Post by bigfan on Apr 3, 2018 18:04:37 GMT
The crowd jeered loudly even before the next wrestler was introduced.
"We've been here too long tryin' to get along
Pretendin' that you're oh, so shy
I'm a natural ma'am doin' all I can
My temperature is runnin' high"
‘Do You Wanna Touch Me’ by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts blasted from the speakers and lights flickered in a myriad of colors through the arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall with a twenty minute time limit. Introducing first, from Sydney, Australia, she stands at five feet six inches tall and weighs in at one hundred and twenty-five pounds, she is The Mistress of Madness, MADDY MAAAAYYHEEMMMM!"
MADDY MAYHEM:
Maddy, dressed in a black vinyl two piece completed with white boots and black pads, stepped onto stage with the familiar "Batsy" over her shoulders. She stood before the ramp, chewing her gum while flashing a smile all over the arena before skipping down the ramp, pumping Batsy into the air on the lyrics "Oh Yeah!" several times before sliding into the ring in one smooth motion.
The erstwhile Algernon Carpenter immediately approached, one hand out to confiscate the bat.
"I know...I know...my friend is not allowed in here...pfft.." Maddy held her arm high up in innocence before feinting a swing at the ref! Startled, he jumped back raised his arms to protect against another shot.
"HAHAHAHAHA! SCAREDY CAT!" Maddy mocked sticking her tongue out and 'blowing' the trumpet on her nose before tossing Batsy out of the ring.
Once Al had regained his composure, the Announcer let silence reign for a few seconds before he said, “And introducing her opponent, representing the Frighteners and hailing from Arkham Massachusetts, she stands at five feet five inches tall and weighs in at one hundred and nineteen pounds. Please welcome back to the FAWN Arena…EVE CHOLDSTONE!”
HELTER SKELTER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiV_VycGU-4
Mere mention of the Monster’s name raised a scream from the sound system, which in turn sent the house lights into a fluttering panic, each and every one of them guttering and sputtering as if in the grip of a daemonic wind. Adding to the overall strangeness was the sulfurous green mist seeping up through the floor of the stage. Over this eerie tableau came a warbling guitar and the FAWNatics offered up a rousing roar to welcome the Fallen Angel of Arkham back into the fold before throwing their voices behind Sir Paul.
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and then I go for a ride
'Til I get to the bottom and I see you again, yeah, yeah, yeah!
The third ‘yeah’ drew a shadow from the fog and a deeper, rumbling roar issued from the throats of those fans that liked their brunette’s wicked and their heroine’s anti. Basking in the howling of her Children of the Night, Eve threw back her head and pressed the tip of her left thumb against the right side of her throat. Twisting her head even as she drew the dagger across her neck, Eve bared her teeth in a wolfish grin then started toward the ring and the Loony Toon that waited therein.
EVE CHOLDSTONE:
For her first stateside match in more than a year Choldstone wore a black leather bikini emblazoned with a white, wispy cobweb design. Her boots and pads were of the same glossy black and the look was finished with a battered pair of fingerless leather gloves. Moving through the fog like she‘d been born in it, (this might have been true for all the fans knew) Eve stormed up the steps, then wiped her boots on the apron and vaulted over the ropes.
Zeroed in on the Mistress of Madness the instant she touched down, Choldstone went to the center of the ring where she bared her throat and slashed it one more time. Maddy didn’t react save for a loud snort, which was fine with Eve. The blonde weirdo could play all she wanted, but the Haunter of the Dark knew a pretend monster when she saw one and she was gonna make sure the whole world saw the same. Al, still understandably wary after his encounter with Batsy, eased over to Choldstone, laid a hand on her arm and led the brunette back to her corner for final instructions.
Maddy wasted no time when the bell sounded, coming out of her corner in a nonchalant strut just fast enough to cut the ring in half if Choldstone hadn’t slid away from the buckles and along the ropes. “Allard tells me you were a big deal, once upon a time.” Mayhem turned to keep the brunette in her sites, but made no attempt to close any more distance. “Like, top five lightweights in the company sort of big. But then last year brass just up and sends you to Mexico and no one’s seen or heard from you until last week.”
Eve reached her opponent’s corner and promptly hopped into a seat on the top turnbuckle. “Is there a question in there or is exposition a part of your shtick?” the Haunter of the Dark asked with a sardonic smile.
“Where’d you go, Eve? Why’d you leave? Better yet, why’d you come back? Especially if you knew I was waiting to kick your absentee ass.”
Eve regarded Maddy like she wanted the blonde to come closer and was vaguely disappointed when she did not. Resigned to endure a few questions before the scheduled ass kicking, she raised a hand and ticked off her answers one finger at a time. “Tijuana, our sister promotion LLW, to be precise. Local management had lost control and Orlando needed someone to bring the inmates to heel. Job wrapped at the end of January, so I spent six weeks baking on the beach by day and beating up independent luchadoras for tequila money by night. As for why I came back…” she hopped off the corner post to make her way toward the blonde. “I missed Calliope, my cat and this dump, in that order. Oh, and beating up blondes who look like they raided my wardrobe.”
Mayhem bared her teeth in a smile and raised her hands to beckon the returning star forward. “You really want to play ‘Who Wore It Best’ with me, honey?”
Eve slowed to a halt, set her feet and raised her hands in a familiar martial arts stance. “I’d rather play ‘Who Bleeds First?’ You down for that, pretty girl?”
Maddy bit her bottom lip, her eyes gleamed with malicious pleasure. “Better idea. How about ‘Who Bleeds Most?’”
No chance of a rejoinder from Eve, as Mayhem pounced, grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and started pounding away with straight rights to the brunette’s forehead! Choldstone snarled aloud, but rather than block her attacker’s shots she simply reached up with both hands and seized hold of Maddy’s pigtails. Wrapping them around her fists in a single smooth motion, the black-hearted brunette stepped in and skewered Mayhem’s midriff with a trio of quick Kneelifts. Not about to back down from a brawl with this anarchist turned company tool, Maddy helped herself to a handful of dark hair and then raaaaaaaaaaked her nails down Eve’s face from forehead to chin!
“What’s the matter, am I already playing too rough?” Mayhem smacked Choldstone’s cheek as the veteran hissed her displeasure. “Maybe you’re not ready to go at my level yet, baby.” She scored Eve’s cheek again, then pinched the brunette’s nose between index and middle finger and tried to twist it right off her face!
Al Carpenter knew from the outset that he’d have to take a more ‘relaxed’ approach to the rules if he didn’t want to shout himself hoarse over the next twenty minutes, but that didn’t stop him from hurrying over as soon as Mayhem secured her Nasal Pliers. “Hey, get off her nose, Maddy! C’mon now, do I have to--” Maddy shrieked in surprised pain when Choldstone released one pigtail to GOUGE her fingers into the blonde’s left eye! “All right, break it up, both of you!” Carpenter barked. “ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!”
They released with a mutual growl and shove that would’ve exploded into another round of brawling if the lanky zebra hadn’t been brave (or dumb) enough to step between them. “Fight as rough as you want, ladies. I’m not dumb enough to try to stop closed fists or hair pulling, but I draw the line at trying to maim one another. Stay away from the eyes and nose, understand?”
“So you’re saying I can rip her lips off?” Maddy grinned. “Good to know!”
Eve backed off, just in case the mercurial blonde tried to use Al for cover. “Tuff talk, Punk-Rock Barbie.” the Frightener taunted. “I wonder if you’ll sound as tuff with those lips pressed against my ass?”
“Your ass is going to be pressed to a stretcher when I’m done with it, has-been.” Mayhem taunted.
Choldstone spread her arms wide, daring the other woman to come and get her. “Bring it on, wannabe. Or does Al need to give you permission firWHOOAANNGGHH!”
Maddy lunged at the referee but rather than go around she went under, diving through Carpenter’s legs to hook her brunette behind the knees for a huge Double Leg Takedown! Mounting Choldstone’s waist in an instant, Mayhem cradled the back of Eve’s head in one hand and lifted it off the mat, all the better to deliver several more cudgeling punches to the side of her opponent’s head. “HEY! I thought you weren’t enforcing closed hands!” Maddy sniped when Al started another count.
“I’m not just going to let you punch her into a stupor without repercussions, Maddy.” the ref replied. “Watch those hands.”
Mayhem opened her hand, looked it over, then CRAAACKED a hard Bytch Slap upside Eve’s ear. “Hey, you might be onto something!” she giggled. “That was a lot of fuNNGGUURRHHK!”
Taking her eyes off the Fallen Angel proved a dangerous error as Eve wriggled out from beneath and snatched hold of her attacker’s right wrist in both hands. Just like that she straightened out the captured arm and locked her legs around Maddy’s head to secure the Triangle Choke!
