead the match in-between Darkness Cat’s spots which exposed them both. That being said Darkness’ offence still popped the crowd as it was undeniably flashy and LMP still managed to get the crowd irritated by her antics. The end of the match came after Darkness Cat failed to capitalise on a 619 and instead opted to go for a Black Cat Moonsault which ate knees from LMP. The Champion then lifted a breathless Cat up for the Newton's Cradle and the win. Winner: Little Miss Perfect via pinfall 12:21 [36] [Defences 2] Hesketh: A solid win and second title defence from Little Miss Perfect! She may be irritating but she can back it up in the ring. Garcia: That she can. We’re ready for the main event now and I am very keen to see how this one plays out. You have to think that everyone will be keen to assert themselves tonight in order to score one of the precious pin falls. You know Emma will be taking the lion's share on her side, but how will the dynamic play out on the other side? Farrah, how would you be approaching this match? Hesketh: It depends on who I am. If I were a challenger I’d go hard for the first pinfall and once I have it let my teammates take over. If I were the champion I’d be picking the bones and breaking up pins by people I don’t want to face! Garcia: So, maybe not the most collegiate partner? Hesketh: Maybe not. But, when it comes to the World Championship you can’t be collegiate to the detriment of yourself Alfonso... Trios Match Alina America, Danielle Sweetheart & Pamela Rojo v The Furies American Lucha tradition dictates that the main event is a traditional lucha libre 6-person tag team contested under best of 3 falls and tags can be made when the legal wrestler of a team touches the floor outside the ring and a teammate may enter the ring to take her place as the legal competitor. Thanks to Commissioner Bomb’s intervention the stakes were now much higher and every woman had something to gain if they scored a pin-fall. The technico team, despite being thrown together, appeared equal and sportswoman like as they were setting up in their corner visibly patting each other on the back and encouraging one another, juxtaposed by Emma May clearly dictating to her teammates that each pin-fall was for her, and her alone. The opening moments highlighted the spirit of the lucha libre rules with both teams sliding out the ring to avoid irish whip attempts allowing a team mate to rush the ring and gain the momentary advantage. Everyone was approaching things with urgency but Emma May’s dictatorial leadership slowed her teammates down who were noticeably avoiding going for pins to avoid drawing the ire of May. Speaking of May, she had heat with each of her opponents and they wanted a piece of her so she spent her time on the apron directing traffic. This left the inexperienced (The) Rage duo vulnerable and Marie Punnen was being outwrestled by Danielle Sweetheart and tried to escape the ring only to be blocked by Pamela, forcing her to turn around and walk straight into a super kick from Danielle. Pinfall: Danielle Sweetheart [1-0] This was enough to enrage Emma enough to join the match which triggered Alina to call for the tag, desperate for a measure of revenge for the campaign of torment against her. Danielle ignored the demand who had not forgotten last month's miscalculation. The two rivals grappled and Emma went for hammer locks and arm locks clearly targeting the same arm she injured 6 months ago. The MMA fighter was working sloppy though and The Queen of Hearts more than held her own and took Emma off her feet with a series of running clotheslines but, as Danielle hit the ropes for a third, Honey Badger kicked her in the back causing Danielle to stumble into the clutches of Emma May who locked in a standing kimura lock. The two women struggled in the hold as Emma attempted to keep Danielle in the centre of the ring. After what felt like a lifetime (closer to 20 seconds) Danielle was inches from the ropes when Emma cooly transitioned the move into a cross face chicken wing and dragged Danielle to the mat, taking the back in the process and hooked both legs. The scene was uncomfortable to watch as Danielle’s muffled cries could be heard behind Emma’s forearm planted across her face. The fan favourite would not submit and each time Danielle told the referee 'No!' it only made Emma wrench harder. After being the hold for over a minute the life seemed to drain from Danielle and the referee determined she could no longer continue and physically broke the hold. Referee Stoppage: Emma May [1-1] As Danielle rolled to the outside a fired up Alina flew into the ring hitting a Thesz Press and raining down punches on Emma who bridged out and clambered to the ropes and escaped the ring not wanting a piece of the QAW World Champion. The referee called for a tag and a frustrated Alina opted to climb the turnbuckle in pursuit and nailed Emma with a high cross body to the outside flattening her completely. This left Honey Badger and Pamela Rojo left to fight it out and they charged into one another hammering one another with hard body shots which Honey got the better off with a quick jab to the throat dropping Rojo to one knee. Signalling a spear Honey charged towards Rojo but unfortunately connected with Rojo’s forearm stopping her in her tracks. With little effort Pamela hoisted Honey over one shoulder and delivered a massive Running Powerslam and claimed the winning pinfall. Pinfall: Pamela Rojo [2-1] Winners: Alina America, Danielle Sweetheart & Pamela Rojo via 2-1 pin falls 15:44 [44] Garcia: A well fought victory tonight but at a cost for Alina America who is left with not one, not two, but three immediate challengers for her gold! Hesketh: Danielle is now receiving medical treatment on the outside. I can imagine the doctors will be keen to get her to a medical facility to check she is okay after passing out like that. Alfonso: I guess that leaves Alina and Pamela to get their hands raised-- [As the commentary continues discussing potential next steps for the World Championship scene Alina America is picked up on camera checking on Danielle Sweetheart who is now being helped to the backstage area by the standby medical team. The crowd is cheering on Pamela Rojo who is going from turnbuckle to turnbuckle soaking in the win with arms outstretched. Alina rolls into the ring and joins Pamela, and both women have their hands raised in victory. As the referee exits the two victors shake each other’s hand in the centre of the ring but Pamela doesn’t let Alina go. Before the champion can react Pamela kicks her in the mid section and hits a nasty looking ‘Rojo Alert’. The crowd is stunned and start booing Pamela intensely as the champion lays motionless. The broadcast ends] [36] Show Rating: 45

