Pro Wrestling Uprising - WARFARE 07/22 - Anarchy Rulez up!

25th April 2021

The show starts with a video package with a narrator talking over it. “Spring is a time of joy, a time of new beginnings and new hope. Tonight these men and women (shows snippets of every wrestler on the card) will not only be looking to write a new chapter but also sacrificing themselves in the effort of doing so. Two men (showing Moxley and Punk) will sacrifice themselves inside a steel structure for a chance to become champion in the near future. Some men are sacrificing their job (shows Stu Bennett) just to fight off a threat from a rebel (shows Kevin Steen). Some of our stars will be sacrificing championships (showing BB Crawford, Drew Galloway, Claudio Castagnoli, Sammy Guevara and DIY) to prove their dominance as they are under threat by new challengers. How far are these men and women willing to go tonight to sacrifice their body and souls....Tonight, sacrifices will be made and careers and lives shaped....forever.”

Pyro explodes throughout the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC as Spring Sacrifice is under way!

Ranallo: ”Welcome to Spring Sacrifice!! We are live tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina and what a show this promises to be!”

McGuinness: ”Indeed Mauro, five championship matches including that huge triple threat match, the leader of The Bullet Club and PWU World Champion Drew Galloway, defending against Aleister and Bobby Lashley in a triple threat match for the gold!”

Ranallo: ”That should be a great match, also let’s not forget Claudio Castagnoli’s first International title defence on Pay Per View against PAC and of course the ominous (the camera pans to the cage hanging above the ring) Sacrifice Cage match between Jon Moxley and CM Punk, with the winner becoming the number one contender to the PWU World Heavyweight Championship! I can’t wait any longer, let’s do it!!”



The match starts off with Nick Jackson and Tommaso Witney. The two men tie up with Witney with a go behind followed by a waist lock takedown. Nick manages to counter the waist lock with a drop toe hold into a headlock. Witney uses his strength and lifts Nick before throwing him forward, Nick landing on his ass! The two tie up again and this time Witney backs Nick into the corner. The ref looks for a clean break but Nick slaps Witney hard in the face and follows up with a clothesline from behind knocking Witney to the mat! Nick shows his aggression with numerous stomps followed by a quick leg drop, Nick covers but only a two. Nick takes control of the match and whips Witney into the corner. Nick hits a running dropkick, followed by a monkey flip attempt but Witney lands on his feet and follows up with a huge lariat sending Nick Jackson crashing down hard! Witney gets the tag to Gargano! Gargano comes in and delivers quick forearms to Nick’s face and quick striking kicks to the legs before hitting a spinning forearm which knocks Nick down. Gargano hits a series jumping calf kicks to Nick before picking him up and hitting a snap suplex. Gargano covers but only a two count! Gargano picks Nick up and hoists him on his shoulders for what looks like a lawn dart in the corner attempt but Nick counters and pushes Gargano in the corner with impact and follows up with a poisonrana! Nick crawls over and tags in Matt, who waits on the apron for Gargano to get to his feet before hitting a beautiful springboard clothesline! Matt covers but only a two count. Matt waits for Gargano to get to his feet before hitting him with a huge superkick with impact! Matt then delivers a northern lights suplex and rolls with Gargano delivering a second one! Matt holds for the pin but again only a two count. Matt takes Gargano to the corner and delivers three stiff chops as ‘wooooo!’ sounds echo throughout the arena. Matt sets Gargano up on the top rope before a hurricarana attempt but Gargano blocks it and Matt lands hard! Gargano still on the top rope measures Matt and dives off with a huge missile front dropkick! The fans urge Gargano to make the tag which eventually he does! Witney comes in and charges at Nick in the opposite corner knocking him off the apron! Witney hits a seated lariat on Matt followed by two dragon suplexes landing Matt hard on the back of his head. Witney locks in the bridging armbar!! Matt is in a world of trouble but Nick makes it back in to break the hold! This brings in Gargano and all four men now in the ring! Witney and Gargano double team Nick, they whip him off the ropes and hit a double flapjack on him! Nick rolls out of the ring and Gargano flies through the ropes to the outside with a suicide dive! Witney takes his eye off Matt and Matt levels him with a huge superkick to the jaw! Matt covers but only a two. Gargano and Nick get back to their corners with the Bucks now in control. Matt picks Witney up and sets him up for a powerbomb. Matt instead delivers a buckle bomb to Witney with Nick kicking Witney in the back of the head at the same time! Matt tags in Nick and Matt hooks Witney on the bottom rope while holding Witney’s upper body. Nick goes to the top rope and delivers a swanton bomb! Witney taking a lot of punishment here! Gargano gets involved again but takes a double superkick to the face by the Bucks! Gargano sent to the outside and The Bucks look for the Meltzer Driver! Matt gets Witney in position as Nick goes to the apron. The Young Bucks hit it!!! Witney’s head driven into the mat, cover 1..........2..........no!! Gargano makes a miraculous save! The Bucks superkick Gargano again and this time they set Witney up for the ‘The More Bang for Your Buck’ Matt nails the rolling fireman’s carry with Nick hitting a 450 splash on Witney, followed by a moonsault from Matt! Nick stops Gargano getting in the ring as Matt covers Witney, 1............2............3!!! We have new champions!!

The Young Bucks celebrate as DIY look crest fallen!

Ranallo: ”What a way to kick off Spring Sacrifice!! New Tag Team Champions!”

McGuinness: ”A great start tonight for The Bullet Club! Great effort from DIY but The Young Bucks just one step ahead tonight!”

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with Kevin Steen. Kayla asks for Steen’s thoughts on his upcoming match with GM Stu Bennett and what the ramifications are if he loses. Steen responds “Kayla, I’m not worried about if I lose. It’s not gonna happen. Stu Bennett talks a good game but he’s been retired for about six years now bitching about his injuries and why he can no longer wrestle. Since day one in PWU, he’s been tryna screw me and I’m sick of it. I’m not gonna need to worry about it after tonight cos Bennett is history....”

Stu Bennett comes out first to a chorus of boos. Bennett looks in good shape considering how long he’s been out of action.

Steen enters second to a huge ovation ‘Kill Steen Kill’ chants echo throughout the arena!



Steen wastes no time in this one and runs to the ring! Steen rolls in but Bennett meets him with boots and clubbing blows to the back but Steen takes him down to the mat and delivers numerous right hands! The fans go nuts as Steen finally gets his hands on Bennett! Steen picks Bennett up and rams his head into the turnbuckle! Steen goes up to the second turnbuckle and goes for the ten punch, Steen gets to five punches but Bennett counters with a front facing atomic drop! Bennett then puts the boots to Steen and hits a knee drop, Bennett tries to get it over with but only a two count. Bennett picks Steen off the mat and delivers a superkick to the gut before lifting Steen in the air and delivering a very impressive slingshot backbreaker! Bennett covers but again only a two count! Bennett wants this match over and sets up for ‘Wasteland’! Bennett has Steen on his shoulders but Steen counters into a crucifix pin, 1.......2......no! Bennett just about rolls out of it. Steen catches Bennett coming at him with an elbow to the face followed by a series of hard clotheslines, each one sending Bennett to the mat! Steen sends Bennett to the corner and hits a charging clothesline resulting in Bennett being in a seated position! Steen backs away and calls for the cannonball which connects! With Bennett in a prone position on the mat, Steen climbs to the top rope and delivers a beautiful frog splash! Steen hooks the leg, 1........2.......no!!! Bennett kicks out much to the shock of Steen! Steen waits for Bennett to get to his feet and he goes for the Stunner but Bennett counters into a nice neckbreaker! Bennett takes Steen into the ropes and traps him in the ropes before striking him numerous times with hard knees to the body! Steen falls to the outside of the ring. Bennett backs away and distracts the referee. While the referee’s back is turned we see Nick Aldis!!!!! Aldis runs to ringside and hits Steen with a Tombstone Piledriver on the outside while Bennett distracts the referee! ‘Holy S**t’ chants echo throughout the arena as Aldis runs back to the locker room after rolling Steen back in the ring!! Bennett picks Steen up and hits ‘Wasteland’ and covers, 1..........2..........3!!!

Ranallo: ”What the hell was that!? Nick Aldis is here and he just helped Stu Bennett!! Now Steen cannot challenge for the World of International Titles! Damnit!”

McGuinness: ”I told you Bennett must of had something up his sleeve and that something, is current NWA World Champion Nick Aldis!! Unbelievable!”

Bennett looks smug as he leaves the ring and heads backstage with his arms aloft. Steen is left laying in the ring with his head in his hands knowing that he cannot challenge for the two main titles in PWU while Stu Bennett is in charge!

We see a promo video for PWU’s next Pay Per View on June 27th, Battleground!

Ranallo: ”Yes indeed our next pay per view offering will be Battleground on June 27th, that’s gonna be a hell of a night. We have so much more still to come here though tonight!”

McGuinness: ”Yes we do, let’s get to our next match!”



Britt Baker is out here without Adam Cole, obviously feeling like she has a point to prove! The match starts off with Niven displaying her power advantage shoving Baker into the corner before multiple chops! (Greeted by woooo’s in the arena) Niven delivers a nice hip toss, followed by numerous snap mare takeovers. Niven dominant to start off the match! Niven throws Baker in the corner and looks for a corner splash but Baker moves out the way and heads quickly to the top rope delivering a nice missile dropkick to Niven leaving Niven hanging on the middle rope. Baker climbs to the apron and hits a fameasser on Niven driving her face first into the apron! Baker goes back in for the cover but only gets a two count! Baker hits a nice elbow drop onto Niven before heading to the middle rope. Baker goes for a leg drop but Niven moves out the way leaving Baker to land hard! Niven punishes Baker with big forearms to the face, whips her off the ropes and catches her coming back with a pop up face buster! Niven throwing Baker in the air letting her land hard on her front from height! Niven waits for Baker to sit up before coming off the ropes and landing a basement cross body, she covers 1......2.....no! Somehow Baker kicks out! Niven grabs Baker by the hair and delivers a hard slam. Niven calls for the end and drags Baker near the turnbuckle. Niven heads to the second turnbuckle, looking for a slingshot body splash but Baker gets to her feet and delivers a hard superkick to Niven’s face in between Niven’s legs!! With Niven stunned, Baker turns her around with Niven now seated on the top turnbuckle. Baker then hits her with a codebreaker from the second turnbuckle!! Baker hooks the leg, 1.......2......3!!

Ranallo: ”She got her!! What a win for Britt Baker!!”

McGuinness: ”Wonderful ring awareness by the Doctor! She saw Niven was going for that slingshot splash but had the awareness to hit a superkick followed by a codebreaker! Great win for Dr Britt Baker and The Bullet Club!”

We go backstage where The Bullet Club are applauding Britt Baker through the TV. Adam Cole shouts “That’s my girl!!” Drew then speaks “That is exactly what The Bullet Club is about, we have the brand new Tag Team Champions! We have Britt Baker picking up a huge win. I’m gonna retain my title later tonight. I can feel it guys, tonight is gonna be a clean sweep for us!!” The Club put in their hands for the too sweet gesture.

