2018 Dynamic Duos Tag Team Tournament (09.19.18)

[FGA Office]

[FGA Office]

The scene shifts to an outside shot of the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado! We then transition inside the arena, where white fireworks shoot off in various patterns. We then head to a wide shot of the arena. The camera pans around, capturing the rabid crowd.

Kris Cruise: Welcome everyone to the final night of the 2018 Dynamic Duos Tag Team Tournament! I am Kris Cruise of Vertigo and joining me at this time is Flashpoint’s very own Geoff Penzer! Geoff, how are you doing tonight?

Geoff Penzer: I’m doing great, Kris. Tonight features the conclusion of FGA’s annual tag team tournament. We are now down to eight teams left. Only the best of the best are left in this tournament, Kris.

Kris Cruise: That’s right. We started out with sixteen teams this year. This year’s tournament featured less teams than last year’s, which was the biggest field ever for Dynamic Duos. But the competition this year was equally stiff.

Geoff Penzer: Indeed it was. Teams like Shootcamp, Cassius Reed & Daph the Destroyer, Riley Sweet & Aries Armadaist, The Resistance, Tommy Evans & Aurora and more all took part in this tournament. Those teams that I listed would be favorites to win in any other year. But they were one and done this year, which speaks to the skill of the teams left in this field.

Kris Cruise: Well let’s get right to it. In one of our quarterfinal matches, we’ve got the team of SHINIGAMI taking on The Sweet, Sweet World of Jimmy Sprinklez!

Geoff Penzer: There’s something equally sweet and equally creepy about Jimmy Sprinklez and his partner, Sherbet. On the surface, they appear innocent. But I’ve got this feeling in my gut that there’s something very off about them underneath the surface.

Kris Cruise: It isn’t just you getting those vibes from them, Geoff.

Geoff Penzer: I’m glad I’m not alone. With that being said, they were able to defeat the team of Aurora, who is a living legend and Tommy Evans, who is carving out his own legacy with a record setting reign over in HKW. But we cannot count out the team of SHINIGAMI. .PAAK and ASURA are going to provide an equally dangerous threat and may just go all the way.

Kris Cruise: In another quarterfinal match, the odd pairing of the Pride Champion Fujiko Mine and Izzy Anders will take on Sex & Mercy!

Geoff Penzer: I am shocked that Fujiko would agree to team with someone of Izzy’s ilk. I don’t trust Izzy. With that being said, I’d not surprised that the team has had success thus far. Fujiko is having a heck of a year. She’s arguably having the best year of anyone in FGA. Then you have Anders who, while I don’t like her, I’d be a fool to deny her talent. If they continue to stay on the same page, then they could very well take this entire tournament. But again, I don’t trust Izzy Anders. Maybe I’m wrong for this, but I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. I just hope that Fujiko gets what she wants out of this and doesn’t get hurt. She deserves better than being turned on.

Kris Cruise: I’ve seen these two in action up close. While they aren’t a traditional team like a lot of the other teams in this field, they do work well together. Fujiko even sacrificed herself and saved Anders by putting herself in harm’s way. Will Anders return the favor if the situation presents itself? Up next, we’ve got another quarterfinals match as the team of RubyWay takes on Ashley Marie Chase and Antoinette Sands!

Geoff Penzer: Sands comes from a family rich with wrestling talent. This business is in her blood. She’s had some success early on. But I do have to question her focus at times. It’s a good thing she’s got veterans like Ashley Sullivan around her, as well as her partner for this tournament, Ashley Marie Chase. Quiet as kept, Chase has racked up quite a few championships over in Hard Knox. Both her and Sands have recently won the Global Tag Titles over there and will no doubt look to bring that momentum into the remainder of this tournament. But across the ring from them is a team that many are calling the odds on favorite to win and that’s RubyWay. Kevin Hardaway is no stranger to FGA championships as he was the first-ever Pride Champion some time back. Both Hardaway and Ruby Tyler have proven that they can perform on the big stage. They’ve won their fair share of tag championships. If all goes according to plan, they could be the team that makes it out of the top half of this tournament.

Kris Cruise: Then finally, our opening contest of the night will feature Best for Business taking on The Bad Boys in our first quarterfinals match of the night.

Geoff Penzer: All four of these men have been around the business for awhile with varying levels of success. I wouldn’t be surprised if either team advanced. But if I had to make a pick, I’d have to lean towards The Bad Boys.

Kris Cruise: There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. That was the rundown of this evening’s quarterfinals matches. The four remaining teams will advance to the semifinals and then to the finals in our main event. The winning tandem will not only be crowned the 2018 Dynamic Duos Tag Team Champions, but they will have their choice of picking between which champions they want to go up against.

Geoff Penzer: You’d have to think that The Chaotics, the reigning World Tag Team Champions and Pendragon, the reigning United States Tag Team Champions, will have their sights set on the Finals.

[FGA Office]

• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (QUARTERFINALS) •
Best for Business vs. The Bad Boys

The match starts with Gregory turning McKinnon inside out with a running high-impact clothesline for a two count! Gregory pulls McKinnon back up before shooting him off into the far ropes. When McKinnon returns, Gregory throws him down with a snap spinebuster or another two count! Gregory then grabs McKinnon by the hair and pulls him up onto his knees. He takes a step or two back before throwing out a superkick. But McKinnon catches his foot. After returning to a vertical base, McKinnon swings the leg away from him and hops onto Gregory’s shoulders from behind. But before McKinnon can flip back and deliver a reverse frankensteiner, Gregory shoves him off his shoulders. After McKinnon lands in front of him, Gregory brings him down with a leaping neckbreaker for another two count!

Savell then gets tagged in. He lights up McKinnon’s chest in the corner with knife edge chops. After whipping McKinnon into the far corner, Savell runs across the ring to attack when McKinnon ducks and dumps him over the top rope. After Savell lands safely on the apron, McKinnon turns around and throws out a punch. But Savell ducks and counters with a shoulder thrust to the midsection. When Savell turns to his left, he sees Snow running across the apron to attack. So Savell knocks him back with a back elbow to the face. When Savell turns back to McKinnon, McKinnon knocks him off the apron and to the floor with a step-up enzuigiri! While Savell tries to pick himself up on the outside, McKinnon turns and runs into the far ropes. But Gregory takes advantage and knees him in the back as soon as he hits the ropes. McKinnon feels the effects of the knee to the lower back before following up with a pelé kick, knocking Gregory off the ropes and to the floor! While Gregory tries to get up on the outside, McKinnon runs into the far ropes. As soon as McKinnon hits the ropes, Savell reaches in and yanks him down to the mat. After dragging McKinnon to the outside, Savell brings him down with a sitout inverted suplex slam! Snow hops off the apron, marches over and throws out a clothesline. But Savell ducks. When Snow turns around to face Savell, he gets a superkick to the back of the head from Gregory. After Snow drops down to a knee, Savell knocks him down with a superkick to the face! Savell brings the action back inside and makes the cover, but McKinnon gets his shoulder up.

As the match continues, Savell whacks McKinnon with a buzzsaw kick before bringing him down with a Hurricanrana Driver for a two count. After shooting McKinnon off into the ropes, Savell knocks him down with a leaping side kick for another two count. During the 6th minute, Gregory gets tagged back in and scales to the top turnbuckle. He leaps off for a diving double foot stomp. But McKinnon rolls out of the way. Once Gregory lands on his feet, his momentum sends him rolling forward. Once Gregory rolls to his feet and turns around, McKinnon charges over to attack when Gregory counters with a back body drop into a double knee backbreaker! As McKinnon slowly rolls to the outside, Gregory darts over and knocks Snow off the apron with a running forearm. When McKinnon picks himself up on the outside, Savell steps in through the ropes, runs across the ring, leaps out and knocks him down with a suicide dive! Gregory then steps out onto the apron before following up with The Falling Star (Shooting Star Press off the apron)! He brings McKinnon back inside and makes the cover. But McKinnon gets his foot on the bottom rope just before the ref’s hand was about to hit the mat for a third time.

