Matt Cardona
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but this doesn’t mean that hearts are free from being shattered. Game Changer Wrestling aims to prove as such this Friday when the independent wrestling powerhouse returns to the Ukrainian Cultural Center for GCW Welcome to Heartbreak.
Impact is coming to WrestleCon and FITE Fest with Multiverse of Matches, live Friday, April 1st at 10pm ET exclusively on FITE. On this night, the high-risk, high-wire spectacle known as Ultimate X will make its return! As one of the most popular and unpredictable match types in Impact Wrestling history, anything is possible in the dangerous Ultimate X.
On April 23rd, Impact Wrestling presents Rebellion 2022 live on FITE straight from Poughkeepsie, New York. The event features pro wrestling stars such as Impact World Champion Moose, Knockouts Champion Mickie James, Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers, X-Division Champion Trey Miguel, plus Josh Alexander, Jonah, Matt Cardona, Deonna Purrazzo, Rich Swann, Eric Young, Chris Sabin, Eddie Edwards, W. Morrissey, Rhino, Heath, Brian Myers and more.
On May 28th GCW presents Downward Spiral live on FITE straight from Silver Nugget Casino & Event Center in Las Vegas. The lineup is almost stacked, check the already announced matches: Mike Bailey vs Chris Bay Matt Cardona vs Blake Christian Second Gear Crew vs Allie Katch & Sandra Moone & Billie Starkz Joey Janela vs Johnny Game Changer Effy vs Kevin Blackwood Rina Yamashita & Drew Parker vs John Wayne Murdoch & Alex Colon Gringo Loco & ASF vs Jordan Oliver & Nick Wayne ....and more! *lineup subject to change
NWA Crockett Cup 2022 is the first PPV event of the National Wrestling Alliance for the year 2022. Along with other matches, the event will feature matches of the 5th Jim Crockett Sr. Memorial Crocket Cup Tag Team Tournament. Wrestling Legend Jeff Jerrett is the ambassador for the tournament. The event will take place over two nights on March 19 and March 20 from Tennessee State Fairground Sports Arena in Nashville, TN.
On July 31st at 6:05pm ET one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, 16-time former World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee, member of NWA Hall of Fame and Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame - he is "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair who will step into the ring for one final match broadcasted exclusively and live on FITE straight from the Nashville Fairgrounds. In the main event of the evening Ric Flair will walkin' that aisle one last time for the final match of his 50-year career. "The Narural Boy" teaming with Andrade El Idolo to face off Jay Lethal and Jeff Jarrett. This long awaited last match will be part of the pro wrestling's history and you do not want to miss it.
On July 8th World Series Wrestling presents the first night of its Phoenix Rising Tour straight from Adelaide Oval in Australia. The event features the international superstar "Always Ready" Matt Cardona, current AEW sensations Johnny Superstar, Buddy Matthews and Brian Cage, ROH World Champion Jon Gresham, direct from the NJPW BosJ Tournament Alex Zayne, 'The Bad Boy' Joey Janela, Impact Wrestling star Trey Miguel, Flip Gordon, current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion Taya Valkyrie and Impact Wrestling Knockouts Chelsea Green and Tenille Dashwood, plus Australia's top pro wrestling stars! Get Ready for the Ride of Your Life!
July 9th is the second night of the World Series Wrestling Phoenix Rising Tour straight from Melbourne, Australia. The event will feature international pro wrestling stars such as Matt Cardona, Johnny Superstar, Buddy Matthews and Brian Cage, Jon Gresham, Alex Zayne, Joey Janela, Trey Miguel, Flip Gordon, Taya Valkyrie, Chelsea Green and Tenille Dashwood, plus Australia's top pro wrestling stars! Get Ready for the Ride of Your Life!
It's July 10th and this is the third day of the World Series Wrestling Phoenix Rising Tour as well as their second night in Melbourne, Australia.
On November 18th Impact Wrestling presents Over Drive 2022 live on FITE straight from Old Forester's Paristown Hall in Louisville, KY. In the main event of the evening Frankie Kazarian takes on the unique opportunity for the title fight for the Impact World Championship against the current champion Josh Alexander. Will we have a new Impact World Champion or Josh Alexander will remain at the top of the mountain? Now when Frankie Kazarian will have his title shot, the X-Division Title is vacant. The new X-Division champion will be decided by a Tournament. The contenders in the first round of the tournament were: Black Taurus, Laredo Kid, Yuya Uemura, PJ Black, Alan Angels, Trey Miguel, Kenny King and Mike Bailey. In the final match Black Taurus takes on Trey Miguel for the X-Division Championship.
