AV 19 Rising Star Championship - YUKINA (c) vs. Mika Kaminashi

Catching Mika's head in a side headlock, Yukina would then think of what to do next, but before she could come up with something, her opponent hit her with her elbow multiple times to her abs. "Ggh! Nghh!!" As a result, her hold around the challenger's head loosened, and this gave Mika an opportunity to slip away before sending the Rising Star champion running towards the ropes with an Irish whip.

Still, Yukina wouldn't allow this to stop her momentum. She would let herself be sent towards the ropes with the Irish whip, but as soon as she reached the ropes, she would try to grab onto the top rope, stopping her own movement. From there, she would quickly slip herself out of the ropes, getting herself onto the apron. Quickly, she would then leap up onto the top rope before springing herself up into the air, looking to hit Mika with a springboard crossbody!

Mika had thought ahead when it came to what to do next after sending Yukina ricochetting off the ropes. Her body tensed, prepared to deliver something good once the Snowmaker came running back towards her. Only that she wouldn't come straight back, Yukina stopping her movement, Mika having to change up her tactics, doing a spin in preparation for her big move but would turn to face Yukina as she climbed onto the apron. .

Soon as Yukina leapt high in the air, aiming for a crossbody, the Avatar of Justice spun round again, only this time, she knew her opponent wasn't going anywhere else but towards her. Her hip swung as she twisted in the air, seeking to strike her butt on Yukina's gave and land one of her trademark techniques!

"Butt of Justice! HIP BULLET!!”

Yukina leaped off the ropes, using them as a springboard in order to launch a flying crossbody, but it turned out that Mika wasn't about to take it from her as she also launched her own attack, performing a hip attack aimed towards her. Due to her in midair, Yukina was unable to avoid being hit, and as a result, she took her opponent's hip attack, sending her down onto the mat.

"UAHH!!"

Yukina cried out as she took the hit before she crashed down onto the canvas. She grimaced in pain, trying to shake off the unpleasant sensation after taking the hit. As she focused on her recovery, the Rising Star champion was exposed to danger, leaving herself vulnerable before the challenger for the belt.

It is a rare occurrence that Mika had to use one of her powerful and fantastic butt of light techniques, but of a match at this calibre, with an opponent like Yukina, she couldn’t slack. Otherwise, she would be in a heap of trouble. The Twin-Tailed Wonder struck the face of the Snowmaker, letting her fall to the ground without the grace of a single snowflake. The crowd winced, knowing very well how much damage something like that could deliver, but all bets were off when it came to the Rising Star champion.

“My apologies, but I can’t go easy on you…” Mika said, looking over her shoulder, posing for the German crowd. Not wasting a moment more, Mika would dash towards the ropes, bouncing off them before leaping in the air, performing a flip that would have signalled for a splash. But this is Mika and the Avatar of Justice added her own flair to a wrestling mainstay, seeking to land her butt right on the champion to nail her down the canvas!

Yukina was still on the mat, trying to recover after being taken down by Mika's attack earlier. She scrunched up her brow as she focused on her recovery, but it seemed that her challenger wasn't about to slow down as she began her next move, in which she dashed towards the ropes to add some momentum, rebounding from them before leaping up into the air. She flipped in the air before she went to hit the downed Rising Star champion with a butt drop!

"PHUGHH!!"

Yukina's eyes went wide as she took the hit, air expelled out of her lungs as Mika landed her butt right at her stomach. This left her breathless and gasping for air. The move also drained a large portion of her strength out of her. With her lying on the mat, Yukina could see her title dangling right above the ring, and in order to reach for the gold, they had to make use of the ladders that were provided for this match. Groaning, Yukina brought her right hand up, reaching out for her title which was sadly too far from her reach.

Mika herself took a gamble when it came to that particular move. Going for a high-flying manoeuvre, this early on was risky when it came to a fresh opponent. But the crowd had come to know just how good Mika’s aggressive offence can be, never giving an opponent a chance if she could help it. Plus, this was a championship match, and she needed to be on her A-Game. Even with a respectable opponent like Yukina.

The Avatar of Justice struck the Snowmaker hard, near crippling her after the butt drop on her stomach. Little did she knew that this move had done much more than what she would imagine. Mika however, didn’t relent. The twin-tailed wonder rolling off from Yukina, seeking to have her sit up before the Briton would lock a side headlock, kneeling beside the Snowmaker.

Yukina was near helpless on the mat, breathless after taking the hard butt drop right into her belly. She struggled to recover, but it looked like Mika wasn't done with her yet as she went next to her as she was about to sit up. Before Yukina could get up, her opponent grabbed onto her head and placed her in a side headlock while kneeling beside her, and the Rising Star champion groaned as she felt her head being wrenched by her opponent.

"Eergghhhh..."

Yukina began struggling, trying her best to make it difficult for Mika to maintain the hold. She knew that pinfall or any kind of submission was useless in this match, as they were required to get to the title and take it from above in order to win. Still, she also knew that Mika was trying to weaken her, and she had to prevent her from doing so. Keeping herself on one knee, Yukina would try to hammer her elbow right at Mika's side, hitting her a few times to get her to release her head.

Mika had practised her peculiar techniques to the point that she can land them with pinpoint accuracy and perform them with ease. From one move to another, her hips and butt struck the snowmaker and already has her on the ropes. Despite how it looks, she scarcely lost any momentum whatsoever, linking one more to another with practised grace, her butt hammering right onto Yukina where it counts. Now it’s just to capitalize.

Usually, the first instinct would be to go for the pinfall – not that it would’ve worked so quickly on a champion, but Mika’s gameplan worked on pressuring her opponents with a blitzkrieg of offence. This match, however, was a ladder match. Climbing up the ladder and getting the prize above their heads. And a pinfall was not going to cut it. So, she settled on a tight headlock while she could think of the best way to keep her docile. Doing so was apparently more laborious than the Twin-Tailed Wonder thought it would be, Yukina hammering her elbow at her side, the Briton letting out a grunt with each strike, making her hold on the Snowmaker loose.

As her head was trapped in the side headlock, Yukina tried to hit at Mika's side with her elbow, hoping that it would make the challenger release her. Sure enough, this managed to get the hold on her head to loosen, and she would try to pull her head out of the hold, freeing herself from it.

After pulling herself out of the hold, Yukina tried to deliver her next attack, which was a palm strike aimed to Mika's face. Hopefully, this would be enough to stagger her so that she could prepare herself for her next devastating attack. She reminded herself that in order to win, she had to get the ladder just underneath the ring in order to reach the title belt right above them.

Her lock was broken and Mika was no longer in the driver seat once Yukina’s head popped out from the headlock. Though there wasn’t much she could have done when it came to those elbows. Yukina isn’t as much of a delicate flower as she was when she had stepped foot in AFW. And she wasn’t a champion for nothing. The perfect one to set the standard for the Rising Star title.

A quick palm strike would stun Mika, clutching her face as she staggers back. She shook her head, blinking after the hard shot to her face.