Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for May 4, 2022

Adam Cole guests on commentary for the next match.

Jeff Hardy beats Bobby Fish to qualify for the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. During the match, it is announced that this week's Rampage has a special start time of 5:30 PM Eastern, 4:30 PM Central due to the NBA Playoffs. After the match, The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) show up, and The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) stare them down briefly before they can check on Bobby Fish with Kyle O'Reilly.

We hear from William Regal, who says that while the eyes are the windows of the soul, the scars tell the story of the look into that soul and that leaving a scar on The Blackpool Combat Club's opponents is more traumatizing than simply stabbing someone.

William Regal guests on commentary for the next match.

The Blackpool Combat Club (Bryan Danielson, Jon Moxley, Wheeler Yuta) beat The Andrade Family Office (The Butcher, The Blade, Angelico) after Bryan Daneilson makes Angelico submit.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Team Taz. Jungle Boy, Luchasaurus and Christian Cage show up, and Jungle Boy says that they are down with defending the tag team titles if Starks defends the FTW Championship against him. Starks accepts after stating that his sunglasses are not fake following a comment on them being fake from Christian, and tells Jungle Boy that he will show him what a real man is.

Before the next match, MJF and Shawn Spears show up. MJF says he would be "a lying piece of shit" if he said he was glad to be back in Maryland, then says he will be watching from backstage before unveiling Wardlow's opponent: W. Morrissey.

Wardlow beats W. Morrissey. After the match, Wardlow fights off security when they try to handcuff him, and MJF and Shawn Spears send out more security, who all get laid out. One unlucky member of security gets powerbombed into everyone else. Wardlow then says he will not stop until he gets his hands on MJF and gets released from MJF's contract. MJF proposes that they have a match, and if Wardlow wins, he is free. He then says he has couple of conditions. He says that those conditions will be mentioned in a contract signing next week in Long Island, New York.

Backstage, Tony Schiavone interviews Toni Storm, Ruby Soho, Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and Jamie Hayter. Britt brags about how she is a history maker when Ruby Soho says she and Toni Storm are counting down the days until they can humble them.

Tony Schiavone interviews "Hangman" Adam Page in the ring. Page says it would be really easy to talk about how he respects CM Punk, how he looks forward to shaking his hand and facing him at Double or Nothing, and how he looks forward to having an all-time classic match with Punk, but that is not happening. Page says that at Double or Nothing, there will be no handshake and no tribute match; instead, he is going to destroy CM Punk, and that a fan with a CM Punk in the audience will be getting a refund on their Punk shirt if they haven't already burned it. He then says that Punk is not here tonight because he is filming another TV show, then says that he will embarrass Punk when he gives him the fight of his life.

Backstage, we hear from Jay Lethal, Satnam Singh and Sonjay Dutt. Sonjay asks where the red carpet is for them following the attention being given to Konosuke Takeshita, and Lethal challenges Takeshita to a match tos how what a real international star is capable of.

Chris Jericho beats Santana after hitting Santana with a low blow as Matt Menard distracts the referee. After the match, The Jericho Appreciation Society attack Santana and Ortiz, and Jericho hits Ortiz in the head with a baseball bat.

Backstage, we hear from Samoa Joe, who says challenges are the territory of brave men before asking Jay Lethal if he is a brave man before telling him he is coming for him.

Backstage, The Gunn Club (Billy, Austin and Colten Gunn) meet up with The Acclaimed ("Platinum" Max Caster and Anthony Bowens) and give them gifts and receive pairs of scissors as a sign of their partnership.

The Varsity Blonds (Griff Garrison and Brian Pillman Jr.) are in the ring. Brian Pillman Jr. says he stands in the ring "a very humbled young man" thanks to their history with The House of Black (Malakai Black, Brody King, Buddy Matthews) and seeing everything he has worked for being torn apart little by little. He then says that he and Garrison lost enthusiasm and quotes John Harbaugh - Balitmore Ravens head coach and his late father's friend and college roomate - saying to attack each day with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind, that The House of Black took advantage of their lack of enthusiasm and tore them apart. He then says that today is a new day and that he is very enthusiastic about keeping everything together. Pillman then calls out The House of Black for a fight, and The House of Black show up and eventually fight The Varsity Blonds. Julia Hart stands in the corner, then Malakai Black corners her before Buddy Matthews takes her to Griff Garrison and hand her a chair. Julia almost hits Garrison, but cannot, and Malakai rips off her eyepatch as he yells at her. Suddenly, The Death Triangle (PAC, Penta el Zero Miedo, Rey Fenix) show up and chase The House of Black out of the ring.

