{"id":97240,"date":"2021-07-30T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=97240"},"modified":"2021-07-29T22:21:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T02:21:04","slug":"impact-wrestling-homecoming-7-31-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/30\/impact-wrestling-homecoming-7-31-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: IMPACT Wrestling \u2013 Homecoming (7\/31\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IMPACT<\/strong> <strong>Wrestling<\/strong> returns to IMPACT Plus this weekend with the 2021 edition of\u00a0<em>Homecoming<\/em>. The show will feature a mixed tag team tournament with the winners being crowned the Homecoming Queen and King. We will also see a hardcore match and an X-Division Title match on the card. Let&#8217;s see what <em>Homecoming\u00a0<\/em>has in store for us this weekend. You can catch all of the action at 8 PM EST on the IMPACT Plus streaming service.<\/p>\n<h2>IMPACT Wrestling &#8211; Homecoming 2021 Full Card<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>X-Division Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Black Taurus<\/li>\n<li>Hardcore Match: Eddie Edwards vs. W. Morrissey<\/li>\n<li>Homecoming Mixed Tag Team Tournament Round 1 Matches:\n<ul>\n<li>Alisha Edwards and Hernandez vs.\u00a0Deonna Purrazzo and A Mystery Partner<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Green and Matt Cardona vs.\u00a0Jordynne Grace and Petey Williams<\/li>\n<li>Rachael Ellering and Tommy Dreamer vs. Brian Myers and A Mystery Partner<\/li>\n<li>Rosemary and Crazzy Steve vs.\u00a0Tasha Steelz and Fallah Bahh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Homecoming Mixed Tag Team Tournament Round 2 Matches:\n<ul>\n<li>Winner of Hernandez\/Alisha and Deonna\/Mystery Partner vs Winner of Chelsea Green\/Matt Cardona and Jordynne Grace\/Petey Williams<\/li>\n<li>Winner of Rosemary\/Crazzy Steve and Tasha Steelz\/Fallah Bahh vs Winner of Rachael Ellering\/Tommy Dreamer and Brian Myers\/A Mystery Partner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Homecoming Mixed Tag Team Tournament Finals\n<ul>\n<li>Winner of respective round 2 matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Walking_Weapon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Walking_Weapon<\/a> will face <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Taurusoriginal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Taurusoriginal<\/a> with the X-Division Championship on the line THIS SATURDAY at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Homecoming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Homecoming<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMPACTonAXSTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IMPACTonAXSTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottDAmore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ScottDAmore<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GIAbCvAxn0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GIAbCvAxn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1420906494837526534?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>X-Division Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Black Taurus<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Josh Alexander\u00a0<\/strong>retained his X-Division Championship in an Ultimate-X match at\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/17\/impact-slammiversary-results-and-analysis-7-17-21\/\" target=\"_self\">Slammiversary<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/em>He was eager to defend his title again and be a fighting champion. <strong>Scott D&#8217;Amore <\/strong>granted the request on the latest edition of IMPACT on AXS TV, when he informed Alexander that he would defend the title against <strong>Black Taurus<\/strong>. Decay has the opportunity to win the Homecoming tournament, and bring the X-Division title back to the group. Josh Alexander will do everything he can to prevent that.<\/p>\n<h3>Eddie Edwards vs. W. Morrissey<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Eddie Edwards <\/strong>and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/25\/w-morrissey-big-cass-impact-wrestling-debut\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>W. Morrissey<\/strong><\/a> are not done with each other yet. The feud ignited when Morrissey attacked <strong>Satoshi<\/strong> <strong>Kojima<\/strong> before his scheduled match against Edwards. The two squared off at\u00a0<em>Slammiversary\u00a0<\/em>where Edwards earned the win. This didn&#8217;t sit well with Morrissey and lead to a parking lot brawl between the two on IMPACT. The two will now settle their differences in a hardcore match at\u00a0<em>Homecoming.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Five teams are confirmed for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Homecoming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Homecoming<\/a> King and Queen Tournament THIS SATURDAY on @IMPACTPlusApp! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMattCardona?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheMattCardona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImChelseaGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ImChelseaGreen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ipeteywilliams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@iPeteyWilliams<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordynneGrace?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JordynneGrace<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreRosemary?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WeAreRosemary<\/a><br \/>and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveofcrazzy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@steveofcrazzy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THETOMMYDREAMER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@THETOMMYDREAMER<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RachaelEllering?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RachaelEllering<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Myers_Wrestling?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Myers_Wrestling<\/a> and ??? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k11lbNfSJp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/k11lbNfSJp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1420413747986903042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>IMPACT Wrestling &#8211; Homecoming Mixed Tag Tournament<\/h3>\n<p>A mixed tag team tournament will be the focal point of the 2021 edition of IMPACT Wrestling <em>Homecoming<\/em>. Eight teams will square off for the right to be crowned the Homecoming Queen and King. Two teammates have not been announced yet as <strong>Brian<\/strong> <strong>Myers<\/strong> and <strong>Deonna<\/strong> <strong>Purrazzo<\/strong> have yet to have their partners revealed. The surprises that started at <em>Slammiversary\u00a0<\/em>seem set to continue when IMPACT Wrestling presents <em>Homecoming\u00a0<\/em>2021.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch IMPACT Wrestling on Thursday nights on AXS TV and Twitch.TV as well as all the time on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/impactplus.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPACT Plus<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMPACT Wrestling returns to IMPACT Plus this weekend with the 2021 edition of\u00a0Homecoming. The show will feature a mixed tag team tournament with the winners being crowned the Homecoming Queen and King. We will also see a hardcore match and an X-Division Title match on the card. 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