Artemis Kaiser v Skylynn Reed
As the bell rings, Skylynn Reed and Artemis Kaiser have an intense staredown. It lasts for a long moment, during which Artemis seems to be speaking to Skylynn, but ends when the UKWF Champion spits in her opponent's face!! An incredulous Artemis is left flabbergasted for a moment, unable to react, before unleashing with a Stockton slap!
It is Skylynn's turn to look gobsmacked and incredulous, but the switch seems to have been flicked somewhere deep within Artemis, and she connects with another slap! At the same time, she paces towards Skylynn, her gaze intense and her words, though inaudible, visibly more cutting. Skylynn seems ready to give as good as she is getting, but the war of words lasts only a minute; soon, Artemis is going for a third slap...
...which gets blocked by Skylynn, as she kicks Artemis in the stomach!
Caught unaware, the Champ 4 Life doubles over, and Skylynn double-ax handles her to the mat. There, she chooses to continue the now one-sided war of words, berating Artemis as she stomps all over her! The referee comes over, but gets an earful from Skylynn, who yells that she is the Champion and she should be the one making the rules! When the official stands fast, the Champion rounds up on him, giving him a piece of her mind in no uncertain fashion.
This, of course, turns out to be a mistake, as it gives Artemis Kaiser time to recover. And the guest star wastes no time capitalising on it, as she comes up from behind, applies a half-nelson, and drops the Champion with a backbreaker! As Skylynn hits the mat, Artemis teases her, declaring she should have kept her head in the match, and that for that, she is going to have to go over Artemis's knee. She then picks her up again and delivers on her promise with a backbreaker, a regular one this time. She keeps a hold of Skylynn, brings her back up, spins her into a hammerlock position, and throws her over with a suplex!
The crowd roars as the diminutive guest completes the sequence, but Artemis is far more focused on maintaining her momentum, and once again goes to pick up Skylynn. The UKWF Champion tries to go for a shin kick, but Artemis reacts quicker, and throws her over with a capture suplex. She then rolls back through to her feet, and once again waits for Skylynn to get to a kneeling position. When that happens, she surprises the crowd in attendance at the O2 Academy by taking off with a handspring, then transitioning seamlessly into an enzuigiri! The strike connects, and Skylynn goes down!
There follows a moment's hesitation from the Champ 4 Life, in which she considers whether to pin her opponent or continue dishing out punishment. She wrestles with herself for only a moment, however, before deciding on the latter. She picks Skylynn up, wraps one of her legs around her head, and falls backwards into a stretch muffler! The young yet cocky UKWF Champion therefore finds herself in dire straits, her entire body feeling the pain of this manouevre.
The fans cheer wildly for Artemis as she makes sure to cinch in the hold, making Skylynn's task of getting to the ropes more difficult. Indeed, it seems as though this may be mission impossible for the youth, and the match may end right there with a victory for the guest...
...until Skylynn is somehow able to get to the ropes and break the hold. Artemis is therefore told to break the hold by the referee, which she does, a look of anger in her eye. She keeps the submission locked in until the count of four, but lets go in time not to get disqualified, promptly rolling through to her feet and reaching in to grab Skylynn once again. She catches the Champion in a headlock, but Skylynn fights it with an elbow to Artemis's temple; while rocked, however, the Champ 4 Life does not release the hold. Skylynn does not relent either, and throws another elbow into Artemis's head. This rocks the guest star, but it is not until the third elbow that Artemis really releases the hold, reeling back.
Artemis quickly catches her balance, but not quite fast enough, as Skylynn has time to slip in and smash her face in with a forearm shot! She backs up, and lands another! Then another! Then...NO!! Artemis counters with a spinning backfist, and it is Skylynn's turn to go reeling across the mat. Artemis sees her chance, and takes off into a Falcon Kick! The single-leg dropkick connects, and Skylynn goes down!
With the Champ right where she wants her, Artemis drops down and begins to wrap herself around Skylynn's leg, looking for the grapevine ankle lock. The Champion, however, is attentive, and connects with a brutal foot to her opponent's face! Artemis releases the hold, and Skylynn crawls to safety!
Knowing Artemis is right behind her, the youth wastes no time scrambling to her feet – and not a moment too soon, as The Champ 4 Life was indeed running up behind her. Skylynn is therefore just in time to drop down and send Artemis over the ropes with a back body drop! Skylynn then vaults over the ropes with Suicide Sky! Artemis, who is just recovering, goes back down as the brunt of the young Champion comes crashing down onto her! For a moment, the two women stay down, as the referee begins a count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
Both women begin to stir!
FOUR!
Skylynn pulls herself to all fours!
FIVE!
Artemis pulls herself to her knees!
