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| Promotion | Impact Wrestling | ||
| Date | July 18–19, 2021 (aired July 31, 2021) | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Skyway Studios | ||
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The 2021 Homecoming was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It was taped on July 18 and 19, 2021 and aired exclusively on Impact Plus on July 31, 2021. It was held at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the second event under the Homecoming chronology and the first to be held since the 2019 event.
10 matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Eddie Edwards defeated W. Morrissey in a hardcore match. In other prominent matches, Matthew Rehwoldt (who made his Impact debut at the event) and Deonna Purrazzo won the Homecoming tournament by defeating Decay ( Crazzy Steve and Rosemary) in the final, and Josh Alexander defeated Black Taurus to retain the Impact X Division Championship.
Production
On June 30, 2021, Impact Wrestling announced that they will be hosting tapings of Impact! on July 18 and July 19, 2021. These tapings also featured matches for the Homecoming event. [1]
Storylines
The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on Impact's weekly television program.
A key feature of the event was the Homecoming Tournament with Intergender tag team matches, featuring mixed tag teams competing to be crowned the Homecoming King and Queen. [2] [3] The following teams participated in the tournament:
- Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green [4]
- Decay ( Crazzy Steve and Rosemary) [5]
- The Pump Family ( Petey Williams and Jordynne Grace) [6]
- The Road Warriors ( Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering) [6]
- Brian Myers and Missy Hyatt [7]
- Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo [8]
- Swinger's Palace ( Hernandez and Alisha Edwards) [8]
- Fallah 'N Flava ( Fallah Bahh and Tasha Steelz) [8]
On the July 1 episode of Impact!, Eddie Edwards was attacked in the parking lot by W. Morrissey before his match with Satoshi Kojima. [9] [10] This prompted Edwards to challenge Morrissey to a match at Slammiversary, which he lost after Morrissey hit Edwards with a chain-wrapped fist. [11] [12] On the next Impact!, Edwards and Morrissey brawled in the parking lot, [13] [14] resulting in the pair being matched up in a hardcore match at Homecoming. [15]
Results
Homecoming Intergender Tag Team Tournament
| First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Swinger's Palace ( Hernandez and Alisha Edwards) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo | 7:30 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo | 9:34 | |||||||||||||
| Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Pump Family ( Petey Williams and Jordynne Grace) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green | 10:22 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Rehwoldt and Deonna Purrazzo | 11:15 | |||||||||||||
| Decay | Pin | |||||||||||||
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Decay ( Crazzy Steve and Rosemary) | 9:14 | |||||||||||||
| Fallah 'N Flava ( Fallah Bahh and Tasha Steelz) | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Decay | 10:59 | |||||||||||||
| The Road Warriors | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Road Warriors ( Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering) | 5:22 | |||||||||||||
| Brian Myers and Missy Hyatt | Pin | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 19, 2021). "Tickets for IMPACT Wrestling Shows Immediately After Slammiversary Go On-Sale Thursday, July 1". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 19, 2021). "Who Will Be Crowned King & Queen at Homecoming on IMPACT Plus?". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Ben Jordan Kerin (July 17, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Announces 'Homecoming' Special Event". Wrestling News Source. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ Impact Wrestling Staff (July 24, 2021). "Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green Set for Homecoming King & Queen Tournament". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Impact Wrestling Staff (July 25, 2021). "Rosemary & Crazzy Steve Bring Decay to the Homecoming King & Queen Tournament". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ a b Impact Wrestling Staff (July 26, 2021). "Little Petey Pump, Thicc Mama Pump, Dreamer & Ellering Form Duos for the Homecoming King & Queen Tournament". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ Impact Wrestling Staff (July 27, 2021). "Brian Myers & Mystery Partner Enter the Homecoming King & Queen Tournament". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Impact Wrestling Staff (July 29, 2021). "Final Three Teams & X-Division Title Clash Official for Homecoming This Saturday". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Moore, John (July 2, 2021). "7/1 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of Kenny Omega, Karl Anderson, and Doc Gallows vs. Sami Callihan, Moose, and Chris Sabin, TJP and Fallah Bahh vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack, Chris Bey vs. Petey Williams, Eddie Edwards vs. Satoshi Kojima". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 1, 2021). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: July 1, 2021". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Powell, Jason (July 17, 2021). "7/17 Impact Wrestling Slammiversary results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Sami Callihan in a No DQ match for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo defends the Knockouts Championship against a mystery challenger, Ultimate X for the X Division Championship, Moose vs. Chris Sabin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary 2021 Results". Impact Wrestling. IMPACT Wrestling Staff. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ Moore, John (July 23, 2021). "7/22 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of the Slammiversary fallout show with Jay White and Mickie James, Rosemary and Havok vs. Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz for the Knockouts Tag Titles, Ace Austin and Madman Fulton vs. David Finlay and Juice Robinson, Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 22, 2021). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: July 22, 2021". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Impact Wrestling Staff (July 22, 2021). "Eddie Edwards & W. Morrissey Continue Their Personal Rivalry in a Hardcore Match at Homecoming". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved July 26, 2021.