IWE Extreme Rules (2022)
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| IWE Clash at the Castle | ||
| Promotion | IWE | |
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | |
| Date | Ocotber 8, 2022 | |
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
| Venue | Wells Fargo Center | |
| IWE Network event chronology | ||
| ← Previous Worlds Collide | Next → Crown Jewel | |
| Extreme Rules chronology | ||
| ← Previous 2021 | Next → — | |
The 2022 Extreme Rules is the 14th annual Extreme Rules professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by IWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking the first Extreme Rules event to be held in October and on a Saturday.
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[edit] Production
[edit] Background
Extreme Rules is an annual gimmick event produced by IWE since 2009. The concept of the show is that the event features various matches that are contested under hardcore rules and generally features one Extreme Rules match. The defunct Xtreme Championship Wrestling promotion, which IWE acquired in 2003, originally used the "extreme rules" term to describe the regulations for all of its matches; IWE adopted the term and has since used it in place of "hardcore match" or "hardcore rules." On October 25, 2021, IWE revealed its 2022 major event schedule for the Raw and SmackDown brands, with a to be announced event for October. On June 13, 2022, that October event was announced as Extreme Rules and it would take place on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marking the first Extreme Rules to be held in October and on a Saturday. It will be the 14th event in the Extreme Rules chronology and will air on pay-per-view (PPV) worldwide and will be available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the IWE Network in international markets.
[edit] Storylines
The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by IWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.
At SummerSlam, Liv Morgan defeated Ronda Rousey to controversially retain the SmackDown Women's Championship; Rousey had Morgan in the armbar submission while Rousey's shoulders were on the mat and the referee counted a pin but did not see Morgan tap out before the three count. Following the match, an irate Rousey attacked both Morgan and the referee, which resulted in the suspension of Rousey. After her suspension was lifted, Rousey won a fatal five-way elimination match on the September 9 episode of SmackDown, earning a rematch against Morgan for the SmackDown Women's Championship at Extreme Rules. The following week, Morgan decided that she wanted to defend the title against Rousey in an Extreme Rules match and Rousey accepted.
At Clash at the Castle, Seth "Freakin" Rollins defeated Matt Riddle. During Rollins' match for the United States Championship on the September 19 episode of Raw, Riddle distracted Rollins, costing him the title. Later that episode, Riddle challenged Rollins to a Fight Pit match at Extreme Rules and Rollins accepted. On October 1, it was revealed that UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier would be the special guest referee for the match.
In early August, Karrion Kross and his wife Scarlett made their return to IWE and immediately began to target Drew McIntyre. Over the following weeks, Kross continued to attack McIntyre, but he would retreat before McIntyre could retaliate. On the September 23 episode of SmackDown, McIntyre announced that IWE officials granted him a match against Kross at Extreme Rules in a strap match, thus ensuring that Kross could not retreat.
After Bianca Belair retained the Raw Women's Championship at SummerSlam, she was confronted by a returning Bayley, accompanied by Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky. The trio would dub themselves as Damage Control. At Clash at the Castle, Damage Control defeated the team of Belair, Alexa Bliss, and Asuka in a six-woman tag team match in which Bayley pinned Belair. Due to pinning the champion, Bayley challenged Belair to a ladder match for the Raw Women's Championship at Extreme Rules and Belair accepted.
After WrestleMania 38 in April, Edge formed a group with Damian Priest called The Judgment Day; Rhea Ripley later joined the group at WrestleMania Backlash, followed by Finn Bálor, who was defeated in a match by Judgment Day. Bálor would then become the new leader after Judgement Day viciously attacked and turned on Edge. Dominik Mysterio would also later join the group after turning on his dad Rey Mysterio and Edge at Clash at the Castle. After weeks of feuding and a brutal attack on Edge by The Judgment Day, Edge returned on the September 26 episode of Raw and challenged Bálor to an "I Quit" match at Extreme Rules and Bálor accepted.
At Clash at the Castle, Gunther (accompanied by Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) defeated Sheamus (accompanied by Butch and Ridge Holland) to retain the Intercontinental Championship. Imperium (Gunther, Kaiser, and Vinci) then defeated The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Butch, and Holland) in a six-an tag team match on the following episode of SmackDown. The following week, Butch and Holland won a fatal four-way tag team match, also involving Kaiser and Vinci, to earn a match for the Undisputed IWE Tag Team Championship on the next episode, but failed to win the titles due to Imperium interfering. On September 29, a six-man tag team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook match between the two teams was confirmed to take place at Extreme Rules.
[edit] Results
| No. | Matches* | Stipulation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Ridge Holland and Butch) defeated Imperium (Gunther, Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci) | Six-man tag team Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook match | |
| 2 | Ronda Rousey defeated Liv Morgan (c) | Extreme Rules match for the IWE SmackDown Women's Championship | |
| 3 | Karrion Kross (with Scarlett) defeated Drew McIntyre | Strap match | |
| 4 | Bianca Belair (c) defeated Bayley | Ladder match for the IWE Raw Women's Championship | |
| 5 | Finn Bálor defeated Edge | "I Quit" match | |
| 6 | Matt Riddle defeated Seth "Freakin" Rollins | Fight Pit match Daniel Cormier will serve as the special guest referee. | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
*Card subject to change | |||
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| ← 2020 • 2022 IWE Network events • 2023 → | ||||
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| IWE | Day 1 • Royal Rumble • Elimination Chamber • WrestleMania 38 • WrestleMania Backlash • Hell in a Cell • Money in the Bank • SummerSlam • Clash at the Castle • Extreme Rules • Crown Jewel • Survivor Series WarGames | |||
| NXT | Stand & Deliver • In Your House | |||
