XWL Anarchy: 4/1/2019 - 4/8/2019

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LIVE FROM: Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, Michigan

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





1. The Fallen Queen with a Broken Hart
After unquestionably dominating and pioneering the Women's Division for the last year, and after an admirable end to that reign at Final Stand, Natalya was found mangled and unconscious backstage last week. Luckily, the new acting General Manager, Vince McMahon, gave us an update on Natalya's condition. Not so luckily however, her condition seems to be every bit as severe as we expected. Forcing her to opt out of her rematch clause against Tessa Blanchard, Natalya's brutal attack indirectly provided a way for a new challenger to arise in her absence. But as we go forward, one question still remains in the minds of the XWL Universe: Who could have possibly committed such a heinous act, and then slipped away into the shadows before our cameras had a chance to catch a glimpse? Needless to say, the fans, staff, and Natalya's fellow superstars are all hoping to get some insight in the weeks to come.

2. Old Gold & a New Voyage
With XWL's next special event, International Incident, already well on its way, last week we discovered the new Number One Contenders for Shayna Baszler's North American Championship, as well as Tessa Blanchard's newly won Women's Championship. The Golden Goddess was able to put away Alexa Bliss and Ember Moon and successfully punch her golden ticket to International Incident, in what will be her third opportunity (thanks, Vince), but first earned contendership for the Submission Magician's North American Championship. Meanwhile, the Pirate Princess Kairi Sane overcame the sinister Rosemary, and will now set her sights, and her sails, towards Scotland where she will look to make short work of Tessa Blanchard's Women's Championship reign. Although this is not the first time that Rose and Baszler have clashed for a title, it will be Blanchard's first title defense since winning the belt off of Natalya at Final Stand when she faces off against Sane in just a few short weeks at International Incident.

3. 4's a Crowd, but 3's a Party
Mr. McMahon proved that he meant business when he gave his State of XWL Address last week by removing both Roman Reigns and Rey Mysterio from their respective Number One Contender matches, as well as removing them from the company as a whole for the time being. In the place of the original Fatal 4 Way, McMahon instated a Triple Threat for Andrade "Cien" Almas's World Television Championship this week. As we witnessed on last week's show, the contenders for Andrade's title are Roderick Strong, who came out on top in his bout against Chris Jericho, as well as the returning Dolph Ziggler, who was able to secure his victory over the surprise replacement for The Miz, Adam Cole. In a previously scheduled Moment of Bliss segment with the Champion, Andrade displayed nothing but confidence in the eyes of his then Fatal 4 Way match. Will the Champion maintain his confidence while defending his title this week in the now Triple Threat match? Or will one of his contenders manage to capitalize on their momentum and become the new face of Anarchy?

4. Tag, You're It
In what was yet another surprising announcement from our new General Manager, last week Mr. McMahon revealed that the reigning Tag Team Champions of the Trash City Stupid Idiots will not be facing the Golden Lovers at International Incident in a Final Stand rematch. Instead, the mad man himself scheduled the aforementioned teams to battle it out for the titles this week! As if that bombshell wasn't enough, McMahon immediately dropped a second one. The winner of the Tag Team Championship match this week, will go on to face Braun Strowman and Bray Wyatt for the Championships at International Incident. Who will be able to advance to Scotland with the gold, and defend it against the ominous team of Strowman and Wyatt?.. More importantly, who would even want to after the things we've seen transpire between the eerie stable that these two new contenders belong to?

5. The Thunder from Down Under & an Undisputed Mutiny
In a disturbing turn of events of what was supposed to be another joyous title defense from XWL's Iron Man, Matt Sydal, achievement was quickly overturned by shock when Adam Cole and Roderick Strong turned on their leader. Following a completely unexpected suicide dive by Sydal's surprise challenger, Buddy Murphy, which sent the Champion propelling into the fans, everyone expected Cole and Strong to decimate the Australian newcomer. What we witnessed instead was a sight that none of us could have foreseen. Cole and Strong were in it with Murphy all along! After Buddy raised his hands in a collective U.E. formation, the worst fears of the fans were confirmed to be true. With a thunderous debut by the superstar from down under, and a dominant alliance formed with this new take on the Undisputed Era, how will the Intercontinental Champion respond? He may have retained his title last week, but in the process he lost two of his most-trusted friends, and gained a stark new enemy who does not seem too keen on co-existing with the Iron Man in his new home of XWL.

**BONUS** 6. Oh, They Really Do Be Like That Sometimes
Following the State of XWL Address and return of Mr. McMahon to Anarchy, this time as the acting General Manager, the XWL locker room truly stepped up to the plate last week, thus summoning the mythical and well-deserved **BONUS** story. Superstars across the board put on a showing like we haven't seen in too long. And with the Elimination Chamber qualifiers right around the corner following International Incident, their effort will certainly not go unnoticed.



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Anarchy’s pyro goes off, kicking off the second Anarchy following Final Stand 11! The fans in the arena are obviously excited to be here for tonight’s show, as the camera pans across many members of the XWL Universe, decked out in merchandise, ready to have a good night.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Ladies and gentlemen Anarchy is coming out you live here tonight from the Little Caesars Arena! I’m Mauro Ranallo, welcoming you to what is sure to be an exciting show here tonight, and let’s start by talking about what happened last week in our main event!

[Renee Young]
It seemed as if the Undisputed Era had reformed following the return of Adam Cole, at least until our main event, where he, along with Roderick Strong and newly debuted superstar Buddy Murphy viciously assaulted their former teammate Matt Sydal after his second successful intercontinental title defense in as many nights!

[Corey Graves]
Well the Undisputed Era certainly has reformed, just seemingly without XWL’s “Iron Man”. Tonight we see Matt Sydal face off against Shawn Michaels in non-title action, while Buddy Murphy tries to pick up his first victory in XWL against Finn Balor. We also see Roderick Strong pulling double duty, as he challenges for the Television Title in a triple threat also involving the recently returned Dolph Ziggler, and our reigning champion, Andrade. Not only that, but we will see him team up with Adam Cole to take on the Cut Throat Era! Speaking of which, last week we also saw the future of the tag division unfold right in front of our faces!

[Mauro Ranallo]
That’s right Corey, as last week Mr. Mcmahon made two monumental announcements in relation to the tag team division. The first being that as a result of their phenomenal match at Final Stand, tonight's main event will see a rematch between the Golden Lovers and the Trash City Stupid Idiots for the tag team championship!

[Renee Young]
But right after, Mr. Mcmahon also gave us our first official match for International Incident, as whoever wins in the main event here tonight will go on to defend that championship in Scotland against Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman of the Stygian Revolution! However, last week we also saw both Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega defeat Strowman and Wyatt in singles matches, so you have to think that they not only do they have momentum heading into tonight’s main event, but if they win, they also have momentum toward International Incident!

[Mauro Ranallo]
We also saw huge moments for the women’s division last week, as two more matches for International Incident became set in stone through the process of two #1 contender matches. First, Mandy Rose was able to defeat both Alexa Bliss and Ember Moon to secure a North American Championship match against Shayna Baszler, followed by Kairi Sane defeating Rosemary to get a Women's Championship match challenging the new champion following Final Stand, Tessa Blanchard.

[Renee Young]
A match that would’ve seen Natalya invoke her rematch clause to try and get her championship back that she held the title for most of the last year, were it not for a despicable backstage attack leaving her in a severe condition, rendering the clause null and void. I know I am certainly not the only one wondering who in their right mind would do such a thing? Hopefully tonight we gain some more insight.

[Corey Graves]
Last night wasn’t all doom and gloom however, as we saw the return of bonafide legend, John Cena! Interrupting a speech by Cody, Cena questioned whether or not Cody’s brother and late father would approve of his actions as of late, leading an impassioned Cody to take out his frustrations on Cena. As a result, Mr. Mcmahon has booked the two men in a match-up tonight that is sure to be a can’t miss!

[Mauro Ranallo]
All that and much more here tonight, as the superstars of XWL continue to try and prove to Vince Mcmahon why they deserve to be placed in the Elimination Chamber match at this year’s Downpour. But starting things off, let’s talk about what happened this last week between the World Heavyweight Champion JBL, Aiden English, & Drew Mcintyre.

[Renee Young]
After winning the title from Aiden English at Final Stand 11 in brutal and horrifying fashion, JBL’s celebrations were cut short by an unexpected attack by a returning Drew Mcintyre. The next night JBL came out to the ring to try and call out Mcintyre, only for his words to instead be answered by the former champion, Aiden English.

[Corey Graves]
After Aiden English tried to make his case that he should not be ignored in the title picture despite his loss the night before, the two men engaged in a war of words that seemed like it wouldn’t end anytime soon, until Drew Mcintyre finally answered JBL’s call-out, but not quite in the fashion JBL would’ve like.

[Mauro Ranallo]
That’s right Corey, Drew Mcintyre choosing to appear up on the titantron rather than in the ring, addressing both the champion JBL and Aiden English, making bold claims about both men and disparaging them, before claiming he was “coming for the throne” and walking off. JBL quickly made his way backstage to try and find Mcintyre, and Aiden attempted to do as well.

[Renee Young]
However, Aiden found himself unable to also be in pursuit as a result of his neck injury suffered t Final Stand, as his doctors were forced to rush to his aid in what could not have been the experience Aiden English wanted out of that night.

[Corey Graves]
Listen Renee, Aiden chose to put himself in danger, chose to put himself in the ring with the world champion, despite his injuries, despite the warning from his doctors, despite nobody expecting him to be out there. And now, one week later, he’s competing in our opening match? Is he insane?

[Mauro Ranallo]
While I wouldn’t call Aiden insane, I do have to agree with Corey’s assessment to some extent. Aiden English is clearly still suffering from JBL’s barbaric final assault at Final Stand, and needs time to rest. Aiden’s efforts as of late may be valiant, but you have to wonder if it’s all worth it.

[Renee Young]
Listen, you all saw me at Final Stand, I believe in Aiden English! Like he said, he should not be ignored right now, despite his injuries. When he puts his mind to something, he can do it!

[Corey Graves]
Like beating JBL at Final Stand?

[Renee Young]
Corey, you saw what JBL did to him! His only other option in the moment was to literally die! How can you sit here and try to use that against him? He was pushed to a limit few superstars in this company have ever been!



Interrupting the commentators, Aiden English makes his way out from the back, marking the beginning of what should be a great episode of Anarchy. However, despite all the excitement in the arena, the man we see coming out from the back certainly can’t be described as excited. When Aiden English makes his way out from behind the curtain, he’s not bursting with energy, he’s not playing up to the crowd’s emotions, none of that. Aiden English makes his way from the back slowly, clearly in pain. His neck brace from last week is gone, but in its place is several scars left by JBL at Final Stand. It is clear by the expression on the face of Aiden English that he is determined to win here tonight, the question is whether his body has the power his will demands.

[Corey Graves]
This is exactly what I was talking about! Look at the pain Aiden English is still in! There’s absolutely no reason he should be putting himself out here for competition tonight, he’s making a major mistake! And when he loses, he’ll only have himself to blame!

Corey’s words echo through the households of everyone watching Anarchy from home. He may be a polarizing figure in XWL for manby of his opinions, but is he necessarily wrong in this case? Aiden English continues to try and prove his story isn’t over, that his ending has yet to be written. But sometimes the best stories are best left over, before they drag on and become embarrassing. Regardless, Aiden English makes his way into the ring and over to his corner, ready for his first match since Final Stand.



Out comes Aiden’s opponent for tonight, the ever charismatic, Velveteen Dream. The difference between their entrances is like night and day, as the Dream plays up to the crowd, utilizing all his star power to get the audience either eating out of the palm of his hand or to boo him. He smirks at the clearly hurt English, figuring putting an already injured man will be an easy task. He makes his way into the ring and to his own corner, as the referee rings the bell for this match to begin.
























[JoJo Offerman]
The winner of this match….. Velveteen Dream!

The Dream rolls off of the body of Aiden English, raising up and getting his hand raised by the referee. He climbs to the turnbuckle, celebrating his victory over the former world champion.

[Corey Graves]
Velveteen Dream with an impressive win here tonight, certainly putting himself on Mr. Mcmahon’s radar for the Elimination Chamber match at Downpour!

[Mauro Ranallo]
Corey, you’re really going to call this impressive? Dream beat an injured man! What does that prove to Mr. Mcmahon? That he’s good at picking up the scraps?

[Corey Graves]
Mauro, Aiden has returned from his injuries! He’s a competing superstar! All that matters is that Velveteen Dream defeated a former World champion here tonight, regardless of whatever bad decisions said champion may have made!

As Velveteen Dream continues to celebrate, the camera shifts backstage. We can still hear the Dream’s theme, but we see Aiden’s two doctors form last week in the midst of an argument with Anarchy general manager Vince Mcmahon.

[Doctor 1]
Mr. Mcmahon, we explicitly told you that Aiden was nowhere near ready for competition here tonight, and yet you booked him in a match regardless of our medical advice!

[Doctor 2]
XWL will certainly be hearing from the legal department of our facility soon, just you wait!

[Mr. McMahon]
Gentlemen, gentlemen, please, there’s no need for legal action. We here at XWL followed your advice as much as could, but the fact of the matter is Aiden competing here tonight wasn’t my choice, it was his. Aiden English insisted that he be given a match here tonight at Anarchy, and we simply obliged with his wishes.

Upon hearing the news that Aiden specifically requested this match, both doctors look at each other in shock, before making a quick dash out of the office, likely to check on Aiden. As we return from the ring Velveteen Dream is no longer present, and his theme song fades out. All that’s left in the ring is Aiden English laying on the mat, looking up at the lights, breathing in and out. Before long, Aiden’s two doctors sprint down to the ring and begin checking up on Aiden. They begin to rise Aiden to his feet, only for Aiden to shove one of them away from him. The doctors are both clearly in shock, but oblige with Aiden’s silent request. Aiden English slowly makes his way out of the ring and up the ramp, as both doctors trail closely behind him. As he’s making his way up the ring the audience is applauding him, but whatever reason they have, Aiden English doesn’t seem to appreciate it. Is it sympathy? Aiden English has already made it clear he doesn’t want sympathy, despite the physical state he’s in. Is it congratulations on the fight he put up here tonight, despite the injury? But despite all that, Aiden English lost, yet again. Whatever it may be, Aiden simply looks down and shakes his head and makes his way backstage, as Anarchy goes to the first commercial break of the night.

We're welcomed back to this week's edition of Anarchy by Liv Morgan perched on the center rope of the ring with her legs crossed. The Juvenile Delinquent has made herself comfortable on the side of the ring facing the stage and titantron. In her hands is a mic. As the crowd boos her, she simply grins and flicks her hair back over her shoulder. When her music finally fades out, she begins to speak.

[LIV Morgan]
For the last two pay-per-views in a row, I have had my opportunity for the XWL Women’s Championship lost for me. So y’know what I decided? NO MORE MR. NICE LIV!.. Last week, I embarrassed the new “emo Allie” in her returning match. In fact, I beat her SO BAD that I wouldn’t be surprised if she hopped right back into retirement. And to think, I didn’t even break a sweat!.. Everybody knows that I deserve better. I deserve to be a CHAMPION!  I’ve spent too much of my career taking the fall for someone else. And that’s why I’m here now. Last week, the new General Manager of Anarchy, Mr. McMahon, told me that he would announce a well-deserved, high-profile match for me at International Incident. So, Vinny, why don’tcha come on out here so we can have ourselves a little chitchat, huh?

Morgan smiles from ear to ear as she swings her foot up and down impatiently. After a few short moments of nothing but boos from the fans, Liv’s call is answered by the theme song of Anarchy’s General Manager, Vince McMahon.





The big kahuna of XWL infamously struts out the stage like the boss man that he is, mic readily in hand. He cuts his trip short by stopping atop the stage, and waits for his music to die down before speaking into the mic.

