HL: “Our next match tonight is a triple threat women’s match set for one fall!”

 

::The lights begin to fade, going practically to nothing before the music, “Trip” by Tony M. Black, hits. Emerging from behind the curtain is none other then Kelsia Vector. The crowd is cheering, she is a favorite as of late. A smile across her blush colored lips as she starts walking down the ramp to the ring. Alternating sides her hand comes in contact with few that she walks past on either side. When only a short walk to the ring remains she runs the rest of the way jumping up onto the side of said area. A look to the left, then the right before bending over to enter the ring between the middle and top ropes. Once in the ring she goes to the right far corner, jumping onto the middle rope her hands come to her lips before raising in the air, as if sending her love to her fans. Jumping down she does the same with the adjacent corner before coming to stand, facing her opponent.::

 

HL: “And her opponent, hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and weighing in at 130 pounds…Kelsia Vector!”

 

MS: “Last week I was pretty impressed by the new girl here, but she’s got a tall task ahead of her tonight.”

 

RJ: “After all the harsh words this week, she’d best be ready.  For that matter, however, so should her opponents.”

 

::Chords to "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes plays along the audio system. Lights dim out, then start to strobe. Various images of Alexa with her short run of opponents flash along the screens followed by her name.  Alexa charges from the back onto the platform of the entrance way, followed by a handspring. Once on her feet again her hands raise above her head. Ready to give the fans what they want. She makes her way down to the ring, slapping hands and high fiving, getting a positive rise from the fans. Charging the ring, Alexa slides under the bottom rope, hopping up onto her feet from her knees. Climbing the turnbuckles she raises her hands. Smiling and making like she is rooting for her favorite team. Moving to the opposing side of the ring, she mirrors her actions from before. Making her way to the middle of the ring, she stretches some…ready for her match, eyes only for her opponent for the night.::

 

HL: “From Danbury, Connecticut…weighing in at 160 pounds…Alexa Rose!”

 

RJ: “This is Alexa’s first match back since her injury, and she looks to be in great shape tonight.  But does she have a chance in a triple-threat environment with a relative unknown like Kelsia AND the champion?”

 

MS: “As long as she remembers that it was Aurelei who aggravated the injuries and deals with her first.  This Kelsia girl should be easy pickings for her then.”

 

HL: “And the final competitor…”

 

::The lights go out in the arena and rise again with a fiery orange tint. As "Awake" by Godsmack begins to power its way through the arena, a ruined field is shown on the Ameri-tron with bones and bodies everywhere. In the middle of this destruction, from a smoldering pile of ash, there comes a bright flash, and a flaming phoenix rises from them. The words "Aurelei Phoenix" burning through the black background that appeared as the phoenix rose. Brief scenes from her matches and training appear intermittently between these scenes::

::When she steps onto the stage in the midst of this, the hooded cloak is held around her, the low lights picking up on the shimmering threads. After several moments, she raises her head and throws back the hood, spreading her arms wide as a wall of flame rises behind her. The ACW Women's Championship belt is strapped securely around her waist, and she wears it with obvious pride. Starting down the ramp towards the ring, she unclasps and removes the cloak, tossing it aside as she interacts with the fans, a smile often crossing her lips resulting from these simple actions. During this, the lights in arena return to normal though the fire-colored lights flash in time with the music::

::When she nears the ring, the focused gaze returns and she climbs up onto the ring apron with a single, smooth leap, one knee resting upon it while she swings the other leg up and rises to her feet. Taking a moment to look out across the sea of fans filling the arena, she bounds up to the top rope and flips forward of it, landing on her feet in the middle of the ring and raising her right hand into the air in a final salute to the fans before she makes her way to one of the corners to await the start of the match.::

 

HL: “…from Monaro, California and weighing in at 146 pounds, she is the reigning ACW Women’s Champion...representing Reign of Fire…Aurelei Phoenix!”

 

MS: “I don’t think she’s destined to hold that gold for long.  Her luck has to run out sooner or later.”

 

RJ: “It has nothing to do with luck, Mitch.  She earned the title and she’s turned back every challenge.  How is that luck?”

 

MS: “You see it your way, I see it mine.”

