Christine Donahue: Kusanagi is as vicious as I’ve seen her.
Biff Franklin: She did threaten to murder the champ tonight. I feel she’s determined to carry out that promise.
It’s Kusanagi now who picks Silver up by her hair and drags her on her knees, making her crawl a moment before she can make it to her feet to keep pace with the challenger. Kusanagi taunts her in Japanese as she brings her over to one set of ring steps to pull her head back and slam her face against the top with a loud BANG! Silver’s face bounces off the metal and she slumps down to the floor, sitting back against the steps, grimacing in pain. Kusanagi walks down the length of the ring outside, taunting the fans with more of her native tongue. They don’t understand that but they understand her middle finger. She turns then, running back towards Silver at high speed and delivers a BRUTAL Cannonball Senton - corner style - right to the champion as she rests in the corner of the steps and the ringpost! The voices of the small crowd fill the arena as they hear the impact again. Even Kusanagi has to take a moment to recuperate and it can be seen briefly that her back bandages are starting to bleed through as she gets to her feet. Next, Kusanagi walks over to a break in the security barricade and steps into the crowd section, grabbing an empty steel chair and folding it closed angrily with a SNAP! Fans start to protest as she walks back over to Silver and drives the rim of the backrest down into the side of Silver’s ribs. The ref leans out through the ropes, warning Kusanagi not to get too crazy with the use of foreign objects. This arguing gives Silver enough time to start pulling herself up on the steps and Kusanagi takes a big swing with the chair, SMACKING Silver across the back and sending her to the floor again. She tosses the chair into the ring, quickly followed by her picking Silver up and shoving her back inside. Kusanagi enters the ring with a hop off of the middle rope, a twist, and hits an Arabian Press into the ring right down on top of Silver for her first cover attempt of the match!
ONE!
TWO!
FOOT ON THE ROPES!
Biff Franklin: Angel seems to think she’s getting close to winning this match.
Christine Donahue: There’s plenty of fight left in Sierra tonight.
Madoka Kawada: Ten minutes have passed. Thirty minutes remain.
Kusanagi pulls Silver up to her feet again with the ref warning about the hair. Kusanagi more or less ignores him as she hits a Snapmare, snapping the champion over her shoulder into a sitting position. Kusanagi follows up with a run off the ropes, a fierce battle cry, and a basement dropkick, flattening Silver into the mat again! Kusanagi’s up again and comes off the ropes one more time, running back Silver’s way and hits an impressive Shooting Star Press right down on top of her. She hooks the leg!
ONE!
TWO!
KICKOUT!
Getting frustrated, Kusanagi picks Silver up and wastes no time in hooking an arm around her head and lifting her up so her legs wrap around her waist. Going for a CRADLE DDT and she NAILS it! Rather than ponder going for another cover, Kusanagi goes for the chair she tossed into the ring but the referee gets in her way, putting his foot down about using weapons inside the ring. Kusanagi argues with him and pushes him aside as Silver starts getting up onto her knees. Kusanagi cocks back with the chair...and the referee GRABS it out of her hands, tossing it out of the ring. Bewildered, Kusanagi turns and gets up in the referee's face, starting another argument. This leaves her open as Silver crawls up and hooks an arm underneath, going for a schoolboy rollup!
Biff Franklin: Silver trying to steal this!
ONE!
TWO!
TH--KICKOUT!
Kusanagi manages to kick out and rolls back up onto her knees. Furious now, she rushes to her feet and steps in to start putting the boots to Silver before she can get to her feet. Kusanagi stomps and kicks Silver absolutely viciously in the center of the ring. When the ref comes over to reasonably ask her to let up, Kusanagi ceases the stomping and runs off the ropes, hitting a high Legdrop! She makes it up to her feet again, hits the ropes on the other side, and comes back with a Somersault Senton! She drags Silver over to the nearest corner and sets her up in a sitting position. Kusanagi crosses the ring and comes running back in, going for Silver Bullet and--NO!! Silver makes the escape out of the ring and Kusanagi is sent sliding out of the ring as well but she slams her forearm into the ringpost, slowing her momentum! Both women are outside the ring again and Silver has to think fast. She rushes up to Kusanagi and grabs her opposite arm that didn’t hit the ringpost. She twists under it, lifts her foot up to Kusanagi’s jaw, and makes her opponent EAT DEFEAT right out on the ringside floor! Silver lays out on the padded floor as Kusanagi bounces back off of the commentary table and lays out, sprawled not far off.
Christine Donahue: They are right in front of us.
Madoka Kawada: Fifteen minutes have passed. Twenty-five minutes remain.
Biff Franklin: And plenty of time left, according to Madoka Kawada.
The camera captures close-ups of both women as they lay out on the floor, catching their breath. Sweat beads down their faces. Silver makes it to her feet seconds before Kusanagi does and grabs her by the arm she hit on the ringpost, whipping her back inside of the ring. Kusanagi rolls in and lays out on her back with some of her bandages coming loose. Silver makes it up onto the apron and hits a Springboard Crossbody right down onto the challenger!
ONE!
TWO!
THR--HAND ON THE ROPES!
Silver pulls Kusanagi up to her feet and hits an Irish Whip off of the ropes. As Kusanagi comes back her way, Silver steps in and hits a drop toe hold, sending her down onto the middle rope in a setup that gets the crowd popping! Silver calls for it. She hits the ropes and comes back for the 619--NO! Kusanagi finds another burst of wind and catches Silver by the legs and waist as she comes swinging in! Kusanagi pulls Silver back into the ring, having her up on her shoulder but it’s clear she’s trying to set up for the Boseki Driver. Silver kicks her legs, however, and manages to slip down behind her opponent! She spins Kusanagi around and goes for the Codebreaker--NO! Kusanagi manages to shover her down onto the mat, hard on her back before stumbling back. Silver holds a hand to her back and quickly works at getting to her feet! She turns back towards Kusanagi and right into a STEEL FEATHER!!! Silver falls face down onto the mat and Kusanagi collapses onto her ass, wincing from the pain in her body. A brief moment later is all it takes for her to crawl over and roll Silver onto her back, she hooks the leg. Cover!
ONE!
TWO!
THREEEEE--KICKOUT!!!!
Biff Franklin: That referee was a little slow on that count. We should have a new champ right now.
Christine Donahue: Why are you always starting something? That was a very fair count.
Biff Franklin: Says you.
Madoka Kawada: Twenty minutes have passed. Twenty minutes remain.
Biff Franklin: We’ve reached the halfway mark of the time limit, but there’s still plenty of time.
Kusanagi pulls Silver up to her feet again and