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.
La Parka and Rey Fenix beat Money Machine (Colmillo De Plata and Garra De Oro).
We look back at El Texano Jr. and El Mesias at Guerra de Titanes 2012 for the AAA Mega Championship in anticipation for tonight's main event.
We see La Catalina at WrestleMania. La Catalina says it is incredible to be in WWE and AAA and hopes to be at WrestleMania one day. At the event, La Catalina meets John Cena and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio. La Catalina talks about how she always dreamed of becoming AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, and talks about her time in WWE five years ago when she was in her late teams in a mask under the same name of La Catalina, and how she had to reinvent herself to come back. She tells Las Toxicas to be worried, as she will triumph for all the little girls in Latin America who watch WWE and AAA.
El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. beats Laredo Kid. After the match, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. personally hands the AAA Cruiserweight Championship to Laredo Kid, then both men shake hands.
We look back on El Mesias vs. El Texano Jr. for the AAA Mega Championship in 2016 in anticipation for tonight's main event.
Backstage, Rey Fenix tells Laredo Kid that tonight was a bad night and that he is better than this. Laredo Kid says he knows Rey Fenix wants the AAA Cruiserweight Championship and that Fenix is jealous because he does not have a championship like his brother Penta does.
We hear from AAA President Marisela Pena, who announces that it has been one year since WWE purchased and acquired AAA, and that it is time to make history again. She states that after a few weeks of careful reflection, AAA will need a new General Manager. She states that she will be looking for the best candidate in the next few weeks to assume this important and powerful role and take lucha libre to heights never seen before. She announces that the new General Manager will be announced in Mexico City, Mexico on Saturday, May 23, and thanks the fans for their incredible support, and to prepare themselves for a new General Manager, as nothing in AAA will be the same.
El Texano Jr. and El Grande Americano II beat Mecha Wolf and El Mesias by submission with La Cabernaria from El Grande Americano II to Mecha Wolf after El Grande Americano II punches the black mist out of Mecha Wolf's mouth. After the match, El Texano Jr. is attacked from behind by El Grande Americano I, who then puts El Texano Jr. in the ankle lock in the corner. El Grande Americano II comes back, but El Grande Americano I retreats before El Grande Americano II can get in the ring.
Jeremy Borash announces that a new Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion will be crowned with two three-way matches with the winners of each going on to face each other in the finals. K.C. Spinelli, Laurel Van Ness and Madison Rayne will be in one match, while Rosemary, Allie and Sienna will be in the other.
We hear from Alberto El Patron and Johnny Impact before their match tonight.
Laurel Van Ness beats K.C. Spinelli and Madison Rayne in a three-way match to continue to the finals of the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship tournament.
We see footage from earlier today of Alberto El Patron and Johnny Impact entering the building.
Taiji Ishimori beats Hakim Zane. After the match, Ishimori is suddenly attacked by Trevor Lee and Kaleb Conley.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews "The Cowboy" James Storm, who tells Texano that when he hears the crowd cheering "Cowboy," they are talking about him. Once he finishes Texano, he will deal with Dan Lambert, saying that if he wants to take out pro wrestling, he will have to take him out as he is pro wrestling.
The Latin-American Xchange have oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) to take care of, and they plan on going to any and all lengths to take them out and take back the tag team titles.
From Defy Wrestling in Seattle, Washington, Sami Callihan beats Randy Myers.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Alberto El Patron. El Patron says Johnny Impact cannot fight like a man and that he is a little kid. At Bound For Glory, he broke his arm and his spirit and saw Johnny's mom crying in the front row. He is back in Impact Wrestling to destroy, and he is going to start with Johnny Impact. He has already wiped him all over the ring once, and tonight, he will do it again and there is nothing anybody in the office can do to stop him. Afterwards, KM is seen attacking a production assistant. He kicks another man in the gut before ramming him into the production truck as part of proving himself to American Top Team.
KM tries to get the attention of Dan Lambert and American Top Team before the next match, but to no avail, with Lambert saying "I have a cowboy to take care of."
