Black Tornado's Open Challenge for the USPW Wildcat Title

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Brianna had an answer for Jem at every juncture in this match thus far! Black Tornado was proudly representing USPW on a LAW PPV! She was proudly defending her champion and conducting herself like a model champion from the moment her entrance music hit! She had wrestled nearly a perfect match, keeping Holland on the back foot for what had to be several minutes now! But Jem Holland didn't cement her place as a cornerstone at LAW just by being loud and likable! The crowd practically came unglued when the streamer showed signs of life and got her knees up to counter Tornado's Frog Splash to the outside!

The officials calling the match remarked on how hard Brianna had come down onto Jem's knees and shins! No doubt Tornado would be winded for at least a short while. And while the champion writhed and while the referee counted, Jem got a much-needed breather. The E-Girl was able to roll herself over onto her front. She pushed herself up slowly, taking time to brush away the locks of blonde hair that impeded her vision.

Sweat dripped from Jem's brow. She breathed heavily. One of the shoulder straps from her leotard had been pulled down from the drubbing she had received from the likes of Tornado. But even now, Jem banged the thinly padded concrete beneath her with her fist, and she powered her way up to her feet, much to the approval of the fans in the front row!

"Three...... Four!" The referee's counting continued while both ladies continued this contest at ringside, just outside the ring. Between the third and fourth counts, Holland pushed her way to her feet and raised one fist high in the air! The fans roared in approval! And at the possibility of seeing this heated contest take yet another turn! Jem's fist descended, and as it did, the streamer extended her index finger! Her hand settled in position to point right at her fallen opponent!

"I haven't been the best host to you, Tornado, so let me make up for that by giving you a rundown!" Jem roared loudly before making her way over to The Wildcat Champion.

Jem would look to straddle Tornado, hooking her arms around the masked gal's slender waist to pull her up from the floor, and into position for what seemed to be a Backdrop Suplex! Though she'd try to hold Tornado in place for a quick second before trying anything!

"I am LAW's Greatest E-Girl! The Greatest streamer in pro wrestling!" Jem pointed to herself.

"And these people!" Jem gestured broadly to the many thousands of fans all around the arena, still with Brianna in tow if she could manage it!

"These good fans are MY comeback mechanic! Jem fans, lemme hear every hashtagJemFan in here sound off!" Jem would drink it in for a moment before looking to lift Black Tornado up, but not for a Suplex! The boisterous blonde would grip Tornado's waist with one hand, and her thigh with the other, Jem would look to lift Brianna up high and walk over several steps, so that she could drop the champion crotch-first onto the guardrail of the barricade between themselves and the fans! Should Jem succeed in stunning Brianna and putting her in a perilous predicament, she'd continue her antics!

"And this! Is what hospitality looks like in these parts! Black Tornado! Welcome to the greatest wrestling promotion in the world today! Welcome to LAW, baby!"

Should Jem be able to swing the momentum of the match in her favor, she wouldn't stop here! LAW's Greatest E-Girl would dash down the length of the barricade before stopping and dropping down to one knee to turn around! Jem would look for a follow-up if things went her way! The E-Girl would pick up speed and try to run at a compromised Tornado to take her off the guardrail with a hard Running Lariat! The many dedicated Jem fans packing the stands who had followed her from her days of full-time streaming would erupt with hype and approval! And the Jem train would keep chugging well past the point of making contact with Bri! Jem would continue running after the Lariat, all the way around the ring to the announce table, where she'd take the Wildcat Championship in hand and hold the belt with her in front of the cameras covering the action!

"About to be the New USPW Wildcat Champ tonight, baybeeeee!" She'd boast before patting the belt with one hand and returning it to the staff members.

[CaptainL]

Everything had been going great for Brianna. She was putting her best face forward, showcasing what she did best in front of a whole new crowd, where she could shine brightly for not just LAW but WFPW as well. From the reception she got the moment she made her entrance, she knew she had plenty of old fans here to greet her, and from the cheers she'd heard since, she had no doubt she'd made plenty of new fans too. And when Jem had gone outside the ring, she had gone up to the ropes, ready to deliver the coup de grace. She could feel her smile grow wider as she basked in all their cheers and all their adoration, and she knew that when she flipped off the ropes a moment later to come down hard on top of the streamer, it would bring the explosive finish to this match that everyone was hoping for!

