UKWF No Escape RESULTS!

[UKWF]

Before the match begins, a quick recap of the events that transpired at the end of the match between Valkyrie and Ace Watson is played. Alyssa Drew is seen entering the ringside area and successfully distracting Ace, only to get beaten down by the other two members of the group known as the NME. Valkyrie is then seen evening the numbers somewhat, before Kincaid comes in to help. The all-out brawl that closes the video provides the perfect transition to the one no doubt about to occur in a matter of moments...

Valkyrie, Kincaid & Alyssa Drew v The New Management Enforcers

The match begins with Alyssa Drew volunteering to start things off for her side. She takes to the centre of the ring and smirks at Ace, beckoning him towards her with a crooked finger. The Enforcer, however, shakes his head in no uncertain fashion, emphasising his refusal with meaningful hand gestures. This, however, only makes Alyssa push harder, and Ace sees himself forced to physically incite Hunter Storms into the ring, in an attempt to make the rookie relent. Storms is game to be the starting man for his team, but before he can so much as gesture towards Alyssa, a hand on his chest pushes him back; a moment later, Cross Recoba takes to the squared circle, shooting his bodyguard a look which leaves no doubt about Enforcer hierarchy.

With starter decisions out of the way, the referee is finally free to ring the bell – which he promptly does, officially getting the contest under way. Alyssa Drew steadies herself for the fight, but Cross is quicker, not bothering with preliminaries and instead rushing straight at the rookie with an elbow smash! It connects, and Alyssa goes stumbling back, allowing Cross to step in once again and connect with a spinning back kick! This sends the rookie to the ropes, and the Enforcer wastes no time connecting with yet another kick, this time a roundhouse. Alyssa goes over the top, and Cross does not hesitate, promptly slingshotting off the ropes into an elbow drop to the outside!

The crowd gasps as the move connects, but Cross is all business. He promptly gets to his feet, brings the woozy Alyssa to her feet, and drops her with a snap suplex to the arena floor! The fans in attendance let out another gasp as the rookie hits the hard surface back-first, but still Recoba does not so much as break a smile, instead simply picking up the increasingly inert Alyssa and rolling her back into the ring. He then slingshots over the rope, connecting with another elbow drop! He goes for an early cover!

ONE!

TW—No! Shoulder up from Alyssa!

Seeing the rookie shrug out of the pin attempt, Cross merely shrugs. Not losing an iota of his composure, he once again brings Alyssa to her feet, before flinging her towards the Enforcer's corner. The rookie hits the post back-first, hard, and Cross tags in Hunter Storms!

The two Enforcers exchange a few words as Hunter comes in – presumably instructions from Cross towards his tag team partner. Hunter acknowledges this with a nod, before leaning in to bring Alyssa back up to a vertical position. The young Drew clan member is clearly out on her feet, and Hunter capitalises on this, picking her up for a reverse STO into the turnbuckle! He lets her drop back to a vertical position, and connects with an inverted DDT, taking her down to the mat. Then, quickly rolling through to his feet, he springboards into the ropes and takes a page from his tag partner's book, connecting with yet another elbow drop! He covers!

ONE!

TWO!

---Alyssa has a foot on the ropes!

The expression on Hunter's face as the referee points this fact out is inequivocal – the Enforcer is struggling to contain his rage – but still he is able to just about maintain his composure as he rolls off the top of Alyssa. No sooner has he returned to a vertical position than he shoves Alyssa into the corner once again, before lifting her up onto the top turnbuckle and settling her there. He then begins to climb the post himself, all while trying to set Alyssa up for a superplex...

...but the rookie is quickest, and slithers out of the hold! Before Hunter even knows what happened, he is being rolled up with a sunset flip! The referee slides in to count!

ONE!

TWO!

---ANGRY kickout from Storms!!

This time, as he rolls through to his feet, the Enforcer makes no attempt to hide the fact that he is livid. He reaches in and picks up the young rookie...but Alyssa reacts again! An elbow to the gut causes Hunter to let go, and gives the revived Drew clan youngster an opening! 

Alyssa promptly capitalises, connecting with a standing dropkick to Hunter which sends him careening to the ropes! She rushes in and connects with a shoulder block, impacting just enough to do damage, though not to throw Hunter to the outside. Undaunted, she backs up and rushes in again...

...only for Hunter to shoot a desperation kick forward...

….which Alyssa blocks and turns into a dragon screw leg whip! The Enforcer goes sprawling across the ring, and Alyssa sees her chance – she steps over to her corner and tags in Valkyrie!