TRIANGLE CHOKE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkEt6xSSDoI
Eyes wide as she searched for air that was suddenly at a premium, Mayhem struggled to one knee and used her free hand to raaaaaaaaaaaaaaake the brunette from hip to knee over and over again. Eve grinned through the pain and sent another violent pulse through the Scissors. “That all you got, bytch?” she teased. “Might as well submit now because you’ll never EEERRRRHHH, you cheap skank!”
If Maddy heard the taunt she paid it no mind, she simply dug her nails into Choldstone’s right breast and squeezed twice as hard. Not about to abandon a potentially fight-winning hold because this asshole went to her tits, Eve halved her control on Maddy’s wrist and began pounding Hammer Fists into her forehead over and over again.
“Wanna protect that pretty little face, sweetie?” Eve chided. “Better get out of my top and come up with a real defen--”
Mayhem relinquished the claw as Eve suggested, unfortunately she followed up by plunging that hand into her attacker’s dark hair. Fighting hard to rise from the awkward position, Maddy managed to muscle Eve off the deck by a good six to eight inches before she dropped to her knees and BWUUUNKED the back of Choldstone’s skull against the thinly-sheathed plywood.
The Scissors cinched around her noggin loosened considerably and vanished entirely when the blonde twisted her head to one side and chomped down on Eve’s thigh! Eve groaned and tried to reapply the Triangle, but Mayhem’s movements were too frenetic and the teeth in her leg far too distracting. Eventually she drew her free leg in, planted that foot against the side of Maddy’s head and pushed her away with a single hard kick.
Rolling to one knee a heartbeat or two later, Eve inspected the welt on her thigh without taking her eyes off Mayhem. “Should’ve known a chick named Mayhem would fight cheap and dirty.” she muttered. “But that’s ok. Anything you can do, I can do meaner.” With that she pushed to her feet and invited her opponent to do the same.
“Tasty...”, Maddy licked her lips as she climbed to her feet. Undeterred by her opponent’s threat, she tightened her pigtails and charged towards Eve. Eve, likewise, charged with her arm stretched for the Clothesline, but Maddy ducked beneath the attempt and delivered a Sole Kick into her midsection as Eve spun around. Choldstone doubled over, “SURPRISE!”, Maddy dropped into a leg split and jammed her thumbs into Eve’s throat!
Eve coughed and gagged, even though the attack was a tad bit exploitive, it was by no means illegal.
Like a skilled gymnast, The Mistress of Madness rolled back to her feet.
“BUMP AHEAD!”, Maddy dove forward and slammed her shoulder into the back of Eve’s leg. Eve clutched her knee slightly as she fell to her back, feeling more annoyed rather than hurt.
Mayhem quickly seized control of the tweaked leg and dragged her along the ring out of pure fun and burst out into a nursery rhyme.
“B.I.N.G.O! B.I.N.G.O! Bingo was her name-o!”, Maddy sang before dropping an elbow onto inner thigh of her opponent.
“NRGHHH” Eve raked her hair and sat up in pain as the elbow connected. Maddy quickly rose to her feet, seemingly ready for another elbow to the legs but Eve drew her stems in and forcefully sent Maddy rolling onto the mat, giving her some time to collect herself.
Eve got to the ropes and struggled to boot-leather while trying to shake off the kink in her leg. The sight of the vulnerable prey brought a smile to Maddy’s face as she approached- POW!
Relying on the ropes for support, The Fallen Angel nailed Mayhem with a Super Kick! Despite receiving a clean shot to the head, Maddy merely flailed her arms and remained stunned on her feet. Eve immediately shoved her onto the mat for the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NOOO!
Maddy kicked out at a clean two!
“Ooooo, that cleared my mind...”, Maddy rolled to her side and shook the stars outta her head. Keeping up with the momentum, Eve picked Maddy up and trapped her with a Front Facelock.
“Wait! Wait! Wait!” Maddy asked as Eve cradled one of her legs and hauled her over with a Fisherman’s Suplex, followed by a gorgeous bridge for the cover!
FISHERMAN'S SUPLEX:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnLPCBuH_aA
ONE!
“I SAID WAIT DIDN’T I!?” Maddy snarled and kicked out at the count of one, surprising Eve. Maddy rolled onto her fours and hammered Eve’s head with a clenched fist repeatedly. Calming herself down after the flurry attack, Maddy tidied her hair and pondered, "Now, what was I suppose to say......NEVERMIND!". The Mistress of Madness picked Eve up to her feet and delivered knee strikes into the exposed belly.
"NGGGHHHH", Eve grunted with each sharp strike and clutched her midriff, it was then Maddy reeled her into a Front Facelock, cradled her leg and hauled her over with a Fisherman's Suplex of her own!
THUD came Eve's back smashing the thinly-sheathed plywood and Maddy arched her back for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
NOOOO!!!
Eve kicked out cleanly at the count of two, but Maddy did not seem a tad bit disappointed. "WOW! A BIG CATCH!" Maddy exclaimed as she quickly got up to stomp the 'fish' she caught, "Better…pants…not let it…pants...get away!" Eve tried making for the ropes but quickly found herself in the clutches of the crazy girl. Maddy held onto Eve's leg and draped it over her neck before planting a knee on the back of Eve's head! Maddy placed Eve in an agonizing Stretch Muffler!
STRETCH MUFFLER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWepwtHz4yQ
"AARGHHHHHH!" Choldstone stuffed her mouth against the crook of one elbow before the ref could wander over and ask a stupid question.
Above her, Maddy disapproved of the sudden silence and craaaaaaaaaaaanked back on the brunette’s leg that much harder. It earned her a muffled groan, but that was about it, so Mayhem shifted her planted knee away from the back of her opponent’s head. With that foot now braced directly beside Eve’s cheek, she slid her tush up between Choldstone’s shoulders and did her damndest to touch Eve’s heel to the back of her head. “GIVE UP, FISHY!” Mayhem cackled down at the tangled Frightener. “Give up…or I’ll eat you up!”
Eve noted the threat only vaguely, she was far too busy figuring a way out of the agonizing hold. Much as she hated to admit it, the blonde’s technique was good. So good that the ropes were her only option. Steadying her breathing as much as possible, Choldstone pulled her elbow away from her mouth, planted both hands against the mat and started to drag their combined bulk toward the strands. Maddy saw and shook her head in disgust. “No flopping back into the water, fish face.” she taunted. “I’m hungry, and you’ve been naughty.” She punctuated the last word by scraping the heel of her boot along the side of Eve’s face.
Choldstone hissed but otherwise gutted it out, the tenacious veteran clambering along inch by inch until she was finally able to hook a hand around the bottom rope. “Get this bytch off of me.” she grunted to Al before adding a second hand to her lifeline.
None too eager to interrupt what he viewed as a battle of genuine lunatics, the zebra nevertheless gathered his courage and tapped Mayhem on the shoulder. “Break the hold, Maddy. She’s in the ropes.”
The blonde pouted even as she continued to bear down on the Muffler. “Boo. I hate catch and release.” She punished Eve’s captured leg with a final hard yank, then tossed it away and got to her feet. Didn’t mean Choldstone was in the clear, as she discovered when Maddy bent over, grabbed a double handful of her waistband and yanked as hard as she could. “WEDGIE! LOOK’S LIKE YOUR BUTT’S HUNGRY, BABY!”
Eve spat a curse, cheerfully reminded Carpenter she was in the motherf*cking ropes and held on while Mayhem tried to split her in half all the way through ‘FOUR!’ Scrambling to one knee the instant she was free, the Fallen Angel kept a baleful eye on Mayhem while she tugged her trunks back into place. “So that’s how you want to play, huh?”
Maddy shrugged and grinned, the enigmatic battler making a point to ‘snap’ her own briefs against her hips. “I like to play rough. Go on home if you can’t handle it.”
Eve snorted, stood up and rolled her shoulders. “The day I can’t handle some Final Fight reject like you is the day I--”
Mayhem charged the ropes and Choldstone made her pay for it with a quick elbow delivered to the side of the head. The Mistress of Madness stumbled back, then went to one knee when Eve hopped forward and THWHAPPED her right foot into the pit of Maddy’s stomach. It was a heavy shot, but the blonde rose to her full height almost immediately and huffed, “Is that all you’ve goTNNNNGHHHHHHHHH!” Eve surged off the ropes, hopped into the air and slipped her legs around Mayhem’s waist. In the same motion she hooked her right arm around the back of Maddy’s head and bore down in an attempt to fold her foe in half with the Guillotine Choke.
GUILLOTINE CHOKE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDT593QUrVY
“What do you say, Maddy?” the ref inquired as Mayhem stomped around in a little circle trying not to lose her balance. “Need me to call for the bell?”