Except...that wasn't what happened at all. Brianna leaped from the ropes, all right - but when she came down, it was right onto her opponent's raised knees! In an instant, what was supposed to be her moment of triumph had been swept out from under her feet. Coughing and gagging as the air was driven from her lungs, she went tumbling aside, rolling limply off of Jem. She managed to push herself up onto her hands and knees, shaking some hair out of her eyes, but that was where she stayed. For as much as the Tornado was in tip-top shape, she wasn't quite as young and spry as Jem was - and that last move had hit her hard. She was going to need a moment to recover. And unfortunately...Jem wasn't going to let her have that.

When she stepped over to the luchadora, lording over her imminent victory, Tornado lifted her head to shoot a disapproving glare back at Jem. She might not have it in her to get back on her feet just yet, but she knew disrespect when she saw it, and she wasn't about to tolerate it. But she couldn't stop Jem from scooping her up into the air! Hoisted above the ground with a gasp, Tornado went stiff, bracing herself for the landing. She began to wriggle back and forth, doing her best to fight back against Jem's embrace. But for now, it seemed, the blonde had her right where she wanted her...and Brianna was hating every bit of it.

Not the least because she insisted on all the gloating and showboating the whole time - or because so many of the fans were eating it up. Some of them, seeing her refusal to get back in the ring, had begun to boo Jem, but just as many were cheering for what they were sure was an imminent Wildcat Title change. The boos would grow louder as she carried Brianna over to the barricades, and as it became all too apparent what was about to happen to her. But they wouldn't stop Jem, as she dropped her down hard - and as her groin met the cold, unforgiving steel, a loud clang echoed through the arena. Brianna threw back her head, screaming in pain - but to Jem's fans, it fell on deaf ears!

"Five! Six!!"

With the pain still rippling through her, Brianna couldn't muster up the strength she needed to fight back. She sank over the barricade, grasping at it with both hands to try and hold herself up as she doubled over forward. But all she could do was pant and groan, sweat running down her brow. Every time she had the urge to jump back up, the pain stopped her in her tracks. Which meant that was Jem ran back around to nail her with a lariat, Brianna had no choice but to take it, her legs kicking up into the air as she flipped off the barricade and flopped onto her back with a thump!

"Seven!!"

Now, there was nothing stopping Jem from taking the glory - or, in this case, the belt. Quite literally, in fact. While Brianna could do little more than lay crumpled on the ground, she waltzed over to where the Wildcat Championship was being held and held it aloft, posing for no shortage of photos from the fans! Brianna might not have felt like getting to her feet any time soon, but she certainly could look up and see her opponent already lording over the title like she owned it. And she could see far more of that than she would have ever wanted to. Tornado had little good to say about Jem's conduct in general...but this was too far. Her teeth bared in a snarl, and her body stiffened. Now, she knew, she couldn't let things end like this. She had traveled too far and come too close to victory to let this slip through her fingers. She was here as a visiting champion, and she wasn't about to let her first outing in LAW be such a disappointment. If there was ever a motivation Brianna needed to push her back to her feet...this was it!

"Eight!!"

As the ref's count grew higher and higher, the booing of the fans grew louder. But in the middle of it all, Brianna had rolled over onto her knees, and now she was beginning to push herself up. She stopped and shuddered from the lingering pain, but she looked up at Jem all the same. She couldn't let anything keep her down now! "Nnngh...you know..." she groaned, "I don't know what your plan is here. Make me lose by count-out? Because...you do know that champion's advantage is a thing, right?"

But then, Brianna sprung back to her feet. Her determination to stand up to Jem, and to prove her wrong, was enough to carry her the rest of the way. And when the fans saw her jump back up to her full height, they all erupted in cheers - which only gave her the strength she needed to stand taller, beaming with pride!

