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Impact Wrestling results: World title on the line at Genesis

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: LAX defeated OVE in Barbed Wire Massacre III.

Tonight: Impact presents Genesis, which features World Heavyweight Champion Eli Drake defending against Alberto El Patron and Johnny Impact in Six Sides of Steel.

Show Recap —

Matt Sydal defeated Ethan Carter III to win the Grand Championship

The rounds and judges have been dropped. Sydal attempted a standing moonsault, but EC3 got his knees up to take over. Sydal attempted a super hurricanrana, but EC3 slipped out and Sydal took a nasty fall hitting the turnbuckle on the way down.

The finish came when Sydal countered a super TK3 attempt into a powerbomb and hit the Shooting Star Press to win the Grand Championship.

Flashback Moment of the Week: America’s Most Wanted defeated XXX In Six Sides of Steel

James Storm powerbombed Elix Skipper off the top of the cage for a close near fall. Christopher Daniels and Chris Harris fought on the top of the cage when Skipper tightrope walked across the top and connected with a hurricanrana on Harris.

AMW used XXX’s own finisher to score the win.

Knockouts Champion Laurel Van Ness defeated Allie to retain her title

Allie was in control as they brawled around ringside, then Van Ness took over with a boot to the face. Allie made a fiery comeback and scored a close near fall with a suplex in the corner.

Allie accidently elbowed the referee, which gave Van Ness the chance to use the Knockouts belt for the win.

Moose defeated Bobby Lashley (w/ Dan Lambert and KM)

KM interfered to give Lashley the advantage, but Lashley was unhappy KM helped. They argued at ringside until Lambert broke it up.

KM tried to put a table in the ring, but Lashley stopped him and told him not to help. Lashley used a hurricanrana and a spear for a near fall. Lashley collided with KM and Moose hit the Game Changer for the win.

After the match, Lambert blamed Lashley for the loss and slapped him. Lashley speared KM and tossed Lambert in the ring. Moose booted Lambert in the face and Lashley speared Lambert through a table. Lashley and Moose shook hands.

X Division Champion Taiji Ishimori defeated Andrew Everett to retain his title (from Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan)

Everett got a near fall with a perfect looking springboard moonsault. He went for a Shooting Star Press, but Ishimori got his knees up.

Everett made a brief comeback, but Ishimori caught him with a knee and hit the 450 splash to retain the title.

Impact World Heavyweight Champion Eli Drake (w/ Chris Adonis) defeated Johnny Impact and Alberto El Patron in Six Sides of Steel to retain his title

Drake and Patron worked together and sent Impact head-first into the cage. Patron and Drake both tried to escape but failed. Drake took over after a double low blow.

Patron hit the double foot stomp while Impact was in a tree of woe. All three guys tried to escape and fought on the top rope. Impact knocked off Drake and Patron — but instead of escaping, he dove off the top of the cage onto the heels.

Drake tried to climb until Impact stopped him. Patron tried to leave through the door, but Impact stopped him too. Drake was left dangling on the top of the cage. Patron attempted to leave through the door again, but Adonis slammed the door in his face.

Drake and Impact both climbed out of the cage, but Adonis caught Impact and prevented his feet from hitting the floor, which allowed Drake to win.

Next Week: Josh Mathews noted that Impact is going to look a bit different.

Impact Wrestling results: Dan Lambert vs. James Storm career match

Posted on by Dave Bath

On Tonight’s Show:

Impact Global Champion Eli Drake faces Alberto El Patron while Impact Tag Team Champions OVE defend against LAX. Plus, James Storm battles Dan Lambert in a career vs. career match.

Dan Lambert, Bobby Lashley, and American Top Team arrived at the Impact Zone. Lambert sent ATT and Lashley away thought because he doesn’t need their help due to Storm being “just a pro wrestler”.

Taiji Ishimori defeated Trevor Lee (w/Caleb Konley) to win the X Division title

Ishimori was in control early until Konley interfered to give Lee the advantage. Lee transitioned from a backslide to a sit out powerbomb for a near fall. Ishimori made a comeback and hit the double knees followed by the 450 splash to win the X Division Championship.

– In the back, Dezmond Xavier challenged new champion Taiji Ishimori who accepted.

Grand Champion Ethan Carter III defeated Matt Sydal and Fallah Bahh

Bahh won the first round after dominating the action. In round 2, Sydal and EC3 worked together to take out Bahh. The judges awarded round 2 to EC3 who controlled the majority of the second round.

The story of round 3 was Sydal had to win by pin because EC3 and Bahh each won a round. With seconds left, Sydal attempted the Shooting Star Press on EC3 but Bahh pulled him down. Sydal finally hit the Shooting Star Press but it was too late as the time ran out. The judges awarded round 3 to EC3 as he retains the championship.

– Backstage, Moose arrived at the Impact Zone when KM jumped him from behind in another attempt to impress American Top Team.

– McKenzie Mitchell tired to interview Allie but Knockouts Champion Laurel Van Ness attacked Allie.

Dan Lambert defeated James Storm in a career vs. career no holds barred match

Lambert stalled early by taking a long time to take off his ring gear. Suddenly, Lashley and ATT jumped Storm. Storm made a fiery comeback and took out all of ATT. KM snuck in and broke a beer bottle over Storm’s head. The finish came when Storm had two more bottles broken over his head simultaneously, allowing Lambert to get the win. Lashley seemed unhappy with ATT’s actions. The fans chanted “Thank You Storm” after the match. In the back, the other wrestlers applauded and hugged him. He phoned his family to let them know he’s on his way home.

