Cold Reception: Tatiana Morozova vs Johnny Atlas

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No Disqualifications Match: Winner to be decided by pinfall, submission or ko with nothing either competitor does to the other being grounds to be disqualified.

Tatiana hummed softly as she stretched her legs out backstage with the use of a equipment box, humming to herself softly as she prepared both mentally and physically for tonight. After all you only got the chance to debut in a company once and she was determined to make it a positive one. It was why when she was presented with a male opponent as her debut she didn't hesitate to say yes, likewise when said opponent wanted to up the ante by making things no dq she had no issue accepting it whatsoever.

Now she had seen footage of Mr.Johnny Atlas's past matches and she knew the type of man he was and what he would no doubt try and pull with the conditions set as they were but that was fine. She could handle more than a little bit of dirty tricks or sensual tactics, it would only make her look all the greater when she overcame them all and made the man regret anything he'd bring forth in this match of his own choosing.

"Ms.Morozova? Its time."

Nodding wordlessly at the confirmation that the moment of her debut was at hand Tatiana would pull her leg off the equipment box and land back on two feet, turning and rolling her neck in preparation as she began making her way to the entrance curtain. As she did so a small, excited smile played at her lips, the anticipation of her debut building within to the point that even her normally cool and calm demeanor was melting just a little as she made it to the curtain just as her music began to play.

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Stepping out from behind and doing a quick spin Tatiana would extend one leg out while holding her arms up in a ballet like pose to a chorus of cheers. Some from those being polite, others taken by her dynamic reveal or natural beauty, and of course, those who were already fans of Tatiana's from her music career.

Whatever the case it was nothing that she wasn't used too already and as she began to strut her way down the ramp, small smile still playing on her face, she would turn and pose at certain intervals of the ramp, letting the crowd take her in in her first official wrestling attire, making sure to show it off since she was quite happy with how it looked.

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Continuing this until she made it to the ring the white haired beauty would hop onto the ring apron and then drop down into a perfect split before rolling under the bottom rope and pushing herself up in a standing position in the ring proper. Doing another quick spin and blowing a few kisses into the crowd Tatiana would make her way over to a corner and lean against it, confidently looking up at the entrance ramp waiting for her opponent Johnny Atlas to arrive.

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All due respect to LAW's investigative team when it comes to researching wrestler's backgrounds, but Johnny remained confident that if he can conceal his nefarious crimes from Japanese police than a mere wrestling federation probably wasn't going to fare any better when it comes to uncovering all of his various side hustles. Unscrupulous match footage was only the top of the metaphorical iceberg when it came around to all the immoral and unethical pies that Johnny has his manipulative fingers within. And it was most definitely his knack for concealing shell companies and misbegotten fortune that allowed him to grease the palms of certain CEO's into arranging this match in the first place. An operatic songstress with captivating beauty making headlines due to the unbridled potential within those divine vocals of hers...is someone who Johnny can see making him bank once he sinks his depraved claws into her. Whether or not she was gullible enough to sign on the dotted line to formally have him become her talent manager or allow him to invest his dirty money into her burgeoning singing career, let's just say that ideas abounded when it came to what he could provide her. And if she just so happened to outright refuse him...well, Johnny figures he'll just cross that bridge when he comes to it...

Casino Royale

Johnny Atlas

Johnny leaning against the wall with his arms crossed when idea cropped into his head just in time for his own entrance music to start. The gigantic screen showcasing suits of cards fluttering around, dice being rolled around a bustling craps table, and slot machines rolling triple seven's all perfectly setting the environment for the Dapper Gambler's strolling appearance at the top of the ramp. Brandishing a snarky smile beneath his low-tipped bowler hat as he kept his trademark cane propped against his shoulder. Johnny nonchalantly entering through the ropes and handing off both his treasured cane and bowler hat towards the referee as he locked eyes with and started a walking stride towards..."Tatiana Morozova~...May I just say that it is a pleasure to make the acquaintance for such an enrapturing beauty. Siren Enchantress...Glacial Princess...Winter Songstress...Magazines certainly have no shortage of nicknames for such a talented up and comer in the opera world. They say your immaculate singing voice is matched only by your wrestling capability. Let's hope for my sake that they're mistaken~..." Johnny politely praised Tatianna before extending his arm for an offered handshake, although if accepted the suave gentleman would place a faint peck on the back of her hand before releasing it.

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Tati watched with mild interest as the theme of her opponent started playing over the speakers of the arena and one Johnny Atlas made his appearance, bowler hat and can on his shoulder, looking like a mafiaoso of some kind. Honestly Tatiana wasn't overly impressed as shown with her arms crossed as Johnny made it to the ring and slipped between the ropes into the ring proper and immediately began approaching her, but not with the look of someone wanting to fight.. yet. After a moment however Tatiana understood, he was trying to grease her.

Silently letting him go on she would reach out, grabbing his hand between two fingers as if put off by touch with the man but even so he would manage to catch her hand and pull it up for a kiss on the back of her hand, making her narrow her eyes before taking her hand back. "Lets hope for both our sakes that your own wrestling ability isn't as terrible as you're attempts at flattery, otherwise my debut will have nowhere near the upset I'd like." Tatiana shot back coldly as she already took a few steps back, raising her fists in preparation to clash with the man.

