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00:00Well, you know this lady.
00:00Yeah, unfortunately, we saw her earlier tonight lay out Brittany Brooks,
00:05the woman she's challenging for the FSW Championship tomorrow at Mecca 11,
00:10back here on title match.
00:11But what a chance she has this weekend.
00:14She could leave Vegas with two titles.
00:17Oh, not only does she believe she's going to leave Vegas with the two titles,
00:21she's already told me about the victory celebration she has planned.
00:26Notorious Mimi was very happy, very happy to brag.
00:31Make the point.
00:33Told me about all the clubs, all the parties that are going to happen
00:35after she wins both of those championships.
00:39I think she has box seats for WrestleMania this weekend.
00:42No, if she's the ID champion, box seats just come with that.
00:46I actually agree, yeah.
00:49But again, she can't get ahead of herself
00:53because she's dealing with the longest reigning champion in the entire ID program,
00:59whether you count Evolve or just WWE ID.
01:02Hey, what's that?
01:04You know I am.
01:05Hey, bitch.
01:06Do you really, really, really want to go hard?
01:09Do you really want to go hard?
01:10And this is a young lady I'm a big fan of.
01:12Do you really, really, really want to go hard?
01:15One thing that caught my attention as she was coming down through the aisle there,
01:22she is carrying that title with a sense of pride and belief in herself
01:27that you don't even see out of a lot of champions
01:29that are on the big stages of pro wrestling.
01:32You're like, no, you're absolutely right.
01:34From that perspective, second ever WWE ID women's champion.
01:40Held that title now 151 days.
01:42It's been vacated from Kylie Rae.
01:44Ended up winning a really crazy multi-woman matchup to get that.
01:49It was a six-woman elimination match,
01:51and we're going to talk about that again in a moment.
01:53But first, let's send things down to Diana Sandoval.
01:59The following contest is set for one fall,
02:04and it is for the WWE ID Women's Championship.
02:15Introducing first the challenger from Westchester, Pennsylvania,
02:22the siren, Notorious, Mamie.
02:33And introducing her opponent, the champion from Chicago, Illinois.
02:42She is the WWE ID Women's Champion to turn lady along.
03:00It is championship time.
03:01I'm Trevin Adams.
03:02I'm joined by Jake Black.
03:03Tonight, Future Stars of Wrestling presents ID Showcase.
03:07And you're looking right there.
03:08That is what it's all about.
03:09That beautiful belt, insane to say,
03:12a sanctioned WWE championship being defended on the independents.
03:16That's what the independent development is all about.
03:19But there's a story here, Jake, when it comes to these two ladies.
03:22Twofold.
03:22Number one, when that championship was finally won by Lainey Luck,
03:27elimination, six-woman elimination match,
03:29the last two women in that matchup, you're looking at them.
03:32Lainey pinned Mimi in the match in November.
03:35And then as time went on up in the Northeast, these two guys started tagging.
03:39They became buddies.
03:40And you can see why there's a little bit of extra intensity here from Lainey.
03:43Because when at the wrestling open, when Lainey was offering Mimi an ID contract,
03:49Mimi turned on Lainey, left her laying.
03:52And bottom line, that in and of itself, that disrespect,
03:56how long was that being planned by Mimi?
03:59Did she get out of her way to become friends with Lainey to try to find a way
04:02to weasel her way in here, pinfall?
04:04Absolutely.
04:05I believe that fully.
04:08The way Mimi acts, she saw a chance to become close with someone who was on top.
04:13And when she got there, she decided, that's the first person I'm going to target.
04:19Like, she doesn't believe that she should be second fiddle to anybody, friend or foe.
04:24And it goes even further because it's pretty well-known.
04:27Notorious Mimi had time in the Performance Center,
04:29had a first look by WWE, ended up being cut, found her way back.
04:33And she thinks she's better than everyone else.
04:35She's glad to be back on the road to potentially getting in there again,
04:39being a part of being, oof, ID'd.
04:42But there's just a cockiness.
04:44There's an air, an aura of I'm better than everyone, including Lainey Luck.
04:48And you know what might have put a sour taste in her mouth about all of that, Mimi?
04:52Is the fact that her whole journey was documented.
04:55Oh, yeah.
04:56Like, everyone saw her successes, and momentarily, she had a failure.