The pigtailed pugilist couldn’t shake her head without a great deal of discomfort so she waggled a finger instead. “Nuh-uh, no way!” she grunted. “I’m not gonna let some fish faced weirdo beat EEERRRRGGGHHHHH!”
Eve sent a pulse through the Scissors and leaned back so far she was looking up at the lights. “Sure about that, baby? Sounds like your head’s about to--” Mayhem slung her near arm around Choldstone’s head for a Facelock of her own, then grabbed a handful of her waistband. Straightening up despite the Choke, Maddy dipped down for a moment only to swing Eve out and up, the brunette’s Scissors disintegrating as her opponent muscled her directly overhead! The initial round of cheers soon gave way to counting, as Mayhem held Choldstone suspended at high noon for a good ten seconds before she dropped backward and THAWHAMMED Eve into the deck with a gorgeous Vertical Suplex!
DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc8zA_Hlv5c
Maddy floated over into a Lateral Press but instead of going to for the cover she popped to her feet and immediately left them in a gorgeous high jump. Tucking her knees to her chest, Mayhem wrapped her arms around her shins and leeeeeeaned all the way back to come THWHUMPING down with every bit of her weight landing atop Choldstone’s exposed chest.
STANDING SENTON @ 00:02
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTCTjY4Xuc
Maddy somersaulted away from the impact, popped back to boot-leather and was delighted to see delighted to see Eve sitting up and clutching her ribs. Unsure of her next move until the instant it flitted into her mind, Mayhem spun around, ran the ropes and raced back at Choldstone. Dropping onto her knees a few feet shy of her target, Maddy skidded in close and reared back for a colossal Bytch Slap that-- “AAARRRRGGGHHHH!”
Eve caught her attacker’s wrist and pivoted to one side, forcing Mayhem to unpleasant facedown stop. Far worse, the Fallen Angel still had possession of the blonde’s arm, as Maddy was reminded when Eve laid out across her lower back and bridged onto her toes! With Mayhem’s trapped arm extended almost straight behind her back, Choldstone gripped the blonde’s wrist with her left hand while her right arm slid under Maddy’s forearm to hold her own left wrist. Bridged up on her tiptoes to maximize the pressure of the gawdawful joint-lock, Eve snarled, “Give up, bytch! Unless you want the world’s freakiest elbow!”
FUJIWARA ARMBAR:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qeeFNVtiyw
Maddy did most definitely not want the world’s freakiest elbow, yet she refused to surrender when the referee queried her shortly thereafter. Displaying a level of determination that was often glossed over in favor of her more outré habits, the Mistress of Madness stretched herself out as best she could and sloooooooowly started to rotate toward the ropes. It took longer than she would’ve liked and Eve’s steady stream of trash talk didn’t help, but eventually Mayhem managed to slide and stretch just enough to hook an ankle over the bottom rope. “Get offa me!” she growled. “It’s my arm and you can’t have NNNNGHHH!”
Eve relinquished the hold in a flash, which didn’t mean Maddy was free. Using the blonde’s trapped wrist to roll her onto her back, Choldstone pressed Mayhem’s limb flat against the mat and stepped on her wrist to keep it in place. Leaning down to smirk at her prone adversary, the Haunter of the Dark teased, “Don’t you know anything, baby? I’ll take whatever I damned well please!” To prove her claim she leapt up, stretched out full length and came down with all her weight THWHUMPING atop Maddy’s exposed arm!
ARM SPLASH:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_85_5lwWig
Mayhem yelped and rolled onto her belly at once in hopes of protecting her throbbing arm. Eve considered going after the arm, settled for wrapping the blonde’s pigtails around her fists instead. These makeshift handles allowed her to peel Maddy off the mat, whereupon she gave them up in favor of an arm around the back of the head and a snug cradle on her right leg. Muscling Maddy off her feet with a grunt, Choldstone dropped forward and down to THAWHUNK her burden against the thinly-sheathed plywood with a Sit-Out Spinebuster. Leaning her shoulders into the pits of Mayhem’s knees in the aftermath, Eve put both hands on the blonde’s belly and nodded along for…
SIT-OUT SPINEBUSTER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjI9nIitf7w
ONE!
TWO!
THRNOOO!
Maddy kicked out at half a second short of the third count and popped to her knees. "OMMPPPFFF! That was close!" She chirped, clutching the small of her back as she pushed herself back to boot-leather. Unfazed by her opponent's cheerful reaction, Eve quickly rushes in and pulled her up by the now-frayed hair when Maddy suddenly unloaded an elbow to her face!
"UGHH!" Eve grunted as she received a stiff blow, followed by a second and a third that left her teetering on the ropes. The Looney then made a sprint for the opposite ropes, using two times the distance of the squared circle to accelerate herself as she attempts to hit her opponent with a forceful Clothesline!
“WOAAHH!” Maddy carelessly fell over the ropes as Eve dropped to her back and pulled the top rope along with her. Thinking that Maddy has fallen off the ring, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned herself and — “Ommmmpffff!”, as she took a shoulder thrust to the gut! Instead of falling off the ring apron, Maddy hung onto the ropes and regained her balance.
As Choldstone doubled over with her head peeking slightly over the second rope, Maddy grabbed the brunette’s locks and pulled her out further. “You gotta club the fish like this! Else she’s going to flip flop all over the place!” Maddy, pretending she’s a chef cocked her elbow and drove the weaponized joint right over the back of Eve’s neck, sending her into a state of stupor.
“And now....we chop her head off!” Maddy spoke with a sinister grin as Eve’s head and arms hung over the middle ropes. The Mistress of Madness ascended the ring ropes steadily, showcasing her sense of balance as she rose vertical. Without warning, she leaped off the top rope with her legs stretched out and dropped one leg over the head of Eve, driving her neck into the rubber-coated steel with a Guillotine Leg Drop!
“Tadah!” seated on the apron, Maddy raised her arms in a wide-V after a successful demonstration while Eve gagged and heaved, clutching her neck in pain.
“Oops, I almost forgot! We gotta gut the fish!” Maddy quickly rose to her feet. Standing on the apron with both hands grasping the ropes, Maddy leaned back as far as she could, pulling the rope taut and slingshot herself back into the ring! Maddy executed a gorgeous 180 in mid-air and smashed her body into the chiseled frame of Eve!
SLINGSHOT SENTON
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1YrfXmobw
“READY TO SERVE IN...” Maddy hooked Eve’s leg and raised her fingers in '3,2..."
NOOOO!!! Eve kicked out at a fraction short of the third count! Eyes wide open, Maddy's nose flared in anger as she sat up, clearly embarrassed by the unsuccessful fall. She quickly pushes herself vertical and stomped Eve furiously.
"YOU RUINED MY SHOW! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!" Maddy screamed as she punished her tenacious foe.
"GET OFF HER MADDY! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUARGHH!", Maddy interrupted the count by THAWACKING Al across the face!
"Boohoo! What? Going to cry? BITE ME!" Maddy taunted the ref as he rocked back on his heels..
Seemingly unconcerned by the thought of a disqualification, the Mistress of Madness peeled the Fallen Angel off the ground but Eve began to resist, throwing her balled fists into Maddy's bare ribs.
"NGHH! NGHH! DIE!" Maddy threw several knee strikes into Eve's face, stopping her resistance for a moment as she pulled her onto her feet. Switching to wrist control, Maddy twisted Eve's arm overhead and reeled her in for a Clothesline!
SHORTARM CLOTHESLINE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx2m8IjGbC8
Maddy held onto her wrist and pulled Eve upright by her locks once more and smashed another strong Clothesline. This time, turning Choldstone inside out. "ouuuuhhhh..." Eve groaned as she landed face flat on the mat. Maddy kicked her onto her back and fell into a lateral press for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THRENNOO!
Eve arched herself into a perfect bridge to break the count before collapsing back to the mat. Maddened by the consecutive unfruitful pins, Maddy pulled her hair in frustration and screamed. Carpenter looked on in worry for his safety as it seemed like the Mistress of Madness was beginning to lose control over her own emotions. But Maddy was all smiles again as she stuck her right hand into the back of her shorts and pulled out a brass kuckle.
"MEET NUMB-KNUCKS!" Maddy introduced her 'friend' with a grin on her face and loaded it onto her fist as the crowd boo-ed. Adopting a slight crouch, Maddy stalked her rising opponent with her weaponized fist ready. But right before she could take a swing, the ref restrained her arm from behind and pried the brass knuckles from her fist.
"HEY! WHAT A SPOILSPORT!" Maddy screamed as Al disposed of the weapon as quickly as possible. Maddy tried to get it back but in taking her eyes off Eve she missed the Frightener flying in with a foot aimed at the side of her head!
