IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 6/3/2023

IWA Puerto Rico Impacto Total 6/3/2023

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2023/08/iwa-puerto-rico-impacto-total-5272023.html

The next show is later on in the day here, so this will build to that.

We see clips of Vertigo talking to Harry William about helping out Romeo Quevado. We then see Harry William helping Romeo beat Niche.

Romeo Quevado talks to Harry and gives him his reward for helping.

Doom Patrol (Death Warrant and Death Cold) vs Drunken Express (Pupe Jackson and Excellent Mantel with Kiko Navarro)

Death Warrant has the towel on his head and Death Cold is wearing the mask

Kiko Navarro is in the flannel, Pupe Jackson has the big hat and Excellent Mantel is the one turned around

The Express are jumped as they enter. Warrant chops up Pupe then Pupe returns fire. Pupe hits punches and throws Warrant out. Death Cold nails Pupe from behind and stomps him. Pupe is choked over the 2nd rope and chopped in the corner. Pupe is tripped into an elbow drop. The ref's back is turned and the Patrol double stomps Pupe. Pupe takes a corner splash then is clotheslined.

Pupe hits a boot out of the corner and 2nd rope lariats Warrant. Excellent Mantel gets the hot tag in and lariats Cold. He hits kick then a stunner on both opponents. All four brawl in the ring and they mess up a dosey do spot with Pupe taking a hard bump to the floor. Warrant accidentally splashes Cold then Mantel fights the Patrol 1v2.

Warrant is pushed into Cold then the Express hit a side slam + top rope elbow drop and wins it.

This was a basic but good match. The faces got beat up on, made the hot tag then got the win.

We see clips of the Manny Ferno and Pedro Portillo stuff with Gran Amenaza from last week. They set up a match between Ferno and Amenaza for tonight.

We see clips of Nathaly Perez vs Roxxy from last week and then we see clips of Krystal vs Labrava Escobar last week. The Krystal/Escobar match ended with Roxxy getting hit at ringside and attacking both of the girls. The two then teamed up on Escobar and Nathaly Perez made the save. We then see Krystal slap the interviewer, setting up a title match.

Title vs Title - Miguel Perez vs Manu

 

Manu flying forearms him in the corner to start. Perez rolls him up for 2. Manu takes him down then clubs him in the back. Perez pops him up but is rolled up off of it. Perez hits punches and chops in the corner then bites him. Manu hits a nasty forearm to the back of the head which drops Perez.

Manu pounds and stomps on him. They go outside and Perez's back is rammed into the apron. They trade shots outside and Perez's back goes into the apron again. Manu drops elbows on his neck and chinlocks him. Manu hits chops then misses a corner move. Perez koppo kicks him in the corner then hits lariats. Perez then cutters him for 2.

Manu hits a blue thunder bomb for 2 then grabs a kendo stick. The ref grabs it from him. Harry William comes down and kicks Perez. Manu then does a flying forearm. and nearly gets it until Vessago pulls him out. They fight and Manu low blows him. Perez cutters Manu then does rolling sentons onto him. Perez sentons him and Harry William breaks up the pin. The ref DQ's Manu.

It was okay, though a little long until the dirty finish.

Harry and Manu beat up on Perez. Vessago comes in to help and a 4 man brawl takes place in the ring. The faces clear off the heels.

 Harry William does a promo. He talks about being a kid and seeing Dangerous Rick Stanley fight in the IWA. He said he said some words that stuck in his head about hoodlums/gang banger always making excuses. Harry mocks Niche, doing an impersonation of him and said he always has an excuse. He says Niche deserves nothing. He said titles are not deserved, they are won. He said the fans were saying Niche was not cut out to be a start 2 years ago. He said Niche's partners and friends made fun of him for years and just put up with him, but now support him. He said he's a hypocrite and said Niche ruined his chance at winning a title in his debut. He then says he ruined his chance at the tag titles when he cheated. He says he should be the one who seeks revenge, not Niche. He said he will finish Niche off tonight and said he will be champion before Niche wins a title. He then says he will see him tonight. This was a good promo that went over their feud and Niche's history.

Niche does a promo and said the greatest robbery in IWA history took place when Harry helped Romeo beat him. He said Harry William came here looking for oppurtunities. He talked about them nearly winning the tag titles due to Harry's cheating and thne talked about Harry turning on him. He said he was fighting with his family there last week. He said he feels discouraged that he might not get another title shot, but he does have the courage to break his face. He says Harry doesn't know the trouble he has gotten himself into.

