Misplaced Trust & Boots
By Westminster Abbey westminsterabbey@cox.net

Abby was still a little upset with circumstances of the previous night. She couldn’t help confiding in her best friend Paula at work. She knew Paula would listen and perhaps offer some advice. After all, it had been Paula who had introduced Abby to wrestling and taught the attractive, 25 year old blonde how to apply and sell holds and throws in sparring sessions. Abby soon accepted sparring sessions with other girls at the gym, and had found herself in the ring with a beautiful and muscular African American girl who relished the role of a heel in her matches, named The Black Pearl in the ring
Paula listened with an apologetic grimace as Abby detailed how she had been tortured to tears in a prolonged and painful Boston Crab, well after she had screamed her submission repeatedly. Paula knew The Black Pearl well and occasionally tagged with her in matches. Being one of the few girls to get along with Pearl, she was well aware of the black girl’s moody demeanor and penchant for torture -- especially rookie opponents.

Abby found solace in Paula, who was more of a scientific wrestler, but she too enjoyed dismantling her opponents with grueling painful holds. Wrestling under the name of The Professor, Paula was a slim, sinewy girl with long, straight brown hair. Stronger than she looked, Paula wore dark rimmed glasses outside the ring that added to her bookish, professorial image.
Abby and Paula continued their conversation over lunch when they were joined by Yuki, another wrestler from the gym who worked in radiology. Yuki was a very beautiful, petite, Japanese girl who liked to be the first with gossip. Abby wiped the table beside her with an extra napkin, and offered the seat to Yuki. “Thank you, Abby” Yuki replied, “How is your back?” Abby forced a smile as Yuki continued, “I felt so sorry for you last night. Pearl went a little too far with that Boston Crab.” Yuki turned quickly to tell Paula, “Pearl almost bent Abby in half!” Paula frowned, but Yuki didn’t notice. “It was just awful, Paula. You should have seen it. Pearl had poor Abby bent so far back, I swear I saw her feet touch her head! Poor Abby begged and begged but Pearl would not let go.” Paula frowned pathetically in Abby’s direction as Yuki turned back to Abby, “Did you really mean what you said to Pearl about returning the favor someday?”
Abby stammered as she played with her fork, “I, uhm, I don’t know. I was pretty upset then, but I’m getting over it.”
Yuki turned back to Paula, almost whispering, “Well, Pearl told a couple of us later that she would love another match with Abby, and would finishing the job if given the chance.” Yuki stopped talking when she saw Abby staring thoughtfully at her tray.

Paula knew that Abby had reason to be concerned. The Black Pearl, was a tall, muscular African American Amazon. Her imposing size, very dark complexion, and sinister way of punishing opponents helped her quickly become one of the most feared wrestlers at the gym. Pearl stood taller than most at 5’11” and loved seeing the expression of her opponent change when she displayed her chiseled 157 lb. physique. Only Deandra, who owned the house and had developed the side extension into the gym where the club met, had beaten Pearl. But, Deandra, traveled a lot, and was not able to watch many matches. However, she held the championship title belt, but had been recently approached about putting up against someone who could defend it more often.

Many of the girls met socially in the evenings. The next day Yuki was meeting Pearl and a few of Pearl’s friends at a local bar & grill to celebrate a birthday. Too many cosmopolitans tended to make Yuki more talkative than she was already. Soon the gutsy Asian was making assertions to Pearl that she and the ‘right partner’ could stay 30 minutes in the ring against Pearl and her partner. Pearl confidently accepted the challenge, knowing she could rely on Paula The Professor to assist in making the upstart Asian suffer wickedly. Yuki was counting on her friend Tanya, who also just happened to be Pearl’s little sister. However, Yuki didn’t count on Pearl’s sister declining the offer and silently hatching an idea of her own about the match.

