Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for December 15, 2022

Shera beats Jack Price in the BTI match.

Eddie Edwards beats Delirious after pinning Delirious' shoulders to the mat as Delirious has him in the Cobra Stretch. After the match, both men shake hands, and Eddie raises Delirious' hand before kicking him in the gut and hitting him with the Diehard Driver. Eddie hits Delirious with some mounted punches, then Yuya Uemura runs into the ring to save Delirious only to be overpowered by Eddie. Eddie tries to unmask Delirious, but Jonathan Gresham suddenly shows up and confronts Eddie. Eddie rolls out of the ring.

Backstage, Scott D'Amore admits to "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander that going sixty minutes with "Speedball" Mike Bailey went better than expected, but Alexander says that was not his intention even though Bailey is the real deal. When Alexander says he will call out Bully Ray tonight, D'Amore tells him that Bully has a match and not to interfere with it. Tommy Dreamer shows up and apologizes to Alexander for thinking Bully Ray was trustworthy, and extends his hand. Alexander refuses to accept his apology, as he feels Dreamer was in on everything Bully Ray was doing. D'Amore says Dreamer is one of the most honest people he has ever known, but Alexander is not having any of it.

Bully Ray quickly beats John Skyler. After the match, Tommy Dreamer heads to the ring and confronts Bully Ray that they were friends and that he vouched for him, and that he thought for one moment, he had changed. He says that Josh Alexander will kick Bully Ray's at Hard to Kill and that he will not be part of his of negativity, then tells him that he is here not to fight him, but that their friendship is over and that he will have nothing else to do with him again. Tommy Dreamer says that if he wants to put him on the spot, then he will put Bully on the spot. Bully is unflustered and tells Dreamer to walk away, and says that Dreamer is nothing but "a jealous coward" and "a nobody." He says that if D-Von Dudley walked in his shadow, then Tommy Dreamer walked ten steps behind at all times, then says he was a bigger star than him in ECW, WWE, Impact and all over the world. Bully Ray says that some consider Tommy "a failure in the wrestling business," and when Tommy gets on the ring apron, Bully Ray tries to keep him out of the ring before saying Tommy will not take a swing. He says that Tommy became "a fat bastard" while he became "a wrestling machine," then admits that he attacked Ace Austin and knew that Dreamer would go to bat for him, and that he used Dreamer and got what he wanted. Dreamer starts crying, then Bully calls him a bitch. Dreamer says that Bully knows what he has gone through, especially with his mother, and says that he did what he did for the business because he loves it. He then says that if he and Bully want to go, then they can go right now, but Bully laughs and leaves the ring as Dreamer dares him to take a shot. Bully tells Dreamer that he is in his head on his way to the back.

The Major Players (Matt Cardona and Brian Myers) beat Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus). Before the match, Crazzy Steve is attacked from behind by Trey Miguel, who then tags Crazzy Steve in the back with spray paint. Despite the cheap shot, Crazzy Steve is still willing to compete.

Backstage, Scott D'Amore presides over a contract signing between Jordynne Grace and Mickie James for their title vs. career match at Hard To Kill. Jordynne says that she knows means to the both of them, then says she will say her peace in the ring and signs the contract. Mickie says Jordynne is acting like this is a foregone conclusion and that she has already won. Jordynne denying this, saying she is letting Mickie have her moment, but Mickie says she has many moments against the greatest that Jordynne could only dream about. She says that she will have one more at Hard To Kill, then signs the contract before Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans show up. Tasha Steelz says that Mickie James has yet to defeat her and that "The Last Rodeo" is not complete without her. Mickie says there is a month until Hard To Kill and that she has a lot of time. Jordynne says it is a little too late and that the paperwork is already signed, but Mickie says she does not need Jordynne's help. D'Amore then says that since everyone wants to fight, Mickie James and Jordynne Grace can take on Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans in a tag team match next week.

In backstage footage from last week, "Speedball" Mike Bailey gets a standing ovation, and Kenny King says that despite his beef with Bailey, he has appreciation for what he has done. He then spits water in his face and shoves him, and that gets him kicked out.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "Speedball" Mike Bailey, who says Kenny King is trying to get under his skin. If Kenny wants to face him in the ring, he will do that, but he will not play along with his games and continue on his quest to be the best.

