The following is what transpired during the Seventh and Final Season of PWI during the autumn period:
THE 28TH BLOODBATH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL – 10/5/23
The show kicked off with a decent opening, followed by a great opener between Paige and Nikki Cross. Cross achieved a victory with the help of a distraction by Alexa Bliss!
Jade Cargill is looking distraught about last night’s loss when the Immunity Champion Shawn Spears walks into the locker room. He advises her to keep her ego in check so as to not embarrass herself and the Pinnacle. She is deeply offended that he would lecture her about victories when he has been absent for so long, but he leaves after making it clear that she has let her pride get the best of her!
Blaster is minding his own business when he is abruptly interrupted by Crock Heffner’s new agent, Don Sparking. Blaster wants to know what Don wants, and Don reminds him that he is a famous agent of many past superstars; Sunfire, Catherine (although Blaster reminds Don that Catherine was not a competitor), and now Crock…Heffner! Blaster mocks the new name, calling him simply “The Crock”, and Don goes into a diatribe about how “Crock Heffner” ended “The Crock” off of a “mountainside” and sending Crock “into a valley”. Blaster had had enough of this stupidity and was prepared to leave, but Don demanded to talk about opportunities, including “title shots”. Blaster rejected the plea, leaving Don behind!
After a hard fought contest, the 1st ranked Riott Squad defeated the Tag Team Champions, The Agency, to become the new champions!!
Lawrence Mason was standing by with the IIconics, whom wanted everyone to know that they were back and ready to take the tag gold! When Lawrence brought up their humiliating failure of a run in AEW (having been squashed in a handicap match by Chyna), Peyton and Billie got upset, insisting that that was the past and that they “ARE THE FUTURE!” Impassioned, Billie and Peyton then warned that the Squad wouldn’t have the gold for long before they stormed off!
The Men’s Tag Team Champions are walking and talking about the competitive women’s tag division when they remind themselves of the competitive field with the men’s tag division; with special attention to the next match. They agree that while they know how to handle the Undisputed Era, they are definitely keeping an eye on the new up and comers, Beer Money Inc.! They then set off to watch that match with the rest of us!
In the tag match in question, Beer Money Inc. defeated the Undisputed Era after a hard fought battle wherein Roderick Strong was isolated from Adam Cole for a large portion of the bout. After the match, Cole helped Strong up only to hit him with a superkick! He finished him with a Last Shot, signifying that the U.E. was over!
Ted Dibiase was waiting in the parking lot when Petey Williams arrived. Ted asked if “it’s a deal”, to which Petey shook his hand and the two entered the building!
Catherine was doing some work in her suite when “Crock Hefner” entered and bothered her about a title shot, since he defeated a former WWE talent and PWI “Hall of Famer”. Catherine mocked this, and said that Crock was “too old”. Crock retorted that Granddaddy Duxen is literally wrestling! Catherine demanded that Crock leave, and he closed her computer…only to reopen it when she commanded him to before leaving.
In the next match, Granddaddy Duxen gave an emotional performance and qualified for the Premier Athlete Tournament Roulette by defeating Mark Henry!
AJ Lee was excited to find Thunderosa and congratulate her on her win yesterday. Thunderosa was appreciative, but she insisted that she had places to be so as to rest. AJ was curious as to whether she said anything wrong and wanted to suggest something. Thunderosa said she was happy for Lee, but wanted to be left alone. Lee felt disheartened and then quickly decided to go to the gym.
Aiden English was struggling to get people to get his autograph. He started ranting about people not appreciating him when Dexter Lumis quietly walked up and snatched his autograph book. English demanded to have it back, but was put through his table for his troubles as Lumis left with the book!!
In the Women’s Title match, the Immunity Champion and Premier Athlete Liv Morgan changed the stipulations multiple times, setting the stage for her to take the gold from Becky Lynch!!
Charlotte was waiting for someone in management when Natalya approached her. The two of them argued who deserves accolades. Natalya pointed out that Charlotte has been getting all of the opportunities that women like herself should have. Charlotte dared her to prove herself and the two parted ways!
The Undisputed Champion, Dragonfly, Krusader, and Mystico all waited for Dibiase. Dragonfly insisted that he didn’t need anyone, and Krusader promptly pushed back against the egomaniac, pointing out that Mystico is the future. Dragonfly scoffed and Mystico tried to calm everyone down (despite Dragonfly also talking down to him). Then, Dibiase arrived, laughed at the disarray, and then made his pitch: Krusader was the legend with something to teach, Mystico was to be the pupil for the future, and Dragonfly would be an equal partner with Dibiase. Krusader had already accepted the deal, and that last detail about partnership won Dragonfly over, but as Dragonfly got ready for his match, Mystico brushed past Dibiase, refusing the offer! Krusader offered to go get Mystico, but Dibiase expressed that Mystico had made his choice, and that he will have to live with it!!
Then, in the amazing Main Event, Dragonfly pulled off the incredible victory in successfully defending his gold against Metalhead!!
As the show came to a close, Dragonfly sat on the stage, victorious, as Metalhead looked on, with both of them drained of energy!
ASCENDANTS – 10/14/23
After the opening, the opening bout saw Tommaso Ciampa retain his Ascendant Title against Krazy Kid!
Terminator and Phobe were walking when Terminator suddenly stopped and began ranting about Krusader leaving them behind to join Dibiase despite the fact that they were as iconic as he. Terminator even interrogated Phobe as to why he didn’t challenge Ciampa. Phobe said he didn’t want the Ascendant Title, but Terminator reminded him that the title could put him in the tournament to be the Premier Champion. Terminator chastised Phobe on not taking action and then left him to his own thoughts!
Mr. Kennedy addressed the crowd, saying that management has been taking him for granted, and that he was set to become the future world champion! Then, he lost to Dominik Dijakovic!
In the Main Event, Indi Hartwell outlast the rest of the Women’s Ascendant Class in a battle royal – last eliminating Toni Storm – to become the new Women’s Ascendant Champion!
