Chapter 120 (XAW Singles)
*Sayuri Rogue vs Jackal Tojo*
DING-DING!
60:00
Sayuri and Jackal met at the center of the ring. Both women shook each other's hands before grabbing each other in a collar-and-elbow tie-up. They danced around the ring trying to gain an advantage over each other. After a minute, the two of them broke their tie-up and went for a different approach.
Sayuri struck first with a powerful blow of her own, but Jackal blocked it with her forearm. She then countered with her own punch, but Sayuri used the same defense. The Xtrema CEO then launched a kick that actually connected with Jackal's stomach making her bend down. Sayuri then wrapped her arm around her head and sent her crashing down in a DDT. She rolled her over and lifted her leg right after.
1…
Of course, Jackal kicked out. Then again, Sayuri wasn't expecting to get a point then. She rolled Jackal onto her stomach and put her in an arm-trap crossface. Jackal gritted her teeth while Sayuri tightened the hold.
"Do you tap?" the referee asked. Jackal shook her head no.
Jackal raised herself up a bit with her forearms. She then used a lot of her strength to crawl over to the ropes. Once she was close enough, she reached out and instantly grabbed the bottom rope. The referee called for a rope break, and Sayuri complied.
Once Sayuri stood back up, Jackal took her chance and launched out one of her legs to kick her in the stomach. Sayuri was knocked backwards while Jackal quickly got up at the corner. Sayuri rushed to grab her, but before she could, Jackal used the ropes to throw herself upside down over the coner. Sayuri managed to stop herself right before she could hit the turnbuckle, but Jackal returned down to throw her down with a sunset flip. She stayed there for the pin.
1… 2…
Sayuri launched herself out of the pin and stand back up to her feet. Jackal stood in front of her.
Both women locked hands in a test of strength pushing against each other. That's when Jackal grinned catching Sayuri off guard. They were close enough to the corner that when Jackal monkey-flipped her opponent, she crashed upside down onto the turnbuckle. She then dropped her elbow onto Sayuri's chest stunning her. She raced to the ropes and ran right back. She jumped over Sayuri's prone body and leaped up to the top turnbuckle. She didn't stop her momentum. She immediately jumped back to land her knee on Sayuri's body. Thankfully, the Xtrema CEO rolled away just in time.
While Jackal was stunned by her knee impacting the mat, Sayuri went behind her and applied a sleeper hold. She tightened the hold quickly before Jackal could process what had happened so suddenly. During the hold, Sayuri checked the clock at what appeared to be quite a coincidence.
50:00
Exactly ten minutes had already passed, and so far, neither one of them has a single point. Although, that didn't mean that Sayuri wasn't close to her first.
"Pass out or tap out, Jacky." Sayuri said with a confident smirk.
Though Jackal wasn't enjoying her situation much, she always enjoyed the witty banter between the two. So she returned, "I don't know. It's a real head stunner."
"You mean head scratcher?" Sayuri asked.
"No." Jackal said. She forced herself up to her feet while Sayuri was still locking in her sleeper hold. Just then, Jackal reached her hands back and grabbed her rival by her head. She then dropped down connecting with a surprising stunner. She covered her for the pin.
1… 2…
Sayuri kicked out. Jackal sat herself on Sayuri's back and pulled her head harshly in a camel clutch that the audience could feel from where they were sitting. Sayuri gritted her teeth.
"You know, it's a good thing you called for this to be a one-hour Iron Woman match." Jackal said. "As the master of a thousand holds, this gives me the challenge to try all of them tonight on you."
"I won't… give you… the chance." Sayuri growled shaking herself around.
With all of her strength, Sayuri managed to stand right up with Jackal sitting on her shoulders. She then dropped backwards slamming Jackal onto the mat. She covered her for the pin.
