A.W.A.C. Resonance

**A.W.A.C. Resonance** was a CPV mega-event produced by A.W.A.C.. It took place at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA. This was the third CPV of A.W.A.C.'s third season and the 31st A.W.A.C. CPV overall.

Before the show began, A.W.A.C. held a 10-bell salute for American pro wrestler Jimmy Rave, who passed away a few weeks earlier on December 12, 2021.

## History

Mike Berkley made his first appearance in Season 3 of A.W.A.C. on November 21, 2021 at Collateral Damage. After Colt won the Intercommonwealth Championship from Zack Bateley, Berkley ran out and attacked Bateley, leaving him bloodied in the ring with a black eye, turning heel in the process for the first time in his A.W.A.C. career. On November 28, on Anarchy #68, Mike Berkley distracted Zack Bateley near the end of their match for the A.W.A.C. Intercommonwealth Title. Mike's interference allowed Colt Draven to capitalise and defeat Zack Bateley to retain his title. On December 5, on Anarchy #70, the go-home show for Resonance, Mike Berkley explained his actions. Mike called the fans "hypocrites", blaming them for not having his back and encouraging him to moving forward yet her Zack Bateley was out with his shoulder injury, the fans let him (Zack) know that everything would be okay. Mike went on to call the fans and Zack "scum". Suddenly, Zack interrupted him and vowed to exact revenge on him in their match at Resonance. Zack then let Mike know that the promo he was seeing was pre-recorded. As the cameras cut back to ringside, Zack brawled with Mike in the ring which ended when Zack clotheslined Mike out of the ring and Mike fled to safety.

On November 28, 2021, on Anarchy #68, TJ Nicholson unveiled the new ZERO1 Championship design and name, the Avalanche 29 Division Championship. On December 4, on Anarchy #69, TJ defeated Yoshimitsu in a non-title match. After the match, TJ was going to attack Yoshimitsu with a steel chair but Ryu Hayabusa ran out and made the save. Ryu then cut a promo on TJ saying that TJ "brought shame to the ZERO1 Championship" by calling it something else in his (TJ's) own image. Ryu then challenged TJ for the title at Resonance which TJ accepted.

On Anarchy #69, after Tracer defeated Juliet Starling in a non-title match, Sofia Valmet cashed in her Women's MITB contract and pinned her to become the new A.W.A.C. Women's Champion. Later in the episode, A.W.A.C. COO Revy announced that Tracer had invoked her rematch clause. However, Revy made it a Triple Threat Match between Tracer, Sofia and Juliet for the title at Resonance.

On Anarchy #69, The Force defeated the Guardians Of The Galaxy in a 6-Man Tag Team Match. However, as Anakin pinned Star Lord to win the match for his team, Star Lord's hand was shown underneath the bottom rope. This meant the pinfall should have been broken up and the match should have continued. This fact was pointed out by A.W.A.C. COO Revy later in the episode. Despite this oversight, Revy said The Force's win still stood. However, since the two teams fought each other backstage after the match, she booked them in a pinfall/submission-only TLC Match at Resonance to ensure that there would be a clear winner.

On Anarchy #70, after Johnny Gat defeated Cell and El Noveno in a Triple Threat Match, the lights went out. When they came back on, Inuyasha appeared. Inuyasha went to attack Cell but Cell countered back. Cell then challenged Inuyasha to a match at Resonance which he referred to as the "Cell Games". This will be a 2 Out Of 3 Falls Match. The 1st fall will be a Powerbomb Match (since both men use the Powerbomb as their respective finishers), the 2nd fall will be a Tables Match and the 3rd fall (if necessary) will be Last Man Standing Match. Regarding Gat and Noveno's feud, A.W.A.C. COO Revy announced earlier in the episode that the two will fight in a Parking Lot Brawl at Resonance. In addition to the matches, Revy also announced that the Women's Tag Team Champions Hammerlock will defend their titles against the #1 contenders E-512 on the Fury pre-show, Freddy Krueger will face off against Jason Voorhees and Holly Rood will defend his Intercontinental Championship in a Triple Threat Match against 2 mystery opponents. Also in the episode, Matthew Santoro defeated War Horsemen leader TBO in 19 seconds with a surprise roll-up. As per the stipulation, Santoro will go on to face Colt Draven for his Intercommonwealth Championship at Resonance.

## Trivia

* 4. After the match, Anakin turned on Luke & Cade, laying them out. Later in the show, in an interview with Beast Boy, Anakin said that his family was holding him back and by laying them out, he would remind everyone why he is the "master and ruler of the world". Anakin then attacked Beast Boy after the interview.
* 5. Due to blood loss and excessive beatings from Mike Berkley, the referee deemed Zack Bateley unable to continue. As a result, Mike Berkley won the match via referee stoppage.
* 8. After the match, as El Noveno left, he said "it's over", referring to his short-lived feud with Johnny Gat. As he left the parking lot and entered the locker room, he saw a woman named Ana De Maria. Ana told Noveno that her "lover" would be coming to A.W.A.C. soon and he wants Noveno to be his first opponent. Noveno accepted to face him at the next CPV, Superfight. Noveno then went with Ana back to the hotel where all 3 of them would discuss business together.
* 9. After the match, Cell and Inuyasha stared each other down, both bloodied and bruised. Cell then hit Inuyasha with the Cell Destructor (Release Powerbomb) before leaving to send the fans home happy.