Joseph Park defeated Bully Ray (from Slammiversary 2012)

This was the culmination of Park conducting an investigation into the disappearance of his brother Abyss. Ray knocked Park to the floor and he rolled under the ring. Abyss emerged from under the ring and chokeslammed Ray through a table. Abyss went back under the ring and Park came back up to make the pin.

Chandler Park (w/Joseph Park) defeated Jon Bolen

Bolen was in control early and dominated Park. Bolen missed a charge in the corner but Park celebrated and Bolen took back over. Joseph nailed Bolen and Park rolled him up for the win.

Global Champion Eli Drake defeated Alberto El Patron (from Wrestlepro in Rahway, New Jersey)

Patron ran wild early but Drake took over and they brawled into the crowd. Drake hit the Gravy Train but Patron got his foot on the rope. Drake tried to use the championship belt but Patron ducked. Drake pushed Patron into the referee and used a belt shot to retain the title.

LAX (w/Konnan & Homicide) defeated OVE (w/Sami Callahan) to win the Impact tag team titles

If LAX loses this match, they must leave Impact. OVE jumped LAX as they made their ring entrance in the crowd. Callahan and Homicide brawled out of the arena, leaving Santana alone with the Crist brothers.

Santana made a brief comeback but had nobody to tag. The heels regained control of the match. Ortiz finally made it back to the apron and got the hot tag. Ortiz ran wild on the heels. Jake scored a close near fall with a supecutter. The fnish came when LAX hit the Street Sweeper to win the Impact Tag Team Championship.

Impact Wrestling results: Johnny Impact vs. Alberto El Patron

Posted on by Dave Bath

Tonight: Johnny Impact faces Alberto El Patron in a grudge match.

Show Recap —

Laurel Van Ness defeated Madison Rayne and KC Spinelli to advance to the Knockouts Championship tournament finals

This was the first of two triple threat matches where the winners of each will advance to compete for the vacant Knockouts Championship.

Van Ness snapped and took over after Spinelli put on her fur coat. Spinelli got Van Ness up in the electric chair and dropped her on Rayne, but Van Ness hit the Unprettier on Spinelli for the win.

Taiji Ishimori defeated Hakim Zane

Zane was in control early before Ishimori quickly took over. Zane regained the advantage until Ishimori made a comeback and won with the 450 splash.

Caleb Konley and Trevor Lee jumped Ishimori after the match and beat him down.

– In the back, James Storm promised to defeat Texano tonight. He then said he was coming after Dan Lambert and American Top Team next.

– At the LAX clubhouse, Konnan said he wants the Tag Team titles back and promised to take the fight to the streets.

Sami Callihan defeated Randy Myers from Defy Wrestling in Seattle, Washington

Callihan buried Myers under a pile of chairs. They traded vicious shots at the center of the ring, then Callihan won the match with a lariat.

– Backstage, KM attacked a bunch of guys to prove his worth to American Top Team.

James Storm defeated Texano

Before the match, Lambert, Bobby Lashley, and ATT arrived backstage. KM asked if they saw what he did, but Lambert didn’t care and said they have a cowboy to take care of.

Storm was in control early until Texano spit Storm’s own beer in his face. Texano nailed Storm with a superkick and put on Storm’s hat. Texano turned around and Storm hit the Last Call superkick for the win.

After the match, ATT ran out and jumped Storm. They beat him down until Moose ran out for the save with a chair. Lambert challenged Storm and Moose to face Lashley and himself next week. ATT were shocked that Lambert named himself Lashley’s partner.

– A commercial aired for Park, Park, and Park Attorneys at Law. Joseph Park introduced his cousin Chandler Park (Ethan Page).

Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe from Genesis 2006 in the GWN Flashback Moment of the Week

Joe was in control after sending Angle into the steps. Angle was busted open and bled all over the ring. Joe scored a very close near fall with a Muscle Buster before Angle made a comeback and hit the Angle Slam for a two count.

Angle locked on the ankle lock, but Joe countered into the Coquina Clutch. Angle locked the ankle lock back on for the win.

– Backstage, Eli Drake promised he’d be watching the main event tonight. He had a brief interaction with Jimmy Jacobs.

Matt Sydal defeated Tyson Dux

Ethan Carter III joined Jeremy Borash and Josh Mathews on commentary. Sydal was in control early, then Dux took over. Dux scored a close near fall with a DDT. Sydal ended up winning the match with the double knees and Shooting Star Press.

Johnny Impact defeated Alberto El Patron

They brawled at the center of the ring to start the match, leading to El Patron taking over after a kick to the head. During the commercial break, El Patron gave Impact a double foot stomp when he was under the steps.

El Patron scored a very close near fall with a superkick. He scored another one with a reverse superplex and used a low blow but only got a two count.

Eli Drake came out and yelled at El Patron. El Patron attacked Drake and hit him with the belt. This gave Impact the chance to take over and hit Starship Pain for the win.

Post-match, Drake hit El Patron with the belt. Drake and Chris Adonis then beat down Impact. Petey Williams ran out for the save and gave Drake the Canadian Destroyer.

Next Week: Dan Lambert & Bobby Lashley take on Moose & James Storm. Plus, Impact Grand Champion Ethan Carter III defends against Matt Sydal.

Impact Wrestling results: Fallout from Bound for Glory

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: At Bound for Glory, Impact Global Champion Eli Drake defeated Johnny Impact after Alberto El Patron interfered.

Tonight: GHC Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards defends against El Hijo Del Fantasma.

Show Recap —

– Eli Drake and Chris Adonis came down to the ring. Drake bragged about retaining the championship at Bound for Glory. He’s taking the night off because there are no challengers left and he wants to leave Canada.

Petey Williams came out and said he’s not going to stop him from leaving because nobody wants him to stay. Williams and Drake agreed to face each other next week. Williams ended up brawling with Adonis and Drake, then Williams attempted the Canadian Destroyer on Drake until Adonis pulled him to safety.

