Chapter 48 (Matches)

*Sam Hamilton vs Electra Sinders*

The crowd cheered when the lights dimmed and the show was about to begin.

"Welcome to another show of Xtrema, everybody! Tonight, we've got a real treat! We've got some newcomers on the roster, and we'll be putting them in their debut matches setting them up for the Supernova PPV! How will these new girls show? Only one way to find out!"

In the backstage area, Electra Sinders was getting her outfit ready. She got a text from her old band wishing her luck and to kick Sam's ass. She smiled and watched as her opponent made her entrance, but then widened her eyes at what she wore.

Sam Hamilton had on a red-and-white one-piece that revealed a good deal of her skin. She also had on long, black hair. The whole crowd was shook seeing that Sam looked a lot like the Sweet Diva idol, Sakura Hagiwara. Honestly, the resemblance was very much uncanny. Everyone had to check Berserk on their phones to check if the real Sakura was at her scheduled match against Rio that was set to begin in a couple of hours.

As Sam ran into the ring, Electra continued watching backstage growling in anger. She jumped from her bench and went on over to the entrance. As soon as her rock music started playing and the stage burst pillars of flames, she charged out in her signature look (black tanktop with burning fist logo, black tights with fire decals, black gloves, and black leather jacket with fire decal) and went into the ring. She looked ahead and started in disgust at the cosplayer while taking her jacket off.

"This is very interesting, folks! Xtrema's cosplaying wrestler, Sam Hamilton, has decided to dress as Berserk wrestler, Sakura Hagiwara! I gotta admit, the resemblance is remarkable! When asked for a reason backstage, Sam said it was to show her support to the actual idol herself in her long-awaited rematch against Rio Kazama! Will a win here say anything about Sakura's future and how is her opponent, newcomer Electra Sinders, taking this?"

"What do you think you're doing?" Electra asked.

"You mean my costume?" Sam asked. "I'm just showing my support. I happen to be a fan of Sakura's."

"I see. Facing me while looking like Sakura Hagiwara. How spineless."

"What? How is that spineless?"

"Because…" Electra gave an evil glare with murderous intent coming from her. "Suicide is the coward's way out."

DING-DING!

Electra filled with anger, ran screaming at Sam. The cosplayer was so striken with fear, she rolled away. Electra was about to turn, but Sam grabbed her from behind and launched her in a German suplex. She then bounced off the ropes and hit her with a dropkick keeping her down. Sam saw that Electra was on the mat seemingly unconscious.

"Did I end it already?" she asked. She checked by laying herself across Electra's body while the referee started counting.

1…

Out of the referee's sight, Electra raised her arm and raked at Sam's eyes. She yelled in pain rolling off of her. Electra then sat herself on top of Sam's back and pulled her legs in a Boston crab.

"If you want to dress like the bitch, you should be able to give up like her too." Electra said straining the hold. Sam kept screaming. "Wow, you even scream like her too! This is too precious!"

Sam tried to reach for the ropes, but Electra pulled her back to the center of the ring before securing the hold. Sam clenched her teeth trying not to scream anymore. After a minute, Electra let go of one leg to add extra leverage on the other. That was Sam's chance. She used the leg to push herself forward and she eventually managed to grab onto the rope.

"Rope break!" the referee called out making Electra release the hold.

At that moment, Sam struck back. She immediately tackled Electra to the mat and placed her in her own Boston crab. That certainly got a painful yell from the rock star.

"How do you like it?" Sam asked pulling hard on the submission hold. Electra winced at the stretch it was doing to her legs and back. Luckily, she didn't need to crawl herself forward to reach the rope. Sam let go as soon as she gripped it.

Electra stood herself back up and leaned on the ropes. Meanwhile, Sam ran toward the other side of the ring and bounced off the ropes. She turned around and attempted to strike at Electra with her rear end, but the rock star dodged out of the way letting Sam get stuck part-way out of the ring. Electra then ran toward her opponent and dropkicked her out of the ring.

Before Sam could stand back up, Electra landed out of the ring right in front of her and gripped her hair. She then drove her face to the steel steps and kept slamming it down on top.

In the skybox, Sayuri and Ryuji witnessed the battle from above.

