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.
Jordan Cruz retains the Hollywood Heritage Championship - now known as the United Heritage Championship after being consistently defended throughout the United Wrestling Network - against Effy.
Backstage, Ruby Raze says she got into women's wrestling so she could put Southern California on the map and make the local scene a little bit better. Since then, they have been pushed aside, shoved into corner and put in broom closets. She considers this to be disrespectful to her and every woman who puts their body on the line, but she and other women are still trudging along and putting themselves on the map despite that. She says that she will be carrying the banner for the company and for all the other woman out there and that she will be harder hitting, deeper digging and more heart than anyone has ever seen.
We hear from Halston Boddy, Viva Van and Dom Kubrick. Halston says it is a new era and that more money and more people have been coming since Coastline Clash. He says that Viva Van and Dom Kubrick are two of the most talented human beings, then says the lights are bright and that they are ready to entertain. Kubrick says that being at the top of the pyramid looks beautiful and that they are a guiding light shining like light through a prism. Viva Van says she will raise hell until she is the front of the women's division because she is hell-bent to death.
"The Golden Boy" Jordan Clearwater beats Honest John after Jack Banning shows up and distracts Clearwater before yanking at Honest John's ankle, allowing Clearwater to hit the Midas Touch for the win.
"Sweet" Robin Shaw - now accompanied by Jackson Calhoun and Cameron August, the three of which are now known as "The Enterprise" - beats Snypes with the vice grip. After the match, Jackson Calhoun introduces The Enterprise and says they are going straight to the top, and says that if anyone wants to diversify their portfolio, stocks will rise with them.
Ruby Raze and Savanna Stone beat Viva Van and Johnnie Robbie.
Midnight Heat ("Rockin'" Ricky Gibson and "Precious" Eddie Pearl) beat Lazarus and Dan Joseph, with Dan Joseph having never tagged into the match. After the match, Guy Tweakacetti announces that "Heat Streak" will premiere next week and that he and Midnight Heat will have a big party.
"BHK" Kevin Martenson beats Darwin Finch by referee stoppage after knocking Darwin Finch out with a ground and pound. After the match, Martenson cannot believe what he has done to Darwin Finch.
Wasted Youth (Adriel Noctis and Sketch) are in the ring. Sketch says that with friendship and tag team partners, there are a lot of disagreements and fights. He feels he and Adriel Noctis have argued and fought way too much, and Adriel Noctis says that they have been together three years now. He admits that their fire has burned out of late, then says they can still rekindle that flame. Noctis produces Sketch's skateboard - the same one taken from him by Miguel - then hits him with it. Noctis then says there has been a lot of selfishness and greed, and tells Sketch that people love what he does for them, not him, and that he loves what Sketch has done for him before heading to the back.
Before the next match, Flex McCalleon tells Jack Cartwright to lay down, take the pin and make it easy on himself, but Cartwright takes the microphone and tells Beef Candy (Richie Slade and Flex McCalleon) to "chew on [his] Twizzler." Flex slaps Cartwright, and the match begins.
Beef Candy (Richie Slade and Flex McCalleon) quickly beat Jack Cartwright in a Candy-Cap Match. After the match, Cartwright gets "branded," then Flex tells Cartwright "Chew on that!"
Backstage, Emily Mae interviews The Yung GOATs (Zay Washington and Aaron Roberts). Zay Washington says their debut is a small piece of what they bring to the table and that they did not come here from Memphis for nothing. Aaron Roberts then tells The Bodega to put the United tag team titles on the line, and Washington says that they will be the new champs.
Backstage, Jack Farmer interviews The Bodega (Danny Limelight, "King FatBoy" Papo Esco, Slice Boogie), who tells them that The Yung GOATs (Zay Washington and Aaron Roberts) want their tag team titles. Danny Limelight says they are fighting champions, and Slice Bodega says he wants a piece of The Yung GOATs. After a game of rock-paper-scissors, Slice Boogie beats Danny Limelight and gets to team up with "King FatBoy" Papo Esco against The Yung GOATs.
Danny Limelight beats Honest John by submission.
Backstage, Jack Famer interviews Howdy Price and Levi Shapiro. Levi Shapiro says he is using his mental capacity to his fullest, and says that while Brett Michaels may have won the Cobra Cup, he is the United Television Champion and he will bring the title to Memphis to show what he can do up close and personal. Howdy Price says they will take the Television title worldwide, then says Brett Michaels does not scare them because he is not championship material and that they are a hand cannon compared to Michaels' pistol.