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Cherry Bomb/Sherie Guthrie, Farrash Heskth & Rosa Garcia/Miss Mexico Farrah Hesketh and Sherie Guthrie sit in a booth in a dimly lit, near empty dive bar knocking back beers as they pour over notes containing booking plans, finances and creative ideas for their company: Queens of American Wrestling. Sherry lifted up her beer in search of something lost amongst the records of the company deconstructed before her. With a heavy sigh she drained the last of the beer and placed it in a new spot as if marking a new search area. “We’re going to have to upgrade our technology here at QAW enterprises one day, Farrah” Sherie said. Farrah smiled and broke away from what she was doing. Sherry was right of course but Farrah was old school and liked to conduct her business with pen and paper. It made her feel more connected to the work and unlike a computer she couldn’t simply delete those fleeting trains of thought that led to nowhere. Instead they lingered on the pages like an echo. Sometimes the echo contained the essence of an idea that wasn't quite ready but it needed to be recorded anyway for another time, when the time was right. It was too easy to delete those fleeting thoughts on a laptop and lose them entirely. It was organised chaos for now and with a flourish she picked a piece of paper as if by random and handed it to Sherie. “Is that what you’re looking for?” Farrah asked. “Maybe” Sherie replied and returned the piece of paper to its proper place. Farrah smiled at her comrade and returned to the document she had been examining. It was a press release announcing the deal QAW had secured to air on Wrestleworld, a new subscription based broadcaster, that many were hailing as a harbinger of doom for indy wrestling or, its salvation. Farrah’s confidants and creative team: Sherie Guthrie & Miss Mexico had opposing views on it but Farrah felt it was a mixture of the two. The change that Wrestleword would bring was inevitable and after seeing the demise of AAA Farrah wasn’t about to let QAW, and women’s indy wrestling in America, be a casualty of it. She made one last adjustment to it as QAW original, Rosa Garcia aka. Miss Mexico, appeared with another round of drinks and took her place at the table. “Rosa this is good to go!” Farrah said handing the announcement over. “Lets give our friends at the news sites a heads up before we officially put out the press release. QAW American Lucha will be our first ever professionally produced show. The girls will have better music, an entrance way and we can finally incorporate backstage segments to the broadcast!”. “Sure thing. I hope the girls have been taking acting lessons for these backstage segments.” Rosa said coldly. She had been sceptical of Wrestleworld since the beginning. “They will be fine” Sherie chided. “Everyone is ready for this Farrah, you have nothing to worry about.” Farrah nodded. “I want us to get on the same page about this now.” Rosa’s face crumpled at this but raised her drink and clinked her glass with Farrah and Sherie in agreement. Farrah didn’t keep 'yes' people in her inner circle. “I have to say I’m disappointed about Maestro’s decision to pull away from us. Have you spoken to him?” Sherie asked Farrah. “Yes, but he was adamant that CILL is joining the Confederation. He said an alliance with 5SSW and us was only appropriate for the minority of his roster. But he wished us luck in establishing our own alliance” Farrah said. “COTT have introduced a women’s title and tag team titles now. It’s a benefit to the girls there in the long run and get more eyes on them. We'll see the benefits too” Rosa interjected. “I don’t disagree with that. But OLLIE becoming EILLs feeder league too? Something is going on.” Sherie said nervously. “If you’re asking whether EILL is introducing a women’s division then I haven’t heard anything.” Rosa said. “But it's not like they aren’t long overdue joining the rest of the world and promoting one…”. Farrah felt the familiar drop in her stomach. She didn’t begrudge anyone moving onto bigger and better things, in fact she made a point of celebrating her peers and ensuring QAW was seen as a launching pad for women wrestlers looking to make it in 5SSW, USPW and CWA. Admittedly, she did worry about companies like EILL, TCW and, SWF launching a women’s division as it would inevitably disrupt QAW but she knew QAW had the potential to withstand it and one day be amongst those names. “Whatever is around the corner we will deal with it. Better the next Alicia Strong, Brooke Tyler or Joanne Rodriguez be a product of QAW than not.” Farrah said. “Hear hear” Sherie and Rosa said in unison raising their glasses again. “Speaking of Joanne did we send her flowers following the baby news?” Farrah asked. “Done. You didn’t see the invoice in the filing system?” Sherie said gesturing at the cluttered table.

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } [Airing on QAW.com] Cherry: QAW faithful we've notched another road trip to San Antonio and I hope you enjoyed the ride! When Bossman Brayfield criticized the state of my tag team division I have to say I was little... upset. But I more than met Brayfield's lofty expectations for his precious clients with the number one contender tournament featuring some of the best teams from around the globe! At our next event American Lucha the semi finals will commence with the 5SSW Tag Champions: The Uprising, taking on our CILL contingent: Las Amazonas. On the other side of the bracket, the legendary Lilly & Rose will meet Payback Inc. I know I should be backing the home teams but The Uprising and Lilly & Rose would make an excellent final! I suppose I can't talk about the Number One Contenders Tournament without mentioning the champions: The Experience. Ladies, Congratulations on your first title defence! Beating the world champion and Danielle Sweetheart is no small feat and I particularly enjoyed the impromptu appearances from Pamela Rojo and The Furies. Emma May, that belt shot to the back of Alina's head looked like it hurt... And, fortunately for me didn't leave her with a concussion! Seeing as everyone is just dying to get involved in each other's business I thought I'd just throw you in the ring together for American Lucha's main event: The Furies will take on the team of: Alina America, Danielle Sweetheart and Pamela Rojo! With traditional lucha rules! Now I don't normally buy into conspiracy theories but I think Foxxy Larue made some good points at San Antonio Invasion. Personally I've never trusted do-gooders and if you ask me The Line and Farrah Hesketh fit the bill. Thank you Foxxy for being brave and speaking your truth, I hope that you continue to seek justice! And last but not least, after Storm Front defeated Clenched Fist Alexis Lee Littlefeather came to my office and demanded a match against Hellcat Hernandez... I asked 'why?' and she said she was sick and tired of Hellcat's antics with the belt and wanted to put an end to it. I suggested she was much better off giving Hellcat a taste of her own medicine and I'd be happy to prescribe the perfect remedy... So, Hellcat come and collect your prescription next month from Alexis in a strap match! Ouch! I'm looking forward to it already...

