XWL Anarchy: 2/11/2019 - 2/18/2019

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LIVE FROM: The Temple
Boyle Heights, California

DEADLINE: 4:30 P.M. EST / 9:30 P.M. GMT

What's Coming Up On Anarchy?


1. Tonight, XWL is under the control of one of lucha libre's most seedy figures, the Owner and Promoter of Lucha Underground, Dario Cueto. As such, he requested that Anarchy is broadcast live from his Sacred Temple in Boyle Heights, California, where he claims that he has "changed the world of lucha libre." What will happen when this slimeball has power over the most-watched professional wrestling broadcast on the planet?

2. Last week, we saw Chris Jericho make his reappearance after his brutal match at Breakthrough with Johnny Gargano that ended with Aiden English walking out World Heavyweight Champion. Jericho promised that he would once again claim "his" championship before getting into an altercation with Finn Balor. Jericho placed Finn Balor onto his sacred "List of Jericho", further cementing that he despises the Extraordinary superstar. Will Finn have any comments regarding his name being placed on Jericho's list?

3. Much like Dario Cueto who is known for his "unique opportunities" Women's Champion Natalya Neidhart has been given one of her own by Mr. McMahon. Decide who will challenge her at Final Stand, a decision she seemed content with until a new one emerged into the conversation last week prompting Natalya to perhaps rethink her decision. So rather than picking and choosing she's letting their ability have the final word. It'll be XWL's Third Generation Diamond, Tessa Blanchard challenging XWL's Juvenile Delinquent Liv Morgan. If Tessa wins? Then she will be added to the Women's Championship match at Final Stand XI, making it a triple threat match. But if Liv wins, she secures Natalya all to herself on the grandest stage of them all. Will the Problem Child overcome Tessa Blanchard? Or will she once again have a last-second third superstar thrown into her one-on-one championship match?


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Anarchy is live from Boyle Heights, California in the Sacred Temple of Dario Cueto! We're introduced to the office of Lucha Underground's Owner and Promoter, the chair facing the wall before it swivels around, revealing the seedy owner of said underground fight club.



[Dario Cueto]
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name? My name is Dario Cueto. And I am the Owner and Promoter of Lucha Underground...and tonight I am your General Manager of XWL Anarchy. Now, there are three things in life that I love. Courage...athleticism....and my personal favorite: violence. Tonight, I have planned out an incredible spectacle that could even rival my own premiere event, Ultima Lucha. Take for example, the main event of the evening. In our main event, we will see violence take center stage as Alexa Bliss faces Ruby Riott inside a fifteen foot high steel cage.



[Dario Cueto]
A lot of people, a lot of haters and doubters will say "How did a man like Dario Cueto become GM of XWL for a night?" The answer is simple: Because I'm fucking rich. When you're a man with the business savvy and creative genius of Dario Cueto, you're able to afford any luxury you wish. Cars, women, houses...life is easy when you are the Owner and Promoter of the greatest lucha libre promotion in the world. It's that simple. And if you're still a hater or a doubter? Then I guess you can go watch some shitty wrestling in Orlando or in Japan...ha. But when it comes to my Believers? I don't care whether you love me or you hate me, but I will be damned if I don't put on the greatest show you have ever witnessed. That's why tonight? We will witness XWL's best "Superstars" face some of the greatest fighters to ever grace my precious Temple.



[Dario Cueto]
Tonight, the XWL Tag Team Champions...what are they called, Motor City? Trash City? Who cares, they are no match for their opponents tonight. Tonight, they will face my Lucha Underground Trios Champions, the powerful and devious Snake Tribe. Kobra Moon, Daga, and the newly rechristened Jeremiah Snake...who I believe the fans of XWL might recognize as Sami Callihan? But let's be honest...anything these people did before entering my Temple doesn't fucking matter. Now, I'm sure that Chad Gable and Chris Sabin will cry foul that they are only two people facing a trio of three dangerous fighters...well, if they are XWL's best, surely they can either fight the odds by themselves or maybe they will pull out that stupid cardboard cutout of Chris Sabin's old partner from that shithole in Orlando to team with them. And as for XWL's World Heavyweight Champion, Aiden English? I hear that he's being put through this series of tests to make sure he's a viable champion. Well, I am well-versed and well-studied in the ancient Aztec traditions, so I am one to respect tradition. Tonight...Aiden English will have his greatest test to date. Tonight, Aiden English will face the greatest fighter my temple has ever seen...my baby brother, the monster Matanza Cueto.

Dario chuckles confidently to himself and sits back in his chair, taking a sip of his whiskey.



[Dario Cueto]
So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, my friends. But most importantly...don't forget that the greatest episode of Anarchy ever produced was presented to you by the genius mind of Dario Cueto. And as for Mr. English...preparations have already been made for your body to be shipped back to your home in Chicago once my baby brother is finished tearing you apart. Good luck, "champ."

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The camera cuts to the arena after the opening segment and the crowd is welcomed by none other than the music of Finn Balor.



The crowd hops to their feet at the sound of the music and The Man, Finn Balor, walks from behind the curtain with his hands outstretched welcoming the Balor Club Worldwide.

Mauro Ranallo:
We welcome you to another episode of XWL’s Anarchy! We are live from none other than The Temple in Boyle Heights, California, and we are greeted by none other than the Extraordinary Finn Balor!

Corey Graves:
Last week we saw a confrontation between that man and The Ayatollah of Rocknrolla, Chris Jericho. Jericho didn’t seem very pleased that an ordinary man suck as Finn Balor would try to step up to his level and challenge him.

Mauro Ranallo:
Yes, Corey, but I can say one thing, that that man is not ordinary. He has been through so much in his career and he is on the road to the top. All that’s in his way is the former World Heavyweight Champion, Y2J.

Balor steps in the ring with a smile on his face as he outstretched his arms toward the crowd once again. Balor then grabs a mic and begins to speak.

Finn Balor:
I walked down the streets of California this weekend before our show tonight and so many people have been asking me, “What do you have to say to Chris?” “How do you feel about him shaming you like he did?” “Is this finally your chance to show everyone that you belong to be on the top?” I can’t help but sit there and ask the same questions to myself. I pondered on these questions over the weekend and I’ve finally come to address them. Chris Jericho, I am not gonna sit by and let you talk down on me. I have gone through way too much for these fans to sit back and not give them what they want to see. You see, unlike you, I will fight anyone and everyone to earn my spot in the main event. What about you? If I’m not on your level why don’t you just prove that you’re exactly what you say you are? You can’t, and you wanna know why? You’re a coward. You run from trouble instead of being a real man and facing them yourself. You can’t even win a title on your own. I’m out here right now to challenge you. I don’t care what kind of match it is. I will fight you anywhere, anyplace, anytime. So if you’re a man like you claim to be, then you will fight me at lets say… Final Stand? If I don’t get an answer by the end of the night… I’ll beat one out of you.

Balor throws the mic to the ground and exits the ring as his music hits and the crowd starts cheering.

Corey Graves:
Bold words for Finn Balor, but can he live up to his threats?

Mauro Ranallo:
Well, both Jericho and Finn Balor have matchups tonight so maybe later we will find out if what Balor said will come about. Once again we welcome you to Anarchy. We will be right back after this commercial break.

The camera shows Finn turning back to the crowd with his leather jacket on as he flicks his collar and walks back towards the back. The camera then cuts to commercial.

As Anarchy resumes it's broadcast from "The Temple" our first sight upon returning from a commercial break is a sight we recognize very well. It is The XWL Women's Championship, a title that is fully zoomed in on to show it in all of it's wonder. But it's not just sitting on a table or on some sort of stand, as the camera pans outward, we quickly notice that it's wrapped around someone's waist, and well there's only one Woman that has earned the right to do so for the better part of a year...and as the camera continues to pan out we soon see Natalya standing beside Charly Caruso smiling as she gazes down at her title. As the seconds pass, her sights soon rise up to look at Charly, as the camera itself pans inward to focus less on the title and more on the holder of that Championship, Natalya Neidhart.



[Charly Caruso]
Natalya, thank you for agreeing to give us a moment of your time tonight, I want to first congratulate you for making it this far into your reign, it may have been 2,945 days in the making but as of tonight you are in your 316th day as Women's Champion. Before I get into what's to come tonight, and what awaits you in your next defense at Final Stand...talk to me about how it feels to have truly made the most of your incredible reign?

Natalya beams from ear to ear, without utter a word yet you already see how it feels just by the twinkle in her eye.

[Natalya]
It honestly doesn't feel real...I still shudder at the thought that this could all be a dream and one day I'm going to wake up. Every moment of this has been not only the ultimate reward for all of my hard work, all of my dedication and persistence...but just a dream come true. I come here every week, and I'm announced as Women's Champion, I get to look down and see my name on this title. I travel with this Championship everywhere I go. Whether it's my next flight, dinner, home, the gym...it's a part of me that I never even knew was missing. And for it to have reached 316 days...that is just hard to even wrap my head around. This entire past year, all the Pay-Per-Views I've walked in and out of victorious, the history I've made...the awards I've won it's such an honor and a privilege that I am forever grateful to have had.  

[Charly Caruso]
Of course, with your reign at 316 days we do have to start talking about a very real possibility that barring any injury, or surprise defense...you are in prime position to break the record set by your friend April...of course now once again known as AJ Lee. Her reign was 337 days...a number that shattered the previous longest reign of any female before that which was 224 with The Divas Championship. With all the amazing moments you've had as Champion, and all of the acclaim that's come with it...what are your thoughts on potentially becoming The Longest Reigning Women's Champion in XWL history?



[Natalya]
I'm not going to lie, every Champion's goal when they win a title is to somehow surpass the standard set by the previous ones...but, when I won this back at the start of April last year, I never ever even thought about that possibility because AJ, of course then April was just, this...unstoppable Champion that truly had me in awe of her presence and her heart. She was my greatest challenge as a challenger, as someone who aspired to be where she was. She was this massive success, that had a rebirth into something that words just didn't do justice. Never could I have imagined my reign to last this long, or for me to have overcome everything that's been in front of me. In all honesty, while yes I've had to do the work, and my drive has had to remain consistent to last this long...none of this would be possible without her. She saw something in me, something I wanted to see in myself, she saw me as the person who could run this division the way we both wanted it to be ran. And without her pushing me beyond my limits, without all the crushing defeats she handed me, without defeating her as my last step before I got the title match that saw me become Women's Champion? I don't know where I'd be, but I know it wouldn't be anywhere near where I am now. She brought this out of me, she motivated me to keep fighting, and that's what I've done.

Her eyes lift up, as if she's replaying every moment they shared on her path to becoming Women's Champion. April was the person who saw a piece of herself in Natalya, the good that existed in her but due to the state of the division she chose to bring that fight out of people through fear rather than respect. They were polar opposites and yet bonded by that same shared desire to see the division at it's peak. Natalya fell many times to April, even infamously 9 months into their rivalry inside Hell in a Cell. When Natalya believed that was the moment they had both envisioned, where she would surpass April. But as time has gone on since that, as Natalya's own era of dominance has played out...it's as if the thing they both foresaw has come in the form they perhaps never knew would go the way it has. Natalya was inspired by their wars to uphold the standard April set...and it has led her to be here now, a couple of weeks from the record that she could only dream of even coming close to, let alone breaking it. You see a smile on her face, because while AJ Lee has regained herself, and the "spirit" of April is seemingly lost, she'll never forget their battles, or the champion that inspired her to be better.



