SS 15 Rewind! Panther Risako Vs. Chris Morgan: Wrestle Angel Battle!

Preceded By: SS 15 Softcore Tournament Round 1: Kagami Celeste Vs. Serina Kashibara
Followed By: SS 15 Hentai Grudge Match in a Cage: Akashi Tanikaze Vs. Natalia the Dream

Panther Risako, the Queen of Queens:


Vs.

Chris Morgan The Phenomenon from the Heavens:



Match type: Standard
Winning Condition: Pinfall, Submission or Knockout

Before the arrival of the AFW, many promotions battled for supremacy. Though most have fallen by the wayside, their legacies still linger on on even now. Old grudges can still be fought today and the crowd can catch a glimpse back to the days when these stars truly shined their brightest!

The crowd began to murmur as they awaited the start of this match. The revelations in Chris and Risako's confrontation last month was still a topic of discussion for those who had loved the Wrestle Angels federation. The fact that Risako and Chris were, at the very least, friends during the league's heyday cast a new light on both their last match against each other in their old federation, and this battle that was about to happen. A sense of tragedy and betrayal that the fans hadn't been aware of before. On some message boards and forums, fans wondered anew about the Wrestle Angel's collapse, and the events behind it. When it came to AFW media, Chris had been silent ever since that promo, retreating into isolation and training for this battle with an intensity that bordered fanaticism.

The big screen monitor flared to life as Bad Blood by Taylor Swift began to play, serving as background music for a video in which Chris and Risako's words from their promo were spliced over archived footage of their match from the Wrestle Angel's league.

"You asked if I think I'm strong. No, I don't think, I know it. If you test me, you will fail. You want to settle things? I'm right here, Risako. I'll neither run, nor hide." Chris's image stated at the video's finale.
"You and me, Chris, we're going to settle this at Summer Splash. But don't think any cheap shots like that will save you the next time. Next time, I will bury you." Risako's words echoed after the music ended.

Then the lights went dark, making the crowd cheer in anticipation.

Avenging Angel heralded Chris's arrival. Or at least it was supposed to. A single spotlight shone down upon the entrance ramp as roughly a dozen women filed in from the back. Clad in white, faux bikini mail armor with white wings on their backs, the women were clearly meant to be female warrior angels inspired by old fantasy art, or perhaps the Spawn comic books. Forming two lines down the ramp, the women all took a knee as the fans cheered loudly serving as an honor guard for Chris as she entered.

Although more accurately, 'flew' in. Chris was being lowered in from the arena's rafters, strapped into a nearly invisible harness. Once her feet touched the ground, the arena's lights flared into bright light. Using a hand Chris unhooked the rope attached to the harness, which blended in with the armor plates, then strode down the ramp.

The blonde was also clad in similar armor, but was also carrying an impressive looking but fake sword and shield. The angel women filed in behind her, and when Chris reached the bottom of the ramp she stopped, raising the sword high and giving a loud scream. The crowd got into the act, giving a loud howl of their own. Then, stretching her arms out to the side, Chris let the women 'disarm' her, and they quickly unstrapped the armor plates and angel wings that were over the American's usual wrestling outfit. As they retreated to the back, Chris climbed the steps into the ring, a determined look on her face as she went to a corner, putting her back to it while waiting on Risako's entrance.....

For a few minutes, the crowd waited, wondering what Risako was going to do to follow up the tremedous act that was Chris' entrance. They did not have to wait long-- "Final Resolution" by Galneryus began to play, and the arena darkened, lights starting to dance and swivel across the stadium as images began to flash on the Titantron above, showing a collage of all of Risako's previous matches in Wrestle Angels.

Unlike Chris, Risako needed no fanfare-- no wave of dancers, no special gimmicks. She let her presence speak for itself. The titanton suddenly switched to a pair of glaring panther eyes, and then Risako herself entered, her presence announced by a detonation of pyrotechnics. The crowd went wild as Panther Risako strode resolutely into the ring, a halo-like blaze forming an arch that she stepped through.

Walking towards the ring, Risako glared in Chris' direction as she entered, never once taking her eye off her opponent. Eventually, she reached the ring, slipped under the ropes, and stood up in her corner, continuing to stare at Chris all the while.

As Risako made her way down to the ring, Chris let her eyes fix upon her opponent. The fans cheers were deafening, but somehow the American tuned them out into background noise. The AFW billed this match as some sort of turn back the clock event. At the moment, Chris almost agreed. The crowd, pyrotechnics, and the sight of the Queen of Queens coming down the ramp made the American feel as if the hands of the clock were running backward.