The Great Dane Bitch predictably comes in like a house afire, promptly running into the scrambling Storms with a shoulder tackle, which takes him back down! She waits for him to get back up, then takes him back down again! Storms scrambles to his feet yet again, and Valkyrie goes for a third shoulderblock...but this time the Enforcer dodges, sidestepping the manoeuvre. Valkyrie promptly halts herself, turns around...and eats a Spear from Hunter Storms!

The crowd, who had been cheering wildly for the blonde, begin to boo once again as Hunter leans in to pick up the Dane. This reaction is short-lived, however, as no sooner is the blonde on her feet than she surprises the biggest of the Enforcers with a headbutt, the crack of its impact echoing across the arena. Roskilde's Kiss throws Hunter Storms for a loop, and a roundhouse kick does the rest, sending the Enforcer to the ropes. Valkyrie rushes in yet again, and connects with a vicious lariat, sending Storms over the ropes and to the outside!

Having managed to regain the upper hand, Valkyrie takes a moment to get on the remaining two Enforcers' faces, hurling a selection of choice insults at them in her best vernacular Danish. She switches to English briefly, for good measure, but before she can find more than two or three epithets for them, Hunter Storms pulls himself back up to the apron, and begins to hoist himself onto the canvas. The Great Dane Bitch helps him on this mission, dragging him by the hair, then leaning in to bring him to his feet.

And that is when Hunter Storms rakes her eyes!

The crowd boo as the Enforcer uses an underhanded method to make the Dane relinquish her hold, then promptly takes advantage of his position, close to his own corner, to lean in and tag the first hand he sees...which happens to be that of Ace Watson!

Realising what has happened, the smallest of the Enforcers blanches. Valkyrie, on the other hand, has a big stalker smile on her features as she prepares to face the same man she beat only two weeks previously. The Dane flexes her muscles and gets into a fighting stance, but Ace has other ideas. He promptly drops off the turnbuckle and proceeds to take the scenic tour around the ring...

….only to be rammed into by Valkyrie, who baseball-slides underneath the ropes and catches him right in the face!

Seeing this, the crowd at the Redbridge Centre immediately revive once more, urging Valkyrie on with a rather pointed chant:

BREAK HIS FACE! BREAK HIS FACE! BREAK HIS FACE!

Hearing this, the big Dane smiles, but her joy only lasts for a moment – when she once again steps towards Ace Watson, he surprises her with a poke to the eyes, adding to the damage done by Storms earlier! 

This throws the Dane off for a moment, and allows Ace to put some distance between the two of them. The Enforcer promptly takes the cue, running all the way around the ring to slide in on the opposite side. Kincaid makes a grab for him as he goes by, but Ace manages to evade, and rolls himself under the bottom rope...

….only to be yanked up by a livid-looking Valkyrie! She gives him a Roskilde's Kiss too, then promptly floors him with a superkick, which seemingly knocks him out cold. Valkyrie does not hesitate, rolling on top of him and covering!

ONE!

TWO!

TH---NO!! Ace throws a shoulder up and grabs the ropes!

A clearly irritated Valkyrie rolls through to her feet and picks up Ace once more. Again, however, the Enforcer is ready, jabbing a thumb into the Dane's eye yet again before sending her reeling back with a dropkick! Valkyrie manages to halt herself before she gets to the Enforcer's corner, but Ace promptly takes her down anyway with a running clothesline! He then begins to stomp all over her, asking her 'how she likes him now!' The referee comes over to admonish him, and Watson makes a show of puffing up his chest and antagonising him. Threatened with a DQ, however, the Enforcer thinks it best to toe the line, and does back off the Dane. He only just gives her time to pull herself to one knee, however, before rushing in again and hitting her with an enzuigiri! Valkyrie falls seated against the post, and Ace does not hesitate. He takes a couple of steps back and rushes in with his patented ZG Kick! The bicycle kick hits the Dane in the face, and Ace's expression reveals just how giddy he is that he was able to obtain revenge for the match two weeks ago. 

So excited is the Enforcer, in fact, that he nearly forgets to capitalise on his advantage. It takes a word from Cross Recoba to remind Ace that he should pull Valkyrie out of the corner and cover, which the Englishman then promptly does! The referee slides in...

ONE!

TWO!

TH---NO!!!

It appears Ace has left his pin just too long, as Valkyrie brings her shoulder up at the last possible second. Even still, the Enforcer is still in control as he picks his opponent up...

...only to get headbutted again! 