SIX!
Skylynn is standing, directly facing the jeers of the surrounding fans. One of them gets into an altercation with her, and gets an earful as a result!
SEVEN!
Artemis profits from the distraction to crawl over to the apron. Skylynn is still chewing out the fan!
EIGHT!
Artemis hoists herself up with the help of the apron, and pulls herself up onto it! Skylynn realises what is going on and pushes the fan away, causing him to fall over and spill his soft drink!
NINE!
Skylynn hobbles over to the apron and painstakingly pulls herself onto it, just as Artemis is rolling in!
TEN???
NO!!!!
Skylynn broke the count, and the match continues!!!
On commentary, Blaise Fader points out she would have been disappointed if either woman had wanted the match to end like that, considering their history, and there is a sense she is right. Despite being worn down from the action outside the ring, the two women seem ready to continue their battle of wills as each pushes herself to her feet slowly.
And indeed, no sooner is one of them recovered than she is on the attack; in this case, Skylynn, who does not even allow Artemis Kaiser to return to her feet fully before running in with her own single-leg dropkick! Artemis goes down, and unlike her opponent, Skylynn does cover – the first cover of the match!
ONE!
TWO!
---Artemis kicks out!
Blaise Fader points out it will take more than that to put Artemis away, but Skylynn seems to already know this. She brings the Champ 4 Life to her feet and hits a side belly-to-belly suplex, planting Artemis to the mat again. She brings her back up and goes for another suplex...but this time, Artemis fights back, with punches to the stomach! Skylynn is visibly discomforted, but endures through the pain long enough to throw her opponent over with a snap suplex!
Artemis hits the mat hard, and Skylynn rolls to her feet. Forgetting her opponent for a moment, she walks over to the corner and looks towards the announce table. Her eyes lock with Blaise's, and she smirks as she makes a gesture towards her eyes, then outwards: 'watch this.' She then turns back around to face Artemis, stamps her foot on the mat once, and takes off with the Bank Shot superkick...
...WHICH MISSES, as Artemis dodges and Skylynn connects with only air! The UKWF Champion turns around quickly...but not quickly enough, as Artemis nails her with a leaping lariat, sending her back first into the ring post! She smiles a devious smile, then lands a brutal forearm to Skylynn's face. She follows this up with four alternating elbow shots, further pinning her opponent to the ring post. She keeps her there by way of several chops to the chest, which the crowd counts along to gleefully. Eventually, she switches to kicking Skylynn's shins, driving her to a seated position. She then takes a few steps back and runs in with a high knee...
...which Skylynn somehow dodges, showing just enough composure to grab her opponent's leg, trip her up, and prevent her from finishing the Hate Parade!
As Artemis goes head over heels to the mat, Skylynn slips outside, looking to regain her bearings. It is obvious that she is very groggy, but she still has enough consciousness to stay away from the patently hostile fans, instead walking close to the apron as she tries to put some distance between herself and Artemis.
This is, however, not entirely successful, as the Champ 4 Life is soon recovered, and cuts Skylynn off mid-way through her trek. Artemis grabs the younger woman's head and bangs it against the apron repeatedly, before throwing Skylynn against the ring post! The UKWF Champion's arm wraps around it, but Artemis is not quite done yet; she reaches in to pick up Skylynn and delivers a German suplex on the floor! This puts both women down for a moment, and the referee starts another count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
Artemis rolls to her feet and leans in to pick up Skylynn! The young Champion tries to fight back with punches to the stomach, but gets thrown against the ring apron for her troubles! She reels back right into Artemis's arms, and the Champ 4 Life delivers a half nelson backbreaker on the floor! Skylynn goes back down, and Artemis rolls into the ring to break the count!
She does not, however, stay inside for more than a second, long enough to reset the count, before sliding back to the outside. She picks up Skylynn and brings her to her feet...
...but the Champion is somehow able to ram her head into Artemis's gut! Her wind knocked out of her, Artemis doubles over, and Skylynn manages to land a snap powerslam, throwing her opponent onto the floor! Then, visibly exhausted, she crawls onto the apron and into the ring, as the referee re-starts his count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
FIVE!
Artemis pushes herself to all fours!
SIX!
SEVEN!
Artemis clambers onto the apron and begins to hoist herself up!
EIGHT!
Skylynn baseball-slides in, but Artemis dodges, and the UKWF Champion goes whisking to the outside! Artemis pulls herself up!
NINE!
Artemis slides into the ring, just as Skylynn is pulling herself back up to her feet. The Champ 4 Life puts some distance between herself and her opponent, then waits for Skylynn to re-enter the ring.
