Chapter 103 (XAW Singles)
*Eris vs Ledy Cody*
Eris came to the stage herself. Only she didn't come alone. She was accompanied by Platinum Mask. The Goddess of Chaos came to the ring and waved to the crowd before entering the ring. She removed her purple helmet and cape before giving it to her servant.
Coming up next was a large woman with a muscular build, blue hair, and dressed in a gray and black one-piece with black nets. Her costume's color matched her bands and boots. She pounded her palm giving a sadistic smirk to her opponent. She came into the ring simply stepping over the ropes.
"And here we are at our next match. First up, representing Xtrema, we have the undefeated Goddess of Chaos, Eris! And her opponent, a football player turned ruthless wrestler, Ledy Cody! Ms. Rogue, what are your thoughts?"
"Well, when Eris told me she wanted a real challenge in this match, I searched until she found someone she liked: Ledy Cody. This woman has a fixation for making her opponents scream and suffer before defeating them. Then again, she might have her hands full. Not only does Eris treat everything like a joke, including her opponents, but she also has an undefeated winning streak. Never lost once in her entire wrestling career. Ledy wishes to make her first loss very memorable, so I doubt we'll be bored."
DING-DING!
Ledy Cody immediately started with a football player's charge. She attempted to tackle her opponent, but Eris sidestepped out of the way.
"Ole!" Eris shouted.
Ledy turned growling at Eris before running at her again. Once again, Eris sidestepped. Only this time, as Ledy passed by, Eris quickly smacked her butt. Ledy gasped as she turned angrily again. Her anger only got worse when she heard the crowd laugh at the spank.
"How you like me now?" Eris taunted.
"I don't!" Ledy yelled before charging once again. Eris feigned a yawn before moving out of the way.
Suddenly, Ledy stopped when she was right in front of Eris. She then launched her elbow to the side hitting Eris in the abdomen. The Goddess of Chaos grunted deeply clutching onto her stomach. After that, Ledy scooped Eris up over her shoulders and applied a torture rack backbreaker. She stretched Eris harshly hoping to hear her favorite reaction, but all the Goddess did was grit her teeth.
"Eris, do you give up?" the referee asked. Eris shook her head no, which only made Ledy bend her even more.
"Come on! Scream for me!" Ledy demanded. "Let everyone know that this so-called 'goddess' can actually feel pain!"
Eris still refused. She managed to get her hand in front of her face and lick her palm. Once it was covered with her saliva, she pressed it right at Ledy's face. The disgusted amazon groaned in reaction and released Eris. Once she wiped all the spit from her face, Ledy ran back toward Eris, who then dropped down and pulled the top rope down with her. This forced Ledy to fall out of the ring. But before she could hit the ground, she grabbed the ropes again and landed on the apron. She was about to get back in, but Eris surprised her with a push off the apron with her butt.
Feeling the confidence rushing over her, Eris decided to do a little dance. She sang along while she did that.
"Now, there was a time, when you loved me so!. I couldn't do wrong, and now you need to know! How you like me now?"
Eris was caught by surprise when Ledy surprised her with a lariat from behind. She then picked Eris up before landing a piledriver. She then went for the first pin attempt of the match.
1… 2…
Eris shot herself up to a sitting position. Ledy pushed Eris back down on her back before applying a stomach claw. The Goddess of Chaos gritted her teeth again which prompted Ledy Cody to squeeze harder. Eris reached up until she grabbed Ledy's nose. She gave it a sudden twist making her cry out and let go of her stomach. Eris stood back up with her thumb sticking through her middle and index finger.
"Got your nose." Eris teased wiggling her thumb. "I know what you're thinking. 'But how will I smell?' And the answer is, terrible!"
"Is everything a joke to you?" Ledy asked angrily.
"Is that a trick question?"
Ledy Cody growled her loudest yet before latching onto Eris' body with her arms. She lifted her up and squeezed tightly. Eris grunted before hitting Ledy's head with several elbow strikes. So far, none of them worked. She then tried to headbutt the former football player, but as much as it stung her, it still didn't work. Soon enough, she resorted to one last resort. She grabbed Ledy Cody by her head and planted a kiss onto her.
