The Rascalz are officially #AllElite and will be debuting in AEW soon.
The group’s debut was teased Wednesday on AEW Dynamite shortly after a Fightful Select report revealed that AEW had signed all four men — Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel, Dezmond Xavier and Myron Reed — to contracts.
The report also stated that The Rascalz were backstage during Dynamite with their signing coming a week after former TNA wrestler Jake Something recently made his AEW return and signed a contract.
Fightful reported that all four men are under multi-year deals after their various TNA contracts expired. While TNA attempted to retain The Rascalz, AEW reportedly came in with a better offer.
Reed’s planned bout with Leon Slater on TNA’s AMC debut was pulled earlier this week. While Reed was said to be happy to work the committed date, the match was canceled due to WWE possibly requiring Slater for their European tour or due to the contract situation.
While Reed and Xavier were never under TNA contracts, Miguel and Wentz’s deals expired at the end of 2025. The report also claimed that there was at least one member of the group who was determined to leave TNA.
AEW officially teases The Rascalz arrival
Midway through Wednesday’s Dynamite, AEW teased The Rascalz’s arrival. Although the promotion did not mention a specific date, they instead went with “coming soon to AEW” while sharing a graphic.
The contractual status of The Rascalz may have affected an X-Division title match set to take place at this Thursday’s TNA Impact on AMC premiere.
First noted by PWInsider on Tuesday, TNA is no longer advertising the previously announced X-Division title match between Leon Slater and Myron Reed of the group. While Slater is still being promoted in media releases, Reed is not.
One reason for that, according to the outlet, is that Reed, Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel and Dezmond Xavier are all free agents following their respective contract expirations at the end of 2025. They specifically noted that TNA did not pick up options for Wentz and Miguel, and the belief is all four men are free agents.
There is also some independent speculation that WWE’s interest in having Slater be part of their European tour may be a contributing factor, a report that also came from PWInsider. However, it’s unknown if WWE would potentially pull Slater from the high profile premiere to do that.
As early as mid-November, it was reported that the contractual future for all four Rascalz were up in the air and that Xavier, the former Wes Lee in WWE NXT, had not signed a new deal when he made his return after his WWE run came to an end.
Slater’s X-Division title defense against Moose and Cedric Alexander for this Saturday’s Genesis pay-per-view is still on the docket.
All four members of The Rascalz have now reunited.
The former Wes Lee returned to TNA at Friday’s Turning Point event, reuniting with Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel, and Myron Reed. After a showcase match full of high-flying manuvers, Xavier picked up the win for his team by pinning Dango after a sky twister press. After the match, both members of The Rascalz and The System embraced one another, with both teams remaining on friendly terms.
Xavier was among a number of NXT and WWE ID talent cuts that took place last month. In the weeks following his release, Xavier has already been booked for appearances for Pro Wrestling Revolver and House of Glory.
Signing with WWE back in 2021, Xavier and Wentz teamed together as MSK on NXT until Wentz was released the following year. Xavier continued as a singles, at one point winning the NXT North American title. When NXT began their relationship with TNA, Wentz and Miguel made appearances on NXT and feuded with Xavier after he turned against them.
Pro Wrestling Revolver announced that Dezmond Xavier would be part of their upcoming Season Finale event on December 13 in Clive, Iowa. This would be Xavier’s first Wrestling Revolver event since 2019, prior to signing with WWE.
He had been signed to WWE since 2020, first as a team with Zachary Wentz known as MSK, winning the NXT Tag Team titles. When Wentz was released, Xavier continued on and a singles wrestler, winning the NXT North American Championship. He had recently formed a stable called High Ryze with Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe, but the group had not been emphasized prior to Xaiver’s release.
Dezmond Xavier — the former Wes Lee in WWE NXT — now has a date for his return to the indies.
Announced on Thursday, Xavier will compete for House of Glory on Saturday, November 15 as part of their Superclash event in Brentwood on Long Island, New York. His opponent has yet to be named.