[Natalya]
IF I do take her spot as The Longest Reigning Women's Champion in XWL history...I do so in her honor, in everything she taught me from our wars against one another. We were yin and yang, in a sense. I helped her see the good in herself, and she helped me tap into The Champion I have become. She believed I could surpass her, I could be the "beacon of hope" this division needed to see there IS another way to the top. And to achieve something like that? That is the proof that I aspired to leave behind when I was struggling to reach this point. Anyone's goal as Champion is to leave The Championship better than when you won it yourself. And while I didn't defeat April to attain it, I defeated The Woman who robbed me of that right, The Woman that tried to tarnish everything April built this title to stand for. So I had a lot of work to not only undo the damage Ruby Riott did? But to do my absolute best to uphold the integrity and the honor April made this Championship to have. My goal was to avenge how her reign ended, and that is what gave me the strength to overcome The Money In The Bank Cash-In by Carmella. I broke a lot of promises to my fans, to my friends, to myself for the 2,945 days that I tried to put the pieces together...but when I won The Women's Championship? I made April a promise, a promise I refused to break. To work endlessly every day to make every battle we had worth it, to be The Champion she knew I could be before any of the stars aligned and brought this to fruition.

[Charly Caruso]
AJ Lee your friend that was once taken onto this dark path where she lost herself and became April is once again herself again...with this, she may not remember your battles or your bond necessarily. So if April is anywhere right now, do you believe she would be proud of you?

She stands there silently, her eyes drifting off screen as we notice her hand briefly snap. And her head starts to hang as if she was trying to do the very last thing April said to her at The Slammy Awards before she was "cured" by Peyton Royce. April told her if she ever needed her, to snap her fingers and she'll be right there...but of course matters are different now and while at one point Natalya fought to try and help AJ Lee regain herself...she obviously would later embrace "April" and stop trying to "fix" her because April became so much more than this failed Wyatt experiment, she became her best friend. As she stands there in silence for several seconds more, she looks back to Charly to respond.

[Natalya]
She's gone, but not lost...she made such an impact on this division and proved she was more than this "possessed" being she grew into her own identity and my fear is that surpassing her reign somehow erases her memory and that is something I refuse to let happen. THIS is all possible because of Sister April, because of the reformed April...because of my best friend that made me into who I needed to be to finally achieve this. I believe she is proud, because when I fell at my lowest...she still saw all of this in me. I hope I've made her proud, and I hope wherever she is, that she knows IF this all plays out this is OUR record. Without her, there would be none of this, every battle we had, created who I am today. And I hope we can do it again one day, somehow, someway...and I know we will.

[Charly Caruso]
I'm sure after your similar runs of dominance, that would be a match unlike any other. But of course we do have to look to the near future where your next defense comes at the grandest stage of them all, Final Stand. Mr. McMahon in a similar decision made last year by then General Manager Layla has decided you should determine who your challenger will be on the historic 11th Anniversary of Final Stand. You of course achieved your redemption at last year's Final Stand when you not only fought your former best friend in the first ever Women's Main-Event on the grand stage but overcame the fact your only reign you ever had prior to this one had ended so controversially at that very event 8 years prior. So now heading into Final Stand once again the defending Champion, to do so back to back...what went into your initial decision to choose Liv Morgan would be your opponent this year?



[Natalya]
Redemption is a feeling that very few attain, because it's a feeling you only are eligible for when something very difficult happens. And typically in those cases it can take away your drive, your belief in yourself, it can be the end of you. So to continue on in spite of that, you do so with a clear goal in mind. You want to rewrite history, and with Liv...she arrived on the scene last year at the perfect time to actually find her place at Final Stand, she had incredible showings against the likes of me and others...and unfortunately she was in the wrong place at the wrong time and her dreams of competing on the grand stage were ripped away from her. Fast forward to Breakthrough, she's supposed to face me ONE ON ONE...and Sasha Banks the very person who cost her that appearance at Final Stand and duped her into this friendship because of her memory loss, secretly conspired to be added to the match, and then I beat Sasha to retain. Liv has come such a long way, and while I may have eliminated her last in The Elimination Chamber to retain...in the near year since that match she has grown exponentially. I see her as this dark horse contender that if given the chance, can have her breakout performance, and achieve "redemption."

[Charly Caruso]
Everything all seemed set in stone until Tessa Blanchard swooped in and expressed her own desire to compete for The Women's Championship, after the better part of a year of trash talk from behind the scenes, she finally met you face to face last week where things got very heated between both of you verbally. What made you amend your previous decision to only face Liv, and now give Tessa the opportunity to join in on that match?



[Natalya]
The bottom line is, I want to face whoever believes they're the best challenge for me on that stage. I've seen Tessa talk, A LOT...about me, about my title, about my previous challengers. But one thing I didn't see is a challenger worth entertaining because if she couldn't do one simple thing, and challenge me face to face? What kind of "challenge" is she? It takes courage to stare someone like me into my eyes and say you can beat me. She said all of that to a camera, not to me. But calling her out after her assault on Liv, I wanted to finally see what kind of "desire" lies within her. She's a fellow third generation star, she has all of this naturally gifted talent within her, but she's got an ego that in my opinion she hasn't earned the right to have. When the division was polled on who they believed would win at Final Stand last year, she doubted my ability, my credentials as Champion. She said Sasha would defeat me, because I was just a failure, and some things never change. That at the end of it all, she was going to become Women's Champion and that was "undeniable."



[Natalya]
She has a loud bark, but as for her bite? I haven't seen it, attacks don't impress me...what you can do in that ring does. And if she is so critical of me, of this division...then enough is enough. It's time for her to finally put up, or shut up. So as much as her words annoyed me, as much as her antics such as swiping this title out of my hand riled me up...I decided the fairest thing to do is to allow her the opportunity she seems adamant she deserves. When it boils down to it, I don't have a preference of whether my match at Final Stand is one on one or not. I've retained one on one, I've retained against several opponents, like at Breakthrough when I defended in a Triple Threat. So if Tessa can defeat Liv, then I feel like she'll bring something different to that match and even more of a challenge. Likewise, I believe if Liv can defeat her, and secure the one on one she desires...then she'll be the type of challenger I need standing across that ring from me. Either way, I plan on walking into, and OUT of Final Stand as Women's Champion.

[Charly Caruso]
So there's really no preference? I mean, you have to admit a one on one is a better chance for you to retain. Because in a Triple Threat...you don't even have to be the one pinned for your title to change hands. After such a HUGE reign, and 14 months of going unbeaten on Pay-Per-View...wouldn't it be awful for all of that to technically end via someone else losing the match?

She smiles, nodding that as true as that may be, she's grown a confidence in herself all this time to know that there is no challenge too great for her to overcome, and when her time is up it'll be up. But she's not going to spend her reign worrying about the unknown, she's just going to enjoy every second of it, and every challenger she gets to defend against, whether it's one on one, or not.



[Natalya]
Of course, but April was a fearless Champion, and it has been my goal to be that myself. So yes, I don't have to be the one pinned if it turns into a Triple Threat...but I found myself in that situation at Breakthrough and I fought with every bit of myself to overcome the "odds." So no I don't have a preference. I'd love to face Liv one on one, I'd love to face Tessa in a Triple Threat...I want whatever fate deems is my next great challenge. I thrive off having my limits tested, and at Final Stand whatever challenge is supposed to be there, will be.

[Charly Caruso]
An interesting aspect of this match tonight is that you made it a No Disqualification Match. That means it will one hundred percent have a winner and a loser, was there any specific reason you chose to go this route?



[Natalya]
Often times, in a predicament such as this...you'll see two potential opponents face off, and either they get counted out, or someone interferes causing the match to be thrown out...I don't want that...and I don't think anyone ever wants that when they see a match with stakes like this. I want it to be clear and decisive. I want for all technicalities to be thrown out the window because there is no EASY path to this Championship. Liv isn't going to get Tessa counted out to secure that one on one. Tessa isn't going to try to dupe the official into believing Liv had disqualified herself to be added to our match. One of them will be pinned or submitted, and I, and my title...will be watching very closely. Thank you, Charly.

She smiles at her, before both hands fall to both sides of The Women's Championship around her waist, she stares at it for a moment, then looks back up at Charly and walks off the scene as the cameras now fully focus in on Charly.

[Charly Caruso]
A confident Champion that seems prepared to face whatever challenge awaits her at Final Stand. Currently she is set to defend one on one against Liv Morgan.

The monitor lights up behind her with a graphic promoting the match that was announced 2 weeks ago after Natalya hand picked Liv Morgan as her challenger.



[Charly Caruso]
But with the intrusion by Tessa Blanchard into their seemingly finalized deal, Natalya has given Tessa and Liv the opportunity later tonight to make the decision themselves. A No Disqualification Match where if Liv Morgan wins she at last secures her desired one on one against The Women's Champion. However, should Tessa win? She will be added to that match making it a Triple Threat, much like Breakthrough when Sasha Banks secretly added herself to the fray and robbed Liv of her solo shot against The Queen Of Harts. But tonight Liv has the chance to stop history from repeating itself. Can The Juvenile Delinquent of The Women's Division overcome The "Undeniable" Threat standing in her way? Stay tuned as there will indeed be a decisive winner, and The Women's Championship Match at Final Stand will be set in stone.

Charly finishes hyping tonight's match, and the graphic promoting the previously announced match at Final Stand is now fully panned in on. Will a third participant be added to this match? Or will Liv Morgan have The Women's Champion all to herself? We'll eagerly be awaiting the answer as we head to a video package recapping the unexpected reveal of Velveteen Dream as The Mystery Attacker that has been running rampant on XWL programming.

We open to a scene of a locker room except we aren't in it, we are in the doorway looking in. A few moments pass of silence until a piano breaks the silence.



Following the first few notes, a figure slides into frame. Wearing no pants, but only a white button up which is flung open, long boxers and sunglasses, Chad Gable stands. The second piano hits and he spins on the spot, facing the camera fully as he sings along to the music.

"Just take them old record off the shelf!"

As soon as the words come out of his mouth, the music stops causing Chad to pause as well.

[Chad Gable]
What the hell man!?

Another figure enters the view of the camera, arms crossed as he looks to his tag team partner. Sabin has the look of a disappointed dad as he looks at Gable who was obviously feeling it.

Chris Sabin
I mean, really?

[Chad Gable]
You can't just cut off one of the best songs ever right as it's kicking off.

Chris Sabin
Did you not hear the GM for the night? Mr. Cute or whatever?

[Chad Gable]
Not again with this- Cueto, Chris. Cueto.

Chris Sabin
Whatever! The point is, we have a tag team match and currently, it's a handicap.

[Chad Gable]
I mean, we have Shelley.

Gable points past Sabin to find Cardboard Shelley in the corner of the room, dressed in the same attire Chad is.

Chris Sabin
Chad, we've talked about this. Alex can't wrestle because he hurt his ankle-

[Chad Gable]
Yeah yeah yeah, from carrying this company on his back. I've heard it before. So what do you want? For me to call Eric?

Chris Sabin
I was thinking more, of, a woman?

Gable looks shocked and hurt.

[Chad Gable]
Am I not enough for you!?

Chris Sabin
Chad, it's not that! It's that they have a woman, and that means we'd need one too. You know, even playing field.

Gable is taken back, thinks it over and then shrugs off the pain he feels and turns it into sass for his next question.