1… 2…
Jackal kicked out. Sayuri picked her up and threw her to the ropes. When she bounced back, Sayuri readied to dropkick her. However, much to her surprise, Jackal leaped straight forward to spear her in the stomach. Jackal grabbed Sayuri's legs, turned her around, and applied a strenuous Boston crab on her back. Sayuri gritted her teeth, but they separated as soon as Jackal bent her further back. She bent her so far back, that Jackal ended up sitting on the back of Sayuri's head. Sayuri gave out a silent yell remembering all the times this variation of the Boston crab made her blush. She couldn't get any closer to the ropes, so in order to save herself, she gave the first tap-out of the match.
Sayuri Rogue—0
Jackal Tojo—1
42:26
Only almost 42 and a half minutes remained in the match, and Jackal already had an advantage. Still, both she and Sayuri were tired from the effort done so far, so they couldn't get cocky just yet. She stepped away from Sayuri and waited for her to stand back up to confront her again.
"That's one win for me." Jackal said smugly.
"Don't get so cocky, Jacky." Sayuri said. "It all adds up at the end of the hour."
This time, the women didn't go for a grapple. Both of them attempted to connect to each other with punched. Sayuri managed to land the blow before Jackal could land hers. She then grabbed Jackal's arm and threw her over the ropes. After that, Sayuri ran to the far ropes and ran back. Just as Jackal returned to her feet, Sayuri jumped over the ropes and splashed on her with a suicide dive.
The referee began to count slowly to ten. While she did, Sayuri picked Jackal up and held her upside down. After a moment of anticipation, she attempted to drop down with a piledriver. However, she waited too long as Jackal squeezed her legs around Sayuri's head and swung them crashing her down to the ringside floor.
Jackal picked Sayuri up and threw her to the ring sending her back in. Jackal then climbed up the corner and stood on the very top of the turnbuckle. Once she got a rise out of the crowd, she pounced off ready to splash down at Sayuri. However, the Xtrema CEO raised her knees to stop her and make her grunt. With her stunned, Sayuri wrapped her legs around her body. But she didn't squeeze. Instead, she rolled the two of them over so that Sayuri's legs were pinning both of Jackal's shoulders to the mat.
1… 2… 3!
Sayuri Rogue—1
Jackal Tojo—1
39:55
Like before, Sayuri and Jackal stood back up and confronted each other with eager grins.
"Now, we're even." Sayuri said.
"For now." Jackal returned.
Sayuri and Jackal approached each other raising their own arms to grapple. However, Sayuri surprised Jackal by slipping behind her and trapping her in an abdominal stretch. The CEO wretched the hold as hard as she could, but the Shangri-La World Champion managed to power out and scoop Sayuri up over her shoulders. She did a couple of light squats before dropping Sayuri in a death valley driver. She laid on top of her to hook the pin.
1… 2…
Sayuri kicked out. Jackal then sat behind her and wrapped her legs around her body. The bodyscissor hold was latched on tight making Sayuri yell out. But Jackal wasn't quite done. She pulled Sayuri's head back and wrapped her arm around her in a dragon sleeper hold to add onto the scissors.
"What do you say? You wanna tap out?" Jackal asked tightening onto both of her holds.
"No!" Sayuri cried out in pain. She nudged herself hard to her right to try and get to the ropes. Jackal tried to keep her from them, but Sayuri gripped on tight to the bottom rope and the Shangri-La wrestler was forced to let go.
Sayuri used the ropes to help her back up, but Jackal wouldn't let her recover. She grabbed her by the arm and threw her to the ropes. She readied herself to meet her with a lariat, but Sayuri ducked and went behind her back to back. Sayuri then grabbed Jackal to lift her up, and then send her crashing down with her finishing Downfall move. One hooked leg later…
1… 2… 3!
Sayuri Rogue—2
Jackal Tojo—1
34:26
"The advantage is mine, Jacky." Sayuri taunted as she and Jackal stood back up.
"Now, who's cocky?" Jackal replied before grabbing Sayuri's arm and Irish whipping her to the corner.
Jackal rushed forward and connected a shoulder tackle pressing herself into Sayuri's stomach. After a stern 4-count from the referee, Jackal separated from her opponent who dropped into a sitting position.
