Rising to the Challenge

[CaptainL]

The longer Astrid remained in striking range to Cecilia, the more her opponent would be able to hammer away at her with blow after blow. Each fist that landed caused her body to quake and her knees to buckle, with bruises forming over her skin - but no matter how much of a beating the Norsewoman was taking, she couldn't stop now. She was tougher than that, she told herself. She had to remember that Cecilia was within her reach, too - and for every blow she dealt back to Astrid, Astrid would pay her back! That was well worth the price of retribution!

But Cecilia had far more in her arsenal than brawling - and when they had gone backstage, there was plenty she had at her disposal. She would get right to making use of that fact when she wrapped her arms around Astrid, managing to scoop her up in the air! The champion let out a gasp as her feet left the floor, and she kicked them in the air - but her struggles wouldn't get her anywhere, and Cecilia soon hurled her backward through a table! Its surface splintered under the weight of the two heavyweights, sending a cloud of dust up into the air as they went clattering to the ground below.

Astrid's whole body was sore - she could still feel a throbbing sensation in her spine where she had crashed through the table. Her chest rose and fell with haggard gasps as she tried to draw the air back into her lungs. But she still looked up at Cecilia - her eyes narrowed in a glare, and her teeth clenched in a grimace. She couldn't back down now; if anything, Cecilia had just given her an idea. If this was the way she wanted to fight, Astrid was ready for it!

She threw her arms into place around Cecilia's sides, squeezing as tightly as she could around her ribs! Even on the ground, she still had the trusty Ostberg bear hug to fall back on!

[Devastated]

Slamming Astrid through the table was quite satisfying, Cecilia could honestly admit that it satiated some carnal lust for violence within her whenever she slammed a powerful foe through a piece of furniture and broke it. Would have been even better if she had broken Astrid along with it, but as Cecilia soon found it, the Heavyweight Champion continued to be a troublesome foe.

The arms of the fellow blonde latched around Cecilia's sides and the Hardcore Queen soon got to feel the squeezing of that painful bearhug! She clenched her teeth and her hands moved down against the floor, placing her palms against it as she glared down at Astrid. She felt her ribs being compressed against....though with their positioning the Hardcore Queen had already figured out a way to punish Astrid for this hold.

A cruel smirk appeared on Cecilia's face, as the blonde powerhouse would swing her head down! Looking to smash her forehead down against the bridge of Astrid's nose and make her see stars with a powerful close range headbutt!