Belinda Northman Vs. Julia Rogers: Steel Cage Match

Steel Cage Match
Rules: Hardcore Rules
Victory Condition: Pinfall, Submission or Escape from the cage

Spoiler:

There it was again, Belinda facing off against another amazing foe, once again, things weren't going to be easy for the young blond. She knew that better than anyone but she had to find a way to get through it and come out on top. She had keep showing that she wasn't just some talent less hack living in her sisters shadow. That she wasn't a lesser Northman as Gwendoly had put it, but that she was her own person and wrestler and would reach new heights by her own merit! This was yet another match for the blond to prove herself as that!

The Swede knew of the opponent she was up against, a former half of the Entropy Championship which had happened a while back. Belinda didn't really know if she should treat her as a champion or not, but she knew one thing for sure. Julia was not an opponent to go up against half-heartedly! Which was a good thing then that Belinda was full of heart! She pulled down her gloves as she tightened them around her hands, standing in her blue and white attire at the gorilla position right ahead of the ramp. Hood covering her head as she bounced lightly on her feet, swinging her arms a bit as she was trying to psyche herself up for the match. This one was another tough kind of match, a cage match...the Swede had only done one such match before in her life and it hadn't exactly gone her way then.

Fly High! by Burnout Syndromes started to blast out of the speakers and with it the Swede would run off out onto the ramp and come sprinting down towards the cage. Unlike before she couldn't exactly dive into the ring as the cage had already been lowered, instead she took off towards the side and would dive in through the door opening right through the ropes, jumping up to her feet after the dive she ran towards the far off corner and jumped up to the middle ropes in a swift motion. Raising her hand up high into the air she let out a loud shout. " IKUZO!!" She shouted out, showing off a bit of the Japanese she had picked up for Akiha. The crowd response to her entrance was getting warmer and warmer each time she went out into the ring again, it was now surpassing any level she had before! The thrill of that alone made her ecstatic. Dropping down from the ropes she'd turn and lean against the corner, pulling her hood down as she'd stretch her arms out over the top ropes and await her fearsome opponent.

Spoiler:

It had been a while since Julia had stepped inside the confines of a steel cage. That had been her Friction debut against Hyacinth, a match the cowgirl had won with a lionsault off the wall of the cage. That night had given fans a taste of the high risk extremities Julia was willing to take to win her matches, and they’d no doubt be seeing more of the same tonight, especially considering who she was stepping into the ring with.

Belinda Northman was a highly skilled athlete. Many who heard the name “Northman” were quick to think of Cecilia. But the younger sister of the AFW legend was by no means anyone worth overlooking. With a build not unlike Julia’s and an impressive skillset, this was bound to be an intense and exciting matchup, one the masked cowgirl could hardly wait to get started! Adding to the excitement was the fact that this was the first time the two blonde warriors would be clashing in the ring. And considering she was a Northman, a victory tonight was going to be a mighty fine addition to Julia’s resume if she could pull it off.

Soon after Belinda had entered the ring and her music faded out, Modern Day Cowboy began to blare throughout the arena, announcing the rival of the luchadora! Bursting through the curtain, Julia stood on the stage with a bright and confident smile as she waved a hand to the cheering crowd, before quickly making her way down to the ring. Though once she arrived Julia didn’t climb through the door to enter the ring. Instead, she elected to take the scenic route. Grabbing onto the wall of the cage, she began to climb right up it until she was at the top, where she swung a leg up and over to straddle herself over the top of the cage wall!

“WHAT’S UP, TOKYO?!!” she yelled out while cupping her hands around her mouth. From her high perch Julia took a moment to smile and enjoy the scenery, before climbing down the inside of the wall. About halfway down she let go and dropped down onto her feet in the ring, where she turned to face Belinda with a grin.

“Howdy, partner. Lets make this a good one...” she said, then briefly began to stretch out her own limbs while she waited for the bell to ring.

Belinda was focused and calm...perhaps a bit too much right now, she didn't exactly know what had helped her before as she made her return with a new attire and attitude, though when she saw Julia climb up onto that cage wall like she did. The Swede's eyes widened as the music playing and the attitude of the woman when she had climbed up to the top of the ring made her smile, cracking that serious and calm mode that Belinda had involuntarily put herself into.

Her opponent seemed to be a fun one at the very least, and she was perfectly aware that Julia was a tough cookie. She had been a Entropy champion once before, even though many didn't see her as such the young Northman did. Whether you were half a champ or a full champ, it didn't matter since you'd been a champion. The Swede greeted Julia with a friendly smile and would walk up towards her opponent, extending her right hand towards Julia.

" H-howdy ?...Ah, I mean Hello. It's nice to meet you Julia Rogers. Let's make it a night to remember for us and the crowd." Belinda said with a friendly tone...though as friendly as her face was, there was nothing but pure fire in her eyes, her fighting spirit was being raised with each time she stepped into the squared circle of AFW now, and as her opponents for now seemed to be terrifying monsters when it came to their wrestling abilities...it was but understandable and odd.

After the handshake offer, whether Julia accepted it or not, the blue clad Swede would take a few steps back and attempt to roll her shoulders, loosening them up before the bell rang.