"The Cowboy" James Storm beats Texano with a Last Call Superkick after Texano takes Storm's hat, puts it on and calls himself a real cowboy. Storm puts the hat on during the pinfall. After the match, Storm is attacked by American Top Team as he makes his way backstage. Storm fights back briefly, but Storm falls victim to a running powerslam from Lashley. Suddenly, Moose runs in with a steel chair, and one members of American Top Team gets nailed with it. Dan Lambert then says the sad truth about the circus is that once you get past the novelty of the clowns and the bearded lady, it gets old quickly. He says Impact Wrestling is no different, and if you lie with dogs long enough, you will eventually get fleas. He is out of bug spray, and this must end next week by taking Storm and Moose out simultaneous and sending the Candian "Eskimos" back to their igloos where they belong. Next week, he will break out the big guns as Storm and Moose take on Lashley and American Top Team's secret weapon: himself.
The Pluto TV rewind of the week is Rhyno Goring Abyss through a metal wall.
We see an advertisement for Park, Park and Park Attorneys at Law. We meet Chandler Park (formerly indie wrestler Ethan Page) for the first time in this advertisement with a basic synthwave-like aesthetic, complete with imperfections in the editing.
We look back at Kurt Angle's debut against Samoa Joe at Genesis 2006 in the GWN Flashback Moment of the Week.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Johnny Impact, whose arm is not at 100%. However, it is good enough to get the job done. Since Bound For Glory, all he has had on his mind is Alberto El Patron. He knew he was crazy and reckless, but he did not realize how delusional he is. He says that he doesn't run the place, but he has personal problems and his biggest problem is him, and that this is now about just the two of them and El Patron getting what is coming to him. Tonight, he is taking Alberto El Patron to Slamtown.
We hear from Eli Drake and Chris Adonis. Drake says Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact is tonight, and he will be watching tonight. He has not forgotten about the five stitches El Patron gave him or about Johnny Impact. He will be watching closely and two hot tickets waiting for them to punch. He then meets Jimmy Jacobs as he and Adonis make their way out.
Ethan Carter III guests on commentary for the next match.
"Reborn" Matt Sydal beats Tyson Dux.
We hear from Alberto El Patron one more time before the next match.
Next week: "Reborn" Matt Sydal vs. Ethan Carter III for the Impact Grand Championship!
Johnny Impact beats Alberto El Patron. During the match, the ref is down when Alberto El Patron drags the referee away while dodging a top rope elbow from Johnny Impact, and takes the opportunity to hit Johnny with a low blow afterwards. El Patron revives the ref, then hits a DDT, but only gets a two-count. Later on in the match, El Patron takes the tap around Johnny's left elbow and tries to shove it in his mouth as he has him in the tree of woe position before going for the double stomp. All of a sudden, Eli Drake shows up and distracts Alberto El Patron, and El Patron knocks him down with a right hand before hitting him with the Impact Wrestling Global Championship. When El Patron gets back on the apron, Johnny pulls him back into the ring from the tree of woe position and hits Starship Pain for the win. After the match, Eli Drake decks El Patron with the Global Championship before pounding away on Johnny Impact, as does Chris Adonis, who also runs in. Suddenly, Petey Williams shows up from out of the crowd, and he takes Eli Drake out with a Codebreaker before hitting hitting Adonis with a tope suicida. He runs in to the ring and into a Gravy Train, but Johnny stops it with a superkick before Petey Williams hits Eli Drake with a Canadian Destroyer to end the show.
We see footage of Dan Lambert and Lashley, the team of Moose and "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonner, and Johnny Impact showing up from earlier today.
We see a video package of what has gone on between Team AAA (El Hijo del Fantasma, Pagano, Texano Jr.) and Team Impact (Ethan Carter III, "The Cowboy" James Storm, Eddie Edwards) as of late.
