Standard Match
Victory Conditions: Gained by either pin, KO, or submission from the opponent.
Normal rules apply.
This had been brought up before by the matriarch of the Ashford family, and now, it was time for Dana Ashford to face one of her own student in the squared circle. Dana herself had requested this match to be made and it was granted by the management. The reason was to test the mettle of her student, Harmonia Edelstein and see how far she had gotten. Dana had taught the young Austrian a lot of things, and now, she wanted to see how good she was in the ring by facing her. Dana Ashford
Making her way down the ramp, Dana Ashford made her way to the ring, wearing her signature smile that gave her the moniker 'Smiling Demon'. These days, she had been receiving more cheers than boos, which served her just fine. Of course, she had quite a few things in her mind for this match, and she wanted to see how Harmonia would handle her while the two of them were facing each other in the ring. Dana herself felt excited about this match because she got to see the fruits of her labor after teaching Harmonia her own craft.
Now entering the ring, Dana made sure to do some stretches before getting herself to the ring. Despite already pushing fifties, Dana was still in a great shape, with her looking as beautiful as always. Leaning against the turnbuckle, she looked at the direction of the entrance so that she could see her protege making her entrance. All the while, her smile remained on her beautiful face as she waited for Harmonia to make her entrance. Whatever happened in this match, she would be pleased either way.
The heart of the Superstar beat faster then it ever had. She had fought so many special and important matches in her career. Matches that decided if her life as professional wrestler went on, matches were she got hurt and matches were she tried to prove something. All of this brought her here today and the reason why she was able to fight in all these battles was the woman she would face today. Dana Ashford, her sensei, surrogate mother and good friend. The Superstar and the Smiling Demon had formed a bond of respect and friendship and Harmonia could not wait to prove herself against Dana. She was Number 2 at Shadow Fortress. All her records just surpassed by Dana herself.
And even if this was a friendly match, Harmonia would not hold back. She knew that if she did, Dana would never forgive her. So Harmonia stood at Gorilla Position, put on her glasses and waited for her theme to start.
The crowd who excitedly greeted Dana got pumped again as the rocking tunes of The Superstar filled the Arena. Harmonia walked out pumped her fist in the air and started six fireworks, red white red on each side of the ramp which she walked downy giving highfives and posing for selfies. Spoiler
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She entered the ring area and got onto the apron, grabbed the ropes and jumped over it just for her feet to hit the ground with the start of the refrain! All four cornerposts shot red and white fireworks as Harmonia stood in the middle of the ring, a mic in her hand.
"BURNING LIKE FIIIIREEEEEEE!" she shouted and the crowd retalited the greeting.
"Guten Abend Superstars! What an exciting evening!", she grinned and then walked over to Dana, first bowing to her. "Sensei.", she said before she opened her arms wide to embrace her beloved trainer and mother figure, getting loud cheers from the crowd.
"Dana.", she whispered and then let go. "Dana Ashford Ladies and Gentleman! Is'nt she beautiful?", Harmonia said and the crowd cheered. "First of all, I want to thank the trainer Dana Ashford, for taking in this nervous, trainwreck of an Ex-Model that appeared before her eyes one day and helped her to achieve greatness. And then I want to thank the woman Dana Ashford, who was nothing but caring and understanding to me. Thank you, Frau Ashford, for everything you did to me. I won't gonna dissapoint you, this evening means so much to me and I will try to give you a match you won't forget! ", Harmonia ended and the crowd exploded into cheers, looking forward to this duel. The Shadow Knight was about to storm the Shadow Fortress, but would she prevail or having to retreat.
Dana smiled as Harmonia showed up. She had watched her progress over the time she was under her tutelage, and as her teacher, she couldn't help but feel proud of her. And as her teacher, she had quite a few things in store for her, but that was things to look forward to in the future. Tonight, she would be facing her in the ring as a fellow wrestler, and she would not hold herself back in this match. She wanted to see what she had learned in the Fortress.