– Jimmy Jacobs came out and joined Josh Mathews and Jeremy Borash on commentary. Mathews and Jacobs took a selfie together.

Matt Sydal defeated Sonjay Dutt

Jacobs being on commentary was the focus early in the match. Eventually, he got upset with Borash for ignoring him and left.

Sydal gained the advantage by working over Dutt’s leg. Dutt used a superplex to briefly take over, but Sydal went back to the leg. Dutt made another comeback but was slow climbing to the top. Sydal cut him off and won with the Shooting Star Press.

After the match, Impact Grand Champion Ethan Carter III came out. He said Sydal chokes every time it’s a big match and that maybe in another lifetime he could be reborn a winner.

GWN Flashback Moment of the Week: Team International (Hector Garza, Sonjay Dutt & Amazing Red) defeated Team Canada (Petey Williams, Bobby Roode & Eric Young)

This match was the GWN Flashback Moment of the Week and took place back in 2004. The heels isolated Red in their corner and worked him over, then Garza got the hot tag and ran wild until Roode cut him off. Dutt nailed Roode with a hurricanrana and Garza hit a twisting moonsault for the win.

GHC Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards defeated El Hijo Del Fantasma to retain his title

Edwards scored a close near fall with the Blue Thunder Bomb. Fantasma caught Edwards with a knee for a two count. Edwards attempted a Tiger Driver on the apron, but Fantasma fought it off. They both ended up nailing each other with suicide dives.

Edwards attempted the Tiger Driver again before Fantasma countered for another near fall. Edwards hit the Boston Knee Party and followed up with the Die Hard Flowsion to win.

Sami Callihan & OVE defeated Phil Atlas, Ray Steele & Marcus Burke

Callihan and OVE completely dominated and won easily. After the match, LAX came out and brawled with OVE.

– In the back, McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Global Forged winner Hakim Zane. Suddenly, Johnny Impact jumped Zane and promised to get revenge on Alberto El Patron.

Allie defeated KC Spinelli from BCW in Windsor, Canada 

Spinelli scored a two count with a fisherman’s suplex before Allie came back with a codebreaker for a very close near fall. Spinelli missed a moonsault, with Allie hitting the Death Valley Driver for the win.

– In the back, Mitchell tried to interview Alberto El Patron when Johnny Impact suddenly jumped him. Braxton Sutter and Caleb Konley got involved and ended up brawling with each other.

Impact and El Patron fought all over the back and went outside to the streets of Ottawa. El Patron told Impact the championship is his and they fought back inside the arena. Security tried to get involved, but they couldn’t keep these two from destroying each other.

El Patron climbed up a ladder onto a small restroom building to get away from Impact. El Patron kicked over the ladder, so Impact ran up a vending machine to get on top. El Patron dangled from the top and Impact kicked him off. Impact then leaped off the top of the building and landed on El Patron and security. This was a pretty epic backstage brawl.

After the commercial break, El Patron and Impact fought down to the ring. El Patron sent Impact into the steps and security came out to break it up again. El Patron said this is his company and he ordered security to hold Impact back.

El Patron teased having a match with Impact, but he walked away instead. Impact said El Patron wasn’t the pride of his father, and this caused El Patron to charge the ring. He nailed Impact with a cheap shot and a DDT. He then locked on the cross armbreaker in the ropes.

Next Week: Impact Global Champion Eli Drake defends against Petey Williams. Also, Sami Callahan & OVE face LAX. Plus, Knockouts Champion Gail Kim has a major announcement to make.

GFW crowns new World Champion at TV tapings

Posted on by Bryan Rose

Eli Drake is the new GFW Unified World Champion following tonight’s tapings in Florida.

In a 20-man gauntlet match, Drake entered as the first participant and outlasted everyone else, last eliminating Eddie Edwards to win the title. This will air on the August 24th edition of Impact.

On the episode that aired tonight, it was officially announced that former champion Alberto El Patron had been stripped of the title. Bruce Prichard first tried to award it to Bobby Lashley, but Jim Cornette returned as an on-screen authority figure and set up the gauntlet match.

The move to strip El Patron was made earlier this week following GFW’s investigation of the Orlando International Airport incident between El Patron and fiancee Paige from July. GFW released a statement saying that “While it is apparent that initial reports unfairly characterized El Patron’s involvement in the incident in the Orlando airport, we are nonetheless disappointed with the manner in which he dealt with this situation, we expect more decorum from all on the GFW roster, especially the World Champion.”

While their investigation of the incident has concluded, El Patron remains suspended.

Drake, 34, had been in NXT as Slate Randall before joining Global Force Wrestling in 2015, most recently teaming with Chris Adonis, aka Chris Masters.

GFW strips Alberto El Patron of World Championship

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

GFW announced its decision this morning to strip Alberto El Patron of his Unified World Championship which would seem to indicate he will not be appearing at the television tapings this week.

Sources in the promotion had told us that the decision had not been made over the weekend.

Because they are taping television through the end of October, everything leading to Bound for Glory, if Alberto is not at television, and it appears he won’t be, all the main event plans would have to be changed and a new champion would have to be crowned.

Ed Nordholm would have been the person with the final say on this matter and we had heard that even though Alberto was cleared of all charges regarding the Orlando Airport incident, that his long-term behavior had been a concern.

The company released a statement:“GFW has concluded its internal consideration of the events surrounding the suspension of Alberto El Patron. While it is apparent that initial reports unfairly characterized El Patron’s involvement in the incident in the Orlando airport, we are nonetheless disappointed with the manner in which he dealt with this situation, we expect more decorum from all on the GFW roster, especially the World Champion.”

