Federated Wrestling Alliance held an event in Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, June 9, 2023. The results are below.
Boom Harden was scheduled to face Jarett Diaz in the opening match. Harden entered the ring and spoke emotionally about everything he had sacrificed to pursue wrestling, prompting chants of “We’re your family” from the crowd. As he continued, Diaz attacked him from behind with a football helmet, leaving him unable to compete. FWA General Manager Will Ferrara came to the ring, reprimanded Diaz, and announced that the major reveal for the night was the creation of the new FWA Championship. He declared that the match to crown the first champion would take place immediately between Jarett Diaz and Griffin McCoy.
Jarett Diaz defeated Griffin McCoy to become the inaugural FWA Champion. McCoy appeared to have the match won after the referee was taken out, but Diaz recovered and secured the pin once the referee was back in action.
Kaia McKenna defeated Sammi Chaos by submission.
Ruthless Lala made her return to FWA and attacked Kaia McKenna after the match. Sammi Chaos joined in the assault.
J.B. Anderson came to the ring and spoke about his background in hardcore and deathmatch wrestling. Isaiah Wolf interrupted him and challenged him to a fight, but referees and Will Ferrara intervened before it could begin.
The Delinquents (Mikey Banker, Josh Fuller, and Saul Esparza), accompanied by Jet Jaghori, defeated The Rep (Kris Bishop, Nate Wallace, and Dave Carter) in a six-man tag team match.
Homeless Von defeated Ryan Mooney, Shaun Smith, Devious Cass, Cheeseburger, and Jet Jaghori in a scramble match. Von celebrated with a bottle of Olde English from his shopping cart. Austin Kingsley attempted to offer him cash, but Von took his entire wallet before Kingsley recovered it and convinced him to accept the money instead.
Rayo, Keo Vandu, and Pedro Pablo defeated The Sindicate in a tornado tag match.
Anthony Greene and Channing Thomas defeated Post Game.
Eli Isom defeated Donovan Dijak in the main event. Though fans still chanted “new guy Eli,” Isom received the loudest reactions of the night. He entered to “My Sacrifice” by Creed wearing a Creed T-shirt. After a dramatic match filled with near falls, Isom picked up the victory. He and Dijak shook hands and raised each other’s arms. As the Creed song played again, Dijak joined in singing along. Isom then addressed the crowd, thanked them, and spoke about his time at the ROH Dojo and the respect he had for Dijak.
With Jarett Diaz earning a tainted victory to claim the FWA title, a rematch with Griffin McCoy seems inevitable—but Eli Isom’s rise may put him directly in the title picture as well.