Cece Chanel and Ruby Raze beat Bryn Thorne and Viva Van.
Backstage, Clint Armstrong interviews Ray Rosas and "BHK" Kevin Martenson. BHK walks off as he looks in the distance as Ray Rosas hopes to put 2020 in the distance as he has had his eyes open to a lot of sins he has committed. He says that accepting help from BHK made him look in the mirror, and says that he hopes to redeem himself in 2021. Meanwhile, BHK is in the ring for the next match.
"BHK" Kevin Martenson beats "The Western Roughneck" Jesse James.
Darwin Finch beats Joey Sutton.
Backstage, Clint Armstrong interviews Jamie Iovine, CeCe Chanel and Ruby Raze. Iovine says each day is a new day, but if anybody thinks Heather Monroe will be Women's Champion, they are out of their mind. Iovine says Ruby will show why she is the future Women's Champion.
Ruby Raze beats Mylo Matters.
In footage from earlier today, John Roberts interviews "The Golden Boy" Jordan Clearwater, who wants to know what is going on with Jack Banning after spending a night in the hospital, and says that Jack Banning will be in the hospital with no doctor able to save him. Clearwater says that much like Banning, he was in an asylum during quarantine, but he has trained with Blake "Bulletproof" Troop and he is ready to get revenge. He then says that his training has come down to this, and he has a weapon of his own.
The Bodega (Danny "Limelight" Rivera and "King FatBoy" Papo Esco) retain the United World Tag Team Championships against 4 Minutes of Heat ("Rock God" Ricky Gibson and "Freak Nasty" Eddie Pearl) after Slice Boogie distracts the referee and passes one of the tag team title belts to Danny Limelight to use as a weapon.
Todd Keneley and David Marquez welcome everyone to the 500th episode of Championship Wrestling From Hollywood.
Richie Slade beats Jordan Clearwater to win the Hollywood Heritage Championship after a masked ring photographer attacks Clearwater from behind with the Heritage title as Flex McCalleon argues with the referee. After the match, the masked ringside worker gets into the ring and unmasks, revealing himself to be Jack Banning, who puts Clearwater in a guillotine choke. Blake Troop leaves commentary as referees try to break the hold.
Before the next match, Howdy Price announces that tonight's match is a handicap match and brings out "The Western Roughneck" Jesse James.
Levi Shapiro retains the United Television Championship as he and "The Western Roughneck" Jesse James beat Dan Joseph in a two-on-one handicap match. After the match, Howdy Price loads Shapiro's glove so that Shapiro can knock Joseph out. Shapiro then pins Joseph while Price makes the count.
Heather Monroe and Halston Boddy beat Ruby Raze and Cece Chanel to save the women's division after Halston throws confetti at Ruby Raze, who has just been inadvertently hit with a top rope cross body by Cece Chanel when Heather Monroe dodges it.
Rich Swann beats Dave Crist to qualify for the Ultimate X Match at Homecoming with a schoolkid pin. After the match, Dave Crist attacks Swann, then Sami Callihan and Jake Crist join in before berating Dave. Willie Mack shows up and knocks down the Crist brothers before pounding on Sami Callihan, and Swann has to hold Willie Mack back while Callihan does the same to the Crist brothers before he leaves along with them.
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Moose. Moose is not worried about Eddie Edwards as he has been committed to a psychiatric facility, and tonight, he is more concerned with "The Machine" Brian Cage. He tells Cage that computers, laptop, electric cars and machines die, but legends live forever and he will find out first-hand.
Backstage, Rich Swann and Willie Mack talk about what happened after Swann's match. Swann tells Willie that he does not want to go down a dark path because he has known Sami Callihan for years, he does not want to go down a certain path again, and that he does not want Willie Mack dragged into it. He tells Mack that he has known Callihan for years and that he knows how dangerous and maniacal he can be. Swann then asks Mack to back out of the situation.