Ranallo: ”The Bullet Club celebrating a little prematurely don’t ya think? Drew’s up against Aleister and Lashley tonight and him walking out with that title isn’t a foregone conclusion by any means!”

McGuinness: ”Well, The Bullet Club obviously confident after two wins so far tonight but they do need to stay focused!”

Ranallo: ”Speaking of staying focused, up next we have the Xcite Championship match! With Jake Hager banned from ringside, Ricochet may be able to focus on Sammy Guevara a little more. Let’s take you back and show you the events leading up to this title rematch!”

We see a video package showing us the build up to this Xcite Championship Match including the closing moments of their Revolution title match and what happened on Thursday’s Warfare with Ricochet kicking Jake Hager off the stage through the tables and debris below.



Ricochet wastes no time in this match and delivers a corkscrew plancha on to Sammy Guevara on the outside while he’s making his entrance!! Ricochet rips off Sammy’s t shirt and hits him with numerous chops lighting up Guevara’s chest! Ricochet throws Guevara into the ring and the bell sounds to officially start this match! Ricochet waits for Guevara to stir and hits a shining wizard! Ricochet covers, 1.....2....but Guevara kicks out! Ricochet whips Guevara into the corner and hits a running enziguri kick to the back of Guevara’s head. Guevara drops in a seated position in the corner and Ricochet runs at him with double knees to the face! Ricochet all over Guevara in the opening few minutes! Ricochet goes to the top rope and looks for a 450 splash! He jumps but Guevara gets his knees up at the last moment causing Ricochet all kinds of problems. Ricochet staggers around the ring holding his ribs but Sammy kips up to his feet and hits Ricochet with a huge lariat which sends him inside out! Guevara picks Ricochet up and hoists him up for a delayed vertical suplex which is executed brilliantly. Guevara covers but Ricochet gets the shoulder up. Guevara hits a series of quick leg drops onto Ricochet before lifting him up again, this time for a samoan drop. Guevara presses Ricochet twice before dropping him, Guevara hooks the leg 1......2....but Ricochet still kicks out! Guevara looks pissed and lifts Ricochet to his feet before delivering a scoop slam. Guevara climbs to the top rope, but Ricochet kips up while Guevara is on the top turnbuckle, then he catches him with a jumping enziguri to the back of Guevara’s head! Guevara maintains his balance despite being a bit dazed, Ricochet runs to the top rope and delivers a top rope spanish fly to Guevara!! The fans cheer and applaud as Ricochet covers, 1.......2......no!! Guevara somehow kicks out! Ricochet changes tactics and goes for a STF submission hold! Guevara in a world of hurt for a few minutes but eventually Guevara somehow shifts his body weight onto Ricochet for a pin, 1.......2.....no! Ricochet releases the hold just in time. Both men now back to their feet, Ricochet goes for a superkick, it’s caught and Guevara steps through and delivers a spinning kick of his own, in shades of RVD! Guevara places Ricochet on the middle rope and chokes him as the ref starts his count to 5. Guevara releases and then heads outside the ring with Ricochet still in the position across the middle rope. Guevara charges and hits Ricochet with a double leg dropkick right to the head of Ricochet! Ricochet bounces back into the ring and Guevara covers again, 1.....2....no!! Ricochet again kicks out. Guevara starts looking frustrated so he picks Ricochet up yet again and sets him up for a powerbomb but Ricochet counters it into a code red!! Ricochet covers, 1...........2.........no!! Guevara rolls out in time! Ricochet charges at Guevara with an enziguri but Guevara ducks it. Guevara tries to deliver his springboard cutter but Ricochet counters it into a backstabber!! With Guevara down, Ricochet quickly gets to the top rope and hits the 450 splash!! Ricochet covers, 1................2.................nooooo!!! Guevara somehow kicks out!! Ricochet looks shocked and waits for Guevara to get to his feet. Ricochet charges and goes for a codebreaker but Guevara drops Ricochet and pins with a roll through and bridge, 1............2.........Ricochet kicks out! Both men back to their feet, Ricochet goes for a crucifix pin but Guevara counters and hits the Burning Hammer GTS! Guevara quickly drags Ricochet near the corner, climbs to the top rope and hits a shooting star press! Guevara hooks both legs, 1.............2..............3!!! Guevara retains!

Ranallo: ”What a match!! Impressive win for Sammy Guevara!”

McGuinness: ”I think everybody forgets just how good Sammy Guevara is and that match just proved why Sammy Guevara is the Xcite Champion! Great back and forth match between two top athletes in PWU!”

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with one of the number one contender’s for the PWU World Championship, Bobby Lashley. Kayla asks Bobby about the match later tonight and how he’s going to handle Drew Galloway and Aleister in the same match? Bobby responds “I’m going to do what I always do, I’m going to dominate. I’d be standing here as the World Champion if it wasn’t for The Bullet Club. The match was won, everybody saw that at Revolution. Tonight, it’s no DQ, meaning I can do whatever I want to Galloway and Aleister. Aleister stuck his nose in my title challenge and managed to worm his way into this match but he will not stop me from achieving my destiny. I’m leaving with the title tonight and nobody will stand in my way”.

Ranallo: ”Bobby Lashley in my opinion, the most legit fighter in this title match and I believe him when he says he will walk out as champion...”

McGuinness: ”You have a point but Drew and Aleister are both fierce competitors. Drew is our current champion and regardless of the distraction from The Young Bucks at Revolution, he still got the job done over Lashley at Revolution!”

Ranallo: ”This will be an intriguing title match later tonight. Up next though, another intriguing encounter between two different eras of The Bullet Club, the current era represented by Adam Cole taking on the original leader of the Bullet Club in Japan.....Prince Devitt!”

We see a video package of the history of Prince Devitt in The Bullet Club as well as Adam Cole’s history in the faction. We then see what happened two weeks ago with Adam Cole losing the International Title final match thanks to a distraction from The Good Brothers and Prince Devitt and the events since leading up to this match.



Adam Cole and Devitt start the match off face to face. Cole and Devitt exchange right hands as the bell sounds! Devitt ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a slingblade followed up by another one! Cole staggers a bit, Devitt hits a double footed front dropkick sending Cole into the corner! Cole falls to the mat near the corner and Devitt looks to end this early! Devitt jumps for the ‘Coup De Grace’ but Cole rolls out of the ring and Devitt lands on his feet and rolls through. Cole takes a few moments outside but Devitt dives over the top rope with a tope con hilo on to Adam Cole! Devitt does his arm taunt to hype up the fans before Devitt tries to whip Cole into the barricade but Cole reverses it and Devitt is sent crashing back first into the barricade! Cole lifts Devitt and sends him ribs first on to the barricade with a front suplex! Cole then climbs on to the ring apron and hits Devitt with a jumping knee drop right to the back of the head sending him flipping off the barricade to the floor. Cole climbs back into the ring and does his ‘Adam Cole bay bay!’ with the crowd joining in. Cole goes back to the outside and rolls Devitt into the ring and goes for the cover but only gets a two count. Cole drags Devitt to his feet and goes for the argentine neckbreaker which he executes well. Cole looking for an early finish, he goes to the middle rope for the Panama sunrise destroyer but as he jumps, Devitt connects with a pele kick in mid air sending Cole crashing to the mat. Devitt hits Cole with a series of slingblades. Devitt then has Cole in a reverse DDT position before delivering a spinning elbow drop cut! Devitt hooks the leg, 1........2.....no! Cole kicks out! Devitt goes to whip Cole into the corner but Cole reverses it. Cole charges but Devitt climbs out of the way over the top rope and then follows up with a kick to Cole’s head while holding the ropes! Devitt heads to the top rope and jumps but Cole counters with a superkick in mid air! Cole covers Devitt, 1......2.....kick out! Devitt gets the shoulder up. Cole approaches Devitt’s legs and executes a beautiful wheelbarrow suplex! Cole covers again but again a near fall! Cole lifts Devitt up and goes for a northern lights suplex, but Devitt counters, hooks Cole’s arm and hits the 1916 out of nowhere sending Cole crashing down with his head/neck area spiked into the mat! Devitt gets an arm across for the cover, 1.........2.......no! Devitt looks shocked that Cole got the shoulder up and heads to the top rope! Devitt sets up for the ‘Coup De Grace’ again and connects!!! Devitt hooks the leg, 1...............2..................no!!! Cole again kicks out somehow! The fans thought that was gonna be it! Devitt picks Cole up by the hair and looks as though he’s going for the 1916 again. Cole blocks the attempt and this time counters with a northern lights suplex. Cole lifts Devitt back up and hits a firemen’s carry neckbreaker! Cole pulls down his kneepad and calls for the ‘Last Shot’, Cole comes off the ropes and connects with the knee to the back of the head! Cole covers, 1...............2................no!!! Cole can’t believe it as Devitt kicks out! Cole mounts Devitt and levels him with numerous right hands. Cole heads to the second turnbuckle and waits for Devitt to get to his feet which he does with help from the ropes. Cole jumps and hits the Panama Sunrise destroyer!! Cole pulls his other knee pad down and waits for Devitt to get to his knees before hitting him with the second ‘Last Shot’ knee to the back of the head! Cole hooks both legs, 1..........2............3!!!

Cole rolls out of the ring and heads back to the locker room with a big grin on his face. Devitt looks somewhat unsteady as he tries to stand in the ring.

Ranallo: ”What a tremendous back and forth match! Tonight was Adam Cole’s night!”

McGuinness: ”Huge win for Adam Cole tonight! He needed that after the disappointment of missing out on the International Championship! More to the point, so far The Bullet Club are three in three!”

We go backstage where we see Kevin Steen leaving the arena when Kayla catches up with him “Kevin, I’m sorry about the result of your match earlier tonight. What’s next for Kevin Steen?” “Kayla it’s okay. Obviously I’m upset and I’m pissed about the way in which Bennett got the win tonight but I don’t expect anything else from him. Don’t worry though, I know exactly what’s next for Kevin Steen....it’s time for a new chapter for me in PWU....”

Ranallo: “Kevin Steen obviously upset at his loss earlier tonight, his career in PWU will take a major downward turn after no longer being able to challenge for either the World Championship or the International Championship....”

McGuinness: ”Obviously this will affect Kevin Steen but I know that he is a tremendous asset and will continue to be for this company despite not being able to win a major title here...well while Stu Bennett is in power at least!”

Ranallo: ”Speaking of major titles.....up next is for the PWU Women’s Championship between BB Crawford and Rhea Ripley. Let’s take a look at the events leading up to this match....”

We see a video package looking at the events leading up to the Women’s Championship Match including BB Crawford winning the title at Revolution to become the first champion and her successful title defense against Britt Baker. We then see Rhea Ripley attacking BB Crawford and becoming the number one contender as well as the events on the last two week’s leading up to this match.



