Kyoko and submissions had a strange relationship, she knew so many but didn't know how to apply them in the best way, but despite having no major submission finisher she had won many of her matches by submission, such as her dominant win over Yuki Onna or her back and forth crushing match with Karen Starring. However her lack of knowledge in submissions had cost her a few times in the past as well such as her submissions match with Gabriella Guerrero and with Lillian Byrne being Middleweight champion, and being an expert in submissions being an opponent she knew she wanted to face she knew she had to get in better shape about them. Her other reason was Emaline, an opponent who knew submissions well was someone she had set for Apex and even though the match was pinfall only she wasn't dumb enough to think that submissions wouldn't play a part in it. She accepted this match to prepare for the clash she knew was coming and wouldn't waste this moment to learn and improve.
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