SUMMARY

SCENE: DATE - APRIL 06, 2023 // MUNICH, BAVARIA, GERMANY

TIME: 13:15 CET

SIMON HIU
I've been in Munich for the past couple days since Devin was announced as my next opponent for the UKWW Tournament. I had asked him a couple days ago if he could host the match, as I had business to attend to the requires travel. After he agreed, I booked the first flight out from Nova Scotia out to Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Throughout these past couple days I've been here, I took to hiking up some notable mountains again. Today I find myself taking in the sights at the peak of the east face of the Watzmann Mountain. This particular peak, the Watzmann-Ostwand... has a nickname of the "Mountain of Destiny"... I don't know if this is it, but this is a place to at least consider heavily...

After taking a few deep breaths, I look down at my watch to see the time: 13:15. With my second round match for the UKWW Championship Tournament tonight at 17:00, I decide to head down now, back to my hotel, to rest a bit and prepare myself for the match tonight.

TIME: 16:15 CET

SIMON HIU
I lost track of time meditating in my room. Tonight, the match is to be held in the Munich Olympic Stadium. I've never been, but from the pictures, it can hold a lot of people, and I was told by Devin himself it'll be a sold-out crowd. Some nerves begin to build up, and I take some deep breaths to regulate them. With the stadium being a half hour away from the hotel on foot, I decide it would be best to walk there anyway, to further help calm the nerves, so I pack my green sling bag with the gear I want to wear for the night and begin to head out.

DEVIN THE BOXER
The UKWW tournament is my return to the pro wrestling scene and a big surprise to everyone i won my first Round against Tommy the Terror. After some conversations about the location, I agreed to wrestle Simon in my hometown in my beloved Olympic stadium. My assistant manager prepared everything for the event since my former Coach and manager are still nowhere to be found with my little brother Devlin taken as hostage. This was the reason I was out of action; to find my brother... but he is still missing. Instead of preparing for my next match, I was still sitting in the Hofbräuhaus in Munich and eating my pain away with a pile of pretzels... still it wont work... but it helps me to pass the time until my match against Simon.

TIME: 16:45 CET

SIMON HIU
I arrive at the front of the stadium; there's even security here. I give them my name and they escort me to the locker room. As we walk past the arena, I take a peek and see how they've installed the ring and adjusted the arena a bit to be like a pro wrestling arena. I take another deep breath as I enter the locker-room. I see I'm still the only one here, so I make my way to a locker, and as I get to the one I want to use, I pass by Devin's reserved locker, marked with your name and an image of a pretzel and a boxing glove, raising my eyebrow at the pretzel image, but only make a mental note as I settle at my locker and change into my gear for the night: Dynasty brand, white, "Technique/Everything (read as Technique over Everything) Grappling Shorts, my black Adidas sneakers, and black knee compression sleeves for the night.

As I finish changing into my gear, I go to a more open part of the lockerroom to stretch out and do some slow Tai Chi movements. I see the clock hit 16:50, 10 minutes before match start.. and I still don't see Devin around. I go back to my locker and send a text to him, wondering if he will show soon, and after I hit send I go back to the open space to continue the Tai Chi sequence.

DEVIN THE BOXER
My assistant manager runs into the Hofbräuhaus and grabs me by the collar and forces me to his sports car. It looks like i have forgotten time and it is already about time for the main event at the Olympic Stadium in Munich: my pro wrestling match against Simon. We arrive 8 Minutes before the match starts at the stadium and we hurry into a private room prepared with all the convenient products I love like Pretzels, Coffee, Sugar and more. Unfortunately its no time for this and my assistance pushes me towards my gear and i start to change into my black singlet with a pretzel on the center. I tie my white wrestling shoes and do a very short 3 minutes warm up but it looks like everyone gets nervous when the big main event happens.

SIMON HIU
I hear a chime. Your name is announced for you to stand by to get ready to make your entrance. You must be here but not in this locker room, so I let a little sigh of relief out, that you're okay at least. Even though my name isn't called yet, I go into the closing posture and then walk towards the exit of the locker room that leads to the arena, standing until my name is announced, but first you make your grand entrance.

