Back at ringside, one wrestler is about to get one step closer to the World Heavyweight Championship. Dolph Ziggler and Tommaso Ciampa make their entrances for this next contest, a semifinal match in the World Heavyweight Championship Tournament.

Match #3 – HWL World Heavyweight Championship Tournament – Dolph Ziggler vs. Tommaso Ciampa

Ziggler and Ciampa square off as we get under way and the two men circle each other warily, unwilling to make an early mistake. Ziggler tries to get a hand around Ciampa’s neck and shoulder, but Ciampa spins away and the two men continue to circle each other. Ciampa then rushes Ziggler, but Ziggler Leapfrogs him and Ciampa stops himself short of crashing into the corner. Ziggler then tries to run in behind him for the ZigZag, but Ciampa hooks the ropes and Ziggler crashes to the mat. Ciampa connects with a Leg Drop and applies a Head Scissors as he looks to slow Ziggler down. Ziggler slowly pulls himself out under the bottom rope and out to the floor, gaining leverage enough to be able to pry Ciampa’s legs apart and break the hold and then slams Ciampa’s unguarded knee into the side of the ring post. Ziggler then quickly rolls back into the ring and pulls Ciampa into position for a Neckbreaker, but Ciampa is able to overpower him and pull Dolph’s hands away from his chin. Ciampa then turns around and connects with a couple of Forearm Shots to the kidneys and follows up with a Reverse DDT Backbreaker across his heavy knee brace. Ciampa then follows up with a Rolling Cutter and makes the cover, hooking the leg, but Ziggler kicks out for a near fall.  Ciampa then bounces off the ropes and connects with a Knee Drop across the back of the neck. He then calls for a Package Piledriver, but Dolph is able to power out of it and shoves Ciampa back against the ropes. Ziggler then connects with a Superkick, knocking Ciampa through the ropes and out to the ring apron. Ziggler then springboards off the middle rope and hits Ciampa with a Dropkick and the impact carries Ciampa over backward where he flips through the air and lands on the corner of the ring apron with his chest and bounces to the floor. Dolph orders the referee to count faster and count him out and the referee’s slow and deliberate count reaches seven as Ciampa stumbles back up to his feet and Ziggler realizes he’s not going to get the countout and goes for a Baseball Slide, but Ciampa dodges and pulls out the ring apron and traps Ziggler between it and the side of the ring. Ciampa then thumbs Ziggler in the eye and follows up with an Enziguri to the back of the head. Ciampa then starts pulling up padding off the floor and drags Ziggler out of the apron. Ciampa sets up for the Fairy Tale Ending onto the exposed concrete, but Ziggler counters into the ZigZag and both men crash to the floor with no protection. Both men are down and out and the referee goes out to check on them and neither is responsive. The referee starts to waive off the match, but Ciampa’s arm snaps out and grabs the referee by the index finger, stopping him. Ciampa then uses the referee to pull himself back up to his knees as Ziggler does the same using the barricade. Both men reach their feet at about the same time and Ziggler goes for a Superkick, but Ciampa dodges out of the way at the last second and Ziggler nails the referee by accident. Ciampa then Mule Kicks Ziggler in the balls and chucks him back into the ring. Ciampa makes the cover and starts slapping the mat himself, but there is no referee. A second referee now comes running out and Ciampa rolls deep into the cover, but Ziggler is able to kick out at the last second. Ciampa berates the referee, but to no avail and now Ziggler gets up to one knee and shoves Ciampa into the second official, knocking him over and now Ziggler returns the favor with his own Low Blow to Ciampa. Ziggler starts tuning up the band with Ciampa down on both knees, favoring his genitals. Ziggler gives up on waiting for Ciampa to treachery his feet and goes for a Superkick to the back of the head, but Ciampa ducks and nails Ziggler in the nuts a second time. Ciampa then follows up with the Fairy Tale Ending and makes the cover as the original referee slowly crawls into the ring and makes the three count.

Ciampa slowly rolls out to the floor and has his arm raised in victory as he advances to the tournament finals with a chance to be the inaugural HWL World Heavyweight Ciampion one week from Saturday. In the back Marty Scurll and Villain Enterprises are discussing the Young Bucks and just who they might bring out to join them at Inauguration. Scurll says that Cody is too busy playing around at the planetarium and Omega is running scared from Seth Rollins, so they’re running all out of friends. Scurll, Brody King and PCO share a laugh at that and we go to commercial break.

Back from the break, we are joined at the commentary desk by Lacey Evans and Kelly Klein as we are set to find out who will join them in the Triple Threat Elimination Match for the Women’s Championship at Inauguration as Naomi and Cross make their entrances.