In the 8th minute, McKinnon reverses an irish whip, sending Gregory into the ropes. When Gregory returns, McKinnon brings him down with a frankensteiner! While Gregory is down, McKinnon begins to crawl towards his corner. Just then, Savell gets in and drags McKinnon back to the center of the ring. He pulls McKinnon up from behind by the tights and sets up for a German Suplex when McKinnon counters with multiple back elbows to the face. He then follows up with another pelé kick, sending Savell through the apron and down onto the apron. When McKinnon gets back up, Gregory goes for another running high-impact clothesline. But McKinnon ducks. When Gregory turns around, McKinnon knocks him down with a spinning heel kick. A tag is finally made out to Snow in the 9th minute. Snow gets in and ducks a running high-impact clothesline attempt from Gregory. After Gregory bounces against the ropes and comes back, Snow throws him down with a snap scoop powerslam for a two count! He then shoots Gregory off into the ropes, where Savell makes the blind tag. When Gregory returns, Snow scoops him up from the side before delivering a belly to back suplex! Snow goes for the cover when Savell delivers a leg drop across the back of the neck. Savell puts the boots to him before pulling him back to his feet. When Snow returns after getting whipped into the ropes, Savell sets up for a back body drop when Snow stops and places him in a front facelock. He’s got Savell set up for a DDT when Gregory counters with a superkick to the back of the head. While Snow is dazed, Gregory runs into the far ropes. When he comes back, Snow goes for a back body drop. But Gregory slips down from behind. As soon as Gregory lands on his feet, McKinnon hops onto his shoulders from behind, flips back and spikes him with a reverse frankensteiner! While Gregory rolls out to the floor, Snow knocks Savell back with a hard European Uppercut! McKinnon then rocks Savell with a roundhouse kick to the back of the head! When Savell staggers back over towards Snow, he turns Savell inside out with a lariat takedown! He then pulls Savell back up, lifts him up high over his head and brings him down with the Winter Solstice (Crucifix Cutter) for the ONE, TWO, THREE!

Best for Business O || Winter Solstice (11:08) || The Bad Boys X

[FGA Office]

In the parking lot opposite the Pepsi Center, a rusty ice cream van skids to a stop, belching some smoke from its exhaust as it comes to rest. The shutter flies up and the masked face of Jimmy Sprinklez leans out over the counter as a crowd forms around it.

Jimmy Sprinklez: 'Ow's it going, boys and girls!? It's me, yer old pal, the Sundae Driver, Jimmy Sprinklez! And guess who's with me...

A huge, bulbous green head appears beside him while Jimmy hands out frozen delights to the throng. Its owner waves enthusiastically.

Jimmy Sprinklez: That's right! It's my best friend and The World's Sweetest Frog, Sherbet! We're here at Dynamic Duos to make a lot of new friends and see a lot of new things!

Sherbet jumps up and down clapping her hands, so hard the van starts rocking.

Jimmy Sprinklez: And do you know what else, children? We're ready to learn a new word! A very big word indeed! Sherbet, if you please...

Sherbet claps her hands then spreads them apart, and like a rainbow, the word shoots out in sparkles: SHINIGAMI.

Jimmy Sprinklez: SHINIGAMI, girls and boys! My, what a long word that is! I wonder what it means?

Jimmy and Sherbet both do hand-to-chin thinking poses, and with the help of TV's old faithful wavy screen effect, we warp into a colourful library set. There, Sherbet, in a teacher's mortarboard cap, opens a big old book. Inside it, the word of the day is printed in big letters, above pictures of monsters in a cartoonish interpretation of the classical Japanese style. Jimmy looks at the book, then to the screen, bringing his hand to his mouth in surprise.

Jimmy Sprinklez: Well bless my stars, kids! Look at this! Shinigami - Japanese spirits of death! Isn't that interesting! It says here that Shinigami are a type of demon who can arrange for people to die, foretell their time of death, or even force them to commit suicide! Goodness me. I love being an ice cream man! You get to meet so many interesting people with interesting jobs!

But after reading a little more, he shakes his head sadly.

Jimmy Sprinklez: Oh no. It says here that some people believe Shinigami are lonely and want people to join them in the afterlife! Well, I don't fancy dying just yet, kiddies, and I'm sure Sherbet doesn't either.

Sherbet shakes her head. No, she doesn't at all.

Jimmy Sprinklez: But if ASURA and .PAAK are lonely, well, we simply can't have that, can we! Your pals Jimmy and Sherbet will be happy to play with them tonight and keep them company. We'll give them a playing with they'll never forget! Maybe we can even find just the right sweet treat for spirits of the dead to enjoy! I wonder what flavours of ice SCREAM ghosts like! Send your answers to the usual address, girls and boys, and Sherbet's favourite will win a goodie bag!

Something occurs to Sherbet as she snaps her fingers, and whispers in Jimmy's ear. He shrugs.

Jimmy Sprinklez: Yeah, or maybe they just nicked it from some cartoon, I dunno. Anyway, see you very soon indeed, children!

[FGA Office]

• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (QUARTERFINALS) •
RubyWay vs. Ashley Marie Chase & Antoinette Sands

The match starts with Ruby Tyler and AMC starting things out for their respective teams. AMC tries to turn this into a grappling contest. But she gets overpowered by Tyler, who knocks her back with strikes. After a front kick knocks AMC into the corner, Tyler lights her up with chops. An irish whip gets reversed, sending Tyler into the corner. AMC runs across the ring to attack when Tyler knocks her back with a boot to the face. She then runs out of the corner before bringing AMC down with a Slingblade for a two count. After a European Uppercut knocks AMC into the ropes, Tyler goes over and tags in Kevin Hardaway. Once Hardaway gets in, RubyWay whip AMC into the far ropes. Instead of coming back, AMC hangs onto the ropes. As RubyWay approaches, AMC slingshots herself out onto the apron before her and Antoinette Sands knock RubyWay down with dual springboard dropkicks! They then take RubyWay and shoot them off into the ropes. When RubyWay return, AAA set up for dual back body drops. Tyler then stops, knocks AMC upright with a kick to the face and follows up with a legsweep! Meanwhile, Hardaway stops, hoists Sands up and throws her down with a falling powerbomb! After Sands is chucked through the ropes and to the floor, Tyler whips AMC over towards Hardaway, who throws her down with an STO for a two count!

Hardaway brings the match into the corner and delivers a flurry of European Uppercuts. After sending AMC into the far corner with an irish whip, Hardaway runs across the ring to attack when AMC counters with a back elbow to the face. As Hardaway stumbles back, AMC comes out of the corner. Hardaway goes to cut her off with a shotgun dropkick to the knees. But AMC hurdles over him before heading into the far ropes. When she returns, Hardaway throws out a lariat when AMC ducks and counters with a Floatover DDT for a two count. AMC pulls Hardaway back to his feet and rocks him with the Kick of Doom (superkick to the jaw). While Hardaway is dazed, AMC doubles him over with a boot to the midsection and sets him up for the Name Dropper (Pedigree) when Hardaway counters with a back body drop, sending AMC over the top rope and to the floor. While AMC tries to pick herself up on the outside, Hardaway turns and takes off into the far ropes. When he returns, he readies himself for GTFO~! (running suicide dive) when AMC slides back in and knocks him down with a dropkick for a two count.

In the 5th minute, Sands gets tagged in. She executes a headscissors takedown followed by a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. Sands goes for a running bulldog when Hardaway shoves her off and into the ropes. When Sands returns, she slides through Hardaway’s legs. When Hardaway turns around, Sands knocks him back with a spin kick. After an irish whip sends Hardaway into the corner, Sands runs over, hops onto him and sends him out of the corner with a monkey flip. Sands then steps out onto the apron before heading to the top turnbuckle. When Hardaway gets back to his feet, Sands leaps off for a diving crossbody. But Hardaway counters with a powerslam for a two count.

Tyler gets tagged back in during the 7th minute. RubyWay then send Sands into the far ropes. When she returns, they throw her down with a Double STO for a two count! After whipping Sands into the ropes, Tyler knocks her down with a jumping side kick for another two count. A running single leg dropkick sends Sands back down to the mat. When Sands gets up on a knee, Tyler spikes her with a kneeling hurricanrana before bringing her back down with the Ruby Cutter (somersault ace crusher) for another two count! Tyler then goes for a diving top rope forearm smash the same time Sands hits her with a jumping clothesline!

During the 9th minute, Tyler and Sands dive over and tag out to Hardaway and AMC, respectively. Hardaway runs over AMC with a yakuza kick. He lifts AMC up for the Lights Out Brainbuster (brainbuster across the knee). But AMC knees him in the head on the way up. After being lowered back down, AMC takes off into the ropes. When she returns, Hardaway rocks her with a roundhouse kick before bringing her down with the Lights Out Brainbuster for a two count! Hardaway then throws out the Decap Lariat (short-arm clothesline) when AMC ducks and counters with a Scorpion Death Drop for a two count! AMC heads to the top turnbuckle and jumps off for It’s A Bird, It’s A Plan, It’s A Chase (high crossbody block). After Hardaway catches her in mid air, Sands heads to the top and missile dropkicks AMC down on top of Hardaway for the cover! But Tyler dives over and breaks it up! Tyler then takes Sands and sends her into the corner. She rushes in to follow up with an attack when Sands counters with a back elbow. Sands then follows up with a Tornado DDT! Across the ring, Chase heads back to the top, leaps off and knocks Hardaway down with a diving forearm. AMC then runs back over, jumps up and brings Hardaway down with the Full Facial (Curb Stomp) for the ONE, TWO, THREE!