"Hmm. I knew Electra was a heel," Sayuri said, "But I she's getting quite vicious."

"That's probably because of Ms. Hamilton's costume." Ryuji said. "Electra and her band are quite well known in the music industry, but ever since Sakura's band, Sweet Diva, capitalized pop music, Ms. Sinders has been known to be resentful toward them. I guess these past few months of the real Sakura's losing streak has been satisfying to her."

"I see." Sayuri said. "In that case, it'll probably be a miracle for Ms. Hamilton to win.

Back in the ring, Sam's body was back in, but her head was still on the apron face down. Electra gave an evil grin before climbing up the nearest corner. She gave a rock star salute before jumping off and landing knee-first. Unfortunately for her, Sam got her second wind and rolled out of the way letting the knee to collide with the hardest part of the ring.

Electra yelled in pain before Sam grabbed her and pulled her back in. She then attempted a roll-up pin.

1… 2…

Electra kicked out of that. She went to the nearest corner and rested herself in a sitting position. Sam ran up to her for a hip-check, but Electra moved out of the way letting the cosplayer slam on the turnbuckles.

"THAT'S IT!" Electra yelled out. "YOU'RE DEAD!"

The rock star attacked Sam with a kick to get her into a sitting position. She then proceeded to continuously stomp on the cosplayer despite the referee's interference. The referee counted, and when she got to the end, she signaled for the bell.

DING-DING!

The referee then pulled Electra off of Sam giving the cosplayer enough time to roll out of the ring and limp on over to the ramp.

"Well, that was quite a match, folks! It seems that Sam Hamilton's costume woke up some viciousness within Electra Sinders! The rock star became to angry, she ignored the referee until she lost by disqualification! But hey, a win's a win! Am I right?"

Sam was on her way up the entrance ramp, but when she was at the middle, she was attacked from behind. She thought it was Electra, but no. Much to her surprise, it was an African-American woman who didn't tolerate her behavior. It was Zelda Logan. Like Electra, she kept stomping on the cosplayer until she gripped her hair and held her up. She brought a microphone so the world could hear her.

"This is a wrestling ring, not a circus! I'm going to drive you out even if I have to break your back!"

Zelda slammed Sam's face onto the ramp and threw her microphone on her back before walking away. The security walked past her to check on Sam Hamilton.

*Team Spirit vs the Galaxy Twins*

After Sam Hamilton was helped to leave the arena, an energetic music played. Then, the teenage tag-team, Team Spirit—Starla and Isebella—marched their way to the ring. They gave playful gestures to the fans before leaping into the ring. After that, the jumbotron gave a galactic theme along with the sound of an astronomical majesty. After that came the new team of Carina and Luna, The Galaxy Twins. They had on their glittering, black outfits and had masks on so they'd look completely identical. They ran and jumped into the ring resting themselves right across from Starla and Isebella.

"Here are two other newcomers, Carina and Luna, the Galaxy Twins! These high-flying sisters went from the big top to the squared circle, and now, they're going up against another strong team, Team Spirit! The crowd certainly loves both pairs, so it seems that they'll love the result, no matter who wins!"

Isebella and Carina stood outside of the ring ropes and in their respective corners while Starla and Luna stood in the ring facing each other.

"Hey!" Starla said. "May the best team win!"

"Don't worry, cutie." Luna said. "We will."

DING-DING!

Starla and Luna locked up in the center of the ring. They held each other's shoulders until Luna grabbed Starla's arm for an Irish whip. Unfortunately for her, Starla grabbed her opponent's arm during the throw attempt and struck Luna in the face with a punch sending her down.

Once dropped, Luna landed on her knees and charge for a haymaker. Starla sidestepped to her left before jumping on Luna and locking her in an octopus stretch. She squeezed making the Galaxy Twin wince in pain.

"Carina, do you give up?" the referee asked.

"First of all, I'm Luna! Secondly, no! But if you want Carina…"

Luna reached out her hand and nudged her feet until she was just within range for her sister to tag in. Carina went right into the ring and pried Starla off of Luna before slamming her to the mat. Luna left to the apron while her sister continued the match.