In Irapuato, Mexico for AAA, Ethan Carter III and "The Cowboy" James Storm beat El Hijo del Fantasma and Texano Jr. after El Hijo del Fantasma argue over who should pin EC3.
Eli Drake is on the phone with someone when Dutch Mantell gets his attention and asks him what happened last week regarding missing media appearance and missing marketing calls. Eli tales Dutch that he and the Impact Wrestling Global title are synonymous, and that his face should be plastered everywhere. He says that there are "58 other dummies" who can walk in and do the interviews. He then gets back to his phone call.
Dutch Mantell and Scott D'Amore converse about Eli Drake when Jim Cornette walks in. Scott D'Amore is more concerned with actually having a show tonight, and both Dutch and Cornette want to hold his check up. Cornette has an idea: if Eli Drake loses the Impact Global Championship, the Eli Drake problem will work itself out.
In Windsor, Ontario, Canada for Border City Wrestling, oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) retain the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championships against Phil Atlas and Brett Banks.
We see a video package where "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar and Moose declare that King Mo and Lashley have no chance of winning against them, as well as footage of American Top Team from last week. .
The Pluto TV Rewind of the week is Hulk Hogan's entrance.
Eli Drake gives two backstage workers a hard time as he allows for a 45-second interview from Mackenzie Mitchell.
In Tokyo, Japan for Pro Wrestling Noah, Eddie Edwards retains the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Naomichi Marufuji. Both men show respect after the match.
Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Eli Drake, who tells Garza Jr. and Johnny Impact that they are style over substance, while he are Chris Adonis are effective simplicity.
Laurel Van Ness is seen in the crowd drinking out of two champagne glasses.
oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) are sick and tired of dealing with The Latin-American Xchange, and say that to face a family, you must bring a family. A third man shows up and performs a "thumbs down" motion.
In Windsor, Ontario, Canada for Border City Wrestling, Petey Williams beats Ibris Abraham, Kiyomiya and Tariq in a four-way match.
Eli Drake says that Johnny Impact and Garza Jr. had to poke their noses where they did not belong, and that he is not running from Johnny Impact as he was trying to rip his pants, and that Garza Jr. picked that time to show up with a steel chair. He then says the only way this tag team match will end with the Gravy Train pulling into Slam Town. He will also be surprised if Johnny Impact will be in fighting shape after what happened to him last week. He says that he and Chris Adonis will chop Johnny Impact and Garza Jr. down to size.
Johnny Impact says that there are sneaky meatheads crawling around trying to hit him with weapons. He says Chris Adonis should have killed him, but he didn't, and now they are in a tag match prior to Bound For Glory . He says a precedent will be set tonight and that he and Garza Jr. will send Eli Drake and Chris Adonis to Slam Town.
We see a video package for Eli Drake and Chris Adonis vs. Johnny Impact and Garza Jr.
In the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida, USA, Johnny Impact and Garza Jr. beat Eli Drake and Chris Adonis.
We see Trevor Lee out and about in Tijuana, Mexico.
At The Crash in Tijuana, Mexico, Trevor Lee retains the Impact Wrestling X-Division Championship against Ultimo Ninja (who is the brother of Garza Jr.).
We see Episode 7 of Global Forged.
King Mo calls Moose a joke, and says that he blacked out and attacked him for disrespecting American Top Team's gym, and calls the vandalism and theft of the titles the final straw. He is stepping up for American Top Team, who will not let any of this slide.
At the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida, USA, Moose beats Lashley by disqualification when Dan Lambert hits Moose with a trophy. After the match, Lashley hits Moose witha Spear, then "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar gets in the ring, knocks out Lashley and proceeds to get in Dan Lambert's face until the rest of American Top Team attacks Bonnar. Suddenly, Moose gets back in the ring with a steel chair and proceeds to clean house. Moose tells Amerian Top Team that if they want to get involved, he will make it interesting and make their match at Bound For Glory a Six Sides Of Steel Match.
Konnan says that the 5150 Street Fight at Bound For Glory will be unlike anything Impact Wrestling has ever seen, and that oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) will be sent back to the trailer park where they came from.