RubyWay X || Full Facial (10:59) || AAA O

[FGA Office]

When the cameras cut backstage, the first sight the fans sees makes for a mixed reaction. Izzy Anders, the former FGA Undisputed Champion and Most Hated of 2017, sits on the locker room bench with her hands clasped together. She raises her head up, revealing a conflicted expression to the audience and whoever else may be nearby to see.

Izzy Anders: Just one night.

She mumbles to herself, but mumbling picks up on the audio devices around her. For a moment, she pauses to contemplate, but soon she smacks her hands into her face, squishing her cheeks briefly. Izzy shakes her head, ridding herself of any thoughts that may linger.

Fujiko Mine: There’s a lot than can be done in one night, Izzy.

The voice of the FGA Pride champion rings out, and less than a moment later she is revealed, leaning against the wall by the door that serves as the main entrance to the locker room she’s in.

Fujiko Mine: You and I both know how true that statement is.

There is a small performance of a coy smile as Fujiko says this.

Fujiko Mine: You, especially.

The only allusion to this is a small arch in her right eyebrow.

Fujiko Mine: ...we’ve proven that we can work together. You’ve kept to your word, and me?
She adjusts the glistening Pride championship on her shoulder into a more comfortable position.

Fujiko Mine: There isn’t any doubt on my end. All these remaining teams are pretty great and all. I would be a fool to try and sell any of them short. But the two of us?

She wags a finger back and forth between herself and Izzy.

Fujiko Mine: The former Undisputed champion, and the best wrestler in FGA right now? That’s quite a tall order to try and take us down.

Izzy narrows her eyes at Fujiko, letting them rise and drop at the whim of her emotional state.

Izzy Anders: There’s a joke there, but I won't bother.

She takes one of her wristbands from off the ground, putting it back where it belonged.

Izzy Anders: Was this a pep talk?

Her voice lacks the bite that it normally would, but it has the intent.

Fujiko Mine: Statement of fact. I don’t think you need any sort of pep talk. Any motivation. It’s all here.

She doesn’t gesture, leaving things a bit ambiguous.

Fujiko Mine: We win out. There is no “or else” attached to it. We’re both pretty well versed in the ‘high stakes, back to the wall’ kind of atmosphere this tournament provides. If you really want a facsimile of a pep talk, it was right there for you.

She changes the angle of her head, so that she isn’t looking at Izzy.

Fujiko Mine: It’s none of my business what you’re thinking. It’s none of my business where your head is at now. But I know that once that bell rings, you are going to be one-hundred percent on the match. It’s not me questioning it. Because…

She fires a look at Izzy that punctuates her next statement.

Fujiko Mine: It’s more important to you than you’ve been letting on.

Izzy Anders: It’s pretty hard to determine anything that I’m up to, Fujiko. The importance to me is simple. I want to win.

She sneers.

Izzy Anders: I just hope that tonight isn’t another night of you slamming me into the lockers. That wasn’t exactly fun, which, by the way, I have something to say on that.

The Mindkiller stands from her place, closing the gap between her and Fujiko.

Izzy Anders: Just because I’ve been playing the good woman here and trying my best to mend a bridge that probably never existed doesn’t mean I’m open to taking shit from anyone, especially you.

Izzy looks the Pride Champion up and down.

Izzy Anders: So don’t ever do something like that again...please?

Fujiko chuckles softly to herself. She makes a move to put herself into a defensive stance, but thinks better of it and just returns a look back at Izzy.

Fujiko Mine: Oh, I see. So after poking and prodding at me, when you knew I was upset with what happened earlier in the night...you are, at best, annoyed that you questioned my mindset, and I put you on your back foot for a change? Okay.

She looks away from Izzy, and towards the door.

Fujiko Mine: People keep wondering, keep asking me if I’m worried you’ll turn your back on me during this tournament. They point to the Gold Rush rumble, and remind me how you eliminated me as soon as you had a chance. But I figure differently.

She laughs, humorlessly.

Fujiko Mine: If your goal is to stab me in the back, I figure you wouldn’t do it yet.

She taps her chin with her index finger.

Fujiko Mine: You’d wait until the finals. It would make the most sense there. Cause the most heartbreak. Be the most devastating. In the middle of the match, or if we lost, you’d strike. You’d find the moment where it caused the most damage. “The best revenge is the kind you never see coming.” If that was your aim at all.

Fujiko cooly looks down at her championship, then at the ground near Izzy’s feet.

Fujiko Mine: You can do whatever you like, Izzy. Including be displeased that I put you off-balance. You can even ask me not to do it again. But let’s get one thing completely clear.

She locks a cold expression at the former Undisputed champion, her words coming out monotone.

Fujiko Mine: I am not that girl you beat a few years ago. And while I’m over the past, don’t you think for a second that I haven’t learned from it all. I’ve proved I’ll literally push you out of harm's way if it means we can win this tournament. But that’s this tournament.

She pushes herself off the wall, and lets the Pride championship slide off her shoulder. She regrips it, so that it dangles from her hand. The tone in her voice warms a little.

Fujiko Mine: I honestly don’t mind if you wanna ‘take off the muzzle.’ We don’t even have to speak, if you’re really feeling some type of way about it. I don’t need shades of Izzypop. I don’t need you to try and ‘mend the bridge that might not have been there’, as you put it. I don’t need niceties from you. You wanted me here, knowing full well what you were getting, what you were walking into. If you wanna be the Izzy that kicked her way out of FGA? Go for it. But don’t expect me to care.

She offers a simple shrug.

Fujiko Mine: Some people heard your suggestion that I might turn on you and actually bought stock in it. But you wanna know something?

She gives Izzy a thoughtful expression.

Fujiko Mine: It wouldn’t happen. Because despite me quoting what the best revenge is, Izzy?
She pauses for just a moment.

Fujiko Mine: That wouldn’t be it for me. Even if you struck like a viper? I’ve already got my “revenge.” So I’m just fine.

Her thick lips curl into her midwest sweet smile, her eyes joining in to tell the story. Izzy’s eyes widen for a moment, as if there was a switch tampered with in her head. Yet, it subsides for a moment.

Izzy Anders: Oh my freakin’--

She mumbles to herself before giving Fujiko an incredulous look.

Izzy Anders: Poking and prodding you? You really do think so little of me that you thought that I was trying to fuck with you? Every time that I do anything, it’s met with this backlash and it’s not because that any of my tirade against this corrupt company--which, by the way, I was right about. Look to how people like Stryker got screwed and over and tell me that I’m wrong.

Fujiko Mine: I can’t, but Jimmy and I? We handled that problem. Brandon’s gone. Because of Jimmy. And Izzy, please. You can’t sit here with a straight face after suggesting that I might turn on you and not call that you prodding me.

Izzy Anders: It wasn’t prodding you. Prodding you would have been more than that. I was checking to see if you were okay, because you were thrown off after Natalie came and tried to apologize. Is it such a foreign concept that just maybe, JUST MAYBE, I care about your well-being?

She taps on the side of her head with a derisive chuckle.

Izzy Anders: No, you can’t get that because you only see me as your enemy. That’s it. Which is asinine to me because what reason do you have to hate little ol’ Izzy Anders? Because I said something about you when I was losing my mind? With the way you keep parading around the whole “I’m not the same woman” schtick, it’s like you’re trying to prove something. Is that it?

Izzy holds for a beat, staring directly into Fujiko’s eyes.

Izzy Anders: Do you just think of me like this because you couldn’t beat me?

The Mindkiller lets out a scoff.

Izzy Anders: I just realized that I don’t need to preach to you or try to convince you of anything. I finally got it. I’ve been trying to see you for everything that I’d hope you’d be. I’m a realist, and I forgot that for a second. I knew you wouldn’t be open arms and smiles, but I didn’t expect you to be like this.

She pauses again, trying to catch her calmness.

Izzy Anders: While I’m sitting here thinking of the world of you, buying into the Apex Goddess hype, and seeing as everything that I wanted to be when I started out--you’re over here, thinking that I’m making plans to ruin you. Or that everything that I do is a personal attack against you.

Izzy Anders: We’re not going to win DDT3 like this. I’m fucking stupid for thinking that this could really work. I should have gotten the message from the training meeting.

