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Impact Wrestling live results: Will Ospreay vs. Josh Alexander

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Josiah MacDonald

A highly anticipated matchup airs on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

For the first time ever, Will Ospreay and Josh Alexander share the ring on Impact tonight. The match was taped at Impact’s post-Bound for Glory television tapings and has received rave reviews,

Ospreay defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey at Bound for Glory and also competed at Impact’s Turning Point special, picking up a win over Eddie Edwards.

Alexander was unsuccessful in his attempt to win the Impact World Championship from Alex Shelley at Bound for Glory.

Another first-time-ever bout on tonight’s show will see Trinity face off with Sonny Kiss.

Myron Reed makes his Impact debut tonight, joining up with his Rascalz stablemates against the luchador trio of Laredo Kid, Black Taurus & Juventud Guerrera.

Steve Maclin & KiLynn King vs. Bully Ray & Jordynne Grace, Ace Austin & Chris Bey vs. Kenny King & Sheldon Jean, and Moose vs. Heath are also part of the lineup for tonight.

Impact World Tag Team Champions ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (Bullet Club) defeated Kenny King & Sheldon Jean to retain

Good opening tag match, which aired just as it was reported that Kenny King had been granted his release from Impact.

King and Austin started the match, locking up. Bey and Austin dominated King in the early parts of the match until Sheldon jean pulled Bey from the ring allowing King to throw Austin to the outside, while Jean sent Bey flying into the ring post to begin getting the heat. Bey managed to tag in Austin after dodging some attacks and leaping off the back of King. Austin hit a kick on King for a 2-count.

Bey tagged back in and they went for the 1-2-Sweet, but Jean made another save, pulling Austin from the ring and hitting a leg lariat. Bey took Jean out with a dropkick but turned into a Tiger Driver for a 2-count. King hit a nice blockbuster off the apron on Bey and Jean hit a pop up neckbreaker on Bey for a 2-count.

King missed a toreno to the floor and Bey hit him with a tope con giro before ABC hit the 1-2-Sweet for the pinfall on Jean.

–MK Ultra claimed to be the ones that controlled the Knockouts Division, and that they were going to reshape reality, and that they were unstoppable.

Moose (w/ Brian Myers) defeated Heath

It’s a bit ironic that this show featured two guys back to back who are leaving (or likely leaving) Impact, with Heath being the second one. Solid match here, but nothing too special. Moose actually getting a win and looking to establish some momentum before Hard to Kill is a good thing though, since he’ll be challenging for the title then.

Moose used his power and size to dominate the early parts of this match, dumping Heath to the floor in a hard floor bump, but Heath fought back with a hurricanrana to counter a powerbomb and hit a tope to the floor where it looked like Moose saved his life by catching him. Heath hit a flying knee and leg lariat back in the ring, and a powerslam after Moose hit the ropes for a 2-count. Myers interfered, allowing Moose to hit a spear and get the pinfall.

–Moose and Myers continued the assault on Heath after the bell, but Moose bailed as Rhino ran in and hit a Gore on Myers.

–Myers and Moose cut a promo on Rhino backstage, where Moose promised to end the career of Rhino at Final Resolution.

Laredo Kid, Black Taurus, Juventud Guerrera defeated The Rascalz (Trey Miguel, Zachery Wentz, & Myron Reed) in a Lucha Rules Match

The finishing sequence of this match was awesome, and Black Taurus looked awesome and like one of the most dangerous wrestlers in the world as he defeated Reed.

Myron Reed made his debut in this match, along with Juventud Guerrera returning to Impact after a very long time away from the company. Konnan also joined the commentary team. Seeing Juvi is always cool. The pace of this match was fast, as expected, and the lucha rules allowed there to be dives early on with Miguel hitting a top con giro to Black Taurus.

The Rascalz were able to isolate Kid, letting Miguel hit the Three Amigos on Kid. Matt Rehwoldt compared it to Eddie Guerrero and Konnan said to Hannifan “Our partner is completely wrong.” I laughed. Konnan talked about Impact returning to the TNA name, saying they have gone full circle. Kid went for an O’Connor Roll but Miguel blocked it and there was a triple team back suplex, into a neckbreaker, into a standing shooting star press for a 2-count. That as awesome.

Miguel tried to super plex Miguel, but Kid rolled through and powerbombed him off the ropes, allowing Juvi to tag in. Juvi hit a crossbody on Reed and Wentz, before hitting a combo flatliner and DDT on them both. Juvi hit a hurricanrana and a basement dropkick on Miguel before hitting a lariat before tagging out to Kid who ate a super kick from Wentz. Taurus came in and hit a pop up Samoan drop on Wentz before setting up Juvi for the 450 splash.

Wentz and Miguel cut him off and they immediately went to work on Laredo Kid, hitting and awesome triple team dropkick that involved Reed and Wentz flipping Miguel into the air before hitting the basement dropkick. That was awesome. Laredo Kid hit a flipping DDT on Wentz, while Myron Reed flew over the ropes into a cutter to the floor on Taurus who was on the apron. Wentz hit a UFO Cutter on Kid, and Juvi hit a Gory Special on Wentz. Black Taurus came in and hit Destination Hellhole on Reed for the pinfall.

Bully Ray & Jordynne Grace defeated Steve Maclin & KiLynn King

This was a decent tag match, with Grace going over as she should have as they build to her title match at Hard to Kill.

Grace and Ray did not seem happy to be teaming together, but decided to work together against their common enemies. Ray & Maclin started the match, with Maclin showing clear cuts and scars from the barbed wire he fell into in Monsters Ball at Bound for Glory. Maclin hit a flying forearm on Ray to drop him before tagging in to KiLynn King.

King did not hesitate to go after Ray, who was her trainer, hitting a series of hard forearms. Ray hit a back elbow and led the fans in chants for Jordynne Grace, so it seems he really has turned babyface. Grace hit a shoulder block on King, but King shrugged it off. Grace went for a suplex on Grace, but King fought it off and hit a kick before hitting a choke bomb into the corner.

Grace fought out of a fireman’s carry and tagged out to Ray, who was thrown off the top rope by King. Maclin tagged in and continued beating on Ray, but Ray hit a spear, sort of, after Maclin hit the ropes. Ray tagged out and Grace went right after King, hitting a series of strikes ending with a low European uppercut on King and a Vader Bomb for a 2-count that Maclin broke up. Ray dumped Maclin to the floor allowing Grace to hit the Juggernaut Driver for the win.

–Bully Ray grabbed the Call Your Shot trophy and held it while standing behind Grace. Instead of hitting her with it, he told her to take it, and she pulled it away from him, while Ray looked on with intensity as he clearly wanted to win it at the PPV. However, Ray offered his hand to Grace, and they shook, and Ray raised her hand in victory.

Trinity defeated Sonny Kiss

Kiss and Trinity had an equal exchange in the opening portion of the match, with both going for a dropkick at the same time and kicking up afterwards. Kiss countered a wheelbarrow attempt from Trinity, spinning Trintiy around the ring. Kiss hit a snap suplex and a standing moonsault for a 2-count.

Kiss hit a handspring back elbow to Trinity, who was caught in the tree of woe for a 2-count. Kiss got double underhooks on Trinity, but Trinity rolled through and then hit a bulldog on Kiss. Trinity hit a springboard kick and the splits into a legdrop on Kiss for a two count. Trinity hit a bulldog into the middle turnbuckle and hit a split legged moonsault for a 2-count.

Kiss draped Trinity across the middle rope in the corner and hit a handspring into a legdrop in the corner. Trinity dodged an attack, hit a headscissors into a DDT before hitting a full nelson bomb for the pinfall.

–Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin were backstage, and the Motor City Machine Guns talked about Josh Alexander facing Ospreay tonight, while talking about Josh Alexander and Zach Sabre Jr. teaming together to face them at Impact Wrestling Final Resolution.

Will Ospreay (The United Empire) defeated Josh Alexander

My goodness, this was a great match. This should surprise anyone as Ospreay and Alexander are two of the best wrestlers alive today. This was not quite as good as Ospreay/Bailey, but I suspect there will be some that liked this one more. Excellent match.

Ospreay picked up the speed after a brief lock up, hitting a hurricanrana that sent Alexander to the floor before hitting a tope to the floor. As they came back from break, Ospreay was chopping Alexander in the corner. After slamming Alexander’s head into a turnbuckle a third time, Alexander fired back with a forearm that sent Ospreay crashing to the mat. Ospreay went for an enziguri, but Alexander caught it and went for an ankle lock.

Ospreay tried to escape, so Alexander transitioned into a Scorpion Death Lock but Ospreay made the ropes. Ospreay hit a mafia kick and then a backbreaker on Alexander. Ospreay went for an OsCutter, but Alexander caught him and went for a German suplex, but Ospreay charged the corner, ducking at the last second to drive Alexander face first into the turnbuckle again, and then hit a standing shooting star press for a 2-count.