The two ladies start the match with a lock up which neither of them gain an advantage with, despite pushing each other around the ring. The two tie up again and this time, Ripley wrenches BB’s arm and pulls it relentlessly taking BB down to the mat. Rhea works on the arm driving her knee into the elbow. Rhea picks BB up and continues to wrench the arm but BB rolls through it and elbows Ripley to the face followed by a waistlock takedown! Ripley breaks the lock and puts BB in a headlock but BB displays her power and throws Ripley to the mat! BB taunts Ripley as the ‘nightmare’ looks surprised! Ripley runs at BB who is near the corner but BB moves and Ripley ends up sternum first in the corner, BB follows up with a nice german suplex pin, 1.........2......Rhea kicks out! BB continues her assault and hits Rhea with forearms in the corner. BB goes for the monkey flip on Ripley but Ripley blocks it and sits BB on the top turnbuckle before delivering a hard slap which sends BB crashing all the way to the floor on the outside! Ripley follows BB to the outside and picks her up before delivering a huge powerbomb to BB on the ring apron! BB favours her back as Ripley rolls her back into the ring for the cover, 1.......2......no! BB gets the shoulder up! Ripley stomps away on BB before picking her up and delivering two short arm clotheslines which land hard. Ripley then hooks BB in a cross arm lock before hoisting her in the air! Ripley hangs BB in the air in the hold for a few moments as the ref asks BB if she wants to quit. BB is in pain but doesn’t quit and reverses this hold into a roll through pinning predicament, 1.......2......Ripley kicks out! BB cuts Ripley off with a hard elbow to the face followed by a dropkick! BB gets some offense and delivers a jumping knee strike before planting Ripley with a delayed vertical suplex! Huge strength shown by BB Crawford! BB covers but again only a two. BB hits a standing moonsault on to Ripley and goes for another cover but Ripley kicks out at one. BB takes Ripley to the corner and attempts a handspring elbow, but Rhea gets her knees up right into BB’s back and follows up with knee strikes to the head followed by a snapmare then a basement dropkick. Rhea wastes no time and locks BB in the Prism Trap!! BB has nowhere to go and is in agony! BB manages to eventually find the strength to grab the ropes to break the hold! Ripley waits for BB to get to her feet and delivers a devastating bicycle kick to the jaw of BB Crawford! Ripley lifts BB by her long ponytail and talks trash but BB stamps on her foot which releases Ripley’s grip on her hair. BB then whips Ripley with her hair which makes an almighty smack! BB does this again before excecuting a belly to belly suplex! BB waits Ripley to get to her feet and goes for the KOD! BB lifts Rhea up but Ripley climbs down BB’s back and delivers a a rip cord knee followed by a Pumphandle Slam attempt but BB reverses it with a roll up and a bridge, 1.........2.........3!!! BB gets the win!

BB collapses to the mat after the three count but Ripley stomps away on BB after the match! Ripley hits BB with the pump handle slam and throws the title belt on top of her before leaving the ringside area to boos from the crowd.

Ranallo: ”BB Crawford with a hard fought win to retain her title but Rhea Ripley strikes again after the match to attack the champion!”

McGuinness: ”BB with a wonderful roll up for the win but it was more out of desperation than anything else! I thought Rhea Ripley had the match won, I have to admit but congratulations BB Crawford!”

We go backstage to Stu Bennett’s office where Bennett, Sha Samuels and Nick Aldis are having a beer to celebrate Stu’s win earlier in the evening. Kayla knocks and enters and asks Stu Bennett about Nick Aldis and what his purpose is for being here? Bennett smirks “Me and Nick go way back. I asked him for a favour tonight and he helped me. In return, I’ve offered him a flexible contract to wrestle in PWU. He can still wrestle in NWA and I’d like to thank them for agreeing to our terms. This week on Warfare, Nick Aldis will make his debut in PWU.” Kayla then asks about Kevin Steen....Bennett responds “What is this twenty bloody questions!? Who cares about Kevin Steen anyway?” Nick Aldis interjects “Look Kayla, it’s simple. Nobody cares about Kevin Steen. I am the NWA World Champion and I’m here now. Steen could never be a champion like myself.....well certainly not now anyway!” All three men laugh before Bennett continues “Kevin Steen can now disappear with his tail between his legs knowing that he’ll never be champion....and on that thought you can disappear too Kayla....goodbye” Bennett shoes Kayla out of his office before Kayla rolls her eyes and walks off.


McGuinness: ”How about that, the NWA World Champion Nick Aldis wrestling in PWU!”

Ranallo: ”That’s a huge signing and he will make his debut this coming Thursday on Warfare!! Up next Nigel, a match I know I’ve been looking forward to. It’s Claudio Castagnoli defending the International Championship for the first time on Pay Per View against ‘The Bastard’ Pac!”

We see a video package showing the events leading to this match including Castagnoli winning the International Championship, his open challenge matches as well as Pac being announced as number one contender and interfering in Castagnoli’s match this past Thursday.



This match starts with both men locking up with Castagnoli pushing Pac to the mat. They lock up again and this time Castagnoli backs Pac into the corner. He looks for a clean break but Pac gives him a thumb to the eye before striking Claudio with several kicks, one of which sending Castagnoli to the mat. Pac delivers a quick leg drop and goes for a cover but only gets a two count. Pac continues to take control, kicking Castagnoli in the ribs while he attempts to get to his feet. Pac picks him up and whips him into the corner. Pac charges with a forearm but Castagnoli gets his feet in Pac’s face! Claudio climbs to the second turnbuckle and catches Pac coming back with a nice spinning elbow which sends Pac down. Claudio picks up Pac, whips him off the ropes but Pac leapfrogs and goes for a reverse hurricarana but Claudio blocks it and instead hits a nice reverse alabama slam! Pac face first to the mat! Claudio then gets Pac in a surfboard submission! A lot of torc on Pac’s back for a period of time but Pac manages to break the grip from Claudio and wriggle free of the leg lock. As Claudio goes after Pac, Pac kicks Claudio’s head while situated on the mat! Claudio is sent stumbling back towards the other side of the ring and Pac springs to his feet and delivers a slingblade followed by a beautiful dropkick! Pac hits a standing moonsault and taunts the crowd. Pac picks Claudio up and whips him into the corner with authority! Pac follows up with numerous kicks to the chest followed by a spinning kick to the face leaving the champion in kinds of trouble. Pac sets Claudio on the top rope and delivers a beautiful suplex from the top rope! Pac covers but only gets a two count! Pac heads to the top rope and looks to hit the ‘Red Arrow’ but in mid air, Castagnoli nips to his feet and hits a European uppercut to Pac, knocking him senseless! Huge moment in the match for Castagnoli! Claudio then delivers two deadlift gutwrench suplexes to Pac. Pac rolls out to the apron but Claudio doesn’t let him go anywhere and climbs to the second turnbuckle, he brings Pac back into the ring with a deadlift second turnbuckle suplex!! Claudio goes for the cover but Pac kicks out at two! Claudio locks Pac in the crossface! Pac is in agony but uses his body to roll Claudio over into a pinning predicament, 1.....2.....kick out! Both men back to their feet and Claudio meets Pac with a series of European uppercuts. Claudio whips Pac off the ropes and Pac ducks a clothesline attempt, springs off the ropes on the far side and goes for a cross body but Claudio catches him and hits a nice fallaway slam! Claudio goes by Pac’s legs and begins the big swing! Claudio swings Pac numerous times before going for the Sharpshooter! Claudio tries to lock it in but Pac spins Claudio to the mat using his legs before Pac jumps on him and locks in the ‘Brutalizer’ submission! Pac synchs it in and Claudio is in big trouble! The crowd rally behind Claudio and he eventually manages to get to his feet with the hold still locked in! Claudio breaks free from the hold with a hip toss and catches Pac coming back at him with a pop up European uppercut!! Claudio kicks Pac in the gut and delivers the Neutraliser! Castagnoli covers, 1......2......3!!!

Castagnoli leaves the ring with his title as Pac looks pissed off.

Ranallo: ”Castagnoli retains the International Championship!”

McGuinness: ”Great back and forth action there, Pac came so close to gaining the title but Castagnoli just too quick for him! Great first pay per view title defence for Claudio Castagnoli!”

Ranallo:”Talking of first title defences....up next is the PWU World Heavyweight Championship match. The leader of The Bullet Club Drew Galloway defending the PWU World Championship against Bobby Lashley and Aleister in a triple threat match!”

We see a promo video of Drew Galloway becoming the World Champion at Revolution followed by the events after the match with the Bullet Club reformation. We see all the events leading up to this triple threat with all three men brawling, the wars between Aleister’s faction and Bullet Club and clips from other matches over the previous few weeks.

After the video package, Bobby Lashley enters first to a mixed response. Aleister enters second to a decent pop, fans mostly behind Aleister. The champion enters last to a most negative ovation.



The match begins with Bobby Lashley hitting an almighty spear to Drew Galloway at the bell! Galloway rolls out the ring and Aleister and Lashley start throwing punches at each other. Aleister goes for a kick but Lashley catches his foot and hits a huge spinebuster! Lashley covers but Aleister kicks out. Galloway rolls back into the ring and clobbers Lashley with a clothesline before throwing him outside the ring. Galloway follows Lashley to the outside and whips Lashley hard into the stairs. Drew continues the assault and grabs a steel chair. He attempts to do the same as what he did to Killer Kross on Warfare, but Aleister rolls to the outside and catches the chair before Galloway is able to drive the chair on to Lashley! Aleister delivers a spinning kick knocking the chair back into the face of Galloway! All three men on the outside with Aleister currently standing tall. Aleister takes the chair and throws it into Lashley’s head as he’s trying to reach his feet. Aleister picks Lashley up and tries to ram his head into the ring post but Lashley blocks it and instead rams Aleister face first into the turnbuckle. Lashley whips Aleister into the ring but stays on the apron. Aleister gets to his feet and Lashley connects with a slingshot clothesline. Lashley approaches Aleister but Galloway rolls back in and executes a german suplex to Lashley. Galloway goes to work on Aleister and hits him with a belly to back suplex. Lashley tries to charge at Galloway for a spear but Galloway moves, leaving Lashley crashing into the ring post! Galloway dropkicks Lashley out of the ring again and waits for Aleister to get to his feet for a Claymore! Galloway charges and goes for the Claymore but Aleister moves out the way! Aleister then strikes Drew with numerous kicks to the chest before sweeping his legs from under him and hitting a double foot stomp to the chest! Aleister looks for the Midnight Mass kick but Lashley gets back into the ring and clobbers Aleister with a big boot sending him to the mat! Lashley picks Aleister up and whips him into the corner and drives his shoulders into Aleister’s mid section. Lashley sets Aleister on the top rope and looks for a suplex but Galloway gets to his feet and sets Lashley up for an electric chair drop. Drew executes the electric chair drop while simultaneously Lashley suplexes Aleister from the top rope!! Huge impact! All three men are down momentarily before Galloway gets to his feet. Galloway goes to the outside and pulls a table out from underneath the ring! Galloway sets it up next to the ring apron on the outside. Galloway rolls back into the ring and points trigger fingers to Aleister. Galloway gets Aleister in position for the powerbomb and lifts Aleister up but Lashley takes out Drew’s legs just as he was about to dump Aleister through that table! Drew is near the ropes trying to get back to his feet but Lashley runs at Drew and spears him through the ropes to the outside through the table!!! ‘Holy s**t’ chants echo throughout the arena! Aleister surveys the damage as Galloway and Lashley are laying amongst the table rubble. Aleister goes to the outside and drags Drew into the ring by his hair. Aleister covers, 1.........2........no!!! Drew somehow gets the shoulder up! Aleister gets to his feet and waits for Galloway to get to his feet. Aleister goes for the Midnight Mass but it’s ducked and Drew quickly lands a Future Shock DDT! Drew covers, 1.........2........no! Lashley out of nowhere breaks up the fall! Lashley then locks Drew in the Hurt Lock!! Drew has nowhere to go as Lashley wears him down in the hold. It looks like Lashley has the match won but Aleister gets to his feet and connects with the Midnight Mass kick on Lashley knocking him senseless! Aleister covers, 1............2.............Drew breaks it up, throws Aleister out the ring and covers Lashley, 1................2.................3!!!!!

