Battleground 2023

[UGWC Staff]

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Vinegar: Welcome to Battleground!

Covert Jay: HUTTAH!

Lieberjosch: It's one of the most violent traditions of the UGWC calendar, the annual match inside the Battleground Cell!

Vinegar: History will be made, keys will be secured, opportunities will be earned!

Covert Jay: But that's not all! We've got two championships on the line as well!

Lieberjosch: The new Cooperative Champions put their titles on the line, as JC and Matt Knox take on the esoteric duo of Montague Cervantes and Holden Orson!

Covert Jay: And Phrixus Deimos looks to realign UGWC as he challenges Lucy Wylde for the World Championship!

Vinegar: But we begin with triple threat action, the winner of which will challenge Montague Cervantes in two weeks for the Conquest Championship.

The Time is Now hit's to play as he walks out on stage. He talks to the camera man and bounces a little. He holds up his “Never Give Up” logo flag and tosses it to the fans. He salutes and runs straight down towards the ring. He bounces off the ropes side to side and he holds up his “Hustle, Loyalty, and Respect” shirt. He takes off his hat and tosses his shirt to the fans and hands his Chain to the ref to begin to fight.

Vinegar: The Surgeon of Thuganomics has been out of action for much of the past month, making a return to the ring here tonight, with a significant opportunity on the line.

Covert Jay: John Blade has struggled at times during his time here in UGWC, this is a chance at starting some real redemption.

(the sound of a Japanese flute starts out playing quietly over the loudspeakers and the lights go down. The Tron comes up and we see two armies standing face to face on a battlefield. The flute continues playing and the camera on the Tron gets closer to the two armies. The camera shifts to where we just see Vespertine's eyes.)

(The camera cuts back to a scene of two armies. The Japanese flute plays louder. Both armies are huge and they are an army of shogun, ronin, and samurai. As the army walks forward a single figure comes into view and emerges from the line. The figure raises their sword and as one the entire army stops. The figure runs forward and gets atop a boulder to look out. The camera goes over their shoulder and we see the other army standing as a wall in the distance. The figure/leader takes off their helmet and long black hair tumbles out from it and flows all around, sometimes waving and weaving in places where the wind catches it. The figure turns and looks at the army behind them and we see it is Vespertine. She raises her sword and roars in fury. Camera cuts scene and the Japanese flute stops)

(camera cuts back to scene of her army raising their own swords and shouting in fury. The camera pans back quickly and she does the motion of forward with her sword and the camera goes up and we see her entire army run forward to join in the fray below. The song "Gasoline" not the bridge at the start but where Porcelain starts to sing.)

"Don't get in my face
Don't invade my space
I'll put you in your place
I'll only tell you once
I'll never tell you twice
And this is me being nice"

(Suddenly red and purple spotlights come up and she does a Gangrel type appearance where she comes up from under the stage.  From somewhere fans blow over her catching her cape and her hood.  The pictures on the tron capture her wrestling in the ring interspersed with pictures of her modeling on the beach or laying by the pool.)

"Cause I'm highly flammable
A caged up animal
I will go off on you
You better take it back
I'm about to snap
I will go off on you"

(One arm is raised and her katana sword is pointed at the sky.  Vespertine stands facing the audience.  When the lift stops, she steps off and brings the Katana down rather quickly to point it at the ring ring.   Where upon a couple of fire pyro pillars go off on each side of her and various sections on the way to the ring. She walks down to the ring, stepping in time to the music.  When she gets to the ring, she kneels and prepares a small ritual for her match tonight.)

"When it's your turn
You'll get your lesson learned
You'll be blister burned
My adrenaline is going to do you in
I'm seeing red again"

(Then she gets up and slides in underneath the ropes, where she takes her katana and points it at all corners of the arena. Then she points it at the ceiling and immediately brings it down quickly. Upon doing this, at each corner of the ring, showers of sparks come flying out. She looks around and the arena lights come up.  She takes off her cape and hood and and gives them, and the katana, to a techie outside the ring and goes to crouch by the turnbuckle facing the ring entrance until the match starts)

Vinegar: Vespertine made her return to action last week, a victorious effort against the newcomer Brooke Blakely.

Lieberjosch: A former Cross-Hemipshere Champion, Vespertine got her return off to a good start, looking to continue the momentum tonight.

"Country must be Country Wide" by Brantley Gilbert echoes through the arena as Brooke appears from behind the curtain. She walks with a switch in her hips to the ring. The fans boo as she eggs them on. She slides in the ring and Taunts the crowd.

Vinegar: Brooke Brantley made her debut last week, we’ll see tonight how she bounces back.

Covert Jay: I see a lot of potential in her, but only time will tell what sort of ninja she develops into.

DING DING!!!

Vinegar: Tie-up by Vespertine and Brantley, picking up where they left off last week, grappling to a stand still.

Lieberjosch: They break apart just as Blade delivers a double clothesline that drives them both to the mat!

Vinegar: Brantley whipped into the ropes, Vespertine knocked down by another clothesline before Blade catches Brantley on the return with a sit-out hip toss!

Covert Jay: And now a running neck snap delivered to Vespertine!

Vinegar: Cover for Blade!





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Vinegar: Brantley breaks it up!

Lieberjosch: There’s a shot at the Conquest Title on the line!

Vinegar: Brantley with clubbing blows to Blade, but he shrugs them off and whips her into the corner.

Covert Jay: Vespertine back to her feet, attacks with a kick each to the left and right side of Blade, looks to complete the Triple Kick, but Blade catches the leg, spins her around, and lifts her into a fireman’s carry!

Vinegar: Brantley springboards off the ropes, but Blade catches her out of the air, right on top of Vespertine!

Lieberjosch: He’s got them both hoisted!

Covert Jay: And he delivers a massive double powerslam!

Vinegar: Blade covers both opponents!





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Mitchell Dennis: Here is your winner, JOHHHNNNNN BLLLLAAAAADDDDDEEEEEE!!!!!

Vinegar: John Blade gets the win!

Lieberjosch: A shockingly dominant win by the Surgeon of Thuganomics!

Covert Jay: And this means that in two weeks he’ll face Montague Cervantes for the Conquest Title!

Vinegar: Anything can happen here at Battleground, so stay right where you are, we’ve got plenty more to come!

[UGWC Staff]

Dennis: The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and is for the UGWC Cooperative Championships!

'Clint Eastwood' by Gorillaz plays over the PA. After about 20 seconds, the lyrics start and Holden Orson strolls from backstage onto the main ramp, escorted by his Manager Waldo. The music plays and highlights clips from his previous feuds and random Jan Wnęk sculptures appear on the screen.

Vinegar: This has been one of Holden’s more low-key runs.

Lieberjosch: Maybe that’s the secret to keeping it going.

Vinegar: He also has opened himself up to influence from some odd sources.

Lieberjosch: First Deimos, now Cervantes. I’d say he’s learning a lot.

The sound of a winding filmstrip can be heard as the arena is bathed in dim sepia light. A trumpet sounds accompanied by a spotlight emanating from the curtain. It backlights a man in a top hat, with a cane slung over his left shoulder. As a tinny voice begins to sing, the silhouetted figure moves along with the directions of the lyrics.

As you can see
I go back and forth
That's right
Side to side
Back and forth
Back and forth
Back and side to side

The music picks up some energy right as the spotlight switches to shine from the rafters, illuminating the grinning face of Montague Cervantes dressed in an elaborate jacket and a jauntily-cocked top hat. When the auto-tuned verse begins, "Listen to me, Listen to me" he starts making his way toward the ring, turning, flourishing, bowing, and two stepping along with the music.