Alexander ducked a clothesline and hit a series of German suplexes. Alexander flipped out of one, hitting an enziguri and went for a hurricanrana, but Alexander stopped it and powered Ospreay into a powerbomb onto his knee for a 2-count. Alexander stopped a springboard from Ospreay with a forearm and his a crossbody to the seated Ospreay, who was on the apron.

Alexander hit a Northern Lights Suplex for a 2-count. Ospreay managed to hit a spinning kick off the ropes after a few minutes where Alexander was throwing Ospreay repeatedly into the turnbuckles. Ospreay hit a series of Kawada kicks and then some hard chops. Alexander ate the chops and begged for more, and Ospreay obliged.

Alexander caught Ospreay with one arm in a torture rack, but almost lost Ospreay. He cleverly waked to the ropes, let Ospreay stabilize himself on the ropes, and then hit a torture rack bomb for a 2-count. Alexander picked Ospreay up in a fireman’s carry and hit an avalanche rolling fireman’s carry off the middle ropes for a 2-count. Ospreay countered a clothesline from Alexander by grabbing the arm and flipping backwards into a tiger driver on Alexander for a 2-count.

Ospreay hit a Yakuza kick in the corner and the Cheeky Nandos kick before going for something off the top rope, but Alexander cut him off. Alexander went for a German suplex off the top rope, but Ospreay drove the back of his head into the face of Alexander to send him off the ropes and going for a twisting moonsault, but Alexander moved and Ospreay landed on his feet but his knee or ankle went out.

Alexander immediately responded with an ankle lock. Every time Ospreay would escape and go for a move, Alexander would immediately counter into the ankle lock, finally forcing Ospreay to grab the ropes. Ospreay managed to hit a Stundog Millionaire when Alexander picked Ospreay up on his shoulders, and then hit an OsCutter while limping for a 2-count. Opsreay went for the Hidden Blade, but his leg gave out and he collapsed.

Alexander responded with some headbutts, as both men were on all fours before hitting hard forearms back and forth. Alexander managed to hit a Chaos Theory for a 2-count. Ospreay managed to hit the OsCutter on Alexander, and held on transitioning into the Storm Breaker, but as he spun Alexander in the air, he transitioned into a tombstone on Ospreay for a 2-count. Alexander went for the C4 Spike, but Ospreay floated out and nailed Hidden Blade for a 2-count. Ospreay immediately transitioned to the Storm Driver 93, and hit another Hidden Blade and a Storm Breaker for the win.

Final Thoughts

This was a one match show, and Impact knew it. The wrestling on the show other than that match really didn’t matter, despite most of the show being really great. In fact, this episode was very much so total nonstop action in a very literal sense. The rest of the show featured a few hints for Final Resolution and Hard to Kill.

Impact Wrestling live results: Alex Shelley vs. Jonathan Gresham title match

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Josh Nason

Impact World Champion Alex Shelley will defend his championship against Jonathan Gresham on tonight’s Impact Wrestling on AXS TV.

Shelley is gunning for his sixth title defense while Gresham, the former Ring of Honor World Champion, is searching for his first Impact title of any kind.

A feud that has built for weeks will finally come to fruition as Digital Media Champion Tommy Dreamer will defend against Crazzy Steve who earned the shot by grabbing a Feast or Fired briefcase at October’s Bound for Glory.

Two former Impact World Champions and rivals will square off as Eric Young takes on Eddie Edwards.

In a clash of former Knockouts Champions, Deonna Purrazzo battles Tasha Steelz. The two teamed up at Bound for Glory and were unsuccessful in defeating MK Ultra for the Knockouts Tag Team titles.

Two former Digital Media Champions will reignite their feud as Joe Hendry takes on Brian Myers.

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After last week’s sojourn to the October UK tour, Impact returns to Chicago for the post-Bound for Glory TV taping for this week’s episode.

Following an extensive look at last week’s show, we kick off with a battle of former Knockouts Champions who recently failed to in their effort to win the Knockouts Tag Team titles. Thus, they resume action against each other.

Tasha Steelz defeated Deonna Purrazzo

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt really drilled home that these two have been longtime friends, complete with still photos. That’s when you know it’s serious.

Because of their friendship, this was more of a friendly competition than a heated match. However, it did include twerking from both competitors so there’s that.

Things kicked up late when Steelz thought Purrazzo was trying to break her arm and fired up. After two straight cutters, Steelz got the pin and no doubt win. We’ll see about that friendship.

The result here, and in recent weeks, certainly won’t quell any rumors that Purrazzo may be on her way out as her deal is up at the end of the year. But, PCO also was thought to be gone and ended up re-signing so anything’s possible.

– Impact Tag Team Champions ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) were backstage having a conversation about how they will the TNA tag champs when the named change takes place when Santino Marella walked up to conversate.

That led to Kenny King and Sheldon Jean interrupting because King wants a Digital Media title rematch. ABC didn’t take kindly to it and you’ll never believe this: these two teams will meet next week for the titles.

Crazzy Steve defeated Digital Media Champion Tommy Dreamer by DQ

As part of the build to this, Steve stabbed Dreamer in the back with a fork, ending their friendship. Steve hasn’t been taken that seriously in Impact as he has lost, well, a lot through the years. He earned the shot here by taking one of the briefcases in last month’s Feast or Fired bout.

This was built around how sadistic Steve was being toward Dreamer, but when you saw some of the stuff Dreamer endured in ECW, getting his eyes raked seems rather tame.

Steve went into the briefcase late in the match and got a fork, saying he had to end Dreamer.

The FORK is BACK! @steveofcrazzy #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/erK7GeKWF4

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Dreamer stopped him by biting his hand and hitting a cutter, followed by him driving the fork into Steve’s head for the DQ that busted him open. Dreamer then snapped and said, “You wanna feel pain, Steve? Fork you!” and somewhat drove the fork into his head. Yes, this happened.

You can skip this.

– Jonathan Gresham cut his usual intense promo about how he is going to beat Alex Shelley for the title tonight.

Brian Myers defeated Joe Hendry

Hendry is coming off a great run on the UK tour and all the fans in attendance waved their hands and told Hendry, “We believe.” I think I believe too.

Hendry said that the rebrand of TNA will actually begin tonight as Myers will no longer be known as “Edge’s bitch” but now will be known as “Adam’s bitch” which got a laugh from the fans. That was a good line.

This was a meeting of former Digital Media Champions and past opponents. I like Hendry, but there was nothing must-watch here. Even Hannifan and Rehwoldt were cracking jokes about wieners in apparent boredom.

This went on for a lot longer than it needed to, especially on a Thursday when there’s been so much wrestling already this week. Myers poked Hendry’s eyes while the referee was tied up with both men and hit his Roster Cut clothesline for the pin and win. Given Hendry’s popularity, I find that to be a curious decision.

– The hype has begun for Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay has begun as we’ll see that match next week.

.@WillOspreay has been undefeated since coming to IMPACT! Will @Walking_Weapon hand him his first loss? Find out NEXT WEEK on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/DwRcslznPp

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Ospreay, with his NJPW UK title somehow completely intact, talked to Gia Scott. The tl;dr: he is ready for Alexander and wants to know if Alexander is ready to face the best.

.@WillOspreay has words for @Walking_Weapon ahead of their match NEXT WEEK on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/t4NNCot589

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Eric Young defeated Eddie Edwards (w/ Alisha Edwards)

Much like Hendry vs. Myers, this came out of the Bound for Glory Call Your Shot gauntlet match where Edwards eliminated Young. These two former Impact World Champions also have an extensive history against each other.

Alisha got involved on a few occasions, distracting Young at one point as he went to the top rope. Young eventually battled and hit his elbow drop for a nearfall. Alisha again distracted Young as he was going for his piledriver finisher, leading to an Edwards Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall of his own.

Alisha tossed in a chair to her husband who pulled it away and got distracted. Edwards then held Young for Alisha to nail him with a kendo stick, but Young ducked and Edwards got nailed. Young hit the piledriver and got the pin as Hannifan drove home the fact TNA is returning in January. Did you hear that yet?

This was a house show opener that was neither good nor bad. It just was.

– Brian Myers was wondering why Moose wasn’t out there to back him up earlier and Moose said it seemed like Myers was all set. As they started to grumble a bit, Heath walked in and challenged Moose to a match. Moose accepted, asked Myers, “How’s that for loyalty?” and walked away.

– Sonny Kiss caught up with Gia Miller. If you remember, Kiss made his surprise debut in the Call Your Shot gauntlet which feels like it was a year ago at this point. Knockouts Champion Trinity walked up and was thrilled to see Kiss, saying she would talk to management to see if they could do a match next week. Well, that was quick.

.@SonnyKissXO IS BACK IN THE IMPACT Zone and has @TheTrinity_Fatu's attention! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/anoaeYlOfU

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Oleg Prudius & Dirty Dango (w/ Alpha Bravo) defeated Storm Grayson & Nick Diamond

This was a rare squash match on Impact and one that featured Prudius (the former Koslov in WWE) wrestling in his first match in 12 years. Dango joined the commentary team, essentially turning this into a handicap match.