Drew rolls out of the ring and snatches his title belt and heads to the back.

Ranallo: ”Drew’s stolen it here!!!! I can’t believe it!”

Aleister can’t believe it and he just sits cross legged outside the ring looking frustrated. Lashley tries to get to his feet.
The Young Bucks, Adam Cole and Britt Baker enter the stage to stand with the champion, Drew Galloway. The Bullet Club on the stage looking smug as Drew and The Young Bucks holds their titles over their heads.

Ranallo: ”A huge night for The Bullet Club tonight, a clean sweep! Bullet Club showing their dominance in PWU!”

McGuinness: ”Congratulations to the Bullet Club tonight, whether you like them or not, they have got the job done and done exactly what they set out to do!”

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with Prince Devitt and The Good Brothers. Kayla asks Devitt how he is feeling after The Bullet Club’s clean sweep tonight. Devitt responds “You know what, you need to give the devil their due. They set out to conquer tonight and they did. Despite what’s happened tonight, this war with The Bullet Club isn’t over. That is why me and my boys here are challenging The Bullet Club to the Battleground Match at the next pay-per-view. Two rings inside a steel cage, anything goes and only one team can win. I’ll await their response on Thursday night....”

Ranallo: ”Wow what a challenge from Prince Devitt!! Devitt and The Good Brothers want The Bullet Club in the Battleground match at the Battleground pay-per-view!”

McGuinness: ”We can expect a war if Bullet Club accept their challenge. Those two teams inside a cage with anything goes rules, that’ll be a battle for the ages...”

Ranallo: ”Well talking of cages......up next is the main event, the first ever Sacrifice Cage Match here in PWU. It’s CM Punk versus Jon Moxley, with the winner being named the number one contender to the PWU World Championship. This rivalry has got personal, let’s show you the history between these two men so far in PWU!”

We see a video package that highlights the history between Moxley/Punk in PWU including Punk’s debut on the first Warfare, the wars of words, the physical brawls between them and the match at Revolution. We then see footage from last weeks Warfare with the two brawling amongst security. After this, the video package goes into explaining the rules of this upcoming match. The package ends with “which of these men will make the bigger sacrifice for their shot at glory?..”

Mauro Ranallo then runs down the rules on commentary:

1. The ring is surrounded by a huge steel cage without a roof.

2. Around the top of each side of the cage is a dangerous element. One side has barbed wire, second side has an inferno, third side has tacks and broken glass, fourth side has electrical fencing.

3. Someone must gain a pinfall or submission before attempting to escape the sacrifice cage. A wrestler must climb over the top sacrificing their body to escape the structure.

4. Once a wrestler has tried to escape the structure via a particular side, he can no longer use that side to escape the cage unless he has already tried unsuccessfully to escape all four sides.

5. The winner is the first man to gain a pinfall or submission and successfully navigate their exit from the cage over the top choosing their ‘sacrifice’.

6. There are no rules and weapons are placed around the ringside area.

McGuinness: ”Here you can see the structure being lowered around the ring, that barbed wire on one side that will tear through flesh. The inferno will be activated once the structure is fully lowered and surrounding the ring, the electrical wire which will shock these guys potentially throwing them from the cage and the tacks and broken glass which will pierce and cut skin. This is going to be brutal!”

The inferno on top of the cage is lit and Justin Roberts begins the announcements. CM Punk enters first and the crowd give a mostly positive reaction with large sections breaking out into CM Punk chants. Jon Moxley enters second in street attire and he makes his way to the ring through the crowd with a big ovation. The crowd seem very split in this match.



Moxley shuts the cage door behind him and rolls into the ring and Punk attacks immediately as the bell sounds! Punk stomps away quickly but Moxley takes down Punk and hammers away with fast punches to the head. Moxley hits Punk with stiff stomps to the face before picking him up and throwing him to the outside through the middle rope. Moxley straight away whips Punk into the steel fence of the cage! Moxley squashes Punk’s face against the cage wall before trying to ram him into the ring post but Punk blocks it and sends Moxley crashing into the side of the cage! Punk then grabs a steel chair and rolls Moxley into the ring. Punk then hits Moxley in the ribs with the chair before smashing the chair against Moxley’s back! Punk goes for a cover but only a two count! Punk then climbs to the top rope with the chair in hand and places it under his elbow before jumping off with an elbow drop, the chair bouncing off Moxley’s face! Punk covers, 1.........2........3!! Punk gets a fall, meaning Punk can now attempt to exit the cage. Punk rolls out of the ring and chooses the side where the thumb tacks and broken glass is. Punk scales the cage wall and gets approximately half way up but Moxley manages to roll out of the ring and shake the cage causing Punk to fall down! Moxley takes Punk down by the legs and hits him repeatedly with punches. Moxley picks Punk up and again rams his head into the cage before hitting a suplex on the outside! Moxley looks for another weapon and finds a barbed wire baseball bat! Moxley rolls Punk into the ring and brings the bat with him. Moxley picks Punk up and hits a Russian leg sweep using the barbed wire bat. Moxley goes for a cover but only gets a two count! Moxley sees the chair that Punk brought into the match earlier and sets it up. Moxley drags Punk near the chair and sets up for the Paradigm Shift onto the chair but Punk counters with a northern lights suplex to Moxley on the chair! Punk covers but only gets a two count. Punk rolls to the outside and pulls out a table from underneath the ring! Punk tries to place it in the ring but Moxley gets to his feet and delivers a baseball slide sending the table crashing in to Punk and Punk crashes into the cage wall! Moxley sets the table up on the outside of the ring and places Punk on to it followed by a few right hands. Moxley starts climbing the cage! The fans are a little confused as to why as he hasn’t gained a fall/submission yet. Moxley gets half way up and then just jumps back turning in mid air for a huge body splash through Punk through the table!!!! The fans become unglued and as Moxley chant breaks out! After a few moments, Moxley starts to move. Moxley drags Punk’s unconscious body into the ring and hooks the leg, 1........2......3!! Moxley gets a fall! Moxley rolls out of the ring still feeling the affects from that dive a moment ago. Moxley tries to escape on the barbed wire side. Moxley scales the cage taking his time, meanwhile Punk is stirring in the ring. Punk rolls out the ring still dazed, picks up a chair and throws it at Moxley in a desperate attempt! The chair hits Moxley’s leg and Moxley slips off the cage wall landing badly on his knee. Punk zeros in on this and hits Moxley repeatedly in the leg with a steel chair!! Punk rolls Moxley in and picks up the barbed wire bat! Punk scrapes the bat against Moxley’s knee, tearing at his jeans causing the leg to start bleeding! Punk then uses the bat and locks in a version of the Anaconda Vice using the barbed wire bat! Moxley with nowhere to go and the referee calls that as a submission win for Punk! Punk again climbs out of the ring but this time chooses to escape up the side where the electrical fence is on top! Punk looks like he has this match won as he scales the cage and gets to the top, Moxley hobbling slowly after him! Punk puts his hand on the top to get leverage to push himself up but the electric fence activates causing Punk to shock himself!! Punk falls a bit before managing to hold on to the middle of the cage. Punk hanging off the middle of the cage, Moxley smacks Punk in the back with a chair causing him to completely fall off the cage!!! Punk falls hard to the outside with Moxley hobbling around, a gash in the side of his leg. Moxley brings Punk back into the ring and ties him up in the ropes! Moxley takes the barbed wire bat and hits Punk three times in the ribs! Punk in a world of hurt, Moxley unties him then hits him with a Paradigm Shift! Moxley covers, 1.........2.........3!! Moxley with another pinfall! Moxley goes for the escape on the side where the tacks and glass is. Moxley struggles with his leg trying to escape but Moxley’s leg gives out causing him to slide down the cage wall meaning an unsuccessful escape attempt. Punk favouring his ribs heads to the outside and kicks away at Moxley’s leg before rolling him back into the ring. Punk grabs Moxley’s legs and looks for a sharpshooter but Moxley musters the strength to kick Punk away. Moxley gets to his feet and clobbers Punk with a desperation clothesline. Moxley gets some momentum and whips Punk into the corner. Moxley charges at Punk with a clothesline followed by a bulldog. Moxley covers but only a two count! Moxley picks Punk up and tries to hit the Paradigm Shift on the steel chair but Punk blocks it ad hits a huge kick to the side of Moxley’s head! Punk then looks at the chair and then glances at Moxley and Punk traps Moxley’s head in the chair! Punk lifts Moxley up on his shoulders and hits the GTS with Moxley’s head trapped in the chair!!! Punk covers, 1.........2.........3!!! Punk heads to the outside and stares up at the inferno on top of the cage! Punk begins scaling the inferno side of the cage and Moxley starts to move in the ring. Punk looks nervous about trying to scale the cage and hesitates slightly. Moxley takes advantage of this and gets to the outside, somehow hobbling up the cage! Moxley eventually catches up with Punk and the two men battle half way up the cage! They throw punches at each other and Punk continues his ascension up the cage. Punk goes near the fire, but Moxley also fights with him towards the top! Punk knocks Moxley down a few steps and Punk climbs over the fire wall but Punk is alight! Punk’s leg is alight, Moxley gets back to the top and climbs over the fire successfully while Punk starts to descend to the outside while his leg is on fire! Punk on fire half way down while hanging on the top, Moxley stamps on Punk’s hand causing him to crash through the announce table below!! The bell sounds and officials rush with fire extinguishers to put Punk’s leg out!! Justin Roberts announces CM Punk as the winner!!

Ranallo: ”Well Punk has won the match! Punk has escaped the cage with a little help from Moxley! CM Punk will get a shot at the PWU World Championship in the near future!”

McGuinness: ”That was the wildest thing I’ve seen in my career....what a brutal match!”

Moxley collapses to the mat below and sits there holding his wounds as Punk is out of it underneath debris from the announcers table!

Ranallo: ”What carnage we’ve seen tonight! Both men nursing their battle scars! CM Punk is the number one contender but at what cost!! Goodnight everybody!”

6th May 2021

The camera pans around the Petersen Events Centre in Pittsburgh, PA for a very special edition of Warfare as pyro goes off! Mauro Ranallo opens up the show.

Ranallo: ”Welcome to Championship Warfare!!! Tonight, the PWU World Championship will be on the line when Aleister challenges Drew Galloway!!”