Lieberjosch: Speaking of Fear, The Showman recently racked up his first Conquest Championship defense against Deimos.

Vinegar: You have to wonder if it’s lost on him that the two names he’s put down to get here were some of the most influential in ending Monty’s ride at the top?

Lieberjosch: I doubt his rubric would calculate them the same way.

Dennis: Introducing first, with a combined weight of 494 pounds, your challengers, Holden ORSSSSSSSSON and Montague CCCCCCCCERVANNNNNNNNTES!!!

The houselights cut out, a single Raven cries out soon joined by another, then another until the cries of an entire unkindness fill the house sound system, soon broken by "Hell Broke Luce" by Tom Waits cutting through, the house lights coming up to a dull blue as a single white strobe light pulses in time to the song's percussion. Standing in the middle of that pulsing light, back to the ring, stands Matthew Knox adorned in his ring gear and a sleeveless hoodie. Arms outstretched like a bird in flight he pivots on a heel and begins making his way to the ring, sliding under the bottom rope and picking a corner to charge and leap upon to scream the audience into a frenzy. He takes a lap around the ring, before kneeling in a corner and patiently waiting for the ring bell to sound.

Vinegar: Knox recently shocked the entire industry by conquering the brand new Survival of the Fittest and securing a Key for Keys to the Kingdom!

Lieberjosch: The Raven came into UGWC ready to take names, and he’s ready to add two more tonight!

The lights suddenly drop, and in the silence, Ghost's "Hunter's Moon" to play with its haunting melody.

The music builds and lights flash, leading up to the chorus, signaling an arrival.

Though my memories have faded
They come back to haunt me once again
And though my mind is somewhat jaded now
It's time for me to strike again tonight
It's a hunter's moon

'The Bogeyman' JC steps out onto the stage, staring out at the audience and wearing a Michael Myers mask over his had, having embraced his new ghoulish persona. He watches the crowd react to him and then begins walking steadily to the ring. He enters the ring and climbs up to the middle rope, before ripping the mask off of his head and staring out at the audience. He then returns to the ring and prepares for his match.

Lieberjosch: JC recently won the Cross Hemisphere Championship, completing a long time personal goal.

Vinegar: By his own estimation, The Bogeyman has struggled to make a mark in UGWC in the past, but 2023 seems to be his year to turn it all around!

Dennis: And your defending Cooperative Champions, with a combined weight of 499 pounds, “The Raven”, MATTTTTTT KNOXXXXX and “The Bogeyman” JJJJJJJJCCCCCC!!

Vinegar: JC and Orson in the ring to start us off.

Lieberjosch: You see? Already the showmanship is improving the match quality.

Vinegar: How do you figure?

Lieberjosch: Knox vs Cervantes is going to be the one that blows the roof off, and they're saving it.

Vinegar: Orson and JC haven't been slouching lately…

Lieberjosch: Yes, but everyone in that ring knows the world is waiting for The Showman to upstage The Raven.

Vinegar: JC and Holden starting out with a textbook collar and elbow tie-up.

Lieberjosch: JC gets the upperhand, whipping Orson across the ring.

Vinegar: There's a big boot to knock Holden in his back!

Lieberjosch: We've got our first cover!

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Vinegar: No! Monty dives off the ropes to break it up with a forearm smash on JC!

Lieberjosch: He slides under the rope before Knox can get involved.

Vinegar: Holden back to his feet now, and he shakes off the boot before pulling JC back into a standing position.

Lieberjosch: Orson unloads on the Bogeyman!

Vinegar: A series of haymakers backs JC up into a corner.

Lieberjosch: Holden climbs up to the second turnbuckle and begins throwing knees into both sides of JC’s ribs!

Vinegar: Hurricanrana out of the corner!

Covert Jay: He’s pulling him into WHITE!

Vinegar: Matt ends that in short order with a springboard legdrop!

Lieberjosch: JC dives to tag in Knox and Holden begins stumbling toward Montague.

Vinegar: CH Champ makes the tag!

Lieberjosch: Knox tears across the ring, bringing Holden up short with an inside crescent kick.

Vinegar: He drags the hipster back to the center of the ring, then sets him up for a vertical suplex!

Covert Jay: A lionsault gives Matt the opening to cover!

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Vinegar: Holden kicks out!

Lieberjosch: Knox drags Orson back to a standing position, and flings him into his team’s corner.

Vinegar: JC now holding onto Holden as Matt pummels him in the midsection.

Lieberjosch: Montague sprints across the ring, launching himself at the fray.

Vinegar: Knox ducks out of the way, causing Monty to crash into Holden and JC.

Lieberjosch: JC knocked to the floor, Monty and Holden knocked to the mat.

Vinegar: Monty kips up just as Matt is approaching.

Lieberjosch: They’re face to face now, jawing, and the crowd is going absolutely insane!

Vinegar: Now they’re trading blows!

Lieberjosch: The Showman is not the legal man here, he needs to focus on getting Holden out of there for a tag.

Vinegar: Those left and right hands are increasing in intensity as Knox and Cervantes continue to throw haymakers at one another.

Lieberjosch: Knox drives Monty into a corner, but Montague suddenly falls through the ropes.

Covert Jay: Into a CAROUSEL KICK!!

Vinegar: Knox is down, and Cervantes wastes no more time getting Orson back to their corner for a tag.

Lieberjosch: Cervantes, now legal, rushes back in to capitalize.

Covert Jay: He pulls Matt up into a wristlock suplex!

Vinegar: Monty showboats for the fans, he needs to end this while he’s the only one standing!

Lieberjosch: He notices Knox stirring, and hits him with a scissor kick that knocks him back down!

Vinegar: And now showboating, again!

Covert Jay: Look out, Monty!

Lieberjosch: JC is up on the apron, and he darts toward an unsuspecting Cervantes!

Covert Jay: EPIPHANY from over the ropes!

Lieberjosch: Now the Raven and the Mothman are both laid out in the ring, and JC is climbing in to rouse his partner.

Covert Jay: WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?

Lieberjosch: That crate that Monty brought down with them and set at ringside, it just exploded!

Vinegar: It was full of… tomatoes?

Lieberjosch: Whatever it was, JC has been blown off the apron and now writhes on the mat, covered in tomato puree!

Vinegar: That side of the ring looks like a murder scene…

Lieberjosch: Monty is struggling to crawl toward Knox, he throws an arm over his chest!

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Vinegar: Matt kicks out!

Lieberjosch: He rolls away from Montague to the ropes, holding onto the bottom one as he tries to get his knees under himself.

Covert Jay: Orson with BLACK! from the outside!

Lieberjosch: Cervantes scrambles over to attempt another cover, but JC appears over him, pulling him up for a Northern lights suplex!

Vinegar: Holden hits JC from behind with a running high knee!

Lieberjosch: He grabs Monty and starts dragging him back to their corner.

Vinegar: JC is backpedaling toward their corner, Knox in tow!

Lieberjosch: Simultaneous tags to their downed partners!

Vinegar: Holden and JC run at each other!

Covert Jay: JC goes for BIG BOOT OF DEATH--NO!

Lieberjosch: Orson ducks under the boot, and hits JC with some sort of uppercut to the thigh that appears to have given him a charley horse!

Covert Jay: Holden spins around and hits THE FACADE!