As the show came to a close, Indi held her new title high!
HCW MONDAY NIGHT MAYHEM – 10/16/23
After the introduction, we are treated to a bloody battle wherein Damien Sandow defeated Adam Rose for the Extreme Championship! His celebration is cut short, however, by the surprise arrival of the highest sought-after free agent: LA KNIGHT! Knight informs (and Michael confirms) that Sandow had to defend the title now against Knight, and within moments Knight hit his finisher and scored the pinfall to become the new champion!!
Scott Nash and Ted Brown discuss what we just saw. Brown tells Nash that he knew how much Mickey and the rest of the industry wanted Knight, so he reached out to him and signed him first! This was merely the first of many tricks up his sleeve to defeat Mickey in this new war!
Amazon came really close to defeating Blade, but the arrival of Maryse put a stop to that as the French Canadian brutally beat down Amazon, assisted her in being defeated by Blade, then dispensed with Blade before assaulting her some more and standing tall as we went to break!
In the fatal four way Main Event, Petey Williams defeated Sabu, Brandon Lee, and Scarecrow to become the next HCW challenger for the Undisputed Title in a fast-paced, action-packed brawl!
As Petey celebrated, Ted Dibiase emerged from the back, applauding the victory whilst we concluded the show!
WNW – 10/18/23
FTR defeated the Lunatic Fringe in a decent bout.
The Attraction reacted to an announcement at the outset of the show that Blaster and Catherine had indefinitely suspended the so-called “Purge Rule”. They said that they never really had to worry about the rule, because they intend on being the champions until the end!
Jade Cargill was bothered by Kaitlyn greeting her. Kaitlyn shot back that Jade was definitely not too high and mighty for everyone else since AJ beat her. Jade tried to choke Kaitlyn out for talking smack, but Kaitlyn didn’t back down. Jade told her to prove her worth in the ring, and Kaitlyn welcomed the challenge, pointing out that “if AJ can do it, anyone can”! She then left Jade seething!
Metalhead earned a disqualification for brutally assaulting Heavymetal, refusing to relent, and then taking out the official! More officials arrived after the assault completed, leaving a crazed and enraged Metalhead standing tall!
Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss walked through the back, Alexa began feeding off the negative energy left behind by other who had passed through earlier. She asked Nikki if she could feel the anger and the murderous rage. Alexa then said that “that bitch” needs their attention, and proclaimed that the two of them had a new “playmate”!
In the Main Event, Liv Morgan successfully defended her Ultimate Women’s Title against Emma and celebrated as the show came to a close!
ASYLUM – 10/23/23
After the opening, Rhyno defeated Adam Cole, Karrion Kross, and Pac in a fast-paced four corner elimination match to determine Dragonfly’s second challenger!
Dibiase caught Mystico walking by. Mystico told him that he still isn’t interested. Dibiase said he’s here because “if you can’t beat em’, join em’.” Mystico was confused until Krusader attacked him. Dibiase declared that no one turns him down!
The Immunity Champion, Shawn Spears was face to face with the HCW Extreme Champion, LA Knight, who called him out for being a “coward” in not defending his title consistently. Spears said that sounds like a challenge, and Knight said it is an “observation” and a “fact of life”, noting that he will defend his Extreme Title this Friday at Insanity!
Beer Money Inc. defeated FTR for the chance to challenge for the Tag Titles. FTR was recovering outside when Lance Archer came down and viciously attacked them. Then, Dibiase followed suit, signifying that Beer Money Inc. was in the Million Dollar Corporation!
Brie Bella went to comfort her sister, Nikki, who was distraught over her recent losses. Brie said that they will bounce back together, and that they should make like old times and get this off of their mind by partying. Nikki seemed to agree until she attacked her sister! Nikki said that they only look alike, but that she is superior to Brie! Brie was then left on the floor as Nikki left!
Mickey interrupted Catherine from leaving. He chastised her for taking everything from him and for “biting his hand”. He also chided her for interrupting his training of Jackie, who he said should more potential in one day than Catherine had in her whole life. Catherine threatened him with security and promised that Mickey will not get back to Jackie, but Executioner surprised and kidnapped her as he and Mickey left the arena!!
Jade Cargill defeated Kaitlyn in a hard fought match!
Jade was leaving the ringside area through the hall when the lights flickered between colors as a female voice said “let him in”. Alexa appeared behind her only to disappear again as Jade left confused and startled!
Matt Cardona then complained to Lawrence Mason about being overlooked despite his past success as a ratings draw in HLW. He then sent a message to management to put him in the ring if they seek ratings success!!
Cameron Grimes defeated Dexter Lumis after Lumis was distracted by Aiden English who came out carrying a table (as he is mandated to be around a table at all times when on camera). English protested Dexter’s recent theft of his book and demanded it back, but Lumis pushed him through the table, but turned around and caught the Cave-In for his troubles as well as a defeat!
In the Main Event, Charlotte defeated Natalya in a banger of a match and celebrated with Nattie seething as the show concluded!
INSANITY – 10/27/23
The show kicked off with an irate Amazon taking her anger out on Maryse in their match (which saw Maryse fight back a little, but also running away). Amazon was about to win when Jamie Hayter stormed into the ring to attack her! Amazon fought her off, hitting a powerbomb on the invader, but as she set up for her finisher again on Maryse, Penelope Ford also invaded and attacked Amazon! Ford hit a superkick on her, knocking her out, setting Maryse up for her patented DDT and the pinfall! The three women aligned together as the show went to break!
Ted Brown caught up with Petey Williams, chastising him for trusting Dibiase. Williams promised that Ted had a plan to save the industry from Mickey. Ted said that he had everything under control and that Ted was a snake. Petey said he was happy to have this snake on his side! He then left Ted speechless as we got ready for the main event!
In the main event, LA Knight successfully defended his Extreme Championship against Damien Sandow! He celebrated as the show went off the air!!