We have communicated with El Patron our decision to strip him of his championship title. No decision has been taken as to the date on which he will be reinstated to the roster, the conditions of which are a private matter between the company and El Patron.”

One would expect an announcement in the next few days regarding the filling of the championship, which would likely take place at the tapings that start on Thursday with an almost-live show.

As noted this past week on Wrestling Observer Radio, John Morrison will be brought in for television this week for a top position.

GFW Impact results: The final build to Destination X

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: Low Ki was revealed as the newest member of LAX.

Tonight: Alberto El Patron, Matt Sydal & Sonjay Dutt take on Bobby Lashley, Trevor Lee & Low Ki in a six-man tag team main event.

Show Recap —

– In the back, LAX and VOW were already brawling as Impact went on the air. The two teams will compete later tonight.

– In the Impact Zone, Sienna sat in the middle of the ring. She demanded to know who her opponent is for Destination X next week. Karen Jarrett came out and introduced Gail Kim, with Kim promising to leave Destination X with the belt. They ended up brawling and it took several referees to break them up.

– Backstage, Joseph Park tried to pump up Grado for their match later.

El Hijo De Fantasma & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Laredo Kid & Garza Jr.

Laredo Kid took out Marufuji with a crossbody to the floor, but Fantasma scored a close near fall with a frog splash. Fantasma and Laredo Kid knocked each other with a kick to the head. Marufuji hit the Slice Bread #2 on Garza Jr. to score the win.

– A new stable known as OVE (Ohio vs. Everything) debuts next week.

Kongo Kong defeated Joseph Park & Grado

Park and Grado were both terrified of Kong, but they worked together to gain the brief advantage. Kong chokeslammed Grado and hit a cannonball in the corner on Park for the win.

After the match, Kong attempted to splash Grado and Park from the top until Laurel Van Ness stopped him. Kong picked up Van Ness when Tyrus interrupted. Tyrus and Kong had a staredown until Van Ness dragged Kong away.

– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Trevor Lee, Low Ki, and Bobby Lashley in the back. Lashley pointed out that they’re not friends and said to stay out of his way.

– A video of Jeff Jarrett at the American Top Team gym aired. Jarrett gave his opinion on Dan Lambert wanting Bobby Lashley to give up wrestling and focus on MMA.

Down and Dirty with Dutch Mantell

Earlier today, Mantell interviewed Matt Sydal and Bobby Lashley face to face. Lashley was upset about X Division guys trying to step up to heavyweight, which led to a brief altercation.

– Last week, cameras caught Karen Jarrett and Bruce Prichard arguing. Prichard will make an announcement that will change GFW next week.

GFW Unified Tag Team Champions LAX (w/ Konnan, Homicide, Low Ki, and Diamante) defeated VOW in a street fight to retain their titles

Before the match, Konnan thanked GFW for making the match a street fight and promised chaos.

LAX and VOW brawled around ringside to start it off before VOW took over and introduced two tables to the match. VOW put Ortiz through a table, but Homicide pulled out the referee to stop the count.

Mayweather gave Homicide a sloppy looking powerbomb into the steps. Low Ki handcuffed Mayweather to the corner, and LAX sent Wilcox head-first into a chair in the corner and put him through a table to win the match.

Taiji Ishimori defeated ACH in a Super X Cup semifinal match

Ishimori gained the advantage and took control. ACH made a brief comeback, but Ishimori took over again. ACH scored a close near fall with a clothesline. He attempted a tombstone, but Ishimori countered with a pair of knees. Ishimori then hit a 450 splash to score the win. It will be Ishimori vs. Dezmond Xavier in the Super X Cup finals next week. 

– In the back, Mantell discussed Prichard and Karen Jarrett arguing.

Bobby Lashley, Trevor Lee & Low Ki defeated Alberto El Patron, Matt Sydal & Sonjay Dutt

El Patron attacked Low Ki to start the match, which led to Dutt and Sydal both hitting standing moonsaults on the heels. The heels were able to take over and isolated Sydal in their corner until Dutt came in and ran wild on Lee. Dutt had Lee pinned, but Lashley broke up the count by picking up Dutt and giving him a dominator.

El Patron got the hot tag and took out the heels. In a crazy spot, Sydal gave Lee a hurricanrana off of Dutt’s shoulders as he was sitting on the top turnbuckle. Lashley caught Dutt and hit a powerslam, and Low Ki hit the Warrior’s Way on Dutt to win the match.

Next Week: It’s Destination X. The lineup features:

  • GFW Unified World Champion Alberto El Patron defending against Low Ki
  • Taiji Ishimori vs. Dezmond Xavier in the Super X Cup finals
  • GFW Knockout’s Champion Sienna defending against Gail Kim
  • X Division Champion Sonjay Dutt defending against Trevor Lee in a ladder match
  • Matt Sydal vs. Bobby Lashley
  • Plus, Bruce Prichard makes a major announcement that will shock GFW

GFW Impact results: LAX adds a new member

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: Alberto El Patron defeated LAX in a gauntlet match.

Tonight: Alberto El Patron, Dos Caras, and El Hijo de Dos Caras take on LAX. Plus, GFW Grand Champion Moose defends against Ethan Carter III.

Show Recap —

– At the LAX Clubhouse, Konnan announced that tonight they’ll finally reveal their newest member.

Dezmond Xavier defeated Drago in the semifinals of the Super X Cup

Xavier hit a series of shots and a cutter for a close near fall. Drago hit a sick looking hangmen’s DDT using the top rope, but Xavier responded with the X19 and Final Flash for the win. Dezmond Xavier is going to the finals of the Super X Cup at Destination X.

– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Ethan Carter III. He said he has to overcome Moose and the corrupt judge Bruce Prichard. He promised to win because he’s a Carter and this company needs him.

– Backstage, Mitchell interviewed Alberto El Patron, Dos Caras, and El Hijo de Dos Caras. El Patron doesn’t trust his brother because of his past friendship with Konnan. El Patron suspects he might be LAX’s newest member.

Bruce Prichard and Karen Jarrett broke up an argument between them. After, Prichard asked to speak to Jarrett.

Mumbai Cat defeated Trevor Lee

Trevor Lee still has the X Division title he stole from Sonjay Dutt, with Dutt having been banned from the Impact Zone. Jeremy Borash pointed out that it’s odd that Prichard is siding with Lee.

Lee dominated Mumbai Cat #1 and sent him to the floor until the Mumbai Cat switched with Mumbai Cat #2 under the ring. Mumbai Cat #2 dominated Lee and won the match. He removed his mask to reveal Sonjay Dutt. Dutt challenged Lee to a ladder match at Destination X.

– Members of American Top Team were interviewed in a video package. Some feel that Bobby Lashley needs to pick between MMA and pro wrestling, though King Mo thinks he should do both.

Eli Drake (w/ Chris Adonis) vs. Eddie Edwards never happened

Edwards didn’t come out when his music played. They cut to the back and Kongo Kong attacked Edwards and left him on the floor.

– After the commercial, Kong’s rampage continued backstage. He attacked Richard Justice.

Ethan Carter III defeated Moose to win the GFW Grand Championship

Moose was in control early but missed a splash and crashed into the steps at ringside. EC3 took over and won round one. EC3 had the advantage until Moose made a comeback, hitting the hesitation dropkick to win the second round.

EC3 hit a TK3 for a close near fall. Moose came back with a pop-up powerbomb and a senton for a two count. He followed up with the Go 2 Hell for another near fall. Moose went for the Game Changer, but EC3 countered into the One Percenter.

The match went to the judges for a decision, with EC3 winning on a split decision. Both Dutch Mantell and Scott D’Amore scored round three a draw, but Prichard gave the round to EC3.

– A new team or stable known as OVE will debut at Destination X.

– Prichard and Mantell were separately interviewed. Mantell noted that Prichard still hasn’t told him why he wasn’t at Slammiversary.

Grado, Suicide & Braxton Sutter (w/ Allie) defeated KM, Mario Bokara & Fallah Bahh

The faces started dancing and the heels attacked them, then the faces cleared the ring with Sutter and Suicide hitting dives. Grado climbed to the top until Bokara shoved him off. Sutter nailed KM with a kick and Grado rolled him up for the win.

After the match, Grado called out Laurel Van Ness for an answer to his proposal. Joseph Park brought Van Ness to the ring, but Kongo Kong came out immediately and beat down Grado. Allie tried to get Sutter to help, but he walked away. Van Ness stopped Kong from splashing Grado.

– Mitchell interviewed LAX in the back and Konnan called her “random white girl number five.” Konnan told El Patron it’s a mistake to trust his partners.

– In the back, Sutter explained that he didn’t help Grado because he didn’t want to put himself or Allie in danger. Allie kept saying they should’ve helped, but Sutter ignored her.

– EC3 came back out to celebrate winning the Grand Championship earlier. He told the belt that he loves it.

Homicide, Santana & Ortiz (w/ Konnan and Diamante) defeated Alberto El Patron, Dos Caras & El Hijo de Dos Caras

Dos Caras and Homicide started the match as the faces took over and isolated Homicide in their corner. LAX gained control and cut off El Hijo de Dos Caras from his corner before El Patron got the hot tag and ran wild. He hit the double foot stomp on Santana, but Ortiz ran into the referee.

El Hijo de Dos Caras came in with a chair and teased attacking El Patron but instead went after LAX. El Patron locked on the cross armbreaker on Santana, then Low Ki appeared out of nowhere and hit the Warrior’s Way on El Patron. Santana pinned El Patron to win the match. Low Ki is the newest member of LAX.

Next Week: Taiji Ishimori faces ACH in the semifinals of the Super X Cup.

GFW Impact results: Alberto El Patron takes on LAX

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: LAX continued to target Alberto El Patron and his family.

Tonight: Alberto El Patron takes on LAX in a gauntlet match. Plus, Knockouts Champion Sienna battles Rosemary in a last Knockout standing match.

Show Recap —

– Earlier today, Joseph Park and Grado arrived at the Impact Zone. Grado is planning to propose to Laurel Van Ness to avoid deportation, but he’s reluctant to go through with it.

Ethan Carter III, Eli Drake & Chris Adonis defeated Eddie Edwards, Moose & Naomichi Marufuji

Buddy Dyer, the mayor of Orlando, served as the special ring announcer for this match.

The faces controlled the early part of this one. Edwards sent EC3 and Drake to the floor. He set up for a dive, but Adonis cut him off with a clothesline. The heels then isolated Edwards in their corner.

Moose got the hot tag and ran wild. EC3 tried using the Grand Championship belt. When the referee took it away, EC3 used a low blow and followed with the Ethan Carter Driver (ECD) on Moose to win the match.

– In the back, McKenzie Mitchell approached the guy who is always doing squats. His name is Richard Justice and he’s a stand-by wrestler. He needs to stay warm in case they need him to compete.

– Bobby Lashley headed down to the ring and called out Bruce Prichard. Lashley demanded a title shot, but Prichard didn’t like everyone making demands. Matt Sydal walked past Prichard and got in Lashley’s face. Lashley shoved Sydal and attempted a spear, then Sydal caught Lashley with a knee and hit the shooting star press.

