Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Backstage, Paul Heyman meets with Austin Theory alone. Theory tells Heyman that he wanted everyone to feel his actions before he saw his face, and while he made mistakes in getting comfortable and injuries, he saw The Vision ("The Oracle" Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker, "Big" Bronson Reed, Logan Paul) and he wants to take opportunities like they do. He also asks Heyman to be part of their match tonight. Heyman says "Interesting. Very interesting."
Backstage, Rhea Ripley asks Iyo Sky to stay backstage during her match.
Asuka beats Rhea Ripley with a schoolkid pin while grabbing the tights when Rhea Ripley checks on Iyo Sky after Iyo Sky shows up to fight Kairi Sane only to be tripped off the ring apron.
Backstage, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed want to know why "The Oracle" Paul Heyman is putting Austin Theory in their match. Heyman says that compared to a year ago, both men are now main eventing due to his vision for them, and now he has a vision for Theory. He says that either Theory will carry the vision through, or Bronson and Breakker will carry Theory out of the building.
Becky Lynch heads to the ring. Becky says that there will be no celebration for Maxxine Dupri, as she is the real Women's Intercontinental Champion and not Maxxine, and blames Maxxine's title win on corruption. She says that she knows very powerful people who will be able to do something about this, including in Netflix, who told her to head to Grand Rapids, Michigan and take matters into her own hands. She is suddenly interrupted by Maxxine, who says that while she is a rookie and Becky is the greatest of all time, she is a rookie who beat the greatest of all time three times. She tells Becky she can have her rematch any time, anywhere, but she will stop at nothing to win again. Maxxine wants Becky to take her losses on the chin, but she blames corruption and everything under the sun, which makes her look like the greatest of all time and more like someone whose best years are behind her. Becky sucker punches Maxxine and attacks her, then says that the Women's Intercontinental title is hers before attacking her again. Maxxine takes her down for an ankle lock, then grapevines it and makes Becky tap.
Backstage, Je'Von Evans meets with General Manager Adam Pearce, who wants to talk about his future after tonight's match. Je'Von leaves, then Stephanie Vaquer shows up. Vaquer wants a Triple Threat against Nikki Bella and Raquel Rodriguez to handle both of them, and she gets it.
We hear from The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso), who brag about their tag team division return before warning "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and Dragon Lee that they are coming for the World Tag Team Championships next week.
Je'Von Evans beats Rayo Americano, then runs away from him, Bravo Americano and El Grande Americano.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles and Dragon Lee. Styles and Dragon says they have beaten some of the best tag teams in WWE, and Styles says that they are better than the best as long as they are tag team champions and that better than the best is what The Usos (Jimmy and "Main Event" Jey Uso) will get.
We hear from Bron Breakker, who brags about what he has done to CM Punk and says that Punk is "a self-centered piece of trash" who has only cared about himself. He then strokes Punk's ego by asking which version of Punk he will get in their World Heavyweight Championship match before stating that the results will be the same and that Punk won't be worth a dollar to anyone once he beats him for the title.
Nikki Bella shows up unannounced and bashes the Detroit Lions as she says that she is the star of the women's division and that she will destroy Stephanie Vaquer's reign and become Women's World Champion. She says that Vaquer may be a big deal in the ring, but she is a big deal everywhere, and that the Women's World Championship should be around the waist of a global superstar.
Bayley beats Roxanne Perez after Raquel Rodriguez costs Roxanne an easy win involving an exposed turnbuckle that Liv Morgan allowed for only for Lyra Valkyria to take out Liv and Raquel with a cross body from the announce table before slapping Bayley and firing her up, allowing Bayley to hit a top rope elbow drop for the win.
Backstage, Austin Theory meets with "Big" Bronson Reed. Theory asks what the plan is, and Bronson tells Theory to follow his lead. Theory tells Bronson he is not his kid, then says he will start the match and that Bronson will follow his lead.
Backstage, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez are arguing. Liv says everyone should be on the same page, but Raquel says it would be great if everyone knew what everyone is doing. Raquel says she cannot have this and has a world title match to prepare for.
Gunther heads to the ring. Gunther takes in the boos from the crowd from both the ring and the announce table, then says that the fans should not be mad at him and that they should be mad at the guy who tapped out like a little bitch. CM Punk shows up, then Gunther laughs at him and leaves. CM Punk shows up, then Gunther laughs at him and leaves, but not before making fun of John Cena on the ring steps. Rey Mysterio then shows up and confronts Gunther on his way to the ring, but Gunther laughs at him on the way out.
Backstage, Gunther runs into "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. Styles says "You don't shut up, do you?" Gunther says "Guess I don't," then laughs on his way out.
The Vision ("Big" Bronson Reed and Austin Theory) beat CM Punk and Rey Mysterio after Theory hits Rey with The Stomp. After the match, Bron Breakker gets into the ring with Punk and brawls with him, and Punk is able to fend him off along with Theory, who gets in the ring shortly afterwards. The show ends with Breakker hitting Punk with a Spear.
Note: This is a repeat of Championship Wrestling Presented By Pro Shingle from September 28, 2019.
#13 Watts beats #19 "Uptown" Andy Brown to win the 2019 Red Carpet Rumble and become the CWFH Hollywood Heritage Champion!
During the match:
Dan Joseph leaves commentary and enters the Red Carpet Rumble at #7, with Coach Flex McCalleon guesting on commentary. He is eliminated by #8 Dicky Mayer.
Ray Rosas shows up at #14 and sits on the ramp to bide his time. When Jordan Clearwater shows up at #17, Clearwater gets him in the ring, but Rosas uses his momentum against him and eliminates him.
"Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock tells Dustin and Maria Starr that he has somebody waiting to take them out at Fights at the Fiesta who is so big, he can be called "Humongous."
Sketch comes out at #26, hits an eliminated DJ Talamandez with a clothesline on a skateboard, then hits a Van Daminator with a skateboard on Suede Thompson to eliminate him. He is eliminated during the commercial break.
Dustin Starr, who is one of the hosts for Championship Wrestling presented by PRO Shingle, the local CWFH show for the Memphis, Tennessee/Jackson, Mississippi area, comes in at #27. He is eliminated by Ray Rosas after Rosas grabs Maria Starr by the wrist, then uses Dustin's momentum against him.
Orange Cassidy retains the AEW International Championship against Rocky "Azucar" Romero.
AEW and Jazares donate $1,000,000 in toys to Toys for Tots. Earlier this week, AEW donated toys to children in need in the Dallas metropolitan area.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Kris Statlander. She says that she and Willow Nightingale have been through a lot, but have gotten back on track and are stronger than ever. Stokely Hathaway shows up and says Willow has said that she carried Statlander, and that being in a group does not work long term. Stokely then tells Kris Statlander to look in the mirror and go back to being the former TBS Champion and stop hanging out with Willow, Orange Cassidy and Danhausen.
Backstage, "The Machine" Brian Cage says it is Christmas and that he is getting a giant-sized gift in the form of Keith Lee, and he plans to give him a giant-sized ass whipping on Collision.
