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.
VaShawn Harvey beats "The King of Pow" Chris Lexx, Main Event Bradley, CJ Blaine, Major Curtis, "The Gold Standard" Eli Knox, CJ Money, "The Ember" Shawn Embers and Peyton Presley in a Christmas Presents Match.
Dustin Starr interviews Jerry "The King" Lawler at the announce desk. Lawler brings out some special guests: Matchmaker King Cobra, Derrick King, Shane Russell (son of classic Memphis Wrestling announcer Lance Russell) and Santa Claus. Marko Stunt shows up as an elf. Santa puts everyone on the nice list this year, then as Dustin Starr thanks everyone at the WrestleCenter and everyone watching at home, Sycho Simon shows up holding Terrence Ward hostage. He tells everyone to have their fun now, because it is Christmas, then says that he owns Christmas and that he is shutting it down forever.
The Hollywood Clique (Jay Smooth and Kale) vs. The Modern Day Monsters (Bruce and Marrow) ends when The Slaughterhouse (Reverend Ash Taylor, Jagged James, Nasty Nick) show up. Security and referees show up just in time to keep The Slaughterhouse and The Modern Day Monsters from going at it.
Makkari Kandy beats J. Webb in a Season's Beatings Match. Instead of wearing her usual colorful gear and having a bubbly personality, Makkari Kandy is wearing all black and has a vacant stare on her face. J. Webb hits Makkari with a Samoan Drop, then is conflicted with himself. After Wonder Boy and The Shocker show up to support Makkari at ringside, Makkari gets up with arms outstretched, as if she were waiting for a hug. J. Webb approaches Makkari only for Makkari to hit him with a low blow, then pins J. Webb to win after planting him headfirst into the mat.
Big Dan makes his triumphant return to Memphis Wrestling following open heart surgery.
Derrick King guests on commentary for the next match.
"The Gift" Ray Sanders beats Sycho Simon in a No Rules Match with help from Matchmaker King Cobra as well as Derrick King to become the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Champion! As Ray Sanders celebrates, he is soon attacked from behind by Tim Bosby, who cashes in the Cobra Cup and hits two Bos-Plexes followed by the ripcord lariat to win the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championship.
In the parking lot, "The Gift" Ray Sanders congratulates Diana Taylor on winning the Women's Championship. Diana tells Ray that today is his day and that he is the hero Memphis Wrestling needs.
Dustin Starr interviews Marko Stunt at the announce desk. Marko Stunt talks about how he got his start in professional wrestling and Memphis, Tennessee and ended up on national television in All Elite Wrestling, then announces that he is officially retired from professional wrestling. He then says his wrestling journey is not over and that he has acquired his manager license, and as of right now, he is officially a part of Memphis Wrestling. Marko admits he does not know who he is managing yet, but he has some people in mind. He then guests on commentary for the next match.
"Livewire" Bobby Ford beats "The King of Pow" Chris Lexx.
We hear from Gio Savage and RJW. Gio Savage introduces RJW, then tells The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) that when it comes to muddy waters, the future is not too clear for them. All of a sudden, a man named Uncle Elroy shows up, saying he came to "watch greatness."
Big John Dalton shows up unannounced and asks for K-Toomer to come to the announce desk. K-Toomer shows up, and Big John Dalton admits he was wrong and apologizes, and hopes K-Toomer can forgive him. K-Toomer says Big John Dalton had every right to be mad and that he wanted him to feel how he felt when they lost the tag titles. He says he gets in the ring with brothers, not with friends, and if Dalton is for continuing being a team, so is he. They shake hands.
Backstage, we hear from "Cold Hearted" Colton Cage, who says that "The Gold Standard" Eli Knox has potential, but when he could not and he kicked him low in response, he lost his respect. He then says that Eli Knox now has his attention.
CJ Blaine beats Sevyn Cruz after Jay Pariah holds CJ Blaine down from the apron only for Sevyn Cruz to inadvertently kick Pariah in the face.
Backstage, "The Chosen One" Zay Washington is on the phone with Justin Case. He feels that he cannot trust "The Problem" Aaron Roberts. Roberts shows up and asks when Justin Case is coming back when the phone call ends, and Washington says it will be soon. Washington forgets the Internet Championship on his way out, but as Roberts looks at it, he comes back to collect it and snatches it out of his hands.
Dustin Starr interviews The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Jay Smooth, Kale) at the announce desk. Jimmy Blaylock never trust a promoter with "funny hair and beady eyes," which he says Dustin has both of. He goes on to make fun of The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind, Lil' Homie, Xya Wolfe) for their recent string of losses and states that they will not win today, as he has the best champions in Memphis Wrestling today. Blaylock then proclaims that The Hollywood Clique will win again.
The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind and Lil' Homie) beat The Hollywood Clique (Jay Smooth and Kale) to become the Memphis Wrestling Tag Team Champions! During the match, "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock hits Tim Grind with his cane as he goes to the top rope, and Xya Wolfe jumps on top of Blaylock for a sleeper hold. As the rest of The Hollywood Clique try to get Xya off of Blaylock, Lil' Homie pins Kale with a schoolkid pin to win the match at the titles. After the match, The Slaughterhouse (Reverend Ash Taylor, Jagged James, Nasty Nick) shows up and confronts The Bizness Dawgs. This leads to a brawl, and The Slaughterhouse overcomes the new tag team champions. Tim Grind gets Speared, and Lil' Homie gets laid out with a big two-man choke slam.
Backstage, Jake Brewer interviews Tim Bosby. Bosby says that Oso Suave and VaShawn Harvey are good at double-teaming people, then demands a match with both of them at the same time to further his goal of making VaShawn tap out.
