NFA 2016

[Burke]

I wonder if The Man can better Goldberg's 173-0 streak.

That Catrina/Konnor/Viktor/Mil Muertes segment was like the beginning of a dominatrix scene. Umm, I mean I assume. I wouldn't know exactly.

I forgot MC's finisher was called the Couch Recliner. We need to bring in Scott Steiner to feud with her. The promos could be legendary.

Oh, I want to be a part of the Bliss Squad! I'm fully qualified! Although it would probably result in me getting my ass kicked by Ronda Rousey on a weekly basis.

[Brandon]

Tiarnán ain't no ride or die.

Nnnn. Bitch better have Pentagon Jr.'s money.

Why did I scream @ RVD knocking King Tarry down and him flailing around on his back like a turtle.

The Man serving DJ Khaled.



The Sable stuff is where it's great to be able to read the show as a fan, because her bullying Bayley has been a kii and a cackle.

Not Rounda Rousey finally getting tased in the neck. Security woulda been shut that down on my show.

[Brandon]

    FNBF kicks off with Ethan Carter III already in the ring, standing behind a podium alongside his fiancée, Tiffany. EC3 says that first and foremost, he'd like to congratulate President-elect Donald Trump on his landslide victory Tuesday. He says that he was so inspired by his hero, Trump, that in 2020, he plans to run for President himself as the Republican nominee, and above the ring, a giant poster drops down of EC3 looking dignified as he stares off into the distance, with the backdrop of an American flag and a bald eagle behind him. Tiffany applauds, and EC3 looks over his shoulder at her to add that she's going to be the hottest First Lady ever. But before all that, he has other matters to attend to: The Miz, who he's going to beat, just like Trump beat Crooked Hillary. EC3's campaign is abruptly interrupted by The Miz however, who steps onto the stage with his own wife, Maryse. The Miz reminds EC3 that he's the number-one contender to the Universal Championship, which kind of makes him more like President-elect Donald Trump and EC3 more like . . . Obama. Tiffany gasps and places a hand over her heart like she's never heard anything worse, before quickly restraining her fiancé as he begins to take off his blazer, which he throws up the ramp at The Miz, yelling for him to come down to the ring and say that to his face. On The Miz's arm, Maryse chuckles, while her husband tells EC3 to calm down and make this a peaceful transition, since they're going to be tag team partners later tonight, after all.

    Backstage, Brandon is sitting at his desk with his hands in his hair. Summer Rae stands nearby, though she's clearly giving him his space. "I just don't understand. I'd been negotiating a deal with Emma for weeks. She'd had all but signed her FNBF contract. How did Jayzero snatch her up from right under me?" he rhetorically asks. It looks like Summer is about to try to console him when there's a knock on the door, and Kevin Owens lets himself in. Brandon's eyes widen in alarm and he rolls his chair away from his desk. This week has already been bad enough, he can't handle Kevin Owens' whining on top of it. But luckily for him, Summer Rae intervenes. She assures KO that she will personally book him in a match next week, and should he win, then there's no denying that he deserves more opportunities on FNBF, which she and Brandon will see to. Owens looks disappointed that he didn't get to throw a tantrum this week, but he accepts her offer and leaves. As he closes the door, Brandon breathes a sigh of relief. He thanks Summer, and says that with everything going on, he's at least grateful he has her around.

    Back in the ring, Nia Jax makes her entrance and she's accompanied by Eva Marie. Out next is her opponent, the Women's Champion, Nikki Bella. The two women lock up and Nia instantly slams Nikki to the mat. The #Fearless Women's Champion gets up and they lock up again, and this time Nia slings Nikki across the ring by her hair. Nikki is clearly frustrated, and outside the ring, Eva Marie turns to the fans and hooks her thumb towards the ring, laughing at Nikki to the audience. With her ample chest heaving, Nikki glares at Eva Marie before running and hitting a baseball slide on her, knocking The Red Queen into the barricade. Fired up, Nikki then charges at Nia, looking to hit a Thesz press, but Nia catches her in a bear hug and slings Nikki aroud. Nia then throws Nikki into a corner, where the champion wobbles dizzily, while Nia steps back and charges, slamming all of her weight into Nikki, who stumbles out of the corner, only for Nia to hoist her up and slam her back down with a fireman's carry powerslam for the one-two-three. The referee calls for the bell and Eva Marie slowly rolls into the ring, giving an already down Nikki a stomp for good measure as she raises Nia's hand in victory along with the ref.

    Backstage, American Alpha are shown heading to gorilla for their match against The Vaudevillains when Jason pulls Chad Gable aside. "Oh, hey, I just wanted to wish you good luck out there." Jason says. "So, uh . . . good luck." he repeats, awkwardly slapping Gable on the ass. Gable jumps and his eyes widen in surprise, but a smirk pulls at his lips and he continues to look over his shoulder at Jason while hurrying to catch up with Jason Jordan, while Jason bites his bottom lip and sighs as he watches him leave.

    Next up, American Alpha are out for their match against The Vaudevillains, and that good luck slap on the ass Jason gave Chad Gable seems to have worked, because the Tag Team Champions quickly put The Vaudevillains away with a Grand Amplitude.

    Backstage, we see T.J. Perkins in the Cruiserweight locker room. Lost in his own world listening to his Beats by Dre, he accidentally bumps into the FNBF Cruiserweight Champion, Tony Nese, whose wearing a new suit. "Watch it!" Nese snaps at Perkins. T.J. takes his headphones off and attempts to apologize, but Nese isn't having it, telling him he almost ruined his custom Armani suit. But T.J. wouldn't know about dressing like a champion, because he spends all his money on video games, playing BP 2K17, because that's the only way he'll ever be Cruiserweight Champion. Tony tells T.J. to enjoy that little brush with greatness he just had, because he'll never have an Armani suit . . . or the Cruiserweight title.

