Ryu Hiroshi vs Valley Doll III (Part 2)- Beyond Total Victory

[Teenwrestler]

Match type:
Victory Conditions:An sixty (60) minute Iron Man match, where the win conditions cycle after each fall. The first fall is only by pinfall, the second is submission, the third must be by knockout, and it cycles until time runs out.

This was it. As far as Ryu was concerned, this was a make or break match. He had not competed in an ironman match for a long time but he was confidence he could go the distance. There were many who doubted he could still wrestle, let alone wrestle for sixty minutes but he was here to prove the doubters wrong. Of course, he had to choose someone special- someone who had limitless potential and was on her way to becoming one of the best wrestlers. Valerie had defeated him in a tough match before but this time the toughness of the match was going to be cranked up all the way to eleven. It was not going to be easy for either one of them, Ryu had a lot to prove but so did Valley. Winning this match would prove her first win was no fluke while for Ryu, a victory would mean he was still one of the best despite what anyone else said about him online or to his face.

He had to be thankful to Valerie for giving him this chance but those niceties could wait until after the match because right now they were going to be opponents. He was in the gorilla position, waiting for his theme to cue before he could head out to the arena. He would sit on the bench and stare at the ground in silence, take deep breaths to calm himself down. Part of him feared the worse, that his body would fail him, that he would be unable to perform the levels he wanted to. He had trained well, rested well and was ready for this moment but there was...doubt in his mind.

Spoiler

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As his theme cued, he would stand up from the bench and walk out of the gorilla position. The Dragon made his entrance to the arena with mixed reactions, some trying to cheer him on while others jeered him with chants of "Just Retire". He tried not to let them get to it, despite clenching his fists and gritting his teeth. He had to be professional, he couldn't let the pressure get to him.

Ryu Hiroshi

Ryu would walk up the steel steps and stood on the ring apron, looking across it before making his way inside. He would bounce off the ring ropes and do a short sprint inside the ring before coming to a stop in the middle of the ring, loosening up his arms, neck and shoulders to limber up as he got ready. This match was not going to be easy and despite Valerie showing him respect in and out of the ring, once that bell would ring she would treat him like she would anyone else- someone to beat. The plan was simple, Ryu simply had to defeat Valerie at all costs.

[BlackAkuma]

Valerie wasn’t sure about this.

She had been a few days ago, when she agreed to Ryu’s challenge. It seemed like a good idea at the time - a chance to grow her stock by taking on an established name in a big match. Most wrestlers went their entire career without chances like this, and she was getting hers in her first year. But time had a way of wearing at your thoughts, making you realize things that didn’t occur to you at first. The more time went on, the more she realized the gravity of what she was about to embark on, and the less she was sure that Ryu was doing the same.

This match was grueling. It was a holdover from her the second Valley Doll’s time with Slamazons, a match that they’d tried a few times, but never completed. The wrestlers in question could never make it the full hour, and they always wound up quitting around the 45 minute mark. Her mother would always chalk that up to a lack of experience and poor stamina, confident that the more conditioned wrestlers in the modern era could handle it.

Maybe. Maybe. But what about Ryu? It was a big ask for her, but she didn’t have decades of wear-and-tear holding her back. And Ryu seemed determined to finish this, no matter what. Would even the referee be able to keep him back if things went too far?

It had been nagging her for days, and as she came out to her

, that feeling hadn't changed. But it was too late to back out of this now - she had to dedicate herself to the match, just as she’d trained. All business, all the time. Anything less would’ve been a slap in his face.

She made her way up the steps, slipped through the ropes and stood proud at the center of the ring, facing him with her hands on her hips and her steely gaze locked on.

Ready to begin…

”Ganbare, Ryu-san.” She gave him a solemn bow and stepped back to her corner, where she got in a few quick stretches while she waited for the bell to ring.

[Teenwrestler]

The truth was, Ryu was not sure about this either.