[Mr. McMahon]
You’re absolutely right, Liv. Last week I promised you a high-profile match at XWL’s next special event of International Incident in Scotland. Now, I’ve given some serious thought into who your opponent should be, and-

[LIV Morgan]
OOH, OOH, OOH!

The Blue-Tongued Brat’s hand shoots up high into the air as if she were a student in a classroom dying to be called on.

[LIV Morgan]
Don’t tell me, I’ve got it! My opponent is Tessa Blanchard, for the XWL Women’s Championship! You’re finally gonna tell that Japanese Cap’n Crunch to take a hike, right?! Or– a swim, I guess.. Y’know Vinny, I gotta hand it to ya. You really do know what’s best for business!

The crowd’s booing could practically be heard from the next city over at the thought of Liv getting any kind of positive reinforcement after the torment she put Natalya through leading up to their match at Final Stand. Vince on the other hand, clearly not fond of being interrupted, but seemingly finding a bit of forgiveness for the situation given Liv’s childlike demeanor, Vince attempts to continue his announcement.

[Mr. McMahon]
No, that’s not it.. Your match for International Incident is going to be against-!

With his arm stretched out to a point, physically ready to present Liv with her pay-per-view match, Liv’s hand instantly shoots back up again as her high-pitched voice comes back over the speakers to drown out the General Manager and stop his sentence dead in its tracks, once again.

[LIV Morgan]
OOH, OOH! I’ve really got it this time, Mr. McMahon, I’m sure of it! You’re about to tell me that my match at International Incident is against Shayna Baszler for the NORTH AMERICAN CHAM—

His short fuse having reached its limit, Mr. McMahon comes crashing down on Liv mid-sentence this time ‘round.

[Mr. McMahon]
WILL YOU SHUT UP!

Mr. McMahon’s gravely growl booms over the system, sending everyone into a mild form of shock, especially our cotton candy-headed Superstar in the ring. The Problem Child’s eyes suddenly become as wide as the moon while her mouth immediately zips itself shut, and her hand freezes mid-air from the point she was making.

[Mr. McMahon]
Now as I was saying... You, Liv Morgan, will not have just ONE opponent at International Incident. Instead, you will have TWO!

Clearly the scolding she just got from the boss man had already slipped Liv’s fragile mind as she wasted no time jumping in once again. This time, however, at least she let the man finish a single sentence before interjecting.

[LIV Morgan]
ANOTHER TRIPLE THREAT MATCH? Is this some kinda sick JOKE?! April Fool’s was like, yesterday Mr. McMahon. Where is the justice system?!

[Mr. McMahon]
QUIET!!.. Your match at is not going to be another Triple Threat match... Oh no, you’re going to be part of a TAG TEAM match!

Liv's jaw drops as she twitches her head from left to right, in total awe at the approval and cheers of the fans.

[Mr. McMahon]
And at International Incident, YOU and a PARTNER OF YOUR CHOOSING will be facing the newly aligned team of ROSEMARY, and DARK ALLIE!

The Brat of XWL audibly gasps as she smacks her palm down over her heart, like she had just been stabbed there. Meanwhile, the crowd is growing increasingly ecstatic with each new word that leaves Mr. McMahon’s mouth.

[Mr. McMahon]
Oh, and Miss Morgan... Good luck.





Mr. McMahon cracks a sinister grin as he turns and struts to the back to his theme song, leaving Liv to cope with the bomb that just landed in her lap. A TAG TEAM match? Against ROSEMARY and DARK ALLIE? But who would ever agree to be partners with Liv in just a couple of short weeks? With a nefarious reputation for ditching her teammates and throwing them to the wolves, the Problem Child undoubtedly has a significant problem on her hands with this announcement.

As Anarchy returns from a commercial break, we see Velveteen Dream walking down a dark corridor with the same two chairs in his hand from last week. He comes to a drawn back purple curtain and enters through a tiny passageway into a dimly lit room. He passes off one of the chairs to a lady wearing a purple dress, and places the other one in his hand down on the ground. He sits in it, asks for his glasses from the lady, and sits back.

{Velveteen Dream}
Miss Veronica, please go fetch Miss Caruso for me. I have something that I would like to say.

A lady in a black dress steps forth from the shadows, nods her head and disappears through the curtain. After a minute or two goes by, the lady identified as Miss Veronica reappears with Charly Caruso. Charly enters the near pitch-black room hesitantly, with what seems to be a puzzled look on her face. The Velveteen Dream snaps his fingers, and the lights come on. Curly breathes a sigh of relief, as Dream motions for her to sit down in the empty seat across from him.

{Charly Caruso}
Okay Velveteen, I’m here. What did you need to say to me?

{Velveteen Dream}
I know this is not your first rodeo, Miss Caruso. When you are here, in the presence of greatness such as my own, inside The Velveteen Dream Experience, you must give me a proper introduction.

{Charly Caruso}
Ladies an—

{Velveteen Dream}
Never mind the introduction now, Miss Caruso, the opportunity has been missed. Aren’t you… aren’t you a little curious as to why I called for you to join me tonight? Why would I choose you to be a participant in The Dream Experience? Well it’s simple. You see, last week, you asked if I was confident in my ability to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match for the XWL Championship at Downpour.

The Dream begins to snicker as he stops mid-sentence to regain his composure

{Velveteen Dream}
Miss Caruso, what happened last week in my match against Dean Ambrose was a total fluke. There was nothing for me to prove by beating a man many many levels below me, so I had to give him a free one. But as you saw at Final Stand against Shawn Michaels, and earlier tonight against the former World Heavyweight Champion Aiden English.. when the stage is set, and the match means something: The Dream delivers.

{Charly Caruso}
Well Velveteen, you did defeat the former XWL Heavyweight Champion in Aiden English tonight, but he was not even supposed to be in a match. He was not cleared by the doctors.

{Velveteen Dream}
Come on Miss Caruso, you do not actually believe that, do you? I beat Aiden English around that ring tonight that he needed every excuse in the book to make up for his terrible performance.

{Charly Caruso}
Well in Aiden’s defense, XWL doctors did not actually clear him to compete, he went out there on his own merit. So he is legitimately injured. It’s not just an excuse.

{Velveteen Dream}
Oh so what exactly is it, Miss Caruso? If he had defeated me tonight, which we all know would not and did not happen, would he have even brought up his “injuries?” I do not think so. What you, Aiden, every other guy and girl back in that locker room needs to understand, and JBL this message is for you too champ. What you need to understand is last week, Vince McMahon said its time for a reset, and that it’s time for newer, different superstars to step up to the plate. Well, here I am with a victory over the former World Heavyweight Champion. I’m answering Mr. McMahon’s call, Miss Caruso. I’m stepping up to the plate ready to swing for the fences. And there’s not a damn thing anybody can do about it. The XWL superstars, and the audience will know the name, Velveteen Dream. Now please Miss Caruso, I’m going to have Miss Trum escort you out as The Dream has some pretty important errands to tend too.

Charly gets out of the chair as Miss Trum puts an arm around her waist ushering her through the now closed curtains.

{Velveteen Dream}
Oh and Miss Caruso one more thing.. do not forget about the introduction next time.

Velveteen lowers his sunglasses, tosses her a wink as Charly rolls her eyes and finally leaves through the curtains.

Immediately following Velveteen Dream's interview the cameras cut outside of Mr. McMahon's office where Renee Young seems to have been summoned much like last week.

[Renee Young]
I'm standing outside our General Manager's office, Mr. McMahon who of course revealed himself to be the new General Manager of Anarchy. Now last week saw a lot of shocking moments, unexpected come ups, and proof that Mr. McMahon is not playing around. He means business, and he's not afraid to make an example out of someone if he deems it best for business. So following that, what does he have to say tonight? He's asked me to meet him right now, so let's get the bottom of things.

She quickly turns and knocks on the door, where not long after it opens up and there's Mr. McMahon with a smile on his face.

[Renee Young]
Mr. McMahon I understand you have an announcement you'd like to make but first I did want to ask you about last week's show. You told our Superstars to step up, and I think it's abundantly clear that they did, and hopefully will continue to tonight. What was your reaction to perhaps one of the greatest episodes of Anarchy in recent memory?

[Mr. McMahon]
Is it really a surprise? You dangle a prize in front of hungry Superstars and tell them that it's up for grabs, and suddenly everyone is putting their best foot forward. I'm happy, mission accomplished and let's hope they've taken me seriously at my word and keep it up.

[Renee Young]
Tonight of course you did have an announcement that you told me would shake things up even further?

[Mr. McMahon]
That I do, you see...let me stress something that maybe isn't obvious for the more less accountable Superstars on my roster. You are a representation of me, when you wrestle out there, it is because I saw something in you and you're being given the platform to showcase my genius, and your ability. When I schedule an interview for you, you are to make people care about your matches, to care about you, to care about tuning in each and every week because that is how the wheel keeps spinning. I want to talk about this "Best Of 7" series we held on the road to Final Stand for The World Television Championship. You recall that right? The very series that rather than being spotlighted on Anarchy every week, instead showed up as an exclusive held after our shows because Superstars who CLAIMED they were hungry and READY for that opportunity continued to prove otherwise. Despite that, I tried to spin things, maybe call it a bad week, a bad month...I'm not an unreasonable guy.

You see his frustration building as he stands there and continues.

[Mr. McMahon]
The fact of the matter is, it was a disaster. Which in turn, makes me look bad. And despite this, I listened to what I said last week. It was a new day in XWL, so let's move past that and give The World Television Champion a chance to fix the damage he had done to that title. He had a great appearance on A Moment Of Bliss...and immediately I said, THIS is why I didn't give up on you. That is what I want to see each and every week. So you know what we're going to do next week? WE'RE GOING TO OPEN ANARCHY WITH YOUR WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH TO REALLY GET ALL EYES ON THAT TITLE!

[Renee Young]
If that's the case...what happened? Because that didn't open the show Aiden English fought Velveteen Dream in a really great opening contest.

[Mr. McMahon]
Right you are, Renee. That DIDN'T happen. Because apparently Andrade wants to set his own schedule, to put his needs above the needs of this business and I'm done putting up with it. So Andrade isn't here yet, he was supposed to be an hour before we went on the air to get things set up for tonight's broadcast. I suppose he's off living The Champion's life without actually putting in the work of a Champion. So effective immediately? The World Television Championship is VACATED..and Dolph Ziggler & Roderick Strong will face one on one to determine THE NEW World Television Champion and The Face Of Anarchy!

[Renee Young]
Wow, what does this mean for the former Champion?

[Mr. McMahon]
He has a choice, actually change or get the hell out of my company and don't ever come knocking on my door again. This doesn't have to be the end of him, but it damn sure better be the end of his attitude and entitlement. I wish Dolph Ziggler and Roderick Strong the best of luck tonight as they fight to crown our World Television Champion. And let this be a further reminder that this is indeed a new day in XWL...and I won't hesitate to make the tough choices our previous General Managers couldn't. That's all Renee.

He steps back inside of his office as Renee prepares to head back to ringside. Clearly tonight's show is already off to a hot start with the confirmation that tonight we will crown a NEW Champion as Dolph Ziggler & Roderick Strong two men who earned their right to challenge for the title tonight will not face for the vacated title. A graphic pops up on the screen as we cut away from outside of Mr. McMahon's office promoting that very title match.

Following Mr. McMahon's address, and the graphic promoting The Wolrd Television Championship match we see none other than The Newly crowned #1 Contender to The Women's Championship Kairi Sane off to a secluded area of the backstage as she prepares for her upcoming match tonight. She may be just two weeks away from facing Tessa Blanchard in her first Women's Title Match but tonight is a big match in itself. She's one half of a Beat The Clock series and she'll be facing the newly dubbed "Man" Becky Lynch. She no doubt wants to emerge victorious to continue to prove that she's going to claim her treasure at International Incident. As she bends forward stretching herself for a no doubt tough match ahead...suddenly she sees someone in her peripheral vision. As with anyone in this predicament she starts to get on her guard. But as she starts to rise up, she quickly notices long blonde locks with pink on the ends. She looks up with a smile as Alexa greets her with an instant hug.  

[Alexa Bliss]
Sorry to sneak up on you but I just wanted to wish you luck tonight. I know every match from now until your big showdown in Scotland is going to be important but I just wanted to stop by and make sure you're not going to let the pressure get the better of you. Which I guess is ironic since I fell to the pressure last week, so maybe I'm not the best person to be giving that advice. Actually, yeah...don't listen to me...last week was a disaster and I'm just glad that if I couldn't earn the right to challenge for a title I at least can pull out my old pom poms and cheer on my best friend who landed herself a Women's Championship Match!

Kairi Sane
You shouldn't beat yourself up after one loss, especially after you finally removed she who shall not be named from your life, both personally and professionally, at Final Stand. That's what should be celebrated, when you threw your fears into the wind and jumped off a ladder that was twice the size of us put together and used your version of the InSane Elbow to win the match for us. Not this loss that you suffered after you put your body on the line the night before. Many people wouldn't have been in the building after a match like we had, much less competed like we both did. You didn't win, so what? My first Championship match to crown the inaugural North American Champion in a Fatal 4 Way match. A match I would go on to lose after I had already lost our Trading Places Match earlier that night. Did I let those losses stop me? No. I would go on to form a lasting friendship with the person that beat me that night and we would both go on to steal the show at Final Stand. And just because you don't have a Championship Match at International Incident, it doesn't mean that you don't deserve one.

[Alexa Bliss]
I really appreciate that, Kairi. It's just, I waited so long for an opportunity like that to come my way, and I know I should be patient and believe that my hard work will be rewarded some day. But I had to wait a year to get that match, what if it's another year before I get another? I shouldn't be bothering you with this, I just don't know what's on the horizon for me and I hate that. When I saw we both had Number One Contender Matches last week I jumped for joy because the idea of us both being Champions together is like, so incredible. We could have gone through that journey of being Champion for the first time together, and all because I lost that's not going to happen.

You can tell Alexa's pretty beaten up about her loss, and Kairi feels for her, she knows how badly she's wanted an opportunity at a title and to go through what she did, and then be back at square one because of one loss, you know it's in no way an ideal scenario.

[Alexa Bliss]
Sorry, there I go again..let's not talk about that. Because while I won't be competing at International Incident, you are and that is why from now until then I will wave the flag of The Pirate Princess and proclaim to everyone that YOU are the next Women's Champion. Starting with my opponent tonight, The Champion herself Tessa Blanchard. I don't know what to expect from her, but I'm excited to get in that ring with a Champion and show the world that Alexa Bliss can go toe to toe with a Champ. I'm going to steer clear away from the announce table though.

Kairi Sane
I would keep my guard up if I were you. After experiencing first hand the lengths she'll go to for her message to be heard, I don't trust this “change of attitude” she claims to have undergone. Even if this change is genuine, that doesn't make her any less dangerous. We have both been in that ring against her as a team and even after Liv decided she didn't want to play nice anymore, she still proved to be quite the formidable opponent. We faced her two against one and it still took everything we had to put her down for the win. While I don't like her attitude, I admire her tenacity and her determination to win. Tonight you get the opportunity to avenge your loss to her in her debut almost a year ago. I'll be keeping a close eye on your match tonight and if she tries anything, know that I'll be out there to stop her.

[Alexa Bliss]
I mean, yes this newfound nicer attitude is "sudden" but...I mean mine wasn't exactly long and drawn out either. I think the fact she wants to continue on what Natalya built up is admirable, and I guess we'll see tonight if she's being genuine or trying to pretend to be something she's not. But back to you, what are your thoughts on this Beat The Clock deal? Seems like you and Mandy are pawns in their game, as they try to beat you as quickly as possible.

Kairi Sane
We saw what Becky's submission is capable of at Final Stand when she dislocated Asuka's arm but if she thinks she's going to use that on me to get a quick win, she has another thing coming. Becky isn't the only one with a submission in their repertoire, I've been known to be a submission expert of sorts so if she tries to use hers, I might have to use mine. In her head, she might think she has this won because she won at Final Stand, but so did we. Neither of us are at a hundred percent following that Last Team Standing Match but that doesn't mean that she automatically wins. Becky might think she's going to “Beat The Clock” but how can she do that when she won't be able to beat me? Tonight, I'm going to drive my elbow into “The Man's” heart then at International Incident, I will do the same to Tessa Blanchard and claim the treasure that is the Women's Championship as my own.

