NFA 2016

[Brandon]

Some visual references for you...

Jayzero and Corey Graves when I drafted Eva Marie:


Burke shouting out 12 Rounds:


And Jayzero when no one reacted to Pentagon Jr. being drafted:

[Brandon]

Supplemental draft results:

NFA:
Alexa Bliss
The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor)
Baron Corbin
Bayley
Becky Lynch
Breezango (Tyler Breeze and Fandango)
Fénix
John Cena
John Morrison
Kalisto
Kane
Lashley
Madusa
The Man
Naomi
Natalya
Paige
Randy Orton
Rey Mysterio
Shinsuke Nakamura
The Undertaker
The Usos (Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso)


FNBF:
The American Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards)
Aron Rex
Austin Aries
Brian Kendrick
Carmella
Curt Hawkins
Dana Brooke
DJ Z
Dolph Ziggler
Drew Galloway
Ember Moon
Enzo and Cass (Enzo Amore and Big Cass)
The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley)
Jack Swagger
Jessie Godderz with Raquel
Jessy Sorensen
Kevin Owens
Mandy Rose
Neville
Nia Jax
Sami Zayn
Sasha Banks
Seth Rollins
The New Day (Big E, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods)
Tony Nese
The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch)

[Burke]

Wait...where am I??

[Brandon]

Oct 3, 2016 15:47:07 GMT -5 Burke said:

Wait...where am I??

o! Silly me, that was an oversight.

Undrafted:

Burke

There you go!

[Tarry]

Welcome to NFA! We’re back with a new look, a new roster, and a new General Manager, and speaking of our GM, he’s currently in the ring ready to kick things off.

Jayzero is stood in the centre of the ring with a spotlight shining on him, "I know what you're thinking - the hottest show on TV just got hotter - and you'd be right," Jayzero slides his sunglasses down to reveal his eyes, winking to the camera, "At the special draft event, my Friday night counterpart announced that FNBF will be launching a tag team division, and tonight I'm here to announce that NFA will also be launching a tag team division, and that division will begin to take shape right now!" The Lucha duo of Kalisto & Fénix make their way to the ring, ready for some tag team action. Jessica makes her way onto the stage, "Ladies and gentlemen! Please welcome the hottest act in all of wrestling, 'The Swiss Superman' Cesaro and 'The Australian Adonis' Wolfgang - Man Candy!" Cesaro & Wolfgang join Jessica on the stage and the three of them make their way to the ring. The two teams shake hands and this one is underway! Man Candy pose for the audience, they then challenge Kalisto & Fénix to a pose off, but they instead deliver a pair of dropkicks to Cesaro and Wolfgang. Man Candy roll to the outside, and Kalisto & Fénix follow them out with a couple of dives. The audience pops for the highflying manoeuvres and begin to chant "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" with Kalisto. Kalisto rolls Cesaro into the ring. He sets up for the Salida del Sol, but Cesaro fights out. Kalisto kicks Cesaro in the thigh and then attempts a springboard move, but Cesaro counters into a huge uppercut. Cesaro collapses to the floor, and the two legal men crawl to their corners to make the tag to their partners. Wolfgang and Fénix enter the ring and immediately exchange quick shots. Fénix hits the ropes and connects with a back elbow. He makes the cover, but Wolfgang kicks out! Fénix goes up top, looking to dive ink to Wolfgang, but Jessica jumps onto the apron and begins to flirt with Fénix. Wolfgang takes advantage and crotches the luchador on the top rope. Wolfgang delivers a superplex and attempts a cover. Fénix somehow manages to kick out! Wolfgang tags in Cesaro who rushes in and knocks Kalisto off of the apron. Man Candy then hit Fénix with a double running uppercut and pick up the win. Jessica enters the the ring to celebrate with her guys. The three of them begin to get close until a curtain falls around the ring to block the view of the fans. Scandalous.

Jimmy Uso and his wife Naomi are backstage watching the tag team match on a television screen. "Babe, the Cruiserweight Division may not have worked out for you, but the tag team division can be your second chance." Jimmy rubs his hands together, picturing himself as one half of the inaugural NFA Tag Team Champions, "That's a great idea, Trin, who did you have in mind as my partner?" Naomi takes a moment to think before replying, "Your estranged brother, Jey." Jimmy flips out at the suggestion at tagging with his brother, the man he stabbed in the back to earn a NFA contract. "I will never lower myself to that level! I'm better than him! I deserve a partner of a much high calibre of talent!" "Listen, Jimmy, I too think you're better than him, but you have the chemistry required for you both to become the champions, just give it a chance." Jimmy looks into space, before looking back at his wife, giving her idea the nod of approval.

Andrade 'Cien' Almas is in the ring waiting for his opponent. He drew the short straw, because here comes Pentagon Jr. Pentagon enters the ring and immediately unloads on Almas. Almas tries to fight off Pentagon Jr. but to no avail. Pentagon delivers a nasty Package Piledriver to Andrade and secures the win. After the match, Pentagon Jr. traps one of Andrade's arms while wrenching on the other. Almas begs Pentagon Jr. to let him go, but the bloodlust takes over, and Pentagon snaps Andrade 'Cien' Almas' arm. Almas screams in agony as doctors rush into the ring. Suddenly, Burke jumps the barricade and prepares to go after Pentagon Jr., but security hit the ringside area and drag Burke away. Pentagon Jr. yells, "My name is Pentagon Jr., and I have Zero Fear!" in Spanish as Burke is lead away.