We hear from "Smart" Mark Sterling and The Baddies (Jade Cargill, Red Velvet, Kiera Hogan). Sterling talks about what The Baddies have been doing, and Red Velvet says she will win the women's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. Jade Cargill says that this will lead to two champions in The Baddies.

Rey Fenix beats Dante Martin to qualify for the men's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament.

Backstage, we hear from Darby Allin and Sting. Darby says that his match with Jeff Hardy will be a special night and Sting says both men will pull out all the stops.

Thunder Rosa shows up. She says everyone has a story to tell and that hers is full of good guys and bad guys as well as successes and failures. She says she fought hard to win and retain the AEW Women's World Champion. She says that when she first showed up in AEW, she just wanted to represent women's wrestling, but she became a bloodline and backbone for the women's division and become the champion of a division people continue to criticize. Rosa says that she has become one of the best in the division and that she wants to face off against the best, then says she wants to face the woman who inspired her to become the best she could be: the #1 contender, Serena Deeb. Serena shows up and says it has been a long time, and that she has watched her earn her way to the top. She says she respects Rosa, and says they can make the best women's division in the entire world. She then says that for this to happen, she has to be champion, and while the women's world title suggests one is the best, everyone knows she is on another level and a class of her own. Serena then says she must win the title to show that. Thunder Rosa tells Serena is she is going to bet on that, and Serena says she bets that Rosa will have the shortest women's world title reign in history when she takes the title at Double or Nothing.

Backstage, we hear from John Silver, who says that he looks forward to his match against CM Punk next week.

Mercedes Martinez beats Deonna Purrazzo with a Romero Special into a Dragon Sleeper to become the undisputed Ring of Honor Women's World Champion!

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for June 24, 2020

Wardlow beats Luchasaurus in a Lumberjack Match with a low blow after Jungle Boy tackles MJF off the apron. After the match, MJF attacks Jungle Boy, which in turn causes the lumberjackst o keep Wardlow and Luchasaurus apart. It is announced that MJF and Wardlow vs. Jurassic Express (Jungle Boy and Luchasaurus) is official for Fyter Fest.

Taz explains Brian Cage's Drill Claw as part of "Technique By Taz."

Dr. Britt Baker is now guarded by a plexi-glass barrier and a bodyguard as she sits in her Role's Royce.

Before the next match, Penelope Ford confronts Hikaru Shida from behind the barricade, then slaps her. The referee has to keep Hikaru Shida from hitting Penelope with her Kendo stick. This fire Hikaru Shida up, and she beats Red Velvet in record time before jumping the barricade and attacking Penelope Ford, also slapping "Superbad" Kip Sabian in the process.

We see footage from a press conference between "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes and Jake Hager regarding their match for the AEW TNT Championship at Fyter Fest. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson is not fazed by Jake Hager's absence at the start of the press conference, as Hager is either doubting himself or too stupid to put up a brave front despite Cody wanting to face him , and says that Cody will still be champion after Fyter Fest. Cody says that he is hopeful for Fyter Fest, and states that Ricky Starks left last week's Dynamite with work and a job after last week's TNT Championship match. He says that he takes wrestling seriously, as it has fed him as long as he has been alive and that he likes the feeling of professional wrestling from wrestling in the ring to the enjoyment the fans have at home. Cody also credits the TNT Championship - which is still incomplete - with getting AEW through the COVID-19 pandemic. Suddenly, Hager shows up with his wife, and both Cody and Hager have a staredown before Hager places his fist mere inches away from Cody, who smacks it back. After Hager backs off, his wife throws a glass of water at Cody's face, then she and Jake Hager walk off.

Sonny Kiss talks with "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela, saying that everybody loses themselves every once in a while. As Joey Janela buys food at a convenience store, five men attack Sonny Kiss as he refuels his convertible. Sonny Kiss fights back, and Joey joins in when he sees what is going on. Afterwards, Sonny says that he can get used to this, and Joey agrees.

Colt Cabana and Brodie Lee beat Sonny Kiss and "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela. After the match, Lance Archer shows up and attacks Sonny Kiss. Joey Janela throws a steel chair at Archer, but it does not faze him, and Jake "The Snake" Roberts has to hold Archer back.

FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) beat SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian). (SoCal Uncensored replaces The Natural Nightmares ("The Natural" Dustin Rhodes and QT Marshall) in this match-up due to QT Marshall having been exposed to someone with COVID-19.) After the match, Harwood says that he and Wheeler are "a welcome addition to the AEW tag team roster," then says there are good guys and there are bad guys. He says that they may be barely scratching the surface, but FTR is "the absolute baddest." Harwood then congratulates The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson)for graduating from "the kiddie table," but they are now with the big boys and they are biting off more than they can chew as they are the baddest men on the planet. Suddenly, The Butcher and The Blade are commandeering FTR's pick-up truck, and The Blade says that they have been looking for a new meat wagon and that this fits the bill. As FTR try to get out of the ring, The Blade threatens to have The Butcher tear the truck apart if they take another step. Suddenly, The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) are standing behind FTR in the ring, and The Blade says that while FTR may be excited to take on The Young Bucks, they are challenging them and The Young Bucks to an eight-man tag team match against them and The Lucha Bros. FTR accept their challenge, then brawl with The Lucha Bros., who overpower FTR. The Young Bucks then show up and chase The Lucha Bros. out of the ring.

We see a video package for Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) vs. Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Fyter Fest.

We see a video package for Jon Moxley vs. Brian Cage for the AEW World Championship at Fyter Fest.

Brian Cage quickly beats Jon Cruz. (Jon Moxley was Cruz' original opponent, but has pulled out due to coming in contact with someone who has COVID-19; it is later revealed to be his wife, WWE personality Renee Young.) After the match, Taz says that Cage came to work and competed while Moxley is "sitting at home with some bullshit excuse" because he is afraid of Cage. He says that Fyter Fest is coming and that the AEW World Championship is in danger, and that Cage will hurt Moxley more than he ever had been at Fyter Fest before taking the title. He then asks Moxley if he can stop the path of Cage.

Backstage, Brodie Lee meets with Colt Cabana regarding their win. Lee asks Colt to allow him one more opportunity against some unbelievers in SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky), and tells them to bring their best man at Fyter Fest, for they are in his sight.

Next week: Jurassic Express (Luchasaurus and Jungle Boy) vs. MJF and Wardlow! Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) vs. Proud 'n Powerful (Santana and Ortiz)! Penelope Ford vs. Hikaru Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship! Jake Hager vs. "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes for the AEW TNT Championship! Best Friends (Chuck Taylor and Trent) vs. Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! In two weeks: Lance Archer vs. "The Bad Boy" Joey Janela! "The Native Beast" Nyla Rose in action! SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) vs. Colt Cabana and The Dark Order (Brodie Lee and Stu Grayson)! Orange Cassidy vs. Chris Jericho! The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) and FTR (Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler) vs. The Butcher, The Blade and The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix)! Brian Cage vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship!

Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. sends a message to Big Swole, saying that she will get her revenge against Big Swole. Suddenly, Big Swole approaches Baker, wanting to know why she keeps running her mouth. She then goes behind the Role's Royce, climbs up and pours a whole trash can's worth of trash onto Britt Baker.

"Broken" Matt Hardy beats Santana after reversing an O'Connor Roll into one of his own. After the match, Ortiz hits Matt Hardy with a madball, then he and Santana hit him with the Street Sweeper. Santana and Ortiz get out of the ring when Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) run into the ring.

Orange Cassidy shows up, followed by Chris Jericho. Jericho says that the chicken crossed the road to get to the other side, and while it is amusing to hear at first, it soon becomes "annoying and dumb," which explains Orange Cassidy. He calls Cassidy the "chicken crossed the road joke" in wrestling, and the more he sees him, the more he pisses him off. He says that his name was stupid and that his matches were an embarrassment, and when Cassidy was signed to AEW, he found out that it was because people loved him. Jericho admits that he "kinda got it" after watching a few more of Cassidy's matches, saying that Cassidy is different and has done things differently enough that he got over on his own just by being himself. He says that Cassidy's appeal is that he like the fans: lazy, a slacker, and not having what it takes to make it to the top, and that he made a mistake getting in his face. Jericho then tells Cassidy to be the best person he can be at Fyter Fest, because he will kick his teeth down his throat in 30 seconds if he tries his comedic shin kicks. He tells Cassidy to reach deep into his pockets and pull out "a man-sized miracle," as that is what it will take to beat him at Fyter Fest, and says that will not happen as the phenomenon will be over and he will run out of juice. Cassidy takes the microphone away from Jericho, then puts it down and comically kicks at Jericho's shins before putting his hands in his pockets. Jericho takes Cassidy's sunglasses and breaks them, and Cassidy hits Jericho with a double-leg takedown, starting a brawl that sees Cassidy take Jericho behind the barricade before Jericho strikes back and takes it into the stands. Jericho eventually smacks Cassidy with a Steadicam, busting Cassidy's right ear open, but Cassidy fights back and punches Jericho off a box and into a table with a Superman Punch t end the show.