A PREMIER HALLOWEEN – 10/30/23
After the video package and pyro, we see an impressive match wherein Liv Morgan successfully defended her Women’s Title against Charlotte after it was revealed that she changed the rules so that Charlotte couldn’t defeat her by submission! After the match, Charlotte looked on with anger as Liv celebrated!
Nikki Cross stalked Jade Cargill and surprised her with pleas to “play” while talking in the third person. Jade mocked Nikki, said she wasn’t playing, and when Nikki insisted, Jade got irritated and told the creepy Nikki to leave her be! Nikki stayed behind cackling as if she was possessed!
Pac was working out when Matt Cardona came up and demanded to know why Pac received a title opportunity despite only having been EWA NXT champion. Pac said that he earned his spot and Cardona called himself the “highest rated world champion of all time”, using that as an excuse for why he should have been given that spot instead. Pac and him continued to butt heads until agreeing that they should face off soon.
With Ted Dibiase ringside after giving a special introduction for Beer Money Inc., the team of Roode and Storm shockingly defeated The Attraction to become the new tag team champions following a clever distraction by Ted to enable Roode to sneak a Glorious DDT onto a chair! Dibiase gifted the gold to the new champions and applauded their victory as the ref tended to the former champions!
Dexter Lumis was attempting to leave when Aiden English interrupted him with table in tow. After setting up his table – as required by contract – Aiden demanded to know where his book was, but Dexter inexplicably grabbed Aiden’s hand, confusing the disgruntled author. It soon became apparent that Dexter wanted an arm wrestling match! Aiden struggled to get the best of Lumis despite putting his body weight behind the effort. Lumis slammed English’s arm through the table, leaving him to sob as Lumis calmly left!
Lex Luger was checking himself out in the mirror when Cameron Grimes emerged in the hallway behind him. Cameron was bragging to himself about his accomplishments, and as he was about to declare his journey “…to the Moon” he accidentally stumbled, causing Lex to collide face first with the mirror! Cameron was very apologetic as Lex quietly stood up – visibly enraged – picked up Cameron’s hat and then proceeded to stomp on it whilst Grimes plead for him to stop! Cameron grabbed his hat as Lex left the scene, scoffing about the notion that he is the “Total Package”.
Nikki Bella viciously defeated Brie Bella in a swift victory to simultaneously qualify for the Premier Tournament!
Kris Statlander was enjoying a walk when she happened to head Natalya angrily talking to herself (ranting about Charlotte dropping the ball) as she walked by. Kris spoke up to see what was wrong. Natalya remarked that she lost to Charlotte, only for her to then lose to Liv tonight. She insisted that she would have won, but when Kris tried to offer her thoughts Natalya turned to hinting at violence, threatening Kris and telling her that 1. she isn’t an alien, and 2. that she should grow up before storming out of frame!
Wade Barrett was talking with Miro – who he insisted on calling “Rusev” – about them uniting to create “Bad News Day” and taking the tag division by storm. Miro stated that he didn’t want this. Barrett said that neither did he, but that they “needed” this to retake the spotlight. They were interrupted by the Young Bucks, who said that they are the greatest tag team in the world despite never getting TV time, but that they would happily test the mettle of this fledgling team. Barrett accepted and as the Bucks departed, Miro grew angry, but Barrett plead with him to give it one chance, Miro reluctantly agreed, saying that he better not regret it, as Barrett seemed very pleased!
In another shocker of a match, LA Knight successfully defended his Extreme Title while also defeating Shawn Spears for the Immunity Title!
Thunderosa was growing irritated as AJ Lee was trying to pitch the idea of a match between them. Thunderosa grew very angry, threatening violence until Becky Lynch stepped in. Thunderosa demanded that Becky reason with AJ as she left the scene. Becky asked AJ to heed the warning, AJ tried to retort, saying that she is on a roll since her first round drafting and victory over Jade. Becky told AJ that she was “on her side” – meaning that she was on the side of every ambitious woman -, but AJ grew starstruck at the idea of her supposed idol being on her “side”. Becky left as AJ continued to spiral into her latest obsession, obviously not sincerely hearing a word of Becky’s advice.
Hurricane Helms was poorly disguised in the corner of the hallway as Seth Rollins came walking by. Helms revealed himself, asking if the “citizen” needed saving from a “villain”. However, he stopped himself, pointing out that Seth was – in fact – a villain! Seth was annoyed, rejecting that idea. Helms noted what Seth did to Orton only to lose to Dragonfly, saying “WHAT’S UP WITH THAT?!”. Seth had none of it, attacking Helms, and taking him out with a Stomp!
Much to the chagrin of Ted Dibiase, Mystico defeated Krusader in an incredible match, causing Ted to leave in disgust!
Adam Cole was getting his stretches in when Matt Taven walked up to offer advice, saying that they were alike. Adam Cole laughed this off, saying he needed no advice and that he was far superior to Taven. Taven was taken aback by the arrogance of Cole, but obliged Cole’s demand for him to leave. Then again, Taven left with a hinted caveat that this advice being ignored would be something to regret.
In Shane McMahon’s suite – which Jesse Hash insisted that McMahon was not coming back to any time soon – Jesse Hash and Granddaddy Duxen were smoking it up. Duxen offered advice, saying that Hash took Archer for granted and that he smokes too much. Hash scoffed at this and continued to smoke without a care as the two coughed and laughed it up!
In the incredible Main Event, Dragonfly successfully defended his Undisputed Championship against Rhyno and Petey Williams! After the match, the three of them and Earl Hebner were all exhausted beyond belief!
Before we ended the show, though, cameras caught Finn Balor leaving, but the lights went out, followed by a sinister laugh. Suddenly, the darkness was broken by the sight of the firepit in the parking lot! Finn was aghast as he approached the pit. The lights came back on…red as can be…as another sinister laugh chimed in along with the “let ME in” and then…the end of the show!