 

::The bell to start the match sounds, and the three women look between one another…Alexa turning to Kelsia, Aurelei staring at Alexa, Kelsia almost glaring at Aurelei…and then Kelsia rushed in, bullying Aurelei into the corner with a shoulder to the stomach, driving that shoulder a few more times into the midsection to knock the wind out of the champion.  Alexa sprung into action after a moment of observation and grabbed Kelsia by the hair, pulling her away and throwing her to the mat before setting upon Aurelei herself with a series of chops to the chest.::

 

::The hurled-aside Kelsia rose to her feet and waist-locked Alexa from behind, attempting a suplex.  Alexa blocked the move, however, and reversed the waistlock to take Kelsia over with her own suplex while Aurelei still languished in the corner.  Kelsia was slow to get to her feet, and Alexa was ready to rush her when she rose.  The newcomer was ready, however, and turned the charge into a neckbreaker drop before she turned back to Aurelei, charging her while she was still in the corner.::

 

::A boot landed to the face for her trouble, Kelsia staggered back and attempted once again, this time met with both boots.  When Kelsia turned from the second impact, Aurelei burst from the corner and landed a roaring elbow across the newcomer’s jaw, crumbling her down to the mat.  Alexa, up on her knees at this point, was greeting with a shining wizard by Aurelei and a pin attempt.  ONE…TWO…KICKOUT!::

 

RJ: “So much for alliances of convenience!  I don’t think any of these three are willing to put harsh words or past history aside for a win!”

 

MS: “Oh, I expect that, out of fear, Aurelei and Alexa will double-team Kelsia.  That is, if Aurelei doesn’t knock their heads off their shoulders first.”

 

RJ: “Some impact from that spinning elbow and that shining wizard…Alexa and Kelsia got too wrapped up in each other.”

 

::Staring down at her adversaries for a few moments, Aurelei went to Alexa first and pulled her up from the mat only to be greeted by a stiff forearm shiver to the jaw.  It didn’t take a second for her to retaliate though, and soon the two were trading blows in the center of the ring.  Aurelei got the better of the exchange and backed Alexa towards the ropes.  Kelsia came in from behind at this point and attacked Aurelei with an axe handle blow, the impact knocking her into Alexa, who went through the ropes and to the floor.::

 

::With the advantage, Kelsia followed her assault with a scoop slam and a pair of elbow drops before going for the pin.  ONE…TWO…KICKOUT.  Drawing Aurelei up to her feet, Kelsia drove a knee into her midsection and positioned her for a powerbomb.  No sooner than did she lift up the champion than did Aurelei grab Kelsia by the head and drive her to the mat with a split-legged facebuster.  Now it was her turn to go for the pin.  ONE…TWO…but Alexa made it into the ring and broke up the attempt by dragging Aurelei off by her foot, going for her own pin.  ONE…TWO…Aurelei would respond, though, with the same brand of interference, leading to a face-off between her and Alexa.::

 

MS: “Now let’s see just how far friendship will stretch when there’s pride on the line!”

 

RJ: “Aurelei warned them both that she was treating this as if her title was on the line.  Business before pleasure.”

 

MS: “I think the pleasure’s all mine, seeing these ladies going at it.”

 

::While the two were face-to-face in the middle of the ring, Kelsia got up to her feet and charged the both of them, only to have them move at the last minute and hurl her out of the ring.  As she landed unceremoniously on the floor, the two friends came face to face again, turning to look to opposing sides at the crowd, who sought some kind of explosion between the two.  Apparently happy to oblige, Aurelei struck first with a forearm to the jaw, which Alexa returned, initiating another exchange.  Once more getting the better of it, Aurelei struck with a pair of knees to the stomach before positioning Alexa for a double-knee strike.  But as she went airborne, Alexa shoved her off and she crashed hard to the mat.::

 

::Aurelei rose fairly quickly, and Alexa was ready for her with a clothesline attempt.  Ducking the move, Aurelei stepped in with a Dragon Fang attempt out of nowhere…only to have her leg caught over her opponent’s shoulder, Alexa turning the move into a vicious chokeslam.  She dropped down on Aurelei for the pin.  ONE…TWO…TH-…but before the referee’s hand could come down, Kelsia, who’d pulled herself up onto the turnbuckles, leapt off and crashed down on Alexa with an elbow, breaking it up.::

 

MS: “Way to keep the match going!  That’s the trouble with these three-way matches…there’s always someone else around to muck things up.”

 

RJ: “You have to take down both of them to have a hope of pinning one, and that’s no small task.”

 

::Aurelei was slow to rise, having taken almost the same amount of impact as Alexa, whom Kelsia went for now.  A precision dropkick knocked Alexa back down to the mat, and Kelsia mounted her to deliver a flurry of punches.  Fighting her way out from under, Alexa shoved Kelsia off and knocked her into Aurelei, who had pulled herself up by the ropes.  Kelsia, only momentarily stunned, rushed in for a cross-body block against Alexa, but was caught in mid-air, turned and hurled overhead with a fall-away slam that put her on a direct course with Aurelei, knocking both out of the ring.  Alexa threw her hands up into the air as the crowd showered her with applause.::

 

RJ: “She’d better not celebrate yet!  As solid of a move as that was…”

 

MS: “Hold it…she’s gonna fly!”

