L.A.W. - League of Anime Wrestling

For Cassidy Ryder, the chance to wrestle at The Queen’s Decree was too good to pass up. Kyoto’s KBS Hall would be filled with international eyes, fans, and scouts alike — the kind of spotlight that could turn a scrappy southern brawler into a global name.

She signed on not just for the payday, but for the prestige. Cassidy knew that stepping into one of L.A.W.’s biggest super events, and doing it in a no disqualification match, was the fastest way to raise her stock. She wanted to show the world she wasn’t just a loudmouth cowgirl with a fightin’ spirit — she was a fighter who could hang with the best on any stage, under any stipulation.

As she put it in her own words backstage:

“Sugar, I didn’t come all the way to Japan for tea and sightseeing. I came here to scrap, bleed, and win. Nights like these don’t just make careers — they make legends. And y’all are lookin’ at the next one.”

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The lights in the KBS Hall dim, and the sound of rattling spurs echoes through the speakers. A dusty desert wind whips across the titantron screen, and Cassidy Ryder’s logo — a golden star wrapped in rope, topped with a cowboy hat — blazes into view.



Then the unmistakable twang of “Saloon Raider” kicks in. The upbeat Western riffs send the crowd clapping along in rhythm. As the drums hit, golden spotlights sweep across the arena like swinging saloon doors before locking onto the entrance stage.

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Cassidy Ryder steps out, head held high beneath her brown cowboy hat, golden fringed jacket glimmering under the lights. She tips her hat with a smirk, then spreads her arms wide to soak in the Kyoto crowd’s reaction. A confident strut carries her down the ramp. Every step echoes her message: tonight, she’s bringing Texas grit to Japan.

Cassidy Ryder

She pauses halfway, pointing at the ring with her gloved hand, and shouts out to the fans:

“NO RULES, BABY! LET’S RIDE!”

Sliding under the bottom rope, Cassidy pops to her feet, leaning against the ropes with a cocky grin. She climbs the nearest turnbuckle, tipping her hat again before tossing it into the audience as a souvenir. Her music continues to roar while she shrugs off her jacket, revealing her denim shorts, floral top, and rodeo-styled belt buckle.

Cassidy Ryder is ready for a fight — not just a match. A no disqualification brawl under the bright Kyoto lights, proving that the Lone Star Cowgirl can ride rough and tumble anywhere in the world.

It was no secret that The Harbingers were an upcoming and powerful new faction to LAW as of late. All three were gifted wrestlers in their own special way, but the leader of the trio, Bernadette Nobel would be taking part in all middleweight only event to represent her team against a newcomer to law. However, there was a reason why Bernadette elected herself to represent her team for this event. The current middleweight champion, Kyoko Akan was the leader of a heel fraction and the whole reason this event started was to pay tribute to laws reigning middleweight champion. Naturally this stroke a nerve for the raven bombshell as to her if anything should be standing at the top of the division it should be her and not some nepo baby who got popular enough to rise through the ranks. Tonight, Bernadette plans to dominate this so called "cowgirl" as an example that not only her team is the top fraction of LAW but also Bernadette is the one who should be standing at a totem pole. So, there she was in her locker room with her teammates standing by the door as if they were her bodyguards for protection. "I'm not leaving that ring until Kyoko and whoever is apart of her team get's the message that we're the best." Bernadette muttered as she put on her hat firmly on the top of her head as she swifty and dramatically turned to her teammates. "Alright girls, tonight It's No DQ so we can get away with anything. BUT I want to make an example out of this twerp to show Kyoko, we are the top heel fraction got it!?" Bernadette ordered standing firm with one hand on her hip with the other pointing at the duo in front of her barking out her wishes for tonight's match. "Sure, whatever." Candice rolled her eyes taking a minute to roll her shoulders out while Annabelle clasped her hands together nodding. "Of course Bernie!" Annabelle giggled with excitement as a knock came from the order. "Ms. Nobel, your turn." "Alright! I'll be there in a second!" Bernadette shouted back in annoyance as she did a few last-minute adjustments before turning her attention to the door. "Let's go girls." She muttered with a snap of her fingers getting Candice and Annabelle in position as they began their walk to the gorilla.

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The lights in the KBS Hall began to dim once again. Soon enough the speakers began to burst out with rising but powerful orchestral music before the titantron above began to show a farm made for cowgirls and cowboys alike being as peaceful as it could be.... before bombs dropped down from above, missiles and the like reducing this once peaceful farm to nothing but ashes and rubble. Clearly the message was sent from her opponent even before she had stepped out of the gorilla as the music began to build up even more and more.

"And her opponent, from Miami, Florida! Accompanied by Annabelle "The Love" Valentine and Candice "Thunderbolt" Edison..... She is the Leader of The Harbingers.... Weighing in at 165 pounds and standing at 5'11....... BERNADETTE "THE BOMB" NOBEL!!!!"