[Chad Gable]
Okay, so tell me wise guy, what women do we know?

Chris Sabin
Well, I mean, there are plenty of women on the roster.

[Chad Gable]
You sound like my mom when she tries and gets me to date again.

Chris Sabin
What about Alexa? She seems to have turned over a new leaf?

[Chad Gable]
Isn't she locked in a cage or something with Riot by TDG?

Chris Sabin
I guess that counts them both out.

[Chad Gable]
Pretty sure Nia Jax is fighting that pirate lady tonight too. I doubt they'll be either help. Nia would of been a good add though. She is pretty mean, but after that, she's strong. Pirate lady, not so much.

Chris Sabin
Kairi Sane is plenty strong, Chad. I'd actually prefer her on our team.

[Chad Gable]
How is it that you got her name right but not Kota or Cueto? Kota is crazy easy-

Chris Sabin
Wait! Look!

Sabin points to the camera, which then spins around and backs out, taking place behind the tag champs to see exactly where Sabin is pointing. Right outside of the room, talking to a backstage official stands a woman with a large golden belt around her shoulder. Smiling as she speaks, dressed in pink and always having a good time. Natalya.

[Chad Gable]
At, what?

Chris Sabin
Do you not see it?

[Chad Gable]
Oh now I do! That guy can we our partner! The official. What's his name? Brad?

Chris Sabin
No Chad. Just, come on. I have an idea.

The two rush off towards the doorway as Natalya disappears around a corner, out of sight of the camera. Sabin, with Gable in tow, walk out of the room, both driving their shoulders into the door frame as they try to exit the room at the same time. Sabin puts a hand on Gable's arm and lightly pushes him through the door before he exits it himself, both making their way down the corridor at a quickened pace. The quickly reach a crossroads with a decision to make, do they go left or do they go right? Sabin pulls out his trusty coin and flips it into the air, heads they go right, tails they go left. It lands on tails and they make their way down the left path, quickly reaching its end and making a sharp turn, spotting a wave of blonde hair flowing in the nonexistent wind because they're indoors as the Champion they're on the heels of makes another turn down the hall. Their jaywalking turns to running as they aim to close the gap between them, making it to the corner in record speed before Sabin places his hand out, stopping Gable in his tracks. They both look past the corner and spot the Women's Champion talking to another individual about halfway down the corridor. A rather short conversation ensues before Natalya begins walking back up the corridor and unexpectedly towards the Tag Team Champions.

Chris Sabin
Alright, this is our chance. Just look at her, she walks like a Champion, she acts like a Champion, she IS a Champion.

[Chad Gable]
So is Shayna Baszler, why don't we ask her?

Chris Sabin
Yeah, but for how long? Natalya's been Women's Champion almost as long as we've been Tag Team Champions.

[Chad Gable]
I don't think that's accurate but she's been Champion for quite some time.

Chris Sabin
That's why we need her to be on our team. All we have to do is walk over there and break the ice. Luckily for us, I'm great at-

[Natalya]
Hi, can I help you boys with something?

The sudden interruption from the Women's Champion nearly causes both members of the Trash City Stupid Idiots to leap out of their skin, not prepared for it in the slightest. The heavy breathing and high heartbeats from the near death experience begins to shift to normal breathing patterns and regular heartbeats with each passing second of the TCSI patented breathing exercises, available now at XWLshop.com. Normality begins to return to the scene before the trifecta of Champions stand alongside one another.

Chris Sabin
Well, we're waiting.

[Natalya]
For?

Chris Sabin
For nearly giving Chadsworth here a heart attack, he can't handle surprises well at his age.

[Chad Gable]
You're older than I am.

Chris Sabin
It's an unfortunate condition he has. It makes it difficult to throw him a surprise party.

[Chad Gable]
I bet you don't even know when my birthday is.

Chris Sabin
It's obviously once a year, I wasn't born yesterday, bud.

Gable mumbles to himself.

[Chad Gable]
Not with those frown lines.

Chris Sabin
So, apology.

[Natalya]
Perhaps you should apologize first for following me..it's a little creepy.

Chris Sabin
You're right...

Sabin turns to Gable.

Chris Sabin
Go ahead, apologize.

[Chad Gable]
For what? You were the one following her.

Chris Sabin
Me? I just happened to be walking the same way she was.

He turns to Natalya.

Chris Sabin
I'd like to apologize on behalf of my partner, he's not very good at things like this.

[Chad Gable]
Things like what, stalking?

Chris Sabin
Are you still on that? I'm talking about finding partners.

[Natalya]
I suppose that'll do...I'm sorry for startling you. But what's this about finding partners? What for?

Chris Sabin
Did you not hear what the GM said? Mr. Cute thought it would be-

[Chad Gable]
Cueto, his name is Cueto, Chris.

Chris Sabin
It's the same thing, just rearrange the letters. The point is, he thought it would be a great idea to have his Trios Champions face our Tag Team Champions, which you happen to be talking to. The problem with that is the word “Trios” means three, shocker I know, so there's three of them and two of us. And since they have a female on their team, I had the brilliant idea to add one to ours. Enter you.

[Natalya]
I mean I wasn't scheduled to be in action tonight, but that does sound fun...are you sure I'm what you're looking for? I'm not exactly a tag-team specialist...I mean there was The Hart Dynasty but that was forever ago. I don't know, surely there's someone better to be your partner tonight?

[Chad Gable]
Yeah you're probably right

Lacking the subtly of a needle in a haystack, Sabin gently tags Gable in the ribs with his elbow, causing the latter to clear his throat and change his tune.

[Chad Gable]
What? I mean no, who better to team with The Longest Reigning Tag-Team Champions than The Woman that is weeks away from becoming The Longest Reigning Women's Champion?

Chris Sabin
That's exactly what I've been saying the entire time.

[Natalya]
Well, okay let's show The Trios Champions what we're made of

Chris Sabin
Perfect. Now that we've got that sorted...

He looks over to Gable.

Chris Sabin
Go get dressed.

Gable looks down at his opened up shirt and exposed boxers, a hint of embarrassment as Natalya is looking in a different direction, somehow managing to avoid bringing up the potential sexual harassment lawsuit standing before her. Gable runs down the corridor, shielding his valuables from prying eyes, as he presumably makes his way back to the locker room, leaving Sabin to apologize to their newly found ally for the six person tag later in the evening for his partner's indecent exposure.

CAN WE GET SOME HELP!

Someones voice ring throughout the backstage area, we see multiple trainers rushing to someone laid out on the ground.

YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH! GET OUT OF HERE!

A trainer yells to a man, oddly dressed. He's wearing black clothing with a Black Japanese Oni mask to hide his face, the man crouches down towards the body and it's at this point we see the man laid out is none other than Pete Dunne. The man speaks in a somewhat familiar voice but muffled enough from the mask that no one can place it.

Masked Man
Oh, Petey, Petey, Petey...This is far from over my friend...

The trainers again warn the man to back away, he slowly rises from his crouched position and seems like he's cooperating. That is until in what seemed like an instant, he picks up Dunne and throws him into the wall his back slamming against it. Dunne screams out in pain as the last thing we hear from the man before he walks away is a sickening laugh, but not quite a normal laugh...no. This was a laugh of somebody that enjoyed inflicting pain onto a helpless human being...

The trainers instantly tend to Dunne as the man walks off, seconds after the man is gone his Undisputed Era buddies come rushing to his side asking questions Dunne obviously doesn't have..."WHO DID THIS TO YOU?!, WHERE IS THIS GUY?!" but even if Dunne knew the answer he wouldn't be able to respond in his current state of in and out of consciousness.

Will we find out who attacked Dunne? Or will it forever be a mystery? Find out NEXT TIME ON X W L!

We go to commercial.

As the infamous Hart Family anthem belonging to none other than our Women's Champion sounds through The Temple, immediately the camera pans up the stairway and there at the very top stands The Tag-Team Champions Chad Gable & Chris Sabin wearing their best pink and black versions of their usual attires as if they had them for a moment just like this. That or they were planning to cosplay as The Hart Foundation in the coming weeks. In the middle of them is The Queen of Harts self. All three have their titles around their waist, and their hands extended out in the form of a "gun" aimed at The Trios Champions of Lucha Undergound who reside already in the ring as if they're ready to get down to business and make themselves famous against three of XWL's top Champions.

[Mauro Ranallo]
There they are The Women's Champion and The Tag-Team Champions set for an interesting contest here tonight.

[Renee Young]
You can say that again, we are live within The Temple here tonight and it's going to be our Champions versus theirs when these three take on The Trios Champions Daga, Kobra Moon, and someone people may recognize as Sami Callihan now known here as Jeremiah Snake.

[Corey Graves]
This is uncharted territory for these three Champions because this isn't your typical mixed tag, this is an inter-gender match. Meaning the typical men versus men and women versus women trope is thrown out. And being The Trios Champions, means The Reptile Tribe has a huge advantage and experience in this very type of match.

XWL's Champions stare out at the lively audience surrounding the stairs, becoming familiar with this new environment of "The Temple."  Gable & Sabin notice the stair railing on both sides right away and give a nod to one another. Natalya starts to descend down the steps but stops in her tracks as The Trash City Stupid Idiots can't help themselves but to jump up into the air and land on opposite sides of the railing, sliding down it as they high-five fans until they safely reach the bottom clearly being experts at this type of behavior they look back up to the top at Natalya encouraging her to do the same. But The Women's Champion immediately dismisses that idea and starts to head down the steps the correct way by walking down them.  

[Renee Young]
While it may be abnormal for these three to be in this type of competition, you can't ignore the fact that The Tag-Team Champions recruited someone that maybe recently hasn't competed against Men...but her entire upbringing in The Dungeon was nothing but. She is the only Female graduate, and that's from grappling with many Men of all different types of builds. I wouldn't say she's at a disadvantage by any means.

[Mauro Ranallo]
A fair point, Renee.

[Corey Graves]
Maybe so, but her experience can't make up for Chad Gable & Chris Sabin's lack of. What's going to happen when they're in the ring at the same time as Kobra Moon? I've studied her in preparation for tonight and she's no joke.

Once Natalya has descended down the final step, she looks at both of her partners then walks past them to the ring, spinning around so that her back is to the apron and motions for The Tag-Team Champions to join her. Once they reach the ring as well, now on either side of her, she places both of her hands on their shoulders for support, then together they hoist her up onto the apron. She places both arms around the top rope waiting for them to join her, and right away they jump up onto the apron as well. Sabin places his foot on the bottom rope and starts to lift up the middle one for Natalya, but Gable not paying attention tries to put his foot on the middle rope, which just creates an awkward gateway for Natalya into the ring. She stares at the slanted rope, waiting for them to notice what's wrong, but as they stare at her being perfect gentlemen waiting for her to get into the ring...she decides to try and not call attention to this impossible entry into the ring and instead sits on the middle rope, prompting Chad's foot to raise up off of it, and Sabin's hand to release it. She then decides to throw gender norms aside and says "After you." Not expecting this type of chivalrous behavior they pause then step through the ropes and before they can repay the favor she slips through the ropes and enters the ring after them.

[Corey Graves]
Hopefully their chemistry as a team is better than the chemistry in their entrance.

[Renee Young]
Oh come on they seem fine. Didn't you notice that Hart Dynasty inspired entrance?

[Corey Graves]
Did you notice Sabin raising the middle rope like a gentlemen, and Gable stepping on the middle rope?

