BIG WOMAN VS. SMALL WOMAN
by Christopher Elieson

The young, petite Inuit girl stood near one corner of the ring, nervously eyeing the cheering crowd. She looked towards the centre of the ring and saw the referee and ring announcer standing there. They took one brief glance at her and nodded in acknowledgement. She looked down at her feet, took a deep breath, and bit her lip.

She wore white wrestling boots and a light ring jacket that had the flag of Greenland decorated on one of its lapels. On the back of the jacket, it had her name printed in blue letters. The bell rang and the ring announcer said, “Ladies and Gentlemen, this match is scheduled for one fall!”

The young woman left the corner and cautiously approached the centre of the ring. “Introducing first,” continued the ring announcer, “standing on my right. She stands in at four feet and eleven inches tall and weighs in at 105 pounds…..”

The young woman stared at the ring announcer with simultaneous feeling of anxiety and anticipation. “She hails from Nuuk, Greenland,” the ring announcer went on, “Here is Alexandra Ila!”

The crowd cheered in response. Alexandra slowly lifted her hand up in the air with her pointer finger extended upward. She flashed a nervous smile and walked back slowly towards the corner. As she did so, she began to undo her jacket.

Heavy metal music began to blare in the background, causing Alexandra to stop undoing her jacket and look towards the aisle. “And her opponent,” called out the ring announcer.

A tall woman in her early thirties stepped through the curtain. She was heavily tattooed and wore a black bodysuit and matching boots. She wore a towel on her head and she stormed towards the ring, with a determined look on her face. “She hails from Munich, Germany, and stands in six feet and one inch tall!”

The tall woman jumped up onto the edge of the mat and looked at the crowd. Some in the crowd cheered, some booed. Alexandra felt her heart beat faster in her chest and her skin crawl. She is bigger than me, she thought, How am I going to handle this?

The ring announcer continued, saying, “She weighs in at 225 pounds, here is Alpha Female!”

The crowd once again simultaneously booed and cheered. Alpha Female removed her towel, revealing a Mohawk. She callously tossed it to the side and looked across the ring at Alexandra, scowling with contempt. Alexandra looked back at her and whimpered. She got down on her hands and knees and quickly slid out of the ring, facing the crowd.

She looked at the crowd and gulped. The crowd did not seem to notice her fear, or even care if they could. They just cheered and shouted. “Get back in the ring, you little wimp!” Called a voice from the crowd.

Alexandra slowly turned around and faced the ring. She saw that Alpha Female had already entered the ring, but she was now arguing with the referee. Alexandra thought, I am afraid of her, but I have a job to do. Maybe If I can keep her at a distance…..

Alexandra carefully removed her jacket and placed it next to the ring post. She wore a black and grey long sleeved leotard with polka dots decorated on the front. The leotard had an opening in the middle of the back, revealing some skin. She took a deep breath and whispered to himself, “Okay, Alexandra. Time to face the music.”

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Alpha Female run to her side of the ring, and once she approached the ropes, she slid out of the ring and landed feet first onto the floor. “Ack!” Exclaimed Alexandra.

She turned and ran from Alpha Female, with Alpha Female giving chase. Alexandra ran around the ring on the outside, touching all four posts of the ring. She quickly slid inside the ring under the bottom rope and quickly got to her feet. As Alexandra began to run again, she felt something clamp onto her ankle, causing her to trip and fall face down on the mat.

She looked back and discovered to her horror that Alpha female had caught her. Panicking, she pushed away with her free leg and attempted to free her ankle. She now felt herself slowly being pulled towards the edge of the ring. Alexandra screamed in fear and struggled even more to free herself. But, the more she struggled, the more she felt the grip on her ankle tighten.

Finally, she got yanked out of the ring and landed feet first on the floor. She barely had time to collect her thoughts as she felt Alpha female’s fist collide with the side of her head. Alexandra stumbled and reached out with her arms, trying to find something to grab on to. Alexandra managed to grab onto the bottom rope, preventing herself from falling. That did little good, however, her opponent delivered a kick to her sternum. The blow caused Alexandra to let go of the bottom rope and fall back first onto the floor.