The next day Tanya went back to her sister and told Pearl how she had declined to be the fourth in the ring. Pearl smiled at the thought of Yuki finding someone in the group who could handle Pearl and The Professor. Tanya schemed, “If Yuki can’t find someone to tag with, who do you think she’ll eventually ask?” Pearl’s dark brown eyes widened as the plan took shape. Her sister continued, “Abby won’t suspect a thing. I’ll make sure Yuki thinks the match is meant to highlight Paula’s skills to Dee for consideration in a possible title match.” Pearl nodded. Tanya put her hand on her sister’s arm when she suddenly remembered part of the plan, “Oh! Did you know what Dee’s favorite holds are?” Tanya smiled and slapped her sister’s arm enthusiastically. “Leg holds, she loves them – especially, she says, ‘when someone can sell them well to the audience.’” A sinister smile emerged as Pearl thought about the fun she could have at the expense of Abby-Long Legs. Tanya would make sure Dee came to the match. All Pearl needed to do was twist the unsuspecting rookie into a pretzel.

Predictably desperate the day before the match, Yuki approached Abby at work to be her tag team partner. In her excitement, Yuki only mentioned that the match was to highlight Paula’s skills because Dee was considering her for a title match. Abby wanted to help her friend, and thought it sounded like a fun exhibition match, so she heartily agreed.

The night of the match, Tanya went to each dressing area to wish everybody good luck. But, when she arrived at Abby’s locker, only her boots and a set of street clothes were there. Hurriedly, she grabbed the boots, scheming she could claim she thought they were hers because they looked so similar. Returning 3 minutes later, Abby busily searched for her new beige ankle boots, “I am almost sure I brought them. Have you seen them, Yuki?” Abby asked from her knees, peering under a table.
“C’mon Abby, it’s late, just wrestle without them tonight,” Yuki pleaded, “People are waiting. I’ll help you find them later.”
“Alright, alright, you’re probably right, I shouldn’t need them for this match,” Abby mused. Yuki and Abby answered the announcer’s introduction, climbing into the ring dressed the same in sexy hot pink one-piece thongs highlighted with sheer black hose. But, Yuki wore black ankle boots, while Abby padded across the canvas, barefoot. The Ring Announcer, noticed Abby enter first and bellowed to the crowd of 40 or so friends of friends who had packed into the small room, “Standing 5’8” tall and weighing a lithe 129 pounds, the newest girl to our stable of wrestlers, …the Incomparable…ABIGAIL-L-L-L-L!” Abby’s shoulder length blonde curls bounced as she hopped on her tiptoes, waving to the polite applause as Tanya ushered Dee to a ringside seat.

Yuki smiled excitedly when the announcer introduced her, “and her partner, standing 5’4” tall, and weighing 119 pounds, The Asian Tsunami, YUKI-I-I-I-I.” Prancing around the ring, a fist thrust high in the air to the cheers of the audience, Yuki was glad that Abby, being larger, would be the one to handle Pearl for most of the match.
Next the Ring Announcer beckoned, “Their opponents tonight,…weighing a collective two hundred and ninety pounds, first in the ring, standing 5’7” The Professor of Pain, Paula.” Paula climbed the steps in a modest black one piece and black midcalf boots; her long, silky brown hair tied in a ponytail. Abby smiled at her friend, but Paula met her gaze with a look of concern, shaking her head slowly. “And her partner, standing 5’11, the Nubian Goddess,” -- The Black Pearl.” Abby’s smile melted into astonishment as she watched Pearl follow Paula into the ring looking ravishing in a blue and black tiger striped two-piece. Paula looked down, concerned for her beautiful long-legged friend.

