MATCH ONE
Mauro Ranallo: Good evening and welcome to Warfare! We are live from Nashville, Tennessee, and we are just six days away from Wrestlemania!

Corey Graves: Wrestlemania is the most glorious night of the EBWF calendar, Mauro... and speaking of glory, we're kicking things off with the Glorious One, Bobby Roode, in action against the debuting Cedric Alexander!

"Won't Let Go" by CFO$ hit, and Cedric Alexander was warmly received by the crowd as he made his way to the ring. When Alexander was in the ring, "Glorious Domination" by CFO$ hit and the crowd sang along as Bobby Roode strutted to the ring. After Roode had entered the ring, the referee called for the bell and the two superstars locked up. Alexander applied an arm twist, but Roode fought out of it and put Alexander in a headlock. Alexander pushed Roode into the ropes, forcing him to break the hold. Cedric then went to whip Roode against the ropes, but Roode reversed the Irish whip, sending Alexander into the ropes, then took him down with a shoulder block. As Alexander got to his feet, Roode did the glorious taunt. Roode then went for a clothesline, but Alexander ducked out of the way and hit Roode with an enzuigiri by Alexander! Alexander tried to follow it up with a reverse STO, but Roode blocked it, then whipped Alexander into the corner. He sat Cedric Alexander on the top rope, then hit him with a superplex! He hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... kickout!

Mauro Ranallo: So close to a three count! 

Roode pulled Alexander to his feet and set him up for the Glorious DDT, but Alexander blocked it, then hit a belly to belly suplex. Both men got to their feet, and Alexander hit a Michinoku driver, then climbed to the top rope. Alexander went for a split-legged moonsault, but Roode got his knees up and blocked it!

Corey Graves: Quick thinking there by Bobby Roode!

Roode got to his feet and stomped on Alexander several times, then hit a knee drop. He pulled Alexander to his feet and hit him with a series of punches, then whipped him against the ropes and hit a spinebuster. Roode then grabbed Alexander by the legs, putting him in a sharpshooter! Alexander cried out in pain, but he was able to get to the ropes, and Roode broke the hold. The Glorious One took a step back, allowing Alexander to get to his feet. Alexander used the ropes to pull himself up, then when he was on his feet, he tried to catch Roode off guard with a superkick... but Roode ducked out of the way, then hit Alexander with the Glorious DDT!

Mauro Ranallo: Lightning quick reaction there by Bobby Roode!

Corey Graves: Mauro, that was GLORIOUS!

Roode hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... 3!

SEGMENT
As Warfare returned from a commercial break, “Where Them Girls At” by David Guetta hit and the crowd booed as the Gorgeous Guys, Tyler Breeze and Noam Dar, made their way to the ring. Tyler was carrying a megaphone, and he kept pressing the siren sound as he walked down the ramp. After Breeze and Dar had entered the ring, Tyler signalled for their music to be cut, then spoke into the megaphone.

Tyler Breeze: This is a sit-in protest!

Mauro Ranallo: But they’re not sitting?

Corey Graves: I think the important word is the second one, Mauro… the Gorgeous Guys are protesting something. Now shush while they tell us what this protest is about!

Breeze handed the megaphone to Noam Dar, then asked ring announcer Christy Hemme to pass him a microphone. Once she had done so, Tyler spoke into the microphone.

Tyler Breeze: Three weeks have passed since House of Havoc, when we were made to defend our Tag Titles against the most bizarre tag team in EBWF history, Dalton Castle and Grado. We lost; it was a travesty. And we have been waiting for our rematch, but instead, the message we’re getting is “take the night off, we don’t need you this week”. But Warfare without the Gorgeous Guys is… just ugly. So we’re not taking the night off. Tonight, we’re taking over!

Noam grabbed the megaphone and held it high.

Noam Dar: GORGEOUS TAKEOVER.

He took the microphone from Tyler and handed the megaphone over

Noam Dar: They want us to take the bloody night ‘aff! Now normally aye, ‘ad me game. Not tonight however, ya’ see me and Tyler have got a bit of a gripe with management. Where oh where is ‘ar bloody rematch? We want it tonight!

Tyler shook his head.

Tyler Breeze: Not tonight, Noam. We should get our rematch on the grandest stage of them all… Wrestlemania!

Tyler turned around and pointed at the sign!

Noam Dar: Aye you go on, Point at that sign. I won’t be ‘cos I want our rematch on the most BEAUTIFUL stage of them all! GorgeousMania!

Tyler grinned.

Tyler Breeze: I love it.

He took the megaphone back from Noam, then began playing the siren.