Trumpet players line the entrance way as a town cryer makes his way out into the stage, "Hear ye, hear ye! Please rise for the King of the Cruiserweights, His Royal Highness, King Tarry!" A golden coach pulls onto the stage as the trumpeters play a regal tune. Konnor and Viktor step out of the coach first, and then proceed to help the NFA Cruiserweight Champion King Tarry out of the coach. The three of them make their way to the ring, where King Tarry takes a seat on a throne that's set up in the centre of it. The crowd boos King Tarry, who has obviously let his cheap win of the former champion Jason go to his head. King Tarry waves to the crowd, which garners more boos. "My adoring public, I must ask you to quiet down whilst I address you," he says as the building fills with more boos, "At SummerMania, I became the King of the Cruiserweights after defeating Jason, but since he cowardly ran away to join FNBF, I am left without a number one contender, which is why I'm throwing out an open challenge to any Cruiserweight in the back to come out here and make their case for a championship match!" Almost immediately, Rey Mysterio answers the call, and here he comes! "You someone to plead their case for a championship match? That's an easy one. You're the so called 'King of the Cruiserweights' well, I'm the King of Lucha Libre, so let's find out who the real king is!" The crowd cheers Mysterio as King Tarry scratches his chin, pondering the challenge. "Rey Mysterio, false king, you get your championship match next week," King Tarry raises the NFA Cruiserweight Championship into the air, "Sir Konnor ... Sir Viktor ... Off with his head!" Sir Konnor and Sir Viktor ambush Rey Mysterio, but the King of Lucha Libre fights them off! He trips them both into the middle rope and follows it up with a double 619. He then springboards off of the rope and connects with a crossbody onto Sir Konnor and Sir Viktor. Rey Mysterio points at King Tarry and the NFA Cruiserweight Championship. Mysterio means business!

The former NFA World Heavyweight Champion Tiarnán is currently in the ring. "Now that Brandon is no longer around to stack the odds against me, I can finally have the championship reign I deserve, because I'm taking my title back tonight!" The crowd gives Tiarnán a mixed reaction, "Roman Reigns, I'm calling you out!" Tiarnán waits from Reigns to make his entrance, but he's surprised when new NFA signing Lashley makes his way to the ring. Lashley poses for the fans, before turning towards Tiarnán and blind sighting him with a vicious Spear! Lashley then leaves the ring and heads to the back, making a huge statement on his NFA debut.

A local wrestler is in the ring, looking incredibly nervous, and he has every reason to be, because his opponent is none other than The Man. The Man enters the ring and quickly dismantles the local wrestler. He lays him out with the Burning Hammer and picks up the win. The Man grabs a microphone from ringside, "You just witnessed history. The greatest winning streak of all time just began." He puts his index finger in the air, letting everyone know that this victory is the first of many to come.

The cameras cut to the inside of a crypt, where Paige is laying unconscious on the altar surrounded by Druids. The Undertaker approaches, dressed like a demonic priest, and begins reading from a book. I don't recognise the language, it possibly has ancient origins. The Druids chant as The Undertaker continues reading. The Druids chants louder and louder until finally The Undertaker exclaims, "Daughter of Destruction ... RISE!" Paige sits up on the altar with a blank look on her face, her eyes appear to have no life behind them. The camera pans round to show the silhouettes of a large man and a woman watching the proceedings from the shadows.

Up next is a huge six woman tag team match. Out first is the team of Alexa Bliss, Naomi, and Madusa, who receive a negative reaction from the crowd. Their opponents are the team of Bayley, Becky Lynch, and Natalya, who get the opposite reaction. Naomi and Natalya start the match, going back and forth with each other. Both women hit the ropes and come back at each other, accidentally clashing heads. Naomi crawls to her corner and tags in the veteran, Madusa, who dominates Natalya. Madusa hits a series of suplexes, knocking the wind out of Nattie. Madusa attempts a German Suplex, but Natalya blocks it with an elbow to the temple. Natalya finally makes the tag, and here comes Becky Lynch! Becky unloads on Madusa, taking out the aggression that she'd rather be unloading on FNBF's Charlotte. Becky shouts, "Straight Fiya!" and hits a running dropkick to the corner. She makes the cover, but Madusa kicks out. Madusa scrambles to her corner and tags Alexa Bliss into the match. The feisty Bliss goes after Becky, and the two women get into one hell of a scrap. Becky slams Alexa's head into the turnbuckle and tags in Bayley. Bayley picks up where Becky left off, taking it to Alexa Bliss. Alexa manages to counter an attack from Bayley and slams her to the mat. She goes up top, but Bayley kips up and follows her to the top rope. Bayley hits a Super Bayley-to-Belly and makes the cover. 1 ... 2 ... 3! The referee counts the fall and the winners celebrate. The time keeper leaves his area and approaches the referee, whispering in his ear. The referee then informs the ring announcer of something. The ring announcer informs the audience that the time limit had expired before Bayley got the fall, which means that this match ends in a draw. The six women all enter the ring, getting in each other's faces when the NFA Women's Champion Ronda Rousey makes her way out onto the stage. She holds the championship above her head, sending a message to the women in the ring.

NFA's General Manager, Jayzero, is shown sat in his office using his desk as a footrest. The door opens and in walks Pentagon Jr. Pentagon approaches Jayzero, who smirks at the evil Pentagon Jr. Jayzero hands a wad of cash to Pentagon Jr., "That's for taking care of Burke at SummerMania," he then hands him another couple hundred dollar bills, "And that's a bonus for eliminating the deadweight of Andrade 'Cien' Almas earlier tonight." Pentagon Jr. takes the money and heads for the door. Jayzero sighs and says, "I thought injuring Burke and not drafting him would keep him out of my hair, but I was wrong. I need to find a way to permanently eliminate him from my life." Pentagon Jr. turns back around and extends his hand towards Jayzero. The GM reaches into his desk and pulls out another wad of cash, which he hands to Pentagon. "There's more where that came from when you finish Burke." Pentagon Jr. takes the cash and leaves the office. Jayzero sits back in his chair with a dastardly smirk on his face.

