SATOKO vs KYLE SHANE


As the bell rings, the duo begin to circle one another, with Shane seeming a little more hesitant that his opponent... understandable with not being familiar with his opponent. Closing in, Satoko sends a probing kick out to Shane's left leg, only connecting with a glancing blow as the God of Game wisely backs out of harm's way. Seeing her opponent, the #1 contender to the WGWF World Title, back away from her, the Artist of War takes advantage and surges forward, trying to catch him off balance.

A Shotei tries to flatten the features of Shane's face, but he just about manages to weave his head out of the palm's path, but can do nothing about the kick that almost buckles his left leg as it lands plush on the side of the joint. Not sure how to deal with such an opponent, Shane isn't given much time to thing as Satoko follows up with a pair of forearm smashes to the face, before a spinning back kick crunches into the side of his ribs.

Having wasted no time in earning the hatred of the fans, Satoko is subjected to a barrage of abuse as she continues to chip away at Shane.

A jumping snap kick impacts of the chest, a spinning back fist cracks against the side of the skull, a snap kick crunches the knee joint, a fierce chop slashes into the chest... all from Satoko. With Shane backed against the ropes, the referee calls for a break, but the Artist of War fails to agree with him, and instead sends another chop Shane's way, trying to lacerate his torso. Grinding his teeth, Shane decides not to rely on the referee to force a break, and instead fires back with a hard right hand that catches Satoko off-guard.

Really in no mood to be slapped around, the God of Game fires off another trio, each of which sends the reeling Satoko staggering backwards, before he lands a leaping Backheel Dropkick that drops her to the canvas. Holding her mouth, a furious Satoko scrambles up, only for the no-nonsense Shane to be there as she rises, flinging her overhead with a T-Bone Suplex. Holding her back, Satoko is against quick to rise, but Shane is again just as quick to send her right back down with a charging Clothesline.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

Knowing he needs to finish this quickly, Shane hurriedly covers Satoko, hooking the far leg tightly.

"ONE!

T-NO!"

But while covering the Artist of War so early may have been ambitious, it's also dangerous, as Satoko manages to ensnare his hooking arm with her legs.

Trying to pull the prone limb into an Armbar before Shane even knows what's happening, Satoko locks her feet, trying to grab Shane's wrist... but her plan was sensed early by the God of Game. Shifting his weight, Shane manages to hook Satoko's head, and begins to rise to his feet. With the Artist of War across his shoulders, still fighting to drop into a hanging Armbar, Shane darts forward and leaps into a front somersault, crushing his opponent between his shoulders and the canvas.

Riding the momentum of the roll, Shane leaps up onto the middle rope, then hops to the top turnbuckle.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

Urging the fans to up the volume, Shane steadies himself for launch... only to watch Satoko kip-up below him, then fling a kick up at the top rope, sending Shane dropping buds-first onto the top turnbuckle. As a wincing Shane slumps forward, the WGWF crowd again jeer the newest Asian sensation to grace their roster. After a quick stretch to sooth the aches Shane dished out, Satoko hops to the middle rope, then launches herself up to swat Shane back down to the ring with an Enziguri kick to the back of the head.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

As Shane flips down to crash-land on his back, Satoko grabs the ropes and swings back down to her feet... then delivers a brutal rushing kick to the back of the God of Game's head as he sits up.

Holding the back of his skull, Shane rolls away from his vicious opponent, trying the climb back to his feet. But, as the World Title challenger manages to stand, Satoko rebounds off the ropes and flings herself into a front somersault, pinning though 360 to land a brutal Roaring Elbow to the back of Shane's head. With Shane's lights not quite switched off, but the dimmer switch certainly turned down, Shane drops forward onto his knees, allowing the Artist of War to step over his shoulders and lock her feet.

An almost shell-shocked Shane, not having expected the onslaught he'd receive from Satoko, battles the muscle strain, trying to break out of the potent hold. With what mobility he has in his arms, Shane urges the WGWF fans to up their volume, fuelling him with their adoration. As the crowd clap and stamp their feet, Satoko grows more and more agitated, sniping back at some of the ringside fans as she tries to apply the hold even tighter.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

Feeling Shane start to prise the hold apart, a sneering Satoko unhooks her feet, then surges forward to plough Shane head-first into the canvas, deflating his support.

Rolling the God of Game over, Satoko covers, grinding an elbow rather than the traditional forearm into his face as the referee slides down.

"ONE!

TW-NO!"