Alexa smiles proudly giving her a nod as if to say there's not a doubt in her mind about that. Kairi responds with a smile of her own heading off to go get ready for her match leaving Alexa herself to get ready as she's set to Host A Moment Of Bliss with her special guests TCSI in just a bit.

As we return from commercial break, we find the General Manager of Anarchy, Mr. McMahon, in the ring. In his hand is a microphone, and to his right is a column-like pedestal with a red, suede cover draped delicately over the top. Sitting atop the surface, is Shayna Baszler's polished North American Championship. The crowd doesn't know whether to cheer or boo just yet, unsure of what Vince has in mind after the drastic actions taken by our General Manager earlier tonight.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Ladies and gentleman, over the commercial break we found out that General Manager Vince McMahon, has yet ANOTHER groundbreaking announcement to make. This time, however, it seems to be regarding Shayna Baszler's North American Championship!

[Renee Young]
What we do know is that Mr. McMahon stripped the now former World Television Champion, Andrade "Cien" Almas, earlier tonight due to a lack of presence on Anarchy, the very show that the World Television Champ is intended to be the face of. Could he possibly be about to do the same to Shayna Baszler?

[Corey Graves]
Listen, it's no secret that the North American Champion has been less than an active force here on Anarchy for quite some time now, I wouldn't be surprised if that's exactly what Vince is doing! What I do hope though, if that is the case, is that Mr. McMahon will come to terms with what's best for business and do the right thing, and give that title to a deserving Champion like M-

[Renee Young]
Let me guess, Mandy Rose?

[Corey Graves]
YES, RENEE! And what's wrong with that? She IS the Number One Contender after all. Open yours eyes, people! Mandy Rose is the only viable option here!

Silence falls over the commentator's table as well as the crowd once Mr. McMahon raises his microphone to speak. The anxiousness in the arena at what Vince could possibly do next was thick enough to cut with a machete.

[Mr. McMahon]
Earlier tonight, I had the privilege of stripping Andrade "Cien" Almas of his World Television Championship, and made it clear that this company will no longer accommodate the part-time Brock Lesnars of the world. I meant what I said last week, and I stand by every word I said earlier tonight, and those words are NOT exclusive to the men of XWL, but they apply to our women as well.

The crowd gives an admirable pop of applause at the sound of XWL's women, who have been on top of their game for the last couple of years.

[Mr. McMahon]
The women of this company have fought tooth and nail to get to where they are today. They have fought, they have sweat, and they have bled to achieve the respect that they now demand whenever they step inside of this ring. One of the cornerstones of that hard work and success, was this North American Championship. For the better part of the last decade, the women of XWL perhaps never thought that having two Championships to vie for was even a possibility! This Championship was introduced to XWL through its inaugural Champion, Toni Storm, who up until her departure from the company carried it with prestige and honor. But after Toni, the North American Championship scene flat lined. Much like the FORMER World Television Champion, after winning the North American Championship, Shayna Baszler quickly became an absent Champion. Now, I'm not here to pick and choose my Champions as I see fit, but as was made inherently clear by my actions earlier tonight, I'll be DAMNED if the millions of you that constitute the XWL Universe as well as the women of XWL do not have an adequate Champion!

[Mr. McMahon]
It is for that reason that, effective immediately, Shayna Baszler has been STRIPPED of her North American Championship. Before you start your booing or cheering or whatever reaction you may have about the situation, allow me to remind you that the North American Championship deserves MORE than be locked away for weeks at a time, only to emerge from its newfound obscurity once a month for a mandatory defense. We need someone who will showcase the Championship with pride, someone who will represent our business and everything that it stands for. We need someone who will bring eyes to the title, and to XWL as a whole!.. Over the last 24 hours, I've put a lot of thought into who would be the perfect woman to drag this Championship up from the mud, and restore it to its former glory. So I started to ask myself: who embodies this company's values more than anyone else? Who can we rely on to deliver in every way that a true Champion should, not just once in a blue moon, but night after night? Who is WORTHY of such a historic opportunity?.. Last week, we saw Ember Moon, Mandy Rose, and Alexa Bliss go toe-to-toe in order to earn a spot as the Number One Contender, and punch their ticket to International Incident. Only one of those women secured her spot in Scotland, and as an unforeseeable result of the former Champion's neglect, is now your NEW North American Champion. Ladies and gentleman, I give you...






























[Mr. McMahon]
MANDY ROSE!








[Corey Graves]
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD!



[Renee Young]
He can't be serious?!... Is he??

[Mauro Ranallo]
It appears so, Renee! This is a historic moment, we haven't seen a title change hands this way since-... since!-.. since before I even started working for XWL!

[Corey Graves]
MAURO, RENEE, GET UP OFF OF YOUR FEET AND WELCOME THE NEW NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION! I can't believe I'm being blessed with the opportunity to witness this moment with my own eyes! I am unworthy! We all are!

[Renee Young]
Between Mandy and Corey, I don't know if we'll ever hear the end of this, Mauro...

[Corey Graves]
HOW DARE YOU, RENEE! This is the greatest moment in XWL history! People will be talking about this for decades to come, the night that God's Greatest Creation finally received what has always been RIGHTFULLY hers! This is the highlight of our entire collective broadcasting journalist careers!

The boos from the crowd shake the foundation of the arena as Mandy Rose appears out onto the stage, surrounded by the warm, golden glow emitting off of the titantron behind her. At first glance, Mandy appears as though she's just been voted Prom Queen. Her hands cover her dropped jaw as she looks back and forth frantically, unsure if this moment was even real. Rose briskly walks down the ramp and passed the countless rows of heckling fans.

[Corey Graves]
This is so beautiful... Renee, do you have a tissue..?

[Renee Young]
Are you seriously about to cry over there, Graves?!

[Corey Graves]
What do you want me to say? When Mandy cries, I cry!

[Renee Young]
So punk rock.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Corey's uncontrollable emotions aside, Renee, this is quite the monumental occasion. You could count the number of times something like this has happened on half of your hand!

[Renee Young]
But does that make it right, Mauro? I mean come on! This isn't how people win titles around here!

[Corey Graves]
MANDY ROSE IS THE ONLY RIGHTFUL CHAMPION, RENEE! Now start showing some respect!

Once she makes it to ringside and climbs the steel steps, Vince walks over and pries the ropes ropes open for the brand new North American Champion by pushing down onto the bottom rope with his foot, and hoisting the middle rope up with his hand.

[Mauro Ranallo]
There is some small truth to what Corey's saying here, Renee. If you recall, Mandy Rose did just earn her Number One Contendership last week with an impressive and clean victory over the likes of Alexa Bliss and Ember Moon. If anyone was going to take Baszler's place atop the mountain, perhaps Mr. McMahon's judgments aren't too flawed when it comes to Mandy Rose.

[Renee Young]
COME ON, YOU GUYS! It's no secret that Vince McMahon and Mandy Rose have a "convenient" relationship backstage to say the least! You can't tell me that none of this smells a little bit like a display of favoritism by the General Manager.

[Corey Graves]
Renee, would you PLEASE take off your tin foil hat and stop trying to slander the name of the NEW North American Champion with your unfounded conspiracy theories?! I happen to have a very trusted source who informed me that Mr. McMahon and Mandy Rose are JUST, FRIENDS.

As Mandy ducks through the ropes and enters the ring, she stares up at the ceiling and fans her welting eyes with her freshly manicured nails. Meanwhile, Vince comes around her and takes the North American Championship into his hands.

[Mr. McMahon]
Mandy, I knew that you were a rising star from the moment we signed you here at XWL. It is my honor to present to you, YOUR North American Championship. You've earned it.

Mandy keeps one hand over her mouth as the Golden Goddess breathes heavily, still in an evident stage of shock. With her spare hand, she takes the Championship and holds it close, gazing down onto it in disbelief. After having a second to gather herself, Rose smiles and flips her hair back over her shoulder with the twitch of her neck while she raises the North American title high above her head with her right hand. Right on cue, Vince takes her left hand and raises it just as high into the air, using his left hand to point towards our unexpected and newly crowned North American Champion and God's Greatest Creation, Mandy Rose.

[Corey Graves]
There comes a time in every man's life when he experiences something so breathtaking, so BEAUTIFUL, that he is brought to tears by it. For many guys it could be their wedding day, the birth of their first child, but do you know something? Those guys CLEARLY have never seen Mandy Rose hold up a title! This could be-... No, this is absolutely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen..! I didn't even cry when my daughter was born you know, but this..? This moment in history? How can anyone not get a little misty??...

The camera fades out into commercial break with Mandy Rose holding her new Championship, and Vince clapping proudly to her left. Just before the screen is completed faded out, we hear the distinct sound of Corey Graves blowing aggressively blowing his nose into a tissue.

Following a promotional advertisement for International Incident all the way from Glasgow Scotland featuring The Titanium Tyrant From Ayr Drew McIntyre. We head back to tonight's edition of Anarchy where the first thing we see is Alexa Bliss at the top of the stage where everything is in place for another edition of "A Moment Of Bliss." The stage is lit up with graphics to give things a put together look, she's seated in one white chair with an end table beside her that has two other white chairs beside it. And while she wasn't successful in her efforts to become Number One Contender to The North American Championship last week the warm reception from the fans tonight certainly help lift her spirits.



[Alexa Bliss]
Hi, welcome to our FIFTH installment of "A Moment Of Bliss." I as always am your host Alexa Bliss and boy do I have quite the interview in store for you tonight. But, before we get things started I would like to take this opportunity to address my unfortunate loss in last week's Number One Contender Match...it was a bitter pill to swallow, it felt like the stars were finally aligning for me, but you know sometimes timing is everything. You can piece this perfect little story for yourself inside your head, it feels so real that you can reach out and touch it, to already transport yourself to that moment when it all tantalizes. But this business isn't paved through endless successful and sunshine and rainbows. The truth is moments like last week aren't anything new. For me they maybe are...given my lack of opportunities...but in my defeat I gained a bit of clarity that I think makes it not necessarily "better" but at least is able to help me get through it.

She sits there staring out into the audience for a moment, trying to word things just right. You can tell she's crushed to have failed last week, but she's trying to hold it together and just breathe.

[Alexa Bliss]
Yes, I failed...and after the 2019 I've had so far...it felt like finally I could put everything behind me and go after my dream of being a Champion. But then as I'm sitting in that ring, and Anarchy's gone to it's commercial break, I'm trying to wipe away the tears and collect myself enough to leave the ring so that the show isn't held up by my emotional display. The audience starts chanting my name, and I think in that moment I sort of realized that in life, in your career, in this business especially...you're going to get knocked down, but it's the people that you surround yourself with that help you get back up to try again next time. I didn't win last week, but as I stumbled through that curtain, there was Kairi Sane attacking me with her love and support. Taking a break from her moment of celebration in becoming Number One Contender to The Women's Championship to once again be there when I needed her.



[Alexa Bliss]
Last week wasn't my night, that night belonged to my best friend Kairi Sane. As broken up as I was about failing, I couldn't sit around sobbing when I saw how purely happy she was. She's the most supportive and hard working Woman I've ever had the chance to really travel with. She's put myself ahead of her own aspirations for the past 3 months because that's the type of human being she is. Being in her presence, seeing how selfless she was about everything, it turned my frown upside down and I couldn't help but forget about my own struggle and focus on her triumph. So tonight, yes...I don't have a path to International Incident, to a Championship Match that could change my career for the better. But you know who does? Our favorite Pirate Princess Kairi Sane. So Kairi, I said it last week in the midst of my crying but I'm so happy for you and I can't wait to see claim your well deserved treasure at International Incident.

She pauses as the fans break out in louder cheers, "Kairi!" chants building momentum as the seconds go on. You see how much their friendship truly means to Alexa that she can put aside her sadness to be happy for her friend's success. Never did we think we would end up here when they first met at last year's Slammy Awards...but once budding rivals have now become the best of friends.



[Alexa Bliss]
Before I put last week to rest...I realize Mandy beat me and she earned her title match....BUT ARE YOU KIDDING ME? MR. MCMAHON JUST HANDED HER THE TITLE?! Ugh, that's a rant for another night...and I've got a long show ahead of me so I'll end with this. "Congratulations" Mandy you really do deserve it...just like you deserve to have your pretty little face stomped into that mat for making a mockery of that title. Titles are WON, not GIFTED. So have fun playing Champion, but trust me when I say? Your Moment Of Bliss? Will soon be anything but if I have anything to say about it.

The audience cheers Alexa taking a jab at Mandy Rose who was just handed The North American Championship vacated by Mr. McMahon tonight. A title Alexa desperately hoped to fight for up until Mandy defeated her in last week's Number One Contenders Match. But that defeat doesn't seem to have put out that fire, no...the image of Mr. McMahon handing her the title tonight? Is only making that fire burn stronger.

[Alexa Bliss]
Now, with personal matters out of the way tonight's show is perhaps my biggest yet. In tonight's Main-Event TCSI Chad Gable & Chris Sabin will defend their XWL Tag-Team Championships in a rematch of the opening contest from Final Stand which set an incredibly high bar when they clashed with Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega The Golden Lovers. And as we also learned last week the winners of this match will go on to defend against Braun Strowman & Bray Wyatt two members of the chilling and potentially catastrophic group put together by Rosemary. Which has united some of the most chilling forces in Wrestling history past and present to really pose an intimidating challenge ahead. So hours before their big defense, I thought it would only be appropriate seeing as we are live here in The Motor City itself...

She stops as the Detroit crowd erupts even louder to which she smiles as if she totally saw that coming.



[Alexa Bliss]
Why not transport ourselves back to The Motor City Cup at Warzone last year when TCSI competed in the first ever XWL Tag-Team Championship Match. A true test of their bond going forward, they didn't win the belts that night...but they won our hearts. They went on to defeat The Alpha Club that next month and their reign has spanned all the way up until now. Now here we are in the city which started it all, and the question is what is going to happen? So please Detroit, rise up out of your seats and welcome Your Longest Reigning XWL Tag Team Champions...TCSI!

Her microphone lowers as the cheers ramp up quickly, and her arm motions to the stage signaling the arrival of her guests.






The noise sends the arena into darkness and silence. A moment passes, the fear of what is to come next becoming almost surreal as the music begins to kick into effect. Even Alexa is silenced by this, unable to avoid whatever is to happen as she can't run and she cannot hide. A lantern appears in the entryway, illuminating a bearded face.



The figure is hooded, strolling out onto stage. Presumably Bray Wyatt and his brother in arms Braun stands behind him, hidden by the darkness. That is until the figure looks up revealing a different face, still supporting a beard. He pulls up the lantern and blows it out, causing darkness once more to take over before being followed by light. As the lights come on, Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman are no where to be seen but instead Chad Gable and Chris Sabin have arrived. Both of which bearing large fake beards. They look around at the crowd who is now cheering before nodding at one another. Alexa is taken back by this, amused yet confused as the two make their way to their seats, still bearded.

[Alexa Bliss]
Gentlemen, thank you for agreeing to be apart of tonight's show. On a personal note, I've been quite a fan of yours since your rivalry led to such an incredible team...and I kind of see a few similarities between yourselves and myself and Kairi Sane. It seems like sometimes your enemy at first can become your greatest ally, they can become something far greater than you ever imagined in your first impression of each other. So with that in mind, of course we'll get into all the juicy topics in just a bit. But I'd like to start things off on a lighter note. When you two first met, there wasn't an instant connection...quite the opposite actually. So when did your feelings toward one another start to shift? What was the moment that brought bliss to such a bitter rivalry and led to this unlikely friendship?

[Chad Gable]
muhmhm

He sputters, spitting out parts of the beard before reaching up and ripping it off. He looks at Sabin, throwing the beard on the ground.