On January 23rd Game Changer Wrestling presents The WRLD on GCW live on FITE straight from Hammerstein Ballroom at Manhattan Center in New York! The event features GCW World Championship Match where Jon Moxley faces off Homicide and the ROH World Title Match when Jonathan Gresham takes on Blake Christian.
On January 8th IMPACT Wrestling is coming with its first big event of the year - it's Hard to Kill 2022 straight from The Factory in Dallas, Texas. The lineup has well over 8 matches and 5 of them are with titles on the line.
On November 12th GCW presents Evil Deeds live on FITE from Knights of Columbus in Detroit, Michigan. The event features the return of Alex Shelley to GCW as well the return of Takeda and the debut of Yamashita.
GCW presents Fight Club straight from the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, NJ! The event features the GCW World Championship match where Mox defends against Gage in a match that we have been waiting for during the last decade. Who will be the new GCW World Champion?
WrestleCade presented its 2021 Supershow from the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina featuring Malakai Black faces Buddy Mathews in the main event. Plus, Jay Lethal takes on Matt Cardona, Thunder Rosa battles Deonna Purrazzo and Mercedes Martinez in a Three-Way match, and much more!
The final Impact Wrestling event of 2021 takes place Saturday with Throwback Throwdown 2, live from Louisville, Kentucky's famed Davis Arena -- home of Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Emergence was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It was taped on August 15 and 16, 2021 and aired exclusively on Impact Plus on August 20, 2021. It was held at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the second event in the Emergence chronology, and the first to air exclusively on Impact Plus.
A lot has changed in one year. While they have taken very different paths, EC3 and MATT CARDONA now find themselves on a collision course. Since their public dismissal during a world-wide pandemic, EC3 has asked, even demanded, that Cardona answer a seemingly simple question: “Are you happy?” EC3 believes the answer goes far deeper than MATT admits, and has tormented CARDONA on social media, his podcast and his YouTube show in a quest for the “truth.” Now, we will finally learn the answer. These rivals will face off at “Free The Narrative.” There will be no three-letter companies or corporate wrestling brands—only answers. In addition to this “featured fight,” EC3 has personally invited people you know and people you will know, all of whom are ready to embrace the #ControlYourNarrative movement.
On August 20th GCW returns to Las Vegas with Off The Rails. But nit only GCW is returning - Nick Gage comes to Vegas, too. Juventud Guerrara returns to GCW. Already announced are the first two matches: 2 Cold Scorpio vs Chris Bey Effy vs Ricky Morton
Crown Jewel is a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event will be the fourth event held under WWE's 10-year partnership in support of Saudi Vision 2030 and will be the second WWE event promoted under the Crown Jewel chronology.
Get behind the scenes details on the extreme highs and lows of ECW's shocking return as WWE's third brand from those who lived it, including Shane McMahon, Paul Heyman, Big Show and more.
From a small garage in Redmond, Washington, to the furthest corners of the earth, Funko's story is one that is centered around the fans and the global community that arose from their unique passion - a story that spans twenty years full of joy, ambition, adversity, and... well... toys.
Battleground (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It will take place on July 24, 2016 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. It will be the fourth event under the Battleground chronology.
Survivor Series (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands. It will be taking place on November 20, 2016, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It will be the thirtieth event under the Survivor Series chronology.
Backlash (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It will take place on September 11, 2016 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. It will be the twelfth event in the Backlash chronology and the first SmackDown branded event following the second WWE brand split in July 2016.
WrestleMania 32 was thirty-second annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on April 3, 2016, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This was the third WrestleMania to be held in the state of Texas after 2001 and 2009, and the first to take place in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Finally...The Rock has come back to the Royal Rumble! In his first title match in over 10 years, The Great One goes one-on-one with the longest reigning WWE Champion of the last quarter century, CM Punk. Plus Big Show looks to regain the World Heavyweight Championship from Alberto Del Rio in a ruthless Last Man Standing Match. And it's every man for himself when 30 Superstars collide for the opportunity to headline WrestleMania XXIX in the iconic Royal Rumble match. The Road to WrestleMania begins here, from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona....it's the 2013 WWE Royal Rumble!