The shortest of the wrestlers answered the bell, circling each other in the center of the ring. Paula took the initiative, lunging in for a firm headlock that Yuki sold to the shouting audience with a windmill of her arm and grunt of pain. The Professor emphasized how hard she was wringing the young Asian’s neck by stomping the mat and pulling her closer to her breast. With Yuki in close, Paula whispered, “You have to help me keep Abby away from Pearl.” Releasing the headlock but spinning Yuki into a hammerlock, The Professor yanked on Yuki’s arm and stomped the mat louder, “Pearl wants to really hurt Abby bad and win a title match from Dee in the process.”
Tripping Yuki to the mat, Paula quickly positioned her knee on Yuki’s back where pink spandex fabric met the Asian’s black nylon-clad cheeks. The crowd rose, and cheered as Paula pulled back on Yuki’s chin. Yuki grimaced, but it had nothing to do with her pain. Kicking the mat in protest, Yuki realized this meant that she now needed to face Pearl throughout the match. The boastful remarks she had made to Pearl the other night haunted her thoughts as Paula yanked Yuki up from the mat and whipped the sexy little Asian back into her own corner. Reluctantly, Yuki tagged Abby’s hand.

Pearl reached over the ropes and called for her partner to tag her into the match, but Abby darted straight to her friend, catching The Professor in a side-headlock. After absorbing a knee lift to her ribs, The Professor broke the news to Abby who listened while she paraded Paula around the ring, bent over in a wristlock. Reversing the wristlock, The Professor swung Abby around by her arm as The Black Pearl once again called out, “Bring her over here!” But, the usually sure-handed Professor lost her grasp of Abby’s wrist sending the frightened wrestler back her own corner where Yuki tagged back in.
Pearl was upset about missing her chance at Abby, but she tagged in and took her frustration out on the tiny, but previously boastful, Japanese wrestler. Pearl pummeled the apologetic Asian on the ropes with chops to her chest and abs. Then, flipped repeatedly, the pretty Asian ended up in the corner where The Professor held Yuki upright while The Black Pearl stomped the smaller girl’s exposed midriff.
Paula could see that Yuki needed a rest, so after tagging back in, Paula sent the sore and gasping Asian sailing across the ring into ropes near her own corner. Then, lifting Yuki’s cheek to the nearest rope, The Professor dragged her to her corner. The crowd cheered as Yuki screamed for the ref, but Paula dropped her near Abby and backed up while the audience clapped and chanted that it was Abby’s turn.

The leggy blonde helped her battered partner roll under the ropes before climbing into the ring to face her friend. Paula quickly lunged at Abby, kicking the tall blonde in the stomach, and grabbing an Armbar to control her. Pearl was almost jumping out of her boots across the ring, wanting to tag in. But, Abby reversed the hold, and led Paula back to the corner where Yuki brought an elbow down hard across The Professor’s outstretched arm.
Tagging with her partner, Yuki took control of The Professor’s wrist, wrapping the arm around the top rope. The vengeful Asian pulled and worked on the arm using the ropes, while she asked Paula to reconsider the plan. But, Paula responded, “Ready for Pearl, again?” Sorrowfully Yuki responded, “Only if I have to.”
Pulling The Professor off the ropes, Yuki set herself to hip toss Paula. But, the savvy brunette tucked an arm, planted her feet, and reversed the toss, sending Yuki to the mat with a thud. Lifting Yuki by her hair, The Professor dragged the black haired beauty along the ropes again, but this time to the corner where The Black Pearl waited to tag in. The Evil duo didn’t let an opportunity for destruction escape, working Yuki over again in their corner with punches to the stomach and knees to her kidneys before the ref could break it up. Pearl tagged in and pitifully lifted Yuki by her chin and grabbed the nearest dangling arm. The poor girl was so tired, she struggled against her wobbling legs to stand up straight, but Pearl whipped Yuki into the ropes and watched the weak Asian rebound back. Pearl extended her arm, catching Yuki across her upper chest, just below her neck. Her little boots instantly left the mat, as the vicious clothesline yanked Yuki backward, her head slamming to the mat before the rest of her crumpled body. Unceremoniously, Pearl lifted Yuki by her head, whispering, “You don’t really want to spend the whole time with me, do you?” Yuki could only manage a guttural moan before being lifted off the mat and falling prey to an over the knee backbreaker. Yuki groaned as she dangled like a tiny doll across Pearl’s extended thigh, “I didn’t think so,” Pearl growled as she brought a double fist down onto the helpless girl’s exposed abs. “Uh-aargghh!” croaked Yuki as the air left her lungs.

