Gabrielle "Gabi" Pelletier vs. "The Tapout Artist" Corina de Windt (Debut)

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Oh, Corina de Windt was excited for this.

For weeks she dealt with moving, with sitting in offices signing papers, with riding around town in public transportation since she did not know anything about her new home. Nonstop activities, all of them, and none of them engaging or fun or relaxing. She remembered why she waited so long to move away from her college home to join a larger promotion. Change could be so stressful for so many reasons!

But now, she stood on the cusp of her first match! Anticipation bubbled, far more than nervousness (though she felt some of that too), while she rocked on her toes from the gorilla position, ready to enter the ring and introduce herself to these new fans. Admittedly, as much as she would enjoy performing (and winning, she planned) in front of a new, larger crowd, she simply felt the need to tussle with a good opponent. It sounded like therapy, in fact!

"Introducing! From Willemstad, Curacao.."

Cori's lips tore into a grin hearing her introduction, and after impatiently waiting for her music to hit its stride after the softer introduction, she emerged.

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She flexed, putting the body she worked so hard to form on display for the new crowd, before bringing her hands underneath her lips so she could blow the flower petals in her palms across the stage. The tradition had stuck with her ever since her mother suggested it, and she would never neglect it.

Fans warmly greeted her, and Cori handed flowers she had tucked into her waistband to a few of them while she walked.

She lingered, immersing herself in being the hot new wrestler in the neighborhood, long enough that her own music ceased and her opponent's started. "Oops, oops.. Thank you, everyone." She quickly shuffled toward the ring and up the steps. There she stopped, peering back to the stage. She admittedly knew little about this opponent of hers, a mistake of her own making. As it turned out, she had gotten a little caught up in the idea of the match itself and slacked in her research, but she had a feeling that the pure thrill of having a match again would help carry her.

"Let's see who you are, Gabrielle."

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Gabi took some deep breaths as she waited backstage, trying to keep herself calm before she was sent out into the ring again. This would be her first match against someone outside the Young Lioness program, which meant it was a great opportunity. But it was also quite scary for the young Canadian. She was going up against a rookie, but someone who had a reputation as a submission specialist - that alone made Gabi more than a little nervous. Swallowing down her fear, she tried to focus on herself, on her strengths and how she might win this match. She checked over her attire, adjusting the white-red singlet and pulling her long red gloves and thigh boots tight over her buxom frame.

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Ruffling a hand through her thick brown hair, she puffed out her chest at the sound of her entrance music, Avril Lavigne - Here's to Never Growing Up, blasting out of the speakers. Clenching and unclenching her fists, Gabi exhaled the breath she was holding and stepped out.

The lights and the cheers washed over her and she beamed a smile, trying to look more calm and confident than she felt as she strutted her way down the ramp. Ignoring the flutter in her chest she paused for selfie's with eager fans, high-fiving others and making her way to the ring. She mounted the corner steps and ducked through the ropes to face her next opponent.

When she saw Corina, Gabi's heart started racing. The woman was taller than her and she looked so strong! Confidence seemed to beat off of her like radiation. The flustered youngster tried to steady her jangled nerves as she stepped to the middle of the ring, but she didn't trust herself to speak, trying to come up with a game plan to take on this powerful looking woman. She needed to come out hard and fast if she wanted any chance of coming out on top today...

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Never one to judge merely on appearance, Cori could nonetheless gather little about Gabrielle aside from "cute" and "petite." Of course, she considered neither a sign about Gabrielle's abilities, even if many more biased people might. Many, many cute and petite wrestlers gave Cori a very difficult time in her matches, and none of them ever looked as strong in the arms or thighs as Gabrielle did when she drew closer to the Tapout Artist.

Cori gave her a sweet, friendly wink before entering the ring to get out of her way, and she waited, making last-minute adjustments to her attire and adjusting the clip on the flower in her hair (knowing it would fall out during the match anyway). Ah, to be in the ring again was such a pleasure.