Taiji Ishimori defeated Davey Richards in a Super X Cup tournament match

Ishimori started off with a fast pace and sent Richards to the floor. Richards gained the advantage and slowed down the match. He used several different submission holds, but Ishimori made a comeback and the pace picked up again.

They traded pinfall attempts in the center of the ring. Ishimori attempted a handspring move off the ropes until Richards caught him with an ankle lock. Ishimori came back with a shining wizard and hit the 450 splash to advance. It will be Ishimori vs. ACH in the semifinals.

– Backstage, Bruce Prichard announced that Bobby Lashley and Matt Sydal will compete against each other at Destination X in three weeks. The winner will receive the title shot he desires.

Unified Knockouts Champion Sienna (w/ KM) defeated Rosemary in a last Knockout standing match to retain her title

Rosemary had the early advantage and set up a table in the corner, though Sienna pulled Rosemary’s shirt over her head to take over. Sienna set up a second table at ringside. Rosemary used a tarantula submission using the guardrail in the crowd.

Sienna used the AK 47 on the apron, sending Rosemary to the floor. Rosemary came back and gave Sienna a Red Wedding on a chair. They were both down when KM came in to help Sienna to her feet.

Rosemary climbed to the top, but KM tried to interfere. She spit the green mist into KM’s eyes, but Sienna shoved her off the top turnbuckle through the table on the floor to win the match.

Octagoncito defeated Trevor Lee by countout

Lee still has the X Division belt after stealing it from Sonjay Dutt. Dutt remains banned from the Impact Zone.

Lee was in control early until Octagoncito made an impressive comeback. He took over and sent Lee to the floor, with Lee taking the countout loss. Dutt ran down to the ring, but Lee took off through the crowd.

– At the LAX Clubhouse, Konnan went over their game plan for tonight. Homicide will start the match and they’ll expose some of Alberto El Patron’s nagging injuries.

– Grado and Joseph Park came out for the proposal, with Grado wearing a bright orange suit. Sienna tried to stop Van Ness, but it failed. Grado got down on one knee and proposed. Allie ran down and cheered them on until Braxton Sutter dragged her to the back. Grado asked again, but Kongo Kong came down and Grado and Park took off.

Alberto El Patron defeated LAX (Homicide, Ortiz, and Santana) w/ Konnan and Diamante by DQ in a gauntlet match

El Patron jumped Homicide to start the match and pinned him within minutes.

Ortiz jumped in and took over on El Patron. They fought on the top turnbuckle and El Patron hit the double foot stomp to score the win.

Santana came in immediately and beat down El Patron. LAX ganged up on El Patron on the floor, but he made a comeback, caught Diamante, and tossed her onto Homicide. El Patron locked on the cross armbreaker on Santana before Ortiz ran in for the DQ.

LAX continued to beat down El Patron after the match. They tied his hand behind his back and continued with the beatdown. Dos Caras and El Hijo de Dos Caras tried to help but were overpowered. Veterans of War ran down for the save and a huge brawl broke out.

Next Week: Grand Champion Moose defends against Ethan Carter III. Plus, Destination X is coming up in three weeks.

Alberto El Patron no longer a suspect in Orlando airport incident

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Alberto El Patron is no longer considered a suspect in the domestic violence incident that took place at the Orlando International Airport earlier this month.

As Pro Wrestling Sheet first reported, the Orlando Police Department’s investigation into the incident ended with them finding that only Paige should be charged for domestic battery. That information has been forwarded to the state attorney’s office for review and to decide whether charges will be filed.

Paige had previously claimed that she threw a drink at El Patron and was the one who was held for potential battery charges.

Global Force Wrestling has yet to indicate whether the Orlando PD’s findings mean that El Patron’s suspension will now be lifted. He had been suspended indefinitely until the resolution of the investigation.

WWE’s zero-tolerance policy regarding domestic violence states that Paige would immediately be suspended if she were arrested for such a matter. If she were convicted, she would immediately be terminated.

GFW Impact results: LAX targets Alberto El Patron

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: Alberto El Patron and Bobby Lashley defeated LAX. After the match, LAX attacked El Patron and Lashley walked away.

Tonight: LAX attempts to force Dos Caras and El Hijo de Dos Caras to convince El Patron to join LAX or there will be consequences.

Show Recap —

Drago defeated Sammy Guevara in a Super X Cup match

Guevara got the brief advantage after hitting an insane shooting star press to the floor, but Drago took over after hitting a reverse hurricanrana. Drago won the match after hitting a running DDT. He’ll meet Dezmond Xavier in the semifinals.

Unified GFW Knockouts Champion Sienna defeated Amber Nova

Sienna totally dominated Nova and won easily with the AK47. She then called out Karen Jarrett and got in her face, but Allie ran down with a kendo stick for the save.

Laurel Van Ness and Sienna jumped Allie until Rosemary ran down. The heels took back over, with Jarrett trying to help the faces. Sienna went after Jarrett, but Gail Kim came out for the save. Jarrett announced Rosemary vs. Sienna in a last Knockout standing match for next week.

– At the LAX Clubhouse, El Hijo de Dos Caras was brought in wearing a blindfold. Konnan was holding pliers and told him to convince Alberto El Patron to join.

– In the back, Bruce Prichard and Tyrus encountered Trevor Lee. Prichard wanted to know why Lee has the X Division belt. Sonjay Dutt showed up and demanded his belt back, but he ended up being banned from the Impact Zone.

Laredo Kid, Garza Jr. & Octagoncito defeated Idris Abraham, Demus & Trevor Lee

The faces ran wild early until the heels gained the advantage and isolated Octagoncito. The faces hit suicide dives to the floor. Garza Jr. climbed to the second turnbuckle and Octagoncito climbed on his shoulders. He dove off and hit a splash on Abraham to win the match.

