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Sunday 8th February 2009
[Inside Shane’s office, Barracuda Jones sits in the corner, watching the pay-per-view event unfold on a giant flatscreen TV. She makes a noise of disgust seeing the result of the last match, and then stares at Holly Wentz who is inching her way into the ring with a tray-full of coffee.]
Barracuda: I can’t believe those oldies won.
[Shane Rockford is on the phone, making plans for DU’s next trip to Japan. Tequila bursts into the room, flinging the door open and strutting in with a defiant look on her face.]
Tequila: Okay peoples, drop everything! I have important news!
[Shane hangs up his phone, Barracuda turns her attention to Tequila and Holly stands frozen with a look of dread on her face. Tequila’s eyes narrow.]
Tequila: I said drop it!
[Holly sighs deeply and lets the tray crash to the floor with coffee spilling everywhere, and Holly looks embarrassed and annoyed. Tequila smiles.]
Tequila: Good, now clean that up.
[Holly looks stunned and rolls her eyes, Tequila then smiles.]
Tequila: I have amazing news! I just went to Kylie’s dressing room and her assistant told me that she’s coming here to meet us!
Barracuda: Her assistant? You mean William Baker?
Tequila: Yeah him, he’s a fucking pratt isn’t he?
Barracuda: I KNOW!
[Barracuda and Tequila smile at their agreement and then Barracuda excitedly approaches Tequila.]
Barracuda: OMG! I can’t believe we’re about to meet the legend that is Kylie!
Tequila: It’s a dream come true!
[All of a sudden there is a knock at the door, and Tequila and Barracuda’s breath catches. They both approach the door quietly, clutching each other and then slowly open it, creating extra tension by peeling it back inch by inch. Tequila begins to gasp. Only to have the gasp die on her lips as Maya Okosaki stands in the doorway and Tequila sighs, annoyed.]
Tequila: What the hell do you want?
Barracuda: Yeah Maya, talk about a disappointment.
[Maya looks confused but smiles sweetly, Tequila’s mouth curls in disgust at her niceness.]
Maya: I came to talk to you about something, I know we’re heading to Japan and I have some exciting news. I managed to secure us a good deal!
Tequila: I don’t give a fat rat’s Maya, we’re waiting to meet someone at our dressing room so why don’t you go away?
Barracuda: Yeah, leave us alone. Go rub your face all over China or something.
[Maya ignores their tones and continues in her innocence, Tequila and Barracuda both fold their arms, their faces having the same annoyed frowned expression.]
Maya: Well, do you really want me to leave? It’s just I was speaking to my friend Kylie Minogue here and we agreed she could come to Japan with us and maybe open the first Exile?
[Maya pulls Kylie Minogue into the shot, wrapping an arm around her shoulder as Tequila mouth drops and Barracuda looks like she’s had some kind of stroke as they stare at Kylie in awe. Barracuda begins to hyperventilate while Tequila tries to speak but finds her breath is stuttering and she can’t get the words out.]
Tequila: I…I…I…I….
Barracuda: It’s…
Tequila: I LOVE YOU KYLIE!!!!!!!
[Tequila and Barracuda both then take Kylie from Maya’s clutches and bring her into their dressing room, leaving Maya out in the cold. They walk like they’re frail, holding onto Kylie for dear life.]
Barracuda: I breathe you. I listen to you every day.
Tequila: You are so amazing.
Barracuda: I love you!
Tequila: So do I!
[Tequila looks like she’s about to cry as she hugs Kylie, and overwhelmed Kylie smiles sweetly.]
Kylie: Well thank you, that is very kind.
[Tequila and Barracuda continue their onslaught, their words barely coming out of their mouths.]
Tequila: I have all of your albums…I was inspired by you…in everything! I can recite all of Impossible Princess…which was your best work, fuck the critics…back to back…
Barracuda: I play Slow at least once a day...
Tequila: I think “read my…BODY LANGUAGE” is one of the greatest lines in a song ever…
Barracuda: I have Body Language and I actually liked it!
Tequila: When you mixed "Free" into "Slow" tonight, I nearly wet myself…
[Kylie smiles, politely.]
Tequila: In short, Kylie, you are…the most fabulous woman on the planet!
[All of a sudden, the sound of a throat being cleared is heard and the camera pans to reveal Victoria Beckham standing in the door-way, a hand on her hip.]
Victoria Beckham: I thought I was the most fabulous woman on the planet?