McGuinness: ”A huge match there, plus the Women’s Championship in a rematch from Spring Sacrifice between BB Crawford and Rhea Ripley, Claudio Castagnoli’s open challenge for the PWU International Championship! We’re kicking off though with a tag team battle royal, the winners will challenge The Young Bucks later tonight! Let’s get to it!”

Tag Team Battle Royal (Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin, SCU, DIY, Good Brothers, Kross and Scherr, Gunn Club, Jake Hager and Sammy Guevara, Ricochet and Keith Lee)
The battle royal kicks off, mass brawling in the ring with all eight teams. Debut of the Gunn Club in this match, Austin and Colten as well as Ricochet and Keith Lee debuting as a team! The first elimination is Cedric and Shelton as Adam Scherr throws out Cedric with a gorilla press! Out next is the Gunn Club! Doc Gallows of the Good Brothers clotheslines Austin out of the ring. Six teams left and the fight continues. Next team eliminated is the Inner Circle’s Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager as Kevin Steen runs down to the ring! Steen slides into the ring and takes down Guevara followed by punches! Hager is occupied with Keith Lee, and Steen superkicks Guevara out and over the top rope! Steen high tails it out of there as Hager realises what happened to his partner. Five teams remain!! Keith Lee and Ricochet are the next team eliminated, Ricochet goes to the top rope to hit a diving hurricarana onto Killer Kross but Kross catches Ricochet in a powerbomb position and Ricochet is dumped to the outside! A double elimination occurs next as The Good Brothers and Kross and Scherr take each other out of the match!! Doc Gallows and Scherr both go over the top rope after a clothesline! The two teams brawl with each other all the way to the back! Two teams remain SCU and DIY! Both teams battle it out for several minutes, a back and forth encounter. In the closing moments, Witney tries to clothesline Kazarian out of the ring but both men land on the apron! Both men trade punches on the apron but Gargano superkicks Kazarian to the jaw but Kazarian somehow hangs on! Daniels then out of nowhere superkicks Witney to the face and Witney falls to the outside! SCU get the title match later! Gargano can’t believe it as SCU celebrate in the ring!

The Young Bucks appear on the stage and hold up their tag team title belts, the SCU motion that they are gonna take the titles later tonight.

Ranallo: ”Congratulations to SCU, Daniels and Kazarian with a huge opportunity later tonight to dethrone The Young Bucks!”

We go backstage where we see Sammy Guevara and Jake Hager in the office of Stu Bennett. “You see what Steen did to us out there! Why is he even coming for my title, he’s too fat to challenge me!” Bennett tries to calm Guevara down “Sammy, I’m sorry about what happened and trust me Steen will have to earn any title match against you. Unfortunately though, there is no weight limit in the Xcite division meaning he could challenge you.” Sammy looks annoyed “So he can just challenge me now!? We’re letting anybody fight for my title, hell I may as well do an open challenge too then!” Bennett looks at Guevara “Look Sammy, for Steen to gain a shot at your title, next week Kevin Steen will face Jake Hager. We both know that Steen won’t survive that and if Steen loses, then he will not be challenging for your title.” Sammy looks slightly happier as Hager smirks.

Up next we see the International Champion, Claudio Castagnoli enter the arena to a huge ovation. ‘Castagnoli’ chants break out as Castagnoli grabs a microphone. “Thanks guys appreciate it. It’s that timeeee of the week again where I cement my claim as the greatest pro wrestler in the world and successfully defend my International Championship! So come on out here and make a name for yourself....” after waiting a few moments, Nick Aldis music hits!!! The NWA World Champion could be a double champion tonight!

Ranallo: ”Nothing says championship warfare better than two champions facing each other! This should be awesome!”

McGuinness: ”I don’t think Castagnoli was expecting somebody who is already a World Champion to challenge him!”

Nick Aldis vs. Claudio Castagnoli (c) - (PWU International Championship)
The match starts with both men locking up, Castagnoli with a go behind followed by a waistlock takedown. Claudio transitions into a headlock, Aldis gets to his feet, sets Castagnoli off the ropes, leapfrog then hits a huge dropkick to Castagnoli! Aldis follows up with a series of quick punches to the head and backs Claudio into the corner before putting the boots to him. Aldis goes for a corner clothesline but Castagnoli hits him with an elbow followed by a clothesline and then a body slam. Castagnoli lands a knee drop and covers but only a two count! Claudio continues his assault and goes for a sidewalk slam but Aldis blocks it and connects with a Russian leg sweep. Aldis back to his feet picks Claudio up and executes a beautiful vertical suplex. Aldis covers, 1.....2....only a two. Aldis keeps Claudio grounded with a body scissors. Aldis keeps the pressure on for a while but Claudio eventually gets to his knees and then his feet while the body scissors is still applied! Claudio then drops Aldis with a falling slam, dropping all his weight on to Aldis! Both men down momentarily, Castagnoli first to his feet. Claudio lifts Aldis from behind while Aldis is on his knees, followed by a deadlift german suplex into a pin, 1.....2......no!! Aldis rolls the shoulder up! Castagnoli then goes for a gutwrench suplex but Aldis counters with a nice arm drag in mid air and follows up with a hard clothesline. Aldis follows up with a big boot and covers, 1.......2......no!! Claudio kicks out! Aldis heads to the top rope and calls for the elbow drop but Castagnoli nips to his feet and catches Aldis with an overhead belly to belly from the top rope! Huge impact there as Aldis lands hard on his back. Both men slowly get to their feet and slug it out. Castagnoli takes out Aldis’ legs and goes for the big swing but Aldis counters into a roll up, 1....2....kick out! Aldis and Claudio hit each other with a double clothesline and both men are down again. Aldis gets to his feet first and charges with a clothesline. Aldis picks Claudio up and hits a fall forward slam near the ropes. Aldis goes up to the top rope for the elbow drop but Jon Moxley appears! Moxley runs down to ringside and gets on the ring apron causing Aldis to climb down from the top rope. Aldis charges but Moxley climbs down from the apron. This distraction allows Castagnoli to get a schoolboy roll up on Aldis, 1........2.........3!!

Aldis is furious!! Moxley backs away up the aisle as Castagnoli leaves the ring area with his title reign still in tact!

Ranallo: ”Moxley just outsmarted Nick Aldis and Claudio Castagnoli has pinned the NWA World Champion to retain his title!”

McGuinness: ”A huge feather in the cap of Claudio Castagnoli! Still the International Champion with a little help from Jon Moxley!”

We see a promo video for the PWU Battleground on June 27th!

When we come back we see Bobby Lashley backstage talking to Shelton Benjamin. Lashley is interrupted by Matt Riddle! “Brooo....just wanted to ask you what it’s like to be here at Championship Warfare but not actually holding a title after being so close to winning the World Championship? I’m sorry you lost dude....” Lashley looks furious and knocks Riddle to the concrete! Lashley picks him up and throws him into a wall! Lashley walks off and Shelton Benjamin shakes his head and walks away.

Ranallo: ”Well...not quite sure what Matt Riddle was thinking there getting on the wrong side of Bobby Lashley who has been in a foul mood since losing at Spring Sacrifice!”

McGuinness: ”Well I think Riddle may keep his thoughts to himself now after that beating from Lashley!”

Rhea Ripley vs. BB Crawford (c) - (PWU Women’s Championship)
These two women start the match face to face with Ripley pie facing Crawford away twice. BB slaps Rhea and off we go, the two ladies slugging it out! Ripley takes BB down and hits her with numerous punches before BB reverses and mounts Ripley connecting with numerous rights of her own. BB gets to her feet and puts the boots to Ripley as Ripley crawls towards the ropes. Ripley tries to use the ropes as leverage to get to her feet but BB takes Ripley’s legs and lifts her up before slamming her back down to the mat. Ripley rolls out of the ring for a few moments but BB comes flying at her with a suicide dive through the middle rope taking Ripley to the floor! BB tries to ram Ripley’s head into the barricade but Ripley throws BB back first into the steel! Ripley then takes BB’s ponytail and hangs her over the barricade by her ponytail, Ripley choking her from the other side! Ripley drags BB back in to the ring before the 10 count. Ripley stays on offence and lifts Crawford up and executes a nice vertical suplex. Ripley using her power there. Ripley covers but an early two count. Ripley stalks BB as she tries to make it to her feet but Ripley drives her leg into BB’s ribs before hitting her with a hard slam. Ripley dominating at the moment as she drags BB to the corner and chokes her with her boot. Ripley whips BB off the ropes and goes for a big boot but BB catches her leg before executing a nice T bone suplex! BB gains some offence with a series of clotheslines followed by a dropkick. BB in control takes Ripley to the corner and hits her with numerous forearms before setting Ripley up on the top rope. BB climbs to the top and connects with a beautiful top rope hurricarana! BB sees the opportunity and covers, 1......2.....no! Ripley kicks out! BB lifts Ripley off the mat looking for a deadlift german suplex but Ripley counters with a roll through pin, 1.....2....BB kicks out! Both women charge at each other and Ripley levels BB with a bicycle kick! Ripley regains momentum and drags BB up by her ponytail before hoisting her in the air in a gorilla press position! Ripley drops BB from a height, BB landing hard on her front! BB holds her ribs as Ripley covers, 1........2.....BB gets the shoulder up! Ripley looks pissed and gets BB up to her feet before attacking her with knee strikes. Ripley goes for the Riptide slam but BB counters with a beautiful DDT! Desperation move there from BB Crawford as both women try to get to their feet, the crowd heavily into this match. Rhea tries to hit another bicycle kick but BB ducks and comes back at her with a huge spear! The cover, 1.......2......no! Ripley gets the shoulder up! BB can’t believe it! BB goes by Ripley’s legs and dead lifts her into a powerbomb position but Ripley rolls down BB’s back for a sunset flip pin, 1........2......no! BB kicks out and immediately comes back at Ripley with a shining wizard! BB covers again but again Ripley kicks out!! BB wastes no time and hits a standing moonsault followed by a standing frog splash. BB feels the end is near and goes for the KOD but Ripley lands on her feet and clocks BB with a forearm before hitting a reverse spinebuster, BB landing hard on her front again! Ripley goes to the legs and locks in the Prism Trap!!! BB has nowhere to go!! Suddenly from the crowd a masked woman armed with a steel chair rolls into the ring and levels Rhea Ripley from behind with the chair!

The referee calls for a DQ as this masked woman then waits for BB to get to her feet and delivers a jumping tornado DDT! Security arrive to get this unknown masked woman out of the ring but the damage is done and BB Crawford retains her women’s championship by DQ!

Ranallo: ”Who the hell was that!? Whoever it was just attacked both Rhea Ripley and the women’s champion BB Crawford!”

McGuinness: ”Hopefully that woman will be prosecuted, we have no idea who she is and shes ruined a very good match!”