Before the next match, Roderick Strong says that if Oklahoma City does not think MJF is The Devil, they are stupid. He then calls random fans stupid before siccing The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) on The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy).
The Kingdom (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) after Matt Taven pins Matt Taven with a schoolkid pin and a grab of the tights from out of nowhere.
Backstage, Renee Paquette interviews Ruby Soho. Angelo Parker shows up and admits he has been trying to get some alone time with Ruby for some time, then Saraya shows up. Saraya shows up and apologizes to Ruby, then says she is okay with the relationship between Ruby and Angelo as she says that she has gifts for Ruby. When Ruby and Renee leave, Saraya does an about face on Angelo and says he cannot have Ruby.
Skye Blue beats Queen Aminata with a Dragon Sleeper.
El Hijo del Vikingo retains the AAA Mega Championship against Black Taurus.
Backstage, Javier Bernal says he is back to give his "Big Body Believers" a special Christmas surprise. He says he has a list and has checked it twice, and knows who is naughty and nice, and while he compliments Sarah Schriber and the camera crew, he gets the attention of Mr. Stone, whom he says is getting coal for the suit he is wearing. Mr. Stone tells Sarah Schreiber that Javier Bernal is not going to have a good Christmas after Bernal leaves.
Roxanne Perez beats Brinley Reece.
Javier Bernal enters the ring. Bernal says it is the season of giving and that he is as generous as he is good-looking, then says he will give the fans the greatest gift that they are about to receive: some quality time with "Big Body Javi." He then says that the fans did not come here just to see him and that every single man, woman and child wants to see him humble yet another NXT Superstar. He then says he will beat anyone in the locker room who is willing to step up, then Von Wagner shows up dressed like Santa Claus to answer the challenge.
Von Wagner beats Javier Bernal, then tosses candy to the people in the crowd.
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles heads to the ring to start tonight's show. He says that Randy Orton wants Roman Reigns at Royal Rumble and LA Knight wants Roman any time, anywhere. He says he does not blame either of them, even though he does not care about either of them. He says that he is number one when it comes to getting his hands on Roman and wants him at Royal Rumble. Suddenly, LA Knight shows up. Knight says Styles can get Roman after he does, because he is getting Roman first when it could just as easily be Styles before Roman. Styles mentions Knight stepping over his dead body to get a match with John Cena, and says he will drop anyone who gets in his way. Orton shows up and says he can appreciate both of their issues with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline, but they put him on the shelf for eighteen months, but Knight says he has yet to be taken out and is bulletproof before calling dibs on Roman. General Manager Nick Aldis shows up and says they all have good points, then announces that in two weeks at New Year's Revolution, Styles, Knight and Orton will compete in a Triple Threat Match to see who faces Roman at Royal Rumble. Styles agrees to this and leaves, but promises to take either of them out if they get close to the ring in his match with Solo Sikoa tonight.
Bianca Belair, Shotzi, Zelina Vega and "Michin" Mia Yim beat Damage CTRL (Bayley, Iyo Sky, Asuka, Kairi Sane) in a Holiday Havoc eight-woman tag match after Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre come out of boxes and attack Asuka and Kairi Sane.
Backstage, Jimmy Uso gets solo Sikoa fired up for his match with AJ Styles tonight, then Roman Reigns asks Paul Heyman to bring General Manager Nick Aldis to him.
Dragon Lee retains the NXT North American Championship against Butch.
Backstage, General Manager Nick Aldis meets with Roman Reigns in his dressing room. Roman asks Paul Heyman to leave them, then compliments Aldis on his booking ideas before telling him to run it all by him first. Roman says that as head of the table, everything goes through him, and he demands Aldis understand that. Aldis then says that he is an executive with no feelings while Ama Pearce is more of "a middle management type" while he is the sharp end of the stick. He also says Solo Sikoa took care of John Cena in a way that Roman never did and that he looks forward to Solo's match with AJ Styles and the Triple Threat Match to see who faces Roman before telling Roman he looks forward to "more productive dialogue" and getting to know each other better.
Kevin Owens beats Carmelo Hayes to advance to the finals of the United States Championship Tournament. Owens shakes Carmelo's hand after the match.
"Michin" Mia Yim, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson meet up with "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles backstage. Anderson wants to know if they are still good after Styles has failed to keep in touch with them the last few months, to which Styles says "I don't know. Are we?"
We hear from Karrion Kross and Scarlett again. Kross says he knows the power of words and how they lead to action, and how he warned of The Bloodline's implosion. He says that he took away Drew McIntyre's temperament and sent him spiraling out of control, Rey Mysterio's patience to such a degree that he smacked "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio in front of his own mother, and Shinsuke Nakamura's honor. He then says that even the greatest proclamation is soon to be forgotten without a scribe and without authors. After Scarlett says "Do you see the vision?", we see what looks like silhouettes of Paul Ellering and The Authors of Pain (Akam and Rezar).
Santos Escobar beats Bobby Lashley to advance to the finals of the United States Championship Tournament after two masked men show up out of the crowd and attack The Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) at ringside, allowing Escobar to win with a schoolkid pin. After the match, the masked men are revealed to be Humberto Carrillo and Angel Garza.
Backstage, Cathy Kelley interviews Butch. Butch says he brought the fight, and as he congratulates Dragon Lee, he is met by Pretty Deadly (Kit Wilson and Elton Prince), who sing about Butch being lonely. This causes Butch to attack them. General Manager Nick Aldis gets involved when officials break up the brawl, and gives Butch a tag match against Pretty Deadly in two weeks.
We hear from Logan Paul, who says that he, but it is now between a man who cried for Rey Mysterio and a man who who will not take his shirt off at the pool. He says Santos Escobar is not on his level and calls Kevin Owens "Reddit as a person." He tells them both to enjoy the temporary clout, as it is all they will get from him.
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Solo Sikoa by disqualification after he is attacked by Roman Reigns. After the match, Roman lifts Styles up, but takes too long, and Styles fights back with an enzuigiri. Solo gets back in the ring and attacks Styles alongside Roman when Randy Orton runs to the ring and fends them both off before Jimmy Uso shows up to attack Orton from behind. LA Knight then runs to the ring to even the numbers game and clean house. Styles gets angry at bth Knight and Orton afterwards, then fights them both. This leads to all three men going at it in the ring to end the show.
Taylor Wilde - now with a new look and entrance theme - beats KiLynn King in the BTI Match.
The Death Dollz (Rosemary and Jessicka Havok) retain the Impact Wrestling Knockouts World Tag Team Championships against "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo and "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw.
Backstage, Jordynne Grace gets suited up for her match when she is met by Mickie James, who tells her that Jordynne Grace that Tasha Steelz is hers. Jordynne says she wants her to beat Tasha and that she will be make sure the job gets done.
Backstage, "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw and "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo run into each other and immediately vow never to team up again.