ASYLUM – 11/6/23
The show begins with an impressive match between the team Miro and Barrett and their opponents The Young Bucks! Miro was dominant and paved the way for he and Barrett to get the submission victory! Barrett nodded in approval as his plan seemed to be working!
Blaster and Catherine were discussing the tag team division and what Barrett and Miro should name themselves when Don Sparking barged in demanding a title match for Crock Heffner, saying that Blaster and Catherine have been dodging him. Blaster stated that Crock is no more deserving of a world title match right now than himself. When Sparking tried to argue back, Blaster hit him with a Stunner and threw him out! Catherine and Blaster then resumed their conversation as we cut back to the ring!
Natalya Neidhart brutally defeated Kris Statlander via submission!
Becky arrived at the arena when she heard a voice coming from behind the dumpster. When she investigated, AJ Lee popped up behind her to scare her playfully. Becky told Lee to not do that, Lee explained that she learned that voice-throwing trick when she was younger and that she was happy to have Becky “with” her. She went on to talk about how they are close now when Becky told her that she is misinterpreting what she said last week. Lee tried to insist, but Becky explained that she cares about the future of the industry as represented by Lee and how Lee needs to protect her meteoric rise! Lee exclaimed with joy, giving Becky a hug for the heart to heart. Becky felt awkward as she patted Lee on the back and proceeded to enter the building muttering to herself. Lee, meanwhile, jumped for joy in the parking lot about how happy she was to have Becky as her “best friend”!
Cameras caught a commotion already in progress with Matt Taven and Adam Cole fighting. Taven got the best of Cole and said that Cole is forcing him to show the world what he is made of as he walked away and left Cole out cold!
Cameron Grimes shocked the world by defeating Lex Luger via pinfall! Luger was furious as Grimes celebrated up the ramp!
Jade Cargill was trying to leave a spooky-looking room when the lights flickered, revealing Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss standing right beside the door! This freaked Jade out as Alexa giggled and said “Let Him In” as the lights flickered, they disappeared, and the ghostly giggle of Alexa filled the room!
Krusader was walking with Dibiase, talking about how he “had” Mystico last week in that match, but Dibiase told him “no more excuses”. Dibiase recognized that Mystico got the best of the older Krusader and that perhaps Mystico should be allowed to soon challenge Dragonfly for the gold so that the Undisputed Champion could put him in his place. Krusader went to say that Mystico may win that too, but Dibiase expressed his faith in the plan as they left for beers!
Matt Cardona defeated Pac in a very hard fought battle!
Seth Rollins told Lawrence Mason that he didn’t care about Hurricane Helms, Aiden English or any other “comedy act” who got in his way. He declared that his ultimate goal is to depose Dragonfly as the Undisputed Champion!
Before the last match, LA Knight talked about how he is “not a fluke” and how he has worked for a long time making a name for himself in the Indies to show the world what he’s got and will successfully defend his newfound gold against the “overrated” Shawn Spears! “YEAH!”
In the Main Event, LA Knight successfully defended the Immunity Championship in his rematch against Shawn Spears!
With the show coming to a close, Knight held his gold up high as Spears struggled to recover in the ring!
INSANITY – 11/8/23
The opening bout between Amazon and Jamie Hayter has a false start as Amazon is thrown through the entrance by Hayter, followed by Maryse and Penelope. The match sees Amazon putting up a little fight, but the interference from Ford is too much, paving the way for Hayter to win! Maryse, Ford, and Hayter all then stomp the lights out of Amazon, finishing her off with a Perfect DDT by Maryse!
Scott Nash is frustrated with Ted Brown for letting Jim Ross and Ric Venom take the spot of myself and Tom Banks for the night. Brown says that he had to since we were on assignment elsewhere. Ted reminds Nash that everything is under control, but Nash points out how untrustworthy and untamed Petey Williams has been. Ted notes that he is not worried about Petey since Mickey has been deposed. Nash expressed his doubts about Mickey staying down and noted that the tyrant will be back in no time as he left!
In our Main Event, LA Knight – who, prior to the match, mentioned his intention on pursuing the Undisputed Title – successfully defended in a hard fought match against Tommaso Ciampa! The former Ascendant Champion jumped ship to HCW, but lost his first match as LA Knight closed the show with another victory celebration!
ASCENDANTS – 11/11/23
In the opening bout, Toni Storm defeated Indi Hartwell to become the new Women’s Ascendant Champion!
In the Main Event, we see a Men’s Ascendant Roster Gauntlet Battle Royal for the Men’s Ascendant Title! This match featured numerous stories: a resilient Jeff Jarrett, Mr. Perfect reuniting violently with and eliminating his former tag partner, Jim Neidhart, Krazy Kid and Maniac each coming down with Maniac eliminated by Mr. Kennedy and then Krazy Kid coming down for revenge! R-Truth “singing” himself to the ring, and Terminator eliminating himself at the end to see Phobe become the new champion!
The show concluded seeing the carnage in and around the ring as Terminator celebrated with Phobe!
THE WRESTLING SHOW – 11/13/23
The show kicked off with a quick-paced match for the Women’s Ascendant Title wherein Toni Storm retained over Hikaru Shida!
Scott Nash asked Ted Brown why he was smiley and laughing to himself. He told Nash that he had something in store that he thinks Nash will like very much!
Amazon took on Penelope Ford, whose associates Maryse and Jamie Hayter predictably got involved, but this time Hikaru Shida and Melina jumped ship to HCW to assist Amazon in fighting back and picking up the victory!!
Phobe was sitting in the locker room with Terminator, who was very pleased with himself for helping Phobe win the Men’s Ascendant Title. Terminator told Phobe that he needed to be prepared for what comes next and he left the room promising a surprise of some sort and for Phobe to stay tuned!
LA Knight told Lawrence Mason and the world that this is just the beginning for him and that he plans on both ending Dragonfly’s reign and stopping Mickey’s plan of destruction!
