{"id":108611,"date":"2020-11-24T20:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T02:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=108611"},"modified":"2020-12-01T18:18:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T00:18:34","slug":"11-24-impact-wrestling-tv-report-rich-swann-defends-impact-title-against-ken-shamrock-kiera-hogan-sasha-steelz-vs-sea-stars-ethan-page-vs-swoggle-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/24\/11-24-impact-wrestling-tv-report-rich-swann-defends-impact-title-against-ken-shamrock-kiera-hogan-sasha-steelz-vs-sea-stars-ethan-page-vs-swoggle-more\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/24 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Rich Swann defends Impact Title against Ken Shamrock, Kiera Hogan &#038; Sasha Steelz vs. Sea Stars, Ethan Page vs. Swoggle, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1622136286\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT<br \/>\nNOVEMBER 24, 2020 (RECORDED)<br \/>\nTHE IMPACT ZONE<br \/>\nAIRED ON AXS TV<br \/>\nREPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Josh Matthews, Matt Striker<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Recap package showing the Johnny Swinger developments in the John E. Bravo shooting, Eric Young and Joe Doering attacking Rhino and Heath Slater, the Rascalz goodbye, and Ken Shamrock attacking Rich Swann.<\/p>\n<p>-Show intro video.<\/p>\n<p>-Scott D\u2019Amore was with John E. Bravo in the hospital. The doctor came in and said Bravo was in stable condition. He said if Bravo pulls through, he might not be the same. Scott promised justice tonight because Johnny Swinger would be in Wrestler\u2019s Court.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) KIERA HOGAN &amp; SASHA STEELZ vs. SEA STARS (Delmi Exo &amp; Ashley Vox) &#8211; Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Josh introduced Matt Striker to the audience. This was the first match in Impact for the Sea Stars. Delmi got the early advantage over Kiera. Tasha and Kiera got the heat on Ashley, until Delmi made the hot tag and dominated Kiera and Sasha. Ashley tagged back in and scored a two count on Kiera. Tasha attacked Delmi on the outside and Kiera kicked Ashley out of the ring after Tasha bulldogged her. Kiera hit her finisher on Delmi for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: Kiera Hogan &amp; Tasha Steelz in 8:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Kiera and Sasha gel very well as a team. The Sea Stars were impressive in their debut and they would make a sound addition to the tag team scene if they stick around).<\/em><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-444808371\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>-Backstage, Jordynne Grace was watching the previous match on the monitor. The camera pulled back to reveal that Jazz was Jordynne\u2019s partner for the tournament. Gia Miller appeared and interviewed Jazz. Jazz said that she was retiring but wanted to end her career on top, by winning the Impact tag team titles.<\/p>\n<p>-Josh and Matt appeared on camera. Josh said that Madison Rayne was part of Wrestler\u2019s Court, but she would be back next week. Striker said Madison was a great litigator and called her the \u201cSidney Powell of Impact\u201d (insert facepalm emoji). They ran down the brackets of the tournament and the matches for the rest of the show.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: \u201cThe Sidney Powell of Impact\u201d? I hope that\u2019s not supposed to be a compliment).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Ethan Page joined Josh Alexander in the locker room. Page was cheerful and said he had good news. He told Alexander that Doc Gallows would be out 4 to 6 weeks with an injury because someone had taken him out. Alexander was mad because now they couldn\u2019t challenge for the tag belts with Gallows out. Page said they would fix it.<\/p>\n<p>-Johnny Swinger was in an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs being walked down the hall by Jake Deaner. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Wrestler\u2019s Court segment. A voiceover introduced the segment with the old People\u2019s Court music in the background. This was set in a \u201ccourtroom\u201d. Madison represented a smiling Swinger. Swinger said this was the best house he ever drew. Madison questioned why he was wearing a neck brace; Swinger said because \u201cMcDevitt told me to wear it for sympathy\u201d. Hilarious. D-Lo Brown (referred to in the on-screen graphic as \u201cDee Lorian Brown\u201d in a callback to his appearance on AEW Dynamite) represented \u201cThe Boys\u201d. Jake Deaner was the bailiff and introduced the judge, Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer entered the room humming \u201cMan in the Box\u201d and he hilariously did his entrance pose. His \u201cbench\u201d was a stack of equipment boxes.