She switched to stretches as Gabrielle entered, and while the smaller beauty seemed aversive to interacting, Cori did not notice this aversion at all. She sauntered over with a hand outstretched and a smile on her face. "A good match, yeah? I'm so excited to face you." she said, her mixed accent weaving through every word.

The ref, after a moment of peering at them and seemingly pleased at the good sportsmanship, started to shift over to signal for the ringing of the bell.

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Gabi gulped down her nerves as Corina approached her, sticking out a hand for the Young Lioness to shake. Trying to shake off her trepidation she nodded to the bigger woman and accepted the grip, shaking hands firmly with her opponent.

"Y-yeah, you too!" Gabi blurted out a little too quickly, before the two wrestlers parted to their respective sides of the ring. Taking a deep breath, Gabi tried to ignore her thundering heartbeat and settled into her wrestling stance as the cheers of the crowd rose up. Then the bell rang and the match was underway.

Knowing she needed to stick to her strengths, the powerful young Canadian advanced quickly towards Corina, not wanting to allow the larger woman to gain the initiative in this encounter. She powered straight forward and attempted to lock up with the other wrestler, hoping to put Corina on the back foot to start things off.

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Oh she did have a firm grip! Those muscles in her arms were not only for show. Cori's grin brightened. She finally picked up on Gabrielle's nervyness too. She was supposed to be the fresh rookie, here! "It will be!" she said brightly over the crowd before they separated. Cori studied Gabrielle for a couple more seconds before retreating into her corner, where, warming up, she bounced up and down in a way that mesmerized the men and a few women in the first few rows and earned the attention of at least two cameras.

Ah, the bell sounded so nice, and adrenaline coursed through the painter while she sidled back in Gabi's direction, a perkiness to her movements. Gabi moved in with eagerness, too, filling the redhead with anticipation. Cori watched her closely and noticed she clearly wanted to lock up in a test of strength. Having no issues with that choice, Cori nodded invitingly and met her in the middle, where they clashed.

The smaller woman's strength quickly became evident. Not only did Cori have her hands on Gabi's hardening muscles, but she also came to realize that her height did her no favors against the mini-powerhouse who held her ground, even forcing Cori to shift her stance to remain rooted in place. "You're a strong one!" she said through her grunts.

Clearly, power would not get Cori anywhere, but she did know how to use her size difference. She ducked lower, almost shoving her chest into Gabi's face, and tried to get her longer arms underneath Gabi's armpits with a desire to situate them belly-to-belly and flip the smaller woman over her head.

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Gabi met Cori in the grapple, and felt a flush of confidence as she managed to hold her ground. Her low centre of gravity and powerful build held her in good stead as she strained against the bigger woman, jockeying for position in the grapple, apparently doing so well that even Corina herself agreed!

"Not bad... yourself," Gabi forced out through gritted teeth as she pushed to hold her ground, concentrating hard to maintain her leverage and trying to think of how to transition out of this! She pushed for all she was worth against the muscular rookie, but it seemed Cori had other ideas!

Suddenly the pressure on her small frame disappeared as the grapple was broken and Gabi lurched forward with a yelp, only to find Cori's breasts almost shoved right into her face as the other woman surged forward. She felt her cheeks redden, but had no chance to feel any further embarrassment as Corina's arms scooped neatly beneath Gabi's armpits.

"Hey wha- AAAGHH!" her confused blurt gave way to a cry of pain as with expert ease, Corina hefted her smaller opponent head over heels in a belly to belly suplex, flipping Gabi all the way over until she slammed back first onto the canvas! She sprawled out there, momentarily stunned by the impact and vulnerable to Cori's follow up!

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Corina's back crashing to the mat for the first time in months while she suplexed Gabrielle, reminding her that the canvas still offered a rough landing, could not detract from her elation at being back in the game. Executing the throw felt like a release she had missed for months while the stresses of business ate at her.

