Submission Match: Shido "The Fanboy" Vs. Hiroko Uta

Victory can only be achieved through Submission

Hiroko Uta sat backstage and took some deep breaths. She hadn't had much luck in the ring for her first few matches and she was determined to try and turn things around in her first Tension match. Clenching and relaxing her hands, she waited for her signal to enter the arena. The sound of her music rousing her, she walked through the curtain to greet the cheering crowd.

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Smiling sheepishly, she waved to the crowd and approached the ring. Standing on the apron, she gave a low bow to her fans and then entered the ring, resting in the corner and waiting for her opponent to arrive.

It took a few moments for Shido to come out on cue. He was backstage contemplating the match he was booked for. He remembered agreeing to go up against Hiroko and he was determined to give it his all. The young guy had a habit or researching anyone he could at AFW. But he could recall nothing about Hiroko. "Hmm....perhaps she had a short match history. It's easy to keep track of the bigger names and the title holders but the newer wrestlers at AFW don't have a lot of info to look up. I guess I can't complain, though, I'm relatively new, myself." He was lost in thought and in the midst his gaze, a clock happened to catch his eye. "Oh no, I'm late!"

Shido dashed into the arena. Quickly running down the ramp and jumping into the ring between the bottom and middle ropes! It was peculiar that he didn't have a theme song. He would breathe and pant for a bit before explaining himself, speaking to Hiroko from across the game. "Hey, there! I'm so sorry for being late. The guys in the back never got around to asking me to pick a theme song and I got a little sidetracked....Anyways, I'm Shido! No last name. It's a pleasure to meet you!" He was a little awkward but he smiled and had good intentions.

Shido "The Fanboy:

Hiroko was getting a little nervous as she waited for opponent. Then she saw someone running towards the ring. At first, she thought it was a fan escaping from the crowd since there was no music to signal his arrival but then, in an incredible display of agility, he jumped through the ropes and into the ring. Unmistakeably, she knew he was her opponent, even before he explained his situation. Still a little shaken from his abrupt entrance, she gave him a nervous smile and nodded.

"Ah, I see. Well, I'm Hiroko. It's nice to meet you too!" She bowed and decided then to take in the competition. He was a little smaller than her but still looked quite strong for his size. He didn't seem the type to be underestimated and she kept that in mind as she approached the centre of the ring, tentatively offering Shido a test of strength.

"Let's have a good match, Shido!"

Shido was happy to meet his opponent. She seemed to be the nicest person he had met at AFW so far. Like many of his previous opponents, she was taller than he was and super pretty. Shido would try to size up his opponent and guess what her strengths were, but there was only so little he could ascertain with quick glances and conversation. He would meet her in the middle of the ring center of the ring and lock up with her, thus accepting her invitation. "Yes, ma'am! Let's make it an awesome one!" He would say with an enthused look on his face.

He would try to draw out the test of strength to get a feel for how strong Hiroko truly was. After several moments, if he deemed himself stronger, he would try to force her back towards the ropes!

Hiroko couldn't help but smile. She had to admit that Shido's enthusiasm was infectious. It helped that he was fairly easy on the eyes too.

For a few a few moments, the pair seemed evenly matched but then, slowly but surely, Hiroko started to lose ground and began to be pushed toward the ropes. Not wanting to put on a bad show, Hiroko let out a small grunt as she redoubled her efforts, closing her eyes as she concentrated her strength against her opponent.

She didn't think she was strong enough to push him all the way back to the other side but she would try her hardest to stop him for pushing her against the ropes and getting the upper hand.

Shido was happy with the way things had started off. In his book, the only thing better than a good match was a good opponent. And it had clicked with him immediately that he had found one in Hiroko! He seemed to be winning out on the test of strength at first but she seemed to counter with an sudden, almost random burst of strength!

Shido would be pushed back instead. The heigh disadvantage began to work against him as the leverage she had would make him bend backwards! Eventually, he would fall onto his back and to the mat, in shock that Hiroko had such strength. He would react to this by trying to kip up off the ground and rise to his feet, hopefully before she could follow up and really put him in a bad spot!

Hiroko had surprised herself with her own strength as she managed to force Shido to bend backwards in their test of strength. She felt a surge of confidence, even when Shido managed slip out of her grip and fall onto his back. She took a step back as he did a kip up and get back to his feet and began circling him instead. Hiroko was certainly impressed with his agility, in fact she thought that maybe he was almost as fast as she was. At the very least had more of stylish flair to his movements!

Hiroko would instead try and get around Shido and try and start her offensive with a side headlock, wrapping her arm around Shido's head and pressing it tight against her ribs!

Shido got to his feet and tried to assess what was going on. He looked ahead but his opponent seemed to have disappeared! He was about to turn his head to survey his surroundings but he was caught almost immediately his slightly taller foe. He blurted out his first thought immediately "F...fast!".

He would blush a bit as Hiroko wrapped her arm tightly around his head and pressed him into her side! Shido would offer some silly banter while looking for an opportunity to counter. "I don't suppose we could talk about this?" He would say with a chuckle. After a moment, if allowed, he would try to place his hand on her back and push her towards the ropes and away for now so that he could catch a quick breather.

Hiroko pressed down on Shido's head only for him to push her away. Hiroko managed to catch herself against the ropes, stopping her from rebounding back to Shido.

"Nope! This is a wrestling match! We talk with our bodies! She laughed before blushing slightly after she realized what she said.

"Th-that didn't come out right. Well... Whatever!" She rushed toward Shido, trying to tackle him down to the ground so she could try to get into a more dominant position. It felt a little odd for Hiroko to be on the offensive more than her opponent but she was enjoying the change of pace.

Shido took a second to take in their previous interactions. He deduced that Hiroko is extremely quick, probably even slightly faster than himself! And his speed had been a good portion of what got him noticed in AFW! Having observed this firsthand for the first time, many things occured to Shido.

He normally had a chance to look up info on his opponents so that he knew what he was dealing with. It seemed that lacking that advantage was something he hadn't been accustomed to. He couldn't plan an elaborate counter and he didn't have a game plan coming in. He had to rely on his instincts and think of a way to get into this match up! But that wasn't going to happen while Hiroko was in her element and rushing towards him right now!

"Ugh!' Shido grunted as Hiroko tackled him and sent him down to the mat on his back! "No worries....I think I understood, haha." He would answer her previous comment and blush while she rested on top of him, trying to further her advantage! From here, Shido would try scoot back and escape from underneath her.