Tyler Breeze: Jimmy Havoc, we demand you give us our Tag Title rematch this Sunday… and rename the show GorgeousMania!

All of a sudden, the lights went out. Blackness filled the arena until the tron flickered to life, filled with static. “Lost in the Static” by After the Burial blasted onto the sound system as smoke flowed from backstage onto the stage. Moments after the music began, Tommy End and Michael Dante walked out onto the stage. They stopped momentarily before they made their way down to the ring. Tommy stopped at the stairs while Dante climbed up onto the apron and entered into the ring. He walked up to Tyler and Noam in the middle of the ring as Tommy climbed through the ropes. Dante smiled at the former champions while Tommy walked around the duo and over to the corner. He reached out and retrieved a microphone.

Tommy End: Well Dante, look what we have here.

Tommy grabbed at his beard as he rounded the duo again. He pressed his lips together while he paced. All the while, Dante stood in front of The Gorgeous Guys.

Tommy End: We have two men who think they’re owed something. No no.. The two of you are owed nothing. You two failed. You had the tag team championships and you lost them. To the joke pairing of Dalton and Grado might I add.

He shook his head in disbelief.

Tommy End: However, where you two failed. Dante and I, we dominated. In case you missed it. Last week, Dante and I. We proved our superiority in the tag team world by defeating Dalton and Grado. So, the way I see it, Dante and I are the ones who deserve, and demand a shot for the EBWF Tag-Team Championships. We defeated the champs once, and we’ll do it again.

Tyler Breeze: No way! Get in line!

Noam Dar: Aye! At GorgeousMania…

Before Dar could finish what he was saying, “I Hope You Suffer” played and Jimmy Havoc made his way out on the ramp.

Jimmy Havoc: First off, No. it shall stay Wrestlemania thank you very much. Secondly, you don’t demand anything but I’m in a good mood so you’re lucky. After all, I get to kick shite out of Wes Ikeda so everyone should get their spot. At Wrestlemania it WILL be Dalton Castle & Grado versus Gorgeous Guys.

Noam smiled mockingly at Tommy End and Michael Dante.

Jimmy Havoc: VERSUS Sumerian Death Squad in a triple threat ladder match for the Tag Team Championships! Thank you very much!

Jimmy walked off, leaving Noam and Tyler incensed. End and Dante squared up to the Gorgeous Guys as Warfare went to commercial.

MATCH TWO
As Warfare returned from a commercial break, "One True Villain" hit and the crowd booed as Marty Scurll made his way to the ring.

Mauro Ranallo: And here comes Marty Scurll who has been on a bit of a losing streak in recent weeks. Can "The Villain" return to winning ways and regain some momentum on the road to Wrestlemania?

After Scurll had entered the ring, "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked" by Cage the Elephant hit and Seth Rollins came out to a mixed reaction from the crowd. When Rollins was in the ring, the referee called for the bell. Rollins hit Scurll with a series of right hands, then whipped him against the ropes. As Scurll hit the ropes, Rollins took him down with a sling blade, then as Scurll got back to his feet, Rollins hit an enzuigiri. Rollins followed it up with a bridging German suplex, making the pinfall attempt. The referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Rollins pulled Scurll to his feet and hit him with some more right hands, then whipped him into the corner. Rollins ran at Scurll, going for a corner forearm smash, but Scurll got his knees up and blocked it. Rollins staggered backwards, and Scurll ran out of the corner, taking Rollins down with a lariat. Rollins got to his feet and Scurll hit a pumphandle neckbreaker, then hooked the leg. The referee counted – 1... 2... kickout! Scurll stomped on Rollins several times, then pulled him to his feet and whipped him towards the ropes. Rollins springboarded off the ropes, hitting him with a high knee, then went for a superkick... but Scurll ducked out of the way and grabbed Rollins from behind, dragging him down to the mat and putting him in the crossface chickenwing!

Corey Graves: Crossface Chickenwing locked in! Is Rollins gonna tap?

Rollins was able to get to the ropes, and the referee ordered Scurll to break the hold. Scurll kept it locked in, and the referee threatened to disqualify him. He began counting – 1... 2... 3... 4... Scurll broke the hold just before the 5 count! Rollins rolled out of the ring, and Scurll followed Rollins to the outside. He grabbed Rollins, hitting a DDT, then rolled back into the ring, going for the count out victory! At the count of 6, Rollins got to his feet, then slid back into the ring. Scurll and Rollins exchanged punches, and after gaining the upper hand Rollins lifted Scurll up, hitting a turnbuckle powerbomb then following it up with a superkick! He hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... Scurll kicked out just before the 3!

