IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total TV 7/28/2022
Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2022/07/iwa-puerto-rico-impacto-total-7232022.html
The IWA has 2 shows a week sometimes and this is one of those weeks.
IWA Tag Titles - The Faces of Destiny (Dean Rose and Hellblaze) with Imam Ali vs Drunken Express (Excellent Mantel and Pupe Jackson)
The Express are finally back together after Pupe was kidnapped and beaten up. Despite Pupe being stretchered out and stuff, he has no bandages or anything.
Pupe headbutts Blaze then step up enzugiri's him. Blaze hits a big lariat off the ropes and Blaze cranks his neck. Pupe stunners him to get out of it. Mantel gets the tag in but the FoD's manager grabs his leg so he can't get in. Dean then grabs his leg and Blaze takes advantage. Mantel takes a double back elbow then Dean drops elbows on him. Mantel rolls up Dean then Dean lariats him. Mantel takes a double hiptoss then the manager gets some cheapshots in again.
Blaze sideslams Mantel but misses a vader bomb. The crowd goes crazy for Pupe's hot tag and Pupe hits punches with a karate pose. Pupe lariats Dean then hits a rock bottom. Pupe then goes for the people's elbow and hits it. The faces whip the heels into each other and double superkick both opponents. Dean then takes a side slam + top rope elbow and the Express grab the win!
Very good match here. It was extremely simple with the faces getting beaten down then getting the hot tag and the advantage leading up to the win. The crowd went nuts for this and it was just pro wrestling 101.
We see clips of the Drunken Express getting attacked by La Diabla and her tag team. then we see the end of the angle from last week with Pupe Jackson being returned after his kidnapping.
We get a Drunken Express promo. They are celebrating their big win. A lot of the promo wasn't really caught by the youtube subtitles but Pupe was seriously fired up.
We go to a Summer Attitude promo for 7/30/22.
We go to clips of The Wizard interviewing some exotico wrestler. The Wizard gets his mic taken from him and ends up being the one interviewed. The exotico drops the mic, makes him pick it up and then touches him. Wizard then rightfully beats the crap out of him for doing it.
IWA Intercontinental Title - Azazel vs El Fugitivo Niche
They announcers talk about how things haven't gone well for Niche but that he can improve things with a win here. We see clips of the two cutting promos on each other. Niche tells him to get ready to go face to face and Azazel says it will be a night of sin.
Niche chops him early and slaps a side headlock on. Niche shoulders him over and Az flips through a hiptoss and twists his arm. Niche northern lights suplexes him then forward rolls out of a ddt then superkicks him. Az reverse ddt's him on his knee then elbow slices him. Az hits some stomps and presses him with his knee over the 2nd rope.
They trade corner chops and Niche takes a headscissors into a russian legsweep. Az hits some punches then sleepers him. Niche gets up before his arm drops 3 times then hits a sick sleeper suplex. Niche blocks punches and hits some of his own then crossbodies, lariats and back elbows him. Niche then hits a great dropkick in the corner. He then spinning heel kicks him in the corner and flips outside. He gets back in and top rope lariats him for 2. Jordi El Nino (the ref) purposely slow counts him and the announcers lose their mind over it.
Niche has words with the ref and hits some punches up top. Az top rope sunset bombs him for 2 and Jordi tries to fast count his pin. Niche hits an F-5 into a codebreaker and Jordi blocks the path as he runs at Az. They argue and Az loads his mask with something. Az headbutts him then poisonrana's him with a Jordi fast count for the win.
They did a little more than they should have here and I've never been a big fan of the evil ref gimmick as it just doesn't make much sense. It probably would have been okay without the top rope sunset bomb, but the end was exciting.
Mads Krugger does a promo. He says he has come to end Chicano and Lightning. He says EJ Nduka is not worthy of this mission and says he has brought in another partner named Romeo Quevedo.
Lightning and Chicano then do a promo. The subtitles can't really catch any of it but Chicaco was super fired up, yelling and screaming as Lightning slaps himself. Both are long time PR vets.
Niche does a promo. He said he was robbed in his match with Az. Az denies cheating and says he won clean. Niche wants to know what he put in his mask and Az says sin is superior.
