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KENTA VS. MIKE SANTANA, RICKY STARKS VS. CHARLES MASON & MORE: HOUSE OF GLORY 'FINAL WARNING' COVERAGE FROM NYC

By David Tees on 2025-01-25 19:03:00

Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing coverage of House of Glory Wrestling "Final Warning" from The NYC Arena in Queens, NY!

HOG World Tag Team Championship: Cold Blooded Killers (Jay Armani & Raheem Royal) (c) vs. The Mane Event (Midas Black & Jay Lyon)

The match begins with Black taking out the champs with a suicide dive as they were making their entrance, Royal is sent into the ring and he gets double teamed by The Mane Event. Black gets Armani in the ring and he gets double teamed next, Lyon then hits Royal with an avalanche followed by a super kick from Black for a near fall. Black follows up by hitting Royal with a 619 followed by a lionsault from Lyon, Black gets crotched on the top rope by the CBK following a miscommunication with Lyon. Lyon gets back in the ring and Armani gets tagged into the match, Armani nails Lyon with a power bomb for a near fall. Black hits the ring and Armani knocks him back to the arena floor, Armani and Black continue battling on the arena floor. Lyon hits Royal with a spear on the ring apron and they crash onto everybody who was battling on the arena floor.

All four competitors make it back into the ring and a four way brawl breaks out, Black uses a pair of head kick variations to drop both opponents. Black tags in and Armani attacks him with a striking combination, the CBK knock Lyon to the ring apron before hitting Black with the Killshot for a near fall. Royal leaves the ring and he brings a steel chair back into it, Black nails Royal with a spinning head kick. Black goes for the chair and he accidentally takes the ref out with it, Lyon returns and he eats a knee strike from Armani. The Mane Event recover and they hit Armani with their finisher for a three count.

After the match, the original referee returns to the ring and he disqualifies The Mane Event due to Midas Black accidentally hitting him with the steel chair, so the Cold Blooded Killers retain their titles.

Winners: Cold Blooded Killers (Jay Armani & Raheem Royal), still your HOG World Tag Team Champions

After the match (again), Midas Black complains about what happened and that brings out HOG Commissioner Jason Solomon, who agrees with the ref’s decision. The commissioner says The Mane Event deserve another title shot and it will be a best two out of three falls match when it happens. Charles Mason comes out and he says The Mane Event should have to split up if they lose their next title match, Jay Lyon gets the microphone and he agrees to the stipulation while Black gets upset with him.

- KC Navarro makes his way to the ring and he says the fans should be thanking him for being here tonight, Navarro complains that HOG officials brought him back without booking him in a match. Phumi Nkuta interrupts and he makes his way to the ring, Navarro insults Nkuta’s height and him being a three promotion MMA champion. Nkuta gets the microphone and he says that he doesn’t care where Navarro is signed to before challenging him to a match, which Navarro accepts.

Phumi Nkuta vs. KC Navarro

The match begins with Navarro exiting the ring after Nkuta went for a head kick, Navarro gets back in the ring and he slaps Nkuta before leaving the ring again. Navarro gets back in the ring and Nkuta levels him with a forearm strike that knocks him out cold, which leads to the ref immediately calling for the bell.

Winner: Phumi Nkuta

HOG Cruiserweight Championship: Daron Richardson (c) vs. Mighty Mante

The match begins with Mante going after the arm of Richardson, Richardson gets free and he also works over the arm of Mante. Mante misses a charge on Richardson and Richardson slaps him in the back of the head, Richardson then leaves the ring to avoid Mante. Mante chases Richardson around the ring and back into it, Richardson misses an elbow drop and Mante hits him with a slingshot swanton bomb. Mante catches Richardson in a roll up before trading arm drags with him, Mante then sends a charging Richardson out of the ring. Mante sets up for a suicide dive and Richardson avoids him, Mante leaves the ring and he nails Richardson with more strikes. Richardson goes to chop Mante and he winds up nailing the ring post instead, Richardson gets back in the ring and he avoids a leaping Mante and Mante hurts his knee when landing.

Mante still manages to hit Richardson with a clothesline before applying a chin lock to him, Richardson gets free and he immediately goes after the injured knee of Mante. Richardson holds Mante down while working over his injured leg, Richardson gets up and he stomps away on the injured knee of Mante. Richardson drops Mante with a snap mare before landing a sliding lariat for a near fall, Mante tries fighting back and Richardson drops him with a flapjack. Richardson follows up by crushing Mante with a lariat for a near fall, Richardson holds Mante down while locking him in a headlock. Mante gets free and Richardson nails him with a corner clothesline, Richardson misses a charge in the corner and Mante hits him with a bunch of strikes. Mante follows up by hitting Richardson with a spinning head kick for a near fall, Mante sets up for a choke slam and Richardson avoids it before landing a wheelbarrow suplex for a near fall.