As Starla returned to her feet, Carina springboarded off of the rope and kicked Starla backwards. Carina ran after Starla, but the teen grabbed her arm and threw her to a neutral corner. She hit Carina with a shoulder tackle before moving onto her corner to tag in her partner.

Instead of going ringside, Starla got on her hands and knees in front of Carina. Isebella then ran toward her and jumped off of her partner's back. She landed right on the middle rope towering over Carina. She then monkey flipped her over where Starla was to strike at her back as she fell. As Starla went into her corner, Isebella rolled Carina for the pin.

1… 2…

Carina kicked out. Isebella picked her up by her head, but the trapeze artist broke out of her hands and struck her with a chop across her chest. She then scooped her up and slammed her down. She tagged in Luna and the two of them nodded. Carina stayed in the corner, but Luna climbed to the top rope. They gripped each other's hands and Carina threw her sister to land backfirst right on top of Isebella. Carina returned ringside while Isebella was pinned.

1… 2…

Starla saved her friend by kicking Luna off of her. While the referee made Starla return to her corner, Luna picked Isebella up and threw her to the ropes. She went for a tackle, but the energetic teen countered with a clothesline. Starla then ran on over to her partner and tagged her in.

The two members of Team Spirit held Luna in a double hammerlock and gripped her tights preparing for a double suplex. Unfortunately, Carina intervened by leaping over her sister and kicked both teens at the same time. She rolled Starla out of the ring and placed Luna's arm over Isebella's body on the mat before leaving the ring.

1… 2…

Still, Isebella kicked out. She struggled to get back up while Luna was still on her back exhausted. Isebella limped over to the corner while Starla was trying to climb up the ring and the referee watched. While the ref was distracted by the girls' attempt to tag back in, Carina decided to use her likeness with her sister to her advantage. She reached into the ring, grabbed Luna's feet, and pulled her out before resting her at ringside. She then went back into the ring and went into the same position her sister was at.

Isebella managed to tag her sister in and roll out of the ring. Starla went into the ring and picked up her opponent who she thought was Luna. She threw her to the rope and readied to do her signature dropkick. Suddenly, Carina jumped and bounced off the ropes hitting Starla in a moonsault. She hooked her leg for the pin.

1… 2…

Once again, Starla kicked out. Carina looked at her corner to see that Luna had just returned on the apron. She tagged her in and the two of them climbed up to the top rope. They raised their hands which got the crowd excited.

"We're taking the wrestling world by storm!" Carina yelled out.

"Cosmic storm!" Luna exclaimed.

The Galaxy Twins gripped each others wrists tightly and bounced on the top rope a few times before leaping over. They spun around until they both landed right on top of Starla. Isebella was trying to climb up the ropes as fast as she could to interfere, but Carina stopped her by sliding a kick to her. Meanwhile, Luna hooked Starla's leg.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"Now, that was fine teamwork in action! Both teams showed impressive acrobatics in their styles! But in the end of the battle between sisters and best friends, the Galaxy Twins won the night!"

Carina and Luna waved and smiled to the fans while Isebella helped Starla on her feet. The "twins" turned to Team Spirit and held out their hands.

"Good match." Carina said.

"And you girls weren't bad either." Luna said.

The teens smiled before accepting the handshakes.

"Same can be said about you." Starla said.

"Don't think we'll lose next time." Isebella dared.

The four waved out to the crowd and walked out of the ring with applause filling the arena.

*Carly X vs Mewlie*

The third match was about to begin. The first out of the ring was the Stylish Tiger, Carly X. She walked over to the ring with fiery determination in her eyes. After she got in the ring, Mewlie appeared in her cat-like outfit. She prowled across the ramp and launched herself through the ropes landing herself across from Carly X. She gave a mischievous grin while the Stylish Tiger gave a threatening glare.

"Coming up next is a follow up of a famous grudge in Xtrema! After defeating Neko Girl at Olympia, Carly X finds herself being challenged by her rival's mother, Mewlie! Will Carly pull a win over the Queen of Catfights or will Mewlie overcome the Stylish Tiger? Let's get it on!"

DING-DING!

Mewlie and Carly met each other at the center of the ring readying their grappling stances. Carly went to grab her opponent, but Mewlie surprised her with a slap across her face earning a surprised reaction from the crowd. Carly held her stinging cheek growling at Mewlie.