Sami Callihan beats Alan Angels, now known as just "Angels." After the match, Deaner and Callihan have a staredown until Callihan is attacked from behind by Kon. Kon rains down mounted punches on Callihan until Deaner commands him to stop, then commands Kon to hold him down. Deaner then directs Angels to attack Callihan, and Angels kicks Callihan in the face with a roundhouse kick. Deaner then steps on and over Callihan before sitting on him.

Backstage, "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw and Jai Vidal meet with "The Virtuousa" Deonna Purrazzo and wants to get back together as a tag team, but Deonna says that Gisele broke up VXT and should be apologizing to her. After Jai Vidal stops things from getting out of hand, Gisele Shaw says that they need a fresh start, and that even though Deonna wants the Knockouts Championship, the Knockouts Tag Team Championship are sitting there waiting to be taken. Deonna reluctantly agrees, then the three of them huddle together to form a plan.

We see a vignette of Taylor Wilde using tarot cards.

Before the next match, Joe Hendry says he has no idea what goes on in Swinger's Dungeon, but he does hear a lot of screaming, slapping, moaning and whining when he passes by. He then says that in Hendry's Dungeon, you only hear one joyous sound of "We Believe," and that everyone believes in Joe Hendry.

Bhupinder Gujjar and Joe Hendry beat Johnny Swinger and "Outlandish" Zicky Dice. During the match, Moose suddenly jumps the barricade to attack Joe Hendry, but Joe Hendry sees it coming. Moose goes after Hendry with a steel chair as Hendry backs up to the back and says that they can "settle things with HR." This leaves Bhupinder Gujjar fighting solo, and he handily wins the match against Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice.

Backstage, John Skyler sits with Jason Hotch. Hotch says there is no respect in Impact Wrestling, and Skyler notes that Hotch does not get any respect and that everyone just calls them "good hands" like some sort of backhanded compliment. Hotch says he gets it and says he would love to step in the ring with him, and Skyler says he would also love to do that, but as part of a tag team. Both men shake on it not with a handshake, but with a "hands shake."

We hear from Steve Maclin, who says he was trained to do everything by the book and that getting everyone home was the reward. He says that is not the case in Impact Wrestling, as he can do anything to beat former world champions yet gets no reward for it. He then says that he must change up his tactics to get closer to the Impact World Championship, and that Rich Swann is the wrong place at the wrong time in the world of the wrong guy.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat Heath and Rhino to win the Impact World Tag Team Championships for the third time. The Major Players (Matt Cardona and Brian Myers) are banned from ringside during this match. During the match, Rhino hits Sabin with a Gore as Shelley tries to distract the ref, but Sabin kicks out of the Gore. Rhino goes for a second Gore, but Sabin counters with a Sunset Flip for the pin and the win to get the titles.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for September 28, 2022

Yuya Uemura beats Jason Hutch in the BTI match.

Bullet Club (Chris Bey and "Inevitable" Ace Austin) beat Trey Miguel and Laredo Kid.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Bhupinder Gujjar, who says that he is feeling great despite losing last week's Ladder Match and getting a broken nose. He says he will be medically cleared next week, and at Bound For Glory, he will enter the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Frankie Kazarian, who says that in this life, the only person one must prove anything to is one's self, and he wanted to see if he could hang with today's Superstars; he not only hung, he won. He says that a skilled player does not sit on the bench, and while "Speedball" Mike Bailey is leading the charge in the X Division, he is playing the game that he created, and he will press the reset button and win the X Division Championship.

A yellow hoodied member of Violent By Design is quickly taken down by security before he can jump the guardrail.

Brian Myers retains the Impact Wrestling Digital Media Championship against Crazzy Steve after using the referee as a human shield in order to thumb Crazzy Steve in the eye. After the match, Myers says that he has turned the Digital Media Championship into the most prestigious title in Impact after three months, then says it is getting too easy before asking where the competition is. He then issues an open challenge for the Digital Media Championship at Bound For Glory.

Backstage, Johnny Swinger brings Zicky Dice to the old Swinger's Palace. The Swingerellas are still there, and the one that Swinger was egaged to is now married to John E. Bravo, who is also there. Jessicka and Taya Valkyrie show up, and Taya tells the Swingerella that she should have nothing to do with Bravo. Zicky Dice then finds a painting of Swinger on a horse as well as Hernandez's roll of money.

