Anniversary Show - Reviving AEW Women’s Division and Championship
AEW’s Women‘s Division finds itself in a really weird place right now. For the past year and a half or so it’s felt like an afterthought and sorely lacking any attention at all. Now AEW have set up a huge USA vs. Japan 16-women tournament thats got a lot of hype to it, but Shida has been featured on TV barely at all since Double or Nothing still. The talent has improved a lot and they got a great core now with some very good homegrown stars like Nyla Rose, Anna Jay, Abadon, Britt Baker, Leyla Hirsch, Tay Conti etc. So my mission is to take this potential and fully capitalise on it. First we start in present day, and as part of the prompt all disappointing events up until now stay the same. With all that out of the way, here is how I would try and revive the AEW Women’s Championship and Division. AEW Women’s Eliminator: Nyla Rose vs. Abadon (February 10th, Dynamite) Veda Scott makes her return to commentary to team with Excalibur and Tony Schiavone for our women’s eliminator matches tonight, beginning with The Native Beast, Nyla Rose, taking on...as described by Veda, “what do you even call that...” Abadon comes out and haunts Vickie Guerrero but Nyla shows no fear. They both rush each other and it’s a brawl to begin. They soon spill outside where Rose tries to take the monster down using the guardrails, before Vickie exposes the turnbuckle and she slams Abadon into those. She goes for a finisher to end it early, but Abadon counters and the fight is back on. Abadon comes back with a Low Dropkick and Enziguri before clotheslining Nyla out. She throws her into the guardrails this time before setting Rose up on the apron, hanging over the ropes. She dives with a Leg Drop but Nyla moves and she lands flat on the mat. Nyla then hits a Guillotine Knee Drop but only gets a two count. She goes for an Avalanche Powerbomb to end it, but Abadon counters into a Super Rana and lifts both legs of Nyla up to pin her down, 1...2....3. Afterwards Nyla pushes Vickie off when she goes to speak with her. Abadon defeats Nyla Rose (12:11) Thunder Rosa vs. Britt Baker (February 10th, Dynamite) A rematch between these two women here as we unfinished business solved. The match starts with a Big Boot from behind by Baker and from there it’s off to the races. Reba gets a cheap shot from outside after Britt Irish whips Rosa and she keeps going. A roll up is kicked out of but she then flattens Rosa once more. Britt takes it outside where she goes to introduce Rosa to the ring post, but Rosa counters and knocks Britt in instead. She now comes back and uses Reba as a weapon, ducking another shot from her so she hits Britt. Rosa takes a dive to the outside into both men and the fight continues. Britt comes back with some shots to the midsection before taking it outside again, hitting a Snap Suplex onto the floor. That is kicked out of as Rosa flips Britt two birds and throws her around. Baker connects an elbow shot to avoid another flying attack, and goes for a Superplex, but Rosa turns it into an Avalanche Fire Thunder Driver to win and advance. Afterwards she raises her hand and wipes her busted lip, looking deep into the hard cam as Baker is down and out. Thunder Rosa defeats Britt Baker (10:59) We see the first segment of Hikaru Shida on this episode, a four part series leading up to Revolution. She is in Japan currently so they are filmed from the Ice Ribbon Dojo. This particular one begins with Shida walking around watching the girls train, and coaching as she looks on. She says in English “they are talented. They will become superstar.” We then move over to a tatami (traditional Japanese room, small with wooden walls, a paper sliding door, no windows etc.) There she sits down and is interviewed about her career with the assist of subtitles. She speaks of her training and relates to the girls she just saw there. She explains how much Ice Ribbon means to her and she’s excited to see their representation in the tournament. It closes with her about her finals days in Japan. She starts to talk about AEW, but it fades out and ends with a “To be continued...” Leyla Hirsch vs. Riho (February 17th, Dynamite) Riho returns to AEW for the first time in nearly a full year and is excited to be back in action, but she’s got some steep competition in her corner. Legit Leyla Hirsch walks out ready to kick some ass and take names, throwing the towel on her shoulders into the crowd as she walks and laughing at Riho. “She’s like the size of Leyla’s leg.” Veda says. Tony jumps to Riho’s defence we’ve seen her topple bigger and badder in AEW before, but we’ll have to wait and see. Leyla starts off dominant as she keeps Riho down with her submissions and MMA holds. Riho on occasions looks to mount a comeback but she keeps being knocked back down. Despite this, she keeps getting back up. Out of nowhere she gets a roll up on Leyla to stun her, before a Dropkick knocks her outside. She then does a Flying Crossbody to the floor! The fight is on. Riho uses high speed to fight against the power of Leyla. Hirsch goes for a dangerous Lariat but Riho ducks and hits a Headscissors into an O’Connor Roll to pin and win. Riho defeats Leyla Hirsch (12:45) After the match, Tony Schiavone tries to grab an interview with Riho about her win and how it feels to be back. She goes to speak, WHEN SHE’S ATTACKED BY TWO WOMEN! Leyla Hirsch walks up and puts both arms over their shoulders, as commentary reveal it to be Killer Kelly and Lindsay Snow! Excalibur says these two women took part in the Bloodsport Women’s Tournament with Leyla Hirsch months ago, and now they’re here in AEW! Leyla hugs them both Andrew all stand over Riho and walk off. We then see the next part of Hikaru Shida’s video series. This time begins with her training with some wrestlers, and giving feedback before we go back to the tatami. She says she thinks the girls can be big once more, and name drops a few in particular that she sees as the best. She’s then asked if they could ever expand out of Japan like herself. Shida then leads this off into saying it’s not an easy thing to do. The girls can do it but she did it herself and it’s tough. She then talks about moving to America about a year and a half ago and how she’s felt, how she’s adapted, and what AEW means to her. She details how much it means to her to be here in America and holding the most important title in the world to her. She set out to break boundaries and prove she is the best to the American audience, and she did, having held the title for 9 months. She’s now observing who’s going to stop her, but despite the immense talent - nobody is like her. Anna Jay vs. Tay Conti (February 17th, Dynamite) Two best friends clash, with Tay Conti and Anna Jay taking part to face in the next round. Tay offers a handshake but Anna looks away to ignore it. This leaves a bad taste in Tay’s mouth but she pushes on. They lock up and it’s intense, until Tay gains the upper hand. She uses her Judo background to dominate until she tries a Tayogoshi. Anna gets out and gets the cut off. She wrestles with a lot of aggression to the point commentary question that these two women are partners. Anna shows no mercy against Tay with some brutal offence. Conti eventually comes back and applies some vicious submission holds. Tay comes back with a Jumping Knee before a Bicycle Kick off the apron. Anna then hits her with a slam onto the apron and keeps the aggression going. In the climax of the match we saw Tay grab hold of Anna by the wrist and cling on, as they fall forward in exhaustion and rest over each other’s shoulders. Tay wraps an arm around and they hug, until Anna hugs back as she slowly lifts Tay up. They stare into each other’s eyes, continuing to breath heavy, ONLY FOR CONTI TO HIT A BRAZILIAN KICK!! PINS AND WINS!! Tay Conti defeats Anna Jay (10:47) Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mei Suruga (February 15th, Super 16) Exclusively on AEW’s YouTube channel, “The Super 16” is presented live from the Ice Ribbon Dojo. Yuka Sakazaki is someone that AEW fans are familiar with from her various matches on PPV and Dynamite. Since her last AEW appearance she has added more muscle, she's expanded her moveset, and she lost TJPW's top title. Mei Suruga meanwhile is one the smallest and least experienced wrestler in the tournament, being one of Emi Sakura’s many students. She managed to get a clean one on one victory over Hikaru Shida right before Shida left Japan. She's a 21 year old prodigy who's status reaches beyond her experience level. She has Riho’s style mixed with Emi’s influence, for a brief summary. This is a high speed match up, a common style in Joshi, as the two women fly around each other with high risk offence. Yuka does a Springboard to the outside, over the guardrail to take Mei out for a good bit. She mounts a comeback and goes for a finisher to end it, but The Magical Girl reverses and pins to advance forward. Yuka Sakazaki defeats Mei Suruga (08:46) VENY vs. Emi Sakura (February 15th, Super 16) VENY is someone some of you might know as Asuka. No not that Asuka, back in Japan WWE Asuka was known as Kana and the woman now called VENY is now known as Asuka. VENY is a favourite of mine. She can do damn near anything in the ring, she's extremely charismatic, and is in her prime as one of the top indie wrestlers in Japan."Veny" was supposed to debut in America during Wrestlemania weekend 2020, but the pandemic put a stop to that. This tournament is going to be her introduction to western fans. Meanwhile Emi Sakura is someone AEW fans probably know after her match with Riho at Full Gear. Since her last AEW appearance, she's been surviving the pandemic in her own little corner of the wrestling world by regularly producing Youtube wrestling shows(ChocoPro). In recent months, she's been slimming down to more of her natural weight which helps her with speed and her noted back problems. She’s now faster and better than when AEW fans last saw her. This is a technical match up with the two women indulging a game of wits, trading submissions and holds. She goes to use her new found quickness but VENY matches ever at that and puts her down to advance forward. VENY defeats Emi Sakura (14:32) Maki Itoh vs. Ryo Mizunami (February 15th, Super 16) Maki Itoh is one of my favourite wrestlers right now and that’s not a joke. She’s the most popular wrestler in the field and someone that Joshi fans have been waiting to see crossover to the west more often for the last couple of years. She's insanely charismatic. She's a limited athlete, but she's an excellent storyteller and shines in singles matches. She’s only worked Mania weekend in the States so far but we’re hoping to see that change. Mizunami then has worked AEW before, but that was such a long time ago that AEW fans have probably forgotten her. She's a veteran with an extremely high level of charisma and she will chop the soul out of you. Primarily a brawler, but also has that charisma to work this kind of match. This is set to be our character matchup as Maki and Ryo square up, with Itoh crediting herself as “I AM DEITY OF SHIT”. She credits “Cornette-san” as her biggest fan. They then go at it. Ryo dominates Itoh until the comeback, when she catches Mizunami out of nowhere with a Flying Hurricanerana to win. Maki Itoh defeats Ryo Mizunami (08:41) Aja Kong vs. Rin Kadokura (February 15th, Super 16) Main event of the evening and it’s looking like a doozy folks. First we have Aja Kong, easily the most legendary name in the tournament. She's 34 years into her career and still going. While we aren’t expecting to see the Kong that was battling Bull Nakano in the 90s, she is still a very smart veteran and she is still willing to taking some crazy bumps in the right occasion. She’s wrestled in both WWF (Survivor Series 1995) and AEW (Double or Nothing 2019) so she’s no stranger to the big stage. Rin meanwhile is most comparable to Shibata. She doesn't have a huge western fanbase, and she's not a big personality, but she's the Joshi version of "a wrestler's wrestler" and is capable of having the best match of the tournament. She comes Marvelous who are basically the Ring of Honor of Joshi. They are more physical and technically sound than TJPW or Ice Ribbon. Rin and Aja have a stiff and brutal matchup with terrifying strikes from the two women. Aja keeps kicking out of what’s thrown at her, not allowing to go down to a younger girl. Aja misses a Senton off the apron and hits the floor which allows Kadokura to win. Afterwards they hug as we fade to black. Rin Kadokura defeats Aja Kong (15:22) Quarter-Finals: Riho vs. Tay Conti (February 24th, Dynamite) Into the quarter finals we go as Revolution is fast approaching, and kicking it off is these two women. Both are top babyfaces, with