    Charlotte Flair is out next, and she's accompanied by an apprehensive looking Dana Brooke. She's followed by Burke, who despite his tough talk last week, looks just as apprehensive as Dana. The referee calls for the bell, and after looking around questioning what he should do, Burke shrugs and charges at Charlotte - running right into a big boot. The audience laughs as Charlotte allows Burke to pick himself up before moving in, immediately lighting his ass up with chops. The Nature Girl then delivers a backpack stunner to Burke, which leaves him sprawled out on the canvas. Charlotte could probably pick up the win here, but she decides to go up top instead, looking to finish him off with a moonsault. As she steps up onto the top turnbuckle however, Dana Brooke clambers onto the ring apron, pleading with Charlotte not to go through with it. The two women are soon shouting back and forth, giving Burke time to come to. He sees Charlotte on the top turnbuckle with her back to him and scrambles underneath her. Charlotte's jaw drops and Dana gasps as Burke hits a rather weak powerbomb on her, but covers her for the one-two-three with Charlotte kicking and screaming. The bell rings and Burke rolls out of the ring, jumping up and down in excitement. He's so excited in fact, he grabs Dana Brooke and kisses her! Charlotte is outraged inside the ring, while out of it, Burke and Dana pull away from one another, both looking quite surprised, but before either can say a thing, Charlotte slides out of the ring and Burke hightails it to the back, with Charlotte chasing him, and Dana chasing Charlotte.

    Up next we have Cruiserweight action pitting T.J. Perkins against DJ Z, with FNBF Cruiserweight Champion Tony Nese on commentary. Tony continues his tirade against T.J. from before while T.J. and DJ show why the Cruiserweights are a highlight on Friday nights. At one point, both men decided to show off their other skills in an impromptu dance off, but with a dab and a jab, T.J. was back in control. In the end, T.J. rolls DJ Z into the TJP Clutch for a submission victory, and after the match, Tony enters the ring and continues taunting T.J., holding the belt up above his head, and even slapping T.J. across the face! T.J. takes a moment to sell the slap, before retaliating with a Detonation Kick out of nowhere! Nese stumbles to his feet and T.J. grabs the back of his custom jacket and drapes it up over his head, before going behind him and yanking the champion's slacks down around his ankles! Nese trips and falls flat on his face, allowing T.J. to peel his pants and off completely, before grabbing Nese by the collar and ripping his shirt and jacket off as he throws him from the ring! Tony Nese retreats halfway up the ramp in a tie, argyle socks, and skimpy black briefs before realizing his title is still in the ring. T.J. laughs at the champion as he holds his pants up in one hand, and the Cruiserweight Championship in the other. He then throws Nese's pants into the crowd and tosses the title out of the ring to Nese, who quickly attempts to cover himself with it as he scurries to the back.

    It's now time for the main event, with future opponents, The Miz, and the Universal Champion, Ethan Carter III, teaming up to take on the team of Dolph Ziggler and Sami Zayn, while their significant others, Maryse and Tiffany, join Corey Graves and Tom Phillips on commentary. During the match, Tom Phillips asks Tiffany why she thinks her man, EC3, will defeat The Miz, and she gives a very eloquent answer citing EC3's integrity, fortitude, how hardworking he his - and even his tax bracket. Phillips then turns the question around on Maryse, who after stumbling over her words, repeats almost exactly what Tiffany said word for word, but in broken English. "Isn't that what I just said?" a confused Tiffany asks Corey Graves, while Maryse continues to smile. Back in the ring, EC3 puts Sami Zayn away with a TK3, and in the heat of the moment, double high-fives The Miz in celebration, but the minute he turns his back, The Miz hits him with the Skull Crushing Finale. Tiffany yanks her headset off and hurries into the ring, cradling her unconscious fiancé's head in her lap like a distressed Jackie Kennedy while The Miz and Maryse grin all the way to the back to close our show.

[Burke]

Not Tiffany being a Trump sympathizer!

You and Jayzero really are like Stephanie McMahon/Eric Bischoff when they were competing GM's. You can argue about who's who though.

Jason is like a wide eyed schoolgirl everytime he's around AA, smh.

Oh my, Dana! I wonder if she helped distract Charlotte for me on purpose.

Maryse getting her Melania Trump on at the commentary table there. And that Jackie Kennedy reference.

[Tarry]

EC3 is so unlikable on FNBF that I'm actually starting to have second thoughts about him in real life.

I wish I could see KO's face when he actually got his way for a change, I'm sure it would have been a picture.

I think Burke should see a concussion specialist, because that man has completely lost it since Team Zero gave him a beating last month.

Holy shit, I can't believe you went there with that JFK reference. Omg.