Sami Callihan heads to the ring. Callihan thought that when he took care of Eric Young, his problems with Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Angels, Kon) would be done, but three heads grew where the one head was and he got his ass beat, and he is sick of it. He says that he is not one to run away from his issues, then calls out The Design (Deaner, Angels, Kon), who show up. Deaner says people think Callihan might be brave calling The Design out on his own, but he knows the truth and that Callihan is sick, not brave, and the sickness he has is simple, for every time he gets in the ring, he sacrifices himself. He says that Callihan mutilates himself for the love of the people, but the people do not care and will never care about Callihan, and until he realizes that, the poison of the sickness will continue to flow through his body. Deaner then says he has the antidote to his sickness, and that the antidote is violence. As The Design surround the ring, Callihan says he is not here to fight them, but Deaner says The Design does not do truces and it will not end well for him. Callihan says he wants to join The Design, not fight them or make a truce, but Angels laughs and says it is not about the numbers, but who is in the numbers, and that he is not the man he used to be and that he will never be one of "the chosen few" like him and Kon. Callihan says The Design should be thanking him, and says that while Deaner killed Eric Young, he softened Young up and allowed Deaner to create something he can appreciate. He says he wants The Design, but asks if The Design wants him. Angels punches Callihan in the face, and Angels and Kon attack Callihan as he is down. Angels and Kon then hold Callihan down so that Deaner can put his thumbs in Callihan's eyes and hit him with a DDT.
Backstage, Tommy Dreamer talks with "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander. Josh says he gets what Tommy said to Bully Ray, and tells Tommy that he has decades of baggage with Bully that he must deal with. Alexander asks Tommy if he wants his forgiveness if that is what it takes to make Dreamer feel better, then forgives him.
We see footage of "Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey in action in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
"Speedball" Mike Bailey beats Yuya Uemura. After the match, Kenny King shows up on the video screen from Arena Mexico, saying that the fans do not deserve to see him here in Mexico before telling Bailey "See you never."
The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Hulk Hogan's TNA debut from the January 4, 2010 episode of Impact.
Backstage, The Major Players (Matt Cardona and Brian Myers) demand a tag team title shot from Scott D'Amore's door when Heath and Rhino show up. The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) come out of D'Amore's office and tell both teams that they and the team of Chris Bey and Ace Austin will face them for the Impact tag titles at Hard To Kill in a four-way tag match, then Sabin challenges Cardona to a one-on-one match.
Next week: the best of 2022!
Before the next match, Johnny Swinger and "Outlandish" Zicky Dice retreat as Bully Ray makes his way to the ring and attacks Jason Hotch and John Skyler. Bully tosses Skyler out of the ring, then zipties Hotch to the top rope, demands a microphone and demands that "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander get to the ring before he ends Hotch's career. He asks Alexander if he listens to everything his wife and Scott D'Amore says, then tells Hotch that his career is in Alexander's hands and that Alexander is not here. Alexander eventually runs into a ring with a chair, and Bully Ray slides out. Alexander then cuts the ziptie off Hotch, then Hotch grabs Alexander so that he and Skyler can gang up on him. This allows Bully Ray to get back in the ring and hit Alexander in the throat with a chain, then Bully Ray, Hotch and Skyler gang up on Alexander. Hotch and Skyler zip tie Alexander to the top rope so that Bully Ray can torture Alexander with a chair, then Tommy Dreamer gets in the ring and takes out Bully Ray. Hotch and Skyler then grab Tommy Dreamer, but Dreamer fends them off. Bully then hits Dreamer with a low blow followed by a piledriver, then gets a ladder from Hotch and Skyler. Bully Ray smashes the ladder into Dreamer before slamming a chair on it multiple times. As this goes on, Hotch and Skyler hold Alexander down by the legs, then Bully Ray teases hitting Alexander with the chair before hitting the ladder one more time.
Backstage, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander is met by Scott D'Amore. D'Amore tells him that Tommy Dreamer is going to the hospital and is going to be okay. Alexander admits he was less than nice to Dreamer the last time he talked to him, and says what happened earlier is his fault. D'Amore says Tommy knew what he was getting into, then Alexander says that Bully Ray refuses to play by the rules while he does. Both he and D'Amore agree that Alexander has never been in a fight like this, and Alexander says he never will again. Alexander then asks D'Amore that he wants a Full Metal Mayhem Match against Bully Ray. D'Amore says he has tried to get him to keep his emotions in check, but for once, he wants Alexander to go as low as Bully Ray and beat him at his own game. D'Amore then says that until the Full Metal Mayhem match at Hard To Kill, he will be sending both him and Bully Ray home.
Steve Maclin vs. Rich Swann ends in a double count-out as Maclin proceeds to beat Swann up on the outside. After the match, Maclin put his hands on the referee, then security guards show up and Maclin lays one of them out. Swann fights back, and both Swann and Maclin have to be kept apart.
Backstage, we hear from Eddie Edwards. Edwards says he wants to concentrate on his future, but his past continues to haunt him and he questions why when all he did was stand up for himself. Alisha Edwards shows up and says that he hurt a lot of people, and while she understands that he wants to put his past behind him, he cannot ignore his past and that he must face it head on by beating Jonathan Gresham. Edwards says he will do to Gresham what he did to PCO - bury him so that he is never seen again - then they can move on together.
Mickie James and Jordynne Grace beat Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans after Jordynne hits Steelz with the top rope Muscle Buster. After the match, Mickie James confronts Jordynne Grace for beating Jordynne Grace with the Muscle Buster for the win, then kicks her in the face.
Adam Cole beats Orange Casssidy. During the match, Brandon Cutler and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up, but Orange hits Cutler with a top rope cross body and Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent Barretta, Wheeler Yuta) run in to take down the Bucks. Near the end of the match, Bobby Fish shows up and distracts the referee, and Kyle O'Reilly shows up from behind Orange Cassidy and attacks him. After the match, O'Reilly attacks Orange, then Adam Cole confronts O'Reilly. When Chuck Taylor and Trent Barretta show up, O'Reilly and Cole team up against him along with Bobby Fish. The three of them then stand tall together as The Young Bucks head to the ring. The Young Bucks want an explanation from Cole, then Cole, Fish and O'Reilly leave.
We see a video package for last week's match between Bryan Danielson and "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Championship. The rematch will be in two weeks' time.
Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page in the ring. Page says that he was handed back the AEW World Championship after 60 minutes, and after the match, he thought it was funny that after three years, he had never felt less of a champion. He says the only feeling he has from last week was disappointment. Suddenly, Bryan Danielson shows up and calls Adam Page an "entitled millennial cowboy" and mocks him for being disappointed. Danielson says that he kicked Page's ass for 60 minutes and that if anyone should be AEW World Champion, it should be him. He then says that he will not cry about his feelings and that he will kick Page's ass again in the rematch, but this time, he won't have a bad leg from wrestling John Silver and he will not wrestle again until the rematch. Danielson then says that if he stalls for another 60 minutes, they will be in the same position they are now again. He then says he is not an entitled millennial like the fans and proposes that there are judges in the rematch, so if Page stalls again, Danielson will be the true champion. After Danielson says he had last week's match won, Page praises Danielson from taking him into deep waters and to his limit, then says he swam in the final seconds and that he would have drowned Danielson if he had three more seconds. Nevertheless, Page is okay with the time limit and the judges, and says he has come way too far, spilled too much blood and spent so much of himself for the AEW World Championship to be told he is "a B-plus player." He says that as far as whether or not he can beat Danielson goes, the answer is "yes."