<\/p>\n<p>Madison objected that Dreamer was the judge, since he was also the one who had accused Swinger of the shooting. Dreamer and D-Lo magically switched places and Dreamer asked \u201cis this better?\u201d After noting that D-Lo looked like Uncle Phil from \u201cFresh Prince of Bel-Air\u201d, Dreamer made his opening remarks. Madison made her opening arguments and said that a criminal mastermind would have had to pull off this crime, thus Swinger was incapable of doing it.<\/p>\n<p>Fallah Bahh was the first witness. He said Swinger was bitter that Bravo had chosen Bahh as the best man. Cody Deaner was next. He said he found the gun in Swinger\u2019s bag. Acey Romero followed and said he had found Swinger\u2019s fingerprints on the gun. He named several fingerprints that he also found, including Greg Valentine, Brian Pillman, and Ron Simmons. Swinger presented beer to D-Lo Brown. D-Lo said \u201cSit yo ass down\u201d. Swinger sat down and told Madison that he had a good feeling about this. Madison said he was reading the room wrong.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2360738872\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Rohit Raju did some mic work, then made his challenge. Suicide\u2019s music played.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) ROHIT RAJU vs. SUICIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rohit said Suicide didn\u2019t deserve a chance, so he made it a non-title match. Rohit attacked at the bell. Suicide made a comeback, but Rohit caught him with a punch that sent Suicide out of the ring. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Rohit was trying to take Suicide\u2019s mask. Rohit suplexed Suicide for a two count and continued on offense. The announcers speculated that it could be TJP under the mask. Josh plugged that TJP and Chris Bey would be in the NJPW Super J Cup next month. Rohit continued to try to take the mask.<\/p>\n<p>Suicide had Rohit in a tarantula, then Rohit gave him a back suplex. Suicide hit a Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Rohit took the mask and celebrated. TJP\u2019s music played and he strutted onstage. Suicide got a sunset flip on Rohit for the win. It was revealed that Suicide was Crazzy Steve.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Crazzy Steve in 6:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Match was fine but was mostly a backdrop for the mystery of who was in the Suicide costume. Rohit did strong mic work again).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Backstage, Sami Callihan was hyping up Ken Shamrock for his match. Moose interrupted and said the match would be for the second most prestigious belt in Impact. Moose told Shamrock don\u2019t forget that Moose beat him last time they faced each other. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Alisha Edwards interrupted Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb. Alisha wanted to know when they would team again. Tenille and Kaleb considered it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) KIMBER LEE (w\/Deonna Purrazzo) vs. KILLER KELLY (w\/Renee Michelle)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was the Impact debut for Kelly. Kimber Lee got the advantage at the outset. Kimber Lee had Kelly in a legscissors submission. Kelly made a comeback with a headbutt and a double arm suplex. She did a cartwheel into a kneedrop and charged Kimber Lee in the corner. Kimber Lee fought back and hit a tilt-a-whirl slam. Kimber Lee landed a swanton splash for the three count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Kimber Lee in 3:00.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Susie\u2019s music played and she walked to the stage. She said that Kimber Lee and Deonna had hurt her friends and that was bad; now her friend is here and it\u2019s going to get really bad. Su Yung\u2019s music played. She entered the ring (as \u201cSusie\u201d stood on the stage with her back to the camera). Su fought Kimber Lee and Deonna. She threw Kimber Lee out of the ring. Su pulled out the blood glove, but Deonna managed to escape. Su walked back up the stage next to \u201cSusie\u201d, who still had her back turned. After Su left the stage, Susie finally turned around.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Good match while it lasted. As someone that is new to Killer Kelly, the match wasn\u2019t long enough for me to see what she can do, but the bit that I saw was really good. Good use of editing with the Su\/Susie part of the segment).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Gia Miller interviewed The Motor City Machine Guns. Alex Shelley said his neck was much better. Chris Sabin said they would go after XXXL, the North, then the Good Brothers for the tag team belts. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Willie Mack and Rich Swann talked in the dressing room. Mack was mad that the referee stopped the match with Moose last week. Chris Bey interrupted. He asked Mack to leave, but Swann cut him off. Bey said that Swann vs. Chris Bey would make everyone a lot of money. Bey called Mack a loser. Swann and Mack got in his face and Bey left.<\/p>\n<p>-Ethan Page and Josh Alexander walked to the ring. Karl Anderson walked to the stage. He promised a \u201cphenomenal\u201d opponent for Page. The old Impact entrance video and music of AJ Styles played. The \u201cWee-Nomenal\u201d C.J. Swoggle (Swoggle dressed in A.J. Styles gear) walked to the ring.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) ETHAN PAGE (w\/Josh Alexander) vs. SWOGGLE (w\/Karl Anderson)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Page got on his knees to mock Swoggle, but Swoggle attacked Page with punches and a headscissors. Alexander distracted Swoggle, who turned around into a big boot from Page. Alexander attacked Swoggle on the outside. Page shoulder tackled Swoggle in the ring. Page gloated and dropped an elbow on Swoggle. Page went for the pin but picked Swoggle up at the two count. Swoggle bit Page\u2019s leg, then kicked Page down. Anderson knocked down Alexander on the outside. Swoggle rolled up Page for the win. Page and Alexander were upset afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Swoggle in 2:00.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Pretty much all comedy, although there was a hint of dissension with Page and Alexander).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>-Dreamer questioned Swinger on the witness stand. Swinger said he was the O.J. Simpson of professional wrestling. Dreamer asked when the last time he had read a newspaper; Swinger said 1991. Swinger said that he would never shoot anyone and maybe it was someone else. Madison rested her case. Dreamer called Father James Mitchell to the stand. Mitchell said the virgin blood was prized by some people. Dreamer called Rosemary to the stand. Dreamer asked if she ever loved Bravo. She said no and the crowd gasped. She admitted that she was after Bravo\u2019s virgin blood. Bravo suddenly appeared in the courtroom and yelled at Rosemary. D-Lo declared that Rosemary must be the shooter. Bravo said it wasn\u2019t her. He said that he couldn\u2019t see him, but he could smell him. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Larry D took the stand and was on a lie detector machine. Dreamer asked if he shot Bravo and Larry said no. No deception was detected. Dreamer asked one more time and sprayed cologne. Larry magically turned into \u201cLawrence D\u201d. Lawrence said he shot Bravo to get back at Bravo for stealing the woman of his dreams. D-Lo declared that Swinger was not guilty. Swinger celebrated and took off his neck brace. Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie glared at Bravo.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: That was it? The courtroom segments had some really funny moments. The reveal with Larry D as the shooter was a bit anticlimactic though. I guess they can get out of it by saying it was \u201cLawrence D\u201d (who is a separate character in their universe) to cover the plothole that Larry D should be going to jail for the shooting. As far as wacky Impact segments go, this was one of the funnier ones).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) FALLAH BAHH vs. DAIVARI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daivari charged Bahh and backed him into the corner. Bahh fought back and delivered a crossbody block. Joe Doering and Eric Young hit the ring and attacked both wrestlers. Eric took the mic but was interrupted by Rhino. Doering and Young double teamed Rhino and beat him down. Josh said that Heath wasn\u2019t there today. Eric took the mic again and said his catch phrase \u201cthe world doesn\u2019t belong to them, it belongs to us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: No contest in 1:00.<\/p>\n<p>-Backstage, Swoggle (in his A.J. Styles outfit) told Crazzy Steve (in his Suicide outfit) that he looked ridiculous. TJP joined them. Brian Myers walked through the door, insulted all of them, and walked off. [c]<\/p>\n<p>-Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee approached Father James Mitchell and asked if he could turn their Su problem into a Susie problem. Mitchell said he would do it for a price. Deonna asked what it was and he said they didn\u2019t need to worry about that now, but if they need his help, they\u2019ve got it.