The Gauntlet III:
Marshall vs The
Executioner
By
The
Mangler
Marshall limped through the curtain to the back as the
announcer announced the second wrestler for the next match. He ignored the
argument between Wiley and the league official, Walker, which was taking place
in the aisle of the arena.
The next two wrestlers were well-matched, so Marshall
figured the match would go its full length. He had 20-30 minutes to prepare for
his final bout against The Executioner, so he thought a quick hot shower would
help.
No sooner had he walked into the locker room than a pair
of arms went around his upper chest and under his arms before lifting up and
locking his hand behind his neck, placing him in a perfect full nelson. Almost instantly, he saw Ash, wearing lightweight
boxing gloves, step in front of him and start throwing punches into his abs.
Each punch echoed with a “splat” and the explosion of
sweat droplets that reflected throughout the locker room. Each blow landed deep into Marshall’s already
worked-over abs and felt like a semi driving through him. Ash quickly fell into a routine as he was
used to using Marshall’s abs as his personal speed punching bag. Tonight, he was trying to see how hard he
could hit. Marshall had almost no chance
at defending himself other than trying to tense his abs, which was not very
effective after the abuse from his first two matches.
The blows went on for a little over a full minute—a
lifetime as you were getting your abs destroyed-- before a loud whistle was
heard.