We see a man on a phone talk about his father dying and his wife having a child with another man, then he and some family members meet a lawyer regarding the father's estate. It turns out the entire estate has been left to Joe Hendry, who is returning to Impact Wrestling.

Backstage, Rosemary consults Father James Mitchell regarding Jessicka, saying she needs Havok back. Jessicka and Taya show up, with Taya saying she likes Jessicka and Jessicka saying she wants to prove herself. Taya tells Rosemary they have to be on the same page and that they must work together. Rosemary says there will be a lot of work to do as she quickly agrees.

Black Taurus beats Delirious.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Bobby Fish, who says he is here for competition and to pick a fight. He says the fight he is after is legitimate, and he would like to fight Josh Alexander. He says that Alexander is legitimate and that he has history with Eddie Edwards, then says the quickest path is a straight line and that the straight line is the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match. He says that he will be waiting for whoever comes out of Bound For Glory with the Impact Wrestling World Championship.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Mia Yim, who admits she was shocked and a little hesitant towards Mickie James' challenge. She says that they both have history, and we see a match where they both faced each other early in Mia's career. Mia says she was intimidated in that match, but years later, she is not intimidated anymore, and that she will not take it easy on Mickie, and if she retires her, so be it. Gisele Shaw shows up and asks Mia what makes her think she can get the job done if she could not do it. Mia Yim says they will have to wait until Bound For Glory, then tells Shaw she can get the job done against her.

Honor No more head to the ring for their Victory Road victory celebration. Eddie Edwards says they are here to celebrate how successful a night Victory Road was for Honor No More, and says that if there are any doubts about them, Honor No More put them to rest and proved what they are capable of. Eddie says that he proved that he can beat "The Wealking Weapon" Josh Alexander, and that while Victory Road was a great night, there were still some setbacks, and addresses PCO losing to The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) and failing to soften them up for Matt Taven and Mike Bennett. He says that he was not supposed to step up to Heath and that he is trying to step up to him, then tells him that he will step up only when he tells him to, and to step back and shut his mouth otherwise. Vincent has to place a bag over PCO's head. Taven replaces the cube on the microphone with a purple one, saying that Impact Wrestling has done nothing for them and does not want them to survive. He says their trend of success has come to Impact and started with their tag titles. He says that he and Mike Bennett won the tag titles on pure talent, and proclaims that Eddie will pin Alexander again. Bennett says that Eddie is the first person to pin Alexander since last year when Moose did it, and Maria Kanellis-Bennett says that while Alexander had a match before losing to Moose, both men were fresh when Eddie won, making Eddie the better wrestler. We then see a video package of Eddie hitting Alexander with the Diehard Driver over and over, then Eddie says fortune favors the bold and that he made a bold decision to turn his back on Impact Wrestling to join Honor No More. He also says that fortune favors the righteous, and that he turned on everyone he fought for because they all turned their backs on him. He also says that fortune favors the righteous, and that he turned on everyone he fought for because they all turned their backs on him. Eddie says he won at Victory Road and will win again at Bound For Glory because what Honor No More fight for is truly righteous. Josh Alexander shows up and says that Eddie Edwards is so much of a broken record that he "believes his own B.S.," and says that everyone in Honor No More is functioning on fear of being passed by and made insignificant again. He says that both he and Eddie see the prize they are fighting for, yet the only difference between them is that Eddie sees the World title as job security while he sees it as proof of the best wrestler on Earth. After Alexander says that this is about who the best is, Eddie says Alexander is blinded by the lies and empty promises of Impact and that his eyes will be forced open at Bound For Glory, when he will regret not joining Honor No More. Eddie says that he walks into Bound For Glory with momentum at his side and Bound For Glory having his back while Alexander will walk into Bound For Glory all alone. Alexander says he may be alone now, but Eddie stood in his shoes and turned his back on everyone. Alexander says he fights for Impact Wrestling with the fans on his side, and that the only one who is outnumbered is Eddie. Eddie says that if the numbers game favors Alexander, Alexander says he should have no problem fighting all of Honor No More. Alexader says "Damn right, I don't," and fights them only to be outnumbered. Suddenly, Rich Swann shows up to back Alexander up, and Heath also shows up to save Alexander. Vincent then shows up and brings out PCO, but The Motor City Machine Guns show up to fully even the numbers. Alexander dares Eddie to fight him, but Eddie slides out of the ring.