<\/p>\n<p>-Josh and Matt were on camera and ran down the matches for next week, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>XXXL vs. Motor City Machine Guns<\/li>\n<li>Rohit Raju vs. Crazzy Steve<\/li>\n<li>Killer Kelly &amp; Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace &amp; Jazz<\/li>\n<li>Willie Mack vs. Chris Bey<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(6) RICH SWANN (c) vs. KEN SHAMROCK \u2013 Impact Wrestling World Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both wrestlers made their ring entrance. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Swann kept avoiding Shamrock with his speed. Callihan grabbed Swann\u2019s foot and the referee made him go to the back. Swann attacked with dropkicks and a kick to the leg. Shamrock caught Swann coming off the ropes and rammed him into the turnbuckles. Shamrock worked on Swann\u2019s ankle. Shamrock stomped Swann and stepped on his fingers. Shamrock had Swann in a front facelock and took him to the mat. [c]<\/p>\n<p>Swann made a comeback with punches and clotheslines. Shamrock cut him off with a kick. Swann knocked Shamrock down with a series of spin kicks. He hit a Rolling Thunder on Shamrock for a two count. Swann landed a kick and a sunset flip, but Shamrock turned it into an armlock. Swann got out of it and climbed to the top rope and hit a frog splash for a two count. Swann got out of a submission by reaching the ropes.<\/p>\n<p>Shamrock had Swann in an ankle lock, Swann rolled out, Shamrock turned it into a choke, but Shamrock was on his back and Swann pinned him for the three count.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Rich Swann in 11:00 to retain the title.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, Shamrock attacked the referee and Callihan jumped in the ring. Callihan gave a package piledriver to Swann. Callihan grabbed a baseball bat from under the ring. Shamrock held Swann down, but Eddie Edwards ran to the ring and attacked Shamrock and Callihan. Callihan hit Eddie with the bat, then Shamrock attacked him. Callihan taped Eddie to the top rope. Callihan hit Eddie in the head with the bat. Eddie bled as Callihan gloated. Referees and officials ran to ringside. D-Lo Brown entered the ring and Shamrock dropped him with a punch. Scott D\u2019Amore came to ringside. Shamrock punched D-Lo as Callihan attacked Eddie to close the show.<\/p>\n<p><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Good match and an effective show-closing angle. A big win over a name opponent for Swann to add credibility to his title reign. I think there was some editing trickery with the bat shot to Eddie Edwards, but the editing was hardly noticeable.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong> It was a packed show with a good title match to cap things off. Matt Striker was okay, but I\u2019m looking forward to Madison Rayne returning next week. I suppose this is the end of the \u201cWho Shot Bravo?\u201d saga. The ending of that angle was lame but I enjoyed the funny moments in the courtroom. Good debuts from the Sea Stars and Killer Kelly. Next week looks to be fun with Willie Mack vs. Chris Bey, the return of the Motor City Machine Guns, and an appearance from Jazz.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH UP&#8230; <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/17\/11-17-impact-wrestling-tv-report-rascalz-vs-migeul-swann-moose-vs-willie-mack-bryan-myers-vs-crazzy-steve-dashwood-edwards-vs-havoc-nevaeh-more\/\">11\/17 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Rascalz vs. Migeul &amp; Swann, Moose vs. Willie Mack, Bryan Myers vs. Crazzy Steve, Dashwood &amp; Edwards vs. Havoc &amp; Nevaeh, more<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1065067965\"><div id=\"pwtor-2414885255\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT NOVEMBER 24, 2020 (RECORDED) THE IMPACT ZONE AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Josh Matthews, Matt Striker -Recap package showing the Johnny Swinger developments in the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/11\/24\/11-24-impact-wrestling-tv-report-rich-swann-defends-impact-title-against-ken-shamrock-kiera-hogan-sasha-steelz-vs-sea-stars-ethan-page-vs-swoggle-more\/\" title=\"11\/24 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Rich Swann defends Impact Title against Ken Shamrock, Kiera Hogan &#038; Sasha Steelz vs. Sea Stars, Ethan Page vs. Swoggle, more\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":101221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tvshowsandevents","category-tv_tnareports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/07\/Impact-Logo-2020.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108934,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108611\/revisions\/108934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}