[Tequila and Barracuda look stunned, and Tequila’s eyes roll back in her head and she faints, falling backwards and slamming into the office floor. Barracuda gasps as she and Holly then circle around Tequila, trying to revive her.]
JLT: I think that was a deadly case of too much fabulousness, huh?
Leah: Definitely.
Rockford State Championship Match
JLT: Next we have the eagerly awaited match for the Rockford State Championship, this is a feud that has been brewing for several weeks!
Leah: Makaze’s just hatin' on Katie because she's a redhead. Damn Asian try-hard.
JLT: How can she be an Asian try-hard when she actually IS Asian?
Leah: She is one, don’t deny it.
[The arena flickers with blue and white light as "A World Without Logos" by Yasushi Ishii plays. Fog begins to spew across the ramp, and the Miami fanbase begin to stir up some discontent...]
John Roe: The following contest is for the Rockford State Championship! On her way to the ring first...from Yokohama, Japan, she is the current Rockford State champion...MAKAZE!
[...and Makaze appears at the top of the ramp wearing a random patterned kimono and holding a random BeGoths Collectible Doll. She taunts (randomly?) to the crowd, especially the men, as she feels her body up and walks with a sway to her movement on her way to the ring.]
JLT: Finally, after weeks of sneak attacks and run-ins, Makaze has to put her money where her mouth is –
Leah: In a bowl of rice?
JLT: - and either put Katie down like she says she can, or fail with honour!
Leah: Uh, you mean ‘honor’. They don’t spell it with a ‘U’ in Japanese, doofus!
JLT: But...the Japanese don’t use the English alphabet...
Leah: They don’t? Heathens.
[A sadistic smirk appears upon her lips as Makaze walks over to the steps and makes her way up to the apron, then she turns to face the crowd once up, and slowly licks over her lips with an evil smile still holding the doll. She then takes off the kimono, revealing burnished-gold tights airbrushed with oni designs, and leaps over the top rope and moves to the center of the ring.]
[The lights go normal as she walks to a corner of the ring, proceeding to take her hands from feeling her body up to putting them at her side in a authoritative pose while up on the turnbuckle licking her lips. Soon walking over to her corner to put the doll aside and going to the middle of the ring to wait for her longtime nemesis.]
Leah: God, she’s a total Godzilla-worshipping, raw fish-eating whore.
JLT: Thanks for the comedy racism, Leah, I don’t know what we’d do without you.
Leah: Damn straight.
JLT: Probably suffer less legal troubles, amongst other things...
[“World Without Logos” fades away as "Watch Me Shine" by Joanna Pacitti blasts into life, and Makaze’s face drops into a venomous scowl whilst the crowd cheer up significantly...]
John Roe: And the challenger, from the Bronx, New York...KATIE KOOPER!
[And Katie comes bouncing on down the ramp, hands in the air, raring to go. She exchanges high-fives with the fans in the front row as she dashes all around the ring – then stops and leans across the barricade for a group hug with a select bunch.]
JLT: Katie made sure to bring her closest friends with her tonight for this, the biggest match of her young career!
Leah: Aww. Somebody get me a sickbag...wait, who’s that?
JLT: That would be Travis, Katie’s brother.
Leah: I approve of the boy-toy. Bring it here!
JLT: Hormones, Leah, hormones!
Leah: Exactly – this is what I have them for!
[She steps up onto the apron, then tears off her Kooper-branded sports jersey and sweatpants, revealing a simpler combo of sports bra and black skirt underneath, and tosses the discarded clothing into the crowd. Katie then vaults over the top rope into the ring, and starts hopping back and forth, mile-wide smile finally dropping as she locks gazes with Makaze.]
[The bell rings, and both women begin to circle one another, Makaze throwing insults across the ring, which Katie admirably ignores. The Fiesty Redhead steps forward for a collar & elbow tie-up – but Makaze just boots her in the ribs, before rocking Katie back against the ropes with some elbow strikes, and whipping her across the ring. Katie rebounds, then hops over Makaze as the Asian sensation (or is that someone else?) lies prone on the mat; Makaze then leaps up again, but gets caught with a Clothesline after Katie’s second rope-bounce. Enraged, Makaze rolls to her feet again, only to be taken back down with an Arm Drag, which Katie holds on to apply a hammerlock, but Makaze twists out of it and floors Katie with a Clothesline of her own. Makaze pauses to get her bearings, then dashes for the side of the ring, hopping up onto the second rope and springboarding back into a Cross Body Press - ]
JLT: Nobody home!