Mauro Ranallo: Mamma Mia! I thought that was it right there!

Both men got to their feet and exchanged some more right hands, and after hitting Rollins with an uppercut, Scurll grabbed his opponent by the arm, trying to snap his fingers. Rollins fought back, hitting a reverse STO into the turnbuckles. Scurll looked dazed as he got to his feet, and Rollins took him down with a back kick, then hit him with the Curb Stomp! He hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1... 2... 3!

Mauro Ranallo: It's over! Seth Rollins gets the victory!

The referee called for the bell, and Rollins celebrated, then made his way to the back. As Rollins walked through the curtain, the camera cut to Scurll in the ring, who was looking frustrated. Suddenly, "Rebel Son" by CFO$ hit, and the camera cut back to the ramp, where Wade Barrett walked out onto the stage!

Corey Graves: It's Wade Barrett! What is he doing out here?

Mauro Ranallo: We haven’t seen Barrett in EBWF for quite some time...

The crowd popped for Barrett, and a "welcome back" chant broke out. Barrett had a microphone in his hand, and when the noise had died down he began to speak.

Wade Barrett: Marty, my son... I'm afraid I've got some bad news! At Wrestlemania, you will be stepping into the ring... with me! You see, after the success of House of Havoc, Mr. Havoc decided that Wrestlemania needed more British representation. So this Sunday, it's going to be Wade Barrett versus Marty Scurll, with the winner getting a bye to the second round of the King of the Ring tournament. After all, it’s only right that a King should be British. See you on Sunday, sunshine!

"Rebel Son" by CFO$ played again, and Wade Barrett stepped back through the curtain.

Mauro Ranallo: Well there you have it... another match confirmed for Wrestlemania! Marty Scurll versus Wade Barrett, with the winner getting a bye in the first round of the King of the Ring tournament!

SEGMENT
The camera focused on the announce table where Corey Graves and Mauro Ranallo were sat near ringside.

Mauro Ranallo: Still to come tonight, our main event, Dalton Castle will take on AJ Styles. But first, let us remind you what happened last week here on Raw.

The tron lit up, replaying the interaction between Wes Ikeda and Jimmy Havoc. The clip ended with Wes Ikeda saying he'd see Jimmy Havoc at Wrestlemania.

Corey Graves: It's been made official. Wes Ikeda will take on Jimmy Havoc at Wrestlemania and as first reported earlier today by ESPN, Mauro, it's gonna be a death match!

Mauro Ranallo: Wes Ikeda was crazy enough to face Braun Strowman and now he takes on arguably the King of the Death Match in Jimmy Havoc? What is wrong with him?

Corey Graves: I don't know, Mauro, but I can't wait to see it.

Mauro Ranallo: Speaking of matches I can't wait to see, we'll hear from the women's champion, Liv Morgan, when Warfare returns!

SEGMENT
As Warfare returned from the break, the ring was set up for the EBWF Women’s Championship contract signing. A large black table sat in the middle of the ring with two microphone sitting on top. At opposite ends of the table were two leather office chairs. Black carpet covered the ring mat. All of a sudden, “Crushed” blasted onto the sound system. Alexa Bliss walked out on the stage as the camera switched from ringside. She stopped at the top of the ramp. She stared out at the EBWF Universe and shook her head as she listened to the boos. She continued forward down the ramp.

Christy Hemme: Making her way to the ring, from Columbus, Ohio, Alexa Bliss!!

The crowd continued to boo as Alexa walked up the steps and stood on the apron. She entered into the ring and looked at the table. She walked around and touched the back of one of the chairs. She rounded the front of the table and walked to the far side. She picked up a microphone as she walked to the opposite office chair. She pulled the chair out and sat down and leaned back. She raised the microphone up to her mouth. Her music cut out as she began to speak.

Alexa Bliss: Look, it doesn’t matter what I have to say. Not like any of you are going to listen. You never do. Yeah, yeah.. I hear you booing me.

She looked out at the crowd as their boos drowned out her own words. She rolled her eyes and turned her attention to the entrance ramp.

Alexa Bliss: Liv, I know you’re back there stuffing your face with the leftovers from you “celebration”, but if you can drop the greasy pizza box for two minutes so we can get this over with.

Alexa leaned forward and put her arms on the table. She moved the microphone around in her hands for a few seconds before she spoke up again.

Alexa Bliss: Hello. Liv. I’m waiting… Do I need to send someone back there to help you find your way to the ring? I know you have a hard time getting around when you’re not on the Jersey turnpike, but I don’t have all night.

