Zarya the Iron Soldier vs Linda Halloween

Zarya didn't know which was more satisfying. Nailing Linda across the head with her outstretched arm, or the shocked silence of the crowd as the fans cheers tapered off. She caught the top rope to stop her momentum and took a few quick breaths. Then, she turned and stalked towards her downed opponent.

There was deep seated anger in her eyes, still, but it wasn't the white hot fury of before. It was a colder, more calculating look.

"Alright, American. You got a few shots in. You had your fun. Now... I want to hear you scream."

Zarya raised a boot as if to stomp down on Linda's stomach, but ended up aiming for the former Navy Seals right hand instead!

Linda knew she had to get back to her feet after she got knocked down but the Russian knocked her down pretty good and caused the American to just lay their for what she thought was a moment to catch her breath. This gave Zarya all the time she needed to get closer towards her and when she heard the Russian's voice and as she looked up actually got scared from the look in her opponent's eyes.

Seeing her opponent raise her boot and appeared to be aiming it at her stomach caused Linda to try and curl up only for her to scream in agony when the Russian stomped down on her right hand instead.

Zarya stomped down on Linda's hand, but she didn't raise her foot. Instead she shifted her weight onto it, pinning the Americans hand beneath her boot. The referee looked concerned, crouching to  check on Linda while trying to watch Zarya as well.  The ref was clearly on alert after the Iron Soldiers earlier rule bending and it was clear she'd have no problem disqualifying Zarya if the heel pushed her luck.

"You think *this* hurts?" She said, "Just wait and see."

Still pinning Linda's hand beneath her boot, Zarya swung her opposite foot at the american's head, looking to stun or daze her with a kick to the head. The Iron Soldier wanted her foe weakened for what she was planning next.

Screaming in pain as Zarya was not just satisfied with stomping down on her hand as she wondered if the Russian wanted to break her hand for a second. Meanwhile the referee was at least doing her job as she crouched down and checked up on her as Linda hoped this was against the rules and ended up disappointed when this was not the case.

''Wait for what how ugly your face will become after I get my hand from under your boot and get the chance to introduce y fist to your face.'''replied Linda as she got an foot to the head for her troubles. Forced onto her back as a result from the kick as she was stunned for a moment giving the Iron soldier a chance to land another attack.

The referree was wary of Zarya's antics and likely would have called the match if the Russian started maliciously stomping Linda's hand over and over until something broke. Zarya herself was well aware that she was on thin ice and decided not to push it. 

She released Linda's pinned hand and bent down to physically haul the American to her feet, so that they were face to face. At first she grabbed for the blondes hair, but the ref called her on it immediately, forcing the Iron Soldier to lift the other woman by gripping her beneath the arms. 

Zarya wasted no time,  moving to wrap her muscular arms around her hated rival and lift Linda right off her feet and into a brutal bear hug, looking to crush the air from her lungs.

Linda was relieved when Zarya stopped going after her hand as the referee was quick to interfere in the match as she knew that Zarya would have most likely stomped down on her hand repeatedly until it broke. Unfortunately that was the only good thing to happen in the last three minutes as she got forced back to her feet as the Russian pulled on her hair until the referee called her out on it.

This just forced the Iron Soldier to chance tactics as the American feels her opponent grip her beneath the arms and would soon have the blond lifted off her feet and trapped in a bearhug. Trying to escape as the pressure on her back and the fact it was becoming hard to breath made it difficult as in the end the former navy seal saw no other option but to pull her head back before going for a headbutt hoping the blow would be enough to free herself from her current predicament.

She finally had Linda right where she wanted her, namely under control and in a great deal of pain. The Russians lean, muscled arms constricted mercilessly around Linda's waist, just below her ribs where there was almost no protection from the mounting pressure. Zarya was going to crush the fight out of her enemy, to deny her the very breath she needed to keep going. Then, in a moment of pure desperation, Linda pitched her head forward, slamming it into Zaryas! "Ughn!"

