{"id":22983,"date":"2018-07-30T10:06:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T14:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=22983"},"modified":"2018-07-30T10:06:43","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T14:06:43","slug":"impact-vs-roh-lax-vs-the-young-bucks-for-cruise-of-jericho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/07\/30\/impact-vs-roh-lax-vs-the-young-bucks-for-cruise-of-jericho\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact vs. ROH: LAX vs. The Young Bucks for Cruise of Jericho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/07\/05\/cruise-of-jericho-sami-callihan-calls-out-chris-jericho-ring-of-honor-and-bullet-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sami Callihan<\/strong> called out <strong>Chris Jericho<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Rock N&#8217; Rager Cruise<\/strong><\/a> (or Cruise of Jericho) for not including <strong>Impact Wrestling<\/strong>, fans have begun to think of dream matches featuring Impact stars against <strong>Ring of Honor<\/strong>&#8216;s. The first one was revealed as <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/07\/05\/ove-vs-bullet-club-marty-scurll-answers-sami-callihans-open-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a singles match between <strong>Sami Callihan<\/strong> and <strong>Bullet Club<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>&#8220;Villain&#8221; Marty Scurll<\/strong><\/a>, but it appears we have our first tag team match-up in the war at sea. It appears that Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions <strong>LAX<\/strong> (<strong>Santana &amp; Ortiz<\/strong>) will be facing off against Ring of Honor and NJPW tag team and current IWGP Tag Team Champions <strong>The Young Bucks<\/strong> (<strong>Matt &amp; Nick Jackson<\/strong>) on the cruise ship.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22991\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/960-1-e1532934393160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\"><\/p>\n<p>It started out when LAX&#8217;s manager <strong>Konnan<\/strong> called out The Young Bucks, asking if the two high flyers have &#8220;ever bled&#8221;. He called them out for a first blood match against the Young Bucks at the Cruise on Saturday on his podcast, <em><strong>Keepin&#8217; It 100<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/282157832?utm_source=email&#038;utm_medium=vimeo-cliptranscode-201504&#038;utm_campaign=28749<\/p>\n<p>The call out was then retweeted by Impact&#8217;s Executive VP <strong>Don Callis<\/strong>, who also works commentary for NJPW and <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/07\/13\/all-in-announces-broadcast-team-whos-who-of-indie-announcers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was selected earlier to be a part of ALL IN&#8217;s broadcast team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WOW! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Konnan5150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Konnan5150<\/a> just stepped to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattJackson13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MattJackson13<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NickJacksonYB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NickJacksonYB<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmJericho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IAmJericho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DreamMatch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DreamMatch<\/a>   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t1gZG0hPB5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/t1gZG0hPB5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Invisible Hand (@TheDonCallis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDonCallis\/status\/1023438378174275585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This morning, the challenge caught the ears of Young Bucks&#8217; Matt Jackson, he accepted on behalf of his brother, Nick Jackson, and asked Chris Jericho to make it official.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattJackson13\/status\/1023596404063662080<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pro Wrestling in 2018 is something truly amazing. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/impactwrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IMPACTWRESTLING<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ringofhonor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ringofhonor<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmJericho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@IAmJericho<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>LETS DO IT! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7a1zKRjg8m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/7a1zKRjg8m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike SANTANA\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf7 (@Santana_Proud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Santana_Proud\/status\/1023609340719181825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The match will see one of indie wrestling&#8217;s most influential tag teams, the Young Bucks &#8211; 7x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, 4x PWG World Tag Team Champions, 3x ROH World Tag Team Champions, 3x NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, and current IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions &#8211; face one of the indie scene&#8217;s emerging tag team sensations in Santana &amp; Ortiz of LAX. Prior to debuting with Impact Wrestling last year as Konnan&#8217;s new tandem in LAX, they duo competed as <strong>EYFBO<\/strong> (<b>Entertain Your F**king Balls Off<\/b>), under the names <strong>Angel Ortiz<\/strong> and <strong>Mike Draztik<\/strong> (Santana). Apart from being the reigning and 3x Impact World Tag Team Champions, they&#8217;re also 3x (and reigning) <strong>House of Glory (HOG)<\/strong> Tag Team Champions, CZW World Tag Team Champions and reigning Wrestle Pro Tag Team Champions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22992\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22992\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/LAX_DbleChamps-e1532934419831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Impact Wrestling<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first set of matches announced for the Jericho Cruise was Ring of Honor&#8217;s Sea of Honor Tournament, a 16-man tournament featuring ROH stars including ROH World Champion Jay Lethal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22988\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22988\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/2018_RAW_TournamentBrackets_3_ALL_marquee-e1532934133287.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Jericho Cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prior to the LAX vs Young Bucks match, there were two other non-tournament matches announced. The first being the aforementioned Callihan vs. Scurll match, and the second being <strong>The Alpha Club<\/strong> (Chris Jericho &amp; The Young Bucks, aka <strong>Y2Jackson<\/strong>) vs. <strong>Bullet Club<\/strong> (<strong>Kenny Omega<\/strong>, <strong>Cody Rhodes<\/strong> &amp; Marty Scurll). The Chris Jericho Rock N&#8217; Rager <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chrisjerichocruise.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sails out of Miami on October 27<\/a> for a 4-day journey to Nassau in the Bahamas and back.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22989\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22989\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/2018_RAW_ROHvsImpact_Marquee-e1532934160771.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"243\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Jericho Cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22990\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22990\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2018\/07\/2019_RAW_AlphaVsBullet_IG-e1532934182527.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Jericho Cruise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since Sami Callihan called out Chris Jericho&#8216;s Rock N&#8217; Rager Cruise (or Cruise of Jericho) for not including Impact Wrestling, fans have begun to think of dream matches featuring Impact stars against Ring of Honor&#8216;s. The first one was revealed as a singles match between Sami Callihan and Bullet Club&#8216;s &#8220;Villain&#8221; Marty Scurll, but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":22993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,6,8],"tags":[107,2972,1379,1176,99],"class_list":["post-22983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-impact","category-north-america","category-roh","tag-chris-jericho","tag-cruise-of-jericho","tag-konnan","tag-lax","tag-young-bucks"],"modified_by":"Jamie Greer","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22993"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}