In a match marked by confusion and controversy, CM Punk puts his 300-day reign as WWE Champion on the line against the one man who embodies the respect he’s been vying for – John Cena. Plus, Sheamus' dominance as World Heavyweight Champion is in jeopardy as he faces Alberto Del Rio without the use of his signature Brogue Kick. And allies in anger, Kane and Daniel Bryan, challenge WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth. Six champions will rise or be conquered at WWE Night of Champions!
John Cena takes on the polarizing purveyor of "People Power", John Laurinaitis. Plus, both World Championships are on the line! The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown dial up the intensity as WWE goes Over The Limit! Over the Limit was a PPV which took place at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 20, 2012. It was the third and final event under the Over the Limit chronology. In a main event from the Raw brand, John Laurinaitis challenged John Cena. Another main event from the Raw brand featured CM Punk defending against Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship. In the main event from the SmackDown brand, Sheamus defended against Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton, and Chris Jericho in a Fatal Four-way match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
The Road to WrestleMania begins at the 25th Anniversary of the Royal Rumble, and 30 men look to realize a dream by winning the Royal Rumble match and headline WrestleMania. WWE Champion CM Punk faces long odds against retaining his championship when he deals with both #1 contender Dolph Ziggler and a special guest referee with a particular axe to grind, Interim Raw General Manager John Laurinaitis. Daniel Bryan looks to retain the World Heavyweight Championship, but he must overcome two colossal competitors, Mark Henry and Big Show in a steel cage. Plus John Cena and Kane square off in a bitter personal bout. The Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri is this year's host for WWE Royal Rumble!
The Rock and John Cena collide in the most anticipated WrestleMania face-off in history, an epic match that will forever define the legacies of these icons. The Deadman stakes his entire legacy on one battle with Triple H inside the nightmarish prison they immortalized, Hell In A Cell, with The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels as special guest referee. WWE Champion CM Punk faces off against Chris Jericho in the explosive clash of revolutionaries that will determine which man truly is “The Best In The World.” Daniel Bryan defends his title against a riled-up and ruthless Sheamus, who will have to fight through The Submission Specialist’s tactics to claim his first World Heavyweight Championship. Team Teddy takes on Team Johnny to determine which man will win total control of Raw and SmackDown. This was the twenty-eighth annual WrestleMania. It took place on April 1, 2012 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It is the highest grossing PPV event in professional wrestling history.
A special Independence Day edition of Super Smackdown Live features a 20-Man Bash Battle Royale, 2 Money in The Bank Qualifying Matches, a star-studded six-man tag and much more!
John Cena and Alberto Del Rio battle for the WWE Championship in a brutal Last Man Standing match that will test their will, determination, and resolve. Plus, will the World's Largest Athlete finally avenge the career threatening injury he suffered at the hands of The World's Strongest Man? Find out when the Big Show challenges Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Title. And mortal foes unite as CM Punk and Triple H try to put their differences aside to take on their common enemies, The Miz and R Truth, in an explosive tag team match. The Superstars of Raw and SmackDown look to settle scores, from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, this is WWE VENGEANCE!
Royal Rumble (2011) was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. The main event was the annual Royal Rumble match featuring 40 participants from both brands, instead of the usual number of 30. The primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship, between reigning champion The Miz and Randy Orton. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship. The other featured match on the card was a Fatal Four Way match for the WWE Divas Championship between Eve Torres, Natalya, Layla and Michelle McCool.
The Rock returns home to be The World’s Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania XXVII from Atlanta, GA. The Great One will lay the SmackDown on all of the pomp and festivities that makes WrestleMania the world’s greatest, annual pop culture extravaganza. John Cena looks to dethrone the self-proclaimed “most must see WWE champion in history” the Miz. Undertaker’s legendary 18-0 WrestleMania winning streak has never been in greater peril when Triple H challenges the Phenom. Alberto Del Rio looks to fulfill his destiny and take Edge’s World Heavyweight Championship. A bitter and personal rivalry comes to a head when Randy Orton battles CM Punk.. All this and more when the Superstars of WWE invade the Georgia Dome for WrestleMania XXVII.