The 36-year-old was part of a small group of cuts on October 10 that included some other NXT and WWE ID wrestlers. All, including Xavier, have a 30-day non-compete clause.
Xavier is a former WWE NXT North American and Tag Team Champion and had been featured as a key talent since signing with WWE in 2020. He’s in his 14th year of being a pro wrestler, starting out his career in the Maryland/Ohio/Pennsylvania region of the United States.
A longtime teammate in The Rascalz with Zachary Wentz, Xavier made his TNA Wrestling debut in 2017 and spent the better part of four years in the company.
🔥 DEZMOND XAVIER IS BACK 🔥
It’s official !!!! Dezmond Xavier joins the lineup for #SUPERCLASH in Long Island! 🔥 NOV 15th @WesLee_WWE
Wrestler/political commentator Tyrus (the former Brodus Clay) told TMZ’s Inside the Ring podcast that he thinks there’s a good chance President Donald Trump will be at John Cena’s last match this December, which is taking place in Washington, D.C. on Saturday Night’s Main Event:
One thousand percent. If he says he’s going, he’s going. And that’s not by no mistake [the show being in Washington, DC]. He might even be in the finish. He might hit a binding resolution in the middle of that match. But, you know, I definitely think if the President says he’s going to be there, he’s going to be there. Because he’s a fan, he loves it.
KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York announced that – instead of hosting the January 5 episode of Raw – it will now host the January 2 episode of SmackDown. Brooklyn’s Barclays Center is the new venue for the January 5 Raw.
On his Hall of Fame radio show, Booker T was asked if he’d be interested in having Mercedes Mone challenge for the Women’s Championship in his indie promotion Reality of Wrestling:
Yeah, without even a shadow of a doubt. Without even thinking about it. She wants to come to Reality of Wrestling — drop me a line. Shoot, we’ll get you in. You know what I mean? We’ll even put the title on you. Mone wants the Reality of Wrestling titles? Come on down here and get them. Okay. No problem. I’ll sign it right now.
Y’all may know me as @AEW Star Toa Liona, but I am also a father to a daughter with Type 1 Diabetes. This Sunday @BreakthroughT1D Walk Fundraiser is happening so we can find a cure to this disease. Donate whatever you can, any amount will go a long way
When we came to El Paso in March, things were so busy that I didn’t get to come and pay my respects. But this time around, I made sure to make it a priority.
As soon as we pulled up and I got out the car, I could feel goosebumps. As we all know, Eddie is a huge inspiration for me. Not just being a Latino in the game and someone that I looked at as a kid and aspired to be. But someone who, like me, brought himself out of the trenches of rock bottom. Put in the work, paid his dues, and proved that he belonged under the brightest lights possible. So he can share with the world the gift that God has blessed him with.
I remember being kind of disappointed that I couldn’t make it the last time. But coming here now, AS A WORLD CHAMPION. Meant the absolute world to me. Blessed to be able to be paying tribute while carving my own path in this game.
Dezmond Xavier (former NXT wrestler Wes Lee) is now accepting bookings following his WWE release and will be free to work starting on November 11. He is represented by Paragon Talent Group.
House of Glory Wrestling will make its Los Angeles debut on January 30, 2026 with a show named City of Angels. It’s being held at the Globe Theatre, which was the home to PWG before that promotion went on its hiatus.
The team formerly known as The Rascalz made their debut on NXT tonight and advanced to the next round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
In their first match for NXT, Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz defeated Isaiah “Swerve” Scott & Jake Atlas in the first round of the Dusty Classic tonight. Xavier & Wentz have also gotten new in-ring names. They’re using the name MSK as a team, Xavier is now going by the name Wes Lee, and Wentz is now Nash Carter.
MSK will face either Killian Dain & Drake Maverick or Curt Stallion & August Grey in the second round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
MSK’s old tag team name was referenced on commentary during tonight’s match. Vic Joseph said these rascals are high flying and exciting.