After Prudius beat up both men, Dango jumped back on the apron, got a tag, hit a reverse DDT to get the win.

– Jordynne Grace, owner of the Call Your Shot gauntlet trophy, said she will make history at Hard to Kill and got interrupted by Bully Ray who wanted a handshake. KiLynn King then walked into the frame and said it was pure luck Grace won. Ray, who trained King, told her to “back it down a notch.” These two exchanged words and then Steve Maclin walked in and called Ray soft. Ray told him off, King walked away, and that was that.

– The Rascalz cut a backstage promo after losing the Impact Tag Team titles and they weren’t too upset about losing them. Why? Because they now have former MLW Middleweight Champion Myron Reed in the group.

.@TheBadReed has ARRIVED! @TheTreyMiguel @ZacharyWentz #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/HrVhqpMn6q

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Impact World Champion Alex Shelley defeated Jonathan Gresham to retain the title

If you’re a time traveler, you would have to suspend your belief for the timeline on how this came to be. You see, this was taped the day after Bound for Glory and then, the crew headed to the UK for a tour. There, Shelley injured his calf in a tag team bout and had to pull out of the remaining matches so he could recover. However, that match aired before this one did. Got all that?

Gresham upped his latest heel mannerism, using his wrist tape to distract the referee so he could attack Shelley. He also decided to hold on a figure four for a few seconds longer even though Shelley grabbed the bottom rope because he was stuck. What a heel!

These two have shared the ring a lot through the years, both as opponents and as teammates. This was their sixth singles bout against each other and the first in Impact.

The story was Gresham working over Shelley’s knee with Shelley managing to do just enough to evade him temporarily before getting attacked again. In turn, Shelley focused on Gresham’s arm to set up for the Motor City Stretch.

As expected, this was very good. Gresham was fantastic as a heel with all these little shortcuts he would take out of nowhere to drive the fans crazy. The nearfalls were really good as well, especially a dizzying series of pin attempts in the closing minutes.

.@AlexShelley313 and @TheJonGresham are throwing shot for shot and going pin for pin! The intensity is absolutely off the charts on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/YdAHn7sNhR

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Shelley eventually got the pin after hitting a superkick and Shellshock for the win. This is worth going out of your way to see and honestly could have been a main event on one of their monthly specials.

.@AlexShelley313 is STILL IMPACT World Champion after a hard-fought battle with @TheJonGresham! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/hNteYwt3dx

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) November 10, 2023

Next Week:

Josh Alexander vs. Will Ospreay
Impact Tag Team Champions ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) defend against Kenny King & Sheldon Jean
The Rascalz (Myron Reed, Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) vs. Laredo Kid, Black Taurus & Juventud Guerrera
Moose vs. Heath
Trinity vs. Sonny Kiss
Bully Ray & Jordynne Grace vs. Steve Maclin & KiLynn King

New for Final Resolution (December):

Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Josh Alexander & Zack Sabre Jr.

New for Hard to Kill (January):

Impact World Champion Alex Shelley defends against Moose

Impact Wrestling live results: Motor City Machine Guns vs. Alexander & Young

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Josiah MacDonald

After presenting a Bound for Glory recap episode last week, Impact Wrestling is back with new matches tonight.

Tonight’s Impact will feature matches taped at the promotion’s UK Invasion tour in Glasgow, Scotland. Impact Wrestling returned to the United Kingdom last week for its first full tour in the country since 2016.

Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Josh Alexander & Eric Young headlines tonight’s show. Shelley retained his Impact World Championship against Alexander in the main event of Bound for Glory.

Trinity also made a successful title defense at Bound for Glory, defeating Mickie James. Trinity defends her Knockouts Championship against Scottish wrestler Emersyn Jayne tonight.

Moose, Brian Myers & Deonna Purrazzo team up in a six-person tag team match against Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster & Dani Luna.

In the finals of the Glasgow Cup, Joe Hendry takes on Frankie Kazarian tonight.

Plus, Grado makes his Impact return in a match against Trey Miguel.

Joe Hendry defeated Frankie Kazarian to win the Glascow Cup

This was a very solid opening match, and Hendry got to win in front of his home country crowd in Scotland.

It appears by the time they finally arrived in Glascow, Hannifan learned how to pronounce Glascow. The production of the show was noticeably worse than usual as Hendry made his entrance, and spoke on the mic about how it was a privilege to bring Impact Wrestling back to Scotland. Hendry’s promo was a very good babyface promo about proving he was worthy of being on the Impact stage. I can tell the crowd was cheering loudly, but the micing of the arena was quite terrible.

This was a very solid professional wrestling match, with Kazarian and Hendry working a basic, effective opening match to warm up the crowd. Hendry showed some power with a stalling suplex for a two count. Hendry hit an elbow drop for a two count. Kazarian shoved Hendry from the ropes to the floor to get a little heat on Hendry. Hendry made a comeback and hit a fallaway slam before doing the “We Will Rock You” beat and the fans started singing the song.

Hendry launched Kazarian off his shoulders into a face plant and hit a cutter for a two count. Kazarian popped up out of nowhere and hit Fade to Black for a two count. Hendry hit a superplex on Kazarian and both were down in the middle of the ring. Hendry and Kazarian exchanged some pinfall attempts before Hendry hooked the leg and got Kazarian out of nowhere.

–Deonna Purrazzo, Moose, and Brian Myers cut a promo on Subculture about their match tonight. They badly need to white balance the camera.

–Joe Hendry was backstage after his win, and said that he was not going to let Simon Miller disrespect him and he was going to beat him at Turning Point tomorrow night.

The Most Professional Wrestling Virtuosas (Moose, Brian Myers, & Deonna Purrazzo) defeated Subculture (Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster, & Dani Luna)

Purrazzo’s team had to win this one with Purrazzo going on to face Trinity tomorrow night at Turning Point, but they gave Subculture everything in losing here, and they did not feel out of place with the larger stars in the company.

As Rehwoldt was saying that Myers wouldn’t be taken down without a fight, he was taken down with a fight through an arm drag from Webster. Luna and Purrazzo did a series of standing switches ending with Luna hitting a back elbow and then a suplex for a 1-count. Purrazzo rolled to the corner and tagged Moose in.

Moose overpowered Webster and Luna both, before Andrews tagged in. Andrews hit two chops that just made Moose mad, but Andrews hit a dropkick off the middle rope. Andrews went to the top rope, but Moose hit the ropes and crotched him before hitting a few chops of his own. Purrazzo hit a short arm clothesline on Andrews before tagging out to Myers, who hit a suplex.

Moose, Myers, and Purrazzo continued to get the heat on Andrews for the next few minutes, making quick tags, while the audience taunted Brian Myers. Andrews tagged in Luna after hitting an enziguri on Myers, and it led to all of Subculture powerbombing Moose for a 2-count that Purrazzo and Myers broke up. Purrazzo then locked in the Fujiwara armbar on Luna, but Andrews broke it up.

Webster kicked moose with a kick from the apron, but Moose ended up running up the turnbuckle and hitting a suplex on Webster, while Andrews flew into the ring with a splash on Moose. Myers cut him off, but Luna took him out, and then Purrazzo hit a pump kick on Luna, followed with a double clothesline and everyone was down. Andrews hit Moose with Stundog Millionaire, while Purrazzo hit a pump kick on Webster. Luna dragged Purrazzo to the floor while Moose hit a hotshot on Andrews and hit the spear for the win.

–Josh Alexander and Eric Young were backstage standing under a purple light for some reason. They talked about their differences, but how there was respect between them, and there was no better way for them to test themselves than face the Motor City Machine Guns, and how the two Canadians will take on Subculture tomorrow night as well.

–Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt talked about Grado being back in Impact for the next match.

Grado defeated Trey Miguel

This was a total comedy match with Grado doing several comedy spots, including holding the arms of Miguel behind his back and letting fans chop him. As Grado celebrated, Miguel shoved him into the ring post. Miguel then posed and trie to pin Grado cockily, but Grado kicked out. Grado went for a bionic elbow, but Miguel kicked him in the stomach, hit the ropes, and then ate a bionic elbow anyway.

Grado charged the corner and had the funniest sell of a superkick I have seen in awhile for a 2-count. Miguel missed a double stomp and ate a Death Valley Driver from Grado for a 2-count. Grado went for the Wee Boot, but Miguel blocked it. Grado hit a spike small package for a 2-count and then hit the Wee Boot for the win.

–Eddie Edwards cut a good promo on Will Ospreay about their different paths in Japan, Edwards in NOAH, and Ospreay in NJPW, but that Edwards is the best in Impact, and he is going to have a very hard match at Turning Point.

Trinity defeated Emersyn Jayne

This was not a squash, as Trinity gave Jayne a lot in this match.

