Dark Phoenix Wrestling: A Woman Scorned

[MrWolf101]

<p>Joshi Journal – Spotlight on Emiko Miyoshi</p><p> </p><p>

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Emiko Miyoshi sits next to Kaori Mochizuki in Kate's home/office in Piper Casino as a man in his early twenties does the final checks on his camera and microphone. Emiko whispers something in Japanese to Kaori, to which the middleweight responds with a slight shrug.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Testing, testing, 1…2…3,” the reporter nods towards the two women sitting in front of him and gives them a thumbs up, “Alright ladies, it looks like everything’s good to go. Are you ready?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emiko sits up straight while Kaori makes sure that the camera is pointed towards Miyoshi’s eyes. “Hai,” Emiko nods with a smile.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“My name is Aaron Gulseth and I am reporting for the Joshi Journal, your source on Women’s wrestling in Japan for the English-speaking world. I have the pleasure of interviewing Emiko Miyoshi today, with Kaori Mochizuki translating. Emiko, say hi to the public.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Yaho,” Miyoshi appears slightly embarrassed by this attention as she waves to the camera, and Kaori tries to her best to give Emiko a reassuring look.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Now Emiko, we at the Joshi Journal wanted to interview you because you represent an interesting trend in Japanese Women’s wrestling, in that you are plying your trade outside your home country. Many are familiar with Kinuye Mushashibo and Kaede Sugiyama in NOTBPW, and MAYA in EWA, but you are unique as you are part of a strong contingent of young Japanese wrestlers getting their feet wet in America.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emiko begins talking in Japanese, which Kaori translates into passable English, “Yes, unfortunately the chances in Japan are very small. I come to the United States because there is work here, and I need to work to grow.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The reporter nods and checks the camera just to make sure the piece of equipment is recording, “Yes, and you are not the only one. There are several young Japanese women working for Dark Phoenix Wrestling out of Las Vegas. How do you feel your career in DPW is going?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I just get my first win, which is exciting. And I have shot at tag titles with Nami at next event, and that is more exciting.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“But you’ve lost a lot of matches since you came to the United States?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emiko listens intently to Kaori as Mochizuki translates the reporter’s words from English to Japanese before responding, “Yes, but I am still learning. I know I can not expect much. I think in Phoenix Rise rumble I show what I can do, and audience seem to like it, so that is what I will keep doing.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“So beyond your tag title match at Red Alert, what are your immediate goals in DPW?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I just want to get as good as I can. Of course, 5SSW is ultimate goal, but only select few make it, so I am happy now just being in the ring in front of people,” Emiko smiles and nods at the camera while Kaori translates her words into English. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“That is interesting. So you would consider going back to Japan if the opportunity came up?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Oh yes, but I am happy in DPW now. I have many friends that help me learn.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“I’m glad you brought that up,” the reporter shifts in his seat, scribbling notes on a pad of paper that rests in his lap even though the camera is recording, “who do you consider your allies and rivals on the DPW roster?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Once Kaori is finished translating the question, one corner of Emiko’s mouth curls up in a half-smile and she slyly points at the women sitting next to her. “Kaori is mama,” Miyoshi laughs at Mochizuki’s drawn out translation before continuing, “I don’t really have any rivals. I guess it should be the girls at the same level as me, but we are all close and there for each other.” Emiko pauses as if debating if she should say what is now on her mind, “There is one person,” Miyoshi does a muscle flexing pose straight from a bodybuilding competition to a look of reprimand from Kaori, “she is all about herself.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Despite Mochizuki’s glare, Emiko lets out a slight giggle while the reporter scrambles to finish his notes, “I see. So it sounds like you think the atmosphere in the DPW locker room is good?” </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Oh yes, it is good. Most of the girls just want to wrestle and not play the games, and that is good…in 5SSW, it about who you know and who you are friends with that matters most. You have to choose sides to succeed,” with Miyoshi not having spoken nearly as much as Mochizuki has translated, it is unclear whose feelings the last part of this statement truly reflects.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Interesting. How do you feel you fit in then?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Pretty good. It is hard with language barrier, but we have many Japanese women, so that helps. Nami, me, now Hoshiko, mama Kaori take care of us all. We all live in same apartment to save money, so we are close. It is better than before when we had more people that just care about themselves, but they are gone now.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

“Finally, what do you like best about being in the United States?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Emiko thinks for several seconds before a bright smile beams across her face, “Rock music…and not having to set up the ring.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The reporter makes his final notes and nods again at the two women in front of him, “Well thank you Emiko for answering our questions today, and good luck with your title match at Red Alert.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

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<strong>OOC:</strong> Thanks to Dr_Avalanche for choosing Emiko as the subject of this interview, as well as supplying the questions, as the reward for the Fire Within prediction contest! While Miyoshi is in the lower midcard, it was fun exploring what it might be like for wrestlers that don't win all the time, but are still an important part of the roster (I mean, somebody has to lose). I'm in January 2019 of the playthrough now, so this won't have an immediate impact on Emiko's standing in DPW, but post-All In All IV will be kind of a roster revaluation, so who knows what might happen. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Darin Walker]

Finally remembered to chime in after catching up here. Love it, Polly is money baby, push her to greatness. Look at that C rating, man!

[monele]

Still just out of Chapter 11 and slooowly trying to catch up. No idea where this is all going but I'll guess it's awesome based on how it's going where I'm at. Felt like I needed to post some congratulations on a great diary!

[MrWolf101]

Finally remembered to chime in after catching up here. Love it, Polly is money baby, push her to greatness. Look at that C rating, man!

 

Glad you're enjoying! That Gloria/Polly match was like lightning in a bottle: right place, right time, right amount of nudity. In hindsight, I should have had Polly go over Gloria to really get behind her push, but...well, you'll see.

 

Still just out of Chapter 11 and slooowly trying to catch up. No idea where this is all going but I'll guess it's awesome based on how it's going where I'm at. Felt like I needed to post some congratulations on a great diary!

 

Thanks! I really appreciate it. You're getting into what I would call DPW's third season, so I hope you like where it goes.

