1x17 Punica Fides (air date February 19, 2020)

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Post by gvb on Feb 19, 2021 17:33:31 GMT -6

1x17 PUNICA FIDES

The Gym
February 15, 2021
2:12 PM

It was only the first hour of the afternoon on a Monday, the first day after the Domino Effect weekend, but Trinity Thompson was already back to the grind. Fresh off her prestigious win on night one’s pre-show match, the eighteen years old was practicing the same kick that gave her team the win on Saturday, by her own admission a tribute to Tiff Rollins’ Death Kick. It looks a lot faster and harder than it was two weeks ago, all that practice and the former Cloud Gate champion’s advice were clearly paying off. But it wasn’t enough for the young girl, determined to turn that superkick into a sentence, a killshot much like her idol’s finishing maneuver.

Speaking of the devil, as Trin was about to uncork another practice kick, she turned to spot the former champion herself. Her demeanor was slightly different than normal though. Tiffany was looking a little tentative, or at least a little more tentative than usual. This wasn’t her first time back in the gym since her encounter with the Gold Star last week, but it was her first time back unsupervised, and understandably, she was looking a little anxious…

Tiff:
Hey…

A smile spread on Trinity’s lips as she saw Tiffany approaching her. Instantly dropping her fighting stance, the young student grabbed the bottle of water she left on the floor and took a long sip, wiping the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand.

Trinity Thompson:
Hey Tiff! Welcome back to the Academy, I hope your Valentine’s Day went well..

She greeted the former champion with some casual talk, something that Tiff was not expecting after what happened to her, and what the world found out about on Friday. This helped to calm her nerves down a little bit, but there’s still something off about her.

Tiff:
Yeah...I mean...yeah...it did…

Trinity Thompson:
Is everything alright?

Not hiding a slight concern, Trinity took a step toward her friend.

Trinity Thompson:
If it’s for what Olly said at the PPV, you shouldn’t worry about it.. Everybody knows that’s not true, he just loves to be a jerk, that’s all he’s good at...

Tiff:
No it’s…

It looked like she was about to say something, only to quickly stop herself in her tracks.

Tiff:
...don’t worry about it.

Trinity let out a sigh.

Trinity Thompson:
No, it doesn’t work that way, Tiffany. The day you walked through that door, you became one of us. You decided to come back to the Academy rather than going straight back to the main roster because you thought you needed help, right?

She inched closer, resting a hand on Tiff’s shoulder.

Trinity Thompson:
Then let us help you. I may not be able to do much, but if there’s something I’m good at, that’s listening. Tell me what’s wrong…

It took a moment, but Tiff finally took a deep breath. She stopped looking down at the floor long enough to meet Trin eye to eye, probably for the first time since she got here…

Tiff:
I just...

She took another deep breath.

Tiff:
...I just wanted to say congratulations…

The surprised look on Trin’s face only lasted a moment, before turning into the widest of smiles.

Trinity Thompson:
T-thank you…

She stuttered, visibly emotional now. And how would she not be? The person she looked up to just congratulated her!

Trinity Thompson:
I.. I did exactly what you told me and it worked. So that win is half yours too.. That’s… That’s what I wanted to tell you when I came looking for you after the match. To thank you for your advice and…

A small hesitation in her voice, a quick look around before she shook her head.

Trinity Thompson:
And something else but that’s not important anymore. But mostly to thank you, yeah.

Tiff gave a faint smile back at her. Trin never really made it a secret how much she looked up to her, and although Tiff knew it, she never really opened up to her before, not wanting her to see how lowly she thought of herself. With that said however, there was one last thing Tiff needed to do…

Tiff:
I appreciate it, but I had nothing to do with your win. You’ve got quite a cannon on you…

Trin blushed slightly after that.

Tiff:
Do you think...maybe...if it’s not too much trouble...do you think you could do me a favor?

Her eyes just light up at the request. Nodding her head enthusiastically, she immediately accepted, without even knowing what she was going to ask.

Trinity Thompson:
Of course! What do you need me to do?

She was not prepared for Tiff’s unusual request...

Tiff:
I want you to hit me...as hard as you can.

Trinity Thompson:
Wait… What?

Trinity was obviously caught off guard, even taking a step back.

Trinity Thompson:
Why… Why would I hit you? Why would you want that?

Instantly realizing how awkward this was, Tiff quickly tried to calm her down, not wanting to make a big deal about this.

