Tova Viklund (RLS CAS)

Francesca Larsson (born 11th July 1989 in Goteborg, Sweden) is a Swedish former professional wrestler and Close Contact Fighter1 currently signed to PRIZE Wrestling League, where she performs under the name Tova Viklund and is in her first reign as Grand Champion.
After several years as a fighter for Close Combat Arena in her native Goteborg, Viklund persuaded by friend Simon Lowe to train for a stint as a wrestler.
== Career ==
=== PRIZE Wrestling League (2018-2019) ===
After almost a year of training, she debuted in PRIZE as Tova Viklund, a cocky, confident but otherwise fan-friendly character at the Attendance Only show in St. Helens. She opened the first ever episode of PRIZE Live, too, with a DQ victory over Grand Champion Angel after being hit in the sight of the referee with her brass knuckles.
This sewed the seeds for an eventual feud between the two women, after a fairly random victory over Jessie Hu at the Eyes On The PRIZE 2018 show in Dublin, Ireland. The two would trade victories, and appear at each other's matches, for the next few weeks before Viklund submitted Angel to win her first ever championship at Walk The Talk 2018 in Zurich, Switzerland.
After retaining the title in a rematch on PRIZE Live soon after, she'd hold the title at live events right up until the WCE takeover rendered the championship defunct. She'd continue feuding with Angel without the title, however, eventually defeating her with a roll-up at Rise for the PRIZE 2019.
She would be entered into, and immediately became favourite to win, the WCE Openweight Championship tourney, but lost in the first round to eventual finalist Sarah Fenix. After the title was won by Jackie Compton, Viklund would be a perennial name vying for the attentions of the champion, leading eventually to a Four Woman Ladder match at Up Front 2019, which she'd fail to win.
She'd form an alliance with now-face Fenix against heel champion Jackie Compton and Gaia Cassidy for the next few weeks, before being released on her own request2.
=== Indy scene (2019-2021) ===
After her PRIZE departure, Viklund would return to Sweden until December 2019, when she would show up several times in Fife Wrestling Kingdom as Tova. She'd be hyped in the following months, before winning the O'er the Top Rope match at a Glasgow show to become #1 Contender to the Queen's Championship in February 2020. COVID would prevent this from taking place, however.
Despite hinting at a return following the easing of restrictions, she'd instead confirm her retirement in July 2021, while also being announced as Squared Circle Insider's newest panellist, under the Viklund name3.
== In-Wrestling ==
=== Signatures ===
Leg Breaker
Leg Pick & Leg Drop
Leg Toss (while outside the ring)
=== Finishers ===
Viktory Lock (Cloverleaf)
== Accomplishments ==
Grand Championship (current)
== Trivia ==
* Larsson's Grand Championship win over Angel is largely believed to have been orchestrated by the outgoing champion, herself, as she wanted to focus more on booking. This hasn't been confirmed or denied by PRIZE.
* Her CCF record in Close Combat Arena was 5 wins, two losses and no draws. All five of her victories came via submission.
== Behind-the-Scenes/Notes ==
# CCF is this universe's equivalent to MMA, with CCA being the closest thing to UFC.
#Narrative embellishment, as I wouldn't have thought someone in her position in reality would be all that happy going from champion to afterthought in that way.
#I'm adding some recognisable faces (to the three people who've followed by diaries) to SCI for the future to give it a sense of familiarity.
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