Adrian Kytes vs Big Barda - Battle of the Cosplayers

If Barda had more in-ring experience, she would have kicked out of the surprise easily. She would have been able to reverse the surprise, keep Adrian pinned down. Heck, she would have gone with her gut and just elbow-dropped Adrian, or at least given her a good kick to make sure she wasn't doing what she was, of course, doing.

But Barda didn't have that experience, so she fell for it, hook, line, und sinker.

"One! Two! Three!"

"Aw, nuts."

"Two..! THREE!" The referee called to the crowd's surprise. Adrian had pretty much stolen the victory right there from under Barda's nose, as she let go of the pin, flopping back down on the mat, looking up at the lights with a big smile on her face. She knew she had just dodged a bullet with that trick, "Cannot believe that worked." She said woozilly, the adrenaline kick wearing off after the match. She hadn't been completely out of it after taking the fall to the outside but she had really gotten her ass kicked in this match, but she was still victorious as the refs came down to help the former cosplayer back up to raise her hand.

"Yaa[size=85:4maacbb3]ay!" She wheezed, clutching her ribs with one hand as she staggered towards the ropes. It wasn't the most decisive of wins, but it did prove one thing: even though she'd left her cheating ways, you still could never take your eyes off Adrian Kytes. All she had to do now was withstand however angry Barda was going to be after having victory snatched from her.

"Hey!" Barda popped up, shaking the ring with her bounce - she was still pretty fresh, all things considered - at least in fighting condition, still. "Where do you think you're going?"

She stomped over to Adrian reached out her and...took Adrian's, for a quick shake. "That was a really good match - you totally took me by surprise at the end, there. You're good. You're really good." She smiled, and gave Adrian a solid pat on the back.

Adrian felt the ring shake as Barda bounded over to her "awwww crap." she said, knowing that Barda was still in a condition to go on, and the former cosplayer... wasn't exactly 100% right now, if the DC fan wanted to fight still, Adrian wouldn't have much choice but to flee or get slaughtered. A good thing that Barda just wanted to shake hands then

"Uh... thanks?" She replied, unsure of what to say really. "You kinda... kicked my ass a fair bit yeah, I got lucky I guess. But you were doing really well, a bit more experience and I don't know who'd be able to stop you." She tried to say, putting on a brave face before Barda gave her one last pat on the back, immediately flooring the already worn out wrestler "Ow..." she whimpered, face down on the mat.

"Gah, sorry!" She waved her hands to the audience as they started out with the boos - her hand pat didn't look much like a handpat, apparently. "My bad, my bad!" She ducked as an apple core flew past her head - weird, because she was sure they didn't sell apples in the stands.

She slid out of the ring and reached back in, putting Adrian under her arms -not the usual way for an opponent to end a match with a rival, but she figured they were long past those formalities. And, frankly, she wanted out of the arena as soon as possible. "Sorry, sorry - here, I'll take you the back so the medic can have a look at you."

" 'm fine." Adrian said as she was hauled back to her feet, giving a quick thumbs up to the crowd just to let them know everything was okay as she was helped to the back. The second amazon in AFW to help the hurt cosplayer to the medbay. Hopefully Rebecca wouldn't get too jealous. "Hey, if you ever want any match strategy pointers... now that I don't have to face you, you could always ask me for a few tips." she offered on the way. Tough victory, new friend. All in all, a good day for Adrian

"I appreciate that." And she meant it, too - if she learned anything from that match, it was that she still had a lot to learn. When to hit. When not to hit. When to hold back. When to pour it on, full throttle - getting everything down wouldn't be easy, she was sure of that much. But she was also sure it would pay off, in the end.

"I think I'll need it."

Winner: Adrian Kytes
Victory by pinfall