Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 24, 2020

Willie Mack beats Cousin Jake, Chris Bey, Acey Romero, Daga, Rohit Raju, Jake Crist and Trey Miguel to become #1 contender for the Impact X Division Championship in an eight-way match.

We hear from Dave Crist and Madman Fulton. Dave tells Fulton that they have to win and break their losing streak, and Jake Crist shows up and tells them they need to get a win steak going and get Sami Callihan back. Jake says that Sami is testing them, but Dave says that Sami has not spoken to them in months and they are falling apart. Jake is convinced is a test and that Sami is his best friend as all three men agree they are for Ohio, by Ohio and taking over everything.

Moose quickly beats "The Natural" Chase Stevens. After the match, Moose continues to attack Chase Stevens, then grabs a steel chair and hits Stevens with it as more referees show up to tell Moose to stop. As Moose is about to put the chair around Stevens' head, Scott D'Amore shows up and says that if Moose wants a piece of TNA, all he has to do is turn around. He turns around and meets a top rope drop kick from Suicide, who has a more rugged outfit than usual.

At a bar, Rosemary is amazed by how humanity can be so happy when she has spent the last two years trying to get vengeance. She is then met by Raven, who tells her that he gets an orgasmic feeling from eternal vengeance. Rosemary then teleports out of the bar.

Backstage, Willie Mack is congratulated by Ace Austin and Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster The Legend). Willie thinks that Ace Austin is trying to play mind games, but he is not fooled and he will take the X Division Championship from him. Austin says he was trying to be nice and that somebody should teach him how to take a compliment. As he and Reno Scum leave, Johnny Swinger shows up and says that they could have been a great team, then says he wants to face him for the X Division title to get more fans.

Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster The Legend) beat The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Trey Miguel).

Su Yung - armed with a dagger - is in a dungeon in the Undead Realm.

We see another vignette for Tenille Dashwood.

The Impact Plus Flashback of the Moment is The Latin-American Xchange (Homicide and Hernandez) vs. Team 3D (Brother Ray and Devon) in the Deuces Wild Tag Team Tournament finals for the TNA World Tag Team Championships from Sacrifice 2008.

We see a vignette from #CancelCulture (Rob Van Dam, Katie Forbes, Joseph P. Ryan), where Joseph P. Ryan is supposed to be a safe space, but it is ruined by the toxic masculinity of The Deaners, who will be cancelled next week. We then see The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake) on their farm. Cody Deaner doesn't seem to know why Cancel#Culture wants to cancel him, and has no idea why he is cancelled or what "cancelled" even means. All Cody knows is that he has to beat Joseph P. Ryan.

Sami Callihan hacks the show, who says that he is in the mood for isolation due to the state of the world and the Internet, and refuses to answer questions about his actions, saying it is for him to know and us to find out. He also says that being put in a match with Ken Shamrock is part of his plan and that he has a plan for everything, and that blood will be on Impact management's hands. He then says that he sees all and will be taking over everything.

Rhino and Sabu beat oVe (Dave Crist and Madman Fulton) in an Old School Rules Match. During the match, Dave Crist hits Rhino with a low blow. When the referee yells at him for it, Dave shoves the referee to the mat, then grabs a steel chair only to have it taken away from him by the referee when he is about to strike Rhino with it. Dave throws a fist at the referee, but the referee ducks and Rhino hits Dave with a Gore for the win following a fast count by the referee.

Backstage, Su Yung climbs into a coffin and teleports into the Undead Realm. In the Undead Realm, Su Yung grabs a noose, then finds Havok and Father James Mitchell in the torture chamber. Mitchell states that since Havok and Rosemary could not play well with each other, one of them has to go and it has to be Su Yung. Su Yung and Havok fight each other with a sword and a crowbar, respectively, but Rosemary is able to grab the noose and choke Havok out. Suddenly, a man in a black mask breaks free of his bindings and hits Su Yung with a baseball bat. As the man is about to finish her off, Su Yung cuts him down with the sword and threatens to kill Mitchell before Havok wraps the noose around Su Yung's neck. Su Yung hits Havok with a crowbar, then gets the noose off as Havok grabs a hook. She takes the hook to Su Yung's mouth, but Rosemary locks in the Mandible Claw and is about to kill Havok with the sword when Mitchell congratulates her. As he says that Su Yung proved herself and that Havok is a disgrace, Mitchell then says it is time to remove them both from her life, and Mitchell's minions grab them both and send them into the Undead Realm. Before they know it, Su Yung and Havok are now in a seemingly endless desert area.