Alexa leaned back into the chair again. She shook her head as she waited a few more seconds before “Illest” blasted onto the sound system. Liv ran out on the stage to a huge pop from the crowd.

Christy: Making her way to the ring, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, she is your EBWF Women’s Champion…. LIIIVVVV MORRRGGAANNNN!!!

The young Jersey native pointed to the title around her waist and posed momentarily. Liv ran down the ring and slid right in. Liv quickly climbed to her feet and shot a smug smirk at Alexa. Liv taunted her with a small wave and walked over to Christy Hemme for her own microphone.

Liv: Thanks ya’ll for the love, but lemme get to business right quick. Alexa, oh Alexa… jealousy just doesn’t suit you well. Ya standin’ out here tossin’ insults my way, lookin’ like a damn troll. All ya missin’ is a jewel in your belly button, for real, yo. Speaking of trolls, you don’t even just look like one, but ya act like one too, bro. Look at’cha, homie. I know you can’t down carbs like I can and keep a body like I have, but don’t hate me, hate my awesome genetics. The SAME awesome genetics that is finna give me the tools and power needed to beat you into the ground. When I’m done wit’cha, there won’t be nothin’ left except one large orange smear on the ring mat left from ya tanner. That stain will last longer than any career around here ya plan on. FACTS. Oh, and ya best count your lucky stars if I don’t put you on the shelf for all eternity after Wrestlemania.

Liv paced back and forth on the other side of the table. Alexa continued to sit at the table and rolled her eyes several times at what Liv was saying.

Liv: I know you like to take all the credit for the Moonlight Dollz, or even getting me signed to this company. I bet you’re so vain, you even think you’re responsible for me winning the Women’s title, dont’cha?

The camera turned to Alexa who now had her eyes closed. She waited a few seconds before she opened her eyes and raised the microphone. With her free hand, Alexa pretended to rub her eyes.

Alexa Bliss: Oh, you’re done? Sorry, I must have nodded off. Did you say something? Yeah? No? Doesn’t matter, it probably wasn’t important. Nothing usually is with you, but if you’re ready. Why don’t we get this over with, there’s more important things I could be doing. Like making room on my wall for yet another championship. Because I know, you know, and all these people know…

Alexa pointed out to the crowd.

Alexa Bliss: At WrestleMania, I’m going to beat that smug look off your face, take my championship, and send you back to the street corner that I plucked you off of.

Liv laughed and nodded her head, pursing her lips together.

Liv: Oh you think it’s gonna be a cake walk, huh? Rookie mistake, Lex. It ain’t gonna be so easy and deep down, you scared cuz you know it’s true. Yeah, you may have discovered my talent, but you ain’t what made me great. I did that all by myself, yo. This title is proof that I. Am. THE. Greatest. I got no problem beatin’ ya within an inch of yo pathetic life. Once you were such a promising talent, now you’re just bitter one hit wonder, yo.

Liv stepped up to the table in a swift motion, this caused Alexa to jump up to her feet from her seated position. Liv scribbled her name on the contract and tossed the pen down on the table.

Liv: Put’cha money where ya mouth is. Dead ass! Let’s do this!

Alexa glared her piercing stare at Liv. The two continued to talk trash to one another off the microphone so no one could really hear what was being said. Alexa picked up the pen and paused. She looked around her and down at the paper and signed her name as well. The crowd popped as the match was now official for Wrestlemania. Liv and Alexa continued to yell back and forth and get in each other’s faces from either side of the table. The lights suddenly we out. The crowd all gasped at the unexpectedness of the black out. The tron flickered with some static. The static quickly faded, but the darkness remained for a few moments longer. Once the lights came back up, Alexa Bliss could be seen laid out next to the table. Liv looked on in shock as a slender hooded figure stood in the ring across from her. She stared at the figure, who stood perfectly still until she finally moved and lifted the hood off her head. Jet black hair fell out of the hood onto the woman’s shoulders as the shocked look on Liv’s face turned to complete disbelief. Zahra Schreiber stood still, cold face as Liv looked at her. Liv’s eyes dropped to the motionless Alexa for a second before focusing back on Zahra. Hesitantly, Liv brought the microphone up.

Liv: Hey Z - how - how ya been, yo?

