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GFW Impact Wrestling held a historic live event in Staten Island on August 5th and it led to one of the biggest debuts in the company's recent history.
Johnny Mundo, popularly known as John Morrison from his WWE days, made his GFW live debut at the show. The monumental event was the first live house show for Impact Wrestling in as many years, and we must say, the company did a great job indeed.
According to Wrestlezone, there were around 500 people in attendance. The show was headlined by a six-man tag team match that saw Mundo make his debut.
Below are the results and highlights of the show:
#1. Fallah Bahh vs. Kevin Matthews
Bahh, a 193 kg wrestler, made quick work of Kevin Matthews in the opening match of the night. The Filipino-American behemoth finished off Matthews with a Banzai drop to pick up the win.
Result: Fallah Bahh def. Kevin Matthews via pinfall
#2. Dan Maff, Anthony Bowens, and Pat Buck vs. New Heavenly Bodies
This was a solid follow-up for the opener as all the talented men involved pulled out all stops. The bout ended after Maff set up Bowens' Frog Splash by laying out a Heavenly Bodies member with the Torture Rack Death Valley Driver.
Result: Dan Maff, Anthony Bowens and Pat Buck def. New Heavenly Bodies
#3. Trevor Lee vs. Bokara
The X-Division title contender went over Bokara albeit a dirty finish with a roll-up with the help of the classic tights pull up.
As expected, Lee came out with the stolen X-Division title, which returned to its rightful owner after Sonjay Dutt came out and stole it back after the match concluded.
Result: Trevor Lee def. Bokara
#4. Taya Valkyrie vs. Sienna vs. Allie (Non-title match)
Johnny Mundo's real life love interest, Taya Valkyrie made her GFW debut against the current Unified Knockouts Champion Sienna and Allie.
Taya put on an impressive performance as she came out on top in her debut match.
Result: Taya def. Sienna and Allie
5. Eli Drake vs. Braxton Sutter
The insanely gifted Eli Drake was up in action next as he went up against Braxton Sutter. This was another really good match that ended with Drake with his arms raised in victory.
Result: Eli Drake def. Braxton Sutter
#6. LAX vs. Drago and Sonjay Dutt (GFW Tag Team Championship Match)
The GFW Tag Team Champions put their titles on the line against the high-flying duo of Dutt and the masked Drago. The champions successfully retained the straps with an insane Blockbuster off the top rope transitioned into a double team powerbomb. Impressive we must say!
But that was not all as Trevor Lee reappeared after the match and stole the X-Division title yet again from current Champion, Sonjay Dutt. The hilarious bit was that he ran escaped with the title though by running towards the outfield of the baseball field that the live event was held in.
Result: LAX def. Drago and Sonjay Dutt to defend the GFW Tag Team titles
#7. Moose, James Storm and John Morrison vs. EC3, Low Ki and Bobby Lashley
The main event of the evening saw the top stars of the promotion in a six-man tag team match. The babyfaces, along with the debuting Morrison defeated the heels in what was a great end to an eventful night.
Morrison was the one who got the pin for his team as a result of a Starship Pain on GFW Grand Champion Ethan Carter 3.
According to reports, Morrison is just one of the many names that have signed up with GFW with Rey Mysterio also in talks with the promotion regarding a massive debut.
What do you guys think? Will these signing coupled with the return of live shows and a new creative direction lead to a resurgence? Let us know in the comments section below.