However, this was going to be his ultimate test. If he can survive this match, win it or even give Valerie a good contest- that would mean that he still had what it takes to hang with the young and upcoming talent, as well as with the wrestlers in their current prime. Perhaps this was him being selfish, he wanted this match for himself to see if he could still wrestle in one of the toughest matches. However, in reality, this would also benefit Valerie as well- get her name out as she went against a pro veteran. Whether she needed it or not was a different question, given her family legacy of course.

Ryu would await for his opponent and soon she would arrive. He would take a deep breath, trying to relax as he rolled his shoulder and finished some last minute exercises to keep himself nice and ready. The one thing he would not accept and made Valerie promise, was end the match early- no matter the result. He had to go the distance, he simply had to!

The two met in the center of the ring, she wished him luck and showed respect. He chuckled but did not say anything, as the veteran he should be saying that to her!! After that brief show of respect, both of them returned to the corner and after checking everything was in order- the bell rang. Immediately, Ryu would move out of his corner with his arms out in front of him. He did not want to wait, going in strong to lunge in towards Valley and test her once again in a collar and elbow tie-up! "Hrgnh! Face me!" he shouted.

[BlackAkuma]

Ryu seemed amped up for this. Not that she blamed him. From the outset, she could tell this match had a lot going under the hood for him, that it held meaning in a way she likely wouldn’t understand until she reached his age, if she was lucky enough to live that long. Her mother was much the same way. Set in her way, unmoving, locked on tradition. She could respect it, even if she didn’t wholly understand it.

However, that didn’t mean she was about to let herself be steamrolled. Though she came out of the corner with her arms up, she wasn’t as interested in a tie-up as he was. The whole point of that was to get a feeling for each other, to exchange data and build the foundation for their strategy. There was little need for that here, though. She’d faced Ryu before and not even that long ago. She had a good idea who she was dealing with.

So instead of locking horns, she ducked down at the last sentence and swung around behind, giving him nothing but air to grab. She reached out at his blindside and tried to wrap her arms around him for a tight waistlock.

[Teenwrestler]

While their last match was all about Valley, whether she could whether the storm of a veteran pro-wrestler, whether she had what it takes to hang with the best of the best and infront of the crowd, this match was about Ryu. The Dragon wanted to test himself against the future, whether he could still perform on the highest levels in the toughest match or whether its near the time to hang his boots. He was not ready for that, he would not accept that. Defeating Valerie, in this marathan of a match involving various victory conditions, would be the greatest proof that he still had it.

As he challenged the young woman to a head on grapple, she had other ideas and would dip under his arms to get in behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist for a waistlock. He grunted in pain, shuffled around as he swung his elbow back into the side of her head to stun her before breaking out of her grip and spinning behind her, doing the same to her.

Now, Ryu was behind her having his arms around her waist. He did not stop there though, he would lift her up and slam her down onto the back of her head and shoulder for a German suplex before keeping her there in the bridged position for a bridge pin. He wanted the first point desperately it seemed...

[BlackAkuma]

Success.

It might’ve seemed like a small thing to rejoice after scoring a simple waistlock, but Valerie was the type to revel in the tiny victories. A match like this wasn’t about big moves or dominating, dazzling displays. It would come down to technical prowess, about how they maximized their moments, and so far, she was in a good position with that, as she got to his backside and clamped down tight, controlling him in the moment.

But only for the moment. As it turned out, Ryu was quite slick, and he escaped momentarily. Not only that, but he slipped behind her and put in a waistlock of his own.Not only that, but he lifted her up, pulled her over, and…

Valerie cried as she hit the canvas with a solid impact, hammering hard on her shoulder and folded over, legs flopping in the air. Her bell was satisfactorily rung, so much so that she barely registered it when the referee came down and started the count.

”1…!”

She was quick to snap out of it, however, and threw her shoulder up with an explosive burst, breaking the pin and rolling away all at once. Stunned, she pushed up to her feet and staggered her way into the corner, shaking her head as she went to get it clear.