[ - which misses as Katie rolls out of danger, leaving Makaze to crash-land on the mat! Katie winds up rolling all the way out to the apron, where she stands up, before vaulting onto the top rope – and flying across to strike the winded Makaze with a springing front Dropkick! Quick cover by Katie - ]
[1]
[Kickout!]
[Katie quickly pulls Makaze up and traps her in a side headlock, which Makaze squirms in for a moment before clutching Katie by the thigh and lifting her up for a Back Suplex – but Katie flips straight over Makaze’s shoulders and lands behind her, before shoving her forwards, all the way into the ropes – THWACK! Reverse elbow from Makaze catches Katie right on the nose, and a follow-up Mule Kick knocks the Redhead down to the canvas, allowing Makaze to bridge her legs into a pin - ]
[1]
[Kickout!]
[Makaze is thrown off by Katie, and the two roll away in opposite directions before rising slowly to their feet, more wary of each other now, as the crowd give a brief round of applause...]
JLT: Both girls showing their grasp of smooth, classic wrestling technique here –
Leah: Boooooooring. Make with the slapping and the hair-pulling already!
JLT: That isn’t the be-all and end-all of this company, Leah.
Leah: ‘Scuse me, what part of ‘Divas’ do you not understand the meaning of?
[This time, when both girls approach each other, they successfully lock up, then strain against each other, jockeying for position, until Katie pushes the lighter Makaze into one corner. The ref starts to count, as Makaze is pressed against the ropes, and Katie lets go after 2 – only to be slapped across the cheek by Makaze, who then steps out of the corner and throws Katie back in her place, and starts unloading with stinging chops!]
Crowd: WOOOOOOOOO!
[The crowd’s enthusiasm prompts Makaze to stop short mid-chop, sneer at them, then rake Katie’s eyes instead. Katie cries out and doubles over, and Makaze seizes the opportunity by grasping the top ropes, boosting herself up, then bringing one calf crashing down on Katie’s head with a Scissors Kick! Katie sinks to the mat, and Makaze rolls her over with her toe before ascending to the top of the turnbuckle, dusting her hands off dismissively before diving down with the Satsujinki leg drop!]
THUNK!
[WHICH MISSES!]
Leah: Ooh-yah! Booty pain. Totally sympathising with the freak-o-bitch here.
[Makaze jumps back up to her feet, clutching her burning tailbone, before getting winded by a knee lift from the recovered Katie, who hooks Makaze into a front facelock, then lifts her overhead and drops her with a Suplex...then rolls to her feet and repeats the move...then does it again!]
JLT: Three Amigos! Thankfully done with greater flair than CM Punk!
Leah: Who?
[Katie quickly drops an elbow across Makaze’s chest to follow up, then locks in a Sleeper hold, trying to wear out Makaze. However, Makaze’s still too fresh, and pulls Katie’s arm away from her throat, before standing and whipping the Redhead across the ring – but Katie counters, sending Makaze to the ropes instead – where Makaze holds on, refusing to bounce back to her opponent. Katie rushes her, but Makaze ducks and holds the top rope down, sending Katie tumbling out of the ring!]
JLT: HOLY - ! I hope Katie did something to break her fall!
Leah: Ah, who cares? All that’ll do is knock some of the ginger out of her head. It’s for the best.
[Makaze takes a breather whilst Katie reels on the floor, clutching her back. Showing incredible resiliency, it’s only a minute or so before Katie grasps the apron and starts to pull herself up; unfortunately for her, Makaze notices, and kicks out at the Redhead through the ropes, knocking her back into the security barricade. Katie pries herself off it just in time to find Makaze on the apron, hopping onto the second rope and – ASAI MOONSAULT STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO KATIE! The crowd erupt as both women are left sprawled on the floor, the move taking a lot out of Makaze as well as its intended target.]
JLT: Amazing aerial skill from Makaze!
Leah: Oh yeah, knock yourself out, bitch. Smart move. [mock applause]
[As the ref’s count reaches 6, Makaze staggers back to her feet, then drags Katie up and rolls her back into the ring, before quickly following her and making a cover...]
[1]
[2]
[Kickout!]
[Makaze shakes her head and yells ‘Baka!’ at the ref, before pulling Katie up again, and hooking her neck over one shoulder, then giving her a gentle, mocking pat on the cheek. She then runs for the corner, dragging Katie along for the ride, and hops up onto the top rope for the Kyouchou (Shiranui) – but Katie pushes her off and Makaze plunges to the floor – NO! She grabs hold of the top rope and stops herself, coming to rest on the apron, before swinging a right hand at Katie, who blocks it, and retaliates with one of her own. Makaze rocks backwards, but Katie grabs her by the hair and pulls her into another facelock, before lifting her up...and keeping her suspended in midair for ten, fifteen, twenty seconds...]