This time, Valkyrie wastes no time, and promptly pulls Ace up into a powerbomb position. She lifts him up, then slams him back down with the Allfather Drop! The move connects, but the Dane is a little woozy from Ace's prior flurry of offence, and therefore chooses not to cover; instead, she stumbles into her corner and slaps the first hand she finds – which happens to be that of Kincaid!

The crowd roar as this tag, which they suspect would not normally have been made, takes place. The North Sea Champion, however, is all business, and promptly reaches in to bring Ace to a vertical position. He lets the Enforcer teeter on jelly legs for a minute, then pulls him into a suplex position and connects with a snap suplex! He rolls over to his feet, waits for Ace to get up, and rams into him with a shoulderblock! He spins around, reaches in again, and connects with a float-over suplex! He gets on top! 

ONE!

TWO!

---and Ace kicks out!

Kincaid, who knows he is firmly in control, does not seem too bothered by this, instead simply bringing Watson up to his feet once more and delivering a fisherman's suplex. He covers again!

ONE!

TWO!

---Broken up by Cross Recoba!

His rival's intervention has the expected effect of making Kincaid turn on him and stare him down. Recoba stares back just as hard, and for a moment, the tension between the two men is clearly felt inside the Redbridge Leisure Centre...

...that is, until Ace Watson pulls Kincaid down into a rollup!

ONE!

TWO! 

---Kincaid kicks out!

Ace is still in control as the Canadian gets to his feet, however, and promptly traps his former VoW colleague in a full nelson hold. Kincaid is just too slow to react, and Ace connects with the backstabber called The Replay! The move connects, and Ace covers!

ONE!

TWO!

---ACE GETS PULLED OFF BY ALYSSA KINCAID!!!

Seeing the unauthorised manager interference, the referee promptly rushes over to admonish Alyssa. His instructions, however, are rendered almost inaudible by the yelling of a certain blonde Dane, who appears to have her suspicions confirmed about Alyssa. As for Kincaid himself, he is only just returning to his feet, almost completely unaware of what happened. He stumbles to the corner, barely registering the screaming match going on between the referee and the women, which Alyssa Drew is doing her best to defuse.

Seeing her efforts are in vain, however, the young Drew clan member instead waits for Kincaid to approach just enough for her to tag herself in, then promptly does so. She then makes her way across the ring to where Ace Watson is just now getting to his feet...and traps him in a Boston Crab!!! 

Caught completely by surprise, the Enforcer finds himself with nowhere to go, and promptly submits, slapping his hand on the mat...

...to no effect, as the referee is still trying to break up Alyssa and Valkyrie!! Alyssa's face slowly takes on a horrified expression as she realises this, and she begins trying to get her team-mates' attention. Before she can do so, however...

...CLANGGGGGG!!!!

The Redbridge Leisure Centre explodes with boos as Cross Recoba nails Alyssa upside the head with a steel chair. Profiting from the referee's distraction, the Enforcers' second-in-command then promptly disposes of the weapon, before helping Ace get on top of Alyssa. He then yells out, calling the referee's attention, and points out the pinfall attempt seemingly occurring in the centre of the ring. The startled referee takes a moment to process it, but eventually slides in for the count!

ONE!

Valkyrie dashes across the mat, Kincaid still too woozy to follow suit!

TWO!

Hunter Storms and Cross Recoba both tackle the big Dane, sending her into the ropes, then to the outside! With no other help available, Alyssa Drew therefore finds herself at the end of a count of...

THREE!

WINNERS in 17:03: The NME

The crowd boos vehemently as the three men congratulate each other on a job well done. Hunter and Ace request to beat down Valkyrie, but Cross imposes his will, leading his team away up the ramp and leaving the fan-favourites to pick up their own pieces. The crowd, however, do not stop booing as the men disappear behind the curtain; rather, they simply change their target to someone who they might not have booed mere minutes ago.

That person is Alyssa Kincaid.

[UKWF]

Before the match, viewers are treated to a video package which perfectly encapsulates the rivalry between its two participants. Arcane's various run-ins with Magdalena Waechter are documented at length, tensions between the two gradually escalating through a series of matches and mutual attacks. Magdalena is seen breaking Stella Chalmers-Blythe's finger, then appearing out of the blue to choke Arcane, and finally laying out the New Management bosses in the middle of the ring. This is offset by Arcane's own attacks and beatdowns on his opponent, the last of which with the assistance of his fellow Enforcers, in a four-on-one situation. It is with the contrasting sights of Arcane's smug grin and Magdalena's steely glower that the package ends, having perfectly set the mood for the brutal encounter to follow!