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

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for February 12, 2020

"Hangman" Adam Page and Kenny Omega retain the AEW World Tag Team Championships against SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian and Scorpio Sky). Before the match, The Dark Order shows up on the video screen, with Evil Uno wishing both teams the best of luck as he says that The Dark Order is watching them, waiting for The Exalted One and preparing for their time to strike. This causes "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels to head to the back to find The Dark Order. After the match, The Dark Order show up and surround the ring, but Best Friends (Chuck Taylor, Trent, Orange Cassidy) arrive to back SCU up. Suddenly, The Butcher, The Blade, The Bunny, TheHybrid2 (Jack Evans and Angelico), The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) all show up, and every team brawls with one another. The Young Bucks come out on top at the end of the brawl.

In footage from earlier today, Jim Ross interviews Santana. Santana says that a little over ten years ago, he was in the deepest and darkest point in his life with no money, no job and no direction in a basement apartment with the walls closing in over him. One night, he called his father at 3:30 in the morning and explained what was going on, but his father could not see as he had gone blind at fourteen years old. He also says that his father was stolen from him, and he never got to say goodbye with him. Santana says that Jon Moxley had every opportunity to have the wrestling world bow down at his feet and become the reason why AEW is successful only to "piss it all away" and "build his own coffin." He then promises that Moxley will know what it is like to be in the dark.

We see another black-and-white video from Darby Allin, which states that smashing his throat with his own skateboard with a big mistake on the part of The Inner Circle, and that sooner or later, he will find them. Until then, he wants Sammy Guevara at Revolution and jokes that "kissing [Chris] Jericho's ass gave [Sammy] herpes."

"The Natural" Dustin Rhodes beats Sammy Guevara. After the match, Dustin asks Jake Hager - whom he calls "Jericho's bitch" - if he is going to get in the ring or if he is going to collect a paycheck after failing in his MMA career and failing in AEW before he even got started. He says that Hager broke his arm, and now he wants a piece of him at Revolution, and all Hager has to do is get in the ring, look him in the eye and accept his challenge. Hager teases getting in the ring, but then heads to the back along with Guevara.

Tony Schiavone interviews Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. on the stage. Baker says he stayed true to her legal and ethical obligations as a dentist to improve the overall health of the public, as the tooth from Yuka Sakazaki was suffering from decay and was going to come out, anyway. She says that she did Yuka a favor by extracting the tooth for free. After mocking Tony Schiavone's career at Starbucks again by stating that Yuka does not have dental insurance - yet Schiavone does - she predicts that Nyla Rose vs. Riho for the AEW Women's World Championship will be a fantastic match, but both women are number two compared to her. She then proceeds to mock the fans, saying she is a role model with three degrees, two "Plan A's" and the first woman signed to AEW. She says that this is her division and that she is the division, and that what she did last week was a statement.

"The Native Beast" Nyla Rose beats Riho to become the AEW Women's World Champion!

Backstage, Lexi Nair interviews Chris Jericho, who says that Jon Moxley proved to The Inner Circle that he is human trash after spiking Santana in the eye with a car key, and says that he has scoured the globe looking for a hitman to tear Moxley apart limb from limb. He says that if Moxley survives Santana this week, he will face a man who has toured the world and ended careers in the form of Jeff Cobb, who will give him A Tour of the Islands and a dash of reality. Jericho then tells Moxley that he will see him in hell, then we see a vignette of Jeff Cobb.

Brandi Rhodes guests on commentary for the next match.

MJF beats Jungle Boy. Before the match, MJF gives Wardlow his Dynamite Diamond ring and the night off, and has him go to the back. Nevertheless, Wardlow shows up back near the end of the match after MJF tells Brandi Rhodes that he can have a real man in him. Wardlow then hands the ring back to MJF so he can use it as a weapon. This allows MJF to hit the Double Cross for the win. After the match, Wardlow lays out Jungle Boy, then retreats and heads to the back with MJF after Luchasaurus and Marko Stunt run into the ring.

We hear from PAC, who says that Kenny Omega is done and a husk of his former self on a slippery slope to mediocrity, and that he has not been the same since he choked him out in Chicago, Illinois. He says that he understands why his self-confidence shot and why he has left his friends in peril, and it is all because of him. He says that Omega knows he is the best and that he knows the depth of his conviction to the point that he is scared.