Michael Elgin and Taya Valkyrie beat Tessa Blanchard and Eddie Edwards.

In the Undead Realm, Su Yung and Havok are met by Rosemary, who offers to help them against Father James Mitchell if they trust her one more time. They do, and they teleport back into the Undead Realm before she goes back to partying. Father James Mitchell is surprised to see Su Yung and Havok and says both of them passed the test and earned his respect. Su Yung grabs her dagger, but Havok takes it away only to stab Father James Mitchell herself. Father James Mitchell soon ends up in Heaven, where a kitten and Abyss dressed in white with a bag of thumbtacks awaits him, and Mitchell ends the show by saying "Who booked this shit?"

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Here's all the backstage segments!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for October 18, 2019

Michael Elgin beats Fallah Bahh. After the match, Elgin almost walks up the ramp, then returns tot he ring and attacks TJP before hitting him with a DDT on the exposed wooden floor to send a message to Naomichi Marufuji. Elgin then pulls a steel chair out from underneath the ring, then wraps it around TJP's head and rams TJP into the ring post. He then gets TJP in the ring and hits with a powerbomb into the corner followed by a spinning Elgin Bomb.

Jake Crist beats Chris Bey.

The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Drago, Aerostar and King Cuerno vs. Dezmond Xavier, Andrew Everett and DJ Z at Impact vs. Lucha Underground at Wrestlecon 2018.

Backstage, Ace Austin talks with Alisha Edwards about the Ladder Match for the X Division Championship. Alisha thinks Ace is overconfident, but Ace insists that he will win the title and go to a ton of parties, and asks Alisha to come with him. Ace asks Alisha to at least celebrate with him if he wins the title. She tells him that she will. As Alisha walks away, Ace says "That's all I need."

We see a video package for Ken Shamrock vs. Moose at Bound For Glory.

Taya Valkyrie is seen talking about Tenille Dashwood, and says that while she has studied her well, Tenille does not know who she is. At Bound For Glory, she will show Tenille just how much she has changed and retain the Knockouts title.

Rich Swann beats "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander and Rhino after Rob Van Dam and Willie Mack confront Ethan Page for distracting Rich Swann and getting involved in the match, which leads to Rich Swann being sent into all three men by Josh Alexander and the .

We hear from Sami Callihan, who says it has been two years since he debuted in Impact unannounced, and that it is time that he becomes Impact World Champion. He then dumps the special effects his promos usually have in an attempt to "get real," and talks about how he created his own professional wrestling career on his own terms, and says that no matter what he does, nobody ever "got" him. He states that he never wanted to do what he did to Eddie Edwards, Pentagon Jr., Rich Swann and "The Machine" Brian Cage to get accepted, and says he just wanted to play mind games. He says that he just wanted to be accepted and acknowledged as the best, and that this is not the Sami Callihan he wanted to show, but at the same time, this is the Sami Callihan the fans created, and he is not sorry for any of that. He then says that when he cripples Brian Cage and becomes World Champion, everyone will have to admit that he is the best. He then tells anyone who thinks this is too real for them to go fuck themselves.

Rohit Raju vs. Sabu in an X Division Championship Ladder Match Qualifier ends in a double count-out after Sabu puts Rohit Raju through a table.

Backstage, Tessa Blanchard says she is no stranger to ladder matches or being beaten up by four men at one time, and even after what oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Madman Fulton) has done to her, everything has led her to this. She has come to Impact to be at the pinnacle, and on Sunday, she will knock off Jake Crist to become the first female X Division Champion. After that, Sami Callihan is next.

Mahabali Shera last eliminates Eddie Edwards to win an over-the-top battle royal. As per pre-match stipulation, Shera enters the Call Your Shot Battle Royal at Bound For Glory at #20, while Eddie, being the last person to be eliminated in the match, enters the battle royal at #1.

The show ends with a rundown of the Bound For Glory card.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for June 14, 2019

The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) beat Sabu and Rob Van Dam. During the match, Moose pushes Rob Van Dam off the top rope, stopping a stereo splash through a table on Alexander. After the match, Tommy Dreamer tosses Moose into the ring, and Sabu and RVD get the last word. Moose manages to escape, however.