RUNNING ENZUGIRI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6cMG2Ps8UE
THWHACK! The Enzugiri caught Mayhem right behind the ear and spun her around in a half circle, the blonde’s legs going wobbly as she tried to maintain her balance. Eve made no move to interfere, indeed she helped her opponent’s stability (at least in the purely physical sense) by looping her arms around Maddy’s biceps and tugging them behind her back. Of course this kindness was merely means to a much more unpleasant end, as Maddy discovered when Eve dropped her hips and snapped off a bridge to THWHUMP her down onto the back of her head and shoulders with a Tiger Suplex! Looking up at the lights with her ankles somewhere around her ears, Maddy twisted and squirmed while the referee counted…
TIGER SUPLEX:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVR73na6CI0
ONE…
TWO…
THRNOOOO!
Mayhem powered loose, scrambled to her feet and stormed over to the referee. “WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA, COUNTING SO FAST? YOU REALLY WANT FISH FACE TO GUUUHHHRRRK!”
More than willing to capitalize when the blonde offered her back, Eve slapped a Half Nelson on Maddy’s left arm, then wrapped her right arm around Mayhem’s neck and craaaaaaaaaaaaaanked back! “Gotcha now, baby.” the black-hearted brunette murmured in her opponent’s ear. “Ready to tap? Or do you want to sleep it off?” She bore down on the Katahajame and wrenched it from side to side in an effort to take the Mistress of Madness off her feet.
KATAHAJAME:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS_Al-4mFpQ
Face already flushed red as the hold cut her air down to a trickle, Mayhem managed to stomp on her attacker’s toes, unfortunately Choldstone paid her back with a swift Kneelift to the glutes and a short, sharp kick to the pit of her left knee. It wasn’t a hard shot, but the angle of delivery buckled Maddy’s knee and she dropped like a penitent with the Frightener still clinging to her back. “Submit, you bleached blonde poseur.” Eve demanded as Mayhem continued to flail. “Unless you don’t want to be conscious when the bell rings. Is that it, sweetie? Don’t want to hear them call my EERRRHHH! Hair! Hair, you moron!”
Maddy’d managed to secure a fistful of Choldstone’s dark hair and though it didn’t get her out of the Katahajame, it certainly didn’t stop her from trying to snatch the veteran bald! “Go ahead and pull, bytch.” Eve hissed through clenched teeth. “I’ll make sure to have some fun with those pigtails once you’re NNNNNGGGHHH!”
Fighting to boot-leather on legs that felt like lead, Mayhem let loose of the hair hold and palmed the back of Eve’s skull to ensure her jaw was snug to Maddy’s shoulder when the blonde dropped into a perfect split! The unorthodox Jawbreaker caught Choldstone flush and sent her stumbling away while a grateful Mayhem flopped onto her back and drew in deep, ragged breaths. She stayed down through ‘FIVE!’ on Carpenter’s count, then abruptly rolled back onto her shoulder and kipped to her feet in a frenetic little burst that earned a round of applause from the FAWNatics.
“Don’t EVER threaten my pigtails, weirdo.” Maddy told Eve. “Unless you want to know how it feels when they’re wrapped around your neck!”
The Fallen Angel turned her head to the side and spat. “I’ll wrap them around my fists before I drive my knee into your face. How’s that sound, punk?”
“Like we’re not through playing.” Mayhem raised her hands and charged, thus forcing Eve to do the same so she wasn’t locked up with her back against the str--
“AAAAAAWWWWWW FAAAAAHHHHK!”
Anguish for Eve and her supporters as Maddy feigned out of the clinch in favor of a Toe Kick that landed between her opponent’s thighs! With Choldstone doubled over only inches away, Mayhem helped herself to a Front Facelock and a Single Underhook on Eve’s left arm. Eyes alight with malicious glee, Maddy shrieked, “WE’RE ALL MAD HERE!” Immediately thereafter she kicked her right leg forward and snapped it backward to lay out on her tummy and PLANT Eve face-first against the deck with a maneuver she called the Rabbit Hole. Flopped onto her back in the wake of the brutal Facebuster, Choldstone didn’t make a sound when Maddy slithered into a Crossbody and hooked the far leg for…
THE RABBIT HOLE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVhfMP-soEQ
ONE…
TWO…
THRENOOOOOOOO!
Eve raised a shoulder off the mat a whisper before ‘THREE’ in a show of defiance that made her Maddy’s least favorite person while endearing her to the crowd all over again. “NOW YOU COUNT SLOW?” she screamed at Al. “THAT WAS AT LEAST TEN!”
“It… it was almost three, Maddy.” he sputtered. “Just not quite.”
Mayhem regarded him with narrowed, glittering eyes. “I’ll show you not quite. I’m gonna bust that wanna-be’s head into a million pieces and YOU’LL be the one that has to clean up the mess!” Leaving Choldstone to gather what remained of her scattered senses, Maddy stomped over to a corner directly behind the recovering brunette and settled in against the buckles. “C’mon dummy.” she muttered over and over again. “Get up so I can pop your head right the f*ck off.”
Blissfully ignorant to the looming menace, the Haunter of the Dark rolled onto her belly, put both hands against the canvas and slowly made her way to one knee. Behind her, Maddy stopped warming up and charged-- only to slam on the brakes when Al Carpenter threw himself in her path! “Hey!” the man barked. “What’s that in your kneepad, Maddy? Show me!”
Mayhem looked down, saw the dull glint of metal peeping out and smiled sheepishly. “What, this? That’s nothing, warden! Just a piece of my luckiest horseshoe!” The Mistress of Madness tried to dip around him, but the ref moved with her, refusing to let Maddy pass.
“Give it to me or I’ll disqualify you, Maddy. Right now.”
Behind him, Choldstone made it to her feet, though it looked like a strong breeze might put her back on the canvas. “Ok fine, ya big party pooper.” Maddy pulled the plate from her kneepad and gave it to the official. “Now shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!”
Al did just that, hurrying over to the edge to hand off the contraband to a FAWN tech. Finally free to get back to her plaything, Maddy rushed up to Eve, grabbed her by the shoulders and spun her around for ‘PFWOOOOOSSSSHHH!”
Choldstone blew a cloud of Black Mist directly into Mayhem’s unsuspecting face! Her world reduced to little more than dripping gunk, Maddy pawed and swiped at her eyes, meaning she effectively defenseless when Eve slammed a Back Kick into her belly. Circling around behind as the blonde doubled over, Choldstone reached through Mayhem’s thighs, took hold of her left wrist and pulled it back through the parted stems. From there she hooked her left arm under Maddy’s right bicep and pulled back to complete the Pumphandle. “YOU DIRTY ROTTEN SNEAK!” Mayhem railed at the injustice of it all. “YOU’RE GONNA BE SORRY YOU EVER WHOAHNNNGGHH!” Eve dipped down, yanked Maddy off her feet and released the Looney’s right wrist which turned her ascent into a sort of facedown free-fall with Choldstone’s left arm hooked across her chest. The descent proved short but infinitely unpleasant, Mayhem THWHAMMED down on her face, chest and belly by the move Eve called ‘A Chold Day in Hell’. Shoveling the madwoman onto her back, Eve hooked both legs in a tight bundle and stacked Maddy up so tight her knees were pressed against her chest while the ref counted…
A CHOLD DAY IN HELL:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uPyAxE3Rb8
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
The bell CLANGED so Eve let loose and sat up, the victorious brunette resting with elbows on her knees as the Announcer called, “Ladies and gentlemen, your winner via pin-fall… EVE CHOLDSTONE!”
Smirking, the Fallen Angel stood up and allowed Carpenter to raise one hand as she made a show of wiping a bit of black off her bottom lip. “Don’t get too comfortable, people.” she said with a wicked grin. “Now that I’m back, Cali and I are gonna pick up right where we left--”
Maddy charged from somewhere deep in left field, forcing Choldstone to dip aside to avoid a hellacious Spear! In this she proved successful, the poor referee however was damn near folded in half by the collision. Exiting the squared circle in the half second it took Mayhem to bounce to her feet, Eve casually backed her way up the aisle, though she watched carefully for any sign of encroachment from the Mistress of Madness.
Still half blind from the Black Mist, Maddy charged to the edge and climbed the ropes, but did not follow. “CHEATER!” she roared after the departing Frightener. “NO FAIR TRICKING THE TRICKSTER! THAT’S MY JOB!”
Eve treated her to a slow, insolent shrug. “You don’t like it? Do something about it. Oh, you got something on your…” she dabbed at a spot on her chin, then flipped Mayhem the bird and sauntered up the ramp.
Denied any more play time with her new toy, Maddy took out her frustration on the poor referee and a camera man that happened to get too close. The black & whites were still struggling to drag her from the ring when the broadcast cut to a video hyping the Spring Break debut of none other than Daphne Dufresne.