In footage from earlier today, "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar and Moose show up at the arena with all those titles from America's Top Team, who are also seen entering the arena.
Johnny Impact beats Chris Adonis. After the match, Eli Drake runs in, and Johnny Impact rips his pants off before hitting him with his leather belt. Adonis hits Johnny from behind, then Eli Drake chokes Johnny with his shirt. Suddenly, Garza Jr. runs in with a steel chair, chasing Eli Drake and Chris Adonis out of the ring.
The Pluto TV rewind of the week is Samoa Joe hitting Sting with a running drop kick on the steps in the crowd.
Texano Jr. beats "The Cowboy" James Storm, Eddie Edwards, Ethan Carter III and El Hijo Del Fantasma in a five-way dance after Texano Jr. dares Storm to attack El Hijo del Fantasma's father, El Fantasma - who is on commentary in this match - with a steel chair. Fantasma notices this and kicks the steel chair into Storm's face, but Texano Jr. takes advantage of the ensuing chaos to get the pinfall.
Meanwhile, in Tijuana, Mexico, oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) return. At the arena, Konnan finds out oVe has returned. Konnan wants oVe to put their tag team titles on the line tonight.
Back in Mexico, Eddie Edwards tells "The Cowboy" James Storm and Ethan Carter III that they have to be on the same page. Storm tells EC3 they will come back, and they will finish this.
Dan Lambert yells at Jim Cornette and Scott D'Amore in Cornette's office.
Despite the distraction from Trevor Lee, Dezmond Xavier beats Andrew Everett.
Next week: Trevor Lee's X Division title defense in Tijuana, Mexico!
oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) look for Konnan backstage in Tijuana, Mexico. They are told they have to put the tag team titles on the line if they want to meet Konnan. They accept.
"The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar and Moose check out America's Top Team's trophies and belts.
We see a video package of Grado becoming a member of Park, Park and Park only to find out he has been cheated.
Grado shows up, and immediately calls out Joseph Park. Park shows up. Grado tells Park he will stand trial in the court of public opinion, and he will be judge, the crowd will be jury, and he will be executioner. Grado tells Park he stole his money, took advantage of his good nature, and embarrassed him in front of everyone. He had him work all over the world for little money and treated him like dung. Park tries to joke his way out. It doesn't work. Park admits that he could not resist the temptation, but tells him if it weren't for him, he would not be here. Park reveals that he owns his visa, and Grado says if he were any kind of man, he would hand the visa back. Park teases Grado with the visa, and says he has a better idea: a match for Bound For Glory. If Grado beats him, he gets to stay. If Grado loses, he's gone forever. Grado accepts the challenge and signs without hesitation. Grado also signs without hesitation, and tells Park he will kick his ass before he and the fans go for the American Dream. Park stops him. Grado did not read the fine print, and he learns that the match at Bound For Glory is a Monster's Ball Match, and it is going to be Abyss.
We see a video package of what has been going on between Lashley and Moose as of late.
Lashley and America's Top Team are seen backstage.
Grado wonders what he has done as he leaves. He tries to calm down by listening to the radio. Suddenly, Father James Mitchell is in his car. Mitchell warns him that he and Abyss will send him straight to Hell and that Bound For Glory will be doomsday, and Grado runs out of his car.
oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) retain the GFW World Tag Team Championships against Black Diamond and Black Danger at The Crash in Tijuana, Mexico.