Manny Ferno and Tonos talk in the back. They laugh about John Hawking and Manny says he is the true champion. Tonos agrees. Ferno says he has someone who will push John Hawking out and then make him the champ. He then says he has Kwang (Savio Vega's old gimmick) and Tonos doesn't believe it.
John Hawking does a promo. He said he was watching tv and was intrigued by Kwang on TV. He said he got him hooked. He said he found out Kwang was Savio Vega and says he respects Vega and says he respect him. John says Savio is the real Kwang and calls this Kwang an imposter. John says Savio warned him about this Kwang and said he was told he is dangerous. John says this Kwang might put an end to him, but he won't allow it. John tells him to bring it on and tells him to bring anyone he wants. He says he is up for the challenge as he is doing it for the title and the fans. He said he hopes the fans come and cheer him on. He says he will prepare and says Kwang is the real ninja, but he is the real champion. This was a pretty good promo.
IWE Intercontinental Title - Aiden Grimm (c) vs Manu
As you may or may not know, IWA is doing some double promotion angle with IWE. Tonos bought IWA stock and created IWE out of it and this is not for the IWA title, but the IWE title.
The announcers say Grimm is a danger for Manu and say Manu has a long future ahead of him. Manu waistlocks him and takes him down then Grimm side headlocks him. Grimm dropkicks Manu then armdrags him. Grimm goes up and over him in the corner then neckbreakers him over the knee. Fernando Tonos is with Grimm and oddly puts Manu's leg on the ropes. Grimm is confused and angry by this. Manu ducks a lariat and hits a nasty release german for 2. Manu then overhead belly to belly suplexes him.
Manu hits a weak spear for 2 then lariats him after being rolled up. Manu hits chops in the corner then hits back elbows and forearms in the corners. Grimm comes back with a power slam. Grimm blocks punches and hits some of his own then back elbows and lariats him. Grimm hits an atomic drop then slingblades him for 2.
Grimm hits a single leg codebreaker for 2 then Manu flying forearms him. Manu blue thunders him for 2. They fight up top, Manu goes down then top rope belly to belly suplexes him for 2. Manu then camel clutches him an Grimm ropebreaks out. Manu then catches him with a side effect and wins it.
This was a good match though there wasn't a ton of story. Manu looked real good here.
Manny Ferno is on the phone. Mr. Big has someone by the throat who likely is related or friendly with Savio and they slap him. Ferno says they are tired of legends like him. He said they try to steal the spotlight and stick around too long. Ferno says their match isn't about a title, it's about the honor of giving him his last fight. He says there will be no next fight and says Savio will be finished once and for all. Ferno tells us to come to the show if we want to see him for the last time and calls him and Mr. Big, "The New Inhumanos", which is Savio and Invader's team name. Again, this was another really good promo.
We get a promo for IWA Summer Attitude on 7/30/202. It has Los Inhumans vs Manny Ferno and Mr. Big with Bronco involved somehow. We have Kwang vs John Hawking, Romeo/Krule vs La Artillería Ilegal. Manu vs Aiden Grimm, Niche vs Azazel, Barbie Boy vs El Wizard and The Drunken Express vs La Diabla's crew.
Fernado Tonos and Manu do a promo. Tonos says Manu kept his promise and he kept his. Manu said he did his part and now it is time Tonos guides him to the top of the IWA. Tonos says he complies and they raise their fists for "La Alianza" in a cool promo.
Aiden Grimm does a promo. He says the war has just begun.
We see clips of El Bronco #1, then Manny Ferno/Mr. Big and Savio/Invader talk. El Bronco then does a promo. He said he doesn't know what the deal is with Kwang. He seemed to say that it was okay for him to be friends with Ferno and Mr. Big. He said they contacted him and kind of seemed offended that Savio thinks he can't be with them. It was kind of hard to understand unfortunately and that's about all I got out of it.
Overall thoughts: This was a really good episode with a strong opener, a good main and some good promos in between. IWA PR is territory era wrestling and it's some good stuff. I definitely recommend this one.
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