05:02But she was able to come back and get herself where she needs to be again.
05:06Oof.
05:07And where she is right now is in control of the champion,
05:10getting a step closer to that title.
05:13And that leg is hooked.
05:15Not wasting any time.
05:17And I got to say right now, Mimi is a serious, serious threat.
05:21No question whatsoever.
05:24There to the pin again.
05:26They know each other well.
05:27And Lainey's awesome.
05:28I mean, Lainey is phenomenal over 10 years in the sport.
05:31She's already defended that title against 20 different women.
05:35Some of those were multi-woman matches.
05:36But 20 different women successfully in that time as champion.
05:39Could be happening again now.
05:42And again, when you're defending champion like that,
05:46you just raise your stock.
05:48She's not far away from getting to where she wants to be.
05:52But she's focused on where she is now.
05:54And that is a champion.
05:56Beautiful stunner there.
05:58And that's the thing, man.
05:59You know, just because you're ID'd.
06:00Oh, bad.
06:01Bad for the champion.
06:03Yeah, the back could be in a lot of trouble.
06:05And Mimi now charging in, hits the boot.
06:08And what I was starting to say is, just because you're ID'd,
06:10the journey, the hard work goes now.
06:13This is when the hard work happens.
06:14And, of course, being the women's ID champion,
06:18not only prestigious, but Lainey goes out of her way
06:21to defend that title all over the country.
06:25An aggressive schedule for Lainey,
06:28but an aggressive challenger continues the attack here.
06:34I don't know about you,
06:35but these headsets are actually throwing me off.
06:38I'm just happy to have them.
06:40Oh, there you go.
06:40Inside cradle, but in the ropes, it looks like.
06:42Yes, indeed.
06:44Oh, and the big boot rocking.
06:47Lainey luck.
06:48And you can see the appreciator, should I say?
06:52Oh, two count.
06:54Well, I was going to say it went from glee to primal rage.
07:00Yeah.
07:00Yeah, I'm talking about that.
07:02Dropping a knee on someone's neck.
07:06Trying to do damage,
07:07but do damage that really can have serious repercussions.
07:11A simple offensive weapon into corkscrew neckbreaker.
07:17Coming from the top, is this going to be a new champion?
07:22And you and I both know, Jake,
07:23there's things that athletes can do
07:24when they're wrestling each other,
07:25and they can make decisions on,
07:26am I really trying to hurt my opponent or win?
07:29And what I'm seeing from Mimi is,
07:30I'm going to hurt my opponent here tonight.
07:32She wins the title.
07:34She doesn't want Lainey luck challenging for that title
07:37when she holds it.
07:38No, it's well said.
07:39Absolutely well said.
07:41Because that's the thing.
07:42If you can eliminate Lainey luck,
07:44if you can get her to the point where she can't wrestle for a while,
07:46well, threat's not there.
07:48You said over 20 women have stepped up to challenge Lainey luck?
07:51Correct, and Lainey has overcome them all.
07:55Yeah, Mimi doesn't want one of those women
07:57that's going to come her way as a challenger to be Lainey luck
08:01because she knows what kind of fight she's in now.
08:03Again, you said it, former partners.
08:06Very impressive.
08:07What do we got here?
08:09Stabbed her in the back once she made it to the show.
08:12Head first goes Lainey.
08:15Dumped down as well, and Mimi now on fire,
08:18but you notice the champion trying to get to the ropes,
08:21but we got a two count.
08:24What ring IQ, by the way, Lainey luck.
08:26She knew she was in trouble.
08:27She said, I got to get away.
08:28Another attempt at a pin.
08:29She didn't get away far enough.
08:31Didn't create the distance she needed
08:32because Mimi went for another cover,
08:34and even though she probably believed
08:36she wasn't going to get the win with that,
08:38she wanted Lainey to expend energy.
08:42And not only continuing the offensive back to the neck,
08:45choking the woman,
08:47Cody Andrews applying the five count,
08:49but you can see Mimi having fun jaw jacking with the official.
08:53And again, not a legal way to continue having control,
08:57but an effective way that doesn't really make it difficult
09:01for Mimi in this situation.
09:04She's not taking risks.
09:05She's not putting her body on the line too much.
09:08The leg is hooked.
09:10Kick out from Lainey, but you just said it.
09:12You nailed it, Jake.
