SS 19 MITB Final - Sophia Salt vs. Kaylee Day vs. Harumi Hazama

Kaylee had been groomed for success ever since she could crawl. Overbearing parents who wanted the world for their daughter but cared very little for what their daughter may have wanted. Forced into makeup and dresses she was trotted across the nation for youth beauty pageants and countless auditions for any part imaginable. In the entertainment business it was dog eat dog. People were fickle, times moved fast, and if you wanted to stay in their hearts, minds and in their televisions, you had to give them a reason to tune in.

It didn't matter to the social media star where they were. A ring, a stage, a movie set… she was here to put on a show. Give the people what they want. The Friction crowd were an easy read and even easier to please. They weren't here for the wrestling, they were here for the spectacle. This was a ladder match. No rules. They wanted high flying, weapons, blood, and heartbreak all before that glorious moment alone woman could step away through that carnage with a briefcase raised high.

Kaylee knew that. This was the sort of thing she built her career upon. So while it may have been unfortunate Sophia had been made to pay the blood price to satiate the crowd, it didn't bother of the blond. She had a woman wrench her shoulder from the socket and throw her around the ring like a ragdoll months ago. Every woman in the back was hungry for success, the only thing that changed was how far someone was willing to go for it.

So when Harumi simply gave up, it caught her by surprise. She remained at the ready, thinking perhaps it was a trick… but no. The martial artist said her piece and was done with the match, just like that. Kaylee walked to the edge of the ring, folding her arms on the top of the ropes as she sat the other woman walk off. The audience was livid as one of the main events they had paid to see fell to ruins around them, showering the retreating wrestler with a thunderous rain of needs and boos.

There had been a brief conflicted moment when she considered running after, taking the fight to Harumi to keep things going… but why? Looking around, she was in fact alone. Stepping slowly away from the ropes, she collected a ladder, sitting it upright and setting it up. Once the crowd had noticed this, the hold had died down considerably, a certain stillness taking hold as they waited to see if someone was waiting in the wings to stop her.

One step at a time, she stared at the briefcase as she climbed, squinting at the overhead lights as she moved nearer. The arena started to rumble again with a hesitant celebration of what was to come. The blond milked the moment, sitting herself down atop the ladder, looking out across the crowd.

She reached up towards the case, they cheered… she lowered her hand away, they grew quiet. She smirked, seemingly good natured at the play with the audience, going back and forth for a few more times before standing up to grab hold of the clasp that held the briefcase in place. With that, she yanked it down, uncontested. She gave a laugh, holding it high to the uproarious reaction of the crowd who mostly seemed unconcerned with how they had gotten here now that the social media star had claimed victory.

Turning to look towards the ramp, she grinned wide, hoisting the briefcase up into the air. She had just been handed the keys to the kingdom. She had big plans for this briefcase… it was time to show the girls in the back just who really was going to run things around here going forward.