When that happens, Artemis wastes no time capitalising. A flying armbar catches Skylynn the moment she has entered the ring...but this ends up being counter-productive, as, after an initial moment of surprise and discomfort, the youth is able to reach in and grab the ropes. The referee promptly comes over, but Artemis Kaiser keeps the hold locked in as far as she is allowed, rectifying for her mistake with a little additional pain.
Still, eventually, the Champ 4 Life is forced to release her opponent, and Skylynn buys herself a few seconds...or so she thinks, as soon Artemis is reaching in and grabbing her again, She brings her to her feet and jumps into a DDT, faceplanting her! Still she has not had enough, as she picks Skylynn back up...
...and gets hit with a knee to the nether regions! She slumps to the mat, in pain, but with his view blocked, the referee signals it as only a knee to the stomach, allowing the match to continue. Fans who have seen exactly what occurred begin to boo, but the UKWF Champion is nonetheless allowed to continue her offensive momentum. A little smirk broaches Skylynn's lips as she brings Artemis to her feet. Clearly, she loves it when a plan comes together!
Now with her opponent back at her mercy, the UKWF Champion brings Artemis to her feet and throws her to the ropes. The Champ 4 Life bounces off, and Skylynn connects with the Bank Shot! With Artemis groggy, the move hits, and the guest star goes down for the count. Skylynn, however, does not cover, instead pulling Artemis closer to the ring post and ascending it. The fans jeer loudly as she reaches the top and goes for the Sky High moonsault...
...only for Artemis to somehow bring her knees up and break the move!
The fans cheer as the guest star's quick thinking makes this anyone's match again, but the two women do not quite seem ready to continue fighting just yet. Instead, each of them lies on the mat for a long moment, groggy, happy to have a moment to regain their bearings. The referee starts his standard ten-count!
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!
FOUR!
The two women push themselves to their feet, each grabbing the nearest set of ropes to hoist themselves up. Both are on jelly legs, but the look of wrath and determination on their faces, pointed out on commentary by Blaise Fader, shows that this contest is far from over.
And indeed, after another moment, the two women turn towards one another, in a standoff which seems to last an age. Sweat runs down their ruddy faces, but their eyes are alive with intensity and hatred as they both lunge at one another!
This time, it is Skylynn who strikes first, with a forearm shot which rocks Artemis! She wastes no time connecting with another, sending the Champ 4 Life towards the ropes. Artemis, however, is still alive, and replies with a headbutt, which sends Sky reeling. Seeing her chance, Artemis runs in with a spinning backfist...
...but Sky spins out of the way, and Artemis connects with nothing! Skylynn immediately puts some distance between herself and her opponent, then, as Artemis turns around, runs in for another Bankshot! Artemis is just about able to spin out of the way! Skylynn turns around to see Artemis running in with her patented rolling elbow, the First Crusade...
...and slides between her legs, pulling her into a rollup! She uses the ropes for leverage, but is discreet enough that the referee does not see it as he counts...
ONE!
TWO!
THREE!!
WINNER in 21:45: Skylynn Reed
Understanding that she has not only been rolled up but through nefarious means makes Artemis LIVID, and she immediately springs to her feet to go after Skylynn. With the match now over, however, the Champion is taking no chances, and spits on Artemis's face before once again hitting her where it hurts. The Champ 4 Life crumples to the mat, and Skylynn begins to stomp all over her, an act in which she is joined, a moment later, by bodyguard Leoni Frei, who has emerged from the backstage area.
After a moment of indulgent stomping, Skylynn orders Leoni to pick Artemis up. The big Swiss traps the Champ 4 Life, and Skylynn hmocks her, saying the match is over, and therefore Leoni is allowed to be there. She then gets a shot in with her Championship belt, causing the fans' boos to intensify even more. Skylynn cares little, however, and goes for another belt shot...
...only to feel the title get grabbed in mid-air by Blaise Fader, who would not stand for an injustice!
Accosted by her number one contender, Sky takes no more than a second to even the contest...by poking Blaise in the eye! The fans boo as the Coventry native forgets her offensive momentum to claw at her eyes, and Skylynn tells Leoni to forget Artemis and attack Blaise instead. This the Swiss does with gusto, easily dropping the big woman with a big boot!
Blaise hits the mat, and Leoni joins Skylynn, who is walking up the ramp towards two elegant, well-dressed older women, a blonde and a brunette. The two politely applaud the Champion and her bodyguard, then raise their hands as all four stand on the platform. At the announce table, Kerry Buckingham sounds close to a fainting spell, but her excitement is too great to allow her to relay any information more concrete than 'I told you I knew something!', and viewers are therefore left in the dark as to the two women's identities as the feed closes, on a shot of Artemis Kaiser and Blaise Fader being treated by the UKWF's medical team.