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 21: Killer on the Road</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dark Phoenix Wrestling Presents…Red Alert</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lh2R288.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live from Piper Casino</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Las Vegas, Nevada</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Saturday, Week 1, April 2018</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Attendance: 104</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Pre-Show Dark Match #1: Gypsy Rose and Marie Punnen vs Velvet Revolución</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/653dfkJ.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/rt9PcSQ.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/x5SF8WV.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/YNQZbsf.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Against the makeshift team of Gypsy and Marie, Velvet Revolución get back on track as they work to warm up the earlier arrivers for tonight’s event. Velvet and Ursula take turns controlling the action, carrying their opponents to a decent performance.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Unfortunately for Suarez, six minutes into the match, she lands awkwardly after missing a dropkick and comes up favoring her upper back. Calling an audible, Velvet tags in Ursula, who hits Rose with the Saez Splitter for the win.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Winners via Pinfall: Velvet Revolución</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The video screen above the stage cuts to the locker room, where Laura Flame and Claire Winters stand talking. The two women take a defensive stance as Thea Davis walks into the shot, her hands in the air.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Whoa, whoa, hold your horses,” Thea smirks as she stares at the Queen of the Ring title hanging in Laura’s locker, “I come in peace.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame scoffs at this notion while never letting her guard down, “I saw what your idea of peace is at All In All when your group threw Hell Cat from the top of Thunder Dome. “</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea lets out a condescending ‘tut’ before looking the two wrestlers of Fire N Ice up and down, “Generations does what it has to do. If you have a problem with it, why don’t we settled this the ring? Your team versus mine.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Claire laughs dismissively before approaching Davis, “In case you didn’t notice, your two friends abandoned you. But if you want a match…” Winters looks at her tag team partner, who nods, “You’re on.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea smile grows wider before she suddenly feigns throwing a punch. Laura and Claire flinch, leading to a cackle from Davis, “Excellent. See you tonight.” The Englishwoman turns and leaves the locker room, while Fire N Ice continue to scowl in her direction. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pre-Show Dark Match #2: Kaori Mochizuki vs Maria Guest</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/FnQ2qa4.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/wcwjMEX.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Despite this match being on the pre-show, the crowd is engaged throughout as Maria faces off against Kaori. Guest demonstrates her new mean streak, viciously targeting the left knee of Mochizuki to keep the larger woman grounded. Maria only takes breaks from her surgical dismantling of her opponent to taunt the fans, who haven’t forgotten about Guest's betrayal of Simony.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Trying to sell the pain in her knee throws Kaori off her game as she tries to make a comeback, but a few strong punches soon give the Japanese middleweight the surprise momentum. With Guest reeling, Mochizuki picks up the blonde for the Ichihara Plunge, but her knee buckles and then gives out. Maria wastes no time in knocking her opponent to the mat to slap on the figure four leglock, and Kaori screams out in agony before tapping out.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Submission: Maria Guest</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Show Opening:</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/e8-sMJZTYf0?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Let The Bodies Hit The Floor (Lyrics)"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/XEjtSQu.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Phil Vibert walks out to a large pop from the crowd. Wearing a suit with no tie, the new majority owner of DPW saunters down the entrance ramp with a microphone in hand, “Welcome to a new era in Dark Phoenix Wrestling, the era of Phil Vibert!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The audience responds with cheers mixed with chants of “DAVE!” before Vibert continues, “I already put my foot down at All In All, and true to my word, Emma Bitch and Amber Allen have been fired for what they did to Hell Cat. They can tuck their tails and run to Canada, but you will never see either of them in DPW aga…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Phil can finish his sentence, familiar music plays, causing the fans to look towards the stage as Thea Davis walks out from behind the curtain.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nXMOvMba2bM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE Themes: Evolution"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Oh bitter, misguided Mista Vibert, you think you’ve won, but this war has just begun. Emma and Amber may have gone up north to take Generations international, but they left the best of us here to finish the mission. We’ve gotten rid of the twat Kate Avatar, but now we want what it’s always been about, the Queen of the Ring title. We were so close when Amber suckered in Kate, but Laura Flame had to ruin it all,” Davis moves down the ramp with a bounce in her step and Phil holds the ropes open for her as she enters the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Thea, I wouldn’t get to ahead of yourself. I'm actually glad you're out here, because there is something I need to discuss with you. You see, while you did not actually strike Kate during All In All’s main event, and you weren’t the one that threw her from the top of the dome, there is such a thing a guilt by associati…” Thea casually holds her finger up to Phil’s lips, stopping the stunned former owner of DAVE mid-sentence.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “No, it's your turn to listen Mista Vibert. This isn’t the first time I’ve been left by Generations to fend for myself…and I refuse to be lost in the shuffle again! Now the ball is in my court, and I will be Queen of the Ring! </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>I</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> make the decisions, and tonight, I’m going to take care of the business that should have been settled right from the start!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Some in the crowd start to gasp as Thea gets right in Vibert’s face, “The thing about Generations is…we’re always recruiting.” </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Without Phil noticing, a dark figure has silently entered the ring and now stands behind the new owner of DPW. Before Phil can turn around, he feels a tap on his right shoulder.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Vibert's head follows Thea's pointing finger, right into the chest of the hooded figure behind him. The hoodie this new presence wears is cut off at the shoulders, revealing a pair of thick, muscular arms. Phil has no chance to defend himself as the large figure picks him up with ease and slams his small frame to the canvas with a butterfly powerbomb.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea cackles with glee while she jumps up and down in a circle around Vibert’s fallen body, “Say ‘ello to Sista Kass!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The figure removes her hood to reveal Killer Kass, recently released by USPW. The 240-pound wrestler shows little emotion as she feels the boos from the crowd rain down upon her, instead choosing to lift Vibert up for another powerbomb.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Kass can connect with the move, the sound of Led Zepplin’s </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kEGuHdKn0Lc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Led zeppelin - Immigrant Song"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> fills the theater to a loud pop. Laura Flame runs down the ramp as the fans cheer her on, reacting strongly to finally being given official permission to treat the redhead as a face. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Claire Winters follows close behind, but the audience does not seem so ready to forgive her past sins as they were with her long-time tag team partner.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura and Claire slide into the ring together, causing Kass to toss Phil to the side as she prepares for a brawl. To the crowd’s disappointment, Thea tells the new member of Generations to join her in scrambling out of the ring, and Kass complies.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “See you tonight ladies!” Thea mockingly waves to Fire N Ice from the theater floor, while Laura and Claire call for medical personnel to check on the still motionless Vibert.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #1: Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs Jawbreaker © for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/7A68NMO.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/CgpxqGh.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/FOATvSe.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After Phil Vibert is strapped to a stretcher and carried out of the theater, the crowd’s mood is decidedly somber despite the action taking place in the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To the credit of the four wrestlers involved, they do not let this initial lack of involvement deter their efforts, and soon the fans are cheering along as the challengers put in a surprisingly strong performance. This is helped by Kathy and Ariel perfectly playing the role of bully, mocking Emiko and Nami’s small stature while deriding their high flying offense.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The audience even begins to believe that the two Japanese Cruiserweights have a chance of winning as Emiko hits Ariel with the Miyoshi Cradle, but Kathy intervenes just in time to break up the pin attempt at the count of two.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Genda tags in to try to follow up, but Ariel counters with Breakerfall while Kathy takes out Miyoshi with a Glittering Jawbreaker from the ring apron. The hopeful crowd voices their displeasure at Jawbreaker retaining as Breaks covers Nami for the pin.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall and Still DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Champions: Jawbreaker</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> While Emiko and Nami retreat up the ramp to a small smattering of applause from the audience, Ariel screams at a nearby casino staffer to fetch her a microphone.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the fans boo her lustily, Breaks begins to speak, “What you saw right there is why we are the best tag team in the world! We have beaten all comers, Velvet Revolución…um,” Ariel looks at Kathy for some help, but McMahon simply shrugs her shoulders, “those two Geisha Girls right now…the point is that there is no one in DPW or North America or the universe that can defeat…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Breaks can finish her rant, Black Sabbath’s </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QBXReEQ2k" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QBXReEQ2k" rel="external nofollow"><em>Paranoid</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QBXReEQ2k" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays to a surprisingly loud cheer from the audience. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sandra Shine shuffles unto the stage, appearing to acknowledge this love with an extra long twitch of her eye. “Oh defilers of the word champion, you do not know of what you speak. For I have found another, a second seeker of the Lady.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ariel does a double take at the strange woman on the stage before bursting into uncontrollable laughter, “Oh crazy train, you had me going there for a second. What a joke!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “A joke is not of what I speak! Bitter Harvest is the time. You must face us,” Shine's neck twists and squirms as she barely holds on to her microphone while responding.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Breaks looks at Kathy, who has remained stoic the whole time, but now grabs the microphone from Ariel, “You and the invisible woman? The voices in your head? You got it!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sandra fidgets some more before nodding and heading backstage, seemingly satisfied by the outcome of this challenge. Breaks, on the other hand, can not hide her displeasure with Kathy’s brashness as the two of them head out of the ring and up the entrance ramp. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/piZUmbD.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The fans barely have time to process the previous segment as </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hU9OKE-cc" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hU9OKE-cc" rel="external nofollow"><em>Glorious Domination</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hU9OKE-cc" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays to bring out Glorious Gloria. The former bodybuilder has a smug look on her face as she flexes her muscles for the jeering crowd.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gloria slowly makes her way to the ring before addressing the audience in her baritone voice, “At All In All, I showed what a real woman can do. Polly Amorous thought she could strip her way to success, but I ended that with a single Glorious Full Nelson.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The former bodybuilder pauses to egg on the boos from the fans with wild gestures before continuing, “But Polly’s been running her mouth ever since about how I only beat her because I ripped her top off. Well, if that’s the case Polly, why don’t you come out here and I’ll fight you again! This time, just so you have no excuses, the winner is the first one that gets stripped!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The audience appears to approve of this proposal, and they only have to wait a few moments before </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uqG7Wl3gd68?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (Lyrics)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> blasts through the theater’s soundsystem. Polly Amorous appears on the stage wearing only a tube top and thong underwear.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/oMX9Z9a.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Polly holds up a microphone while her fan club rabidly cheers for her, “As much as I would like to strip with you Gloria, I’ve been busy shooting a new movie about the life of Julius Caesar, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">I Came, I Saw, I Came Again</span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">, so I am pretty tired.” Amorous pouts while some in the audience let out their audible disappointment. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “The good news is I do know someone that would love to fight you!” the crowd murmurs at Polly’s sudden chipper announcement, wondering who this new wrestler could be. “I met this woman on the set of </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Polly Wanna Cracka</span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">, and I am going to co-star with her in </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pirates of Men’s Pants 3: On Her Chest</span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Ladies...and especially gentlemen, please welcome, Joanna Silver!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lGDXjoF.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> An instrumental version of </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QB8C8awaBhc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Yo Ho A Pirate's Life For Me - The Pirates Of The Caribbean (Full Ride Audio)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> begins to play and Joanna Silver joins Polly on the stage. Joanna wastes no time in pointing at Gloria, “Aye, a right scoundrel ye be. I will defend the honor of this here fair maiden, so shiver your timbers, but not too much or you’ll go blind.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Silver runs to the ring after a solitary ‘Argh’, while Polly takes her place on the theater floor to offer support to her new friend.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #2: Glorious Gloria vs Joanna Silver – Bra & Panties Match</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/piZUmbD.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lGDXjoF.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gloria does not quite know what to make of her opponent, as Joanna mugs for the crowd and does a little jig instead of launching an attack. The handful of teenage girls in the audience can’t get enough of this campy character, much to the dismay of the adults that brought them to the event.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> To counter the lack of in-ring psychology among the two competitors, the action is heavily scripted, but this does nothing to impede the enjoyment of the match by the fans. Gloria and Joanna take several turns grabbing each other’s clothes, only to be thwarted in their stripping attempt by a hip toss or punch.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A frustrated Gloria grabs Silver’s trunks, to which the pirate responds, “If it’s booty ye be looking for, it’s booty ya found!” Joanna slaps Gloria’s hand away and takes the former bodybuilder down to the mat with a leg sweep.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Gloria makes a strong comeback, but still can’t not seem to pin down the athletic Silver long enough to strip the pirate’s clothes off. Seven minutes into the match, Gloria goes to lock in the Glorious Full Nelson in attempt to incapacitate Joanna, but Polly jumps up on the ring apron.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before referee Gregory Chapman can shoo her away, Amorous lifts up her tube top and flashes Gloria, distracting the former bodybuilder. Silver takes advantage by slipping out of the submission hold and nailing her opponent with the Sex Factor (sitout facebuster), leaving Gloria down and out on the mat. Joanna quickly strips off the former bodybuilder’s ring gear to pick up a win in her debut.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Winner via Stripping: Joanna Silver</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> An embarrassed Gloria sprints to the back, trying to cover herself as best as she can, while Joanna and Polly celebrate the victory with the fans as they make their way backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/NcYZPXH.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The video screen cuts to the locker room, where Simony Sentinel stands staring at the space where the Queen of the Ring title belt used to hang. Simony turns around to face the camera, her demeanor downcast but resolute.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a wrestler. Even when I was six years old in gymnastics class, while the other girls were worried about hitting the perfect dismount, I was thinking how I could use the moves I was learning in the ring.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sentinel pauses as the crowd in the theater voices their support despite this being a taped promo, “And I did become a wrestler, a damn good one. I even became a champion, got to the top of the mountain. But now…I’ve lost my belt, my best friend…” Simony lets out a long sigh and sweeps the purple hair out of her eyes. “I can’t fix the past, but what I can do is move on from it. I beat Maria at All In All, and now my focus is 100% on becoming Queen of the Ring again. There will be people out there who doubt me, who think I can’t do it, but if there’s one thing I’ve proven over my career is that they don’t know Simony!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #3: Hoshiko Tagawa vs Simony Sentinel</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dBBDsXj.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/9odiyrV.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In somewhat of a sink or swim moment for Hoshiko, the highly-touted rookie is thrown right into the fire by facing the ever popular Sentinel. Tagawa acquits herself well, wisely letting Simony guide the action while slowly rolling out her offense of smooth takedowns and submission holds.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Violent Violet plays the face in peril to a tee, selling the effects of her opponent’s surgical targeting of her limbs. Five minutes into the match, the two wrestlers pick up the pace to near neck-break speed, going all out in an attempt to steal the show. Simony flies from corner to corner, only for Tagawa to cut her off each time with a strong kick or arm drag.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The crowd begins to buzz when Tagawa gets Sentinel in a rolling leglock, as it seems the Japanese Technician may actually pull off the upset. With the fans urging her on, Simony scratches and claws her way to the bottom rope to force the break.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Hoshiko goes for a cross-armbreaker, but Simony nails her with a kick from the mat. With Tagawa stunned, Sentinel bounces off of the ropes and connects with UltraViolent to earn the pin.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall: Simony Sentinel </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Simony breathes heavily and wipes the sweat from her forehead as she rises to her feet. As a sign of respect for pushing her to her limit, Sentinel walks over to Tagawa and offers her hand to help the Japanese wrestler up.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/wcwjMEX.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Hoshiko can make a decision, Maria Guest invades the ring and blindsides the Violent Violet. “This isn’t over ‘til I say it’s over!” Maria yells at the stirring body of her former tag team partner. The crowd boos as Guest picks up Simony and nails her with the package piledriver.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Maria looks over at Hoshiko, who now stands in a corner, and the rookie nods at Guest, seemingly in approval of the blonde’s actions.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: E</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Cutting away from the theater where Maria and Hoshiko leave a knocked out Simony in the ring, the video screen above the stage shows footage from a dimly lit hospital room. The body of a woman lays on a bed, tubes going into her arms and mouth, the only sounds the occasional ‘whoosh’ of a ventilator along with the rhythmic beeping of a heart monitor.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The camera pans over to a shot above the body, revealing the woman to be a bruised Kate Avatar, eyes closed and unconscious to the world around her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Back in the theater, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nXMOvMba2bM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE Themes: Evolution"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays to loud boos from the crowd, the fans having just been reminded of the damage Thea helped inflict on Kate at All In All.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea Davis strolls to the top of the ramp, her twisted smile widening as the jeers from the audience grow in volume. Sista Kass walks next to Thea, cutting an imposing figure as she rolls her head from side to side.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Both women carry microphones, but Davis is the first to speak, “Silly lil’ Laura Flame. You just couldn’t resist saving that nobhead Phil Vibert, could you? You call this the Reign of Flame? Well get ready to be extinguished because I just brought in a game changer!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the two members of Generations head down the ramp, Kass holds up her microphone, her words slow and drawn out in their intensity, “Everywhere I go, people always fear me. Women clutch their purses tighter and walk to the other side of the street when they see me coming. Men?” the former USPW wrestler scoffs, “They won’t even look me in the eye. All of you fear me, and you should, because a killer has come to DPW.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea smiles as she reaches the ring, “And Laura, when me and my hired gun destroy you and the Ice Hag tonight, you will give me a title shot at Bitter Harvest, or else we’ll show you why Generations is forever!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Kass can join Davis in the ring, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kEGuHdKn0Lc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Led zeppelin - Immigrant Song"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays again to bring out Laura Flame and Claire Winters.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The cheers for the Queen of the Ring and her tag team partner echo throughout the theater, which seems to drive Thea crazy as she screams for the audience to shut up.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura shakes her head from side to side before lifting up her microphone, "Thea, you say you want a title shot at Bitter Harvest, like you’ve done so much to earn it? At All In All, you cheated to win, and before that you were Emma’s little bitch," Flame pauses for an 'ooooohhhh' from the crowd, clearly enjoying this new connection with the fans, "From what I can see, you are the least deserving person to get a shot at being Queen of the Ring.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Davis’ shouting from the ring grows in volume and annoyance as she paces back and forth, while Fire N Ice make their way to the ring. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame stands side by side with Winters as the crowd chants for Laura, who continues, “I had to go through four other wrestlers in the Venus tournament just to get a chance at becoming Queen of the Ring, so it’s going to take a lot more than winning one tag team match to make you the number one contender. But you aren’t even going to have to worry about that…”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura holds up her microphone so her and Claire can shout in unison, “Because we are Fire N Ice, and when you step in the ring with us, you’re going to get burned!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Main Event: Fire N Ice vs Generations (Sista Kass and Thea Davis)</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura looks to start off the match against Thea, but Davis laughs off the proposed lock-up and tags in Sista Kass instead. Flame tries to show no fear as the behemoth that is Kass walks over to her, loading up for a Flame Fire Kick in attempt to end the match quickly. Rather than ducking, Kass doesn’t even flinch as she catches Laura’s right foot with her hands and chucks the Queen of the Ring by that limb with ease.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the match continues, it becomes clear that all four women are up for the responsibility of being in the main event. Laura especially stands out as the new favorite among the DPW crowd, carrying the action for her team as she fends off attacks from Generations. Kass is also impressive, demonstrating exceptional agility for a wrestler of her size.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The former member of USPW's Womens division gets the best of Fire N Ice through the use of vertical suplexes and backbreakers, but Laura and Claire are able to use their experience as teammates to stay in the match. This story of the faces trying to fight back against this new overwhelming force continues for fifteen minutes, until Winters finally seems to be weakening Kass with a series of strikes.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Kass wobbling, Claire connects with a spinning heel kick, but even that is not enough to send the 240-pound wrestler to the mat. The Ice Woman tries to drive her stunned opponent into a corner to follow up with more blows, but Thea sneakily slaps Kass on the back to tag in. Before Winters can react, Davis shouts “Off with her ‘ead” and nails her in the back of the neck with an Axe Kick.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Instead of covering Claire, Thea runs over to Laura and knocks her from the ring apron with a stiff elbow. Davis takes her time as she lines up Winters for another Axe Kick, only to tag in Kass instead.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The 240-pound woman slowly picks up Claire from the mat, then slams her back to the canvas with a devastating Kill Switch powerbomb (butterfly powerbomb). Flame just barely gets back to her feet on the theater floor as the referee counts 1 – 2 – 3 to give Generations the win.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall: Sista Kass and Thea Davis</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea Davis lets out a squeal of glee as she rushes to celebrate the victory with Sista Kass. The former USPW wrestler is in no mood for rejoicing, picking up Claire for another Kill Switch powerbomb instead. A recovered Laura tries to intervene to save her tag team partner, but Thea takes her out with an Axe Kick to the back of the head.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Kass slams Winters back to the mat, Thea runs to the theater floor and retrieves a steel chair while shouting at Laura, “You don’t want to give me a title shot?! Fine!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Davis slides back in the ring and tells Kass to hold off on her continued assault on Claire. Lifting Winters’ head up, the Englishwoman places the slightly open chair around the Ice Woman’s neck, while Laura starts to stir. Thea motions for Kass to hold the Queen of the Ring to make her watch what is about to occur. The hired gun obliges, smiling for the first time on the evening.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “You see what happens Laura! You see what happens when you don’t give Generations what we want!” Thea goes to the top rope, preparing to connect with a flying elbow on Claire’s neck.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Thea can jump, Laura yells, “You got it! You got your title shot!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “That’s more like it,” Thea patronizingly smiles as Kass holds back a weakened Flame. Davis climbs down from the turnbuckle and strides over to the Queen of the Ring, patting her on the face, “See, was that so hard?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura eyes fill with rage, but that lasts for only a moment as Kass picks up Flame and hits the champion with a thunderous Kill Switch powerbomb. Thea cackles and motions to her hired gun that their work for the night is done, the two women leaving to loud boos from the crowd as Fire N Ice show no signs of movement in the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating: C- (53)</strong></div><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Quick Results:</strong></span><p> </p><p> Velvet Revolucion def. Gypsy Rose and Marie Punnen</p><p> </p><p> Maria Guest def. Kaori Mochizuki</p><p> </p><p> Jawbreaker def. Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda to retain the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p> </p><p> Joanna Silver def. Glorious Gloria due to a distraction by Polly Amorous</p><p> </p><p> Simony Sentinel def. Hoshiko Tagawa</p><p> </p><p> Sista Kass and Thea Davis def. Fire N Ice when Sista Kass pinned Claire Winters</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Overall Show Rating: C- (53)</strong></p><p> </p><p> Who was Thea’s Partner: Sista (Killer) Kass</p><p> Who got the win in the main event: Sista Kass</p><p> Who took the fall in the main event: Claire Winters</p><p> Who did Polly pick to face Gloria: Joanna Silver</p><p> </p></div></blockquote>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Prediction Contest Results and Card for Bitter Harvest</p><p> </p><p> And so begins what I would consider season 4 of DPW. As with last season, what starts at Red Alert will culminate at All In All.</p><p> </p><p> I inserted the quick results at the end of Red Alert for anyone that wants to skim, so let me know what you think of it.</p><p> </p><p> As for the results of the prediction contest...</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1st Place - DarEatWorld: 9 points (on tiebreaker!)<p> 2nd Place - John Lions: 9 points (welcome to the party!)</p><p> 3rd Place - Dr_Avalanche: 5 points</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Congrats to DarEatWorld on another victory! It came down to the tiebreaker, with the Price is Right rules coming into play (closest without going over). The next couple of shows will not have interludes as a prize, so each participant will get to pick one this time. First place just gets to choose and have their selection posted first, with second picking next and so on.</p><p> </p><p> Speaking of that, below is the card for Bitter Harvest. The tiebreaker will be the one who posted first, just to mix things up. As a reminder, all matches are worth one point except the main event, which is worth two.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Gypsy Rose vs Joanna Silver<p> Glorious Gloria vs Kaori Mochizuki</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Qualifier</span></strong></p><p> Claire Winters vs Sista Kass</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Qualifier</span></strong></p><p> Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs Velvet Revolución</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Qualifier</span></strong></p><p> Polly Amorous vs ???? (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</span></strong></p><p> Jawbreaker © vs Sandra Shine and ???? (not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Qualifier</span></strong></p><p> Maria Guest vs Simony Sentinel</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</span></strong></p><p> Laura Flame © vs Thea Davis</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Bonus Questions</span></strong></p><p> What will be the match of the night?</p><p> How many title changes will occur?</p><p> Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match?</p><p> Who will Gloria select to face Polly? (this is going to be worth three points instead of the usual one because if anybody gets this, I will be impressed)</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> The prize this time will be something big, as it will involve the winner making the call on an important hiring decision. I say important because this decision will have effects up and down the card, and it's one I've gone back and forth on several times. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Dr_Avalanche]