After a quick commercial break, Jayzero graces the live audience with his presence. "Earlier tonight, Tiarnán decided to cash in his rematch clause, however as a result of Lashey's attack, Tiarnán has been ruled unfit to compete," the crowd boos the announcement, "I hate to disappoint though, so Roman Reigns will still defend the NFA World Heavyweight Championship right now against this man ..." The music of Finn Bálor hits the speakers and here he comes! The crowd are ecstatic to see Bálor challenge for the NFA World Heavyweight Championship. The champion's music hits, and here comes Roman Reigns through the crowd. The live crowd are hostile, and many of them shove Reigns as he makes his way down the stairs. He finally makes his way into the ring and we get the formal introductions. Finn gets a huge pop as he's introduced, whilst Roman receives the biggest boos of the night so far. Reigns cockily laughs off the boos, shrugging his shoulders, not really understanding why he's receiving this reaction. The referee calls for the bell and here we go! Bálor runs across the ring and immediately dropkicks Reigns into the turnbuckle. Reigns falls to the mat and Finn goes up top and attempts the Coup de Grâce, but Reigns rolls out of the way. Reigns gets back to his feet and charges at Bálor, he goes for the Spear, but Bálor jumps out of the way and Reigns crashes into the turnbuckle post. Finn rolls up Reigns, but Reigns kicks out. Finn sets up for the 1916, but Reigns fights out. Reigns short-arm clotheslines Bálor to the mat hard. Reigns mounts the challenger and delivers an onslaught of punches. Finn manages to block a few shots, but the majority of them land. The referee pulls Reigns off of Bálor. Reigns pumps his forearm like a shotgun, he then sprints across the room and connects with the Superman Punch. Reigns makes the cover, but Bálor gets the shoulder up. Reigns begins to get frustrated. He sets up for Spear, but Bálor surprises him with another dropkick. Bálor drops a forearm to the face of Reigns and ascends the turnbuckle. He flies off and connects with the Coup de Grâce. Bálor makes the cover, but miraculously Reigns kicks out! Bálor climbs out onto the apron, cocks his arm like a shotgun, mocking Reigns, and springboards off of the top rope, flying through the air with his own Superman Punch. He's caught in mid-air by another Superman Punch from Reigns, as both men connect. They collapse to the mat, as the referee begins to start a count. Both men are up at 8. They exchange forearms, until Reigns swings and misses, allowing Bálor to hit the Overhead Kick. Bálor goes up top again and comes off with the Coup de Grâce, connecting with Reigns' chest. Bálor makes the cover and the referee counts to three. Finn Bálor celebrates winning the NFA World Heavyweight Championship to a standing ovation from the audience. Finn heads to the back, stopping on the stage hold the championship belt into the air as the crowd continue to applaud. Reigns sits slumped in the ring as the crowd begin to boo him. He stands up and flips them off, cursing at a group of children on the front row. The crowd boo even louder. Familiar horns hit the speakers and here comes John Cena! Cena rushes to the ringside area and pulls Reigns away from audience. Reigns pushes Cena's arm away and heads to the back, hanging his head.

The screen fades in from black as a camera approaches a mansion. The door of the mansion opens and there stands Broken Matt Hardy in the doorway. "NFA! ... I knew you'd come."

[Burke]

OMFG, I never thought I'd be excited for Matt Hardy in NFA but here we are. I wonder if he's bringing Vanguard 1 with him.

That Undertaker/Paige stuff is great. I love wrestling mixed with horror.

And Jayzero my old friend. Don't start a war you're not able to win.

[Brandon]

I'm kinda loving this duo of the Swiss Superman and the Australian Adonis.

I don't know what's funnier, Burke trying to be tough, or him getting carried away by security before he can do anything.

Omfg, the "King Tarry" entrance. This actually might be my favorite thing any of us has ever done.

Nnnn, poor Tiarnán. That was like watching Melina be jobbed out when we knew the end was near.

lol @ The Man going on a squash tour.

Reading that Undertaker and Paige segment like:


It took Jayzero no time at all to become a corrupt GM. Literally, no time. He came into the role corrupt! I doubt any of us are surprised, though.

Finn Bálor is a fine choice to be World Heavyweight Champion as we lead into this new era.

I g2g @ Matt Hardy.

[Brandon]

    FNBF opens with Brandon standing in the center of the ring behind a table that's draped under a black sheet. He's wearing a gray suit with a blue shirt that matches the ropes and the blue carpet that's been rolled out in the ring. At the top of the stage, the entire roster of FNBF Superstars are standing by, waiting eagerly to hear what they've been called out here for. Brandon states that NFA got most of the championships in the draft, so at Halloween Havoc, it looks like FNBF will be crowning all new champions. Addressing the women's division first, he says that there will be a tournament to crown the first ever FNBF Women's Champion, and it'll be kicking off tonight. Moving on to the tag team division, he says that at Halloween Havoc there will be a four corners match to crown brand new Tag Team Champions, but since there are more than four tag teams on the roster, they'll have to earn a spot in the match over the coming weeks. Next, Brandon addresses the Cruiserweights. He assures them that they'll all be receiving a shot at a new Cruiserweight Championship at Halloween Havoc, but doesn't elaborate any further. And as for the brand new Universal Championship, he has a few men in mind who he would love to have represent the FNBF brand as champion, but like with the tag team division, he's going to be watching these men very carefully, and decide who deserves a shot at the title. With all that said, Brandon grabs the sheet and pulls it back to reveal the new titles. The camera zooms in and moves down the line from the brand new Tag Team Championship, to the Cruiserweight Championship, to the Women's Championship, and finally, the Universal Championship. Basically, they look identical to the NFA Championships - but they're blue!