Match #5 - Women’s Championship Triple Threat Qualifier - Naomi vs. Nikki Cross

The two women square off as the match gets under way and Nikki backs Naomi into the corner and connects with a big Open-hand Slap across the chest. Cross then starts gnawing on Naomi’s forearm and the referee has to pull them apart, admonishing Nikki. Nikki charges back into the corner, but Naomi hits her with a Thrust Kick to the gut. Naomi the whips Nikki into the ropes and goes for the Rear View, but Nikki catches her around the middle and drops her on the back of her head with a German Suplex. Nikki then locks in a Guillotine Choke and Naomi has no choice but to tap out.

Nikki bails our of the ring and charges the announce table and climbs up on the desk on her knees where she bounces up and down and both Lacey and Klein stand up from the table and back up to the ring apron, giving Cross plenty of space as she wildly celebrates her win, telling Lacey and Kelly that it’s time to play.

This is interrupted as Villain Enterprises make their way out to the ring and Scurll calls for a microphone. He says they’ve waited long enough and he demands that the Young Bucks come out here right now and tell them who their partner is going to be at Inauguration, if they can even find a partner. Matt and Nick Jackson don’t keep him waiting for long as they make their way out onto the ramp. Matt says they heard what the Villains has to say earlier tonight and that they were right. Cody has other things going on right now and Kenny has enough on his plate with Seth Rollins, so neither of them are going to be their partner a week from Saturday at Inauguration. Matt says when you try to end his brother’s career, you make yourself a wanted man and justice must be served. Matt says that when you want to bring Villains to justice, nobody is better than their tag team partner at Inauguration. He says that when you need to ring Villains to justice, there is only one man to call and that is... The Hangman. Scurll then jumps as a noose drops down from the rafters right next to him and hangs there next to his head. Two more nooses drop down behind King and PCO and we see Hangman Page’s face appear on the JumboTron. Page tells Villain Enterprises that they can run on for a long time, but sooner or later, the Hangman always catches up to them in the end. Page says he’ll see the Villains on Saturday and chants of “Hung Bucks *clap, clap* Hung Bucks” ring throughout the arena as we go to commercial break.

Back from the break, it’s main event time as Joey Ryan and Brian Cage make their entrances for the final tournament match of the night.

Match #7 - HWL World Heavyweight Championship Tournament - Brian Cage vs. Joey Ryan

Cage quickly overpowers Ryan and backs him up against the ropes as we get under way. Cage delivers a big clubbing blow across the chest, knocking Ryan down to one knee. Cage then drags Ryan back to his feet and whips him off into the ropes and delivers a thunderous Spinebuster. Cage then goes for the cover and presses Ryan’s face to the side with a meaty forearm, but Ryan kicks out for a near fall. Cage then hoists Ryan up into Gorilla Press position, but Ryan scrambles to get free and rakes Cage across the eyes. Ryan transitions into a Tornado DDT as he drops down to the mat. Ryan the puts the boots to Cage and gets in some Knee Strikes to the back of the head. Ryan stays on the attack, but Cage battles back up to his feet and gives Ryan a mighty shove backward. Ryan bounces off the ropes and comes back at Cage, but Cage flattens him with a Sparta Kick to the chest. Cage then hoists Ryan up and holds him in the Vertical Suplex position for a good 60 seconds before finally completing the move and bringing Ryan crashing down to the mat. Cage then calls for the Drill Claw, but Ryan fights out of it and delivers a Jawbreaker. Ryan then follows up with a Swinging Neckbreaker and heads up to the top rope as Cage slowly battles back up to his feet. Ryan stands there gyrating his hips as Cage reaches his feet and Ryan takes flight, but flies directly into a huge Clothesline from Cage. Cage then sets up for a Powerbomb, but Ryan counters into a Hurricanranna, launching Cage headlong into the referee, smashing the referee in the corner. Cage then spins back around and Ryan produces his trusty sucker and drives the stick right into Cage's left eye, unbeknownst to the referee. Ryan then rolls Cage up in a Small Package as the referee regains his wits and makes the three count.

Ryan quickly evacuates the ring as Cage storms around inside the ring in a half-blinded rage. Joey Ryan will advance to the World Heavyweight Championship match against Tommaso Ciampa in a match that will be one man hell bent on emasculating every opponent he gets into the ring with against another man who makes his living on perverse levels of masculinity. One will leave our nation's capital with the strap and it all goes down one week from Saturday. Thanks for watching and good night.