<p>Gypsy Rose vs <strong>Joanna Silver</strong></p><p>

<strong>Glorious Gloria</strong> vs Kaori Mochizuki</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Claire Winters vs <strong>Sista Kass</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs <strong>Velvet Revolución</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Polly Amorous vs <strong>???? (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<strong>Jawbreaker ©</strong> vs Sandra Shine and ???? (not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Maria Guest vs <strong>Simony Sentinel</strong></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<strong>Laura Flame ©</strong> vs Thea Davis</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

What will be the match of the night? <strong>Guest vs Sentinel</strong></p><p>

How many title changes will occur? <strong>Zero</strong>.</p><p>

Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match? <strong>I know, but won't say. For once, my memory works. </strong><img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p>

Who will Gloria select to face Polly? (this is going to be worth three points instead of the usual one because if anybody gets this, I will be impressed)</p><p>

<strong>Jane Marie Bowen</strong></p>

[Dr_Avalanche]

<p>Lots of new faces this week. Nice to see Killer Kass, some people obviously had a hunch that she was gonna show up, I thought she was going to be too expensive. I think the question now is how long she can be held away from a title shot of her own. </p><p> </p><p>

Hiring decisions? Now I want to win... <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[KnowYourEnemy]

<p>Gypsy Rose vs Joanna Silver</p><p>

<strong>Glorious Gloria</strong> vs Kaori Mochizuki</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Claire Winters vs<strong> Sista Kass</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs <strong>Velvet Revolución</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

