Qin Liangyu vs. Theodore 'Theo' Logan - Taking Flight

Theo immediately stumbled forward after the clotheslien connected, grabbing the ropes to keep from bouncing off them, for two reasons. One, because he was still a little loopy from the kick he’d taken, it doing a decent job of rattling his head. Two, because he was surprised he even connected, almost as taken by surprise as she was. But the results were undeniable - she was laid out, on the floor, hurting, and the opportunity was all his to seize.

He was tempted to try for a pin, but decided against it. Yes, Qin was smaller, but she was fairly well built for her size, there wasn’t a chance he’d get a lucky pin off a move like that. A little more, though, and it might be worth his time to take a shot. Maybe…

For now, he was content to reach down and grab Qin by the arm and shoulder, forcing her to stand up along with him. The moment she was erect and steady, he planted his feet, twisted to the side, and send her running with a hard Irish Whip, hurling her towards the further corner to create some good distance between them.

Qin realized that wrestling in the AFW was no joke when she took that hit. She thought it was mostly fake, like the kung fu show fights she was used to performing in. Given how much that clothesline hurt, it was obvious that Theo wasn't playing around. The Chinese acrobat was quite stunned by the blow, one hand rubbing her sore chest as she caught her breath, mentally preparing to continue what was going to be a serious fight.

Theo wasn't going to let her rest for long though. The rocker grabbed her by her arm and shoulder, hoisting the light girl up to her feet. Qin appreciated the hand up, especially as she was going to use that arm to execute another acrobatic move. But the second she was steady, Theo whipped her out across the ring, forcing her to run towards the turnbuckle on the far side!

Qin managed to turn around and soften the blow a bit, slowing down slightly so she didn't smash into the corner post. She slowed down enough to take the edge off the hit though she still let out a small cry of pain. Her arms grabbed the top ropes to either side of her, making it look like she was barely holding herself up. That was a ploy though. She hoped that by acting weak, she could draw Theo in and make him overconfident, hoping that he would charge and give her a chance to turn the tables.

Theo wasn’t as strong as his partner, but he was far from a weakling, especially in comparison to Qin. He didn’t want to hold back on her, but he wasn’t too keen on the idea of going crazy on her, either - she was new, fresh, and the last thing he wanted to do was give her a serious injury. That would be bad for her career and bad for BlazeWave’s image.

So he was a bit worried when, after letting her loose with the whip, she took it so hard. From the looks of things, she could barely stand up, and after so little…

”Time’s wasting, bro!” Wily’s call snapped him back to reality. ”Come on!”

Theo gritted his teeth and burst forward without a word, knowing that his partner was right - they needed a win, here, and he had to bring it home, one way or another. He closed in, fast, and leaped up when he was close enough. Rearing back, he shot his arm forward as he descended, attempting to plant his elbow square in the middle of her chest.

He doubted he would miss. Big target.

Seeing Theo take the bait and charge in at her, Qin bit back à small smile. She needed to focus right now, make sure she got the timing just right, otherwise she would wind up getting splattered against the corner turnbuckle. Theo was coming in fast, so she only had a tiny opening to hit him with her counterattack.

As the rocker reared back to hit Qin with that looked to be an elbow strike, the acrobat decided it was time to hit Theo back. Tightening her grip on the top ropes, Qin kicked up and swung her entire body forwards, coiling up her legs to maximize the power of her blow as she held herself up using the top ropes. The acrobat's entire body sprang outwards, sending both her heels rocketing out aimed right at Theo's bare chest! Qin would have aimed higher, but Theo was coming in pretty fast and he was a bit taller than she was, which made his chest the ideal target.

Qin just hoped she was fast enough to catch Theo before he could reach her. Considering he was coming in with an elbow strike though, she had a lot more range with her counterattack than he did.

The chance that Qin could counter or evade his incoming strike did occur to Theo as he went flying, but he felt this was a safe bet all the same. He was coming in fast, and while she was clearly light on her feet, he doubted she could move quick enough to avoid his blow at this range. Her only other option would be to do something that could offset his moment, but she was far too small and weak to generate that kind of force, right?

Wrong.

The woman kicked like a mule. A tiny, Chinese mule, but a mule all the same. Theo was not only thrown hard off his trajectory and sent flying in the opposite direction, he had all the wind knocked out of him as well. When he came down on his back, he stayed there. Groaning, the best he could do at the moment was roll over to his chest and rub his aching bones, dealing with the pain as it coursed through his system.

He needed to watch out for this woman’s kicks. Seriously. A lesson he was learning, fast.