Carnage reigns supreme at the last event of 2011: WWE TLC. The Pay-Per-View extravaganza which legalizes the use of Tables, Ladders, and Chairs!Former clique members Triple H and Kevin Nash face each other in a Ladder Match with a sledgehammer hanging above the ring—whoever can climb up and grab the weapon, can inflict massive damage without ramifications. Two behemoths collide when World Heavyweight Champion Mark Henry and Big Show lock horns in a slug fest of gigantic proportions with each looking to maim his opponent with chairs, and "The Best in the World" CM Punk must fend off both Alberto Del Rio and The Miz in a chaotic Triple Threat TLC Match for the WWE title that will test the physical and mental limits of all three men. TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) was the third annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs PPV. It took place on December 18, 2011 at the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Royal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal RumblePPV. It took place on January 31, 2010 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, for his choice at either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW Championship. The main event was the annual 30-competitor Royal Rumble match which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between champion Sheamus and Randy Orton. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was between The Undertaker and Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured match on the ECW brand was between Christian and Ezekiel Jackson for the ECW championship.
WrestleMania XXVI was the twenty-sixth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Slim Jim. It took place on March 28, 2010 at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The first main event was a No DQ, no count-out match that featured The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels. The second was a singles match for the WWE Championship that saw Batista defend the championship against John Cena. The third was a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship featured the champion, Chris Jericho, defending against Edge for the title. Featured matches on the undercard included a 10-Diva tag team match, Bret Hart versus Vince McMahon in a No Holds Barred match, Rey Mysterio versus CM Punk, Triple H versus Sheamus, the sixth annual Money in the Bank ladder match, a Triple Threat match between Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase, and Cody Rhodes, and a WWE Tag Team Championship match between Big Show and The Miz, against John Morrison and R-Truth.
WrestleMania XXV was the twenty-fifth annual WrestleMania PPV. It was presented by the National Guard and took place on April 5, 2009 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. The first main event was a singles match for the WWE Championship that featured the champion, Triple H, defending against Randy Orton. The second was a Triple Threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship, between defedning champion Edge against John Cena & Big Show. The third main event was The Undertaker versus Shawn Michaels. Featured matches on the undercard included, Jeff Hardy versus Matt Hardy in an Extreme Rules match, Chris Jericho versus the team of Roddy Piper, Ricky Steamboat and Jimmy Snuka, and the annual Money in the Bank ladder match featuring Kane, MVP, Mark Henry, Shelton Benjamin, Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Christian, & Finlay. With an attendance of 72,744, it is the 6th largest attendance in WrestleMania history.
Royal Rumble (2008) was the twenty-first annual Royal Rumble PPV. It took place on January 27, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands. The event was also the first WWE pay-per-view broadcast in high definition. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. The primary match on the Raw brand was Randy Orton versus Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the SmackDown brand was Edge versus Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship. The featured matches on the undercard were Montel Vontavious Porter versus Ric Flair in a Career Threatening match and John "Bradshaw" Layfield versus Chris Jericho.
WrestleMania XXIV was the twenty-fourth annual WrestleMania PPV. The event took place on March 30, 2008, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The first main event was a Singles match from the SmackDown brand that featured The Undertaker challenging World Heavyweight Champion Edge for the title. The second was a Triple Threat match from the Raw brand, in which WWE Champion Randy Orton defended against challengers Triple H and John Cena. The third was a singles match featuring ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero defending against Kane. Other matches include a No DQ match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. fighting The Big Show, a Money in the Bank ladder match with Carlito, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, CM Punk, Mr. Kennedy, Jericho, and John Morrison, and a retirement match between Shawn Michaels & Ric Flair.
The Great American Bash (2008) was the fifth annual Great American Bash PPV. It was presented by AT&T and took place on July 20, 2008 at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. The main match on the SmackDown brand was between Triple H and Edge for the WWE Championship. The primary match on the Raw brand was between CM Punk and Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship. The predominant match on the ECW brand was between Mark Henry and Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship. The featured matches on the undercard included John Cena versus John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) in a New York City Parking Lot Brawl and Shawn Michaels versus Chris Jericho. The event also crowned the first ever WWE Divas Champion, and it was the last pay-per-view event by WWE before transitioning to PG rating.
A behind-the-scenes WWE Network documentary looking back on WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, TX - with over 100,000 people selling out AT&T Stadium.
No Surrender is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It will take place on February 19, 2022, at the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana, and air exclusively on Impact Plus and YouTube. It will be the 14th event under the No Surrender chronology.