    The FNBF Universe as well as the roster clap for the new titles when suddenly Jason's music hits and a bell dings, indicating that we're jumping right into the swing of things with a match. Jason breaks away from the rest of the FNBF roster as they head to the back and he makes his way down the ramp, high fiving fans as we cut to a quick commercial break to clear out the ring. After a trailer for the new season of "Bellas as Fuck," we return to the ring where both Jason and Jack Swagger are standing by, waiting to mix it up. Swagger uses his size and technical prowess to control the majority of the match, but the crowd is behind Jason and he hangs in there with unorthodox offense; at one point even escaping the Patriot Lock with an enziguri. The finish comes when Jason counters a gutwrench falling powerbomb into a hurricanrana and hooks the leg for the three count, starting his FNBF career with a victory.

    While Jason celebrates, we cut to the parking lot where a limo is pulling up. The camera focuses on the backdoor, waiting to see who will emerge from it. After just the right amount of teasing (Something I hear Burke knows nothing about!), the door opens . . . and it's Ethan Carter III! Only he isn't alone. He offers his hand to someone else inside the limo, and . . . oh my! "That's Tiffany!" Corey Graves exclaims on commentary as the former CEO of Beautiful Persons is helped out of the limo by EC3. "Batista told us she resigned after getting engaged, but you don't think . . . do you?!" Tom Phillips asks his colleague as Tiffany links her arm under EC3's and they head into the building. Whatever's going on, it looks like we're about to find out!

    Back in the arena, Mandy Rose is already in the ring awaiting her opponent in the first round of the Women's Championship tournament when the lights dim and a red glow fills the arena. A voice over welcomes us to the most stylish, elegant, bewitching, eternally beguiling, continuously charismatic, and fantastically fascinating woman to appear in this or any arena as Eva Marie makes her way to the ring in one of Ric Flair's old robes. "Wait a minute." Corey Graves says as Eva Marie is finishing up her entrance. "Is that who I think it is?" he snickers. The camera switches to the referee, who is obviously Burke wearing a fake mustache. He steps forward and demands to pat both competitors down for foreign objects before starting the match. As one might expect, the match is pretty straight forward and often times sloppy. After a Thesz press from Mandy, she and Eva roll around on the mat in a fight for control when Burke interjects himself in an attempt to split them up, only to be steamrolled for his troubles. At another point in the match, Mandy had all but won after hitting Eva Marie with a running bicycle kick, but when she goes for a cover and hooks Eva's leg, Burke dives into position . . . only he isn't looking at Eva's shoulders. Mandy breaks up the pin to argue with Burke. She even rips off his fake mustache, shouting that we all know it's him, and asks him what's wrong with him, but Burke merely gasps and covers his top lip like he's just been violated. This distraction allows Eva Marie to grab Mandy from behind, and Burke moves out of the way for her to hit the Sliced Red #2. Realizing that his antics might have just cost Mandy the match, Burke decides to actually do his job and make the three count. As he raises Eva Marie's hand in victory, Burke's eyes suddenly go wide and he dives out of the ring as a security team slide in after him. He jumps the barricade and disappears into the crowd with security hot on his tail.

    We cut to the back where Brandon is watching the security team he sent to the ring chase after Burke on a monitor in his office. He shakes his head at the screen, rolling his eyes as he turns away, right as someone enters his office. "B!" "Tiffany!" The Meanest Girls embrace in a hug before pulling away from one another. "Okay, you and Ethan? When were you planning on telling me about this?" he jokes. Tiffany giggles, telling him it all happened so fast. "We just met at the Republican National Convention." she explains. Brandon tells Tiffany that's, "Err . . . great!" and that he's happy for her, but just because EC3 is her fiancé doesn't mean he's going to just give him a a spot in the Universal Championship match at Halloween Havoc, but that he'd be lying if he said EC3 wasn't one of the men he was considering, so he better do well in his match against Seth Rollins tonight. Tiffany considers this, and as the camera zooms in on her, the wheels are clearly beginning to turn . . .

    Back in the ring, American Alpha and The American Wolves vie for a spot in the four corners Tag Team Championship match at Halloween Havoc by trying to impress Brandon, and both teams do just that. American Alpha pick up the win when Chad Gable pins Davey Richards with a bridging German suplex and a dropkick assist by Jason Jordan.

    Next, Charlotte is out for her first round match in the Women's Championship tournament, and her opponent is . . . oh, come on! Her opponent is Dana Brooke. The bell rings and Charlotte glares at Dana, who sheepishly lays down and allows Charlotte to pin her by simply covering her with her foot. The referee counts to three and raises Charlotte's hand in victory while Dana reaches out for Charlotte to help her up, only to be ignored. After snatching her hand from the official, Charlotte calls for a microphone and Dana rejoins her by her side. Charlotte says that Dana just did what every other woman in this tournament will do if they're smart, and Dana actually takes this as a compliment, nodding and clapping in approval. Charlotte says that she'll soon be the Women's Intercontinental Champion and the FNBF Women's Champion, and no one will be able to stop her, because not only is she the best female Superstar on FNBF, but NFA as well. She finishes by telling the other women they've been warned, then tosses her mic aside and raises her title as her music begins to play.