When Harmonia joined her and began speaking, Dana chuckled to herself. She always knew that Harmonia had the making of a great wrestler. Perhaps one day she could surpass her as a wrestler. And then, Harmonia went ahead to hug her, and she hugged her back. After listening to her some more, Dana nodded to her approvingly before saying, "Give me your best shot, Harmonia. Let's see how much you've grown." Rolling her shoulders, Dana would wait for the match to begin.
The referee went ahead to get into position and get ready. Once both of them were ready, the referee would call the bell, starting the match between the teacher and the student. Still having her ever-present smile on her face, Dana would get into a stance, hands raised up as she would get ready to clash with Harmonia. For the time being, she would wait to see what Harmonia would do here as she would shimmy from left to right, looking alert as she would watch her student's movements.
Harmonia smiled warmly as Dana really seemed to appreciate her words which she of course meant that way, from the bottom of her heart. She knew that she was appreciated, she knew that on of LAWs finest was proud of her. So the Austrian would deliver like she never had before as they parted and waited for the bell!
DING DING DING!
And with a big cheer by the fans, the duel of the Master and Student startedy a match long in the making and the commentators mentioned that it had been just a question of time when number one and number two of the "Shadow Fortress", would clash and so Harmonia did'nt waist a second by closing in.
Both women knew their tactics by heart which would make it difficult for either side to gain an early advantage but Harmonia had studied with many other capable wrestlers too of whom she thought could add her on her quest for the top.
Maybe with that she could surprise and keep Dana busy, but for now it seemed that things would start with a test of strength.
Within the Shadow Fortress there were the records for lifting and Harmonia had been close to reach Dana but the powerful heavyweight always managed to be a step ahead.
The Blonde now wanted to put this to the test as both women interlocked their fingers with each other, her feet slamming into the ground to keep her up and in a good stance as she started to push against her teacher with all the power she could muster!
Locking her hands with Harmonia's, Dana would start pushing against her student, exerting her strength. She was aware of what Harmonia was capable of, being the one who trained her, and Dana could proudly say that Harmonia was much stronger than she looked. Of course, Dana was on a different level altogether. Her muscles tensed as she would start spreading her arms while still having her hands locked with Harmonia's, forcing the younger woman to spread her own arms as well.
From there, Dana would start twisting Harmonia's hands by her wrists, bringing their arms down. All the while, Dana would look at how Harmonia would react to this as she would continue applying more pressure into the lock up. Of course, her smile was still present on her beautiful face, and she would look straight into Harmonia's hands as she would try to wrench both Harmonia's hands by her wrists in order to put her under pressure.
Harmonias heart was beating fast. She was finally facing her sensei and beloved surrogate mother in a match for everyone to see. A Shadow Fortress Match, showing off the master against the student and the fans definetly were eating it up as the crowd of loyal Superstar, Smiling Demon and Shadow Fortress Fans cheered the two women facing each other.
And Harmonia knew there was no better way to start this match then with a test of strength. Harmonia had move since she had trained under Dana, being able to break record after record in the Fortress holy halls. Except for one, its own dark lord, the smiling demon. It was as if Harmonia had fought her way up to the highest tower only to be unable to unlock the last door that parted her from being the best.
This door was opened today with the challenge being the key but it remained closed until Harmonia would manage to beat her own sensei. This was the answer both women were seeking and the Superstar had pumped herself up to not give any ground to the heavyweight. She fought heavyweights before and she had beaten them, so why shouldnt she be able to beat Dana?
But the Ashford Matrirarch was a whole challenge in and on herself. Of course Harmonia did'nt expect to get cheated by interfiring of Mara or Toni but the fact was that the smiling demon did'nt need too. She was a legend, fought all around the world, faced off against the greatest of the great. And Harmonia knew that her chances were'nt outweighed but more like a 70:30 or at least a 60:40.
Their fingers interlocked and immediatly the power of both women was feelable as they rammed their feet into the ground to get steady ground. They managed to press against each other, the muscles in their arms and back bulging as they struggled for an early advantage. Again, Dana showed the crowd why she was in fact a veteran as she went for an armsplit, Harmonia taking a step forward as their breasts squeezed into each other.