Jeremy Borash is in the ring. He is announcing Bound For Glory when America's Top Team shows up, takes the microphone away and shoves Jeremy Borash out of the ring. Dan Lambert says that they came down here as a favor to Jeff Jarrett, and that he has sat back for years and waste his MMA potential while working for Impact. He did this out of respect for professional wrestling, but he finds it ironic as he is the biggest professional wrestling fan in the building and has been so for 40 years. He was introduced to MMA by Japanese professional wrestling promotions Pancrase and UWF. He also finds it ironic that professional wrestling is why he is running America's Top Team, and that he is being looked at as the "anti pro-wrestling guy" and the bad guy when he has more knowledge of pro wrestling than anyone else in the entire arena. He claims to have the best and largest collection of professional wrestling memorabilia, and even though none of the fans in the crowd deserves to look at it, he is willing to make an exception. He also claims to have in his possession Bruno Sammartino's WWWF Championship belt, which he pulls out of his bag. He also pulls out a NWA Georgia Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship belt that was held by Road Warrior Hawk of The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk). He then pulls out one-half of the Jim Crockett Promotions Tag Team Championships, which was the first title ever held by "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, and verbally rips a fan as he says that his partner was Rip Hawk. He then mentions Jeff Jarrett and how Jarrett's family has been in the wrestling business for five decades, and how one of those decades featured Jerry "The King" Lawler defeating Curt Hennig for the American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Championship. He then pulls it out of his bag as well. He then says that the saddest irony out of this is that he now controls the biggest team in MMA in the world today, and yet professional wrestling came into their home and disrespected everything everything they know, every fighter they have trained, and every title they have won. Now, he is here to say they not only poked the bear, they shoved a red hot poker up the bear's ass. Now the bear is angry and is coming to the Impact Zone in the form of Bobby Lashley and King Mo, who will do everything in their power to take back the respect Moose and "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar ripped from them last week. He will ask them - again, ironically - to destroy wrestling, which he loves - and expose it as a bunch of wanna-be tough guys who have no idea what it is like to be in a real fight and bottom-feed in the world of the combat sports arena. He then challenges Bonnar and Mosoe to a match at Bound For Glory to a fight - not a wrestling match, but a fight - against Lashley and King Mo that he claims professional wrestling cannot win and will spell the end for Impact Wrestling. Moose and Stephan Bonner show up with some of the titles they stole last week, but they are attacked from behind by Lashley, and the rest of America's Top Team follows. Lambert mocks the fans as Moose and Bonnar both get Speared by Lashley. America's Top Team then hold referees and security at bay, and members of the Impact locker room run into the ring but fare no better.
At Tijuana, Mexico, oVe (Dave and Jake Crist) meet up with Konnan. After they demand their pay, The Crash's locker room surrounds the ring. oVe puts up a fight, but it is not long before the numbers game catches up. Konan tells them he will see them at Bound For Glory.
We see a teaser for Episode 5 of "Global Forged."
We see a video package for Rosemary vs. Taka Valkyrie recapping the events leading up to the match.
Taya Valkyrie beats Rosemary. After the match, Taya tries to put Rosemary in the Road to Valhalla, but Rosemary spits red mist in her face and tells Taya that they have a knack for making each other see red and that at Bound For Glory, she will paint the Impact Zone wit her blood. Taya crawls out of the ring and to the back.
Global Force Wrestling arrives in Japan with Pro Wrestling Noah.
The Latin-American Xchange (Konnan, Santana, Ortiz, Diamante) show up. Konnan announces that LAX is exercising their rematch clause for the tag team titles at Bound For Glory. Santana wants whatever kind of match it takes to get oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) to accept their challenge. oVe shows up, and tells them to name the match and they've got it. Konnan proposes a 5150 Street Fight. oVe tells them they've got it. Konnan asks if they know what that even means, but they do not care. Konnan says LAX will send them back to the Ohio trailer park that they came from, and Diamante tells them that "5150" means they're fighting all of LAX, not just Santana and Ortiz. She slaps one of the Crist brothers, starting a brawl where oVe is taken out.
Eddie Edwards and Naofumi Marufuji sign a contract for a match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, and other members of GFW speak as part of a press conference for Pro Wrestling Noah.
We see a recap of what has been going on with Lashley and Moose as of late.
Johnny Mundo and Garza Jr. talk about what happened between them last week as well as their match tonight.