Vinegar: Covers JC…

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Lieberjosch: The Raven manages to swoop in for the save with a big punt kick that knocks Orson away!

Vinegar: Knox starts to back off to his corner, but JC calls out to him, indicating his leg.

Lieberjosch: Matt helps JC limp to the corner where they trade a tag.

Vinegar: Orson doesn’t wait, and springs at Knox!

Lieberjosch: JC throws his leg up, and catches Holden with a boot!

Covert Jay: THE MERCY, THE MURDER!!

Vinegar: Montague suddenly passes by on a pogo stick?

Lieberjosch: He grabbed Holden’s leg and put it on the ropes!

Vinegar: Now he hops up onto the apron, grabs the top rope and…

Covert Jay: STL on Knox!!

Lieberjosch: Good thing he let go of that pogo stick before he flipped!

Vinegar: For him, too. That would have surely been an elimination.

Lieberjosch: Montague goes to check on Holden and pull him toward their corner.

Vinegar: But JC is close enough to reach down and slap Matt’s shoulder!

Lieberjosch: He sprints toward the ropes…

Covert Jay: DANCE MACABRE!!

Vinegar: He hit Monty and Holden both!

Lieberjosch: They crash into their corner, Montague spilling through the ropes to crash down the ringside steps!

Vinegar: JC rushes the corner, splashing into Holden!

Covert Jay: SCHISM!!

Lieberjosch: Here’s the cover!

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Vinegar: They’ve done it! First defense successful!

Dennis: Your winners, and STILL UGWC Cooperative Champions, JJJJJJJJJJJCCCCCCCCC and MATTTTTTTTT KKKKKKKKNOX!!!!

Lieberjosch: JC is rousing Knox, who immediately makes for the downed Cervantes!

Vinegar: JC blocks him though, speaking low to Matt to calm him down.

Lieberjosch: He pushes Knox’s belt into his chest just as Matt relents and goes to turn away with JC.

Vinegar: But he breaks free and runs back!

Covert Jay: INTO THE VOID on Montague!!

Lieberjosch: JC drags Matt away, who still stares daggers at Cervantes.

[UGWC Staff]

Mitchell Dennis: The following contest is scheduled for one fall!

Crowd: ONE FALL!

Mitchell Dennis: And it is for the UGWC World Heavyweight Championshiiiiiiip!!!!

“Phucking Phreak by Velvet Acid Christ hits the PA system. The lights are out and after the song begins to pick up, a single spotlight hits center stage. Phrixus Diemos steps onto the stage. He begins to slowly saunter down the rampway to the ring.

Vinegar: Phrixus, a former World Champion in his own right, has been on the hunt back to greatness for the last few years trying to reclaim the title.
Leiberjosch: Being thwarted by the likes of Zane Scott, Dave Rydell, Donovan Hastings, and many others on his path, I think we see a new era begin again tonight.
Covert Jay: He looks a bit more locked in than usual.
Vinegar: He seems to almost be in a trance, as if this is all that matters to him.
Leiberjosch: Not as if it is… this IS what matters to him. This is what he wants. And he will not squander the opportunity.
Vinegar: He is indeed an expert level opportunist.

Phrixus reaches the bottom of the ramp before stepping up the steel steps and into the ring. He heads to his corner and crouches down, staring, blankly, in front of him.

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The arena goes black. The opening chords of "Undead" by Hollywood Undead blare over the Arena PA system. One by one, spotlights around the arena begin fading in and out, alternating between a bright white and deep purple tones. As the bass line kicks into its highly recognized bone jarring chorus the spotlights sync their flashing with the rhythm. Suddenly the spotlights all turn at once, illuminating the stage in a brilliant flash and a radiating glow. Lucy Wylde steps out from behind the curtain onto center stage just as the crowd begins to cheer and sing along with the song...

Vinegar: Here comes the World Champion.
Covert Jay: The four time!
Leiberjosch: Not the only one.
Vinegar: That is correct. Not the only one but she is indeed the current.
Covert Jay: And that’s all that matters, isn’t it?
Vinegar: I supposed you’re right.
Leiberjosch: Regardless, this is the end of the line for her.
Vinegar: Lucy first one the World Title back in 2018, defeating Jet Somers, Zane Scott, and her opponent tonight, Phrixus Diemos. Her second reign came after defeating Tony Savage for the belt at this very event last year. Again winning it at Horizons by defeating Tempest, and her current reign began when she reclaimed the belt from Ken Davison in a match that also involved Montague Cervantes. Keep in mind that Ken Davison completed his conquest and won the belt from her, but his reign was short lived to say the least.

As the verse begins, Lucy begins walking towards the ring, a big smile on her face as she moves from side to side along the aisle - slapping the hands of the fans as she goes. She gets to ringside and runs up the ring steps, climbing into the ring and ascending the far turnbuckle, raising her arms into the air. She pulls a pair of fingerless leather gloves from her back pocket and puts them on, one by one. Her music begins to fade into the background of the cheers of the fans. Once both gloves are tight, she clenches both fists and jumps down from the turnbuckle, awaiting the opening bell.

Mitchell Dennis: Introducing first. Weighing in at 220 pounds. He is the Embodiment of Fear… Phrixusssss DIIIEEEEMMMOOOOSSSSSS!!!!!!!

Vinegar: Could this be the night that Phrixus Diemos claims his third World Title reign? We are about to find out!
Leiberjosch: Yes.
Covert Jay: Why are you so sure?
Leiberjosch: I’m always sure.
Covert Jay: But you’re wrong, like half the time.
Leiberjosch: Quiet you.

Mitchell Dennis: And his opponent. From Baltimore, Maryland. Weighing in at 120 pounds. She is the UGWC World Heavyweight Champion…Lucyyyyy WWYYYYYYLLLLLDDDDDDEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Vinegar: A four time Champion versus a two time Champion. These two are two of the best in our industry. Who wants it more? Who is hungrier for the victory? We are about to find out!


DING DING DING!!!


Vinegar: Both competitors lock up in the middle of the ring. Lucy gets Phrixus in a hammer lock and gets behind him. Phrixus is able to reposition and reverse it, getting Lucy in a hammerlock.

Leiberjosch: Lucy twists out of the hold, and gets right behind Phrixus. She tries to wrench the arm back and get Phrixus back into the hammerlock. She is unsuccessful as Phrixus shoves back.

Covert Jay: Lucy slams into the corner but shoves Phrixus forward. He rolls through but Lucy is right behind him, running!

Vinegar: Arm drag from Phrixus! Lucy rolls through.

Leiberjosch: Arm drag TO Phrixus! Phrixus rolls through!

Covert Jay: Clothesline from Phrixus! Lucy kips up!

Vinegar: Clothesline TO Phrixus! Phrixus kips up!

Leiberjosch: Lucy rushes. Back body drop from Fear!

Covert Jay: Lucy floats through and out. Fear spins right into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker!

Vinegar: He counters out into a leg scissors to the head!

Leiberjosch: Lucy is struggling to break free but eventually does. Fear is back up now too.

Covert Jay: Right into a hip toss from the World Champ!

Vinegar: Fear is right back up and into another arm drag from Lucy!

Leiberjosch: Fear rolls right back to his feet and ducks a clothesline. Lucy uses the momentum to hit the ropes. She comes back and it seems Fear did the same thing as he lays her out with a SPEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Covert Jay: Phrixus backs away from his opponent to survey the damage as the crowd is going crazy for what just happened.