Tiff:
Listen… I know it’s weird. I’m sorry. But…

The frustration was clear on her face.

Tiff:
...but I need to know if I can take it. What happened to me last week...I have to move on from that...

To Trin’s horror, Tiff then dropped to her knees.

Tiff:
Please. It’s the only way I know how…

To say that she was hesitant was an understatement. She tried to change her mind, almost begged her to get up on her feet. But Tiffany was adamant on her request, leaving her face wide open. Reluctantly, Trinity stepped back and charged in, but her foot stopped inches away from Rollins’ face.

Trinity Thompson:
I can’t…

Tiffany barely whispered “please”, and Trinity was left with no choice but to oblige. Again she backed down a few steps, measuring the distance and took a deep breath. She closed her eyes, unable to stand the sight of what she was doing, but she quickly opened them in horror after hearing the sound of her foot connecting to her skull. Rollins was down and Trinity immediately dropped down next to her.

Trinity Thompson:
Oh God… I’m so sorry…

Tiffany was barely conscious. Trin cradled her head as she slowly regained her senses, looking up at Trin, who was devastated after what she just did. Tiff was groggy, but despite this, she let out a lackadaisical smile.

Tiff:
Fucking hell… So that’s what it feels like?

A weak chuckle escaped her lips. Feeling immediately relieved, Trinity let out a soft sigh.

Trinity Thompson:
Feeling bad for all those you kicked now?

She laughed lightly, before turning serious once again.

Trinity Thompson:
But seriously, are you alright? Want me to call someone?

She offered the former champion her water bottle, in case she needed to freshen up. Tiff refused though, instead trying to get back up. Trin obviously helped her as soon as she saw her losing balance. She offered to call someone for help again, but instead, as Tiff stumbled back to her knees, she stopped Trin before saying something else to her.

Tiff:
Don’t worry about me. With a kick like that, you’ll do better than I ever did...

Trin wanted to stop her there, but Tiff quickly interrupted her.

Tiff:
In fact, you already are…

That’s when she almost stumbled back down, only just being caught by Trin at the last second.

Tiff:
I think I need to lie down…

Trinity sat back next to her and placed the bottle on the former champion’s head. It wasn’t really cold anymore, but it seemed to bring some relief to Tiffany.

Trinity Thompson:
Well, good thing I was juuuuuust about taking a break then.

She wasn’t, she had actually just started her training when Tiffany got there. But she wasn’t leaving her alone now. If Tiffany didn’t want her to call for help, she surely couldn’t make her leave.

Trinity Thompson:
So, how was your weekend? Did you see Asher? Well, of course you did, what a silly question… Tell me something about him, he seems like a nice guy…

Trinity was pretty much blathering on, a barrage of words that probably wasn’t helping the already dazed Tiffany. But Trin wouldn’t stop talking, and Tiff eventually gave up, answering some of her questions.

Mixed Team Tag Match

JJ Night & Millie Smith VS Cash Blye & Trinity Thompson

Strange bedfellows in this match where the two members of team Trilliw got separated and forced to tag with their opponents from Domino Effect. Cash and Smith started the match with the classic lock up, but Blye quickly went for the knee to the midsection and cracked the opponent with a roundhouse kick.
She might have had the first strike, but Cash was quickly overwhelmed by Millie's fast paced offence. A sunset flip gave the blonde the first near fall.
Cash made the tag to Trinity who entered the ring and peppered her friend with various shots. Millie tried her best to cover up, but Trin was far too fast with her kicks.
Cash and Trin showed a decent chemistry for this being thier first time teaming up, using quick tags to maintain control. Blye hit Smith with a shining wizard but Millie stayed in the match.
After ducking a high kick, Millie suplexed Trinity and that gave her the opening to reach JJ in the ring.
Looking as focused and determined as he hadn't be in a long time, JJ planted Thompson on her face with a flatliner and then quickly jumped on the top rope with a great show of agility. He wasn't done impressing the fans watching at home and the trainers, coming off the top rope with a 450 splash.
Trinity tried a comeback but JJ blocked her leg and took her down with a dragon screw leg whip.
The colored hair girl eventually found the opening she needed with an enziguri. JJ seemed stunned after the impact and quickly headed to the corner, making the tag the same moment Trin did.
The two competitors showed their speed with a long exchange of pinning predicaments and counters. Cash almost got Millie with a backslide and, as soon as Smith kicked out and got back to her feet, she pushed her in the corner with a missile dropkick.
A running splash attempt from Cash found nobody home as Millie sidestepped and quickly went for a schoolboy pin. Rather than keeping her down for the count, she rolled through and kicked her in the head. Hard. Only then she made the cover, but it was only a two.
Millie was in great difficulty, finding herself on the receiving end of Trinity's shoot kicks. Next came the superkick, connecting right to the blonde's face. Millie made the cover but JJ crushed her dreams of becoming the new contender to the Gold Star.
Smith eventually managed to make the cover to the former The Kid, who entered the ring in a spectacular fashion with a springboard clothesline.
Cash took the blind tag as JJ sent Trin against the ropes and surprised Night with an inverted DDT as he was focusing on Trinity.
Blye almost got the win with a diving hurricanrana, but JJ kicked out in time.
Cash was in full control and felt confident enough to attempt a moonsault. JJ raised his knees and followed with a quick pinning predicament from which Cash failed to kick out.