[Teenwrestler]

Ryu was as focused as he had ever been. He had trained hard for this match, he needed this match and he needed to win. Not only did he needed to win he needed to go all out and last the entire hour. For him, this was going to be the ultimate test if he still had it or not against one of the best up and coming wrestlers in the business. He was not going to let anyone feel sorry for himself, not Valley, not the crowd not anyone. The Dragon knew he had to pace himself but it was hard, his natural instinct was to go all out and he had to make sure that he didn't burn himself out too quick. However, he was not going to take his own advice on this and emotions were running too high. After landing in the German suplex, Valerie would kick out at one and then roll away, getting up to her feet and staggered to the corner.

Ryu would get up and chase, quickly wrapping his arms around her waist while bent forward and driving her back first into the corner to pin her down against the corner in a fierce tackle. The Dragon would then straighten up and go for a quick chop to her chest before once again wrapping his arms around her waist and this time, attempting a belly to belly suplex! If he managed to pull that off, he would once again for a pinfall- at this point it was clear Ryu was desperate for the first point to make a statement.

[BlackAkuma]

Valerie had expected some level of aggression out of Ryu - the man seemed desperate to win this match, as if it was the most important one of his career despite being for nothing tangible. But even she was shocked by this level of offense coming her way right from the start. The man was a bulldozer, a ball of relentless energy threatening to run over anything in his way, and if she didn't stop that momentum soon, she would get run over.

Unfortunately for her, he was still in control of things, and wasn’t of a mind to give her any room. She had barely been standing for a second before the man was all over, muscling her into the corner with a stiff tackle and forcing her to stay there with an even stiffer chop, slicing hard across her breasts. She lurched forward into his waiting arms, and she went to the sky from there, launched with ease by his suplex. She came down hard, crashing on her back, only for him to move in for another pinfall. Relentless, this man.

”1…!”

She kicked out again, this time with some authority and gave him a hard shove in the face for his troubles before she flopped back down. Hurt, but far from defeated.

[Teenwrestler]

Having wrestled her once before, Ryu came into this match prepared. He was not going to underestimate Valerie this time, she was not an ordinary young rookie wrestler but wrestled like someone well beyond her age and experience. He had to go in all guns blazing if he were to gain a point or two in this marathon of a wrestling match. Ryu's gameplan was like a soccer managers game plan, go in get the first two goals (or points in this case) and then stay on the defensive to run out the clock. However, getting that early pin and submission was the key here. Of course, that meant that his tactics would annoy Valerie too- no wrestler would take too kindly of constantly getting pinned after a move or two and she would let him know exactly that.

After slamming her down once more and going for another pin, Valerie would once again kick out at the count of one to let him know that this wont fly. She also give him a hard shove in the face as she kicked out to put that point across. "Hmph" he would shrug, annoyed by her antics as the Dragon would pass his arms under her armpits and then drag her up to her feet with him behind her.

"You're better than this. Focus, don't let frustration cloud your judgment" he would say to her as he had her in a full nelson hold as he attempted to transition that into a Tiger suplex to once again slam the blonde to the mat if he was able to pull it off.

[BlackAkuma]

A little annoyed. Valerie was definitely annoyed.

She supposed she shouldn’t have been, really. Ryu was a veteran with years of experience, and while she was ahead of her curve in that regard, it was a gap that only time could ever truly close. Of course he was getting the better of her. Of course he was finding her weakspots and exploiting them. It made sense.

But that didn’t make it any less annoying, especially when she had beaten him so decisively before. She needed to get her mind together. She needed to focus.

He said as much himself, as he hauled her up into a full-nelson and proceeded to lift her up, going for a suplex. Instead of going along with the flow, however, Valerie pushed up, adding to her momentum, giving her enough force to do a full rotation in to the air. She came down on her butt with her legs splayed. Not the most comfortable position, but it allowed her to reached out, grab his shoulders, and press them hard to the mat, looking to surprise him with a quick pin.

The referee was startled, but he dropped down and started up the count right away, slapping the mat beside them. ”1…!”