"We've been here too long tryin' to get along
Pretendin' that you're oh, so shy
I'm a natural ma'am doin' all I can
My temperature is runnin' high"
‘Do You Wanna Touch Me’ by Joan Jett and The Blackhearts blasted from the speakers and lights flickered in a myriad of colors through the arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is scheduled for one fall with a twenty minute time limit. Introducing first, from Sydney, Australia, she stands at five feet six inches tall and weighs in at one hundred and twenty-five pounds, she is The Mistress of Madness, MADDY MAAAAYYHEEMMMM!"
MADDY MAYHEM:
Maddy, dressed in a black vinyl two piece completed with white boots and black pads, stepped onto stage with the familiar "Batsy" over her shoulders. She stood before the ramp, chewing her gum while flashing a smile all over the arena before skipping down the ramp, pumping Batsy into the air on the lyrics "Oh Yeah!" several times before sliding into the ring in one smooth motion.
The erstwhile Algernon Carpenter immediately approached, one hand out to confiscate the bat.
"I know...I know...my friend is not allowed in here...pfft.." Maddy held her arm high up in innocence before feinting a swing at the ref! Startled, he jumped back raised his arms to protect against another shot.
"HAHAHAHAHA! SCAREDY CAT!" Maddy mocked sticking her tongue out and 'blowing' the trumpet on her nose before tossing Batsy out of the ring.
Once Al had regained his composure, the Announcer let silence reign for a few seconds before he said, “And introducing her opponent, representing the Frighteners and hailing from Arkham Massachusetts, she stands at five feet five inches tall and weighs in at one hundred and nineteen pounds. Please welcome back to the FAWN Arena…EVE CHOLDSTONE!”
HELTER SKELTER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiV_VycGU-4
Mere mention of the Monster’s name raised a scream from the sound system, which in turn sent the house lights into a fluttering panic, each and every one of them guttering and sputtering as if in the grip of a daemonic wind. Adding to the overall strangeness was the sulfurous green mist seeping up through the floor of the stage. Over this eerie tableau came a warbling guitar and the FAWNatics offered up a rousing roar to welcome the Fallen Angel of Arkham back into the fold before throwing their voices behind Sir Paul.
When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and I turn and then I go for a ride
'Til I get to the bottom and I see you again, yeah, yeah, yeah!
The third ‘yeah’ drew a shadow from the fog and a deeper, rumbling roar issued from the throats of those fans that liked their brunette’s wicked and their heroine’s anti. Basking in the howling of her Children of the Night, Eve threw back her head and pressed the tip of her left thumb against the right side of her throat. Twisting her head even as she drew the dagger across her neck, Eve bared her teeth in a wolfish grin then started toward the ring and the Loony Toon that waited therein.
EVE CHOLDSTONE:
For her first stateside match in more than a year Choldstone wore a black leather bikini emblazoned with a white, wispy cobweb design. Her boots and pads were of the same glossy black and the look was finished with a battered pair of fingerless leather gloves. Moving through the fog like she‘d been born in it, (this might have been true for all the fans knew) Eve stormed up the steps, then wiped her boots on the apron and vaulted over the ropes.
Zeroed in on the Mistress of Madness the instant she touched down, Choldstone went to the center of the ring where she bared her throat and slashed it one more time. Maddy didn’t react save for a loud snort, which was fine with Eve. The blonde weirdo could play all she wanted, but the Haunter of the Dark knew a pretend monster when she saw one and she was gonna make sure the whole world saw the same. Al, still understandably wary after his encounter with Batsy, eased over to Choldstone, laid a hand on her arm and led the brunette back to her corner for final instructions.
Maddy wasted no time when the bell sounded, coming out of her corner in a nonchalant strut just fast enough to cut the ring in half if Choldstone hadn’t slid away from the buckles and along the ropes. “Allard tells me you were a big deal, once upon a time.” Mayhem turned to keep the brunette in her sites, but made no attempt to close any more distance. “Like, top five lightweights in the company sort of big. But then last year brass just up and sends you to Mexico and no one’s seen or heard from you until last week.”
Eve reached her opponent’s corner and promptly hopped into a seat on the top turnbuckle. “Is there a question in there or is exposition a part of your shtick?” the Haunter of the Dark asked with a sardonic smile.
“Where’d you go, Eve? Why’d you leave? Better yet, why’d you come back? Especially if you knew I was waiting to kick your absentee ass.”
Eve regarded Maddy like she wanted the blonde to come closer and was vaguely disappointed when she did not. Resigned to endure a few questions before the scheduled ass kicking, she raised a hand and ticked off her answers one finger at a time. “Tijuana, our sister promotion LLW, to be precise. Local management had lost control and Orlando needed someone to bring the inmates to heel. Job wrapped at the end of January, so I spent six weeks baking on the beach by day and beating up independent luchadoras for tequila money by night. As for why I came back…” she hopped off the corner post to make her way toward the blonde. “I missed Calliope, my cat and this dump, in that order. Oh, and beating up blondes who look like they raided my wardrobe.”
Mayhem bared her teeth in a smile and raised her hands to beckon the returning star forward. “You really want to play ‘Who Wore It Best’ with me, honey?”
Eve slowed to a halt, set her feet and raised her hands in a familiar martial arts stance. “I’d rather play ‘Who Bleeds First?’ You down for that, pretty girl?”
Maddy bit her bottom lip, her eyes gleamed with malicious pleasure. “Better idea. How about ‘Who Bleeds Most?’”
No chance of a rejoinder from Eve, as Mayhem pounced, grabbed her by the scruff of the neck and started pounding away with straight rights to the brunette’s forehead! Choldstone snarled aloud, but rather than block her attacker’s shots she simply reached up with both hands and seized hold of Maddy’s pigtails. Wrapping them around her fists in a single smooth motion, the black-hearted brunette stepped in and skewered Mayhem’s midriff with a trio of quick Kneelifts. Not about to back down from a brawl with this anarchist turned company tool, Maddy helped herself to a handful of dark hair and then raaaaaaaaaaked her nails down Eve’s face from forehead to chin!
“What’s the matter, am I already playing too rough?” Mayhem smacked Choldstone’s cheek as the veteran hissed her displeasure. “Maybe you’re not ready to go at my level yet, baby.” She scored Eve’s cheek again, then pinched the brunette’s nose between index and middle finger and tried to twist it right off her face!
Al Carpenter knew from the outset that he’d have to take a more ‘relaxed’ approach to the rules if he didn’t want to shout himself hoarse over the next twenty minutes, but that didn’t stop him from hurrying over as soon as Mayhem secured her Nasal Pliers. “Hey, get off her nose, Maddy! C’mon now, do I have to--” Maddy shrieked in surprised pain when Choldstone released one pigtail to GOUGE her fingers into the blonde’s left eye! “All right, break it up, both of you!” Carpenter barked. “ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR!”
They released with a mutual growl and shove that would’ve exploded into another round of brawling if the lanky zebra hadn’t been brave (or dumb) enough to step between them. “Fight as rough as you want, ladies. I’m not dumb enough to try to stop closed fists or hair pulling, but I draw the line at trying to maim one another. Stay away from the eyes and nose, understand?”
“So you’re saying I can rip her lips off?” Maddy grinned. “Good to know!”
Eve backed off, just in case the mercurial blonde tried to use Al for cover. “Tuff talk, Punk-Rock Barbie.” the Frightener taunted. “I wonder if you’ll sound as tuff with those lips pressed against my ass?”
“Your ass is going to be pressed to a stretcher when I’m done with it, has-been.” Mayhem taunted.
Choldstone spread her arms wide, daring the other woman to come and get her. “Bring it on, wannabe. Or does Al need to give you permission firWHOOAANNGGHH!”
Maddy lunged at the referee but rather than go around she went under, diving through Carpenter’s legs to hook her brunette behind the knees for a huge Double Leg Takedown! Mounting Choldstone’s waist in an instant, Mayhem cradled the back of Eve’s head in one hand and lifted it off the mat, all the better to deliver several more cudgeling punches to the side of her opponent’s head. “HEY! I thought you weren’t enforcing closed hands!” Maddy sniped when Al started another count.
“I’m not just going to let you punch her into a stupor without repercussions, Maddy.” the ref replied. “Watch those hands.”
Mayhem opened her hand, looked it over, then CRAAACKED a hard Bytch Slap upside Eve’s ear. “Hey, you might be onto something!” she giggled. “That was a lot of fuNNGGUURRHHK!”
Taking her eyes off the Fallen Angel proved a dangerous error as Eve wriggled out from beneath and snatched hold of her attacker’s right wrist in both hands. Just like that she straightened out the captured arm and locked her legs around Maddy’s head to secure the Triangle Choke!