[Chad Gable]
The beards suck. I'm just going to say it. I liked it when you mentioned it, but after wearing them, we aren't doing that again.

Chris Sabin
What do you mean? The beards were your idea!

[Chad Gable]
Well it was your idea to come out like Big and Spooky so I assumed you wanted beards!

Chris Sabin
That doesn't mean that we needed beards. All we needed was the music and the lantern.

[Chad Gable]
I got this thing at Walmart! More importantly, why the heck am I the one buying everything?

Chris Sabin
You were the one going out. You asked if we needed anything and we did. Simple.

[Chad Gable]
I meant like food.

Chris Sabin
Well after all these dates you've been on I thought you'd of been well fed.

[Chad Gable]
I haven't been on-

Chris Sabin
Please, spare me the details. We all know you've been on that Kindling app all the kids are on these days.

[Chad Gable]
You mean Tinder?

Chris Sabin
That too. We have the ever so gracious Alexa Bliss invite us out to her show and here you are bragging about all the dates you've been on. It's bad manners.

[Chad Gable]
But I didn't-

Chris Sabin
Little Miss Bliss, I'd like to apologize on behalf of my partner. I hope his rudeness doesn't deter you from continuing to show your support for our team and our record breaking reign, much like the entirety of the XWL locker room.

[Chad Gable]
Except Fish and O'Reilly, those guys were real sticks in the mud.

Chris Sabin
They had sticks, but I don't think they were in the mud.

[Chad Gable]
Then where were the-

Stopping himself in his tracks, the realization sets in, causing him to nod in agreement.

Chris Sabin
Exactly. Now let's answer the pretty lady's question before we go back to the locker room and discuss how exactly we're gonna manage to pull off another victory against The Golden Lovers.

Sabin clears his throat and taps to top of the microphone to make sure it's still on.

Chris Sabin
When I made my return at Emergence last year, the last thing I thought would happen was teaming with the man to my side, the man I belittled and berated and blamed for the steady decline of the Intercontinental Championship. That would lead to Gable challenging all comers for his newly regained Championship inside the Elimination Chamber, a match that he would go on to lose. Despite his losing effort, there was some respect earned, however minuscule it was at the time, the respect was there. After some justified decisions were made leading into last year's Final Stand Pay-Per-View, we found ourselves in a Three Stages of Hell Match on the show of shows. Last week, I jokingly mentioned how I was the victor of that match, but the fact is, it ended in a draw. A match that was supposed to decide which one of us was the better man, ended in a draw. Quite fitting don't you think? Twenty four hours later, the announcement for the aptly named Motor City Cup was made. Eight teams from around the world would enter this tournament that was supposed to pay homage to the team that spent their time trying to grow a division, that spent their hard earned money flying in talent on a monthly basis so they would get a global audience to see what tag team wrestling was all about, that put their heart and soul into a division that just wasn't there despite the fans and the Superstars in the back saying that it's all they've ever wanted.

Sabin lowers the microphone from his lips and takes a deep breath as Gable places a hand on his shoulder.

Chris Sabin
It “Blissed” me off as you would say, to see that after everything we've done for this company, every up, every down, every five star tag team match we put on, every drop of blood, every bead of sweat, every single tear we left in that ring, all we got was a tournament named after us. We weren't even contacted, we weren't even considered to be in this tournament despite making my return months prior. While Alex Shelley was in Japan having five star classics on a nightly basis, I was here, exempt from competing in the tournament and forced to sit on the side lines as I watched eight other teams compete for something I believed belonged to me: The XWL Tag Team Championships. As fate would have it, a spot opened up. Chad Gable, despite going through hell and back with yours truly the night before, was Ready, Willing and Gable to compete in the tournament against Beer Money. His scheduled partner no showed and JBL walked onto this stage and was about to make it into a handicap match. What Gable saw as an uphill battle, I saw as an opportunity, an opportunity that I wasn't about to let slip through my fingers. So I did what anybody else in my position would do, I swallowed my pride and chose to make the man I just went to hell and back with my partner. And wouldn't you know it, we were pretty damn unstoppable in that tournament. Then came Warzone. You asked what solidified us as a team, well that was it: A common enemy in The Alpha Club. After they robbed us of being the first ever Tag Team Champions in the company, nothing that happened before mattered, we came to terms with the fact that if we were going to dethrone The Alpha Club, we would need to put our differences aside and be on the same page. And since that moment, we've been your longest reigning XWL Tag Team Champions.

[Chad Gable]
For me it was different. I didn't think I'd be teamed up with Chris Sabin. Hell, I hated him. Then, we got paired together, on a whim by someone who didn't care about our distaste for one another. They must of saw something I didn't because I definitely didn't see us making it past the first round. Then it turned into a game of trying to out do each other.

[Chad Gable]
I didn't even care about tag team wrestling. I wanted to become I.C. Champion. Not Tag Champ. Then we got here. I believe it went from our hate for one another turning into admiration. "Wow, he really did that? Can I do better?" We had done it our entire rivalry so what changed here? Now we were doing it and we were winning. Both of us, not one of us. Maybe it was the clicking as a team that really just made me click with this idea. But then one win became two. Two became three, and three brought us to being the longest reigning tag champions as he said. I fell in love with tag team wrestling thanks to Chris Sabin. And maybe I fell in love with this friendship, this bond we have too.

The audience cheers as Alexa herself can't help but smile at their bond, because as she said their bond reminds her of the one she shares with a certain Pirate Princess.

[Alexa Bliss]
Final Stand, the very stage you once stood as enemies, you now stood as the defending Tag-Team Champions. What did Final Stand truly mean to both of you? Naturally it's a feeling unlike any other to compete on that stage, but to do so alongside your best friend...as I myself discovered is just, hard to put into words. It's like you're fighting the same war, and you know without a shadow of a doubt that the person alongside you will have your back until the very end. So given your history, and the place you now stood, what did you take away from that night, besides the title you successfully defended?

Chris Sabin
I learned a few things at Final Stand, firstly, I learned that you never try to Clothesline Kota Ibushi because he will effortlessly turn that into a Spanish Fly. Second, I learned that his name is actually Kota and not Kofi as I've been calling him for the past two months courtesy of the aforementioned Spanish Fly. And thirdly, I learned that the Golden Lovers are the real deal. You can say whatever you'd like about them, positive or negative, it doesn't matter. The fact is, you can't deny the heart they have, the passion they have for this industry. There's a reason they were, and still are, our greatest challenge to date. It's not because they're bigger than us, it's not because they're faster than us, it's not because they're smarter than us, it's not because they're better wrestlers than we are. Throughout our reign and our entire tenure as a team, we have done what many claim should have been impossible for us.

Chris Sabin
We made it to the finals of the Motor City Cup when we weren't even scheduled to be a team, we defeated The Alpha Club to become Tag Team Champions, we defended against them and The Undisputed Era, then beat them again the Pay-Per-View after, then we pulled off what many believed was an upset at Final Stand. Do you know why The Golden Lovers pushed us beyond our limits, like we pushed them beyond theirs? Because their heart rivals our own and their inability to accept defeat matches our own. The Alpha Club, they were good, there's no denying that, but they didn't have heart. The Undisputed Era, they were good too, but they didn't have heart. The pattern was obvious, without outside interference, we weren't losing those matches but walking into Final  Stand, the thought that there was even the smallest chance of us losing these Tag Team Championships didn't sit right with us. So instead of trying to find a shortcut, an easy way out, we used that as our fuel to improve our bond as a team and our ability in that ring.

[Chad Gable]
That's the part that clicks with us. We're a team. Brothers inside and outside of this ring, Alexa. We have what others don't have and that's a real bond. See some of these teams don't see each other outside of the arena. We train together, we spend time together, we learn from each other. I think some teams have one. I think Golden Lovers showed signs of that at Final Stand, but I also think there was something missing. Some real strength to the bond that we had which allowed us to overcome the Golden Lovers. But don't get me wrong, we learned from them. We learned what they had hidden up their sleeves and we learned who they were inside of that ring. But who they are outside is what will define them tonight.

[Chad Gable]
Because tonight it isn't about the flashy big show. It isn't about making a statement in front of millions. Tonight is about two teams setting out to cement their names as the face of the tag division. Tonight is about what you do outside of the ring to become a better team. Tonight is about Golden Lovers and TCSI. Final Stand doesn't matter anymore. International Incident doesn't matter yet. Tonight is about two teams going head to head. Most people don't see that. Most people are expecting another ridiculous caliber of a match and don't worry, we'll give that. But tonight is about heart above all else. Tonight is about perseverance even in the face of adversity. Our adversity are the Golden Lovers and trust me, we plan to persevere.

Chad's clearly very intent on tonight and only tonight so Alexa nods her head listening to what he said, then looks at her note-cards and tosses them aside, raising her mic.

[Alexa Bliss]
Clearly your focus is on tonight and hey who can blame you. I don't know if I could sit around on some talk show, even if it is the highest rated talk show in XWL history...and talk about my feelings, or the past when I had a very serious present to deal with. Tonight's Main-Event is for The Tag-Team titles. So let's talk about that, but...before we get into the who, the what, or the why...I think it's time we hear from someone else that is responsible for The Tag-Team you've become.

She raises her freehand into the air, then snaps her fingers signaling a stagehand to come from the back, but he's not alone...or at least, he kind of is but he's bringing something out with him. Slowly he pulls it behind him and it's...CARDBOARD ALEX SHELLEY. The fans "pop!" for this prop that's been seen multiple times throughout TCSI's reign but it's not exactly animated, so Alexa's whole "let's hear from" bit is a tad perplexing. The confusion on TCSI's side ceases for a moment when Sabin's face lights up when he sees Cardboard Shelley join the proverbial party, mouthing out, “Oh hey, Alex, where have you been?” But it returns when Gable slowly but surely begins to put the pieces in place within the confines of his mind. “We left him in Japan!” escapes Gable's lips before he throws his face into his hands, the nagging feeling in the back of their collective heads knowing full well that they left something behind in the land of the rising sun.

[Alexa Bliss]
What is merely a piece of cardboard in the image of a long time pal of yours Chris has become sort of your mascot for TCSI. It's a reminder of where you came from, what prepared you for the division at hand today. The Motor City Machine Guns were ahead of their time, and unfortunately Tag-Team Titles came too late for that great team to reap the rewards of that effort. But the experience you gained in that team, made you almost ready, willing, and able to take someone like Chad Gable in Alex's place and forge something neither of you ever thought would become as true as it has. You carry this cardboard cutout around in tribute to the man that helped make this division possible so that he can live in the moment himself, even if not literally. But as helpful as this mascot has been for you, imagine this...imagine if, one day you could talk to it...and it would actually respond. Imagine if the magic of A Moment Of Bliss...could bring this cutout to life.

Confusion once again fills Camp TCSI as they look at one another, unsure of what Alexa Bliss is trying to imply.

[Chad Gable]
I, I don't get it.

Chris Sabin
He already responds, I thought you were a fan.

Alexa clears her throat as she again snaps her fingers...and like magic, the lights dim, and a spotlight casts down over the cardboard cut out that is propped up on a podium of sorts.

[Alexa Bliss]
I may not be so wicked anymore...but I think I've still got enough of The Wicked Witch left in me to make this possible. So with the magic of THE MOTOR CITY...I bring BLISS to this cardboard cut out, and summon thee.



As The infamous theme of The Motor City Machine Guns suddenly starts to play, the spotlight over the cut out begins to flash repeatedly as if growing in intensity, until suddenly the light completely shuts off and a couple of seconds later then spotlight returns as the cardboard cutout falls forward...AND STANDING THERE IS ALEX SHELLEY IN THE FLESH! The audience erupts in a HUGE ovation. Gable brings his hands to his eyes, wiping them for a moment to ensure that his mind isn't in fact playing tricks on him while Sabin expression says it all: His jaw hanging ajar while the look within his eyes is a mixture of happiness and disbelief. The last time these two were in the same place, much less the same arena, was eight months ago at Warzone, in this very same city, the city both these men represented when they set the world on fire as The Motor City Machine Guns. When the realization sets in that this has the potential to be more than a one off appears, the sincerest of smiles appears on Sabin's face. Alex Shelley is seen taking in the fans cheers as the stagehand appears to bringing Alex Shelley's chair to sit down, Shelley’s turns to face Bliss before grabbing her hand and kissing it to show his appreciation letting him debut on Moment of Bliss he than does the signature gun point which many in attendance mimic. and cheers heavily for the Returning great in XWL.



::Alex Shelley::
First and foremost, Alexa?? Damn babygirl thanks for letting me debut on..MOMENT OF BLISS! Damn take away the “A” and you will have my name girl!

Shelley, Winks at Alexa before laughing at his own jokes he then turns his attention to the live crowd in attendance.

::Alex Shelley::
Damn your face is red girl. but anyways it's great to be back to XWL!!! i’m glad they called me to come back here.

They finally gets Shelley's chair out here Shelley takes in one last moment before sitting down and he then let's Bliss Take back over as the arena still buzzes over Alexa's surprise.

[Alexa Bliss]
Ladies and Gentlemen, the NEWEST addition to The XWL Roster...making his return EXCLUSIVELY on A Moment Of Bliss...Alex Shelley!

The loud positive reaction continues on as Alex seems almost overwhelmed by the reaction.

[Alexa Bliss]
Chad, Chris I realize this is a shock to you, I mean your jaws are practically sinking into The Earth as we speak...but bear with me because we have A LOT to get to and not a lot of time quite frankly to get into all the touching moments, and lost time to catch up on. We'll try to get to everything BUT FIRST...before I get your reaction to Alex Shelley signing the dotted the line earlier today to make his full time return to XWL...let's allow the man himself to address what has brought about his return. So Alex, why now? Why after years upon years upon years of traveling the world on your own, away from XWL have you decided now to make your return?



Shelley nods his head towards Alexa Bliss and smiles

::Alex Shelley::
Firstly I would like to say that Chris Sabin is the one who brought me back here, seeing all his success and great talent made me realize that I was very much ready to get back in a XWL Ring. my personal thoughts is him and Gable make one hell of team..as for my time away from the company wrestling in the indys have changed my life Alexa--

Alex Shelley took a moment as he takes a very deep breath with tears rolling down his cheeks, he then gathers himself for a moment before he continues

::Alex Shelley::
And that’s where I lost everything, for Months I got injured and couldn't compete in the ring, The Doctors said that I was on borrowed time.. but Alexa?? you know what I did I got my ass up and didn't feel sorry for myself I fought tooth and nail to get back to where I am today I didn't give up I kept fighting! my girlfriend and I separated because I couldn't support her.. I went through rehab for a knee injury, the following month and I had to relinquish the Roh championship.. for months upon months I been out of action till I signed here earlier today.. Alexa you asked me why now??? I know I answered it already but--

The camera cuts to Chris Sabin as Alex Shelley points directly towards him Shelley who’s deep in thought searching for his next words.

::Alex Shelley::
i couldn't carry myself and this man was here to pick me he would text me and check up on me-- Alexa! this is my best friend..and I’m proud as hell to call him my true friend and he is one of a wrestler see like Gable and Sabin I had to fight my whole damn career.. I had nothing left to fucking fight for til i met this man, “Sabin is like a brother to me hell is my brother -- no damn papers or blood can say that he is not!” seeing his success with Gable made proud as hell of them and tonight I hope they retain.

Alex Shelley took a very long deep breath before breaking down and looking down at his hand made dog tags with MCMG in carved into it



[Alexa Bliss]
Truly a heartwarming story of trial and tribulation that rather than letting it bed the end of you, may have spawned a new beginning for Alex Shelley. So Champs, you've been very patient and held your tongues and for that I thank you. But the floor is now yours. What is your reaction to the shocking return of Alex Shelley?

Sabin, still in a state of disbelief, begins to slow raise the microphone up to his lips, parting them to say something, anything to his long time friend and former tag team partner. The thing that escapes aren't words, no, it's simply just air as he seemingly doesn't know how to address the situation that has appeared in front of him. Gable notices Sabin's apparent silence and instead opts to help his partner out by raising his own microphone.