Conti having just come out of her emotional war with Anna Jay and Riho suffering at the hands of Leyla Hirsch’s squad. They shake hands to begin and we’re set. Tay has expressed interest in wrestling in Japan before, so this is her forte into the Joshi world. Once everything’s back to normal I’d really like to see her hold the SWA World Championship in Stardom, and potentially face Riho again for it. Riho uses her speed to take Tay down, at one point dropkicking her off the apron and she falls into the guardrail, where Anna Jay sits. Anna looks at her coldly as Tay gets back up, ONLY TO BE HIT BY A BACKSTABBER BY RIHO! SHE COVERS AND WINS!! Riho advances forward to the semi-finals, while Conti stares back, equally as cold, at Anna Jay. Riho defeats Tay Conti (07:01) We see the third segment of Hikaru Shida in her tatami speaking of her story. She goes into detail about Corona hitting and being stuck in America, and how she felt about that. She says all that mattered then was the AEW Women’s World Championship. So much stuff was happening back home in Japan in the Joshi world (death of Hana Kimura), and she needed to topple The Beast, Nyla Rose. She describes the match, says it’s the most physical she’s ever been in, describing each painful bump and how after every move she was more worn down. But she refused to lose, and came out on top. Since then she’s carried this belt, and hadn’t dropped it. Despite the level of talent in the Super 16, no one has the talent to defeat her. Abadon vs. Thunder Rosa (February 24th, Dynamite) Last quarter final now, with the winner going on to face Riho in the semi’s. Thunder Rosa - having defeated Britt Baker, and Abadon - having defeated Nyla Rose. Abadon screams at Rosa to begin but she’s unphased, shouting back and the two meet forehead to forehead. They then start trading shots as the match begins. It spills outside where they continue to brawl messily. Abadon hits a Bloodline onto the floor followed by some biting. She goes for a Twist of Hate on the apron, but Rosa counters into a Cutter! They both sell before going back inside. Abadon runs for a Spear but when it’s leapfrogged, she hits a Headbutt and then runs the ropes again. She connects the Spead this time and covers, but it’s kicked out of. They go back outside where they fight up the ramp. Rosa dives with a Double Foot Stomp before they head up to the announce table. They fight there, and Rosa hits an Inverted DDT on it. Abadon rolls into the announcers chairs and lays there. Once back in, Rosa goes for a Snake Sleeper, but Abadon kicks her leg back and fights back. She throws Rosa into the ring post to bust her open. She calls for a Gravedigger, BUT ITS REVERSED INTO A FIRE THUNDER DRIVER!! ROSA PINS AND GOES TO SEMIS!! Thunder Rosa defeats Abadon (16:11) Maki Itoh vs. VENY (February 22nd, Super 16) Heading into the Japan half of the quarter finals, we travel across the Pacific to the Ice Ribbon dojo once more. Itoh talks shit before the bell as VENY stands stone faced wondering what’s she did in a past life to be in the opposite corner of this. She goes to speak about Cornette-san once more but VENY cuts her off and the match has begun. She dominates the early stages until Maki out of nowhere counters a Suplex into a Falling DDT. She hits a Dropkick off the apron and VENY eats shit. Maki applies a Boston Crab, but VENY gets the ropes and flips Itoh out. She big boots her and is back on the offence. They take it to the apron where Itoh goes to pick VENY up, but VENY knocks her down and they roll back inside. Maki goes for a Ito Special but it’s reversed, and VENY goes for a Powerbomb. Itoh reverses that into a Itoh Royale, which is kicked out and they double down with stereo dropkicks. Maki climbs the top ropes for a Diving Headbutt, but VENY quickly runs up and hits a Superplex. She pins and wins to advance forward into the semis. VENY defeats Maki Itoh (09:18) Rin Kadokura vs. Yuka Sakazaki (February 22nd, Super 16) Yuka runs around Rin to begin with, using her quickness to avoid being caught by any strikes or holds. This proves unsuccessful as after running the ropes for a Flying Shoulder Tackle, she’s hit with a stiff elbow in midair to knock Yuka down. This is the cut off as she dominates from this point forward. Rin goes for a Meteora from the middle ropes, BUT YUKA HITS A FRONT DROPKICK OUT OF MIDAIR!! She scales the top ropes and FLIES WITH A CROSSBODY!! KICK OUT! Yuka continues to run circles before taking Rin to the apron. She then jumps from inside, over the ropes, WITH A HURRICANERANA TO THE FLOOR!! The Magical Girl is back in action as she hits a Baseball Slide Dropkick into the railings. She rolls out to grab Kadokura but Rin throws her into the guardrails instead. She takes control back and does a Lala Histro Cradle into a Cross Armbreaker but Yuka gets a foot on the ropes. She manages to rally up for a huge flurry of offence to take Rin down and cover after a Magical Girl Splash, 1.......2......3! She’s going to the semi-finals where she will face VENY. Yuka Sakazaki defeats Rin Kadokura (11:45) We get a live performance from the Itoh Respect Army - Maki Itoh and Mizuki perform live in living colour a rock idol anthem. This gives Yuka a rest before the main event of the evening, the Semi-Finals match between Yuka Sakazaki and VENY. Itoh and Mizuki hype everyone up with the performance ahead of the big match, before the music stops and they leave. That’s when VENY walks out. Semi-Finals: VENY vs. Yuka Sakazaki (February 22nd, Super 16) She walks down menacingly with pure seriousness on her face. There is no fucking around here. She’s winning this tournament. Yuka meanwhile is as happy as can be. Yuka high fives everyone and jumps down in joy. They shake hands, but immediately after the bell rings VENY immediately kicks Yuka down and dominates. Yuka is tired while VENY is relatively fresh having only wrestled the opener. She dominates until it heads to the outside. She goes to slam Yuka into the railings, but Sakazaki reverses and dumps her over. She then hits a Springboard Flying Seated Senton, over the railings, into VENY. She mounts her comeback and hits for the Magical Girl Splash, BUT ITS KICKED OUT OF! Yuka starts having to match VENY’s strikes, as once VENY starts laying them in, Yuka becomes impervious to pain and fights back with her own. It turns into a slugfest here, but after a Diving Double Foot Stomp from Yuka only gets two she’s out of options. VENY capitalises here and looks to finish with a Powerbomb, BUT ITS TURNED INTO A FRANKENSTEINER! MAGICAL GIRL SPLASH! YUKA IS GOING TO THE FINALS!! Yuka Sakazaki defeats VENY (19:21) On March 3rd, Dynamite, we see the final of Hikaru’s segment, starting with her rolling a suitcase while wearing a mask as she walks to her plane back to America. We go back to the tatami where she’s asked about Revolution, and what she thinks of Yuka Sakazaki. She speaks on her before being asked about Riho and Thunder Rosa. She speaks about Rosa and their feud, saying she’s beaten her before though at last years All Out. The interviewer asks about the All Out the year before that. Who did she face then. Did she win? Shida seems insulted by that but keeps going, saying Riho got the better of her. But while she’s spent the past year back home, she made a new home - AEW. And she is now the queen of that home, and no amount of Riho will stop. Riho vs. Thunder Rosa (March 3rd, Dynamite) We’ve reached our American semi-finals, and 5 days after Yuka Sakazaki’s defeat of VENY - Riho and Thuhder Rosa are set to main event Dynamite. On Saturday Night then, the day before Revolution, we will see the Super 16 Finals streamed on YouTube between Yuka Sakazaki and the winner of this match, with the winner going on to face Hikaru Shida at Revolution. The match starts physical and doesn’t slow down. They go to the mat straight away and trade submission attempts. Rosa then dominates until Riho counters out of a corner charge with a roll up only to get two. Rosa punishes Riho using the ring post. Riho fights back though as she flies off the apron and uses speed to keep Rosa down. She goes for a springboard but is caught midair. Rosa then starts to kick the shit out of Riho, striking her repeatedly. It spills to the floor where Riho mounts a comeback, utilising the ring post to her own advantage this time. With Rosa tied up in the post, Riho runs off the apron with a Double Foot Stomp to the back. It goes into back and forth inside the ring, before Riho flies out once more. Rosa is up first and sets up a table, before they go back inside. Commentary note the No DQ on the outside rule. RIHO HITS A DOUBLE FOOT STOMP TO ROSA OFF THE APRON THROUGH THE TABLE!! They’re both out now, but while down, OUT COMES BRITT BAKER!! SHE HITS ROSA WITH A CHAIR! Riho doesn’t notice as she takes her back inside and covers to win! Britt walks off with a smile on her face, and waves at a fuming Rosa. Riho defeats Thunder Rosa (23:41) Finals: Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki (March 6th, Super 16) The Magical Girl comes down happy as ever, high fiving and hugging fans and running circles around the ring in ecstasy. Riho then comes out in her signature dress and also with an umbrella with the Imperial Japanese Flag designed on it. Both women offer their hands to each other, and both embrace before locking up. A collar and elbow is engaged and maintained, Yuka breaks the chains by connecting a Dropkick, followed by another Basement Dropkick! Riho ducks a Lariat attempt and runs the ropes, performing a dizzying array of spins before landing the Tornado DDT! 1.....2....Yuka kicks out! Yuka runs the ropes and hits a Seated Senton in the centre of the ring. She goes for a cover but Riho kicks out. Riho takes Yuka down with a Half Crab. Yuka winces in pain and cries in agony but throws Riho off her leg. Yuka then hits a Slingblade and rolls to the outside. Riho connects a Baseball Slide Dropkick through the both ropes, before lifting Yuka up and hitting an incredible Deadlift Suplex into the middle of the ring. Excalibur makes note of Riho being 98 lbs so that feat of strength is truly incredible. Yuka connects an Enziguri and begins a Three Amigos. Riho flips out of the last one and hits a Roundhouse Kick followed by Double Foot Stomp! She covers, 1.......2....Kick Out! Riho seems annoyed at this and takes Yuka to the corner. They trade elbows for a bit before Yuka swaps them around and hits a Roundhouse Kick! She then takes Riho to the top turnbuckle. Yuka attempts to hit a Avalanche Butterfly Suplex, but Riho doesn’t move. Riho shoves Yuka onto the apron and Yuka grabs her back in pain. Riho then hits a Diving Double Foot Stomp onto the apron! That receives a holy shit chant as Riho throws her back into the ring and goes to cover. Yuka rolls into a Fujiwara Armbar! She channels her inner Zack Sabre Jr. and begins to stomp on Riho’s head as she has the submission locked in. Riho rolls forward into a School Boy but Yuka kicks out. Yuka rolls back but is met by a Basement Dropkick! Riho then hits a Northern Lights Suplex! She goes to cover but Yuka rolls out. Yuka whips Riho to the apron. She hits a Dragon Screw on the ropes and connects a Baseball Slide Dropkick! Yuka goes for a Half and Half Suplex on the apron, but Riho gets out and hits a Belly to Back Suplex! Right on the hardest part of the ring as Yuka sells the pain. Riho rolls back into the ring, but is met by a Springboard Front Missile Dropkick by Yuka! Yuka then heads to the top ropes and does a magical pose, Diving Double Foot Stomp! 