<strong>Polly Amorous </strong>vs ???? (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<strong>Jawbreaker ©</strong> vs Sandra Shine and ???? (not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Maria Guest vs <strong>Simony Sentinel</strong></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

Laura Flame © vs <strong>Thea Davis</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

What will be the match of the night? Flame/Davis</p><p>

How many title changes will occur? 1</p><p>

Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match? Joy Ryder</p><p>

Who will Gloria select to face Polly? (this is going to be worth three points instead of the usual one because if anybody gets this, I will be impressed)</p><p>

Monster Ishimura</p>

[John Lions]

<p>Gypsy Rose vs <strong>Joanna Silver</strong></p><p>

<strong>Glorious Gloria</strong> vs Kaori Mochizuki</p><p>

<em>Dark matches are almost always decided by push and these two are more important to you at the moment</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Claire Winters vs <strong>Sista Kass</strong></p><p>

<em>The only way I see Claire getting the win is by DQ, you are building Kass as a monster and there's no way she takes a clean loss this early. Now that I think about it I kind of want to give Claire the win by DQ but I'm going with my gut.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

<strong>Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda</strong> vs Velvet Revolución</p><p>

<em>Calling an upset here, I think you know what you have with Velvet Revolución but you have been working your imports up the card slowly. With how they performed last month I think that warrants giving them some time in the Venus tournament to see if they sink or swim.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

<strong>Polly Amorous</strong> vs ???? (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</p><p>

<em>Return of Juliette King? My knowledge of available women's wrestlers is near zero so I have to take a shot at something that makes sense in my head</em></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<strong>Jawbreaker</strong> © vs Sandra Shine and ???? (not currently on the roster)</p><p>

<em>Leaning towards a defense here, probably through shenanigans. Sets up a future defense against Velvet Revolución who won't be in the Venus tournament leading to an inevitable rematch with Shine and her partner</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

<strong>Maria Guest</strong> vs Simony Sentinel</p><p>

<em>Simony's had her time, Guest can use this win to keep her from just being Simony's worse tag partner and put some hype in a rubber match. Probably through cheating of some sort.</em></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<strong>Laura Flame</strong> © vs Thea Davis</p><p>

<em>This is tough. I think a clean win limits your storytelling ability with Davis as the primary contender, but a Davis win seems too soon with Kass only just getting introduced. So I'll go out on a limb and say Flame wins by DQ with Kass ambushing her?</em></p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

What will be the match of the night? <strong>Can't sell Flame/Davis short on this</strong></p><p>

How many title changes will occur? <strong>0</strong></p><p>

Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match? <strong>Since I have no idea I'm going to shoot a crazy guess and say NO ONE</strong></p><p>

Who will Gloria select to face Polly? (this is going to be worth three points instead of the usual one because if anybody gets this, I will be impressed) <strong>Well now you're making me second guess myself but I'm still sticking with Juliette King</strong></p>

[DarEatWorld]

<p>Gypsy Rose vs <strong>Joanna Silver</strong></p><p>

<em>Aaaarrrrrrrr! She may never be champion but I think there's a place for her on the crowd proper.</em></p><p>

<strong>Glorious Gloria</strong> vs Kaori Mochizuki</p><p>

<em>Keep her strong for Polly feud</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Claire Winters vs <strong>Sista Kass</strong></p><p>

<em>The Kassastrophe is here (feel free to use that).</em> <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs <strong>Velvet Revolución</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Polly Amorous vs <strong>????</strong> (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</p><p>

<em>Polly could probably do with a victory but hard to bet against ????. Tainted win maybe.</em></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<strong>Jawbreaker ©</strong> vs Sandra Shine and ???? (not currently on the roster)</p><p>

<em>Not so hard to bet against ???? in tag matches. Not sure why.</em></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Maria Guest vs <strong>Simony Sentinel</strong></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<strong>Laura Flame ©</strong> vs Thea Davis</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

What will be the match of the night?: Queen of the Ring Title match.</p><p>

How many title changes will occur? 0</p><p>

Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match? Alexis Lee Littlefeather? I'm just punching in the dark here.</p><p>

Who will Gloria select to face Polly? Alison Capone</p>

[MrWolf101]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Lots of new faces this week. Nice to see Killer Kass, some people obviously had a hunch that she was gonna show up, I thought she was going to be too expensive. I think the question now is how long she can be held away from a title shot of her own. <p> </p><p> Hiring decisions? Now I want to win... <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha yeah. Signing Kass was very fortuitous. For some reason, neither AAA or QAW tried to sign her (they were too busy chasing Alicia Strong), so her price went down from $1,000 PPA to $900 pretty quickly. I was able to get her down to $860, which isn't too bad considering she is at E+ popularity in the US. Amber and Emma combined were costing $1,150 per show, so with Joanna Silver at $310 PPA, her and Kass cost $1,170 per show together. Of course, there are three new signings coming in, so money is still flying out the door. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Oh, and I'm going to give you the point for Sandra's tag partner, because I feel it's kind of like a bonus for winning a previous contest (and you could have disclosed it without anyone really knowing).</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="DarEatWorld" data-cite="DarEatWorld" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p> Claire Winters vs <strong>Sista Kass</strong></p><p> <em>The Kassastrophe is here (feel free to use that).</em> <img alt=";)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/wink.png.686f06e511ee1fbf6bdc7d82f6831e53.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> Oh damn! I might just have to; that is too good to pass up. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 21 Interlude: The Franchise</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span></p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The headquarters of Dark Phoenix Wrestling is shrouded in complete darkness, except for the soft light emanating from Kate Avatar’s laptop. Hell Cat sits at her desk, watching a replay of QAW’s main event of Alicia Strong and Gorgon at Iron 3. Despite ending in a no contest, this match puts to shame anything coming out of USPW's Women's division currently, and of course it had to come one week after Red Alert to suck away all the momentum DPW had garnered from that event.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate’s depression at having her booking plans for the next year ruined when NOTBPW poached Amber Allen and Emma Bitch has faded somewhat, but she still sits in front of a half empty whiskey bottle that was full at the beginning of the night. Whether she had previously been burned out or simply suffering an existential crisis, not wrestling at the last event had started to revitalize Hell Cat’s drive to make DPW succeed. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Signing Killer Kass had helped, as this new force could replace what had been planned for Amber and Emma. Kate was also surprised by how much buzz bringing Kass in generated, considering how little she had been featured on USPW TV before being released. Avatar chalked this up to even a little bit of screen time leading to more name recognition nationally than putting on great matches in smaller promotions ever could, as sad as that truth might be. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Kate pours herself another shot of whiskey, her phone vibrates and she instantly recognizes the familiar number associated with this text.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/X9pxndO.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Joanne Rodriguez: Just signed brooke tyler</div></div></blockquote><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate nearly spits out the brown liquid in her mouth as she reads this message from the booker of USPW's Women’s division. Hell Cat, with an intoxicated smile on her face, immediately starts texting back.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><div style="margin-left:25px;">Kate: Ill send my condolences to victoria</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: 5 years, 1.5m</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: Holy shit</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: Going to have to let melody go though</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: Yay</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: You going to sign her?</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: Ill try but victoria probably going to get her</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: That a good thing?</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: Hell yeah keeps her from stealing another one of mine</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: Good point</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: You think about that working agreement</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: Sorry used up all my brownie points to get brooke</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: All good</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: Thanks for understanding</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate: How are things besides that</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> J-Ro: Ugh…</div></div></blockquote><p></p>

[Dr_Avalanche]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="MrWolf101" data-cite="MrWolf101" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Haha yeah. Signing Kass was very fortuitous. For some reason, neither AAA or QAW tried to sign her (they were too busy chasing Alicia Strong), so her price went down from $1,000 PPA to $900 pretty quickly. I was able to get her down to $860, which isn't too bad considering she is at E+ popularity in the US. Amber and Emma combined were costing $1,150 per show, so with Joanna Silver at $310 PPA, her and Kass cost $1,170 per show together. Of course, there are three new signings coming in, so money is still flying out the door. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I did sign Kass in my QAW game as well. It seemed dumb not to. That the global events of our games seem so similar, I wonder if that's just random chance, or if Amber Allen and Killer Kass usually gets unemployed a year or so into any given save. </p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Oh, and I'm going to give you the point for Sandra's tag partner, because I feel it's kind of like a bonus for winning a previous contest (and you could have disclosed it without anyone really knowing).<p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Sweet. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Yeah, I probably could. I'm dumb though. What's kayfabe, what's private and what's public, I can't keep track of things like that... Better safe than sorry. Plus I miiight have been a little drunk when I posted my picks. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 22 Flashback: Collateral Damage</p><p> </p><p>

</p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>Three years earlier…</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>

</em></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/WAoTDXI.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Paige Croft stands in front of her locker, going over the plan for tonight’s main event in her head. Paige looks to the other side of the room and finds her opponent for this evening, Alicia Strong. Alicia is flanked by her usual clique of Gorgon and Missy Masterson, the three women chatting loudly to ensure that everyone within earshot can hear their criticisms of Kate Avatar.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Paige turns her head and glances at the BSC Queen of the Ring title hanging in her locker. It had been a long journey to the top, but Croft smiles as she thinks about winning the belt from Nadia Snow at All in IV. Of course, this reign would soon be coming to an end, with Fuyuko Higa scheduled to win the upcoming Athena Tournament and become Queen of the Ring the next month at In Heat. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Croft knows that this is all part of the business and that she can not hold title forever. The key, in her eyes, is that she at least will be able to use her position on the booking committee to subtly keep her at spot at the top of the card even after her feud with Foreign Exchange has run its course.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/qs8OWNK.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Paige’s eyes drift over to a corner of the locker room, where Fuyuko Higa stands by herself, as always. Higa notices Croft’s gaze and responds with a throat slitting motion, to which Paige simply rolls her eyes.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Returning to her mental preparations for the main event, Paige thinks again about how far she has come. The petite blonde reminisces on how she only agreed to join BSC four years earlier after Kate Avatar promised to make her a champion one day, but Croft never imagined she would be the one taking over the main event responsibilities when Amber Allen, Jaime Quine, and even Kate’s best friend, Joanne Rodriguez, left the company within a few months of each other. Sure, some of the paychecks had been late, but…</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