[Mauro Ranallo]
I mean yes, but their hearts were in the right place.

[Corey Graves]
If only their eyes were.

Natalya heads past The Trios Champions and mounts the corner, standing on the second rope as she undoes her title from around her waist and raises The Women's Championship up high to cheers. The Tag-Team Champions nearly startle her as they leap up on opposite sides of her on the same corner, and raise their titles high into the air as well, making a near perfect line of The Women's Title surrounded on both sides by each of The Tag-Titles. This sight makes the cheers grow even louder as tonight for the first time ever The Tag & Women's Champions will fight together.

[Mauro Ranallo]
That is a sight to behold, Three Champions here fighting together.

[Renee Young]
The Reptile Tribe are no joke, but Natalya & The Trash City Stupid Idiots are no slouches themselves.

[Corey Graves]
In their own fields yes, and I hate to "root" against our Champions but there's a difference between being a Tag Champion and a Trios Champion. Chad Gable & Chris Sabin haven't had to work together with someone to attain their success, and Natalya as well didn't become Champion through working together with two partners, that was a venture she achieved alone. I don't know how they can manage to form a cohesive unit in such a short span of time.


Following the sight of a golden (and a third silver) trifecta, the most dastardly of deeds soon follows as the Lucha Underground representatives and Trios Champions show their true colors, not surprisingly being of the reptile variety, and send XWL's Tag Team Champions flying off the apron and onto the thinly layered padding on the outside, while Natalya experiences a similar yet different fate: Being pulled off the middle rope with such force that she collides with the top turnbuckle on her descent to the canvas. With their opening strategy being such a success, the rebirth of Sami Callihan as Jeremiah Snake and the masked female assailant in Kobra Moon sending both Gable and Sabin over the top rope respectively, this leaves the third man in Daga to turn his attention to the Women's Champion and forcing her off her proverbial pedestal and sending her crashing back into reality in the form of the mat below. Snake and Moon slither their way back towards their corner, leaving Daga to start this match with the slowly rising Natalya who's doing her best to recover from the sneak attack initiated from the opposing team. She looks to the outside to see her still downed teammates before shifting her focus back towards the man she's going to start this match against, prematurely celebrating in the center of the ring with his back turned and drawing the ire of the XWL Universe.

[Renee Young]
Really? I thought the lucha culture was supposed to be about respect.

[Corey Graves]
Respect is earned not given.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Well looks like this match is having an abrupt start.



Natalya isn't going to take this disrespect lightly, pulling herself up to her feet and walking over to the unsuspecting male, wrapping her arm around his neck and doubling him over, applying pressure to the side headlock. Daga uses his apparent strength advantage to force Natalya to backpedal towards the nearest set of ring ropes, using them to slide out of the hold with ease and send the Women's Champion running into the opposite set. She ricochets off of them instinctively and charges back towards the awaiting Superstar, preparing for a collision and bracing her shoulder for impact. She misjudges her attack and is sent back first onto the canvas, Daga runs to the adjacent rope and causes Natalya to flip over to her stomach, this chain reaction forcing Daga to leap over her and bounce off the opposite ropes, giving Natalya enough time to scramble back up to her feet. She plants her feet onto the canvas, preparing herself for the rapidly approaching Lucha Underground Representative to get within range before attempting a hip toss. He manages to block it, instead transitioning into one of his own. Natalya is sent into the air but instead of allowing herself to be countered so easily, she uses her athleticism to flip through the air and land safely on her feet, causing Daga to be caught off guard by the maneuver. Natalya uses this to her full advantage, wrapping his arm around him and delivering the maneuver she initially intended and causing him to collide with the canvas, regaining the momentum of this contest in one fell swoop.

[Mauro Ranallo]
The Women's Champion holding her own against her male counterpart.

[Renee Young]
As I said earlier, she used to throw around guys when she was being trained in her grandfather's basement.

[Corey Graves]
Daga obviously underestimated Natalya but I'm sure he won't be making that mistake again.

With her opponent downed, she quickly goes into the cover but Daga kicks out before the referee can slap his hand onto the canvas for a one count. Natalya, still having the advantage, wraps her arm around his neck again and slowly pulls him off the canvas to a vertical base, having another headlock applied to him. Daga tries to make lightning strike twice when he attempts to repeat history, pulling himself and Natalya back onto the ropes before trying to toss her forward but Natalya sees this coming from a mile away and puts on the proverbial breaks by dropping down to a knee, stopping her forward momentum while keeping the hold applied. She makes it back up and without warning, quickly spins around in a masterful transition, ending up behind Daga before lifting him up into the air in an impressive show of strength and slamming him down onto the canvas with a back suplex. As Daga's back arches in pain, a seated Natalya contemplates a pinfall attempt but spots both members of her team making their way back onto apron, not exactly thrilled that they were removed for the opening moments of this contest by a cheap shot. Gable and Sabin, collectively known at the Trash City Stupid Idiots, both extend their arms into the ring, ready for a bit of revenge as determination is etched on both of their faces.

[Renee Young]
Might it be time to tag in one of The Tag-Team Champions?

[Corey Graves]
She better act fast, Daga's a little too close for comfort to his corner.

Natalya nods internally and pulls herself up to a knee, in no hurry to tag out seeing as she just delivered a move to her opponent and doesn't feel the need to burn so much energy when she doesn't need to. As Natalya begins to rise to her feet, Daga, blessed by the positioning of his landing, manages to tag out to Kobra Moon, who doesn't share Natalya's ability to conserve energy, and enters the ring with a speed that rivals that of light itself, charging past a slowly rising Natalya, her immediate targets being the Tag Team Champions. When she's within range, Moon leaps into the air, catching each of the “Stupid Idiots” with a foot each and sending them back to their former dwelling outside the ring. Moon quickly makes it back to her feet and leaps into the air to deliver the same fate to a quickly approaching Natalya, who had the same thing in mind. Both women, in the air, throw their feet forward for a dropkick, causing them to clash and cancel one another out. They both land on the canvas, unsuccessful with their attempts, Moon on a knee while Natalya decides to showboat a little by placing her hands on the canvas and flipping forward, landing perfectly on her feet with her arms extended as if to say “Top that,” the live audience in attendance letting out a cheer directed at the athleticism of the Women's Champion.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Natalya is deceivingly athletic.

[Renee Young]
Just because she isn't one of the flashiest performers doesn't mean she doesn't have a thing or two up her sleeve.

[Corey Graves]
Rather than showing off she should be capitalizing.

[Renee Young]
Normally I'd agree but The Women's Champion has been on an absolute tear for a LONG time now...I think she's earned the right to conduct herself however she wants.

Moon, not being one to be outdone so easily, charges forward with her arm extended, a clothesline on the horizon, but Natalya lowers her height enough to barely avoid it and end up behind her opponent, wrapping her arms tightly around her waist. She uses her strength advantage to begin lifting up Moon into the air but the flailing of limbs proves to be fruitful, allowing Moon to shift her weight and send Natalya rolling forward. The ropes stop her from rolling any further and allow her to rise up to her feet at a quickened pace, putting her in perfect position to see the incoming Moon with both her hands clasped together, ready to have them collide with Natalya's face. The third generation Champion knows full well what's in her future if she doesn't avoid this, so she does just that in the form of a leg trip, using Moon's momentum against her and causing her neck to collide with the middle rope with enough force to send her back to her feet, albeit dazed but on her feet nonetheless. Natalya spins her around before wrapping her arms around her neck, flipping her forward and causing her to fall to a seated position in the center of the ring. The Women's Champion charges forward and leaps into the air when she gets within range, placing a foot across Moon's back, gravity allowing this to only end in one way: Moon's face slamming into the canvas as Natalya continues her sprint to the opposite set of ring ropes.

[Corey Graves]
That's just rude.

[Mauro Ranallo]
If you think that's rude just wait for what's coming.

She bounces off the ropes and makes a return trip to Moon, who is slowly beginning to recover from the sudden strike, a hand on her face before she looks up and sees two feet coming in her direction, her face being their immediate target. Natalya's low dropkick connects without resistance, sending Moon to her back. Instead of going for the pinfall attempt, Natalya takes this as her opportunity to put an end to this match when she takes a hold of Moon's legs, stepping through them and wrapping them around her own leg, the only thing that could come of this is the dreaded Sharpshooter submission hold. Despite never being in the maneuver prior to this moment, Moon's instincts kick in and begins to fight Natalya's advances, knowing full well that the only female graduate of the Hart Dungeon is ready to put this match to an end. In an attempt to stop the struggling, Natalya bends down while the start of the hold is still applied and takes a swing at the downed Moon, who is able to catch it and force her forward for a roll up. The referee's hand isn't given the chance to hit the canvas due to Natalya rolling through and transitioning into a roll up of her own. The referee repositions himself and ensures that both shoulders are on the canvas before attempting the count, but once again, he isn't allowed to begin as Moon has once against rolled through a roll through of a roll through, putting her in prime position to steal a victory.

[Renee Young]
This is something you don't see often.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Both Women keep shifting the pin in their favor, but who will succeed?

Natalya's had enough of these games and opts to break the vicious cycle and deliver a calculated and remorseless slap to Moon's face, nearly ripping her mask off of her face and staggering her where she stands, dropping her to a knee. While the war for pinfall supremacy was ensuing, Gable and Sabin found their way back to the apron, shaking off the cobwebs that came from the unexpected double dropkick that sent them off the apron to begin with. Natalya sees that her partners have recovered and takes a hold of a dazed Moon, dragging her towards her teams side of the ring and not allowing her to make a sneak tag like Daga did before her. Both “Stupid Idiots” extend their arms out for the tag causing Natalya to begin extending her arm towards them, but who is she tagging? Before the decision is made, Moon shoves Natalya away from her and into her corner, causing her to lightly collide with Sabin, nearly sending him off the apron again, as Moon backs up to her side of the ring as the referee motions that there was a tag. Sabin enters the ring as Natalya is finally able to tag out and gain some much needed rest, the former motioning for Snake to enter the ring and fight him, but that's not how these trios matches work, something he would have known if he wasn't sent off the apron repeatedly.

[Corey Graves]
Sabin learning how a Trios Match operates, he's gonna have to square off with Kobra Moon.

[Mauro Ranallo]
He doesn't seem to know that, but I think he's about to figure it out.

[Renee Young]
I mean in his defense he's only ever fought Men in that ring, the idea of trying to defeat a Woman is the furthest thing from his mind.

When Sabin's demands aren't met, he notices that Moon has begun to take an offensive stance, ready for the impending conflict between them. The cogs begin to turn in Sabin's head for a few moments before he realizes how this specific match works, quickly tagging out to Gable by tapping him on the shoulder and exiting the ring, causing a confused Gable to slowly enter and take his partner's place. Gable turns to Sabin, his expression reading one of “Why?” Sabin's response is simple, “I'm not hitting her, I'm a gentleman!” “And I'm not!?” Gable shouts back. Sabin, without a rebuttal, does the only thing he knows will get Gable to do what he does best and... beat women? “I'm sorry...” is what escapes Sabin's lips before his arm comes flying from his side and collides with Gable's exposed face, causing a mixed expression of confusion and anger as he looks towards his partner and best friend. Heavy breathing and a faint imprint on his face later, Gable looks at Sabin like he's about to commit murder, that is, until he mouths out “One more” causing Sabin to nod and repeat the gesture, Gable letting out a battle cry in the shape of a roar before turning to Moon and walking up to her as he huffs and puffs.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Chad Gable getting fired up.