Alexandra felt so sore that she was not sure if she could get up. She felt a hard stomp in her stomach, causing her to cry out and hold her stomach. Then, she felt a hard boot come down on the side of her head.

Alexandra felt dazed and she could have sworn that she felt her vision go slightly blurry. She felt herself get yanked to her feet by her ponytail and felt a knee collide with her ribcage. “OOF!” she cried weakly.

Alexandra got rolled back into the ring and lay face-first on the mat. She covered the side of her head with her hand and tapped the mat lightly with her right foot, letting the crowd know that she was conscious, but not feeling too good. Oh, God, she thought, Please, let this be over soon.

Alexandra felt a stomp in the middle of her back, causing her to flop. She reached behind her to feel her back. As she did so, she once again felt a stomp to the side of her head. Alexandra’s head felt so heavy she felt that she could barely lift it.

Despite this, her opponent pulled her to her feet and made her face her. Alpha female then bent over and placed Alexandra’s arm around her neck. Alpha Female reached between Alexandra’s legs and touched her lower back. She then reached behind Alexandra with her other arm and scooped her up.

Alexandra was then turned upside and held horizontally by Alpha Female’s body, with her back being cradled. Alexandra frantically waved her legs around, trying to get out of the hold. Alpha Female squeezed tighter in response. She now had no choice but to wait for her opponent to drop her.

Alexandra felt herself being moved slowly around in a circle. Suddenly, her opponent stopped. Please, put me down, Alexandra thought, pleading.

Her opponent did not put her down. Instead, Alexandra felt herself move at an accelerated speed. She cried out as something hard collided against her back. Her opponent still held her, however, as she felt herself slowly moved back, away from the corner.

Alpha Female moved back towards the corner, and gently placed Alexandra against the corner. Alexandra felt herself lowered slightly, but then she had her feet wrapped around the top ropes, suspending her in the air. Alexandra screamed in panic and flailed her arms around. She could not get a good view of her opponent, as she was now upside down.

Alexandra closed her eyes, scared of what might come next. The crowd roared in excitement. Alexandra could not but open her eyes. From what she could make out, she thought she saw her opponent run towards her. Once she got close enough to Alexandra, she leaped and lifted her foot up.

Alexandra cried out in pain as she felt herself get kicked in the stomach. She was so focused on her new pain that she did not notice that her opponent unwrap her legs from the ropes. She landed face first on the mat.

She did not stay there long, as she was quickly pulled to her feet and towards the centre of the ring. Her opponent bent her at a 90-degree angle and placed her head between her legs, forcing her to look at nothing but the mat. Alexandra shook and shivered.

Alexandra waited, and she thought she heard her opponent yell, “Yeah!” in a german accent. She felt her opponent’s arms around her waist. Alexandra wiggled, trying to break free, but her opponent held tighter. Alexandra screamed, eye widened in horror, as was hoisted in the air, with her legs between Alpha’s Female’s head, and facing behind Alpha Female.

“Please, don’t,” whimpered Alexandra.

Her opponent ignored her as she felt a rapid fall to the unforgiving mat below. Alexandra felt so sore she could barely move. However, she could still feel her legs rest against her opponent’s shoulders. Her vision became blurry and she heard faint sounds of the referee counting and slamming the mat. The last sound she did hear clearly, however, was the bell ringing.

A few minutes later, she slowly opened her eyes to find the referee kneeling beside her, along with a few paramedics. “Are you okay?” he enquired.

Alexandra only groaned in response. “Your opponent, Alpha female, won the match. Now, we are going to get you to the infirmary.”

Alexandra remained silent as she was slowly rolled onto the stretcher and down the aisle. Some in the crowd cheered. Alexandra thought, I feel so sore. Once I get out of the hospital, I will go back to Greenland and watch this match with my friends. I wonder how they will think.