[Tarry]

Our show begins with the NFA Roster on the stage with our general manager in the ring. "You may be wondering why I've called you all here," Jayzero begins to explain, "If there's one thing I've learned from President Trump, it's that unity is a thing of the past, and 2016 is the year that picking a side became a necessity. Where am I going with this? It's simple. Co-existing with FNBF is no longer enough, we have to blow them out of the water. They have to be eradicated. Which is why I'm officially challenging Brandon to a series of Bragging Rights matches!" The NFA Roster exchange looks with each other, realising that they're about to go to war with FNBF. "Match number one will be a 5-on-5 Elimination Match featuring the best tag teams NFA & FNBF have to offer. Match number two will be a 5-on-5 Elimination Match that sees the NFA & FNBF Cruiserweight Divisions go head-to-head. Match number three will be a 5-on-5 Elimination Match with the best of the best of the NFA & FNBF Women's Divisions battling it out. And match number four will be a 5-on-5 Elimination Match featuring the cream of the crop of both NFA & FNBF. And if for some reason both shows are tied after the Elimination Matches, we go to sudden death as Brandon and myself get into the ring and fight it out for Bragging Rights!" The crowd pops at Jayzero's blockbuster announcement as he leaves the ring and heads to the back, with the NFA Roster following him.

The Man makes his way to the ring to fight yet another local wrestler. The local tries his best to topple The Man, but he's no match and is quickly put away. "Another." A second local wrestler enters the ring and he too is quickly defeated. "Another." Here comes the third local wrestler. Will be fare any better? Nope. The Man squashes him in record time. "Another." A fourth local wrestler sprints to the ring, springboards over the ropes, and is caught in the Burning Hammer. The Man pins the local wrestler and celebrates by pointing at the titantron where a graphic is displayed showing that he's now 13-0. The Man starts to leave the ring, but changes his mind. "Another." The cameras cut to the back to show the road agents scrambling to find a fifth local wrestler. Suddenly, the music of a wrestler very familiar to The Man hits the speakers. Is it? Yes, it's Mark Henry! Mark Henry, as the NFA faithful will remember, is the former mentor of The Man. Mark Henry climbs into the ring and squares up to his former protégée. The bell rings and this one is underway! Henry catches The Man off guard and takes control of the match, taking The Man back to school. Henry slams The Man to the ground, but The Man quickly recovers. The Man throws a clubbing fist, but Henry blocks and follows it up with one of his own. The Man is rocked! Mark Henry picks up The Man and looks to end his streak with The World's Strongest Slam! One... Two... No! The Man kicks out! The Man recovers, but Henry sets up for another World's Strongest Slam. This time, however, The Man blocks it and counters into the Burning Hammer for the win. Mark Henry grabs the back of his neck as The Man shows no remorse. He points to the tron that now says 14-0.

Alexa Bliss is in the ring with a ladder. The NFA Women's Championship is hanging above the ring. The Bliss Squad are positioned in and around the ring. "When Ronda Rousey accepted my challenge, I don't think she actually knew what a ladder match was, so tonight I'm going to give her a demonstration. I call this 'Ladder Matches for Dummies ... And Ronda Rousey Who is the Biggest Dummy of Them All.'" Alexa begins to scale the ladder when suddenly a Bliss Squad member inside the ring removes their helmet to reveal themselves to be Ronda Rousey! Ronda grabs the ladder and tips Alexa Bliss off of it, sending her crashing down to the mat hard. Ronda begins to scale the ladder herself, attempting to retrieve her championship when The Bliss Squad swoop in and subdue her, dragging her away before she can lay a hand on the title. A Bliss Squad member grabs the championship and hands it to Alexa Bliss as they whisk Bliss to safety.

The NFA Cruiserweight Championship is on the line in this next match. The challenger is Rey Mysterio, who is cashing in his rematch clause. The town crier walks out onto the stage with the trumpeters lining the entranceway. "Hear ye! Hear ye! All rise for the King of the Cruiserweight, His Royal Highness, the NFA Cruiserweight Champion, King Tarry!" King Tarry makes his way to the ring on the back of his royal steed, waving to his loyal subjects on the way. He dismounts and enters the ring. He clocks Mysterio with the sceptre and orders he referee to start the match. The referee does what he's told and rings the bell. King Tarry applies a Crossface to Rey Mysterio, who is very much unconscious. The referee drops Mysterio's arm three times and declares King Tarry the winner by knockout. King Tarry begin to celebrate his win when he's interrupted by the music of Rob Van Dam. RVD rushes to the ring and delivers a huge kick that sends King Tarry flying over the top rope. RVD checks on Rey Mysterio and then grabs a microphone. "I'm a pretty laid back guy, and I find this King Tarry schtick to be hilarious, but when you cross the line and do something like that to a close friend of mine, that pisses me off. You better watch yourself, because if you don't, this jester is going to make a joke out of you." King Tarry and the entire NFA Universe are caught off guard by RVD's out of character threats.

Catrina leads Mil Muertes to the ring. "When war is declared, it's very important to be on the right side of it," she says directly into the camera, "Mil Muertes has declared war on The Undertaker, and his side is the side to be on. Death waits for no man, not even The Deadman." She points to the stage where two men with painted faces are stood. "Konnor and Viktor have chosen correctly, and they have been reborn and given a new purpose as The Disciples of Death." The Disciples of Death make their way to the ring to join Catrina and Mil Muertes. "What the bloody hell is all of this?" a voice calls out from the crowd. The camera pans to show Zak & Roy Knight, the brothers of Paige, sat in the front row. Catrina invites them into the ring and they accept the invitation. The Hooligans enter the ring and are immediately ambushed by Muertes and The Disciples of Death. Mil Muertes hits The Reaper's Trident on Roy Knight as The DoD connect with The Fall of Man on Zak Knight. "Paige, your brothers chose the wrong side in this war, it's time you stop hiding and join us before it's too late." Catrina delivers the lick of death to The Hooligans and the leads Mil Muertes and The Disciples of Death to the back.