1........2.....KICK OUT!!! Yuka is now desperate and decides, “fuck it”, and begins a frenzy of attacks. Any and everything used. Yuka hits a Running Meteora! She goes for another but Riho catches with an Enziguri and then hits a Running Double Foot Stomp! She picks Yuka up and hits a German Suplex but Yuka lands on her feet; Half and Half Suplex! Yuka hits a Slingblade and begins a series of Daniel Bryan like Roundhouses, with a few yes chants thrown in from the audience. She keeps going until Riho ducks one and hits a Bicycle Knee! Yuka responds with a Bicycle Kick! Riho hits an Impaler DDT!!! She gets the crowd going and goes for an Exploder Suplex, but Yuka counters into a Backbody Drop! Yuka then hits the Exploder Suplex followed by a Pendelum Kick! She takes Riho to the top ropes and goes for an Avalanche Butterfly Suplex! RIHO COUNTERS MIDAIR IN A ROLL UP!! 1......2.....3!!!! Riho is going to face Hikaru Shida tomorrow night for the AEW Women’s World Championship! Riho defeats Yuka Sakazaki (10:17) AEW Revolution 2021: Anna Jay vs. Britt Baker vs. Tay Conti vs. Thunder Rosa - Four-way Match AEW’s Women’s International Eliminator Tournament has come and gone, and with it many women have some grudges held. Thunder Rosa was cost the semi-finals with Riho after Britt Baker interference. This is of course, due to Rosa beating Britt in the First Round. Also, Anna Jay and Tay Conti faced in the First Round where Conti was successful. That drove a wedge between them as we’ve seen. There is enough tension where we need a resolution, and so they’re all put into a match together - whoever is the best comes out on top. The Four-way is made for Revolution, with the winner set to be Shida or Riho’s next challenger in the coming weeks. However before the match, we see Brandi Rhodes come out for the first time in 2 months. She has a mic in hand and says that two years ago there was a similar multi-women match set. That was the during the genesis of AEW. A three-way became a four-way. Now we know how talented of a roster the AEW Women’s Division is, but what if it could be blustered? Well she’s got the perfect solution to that. How could she make this match even more stacked however? Easy answer, add another women. But not just any women...a Virtuosa. So with a little helping hand, she’s secured someone to really put up a fight. Outcomes Deonna Purazzo. The current Knockouts Champion makes her way out and joins the fray. The crowd applaud loudly at the surprise arrival, as this match is now made a Five-way. Immediately the beefing girls go for each other, Britt and Rosa and Tay and Anna. Deonna meanwhile just picks people off, playing it smart and looking for the win. She’s not fuelled by animosity like the rest, she is just being intelligent. We see the rest of the women all take themselves out to the point Britt turns around into a Jumping DDT and Fujiwara Armbar. She taps out and Purazzo wins the match. She takes the mic afterwards and hoists her Knockouts Championship high. “Who’s ready for a Battle of the Belts?” she says before leaving. Deonna Purazzo defeats Anna Jay, Britt Baker, Tay Conti and Thunder Rosa (11:17) Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Riho - AEW Women’s World Championship We’ve seen the whole tournament so far and the mini-doc of Hikaru Shida. It’s the first majorly built AEW Women’s Championship PPV match...ever, so it’s got some expectations on its shoulders. Shida walks out wearing her attire from the AEW video game trailer, pointed out by Excalibur. Riho is just coming off a match from last night while Shida hasn’t wrestled in nearly a month, so she is fully in control early on. She busts out some early signature moves so the audience get a groove of her once more since it’s been a minute. They go outside where Riho starts to come back and from there it’s back and forth. They recreate the finishing sequence that won it for Riho last time, ending with Riho getting a roll up originally, but this time Shida kicks out! They then keep going as Riho kicks out of a few more moves by Hikaru. Riho goes for a Diving Double Foot Stomp, but she’s hit midair and then by a Tamashii no Three Count! KICK OUT!! They keep fighting as Riho once more tries for the finishing sequence that won it for her last time, but this time it ends when Shida lifts her into a Falcon Arrow! 1..............2..............3!! She wins and retains! Hikaru Shida defeats Riho (14:56) We now head into the build for Double or Nothing. However we aren’t all building towards that. See, it’s announced at Revolution a supercard of supercards is set for April 4th. The “Bloodshed Supercard” is coming up, pitting stars from AEW, NJPW, NWA and Impact against one another. The big match advertised is a Lethal Lockdown Match: pitting Kenny Omega, The Good Brothers and Kenta against Jon Moxley and Death Triangle. But also set for the show, we’ll get into detail here. Deonna Purazzo is now the #1 Contender to the AEW Women’s World Championship, and an appearance by her is advertised for the Dynamite after Revolution. She shows up and cuts a typical promo of hers on Hikaru, claiming herself the one true Virtuosa and hyping her credentials. These outmatch everything Shida has ever done, and when they face, she’ll truly outmatch her for all to see. The match is dubbed “Battle of the Belts” after AEW trademarked that. Knockouts Champion vs. AEW Women’s World Champion. Next week Shida goes to speak, but she’s cut off by Deonna. Purazzo attacks her and beats down the rival champion. She tells Shida she should of stayed in Japan, because now she’s crossed the Pacific she’s in HER country. The Virtuosa runs the place here, and she is going to cement herself as the best champion in the entire country - nay, the world. Later in the night when asked about how she felt of the attack, Hikaru says “Next Tuesday. Impact Wrestling. Watch me.” before leaving. Then, on Impact, we see Hikaru come out after a Ten-person Knockouts Tag Team Match. She looks around with her title, and walks over to the captain of the winning team, Kiera Hogan. She shakes her hand and points back and forth between the two. Kiera vs. Shida is sanctioned for next week on Impact. They face, but due to Hikaru now being in Deonna’s house, she makes her presence known with an attack. Part of rebuilding the Women’s division is other feuds need to exist in it, so let’s touch on those. Firstly, Leyla Hirsch and her new stable, dubbing themselves “Bloodsport” have made an enemy out of Riho. The two face with the stipulation that the winner will face Serena Deeb for the NWA Women’s Championship. Hirsch wins after making Riho tap. Then in her match with Deeb, a returning Allysin Kay comes out and interferes. Deeb rolls up with her distraction. Leyla doesn’t attack Kay however. After all, she was the fourth women in that Bloodsport tournament along with Hirsch, Kelly and Snow. They offer her a spot but Allysin declines and says she just wants that NWA Women’s Championship back. A Three-way then is made, which ends with Kay pinning Deeb. She gets her title back, and afterwards, offers an embrace to Hirsch. Snow and Kelly get her to accept. Bloodsport pose together with Allysin Kay now in their rankings, but tension between her and Hirsch is clear after Kay just took the title she’s been craving for weeks. However, they’re now a unit. Also, Anna Jay and Tay Conti. Anna takes a leadership role in The Dark Order as her and Conti slowly start patching things up. They both agree they got lost in the tournament and were drunk off the thought of glory. They hug it out and walk out together. Then, Thunder Rosa and Britt Baker. The first thing we see on Dynamite after Revolution is Thunder Rosa brutalising Britt Baker. She destroys her. She kayfabe reinjures her and puts her back on crutches. Britt doesn’t wrestle after this but has a vendetta against Rosa, and Rosa is likewise. The women all have feuds, with only one revolving around the title, and they actually get TV time on Dynamite. It’s basically just what AEW do with the guys, but the gender is changed. That’s literally how you do women’s wrestling. Bloodshed Supercard: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Hikaru Shida - Battle of the Belts The singles match main event of the show, it’s the heavily anticipated “Battle of the Belts.” Shida is out first, wearing a kimono and carrying her own umbrella to the ring. She twirls it around at the hard camera in a optical illusion before walking down. Deonna is out afterwards and the Virtuosa walks with purpose, hoisting her title over Shida’s head. Hikaru hoists hers up and they meet forehead to forehead. The match the begins. Shida and Deonna trade goods and submissions on the mat before it goes outside and gets physical there. Purrazzo uses the guardrails and ring posts, before taking it to the apron. Shida hits her with a Superkick and runs the ropes inside the ring, dropkicking Purrazzo into part of the set. Once back up they have some stiff back and forth with a lot of shots and strikes to knock the other down. Both women keep kicking out however. We see many moments when Hikaru looks like she’s about to tap but resists and keeps fighting. They head outside once again where Deonna hits a Backbody Drop onto the floor. Once back inside, Shida hits a Falcon Arrow into a Tamashii no Three Count to win. Afterwards her and Deonna resiliently shake hands in respect. Hikaru Shida defeats Deonna Purrazzo (25:10) Heading out of Bloodshed Supercard, Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa are still battling it out. Britt is set to return to action on the April 14th edition of Dynamite, where she will face Rosa in a No Disqualification, No Countout Match. It’s a brutal bout with Britt showing the aggression she did in her Tooth and Nail Match on Rosa. She ends up winning after a chairshot and kendo stick assisted Lockjaw makes Rosa pass out. Meanwhile, Hikaru Shida continues her trail of dominance over the AEW Women’s division. She’s earned the respect of Deonna Purazzo’s who’s gonna back off to Impact. Shida cuts a promo in English after the match saying she wants more of the Knockouts, and they are an amazing group of girls. She once again faces Kiera Hogan, this time on Dynamite, with interference banned. They have a clean bout that ends with Shida once again winning. They shake hands afterwards. This is Hogan’s first AEW match and she makes a big splash, but comes up short. Next in line is Nyla Rose, who is still with Vickie Guerrero but their relationship is going very sour. Nonetheless, as we approach a year after Hikaru took the belt from Nyla, they’re set to face one more - this time it’s 2 Out of 3 Falls. It’s an excellent bout that ends with Shida winning by falling onto Nyla after the two basically kill themselves. Nyla the next week cuts a promo on Shida, saying she wants one final shot, and if she loses - she will never challenge for the title while Shida is champion again. This is when Britt Baker gets involved and puts her stamp on the picture. She limps down on a crutch as that match with Rosa as temporarily hurt her again. She cuts a mini promo of her own, before blasting Nyla with the crutch. A #1 Contenders Match is set up, with the winner going on to face Hikaru at Double or Nothing. Britt wins after a very hard fought and brutal contest. Afterwards, Tony Schiavone comes out and reads a letter from Brandi. She congratulates both women on the incredible match. She then announces Nyla as the first women to take part in the AEW Women’s Casino Ladder Match at Double or Nothing. In the final weeks before Double or Nothing, Britt cuts some very passionate promos about the struggle she’s went through to even become a wrestler, and as soon as she became the best thing in this company she was injured. But this time, nothing is going to stop her. She’s not going to be hindered by dentistry, not by trying to being a good guy, and not by injury. She will be victorious. Reba is banned from ringside, as if she gets involved Britt automatically loses. Baker is now fuelled by anger as she wants to take down the unstoppable Hikaru Shida. Then, our other stories. Well the premier one is the aforementioned Women’s Casino Ladder Match. Once more it’s decided there’s too much beef amongst the AEW Women’s division, so Tony Khan’s solution is to throw nine of them into a ladder match, and whoever isn’t dead by the end gets an AEW Women’s Championship shot. And just like last time, there will be a mystery participant. Women gradually get announced via AEW’s Twitter, with Nyla Rose as the first on TV before they slowly start adding names to the field, like they did last year. Anna Jay and Tay Conti are announced together, Serena Deeb, Leyla Hirsch, Riho etc. Thunder Rosa and Abadon face once more after their epic match in the Super 16. Abadon hits a Spear into part of the stage which takes them both out and it goes to a double countout. Both women are then put into the match, with the ninth women remaining a mystery. Double or Nothing 2021: Abadon vs. Anna Jay vs. Leyla Hirsch vs. Nyla Rose vs. Riho vs. Serena Deeb vs. Tay Conti vs. Thunder Rosa vs. ??? - Women’s Casino Ladder Match Serena Deeb and Nyla Rose start it off hot, Nyla trying to dominate but Deeb using her strength to counteract. Tay Conti comes in and her and Deeb come to a babyface arrangement to take the big women down. Thunder Rosa follows suit and starts to mix it up with everyone. Leyla Hirsch, Anna Jay, Riho and Abadon all come out and continue the fight. It’s multi-man chaos, with each women sabotaging the other from getting that poker chip. They all want the prize. Killer Kelly at one point tries to walk down and help out Hirsch, but Riho valiantly takes her on and brawls with her to the back. She then dives off the stage with a Crossbody into Lindsay Snow and Killer Kelly. Allysin Kay comes out and puts her through a part of the stage to take her out. Riho comes back, freshly bruised by Kay, and looks to climb the ladder, but Anna Jay pushes her down. She then starts to taunt and mock the 9th and final entrant while she waits for them to appear...and it’s RETURNING KRIS STATLANDER! Statlander comes in and wrecks house; takes out all the people involved while the action continues. Abadon lets out a mighty scream as she goes to climb the ladder. Tay and Anna push her off and meet at the top. They then start throwing shots at each other. They all fall under Thunder Rosa pushes them off and climbs up, grabbing the poker chip and holding it high it in triumph. She now with a future AEW Women’s World Championship match locked in. She takes the mic and tells Hikaru “good luck - you’ll need it.” before dropping it and heading to the back. Thunder Rosa wins the Women’s Casino Ladder Match (16:35) Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Britt Baker - AEW Women’s World Championship Baker comes out without Reba for the first time in a long time, pure determination on her face to succeed. Both women put their heart and soul into the match, pouring every last bit of fight they’ve got in. Britt gets a Lockjaw in near the end and refuses to let go when Shida grabs the ropes. The ref has to physically pull her off, ONLY FOR SHIDA TO HIT ONE FINAL TAMASHII NO THREE COUNT!! She pins and wins. Hikaru Shida defeats Britt Baker (10:21)
