"Sensational" Shea London vs "Shadow Lord" GASTER - Veteran's Debut!

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"W-wow...wow...", Clara couldn't help but repeat as she sat in the locker room, trying to mentally prepare herself for her upcoming match..

During her training for the final match of the LAW Lightweight Title tourney, the chuuni suddenly got a call from a booker, asking her if she could fit one more match onto her schedule. Though wanting to dedicate a lot more time to training, she felt one more couldn't hurt her before her the title match.

And upon hearing the name of her opponent, her phone nearly dropped out of her hands. If Clara didn't know any better, she would've thought this was an elaborate joke...

And yet, here she sat in the locker room, waiting for her main event match for the night...

The LAW Debut for Sensational Shea London.

While FAWN is a company in a similar vein to what LAW is today (namely, the 2 companies having a taste for really mature elements of wrestling), of what limited stuff she was allowed to watch of Shea London while she was a child highly and highly impressed her. Shea was a multiple time champion in the company, winning the companies various titles throughout her career, to the point where it wouldn't be incorrect to call the veteran the Ace of FAWN..something that Clara herself wanted to become at some point for LAW as well...

..but, it was not the time to think about the past or the future. What mattered was now. While Shea was likely signed to LAW for her massive title history and list of impressive matches and feuds she had over the years, what mattered to the LAW officials was how the veteran could perform right now...with Clara being in the similar boat.

She knew that, even if she lost here, her eventual title finals would not be in jeopardy...but she knew that, in that case, one of her first title challengers would be clear. In addition, she didn't know how a loss would impact her psychologically. So right now, winning against the veteran was just as important as her title match soon to come.

Taking deep breath, the Brit would calm down, and stand up, putting her mask right as a crewmember told her she was due in a few short minutes.

And, 3 minutes later, the announcer would speak, loud and clear on the microphone:

"Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now time for our main event of the evening!", the announcer would speak, right as a voice on the PA would be done giving a similar announcement in Japanese.

The moment it was done, the lights around the arena would turn off as darkness fell throughout the LAW Arena...and a spotlight would shine onto the small fog forming at the entrance ramp, with "Steinway to Heaven" playing as the lonely masked figure made her appearance, the crowd cheering for the Shadow Lord as she looked around the crowd, and made her way down to the ring, notably committing part of her entrance - her signature laugh.

Clara did this on purpose. By the time she entered the ring, and looked intensely (though no one could tell, due to her mask) into the crowd, the Shadow Lord would ask for a microphone, and speak:

"Today for me is not a laughing matter. As I watched on this dimension from the sidelines, I heard the name of a warrior I am fighting today. I heard she was one of the strongest, most powerful people in this dimension. And as I started here...I didn't know whether I would end up battling her...BUT! The Rulers of the multiverse were kind. And tonight, I am fighting that mythical warrioress, as I look forward to beating her, and proving to everyone tonight, that I am the most powerful entity in this Universe!"

The promo hyping up the match drew a cheer. She left the mic on the floor, as she headed towards her corner, taking off her usual entrance hoodie, and wearing her classic attire of a yellow-y bra, knee and elbow pads and boots and grey leggings...as she awaited the veteran's arrival to the ring...

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Suddenly, the arena's speakers roared back into life, posing one question to the amped crowd:

"Do you wanna get rocked?"

Def Leppard's "Let's Get Rocked" pumped over the PA, and Shea London stepped from backstage to a deafening roar from the crowd. As new as she might be in these particular parts, clearly the British Bombshell’s reputation had preceded her. London darted down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans along the railing each step of the way, her usual million dollar smile on full display for the crowd. Of course, as much as that roar was for her, it also consisted of a vociferous appreciation for her choice of ring gear: a white two piece, with red crosses adorning each cup of the bikini style top, and a red belt cinching tight the bottoms at the waist. In fact, on each hip all that was visible was the red strap, both the belt buckle and the seat of her bottoms adorned with Shea's trademark Union Jack.

The gorgeous blonde made a complete circuit around ringside, continuing to slap hands and accept the well wishes of her fans. Climbing the steps after completing her tour of ringside, Shea slipped between the ropes, entering the ring. Heading to the nearest corner, Shea climbed onto the middle turnbuckle, raising an arm to a triumphant roar from the LAW faithful.

Hopping down, London began to limber up in her corner prior to the bell, but not before casting a curious glance across the ring at her opponent this evening. Even with this young woman’s features hidden behind such an unusual mask, her youth was quite apparent. “They jus’ keep getting’ younger...” the Sensational One mused to herself, almost under her breath, more bemused than anything else.

