SS22 Hardcore 24/7 Championship - Astrid Arvidsson (c) vs. Panther Risako

It had to be fast. No longer than a few seconds. The movement, which Astrid considered her signature, differed from the classic powerbomb not only by a demonstration of strength, but also by great speed. All she had to do was turn Risako over and then immediately send her down. That's exactly what the Golden Dragon tried.

But as soon as Risako was on the shoulders of the blonde, she demonstrated that not only the descendant of the great Vikings intends to fight to the limit. The purple-haired woman sent an elbow strike straight into Astrid's head. And then another one. And another one.

"Uughh!!!" She groaned painfully.

Astrid staggered. She was still on her feet, but her head was filled with fog. Gritting her teeth, she tried to force herself to concentrate. All she had to do was send her opponent's body down. Was she so weak that she couldn't do such a simple thing?

Growling, the Golden Dragon tensed her arms again, preparing to finish what she had started. It was at this moment that something heavier than an elbow crashed into her head. It was Risako's head. A white flash appeared before Astrid's eyes, and then her legs gave way. She tried to keep her balance, but her upper body began to lean back.

"Shit..." Sounded in her head.

If she lets go of her opponent and falls, then everything will have to start from the beginning. This thought stuck in her head like a wedge. However, Astrid felt that the fall was inevitable. The headbutt of the Queen of Queens was too heavy. So how could she fix at least something in order not to give the advantage into the hands of her opponent?

Astrid released the Japanese woman's hips. But instead, she put her hands on Risako's ass. To touch the buttocks of a woman like Risako is in itself a great reward. But Astrid didn't do it out of lust. Yes, her fall was indeed inevitable. But she wasn't going to let Risako just jump off her shoulders.

And therefore, at the moment when Astrid began to fall backwards, she intended to push her rival in order to send her flying. Unfortunately, it wasn't as beautiful as her failed signature move, but it was still a smart move. A smart move that left a chance that Risako would fall face-first onto the edge of the ring because it was nothing else, but a reverse powerbomb or, as most people knew it, an alley oop!

It was tough, even for Astrid. She rightly believed that she had a strong enough skull. She managed to prove it in many matches, because a headbutt was one of her favorite moves. But now she had to face her own medicine. The elbow strikes that Risako directed at her face were heavy. But they couldn't match the powerful headbutt that followed them.

The Golden Dragon understood that she had no chance to stand on her feet at the moment when her body began to lean back. The pain in her head was too much. But the strength of her spirit helped her to pull herself together and try to get at least a little benefit out of it. Although even at the moment when she leaned back and pushed her opponent, Risako managed to send the last blow to her face. The purple-haired woman's fist smashed into the Golden Dragon's cheek.

The blonde collapsed on her back and this time she was in no hurry to get to her feet. Her eyes were closed, her arms were spread wide, there was pain on her face, and her chest was heaving up and down. The only thing that somehow cheered her up at that moment was that she heard a loud sound that could not be confused with anything. Her opponent's face collided with the edge of the ring, there was no doubt about it. Gritting her teeth, the descendant of the great Vikings forced herself to turn her head to the side and open her eyes. Her vision was blurry, but even through the fog she saw Risako lying on the floor next to her.

She felt a strange tickle on her face. Due to the pain and dizziness, many of her senses were dulled, but then she felt something wet. Astrid thought that her rival's blood must have been left on her forehead. The Golden Dragon raised her hand to remove this blood, but as soon as she touched her forehead, it was as if she was electrocuted. It wasn't Risako's blood. It was her own blood. After the headbutt, she got a wound on her forehead.

"Ghhh... mmm!!!" Astrid hissed involuntarily because of the pain, but then she had to abruptly close her lips.

The reason for this was another pain. Removing her hand from her forehead, the Norwegian woman touched the left edge of her lips. Yes, thanks to Risako's last blow, a wound appeared there too, from which a scarlet liquid was pouring. The blonde's fists involuntarily clenched. Yes, this was definitely the match she wanted. Barely restraining a groan of pain, the descendant of the great Vikings turned over on her stomach, and then got up on all fours.

At that moment, blood started dripping from her face directly onto the concrete floor. And although Astrid wanted to get to her feet in order to continue the match, dizziness and pain all over her body prevented her from doing so. Therefore, trying to breathe as evenly as possible, she grabbed the metal mesh of the cell with her left hand. She hoped it would help her get back on her feet before her opponent did.