FBE BTE II - BITB Match - Booking Kota Ibushi in AEW - Part 2 - The Reign of the Golden Champions
Part 1 Build to Bash at the Beach 2021 On the Dynamite after their huge victory over FTR at Revolution, the Golden Lovers are announced as the new Golden Champions of AEW, they will be defending their titles tonight against a team of their choosing. When their match is scheduled to happen, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi announce that now they are champions, they want to give an opportunity to people who wouldn't normally get such an opportunity, and hence they've gone out of their way to find the best local competitors around, and give them a shot at the tag titles tonight. The Golden Champions win the match in about a minute, and as they celebrate, FTR make their way down to the ring. FTR claim that the Golden Champions choosing to offer a tag title shot to a pair of local competitors, rather than a full roster all waiting and hoping for such an opportunity, is disgraceful. Kenny Omega interjects to remind FTR that they're in no position to demand a title shot, because the Golden Champions already proved they could beat FTR at Revolution. As he says this, the Lucha Bros come down to the ring. The Lucha Bros claim that we've seen enough of FTR vs the Golden Champinos, and it's time for something fresher, and that would be the Lucha Bros vs Golden Champions, only this time the Lucha Bros haven't been wrestling for 20 minutes beforehand. The three teams square off before the Golden Champions laugh with each other, before leaving the ring, as FTR and the Lucha Bros stare at each other with animosity. Similar to last week, the Golden Champions announce that they're going to have another title defence against a team that usually don't receive these opportunities, and they've listened to the criticism of their decision last week, so this week they're choosing from the AEW roster, and this week they'll be facing Peter Avalon and Brandon Cutler. As they did last week, the Golden Champions win easily, this time in 4 minutes. As the Golden Champions are celebrating, FTR run down the entranceway armed with steel chairs. However, the Golden Champions see them coming and get away as FTR enter the ring. As the Golden Champions retreat, FTR decide to take out their frustration on Peter Avalon, picking him up and hitting him with the Goodnight Express. As FTR stand tall, they are jumped from behind by the Lucha Bros, who beat down FTR as the Golden Champions look on from the entranceway. On the following week's episode of Dynamite, FTR interrupt the show to cut a promo calling out the Golden Champions. FTR ask why the Golden Champions have repeatedly felt the need to dodge giving them a rematch for the tag titles, but before Kenny or Kota can speak, they are interrupted by the Lucha Bros, who ask why they seem to be ignored in this conversation, despite being the number 1 ranked team in AEW's rankings system. The Golden Champions then finally admit that FTR and the Lucha Bros both present an equally valid case for why they should be considered the number 1 contender, and on the first week of Bash at the Beach, FTR will face the Lucha Bros, with the winner facing the Golden Champions on week 2 of Bash at the Beach. FTR and the Lucha Bros both start celebrating, before staring at each other, ready to fight. On week 1 of Bash at the Beach, FTR and the Lucha Bros go for about 20 minutes, but ultimately the Lucha Bros pick up the win after Fenix hits the Fenix driver on Dax Harwood to pick up the 1, 2, 3. Week 2 of Bash at the Beach 2021 The Golden Champions (c) vs the Lucha Bros for the AEW tag team championship The match begins with Kota Ibushi and Fenix locking up. Ibushi takes control right away with a headlock, but Fenix pries his way out of it into an armlock of his own. Ibushi rolls out of the armlock into his own armlock, but Fenix escapes this armlock with a flip, following it up with a spin kick, but Kota ducks underneath it, and connects with a spinning heel kicl. Kota then grabs Fenix and irish whips Fenix to his corner. Ibushi then tags in Kenny Omega, and the Golden Lovers perform a double fisherman's suplex to Fenix. Kenny Omega then proceeds to work Fenix's back whilst Fenix tries to make the tag to Pentagon. Kenny puts Fenix in a Boston Crab, and through sheer power, Fenix is able to crawl his way over to Pentagon and make the tag whilst still in the hold. Pentagon gets in the ring, runs the ropes and rebounds back to Kenny Omega with a running knee, knocking down Kenny. As Fenix rolls out of the ring, Pentagon covers Kenny, 1, 2, kickout by Kenny Omega. Pentagon recovers and begins working Kenny Omega's limbs, but Kenny reacts quickly and manages to grab one of Pentagon's legs and puts him in an ankle lock. Pentagon struggles with the hold for a while but manages to grab the rope. However, Kenny doesn't let go of the hold, and the referee starts counting to 5. Kota Ibushi gets in the ring and starts yelling at the referee to cause a distraction, however, Fenix recovers, gets in the ring, and hits a springboard cutter to Kota Ibushi. In the meantime, Pentagon has freed his leg and hit a superkick to Kenny Omega, but his leg is still injured so that move takes out both men. Almost simultaneously, Pentagon and Kenny Omega make hot tags to their partners. Both Fenix and Kota run at each other and begin trading fists. Kota Ibushi suddenly grabs Fenix and hits him with a belly-to-belly suplex, before picking him up and irish whipping him to the ropes. Fenix rebounds back at Kota and catches Kota by surprise with a tilt-a-whirl DDT, followed by a springboard moonsault, covering Kota, 1, 2, kickout by Kota Ibushi. Fenix recovers, drags Ibushi towards his team's corner and tags in a now fresh Pentagon. Pentagon begins to work Ibushi's limbs, stomping on his arms and legs, but Kota manages to avoid one stomp, roll to his feet and hit a step-up enzuigiri to Pentagon, following it up with a german suplex. Pentagon recovers in the turnbuckle, and Ibushi goes to him, hitting him with a series of knife-edge chops. Kota Ibushi is then pulled away from the turnbuckle by the official, as Pentagon takes a moment to recover, before running at Ibushi with a discuss lariat. Pentagon then sits on Ibushi and begins punching him over and over. Kenny Omega gets in the ring to try and stop it, but the official gets in his way. Pentagon stops punching Kota to deal with Omega, but this allows Ibushi to secure a surprise ankle lock to Pentagon. Fenix recovers now, runs into the ring and takes out Ibushi to break up the hold. Kenny Omega gets in the ring and hits Fenix with a lariat, before tossing Fenix over the top rope. Kenny gets back on the apron, and Kota tags him in. The Golden Champions then line up their finisher. As Pentagon gets up, the Golden Lovers hit him with the Golden V-Trigger, with Kenny covering Pentagon for the 1, 2, 3. The Golden Champions (c) def. the Lucha Bros via pinfall to retain the AEW tag team championship (19:36) Build to Double or Nothing 2021 On the following week's episode of Dynamite, the Golden Champions would host a championship celebration party, with just them and a few catering staff, to celebrate their reign so far. Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega would constantly put each other over with compliments, sip on wine and enjoy a platter of quail eggs, all whilst sitting on a sofa watching an episode of Dragon Ball Z. Their celebratory party would be interrupted by the Private Party, who would say that they can't have a private party without the Private Party. Kenny Omega gets annoyed by their invasion, jumping to his feet and going to attack Marq Queen, but Kota Ibushi stops Omega, before saying "just because you are the Private Party, doesn't make you welcome". The Private Party then very dejectedly leave as the Golden Champions get back to Dragon Ball Z. The next week, the Private Party host a Private Party of their own, but this time everyone on the roster is invited besides the Golden Champions. The partying stops when the Golden Champions arrive, pissed off about feeling excluded. Isaiah Kassidy then repeats what Kota told them last week, "just because you're the champions, doesn't make you welcome". Marq Queen then tells Kota he should get Kenny onto the good anime, then puts on Naruto. Kenny Omega suddenly jumps Marq Queen, and a brawl ensues, with the people feuding with each other going at it whilst the Golden Champions and the Private Party brawl. Later in the show, it is announced that the Golden Champions will be defending their AEW tag team championship against the Private Party the following week of Dynamite. The scheduled title clash between the Golden Champions and Private Party is a 12 minute spot fest. Both teams take turns showing off their best spots, with a series of near falls after the 9 minute mark, but the Golden Champions secure the victory after hitting the Golden Trigger to Isaiah Kassidy, with Kenny covering him for the 1, 2, 3. On the following episode of Dynamite, the Golden Champions announce that their next title defence will be at the Double or Nothing PPV, and their opponent for that match will be decided that week. Kota Ibushi announces that there will be a battle royal with the AEW tag team roster, with the winning team earning the match at Double or Nothing. The teams in the match are all the current tag teams in AEW, plus a new tag team of QT Marshall and Austin Gunn. The final four teams are FTR, the Young Bucks, the Jurassic Express and Marshall and Gunn. The first team eliminated are Jurassic Express after Jack Perry gets superkicked over the top rope by Nick Jackson. Dax Harwood soon puts QT Marshall in a figure four leg lock, and refuses to let go of the hold, causing Marshall to "break" his ankle. Marshall rolls under the bottom rope and is escorted out of the match, meaning if Austin Gunn is eliminated, his team are out of the match. Cash Wheeler quickly grabs Gunn and goes to throw him over the top rope, when Matt Jackson catches Wheeler with a superkick, before tossing him over the top rope, and eliminating him from the match. The Young Bucks then grab Austin Gunn and put him in position for the Meltzer Driver, but Austin Gunn is able to pry himself free from Nick's hold, beating down both the Bucks before clotheslining Nick Jackson over the top rope, eliminating him from the match. Austin Gunn and QT Marshall have earned a match at Double or Nothing. On the following week of Dynamite, QT Marshall announces that his leg injury from the battle royal means that he can't compete at Double or Nothing. The Golden Champions come down to the ring to berate Austin Gunn, saying that he's now lost his title shot, but Gunn says that it's not if he can find a new partner. The Golden Champions then laugh at Gunn, saying there's nobody in the back who will even want to tag with him, let alone accept the match on such short notice. Throughout the show, we see Austin Gunn talking to people backstage, but all of them refusing to take match. Towards the end of the show, we see Austin Gunn walk up to an open door. He looks at it, before knocking and coming in, closing the door behind him, and the door reads "AEW Producer Billy Gunn". On the following week of Dynamite, the Golden Champions claim that they are now beginning their search for a worthy tag team to face at Double or Nothing for their AEW tag team championships. In the meantime, Kenny Omega has taken a one-on-one match with Austin