IRON GRIP PRO WRESTLING: SHOW 36
“End of the Line” – Where Destiny Collides
Venue: Madison Square Garden, New York City
Attendance: 21,112 (Sold Out)
Commentary Team: Mauro Ranallo, Excalibur & Taz
1. Rey Mysterio vs Dominik Mysterio
Storyline: After months of bitter betrayal, Dominik has vowed to retire his father. Rey Mysterio returns from injury, vowing to teach his son respect.
Match Highlights:
- Dominik enters in faux-Guerrero gear, mocking Rey’s heritage.
- Rey enters in black-and-gold Aztec warrior gear.
- Dominik controls early with underhanded tactics.
- Rey fires back with tilt-a-whirl DDTs, springboard armdrags, and the 619.
- Dominik hits Three Amigos and a Frog Splash for a 2.9 count.
- Rey counters a low blow into a Code Red!
Finish:
Rey lands the 619 + West Coast Pop for the emotional win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio
Post-match: Rey extends a hand. Dominik hesitates, tears in his eyes—but walks away, conflicted.
2. Intercontinental #1 Contender Gauntlet Match
Participants: Kazuchika Okada, AJ Styles, Carmelo Hayes, Wardlow, El Phantasmo, Luchasaurus
Order of Entry & Eliminations:
- Luchasaurus vs Kazuchika Okada
- Okada stuns the beast with a Rainmaker to advance.
- El Phantasmo enters
- Okada narrowly escapes Sudden Death, and hits a top-rope dropkick + Rainmaker.
- Carmelo Hayes enters
- Carmelo and Okada have an explosive sequence.
- Hayes hits a Fadeaway, but Okada kicks out and eliminates him.
- Wardlow enters
- Wardlow demolishes Okada with power bombs but AJ Styles enters early and helps Okada survive.
- Wardlow is eliminated after AJ and Okada team up.
- AJ Styles vs Okada – Final showdown
- They have a mini 10-minute clinic.
- AJ sets up the Phenomenal Forearm, but Okada counters into a mid-air Rainmaker!
Winner: Kazuchika Okada
Okada earns a future shot at the Intercontinental Champion.
3. Speedball Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight & Dragon Lee vs The Hurt Business (Lashley, Cedric, Shelton)
Story: MVP has been trying to recruit Kevin Knight for weeks. Knight feels disrespected and overshadowed by Speedball and Dragon Lee.
Match Highlights:
- Cedric and Dragon Lee exchange wild Spanish Fly variations.
- Speedball lands stiff kicks on Shelton and a moonsault double-knee on Cedric.
- Knight refuses tags, looking increasingly frustrated.
Heel Turn & Finish:
Knight suddenly superkicks Dragon Lee, takes off his armband, and shakes hands with MVP.
Lashley spears Bailey and Knight pins him after a springboard blockbuster.
Winners: The Hurt Business
Kevin Knight is officially the newest member of the Hurt Business.
4. House of Black (c) vs The Young Bucks & Ricochet – IGPW Trios Titles
Story: House of Black has dominated, but tension has been brewing — especially with Brody King questioning Malakai’s leadership.
Match Highlights:
- Ricochet and Buddy Matthews fly around in a highlight reel performance.
- The Bucks overwhelm with a Superkick Party.
- Miscommunication between Malakai and Brody nearly costs them.
- Ricochet hits a 630 on Malakai — Brody hesitates… then watches.
Finish:
Ricochet pins Malakai after a top-rope double superkick + Recoil combo.
New champions are crowned.
Winners: Young Bucks & Ricochet – NEW Trios Champions
Post-Match Chaos:
Brody snaps. He levels Malakai with a clothesline, chokes out Buddy with a chain.
Lights go out.
The Dark Reign appears (Balor, Priest, Kross).
They surround the ring — then embrace Brody King.
Brody joins The Dark Reign.
5. Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs Ali vs Santos Escobar – Cruiserweight Title
Match Highlights:
- Wild lucha spots with Ali and Santos flying across the ropes.
- Hiromu hits a Dynamite Plunger on Ali into the barricade.
- Santos spikes Hiromu with the Phantom Driver on the apron.
Finish:
Hiromu locks Ali in a triangle choke after a missed 450.
Ali passes out.
Winner: Hiromu Takahashi retains
6. Bronson Reed & Kyle Fletcher (c) vs Paragon vs Sammy Guevara & Jack Perry – Tag Titles (Elimination)
Eliminations:
- Jack & Sammy eliminated by Paragon with Total Elimination.
