Although Ryan Cruz is from Minnesota, he is introduced as hailing from Cameron, North Carolina since his "Version 2.0" gimmick is based on Matt Hardy's "Version 1.0" gimmick from 2002-2003 WWE.
When DJ Skittlez gives a kid in the crowd his bandana, someone says, "Shades of Bret Hart." This is because of Bret Hart's tradition of giving a kid in the crowd his sunglasses before every match.
The final first round match was supposed to have been the SuperFriends (Mike Quackenbush (Mike Spillane) and Chris Hero (Chris Spradlin)) vs. the WildCards ("King of Diamonds" Eddie Kingston (Edward Moore) and "Black" Jack Marciano), but Marciano was not there. Names were drawn from a hat for a replacement partner, and Mickie Knuckles was the one who was there.
DJ Hyde makes a dismissive reference to Mano Metalico in Team CZW's promo. David John Markland portrayed both characters.
The move Hallowicked (Robert Goodwin) does that the announcers say "he sat out on" would come to be known as the Graveyard Smash.