Backstage, Moose and The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) have an argument, and Moose says he will take out not only Rob Van Dam, but the entire ECW Original contingent on his own, starting with Tommy Dreamer.

Havok beats Masha Slamovich. After the match, Father James Mitchell tells Rosemary to take care of her anger problems, as she leaves collateral damage every time she causes trouble. He says that he tried to warn her after she stole Su Yung and reminded her of the consequences of her actions, but then she put her hands on him, and for that, he sicced Havok on her. He says that Havok's actions broke the curse of the demon collar and that Taya Valkyrie was in the way, and that he has decided to see to it that Havok becomes the next Knockouts Champion while using Rosemary's carcass as a launch pad.

Raj Singh beats Cody Deaner after Gama Singh fakes a heart attack when Cousin Jake gets his hands on him, allowing Rohit Raju to land a cheap shot on Cody Deaner so Raj Singh can get the win.

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin, who says that Willie Mack is stubborn and still wants him one-on-one. As he says an ambulance is on-site waiting for him, Johnny Impact shows up with John E. Bravo. Elgin tells Johnny to keep the number for the ambulance on speed-dial in case he steps to him again. Johnny says he is just offering help, but Elgin says he does not need it from him or from John E. Bravo.

We hear from Rosemary, who says that Father James Mitchell loves the sound of his own voice and that she is a creature of action. While Havok and Mitchell may have gotten the better of her last week, she asks what will make Havok any different when Mitchell could not control Su Yung. She then says that the shadow has put her on a mission to take back the Knockouts Championship, and if Mitchell wants that collateral damage he keeps talking about, she is more than happy to give it to him.

The Impact Plus Moment of the Week is Dixie Carter being put through a table on August 7, 2014.

Backstage, Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich are met in the women's locker room by Sami Callihan, who is soon confronted by Tessa Blanchard. Sami tells Tessa she doesn't belong in the ring against his men in oVe, but Tessa says that is exactly where she belongs and proposes a match against Jake Crist next week. Sami says he is glad they are able to do this the easy way.

Kiera Hogan - now with a new entrance theme - guests on commentary for the next match.

Madison Rayne beats Jordynne Grace following the distraction by Kiera Hogan.

We see a video package chronicling the rivalry between Killer Kross and Eddie Edwards prior to Kross' match against Sandman coming up next.

Killer Kross beats The Sandman with the Kross Jacket. After the match, Killer Kross refuses to let go of the Kross Jacket, and Eddie Edwards runs into the ring and fights Kross, sending him out of the ring.

At the bar, Konnan tells Santana and Ortiz that there is no reason for them despite how they won, as they almost got beaten by The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz) last week. Suddenly, The Rascalz show up, wanting a rematch. Konnan commends The Rascalz for stepping up, but when Zachary Wentz demands respect, this leads to a brawl between both sides which ends in Santana and Ortiz laying The Rascalz out. They then tell The Rascalz that if they want a rematch, they've got it. A friend then shows up - who is actually Laredo Kid in street clothes - and takes something out of one of The Rascalz' pockets.

Taya Valkyrie shows up for The Smoke Show with John E. Bravo. After an awkward interview, it becomes known that Taya Valkyrie's 30-day title defense time limit is about to expire, and that Taya will have to defend the Impact Knockouts Championship against Su Yung. Taya becomes grossed out at the thought of wrestling Su Yung with the title on the line and hastily leaves.

Next week: Su Yung vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Impact Knockouts Championship! Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan! Moose vs. Tommy Dreamer! Also, The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) will be defending the Impact Tag Team Championships against The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz) at Slammiversary!

"Unbreakable" Michael Elgin beats Willie Mack after taking out Rich Swann on the outside. After the match, Elgin is about to powerbomb Willie Mack again when Rich Swann stops him. Johnny Impact runs in and takes down Swann, then shakes hands with Elgin only to get suplexed. Elgin then sends Willie Mack into the ring post on the outside.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 31, 2019

Tommy Dreamer, Sabu and Rob Van Dam beat Moose and The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander).

We hear from "The Machine" Brian Cage. While he can train again, he is still not yet clear to compete, and when he is, he will be back in the ring doing what he does better than anyone else. He says he is also sick and tired of "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin's bragging about putting him in the hospital, and says that whether he is clear or not, he will be defending the Impact World Championship at Slammiversary.