Gunn tonight. During Gunn vs Omega, Kota Ibushi begins getting involved to distract Austin Gunn, when a masked assailant runs down the entranceway and starts beating up Kota Ibushi. This assailant distracts Omega, who gets caught in a single cradle pinfall by Austin Gunn for the 1, 2, 3. Austin Gunn immediately bolts up the entranceway to get away from a furious Kenny Omega. The assailant joins Austin at the top of the ramp, taking off his mask to reveal BILLY GUNN!! Billy Gunn is handed a microphone, and he says that he's chosen to team with his son for one more match, and they're going to win the AEW tag team championship. Kenny and Kota, now standing in the ring together, throw a tantrum after hearing this news, with Kota Ibushi grabbing the referee and hitting him with a Golden Star Powerbomb to let out his frustration. Double or Nothing 2021 The Golden Champions (c) vs the Gunns for the AEW tag team championship This match begins with Kota Ibushi and Austin Gunn. Kota Ibushi offers Austin a handshake before they lock up. Austin reaches for it, but Ibushi pulls it away, before laughing at Austin. Austin is angered by this, and immediately takes down Ibushi with a Lou Thesz Press. After Austin is finished punching Ibushi, Ibushi quickly staggers to his feet, collapsing in his turnbuckle. Kenny Omega makes a blind tag to Ibushi as Austin Gunn hits Ibushi with a splash in the corner. Kenny gets in the ring before Austin has fully recovered and hits him with an O'Connor Roll German Suplex into a pinfall, 1, 2, kickout by Austin Gunn. Kenny Omega recovers, then lines up a move on Austin Gunn, who is using the ropes to get to his feet. Kenny Omega then runs at Austin, grabs Austin's head, leaps over the top rope and hits Austin with a snake eyes on the ropes, followed by a springboard senton. Kenny covers Austin, 1, 2, kickout by Austin Gunn. Kenny Omega notices that Kota Ibushi has recovered, so Kenny irish whips Austin to his team's turnbuckle. Kenny then runs at Austin, but Austin steps out of the way, with Kenny crashing into the turnbuckle. Kota Ibushi makes a blind tag of his own as Austin Gunn begins laying punches onto Kenny Omega. Kota punches Austin in the face, staggering Austin back, before leaping to the top rope and hitting Austin with a leaping dropkick. Austin begins crawling to make the hot tag to Billy Gunn, but Kota manages to sink in an Ankle Lock, pulling Austin away from the potential tag. Austin tries his best to crawl to his corner and make the tag. Just as Austin looks set to make the tag, Kenny Omega pulls Billy Gunn off the turnbuckle. However, Austin uses that momentum to grab the ropes and force a rope break. Outside the ring, Kenny Omega and Billy Gunn have a stare off, before Billy lands a punch on Kenny that knocks Kenny right back to the ground. Billy Gunn gets back onto the apron and calls for the tag. Just as he does this, Austin Gunn frees himself from a headlock hold, pushing Kota away and leaping to make the hot tag to Billy Gunn. Kota Ibushi immediately back pedals towards his turnbuckle as Billy Gunn steps into the ring. Billy Gunn immediately picks up Kota Ibushi and throws him across the ring. Kota rolls out of the ring and reconvenes with Kenny Omega, but Austin Gunn has recovered and he hits the Golden Champions with a dive off the apron. Austin Gunn then grabs Kota Ibushi and tosses him back into the ring. Kota crawls to escape the ring, but Billy Gunn grabs his leg, pulls him in and picks him up for a military press slam, followed by a leg drop cover for a 2 count. Outside the ring, Kenny Omega has managed to grab Austin Gunn and hurl him into the steel steps. Billy Gunn takes his attention away from Kota Ibushi momentarily to see if his son is okay, allowing Kota Ibushi to strike with a missile dropkick to the back of Billy Gunn. Kota Ibushi then lays on Billy Gunn's back and begins laying in punches. He stops when he sees Kenny Omega is back on the apron. Kota grabs Billy Gunn by the hair, and walks towards Kenny Omega to make the tag. Kota Ibushi then kicks Billy Gunn in the gut, before the Golden Champions hit the Golden Trigger to Billy Gunn, covering Billy, 1, 2, 3. The Golden Champions (c) def. the Gunns via pinfall to retain the AEW tag team championship (14:09) Also at Double or Nothing, Lance Archer beats Jon Moxley to end Moxley's AEW World title reign and become the new AEW World Champion in a 25 minute street fight, and Adam Page won the Casino Battle Royal to earn a world title match at All Out. Build to Fyter Fest 2021 Following the Golden Champions' victory over the Gunns at Double or Nothing, Kota Ibushi is booked in a one on one match against Austin Gunn, which he wins decisively in 10 minutes following a Golden Star Powerbomb for the 1, 2, 3. On the following week's episode of Dynamite, Kenny Omega would be booked in a singles match against Marko Stunt. Kenny Omega would pick up the clean victory following a One-Winged Angel. After the match, Kenny and Kota would berate Marko Stunt, lightly slapping him on the face, and pushing him to the ground. Jungle Boy Jack Perry would run down to the ring to stop the Golden Champions' bullying, when Kota Ibushi would suddenly strike Jungle Boy, knocking him down. Kota and Kenny would then beat down Jungle Boy, but Luchasaurus would make the save. Jungle Boy, Marko Stunt and Luchasaurus would use their numbers advantage to throw Kenny Omega over the top rope, before Luchasaurus would grab Kota Ibushi and hit him with a chokeslam. Following on from the previous week's attack, Jungle Boy would be booked in a one on one match against Kota Ibushi. Jungle Boy would put up a surprisingly even match against Kota Ibushi, with Ibushi unable to connect with the Golden Star Powerbomb. Kenny Omega would eventually come down to the ring to run interference. Marko Stunt would try and stop Kenny, but Kenny easily deals with Marko Stunt. Kenny taking out Marko distracts Jungle Boy in the ring, giving Ibushi the opportunity to finally connect with the Golden Star Powerbomb, pinning Jungle Boy for the 1, 2, 3. Following the match, the Golden Champions would once again beat down Jungle Boy and Marko Stunt, and once again Luchasaurus would run down to make the save, but as he gets in the ring, Kenny Omega punches him in the nuts, before Kota and Kenny hit Luchasaurus with the Golden Trigger to stand tall after the match. On the following week's episode of Dynamite, the Golden Champions would face the Jurassic Express in a 2v3 handicap match. The Jurassic Express would utilise their numbers advantage to pick up the win following a chokeslam by Luchasaurus to Kota Ibushi, with Luchasaurus pinning Kota for the 1, 2, 3. Following the match, Marko Stunt would grab a microphone and challenge the Golden Champions to put their titles on the line at Fyter Fest against Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus. On the next week's Dynamite, the Golden Champions would be in a backstage interview, when they are asked if they are going to accept the Jurassic Express' challenge. Kenny steps forward and says that they have accepted the match against the Jurassic Express, but they hear that the match at Fyter Fest won't be their biggest concern heading into the two week special. Immediately, a paramedic runs through the shot, followed by another paramedic. The interviewer leaves the Golden Lovers to chase down the paramedics, when we see Jungle Boy Jack Perry holding his arm whilst resting next to a car. with the driver's door open. Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt soon come into shot, and Jack Perry tells them that he was jumped by two men wearing balaclavas, they grabbed Jungle Boy's arm, held it in the door hinge and slammed the car door shut, before running away. The doctors say that they don't know how long Jungle Boy will be out, but that Jungle Boy won't be cleared for Fyter Fest. Luchasaurus then turns to Marko Stunt and says "I guess you're up Marko", before the team are escorted out of the parking lot. Week 1 of Fyter Fest 2021 The Golden Champions (c) vs the Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt) for the AEW tag team championship The match starts off with Kenny Omega and Luchasaurus. Kenny Omega grabs Luchasaurus in an attempt to chain wrestle, but Luchasaurus immediately shoves Kenny Omega back to his corner. Kenny Omega starts waving at Kota Ibushi to make the tag, but Kota Ibushi holds his hands up, saying "he's yours". Kenny Omega then nervously turns around into a lariat by Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus then picks up Kenny Omega and goes for a chokeslam, but Kenny Omega reverses it with an arm drag, followed by a running bulldog. Kenny Omega then puts Luchasaurus in a resting armbar, but Luchasaurus powers out of it, picking up Kenny Omega and slamming him onto the ground. Luchasaurus then goes to pick up Kenny Omega for a deadlift slam, but Kenny hits Luchasaurus in the head with a knee strike, followed by a rebound lariat, but this only staggers back Luchasaurus. Kenny Omega then rushes to tag in Kota Ibushi, and the pair get back in the ring and hit a double clothesline to Luchasaurus, which knocks him down. Kota Ibushi then follows it up with a standing shooting star press cover, but gets a 2 count. Kota Ibushi then recovers and lines up a running strike to Luchasaurus. But as Luchasaurus gets to his feet, he immediately sticks out his leg and connects with a big boot to Kota Ibushi. Ibushi recovers in the corner, and Luchasaurus is ready to strike, when Marko Stunt yells out that he wants to be tagged in. Luchasaurus nervously glances over at Marko, before making the tag. Marko Stunt then immediately runs at Kota Ibushi with a dropkick in the corner. Marko hits a running dropkick to Ibushi again. Marko goes for the move a third time, but Ibushi manages to catch Marko Stunt in a powerbomb position, and hits Marko with the Golden Star Powerbomb. Instead of covering Marko Stunt, Ibushi immediately stands up and stares at Luchasaurus. Ibushi then picks up Marko Stunt, and hits him with another Golden Star Powerbomb. Ibushi pops up once again, and beckons Luchasaurus to get in the ring and stop the beating. Ibushi picks up Marko for a third Golden Star Powerbomb, but this time Luchasaurus steps over the top rope to get in the ring and put a stop to this. However, the Golden Champions wanted Luchasaurus to do this, as Kenny Omega was waiting, and as Luchasaurus put one leg over the top rope, Omega pushed the top rope up, hitting Luchasurus in the nuts with the rope, and sending Luchasaurus crashing down to the outside. Ibushi then hits yet another Golden Star Powerbomb to Marko Stunt, and makes the cover, 1, 2, 3. The Golden Champions (c) def. Jurassic Express via pinfall to retain the AEW tag team championship (8:22) After the match, the Golden Champions get in the ring and begin beating up Marko Stunt some more. They begin by hitting Marko with the Golden Trigger, before they each take turns hitting Marko with 450 splashes. Kota Ibushi then lays Kenny Omega's tag team title belt on the mat, and Kenny Omega hits Marko Stunt with the One-Winged Angel on the title belt, before leaving Marko Stunt in the ring as they walk away. AEW medical officers and Luchasaurus then lay Marko Stunt on a strecher to help him out of the arena. Build to Fight for the Fallen On Week 2 of Fyter Fest, there is a mini announcement that Marko Stunt is okay following the vicious attack by the Golden Champions, and that he'll be back in action soon. On the Dynamite after Week 2 of Fyter Fest, Kota Ibushi is booked in a match against Luchasaurus. Marko Stunt is announced to be absent from this week's episode, meaning Luchasaurus is on his own to deal with Ibushi and Omega. During the match, Kenny Omega slides a steel chair into the ring, before distracting the referee. Kota Ibushi uses this opportunity to hit the steel chair on the ground and then throw it to Luchasaurus. Luchasaurus catches it as the referee spins around, and the referee awards Kota Ibushi the win. Kota Ibushi immediately escapes the ring, and he and Omega begin circling the ring, with Luchasaurus waiting for them to attack. However, the Jurassic Express' music hits, and out come Marko Stunt, wearing a neck brace, and a returning JUNGLE BOY!! Jurassic Express then team up to beat down the Golden Champions, standing tall after the match. On the following week of Dynamite, the Jurassic Express are in the ring cutting a promo about Jungle Boy's return, when Jungle Boy reveals that he has CCTV footage of the attack. He plays the footage, and it shows Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi putting on balaclavas, before going into the parking lot to beat down Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy then calls out Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi to come down to the ring. The Golden Champions announce that it was them who attacked Jungle Boy, but now they've beaten Jurassic Express, they want to find the next worthy challenger. Jungle Boy interrupts them, and says that he wants to face one of them tonight, and if he is successful, the Jurassic Express are guaranteed one more shot at the AEW tag team championship at Fight for the Fallen. Kota Ibushi accepts the challenge, before turning to Kenny Omega and telling Kenny that he's got this. Kenny looks surprised, but Kota reminds Kenny that he faced Luchasaurus last week, and it's Kenny's turn this week. Kenny then reluctantly accepts the match. During the match, Kota Ibushi is constantly getting involved, causing distractions, which leads to him getting banned from ringside. Kenny Omega begins pleading with the referee to change his mind, but as he's doing this, Jungle Boy sneaks up behind Kenny Omega and rolls him up for the 1, 2, 3. Jungle Boy rolls out of the ring as the Jurassic Express celebrate outside the ring, whilst Kenny Omega storms angrily to the back. On the following week of Dynamite, the contract signing for the AEW tag team championship match between the Golden Champions and Jurassic Express is held. Marko Stunt joins his teammates still wearing a neck brace. The two teams sign the contracts, and then have a face off. The Golden Champions then take off their belts to hold them up, when they suddenly clock Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus with the belts. They appear to stand tall until Marko Stunt climbs the contract table and hits the Golden Champions with a diving crossbody, before ripping off the neck brace to reveal that he's okay. The Golden Champions roll out of the ring to flee as Marko Stunt checks on the rest of Jurassic Express. Fight for the Fallen The Golden Champions (c) vs the Jurassic Express ("Jungle Boy" Jack Perry and Luchasaurus) for the AEW tag team championship Beginning the match are Jungle Boy and Kota Ibushi. They start the match off circling each other, seeing each other out, before they lock up. Jungle Boy takes control with a headlock, but Ibushi is able to reverse it by pushing Jungle Boy to the ropes and using that momentum to irish whip Jungle Boy to the opposing ropes, with Kota following it up with a shoulder tackle. Kota Ibushi then runs the ropes and runs back to Jungle Boy, who baseball slides underneath Kota and leaps to his feet to hit a reverse STO to Ibushi. Ibushi recovers quickly but staggers to the turnbuckle. Jungle Boy rushes over and hits Ibushi with a knife edge chop. Jungle Boy then grabs Ibushi's arm and irish whips Ibushi to the opposing corner. Ibushi leaps up to the top turnbuckle and backflips off it as Jungle Boy rushes underneath. Ibushi then runs the ropes and rebounds back at Jungle Boy, ducking underneath a clothesline attempt and hitting Jungle Boy with a german suplex. Ibushi runs the ropes once again and hits Jungle Boy with an elbow drop for a 1 count. Ibushi takes a moment to step back, before grabbing Jungle Boy by the hair, putting him in position for a fisherman's suplex, but Jungle Boy reverses it with a fisherman's suplex of his own. Ibushi rolls out of the ring to recover, but Jungle Boy suddenly hits Ibushi with a suicide dive. Jungle Boy then grabs Ibushi and tosses him back in the ring before climbing the top rope. However, Jungle Boy took too long, as Ibushi was able to recover, and is able to push away the top rope, causing Jungle Boy to fall into a seated position on the top rope. Ibushi then leaps and hits a top-rope hurricanrana to Jungle Boy. Kota Ibushi then walks over to his corner and makes the tag to Kenny Omega. Omega steps into the ring and immediately sits over Jungle Boy and lays in a series of punches, before grabbing Jungle Boy's arm and putting it in an armbar. Jungle Boy struggles with the hold, but manages to reach the ropes and break the hold. However, Kenny Omega refuses to let go of the hold, despite the rope break. Luchasaruus notices this and gets in the ring, grabbing Kenny Omega and throwing him off Jungle Boy. Kenny Omega gets to his feet and stands in Luchasaurus' face, but Luchasaurus then steps aside as Jungle Boy hits Kenny Omega with a superkick, going for the cover, 1, 2, Kota Ibushi breaks up the pin. Jungle Boy quickly recovers and connects with a superkick to Ibushi, before making the hot tag to Luchasaurus. Kenny and Kota both recover as Luchasaurus stands in front of them. Kenny and Kota look at each other, then look at Luchasaurus, before running at him, but Luchasaurus catches them both with chokeholds, before hitting the Golden Champions with a double chokeslam. The Golden Champions then roll out of the ring on opposing sides, and circle the ring. However, Jungle Boy catches Kota Ibushi off guard with an irish whip into the barricade, followed by a shoulder tackle which takes out Ibushi entirely, leaving Kenny alone to deal with Luchasaurus. Kenny slowly walks up the steps, and steps in the ring, but Luchasaurus suddenly grabs Kenny Omega whilst he's still on the apron and picks him up into a military press. Luchasaurus then steps forward as he releases Kenny Omega, allowing Omega to land stomach first on the mat. Luchasaurus then walks over to Jungle Boy and tags him in, and the pair pick up Kenny Omega and hit him with a double powerbomb. Jungle Boy covers Kenny Omega, 1, 2, kickout by Kenny Omega. Kota Ibushi has recovered and is standing on the ring apron, calling for a tag by Kenny Omega. Kenny begins to stir, before crawling towards Kota Ibushi. Jungle Boy grabs Kenny Omega's leg to try and stop the tag, but Kenny, using the ropes to get to his feet, hits an enzuigiri to Jungle Boy, before leaping to make the hot tag to Ibushi. Ibushi bursts into the ring and immediately runs at Jungle Boy with a clothesline, followed by another clothesline, followed by a Northern Lights Suplex cover, 1, 2, Luchasaurus breaks up the pin. Kota Ibushi gets up and pushes Luchasaurus out of the ring, before turning to Jungle Boy and getting him in position for a powerbomb. However, Jungle Boy reverses it with a double leg takedown, followed by a jackknife cover, 1, 2, 3. The Jurassic Express def. the Golden Champions (c) to win the AEW tag team championship (23:51) Marko Stunt runs down the entranceway and grabs the title belts from the ring announcer's area to give to Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy as Jurassic Express celebrate, whilst Kota Ibushi lays on the ring mat, in shock that he was pinned, whilst Kenny Omega just walks up the entranceway into the back, without even looking at Kota Ibushi. END OF PART 2
I see this post so often, and I'm amazed that people have trouble of thinking of things to do in an urban environment, so I thought I'd lend a hand. Thanks as always to The Gollicking members, Mimir-ion, Zweefer, RexiconJesse, u/arc_onyx, InfinityCircuit and DeathMcGunz. I've built a lot of cities. I find that its best to categorize.
Arts (Theater, dance, art, music)
Nightlife (Drinking, dancing, sex)
Shopping (Basics and Luxury)
Entertainment (Museum, Library, Zoo, Circus, Auction, Sage)
Sports (Team and Solo, and includes Gambling)
Nautical (Fishing, diving, sailing, yachting)
Here's my personal city encounters lists, slightly altered with worldbuilding details to be more generic and useful. They are yours to take, amend, and discard, with my thanks. There are 6 categories, with 20 entries for each category, giving us 120 encounters. (160 with the comment, below) A d6 and a d20 can dice up a full roster of stuff to do quite quickly. Enjoy!
ARTS (01)
Free outdoor art gallery with paintings, sculpture, food vendors and musicians. A note is passed to the party from a stranger.
A new play from a famous playwright is debuting at the local theater. The party receives an invitation from an anonymous source via a messenger.
A street band is playing raucous tunes outside the party's lodgings and a crowd prevents them from entering. If they persist, they accidentally start a brawl.
A festival is being held in the city and all citizens and visitors are required to attend and pay fealty to the city's ruler. During the parade an explosion destroys some buildings and kills nearly 100 people. The party is very close to the blast and sees a hooded figure fleeing via rooftop.
A local busker who always recites bad elven poetry is found one morning turned to stone.
A band of mimes have come to the city to perform a series of comedy shows. One of the mimes is a Doppleganger and is here to assassinate one of the party's allies.
A dance troupe, known for their public and surprise appearances (a "flashmob"), starts a performance in and around the party in the street. During the performance one of the dancers lunges at one of the party members and whispers, "Help me" in their ear, before carrying on with the spectacle.
A mysterious sculpture garden has "sprouted" in a main city street, seemingly grown from the very ground itself. All of the figures are depictions of body horror and some spectators have been driven mad or died after looking at them for too long.
Artist paints caricature portraits of passers-by which come to life at night to cause havoc.
There is a sand castle contest at the local beach. While digging a pit one contestant finds a wooden chest. It is sealed with arcane sigils and very dangerous. Inside is a lifeform.
The party is asked to investigate a local art gallery as the last known location of a model that has disappeared. The party finds extremely life like statues of various people, missing model included, and discovers the sculptor is a Maedar, with a pet Basilisk, trying to replicate his dead mate (a Medusa).
The party is invited to a studio for free painting lessons. The paint fumes trigger a spell that sends the party into a collective Dream. They must find their way out and defeat the Artist-Wizard and his pet Nothic before they are bled dry (to fuel a hideous ritual).
An audience-participation theater-event is occurring in one of the parks, and the party is encouraged to join, and are asked to put on some simple costumes. Upon doing so, they are swapped with hidden Clones, who continue the performance, while the party is teleported to an underground prison full of holding cells. There are dozens of other trapped citizens there.
A new popular song is all the rage and being sung by drunken bravos and university students alike. The song has a 10% to transfer an audio-parasite, that will drive the singer mad and ultimately into a catatonic state over the course of 7 days. During this time they will be compelled to sing the “hook” over and over, in the hopes of infecting any nearby listeners.
A master tattooist has set up a temporary shop on the fringes of the city. For a hefty fee, the customer will receive an exquisite piece of personal art, and on full moons, the tattoo will be able to sense the presence of magic, poisons, disease, or creature types (DMs choice). The master will leave after 24 hours, never to be seen again and the tattoo will fade completely after 30 days.
An artist is painting landscapes on the street. She says she’ll paint any place the customer desires. For a fee, she can make the painting a one-time portal to that place. The portals always go to the wrong location (this is discovered after travel has occurred).
A local homeless man, who mimes for money along the Promenade and in the Park, suddenly finds his invisible walls and pretend ropes are real. Passersby run into invisible walls of force left behind by him, people are dragged to him by his invisible rope, and he now hides in a corner of the park, afraid he will hurt others with this newfound power. The local Telekinesis Guild (bunch of filthy impostors and con artists, mostly) are furious that he has what they secretly do not, and has put a bounty on him, paid upon live delivery to their guild house.
A local street band is performing the show of their life and the music has become magical. Any Bards present will be able to “draw” 1-3 new spells from the performance. All others will be Blessed for the next 48 hours.
An artist has set up a crude telescope, pointing at the ground. For a small fee, you can look through the telescope and see a miniature world, full of tiny blue humanoids in a stone-age environment. The telescope is enchanted with a very detailed Major Illusion spell that allows the humanoids to be seen, and is also Cursed to drive the viewer mad by causing them to see the tiny blue humanoids everywhere they go. The curse will begin 24 hours after using the telescope and will persist for 30 days or until the victim goes mad, or dies. The Curse will manifest the humanoids as watching, then menacing, then threatening, then murderous.
