WATW Marching Orders 2024

**WATW Marching Orders 2024** is a professional wrestling PPV produced by WATW (Wrestling Around the World) which took place on March 17th, 2024. This show was headlined by a 5v5 elimination tag match where Jimmy Breaks' Championship was on the line.

## Background

At WATW/RWF/PCWA Crossfire 2023, Jimmy Breaks regained the WATW World Championship from Erik The Sword with the help of his fellow members of The Last. He once again began berating the younger talent on the roster and withholding championship opportunities from competitors he didn't want to wrestle. In January, the members of the Last assaulted General Manager Daniel Addikkson and crashed a board of directors meeting to force them to institute Jimmy Breaks as the General Manager. Breaks along with his stablemates spent the following weeks imposing ludicrous doctrines upon the roster including firing D-Lion. They only held this power for a few weeks as they would be confronted by the entire WATW roster who intimidated them into abdicating their power.

Axel Delgado was reinstated as the new General Manager and as his first decree, announced that Jimmy Breaks would defend his championship at WATW Prison Break 2024 against newly rehired D-Lion. At the event, however, Breaks successfully defended the title with help from Gede and Soldier Dude. The next night on WATW Mayhem, Rob the 4th issued a challenge: All five members of the Last against a team of five assembled by Rob and if Rob's team won, the man who eliminated Jimmy Breaks would become WATW Champion and the Last would disband. Breaks agreed to these terms on the condition that if his team won, one of the members of Rob's team would be fired. While some people on the roster flat out refused to be on Rob's team for fear of losing their job, he eventually emerged with a team consisting of himself, Acid Erics, The Best Ever, Chris Cadena and D-Lion. The following week, however, Erics would turn up injured backstage, while Cadena would be found injured as well the following week.

While initially hesitant on joining the team, Andre Daniels would eventually join the team to fill the position left by Acid Erics while a returning Erik the Sword would fill Cadena's position. The two teams would face off the week prior to the show with a clause put forth that they could not come in contact with one another until the bell rings on the night of the match. The Last mocked their opposing team from the outside of the ring and when it looked like a brawl may ensue between the two teams, The Best Ever knocked out Rob the 4th with a chair to the head before leaving through the crowd.

## Event

After the first match, we saw a pretape backstage of the Rob The 4th, Andre Daniels, D-Lion and Erik the Sword. Rob said that he had a minor concussion but was determined to compete anyway. The four lamented who would have to be fired should they lose and despite Erik saying that there was no reason to speculate defeat, Rob asserted that should they lose, he would volunteer himself to be fired. The others argued with him but after a bit of going back and forth, Erik and D-Lion both said that since they were a team, they would go out with Rob as well should they lose. They all looked at Daniels to join in on this pact, but he silently walked out instead.

Before the penultimate contest, we saw a pretape of The Last backstage being rallied by Jimmy Breaks. He said that their success was determined on the outcome of this match and said that he had full faith in them but also threatened that if they let him down, he'd never let them forget it.

Rob's team all made their entrances separate from one another while The Last all emerged as a unit. The challenging team were introduced as only a four man unit but after the introductions before the bell rang, Justin Shield made his way to the ring. After a moment of uncertainty, he jumped into action, confirming that he was the fifth member of the challenging team.

After a brawl between all ten competitors, the competition returned to the ring where the challengers took apart Gede and The Grinder. After some underhanded tactics, the tide changed to the side of the Last, where they took apart Erik the Sword. Erik attempted to mount a comeback but was eventually eliminated by The Grinder and The Gangster. Rob the 4th and D-Lion would both take on the Last to some success but eventually D-Lion was also eliminated, this time by Gede. Facing a 3v5 disadvantage, the challengers resorted to similar underhanded tactics including distracting the referee as well as hitting Soldier Dude in the hamstring with the ring bell. something Soldier Dude had done to D-Lion prior to his elimination. Andre Daniels would eliminate Soldier Dude with a blackout. The Gangster would be eliminated shortly thereafter after receiving both of Shield and Rob's tag finishers as well as Daniels' Blackout. With the odds evened at 3v3, Breaks resorted to striking the referee to prevent The Grinder from being eliminated. In the fracas following the assault of the referee, Breaks struck Andre Daniels with the Championship Belt, leading to his elimination when a second referee came down to ringside.

Rob and Shield exhibited some of their previous tag synergy, leading to the elimination of The Grinder. After a back and forth between Shield and Breaks, Shield had Breaks in the Dragon Sleeper, the finishing submission of Rob the 4th. Before he could submit, however, Gede pulled him from the ring and began arguing with him. While the referee was distracted, The Grinder (who had already been eliminated but never left ringside) pulled Rob the 4th off the apron. Shield jumped out from the ring to take out The Grinder. Rob hit the ring to take on Breaks but he had grabbed a steel chair while they were distracted. He hit Rob in the torso but when he reeled back to hit him in the head, Shield jumped back in to take the blow. Gede pulled Rob from the ring, ceasing distracting the referee and allowing Breaks to eliminate Shield.

Now facing a 1v2 disadvantage and already being injured, Rob was dismantled by Gede. Breaks was offered a chance to reenter the field numerous times but refused, saying that Gede had it under control. Eventually, however, Rob was able to roll up Gede and get a quick three count to once and for all even the odds. Breaks overpowered Rob for a bit but eventually Rob mounted one final comeback which saw him hit Breaks with numerous kicks to the head, a handspring back elbow and a diving headbutt. Gede attempted to interfere but Rob knocked him off the apron. When Breaks attempted to steal a pin off his distracted foe, Rob rolled through into the Dragon Sleeper, causing Breaks to tap out and awarding the title to Rob the 4th.

## Results

*If The Last win, one member from the opposing team must be fired**If Rob's team wins, whoever eliminates Jimmy Breaks wins the WATW World Championship and the Last must disband*