The Riddle of Steel: “The Barbarian Prince” Oscar Orelash vs. “The Steel Colossus” Drake Benton

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STEEL CAGE MATCH

No rules and no disqualifications
Victory by two falls via Pinfall or Submission!

BEGIN!

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The crowd was giddy with anticipation as the steel cage lowered and encased the ring in the center of the arena. Drake was giddy too. Wanting to have a high profile big fight entrance, Drake had brainstormed his entrance with Cyndi. So naturally it had influence from her and Cyberpunk and it showed. The arena went dark. The crowd began using their phone screens to make a sea of lights. A neon blue glow was at the entrance. Then one solitary light formed on the entrance ramp on a large bulky man in a Cyberpunk jacket that glowed neon blue. His back was turned to the arena and he looked down. Then music played.

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The words "DRAKE BENTON flashed across the screen. A group of backup dancers were techno dancing while Drake turned around and raised his arms to soak in the atmosphere. The crowd was still firmly against him, but the show was pleasing so they were lighter on the boos than usual. Drake then swaggered his way down the entrance ramp to the ring. As the song played, Drake went through the cage door and then raised his fist in the air. He took off his jacket and flexed for the crowd. He then turned to face the entrance ramp where he nemesis would come.

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With all his equipment geared up and ready to go, Oscar watched Drake make his entrance from behind the stage- noticing the changes he had made for his entrance compared to his usual one. Oscar, in his opinion, thought it DEFINITELY showed a side of Drake he never saw before- one full of showmanship. It was entirely possibly Drake was just putting on a spectacle to make himself look bigger than Oscar, but the Barbarian Prince didn't even entertain the idea- recalling his challenge to Drake to fight him as himself as instead of what others want him to be. Being the optimist that he was, Oscar liked to think that this was Drake's way of expressing himself- even if it did show signs of Cyndi's work. Not that there was anything wrong with having help with making the entrance- especially since the crowd seemed to love it.

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Oscar's thoughts were interrupted when the staff notified him that it was his turn to walk the ramp, giving the crew a smile and a nod before stepping out onto the ramp with his torch in hand. At the drop of the beat, Oscar dazzled the crowd with his fireball trick- spewing Ultra-light lantern fuel into the torch's flames to create the special effect he was famous for! Passing the props off to staff after, Oscar greeted the crowd with high-fives and fist bumps as he normally did for the fans- even saving some for some of the security staff keeping an eye out for would-be saboteurs before taking a deep breath and entering the cage- with a ref locking the door behind him for that extra bit of security. Oscar quickly made eye contact with Drake and stared him down from the middle of the ring- showing a confident calmness on his face before speaking.

"...Gotta say. The new entrance is a good start on expressing who you want to be. The people seem to like it, too"

Oscar, keeping his expression, did something he hadn't had done to Drake since their fist match- back when Oscar was still a young lion... he offered Drake a handshake.

"Here's to seeing who's the best between us. No interference. No nonsense. Just two dudes throwing it down with everything we got"

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"Agreed," Drake replied to Oscar's comment about leaving it all in the ring here.
However, Drake did not shake Oscar's hand, much to the crowd's displeasure.
"You want a handshake? Earn it."
Drake raised his arms, inviting Oscar to an arm and collar lock up.

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Oscar didn't really react to Drake refusing his handshake. Part of it didn't surprise Oscar given he and Drake's history. The challenge Drake offered him earned a smirk from the Barbarian Prince as he raised his another arm. The bell rang to signal the start and Oscar, accepting Drake's invitation, would lock up with the steel colosus to kick off that match!

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The bell rang and the two powerhouses locked up! Their muscles strained as they pushed against each other, looking for advantage. As far as pushing each other to their respective corners, they were stalemated. Drake decided to change tactics and turned to the side. He attempted to wrap Oscar up in a side headlock and, if successful, he’d flip Oscar over onto the ground and hold him there.

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Drake would break the lock-up and pull Oscar's head into a side headlock- earning a grunt from the Barbarian Prince as he managed to flip Oscar onto the canvas and holding him down with the move. Oscar, however, wasn't just going to let Drake keep ahold of him so quickly into the match and would attempt to outmaneuver Drake with a move relying on both Oscar's creativity and strength. Oscar tried to put his hands on the canvas and shoved hard to roll the pair over where Drake was touching the canvas before grabbing onto him. With newly developed lower body muscle thanks to his training with Honie, Oscar attempted to use his legs to lift Drake up before quickly slamming his back down onto Oscar's knee- trying to start the match off HARD with an over-the-knee backbreaker!

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To say Oscar Orelash had some pent up energy (and frustration) would be an understatement. Drake started off all technical, trapping Oscar in a side headlock and hip tossing him into a prone headlock. Oscar had a different idea. Showing off his lower body strength, the Barbarian Prince managed to lift Drake up and then bring him down back first over his knee with a snap backbreaker!

Drake cried out in pain and bounced off Oscar’s knee from the impact. He rolled away towards the corner and got up, propping himself against the turnbuckle and ropes.

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Oscar wasn't willing to let Drake get away that easily. The Barbarian Prince was a man on a mission not just to prove himself, not just to avenge his previous losses to the steel colossus, but to show whoever had been sending Drake and folks like the twins after himself and his loved ones that NONE of them were going to take this lying down! Oscar kipped up as Drake rolled away and broke into a charge- looking to spear Drake into the corner of the ring like a raging bull as Drake tried to get himself up against the turnbuckle!

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Drake was not having a good time. He was hoping for more time to recover but Oscar’s training paid off and the Barbarian Prince was super agile for his size. Just when Drake got to his feet, Oscar speared him into the corner like a battering ram! Drake’s cries of pain were drowned out by the crowd roaring at Oscar getting some much deserved payback. Drake slumped forward against Oscar’s back, momentarily stunned.