AV 19 Main Event World Championship - Adrian Kytes (c) vs. Alaina Sanders

No matter who the foe was, Adrian Kytes was never allowed to writhe in agony in peace, but unlike what most powerhouses would do to someone in this condition, Alaina was fully prepared to slow down the speedy champ while she was already on the ground as she locked in a tight triangle choke. The smaller grappler desperately tucked her chin down to try and stop some of the pressure on her neck but all it seemed to do was add extra pressure onto her jaw.

The Amazon was really taking no chances with her submission attempt, most headscissor-happy fighters rarely thought to trap the arm as well, but Alaina had and that left Adrian with very few options. She couldn't roll over and handstand her way out because, obviously, only one hand, nor could she push back to roll her challenger into a pin for a cheap way to get a break. No, Adrian was going to have to do this the old fashioned way. Shifting her hips and kicking with her legs, she tried to shift both herself and the Amazon choking her over to the ropes, just close enough so she could get a foot on the bottom and force a break, once the referee bothered to notice that was.

Alaina pulled on the arm and constricted with her legs using all her might, trying to deal as much damage as possible to Adrian! The amazon was working her over when Alaina felt the shift and shortly after heard the words she hated most when she had a hold applied.

"Rope break!"

Alaina groaned and let go immediately, rolling backwards and rising to her feet. She honored the rope break, crouching at the ready while waiting for Adrian to rise. She kept a laser focus on the champ as she would get back up to her feet, staying just outside Adrians immediate striking distance. With her size advantage Alaina would wait for Adrian to fully rise before lunging in to send a super kick right at her jaw in order to attempt to keep up with seizing control of the matchup!

Adrian was left gasping for breath as Alaina's thighs uncoiled away from her throat, her ankle still hanging onto the bottom rope as the official signalled the clean break, she may not have had a lot of air to use but the champ still had the sense to realise that Alaina was going to press the advantage the moment she got up. A quick glance told her that lunging out and striking first wasn't going to be an option, not when her muscles were still calling for more oxygen.

Rolling over onto her front, Adrian slowly rose up off the ground only to roll straight through the ropes and onto the floor for even more precious breathing room, the sudden twang of a rope being struck and the disappointed sigh of the crowd letting her know that she was 140% justified in taking discretion (the better part of valour) with such a dangerous opponent. She was the champ, she didn't have to rush anything.

It was a swing and a miss for Alaina who sent her kick flying but Adrian wasn't there. The amazon looked down at Adrian glaring. "Are you scared of the big bad amazon in the ring? The Bullet Club can't handle a threat so they run?" Alaina said before backing up a few steps. Adrian could lose by count-out but retain her title so Alaina didn't want to let her linger on the outside. She also knew going outside the ring gave Adrian the initiative. The amazon wanted to get outside and still keep up on Adrian.

Alaina smiled and darted a few steps to the ropes, grabbing the top rope as she jumped up to vault over and literally fly at Adrian looking to come crashing down on top of her on the outside! This wasn't a part of Alaina's usual offense so she hoped that a smart woman like Adrian who likely scouted her challenger heavily would be surprised! If not Alaina was in for a painful landing on the outside in close proximity to Adrian. To the amazon it was a gamble worth taking.

Looking up at the amazon looming over the ropes, Adrian was undeterred in her arrogance "Just because I can execute a legitimate strategy and you can't, Alaina!" She shot back before waving her challenger off, turning to face the staff as she asked "Now what's a champ gotta do to get a bottle of water? Come on. The Jackson sisters would get me a water and they ain't even paid to do bitch work. Where's the Young lions... lionesses?"

Her demands would be cut short as she heard the crowd suddenly cheer, looking to see what was going on and who had found a beach ball only to be face to face with a mid-air amazon "Ohshit!" She let out before physics did the rest of the work that Alaina had started, crushing her between the floor and a heavy place, once again flat on her back.

Alaina came crashing down on top of Adrian,her own body feeling the effects of the impact! She staggered up but knew that Adrian was feeling the effects far worse than she was. "Yeah! That is how its done Adrian!" Alaina said before bending down to pick up Adrian.

"ONE!" The referee counted as the women were both outside the ring.

Alaina heft Adrian up, holding her across her chest in her arms as she looked over at the steel ring post. With a big grin on her face Alaina looked to really seize control of this matchup as she ran towards the ring post, still holding Adrian! Alaina wanted to run into it as hard as she could, forcing the lower back of Adrian to take the bulk of the impact!

With a ringing of bone on metal, Adrian collided back first with the ring post continuing her pattern of people trying to put her in a wheelchair during world title matches "What do you have against spines...?" She whined as she was left slumped in Alaina's grasp, waiting for her to release the champ and let gravity do the rest of the damage. At least she couldn't be pinned on the outside, so that was something.

Alaina heard Adrian mumble at her, and if she could talk clearly the amazon had more work to do!

"THREE!"

The count of the referee was continuing and that wasn't good. Alaina had to deal more pain to Adrian while in the area outside the ring but her time was limited. Still holding Adrian Alaina turned towards the steel ring steps next to them. She took a few steps forward and jumped up, trying to drive Adrian down right on top of the with a running powerslam! Alaina knew the torso of the smaller woman had to be wearing down... if this connected Alaina would have a nice area to target the rest of the match!

If being crushed from pillar to post wasn't enough of an incentive for Adrian to get out of Alaina's grasp then what the Amazon had planned for the not-so-plucky champ was the little extra push before she got pulverised against the corrugated steel. Wrapping her hands around the ring post as the challenger turned towards the ring steps, Adrian winced as she pulled herself free just as the bigger woman started her charge, leaving her behind the powerhouse out of immediate danger and with a new idea for some payback. If Alaina wanted to bring metal into the equation, then Adrian could do the same even if it was going to hurt her a lot in the process.

Wincing as she took the few rapid steps to catch up to the Amazon, she reached up to grab a handful of hair as she ran past, stepping on and jumping off the first of the steel steps as she let gravity and her grip Alaina's long locks pull the amazon down, face first into the steel steps. Her spine was going to hate her on the landing, but it was fine. She could lie flat on her back after Alaina was put down on hers.

Alaina looked on in shock as she stumbled forward with Adrian landing behind her! Before she could turn her hair was grabbed and her head involuntarily flying forward! "No no AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!" Alaina howled in pain as her head slammed down on the steel steps. The amazon flopped down onto her back, a small cut on her forehead slowly starting to bleed as the challenger was in a daze, laid out and having given up the initiative.

"FOUR!"

To make matters worse Alaina was in a bad state while the count out counting continued on!