Crimson Legacy vs. Bambi and Thumper - Odd Man Out

[BlackAkuma]

Arthur was fairly certain that wrestling referees were, bar none, the dumbest people in the world.

Imagine if, during a boxing match, someone yelled at a referee, and they responded by turning to them and completely ignoring the boxing match they were supposed to be officiating. It’d be ridiculous, but that was what wrestling referees did all the time. The smallest thing on the outside of the ring, the slightest disturbance, and they gained tunnel vision.

It was like that in CAGE UK, and now, in LAW, it was the same thing. Where they hired these people, he would never know.

Sure enough, when he pulled Kyo off the ring apron, the white knight’s first reflex was to come after him, and the referee’s first instinct was to get between them. All the while, though, he looked over his shoulder and saw Alex taking advantage of the opportunity to drag Makie over to their side, lift her up, and choke her on the bottom rope, while an aching Betty slid over and gave her a few petty kicks in the face. Love to see it.

“Enough!” The referee admonished Arthur, waving a finger his way like a disappointed schoolteacher. As if you could shame a man who’d had the nuts to beat up his own father. “Interfere one more time and you’re ejected, Arthur!”

“There you go, ref, lay down the law!” He clapped his hands and chuckled as the referee shook her head and slipped back in the ring, where Alex had just dragged Makie to the middle and was proceeding to get her ground and pound on. Arthur just threw a quick wink to Kyo and slinked back over to his side, the damage thoroughly done.

[Underdoggo]

Kyo had to admit, for a brief moment there he had been seeing red. After all of Arthur's cheating antics, he had wanted nothing more than to punish this vagabond for interfering in their match-- tripping him, interposing himself between him and Alex, arranging for Makie to be attacked on the ropes; Kyo had seen this man do it all, and had had enough of his blatant cheating. Fortunately for him, the ref had prevented him from doing something that would have gotten both himself and Makie disqualified; allowing himself to calm down a little, Kyo nonetheless glared daggers at Arthur as he slowly moved back to his corner.

He found, to his dread, that Makie's situation in the ring wasn't improving.

While Kyo's back had been turned, Makie had found herself being choked on the ropes by Alex. She had gasped and sputtered, her arms flailing as she tried in vain to get Alex's weight off of her. Then, Alex released her, only to drag her back to the center of the ring; wheezing, Makie had barely had time to recover before Alex mounted her in a schoolgirl pin...and started using her head as a punching back.

Impact after impact. Stars exploded in Makie's vision. Her head rocked left and right, her legs jerking and spasming with each brutal blow as Alex laid into her. All the while, around them, the audience continued to boo Bambi and Thumper's heelish tactics and continued to plead for Makie to escape...