[Chad Gable]
Best friend?

Well, here we go.

[Chad Gable]
Let me get this straight, you've been texting him?[/b][/color]

It was a nice moment while it lasted. Gable rises from his seat and take a step towards the returning Shelley.

[Chad Gable]
I don't believe we've been properly introduced. My name is Chad Gable: One half of the XWL Tag Team Champions.

Gable undoes the Championship around his waist and lifts it high into the air, a seemingly split crowd fills the arena. On one hand, they are in Detroit, the hometown heroes undoubtedly being Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. While on the other, they can't really dispute the fact that Gable has presented to them.

[Chad Gable]
And with Chris Sabin, you know, the guy you left behind when you decided to try your luck in Japan some years ago, we are the best damn tag team this company or any other have ever seen. So the only thing I have left to say to you is...

The tension in the air could be cut with a knife as the conviction of every passing word begins to increase by the second is only matched by the intensity in Gable's eyes. This impromptu staredown goes on for another handful of moments before a sly smirk appears on Gable's face, causing him to place his half of the XWL Tag Team Championships over his shoulder and extend his now free hand towards the returning Alex Shelley.

[Chad Gable]
Welcome back.

A smile appears on Shelley's face, knowing full well that he just got played by Gable, before rising up to his feet and extending his hand, causing it to interlock with Gable's for a few moments before they each pull away. This prompts Sabin to rise from his seat and wrap his arms around his returning former partner, allowing Shelley to do the same without hesitation. “Motor City!” chants fill the air before the duo each breaks the hug, causing Shelley's eyes to focus on the Tag Team Championship over Sabin's shoulder, placing a hand on it as if to feel their dream to become a reality firsthand. “It finally happened, huh?” is barely picked up on the microphone connected to the camera. Sabin nods his head as he removes the Championship from over his shoulder and places it over Shelley's, giving him the feeling of seeing all the time they spent together finally come into fruition. With Sabin's half of the XWL Tag Team Championships over Shelley's right shoulder, Gable walks up and places his half over Shelley's left shoulder, the two halves of the Championships now resting on either of his shoulders as a smile becomes etched on his face. The trifecta of men each return to their respective seats, ready to get this Moment of Bliss back on track.

[Alexa Bliss]
We're all about heartwarming moments here on A Moment Of Bliss, and seeing The Motor City Machine Guns reunited, with Chris Sabin's new tag-team partner, as they reign as Tag-Team Champions a division that The Motor City Machine Guns fought so endlessly for...it's inspiring, and it's incredible to see such respect between the three of you. Speaking of those titles, now that all the pleasantries are out of the way, Alex part of why we brought you out here was to get your insight on tonight's upcoming Main-Event. When TCSI will defend against The Golden Lovers in a rematch from Final Stand. You said you hope they'll retain, but given how close the match was just over a week ago, do you believe they actually will? And if so, we of course must look to International Incident when The Tag-Team Champions will be met by the challenge of  The Stygian Revelation's own Braun Strowman & Bray Wyatt. And they're about as opposite of The Golden Lovers as it gets...so given that you are a Tag-Team specialist...do you have any insight for us outsiders that may have concerns about TCSI's chances of retaining tonight, and perhaps especially at International Incident?


 the fans begin chanting “Motor City!” at the top of their lungs freezing Shelley in the middle of trying to speak

::Alex Shelley::
I can tell you one thing Alexa those men in front of me having a great fighting spirit and will stop at nothing to keep what they have earned. I truly believe they will walk in the champs and walk as the champs-- will they have a fight on there hands??? yes of course but by the end of the night I believe it goes to saying who wants it more? and I believe Gable and Sabin wants it more, You can assure that they have the heart and the fighting spirits of warriors...but as for Tag Team, keep the fresh man in at all times….make tags, never lose trust in your partner.. I made that mistake years ago...but you can only learn from your mistakes. tonight I wish these two gentlemen the best of Luck, back to you alexa!

Alex Shelley gets cheers from the crowd from as we go back to Alexa

[Alexa Bliss]
Thank you, Alex...and thank you TCSI for being my guests tonight. Good luck in your defense in tonight's Main-Event and good luck to you Alex as you navigate your journey ahead in XWL as a singles star. This has been your Moment Of Bliss...tune in next week when I hold an exclusive interview with The Superstars competing in The International Incident Main-Event.

TCSI take this last opportunity to proudly raise their titles as Alex Shelley joins them in a pose as Anarchy heads to commercial.

Tag Team Match






Roderick Strong hits the end of heartache but before he could execute the pin Jay White rolls out of the ring to meet Sami on the floor as they turn to leave the ring area signaling that they knew they were about to lose so they were gonna leave on their terms.  

The Ref begins counting

1…

2...

Roderick and Adam are standing in the ring yelling at White and Zayn to come back in the ring and fight them like men rather than coward out.

3…..

When Roderick and Adam realize that neither Sami Zayn nor the current legal man Jay White were not going to man up and finish the match, Roderick Strong and Adam Cole exited the ring and began pursuing White and Zayn to physically bring their opponents back into the ring to finish the match.

The Ref’s count restarts

1…

2……

3…..

Roderick and Adam meet White and Zayn about midways up the ramp with one grabbing ahold of their selective opponent’s shoulders, turning them around only to be met with a sucker punch.  

4…..

5…….

Adam Cole, Jay White, Roderick Strong, and Sami Zayn are now brawling on top of the stage each hit landing blow for blow from both teams.

6…

7…

8….

The ref’s count reaches 8 as it looks like neither man from either team is going to back off from attacking each other when suddenly Roderick looks to Adam giving him a signal. Both Adam Cole and Roderick Strong stop brawling with White and Zayn, take off running toward the ring to attempt to beat the refs count of 10 back in the ring.

9…..

Adam and Roderick are about three-quarters of the way back down the ramp when the refs count reaches 9.

Just before the count reaches 10 Adam Cole and Roderick Strong slide into the ring.  

10!

Adam Cole and Roderick Strong get up celebrating as they snagged the count out win by the skin of their teeth.

Corey Graves
Talk about sly moves, Jay White and Sami Zayn were gonna just up and walk out and give the victory to The Undisputed Era but Cole and Strong were having nothing of it.  


Mauro Ranallo
Chasing after their opponents seemed like a doomed plan from the beginning Corey risking the match ending in a double count out therefore giving the victory to neither team.

Renee Young
Yes but they had to suspect that their opponents were going to pull a maneuver like that because it seemed all too coincidental.

Corey Graves
Renee, it’s called ring awareness. In midst of all the brawling Roderick Strong and Adam Cole were listening for that count of 8 so when it hit they could run back into the ring and make it in just enough time.  

The Undisputed Era’s continue playing as they are both in the ring listening to the undecided crowd cheer and boo them.

Roderick Strong gets on his knees and looks toward the mat as if he is praying to the wrestling gods, thanking them for the victory they just barely received. Adam Cole gets in behind Roderick and leans over. Adam Cole raises up and with his index and middle finger touching each other on either hand following Roderick Strong as he looks up to the sky with his arms spread wide. Adam Cole shouts the crowd following along with the Familiar gesture.

ADAM COLE BAY BAY!!!!!!!!

Roderick looks back down at the hard camera putting up the familiar UE hand symbol with Adam Cole following.  


Mauro Ranallo
That’s victory one for The Undisputed Era tonight, it’s now up to Roderick Strong pulling double duty to see if he can vanquish the TV title run of Andrade “Cien” Almas and claim it for his own. Both men are smiling as the camera feed cuts to black.  

Sami and Jay storm the ring, UE instantly roll out obviously not wanting any more to do with those two. They hustle up the ramp as Sami calls for a mic

Sami Zayn
NO! I'M TIRED OF THIS SHIT! THIS IS NOT HOW OUR DEBUT NIGHT IS GOING DOWN! Those two asshats want to win by count out? Fine whatever, let them run off and think they got their little "victory" here tonight. They got one over on us but that won't happen again.

Jay White
We're not one and done, oh no. Sami and I may have lost here tonight, but mark our words...We will be the BEST team in XWL history. We have plans, every team in XWL is going to be hunted down and slaughtered like the livestock they are and at the end of the day? We're the ones who are reaping the benefits!

Sami Zayn
At the end of the night, once all the dust settles and XWL goes off the air? The Cut Throat Era will be who everyone is talking about...Everyone is a target. Feel that blade getting closer to your throats and...

Jay White
BREATH... WITH THE SWITCHBLADE!



Sami and Jay throw down their mics, their music filling the arena as we go to commercial

Dasha Fuentes
Thank you for joining me here tonight, please all help me in welcoming my guest, Becky Lynch!



Becky walks into view as the fans are excited to see their favorite Irish Superstar, wearing her new "The Man" shirt.

Dasha Fuentes
Becky, last week you made a statement claiming you're "new and improved", you have this new personality called "The Man". I was wondering if you could explain to us quite what that means?

Becky smiles and laughs to herself, she begins to speak.



Becky Lynch
Well, you see, Dasha. Being "The Man" means just, you're simply the BEST the company has to offer. Being "The Man" means you are the one to beat, "To be The Man, you got to beat The Man" but sadly...I'm The Man but, I'm not yet THE Man. That right now belongs to our lovely Womens Champion Tessa Blanchard, shes at the very top of this company right now. Now I beat Asuka at Final Stand by ripping her arm outta her socket, but I'm not THE Man until I can do the same to Tessa, last time we fought she beat me fair and square. Next time we meet though? She won't be so lucky and so, I plan to qualify for the Elimination Chamber, I plan to go onto Downpour and win the Womens Championship, but there's still one obstacle. One named Asuka, who I will face at International Incident. Tonight we have a "beat the clock" challenge, and the winner will choose the match type. I already know what I'm picking, so the thing to do next? Rip Kairi Sane's arm off, go on to International Incident, and show Asuka who's best once and for all.



Dasha Fuentes
You have quite the plan Becky, but what if you lose to Kairi? Or what if Asuka beats Mandy faster than you beat Kairi? Does that throw any wrenches in the cogs?

Becky Lynch
The Man is ready for anyone and anything, Dasha. It doesn't matter to me what the match is, because I know at the end of the day I'm walking out with a win.

Dasha Fuentes
One last question for you, speaking of Mandy Rose. I wanted to get your thoughts on what happened earlier tonight.

Becky smiles, with an annoyed scoff. She begins to say whats on her mind.




Becky Lynch
You mean Mandy Rose being handed something, YET AGAIN?! I think it's complete and utter bullshite to be honest, Vince came out last week and PROMISED no more favoritism, no more giving opportunities to the undeserving. Guess that doesn't apply when you're whoring yourself to the boss, huh? Honestly, though, it doesn't matter, she'll lose that Title just as fast as she "Earned" it, after all. She's used to being on her back constantly, I wish ya good luck Mandy, just remember. You can't seduce your challenger into not beating your heavily modified face into the dirt. Now, I have a match to prepare for.

Becky thanks Dasha and walks off to get ready for her match.

The cameras displayed on the titantron take us backstage to the women's locker room. On one side of the room, there's the Irresistible Force, Nia Jax, the Shenom, Ember Moon, and the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka. On the other end, the Hugger, Bayley, Five Feet of Fury, Alexa Bliss, and the Man, Becky Lynch. All superstars seem to be intermingling within their own sects as some are getting their makeup or hair done, some are lacing up their boots, and some are just chitchatting while snacking on some finger food from catering. As they are preparing for their respective matches for the night, the door suddenly busts wide open, making a loud crash as it swings back into the wall. Everyone in the room stops what they're doing to turn and look, only to find the Blue-Tongued Brat herself, Liv Morgan, emerging from the hallway. Liv smiles brightly, wriggling her fingers at the rest of the locker room as she skips by them.

[LIV Morgan]
Hiya, ladies! How's everybody feelin', huh?.. Lex, LOVE the bedazzled shorts. Bex, lookin' very "man"ly tonight, if y'know what I'm sayin'! Asuka, lookin' colorful as always. Make 'em taste the rainbow, am I right Empress?

Liv laughs obnoxiously as she continues to frolic by all of the women, who in turn simply glare at her as she speaks to them. The Juvenile Delinquent had developed quite a reputation for herself, not only with the XWL Universe, but apparently also among her peers in the locker room. She continues her skipping along until she makes it to Ember Moon's corner of the room where she finally comes to a screeching halt, leaning over the shoulder of the Shenom with a coy grin on her Delinquent face.

[LIV Morgan]
Hey there, Ember! Ol' buddy ol' pal..! Listen, I was wonderin' if I could talk to you, y'know, mono e mono. One on one, ya catch my drift?

With a guilty smile, Liv carefully tugs on the War Goddess's arm, ushering her over a couple of feet so that they might have some "privacy." The Problem Child lowers her voice to an almost whisper as she begins to speak.

[LIV Morgan]
So I've got this awful tag match at International Incident in a couple of weeks against Rosemary and Dark Allie all the sudden, and I kinda sorta don't REALLY have a partner for that yet... Naturally, I guess you could say, my first thought was: why not ask my BEST FRIEND, EMBER MOON? So what'dya say?.. Partners..?

Liv sticks out her hand in an attempt to shake on it and solidify the deal. XWL's Brat is visibly trying her best to maintain the most genuine smile that she's capable of, as she hopes to convince the Shenom to come to her aid in Scotland. Ember grabs Liv's wrist and makes sure shes let go of her arm. She gives her a glare with the orange contacts being even more intimidating up close.

[Ember Moon]
Friends? Really funny Liv. If we were friends you wouldn't have stood by while Shayna went crazy on me. A friend wouldn't have stood by while AJ Lee ran her punky little mouth. So really Liv, I know all about your tag match. I know all about your opponents, and having had the experience I have had with Rosemary recently, well I can only say I hope you find someone good. As for me, hard pass.

Ember grabs her gear and sends an angry glare at Liv before leaving the room and slamming the door as she leaves as Liv heads to the next woman. Liv's face is a bit frozen, blinking a few times in an almost comical manner. Still internally battling the fact that anyone would ever NOT want to be her partner, Liv takes a long, extended step over to the right, placing her right next to the physically imposing Nia Jax. Morgan reaches up on her tippy toes and taps Jax on the shoulder before swiftly joining her hands behind her back and putting on her best effort at a smile, once again.

[LIV Morgan]
Funny running into you here, Facebreaker! Actually, that's got me thinking... Y'know who has a couple of faces that could use a little breaking? Allie and Rosemary! So how's about you and I form a little dirty duo at Internation Incident and take 'em out, hm..?

Morgan cocks her head to the side sweetly, batting her big blue eyes up at Jax, hoping to charm her into becoming her new tag team partner. Nia Jax grimaces, looking down at Liv. The last time we saw Nia she was stood across the ring from her former best friend, and that friend's new bestie, alongside her new ally, Ruby Riott. It seems so long ago now but Nia still seems to be emotionally scarred from the entire endeavour. Her eyes look to Liv who is still trying to be as sweet as possible. She already lost one best friend for a foolish mistake in who she trusted. Surely, she won't do that again.

[Nia Jax]
No.

One single word is uttered before Nia turns away and walks off into the distance. Must of been the backlash she is still feeling from what happened at Final Stand that not only is holding her off the shows but also away from helping out Liv Morgan who is left, irritated at being shot down, once again. Liv huffs out of minor frustration, but overall keeps a level head for the time being. With Nia out of the way, Liv makes a beeline for the Empress of XWL, Asuka, who was next in line to be campaigned for Liv’s still open position for a partner..

[LIV Morgan]
Ugh, Becky is the WORST, right?... And what’s with all this “Man” business, anyway? Doesn’t she know that you’re the Empress of Tomorrow!? Speaking of, how would you like to be the Empress of Two Weeks From Now? All’s you gotta do is agree to be my tag partner against Allie and Rosemary at International Incident. Comprendé? Wait, that’s not right... Uh— kawaii? Kawasaki? Partner??