Entrance music

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Bernadette stepped out from the shadows as the red lights in the arena all came back to her as she and her team stepped out to the top of the entrance ramp. There Bernadette strutted out wearing her head harbinger wings on her back as she put her body on full display spreading her arms and legs out as she glared down at Cassidy with a prideful grin. The trio of heels stood in a perfect triangle formation with Candice having her hands on her hips and Annabelle with her arms down to her skirt.

"TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT OF THE HARBIGNERS!!!" Bernadette shouted to the audience as the leader pulled her hands down sliding her fingers over her waist to mimicking where the belt would be before having one arm raise firmly to point across the arena and instead of pointing at Cassidy, instead it's at the wall that had the banner of Kyoko having the middle weight belt firmly around her waist. With a confident grin, Bernadette's intentions were now being slowly figured out by the crowd. Bernadette wasn't fighting Cassidy because she saw her as a worthy opponent, instead merely a steppingstone so Kyoko Akan would know of her presence and that soon she would be trying to gun for that belt around her waist.

Now that everything was in order, it was time for Bernadette and her team to walk down the aisle. As they strutted down, Bernadette raised one arm up to shoe off anyone asking for photos. Candice on the other hand smacked the phone out of one persons hand who was trying to get a picture of Bernadette's backside. "Go jerk off somewhere else ya creep!" The Thunderbolt growled at the fan who was now scrambling to their feet to get their phone as Candice laughed in response. Annabelle all the while had her cutesy face on as she waved to the audience. Now in front of the ring, Bernadette once again spread her arms out as Annabelle and Candice began to gently and swifty remove her prosthetic wings off from her back and even taking her cap to make sure nothing bad happens to it."Thank you ladies." Bernadette let out complimenting them for their work as she stepped up the ropes and ducked underneath the middle rope to step into the ring staring at her opponent for the evening.

Without losing her focus, Bernadette held out her hand gripping her hand to gesture for a mic. Once it was placed in her hands, the raven haired woman would hold it below her mouth."Sooooo your the woman I'm fighting tonight right?" Bernadette lowered her eyebrows as if she were disappointed by her opponent's appearance as she eyed her down from the top of her head to the bottom of her legs."Let it be known that I'm not here for you what your name is I'm here for something more important..." Bernadette continued as she spoke in a dismissive tone as if she were talking down to her opponent before stopping at just the right time to build up hype from the audience as she leaned in their seats."Tonight when I slam you into this canvas of the false champion that stands at the top of MY division.... Everyone will know who should be facing Kyoko Akan tonight and who should be the champion, so if your ready don't waste my time!" Bernadette added on even more to her speech making her true ambitions that she hinted at earlier known to everyone including her opponent. As Bernadette continued she furiously pointed at the ground with Kyoko's logo on it before pointing to herself proudly. To Bernadette this wasn't a match, more so a warning that SHE should stand at the top of this division and if Kyoko was watching.... she better be watching as carefully as possible. As Bernadette ended her speech she tossed the mic to the side as she got into position without a second thought, ready to slam her body so hard into the canvas it will be indented there.

Cassidy Ryder leaned against her corner ropes, blue eyes locked straight on Bernadette. The Harbingers’ presence at ringside didn’t make her flinch, not one bit. In fact, she welcomed it — if anything, it gave her more mouths to run at. With the crowd buzzing, she tugged at her gloves and strutted out from the corner, slow circles pacing around Bernadette like a lion sizing up her prey.

“Well ain’t this just the picture of arrogance,”

Cassidy barked, her Southern drawl dripping with sass. She pointed a finger at Annabelle and Candice.

“Y’all two dolls can flutter them lashes and play bodyguard all ya want, but if you so much as breathe wrong, I’ll hogtie ya both faster than a calf at a rodeo. Don’t test me, sugar, I came here for a fight.”

The crowd popped as she turned her gaze back to Bernadette, smirking.

“And you? Darlin’, you talk like you already sittin’ at the head of the table, but newsflash: ya ain’t earned your supper yet. Tonight, you’re just the steak on my plate.”

DING DING DING!!!

They finally locked horns in a collar-and-elbow tie-up, boots digging into the mat. Cassidy growled with grit, using her brawler’s strength to jerk Bernadette down into a tight side headlock. She ground her forearm against Bernadette’s temple, wrenching it in while leaning in close to talk more trash.

“Aw, don’t look so sour, honey,”

Cassidy teased, her voice low and cutting.

“You said this was about Kyoko? Guess what — tonight’s about me. And I’m fixin’ to make sure your little Harbingers ride outta Kyoto with their tails tucked between their legs.”

She gave the hold another crank for emphasis, flashing a wink to the crowd as they roared for the cowgirl’s fire.

