After a long drive, I had finally made it to Dom’s place. It had been quite a few months since we last saw each other. Being a few hours away and having different schedules will do that to ya. But he messaged me one day if I was free this weekend and I jumped at the chance to see my old friend.
“Dang bud! Someone’s been working out!” Dom said as he opened the door.
“Hey man! I can say the same about you.” I grinned.
“Aw shucks, Kace. You’ll make me blush.” He joked.
Dom never failed to look bigger each time I saw him and this was no different. He filled out his tank top so well it could rip with the smallest move.
We spent the next hour catching up. Me going on about my job and him talking about grad school. Then, there was a knock on the door…
“Oh guess that’s Travis!” Dom said.
Dom invited me and also a couple of his old buddies from home to celebrate the weekend after finishing some big tests...he also said he wanted to make it a little more fun by making it a wrestling weekend…
He answered the door and there Travis was, a well-built guy with a buzzcut. He would’ve looked intimidating if he wasn’t so excited to see his friend.
We all talked and got to know each other for the next hour and then Dom said, “well guys, looks like Clay will be here tomorrow so how about we get this started?”
“Aw yeah man, I’ve been looking forward to this all week!” Travis said.
“Glad to hear it! Then how about you take on KC, Travis?”
“What? I mean I don’t wanna hurt the poor guy.”
That stung a little. The guy had a few things over me, but he didn’t look like he could massacre me...then again I’ve been wrong before...
“Nah, I think KC can hold his own, right bud?”
“Heck yeah!” I said enthusiastically.
Leave it to Dom to put me in an uncomfortable situation, but I’ll adapt like I normally do.
Dom took us to his bedroom which he moved everything around to accommodate for the weekend. A mattress was placed in the corner while a big mat was placed in the center of the room.
“Alright boys, 2 submissions out of 3 wins, let’s keep it clean and have a good match, sound good?”
“Sounds good to me,” Travis said.
“Yeah,” I responded.
With that, me and Travis stripped down to our wrestling clothes. I was wearing some dark blue low-cut boxers, while he was wearing a dark-green speedo..
“Haha Travis, leave it to you to wear a speedo.” Dom laughed.
“Hey, don’t knock it, especially with how hot it makes me look!” Travis said while doing a heroic double bicep pose.
Like I said before, he looked pretty built. He’s apparently 6’1 210 lbs. That puts me at a bit of a disadvantage, but thankfully Cody has been giving me a few pointers since the first time I wrestled him. I wasn’t gonna let this guy walk all over me…
A minute later Dom gave the countdown and then we started locking up..
Travis came out charging and honestly overwhelmed me with how offensive he was going. I was shocked by his speed and he tackled me to the mat. I struggled but he was too strong and held my arms down while sitting on my waist…
“This dude might be a little soft for me, Dom,” He snickered…
“Don’t count him out yet,” Dom said.
I then freed one of my arms and punched Travis in the gut. It stunned him, which gave me the opportunity and counter and force him off of me…
“Told ya, Travis.” Dom snickered. “KC doesn’t go down without a fight.”
He’s right about that…
Next, I grabbed one of Travis’s arms and quickly wrapped my legs around his neck, he was now trapped in my armbar/headscissors combo…
“Grrr, not bad KC.” Travis struggled.
I kept a deathlock on him with both my arms and legs, all the while twisting his arm which made him cry out a couple times.
“Alright Travis, you wanna submit?” Dom asked.
“No way!!” He said.
He then smashed my stomach with his free arm, which caused my hold to weaken. He did it again and with that my headscissors broke a little and he took complete advantage of it by grabbing one of my legs....
He slowly began to get to his feet and by holding one of my legs and making use of my armbar he was able to lift me off the ground as well...my hold lost its effectiveness and he dropped me in an otk backbreaker..
The shock caused my arms to fall at my sides, but Travis rubbed it in by pushing down on my chin, the pain in my back growing ever more prominent and my air circulation wasn’t the best in this condition…
Thankfully, Travis flipped me over onto the mat, but unthankfully, he quickly dropped one of my knees on my exposed back.
A scream escaped from me and so did another as he repeated the move.
Before I could do anything he applied a camel clutch on me...my arms resting on his knees and the pain in my back becoming more excruciating by the second…
I tried to shift the momentum by elbowing his side but he endured it and coupled his clutch with a full nelson...my arms couldn’t help me now..
The pressure on my neck and back overtook me..I was screaming for it to stop.. “AGGHHH, I give, I give.”