Jackal grabbed Sayuri's legs and dragged her from the corner to the center of the ring. She turned her over and stood over her legs wrapping them around her own. She then turned to the crowd to gain their support.
"Come on, everyone! Let's put on a show!" Jackal said clapping her hands together. The rest of the audience clapped too. While everyone else was clapping, Jackal swung her hips left and right wretching Sayuri's legs and making her grunt loudly with each thrust. "Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!"
When she was done, Jackal let herself fall down to get a loud yell from her rival. She then grabbed her arms and held her upside down with a variation of a surfboard stretch. She pulled hard on Sayuri's limbs hearing her strenuous groans.
"Tapping out?" the referee asked.
"NO!" Sayuri yelled.
After a minute, Jackal let go only to bring Sayuri over her legs and lock her in a bow-and-arrow hold. She stayed in that position for a half-minute until Jackal decided to spice things up. Still holding onto her head and legs, Jackal extended her legs to lift Sayuri higher and bend her back even further. This was without a doubt the most painful submission hold she was in the whole night. Still, she refused to submit.
Sayuri shook herself until she managed to escape the extreme bow-and-arrow. She rolled off of Jackal's leg and splashed onto her body. Jackal managed to slip right out before the referee could start counting the pinfall.
Jackal and Sayuri got up to face each other. They locked onto each other's shoulders again until Jackal went behind Sayuri and attempted to launch a German suplex. However, before she could be thrown, Sayuri shot her elbow at Jackal's head distorting her just enough to bring her down with a Fujiwara armbar. She twisted the hold while the referee asked if Jackal gave up. She said no.
Sayuri decided to release the hold only to drag Jackal to the center of the ring. She then grabbed Jackal's leg and prepared for a Boston crab. However, Jackal never gave her the chance.
Jackal rolled herself over and kicked Sayuri away from her before getting up. She then launched a dropkick on her sending her down. Jackal proceeded by picking Sayuri up and throwing her to the corner. She approached her and climbed up to the middle rope before wrapping her arm around Sayuri's head. She then launched herself off crashing Sayuri down with a powerful DDT. Once the impact was made and Sayuri was stunned, Jackal hooked her leg for the pin.
1… 2… 3
Sayuri Rogue—2
Jackal Tojo—2
27:45
"Over halfway done," Jackal said while Sayuri stood back up, "And we're tied. Let's be honest. The audience doesn't want us to be tied in the end, do they?"
"I certainly don't." Sayuri said. "And I'm guessing you don't either. So let's keep going until the end."
"Bring it." Jackal said locking up with Sayuri again. She then threw her over her shoulder with a judo toss.
Jackal bent down to grab Sayuri's shoulders, but the CEO launched her legs up and wrapped them around Jackal's head. She slammed her down and locked in a figure-four headscissor hold. She tightened her legs around Jackal's neck like a couple of boa constrictors making her gag out. Thankfully, Jackal was close enough to reach her feet out and hook them around the bottom rope calling for a rope break.
After her release, Jackal rolled to the ring apron and picked herself back up. Sayuri approached her, but Jackal surprised her with a shoulder tackle through the ropes. She then leaped over the ropes, grabbed Sayuri's waist, and slammed her down with a sunset flip pinning her.
1… 2… 3!
Sayuri Rogue—2
Jackal Tojo—3
25:03
Jackal stood up and watched Sayuri get up too. Both women were tired at that point, but they knew better than to let that stop them.
"Fastest pin yet." Jackal commented. "Don't tell me you're getting tired."
"Hardly, Jacky." Sayuri replied. "I've got more than enough energy to win this."
Jackal took that challenge and locked up with Sayuri. The two women only grappled for a moment before Sayuri pulled Jackal in with a headlock. She then Irish whipped Jackal to the ropes and waited for her to return.
Sayuri slipped behind Jackal as she passed and started to wrap her arm around her own head. But she wasn't yet done. Much to Jackal's surprise, Sayuri grabbed onto her leg and launched her backward making her crash-land with a surprise Misaki Special 2.0. Sayuri hooked Jackal's leg for the pin.