Rich Swann and Heath beat Honor No More (Vincent and PCO).

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Moose. Moose says there was a deal between him and Steve Maclin, but now, that deal is out of the window and he is entering the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match. he says that in eight days, he will become a two-time Impact World Champion and he will shove it down Maclin's throat. Maclin shows up and confronts Moose, and Moose and Maclin brawl.

Backstage, Scott D'Amore is met by Sami Callihan, who wants another match with Moose and Steve Maclin, and D'Amore tells Sami Callihan that he is not cleared due to his broken orbital bone. Callihan says Moose and Maclin need a receipt, and D'Amore - knowing that all three men can be a pain in the ass - proposes Maclin and Moose wrestle next week with Callihan as the special guest referee to ensure Callihan doesn't annoy him while also getting a little bit of fun. Callihan says he will take that.

Masha Slamovich beats Allie Katch in a Monster's Ball Match.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for September 18, 2021

Brian Milonas guests on commentary for the next match.

"The Mecca" Brian Johnson beats Eric Martin, World Famous CB, Delirious, Joe Keys and LSG in a Pure Rules Gauntlet Match. Johnson beats LSG after hitting him in the face with a closed fist before using the ropes for leverage. Due to LSG having no rope breaks, referee Joe Mandak cannot break up the pinfall attempt, and Johnson wins.

"Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams guests on commentary for the next match.

Mike Bennett beats Rhett Titus in a Pure Rules Match by judge's decision.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for April 10, 2021

Rocky Romero beats Delirious with a cross arm breaker in 14:51 in a Pure Rules Match.

Backstage, Quinn McKay interviews Bandido and Rey Horus. Rey Horus has been pulled from tonight's match due to injury. Flamita shows up and says they are family and a team. When Bandido and Rey Horus leave, Flamita chuckles. Meanwhile, Jay Lethal says he is still in pain from 19th Anniversary, but he and The Foundation (Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams, Rhett Titus0 are still standing and ready to clean up. He says that Bandido and Flamita are getting a pissed off Foundation, for it is time to get back on track.

The Foundation (Jay Lethal and Jonathan Gresham) beat Mexisquad (Bandido and Flamita). During the match, Bandido inadvertently hits Flamita with an enzuigiri, and later on in the match, Bandido and Flamita are no longer on the same page. This leads to Flamita punching Bandido, and The Foundation are able to take advantage of this for the win, with Flamita leaving Bandido high and dry as Jay Lethal wins with a Figure four Leg Lock on Bandido.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for December 19, 2020

We hear from Dalton Castle, who thinks Brian Johnson is very rude and pushed him too far when he was not in a good emotional state by throwing a drink in his face and insulting him. He says that Johnson has all the tools to succeed, but his mind is his greatest weakness. He says that with "The Darewolf" PJ Black gone, so is the respect, and that Johnson should be lucky to be in ROH given who is in the roster. Dalton says that he has a lot of anger in him and that Johnson is in the right shape to break. We then hear from Brian Johnson, who is tired of ROH focusing on its past, and admits that while he was in the wrong for throwing a drink in Dalton Castle's face, Dalton was in the wrong for interrupting him. He says that people should be coming to see him, but ROH keeps talking about Dalton Castle while painting him in a bad light. He says that ROH has held on to relics like Dalton Castle for "too damn long," and that Dalton Castle had his chance, won the ROH World Championship, and crumbled under pressure and broke down like an old dog that should be put to sleep. Johnson says honor is not real with him, as nobody has honored him since he has been here, and that he will run through him as he shows the whole world finds out that it is "Mecca vs. Everybody."

Dalton Castle beats Brian Johnson.

Backstage, Quinn McKay interviews Dalton Castle, who says he just did what he does in the ring. He says that Brian Johnson had a beating coming, and after getting a win tonight, he is focused and on the right track again . He also says that Brian Johnson has walked away not wanting to mess with him again.