The Worldwide Underground are in the ring showing off their air guitar skills as they wait for Jack Evans' opponent tonight. His opponent is, of course, the man who was beaten down by The Worldwide Underground last week, Tiarnán, and by his side is Becky Lynch. Tiarnán enters the ring and delivers a beat down of his own to Jack Evans. Evans counters one of Tiarnán's strikes, but it's all for nothing, as Tiarnán moves quicker than Jack Evans, who is usually the quickest in the ring. Tiarnán catches Evans off guard with a knee to the jaw. Tiarnán locks in the Dragon Sleeper, but before Jack can tap out, Johnny Mundo enters the ring and breaks the hold. The referee gives Tiarnán the win by DQ, but he doesn't look like a winner as The Worldwide Underground swarm and attack him. Becky Lynch attempts to make the save, but once again the numbers get the better of her and Tiarnán, and The Worldwide Underground stand tall.

The NFA Women's Intercontinental Champion Bayley is sat at the makeup table backstage when Sable approaches her. "Oh sweetie, I don't know why you bother," she says cruelly, "All the makeup in the world won't help hide that Quasimodo face of yours." Bayley stand up from the table on the verge of tears, "Look Sable, I'm sick of the way you've been trea-" Sable interrupts Bayley by throwing talcum powder in her face. Bayley tries to wipe the powder from her eyes, but the powder provides the perfect opportunity for Emma to attack from behind. Emma smashes Bayley's head off of the table, knocking her to the ground. Sable grabs a lipstick and draws a comically large smile on Bayley's face before walking away cackling to herself.

Man Candy, the team of 'The Swiss Superman' Cesaro and 'The Australian Adonis' Wolfgang make their way to the ring with 'The American Aphrodite' Jessica by their side. "Usos. Naomi. We've got a challenge for you!" Jessica shouts into the mic. The NFA Tag Team Champions and their valet make their way to the ring to boos from the NFA Universe. "This better be good, bitch," Naomi snaps, quickly getting to the point. "Oh, it is. On behalf of Man Candy, we challenge you to a match for the NFA Tag Team Championships next week." "Why would we agree to that?" Naomi laughs, "What do we have to gain?" "If your boys put up the titles, I'll put up my hair. If Man Candy wins, they're the NFA Tag Team Champions, but if The Usos win, you get to shave my head." "It's a deal!" Naomi orders The Usos out of the ring as they leave to get ready for their match next week.

The Predators make their way to the ring as we get ready for tag team action. Their opponents are Breezango, but they're nowhere to be found. The cameras cut to a tanning salon down the street where NFA's newest broadcast team member, Melissa Santos, is standing by. "Fandango, Tyler Breeze, you're supposed to be in action against The Predators right now, what are you doing in a tanning salon?" "Tanning," Fandango replies bluntly, as he climbs into the vertical tanning bed. "Listen, person I've never met before, we booked this session well in advance, and NFA management should have known that we weren't available tonight, so we're totally not in the wrong. We'll be available to compete next week," Tyler Breeze says as he too climbs into a tanning bed, "... Maybe." He shuts the door as Melissa Santos looks on bemused. The referee hands The Predators the forfeit victory, but they're pissed about not getting their hands on Breezango.

Jayzero is in the ring with a table set up in the middle. Lashley makes his way to the ring showing off his number one contenders contract. The man who he'll challenge for the title makes his way out next, the NFA World Heavyweight Champion Finn Bálor. Bálor enters the ring and holds the championship up in front of Lashley's face, who retaliates by holding up his number one contenders contract. Jayzero grabs the contract out of Lashley's hand and rips it up. Lashley goes for Jayzero, but Jayzero quickly tries to talk his way out of danger, "Waitwaitwaitwaitwait!" Jayzero shouts, "I can explain!" Lashley steps back and lets Jayzero explain his actions, "The contract I just ripped up is inferior to the one I'm about to present you with," he pulls a contract out of his pocket and places it on the table, "This contract entitles you to the match you earned, but also provides protection to everyone involved. That includes the two of you, myself, and NFA as a whole. Included in this contract are two clauses, one is a waiver that clears NFA and myself from any wrongdoing when you both tear each other apart, and the second clause is my favourite, it's a finality clause, which means that no matter the outcome, there will be no rematch. Finn Bálor vs. Lashley will truly be a once in a life time match." Lashley smirks at Jayzero and signs the contract, realising that if he wins he'll automatically never have to defend against Bálor again. Bálor takes a moment to think before signing the contract. He then throws the championship down and launches himself over the table onto Lashley. He pounds on Lashley, but Lashley rolls out of the ring and heads to the back.

Jayzero makes his way up the ramp and meets up with his Team Zero teammates, Pentagon Jr. and Roderick Strong. They all leave the building together and head to the parking lot. Suddenly, Pentagon and Strong are attacked from behind. Jayzero turns around to see John Cena and Roman Reigns standing in front of him. "We've got some news for," John Cena says, "That crooked doctor you hired to refuse to clear us came clean. So that means we're back." Roman grabs Jayzero by his tie and forces him against his car, "And next week, you're going to give us our match against your boys." Reigns throws Jayzero to the ground and walks off with Cena.

[Burke]

Yes, Bragging Rights returns! I wonder where Jayzero got the idea for those elimination matches though.

Mark Henry and The Man have been joined at the hip for like 5 years now. They just can't quit each other.

Oh what I would give to have seen Sable and Bayley around at the same time. It would probably have went down exactly like it did here. I lol'd at Quasimodo face.

Oh, I hope MC gets shaved bald next week. Sorry. She would say the same if it was me.