Ciampa – with the help of Mr. Kennedy, Jeff Jarrett, and Dominik Dijakovic, whom jumped ship to HCW as well – defeated Matt Morgan, Jay Lethal, Trevor Murdoch, and Damien Sandow to earn a shot at the Undisputed Title!
The Tag Champions, Beer Money Inc., were bragging about their paychecks when they were suddenly attacked by Miro and Wade Barrett! Wade warned that they, “The International Incident”, will soon be challenging for the gold!
Jesse Hash was getting high and preparing to leave when Matt Cardona stopped him. After some talk about where weed is legal now or soon to be legal, Cardona highlighted the wellness policy – Hash claimed he has glaucoma – and said that Hash is a disgrace and a bad influence. Hash told Cardona to not touch him, but Cardona didn’t listened and got knocked out for his troubles!
Adam Cole defeated Matt Taven in a highly competitive match!
Brian Cage entered through the door, noticed the weed smell and was stumbled into by Cameron Grimes, who was bragging about defeating Lex Luger. Cage reminisced about being ignored by Grimes in WWE and about management there giving Grimes all the opportunities. Grimes was very apologetic and confessed to not remembering Cage being there. Cage put him in his place, forcing him to cower on the ground, saying that Grimes belongs to him now. When Cage left, he allowed Cameron to get up “for now”.
The Pinnacle was complaining about their recent troubles. Jade Cargill spoke up, promised to rid herself of the demented Nikki Cross and Alexa Bliss, and then demanded that Spears and FTR get their acts together as she left for the ring!
After a lot of mind games and light tricks, Nikki Cross – with Alexa’s help – defeated Jade Cargill!
Tag Champions Ruby Riott and Sarah Logan spotted the Ultimate Women’s Champion and Premier Athlete Liv Morgan walking through. They confronted her about the lack of interaction lately. Liv said that she outgrew them and that she used to think she was their third wheel when she was “in fact” “the whole damn ship”. She then told them that the group was “dead” in her opinion as she left them behind. Still, Ruby pledged to help pick Liv up when she falls off of her pedestal.
Don Sparking reminded us that he is Crock Heffner’s agent and plead his case about why Crock should be the next champion, but while he was touting Crock’s greatness, Crock sprained his ankle and started pleading for a doctor. The two of them privately argued, Don said that Crock was headed to go kill moose or something as he was forced to carry Crock out of the locker room!
Ted Dibiase came to the ring, warned the International Incident against future attacks, saying that an attack on one member of the Million Dollar Corporation is an attack on all. He then introduced the Undisputed Champion, Dragonfly, for his open title defense against…Granddaddy Duxen! Duxen was a hell of a challenger, and almost won, but the interference by Ted Dibiase and Lance Archer paved the way for Dragonfly to survive and retain!
The carnage of the main event was visible to all to see as Dragonfly clung to his gold and the show concluded!
THANKSGIVING BRAWL – 11/23/23
After the opening video package, Cameron Grimes shocked the world by defeating Brian Cage!
Scott Nash was expressing how impressed he is with Ted Brown’s surprises. Brown is appreciative of this, but they are interrupted by a very irritated Damien Sandow. Sandow demands to know why he has been getting screwed over and chides Brown for bringing in people like LA Knight. He insisted that he should be challenging for the gold tonight. Ted told him that he will have another opportunity by facing off against the latest newcomer to HCW; DDP! DDP hits Sandow with a Diamond Cutter and leaves Sandow out cold!
In an awesome six woman elimination tag match, Amazon, Melina, and Hikaru Shida almost defeat Maryse, Jamie Hayter, and Penelope Ford but Amazon eliminates Maryse and forgets about Hayter who breaks a chair over Amazon’s head! This leads Hayter to get the victory for her team!
Ciampa is confronted by Jeff Jarrett, who says that Ciampa owes him for the shot at the gold tonight. Ciampa scoffs at this, and so does Mr. Kennedy and Dijakovic. Each of them demand their shot. Ciampa assures them that they will all have their shot should he win tonight as he leaves.
Emma spots a frustrated Jade Cargill pounding on the wall. Emma tells her that she is confident that Jade will bounce back. Jade flips out and tries to choke Emma out as the lights flicker to purple. Jade starts to cackle maniacally until the lights snap back to normal and she comes out of her trance. Jade drops Emma, tells her to stay away and scurries away. Emma is trying to recover as Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross enter the frame. Nikki and Alexa are both pleased with what they see as Alexa notes that “his plan” is falling into place.
Matt Cardona defeated Jesse Hash to qualifying for the tournament in a hard-fought match!
Ted Dibiase and Dragonfly were seen watching the match which just happened. Dragonfly responded to Dibiase saying that he won’t have to worry about Cardona by saying that he has been watching Matt’s career for a while and knows that he is serious. He also notes that he won’t underestimate Ciampa tonight. Dibiase, however, reassures Dragonfly that he trusts in a swift victory for the champion!
Lance Archer is spotted walking by Shawn Spears. Spears demands accountability for Archer’s ambush of FTR a few weeks ago. Archer laughs this off, but FTR joins in to seek revenge. This, however, is responded to by the Tag Champions, Beer Money Inc. They warn the Pinnacle against this assault and mock them, calling them “The Pit”. Spears is annoyed and challenges the representatives of the Million Dollar Corporation to a War Games match at Rising! As the Pinnacle leaves, Archer tells the champs that they need to confer with Dibiase about this first!
As the Riott Squad defends their Tag Titles against The IIconics, Liv Morgan interferes and costs them the gold!!
In the Main Event, Dragonfly retains the Undisputed Title against Ciampa after numerous interventions by Ted Dibiase. However, the celebration is cut short by the arrival of HBK! Shawn Michaels enters the ring to thunderous cheers! Dragonfly charges after him but is hit – subsequently alongside Dibiase – with the Sweet Chin Music!
As the show concludes, HBK briefly holds up the gold and poses!