Izzy sits down on the bench, her shoulders sunk down and her head lowered. Her voice reaches Fujiko, but it is no longer directed at her.

Izzy Anders: Whatever, man.

Another beat.

Izzy Anders: Whatever.

Fujiko doesn’t say anything the entire time, and waits for a moment before responding.

Fujiko Mine: For as smart as you are...you’re way off the mark, Izzy.

She shakes her head at the Mindkiller. Her expression does not present condescension.

Fujiko Mine: I don’t think of you as my enemy. If I did? I might actually buy stock in people talking about me turning on you. I’ve not forgotten the past, but I’m not waiting for the opportunity to destroy you over it. Why?

She takes a step towards Izzy, forcing her to meet her eyes.

Fujiko Mine: Because you’ve done that to yourself enough.

There is a bit of a mean smirk on her face.

Fujiko Mine: I’m not eaten up over “not being able to beat you”, Izzy. It hasn’t impacted my career, nor has it defined it. This…

She taps the Pride championship.

Fujiko Mine: ...has. Beating Molly Reid, Chris Madison, Tyler Storm, and Seth Iser has helped define my FGA career. And quite frankly, you’ve been keeping a copy of me living rent free in your head for years. On the flip side? I’ve not been trying to redeem myself against you, or prove anything to you. If that hurts your feelings, so be it. But let me ask you something, Izzy...

Her gaze softens.

Fujiko Mine: Why do you think I agreed to be your partner?

Izzy doesn’t seem exactly ready to respond, but sighs to herself.

Izzy Anders: Why? So you finally get this speech out?

Her words don’t carry the venom it would have against people like Johnny Karma or Noelle Smith. Fujiko seems genuinely surprised by her answer.

Fujiko Mine: Is that what you think? That, if I was still so upset with you...I would “torture myself” by teaming with you just to tell you all of this? I could’ve accomplished that with a phone call and a face-to-face meeting.

A smile filled with pity is all Fujiko affords her now.

Fujiko Mine: You think I’m bitter that you’ve beaten me twice? That you managed to become World Champion before me? You think I’m still not over what you’ve said to me, and about me? Hah. To hold onto that anger? Would be like swallowing poison myself and expecting you to die from it.

She shakes her head again.

Fujiko Mine: I agreed to be your partner because you and I? We can actually win DDT3. We can actually be Tag Team champions. But, I don’t need you doing your brand of checking in on me for that to happen. We just have to not try and kill each other out there. Think you can accomplish that? Because I already proved that I can…

She makes a move for the door, opening it and looking at Izzy over her shoulder.

Fujiko Mine: See you out there.

No response, no venom, not a word at all from the Mindkiller. Instead, Izzy meekly lifts up a thumbs up before slumping back down. Her head doesn’t raise to meet Fujiko’s gaze at all.

[FGA Office]

• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (QUARTERFINALS) •
Fujiko Mine & Izzy Anders vs. Sex & Mercy

The match starts with Mercy sucker punching Fujiko with a Superman Punch as soon as she turns around, knocking the FGA Pride Champion through the ropes and to the floor! This brings in The Mindkiller, who knocks Mercy back with forearm strikes. She then takes Mercy and goes for an irish whip. But Mercy reverses, sending Anders into the ropes. When Anders returns, Mercy leapfrogs over her. Anders ducks underneath. But as soon as she stands back up, Kassouri knocks her down with a spinning heel kick! When Fujiko climbs back up onto the apron, Sex & Mercy rush over and nail her with clubbing strikes to the head and neck. They then bring the Pride Champion back inside with a double vertical suplex! Mercy makes the cover, but Anders rushes over and breaks it up at two. Kassouri then attacks Anders from behind with clubbing strikes. She then takes The Mindkiller and tosses her through the ropes and onto the apron. After marching back over towards Fujiko, Kassouri helps Mercy stomp away on Fujiko. Sex & Mercy pull the Pride Champion up again before shooting her off into the ropes. When Fujiko returns, Sex & Mercy go for a double clothesline. But Fujiko ducks before heading into the far ropes. When Fujiko returns, she knocks Kassouri down with the 4-Play (running single leg dropkick)! When Fujiko gets back to her feet, Mercy grabs her and whips her into the corner. She then runs over to throw out a Yakuza Kick. But Fujiko catches her foot before shoving her down to the mat. After Mercy rolls back to her feet, Anders grabs her from behind before knocking her down with the Black Song (Hammerlock Lariat)! When Mercy gets up on a knee, Fujiko runs over an spikes her with a headscissors facebuster for a two count.

In the 4th minute, Anders gets tagged back in before sending Mercy slumping down in the corner with MUDA MUDA MUDA (machine gun punches in the corner)! After pulling up Mercy by the hair, Anders shoots her into the far corner with an irish whip. The Mindkiller charges across the ring before delivering a running European Uppercut. She then pulls Mercy from out of the corner, lifts her up across the shoulders and brings her down with a fireman’s carry neckbreaker. When Mercy slowly turns over onto a knee, Anders flattens her with a Shining Yakuza Kick for a two count!

Fujiko gets tagged back in during the 6th minute. The Pride Champion takes Mercy and whips her into the ropes. When Mercy returns, Fujiko knocks her down with a dropsault. As soon as Fujiko lands on her feet, she quickly follows up with a standing Shooting Star Press for a two count! Fujiko then sends Mercy back into the ropes. When Mercy returns returns, a spinning back kick to the midsection drops Mercy down to all fours. Fujiko then turns away from Mercy before flattening her with a standing moonsault for another two count!

As the match continues, Fujiko goes for an irish whip. But Mercy reverses. When Fujiko hits the ropes, Kassouri yanks down the top rope, sending Fujiko flipping down and landing hard on the floor! Mercy runs across the ring and knocks Anders off the apron with a running elbow. She then heads back across the ring to the Sex & Mercy corner before tagging in Kassouri. Kassouri then runs across the apron before knocking Fujiko back down with a Shotgun Dropkick! She brings the action back inside and makes the cover, but Fujiko gets her shoulder up. Kassouri moves Fujiko into the corner before delivering multiple shoot kicks to the chest. She then moves Fujiko from out of the corner before sending her off into the far ropes. When Fujiko returns, Kassouri knocks her down with a yakuza kick for a two count! Kassouri then knocks Fujiko down with a legsweep before knocking her back down with a single leg dropkick of her own! After throwing Fujiko down with a front suplex, Kassouri throws out the LAPIDATION (buzzsaw kick). But Fujiko ducks, leaps to her feet, hops onto Kassouri’s shoulders from behind and brings her down with a poison rana! After both grapplers slowly get back to their feet, Fujiko heads towards the ropes, bounces back and knocks Kassouri down with a handspring enzuigiri!

In the 8th minute, Anders is tagged back in. She whips Kassouri into the ropes, where Mercy makes the blind tag. When Kassouri returns, she slides through Anders’ legs. When Anders turns around, Mercy grabs her from behind and throws her down with a half nelson suplex! She makes the cover, but she only gets a two count. Anders then reverses an irish whip, sending Mercy into the ropes. When Mercy returns, Anders knocks her down with a running European Uppercut. Then another. After rocking Mercy with a roundhouse kick, Anders drops her down to a knee with a step-up enzuigiri before knocking her down with an Axe Kick! She makes the cover, but Kassouri breaks up the pin at two. Fujiko then rushes over and knocks Kassouri through the ropes with a front dropkick. Back in the ring, Anders hoists Mercy up across her shoulder, runs towards the corner and Lawn Darts her into the turnbuckles! After snapmaring Mercy down to the mat, Anders points to a random fan before taking off into the ropes. When Anders returns, she flattens Mercy with A Gift For You (Penalty Kick)! She then pulls Mercy back up, lifts her up and throws her down with the Shotgun Party II (Ki Krusher) for the ONE, TWO, THREE!

Fujiko Mine & Izzy Anders O || Shotgun Party II (9:19) || Sex & Mercy X

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The scene opens up inside an empty movie theater. Well, mostly empty. As the camera zooms in, ASURA and .PAAK are shown sitting in the center of the sixth seating row. A massive bulk box of Hi Chew rests in .PAAK’s lap. ASURA totes a giant bag of assorted Skittles.

.PAAK: Hi darlings! It’s time for your absolute favorite portion of Dynamic Duos. Your ear gates have the chance to be serenaded by me and ASURA’s sultry voices! Aren’t you all just so lucky!

Taking a handful of the sugary treats, ASURA deposits them like the rainbow waterfall they are into her mouth. She smiles, enjoying the taste.

