AFW World Championship: Mystery Challenger vs Adrian Kytes (c)

Indeed, that was the question. After everything in the match so far, including that devastating superkick, did Gallium have anything left? She had offered no resistance as Adrian locked her in the tight and constrictive Kytes Strings, and even now, struggling in the hold, she moved sluggishly, her brain no doubt scrambled from that kick.

Gallium: "Brain? We're in trouble...can't move, hard time breathing...everything hurts...what do we do?"

Galliums Brain: "Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy, but I'm your braiiiiin...I like cheetos."

Gallium: "...welp, that's a concussion..."

Outside the ring, Silver Ace rubbed her hands, biting her lip in concern. Gallium had to be out, right? While Ace supported and had confidence in her friends abilities, she had taken a lot of damage, and perhaps it was best that she step in and end things...

Finally though, after only really a few brief seconds passed in the hold, Gallium's arm began tapping out on the mat, the little maple leaf submitting to the World Champion!

Alaina shook her head as Gallium seemed out of it, with the challenger eventually tapping out! Alaina stood up and walked to the time keeper while pointing to them. "Gallium just submitted, ring the bell!" Alaina said. She was very much unhappy as she had hoped it would be Galliums hand she raised in victory tonight.

However she would make sure Adrian let go of the hold promptly before worrying about raising her hand in victory. "All right champ, let go of the hold now or I will make you let go of the hold!" Alaina said to Adrian.

Finally, the match was over, Ace letting out a sigh of relief. Despite Galliums burst of offense and her faith in her friend that she would one day find her first win, she knew there was very little chance of it coming at the expense of the world champion, and hopefully, Gallium wouldn't be too hurt coming out of this hold.

Which...Adrian still had on.

"Damnit!" Ace growled, quickly slipping into the ring and moving towards the champ, brushing right past her friend Alaina in order to shove Adrian off of Gallium! "She tapped out, now get off of her!"

Despite the ringing of the bell, Adrian kept her clutches maliciously on Gallium, twisting the fallen rookie's wrist painfully despite her slapping the canvas furiously with her free hand. "What's that!?" Adrian asked as Alaina interjected to end the match officially, still not letting go after her victory "Can't hear you! I think I might have that thing where there's a ringing in your ears because the crowd are just a loud long eeeeeeeeeee-" She mouthed off in her least convincing voice possible before Silver Ace jumped in.

"Umph!" The champ grunted as she was forced to floor face-first, scrambling away from Galium so she could get right back in the more experienced Canuk's face full of fury, even if the adrenaline that had seen her through the tail end of the match was starting to run out.

Alaina stepped up and moved to separate Adrian and Ace. "All right let it go and split up. Adrian won, no matter how unhappy we may be about it she did win and the match is over." Alaina said, physically moving in between the two women and staring at both, her gaze alternating from each woman. She didn't want a brawl breaking out even if she herself wouldn't mind smashing Adrian in the face.

Before the two former opponents could come to blows, Alaina got between them, separating and pushing the two women away from each other. Rather than risk getting in an altercation with the powerhouse, Ace grumbled and backed away, flipping off Adrian before turning and checking on Gallium.

"Gally? You alright?" She asked in concern. Gallium, in response, groaned and held her aching head. "S-sorry I tapped out Ace...I just couldn't hang in there..."

Ace just shook her head. "Hey, no apologies. You were great, you hung in there, and you nearly took the belt! There's no shame in tapping out to a superior opponent. I'm very, very proud of your effort Gally...now lets get you to the back..."

With that, she'd help her friend roll out of the ring and, if there was no bullshit from Adrian or the Bullet Club, start helping her friend limp her way up the ramp.