The veines on Harmonias neck shot out when she gritted her teeth against the smile of her sensei. Harmonia tried to turn things but when Dana shot her arms down, bending Harmonias tendons in the process, the Superstar could'nt surpress a scream as a suddrn jolt of pain swept through her arms. Dana bent her wrists too closing the gap between them and Harmonia hissed. This was the woman that trained her, put her through agonizing move after move. Taught her how to work with the pain, breathing it away and so Harmonias eyes locked with the demons, her breathing got fast and with a loud scream she managed to part her hands, bringing both of them back in a more traditional position.
But she had'nt just learned from the demon, oh no, Harmonia had all sorts of talented people showing her some tricks and now she used something out of the British Bunnies books, usually an attack that was'nt used against a heavy but Harmonia trusted her own strength as she jumped up, dropped, shot her feet into Danas midsection and hopefully managed to have enough momentum, strength and surprise behind her that she throw the bigger woman over her with a Monkey Flip!
Dana's eyes were on Harmonia's as the two of them continued with their test of strength. It was clear now that in terms of pure physical strength, Dana was the superior one. But of course, physical strength wasn't everything in a wrestling match. She knew that Harmonia had been learning many things while having her studying the craft in the Shadow Fortress. And she was proven right when Harmonia suddenly brought her feet onto her midsection before she was thrown over her with a monkey flip!
"NNGHHH!!"
Dana landed right on her back with a grunt. She was a heavyweight who made use of her bulky frame for her advantage, but in this case, it also worked against her because she couldn't maneuver herself to actually land on her feet after being flipped over like that. Still, the damage dealt wasn't exactly a hindrance for Dana as she would quickly sit up, though she was left in a slight daze, with her facing away from Harmonia and her back facing her. This would give Harmonia an opportunity to continue with her offense.
Dana still was the stronger one, there was no point in denying it, but Harmonias own powers had doubled since she left her sensei and the smiling demon definetly had to notice.
The Blonde screamed as her arms got bent downward into a position were there was low room for escape and the old Harmonia would'nt have but Superstar H spoke another language as she had mastered not just Danas school but other styles too and so after proving that she couled at least withstood Danas strength even if she could'nt surpass it yet, when she bent her arms back a bit with a loud and triumphant roar, she flipped Dana over.
The heavyweight landed hard and the crowd loudly cheered the younger woman who waisted no time in capitalizing on Danas short time of recovering by sliding in and kicking the older woman in the back, grabbing her head and taking a flip forward, overhead and if everything worked out, slamming the sitting womans head into the canvas with the motion, doubtless straining her back and hip with the attack, weakening the smiling demon more.
Dana sat up after being flipped over by her protégé, a bit dazed from hitting the mat. This left her open for more attacks from Harmonia, who then proceeded to kick her right at her back, causing the older woman to cry out in pain. Then Harmonia grabbed her head and slammed it right onto the canvas, leaving Dana disoriented.
"URGHHH!!"
Dana groaned in pain as she brought her hands onto her head. For the time being, it seemed that Harmonia would be able to capitalize on her current state, though she would need to tread carefully, because even if she had gotten herself an upper hand, she would need more than that to actually defeat the Smiling Demon.
Harmonia jumped over her sensei with a pitch perfect flip, making the crowd cheer and brought the head of Dana with her, slamming it into the canvas with a bang that echoed through the arena.
Tough Harmonia felt on top of the idol world right now, she also knew that Dana was a dangerous woman. Harmonia had to be on her toes to bring this one home. But she believed in herself and her skills and ironically enough it was the woman who suffered from Harmonias confidence, that had made Harmonia believe in herself in the first place!
The fans cheered for the Superstar but Harmonia wasted no time in her onslaught as she jumped to her feet and then up in the air before performibg a standing dropkick right into Danas hurting body to lay her flat on the mat. If she had was able to do just this, the Superstar would follow up with a standing moonsault, crushing down onto Danas midsection!