Liv tucks a strand of her cotton candy pink hair back behind her ear in uncertainty, offering her hand up once again in hopes of sealing the deal with the Empress. Asuka looks at Liv with an eyebrow raised before rolling her eyes

Asuka
If you not noticed...

Asuka looks at her tightly bandaged arm before looking back up at Liv

Asuka
I not exactly in one hundred percent. I not have time to be involved in whatever freak show you want to call what Allie and Rosemary are. The only thing I care about is ripping Becky apart

Asuka's eyes narrow in the direction of Becky who notices and smiles before holding a middle finger up high in the direction of Asuka making the Empress scowl.

Asuka
Besides, I already beat Rosemary. I have no interest in doing it again. And it's Wakaru. Not Kawaii.

Having witnessed this and hearing Asuka's rejection, Liv thinks to herself for a quick moment before treating Asuka to a closed-mouth grin and a hearty bow before dashing off into Becky Lynch's direction. Once she arrives, Liv's big baby blue eyes roll up inside of her head as she lets out an exhausted groan. The Juvenile Delinquent leans over closer to Becky with her back now to Asuka. Morgan rests one hand on the catering table that Becky is picking off of, and the other on her hip.

[LIV Morgan]
Ugh, Asuka is the WORST, right??

Becky Lynch
I'm gonna cut you off right there, I don't trust you enough to watch my coffee for me while I run to the bathroom let alone to watch my back in a Tag Team Match. Why don't you run along now, before I rip your arm outta your socket like I did to Asuka. Kay fam? Got get lit somehwere else.

Liv leans back, placing her hand over her chest as her jaw drops in shock. With her brows furrowed, and an audible (and not the least bit dramatic) gasp, Liv then sets her sights on the superstar that happened to be standing on the other side of Becky, Bayley. Liv snaps out of it and gets her wits about her, tightening her pigtails as she hops over to Bayley's side like the Easter rabbit, with her hands clasped in front of her cutely.

[LIV Morgan]
Hey there, Bayls! Long time no hug, eh?

Liv holds her arms out wide and forces yet another smile, but after Bayley doesn't reciprocate her signature display of affection, Liv cuts to the chase.

[LIV Morgan]
Right... So, any chance you'd wanna free up your schedule with those wacky inflatable "Bayley Buddies" and be my partner against Rosemary and Allie at International Incident..? BEFORE YOU SAY NO, we can totally do each other's hair on the plane! And we can eat candy, and hug Scottish people, and- and-!

Bayley holds her hands up subtly, trying to calm Liv down just a bit.

[Bayley]
Wow Liv thanks for asking me! Your right I do like candy, and also I love to be a hugger. Unfortunately on this occasion I'm gonna decline your offer, I mean if I am to team with anyone, I wanna be sure it's someone who has my back. Based on your past your not the sort of person who looks out for their partner. But hey like I said, thanks for asking, I'm gonna go get my hair done elsewhere now and eat candies with people who I trust.

As Bayley turns and walks out as well, Liv looks on as though she's just got rejected by the ugliest kid in class. Not that XWL's Hugger is ugly by any stretch, but it's clear by the look on Liv's face that if she thought anyone would agree to be her partner, it would've been San Jose's own Bayley... There are now only two superstars left in the locker room, including Liv Morgan. With a big, calming breath and a brief internal pep talk, Liv approaches Alexa Bliss, who is sitting down on a bench while she perfects tying the ribbons on the back of her kickpads into bows before her scheduled match with the Women's Champion, Tessa Blanchard. Liv clears her throat in order to get the not-so Wicked anymore Witch of XWL's attention.

[LIV Morgan]
I'm gonna keep this short-... That sounded like more of a joke about your height than it was supposed to... Anyway, I've got Halloween Town's two biggest freak shows gearing up to tear me in half at International Incident, and I could really use a partner to back me up. I know we haven't always seen things eye to eye, but-...

Liv begins to scheme a little bit, grasping at any straw she possibly can to find any common ground between herself and her last hope at a prospective partner, Alexa Bliss.

[LIV Morgan]
But we both like pigtails! And the color pink! I'm sure we'd get along just fine, right..?

At this point, Liv doesn't even seem to believe her own sales pitch. With a look of impending defeat, Morgan flashes one, last, painful and disingenuous smile at Bliss, hoping for the best, but expecting the worst.

[Alexa Bliss]
Until you decide to hop off the apron and leave me to fend for myself like the last tag-team partner you had, right?

Liv looks off to the side as if she doesn't know what Alexa's talking about, but Little Miss Bliss is having none of her innocent act.

[Alexa Bliss]
Surely you remember our Tag-Team Match 2 weeks before Final Stand? When you abandoned your partner, and left her to face myself and Kairi in a situation she had no chance of overcoming. So why should I believe that you won't do the same to me if things get too crazy? You've spent the last year blowing us all off, not taking a single second before right now to ever connect with any of us. You're all alone not because we're heartless, or because we won't help someone in need. You're without a willing partner because you isolated yourself from the rest of us and now? You have to lie in the bed you've made. We're not going to go to battle with someone that only views us as a means to an end. I fight with Kairi because she has my back, because when I didn't deserve it she was there for me. When were you ever there for ANYONE in this locker room? Or even me, seeing as you've run everyone else off. Go on, I'm waiting. Did you step in to stop that unnamed bitch from shoving her fingers into my mouth? Did you console me after my best friend betrayed me and sided with said unnamed bitch? No, so I'm sorry but you have to "Liv" with the choices you've made, and face the consequences for them. Good luck, you're gonna need it.

With her words cutting like a dagger right into the facade of the Juvenile Delinquent, Little Miss Bliss makes her exit, letting the door swing shut behind her as Liv lets those words marinate in her frazzled and unpredictable mind. The Problem Child of XWL folds her arms over her chest and huffs like a child, clenching her jaw. As she takes a quick glance from left to right, ensuring that she is in fact the only person (save for our camerman) who is left in the locker room, Liv reaches over to the table fully decorated in snacks and treats for the stars to munch on, and digs her hand into a bowl full of jolly ranchers. Retracting her hand with a fist full, the Blue-Tongued Brat then proceeds to take a seat in one of the now vacant chairs.

[LIV Morgan]
Don't listen to 'em, Liv... Any of those broads would be lucky to have you as their partner... Hmph!.. They got no idea what they're missin' out on.

Liv crosses her legs, twitching her foot in a feverish manner as she unwraps a blue raspberry jolly rancher and swiftly pops it into her mouth. Morgan breathes a sigh of relief as soon as the candy lands on her tongue, and all of her frustrations visibly fade away with a sigh. She hops up out of the chair as if she were magically a changed woman, and twirls a strand of her cotton candy hued hair around her index finger as she skips out of the door and we transition into the next segment.

we come back from commercial break, and to see Rosemary with Dark Allie at her side within a dark room. The only light is a single light bulb that hangs down from the ceiling.

[The Queen of Hell Rosemary]
Oh dark bunny.. we are quite excited to have you back. It seems likes ages since we have been on the same battlefield, but this time we share it as allies.

Rosemary smiles as she looks upon Dark Allie.  

[The Queen of Hell Rosemary]
Darkness consumed you. Which was something we hoped for Allie. This will make you reach potential that you never thought would be obtainable, but with our help we show you how to control the power that dwells inside of you. As you can see we are great at showing people their potential. Exhibit A. Bray Wyatt, and Braun Strowman they were nothing until they saw the power that we wield, but obviously you are most defiantly more than nothing. Our paths have crossed time, and time again dark bunny as you know. You have been a formidable opponent each and every single time, but now you will become something great...  


Allie smiles at Rosemary before speaking to her


::Dark Allie Bunny::
Rosemary my beauty, hehehe we will take over and run over everyone we see fit! it is great to to be here and be here with you.


Allie smiles and looks down at her bunny


::Dark Allie Bunny::
my beauty… we are the darkness that will consume everyone in our path…we have everything my dear…

   
Allie looks down at her bunny and plays with her bunny for a few minutes before speaking to Rosemary again

::Dark Allie Bunny::
THE DARKNESS!! HEEHEHEE!

Rosemary smiles, and giggles to herself as she taps the head of Dark Allie.

[The Queen of Hell Rosemary]
You would normally think bunnies are dumb, and pathetic little creatures that mate every five minutes, but you Allie are quite special. You will come to understand your purpose quite soon! There is a reason why the multiverse has drawn us together, and all will unfold in due time my dear little bunny.

The two start laughing as their gaze meets once again The camera starts zooming in, and focusing on the bunny that is in Dark Allie's arms. Dark Allie's hand comes in, and out of frame as she pets her bunny then the lights slowly fade to black as we go to commercial break.

XWL reopens from commercial break on the backstage area. With a pop from the crowd we find Vince McMahon in his office on his cellphone. He appears to be talking business. It takes a moment for the conversation to be heard over the crowd but before long it comes into focus.



[Vince McMahon]
Yes, I do think that's a good idea. We can meet sometime next week-

Before the conversation draws on too long, Vince's eye catches something. He seems confused and almost worried by this, speaking again.

[Vince McMahon]
I'm going to have to call you back. Okay.

He clicks the phone off, looking in the same direction still. Without saying a word, the camera backs out to reveal another figure now in the frame. Drew McIntyre. The crowd unleashes a reaction for him in the mixed variety as he looks to Vince who doesn't seem amused.

[Vince McMahon]
Most people knock.

[Drew McIntyre]
I'm not most people.

[Vince McMahon]
No, you're Drew McIntyre. I know a lot about you, son. You're the Titanium Tyrant from Ayr. You're the Scotsman who just won't stop. Almost psychopathic in the ring and, some would even say you're the focal point of this year's International Incident since you are on the poster and we will be in your homeland.

[Drew McIntyre]
Aye. We will be. But that still isn't all Vince. I'm also the man who destroyed your World Champion at the end of Final Stand. I'm the man who is the rightful number one contender for the World Title.

[Vince McMahon]
First of all, it's Mr. McMahon. If you choose to call me anything else you will have found yourself a way out of this company. Secondly, what you're telling me is that Aiden English isn't the number one contender? But surely he has a title match opportunity.

[Drew McIntyre]
What I'm telling you is that at International Incident, in my home country, it should be me fighting for the World Heavyweight Championship. Not him.

[Vince McMahon]
And you think he'll just let you take that from him?

[Drew McIntyre]
If he's smart, yes.

{Aiden English}
Well I guess I’m not too smart then.

Both Mr. Mcmahon and Drew turn around, and are confronted by none other than the man we saw earlier tonight in the opening match, Aiden English.

[Vince McMahon]
Does anyone around here have a damn sense of respect for authority?

{Aiden English}
Apparently not.

Mr. McMahon is clearly not happy with Aiden English’s little quip, but before he can say anything Drew Mcintyre gets up close and confronts Aiden English, clearly not in the mood for any obstacles in his path for a world championship match. Aiden is still clearly beat up from his match earlier, but matches the intensity given off by Drew.

{Aiden English}
The way I see it, one of is the former champion, one of us took the current world champion to his limit, one of us is able to put on fantastic matches even with a neck injury. And one of us has done nothing but sneak attack a man and wait in cowardice backstage, too scared to actually come out to the ring and confront the man he’s trying to get a match against. So I ask you this, which of those two do you really think deserves a match for the championship?

[Drew McIntyre]
Cowardice is when you run from a fight. I'm being smart. Smarter than you or JBL. But please, continue thinking it's cowardice. Your ego, your presumptions is what got you in this situation. It's what made you lose the title at Final Stand. You got cocky, and careless.

{Aiden English}
You’re right I lost the world title at Final Stand. But, remind me again what match you won at Final Stand? Or what match you even had for that matter? Anything you’ve done at all these last few months to put you in contention?

[Drew McIntyre]
I kicked the head nearly off of our self absorbed champion. I've instilled the fear of god into this locker room. I've calculated my moves. Unlike you, as we see. Remind me, English. How did your Final Stand match go? Not only did you lose, but you quit. You were humbled. So unless you want to be put in your place again, I suggest you get out of my way and let the right contender step up and fix this mess you caused.

{Aiden English}
If you want a fight, you’ll get get a fight. I can beat you with an injured neck, and I can definitely beat you when I’m at 100 percent. And nothing you say will change that, and you know it.

"ENOUGH!"

The two stop, Vince McMahon stepping in between them and seperating them, anger filling his facial expressions.

[Vince McMahon]
If you two want a fight so damn bad, then you got it. Next week, it will be Aiden English versus Drew McIntyre. As for International Incident, I won't be making a decision right this moment because I have half a mind to tell you both to get to the back of the line. So, if either of you want a shot at the title, you will save the fighting until next week and get the hell out of my office. Understand?

Drew and Aiden have a staredown, before both nodding and storming from the office. Vince watches them leave, shaking his head and rubbing his face in stress. It's different being on the front lines, as we can tell. Vince is getting a full experience too. With this we cut to commercial break.

The camera cuts to a dark room where one man stands in the middle. That man is Finn Balor. Pure darkness covers the room and all that is visible is the man's face. His eyes are pure black. Balor stands there looking into the camera with his menacing eyes. In the darkness the sounds of screaming and torture can be heard as whips crack and men and women cry. Balor clears his throat but the voice that comes out is not the voice of Finn but of The Demon King. Balor shows a sadistic smile on his face as he prepares to speak.

Balor:
Ever since day one, I have set out to plague this land of all the light it gives out. Slowly I have spread darkness across XWL. Fear and terror filled the hearts of every competitor. My goal has been to cleanse this world of the light that shines within. One by one I have destroyed the ones that shine above this land and spread darkness into the hearts of their fans and their peers. Now that my job is almost complete, there is a certain group of people who have emerged from the darkness intending to claim the darkness for themselves. The group I speak of is Rosemary and her group of clowns that intend to take my birthright. I am the darkness. I am the Demon King and nobody will take what belongs to me.

The darkness leaves from the room enough to get an idea of what it looks like. The room is made of stone with empty shackles laying on the ground and different torture tools scattered across the room. In the middle of the room is the scorched throne once owned by The Undertaker. Balor approaches the throne and proceeds to sit there as he continues his speech.

Balor:
A throne is not complete unless there is a king sitting in its seat. There are many people standing in my way of doing that but first I must rid a problem that has been growing for the past few weeks. I see you and I am not afraid of your words. Nothing you say and nothing you do can scare a demon when he’s in the darkness. You are my prey in an ocean where the only predator is me. I am the shadow in the darkness waiting for you to fall deeper. I’m the voice in your head telling you to send your souls deeper into the dark void. Balor is your king and you will bow down or perish. For I bring the apocalypse and the end of all to XWL who wish to side against me. So I give you a choice. Stand with me or move aside and let my darkness consume you as The Demon King declares his throne. All hail The King.

Balor stands from his throne as the darkness begins to return and the screams get louder. Fire rises from the cracks of the floor as Balor begins laughing. The time of The Demon is almost among us. The camera then fades to complete darkness.

Crowd erupts in cheers as the heartbreak kid makes his way down the entrance way.

Mauro Ranallo: And here comes Shawn Michaels. This is the first time we are seeing him since final stand after his hellish bought with Velveteen Dream. HBK was so close in taking the victory but just came up short in the extreme rules match. However mr final stand didn’t disappoint in what was an excellent performance shown by HBK

Corey Graves: Excellent or not it was all for nothing Mauro as he lost. The dream got into the mind of the heart break kid and it cost him big style. Now everyone is sensing blood in the water as last week HBK was challenge by Seth Rollins who says he will slay the Icon and I can’t imagine HBK took to kindly to that.

Renae Young: Michaels is about to speak let’s see what he has to say.