We hear from Moose, who says that Killer Kross is too self-centered and psychotic to have his back and that The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) is not good enough to have his back, and that from this day on, he has to handle things himself.

Before the next match, Glenn Gilberti takes the microphone and says that to show he is not that bad a guy, he will give Tessa Blanchard credit for being one of the most talented women's wrestlers, then says it's like being the best player on the Philadelphia Flyers, as it does not count for much. She says that while the women's revolution is a road to stardom, it is a road full of potholes that can lead one off a cliff, and that the women's revolution is a car crash waiting to happen due to "how women drivers are." He then mentions Tessa's father being Tully Blanchard, and says that if she still has daddy issues tonight, he'll be her daddy. Tessa beats up Gilberti and very quickly gets the win. After the match, the crowd chants "She's your daddy."

The Latin-American Xchange (Konnan, Santana, Ortiz) are met not by "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux, but by The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz), who say they are ready for their tag team title match. Konnan tells The Rascalz that the match is on. Afterwards, Trey Miguel drinks the entirety of Ortiz' flask, including what is in the two glasses on the table, much to the surprise of Ortiz.

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews Rich Swann and Willie Mack. Swann says Michael Elgin has tried to put them in the hospital, but they are still standing, and somehow, Johnny Impact manages to get in those situations. He says that Johnny and Elgin are going to get a dose of charisma and raw talent tonight. Mack says that if they want to step up tonight, they have that fire.

The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake) beat The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Raj Singh) with a schoolkid pin from Cody Deaner to Raj Singh.

We hear from Killer Kross, who tells Eddie Edwards that ignorance is a universal disease and that truth is the universal remedy. He plans to prove that by giving him a beating following his abandonment issues with Kenny, his wife Alicia and even God himself.

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin, who says that "The Machine" Brian Cage is "just plain dumb" and that Impact should just hand the world title to him. After saying that he will make a special call for a hearse for Cage at Slammiversary, Johnny Impact says he can make his way into the world title picture before saying that they can coexist tonight. Elgin says that if he can do his part, they can get along just fine tonight.

Eddie Edwards beats Killer Kross in a Street Fight after The Sandman shows up and attacks Kross with his Singapore cane. After the match, The Sandman gives his Singapore cane to Eddie before they both celebrate in the ring. (During the break on Twitch, Eddie Edwards and The Sandman are seen celebrating in the crowd and drinking beer while "Enter Sandman" plays in the background and the crowd sings along.)

Rosemary is met by Father James Mitchell, who gives her a recap of everything that has happened to this point. He tells him that everything Allie did was on her own accord, but Rosemary tells Mitchell Allie came back in pieces and proposes doing the same to the Undead Maid of Honor. Mitchell says Allie did not have to die if Rosemary had not kept asking for more, kept coming back to the undead realm and accepted Allie as she was, but Rosemary chokes Mitchell out and tells him Allie is dead because of him. She tells him that the Undead Maid of Honor is still hers and that he should leave while he still can.

The Impact Plus Moment of the Week is Raven vs. Rhino in a Raven's Rules Match at Unbreakable 2005.

We hear from Sami Callihan, who says that oVe (Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Madman Fulton) will end Fallah Bahh and "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux before saying that the Knockouts will never fill his shoes.

Next week: Fallah Bahh and "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux vs oVe (Jake and Dave Crist)! Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Impact Knockouts Championship! The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) vs. The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) for the Impact Tag Team Championships!

Rich Swann and Willie Mack beat "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin and Johnny Impact after Swann pushes Johnny into Elgin as Elgin goes for an Elgin Bomb on Willie Mack, which leads to Elgin getting angry at Johnny Impact and walking off.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for November 26, 1999

Joey Styles and "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner welcome everyone to tonight's show. They then introduce Jerry Lynn down to the ring, and when he is asked when he is in cahoots with Tajiri, Jerry Lynn responds "And you question my integrity? Fuck you, Joey! This interview is over." He leaves.

Chris Candido, Rhino and Tammy Lynn Sytch show up. Rhino can't wait for tonight's six-man tag team match as he will beat up everybody, and he tells Candido that he promised him a warm-up match and that if doesn't give him that match, he will warm up all over his punk ass. Candido puts Tammy in front of him, and Tammy asks Rhino to give them ten minutes and they will give him a bunch of guys to beat up. She also says that she saw an electrical closet, then whispers into his ear. Rhino says they have ten minutes.

