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After a long and decorated career, one of XCW's veterans is finally going into retirement. Janelle Damone, sister to the legendary Jarel Damone, has announced her retirement after defeating the WWCW Women's champion at Hellfire. Janelle has done more than any other female competitor to grace the halls of XCW and WWCW. In XCW, she is a former women's champion, the pioneer of the Cruiser division after unifying the women's title with teh Cruiserweight title and holding the Cruiser title for over a year, and also a former tag team champion with older brother Zarel Damone. In WWCW, she was a two time women's champion and was the first woman to compete in a steel cage, hell in a cell, and ladder match, and she was also the first female Hardcore champion in the company's history.

Interviewer: Janelle, after such a long and decorated career that shows no signs of slowing down, what made you decide to retire now?

Janelle: No signs of slowing down? Do you actually watch our product. Look, here's the deal. Ever since I lost the Cruiser title to Trish Stratus, it's been one hell of a struggle trying to get it back. And yeah, I had the WWCW Women's title after beating BJ Dragon in a ladder match, but I came here and lost it to Mystique. Not that I'm complaining. She beat me fair and square and there's no getting around that. But it has become obvious that my career is winding down. I've already walked out of other federations, including PAW, and I walked out on top. And sure, I may not be holding a championship here, but I'm leaving with a win over the women's champion. That's good enough for me. Besides, there are other things out there to pursue besides wrestling. For now, I can leave this the newer ladies. It's time for me to join my older brother in retirement. Who knows, maybe I'll start up my own company too, or perhaps I'll just join his. You never know.

After Hellfire, with the XCW Television title having been unified with the WWCW Hardcore title, and with the XCW Intercontinental title to be unified on Impact with the WWCW United States title, XCW Chairman, Jarel Damone, has made a shocking announcement, deciding to retire the WWCW Women's championship.

Jarel: Honestly, I don't know why the hell you guys are suprised. The Women's division is suffering in federations all over the world. With my sister now retiring after a complete demolishing of the champion, I see no need to bother trying to unify the title with any of the others. After all, there are only a few divas left, namely Mystique, Christina Parks, and Trish Stratus. Unlike Vince McMahon, I will not have a women's division based around three or four women. Instead, they'll just have to join the Cruiser division and hang in there with the guys. Besides, which of the champions do you really think wants to be known as the guy that took the women's title last to unify it with theirs? This is not WWE, and I don't have Harvey Wipplemen or whatever the hell his name was on my payroll. The title is retired. It's time for the divas to prove that they're really wrestlers and can get in there with the guys. Since I know Trish was in the Cruiser division originally anyway, I'm sure there won't be a problem.

Normally, when good ol' JR says something about lighting people up, he means laying into them with punches or chops. It's usually said as a metaphor. This past Sunday at Hellfire, those words took on a whole new meaning. Christian Cage walked into what was only his third match since his debut in XCW as the WWCW World Heavyweight Champion. His challenger, was a former champion, Samoa Dan, known for his more than casual use of a recreational drug, which in most promotions would eventually get people suspended. Jarel decided to bring back the match that Hellfire was named for, the Inferno match, a specialty of Kane and the Undertaker. This seemed to excite Dan, as the prospect of lighting something up always does.

The opening of the match was in the favor of the challenger, who took the fight to Christian before the ring was even lit up. Christian eventually gained control, determined to prove that he deserved the title he now wore. The match was a back and forth effort between the two until, like all inferno matches before it, it spilled to the outside. It was Dan who tossed Christian out first, tossing him out by the announcer's table. This would prove to be the challenger's undoing, as when he went diving out after him, he wound up crashing into the announcer's table. The ever resilient and opportunistic Christian capitalized, staggering Dan towards the ring and dropkicking him into the flames, giving him a victory in a match that he went into as an underdog. Like him or not, Christian Cage has silenced the naysayers yet again, having retained the WWCW World Heavyweight title against a much larger challenger in one of the most dangerous matches in existence. Now he has to turn back the challenge of the man he beat for the title if he wants to go on to Wrestlemania as the champion.