We hear from The Pinnacle. MJF thanks Shawn Spears for being accountable for Wardlow, then says that CM Punk drives people insane and burns bridges, which is why he and FTR are not worried about tonight. He says they are family unlike CM Punk, Sting and Darby Allin, then says Punk has to make everything about himself and that the real CM Punk comes out to play when it isn't. He says that Punk is more rusty than the knife Darby uses to skin small animals and that Punk chose early retirement when he messed with him. Dax Harwood says that he has no problem with CM Punk, but Punk threatened him and that he, MJF and Cash Wheeler are the three kings of professional wrestling.
Wardlow beats "The Captain" Shawn Dean with four powerbombs, then Shawn Spears hits Shawn Dean with a chair.
We see a video package for "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Sammy Guevara for the TNT Championship for this week's Rampage.
We suddenly hear from Dan Lambert and The Men of the Year (Scorpio Sky and "All Ego" Ethan Page). Lambert says the fans are not leadership material, and says every decision he makes must be fair for his fighters so the most successful are the most deserving. He then says that Tony Khan uses the buddy system and says that whoever isn't his buddy ends up the opening act, then says that Scorpio Sky and Ethan Page will be sitting on the sidelines while Cody Rhodes gets another title shot. He also says that Tony Khan has set him up for failure because he does not like him, and says he cannot get people to cheer for Cody when Cody is a bigger dick than he is. Lambert then says he does not care who the fans cheer or boo, because his only concern is that Scorpio Sky or Ethan Page get the next title shot, as they will not need help from anyone in the back to bring the TNT Championship back to American Top Team.
Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., who says she is bigger and stronger than Riho - and also has Jamie Hayter by her side - before saying that 2021 cannot be brought up without bringing her up, as she built her own throne and the women's division from the ground up. She says that 2022 will not start with Riho taking the AEW Women's World Championship, and tells Riho she should have stayed underneath the bottom rope at All Out, then tells Riho she is out of her league before saying "You'll shoot your eye out, kid."
The superstars of AEW talk about their memories of Owen Hart before The Owen Hart Cup Tournament is announced.
Ruby Soho beats "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose after dragging Nyla off the top rope into No Future after hitting Vickie Guerrero with an enzuigiri to advance in the TBS Championship Tournament. (Before the match, a man in the front row is holding up a sign saying "Nyla Rose is this guy's dad" with a arrow pointing right. Not surprisingly, he gets flipped off by Nyla as Nyla enters the ring and the man gets kicked out.)
We see a video package chronicling the feud between Hikaru Shida and Serena Deeb.
Malakai Black beats Griff Garrison with a single leg crab. After the match, Brian Pillman Jr. pushes Black out of the hold, but Black hits him with Black Mass.
We hear from Matt Hardy and Private Party. Matt Hardy says he wants to see Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) as #1 contenders to the tag team titles and that Isiah Kassidy is going to "pound that ass" and injure Jungle Boy. We then hear from Luchasaurus, Christian Cage and Jungle Boy. Jungle Boy says that they will open some Christmas presents before shoving coal up Isiah Kassidy's ass and leave him coughing up diamonds. Christian Cage then plugs their limited edition Christmas shirt as he tells Matt Hardy to get his guys something nice.
CM Punk, Sting and Darby Allin beat The Pinnacle (MJF, Dax Harwood, Cash Wheeler) in a six-man tag match. After the match, MJF calls Punk a coward on a commentary headset.
Josh Mathews and Scott D'Amore host the first of two parts of the best of 2020. Moments and awards include:
Trey Miguel vs. Ace Austin for the X Division Championship, Hard To Kill
Chris Bey meets with Rohit Raju after meeting with Impact management, and tells him that he is now in Rohit Raju's X Division Championship against Manik at Hard To Kill after "finessing" his way into the match, making it a three-way dance.
Ace Austin is X Division Superstar of the Year. He says that despite only being in the X Division for four months before moving on to the World title picture, it does not surprise him that he was inevitably picked and that he should come back to the X Division one day.
We hear from Brian Myers, who says he hopes to put Impact Wrestling back on the map and make it more relevant.
The Impact roster looks back on this year's Slammiversary.
The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) vs. The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) for the Impact World Tag Team Championships, Turning Point
The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) are the Impact Tag Team of the Year. Ethan Page tells Josh Alexander that they are tag team of the year two years in a row and that he is sorry for everything that has gone on as of late as he tells him that they needed this news. We then hear from Josh Alexander, who says that this award could be enough to get them back and that they could be tag team of the year for a third time, as they are the best tag team in the world. When he calls Ethan back, howevr, he gets Karate Man instead.
We hear from Rich Swann, who plays guitar while talking about Christmas traditions.
Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo in a 30-minute Iron Man Match for the Impact Knockouts Championship, Emergence
We hear from Taya Valkyrie, who congratulates Deonna Purrazzo for leaving her mark in her short time in Impact but reminds her that they had yet to meet in an Impact ring until she and Kimber Lee cost them the Knockouts Tag Team Championships. She tells Deonna to come get her if she wants to, as she will clear her calendar for her, then tells her to face her in the ring at Hard To Kill.
Deonna Purrazzo is the Knockout of the Year. She says that her resume has grown in 2020 since she debuted in Impact, and says that she is as incomparable as the Knockouts division itself as she accepts the award. Deonna thanks the fans for helping her become the best technical wrestler in the world, then says she is on the way to become the greatest Knockouts Championship of all time as 2021 is set to become "the age of the Virtuosa."
We revisit the rivalry between Eddie Edwards and Sami Callihan.
We hear from Kiera Hogan and Tash Steelz, who talk about their Christmas traditions of good food and hanging out with family.
Moose vs. EC3 in an undisclosed location, Bound For Glory
We look back at Moose and Willie Mack's meeting in the ring last week.
We hear from Matthew Palmer, a security guard from last week who is really a pro wrestler. After hearing that Moose has said that nobody could not last against him for three minutes, Palmer is accepting the challenge of a three-minute match.
We hear from Johnny Swinger, who says that he opens his gifts first before his wife and kids.
Acey Romero meets with Larry D in prison, who desperately asks for help to get him out. Acey says he has talked with Tommy Dreamer, who wants proof he was set up. Larry D asks who heard somebody spray "Ring Rust." This leads Acey to seek out Crazzy Steve after he asks "Who has a better sense of hearing than a blind man?"
We relive the "Who Shot Johnny Bravo?" murder mystery so far.
We hear from Tony Schiavone and Tony Khan, who talks about Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers' six-man tag match at Hard To Kill, who says he could stop that, but the match is fine with him and Impact is free to send wrestlers to AEW on Dynamite. Schiavone announces the card for tomorrow night's AEW Dynamite Holiday Bash, then Khan says he will tune in to Hard to Kill and expects Omega to win.
We hear from Eddie Edwards, who says that he and his wife Alisha are big Christmas fans, as they put a fake tree up in October followed by a real tree after Thanksgiving.