</div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/PbIGeJC.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Before Paige can finish her thought, Kate Avatar walks into the locker room with a decidedly somber Sara Silver by her side. Paige can’t help but think of this as highly unusual, as Kate almost never talks to the roster before an event, letting Honey Golightly handle the pep talk duties instead.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Kate clears her throat as she moves to the center of the room, “Hey, if everyone can be quiet, I have an announcement I need to make.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The women of BSC slowly make a circle around the company’s head booker, with those in the front row taking a knee before Avatar continues, “Ehm…so first thing, tonight’s event is no longer called Line in the Sand, it’s End of the Line. That’s because…well, there’s no easy way to say this, but tonight is the last night of BSC.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Most of the roster gasps in disbelief, looking at one another in hopes that this announcement is some sort of cruel prank. The tears forming in Kate’s eyes show that this is no joke, and some of the women begin to murmur in panic. A single snicker is heard coming from a smug Alicia Strong, who leans into Gorgon and whispers, “I told you so.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Kate motions for the members of BSC to calm down, and most do long enough to allow her to keep talking, “Now this isn’t the fault of any one of you. This is all on me, I am responsible…you should know that any paychecks you received in the past ninety days from BSC will be able to be clawed back by a bankruptcy court. This also means that none of you will be paid for your work tonight. But...after the show, if you look in your lockers, you’ll find envelopes that come pretty close to making you whole for this show and the last month's worth of payments. I can not emphasize this enough, no one says anything about this being our last show until tomorrow…and no one </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>ever</em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> mentions those envelopes to anyone outside of this room, do I make myself clear?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

The women in the locker room let out a burst of dazed acceptance at this request while Kate tries to rally them with one last half-hearted plea, “Alright…now let’s go out there and give our fans one hell of a last show.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Kate claps her hands together and quickly heads out of the room with Sara Silver following close behind. As the members of the roster scatter back to their lockers, Jen Neptune and her sister hug while sobbing uncontrollably. Dharma Gregg looks around, seemingly not knowing what to do, her eyes wrapped in tears. Alexis Lee Littlefeather kicks one of the wooden benches in anger while Tamara McFly tries to console a distraught Sally Anne Christianson.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;">

Back at her locker, Paige Croft looks at the Queen of the Ring belt and wonders what this all might mean for her.</div><p></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>OOC:</strong> Big thanks to DarEatWorld for selecting this as the prize for winning the Red Alert prediction contest! This scene is something I thought about writing at the beginning of this diary, but I could never quite make it work. Hopefully this gives a gimpse into what life was like in BSC before everything came crashing down.</p>

[MrWolf101]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I did sign Kass in my QAW game as well. It seemed dumb not to. That the global events of our games seem so similar, I wonder if that's just random chance, or if Amber Allen and Killer Kass usually gets unemployed a year or so into any given save. <p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I am surprised by the Amber release being consistent since she seems to epitomize the NOTBPW product, but it could be the AI doing a calculation between popularity and contract cost.</p><p> </p><p> Canada was in a deep F- recession in my game, so I thought that might have something to do with it, in that NOTBPW needed to pare down their roster and Amber's contract was the one that came up first (Sally Anne Christianson got released at the same time and then they hired them both back as soon as the economy turned around). I'm not sure if AI companies get consistent owner goals, so that could have something to do with it as well.</p><p> </p><p> Kass doesn't surprise me because one of my pet peeves is how the big companies don't seem to like developing young wrestlers. It mirrors real life, but it's still counter intuitive to me. She could also be the victim of owner goals depending on what her psychology is, or it's just a case of USPW adding star power with wrestlers like J-Ro and then having to release someone to stay at the preset roster parameters. Either way, I was happy she was available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Sweet. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Yeah, I probably could. I'm dumb though. What's kayfabe, what's private and what's public, I can't keep track of things like that... Better safe than sorry. Plus I miiight have been a little drunk when I posted my picks. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> That's the only way to make picks. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Yeah, I'm going to try to keep the prizes more vague as to not have potential spoilers be obvious in posts. I thought about it and figured it didn't make sense to punish people for winning contests. For example, this time it's a hiring decision, but it's not being disclosed here who it is. The Venus tournament prize is going to be picking someone for a push, but I’m not going to say here when that push begins. The Ashes in the Fall prize will be picking the winner of a match, but I won't say what that match is here. Hopefully this new strategy works. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[MrWolf101]

Chapter 22 Interlude: Redemption Song

 

“I get knocked down, but I get up again, you never gonna keep me down! I get knocked down, but I get up again, you never gonna keep me down!”

 

http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg

 

A decidedly drunk Kate Avatar sits alone in her dark home/office at Piper Casino, singing at the top of her lungs as she hate watches a pirated feed of NOTBPW’s May PPV, Grappling Glory.

 

“I drink a whiskey drink, I drink another drink,” Hell Cat downs a shot of whiskey before chasing the brown liquid with the contents from one of the many open beer bottles in front of her.

 

The past month has been pretty uneventful, outside of DEVIL Karube deciding to start her own company, WINNOW, finally giving 5SSW some competition in the Land of the Rising Son. Kate is happy that more women in Japan will have opportunities to work, although this has raised the price on some previously unemployed wrestlers Hell Cat had been thinking about hiring.

 

This week Kate also paid off all her credit cards, leaving DPW without debt for the first time since November 2017. This news has further lifted Kate’s spirits out of the doldrums and she decided at the end of April that DPW should go on a road trip for Bitter Harvest by holding that show in Los Angeles. Avatar knows this is a risk, but she hopes that getting out of Las Vegas for even just a weekend will do her some good.

 

http://i.imgur.com/Ej7P7y8.jpg

 

Hell Cat’s attention shifts back to the images on her laptop and she starts to boo as Emma Bitch is introduced for her title match against the current NOTBPW Women’s Champion, Brooke Tyler. Emma earned this shot at the belt by surprisingly defeating Sara Marie York last week on NOTBPW Championship Wrestling to become the number one contender. With Brooke’s departure to USPW imminent, Tyler will have to drop the title to someone, but Kate knows there is no way Victoria Stone-McFly would put the belt on Bitch…right?

 

http://i.imgur.com/fPtVYt8.jpg

 

Brooke Tyler is out next to a loud ovation, fireworks shooting off from the stage as ‘The Franchise’ makes her way to the ring. Kate smiles, remembering her match against Brooke at All In IV, and mutters “Man, Joanne is going to have so much fun booking her.”

 

Earlier in the night, Amber Allen jobbed out quickly to Nina Cacace, continuing Amber’s losing streak since rejoining NOTBPW. Kate raises a shot of whiskey to that, and quickly swallows the alcohol before returning her focus back to her laptop.

 

The match between Emma and Brooke unfolds with Bitch acting as the bully to the fan favorite Tyler. The back and forth action gets the crowd on their feet, with even Kate starting to hang on every suplex and counter. Twenty minutes in, Brooke mounts her usual comeback, absorbing blows from Bitch only to turn around and nail Emma with the Brooke Breaker. As Kate always expected, Tyler covers Bitch to end the match 1…2…but Emma kicks out.

 

With a shout, Hell Cat leaps to her feet and claps her hands. All the hurt, all the ill will, begins to melt away as Kate sees her friend nearing the impossible, “Come on Emma, you can do it!”

 

Bitch staggers to her feet and the sellout crowd of 15,000 starts buzzing as they sense something special is about to happen. Tyler, stunned by someone kicking out of her finisher, charges at her opponent, but Emma dodges the attack and sends the champion shoulder first into the ring post. Before Brooke can react, Bitch climbs to the top turnbuckle and lifts Tyler up onto her shoulders.

 

Kate holds her breath as Emma jumps, hitting Brooke with the Payback Slam from the top rope. Bitch slowly crawls over to Tyler and drapes her arm over her fallen opponent.

 

…1

 

…2

 

…3

 

Hell Cat loses her mind as she jumps up and down with joy. On her laptop screen, Emma remains kneeling on the mat as the referee hands her the NOTBPW Women’s belt. Bitch stares down in near disbelief at the title she was stripped of ten years ago after being arrested for marijuana possession.

 

Emma rises to her feet with tears in her eyes before snapping back into character, “I told you! I told you I’m the best in this company! I’m a Bitch, so deal with it!” The new NOTBPW Women’s Champion goes back to the top turnbuckle and holds up the belt to loud boos from the crowd.

 

Back at Piper Casino, an ecstatic Kate Avatar can’t be happier for the woman who left her in the lurch three months earlier.

[Perpetual Nirvana]

Is it bad that I like the behind the scenes stuff more than the actual shows?

[MrWolf101]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Perpetual Nirvana" data-cite="Perpetual Nirvana" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is it bad that I like the behind the scenes stuff more than the actual shows?</div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Haha, depends. Is it because the shows are so bad or because the behind the scenes stuff is that good? <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> You're not alone in your sentiment based on the feedback I've received, but it makes sense considering the backstage stuff is usually where I have the most fun writing. I'm glad you're enjoying...I think. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>

[Portlius]

<p>Gypsy Rose vs <strong>Joanna Silver</strong></p><p>

Glorious Gloria vs<strong> Kaori Mochizuki</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Claire Winters vs <strong>Sista Kass</strong></p><p><strong>

</strong></p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs <strong>Velvet Revolución</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Polly Amorous vs <strong>????</strong> (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p>

<strong>Jawbreaker ©</strong> vs Sandra Shine and ???? (not currently on the roster)</p><p> </p><p>

Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p>

Maria Guest vs <strong>Simony Sentinel</strong></p><p> </p><p>

For the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</p><p>

<strong>Laura Flame ©</strong> vs Thea Davis</p><p> </p><p>

Bonus Questions</p><p>

What will be the match of the night? <strong>Guest v Sentinel</strong></p><p>

How many title changes will occur? <strong>None</strong></p><p>

Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match? <strong>Speedy Marie</strong></p><p>