– Grado went on a date with Laurel Van Ness. They had burgers and Van Ness ate hers really fast.

– At the LAX Clubhouse, Santana and Ortiz brought in Dos Caras. Konnan threatened him as well and told him to convince El Patron to join LAX.

Matt Sydal defeated Low Ki and El Hijo de Fantasma

Low Ki hit a sick looking sliding dropkick to Sydal and Fantasma followed up with a dive. Fantasma nailed a super hurricanrana on Low Ki, but Sydal hit a standing moonsault for a near fall. Fantasma locked on a surfboard on Sydal and Low Ki came off the top with Warrior’s Way.

The finish of the match saw Low Ki hit the Warrior’s Way on Fantasma and go for the cover. Sydal broke up the pin by hitting the shooting star press and pinned Low Ki to win the match.

Sydal called out Prichard and demanded an X Division title match. Prichard was mad at everyone making demands. Lashley interrupted and told Sydal to leave. Lashley asked for a World title shot until Sydal interrupted and Lashley gave him a spear.

– In separate backstage interviews, Karen Jarrett was upset that Sienna put her hands on her and said she will make Sienna pay. Prichard decided he’ll be staying out of the issues between El Patron and LAX because it’s a family matter. Dutch Mantell hasn’t talked to Prichard and still doesn’t know why he wasn’t at Slammiversary.

– A romantic montage of Grado and Van Ness on their date was shown. Grado avoided kissing her and kept reminding himself about the citizenship.

Eli Drake (w/ Chris Adonis) defeated Moose, Ethan Carter III, and Eddie Edwards

Before the match, Adonis threw his water on Freddy of the Swole Mates. The Swole Mates jumped in the ring and chased off Adonis and Drake.

Drake and EC3 worked together to take out Moose. The heels isolated Edwards and worked him over, but Drake and EC3 started arguing and Edwards took them out with a hurricanrana.

Moose and Edwards traded moves, with Moose powerbombing Edwards to the floor onto Drake and EC3. EC3 hit the One Percenter on Edwards, but Moose pulled him out of the ring. Drake snuck in and scored the pin for the win.

– In the back, McKenzie Mitchell tried to interview the Swole Mates until LAX interrupted and stole the cameraman. LAX asked Dos Caras and El Hijo de Dos Caras if Alberto will join. Dos Caras said no and LAX beat them down.

LAX brought Dos Caras and his son to the ring. Homicide and Diamante beat down El Hijo de Dos Caras with kendo sticks.

LAX tried to take off Dos Caras’ mask, but El Patron finally came out. El Patron told Carlos (Konnan) that he’s taking this too far and to stop. If El Patron joins LAX, Konnan will let his family go. LAX let them go and El Patron put on the LAX t-shirt.

El Patron immediately jumped LAX and beat them with a kendo stick. He went after Konnan, but LAX took the hit. El Patron took off the shirt to end the show.

Next Week: Rosemary battles Sienna in a last knockout standing match.

Alberto El Patron stepping down from position with Combate Americas

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Campbell McLaren, the CEO of Combate Americas, said today in an interview with MMAUNO.com that Alberto El Patron, the figurehead president of his company, was stepping down from his position.

McLaren, who has staunchly defended Alberto at every turn, said that the decision was Alberto’s, and that he wanted to concentrate fully on his pro wrestling career.

Alberto was making a very strong salary for his figurehead role where his main job was to promote the brand, particularly in the Mexican media. Combate Americas is most popular in Mexico where it airs on TV Azteca, one of the country’s strongest stations, in a Friday night weekly time slot, with either a news show or a fight show.

“What Alberto is telling me is that his first love is wrestling,” said McLaren in the interview. “You know, his father was Dos Caras, a very famous wrestler and Saraya’s family is third generation English wrestlers, you know about, her, right? And so what Alberto has said to me, and we haven’t unveiled this yet, but we can talk about it, he’s probably stepping back his official roles from Combate and he’s going to focus more on wrestling for the next year or two.”

McLaren had called Alberto “El Presidente,” which was his nickname in the WWE locker room because he looked and carried himself like a political leader.

“I think he’s reaching a point in his career when he knows that the physical demands of wrestling are not what he wants to continue doing,” said McLaren. “But I think he knows he’s got a couple of years still left to keep maintaining his level of performance. It’s a very challenging enterprise and I think it’s very, very hard on the body and difficult to do. Very physical. Very athletic. So he’s kind of asked me if he can step away and with Saraya (girlfriend Paige), focus on wrestling.”

Alberto has been in and out of controversy for the past year.

Paige potentially facing battery charges in Orlando airport incident

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Paige could potentially be facing charges stemming from the domestic violence incident with Alberto El Patron that took place at the Orlando International Airport earlier this month.

In a story that was first reported by Pro Wrestling Sheet, detectives at the Orlando Police Department have found that probable cause exists to charge Paige with domestic battery. The information has been forwarded to the state attorney’s office for review and to decide if charges will be filed.

The investigation into El Patron is still ongoing.

After initially claiming that her and El Patron were the ones to get police involved, Paige released a statement on Twitter last week that said she was the one who was held for potential battery charges after throwing a drink at El Patron. Police noted that El Patron was the only suspect listed at that time.

WWE has a zero-tolerance policy regarding domestic violence. The policy states that a performer would immediately be suspended if they’re arrested for such a matter. Upon a conviction, the performer would immediately be terminated. WWE also maintains the right to fine, suspend, or terminate a wrestler if “incontrovertible evidence of such illegal misconduct” is presented to them.