Richardson goes for a tornado clothesline and Mante counters with a choke slam for a near fall, Mante drags Richardson to the corner and Richardson immediately attacks his injured leg. Richardson gets Mante in a modified ankle lock and Mante eventually makes it to the ropes, Richardson goes for a Code Red and Mante avoids it before landing a super kick. Mante is sent to the ring apron before hitting Richardson with an elbow strike, Mante climbs the ropes and Richardson meets him up there. Mante goes for a super choke slam and Richardson avoids it as Mante injures his knee further, Richardson hits Mante with a chop block before locking him in a single leg crab. Mante passes out and the referee calls for the bell.

Winner: Darron Richardson, still your HOG Cruiserweight Champion

After the match, the Amazing Red hits the ring and Darron Richardson quickly hightails it out of the ring. Red gets the microphone and he tells the fans to hold Richardson from running, the fans trap Richardson and Red gets him back to the ringside area before attacking him. Richardson eventually escapes and he heads backstage while Red holds onto his title belt, Richardson eventually gets his belt back. 

HOG Cruiserweight Championship #1 Contender Match: J Bouji vs.  Jarrett Diaz vs. JJ Doze vs. Dante Griffith vs. Jodi Aura vs. Joey Silver

The match begins with Silver attacking Bouji and they immediately take their battle to the arena floor, Diaz goes after Doze and everybody else left in the ring. Doze hits Diaz with a drop kick before landing a few arm drags, Doze then hits Diaz with a rana. Diaz recovers and he nails a charging Doze with a power slam, Diaz sets up for a dive and Aura nails him with a boot to the face. Diaz fights back and Aura immediately hits him with a double stomp, Griffith returns to the ring and Aura kicks him in the face. Silver grabs Bouji and he tosses him off the stage and onto the arena floor, Doze attacks Griffith in the ring and Griffith drops him with a drop toe hold before getting him in a modified STF. Diaz gets back in the ring and he eats an enziguri from Griffith, Griffith drops Diaz before getting him in a trailer hitch. Bouji gets back in the ring and he immediately clears the ring, Silver gets back in the ring and he nails Bouji with some strikes.

Silver follows up by dropping Bouji with a monkey flip, Silver then hits Bouji with a bulldog for a near fall. Silver goes for Old School and Bouji winds up crotching him on the top rope, Bouji keeps Silver grounded while landing strikes. Bouji attacks the other competitors to keep them from returning to the ring, Silver fights back and he sends Bouji into the corner. Silver then slaps a cornered Bouji in the behind, Silver then hits Bouji with an atomic drop before eating a head kick. Bouji gets surrounded in the ring and everybody works together to send him out of the ring, Diaz then takes everyone out with a suicide dive. Aura climbs to the top rope and Doze meets him up there, Aura gets Doze off the ropes with a super falcon arrow onto everybody to send them all crashing to the arena floor. Silver and Diaz do battle as they both get back into the ring, Diaz hits Silver with a super kick followed by a spinning neck breaker.

Aura returns and he nails Diaz with a top rope splash followed by a cutter, Doze returns and he nails Aura with a tornado DDT. Griffith returns and he nails Doze with a TKO for a near fall, Bouji returns and he nails Griffith with a curb stomp. Silver returns and he attacks Bouji with a bunch of candy, Silver then gets Griffith on the top rope and Griffith nails him with strikes. Diaz climbs the ropes as well and Silver takes them all out, Bouji returns and he hits Griffith with a springboard cutter for a three count.

Winner: J Bouji

- Dr. Hilary P. Wisdom and Idris Jackson make their way to the ring before the next match, Wisdom talks about Jackson’s big win at the last HOG Wrestling event of 2024. Wisdom says Jackson should get the next shot at the HOG Crown Jewel Championship, Wisdom says Zilla Fatu isn’t here tonight and then says Jackson is issuing a challenge to Rhino for tonight.

Idris Jackson w/Dr. Hilary P. Wisdom vs. Rhino

The match begins with Rhino shoving Jackson across the ring, Jackson backs Rhino into the corner before missing a right. Rhino and Jackson take turns working over each other’s arm, Jackson gets Rhino in a headlock and Rhino gets free before landing a should block. Jackson looks for a hip toss and Rhino drops him with a clothesline, Rhino follows up by sending Jackson out of the ring. Rhino leaves the ring and he cracks Jackson with some more strikes. Jackson fights back and he eventually gets poked in the eyes by Rhino, Rhino then hits Jackson with a suplex on the arena floor. Jackson fights back again and he cracks Rhino with a few strikes, Rhino recovers and he drops Jackson on the hardest part of the ring. Rhino charges at Jackson and Jackson sends him into the ring post, Jackson gets Rhino back in the ring before nailing him with more strikes.