TRIANGLE CHOKE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkEt6xSSDoI
Eyes wide as she searched for air that was suddenly at a premium, Mayhem struggled to one knee and used her free hand to raaaaaaaaaaaaaaake the brunette from hip to knee over and over again. Eve grinned through the pain and sent another violent pulse through the Scissors. “That all you got, bytch?” she teased. “Might as well submit now because you’ll never EEERRRRHHH, you cheap skank!”
If Maddy heard the taunt she paid it no mind, she simply dug her nails into Choldstone’s right breast and squeezed twice as hard. Not about to abandon a potentially fight-winning hold because this asshole went to her tits, Eve halved her control on Maddy’s wrist and began pounding Hammer Fists into her forehead over and over again.
“Wanna protect that pretty little face, sweetie?” Eve chided. “Better get out of my top and come up with a real defen--”
Mayhem relinquished the claw as Eve suggested, unfortunately she followed up by plunging that hand into her attacker’s dark hair. Fighting hard to rise from the awkward position, Maddy managed to muscle Eve off the deck by a good six to eight inches before she dropped to her knees and BWUUUNKED the back of Choldstone’s skull against the thinly-sheathed plywood.
The Scissors cinched around her noggin loosened considerably and vanished entirely when the blonde twisted her head to one side and chomped down on Eve’s thigh! Eve groaned and tried to reapply the Triangle, but Mayhem’s movements were too frenetic and the teeth in her leg far too distracting. Eventually she drew her free leg in, planted that foot against the side of Maddy’s head and pushed her away with a single hard kick.
Rolling to one knee a heartbeat or two later, Eve inspected the welt on her thigh without taking her eyes off Mayhem. “Should’ve known a chick named Mayhem would fight cheap and dirty.” she muttered. “But that’s ok. Anything you can do, I can do meaner.” With that she pushed to her feet and invited her opponent to do the same.
“Tasty...”, Maddy licked her lips as she climbed to her feet. Undeterred by her opponent’s threat, she tightened her pigtails and charged towards Eve. Eve, likewise, charged with her arm stretched for the Clothesline, but Maddy ducked beneath the attempt and delivered a Sole Kick into her midsection as Eve spun around. Choldstone doubled over, “SURPRISE!”, Maddy dropped into a leg split and jammed her thumbs into Eve’s throat!
Eve coughed and gagged, even though the attack was a tad bit exploitive, it was by no means illegal.
Like a skilled gymnast, The Mistress of Madness rolled back to her feet.
“BUMP AHEAD!”, Maddy dove forward and slammed her shoulder into the back of Eve’s leg. Eve clutched her knee slightly as she fell to her back, feeling more annoyed rather than hurt.
Mayhem quickly seized control of the tweaked leg and dragged her along the ring out of pure fun and burst out into a nursery rhyme.
“B.I.N.G.O! B.I.N.G.O! Bingo was her name-o!”, Maddy sang before dropping an elbow onto inner thigh of her opponent.
“NRGHHH” Eve raked her hair and sat up in pain as the elbow connected. Maddy quickly rose to her feet, seemingly ready for another elbow to the legs but Eve drew her stems in and forcefully sent Maddy rolling onto the mat, giving her some time to collect herself.
Eve got to the ropes and struggled to boot-leather while trying to shake off the kink in her leg. The sight of the vulnerable prey brought a smile to Maddy’s face as she approached- POW!
Relying on the ropes for support, The Fallen Angel nailed Mayhem with a Super Kick! Despite receiving a clean shot to the head, Maddy merely flailed her arms and remained stunned on her feet. Eve immediately shoved her onto the mat for the cover.
ONE!
TWO!
NOOO!
Maddy kicked out at a clean two!
“Ooooo, that cleared my mind...”, Maddy rolled to her side and shook the stars outta her head. Keeping up with the momentum, Eve picked Maddy up and trapped her with a Front Facelock.
“Wait! Wait! Wait!” Maddy asked as Eve cradled one of her legs and hauled her over with a Fisherman’s Suplex, followed by a gorgeous bridge for the cover!
FISHERMAN'S SUPLEX:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnLPCBuH_aA
ONE!
“I SAID WAIT DIDN’T I!?” Maddy snarled and kicked out at the count of one, surprising Eve. Maddy rolled onto her fours and hammered Eve’s head with a clenched fist repeatedly. Calming herself down after the flurry attack, Maddy tidied her hair and pondered, "Now, what was I suppose to say......NEVERMIND!". The Mistress of Madness picked Eve up to her feet and delivered knee strikes into the exposed belly.
"NGGGHHHH", Eve grunted with each sharp strike and clutched her midriff, it was then Maddy reeled her into a Front Facelock, cradled her leg and hauled her over with a Fisherman's Suplex of her own!
THUD came Eve's back smashing the thinly-sheathed plywood and Maddy arched her back for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
NOOOO!!!
Eve kicked out cleanly at the count of two, but Maddy did not seem a tad bit disappointed. "WOW! A BIG CATCH!" Maddy exclaimed as she quickly got up to stomp the 'fish' she caught, "Better…pants…not let it…pants...get away!" Eve tried making for the ropes but quickly found herself in the clutches of the crazy girl. Maddy held onto Eve's leg and draped it over her neck before planting a knee on the back of Eve's head! Maddy placed Eve in an agonizing Stretch Muffler!
STRETCH MUFFLER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWepwtHz4yQ
"AARGHHHHHH!" Choldstone stuffed her mouth against the crook of one elbow before the ref could wander over and ask a stupid question.
Above her, Maddy disapproved of the sudden silence and craaaaaaaaaaaanked back on the brunette’s leg that much harder. It earned her a muffled groan, but that was about it, so Mayhem shifted her planted knee away from the back of her opponent’s head. With that foot now braced directly beside Eve’s cheek, she slid her tush up between Choldstone’s shoulders and did her damndest to touch Eve’s heel to the back of her head. “GIVE UP, FISHY!” Mayhem cackled down at the tangled Frightener. “Give up…or I’ll eat you up!”
Eve noted the threat only vaguely, she was far too busy figuring a way out of the agonizing hold. Much as she hated to admit it, the blonde’s technique was good. So good that the ropes were her only option. Steadying her breathing as much as possible, Choldstone pulled her elbow away from her mouth, planted both hands against the mat and started to drag their combined bulk toward the strands. Maddy saw and shook her head in disgust. “No flopping back into the water, fish face.” she taunted. “I’m hungry, and you’ve been naughty.” She punctuated the last word by scraping the heel of her boot along the side of Eve’s face.
Choldstone hissed but otherwise gutted it out, the tenacious veteran clambering along inch by inch until she was finally able to hook a hand around the bottom rope. “Get this bytch off of me.” she grunted to Al before adding a second hand to her lifeline.
None too eager to interrupt what he viewed as a battle of genuine lunatics, the zebra nevertheless gathered his courage and tapped Mayhem on the shoulder. “Break the hold, Maddy. She’s in the ropes.”
The blonde pouted even as she continued to bear down on the Muffler. “Boo. I hate catch and release.” She punished Eve’s captured leg with a final hard yank, then tossed it away and got to her feet. Didn’t mean Choldstone was in the clear, as she discovered when Maddy bent over, grabbed a double handful of her waistband and yanked as hard as she could. “WEDGIE! LOOK’S LIKE YOUR BUTT’S HUNGRY, BABY!”
Eve spat a curse, cheerfully reminded Carpenter she was in the motherf*cking ropes and held on while Mayhem tried to split her in half all the way through ‘FOUR!’ Scrambling to one knee the instant she was free, the Fallen Angel kept a baleful eye on Mayhem while she tugged her trunks back into place. “So that’s how you want to play, huh?”
Maddy shrugged and grinned, the enigmatic battler making a point to ‘snap’ her own briefs against her hips. “I like to play rough. Go on home if you can’t handle it.”
Eve snorted, stood up and rolled her shoulders. “The day I can’t handle some Final Fight reject like you is the day I--”
Mayhem charged the ropes and Choldstone made her pay for it with a quick elbow delivered to the side of the head. The Mistress of Madness stumbled back, then went to one knee when Eve hopped forward and THWHAPPED her right foot into the pit of Maddy’s stomach. It was a heavy shot, but the blonde rose to her full height almost immediately and huffed, “Is that all you’ve goTNNNNGHHHHHHHHH!” Eve surged off the ropes, hopped into the air and slipped her legs around Mayhem’s waist. In the same motion she hooked her right arm around the back of Maddy’s head and bore down in an attempt to fold her foe in half with the Guillotine Choke.
GUILLOTINE CHOKE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDT593QUrVY
“What do you say, Maddy?” the ref inquired as Mayhem stomped around in a little circle trying not to lose her balance. “Need me to call for the bell?”
The pigtailed pugilist couldn’t shake her head without a great deal of discomfort so she waggled a finger instead. “Nuh-uh, no way!” she grunted. “I’m not gonna let some fish faced weirdo beat EEERRRRGGGHHHHH!”
