Round 1
Lauren Fredericks vs. Chigusa Yuuki
Win by Knockout
Tournament Bracket
Chigusa
Lauren
Lauren was ready or so she hoped. Being the fararger woman she had no excuse for a letdown. Having won and not been stuck with the Losers Title she had proved that she isn't a total screw up...
However she still hadn't shown that she was a success either. The big flabby lady had still been labeled too old, to classic styles to be marketable. Not good enough to be a winner. By entering the Last Woman Standing Tournament she wanted to prove the brass wrong and show that she was worth her contract.
Clad in her blue one piece swimsuit along with her blue and white boots as well as knee pads she came out to the ring amidst a few loud cheers from her loyal fans, a polite applause from most in the crowd who didn't seem to care strongly for her and a few audible jeers. Some people still mocked her wrestling style as too simple for today, and they laughed at her flabby build lacking the fitness of her younger counterparts.
Lauren climbed through the ropes determined to pound and slam her way to victory against her younger up and coming.... likely far more popular.... foe tonight. Lauren had nothing against her but in her mind there was a hint of disdain as her opponent seemingly represented everything that Lauren wasn't.... and all the she wished she was.
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Chigusa could hardly wait to make her entrance for this tournament. Last year, her best friend, Megumi Mutoh, entered this tournament and managed to advance to semifinals before being defeated. The green-clad Wrestle Angel planned to win this and show it to everyone the fruits of her labor.
After Lauren already finished her entrance, it was time for Chigusa to make her way into the arena, walking down the ramp as the crowd cheered and chanted her name. Smiling brightly, she would wave her hands to the crowd as she headed over to the ring where the match would be held. Lauren was already in the ring.
Soon, she reached the ring, and she went through the ropes to enter the ring. Doing a little stretches, she would then look at Lauren and smile at her. Heading over to her, she would hold out her hand, offering a handshake. "Well, may the best woman win. Though I'm not planning to let you knock me out, just so you know..." she told her opponent, smiling confidently.
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"All right, but I am out to prove I can hang with a-anyone in the ring so don't plan on a victory today!" Lauren said to her confident opponent. Lauren herself tried to sound confident but deep down she knew her self doubt.. and doubt imposed by others... had shown in her slightly stuttering pre-match chatter.
Lauren heard the bell ring and began to circle Chigusa. She would try to move in and grapple with Chigusa in an attempt to establish herself early, powering Chigusa towards the corner!
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Chigusa nodded to Lauren, smiling. The former Wrestle Angel wasn't the one to underestimate her opponent, and she wouldn't start that now.
Then, as the bell rang, Chigusa would begin to circle Lauren as her opponent also did the same. Then, the bigger woman rushed towards her, locking up before attempting to push her towards the corner. Chigusa grunted as she skidded a few steps back, but she would plant her feet on the mat, resisting the push before shimmying to the side for a bit, trying to redirect Lauren's momentum in order to gain an upper hand over her.
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Lauren looked up in shock as her momentum halted. To make matter worse she felt herself turning to the side! "No way this will... Arrgggghhhhh!"
Lauren groaned and slumped as she was spun around right into the corner! Her back throbbed after the impact and she kicked the mat, her arms still up as she was grappling with Chigusa. Lauren tried to shove her away to create some breathing room but she was stunned by being forced into the corner!
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Pushing Lauren towards the corner, Chigusa knew that she had gained an upper hand over the bigger woman, and she was looking to keep up with her momentum. While Lauren tried to shove her away, Chigusa would resist the shove, quickly planting her feet on the mat before attempting to close in, looking to drive her knee into the belly of her opponent, hoping to knock the wind out of her lungs in order to weaken her.
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"Oomph!" The knee strike took the wind out of Lauren's sails, leaving her wheezing as she slumped in the corner with her arms draped over the top rope to keep her propped up! This match was off to the least desirable start for Lauren with no end of the punishment in sight!
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Seeing Lauren slumped at the corner, Chigusa saw this as an opportunity to keep on attacking her as she would grab onto one of her arms, holding her by her wrist to pull her away from the turnbuckle so that she could attempt sending her running towards the opposite corner with an Irish whip. From there, Chigusa planned to chase after her opponent, looking to hit her with a corner splash!