HBK: Well it feels good to be back after missing last week. Old HBK was pretty banged up after WrestleMania and was declared not fit for duty last week. Now final stand didn’t end the way I wanted but by god the heart break kid stole the show like normal. Now the dream put up a better fight than I thought and he got into my head which is hard to do and once that happens it’s hard to get them out and I lost focus and in the end lost to the better man on the night but make no mistake about it Dream the next time we face the same result won’t occur. The next time you will be the one lying flat on your back looking up to the lights as my music plays and the realisation hits you that the showstopper has just beaten you and when that time comes maybe finally you will be humbled and respect will have been beaten into you.

HBK: Now though the dream is my past and its time to look into the future. So first order of business is Seth Rollins. Now I seen your promo last week and was surprised that I was mentioned. Now I have great respect for you Seth but maybe that respect hasn’t gone both ways. I heard your words last week. You said you where going to slay the icon ? That you where going to put peoples interests back in me ? Please kid people have been trying to slay this icon whilst you where sucking on your mothers titties and in diapers. I am the icon, the showstopper, Mr main event, damn everyone in this business knows me. I am one of the most successful superstars off all time I think you’ll find out you’ve bitten off more than you can chew. Did you see how much it took the dream to beat me at final stand ? It took every ounce he had and he just made it. Can you do that ? Are you that good ? Can you beat the showstopper when he is at his best ? As a match on anarchy is one thing but when a ppv comes around you are dealing with a total different animal so get ready kid as you are about to go on a ride off a life time so I accept your challenge. You have been warned.

HBK: However tonight my attention is not on you Seth no it’s on the intercontinental champion himself Matt Sydal. Now Matt I have to say tour intercontinental title reign has been impressive it really has. However it falls short to one man and that is me the longest ever reigning intercontinental champion ever in this company. The best this company has ever had in its lifespan. Now I respect you Matt I really do and I think you are a great champion but are you better than me ? Can you beat the guy who is the best damn intercontinental champion in history tonight ? If you can do that you can take one step closer tonight to becoming the best. Now I know you where beaten up and betrayed by your brothers but that doesn’t mean I will go easy on you tonight. As a champion you need to be ready to overcome every obstacle and this is another one in your path to greatness so I Hope you are ready to face the music as the heart break kid is coming all guns blazing to kick your ass tonight and try and make his way into your title picture and once again hold the ic title. And if you aren’t down with that I have two words for you!

Crowd: SUCK IT !!!!

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Rollins' theme blasts throughout the arena as he rises to his feet, the referee raising his arm in victory. The next handful of moments are spent taking in the negative energy emanating from the live audience in attendance as if he's fueling himself on the hatred of the XWL Universe, scaling the turnbuckle to put the emphasis on his victory over the crowd favorite. He exits the ring shortly after and begins making his way to the back, a smile etched on his face as the crowd continues to boo him out of the arena, his theme fading when he passes the threshold connecting the stage to the backstage area. Back in the ring, a slowly rising Daniel Bryan begins to pull himself up off the canvas using the ropes for assistance. While in his kneeling position, Bryan calls for a microphone that he receives when he reaches a vertical base. He drags himself to the center of the ring, feeling the after effects of the match he just had, and brings up the microphone up to his lips but before he could manage to utter out a single word, the lights in the arena cease to emit their namesake, plunging the arena into darkness. The sound of a struggle ensuing within the ring begin to fill the darkened air, strikes seemingly being exchanged the sound that is heard every other second before an ominous silence fills the air for a few moments. A resounding thud shatters the silence, causing the lights to return to their former glory and show a fallen Daniel Bryan in the center of the ring with his arms placed together over his chest. That is the last image shown before we fade into a commercial break.

The XWL universe lets out a nice pop at the sound of the theme of the new Women's Champion Tessa Blanchard. There's alot of people out there who's still very skeptical of Tessa and her behavior as of late, did Natalya really get through to Tessa and cause a genuine change within the Undeniable Diamond? or is there some sort of alterior motive to all of this? No one but Tessa can know for sure, but until there's something to prove it otherwise, one would imagine that most members of the XWL universe would have to take Tessa at her word and believe that she's changed for the better.

Like it or not, one thing that is UNDENIABLE, is that Tessa Blanchard lived up to the promises she made Natalya going into that Final Stand match, and as a result? she became the Women's Champion. And now, she's ready to receive her first reaction on Anarchy as the champ, as we all know, she wasn't cleared to compete last week by XWL's medical staff, but this week? it's a different story as she'll be in action against Alexa Bliss later tonight, for now? she seems to have taken an interest in this Beat The Clock bout that was just about to get underway between Kairi Sane and Becky Lynch, and it's not hard to come up with a reason why Tessa would take an interest in this match, in just a matter of weeks, Tessa and Kairi will go at it live in Scotland at International Incident with Tessa's newly won Women's Championship on the line, one would have to imagine that the reason Tessa's out here right now is to scout her upcoming opponent before their big showdown at International Incident.

Tessa steps through the curtain and turns her back to the world so she may execute her famous "Tessa" pose, upon it's completion she spins around with her arms outstretched causing the camera to zoom in on the item firmly strapped around her waist, the shiny, the glistening, the prestigeous XWL Women's Championship. Tessa's eyes are locked on the two women who stand in the ring, her opponent at International Incident Kairi Sane, and a woman she's beat once before, a woman who's now running around here calling herself "The Man", none other then Becky Lynch. Tessa makes her way down the ramp whilst keeping her eyes mostly locked on those two, however, she proceeds to do something a bit out of the ordinary for her on her way down the ramp, she interacts with a few fans along the way in a POSITIVE way for once, slapping a few hands and quickly posing for a few pictures with some lucky fans. Before long she rounds the corner and proceeds to the announcer's table/timekeeper's area where a chair had already been placed for her, almost as if someone on the ringside team was tipped off on her impending arrival, nonetheless, the champ takes her seat in the chair and prepares to take in some action.


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Bexploder by Lynch! Kairi is sent clear across the ring by the maneuver as Becky drops down to a knee, the length of the match thus far having clear effects with every passing moment this match goes on. Becky pulls herself up off the canvas after a few seconds of catching her breath, taking full advantage of the opening she created for herself when she launched Kairi across the ring. A slightly more refreshed Lynch begins closing the gap between herself and Sane, taking a handful of hair to force her up from the mat. With Kairi now fully vertical, Becky delivers a kick to her opponent's abdomen, doubling over The Pirate Princess before wrapping her arm around Kairi's head. She signals for the end but before Becky could deliver on her promise, she feels a tug on her leg, causing a moment of hesitation and giving Kairi the opening she needed to spin out of it and put herself behind Lynch. In one fell swoop, in one swift motion, Kairi uses Becky as an anchor point and flips herself into the air, slamming Becky into the canvas with a modified Reverse DDT. Sane wastes no time pulling herself to her feet from the canvas and exits out onto the apron, slowly but surely scaling the turnbuckle and making it to the top rope. The camera zooms out to capture the entirety of the moment, subtly revealing that Asuka has joined Tessa at the ringside area, a smirk appearing on her face, knowing full well that she's responsible for what's about to happen to her adversary. Kairi throws her hands into the air before swinging them downwards and launching herself off the turnbuckle, soaring through the air with all the grace of a Pirate Princess before driving her elbow into Becky's heart and quickly going into the pin.


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Kairi's theme begins playing as she lies next to Becky, both women exhausted after the near hour long “Beat the Clock” match they just had. On the outside, Asuka begins to make her way towards the back, shaking her hips and waving her arms around in the air with every step, clearly content with how this match ended while Tessa looks towards the inside of the ring, a smile on her face as she nods her head towards her first challenger at International Incident. Kairi pulls herself up to her feet, the referee raising her arm into the air and after a few moments of soaking in the positive energy emanating from the live audience in attendance, she begins making her way towards the turnbuckle closest towards the Champion she will face in just over a week's time. She climbs onto the middle turnbuckle and brings her hands to her waist, motioning towards Tessa with the intentions of taking the Women's Championship for herself. Tessa rises from her seated position and raises the treasure Kairi looks to claim as her own in the Women's Championship she won at Final Stand. A staredown ensues between Champion and Challenger for a few more moments before we fade into a commercial break.

SHOCK THE SYSTEM…



The new Undisputed Era emerge from the curtain as the crowd heavily boos the newly reformed trio. The members look around smiling, laughing and taking all the hate in.

Mauro Ranallo:
Last week, these three shocked the system when they brutally attacked our intercontinental champion, Matt Sydal. The doctors have not cleared Matt to return yet and it is unclear when he will return all because of those three men.

Adam Cole stands on stage and does his trademark ADAM COLE BAY BAY and laughs as he holds up the UE hand sign along with Buddy Murphy and Roderick Strong. The group continues down the ramp cockily walking and mocking Matt Sydal along with all his fans. The trio finally makes it into the ring and Adam Cole picks up the mic.

Adam Cole:
Last week we did exactly what we said we were gonna do. We shocked the system and brought a huge change. Not only to Undisputed Era but to the entire XWL. For the past few months all I’ve been seeing is Matt Sydal this, Matt Sydal that. Matt Sydal, the greatest superstar in XWL. BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. I’m absolutely sick of Matt Sydal. I’m not the only one either. My friend here Roddy was also tired of living under the so-called “golden” shadow of Matt Sydal. He only ever cared about his career and what he wanted. He was the one keeping this group down. Matt Sydal killed Undisputed Era. But like the Phoenix, we have risen from the ashes and now we are back and better than ever. Now as a cohesive unit who will stand tall together. Now that Matt Sydal is gone the world is at our fingertips and we will take what we want, when we want it. Now, I and Roddy have found someone younger and hungrier for success and he will help us conquer this territory. I’d like to introduce you all to my dear friend, Buddy Murphy.

Adam Cole hands the mic over to Buddy Murphy and begins to clap and cheer his newfound ally on. The Australian born superstar takes in a moment to embrace the 'YOU SUCK!' chants that begin to echo throughout the arena. The crowd is given a chance to express how the really felt before Murphy would lift the microphone and speak in it.

[BUDDY MURPHY]
I've been told that first impressions are always the most lasting... and I reckon I made a pretty damn good first impression last week when I pushed the Iron Man to his limits and then I shocked his system to the very core. We're going to be real with each other for a moment because that match was the most important moment of my life. It's all I've ever wanted. The chance to show the world that I am the greatest wrestler that they've never seen and that I am capable of hanging with the best of the best. I think I made my point when I nearly defeated Matt Sydal and captured the Intercontinental Championship in my very first XWL match... but I didn't just make a point. No. I did so much more than that when I stepped out of that curtain. I sent a message to the former leader of this unit. Matt Sydal; you're a bloody bludger and no longer going are we going to stand for the bullshit you spew!

Murphy paused and looked dead intot he camera - almost as if he was talking directly to Matt Sydal wherever he may be. In the arena or at home, Buddy Murphy didn't care. As long as he was watching and listening to the words he had to say.

[BUDDY MURPHY]
I'm bloody sick and tired of everyone acting like you're the wrestler we all should model ourselves after. Everyone at the Performance Center is like Matt Sydal this and Matt Sydal that. You ever have something shoved down your throat and it makes ya sick? It makes you wanna spew your guys all over the floor? 'cause that's how I feel about Matt Sydal right about now. Everyone treated him like he was a god amongst men... except one man... and that was Adam Cole. If my memory serves me right, he was injured and he was tossed to the side like a piece of trash the second he no longer served any purpose to Matt Sydal's agenda. But if there was one man who had any right to be pissed off that man is Roderick Strong. Roderick Strong is without a shadow of a doubt the most underrated worker on the roster. Why has he not received an Intercontinental Championship match? Why has Matt Sydal chosen to hand championship matches out to random people rather than giving a handout to some deserving friends? Roderick, mate, listen to me. If I had won that championship then you would've been the very first person to get a shot at my championship.

Roderick Strong lifts up his microphone beginning to speak.

Roderick Strong
Buddy is right, I deserve to have just about every opportunity there is for every single title, why? It’s because I come in here day in day out and work my ass off, and all that has gotten me nothing since being under Matt Sydal’s “golden shadow”. Just like when I beat Chris Jericho last week to EARN my spot in the World TV Championship. Andrade, Dolph, once tonight is over with you both will realize along with all of you so called fans out there that the time for The Undisputed Era is now!

[BUDDY MURPHY]
And Adam Cole would've been in the World Television Championship match as well but for the love of God, give the man a break! The man returned from a bloody injury and hasn't competed in months. Dolph Ziggler can have his fifteen minutes of fame. Good on ya, mate. Have at it. Bask in the glory. You are a former World Heavyweight Champion who's looking to relive his glory days, aren't ya? It's gonna take heaps of luck if you think you're going to be able to stop Roderick Strong from capturing the championship... but I wanna take a step back because I'm not done talking about Matt Sydal yet. Ain't gonna let him piss off and think we've forgotten about him. No sir. Not a chance. He's got a match with Shawn Michaels tonight and that's assuming he's not pulling a sickie 'cause he got a boo-boo last week. If you think last week was bad then you're in for a reality check, mate.

Murphy paused and held up two fingers - his index and his middle finger.

[BUDDY MURPHY]
Two weeks until International Incident. Two weeks and I want to see you inside of this wrestling ring again. Matt Sydal versus Buddy Murphy for the Intercontinental Championship for the second time. I'm sure thinking about a rematch between the best wrestler and the greatest wrestler you've never seen is giving some of these fans a stiffy. Ya gonna let them down and say no to my challenge, mate? You gonna leave me hanging with nothing to do? Allow the old leader to challenge the new co-leader because this isn't just me leading the charge, mate. I'm not like you. I'm not commanding over these men. We're equals. We've talked it over and they've allowed me a second chance to rip your bloody head off at International Incident. I don't give a damn about what kind of match it is. I'll even go one-on-one with the Iron Man in an Iron Man match as long as you understand that you will be agreeing to your own personal endgame if you choose to face me in two weeks.

Murphy stares into the camera as he hands the microphone over to Adam Cole. The man that returned last week, luring his "brother" Matt Sydal into a false sense of security. But as he raises his mic up, he's IMMEDIATELY cut off by the sound of a theme that changes the entire mood in the arena.



All three members of The Undisputed Era turn their heads to the stage as almost seem amused, rather than annoyed. After all they delivered quite the beat down to the Iron Man of XWL. And judging by their words? They don't seem to mind doing it again tonight. Before Matt's theme can play for long, he steps out from the back, a noticeable limp, quite the shiner, and a few bruises on his body. But despite all of that, the most important feature we notice is The Intercontinental Championship around his waist. He stares down the ramp with a scowl as he sees the brothers that betrayed him, and the man they replaced him with. The Golden Avenger swipes his hand around his throat, signaling his music to stop, as he raises his microphone.

[[Matt Sydal]]
Y'll have some fucking nerve, you know that?

The building erupts with a stunned at first but soon overwhelming rush of cheers following Matt's rather uncharacteristic choice of words. He doesn't play to the reaction or smile, no...he's got a mean scowl on his face as his eyes act as daggers aimed at the three men in the ring.

[[Matt Sydal]]
It's my fault that The Undisputed Era fell apart? No, how about it's Roderick Strong's fault for being such a complacent piece of shit that he couldn't earn his way onto a Pay-Per-View ON HIS OWN. No, not a single Superstar in that locker room cared to "beef" with you because you lacked the drive to even make it worth their while. You squandered the potential I saw a long time ago, and despite my efforts in motivating you to make something of your worthless existence on this roster, you choose to forget that and allow these two to convince you that all of this is MY fault? So was it my fault when you casually stood outside the ring in The Motor City Cup as I was pinned, because I had to fight TCSI in what was virtually a handicap? A match that mind you, I never held over your head, I never kicked you to the curb because of your questionable decision to shout "YOU CAN DO IT!" as I'm laying there knocked out on the mat, WHEN YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED IT! But no, I forgave you, I moved on, I didn't once address it publicly because you were my brother, and brothers can fight, brothers can be annoyed by one another, but brothers above all else, are LOYAL!

Given the fact that Roderick Strong was the only consistent member through the last year to be apart of this journey with Matt as members fell one by one, he seems especially hurt by his betrayal the most. Not holding back in his venomous address.