"...Not that I'm gonna need it!~"

Propelled by her willpower, her determination, and her desire to do right by the belt, the Tornado took off! The whole arena echoed with the cheers of her supporters as she sped off toward Jem - and, as she got close, she would leap toward her, looking to grab the blonde by the head to bulldog her face-first into the floor!

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Brianna had been wrestling an amazing match. She was staking her promotion's reputation on her performance at this PPV! She was showing LAW and LAW fans what USPW was all about and what the Wildcat Championship was all about! But the last minute or so of the match saw LAW's Greatest E-Girl, Jem Holland, do the same for LAW!

In much the same way that fans had rallied behind the Wildcat Champ, Jem fans all over the arena found a second wind at the very same time Jem did! The E-Girl continued raising the stakes and drawing all eyes and ears to the match at hand! Though the referee kept counting, you could only barely hear the striped shirt girl in the ring amidst the sea of cheers and noise from the crowd!

The blonde middleweight was all too aware that her showboating wouldn't sit well with Tornado. No doubt some of the men and women in the USPW locker rooms would have it out for her after her taunting at Brianna's expense. But no one could deny that the E-Girl knew how to ham it up for cameras and the fans! Jem even risked a double countout just to the world what she'd look like with the Wildcat Championship in hand, should her momentum carry her to victory here! The referee made it all the way up to the count of 8 before both women were back up to their feet! And when Jem turned her attention to Tornado, the masked woman was quite indignant!

"Huh? You wanna know the plan?" A skeptical Jem raised one of her eyebrows. She placed a hand on her hip and cocked it to the side.

Brianna was having absolutely none of her antics! Before the challenger and the champion could mince more words, Brianna chastised Jem further. First verbally and then physically! Jem recoiled with surprise and concern when the champ hopped up off the ground and stood up fully before making a beeline for her! Fans cheered when Brianna closed the gap and leaped at Jem, grabbing her blonde-haired head in the process to try and drive it into the thinly padded concrete at ringside with a Running Bulldog!

"Nine!" Of course, the referee continued counting! Brianna was right about the champion's advantage. If she played her cards right, she could connect with this move and slip her way into the ring just a hair before ten, leaving Jem to suffer a count-out loss and lose via her own arguably arrogant misplays in the match! But the gamer/wrestler girl was all too aware that her choices opened her up to this outcome! And if she had something to say about it, Jem would try and win in the most spectacular, eye-catching ways possible! And she'd do it within the bounds of the rules they were wrestling under!

"Isn't it obvious!?" A toothy grin formed on Jem's face as she clasped her hands around Brianna's waist to try and pluck her from the air! Brianna still held a grip on her head, but Jem would try to power through! If she could manage it, Jem would plant both of her bare feet firmly on the ground and tense her biceps! She'd try and maintain something of a Waistlock on Brianna and keep the girl airborne, blocking the attempt at a Bulldog!

"Yaaahhh!" Holland would roar as she looked to carry Brianna once more, this time towards the ring!

Jem would take several steps back and look to roll Tornado between the apron and bottom ropes! And if she managed to do that, she'd soon roll under the bottom rope herself to very narrowly beat the count with a photo-finish!

If Jem got her way here, the crowd would once again burst into cheers at the thought of seeing this heated, spirited contest continue! And Jem would take her time getting up and explaining herself to Steele!

"The plan, haha, is that you're too tough to lose by count-out!" Jem would point to Brianna and lift herself up to her knees.

"The plan! Is to send these people home happy! To give them something to talk about!" Jem would bang the canvas to drive her point home. She'd continue working her way up to her feet, using the ropes for balance.

"The plaaaan! Is to beat you in the middle of this ring and to become the new champ! Now if you got a problem with any of that, Tornado! Then hit me with your best shot right now! Round start! Let's gooooo~!" If Jem wasn't interrupted, she'd gesture broadly to the hot crowd before turning her attention back to Black Tornado! Jem would slap her own chest audibly and gesture to invite Tornado to answer her challenge and take the next swing to keep this hyped title match between two promotions cornerstones going!