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } QAW Starshow 2020 Date: Fri W3 Jan 2020 Location: Dallas, TX Attendance: 476 Dark match: Ashley Keith def Alexis Lee Littefeather via submission in 11:42 [38] Garcia: Hola lucha fans! My name is Alfonso Garcia and it is my pleasure to welcome you to QAW Starshow 2020! Joining me at the commentary table tonight is the Jill-of-all-trades Farrah Hesketh. Farrah I don’t know about you but I can feel the electricity in the air for tonight’s event! Hesketh: Everyone here is buzzing for tonight's lightning in a bottle lineup with every single QAW Championship on the line! Garcia: Last month’s Three Way Dance event had many shocking twists and turns- and returns! I’m of course talking about ‘The Queen of Hearts’ Danielle Sweetheart who surprised us all by returning early from a suspected broken arm suffered at the hands of Emma May. She certainly saved World Champion Alina America from a similar fate...! Hesketh: Danielle represents the best of us and you know she couldn’t sit by and watch Emma derail another person’s career with an injury. Commissioner Bomb told me she had something in store for Sweetheart this evening. I wonder if it has anything to do with our main event: Alina America v Emma May for the QAW World Title? Singles Match Darkness Cat vs Raquel Alvarado The opening contest saw two QAW veterans take each other on in a fast paced bout. Most of the match was Darkness Cat attempting flurries of high flying offence only for Raquel to shut it down and take things to the mat yelling “this is a wrestling match!” which really began to agitate the crowd. Cat struggled to rally the crowd as Raquel was drawing the heat towards her (perhaps unintentionally but her crowd interaction was that good). At the 11 minute mark Raquel got too engrossed jaw jacking with someone in the front row and leant through the ropes challenging them to get in the ring. This momentary distraction allowed Darkness Cat to nail Raquel in the face with a 619 for the 3 count. Darkness Cat climbed the turnbuckle and motioned for the title around her waist to the audience mouthing “Shockwave!” as a disgusted Raquel looked on. Winner: Darkness Cat via pinfall 11:39 [35] Singles Match Pamela Rojo vs Millie The Minx This match was Rojo’s to win and the audience knew it. The opening minutes saw Rojo assert her power game over Millie with several displays of strength tossing her around the ring with ease. After the 3rd hair beal Millie cried for a time out and begged Pamela for mercy much to the crowd’s amusement and only making the “Rojo’s gonna kill you!” chant louder. Pamela took mercy and helped Millie to her feet who repaid the gesture with a kick to the mid-section. Big mistake. Pamela no-sold the kick and stared at the spot where the kick connected eventually bringing her gaze back up to Millie, who was already backing away apologizing. Pamela grabbed Millie by the hair as she turned to escape the ring and hoisted her up and turned her inside out with a Running Powerbomb [‘The Rojo Alert’]. Winner: Pamela Rojo via pinfall 08:03 [33] Garcia: It’s nice to see Pamela back to doing what she does best and the QAW fans agree with me! The loss at Three Way Dance to Little Miss Perfect is clearly a thing of the past. Hesketh: I spoke with Pamela earlier today and she said it is time she stepped out of Hellcat Hernandez’s shadow, who has been a thorn in her side ever since the demise of their tag team years ago, and forged a new path! I couldn’t agree more as I think Pamela is world championship material. Danielle Sweetheart comes out to thunderous applause and a chorus of “WELCOME BACK!” from the crowd. She soaks it in and enters the ring with a microphone in hand (which is still noticeably taped up under her street clothes)... Danielle: QAW is my home and being forced away from it, from you the fans, and from the sport that I love was some of the most difficult months of my career. Wrestling isn’t ballet and injuries are going to happen but only the lowest of the low set out to purposely injure their opponent. Emma, you really did your best to take me out for good 4 months ago but you made the single biggest mistake: you didn’t keep me down! [With this statement Danielle dropped the mic and tore the tape off her hand and forearm to the crowd’s delight] Danielle: Emma, you’re lucky I’m not medically cleared to compete tonight because I owe you one. But I didn’t want to sit out Starshow on my backside so I asked The Bomb to put me to work. So you’re looking at the guest referee for tonight’s World Title match! Garcia: Looks like your prediction was right Farrah! You have to wonder whether Danielle can call this one down the middle though? Hesketh: I believe she can! Danielle Sweetheart greatest strength is that she is a true professional and places high expectations on everyone in QAW to represent the company with honour. Sadly it is also her greatest flaw because not everyone in the locker rooms wants to play by that code. [31] Tag Match Hellcat Hernandez & Felicia Luck [Clenched Fist] vs Juana Hurricane & Sonnaz Shah [stormfront] In recent months stable leaders Hellcat Hernandez and Juana Hurricane have had numerous pull apart brawls. The rookie Shah has shown great skill at technical wrestling and would have been able to out-wrestle her opponent but Hellcat got in her head and Shah was off her game. Shah spent most of the match in peril at the hands of the Clenched Fist members who worked her over in their corner exchanging quick tags and taking time to trash talk Juana who was getting more agitated on the ring apron. The finish came when Felicia whipped Shah into the corner and took a little too long taunting Juana and ran straight into Shah’s elbow. Felicia shook it off and charged in again but this time ate a boot for her troubles and staggered into the centre of the ring. Shah pulled herself along the ropes and dodged Felicia for a 3rd time who went crashing out the ring through the middle rope. Juana had her hand outstretched for the tag but as Shah dived for it Hellcat pulled her down and threw her head first into the barricade. As the referee admonished Hellcat they didn’t notice Black Diamond slide into the ring and clock Shah in the back of the head. Hellcat tossed Luck into the ring who covered Shah for the 3-count. Winners: Hellcat Hernandez & Felicia Luck via pinfall in 10:27 [38] Garcia: Who is that?