L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

It hadn't been very long at all since LAW's inaugural middleweight champion had been crowned. Tina Armstrong fought her way through many rounds and many middleweights to claim the gold convincing fashion at We Are LAW. Many felt confident about her championship run. Tina seemed like the sort to continue fighting with vigor and honesty even after having proven herself.

And the "Tigress" drove that point home in an interview with Elena Vandersteen that immediately followed her championship win. The contents of the interview had been made public. Tina had name-dropped several women that she was on the lookout for- some she was happy to defend against, others she wanted to prove herself against, her goals outside of the being a respectable Middleweight titleholder. But one statement she made that resonated in the minds and hearts of LAW fans everywhere, was the one she made in reference to her rival Tracy Canon.

Tina had specifically called out Tracy for a title defense, and in a ladder match, no less! With the challenge put out there, a showman like Tracy couldn't resist the urge to jump at the chance! Tonight she came out full of enthusiasm, jumping excitedly and shaking her hips to the beat of her theme song!

Tracy Canon

Tracy would skip her way down to the ring. She seemed as energetic and confident as ever. The masked "Circus Cat" would hop onto the apron and grab the top rope before slingshotting over it and sticking her landing inside the ring. She'd smile to the crowd and let a member of the production crew hand her a microphone before she began to address everyone.

"Hello, Japaaaaan! Yall know why I'm out here, tonight!?" Tracy would let out a short chuckle after the salutations.

"I'm out here to answer to a woman that I've developed a rivalry here with at LAW. I'm out here for the winner of the Middleweight Championship Tourney! Your inaugural Middleweight Champion! "Tigress" Tina Armstrong!" The audience would begin to clap. Tina certainly had her fans. Especially after grabbing that brass ring. But an air of anticipation soon followed the praise. Being champion meant being a target. And for a young up-and-comer like Tina, that wasn't always going to be a good thing.

"I'm sure many fans that follow LAW closely heard about Tina's post match interview. It was some riveting stuff. I agree with a lot of what Tina had to say. You guys should really give it a listen when you get the chance. The redhead would say whilst pacing the ring with a contemplative look on her face. She'd look up towards the audience and glance at the entrance ramp in anticipation as she continued.

"So naturally, when Tina said she wants to defend that blue belt against me in a ladder match, I came out here to jump at the opportunity....I could get into the specifics of why I think I'm gonna win. But right now, at least, I'm finding myself thinking of our similarities. Thinking about now...Tina and I, we're not actually all that different. We're both aspiring middleweight wrestlers with role models. I look up to Katherine Hart. You look up to Alaina Sanders. We've both partnered up with our idols and formed tag teams. My tag team's beaten yours. Your tag team's beaten mine."

Tracy would nod a bit in affirmation of these facts. She'd then raise two fingers to segue into her next point.

"The way I see it, there's only two real distinctions between us"

"The first is that I'm as cute as a button, nyah~!" Tracy would make a cat paw gesture and wink after finishing this sentence, eliciting a brief crowd reaction to her cuteness. She would then stand with her feet shoulder's width apart in the center of the ring and grip the mic with both hands whilst looking at the entrance ramp with a more serious expression on her face.

"And the second is that I'm going to be LAW's second Middleweight Champion!!!"

Tina was backstage dressed in her wrestling attire, her new title belt slung over her shoulder. She saw Tracy get out and begin to speak on the mic, having a good idea as to what was going to be said next. As Tracy continued on, Tina found herself walking away from the TV and towards the ramp. Backstage she would make sure to borrow a mic before appearing at the top of the ramp.

As her music played and the crowd cheered her arrival, Tina stood tall holding the belt high and taking in the praise for a few moments before strutting back and forth across the top of the ramp, slowly bringing the mic up to her mouth.

"Tracy, you are good don't get me wrong but proclaiming yourself as the next champ before ya get your hands on this beauty is a bit premature." Tina said, patting the belt over her shoulder. "You and I in a ladder match will bring the place down for sure, but it will be me walking out with the title. Unlike you.... unlike any woman as of yet in LAW.... I have officially proven myself in a sanctioned title match that came down from the promotion, and as far as I know I am the youngest wrestling champion male or female around." Tina said, smiling a bit as she played up her recent success and pedigree.

Tina paced back and forth and looked backstage. "Whaddya say we skip all the waiting and give the fans a little something right here right now? I said I wanted to defend the belt as much as I could so delaying this match would contradict my goals as a champ wouldn't it?" Tina said looking back at Tracy as she began to make her march up the ramp towards the ring before Tracy even answered.

Tracy smiled excitedly as Tina made her presence known. LAW's Middleweight Championship certainly looked good on Tina. It was well deserved and well earned. And to Tracy, and many of the fans looking on, it would look even better on the Circus Cat's shoulder!

As Tina walked down the ramp and announced that she was eager to get right down to business, Tracy would nod enthusiastically and respond in kind.

"Hey, it's premature for you to say you'll walk outta here with that, isn't it!? Get in here, Tina! I've got a red hot date with a that baby blue belt!"

Fans would cheer as the production staff began getting everything in order. A ladder match called for them to bring ladders and a referee down to the ring. LAW officials would need to set the championship belt up high above the squared circle before things could be started off properly. The audience would roar in anticipation of the match. And just like that, they were only minutes away from the first defense of the Middleweight Championship.

Tracy "Circus Cat" Canon vs Tina "Tigress" Armstrong....this one gonna be one for the books.

Tina smiled and made her way towards the ring as staff scrambled to get ladders set up on place. Tina stood tall and walked right up to Tracy, holding the title up in the Air.

"This is as close as you get to this belt as long as I am the champ." Tina said before handing it off to the referee who began to work on setting the belt up high above where they were standing.

Tina stood smiling and crossed her arms, confident as ever as the two waited for the match to begin.