AEW Wrestle War (2013)

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Wrestle War (2013) is the 2nd annual Wrestle War professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by AEW. held on April 21, 2013 at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Three matches are booked for Wrestle War, The main event match for the event is scheduled to be Scott Steiner versus Sterling James Keenan for the World Heavyweight Championship. Another man match for the pay-per-view is a 60-Men Wrestle War match with the winner headlining Superclash for the World Heavyweight Championship. A third match is scheduled for the Starlets to compete in a Battle royal match with the winner of the battle royal getting a shot at the [[AEW Starlets Championship at the Superclash pay-per-view.

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Wrestle War will feature professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on AEW's television programs. Wrestlers portray heels or faces as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The first match that is scheduled to happen is the Traditional Wrestle War match. There has only be one other Wrestle War match in 2012 with Dolph Ziggler winning the match and getting a shot at the AEW Championship at the 2012 Superclash where he was defended by then-champion Colt Cabana. As of April 8, 2013 episode of Concussion Abyss, Jamie Noble, Jack Swagger, Christian York, John Cena, Randy Orton, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, Sting, Cactus Jack, Ted Dibiase, AJ Styles, Chris Hero, Bray Wyatt, Antonio Cesaro, John Morrison, Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, Samoe Joe, Kenny King, Mordecai, Matt Hardy, Conor O'Brian, Brad Maddox, Chris Jericho, and Bobby Roode have all been announced to be in the Wrestle War match. On the final episode of Concussion a huge war waged on between many of the men that will compete in this year's Wrestle War match.

There is a triple threat match set for the March 25, 2013 of March Madness: Concussion with James Storm, Sterling James Keenan and former AEW Champion Eric Young with the winner facing Scott Steiner for the AEW Championship. SJK defeated Storm and Young to become the number one contender to the title. In the coming weeks leading to the match with Steiner, SJK had attacked James Storm backstage, playing mind games with the World Heavyweight Champion Scott Steiner.

Another match announced for the Wrestle War pay-per-view is a Starlets Battle Royal match with the winner advancing to a AEW Starlets Championship match at the Superclash pay-per-view next month, this Battle royal will involve; Angelina Love, Brie Bella, Buggy Nova, Eve Torres, the AEW Starlets U.S. Champion Kelly Kelly, Layla, Maryse, Melina, Mickie James, Nikki Bella, ODB, Stacy Keibler, Stephanie McMahon, Torrie Wilson, Trish Stratus, and three-time former Starlets Champion Velvet Sky, on the night the match was announced after Velvet Sky defeated Melina by disqualification due to interference from Starlets Champion Candice Michelle as Candice and Melina were going to do further damage to Velvet Sky, the returning Angelina Love made the save for her long time friend, Velvet Sky. This lead to the return of Eve Torres who attacked Candice and Melina.

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• Wrestle War

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