Standard Match Victory by Pinfall, Submission or Knockout
Today would be such a big day for Haruka. After getting accepted into the promotion, she couldn't sleep peacefully, waiting for her first debut match to be booked. She had never thought of visiting the facility at all, until she was finally contacted by the promotion, only knowing that she's booked against someone who will make her debut again, called Mandalay. She seems quite skeptical, as she goes through her opponent's details. Sure she knows everything about what her opponent would offer, she's still nervous, knowing that she had to find her opponent prior to the match.
The real reason why she's quite nervous was because it had been years since she took wrestling seriously. She's afraid that she couldn't perform and sell moves well. Other than that, she had been only focusing on sex fighting, rather than to actually consider practicing on how to wrestle. She's worried about her performance when it's already a big promotion, while also having her show televised. Tokyo will recognize her. Japan will recognize her. She will get the worst first impressions for sure! She's also worried about how her opponent's personality would look like. Growing up fighting in the cage, she couldn't help but to think about humiliations and such, even though her booked match doesn't indicate such things. Now she's here, in the facility, just half and hour before her match starts. She prepares by taking a shower, turning on one of the shower heads and let's her body sprinkled with warm water, as it flows through her smooth and glistening skin. Spoiler
She eventually hears some footsteps, entering the shower room as well. Though she gave it no attention, as she was still spraying her body with the warm water.
Aika was so excited and optimistic about her first match at L.A.W. All the process of being transferred to L.A.W. from her previous wrestling league had been long and so tiring. There was something about business talk that tired Aika so much, but her degree in managing got her a pretty decent deal. Some time had passed since the initial talks for her transfer and finally she was going to get some action so it was only logical for the Pussycat to be excited. After all, in contrast with how bored she felt when negotiating contracts and all that kind of stuff, it was in the ring where she felt the most at home.
Still getting used to the L.A.W. facilities, Aika walked through the hallways with just a partial knowledge to where she was going, so it was no wonder that the Pussycat just went to the wrong shower room to prepare for the upcoming match! At first she was a little confused by the sound coming from one of the showers, but she deduced there must be another wrestler from a previous match for that night. Resolved to get ready for her match she got a pretty quick shower before going out wrapped in a towel and ready for her attire.
"That's rather odd... A really quick shower indeed.. did she even clean herself while she was showering just now?"
Haruka starts to suspect that maybe that person was going to be her opponent for today. The timing, how no one was in the shower other than two of them, it's gonna be her right? But she didn't manage to take even the slightest glance at her opponent. Maybe if they actually talked, it would calm Haruka down for awhile, reassuring herself. She's ready to meet new people after all, it's going to be a place where she's going to appear often. Maybe it's not considered as a job yet, but it could be possible.
But what if she loses? All of the reputations that she had would've gone to waste if she was going to lose her first debut match right? It's not going to happen for sure! She must win! That was all the thoughts that she had, lingering in her mind.
Now let's see, maybe if I finish up here, I would be able to meet her in the locker room, since everyone will change after a shower right?
Haruka then wraps up by letting the shower wash through the foam and bubbles that cleaned her body, before she turns the shower head off and dries herself up, wrapping the towel around her as well. She heads to the locker room and eventually meets the person that she was curious about.
"Etto... Are you perhaps my opponent for the next match? I'm Haruka!"
She extends a hand for and handshake with her soon to be opponent.
Aika was in the middle of getting out of the shower when she noticed the flowing of water going silent for the other shower as well. After some seconds a redhead went out of it wrapped in a towel. Could that be another wrestler? No sense in overthinking that since she had to find her attire and then get ready for the match. The other woman would be on her way soon.
The first sign of something goibg wrong was the fact that Aika couldn't find the locker marked with her name where her wrestling attire would be waiting. Then, when she turned over after searching for some time, she noticed the same redhead that was on the shower offering her a handshake and introducing herself. Aika stood frozen for an instance while the veil of confusion was removed from her mind. "Wait, what? Ha-Haruka, like Crimson Spring?" Aika's face went all red as she realized her mistake. "Oh my god this is so embarrassing, i just went to the wrong locker room!" For some instants she covered her face with her hands, only wanting to disappear before composing herself a little. "Sorry about that, I'm not used to the building yet and I took the wrong corner. I'm you rival for today, yeah! In the ring I go by Mandalay, but you can call me Aika in here.", said Aika while accepting the handshake in a sign of good will. Now that she had made a mistake by going into the wrong room and meeting her rival beforehand at least she would get the most of it. "How are you feeling, Haruka? Nervous about your debut? No need to, it will be smooth, you will see!"
Still having her towel wrapped around her body, she shook her hands together with her opponent, with her hands still wet and wrinkled from the shower.
Y-yup, I'm Haruka.. this would be our debut match right? I-I'm quite nervous myself. It had been approximately 6 years since I took wrestling seriously. I'm afraid I might botch here and there."
