Tension Tag Title- Dante and Alessa vs the Akamatsu Siblings

Standard prostyle tag rules
No DQ
Victory by pin, K.O., or submission


The crowd around the Tension arena was packed larger than usual today. This in and of itself was not surprising-- with the current Tension Tournament in full swing, attendance for mixed matches had gone way up recently. But the next match was no mere sideshow event to the Tournament-- it was, in fact, something that many AFW fans had been waiting on for a long time. For the first time in years, the Tension Tag Title was up for grabs.

Already, speculations and rumours were circulating amongst the crowd. The last tag title had been narrowly won over the Gastin twins by Dante Sunderland and Alessa Mason. Now, though, apparently a challenge had been lobbied, and now the championship belt was on the line. The only question was, who were the challengers? It could have been the Gastins again, but the only other noteworthy tag team in Tension was....

A second later, "Kanjite Knight" from the Shin Mazinger Z blared over the loudspeakers, and the challengers strode into the arena. The crowd burst into cheering as Toshio and Makie Akamatsu both strode into the ring.





Toshio, wearing a pair of blue jeans and leaving his fit, tattooed upper body bare, gave a loud whoop and a peace sign in response to the cheers. Next to him, Makie, wearing her usual white sport bra, boy shorts, and matching boots and pads, grinned and mirrored her brother's action. The two siblings broke into a run, hi-fiving their fans as they charged towards the ring.

The Akamatsu Siblings had been rising stars in Tension for quite a while. Even though Kyo, arguably the most popular and skilled of the siblings, was currently involved in the Tension Tournament, Makie and Toshio weren't pushovers either. Makie had gained a reputation as a spunky and stubborn high flyer, and Toshio had recently fallen back into the fans' good graces by reuniting with his siblings. The fact that they were now going to challenge Dante and Alessa meant that the Akamatsus were advancing further than ever.

Sliding into the ring, Toshio and Makie both hopped to their feet. Without wasting time, Toshio motioned to the ref girl and gave her a charming wink; blushing, the ref girl handed him a microphone, which he quickly snatched up.

"Hey sis," he said out loud to Makie, "have you ever heard about this one couple named Dante and Alessa?"

As Toshio handed her the mic, Makie grinned. "A little. I think they're holding...some sort of...title, maybe? For the Tension Tag Championship?" At this, the crowd burst into excited cheering, knowing full well where this banter was headed.

Taking back the mic, Toshio spoke up again. "Huh. Thought they sounded familiar." He ran a hand through his hair. "And what have they done lately to keep that title? To show that they deserve it?"

Makie was handed back the mic, and made a show of scratching her head. "Hmm...well aside from taking on a bunch of cheap losers...getting entangled in the Gastins' dirty laundry...and living under the shadow of Heather Sunderland...absolutely nothing."

As the crowd began to tense up, Toshio took up the mic again. "That's what I thought." He took a step forward to face the opposite end of the arena. "Do you hear that, Dante and Alessa? We're calling you out! You two may have been hot stuff once upon a time, but now you're old news! Faded! Collecting dust! And that belt you keep around? It's seen better days, so I think it needs some new owners!"

The crowd erupted into excited cheering. The gauntlet had been thrown, and now everyone was waiting to see if Dante and Alessa would pick it up...