09:13You nailed it from the perspective of the type of offense.
09:16What you're seeing from Mimi,
09:17she's doing everything she can to both not make mistakes,
09:19not take risks,
09:20and continue to go after the neck.
09:22There's the head scissors.
09:25Beautifully applied here by Mimi.
09:28Again, you're getting squeezed.
09:30Your neck's at an angle.
09:32Your title's at stake.
09:35Far from the ropes.
09:37Lainey's in a lot of trouble,
09:38and she's forcing the shoulders down.
09:40Hopefully, if not, the pin got the break there, but...
09:44Ran into it.
09:46Indeed.
09:47Mimi just right back on the offensive.
09:48You can see the glee back in the face.
09:50Now the pin.
09:53Oh, not quite enough.
09:55No leg hook,
09:56but she was pressing down on the shoulders of the champion.
10:02Challenger frustrated, but hasn't lost control.
10:07These two know each other so well from places like the Wrestling Open.
10:11Oh, wait.
10:11Going for the pin.
10:12The small package.
10:15Well done by Lainey.
10:16Hey, if you're in trouble, just get it done.
10:19Well, that'll rock the challenger.
10:21Buy yourself some time,
10:23but not enough.
10:25May I indeed miss the enziguri.
10:27And now Mimi.
10:29Handful of hair,
10:30and you saw the way the knee went to the back of the head.
10:33This could be the killing blow.
10:35No.
10:38And again, Mimi keeping her offense simple.
10:42Simple, efficient, and effective.
10:44Those are the keys she has right now.
10:46In case she needs to put herself at risk,
10:49she'll be able to.
10:52And the neck being just torqued.
10:54Mimi.
10:56Back to what I'm saying.
10:58Going out of her way to hurt her opponent,
11:00not just beat her opponent.
11:03It's the mean streak of Mimi.
11:06And right now, Lainey trying to just find a way
11:09to will herself back to her feet,
11:11get some adrenaline flowing or anything,
11:13but stopped again by the challenger.
11:19In the end, Mimi.
11:24Save your energy.
11:25Don't be trash talking.
11:27Yeah, there's not a lot of quit.
11:29There's not a lot of quit when it comes to Lainey luck.
11:32I think she would have to really be,
11:34honestly, pass out rather than tap out.
11:37But Mimi's offensive and continuing to go after Lainey.
11:41You can see Lainey finally trying to,
11:43every moment I say she's starting to come back,
11:46there it is.
11:47You're right, this time.
11:50Lainey luck.
11:52Moves out of the way.
11:53The challenger catches the back elbow.
11:58And we're in the right geography for luck.
12:03Depends who you ask.
12:04Yeah, I was going to say,
12:04I guess a lot of people don't have luck at the casino,
12:06but a beautiful release German suplex
12:08folding up the challenger,
12:10and now we're seeing the fire come back into Lainey luck,
12:13slowly but surely here.
12:15The champion saw her title slipping away,
12:18but she's got one last-ditch effort in her.
12:21She's got a little left in the tank,
12:23and a little left in the tank she will fight with
12:25until it's empty.
12:29And now the challenger charging in,
12:32but is caught, dumped over the top by Lainey,
12:35and where's Lainey going?
12:38Tope suicida.
12:40Almost landed in the front row.
12:45Memories for a lifetime.
12:47Watch out.
12:47You can see Mimi held onto the foot,
12:48but well escaped.
12:51And able to hit the heel,
12:52the spinning savagic kick there.
12:55Heel to the face.
12:57And Lainey luck.
12:58You know,
12:59obviously she could win this thing by count-out retain,
13:02but no,
13:03she wants to put Mimi down tonight
13:04and make sure Mimi doesn't come back
13:07looking to challenge for this title once again.
13:09Oh,
13:10what's the definitive statement?
13:11After the way that Mimi stabbed her in the back,
13:13it's got to be,
13:14I beat you,
13:15I shut you up.
13:16And you see,
13:17trying to fight away is Mimi,
13:19but Lainey's just so,
13:21look at that,
13:22running in with the European,
13:22just so angry.
13:25None of the offense is stopping her,
13:26but even pulling the hair here,
13:29the defiance on the face of Lainey luck.
13:33It's about seven elbow strikes.
13:36She is connected with.