Spots of light exploded before her vision from the headbutts jarring impact and a wave of pain, disorientation and nausea swept over her.  Zayra's response was more instinct then anything else. While she still held Linda in her grip, she countered almost immediately with a headbutt of her own, aiming to return the favor. Whether she connected dead on or merely clipped the American, Zarya would quickly discover that trading headbutts wasn't the wisest of strategies.

For a moment the world tipped and spun, causing the Russian native to release her grip entirely and stagger back drunkenly, desperately grabbing for the top rope to hold her up and inwardly cursing her opponents hard head. Somewhere in the first row, one of the fans was yelling something, trying to tell Linda to be careful. Why? Because steroids made peoples heads thicker or something.

I'm going to beat the hell out of the fan when this is over. Zarya thought to herself. I'm going to find them, knock his teeth out and mail a few to each of his family members. Of course, it was all bluster. In that moment Zarya had trouble standing, let alone anything else.

Linda thought the headbutt would be enough to force the Russian to release her but it seemed the former navy seal had underestimated her opponent's resilience. As while the American was in pain and disorientated from the impact it seemed that was not the cause for Zarya as she feels her opponent grasp her tighter and counted right away with an headbutt of her own. Unable to  sense what was going on as she got nailed right on her forehead caused Linda not to notice right away when Zarya would release her while hearing what appeared to be screaming coming from the crowd.

Standing in the corner to recover from the nausea and disorientation  before going on the offensive seemed like the right plan to the blond as she was able to hear after a moment or two what the fans were screaming and tried not to giggle as a result. ''Well at least the fans are still on my side and maybe that guy has a point as it feels like I just ran into a brick wall''thought the American while knowing it would also likely distract her opponent and cause the Russian to focus more on the fans that were saying this then herself.

Grasping the ropes to help gain more momentum as she would push off them as Linda hoped her opponent would not move as she when for a big boot in an attempt to knock the Russian down while she was still disorientation .

"Shut up!" Zarya screamed at Linda and instantly regretted it. The sound of her own voice seemed to reverberate through her skull in painful fashion. Yes, headbutting someone after just suffering a headbutt usually wasn't the best move. At least the American seemed to be suffering along with her, and the knowledge that Linda was in no position to press the attack made the Iron Soldier confident enough to turn her ire on the fans who'd been harassing her the entire match.

And yes, it was indeed harassment, founded on a baseless lie! A complete fabrication! And it was all the fault of one Linda Halloween.

"I'm not on steroids you stupid bastards!" She snarled down at the fans in the front row, angry enough to ignore the ringing in her head at the moment. It was right about then that Zarya realized her mistake. Again she'd dismissed Linda in favor of going after the fans and again Linda had managed to capitalize. As the Russian native turned to face her opponent, Linda was already rushing forward. The Iron Soldier got her arms up to defend herself, blocking most of the impact from the big boot, but the force of the blow sent her backwards, toppling the Russian over the top rope and down to hard floor at ringside!

Linda has gone through all the ways that the Russian would react to her headbutt ut getting one in return was not in one of those scenarios as it seems both wrestlers did not get away unharmed from that one. Hoping that the fans would keep Zarya unbalanced while at the same time wishing that the ringing in her head would stop as the only up side to this was that Linda could lean against the turnbuckle while the iron soldier was standing on her own two feet holding her head.

Likely it seemed that Zarya was still fighting the crowd and this gave the former navy seal a opportunity to land a counter attack as when the Iron soldier snarled at the fans she left the corner. Raising her feet as far as she could to slam it into her opponent's head to knock her out was the plan ,but when the Iron soldier raised her arms up to defend herself the American was more then pleased when Zarya fell out of the ring and landed on the outside.

Not seeing any reason to go to the outside for now the American would just lean against the ropes looking down at Zarya but when the Referee started to count her opponent out knew she had to react. Stepping over the top ropes the American would wait for her opponent to make it to her feet before jumping down with a double axe hammer to the Russian's head just as the ref yelled ''one''.