We look back on Eric Young's return to Impact, his World title matches against Eddie Edwards and Rich Swann, his alignment with Joe Doering and his brainwashing of Cody Deaner.
We hear from Willie Mack, who talks about how he sets up his own "Charlie Brown Christmas"-style Christmas tree every year.
We look back at Don Callis and Kenny Omega's time in Impact so far.
We hear from Don Callis and Kenny Omega. Callis talks about how he, Omega and the Golden Shiek brought restaurant food home for Christmas dinner and Omega wanting to run the wrestling business while still a kid. Omega goes on to say that the AEW World Championship is "the only championship worth a damn," and that he has been often imitated and never duplicated.
Deonna Purrazzo is Impact Wrestler of the Year. Deonna says she has proved she is the greatest technical wrestler in the world, and being the best wrestler in the world is a perfect fit for her. She says it is now time to enter "the age of the Virtuosa."
"Absolute" Ricky Starks guests on commentary for the next three matches.
Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) beat Bear Country (Bear Boulder and Bear Bronson).
"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Tesha Price.
Miro beats Sonny Kiss with a Game Over that has Miro bending Sonny Kiss back further than usual.
It's time for The Waiting Room. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. thanks Tony Khan for fixing the back wall, then hopes that everyone saw the facial that she and Reba gave to Thunder Rosa. She also announces that Sting will be on The Waiting Room. Britt Baker makes fun of PAC for "butchering the English language," and says that Top Flight's (Darius and Dante Martin) fifteen minutes of fame will soon be up because they are fifteen years old. She then introduces SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniel and Frankie Kazarian) to the show. Kazarian says that he is not in a mood to laugh right now, as it has been a year since they lost the AEW World Tag Team Championships and they have lost a part of themselves throughout a rotten years, but he always could rely on SoCal Uncensored and Daniels until now. He says that it is Daniels' fault that they lost against The Acclaimed last week and that is has always been on him every time they have lost, and says that being successful is the most important thing to him right now. Kazarian says that he has made friends and has put food on the table because of the business, and says that Daniels is not just his tag team partner, but his brother, his friend and the best man at his wedding for the last twenty years. As Kazarian apologizes for letting professional frustrations get in the way of a personal friendship, Daniels stops him, saying he should not be passionate about what he loves and that he was a fan who became one of the best in the business and his best friend. He tells Kazarian that he has lost the passion that he talked about, as adversity and injuries beat him and ground him down until entering the ring filled him with fear and anxiety. Daniels says he has been falling apart for the last ten months, and says that the last year is a sign that he should walk away before he ruins his own reputation forever. Kazarian tells Daniels he will not walk out with a whimper, for he knows him better than anybody and knows he is a fighter. He tells Daniels to fight by his side one more time, and while they are at the bottom of the tag team division barrel, they will claw their way to the top and become tag team champions, for if they lose once more as a tag team, they are done as a tag team forever. Daniels considers leaving, but tells Kazarian "Let's do it." Kazarian then notices TheHybrid2 (Angelico and Jack Evans) and invites them to the ring for an "SCU ass-beating," then SoCal Uncensored leave.
Thunder Rosa beats Jazmin Allure.
Stu Grayson beats Lee Johnson.
Alex Gracia beats KiLynn King to earn her first win in AEW. Before the match, it is announced that the winner of this match will face Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship tomrrow night on Dynamite.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon announces that the "Pretty Peter's Pageant Provocation" has been answered by Mike Vernia.
"Pretty" Peter Avalon beats Mike Verna.
Red Velvet beats Vertvixen.
The Dark Order (Alan "5" Angels, Preston "10" Vance, Colt Cabana) beat Fuego del Sol, Aaron Solow and Ray Jaz.
"Legit" Leyla Hirsch beats Madi Wrenkowski with the Cross Arm Breaker.
The Gunn Club (Austin and Colten Gunn) beat TNT (Terrence and Terrell Hughes).
This episode showcases some of the best matches of 2018. Matches highlighted are as follows:
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. "The Cleaner" Kenny Omega, Supercard of Honor XII
Jeff Cobb vs. Punishment Martinez for the ROH World Television Championship, ROH Episode 370
The Kingdom (Matt Taven, TK O'Ryan, Vinny Marseglia) vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships, Survival of the Fittest 2018
Jay Lethal vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Matt Taven vs. Dalton Castle for the ROH World Championship, ROH Fairfax Excellence, June 30, 2018
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) vs. The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe) for the ROH World Tag Team Championships, Best In The World 2018
Special thanks to Matt Nelson (@mattnelson83) for the help in filling in the first hour.
This episode is the first of two parts of The Best of Impact 2015. Moments mentioned are:
The Brawl In New York City - January 7
Lashley vs. Bobby Roode for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - January 7
The street fight between MVP and Lashley - January 23
Feast or Fired Reveal - February 7
Team Angle vs The Beat Down Clan in a Lethal Lockdown Match - February 7
Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young in a Last Man Standing Match- March 13
The Hardys vs. The Revolution in a Six Sides of Steel Match - February 6
The Wolves Win Ultimate X - March 20
Ethan Carter III Shaves Jeremy Borash's Head - January 7
Ethan Carter III vs. Rockstar Spud in a Hair vs. Hair Match - March 13
Lashley vs Kurt Angle - March 20
The Wolves vacate the TNA World Tag Team Championships - April 10
The Hardys win the TNA World Tag Team Championships - April 17
Kurt Angle vs. Eric Young in an I Quit Match - May 29
Rockstar Spud vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, Austin Aries vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - June 10
Taryn Terrell joins the Dollhouse - April 10
Jeff Jarrett returns to TNA - June 24
Ethan Carter III vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - July 1
The show starts with The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) saying they're over not winning a Slammy Award, and plan to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships tonight, keeping them "home for the holidays." They then announce their upcoming Christmas album with songs such as "Rudolph The Red Horned Unicorn," "Big E Claus Is Coming To Town," and "We Wish You A Booty Christmas And A Happy New Day."
The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E) retain the WWE Tag Team Championships against The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara and Kalisto) after the referee is distracted by the action happening outside of the ring.
Santino Marella and the Cobra decorate the tree, but Stardust takes the star off the top.
Superstars and Divas wish the WWE Universe a happy holiday season.
Renee Young interviews Dean Ambrose. Ambrose plans to throw everything he's got at Kevin Owens and Dolph Ziggler to remain the Intercontinental Champion.
The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Erick Rowan, Braun Strowman) beat The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley), Ryback and Kane.
Santino Marella's Christmas decorations are vandalized, and it is revealed that Stardust and The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) are behind it. Neville shows up to stand up to them for Santino, and Titus O'Neil backs Neville up. Stardust says Christmas is cancelled, and Titus and Neville will have to beat The Ascension to take it back.
The League of Nations (Alberto Del Rio and Rusev) beat The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) thanks to the distraction from King Barrett. After the match, The League attacks The Usos, but Roman Reigns shows up and stops The League before they can even get started.
Titus O'Neil and Neville beat The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) to take back Christmas.
Renee Young interviews Dolph Ziggler, who wants to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship tonight and start 2016 off strong.
Becky Lynch guests on commentary for the next match.
