To the sound of ‘O Fortuna’ we immediately see a series of clips from the past 7 months of EBWF. First Utami Hayashishita lifting Becky Lynch onto her shoulders, then driving her into the mat for a powerbomb. The ref counts 3 and a framed funeral portrait of Becky Lynch appears in front of flowing red fabric; golden text proclaims “07.18.2022: BECKY LYNCH IS BANISHED". Next comes Mina Shirakawa being struck down by a Pulsar Kick, then Utami pinning Alexa with a foot on her chest. A funeral portrait of Mina appears with the text “10.03.2022: THE TRAITOR MINA SHIRAKAWA IS VANQUISHED”. Finally Alexa Bliss being powerbombed in hell in a cell, then laying motionless on a broken table as Utami pins her to a three count. A portrait of Alexa appears afterwards with the words “10.30.2022: THE FALLEN GODDESS IS SLAIN”.
At this the music fades and we see all three portraits on a table top within Utami’s throne room. Everything is as it was the last time we saw Utami speak, from the Queen’s Court banners at the back of the room to the presence of both her lieutenants. Utami doesn’t sit on her throne however, she stands at the base of her dais and glares furiously down the camera. Her regal black and red locks are tied back in a low ponytail. It’s immediately clear from how Utami stands that she’s deadly serious about the coming battle.
Utami Hayashishita: “Liv Morgan. The eternal supporting player and second to others who at least have pretentions of greatness. A woman whom I did not even notice was still signed to EBWF until she offered herself up as a sacrifice in her foolish friend’s place. A woman whose contribution to ‘Liv N Bliss’ consisted entirely of her name alone. Everyone who watched Queen’s Court conquer them knows full well that the self destructive Goddess did all the real work. There could have been three Liv Morgans on her side and the result would have been the same. When the Goddess fell from the heavens and lay conquered at my feet, this war between our two units ended. I- we have already secured our victory.”
She clenches both hands into fists.
Utami Hayashishita: “Yet the fool continues to wage a war she has already lost. She blames me for what happened to her idiotic friend and is willing to do anything and everything in her desire for revenge. Rather than moving on to the next conquest, I am forced to deal with her once and for all. Fine. I accept the burden of putting an end to her violent ways not for my own sake, but for the sake of my loyal allies. Her criminal actions have forced me to take to the battlefield myself; if I do not ensure her destruction, she will continue assaulting innocent people from the shadows. Innocent women she blames for her own shortcomings.”
Utami’s face is full of utter disgust.
Utami Hayashishita: “You lash out at your superiors for simply taking their rightful place atop the realm of EBWF. Why is it that you can not simply accept that I am simply better than you? Deep down in your heart you must know that is true. Is it because you are projecting your self-blame onto me? You were very close to the fallen Goddess, were you not? So close that your entire existence became meaningless without her to define it. Without her to define it, you were no more than a face in the crowd. A peasant. By attaching yourself to her fallen star you stayed just barely relevant and thought you had a friend. Now that she is gone, you have nothing! Perhaps that is why you have kept this destructive defiance going well past its expiration date. At first-”
Utami pauses, then motions to the funerary portrait of Alexa.
Utami Hayashishita: “It seemed simply pathetic and fitting for the clown of EBWF. That is what your nickname implies is it not? You honestly could not see that Alexa’s desire for the end was causing you irreparable mental and emotional damage. Your assumption of friendship blinded you to the truth. If that were all I would have left you to wallow in your own self pity. But no, you had to turn to underhanded villainy!”
She growls viciously under her breath before continuing.
Utami Hayashishita: “Your many, many crimes have already been detailed in the past weeks. What I am here to address now is what will transpire at Christmas Eve of Destruction. Liv Morgan, you have proven yourself a coward who requires the use of underhanded ambushes in order to achieve her goals. How dare you assume that such behavior would not go unpunished. I chose this open battlefield because it is the best way to teach you to stay in your place. Even in the chaos of a falls count anywhere match, I will conquer you. By systematically tearing you apart all around the State Farm Arena I will finally put an end to your campaign of terror. After everything you have done to me - to Queen’s Court - I can do nothing less than break your body so completely that you can never raise a bat against me - us - again.”
Utami holds her hand out, into which Himeka places a kendo stick. The Crimson Queen gazes down at it, pondering its destructive potential. Then she points its tip at the camera.
Utami Hayashishita: “If you wanted to be like that friend of yours whom I obliterated, this is your opportunity. I am all too happy to cripple you just as I did to her. Perhaps she can give you some advice on how to breathe in such a way as to minimize the astounding pain your ribs will be in. However! I will not cease my relentless attack after you can not manage any resistance to me. No. You have earned yourself a very special kind of hell, Liv Morgan. Each and every one of your sins will be punished first, and that will take quite some time. Then I will continue to break little parts of you which you had no idea even existed until I put them in agony. I will continue until you give me satisfaction. And I will be satisfied. There is no other possible outcome.”
She shifts the kendo stick onto her shoulder and scowls at the camera.
Utami Hayashishita: “Once you reveal the identity of your hired muscle, I may take mercy upon you. Or maybe I will crush whatever pitiful pieces remain of you. As you lay broken and battered on the cold floor, I want you to take solace in the fact that you are at last where you belong: with your portrait added to those who I have conquered before you. It is the most that anyone will remember you for when I am through with you. Consider it my generous gift to you.”
She smiled coldly as she handed the kendo stick back to Himeka.
Utami Hayashishita: “No one is coming to save you. Not your so-called friend and not even whatever mercenary you hired in the vain attempt to disrupt my plans. You are all alone to fall at my hands. All you can do, Liv Morgan, is -”
She points down to her feet, commanding her opponent to obey.
Utami Hayashishita: “Bow down to the Queen.”