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Battleground Championship Wrestling A Champion Shall Rise
| Date: Sat, Mar 18th 2023 | Pay Per View: yes |
| Venue: 2300 Arena (AKA ECW Arena/Asylum Arena/New Alhambra Arena/Viking Arena), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Promotion: Battleground Championship Wrestling |
| Attendance: unknown |
Matches for A Champion Shall Rise
| no. | match | duration | match type | title(s) | rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afa Jr. | def. | Wrecking Ball Legursky | 05:55 | |||
| 2 | Brian Kendrick | def. | Rich Swann | 13:07 | |||
| 3 | Bully Ray | draw (NC) | Lance Archer | 05:26 | |||
| 4 | Matt Cardona | def. | Harry Smith | 13:33 | |||
| 5 | Johnny Battleground | def. | Tony Nese | 12:11 | |||
| 6 | Brian Kendrick | def. | Matt Cardona | 00:50 | |||
| 7 | Facade | def. | Myles Hawkins, Ray Jaz | 11:43 | triple-threat | ||
| 8 | Kamille (c) | def. | Vita Von Starr | 11:50 | NWA Womens Title | ||
| 9 | Brian Kendrick | def. | Johnny Battleground | 05:21 | Battleground Championship (title change) | ||