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Any devious talent agent/enterprising mobster worth their salt knows the pivotal importance of a first impression. And Johnny earnestly figured he'd hit a Grand Slam with his elaborate entrance, courteous manners, and debonair flattery. Unfortunately, it appeared as if Tatiana's chilling sobriquets were more appropriate than he had initially anticipated. Johnny standing upright with faux shivers and a quick rubbing of his gloved hands together from Tatiana's cold shoulder freezing the temperature in the arena. "Brrrr, well I certainly wasn't expecting to be stricken with frostbite in the middle of September. I see it may take some time for the Winter Songstress to warm up to me. Thankfully, I have a knack for melting more than just the ladies’ hearts once they step into the squared circle with me. Here's to a captivating performance, Madam~..." A cordial bow preceding the ringing of the match bell, the smirking conman approaching in a grappling stance and attempted collar and elbow tie-up. Except several seconds after the lockup being accepted, Johnny would transition to a hammerlock pinning one arm between her shoulder blades.

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Once again Tatiana had to say that she wasn't impressed with the man across from her. Finding his attitude and general demeanor to be quite... off putting to put it nicely even if he wasn't half bad to look at.

"Frankly I doubt any woman's heart would melt in you're presence but very well I can at least agree to making this a grand performance." Tatiana said with a roll of her neck before raising her hands up as the bell rang, officially starting the bout between the two of them as they stepped towards each other and locked up!

But only for a short time, a very short time before he managed to turn and get behind Tati, twisting her arm behind her back in a hammerlock! "Ngh!" Tatiana groaned out before gritting her teeth, stamping her foot on the man and ducking down before twisting and moving to undo the hold on her arm while lifting her leg up, trying to drive a hard kick into Johnny's ribs!

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Thankfully, Johnny was more than accustomed to playing the long game. Whether it was in regard to winning over prospective wrestling/theater talent such as Tatiana, or making all the right chess moves as the enterprising mob-boss that he strove to become. Therefore, Johnny opted to take his time in beginning this match with nothing more than a torqued hammerlock, an arm-wrenching maneuver he's quite accustomed to given the countless times he's been arrested in his formative years. What he didn't anticipate was Tatiana deftly stamping down on the canvas and spiraling herself to the side, undoing the armhold with a balletic grace and swiftness that left the flummoxed conman scarcely a second to react to the counter attack via barely managing to catch Tatiana's kick in time before it was thrust into his ribcage. "Phew!!! H-Hey now, Snowflake. Why the hostility? This is no way to start a lucrative business partnership~..." Johnny sneered while holding Tat's leg aloft, making the opera singer balance herself on one leg as he continued his attempted courting.

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Tatiana was decidedly not entertained by Johnny or his attempts at trying to court her. As such she went about trying to make him regret ever approaching her with such bravado. Still he was a bit more adept at wrestling than maybe she initially gave him credit for as he caught her in a hammerlock early on. However she would manage to deftly drop down and twist to escape the hold and in turn tried to send a kick directly into his mid section. Unfortunately however her plan wouldn't come to full fruition as Johnny managed to catch her leg, making her blue eyes widen before narrowing a bit in annoyance as he spoke again making her fists clench tightly into fists. "There will be no partnerships!" Tatiana growled out as she pulled her caught leg in to force Johnny towards her before jumping up with her free leg, turning and twisting in the air while bringing her leg around to try and smack her foot into the side of his face with a step up enziguri!

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Johnny was beginning to get the distinct sensation that the opera singer here wasn't particularly enthralled with the concept of forging potential business partnerships with him. A judgement that he thought was unwarranted considering she'd barely even heard his full sales pitch yet. Suave and debonair businessman though he was, scraping his knuckles in underground fighting pits had the fortuitous side-effect of making him capable of foreseeing the attempted roundhouse kick and catch it in mid-air. Tatiana compelled to practice some of her renowned grace and poise as she balanced herself on one leg to Johnny's smirking satisfaction. A perfect opportunity to continue his shrewd solicitation. "Oh come on~...You've any idea how far you could get in this industry with my-" Johnny's conniving tactics being upended with a clock cleaning enzuigiri that echoed to the rafters and whiplashed the con-man into an unbalanced spiral on his feet, a wobbled stutter step taken on his way towards plummeting to his knees with his rattled head and arms sagging over the middle rope...

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While the match had just barely started Tatiana was already growing impatient with Johnny and his attempts at soliciting her into some skewed business deal that would no doubt be extremely shady. Something that she was determined to put a stop too with a swift kick to the head which, thankfully finally managed to shut Johnny up for a moment. Immediately pushing herself up to her feet Tatiana would turn her attention once more to Johnny who was already stumbling. Not wanting to waste even a moment of opportunity the white haired beauty would run towards the man, jumping into the air as she neared and bringing her legs up to try and wrap them around his head before twisting her body as gravity took her, trying to bring the gambler down with a head scissor take down! A hold Tati would try and keep locked in tight as they'd land, trying to crush his skull like a watermelon between her thighs!

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Johnny earnestly thought Tatiana would have possessed the vision and clarity to know the deal of a lifetime when it was standing right in front of her. Instead, Tatiana seemed more interested in depriving Johnny of his own vision and clarity via a wrathful spinkick that had spittle flying to the side as he staggered over criss-crossed legs. There was far more pepper on that strike than Johnny could have predicted. The conman struggling through discombobulated thoughts from a rattled skull to keep himself upright in spite of the wobbled inertia in his legs, except no sooner was he beginning to be balanced again than he'd be beset upon by the nimble opera singer seating herself upon his shoulders. Stark-wide eyes feasting upon the regal beauty's crotch in the preamble to being chucked sideways into the spiraling takedown. "Hgh...Well, s-so much for negotiations..." Johnny chortled out from between the supple vice cranking down on him. Being flipped over like a flapjack only exacerbating his rattled dizziness as he panted wearily and pawed at the performer's classically trained legs...