Looking insulted at not getting closer to a three count, Satoko pulls Shane up by the beard, then yanks his face down into her knee.

With Shane's legs weakened by the blow, Satoko takes the chance to apply a Dragon Sleeper... then drop down with her knees tucked up, trying to bend Shane's spine back at a sick angle. Just to add to the pain, she keeps the Dragon Sleeper applied, keeping her knees grinding into Shane's back.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

Shane's arm thrash out as he feels vertebrae grate against each other, his spine being bent to an unnatural angle. Again, the fans rise up in support of their God of Game, using every decibel of noise they can muster to help him break free. Where before the support her opponent was gifted agitated her, now Satoko simply smiles, realising how many spirits she'll crush when he finally passes out. In desperation, Shane flings his arms backwards, trying to catch the Artist of War with a lucky blow.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

Shane refuses to quit, screwing his face up to contain the pain.

Then, as Satoko tucks her legs up even tighter, Shane plants his feet on the canvas, and pushes off, rolling back off Satoko's knees, and back onto his feet. But the pain dealt out to his back takes its toll, and Shane is immediately sent staggering back to the support of the ropes as he grabs his spine.

Fuming that Shane would dare to escape her hold, Satoko goes to behead him with a Yakuza Kick... only for Shane to catch her leg.

Before Satoko can think of another way to inflict pain on the God of Game, Shane spins away from the ropes, then flings Satoko overhead with a Cradle Suplex. Still struggling to loosen his body back up, Shane uses the ropes to pull himself up, while a rising Satoko grabs her own back, that furious look still etched onto her face. Knowing he'll need to fight through the pain, Shane staggers over to Satoko, who in turn rushes him... only to get caught with a boot to the ribs. Almost instinctively, Shane locks her arms in a butterfly, then heaves the Artist of War up into an elevated Double-Underhook DDT.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

As Satoko bounces off the canvas and onto her back, Shane covers, still looking wary of what she can do from the ground.

"ONE!

TWO!

TH-NO!"

Satoko kicks out, and as Shane expected, immediately tries to counter her opponent with a submission... but her counter is countered.

Grabbing her left arm, Shane traps it between his thighs, then hooks his fingers across her face, locking in the Horizontal Face-Pull Neck-Stretch Inverted Hurt-Plex Lock Bomb... or as it's better know, a Crossface. For the first time in WGWF history, the fans feel sympathy for the canvas as Satoko thrashes her feet, kicking seven shades of shit out of it. Repaying everything she'd dished out to him, Shane pulls back hard on the hold, but as his fingers start to unfurl, Satoko catches one between her teeth.

Despite the referee's warning, Satoko continues to bite at the finger until the hold is released.

"BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

Shaking his had to try and dull the sting, Shane looks on with spite at a rising, pained Satoko... before, to the delight of the ReV crowd, slapping her as hard as he can across the face. But while it pleased the fans, it sends Satoko to a whole new level of pissed-off, and she makes that emotion physical by rocking Shane with a brutal kick to the chest.

With both Satoko and the fans expecting to see a wincing Shane collapse to his knees with broken ribs, they're instead met with the sight of an enraged Shane standing tall, rigid body shaking, yelling at Satoko to take her best shot again. Thumping a fist against his chest, Shane gives Satoko a target, and like a red rag to a bull, she takes it. But, as she fires off the kick, Shane steps in and hoists her up, catching the Artist of War off-guard with the Hookshot, driving his knees down through her stomach.

"SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE! SHANE!"

Shane quickly covers.

"ONE!

TWO!

THRE-NO!"

Just as Shane and the WGWF crowd think he's put the Artist of War away, Satoko bursts out, then wisely rolls to the outside.

Not appreciating the smart tactic, the WGWF fans again jeer the woman from the Land of the Rising Sun... distracting her enough for Shane to slingshot himself over the top rope and wipe her out.

Both bodies drop to the mats, Shane bouncing off them and into the safety barrier. As Satoko holds her neck, Shane reaches for his back, both not looking in too good a shape after the high-risk move. As the referee starts counting, both participants begin to drag themselves up. Once to a vertical base Shane delivers a boot to the midsection that doubles Satoko over for Kyle shane to deliver the 200/HP! The crowd roars as Kyle makes the cover hooking the nearest leg!


REFEREE and CROWD: ONE..... TWO..... THREE!!


DING...DING....DING....


WINNER VIA PINFALL AT 12:11- KYLE SHANE