Eve sent a pulse through the Scissors and leaned back so far she was looking up at the lights. “Sure about that, baby? Sounds like your head’s about to--” Mayhem slung her near arm around Choldstone’s head for a Facelock of her own, then grabbed a handful of her waistband. Straightening up despite the Choke, Maddy dipped down for a moment only to swing Eve out and up, the brunette’s Scissors disintegrating as her opponent muscled her directly overhead! The initial round of cheers soon gave way to counting, as Mayhem held Choldstone suspended at high noon for a good ten seconds before she dropped backward and THAWHAMMED Eve into the deck with a gorgeous Vertical Suplex!
DELAYED VERTICAL SUPLEX:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc8zA_Hlv5c
Maddy floated over into a Lateral Press but instead of going to for the cover she popped to her feet and immediately left them in a gorgeous high jump. Tucking her knees to her chest, Mayhem wrapped her arms around her shins and leeeeeeaned all the way back to come THWHUMPING down with every bit of her weight landing atop Choldstone’s exposed chest.
STANDING SENTON @ 00:02
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTTCTjY4Xuc
Maddy somersaulted away from the impact, popped back to boot-leather and was delighted to see delighted to see Eve sitting up and clutching her ribs. Unsure of her next move until the instant it flitted into her mind, Mayhem spun around, ran the ropes and raced back at Choldstone. Dropping onto her knees a few feet shy of her target, Maddy skidded in close and reared back for a colossal Bytch Slap that-- “AAARRRRGGGHHHH!”
Eve caught her attacker’s wrist and pivoted to one side, forcing Mayhem to unpleasant facedown stop. Far worse, the Fallen Angel still had possession of the blonde’s arm, as Maddy was reminded when Eve laid out across her lower back and bridged onto her toes! With Mayhem’s trapped arm extended almost straight behind her back, Choldstone gripped the blonde’s wrist with her left hand while her right arm slid under Maddy’s forearm to hold her own left wrist. Bridged up on her tiptoes to maximize the pressure of the gawdawful joint-lock, Eve snarled, “Give up, bytch! Unless you want the world’s freakiest elbow!”
FUJIWARA ARMBAR:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qeeFNVtiyw
Maddy did most definitely not want the world’s freakiest elbow, yet she refused to surrender when the referee queried her shortly thereafter. Displaying a level of determination that was often glossed over in favor of her more outré habits, the Mistress of Madness stretched herself out as best she could and sloooooooowly started to rotate toward the ropes. It took longer than she would’ve liked and Eve’s steady stream of trash talk didn’t help, but eventually Mayhem managed to slide and stretch just enough to hook an ankle over the bottom rope. “Get offa me!” she growled. “It’s my arm and you can’t have NNNNGHHH!”
Eve relinquished the hold in a flash, which didn’t mean Maddy was free. Using the blonde’s trapped wrist to roll her onto her back, Choldstone pressed Mayhem’s limb flat against the mat and stepped on her wrist to keep it in place. Leaning down to smirk at her prone adversary, the Haunter of the Dark teased, “Don’t you know anything, baby? I’ll take whatever I damned well please!” To prove her claim she leapt up, stretched out full length and came down with all her weight THWHUMPING atop Maddy’s exposed arm!
ARM SPLASH:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_85_5lwWig
Mayhem yelped and rolled onto her belly at once in hopes of protecting her throbbing arm. Eve considered going after the arm, settled for wrapping the blonde’s pigtails around her fists instead. These makeshift handles allowed her to peel Maddy off the mat, whereupon she gave them up in favor of an arm around the back of the head and a snug cradle on her right leg. Muscling Maddy off her feet with a grunt, Choldstone dropped forward and down to THAWHUNK her burden against the thinly-sheathed plywood with a Sit-Out Spinebuster. Leaning her shoulders into the pits of Mayhem’s knees in the aftermath, Eve put both hands on the blonde’s belly and nodded along for…
SIT-OUT SPINEBUSTER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjI9nIitf7w
ONE!
TWO!
THRNOOO!
Maddy kicked out at half a second short of the third count and popped to her knees. "OMMPPPFFF! That was close!" She chirped, clutching the small of her back as she pushed herself back to boot-leather. Unfazed by her opponent's cheerful reaction, Eve quickly rushes in and pulled her up by the now-frayed hair when Maddy suddenly unloaded an elbow to her face!
"UGHH!" Eve grunted as she received a stiff blow, followed by a second and a third that left her teetering on the ropes. The Looney then made a sprint for the opposite ropes, using two times the distance of the squared circle to accelerate herself as she attempts to hit her opponent with a forceful Clothesline!
“WOAAHH!” Maddy carelessly fell over the ropes as Eve dropped to her back and pulled the top rope along with her. Thinking that Maddy has fallen off the ring, she breathed a sigh of relief and turned herself and — “Ommmmpffff!”, as she took a shoulder thrust to the gut! Instead of falling off the ring apron, Maddy hung onto the ropes and regained her balance.
As Choldstone doubled over with her head peeking slightly over the second rope, Maddy grabbed the brunette’s locks and pulled her out further. “You gotta club the fish like this! Else she’s going to flip flop all over the place!” Maddy, pretending she’s a chef cocked her elbow and drove the weaponized joint right over the back of Eve’s neck, sending her into a state of stupor.
“And now....we chop her head off!” Maddy spoke with a sinister grin as Eve’s head and arms hung over the middle ropes. The Mistress of Madness ascended the ring ropes steadily, showcasing her sense of balance as she rose vertical. Without warning, she leaped off the top rope with her legs stretched out and dropped one leg over the head of Eve, driving her neck into the rubber-coated steel with a Guillotine Leg Drop!
“Tadah!” seated on the apron, Maddy raised her arms in a wide-V after a successful demonstration while Eve gagged and heaved, clutching her neck in pain.
“Oops, I almost forgot! We gotta gut the fish!” Maddy quickly rose to her feet. Standing on the apron with both hands grasping the ropes, Maddy leaned back as far as she could, pulling the rope taut and slingshot herself back into the ring! Maddy executed a gorgeous 180 in mid-air and smashed her body into the chiseled frame of Eve!
SLINGSHOT SENTON
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB1YrfXmobw
“READY TO SERVE IN...” Maddy hooked Eve’s leg and raised her fingers in '3,2..."
NOOOO!!! Eve kicked out at a fraction short of the third count! Eyes wide open, Maddy's nose flared in anger as she sat up, clearly embarrassed by the unsuccessful fall. She quickly pushes herself vertical and stomped Eve furiously.
"YOU RUINED MY SHOW! YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!" Maddy screamed as she punished her tenacious foe.
"GET OFF HER MADDY! ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUARGHH!", Maddy interrupted the count by THAWACKING Al across the face!
"Boohoo! What? Going to cry? BITE ME!" Maddy taunted the ref as he rocked back on his heels..
Seemingly unconcerned by the thought of a disqualification, the Mistress of Madness peeled the Fallen Angel off the ground but Eve began to resist, throwing her balled fists into Maddy's bare ribs.
"NGHH! NGHH! DIE!" Maddy threw several knee strikes into Eve's face, stopping her resistance for a moment as she pulled her onto her feet. Switching to wrist control, Maddy twisted Eve's arm overhead and reeled her in for a Clothesline!
SHORTARM CLOTHESLINE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx2m8IjGbC8
Maddy held onto her wrist and pulled Eve upright by her locks once more and smashed another strong Clothesline. This time, turning Choldstone inside out. "ouuuuhhhh..." Eve groaned as she landed face flat on the mat. Maddy kicked her onto her back and fell into a lateral press for the cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THRENNOO!
Eve arched herself into a perfect bridge to break the count before collapsing back to the mat. Maddened by the consecutive unfruitful pins, Maddy pulled her hair in frustration and screamed. Carpenter looked on in worry for his safety as it seemed like the Mistress of Madness was beginning to lose control over her own emotions. But Maddy was all smiles again as she stuck her right hand into the back of her shorts and pulled out a brass kuckle.
"MEET NUMB-KNUCKS!" Maddy introduced her 'friend' with a grin on her face and loaded it onto her fist as the crowd boo-ed. Adopting a slight crouch, Maddy stalked her rising opponent with her weaponized fist ready. But right before she could take a swing, the ref restrained her arm from behind and pried the brass knuckles from her fist.
"HEY! WHAT A SPOILSPORT!" Maddy screamed as Al disposed of the weapon as quickly as possible. Maddy tried to get it back but in taking her eyes off Eve she missed the Frightener flying in with a foot aimed at the side of her head!