THE 10TH GODDESS APPRECIATION NIGHT – 11/27/23
The show kicks off with Alexa Bliss sitting in her lair with Nikki Cross by her side. She invites us to the show, and remarks on how we will see that this is her demented version of a playground. She then addresses Jade Cargill, saying that Jade will have a chance to earn a match with her at Rising (wherein she will have a chance to make Alexa and her cult leave her alone), but only if she defeats a mystery opponent tonight!
After the opening video package, Jade Cargill comes out and has to take on the returning SLAMMER! Jade gives it her all, but Slammer defeats her and holds her down while the Goddess makes way for the ring. Alexa chuckles, says that Jade is her “bitch” and says that she feels like giving Jade the match anyway, with a chance to protect her freedom from Alexa!
In the back, we see Lance Archer approach Ted Dibiase to seek his blessing for the War Games match at Rising. Ted gives his blessing, but remarks that Lance will have a lot riding on the outcome!
Tommaso Ciampa defeats Jeff Jarrett in a great back and forth contest!
Maryse is walking with Jamie Hayter and Penelope Ford when Amazon stops them. Maryse has her team stay back while Amazon confronts her. Maryse is far from through with Amazon, but Amazon wants a match at Rising to end this. Maryse agrees, and the two promise to keep their allies out of it. Amazon is soon joined by Hikaru Shida and Melina, but she tells them that she appreciates their help and that she will handle her business alone from here!
Mark Henry enters a room that LA Knight is about to walk out of. Henry stops him and tells the Immunity and Extreme Champion that he wants a shot at the gold, regardless of which one. LA tells him that he hasn’t earned the shot yet, and Mark gets violent, promising to beat him into agreeing to a match. He then, while Knight is laid out, steals the Immunity Title!
In a passionate bout, Matt Cardona sneaks out a victory over Granddaddy Duxen!
Pac sees a chair laying on the floor in the hallway, but he is hit with a sudden Canadian Destroyer through the table behind him as he goes to pick it up! The attacker is revealed to be none other than a new and improved Petey Williams!
HBK is arriving at the arena, but Rhyno stops him from entering. The Man Beast tells HBK that he isn’t worthy of being in the title picture and then he told HBK that everyone ranks HBP above him! HBK remarked that comments like that no longer bother him and that Rhyno is just jealous. He then warned Rhyno to stay out of his way, but when Rhyno tried to get physical, he was hit with the Sweet Chin Music! HBK then brushed himself off and entered the building!
Kurt Angle was struggling in his match with Seth Rollins when the ref got caught in the crossfire. Seth used the opportunity to try and cheat until RANDY ORTON hit him with an RKO!! Orton then paved the way for Angle to win the match! After the bout, Seth looked on seething at his returning foe as we cut to a commercial.
After the break, Metalhead confronted Mystico in the hall. Claiming that he is sick of seeing members of Mystico’s family and how they climb the ranks at the expense of “better” talent such as himself. Mystico said he would prove himself and Metalhead laughed it off. Mystico said he was serious as he walked away and Metalhead showed some anger.
In the Main Event, after some shenanigans from Ted Dibiase, Beer Money Inc. retained their Tag Titles over International Incident, but their celebration was cut short as Shawn Spears and FTR invaded the ring and took them out!
As the show came to a close, Spears offered a new challenge: Beer Money Inc. put up the tag gold against FTR during their War Games match!!
HCW INSANITY – 11/29/23
The show kicks off with Jim Ross and Ric Venom announced as the permanent commentary team for HCW and with Ciampa defeating Mr. Kennedy in the opening bout.
Scott Nash and Ted Brown were about to leave the arena. Nash was expressing how impressed he was with how Brown has been handling this threat from Mickey. Brown stated that he has a long-term vision for HCW and the industry overall. Suddenly, the two are interrupted by Executioner, who shared a warning for them: Mickey will have a response soon!
In the Main Event, Diamond Dallas Page defeated Damien Sandow, making quick work of him!
As the show concluded, Sandow was irate as DDP celebrated!
ASCENDANTS – 11/30/23
The show began with Commissioner Slammu addressing the audience. He reminisced about the 4-year history of this brand and how it offered a glimpse into the industry’s future. He then remarked on the gloom future offered by Mickey right now and talked about his own history with Mickey and in the industry overall. He then told the audience that he will close the final Spotlight on December 11th with a major announcement and then welcomed the people to the final installment of Ascendants!
In the opening bout, Zelina Vega defeated Indi Hartwell and Tessa Blanchard to earn a shot at Toni Storm’s Women’s Ascendant Title!
In the final edition of the Spotlight Interview, Lawrence Mason spoke with The Ascendant Women’s and Men’s champions: Toni Storm and Phobe, respectively. Toni conveyed her determination to become the greatest women’s wrestler ever and to also become the first ever Women’s International Champion. Phobe – who was accompanied by Terminator – was relaxed in a nice big chair and exuded incredible confidence. He brushed off any hint of worrying about his opponent at The Spotlight, asserted that he will become the first ever Premier Champion (even boldly proclaiming that he should just have automatically been added to the tournament), and finished his comments with a warning for Dragonfly: the Undisputed Title reign ends when Phobe becomes Premier Champion and seeks to depose Dragonfly!
In the final Ascendants Main Event, R-Truth shockingly defeated Baron Corbin and Angel Garza to become Phobe’s challenger at The Spotlight. Match note: R-Truth disappeared for a while when he was thrown over the top rope and thought that he was eliminated in some three-man battle royal. After he won, he declared himself the “King of the Ring” and exclaimed that he was heading to “Wrestlemania!”
The show came to a close as Baron vented on the outside of the ring, Garza stared in confusion, and Truth celebrated like a toddler at Chuck-E-Cheese!
ASYLUM – 12/4/23
After the opening, Mystico defeated Metalhead in a high-flying showcase!
