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

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The crowd let out a roar as Drake kicked out of the pinfall- with Oscar letting out a quiet huff as he did so. With Drake still sprawled out on the canvas, Oscar chose to continue to keep on the offensive and peel Drake up off the canvas- standing behind Drake. If successful, Oscar would wrap his arms around Drake and lift him into the air- the crowd screaming "BRACE YOURSEEELF!!!" As Oscar locked in the Babaric Brace bearhug as a reverse variant! Oscar was also sure to tuck his head into Drake's lower back in order to make it more difficult to counter the hold as he squeezed the heck out of the Colossus!!

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A dazed Drake was suddenly snapped into focus by a world of pain as Oscar lifted Drake up and trapped him in a reverse Barbaric Brace.
”AW COME ON!” an exasperated Drake yelled out. Drake had scouted (and firsthand experience with) Oscar’s bearhugs. All his practice and prep was for getting out of a front bearhug. The Barbarian Prince had trapped the Steel Colossus’s arms as well and Oscar was angled as such that Drake couldn’t strike his way out.

The crowd roared while Drake thrashed about in Oscar’s reverse bearhug. Drake could take a lot of pain but it was steadily rising with each breath he took. In the end, there was only one way out of Oscar’s reverse bearhug and it would come down to strength vs strength alone. Drake stopped thrashing and calmed himself as best he could. He had wanted a contest like this and had finally gotten it.
“Let’s see if you’re strong enough, bro.”
Drake then put all power into his arms to try and break Oscar’s grip!

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"Challenge accepted... bro"

Oscar responded to Drake in kind as he grit his teeth and crouched down- looking to squeeze back against Drake by using not only his raw strength, but putting gravity into affect. A trick tought to him by Tina. Oscar's arm muscles bulged as he fought back against Drake with all his heart- doggone determined to take the first fall of this match while paying Drake back for all time times Drake humiliated Oscar!

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Drake clenched his teeth and attempted to force his arms out to break Oscar’s grip. The two men struggled fiercely as the crowd was on its feet. Drake tried prying Oscar’s arms apart with all his might. But with the help of his technique, Oscar’s strength and raw determination held firm.
”FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!”
Like a wave crashing against a large rock, Drake’s strength gave out and his last burst of resistance ceased. Now Drake was held helplessly in Oscar’s crushing embrace. Drake held out in the Barbaric Brace longer than most, but he slowly faded. His legs gave out and he was held up solely by Oscar.
”What the fuck… bro…”
Drake passed out and went limp in Oscar’s arms.

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Oscar's determination seemed to have won out as slowly but surely, Drake passed out in the reverse Bearhug! It probably helped that Drake's yelled for most of it- costing him to lose valuable air. Oscar continued to keep Drake in his crushing embrace as the ref checked to see if the Steel Colossus was considered KOed or not- lifting his arm and letting it fall once... twice... would there be a third and final fall?

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The crowd was on its feet. They remembered Drake’s debut match where he KO’d Oscar with a bearhug. They remembered their street fight watching Oscar get choked out. And after the constant online bashing by Drake, Oscar got his payback. The ref raised Drake’s arm once more and let go. It dropped limply at his side. The Barbarian Prince had rendered the Steel Colossus unconscious with a bearhug. The first fall was his.

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With the bell ringing to signal the first fall, Oscar would grin proudly before gently lowering Drake onto the canvas and letting him go, walking backwards towards the corner as he smiled brightly with pride and waved to the crowd. Oscar couldn't lie- it felt good to not be the one to take the first fall in these kind of matches for once. The Barbarian Prince would soak up as much praise as he could get as he caught his breath in the corner and loosened his muscles a bit- preparing for the next round as he waited for Drake to wake up.

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Drake Benton was out cold. When Oscar laid him down, he was sprawled out. Drake came to when the ref was tapping and shaking his shoulder. The Steel Colossus was groggy and didn’t know what had happened at first. He rolled over onto all fours and began collecting himself. Then the realization hit him when he saw Oscar relaxed in the corner smiling at his fans. The ref instructed Drake,
Mr. Benton you have a minute to rec-
”WAAAGH!!”
Drake took off in a sprint for Oscar in the corner, looking to slam into his opponent with a running corner splash!

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Oscar was caught off guard by Drake's sudden burst of energy- not expecting the Colossus to spring back to life like that after being knocked out. Most people tended to be a little punch drunk and drozy recovering after such a thing- but that didn't seem to be the case for Drake as he successfully sandwiched Oscar in-between his frame and the ring post he was resting on! Oscar cried out in pain as the surprise attack nearly took the wind out of his sails, holding onto the ropes to steady himself before trying to push Drake off of him!

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It would appear that Drake was well rested after his nap. Drake successfully charged and splashed Oscar in the corner. Oscar was able to push Drake off of him, so the Colossus then resorted to launching a flurry of kicks and (if successful) mudhole stomps to Oscar’s torso in the corner.