Bernadette was always one for theatrics and tonight's bout against Cassidy would be no exception as she wanted to make her presence known to show the difference between an upstart rookie like Cassidy and one with as much skill as Bernadette. Right as Bernadette stepped into the ring the raven was quick to trash talk as she the raven bombshell saw the cowgirl as nothing more than a steppingstone to achieve her true goal of ruling the middleweight division. When the bomb got into her corner however, her opponent finally spoke up and it seemed like she had a mouth on her. "HMMPF!" Bernadette sneered at Cassidy as while a second ago Bernadette was as confident as they come, as her eyes started to press against each other. Bernadette folded her arms underneath her bust as Cassidy prattled along with a tirade of her own but rather than speaking to her she had her sights on Bernadette's sister's in arms as she turned her head to see who Cassidy was pointing out.

While Annabelle and Candice were here as Bernadette's bodyguards incase she needed any assistance, Candice who had no interest in stepping in unless needed too, now wished she was the one as Cassidy's words made the thunderbolt hunch over gripping the top ropes growling. "Ohhhh really!? Then all means you little brat, why don't you come out and prove it!!!!!" Candice barked angrily as she was ready to hop in and show her what true speed looked like as Annabelle wrapped her arms around Candice's waist before she did something drastic! "Calm down Candy!" Annabelle pleaded as Candice did everything, she could to reach the ropes before Bernadette raised her arm up for Candice to cut it out. "Ugh.... fine..." Candice rolled her eyes as she let her arms drape down for Annabelle to gently put her back in her standing position. "Thank you Bernie...." Annabelle muttered in relief as even with her tight grip Candice got dangerously close to gripping the ropes. Bernadette while annoyed with Candice's behavior, especially since it got a good reaction from the crowd. Bernadette had to let it pass as after letting out a deep breathe turning her attention back to the real culprit of this behavior Cassidy who continued to bark like a dog. Every insult Cassidy threw Bernadette's way as she stood there silently just made the bomb want to make a spectacle of her opponents defeat even more grandiose than before. "Tchhhh.... You really, I haven't earned a thing!?" Bernadette let out as her eyes shot up like daggers pointed at Cassidy. "I've worked ever since I was a little girl to get where I'm at and I'm not gonna let some southern hillbilly deny me what's rightfully mine!!!!!! Bernadette exploded like a bomb as all that reversed posture she had was gone shot her arm up pointing at Cassidy like a mad woman shouting to the sky for all to hear leaving the raven heaving her stomach in and out as it the audience went silent. Bernadette shaking her head back and forth seeing the shocked and concerned crowd stood up straight and pressed her hand against the mouth. "Ahem!" She coughed clearing up her throat before setting her sights back on Cassidy, the match hadn't even started yet and already there was tension in the air as now it was personal.

DING

As the bell rung Bernadette was eager to lock up with Cassidy as she marched forward like a solider before gripping her hands firmly on her arms as she leaned forward digging her boots into the mat to keep a firm stance almost like a statue."Is that all you got!?" An enraged Bernadette gritted through her teeth as tried to push Cassidy back only for it to be a trap! "What th- GRRRRRR!" Bernadette gasped at the quickness of Cassidy before her body was yanked back gritting her teeth in frustration as she fell for Cassidy's ploy. What made it worse was having to listen to Cassidy's southern drawl mocking her. Bernadette was trapped with almost no way to escape; however, an idea popped in her head. Suddenly the once enraged raven had her body mellow out with the tensity in her body dropping into a more relax posture as she let out a chuckle. "Is that so huh...?" Bernadette muttered silently so only Cassidy could hear her chilling words as her arms were draped down along the sides as if Cassidy was hugging a toy."If anyone doesn't look sour..... IT'S YOU!!!!!!" Bernadette added continuing her quiet talk to lure Cassidy into a sense of uneasiness before reverting back to her usual bomb static attitude as went to grip underneath Cassidy's legs as she pressed her boots against the mat to push herself backwards to try and cause both girls to be falling down backwards to the mat except it would Cassidy would be breaking Bernadette's fall!

Cassidy let out a sharp grunt as Bernadette’s weight came crashing down on her, the air knocked clean from her lungs for a brief moment. But the Texan grit ran deep — she wasn’t staying down that easy.

Cassidy coughed, rolling to her side before popping back to her boots, adrenaline surging. Her hat had been tossed aside somewhere in the scuffle, but that fiery gleam in her eyes hadn’t dimmed a bit.

As Bernadette started to rise, Cassidy stepped right up and booted her square in the gut. The sound cracked through KBS Hall like a whip.

“That all that fancy trainin’ got ya, huh!?”

she barked before grabbing a handful of Bernadette’s hair and attempting to hammer her with a stiff right hand. Then another. And another till Cassidy's opponent would back up to the corner!