ASURA: They’re extremely lucky. In fact, this is the best day of their life, especially to our opponents. You see, we’re here in a theatre because we’ve been watching their child-friendly antics and we have to say that we like the cut of the jib. They’re nice, respectful, and pretty cute, despite what other people might believe, due to their costumes. I like them. It’s endearing.

She gets more of the Skittles.

ASURA: Endearing only gets you so far, isn’t that right, .PAAK?

.PAAK: Enduring may get you in the door. But you need a little bit more than that to get to the top and win it all.

She grabs a strawberry piece of candy and unwraps it.

.PAAK: You two have probably noticed this already, but we aren’t like you. Sure we, might might be cute. Hell, we’re actually pretty sexy. But we aren’t nice. We aren’t respectful.

ASURA: But for the both of you? We don’t mind you two, so we’ll shed you all a little of respect. Treasure that. Cherish it like nothing else matters in the world because when we have to beat you down, we’ll do with the utmost care because we do humor you two. But don’t think that us humoring you both is a sign of us falling for the allure that you all brought to the table. We’re not getting beat like Tommy Boy and Thundertits did. Not us, boys and girls!

ASURA’s dig at Tommy and Aurora causes .PAAK to burst out into laughter.

.PAAK: Damn it…

She takes a moment to compose herself.

.PAAK: Guess it all boils down to this—you’re both going to get this work. Not because we hate you. Not because we’re vindictive. But because it’s what’s got to be done for us to get to the finish line. We won’t hold back for you two, or anyone else.

She pops that Hi Chew into her mouth and turns towards her tag team partner.

ASURA: We’ll see you all very soon. It’s a brand new episode where everything isn’t so sweet. We like you both enough, but we got something to prove. We’re not going home without that trophy and everything is dead in our wake. That’s what Shinigamis do and that’s what we’re about.

The scene fades to black.

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• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (QUARTERFINALS) •
SHINIGAMI vs. The Sweet, Sweet World of Jimmy Sprinklez

The match starts off with .PAAK overwhelming Sprinklez with palm strikes to the face. An irish whip then sends the ice cream man into the ropes. When Sprinklez returns, .PAAK doubles him over with a rolling solebutt. Once Sprinklez is brought down to the mat with a snapmare, .PAAK heads into the ropes, returns and flattens him with a grounded running boot for a two count. .PAAK brings Sprinklez back to his feet and goes for another irish whip. But this time, Sprinklez reverses. When .PAAK returns, Sprinklez catches her with a backhand chop. .PAAK goes to strike back when she gets cut off with another backhand chop. Sprinklez then goes for an irish whip, but .PAAK reverses. When Sprinklez returns, he brings .PAAK down with a huracanrana for a two count. Sprinklez pulls .PAAK back up, delivers an atomic drop and follows up with a side russian leg sweep. Sprinklez goes to follow up with a jumping first drop when .PAAK rolls out of the way. When Sprinklez gets back to his feet, .PAAK greets him with multiple forearm shots. She throws out a roundhouse kick, which Sprinklez ducks. Sprinklez quickly follows up with a backdrop suplex for a two count.

As the match continues, Sherbet gets tagged in. The World’s Sweetest Frog takes her bulbous mask and knocks .PAAK back into the corner with multiple headbutts. She then hits .PAAK with a big open palm slap. .PAAK fires back with a forearm shot that causes Sherbet to stumble back. While Sherbet holds her big mask, .PAAK bounces against the ropes, returns and knocks her down with a running roundhouse! The tag is then made to ASURA, who rushes in and drives Sherbet down with a Curb Stomp! She makes the cover, but Sherbet gets her shoulder up. After pulling Sherbet up to a seated position, ASURA delivers a hard kick to the spine before running into the ropes. Whens he returns, she flattens Sherbet with a Sliding Clothesline. She makes the cover, but she only gets a two count. ASURA heads to the apron and goes for a springboard blockbuster. But she’s unable to get a good grip on Sherbet thanks to the frog’s large bulbous mask. Once ASURA scrambles back to a vertical base, Sherbet throws her right back down with an STO. After hitting the ropes, Sherbet comes back, hopscotches her way towards ASURA and follows up with a Mushroom Stomp. She makes the cover, but ASURA gets her shoulder up.

The tag is made to Sprinklez, who pulls ASURA back up, Sherbet hits a high spinning heel kick while Sprinklez connects with a low dropkick! He makes the cover, but ASURA gets the shoulder up at two. After the tag is made back out to Sherbet, Sprinklez and Sherbet take turns hopscotching up and down ASURA. The Frog then hits the ropes. When Sherbet returns, she goes for the Candy Crush (standing senton splash). But ASURA gets her knees up. When Sherbet turns over onto a knee, ASURA flattens her with a Shining Wizard for a two count. She then takes Sherbet, grabs her by the mask and moves her back into the SHINIGAMI corner before sending her slumping down into the corner with the KDA (corner chops, followed by kicks, followed by knees to the lowered opponent)! .PAAK gets tagged back in and facewashes Sherbet before heading off into the adjacent set of ropes. When she returns, she follows up with a running boot to the face! She drags Sherbet from out of the corner and makes the cover, but Sherbet gets a shoulder up at two. .PAAK then sets up Sherbet for a leg-hook German Suplex when Sprinklez breaks it up from behind with a double axe handle. While Sprinklez turns and heads back to his corner, .PAAK runs up from behind and connects with a running hip attack, knocking him through the ropes and to the floor. She then turns and darts across the ring before connecting with a shotgun dropkick, sending Sherbet backwards into the corner! .PAAK follows up with a running hip attack that sends Sherbet slumping down in the corner. While Sprinklez pulls himself up on the apron, .PAAK turns, runs across the ring and knocks him back off with a forearm shot to the face. .PAAK turns, runs across the ring and connects with a running cannonball! She rolls Sherbet away from the ropes and makes the cover, but she only gets a two count.

During the 7th minute, ASURA is tagged back in. She sends Sherbet tumbling to the mat with a diving knee attack to the head. She makes the cover, but only gets a two count. After pulling Sherbet back to a vertical base, ASURA throws out a Kesagiri Chop. But Sherbet swats it away and follows up with Mongolian Chops. She then sets up ASURA for a backdrop suplex when ASURA counters with elbows to the back of the head. She then heads into the ropes. When ASURA returns, Sherbet dazes her with a running high kick. She then takes ASURA by the wrists and does the ring-around-the-rosies spin before letting go at the end, sending ASURA flying across the ring! The hard camera zooms in on Sherbet, who turns to it and does the hand-to-mouth “ooops” gesture, followed by a sad shake of the head.

Sherbet gets tagged back in during the 9th minute. Sprinkelz and Sherbet pick up ASURA and deliver The Sweet, Sweet Hug Party (alternating bear hugs, throwing the opponent between them each time). .PAAK breaks up the Hug Party by running over and blasting both Sprinkelz & Sherbet with multiple forearm shots! She then sets up for a Snapmare Driver on Sprinklez when Sherbet hits her with a battering ram headbutt. After Sherbet bounces off of .PAAK and stumbles back, she waddles her way over into her team’s corner while Sprinklez throws ASURA down with a scoop slam. He turns to the crowd and tells then, "Now girls and boys, this next move is called a 'wheelbarrow facebuster'."Do try this at home, children!" Sprinklez then pulls up ASURA, lifts her up and throws her down with a wheelbarrow facebuster! He turns back to the crowd. "There you have it, kids, that's how you do a wheelbarrow facebuster! Easy as pie. If you want to practice it yourself, send me all your lovely pictures at the usual address." Sprinklez steps out onto the apron and goes for The Ice Cream Man Cometh (slingshot springboard senton bomb). But .PAAK rolls out of the way!

In the 12th minute, ASURA makes the tag out to .PAAK. She gets in, grabs Sprinklez and goes for an irish whip. But he reverses. Sprinklez then rushes in to attack when .PAAK turns him around with a boot to the face. .PAAK follows up with a leg-hook German Suplex! She makes the cover, but Sherbet breaks up the pin with a falling headbutt from the top rope! She then takes .PAAK and whips her into the ropes. Instead of coming back, .PAAK hangs onto the ropes. Sherbet runs over to attack when .PAAK ducks and dumps her over the top rope and to the floor. Back in the ring, Sprinklez is knocked back with multiple forearm shots. She then goes for an irish whip. But again, Sprinklez reverses. When .PAAK returns, she flattens him with a yakuza kick. .PAAK pulls Sprinklez back up before taking off into the ropes. When .PAAK returns, she throws him down with the Slingblade! She pulls Sprinklez up by the cone on his mask before doubling him over with a hard knee to the midsection. She then sends Sprinklez back into the ropes. When he returns, .PAAK goes for a pop-up double knee gutbuster. But on the way down, Sprinklez catches her legs. He then rolls her backwards on the mat. After .PAAK rolls back up, Sprinklez clobbers her with the Soft Serve (jumping overhand strike) before bringing her down with the Soft Scoop (sitout scoop piledriver)! Sprinklez the heads to the top turnbuckle, flips off and crashes down on .PAAK with the Screwball (corkscrew diving cannonball) for the ONE, TWO, THREE!

