Chloe Mason vs. Valley Doll - Best Foot Forward

There were disadvantages to growing older, but there were subtler advantages, too, and Valley wasn’t thinking about senior benefits. She was starting to learn how to be craftier as her body lagged behind in other areas, and it made her see opportunities where there hadn’t always been before - things like leg sweeps at moments she wouldn’t have considered.

It was an unorthodox way to bridge into it, and that was probably why it worked so well - Chloe clearly didn’t see it coming. She’d even left her foot dangling after the attack connected, probably enjoying the sight of Valley kneeling before her. Cocky, this one, even by wrestling standards - she was starting to see a lot of Gwendolyn, and that wasn’t doing anything to improve her mood.

Seeing Chloe fall flat on her butt, however, did, as she scored her first real hit of the match. She knew just want to follow it up with, too.

After the sweet connected, Valley followed through with the momentum and spun around, full circle, turning to face Chloe in a crouch. From down there, she sprung, gained good height, and flipped through the air in a tumbled, letting her feet arch through the air as she brought them down on Chloe’s chest, trying to nail her with a Somersault Leg Drop to the chest before she could rise.

Moments like these is where Chloe is reminded not to relish the heat of battle at an early point of the match. She wasn't expecting Valley to understand her motives and how her mind is in the squared circle but that kick that landed square on her belly was... exquisite to say the least. The satisfying smack that was felt from the bare sole hitting flesh. Tender, but strong, breaking down from a force akin to a battering ram. There was also nothing wrong with adding a little bit of flair to things, leaving your leg out at full extension isn't the best idea but this is pro wrestling after all. The glitz and glamour, making things look good and the spectacular sights. For someone who has been in the business as long as those two blondes, Valley would have known. Inwardly, Chloe wouldn't agree to the Gwendolyn comparison however. Not that many were drawing up comparisons to begin with.

Back to the main point, the former commissioner was given a rather painful reminder that came from a leg sweep. It wasn't like getting kicked in the head or the body but the damage came from the landing itself on a unsuspecting victim. Which leads to a period where one gets stunned, quickly trying to get her bearings. And in truth, she was. Chloe was on her way to sit up straight and get back to standing position. Valley had other ideas.

The leg drop had Chloe be sent down onto her back, driving some wind out of her. A brief moment of her breasts mushrooming underneath and a long pained look mixed with a groan followed after. That one she wasn't going to be mad about, Chloe got caught. And hard. Lesson learnt there. That didn't mean she would rest on her laurels, Chloe still had sense to roll to her side, clutching her chest and see if she could get up from the ground.

Valley moved with practised ease from one move to the other. It almost wasn’t two moves so much as it was one move with two parts, a steady fluid motion. She scarcely lost any momentum after the leg sweep, able to take instant advantage, and it paid off - her legs wound up hammering Chloe right on the chest, giving her a satisfying impact.

Now. Capitalize.

Her first instinct was to go for a pinfall - not that it would’ve worked so early, but Valley liked to keep the pressure on her opponents whenever possible. This match, though, was about humiliation. Making Chloe feel shame, enough to get a submission out of her. Being frank, the Slamazon wasn’t 100% sure on the best way to get that rolling.

But whatever, the case, it would involve her being in control, so that was what she went for. Leaping forward, arms out, she pounced on Chloe and tried to grip her in a tight chokehold from behind, looking to drag her up to her feet in the most uncomfortable way she could think of at the moment.

Even as Chloe seemed like she wasn’t taking the match seriously, she still knew the danger when it came to facing someone of Valley’s calibre. Age hasn’t slowed her down, and many years applying her craft has blessed her with knowledge on how to use her body well. A silent admiration coming from Chloe, just a shame that Valley probably wouldn’t want to hear it at the moment. Not that there was time to do so, Chloe’s efforts were in recovering and getting up on her two bare feet. She was down, yes. But she didn’t want to stay down for too long, lest she gets a taste of what Valley could come up with. Truth be told, there were lots of things Valley could have done. Chloe could have expected much worse from someone that really wanted to kick her head off.

But a chokehold? Hmmm.