Ledy Cody was taken by surprise at the sudden smooch the Goddess of Chaos gave her. The crowd ws both surprised and excited seeing that. Ledy on the other hand released Eris and spit out everything in her mouth in response to the kiss. She gave another frustrated scowl to Eris.
"WILL YOU TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY, YOU BITCH?!"
"You want me to take this seriously?" Eris asked with a devilish smile. "Okay. I'll take this seriously."
That soon proved to be Ledy's mistake. Quick as a flash, Eris launched a knee strike right into her stomach taking her completely by surprise. After that, she dropped Ledy in a pedigree followed by a pin.
1… 2…
Ledy kicked out, but that didn't slow Eris down. She waited until Ledy lifted her head up before striking it with a punt kick. She brought Ledy up to her knees before knocking her back down with a shining wizard. Following that attack, Eris brought Ledy to a kneeling position again before attempting another kick. However, Ledy caught it.
With her arm wrapped around Eris' leg, Ledy proceeded to pick her up and throw her over in a fisherman's suplex. Finally having enough, Ledy picked Eris up and was ready to powerbomb her with the Cody Bomb. Eris tried to stop it, but it was to no avail. After the impact shook the ring, Ledy stayed on top of her with a pin knowing she had this win in the bag.
1… 2…
The referee stopped counting. It wasn't because Eris kicked out. It was actually because Platinum Mask climbed up to the apron. The referee stood up and scolded her for stepping out of line. Frustrated, Ledy got back up and scolded with the referee. While this happened, Eris crawled over to the other side of the ring and picked something up that she instructed Platinum Mask to set up for her.
Ledy Cody broke off from the argument and went to confront Eris. But when she got close enough, Eris struck her hard in the face with a steel chair shot. Ledy Cody was stunned while Eris readied herself. She raised the chair up and slammed it on Ledy's head again. She did it one more time before Ledy fell to her back. She then tossed the chair out of the ring and signalled for Platinum Mask to get off the ring.
The referee turned back to the fight where she saw Ledy flat on her back nearly unconscious. Eris climbed up to the nearest corner and jumped from the top turnbuckle. She flipped herself before landing a senton bomb right on Ledy Cody's head. She kept her behind planted onto Ledy's face while hooking her leg for the pin.
1… 2… 3!
DING-DING!
"Whoa! That wasn't an honest win, but Eris surely made it memorable!"
"No kidding." Sayuri said. "Eris is known for her tricks and mischievous behavior, so she really pulled it off when she defeated Ledy Cody. That looks like another win for Xtrema."
*Black Swan vs La Mariposa*
Like in all her matches in the past, Black Swan rode a black glider down to the ring where she let go and rolled over to her feet. The crowd cheered for her entrance, but she didn't care. Underneath her mask, she had on a discontent expression since this wasn't a match she was really into.
Everyone cheered when the next wrestler danced her way to the ring. It was a beautiful tan woman in a red-and-gold crop top with feathers, black-and-red pants, ankle boots, a sleeve with feathers, a matching clove, a choker, gold body sequins on her decolletage, and a mask with orange feathers and braids. She presented herself to the crowd once she got in the ring. Once she was inside, the cage above them lowered and latched onto all sides of the ring apron trapping the two luchadoras inside.
"A special match between two luchadoras! Xtrema is proud to have Black Swan in this electric cage match as much as they're honored that La Mariposa is in the ring. Ms. Rogue, any comments on this match?"
"Certainly. First, Black Swan wanted this to be a match where the winner would take the loser's mask. But La Mariposa would only agree to do this if I remove that stipulation. So instead, they'll be having an electric cage match. Just about every minute, an electric current will flow through the bars of the cage and really shock whoever's touching it at the time. I'd watch my step if I were them."
"Truer words were never spoken. Let's see how things go here."
DING-DING!
