The Dream Team Retain Women’s Tag Team Titles in a Chaotic TLC Match
The IWRA Armageddon pay-per-view continued with a high-stakes Tables, Ladders, and Chairs (TLC) match for the IWRA Women’s Tag Team Championships. The defending champions, the Dream Team—Becca Snow and Ace—faced off against the Syndicate—Emily Bowlin and Sarah Bowers. Tensions were already running high after Emily Bowlin’s shocking betrayal of her mother, Terri Bowlin, earlier in the night, a moment that would come back to haunt her before the final bell.
The match descended into chaos from the moment the bell rang. Emily Bowlin squared off with Becca Snow while Sarah Bowers took on Ace. Emily quickly gained the upper hand, swinging Becca into the turnbuckles and delivering a brutal kick. Meanwhile, Ace showcased her power, pulling Sarah into a devastating powerbomb before rolling out of the ring to retrieve a ladder. Becca Snow, not to be outdone, grabbed a steel chair and hurled it at Sarah as she tried to get to her feet.
Ace capitalized, slamming the ladder into Sarah, forcing her back down before sliding it into the ring. Becca Snow regained control, using the chair to batter both members of the Syndicate one by one. The chaos escalated as Ace smashed a table into Sarah before throwing her into the ring. Sarah, determined to turn the tide, set up the ladder and began to climb, but Becca Snow pursued her, landing punches as Sarah attempted to secure the first pin in the lock. After an intense exchange of blows at the top of the ladder, Becca finally knocked Sarah backward, sending her crashing to the mat—only for Emily Bowlin to tip the ladder, sending Becca hurtling down with her.
With Becca stunned on the mat, Emily climbed the turnbuckles and delivered a high-flying elbow. Ace responded with a devastating powerbomb to Sarah. As Becca recovered, she attempted to set up the ladder once more, but Emily struck her with a kendo stick. The impact sent Becca toppling backward, collapsing the ladder on top of her as Emily continued to rain down blows until the kendo stick shattered.
Meanwhile, Ace set up another ladder outside the ring between the apron and the announce desk, while also resetting the ladder in the centre of the ring. Sarah tried to regain control by swinging Ace into the turnbuckles, but Becca intervened with a snap suplex that sent Sarah rolling out of the ring. With Ace distracted, Emily capitalized, slamming the ladder closed and sending Becca crashing down once again.
Sarah Bowers took another chance at the top of the ladder, battling Becca Snow while Emily Bowlin fought off Ace. In a breath-taking moment, Sarah grabbed hold of the championship belts, swinging herself over to Becca and letting go, taking Becca down with a hurricanrana. As Sarah searched for another ladder under the stage, Emily and Becca fought outside the ring, while Ace managed to set up the ladder and secure another pin in the lock. Emily dove into the ring at the last moment, pulling Ace down by the boot and taking her out with a devastating kick. Seizing control, Emily ripped the ladder away from Becca and speared her in the stomach before climbing to the top.
Just as Emily reached the belts, her mother, Terri Bowlin, made her way down the ramp. The betrayal from earlier in the night was still fresh, and Terri made her intentions clear. Climbing into the ring, Terri shoved Ace back to the mat and, in a shocking act of revenge, pushed the ladder over, sending Emily crashing down. Without hesitation, Terri left the ring and Becca Snow capitalized, climbing the ladder and securing the final two pins in the lock, officially freeing the belts.
With that, the Dream Team retained their IWRA Women’s Tag Team Championships, celebrating their victory as the crowd erupted. Meanwhile, Emily Bowlin lay stunned in the ring, having not only lost her chance at championship gold but now standing face to face with the consequences of turning on her mother. With Terri Bowlin proving she wasn’t done with her daughter, the fallout from this betrayal is sure to shake the IWRA to its core.