In New York City, New Jack says he is in the city and he is waiting for Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, P.N. News) so he can make example out of them. He says Angel's ass is his, and he will make him his personal bitch like the last man he had in jail as he turns him from Angel to "some little faggot named LaShaun," as he will be his ho before the night is over. He says he will not leave the city until he finds his punk ass.

Rob Van Dam retains the ECW World Television Championship against C.W. Anderson.

In New York City, New Jack still hasn't found Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, P.N. News) yet, and says they don't want any of him. He does not care what he has to do to find them, but he will find them.

Rob Van Dam and Sabu have a brawl that turns into an impromptu match with the ECW World Television Championship still on the line.

Rob Van Dam retains the ECW World Television Championship against Sabu after Bill Alfonso throws in the towel. During the match, Chris Candido and Rhino run in and RVD and Sabu. Sabu's leg is injured due to the chair that has been wrapped around his leg and the subsequent attack from RVD, and after a somersault plancha from RVD onto Candido and Rhino, Sabu is hobbling as he goes for his trademark springboard dive. Referees and trainers check on Sabu, and RVD still wants to fight him. He eventually hits the frog splash on a chair on top of Sabu's injured leg, and when Bill Alfonso throws in the towel, Sabu throws it back in his face. Bill has to throw it over both Sabu and RVD to end the match.

In New York City, New Jack tells Da Baldies (Angel, Tony DeVito, P.N. News) that he is waiting for them on the Number 6 train, and he is waiting until they get on it, saying he'll be on it all night if he has to.

Little Guido beats Super Crazy. During the match, Jim Molineaux gets smashed into the corner by Big Sal E. Graziano, and Super Crazy reverses his powerbomb attempt. Tajiri shows up, then Jerry Lynn shows up to clothesline him only for Tajiri to duck and hit Super Crazy instead. Little Guido makes the pinfall following a brainbuster to Super Crazy by Tajiri.

In New York City, New Jack finds out Da Baldies (Angel and Tony Devito) are on another train.

Rhino and The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm) beat "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer, Raven and The Sandman.

In New York City, New Jack finds Tony DeVito, but he gets blasted in the back of the head with a guitar by Angel. Angel and DeVito brag that New York City belongs to them.

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for October 29, 1999

Sabu beats Taz with a top rope leg drop through a table in a battle billed as being between the only grand slam champions in ECW history. After the match, Sabu is attacked from behind by The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm), then Rob Van Dam runs in and chases them out. Afterwards, Sabu and RVD go at it, and Tazz puts RVD in the Katahajime. Sabu continues to take the boots to RVD after this.

Lance Storm beats "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer after Francine and Dawn Marie have a catfight when the latter breaks up an inside cradle by Dreamer and Raven runs into the ring to hit Dreamer with an Evenflow DDT. After the match, Raven has a Singapore cane smashed into his forehead by Justin Credible, who is making his way towards the ring. After Justin and Storm take the boots to Dreamer and brag about it, Dreamer gets up and chases them out of the ring with a steel chair. After the Extreme Replay, Raven tells Dreamer that while he ates Justin and Storm, he hates him "fucking worse." He says he does not need Dreamer's help, as he says that Dreamer is like everyone else and wants to leech off his stardom. He calls him a dirtball and a degenerate, and says he is filled with decadence and debauchery and that all he wants to be is him. He then hits Dreamer with the microphone before hitting him with another Evenflow DDT.

In footage from earlier tonight, Nova says everybody in the locker room has their motivation and everyone at home has their own problems. He says that Chris Chetti was injured at Anarchy Rulz, and from now on, he will dedicate every match he wrestles in ECW from here on out to him.

' The Baldies (Angle, Tony DeVito, Skull) are seen approaching the ring.

The Baldies (Angle, Tony DeVito, Skull) get in the ring and attack Nova along with Danny Doring and Roadkill. Axl Rotten and Balls Mahoney show up with steel chairs and decimate The Baldies, Doring and Roadkill with them. Miss Congeniality gets in the ring and slaps Axl Rotten in the face, but as Axl and Balls hesitate to swing their chairs at her, Jazz shows up and smacks Miss Congeniality from behind with a steel chair before punching beating her up. Axl raises Jazz's hand in victory.