Steel cages typically weren’t friendly environments, especially within the context of a wrestling match. But the masked blonde was pleased to see her foe approach with a warm smile and an extended hand.

“Belinda, right? Nice to meet ya too,” Julia replied, taking the girl’s hand and shaking it. The crowd briefly applauded the display of sportsmanship between the two women. Things would likely be getting brutal soon enough, so it was good to see there was respect between the participants regardless of everything that was going to happen tonight.

Once they broke away Julia backed off just as Belinda did, then stretched her legs out while keeping her eyes locked onto the other blonde. Soon the bell rang, but the luchadora elected not to bolt straight at Belinda right away. Instead she carefully eyed the girl, while listening as the crowd began to cheer and shout! Chants for both Belinda and Julia clashed and filled the arena. And with a smile on her face Julia began to wave a hand in toward herself, encouraging her fans to keep the chants coming and keep them loud!

But she didn’t pander too long. A few seconds later she began to circle Belinda, gradually crouching into a ready stance with both hands up before lunging out to lock up with her foe to start the match off!

Belinda would smile as she felt Julia take a hold of her hand, the Swede would nod her head and speak out. " Yeah, Belinda, Belinda Northman. Pleasure is all mine. Can't believe I'm facing off against another champion. You better not go easy on me! " Belinda let out with a smile, she was of course one of the people who thought of Julia as a pretty big shot, around here in AFW. Referring to the woman's stint as one half of the Entropy Championship a while back.

The Swede would nod her head as they stepped back and would then wait for the woman to get ready, dropping in and readying herself in her grappling stance as she then heard the crowd around them. The Swede would watch Julia encourage the crowd and smile, she herself would clap her hands a bit and wave her arms up to have the fans increase their cheers. It felt rather odd, to be on a stage with someone like Julia and the amount of cheers she was getting.

After a few seconds though it seemed that they were about to start with both of the women soon lunging at each other into a lock up. The Swede quickly would attempt to use her rather impressive strength, not as impressive as the likes of her sister, but enough to hold out a bit against some of the strongest around and attempt to overpower Julia!

“Champion? Think ya got me confused with my partner,” Julia replied with a lighthearted chuckle.

But quickly any thoughts related to the Entropy Championship were tossed out the window. The bell had rung, and it was time to get this match under way. The cowgirl wasn’t particularly known for her strength. And, being the younger sister of Cecilia Northman, it wasn’t much surprise at all when Belinda began to push Julia backward.

The luchadora was hardly bothered by that, however. Once she knew she was close to the ropes behind her, she shot her legs up and kicked off the top rope, sending her twisting through the air while remaining locked up with Belinda! Mid flight, she’d loop an arm around her foe’s while spinning toward the ground, aiming to toss the other blonde down with a unique and extravagant version of an arm drag.

Belinda would shrug her shoulders at Julia's words, in the Swede's eyes Julia had been a pretty great champion even if it was just one half of it at the time. It was more than enough to show that Julia was a skilled enough and worthy enough for the belt.

When the match finally began the Swede was quickly able to overpower the American and push her right back towards the cage wall and ropes...it seemed as if she had the clear strength advantage as while it took a bit of force...Julia wasn't the physically strongest opponent she had faced so far. Though it seemed as if Julia was wily and capable in her own way, as she stepped up onto those ropes and used them to practically flip over the Swede and then throw her down with a unique armdrag. Pulling the young Swede down onto the mat and forcing her to roll a bit away, grunting as she hit the mat...she quickly tried to roll up towards one knee and look on at Julia. Wary a follow up attack from the woman.

Immediately after tossing Belinda down, Julia brought her legs up and kicked them out to spring right back to her feet, eyeing the other blonde with a smile. “‘Yer stronger than ya look, ya know that?” she said while once again circling Belinda. Obviously something as simple as an arm drag likely hadn’t hurt her all that much. So immediately rushing back in at her could be dangerous.

Again she’d gradually try to close the distance, but instead of locking up with Belinda again Julia would fire a quick kick out toward her foe’s leg. Julia wasn’t the kickboxer her sister was, but a quick test of Belinda’s reflexes might give her important insight as to how to approach the rest of the match. And if she could inflict some damage to the limb, that would just be a bonus.

Belinda would huff out a bit as she was on one knee and watched Julia kick up onto her feet, she'd throw on a smile and let out a soft chuckle. " Hah...yeah people tell me that. " The blond would nod as her eyes narrowed upon Julia. Moving up towards her feet the two wrestler soon started to circle on another, and with it the Swede would attempt and inch closer just like Julia did. It wasn't long before the masked wrestler came at her!

That quick kick came in and Belinda would quickly try and bounce backwards, right out of the range...letting out a low " Phew.." as she did. Though right after she'd try and push forward, attempting to close the distance between them and try to go for a quick forearm strike to Julia's chest.

With the sort of frame Belinda had, Julia had expected her to be quick. So when the girl avoided the kick fired off at her leg, that didn’t come nearly as surprising as the strength packed in her muscles. But Belinda continued to display that quickness by immediately lunging forward, countering Julia’s missed kick by slamming her forearm up against the cowgirl’s chest!

“Ngh!” Julia grunted, wincing a bit and stumbling back a few steps after the hit connected.