Vinegar: Phrixus heading over to pick up Lucy again, but she grabs him for a small package!

Leiberjosch: Ohhh he wasn’t even close to ready. Didn’t even get a one count!

Covert Jay: Lucy is back up, as is Phrixus. Phrixus turns right into a kick to the mid section from the champ! She goes for a quick DDT but he counters it.

Vinegar: Northern Lights Suplex! Phrixus grabs Lucy from the mat and sends her right into the corner.

Leiberjosch: Phrixus is taking his time getting over there. Might be a mistake on his part.

Covert Jay: No chance, he is methodical. He knows what he’s doing.

Vinegar: Phrixus hits a hard knee strike to Lucy’s abdomen. He grabs her by the hair, pulling her from the corner before setting her up for a brainbuster.

Leiberjosch: Lucy is able to flail her legs a bit to unbalance the move, but Phrixus notices and drops her anyway. He goes for the cover!








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Vinegar: Phrixus pulls Lucy up and positions her against the ropes. He starts to get her arm twisted up in the middle and top rope. He succeeds!

Leiberjosch: Phrixus charges away, hitting the opposite ropes and is about to crash into Lucy when out of nowhere she gets her arm free and pulls down the top rope!

Covert Jay: Phrixus crashes on the outside and right into the barricade!!!

Vinegar: Lucy takes a minute to get her wits about her before heading out to ringside. The referee is yelling at them both to get back in, but goes unignored.

Leiberjosch: Lucy picks up Phrixus and whips him right into the barricade. She grabs his head and slams it down on the top of it!

Covert Jay: Ouchtown, population: Phrixus.

Vinegar: Lucy grabs Phrixus and goes to whip him into the steel steps but he reverses it! Lucy slams into them shoulder first!

Leiberjosch: Meanwhile, since nobody seems to be paying attention, the referee is up to 6 on his count.

Covert Jay: Stop saying referee. We all know it’s Glenn. Doesn’t hurt to just look at his face.

Vinegar: Listen, you don’t tell me how to do my job. You’re not my boss.

Leiberjosch: Well now he’s at 8. Phrixus stomps on Lucy before rolling into the ring and back out, thus, restarting the count!

Covert Jay: Phrixus is bringing Lucy over to our table. What is the meaning of this?!

Vinegar: Phrixus slams Lucy’s face right off the table and goes for another one but Lucy is able to block it! She elbows Phrixus in the midsection to get him to back off.

Leiberjosch: Lucy turns around and grabs Phrixus, slamming his head on the announce table now! This has staggered the challenger!

Covert Jay: Lucy pulling the monitors and paraphernalia off of our table… what the hell…

Vinegar: We know what this means, might be time to back away boys!

Leiberjosch: Lucy has the table completely cleared off and grabs Phrixus again. He’s ready for her and immediately gets behind her! He doesn’t even hesitate and hits her with The Numbing!!!!!

Covert Jay: Holy fuck! The numbing right here on the floor?!!? Is she okay?!?!

Vinegar: Phrixus quickly rolling back into the ring and back out as he heard Glenn Burke reach 9 on the count!

Leiberjosch: He grabs Lucy and lays her on the table. I hope he’s not doing what I think he’s doing…

Covert Jay: Oh he most definitely is wanting to!

Vinegar: Phrixus is back in the ring and climbing to the top! He leaps…

Leiberjosch: METEOR PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Covert Jay: He just hit the fucking Meteor Press and they have both crashed through the table!!

Vinegar: He is still able to get up?!?! How?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Leiberjosch: Phrixus grabs Lucy up and slowly gets her back into the ring before staggering back in himself!!!!

Covert Jay: Holy shit on a sandwich!

Vinegar: Phrixus holding his midsection, drops into the cover on the Champion. This has to be it. There’s not way.











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Leiberjosch: LUCY GOT HER FOOT ON THE BOTTOM ROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vinegar: SHE WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE!

Leiberjosch: Phrixus rolls off of Lucy and pulls himself up with the ropes. Lucy is doing the same after enough time to recover.

Covert Jay: Phrixus isn’t going to wait though. He sees a staggering Lucy and rams into her with a shoulder block!

Vinegar: Lucy rolls through over towards the ropes, but it doesn’t matter as Phrixus grabs her away from them.

Leiberjosch: Phrixus shoves Lucy to the middle of the ring and turns her on her stomach. What’s he doing?

Covert Jay: Ohhhhh I think you know!

Vinegar: He goes to lock it in… MILLENIAL DECAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phrixus just locked in his finishing maneuver on the World Champion, in the middle of the ring, and she has nowhere to go!!!!!

Leiberjosch: She is flailing about and it’s just a matter of time before she taps. She can’t sit in this move much longer.

Covert Jay: The way Phrixus is holding this in, can he even hold it much longer? Something doesn’t seem right.

Vinegar: Without warning, Lucy is able to get one arm behind the leg of Phrixus and use the leverage to get the other one out too! She pulls back!

Leiberjosch: OHHH RIGHT ON HIS FACE! She just pulled back on his legs at the expense of her own head and neck, just to get out of the hold and slam her opponent on his face.

Covert Jay: The World Title has that effect on people. They will do anything to win it or maintain their hold on it.

Vinegar: After a few moments of recovery, both Lucy and Phrixus begin to get up. Lucy is up first and ready to attack.

Leiberjosch: Phrixus takes his time turning around, but not as if he’s recovering. Lucy is ready to charge. Phrixus finally turns around…

Covert Jay: He ducks a spinning heel kick from the Champion. He grabs Lucy and hits a vicious German suplex, sending her across the ring! He goes right after her and the fight is on!

Vinegar: Phrixus grabs Lucy, dropping a hard elbow to the sternum before picking her back up. He sends her back across the ring with a belly to belly suplex.

Leiberjosch: He grabs her up and hits a snap suplex!

Covert Jay: Phrixus is a suplex machine right now!

Vinegar: Fear pulls Lucy up once again and sets her up for a t-bone suplex but Lucy hits an elbow to his head, multiple times. Causing him to break away!

Leiberjosch: Lucy gets some separation and as Fear turns around, she leaps at him with a running cross-body!

Covert Jay: Lucy drags Fear to the middle of the ring and gets on the second rope. She jumps for a senton but Phrixus rolls under Lucy and Lucy rolls through on the mat!

Vinegar: Both of them are back up. They are locking eyes, clearly giving each other a heavy handed beating here. Both of them want to walk out of here with the World Championship, yet only one can.

Leiberjosch: The two lock back up in the middle of the ring but Lucy is not playing this time. Right for a knee to the gut. She hooks his arms for a double underhook but Fear lifts her up!

Covert Jay: Lucy floats over the back and hits a reverse neckbreaker on the challenger!

Vinegar: She pulls Phrixus back up and goes to lock in an abdominal stretch but Phrixus is able to counter out of it with a hip toss.

Leiberjosch: He goes to grab Lucy but she is able to get away and right back in the fight.

Covert Jay: Lefts and rights from the Champion, sending the challenger back into the ropes and into the corner!

Vinegar: She is taking the fight to him like no other!

Leiberjosch: Oh who are you kidding? She’s a fighting Champion. She does this and whatever else she needs to do to win.

Covert Jay: Phrixus is able to block a few shots and get Lucy staggered back. He rushes at her but is met with a drop toe hold!

Vinegar: Before Fear can get up, Lucy hits him with Fury Brand!!!!!!!!

