Mauro Ranallo: Get ready folks… it’s time for Warfare! Tonight, we are live from Charlottesville, Virginia, and what an opening contest we have in store for you! The EBWF Women’s Champion, Dr Britt Baker, will prepare for defending her championship against Mina Shirakawa at Fallout by going one on one with Mina’s Oedo Tai teammate, Himeka!
“The Epic” by Downstait hit and the crowd cheered as Britt Baker stepped out onto the stage, the EBWF Women’s Championship gleaming over her shoulder. Baker smiled and posed with the title at the top of the ramp, then made her way down to the ring. When Baker was in the ring, Oedo Tai’s music hit, and the cheers quickly turned to boos as Himeka marched to the ring. As Himeka entered the ring, the referee called for the bell, and both women circled each other cautiously. Baker went for an early lock-up, but Himeka shoved her backwards with raw power, causing Baker to stumble! Baker looked momentarily stunned, but she quickly regrouped, adjusting her wrist tape before charging towards Himeka and hitting a series of quick forearm strikes.
Mauro Ranallo: The speed and striking prowess of Britt Baker on display early, but she’s gotta be careful… Himeka can turn the tide with one move!
Nigel McGuinness: Absolutely, Mauro. Himeka is like a freight train… if she gets rolling, it’s very hard to stop her!
Baker went to whip Himeka against the ropes, but Himeka reversed the Irish whip, sending Baker against the ropes then drilling the champion with a brutal shoulder tackle. As Baker hit the mat, Himeka stomped on her several times, following up with a knee drop. Himeka then made the cover and the referee counted – 1… 2… Baker kicked out! As both women got to their feet, Baker ducked a lariat and grabbed Himeka by the arm, taking her down to the mat with an arm level suplex. Baker then hit tilt-a-whirl headscissors, before running against the ropes and catching Himeka with a picture perfect slingblade!
Mauro Ranallo: Slingblade by the champ! Momentum swinging back to Britt Baker!
Nigel McGuinness: But look at Himeka… she’s already pulling herself up! You can't let up for a second with Oedo Tai!
Baker signaled for the Lockjaw and tried to apply the hold, but Himeka powered out, hoisting Baker up and drilling her with a massive sit-out powerbomb! Himeka hooked both legs, and the referee counted – 1… 2… Baker kicked out at the last possible moment! Himeka pulled Baker to her feet and lifted Baker onto her shoulders, setting up for an Argentine backbreaker… but Baker broke free, before hitting a superkick, stunning Himeka! Baker then grabbed Himeka, hitting a double knee armbreaker before transitioning into the Lockjaw!
Mauro Ranallo: Baker has the Lockjaw locked in… and Himeka's fading!
Just as it seemed like Himeka might tap out, Mina Shirakawa stormed down the ramp to a chorus of boos. Mina slid into the ring and blindsided Baker with a forearm to the back of the head, forcing the referee to immediately call for the bell. The referee signaled to the timekeeper, and Christy Hemme declared Baker the winner by disqualification. The referee then tried to pull Mina off Baker, but Mina shoved him away!
Nigel McGuinness: Mina Shirakawa isn't waiting for Fallout… she’s making a statement tonight!
Mina and Himeka pummeled Baker two-on-one, stomping and clubbing her mercilessly. Baker tried valiantly to fight back, swinging wildly and catching Himeka with a desperate punch, but the numbers game proved overwhelming.
Mauro Ranallo: This is a damn mugging! The Women’s Champion is being dismantled before our very eyes!
As Mina hit Baker with Glamorous Driver MINA, Himeka rolled out of the ring and grabbed the EBWF Women's Championship. Himeka then handed the title to Mina, who held it up and posed triumphantly over Baker's prone body, flashing a wicked smile as the crowd booed relentlessly.
Nigel McGuinness: That image right there, Mauro... Mina Shirakawa standing tall with the gold in her hands… it could be the future after Fallout!
Mina and Himeka exited the ring, satisfied with their handiwork, leaving Britt Baker motionless on the canvas. Medics rushed down to check on the champion as Warfare cut to a commercial break, the last shot lingering on Baker clutching her ribs and grimacing in pain.
As Warfare returned from the commercial break, "Shitlist" by L7 began to play and the crowd rose to their feet, cheering loudly, as Alexa Bliss and Liv Morgan stepped out onto the stage.
Christy Hemme: The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall! Introducing first… representing the Rebellious Angels… Alexa Bliss and Liv Morgan!
Alexa and Liv were all smiles as they made their way down the ramp, feeding off the energy of the crowd. As they slid into the ring, they climbed opposite turnbuckles to soak in the cheers before hopping down to huddle in their corner. Their smiles quickly faded as "Teenage Nosferatu Pussy" hit and the Daughters of Darkness, Jamie Hayter and Rhea Ripley, sauntered out from behind the curtain.
Christy Hemme: And their opponents… Jamie Hayter and Rhea Ripley… the Daughters of Darkness!
Mauro Ranallo: An intimidating presence, as always, from Ripley and Hayter.