13:39Bad news for the challenger,
13:41but now bad news for the,
13:42nope.
13:43Jinkster.
13:45Trying to kick,
13:46it's blocked.
13:47Oh,
13:47this time Lainey had the answer.
13:49The entire matchup,
13:50it seemed like Mimi just had the number of Lainey luck,
13:53but here's Lainey coming to life
13:54and a double stomp to the chest on the apron.
13:57How bad can it get?
13:59No give for Mimi.
14:02And now she might be a sitting duck for the champion.
14:08The missile drop kick rocking Mimi,
14:11Lainey luck,
14:12trying to keep the adrenaline flow
14:13and keep the momentum going,
14:14because you got to think Jake,
14:16Lainey has been beaten to a pulp throughout this matchup.
14:19You only have spunk for so long before you get tired again.
14:22Exactly.
14:23Eventually you shut down.
14:26And neither of these have,
14:28neither of these women have shut down yet.
14:30Swinging DDT.
14:32didn't get everything she wanted out of that move,
14:35but it might get her the victory.
14:37No,
14:38just the two count,
14:39and you nailed it,
14:40because the problem here is both women now have been beaten up.
14:43They're tired.
14:44Lainey's having trouble just to move.
14:46As you stated,
14:47couldn't even get all the way to the corner to try to hit the DDT,
14:50and now can't follow up.
14:52It's taking a while to get back to Mimi.
14:55Jet lag.
14:56Pressure of the world.
14:58Pro wrestling watching you.
15:00Being on a WWE stage on WrestleMania weekend.
15:04Those type of things affect you.
15:06And Mimi raking the eyes.
15:08You can see Lainey showing the effects.
15:11And we saw this attempt at earlier.
15:14Dumping head first.
15:17Unique way to use the buckles.
15:21And there's those feet.
15:24Now,
15:25no.
15:25Oh,
15:26is this a gory bomb?
15:27Yes.
15:30Well delivered.
15:31Is it going to be a new champion?
15:34No.
15:37The gory bomb splats the champion,
15:39but the champion continues to fight here.
15:42Now the challenger.
15:43I talked about it.
15:44Frustrated,
15:45but not out of control earlier in the match.
15:47But I think she's teetering on the edge of keeping it together.
15:50Yeah,
15:50Mimi tried.
15:51She calls it the fishnet.
15:52That,
15:52what she was doing in the corner with their legs.
15:54Tried so many times to hit it.
15:55Finally hit it.
15:56Thought she had it.
15:57Hit the gory bomb.
15:58But now,
15:59you can see just dumping the champion head first.
16:02Back to the neck as well.
16:03That's been targeted the entire matchup.
16:07What does Mimi have in mind here?
16:10Not good for Laney Luck.
16:13Mimi
16:15wants to go scorched earth and win this thing.
16:19And that elbow hits the back.
16:21Could be a new champion.
16:24Could be a new champion.
16:27Savage,
16:28but not champion yet.
16:31And right back to the cover.
16:34Unrelenting.
16:36Frustrated.
16:37The match is taking its toll on both women.
16:39And you see Mimi now.
16:43Perhaps thinking,
16:45going for the submission.
16:47Oh.
16:48Moodalock.
16:50She,
16:50she calls it the siren song.
16:53A submission where essentially your body is tied up and you have to try and
16:58counter this or reach the ropes.
17:01And instead the champion able to counter this bulldog choke into a cross face.
17:08Is this going to be enough?
17:10Stretching the shoulder,
17:11the neck.
17:11Is she biting her?
17:12Mimi sure did.
17:13She bit the hand of Laney Luck to break the hold.
17:17And popping up into the fist right there.
17:20Mimi is taking every shortcut she can,
17:22but instead getting hit with a wanderlust.
17:27The shining slainy.
17:31And what a combination.
17:33The champion stringing together.
17:35But will this combination pay off?
17:37Jesus.
17:39Into the corner,
17:40the Death Valley driver.
17:41And my friend,
17:42I think this could be the end.
17:46It is.
17:49Here is your winner.
17:51And still,
17:54WWE ID Women's Champion,
17:59Laney Luck.
18:03It wasn't easy.
18:04It was a battle every step of the way.
18:06Mimi was a beast throughout the match,
18:08but ultimately Laney Luck retaining the WWE ID Women's Championship.
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