Leiberjosch: She goes for the cover!!!












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Kick out!!!!!



Covert Jay: Not quite enough to put the challenger down!

Vinegar: She pulls Phrixus up and sets him up for a back suplex, but Phrixus is able to counter the maneuver and gets Lucy twisted up. He gets behind her and goes for the Numbing!

Leiberjosch: She was able to counter it but Fear shoves her forward.

Covert Jay: She just springboarded off the ropes and hit Phrixus with Wylde Liberation!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy shit!!!!!!!!

Vinegar: Lucy drops into the cover again!!!!!!!!!!













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THRE--!!!!!



Leiberjosch: Phrixus kicked out at 2.75!!! That was so close!!!!!!

Covert Jay: Lucy cannot believe he kicked out of that!

Vinegar: Well she better believe it, because it freakin’ happened!

Leiberjosch: She gets up and grabs Phrixus.

Lucy hits a stalling suplex on the challenger and then looks at the corner. She’s climbing to the top while Phrixus is staggering up!

Vinegar: He’s up and Lucy’s steady!

Leiberjosch: Lucy leaps off the top rope for a double axe handle but Fear catches her! He caught her in mid air! He hits a belly to belly suplex sending her across the ring.

Covert Jay: Phrixus heads over and gets behind a staggering Lucy. Stalking her, waiting for the right moment…

Vinegar: NUMBING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leiberjosch: Phrixus positions Lucy on the mat and heads over to the corner!

Covert Jay: He’s climbing up. Could this be it?! Can he finally reclaim what he lost all those years ago?!

Vinegar: Phrixus is steadied up top! He leaps…

Leiberjosch: METEOR PRESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Covert Jay: Phrixus stays on top for the cover!!!!














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THRE--!!!!!!!



Leiberjosch: LUCY FUCKING WYLDE KICKED OUT AT 2.9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vinegar: Phrixus shoots a cold stare at Glenn Burke before grabbing Lucy and setting her up for a gutwrench suplex but Lucy floats over the back!

Leiberjosch: She spins Phrixus around and hits him with WYLDE LIBERATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Covert Jay: Lucy looks at the top rope and back at Phrixus. Multiple times.

Vinegar: She is wasting too much time here! She needs to cover or fly!!!!

Leiberjosch: Lucy decides to fly and hits the top rope! She steadies herself but as she stands straight up, Fear is up and rushing at her!

Covert Jay: She fights him off on the top rope! They are clubbing back and forth at each other! Lucy with right handed punches to Fear.

Vinegar: Fear with right elbow smashes to Lucy’s head!

Leiberjosch: Lucy blocks an elbow smash and grabs Fear by the face. HEADBUTT!

Covert Jay: PHRIXUS FALLS BACK TO THE MAT!!!

Vinegar: Lucy steadies up once more… CALAMITY FROM THE SKIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Leiberjosch: Lucy stays on for the cover!!!!!!!!!!!!

















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Mitchell Dennis: Here is your winner and STILLLLLLL UGWC WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNN….. LUUUUUCCCCCYYYYYYYYY WYYYYYYYYYYYLLLLLDDDDDEEEEE!!!!!!!!

Vinegar: Lucy has done it! She has beaten the Embodiment of Fear!

[UGWC Staff]

Vinegar: We’ve had some great action here tonight at Battleground, but it is time now for the main event, the namesake of the evening.

Lieberjosch: It’s a match that took the very worst aspects of garbage wrestling, mixed them together and produced something of a horrific marvel, that even I cannot take my eyes off of.

Vinegar: And as always, the stakes in this match are high.

Covert Jay: The Battlematch Key goes to the winner, but that’s not all, as that individual also will challenge Lucy Wylde for the World Title next month at the WrestleStock Festival!

Vinegar: Now we see the Battleground Cell for the first time tonight as it is lowered down around the ring, and can see that the wire mesh walls have also been woven, in places, with razor wire.

Lieberjosch: You’d be hard pressed to find a more brutal environment than the Battleground cell.

Mitchell Dennis: Ladies and Gentlemen, it is now time for the BATTLEGROUND MATCH! Two competitors will begin the action, and a new entrant will join the match in five minute intervals, until all competitors have entered into the cell. Elimination from the match will occur ONLY when a competitor is unable to make it to his feet by the count of 10. There are cases chained to the cell wall throughout the cell. If any of the participants are able to get those cases down and open them up, they are free to use whatever is inside as a weapon.

Vinegar: The order of entry has been randomly determined, we’ll find out momentarily who’s going to get things started.

Dennis: The first entrant in the Battleground Match is...

The lights in the arena dip to black in time with the sirens and beat to the opening of Sweatpants (BattleTapes Remix) by Childish Gambino, the lights then beginning to flash, alternating left and right onto the ramp. In time, the letters "S", "E", "B", and then "Empire" flash one at a time on the big screen until the lights stop flashing as the lyrics hit.

"She askin' “Why you say that?!”

The beat drops and the lights flash on the rampway again. As they do, the screen illuminates with "SEB" and then "EMPIRE" flashing on the sceen.

"Rich kid asshole, paint me as a villain"

Sebastian Everett-Bryce flings his arms wide, staring up with his head covered by the hood of his jacket. He stands in the middle of the ramp, the lights beating down on him, before looking out at the crowd. He wears a long jacket with the hood pulled up over his head, zipped to the waist. The jacket, which is cut away at the bottom and only runs down the back of his legs, is patterned with an elongated Union Flag, but it’s in black and white and appears to be cracked and broken. His tights are short, with the initials SEB emblazoned upon the front.

The lights lift, and SEB makes his way to the ring, stretching his neck from side to side as he walks, his eyes focused on the ring. He climbs up the steps and steps through the ropes before standing in the middle of the ring.

"I'm winnin', yeah, yeah, I'm winnin' (What?)
Rich kid, asshole, paint me as a villain"

He extends his arms once more before pulling back his hood and removing his jacket to reveal the back of his tights which read “S.E.B”

"Don't be mad cause I'm doing me better than you doing you
Better than you doing you, fuck it, what you gon' do? (What?!)"

He flashes his arms out to a side, a satisfied and somewhat sneery grin upon his face, he holds the position for a moment, to allow the crowd to take pictures, before moving towards his corner.

Mitchell Dennis: He is the reigning Chaos Champion, the Mauler of Markham Square, the Chelsea Cripper, SEEBBBBBASSSTIAN EVVVEERRRETTT BRYYCCCEEE!!!!

Vinegar: Sebastian Everett-Bryce is well on his way to being one of the greatest Entertainment Professionals in UGWC history.

Covert Jay: A former World Champion, a Grand Slam Champion, the longest reigning champion of any kind in UGWC history, which is a record he adds to every day, and most immediately relevant, a two-time Battleground Winner.

Vinegar: Some people consider him the greatest competitor in Battleground history, at the very least he belongs in the conversation, and it’s a conversation he could end with another victory here tonight.

Mitchell Dennis: The Second Entrant is…

Mitchell Dennis: DAAAAVEEEEEE RYYYYYYYYYDDELLLLLLLLL!!!

Vinegar: Dave Rydell has been in this match before, but has never been successful, looking to change his fortunes here tonight, but he has as uphill a battle as Seb.

Lieberjosch: Rydell is as grizzled a veteran as they come, he’s been looking to write the final chapter of his story, but he’s in there against a person who has specialized in these environments for over a year.