Due to her weakened state, Astrid did not have time to get to Risako before she got to her feet. However, if you try to find something positive in this, then in a sense, the purple-haired woman made the work a little easier for the Golden Dragon. Now she didn't have to lift Risako off the floor with a hard deadlift German suplex, now she could use a simple but still effective classic German suplex. At least that's what Astrid herself thought.

Pressing her lush breasts to her rival's back, the descendant of the great Vikings strained her arms and lifted the Japanese woman off the floor. It was at this moment that Risako leaned forward in order to get more free space, and then leaned back, sending an elbow strike to the Golden Dragon's head. When the sharp bone cut into her temple, it seemed to Astrid that she was hit not by an elbow, but by a bat.

"UUGGHH!!!" she groaned in a strangled voice, while a few drops of blood flew off her face due to the fact that her head jerked to the side.

The fog returned to her eyes. Despite her best efforts, her body relaxed for a moment. Because of this, she could not keep the Queen of Queens in the air and after a moment Risako's feet touched the floor again. But even despite that, she didn't let go of her rival's waist.

Puffing like a steam locomotive, the Norwegian woman tried to strain her arms in order to once again try to lift her rival. Because of the blood flowing from her forehead and the mist in her eyes, she could barely see anything around. But even that didn't stop her stubbornness. Astrid refused to let Risako go, instead pressing her chest against her back again.

However, the Japanese woman found a way to cope with this too. Channeling the force into her legs, she pushed hard off the floor, thereby forcing Astrid to back away. And behind her was nothing but an all-metal post. It was into this post that the blonde's back crashed.

"AAAHHHH!!!! she screamed, her mouth wide open.

It seemed to her that her spine had broken in several places at that moment. And this time it was enough to let Risako go. After the pain that pierced the Golden Dragon, her body went limp. She was standing on her feet only because she was literally trapped between the post and Risako. And as soon as the purple-haired woman takes at least a step forward, Astrid will immediately fall on her ass because she was barely standing on her feet.

As expected. As soon as Risako moved away from the Golden Dragon, Astrid immediately sank down, ending up on her own ass. Because of her weakened state, she literally couldn't bring herself to stay on her feet. Her head was lowered down, causing large drops of blood to fall on her pants and the concrete floor.

Her vision was blurry, but even so, she was able to understand that Risako had fallen on all fours, and had not just moved away. This was a sign that her opponent was not in the best condition either. The realization of this pushed Astrid to action. She tried to raise her right hand in order to grab the edge of the ring and try to get to her feet. But at the same moment, the pain in her back seemed to bind her and her hand fell to the floor.

By the time Risako was able to get to her feet, the only thing the Norwegian woman was trying to do was breathe evenly. The pain in her back and hard dizziness seemed to take away all her strength. And so she tried to do everything possible to saturate the blood with oxygen, because it should have returned at least some of her strength.

But, as it usually happens during a match, especially such a tough one, no one is going to give you time to rest. Just a few moments later, Risako grabbed the Norwegian woman by the hair and pulled her up. And although the Golden Dragon would have gladly jumped to her feet and hit her opponent in the face, now she only made a quiet hissing sound due to an unpleasant sensation on her hair.

Astrid knew that something was waiting for her now that she would not like. Mentally, she began to prepare for a hard throw or something similar. However, contrary to her expectations, the Japanese woman only pushed her slightly. The blonde's ass ended up on something hard. Moving her right hand slightly to the side, she felt something hard and cold. A chair. Apparently the same chair she used to smash her rival's head in. Why did Risako put her on that chair?

She received the answer to this question a few seconds later. Even though she was dizzy, she heard loud screams from the audience and even louder footsteps of her rival. And then Risako's back slammed into her like a fucking freight train. Her face. Her chest. Her stomach. Every part of her body above the waist was hit.

"GUUAHH!!!" a cry of agony escaped from Astrid's throat.

But those who have not lost their composure because of this really tough match should have realized that at the moment when Risako's back crashed into Astrid's front side, everything had just begun. The chair on which the blonde was sitting leaned back, and a second later the arena was filled with a rumble. Astrid's back crashed into both the metal tubes of the chair and the concrete floor. But this time she didn't even have the strength to scream. The Golden Dragon lay absolutely motionless with her arms and legs spread wide. There was an expression of terrible pain on her bloody face. The only sign that she was still alive was her chest rising and falling heavily.