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with the PWU World Heavyweight Champion, Drew Galloway. She asks him if any nerves are creeping in ahead of his title defence against Aleister later tonight. Drew responds “Why would I be nervous? I beat Aleister and Bobby Lashley at the same time at Spring Sacrifice. Tonight it’s just Aleister. You should be asking Aleister if he’s nervous about facing me! I’m the leader of The Bullet Club, the most dominant group in professional wrestling today and the World Heavyweight Champion. That’s exactly how it’s gonna remain heading in to Battleground. As for you CM Punk, you better keep your nose out of this one and we will deal with you at Battleground.”

Bobby Lashley vs. Santana w/Ortiz
Lashley comes out of the starting blocks fast and hits Santana with a spear at the bell. Lashley then whips Santana hard into the corner and drives his shoulders into Santana’s mid section before executing an overhead belly to belly throw. Ortiz climbs on the apron to stop Lashley but Lashley just clotheslines him off the apron. Santana charges at Lashley from behind and hits him with double knees to the back sending Lashley into the corner. Santana hits Lashley with a few forearms before diving at him with a cross body but Lashley catches him in mid air and executes a fallaway slam! Lashley then picks Santana up and hits him with The Dominator! Lashley covers but as the ref is about to count the three, Lashley lifts Santana off the mat. Lashley then applies the Hurt Lock!! Santana already out of it and the referee calls for the bell.

Lashley with an easy win but after the match, Ortiz pulls out a sock stuffed with pool balls and the levels Lashley with it from behind! Ortiz swings and hits Lashley numerous times and both men take Lashley down! Santana and Ortiz work on Lashley but out of nowhere we see Matt Riddle!! Riddle rushes to the ring and takes out Ortiz with a spinning kick! Riddle then throws Santana with a judo flip. Santana and Ortiz leave the ring area. Riddle helps Lashley to his feet before leaving the ring. Lashley looks confused and pissed off. Riddle looks up at Lashley as if to apologise for earlier.

Ranallo: ”I think Riddle had a guilty conscience for what happened earlier! Lashley looks like he wants nothing to do with Matt Riddle though!”

McGuinness: ”Well he either has a guilty conscience or he wants to worm his way into Lashley’s good books! I mean I wouldn’t want Bobby Lashley to be pissed at me either!”

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with Aleister. She asks him about the upcoming title match as well as what’s the deal with him and AJ Styles? Aleister responds “Tonight is about me fulfilling my promise. I know that I am the chosen one and I know I am here to sit on top of the PWU mountain so I don’t worry. I know my path and I know that everything happens for a reason. My path is already laid out. Tonight the anarchy will takeover and my mission will almost be completed. As for AJ? I have faith he will find his way home. Join the anarchy AJ.....come home.....” Aleister looks directly in the camera before grinning.

Ranallo: ”Aleister not worried about Drew Galloway as he apparently knows it’s his destiny to win the title but he wants AJ Styles to come home? What does he mean by that!?”

McGuinness: ”I’m not too sure but if I’m AJ Styles I don’t think I’d wanna get involved with Aleister, that man is dangerous.”

SCU (Daniels and Kazarian) vs. The Young Bucks (c) - (PWU Tag Team Championships)
This one starts off at a quick pace, Daniels and Nick Jackson start the match off with some nice quick counter wrestling. Both men tie up again after the initial exchange and Daniels takes Nick down with a waist lock takedown into a front face lock. Nick wrestles his way out of it and ends up behind Daniels, Nick just slaps the back of Daniels head! Daniels charges with a clothesline, Nick ducks and nails him with an enziguri kick! The Bucks take control, Nick and Matt isolating Daniels with frequent quick tags. Nick holds Daniels in position while Matt hits an axe handle. Matt hits quick leg drops on Daniels before taunting Kazarian who tries to intervene but The Bucks double team Daniels near their corner. Matt climbs to the top rope and goes for a corkscrew splash but Daniels moves out the way and SCU have the opening they need! Daniels makes the hot tag to Kazarian who nails Matt with a huge clothesline, followed by a forearm to Nick knocking him of the apron! Kazarian with a hip toss to Matt followed by a dropkick. Kazarian whips Matt into the corner and stomps away. Kazarian goes to slam Matt by his legs but Matt lands on his feet and follows up with a superkick then a springboard cross body but only gets a two count. Matt tags in Nick and they go for a double superkick on Kazarian but Kazarian ducks and The Bucks are met by a springboard double clothesline by Daniels! All four men in the ring now, Daniels and Kazarian take Nick and Matt to seperate corners and try to whip The Bucks into each other but Matt leapfrogs his brother and then nails Daniels with a flying forearm followed by a front dropkick by Nick to Kazarian which sends him to the outside! Matt gets Daniels on his shoulders and we see a spring board Doomsday Device by The Bucks, cover 1........2.......no! Kazarian rolls back into the ring and evens the odds, all hell broken loose in this one! Kazarian hits Matt with a TKO and covers but Nick intervenes! Daniels is back up and sends Nick to the outside, SCU set Matt up for the SCU Later and connects! Nick stops the count by holding the referee’s leg from the outside! Daniels springboards on to Nick who is on the outside but Matt rolls up Kazarian inside the ring, 1.........2.........3!! The Young Bucks retain!

Ranallo: ”Damnit! The referee lost control in that one, was Kazarian even the legal man!?”

McGuinness: ”I’m not sure but if he can make a cover, he can also be pinned! Smart move from The Young Bucks there! Maybe it’s a good omen for The Bullet Club ahead of Drew Galloway’s title defence!”

Ranallo: ”That maybe so Nigel. By the way I have received word from Stu Bennett’s office that matches have been announced for next week’s Warfare! We will see Kenny Omega return to action next week against The Bullet Club’s Adam Cole! Also next week, after what happened in the tag team battle royal earlier tonight, The Good Brothers will face Scherr and Kross in tag team action! Bobby Lashley will be teaming with Matt Riddle to face Santana and Ortiz next week and Andrade will be in action! All that on top of the announcement earlier that Kevin Steen will be up against Jake Hager, if Steen wins he will get a shot at Sammy Guevara’s Xcite Championship!”

McGuinness: ”Wow a huge night next week! The real question is though, who will be walking in to next week’s Warfare as the World Champion. We’re gonna find out next!”

We see a split screen with Aleister and Drew Galloway walking backstage making their way separately towards the arena area.

Aleister enters the arena first to a huge ovation, the fans definitely favouring Aleister in this match. Drew Galloway enters second to a chorus of boos. Drew just stares into the crowd and holds up his World Championship over his head not bothered about the reception he’s getting.


Aleister vs. Drew Galloway (c) - (PWU World Heavyweight Championship)
Galloway wastes no time and charges at Aleister as the bell sounds! Huge clubbing blows by Galloway to Aleister! Galloway whips Aleister off the ropes and catches him coming back with an overhead throw! Quick start by the champion! Drew then puts the boots to Aleister before picking him up and driving him into the corner. Drew follows up with a series of chops. Drew goes for one last chop but Aleister blocks it and starts striking the champion with quick strikes! Aleister tackles Drew to the mat and pummels him on the mat with lefts and rights! Aleister then hits a double foot stomp on Galloway! Aleister measures Drew for the Midnight Mass kick but Drew sees it coming and rolls out of the ring! Drew tries to collect his thoughts before dragging Aleister to the outside by his legs! Drew then hits Aleister with clubs to the back before whipping him into the steel stairs! Drew chokes Aleister against the stairs with his boot before rolling him back into the ring. Drew continues his assault, landing a falling headbutt. Drew picks Aleister up and whips Aleister off the ropes and attempts to hit him coming back with a spinebuster but Aleister counters into a DDT! Aleister then transitions into a crossface! The champion is in trouble but Galloway manages to roll over into a pinning predicament on Aleister, 1.....2....Aleister kicks out! Both men get to their feet, Drew goes for a clothesline but Aleister ducks and sweeps Galloway’s legs from under him before hitting a standing moonsault! Aleister then takes Drew’s arms and stomps away to Galloway’s face as the champion is helpless to block it! Brutal offence by the challenger! Aleister waits for Drew to get to his knees before delivering a hard kick to the chest of the champion! Aleister hits another chest kick before going for a kick to the head but Galloway ducks it and takes out Aleister’s leg! Galloway gets to his feet and nails Aleister with a big boot before catching him with a vicious spinebuster! Galloway covers, 1......2.....no! Aleister gets the shoulder up! Galloway helps Aleister to his feet before driving a knee to the midsection, he looks for the Futureshock DDT but Aleister reverses into a northern lights suplex pin, 1.....2.....no! Drew kicks out! Aleister launches a series of kicks at Galloway before whipping him to the turnbuckle, Aleister charges, Drew moves out the way but Aleister has it well scouted, he then comes off the second turnbuckle with a meteor!! Double knees taking down Galloway! Drew waits for Aleister and looks for the Midnight Mass but Drew catches the foot and hooks Aleister before dropping him with a huge powerbomb! Both men are down as the ref begins his count. The ref gets up to 7 as Aleister and Drew both make it to their feet. The two exchange chops in the middle of the ring until Aleister ducks a clothesline attempt and locks Galloway in the Anti Cross submission manoeuvre! Galloway is in trouble again but eventually Galloway reverses the hold into a big sidewalk slam! Drew catches his breath and heads to the corner where he waits for Aleister to get to his feet. Drew charges at Aleister for a Claymore but Aleister moves out the way!! Drew lands hard and Aleister waits for Drew to get to his feet and attempts the Midnight Mass but Drew ducks it, kicks Aleister in the gut then hits the Futureshock DDT!! Drew covers, 1..........2...........no!! Aleister gets the shoulder up! Galloway can’t believe it and goes for the cover again but again only a two count! Drew looks a little frustrated and again goes for the Futureshock DDT! Aleister wriggles out of it and connects with a huge roundhouse kick to Drew’s head followed by a flying knee to the face! Aleister waits for Drew to turn around, MIDNIGHT MASS kick!!!!! Aleister covers, 1........................2......................NOOOO!!! Drew rolls the shoulder up!! The fans are in disbelief as nobody kicks out of the Midnight Mass! Aleister waits for Drew to get back to his feet, he attempts to hit it again but Drew moves out the way and nails Aleister with a boot to the face followed by a pump handle slam! Drew again waits for Aleister and goes for the Claymore. Drew charges and connects!!!!! Claymore!!!!!! Galloway hooks the leg, 1................2.................shoulder up!!!!!! Aleister kicks out of the Claymore!!! Drew is beside himself, what does he have to do!? Drew waits again and goes for another Claymore but Aleister catches him in a spinout side slam!! Aleister hits another double foot stomp onto Galloway. Aleister picks Drew up by his hair and shouts “My destiny is now!!!” Before connecting with the Midnight Mass Kick yet again right to the jaw of the champion!!!!!! Aleister covers, 1.....................2......................3!!!!!!! It’s over!!!!

The crowd go nuts as Justin Roberts announces “The winner of the match and NEEEEWWWWW PWU World Heavyweight Champion.......Alllllleeeeiiiiisssstttteeerrrrrr” The referee hands Aleister the title belt and Aleister holds it above his head!

Ranallo: ”He done it!!! The prophecy has been fulfilled! Aleister is the new PWU World Heavyweight Champion!!!”

McGuinness: ”Congratulations to Aleister!! An incredible match! PWU is now led by the ruler of anarchy.....Aleister!!”