JLT: Look at the amazing strength shown by –
Leah: You really want me to start talking ‘bout steroids again?
JLT: ...No, let’s just move on. And OUCH!
[...until Katie drives Makaze headfirst into the mat with a Brainbuster! The impact causes Makaze to roll up to a seated position momentarily, before her eyes roll upwards and she slumps back down again. Pin!]
[1]
[2]
[...Kickout!]
[Katie looks disappointed, before pulling Makaze up to a seated position and running for the ropes, rebounding and rushing Makaze from behind, before grabbing her head and somersaulting over her, driving Makaze’s face down to the mat between her legs. Makaze rolls over onto her front, clutching her face, allowing Katie to grab one arm and roll her into a Mahistrol Cradle!]
[1]
[2]
[3 – NO! Kickout!]
[Actually, Makaze doesn’t so much kick out as roll over, wriggling her arm free and hooking it around Katie’s head before unloading on the Redhead’s pretty face with a barrage of rapid-fire rights, shrieking with rage over Katie’s pained squealing. This forces the ref to get involved and pull Makaze off, with more than a little difficulty, though eventually the Japanese spitfire acquiesces and stands back up. Katie, foggy-eyed and shaking slightly, pushes herself up to her knees, and brings one hand up to her face, before looking down at it, shocked by the crimson now staining her fingers; her nose is bleeding quite severely.]
[The ref steps forward to check on Katie, who shakes her head at his questioning, determined to continue the match – and as soon as she sees this, Makaze dashes forward and hammers Katie’s head with a roundhouse kick! The smack of boot leather on skull echoes across the arena as Katie sinks backwards to the canvas in slow motion, before Makaze steps across to the fallen Redhead and stares down at her with a self-satisfied little smirk.]
JLT: Somebody, just...call this match off, we need to get some medical attention for Katie Kooper right now...
Leah: Yeah, please do, then we can get back to the more interesting Divahs.
JLT: Are you really that heartless? Don’t answer that.
[Makaze beckons the ref over as she places one foot across Katie’s chest for a supremely arrogant pin.]
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[2]
[3]
[Makaze steps off and raises her arm in triumph - ]
[BUT IT WASN’T A 3! KATIE GOT A SHOULDER UP!]
JLT: How - ?
Leah: Damn! How much longer do I got to put up with this for?
[The ref refuses to raise Makaze’s arm, and explains why – prompting Makaze’s jaw to almost fall off in shock, before she tugs frantically on her own hair and swears loudly, before storming back over to Katie and planting her boot on the Redhead’s bust again – but Katie, somehow, isn’t totally KO’d, and grabs the offending boot just as it touches her! Makaze hops awkwardly as Katie rises slowly up to one knee, then swings her other leg around for an Enziguri; but Katie ducks her head under it, and with Makaze now laid out on her belly, twists the caught leg into an Ankle Lock!]
JLT: Wow! What a shocker!
Leah: Ah, the ginger one was fakin’ it. Been there.
JLT: Actually, I think she’s just supremely determined to win this match – and Makaze had better hope she’s just as strong-willed!
[Makaze’s hands frantically scrabble for purchase on the smooth ring surface, and she shakes her head at the ref even as an agonised scream leaves her throat, and then...Katie lets go?]
JLT: Huh? I didn’t see Makaze reach the ropes...
Leah: And here I was thinking it’s the blondes who are dumb around here.
[Katie, though, merely has a different plan in mind; still wobbling slightly and clutching her head, she drags Makaze to her feet, then tosses her shoulder-first into the ring post! Makaze takes the hit without a sound, and slowly, achingly slowly, pries herself out of the corner and staggers backwards – right into Katie, who hooks her arms and lifts her over her shoulders, then plants Makaze with the Energetic (Vertebreaker)! Katie clutches her still-aching skull, and leans over – but doesn’t go for a cover, instead looking to ringside, at the concern etched in the faces of her brother and friends, and smiles tightly, before rolling Makaze out onto the apron, and stepping out beside her. Katie drags Makaze up to her feet and stares into her barely-awake face with a look of deep resentment, before forcing Makaze’s head down between her legs, hooking her arms, lifting her and – DIVING STRAIGHT OFF THE APRON WITH THE BEAUTFUL (ANGEL’S WINGS)!]
JLT: OH MY GOD! |