    The Cruiserweights are up next as T.J. Perkins takes on DJ Z. The action is fast-paced and exciting with T.J. putting DJ Z away with a Detonation Kick followed by a kneebar and the TJP Clutch, forcing DJ Z to tap. Like we said during the draft: Those who don't already know T.J. Perkins soon will; and he certainly left an impression on the FNBF Universe tonight.

    We cut to the back where Ethan Carter III and Tiffany are making their way to the ring for his main event match against Seth Rollins when they happen by Seth's dressing room. Tiffany tells EC3 she forgot something, but to go ahead and she'll catch up with him. She kisses him good luck and waves him off, then glances around to make sure no one sees her slip into Seth's dressing room . . .

    It's main event time with Ethan Carter III and Seth Rollins trying to earn a spot in the Universal Championship match at Halloween Havoc. Both men are evenly matched with neither in clear control, but there's a definite shift to EC3's advantage when Tiffany makes her way onto the stage with a phone that doesn't belong to her. Seth is clearly distracted by this, allowing EC3 to hit him from behind with a double axe handle. Tiffany swipes through the pics in Seth's camera roll as she makes her way down the ramp, until she discovers one that makes her eyes go wide. "Give me that!" Seth grunts, trying to reach through the ropes after shoving EC3 away. Tiffany pulls his phone out of reach and waves it above her head, then EC3 spins Seth back around. Tiffany pulls up the Twitter app and starts firing away with her fingertips. "What's she doing?" Tom Phillips asks as Corey Graves decides to check his timeline and see. "What did she just OH MY GOD!" he exclaims. The FNBF Universe start to pull out their phones, just as Seth is regaining control. Suddenly, laughter erupts among the fans, who point and laugh at Seth and pass their phones around for one another to see. Like that scene in Carrie, Seth is mortified. He's just about to jump out of the ring and start snatching their phones from them when EC3 grabs him from behind and slams his face to the mat with the One Percenter, which he follows up with a pin. The official calls for the bell and Tiffany squeals with delight on the outside before climbing up the steel steps and into the ring, where EC3 picks her up on his shoulder a la Macho Man and Miss Elizabeth to close the show, that much closer to a shot at the Universal Championship.

[Tarry]

Goddammit, Burke.

I hoped Tiffany finding love would change her for the better, but she's only gotten worse! Sharing a poor man's nudes with the entire FNBF Universe, and the rest of the world for that matter, how could she?!

The FNBF Women's Division is off to a great start, I can't wait to see which woman ends up on top at Halloween Havoc.

[Burke]

Oh, so I'm the only person to appear on both shows this week.

Poor Dana is Charlotte's bitch even here. I can't wait until she breaks free from her.

Ugh, not EC3! Surely Tiffany can do better.

And Seth is a liability to this company, smh. How can you attract families to the show when one of the top stars constantly has his dick popping up everywhere.

[Brandon]

Oct 7, 2016 12:48:45 GMT -5 Burke said:

Oh, so I'm the only person to appear on both shows this week.

Illegally, yes.

[Tarry]

NFA kicks off in style as Rey Mysterio makes his way to the ring for our opening contest. The trumpet players line the entrance way and the town crier makes his way onto stage, "Hear ye, hear ye! Please rise for the King of the Cruiserweights, His Royal Highness, King Tarry!" The golden coach rolls out and out step The Knights of Change, Sir Konnor and Sir Viktor, who help King Tarry out of the coach. King Tarry is adorned with gold, but the most important piece of gold in King Tarry's possession is the NFA Cruiserweight Championship which he's about to defend. King Tarry sits on the throne in the centre of the ring, smiling and waving at his loyal subjects. The referee calls for the bell and Mysterio immediately connects with a springboard seated senton onto King Tarry, knocking him out of his throne. The referee removes the throne from the ring, turning his back on the action, allowing Sir Konnor to get a cheap shot on Mysterio. King Tarry takes control, giving Rey Mysterio a royal beating. King Tarry lifts Mysterio onto his shoulders into an electric chair position, possibly setting up for his new finisher, the Iron Throne. Rey Mysterio counters the Iron Throne into a roll up as the referee counts 1... 2... Kick out! The King of the Cruiserweights almost lost his championship there! King Tarry loses his cool and orders Sir Viktor to hand him his sceptre. He prepares to strike Mysterio with the sceptre when he's interrupted by music hitting the speakers. King Tarry turns his attention to entrance way as Shinsuke Nakamura makes his way out. Nakamura has been on the shelf since King Tarry clubbed him with a crowbar at SummerMania! The Knights of Change rush towards Shinsuke, but the King of Strong Style lays them out with ease. King Tarry turns his attention back to Mysterio who trips him into the second rope, still holding onto the sceptre. Mysterio calls for the 619, and here he comes! King Tarry senses it coming, and puts his hands to his face, to cushion the impact, forgetting he has the sceptre in hand. Rey Mysterio connects, resulting in the sceptre bouncing off of King Tarry's skull. Mysterio hits the Frog Splash from the top rope and the referee counts the fall. We have a new NFA Cruiserweight Champion! The King of Lucha Libre poses with his newly won championship as The Knights of Change return to the ring to tend to their King.

Lashley storms into Jayzero's office looking furious. "I just found out that you've booked me in a match tonight, and I want to know why!" he shouts at the GM of NFA. "I'm your boss. You're my employee. That means I can book you in any match I like, and there nothing you can do about that." Jayzero gives Lashley a cocky smile, that soon turns into a nervous one when he realises just how big and intimidating Lashley is. "I'm a prizefighter, meaning if there's no prize, I don't fight." "How 'bout this? The winner of your match tonight receives $100,000!" "That's better." Lashley leaves the GM's office to get ready for his match.