Vinegar: The moment Rydell climbs into the ring Seb wastes no time going on the attack, and he flies at hisr foe striking him with a low angled dropkick that takes him down to a knee.

DING DING!

Covert Jay: Seb now running the ropes and he hits a bulldog on Rydell.

Lieberjosch: Who springs right back up.

Vinegar: But Seb begins chipping away at him with a series of stiff looking kicks.

Lieberjosch: No one in this match has a better sense of what it takes to win this match than Seb. He’s got Rydell to himself for five minutes, and then the match becomes even more chaotic and unpredictable, may be in his best interests to eliminate Rydell as quickly as possible.

Vinegar: German suplex by Seb, rolls through into a second released suplex, hurling Rydell into a corner.

Covert Jay: A standing moonsault kick drives Rydell back into the turnbuckle, and Seb rushes across the ring before sprinting back, but Rydell ninjas out of the way and Seb crashes into the corner!

Vinegar: Rydell taking charge now and he grabs Seb and tosses him over the top rope to the floor below.

Covert Jay: Rydell then exits the ring on the other side and begins scaling the inside of the cage.

Lieberjosch: No sign of pain as his hands clench on to the razor wire woven sections, and he reaches up and yanks a weapons case off the wall and drops back to the floor. Clenching the case with his blood soaked hands he strides around the ring, not even attempting to open it, his intention clear to open it by smashing it into Seb’s skull.

Vinegar: Rydell comes to the corner around which Seb awaits and he rises the steel case up!

Covert Jay: NINJA STRIKE!

Vinegar: Seb is ready and before he comes around the corner he has sprung to his feet and he grabs the bottom rope, swings himself into the ring feet first, slides past the corner, under the ropes, and then sends both feet into the case, sending it crashing into Rydell’s face!

Covert Jay: Down he goes!

Vinegar: Seb gets to his feet and kicks the case aside, and as he does, Hazel East, from the safety of outside of the ring, begins to start the ten count on Rydell.

1…

Vinegar: Seb rolls back into the ring and uses the opportunity to recover a little…

2…

Lieberjosch: He will need to take every second because Rydell is already stirring…

3…

Lieberjosch: It’ll take more than a metal briefcase to the face to keep The Virus down…

4…

Lieberjosch: See.

Vinegar: Rydell gets to his feet and as he does Seb is ready and he runs the ropes and then launches himself headfirst through the top two ropes and drives Rydell into the wall of the cell, the skin of his arched back being torn and shredded from his torso by the razor wire!

Lieberjosch: But he also managed to grab Seb by the head as he forced him backwards, and he holds his head, and despite the pain to his own back drags it left and right over the cell wall…

Covert Jay: Seb manages to slip out, and luckily for him the section of the cell her head was against was free of the razor wire, and he manages to stumble backwards without a face full of scars.

Lieberjosch: Rydell steps forward, grabs her again, lifts her up and then drives her back into the side of the ring apron.

Covert Jay: BUZZZZ!!

Mitchell Dennis: The third entrant is…

Mitchell Dennis: KONNRRAAADDD RAAAAAAABBBB!!!!

Vinegar: Here comes the man that is burned in blood!

Lieberjosch: Battleground and the mayhem within is everything that Konrad Raab has been saying he is wanting, doubtless he has a lot of violence in store tonight.

Vinegar: Rydell is now focusing his energy on Seb's back, clubbing him onto his knees with a double axe handle, repeating the action until he is flat on his stomach.

Covert Jay: Raab is finally making his way into the ring.

Lieberjosch: And immediately as the door swings open, Rydell turns his attention to the newcomer, leaving Seb to struggle to his feet clutching his back.

Vinegar: Konrad Raab is running his fingers along the razor wire.

Covert Jay: That's not healthy behaviour.

Lieberjosch: That’s what the others in this match need to be aware of. THIS is utopia to a man who promotes himself as burned in blood. No pinfalls, no submissions, no rules, no limits, no easy way out! He is about to live his very best life right now!

Vinegar: A fact the already bloodied Rydell is all too aware of, employing some caution as Raab approaches.

Lieberjosch: Rydell drops out of the ring to confront Raab, but Seb comes sliding under the bottom rope and drives him back into the cell wall!

Covert Jay: Raab has picked up the case that was discarded earlier…

Vinegar: He too does not have time to open it and he swings…

Covert Jay: He slams it into Seb's skull!

Lieberjosch: As Seb falls backwards and ends up sitting on the ring steps, Rydell, with blood dripping from his back, grabs him around the waist and suplexes him into the cell wall. Raab instinctively covering his face with his hands that in turn get torn by the razor wire.

Vinegar: Seb is now stumbling to his feet clutching at his head and swaying but able to stand. He narrows her eyes and grabs the case opening it up while her opponents slowly drag themselves to their feet, the catches spring open and he retrieves…

Covert Jay: A RUBBER MALLET!

Lieberjosch: Seb wastes no time as he swings it into the back of Rydell's leg sending him down to his knees, and completes the attack by bringing the mallet down on Rydell's head and he crumpled to the floor. As East start the count, he snaps her head up from Rydell

1…

Covert Jay: He's looking for Raab.

2…

Lieberjosch: Who has been smart enough to make himself scarce.

3…

Vinegar: Seb tightens his grip on the mallet as she circles to ring looking for Raab…

4…

Covert Jay: He is under the ring, Seb's walked right past him!

5…

Vinegar: Raab emerging from under the ring with a chair in hand.

6…

Lieberjosch: Seb only realizes at the last minute what is going in when Raab slams the chair into his back that has already taken so much damage and he crumples from the blow.

7…

Covert Jay: Rydell is getting back up.

Vinegar: As Rydell stands to his feet, using the apron and ring ropes to get back up, Raab grabs Seb by the hair and rolls him into the ring following after.

Lieberjosch: Rydell joins them and Raab whips Seb towards Rydell who plants a big boot right into his face.

Covert Jay: Raab worked collaboratively with someone!

Lieberjosch: Pretty sure that was an accident.

Covert Jay: The countdown to the next entrant has begun...3….2….1!!!

Dennis: The fourth entrant is...

Mitchell Dennis: EZZZZRAAAAAAA WOOLLLLLLLLFFFFFFFFFF!!!!

Liberjosch: Rydell went to follow up on Seb, but Raab attacks him right away, pulling him into a German suplex, and immediately turning his own attention back towards Seb.

Vinegar: Raab pulling Seb up as Wolf explodes from backstage, hurtling down the ramp at full speed, and the door is held open for him and he slides into the ring, slides under Raab's legs, leapfrog Seb, rebounds off the ropes, coming back at Seb with a flying lariat, and in the same move hitting Raab with a dropkick before he hits the ground.

Lieberjosch: All four rolling to separate sides of the ring, Rydell and Wolf get to their feet on one side…

Vinegar: Raab and Seb on the other…temporary lines being formed here in the Battleground cell…

Lieberjosch: Both sides stare at one another and then…

Vinegar: To the bemusement of Wolf and Rydell, Raab immediately turned on Seb, tackling him to the mat and pounding away on him.

Covert Jay: He is trying to take his NOSE off.

Vinegar: Raab stands, and Rydell immediately drives him to the mat with the Tip of the Spear!

Lieberjosch: Raab rolls away, holding his ribs, but he grabs the ropes and attempts to use them to get back to his feet, as Wolf charges at him!

Vinegar: But at the last second Raab drops down and pulls the top rope low, using Wolf's own momentum to send him to the floor below.