[CaptainL]

Brianna had faced a close brush with defeat when Jem had taken her down - and her taunts were only rubbing things in further. Her eyes narrowed into a glare, her teeth clenched, and her fists balled at her sides. This was her first-ever appearance in LAW, and when she was here to promote the company she held her champonship in, she couldn't risk embarrassing herself in front of the world - no, that was a fate she couldn't stand. And a fate she was all the more determined to fight her hardest to avert, if it would have to come down to that!

Fueled by that willpower, Brianna was able to force herself to her feet - and even if Jem might've tried to escape, the Tornado was ready for her! Taking off in a flash, she kicked off her feet as soon as she came close, attempting to hurl her to the ground beneath!

"You're forgetting something!" she boasted. "I might be a champion for my abilities - but I'm also a passionate fan of all things wrestling! I know how the rules work, inside and out! If you think you can psyche me out, I'm way ahead of you, because I've seen it all before, and...huh?"

In the middle of her speech, Brianna had realized something unfortunate - she wasn't moving. Right as she was about to carry all the momentum of her charge forward, hoping to slam Jem's skull against the floor, the streamer had managed to catch her and steady herself! Black Tornado's feet were still hanging in the air, but rather than taking Jem down, the E-Girl had managed to halt her in place! When Brianna looked down, her face grew pale, and her eyes widened beneah her mask. She knew this was going to hurt - but more importantly, Jem had made a fool out of her in outsmarting her. The first blow she took was a blow to her pride...but when Jem proceeded to slam her back down against the mat a moment later, her body would hurt too!

"Gah-!!" Her legs kicked up in the air as she landed flat on her back, giving Jem the chance to slide back into the ring. For a moment, the Tornado lay there, sputtering and groaning as she tried to get the air back in her lungs. But as Jem lifted herself back into the ring, she took some time to explain herself - and as she did, Brianna watched her closely, studying her every move.

As a matter of fact, Jem hadn't expected this to work at all. No, she was just trying to whittle down further at Brianna's reserves - and to make a splash in the process to ensure this match would be the grand spectacle an excursion from the Wildcat Champion deserved! Slowly, the Black Tornado caught her breath, but she listened to everything Jem had to say all the while. But it didn't intimidate her, and it didn't make her think any less of her chances. As a matter of fact, when Jem talked about wanting to send the people home happy, Brianna only smirked a little wider to herself. Now she knew that, at the end of the day, they really had the same goal in mind. And when Jem announced she would be letting her opponent make the next shot...the opportunity almost seemed too good to be true.

"...Is that sooooo?" Brianna mused aloud, raising an eyebrow to Jem. Then, she slowly lifted herself from the floor. She winced from the ache in her back as she sat up straighter, but a moment later the smug look was back on her face - the pain wouldn't be enough to stop her from what she had up her sleeve now. "Well, I will say. You and I might not exactly see eye to eye on everything. We've got two mutually exclusive goals here, Jem. You want to be the champ...and I'm not intent on giving up the position any time soon. But..."

"One! Two! Three! Four!" The referee was counting, with Tornado out of the ring, but Brianna wasn't bothered - she'd happily use this time to catch her breath and regain her strength. If Jem was offering her the next shot, she had no reason to rush. She already knew this could fall right into the palm of her hand! She reached up and took the bottom rope in both hands then, pulling on it to lift herself up higher and onto the apron.

"...we do have one big goal in common! We both want to put on a show and give these people their money's worth! I'll tell you, I care about that just as much as you do! For all our differences, we've got the same goal at hand. Just different ways of achieving it. If we can agree on that, I can't fault you too hard..."

"Five! Six! Seven! Eight!" Now Brianna and Jem were face to face, at eye level with one another. Surely, when a grin flashed across the luchadora's face just then, Jem would be able to see it.