Abby stood outside the ropes wincing at her partner’s pain. Pearl smiled back wickedly as she lifted the semi-conscious Asian and tossed her to the mat in front of Abby. The tired body of her partner rolled to a stop near the corner, making it easy for Abby to roll her to safety under the ropes and tag in to the match.
Swallowing hard, Abby stepped nervously through the ropes as if she were going to a slaughter. Even Paula put her head in hand as she rested on the ropes. Ringside, Tanya nudged Dee, who to this point had been less than impressed. “Watch this, Dee, Sis has a grudge to settle,” snickered Tanya.

The Black Pearl lunged quickly with a boot lifted high into Abby’s unprotected tummy. Moving to Abby’s side, The Black Pearl seized a vice-like headlock on her smaller opponent, bending Abby forward. Blonde tresses hung toward the mat, as Abby struggled to free herself. Pearl stomped the mat as she ratcheted the headlock tighter on her hot pink clad opponent. Dragging the slumped beauty away from the ref, Pearl whispered into Abby’s ear, “I’m gonna send you back to that hospital tonight…on a stretcher.” Pearl gazed around the audience as she led Abby to the center of the ring. With one fluid motion, the pretty novice was snap-mared onto her back, stocking feet following with loud thumps after her bottom rocked the ring. Stamping around the fallen girl, The Black Pearl stepped onto the tops of Abby’s feet, smiling to her sister as she ground Abby’s long toes into the mat with her boots. Abby screamed and pulled at her own hair, sitting upright and falling back onto the mat as the ref barked out a five-count.
Once The Black Pearl stepped off, she walked around to Abby’s right side. Abby moaned, “Ooohhhhh,” reaching for her sore, tender toes as she rubbed them back and forth on the course canvas. “Aww, did that hurt, princess? Well, that’s only the beginning.” Reaching down, Pearl seized Abby’s arm and hair. “Consider it only the beginning, princess” Pearl hissed before hip-tossing Abby to the mat. Pearl circled her prey twice, enjoying the sight of Abby tossing and groaning in agony, reaching behind herself for her sore back, one knee slowly lifting and lowering.

The Black Pearl ignored her partner’s attempts to tag back in. “I’ve got you right where I want you,” Pearl hissed to Abby as she reached down for the rising knee. Abby showed her fear, as she glanced in Paula’s direction, and then looked up into the eyes of her statuesque opponent straightening her silky black leg and leaning into it. Pearl held Abby’s leg straight up, running her hand seductively along the soft curve of calf muscle until to the dainty ankle. Abby propped herself up on her elbows and shouted to the ref, “No-No! Stop her!!” The ref shrugged and Pearl just smiled down at her trapped opponent as she twisted the delicate foot around hard to the left. The audience came alive with excitement to Abby’s animated protests and howling pain. Each time Pearl twisted Abby’s lovely little foot, it sent Abby into a fitful display of excruciating pain – screaming and pounding her fists on the mat. Dee glowed with excitement at the enjoyment Pearl displayed at Abby’s discomfort, completely unaware that Abby was suffering for real. “I’d like to see both of them after the match,” Dee muttered to Tanya, who beamed with excitement, “Oh, just wait and see what my sister does to that jobber.”