1… 2…
Miraculously, Jackal managed to kick out. She stood back up and caught Sayuri in a full nelson hold. She held her tightly in place while taking the opportunity to talk.
"How'd you pull off that move?" Jackal asked.
Between the times she gritted her teeth, Sayuri answered, "Well, I saw how much of an impact it did to you when that idol hit you with it. I thought I could pull it off."
"That's cute." Jackal said. She released her full nelson only to apply a rear waistlock.
Jackal squeezed Sayuri's body while her opponent tried to pry her arms off. However, Jackal launched Sayuri backwards in a German suplex. She stayed on top for the pin.
1…. 2…
Sayuri managed to barely kick out. She took heavy breaths while Jackal stood over her. She helped her up to her feet only to strike her multiple times with chops to her chest. Jackal went for one last strike, but Sayuri ducked down to dodge it. She then lifted Jackal up over her shoulder and held her up for a second. She spun herself and Jackal around before slamming her down to the mat. She then went for a pin.
1… 2…
Jackal kicked out and quickly rolled herself out of the ring. Sayuri followed. She grabbed Jackal's head ready to throw her to the barricade. However, Jackal stopped the throw and instead, threw Sayuri to the barricade herself. She then tackled Sayuri so hard, the barricade collapsed leaving both girls incredibly tired and exhausted. Still, they used all their own strength to crawl back into the ring just as the referee counted to nine.
Though they made it back into the ring, both women were still out of breath. It took the both of them a minute each to return to their feet and face each other. Jackal charged with a lariat, but Sayuri ducked and countered with a superkick to her head sending her straight down. She covered her for the pin.
1… 2…
Jackal still refused to stay down. Sayuri got up and slowly climbed up the nearest corner. At the same time, Jackal returned to her feet and climbed up with her. She managed to throw Sayuri off the corner and climbed to the top in her place. However, Sayuri landed on her feet, which gave her every chance she needed to return up the corner.
Both women dealt powerful blows to each other until Jackal nearly fell. Sayuri grabbed her and readied a powerful move. From the top rope, Sayuri jumped back to the mat while still holding onto Jackal. She slammed her down flat with a Spanish fly. The impact was followed with a leg hook courtesy of the Xtrema CEO.
1… 2… 3!
Sayuri Rogue—3
Jackal Tojo—3
12:22
After checking the time, Sayuri and Jackal looked at each other knowing what it had meant.
"Looks like we're at the last leg of our match, Jacky." Sayuri said. "Next point wins, by my count."
Jackal nodded. "Let's make it count."
Sayuri nodded back before meeting Jackal at the center of the ring. Both women ignored their exhaustion and fought with all their strength.
Jackal slipped behind Sayuri with a rear waistlock, but Sayuri quickly reversed their positions. Jackal managed to run backward and crash Sayuri to the corner. She turned and Irish whipped Sayuri to the furthest corner before running after her. She jumped to splash on Sayuri, but the CEO moved out of the way and hooked her arms around Jackal's. She threw her backwards and slammed her down pinning her.
1… 2…
Jackal thrusted her legs to kick out. She rolled backwards back to her feet, but Sayuri sent her back down with a dropkick. She then turned Jackal around, bent her legs back, and applied a Boston crab. She pulled hard bending Jackal's back hard earning yells from her blonde rival. And if that wasn't enough, Sayuri bent the Boston crab even further back so that she managed to rest her rear end on Jackal's head.
"Hey!" Jackal yelled. "That's my move!"
"I know! You did it to me all the time back at training!" Sayuri returned.
Jackal gritted her teeth before using her arms to push herself up. With a sudden burst of might, Jackal straightened her legs and managed to throw Sayuri to the corner. Jackal got back up and ran at Sayuri. She grabbed her and slammed her down in a Russian leg sweep.
At that moment, the clock had reached 5:00. Only five minutes remained.
Jackal picked Sayuri up and held her back-to-back and upside-down. She was just about ready to send her down with a vertebreaker, but Sayuri managed to throw herself off and land behind her. She then shoulder tackled the back of Jackal's leg forcing her knee down. Sayuri ran to the ropes in front of her and bounced off before connecting a shining wizard on her. She hooked her leg for the pin.