Rhino fights back and he drops Jackson with a hip toss, Rhino sets up for The Gore and Wisdom distracts him. Rhino misses a charge in the corner and Wisdom hits him with his book while Jackson distracted the ref, Jackson keeps Rhino grounded while stomping away on him. Jackson follows up by draping the injured arm of Rhino along the top rope, Jackson traps Rhino in the corner while landing more strikes. Rhino fights back and he drops Jackson after landing some strikes, Jackson recovers and he pokes Rhino in the eyes before landing a knee lift for a near fall. Jackson continues attacking the injured arm of Rhino before landing a jaw breaker, Jackson climbs the ropes and Rhino gets him down with a slam to the mat below. Rhino follows up by dropping Jackson a few more times and then landing a corner spear, Rhino then hits Jackson with a short arm clothesline for a near fall.

Jackson recovers and he again goes after the eyes of Rhino, Jackson almost sends Rhino into the ref before accidentally taking out the ref himself. Rhino goes to check on the ref and Jackson nails him with a low blow, Jackson wraps a chain around his fist before punching Rhino to get a three count.

Winner: Idris Jackson w/Dr. Hilary P. Wisdom

After the match, Rhino nails Hilary P. Wisdom with a Gore. Carlos Ramirez hits the ring and he immediately attacks Idris Jackson, Jackson eventually gets free and he runs backstage. Ramirez gets the microphone and he says that he isn’t done with Jackson just yet, Ramirez says he will get Jackson anywhere that Jackson goes before chasing him backstage. 

Ricky Starks vs. Charles Mason

The match begins with Starks backing Mason into the corner before the ref separates them, Mason then backs Starks into the corner before the referee separates them again. Mason and Starks take turns attacking each other’s arms, Mason takes Starks down with a headlock. Starks gets free and he briefly gets Mason in a headlock before dropping him with a shoulder tackle, Mason goes for the rear naked choke and Starks gets to the ropes. Starks fights back and he knocks Mason out of the ring with a drop kick, Starks follows up by hitting Mason with another drop kick that sends him into the barricade. Starks then sends Mason into the barricade a few times, Starks also nails Mason with a suplex on the arena floor. Mason fights back and Starks immediately sends him back into the barricade, Starks follows up by dropping Mason on top of the barricade. Mason fights back again and Starks drops him with a clothesline, Starks finally gets Mason back into the ring and Mason rolls to the ring apron before spitting water into his eyes.

Mason then hits Starks with a DDT on the hardest part of the ring, Mason follows up by using a drop kick to knock Starks to the arena floor. Mason leaves the ring and he attacks Starks with a series of strikes, Mason gets Starks back in the ring and he nails him with more strikes. Mason drops Starks with a hard Irish whip into the corner for a near fall, mason then hits Starks with a back suplex for another near fall. Mason keeps Starks down while fish hooking him and Starks bites his finger in return, Mason recovers and he gets Starks in a hanging rear naked choke in the corner. Mason misses a double stomp and Starks plants him with a tornado DDT, Starks and Mason then have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Starks ends the exchange after nailing Mason with multiple clotheslines and a flapjack. Starks traps Mason in the corner before landing a leaping elbow strike and a face plant for a near fall, Starks goes for the Roshambo and Mason escapes before eating a DDT for a near fall.

Starks sets up for a moonsault and Mason avoids it before landing a shotgun drop kick, Mason then hits Starks with a meteora followed by a death valley driver for a near fall. Mason stands over a downed Starks while nailing him with more strikes, Mason then goes for a top rope elbow drop and Starks gets out of the way. Starks then hits Mason with a spear for a near fall, Starks traps the arms of a downed Mason while stomping away on him. Starks gets Mason up before sitting him on the top rope, Starks follows him up there and Mason starts fighting back. Mason bites the face of Starks before knocking him off the ropes, Mason gets off the ropes and he nails Starks with a clothesline. Mason follows up by crushing Starks with a piledriver for a near fall, Starks fights back and he goes for a spear. Mason counters by catching Starks in a guillotine choke, Mason transitions into the Reign Of Terror and Starks eventually gets to the ropes. Mason looks for a tombstone piledriver and Starks counters with a roll up for a near fall, Starks goes for another spear and he winds up nailing the ref instead.