Who will Gloria select to face Polly? <strong>Aud D'Hoffryn </strong></p><p>

(this is going to be worth three points instead of the usual one because if anybody gets this, I will be impressed)</p>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Chapter 22: We're No Angels</p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Dark Phoenix Wrestling Presents…Bitter Harvest</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lh2R288.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Live from the Simmons Center</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Los Angeles, California</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Saturday, Week 1, June 2018</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Attendance: 114</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Pre-Show Dark Match #1: Gypsy Rose vs Joanna Silver</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/653dfkJ.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/lGDXjoF.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Simmons Center is a spartan facility located in a long-neglected section of South Los Angeles just miles from the Forum. Used mainly for recreational basketball and as a way to keep neighborhood youths off of the street, the building has also hosted many wrestling events in its history as the official home of rivals GSW and IPW.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Unlike Piper Casino, the Center has no entrance ramp or stage, only a curtain draped in front of the hallway that leads to the locker room. There is also no sound system or video screen, and there would be no entrance music tonight except for a pair of stand up speakers loaned to DPW by a local fan.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> What the facility lacks in amenities it makes up for with a rowdy crowd, who have shown up early and in record numbers for DPW’s first foray into California.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> These fans are treated to a first match that turns out to be much better than it deserves to be. Despite Gypsy being horribly off her game, Joanna steps up to put on a good show, belying Silver’s apparently undeserved reputation for being weak in the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Polly Amorous backstage getting ready for her match later tonight, Joanna still finds a way to successfully fight through Gypsy’s several attempts at cheating. After working the crowd with her charisma for seven minutes, Joanna finally finishes off Rose with the Sex Factor for the win.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall: Joanna Silver</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Silver does a little jig to celebrate her victory, but her dancing is soon interrupted by the sounds of </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hU9OKE-cc" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hU9OKE-cc" rel="external nofollow"><em>Glorious Domination</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5hU9OKE-cc" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;">.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/piZUmbD.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Glorious Gloria walks out from behind the curtain and immediately points at Joanna, “At Red Alert, you and that slut Polly Amorous embarrassed me…you embarrassed all women! You two made me the joke...well you make sure to tell Polly that tonight, in her Venus Qualifier, there will be nothing funny about the monster I unleash on her!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Pre-Show Dark Match #2: Glorious Gloria vs Kaori Mochizuki</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/piZUmbD.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/FnQ2qa4.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Joanna cautiously passes Gloria on her way backstage before Kaori comes out for the next match. The Japanese brawler appears to be extra motivated on this night, immediately taking the fight to the former bodybuilder with a series of stiff punches. Gloria is caught off guard by this flurry, barely escaping an attempted Ichihara Plunge to keep the contest from coming to an abrupt end.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The battle turns when Gloria pokes Mochizuki in the eye during a forced break. The former bodybuilder ignores the admonishment from the referee to quickly lock in the Glorious Full Nelson on Kaori. The middleweight refuses to give up, reaching out and barely grabbing the top rope. Instead of simply releasing the hold, Gloria sends Mochizuki crashing to the mat with a Full Nelson Slam.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a smug grin on her face, the former bodybuilder picks Kaori up to put the Glorious Full Nelson back on her opponent. This time, the dazed Mochizuki has no choice but to tap out.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Submission: Glorious Gloria</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Show Opening:</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nXMOvMba2bM?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="WWE Themes: Evolution"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea Davis and Sista Kass make their way out from behind the curtain to loud boos from the record crowd. Thea pauses on the walk to the ring to give the fans a wave worthy of a queen. After blowing kisses to the jeering audience, the Englishwoman follows her hired gun through the ropes and grabs a microphone from a nearby volunteer staffer.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Los Angeles,” Thea dramatically spits on the mat to contempt from the fans, “I’ve spent my whole life avoiding this smog filled cesspool. The only reason I bothered showing up is that tonight is the night that I take my rightful place as Queen of DPW. With Sista Kass watching my back I will become Queen of the Ring, come Hell Cat or high water, because nothing lasts forever, except Generations!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Davis pauses for the boos from the crowd, but those quickly turn to cheers as </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kEGuHdKn0Lc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Led zeppelin - Immigrant Song"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> begins to play.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura Flame and Claire Winters walk out, turning their heads to pick out some familiar faces that made the journey from Las Vegas for the show. Both wrestlers hold microphones, but Laura is the first to speak, “Oh Thea, look at you so cocky and confident. You just think you’re smarter than everyone else, don’t you?”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From the ring, Thea nods in agreement while Flame approaches the ring to continue, “Well I’ve got a little surprise for you. I just got off the phone with Phil Vibert. While he may be in the hospital because of what you and Kass did to him, he still calls the shots around here…and he says that tonight, everyone on the roster is barred from ringside except the competitors in the match…or else!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The fans cheer for this announcement, while Davis rolls her eyes, “Well isn’t that just perfect…” Thea pauses for a moment before talking in a baby voice, “did your daddy fix everything for you?” </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura, Claire, and Kass tense up at Thea going off script, all three not quite sure where she is going with this improvisation. Davis smiles at this uncomfortable silence and then takes a flippant tone, “Oh, that’s right, I forgot, your daddy is some loser in Japan…no wait, that’s not your real dad. That wanker died when you were five!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea bursts out in laughter while the other three wrestlers process what has just been said. Suddenly, Laura snaps and charges at the ring. It takes all of Claire’s speed to catch up with her tag team partner before a homicide is committed.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I’m gonna knock your f*cking head off!” Laura screams while Winters is barely able to hold her back from reaching Thea. Davis does not help the matter by taunting Flame from the safety of the ring, but Kass steps in front of the Englishwoman after recognizing a pleading stare from Winters.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The fans egg on the tension by fervently chanting “Let them fight! Let them fight!” while Claire drags Laura backstage. Thea starts to head out of the ring in that direction, but Kass points to the other side of the Center. Davis hesitates for a moment before complying, while the now hot crowd continues to chant.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #1: Claire Winters vs Sista Kass – Venus Tournament Qualifier</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1OjidHr.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/m1TODO6.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A flustered Claire returns from behind the curtain and finds a menacing Sista Kass waiting for her in the ring. After the referee calls for the bell, Kass immediately goes for the Kill Switch, but Winters wriggles her way out of the 240-pound woman’s grasp just in the nick of time.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Claire responds by mounting an offensive built on hard strikes, but her opponent seems hardly fazed by these blows. With a roar, the former USPW wrestler unleashes her arsenal on the Ice Woman, leaving Winters gasping for air after an especially powerful release German suplex. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Despite Kass’ overwhelming power advantage, the Ice Woman refuses to be a pushover, staying in the match by the skin of her teeth for ten minutes. After a delayed vertical suplex, Claire kicks out at two. Kass tries to follow up with the Kill Switch, but Winters nails her with an uppercut.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> For the first time in the bout, Kass is sent staggering backwards, and Winters measures the 240-pound wrestler for a spinning heel kick. That is when Claire notices Thea Davis standing in front of the curtain that leads backstage out of the corner of her eye.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Winters tries not to be distracted, but her timing is thrown off, and Kass easily dodges the Ice Woman’s finisher. An off-balance Claire has no defense as Sista Kass picks her up and nails her with a thunderous Kill Switch for the win.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall and Advancing to the Venus Tournament: Sista Kass</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A clearly pleased Thea skips her way to the ring while the referee lifts Kass’ arm up in victory. Davis briefly congratulates the other member of Generations before turning her attention to a knocked out Claire.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The Englishwoman picks up Winters’ head by the hair and slaps the Ice Woman’s face several times, then shouts mockingly, “We have your woman, Laura! She still lives!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Almost as if on cue, Laura Flame runs out from backstage, charging full steam into the ring with a face red with anger. Blinded by her rage, Laura goes after Thea without noticing Kass lying in wait.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Flame can reach Davis, Kass knocks the Queen of the Ring to the mat with a devastating clothesline. Laura, completely disoriented, tries to get to her feet, but the 240-pound behemoth lifts her up and slams her back to the canvas with the Kill Switch.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea cackles with joy at this successful ambush before taunting the champion, “Your reign ends tonight Laura!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Satisfied that their work is done, Thea motions for Kass to follow her to the back, and the two women leave Fire N Ice motionless in the ring while the now red hot crowd becomes hoarse from booing so vociferously.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #2: Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs Velvet Revolución – Venus Tournament Qualifier</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/7A68NMO.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/CgpxqGh.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/x5SF8WV.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/YNQZbsf.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After Laura and Claire are helped to the back, Emiko Miyoshi begins the next match by facing off against Ursula Saez. With Velvet Suarez still nursing chronic upper back pain, Ursula is forced to carry the load for her team, and in doing so, puts in one of her best performances in several months.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> This is helped by her brawling style playing off the high flying moves of Miyoshi and Nami perfectly, with the two Japanese Cruiserweights showing that they may be ready for a higher place on the card in the process.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Suarez’s limit involvement ends up being a detriment to the action, though, as the rowdy crowd begins to chant “We want Velvet!” after Saez spends the first five minutes in the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ursula obliges the fans’ request, tagging in Velvet for a dropkick on Emiko. Suarez immediately tags back out, keeping Genda at bay while Saez hits a dazed Miyoshi with the Saez Splitter for the pin.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Pinfall and Advancing to the Venus Tournament: Velvet Revolución</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once the four participants of the previous match have disappeared behind the curtain, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uqG7Wl3gd68?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Britney Spears - I Wanna Go (Lyrics)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by Britney Spears plays to perk up the crowd.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/oMX9Z9a.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/lGDXjoF.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Polly Amorous and Joanna Silver bounce out from backstage, Polly in her customary tube top and thong while Joanna wears a low cut ruffled shirt and leather mini-skirt.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The audience can’t get enough of this display of skin, and scramble to grab t-shirts promoting </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Pirates of Men’s Pants 3</span></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> from the two women.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Joanna and Polly finally finish handing out the bundle of clothing, and give the crowd one last jiggle to loud cheers.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: C</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Silver wishes Amorous luck in her coming match and heads to the back. Before Joanna can reach the curtain, Glorious Gloria steps out with a truly monstrous-looking woman at her side. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/piZUmbD.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/evDD8Ly.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Silver sizes up this 284-pound woman, and with squint of her right eye, says, “Aye, a kraken ye be!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Monster Ishimura replies with fists instead of words, knocking Silver to the parquet floor while Gloria nods approvingly. Polly runs to save Joanna from any further punishment, only to be blindsided by Gloria for her trouble.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The former bodybuilder instructs Ishimura to head to the ring for the next match and then gives Amorous one more kick to the ribs before disappearing backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: E</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match #3: Monster Ishimura vs Polly Amorous - Venus Tournament Qualifier</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/evDD8Ly.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/oMX9Z9a.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Joanna recovers first and helps Polly to her feet, “Dead men tell no tales of such a beast. Brave ye must be if you seek the treasure.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Amorous nods at this encouragement, but it is unclear if she really understands any of Silver’s pirate-speak as Joanna goes behind the curtain.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Limping, Polly joins Ishimura in the ring and the referee calls for the bell. Amorous decides her best offense is a good defense, using her speed to evade the slowly plodding Japanese light heavyweight. The action devolves into something out of a Road Runner cartoon, with Polly managing to evade the reach of her opponent each time it looks like she might be captured, but Ishimura is not suited for this kind of comedic endeavor.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Despite this, the bout does produce a few laughs, with Polly humping her opponent in a last ditch hope of winning through embarrassment. Instead, Ishimura unleashes her fury on the adult film star, grabbing Polly around the neck and flinging her into a corner. The 284-pound wrestler gives Amorous one splash, then another, with the full weight of her body.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ishimura grabs onto the ropes and stands on her fallen opponent, causing the referee to begin his count. The referee reaches five, but Ishimura only looks at him with a demented smile as she continues to press down on Polly’s chest with her feet. Having no other option, Gregory Chapman calls for the bell, giving Amorous the win by disqualification.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Winner via DQ and Advancing to the Venus Tournament: Polly Amorous</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After the referee does his best to stop her attack on Polly, Monster Ishimura lets out a roar before storming behind the curtain, while Joanna Silver returns to help Amorous to the back.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/FOATvSe.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The ring now empty, </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/qyVSKydUxKk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> by Veruca Salt begins to play to bring out Ariel Breaks and Kathy McMahon to boos. Both wrestlers wear their Deuces Wild Tag Team titles proudly around their waists, and Breaks taunts the crowd by patting her belt several times.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Jawbreaker climbs through the ropes, Ariel celebrating wildly as if her team has already won their match. A volunteer staffer hands Breaks a microphone, and the member of Jawbreaker feigns slapping the young man until he scatters out of the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With a sardonic tone in her voice, Ariel begins to address the crowd, “In just a few moments, Sandra Shine will make the big reveal of her ‘mystery’ tag team partner. OOOOOOooooooo,” Breaks makes a mocking ghost noise before continuing, “Maybe it’ll be the boogey man? Or swamp thing? Hell, maybe it could even be Dracula himself?” Ariel lets out a heartily laugh while Kathy looks on disapprovingly, “Who knows? All I do know is we ain’t ‘fraid no ghosts!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Breaks can finish congratulating herself on her joke any further, Black Sabbath’s </div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QBXReEQ2k" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QBXReEQ2k" rel="external nofollow"><em>Paranoid</em></a></div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96QBXReEQ2k" rel="external nofollow"></a><div style="margin-left:25px;"> plays to a cheers.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sandra Shine twitches her way from out behind the curtain, fighting off the black fabric as if it is an apparition, “Oh blasphemers to the good deeds of the Lady…your time of judgment has come…the second seeker is here.