Travis released me and then celebrated the round by flexing victoriously…
“Haha, barely even broke a sweat with that. Let’s finish this next one fast.” He taunted.
Dang, one more and it’s over. Travis looked even more fired up than when we started...did I even stand a chance?
Guess I’ll find out.
We locked up and I quickly grabbed one of his legs. With him slightly off-balance, I was able to use one of my legs to sweep him off his feet and slam him to the mat. I wasn’t strong enough to lift him up and slam him, but thankfully Cody taught me ways to get around that..
I then flipped him over and grabbed his legs, pulling them while standing over his back, tucking them under my arms and locking in my boston crab…
Travis groaned but was able to focus his strength and flip me forward using his legs. With me now back facing down on the mat, Travis got on top of me before I had the chance to move. I buckled but he kept me secure with his weight. He lifted himself up and bounced only to fall back on top of me with all of his weight. He did this 2 more times, which left me flattened and in a lot of pain…
“You got spirit, buddy...but that’s all you got.” Travis said. “One!” He said as he slammed the mat.
No, I couldn’t let him squash me like this….”
“Two!” he continued.
Just as he was about to slam the mat for the third time I pushed up to throw off his balance, giving myself a little more time…
“Well, guess I’m gonna have to crush you some more...fine by me.” He said.
Travis bounced and slammed his weight on top of me again. If he kept this up I wasn’t going to last much longer…
As Travis set up to slam me again, I pushed my upper torso up and braced myself for the impact.
Cutting off the full slam and knowing how much pain to endure helped me keep my ground and maintain my position. I used the slight opening to buckle and throw him off of me…
I got to my feet and took a few steps to keep my distance and catch my breath…
“Haha, you’re a fighter man. Just don’t think you got what it takes to beat all this,” Travis said as he shot a double bicep pose.
“Maybe not.” I said through huffed breath. A second later I charged at Travis and lifted him into a bearhug. I made sure not to go all-out or I’d use up the strength I had left..
Travis began to groan and push against me, but I kept the hold and with my hands locked on his lower back, I squeezed just a little more by the second. I had to set him on the ground as I did this to which he took notice.
“Unnngghh not a bad hug you got there, bud. But I can take it!!” Travis said as he kept pushing against me..
I decided to purposefully use less and less power and he muscled himself out.
“Grrr, not bad dude, but it’s my turn now!!” Travis said as he came at me.
Seeing his approach coming and thinking fast, I ducked and got behind him to lift him up in a reverse bearhug this time…
“Grrr you trying this again dude? I’ll just break out again!!” Travis said as he latched his hands around my wrists trying to break them apart…
I squeezed as much as possible this time, I could tell I was doing damage, but not just to Travis…
Quickly changing tactics, I released Travis only to jump on his back and lock on a sleeper hold.
“Grrr, you starting to get on my nerves, KC.” Travis said. I couldn’t let him get any momentum or he’d surely crush me. I had to tire him out….while trying not to exhaust myself in the process…
He buckled like a bull trying to get me off of him and also tried to pry my arms apart, but I held on, all the while squeezing his neck tighter by the second.
Starting to struggle for air he took us both down by falling backward. He landed on my leg, which caused sharp pain to shoot throughout it, but I held my hold and also locked on a body scissors when he gave me the opening. No way was I gonna make this easy for him..
About half a minute later Travis actually tapped my shoulder to say he submitted!!! I instantly released him and he started coughing from all the new air entering his body.
“Unngh, not bad KC, you got a deathgrip on you.” He said.
We were both pretty sweaty. I knew taking away Travis’s air was the only way I’d make this a fair fight, but that took a lot out of me and if he gets the upper hand in this final round then I don’t know if I’ll be able to hold out for very long…
“Alright boys, it’s been pretty entertaining to watch you two, but it’s time for the final round.” Dom said. “Y’all ready?”
“Oh yeah,” Travis responded. “Sure,” I retorted.
Moments later, Travis and I locked up for the final round, he came at me as fired up as ever, I guess he didn’t expect me to put one over on him...but he was starting to overpower me..but he backed off…
“Hey, KC let’s change it up...how bout a test of strength?” Travis said as he raised his arms..
He was baiting me, I don’t have as much power as him and definitely not this late in the match...but still I had my pride to think about…
“Alright,” I said, meeting his hands with mine.
A second later we started battling for dominance. Try as I might I could tell Travis was holding back to test where I was at.