Next week: a November To Remember preview! The "Catfight Wars" continue! A WCW hardcore star will jump into the ring...and WCW doesn't even know about it yet!

We see footage where Raven talks about how he got beaten up earlier and how the EMTs had to bandage him up. Once again, he is alone with his demons, but he takes solace in the fact of all the misery he will bring to Tommy Dreamer and The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm). He says Dreamer will never ascend to the heights he has reached, and that Justin Credible will never be him, no matter what he does.

Extreme Nation - ECW on TNN recap for October 22, 1999

Before the next match, "The Quintessential Studmuffin" Joel Gertner introduces Mike Awesome, then tells him "I wish you the best of luck...at this point, I'm outta here!" He then hands Judge Jeff Jones the microphone - who in turn, tosses it to the timekeeper - and runs to the back before New Jack shows up with a ton of weapons.

Mike Awesome retains the ECW World Heavyweight Championship against New Jack.

Chris Candido vs. Nova ends when Danny Doring, Roadkill and Miss Congeniality attack Nova. After the match, Chris Vandido helps Nova fight them off, and Tammy Lynn Sytch and Miss Congeniality have a catfight. Afterwards, Lance Storm and Dawn Marie show up, distracting Candido and Sytch and not only allowing Danny Doring and Roadkill to hold down Candido so Storm can beat Candido up, but for Miss Congeniality to hold Tammy Lynn Sytch down so that Dawn Marie can spank her with a paddle. Afterwards, Dawn Marie hits Miss Congeniality in the back of the head with her paddle. Storm tells everyone to pay attention, and Dawn Marie says "Two down, one to ago" before telling Francine to get her "lame ass" out here so she can show her who the real queen of extreme is. Francine shows up with "The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer. Storm wants to know who is holding who back, as he broke Dreamer's back, and since Dreamer broke his back, he is not a whole lot of good to her. Dreamer and Francine go after Storm and Dawn Marie, and Justin Credible rushes into the ring to hit Dreamer in the back of the head with a Singapore cane. Raven shows up and leaves Dreamer to The Impact Players (Justin Credible and Lance Storm), but they dare him to cross the line. Raven keeps crossing it, and he and Dreamer take down The Impact Players before Raven hits Dreamer with an Evenflow DDT almost immediately after they back into each other and turn around.

"The Innovator of Violence" Tommy Dreamer says that New Orleans, Louisiana is special to his heart, and tells Raven to get in the ring so they can finish everything once and for all. Raven shows up, gets in the ring, circles around, and then leaves.

Rhino quickly beats David Kash. After the match, Steve Corino says that the way he sees it, there is nobody left for Rhino to destroy, except for one. Tonight, they will not go for a title; instead, they are going to take out the originator of ECW and take out a hardcore legend in Sabu. Sabu shows up with Bill Alfonso and referee Jim Molineaux, and Rhino immediately goes on the attack as soon as Sabu gets in the ring.

Sabu beats Rhino in a fast-paced match that sees neither man let up.

Next week: Sabu vs. Taz!

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 30, 1995

Eddie Guerrero replaces "Macho Man" Randy Savage in the next match following the aftermath of Halloween Havoc's main event.

Eddie Guerrero beats Sgt. Craig Pittman with a roll-up.

Bobby Heenan, who has left commentary before the next match, is seen sitting with a mysterious man at a well-catered table in the stands. After the next match has ended, we find out that they are having a business deal.

Scott "Flash" Horton and The Shark fight to a double count-out, but both men continue to fight after the bell has rung and take the carnage to the entrance ramp, and both men's heads are run into the steel WCW sign before both men head to the back.

Tony Schiavone is in the ring. We get a recap of Sting and Ric Flair vs. Arn Anderson and Flyin' Brian at Halloween Havoc, then Schiavone interviews Ric Flair, Arn Anderson and Flyin' Brian in the ring. Brian brags about how they tricked Sting and got one step closer to making a new Four Horsemen. Arn Anderson tells Sting not to hold down his head in shame, as he fought two of the Horsemen for ten minutes. Flair says they are back, and whether we like it or not, the soon-to-be Four Horsemen are going to be the best thing going today. He then tells Sting that they'll be in the house next week, ready to go to work.