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Lauren groaned as she was pulled away from the turnbuckle, not really knowing what Chigusa had in store for her. Suddenly Lauren was shoved back, smashing into the corner and howling in pain again as Chigusa kept up the offense and her dominant start against a seemingly hapless Lauren! She groaned in agony again, weakly draping her arms over the top rope, slumping back in the corner.
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Hitting Lauren with a corner splash after sending her running towards the corner with an Irish whip, Chigusa would then grab onto Lauren's head and arm, pulling her away from the corner so that she could send her back to the center of the ring. She was counting on her opponent staggering towards the center so that she could rush towards her, looking to make use of her momentum to send her down with a dropkick to her back!
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Lauren felt Chigusa grab hold and begin pulling. Lauren grabbed Chigusa around the waist and began to hammer her abdomen with knee strikes to try to free herself! "Let go! Now!" Lauren shouted as she landed a trio of knee's to Chigusa's abdomen hoping that they did enough to allow the bigger women to shove Chigusa away to allow her to recover a bit!
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Before Chigusa could send Lauren towards the center of the ring, she took a few knee strikes into her abdomen, causing her to gasp with each hit. "Ughh!! Agghh!!! Aughhh!!" This disrupted her plan, allowing Audrey to push her away. Gasping out in pain, she had no choice but to stay still for a while as she would recover. She would keep her eyes on Lauren so that she could see what she would try to do next.
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Lauren managed to buy some breathing room and knew she had to try to take advantage of it! She ran at Chigusa full speed leaping at her with her knee raised!
Lauren hoped to leap up and nail Chigusa with a running knee strike in the upper chest or jaw if she could!
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Gasping out for air, Chigusa would try to regain her composure, but Lauren already made her move as she rushed towards her before leaping up, nailing Chigusa with a running knee strike to her upper chest.
"AGHHH!!!" Chigusa cried out in pain from the strike, and she fell backwards, back hitting the mat. She winced in pain as she cradled her aching chest, and she was left defenseless before the bigger woman before her.
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Lauren was rolling, and now she wanted to try to use her power to start throwing Chigusa around! She bent down, grabbing hold of her foe while scooping her up straight off the ground as she held Chigusa high before trying to slam her back down as hard as she could!
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Chigusa was on the mat, her chest hurting, allowing Lauren to take advantage of her while she was down. The bigger woman went to pick her up, scooping her up straight off the mat before slamming her back down hard onto the mat.
"GUAGHHH!!" Chigusa cried out in pain as her back crashed against the canvas. She let out a wheeze, pain spreading all over her back thanks to the impact.
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"Yeah! Lets go!" Lauren called out as she tried to hype up the crowd. Its not that she was hated, but Chigusa was certainly the far more popular woman in the match. Still Lauren was doing well and her actions maybe won over a fan or two but not much else.
Lauren was close to the corner and made her way over, climbing up the turnbuckle which was uncharacteristic of her in any kind of match. The big woman got to the top rope and turned around leaping into the air while spreading her body out as she attempted to come crashing down on top of Chigusa with a big body splash!
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Chigusa groaned on the mat, trying to regain her bearing. Then she realized that Lauren had climbed up the turnbuckle, preparing herself for some kind of aerial maneuver. Knowing that being pancaked by the bigger woman would spell doom for her, Chigusa would try to exert herself to move, and when she saw Lauren leaping up into the air, she would roll over, hoping to move away from Lauren's way so that she would hit the mat instead of her.
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Lauren came crashing down hard into the mat! She howled and gagged in agony as she ended up hurting herself immensely as Chigusa rolled out of the way! The big woman was down, writhing and flailing in pain as Chigusa effectively halted her momentum.
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Chigusa managed to roll out of the way, making Lauren crash down hard into the mat. Quickly, she would push herself back up onto all four before getting back up onto her feet to see what Lauren was doing after missing her attack. Seeing that the bigger woman was in pain, Chigusa would try to take advantage of this by running back towards the ropes, rebounding from them before returning back to where Lauren was so that she could leap up and hit her with an elbow drop!