By J.C. Hartley
Dragonlily’s weakness, however, is her temper. When her meticulous game plan is disrupted, she tends to abandon technique for aggression—a flaw that cost her the Academy Championship last spring. If Dragonlily is the scalpel, Africa Allen is the wrecking ball.
One thing is certain: Academy Wrestling has not seen a collision of styles this volatile since the legendary “Steel City Slaughter” match a decade ago. academy wrestling dragonlily vs africa allen
If Dragonlily can survive the first five minutes—weathering the initial storm of Allen’s power—she will find the opening for the Jade Stalk . Conversely, if Allen lands one clean Dark Continent Driver , the night is over.
At 5’9” and 145 pounds, she isn’t the largest athlete on the roster, but she may be the most precise. Her style is a hybrid of Japanese puroresu strong style and Muay Thai. Her signature move, the “Jade Stalk” (a rear-naked choke transitioned from a standing guillotine), has forced eleven opponents to tap out in the last two seasons alone. If Dragonlily is the scalpel, Africa Allen is
— J.C. Hartley covers independent wrestling for the Ringside Beat newsletter.
Allen doesn’t talk about legacy. She talks about domination. Conversely, if Allen lands one clean Dark Continent
For the past eighteen months, one question has echoed through the rafters of the National Academy of Wrestling Arts: Who is the true heir to the throne?