SHINIGAMI X || Screwball (14:10) || The Sweet, Sweet World of Jimmy Sprinklez O

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• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (SEMIFINALS) •
Best for Business vs. AAA

The first semifinal of the night starts off with McKinnon and Chase trading holds. An irish whip sends McKinnon into the ropes. When he returns, Chase throws her down with a japanese arm drag. Then another. After a running dropkick knocks McKinnon through the ropes and to the floor, Chase turns and takes off into the ropes. When Chase returns, Snow gets in the ring and blocks off her path. So she slides through Snow’s legs. When Snow turns around, Chase knocks him back with the Kick of Doom! When she turns to face the near ropes, McKinnon knocks her down with a springboard dropkick for a two count! He then sends Chase into the corner with another irish whip. McKinnon runs over and nails Chase with a corner Shining Wizard. He then hops down, places her in a headlock and goes for a running bulldog out of the corner. But Chase shoves him off into the ropes. When McKinnon returns, Chase throws out another Kick of Doom. This time, her foot gets caught. McKinnon then swings her leg away from him, grabs her from behind and goes for a release German Suplex. But Chase is able to rotate in the air and land on her feet. When McKinnon rushes over to attack, Chase ducks and dumps him over the top rope and to the floor. She then scales to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and takes him down with It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s a Chase! She brings the action back inside and makes the cover, but McKinnon kicks out at two.

The tag is then made to Sands. The young Sands knocks McKinnon down with a spin kick after an irish whip for a two count. She then goes for a running bulldog of her own when McKinnon shoves her off into the ropes. When Sands returns, she executes a headscissors takedown. A pair of dropkicks follow. Sands then brings him back down with a swinging neckbreaker for another two count. Once McKinnon is whipped into the corner, Sands runs over and goes for a monkey flip. But McKinnon catches her, turns, sits her down on the top turnbuckle, leaps up and brings her down with a hurricanrana for a two count! The tag is then made out to Snow. Snow takes Sands and whips her into the ropes. When Sands returns, Snow throws her down with a back body drop that causes Sands to over rotate and land face-first on the mat! He makes the cover, but Sands gets her shoulder up at two.

Snow brings the action into the corner during the 4th minute and nearly drives the air out of Sands with multiple shoulder thrusts. After Sands is sent crashing into the far corner with an irish whip, she staggers away from the ropes as Snow runs over and turns her inside out with a lariat! He makes the cover, but Sands gets her shoulder up. Snow then sends her back into the ropes with another irish whip. This time, Sands hurdles over the back body drop attempt and hits the ropes. AMC quickly reaches over to make the blind tag. When Sands returns, she slides through Snow’s legs. When Snow turns around, Chase knocks him down with a dropkick off the top rope! She makes the cover, but Snow kicks out at two. Snow then reverses an irish whip, sending Chase into the ropes. When she returns, she goes for a crossbody block. But Snow counters with a snap powerslam! He hooks the leg, but Chase gets her shoulder up at two.

As the match continues, Snow delivers a pendulum backbreaker. He then delivers a belly to back suplex before circling Chase and delivering a Garvin Stomp to each limp. Sands pulls Chase back up before delivering a vertical suplex for another two count. Snow then applies a rear chinlock. The ref asks Chase if she wants to give up, but she refuses. After battling back to a vertical base, Chase nails him with multiple elbows to the midsection. She then takes off into the ropes. When Chase returns, Snow delivers a lariat takedown for another two count!

In the 6th minute, Chase is sent into the corner with an irish whip, Snow runs over to attack when Chase knocks him back with a back elbow. After shaking off the blow, Snow runs back into the corner. This time, Chase knocks him back with a boot to the face. She runs out of the corner to attack when Snow throws her down with a Mountain Bomb! He makes the cover, but Chase gets her shoulder up at two. After throwing Chase down with a belly to belly suplex, Snow follows up with a double foot stomp to the abdomen. He then pulls up Chase and lifts her up in place for the Winter Solstice. But Chase is able to slip down from behind and counter with a Scorpion Death Drop! Chase then heads into the corner. She goes to climb the ropes when McKinnon heads over to stop her. But Chase is able to fight him off. Chase steps up to the top turnbuckle, flips off and knocks Snow down with a moonsault!

As the 8th minute approaches, Chase dives over and tags Sands back in. Sands springboards to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and knocks Snow down with a missile dropkick for a two count! She then sends Snow into the corner with an irish whip. Sands runs over, hops on Snow and brings him out of the corner with a monkey flip. When Snow gets back up, Sands runs over and knocks him backwards into the corner with a front dropkick! After Snow slumps down in the corner, Sands runs over and delivers the Alien INVASION (Bronco Buster)! She pulls Snow back up before planting him with a Tornado DDT! She makes the cover, but McKinnon dives over and breaks up the pin at two. McKinnon gets to his feet and puts the boots to Sands when Chase gets in and fights him off. In the distance, Gunnar and Ragnar can be seen marching down to the ring! Chase climbs up to the top turnbuckle, leaps off and knocks Ragnar down with It’s A Bird, It’s A Plan, It’s a Chase! AMC and Gunnar are about to get into it when the ref rolls to the outside and keeps the two separated. While this is happening, Sands climbs to the top turnbuckle and readies herself for the Cotton Candy Crush (Shooting Star Press) when Tristan Ambrose leaps onto the apron and shoves her down, sending her crashing hard to the floor! Ambrose hops down, takes Sands and rolls her back inside. He then rolls back in, runs over and drives Sands down with The Cure (Curb Stomp)! Cure then rolls out to the ring while McKinnon knocks down Chase from behind on the outside. The ref gets back in when he sees Snow making the cover on Sands and counts the ONE, TWO, THREE!

Best for Business O || Curb Stomp (10:13) || AAA X

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• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (SEMIFINALS) •
Fujiko Mine & Izzy Anders vs. The Sweet, Sweet World of Jimmy Sprinklez

The second semifinal starts off with Sprinklez looking to wear down Fujiko to start off the match. Sprinklez clamps on a side headlock. Fujiko tries to shove him off, but she can’t. After a few forearm shots to the ribs, Fujiko tries to shove him off but again, it’s to no avail. Sprinklez then performs a standing switch as he transitions into a hammerlock from behind. He then quickly transitions into an abdominal stretch from behind. While Fujiko writhes in pain, Sprinklez looks to the hard camera and says, "Goodness me, boys and girls, that looks painful, doesn’t it!?" While Sprinklez is conversing with the audience Fujiko takes advantage of the distraction and throws him down with a hip toss. A handstand calf kick follows, which knocks Sprinklez back. While Sprinklez is dazed, Fujiko runs over and executes a tilt-a-whirl headscissors, sending Sprinklez through the ropes and to the floor. While Sprinklez pulls himself up on the outside, Fujiko turns and runs into the far ropes. When she returns, the Pride Champion slams on the brakes when Sherbet blocks her path. Sherbet holds her arms out for a hug. Fujiko responds with a spinning back kick that doubles her over. She then turns and runs back into the far ropes. When Fujiko returns, she springboards off of Sherbet’s back before knocking Sprinklez down with a corkscrew plancha to the outside! When Sherbet gets up on a knee, Anders flattens her with a Shining Yakuza Kick! Fujiko brings the action back inside and makes the cover, but Sprinklez kicks out at tow.