[[Matt Sydal]]
Yet another quality of substance you seem to lack. But no, let's just blame all of this on me, right? It's my fault you couldn't get yourself in anything of merit because you would rather coast along and collect a paycheck. Right? It's my fault that I could win matches, I could talk the talk and walk what I talk. Right? I guess I should have been more like you? Just sit backstage twiddling my thumbs unless myself and the others asked you to be apart of our "promo" that week? Your lack of success, lack of presence, lack of CREDIBILITY...is not my fault, no my easily manipulated little friend...that is ALL you!

Adam and Buddy make it abundant to assure Roderick not to listen to him as Matt continues.

[[Matt Sydal]]
And then there's Adam Cole...you know, I didn't blame you for getting injured and kick you out of the group, no...in fact I always made it a point to say to the boys that what we did was for all of our fallen brothers, you being the first of course. But I suppose you wanna blame your injury on me too? I guess it's my fault that I could HOP my way into becoming World Heavyweight Champion, meanwhile you get a boo boo and you're out for 6 or so months. But hey, it's my fault you're as fragile as your ego, right? It's MY fault that in your BIG RETURN...you ambushed your way into a contenders match, and then...WAIT FOR IT...ADAM COLE...BAY BAY....LOST! Wanna fill me in how that's my fault? The reoccurring theme around here seems to be blaming me for being a living breathing example of WHAT THE UNDISPUTED ERA IS SUPPOSED TO STAND FOR!

His frustration is apparent, as he keeps going off on the brothers who betrayed him in last week's Main-Event.

[[Matt Sydal]]
Despite my success, despite ALL THE OBSTACLES I'VE HAD TO OVERCOME...I still, took time out of my nights to lift you up. I celebrated you, I HYPED you up because regardless of the mounting failures of any member of The Undisputed Era not named Matt Sydal. I knew you were capable of more, and if I just kept pushing, if I just kept showing you how it's done...maybe something would sink. But apparently, the only thing that sunk in, was your bitterness. But hey, you're a phoenix rising up from the ashes I pissed all over, right? YOU'RE REALLY SOARING HIGH ALIGNING WITH THE GUY I JUST BEAT LAST WEEK!

His sights now solely focus on Buddy Murphy, the man who accepted his open challenge, lost and then would lead the ambush on Sydal following the match.

[[Matt Sydal]]
Buddy, I see you lifting that mic, and I'm gonna need you to lower it back down because I think you've said enough. You think you're pretty special, huh? The "Best Kept Secret?" That's cute, but why are you a secret? I mean, it's no "secret" that I am THE GREATEST GOLD DAMN SUPERSTAR to set foot in this company. It's no "secret" that I am what every Champion DREAMS of being. It's no "secret" that I am going to be Champion for a LONG time! So what's with the secrecy, huh? What are you hiding? Better yet, what are you TRYING to hide? The fact that you're not as good as you think you are? The fact that you're not going to suddenly make The Undisputed Era be taken seriously because been there, done that, and you know what it got me? A STEEL CHAIR TO MY BACK DRIVEN IN LIKE THE KNIFE OF BETRAYAL!

The Intercontinental Champion's tone tenses up as he utters those last couple of words.

[[Matt Sydal]]
So please, chum up it with your new pals...I'm sure there's a steel chair with your name on it the first chance you take my place as the only successful member of The Undisputed Era. That is, unless collectively you all become losers that quickly lose the "attention" you got from your cute little stunt." But hey, if you don't believe me? I'll make a believer out of you at International Incident when I beat you, again...and your boys will have to sit there asking themselves why they left a winner, to hang around a fellow loser. So I'll see you then, Buddy...oh and as far as the type of match goes? Well, let's just call that my best kept secret.

Matt unstraps his title from around his waist and hoists it into the air as he raises his index finger up to his lips mocking Murphy's pose as The Undisputed Era glare from within the ring shouting that Buddy's going to take his title at International Incident.

"And now, Elias" Greets the viewers as they come back to XWL. In the ring sitting on a stool his trusty guitar in hand is none other than Elias who sports a cocky grin. There is something a little off about The Drifter's appearance though. If one were to pay even a little attention they would notice that Elias is sporting somewhat of a new look. His clothes look normal for the most part but around his neck is...fur? As if Elias can read thoughts he begins to talk

[Elias]
It was a little cold in Detroit tonight so I borrowed this fur from a friend

Elias snickers a bit as he says that, showing his immaturity without a care

[Elias]
Last week he came down to this ring and he gave me some...how should we put it? Constructive criticism. Yeah, we'll go with that. Since we're such good friends I thought I'd do the same but...

Elias strums lazily on his guitar

[Elias]
With a song. Now, I know my singing isn't always top notch and to some critics it might be kind of "mediocre" but I'm gonna give it my best. Lets see, I call this...Vain.

Elias clears his throat before beginning

[Elias]
Have you ever seen him come around
He comes when the times get dire
When we all need a special friend
We know we can count on Tyler

When you just really need to laugh
Looking at Tyler never fail
Looking at hime you'll see more duck faces
Then if you watched an episode of Duck Tales (Woohoo!)

If he's the Prince of Cuteville
This it's time to overthrow government
He thinks he just so sexy
But that face needs a bag coverin' it

You might think you're in shape
It's your fantasies I come between
You really need to eat something kid
You got the body of someone who turned fourteen

What do you know about music?
Comparing me to common trash
I'll tell you where you can stick your opinions
And exactly where your lips can meet my ass

This fur is pretty soft
Just like the way you wrestle
Hard to believe such a loud bark
Comes from such a weak vessel

Now-

Elias is cut off at the start of his sentence by the sound of splintering wood coming from behind as he has the wind knocked out of him! But how? It appears that cloaked by the darkness in the arena, spare for the spotlight on Elias, which revealed a pink ukulele breaking over the back of Elias’s head! Wielding it is none other than... TYLER BREEZE! Breeze stands over Elias in the spotlight, his chest huffing and puffing in fury as he holds the neck of the broken and mangled ukulele that was just used to knock Elias right off of his stool. With Elias on the mat, Breeze reaches down and rips the stolen fur off of Elias’s back before draping it back over his own shoulder. Prince Pretty then bends down and picks up a microphone and returns to the spotlight in the center of the ring, taking a seat where Elias once sat as he looks down upon his musically-inclined foe.

[Tyler Breeze]
It’s understandable that you would not possess such a refined taste that would allow you to truly appreciate objectively gorgeous individuals like myself, or the latest trends in fashion, or even good music, but THIS?...

Tyler Breeze holds up the tattered fur vest in one of his hands while his gaze on Elias shifts to a menacing glare.

[Tyler Breeze]
THIS IS DESIGNER! Does your tiny little American Idol pea brain even understand what that MEANS?! It means that it is too high quality and too high fashion for the likes of a hideous hitchhiking hillbilly in a— is that a KIMONO?... DO YOUR CRIMES AGAINST FASHION KNOW NO END?!

Breeze slams his fur vest onto the mat and stands up, bringing Elias with him by the curly, wet man bun.

[Tyler Breeze]
It’s clear to me now what you’ve been missing all along, Uggo-lias. Perhaps it’s not just your singing that’s inherently disagreeable, perhaps you just don’t have the proper–... “look.” So, being the Fashion Pharaoh and the Guru of Gorgeous that I am, allow me to provide you with a much needed makeover!

With Elias on his feet and still heavily dazed by the ukulele shot to the back of the skull just moments ago, the King of Cuteville slings him into the ropes with an Irish whip! Elias’s body, almost acting purely off of reflex, bounds off of the ropes and comes right back at Tyler Breeze, who leaps into the spinning heel kick known as the Beauty Shot! Using his superior strength, Elias catches Breeze in a bridal style pose. Tyler looks bewildered as Elias looks at hime with a scornful expression. He shakes his head wildly as he lifts Tyler high into the air before dropping him back first on the unforgiving mat. While Tyler deals with having the wind knocked out of him Elias retrieves his guitar from the ground and turns back to Tyler who suddenly realizes the position he's in. Tyler on his knees goes to shield himself as Elias holds his pride and joy high into the air

[Tyler Breeze]
NOT THE FACE!...

Elias stares down upon Tyler before bringing down his guitar!...gently. Elias doesn't even really bump Tyler who is still flinching even though there is no impact coming his way

[Elias]
You're not even worth it

With that Breeze opens his eyes to see Elias turning his back on him and beginning to exit the ring. After Elias makes the critical mistake of turning his back onto Prince Pretty again, Breeze can be seen with a dramatically cross expression on his face. As Breeze stands to his feet, he marches over and grabs the wooden stool that Elias was previously sat upon. After hoisting it up above his head and into the air, Breeze swings the stool down, crashing it and shattering it on the broad back of Elias! Elias drops his guitar and falls flat, out cold.

[Tyler Breeze]
Is that a JOKE? Have you seen this face? I'M PRICELESS!

After screaming upon the unconscious ear of Elias, Breeze reaches down and grabs the guitar from the ground. He glances over the wooden instrument, obviously unimpressed, but it seems the King of Cuteville has a certain "eye for an eye" type of justice in mind. Instead of breaking yet another wooden object over the back of his new foe, Breeze simply rolls out of the ring, and lugs the guitar over his shoulder up the ramp. His wickedly handsome face sporting a fiendish smirk as we cut to commercial break.

Cameras cut to the ring where we see Kyle O'reilly waiting for his opponent.  His opponent's music then hits.



Brian Pillman Jr comes out and walks down the ramp as the crowd chants "Let's go Junior!" erupt and fill the arena.

Ranallo
What a reaction here tonight for Brian Pillman Jr!  He sure looks determined to win tonight!

Graves
Oh come on Ranallo. You give Junior too much credit. He only won his first match by himself last week!

Young
I think Brian Pillman Jr has turned over a new leaf since being betrayed by Eli Drake.  Not only did he win once last week versus Cesaro but then he went on to face Daniel Bryan later that night.

Graves
Let's not forget Renee, Daniel Bryan was attacked by whom?

Young
I do not think Daniel Bryan was attacked by the man who shook his hand after a phenomenal match.  Pillman Jr had left the ring before the lights went out.

Pillman Jr enters the ring and eyes up his opponent as the match starts.



















Ranallo
Pillman Jr as done it again here tonight!

Pillman Jr climbs to the top turnbuckles and raises both hands in the air.

[Corey Graves]
WHOA WHOA WHOA!! Who is that?!

A hood individual slides into the ring, and runs up behind Brian Pillman jr, and German Suplexs him off the middle rope.

[Mauro Ranallo]
Momma MIA!!!! Who the hell is this?!?!

The hood man throws the hood, and revealing it to be the one the only Elite Superstar of XWL, Eli Drake.

[Mauro Ranallo]
OH This is sick!

[Corey Graves]
This is exactly what this little goof deserves. Eli is out here showing him what it truly means to be elite.

Brian Pillman jr slowly begins moving up to his feet, and Eli uses his fist then pushes his head to the right. He squats down sizing up Brian as he gets up to his feet. Eli quickly grabs his arm, and then bends down picking up Brain up onto his shoulders. Eli then lowers Brian's head under his arm, and tilts Brian's legs upward. Eli then jumps as high planting Brian Pillman on his neck. Eli quickly jumps up to his feet, and extends his right hand downward as he flips off Brain Pillman jr. The crowd boos as Eli cackles to himself. Eli then leans his head back and spits on Brian's motionless body. Eli turns to the camera, and yells.

THIS IS WHY I AM UP HERE

Then Eli points as at Brian's body

AND YOU'RE DOWN THERE, BITCH!

Eli turns toward the ramp, and swipes his feet backward. Eli looks back over his shoulder with a slight grin as we go to commercial break.

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And just like that we had finally determined a winner in this heated bout, and it was none other than our Women's Champion, The Undeniable Diamond herself, Tessa Blanchard. But make no mistake about it, it was far from a dominant victory for the recently crowned champion in her first match since winning the title at Final Stand, if anything? it was almost the opposite. Alexa threw everything she had at Tessa and it showed, there was many times throughout the match where the ref had to step in and force Bliss to back off, he was THIS close to stopping this match for Tessa's own good and well being and awarding Bliss the victory as a result, but a decision like that would've been extremely controversial, not just with the XWL universe, but with both of these ladies as well, neither of them would wanna win that way, and thankfully, for Tessa at least, that fate was not to be here tonight, but she's going to have to be very careful with how she proceeds, International Incident is right around the corner and the showdown with the Pirate Princess at that event looms large on the champion's mind, but she HAS to focus on trying to heal her body as much as she can going into her first title defense, if she can't heal up quickly? if what we saw tonight is any indication? we could be heading towards a new Women's Champion crowned in Scotland via referee medical stoppage, and that's something that no one wants to see happen.

For what it's worth though, you'd have to imagine that Alexa had this match won when she connected with the Curb Stomp in the dying moments of the match, but rather then making a cover and hooking the legs, Bliss chose to go to the top rope to try and cap off a potentially magical evening for herself with a little bit of Twisted Bliss, that decision? may have cost her the match, Tessa was down and out, in dire straights, and Bliss gave her the opening she needed and Tessa pounced and took full advantage of her poor decision making in that moment, Tessa was able to get the knees up, hit the Buzzsaw, and the rest as they say is history.

Tessa was now standing in the center of the ring as the ref had approached from her from the right side to hand her the Women's Championship that she's the proud holder of, Tessa accepts the belt with one hand as the ref raises her other in victory before taking a few steps to the other side of the ring to check on Alexa. Blanchard places the title over her shoulder and kneels down beside Bliss as well, seemingly to check on her condition, this cause from concern from the Women's Champ is something ALOT of people never thought they'd see, in essence? Bliss is THE PERFECT example of what Tessa used to hate in pro wrestling, but all of that jealousy, envy, anger, competitiveness, animosity, all of those emotions and more don't mean a damn thing to her nowadays, it's all about making Natalya proud by continuing to elevate this division night in and night out, she wants a lengthy and memorable title reign of her own, and the first step in Tessa's plan? will take place at International Incident in Scotland.

Tonight doesn't appear to be about International Incident or Scotland for Tessa Blanchard, it's about the here and now and she seems to be concerned about Alexa's condition at this moment and time, Bliss came flying in full force looking to hit Twisted Bliss but only got a dose of Tessa's knees digging into her mid section on impact before getting spiked with the Buzzsaw DDT which was Tessa's path to victory. Bliss seems to be feeling the effects of Tessa's knees as she leans up against the ropes and grips her mid section as she suffers a minor but concerning coughing fit, could be just the immediate effects of that rough landing, could be a fractured rib, could be a broken rib, no one can possibly know at this point but we do know that Tessa is definitely concerned as she places her title down in the ring and kneels beside Bliss, she exchanges some words with her that we're not able to decipher before extending her hand to the Blissful One, is she trying to help her to her feet? is she just doing so out of respect? The answer to these questions appears to be imminent until all of a sudden...

Kairi slides into the ring following her victory earlier in the evening and makes a beeline towards the Women's Champion, shoving her away from her best friend, before dropping down to a knee to check on Bliss, a confused expression appearing on the Champion's face. If this had been the Tessa Blanchard prior to her victory at Final Stand, Kairi's skull would be planted into the canvas in a heartbeat but doesn't doesn't seem to be that version of the Champion, who instead is unsure of where Kairi's apparent hostility is coming from. Instead of trying to create a scene, Tessa opts to pick up her Women's Championship and throws it over her shoulder while the referee once again lifts her arm up into the air. Kairi carefully helps maneuver Alexa out of the ring and throws her friends arm over her own shoulder, allowing herself to be a human crutch as the pair slowly but surely begin making their way to the back to seemingly get Bliss checked out by the medical staff backstage. In the ring, Tessa lifts her Women's Championship into the air once more, celebrating her well deserved victory despite the aftermath, both Champion and Challenger building momentum for their encounter at International Incident. We cut to a commercial break with the final scene shown is Tessa rolling under the ring and making her way to the back, the live audience in attendance cheering for the Undeniable Diamond.