Haruka then boldly unwraps her towel, revealing every single detail of her body, exposed right infront of her opponent. She grew up with the public having eyes on her nude body, which eventually numbs the shyness in her head. She hangs the towel aside as she takes out a set of her wrestling attire, which consists of a red one piece swimsuit, elbow pads, fingerless gloves, knee pads and toeless socks. She doesn't wear her boots since she needs to move quick in the ring.
"Do you need help searching for your locker? I know the facility's layout was quite complex but some facilitators could help if you asked them the directions. I thought we would share the same locker room, but maybe my assumption was wrong..
She eventually gets dressed herself, as she ties up her long hair into a high ponytail.
Aika patiently listened as her rival manifested her concerns about botching in her debut. “Don’t talk like that! I’m sure it’s going to be just fine, and if you make a mistake here I am to fix it! This is a show of two despite the competition!”, said the Pussycat trying to get Haruka in better spirits. The veteran’s main worry at the moment would be how to get to the proper locker room while wrapped in a towel. Luckily when she looked outside of the room she could find a stagehand she could ask to go to her actual locker to fetch her attire.
While she waited Aika felt the urge to fill the silence with some conversation. Luckily for her it looked like Haruka was nice and wanted to talk as well. “Well, in pro wrestling environments it is a common practice to get contestants in different locker rooms so they don’t meet before the match. Not like there is something wrong with that, just some common practice...” Aika guessed her rival wasn't as veteran as her into the pro-wrestling scenario. She wasn’t bothered by her rival getting dressed in front of her, after all she was used to lots of gyms and she would get to slip into her attire pretty soon. Said and done, the stagehand appeared with Aika’s wrestling gear and she started getting ready for the match while she noticed the now much more ready-looking Haruka. Spoiler
T-thank you.. for your word of encouragement.. I'm really glad to have someone that could understand me well. I'll wish both of us luck for now on.
As they're both ready, it seems that their match would be starting from now on. Haruka was cued the be the first one to do her entrance. Her brain is now filled a lot of things to think of. She felt overwhelmed with what's going to happen this very second. Her debut match. All she could think of was to give the best impressions of all time. She would never back down from now.
「準備出来たら、次ははるさんの番です。」
("Once you're done preparing, it will be your turn.") 「はい、分かりました」
("Alright, understood.")
While she was tasked by the management to prepare for her entrance, she takes a deep breath, before two assistants escorts her with the preparation of the entrance. She looks back to her soon to be opponent for awhile, giving a slight wave, before she enters her prop. Which is a coffin.
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最後の記憶、暗闇の中〜
(Those final memories, in the darkness.)
目を凝らした、視界に〜
(I strained my eyes in the line of sight.)
冷たく臥せる、母の躯と〜
(Cold as it lays, mother's corpse)
咽せるほどの、血の匂い〜
(Scents of blood, so strong it could choke)
The whole arena went from a bright view into a blood red and menacing environment, as the crimson fighter's entrance cues in while red mists starts to form, covering the backstage entrance until the ramps, making the crowd pops and screams in excitement, curious about what will unfold a few seconds later. The fog hides whatever that was happening inside of it, as the female singer sings about memories, darkness, cold corpse and blood.
[0:40] 悪夢の中で、誰が問う〜
(An unknown query, in my nightmares.)
「後悔はあるか」と〜
("Do you have any regrets?")
頭の中の、声が喚ぶ〜
(The voices calls, in my head)
刑戮を、果たせと……
("Carry out, their punishments.")
While the singer talks about how revenge unfolds in someone's mind, two shadowy figure reveals itself from the dense fog. Both of them carries a coffin, walking slowly with the contents unknown.
[1:05]
While the singer screams her last words, the two unknown shadows lightly puts down the coffin, before they dance into the menacing red mists, continued with a sound of a click and thud, indicating the coffin is open, but still blurry as the dense fog covered its secret.
[1:18]
The fog finally clears, along with the lights turning bright once again, though partially red along her entrance video. The ramp reveals an open coffin, with Crimson Spring standing right on top of it.
"And her opponent...fighting out of Osaka, Japan, standing at 5'6 and weighing 121 lbs...With a piercing golden gaze and crimson locks, she DEFIES HER PAST and DEFINES HER FUTURE...Treading a path fit for the bold...THE CRIMSON SPRING...HARUKA MIYAZAKI!!!"
She slowly steps out of the coffin, as the crowd pops loudly and roars in pure excitement and happiness. She looks around the arena, while her ears listened closely to the cheering and the chanting.
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[1:29]
She eventually charges to the ring, running along the ramp hastily. She enters the ring through sliding under the lowest rope, and climbs on the turnbuckles, doing flips around the ring as she moves from a corner to another, raising her arm or poses for the crowd while climbing it.
After her entrance was done, she goes down from the turnbuckle and rests on her corner, leaning on it, while waiting for her opponent.