It was announced last month that Xavier & Wentz had signed with WWE and reported to the WWE Performance Center. Trey Miguel, who was also part of The Rascalz, hasn’t signed with WWE.
The Rascalz’s farewell to Impact Wrestling aired in November, with Rich Swann & Miguel defeating Xavier & Wentz.
With PWG not running any shows in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Xavier & Wentz never lost the PWG Tag Team titles.
Two members of The Rascalz have signed with WWE and been introduced as part of the latest class of Performance Center recruits.
WWE unveiled their latest group of signees today, confirming that The Rascalz’s Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz have signed with the company. Their farewell match for Impact Wrestling aired two weeks ago and featured Wentz & Xavier losing to Trey Miguel & Rich Swann.
Xavier & Wentz are the current PWG Tag Team Champions and have held the titles since April 2018. PWG is currently on hiatus from running shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alex Zayne, Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio, and Rust Taylor have also signed with WWE, along with former college basketball and WNBA player Anriel Howard. WWE’s full announcement is available below:
The latest class of recruits has reported for training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. The group brings a wide array of experience to the WWE PC, including independent and international wrestling experience as well as in professional sports.
Deveon Everheart Aiken, better known to fans as Dezmond Xavier, brings a dazzling array of aerial offense to the PC. Aiken, a nine-year-veteran of the squared circle, has competed for promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Impact Wrestling.
Zachary Green, aka Zachary Wentz, is a frequent tag team partner of Aiken’s. The 26-year-old Ohio native is also a former MMA fighter.
Alex Brandenburg competed under the name Alex Zayne on the independent scene. The Kentucky native has made a name for himself in promotions like Game Changer Wrestling, Black Label Pro and Ring of Honor during his 15-year career.
Sojiru “Ikemen” Higuchi is a 26-year-old wrestler from Japan who was trained by former United States and WWE Tag Team Champion Tajiri, and he has competed for Wrestle-1 and All-Japan Pro Wrestling.
Twenty-three-year-old Georgia native Anriel Howard played college basketball at Mississippi State and Texas A&M. She was selected in the 2019 WNBA Draft, and played professionally for the Seattle Storm.
Russ Taylor of Phelan, Calif. brings plenty of global experience to the WWE PC. Taylor has competed for wXw in Germany, as well as in Japan and across the United States.
Zayne and Taylor have also wrestled for NJPW of America. Taylor was an entrant in ROH’s Pure title tournament this year, losing to Tracy Williams in the first round.
Impact Wrestling returns for the fallout of Turning Point, where two championships changed hands and Eric Young introduced his new reinforcer — Joe Doering.
The opening video was a recap of Purrazzo regaining the Knockouts title from Su Yung, Rohit Raju retaining the X Division title from Cousin Jake, Joe Doering’s debut, the Good Brothers winning the Impact tag team championships from The North, and Rich Swann’s successful title defense against Sami Callihan.
Moose defeated Willie Mack in a No DQ match
This is a rematch from Turning Point, where Moose beat up Willie Mack. This, however, is a no DQ match. These two have been feuding since Moose started to antagonize the Impact World Champion Rich Swann, and Mack made a stand to support his friend.
Match saw a far more motivated and dominant Mack early on, but once Moose cut him off and gained control, it was once again all Moose. Every time Moose would hit a big move, he would call out Rich Swann, telling him that this is what pain looks like.
Mack started a short comeback, injuring Moose’s left shoulder, but when he went for the six star frog splash Moose moved out, hit the Lights Out, followed by strikes until the referee stopped the match. This was shorter, but better than the Turning Point match.
With two dominant wins over Mack, it’s just a matter of time before they kick off the Moose vs Swann feud.
– Josh Mathews and Madison Rayne ran down tonight’s card.
– We got one final Treehouse with The Rascalz, remembering some of their best moments in the Treehouse. They’re gonna be missed.
– The Bravo shooting investigation continues with Dreamer. The Deaners approached Dreamer about the gun they found at Turning Point.
Suicide vs Gio ended in a no contest
Not even a minute in, Eric Young and Joe Doering hit the ring and took both men out.