Jimmy Uso is in the ring with his wife, Naomi. They wait for the arrival of Jimmy's tag team partner, his estranged brother. The music hits, and here comes Jey Uso to a big pop! The Usos exchange hostilities before the match, which obviously is not the best way for a team to begin a match. The music of Breezango plays over the speakers. The team of Fandango and Tyler Breeze are nowhere to be seen as the cameras cut to Breezango sitting in a hot tub backstage. Cathy Kelley approaches Breezango, "Tyler, Fandango, you are aware that you're supposed to be in a match right now, right?" Fandango puts his finger on Cathy's lips, "Relaaaaax," he says in a hushed tone. "Chill out, Cathy, we'll make our debut next week," Breeze continues. Fandango shoos Cathy away as Breezango relax in the hot tub. The cameras return to the ring where The Usos are declared the winners via forfeit.

Paige is shown in the crypt with a blank look on her face while she stitches new handmade ring gear. The same silhouettes of the large man and woman from last week are shown standing in the shadows observing Paige.

Lashley makes his way out for his match as the crowd boos him all the way to the ring. He's completely unplaced by their reaction to him, he's not here to make fans, he's here to make money. His opponent, the ever exciting Kalisto, makes his way out to a pop, which again, doesn't faze Lashley in the slightest. The referee holds up a briefcase containing $100,000 and then calls for the bell. Lashley shoots a takedown and wails on poor Kalisto. Kalisto tries to fight back, but he has no chance against Lashley. Lashley sets up for the Spear and nails the luchador from the other side of the ring. He then locks in the Anaconda Vice as Kalisto frantically taps out. The referee presents the victorious Lashley with the prize money. Tiarnán makes his way out looking bizarre in an oversized shirt. He enters the ring and Lashley charges at him, Spearing him right off of his feet. The two men hit the mat with a thud, and unusually, they both lay there not moving an inch. Suddenly, Tiarnán begins to come round and amazingly he gets up onto his feet first. He removes the oversized shirt and reveals a steel plate tied to his torso. Shades of Bret Hart! Tiarnán leaves the ring with a satisfied smile on his face as the audience cheers him.

Baron Corbin is backstage packing his bag to leave the arena, he competed in a dark match tonight and hasn't been booked for the rest of the show. "Corbin, just the man I was hoping to see." Baron Corbin turns around and sees The Apex Predator himself, Randy Orton, standing a couple of feet away from him. "What do you want, Orton?" Baron asks as he lifts his duffle bag onto his shoulder. "Listen, it's been a long time since I had gold around my waist, and you've never had any to begin with, so I was thinking it was time to change that." Corbin's harsh face softens at Randy's intriguing opening statement, "What did you have in mind?" Randy is amused that Baron hasn't put two and two together yet, "What I had in mind was you and teaming up to become the first NFA Tag Team Champions." Orton extends his hand to Corbin. Corbin takes a moment to assess the situation before firmly shaking Orton's hand, "The gold is coming home with The Lone Wolf and The Viper." The two of them walk off together discussing their plans as a tag team.

A local wrestler is in the ring with Cathy Kelley. "Why are you here to take on The Man tonight?" she asks the quivering local wrestler. "W-well you see ... If I beat The Man t-tonight ... I could earn myself a N-N-NFA c-contract!" "Well, good luck with that." The Man's music hits and here comes the behemoth of NFA. The bell rings and The Man unloads on his opponent. He lifts him up for the Burning Hammer and this one is over! The Man puts his fingers up to count his wins, he's now 2-0.

Broken Matt Hardy is in his mansion playing the piano. A drone flies up to him, interrupting his musical moment. "Ah, Vanguard 1, did you gain the Intel on my intended target?" Vanguard 1 beeps in response. "Wonderful!" Broken Matt declares as he stands up from the piano and takes a victorious stance, "I shall proceed with the DELETION next week!" The cameras retreat from the mansion as Broken Matt Hardy repeatedly exclaims "DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!"

Up next is a Fatal 4-Way match to determine the #1 contender to Ronda Rousey's NFA Women's Championship. Out first is Becky Lynch to a nice pop from the NFA Universe. Next up is Madusa, the veteran hoping to begin a career renaissance. The third participant is Alexa Bliss, who receives a lukewarm reaction from the crowd, I don't think they know how to feel about her yet. And finally, here comes Natalya to cheers. The bell rings and this one is underway! Becky Lynch kicks off the match by taking control of Alexa Bliss whilst the two veterans fight outside the ring. Becky goes for the Dis-Arm-Her early on, but Alexa still has enough strength to make it to the bottom rope. Bliss escapes the ring and Madusa re-enters to fight Lynch. They stand in the centre of the ring exchanging forearms until Madusa ducks one and counters with a German Suplex. She makes the pin, but Natalya enters to break it up. Becky and Natalya team up and dump Madusa out of the ring with a Suplex. She hit the ground hard! The two fan favourites engage in a back-and-forth that has the whole building on their feet. Becky Lynch attempts a step up Enziguri, but Natalya grabs her legs and turns her over into the Sharpshooter. It looks like Nattie is about to become number one contender when all of a sudden Alexa Bliss slides into the ring and wallops Natalya's back it. She then gives Becky a shot to the back with it too for good measure. She then covers both women at the same time for the win. The crowd boos as Alexa celebrates her win, now they know what to think of her. I'm getting word from the office of Jayzero that Alexa Bliss will get her title shot at Halloween Havoc.