Jayzero getting humbled by The Big Dog and The Champ.

[Mutant Couch]

Oh, I hope MC gets shaved bald next week. Sorry. She would say the same if it was me.

Do you want it to be? To be fair that was pretty questionable on my part. I'm assuming Cesaro has a hypnodick.

[Brandon]

Nov 16, 2016 15:31:44 GMT -5 Mutant Couch said:

I'm assuming Cesaro has a hypnodick.

Now I'm just picturing it swinging between his legs like a pendulum.

[Brandon]

I always get excited when shows kick off with all of the Superstars on stage irl.

Nov 16, 2016 13:29:12 GMT -5 Tarry said:

If there's one thing I've learned from President Trump, it's that unity is a thing of the past

I look forward to slaughtering you all two weeks from Sunday.

I really thought Mark Henry had The Man there, I'm shook.

King Tarry's entrance alone is always the highlight of NFA.

This whole Catrina/Paige/Undertaker storyline really is some Hellraister/American Horror Story shit.

That Sable segment was giving me:


My favorite thing about that segment is the way Sable smiles to herself as she's walking away after calling Torrie fat, which I'm sure she did after calling Bayley ugly and participating in her beatdown.

Jessica this time next week:

Nov 16, 2016 13:29:12 GMT -5 Tarry said:

"Listen, person I've never met before,"

I wish Finn Bálor would pound on me, too.

Why did I think that was about to be me and Summer Rae attacking Team Zero in the parking lot? To be fair, we would.

Also I'm just gonna go ahead and let y'all know that FNBF is most likely gonna be late because I'm picking up Pokémon Moon at midnight.

[Burke]

Nov 17, 2016 23:02:47 GMT -5 Brandon said:

Also I'm just gonna go ahead and let y'all know that FNBF is most likely gonna be late because I'm picking up Pokémon Moon at midnight.

You should write that into the show. "FNBF postponed, GM too busy playing Pokémon."

[Brandon]

    FNBF starts off with Corey Graves and Tom Phillips welcoming us to the show. The duo hype tonight's show by announcing that after The Miz attacked him last week, Ethan Carter III is ready to put his title on the line in the main event - tonight! Also, Kevin Owens will be taking on Sami Zayn, and we'll see Charlotte versus her former protégé, Dana Brooke. But first we're kicking things off with Cruiserweight action.

    Tony Nese's music hits and the Cruiserweight Champion makes his way down to join Corey Graves and Tom Phillips on commentary for the following match, which pits T.J. Perkins and Jessy Sorensen against Brian Kendrick and DJ Z. During the match, Tom asks Tony how, as the captain of the Cruiserweight team, he plans to co-exist with T.J. Perkins at Bragging Rights, to which Nese replies that he doesn't. He says that he'll take care of NFA's Cruiserweights himself, so as far as he's concerned, T.J. can stay in the back and play with his joystick. As if he overheard him, T.J. turns his attention away from the match to talk smack to Nese, and soon the two are arguing, allowing Kendrick to apply an inverted headlock he transitions into the Captain's Hook, forcing T.J. to tap. While the official raises Kendrick's and DJ Z's arms in victory, Tony Nese stands up to slow clap for them, before smirking and raising his Cruiserweight title, reminding them who's captain.

    Up next, Charlotte Flair's music hits and the second-generation Superstar makes her way to the ring as we're shown a replay of her match against Burke last week, where Dana Brooke inadvertently distracted Charlotte, allowing Burke to hit a powerbomb that secured him the win. Charlotte snarls at the footage as she awaits her opponent. Dana Brooke's music hits and she steps out on stage looking fearful and apologetic. Dana tries to explain, but Charlotte isn't having it; demanding for the ref to ring the bell. As soon as he does, Charlotte is all over Dana. There's no strutting or woos in this match, and after several minutes of punishment, Charlotte mercifully puts Dana away with the Natural Selection, effectively ending their partnership. Charlotte allows the official to raise her hand in victory before rolling out of the ring and heading to the back, but mere moments after she disappears through the curtain, Burke walks through it, hurrying down to the ring. Burke eases the ref aside as he checks on Dana and helps her to her feet. He brushes her hair out of her face, and with her face in his hands, asks her if she's okay. Dana nods appreciatively, and once again, without meaning to, Burke pulls Dana into a kiss! Dana is just as surprised as the FNBF Universe by this, because as they kiss, her eyes pop wide open, but it takes no time at all for her to get into it, and then it's Dana's turn to surprise Burke, because she dips him! The two finally break away and Burke stumbles into the ropes, holding his hand up for a time out as he tries to catch his breath. "Oh, no, no!" Dana laughs, wagging her finger at him. He's not getting off that easy. Before he can protest, Dana sweeps Burke off of his feet and carries him to the back. Their night is only beginning . . .

    It's now time for the match Kevin Owens was promised by Brandon's assistant Summer Rae last week, and his opponent is none other than his longtime rival, Sami Zayn. In a bout that would make the type of fan who'd be into this sort of match happy (which is no easy feat!), KO picks up the win following a package piledriver.

    Backstage, we see Jason heading towards gorilla with his eyes straight ahead, so he doesn't see Chad Gable before he pops into frame beside him. "Hey," Gable nods. "I just wanted to return the favor from last week, and uh . . . wish you luck." he says, before slapping Jason on the ass. Jason is a bit taken aback by this, but Gable just smirks before walking backwards out of frame. Now with a confident smile, Jason presses onward towards gorilla, and Corey Graves informs us that he'll be in action - next!