It was at that point where Chloe remembered that this isn’t the kind of match Valley has done before, much less frequently been in. That was the one thing Chloe had the advantage over Valley, and she has no qualms in showing the former champion how it’s done. Bring her to her waters. Her jurisdiction. Her world.

“Heh…best you can do?”

But first, she needed to get out of Valley’s clutches. The blonde’s arm pressing into Chloe’s throat, the way up isn’t going to be as comfortable for the former commissioner. Trying to pry that arm away would be wasted effort. Fortunately, Chloe was perhaps a better quick thinker than Valley, and she already has something in mind as they got up. A leg would suddenly swing up, kicking her own leg in the air in a smooth arc. She practised that move many times on those much more significant than she is, the fact that it came so fast would probably catch Valley up. Then again, as her toes flexed back and the ball of her foot led the charge to strike Valley in the face, Chloe expected as such.

Valley grunted at Chloe’s little taunt, but there wasn’t really much she could say in reply, nothing pithy she could come back with. The headlock had been more of a move born out of desperation than anything, a way to put the brakes on her opponents momentum before she could really get out of control. She hadn’t figured out what Step 2 was just yet, she simply knew that Step 1 was putting her on lockdown. Mission accomplished there, at least.

”You’re about to find out…” It wasn’t much in the way of a comeback, but it would have to do until she could think of something better, preferably after she’d retaken control of the situation.

A suplex. That would be a good way to kick things off. Something hard hitting to even the scales, and then she could go back to the kicking front. Valley tensed up, prepared for the plunge, started to lift her up, and was promptly interrupted by a foot to the face. Of course.

It struck her flat in the middle of her face, right on the nose, and let her loopy. Her grip ease up on reflex, releasing Chloe, and stumbled backwards to clutch her aching features, her vision turning to a blurry mess. She knew how open she was in the back of her head, but her brain was having a little trouble getting the rest of her body on plan.

Chloe was perhaps on the same boat as Valley is when it came knowing her body and how to use it. Although she may have came to the game later than most wrestlers, she definitely did see a lot of matches during her time. Par for the course when you're born in a wrestling family. It was when she started that Chloe was able to put the pieces and devise the blueprint to her fighting style. Although it was initially seen as a double edge sword, she had shown to be surprisingly creative to what she can do with them. The fact she could take out an opponent only with her feet was no mean feat.

And as she has gone through many scenarios, Chloe found herself quicker to react to them, able to thwart their plans before they'd deal damage. So Chloe was more than capable to handle the Chick of 1001 Kicks.

The ball of her foot landed flush on the nose, not quite breaking it but the desired effect of making her loopy was enough for Chloe. Letting go out of reflex, Chloe lowered her foot and turned round to face Valley, the Californian clutching her features. Wide open. Perfect.

Her feet glided along the canvas as she moved in, practiced steps that shown no effort wasted as the former commissioner had just the loveliest surprise for the former champion. Chloe spun around as she closed in on Valley, building up momentum, and swung her leg at the fellow blonde’s face, looking to strike hard with a Tornado Kick, one of the strongest moves a kicker could have in their arsenal.

In a way, fighting Chloe was validation, the closest she could ever get to taking on her own style. This served as confirmation that, at least when it came to strikes, she’d chosen the right path when it came to focusing on the lower half of her body to deliver the pain. A properly placed kick could change the course of a match on a dime, and she prided herself on precision.

She was less than thrilled to have that acumen turned against her, however. By this woman, particularly.

Her last kick left Valley groggy and stunned, but not totally out of. She’d been more surprised than anything, but she was still aware enough to realize that something was likely coming her way in a moment. She would attack, wouldn’t she? Probably with a kick. So…

Yup, that was exactly what happened. A tornado kick. Valley would’ve gone for a spinning heel, but to each their own. The important thing was that she managed to get her arms up in time to block it, though that only meant she was able to stay on two feet after the impact. The blow still sent her reeling, spinning her about all the way and knocking her into the corner, back towards her opponent. Not a good place, but she had to stay there for a second, just a moment to clear the stars out of her eyes.

