SS 18 Tag Team Titles: Imperial Order (c) vs Blazing Blizzard

Laying on her side, Belinda would groan out as sh was rolled up into almost a ball, or a partial ball of some sorts, still feeling the pain in her neck as she had brought her hands to the back of it, hugging and holding the pain to try and numb it. Gwendolyn's sudden suplex had clearly taken her by surprise and the crowd was not liking this at all, they were pretty clear to make their distaste for the actions of the two Champions known. 

It was Akiha who was on Belinda again though, after all she was the legal competitor and Gwendolyn had rolled out of the ring, getting herself out of dodge before the referee could even chastise her as she hadn't even seen her. Belinda soon felt Akiha go for her legs again and she knew what her rival was doing but she didn't have presence of mind at the moment to counter it before her secret lover locked in a rather sloppy version of Belinda's lunar eclipse finisher. 

Those legs of Belinda was being spread out and stretched by her already hurting joints, her groin pulling in two different directions as her shoulder would have been pressed firmly against the mat if they weren't pushed up a bit thanks to the hold she had on her neck, she gasped out in pain as Akiha locked in her finisher and the crowd started to roar out in disapproval at the disrespect that Akiha was showing.

Belinda would grit her teeth, biting down on her bottom lip to stifle a moan of pain, as she would bring her right hand off of her neck and try to reach out towards the ropes, they weren't that far off but as was in her submission finisher, the positioning was awkward and while not impossible to reach it wouldn't be an easy task.

Having locked in the submission hold, Akiha would start to put the pressure on the joints of Belinda's legs. Having already worked them just a bit before, it made it the perfect part to target. She wanted to hear the young Northman cry out in pain and then submit to such a hold. The crimson hair wrestler would hear a few painful moans but no yelling, while Belinda went for the ropes. “Come on Belinda, just tap out already.” stated Akiha as she continued to apply pressure.

Akiha would attempt to secure the hold better and attempt to bridge it into a pin as well. Though she rather get the win by submission and hear the screams of the blond wrestler, getting a victory this early in the match would be more than enough for her. It would be something she could hang over both Belinda and Chelsea for the rest of their wrestling careers.

Belinda groaned out lowly in pain, as Akiha started to spread those legs of hers a bit more, the crowd letting out Ooo's and aaa's at the sight of Belinda's legs being split apart like that and her groin on display, despite being covered by her short wrestling shorts. Belinda would keep her teeth digging into her bottom lip as she refused to give her secret lover a satisfaction of a scream of pain this early in the match. 

The Swede felt how her long time rival tried to put a bend to the hold and bridge Belinda down more firmly onto her shoulders. However, the Swede would keep one arm down against the mat and prevent herself from being put on her shoulders for that pin. 

To her good fortune, while Akiha was a skilled wrestler she was doing a hold she didn't have that much experience with, otherwise this would have been quite devastating for Belinda. The blond would wiggle, left to right what little she could with her body, shifting her upperbody weight as she shimmied little by little closer to the ropes, water building slightly at the corner of her eyes. Yet through great effort she tried to latch onto the ropes with her extended arm and go for a rope break.

Still keeping the pressure on, Akiha tried to bridge the submission hold into a pin but it seemed Belinda wasn’t allowing her to do so. Though hearing the groans of pain was getting the crimson hair wrestler excited as she kept pulling on her opponent's legs more and more. Every second they spent in this hold meant Belinda was getting weaker and would be getting closer to tapping out.

Though as she continued to apply the hold, her arch rival was getting closer and closer towards the ropes. This wasn’t good, if she got to the ropes than a rope break would be given and Akiha would be forced to break the hold. Applying as much pressure as possible and trying to do as much damage as possible before she got to the ropes. Though eventually, the blond wrestler reached the ropes and Akiha was instructed to let go. Yet the crimson hair wrestler did no such thing, she continued on with the hold as the referee would then start to count to five. Yet only when the referee reached the count of four, did Akiha finally let go. She would roll back and then quickly get on her feet, ready to see what kind of damage she had done.

Belinda's arms grabbed tightly onto the ropes that she had just managed to reach one hand holding on for dear life and the other soon grabbing the bottom ropes as well, managing to catch herself in a good position where she might be able to get freed from Akiha's painful albeit poor attempt at her finisher. 