Charlotte beats Brie Bella with the Figure Eight as Team BAD (Naomi, Tamina, Sasha Baks) attacks Becky Lynch.
Renee Young interviews Kevin Owens. He plans to take the Intercontinental Champions back tonight.
Dean Ambrose retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Dolph Ziggler and Kevin Owens in a Triple Threat Match.
The show starts with Ho-Ho-Hogan...as Hulk Hogan shows up dressed as Santa Claus. He's got some gifts for tonight: Roman Reigns vs. Big Show, and a Miracle on 34th Street Fight between Dean Ambrose and Bray Wyatt. John Cena shows up, and says he wanted a Frozen Sing-Along Play Set until what happened last week in his match against Seth Rollins. He wants a rematch against Seth Rollins as his new Christmas wish, and after he asks Ho-Ho-Hogan for it, Rollins shows up, reminds everyone he's The Future of WWE, then whines about Triple H and Stephanie McMahon not running the show again while Ho-Ho-Hogan is and how he plans to attack Cena until he brings them back. He then wants Ho-Ho-Hogan to make his Christmas wish come true: bringing HHH and Stephanie back. John Cena tells Rollins to shut up, that he's not bringing them back, and that he can send some neon green tennis shoes up his ass and have him spitting out neon green for a week. This gives Ho-Ho-Hogan an idea: make Cena vs. Rollins the first match...and it happens next.
John Cena beats Seth Rollins.
Fandango beats Jack Swagger.
Tom Phillips interviews Dolph Ziggler. He has a much better idea of how far Luke Harper is willing to go for the Intercontinental title after TLC, but he plans to steal the show and retain the belt tonight.
R-Truth beats Adam Rose. After the match, The Bunny tries to console Rose, but Rose snaps and beats him up. He almost takes his anger out on the Exotic Express as well.
Edge and Christian host next week's Raw!
Hulk Hogan runs SmackDown this Friday!
Roman Reigns beats Big Show by count-out.
Renee Young interviews Dean Ambrose. All he wants for Christmas is Bray Wyatt.
Natalya beats Brie Bella after pinning Brie down when the latter tries to counter the Sharpshooter into a roll-up. After the win, Nattie knocks Nikki Bella off the apron and holds up the Divas title.
Los Matadores (Fernando, Diego, El Torito) beat Gold & Stardust (Goldust and Stardust).
Big E takes on Stardust tomorrow night on Main Event!
Dolph Ziggler retains the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Luke Harper. After the match, Jerry Lawler interviews Ziggler, who credits the WWE Universe for his iron will throughout the match.
It's time for Piper's Pit! "Rowdy" Roddy Piper's guests tonight are Lana and Rusev, who have a "special Christmas message" for the WWE Universe. Lana calls Christmas "a joke," and "the one time of the year where people pretend to be good." This gets Piper fired up. We then see footage from last week of Rusev jumping Ryback from behind, then Rusev asks if Piper believes he can crush Ryback as well as Piper himself. Piper tries to de-escalate the situtation by saying he has a present for them, and it's wrapped in a bow. The present is Ryback, who is actually wearing a big bow, and he charges Ryback. Rusev fights back, but Ryback quickly recovers and forces Rusev to retreat with a Meat Hook attempt.
Alicia Fox, Emma and Naomi beat Cameron, Paige and Summer Rae in a Santa's Helpers 6-Diva Tag Match.
The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) debut next week!
The Miz beats Jey Uso by grabbing Jey's tights after reversing his roll-up.
Before his match, Bray Wyatt says Christmas is a facade to shield people from the real world - where he is king - made to make people feel safe. He plans to destroy Dean Ambrose once again.
Bray Wyatt beats Dean Ambrose in a Miracle on 34th Street Fight. After the match, Wyatt tries to attack Ambrose again only to be blasted with a fire extinguisher by Ambrose, who then elbow drops Wyatt from the top rope and through a table.
We see a Christmas-themed performance by The Nitro Girls.
The nWo release a new paid announcement, where Eric Bischoff tells "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko his name will go down in history after Nitro is placed in the nWo's hands. Bischoff says Nitro should have been the nWo's to begin with, as they were cheated out of it, but not this time. He says that the last thing Zbyszko will feel will be his boot in the side of his head, then tells him that his fists will hit him hard. He says that Zbyszko hasn't done his homework and that he will beat and embarrass him, and says that Zbyszko isn't even a legend in his own mind. He thanks Zbyszko for making this too easy for him, and says that tonight's holiday Nitro will be a surprise for all the fans.
WCW honors Kevin Greene.
Fit Finlay beats Eddie Guerrero by count-out after Eddie walks out of the match, saying he "doesn't need this."
We see a video package where The Giant says he is done with Kevin Nash and the nWo mocking and injuring him. He intends to come to Starrcade to dish out pain and, knowing that the nWo likes to dish out pain, tells them they'd better be able to take it.
Steve "Mongo" McMichael beats Meng after hitting him with a wooden chair and a steel chair before hitting him with the Tombstone Piledriver.
WCW honors NFL great Reggie White.
We see another performance by The Nitro Girls.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Diamond Dallas Page, who tosses a few T-shirts in the crowd on his way to the ring. He says a lot of people are talking about WCW uniting. He says if that's true, then that's cool. He calls "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair a cornerstone of WCW, which is even cooler. He says this is the time of year when people should come together. Anyone who knows him knows he's "Mr. Christmas," as his house looks like a landing pad and he and Kimberly are known as "The Griswolds." He loves giving presents and getting presents, and at Starrcade, his gift is Curt Hennig and the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship. When he gets to Starrcade, he will rip Curt Hennig apart piece by piece, and Hennig will feel the bang. Page then leaves through the crowd.
This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Eddie Guerrero! Public Enemy (Johnny Grunge and "Flyboy" Rocco Rock)! Bill Goldberg! The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott Steiner)!
We get the tale of the tape concerning Kevin Nash vs. The Giant at Starrcade courtesy of Mike Tenay.
Rey Mysterio Jr., Hector Garza and Juventud Guerrera beat La Parka, Psychosis and Silver King. Lodi, Sick Boy and Van Hammer of Raven's Flock are seen heading to their front row seats during the match.
Brandon Lowery of University of Tennessee-Chattanooga wins the grand prize of the live Nitro party.
Before the next match, "The Crippler" Chris Benoit tells the rest of Raven's Flock (Perry Saturn, Billy Kidman, Sick Boy, Scotty Riggs, Lodi) to give Van Hammer a hand, as he's going to need it.
"The Crippler" Chris Benoit beats Van Hammer by disqualification after the rest of Raven's Flock Raven's Flock (Perry Saturn, Billy Kidman, Sick Boy, Scotty Riggs, Lodi) interfere. Saturn then puts Benoit in the Rings of Saturn.
WCW honors Jim Kelly.
The nWo harass the commentary team off the commentary table, and force cameramen and security to wear "nWo Monday Nitro: shirts. The Nitro logos are taken down, and replaced with an "nWo Monday Nitro" motif as part of a hostile takeover of the show. Ring announcer David Penzer is attacked by Buff Bagwell for siding with WCW.
