Belinda Northman Vs. Akiha Kosha IV: Handcuff match

Handcuff match
Rules: standard
Victory condition: Winner is the first to lock two of their opponents limbs together or one limb to the ropes.

Spoiler:

This was it, yet again Belinda would come face to face with her long time rival and lover. Though very few even know about the lover part, this would be their fourth match going one on one with each other and the Swede was planning to win this one, she wasn't gonna let her currently stagnant state get in the way...she wanted to win and show Akiha just what she was capable. She might have lost the Summer Splash thunder round match, been the first to be eliminated...and she might have done pretty badly in most of her other matches for quite some time now...yet. This was where she could turn things around, wasn't it ?!

She was already standing at the gorilla position, awaiting her music to start so that she could make her entrance. She took a few deep breaths as she bounce lightly on her feet. Nodding her head to herself as she would finally get to OK sign from the stage hands. With it Belinda jumped out onto the ramp, her music playing over the speakers as she was met with cheers from the crowd...they were without a doubt shrinking in number. Her sub-par performance for a while now was probably hurting her standing with the crowd, it didn't matter how much of a likeable face wrestler you were if you didn't win anything....it was a hard truth to swallow but Belinda had done as best she could.

Walking down the ramp to her music she went right up into the ring, moving up towards her corner and jumping up, reaching out into the air with her hand before jumping back down. There was a lot less pep in the blond right now...she was too focused on not making a fool out of herself, especially not in front of Akiha of all people. Leaning back against her corner she'd wait for her eternal rival to appear.

Spoiler:

The Crusade had started and Akiha next target was no other than her arch rival, Belinda Northman!  The two had met in the ring three times for one on one fights, twice Belinda had come on top.  Every time the two had fought it had always been a close match.  So fighting and beating the younger Northman was the perfect way to show how much better she had gotten.  She was going to show her rival how much better she had gotten.  

Though she just hoped that Belinda could keep up with her.  Akiha had been keeping up with Belinda matches, watching them on TV or in some cases live in the arena in a VIP box.  She honestly was not impressed, it seemed her rival was not going as well as she used to.  If this meant that Akiha needed to show her the gap between the two of them in order to start pushing her rival to go further and become better then so be it.  In fact, she would be happy to do so.

The redhead would make her way to the staging area, carrying her Japanese flag with her and sporting her new red hair color.  She would wait for Belinda song to end.  Once her lover song ended, Akiha new theme would play.  It had only been played once before this, during her promo.  The Japanese wrestler would come out, waving the Japanese flag as the audience booed her.  Despite being booed she still kept waving the flag and made her way down the ramp before climbing the steps and handing off the flag to an AFW associate.

She would then jump over the rope ropes and enter the ring with a single jump, showing off her agility.  The redhead would then lock her eyes onto her rival.  “I must say, I am not too happy about your current record.  I will let you know that I have been training hard and that I have reached a whole new level.  I plan on taking on your older sister, so you better step up your game to her level.” stated Akiha in a serious tone as she waited for the bell to ring.

Belinda kept her eyes at the ramp as she awaited her long time rival, they had been going at this for about a year and technically the two of them had been a part of a total of 6 matches against one another...and if one wanted to get overtly technical then Akiha was without a doubt looking superior at the moment. While Belinda had been the one to pick up their big Avalanche match, she had suffered two defeats in matches with Belinda since then, with the Thunder Round and the Elimination Chamber.

She was not looking to add a third match to that!

When Akiha came down the ramp carrying that flag and wearing that red hair of hers, Belinda would raise an eyebrow. She did have to admit that her lover looked really good with redhair...but she wasn't here to admire her rival right now, she was here to beat her. When Akiha came up into the ring and she started to talk like that...Belinda would take a deep breath and then step forward.

" You're acting pretty full of yourself aren't you Akiha ? Don't think a new hair color will be enough to defeat me, or even give you the ability to go up against Cecilia." Belinda spoke out as she'd step up towards her rival, dropping down into a wrestling stance....

Finally the bell rang and the Swede would try and move forward, looking to get her and Akiha into a collar and elbow lock up to start off the match with.

Akiha would give a smirk at her rival comment as she then brushed her hair to the side, looking confident.  “The new hair style is a symbol of showing how I have changed.  The new training that I got was from the best of the best.  Though as they say, actions speak louder than words.  So enough with the parley and let me show you the combined result of my training.” said the Japanese wrestler as she would also enter in a wrestling stance.

Upon hearing the bell ringing, Akiha would charge forward, meeting her rival in the center of the ring as the two entered a collar and elbow lock up.  The redhead wrestler would get a feel of Belinda, testing her strength.  Even with her new training, she still couldn't match her rival in terms of strength but she was managing to hold her own a bit better now, not being forced to retreat as fast.  Strength though was not the only determining factor when it came to wrestling, there was also skill and agility as well, two things that Akiha would now put to the test.