[Renee Young]
Might Kobra Moon be in trouble?

With Gable reaches striking distance, he winds his arm back and balls his hand into a fist before directing it towards the masked woman standing before him with such force that a mach cone appears on either side of his fist. When the punch reaches Moon's atmosphere, she braces for the impending impact, believing that she can take the full force of the hit. Gable stops himself mere inches from his target, his fist shaking at the action he's moments away from completing. His face winces to levels not yet seen from him before jerking his fist the remainder of the distance, lightly connecting with Moon's arm, causing her arms to lower to her side and one would assume a less than thrilled face behind her mask at the actions of one of her opponents. She looks over to her teammates, who are unsure of what to think, before shifting her attention back to Gable, using his extended arm to her advantage. Moon wrestles Gable down to the canvas with relative ease and quickly rolls him up. Miraculously, the referee's arm is able to connect with the canvas for the first time in this match but that's all he gets as Gable, misjudging his strength, kicks out, sending Moon flying to his own teams corner and into the arms of an unsuspecting Chris Sabin, who stops her from falling to the canvas after connecting with the ropes.

[Corey Graves]
Uh...what is he doing?

[Renee Young]
I mean...it is Valentine's week..

[Mauro Ranallo]
I don't think anyone told Kobra Moon that.

Moon readjusts herself, returning to a vertical base as she looks at her unintentional savior in Chris Sabin, who looks at her with a hint of confusion, her arms still around his neck. Sabin locks eyes with his apparent damsel in distress before he begins to lean closer, his eyes shifting from opened to closed and his lips beginning to pucker. Moon, wanting nothing to do with what's to come, breaks out of Sabin's light grip and sends him back into reality with a soul crushing slap that had enough force behind it to send him back to the outside. Moon turns around and stomps towards Gable, the man that put her in that situation to begin with and opts to have him suffer the same fate as his partner, unloading a single, yet deadly slap across his face, causing him to spin on his heel before falling to a knee on the canvas, holding his face as a less than subtle outline of a hand pulses on his face. Moon tags out to Snake then makes a beeline towards the ropes, bounces off of them before she comes in contact with Gable's hurting face courtesy of her feet, connecting with a low dropkick and rolling out onto the apron under the bottom rope as Snake reenters the ring.

[Mauro Ranallo]
These two haven't collided since Chad Gable successfully defeated Jeremiah, known at the time as Sami Callihan to win back The Intercontinental Championship. Which also coincidentally was the same night Sabin decided to make his return and stake his claim for Gable's newly won Intercontinental Championship.

[Corey Graves]
No doubt a venomous desire for revenge lies within him now.

[Renee Young]
But will that desire cause him to slip up? There's something to said about keeping your cool, and that's never been his strong suit.

Gable reeling from the slap, and the drop kick that followed stumbles to his feet, as the cold and calculating Jeremiah Snake stares at the man who robbed him of The Intercontinental Championship last year. Chad's own eyes look into Jeremiah's and the two stare at one another until suddenly Jeremiah charges at Gable for a running lariat, designed to turn him inside out, but Chad rolls out of the way, then runs off the ropes for added momentum coming back around at Jeremiah and connecting with a clothesline of his own. Except, unlike their previous encounters...this clothesline is completely ineffective? Chad looks at Snake mouthing "What the..." before turning to his partners who shout for him to do it again. He spins to runs back to the ropes but is stopped in his tracks as Jeremiah latches onto Chad's hair restricting him from going any further. The official seeing this orders for Snake to let go, but instead he uses his grip to yank Chad closer to him, and thrusts his knee forward so that the leverage provided by his hair sends Gable's back straight into Jeremiah's knee. Chad falls to the mat onto his knees, holding his back as One third of The Trios Champions instead of following up, just stands there with no shred of emotion on his face.

[Renee Young]
What on Earth happened to Sami Callihan to turn him into...this?

[Mauro Ranallo]
There's a coldness to him, that goes beyond his brutality, and now encompasses his entire being...

[Corey Graves]
We know what typically resides in The Temple, and I'd say it's certainly made a monster of him.

Chad again slowly pulls himself up, winching from the direct blow to his back and turns around not knowing what to expect, or where his former rival is...but as he fully turns...there is Jeremiah stone faced, and staring at him in what can only be described as the most unsettling way. "Hello?" Chad utters, waving his hand in front of Jeremiah's face to see if anyone's "in there." But as his hand comes within an inch of his face Jeremiah suddenly grabs a hold of Chad's wrist, and begins to slowly twist his arm out of it's socket. Chad is both in pain and freaking out because what the hell happened to this guy, this isn't the same person he fought before. He tries to reach his arm to the corner in hopes he's able to tag out because screw dealing with this guy for a second longer. But he's too far away, and as he tries to pull away from Jeremiah, he's suddenly yanked forward into a stiff clothesline that knocks him on his back.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Good lord, Jeremiah Snake is just chillingly dangerous.

[Corey Graves]
Chad's finding out the hard way that this isn't the same man he defeated to win back The Intercontinental Championship.

[Renee Young]
I think we're all finding that out the hard way by seeing how different he is from anything we've seen previously of him. This Reptile Tribe is proving why they're The Trios Champions.

Snake, being in full control of the match whether he cares about it or not, reaches down and takes a hold of Gable's hair, much to the disagreement of the referee, and forces him up to his feet, seemingly not satisfied with the punishment he's unleashed on his former adversary thus far. Gable, not wanting this to end in the way it's heading, slaps away Snake's hand and wraps his arm around his head, using as much strength as he could to wrestle him down to the canvas. Snake tries to counter this by simply overpowering Gable, lifting him up a few inches off the canvas before Gable shifts his weight forward, allowing himself to replant his feet on the canvas and keeping the hold intact. If Snake was one for showing emotion, one would believe that he isn't trilled with this outcome but instead of accepting it, he opts for a different option: Placing his hands over Gable's and attempting to break Gable's grip through sheer force.

[Corey Graves]
Chad's holding on for dear life but surely he can't for much longer?

[Mauro Ranallo]
Gable is a wrestling technician and one of his strongest qualities is that ironclad grip of his.

[Renee Young]
That's true, no matter the size difference he never fails.

The historically unbreakable grip that belongs to Chad Gable has been well documented, allowing him to hit his finishing maneuver without much resistance, but with its most recent challenger in the shape of Jeremiah Snake stepping up to the challenge, Gable's hands slowly begin to tremble beneath Snake's, the Trios Champion beginning to overpower the Tag Team Champion, causing Gable to break his own hold while he still has the option and transition down to a knee, sweep both of Snake's legs out from under him. Snake lands face first on the canvas, allowing Gable to continue using his amateur background to its full advantage, wrestling his way to Snake's head, once again wrapping his arms around it, a gator roll in mind. Gable shifts his body to begin the motion but it's stopped with ease because if Snake doesn't want to roll on the canvas, he's not going to. Snake, having his head still in a vice like grip, pulls himself up to a knee, causing Gable to rise to a vertical base to keep pressure applied. Not stopping there, Snake is now on his feet, albeit doubled over due to the size difference but on his feet nonetheless. That's all he needed before he begins to lift Gable off the canvas once again, the latter returning to the well once more when he attempts to shift his weight to counter Snake's advances but all this does is allow his adversary to lift him up with ease.

[Renee Young]
Good lord, Jeremiah Snake is ridiculous.

[Corey Graves]
Chad's trying to out wrestle him but you can't stop sheer power.

Not wanting to see how this story ends, Gable releases his grip and rolls forward, landing safely behind Snake, and makes his way towards his team's turnbuckle, ready to tag out and avoid dealing with Snake for the rest of the night, perhaps the rest of his life. He instinctively extends his hand towards the side Sabin would be on, but he's on the outside, recovering from the slap delivered to him prior to Snake being tagged in. Natalya, having her arm extended, is ready for the tag to be made but as Gable begins to move his hand towards hers, he looks over his shoulder and Snake, who has begun to turn around, and shakes his head, he won't allow Natalya to enter the ring against Snake. As Gable takes a deep breath before reengaging with a former foe, Natalya, having enough reach, is able to slap Gable's shoulder, tagging herself in as Gable quickly looks towards the Women's Champion with a look of dread. Natalya enters the ring and places a hand on his shoulder in an attempt to ease his anguish before Gable slowly exits the ring while Natalya begins to size up an emotionless Snake.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Natalya has dominated The Women's Division for well over a year now, but...I'm not so sure about her willingness to square off with a man like Jeremiah Snake.

[Corey Graves]
She's out of her mind.

[Renee Young]
Would I ever voluntarily step into the ring against a man, much less a man like him? Hell no. But, this is the type of competitor Natalya was raised to be. She is fearless, she is fierce, and hey if she thinks she's can go toe to toe with him then who are we to doubt her?

[Corey Graves]
People with eyes that see how bad of an idea this is.

[Mauro Ranallo]
There's sometimes more than meets the eye, Corey.

[Corey Graves]
Well to you maybe, but me? I see a beast of a man, that we're not even sure if he's even human anymore after what The Temple has done to him...and this Reptile Tribe. And then I see a Woman, a highly talented Woman, but someone who in no frame of right mind should ever square off with someone like Jeremiah Snake.

[Renee Young]
Nonetheless, Natalya's proven for the last year that you can't doubt her chances in the face of the "impossible." Because as we've seen, the previously impossible is indeed possible for The Queen Of Harts.

A fearless Natalya walks up to Snake and lifts her hand up towards him, a look of determination appearing on her face as she awaits his response. Snake looks at her for a moment before slowly raising his hand to match hers, interlocking them in a prelude to a test of strength. Natalya lifts her other hand up at a similar height, causing Snake to follow suit much quicker than the first time. With both hands now interlocked with one another, Natalya begins to apply as much pressure as she could, causing Snake to seemingly do the same, or at least appear to. There doesn't seem to be an immediate winner, and it doesn't look like we're getting one due to Snake driving his knee into Natalya's exposed abdomen, causing Snake to gain the advantage and move a doubled over Natalya between his legs. He wraps his arms around her waist and lifts her up off the canvas, holding her in the air in a powerbomb position. Not being one to allow this to happen like that, Gable enters the ring and charges at an unsuspecting Snake, who isn't sure of what's happening when he feels Gable's arms wrap around his waist and positioning himself behind him.

[Corey Graves]
See? Now Gables having to illegally interject himself because Natalya got herself in a very dire predicament.

[Mauro Ranallo]
That's called being a good partner, Corey. If you get in trouble they're there to save you.

Outside the ring, Sabin makes his way onto the apron for the third time tonight and looks on as Moon, not allowing Gable's interference to go unanswered, enters the ring after him. Gable locks his hips and begins to lift Snake off the canvas with Natalya in tow, giving the Canadian native a good enough angle to leap off Snake's shoulders and onto the incoming Kobra Moon's head, sending her face first with a unique version of the Famouser while Gable forces Snake back onto the canvas with a German Suplex. With two thirds of the Trios Champions down, Natalya rolls forward and leaps the remaining distance between herself and Sabin, tagging him into the contest as Daga tags himself and enters the ring. Daga charges forward at Sabin, who simply uses his opponents momentum against him, lifting him up into the air and bringing him back down across his knee with a reverse atomic drop. Daga quickly regrets his decision and Gable takes Sabin's spot, causing the latter to tag back out to Natalya while Gable lifts Daga up into the air, holding him there as he awaits for Sabin to leap over the top rope and out onto the apron, reentering the ring courtesy of a springboard clothesline, catching Daga across the chest while Gable slams him down onto the canvas in a reenvisioned version of the Hart Attack.