Black Swan and La Mariposa circled in the ring ready for anything. They locked up at the center until Black Swan noticed the warning lights flashing. With a mischievous grin, she released the grapple and hit La Mariposa with a dropkick sending her to the cage wall right as it was flowing with electricity. The shock stung her back a lot, which gave Black Swan the chance she needed to jump up to La Mariposa and throw her wit ha Frankensteiner. She immediately hooked the legs.
1… 2…
La Mariposa kicked out pushing Black Swan to the cage wall. She was shocked a bit before the electricity was shut off for the moment. Black Swan turned back to La Mariposa who returned to her feet.
The both of them locked up again and Black Swan attempted to hit her opponent with a spinning backfist. La Mariposa ducked and countered with a German suplex. Black Swan freed herself before she could hit the ground and landed on her feet. She then tried another dropkick, but this time, La Mariposa grabbed her ankles and threw her down to the ground. She then scaled halfway up the cage wall before flipping off of it and splashing her body onto Black Swan's. She stayed there for the pin.
1… 2…
Black Swan kicked out. La Mariposa picked her up right as the cell's warning lights started flashing. She launched Black Swan over to the ropes right when the electricity began flowing. Luckily for the heel, she grabbed the ropes to stop herself in her tracks. La Mariposa grabbed her by her shoulders, but Black Swan turned the tables on her by hitting her with a knee strike and pushing her face to the cage wall. La Mariposa yelled in excruciating pain as she felt the electricity burn her face through her mask.
Once the shock was over, Black Swan tossed La Mariposa who stumbled back to the center of the ring. Black Swan then ran right at her, jumped, and tossed her with a hurricarana. Realizing this was her chance, Black Swan grabbed the cage wall and began to quickly climb it. She intended to scale to the top before the cage could be electrified again. She managed to stand on the top and turned to the still-prone La Mariposa. Black Swan leaped from the top of the cage and flipped foretimes on the way down. She aimed her body to splash directly on La Mariposa's body. However, the tan luchadora surprised her by throwing her legs up to hit Black Swan's stomach as she fell.
Black Swan fell to the ground gripping her sore stomach. La Mariposa stood back up over her and drop on her with a triple elbow. She then decided to do the same trick Black Swan tried to do. She climbed up the cage wall as fast as she could. She just made it to the top just as the warning lights started flashing. She paused for a moment to win the audience over. When she finally decided to leap up, the cage started to flow with electricity again. Everyone saw the small bolt that sparkled between the cage and La Mariposa's shoe as she flew straight up. She soared up before crashing back down on Black Swan's body with a solid elbow drop. She hooked the leg again.
1… 2… 3!
DING-DING!
"Whoa! That was intense! I thought for sure La Mariposa would be electrocuted when she stood on top of that cage wall!"
"Well, lucha fighters are known for taking risks." Sayuri said. "But because of that risk, La Mariposa took the win over her aviary adversary."
After her loss, Black Swan headed backstage to her locker room. She grumbled and tended to her wounds when her phone began to ring. She picked it up and answered.
"Hola?"
"Hola to you too."
Black Swan smiled hearing the voice of someone she was waiting to hear. "Mammy! I'm glad you called! Is this about my chance to join your growing federation?"
"Si. Sadly, I'm afraid to say it's nonexistent."
Black Swan's smile dropped in shock. She was almost at a loss for words. "Que? I… I don't understand."
"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you're just not popular enough." Mammy said. "You're constant attitude for betting masks is so repetitive, it's boring, and you don't exactly have a good win record."
"But you need me!" Black Swan argued rising up to her feet. "You need a wrestler to help bring your federation back!"
"A nice offer, but I already got a better one." Mammy said. "Tiger Mask called me. He said that after his match against Tiger the Great the Third, he's thinking of taking me up on my offer and working for me in Mexico."
"You're choosing him over me?" Black Swan asked. "I've been wanting to wrestle to Mexico again for years, but everyone said no! You were my best chance, and you're trading me in for that pussycat! What does Tiger Mask have that I don't other than man parts?"