Ruby Riott was joined by the Ultimate Women’s Champion, Liv Morgan, who was mocking her recent loss of the tag titles. Liv said this is confirmation of her opinion that the Riott Squad doesn’t deserve to share any spotlight with her. Ruby insisted that Liv put her title on the line to prove it, Liv scoffed at first, but was goaded into agreeing when Ruby called her out as not being so fearless as champion. Liv agreed to the match at Rising, promising that Ruby will never want to compete again afterwards!
The IIconics used the chaos of the in-ring action to their advantage as they retained the tag titles against The Allure despite being dominated in the latter half of the bout!
Ted Dibiase caught up with the Undisputed Champion, Dragonfly. However, the champion was heated as a result of not having a heads up about the return of HBK! Dragonfly declared that Rhyno better beat HBK tonight for a title shot or there will be things to discuss between himself and Dibiase at the PPV!
LA Knight blindsided Mark Henry with an attack in the parking lot to retake his Immunity Title! Knight then told Henry that he will happily defend the title against Henry at Rising!
A possessed Jade Cargill choked out Emma before the match could even begin. This happened after Alexa could be heard saying “Let Him In” before Jade’s music hit and the possession seemed to affect Jade as the lights flickered in that familiar purple. Jade left Emma out cold in the ring as we cut to commercial!
Officials were desperately trying to separate Randy Orton and Seth Rollins as Shane McMahon stormed in and demanded that the fighting cease and that they wait to fight at the PPV! However, Randy broke free and got to storm as all hell broke loose! The officials and Shane himself ended up as casualties before Seth got the best of Randy, whilst promising to put him out of commission at Rising!
Blaster and Catherine were visibly panicked. Catherine expressed her concern that Mickey had some big plot in the works. Blaster pledged to help her stop Mickey from destroying the industry. They then set out to find out what Mickey was plotting!
Pac and Petey Williams had begun fighting on the stage while Blaster and Catherine were talking, and after the fight finally made its way into the ring and after the bell rung, Petey Williams found his way to victory over the Bastard Pac!
Mickey was expressing confidence to Executioner, bragging about how he was being underestimated when Karrion Kross dragged Ted Brown before them! Mickey screamed at Ted, promising that this is what he gets for doubting that Mickey will bring an end to everything. He then approved Karrion taking Ted out when Ted pleaded to be allowed to speak. When Mickey agreed, Ted bowed to Mickey’s will, accepting Mickey’s terms for the 4th Armageddon PPV! Mickey then approved Karrion to let him go and pledged to send people with terms to Ted and Nash!
In the Main Event, despite Ted Dibiase’s best efforts, HBK defeated Rhyno to secure a title shot at Rising, celebrating on the stage as Rhyno seethed, Dibiase worried, and the show came to an end!
INSANITY – 12/7/23
The show kicked off with Tommaso Ciampa defeating Dijak!
Scott Nash and Ted Brown argued about Ted succumbing to the will of Mickey. Ted doubts that he can rely on Catherine and Blaster, and Scott insists that they need their help to survive. They were then attacked out of nowhere by Big Cass and Jeff Cobb. Cass revealed that the stipulation for Armageddon 4 is a ten man elimination tag in the main event to determine control of the industry’s fate! Cass then revealed that more stipulations are coming before taking Ted Brown out one more time!!
Just before the Main Event, Mr. Perfect made a surprise appearance as Mr. Kennedy announced that they have joined forces to become “Mr. & Mr.”! However, this and a surprise pre-match attack was not enough for Kennedy to defeat DDP, as Page hit him with the Diamond Cutter and pinned him for the victory!
DDP celebrated as Mr.&Mr. scoffed from inside the ring with the show’s conclusion!
THE FINAL SPOTLIGHT – 12/11/23
After the opening video package, Zelina Vega defeated Toni Storm to become the last Women’s Ascendant Champion and punch her ticket into the Premier Athlete Tournament Roulette!
Krazy Kid and Maniac are sitting at a table in front of a door arguing about cheating at a game. Baron Corbin walks up and wonders what they are arguing about. Kid and Maniac drag Baron into the argument about checkers. Baron notes that there is no board game at the table. The two are confused as they persist. Baron wants to leave, so he pretends to move an invisible game off the table. The Lunatic Fringe calls him crazy. Kid pretends to choke when Baron mocks him. Baron gets frustrated and takes both of them out after they threaten him with a summons!
Michelle McCool last eliminates The Anvil to become the Danger Zone Battle Royal Winner. The win came after the women outnumbered the men 7-3 and after Anvil showed undeniable brutality. McCool’s victory placed her in the final open spot of the Premier Tournament in addition to another gift to be announced later!
Crock berated Don Sparking for him not having a world title match yet. He then struggled to get out of his gear as he proclaimed that “Crock Heffner” is dead and that the Crock needs a rebirth! As Crock left Don speechless, Doink emerged, calling Crock a “clown”!
The IIconics eeked out another title retention, this time over The Agency, when Mockingbird and Carter forgot that this was a PPV and that they had to eliminate both champions! (Note = the ending may be disputed, as some may say that the illegal member of The Agency was pinned in the end)
Events Commissioner Shane McMahon revealed a number of things to Lawrence Mason: The Ascendant and Immunity Champions will all cease to be champions as of January 1st as they all advance to a fatal four way finale for their respective Premier Tournaments. Also, the four previous tournament winners will all be entered into the first round of the tournament. Since Alexa Bliss is a two-time winner, she may earn an automatic bye if Liv Morgan loses her Immunity Title at Rising!
In the Main Event, Phobe brutally and easily defeated R-Truth to retain and become the final Ascendant Champion in addition to advancing the finale of the Premier Tournament. Truth displayed a valiant effort at the beginning of the match, but this enraged Phobe, who decimated him in the end! After the match, Phobe put R-Truth through a table and celebrated as we cut to Commissioner Slammu!
Slammu closed the show with three special announcements: Michelle McCool will become the first ever HCW Women’s Champion if she wins the Premier Tournament, The Ascendant Class will join Slammu in jumping ship to HCW (if they choose), and Slammu will come out of retirement to ensure the survival of the industry into a brand new era!