Some Elven sculptors have set up a “Century Garden” - plinths of stone overhung by apparatus with funnels in different angles and locations that drip acids onto the stone - slowly forming the final form of the artists vision. The artist is selling tickets (valid in 100 years) to attend the ceremony.
NIGHTLIFE (02)
A local tavern is showcasing a new lager and a spruiker is on the streets handing out "1/2 off" coupons to passersby. The party is given "2 free drinks" coupons on purpose by the NPC. A stranger is waiting inside that wants to talk to the party.
A dance club, on a typical night, has been infiltrated by an Avatar of Bacchus and has caused the party to spill into the streets where it has been pulling in passersby. The party is caught up in the crowd.
An exclusive nightclub has opened, membership only. One of the party’s allies goes missing and was last seen there. The club is a coven of Sorcerers and every night they sacrifice a kidnapped customer to try to summon an Eldritch Horror.
A hot club in town is secretly run by vampires. Cover charge is 1 pint of blood. Thralls being thralls, one of them talks, and a Hunter has gotten wind of the nest. The party will see him interrogating a thrall and escalating to torture.
A drunken brawl spills out of a tavern near the party. The fight is brutal, involving makeshift weapons and ends up overtaking the party. If they do not flee, during the fracas the party notices that one of the brawlers is biting his opponents and swallowing the flesh. If they do flee, they hear the next day that a pile of half-eaten bodies was discovered in the aftermath. A new zombie-master has come to town.
While out drinking, the party sees a Silver Elf enter the tavern, and time slows to 50% of its current speed for all but the party and Elf, who remain at 100%. The Elf asks the party if they would like to play a game of chess. If they say no, the Elf vanishes, and time returns to normal. If they agree they must wager a precious/strong/important memory against the answer to any question. The Elf has an INT modifier of +4 and a +4 proficiency in gaming. Upon the conclusion of the game, the Elf vanishes and time returns to normal. The bar patrons never see the Elf.
While in a tavern, a game of darts among some locals concludes in violence and 2 end up dead. On one of the deceased bodies is a treasure map that leads to a guarded vault in the wilderness.
A particularly virulent STD is going around the brothels. Over the course of 72 hours it turns the afflicted into a receptor for mental dominance from a powerful psion. The “Mind Taker” uses these puppets to rob the afflicted and deliver their valuables to a guarded location. Then the psion drains the puppet of its final mental faculties and stores it as an energy source for later. The bodies are then destroyed using a Rod of Disintegration. One of the party’s allies (or a party member themselves) has come down with a case of “The Threads” (so named for the red lines of infection radiating from the genitalia into the legs and torso.
A dance club has been cursed by a witch to afflict some (30%) of the customers with “Otiluke’s Irresistible Dance”. Some patrons have been dropping dead from it and the club owners are covering it up by secretly burying the bodies in the basement and drugging the witnesses. The party is present for this or one of their allies goes missing.
A man attempting to throw a party so massive he will officially become “the God of Partying” wants the players to help him throw an absolute rager. If they help, he will remember them fondly when he reaches godhood. The party could overrun the region/city.
The party finds a club throwing a rager in the party’s honor. All night, people toast the party members, dance with them, and celebrate. No one in the party has to pay for drinks. The next day, the party gets the bill for everyone's drinks. The tavern was told the event was for the party and would be paid for by them as well.
A new fad in the high-end taverns of the city, catering to young noblemen with too much money and not enough sense, is a drink called The Kiss. One part grain alcohol, one part pufferfish venom - a shot of this causes hallucinations and numbness, in addition to more than the usual drunkenness. Two young men, heirs to fortunes and titles in the court, have died in the last two nights. Word is they drank too many of these. The noble families want blood, and put bounties on all known bartenders serving This Kiss. The guard don’t want a riot on their hands if they interfere with the Mixologist’s Guild, the most powerful multinational trade guild in the world. A representative from the Crown has summoned the party, to discreetly investigate the explosive situation.
A group of drunks stumble towards the party and push through/past them. During this, the party will each be subject to a Pickpocket attempt (+8 Sleight of Hand). If discovered, the “drunks” are a pack of rogues who “own” this territory. If challenged, they will flee and return with a number of Thugs equal to the number of party members.
A grifter comes up to the party and bets that they can guess “where you got your boots/shoes”. The answer is “on your feet” (where the footwear currently is). The grifter will demand a small amount of cash after this, and will become hostile if denied or hassled.
An avatar of Bacchus/Dionysus appears in the area and begins a Revel. Those who hear the music or see the dancing/drinking must save vs Wisdom (DC 20) or join in. The Revel will last for 72-96 hours and leave partygoers with 3 levels of Exhaustion (and be many miles from where it started).
A Dwarven “thrashgnome” band is throwing an impromptu concert on the roof of a local tavern. The noise is deafening and a large brawl will erupt after awhile - during the fracas an object will find itself at the feet of one of the party members. It is a powerful Fetish that was stolen from a Witch (who has been seeking it, and is nearby).
The party enters a tavern to discover their money is “no good” and they are suddenly crowned “Lager Kings/Queens” for the night, and feted and welcomed by each individual tavern patron. The party will, as the sun rises, be poisoned by the insinuative poison that was in each successive drink, and if they fail a Con check vs a high DC, they will be magically Sleep’ed and find themselves strapped to a basement altar for a hatchling Gold Dragon to feed upon. If they succeed on the check, they are very ill and considered Incapacitated for the next 24 hours.
A new tavern has appeared in the area, and will vanish after the night’s festivities to appear in a random location in the world the next night. The tavern patrons are all Fey, and this is the “Wandering Druid Pub”.
A dealer is handing out “free tokes” of a new narcotic. The narcotic is powerful and hallucinatory, but harmless otherwise, except for the addiction rate, which is near 100%. A Con check vs a high DC is required. If failed, the user must take the drug again in the next 24 hours or suffer 2 levels of Fatigue. Every day without the drug thereafter confers another level of Fatigue. If the check is passed, they will become violently nauseous every time they take the drug again.
A group of Gnomish Brewmasters have set up a tasting booth on the street and are giving out free samples of “Old Brown Mare” - a powerful stout that has a tiny side effect - 10% of the imbibers are shrunk to Gnomish height for 24 hours.
(OPTIONAL) - A cadre of bound Incubi and Succubi have escaped from a brothel and are desperately seeking an escape from the area. They will make any deal possible to make this happen.
SHOPPING (03)
While looking for weapons, a party member "accidentally" activates a sentient weapon, who declares the party member as "master" and demands to know what has happened since it was "put to sleep".
While shopping, one or more of the party members is pickpocketed by a young kid who is part of an "urchin gang". This gang is an arm of one of the more powerful rogue guilds in the city.
A street vendor is selling “gag gifts”, guaranteed to ensure the perfect prank. All the objects are cursed, and the vendor reveals this as if they were joking, as part of the shtick.
Upon purchasing a normal mundane item, it is found to be hollow, with an unknown substance hidden inside of it. If left undiscovered, the person who sold it will try to get the item back, by negotiation or violence, it depends on the party’s willingness to part with it.
A certain type of plush toy is all the rage in this city, and the party will acquire one upon their next purchase - all the merchants were paid to distribute these as “customer incentives.” The toys act as scrying focus for the local thieves guild. The party’s lodgings will be robbed within 24 hours obtaining the toy.
An extraordinary amount of the richer folk of the town have gathered on the plaza. Gregory’s Golden Garments has arrived back in town from one of his far-off trading junkets. He brings the most exclusive textiles and materials to town, and the auction has started (dragon-skins, silk, etc.). During the auction, someone purchases a rare bolt of material and the party finds it in their room later, with instructions to hide it. If they don’t, a group of Assassins come looking for it. If they do, they will be contacted by a mysterious agent who asks them to transport it far away for a hefty fee.
An Annual Food Festival kicks off with much fanfare. However, someone has poisoned the foodstuffs and half the city is sick with nausea and other vile emissions. The organisers, afraid to lose their heads, have set a hefty bounty for finding the culprit(s), and one of these pamphlets is pushed on the party.
While shopping for weapons, a woman approaches the party and asks them to sell a weapon for her, as she cannot. She explains that the weapon is Cursed and will not allow itself to be sold by the owner. If the party agrees, she looks visible relieved and hands the item over. Now the weapon belongs to the party member who took it (and it cannot be sold). The item is a -1 weapon.
A small purse keeps whispering at a player for them to buy it. It remains silent when others are observing it and refuses to talk if it thinks anyone else can hear it. It says it can help them (count money, hide it from pickpockets, and offer insight) if they give it something in return (it wants costly gemstones).
Every store and restaurant the party enters seems to be run by the same person. If confronted, they laugh and say they “get that all the time”, but will profess ignorance otherwise. The merchants are all Dopplegangers and today is their “Day of Pranks”. If two merchants are forced together, they will become violent and the others will run out to join them.
The party finds a flyer shoved under their lodging’s door that promises “75% off all Adventuring Gear” at a local merchant. The merchant is very chatty and inquisitive and will press the party for information about where they are going next. The merchant then sells this information to a gang of rogues who will follow the party and attempt to rob them as they exit the dungeon.
While shopping for clothes, a party member hears a weeping noise. No one around seems to be crying, so if this is investigated, the member finds a top hat that seems to be the source. If the hat is put on, the party member is Cursed with a particularly nasty form of melancholia.
The next time an item of clothing is purchased, the party member discovers that it has a large “Pocket Dimension” concealed within its folds. There is an object already inside the pocket.
A beautiful man/woman approaches the lowest CHA party member and offers to make their “dreams come true” if they will sell their soul. The man/woman will cast a real Wish on behalf of the party member (which works without the usual DM fuckery, but will expire in 1 year, and a group of Devils will appear to collect the player’s soul). If refused, the man/woman will leave, but if confronted, they will flee. The man/woman is a mortal humanoid who simply shills for a Crossroads Devil.
While shopping for arrows/projectiles, the merchant offers the party a “one-time deal” of some special projectiles that are “guaranteed to strike their target every time” and will demonstrate this quality in a shooting lane set up in the back of the shop. The projectile will work as promised within the shop itself, without limit, but outside the shop, the first 3 only will work as promised and the rest will automatically fail-to-hit. If confronted later, the shopkeeper will claim ignorance and claim the party member is lying (even going so far as to call the Watch for harassment).
The city is having a 50% sale, city-wide, for the next 24 hours. Rogues know this too, and are everywhere, preying on the crowds, or following them home to be robbed later.
While shopping for provisions, the merchant says they are looking for “exotic meat hunters”, and will pay top prices for “anything unusual” without limit, provided the meat is delivered dressed.
A new confectionery store has opened and is giving away free samples in the streets. The sweets are mildly intoxicating, and have the added side-effect of making those who eat them very amorous for the next 8 hours. The owners are clerics of the Deity of Love.
An arsonist is burning down merchant shops, by “category”. The perpetrator is a failed businessperson themselves, and is merely seeking revenge. The first things burned are the weapon and armor shops.
While shopping for armor, the merchant offers to show the party a “special selection” of exotic armor. These are all very unusual and very expensive. This is a one-time offer that will never be repeated and if confronted, the merchant will claim ignorance as to the existence of the exotic armors, and if the shop is searched, they are nowhere to be found.
ENTERTAINMENT (04)
The party receives an anonymous gift of entry passes to an exclusive and private club in the city. At the club, the party is approached by cultists who attempt to persuade the party into joining.
The museum is showcasing some rare artifacts. While visiting, the party is present during the brazen theft of one of the objects - an item of unique and dangerous powers.