Nigel McGuinness: You can feel the animosity. There’s no love lost between these two teams.
Jamie and Rhea made their way to the ring slowly, taunting the fans and their opponents. As they entered the ring, Jamie smirking arrogantly, whilst Rhea cracked her knuckles, ready for a fight. Liv Morgan and Jamie Hayter started the match, and as the bell rang the two women circled the ring before locking up. Liv went for a headlock, but Jamie immediately overpowered Liv, knocking her down to the mat with a hard shove.
Mauro Ranallo: The power advantage clearly lies with Jamie Hayter.
Liv popped back up, undeterred, and charged at Jamie with a low dropkick, catching her in the knee. Jamie stumbled, and Liv followed up with a series of quick forearms that pushed Jamie back towards the ropes. Liv then whipped Jamie across the ring, before nailing her with a running crossbody. As both women got to their feet, Liv went for a clothesline, but Jamie ducked underneath it, then nailed Liv with a stiff back elbow strike. Jamie quickly tagged in Rhea Ripley, who entered the ring and immediately dropped an elbow across Liv’s chest.
Nigel McGuinness: Smart teamwork. Keep Liv isolated, keep her grounded.
Rhea picked Liv up and drove her into the corner with shoulder thrusts. She then hoisted Liv onto the top turnbuckle and climbed up after her, teasing a superplex. Liv fought back with desperate punches, knocking Rhea off balance, and then Liv launched herself with a crossbody — but Rhea caught her in midair! Rhea powered Liv up into a delayed vertical suplex, holding her in the air for several seconds before slamming her to the mat with authority. She hooked the leg and the referee counted – 1… 2… Liv kicked out! Alexa held out her hand for the tag, and Liv began crawling towards her… but Rhea dragged Liv over to her team's corner and tagged Jamie back in. Jamie entered the ring, taunting Alexa before focusing her attack on Liv’s left leg. Jamie stomped on the leg several times, then wrapped Liv up in a kneebar.
Mauro Ranallo: Liv Morgan’s leg is a bullseye tonight.
Liv screamed in pain but managed to reach the bottom rope, forcing the break. Jamie reluctantly let go but continued to stomp away at Liv’s leg until the referee intervened. Jamie pulled Liv up by her hair, but Liv surprised her with a jawbreaker! As Jamie stumbled backwards, Liv dived towards Alexa… and made the tag! The crowd exploded as Alexa entered the ring, taking down Jamie with a series of quick clotheslines. After Alexa hit Jamie with a snap DDT, Rhea tried to run in, but Alexa caught her with a dropkick, sending Rhea spilling through the ropes and to the outside.
Mauro Ranallo: Alexa Bliss is on fire!
Alexa turned her attention back to Jamie Hayter, setting up for a Code Red… but countered with an Air Raid Crash! As Jamie got to her feet, Rhea climbed back onto the ring apron, and Jamie tagged her in. Rhea and Jamie then worked together to hit a double suplex on Alexa before Rhea made the cover. The referee counted – 1… 2… Liv broke up the count! As Liv was ushered back to her corner by the referee, Rhea set Alexa up for the Riptide… but Alexa wriggled free and hit a snap DDT! Alexa hooked the leg, and the referee counted – 1… 2… Rhea kicked out! Alexa then tagged Liv Morgan back into the match, and upon entering the ring Liv took Rhea down with a bulldog. As Rhea got back to her feet, Liv whipped Rhea against the ropes… and as Rhea hit the ropes, Jamie Hayter tagged herself in. Liv didn’t realize, and as Rhea ran back towards her, Liv hit a dropkick. As Liv got to her feet, Jamie entered the ring, blindsiding Liv with a brutal big boot! Jamie then dragged Liv to her feet, hoisted her up, and planted her with a huge Uranage! Sensing the end was near, Jamie backed into the corner, measuring Liv as she struggled to rise.
Mauro Ranallo: Jamie Hayter is stalking Liv Morgan!
Liv stumbled to her feet, and Jamie charged forwards, obliterating Liv with the Hayterade! As Jamie hooked the leg, Rhea ran across the ring and clobbered Alexa, knocking her to the floor. The referee counted – 1… 2… 3! The referee called for the bell.
Christy Hemme: Here are your winners… Jamie Hayter and Rhea Ripley, the Daughters of Darkness!
Mauro Ranallo: An impressive victory for the Daughters of Darkness!
Nigel McGuinness: Alexa Bliss and Liv Morgan gave it everything they had, but in the end, Jamie Hayter’s Hayterade was too much to overcome.
As Jamie and Rhea exited the ring, Alexa slid into the ring to check on her fallen partner. The Daughters of Darkness posed on the ramp, reveling in the chorus of boos raining down from the crowd.
The crowd gave a mixed reaction as Roderick Strong made his entrance for the main event. Once he was inside the ring, the electric atmosphere inside the arena was palpable as “Cult of Personality” hit and CM Punk, the reigning EBWF World Champion, made his entrance to a thunderous ovation.