RISING 2023 – 12/17/23
After a great video package and opening pyro, we see a shocking opening match wherein Jade fends off Nikki Cross and Slammer in her match against Alexa Bliss only for Alexa to get herself disqualified intentionally! Alexa then cackled as she permitted Slammer to obliterate Jade with repeated Head Mashing Super Punches until Alexa decided to hit her Twisted Bliss and half Slammer do a mock three count!
Scott Nash was showering Ted with praises for his recent recruitment successes. Ted expressed that he knows that Nash has history with one of the recruits but that he was seriously taking Nash’s advice by looking outside of the proverbial box to defeat Mickey in this war. That’s when Slammu emerged. He and Nash acknowledged each other and he said he was happy to be on board in defense of the industry!
Catherine was then seen at her Suite and using her computer while both being happy to have Slammu on board and openly wondering where Blaster was. She was then suddenly attacked by Mickey! Mickey had her restrained and alone and began to rant about her conspiring against him. He warned that the plot would fail that the end was inevitable. As she broke free and ran away, Mickey screamed that he is her god and that there is no escaping!
In the Ultimate Women’s (that is, the combination of the Women’s and Women’s Immunity Titles) title best of three falls match, Ruby shocked Liv and the world by taking the first fall and the Immunity Title, but Liv scored the final two decisive falls to retain the gold!!
LA Knight told Lawrence Mason that he was far from done and that tonight was a mere stepping stone towards the Undisputed Title and that he was happy to put Mark Henry down!
Just as Mark Henry was about to come out to the ring, the Cult of Personality hit! The crowd was in shock in anticipation that the Voice of the Voiceless was about to return despite having been traded to AEW over the summer! However, it wasn’t Punk, but the Crock instead! Crock came wearing Matt Hardy’s jacket and with Don Sparking in tow! Crock revealed that he is a Don Sparking guy, a voice for the voiceful, and the slight-edge superstar! He then promised to execute his “Stay Awake” move on the next guy who came to the ring…Mark Henry!
Henry was not amused. He launched Don into the stratosphere and attacked Crock – or Crock M.P. – mercilessly until LA Knight came down! Knight distracted Henry long enough for Crock to hit the Stay Awake and open the door for Knight to enter the ring and start the match! Despite Henry bouncing back a little, Knight managed to retain his Immunity Title!!
Matt Cardona stopped the Undisputed Champion Dragonfly from continuing his walk, by calling him the “absent champion”. Dragonfly laughed to himself about the insult and then mocked Cardona for not being on his level irrespective of Cardona’s bragging about being the champion of HLW when HLW was beating PWI in the ratings. Dragonfly called Cardona a skidmark on the underwear of wrestling and warned that he was going to wipe Cardona out if they ever met in the ring! Cardona froze as Dragonfly belittled him, turning only when the champion disappeared!
Terminator was seen waiting for the Ascendant Champion, Phobe. Terminator urged Phobe to wait and asked why he was instructed to bring a trash can. Phobe walked up, remarking that he just got done using the restroom and then asked for clarification about his status in the tournament. When Terminator reminded him that he is guaranteed to being the tournament finale as the last Ascendant Champion, Phobe looked at the title and dropped it into the trash! He then told Terminator to dump it where it belongs as he left!
Amazon and Maryse put on quite the match as Amazon sealed her victory and ended their feud once and for all!!
Big Cass and Jeff Cobb were proud of themselves for their recent assault on Ted Brown, but they were caught off guard by the attacked Super Luchadores and Angel Garza! Garza remarked that they are the new Legado Del Fantasma and that they have come to balance the playing field against the attackers of their new home; HCW!!
Shawn Spears was preparing for the War Games match when Lance Archer viciously attacked him! Archer left him laid out as he went to the Gorilla position!
Lance Archer became the first entrant into the War Games match wherein the tag titles were up for grabs! Dash Wilder was the first entrant from the Pinnacle! Dash held his own, but the tables turned when James Storm entered the match! Storm and Archer, though, couldn’t snuff out the fighting spirit of Dash for long, especially as Scott Dawson entered! FTR battled with all of their might and even held the advantage a little when Robert Roode came into the picture! However, the match got vicious with Archer and Beer Money Inc. seemingly getting the best of FTR, even doing a Pillmanizer Suplex on Dawson! When the match seemed lost for the Pinnacle, Shawn Spears came down, kicked off the War Games, and helped ensure that the Pinnacle won the match and the gold with Dawson scoring the pin!!
Watching the outcome, Mr. & Mr. were agreed that their first act as a team should be to become champions together!
Randy Orton scared the hell out of Executioner. He warned that he could have struck out of nowhere if he wanted. With Executioner pleading, Orton demanded a meeting with Mickey, to which Executioner said he would do everything he could to arrange. Orton warned – as Executioner fled – that if no meeting comes, he won’t be so merciful in the future!
In an awesome bout, Randy Orton defeated Seth Rollins!!
Ted Dibiase waited for the Undisputed Champion, Dragonfly. Dragonfly was not happy to see him, though. Dragonfly berated Ted for allowing HBK to win against Rhyno and for overseeing the Pinnacle’s victory tonight! He then said that they will still have a serious conversation soon, but that he is leaving Ted in the back as he set out what he “does best…win!”
HBK told Lana that he took time to come back to PWI because he wanted to get in the best shape of his life and he promised to take the gold from Dragonfly!
After an impressive bout wherein Dragonfly scored the first fall, HBK executed a super belly-to-back suplex pinfall in a desperate attempt to get the second fall; which he did! However, Dragonfly was also revealed to have been simultaneously pinning HBK, thusly handing him the victory!!!
HBK nodded in respect as he left the ring whilst Dragonfly celebrated, but the celebration was short as Randy Orton hit an RKO from out of nowhere on the champion!!!
Then, as the show and the quarter came to a close, Orton framed his waist, held the title high, and trash talked Dragonfly!!
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