"How about an impressive win record?" Mammy asked. "Sorry, senorita, but my decision is final." She hung up on that.
Black Mask was stunned silent for a moment. But then, as she roared out in frustration, she threw her cell phone at the wall shattering it to pieces. This was certainly not her night.
*Freya vs Ms. Everest*
The entrance stage got chilly for this next match. Freya graced the stage with a cold expression on her face. She headed to the ring seemingly without any response to everyone's cheer. The ice giantess climbed up over the ring and awaited her opponent.
The next woman to arrive was a masked wrestler with a blue snowflake on her mask's forehead. Her mask covered nearly her entire face and she had blue outlines surrounding her eye holes. She wore a white, nearly full-body outfit without any sleeves. She wore a blue armband on her right arm and both her hands had matching gloves. She wore boots with white laces. She entered the ring and stared up at Freya, who was only a whole head taller than her.
"Pardon the pun, but I'm getting chills already. Xtrema's coldest wrestler, Freya, is going against the mysterious masked wrestler with the similar gimmick, Ms. Everest. Ms. Rogue, what can you tell us about this stranger?"
"Not much, really. Other than her name and gimmick, we know absolutely nothing about her. We don't know her wrestling style, her attitude, or anything. It's like she appeared out of thin air just to challenge Freya. Let's hope our Arctic amazon can expect the unexpected."
DING-DING!
Freya started off strong by catching Ms. Everest in a side headlock. She squeezed her opponent's head tight before throwing her to the ring ropes. Ms. Everest bounced back, but when she came back, she dropped and slid between Freya's legs. She then jumped up to Freya's back and applied a sleeper hold coupled with a bodyscissor.
Freya endured the hold without letting it get to her. She ran backwards and pressed her opponent to the ring ropes. The referee forced Ms. Everest to release Freya, but as soon as she did, she grabbed Freya's legs and tripped her down. Freya's head hit the ropes stinging her long enough for Ms. Everest to roll her over with a schoolboy pin.
1… 2…
Freya managed to get back up to her feet right before the count could finish. When Ms. Everest returned to her feet, Freya knocked her down with a surprise Spartan kick knocking her to her back. Freya then charged to hit her with a knee strike, but Ms. Everest quickly dodged to the side and tripped her opponent face down. After that, she locked her legs into Freya's, bent backwards, and clutched her head in a Muta lock. Freya clenched her teeth trying to escape.
"Give up?" the referee asked.
"N-No!" Freya answered. She used her arms to pull herself slowly to the ropes until she managed to grab the bottom one.
After being forced to let go, Ms. Everest waited for Freya to stand back up. Sure enough, she did, and Ms. Everest attempted to bring her back down with a guillotine hold. However, Freya quickly broke out of that and sent a strong uppercut to Ms. Everest's stomach. She then picked Freya up and held her over her shoulder in a Canadian backbreaker.
After locking in the backbreaker hold, Freya decided to further torment her opponent by slamming her to the four corners. She ran to each one ramming Ms. Everest's body into them. After all four corners were hit, Freya lifted Ms. Everest up over her head, and then slammed her over her knee.
Freya stood coldly above her opponent. She then picked her up and locked in her world-famous Polar Bearhug. Ms. Everest squirmed and shook her limbs around.
Eventually, Ms. Everest clapped her hands onto Freya's ears. She was so shocked, she accidentally loosened her hold just enough for Ms. Everest to slip out of. She then knocked Freya down with a leg sweep followed by an elbow drop. She then dragged Freya to the center of the ring before applying an STF. It completely got Freya good and tight. Freya couldn't move from that spot. She truly felt frozen. With nowhere left to go, Freya tapped out.
DING-DING!
"WHOA! I didn't see that coming!"
"Me either? Seems that Ms. Everest is more than just a chilly costume after all. Not only did she escape Freya's Polar Bearhug, she locked her in a hold of her own that completely made her frozen in place. I see big things in this girl's future."
After the match, Freya raced backstage and found Ms. Everest standing in the middle of the hallway with her arms crossed like she was waiting for her. Freya took a few steps closer with a suspicious look.