-- Hesketh: She is Black Diamond, Alfonso. A fantastic young prospect that I invited here to see how she liked the place. I didn’t realise she was already running with Hellcat… Garcia: Looks like she does like the place Farrah! She just likes it better without Juana Hurricane and Sonnaz Shah. Trios Match w/ Foxxy Larue, Toni Parisi & Becca Barton [Ronin3] vs Ash Grover, Teresa Perez & Houston Handley [The Line] The next match was the first ever trios match between The Line and Ronin who have been warring factions over the last 6 months. Notably Foxxy left most of the skirmishes to Toni and Becca as she was solely focussed on defending her world title. However, since losing the title in November, and failing to recapture it at The Three Way Dance Foxxy’s ire has turned full throttle onto the plucky trio. The match was never going to be a fair fight and Ronin regularly took shortcuts with the rulebook. The majority of the match played out as a tag match as the two established tag teams continued their feud. Foxxy seemed content watching the action and Ash made quick tags in the corner. Although The Line had no clear leader Ash was often the mouth piece of the group and had some strong criticism of Foxxy recently. This point wasn’t forgotten by Larue who sprung into action and entered the ring the moment Ash tagged in for another double team and clotheslined Ash and Teresa from behind. This gave Toni an opening to tag her in properly and Foxxy set to work isolating Ash away from her corner and lay on an ass whooping quickly ending the match with a Flash Headkick (Running Big Boot) which Ash took square on the chin. Winners: Ronin3 via pinfall 13:11 [46] Garcia: Oh my God! Is Ash okay?! She’ll be eating through a straw for the next month after that kick. Hesketh: Foxxy clearly has had enough with The Line being a thorn in her side. If I was Ash Grover I’d pick my words carefully going forward! Garcia: Hey Farrah is it me or is Foxxy staring right at you? Singles Match QAW Shockwave Championship Little Miss Perfect © vs Modesty Pador Many have said Little Miss Perfect (LMP) ‘stole’ the Shockwave title last month when she swooped in on a downed Pamela Rojo. If you ask LMP she’ll tell you it was a perfectly executed win. Tonight she was out to prove just that again and successfully defend her newly won title against fellow QAW rookie Modesty Pador, who has strung together a handful of impressive looking wins recently. Despite being billed as a rookie LMP is in-fact a 5 year veteran and former title holder in AAA, but her reinvention as QAW’s resident headache has seen that played down as she works a more entertainer style playing to the crowd and often cheating her way to a win. It certainly worked and the crowd absolutely loathed LMP and were firmly placed behind Modesty. The two appeared evenly matched and Modesty showed some proficient strikes but ultimately it wasn’t enough and LMP poked Modesty in the eye when the referee wasn’t looking and struck with the Newtons Cradle (A snap swinging neck-breaker into a bridge pin). Winner: Little Miss Perfect via pinfall 11:39 [31] [Defences: 1] Garcia: She may be annoying but Little Miss Perfect gets results! Hesketh: Ah it looks like we’re being joined by Bossman Brayfield! That must mean the tag team championship match is ready to take place! Brayfield: You're damn right! Tonight a great wrong is going to be righted and my girls, 'The Experience', the greatest tag team QAW has ever seen are going to regain their titles from those two brats 'The Rage'! Hesketh: I'm sure the champions will have something to say about that as well as the other tag teams in the match: San Diego Girls and Las Amazonas! Brayfield: San Diego-who? And Las Amazonas... Don't get me started on those two! Four Corner Tag Team Match QAW World Tag Team Championship The Rage [Honey Badger & Marie Punnen] © vs The Experience [Lily Synder & Ava Anderson] vs The San Diego Girls [izzy Quick & Coco Malloy vs Las Amazonas [Mariana Tores & Pinky Perez] The Rage surprised the world when they captured the titles from The Experience in September, which many put down to The Experience being weakened after their war against Las Amazonas over the summer and accepted the match without thinking. The new champs have proven themselves to be fighting champions having successfully defended the titles twice since against local enhancement talents. This is their first real test against more established teams. The match was really a showcase for The Experience and Las Amazonas who set the standard for tag team wrestling in QAW in 2019 and all four had some excellent technical exchanges with multiple counters demonstrating that they were all very familiar with each other, but The Rage were on hand to disrupt the sequences before they got too good, which aggravated the crowd towards them. The San Diego Girls played their part well and got some flashy spots in against the Experience but were never able to keep momentum going long enough to make a real impact. The final moments of the match saw Izzy Quick Moonsault from the top rope to the outside wiping out Las Amazonas, Honey Badger, and her own partner Coco. This allowed Lily to make a blind tag on Ava as she hit the ropes towards Marie Punnen ducking a spinning heel kick and launched through the ropes into the remaining competitors who just picked themselves up after Quick’s moonsault. Lily hit a bewildered Marie with a Cut-Throat Saito Suplex folding the kick boxer in half and claimed the titles. Winners and NEW Tag Team Champions: Lily Snyder & Ava Anderson 'The Experience' via pinfall 13:31 [37] Brayfield: YEEEEE-HAAWWWW! That's what I'm talking about! Did you see that?! 4-time champions: The Experience! What did I tell you?! Garcia: You told us a wrong would be righted today! Brayfield: Exactly boy. Now let me make another bold prediction, The Experience will have the greatest tag team championship reign QAW has ever seen and I will ask Commissioner Bomb to source me the best the WORLD has to offer in terms of opponents because lets face it the teams here just aren't up to scratch! Now excuse me I have to go celebrate! Hesketh: I don't know about that, QAW has some excellent tag teams but I'm always keen to see new blood here... Emma May makes her way to the ring for the main event with a mic in hand forgoing her usual entrance routine and calls for her music to be stopped... Emma: Are you freaking kidding me!? [She gestures towards Danielle Sweetheart who is already in the ring in referee stripes] Danielle: Come on Emma I’ll call the match down the middle! I just want to make sure you don’t take out another QAW competitor in cold blood. Emma: You were right earlier when you said that what we do isn’t ballet. Wrestling is violence. I live and breathe violence. Violence is what puts food on my table and helps me sleep at night. When I step in that ring with you I’m looking to end you and Sweetheart you aren’t cut out for someone like me. You think that I owe you some sort of moral code!? I owe you shit! [Emma climbs up onto the apron eyes locked on Danielle who remains in the centre of the ring with her arms crossed holding the withering look with equal amounts of disdain. After what feels like an eternity the music of Commissioner Bomb’s music hits] Commissioner Bomb: Oh Emma I like you! No seriously I do… Buuuut, I do have a business to run and I really can’t have you going around breaking the merchandise... When Danielle suggested being guest referee I was a little reluctant but I can never say no to a little mischief and it might put a fire under your butt to actually win the big one at last. So how about you quit complaining, get in the ring, and prove to us all why you’re the top fighter around here--? Or I’ll forfeit your match and fine you a months wages! Emma: You are-- [Emma’s mic cut off and Alina America’s music flooded the area as the World Champion came out the curtain full of energy and to a chorus of cheers from the crowd, slightly louder than the support Danielle had received moments earlier] Garcia: 2019 was truly a coming out year for Emma May who has introduced an array of dangerous submissions and can now seemingly end a match targeting any body part. Hesketh: Don't forget that Alina is a fantastic wrestler and someone you should be 100% focused on if you want any chance of walking away with the win. Garcia: Alina may not thank Danielle for stealing the spotlight-a-go-go though… [53] Singles Match QAW World Championship Alina America © vs Emma May The match started with a feeling out process and Alina displayed great technical proficiency going hold for hold on the mat with Emma and the two exchanged a series of roll ups which Danielle counted fairly. Alina scored a victory roll at the 5 minute mark and almost got the 3 count causing Emma to roll out the ring before Alina could continue her offence. Emma berated Danielle for a fast count from ringside but Danielle simply began counting her out. Emma broke the count a couple of times before a frustrated Alina gave chase around the ring and back inside-- Alina feinted sliding in the ring which drew Emma towards her and allowed her to trip a leg and drag her back outside the ring where she continued the attack. The close quarters at ringside favoured Emma though and she ducked a high kick from Alina who connected with the ring post instead and cried out in agony causing Danielle to exit the ring and check on her. This irritated Emma who barged Dani out the way and stomped away at the leg until Danielle broke it up. The two exchanged heated words and Danielle threatened to DQ Emma if she touched her again. Both competitors re-entered the ring and circled each other mirroring the start of the match but Alina now had a limp which was blood in the water for Emma. The match then became a game of cat and mouse with Alina playing defence and avoiding the relentless attack on her left leg and endured a particularly nasty looking dragon screw which caused Alina to retreat into the corner with Emma in hot pursuit pelting Alina with strikes. This triggered Danielle to begin 5 counts but on 4 decided to pull Emma away instead of finishing. Emma shrugged it off initially and went back to work causing Danielle to pull her away more aggressively. Emma: What the hell are you doing?! Danielle: I warned you to keep it clean and you’re hitting the 5 count! Emma shoved Danielle to the ground and turned back to Alina who had hoisted herself to the top rope and surprised her with cross body block for a 2 count. Alina grabbed at her knee as Emma rose to her feet but instead turned her attention back to Danielle in disbelief she made a count against her and the two pressed foreheads in the middle of ring seemingly on the verge of tearing each other apart. Alina rallied to her feet and took advantage of the distraction with a Southern Lights Bomb for the 3-count, although Emma kicked out a fraction of a second after the final count. Winner: Alina America via pinfall 17:57 [47] [Defences: 2] Garcia: Was that a 3?! Hesketh: Yea—Yeah It was! Danielle has called for the bell! That was a very close call Alfonso. Garcia: What a battle though! It looks like Alina can hardly stand right now. I don’t think you can deny that Danielle played a factor in tonight’s match. Show rating: 46

p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Hi everyone, I'm Rhys and you won't be familiar with any diaries from myself as this is my first one... It feels apt to give background on a few things before I throw myself into this. As the title gives away this is a QAW based diary and I'm a huge fan of women's wrestling and I feel the [original] 2020 CVerse was slightly lacking in that department. So with that in mind the diary will incorporate the global picture and I have gone in and meddled with a few features to stimulate a more vibrant scene-- such as balancing genders out of dojos and adding on the women's wrestling mod, yet to debut mod and so on. And I'll likely continue to make adjustments as we go. I'm playing this diary as the grand avatar who is essentially a force unknown to the characters within the diary. Lastly, I am doing this because after years of being a TEW player and forum watcher I've been left with a fair bit of extra time on my hands recently (no prize as to who figures out why). This has always been something I wanted to have a go at and I've been a big fan of diaries