TIME: 17:00 CET

DEVIN THE BOXER
The crowd is chanting my name and i wipe off the last crumbs of my pretzels and I nod to my assistant manager. We both grab a bag of pretzels, head out to the entrance to the stadium and wait for the announcer. He finally calls my name and all the lights are pointed at the entrance when i finally appear in my beloved home town pro wrestling ring. I come out and wave to the crowd who starts to chant my name even louder. My manager and I start to throw pretzels to the crowd and some fans faint when they catch one of the rare signed pretzels. I smirk and enter the ring over the metal ramp and slide through the ropes to head to my corner and start to do a warm up to get ready until my opponent arrives.

SIMON HIU
I hear the crowd go wild as you enter. A small, calm smile grows. Sometimes I forget, this is what happens when one is a traveling fighter, traveling to fight others in their home base, rather than hosting. You've also been in the scene for awhile, all those cheers, you've earned those... But tonight, maybe some will start to cheer for me too. I hear the announcer rev up my intro.

"AND HIS OPPONENT FOR ROUND 2 OF THE UKWW CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT, FLYING IN FROM NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA, AT 5'8", 167 POUNDS, SIMON HIU!!!"

As the announcer finishes, my theme music fades in, Born to Be a Fighter by Naimah. I jog to the center and then gather my hands in prayer position, doing a slight bow straight to you, then to the crowd. To the crowd, I give a calm wave as I stride my way down to the ring. As I make my way in and to the center, I shake the ref's hand, then the ref has us meet in the center to shake hands as he pats us down then explains the rules: a clean, pro style match, one fall by pin, submission, or KO. I nod to him and then give you a calm smile before the ref has us return to our corners before the bell rings.

DEVIN THE BOXER
After the mandatory check up I return to my corner and nod to my assistant manager Sepp Meier. I look over the turnbuckle, adjust my bulge and flex for the crowd one more time until i suddenly turn around and get quickly into my wrestling stance. I look with focused eyes at my Opponent Simon and scan your body from top to bottom as i try to find a weak spot.

SIMON HIU
I watch you as you go back to your corner, all the gestures you make. You then suddenly snap around and gaze at me with focused intent. I stare straight into your eyes before scanning your body too. The bell rings.

DING DING DING

SIMON HIU
We push out of our corners and I begin to circle you, keeping my eyes on all of you, keeping my hands at the ready, waiting for you to make the first move. "C'mon Devin, show me what you have," I calmly say to you without taking my eyes off you.

DEVIN THE BOXER
"Have mercy with me Simon its my first wrestling match!" I smile for a moment and lower myself into wrestling stance and start to circle towards you. I watch you closely while I come closer with my left hand forward. I reach for your head as i try to push your head down.

SIMON HIU
I smirk at your comment as I continue circling you, "yeah right," I scoff. You start to circle towards me. You reach your left hand forward towards my head as you try to push my head down and I bring us into the collar/elbow lockup, my left hand behind your neck and right hand pushing against your left shoulder. We begin to push each other and then I swiftly lace my left arm behind your neck to bring you into a side headlock.

After I wrench that for a few seconds, to play it safe, I release the headlock by shoving you forward and finish by aiming a front push kick to your lower back to push you out and towards the center of the ring.

DEVIN THE BOXER
You push me forward and hit my lower back to create even more impact.... I moan in pain but use the momentum to run towards the ropes and return after i hit the ropes to bounce back. I run fast towards you with my arm high for a clothesline at the last moment i try to do a side step to end behind you will i hope to wrap my arms around your waist. When i am able to get behind you I arch backwards as i try to perform a backsuplex.

SIMON HIU
I see you use the momentum well and come back, trying to fake me out with a clothesline. I stay planted to see what your next move is as you sidestep behind me and try to wrap your arms around my waist. As you lock it in, I know you're going for a back suplex, so I place my weight in front and plant my root so you can't lift me. I then grab your wrists and give them a good squeeze to get you to release your grip on me so I can control your arms and bring them up to my right shoulder, aiming to then bring you up and over in this takedown.