Lieberjosch: Raab gets to his feet with a smug smile on his face that vanishes the moment he turns to see Rydell's face, teeth bared, a few feet away from him and closing.

Vinegar: But Seb intercepts him with a superkick!

Lieberjosch: Raab bows his head in thanks directly into a second superkick from Seb that sends him backwards over the top rope, to the feet of Ezra Wolf.

Vinegar: Wolf drags Raab to his feet and whips him into the steel ring steps. In the ring Seb is sizing up Rydell as he struggles to his knees…

Covert Jay: EMPIRE KICK

Vinegar: NO! Rydell dodges…

Lieberjosch: VIRUS OF LIFE!!!

Vinegar: Rydell hitting his finisher on Seb and he is out…

1…

Vinegar: Raab dodges as Wolf comes running towards him and when he hits the steel steps Raab scoops up the chair he discarded earlier.

2…

Lieberjosch: Raab swings the chair..

Covert Jay: Ezra avoids the swing and the chair slams onto the steel steps causing Raab to recoil and drop it...

3…

Vinegar: Wolf hits Raab with an uppercut that sends him staggering backwards…

4…

Vinegar: Wolf following up with a running knee that misses, running himself into the ring apron.

5…

Vinegar: Wolf unable to block as Raab unloads on him with swift punches to the ribcage…

6…

Lieberjosch: Until Rydell rolls out of the ring and kicks Raab in the back before scooping him over his shoulder and driving him face first into the cell wall. As he drags Raab's face across, the razor wire tears at his skin.

7…

Vinegar: Rydell drops Raab, leaving him clutching at his bleeding face, and turns around directly into a chair shot to the head from Ezra Wolf, that was intended for Raab!

8….

Covert Jay: Seb gets back to his feet with very little time remaining, he uses the ropes to struggle up to his feet.

Vinegar: Raab snatches the chair and kicks Wolf down, and now he has Rydell against the cell wall and is hammering at him with chair shots.

Lieberjosch: Until he is stopped by Wolf who has climbed up onto the apron, run along, and dived onto Raab sending him and the chair crashing into Rydell and the cell wall.


Covert Jay: And the count starts for Konrad Raab…

1…

Vinegar: Rydell glaring at Wolf, but they both know it’s every man for himself in this match.

2…

Covert Jay: AIR Seb!!!

3…

Vinegar: Seb flies over the top rope and takes Rydell out with a moonsault diving headbutt!

4…

Vinegar: Raab manages to pull himself up, as the count for Rydell begins…

1…

Covert Jay: The countdown to the next competitor has begun….3…2...1!!!

Dennis: The penultimate entrant is…

Mitchell Dennis: DONONVANNNNNN HASSSSTTTTINNNNGGGGSSSS!!!!

2…

Vinegar: As Hastings makes his way down the aisle Wolf, Seb and Raab all roll into the ring…

3…

Vinegar: Seb immediately grabs Raab and whips him into the corner where Wolf follows in with a clothesline…

4….

Vinegar: Wolf drags Raab out of the corner and then whips him into the outstretched boot of Seb…

5...

Vinegar: Raab dragged back to his feet and now whipped towards Wolf…

6…

Lieberjosch: Hastings drags Wolf out of the ring by his legs allowing Raab to rebound off the ropes and hit Seb with a swinging neckbreaker…

7…

Vinegar: Hastings now sends Wolf head first into the ring post just as Raab sends Seb into the ropes.

8…

Vinegar: A drop to hold from Raab sends Seb into the ropes, his neck hanging over the bottom rope, Hastings slams his elbow down over the back of his skull and he bounces back into the ring…

9…

Vinegar: Wolf swings at Hastings but he ducks..

Lieberjosch: Rydell IS BACK ON HIS FEET!

Vinegar: A fact noted by Hastings who quickly grabs Wolf and throws him into Rydell before sliding into the ring.

Lieberjosch: Rydell catches Ezra, glaring at Hastings, as meanwhile Hastings slips behind Raab in the ring and lifts him into a full nelson slam.

Covert Jay: Raab rolls out of the ring just as Rydell charges in and slams Hastings in the face with a punch.

Vinegar: Wolf follows Raab out of the ring and the two of them start struggling over a chair, as in the ring Hastings and Rydell trade blows…

Lieberjosch: Wolf wrestles the chair from Raab and tosses it aside and into the ring, before then slamming Raab's face into the ring apron…

Vinegar: Hastingss and Raab still trading blows…

Covert Jay: Seb leaps in and sends Hastings across the ring with a head scissors takedown, but as he releases him he reaches out and hooks Rydells head driving him into the ground with a tornado DDT.

Lieberjosch: Raab and Ezra are now brawling outside the ring and Raab throws Wolf into the side of the cell, Ezra taking more damage from the razor wire and arching his back on impact.

Vinegar: Seb springs to his feet and is met by Hastings who jabs the chair into his midsection, drops it and sets him up for a DDT…

Covert Jay: Seb blocks, and grabs Hastings by the legs and sends him backwards, his head bouncing off the steel chair.

Vinegar: Seb then turns and knocks Rydell over the top rope with a roundhouse kick.

Lieberjosch: Raab comes in from behind and hits him with a German!

Covert Jay: And for the last time tonight the countdown begins…3...2...1!!!

Mitchell Dennis: The final entrant in Battleground!

Dennis: LARRRRYYYY TAAAACCCTTTTTTT!!!!

Vinegar: Larry Tact striding towards the cell as Wolf slides back into the ring and takes out Raab's leg.

Covert Jay: The cell door being opened for Tact…

Lieberjosch: But Rydell doesn't want to wait and he charges, diving through the opening and spearing Larry Tact before he even steps foot in the ring.

Vinegar: Rydell grabs Tact and drags him over to the guard rail and starts to pummel his face against the unforgiving steel.

Lieberjosch: Rydell now attempting to apply a sleeper hold, but Tact manages to get to his feet with Rydell on his back still choking him, and he turns and drives backwards slamming his opponent into the cell.

Covert Jay: After Tact throws an elbow behind and into Rydell's skull, Rydell is forced to drop his grip on Tact, who steps forward and wipes his mouth before turning and spitting a mouthful of blood on the floor beside him, meanwhile in the ring Seb is in the corner laying boots to Hastings, while Ezra is ground and pounding Raab.

Lieberjosch: Raab manages to claw at his bleeding face and get free, he rolls away from Ezra and picks up the chair…

Vinegar: Raab swings the chair at Seb, but Seb manages to catch it!

Lieberjosch: They struggle with the chair, but Seb yanks it away, manages to boot Raab down!

Vinegar: Seb lifts the chair overhead!

Covert Jay: THE TRUTH HURTS!!!!!

Vinegar: Travis Pierce!?! Where the hell did he comes from?

Lieberjosch: Travis Pierce just came out of nowhere, must have been hiding under the ring, and he just dropped Seb with The Truth Hurts!

Vinegar: And now Raab back on his feet, he’s got Seb!

Covert Jay: CHAIR ASSISTED FLAMING DRIVER!!!

Vinegar: Seb sprawled out on the canvas and the count starts…

1…

Lieberjosch: Raab staring at Pierce as the latter leaves the ring, but Hastings is up and has the chair!

2…

Covert Jay: Hastings plants Raab in the face with the chair and he sprawls onto the canvas.

3…

Vinegar: And now the count starts for Raab as Hastings stands over him…

4…

1…

Covert Jay: KNEE JERK REACTION INTO THE CHAIR!!!