EY cut a promo saying that everything was Impact’s fault for interfering with his plans because the world belongs to them.
– Gia Miller interviewed Deonna Purrazzo (with Kimber Lee) about regaining the title. Purrazzo said she felt fantastic for being a two-time champion in only six months. Kimber Lee said that tonight, they’re going after the Knockouts tag titles. The lights then went all crazy and when they returned, a message was written on the mirror saying “Next week, ur time haz come”, bad spelling and all.
– Heath and Rhino were chatting backstage. Heath told Rhino that he would be rehabbing with Swann’s doctor. After that, Rhino walked out and confronted Erich Young and Joe Doering, telling them they wouldn’t get away with it. EY and Doering responded by beating up Rhino and went after Heath next.
Brian Myers defeated Crazzy Steve
At Turning Point, Myers defeated Swoggle in a singles match, but after he kept attacking Swoggle post-match, Crazzy Steve made the save.
The story of the match was that Myers wanted a straight collar and elbow match, but Steve went at him with his unorthodox style, annoying Myers, so he cut Steve off and worked over him.
Crazzy Steve made a comeback and came close to winning, but Myers resorted to poking Steve’s eyes before hitting his new lariat finisher for the win.
No idea where this is going, but the ‘professional wrestler’ gimmick seems to be working for Myers.
– Impact+ Flashback Moment of the Week was Tara & Brooke Tessmacher vs Gail Kim & Madison Rayne from the November 3, 2011 edition of Impact for the Knockouts Tag Team championships.
– Dreamer interrogated Johnny Swinger and asked to go over his fanny pack. Swinger straight up had a gun in there and said it was a gimmick, but Dreamer wasn’t having it and said that next week, Wrestler’s Court is coming back for Swinger.
Havok & Nevaeh defeated Tenille Dashwood & Alisha Edwards (with Kaleb with a K) in a Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament first round match.
Dashwood and Edwards became a tag team during Turning Point after Dashwood and Grace failed to get along as a team.
The story of the match was virtually the same one we’ve seen in the last month with Dashwood controlling early on, but once things get hard, she will tag out and leave her tag partner dry. Dashwood did at one point try to join Edwards on double teaming Nevaeh, but in the end, it’s all about her, and she left Edwards to get pinned by Havok.
The match was ok, Dashwood’s performance was good, and Edwards looked better than usual.
Havok and Nevaeh advance to face the winners of the team of Killer Kelly and Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace and a mystery partner.
– We saw Jordynne Grace backstage talking to whoever her teammate will be next week. They hinted that this person was thinking about retirement before Grace contacted her.
Hernandez defeated Fallah Bahh
These two have been feuding ever since Fallah Bahh stole a roll of money from Hernandez.
Basic match, Hernandez dominated early on, Bahh made a comeback. Hernandez cut him off and won with the Superman splash. If anything else, this was Hernandez’ best performance so far and Bahh wasn’t doing comedy.
Hopefully this finishes the feud and they can move into something better, but we know that Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz are in possession of the money, so we can’t be sure just yet.
– Backstage, Rohit Raju is complaining to D’Amore about being attacked by Eric Young and Joe Doering. D’Amore told Raju off, but was then approached by TJP, who was reminded that no one named TJP could get a title shot again. D’Amore brought up the question of what Dusty Rhodes would do? He couldn’t have spelled it out clearer for TJP.
– We got a video package recapping the Good Brothers’ path to the tag team championships.
– Ethan Page went for D’Amore and requested The North’s Tag Team championship rematch against the Good Brothers. Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows were there and said that Page should have to go through someone of their choosing before they could earn a title shot. They hinted at someone that was “phenomenal”.
– Mathews and Rayne ran down some of the matches for next week, including Rich Swann vs. Ken Shamrock.
