The match started just as expected, with neither side wanting to shake hands. Williams and Arcadian refused to hand their titles over to the referee, instead placing them on the ring apron in their corner themselves. Once the bell sounded all hell broke loose as all four competitors just went at it. It was, after all, a Chivalry is Dead match where the only rule is; there are no rules!
It’s Sophie O’Brien’s contract which made this a Chivalry is Dead match but, to be honest, it probably favours the Uprising just as much in this match. And they made good use of those rules early on as Arcadian had Sophie tied up in the ropes while Williams seemed to be taking his fight with Mark to the floor. Cody and Mark brawl on the outside until Williams tosses Mark over the security rail and into the muddy crowd. Williams climbs onto the turnbuckle and looks set to fly but Sophie has broken free and pushes him off the ring apron, hitting the floor hard. Mark climbs onto the guard rail, steadies himself and then jumps, stomping on the back of Cody before taunting the crowd.
Back inside the ring Sophie and Aaron are trading blows. Arcadian hits a corner clothesline and a dropsault in the corner before Sophie retaliates with a German Suplex back into the turnbuckle. In just a few short moments both seem worn down from those moves and take a moment or two to regain their composure.
Cody and Mark are still brawling on the outside, Mark still with the upper hand. He drags Williams by the hair, leading him towards the entrance to the tent and tossing him through it. The crowd can no longer see what’s going on until someone on the crew starts pulling up the side of the marquee, revealing the two men brawling in the mud! Someone in the crowd starts chanting “Mud Stomp! Mud Stomp!” and soon the whole tent reverberates with the sound of the crowd. Cody charges for Mark who sees him coming and takes Williams down into the mud with the Art of War!
Mark O’Brien see’s some crates nearby, probably what we used to transport our gear in. He pulls Cody up onto them and then climbs up after him. He sets himself, holding onto Williams in a uranage position… WAR GAMES!! Holy hell, what a move! Mark O’Brien just flipped off the crates and drives Williams into the mud! He should make a cover but that move took a lot out of him!
Meanwhile Sophie has gained the upper hand inside the ring and has Aaron locked into a Triangle choke. Arcadian has the ropes but there’s no release due to the rules. Eventually Sophie releases the hold, realising Arcadian wasn’t going to tap out. Instead she tries to connect with a flying forearm, but Arcadian leans against the ropes, pulling the top one down and sending O’Brien flying out of the ring to the floor. Arcadian quickly follows up with a Corkscrew Body Press to the outside!
The crowd chants “Holy Shit, Holy Shit” as the two lay on the floor in pain. Arcadian is up first and pulls Sophie up by her hair. He begins to drag her towards the exit, where Mark and Cody are still laid out in the mud. Soon Sophie and Aaron are outside the tent, the whole crowd turned to see what’s going on. Other passers by, on the way to other areas of the festival, are stopped watching the fight.
Aaron is pulling Sophie still, but Sophie quickly breaks free and plants a DDT into the mud. Aaron sits up, face covered in mud and tries to wipe most of it off. Sophie has reached into her tights and pulls something out, quickly drinking something. As Aaron gets to his feet again she spits a fireball into his face! He squirms around for a moment and Sophie grabs him, looking for the Ode to Braddock… but Arcadian breaks free and nails a superkick out of nowhere! It looks like the mud on his face helped dampen the effects of that fireball!
Arcadian spots a nearby Land Rover and climbs up onto the bonnet. FALL OF ARCADIAN OFF THE FUCKING LAND ROVER AND INTO THE MUD!!! The referee is out there in the mud to count the pinfall…
Mark O’Brien tries to break it up but Cody Williams is up and grabs his leg, tripping him up and allowing Arcadian to pick up the pinfall victory!
Your winners, Cody Williams and Aaron Arcadian, The Uprising!
Well that was certainly an… interesting match! Never before have I seen a professional wrestling contest end in the mud after a move from a Land Rover. That was a sight. And an impressive win for Williams and Arcadian, who strutted around the ring with their Uprising Tag-Team Championships after the match.
Total War came with a game plan and it almost paid off for them, Mark O’Brien could have… and probably should have… won the match with that War Games move. But Aaron Arcadian was the man who led this Uprising tonight and picked up an important win. How long now before Hanna Fox and Scott Mayo break their silence on the actions of this pair?