Josh Mathews talks about the lineage of the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship, then brings out Taya Valkyrie and Tessa Blanchard for some last words before the Knockouts Championship match at Homecoming. Taya says that there has been a rivalry, and what Tessa did at Bound For Glory was "creative" and that Tessa hit the referee in their rematch. She says that Tessa's actions are those of a coward who feels the championship slipping through her fingers, and that she has no respect for authority at all, which is unbecoming of a Knockout. At Homecoming, she will be all over Tessa Blanchard. Tessa says the only way Taya knows how a champion acts is by watching her husband Johnny Impact, and even then, he's not even good at that. She says that Taya has always been just a challenger in Impact, and while she talks about getting what she wants, she is no different from the rest of the fans and she is a loser. She says that her actions have kept her champion, and she will walk out through the back door with the title if she wants to. However, Taya will have to take the title from her at Homecoming, and nobody has been able to do that. Taya and Tessa have an intense stare-down, then Mathews asks for decorum and mentions that Impact Wrestling have decided that this match should come with a stipulation: a very special guest referee in the form of Gail Kim, who shows up. Tessa is livid.
Backstage, Tessa Blanchard says there are a lot of great Knockouts, but no one has been able to beat her for the title. She says that Impact wants to stack the deck against her, and while she respects Gail Kim for being the inspiration for getting in the business, she will run through her if she gets in her way.
Trey Miguel beats Trevor Lee to qualify for the Ultimate X Match at Homecoming.
We hear from The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix). Pentagon Jr. says The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) may be worried about much more, and that there are no issues between them as they are family. However, if issues exist, they can address them in the ring and they will be there to prevail as champions. He says that they came to Impact to prove they are the best tag team on the planet. Fenix tells Santana that he wrestles him tonight and that he will show him some lucha libre and give him a little taste of The Lucha Bros.
Backstage, Allie says that the old her is gone, and what she is now is here. She says that the beginning is the end and that the end is the beginning. Su Yung tells Kiera Hogan that her time has come.
The GWN Flashback Moment of the week is the Ultimate X Match from Bound For Glory 2009.
Backstage, Konnan chews out Santana and Ortiz for nearly coming to blows, and tells them that they are defending the tag team titles against The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) without him.
Fenix beats Santana.
Backstage, Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Killer Kross, who says that the writing is on the wall and that the whole world is against Johnny Impact. Johnny shows up and says that Kross is using facts to manipulate people around him, and that he can see through him. He tells Kross he wants nothing to do with him and tells him to stay away from him and his wife Taya Valkyrie. Kross congratulates Johnny on coming to a revelation, and says that while Johnny is proving he is being the best champion he can be, he is also proving he is a half-assed husband. Johnny shoves Kross into a storage box, and Kross proclaims that this is the Johnny Impact that will beat "The Machine" Brian Cage. After a brief stare-down, Johnny wants Kross to stay away from him and Taya, to which Kross replies "Sure, John...whatever it takes" before laughing.
We hear from Kiera Hogan, who says that Allie proved her wrong last week and that her friend Allie is gone, and that all that is left is a soulless shell of what used to be Allie. She said that she would have Allie's back until the end, and now the end is here and it is time to fight.
At Shady Acres in Baltimore, Maryland, Raven is playing chess with another patient when Eli Drake shows up. Eli Drake says he is here to see for himself "the head of the snake" that inspired a generation to be hardcore, and that a guy like Raven is why he is the last of a dying breed. He says that Raven was a star while everyone was a cheap knock-off, but now he is here waiting to die, and when Raven dies, a whole generation dies with him. Eli Drake tells Raven that when abyss comes down the ramp at Homecoming for Monster's Ball, he will adapt and beat him at his own game. He tells Raven to watch this match so he can watch his creation die as Raven gets the orderlies to remove Eli from the room.
Impact Wrestling will be coming back on January 3rd, as the next two weeks will cover the best of Impact Wrestling in 2018.
Jordynne Grace beats Ruby Raze after slamming Katarina on top of Ruby Raze.
At a nearby hotel, The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Raj Singh) and Gama Singh are met by "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux upon uttering her name, and proposes that The Desi Hit Squad fight Fallah Bahh and KM - who used to be on the top of her list and are now at the bottom - saying she loves it when men fight over her.
One Night Only: Back To Cali premieres on GWN on December 21st!
Moose beats "The Machine" Brian Cage by disqualification after Eddie Edwards - fresh out of Shady Acres in a hospital gown - attacks Moose. Eddie then looks for Kenny the Kendo stick, then pulls a Kendo stick out from underneath the ring and whacks Moose with it. Moose eventually managed to escape from Eddie Edwards.
Here are the top five moments from Fenix vs. Santana!
Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!
