RLW RISE (Pay-per-view) (2022)

RLW RISE is a Rogue League Wrestling pay-per-view that debuted on FITE TV, cable, and satellite PPV channels on March 20th, 2022 at 7pm. This is the 2nd to last pay-per-view before 2022 All for One.

## Match Card (in no specific order)

* Main Event: Xavier Ellis vs. Mateo Lavernge (c) for the RLW TOTAL Title
* Show opener: Chris Nightmare (c) vs. Brendan Bow vs. Everett O'Connell for the RLW Intercontinental Title
* Alya Queen (c) vs. Leona Godin in a rematch for the RLW Women's TOTAL Title
* Aaron Tanaka vs. “Bob John” in a No Holds Barred match
* Cyclone System (c) & Badass Blondes (c) vs. Hot n’ Cold and Burns & Cepida in a Inter-gender TAG TEAM Championship Match
* Brynn Griffith vs. Tiara Ringer in a Women's Intercontinental Title qualifier
* Esme O’Connell vs Drella Vermeulen in a Women’s Intercontinental Title Qualifier

## Results

### Chris Nightmare (c) vs. Brendan Bow vs. Everett O'Connell for the RLW Intercontinental Title

Winner: **Chris Nightmare (c)**

Chris hit the “Nightmare Fuel” on both Bow and O’Connell for the win. Bow and O’Connell beat up Chris after the match.

### Cyclone System (c) & Badass Blondes (c) vs. Hot n’ Cold and Burns & Cepida in a Inter-gender TAG TEAM Championship Match

Winner: **Cyclone System (c) and Badass Blondes (c)**

DeAngelo Skinner and Heather Hunter both hit their finishers “Going Platinum” and “Cyclone Superkick”, letting Cyclone System win the TAG TEAM titles from Hot n’ Cold and Badass Blondes retain their Women’s TAG TEAM titles. After Burns and Cepida’s lost, Celia Burns blames Valentine for the tag team’s lost, forcing the two to split up.

### Brynn Griffith vs Tiana Ringer in a Women’s Intercontinental Title qualifier

Winner: **Brynn Griffith**

Griff hits a surprise RKO and pins Tiana with her foot, giving her the win. Due to the intensity of the RKO, Tiana is out with a shoulder injury.

### Esme O’Connell vs Drella Vermeulen in a Women’s Intercontinental Title qualifier

Winner: **Esme O’Connell**

Esme unintentionally knocked out Drella with a superkick, declaring Esme the winner. She will face Brynn Griffith on the next episode of Saturday Nite Slammin. After the match, her husband, Everett, came out to congratulate her.

### Leona Godin vs. Alya Queen (c) in a Women’s TOTAL TITLE rematch

Winner: **Alya Queen (c)**

Alya hit a shooting star press on Leona to retain the Women’s TOTAL TITLE. Alya attacked Lea after the match before Christin Yamamoto came out to protect her.

### Aaron Tanaka vs. “Bob John” in a No Holds Barred Match

Winner: **Aaron Tanaka**

Aaron repeatedly hit Bob John’s head on the announcer’s table before rolling him back into the ring to pin him for the win. Bob John is out with a concussion.

### Xavier Ellis vs. Mateo Lavernge (c) for the TOTAL TITLE

Winner: **Mateo Lavernge**

Mateo hits Xavi with his own finisher “Rebel Yell”, then hits him with a Michinoku Driver to become the new RLW TOTAL champion. After the match, Xavi’s face is streaming with blood and tears and Mateo “comforts” him and gives him a warning. The lights turn off then flash back on 10 seconds later. Queen Demon and Ice King appear behind Xavi. Both of them pick Xavi up and smother black paint on his neck and jaw, “possessing” Xavi. This ends the pay-per-view.

## Quotes

* *”Who the absolute F\*\*K are YOU?!”* - Tanaka to Bob John
* ”I love you, Xavi. I did this because I love you. Now what happens next, is another way to show my love. Don’t open your eyes.” *-* Mateo to Xavier
* *“Just like your mom used to do to you!!”* - Alya beating up Leona
* *“Xavier’s bloody!!! Holy guacamole! Stan twitter’s going to thirst over this!!”* - an RLW commentator
* *”F\*\*k her up, Lea!!! Beat her ass!!”* - an RLW RISE attendee
* *“Bob John’s the reason why shampoo bottles have instructions.”* - an RLW commentator
* *“Woah!!! It’s Christin Yamamoto!! Chris Nightmare’s hot twin sister!”* - an RLW commentator

## Trivia

* Ice King, Drella Vermeulen, Esme O’Connell, and Queen Demon (Abella Spencer) made their RLW comeback.
* #XaviVMateo was the #2 trending tag in the United States and Canada.
* This is the first time a wrestler or commentator said the F word on RLW programming. And most likely, the last.
* Xavier held the RLW TOTAL TITLE for 8 months, making his title reign the longest in RLW so far. DeAngelo Skinner held the title for 6 months.