[Renee Young]
Paying homage to The Hart Foundation with a take on The Hart Attack.

[Mauro Ranallo]
But wait, he tagged out to Natalya...you don't think?

[Corey Graves]
I will eat my hat.

[Renee Young]
You're not wearing a hat.

[Corey Graves]
Well then I guess I'm good either way.

Gable, holding Daga's feet, trades places with Natalya, putting her in the drivers seat for whatever she has planned next. Before her intentions are known, Snake has pulled himself up to his feet and begun making his way towards Natalya, that is, until Gable puts a stop to that instantly, tripping him up and applying an Ankle lock to keep him from stopping their predetermined plans. Sabin spots a recovering Moon on the opposite end of the ring and follows suit, taking a hold of her leg, verbally apologizing for the action, and locks in an ankle lock on her. With the Trios Champions being unable to help their fallen partner, Natalya motions over to Sabin, causing him to drag Moon over the recovering Daga and flipping her over, giving Natalya full control of both opposing Champions.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Wait a minute...Natalya's directing traffic...is...is she looking to lock in a DOUBLE Sharpshooter?

[Renee Young]
She warned Tessa Blanchard & Liv Morgan, that if their title match turns into a Triple Threat she's got a trick up her sleeve that will ensure victory at Final Stand...and I think she's about to give them a look at what may be in their future if Tessa's able to defeat Liv later tonight.

[Mauro Ranallo]
You're awful quite there, Corey.

Graves grumbles under his breath as Sabin spots Gable struggling to maintain the submission on Snake and quickly assists him in his endeavor by applying a second ankle lock onto Snake's free leg, isolating him long enough for Natalya to step through both their legs before wrapping them around her own and flipping both Daga and Moon onto their stomachs for a double sharpshooter, causing them both to tap almost instantly, ending this match in a heartbeat.

[Renee Young]
Whoa, talk about sending a message that is LOUD and CLEAR!

[Corey Graves]
I don't even know what to say.

[Mauro Ranallo]
You want me to get you a hat?




Natalya's theme fills The Temple as the audience roars with excitement over the incredible Trios Contest we just saw, and the even more incredible way it ended with the successful execution of The Double Sharpshooter. Gable & Sabin release Jeremiah Snake from the dual ankle lock as they throw their hands up in excitement over a big victory tonight alongside The Women's Champion. The referee retrieves both sets of titles from the time keeper then hands Natalya her title and then The Trash City Stupid Idiots take possession of their Tag-Team Championships raising them in succession with Natalya as their hands are raised by the official signaling their victory.

[Renee Young]
We are just one month away from The 11th Anniversary of Final Stand, the biggest time of the year, and The Women's Champion and Tag-Team Champions just picked up a big time victory over The Lucha Underground Trios Champions in quite the match.

[Mauro Ranallo]
They are Champions for a reason and we saw that reason by how well they worked together, and what each Superstar brought to this contest.

[Corey Graves]
If I'm Dario Cueto I'm upset that my Champions just fell to The Champions of XWL when he likely saw this going the opposite way.

[Renee Young]
Hey I take nothing away from The Reptile Tribe but this is why these three Superstar have been at the forefront of their divisions. The Sharpshooter has paid off masterfully for Natalya, and tonight she kicked things up a notch with an added number and dare I say it was almost more effective than it already normally is.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Meanwhile The Trash City Stupid Idiots show tremendous team work is not just limited between them. They understand Tag-Team Wrestling and how to act cohesively. Locking Jeremiah Snake in an Ankle Lock, an Ankle locked by each of The Tag-Team Champions was a flawless idea that prevented him from stopping Natalya's own double trouble submission and that is blueprint of a good tag-team that transcends gender.

The referee lowers their hands and turns his focus to tend to the fallen Reptile Tribe as Natalya holds her Women's Championship up in the center of the ring with both hands. Chad Gable & Chris Sabin each mirror her pose raising their titles up on each side of her and the cheers continue to sound from this excited crowd. Three Champions stand triumphant here tonight, and it is the last sight we see before the cameras cut and we head to our next commercial break of the evening.

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We hope you enjoyed our fun little write up <3

Thanks to Lazy for the love for our promo that set this up.

[Dario Cueto]
...Do you not see who comes through my temple!? Nearly every fighter in here is wearing a mask! We had this guy named Prince Puma once, he wore a mask. I don't know what happened to him after he left my Temple, but I assume his career went into the toilet.

Normal Match

If Tessa Wins, She's Added to Women's Championship Match





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Tessa rises to her feet following the 3 count and she immediately COMMANDS the referee to stop checking on Liv Morgan and redirect his focus towards raising Tessa's hand in victory, the ref is a consummate professional and gets the formalities out of the way quickly by raising Tessa's hand for about 5 seconds, once Tessa's satisfied SHE throws his hand off of her and he goes back to attending to Liv who's career may have been cut short tonight following that Buzzsaw DDT by Tessa DIRECTLY onto the hammer part of the sledgehammer that LIV herself introduced, some irony there. Natalya, who was seated at ringside with her Women's Championship, keeps a stern, yet accepting look across her face after the high intensity match these two competitors just put on. Tessa had truly earned her place in this Championship match heading into Final Stand.

(Mauro Ranallo)
There you see our Women's Champion Natalya, who stuck by at ringside to keep a close, vested eye on this brutal contest. Say what you want about Liv Morgan, but she showed tonight why she's one of the best XWL has to offer, what a gutsy performance, but the way the match ended, that was just SICK by Tessa Blanchard, she didn't need to go that far, but as usual the Undeniable One doesn't pay attention to lines, as she constantly crosses them.

(Corey Graves)
Oh save your preaching for the quire on Sunday Mauro, that was a FANTASTIC performance by Tessa Blanchard, she did everything she said she was gonna do AND more. Liv had a good match, but who the hell cares? they remember WINNERS in this business not LOSERS! Losers fade to obscurity whilst Winners prosper, Liv didn't get the job done tonight, and Tessa may have FORCED Liv to fade into obscurity due to that Buzzsaw DDT on the sledgehammer, one of the most brutal finishes I've ever seen in this company and I LOVED IT!

(Renee Young)
Of course you loved it Corey cause if I didn't know better I'd say your some type of anarchist or barbarian, you love seeing people ripped apart and torn to shreds, and that's what happened tonight, these 2 ripped each other apart but that Buzzsaw by Tessa at the end, I have to agree with Mauro, she went WAAYYYYY over the line tonight.

(Corey Graves)
Oh but miss Renee, there is absolutely ZERO repercussions in store for Tessa after tonight, ya know why? because the damn stipulation for the match was NO DISQUALIFICATION, READ THE FINE PRINT!!! So rather then "repercussions" for Tessa like Renee so rudely threw out there, lets talk about "REWARD" for Ms. Blanchard!!! The reward she'll be receiving? being added to the Women's Championship match on the grandest stage of them all Final Stand!!! And we've got some of the best graphics team members in the world back there in the production trucks so allow me to reveal to you the official Final Stand graphic for this matchup.

The camera cuts to the titantron for the fans at home and in attendance to get a look at the official Final Stand graphic for this newly minted matchup.



Tessa basks in the glory of her victory with her arms extended out in the middle of the ring, going as far as to even close her eyes and take in this spectacle with her ears only, the sound of her theme, the sound of the crowd's disdain, the sound of silence from Liv as she won't be saying anything anytime soon one would bet. One party deeply concerned over what has happened to Liv however is the XWL Women's Champion Natalya who has risen from her seat at ringside and has entered the ring to check on Liv, Tessa however has opened her eyes and has decided to block Nat's path to Liv, a sinister, sly, and cocky smile glows across Tessa's face as she mouths to Nat "At Final Stand? I'm taking that title, and I'm RIPPING YOUR HART OUT!!!"

The crowd begins to firmly rally in the corner of the "Unbreakable" Natalya, their proud Women's champion as they chant "NA-TAL-YA!!!" over and over which clearly would get under the skin of some challengers, but not Tessa, she knew from day 1 that she never needed these fans, therefore? she doesn't give a damn what they chant or who they cheer, her focus is now squarely set on ending the reign of the women who stands directly in front of her come Final Stand and one could bet that judging by tonight? she's willing to do whatever it takes to do it.

(Mauro Ranallo)
I know we're not supposed to be bias in this position at the booth but I can't help it, I can't wait to see Natalya force that ego maniac Tessa Blanchard to tap and scream come Final Stand!

(Corey Graves)
Easy there Mauro, no need to let the whole world know the types of sick fantasies running through your head, key word? fantasies cause that's what those thoughts in your head are, nothing more, nothing less. Allow me to give the world some REALITIES rather then FANTASIES, and the reality is, come Final Stand, Metlife Stadium, the "Undeniable" will NOT be denied, she will fulfill her destiny of being the one to end Natalya's reign of tyranny on this division and she will walk out of the grandest of them all with that Women's Championship draped over her shoulder.

(Renee Young)
I've got my money on Liv Morgan. Sh--

(Corey Graves)
Hang on what? Are you TRYING to go BANKRUPT Renee? do you see the heap that is Liv Morgan out there right now? she's not even making it to Final Stand!!!

(Renee Young)
You're just impossible to work with...

Tessa then proceeds to dust her shoulder off in the direction of Liv before backing off to the side and ducking under the bottom rope to exit the ring. She takes alot of flak for her actions as she makes her way up the ramp but she mostly forges on ahead with swagger as usual, she does bark back to one fan who appears to be in his 20's with a real hipster look about him, he yells at her "YOU COULD'VE KILLED HER, LEARN HOW TO WRESTLE!!!", to which Tessa smirked and replied with "Where was the concern from dirt bags like you when that bitch threw me off the top rope and smashed my back full force onto that ladder? Tell ya what pal, you go home to your pathetic life and worry about Mommy catching you watching the clip of this very moment and hitting your "stride" to it, and I'll worry about ending eras, ending fairy tales, and winning championship gold on the grandest stage of them all ya stupid MARK!!!"

On that note Tessa reaches the top of the ramp and stares down to the ring one last time to see the ref and Nat side by side checking on the condition of Liv, Tessa shouts down some final words for Nat, "Your time is OVER sweetHART, mark the clock, Final Stand, Metlife, I BREAK THE UNBREAKABLE!!!!!" Tessa then winks at Nat with a smile on her face as the fan rains down boos upon her before heading through the curtain and off into the backstage land whilst the camera's re-focus on the potentially serious situation unfolding in the ring regarding Liv Morgan's health.

(Renee Young)
Thank God for Natalya, I mean Liv Morgan could have very well been put back on the shelf for good here tonight.

(Mauro Ranallo)
If Natalya were not here at ringside tonight, Tessa Blanchard could have very well been heading to Final Stand on her own!

(Corey Graves)
Are you both forgetting that Liv Morgan and her old "buddy" Sasha Banks completely terrorized the entire division for MONTHS? They threw Ronda Rousey off a stage, just a few months ago at Roulette! Tessa is merely giving Liv a taste of her own medicine.