The General Manager of NFA, Jayzero, makes his way to the ring. "After you enjoying the show so far?" he asks the NFA audience with a smug grin on his face, he knows for a fact that they are, they've been loud all night, "You're about to enjoy yourself even more, because I have a surprise for you all. Burke, I know you're in the building, so come and join me in the ring!" Burke makes his way through the crowd, hops the barricade, and enters the ring. "Burke, your antics with the fake moustache on FNBF was hilarious, it made me reminisce about all the good time we had as BurkeZero," Burke stands there staring a hole through Jayzero, waiting for him to get to the point, "To make up for my recent actions, I'd like to offer you the chance to earn a NFA contract next week! ... All you have to do is win a No DQ match against this man." Burke is jumped from behind by Pentagon Jr. out of nowhere. Pentagon picks Burke up and drops him with the Package Piledriver. He prepares to snap Burke's arm again, but Jayzero grabs Pentagon Jr. by the arm and stops him. "I need my main event next week, if he's on the shelf, I won't make money. YOU won't make money." Pentagon smiles at Jayzero and releases the hold. They go to leave the ring together, but Jayzero turns around and kicks Burke in the ribs. That bastard! They then leave the ring as EMTs slide into the ring to tend to Burke.

It's now time for our main event! This match will be a rematch of last week's NFA World Heavyweight Championship match. The challenger, Roman Reigns, makes his way out first, ditching his usual entrance and instead entering via the stage. Out next is the NFA World Heavyweight Champion, Finn Bálor, to a thunderous reaction. We get the formal introductions and then the referee calls for the bell. Reigns immediately starts the match by laying Bálor out with a Superman Punch out of nowhere! He makes the cover, but Bálor kicks out. Bálor tries to recover, but he's unable to as Reigns continues his assault. Reigns lifts Bálor for a powerbomb, but Finn struggles out and rolls up Reigns for a two count. Reigns kicks Bálor in the side of the head whilst he's on the floor. He then mounts Bálor and delivers a nasty beating, making Bálor bleed from the mouth. Roman retreats to a corner and sets up for the Spear. He charges at the champ, but he counters with a beautiful dropkick. Bálor makes the cover, but Reigns powers out. Reigns recovers and hits the Spear for the 1 ... 2 ... No! Bálor kicks out. Reigns trash talks right in a dazed Bálor's face. He snaps out of it, turns around, and quickly hits the overhead kick. He then ascends the turnbuckle and leaps off with the Coup de Grâce! Finn makes the cover and Reigns is unable to kick out! Finn Bálor is still NFA World Heavyweight Champion. Roman Reigns is furious, he's yelling at the referee, telling him he made a mistake. Reigns is claiming at his foot was under the ropes, I'd have to see the replay to confirm that. He grabs hold of the referee, but John Cena makes the save! Cena convinces Reigns to leave the ring and head to the back with him. They exit the ring and begin to head up the ramp, when Reigns suddenly grabs hold of Cena and throws him head first into the barricade! Reigns shouts at Cena to stay out of his business, as Cena sits slumped on the ground holding his head and neck.

[Burke]

Those spooky silhouettes are just metaphors for the demons Paige is fighting in her life right now, right?

Your new gimmick is hilarious.

I can't wait to see who's going to get deleted next week.

Roman made a big, big mistake.

Jayzero's pussy ass needs to back the fuck up before he gets smacked the fuck up.

[Brandon]

Mess @ King Tarry dropping the Cruiserweight title right as Burke and I jump on the bandwagon. What kinda curse?

Jayzero might be able to punk these little boys like Burke around, but he knew better than to step to Lashley lol.

Poor whoever has to clean the Breezango hot tub... (I'm talking about their spray tans, of course. )

Honestly, this is my favorite thing Paige has ever done, and I'm not just talking about NFA here.

Not Baron Corbin and Orton. They're both emotionless robots, so they'll make a great team.

And I would congratulate Alexa Bliss, but I imagine challenging Ronda Rousey will go about as well for her as it did for Eva Marie...

[Brandon]

    FNBF kicks off with Ethan Carter III and his fiancée, Tiffany, making their way to the ring. Tiffany snatches Lilian Garcia's mic and assures EC3 she'll do the sweet talking. She calls out to Brandon, and she says she knows he said he wouldn't give EC3 preferential treatment, but he more than earned a spot in the Universal title match at Halloween Havoc by winning his match last week - he's already earned the title! Tiffany asks Brandon to end this charade of trying to find the best champion to represent FNBF, and present EC3 with the Universal title right here, right now; because no man is better than her man. It isn't Brandon who answers the call though - it's her ex, Dolph Ziggler! Dolph says Tiffany may believe EC3 is the best man in the ring, but she knows he's a better man in the bedroom. Tiffany gasps at this, while EC3 is visibly enraged. Dolph continues, saying that he knows she's been around the block since they broke up, and the dozens, among dozens, among dozens, of men may blend together, but she'll never forget the Ziggle Wiggle - which he turns around to demonstrate. Tiffany stomps her foot and screams, while EC3 watches Dolph gyrate his hips, looking absolutely appalled. Dolph says that "Ethan Carter the 1/3rd." (holding up his pinky, at which point Tiffany has to hold EC3 back) might be the better man, but Dolph is the bigger man, so how about they wrestle tonight to see who really deserves to be Universal Champion! Before EC3 - who's ready to go - can accept, Brandon's music hits, and the GM makes his way on to the stage beside Dolph. "Dolph, while I appreciate your gusto, I'm the only one who makes matches around here." Brandon says to him. Dolph is visibly disappointed, but he's used to being cucked by management, so he doesn't object. "Having said that," Brandon continues. "I think you're absolutely right." Inside the ring, Tiffany and EC3 are affronted. Brandon rolls his eyes. "Not about that stuff!" he says, though he does chuckle. "About you two wrestling for the Universal Championship. Dolph, tonight, you're not going to be facing Ethan Carter III." Brandon announces to boos. "However, you will face Drew Galloway, and if you can defeat him, then at Halloween Havoc, Ethan is all yours." The match is set, and Brandon's music hits once again as he makes his way to the back, while Dolph and EC3 have a stare down.