The Swede would grit her teeth in pain as Akiha refused to release her though, she would wince and shut her eyes as she waited for the count, practically the full count came before Akiha released Belinda and the referee would quickly move to chastise Akiha to break the count earlier. 

Belinda remained on her back, legs flopping down onto the mat as she grunted out, rolling over onto her knees as she held the ropes, her groin felt like crap right now....her legs out stretched as moving them caused her to wince out in pain, yet the blond was defiant and tough, she would push herself up to her feet, back against the ropes as she glare at Akiha through a panted breath.

Akiha was now on her feet, taking a moment to look at her arch-rival, she could see she had done some damage and created a weak spot. Belinda’s legs would now not be at full power anymore, this meant the speed advantage she had over her was even greater than before. She would then watch as the young Northman got to her feet. “What is wrong Belinda, not feeling too great?” said Akiha in a mocking tone as she gave a cocky smirk.

Now that Belinda was on her feet, Akiha would move forward, closing the distance between the two of them. Once she got close she would jump in the air, yet instead of going for her trademark drop kick attack, she would extend her arm forward and attempt to grab Belinda neck and send her down to the ground with a sling blade. If she managed to do so, she would quickly get back to her feet run towards the ropes, attempting to perform a second sling blade. She was hoping the change of tactics would take Belinda off guard.

Belinda would look on warily at Akiha Kosha as the redhead was moving in closer and closer and then suddenly rushed towards her. The Swede had been wary of what Akiha was planning, already her rival had proven that she had planned to be unpredictable tonight. Which seemed to be the case right now as she left past Belinda. The Swede was quick to try and duck under that arm of Akiha and step forward. Trying to escape from Akiha's slingblade attempt.

Letting Akiha land on her the mat as Belinda would quickly try and pivot around and then rush at Akiha. She would bear with the pain in her legs for the moment as she would try and jump up and drive both of her boots into Akiha's face as she attempted go in for a dropkick on her rival. Attempting to smack her right into her head and hopefully daze her secret lover.

Akiha came charging forward, as she closed the gap between herself and Belinda. She would then jump in the air and attempt to grab Belinda neck before trying to send her straight down to the ground with an attack she had never shown on Friction. Yet her rival managed to dodge the attack, this surprised the crimson hair wrestler as she was using new attacks and techniques but Belinda still seemed to be able to dodge them.

The Japanese wrestler would land back down on the wrestling mat and turn around, only to see Belinda already in the air. Akiha would feel both of the blond wrestler boots hit her right in the face, sending her back and over the top ropes. The Japanese wrestler would then tumble on the ropes before hitting the edge of the canvas before falling to the ground outside. She would now groan in frustration and pain, it would be a second or two before she would start to push herself back up.

Belinda managed to dodge out of the way of Akiha's slingblade and instead she found herself driving her boots into the head of Akiha as she would see her rival flop onto the mat and then roll out of the ring. Belinda would be quick in rolling out of the ring, not wanting to let Akiha get a single moment to catch her breath or clear her head after that drop kick.

Stepping out onto the outside area as the referee would be quick to call for a ring out count. Belinda didn't need long though she would grab at Akiha by her red hair and try and yank her rival up to her feet. Those arms of Belinda would wrap Akiha's body, trying to trap her rivals arms against her side, as she pressed her right shoulder into Akiha's front. With a heave, Belinda would try and lift Akiha off of her feet and then try and then throw herself backwards. Attempting to slam Akiha's face into the side of ring with a Northern Lights Facebuster. While Belinda might have used the Northern Lights suplex a few times against Akiha, the facebuster was a throw for the blond and would hopefully catch the dazed Akiha off guard and keep her dazed.

Akiha was a bit dazed by ending out of the ring. She took a second to get some oxygen into her body, trying to now figure a way to take control of the match again. The crimson hair crusader had been using unusual tactics but her arch-rival still seemed to be able to see through it. Perhaps using some dirty tactics to soften her up a bit first before moving onto more unusual moves would be more effective.

But before Akiha could put any sort of plan into motion, she would be grabbed by the hair and forced to get back onto her feet. She would then feel Belinda arms wrap around her, something she had felt many times before. Before she knew it, her feet were no longer in the air and she would then be slammed right into the side of the ring. “AHH!” cried Akiha as she feel down and covered her face.