WINNER: JJ Night & Millie Smith (JJ IS THE NEW CONTENDER TO THE GOLD STAR)
BY: Pinfall (Roll-Up), 12:06

The tension was clear in Team Strike, Tiana was far from thrilled at the idea of teaming with Olly and she wasn't afraid to show it. Olly tried to calm her down saying that she didn't have to like this, but they were a team, and they WILL work together.
Almost to prove his point, he tagged himself in after a minute since the bell rang, right when Tiana was starting picking up momentum with her kicks. She obviously wasn't pleased but played along.
Olly entered the ring and clocked Dez in the face with a cross punch, applying a headlock right after. He connected a few more punches to the head from that position and walked toward his corner to get the tag from Tiana who reluctantly agreed and entered the ring. He then shoved the opponent toward her right into a knee to the face former Gold Star. "See? Teamwork!" He yelled in a mocking tone, raising his thumbs to the tag partner as he walked to the corner.
Tiana was impressive as always, reaching Ali with those fast and deadly kicks. But it was a bicycle knee strike that almost gave her the win.
After minutes spent at the mercy of Tiana's relentless offence, Ali finally turned the tides with a tilt-a-whirl ddt.
Ellis asked for the tag but Dez ignored his request, wanting to prove that, despite the recent poor form, he still cango with the former Gold Star. He caught her with a sudden superkick, flooring the russian-american. She looked like she could easily kick out, but Olly entered the ring to make the save anyway.
It became a matter of pride, neither Tiana nor Ali wanted to make the tag, pushing each other to the limit in an intense exchange. It ended with simultaneous kicks to the face that took them both down.
Ellis finally had the chance to make an impact in this match and show off his set of skills. Speed and agility were his forte, but the young man had some interesting suplexes and throws in his arsenal, namely a beautiful capture suplex.
Olly's strike may not be as quick and technically perfect like those of his tag partner, but they were equally dangerous. A flurry of uppercuts forced Rian into the corner, where he was fed a knee to the face and a bulldog.
Now in control, Olly obtained another near fall with a fireman carry's knee strike and made a quick cover, but Rian raised his shoulder in two.
Ellis smacked Oliver with a roundhouse kick, Tiana made the save.
Olly finally managed to make the tag, and Tiana took little time to take back control, slowing down the pace and taking the match on the mat.
Rian tried, but he couldn't outwrestle the BJJ expert, having to retreat toward the ropes to get the break. Tiana quickly grabbed him to keep the pressure, but Rian stunned her with a headbutt and follwed with a neckbreaker.
Olly and Dez had been bickering since the match started. Normal banter at first, then things became more tense after Olly's verbal attacks became more personal. And eventually it turned into a brawl when Ali had had enough and, following the umpteenth provocation, attacked Olly after he saved Tiana and his team.
The trainers had to separate them, but they were struggling to keep them apart. Tiana was crawling to the corner, gasping for air after a springboard legdrop. But when she got there, her partner wasn't there, still arguing with Dez Ali. Slowly she pulled herself up and called him, but Rian was already behind her, ready to connect with an inverted suplex. Olly tried to get back inside the ring and make the save, but he couldn't get back in time.

WINNER: Team Ali (STILL TEAM CHAMPIONS)
BY: Pinfall (Inverted suplex), 14:28

1x17 Punica Fides (air date February 19, 2020)

Post by gvb on Feb 19, 2021 17:33:31 GMT -6

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