After the commercial break, Buff Bagwell spray paints "nWo" on the ring mat, and pyrotechnics is fired off to celebrate the nWo's re-christening of the show. A giant "nWo Monday Nitro" sign is lowered onto the stage. A new title video plays for "nWo Monday Nitro."
Eric Bischoff arrives on a motorcycle before getting in the ring and bringing out the entire nWo. Bischoff tells "Hollywood" Hulk HOgan that tonight is his night, and that the nWo will take care of Lex Luger. Since everyone is watching and in the audience thanks to Hogan, Bischoff has a few gifts for him. As flyers wishing Hogan a merry Christmas drop from the roof of the arena, Hogan is gifted with not one, but two brand new motorcycles, one of which has Hollywood's face on it. (The second motorcycle with Hogan's face is brought out, as the guy wheeling the first one in can be heard saying the first one was not the right one.) Hogan is also gifted with a "nWo Monday Nitro" convertible limo complete with hot tub and his own set of Nitro Girls in the back.
WCW Executive Committee Chairman talks to Rick Steiner and Ted DiBiase, telling them they aren't required to go out there tonight, but Rick says that's not how they do things and that they're going out there anyway.
Eric Bischoff, Rick Rude and Kevin Nash take over commentary for nWo Monday Nitro.
Rick Steiner beats Scott Norton by disqualification after the nWo interferes. Scott Steiner and Ray Traylor show up to back Rick Steiner up and clear the ring.
nWo honor Dennis Rodman.
Curt Hennig retains the WCW United States Heavyweight Championship against Disco Inferno.
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan shows up at the commentary table, wanting to talk business with Eric Bischoff. He says that he has admired Bischoff since he showed up in WCW and that he left the WWF because of him. He calls Bischoff "the Donald Trump of wrestling" and says that Bischoff makes Steven Spielberg "look like some guy making 8mm films in a garage someplace." He says he has been a winner and wants to be with a winner, and that he has to be with Nitro. He considers his broadcast career to mean more than wrestling and managing, and sees that nWo is on the way to being #1 and wants to be part of Nitro. After saying Kevin Nash is "the Giant," Bischoff lets him in. When Rick Rude asks if Sting deserves to have his neck broken by "Hollywood' Hulk Hogan, Heenan says yes. Kevin Nash lets Heenan take his seat on commentary as he heads to the back.
Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) beat Raven's Flock (Scotty Riggs and Lodi) after Riggs leaves Lodi high and dry. Mike Tenay rejoins commentary during the match.
Buff Bagwell beats Chris Jericho, then lays out referee Mickey Jay with a lariat after the match.
The New World Order shows up. Eric Bischoff wishes everyone a merry Christmas, then says that Vince McMahon "fears everyone right about now" when Hogan shows off a "Vince fears Hogan" sign. Bischoff then awards Hogan with a ring that looks just like the WCW World Heavyweight Championship that tells everyone he is World champion as the championship belt is a little tight. Bischoff tells Hogan that he has made wrestling something everyone can be proud of, and shows a banner of Hogan's Sports Illustrated cover from 1984, followed by another banner of Hogan choking out Sylvester Stallone in Rocky II.
The "nWo Monday Nitro" limo heads to the back.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage heads to the commentary table before the next match and dedicates his match against Lex Luger to "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan.
"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Lex Luger after Luger accidentally hits referee Randy Anderson with the running forearm, Buff Bagwell attacks Luger from behind and Kevin Nash hits Luger with the Jackknife Power Bomb as the referee is still down.
Eric Bischoff and "Hollywood' Hulk Hogan show up again. Bischoff says it's a wonderful life being with Hogan, and that it's nothing that he would have ever imagined as he thanks Hogan. Hogan says that the nWo will party on into 1998, and that the party is over for Sting as the weight of the world is on his shoulders and he shall be stung. A member of the Nitro crew brings out a box, but Bischoff doesn't remember ordering another present. The "nWo Monday Nitro" limo returns with Bret "The Hit Man" Hart, who heads into the asile. Inside the package is a plastic replica of Hogan's head, and Hogan is in shock as he looks over Bret's head and sees Sting, who swings down into the ring on a zip line to the end the show.
D-Generation ("The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Chyna) show up, with Shawn and Triple H in white bathrobes. Shawn wants to know if all the fans of the WWF have been good little boys and girls, because if they are, DX has a present especially for them. Until then, they have some business to take care of. Triple H focuses on The Legion of Doom (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk) and how they brought their domination to a screeching halt. As for the newly-christened team of The New Age Outlaws - "Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn - who want to take credit for L.O.D.'s downfall, in Triple H's words - they are just vultures trying to pick the bones off their kill, and if they know what's best for them, they'll stay out of DX's business. He then focuses on Owen Hart, he has Owen in his sights and he will be his worst nightmare and send him packing. He tells Owen that if he needs a pacifier to suck on - since he's the baby of the family - then he can come see him because he's got one just for him before doing a crotch chop. Shawn then takes the microphone and focuses on The Undertaker, whom he says couldn't beat him the first or second time and will not beat him the third time. At the Hell In A Cell Match, he beat him like a red-headed stepchild, and tells 'Taker he can ask any woman in the world, and they'll tell him he doesn't rest in peace, but instead stays up all night long. He then gives the WWF their special Christmas present: disrobing to holiday-themed boxers before stripping down to holiday-themed thongs which are covered up on-screen. Shawn then tells the WWF Superstars that if they want, they can come out to the ring and kiss them under the mistletoe as Chyna holds up mistletoe with both hands behind Shawn and Triple H's backsides. WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter shows up, and Shawn and Triple H put their robes back on. Slaughter says it's close to the Christmas season and he's in the giving mood, so he gives them a gift. He first tells Shawn he hasn't defended the WWF European Championship in over 60 days, and either gives him the choice of defending it against an opponent of his choosing or being stripped of the title. Shawn tells Slaughter that he's not afraid to be stripped of anything, and that he doesn't give away belts for anybody, saying he will defending the European title against anyone, anywhere, any time. Slaughter then announces that Shawn's opponent is Triple H, much to the chagrin of both Shawn and Triple H. DX have a team huddle, then Triple H says that he knows Slaughter is trying to ruin D-Generation X by having him beat Shawn. Shawn takes the microphone and says he was with him until he made it to the part about beating him, and tells him he doesn't wear a championship on each shoulder by being a loser. He tells Triple H to ask around in the locker room and he'll find out that he doesn't lay down for anybody.
Before the next match, Michael Cole interviews The Godwinns (Henry O. and Phineas I. Godwinn). Henry O. says that The Headbangers did not outsmart him an Phineas. He also says that he and Phineas haven't forgotten about The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn), saying that they owe them a tag team title shot.
Thrasher beats Henry O. Godwinn after Phineas I. Godwinn stomps Thrasher. Henry O. hits Mosh with the Slop Drop, then he and Phineas pull out leather straps and whip Thrasher and Mosh with them until referees and officials get in the ring to try to restore order.