 

::Alexa had taken a running start, hitting the ropes for more momentum, and took to the air.  Sailing over the top rope, she landed…right in the arms of both opponents!  A brief glance towards one another was given before Kelsia and Aurelei drove Alexa back-first into the steel ring post.  Before the assault could continue, though, Aurelei connected with a back kick to Kelsia’s stomach followed by a snap suplex.  Alexa, still arching her back from the pain of impact, was brought up as well and also hit with a snap suplex that almost landed her on top of Kelsia.::

 

::Picking up Alexa and rolling her back into the ring, the champion followed after her and took a hold of her legs, looking out to the fans before stepping over Alexa’s right leg, crossing the other, and turning her over into a sharpshooter.  Sitting down deep, Aurelei applied a heavy amount of pressure to the hold, and Alexa tried to fight her way towards the ropes.  From outside the ring, a groggy Kelsia regained her upright position and, seeing Alexa near to the ropes, pushed the bottom one inward for the sake of allowing Alexa to force the break rather than letting her tap.::

 

RJ: “Odd way to get the hold off, but I suppose it’s better than just running at the champion and facing retribution.”

 

MS: “It’s called intelligence and self-preservation, Robbie.  Would you like a dictionary?”

 

RJ: “No, I’d like you to be quiet so I can enjoy the match.”

 

::Kelsia slipped into the ring unnoticed and before Aurelei turned around, having been focusing on getting Alexa up to her feet, she ran in on the champion and drove her to the mat with a bulldog, at the same time clotheslining Alexa to the mat once again.  Both opponents down, Kelsia chose to stalk the champion, looking for an opening to finish her off.  As Aurelei got to her feet, Kelsia drew her head back, hooked the waist of her tights, and flipped her back with a wicked DDT.::

 

RJ: “Cronic DDT!  She spiked Aurelei right on her head!”

 

::Rolling into the pin, Kelsia hooked the far leg, her head nodding with the count.  ONE…TWO…THR…at the last moment, though, Alexa threw herself onto the pin, breaking it up.  Kelsia, infuriated, pulled Alexa up to her feet and was rewarded with a sudden headbutt.  When it got down to it, Alexa could fight rough like the men did, and she grabbed Kelsia by the head, driving it into her knee.  The blow stood Kelsia straight up and left her wide open for a vicious spear by Alexa, who took the chance to make a cover.  ONE…TWO…TH-KICKOUT!::

 

MS: “How in the hell did she kick out of that?!  Alexa hit her flush!

 

RJ: “The girl’s got guts to spare…but now the champion’s getting up!”

 

::True enough, Aurelei was up and against the ropes, watching the two as she tried to regain her bearings.  Alexa attempted to Irish whip Kelsia into the ropes, but it was reversed and Kelsia followed her in with a  stiff knee to the stomach.  Taking a chance, Aurelei rushed the two and dropkicked Kelsia between the shoulders.  Her head collided with Alexa’s, sending the latter out of the ring and to the floor.  Stunned, Kelsia turned around right into a boot to the gut, followed by Aurelei setting her up for an Aura Crusher, her version of the splash mountain.  Kelsia blocked the attempt, slipping out of Aurelei’s hold and went for a front kick.  Ducking under the attempt, Aurelei took two steps back and when Kelsia turned around, Aurelei went into a rapid, airborne spin…::

 

RJ & MS: “Phoenix Phlash!”

 

::The 450-degree spinning kick seemed to knock Kelsia out cold, and Aurelei pounced onto her for the cover.  ONE…TWO…Alexa dove for the two to break up the pin, but was a moment too late…THREE!  The referee rose up and called for the bell, accepting the belt from Heather Lee to give to Aurelei as the announcement was made.::

 

HL: “The winner of the match…Aurelei Phoenix!”

 

::”Awake” blared through the speakers as Aurelei accepted the belt, lifting it into the air as she had her arm raised, spent and showing some swelling on her face.  One look at the three and anyone could see that they’d be moving a lot more slowly for a few days.  Alexa, already up on her feet, dusted herself off and walked over to Aurelei, who raised her friend’s arm as well.  The two of them made their way to Kelsia and, to the approval of the crowd, helped the newcomer to her feet and one at a time shook her hand before leaving the ring.  Kelsia, obviously frustrated that she’d not taken home the win, seemed a bit surprised that her opponents were so willing to be good sports about it…but one listen to the crowd cheering all three, and at that point it didn’t seem so strange.::

 

RJ: “I think we can both agree that they put on some of their best in that match.  What do you think, Mitchell?”

 

MS: “Could argue that point, but won’t.  Everyone handled their business with aplomb…even Aurelei, as much as I despise admitting that.”

 

RJ: “I’ll accept that as an affirmative