Fujiko stays in control with knife edge chops in the corner. Sprinklez then reverses an irish whip, sending the Pride Champion into the far corner. Sprinklez runs across the ring to attack when Fujiko turns him around with a boot to the face. While Sprinklez staggers away from the corner, Fujiko runs up from behind, spins on his shoulders, flips back and brings him down with a hurricanrana for a two count. An irish whip sends Sprinklez into the ropes. When he returns, Fujiko knocks him down with a dropsault for a two count. Fujiko looks over and sees Anders holding her arm out for the tag. Fujiko turns to the crowd before heading into her team’s corner and tagging Anders in. The Mindkiller makes her way over to Sprinklez and puts the boots to him. After pulling Sprinklez up by the cone on his mask, a hard European Uppercut sends him stumbling backwards into the ropes. He tries to shake out the cobwebs when Anders darts over and rocks him further with a running European Uppercut. After Sprinklez slumps down against the ropes, Anders pulls him back up by the cone before shooting his off into the far ropes. When Sprinklez returns, Anders throw out a yakuza kick. But Sprinklez catches her foot. He wags his finger at Anders, which causes The Mindkiller to narrow her eyes at him. Sprinklez then swings her leg away from him. Anders uses the momentum to her advantage as she spins before throwing out a Stockton Slap. But Sprinklez ducks and counters with a backhand chop. Two more backhand chops follow before Anders is shot off into the ropes. When she returns, Sprinklez knocks her down with a running high knee. He follows up with a jumping fist drop for a two count.

Sprinklez makes the tag out to Sherbet in the 5th minute. The World’s Sweetest Frog picks up Anders and delivers a big open hand playful slap across the face. After Anders shakes off the strike, Sherbet hits her with another big open hand slap. Sherbet then playfully nudges Anders on the shoulder. She does it again. This time, harder. Sherbet can be heard giggling. But Anders finds nothing funny. After piefacing Sherbet and sending her down to the mat, The Mindkiller turns to Sprinklez and rocks him with a hard European Uppercut that drops him to the apron. She then marches over and doubles Sherbet over with a boot to the midsection as she tries to get back up. She then takes Sherbet and whips her into the ropes. When Sherbet returns, Anders connects with a roundhouse kick, sending Sherbet twirling down to the mat. Anders picks her back up and knocks her back with a palm strike. She then runs forward and connects with a step-up enzuigiri, sending Sherbet twirling back down to the mat. Anders then picks up Sherbet before scooping her up across her shoulder. The Mindkiller runs towards the corner with thoughts of a Lawn Dart when Sherbet slips down from behind and shoves Anders into the corner. When Anders ricochets off the turnbuckles, Sherbet hits the ropes, comes back and runs her over with a shoulder block. After running shoulder block sends Anders right back down. After Sherbet hits the ropes and returns, Anders goes to leapfrog over her. But Sherbet catches her in mid air and counters with a scoop powerslam. Sherbet then turns and points to each section of the crowd before holding her hand to her ear. The World’s Sweetest Frog does a mascot dance before leaping into the air and delivering the Frog’s Leg Drop for a two count!

Sprinklez gets tagged back in. Sherbet and Sprinkles bring Anders to The Sweet, Sweet Hug Party. The Hug Party continues until Anders delivers a bell clap to the ears of Sprinklez. Sherbet grabs her from behind. But Anders delivers three back elbows to the face. When The Mindkiller turns around, she whacks Sherbet with a Stockton Slap that sends the Frog down to the mat! Sprinklez then grabs Anders from behind. But again, Anders elbows her way to freedom. She then performs a standing switch before knocking Sprinklez down with the Black Song for a two count!

Fujiko gets tagged back in during the 9th minute. She knocks Sprinklez down with a missile dropkick for a two count! An irish whip then gets reversed, sending Fujiko towards the ropes. But Fujiko uses the momentum to counter with a handspring rebound enzuigiri! While Sprinklez is rocked, Fujiko heads back into the ropes. When she returns, Sprinklez throws her down with the Soft Scoop for a two count! He then tags Sherbet back in. The frog gets in and hopscotches over towards Fujiko before delivering a mushroom stomp! After doubling Fujiko over with a toe kick, Sherbet sends the Pride Champion staggering over into the ropes after a headbutt. She then moves Fujiko into the corner before doubling her over with a battering ram headbutt. Fujiko is then sent into the far corner with an irish whip. Sherbet runs across the ring and connects with a running corner high knee!. She then pulls Fujiko from out of the corner before throwing her down with Freddo’s Revenge (belly to belly side suplex) for a two count.

Sprinklez gets tagged back in and connects with The Ice Cream Man Cometh for a two count! After Sprinklez turns Fujiko over into a Boston Crab, Sherbet hits a falling headbutt to the spine of Fujiko! Sprinklez kepes the hold locked on until Anders rushes over and rocks him with a roundhouse kick! After Sprinklez drops to a knee, Anders knocks him down with an Axe Kick! The Mindkiller reluctantly makes her way into the corner while Fujiko pulls herself up using the ropes. When the Pride Champion turns and sees Sprinklez getting back to his feet, she runs over and hops onto his shoulders. Before Fujiko can flip back for a poison rana, Sprinklez shoves her off his shoulders. Once Fujiko lands on front of him, Sprinklez follows up with a backdrop suplex for another two count! Sprinklez then applies a kneeling chinlock. The ref asks Fujiko if she wants to give up. But she refuses to quit. After battling back to a vertical base, Sprinklez gets doubled over after four elbows to the midsection. Fujiko then heads towards the ropes, bounces back and brings him down with a handspring rebound Ace Crusher! Sherbet tries to get all the children to rally behind Sprinklez while Anders holds her arm out for Fujiko’s tag. Both grapplers begin to crawl towards their respective corners. Sprinklez is closer to his corner and makes the tag out to Sherbet. After the frog gets in, she waddles over towards Fujiko and grabs her by the ankle. Fujiko gets up on one leg and reaches her arm out for the tag. Sherbet is doing her best to try and hold Fujiko back. But Fujiko’s able to leap over and tags in Anders!

The Mindkiller rushes in and knocks Sherbet down with a running European Uppercut. After an irish whip sends Sherbet into the corner, Anders runs over and connects with a running European Uppercut! She then sends Sherbet slumping down in the corner with MUDA MUDA MUDA! After pulling Sherbet back up, Anders sends her off into the far ropes. When Sherbet returns, she throws Anders down with an STO for a two count! Anders reverses an irish whip, sending Sherbet back into the ropes. When Sherbet returns, she knocks Anders down with a spinning heel kick for another two count! She then picks up Anders and sets up for the Sherbet Dip (Flowing DDT) when Anders takes her by the arm, rolls out and counters with a double knee armbreaker! Anders lips on the Amputator (Fujiwara Armbar) when Sprinklez gets in and breaks it up. He then takes Anders and whips her into the ropes. But instead of coming back, Anders hangs onto the ropes. Sprinklez runs over to attack when Anders ducks and dumps him over the top rope. After Sprinklez lands safely on the apron, Fujiko sends him flipping down to the floor with a running hurricanrana! Back inside, Anders hurls Sherbet into the corner with a Lawn Dart! After Sherbet stumbles back and turns around, Anders knocks her down with the Capetown Sunset (540 Kick) for the ONE, TWO, THREE!

Fujiko Mine & Izzy Anders O || Capetown Sunset (16:42) || The Sweet, Sweet World of Jimmy Sprinklez X

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• DYNAMIC DUOS TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT (FINALS) •
Best for Business vs. Fujiko Mine & Izzy Anders

The finals starts off with Snow and McKinnon attacking Fujiko and Anders from behind with clubbing strikes! They then send them off into the far ropes. When Fujiko & Anders return, Best for Business set up for dual back body drops. Fujiko then hurdles over McKinnon before heading into the far ropes. Meanwhile, Anders hits Snow with a kick to the face that knocks him upright. Anders then whacks him across the face with a Stockton Slap while Fujiko sends McKinnon through the ropes and to the floor with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors takedown! Back inside, Anders knocks Snow into the corner with a flurry of European Uppercuts. While this is happening, Fujiko takes off into the far ropes. When she returns, she flips over the top rope and takes out McKinnon with a topé con giro! Back in the ring, Anders takes Snow and whips him into the far ropes. The Mindkiller runs across the ring and connects with a European Uppercut! She runs back across the ring towards the previous corner. But unbeknownst to her, Snow is right behind her. When Anders turns around in the far corner, she gets hit with a clothesline! Snow then takes Anders and whips her back across the ring into the corner. Snow runs across the ring to attack when Anders darts from out of the corner and cuts him off with a running European Uppercut. She then takes Snow and whips him into the ropes. She throws out the Capetown Sunset. But she telegraphs the move, allowing Snow to hook his arms on the ropes. As Anders gets back to her feet, Snow runs over and knocks her down with a boot to the face for a two count!