1… 2…
Jackal kicked out.
4:00
Sayuri grabbed Jackal and forced her to stand up. She then pulled back her fist before punching Jackal hard in the stomach. She kept her up by her shoulder as she did it again and again making her cough loudly with each blow.
When Sayuri was done, she picked Jackal up and put her in a crushing bearhug. As much as she liked being this close to Jackal's breasts, she stayed focused on the match. She tightened the hold some more until Jackal slapped her hands on Sayuri's ears. The CEO was forced to let go, and the Shangri-La champion was free right before throwing Sayuri down with a facebreaker. She then tried for a pin.
1… 2…
Sayuri kicked out.
2:30
With time running out, Jackal needed to get a win quickly. She waited until Sayuri stood back up before she jumped onto her back and applied a palo special. She agonizing hold made Sayuri yell out in pain finding herself in such a position. Still, she refused to give up, even after a minute had passed.
1:30
Sayuri powered her arms forward to try and escape Jackal's grip. The champion tried to get Sayuri's arms back, but her head was just close enough for Sayuri to swing hers back with a reverse headbutt. She then ran backwards and managed to crash Jackal's back onto the corner. She pulled Jackal to the center of the ring and hooked her leg for the pin.
1… 2…
Jackal still kicked out.
1:00
One minute remained. Sayuri couldn't hesitate any longer. She forced Jackal up to her feet and delivered several chops and blows to her chest for at least half a minute. Their purpose was to stun her just enough for Sayuri to stand behind her back to back. She lifted Jackal up and prepared for her finishing Downfall.
However, much to her surprise, Jackal turned the tables on her. She slipped out of the set-up and hold Sayuri up herself by her arms. Sayuri was caught off guard before Jackal threw her over her own head and slammed her right onto the mat.
"GO TO HEAVEN!" Jackal declared connecting her finishing move, the Jackal Super Galaxy. She let Sayuri fall on her back and hooked her leg just as the clock had reached 0:05.
1… 2… 3!
Sayuri Rogue—3
Jackal Tojo—4
0:02… 0.01… 0.00.
DING-DING!
It was the end of the match, one that has made the crowd roar loudly in the biggest applause ever heard throughout Xtrema's history. Jackal rolled off Sayuri and the two of them laid on their backs catching their breaths and listening to the announcer.
"IT'S DONE! AT LAST, THE MATCH OF THE CENTURY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BEFORE OUR VERY EYES! THE TWO LADY TITANS OF PRO WRESTLING HAVE SPENT THE PAST HOUR NECK AND NECK! IN THE END, JACKAL TOJO PULLED OFF A SURPRISING WIN OVER THE XTREMA CEO! WHAT A FINISH FOR XTREMA AGAINST THE WORLD!"
Sayuri took several deep breaths before slightly turning her head to Jackal. "Great match."
"Thanks." Jackal returned exchanging smiles with her opponent. "I look forward to our next one."
"Me too." Sayuri Rogue said. "But it's going to be a while. I have a company to run, you know. But we will have another match, you know."
Jackal nodded. "It's a date."
The comment made Sayuri blush a bit before the referee helped her and Jackal up. The two of them shook hands before holding them up earning a bigger cheer from the crowd. Once they had separated, Sayuri looked back at the entrance stage and saw that most of her Xtrema roster (excluding the ones seriously injured by Hardkor wrestlers) stood there showing their support too. Sayuri was then given a microphone which she spoke into as the crowd became more silent.
"Thank you! Thank you! This really has been a spectacular—if not legendary—event! Ever since I announced this at Supernova, I have received the highest praises and the most imposing challenges! It's thanks to strong women like them and devoted fans like you that we here at Xtrema were able to rise to great heights such as this! These past few nights, goals were settled, dreams were realized, and most of all, everyone got stronger! All that's left is whatever comes next, and I'm looking forward to it as I'm sure all of you are! Thank you for coming to Xtrema Against the World, and I will see you all next time!"