DEVIN THE BOXER
My arms are wrapped around your waist but i cant lift you backwards. You grab my arm and i know what will come next. I push with my body forward against you while you perform your forward throw. Hopefully i can disbalance you and I can use the momentum to lunge forward over you to perform a forward roll as i try to get space between us and aim to land on my feet for a quick return.

SIMON HIU
You push your body against me while I go to throw you forward, so I roll with it and forward roll while you do the same. I land on my feet and quickly get back into stance, waiting for you to get into the perfect position. As soon as you start turning I stride my way over to you lightly and when your body faces diagonally forward I slide down and perform a counterclockwise low front sweep at your right leg to get you to fall onto your front and then transition to aim a counterclockwise low heel kick at your exposed face, trying to keep the pressure up on you.

DEVIN THE BOXER
You are able to sweep my leg and I fall forward but I push my hands infront of me to hit the floor with my hands first to do a front handspring as i hope to bounce back with enough momentum as i try to hit your belly with my heels.

SIMON HIU
I'm able to sweep you but you use the spring from the canvas with your hands to bounce yourself back up, with my heel kick grazing the area where your head would have been. I complete the sequence landing with my left foot on the floor, and you come in close aiming your right heel to my belly. In response, I tilt my body to the side and lean in so I can grab that leg while rising up, throwing you off balance. As you bounce on your left leg, before you hopefully think of a follow up, I immediately go for the Dragon Screw Legwhip to bring you back down and target your right knee with the attack.

DEVIN THE BOXER
You catch my leg before it can do major damage and with no time for my reaction you perform the Dragon Screw Legwhip and i land next to you hard on the floor. Pushing air out of me... I moan in pain but grab the rope as i try to pull me away from you.

SIMON HIU
As I slam you on the ground, I see you grab the rope to try to pull yourself away from me, but I cling onto your right leg and turn you to ensure you are on your belly, then lift your leg up by your right ankle to slam it down onto the canvas to target your knee. I then continue to stick to that leg and use that to coil myself up your body, sticking close to you so you don't have enough space to generate any momentum to properly counter or fully move, moving up the right side of your body while arching your right leg in, bending it forward as I make my way up and then, with your left hand grasping the ropes, I take your right arm and bring it up your back for a brief hammerlock before extending it out and slamming your right arm down onto the canvas before stepping away from you to your right to create distance from you.

DEVIN THE BOXER
While i try to pull myself towards the ropes you dont let go off my right leg. You lift my ankle up to slam my knee on the floor and my knee hits the floor hard while pain is flooded my body right after the impact. You leave no time to to bend my right arm and stretch me in a hammerlock and slam my right arm down. My arm hits the floor and i wince in pain while you back off.... I grab the ropes and pull me forward and roll out off the ring. I stand up and shake my right leg for a moment when i stare at you angry...

SIMON HIU
I back away from the ropes that we were close to as you roll out of the ring. As you shake your right leg for a moment and begin to pace, I back to the center, keeping an almost emotionless gaze locked on you as you give me a glare. The ref begins counting you out. "1!... 2!..." I wait patiently as I plant my stance and wait for you to come back in, not taking my eyes off you.

DEVIN THE BOXER
I slowly walk up the ramp while staring at you. I stop my motion when i am next to the turnbuckle and I hold on the top rope. Suddenly i lunge upwards and over the top rope to land in the ring while i land softly ready to engage again.... I look towards you and smile for a moment "Not bad punk, looks like you defend your bubble butt very well!" I start to circle in wrestling stance again watching you carefully.

SIMON HIU
I give you a small smirk as you come back up and then jump over the top rope to land back in the rope and give me a small comment, and I only wink at you in response while I mirror your circling motion, slowly inching towards you before I lunge in for another collar/elbow lockup.

This time though, I don't hold the lockup long though and slither behind you, wrapping my arms around your torso, and then I give the back of your right leg a kick behind the knee area before going to spring you back and throw you over in a snap german suplex!

DEVIN THE BOXER
You moving at full speed and are able to get behind and wrap your arms around my core to pull me backwards with a german suplex. My back hits the floor and i moan in pain while rolling out of the ring again. I land next to ring and my left hand slides under the cover for a moment while i still growl in pain. Looking upwards to avoid any high flying action.

SIMON HIU
As I throw you up and over, you land on your back and roll out of the ring again. I notice your arms spread out and your left hand happens to brush under the cover. I back away from the ropes again and towards the center, getting back into a careful stance and eyeing the area where you roll out of, tuning in my ears to your motions, trying to block out the excess noise so I can hear your movements. The ref begins to count you out again, "1!... 2!... 3!...."

DEVIN THE BOXER
I also grab now with my right hand under the cover and reveal a kendo stick. I rise the kendo stick for a moment and throw it to the center of the ring to distract you and the referee while i slide into the ring and kip up. Ready for any reaction of yours.

SIMON HIU
You arch yourself forward to go under the covers to pull out a kendo stick and then throw it to the center of the ring, my head turning briefly and then back at you as I see you slide into the ring and kip up. "You wanna use weapons Devin? Is that what you want to do?" I ask while keeping myself in a firm stance and begin circling you.

DEVIN THE BOXER
My left hand is rolled together to hide something inside and circle in the opposite direction of the referee "I think you will need the kendo stick otherwise you will have no chance hehehe" Suddenly i run forward towards you with fast speed opening my hand and it looks like I throw something at you but it was fake while i jump towards you. I go to hit you with my right knee to dig into your belly.

SIMON HIU
I scan your body the entire time, and as you make your move, coming at me with fast speed, I see you open your hand. Scanning your body language so far, I deduce it as a fake and then you go to jump towards me to dig your knee into my belly, but I side step out of the way and turn to get behind you so you completely go forward. As you stop yourself, I go for a rolling clockwise rear sweep to sweep you off your feet again.

I then continue my momentum, using it to move towards the kendo stick, grab it, but toss it out of the ring. "There will be no weapons here today," I say coldly while continuing to watch you closely.

DEVIN THE BOXER
I jump forward to avoid your sweep and turn around while you throw the kendo stick out of the ring. I go lower on my knees and sit down into the seiza position, smiling at you and my eyes are almost closed. My breathing slows down and my back is straight.

SIMON HIU
"A fighter and a showman, hm?" I say getting into stance. "C'mon Devin, now's not the time to sit!" I shout at you while keeping myself planted, analyzing your body and keeping a small careful eye on your hands.

DEVIN THE BOXER
I start to calm down and my breathing is slower now while i continue to sit in the seiza position. I start to open my eyes and my smiles get bigger. "Why so aggressive Simon? Lets focus together," I say while I open my arms and take a deep breath*

SIMON HIU
I remain cautious and begin circling you, arms to my side with my forearms bent out just a bit. I keep you at the center of my gaze. "Whenever you're ready Devin," I mutter almost apathetically.

DEVIN THE BOXER
I smile for a moment then my face turns neutral "Are you scared to attack me?" I push myself up and stand still while rolling my shoulder. I start to circle and giggle for a moment watching your reaction.

SIMON HIU
"Initiating offense is not my style," I say bluntly while slowly circling my way towards you. "C'mon man, show me what you got!" I say with a solid but thunderous tone, keeping you in my focus.

DEVIN THE BOXER
While starting to circle towards you, i start to laugh loud and hold my belly for a moment, "Awww Simon your so sweet!" I point over to the crowd, "Isn't that your grandfather?" Suddenly i lunge forward with a high speed, jump towards you but i turn it into a front handspring to surprise you and slide my feet around your neck to perform a hurricanrana. Holding tight on your neck i go to pull you over me to throw you over me.

SIMON HIU
I smirk because you think such tricks would work on me. Before you lock in your legs around my neck for the Hurricanrana, I step back and then grab both of your ankles as they go just past my neck. With it, I follow your intended momentum of where you wanted to swing me, but I swing and throw your body in that direction instead. As I throw you down, I rush in and grab your right ankle, pick up your leg, and slam it down on the knee against the canvas again. I then swiftly move up to deliver a solid right straight punch at the center of your lower back before turning you around onto your back and sending a stomp to your solar plexus before stepping back a couple paces to put distance between us. "Is that all you have?" I taunt.

DEVIN THE BOXER
I block your foot when you try to stomp my solar plexus and sweep your standing leg with a hard hit to your your knee, while you started your taunt. You drop hard on the mat and do a back-roll to create some space. I end my roll while i stand up and smirk for a moment. I go back into wrestling stance and watch you laying on the floor.

SIMON HIU
You interrupt my stomp before I can go to taunt and sweep me off my feet and hit my knee, and as I fall I roll back to rebound in, resting on my left knee with my right foot on the ground and I get up immediately. I smirk back at you before shifting my expression into a fierce glare. I then mimic your stance and begin to circle you, before lunging in to fake a lockup but as I get in close, I go to hit you in the solar plexus with a strong side push kick to send you on your ass.

DEVIN THE BOXER
You lunge in with a side push kick and i am able to cross my hands to block your kick, still pushing me back towards the rope. I bounce back from the ropes and get into boxing stance this time with me left hand and left foot forward i come directly towards you. Throwing a left and right jab towards your face.

SIMON HIU
I smirk in satisfaction, waiting for you to bring out your boxing skills. As you send the jabs to my face I bob my head in dodging succession but extend my left arm so I can grab onto your right forearm and I quickly coil my left arm around your right, push your body down while gaining control over your right arm and send two knees up to your naval then solar plexus. Trying to not give you time to react I turn us counterclockwise while maintaining control of your left side of your body and toss open your guard and send another quick side push kick to your solar plexus.

DEVIN THE BOXER
It looks like you're pretty quick and start to send two knees into my naval but the second knee is blocked when I raise my knee. You roll counterclockwise to the left side of my body and you try to toss my guard open but this time i am ready for another side push kick and catch your leg before you hit my solar plexus. I have a firm grip on your leg and pull you up with a fast motion forward i slam you into the floor with a loud smack the ring shakes with the impact of my slam. I slide to your side and wrap my arm around your head as i lock my hand around your neck for a strong headlock.

SIMON HIU
You counter my kick and coil around slamming me onto the canvas. You slide to the side and go to lock your arms around my neck for a strong headlock, but I grab hold of your wrists and give them a squeeze at the pressure points which control grabbing and then swiftly slide one arm down to your leg and scoop you up to slam you onto the canvas to break the headlock. As soon as it's broken, I mount your abs and send six punches to your chest and the sides of your ribs. I then grab your wrists and pin your arms above your head while grapevining your legs with mine. As soon as I have a firm lock on your legs, I switch grips on your arms and bring them across your neck into a full straightjacket. I then roll us over and begin rising up and bending you back. "You submit Devin? Ask him ref!" I shout while steadily tightening the submission.

DEVIN THE BOXER
You put me into straight jacket, bending me back. My legs trapped in the grapevine, nowhere to go I gasp for air and quickly pass out. The ref sees it as he was about to ask, and rings the bell and stops the fight.

SIMON HIU
Unknown to me, I slip into a certain aggression and the hold was so tight it knocks you out. The ref signals for the bell to ring but it's not on until the ref taps on my shoulders with increasing force I snap out of it and immediately release the hold. My Victory music fades in, Kung Fu by Apashe.

"AND YOUR WINNER BY SUBMISSION KNOCKOUT, SIMON HIU!!"

I have a blank stare on my face as the ref raises my left arm up in the air. There are some cheers, but everything is numb. I haven't felt the bubbling rage that flowed out when I slapped on the submission in a very long time, it almost scares me. As I walk around the ring, the ref and your assistant manager go to check on you to wake you, and I snap myself out of processing. I rush over to you to go try to wake you too.

DEVIN THE BOXER
You try to wake me up but suddenly as I wake up I look directly in your eyes and push you with all my strength away.... I immediately roll out of the ring and leave the arena quickly.

SIMON HIU
I back up as you push me away, in a bit of shock, but I begin to try to understand. As you quickly go to leave the arena, I shout after you, "Devin!" with a concerned voice. I bite the top of my lip and wonder if I went too far, contemplating a bit, staying where I am in the ring before I slowly exit the ring and head back to the locker room.

TO BE CONTINUED, UKWW TOURNAMENT SEMIFINALS

Published: 2023-04-06, viewed 83 times.