Aika smiled to her rival to be as she looked much more reassured now. That had been an unexpected encounter but now the Pussycat was pretty happy about having it as it looked like Haruka was a quite nice young wrestler. Using her experience to ease her rival’s awkwardness and fears was something that soothed Aika’s mind. She couldn’t resist it, it was on her very nature: despite her always going for a win she would also care about her rivals and she would rather have them be well and enjoy the match the same as she did.
With the match so close to its beginning it was Haruka’s turn to make an appearance. It made sense having the debutant walk in first so the other wrestler who could be better known wouldn’t steal the show. From her backstage position Aika gazed curious about what her rival had in store for her entrance. Not even in the best of her dreams would have Aika expected someone in their debut to pull off a show as impressive as the one Haruka did. “Wow, she has a knack for a good show!” The Pussycat was pretty impressed with how the Crimson Spring conducted her entrance, coming out from a coffin at the music’s cue. It was pretty amazing for a debutant like the redhead to have a first contact with the crowd like that, and it would surely leave an impression few would forget. Aika got back from her self-absorption as the announcer starting introducing her. Spoiler
“And now her opponent: fighting out of Kyoto, Japan, standing 5’6’’ and with a weight of 137lbs comes a debutant that is actually well known in the wrestling scene! Just arrived into L.A.W. and ready to take a cat’s pounce on anyone. This iiiiis MANDALAAAY THE PUSSYCAAAAAT!”
In the middle of an explosion of red, golden and white confetti, Aika made her appearance. “Meeeeee-oooowwwww!!! Who’s ready for some wrestling????” The crowd reacted in an approving manner, some knowing Mandalay from her previous wrestling federation so some people was holding cool signs in the shape of cats and yarn balls, playing along with the Mandalay’s cat gimmick. She would walk the ramp while making cat puns and even interacting with some lucky fans who got some rushed selfie with her or got a high five against her giant cat paw. When she made it to the ring Aika slipped between the ropes and made it to the center of the ring all fours, before stretching her body like a cat while getting on her feet, finishing her entrance. She would take her cat themed claws, tail and headpiece off and deliver them to a handstage willing to put them away so the match could start. Finally, Aika faced Haruka. “Hello again! I have to say that was a cool entrance! I’m sure the match is going to be as cool as that, so here’s to it!”, she said while offering the Crimson Spring a handshake.
Their encounters really calmed Haruka down, As those words of reassurance were fixed in her mind at that very moment. She was glad that her first opponent is actually a person that could understand her and now, she's really giving quite an impression to the crowd, as they went crazy with what just happened, which even her soon to be opponent was mesmerized by how she could do such a great entrance in her debut. Prior to this match, she had planned everything, including what her entrance would unfold, for the sake of her goal, to impress the whole world and prove that she's not what she was before.
After all of her nervousness had calmed down, She rests on a turnbuckle, taking a deep breath, while the whole arena gazes on her and the ring. As soon as her opponent comes out from the entrance, she flinches instinctively blinks as the explosion unfolds. While her opponent's quite muscular figure starts to impress the crowd, she giggles to herself how adorable her rival looks like along with the fan interaction. Deep inside, she was quite jealous that her opponent is able to interact with their fans, while on her side, she kept being pessimistic about everyone's opinions towards her. After her opponent's entrance is done, they met once again in the center of the ring.
"N-not really, But yours are cute! I'm looking forward to enjoy the match as well.. so let's do our best!"
She handshakes along with the pussycat, accompanied with a soft and warm smile, as they enjoy each others companies. After a while, Haruka pulls her hand away, seperating them. The referee then signals the start of the match, as the bell rings.
*DING*
Haruka circles around the ring, with her hands ready to receive any initiation that the pussycat will do. If she wouldn't, Haruka would try to wrap her arms around the pussycat's neck. If she would retaliate, it will turn into an intense lockup but if she doesn't, Haruka would attempt to bring her opponent's head down under her armpits for an early DDT.
When she noticed how Haruka was letting some of her nervousness go and looked much more reassured, Aika felt quite happy about it. As a veteran in the league she had taken a mantle of a mentor of sorts, moreso for people that like Haruka were debutants. The Mandalay had decided to push for greatness while helping new names finding their place in the league, and it felt really good for her to know that she had the power and the ability to make her rivals get focused in the fight and not in hesitance.
Now that all formalities were done the bell rang and that was the signal of the match’s beginning. Haruka would make a slow and cautious approach by circling around, movement that Aika mirrored while adopting a guard stance. The debutant was the first one to break from there, trying and succeeding in getting her arms around the Mandalay’s head. Aika was ready to start working in some counter measures so she could break free when Haruka executed a surprise ddt! “Whoah!” With an exclamation of surprise Aika hit the mat, but a pretty important part of wrestling was not only striking but being able to take some hits, and she knew how to do that pretty well. That was how the Mandalay focused in minimizing the effect of her impact against the mat while using the momentum to roll forwards and get back on her feet in an agile fashion, restarting the match after some initial agression coming from Haruka while Aika smiled defiantly at her, almost proud of that rival that managed to get the first hit.