RUNNING ENZUGIRI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6cMG2Ps8UE
THWHACK! The Enzugiri caught Mayhem right behind the ear and spun her around in a half circle, the blonde’s legs going wobbly as she tried to maintain her balance. Eve made no move to interfere, indeed she helped her opponent’s stability (at least in the purely physical sense) by looping her arms around Maddy’s biceps and tugging them behind her back. Of course this kindness was merely means to a much more unpleasant end, as Maddy discovered when Eve dropped her hips and snapped off a bridge to THWHUMP her down onto the back of her head and shoulders with a Tiger Suplex! Looking up at the lights with her ankles somewhere around her ears, Maddy twisted and squirmed while the referee counted…
TIGER SUPLEX:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVR73na6CI0
ONE…
TWO…
THRNOOOO!
Mayhem powered loose, scrambled to her feet and stormed over to the referee. “WHAT’S THE BIG IDEA, COUNTING SO FAST? YOU REALLY WANT FISH FACE TO GUUUHHHRRRK!”
More than willing to capitalize when the blonde offered her back, Eve slapped a Half Nelson on Maddy’s left arm, then wrapped her right arm around Mayhem’s neck and craaaaaaaaaaaaaanked back! “Gotcha now, baby.” the black-hearted brunette murmured in her opponent’s ear. “Ready to tap? Or do you want to sleep it off?” She bore down on the Katahajame and wrenched it from side to side in an effort to take the Mistress of Madness off her feet.
KATAHAJAME:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS_Al-4mFpQ
Face already flushed red as the hold cut her air down to a trickle, Mayhem managed to stomp on her attacker’s toes, unfortunately Choldstone paid her back with a swift Kneelift to the glutes and a short, sharp kick to the pit of her left knee. It wasn’t a hard shot, but the angle of delivery buckled Maddy’s knee and she dropped like a penitent with the Frightener still clinging to her back. “Submit, you bleached blonde poseur.” Eve demanded as Mayhem continued to flail. “Unless you don’t want to be conscious when the bell rings. Is that it, sweetie? Don’t want to hear them call my EERRRHHH! Hair! Hair, you moron!”
Maddy’d managed to secure a fistful of Choldstone’s dark hair and though it didn’t get her out of the Katahajame, it certainly didn’t stop her from trying to snatch the veteran bald! “Go ahead and pull, bytch.” Eve hissed through clenched teeth. “I’ll make sure to have some fun with those pigtails once you’re NNNNNGGGHHH!”
Fighting to boot-leather on legs that felt like lead, Mayhem let loose of the hair hold and palmed the back of Eve’s skull to ensure her jaw was snug to Maddy’s shoulder when the blonde dropped into a perfect split! The unorthodox Jawbreaker caught Choldstone flush and sent her stumbling away while a grateful Mayhem flopped onto her back and drew in deep, ragged breaths. She stayed down through ‘FIVE!’ on Carpenter’s count, then abruptly rolled back onto her shoulder and kipped to her feet in a frenetic little burst that earned a round of applause from the FAWNatics.
“Don’t EVER threaten my pigtails, weirdo.” Maddy told Eve. “Unless you want to know how it feels when they’re wrapped around your neck!”
The Fallen Angel turned her head to the side and spat. “I’ll wrap them around my fists before I drive my knee into your face. How’s that sound, punk?”
“Like we’re not through playing.” Mayhem raised her hands and charged, thus forcing Eve to do the same so she wasn’t locked up with her back against the str--
“AAAAAAWWWWWW FAAAAAHHHHK!”
Anguish for Eve and her supporters as Maddy feigned out of the clinch in favor of a Toe Kick that landed between her opponent’s thighs! With Choldstone doubled over only inches away, Mayhem helped herself to a Front Facelock and a Single Underhook on Eve’s left arm. Eyes alight with malicious glee, Maddy shrieked, “WE’RE ALL MAD HERE!” Immediately thereafter she kicked her right leg forward and snapped it backward to lay out on her tummy and PLANT Eve face-first against the deck with a maneuver she called the Rabbit Hole. Flopped onto her back in the wake of the brutal Facebuster, Choldstone didn’t make a sound when Maddy slithered into a Crossbody and hooked the far leg for…
THE RABBIT HOLE:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVhfMP-soEQ
ONE…
TWO…
THRENOOOOOOOO!
Eve raised a shoulder off the mat a whisper before ‘THREE’ in a show of defiance that made her Maddy’s least favorite person while endearing her to the crowd all over again. “NOW YOU COUNT SLOW?” she screamed at Al. “THAT WAS AT LEAST TEN!”
“It… it was almost three, Maddy.” he sputtered. “Just not quite.”
Mayhem regarded him with narrowed, glittering eyes. “I’ll show you not quite. I’m gonna bust that wanna-be’s head into a million pieces and YOU’LL be the one that has to clean up the mess!” Leaving Choldstone to gather what remained of her scattered senses, Maddy stomped over to a corner directly behind the recovering brunette and settled in against the buckles. “C’mon dummy.” she muttered over and over again. “Get up so I can pop your head right the f*ck off.”
Blissfully ignorant to the looming menace, the Haunter of the Dark rolled onto her belly, put both hands against the canvas and slowly made her way to one knee. Behind her, Maddy stopped warming up and charged-- only to slam on the brakes when Al Carpenter threw himself in her path! “Hey!” the man barked. “What’s that in your kneepad, Maddy? Show me!”
Mayhem looked down, saw the dull glint of metal peeping out and smiled sheepishly. “What, this? That’s nothing, warden! Just a piece of my luckiest horseshoe!” The Mistress of Madness tried to dip around him, but the ref moved with her, refusing to let Maddy pass.
“Give it to me or I’ll disqualify you, Maddy. Right now.”
Behind him, Choldstone made it to her feet, though it looked like a strong breeze might put her back on the canvas. “Ok fine, ya big party pooper.” Maddy pulled the plate from her kneepad and gave it to the official. “Now shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!”
Al did just that, hurrying over to the edge to hand off the contraband to a FAWN tech. Finally free to get back to her plaything, Maddy rushed up to Eve, grabbed her by the shoulders and spun her around for ‘PFWOOOOOSSSSHHH!”
Choldstone blew a cloud of Black Mist directly into Mayhem’s unsuspecting face! Her world reduced to little more than dripping gunk, Maddy pawed and swiped at her eyes, meaning she effectively defenseless when Eve slammed a Back Kick into her belly. Circling around behind as the blonde doubled over, Choldstone reached through Mayhem’s thighs, took hold of her left wrist and pulled it back through the parted stems. From there she hooked her left arm under Maddy’s right bicep and pulled back to complete the Pumphandle. “YOU DIRTY ROTTEN SNEAK!” Mayhem railed at the injustice of it all. “YOU’RE GONNA BE SORRY YOU EVER WHOAHNNNGGHH!” Eve dipped down, yanked Maddy off her feet and released the Looney’s right wrist which turned her ascent into a sort of facedown free-fall with Choldstone’s left arm hooked across her chest. The descent proved short but infinitely unpleasant, Mayhem THWHAMMED down on her face, chest and belly by the move Eve called ‘A Chold Day in Hell’. Shoveling the madwoman onto her back, Eve hooked both legs in a tight bundle and stacked Maddy up so tight her knees were pressed against her chest while the ref counted…
A CHOLD DAY IN HELL:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uPyAxE3Rb8
ONE…
TWO…
THREE!
The bell CLANGED so Eve let loose and sat up, the victorious brunette resting with elbows on her knees as the Announcer called, “Ladies and gentlemen, your winner via pin-fall… EVE CHOLDSTONE!”
Smirking, the Fallen Angel stood up and allowed Carpenter to raise one hand as she made a show of wiping a bit of black off her bottom lip. “Don’t get too comfortable, people.” she said with a wicked grin. “Now that I’m back, Cali and I are gonna pick up right where we left--”
Maddy charged from somewhere deep in left field, forcing Choldstone to dip aside to avoid a hellacious Spear! In this she proved successful, the poor referee however was damn near folded in half by the collision. Exiting the squared circle in the half second it took Mayhem to bounce to her feet, Eve casually backed her way up the aisle, though she watched carefully for any sign of encroachment from the Mistress of Madness.
Still half blind from the Black Mist, Maddy charged to the edge and climbed the ropes, but did not follow. “CHEATER!” she roared after the departing Frightener. “NO FAIR TRICKING THE TRICKSTER! THAT’S MY JOB!”
Eve treated her to a slow, insolent shrug. “You don’t like it? Do something about it. Oh, you got something on your…” she dabbed at a spot on her chin, then flipped Mayhem the bird and sauntered up the ramp.
Denied any more play time with her new toy, Maddy took out her frustration on the poor referee and a camera man that happened to get too close. The black & whites were still struggling to drag her from the ring when the broadcast cut to a video hyping the Spring Break debut of none other than Daphne Dufresne.