Cage Match: Arcane v Magdalena Waechter

The match has barely started before it devolves into a brawl. The animosity between the two fighters, along with their brawl-heavy wrestling backgrounds and the no-DQ nature of the contest, cause each of them to forgo wrestling finesse or prowess in favour of causing as much damage as possible. As such, the first few moments of the match see the two exchange punches and forearm shots, Arcane dealing most of the damage as Magdalena makes concerted attempts at gouging her opponent's eyes out, choking him or, at the very least, scratching him across the face. Arcane's barrage of shots is, therefore, as much meant to cause damage as to prevent the Canoness from achieving her intent.

Magdalena is, however, relentless, forcing the New Management Enforcer to adopt a different strategy. Rather than persist in punches and forearms, Arcane lands a quick kick to the Canoness's gut, doubling her over, then takes her down with a facebuster! Magdalena hits the mat face-first, and the Londoner manages to snatch himself the upper hand.

Having felled the Canoness, the Londoner shows no qualms in reverting back to his previous, strike-based style. He lands a series of hard, vicious stomps to Magdalena's back and legs, wearing her down, before finishing with a brutal one to the back of the head. He holds his foot on the Canoness's head for a long moment, grinding it down, before eventually backing off, a smug smirk now lighting up his features.

Knowing better than to take his eyes off his opponent, however, the Londoner keeps his focus on Magdalena, even as he puts some distance between himself and his opponent. As it turns out, this is a smart strategy, as it does not take the Canoness long at all to recover. Rather, in the span of less than thirty seconds or so, Magdalena is pulling herself up to all fours, then to one knee. Even still, however, Arcane purposefully forgoes taking an offensive stance, instead giving Magdalena the room to pull herself fully up to her feet. A moment later, the reason for this becomes clear, as Arcane rushes forward and turns the Canoness inside out with a vicious running clothesline! He lets his momentum carry him a few inches further, then – just before he hits the mesh of the cage – pumps the brakes on himself, simultaneously spinning around to face Magdalena once more. Seeing the Canoness just beginning to pull herself up once more, he steps in, looking to bring her up himself...

...and everything happens in a blur. Suddenly, the man who a moment previously had been firmly in control of the match has a hand wrapped around his throat, and is being pushed towards the wall of the cage by his livid opponent!

Magdalena, who reacted quickly enough to catch her opponent by surprise and give herself an advantage, now takes her time making sure Arcane suffers. Keeping him in her surprisingly strong chokehold, she presses the back of his head against the steel bars of the cage, scraping it enough that Arcane gasps. The New Management Enforcer flails, his eyes bulging and his cheeks turning red, and it appears as though the Canoness will be able to choke him...

...and that is when Magdalena lets go.

The crowd gasps as the Canoness's famous no-surrender mentality comes into play, with Magdalena deciding not to allow Arcane the luxury of passing out and ending his torment early. Instead, the German releases the choke-hold, giving her opponent just enough time to catch his breath before slapping it on again – this time, with added headbutts, ensuring insult is added to injury. The Londoner, who had begun the match with the advantage, therefore finds himself at the mercy of his extremely deranged, merciless opponent.

Even still, the crowd appears to be behind Magdalena as she chokes out the Enforcer, their hatred for New Management superseding their dislike for the zealot. Proof of this is the chant which erupts as Magdalena has Arcane pinned to the wall of the cage and is punishing him with alternate headbutts and forearm strikes:

CHOKE HIM OUT! CHOKE HIM OUT! CHOKE HIM OUT!

Rather than provide incentive, however, this chant only causes the Canoness to relent her onslaught of her opponent and glare at the guilty section of the crowd. Realising they are about to incur the wrath of a deranged German, said fans are quick to let the chant die, upon which Magdalena – her expression still as stony as ever – turns back away from them and returns to the task at hand.

This time, however, it is Arcane's turn to surprise the Canoness. Magdalena's loss of focus, while momentary, was enough for the Londoner to catch all the breaths he needs, and when the Canoness turns back around and makes as if to pick him up, it is Arcane's turn to explode upwards, connecting with a European uppercut! Magdalena goes reeling backwards, and Arcane is quick to connect with a clothesline, taking the Canoness down once more.