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Chris Benoit vs. "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright! Arn Anderson and Ric Flair vs. The Renegade and The Cobra! Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray) defend the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Blue Bloods ("Lord" Steven Regal and "Squire" David Taylor)!

Sabu quickly beats Disco Inferno, then continues to fight him after the match. When he puts Disco on a table he sets up, however, Disco moves out of the way of Sabu's springboard attack and flees to the back. Sabu loses it and starts tossing a set of steel steps around.

The Dungeon of Doom (Lex Luger and Meng) beat The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs) with a Torture Rack to Bagwell after Jimmy Hart distracts the ref.

We see footage of the ending to the main event from Halloween Havoc. After this, Tony Schiavone interviews The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, Jimmy Hart, The Giant, Lex Luger). The Giant is seen with the WCW World Heavyweight Championship around his waist, even though he did not win the championship at Halloween Havoc. Hart says he'll say why he turned his back on Hulk Hogan next week, and says that The Taskmaster warned Hogan that evil was in his house and that it was him. He was The Taskmaster's only manager in his entire life and considers him his past, while he considers Lex Luger and The Giant his future. Luger makes fun of Hogan lying flat on his back, and tells Hogan he got a piece of him and The Giant. The Giant says he will defend the title next week with anyone who gets in the ring with him. The Taskmaster says he warned Hogan that this would happen, and that The Giant is a fighting champion.

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for October 9, 1995

It is announced that a restraining order has been issued against The Taskmaster and The Giant, keeping them from entering the building. Sting shows up at the commentary table and says that the tiff between Lex Luger and "Macho Man" Randy Savage needs to change, and says he's going to solve it.

Sting gets a quick win against The Shark with a top rope cross body.

Sabu beats Mr. J.L. with a Camel Clutch after countering a top rope hurricanrana attempt from Mr. J.L. Before the match, future WWE announcer Justin Roberts is clearly caught on camera in the front row. After the match, goes after Mr. J.L. again as if the match never stopped.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Sting and Lex Luger in the ring. Sting calls out "Macho Man" Randy Savage, who shows up. Sting says that The Giant has choke slammed Savage and Hulk Hogan, but Savage wants to know why Luger hasn't suffered the same fate. Sting tells Savage he's paranoid, and says he's jealous because he wants to be WCW World Heavyweight Championship. At Halloween Havoc, Luger faces Meng and Savage faces Kamala. If both Luger and Savage win their respective matches, then both of them should go at it. Luger says Sting is trying to put words in his mouth, causing Sting to question Luger's intentions and tell him he's tired of babysitting him. This causes Luger to tell Savage he'll see him in the ring.

A young man with long, brown hair shows up in a limo and heads to the arena. His name: Chris Benoit.

Disco Inferno dances at the entrance ramp despite not being scheduled for tonight. He is interrupted by Big Bubba's entrance, but keeps dancing while carrying a boombox that plays his entrance theme. He is interrupted again by Road Warrior Hawk's entrance, but Disco Inferno decides it's a good idea to keep dancing. Road Warrior Hawk tries to intimidate him, but Disco Inferno steals a hat off of a kid's head and places it over one of the shoulder spikes of one of Hawk's shoulder pads. Hawk doesn't notice it until he makes it to the ring apron, and Hawk looks back at the entrance ramp to see Disco Inferno pointing and yelling at him. Shortly after the match begins, Disco Inferno gets on the ring apron and dances, and Hawk gets his hands on him, ripping his dress shirt off and beating him up outside of the ring. This causes Big Bubba to beat Road Warrior Hawk by count-out, much to Hawk's chagrin.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan in the ring. Hulk Hogan shows up without his trademark mustache, and is now wearing all black - tanktop, pants, neck brace, sunglasses, belt, boots and bandanna. The only thing that happens to be its original color is his hair. Jimmy Hart is also wearing all black, and Hulk says he's in all black because the games are over and that it's time to take care of family business and beat The Giant and The Taskmaster at their own game. He calls out The Giant, saying that if he has the guts to come out here, he'll rip the neck brace off and face him. "Mean" Gene tells Hulk that a restraining order has been issued keeping The Taskmaster and The Giant out of the building, but Hulk says the restraining order won't stop The Giant. Hulk says he's in WCW to make Hulkamania grow, and now that the little Hulkamaniacs are redwoods, The Taskmaster wants to cut down the entire forest. He says if The Giant isn't man enough to face him at Halloween Havoc, then they might as well paint graffiti on the Washington Monument. As Hogan continues to speak, the Dungeon of Doom monster truck shows up outside of the arena with the local police trying to stop The Taskmaster, The Giant and The Zodiac. Hulk Hogan doesn't care about the police detail and is more than happy to fight them outside the arena.