"...except...for your lack of foresight!" And it was right then that the Tornado sprung her trap! Still holding onto the ropes, she kicked off the apron - and spun herself around in a circle, throwing her body through the gap between the top and middle ropes so that her knees would collide with Jem for a 619!

Spoiler

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"Yeah!!! Now you're getting it!" Holland roared with a pump of her fist when Tornado questioned her!

Brianna and Jem connected on their shared desire to please the crowd and their winning smile and their winning ways. But the reality was that this was a pro wrestling ring! And this was a match where they each brought the pride of the promotions they represented to the ring! Only one woman would emerge victorious in this huge PPV match!

"Uh huh! Uh huh!" Jem nodded along to Brianna's words and smiled. Much like the fans, Jem was getting swept up in the hype of the possibility of making this match everything it could be and more! So much so that she scarcely put together that Brianna wasn't necessarily smiling in solidarity with her! The luchadora flashed a grin with the intention of getting the drop on her!

"Foresight? No, I've got reads for days! I-ACK!" Holland's retort would be cut short by a swift double kick from the luchadora!

True to the style and agility she had been showcasing all match, Black Tornado was able to beat Jem to the punch with some textbook dynamic offense! Her Tiger Feint Kick through the ropes was on target! The impact of the strike forced Jem back! The E-Girl was barely able to get a hand up in time to soften the blow. But it still left her stunned!

"Ngh!" Jem would grunt as she staggered about the ring! The 619 knocked her towards the ring! The animated and boisterous blonde fought to stay on her feet! Seeing Brianna technically re-enter the ring before taking to the apron again prompted the referee to stop her count!

Fans reacted with many "ooohhs" as The E-Girl teetered to and fro! But after several seconds, she finally found her way back to the ropes! Back to Tornado! And Jem looked to fire back by thrusting her head and shoulders between the middle and top ropes to try and catch the Wildcat Champion with a Shoulder Thrust through the ropes!

Whether she was on roller skates or not, Jem's drive and her brand of charisma rallied the many fans in her dedicated fan base behind her! She had been able to draw upon them to garner some momentum! But whether or not they could carry LAW's Greatest E-Girl through the storm personified before her, whether or not it would bring Jem the first championship of her celebrated career remained to be seen!

[CaptainL]

Brianna couldn't help but be a little smug when she completed her swing and looked back at her efforts, perched on the ropes. Jem hadn't suspected a thing - she had set herself right up for a dynamic and hard-hitting counter, and she was none the wiser about it! The 619 was a personal favorite of the Tornado's, not only because it did its job well, but because it never failed to land with a bang, delivering a dramatic flourish to any match. She was all about making a splash and showing off to the fans - and when she heard the outpouring of cheers from the impact she had just landed, she knew she had done just that!

As she came to a stop, sitting on the ropes with a grin on her face and her chest puffed out proudly, Brianna took a moment to lift her fist higher in the air, lit by the flashes of cameras going off all around her. "The problem is, when there's a tornado on the loose...it's best to follow the advisory!" She snickered a little at her own joke. But more importantly, she could see that the kick had rocked Jem's system - and left her wide open for the luchadora to plan the next trick she had up her sleeve!

She'd come to know what she could expect from Jem, after all. She knew Jem wasn't going to make things easy - but Brianna was prepared for that! As the blonde fought her way back up and came charging at her, Brianna would suddenly duck, trying to swerve beneath the path of Jem's shoulder thrust! If that was successful, she herself would slip through the ropes, trying to circle behind her foe! "Nope! Sorry, no can do!" she said. Hoping that Jem would still be stunned - either from hitting the ropes, knowing her strike had whiffed, or both - Brianna would throw her arms around her waist, going to lift her up and swing her overhead for a German suplex back into the center of the ring!

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In much the same way that Jem was at her very best when her loyal fan base and the whole crowd was behind her cheering her every move, Black Tornado was a force to be reckoned with when she had the fans going!