Magdalena's choking attempt has, however, left a mark, and as soon as he has achieved his goal of incapacitating his opponent, Arcane is once again in need of a breather. He lets his momentum carry him towards the nearest wall of the cage and presses a hand to his throat, presumably to try and numb the pain. This proves difficult, however, and as a result, he spends a long moment doubled over and gasping – a moment which his opponent takes full advantage of. With plenty of time on her hands with which to recover and pull herself to her feet, the Matron Saint of Mercilessness is not about to let the opportunity to do some damage go. As such, before Arcane can fully bring himself back into the match, he is being yanked back once again, and pulled down into a pendulum position. Still too woozy to put up a fight, the Enforcer finds himself being pulled back and dropped by the Canoness with a pendulum backbreaker! 

Magdalena takes a moment to glare at her enemy as he hits the floor, then promptly connects with an elbow drop, catching Arcane with an elbow drop. She pulls herself to her feet, and drops back down, this time with a knee drop which drills straight into Arcane's gut and causes him to jolt! Still unflappable, the Canoness stands up once more, only to drop down a third time, with yet another knee strike. She brings herself to a vertical position yet again, then launches into another elbow drop.

This time, however, Arcane is sufficiently alert to roll over onto his side, avoiding the Canoness' attack and ensuring her elbow connects with only the mat! Seeing a much-needed opening, the Enforcer then begins to crawl on all fours across the mat, seeking to put some distance between himself and his opponent. Once again, however, Magdalena is quick to react, leaping forward to grab her quarry by one of his legs, halting his progress!

Just as it seems everything is lost for him, however, Arcane reminds the Canoness that he, too, has quick reflexes; before Magdalena can drag him too far in her direction, he mule-kicks, hitting her in the chest! The Canoness goes tumbling backwards, off-balance, and Arcane wastes no time; still on his hands and feet, he crawls to the nearest cage wall and hastily begins to pull himself to his feet.

He makes it to a vertical position just a second too late, however, as when he turns to once again face Magdalena, she is already barrelling in his direction at alarming speed. Arcane is, therefore, only just too late to avoid getting scrunched against the wall of the cage, as Magdalena once again evens the contest.

Profiting from the fact that her opponent fell in a slumped position, the Canoness wastes no time delivering a few well-aimed kicks to the grounded Arcane. Most of these target his exposed gut – causing him to jolt with each impact – but the final one is particularly vicious, and has one very specific aim: to damage the Enforcer's face. In this regard, it is successful, as a moment later, a sickening 'CRUNCH' echoes across the Redbridge Centre. When Magdalena retracts her foot, the damage caused by the kick becomes visible, as Arcane's nose is swollen and dabbed with red.

Typically, however, Magdalena shows no signs of remorse for her actions; much to the contrary, in fact. She reaches down, grabs Arcane by the throat once more – causing the semi-conscious Enforcer to let out a gasp. Magdalena does not give him time for more than that, however, as she promptly tosses him towards the nearest turnbuckle. Arcane hits the steel post back-first and slumps into a seated position, giving the Canoness the opening she had been looking for; Magdalena promptly launches forward and hits the running senton she calls Cry Havoc to her cornered opponent!!

As Arcane slumps even further down, Magdalena gives some consideration to something other than her opponent for the first time in the match. Specifically, she looks up at the top of the cage, seemingly assessing how far she has to go to climb them. She nods to herself, then takes to the ropes, climbing them quickly and holding onto the bars of the structure. Then, slowly and painstakingly, she begins to climb.

At first, her progress is tentative, as even someone as reckless as Magdalena is wary of a big fall; as she steadies her footing, however, the Canoness's pace increases, as she begins to scurry up the cage...

...only for her leg to suddenly be trapped!

The crowd gasps as the Canoness looks down in surprise to see a spectral apparition grinning up at her. His face covered in blood, a demonic smirk on his features, Arcane holds onto Magdalena's leg, impeding her progress. Her face contorting with rage, the Canoness attempts to yank herself free, but the Londoner puts his strength advantage to good use; he yanks at his opponent's leg, and brings Magdalena crashing down to the mat!

Without stopping to think – or, indeed, giving his opponent time even hit the mat – Arcane promptly leaps onto the ropes, beginning to attempt the climb himself. He is, however, clearly feeling the toll of the match, and his going is even slower than Magdalena's as he lifts his foot off the top rope and places it on the structure proper.

As such, it is hardly surprising that – once she shakes off the cobwebs from her fall – Magdalena should feel confident she can stop her opponent in his tracks, much like he did to her. It is with this intent that she lunges forward, looking to grab hold of Arcane's leg. The Enforcer is almost too high up for the zealot to connect, but Magdalena manages to have just enough of a grip to pull Arcane down...