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O4irXQhgMqg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black (Official Lyric Video)"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/YktNqrZ.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As Sandra continues to fidget, a pale blonde walks out from backstage wearing a black bodysuit and a choker with a star pendant hanging from it. The crowd recognizes the recently released QAW worker and responds with a decent pop.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Those of you in the audience may know of my work from my past life, but now I am reborn. I am Charity Dark…and I seek the Lady!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Shine and Charity make their way to the ring, while Ariel loudly argues about match strategy with McMahon now that the two know Sandra has actually found a credible tag team partner.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Match #4: Jawbreaker © vs Ladies Reborn (Charity Dark and Sandra Shine) for the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/FOATvSe.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/d8b9d8M.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/YktNqrZ.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/kq95o5v.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><span>http://i.imgur.com/sZpWAMg.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> From the very outset of the match, it is clear that the crowd has quickly taken a liking to the former Charity Sweet, her glamour goth look easily connecting with the audience. This early support from the fans is helped by Charity displaying a dazzling array of aerial maneuvers in her initial face-off against Kathy McMahon. The brawler fights back, putting on her now routine top-notch performance, and the impressive action brings an already hot crowd to their feet.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Ariel seems less enthused by these turn of events as she tags into the match, yelling at Charity, “No emo is taking away my titles!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After a suplex from Breaks, Dark tags in Sandra, who proceeds to unload on her opponent in what turns out to be Shine’s best showing of her career to date.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The two teams fight on for another ten minutes, until it looks like the Ladies Reborn might actually pull off the upset. Charity takes down Breaks with a hurricanrana, then climbs to the top rope to line Ariel up for the Sugar Smack (shooting star press). Just as Dark is about to leap, Breaks recovers and rolls out of the ring. </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the crowd boos, Ariel signals that she is done for the night with a dismissive wave of her hand, then walks over to a nearby staffer and rips the Deuces Wild tag titles from the man’s grip. Breaks shouts “What?!” at an especially vocal fan in the front row before heading towards the curtain, showing no concern that the referee’s count has just reached ten.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winners via Countout: Ladies Reborn</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>But Still DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Champions: Jawbreaker</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A somewhat miffed Kathy McMahon jumps down from the ring apron to join her tag team partner on the way backstage. Before she goes behind the curtain, Ariel turns and points at the two women in the ring, “I told you these belts are mine! No one is ever going to take them away from me!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Charity whispers something to Sandra, and Shine backs away to give Dark room to outstretch her arms. With her eyes closed, Charity begins to chant incoherently while Jawbreaker stand looking confused on the Center floor.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Suddenly, a torrent of blood rains down on Ariel and Kathy from the ceiling, and the tag team champions let out a shriek as they become drenched in the red liquid.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In the ring, Charity lowers her arms and nods her head, while Sandra twitches with excitement.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: E+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The women of Jawbreaker are left speechless and shivering as they push through the curtain to head for the showers. The Ladies Reborn soon follow, receiving an appreciative round of applause from the crowd before they disappear backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/wcwjMEX.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As volunteers hurriedly try to clean up the red mess on the Center floor, Maria Guest appears to the sound of Hole’s cover of </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ngmhjiR3QOo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Hole - Gold Dust Woman (High Quality)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">. With disdain, Maria steps over the pooled blood, nearly knocking over one of the staffers in the process.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Guest makes her way to the ring, lifting up her microphone to speak once she is through the ropes.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cH_rfGBwamc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Hole - Violet (Official Music Video)"></iframe></div></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Maria lets out a howl full of rage at being interrupted by her rival as Simony Sentinel walks out from behind to curtain to a loud pop from the fans.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/NcYZPXH.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Maria, you don’t get to talk! Your actions at Red Alert spoke plenty for you! I wanted to let this go, I wanted to this to be over,” Simony stares intently at the woman in the ring, “But if you want a fight, if you want to fracture what we had once and for all…then you got it!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Guest, nearly foaming at the mouth with anger, violently motions for the Sentinel to step in the ring, and Simony obliges, the crowd firmly behind the purple haired warrior.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Match #5: Maria Guest vs Simony Sentinel – Venus Tournament Qualifier</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/wcwjMEX.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/NcYZPXH.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> In this rematch from All In All III, any awkwardness or hesitation that once existed between these former tag team partners is gone as they exchange punches to begin the action. Simony especially displays a new level of intensity, seeking to bludgeon Maria into never wanting to fight her again.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Guest takes every shot Sentinel can muster before going on the counter attack. Maria throws the Violent Violet around the ring like a rag doll, showing off her superior technical skill with a series of suplexes and submission holds. The blonde’s wrath is relentless, and ten minutes into the match, Guest slaps the figure four leglock onto Simony in hopes of making her rival tap out.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sentinel sells her agony at her knee being wrenched at an unnatural angle, but manages to reach the bottom rope to force the break. Maria waits until the referee counts to four before relenting and Simony rolls out of the ring to recover.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Guest follows her former best friend to the floor, but the Violent Violet surprises her with a sudden dropkick. Simony grabs the stunned Maria by the head and slams her face first into the ring post, once, twice, and then a third time.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With the crowd cheering her on, Simony climbs back into the ring and then goes to the top turnbuckle, signaling for the Sentinel Strike. Before the purple haired wrestler can leap, Maria staggers to her feet, so Simony improvises.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Sentinel jumps, the back of her knee cupping Guest’s neck and driving the blonde’s face into a nearby empty steel chair with UltraViolet. Maria falls back to the floor, her forehead busted open as the fans roar with approval at the sight of blood.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After acknowledging the cheers, Simony rolls Guest into the ring and climbs to the top rope. Maria remains motionless on the mat as the Violent Violet jumps and connects with the Sentinel Strike, earning the purple haired wrestler a rather decisive victory.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall and Advancing to the Venus Tournament: Simony Sentinel</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: D</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Simony rises to her feet, screaming as she stands over a bloodied Maria, “That’s it! We’re done, you hear me?! We’re done!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Guest looks up through her crimson mask, a bewildering smile on her face, “Done? This is just beginning.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before the Violent Violet can respond, she is knocked down from behind by two women who have rushed into the ring from backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dBBDsXj.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The fans recognize Hoshiko Tagawa from her match against Simony at Red Alert, and the Japanese Technician immediately pounces on the fallen Sentinel to slap a rolling leglock on her.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/fzOUm1W.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The second attacker is a vaguely familiar blonde, Selina Svelte. Making her first appearance for an established company since being released by AAA over two years ago, Selina helps the wounded Maria to her feet, then descends on Simony with a Prawn Armlock.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The crowd does not quite know what to make of this development, but boo as Sentinel cries out in pain at her limbs being pulled in two different directions.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Maria signals to her two henchwoman to lift Simony up, then drops her former best friend with a package piledriver.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The three women of this unexplained alliance head out of the ring without another word, only stopping on their way backstage to lift their arms up in triumph to more jeers from the fans.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: E-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Once Simony has been helped backstage, Thea Davis appears again to new entrance music, Lily Allen’s </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9kPQiAJv4fo?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Lily Allen | Sheezus (Official Video)"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">. The loud boos from the crowd nearly drown out this music, but Thea appears to enjoy basking in this hate as she makes her way to the ring.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> With Davis now through the ropes, the music suddenly cuts off and is replaced by a familiar voice coming through the set of borrowed speakers.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/1Hyvuq0.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “Thea, this is a warning. I want you to listen, and I want you to listen good. You can worm you way into the main event, you can steal the Queen of the Ring title, but nothing is going to save you once I return. I </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>am </em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">going to get out of this wheelchair, and I </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em>will </em></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">walk again. And when I do…well, I’ll let you think about that. Enjoy the time you have left Thea, because my vengeance is coming, and hell’s coming with me.”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Kate Avatar’s message cuts off and the fans pop at the tease of Hell Cat’s return. Thea appears to be less pleased by this turn of events, yelling at the referee that the staffer in charge of the entrance music should be fired, to which Gregory Chapman explains that he doesn't have that power.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Before Thea can rant any further, Laura Flame walks out to the opening guitar riffs of </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><em> </em></div><div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/s4nWy8pmIM4?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Barracuda- Heart"></iframe></div></div><div style="margin-left:25px;">. Laura does not acknowledge the thunderous cheers from the crowd, staring straight ahead at Davis instead. Flame paces back and forth in front of the curtain as she barely manages to hold in her rage while preparing to speak.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> “I’m goinna cut right to the chase. Thea, if you think you can get under my skin by talking about my family, then congratulations…mission accomplished. But you don’t know what makes me tick!” Flame turns and points at Davis, “I am Queen of the Ring for a reason. It’s because I hit harder, move faster, and generally kick ass more than anyone else on this roster can! You’re about to find out about why this is the Reign of Flame, Thea, because when you step in the ring with me, you’re going to get burned!”</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame sprints to the ring as the crowd reaches a fever pitch in anticipation of the fight to come.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> Segment Rating: C+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Main Event: Laura Flame © vs Thea Davis for the DPW Queen of the Ring Title</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong> </strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/52WMMKc.jpg</span><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>VS</strong></div><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/BtwT5LL.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><span>http://i.imgur.com/dw8jdk2.jpg</span><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The moment Laura steps through the ropes, Thea is on top of her with a flurry of punches. Unable to separate the two, the referee calls for the bell to signal the official start of the match.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame rolls on top of Davis, and rains down punches of her own on the Englishwoman. Thea is eventually able to knock Laura from off of her, and the two wrestlers jump back to their feet for a reset. Only one minute in, the crowd is already buzzing as Laura and Thea trade blows once again, the tension between the two palpable even to a novice fan.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> As the action continues to unfold, there is a clear fire burning in Laura’s eyes, leading Flame to put on a performance nearly unrivaled in the history of DPW. Thea is not far behind, demonstrating an exceptional ability to rile the crowd and her opponent with constant taunts in between vicious attacks.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame’s intense rage at Davis only grows over the next twelve minutes, peaking when Thea draws her ire by pointing at the sky. Laura responds by missing wildly with a Flame Fire Kick and the challenger takes advantage by driving the champion's head into the top turnbuckle.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea follows up with an exploder suplex and Laura crashes to the mat after being thrown into the corner.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> A devious smile grows on Davis’ face as if she can feel the win coming. Thea jumps to the top rope as Laura manages to get back to her feet, and nails the champion with leaping Axe Kick to the back of the neck.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Flame crumples to the canvas, and the challenger quickly turns her over for the cover.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> …1</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> …2</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> …3</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> New Champi…but the referee points at Laura’s foot, just barely underneath the bottom rope, and waves off the pin. Thea goes ballistic at her victory being denied on a technicality while the crowd erupts in joy. Davis gets right into referee Gregory Chapman’s face while Flame starts to stir on the mat.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> After berating the middle-aged man, Thea pushes the referee away and then shouts at the top of her lungs, “Off with her ‘ead!” Davis charges at the now standing and glassy-eyed Laura, but runs right into a Flame Fire Kick from the champion.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura collapses onto the fallen Davis, and the referee counts 1 – 2 – 3 to end this incredible encounter.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Winner via Pinfall and Still DPW Queen of the Ring: Laura Flame</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Match Rating: C-</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> The fans cheer loudly as Laura is the first to get back to her feet. Referee Gregory Chapman hands her the Queen of the Ring title, and Flame lifts up the belt while holding her neck to more applause from the crowd.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Thea takes only a few more moments to recover her wits, rolling out of the ring as she tries to process exactly what has just happened. The Englishwoman lets out an ear-piercing scream, then begins scratching at her face and pulling out her hair in frustration at how close she just came to winning the title.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> Laura climbs to the top turnbuckle, and holding the Queen of the Ring belt high in the air, yells “Long live the Reign of Flame!” for the adoring crowd while Thea storms backstage.</div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Segment Rating: D+</strong></div><p></p><div style="margin-left:25px;"> </div><div style="margin-left:25px;"><strong>Overall Show Rating: C (60)</strong></div><p></p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quick Results</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> Joanna Silver def. Gypsy Rose</p><p> </p><p> Glorious Gloria def. Kaori Mochizuki</p><p> </p><p> Sista Kass def. Claire Winters to advance to the Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p> Velvet Revolución def. Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda to advance to the Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p> Polly Amorous def. Monster Ishimura via DQ to advance to the Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p> Ladies Reborn (Charity Dark and Sandra Shine) def. Jawbreaker via Countout but Jawbreaker retain the DPW Deuces Wild Tag Team Titles</p><p> </p><p> Simony Sentinel def. Maria Guest to advance to the Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p> Laura Flame def. Thea Davis to remain DPW Queen of the Ring</p><p> </p><p><strong> Overall Show Rating: C (60)</strong> - ties Fire Within from January 2017 as best show in DPW history</p><p> </p><p> What was the match of the night? Laura Flame vs Thea Davis</p><p> How many title changes occurred? None</p><p> Who was Sandra's partner in the tag match? Charity Dark (aka Charity Sweet) - chosen by Dr_Avalanche as a reward for winning the Ashes in the Fall 2017 prediction contest. Thanks!</p><p> Who did Gloria select to face Polly? Monster Ishimura - congrats to KnowYourEnemy! Not sure how you got it, but I'm impressed. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p></div></blockquote>

