Egyptian Womens' Wrestling By Soxs In ancient Rome, there once was an emperor who grew bored with the gladiators,who at the time were all men,and instituted some variations to the specticles held in the arena. True,they were brutal contests,but remember the era,they nailed people to crosses back then and hardly blinked an eye. Well,this particular emperor ordered new and different opponents to be pitted against each other in death matches and sometimes non-death matchs. Women against women, women against male dwarfs,and so on. They called him a lunatic,they called him insane,I call him way ahead of his time. Seen the TV. pay-per-views lately? Tables smashing over heads,women fighting with each other and male wrestlers,and so on. Now I don't go for death matches...but the ideas this guy came up with are WWF-WCW-ECW material. Why should Rome have all the fun? Sit back and relax as I now take you to Ancient Egypt on a bright sunny afternoon....10BC. The crowd filed into the large stadium,snacks in hand and in good spirits. Once a week they were treated to athletic competitions and this week they were there to view a series of wrestling matches. These matches never ended in death, just defeat,but they were more like street fights than wrestling. The only rule was that you were not permitted to kill your opponent.Mauling,biting,kicking,scratching,punching,you get the idea...were okay. The first six matches were all men vs. men and the crowd cheered their approval after each one. Number seven was alittle out of the ordinary as it pitted two rather buxome women against each other. Both were built like goddesses,tall and lean. Each had light brown hair that was pulled back into a rigid,braided ponytail. The stadium management pondered about what they should wear for their fight,after all,this was to be the first ever,female match in Egypt. After much consideration,it was agreed that they would wear sarongs of virgin white,and sandals that were made especially for wrestling. The sandals were brown calf's skin,flat soled,and they laced around each wrestlers' legs,up to their knees. They entered from opposite ends of the sand filled stadium to the thunderous roars of the crowd. Each wrestler was adorned in make-up and had flowers in their hair. They stood stationary at opposite ends of the sandy floor as the stadium announcer introduced them to the raucous audience. A referee was also present,and stood at center floor with the announcer. Seconds stood with the women and removed the flowers from their hair before the fight. All but the two wrestlers and the referee exited the floor as the crowd waited for the start of this peculiar fight. The referee,it should be noted,was male. He peered across the stadium at both wrestlers and motioned them to begin. The women began the long trek across the large rectangular floor to each other. Their sarongs, which came to just below their knees,fluttered in the gentle breeze as their sandals moved through the sand. The referee stood to one side as the women met at center floor. They circled each other,hands outstretched and ready to go. The two wrestlers touched hands and interlocked their fingers,coming to grips in a test of strength. They moved in close and raised their hands up over their heads,glaring into each others' eyes. The two beautiful women strained against each other and struggled in this hand lock,attempting to force their opponent's hand back. Iris pushed against her foe and brought their breasts together,their faces,cheek to cheek. Aloe held firm and battled her opponent to a point where they were forced to bring their arms downward and to their sides,still locked at the fingers. Toe to toe,they stood motionless in the sand as the crowd bellowed for them to kick each other. Cleo took the hint and sent her sandal directly into Iris' shin. Iris cried out and returned the favor with equal force. The two wrestlers then began a tortorous kicking ballet while still locked together at the fingers. Red welts began to cover their legs as the two battled on in this fashion,kicking in turns,and returning kick for kick. It appeared that Aloe was attempting to break free of the finger interlock,but Iris held her tight. They began struggling about in a small area,the foot prints showing their path of combat in the sand. Aloe hauled off with a vicious kick to Iris' knee,causing the woman to release her hold and stagger back a few steps. She limped around as Aloe stalked her through the sand. Unable to flee,Iris stopped dead in her tracks and let Aloe catch up to her. When she did,they began to fight in a hair pulling frenzy. Now since their hair was pulled back tightly and they had rigid pony tails,they grabbed two handfuls of braids and fought at close quarters, moving towards the wall of the stadium. Aloe got Iris against the wall and began to ram her head into the wooden barrier. Iris cried out in great pain as her head met the hard wood,time after time. In a quick effort to get free,she kneed her opponent in the groin,and Aloe fell to the floor. Iris,exploded in a string of profanity as she pulled the felled Aloe to her feet and began slamming her head into the same wall! The crowd sat stunned as the two women battered each other in violent rage. As she suffered with the wall,Aloe managed to get her fingers onto Iris' cheeks and mauled the woman in terrible fashion. Both shreiked as they fought this terrible exibition before this large crowd. The women began kneeing each other with great force but neither would go down. They staggered away from the wall and now both mauled each other about their faces. As they stood locked in horrendous combat,the women got to their toes,trying for a height advantage in the struggle. Still deadlocked,the referee stood by and watched the action but did nothing. Aloe shifted her weight to one side and pulled Iris in close. A well placed leg behind her opponent's caused the other woman to go flying through the sultry air and down to the sand. Aloe stood by and waited,motioning to the referee for a surrender from Iris. He asked the fallen woman who shook her head no and slowly got to her feet. They closed once more and collided into a furious fist fight. Each woman strode into the other and made no attempt to cover up in any way. On and on they fought across and around the stadium. Vicious blows cracked into their jaws and faces,thudded into their lucious bodies,thwacked into their breasts,but still they swung away at each other with a lustful obsession with beating each other to a pulp. In one swift motion, Aloe braced herself on her right foot,and launched herself into Iris,tackling her to the ground. The two women began to roll in the sand,fighting with everything they could use. Teeth,nails,fists,elbows,knees,feet,everything! After a passionate struggle the women settled down motionless in a double embrace,leg tangle. They layed there in the sand,on their sides,and squeezed and strained in one mass of tortured females. Blood covered them,red welts and bruises glowed bright in the glaring sun. The referee stood next to them and urged them to decide a winner. They stayed locked together and refused to quit the fight. The crowd fell silent and watched mezmorized as the two women layed and fought in a motionless show. They gasped and cried but stayed there. As the match looked as if it would never end, Iris screamed out horridly and shreiked out her surrender. When the entangled women rolled apart,the cause was seen. Her right shoulder showed bleeding teeth marks. The women struggled to their feet and stood by the referee who raised Aloe's hand in victory. The threesome moved off the floor and the crowd cheered loudly and went home.