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.
| Homecoming (2019) | |||
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 Promotional poster featuring various Impact wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | Impact Wrestling | ||
| Date | January 6, 2019 | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | The Asylum | ||
| Pay-per-view chronology | |||
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| Homecoming chronology | |||
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Production
edit| 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
editInitially 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
editThe 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
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Swann defeated Ethan Page, Jake Crist and Trey Miguel | Ultimate X match for the vacant Impact X Division Championship[6] | 13:40 | ||
| 2 | Allie and Su Yung defeated Jordynne Grace and Kiera Hogan by technical submission | Tag team match | 8:53 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Edwards defeated Moose | Falls Count Anywhere match | 13:20 | ||
| 4 | Sami Callihan (with Dave Crist) defeated Willie Mack | Singles match | 10:15 | ||
| 5 | Eli Drake defeated Abyss | Monster's Ball match | 12:15 | ||
| 6 | The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) (c) defeated The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) | Tag team match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship | 11:20 | ||
| 7 | Taya Valkyrie defeated Tessa Blanchard (c) | Singles match for the Impact Knockouts Championship with Gail Kim as special guest referee | 10:25 | ||
| 8 | Johnny Impact (c) defeated Brian Cage | Singles match for the Impact World Championship This was Cage's Option C World Title match[5] | 20:15 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Impact Wrestling announces Homecoming PPV for January". 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces 'Homecoming' PPV For January 6th In Nashville, Tennessee - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
- ^ "Impact Wrestling: Homecoming 2019". impactwrestling.com. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Johnny Impact To Face Brian Cage At IMPACT Wrestling Homecoming - Fightful Wrestling". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.