Snow moves Anders into the corner and delivers multiple shoulder thrusts to the midsection. He follows up with a series of back elbow strikes, followed by a knife edge chop. Anders responds by piefacing him. Snow then comes back and lets off a blistering knife edge chop. Anders responds by spitting right in his face. Once Snow wipes his face clean, he lunges in with a punch. But Anders ducks. When Snow turns around, Anders sends him slumping down in the corner with MUDA MUDA MUDA! She then pulls Snow up, brings him out of the corner and goes for an irish whip. But Snow reverses. When Anders returns, she ducks a back elbow before heading into the ropes. When she returns, she ducks a clothesline before continuing to run the ropes. When Anders returns, she hurdles over a back body drop attempt. When the Mindkiller returns, she slides through Snow’s legs. When Snow turns around, Anders delivers Dirty Dancin (Kick Flurry)! While Snow is dazed, Anders runs into the ropes. When she comes back, she runs past Snow and into the far ropes. When Anders returns, she performs a Tranquilo Roll right in front of him before motioning at him to bring it. Snow’s had enough and goes for an elbow drop. But Anders rolls out of the way. When Snow gets back up, he sees Anders still posing on the mat before motioning for him to bring it. Snow gets for another elbow drop. This time, Anders rolls out of the way and out onto the apron. When both grapplers get up, Anders doubles him over with a shoulder thrust. She then pulls Snow halfway out through the ropes before blasting him across the back of the head with an Axe Kick! She steps back inside and makes the cover, but Snow kicks out at two.

In the 5th minute, Fujiko gets tagged back in. She doubles Snow over with a spinning back kick to the midsection before dropping him down to one knee with another spinning back kick. The Pride Champion then turns and heads into the ropes. When Fujiko returns, she spikes him with a headscissors facebuster for a two count! Fujiko moves Snow into the ropes and delivers multiple knife edge chops. She goes for an irish whip, but Snow reverses. When she returns, Fujiko knocks him down with a running dropkick. Snow gets returned to the mat. This time, with a dropsault. Once Fujiko lands on her feet, she turns away from Snow and delivers a standing moonsault for another two count! The Pride Champion goes for another irish whip. But again, it gets reversed. When Fujiko returns, she slides through Snow’s legs. When Snow turns around, Fujiko knocks him back with a handstand calf kick before bringing him down with a rolling hurricanrana for another two count!

The Mindkiller gets tagged back in and delivers several arm wrenches. She then delivers clubbing strikes to the arm until Snow doubles her over with a knee to the midsection. He shoves Anders away from him. But the Mindkiller runs back over and blasts him with a European Uppercut. She follows up with an arm wrench into a double knee armbreaker. Anders makes the cover, but Snow gets a shoulder up. After placing Snow in a hammerlock, Anders runs towards the corner before throwing him shoulder-first into the turnbuckles. After Snow drops down to a knee, Anders rolls to the outside, grabs him by the arm, yanks him down to the mat before delivering The Break Up part II (armbreaker across the ring post)! Anders slides back inside and makes the cover, but Snow gets his shoulder up. An irish whip then gets reversed, sending Anders into the ropes. McKinnon connects with a rope-assisted gamengiri from behind, sending Anders staggers back cover towards Snow, who turns her inside out with a lariat takedown! He makes the cover, but Anders kicks out at two.

Snow makes the tag out to McKinnon in the 9th minute. He slams Anders face-first into the corner before turning her around. After a series of shoot kicks to the chest, McKinnon follows up with a jumping back kick to the face. He then whips Anders hard into the opposite corner. As Anders staggers out, McKinnon hits the ropes, returns and drives her down with a bulldog for a two count. Anders is then whipped into the far ropes. When Anders returns, McKinnon throws her down with a back body drop. He follows up with a jumping leg drop for a two count. Anders is then sent back off into the ropes. When she returns, she knocks McKinnon down with a running European Uppercut. Anders goes for another uppercut when McKinnon cuts her off with a dropkick. He then whips Anders back into the ropes. When Anders returns, McKinnon brings her down with a leg lariat. He follows up with a standing moonsault of his own for a two count!

McKinnon makes the tag out to Snow, who throws Anders down with a scoop slam before dropping an elbow for a two count. A snap suplex gets a two count. He then whips Anders back into the corner. As Anders staggers out, Snow scoops her up from the side before delivering a pendulum backbreaker for another two count. When Snow pulls up Anders for another suplex, she reverses into a small package for a two count. Anders is then shot off into the ropes. When Anders returns, Snow brings her down with a scoop powerslam! Instead of going for the cover, Snow circles her before delivering a Garvin Stomp to each limb! He follows up with a double foot stomp to the abdomen. Snow then goes for a belly to back suplex when Anders rolls over his shoulder and lands on her feet. After hitting Snow with a roundhouse kick to the back of the head, she knocks him down with the Black Song!

The Mindkiller then leaps over and tags Fujiko back in! The Pride Champion sends Snow to the mat with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors. She runs over to follow up with an attack when Snow side steps and shoves her off into the ropes. After Fujiko ricochets off the ropes, Snow grabs her from behind and goes for a release German Suplex. But Fujiko’s able to rotate in the air and land on her feet. She then runs over and knocks Snow down with the 4-Play for a two count! Fujiko then heads to the top and goes for a missile dropkick when Snow side steps and swats her down. He pulls Fujiko back up before bringing her down with a gutwrench suplex! He makes the cover, but Anders breaks it up at two. This brings in McKinnon, who delivers clubbing strikes to Anders. Best for Business then take Anders, move her into the corner and double team with her punches and kicks! The tow then grab Anders before launching her toward the center of the ring! After The Mindkiller crashes back-first on the mat, she struggles to pick herself back up, Best for Business run towards the center of the ring to attack. At the last second, Fujiko shoves Anders out of the way and takes a double clothesline that turns her inside out! McKinnon turns to Anders, who doubles him over with a boot to the midsection. She sets up for the Aniplex (cutthroat brainbuster) when Snow knocks her down with a clothesline! Snow then takes Anders and shoots her into the far ropes. When she returns, Snow throws out a big boot. But Anders catches his foot, swings it down and counters with an inverted atomic drop. She then snapmares him over before pointing to a random fan. Anders takes off into the ropes. When Anders returns, she motions for A Gift For You when McKinnon leaps over Snow and knocks Anders down with a shotgun dropkick! Best for Business then pick up Fujiko and whip her towards the ropes. But Fujiko bounces off the ropes and comes back, bringing them both down with dual handspring rebound ace crushers! As Snow and McKinnon slowly get up on their knees, Fujiko hips the ropes, returns and brings them both down with dual headscissors facebusters! The Pride Champion follows up with a standing Shooting Star Press on Snow. She makes the cover, but McKinnon breaks it up at two. McKinnon then takes Fujiko, delivers an irish whip and follows her into the corner. Instead of crashing into the corner, Fujiko runs up the turnbuckles, backflips off and lands on her feet. She quickly turns and heads into the ropes. When Fujiko returns, she turns McKinnon inside out with the 4-Play! When Fujiko gets up, Snow sets her up for a German Suplex from behind. But Fujiko elbows her way out. The Pride Champion then runs into the far ropes. When Fujiko returns, she slides through Snow’s legs. When Snow turns around, Fujiko pops up and throws out a kick to the midsection. But Snow catches her foot. Snow taunts Fujiko while he holds her foot. Fujiko then quickly counters with the Lucky Shot (backflip flash kick) out of nowhere, sending Snow crumbling to the mat! She makes the cover. ONE! TWO! THREE!

Best for Business X || Lucky Shot (17:52) || Fujiko Mine & Izzy Anders O

After the match, Fujiko & Anders get their arms raised in victory. Once Fujiko’s name is announced, she’s met with an explosion of cheers, as well as applause, from the crowd. Once Anders’ name is mentioned, there are pockets of cheers here and there. But The Mindkiller is mostly met with boos. Down the ramp walk a trio of officials. One of which is Leonard T. Asherman. The Championship Committee member steps into the ring while the two other FGA officials make their way into the ring with the two Dynamic Duos trophies. Asherman doesn’t acknowledge Anders as he walks right past her. The Mindkiller narrows her eyes as she stares a hole through the back of Asherman’s head. Asherman shakes Fujiko’s hand and congratulates her on her victory. He then exits the ring and allows for the other two officials to make their way over. Both Fujiko and Anders are each presented with the Dynamic Duos trophies. Ticker tape begins to fall from the rafters. Both Fujiko and Anders pose in the center of the ring with their trophies. Anders takes a quick glance over towards Fujiko and looks at the Pride Championship slung over her shoulder. The Mindkiller quickly turns her attention back to the crowd. She motions to toss the trophy into the air and send it crashing to the floor, like she did countless times as the Undisputed Champion. But after locking eyes with the Pride Champion, Anders has a change of heart. The 2018 Dynamic Duos winners stand in the middle of the ring while the photogs snap away. The scene fades to black, followed by the Axxess logo...