- Bronson destroys Kyle O’Reilly through the barricade.
Finish:
Kyle Fletcher counters Roddy’s End of Heartache, and Bronson flattens him with a Tsunami.
Winners: Bronson Reed & Kyle Fletcher retain
Post-Match:
As they celebrate, lights flicker.
The Dark Reign attacks!
- Brody King choke-bombs Fletcher.
- Priest hits South of Heaven on Bronson onto the belts.
- Kross lays both out with a steel chair.
The Dark Reign poses with all the gold — signaling total dominance.
7. Kevin Owens vs Drew McIntyre – Street Fight
Match Highlights:
- McIntyre slams KO through a pile of kendo sticks.
- KO hits a senton through the announce table.
- Drew uses duct tape to tie KO to the ropes and batters him with a Singapore cane.
Finish:
KO escapes, hits a Pop-Up Powerbomb onto steel chairs, then a Package Piledriver off the ropes.
Winner: Kevin Owens
8. Cody Rhodes & Randy Orton vs Damian Priest & Karrion Kross (w/ The Dark Reign)
Backstory: Rhodes and Orton are on a crusade to stop The Dark Reign. Tonight, they face two of their generals.
Match Highlights:
- Cody and Kross brawl on the outside while Orton picks Priest apart with stomps.
- Orton hits a massive RKO off the ropes on Kross — cover broken by Finn Balor!
- Brody King runs down and yanks Cody out mid-Cross Rhodes.
Finish:
Balor hits a Shotgun Dropkick to Cody on the outside.
Inside, Priest hits South of Heaven on Orton.
Kross hits the Final Prayer. 1-2-3.
Winners: Priest & Kross (The Dark Reign)
Huge upset. The faction is now unstoppable.
9. Finn Balor (c) vs Adam Cole – Intercontinental Championship
Match Style: Hard-hitting with layered psychology.
- Balor attacks Cole’s previously injured arm.
- Cole mounts a comeback, hitting the Panama Sunrise.
- Cole dodges Coup de Grace and hits Last Shot — Balor kicks out!
Finish:
Balor counters another Panama Sunrise into Bloody Sunday, followed by two Coup de Graces.
Winner: Finn Balor retains
10. CM Punk (c) vs LA Knight vs Will Ospreay – World Championship
Match Highlights:
- Punk is sly, letting Knight and Ospreay fight early.
- Knight nearly wins with a BFT on Punk, but Ospreay breaks it up with a Hidden Blade.
- Punk grounds both with old-school tactics — Figure-Four on Knight, GTS attempt on Ospreay.
Finish:
Ospreay hits Stormbreaker on Knight, but Punk throws Ospreay into the ring post.
Punk steals the pin on Knight.
Winner: CM Punk retains
Post-Match: Ospreay stares daggers at Punk, who smirks and raises the title.
Main Event
Absolutely! Here’s the rewritten and fully fleshed-out version of the main event and end-of-show segment for IGPW Show 36. This includes rich storytelling, detailed in-ring action, emotional stakes, and the looming threat of The Dark Reign. Get ready for a cinematic, match-of-the-year-level showdown.
🌌 Main Event
“The Final Ride” – Hangman Adam Page vs Kenny Omega
Best of 5 Series Finale (2-2) — 60-Minute Iron Man Match
Loser Leaves IGPW Forever
Backdrop:
Nearly a decade of intertwined legacies. Friends, enemies, brothers. This was always going to be the final chapter. Hangman, the anxious millennial cowboy, and Omega, the god of wrestling. Their rivalry had spanned Bullet Club, The Elite, AEW, NJPW, and now, IGPW.
The series stands at 2-2. Tonight isn’t just about a win. It’s exile. Finality.
Entrances:
- Hangman rides in on horseback through the MSG tunnel, in a long duster and black gear with silver accents, the words “Last Breath” stitched into his vest.
- Omega enters in Final Boss mode: black leather, Terminator mask, accompanied by Don Callis, who removes the mask ceremoniously.
The lights dim. The crowd stands. The bell rings.
⏱ First 15 Minutes – The Feeling-Out Process
- They lock up center-ring. Crowd split 50/50.
- A clean break… but then Hangman slaps Omega. The tone shifts.