    Our first match of the night features tag team action, with the team of Enzo and Cass with Carmella taking on The Hype Bros, who, let's face it, are only here because I didn't feel like hiring Robbie E, otherwise The BroMans would have probably been in their spot. The match itself is a bit of a squash, but hey, Enzo does a really obnoxious spiel on the mic, and the fans love it.

    Next it's Women's Championship tournament time as Nikki Bella steps out to a tremendous pop. She's followed by her opponent, The Boss, Sasha Banks. In contrast to last week's tournament matches, these women pull out all the stops, showing just how badly they want to be the inaugural FNBF Women's Champion. At one point, it looked like Sasha might advance in the tournament by making Nikki submit to the Bank Statement, but Nikki rolls onto her back and all the way through, hoisting Sasha up on her shoulders and hitting her with the Rack Attack 2.0 to advance to the semi-finals.

    Jason is out next and he's looking to continue the momentum he picked up last week in his match against The Miz, whose accompanied by his wife, Maryse. The Miz looks to make Jason tap with a figure-four leglock, and the ropes are just out of reach. It looks like Jason may be forced to tap, but he finds the strength to roll onto his stomach, and now it's The Miz who's on edge. While the referee asks The Miz if he wants to submit, Maryse reaches into her thigh-high boot and sprays Jason in the face with some sort of mace! He cries out in agony and The Miz reverses the figure-four again, and this time Jason taps. The official briefly raises The Miz's hand in victory before tending to Jason, whose writhing on the mat in pain.

    We cut to the back where Brandon is trying to sneak a glass of white wine when Kevin Owens barges in, causing him to spew it. "What the hell is wrong with you?!" Brandon demands, wiping his mouth with the back of his hand. Kevin demands to know what's going on around here. Only pretty boys like Ethan Carter III and Dolph Ziggler are getting Universal Championship opportunities, and he's more focused on the women's, Cruiserweight and tag team divisions than the talented guys who are sitting in the back. "Ah," Brandon says, understanding now. He stands up and comes around to the front of his desk where he sits down. Talking to Kevin as if he would a child, Brandon explains that he's read the message boards and he's taking what [Kevin] and the rest of the IWC are saying into consideration. "So just be patient and stay tuned, okay?" Brandon smiles. Kevin stares back at him in disbelief. "I'm not a fan, you nitwit!" Kevin says that he's a former champion, and he demands to be used. Brandon rolls his eyes and chuckles, asking Kevin why he didn't just say so. Next week, Kevin Owens makes his in-ring debut for FNBF!

    We're treated to more Cruiserweight action as Brian Kendrick makes his way down to the ring for one-on-one competition against fan favorite, Sami Zayn. Kendrick plays the dastardly heel, controlling most of the match, which scores him all kinds of heat with the FNBF Universe, who are unanimously on Sami's side. He pulls through for them however, picking up the win after a Helluva Kick.

    In our second Women's Championship tournament match of the night, Nia Jax makes her way out to the ring, and you have to feel sorry for her opponent. The FNBF Universe wait to see which lamb is about to be sent to the slaughter, when the lights dim and a blood moon appears on the tron. Ember Moon makes her BP debut before the FNBF Universe, and they're instantly captivated by her, but Nia Jax wears a cocky smirk, ready to bowl this rookie over. The bell rings and Nia stomps towards Ember. She attempts to use her obvious size advantage to effortlessly hip toss Ember, but Ember lands on her feet and throws Nia to the mat with an arm drag! Nia is shook. The perfect combination of speed and strength, Ember brings the fight to Nia, who was most definitely unprepared. With Nia dazed, Ember goes up top. Nia comes to and thinks Ember is going for a crossbody, like some of these other hoes, and spreads her arms to catch her. She only sets herself up by doing so, however. Ember leaps out of the corner and hits a diving corkscrew stunner on Nia, which she calls the Lunar Eclipse. With Nia sprawled out on the canvas, Ember covers her for the one-two-three to a standing ovation from the FNBF fans.

    It's main event time as Dolph Ziggler makes his way to the ring to face Drew Galloway, with the winner wrestling Ethan Carter III at Halloween Havoc for the Universal Championship. And speaking of Ethan Carter III, his music hits before the match can begin, and he and Tiffany come down to sit in on commentary. While Dolph and Drew lock up, Tom Phillips asks EC3 what he has to say about Dolph's remarks about him and his fiancée earlier tonight. EC3 says he doesn't care what Dolph has to say, because he could buy him and sell him without even scratching his trust fund. Tiffany chimes in, suggesting that maybe Dolph is mad because she's not around to play in his booty anymore. Within seconds, Corey Graves notes that #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch is trending. The two don't seem so confident when Dolph rolls Drew up, however. As the referee dives into position, EC3 and Tiffany jump up from their seats on commentary and make a beeline to the ring, with Tiffany making it to the apron first. Before they can interrupt, Drew kicks out, sending Dolph crashing into Tiffany and knocking her into EC3's arms below. She's in a state of shock, and while they're distracted, Dolph hits a Superkick out of nowhere for the one-two-three. The FNBF Universe jump to their feet, while EC3 and Tiffany can't believe it. EC3 slides in the ring after Dolph with Tiffany right behind him, trying to hold him back, while Dolph escapes and backs up the ramp, smiling and saying that he'll see EC3 at Halloween Havoc as FNBF comes to a close.