We hear from The Slaughterhouse (Reverend Ash Taylor, Jagged James, Nasty Nick). Reverend Ash Taylor demands another match with The Modern Day Monsters (Bruce, Marrow, Sister Asa) as part of their goal to put down everyone.
Derrick King guests on commentary for the next match. This almost leads to a confrontation when Sycho Simon comes out for the match.
"The Gift" Ray Sanders vs. Sycho Simon in a no rules match for the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championship ends in a no-contest after Simon hits Sanders with a piledriver into a metal folding chair. (The piledriver is banned in Memphis Wrestling.) After the match, Derrick King gets in the ring as security, referee David Knight, Terrence Ward, Matchmaker King cobra and even Dustin Starr check on Ray Sanders. Sycho Simon has to be held back.
Vickie Guerrero shows up dressed as Cruella de Ville at the announce desk with a microphone. She says that Memphis has "the most horrible, disgusting dogs" and that it is time for her to get a new outfit, and to do that, she has hired her own dogcatchers to hunt for some dogs. The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Jay Smooth, Kale, Secret Service) shows up, and Jimmy Blaylock shows up wearing a "Dawg Catcher" hat and a biant net. He says that when The Hollywood Clique catches dogs, he neuters and spays them. He has Dustin Starr hold a carrot while cutting the carrot with a pair of scissors to prove a point. The Bizness Dawgs show up dressed as dalmatians and tells Blaylock that he has "a dawg problem" and that these old dogs can still "whoop that trick." This starts a brawl that leads into the next match, with Vickie Guerrero guesting on commentary.
We see footage of candy being handed out in the WrestleCenter parking lot.
The Bizness Dawgs (Tim Grind and Lil' Homie) beat The Hollywood Clique (Jay Smooth and Kale) in a Trick or Street Fight after Jay Smooth distracts the referee, "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock catches Xya Wolfe with a net, and Vickie Guerrero goes to slap Xya only for Xya to duck, causing Vickie to slap Blaylock instead. Blaylock and Vickie argue, and Vickie slaps Blaylock again, this time on purpose.
We see footage of past Halloween Spectacular episodes.
Backstage at the WrestleCenter, Derrick King welcomes Vickie Guerrero to Memphis, then sees somebody in costume as a younger Derrick King.
We see previous winners of the Halloween costume costume, then we see the many participants of this year's contest alongside The Shocker and Wonderboy before "Main Event" Bradley, Mama Money and CJ Money show up to crash the proceedings. This leads into the Costume Chaos Battle Royal.
Sycho Simon last eliminates Marko "Hangtime" Harris to win the Costume Chaos battle royal.
We see somebody pretending to be AJ Francis, saying that he will take anyone on except for Big John Dalton due to Big John being a future Hall of Famer.
We see a video package of the events leading up to today's main event between The Slaughterhouse and Reverend Ash Taylor's Righteous Path, now known as The Modern Day Monsters.
The Modern Day Monsters (Bruce and Marrow) beat The Slaughterhouse (Jagged James and Nasty Nick) and Reverend Ash Taylor in a Slaughterhouse Rules Match after Bruce choke slams Reverend Ash Taylor into thumbtacks following the sudden appearance of Sister Asa.
Dustin Starr interviews Mike Anthony at the announce desk to start today's show. Mike Anthony says he does not feel like the fan-chosen MVP the last couple of weeks, as he has been flat on his back in the middle of the ring, and that he was the result of a war he did not start. He says the mission was to be laser-focused and the goal was to be the greatest Internet Champion of all time, and that the fans chant "MVP" because it is true. He wants Tim Bosby, Aaron Roberts and Zay Washington in the main event, stating that the door is always open.
In footage from earlier today, Mama Money and Main Event Bradley head to a McDonald's. We find out that CJ Money is grounded, and Main Event Bradley insists that CJ Money needs a father figure in his life.
Dustin Starr interviews Justin Credible at the announce desk. Justin says he hears Memphis, Tennessee and the WrestleCenter on the fire, and he wants to take it to the extreme right here for one night. He says he knows Sycho Simon is here and is hardcore, and that he wants to fight him.
Sycho Simon retains the Memphis Wrestling Heritage Championship against Justin Credible in a No Rules Match.
The Big Manes (K-Toomer and Big John Dalton) are at the back of the building when Matchmaker King Cobra shows up. The Big Manes find out that they are banned from the building after all of the recent chaos between them and The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Jay Smooth, Kale, Secret Service).
Dustin Starr interviews The Hollywood Clique ("Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock, Jay Smooth, Kale, Secret Service) at the announce desk. "Hollywood" Jimmy Blaylock says that the fans can throw Twinkies all they want, as they are "the greatest tag team champions you've ever seen." The Hollywood Clique also share bottles of champagne as The Big Manes show up. Security is directly behind The Big Manes as The Hollywood Clique get in the ring before anything can happen. K-Toomer apologizes for what they are about to do and asks Dustin to get behind the desk before he and Big John Dalton beat up security. As this goes on, The Hollywood Clique leave the ring and flee from the WrestleCenter in their limousine.
KJ Rockett beats Raven Black after Sevyn Cruz gets on the apron to throw a clipboard into the ring only for Rockett to hit Raven Black with a fan behind the referee's back after Cruz gets smacked with the clipboard.
It is announced that Xya Wolfe will be out indefinitely after suffering a concussion in her last match against The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamont) and James Ellsworth.
Backstage, Tim Grind tells Lil' Homie that Xya Wolf being in the hospital like Flex is what he was afraid of. Lil' Homie says they will have to fight for their lives after Tim Grind says he does not know when The L.A. Hustlers (Notorious Bradley and Ruffshot Lamonte) will stop.
Mike Anthony retains the Memphis Wrestling Internet Championship against Marko "Hangtime" Harris.