We hear from LSG, who says that nobody expected him to go the distance with Jay Lethal. He says that the rules beat him, not Lethal, and that he could have tapped him out if he had another minute. LSG says he has finally earned his spot and Lethal's respect, and if he has to go through Kenny King to earn more respect and make his legacy, he will do it. He says that while Kenny King is smart, he is smarter, and he is coming with an agility that Kenny King used to have. He says that while he lost to the rules against Jay Lethal, Kenny King will lose to him. We then hear from Kenny King, who says that Shane Taylor was the better man in his last television match and that Taylor has leveled up. He says that he has love and respect for Shane Taylor, then says he has to hold himself accountable for that loss. He admits that LSG is swift and talented, then says that LSG is more of a tag wrestler than a singles wrestler and that nobody is going to help him. Kenny says that he is everything LSG wishes he could be, and that winning matches is what really matters in the new ROH. After telling LSG that this is the worst possible scenario he can be in, and that he will not let LSG "hang with him" like he was able to "hang" with Lethal, he says that while LSG is hungry, he is starving and used to eating good. Their match will be on December 24th on Honor Club and YouTube.

We hear from Rhett Titus, who says that he cannot remember what life was like before Ring of Honor and that his life has revolved around it for the last 15 years. He says while he has not always been the focus of Ring of Honor, Ring of Honor has always been his throughout his ups and downs. He says that The Foundation (Jay Lethal, Jonathan Gresham, "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams) will reward him for his hard work in preserving ROH's history, and that he is going to start with his own personal history against Delirious, who he credits with making him a stronger person. He then says that Delirious cannot outwrestle him in a Pure Rules Match, and that he has a strategy against the Cobra Stretch. He then tells Delirious to bring his best, because he will when he closes this chapter once and for all. We then hear from Delirious, who calls Rhett Titus a major part of his career, and while they have gone to war over the years, he has always won. He says that Rhett Titus is undervalued and underappreciated, that he has a family to fight for and has become a big part of ROH history, but so has he. He says that he was there are the beginning of Rhett's career, but Rhett was there at the end of his full-time career, and he wants Rhett to know that he is a master of the craft and that he will always beat him.

Rhett Titus beats Delirious via pinfall in 12:24 in a Pure Rules Match.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for September 19, 2020

We hear from Jay Lethal, who says it does not matter who he faces after beating Dalton Castle and that he only cares about being the only two-time ROH Pure Champion. We also hear from Jonathan Gresham, who says that he was destined to do something great in his wrestling career and that it was not clear to him until he joined Ring of Honor, and nobody will stop him from doing what must be done and that pure wrestlers will be victorious.

We hear from David Finlay - a fourth-generation wrestler who has wrestled in England and Japan and wants to redeem himself after dislocating his shoulder in his last ROH match with Juice Robinson against The Briscoes (Jay and Mark Briscoe), and also calls Rocky Romero, a man who he knows a lot about, including his sneakier methods, his mentor - and Rocky Romero - who plans to use the tourament as an opportunity to do what he could not do as a young boy and knows that he has to outsmart David Finaly - before the next match.

In Block A of the tournament, David Flair beats Rocky Romero via pinfall in 13:02 to advance in the tournament and face Jay Lethal.

We hear from Matt Sydal - who claims to hold an advantage physically, mentally and spiritually against everyone else in the tournament and credits Delirious for helping him get a foot in the door in professional wrestling - and Delirious - who speaks completely in jibberish, claims not to be like the other wrestlers and is only in the tournament because he is bored and wants to play chess with the best in the world - before the next match.

In Block B of the tournament, Matt Sydal beats Delirious with a Cobra Clutch in 9:57 to advance in the tournament and face Jonathan Gresham.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for April 16, 2016

The next few weeks will show the best matches from Honor Rising: Japan 2016.

"Reborn" Matt Sydal and Jushin "Thunder" Liger beat Dalton Castle and Ryusuke Taguchi.

We see the ROH stars come to Japan as the Korakuen Hall get prepared for Honor Rising: Japan 2016.

We see Japan through the eyes of Moose.

Delirious beats Gedo. (According to commentary from this episode, this replay from Honor Rising is the first time that Delirious has appeared on Ring of Honor's weekly television show, despite practically being part of the company since its inception.)

Before his ROH Television Championship defense at Honor Rising: Japan 2016, Roderick Strong had to deal with Bobby Fish telling him that the only thing separating him from Las Vegas is Korakuen Hall and a flight across the Pacific. Strong tells Fish once again that he's all talk as Fish tells Roddy that he's going to be his executioner.

We see Dalton Castle out and about in Japan.

Tomohiro Ishii beats Roderick Strong to become the new ROH World Television Champion!