Author: Tavish York
In the next installment of the WWE Intercontinental Championship Pt 3, the focus turns to the new millennium, starting with the 8th Wonder of (the Intercontinental) World. Triple and Chyna split after the Corporate Ministry. The red-hot powerhouse became the first-ever female competitor to be the No.1 contender to the WWF Championship and entrant in the King of the Ring tournament. She then became the No.1 contender to long-time rival Jeff Jarrett’s WWE Intercontinental Championship. Chyna bested Jarrett in a “Good Housekeeping” matchmaking. She was the first and only woman to date to hold the Intercontinental Championship and solidify her…
In the history of the WWE Intercontinental Championship part two, the discussion turns to what happened after stripping Shawn Michaels of the title, the WWF Intercontinental Championship. The company held a battle royal to crown a new Intercontinental Champion. Razor Ramon and Rick Martel were the final two and faced off the following week. Ramon defeated Martel in his reign. Shortly after, HBK returned, staking his claim to the WWE Intercontinental Championship, even carrying his own version. Razor and Michaels would feud until Wrestlemania X, which culminated in a ladder match in which Ramon became the “undisputed” champion by retrieving…
Since its inception, the WWE Intercontinental Championship history has seen a number of designs, rivalries, but most importantly, champions. It has been described as the ‘working man’s title’ for others considered a token of appreciation for a job well done. A key to the main event, a gimmick maker, a career definer, a groundbreaker, and a show-stealer. Held by no less than a dozen Hall of Famers, the WWE Intercontinental Championship has been a cornerstone of the WWE. WWE Intercontinental Championship History (Pt. 1) Originally intended to be the title that unified the WWF North American Championship with the South…
Before reading part two, click here to read part one of the history of black world champions. After the national expansion of the WWF, AWA, and JCP in the early 1980s, major titles were merged into others. The AWA merged its World Title with WCWA’s World Heavyweight Championship and created the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship on December 13, 1988, at Super Clash 3. Reigning AWA Champion Jerry Lawler defeated Kerry Von Erich, unifying the two titles in one. In March 1988, before the title unification, Iceman King Parsons won the WCWA World Champion, defeating Kerry Von Erich. The USWA…
It’s a new day in the ongoing history of black world wrestling champions! Yes, it is for Kofi Kingston, anyway. Kingston went into his match with Daniel Bryan (Bryan Danielson) seeking his first WWE (World) Championship at WrestleMania 35. With his defeat of Bryan, he won not only his first world title but he also became the first African American to hold the WWE Title. That is if you ignore Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson. Further complicating any claim to being first is the acquisition of WCW by Vince McMahon, which created two world titles in WWE. That, along with the…
We get our traditional opening video package summing up last week’s events on the latest edition of IMPACT Wrestling. From Collar matches to Willie Mack… The show starts on the screaming faces of O.V.E. Sami Callihan is stomping to the ring where he accosts the ring announcer before getting into the IMPACT ring. Fallah Bah makes his way to the ring with Scarlett Bordeaux by his side. Sami starts the match charging at his much larger opponent with a massive kick to the corner. He gets in some nice shots before Bah pushes him and launches himself body press style…
In the latest edition of the IMPACT Interrogation, a video package of the previous week plays setting up the night’s matches. From no.1 contender Mike Elgin to O.V.E.’s 8 man war with Team Swann… The evening’s first contest opens on another of Moose’s ridiculous Flairesque(?) robes. Alexander starts the match against Santana. They start with from a wristlock trading position several times before a chop by Alexander. They lock up again with Santana pushes Alexander into the corner giving him a chop back. Another wristlock exchange sees Santana tag Ortiz who comes in for the double team but misses. Alexander…
Tonight’s show comes hot off the heels of Sunday’s Rebellion PPV six days. The fallout from the event could prove to be monumental. Our IMPACT Wrestling interrogation for 5/3/10 is underway. Mike Elgin opens the show, slowing walking to the ring where he picks up a microphone. Chants of “Big Mike” erupt from the crowd. Elgin puts new Impact World Champion Brian Cage on notice claiming he put him in the hospital. He makes the case that Canadians should never cheer for Cage because they should be cheering…HIM. Big Mike vows to take the World Title from “The Machine”. This…
The last stop before Rebellion Sunday IMPACT starts with Eli Drake who addresses Eddie Edwards. He taunts him(Eddie) about being “old and flappy”. Eli mocks Eddie for talking to Kenny(the kendo stick). Eddie comes out attacking Eli before grabbing Kenny and using him to clear the ring of Eli before diving out after him. Edwards swings the kendo stick, striking Drake several times before pursuing him into the back Eli running like the proverbial “scolded dog”. The show is off to a red hot start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5Zp_vTWvnk#action=share Look, I shouldn’t but really, the Twitch feed with Callis and D’amore is amazing.…
This Sunday Impact Wrestling presents Rebellion live from the Rebel Complex in Toronto Canada. Competitors looking to settle old scores, exorcize past demons, end familiar conflicts, even rekindle careers. The Rascalz(De, Wentz &Trey) v. Moose and The North(Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) On this Friday’s episode of Impact, we witnessed Moose recruit the recently debuted team of Ethan Page and Josh Alexander to execute an attack on the Rascalz in the backstage area. It appears Moose is still upset that the Rascalz find his rejection by female talent funny. For the last few weeks, Moose has taken on each of the members…