Mason then nails a distracted Starks with a tombstone piledriver, Mason leaves the ring and he returns with a steel chair. Mike Santana hits the ring and he takes the chair from Mason, Starks then hits Mason with a Roshambo for a three count.

Winner: Ricky Starks

HOG World Championship: Mike Santana (c) vs. Kenta

The match begins with Kenta backing Santana into the ropes before slapping him in the face, Santana then backs Kenta into the ropes before assaulting him with a slap to the face. Kenta and Santana exchange more strikes in the middle of the ring, Santana then takes Kenta down with a headlock. Kenta gets free and Santana drops him with a shoulder tackle, Kenta takes a brief break from the action before returning to the ring. Santana chases Kenta around the ringside area before finally getting him back in the ring, Kenta nearly kicks Santana low before nailing him with a big boot to the face. Kenta cracks Santana with a few kicks while Santana continuously taunts him, Santana sends Kenta out of the ring and Kenta immediately returns to the ring. Kenta then sends Santana out of the ring and Santana tries getting back in the ring before getting kicked in the face, Kenta leaves the ring and he sends Santana into the barricade.

Santana recovers and he sends Kenta into the barricade before kicking him in the face, Santana goes for a suplex and Kenta escapes before sending him back into the ring. Santana recovers and he quickly takes Kenta out with a suicide dive, Santana gets Kenta back into the ring before landing a running chop in the corner. Santana drops Kenta with another chop before landing a senton for a near fall, Santana goes for the Three Amigos Suplexes and Kenta defends before getting knocked back to the arena floor. Santana leaves the ring as well and he nails Kenta with more strikes, Santana goes for another chop and he nails the ring post instead of Kenta. Kenta stands over a downed Santana while nailing him with kicks, Kenta gets Santana back in the ring and he attacks the injured hand. Kenta traps Santana in the corner while landing his own strikes, Kenta drops Santana before stomping away on him.

Kenta then drops Santana with a snap mare before kicking him right in the back, Kenta keeps Santana down while landing knee drops. Santana tries fighting back and Kenta attacks him with more kicks and knee drops, Santana gets up and Kenta traps him in the corner while landing more kicks. Kenta gets Santana back down to the mat before stomping on his injured hand, Kenta then kicks a sitting Santana right in the back. Kenta keeps Santana down while attacking the fingers of Santana’s injured hand, Kenta then drops Santana with a neck breaker for a near fall. Kenta keeps Santana down while holding him in a chin lock, Santana fights to get free and Kenta drops him with a hair pull. Santana tries fighting back and Kenta nails him with multiple knee strikes to the midsection, Kenta stops another Santana comeback by nailing him with more strikes. Kenta keeps Santana down again while holding him in a chin lock, Santana gets free and he nails Kenta with an enziguri.

Santana follows up by dropping a swinging Kenta with a missile drop kick, Santana knocks Kenta into the corner as they trade strikes. Kenta then drops Santana with a tornado DDT onto the top rope, Kenta follows up with a top rope clothesline on Santana for a near fall. Kenta sets up for a cross face and Santana makes it to the ropes, Santana fights back and he sends Kenta to the ring apron. Kenta eventually gets Santana to the ring apron and they start trading strikes, Kenta gets to the arena floor before sweeping the legs of Santana. Kenta then nails Santana with a draping DDT on the arena floor, Kenta waits for Santana to get back in the ring before landing a big boot followed by a delayed drop kick in the corner. Kenta goes to the top rope and he nails Santana with a double stomp for a near fall, Kenta looks for Go To Sleep and Santana defends before landing a cutter for a near fall. Santana and Kenta get into a striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Santana misses a few holds before finally hitting Kenta with a death valley driver for a near fall.

Santana and Kenta get into yet another striking exchange in the middle of the ring, Santana and Kenta trade more blows until Santana nails Kenta with a lariat for a near fall. Santana sets up for Spin The Block and Kenta counters by getting Santana in a cross face, Santana eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission up. Kenta then hits Santana with a knee strike followed by a dragon suplex and another knee strike for another near fall, Kenta goes for the Go To Sleep again and Santana escapes before blocking it and getting into another striking exchange. Kenta then hits Santana with multiple spinning back fists, Santana recovers and he nails a charging Kenta with a Spin The Block for a three count.

Winner: Mike Santana, still your HOG World Champion

After the match, Mike Santana gets the microphone and he talks about finally having his match against Kenta. Santana talks about how much he respects Kenta as a professional wrestler, Kenta gets the microphone and he says a few kind words before shaking hands with Santana.

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