...only for the Londoner to flip himself over and land a high-altitude, high-impact elbow drop on the Canoness!!

The impact takes its toll on Arcane too, however, and both fighters stay down for an extended period as a result. Arcane grimaces, clearly feeling the toll of the high-impact match, while Magdalena is quite simply incapacitated by her opponent's high-impact manoeuvre. As such, the two lie on the floor, each recovering their breath, as the crowd slowly simmers down from its fever pitch around them.

Just as noise levels are back to something approaching normal, Magdalena Waechter rolls through to her side. She looks over her shoulder, to make sure her opponent is still down, then begins to drag herself towards the ropes. Checking once again to ensure Arcane is still down, she uses the cables to pull herself up to a fully vertical position. Her stance is wobbly as she attempts to stand, and – seeing her opponent turning over onto his own side – the Canoness decides it is better not to waste any time, and attempts to scale the cage. She is betrayed, on her first attempt, by her jelly legs, which cause her to slip and almost lose her balance; she averts this, however, and tries again, this time managing to obtain the purchase she needs to attempt the climb.

The few seconds in which she has slipped were, however, enough for Arcane to recover. His first instinct is to look towards the cage wall directly ahead of him, but – as if remembering the other factor in this match – he whips his head around to take in Magdalena climbing the cage. This immediately causes his purpose to change, and he dashes towards the Canoness. He leaps up, attempting to grab a leg, but Magdalena is too far up at this point, and Arcane's hand connects with only air. As such, the Londoner is forced to adopt another strategy, beginning to climb the cage himself, parallel to the Canoness.

Magdalena sees this, but tries her best not to lose focus. Even still, the rapidly gaining Arcane is a worry, and the zealot sees herself forced to stop and deal with the situation. Not so much as denoting a hint of apprehension, she throws her leg out and connects with a brutal kick to Arcane's head! The impact causes the Londoner to lose his balance and go hurtling to the floor, and Magdalena is free to continue her ascent.

It is at this point, however, that yet another factor comes into play, in the form of the New Management Enforcers. Led by second-in-command Cross Recoba, Stella Chalmers-Blythe's hitmen position themselves directly underneath where Magdalena is perched at the very top of the cage, looking up and talking among themselves. Their intent is clear – to beat down the Canoness if she so much as attempts to escape. With nowhere to go but down, Magdalena is therefore caught between a rock and a hard place, and forced to assess her priorities.

After a long moment, in which the zealot ponders the relative merits of thrusting herself into the Enforcers' hands as opposed to returning to the ring, her desire to finish matters in her own terms wins out. She casts one last look at Hunter, Ace and Cross beneath her, then assesses her still-prone opponent in the ring below. A curt nod to herself seals the decision, and she lowers herself down slightly, turning over onto her back as she does so. A moment later, and after having once again sized up Arcane, she lets go, with a two-story-high double foot stomp...

….WHICH MISSES, as Arcane rolls out of the way!!!

Before the Canoness has even hit the ground, the Enforcer has gathered the last of his strength to scramble to his feet. As such, by the time the hapless Magdalena realises she is about to make contact with nothing but mat, he is ready and waiting; summoning the very last of his energy, he lunges forward and catches Magdalena IN MID-AIR with a brutal roundhouse kick!!!

Silence falls upon the stands of the Redbridge Leisure Centre as the Canoness crumples to the mat, inert. Almost simultaneously, one of the Enforcers on the outside breaks away from the group. Ace Watson makes his way round to the cage door and removes an object from his pocket. Seeing this, Arcane – whose last spurt of energy had been drained by the roundhouse kick – begins to crawl towards his associate, who is now fumbling with the lock on the door of the cage. It takes the Enforcer a moment to achieve his goal, but eventually, he is able to break the lock open, promptly scrambling to remove it from the door, just as Arcane comes near. The Head Enforcer looks behind him to make sure Magdalena is still out cold – which she is – and a smile forms across his face. Then, on his hands and knees, he makes his way through the door and out of the cage. He uses Ace for support as he pulls himself upright, and a moment later, his feet touch the ground, signalling him as the unexpected winner of a match he never had the better part of!

WINNER in 27:42: Arcane

As their leader exits the cage, the remaining two Enforcers come around to help him, as EMTs enter the cage to check on Magdalena Waechter. It is with the Enforcers helping the battered Arcane up the ramp, under the deafening boos of the crowd, that the broadcast comes to a close.