Rich Swann & Trey Miguel defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) in the Rascalz’s farewell match
This is The Rascalz’s final match with Impact Wrestling. In the storyline, they’ve been evicted from the Treehouse and thus can’t stay with Impact anymore. Last week, they saved Rich Swann from a beat down at the hands of Callihan, Shamrock, and Chris Bey, and so in return, he wanted to close off this chapter of the Rascalz’s career with them.
The match was great, it was just a celebration of the Rascalz’s spots. Early on, all four men paired off with each other for some fast-paced sequences of reversals. The meat of the match would see the team of Xavier and Wentz gain control when working more as a team doing double team moves or cutting the ring in half, but once either of them wanted to go one-on-one with either Swann or Miguel, it was the latter that would dominate. Highlights of the match saw all four men trade strikes on one another until they all hit stereo superkicks and they all fell to the mat knocked out.
Finish saw Xavier and Wentz go for a second hot fire flame, but Miguel managed to take down Xavier with a top rope meteora, only for Swann to jump in with his new shotgun superkick for the pin.
After the match ended, all three Rascalz just sat on the ring shedding tears and hugging each other. They all celebrated together in the ring for a couple of minutes, leaving their jackets in the ring before heading to the back. Really emotional.
Backstage, Sami Callihan and Ken Shamrock beat them all down. Callihan then threatened Swann to close out the show.
The way that commentary put over the Rascalz on their way out was a complete 180 from what we see in every other promotion. Even when they did the job, commentary still celebrated the relationship between the promotion and the wrestlers.
Final thoughts —
Good show. Strong inside the ring, especially the main event. Storyline wise, we have some hints towards Hard To Kill, but with Final Resolution happening early December, nothing is set.
Dr. Wagner Jr.’s partners for Bound for Glory were officially confirmed on last night’s episode of Impact.
Wagner will team with Aerostar & Taurus as they take on The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) at the pay-per-view. It’s taking place at the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois on Sunday, October 20.
The match was first announced last month, with it being teased that Wagner would be bringing two partners to the PPV. Aerostar and Taurus had been featured on advertising for Bound for Glory.
Jake Crist will defend the X-Division title against Tessa Blanchard, Daga, Ace Austin, and one more opponent in a five-way ladder match at the PPV. Austin defeated Eddie Edwards in a qualifying match that aired on last night’s Impact.
Here’s the updated card for Bound for Glory:
Impact World Champion Brian Cage defending against Sami Callihan
Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie defending against Tenille Dashwood
X-Division Champion Jake Crist defending against Tessa Blanchard, Daga, Ace Austin, and one more wrestler in a five-way ladder match
Impact Tag Team Champions The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) defending against Rich Swann & Willie Mack and RVD & Rhino in a triple threat match
Michael Elgin vs. Naomichi Marufuji
Moose vs. Ken Shamrock
The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., Aerostar & Taurus
Call Your Shot Gauntlet match (winner gets a future shot at the Impact title of their choosing)
Impact Wrestling has added four matches to their television tapings in Mexico City, Mexico.
Impact is taping TV at Fronton Mexico tomorrow and Friday. Michael Elgin vs. Rhino, Impact Tag Team Champions The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) vs. LAX (Santana & Ortiz), and Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) are set for Thursday’s tapings.
Jessicka Havok vs. Su Yung has been confirmed for Friday.
As was previously announced, Tenille Dashwood vs. Kiera Hogan and RVD vs. Madman Fulton are set for Thursday. Dr. Wagner Jr. will be appearing on Friday.
Elgin and Rhino’s feud began when Elgin was Gored at Slammiversary XVII. Elgin lost to Impact World Champion Brian Cage at the pay-per-view, then hit Cage with the title belt after the match and went to attack Don Callis. A masked man then appeared and gave Elgin a Gore.
Impact didn’t specify if The North vs. LAX is a title match. The North won the titles from LAX at Bash at the Brewery last month.
At Slammiversary, The North retained against LAX and The Rascalz in a triple threat match. There was an injury angle with Santana during the match. In his place, Daga teamed with Ortiz as they unsuccessfully challenged for The North’s titles on the Impact episode that aired last week.