All the Xtrema women took their bow at the crowd who gave their applause. They cheered throughout he stadium until the very end of the show.
*Xtrema Shorts*
For this special show, Chibi Monica Everly made a few changes to her show. First of all, her sign had been changed to neon. There was also a digital screen that hung underneath the sign. Not only that, but the space between her seat and her guest's was occupied by a minifridge. When her guest, Chibi Thunder Mana, came in and sat down, she helped herself to a soda from inside.
"Welcome to Xtrema Shorts, everybody! I am Monica Everly, and before we start, I just have to say that this has been a very incredible arc in my opinion. Xtrema Against the World was truly a spectacle. It's been going on for over a year, but now, it's finally finished on a high note. Now then, let's reintroduce our guest tonight, Thunder Mana! Welcome back, Mana."
"Great to be back, Ms. Everly." Chibi Thunder Mana said. "And I gotta say, I enjoyed XAW too."
"Glad to hear that." Chibi Monica said. "Now, let's move on with our Q&A. We already know the rules at this point, so let's just skip it and get right to the questions. Ready, Mana?"
"Ask me anything."
"Perfect. First question… Who was your debut opponent?"
"Well, I needed a tough opponent to prove I still got what it takes in the ring, so I asked Ms. Rogue to give me one of the best. And I got it. She paired me against Azraella Bloodstone, back before she partnered with Midnight. She was just as vicious as Kane and there were times where I thought I'd lose, but miraculously, I pulled off a win with one spear."
"What's it like facing Kaito?"
"Well, I never really faced him, in an official match nor in a sparring session. But from what I could see, I couldn't help but pity him. But after his win over Ran Aeko in that I Quit match, who knows? There might be hope for him yet."
"What do you think of Sayuri Rogue?"
"Definitely easier to work with than Ms. X. That's for sure."
"Who's the easiest opponent you've faced other than Kaito?"
"Mewlie. All she knew was how to pull off dirty tricks and take underhanded opportunities."
"Now, for the personal questions asked by Awesome ax10. How do you feel about GWM being on their last knees against Tiger Mask and NJPW?"
"I'm honestly hoping NJPW win. I have a lot of respect for Yuji Nagata and his wrestlers. If NJPW closed, it would be a major blow to professional wrestling in Japan."
"If Ms. X starts a new promotion, would you join?"
"Well… I'm not sure. I mean, Carly says her mom has changed and I have no reason to disbelieve her, but it's still hard to forgive her for everything she's done to me. I know that as CEO, it's her job to push her employees, but there's only so much pressure a person can take, even a wrestler."
"Did you ever talk or interact with Tiger the Great the Third?"
"Not really. That guy creeps me out, so I try to maintain my distance from him."
"Okay then. That's all. But first, I must share some words to our readers.
"First of all, if anyone has any questions they'd like to ask our wrestlers, feel free to ask away.
"Also, as you can see, we have had dozens of wrestlers that our Xtrema girls faced off in Xtrema Against the World, and a few of them had openly been teased to join Xtrema. We would also like your opinion on who to be a part of the roster. It can be someone who we faced here on XAW (which is strongly recommended), or it can be other people who was watching the show and was inspired to join. Anyone at all who you would like to join. Suggestions are open.
"There's just one last thing to discuss. As you already can tell, we haven't uploaded Xtrema updates as often as we should. Personal reasons. That isn't to say we're being threatened of cancellation; we're still intending on moving forward. We love this story a lot. We don't yet know when our next update is since Epiclot214 is going to have to go over the events prior to XAW to pick things up from there, such as the state of the Yin-Yang Tournament. But there is something we can share. Our next arc is going to feature the beginning of Girmov, a women's wrestling movement that was opened at the end of Tiger Mask W. Epiclot214 has big plans of integrating it into Xtrema.
"The most immediate thing we're looking into is finding new members to join Xtrema. If anyone has any ideas, please let us know. Anyway, that's all for now. We'll be back as soon as we can. Thank you for all your patience and support. Any and all comments are welcome."