Mankind is in the bowels of the arena. He says that when you break Dude Love's ribs, his ribs hurt too. He doesn't want to drink eggnog around the fire. Instead, he wants to make the yuletide gay and give rather than receive. He says he will give The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) a beating in what he calls "the fight before Christmas."
We see footage from last week's Raw after the show went of the air. Santa Claus is in the ring, expecting Sable, but Sable doesn't show up and Santa finds out Sable isn't coming. Santa goes a boy from the audience instead, and Santa isn't impressed. Santa asks the boy what he wants for Christmas, but the boy tells him he's not the real Santa Claus. Santa asks the boy who gave him the right to say that and sends him back to the audience, then "Stone Cold" Steve Austin shows up. Santa wishes Austin a merry Christmas, then Austin tells him to shut up. The boy, who is still at ringside, is mentioned by Austin, and tells Santa not to kick the boy out of the ring. When confronted about his authenticity, Santa insists he's the real deal. Austin then asks Santa what he asked for when he was six years old and had been "a good little S.O.B. all year." Santa says it was a Barbie doll and tiddlywinks. Austin says it wasn't a Barbie doll, and says he can tell him what he can do with all those tiddlywinks. Austin says Santa is fat enough and has the rosy cheeks, then tells him to stand up. Austin asks the boy if that's the real Santa. The boy says no. Austin tells the crowd to give him a "Hell No" if he's not the real Santa, and he gets one. Austin then gives him a Christmas present straight from his own heart: a Stone Cold Stunner. He then hits Santa with an elbow drop off the second rope before tossing him out of the ring.
We hear "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley arguing behind the door of their locker room before Shawn leaves and Chyna tries to reason with him.
Paul Bearer shows up during the next match. Kama Mustafa crotches The Undertaker on the rope as the referee is preoccupied with Bearer before the break.
The Undertaker plants "The Rock" Rocky Maivia with a Tombstone Piledriver when Paul Bearer comes back with Kane. The Nation of Domination (Faarooq, D'Lo Brown, Kama Mustafa, The Rock) get out of the ring, then Paul Bearer tells the world to feast their eyes on The Undertaker before calling him a shell of a man that he once was. Last week, he gave him one last chance to step up and face his brother, but he tucked tail and ran. Bearer says that he is ashamed to ever have anything to do with him, and cannot believe that he proudly stood by his side and called him his friend. He says 'Taker is nothing anymore, and says it is said that his poor parents with the maggots and the worms. The Undertaker puts his hands on Bearer, then Kane puts his hands on The Undertaker. The Undertaker is about to attack Kane but relents, and Kane gets the upper hand. Bearer dares The Undertaker to attack his brother as Kane continues to stomp The Undertaker in the corner. Bearer calls Kane's attack on The Undertaker proof that The Undertaker, then declares 1998 will be the year of Kane.
The intro to War Zone plays to signal the start of the second hour.
Before the next match can take place, Owen Hart attacks "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley from behind, and is stopped by WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter. Shawn and Triple H accuse Slaughter of being in on Owens' attack on Helmsley.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are wearing miner's helmets as they go into the bowels to the building to find Mankind. They find someone and assault him from behind, but when they turn the lights on, the find out it's not him.
Before the next match, "Marvelous" Marc Mero says that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, and he thanks the Marc Mero fans who braved the weather so the greatest boxer-wrestler in the world. He has something special for each and every one of his fans: a look at "his property" Sable, who is in a reindeer suit. He says that things are going to be his way before ordering Sable to disrobe him, which she does. The light on the reindeer nose glows, then Marc Mero makes fun of it before telling her to get out. After the match begins, Sable takes off the reindeer mask and stays at ringside.
"Marvelous" Marc Mero beats Scott Taylor, then hits him with a low blow after the match. Tom Brandi shows up before Mero can hit Taylor with another TKO and fights off Mero. Mero tries to retreat, but Brandi hits in the back of the head with a baseball slide, causing Mero to hurt his knee. Sable then takes off the reindeer outfit to reveal a Santa-style dress, leggings and black high heels underneath. She then grabs the microphone and wishes the WWF fans a very merry Christmas before blowing a kiss.
"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley says that if "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels wants a fight, he'll get one. Chyna tells Triple H he has nothing to prove by beating Shawn, but Triple H says he has everything to prove, especially since Shawn keeps calling himself the showstopper. Triple H says he has his lucky shirt on, and tells Shawn he has a lesson to be taught, and he's going to teach it to him.
The Jackyl grabs a microphone and puts Kurrgan on a pedestal during the next match, and addresses being called a cult leader by saying that he simply has a message to start a revolution.
Kurrgan the Interrogator beats 8-Ball, then 8-Ball attacks Kurrgan and The Jackyl. Recon and Sniper attack 8-Ball along with Kurrgan, then Skull shows up with a 2x4 and clears the ring.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are still looking for Mankind deep in the building.
"The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock beats D'Lo Brown with the ankle lock, then keeps Faarooq and Kama Mustafa at bay. "The Rock" Rocky Maivia shows up with a microphone, saying Shamrock is lucky as The Nation (Faarooq, D'Lo, Kama, The Rock) can tear him up with a snap of his fingers. He then says his fans want to know how he feels about the Gulf crisis, then says it isn't really important. He then acknowledges that Shamrock is called "The World's Most Dangerous Man" before saying the UFC is full of has-beens and never-was. He then has a gift for Shamrock: a one-on-one match at Royal Rumble for the WWF Intercontinental Championship. He then asks Shamrock if he has the guts before he and The Nation leave. Once again, Faarooq reluctantly looks at The Rock like he's lost his mind before heading to the back with him.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels says it's ugly between him and "Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley, and calls Triple H the ugliest thing about DX as he says he will take care of him once and for all. Chyna tells Shawn he has nothing to prove, and Shawn agrees, saying he is the European and WWF Championship. Shawn says he has his lucky shirt on, but he still has to smack him around.
The New Age Outlaws ("Road Dog" Jesse James and "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn) are attacked by Mankind, but The New Age Outlaws get the upper hand and lock him in a walk-in freezer.
Luna Vachon and The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust show up. Goldust is dressed up like a Christmas tree, and Luna says that Goldust wishes to express himself in verse. Goldust reads 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. Suddenly, Santa Claus shows up and tosses candy into the crowd. Luna Vachon takes offense to this, as does Goldust. Goldust then continues to read, then Santa smacks Goldust in the back of the head with his sack. Santa then unmasks and reveals himself to be Vader. Goldust and Luna retreat.
"Triple H" Hunter Hearst Helmsley "beats" "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in a joke of a match to win the WWF European Championship! Shawn pretends to cry while Chyna console him and Triple H celebrates his title win. As WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter watches from the stage, Shawn grabs a microphone and pretends to cry, and Chyna consoles him. Triple H and Shawn hug, then Triple H says that other than his kid being born - even though he doesn't have one that he knows of - winning the European Championship is the greatest moment of his life. Triple H, Shawn and Chyna celebrate. Shawn tells Slaughter they didn't need his help, but they made an ass out of him anyway. Triple H points at Slaughter and laughs. We hear Sgt. Slaughter tell Triple H from afar that he will defending the title against Owen Hart next week.