Next week: "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes vs. Wardlow in a steel cage match! The Tag Team Battle Royal for a shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championships at Revolution! The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix) vs. Kenny Omega and "Hangman" Adam Page for the AEW World Tag Team Championships! In two weeks: PAC vs. Kenny Omega in a 30-minute Iron Man Match! At Revolution: "The Natural" Dustin Rhodes vs. Jake Hager!

The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager) watch from the VIP section for the next match.

Jon Moxley beats Santana in an Eye For An Eye Match despite being blinded in his other eye with alcohol by Ortiz. After the match, the rest of The Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Sammy Guevara, Jake Hager) get into the ring and attack Moxley along with Ortiz, then Jericho invites Jeff Cobb to the ring. Jeff Cobb shows up and hits Moxley with A Tour of the Islands to end the show.

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

Those Dynamite Kids - Dynamite recap for October 2, 2019

"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes beats Sammy Guevara in what is the first wrestling match on TNT in almost twenty years since Sting vs. "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair on the final WCW Monday Nitro with an inside cradle after getting the knees up to block a Shooting Star Press. During the match, Guevara uses Brandi Rhodes as a human shield to protect himself from a tope suicida from Cody. A little while later, Brandi slaps Guevara before Cody hits the Disaster Kick. After the match, Sammy Guevara interrupts a post-match interview between Tony Schiavone and Cody to shake Cody's hand, then Cody is suddenly attacked from behind by Chris Jericho.

After the commercial break, Chris Jericho is still smacking "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes around. After powerbombing Cody through two chairs, he boasts about being AEW World Champion.

Before the next match, MJF boasts about being the youngest and fastest-rising star in the history of professional wrestling, then says that everyone gets the honor of seeing a star being born as he goes one-on-one with Brandon Cutler, "the guy that clearly got lost on the way to his seat behind the guardrail" and "a complete loser." He also says that Cutler is about to find out that Dungeons and Dragons may not be real, and that what is real is the fact that he is better than him.

MJF beats Brandon Cutler with The Salt Of The Earth after using the referee as a human shield in the corner.

Chris Van Vliet interviews Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, stars of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. They announce that Chris Jericho plays a bad guy in the movie, and that he is remarkable in the movie. All of a sudden, Jack Evans and Angelico show up, and Evans says "For the record, Morris Day and the Time sucked!" Mewes tells Evans and Angelico they aren't even good enough to win a match. As Angelico and Evans are fired up, Private Party (Marq Quen and Isiah Kassidy) show up to come to the aid of Smith and Mewes.

It is announced that there will be an AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament starting next week on Dynamite.

We see footage of SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky), with Daniels and Kazarian as Secret Service agents. Scorpio Sky says Washington, DC is the worst town he's ever been in before Frankie Kazarian says that their service is to bring Southern California love to those not fortunate enough to live there.

Tony Schiavone interviews SoCal Uncensored ("The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky) on the stage. Scorpio Sky announces that any two-man combination between the three of them can win the tag team titles, he is sitting this one out and let. Suddenly, The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) show up, and both teams do a chant-off before both teams brawl, with referees, officials and security quickly moving into place.

PAC beats "Hangman" Adam Page with the Black Arrow followed by the Brutalizer.

Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. guests on commentary for the next match.

Riho beats Nyla Rose to become the inaugural AEW Women's World Champion! After the match, Michael Nakazawa is about to interview Riho when Nyla Rose attcks them both from behind before powerbombing Nakazawa. Kenny Omega shows up and makes the save before Nyla can attack Riho again.

Chris Jericho, Santana and Ortiz beat The Elite (Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson, Kenny Omega). During the match, Jon Moxley shows up and attacks Omega before taking their brawl into the crowd and into the VIP area - where Moxley puts Omega through a glass table with a double arm DDT - effectively making the match three-on-two. After teh match, "The American Nightmare' Cody Rhodes runs in and makes the save for The Elite and fights off Jericho and his team, then Sammy Guevara shows up and kicks Cody in the crotch. Dustin Rhodes shows up and kicks Guevara in the crotch, then he is suddenly attacked by Jake Hager (formerly WWE Superstar Jack Swagger and currently an undefeated Bellator MMA fighter), who soon takes out everyone else on Cody's side. Santana then brings a podium into the ring, and Hager slams Dustin Rhodes into it with a gut wrench powerbomb. The referee is tossed out of the ring, then Jericho hits Cody with the Judas Effect.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for December 13, 2018

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!