Throwback Throwdown is a professional wrestling Impact Plus event, produced by American professional wrestling promotion Impact Wrestling. The event was created in 2019 and since its inception, the event features wrestlers portraying 1980s characters and gimmicks in the fictional Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation (IPWF). Each event features talent from Impact competing in various professional wrestling match types. Due to the nature of the event, the storylines for Throwback Throwdown have been self-contained and independent from the rest of Impact's programming.
| Throwback Throwdown | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | Impact Wrestling |
| First event | Throwback Throwdown (2019) |
History
editThrowback Throwdown is a professional wrestling event consisting of a main event and undercard that feature championship matches and other various matches. The first Throwback Throwdown was a special episode of Impact that aired on November 26, 2019 and saw wrestlers portraying 1980's characters and gimmicks in the fictional Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation (IPWF).[1][2] Throwback Throwdown II was held at Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky on December 18, 2021 as an Impact Plus Monthly Special.[3][4] On November 2, 2022, Impact announced that Throwback Throwdown III would take place on November 25 at Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina as a part of WrestleCade, with the matches from that event set to air on December 2 as an Impact Plus Monthly Special.[5] On September 26, 2023, Impact announced that Throwback Throwdown IV would take place on November 11 at Don Kolov Arena in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada as a television special.[6]
Events
edit| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Throwback Throwdown (2019) | October 27, 2019 (aired November 26, 2019) |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Don Kolov Arena | Julian Cumberbun (Ethan Page) vs. Downtown Daddy Brown (Willie Mack) in a Loser Leaves Town match for the IPWF International Commonwealth Television Championship | Aired as a special episode of Impact!. | [1] |
| 2 | Throwback Throwdown II | December 18, 2021 | Louisville, Kentucky | Davis Arena | Santa Claus[a] (Willie Mack) vs. Sex Ferguson (Doc Gallows) in a North Pole Street Fight for the IPWF International Commonwealth Television Championship | [4] | |
| 3 | Throwback Throwdown III | November 25, 2022 (aired December 2, 2022) |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Benton Convention Center | Team Impact Provincial Wrestling Federation ("Cowboy" Colt McCoy (Eddie Edwards), Tim Burr (Josh Alexander), Frank the Butcher (Rhino), and Giuseppe Scovelli Jr. (Josh Mathews)) defeated Team Great Lakes Unionized Wrestling (Devon Damon (Crowbar), Neptune (Shera), Lord Humongous (Big Kon), and Manfred The Mad Mammal (Beer City Bruiser)) in an eight-man elimination tag team match | [7] | |
| 4 | Throwback Throwdown IV | November 11, 2023 (aired November 30, 2023) |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | Don Kolov Arena | Tim Burr (Josh Alexander) vs. Boris Alexiev (Santino Marella) | Aired as a special episode of Impact! | [8] |
Notes
edit- ^ After the match, Santa Claus removed his mask to reveal that he was in fact Downtown Daddy Brown.
References
edit- ^ a b Wilen, Jerome (November 26, 2019). "IMPACT Results – 11/26/19 (IPWF Special Throwback Throwdown themed show)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Self High Five (November 27, 2019). "Results IMPACT! Wrestling (26/11/2019) - Throwback Throwdown". Súper Luchas. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Impact Wrestling Staff (November 21, 2021). "Go Back in Time at Throwback Throwdown II LIVE December 18 on IMPACT Plus". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Guzzo, Gisberto (November 20, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Announces 'Throwback Throwdown II' For December". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ Middleton, Marc (November 2, 2022). "Impact Wrestling Announces Throwback Throwdown III Event with IPWF Stars". Wrestling Headlines. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (September 26, 2023). "Pro Wrestling Returns To Toronto On Saturday, November 11: Stars From The 1980s IMPACT Provincial Wrestling Federation (IPWF) Are In Action". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Nason, Josh (November 2, 2022). "Impact notes: Moose vs. Ace Austin, Throwback Throwdown 3". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (September 26, 2023). "Pro Wrestling Returns To Toronto On Saturday, November 11: Stars From The 1980s IMPACT Provincial Wrestling Federation (IPWF) Are In Action". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.