- Omega applies a front facelock, transitions into chain grappling. Hangman escapes into a hammerlock, then a waistlock takedown.
- Omega escapes and slaps Hangman back.
- Stiff elbow strikes follow. Omega goes for the V-Trigger, but Hangman ducks and hits a snap German suplex into the corner.
First Fall – Hangman Page:
At minute 13, Hangman counters a leapfrog into a brutal Pop-Up Powerbomb, then connects with a Deadeye.
1-0 Hangman.
⏱ Minutes 16–30 – Omega’s Vengeance
- Omega gets vicious. He sweeps Hangman’s legs on the apron, slamming him spine-first on the edge.
- He sets up a table, hits a Snap Dragon on the floor, and delivers a Kotarō Crusher onto a chair inside the ring.
- Hangman looks dazed as Omega climbs for a moonsault, but Hangman gets the knees up!
- Hangman goes for Buckshot, but Omega intercepts mid-air with a V-Trigger to the chest, flipping Hangman backwards.
- Kenny hits the One-Winged Angel clean in the middle.
Second Fall – Kenny Omega:
1-1.
⏱ Minutes 31–45 – Into the Fire
- They brawl into the crowd. Hangman tosses Kenny over the barricade with a fallaway slam.
- Kenny fights back with a camera cable, choking Page and smashing a monitor over his back.
- He sets up a table by the timekeeper’s area and powerbombs Hangman through it. The ref begins to count. Hangman can’t make it.
Third Fall – Kenny Omega (Countout):
2-1 Omega.
- Medical staff rush over, but Hangman shoves them away. Blood pours from his forehead.
Back in the ring, Omega goes for a flying crossbody — Hangman counters with a lariat mid-air.
He rolls to the apron, slingshots — Buckshot Lariat! One foot draped over Kenny’s chest.
Fourth Fall – Hangman Page:
2-2.
⏱ Final 15 Minutes – The War of Wills
- Both men can barely stand.
- Omega begins targeting the neck, landing a series of Snap Dragons.
- Hangman lands Deadeye, but can’t cover in time.
- Omega goes for another OWA — Hangman rolls through, cradle pin, only 2.
- Kenny hits two back-to-back V-Triggers, lifts him again… another OWA!
Kick out at 2.999. The building erupts.
5 minutes left:
- Hangman spits in Kenny’s face. Kenny, enraged, slaps him. Hangman no-sells, lands a rolling elbow.
- Both collapse.
2 minutes left:
- Kenny tries a Phoenix Splash. Hangman rolls away!
- Hangman kips up — the crowd explodes.
- Buckshot! But he’s too tired to cover.
- He grabs Kenny’s wrist. Slowly pulls him up.
Final Minute:
- Hangman looks Kenny in the eyes. “I’m sorry…”
- Runs the ropes —
- Second Buckshot Lariat!
COVER: 1… 2… 3.
FINAL SCORE: Hangman Page 3 – Kenny Omega 2
Winner: 🐎 Hangman Adam Page
Kenny Omega must leave IGPW.
💔 Post-Match – The Goodbye
The crowd is on its feet. A standing ovation.
Hangman collapses in exhaustion, tears in his eyes.
Kenny slowly sits up. He stares at Hangman. Silence.
They stand.
They embrace.
Hangman whispers: “You made me better.”
Kenny walks to the stage — crowd chanting “Thank You Kenny!”
He turns back. One final nod.
The lights dim… but they don’t fade.
☠️ End of Show Twist – The Reign Descends
As Omega reaches the top of the ramp…
The arena lights turn blood red.
⚫ The Dark Reign’s music hits.
Finn Bálor. Damian Priest. Karrion Kross. Brody King.
They appear from the shadows, encircling the ring — surrounding a still-exhausted Hangman Page.
Kenny tries to rush back — but Brody King intercepts with a steel chain across the jaw.
Inside the ring:
- Priest chokeslams Page through a table.
- Kross applies the Kross Jacket, ragdolling him.
- Brody powerbombs Omega on the ramp, leaving him broken.
- Bálor, calm and smirking, climbs into the ring.
He holds the Intercontinental Title above Hangman’s lifeless body.
🎤 Finn Bálor (on mic):
“CM Punk… you’re next. This is our era now. Iron Grip belongs to The Reign.”
🔥 CM Punk’s music hits.
He walks onto the stage, IGPW World Title on his shoulder.
He locks eyes with Bálor — no words. The crowd roars in anticipation.