    After a commercial break we return to FNBF where Curt Hawkins is already in the ring. Jason is out next, and the fan favorite is greeted by a huge pop. Just like last week, the good luck seems to have worked, because Jason quickly puts Curt Hawkins away with a Raindrop.

    While Jason celebrates his victory in the ring, we cut to Brandon's office, where Kevin Owens once again barges in looking for the General Manager - but all he finds is Summer Rae, who rises from her seat behind Brandon's desk. "Where's Brandon?" Owens impatiently demands. Summer tells KO that Brandon called in sick today, which bewilders him. "Sick?!?" he repeats. "He probably just called out to play Pokémon . . ." Kevin figures, shaking his head. As if he could hate the GM anymore. Summer shrugs. Either way, Brandon isn't here. Kevin is still holding her accountable for what she said last week however, which was that if he won his match tonight, he'd be showcased on FNBF more in the future. Summer is a woman of her word, and she reveals to KO that the winner of his match against Sami Zayn was always going to get the fifth spot on Team FNBF at Bragging Rights, and hands him a FNBF shirt, welcoming him to the team. Owens holds the shirt up to himself before asking Summer if it comes in a larger size, which she answers by cutting her eyes at him, placing a hand on her hip. "Now, bitch . . ." her face silently says.

    Next up, Ember Moon makes her way down to the ring to a pleasant pop, as she prepares for one-on-one competition against Nia Jax, whose accompanied by Eva Marie. During the match, we see the Women's Champion, Nikki Bella, watching the action on a monitor in the back, wincing and grimacing at the abuse Nia Jax is dishing out. She remembers all too well how it felt last week. Nia puts Ember away with a pop-up Samoan drop and Eva Marie joins her in the ring to raise her hand in victory. While the two celebrate, we cut to the back where Nikki Bella is still watching on a monitor, and she's soon joined by our backstage correspondent, Ariane Andrew. Ariane first starts by congratulating Nikki on being named the captain of Team FNBF in the women's match at Bragging Rights, but asks her how she's preparing for that match, when she's got Nia Jax to worry about next week, when she puts the Women's Championship on the line in a rematch against her. Nikki is about to answer, but closes her mouth and clenches her jaw as Nia Jax and Eva Marie approach, having just come from the ring. The champion and challenger have a stare down, and a smirk pulls at Nia's lips, while Eva Marie looks Nikki up and down, raising an eyebrow at her. Without a word, Nia and Eva Marie walk off, leaving Nikki and Ariane behind. "Anyways," Nikki rolls her eyes. "Like I was about to say . . ." she begins, but Ariane suddenly screams and moves out of the way just in time as Nia comes running back, spearing Nikki right through our interview set! Nia gets up and stares down at Nikki's sprawled out body while Ariane shouts for help, kneeling down to check on the #Fearless champion while Nia and Eva Marie once again turn to leave - for real this time - admiring Nia's handiwork.

    It's now time for our main event. The Miz makes his way out to the ring first, and he's accompanied by his wife, Maryse. Out next is the champion, Ethan Carter III, whose accompanied by his fiancée, Tiffany. The official stands between the two men and holds the Universal Championship in the air before calling for the bell. The two men lock up and this is sure to be a great one. Or rather, it would have been. In the middle of the match, The Man appears in the crowd, making his way towards the ring. The massive Superstar easily steps over the barricade while The Miz and EC3 exchange blows. The Man towers over Tiffany as he passes by her and climbs onto the ring apron, stepping over the top rope and into the ring. Neither The Miz nor EC3 seem to have noticed him yet, too caught up in beating the hell out of one another, but The Man makes his presence known by shouting and charging at EC3, steamrolling the Universal Champion with all of his weight. The referee calls for a disqualification and The Miz can't believe it. He stomps over to The Man and demands an explanation, shoving The Man in frustration. The Man looks down at where The Miz shoved him, before slowly looking up at The Miz, flaring his nostrils. Realizing his mistake too late, The Miz tries to run, but The Man snatches him and plants him beside EC3 with a Burning Hammer, before picking the Universal Champion up and delivering his finisher to him as well. Outside the ring, Tiffany and Maryse are huddled together in fear of their men, and with a monster like The Man, maybe even themselves. FNBF comes to a close with The Man looking down at the unconscious figures of EC3 and The Miz. With Bragging Rights just one week away, NFA has drawn first blood.

[Burke]

Oh my God. Dana!

The thought of me hiding behind the curtain like a pussy and being too afraid to run out until Charlotte was gone.

Lmao, that Summer/Kevin Owens segment was gold. I can picture the look on both their faces at the t-shirt bit.

Good lord, poor Nikki can't catch a break these days. She's always getting ambushed by someone.

How are FNBF going to stand a chance 5-on-5 at Bragging Rights when The Man is out here whooping their team by himself. Maryse and Tiffany cowering in fear of him like I do with Charlotte.