The kick landed with a solid thump right on Theo's chest, not only stopping the charging rocker dead in his tracks but sending him reeling back, knocking all the wind out of him as he fell flat on his back. Qin hadn't come out unscathed though, the force of the blow rattled the little Chinese girl's body. Perhaps the reason Theo felt like he got hit so hard was because he ran right into Qin's kick, though his charge wasn't entirely fruitless. Qin could feel her ankle and knee popping a little as she bounced on her feet, recovering after delivering that blow.

Seeing Theo down, Qin decided to take advantage of her position in the corner to try and execute a high-flying high risk attack. She turned around and climbed up the corner turnbuckle quickly, using her acrobatic skills to get to the top faster than any normal wrestler. Once she was on top, she easily balanced on top of the corner post, measuring out exactly where she wanted her next hit to land.

The acrobat then took off, her powerful legs kicking off from the top post as she dove down with remarkable grace. It wasn't going to be good for Theo though, as Qin was aiming to land right on his body! She had her arms and legs out, tightening up her abs as she attempted to perform a body splash off the top ropes, hoping to slam into the downed rocker and completely flatten him against the ring canvas!

On the outside, Willy was faced with a little dilemma.

Theo was his bro, the two of them were pretty tight. They’d been hanging out together so long, trusted each other in the ring, even if they haven’t had that much luck with it so far. He wanted the best for the guy. He was uptight, sure, could be a wet blanket on shit, but they had to look out for each other.

Which brought up an interesting question, at least in his mind - should he warn Theo about the attack that was coming his way? He could and he might be able to move in time. But on the other hand, Qin was kind of hot, and he didn’t like the idea of a smoking body like that getting wrecked. Decisions, decisions…

It turned out to be a moot point - by the time he could’ve warned Theo, she was already in motion, flying through the air with the greatest of ease, and coming down on Theo with a surprising amount of force for her size. The impact was enough to leave his bro grasping as his side, teeth clenched, hurting like hell and winded. Easy pickings.

Qin landed dead center with an audible smack agai st Theo's body. The rocker was quite tough, with a hard lean and well muscled body that hurt Qin quite a bit when she landed. But the acrobat was sure she managed to hurt Theo more, judging by the sounds he made after she made impact. Qin took a moment to recover as well, rolling back as she held her stomach, gritting her teeth as the pain slowly subsided. She felt like she could take this time, as Theo had to be hurting worse.

"Alright, that's enough of a break," Qin said after only a moment, pushing back up to her feet and making her way over to the downed rocker. She had a few options, going for a pin seemed possible, but Theo was probably too fresh to stay down despite the big hits. So Qin decided she needed to weaken the rocker more to make him compliant.

Qin grabbed Theo by the head, sitting down behind him and pulling his head in between her legs. "Time for a little squeeze!" Qin declared as her calf twisted around Theo's neck, her other leg locking over her ankle as she tried to use her thick powerful legs to lock in a figure four headlock!

Theo was in quite a bit of pain, more so than he would’ve expected to be. Qin wasn’t that big of a woman, but she was suprisingly solid, not much fat on that body of hers, and she got some serious, jealousy-inducing hangtime on that move. It was more than enough to knock the wind clean out of him, and while he wasn’t so bad that she could get a three count on him, he wouldn’t have been too surprised if she tried.

But no, she had other ideas.

Ideas that involved getting those legs of hers around his neck again and…

”Gah!” Theo cried out - as best as he could with the restriction - as her legs clamped tight on his neck and poured on an obscene pressure. She had the foresight to get with a figure-four headlock this time, too, which was much harder to get out of that a conventional scissorhold. He was already starting to see spots, and he could only think of one way out of this: the ropes. Desperate, he made a hard crawl for them, dragging Qin along for the ride and reaching out with grasping fingers for his salvation.

Qin was strong, with powerful muscled legs that crushed Theo's head and squeezed out any chance of breathing through his squashed windpipe. But she was light, and Theo was quite strong. As he reached desperately for the ropes, Qin felt herself getting dragged along no matter how hard she tried to stop him. She planted her butt down, hands clawing at the ring canvas, but Theo still pulled her closer inch by inch, until he was only a few inches from reaching the ropes.

"Not stopping huh?" Qin mused through gritted teeth, "Well, I still have one more trick!"

With that, Qin arched her back as high as she could, lifting Theo's head and upper back off the mats. She then twisted her body as hard as she could, trying to flip them both over onto her front! With this move she hoped to accomplish two things; first, to flip Theo over so that instead of being mere inches from the ropes, there would be another foot or so of distance he needed to cover; second, she hoped that flipping him over would confuse and disorient him so that he wouldn't know which direction to go to free himself.

Qin knew that flipped over her hold would be much easier to get out of, but this was a gamble. She wondered just how much longer Theo could last before tapping out or passing out, betting on him not being able to last long enough to just push his way out from between her legs.