Shaking off her sense of deja vu, Chris noticed Risako's glare. She met it with one of her own. For the moment, nothing else mattered. Heaven help her, even saving the Wrestle Angels from Hibiki and Migiri was taking a back seat in her mind. This was the reason she had hoped to finish things with those two before meeting Risako. The desire to pay the Panther back for her betrayal all those years ago was like an all consuming flame, burning away the thoughts of protecting people like Mikoto and even Suzumi against the wrath of those two terrible titans.

Leashing her anger, Chris strode to the center of the ring, waiting for the referee to call for the bell to start the match....

Stepping into the ring, Risako saw Chris meet her glare with one of her own. Something about Chris' gaze set something off in Chris, and made her vividly remember happier days in the old league-- and more importantly, made her remember Chris as she used to know her, as a determined woman out to make a name for herself. But now she was someone else, she knew, someone who had to be stopped.

Not flinching from Chris' gaze, Risako stepped towards the centre of the ring as well, waiting for the ref. In the background, the crowd's yelling died down into a murmur as the tension in the ring grew.

The referee quickly went over the rules of the match. Not that Chris needed a reminder on the standard rules of a wrestling match, and she was certain that Risako didn't either. It did serve to keep the crowd on edge, the murmuring continuing.

Finally, the ref girl finished, and then took a step back. She then did one final ready check, making sure both Chris and Risako were prepared. Once they both responded, she would call for the bell.

As soon as she heard it, Chris would surge forward, trying to get Risako into a collar and elbow lock up and begin pushing her back towards a turnbuckle, the American trying to put her size advantage to work early.

Risako's heart raced as the bell rang. She had been in dozens of matches before this, and faced dozens of tough girls before. She had thought that nothing would get her heart racing again at the start of a match, that nothing would ever make her apprehensive at the start of a bout before. Today was proving her wrong.

She surged forward at the same time as Chris. The American girl outmatched her in strength and weight, but Risako was going to be damned if she was going to turn down a challenge. The two wrestlers collded in the centre of the ring and locked up, twisting and writhing against one another as they grappled. Risako's face remained calm and collected as she and Chris grappled...until her lithe body twisted, as she aimed to use Chris' own power against her in a hip toss!

Chris knew from past experience that Risako was more than proficient in grappling. As such, she didn't expect to be able to bull rush the Panther without a fight.

Feeling Risako's body twist, the American knew, through instincts honed by experience, that her opponent was going to try to use Chris's power and momentum against her. So she reacted quickly, widening her legs and wrapping her arms around Risako's waist while pressing against her back to deny her the leverage to get Chris's body over.

Once she prevented Risako's hip toss, Chris would use her arms around the Asian's waist to try and lift her up off her feet, before turning and slamming the Panther down to the mat in a waist lock takedown!

If she pulled off the quick reversal, Chris would release Risako and scramble back to her feet, taking a few steps away from her former flame, while wagging her finger in a 'no no' gesture. Sure, she would probably have been able to push her advantage and try for a submission hold, but Chris was cautious, not wanting to commit to a mat wrestling war with the woman who taught her most of the moves she would have used. Instead, she looked to rattle Risako somewhat, appearing confident and unconcerned as she waited for Risako to get back to her feet.

Risako had thought to take Chris down with a surprise monkey flip, to establish her dominance early in the match and to make it clear to Chris that she wasn't to be trifled with. But Chris already knew that, it seemed, and more importantly, she seemed to remember all of their previous spars. So it was that the moment Risako went for the flip, Chris countered perfectly, widening her legs and wrapping her arms around her waist. 

"Tch," Risako grunted with irritation. Knowing what Chris was planning, she grabbed at Chris' wrists and pried, hard. At the same time, as Chris started to go for the lift, she would shoot a booted heel back, aiming to nail the American girl in the knee and make her lose her balance. If she managed this...and more importantly, if it loosened Chris' grip...she would spin, aiming to hopefully break Chris' grip and drag her down onto her front by her wrist, bending her arm back painfully in a grounded chickenwing. If this failed, though, then she would be unable to stop Chris from executing hr move...

As Chris lifted Risako up off her feet, she felt her opponent seize a hold of her wrists then a shooting pain in her knee as it was kicked sharply. While she was off balance, Risako had an easy time dragging Chris down to the mat.

However, the American reacted quickly. While Risako went to secure her arm for the chickenwing, Chris turned her body on the mat, stretching with one of her long legs to put a foot on the ropes and force a rope break. The blonde had no intention of letting Risako drag in her into an engagement on the mats!