HAW Lockup theme played to start the show.

Eve Solace: Welcome to HAW Lockup in Seattle, Washington! Last week we found out about the eight competitors for Destroy All Wrestlers, and a surprising last minute entry with Nadine Reza-Darzi! We’ll find out what fallout happens there, as well as a tag match made tonight with Sabrina Nova and Molly McDonald vs The Marauder Sophie Lester and Monica Stone!

Athena: Before that, we’re getting a traditional singles match!

Ashley Cannonball came out to start the show with the first match, and her opponent was Ivy Clarke. Ivy Clarke didn’t wait for desperate times, but tried to cheat the whole match. She eventually succeeded when she pinned Ashley using the ropes as leverage on a pin, picking up the win in 6:01.

Athena: A solid win for Clarke there, she’s needed that after a fairly rough year!

As the ring cleared, The Solo Girls Crystal Cyclone and Rachel walked down to the ring, championships around their waist.

Crystal Cyclone: At End of the Tail, we are defending against Zoey Chambers and Hazel Glover, The Stable. We are also going to start accepting challengers for Season 10 of HAW because that match is going to be a walk in the park.

Rachel: It’s a tag team calling themselves a stable?

Crystal Cyclone: Exactly! See, they are a stable, because they have a third person, a deranged woman that will probably interfere in our match, attack us from behind in the following weeks. They act all happy and for the fans, when in reality, THEY are the problem!

The Stable had heard enough, and walked out to the top of the ramp.

Zoey Chambers: Hey, listen up! We are glad to face you, we WILL fight fair, and we WILL win. You know why? Because you aren’t focusing on Hazel and myself! So go along with pretending Jenna is a problem, because she is NOT involved in this match!

Crystal Cyclone: Oh, we are definitely planning to focus on the two of you. You can’t plan for a loose cannon.

Jenna looked like she wanted to go down to the ring, but Zoey held her back, while Hazel took a few steps back nervously. Jenna eventually calmed down.

Zoey Chambers: Say what you want. We’ll let our actions do our talking in two weeks.

With that, the Stable departed for the back.

The scene changed to just outside the arena. All eight women for Destroy All Wrestlers were on a stage for a large press conference, a group of fans and reporters all below them.

Juliet Sims: Hello folks! I’m here to welcome you to the official Destroy All Wrestlers press conference! Some of you have been pre-screened for question, let’s start!

Reporter1: My question is for Bethany Watts and Kherti Bhakta. The two of you did so well as a tag team earlier, but it looks like there’s been some tension. Do you think you may work together in this match?

Bethany Watts: No.

Kherti Bhaka: Bethany isn’t that great at giving sound bites, so let a professional help you out. There is absolutely NO chance that we work together. She is my number one target to eliminate. Because not only is she a great, amazing wrestler, she’s a stubborn pain in the you know what, and I’ll just stop now for the kids in the audience.

Juliet Sims: Great, we got a fan here next!

Fan2: Hey! You are all so cool! Umm, I want to ask Elena Dubois. Do you really have a shot at winning? Like you’ve got a bunch of world champions up here and-

Elena Dubois: What kind of question is that? Of course I do. Maybe you’re doubting me. Maybe these seven women are doubting me. I’ve defeated some of these women up here already. I can do it again. So I hope they underestimate me, because no one sees the dark horse coming.

Juliet Sims: Good answer! Next question!

Fan3: Penny Downs will you marry me?!

Penny Downs: Are you the World Title?

Fan3: Uh, no?

Penny Downs: Then get the hell out of here and pray I never see you again before I knock your head off.

Juliet Sims: Let’s get to a more professional source for our next question and please follow the script of pre-approved questions so you aren’t escorted out by security.

Reporter4: This is a bit of a three person question. There can be an argument that three of the most feared women in wrestling are in this match. Sekino, Cate Stiles, and of course Sally Larkin. We’ve seen ruthless energy and painful moments from all three women. What will you do differently in this match?