"Aurora, is that you?"
After a moment, Ms. Everest reached the back of her mask and unlaced it. She tugged on it revealing her short, brown hair that matched her eyes. She smiled to her wife.
"Hey, sweetie."
Freya gave a surprised laugh before rushing to Aurora and kissing her passionately. After a brief moment, they broke the kiss and looked at each other.
"What are you doing here?" Freya asked.
"Well, I just kicked your butt again." Aurora said proudly.
"No. I meant, why are you here? I thought you couldn't make it."
"I just said that to surprise you."
"But what about your stage fright?"
"Well, the reason I had stage fright is because I didn't anyone to judge me. But when I wear this mask, it's not me they judge, it's Ms. Everest. Or since I'm married, perhaps I should drop the 'Miss'. I'll think of something else before I decide to move."
Freya's eyes widened. "Did you say move? As in, from the village?"
"Well, yeah. Since I figured out how to get around my stage fright, I'm thinking about moving here to Japan with you and joining Xtrema."
Freya was at a loss for words at this sudden idea. "But what about Yeti?"
"I got that figured out too." Aurora said. "You see, I got to chatting with a friend of mine who moved here to Japan. He said he owned a private polar bear sanctuary where we can have Yeti stay at. And the best part, it's right next door to this house I've had my eyes on, so we can visit him every day. Of course, I would need your permission before doing that."
Once again, Freya was speechless. She just laughed out a smile and kissed her wife again. "How can I say no?"
"That's great!" Aurora said proudly. "Looks like Xtrema's got a couple of snow queens to watch out for."
"Snow queens?" Freya asked. "Hmm. That could be a good team name."
*Xtrema Shorts*
Chibi Monica Everly started to greet the audience again while sitting next to a (surprisingly) Chibi version of N-Bomb.
"Welcome back to Xtrema Shorts, where we will be giving interviews with our beloved Xtrema characters. Here with us today is the return of the story's heaviest hitter, N-Bomb! No offense, N-Bomb."
"No offense taken, Everly." N-Bomb said. "I'm actually proud of how I look. It serves better to crush my enemies."
"Well, that's good to know. So as per usual, we'll be asking standard questions followed by personal ones. You ready?"
"Go ahead."
"All right. First question… Who was your debut opponent when you first joined Xtrema?"
"Well, it was Sayuri Rogue. I may have disrespected her during my training and challenged her to an actual match. I gave her some good blows and even almost won against her, but she still managed to pin me down."
"What's it like facing Kaito?"
"Is he a real wrestler? I thought he was cannon fodder meant to soften up the real wrestlers."
"What do you think of Sayuri Rogue?"
"Well, I gained some respect for her after she beat me, but when it comes down to a choice between her and anyone else who I actually look up to, I'll disregard the former."
"Who's the easiest opponent you've ever faced other than Kaito?"
"Hmm. Hard to say since most of them are relatively soft. But if I had to choose, I'd say Cleopatra. She was a submission specialist, and given my three-hundred pounds of blubber, I'm basically immune to submissions."
"Okay. Now, for the personal stuff asked by Awesome ax10. What's your favorite restaurant?"
"You're kidding, right? You're really asking me that? That's like asking what your favorite blade of grass is in the entire world. It's impossible for me to answer, but if I must, I'll just say that it's… Cici's Pizza."
"Have you ever thought of adopting the Stinkface as a move?"
"Well, it was a lot of fun to do that on Freya at the Royal Rumble match. Perhaps I can use it as a secondary finisher."
"Do you have problems when having a match after you eat?"
"Nope. I eat before a match, after a match, and under special circumstances, after a match. Those idiots in the front row shouldn't have had popcorn while I was there. Either way, it doesn't give me problems. If anything, they make me even stronger."
"Thank you for that enlightening review. And thank you, readers, for taking the time to witness these three matches. Good news for Freya, but bad news for Black Swan. This is a big night for a lot of our wrestlers. See what happens next. Any and all comments are welcome."