Jayne took way more in this match than I expected, with Trinity spending a lot of time selling, including Jayne catching Trinity on a crossbody and hitting a Northern Lights Suplex for a 2-count. Trinity hit a kick and a bulldog into the middle turnbuckle before hitting a flying forearm and elbow. Jayne hit a falcon arrow for a two count. Trinity hit a full nelson bomb for the win after this.

–A hype video aired about Impact’s tour of the UK, as Hannifan mispronounced Coventry again. Ah well, you can’t win them all. This video was actually really great, including Grado trying to cut a promo but Moose making noise in the background and interrupting his thoughts.

–Trinity talked about her victory against Emerson Jayne, and how she was going to have the final match with Purrazzo in their trilogy, because if Purrazzo loses, she will not be able to challenge for the title again as long as Trinity is champion.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Josh Alexander & Eric Young defeated

This was basically a house show main event tag, but that doesn’t mean it was bad. This was a fun match overall, with both teams doing what they could to bring an easy, entertaining match to the audience. By the end, this was excellent, and it would hard to be any less than that with these four in the ring.

Shelley and Alexander shook hands as the match started, showing respect between the two since their main event at Bound for Glory. Shelley and Alexander showed some great technical wrestling, picking up where they left off a few weeks ago, with Shelley tying Alexander up in the ropes. Alexander and Shelley both went for their finishers, both countering, and Shelley escaping the ring before Alexander got an ankle lock on.

Sabin tagged in while Eric Young tagged in on the other side. Shelley and Sabin faked out Young on the floor and isolated him briefly, but Young dumped Sabin to the floor and then tagged out to Alexander. Alexander and Young isolated Shelley for the next few minutes. Shelley and Alexander exchanged submission attempts again, and Alexander went for the ankle lock, but Sabin ran in and broke it up, letting Shelley hit a dragon screw legwhip on Alexander.

Shelley charged the corner, but Alexander got his foot up. Shelley caught it and sent it to Sabin on the apron, who hit a dragon screw over the ropes. Shelley responded with one of his own as well, s they aimed to rip apart the knee of Alexander. That was a really cool sequence of moves. Sabin stomped the knees and tagged back out to Shelley, and the assault continued.

Young was desperate to get in the ring as Shelley put a figure four leg lock on Alexander. Young ran int to try to break it up, but Sabin ran in and put a figure four on Yonng to the delight of the crowd. Alexander hit a vertical suplex and tried to tag out to Young. Shelley hit a flatliner into the corner on Young, allowing Sabin to hit a missile dropkick on Young. Alexander rushed in and hit a series of German suplexes on Sabin.

Alexander hit a belly-to-belly suplex for a two count. Sabin went for Cradle Shock, but Alexander countered into trying for the C4 Spike, but Shelley countered with a hurricanrana. Sabin hit a flying kick for a 2-count that Young broke up. Alexander slipped out of Cradle Shock again, but ate some elbows until Alexander rolled through and locked on an ankle lock.

Alexander locked on a sharpshooter, but Sabin fought to the ropes. Alexander had to let go because of the damage done to his knees earlier, but he did what he wanted to wear Sabin down. Young went to the top rope for a doomsday device, but Sabin shoved Alexander into the corner and hit the Cradle Shock for a 2-count on Alexander.

Young bit the face of Sabin and hit a big flying elbow, but Young was not legal, but Sabin kicked out once Young tagged in. Sabin hit a Tornado DDT on Young and went for Cradle Shock, but Young slipped out and called for a lariat, but he walked right into the cradle shock for the 3.

Final Thoughts

This was a mostly nothing show of Impact, and aside from the very good main event, it was a largely missable show. It was nice seeing Hendry win in his hometown, but this was basically a house show as Impact spins it wheels until TNA comes back in the new year.

Impact Wrestling live results: The road to Bound for Glory continues

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Josh Nason

The road to Bound for Glory continues on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling from Memphis, Tennessee.

Before challenging for the Impact World Championship at the October 21 pay-per-view, Josh Alexander will be in action tonight. He’s facing off against Kon.

The Bound for Glory main event will see Alexander face Alex Shelley for the Impact World Championship.

A 10-person tag team match with Bound for Glory implications is also set for tonight. Jake Something, Dirty Dango, Champagne Singh, Eric Young & Jordynne Grace are teaming up against Brian Myers, Shera, KiLynn King, Jody Threat & Bully Ray. The winning team advances to face each other in a five-way match next week. That five-way match will determine the number one and number 20 entrants in the Call Your Shot gauntlet at Bound for Glory.

Tasha Steelz & Deonna Purrazzo are looking for a Knockouts Tag Team title shot against Killer Kelly & Masha Slamovich. Tonight, Steelz goes one-on-one with Kelly.

Moose vs. Bhupinder Gujjar is also set, along with ABC battling John Skyler and a partner in a strap match.

On BTI, Savannah Evans takes on Jessicka.

BTI pre-show:

Savannah Evans defeated Jessicka

Main Show:

Tasha Steelz defeated Killer Kelly (w/ Masha Slamovich)

As of now, neither woman has a match at this month’s Bound for Glory. With Kelly as one half of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Masha Slamovich, that could change any day now.

This marked Steelz’s first singles match since March while Kelly last wrestled singles back in July during the Australian tour.

Steelz was in control for the majority of the match with Slamovich getting into her face at least once. Kelly rallied late with a sequence that includes repeated headbutts and a butterfly suplex that put Steelz just short of the turnbuckle.

As Kelly was about to get the win with a rear naked choke, Deonna Purrazzo ran down to ringside and pulled the referee out of the ring who thought it was Slamovich. Due to the distraction, Steelz hit the Blackout (crucifix bomb) for the pin and win.

She embraced Purrazzo after the match as it appears she and Steelz could challenge for the aforementioned titles. (Narrator: They will.) This was fine, but nothing special.

– Jason Hotch of the Good Hands walked into the Gisele Shaw entourage dressing room. He asked Savannah Evans to be his mystery partner for tonight’s Fans Revenge tag team match. Jai Vidal made a crack at Hotch which Shaw didn’t care for given that his errors on last week’s show. She said he would join Hotch tonight instead which Hotch didn’t care for, saying “I’d rather have the girl.” Rude!

– Gia Miller chatted with Jonathan Gresham about his recent win over Mike Bailey by cheating. He defended his actions saying everyone is breaking rules, so why not him? Bailey walked up and was pissed, but Gresham just walked away without saying a word.

Tommy Dreamer promo

Last week, Crazzy Steve attacked Digital Media Champion Dreamer as he has an upcoming title match courtesy of winning one of the Feast or Fired briefcases.

Dreamer called Steve out to the ring and he talked about his friendship with Steve dating back to the TNA days and teaming with him in the past. Dreamer said that Steve is legally blind and that he can do things other people cannot do in the ring by hearing and pacing steps. I had no idea that was true. Dreamer then told a story about teaching Steve to drive one crazy night and how Steve cried because he felt normal.

After more praise for Steve, Dreamer said he would put the title on the line anytime and anywhere because he’s his friend and he deserves it. Steve hugged him and then held on too long as Dreamer started to wilt, revealing a fork stuck in Dreamer’s lower back. Steve is crazy with two Zs, you see. Steve then laughed and said some crazy things before leaving, singing a song.

Dreamer still cuts a great babyface promo, but the lack of crowd noise (at all) hurt the actual stunt.

Jake Something, Dirty Dango, Champagne Singh, Eric Young & Jordynne Grace defeated Brian Myers, Shera, KiLynn King, Jody Threat & Bully Ray

As written above, the winners will be in a five-way next week to determine the first and 20th entrants into the Bound for Glory Call Your Shot gauntlet match.

Something (not Jake) tells me the team with Grace and Young is probably going to take this. Just a hunch. Also, this is under intergender rules, evidenced by Dango and Threat going at it to kick this off. Threat was happy to mix it up with anyone on the other team.

I usually don’t love intergender wrestling, but Grace vs. Ray was actually kind of a fun, and odd, mix while it lasted. King also got into it with Young in between some Ray offense.

Something got in and ran wild on everyone because Shera got in his way. That ended badly as he got hit with the Void (black hole slam) for the pin and win. My prediction was correct! This was kept fairly short and didn’t bog down, so that’s a win.

– Gia Miller was with Josh Alexander as she was curious why he would face Kon ahead of his Impact World title opportunity. Alexander read from the babyface playbook before champion Alex Shelley suddenly appeared. He said he would back up Alexander because he knew Deaner would back up Kon. He wants him at 100% for Bound for Glory. Shelley’s an honorable fella.

– A recap segment went over Mickie James’ return to Impact to challenge Knockouts Champion Trinity and how everything played out to make the James vs. Trinity title match Bound for Glory. Miller then interviewed Trinity who put over James while saying she would beat her at BFG.

ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Jason Hotch & Jai Vidal in a Fans’ Revenge match

What’s a Fans’ Revenge match? Well, “hand selected” fans were given straps around the ringside area where they could whip any wrestler that hit the floor. I mean, it’s an idea. I’m guessing none of these fans train at wrestling schools in the greater Memphis area, especially alongside the only two sides of the ring where the heels landed.