[Brandon]

    FNBF kicks off with Dana Brooke's music, but the Superstar is nowhere to be seen. We cut to gorilla, where she and Burke are embraced in a lip-lock, when a stagehand taps them on the shoulder and tells them that it's time for them to go out. Dana laughs, placing a hand over her heart, before grabbing Burke by the wrist and yanking him so hard he stumbles through the curtain. Together they make their way down to the ring hand in hand. As they make their entrance, we're shown a replay of last week, when Burke came down to the ring to check on Dana after her match against Charlotte Flair, which saw the two share an intense kiss before Dana carried Burke to the back, and Corey Graves notes that the two have been inseparable ever since! FNBF newest couple are followed by Jessie Godderz and Raquel, and we're starting things off with mixed tag team action. The men decide to start things off, and Jessie Godderz emasculates Burke by standing in front of him and flexing, even bouncing his pecs. Burke looks down, feeling inadequet and scrawny, but from their corner, Dana calls to be tagged in. Burke sulks away from Jessie, but perks up when he tags in Dana by rubbing noses together. Dana steps into the ring and stomps over to Jessie Godderz, flexing her own biceps in Burke's place! Dana then holds her hands up for a test of strength. At first Jessie laughs Dana off, looking over his shoulder at Raquel who's laughing as well, before humoring Dana and locking up. Almost immediately, his eyes go wide and Dana overpowers him, bringing Jessie to his knees. "Better luck next time, little man!" Dana laughs, patting Jessie's head as he wrings his wrists. As the legal competitor, Raquel enters the ring and charges at Dana, but Dana makes short work of her as well before putting her away with a Samoan driver. The official raises Dana's hand in victory as Burke re-enters the ring, and smirking, Dana gestures him over with her finger. Burke also smirks as he walks over, and the two once again engage in a make out session in the middle of the ring. Dana even goes as far as to hoist Burke up in her arms with his legs wrapped around her waist!

    While Dana Brooke and Burke continue to tongue wrestle, we cut to Brandon's office where he's currently standing between T.J. Perkins and the Cruiserweight Champion, Tony Nese, who are shouting over one another while Brandon winces, covering his ears with his hands. Beside him, Summer Rae tries to interject so she can mediate, but she can't get a word in edgewise. "He cost me that match last week!" T.J. says, pointing to Tony. "You pantsed me!" Tony reminds him. "Enough!" Brandon finally shouts, silencing all three of them. Brandon says they can't head into Bragging Rights like this, so tonight, he's booking them in non-title match to settle their differences, which they had better. Tony Nese doesn't look happy about having to wrestle T.J., while T.J. looks annoyed that the match is non-title, but neither man argues with the GM, and instead spin around and storm off in opposite directions to get ready for their match.

    Elsewhere backstage, Charlotte Flair is getting her make-up done and complaining about Nikki Bella being chosen as the captain of Team FNBF over her. "I mean, unlike her, I'm a genetically superior athlete..." Charlotte says with her eyes closed while the make-up artist puts the finishing touches on her eye shadow; rolling his eyes at Charlotte's statement. Someone steps into frame beside Charlotte and clears their throat. The make-up artist steps back while Charlotte looks up, and the camera pulls back to reveal Nikki Bella, standing there with the Women's Championship on her shoulder. "And unlike you, I'm the Women's Champion." Nikki reminds her, gesturing to the title. "Not for long . . ." another voice says from off-camera. Nia Jax steps into frame opposite Nikki, and she's accompanied by Eva Marie. "Don't worry, Nikki. I'm not here to knock you unconscious again. I'm gonna save that for our match tonight." Nia laughs. Both Eva Marie and Charlotte giggle at Nia's threat, but Nikki holds her head high. "Well this time, I'm gonna be ready for you. And I'm gonna show you," she says to Nia, "Why I'm the Women's Champion, and you," she turns to Charlotte, "Why I was chosen as the captain of Team FNBF, and that is because I'm fearless. You're the coward who attacks people from behind." Nikki finishes, directing her last statement at Nia, who laughs her off. "Nikki, when I'm finished with you tonight, you wont even make it to Bragging Rights. I'll see you out there, champ." Nia says, strutting past Nikki, followed by Eva Marie, who bumps into Nikki on their way out for good measure. Nikki watches them leave, and beside her, Charlotte snickers, rising from her chair. "Believe it or not, Nikki, I'm rooting for you tonight." Charlotte tells her. "Because you'll be a whole lot easier for me to take that championship from than she will." she laughs before walking off in a different direction, leaving Nikki Bella alone and holding the Women's Championship just a little bit closer . . .

    Next up we have a Bragging Rights teaser, with NFA's Johnny Mundo, accompanied by The Worldwide Underground, who are already in the ring, awaiting his FNBF opponent. His music dies down and is replaced by Jason's, and the blue-brand Superstar comes out to a pop. The two competitors lock up and the match is underway, but when Jason manages to keep up and and match Johnny Mundo's flashy offense, he decides to roll out of the ring and take a breather, huddling with The Worldwide Underground. Jason watches the trio before getting impatient and running the ropes, diving onto all three of them with a suicide dive! Jason picks Johnny Mundo up and tosses him back in the ring before sliding in after him, but he's quickly ambushed by The Worldwide Underground and the official calls for the bell. Johnny Mundo joins in on the beat down, making it three-on-one, but it doesn't take long for American Alpha to hit the ring and even the odds, taking on The Worldwide Underground, their opponents on Sunday, while Jason brawls with Johnny Mundo. Eventually the FNBF Superstars clear the ring, and Johnny Mundo and The Worldwide Underground retreat to the back while American Alpha stand on either side of Jason and raise his hands.