on here such as The Climb and an NWA diary from a previous iteration which I can no longer find on the forums! I'm not a pro-writer by any stretch nor excellent booker but I want to experience this game with some human interaction and feedback (always welcome)-- So, welcome and I hope you enjoy! Thanks to re-render efforts from the likes of @King Bison, @shipshirt, @willr0ck, @ReapeR, @jsilver, @boxofwhispers and @smw88-- they always reignite interest in wrestlers for me. Mods from @Blake Trask, @absolutelyridiculous, @CPBHBK, @Teh_Showtime, @CreeperGav, @lavelleuk, @brat99, @Wonk & Willr0ck (seriously the women’s mods saved the day)-- Basically, if there has been a mod cverse related that expands the women's scene in some capacity its in there (sorry if I missed anyone!). Lastly, thanks to @Historian and @DarK_RaideR-- The Climb and your women's wrestling council diary, in particular RaideR's depiction of QAW, inspired me to try QAW in the first place [i have always gone for mixed promotions]. The aesthetic and booking may emulate the council diary ever so slightly in the opening months but those booking decisions were no brainers... but hopefully this is a worthy homage to it! This thread is purely to capture what I consider to be volume 1 of the diary. Meaning if it were to end on the final post then it wouldn't irk me to the grave [too much]. After the forums changed and studying intensified I had to put away things like TEW [The Sims, Cities Skylines, Keeping up with STARDOM aka. things that I become obsessed with] for a while to focus. So I went back and reformatted everything and made some tweaks. It was a good reminder what the eff where I was even going with the story and hopefully is a good read. I can promise that the writing becomes more succinct as it advances... The diary will continue beyond Vol 1 here: p { margin:0; padding:0; line-height: 1em; } Champions QAW World Champion Alina America [2nd reign] Previous Champions Foxxy LaRue (Apr '19 - Nov '19) 3rd reign Juana Hurricane (Sep '18 - Apr '19) Jillian Jarvis (Jan '18 - Sep '18) 5th reign Danielle Sweetheart (Feb '17 - Jan '18) 3rd reign Alina America (May '16 - Feb '17) Jillian Jarvis (Jul '15 - May '16) 4th reign Foxxy LaRue (Dec '14 - Jul '15) 2nd reign Jillian Jarvis (May '14 - Dec '14) 3rd reign Danielle Sweetheart (Oct '13 - 'May 14) Jillian Jarvis (Feb '13 - Oct '13) 2nd reign Foxxy LaRue (Sep '12 - Feb '13) Jillian Jarvis (Nov '11 - Sep '12) Danielle Sweetheart (Jun '11 - Nov '11) Miss Mexico (Aug '10 - Jun '11) QAW Tag Team Champions Honey Badger & Marie Punnen "The Rage" Previous Champions Ava Anderson & Lilly Snyder (Nov '18 - Sep '19) 3rd reign Raquel Alvarado & Eve Runcord (Apr '18 - Nov '18) Ava Anderson & Lilly Snyder (Oct '17 - Apr '18) 2nd reign Houston Handley & Teresa Perez (Jan '17 - Oct '17) 2nd reign Ava Anderson & Lilly Snyder (Mar '16 - Jan '17) Toni Parissi & Juana Hurricane (May '15 - Mar '16) 3rd reign Pamela Rojo & Hellcat Hernandez (Nov '14 - May '15) 2nd reign Toni Parissi & Juana Hurracan (Apr '13 - Nov '14) 2nd reign Pamela Rojo & Hellcat Hernandez (Nov '12 - Apr '13) Madame Bat & Raquel Alvarado (Apr '12 - Nov '12) Houston Handley & Teresa Perez (Nov '11 - Apr '12) Toni Parissi & Juana Hurracan (Mar '11 - Nov '11) QAW Shockwave Champion Little Miss Perfect Previous Champions Hellcat Hernandez (May '19 - Dec '19) 3rd reign Pamela Rojo (Aug '18 - May '19) Hellcat Hernandez (Feb '18 - Aug '18) 2nd reign Emma May (Aug '17 - Feb '18) 2nd reign Toni Parissi (Jan '17 - Aug '17) 2nd reign Emma May (Mar '16 - Jan '17) Raquel Alvarado (Sep '15 - Mar '16) 2nd reign Alina America (Feb '15 - Sep '15) 3rd reign Toni Parissi (Dec '14 - Feb '15) Alina America (Aug '14 - Dec '14) 2nd reign Purple Viper (Feb '14 - Aug '14) Alexis Lee Littlefeather (Aug '14 - Feb '14) Raquel Alvarado (Feb '13 - Aug '14) Alina America (Jul '12 - Feb '13) Maribel Mercado (Nov '11 - Jul '12) Hellcat Hernandez (Mar '11 - Nov '11) Madame Bat (Oct '10 - Mar '11) Stables RONIN3 "The Ultimate Diva" Foxxy Larue, Toni Parisi, Becca Barton & Vinny Cruz Ronin 3 are the long-running premier rudo threat in QAW [formed in 2013]. The original [and best] line-up was Jillian Jarvis, Toni Parissi, and Juana Hurricane, but while the members have changed, the stable's core belief in "win at all costs" remains the same. As well as an arbitrary rule of only having 3 members at a time [with managerial support from Vinny Cruz]. 5 x QAW World Champion Jillian Jarvis & Juana Hurricane The original line up ran into trouble at the start of 2018 when Jillian Jarvis defeated Danielle Sweetheart for her 5th QAW World Championship. After the match Jillian ordered Toni and Juana break Danielle's leg, to which Juana refused and was subsequently kicked out of the group and replaced by Becca Barton. However, Jillian wasn't about to leave Juana alone and made it her mission to destroy her. 1 x NOTBPW Womens Champion Becca Barton Things reached a head at the Queen of the Ring tournament in July where Juana overcame the odds to reach the finals against Jillian. Many felt Juana had the odds against her until Alexis Lee Littlefeather and Sonnaz Shah appeared to even the odds-- forming the group 'Storm Front'. Juana won the tournament and got her full revenge by running Jillian Jarvis out of the company in a title vs career match by September. Many believed this to be the end of Ronin3 until long time tecnico Foxxy Larue shocked the world by reforming the group around her in November. This new group began a reign of terror over QAW and Foxxy eventually captured the World Championship from Juana in April 2019. This triggered the formation of the 'The Line' who became a thorn in the side of Foxxy who became so distracted she lost her title to Alina America by the end of the year. STORM FRONT Juana Hurricane, Alexis Lee Littlefeather & Sonnaz Shah Juana Hurricane shocked the world in 2018 when she left Ronin3. She then defied the odds and reached the finals of the QAW Queen of the Ring tournament where she was scheduled to face her ex Ronin3 running mate Jillian Jarvis. Juana knew Ronin3 would do everything in their power to stop her; so she recruited popular mid-carder and ex Shockwave champion Alexis Lee Little, and promising rookie Sonnaz Shah, to form Storm Front. This