She sat up, grinning with satisfaction at the fans who popped for the early excitement, and after brushing her red hair out of the way, glanced back over her shoulder at Gabi. The girl had endured a much rougher landing, that much was sure, and lay sprawled and stunned. Cori peppily pushed herself to her feet and shuffled to the smaller woman. "Should have gotten me first~" she said, having no doubts that even with that tinier frame, this little powerhouse could have lifted her hundred-and-fifty pounds.

But Cori did not want to encourage Gabrielle to really do anything like that at all. Hating to pull on such pretty hair, Cori grasped Gabi by the shoulder of her singlet and turned her onto her chest. "No hard feelings, but I really want to win my first match, you know?" That rhetorical question asked, she plopped down onto her butt beside Gabi's shoulders and pulled the woman's head under her arm, tucked tightly between her bicep and chest.

"And I need you to stand up so I can do that." she added, starting to rise to her feet and bring the headlocked form of Gabi with her.

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With the impact of the surprise suplex having laid her out flat, Gabi wasn't in a position to stop Corina from following up on her strong opening, the cheery submissionist even going so far as to give what could be considered advice to the Young Lioness. She started to move, trying to get to her feet, but Cori was upon her before she could get up.

Her arms and legs flailed aimlessly as she was swiftly turned over, resting against her opponent's chest briefly before one of Corina's powerful arms encircled her neck in a headlock!

"Grrkk!" Gabi blurted as the lock was squeezed tight to hold her in place. She squirmed, but had no leverage to prevent Corina from rising with her struggle prey in tow. Once they were both back on their feet Gabi pressed her hands to either side of her opponent's waist, trying to widen her stance and set her feet as she pushed. Gritting her teeth, she tried to keep Cori from lifting her any further, at the same time trying to ease her head back to pop free of the headlock.

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All the fight poured back into Gabi once Cori lifted the smaller woman to her feet, and again, the redhead found herself in a rough power struggle. She bit her lip and tried to keep Gabi tucked against her side, but considering the woman's surprising power, her height, and her position behind Cori, it was not an easy task. She clinged for a few more seconds before Gabi popped free.

Cori swung around to her, panting and smiling. Clearly her opponent had spunk, and more than enough power to keep Cori from having her way even with their size difference. It was time for a change in the game plan. "Okay, that's fine, you don't want it the easy way." She winked.. and then spun and lifted her leg high with a kick aimed for Gabi's face.

The kick was meant to knock the smaller woman back and to the side, straight into the turnbuckle, and as Gabi tumbled in that direction, Cori darted over and grabbed the ropes to either side of her smaller opponent. "You're so powerful, but do you like flying?" she asked, slyly.

She tried to deter the girl from defending herself by delivering a knee to the stomach, then lowered her arm between Gabi's thighs and grasped one arm.

With ease due to Gabi's size, Cori lifted her opponent up and away from the turnbuckle. She only stopped once Gabi lay astride her shoulders, one arm holding Gabi's leg and the other her neck and jawline. Then she grinned, then huffed and flexed both arms, bending Gabi over the top of her in a picture-perfect torture rack.

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Gabi's strength held her in good stead as she manged to pop loose from the headlock, stumbling backwards under her own momentum. Flushed with success, she straightened up to face her foe.

Only to take a kick square in the face.

"AUGUH!" the blurted, sent tumbling straight into the turnbuckle clutching her head. Before she could recover Cori was upon her again, thudding a knee into the Young Lionesses' stomach and winding her. Gabi sagged in the corner, wheezing for breath, but soon felt Cori's grip snake down beneath her legs. Then she was rising...

"No, no NO!" Gabi wailed, flailing helplessly as Corina hoisted her skywards, draping the young Canadian across her shoulders. She squirmed for an instant before Cori's tight grip caught her beneath the jaw and trapped her in place. Then she bent Gabi with into a textbook execution of the torture rack submission!

"AIIIIIIIGHHHHHHH!" Gabi's piteous squeal of pain echoed through the arena as her weak constitution quickly crumbled under the submission hold. She screwed her eyes shut her, limbs flapping about uselessly as she tried to withstand the hold, but it would be a matter of seconds before this was more than she could bare...