With Natalya's glare hard set on the retreating and victorious Tessa Blanchard, we notice something stirring in the background over Natalya's shoulder... As if she were a zombie rising from the metaphorical grave, Liv Morgan has dragged herself up to her feet behind the Women's Champion. The Problem Child of XWL cracks her neck and licks her teeth, blood from the devastating finish streaming down her eyebrow and temple and staining her bubblegum pink hair. The crowd does not react at first, assuming the two "pals" were just going to console each other and prepare for the newest addition to their title match at Final Stand. However, the tone of the audience quickly changed as they realized that Liv Morgan was clutching the very sledgehammer that knocked her out cold a few moments ago! The fans rile up and beg Natalya to turn around, but just as she gets a clue that something might be amiss, Liv lets out a bone-chilling scream and swings the sledgehammer full throttle right into the spine of the Women's Champion! A sickening crack is instantly reciprocated and echoes around ringside as the "Unbreakable" Natalya immediately falls to her knees, while reaching back to grab her back.

(Corey Graves)
WHAT!? DID YOU HEAR THAT!

(Renee Young)
WHAT IS GOING ON?! THIS IS MADNESS! Somebody get Natalya out of there, somebody help her!

(Mauro Ranallo)
Look at the eyes of Liv Morgan right now! She's out for blood, and unfortunately for our unsuspecting Women's Champion, it looks like Liv is set on that blood being hers!

As soon as the strike is complete, Liv tosses her head back and laughs! Finding amusement in the crumbling Natalya. Her twisted grin is remnant of some sort of homicidal clown, accompanied by that bright blue tongue of hers which can't seem to keep itself inside of her mouth. At this moment, Liv brings the business end of the bloodied sledgehammer up to her face, and proceeds to drag her blue tongue across it! The crowd pauses from their thunderous boos to gasp in shock of the fact that Liv truly seems to have lost it this time 'round. The signature blue tongue of Liv Morgan becomes coated in red as she continues to stalk Natalya like a starved and disturbed hyena.

(Renee Young)
This is SICK! What has gotten into Liv Morgan? Natalya is the woman who was thoughtful enough to GIVE her this opportunity, and THIS is how she repays her? By- oh, I'm gonna be sick...

(Mauro Ranallo)
Her methods might not be pretty, but the message is absolutely received! Liv Morgan is perhaps more unpredictable and unhinged than we've ever seen her before and heading into Final Stand, she absolutely isn't going to look like the underpowered third wheel anymore!

(Corey Graves)
That's what Natalya gets for trusting somebody from New Jersey! You never turn your back on somebody from that cesspool of a state, especially not one with the unstable history that Liv has!

In an instant, all of the amusement and whimsical humor in Liv's face is drained out and replaced with an even greater thirst for blood and some form of sick retribution for her loss here tonight. Liv grips the sledgehammer with both hands and drops to her knees, repeatedly swinging it at the upper back, shoulders, and head of Natalya! The Queen of Harts groans and cries out in absolute agony as Liv's blue and bloodied tongue hangs out of her mouth, taking shot after unnecessary shot until Natalya resiliently manages to worm herself over to the ropes in an effort to relieve some of the heavy-hitting blows to the back, but this was perhaps her biggest mistake of the night, second only to trusting the Juvenile Delinquent in the first place. Liv ceases the opportunity with Natalya on the ropes and leaps onto the back of the Women's Champion, hooking the wooden shaft of the sledgehammer underneath the chin of Natalya. Morgan wrenches back with all of her body weight and all of her might, keeping her legs tightly constrained around Natalya's midsection while she chokes the life out of her! Over the chilling gasps and chokes for breath coming from Natalya, all we hear is Liv shrieking: "I'M... NOT... THE WEAK ONE, ANYMORE..! DO YOU GET THAT NOW, NATTIE? HUH?!?" With the Women's Champion on the cusp of blacking out due to a lack of oxygen, her face nearly as blue and purple as Liv's infamous tongue, Morgan finally releases her hold and hops off of Natalya's back. The Delinquent licks her lips and grins, her chest rising and falling as she catches her breath from the rush she just experienced. It was at that moment that something shiny caught Liv's pretty blue eyes... She recklessly tosses the hammer to the side and rolls out of the ring where Natalya was seated earlier, and where her coveted XWL Women's Championship still resides.

(Mauro Ranallo)
And right there ladies and gentlemen is what this more or less all boils down to, a fair shot at that Women's Championship!

(Renee Young)
This goes way beyond a shot at the Women's Championship Mauro, I mean Liv practically just took Natalya's head off! Could you imagine if her almost year-long reign was ended here tonight at the hands of the resident Brat and a handy dandy sledgehammer?!

(Corey Graves)
On the contrary Renee, Liv definitely got her point across! As she said, she's not the weak one in this triangle anymore, and after her actions tonight I seriously doubt anyone is going to look at her that way.

(Renee Young)
No, they'll just look at her like she's a bloodthirsty maniac who belongs in a straight jacket!

Liv licks her bloodied teeth white again as she smiles and kneels down, plucking the Championship off of the ground and standing up to her feet. She glances down at it in admiration, apparently feeling some sense of achievement from her actions tonight by the looks of it. The blood dripping from the corner of her forehead splashes off of the face of the the Championship as Liv holds it as high as she can in the air with one hand. The crowd sternly begin to chant: "NO! NO! NO! NO!" in the likeness of Daniel Bryan, but Liv doesn't hear a single one of them. The Problem Child keeps the Championship raised high above her head as she places her other hand behind her back in typical Delinquent fashion. Liv then begins to prance around the ring, spinning and twirling as she laughs and sticks her tongue out at the fans as well as the unconscious Natalya. Liv's theme song begins to play as the camera focuses in on an unsettling clip of her bloody face, twisted smile, blue tongue, and Natalya's Women's Championship as she walks backwards up the ramp and we fade out to a commercial break while security and medics rush down by Liv to check on the condition of the Women's Champion.

Watch video to find out who won you pleb

Anarchy comes back from commercial with Aleister Black standing in the center of the ring, microphone in hand.

Aleister Black
Last week, two cowards decided to stick their nose where it didn't belong. An individual who was jealous and his rabid dog stepped down to this ring. He found power in putting me down.

Aleister goes silent for a moment as he closes his eyes, anger clearly beginning to overtake the Dutchman.

Aleister Black
Wyatt! You have started a war. You and your dog came down here and picked over bones that had just finished a grueling match, a match in which I won. Was it jealousy? Blind rage? You always seem to have a plan, why don't you come on out here and bore us to death with another sermon? Atleast when I speak, people listen. You, you've been peddling the same snake owl drivel for  years. The Celestials, the power! Why don't you show us some real power.

Almost in direct response to Black's words, the light in The Temple immediately all turn off.

{Corey Graves}
We can't even escape this with a different company's slighting crew?

When the lights come back on, as many would expect, Wyat and Strowman are on opposite sides of the ring, just like they were last week. This time however, they seem a tad more careful in entering the ring. Aleister isn't worn out from a match this time, and he's clearly anticipating their attack. However, despite this, it's still two on one. Wyatt nods at Strowman, and they both slowly step into the ring. Black turns back and forth between the two, but keeps most of his attention on Strowman, weary of the coming attack. After what feels like an eternity to everyone watching, and what must feel like even more to Black, Wyatt eventually raises his arm and points at Black, prompting Strowman to go charging straight at him. However, just as he's about to run right into him the lights again go out. The arena mourners wondering what the hell this could mean but without much delay their questions are answered.




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The lights return and the fans go nuts as the Undertaker stands before them With his hand wrapped around the throat of BRAUN STROWMAN!? Bray and Black both look on in disbelief. They can’t believe what they are witnessing. Brains eyes nearly pop from his head as The Undertaker lifts him into the air and throws him down with a thunderous Chokeslam! Bray wastes no time before he now charges the deadman, in an attempt to blindside him, but just before he makes contact Alister spins around and hits Bray with a devastating Black Mass out of nowhere! Bray falls to the ground beside Braun, both lifeless. The undertaker and Alister now lock eyes. Neither speak, however the respect can be felt without words. The undertaker nods as Black returns the gesture before Anarchy fades to a commercial break.

We return from the...creepy segment to find ourselves still shrouded in darkness. Except!...For one single spotlight in the middle of the ring. There sits Elias on a stool, basking in said spotlight with an arrogant smirk on his face




[Elias]
Now that I have your attention, I, your diamond in the rough, Elias have prepared a song for you folks. Now, I know when I perform you people become overcome with emotion that you just want to cry and cheer but...



Of course the crowd don't appreciate being told to shut up and let Elias know that in the form of boos and jeers. Elias ignores the rude crowd and goes forward to sing but the boos are constantly drowning him out. With an annoyed look on his face Elias waits not so patiently for them to stop. Finally the boos lower just enough for him to start

[Elias]
Now that you're done, I call this...the road to Final Stand

The road to glory can be scary
I feel I should warn ya
Imagine my fear and disgust
Knowing I'd be in California

I-

The crowd don't even let him continue before giving him all of their collective hate. You can see Elias getting verbally angry at the absolutely rude crowd that surrounds him right now



[Renee Young]
I don't think Elias is doing himself any favors tonight

[Mauro Ranallo]
Yeah it's not exactly a warm reception for the drifter

Elias once again waits for the crowd to show a little class and quiet down so he can continue. Once that happens he slowly begins from where he picked left off from

[Elias]
I was minding mind own business last week
I was just practicing in the back
I never did anything to anybody
So I wasn't expecting an attack

Attacked by a coward
That sickly pale demon
You made an enemy Aiden
My pride is something I'll be redeemin'

Your road to Final Stand isn't guaranteed
You need to be looking over your shoulder
I'm gonna fix that receding hairline of yours
31, bullcrap you look much older

You've had everything handed to you
Yet you come out here and brag whoa
The only title you won JBL gift wrapped for you
So bring those cocky levels down bro

And you definitely don't have the look of a champion
That much is apparent
Someone get that man a tan
Get any more pale, and you'll be transparent

The road to Final Stand is furious
So try not to crash
Oh who am I kidding?
Your daddy is gonna kick your ass!

I hold the XWL Universe in my hands
So who wants to try us?
I only have one question for everyone...




[Renee Young]
Judging from the boos I would say the XWL universe DOES NOT want to walk with Elias

[Corey Graves]
I'm not totally sold on him but...he's gotten better

The crowd shower Elias with their malice as Elias smiles and simply takes a bow, bring XWL to a commercial break

Tag Team Match





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Spoiler:

The crowd is on their feet as Matt Sydal goes to the top rope. Everyone knows what's coming next. Matt is nearly ready to jump when throughout the arena a loud CRACK is heard.


Mauro Ranallo
Oh my god!

Renee Young
Why is he here?!

Corey Graves
Clearly, he is still angry.

The cameras pan over to Jimmy Havoc standing on the apron, chair in hand. After cracking Matt with the chair he tumbles off the top of the turnbuckle crashing into Ricochet. Jimmy ducks between the ropes and begins trading shots, first hitting Matt and then hitting Ricochet.

Mauro Ranallo
Clearly Jimmy has lost his mind. I get being upset over the loss to Matt but this is too much. Someone needs to get down here and get this under control

Corey Graves
Let them fight! Jimmy is showing a fire and drive we haven't seen from him since he arrived here in XWL

Jimmy drops the chair looking at both men laid out at his feet. He grabs Ricochet by the arm and pulls him up to his feet before hitting the Acid Rainmaker. Jimmy drops Ricochet to his feet before repeating the same thing on Matt.