proved to be a pivotal move as her new allies kept Toni Parisi and Becca Barton from interfering, and Juana won the tournament and later went on to win the QAW World Championship. Quickly after vanquishing Jillian Jarvis, Foxxy Larue emerged as Ronin3's new leader and Storm Front feuded with them into early 2019 but were ultimately defeated when Foxxy took the World title from Juana in April. Over the summer Storm Front started to clash with another new stable to QAW: The Clenched Fist. The straight laced ethos of Storm Front clashed with the vicious no-holds barred Clenched Fist and Juana struck up a heated rivalry with Hellcat Hernandez going into 2020. THE CLENCHED FIST Hellcat Hernandez, Ava Anderson, Lily Snyder, Bossman Brayfield, Felicia Luck For the first 8 years of Hellcat's time with QAW she was, unbelievably, a tecnico and formed one half of the 'Anti-Establishment' tag team with Pamela Rojo [capturing the tag titles twice]. At the beginning of 2018 Hellcat finally turned rudo when she attacked Rojo after an unsuccessful title challenge. This new side of Hellcat launched her quickly to the Shockwave championship which she lost to Rojo in August 2018. Hellcat's former 'Anti-Establishment' tag partner: Pamela Rojo However, after the match The Experience [Lily & Ava] attacked Rojo and aligned themselves to Hellcat-- forming The Clenched Fist. Many speculate this was an attempt to replicate the success of Ronin3, which paid off, as the stable held both the World Tag Team and Shockwave titles for most of 2019. They also added talented newcomer Felicia Luck to their ranks. THE FURIES Emma May, Honey Badger & Marie Punnen Emma May exploded onto the scene in 2015 and enjoyed two reigns as Shockwave champion. However, things stalled in early 2018 and it would be fair to say Emma was in limbo. During this time new factions such as The Line, Storm Front and The Clenched Fist had formed, as well as a reinvigorated Ronin3, and Emma could see the landscape of QAW was changing around her. And without her. So, she started scouting the independent scene looking for bad ass women who, like her, had an M.O. of no-nonsense violence; she found Honey Badger and Marie Punnen, and recommended them to Farrah Hesketh. The three women lay in wait eventually making there move towards the tail end of 2019 when Emma helped Marie & Honey, known as 'The Rage', to capture the QAW World Tag Team Championships. "The Face Of QAW" Alina America In return, The Rage protected Emma as she began targeting then World Champion and leader of Ronin3: Foxxy Larue, and earned herself a shot at The Three Way Dance event. However, Alina America was also gunning for the title and walked away that night champion. THE LINE Ash Grover, Houston Handley & Teresa Perez If Ronin3 represent the ultimate rudo stable then The Line are the direct tecnico reflection. "Texas Tough" Ashley Grover, the protege of QAW owner Farrah Hesketh was with QAW at its inception. She fit in well, working as a midcard rudo, but left by mutual consent in 2014 when it became known that she was having severe problems with alcoholism. Also present at the beginning was Beth “Houston” Handley, a tough-as-nails Texan and luchadora Teresa Perez. This duo quickly formed an excellent tag team ‘Tex-Mex’ who were the first tag team to dethrone Ronin3 in the tag division and had a notable feud with The Experience. But, have largely been solid mid-card talent for their QAW tenure. QAW founder and Ash's mentor: Farrah Hesketh Ashley went through rehab, reportedly paid for by Farrah, and returned in an emotional moment in 2019. Ashley, now going by ‘Ash’, formed The Line and made it clear they were explicitly there to stand as “the first of defence” against Ronin3 who had been embarking on a reign of terror. This first line of defence often looked like preventing Ronin3 from interfering in each other’s matches, providing back up to Ronin3 targets and generally doing good. On the flip side, you could also argue that they were constantly inserting themselves into business that didn’t necessarily involve them. At first, Foxxy Larue did not pay them much attention, simply finding them annoying but things came to a boiling point at The Three Way Dance 2019. Foxxy aimed to regain her title from Alina America [and Emma May] in the main event. Wanting to protect the integrity of the main event The Line locked Foxxy’s teammates in their locker room. However, this allowed Emma May’s stablemates in The Furies to interfere, which didn’t go to plan anyway, but Alina America took advantage of the confusion and scored the victory. This was an affront Foxxy could not forgive and The Line became firmly in her sites going into 2020. Full Time Roster [No stable affiliation] [No tecnico/rudo divide] "The Queen of Hearts" Danielle Sweetheart, "Red Alert" Pamela Rojo, Millie the Minx, Coco Malloy Izzy Quick, Mariana Torres, Pinky Perez, "100% Rudo" Raquel Alvarado Modesty Pador & Darkness Cat

Big City Breakdown Tour Night #1 Airing on QAW.Com Tag Team Number One Contender Tournament Quarterfinals Storm Front [Juana Hurricane & Sonnaz Shah] vs. Deadly Viper Squad [Lydia Luscious & Jewel Diamond] The opening round to the tag tournament started off strong. Juana led the match clearly coaching her protege from the apron. She also ensured her opponents looked strong by bumping for the imposing Lydia Luscious who showed some early promise as a future monster heel. Ultimately though the outcome was never really in question. With precision and determination Juana locked in her signature submission, the Time-Square Lock [Arm-trap Cloverleaf], forcing Jewel to tap out. Winners: Storm Front via submission 13:26 [42] The feed cuts to backstage where Pamela Rojo is stretching before her match. She is soon joined by QAW legend Miss Mexico... Pamela Rojo & Miss Mexico Mexico: Hola amiga, que pasa? Rojo: [Irritated] Nada new, Rosa. I'm just counting down the days until I can get my hands on Suzanne Brazzle. Mexico: What she did to you. What the Fallen Angels are doing. It's wrong. I warned Farrah a long time ago about bringing Cherry Bomb into this place. People talk Pamela, and I heard that there were people in the AAA camp that had an axe to grind with us... Rojo: Well, Farrah should have listened. And maybe you