It was plain to see that the Wildcat Champ was feeling herself! Brianna quipped as she strung together some terrific offense! Jem could barely stand and keep her wits about her! In a desperate attempt to stifle some of Tornado's momentum, LAW's Greatest E-Girl used whatever footing she could muster after taking the 619 to rush in at the masked brunette! Jem aimed to take some wind out of the raging storm that was Tornado's offense with a Shoulder Thrust to the gut! The boisterous blonde threw her upper body between the middle and top ropes! She aimed for Brianna's core!

"Advise this, Tornado! I'm about to take you down from a cat 5 to a - dang it, I whiffed!" Holland has quips of her own! But Brianna's display of agility in the form of a skillful dodge denied Jem the pleasure of being witty!

The crowd cheers as Tornado slipped her way back into the ring whilst avoiding Jem! And like the skilled veteran she was, Ms. Steele made sure to punish Jem for missing by securing her from behind with a Waistlock, and throwing the streamer with a German Suplex toward the center of the ring!

The throw saw Jem come down on her upper back and neck! The momentum of Brianna's suplex carried her a short distance, seeing to it that the E-Girl would flop back and end up on her front, face down and in a heap in the middle of the ring!

"Augh! Ow ow ow..." Holland lay there in a stunned state. Her form-fitting hiked up her plump bum, her hair disheveled. And yet, Jem wouldn't let her fire go out!

After a few seconds, Jem pounded the canvas with her fist, prompting the thousands of fans in attendance to clap to try and will her back into this thing! It was undeniable that Tornado had a huge lead in the match right now! But Jem's plucky never-say-die attitude has surely carried her through thicker jams than this! Jem would slowly nod her head and push herself up to her knees! Though she winced with pain, Holland refused to stay down! She wiped her blonde locks away from her face and motioned with both hands towards Brianna to tell her to bring it on!

"That....all ya got..?!" Jem would groan.

"Are you a Tornado or a stiff breeze?! If you don't wanna lose that belt, you better hit me with your best shot.... don't miss, now...!" Jem talked big, but she remained on her knees and in a weakened state, at the mercy of Black Tornado!

[CaptainL]

Jem was intent on making a hard-hitting comeback - but if Brianna had any say in the matter, that wasn't going to be such an easy task! The blonde was quick on her feet, but Brianna herself knew a thing or two about staying in motion and keeping her opponents guessing. When Jem came storming toward her, the Tornado just ducked, causing her to crash into the ropes with all the momentum she had built up and sending her staggering backward. And while she was stunned, she was set up perfectly for the luchadora to fling her overhead, planting her back into the center of the ring with a resounding splat!

The fans burst out into another peal of cheers as Jem made the landing - and Brianna was happy to greet them, rolling over onto her knees and waving a hand in the air to rally those cheers behind her. But Jem clearly wasn't finished just yet. Even from where she had landed, she was able to get a few quips and taunts of her own in. She was daring Brianna to bring the fight to her, as though she hadn't even been shaken from the suplex she had just taken - though the dazed look in her eyes was well enough to convince Tornado otherwise! In fact, even if Jem was urging Brianna to step up her game, the masked woman wasn't the least bit deterred. As a matter of fact, that was already exactly what she planned to do!

"Is it all? Nope! Not by a long shot!" She hopped back up to her feet, cracking her knuckles as the fans let out another cheer. The German suplex might've been a hard hitter, but it was far from the worst Brianna could do - and she was already sure that everyone in the crowd wanted to see her take a step beyond! In fact, she was just getting started!

Dusting herself off, Brianna hopped onto the ropes just behind her. She bent at the knees, bearing her weight down to stretch the cables like a slingshot - then, she let them bounce her forward, flying toward Jem! As she came close, Brianna would try to throw her legs around Jem's head to catch it between her thighs; if that worked, she would roll her weight forward to flip her to her back in a hurricanrana! And if that worked, she would cross her legs tighter to squeeze Jem's head, locking one ankle around the other with her feet lifted in the air as she placed her chin in her hands to face the cameras with a grin, while at the same time weighing down Jem's shoulders to go for a pin.