[MrWolf101]

<p>Prediction Contest Results and Card for 2018 Venus Tournament</p><p> </p><p> Well, first off I'd like to apologize to KnowYourEnemy for not catching that you didn't pick a winner of the Joanna Silver/Gypsy Rose match. The prediction contest ended in a three-way tie, so sticking with the original tiebreaker of first to post their picks, congrats to Dr_Avalanche on the win! I will send you the hiring decision shortly.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong>First Place - Dr_Avalance: 9 points (won tiebreaker)</strong><p> Second Place - KnowYourEnemy: 9 points</p><p> Third Place - DarEatWorld: 9 points</p><p> Forth Place - John Lions: 8 points</p><p> Fifth Place - Portlius: 7 points (welcome to the fun!)</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I feel like I owe KnowYourEnemy something, both for me missing that non-pick and for getting Monster Ishimura right (still don't know how you got that), so I will PM you with an idea.</p><p> </p><p> Now on to the Venus Tournament, the winner of which will receive a Queen of the Ring title shot.</p><p> </p><p> For the prediction contest, the reward will be picking anyone from the upcoming DPW roster update for a push. I'm not guaranteeing a Queen of the Ring title reign, but more of getting that person up the card as much as possible. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Below is the card, along with a bracket to help visualize how things might play out. The tiebreaker this time will go back to picking the show's number grade, with closest without going over getting it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Qualifiers</span></strong><p> Hoshiko Tagawa vs Marie Punnen</p><p> Kaori Mochizuki vs Selina Svelte</p><p> Glorious Gloria vs Joanna Silver</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quarterfinal #1</span></strong></p><p> Polly Amorous vs Sista Kass</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quarterfinal #2</span></strong></p><p> Glorious Gloria/Joanna Silver vs Simony Sentinel</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quarterfinal #3</span></strong></p><p> Hoshiko Tagawa/Marie Punnen vs Velvet Suarez</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quarterfinal #4</span></strong></p><p> Kaori Mochizuki/Selina Svelte vs Ursula Saez</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">For the DPW Tag Team Titles</span></strong></p><p> Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda vs Jawbreaker ©</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"> Semi-Final #1</span></strong></p><p> Winner of Quarterfinal #1 vs Winner of Quarterfinal #3</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Semi-Final #2</span></strong></p><p> Winner of Quarterfinal #2 vs Winner of Quarterfinal #4</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Final (Worth Two Points)</span></strong></p><p> Winner Semi-Final #1 vs Winner Semi-Final #2</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Bonus Points:</strong></p><p> Four points possible (one each) for correctly naming each semi-finalist</p><p> For one point, DPW will be involved in the company's first regional battle this month. What place will the company come in (out of six)?</p><p> </p><p><strong> Tiebreaker (Price is Right Rules)</strong></p><p> What will be the show's number rating?</p><p> </p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Venus Tournament Bracket</span></strong><p> </p><p> <span>http://i.imgur.com/48xMyv7.jpg</span></p></div></blockquote>

[MrWolf101]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> </p><p> Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p> <strong>Emiko Miyoshi and Nami Genda</strong> vs Velvet Revolución</p><p> <em>Calling an upset here, I think you know what you have with Velvet Revolución but you have been working your imports up the card slowly. With how they performed last month I think that warrants giving them some time in the Venus tournament to see if they sink or swim.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> In hindsight, this would have been the right call. Kate has a problem of seeing her long-time lower midcarders as anything but jobbers, and this will come up in an interlude soon. Unfortunately for Emiko and Nami, they fall into this category along with Kaori, Marie Punnen, and Gypsy Rose, but whoever wins the Venus Tournament prediction contest might be able to change that. <img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p> <strong>Polly Amorous</strong> vs ???? (chosen by Gloria, not currently on the roster)</p><p> <em>Return of Juliette King? My knowledge of available women's wrestlers is near zero so I have to take a shot at something that makes sense in my head</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I had Juliette penciled in for this spot when I first came up with booking plans, but her negative attitude last time made me hesitant to pull the trigger (like Gloria, King is someone whose attitude gets worse the more she moves up the card). Ishimura is at least a positive influence backstage, but comes with her own in-ring issues that will show up soon.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Venus Tournament Qualifier</p><p> <strong>Maria Guest</strong> vs Simony Sentinel</p><p> <em>Simony's had her time, Guest can use this win to keep her from just being Simony's worse tag partner and put some hype in a rubber match. Probably through cheating of some sort.</em></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> I'm interested to know if people feel the same way about Simony. I ask because this is kind of reflected with what is going on the in the game right now, as her popularity and momentum have flatlined since she entered this feud with Maria. I'm tempted to drop her down the card, but she just made another leap in her charisma that jumped her up to second on the 'Franchise Player' board, behind only Kate and ahead of even Kass and Laura despite those two being way ahead of her in popularity.</p><p> </p><p> </p><blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="John Lions" data-cite="John Lions" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div><p> Bonus Questions</p><p> Who will be Sandra's partner in the tag match? <strong>Since I have no idea I'm going to shoot a crazy guess and say NO ONE</strong></p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> Honestly, I wish had come up with this originally, because it would have been awesome! <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Thank you for the detailed feedback. It really does help me gauge how people are reacting to the booking and characters, so I do appreciate the time it takes to write this out. I hope you continue to enjoy!</p>

[Dr_Avalanche]

<p>I think Simony might need a new storyline. Even if Maria does not feel it's over, from Simony's perspective, it is. Uninterrupted, it seems her natural ambition would be to get back in the title discussion again, but of course, it is easy to get distracted...</p><p> </p><p>

From a behind the curtain perspective, I would drop her down the card only based on performance. If she is getting out performed in matches and promos, I'd drop her down the card, but not for lack of story hooks, I don't think.</p>

[MrWolf101]

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Dr_Avalanche" data-cite="Dr_Avalanche" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="41787" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I think Simony might need a new storyline. Even if Maria does not feel it's over, from Simony's perspective, it is. Uninterrupted, it seems her natural ambition would be to get back in the title discussion again, but of course, it is easy to get distracted...<p> </p><p> From a behind the curtain perspective, I would drop her down the card only based on performance. If she is getting out performed in matches and promos, I'd drop her down the card, but not for lack of story hooks, I don't think.</p></div></blockquote><p> </p><p> All great points. Simony stlll puts in the best performances in most of the matches she is in, and can still pop a good rating with a promo, but the lack of momentum is hurting her when compared with where she was at the beginning of 2018.</p><p> </p><p> I know it might be a weird comparison, but I kind of see Simony as being in a similar position as Sami Zayn a few months ago. Here she is in this blood feud with her biggest rival, but even when she wins, that rival won't let it go. At the same time, this keeps her from moving on to bigger (maybe) and better (maybe) things, but even if she ends up winning the feud, where does she go after that with the title picture filled up?</p><p> </p><p> It certainly gives me a lot to think about. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p>