IWA Tag Titles - The Faces of Destiny (Nick Mercer and Jay Blake vs Controversial Inc. (Salazar de la Muerte and Mr. C)

Salazar de la Muerte is the taller one, and Mr. C is the shorter one

In order - Nick Mecer and Jay Blake

Jay and C start us off. C is backed up in the corner. Jay hits some headlock takeovers then C pushes him. C eye pokes him and is hiptossed and armdragged. Jay dropkicks him and then pushes him over. C and Salazar hit a double shoulder on Jay.

Salazar and Nick go at it. Sal euros him on the ropes then Nick flying shoulders him. Nick hits armdrags and slams him. Nick then knee drops him for 2. Nick is pulled over the top and lands on the floor. Nick is stomped outside 2v1 then takes a combo legdrop + senton. Salazar hits a nice lariat on Nick then C suplexes Nick. C uranages Nick. Nick step up enzugiri's Salazar. Salazar backdrops and sentons him.

Nick michinoku drivers Salazar. Jay gets the hot tag in and hits lariats on C. Jay spinebusters C for 2. Jay takes a lariat + flatliner combo. Nick and Salazar trade shots then Salazar is lariated over the top. C superkicks Jay. C takes a falcon arrow and Jay top rope splashes him while Nick topes Salazar outside. The Faces of Destiny win.

It went longer than it needed to. It wasn't bad but not super exciting and just not a classic. I was really surprised they had Controversial Inc lose here since I believe it is their debut. That is not good booking, especially since they lost clean.

Wizard Analiza

He talks about Pedro Portillo III. He said his arrival affected many people. He said Manny Ferno knows what he is capable of doing. He tells Manny not tbe stubborn and said he knows how Pedro sent him to the hospital. Wizard then shows us what Pedro Portillo and Gran Amenaza had to say to him.

Pedro puts over Gran Amenaza and says he will do double what El Cuervo did to him. Pedro said he would have the largest contract and put Manny in anmbulance and now promises Gran will hurt him. He says Gran is the biggest champion in this industry.

Wizard returns and says Pedro has a clear message. He says Pedro has warned him. Wizard said Manny will come out worse than ever and he predicts a disastrous future for Manny that is full of obstacles. Wizard said Manny is all out on his own.

Manny Ferno then talks. He said he is looking forward to tonight. He said Pedro is in a war without a quarter. He tells them to do the work they have to do tonight because they will just make him more determined. Manny says they dont't know what they are facing and says he plans to show him tonight.

They then run down the 7/3/23 Sin Piedad show tonight:

Manny Ferno vs Gran Amenanza

John Hawking and Mike Mendoza vs Romeo and Mr. Big

Niche vs Harry William

IWA Tag Titles - The Faces of Destiny vs The Drunken Express

IWA Women's Title - Krystal vs Nahir Robles

Vessago vs Manu

Next up is:

John Hawking vs Romeo

They lock up and John headlocks him. John shoulders him over then hiptosses and back elbows him. Romeo goes out to stall then nails John from behind. Romeo clubs his back and throws him out. Mr. Big and his buddy stomp on John. John is thrown out again then Xavier Millet gets some cheapshots in.

Romeo snapmares him then is rolled up. Romeo then lariats him and chokes him with tape. John misses a corner charge and takes a flying kick. Romeo stomps on him then drops a knee on his back. John's head is dropped on the top rope then Romeo lariats him.

John top rope blockbusters him. John flying shoulders him then hits lariats. John spinebusters him for 2. Xavier Millet gets on the apron to distract the ref and Romeo low blows John. Romeo nails John with his cobra cane for 2. John TKO's Romeo and is about to win when Mr. Big pulls the ref out. Mr. Big goes to splash John but accidentally splashes Romeo. John dropkicks Romeo out and Jordi El Nino comes down and counts the pin for John. The heel announcer says Romeo had his shoulder up.

The match made sense but wasn't that interesting. The shenanigans with the interference didn't help it.

La Alianza beats up on John. Savio Vega comes out and clears off the heels. Jordi el Nino also helps out by holding a kendo stick.

Fernando Tonos gets in the ring and throws his jacket at Savio. Savio rips it up and nails Tonos.

Romeo tells Savio there will be repercussions for that. He then basically said Savio took advantage of the old man Tonos. He blames Savio for getting Invader to cost him a match. Romeo swears on his mother's life that Savio's life will be hell from now on and that he has seen nothing yet.

Savio said Tonos got what he deserved. Savio says he has his eyes on Romeo and says it will be very difficult if his friends want to help him cheat. Savio says even though Hawking isn't the champ, he still is the champ to him. Savio says they have the secret soul, Jordi el Nino, on their side. Savio then says it's his way or the highway.

Overall thoughts: It wasn't the greatest episode though it wasn't awful. Nothing was bad, just nothing was great either. I was surprised to see Controversial Inc. lose here and I was surprised they didn't hype up the show that was coming the same night more.