Ranallo: ”WAIT A MINUTE!!! It’s CM Punk!!!!”

CM Punk enters the ring behind Aleister as he holding up his newly won title belt and delivers a low blow!!! Punk executes the GTS knocking Aleister senseless! Punk picks up the World Championship and asks the crowd “Is this your champion!?” Punk dumps the title on to a fallen Aleister as Warfare goes off the air!

May 13th 2021

Warfare kicks off with a video package showing us what happened last week. It shows us Kevin Steen’s interference in the Tag Team Battle Royal, The masked woman attacking BB Crawford and Rhea Ripley, Moxley costing Aldis the International Title and finally Aleister winning the PWU World Championship as well as CM Punk’s attack after the match. After this we go to our commentary team.

Ranallo: ”Welcome everyone to this week’s edition of Warfare! Some huge matches taking place tonight including our main event with Kenny Omega returning to the ring to take on Bullet Club member, Adam Cole!”

McGuinness: ”That’s right Mauro, also tonight a huge match for Kevin Steen as he faces Jake Hager and if Steen wins, he gets a shot at Sammy Guevara’s Xcite Championship! I can’t wait, let’s get to it!”

We kick off this week’s show with the new World Champion Aleister alongside Adam Scherr and Killer Kross! The fans give Aleister a huge ovation with a ‘you deserve it’ chant. Aleister takes a bow before he begins speaking. “Last week, my prophecy was fulfilled when I became the PWU World Heavyweight Champion. However very soon after, my direction and my mission changed as CM Punk made the huge mistake of ruining my moment. Punk you have a lot of guts and I respect that. I saw what you did to Jon Moxley at Spring Sacrifice and it impressed me. However you are yet to come in to contact with the anarchy and at Battleground Punk, you will be our latest victim. You cannot beat us. You found a weakness in Moxley....with me there is no weakness. Soon, the anarchy will rule on a larger scale...so go ahead Punk.....make my day...” Aleister grins and throws his microphone down before he leaves the ring with Scherr and Kross.

Ranallo: ”Aleister cannot wait to get his hands on CM Punk! I can’t wait for that match at Battleground!”

McGuinness: ”The worst thing Punk may have done is strike the first blow last week! Aleister will not back down and has promised that anarchy will rule on a larger scale whatever that means!?”

’El Idolo’ Andrade vs. Christopher Daniels
Andrade’s first match since his debut against Claudio Castagnoli! This one starts with both men locking up and quick chain wrestling between the two. After the first exchange, both men are on their feet and Andrade offers the hand to Daniels. Daniels accepts a handshake but Andrade delivers a short arm clothesline! Andrade puts the boots to Daniels before getting him to his feet and landing a nice snap suplex which results in a two count. Andrade whips Daniels to the corner and crashes into him with a clothesline before climbing the turnbuckle behind Daniels, locking Daniels in a headlock and hitting a beautiful diving reverse DDT from the top rope! Andrade taunts the crowd as Daniels tries to get to his feet. Andrade goes for a handspring Pele kick but Daniels catches Andrade on the way through and hits a german suplex into a pin, 1......2......Andrade kicks out! Daniels hits a standing moonsault and goes for another cover but again only a two count. Daniels delivers stiff uppercuts to Andrade before whipping him into the corner. Daniels goes for a monkey flip but Andrade lands on his feet and catches Daniels charging at him and executes a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker! Andrade covers but only a two count again! Andrade lifts Daniels to his feet and goes for a powerbomb, Andrade gets him in position but Daniels counters into a face buster! Both men try to get to their feet, Daniels ducks a clothesline attempt and hits a body slam. Daniels attempts the double jump moonsault but Andrade gets his knees up into Daniels ribs! Andrade springs to his feet and hits his handspring Pele kick which knocks Daniels back into the corner! Andrade hits Daniels with numerous right hands until Daniels is seated in the corner. Andrade backs up and charges at Daniels, both knees right into Daniels face! Andrade goes to the top rope and tries his own double jump moonsault! Daniels tries to move out the way but Andrade lands on his feet and jumps back landing the second standing moonsault. Andrade waits for Daniels to get to his feet. Andrade measures Daniels and hits him with a running boot followed by ‘La Sombra’ DDT which lands Daniels on his head! Andrade covers, 1.......2.......3!

After the match, Andrade asks for a microphone. Andrade warns Claudio Castagnoli that they have unfinished business and that he is coming for the International Championship!

Ranallo: ”Well Andrade does sort of have a point, on his debut he challenged Castagnoli for the title and Pac interfered leading to a DQ!”

McGuinness: ”Andrade has made a statement tonight and he has put Castagnoli on notice!”

We go backstage where Bobby Lashley is warming up for his tag team match later tonight. His partner for the night, Matt Riddle approaches him. “Brrroooo.....look at you! You’re a machine!! Just wanted to say I’m sorry I upset you last week but tonight we’re a team and that’s all in the past! Check this out dude, I’ve even come up with some cool team names for us, How about....” Lashley cuts Riddle off “Stop! I don’t like you. This is a one night deal....I don’t need a partner and if you get in my way I’ll knock you down just like I did last week” Lashley walks off and leaves Riddle standing there. Riddle shouts after him “Bro I didn’t get to tell you the names I have for our team!!”

Ranallo: ”It doesn’t look like Bobby Lashley is too thrilled about Matt Riddle being his partner tonight....”

McGuinness: ”The funny thing is, they could be a great team! Both men tough as nails with Mixed Martial Arts backgrounds! Lashley wants no part of that though...”

Up next, The Bullet Club make their way out to the ring! Drew Galloway looking very solemn as he leads his group down the aisle. Galloway demands a microphone “Last week was a dark day for The Bullet Club as Aleister pinned me to become the new World Champion. I can’t take anything away from him, he got me good. What I can do however is promise that I will never be embarrassed like that again and I will enact my rematch clause down the road. For now though, we have important business to attend to. At Battleground, The Bullet Club go to war against Prince Devitt, Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers. This match means more to us than any title and at Battleground there will only be one dominant club here in PWU. We will make them surrender and show exactly why we should be feared. Tonight, The Bullet Club need to step up and right the wrongs that have occurred the last couple of weeks! Adam Cole will take care of Omega tonight and then that leaves you Devitt and your boys Gallows and Anderson. To anybody that thinks I’ve gone soft or The Bullet Club have gone soft....I suggest they keep watching....” Galloway throws his microphone down and The Bullet Club make their way backstage.

Ranallo: ”Drew Galloway with a word of warning to the PWU locker room, he looks incredibly fired up after losing his title last week!”

McGuinness: ”This can only spell bad news for Prince Devitt and the rest of the OG Bullet Club! Wonder what Galloway has in mind tonight?”

Bobby Lashley and Matt Riddle vs. Santana and Ortiz
Lashley starts the match despite Riddle wanting to start. Lashley goes straight to work at the bell driving Ortiz into the corner with a tackle before driving his shoulders into his mid section followed by an overhead belly to belly! Riddle applauds his team mate as Lashley continues the punishment throwing Ortiz all around the ring. Lashley goes for a spear but Ortiz moves, sending Lashley shoulder first into the ring post where Santana is! Ortiz distracts the ref while Santana pulls Lashley into the ring post again! Ortiz wastes no time in keeping Lashley grounded and Lashley is isolated, Santana and Ortiz cutting the ring off well. Santana and Ortiz use dirty tactics to keep Lashley away from his corner, various ref distractions while the other hammers Lashley in the corner. Riddle is desperate for a tag but Lashley turns the tide of the match after catching Santana during a cross body attempt! Lashley hits a fall away slam. Lashley whips Santana into his corner where Riddle is, and charges with a clothesline but misses! Lashley is dazed in the corner and Riddle tags himself in! Riddle floors Santana with a hard kick, then catches Ortiz with a spear! Lashley then throws Ortiz to the outside as Riddle hits a Brohammer on Santana!! Riddle covers, 1.......2.......3!! Matt Riddle gets the victory for his team!

Lashley glares at Riddle who is dancing around the ring and clapping after getting the pin. Riddle tries to get Lashley to come into the ring but Lashley gives Riddle a dirty look and heads to the back. Riddle shrugs his shoulders and walks back to the locker room, a few paces behind Lashley.

Ranallo: ”A great win for Riddle and Lashley! Don’t think Lashley was too impressed though!”

McGuinness: ”Maybe Lashley should embrace Riddle a little more! I mean despite Lashley not wanting a partner, they displayed some good teamwork at the end there to pick up a victory!”

Up next we see clips from NWA Power from 05/11 in which the NWA World Champion Nick Aldis addressed Jon Moxley. Aldis challenged Moxley to show up on Power this coming week! Aldis stated that he would love nothing better than to humiliate Moxley and show him why he could never be the NWA World Champion. Jon Moxley is yet to respond.

Ranallo: ”We saw the challenge laid down by Nick Aldis on this week’s NWA Power, will he show up next week!? We know Aldis isn’t here on Warfare this week and we are yet to hear from Jon Moxley regarding this challenge...”

McGuinness: ”If I know Jon Moxley like I think I do, I fully expect him to show up on Power next week! Moxley likes to cause chaos wherever he goes, imagine the chaos he’d cause in the NWA!?”

We hear Claudio Castagnoli’s music and it’s time for the open challenge for the International Championship! Castagnoli addresses the fans “It’s that timeeeee of the week again! Who’s gonna come out here and lose to the champion this week!?” Before anybody gets a chance to respond, we see Andrade attack Castagnoli from behind! Andrade hits Castagnoli with ‘La Sombra’ DDT!! Andrade continues putting the boots to him before going outside to grab a steel chair! Andrade traps Claudio’s ankle in the chair and hits a double foot stomp from the second rope onto the chair with the ankle trapped! The International Champion screams in pain as officials finally pour out to get Andrade away from ringside! Castagnoli is helped out of the arena by officials.

Ranallo: ”What a cowardly attack by Andrade!! We heard earlier that Andrade had unfinished business with Castagnoli but he may of just put the champion out of commission!”

McGuinness: ”This may of been a smart move by Andrade! If Castagnoli can’t defend the title, that leaves the door open for Andrade to challenge him once Castagnoli is healed!”

Ranallo: ”Well hopefully we’ll have an update on Castagnoli’s condition later on in the evening....I hope he’s not too badly hurt!”

Suddenly Ranallo and McGuinness are interrupted by Sammy Guevara on commentary.

Guevara: “Waaahhhh let’s all cry about Castagnoli getting hurt....didn’t hear that same level of concern when Kevin Steen eliminated me from the battle royal last week!”

Ranallo: ”So I’m assuming we are being joined by the Xcite Champion Sammy Guevara on commentary for this next match.....”

Kevin Steen vs. Jake Hager (If Steen wins he gets a match with Guevara for the Xcite Championship)
Steen wastes no time going after Hager as the bell sounds, Steen with numerous right hands. Hager shoves Steen away and catches him with a boot to the gut followed by a falling clothesline. Hager gains the advantage and stomps away on Steen. Steen rolls to the outside and Hager follows him, hitting him with clubbing blows to the back. Hager goes to whip Steen into the barricade but Steen reverses it and Hager goes back first into the barricade! Steen follows up with numerous forearms before rolling Hager back into the ring. Steen hits a standing senton splash and goes for the cover but only gets a two count. Steen lifts Hager up and rams his head into the turnbuckle. Steen goes for the 10 punch on the second turnbuckle but Hager catches him in a bearhug and executes a stun gun hanging Steen’s neck across the top rope! Hager lifts Steen off the mat and hits a series of gutwrench suplexes, taking control of the match much to the delight of Sammy Guevara on commentary. Hager goes for the ankle lock! Steen looks in trouble for a few moments but Steen rolls through sending Hager face first into the middle turnbuckle. Hager is seated in the corner and Steen hits a cannon ball! Steen follows up with a moonsault from the top turnbuckle, a cover, 1.......2......no! Hager kicks out. Steen picks Hager up and whips him off the ropes for a pop up powerbomb but Hager blocks it and delivers a hard elbow to the face followed by a reverse release back suplex! Hager looks confident as he waits for Steen to get to his feet and hits him with another release belly to belly suplex! Hager in control, Guevara cheering on his buddy on commentary. Hager picks Steen up and goes for a pump handle slam but Steen lands on his feet and hits the Stunner!! Out of nowhere! Steen rolls his arm over Hager, 1..........2........no!! Hager kicks out! Steen thought he had him! Steen makes his way to the top rope and goes for a frog splash. Steen jumps but Hager gets his knees up at the last second! Hager makes it to his feet and immediately charges at Steen with a big boot followed by a neckbreaker! Hager runs towards the corner and hits a slingshot body splash! Hager covers, 1..........2..........kick out!!! Steen still in the match! Hager argues with the official as Steen gets to his feet. Steen spins Hager around and goes for the Stunner but Hager reverses it and locks in the Dragon Sleeper! Steen is in trouble! Steen manages to stay in the hold for a period of time but after a while, Steen navigates his way near the turnbuckle, and pushes his legs off the middle turnbuckle for leverage and Hager finds himself in a pinning predicament, 1........2........3!!! Steen did it!!!

Guevara: ”What!!!? No!!!!!! Jake got his shoulder up!!!”

Ranallo: ”Sammy, Kevin Steen is getting a shot at your title!!”

Guevara looks shocked as Steen rolls out of the ring!! Hager continues to remonstrate with the referee as Steen makes his way over to the announce table “You and me......at Battleground!!!” Steen smirks as Guevara is going crazy near the announce table.

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with the PWU Women’s Champion, BB Crawford. Kayla asks her about the attack from that masked mystery woman last week and if she had any idea who it might be and why would they attack her? BB responds “Kayla, I have no idea who this woman is. As for a reason, I think that’s pretty obvious (she looks over her shoulder at her Women’s Championship belt) Not only am I the Women’s Champion but I’m also the quickest, the strongest and fastest woman on the roster and this title here over my shoulder makes me the B.....E......S......T” BB finishes speaking but out of nowhere, the masked woman attacks BB!! The mystery woman throws BB to the floor and begins stomping away on her before kicking her in the face! Piper Niven rushes over to grab the masked woman but the woman runs away. The champion is left in a bad way as medics clear the area and try to attend to her.

Ranallo: ”This is getting ridiculous, this woman has now struck two weeks in a row and we have no idea who she is!”

McGuinness: ”That’s another champion of ours potentially put out of commission tonight! First Claudio Castagnoli, now BB Crawford!”

The Good Brothers vs. Adam Scherr and Killer Kross
Before the match begins, we see the new World Champion Aleister make his way down to ringside! The fans cheer for Aleister’s appearance as he’s in the corner of his henchmen. The bell sounds and straight away right hands are exchanged between Killer Kross and Doc Gallows. Gallows goes for a big boot but it’s ducked and Kross nails Gallows with a huge lariat which sends Gallows to the mat! Kross is relentless and lifts Gallows to his feet only to hit him with a huge roundhouse kick to the chest! Gallows staggers and Kross charges with a big boot and delivers a huge boot to the face of Gallows! Kross covers but only gets a two count. Anderson tries to encourage his team mate before Kross makes the tag to Scherr. Scherr hits clubbing blows to Gallows and whips him into the corner. Scherr charges at him but Gallows moves out of the way, Scherr crashing into the corner! Gallows then follows up with a series of clotheslines, the last one knocking down Adam Scherr! Gallows makes the tag to Anderson, who climbs to the top rope immediately and connects with a diving elbow drop! Anderson covers but only gets a two count! Anderson tries to keep the big man grounded with a series of elbow drops. Scherr gets to his feet after a while and Anderson goes for a jumping calf kick but Scherr swats him away. Scherr then hits Anderson with a running shoulder block, sending Anderson through the middle rope to the outside! Kross jumps down to the floor and levels Karl Anderson with a bicycle kick on the outside! Doc Gallows then gets involved and a brawl descends on the outside! The ref calls for a double count out before Aleister gets involved!

Aleister’s involvement brings out Prince Devitt, who rushes down to the ring and brawls with Aleister!! All six men brawling around the ringside area until officials manage to break it up after a short period.

After a short commercial break we go to the commentary desk.

Ranallo: ”Ladies and gentlemen, before the break we saw a brawl erupt between Aleister and his henchmen and Prince Devitt and The Good Brothers. Our GM Stu Bennett has just announced that next week’s main event will be Aleister taking on Prince Devitt in a non title match!”

McGuinness: ”That’s a huge match announced! It will please The Bullet Club that these two factions were brawling, a distraction for the OG Bullet Club considering their huge Battleground match against the current Bullet Club! Devitt and his team need to remain focused on the task at hand!”

We go backstage where Kayla is standing by with DMD Dr Britt Baker alongside Adam Cole. Baker gives Kayla dirty looks as she asks Cole his thoughts on what we’ve just seen, as well as his upcoming match with Kenny Omega. Cole responds “You think I care about what we’ve just seen Kayla!? The Bullet Club will happily let Aleister’s group and Devitt’s group kick the crap out of each other. For now though, I’m only focused on Kenny Omega. Kenny, at Revolution we saw just how weak you are. You lost your match and then your lost your so called brothers as they formed the most dominant group in wrestling today with Drew Galloway. You’ve never been the same since and tonight I’m gonna show the world just how broken you are....”

Ranallo: ”Adam Cole confident in our upcoming main event but what about next week’s show! We’ve heard that next week Prince Devitt will take on the PWU World Champion Aleister in a non title match, also now announced, Stu Bennett has invited the masked woman that has appeared the last couple of weeks to next week’s Warfare, to face Piper Niven in a match! Will we finally find out the identity of this mystery attacker Nigel?”

McGuinness: ”Hopefully Mauro! What what a show that will be! The possibility of that mystery masked woman being unmasked as well as Devitt and Aleister?Can’t wait!!”

Adam Cole w/Dr Britt Baker vs. Kenny Omega
The match begins with Cole trying a cheap shot but Omega blocks it and delivers right hands of his own. Omega hits Cole with a couple of forearms to the face, whips him off the ropes and catches him with a clothesline! Omega then body slams Cole and goes for a quick cover but only a two count and Cole rolls out of the ring. Cole goes over to Baker who consoles him. Omega though wastes no time and delivers a tope con hilo to the outside landing perfectly on Cole!! Omega tells Baker to back off as Omega drags Cole up the ramp. Omega in control goes for a suplex on the ramp but Cole reverses it and hits Omega with a suplex of his own! Omega’s spine crashing down on the steel ramp! Cole puts the boots to Omega before rolling him back into the ring. Cole takes Omega’s head and hangs it over the ring apron before hitting Omega with a pointed elbow to the throat! Cole rolls back into the ring and takes some control in the match. Cole delivers a nice knee drop to Omega before locking in a grounded sleeper hold. The crowd get behind Omega as Omega feeds off their energy. Omega gets to his feet and elbows Cole in the gut twice to break the hold, Omega goes off the ropes and ducks a clothesline attempt by Cole but follows up the other side with a kotaro crusher! Omega sneaks behind Cole when he gets to his feet and hits a dragon suplex! Omega covers, 1.....2....but only a two count. Omega picks Cole up and chops away at him, backing Cole into the corner. Omega sets Cole on the top rope and attempts a suplex but Cole blocks it and counters hitting Omega with a sunset flip powerbomb! Cole hooks the leg, 1.....2....no! Omega kicks out. Cole picks Omega up and sets him up on his shoulders and delivers a beautiful firemans carry neck breaker! Cole sees an opportunity and heads to the second turnbuckle. He waits for Omega to get to his feet, Cole jumps and goes for the Panama Sunset destroyer and connects spiking Omega on his head! Cole covers, 1......2.....Omega kicks out! Cole can’t believe it! Cole waits for Omega to get to his feet and goes for a superkick but Omega catches Cole’s foot, spins him around and kicks him in the gut. Omega sets Cole in position and executes an elevated sit out powerbomb! Omega holds Cole’s legs, 1.......2......no!! Cole kicks out! The match continues and Omega sees Cole get to his knees before charging at him with the V trigger knee to the face! Omega wastes no time in getting Cole to his feet and sets him up on his shoulders for the One Winged Angel but Cole manages to counter, goes behind Omega and hits a beautiful german suplex followed by a running knee to the face of Omega! Cole covers, 1......2......no!! Omega kicks out! Cole pulls his kneepad down and looks for the Last Shot, he runs off the ropes but Omega ducks it and trips Cole! Omega transitions into a wheelbarrow neckbreaker! Omega waits for Cole to get to his knees and charges at him for the V trigger again which connects! Omega picks Cole up immediately and sets him up for the One Winged Angel which he executes perfectly! He hooks the leg, 1.......2.......3!! Omega with a huge win!!

The Bullet Club rush out immediately and attack Omega! Galloway and The Young Bucks smother Omega and hit him with clubbing blows before putting the boots to him! The Bucks hold Omega and Galloway is about to hit the Claymore but outcome The Good Brothers!! Gallows delivers a big boot to Galloway knocking him out the ring as Omega and Anderson pummel The Young Bucks! Adam Cole blasts Omega with a chair, then takes out Karl Anderson! The Bucks hit a double superkick on Gallows and The Bullet Club take control! Here comes Prince Devitt! Just like last week, these two factions brawl! Devitt and Galloway brawl with each other but Devitt is taken out with a Claymore! Cole continues his assault with the chair and Britt Baker pulls out handcuffs out of her pocket! Baker grabs Omega’s wrist and handcuffs him to the bottom ring rope! Omega is stuck and The Young Bucks repeatedly batter Gallows and Anderson with chairs! Galloway toys with Devitt in the ring kicking him down whenever he tries to get to his feet. The Bucks pass Galloway a chair and Galloway places it on the mat before picking up Devitt and driving him head first with a Future Shock DDT on the chair!! Galloway then holds his trigger fingers to Devitt’s head before shouting to Omega “This look familiar Kenny!?” Galloway laughs as Omega tries desperately to escape his handcuffs!

Ranallo: ”The Bullet Club have struck again.....what a heinous attack!”