Attempting to use Belinda own strength against her, Akiha would attempt to jump up and fall to the ground, attempting to roll back as would place her boots on her rival chest.  The Japanese wrestler would then pull her arms back, trying to bring her blonde counterpart in.  If everything went according to plan, she would attempt to flip Belinda over her before attempting to quickly get back on her feet.

It seemed as if Akiha didn't want to chat much longer, that served Belinda just fine. She wanted to get this over with and redeem herself! That was what this match was for, so she could show that she was still good enough to hang with her rival!

When the bell finally rang the two of them were in the center of the ring and locked into that collar and elbow tie-up. There was a clear sense of increase in Akiha's strength, her rival had gotten stronger and was able to hold out better than she had ever done before...which surprised the blond, maybe her rival wasn't just putting on airs with her cocky talk earlier. Belinda very much doubted that Akiha had settle d for attempting to match her in strength after all, and made that her only training....

Belinda pushed forward even more, she had to try and made this right. If she could somehow break Akiha's morals with a strong push and show her training was for naught...then perhaps she could break her rivals moral early! However as she tried to do so she soon enough felt Akiha's boot press against her chest as she was throw over Akiha for a monkey flip! Crashing right down onto her back as she had flown over Akiha's frame. " Kuah!"

The two wrestler were now locked up, each one of them attempting to overpower each other in order to gain the advantage. Both of them attempted to gain the advantage at the same time. While Belinda attempted to use brute strength, Akiha used speed and ability to gain the advantage, resulting in her falling back as she put her boots on her opponent chest before sending her rival flying over her.

Akiha would hear a cry came out of her blond opponent mouth. It seemed that she had gotten the first attack. Not wasting much time, the Japanese wrestler would quickly get back on her feet knowing that Belinda would probably be doing the same. She would wait for her arch rival to get back to her feet before suddenly charging forward and jumping into the air as she would then extend her feet. She was attempting to knock her opponent back down again with a drop kick and trying to build some momentum.

After being throw backwards with that monkey flip and falling right down onto her lowerback which now echoed with pain from the drop...Belinda tried to quickly bite through that pain and turn over to hr hands and knees, quickly pushing up off the mat and getting up to her feet, moving a step forward as she was trying to get back into this and close the distance between her and Akiha.

Little did she know until it was too late that Akiha had the same plan. She shot forward and Belinda was met with those boots driving into her generous chest, causing the blond to fall backwards as air was expelled from her lungs. She crashed down onto her back with a thud as she began to cough, arms moving up to chest to hold her aching breasts.

Getting quickly back to her feet, Akiha would rush forward, hitting her rival with a drop kick right into the chest. This would result in Belinda being sent back down to the ground. Once again, Akiha would quickly raise to her feet, now feeling confident that she had taken control of the match. Though she wouldn't let herself get overconfident. This was not the first time that Akiha had taken control of the start of the match, only to later then have Belinda reverse it.

Seeing her arch rival now holding her chest in pain, Akiha would quickly charge forward, intent on not letting the younger Northman recover. As she closed the distance she would jump in the air and attempt to do a flip and land on top of the Swedish wrestler, trying to do a senton on her. It was a bit risky but if it landed it would give her a clear advantage. So the red hair wrestler felt that it was worth the risk.

Belinda kicked her feet against the mat, shaking her head as she rubbed her chest where Akiha's boots had dug into her, she tried to recover as quickly as she possibly could but it seemed as if her rival had other plans for her. As she soon saw the frame of Akiha fall down on top of her, crashing lower back first into Belinda's stomach. The Swede gasped out as air and spittle flew out from her mouth, eyes widening from yet again being winded like that.

The Swede slumped backwards against the mat, arms going wide as she panted and heaved for air at the moment...this was a pretty horrible start for her as it was...but she could still come back! That was all she could think of right now, she could still come back from this.

Coming in fast, Akiha quickly closed the gap between the two before jumping in the air. She would see her opponent was still down as she then did a flip before landing on top of her rival. She would feel her back hit her opponent nice chest, causing the blond to let out a gasp. Belinda scream was a bittersweet sound, it was nice that Akiha was taking an early lead but she also wanted Belinda to put up a fight. Still, despite her wanting Belinda to put up a fight, Akiha would not show any mercy and continue to press forward.

Quickly getting up, Akiha would make her way to the ropes. Having built up some speed, she would jump onto the middle ropes, using it as a springboard before leaping into the air. It was another risky attack but Akiha was feeling confident after she had already connected several attacks. As she was in the air, she would take a moment to look at her opponent, seeing what kind of condition she was in.