Jimmy looks down to the corner of the ring and sees Matt's Intercontinental Championship laying there. Jimmy laughs and holds up the Intercontinental Championship over both fallen opponents as Anarchy goes to commercial.

As Asuka prepares by stretching for her first match in almost five months a theme hits



[Corey Graves]
What is Becky doing out here?



Sure enough the crowd takes in Becky's sudden appearance excitedly. Maryse looks less excited now that the attention has been taken off of her. Meanwhile Asuka stares at Becky with an eager smile

[Renee Young]
Looks like Becky is scoping out the competition. Smart as you need to be prepared for Asuka

Becky strolls down the ramp and stops at ring side. She waves a hand at Asuka and motions that they should ignore her and start the match
















































[Mauro Ranallo]
Holy moly! She completely choked the life out of Maryse!

Maryse lies uncounsious as Asuka gets to her feet and has her hand raised high into the air. But her attention is on Becky as The Irish Lasskicker claps loudly for her. She takes it one step further by entering the ring bringing a hush to the crowd

[Renee Young]
Are we gonna see a preview of Final Stand between these two!

Theres a hum of excitement through the crowd as the two stand face to face. They talked animatedly but their words can not be picked up. Suddenly Becky offers her hand out for a handshake to the surprise of Asuka

[Corey Graves]
Don't trust her Asuka!

[Mauro Ranallo]
Why shouldn't she? Becky is as stand up as they get

[Corey Graves]
You are delusional Mauro

Asuka hesitates, but the cheering from the crowd eggs her on. Asuka slowly extends her hand and the two are connected. The crowd is clearly happy about what's happening. Asuka goes to pull away and that's when Becky strikes! She drops her weight and Asuka falls with her. Before The Empress knows what's going Becky is on top of her and she's locked in the Disarmher!

[Corey Graves]
WHAT DID I SAY?!

[Renee Young]
Notice she isn't putting any pressure on the hold though

Renee is right, Becky isn't actually trying to hurt Asuka and sure enough she lets go. Asuka grabs her arm quickly and stares at Becky with wild eyes. Becky herself simply grins and you can see her mouthing the words "It's that easy" before rolling out of the ring. Asuka's eyes never leave Becky as she's been taught a powerful lesson

[Corey Graves]
Asuka won't forget this

Asuka's look is grim as she leaves the ring, her win tainted in a way. Maryse is left still knocked out in the ring

As Maryse lays out cold in the middle of the ring, someone clearing their throat can be heard over the microphone. Stepping out of his ringside office is none other than tonight's General Manager, Dario Cueto.

[Dario Cueto]
Now that? That was pretty fucking badass. I've never seen someone have the life choked out of them in such a beautiful way...

The camera once again cuts over to Maryse who hasn't moved a single inch, and her eyes still remain closed as if she's Snow White and Asuka's Lock was the very apple that once bitten has put her into a forever state of slumber.

[Dario Cueto]
See, I've seen the fire and desire within you since making your return at Breakthrough when you had the nerve to attack The NEW North American Champion. And last week you were forced to watch as someone else got the opportunity you've been clamoring for. Well, do not fret my dear sweet Maryse because I've heard you, and I am here to give you the answer you've been waiting for. You will have your North American Championship Match....

His eyes look to The Final Stand sign hanging above The Temple as he smiles, leading us to believe that as we expected this match will take place on the grandest stage of them all.

[Dario Cueto]
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!

The seedy underground fight club promoter's lips curl into a shit-eating grin at his announcement, Cueto strolls back into his ringside office, shutting the door behind him as we are left stunned awaiting the arrival of the North American Champion Shayna Baszler for this impromptu defense against a virtually unconscious opponent.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Well, this isn't going to end well..

[Corey Graves]
How is this fair? Maryse is literally breathless after that encounter with Asuka.

[Renee Young]
Shayna's already the overwhelming favorite to win in a match between them...and now you factor in Maryse's condition? And this is virtually a slaughter.

[Corey Graves]
Of course she wanted a title match but not now, why not at Final Stand?

[Mauro Ranallo]
Mr. Cueto seems to be an unorthodox General Manager doing things you don't typically see, and well...this is exactly that. In either case, Maryse has a tall task ahead of her if she plans on dethroning the Ace of Spades.



The theme song of the North American Champion can be heard fading into the arena, the sounds of horses galloping and the horses of a carriage. Then the sinister tone takes over, she casually walks out onto the stage and has her title carelessly in her right hand. She looks at it and then looks at her invisible watch. She smirks at the sight of an unconscious Maryse and hightails it to the ring.

Baszler stops before she enters the ring and mentally prepares herself, mockingly because she knows this is a cake-walk. Once she runs up the steps, she quickly enters the ring and shoves the belt into the chest of the referee and tells her to hurry it up.

Maryse waves her hand up as the referee asks her if she can compete, waving on Baszler as she’s perched in the corner about to pounce. The official shakes her head and reluctantly rings the bell and places the championship out to a stagehand.

[Renee Young]
Especially if she doesn't regain consciousness soon. She may be about to regret that attack at Breakthrough because Shayna has been waiting to get her hands on her ever since, and that time is now.

DING DING DING ~

Shayna springs out of the corner after being antsy and pops her hips, sliding her entire body underneath to expose the back to her chest. Maryse still like a rag doll gets bent in a vicious angle as Baszler sucks the air out of her lungs with her arms wrapped around her throat. The oxygen from her brain is draining and the commentary doesn’t even bother to make comments.  The struggle is being shown on her face as she opens up her eyes, quickly realizing where she’s at and the fight or flight instinct kicks in but not for long.

Maryse’s dreams are just that, she’s dreaming and the referee starts to see drool from her mouth. Shayna does not let off swaying back and forth, yanking left and right. Until she has to call for the bell. Maryse is flush red, that was a royal flush on all accounts. Shayna throws her off to the side face first.




Raising up to her feet, along with the championship placed back in the same hand that she entered with it. She has zero interest in having her hand raised. Maryse still flat on her stomach and breathing into the mat decimated. Shayna shoves the title in her face and mouths off “THERE’S YOUR TITLE SHOT, THEY’LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU WAKE UP!” Baszler looks at her for one last time and then shrugs before dropping down to the mat and throwing the title over her shoulder. Her power walk up the ramp speaks volumes.


[Renee Young]
That’s all she wrote, or he.. Dario wrote the end for Maryse’s ego right then and there. The talk was cheap and the hit was priceless, I hate to say it.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Yeah, well she wanted a fight and she got one. In the world of chaos, you have to expect to get retaliation and Shayna was waiting for her chance to shut Maryse up. You don’t get to make a statement as she did and expect to sleep peacefully, more like with one eyed open!

[Corey Graves]
After that, Maryse will be sleeping regardless and it’s all thanks to our General Manager for the week, one Dario Cueto. He’s the mastermind behind this and the North American Champion is still the woman on top of the world.

[Renee Young]
She’s had two defenses in the span of two weeks and she’s just getting started. We’re in for a reign of terror if this is what we are going to see in the weeks and months coming forward.

Baszler has the camera zoom in on her as she makes her ascend up to the top of the ramp, the theme song playing us to commercial break as we see Dario Cueto smiling in his chair with his hands folded at what just happened.






We see Becky Lynch walking from the curtain into the back as she's stopped by none other than Tom Phillips.

Tom
Becky! Hey Becky! Can I get a word from you?

Becky stops and turns towards Tom, she nods and gestures for him to continue.

Tom
What happened out there? I think everyone is wondering why you locked Asuka in the Dis-Arm-Her when it seemed like you both respected each other?

Becky Lynch
Tom Tom Tom Tom....What I did wasn'tAsukaign of disrespect towards Auka. It was the exact opposite, Outta respect I showed her how fast I can lock it in and break her arm. I usually like to surprise the person I'm facing so they don't see it commin. Asuka got a taste, just a little taste of what it feels like to be in the ring with Straight Fiya and come Final Stand? I do not intend to lose or hell, even lock in the Asuka Lock for that matt-

Suddenly Becky is grabbed from behind! The arms coil around her neck like a python trying to squeeze the life out of her. The assaulter is none other than Asuka who smiles gleefully as Becky struggles for air. Lynch is thrown harshly to the ground where she gasp for air. On her hands and knees she stares at Asuka who licks her lips slowly while grinning at Becky

Asuka
It...That...Easy!

Asuka gives Becky one more smirk before walking off, leaving a glaring Becky

Best of 7: Match 3

World Television Championship






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Spoiler:

We return from commercial break and you can hear a voice being picked up out of the camera’s view. “There is no way he can stop you now, you’re taking him through a hard life lesson, with defeat after defeat.. After DEFEAT.” Quickly we come into focus with the person saying this being Zelina Vega next to our Television Champion, Andrade “Cien” Almas. He’s stroking his beard and holding the title over his shoulder with a large amount of confidence. Vega drapes her arm around her man and he’s wearing his A to Z shirt which can be purchased over at XWLShop.com in case any fan is wondering. She hands him a bottle of water and he takes a swig before handing it off to someone backstage.

The look on his face can only be described as sudden relief, he has the number of The Fact Maker, Curt Hawkins and he knows it and shows it. Andrade looks over to Zelina and starts going off on certain things, reasons why he’s the champion for instance.

“THE 100”
[Andrade “Cien” Almas]
This is the chance to prove my doubters, the non-believers why they -

As soon as he says that, he sees someone step into the view and in front of Zelina, and it’s our guest General Manager, Dario Cueto. He looks up and down Andrade respectfully pouting his lips and looks at the belt for a quick second.

[Dario Cueto]
Look who it is, the great Andrade “Cien” Almas! You put a hurting on that guy.. What was his name.. Curt Hawkins? that’s the only way you can gain some respect around here.. Is by taking it with your own two hands. I have to say, for what you’ve done here in the states.. You’ve made a name for yourself, quite the impression. You show that no mercy truly means nobody or anything can stand in your way or your path. I  have respect for someone like you and Curt Hawkins has had that respect beaten into and out of him repeatedly by you.

Cueto gets to thinking and casually throws out a suggestion that may interest Andrade.

[Dario Cueto]
Perhaps there is a place for someone like you in my temple, after what I witnessed tonight and you being a luchadore known all over the entire world.. It seems like the right fit. Don’t you agree hermano?

Andrade flips his hair out of his face and a smirk comes across it as well, he adjusts the belt and then sparks back with a response.

“THE 100”
[Andrade “Cien” Almas]
Your offer is nice, but I already have my dynasty being built in XWL, and I earned everything I have gotten through blood, sweat and tears ese. I’m not about to let some gringo put me down, to stop me and make me look like a fool in front of everyone.

Andrade holds onto the belt more aggressively and Zelina sees this and begins massaging his shoulders to keep him at ease, yet doesn’t work.

“THE 100”
[Andrade “Cien” Almas]
I’m the champion, ME because I am a champion in all that I do. I’m ONE HUNDRED and nobody is in the same category as me. I proved that three times in a row, and i’m about to do it a fourth next week. LA SOMBRA is no more, “CIEN” is forever. The mission of my own TRANQUILO kingdom lives on and The Gift Of Almas is a gift that keeps on giving, and i’ll show Curt Hawkins that the Era.. of Almas is only just beginning. He will have no choice but to face the facts when I kick them right into his face…

Almas brushes past and brushes shoulders with Dario who cannot help but admire the tenacity and confidence of our Television Champion, Anarchy rolls on.