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The crowd would explode as Shea's theme song sounded throughout the arena, the chants for the British veteran sounding throughout the arena, almost threatening to deafen the sound of her music, as she appeared on the entrance ramp, and quickly made her way down, slapping hands with the people in the front row, shining as bright as ever. If Clara didn't know, she would've assumed that Shea was still a woman in her late twenties, much less her early 40s.

For a moment, Clara was slightly overwhelmed by the amount of positive reaction towards Shea. She knew she had a following in Japan (seeing plenty of articles on the woman in her research on the match), but she never expected something to this extent...This almost made her feel incredibly small in comparison...

"No!", Clara would think, smacking her cheeks lightly. She couldn't let panic overwhelm her! If she didn't have a cool head, the blonde would easily defeat her!

She managed to overhear Shea commenting on her youth, and couldn't help herself but reply:

"Y-yes! Young, and ready to beat you, old warrior! Prepare for battle!"

As much as Clara loved her character, insulting one of her idols and telling them they were "old" made her feel slightly guilty...though she doubted it would be much of an insult for the veteran.

She would stand into her usual grappling stance, awaiting for the bell to ring, and for her match against Shea London to start...

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To say that the Sensational One had met a plethora of unusual characters over the course of her two decades plus would be something of an understatement, but this diminutive masked figure across from her was quickly writing her own chapter in that particular book. She couldn’t help but shake her head slightly, a small, bemused smile forming on her lips as she regarded her foe.

“’Old warrior’, eh?” the blonde asked. “Well… jus’ make sure ya keep tha emphasis on tha right one o’ those two words…”

The bell sounded, bringing Shea out of her corner. As she approached the masked grappler, however, the blonde opted for a slightly different approach than usual. Noting that, for once, she enjoyed the slightest of size advantages, the British beauty raised her right hand, her eyes drifting from GASTER’S masked eyes to Shea’s own hand, issuing an unspoken invitation for a test of strength…

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Nervous as hell before the match, all the Shadow Lord could do is nod towards the veteran at her reply. She respected the older blonde...but she understood the difficulty of the battle before her tonight.

The bell would be called, and Shea would step forward, hand raised as she challenged GASTER to a test of strength. She carefully approached her with her left hand raised, fearing a potential strike or a transition to a hold from the woman...

...but, in case neither would occur, she would firmly take her foe's hand into her's, and attempt to take Shea's left hand into her right...before pushing with all her might at the veteran wrestler! Despite her rival's slightly larger frame, the Shadow Lord still believed she had enough strength to overpower the woman!

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The masked woman had so far given Shea no reason to distrust her, and while London certainly respected the younger woman, GASTER’s lithe frame in itself gave the British blonde no reason to fear or to avoid locking up with her. Therefore, there was no misdirection in the Sensational One’s approach. Once their fingers had entwined, Shea’s face contorted into a determined grimace as she sought to impose her will on the test of strength…

GASTER’s masked features remained frustratingly unknowable.

And, for the first few moments of the test, it was a stalemate, neither woman managing to make progress. Gradually, however, the blonde Briton began to force GASTER’s hands backward, and put a quiver into her legs… but that, too, proved fleeting, as the masked woman first halted her descent toward her knees, and then reversed course, pressing London’s hands backward and forcing London toward a kneel…

… but the veteran had other ideas.

Instead of fighting her descent, Shea instead attempted to drop to her backside—all the while keeping possession of GASTER’s hands. If she could manage both of those, London hoped to throw herself into a backward roll, one that would turn GASTER’s wrists over, and put the veteran firmly in control of the test.

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GASTER has been managing to overpower the veteran so far, managing to get her down to one knee! And once she's had her on the ground, she could start transitioning to other moves and holds, and she was already planning her next move...

...but, planning forward would be her undoing, as suddenly, she would feel Shea drop on her back, flipping over, and standing back up...with GASTER's arm now twisted and trapped by the blonde with a double wristlock!

"Owowowowow!!!", she would let out in pain, biting her lip to figure out how to reverse her predicament...

She would calm herself, and fairly quickly find a way to escape, attempting to turn around, and allowing Shea to trap her in a Straight Jacket hold...for all of a second, before the Shadow Lord pushed with her hips, and attempted to flip the veteran onto the canvas onto her rear!

Once on the canvas, the Shadow Lord would release her left hand...but not the right, as she would twist and turn on the blonde lightweight's left arm to work it over!