Cecilia Northman Vs. Panther Risako - Two out of Three Falls Count Anywhere Match!

With the two veterans currently engaged in a spot of chain wrestling with one another, Cecilia had been able to turn the tide into her favor as she took a firm hold around Risako's head, squeezing that head of the purple haired woman as she had her trapped now, with a fair bit of the busty blond's side boob pushing into the head of the national treasure of a wrestler that was Risako.

Not a moment sooner though, had the Wrestle Angel veteran found a way to turn things back into her favor, as she took a hold of Cecilia around her waist and then pulled her down and onto her shoulders! Pulling the blond into a pinning predicament!

"One!" - The referee called as she dropped down and smacked her hand down against the canvas.

Cecilia however! Wasn't done! She kept her arms around that head, squeezing it still as she kicked up with her legs, trying to roll them right back and keep her hold locked in, breaking the pin. " Hah...could say the same about you."

Risako's plan worked...for a few seconds, that was. The Northern Queen was a canny one, however, and she quickly shifted her weight again, moving forward to resume her headlock. This time, however, Risako was ready: as Cecilia dropped down to her front, Risako would press her boots to the mat and flip over her, arching her back over Cecilia's head while twisting at her wrist, hoping that the added leverage would be enough to break Cecilia's grip.

If she managed this, then she would waste no time rotating her body around, leaning down against Cecilia's back while folding her opponent's arm painfully behind her back. "That was a good move, Northern Queen...so good I had to return the favour," she purred, in a position now where she was ready to counter whatever Cecilia tried next...

Having rolled them right back into position the blond reapplied her headlock firmly and squeezed upon the head of the purple haired woman. She would feel Risako struggle, pushing the blond down onto her front and then pushed her boots off of the canvas. She flipped and broke the grip of the Northern Queen.

When Risako pressed herself down against Cecilia and bent that arm behind the blonds's back, the Swede would wince out. Shaking her head a little, the blond would start to push her knees in under herself and then start to push herself upwards. Trying to start to rise up towards her feet and lift Risako up with her, before trying to grab a hold of the Queen of Queens and try and toss her off of her and down onto the canvas.

Risako smiled as she neatly folded Cecilia's arm behind her back, even cranking up the pressure to add to the Northern Queen's discomfort. Her Swedish opponent didn't take this lying down (literally), however, getting her knees up from under her. Slowly but surely, despite Risako's efforts, Cecilia got back up to a standing position, forcing Risako up as well...before grabbing a hold of Risako and trying to flip her down hard to the canvas.

Risako had been through this exact same situation hundreds of times before, though. As Cecilia flipped her, Risako would try to land on her feet, she would yank hard on Cecilia's arm, trying to whip her towards the ropes, before running across to meet her with a spinning elbow!

Cecilia was rising up, practically lifting Panther Risako up to her feet as she was struggling to keep the blond powerhouse down, though within a few moments she had them up to their feet and was about to lift her up and toss her down, though it seemed as if the purple haired veteran would use her strength as momentum to turn things around.

Grabbing a hold of the Swede's arm and using it to toss and force the blond to run to the ropes. She came bouncing back off of them as she was sent straight back to Panther Risako who smacked her straight in the side of the face with a harsh spinning elbow! Smacking her in the cheek and sending the blond staggering back a step.

Risako felt her elbow slam hard into Cecilia's hard skull, sending the Northern Queen staggering back away from her. Brushing her hair back elegantly, Risako wouldn't wait for Cecilia to recover: instead, she came lunging at Cecilia, moving like the leaping panther she had taken as her namesake and raising an arm for a powerful clothesline...

...all of which was a feint. Instead of clotheslining Cecilia, she would instead try to duck under the slightly more powerful woman's arm to get in behind her. If she managed that, then she would move into a spin, trying to nail a spinning kick into either Cecilia's back or the back of her head. Either way, she wanted to make it clear to Cecilia that she was not dealing with some pushover.

Cecilia staggered backwards after that elbow to her face, shaking her head a little to try and clear the cobwebs that built up from that strike. She would quickly narrow her eyes and then watch Panther Risako come charging right at her! Closing the distance between them and it looked as if she was going for a standard clothesline, which Cecilia was rather confident in that it would fail.

Stretching her own arm out, she was prepared to meet Risako and bring the Panther down, but it looked as if she had other plans! The Clothesline being a feint to get in behind the Swede and when she did that sharp kick struck against her upperback! " Aagh!" Cecilia gasped out in pain, staggering forward quite a bit, before she arched her back and tried to turn around, wincing in pain.

Cecilia didn't fall. Despite the obvious pain of the blow, the Northern Queen remained standing: she was definitely an opponent who could take as good as she gave. Given everything she had heard about Cecilia Northman thus far, Risako would have been disappointed otherwise.

In an instant, Risako was moving again, running to the ropes and bouncing back at Cecilia while she was still recovering...and hoping to nail her skull with a bicycle kick as she bounced back!

Cecilia stumbled a bit before she came to a stop and turned around, she had heard the signs of boots smacking against the canvas. First heading away from her....then coming back closer. When she turned around she did so with her head first, seeing the frame of Risako shoot up for that kick.

The blond powerhouse aimed to side step the blow and avoid the bicycle kick! Should she be able to avoid it, the Swede would try and step step right in at Risako, hoping for an exposed back which she'd try and wrap her arms around and then try and throw her backwards as swiftly as she could for a Release German Suplex!

Thus far, Risako was taking a solid lead in this match, demonstrating to her rival Queen the elegance and expertise for which she was well known. With almost balletic grace, she spun as Cecilia was still turning around, bringing her boot down hard against Cecilia's blonde-maned head...

...and hit empty air, nearly losing her balance as Cecilia dodged out of the way. Wide-eyed, Risako lost several vital seconds trying to regain her balance-- several vital seconds that Cecilia was quick to capitalize on. Her opponent's powerful arms were suddenly around her midsection, and before she could react, Cecilia had tilted backwards, causing Risako to gasp as she was flung head over heels.

She knew what was happening next, and braced herself even as Cecilia released her. Her back hit the mat, hard-- enough to cause the air to burst from her lungs-- but she used her momentum to roll, springing backwards onto her feet before slamming against the ropes. She slumped against the ropes, breathing hard after having been flat footed by Cecilia, and now finding herself in a defensive position once again...