El Patron was suspended by Global Force Wrestling until the resolution of the investigation, though he still holds their Unified World Heavyweight title and isn’t being edited out of episodes of Impact during the suspension.

GFW Impact results: Alberto El Patron & Lashley vs. LAX

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously: LAX announced that GFW Unified World Champion Alberto El Patron is their newest member.

Tonight: El Patron teams with Bobby Lashley against LAX after declining their invitation. Also, Grand Champion Moose defends against Naomichi Marufuji. Plus, Gail Kim makes a special announcement.

Show Recap — 

– Earlier today, Joseph Park and Grado arrived at the Impact Zone. Park revealed that Grado is being deported and the only way for him to stay is to marry one of the Knockouts.

– LAX came out to the ring to officially announce their newest member. Konnan introduced Alberto El Patron and he made his way to the ring. El Patron noted that he and Konnan have been through a lot together, but he was upset that Konnan announced him as the newest member without asking him first.

Konnan said that they’ve been oppressed and need each other. El Patron mentioned that he hasn’t forgotten how he was treated in Stamford. Konnan asked again for him to join, but El Patron turned him down.

A furious Konnan ordered LAX to attack El Patron until Bobby Lashley came out for the save. After the commercial break, El Patron & Lashley vs. LAX was made official.

ACH defeated Andrew Everett in a first round Super X Cup match

Everett hit a sweet looking moonsault to the floor. He went for a springboard, but ACH caught him and executed a German suplex. The finish of the match came when ACH hit a brainbuster to advance in the Super X Cup.

– Last week, Sonjay Dutt was furious that Trevor Lee stole the X Division belt and promised to get it back.

– Gail Kim came out for her announcement. She said that she gave her body and soul to wrestling and doesn’t regret one moment. She announced that she is retiring from wrestling at the end of 2017. Tonight is not the end and she promised to retire on top.

– Chris Adonis made his way down to the ring. He challenged The Swole Mates to a pose-off in the ring. Eli Drake ran down and a bunch of referees broke it up. This got very little reaction.

– In the back, Karen Jarrett was sad to see Gail Kim retire but has some challengers in mind to face Kim in the last few months of her career.

Octagoncito defeated Demus

Octagoncito hit a corkscrew moonsault to the floor to gain the advantage. Demus hit a series of power moves to take over. Octagoncito made a comeback and hit a moonsault from the top rope to the floor and then rolled up Demus to pick up the win.

– In a montage, Grado asked out a series of Knockouts on dates but was rejected each time. A random guy was shown doing squats in the background.

Naomichi Marufuji defeated Grand Champion Moose by DQ

Ethan Carter III joined in on commentary, though he was silent during the match.

Moose was in control for most of round one. The judges scored in his favor giving him the round. In round two, Moose had the early advantage until Marufuji made a comeback and evened things up.

In the third round, Moose hit a hesitation dropkick for a close near fall. Marufuji hit two jumping knee strikes to gain control, then EC3 jumped in the ring and nailed Marufuji with the ring bell.

– At the LAX clubhouse, Konnan wanted both El Patron and Lashley taken out on stretchers.

Trevor Lee defeated William Weeks

Lee came out with the X Division title and refused to take the belt off. In the back, Sonjay Dutt tried to run to the ring but was detained by security. Lee totally dominated the match and won with the double knees.

Dutt attacked Lee after the match, but Lee was able to run off with the belt.

Laurel Van Ness defeated Ava Storie

Van Ness missed a curb stomp and Storie made a fiery comeback. Van Ness caught her entering the ring with a hangman’s DDT and hit the curb stomp for the win.

After the match, Grado and Joseph Park came down to the ring with wine and candy. Grado told Van Ness that she’s beautiful and asked her out on a date, but Kongo Kong interrupted before she could answer. Grado and Park ran off.

Alberto El Patron & Bobby Lashley defeated LAX (w/ Homicide, Konnan, and Diamante)

The faces worked well together and were in control during the early part of the match. LAX then took over and isolated El Patron on their side of the ring. El Patron hit a reverse superplex on Santana and made the tag. Lashley hit a powerslam on Santana, but Ortiz broke up the pin.

Diamante distracted Lashley and Konnan interfered to give LAX the advantage. El Patron got the hot tag and ran wild. Lashley and El Patron used a neckbreaker/double foot stomp combination to win the match.

El Patron told Lashley they make a great team. LAX jumped El Patron and Lashley just walked away and didn’t help.

Next Week: The Super X Cup tournament continues.

AUDIO: Jeff Jarrett addresses Alberto El Patron suspension

Posted on by Joseph Currier

While most of the conversation was supposed to be about Global Force Wrestling’s post-Slammiversary plans and the company’s recent rebrand, Jeff Jarrett addressed Alberto El Patron’s suspension on a conference call with the pro wrestling media today.

GFW noted that their statement would be all they’re saying for now while requesting that questions about El Patron not be asked, but Jarrett called the situation with El Patron being investigated for domestic battery “unfortunate” and said that they’re continuing to dig into the matter.

One of the first questions asked was about whether El Patron would be edited out of upcoming episodes of Impact like TNA had to do with Hernandez when his contract with Lucha Underground prohibited him from appearing on TV. Jarrett said that the situations weren’t similar due to Hernandez not legally being allowed to be shown, then said that everyone knows that the incident happened after they taped and that he thought it would further damage their brand to edit footage out.

A question was later posed about whether El Patron would be stripped of the GFW Unified World Championship, with Jarrett saying that it hasn’t been addressed yet because it’s far from what’s most important right now.

Elsewhere on the call, Jarrett maintained that Anthem owns the “Broken Hardys” characters and stated that there’s been no agreement for The Hardys to acquire the rights to them.

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