Zoo animals have escaped and are menacing the population!
A local sage sends an urgent message to the party about a matter of great importance. The sage, a bit senile, has gotten mixed up and this is not the group he was supposed to contact. He does not realize this and treats the party as if they were hired to retrieve a book from an old, guarded crypt. If the party refuses, the Sage will eventually be foolish enough to try it himself and the party will hear about his death.
A public estate sale of one of the city’s wealthiest families is announced. The prices are high, but the quality equally impressive. In the announcement is an object that the party or one of the party members has been looking for. If they attend the sale, they discover the price is three times higher than they can afford (even after pooling money or getting a loan). The security is strong but not impossible...
The museum is showcasing the preserved remains of a long-dead monster race as part of a traveling exhibition. During a tour, or at night when closed, the monsters are revived by an interested party, and they go on a murderous spree. They attack either the party (along with many others) or one of the party’s allies.
A series of foreign street magicians has entered town and perform solo acts all over town. One of them is near the party, and they need a volunteer for a (permanent) disappearing act.
A street corner storyteller is spinning a tale of adventure and peril to a crowd. The tale sounds suspiciously like the last adventure the party had.
While eating, the party sees a puppet show happening nearby. They find it (magically) difficult to avert their eyes from the felt performers and can see figures moving out of the corners of their eyes. These are Oblique Golems, and can only move when not being viewed. The golems will attempt to rob anyone nearby. The puppets are just puppets.
An Escape Room boasts a valuable prize for any group who can escape/solve the room before the hourglass fills. Several of the puzzles in the escape room align runes and involve magic words of power. If the party manages to complete the room, they complete the spell, finding a portal now open above the building. Demons pour from it into the town, and it cannot be closed for at least 24 hours.
Some fire-jugglers are performing in the street, and they appear to be using magic to create illusionary figures that leap from the burning torches. These are actually Mephits, and the fire-jugglers did not summon them, they appeared on their own. They run off to cause havoc and burn as much of the city as they can.
A local casino is offering big prizes to “Spin the Wheel” - with only a 5% chance of winning, this is mostly a scam, but those who play are Wizard-Marked to be robbed later. The prizes for actually winning are 4-figures.
A pig-racing track has been cordoned off - turning the streets into the racecourse. All are welcome to enter, and whoever wins is offered a lucrative contract joining the “Hog Ridin’ Circuit” - a racing tournament involving half-a-dozen cities and some very shady dealings.
A masked spruiker hands the party an ornately engraved thin metal plaque inviting them to an exclusive event at a place called “The Garden”, and a map is etched on the reverse side. The event, if attended, presents the party with an opportunity to travel to another plane and earn the favor of a powerful, if enigmatic figure.
A group of acrobats are performing feats and stunts in the street. During the performance, one of the party members sees the face of one of the tumblers momentarily change into something monstrous.
A pair of dueling Illusionists is staging an elaborate mock-battle in a nearby park, but neglected to inform anyone of this beforehand and have caused a panic.
A tour group suddenly appears and engulfs the party. The guide is pointing out places where famous adventurers have died, and suddenly points right where the party is standing and begins discussing them as if they were not there! The tour group can not be interacted with (as they are projections from the future) and soon quickly departs and vanishes around a corner.
A street lottery is being held by a local neighborhood social group. The cost is low and any tickets purchased are said to go towards upgrading the local park. There is a 50% that the party wins a modest prize of home-baked goods. The locals will send a message to the party later that their tickets were fraudulent and demand a return of the prize or the equivalent value in currency. This “lottery” is a common scam run in the area on obvious tourists.
During an previous-announced free concert by some famous Bards, a bomb explodes.
A street comedian is inadvertently casting “Tasha’s Hideous Laughter” on audience members. The phenomenon is soon discovered and the comedian flees. Later, he is found dead and covered in a thin slime.
SPORTS (05)
The party receives an anonymous gift of tickets to a local sporting match. If they attend, they are approached by an NPC who says they represent a "person who wishes to remain nameless, but desires to procure your services in a delicate, and potentially dangerous matter."
The party is invited by a local ally to attend a boxing match. At the match both fighters are killed by a powerful assassin who works in secret for a local politician.
The party attends a game of skill and is accused of bribing a ref to throw the game by a rogue (who did actually rig the fight, but now has been caught and is desperate). A few of his crew will back him up and some of the crowd sides with them.
A marathon race has been scheduled to wind through the city as part of a larger season of racing. A number of famous people and some talented locals will participate. During the race, several of the runners suddenly collapse and begin coughing blood. This is the start of a disease outbreak, and will, without precautions, infect over half the city in only 72 hours. The source is magical in nature, and part of a larger scheme to cripple the city by a secret faction.
A bare-knuckle street match has been set up by an enterprising rogue/wizard. A series of ringers are inviting all-comers to challenge for a fat purse. Those who fight are wizard-marked, and followed later, to be kidnapped and bound for a fighting-arena in the Underdark.
An illegal horse race, infamous in the city for causing multiple deaths every year, is about to commence once again. The street the party currently finds themselves in will turn into the aftermath of a battlefield within several seconds. The race has no rules and is heavily wagered upon by the criminal elements of the city.
A “Circus Maximus” involving blood-sport, animal fighting, and a “nautical spectacle” is going to be held at the city’s largest stadium. The public is allowed to sign up to fight in one of the 3 events. The purse for winning is generous (5 figures) and is, of course, rigged and being carefully watched by the strongest Rogues Guild in the city, who stand to make a pile of money. If the party participates, they will see that some of their opponents have been enchanted with speed and strength.
An annual Guards Competition is about to commence. They are divided into 4 teams, and the locals have lifelong and fierce loyalties
In one quarter is an annual event - the Endurance Drinking Contest. A group of competitors take a shot, perform a task, take a shot, perform a different task, repeat. The winner gets a trophy, their portrait on the wall of winners, and bragging rights. The tasks range from silly to nearly impossible.
A mounted race is about to commence, and the party runs into a thick crowd along the edges of the route. If the party chooses to stay to watch, they will see one of the riders being assassinated from a position high above the streets by a mage’s spell.
A traveling ball-team is looking for a manager and some bodyguards, and one of the party’s allies has recommended the party, as a joke. The team shows up where the party is to conduct an interview.
A boxing match has resulted in a death and the angry and bewildered crowd has spilled out into the streets in a terrible brawl, hurting bystanders and destroying property. If the body is examined, 3 small holes in the back of the dead boxer’s neck can be found and 3 small projectiles found inside the wound. The trail leads to a mage’s henchman.
Illegal cart-racing has been taking place at night among the city’s youth and an ally of the party is terribly worried about their child’s possible-participation. The racing will soon claim lives.
The Dozens has arrived in the city - a nationwide, very famous content of insults and put-downs. The entry fee is to survive a round-robin of burns during The Throwdown, where hundreds will enter. The prize is bragging rights, a 4-figure cash prize, and the chance to defend their title next year.
An ally of the party has entered a marathon footrace. During the race, the ally disappears.
A Fishing Derby, the 1st of 3 contests each year, is being held by any who wish to pay the modest entry fee. There is only one rule - you cannot use a traditional rod/reel, fly, or net/seine to catch the fish. The Derby draws the inventive and the mad, and lasts over 3 days.
A professional team of Goliath and Dwarven “Chicken Fighters” arrive at the city for an exhibition match in the city’s swimming pool. One of the Goliath recognizes a party member (whether the members also remembers them, or not) and offers free tickets. During the match, one of the Dwarves is hurt, and after a flurry of rules-consultations, its determined that a substitute is allowed. The party is looked at by the Goliath and asked for help.
A ping-pong match is being staged between Royal cousins, to settle a dispute. The match is going to be public, and during it, both Royals disappear and are replaced with monkeys. Uproar ensues.
The party finds out there is an underground avian-fighting event happening below the tavern. When they go to investigate, they find a goose and a rooster on opposite sides of a metal chess board pushing the pieces around randomly. A ref resets illegal moves and pulls captured pieces from the board. The crowd roars wildly, screaming for their bird to win the game. The party is approached by a grifter who says he knows who’s going to win and will sell the info. The grifter’s prediction will prove right 2 times, then wrong the 3rd time.
An illegal blood-sport fighting match has caused the death of a local celebrity and the party has been framed for the murder.
NAUTICAL (06)
A local ally invites the party on a fishing trip. While on the trip, the vessel is attacked by a desperate band of Kuo-Toa, who appear to be diseased and attack with a more-than-usual savage aggression.
The city is holding a yachting regatta and the party is present when one of the ships catches fire. Many accusations are bandied about and most seem to blame one of the city’s administrators who had a grudge.
A seasonal storm rushes over the city does significant (and costly) damage to the local fleets (and any ships the party might have moored here). Trade and travel is stalled and only a hefty bribe and some forceful diplomacy can secure any movement needs that the party might have.
A local mad-wizard-inventor is launching a submarine and has asked for volunteer pilots and crew. If the party accepts, they are attacked by a great white shark. If they do not, the sub is sunk by the shark. The mad-wizard will try again next month with a new design. If the shark has been killed, this version will find a sunken treasure worth a king’s fortune.
The party is invited to a beach party by an ally. While there, a number of party-goers find themselves suddenly growing gills and webbed feet and toes and a strong urge to enter the ocean. They have been drugged by a Sahuagin Sorcerer, who is trying to build an “amphibious army” to attack the town and destroy it.
A large number of Brachia (Crab-Folk) have surfaced in the bay and are attempting to communicate via the Dream spell (which will manifest as the entire town committing suicide, and this will be dreamed en-masse by the locals). This dream is not a threat, but a warning of what will happen if the townsfolk don’t rid themselves of a recently-acquired magic item (by the party themselves, or by another adventuring group). They have 72 hours to unravel the mystery.
A number of Were-Sharks are attacking swimmers at night (mostly kids/young adults out partying on the beach). These therianthropes are not aware of their actions, but know something is wrong. While shape-changed, they work as a team, like wolves.
While passing a street they encounter a group of semi-drunken sailors. The sailors start a brawl with the party, for their fun. When magic or weapons are used things will get nasty as the sailors will pull shivs, long knives, chains, and cudgels.
Something has turned the ocean red and fish are dying in great numbers.
A large statue that could be worth a lot is trapped in a cavern in the water. If the party can retrieve it without additional help, they can claim it as their own, sell it, and keep all of the profits. If they enlist any help, the local authorities will take over the operation and claim the statue for themselves.
During a sailboat race, a school of merfolk begin harassing and destroying the boats.
A group of traveling sailors try to sell famous and popular books, paintings, and equipment to the party at a great price. Upon closer inspection, the items appear to be forgeries.
A seadragon is heading for the coast, but rumor has it she will slumber if told a bedtime story. In order for her to hear it, the party must intercept her and shout the story from aboard a ship. But it better be a good story.
An ocean water spirit wants to visit a fellow spirit friend who is further inland. They will make a path over land of water they can travel through. The party can try to convince the spirit to follow their path and plot a nondestructive course, or they can try to stop the spirit from visiting their friend through force.
For three days, no one has been able to catch a fish with a hook and line. Nothing even bites, something just cuts the lines before any fish can bite.
Tidal Wave!
A local surfer has gone missing and only his surfboard is found on the beach, covered in a black slime. Days later, his head (missing the eyes) washes ashore.
An Aboleth has awoken in the bay and starts calling minions to serve it. Some of them are townsfolk, and possibly the Mayor as well.
A waterspout threatens the docked ships in the harbor. It is not a natural occurrence.
A pack of Scrag (Sea Trolls) have started plucking beachcombers from the shoreline.
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