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Come what may, Jem kept the pep in her step and the fire in her voice! It was her attitude in the face of adversity that helped her amass a huge following before she came to LAW! It was her love of the company and its impact on the world that made management select her for this cross-promotional match! And it was the thousands upon thousands of screaming Jem fans in attendance that made the famed E-Girl weather Tornado's storm and push her way further and further towards becoming the next USPW Wildcat Champion!

"Then bring it!!!" Holland shouted out and slowly pushed herself up to her feet! It was clear that Brianna still had much more to give to this match! But despite looking worse for wear, so did Jem Holland!

Though her hair was disheveled and her footing was shaky, LAW's Greatest E-Girl fought her way up to her feet! And by the time she did, Black Tornado was already airborne! Jem had only just gotten eyes on Steele when the luchadora came flying at her! It was clear that Brianna was quite skilled on those ropes! She soared through the air and landed on Jem's shoulders! Holland staggered back a couple of steps while Brianna tightened her legs and crossed her ankles! The fans looked on with expectation as Tornado set up for a big Springboard Hurricanrana!

Jem reached up to grab hold of the backs of Brianna's athletic thighs from underneath! The masked middleweight seemed to be in firm control! She rolled forward to adjust and tightened her grip on Jem's blonde head with her thighs! But the moment she flipped backward, whether it was due to fatigue or skillful timing on Jem's part, Jem fell forward! And if she managed to maintain her grip on Brianna's legs, Jem would turn the attempted Hurrricarana into a massive Powerbomb!

"C-C-COUNTER!" Jem would roar! And the fans would roar back in kind!

Holland would scramble to crawl forward and fold Brianna up! If things went her way, Jem would press down on the backs of Steele's thighs and bring the luchadora's ankles beside her head! With just one eye open, a look of determination and a smile found their way onto Jem's face as she looked to try and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat with a compromising position of a pin on the champ!

[CaptainL]

With the Tornado hitting one of her most celebrated - and most spectacular - moves, half of the arena had erupted into cheers for her. Without skipping a beat, she had hurled herself back at Jem with all her might, still as spry and energetic as ever - this was, after all, one of the biggest stages she'd ever been on, and the intensity of the moment had gotten her well and truly fired up! She was ready to deliver on that, giving everyone a show well worth the price of admission!

But little did she know, Jem was equally as enthusiastic! Even when she saw her opponent hurtling toward her at full speed through the air, Jem wasn't the least bit deterred. And just as soon as Brianna's legs locked around the blonde's head, throwing her weight back to bowl her over, Jem grabbed hold of her - and dropped her straight down toward the mat for a powerbomb! In one instant, the high Brianna was riding was cut short. Just like that, her momentum was halted. And now, she felt herself hurtling toward the mat straight down! The grin on her face quickly turned to a gasp of shock - just before she landed flat on her back with a ring-shaking thud, driving the air out of her lungs!

If the fans had been cheering for Jem already, this counter would only rile them up even more! This had proven that no matter what, no matter how dire things seemed, she would always have a trick up her sleeve. And this trick had served her quite well - Brianna now lay slumped against the mat, her arms splayed out at her sides, with her jaw dangling limply and her eyes rolled back into her head. She put up no resistance as Jem grabbed her by the legs and folded her over, pointing her crotch to the air as she was bent in half!

"One! Two!"

The cheers were getting louder and louder - it seemed like Jem might well bring home a belt tonight! But just before the ref could count three, Brianna looked back up, and a flash of lucidity lit up in her glazed-over eyes. Her brows narrowed in a glare. She couldn't go out this way - she wasn't going to let her high-flying expertise be remembered solely as the setup for Jem's own efforts! In fact, if Jem wanted to counter, two could play at that game!

"You haven't...seen anything yet!!" Roaring in defiance, the masked woman would press her hands and elbows against the mat, trying to brace herself! With that, she would buck with her hips to try and force Jem off of her, creating more space between the two. But that wasn't all - if she could take back control of her legs, Tornado would quickly throw them around Jem's head, one bent at the knee, attempting to lock in a figure four headlock! Poetic justice, she'd call it!