To no surprise, Hotch was hit first. His usual Good Hands tag partner John Skyler and fellow ABC antagonist is off on paternity leave which is probably better than getting hit with straps. Bey hit the floor and one of the strappers (?) asked to take a selfie while another was happy to “Too Sweet” him. Vidal didn’t like and got lit up as a result. Hotch later hit the floor and also got lit up, crying as a result.

After getting strapped up again, Hotch grabbed a strap himself and then ate a Bey plancha. Back in the ring, he was hit with Bey’s Art of the Finesse and Austin’s Fold for the pin and win. The “fans” then got in the ring to celebrate with ABC who have Tag Team Champions The Rascalz in their sights as they own one of the aforementioned Feast or Fired briefcase.

– A montage ran catching up on the seemingly never-ending Frankie Kazarian/Eddie Edwards feud. Kazarian said he was going to Impact management to figure out a way to end this once and for all. That seems like a good idea for all involved.

Moose (w/ Brian Myers) defeated Bhupinder Gujjar

Moose has a briefcase guaranteeing him a future World title match. These two have shared the ring several times and have had two matches against each other. Gujjar isn’t exactly a guy that wins on TV that much, if ever, so I like Moose’s chances here.

The former World Champion got the win after a power bomb and then a spear in a relatively short squash match. Steve Maclin, who Moose took the briefcase away from in the Feast or Fired match after Maclin took a gore from Rhino, then came out to share some thoughts.

Maclin wanted Moose to hand over the case and Moose unsurprisingly didn’t care for that transaction. Moose felt this had to be a trap and Maclin said it wasn’t as Bully Ray went “soft” and he took care of PCO. The lights went out and PCO appeared in the ring to take out everyone. Maclin was yelling at PCO and then got gored again by Rhino on the stage. Poor guy.

– Backstage, The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) spray painted the title belts in full view of the camera and my fellow viewers which Director of Authority Santino Marella didn’t care for. ABC then walked up and challenged them for the titles Bound for Glory. Sami Callihan & Rich Swann appeared and said they should get the shot. Marella said that since ABC’s title shot is locked in because of their briefcase, Miguel and Wentz will defend against Callihan and Swann next week.

– Chris Sabin sent a message to KENTA that he’s going to beat him at the Bound for Glory and remain X-Division Champion. There were more words, but you get the gist.

– We got next week’s lineup (listed below) which includes Edwards vs. Kazarian in a two-out-of-three falls Killer Impact match. What’s that? No idea as they didn’t explain it.

Josh Alexander defeated Kon (w/ Deaner)

Shelley sat in on commentary who will defend his World title against Alexander at this month’s BFG. I think I can predict how this will go: Deaner will interfere, Shelley will assist Alexander who will then beat Kon, and the two will go face-to-face because Alexander doesn’t need any help. Let’s see how I do.

This didn’t do much for me as the whole Design act feels dead to me. But, this is a TV match so I get it.

Alexander had Kon in a fireman’s carry and his boot knocked out the referee. Alexander kept up the attack and as he went to the outside of the ring, Deaner threatened with a chair. Shelley came to Alexander’s aid, but got nailed by Alexander instead by mistake.

Back in the ring, Alexander countered a move into the ankle lock. Kon fought him off, but Alexander eventually hit the C4 Spike piledriver for the pin. Shelley looked bemused at ringside and came into the ring to confront Alexander. As Alexander was walking away, Shelley pulled him back and hit Shellshock to the dismay of the fans. I wasn’t too far off, huh?

Next week:

Impact Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) defend against Sami Callihan & Rich Swann
Jake Something vs. Dirty Dango vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Champagne Singh vs. Eric Young for no. 1 & no. 20 spots in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match at Bound for Glory
Eddie Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian in a two-out-of-three falls Killer Impact match

New for Bound for Glory:

ABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) face either The Rascalz or Callihan & Swann for the Impact Tag Team titles
Knockouts Tag Team Champions MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) defend against Deonna Purrazzo & Tasha Steelz

Impact x NJPW Multiverse United results: Tanahashi vs. Bailey

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Ethan Renner

Impact Wrestling and NJPW held their Multiverse United pay-per-view event on Thursday night in Los Angeles featuring talent from both promotions.

In the show’s main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi took on “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Three titles were also up for grabs — the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship, the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship, and the Impact X-Division Championship.

A spot in the Impact Knockouts Championship match at the Rebellion pay-per-view set for April 16 was also on the line at the event.

Below are results from the show at the Globe Theatre:

Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship: KENTA defeated Minoru Suzuki to retain the title
KUSHIDA defeated Lio Rush
Impact World Tag Team Championship: Chris Bey & Ace Austin defeated Motor City Machine Guns, Aussie Open, and TMDK to retain the titles
Deonna Purrazzo defeated Masha Slamovich, Gisele Shaw, and Miyu Yamashita to advance to the Knockouts title match at Rebellion
Jeff Cobb defeated Moose
Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin, PCO & Callihan defeated “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, Eddie Edwards & Joe Hendry
Impact X-Division Championship: Trey Miguel defeated Frankie Kazarian, Rich Swann, Kevin Knight, Clark Connors, and Rocky Romero in a scramble match to retain the title
Pre-show: Yuya Uemura defeated Gabriel Kidd

Impact Wrestling results: Bound for Glory go-home show

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Antonio Garza

This was the go-home show for Saturday’s Bound For Glory.

The opening video recapped Rich Swann’s return to attack Eric Young as Young was about to break Scott D’Amore’s ankle, as well as the EC3 and Moose brawl that closed the show where Moose finally recovered the TNA World Championship.

Hernandez defeated Alisha Edwards, Rhino, Heath, & Cousin Jake to win the final spot of the Call Your Shot Gauntlet

Last week, these five wrestlers won their chance to face each other in a one fall, five-way match for the coveted #20 spot in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at Bound For Glory. Whoever is pinned or submitted in this match must enter at no. 1.

The story of the match was that none of the men wanted to wrestle Edwards, yet she kept putting herself in between spots, interrupting, and pushing the men to fight her. Eventually, Hernandez didn’t mind taking her out and was about to hit the Border Toss on her, but was saved by Cousin Jake.

Hernandez took out Jake and was confronted by Edwards, but out of nowhere, Rhino went for the gore on Hernandez, who dodged and instead gored Edwards. Hernandez used the distraction to roll up Rhino and win the no. 20 spot, while Rhino must enter at no. 1.

This was a nothing match, lasting less than five minutes and the wrestling was basic. However, it did fulfill its purpose of setting up the first and last spot for the gauntlet match.

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– We got a recap video of the ongoing story between Moose and EC3, dating back to Moose proclaiming himself the TNA World Champion and EC3’s return at Slammiversary. Jimmy Jacobs held a sitdown interview with Moose. Jacobs asked if he was happy for reclaiming the TNA title. Moose wasn’t and was worried because he knew that ECI3 wouldn’t just stop there and would have to deal with him once more. Moose stormed off and EC3’s minions kidnapped Jacobs, took him to a truck, and drove off.

– John E. Bravo was preparing the wedding rehearsal, but instead, he berated everyone because nothing was ready, even lashing out at Taya Valkyrie. This was mostly bad comedy, but this is approaching its end next week.

– Deonna Purrazzo cut a great promo about what the Impact Knockouts division and championship meant to her and that at Bound For Glory, she would show that she was the greatest champion of them all. She compared herself with Kylie Rae, saying that Rae doesn’t react well to stress as she does.

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Rosemary defeated Havok

The stipulation was that if Rosemary could defeat Havok, the latter would help Rosemary bring Father James Mitchell back from the dead so he could officiate Rosemary and Bravo’s wedding.

The match saw Havok dominate Rosemary early on, but Rosemary made a comeback, and after some trouble, she won after two spears. This was a bad match, but it was short and we got to the obvious result quickly. Havok reluctantly now has to help Rosemary bring Mitchell back for the wedding.

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– There was a video package of the four-way feud for the Impact Tag Team titles featuring champions The Motor City Machine Guns, former champions The North, The Good Brothers, and the team of Ace Austin and Madman Fulton.

– We got a sneak peak of The Good Brothers Talk n’ Shop Full Keg show, debuting after Impact.

– Kylie Rae cut a promo saying that Purrazzo calls herself the best technical wrestler in the world, but that she had never faced Rae and until she did, we wouldn’t know who was the best. Rae said that breaking Susie’s arm had made this personal, but winning the title was her motivation, not revenge. Even after she wins the title, it won’t be enough to avenge Susie.

– We saw Jacobs get taken to EC3’s lair where he demanded an interview. Jacobs asked what was EC3’s narrative that he so much talked about. EC3 said he had finally found someone he wanted to fight in Moose, but that he would teach him who was the Moose that he needed to become. He said he wanted to burn his past and along with it, the TNA World title legacy. For that, he needed to defeat Moose. EC3 was good, but the whole atmosphere is kinda corny.

Sami Callihan defeated Eddie Edwards

It seems like this feud may never end. A couple of weeks ago, it was revealed that Callihan had been orchestrating Ken Shamrock’s attack on Edwards, and while Callihan claims this is not his war, he is clearly getting inside Shamrock’s head and exploiting his rage issues. Thus, Edwards and Shamrock will wrestle at Bound For Glory.

The match saw Callihan work over Edwards’ eyes frequently in addition to working the head. After a couple of minutes of Callihan being on top, Edwards made a comeback, getting a near fall with a Frankensteiner and Blue Thunder Bomb combo. They traded strikes and headbutts, and soon after, Edwards was headed towards a win with a Tiger Bomb and BKP combo, but out of nowhere, Callihan stopped Edwards and clicked his phone. He turned the lights off, so Shamrock could magically appear. With this distraction, Callihan rolled up Edwards for the win.

The match was decent until the dumb finish. After the match, Shamrock took out Edwards and locked in the ankle lock while Callihan mocked him. Both men ended up standing tall over Edwards.

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– There was a video package recapping how Rohit Raju came to win the X-Division championship, how he had been dodging losing the title so far, and how he found himself having to defend the title against Chris Bey, Willie Mack, TJP, Trey Miguel, and Jordynne Grace in a six-way scramble at BFG.

Trey Miguel, TJP, and Willie Mack defeated X-Division Champion Rohit Raju, Chris Bey and Jordynne Grace

The story of the match was that Raju was the weak link of his team, but because he is also the sneakiest, he tried to steal the pin from Bey which caused dissension between them.

We got some great sequences with Bey vs. TJP and Bey vs. Mack early on. Grace came off as a total powerhouse, even hitting a big spinebuster on Mack. It was also teased that Raju is an opportunistic champion that can at any point steal the win from anyone. This eventually provoked Bey to drop Raju with a springboard cutter, leaving him for Miguel to take the pin and win.

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– We got a full recap of the simultaneous paths of destruction and recovery that Eric Young and Rich Swann have respectively gone through in the last month, leading to last week’s big reveal of Swann’s full recovery as he faces Young Saturday at BFG.

– Gia Miller sat down with Young for an interview. Young said that he had been warning people not to get in his way, but they kept coming after him and he simply reacted to them. He said that he has taken control of his career and won’t allow those who get in the way to change his path. He knows what must be done to Swann to finally end him. At that point, Swann jumped him and the two brawled out into the streets.

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The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) ended in a no contest

The two teams that hadn’t crossed paths in this feud finally collided for the first time in the ring after antagonizing each other for months.

The Good Brothers started dominant.y, working over Alexander with double team moves. Page aided Alexander to cut off Anderson from his corner and he became the babyface in peril as The North went for quick tags, double team moves, and a couple of near falls.

Anderson would try for comebacks, but would get cut off again fairly easily. Eventually, he got a desperation spinebuster for the hot tag. Gallows had a short run before they went for the Magic Killer and all hell then broke loose.

All four men brawled in the ring and the referee called it a no contest as he couldn’t regain control of the match. This was good by the book tag team action, but it was short and with no finish which brought it down a notch.

After the match, The North and Good Brothers kept brawling. Austin, Fulton, and the Machine Guns ran down to join the brawl, ending with the Good Brothers and the MCMGs clearing the ring. Anderson then turned on Shelley and dropped him with a Gun Stun. All teams eyed each other as the show went off the air.

Final thoughts:

While this wasn’t a great show inside the ring, it was a good go-home show, touching on all matches booked for Bound For Glory this Saturday.

Impact Wrestling results: Rebellion go-home show

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Antonio Garza

Opening recap focused on the ongoing feud between Ken Shamrock and Sami Callihan, building towards tonight’s contract signing. In addition, we got a recap of last week’s main event, when Josh Alexander of The North pinned the World Champion Tessa Blanchard when Tessa wouldn’t tag Eddie, and thus ended up getting taken out by Elgin moments later.

Johnny Swinger came down to the ring, and as he had promised, tonight he would wrestle a Young Buck M. Jackson. He introduced Mike Jackson.

Johnny Swinger defeated Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson was a 70-year-old buck with a hell of a promo.

Mike Jackson got a lot of offense early on, hitting ranas and suicide dives on Swinger. Jackson hit an arm breaker, then grabbed Swinger’s arm and rope walked all around the ring!

Swinger came back with an atomic drop, a neckbreaker, a deadlift suplex for a two count. He worked over Jackson’s head for a bit, until he went for the double ax handle from the second rope, but Jackson came back with clotheslines, a neckbreaker, the ten corner punches. As he went for more, Swinger rolled him over, got his feet on the ropes, and stole the pin. This was incredible!

Backstage, Ace Austin cut a promo on Willie Mack. Ace said that Mack had no good odds against him. He said that Mack shouldn’t be focusing on him, but on helping his best friend.

Trey Miguel approached him and told him that Ace was the biggest scumbag in the locker room. They got into each other’s faces until Ace asked about Trey’s mom. They ended up brawling.

We saw Ken Shamrock arriving at the venue. Scott D’Amore told him that there was to be no physical contact tonight, or the match was off. Shamrock that was ok, but he told D’Amore to control ‘his boy’.

TJP & Fallah Bahh defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz), Reno Scum (Luster The Legend & Adam Thornstowe), and XXXL (Larry D & Acey Romero)

Romero and Thornstowe started the match, Acey used his size to easily control Adam with a shoulder tackle and clothesline him around. Larry D tagged in, and along with Romero, they squashed Adam in the corner with several splashes. Thornstowe hit a desperation jawbreaker to send Larry D into Wentz’s tag. Luster tagged in and double teamed Wentz along with Thornstowe.

Back from commercial, Reno Scum is still under control of the match, working over Wentz, who is desperately trying to make the tag to Xavier. Thornstowe got a two count with a standing moonsault. Luster with a scoop slam and the scum armpit. Luster locks in a sleeper and tags in Thornstowe, but Wentz finally manages to dodge Adam and tags in Dezmond.

Xavier ran wild over Reno Scum, taking them out with superkicks. Double team by The Rascalz for a two count, but TJP sneaks in a tag and gets in.

Everyone started taking turns hitting their signature moves until Luster was left alone with XXXL who hit a sandwich on him, followed by synched dives to the outside.

Back in the ring, TJP is fighting Reno Scum, who went for the Doomsday Device, but TJP escaped and hit a frog splash on Thornstowe, who was set up by Bahh’s Samoan Drop. Good short match.

After the match, The North came down and got face to face with TJP and Bahh.

Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week was Gail Kim vs. Tessa Blanchard from 2019’s Rebellion pay-per-view.

Rohit Raju told Gama Singh that he didn’t want to fight Hernandez because he needed to be ready for Rebellion. Gama slapped him and told him to respect his decision and think of the team. One day, Rohit will turn on the Desi Hit Squad and it will be great.

We got a video package for the feud of The Deaners and #CancelCulture, which was mostly a recap of the Cody Deaner and Joey Ryan match. Joey Ryan interrupted the production truck telling them to stop that video package and to play the video he had.

The video was a promo by Rob Van Dam and Katie Forbes from their jacuzzi. Rob said that he wanted to be there with Joey Ryan, but that they had to stay home to be safe from all the toxic masculinity of the Deaners.

Hernandez defeated Rohit Raju (with Gama Singh)

Rohit used his speed advantage to start the match, getting some offense, at least until Hernandez got his hands on him. Hernadez whipped him around, caught him mid air from a dive, blocked a sunset flip attempt and finally hit a pounce when Rohit tried to run at him. Hernandez then hit the Border Toss for the win. Total squash match.

We got a new talk show called “Locker Room Talk”, hosted by Madison Rayne and Johnny Swinger. Rayne asked him if he really needed to cheat to defeat Jackson, to which Swinger said it didn’t matter, he won anyway. Rayne’s guest tonight was Kylie Rae. She said that everyone had been really nice to her, that it was wonderful being part of the roster. She said she was excited to make her Rebellion debut versus Kiera Hogan.

Madison Rayne tried to get dirt on Rae’s thoughts of Hogan. She pushed Rae to say that Hogan was kinda mean, but Rae kept saying that she was nice.

Rayne then introduced Kiera Hogan as the second guest. Hogan told Rae that she’ll never be able to beat her, that she’ll humiliate her in the ring, and that she’ll show Rae that there are no friends in the Impact roster.

Rae snapped and told Kiera that she’s not very nice. This was weird, but it worked.

We got footage of a match between Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards from Qatar Pro Wrestling’s Super Slam II show back in February. They didn’t show the whole match, they jumped around to some of the bigger spots only.

The crowd was surprisingly behind Michael Elgin more than Eddie, and so they switched alignments and Eddie worked heel, shielding himself behind the referee, going for the title as a weapon, which was even weirder when Brian Cage came to save Michael Elgin from getting hit by the belt. Michael Elgin won the QPW Middle Eastern Championship at the end.

X-Division Champion Ace Austin defeated Trey Miguel in a non-title match.

Match started with a great, fast paced sequence of counters and reversals. Trey was the first to gain control when he flapjacked Ace, dropkicked him to the floor, then followed with a rana.

Down on the floor, Ace gained control, dropping Trey face first on the apron when he countered a rana.

Back in the ring, Ace worked over Trey’s neck with kicks and by stepping on top of it. He landed a snap suplex then went into a submission hold, but Trey finally fought back and hit a desperation neckbreaker.

Trey dodged Ace’s rush, swept the leg then hit a missile dropkick to send Ace to the apron. Ace went for a disaster kick, but Ace dodged, hit a springboard spinning kick and went for The Fold, but Trey avoided.

Trey went for the cheeky nandos kick, the Trey19, and finally for a meteora, but Ace moved away. Trey went for a foot stomp, but Ace rolled him over, pulled the tights, and stole the pin. Great fast-paced action.

Willie Mack cut a promo on Ace Austin. He told him to not play mind games. He knows that Ace couldn’t get to him and so he went after his friend Rich Swann. Mack said that this wasn’t about the title anymore, but about showing Ace some respect, and to do so, he would beat him up and take that title from him. Bad promo.

Tenille Dashwood defeated Taya Valkyrie (with John E. Bravo)

Tenille came right in for offense, rushing Taya with strikes. She dropped Taya with a Headscissors and draping neckbreaker. Taya went to the floor, only to be followed by Tenille jumping from the apron. Tenille went to follow with another, but Bravo pulled Tenille’s leg to cut him off.

Taya, now in control, hit a superplex for a two count. Taya started working over Tenille, choking her all around the ring, even enlisting the help of Bravo. Taya hit the running hip attack and the running double knee for a near fall. She then locked up a single crab, but Tenille managed to roll over for a two count, only to get taken out again by Taya’s clothesline.

Continuing her offense, Taya kept landing knees and even choked Tenille, but she kept distracting herself with the crowd until she allowed Tenille to recover. Tenille then dodged her, blocked her attacks, and hit a kneelift and a running splash for a two count.

Tenille followed that with a double underhook suplex for a two count. Taya reversed a German and hit a Spear for another near fall.

Back from commercial, Taya had regained control of the match, trying to lock up Tenille in the Scorpion Deathlock, but when Tenille escaped Taya hit a Road To Valhalla out of nowhere for a two count.

Taya went for a chair, but the referee took it away. This distraction allowed Tenille to get one on Taya, reversing Taya’s fireman’s carry attempt into a roll up pin.

After the match, Taya attacked Tenille with a chair and a garbage can. Taya buried Tenille under chairs. Commentary kept asking if Tenille had no friends, or where security was. Neither came out. Taya just kept destroying Tenille until Bravo himself tried to stop her.

Taya pushed down Bravo and went for a top rope senton when finally, Jordynne Grace came out for the save with a kendo stick. Grace took out both Taya and Bravo with the kendo stick.

Jordynne and the referee helped Tenille to the back.

Tommy Dreamer and Rhino cut a promo on oVe, announcing that next week, Dreamer and Rhino are going to find a partner and finish things once and for all. Awesome promo by both.

We got a rundown of the Rebellion cards. Next week, Callihan vs Shamrock will be the main event.

We got a video package recapping Callihan’s I.C.U. hackings of the last months, all leading up to his return during Shamrock’s Hall Of Fame announcement.

Ken Shamrock came down to the ring first for the contract signing. Sami Callihan came out next and immediately told Matthews to leave the ring.

Callihan cut a promo, making fun that Shamrock couldn’t touch him because he would lose the right to get him in the ring, which shouldn’t really matter if all he wants is to hurt Callihan. He did bring up all of Shamrock’s accolades. Callihan then said that fighting him would bring the biggest buzz to Shamrock’s career.

Shamrock, completely stoic, didn’t say anything and signed the contract with his eyes fixed on Callihan. Callihan threatened Shamrock to not do anything because at the push of a button, he could hack his family. Shamrock finally snapped, but the lights went off and Sami disappeared. The lights kept going on and off with more and more of Callihan’s followers appearing around the ring, and then they all disappeared.

Shamrock chased him backstage and to the parking lot. Shamrock got a call from Callihan, revealing that Shamrock’s driver was working for Sami, and suddenly, his whole car was ganged up by Sami’s followers before the show went off the air. Great angle up until the weird follower stuff.

Final Thoughts —

Good show, particularly inside the ring. If we see this as the go-home show for Rebellion, it was somewhat weak, but given that Rebellion is broken up into two nights now, this was good enough build for the first night.

Impact Wrestling results: Johnny & Elgin vs. Swann & Mack

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Antonio Garza

This week’s Twitch stream was hosted by Melissa Santos. She ran the show and gave a small update on Brian Cage, who will defend his Impact World Championship against Michael Elgin at Slammiversary XVII on July 7. They also showed an Impact Plus Flashback from Jeff Hardy’s debut for TNA, challenging AJ Styles for the X-Division title.

Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer & Sabu (w/ Super Genie) defeated Moose & The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander)

Page and Dreamer started the match with a quick exchange for wrist control. It quickly became Sabu vs. Alexander, who easily overpowered Sabu at first, but Sabu would use his style to drop Alexander with a tornado DDT.

Moose came in and asked for RVD. They went for the collar-and-elbow lock, with RVD being fast enough to escape Moose’s strength. RVD hit a Rolling Thunder on Moose, along with a Sabu leg drop. Dreamer came in and went for the atomic elbow, but Moose pulled the referee in front of them to distract him. Moose hit Dreamer with a low blow.

Back from commercial, Moose and The North were still in control of Dreamer. Moose went for a Rolling Thunder on Dreamer with a chair, which Dreamer managed to toss to Moose’s head. Dreamer got an opening to drop Moose with a DDT, then made the tag to RVD.

RVD ran wild on Page, getting a two count with a split-legged moonsault. Sabu dropped Alexander with a DDT while Page and RVD spilled to the outside.

Sabu got a couple of chairs and did a couple of his signature jumps — even Super Genie joined in for a corner splash on Alexander. Sabu did a step-up dive over The North on the outside. Sabu was just throwing chairs everywhere while Dreamer was setting up a table now with Page on it.

Sabu went for a dive, but Alexander blocked him. Dreamer dropped Alexander with the Spicolli Driver, only to take a spear from Moose. RVD took out Moose while Sabu set up a table inside the ring, again with Page on top. Sabu hit the Arabian facebuster. RVD hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Page for the win.

Not exactly a great match, but it was a nostalgia showcase for the ECW originals.

– Impact World Champion Brian Cage gave an update from his house. He told us that he feels better. He’s been cleared to train again, but not to wrestle. He cut a promo on Michael Elgin, who has bragged about attacking Cage and said he’s going to send Cage’s friends to the hospital. Cage claimed that no matter what, he’ll be at Slammiversary defending his championship.

On Twitch, Melissa Santos unofficially said that as of today, Cage has been cleared to wrestle again and is currently in Germany.

– Backstage, Moose cut a promo saying that he has thought about this all wrong. He misjudged Killer Kross and The North’s ability to help him, and so now he’s going solo.

Tessa Blanchard defeated “Disco Inferno” Glenn Gilbertti

Total squash. Disco started the match cutting a promo, telling Blanchard that he gave her credit for being one of the most talented women out there — but then Disco brought her down saying it doesn’t really count for much. He made fun of women drivers and the women’s revolution. He then brought up that Blanchard had daddy issues, and so tonight, he was going to be her daddy.

Blanchard took him down with strikes and pinned him after an elbow about 30 seconds in.

– LAX cut a promo from their clubhouse. They were talking about going back to New York when smoke appeared on the screen, but it wasn’t Scarlett Bordeaux, it was The Rascalz.

The Rascalz told LAX that they’re ready for a Tag Team title shot. LAX denied offering them a title shot, but as it happened in the tree house, no one can remember. They all agreed and Konnan confirmed the match.

– Melissa Santos interviewed Rich Swann and Willie Mack about their match with Elgin & Johnny Impact. Swann said that as much as Elgin has tried to injured them, they’re still standing. Swann and Mack said that tonight, they win.

The Deaners defeated The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Raj Singh w/ Gama Singh)

Cody Deaner and Raju started the match with a short sequence of counters and reversals, fighting for wrist control, but Raju infuriated Cody when he grabbed him by the beard. The Deaners went for a double team, but Raj pulled out Raju to save him, only to be taken out by a dive from each of the Deaners.

Back in the ring, Cody hit a gutbuster on Raju and a big boot. Raj pulled Cody’s leg, giving Raju the opening for a running kick and a two count.

From here on, Desi Hit Squad worked over Cody for a couple of minutes. Cousin Jake came in with the hot tag and overpowered both Desi Hit Squad members, hitting a huge spear on Raj. The Deaners went for their finish, but Raju returned for the save and hit a foot stomp for another two count when Jake broke up the pin.

Jake hit a Black Hole Slam on Raj for a two count. Raju tricked Jake into running into the post. In the ring, Cody rolled up Raj for the win with a schoolboy. Okay match.

– Killer Kross cut a promo on Eddie Edwards. He pretty much said that tonight, he’ll punish Edwards in their street fight. Awesome promo by Kross.

– Santos interviewed Elgin about teaming with Johnny Impact, but instead, Elgin addressed Cage returning. Johnny interrupted and said that at Slammiversary, he may cash in his X for a shot at Rich Swann’s X-Division title. They agreed that tonight they will send Swann and Mack to the hospital.

– Elgin & Johnny are also taking on Tommy Dreamer & The Great Muta at Impact’s A Night You Can’t Mist, which is airing live on Impact Plus on June 8.

Other matches announced for A Night You Can’t Mist are Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan in a street fight, Rich Swann vs. Willie Mack vs. Teddy Hart for the House of Hardcore title, Taya Valkyrie vs. Jordynne Grace for the Knockouts title, and Billy Gunn vs. Joey Ryan.

Eddie Edwards defeated Killer Kross in a street fight

Edwards ran into the ring and a brawl started immediately. Edwards hit an early pescado to gain control. He dropped Kross with a couple of backbreakers on the apron before pulling out a bunch of weapons from under the ring.

Kross returned with a suplex on the floor and Edwards started clutching his ankle. Kross hit a couple of knee strikes and rammed him into the ring post. Edwards tried to hit a suicide dive on Kross, only to be met by a trash can. Kross then dropped Edwards with a brainbuster on the floor.

Back in the ring, Kross went for a slam, but Edwards escaped and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb onto a trash can. Edwards hit Kross with the trash can lid a couple of times, but Kross wouldn’t drop until the third try. Edwards only got a one count.

Edwards brought out a small ladder. He went for more trash can lid attacks, but Kross locked in the straightjacket lock instead, only for Edwards to get released after about 10 strikes with a baking board.

Kross brought out two chairs and set up a table with the ladder, then hit a two-handed chokeslam onto the ladder. Kross brought out a bunch more chairs and set up a pile in which he went to hit a second rope brainbuster, but Edwards managed to fight back and escape. He dropped Kross with a sunset bomb onto the pile of chairs, getting a two count.

Eddie went for a Tiger Driver onto chairs, but instead Kross reversed and dropped Edwards in a weird version of a Vertebreaker. Kross delivered a second two-handed chokeslam onto more chairs. Kross hit a Doomsday Saito, but he still wouldn’t go for the pin.

Kross went for the kill, but suddenly The Sandman hit the ring. Sandman hit Kross with a kendo stick, giving Edwards the opening to hit the Boston Knee Party and get the win. This was a great and really violent match. Sandman gave Edwards a new kendo stick — don’t enable this man!

– During the commercial, there was a special Twitch post-match celebration with Sandman and Edwards. They played “Enter Sandman “by Metallica and did the beer can gimmick.

– Somewhere in the Undead Realm, James Mitchell met with Rosemary. Mitchell told Rosemary he was tired of her and reminded her that everything that has happened was all Allie’s fault for not following on his warnings. Then it was Allie that went looking for him. He even gave her back as they agreed, but it was still Rosemary that kept making things wrong and blaming him.

Mitchell kept saying the truth until Rosemary got tired of him and attacked him. This really made Rosemary seem like the heel since Mitchell was making a really good point there.

– The Impact Plus Flashback of the Week was Raven vs. Rhino in a Raven’s Rules match from TNA Unbreakable 2005.

– oVe cut a video promo. Sami Callihan addressed Fallah Bahh and Scarlett Bordeaux. He talked trash to the Knockouts like if they’ve been hanging out with Glenn Gilbertti. Please tell me we’re not doing Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard. Bahh & Bordeaux will face Jake & Dave Crist next week.

Also next week: Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary in a non-title match, and Impact Tag Team Champions LAX will defend their titles against The Rascalz.

Rich Swann & Willie Mack defeated Michael Elgin & Johnny Impact (w/ Johnny Bravo)

Swann and Mack surprised Elgin and Johnny with topes to start the match. In the ring, Mack and Swann worked over Johnny with quick tags. Mack got a one count after a rolling cannonball. Mack and Johnny traded slaps — and Johnny actually got in Mack’s head, distracting him and getting the upper hand.

Elgin and Swann came in, with Swann having the speed advantage, but Elgin used his strength to block Swann’s moves. Swann managed to hit a suplex on Elgin.

Johnny and Elgin had a bit of miscommunication that ended with Johnny being tossed to the floor — where Swann dove on him. Mack came in, only for Elgin to hit a DVD on Mack onto Swann (who was in the corner), earning a two count.

Elgin and Johnny kept control of Swann for a couple of minutes, also working with quick tags, big spots, and making sure that Swann stayed away from Mack. Swann would end up finding the opening to tag Mack, who came in and ran wild with exploder suplexes on both Elgin and Johnny.

Mack went for a double stunner, but he got blocked and hit a double lariat instead. Mack hit a couple of fireman’s carries and a gutbuster for a two count.

Johnny went for Moonlight Drive, but Elgin blind tagged in and caught Mack with a handspring back elbow. He caught Swann with a powerslam, then dove over Mack and Johnny. Swann followed with a dive while Elgin and Johnny argued about that last dive.

Back in the ring, Swann and Mack went for a slingshot neckbreaker and big time elbow combo for a two count on Elgin. Swann went for the Phoenix Splash, but Elgin dodged and hit a couple of superkicks to take out Swann. Johnny tagged in, and along with Elgin, hit a Disaster Kick and German suplex combo for a two count.

Johnny hit Moonlight Drive for a two count and went for Starship Pain, but Swann dodged and caught Johnny with a kick. Mack returned and hit a step-up enzuigiri on Elgin, then gave Johnny a Samoan drop and moonsault.

Elgin chopped both Mack and Swann and got a double superkick in return. Mack and Swann hit Johnny with a Rock Bottom and neckbreaker for a two count, with Elgin breaking up the pin.

Elgin took out Swann with a chop. Mack hit a meteora on Elgin. Johnny hit a Spanish Fly on Mack, only to get taken out by a spinning kick by Swann.

All four men traded strikes in the middle of the ring, ending with tandem superkicks by Elgin and Johnny. Elgin went for the Elgin Bomb, but Swann rammed Johnny into Elgin, who decided to walk out on Johnny. In the ring, Swann caught Johnny with a cutter and a 450 splash for the win. This was an awesome match.

Final thoughts —

A great show inside the ring thanks to the main event and the street fight. Storyline developments are still in a weird place, but it does feel like things are moving forward.

Impact Wrestling results: oVe Rules street fight

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Antonio Garza

Impact Wrestling returned from Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the fallout from Rebellion continued. This week’s opening video focused on Michael Elgin claiming the number one contender spot for Brian Cage’s Impact World Championship, the build for tonight’s oVe Rules street fight main event, the return of Rob Van Dam to Impact, and the Knockouts division.

This week’s Twitch stream was hosted by Melissa Santos. Don Callis joined up at the end of the show as they gave an update on Cage and talked about Tessa Blanchard and Taya Valkyrie.

Impact Tag Team Champions LAX (Santana & Ortiz w/ Konnan) defeated Moose & Josh Alexander in a non-title match

Santana and Alexander started with a series of holds and reversals, with LAX earning the early upper hand. Moose and Ortiz came up next, and Moose got the better of Ortiz with a dropkick in the corner and managed to cut the ring in half on him.

Moose and Alexander would work on Ortiz with quick tags and mostly strikes, stomps, and chokes. Ortiz eventually managed to counter Alexander into a cutter and tag in Santana.

Santana took out Alexander with a running kick, took out Moose with a superkick, and along with Ortiz, got a two count after a double-team move. Moose got back in the match and leveled out both LAX members, powerbombing Santana onto Ortiz. Moose hit the Go to Hell on Santana for a two count.

Moose accidentally kicked Alexander, giving LAX the opening to hit Moose with a double enzuigiri to take him out. LAX hit a series of double-team moves on Alexander, ending with the Street Sweeper for the win.

– Melissa Santos interviewed Madison Rayne about facing Taya Valkyrie tonight in a non-title match. Rayne talked about being 2-0 against Valkyrie, and so tonight she will beat Valkyrie once again and put her name in front of the line.

– Santos interviewed Team Rich Swann. Tommy Dreamer hyped their team, going one by one and saying something special about each of them. Dreamer said that all the hate they’ve all had during their careers is represented in oVe and tonight they’re going to war.

Dreamer brought up Cage’s real-life injury to say that the wrestlers on this roster are the people he wants to fight for, along with saying this is men and women fighting together, people of all races teaming up to fight for what they believe in. His voice was cracking up at the end. Good promo, but some parts felt awkward.

– Josh Mathews and Don Callis announced that Elgin “broke” