Thekla is a rising star in Europe. Tonight she faces the long reigning Straw Champ, Lil Sara.
Threkla rushes out of her corner with a running clothesline, Sara is able to duck it. She trips Thekla and goes to work on her leg, with a flipping hamstring pull. Both scramble up. Sara dazes her with a jumping knee lift. Sara is showing why she has been the champ off and on for the last few years. Sara follows up with a hand spring elbow smash that hurts the European star. Sara tries to send Thekla into the turnbuckle, but it's reversed and Sara hits hard. As Thelka rushes in, she catches Sara's knee to the head. Don't let the huggles fool you, Sara is all woman in the ring. Sara drives Thekla face first into the mat, rubbing it in. She drags Thekla up and goes to a leaping knee lift, but misses! Sara looks shocked. Sara is sent down with a Thelka superkick. Sara is down! Thekla locks in the figure four head scissors and bridges, The Death Strap Lock. Sara is able to slip out, but you could see the pain and fear in her face. Thekla goes up, as Sara gets up, and hits a cross body. Sara rolls through and goes for the pin. Sara nearly get the pin! Sara turns it into the Smurfette Crossface. Thekla struggles to escape and makes it to the ropes. Thekla rolls to the floor. Sara comes out and Thekla smashes her into the table. Thekla really impressed the Japanese fans.She rolls Sara back in and is lectured by the ref. Sara is not in a good way. Sara struggles to get up and is speared. Thekla stands over Sara as she uses the ropes to pull herself up. You can't let Sara off the hook, you need to stay on her. Thekla returns the favor with a facebuster of her own. The former cheerleader is rolling around holding her face. Thekla takes time to jaw at the crowd as Sara tries to get up. Thekla back to work goes for a suplex, but it's blocked by Sara. Sara sends Thekla down with a hip tossa pumps up the crowd. Thekla fires her into the ropes and goes for a sunset flip, but Sara counters into a small package for a two count. Sara does her homework and was ready. Thekla needs to take her more seriously. Sara goes back to work on the strong legs with another flipping hamstring pull. Sara wants to nuetralize that figure four head scissors. Thekla is up and blocks Sara's hip toss and nails her with lariat for a 2 count. That quieted the crowd who was ready for Sara to get on a roll. Thekla hits a second spear. Sara is hurting. The crowd chanting for her. Both are up and Thekla strikes first. It's a fisherwoman suplex and right into the Death Strap Lock. Sara refuses to tap out and manages to escape. The both scramble up Theka goes for a dropkick that Sara avoids it. Sara drags her up and slings her into the ropes, setting up for a backdrop, but gets a piledriver instead! Sara is slow to get up and is staggered by a superkick. Sara is taken down with the facebuster and into that bridging figure four head scissors. Sara is fighting it. She taps! She taps!. Thekla has won.