By this time the still ailing Yuki caught Pearl’s eye, “Hey, I think you’re partner’s done for the night, Ha Ha Ha!” Turning the sexy foot sharply, Pearl wrenched it around with such force as to flop Abby over. From her stomach, Abby could see Yuki still rocking side to side on the apron as the ref got into position, on hands and knees, to watch for any sign of submission. Pearl seized a better grasp of the leg, and leaned back into a single leg Boston Crab. Abby buried her face in the elbow of her left arm and whimpered. But, each time Pearl dipped lower or applied a twisting motion to the dangling foot, Abby pounded the mat with her right fist.
Sensing an eminent submission, Pearl reduced the pressure by standing, but still held on to Abby’s foot, which she pulled high into the air. Placing her boot down on the small of Abby’s back, Pearl pulled mightily on the slender leg while grinding her boot into Abby’s lower back. Abby HOWLED and looked up at the audience while she beat the mat with her fists, “ARH-OW-OW-OWW!!” Pearl winked menacingly at her sister while she worked on the sore leg. The referee, again on hands and knees, leaned closer to Abby, asking for a submission. But, Abby reacted to the pain and cried out, “No-oh-oh-oh!” as Pearl leaned forward, out of the ref’s peripheral vision. Pearl bent her head closer to Abby’s foot, her black hair hanging over her shoulders and hovered around the sexy narrow foot, hiding it from view. Intent on Abby’s reactions the ref did not see Pearl BITE the nylon-clad foot. But, Pearl was gnashing her teeth over the outside edge of Abby’s tender foot, just below her toes. Abby let out a blood-curdling scream, pulling her own hair with her hands before she could scream words, “OOWW!! SHE’S BITING!!! REF!! SHE”S BITING ME!! In the time it took the ref to push up to see Pearl’s face, the Black Pearl had ceased her toothy conquest, and smiled down cynically. “She’s lying ref, I did no such thing. She’s lying because she can’t take the pain! Keep your eyes on HER; I ain’t through with her yet!” The ref looked back at poor Abby, “It’s clean. Ready to call it a night?”

“No-o-o-ohh! Ooh-oo,.” Abby whimpered as Pearl continued to work the ankle more. Abby protested, “Oww-ow! I’m telling you, Uhh! She was biting me!” But, the ref shrugged, and The Professor covered her eyes, shaking her head, knowing full well, Pearl would not let her back into the match tonight. Growing tired of holding Abby’s leg straight up, Pearl removed her foot from Abby’s back, reached down and grabbed the other ankle. Dragged by both feet, Abby was positioned facedown in front of Dee.
Dee watched the pleading wrestler reach out, begging for help. But Tanya just smiled back at the tormented rookie. Dealing with the pain in her leg, Abby subconsciously swung her right foot up and down, tapping the mat with her big toe in a slow arc while Pearl positioned herself to straddle the long legs, and face the club manager, too.
The Black Pearl grabbed the swinging foot and bent the leg back on an angle, crossing it over the back of Abby’s left knee. To trap the delicate right ankle there, Pearl folded the left leg back, also at an angle and lowered herself down onto the long, folded legs. Abby’s eyes widened as she felt Pearl make herself comfortable astride her legs. Dee loved watching Abby sob and plead with the ref as Pearl added more pressure to the toehold with her hand on Abby’s left foot, pressing it into Abby’s silky round behind.

Abby looked back over her shoulder, astonished to see the bottom of her foot, tightly in the grasp of the grinning Black Pearl. The ref proclaimed the hold legal, and the smiling Nubian goddess slid higher on the tortured gams. “Feeling comfy, Abby? You had something to say to me, right?” Abby looked up tearfully at the ref and screamed her submission. But, Pearl gleefully gave the ankle another hard TWIST, as Abby flopped forward, facing Dee again, her face contorted into a horrific mask of pain. Before burying her forehead in her arms and crying, Abby muttered her submission again to the ref while Pearl bounced on the double leg toehold. Dee began to envision herself in the ring with the crying blonde. She told Tanya that Pearl could have the title shot she sought as long as Abby could wrestle again. Tanya signaled Pearl that everything worked as planned. Pearl, who was beginning to enjoy the sight of Abby begging the ref, ran her index fingernail over Abby’s sole, “Invest in a pair of boots, rookie!” And, with that, Pearl pushed down on the trapped legs to help herself up, leaving the sobbing blonde still bent like a pretzel and unable to unfold her tortured legs.