Aside from a certain British Aristocrat, Valley was also someone that Chloe wanted to test her skill against, having somewhat a similar style to the blonde. There were a lot of similarities between them, their clear focus on the lower body to deal as much damage as possible. Either blonde prided on their precision, accuracy and power, just that the blondes go about it in different ways. There were a few more in this federation that Chloe would like to test herself against, the thrill of battling someone with style similar to yours excited her to no end.

All in due time, of course.

Even with the experience, she has under her belt, Chloe wasn't above taking tips and learning from others. There was a lot to focus on the intricacies of a good tornado kick. Good twist, perfect lift, just the kind of lift she needed. True, she could have gone for a spinning heel kick, but arguably would have gotten the same outcome. Still, knowing which kick to use for the right situation is the biggest trick to nail now.

Chloe didn't mind too much at this moment when Valley blocked her kick. While it did deny the chance for her foot to taste such lovely features, it did make her spin towards the ropes. Not just that, but left reeling and her back facing Chloe. Excellent.

The lady in red gave chase, wanting to get there before Valley would notice the obvious danger of having a back to an opponent. Her feet slid gracefully along the canvas as she spun on one foot before shooting her leg out towards the head of Valley again. She'd get a spinning kick, just not the one she'd expect as her foot aimed at the back of her head, which would, in turn, pin her face straight to the turnbuckle.

Valley was starting to have flashbacks to her bouts against Morrigan and Akashi, two of the worst matches in her entire professional career. They’d come at a lowpoint, when she wasn’t sure what to do with herself, doubting her abilities and at her worst physically. She’d taken two heavy losses, humiliating and back-to-back, and while this wasn’t quite as bad as those, they were far too close for her liking. She knew all too well how bad things could get and how quick they could get that way.

She’d just started to push her way off the turnbuckle, preparing to turn around, when something struck the back of her head and forced it back, mashing her features up against pad. It was hard to be sure like this, but if she had to guess from the way it was mashing against her hair, it was a foot. Chloe was pinning her against the turnbuckle with it.

This woman…

Gritting her teeth, hissing, she tried to push her way off, only to get her face forced forced back again, with Chloe’s leverage proving to be more than she could resist at the moment. ”Get...off!”

The referee was already starting the count, so she wouldn’t have to endure this for much longer, but it was going to be a long five seconds.

Chloe knew this was going to hurt. A lot.

Granted, Valley had the padding to cushion the impact but this wasn't going to be pleasant. Not that Chloe intended to be anything but. This seemed all to similar when she pinned Sin into the corner, pushing her foot deep into her form and making her moan. Though there are some obvious differences to it, Chloe wasn't trying to stomp a hole into Valley's chest and Valley didn't derive any pleasure from it.

That's not to say Chloe did not.

The smile was evidence that it was the case. Flicking her golden hair back behind her, looking as radiant as ever, it was as if her lower body was doing something with different intentions to her upper body. Her toes curled into Valley's shorter hair, rubbing the tips into her scalp in a soothing manner. "Make me." Chloe said with a teasing, simple reply. Yet the pressure her foot was pressing down her head never yielded, mashing her face into the padding more and more. Valley was absolutely trapped, pinned down and with nowhere to go. Chloe could relish in this, grinding her foot all over her skull. "If you can, that is."

The only thing that would ruin such a moment was the ref starting to count her down. Ah yes, the five count. Such little time. Might as well make the most of it.

The ex-commissioner pressed down even more, leaning her weight onto that foot, wanting Valley just to suffer some. She bit her lower lip, her toes curling into the skull. In truth, Valley and the crowd would have expected Chloe to go the full five count. And they would be correct.

Not this time, however. Chloe would suddenly let up at the fourth count, a second earlier than most. It would have shocked the referee in fact...at least before he'd notice that foot haven't lowered to the ground at all yet. That's because Chloe had a nice idea in mind, her foot twisting outward slightly to hook Valley's face and whip her around before smacking her straight in the face with her sole. Adding salt to the wounds, the referee pushing Chloe away from Valley and her corner. She knew the rules well enough and as she was pushed and the ref attempting to reprimand her for such actions...Chloe continued to smile at Valley.