Sekino: Nothing. I will just hurt them all, until they can’t get up, and I win.

Sally Larkin: And I can say the same thing right back at you Sekino. You’re insane, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen you wrestle a deathmatch before.

Cate Stiles: THAT is the key difference. Sally Larkin and her death matches. She beats me in her specialty match. Well Sally, I’ve got some bad news for you. You won’t have light tubes or knives or whatever psychotic weapons you can think of. No bag of tricks, just your own power. That’s going to be your downfall.

Juliet Sims: I think we have time for one more question!

Reporter5: Nadine, you were a very late entry last week. Do you really think you can win this match, just your second match in HAW history?

Nadine Reza-Darzi: Of course I can! There is a very high likelihood that the world will be praising the name of the strongest family in wrestling and declaring us wrestling royalty. Now if my naive sister-in-law was here, that would be a different story. She’d easily be the first eliminated. But good for her on doing the right thing, and letting the better wrestler in the match.

Juliet Sims: And what a note to end on. We’re out of time, but we’ll throw this back to Eve and Athena at ringside for the next match!

The tag match was next, with Sabrina Nova and Molly McDonald coming out first, followed by Sophie Lester and Monica Stone.

Eve Solace: Last week Sabrina pinned Molly to become the number one contender for the National Championship, but Lester came down to attack, and a two on two fight broke out. Now, it’s going to get settled in this tag match!

Sabrina looked energetic in the match, Molly easily held her own, while Lester showed power and Monica wrestled in a more cowardly and cheating style. This allowed Nova to get a strong advantage over Stone, and went for the Springboard Knee Strike. Stone pulled referee Mira Levenberg in front of her, and the move hit both ref and wrestler knocking them down. Nova went for the cover but there was no ref to count. As referee Heidi O’Neill rushed down to the ring, Lester came into the ring and hit a Spinebuster on Nova. McDonald went for a save but also got a Spinebuster, and Lester pulled Stone on top of Nova.

O’Neill went for the three count, but Lester actually pulled Stone off. She picked her unconscious partner up, tagged herself in, and tossed Stone over the ropes, before hitting yet another Spinebuster on Nova, and pinning her in 9:55.

Athena: That’s some dominance by Lester there. That’s why she’s champion.

Eve Solace: I agree. Sabrina Nova is going to have her work cut out for her.

The ring cleared, and this time Moonlight, Alicia McCarthy, Makayla Wren with her mother Susan, and Maisie Lane all came down to the ring.

Moonlight: Ok, last week, we said we weren’t going to attack Joslyn Sky and RPG and…we did, ok, fine. But this week, we are calling out the four VCW wrestlers to have a real discussion. No sneak attacks. We promise. So come on out.

Joslyn Sky, RPG, Cambria Moorcraft, and Darya Yashin all made their way to the ring. They stood toe to toe with the other four wrestlers, but behind them, Ivy Clarke started to emerge from under the ring holding a kendo stick in each hand.

Moonlight: So we are not sneak attacking you…but we did find someone who would!

Clarke attacked them, and that was the moment the veterans jumped on the rookies. It was a 5 on 4 attack, and once again, the rookies were out numbered and needed help. But once again, help came. Dina Darzi ran down the ramp and joined the action.

Eve Solace: Dina Darzi! Fresh off the heartbreak of giving up her spot, she’s come to help!

The help caught the veterans by surprise, and Darzi managed to disarm Ivy and take the kendo sticks for herself. She hit Clarke, then Wren, then Lane. McCarthy and Moonlight bailed, and once again, the VCW rookies remained in the ring, hurting, but able to overcome the attacks as Moonlight and McCarthy paced back and forth frustrated before retreating.

Eve Solace: Well those rookies are looking solid. It’s not a group we would have ever expected to come together, but they’re working as one, and it looks like they’re ready to make the most of this HAW opportunity. We’re signing off for the night, but we’ll see everyone next week. Goodnight!