    Backstage, Maryse is shown fixing herself a cup of coffee when she's approached by Tiffany. "Hello, Maryse." Tiffany cordially greets her, asking Maryse how her Thanksgiving was. Maryse chuckles to herself, telling Tiffany that she and The Miz hosted a beautiful Thanksgiving dinner at Chateau MarMiz, and that it was a shame they didn't have room to invite Tiffany and EC3, but they had . . . more important guests to consider. "Producers, directors. You understand." Maryse laughs. Tiffany says that's quite all right, because over at the Carter Estate, they had plenty of room to invite The Miz and Maryse . . . they just didn't want to. Tiffany tells Maryse that she just hopes for her guests' sake that her turkey wasn't as dry as her husband's last acting performance. Maryse laughs to herself, shaking her head at Tiffany's remark before telling her that, speaking of her husband, Tiffany may want to pay close attention to him this Sunday at Bragging Rights, when he becomes the sole survivor and wins the match for Team FNBF. That way, she can see what a real man looks like. Now it's Tiffany's turn to laugh, taking a lock of Maryse's hair in her hand. "I guess it's true what they say, blonde's really are dumb." Tiffany says that it's her fiancé who will win the match for Team FNBF, and that furthermore, she bets The Miz will be eliminated first. Maryse looks down at where Tiffany touched her hair, before looking back up and chuckling. "Don't touch me." Maryse warns her, suddenly becoming serious. "Oh yeah?" Tiffany asks, poking Maryse's shoulder and pushing her back. "Or what?" Maryse stumbles back in her heels. Her jaw drops, but she clenches it shut and glares at Tiffany, nostrils flaring. Tiffany is gloating with a smile on her face, waiting to see what Maryse is gonna do about it - which happens to be rearing back and slapping the smirk off Tiffany's face! Tiffany gasps before slapping Maryse back, and soon the two are at each others throats in an all out catfight before being separated by officials, who try to pull them apart while Maryse continues to skull drag Tiffany in French.

    It's now time for Cruiserweight action as T.J. Perkins makes his way out to the ring to face the Cruiserweight Champion, Tony Nese, in a non-title match that Brandon booked earlier. All though the match was made to settle their differences heading into Bragging Rights, it may have only intensified them, because when Tony Nese goes for a pumphandle slam, T.J. wiggles free and counters the move into a roll up, pinning the Cruiserweight match captain for the one-two-three! Tony Nese can't believe it and argues with the official while T.J. celebrates up the ramp, no doubt having just put himself in line for a Cruiserweight title opportunity in the very near future.

    We cut to the locker room where The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins are talking among themselves, when suddenly Ethan Carter III walks in and the room goes quiet. EC3 says that he called this meeting because, as they're all already aware, they have their problems. He looks to The Miz, then Dolph Ziggler. EC3 continues by saying that despite this, this Sunday at Bragging Rights they're a team. And as their team captain, he's going to do all he can to ensure they bring home the victory; and he wants the same out of them. EC3 slips out of his blazer and rips his button down open in a single jerk, revealing a FNBF t-shirt underneath. He states that this Sunday, they all bleed blue, and puts his fist out. Dolph looks to the rest of their teammates and sighs, putting his hand on top of EC3's. He's followed by Seth Rollins, and then reluctantly, Kevin Owens. The four men turn to The Miz, who slowly removes his sunglasses. With a clenched jaw, The Miz appears to be contemplating, before looking down at the rest of their hands and placing his on top of theirs. EC3 smirks to himself, having successfully rallied his troop, before leading them in throwing their hands up and yelling, "FNBF!"

    It's finally time for our main event, as Nikki Bella makes her way out to the ring to face Nia Jax, whose accompanied by Eva Marie. After the backstage assault she received at the hands of Nia Jax last week, Nikki doesn't wait for her opponent to get to the ring, going through the ropes to take the fight to Nia on the entrance ramp! Eva hightails it out of harms way as Nikki and Nia exchange blows in the aisle way, until Nia finally gets the upper hand, throwing Nikki into the ring and allowing the referee to officially start the match. Nia controls most of the match, because every time Nikki gets the upper hand, Eva Marie brings her momentum to a halt by tripping or distracting her. Nikki finally gains control of the match and bounces off the ropes for a springboard roundhouse kick to Nia, but as soon as she goes for the pin, Eva Marie jumps up onto the apron, only to immediately fake a fall and an ankle injury to grab the referee's attention. The official leaves the ring to check on Eva Marie, and he's followed by Nikki, who yells at him for missing her pinfall attempt. The referee helps Eva Marie to her feet in the corner as Nia Jax slips out of the ring and lines Nikki up. Nikki turns as Nia begins to charge at her, sidestepping just in time for Nia to miss her and spear Eva Marie right through the barricade! The crowd jumps onto their feet as Nia looks down at a sprawled out, unconscious Eva Marie in shock! Nikki grabs Nia from behind and slams her face into the steel steps before rolling her back into the ring. Nia regains control by hitting Nikki with a low dropkick as she re-enters the ring, then whips Nikki into the ropes. Nia goes for a clothesline but Nikki ducks and hits Nia with a dropkick of her own, causing Nia to stumble back and bounce off the ropes towards Nikki, who channeling the strength of her boyfriend John Cena, hoists Nia Jax onto her shoulders! Nikki hits the Rack Attack 2.0 and covers Nia for the one-two-three! Nikki celebrates in the ring as E.M.T.'s check on Eva Marie on the outside and Nia rolls out of the ring. "That's why I'm the captain!" Nikki shouts down into the camera at she raises her title in the corner, while Nia recovers on the outside, in shock and disbelief while Nikki Bella holds her championship high as FNBF comes to a close.

[Burke]

Me and Dana are so cute.

That Maryse/Tiffany brawl.

Ugh, EC3 trying to be a motivational leader. What a disaster this is going to be. My money's on NFA at Bragging Rights as of now.

Eva! Oh no! Nia Jax is too clumsy for her own good. Nikki is such a badass though.