should of warned me when Brazzle took a sudden interest in my career. [Miss Mexico sighs] Mexico: I warned both of you. You just didn't want to hear it. But maybe now you will? A lot of the people around here are going to have to pick a side soon. It'll be whether they stand up for the company that built them or they flock towards the power. We have history, you and I, and I respect you. So that's why I'm going to stand with you... As long as you're going to stand up for the company that put food on our table for the past decade. Rojo: I respect you too. But I'm done with alliances and friendships around here. It doesn't do me any good. Mexico: I'm not asking to be your friend, girl. But we spilt blood in that ring against each other and that counts for something. At least it does to me. You're going to need help-- Rojo: --Are you deaf? I don't need your help! Mexico: Listen to me. I dealt with Joanne Rodriguez in CZCW in the 90s. Our matches got us signed into AAA together and trust me, she isn't the saint everybody thinks she is. If she has a hand in this you need all the help you can get. Rojo: I don't give a damn about some ridiculous vendetta the Fallen Angels have against QAW. All I care about is getting my hands on Suzanne Brazzle. So, if you're going to help me achieve that then you can tag along. But if you're not then get out of my way. [Miss Mexico smirks] Mexico: You're still mad I beat you for the title aren't you? [Pamela shoots Rosa a death stare before both women burst into laughter to end the segment] [32] Singles Match w/ "Red Alert" Pamela Rojo w/ Miss Mexico vs. Air Raid Syren The crowd popped for the appearance of the first ever QAW World Champion Miss Mexico, and this added to the presentation of Pamela Rojo as the symbol of QAW's legacy. Syren, for her part, didn't seem intimidated by Rojo's reputation as a powerhouse. The high-flyer darted around the ring in a blur of motion as she dodged Rojo's initial strikes. But Rojo was no one-trick pony. With a snarl of determination, she adapted to Syren's speed switching effortlessly between heavy punches, precise kicks, and slick submission holds. Miss Mexico, watching from ringside, shouted out encouragement, but her words were more like battle cries than cheer leading. After building a little momentum Syren attempted a cross-body block, but Rojo responded with a feat of strength that left the crowd in awe. She caught Syren mid-air, shifted her opponent onto her shoulders, and then slammed her down to the mat with a bone-rattling "Big Red" Powerslam for the victory. As Miss Mexico joined her in the ring, the two veterans locked eyes in a silent exchange that spoke volumes. Winner: Pamela Rojo via pin 13:31 [31] We join Dharma Gregg standing by in the backstage interview area... Dharma: Breaking news, folks. The Confederation of the Territories Wrestling Alliance has stripped Pinky Perez of the Women's World Championship. In a statement from Commissioner Bomb she cited Pinky's medical clearance issues as the reason she couldn't defend against OLLIE's Mystery Pinky tonight. But things get even more interesting as CILL objected to Mystery Pink being awarded the title, and instead, it's Maribel Mercado who will take on Mystery Pink tonight for the vacant title! A little suspicious if you ask me...-- Mercado: Suspicious? What are you implying? [Maribel Mercado saunters into the shot] Dharma: Well, some have speculated that you may have caused Pinky's injury at San Antonio Invasion, and now you're competing for her title. Mercado: It's not her title any more, Dharma. Now let me set the record straight. I left QAW for a better offer because Farrah Hesketh didn't see me for the star that I am. But I'm back now, and I'm better than ever. I have the "it" factor, and Pinky Perez has been trying to steal my spotlight in CILL for too long. She even cost me my championship last year, so I returned the favour... [Mariana Torres interrupts the segment] Torres: That's a damn lie and you know it. [Maribel raises an eyebrow in suspicion] Mercado: Don't I know you from somewhere? Torres: No. But if you think you can come in here and cost Pinky and me the World Tag Team Championships then you're mistaken. [Maribel giggles and flashes her teeth] Mercado: Vale, vale! Pinky's shadow wants to make a statement. How about this? At Big City Breakdown you can defend your friend's honour. And i'll even put the COTT title on the line. [Mariana seems taken aback] Torres: You aren't even the champion yet. Mercado: Yet. [Mercado flicks her hair and leaves, as Mariana watches on in disbelief] [31] COTT Women's World Championship Mystery Pink [OLLIE] vs. Maribel Mercado [CILL & QAW] A great main event despite both women being relatively unknown. Mystery Pink is a big draw down in OLLIE and has even held the men's World Championship. This was a first ever match and both women delivered a classic lucha fueled match with slick high flying and acrobatics. The crowd were vocally against Mercado after injuring Pinky Perez and they were wise to the injustice of Mercado's placement in the match; and to her credit Maribel played the crowd to perfection employing heel tactics such as regularly interfering with Pink's mask to gain advantage. It seemed as if Mystery Pink's had the match won as she aimed to land a moonsault but Maribel rolled out the way just in time. In the blink of an eye, Maribel had secured a tight roll up and pulled on Mystery Pink's tights to secure the win and become the new champion! Winner: AND NEW! COTT Women's World Champion, Maribel Mercado via pin [45] Show rating: 38 Nothing like forcing yourself to study over having fun, and the formatting of the diary to go nuts, to take you away from TEW for a hot minute. The QAW story is still rattling around my head so I will certainly finish the 2021 year. I've reformatted my old posts and will be combining them into a volume 1 shortly so it can be caught up on.

I've enforced a no fun life whilst studying [now over] and I return to the forums to discover a new installment to this and your render game has totally changed!! AND, you've made loads of matching tag team renders. All amazing stuff as ever and thank you! I look forward to downloading it all when I get my head around how to play the game again...!