Zahra momentarily played it off as everything being fine. She stepped towards Liv who interpreted it as her going for a hug. At the last second, Zahra ducked under Liv’s incoming embrace and grabbed her arm. She swiftly spun the EBWF Women’s Champion around and nailed Liv with a Jawbreaker. Liv instantly crumbled to the mat, completely knocked out. Zahra stared down at the lifeless body of Liv as the crowd let out their feelings of the attack with a loud mixture of boos. She remained expressionless, almost stone-faced while she looked down at her friend. Zahra then turned to the table and picked up the pen and the contract. She shook her head before tossing the pen over her shoulder. She then reached into her waistband and pulled out a needle. She held it up to her figer and pricked herself. The blood bubbled up on her finger tip. With a seemingly pleasurable smile, Zahra opened the contract and in her own blood, she wrote a giant “Z” that covered both names. She smirked as she looked down at Alexa and Liv, both completely out. She dropped the open contract onto the champion. “Lost in the Static” blasted onto the sound system and without a word, the raven haired superstar left the ring and walked up the ramp, leaving the audience in complete shock.

Mauro Ranallo: Did we just…

Corey Graves: Yes Mauro, we did. The love of my life, Zahra Schreiber has returned and it looks like she had a message for her old friends.

Mauro Ranallo: This can’t be Corey… What does this mean for WrestleMania?

Corey Graves: Believe it Mauro, Zahra seems to have her own plans to make the title match at WrestleMania into a triple threat.

Mauro Ranallo: Is she serious? She can’t do that.

Corey Graves: She signed it in her own blood Mauro, oh I believe she’s serious.

The cameras faded out to a commercial break.

MATCH THREE
Christy Hemme: This is your main event of the evening!

“I am Phenomenal” came across the tron as AJ Styles’s music played. He proceeded to the ring before Dalton Castle made his flamboyant entrance, adorned with both of his championship belts. He gave one belt each to one of the boys for safe keeping and got into the ring. The bell rang to kick things off.

Mauro Ranallo: We learned earlier today that Grado and Dalton Castle will be defending the EBWF Tag Team Championships in a ladder match at Wrestlemania.

Corey Graves: The Gateway Championship won’t be defended.

Back and forth action started things off and neither man seemed to be able to get the advantage. Styles avoided Castle with the leap from, and went for another, but Castle caught him with the bang-a-rang. Styles was surprised and escaped to the floor. Castle hit a spin around hurricanrana from the apron down to the floor. The boys surrounded Castle and began to fan him off.

Corey Graves: Give me a break.

Styles went to the ring apron and hit a suicide dive on Castle. He went to the apron again to go for a second one, but Castle hugged him from behind and hit a german suplex onto the floor. The action made it’s way back into the ring and AJ missed a kick. Castle hit a german suplex for a two count, and AJ came up swinging with big chops. The crowd began to stir somewhere behind the announce table, and then the arena erupted into cheers.

Corey Graves: Randy Orton! Randy Orton just jumped the barricade.

Orton ran to ringside, but the action in the ring didn’t slow. One of the boys blocked his path to the ring and Randy hit him with an RKO! Orton reached down to pick up the championship belt the boy had dropped. Seeing it was the Tag Team Championship, Randy adopted a shrug that said “been there, done that” and discarded the belt to the floor. Then, without warning, Randy hit an RKO on the second boy.

Mauro Ranallo: An RKO from out of nowhere!

Randy picked up the second title. His attitude now much more cavalier as he shrugged again, but this time it was more “don’t mind if I do”. He shouldered the Gateway Championship as AJ Styles got Dalton Castle in the calf crusher. The referee was too distracted by the chaos going on outside the ring. The crowd reacted again as suddenly Bobby Roode was coming down the ramp. He engaged with Orton, who dropped the Gateway Championship. Roode hit the Glorious DDT on Orton as the two men in the ring went back to exchanging blows again. The referee was trying to call Roode off when Styles rolled through with the calf crusher again. Roode threw Orton into the steel steps. AJ became incensed with the official! He broke the hold, and went over to the official, screaming at him to pay attention to the match. AJ turned around to go back to Castle, but he walked right into the bang-a-rang! Dalton Castle went for the pin!

1…

2…

3!

Castle bailed out of the ring, and went to the floor, checking on the boys, and glaring after Orton who was staggering to his feet. Suddenly, Roode came from the opposite side of the ring and took out Castle from behind with the Gateway Championship. The crowd booed.

Mauro Ranallo: I have no idea what’s just happened here!

Corey Graves: Is Roode trying to stake his claim to the EBWF Gateway Championship just one week before Wrestlemania!

Mauro Ranallo: It has been a long and winding road, but we will finally arrive at our destination. We’ll see you Saturday Night for the EBWF Slammy Awards and Sunday for Wrestlemania Seventeen, LIVE from New Orleans. Good night everybody!

Bobby Roode dropped the Gateway Championship over Dalton Castle and began to leave the ringside area as EBWF went off the air.