Carly shot her leg to Mewlie's stomach and hit kicked again right at her face as she bent down. Once she was down, Mewlie was met up with Carly giving her an elbow drop. She then raised her up to chop her across the chest. Mewlie gasped before delivering her own chop. Carly attempted another, but Mewlie caught her arm and wretched her down on her knees. Mewlie transitioned into a hammerlock while pulling at Carly's hair. The Stylish Tiger gave a small scream at that.

"You remind me so much of my daughter." Mewlie whispered. "She screamed like a bitch when I first fought her too."

The referee counted to two before Mewlie decided to let Carly X go. The Stylish Tiger fell onto the mat, but the Queen of Catfights wasn't done yet. She sat right at Carly's back and pulled her head up in a camel clutch. Carly yelled as her neck was being bent back.

"Carly X, do you give up?" the referee asked.

"NO!" Carly shouted.

Mewlie smirked as she raised Carly X up on her feet. She Irish whipped her to the corner, but Carly reversed it tossing Mewlie to the corner instead. Mewlie landed down in a sitting position upon impact, which gave Carly X the opportunity to hit her with a solid knee strike to her chest. She pulled Mewlie to the center of the ring and pinned her.

1… 2…

Mewlie kicked out of that. Carly raised her up on her feet, but the Queen of Catfights surprised her by pushing her away toward the referee. It caught her by surprise as she was knocked to the ground. Carly turned to check, but Mewlie showed her that was a mistake by hitting her with a German suplex.

Mewlie knew the referee wasn't yet ready to count the pin, so she decided to play with her opponent while the referee was recovering. She sat on Carly's back and applied another camel clutch before digging her fingers into her nostrils holding her nose up.

"Stylish Tiger? More like a pig, if you ask me! A real sow!" Mewlie taunted. She then let go and planted Carly's neck on top of the bottom rope before sitting right on top of her effectively choking her.

The ref began to recover which was Mewlie's cue to stop playing around. She got off of Carly and raised her up ready to suplex her with a German suplex. However, Carly planted her feet to resist the hold. Mewlie tried to throw Carly, but she wouldn't succeed. The Stylish Tiger broke out of the hold by shooting her elbow right at Mewlie's face. The Queen of Catfights let go, but she also fell backwards screaming and covering half of her face.

"AH! MY EYE! SHE HIT ME IN THE EYE!" she yelled out.

"What?" Carly asked. "Don't tell me…"

"Stay back, Carly!" the referee ordered. She knelt down to check on Mewlie's face to inspect it. Carly exasperated in annoyance, and that was Mewlie's opportunity.

Mewlie dropped the act and tackled Carly X to the mat rolling her up for the pin. Out of the referee's sight, she also gripped at Carly's waistline for extra leverage.

1… 2… 3!

DING-DING!

"It's over! Despite a youthful advantage, Carly X fell for the Queen of Catfight's deceit and lost the match! One has to wonder if the Killer Kitties are even now!"

Mewlie rolled out of the ring with a frustrated Carly X still inside. She glared at Neko Girl's mother with murder in her eyes. Mewlie snickered at the Stylish Tiger's direction. Once she went backstage, Mewlie was met up by a woman with a microphone.

"Mewlie, I am Monica Everly. I'm the new backstage commentator. I just want to say, great match! What's next for you and Neko Girl now that you're even?"

"Even?" Mewlie chuckled. "Oh, naïve Monica. The Killer Kitties don't play to get even. We play to win. Trust me, the fun isn't over yet." She walked away.

In her locker room, Eris was polishing her purple Spartan helmet that she planned to wear for her entrance. She had only just finished her coating of wax when her door opened. Before she could turn around, a strong fist flew right at her. She couldn't dodge it in time. And that one punch was enough to knock her out.

The one who threw the punch was Diana Diaz who stood over her with her manager standing beside her.

"That oughta take care of her." Diaz said. "Well, partner, ready to make your singles debut?"

"More than ready." Poison answered.

*Xtrema Shorts*

Chibi Monica stood in her office with a Chibi version of the Skunk.