Rosemary beats Hannah Harper by hitting Red Wedding...and only Red Wedding. After the match, Rosemary says nothing excites her like finding an opponent worthy of her brand of violence and destruction. She asks Taya Valkyrie to join her in the ring and accept a dance with the demon. Taya Valkyrie shows up, stands with Rosemary for a few seconds, then spits red mist into her face before Rosemary can do the same to her. She then hits Rosemary with Road To Valhalla.
We see a video recap of Moose on the hunt for Lashley. We then see Moose on the phone, telling someone he will see him at America's Top Team's facility.
Taryn Terrell shows up. Now that she has a title shot at Bound For Glory, she decides to focus on Gail Kim. She does not even know why people are fans of her or why people cheer for her, or why her husband Robert is even married to her. She then says that everyone will see how pathetic Gail Kim is to the point that Robert and Gail Kim will be on Divorce Court. Gail Kim shows up, and says she is only here to talk to Taryn. She says her mind games and "psychological babble BS" does not work on her, and she also belives in karma and that karma will slap her in the face before she does. She then slaps her anyway before beating the crap out of her.
Sienna tells Mackenzie Mitchell she is here to prove she is the greatest Knockouts champ of all time, and how better to prove that than by beating up Allie. Texano Jr. says that AAA is the most important company in the world, and that "The Cowboy" James Storm that he is the only cowboy around here. Caleb Konley says he is taking over for Trevor Lee in his match, and that he is going to show what North Carolina is all about.
Bakstage, Taya Valkyrie says she isn't the only one who is unpredictable and that she has secrets of her own when asked where she got her red mist.
Jim Cornette announces that next week, Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie will go one-on-one in the ring.
Grado walks his way to the arena, while Joseph Park shows up in an expensive sports car with beautiful women. Joseph Park says the women are "interns," and one of them calls Grado a "meal ticket."
We see the stars of Global Force Wrestling talk about Bound For Glory.
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Allie, Dezmond Xavier and "The Cowboy" James Storm beat Sienna, Caleb Konley and Texano Jr. after Caleb Konley laughs at Dezmond Xavier only to turn around and eat a Last Call Superkick. After the match, Storm and Texano Jr. have a brief staredown.
Eli Drake tells us about his time in Japan, saying the GFW Global Championship is not going anywhere tonight. He also says that he will be walking out of Bound For Glory as GFW Global Champion.
Eddie Edwards talks about when he won the GHC Heavyweight Championship, as well as the time he has spent in Japan.
Garza Jr. talks about what it feels like to be in Japan, and says he will represent Crash!, Impact Wrestling, Mexican lucha libre and his people. In Japan, everyone knows his uncle, Hector Garza, and says that his uncle would be proud of him. He also says that the Japanese crowd loves what they see.
We see Episode 5 of "Global Forged."
At the clubhouse, the Latin-American Xchange (Konnan, Santana, Ortiz, Diamante) are playing dominoes and brag about the beating they gave oVe (Jake and Dave Crist). Konnan says that oVe are in over their heads and that Homicide will be returning at Bound For Glory.
We see Moose on the phone, telling someone he will see him at America's Top Team's facility. This time, it is at night. Moose returns to America's Top Team's facilities, and this time, he has an ally in "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar. Both men carry metal pipes to the facility.
Johnny Impact beats Garza Jr. to become #1 contender for the GFW Global Championship and face Eli Drake for the title after a series of reversals into roll-ups. Eli Drake is seen watching the match from Japan. Garza Jr. raises Johnny Impact's hand in the air after the match, then both men show respect. Jim Cornette then interviews Johnny Mundo, but before he can say much, Chris Adonis sneaks up on Johnny Mundo and hits him with a wooden board.
At the America's Top Team facilities, Moose and "The American Psycho" Stephan Bonnar show up. After meeting the secretary, Moose and Bonnar go right to work and destroy a display case with championship belts and trophies in it. They then trash the merchandise section before leaving with the championship belts.
Here's this week's edition of After Impact!
Don't forget: Alberto El Patron is returning at Bound For Glory!