Nigel McGuinness: Roderick Strong is focused on dismantling CM Punk ahead of Fallout.
Mauro Ranallo: This match certainly has multiple layers, but Punk seems up to the task.
The bell rang and Punk and Strong locked up in the center of the ring. Strong quickly transitioned into a waist lock, but Punk reversed with a standing switch into a hammerlock. Strong countered, ducked under, and grabbed a side headlock. Punk pushed him into the ropes, leapfrogged, and caught Strong with a deep arm drag, holding on for a grounded armlock.
Nigel McGuinness: Punk’s got Strong grounded early. Smart strategy—take away that backbreaker arsenal before Roderick can get rolling.
Mauro Ranallo: CM Punk isn’t just a great talker—he’s one of the smartest ring generals in the business!
Strong worked his way back up and backed Punk into the corner, landing a cheap shot forearm to break the hold. He fired off a series of stiff chops that echoed through the arena, followed by a textbook Olympic slam that spiked Punk onto the canvas. Strong followed up with a running forearm in the corner and a high-angle backbreaker for a near fall.
Mauro Ranallo: MAMA MIA! Roderick Strong just bent the spine of the champion like a pretzel!
Nigel McGuinness: That’s why they call him the ‘Messiah of the Backbreaker’—he’ll dismantle your spine piece by piece.
Strong continued to target the lower back, nailing a butterfly suplex and transitioning smoothly into a Boston Crab. Punk grimaced in pain but used his elbows to drag himself to the ropes. After the break, Strong went for a jumping knee strike, but Punk dodged and caught him with a swinging neckbreaker, buying himself some recovery time.
Punk kipped up to his feet and exploded with offense—leg lariat, spinning heel kick, and a running knee in the corner followed by a short-arm clothesline. He climbed to the top rope and landed a flying crossbody for a close two-count.
Strong rolled to the apron, but Punk followed, grabbing him by the head. Strong countered with a sudden enzuigiri that sent Punk reeling. Strong climbed the top rope and leapt for a missile dropkick—Punk caught him mid-air with a dropkick of his own!
Mauro Ranallo: GOOD GOD! Collision in mid-air—Punk just sniped him out of the sky!
Nigel McGuinness: That timing is surgical! This is high-stakes chess with fists!
Strong tried to rally with a desperation gutbuster, but Punk slipped out the back and connected with a roundhouse kick to the head. He went for the GTS—Strong elbowed out of it and attempted the End of Heartache, but Punk flipped over, hooked the arms, and nailed a Pepsi Twist! Punk covered—1… 2… kickout!
With the crowd roaring, Punk signaled for the end. He lifted Strong again, and this time, hit the GTS flush. Strong crumpled to the mat. Punk hooked the leg.
1… 2… 3.
Mauro Ranallo: CM Punk has done it! CM Punk just got the win on… wait a minute…
The referee raised Punk’s hand, but the champion wasn’t finished—not by a long shot.
Punk rolled out of the ring and yanked a steel chair from ringside, storming back in with fury in his eyes. He cracked Strong across the back with a thunderous shot that sent shockwaves through the arena.
Mauro Ranallo: This is no longer about a match—CM Punk is making a statement!
Nigel McGuinness: He wants Adam Cole to feel every chair shot, every blow… and he’s using Roderick Strong as the message board!
Punk dragged Strong out of the ring and toward the announce table, eyes wild. He stripped off the monitors and pointed to the camera. Backstage footage cut in—Adam Cole had just arrived at the building, sprinting through the parking area, but when he went to open the heavy metal door it was locked!
Nigel McGuinness: Wait! Who locked that door?
Adam Cole Open the door! Punk, you son of a—!
Punk grinned up at the huge screen. The door was locked. Cole cursed and pounded on the door in frustration.
Mauro Ranallo: Adam Cole had left the building, was streaming the end of the show—but he’s locked out! He’s helpless!
Nigel McGuinness: That door might as well be a steel cage—CM Punk planned this!
Mauro Ranallo: Oh come on!
Nigel McGuinness: How do you explain this?! Who locked that door?
Back at ringside, Punk pointed at the video screen and then climbed the turnbuckle. With Strong laid prone on the announce table, Punk steadied himself—then launched into a diving elbow drop, crashing through Strong and the table in a spectacular explosion of splintered wood and bodies.
Mauro Ranallo: BAH GAWD! The elbow drop from hell! The champion just sacrificed himself to annihilate Roderick Strong!
Nigel McGuinness: This isn’t just about keeping the title—this is about war. About dominance. Punk has turned Fallout into a personal vendetta.
Punk staggered to his feet amidst the wreckage, arms outstretched, defiant. The camera showed Adam Cole still locked out, seething, eyes filled with fury. CM Punk climbed onto the remnants of the table, standing tall over Strong’s broken body as Warfare went off the air.
Mauro Ranallo: If this is what CM Punk does to Adam Cole’s friends… what happens when he gets his hands on Cole himself at Fallout?
Punk threw both arms in the air and put his right foot on Strong’s chest, standing triumphantly as Warfare went off the air.