"Welcome to Xtrema Shorts, everybody! I'm Monica Everly, and I'm so glad that I finally made my canon debut. Now, before we get started on the Q&A, Epiclot214 wanted me to pass along a couple of messages. They apologize for not being able to upload anything last week, but there was a big snowfall where they lived and they felt lazy. Not a lot of motivation to write. Secondly, I know a lot of you were awaiting Queen Bee facing Eris, but Epiclot214 realized this wasn't the right time for it. They realized that if they fought right now, no matter who won, it would create a controversy in future events, especially since they've got an idea for Eris' plot.

"Now that all that's settled, let's welcome our guest for the interview, the Skunk!"

"Nice to meet you," Chibi Skunk said, "And to everyone who reads this, yes, my booty is glorious."

"Good to know." Chibi Monica said barely saying it with seriousness. "Now, Skunk, I will be asking you the standard questions followed by some personal questions asked by our readers."

"Simple enough." The Skunk said. "Ask away."

"All right. First, how long have you been wrestling?"

"About a couple of years ever since I was kicked out of the Keijo league."

"Do you have any dream opponents?"

"Personally, I'd love to be able to go against Queen Bee or any of the other girls that debuted since the 24/7 Championship Scramble. They're the only girls who I haven't stinkfaced yet. I'd especially like to go against that Hotrina. I think you can agree we'd have a hot match."

"How do you feel about your fans?"

"As long as they continue cheering for me to humiliate my opponents with my ass, I'll always support their applause."

"What's the toughest match you've had so far?"

"Well, I'd say it was against Thunder Mana. Sure, I managed to stinkface her in the middle of the match, but then she countered with that gut-splitting spear that knocked me out. But hey, as long as my checklist keeps getting completed, I don't care who won that."

"What do you do for fun?"

"Well, as you know, I like to humiliate that little punk, Kaito, along with Mantis. I also have up a session wrestling gig where people pay me to humiliate them in private matches."

"What do you think makes a great wrestler?"

"Personally, I think it's someone who enjoys making your opponent look like a buffoon. If you can show them up in the most embarrassing fashion and smile at it, then you must love what you do. And I certainly do."

"Do you have any other interests besides wrestling?"

"Well, I used to enjoy Keijo since it's an excuse to use my marvelous butt, but ever since I got kicked out, I've lost all interest in it. Ungrateful bitches. These days, I just focus on trying sweets and exercising my glutes."

"All right. Now for some personal questions, all from Awesome ax10. Firstly, why did you pick a Skunk gimmick instead of a Keijo player?"

"Like I said, after I got kicked out, I lost all interest in Keijo. I figured I needed a new way to spend my future. Then, I heard about this wrestler who got sprayed by a skunk during a nature retreat. He called it the most humiliating experience of his life. That in turn lead me to the world of wrestling where I heard about this wrestler named Rikishi, who used his butt to humiliate his opponents. It was like that stinkface was meant for me. So with the story about that skunk'd wrestler and inspired by Rikishi combined with my Keijo training, that's how you become the Skunk."

"Who do you love to stinkface?"

"Hehe. Oh, boy. Do I have a list? Well, as you know, I love to humiliate Kaito Marx because he's such a weakling despite being a man. I also enjoy rubbing my butt on Carly X because of how she reacted. I also like to stinkface wrestlers who nobody would picture getting stinkfaced such as Thunder Mana, Azraella Bloodstone, and Mantis. I once stinkfaced Diana Diaz. It was enjoyable, but she then told me that if I ever did that again, she'd break my legs. So yeah, steering clear of that."

"Last question. What school did you attend and how were you kicked out?"

"I think that's two questions, but whatever. I went to Setouchi. I lasted about a month and a half there until I got kicked out for inappropriate behavior. Apparently, the other racers kept being bitches complaining about how I fart when I collide my butt to their faces. They warned me against using it, but why wouldn't I? After all, it was my style. And after being pushed to the edge by that perv, Kusakai, I had to if I wanted to win. However, the board didn't see things like I did and they kicked me out. Unfair if you ask me."

"Well, that was… enlightening." Chibi Monica said. "Anyway, that's all we have for today. The second half of the match will begin shortly… or not, depending on the weather. If anyone has any questions they'd like to ask anyone from the roster, don't hesitate to ask either in the comments or PM. Any and all comments are welcome."