LAX’s contracts with Impact are set to expire this summer.
Ahead of the pay-per-view taking place tomorrow night, Impact Wrestling has announced another match for Rebellion.
Moose & The North (Josh Alexander & Ethan Page) will team against The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) at the PPV. It’s taking place at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada tomorrow (April 28).
The six-man tag match was set up by a backstage segment on last night’s Impact, with Moose, Alexander, and Page attacking The Rascalz. Moose called Alexander and Page his new Canadian friends.
Xavier had defeated Moose the previous week. Moose got pinned by Xavier after being distracted by interference from Wentz and Miguel.
A Smoke Show segment with Scarlett Bordeaux has also been announced for Rebellion. Here’s the updated card for the PPV:
Impact World Champion Johnny Impact defending against Brian Cage (Lance Storm will be the special guest referee)
Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie defending against Jordynne Grace
Impact Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defending against LAX (Santana & Ortiz) in a Full Metal Mayhem match
X-Division Champion Rich Swann defending against Sami Callihan
The MLW Middleweight Championship has officially been declared vacant.
MLW announced today that the Middleweight title has been vacated due to MJF (Maxwell Jacob Friedman) not being cleared in time for his scheduled title defense at MLW’s live Fusion episode on beIN Sports on Friday, December 14. MJF tweeted on November 25 that he had suffered a fractured elbow and noted that his recovery time would be 4-6 weeks.
There will be a four-way ladder match to decide a new Middleweight Champion on the December 14 live special from the Scottish Rite Temple in Miami, Florida. The ladder match will be Dezmond Xavier vs. Kotto Brazil vs. Andrew Everett vs. Jason Cade. It would have been a five-way match with MJF defending his title if he was cleared to compete in time.
The winner of the ladder match will be the second Middleweight Champion in MLW history. MJF defeated Joey Ryan in July to become the inaugural title holder.
A new era for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla is set to begin soon as they have announced matches for their next card, Threemendous V.
It will be the first show in the post-Reseda era, as it will return to the Globe Theater in Los Angeles after doing a test run back in March. The show will be headlined by the PWG tag team champions The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz), taking on one of the most prolific teams in the promotions history, The Young Bucks, in a PWG tag team title match.
A non-title match will also take place on the card, as current PWG champion WALTER will take on Brody King. Standing at 6’5, King is slightly bigger than the 6’4 WALTER, who has held the PWG title since defeating Keith Lee back in April.
Here’s a full list of matches for the July 13 event:
The Rascalz vs. The Young Bucks for the PWG world tag team titles
Previously: Austin Aries declared the Grand Championship to be the top title in Impact.
Tonight: El Hijo Del Fantasma, Drago & Aerostar take on DJ Z, Dezmond Xavier & Andrew Everett. Also, Su Yung battles Rosemary.
Show Recap —
– Eli Drake came down to the ring and noted that Scott Steiner had the night off. He pointed out that he’s the only person with a guaranteed title shot.
He announced that he’s cashing in his World Championship title shot next week. This brought out Pentagon Jr. and they had a brief staredown.
– Earlier today, McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Kiera Hogan about her match tonight against Taya Valkyrie. Tessa Blanchard interrupted, but Hogan told her to sit down and watch her defeat Valkyrie.
– Backstage, the returning Grado greeted Joseph Park after working out his green card issues. Aries approached and told them everything will workout despite Pentagon Jr. being the Impact World Champion.
OVE defeated KM & Fallah Bahh
OVE gained control and isolated KM in their corner. Bahh got the hot tag and ran wild, then he and KM both did the steamroller spot on OVE. OVE fought back and sent KM to the floor. For the finish, Jake Crist hit a series of kicks to Bahh’s head and rolled him up for the three count.
After the match, KM apologized for the loss and shook Bahh’s hand. KM laughed as Bahh walked away.
– Mitchell Interviewed Moose backstage. Moose promised to win the Impact World Championship in 2018. Jimmy Jacobs interrupted, challenging Moose to face Kongo Kong next week. Moose accepted.
Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan ended with no winner
Valkyrie hit a spear to start the match and was firmly in control, but Hogan made a fiery comeback to take the advantage.
Blanchard came out and attacked Hogan. She beat Hogan all around ringside before nailing her with the hammerlock DDT.
Brian Cage defeated Mick Moretti, Slex, and Brodie Marshall in a fatal four-way match (from World Series Wrestling in Australia)
Moretti nailed Cage with an F-5, but Cage jumped right up to his feet. Cage gave Moretti and Slex a double fallaway slam and nailed a no-touch tope con hilo onto all three on the floor.
Cage went for the discus lariat, but Slex ducked it and executed a German suplex. Cage landed on his feet and hit the discus lariat. He then hit the Drill Claw for the win.
DJ Z, Dezmond Xavier & Andrew Everett defeated Drago, El Hijo Del Fantasma & Aerostar in a lucha libre rules six-man tag match
This was a really good match with lots of fast-paced action, high flying, and innovative moves. Xavier trapped Aerostar in the ropes, with Everett and DJ Z hitting double springboard dropkicks. Everett and DJ Z attempted a double Lionsault but missed.
Xavier hit a flip dive over the top rope, followed by DJ Z hitting a huge dive to the floor as well. Aerostar hit La Bombita, wiping out everyone on the floor. DJ Z hit a frog splash, Xavier hit a final flash, and Everett connected with an awesome looking toe-touch moonsault for a three-way near fall.
Xavier climbed to the top rope, but Aerostar walked across the second rope and caught him with a hurricanrana. Aerostar shoved Everett off the top to the apron, but DJ Z hit the ZDT on Aerostar for the win.
– Backstage, Austin Aries ran into Eli Drake and said he hopes Drake wins next week because Aries knows he can beat him.
Flashback Moment of the Week: Zema Ion (DJ Z) defeated Sonjay Dutt, Kenny King, and Mason Andrews in Ultimate X
Dutt nailed King with a springboard dropkick and a standing Shooting Star Press, but he injured his shoulder on the landing. Eventually, Dutt returned to the match. Dutt and Ion climbed to the top of the X structure and traded shots. Ion sprayed hairspray in Dutt’s eyes and pulled down the belt.
– KM and Bahh discussed their loss from earlier. KM promised to train Bahh. Another employee was found knocked out backstage marked with a red X.
– Last Friday, Eddie Edwards was released from jail after attacking Sami Callihan in the hospital. Tommy Dreamer showed up to pick him up but didn’t want to hear Edwards’ explanation.
X Division Champion Matt Sydal defeated Taiji Ishimori to retain his title
Sydal worked over the leg and locked on a half-crab. Ishimori made a comeback and hit a double foot stomp for near fall. Ishimori hit the tombstone into the double knees, but Sydal fought back and hit a pump handle driver for the win.
– Dreamer tried to talk some sense into Edwards. Dreamer mentioned that he wasted years obsessed with defeating someone, referencing his past feud with Raven. Edwards didn’t want to hear the advice and walked off.
– Backstage, Allie promised to watch Rosemary’s back tonight. Rosemary refused the help and made Allie promise that she will stay in the back no matter what happens.
– At the LAX Clubhouse, Santana and Ortiz were angry because they lost the belts, have no money, and Konnan is still missing.
Su Yung vs. Rosemary never got started
Yung and Rosemary brawled around ringside before the match could start. Yung gave Rosemary the Panic Switch on the floor, and The Undead Bridesmaids came down to the ring with a casket.
Allie ran down and attacked Yung. Rosemary ordered Allie to leave, but she refused. The Undead Bridesmaids attacked Allie and held her down. Rosemary grabbed a kendo stick, but Yung misted her in the eyes.
Yung gave Rosemary a Panic Switch off the stage through a table. She then stuffed Rosemary in the casket as Allie watched.
Next Week: Impact World Champion Pentagon Jr. defends against Eli Drake.
