WIW Aftershock (2016)
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| Aftershock (2016) | ||
| Information | ||
| Promotion | World Incorporated Wrestling | |
| Brand(s) | ShowDown | |
| Date | September 25, 2016 | |
| Venue | MetraPark | |
| City | Billings, Montana | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| SummerBash (2016) | Aftershock | Clash of Champions (2016) |
| Aftershock chronology | ||
| First | Aftershock | |
Aftershock (2016) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Incorporated Wrestling. It will take place on September 11, 2016 at the MetraPark in Billings, Montana. It will be the first event in the Aftershock chronology. It will also be the first ShowDown branded event following the second WIW brand extension in July 2016.
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Background
- Main article: Professional wrestling
Aftershock will feature professional wrestling matches that involved wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that play out on WIW's primary television programs, ShowDown. Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
At SummerBash, Mark Semmler defeated Kevin Hunter in the final tournament match to become the inaugural WIW Heavyweight Champion, at the same event Charlie Lynch defeated David Mahrt. On the August 26 2016 episode of ShowDown, Turf Finnegan announced that Lynch as the No.1 contender to the new WIW Heavyweight Championship. Later that evening, Hunter defeated Lynch to be added to title match making the title match a triple threat match at Aftershock.
At the 2016 WIW draft, then-WIW Women's Champion Kaila Matteson was draft to Rage and was renamed the WIW World Women's Championship, leaving ShowDown without a women's championship. On the August 26 episode of ShowDown, the WIW Women's Championship was unveiled by General Manager Turf Finnegan and Commissioner Dixie Finnegan announced a six-pack challenge for the the vacant Women's Championship, announced six fatal four way matches in the next two weeks. The first four fatal four way matches took place that same night, in the fist match saw Katie Mansfield defeated Jamie Carroll, Megan Zanto and Hannah Weiner to advance to the title match as well as a ShowDown contact, the second match saw Beatrice LaGreca defeated Kristen Erickson, Riley Austin and Kelsey Wagner, the third saw Carolyn Kuser defeated Nicole Bergman, Leigh Hicks and Stephanie Claassen and the fourth and final four way of that week saw Brittany Hiatt defeated Megan Zanto, Melissa Warren and Katelyn Whitehead to advance to the event.
Also at the 2016 draft, WIW Tag Team Champions The Doomsday were drafted to Rage, the titles were also renamed the WIW World Tag Team Championship, which also left ShowDown without a tag team championship. On August 26 episode of ShowDown, the WIW Heavyweight Tag Team Championship was unveiled alongside the women's championship. A tournament was then set up to crown the inaugural champions, with the final to occur at Aftershock. The quarter-finals started that night with The Larson Brothers and The American Naturals advancing with a win over Darkness Rising and The Bad Boys respectively. After losing the WIW United Nations Championship, Cam Dana confronted The Finnegan's about being part of the tag team tournament and was also granted entry into the tournament by The Finnegan's on the condition that he must find a partner.
Matches
| No. | Matches | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Semmler (c) vs. Charlie Lynch vs. Kevin Hunter | Triple threat match for the WIW Heavyweight Championship | |
| 2 | Katie Mansfield vs. Beatrice LaGreca vs. Carolyn Kuser vs. Brittany Hiatt vs. Kayty Kapphan vs. Allison Richards | Six-pack challenge for the inaugural WIW Women's Championship | |
| 3 | TBD vs. TBD | Tag team tournament final for the inaugural WIW Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | |
| 4 | Chris LaGreca vs. Jon Rispens | Singles match | |
| 5 | Jax Teller (c) vs. Finlay Shepard vs. Richard Veach | Triple threat match for the WIW Nations Championship | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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Heavyweight Tag Team Championship tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals ShowDown (8/26, 9/2) | Semifinals ShowDown (9/9) | Final Aftershock (9/11) | |||||||||||
