Impact Wrestling Homecoming (2019)

Homecoming (2019)
Promotional poster featuring various Impact wrestlers
PromotionImpact Wrestling
DateJanuary 6, 2019
CityNashville, Tennessee
VenueThe Asylum
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The 2019 Homecoming was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on January 6, 2019, at The Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] It was the first event in the Homecoming chronology.

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Commentators Josh Mathews
Don Callis
Ring announcer Jeffery Scott
Referees Brandon Tolle
John E. Bravo
Kris Levin
Harry Demerjian
Interviewer Alicia Atout

Background

Initially Impact Wrestling, then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), produced weekly pay-per-view shows which operated as the company's main source of revenue, in place of monthly pay-per-view events used by other promotions. These shows took place mostly at the Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, nicknamed the "TNA Asylum". The name "Homecoming" comes from their return to the Fairground for the first time since 2010.[2]

Storylines

The event featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[3][4]

On the November 15, 2018 episode of Impact!, Brian Cage defeated Sami Callihan to retain the Impact X Division Championship. After the match, he announced that he would use his Option C privilege, voluntarily vacating the X Division Championship, to challenge Johnny Impact at Homecoming for the Impact World Championship.[5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[7]
1Rich Swann defeated Ethan Page, Jake Crist and Trey MiguelUltimate X match for the vacant Impact X Division Championship[6]13:40
2Allie and Su Yung defeated Jordynne Grace and Kiera Hogan by technical submissionTag team match8:53
3Eddie Edwards defeated MooseFalls Count Anywhere match13:20
4Sami Callihan (with Dave Crist) defeated Willie MackSingles match10:15
5Eli Drake defeated AbyssMonster's Ball match12:15
6The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) (c) defeated The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.)Tag team match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship11:20
7Taya Valkyrie defeated Tessa Blanchard (c)Singles match for the Impact Knockouts Championship with Gail Kim as special guest referee10:25
8Johnny Impact (c) defeated Brian CageSingles match for the Impact World Championship
This was Cage's Option C World Title match[5]		20:15
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ "Impact Wrestling announces Homecoming PPV for January". 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces 'Homecoming' PPV For January 6th In Nashville, Tennessee - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  3. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  4. ^ "Impact Wrestling: Homecoming 2019". impactwrestling.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Johnny Impact To Face Brian Cage At IMPACT Wrestling Homecoming - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. ^ Powell, Jason (13 November 2018). "Impact Wrestling TV Taping spoilers: Full results of the second night of Las Vegas tapings (spoilers)". prowrestling.net. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  7. ^ Powell, Jason. "01/06 Powell's Impact Wrestling Homecoming review: Johnny Impact vs. Brian Cage for the Impact World Championship, LAX vs. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix for the Impact Tag Titles, Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship, Ultimate X for the vacant X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 6, 2019.