Eric Bischoff hears from the local police that Hulk Hogan and The Giant are being kept apart outside of the arena.

Arn Anderson beats Ric Flair when Anderson hits Flair with some tape around his knuckles as Flair goes for the Figure Four Leg Lock. Ric Flair shows up on commentary and rips the headset off of Eric Bischoff's head and challenges Arn Anderson and Flyin' Brian to a match which will become 2-on-1 if he can't find a tag team partner.

Next week: Johnny B. Badd vs. Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW World Television Championship! Chris Benoit vs. Eddie Guerrero! "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs. Meng!

Nitro-Glycerin - Monday Nitro recap for September 11, 1995

It is announced that Vader has "gone AWOL" will not be part of the main event at Fall Brawl after not filing official paperwork to take part in the match. (In reality, Vader was fired from WCW after a backstage altercation with "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, and never participated in the first episode of Nitro despite being heavily advertised for it. He would be replaced on last week's show by Lex Luger, whose appearance was also as much of a surprise.)

Sabu beats "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright in his Monday Nitro debut. After the match, Sabu continues to go after Alex Wright and puts him through a table. The decision is reversed by referee Nick Patrick, however, and Sabu is disqualified for his actions. "Das Wunderkind" beats Sabu by reverse decision.

"Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Ric Flair in the ring. Flair says the only thing missing from South Beach last night was Arn Anderson at his side. Flair says that they were great friends and that they ruled the world. Suddenly, Lex Luger shows up dressed to wrestle, and Flair tries to flatter him. Lex Luger says Flair is just too much, and Flair says that Hogan will fall to Luger tonight.

Sting retains the WCW United States Championship against the debuting Michael Wallstreet - now known as V.K. Wallstreet (a reference to Vincent Kennedy McMahon from the WWF).

This Saturday on WCW Saturday Night: Disco Inferno debutes! The Renegade battles Maxx Muscle! Big Bubba takes on Dave Sullivan! Flyin' Brian takes on "Das Wunderkind" Alex Wright!

"Macho Man" Randy Savage beats Scott "Flash" Norton when The Dungeon of Doom's (The Taskmaster, The Zodiac, Kamala, The Shark, Meng) interference attempt backfires after Savage pushes Norton into The Shark. The Shark falls onto Norton as he topples into the ring, and Norton is pinned under The Shark when Savage hits the elbow drop from the top rope. After the match, Scott "Flash" Norton yells at The Dungeon of Doom as they just leave the ring.

Hulk Hogan vs. Lex Luger for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship ends after The Dungeon of Doom (The Taskmaster, The Zodiac, Kamala, The Shark, Meng) attack Hulk Hogan, but not Lex Luger. Before the match, it is finally acknowledged by commentary in a straightforward manner that Luger was in the WWF before making his surprise appearance last week, and during the match, commentary takes a shot at WWF Champion Diesel, saying that he "never made it past mid-level status in WCW," a reference to his time here a few years ago. After the match, Sting and "Macho Man' Lex Luger get in the ring and clear the ring of the Dungeon of Doom.

After the commercial break, "Mean" Gene Okerlund interviews Hulk Hogan. Hulk Hogan wants to know what side Lex Luger is on, as does "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Sting, on the other hand, gives Luger the benefit of the doubt and wants him to replace Vader on the team. Savage respects Sting's opinion, but wants to know why the Dungeon didn't attack Sting or Jimmy Hart. They have a team vote. Savage votes against having Luger on the team, but Hogan asks Luger if he wants in on the team. Luger says yes, on the condition that he gets another shot at Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship down the line. Luger is officially part of the team, but the unfinished business causes even more rancor among Hulk and his team.

Next week: Paul Orndorff vs. Johnny B. Badd! This Sunday on Main Event! AlsoThe Nasty Boys (Jerry Sags and Brian Knobbs) or The American Males (Marcus Alexander Bagwell and Scotty Riggs)? The Blue Bloods ("Lord" Steven Regal and "Squire" David Taylor) will be taking one one of those team next week!