5…

2…

Vinegar: Wolf used the Knee Jerk Reaction to drive the chair in Hastings’ hand into his own face and now the count also starts on Hastings.

6…

3…

1…

Lieberjosch: During all this Rydell and Tact have done two complete circuits of the ring pinballing each other into the cell and ring posts, both men a bloody mess and Tact has only been in the match for a few minutes.

7…

4…

2…

Vinegar: Tact stalks Rydell who is on his knees outside the ring, but as he approaches Rydell swings around and pushes the opened steel suitcase from earlier into his face, and then tries to close it around his opponent’s skull with great force…

8…

5…

3…

Lieberjosch: Rydell still attempting to fit Larry Tact's entire skull into his carry on luggage, but is thwarted when Tact rears backwards and then throws his metal covered face into the skull of Rydell.

Covert Jay: Seb rolls onto his front and clutches at his head before stretching towards the ropes that are agonizingly far away...

9…

6…

4…

Vinegar: Rydell leaning against the ring steps is able to pull himself out of the way just as Tact runs at him with a knee that ultimately crashes into the metal.

Covert Jay: Seb's fingertips get on the ropes and he drags herself towards them…

10!

7…

5…

Mitchell Dennis: Sebastian Everett-Bryce has been eliminated.

Covert Jay: Seb drags himself to his feet just as Mitchell Dennis makes his announcement.

Vinegar: A stunning moment here at Battleground, Sebastian Everett-Bryce eliminated by Konrad Raab!

Lieberjosch: And you can lay the blame at the feet of Travis Pierce!

8…

6…

Vinegar: Wolf has been able to take some time to rest, Rydell and Tact are both on their knees on the outside…

Lieberjosch: And Raab has rolled onto his stomach and is dragging himself towards the ropes…

Vinegar: Wolf readies himself in the ring as Raab reaches out for the bottom rope…

9…

7…

Covert Jay: Tact and Rydell both drag themselves up the ring canvas…

Lieberjosch: And Raab gets to his feet with the aid of the ropes not a moment too soon…

8…

Vinegar: Hastings showing no sign of stirring as Wolf sets his sights on Raab…

Covert Jay: Ezra starts to run.

9…

Lieberjosch: TIP OF THE SPEAR!!!

Vinegar: Rydell intercepts Wolf and slams him to the ground, bouncing his head off the discarded chair…

10!!!

Mitchell Dennis: Donovan Hastings has been eliminated!!!

Vinegar: Hastings is still motionless on the canvas.

Lieberjosch: Not sure if Rydell intended to take out Wolf there, but now Tact knocks Rydell down from behind, he’s got Ezra now.

Covert Jay: TACTILIZER ONTO THE CHAIR!!!

Lieberjosch: Wolf is out…

1…

Covert Jay: THE HUMBLING

Vinegar: Tact takes down Rydell and the count starts on him once more…

2…

1…

Vinegar: Tact then arches his back in pain as Raab slams the steel chair into his back…

3…

2…

Lieberjosch: Another shot from Konrad Raab and Larry Tact falls to his knees.

4…

3…

Lieberjosch: Raab hits a Fire Storm on Tact...have I mentioned that Burned in Blood is my pick for this entire match?

Covert Jay: Was that before, or after, Rydell felt the force of The Humbling?

5…

4…

Lieberjosch: Raab now dragging Tact to his feet, showing all the viciousness we’ve come to expect from him.

6

5…

Vinegar: There’s blood everywhere, it’s a train wreck in there.

7…

6…

Lieberjosch: BURNINAT-

Vinegar: NO! Tact blocks and throws him up in the air…

8…

7…

Covert Jay: HE DELIVERS A MODIFIED TACTILIZER THAT SENDS RAAB OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR BELOW!!!

Vinegar: He may well have been unconscious before he hit the floor. The count begins on Raab.

9…

8…

1…

Vinegar: Knorad Wolf is only just stirring on the canvas…

10!

9…

2…

Mitchell Dennis: Ezra Wolf has been eliminated.

Vinegar: A fine showing for Ezra Wolf, and as much as we’ve seen from Ezra Wolf this year, his big breakout moment is surely on its way.

Lieberjosch: As for his partner, Rydell just rolled out of the ring and managed to land upright on his feet and break the count on him!!

3…

Vinegar: Covered in blood, Rydell does break the count but falls down to one knee not soon after, and walks across the ring towards him…

4…

Lieberjosch: He is not kneeling down out of exhaustion or pain...he has THE MALLET!

Covert Jay: Tact can't see that Rydell has armed himself from above him as he walks over…

5…

Vinegar: Rydell rises and swings the solid rubber mallet through the ropes and into the side of Tact's left knee, and he falls down to his other…

6…

Lieberjosch: And Rydell then brings the mallet back round and hammers it in the side of Tact's head…

7…

Vinegar: Rydell slides back into the ring and rather than letting the officials start the count he slams the mallet down twice more onto Tact's left knee.

8…

Lieberjosch: Rydell turns and grabs the chair and sets it up in a seated position despite the battering it has taken and then places the mallet on the seat.

9…

Vinegar: Raab remains motionless on the floor after that horrific Tactilizer.

Lieberjosch: Rydell lifts Tact up…

10!

Dennis: Konrad Raab has been eliminated!

Lieberjosch: VIRUS OF LIFE!!!

Vinegar: Tact's driven down onto the chair and mallet and the officials start the count…

1…

Vinegar: Rydell wiped the blood off of his own torso and stares at it.

2…

Vinegar: An amazing performance by Dave Rydell tonight, perhaps the gutsiest of his career.

3…

Lieberjosch: Rydell rolls to the outside, he’s taking all this in.

4…

Vinegar: Raab being helped out of the ring, he’s a mess just like everyone else.

5…

Lieberjosch: I think the gravity of it all is setting in for Dave Rydell.

6..

Vinegar: Back in the ring Tact has managed to roll on to his belly…

7…

Lieberjosch: But as he tries to get to his feet his knee buckles from the damage Rydell dished out to it earlier.

8…

Vinegar: He begins to crawl towards the bottom rope on his stomach, reaching out for it…his fingertips brushing them...

9…

Lieberjosch: Rydell climbs into the ring grabbing into the bottom rope and pulling it towards himself…

Vinegar: AND OUT OF THE REACH OF TACT!!!

10!!!

Dennis: Larry Tact has been eliminated. Ladies and Gentlemen, the winner of the 2023 Battleground Match…...DAVE RYYYYDELLLLLLLL!!!!

Lieberjosch: He did it! He really did it!

Covert Jay: Dave Rydell just won Battleground!

Vinegar: It’s quite possibly the biggest moment in the twenty-plus year career of Dave Rydell, and the biggest moment may be yet to come, as he becomes the Keeper of the Battleground Key!

Covert Jay: And that’s not all! He’ll challenge for the World Title at WrestleStock!

Vinegar: The dream may soon become a reality for Dave Rydell!

Lieberjosch: Unbelievable.

Covert Jay: We’ll see you in two weeks!



Writers Revealed
“Dave Rydell” - Seb
“Donovan Hastings” - Rydell
“Ezra Wolf” - Tact
“Konrad Raab” - Hastings
“Larry Tact” - Raab
“Sebastian Everett-Bryce” - Ezra

[UGWC Staff]

Credits

Opener
Steve

Co-Operative Championship
Brandon

World Championship
Dave

Battleground
Steve