“Hahaha, lots of spirit, but no power to back it up,” He taunted as he started to bear down on me. Within moments I was struggling to stay on my feet, but then he switched from pushing down to twisting my wrists uncomfortable, causing me to stand up in response to ease the pain…
“Aww what’s the matter, little dude? Can’t take a little pain?” He taunted again.
I looked up at him and saw a maniacally smirk. It was different from the faces I’ve seen Dom and Cody make, this guy wanted to see me in pain…
“Now for the real fun….” Travis said. Seconds later he lifted me into a bearhug…
“AWWWWrrrrggghhhh.” I was trying to hold as much breath as I could, but he was squeezing me pretty tightly.
“Your hugs weren’t too bad KC, but they don’t hold a candle to Dom’s…
He was right. Try as I might, I may never be able to best Dom….
But this guy….
Isn’t Dom.
His taunt only motivated me to suffer through the bearhug until he couldn’t hold me anymore and that’s just what I did.
“Grrrr thought I’d get you to submit there buddy!” Travis said, letting me down, but still keeping me secure.
I decided to hug him back with as much power as I could.
“Ohh, little tiger still got some fight in him, huh?” Travis said. “Not as tight as a few minutes ago, I’m thinking I got this.”
Travis said squeezing tighter, which made me squeeze even tighter. I tried to keep my screaming down, but I couldn’t help but let out a few groans in between.
Frustrated with not getting me to submit, Travis let go and pushed me back, creating distance between us.
“Fine man, I’ll do this the hard way.” Travis said as he came at me, reached down between my legs and suddenly lifted me up only to drop me in an otk backbreaker…
“This got you before it’ll get you again!!!” Travis yelled. He was keeping me in place. All the while I was struggling in tremendous pain.
I flailed and punched at his side, but no good. He just pressed down on my chin and the pain in my back was going past unbearable…
I grabbed at the arm Travis was using to hold my chin and with all the sweat we created from the match I was able to flail out of the hold and quickly get to my feet.
“Dang ya greased pig just give up already!!!” Travis yelled.
That made me think he was losing his nerve. He was panting just as bad as me and the previous holds I had him in had to have done something.
He charged at me with a clothesline, but I ducked and before he turned around I went for the back of his legs and caused him to fall backward on the mat in a loud thud.
The impact left him dazed for a second so I maneuvered myself to the other side of him, locked one of my legs around his neck and secured it with the other, also I grabbed both of his arms to keep him from breaking out. It was a new move Cody taught me last week...the figure four headscissors.
Travis groaned and struggled, but couldn’t break out and the fact that he was so gassed already wasn’t helping him. He tried to free his arms but just as he was about to I pulled them back down with all my might. He was getting weaker by the second.
A minute later with him clearly beginning to lose stamina, Dom finally asked, “Travis, do you give?”
“Unnghh, no...way…” He groaned.
I kept flexing my calf that pressed right into his neck every few seconds to nail in the coffin.
Dom asked Travis again if he submitted but he had too much pride to give in. Not too much longer he was out cold…..I’d won.
I raised one of his arms and let it fall to the mat to check. After doing this two more times, Dom said for me let him go and I complied.
“WOW KC YOU WON!!!” Dom congratulated me.
I was a sweating mess. I couldn’t even talk through my big heaving breaths so I raised my arm in victory.
“Dang KC you sure have grown since the last time we wrestled! I was worried about you a couple of times!”
“I’ve...been….training…” I said through huffed breath.
“Haha I noticed, man!”
“Well now it’s time for your prize!!”
“My..prize?” I asked.
“Yep….a bearhug from me.” Dom said.
A second later he wrapped his massive arms around my back and raised me into the air.
“Grrr, you call this a prize!?”
“Haha, I know you’ve missed my good ole’ hugs Kace!”
I had nothing left in me. I just accepted my fate at this point.
“You fought well tiger, made me wanna get in, but I didn’t wanna interrupt you two.”
I noticed I wasn’t in that much pain from Dom’s hug, but I couldn’t budge at all. He just kept me in place and when I started to move he just squeezed even tighter.
“Uh uh bud, you deserve a rest after that one. Why don’t you go join Travis?”
Dom slowly gripped me tighter. His vice grip closing in on my lungs. I was breathing fine in the beginning, but now I noticed no air was coming in.
“Rest easy tiger, it’s gonna be a long weekend for you.”
The last words I heard before blacking out.
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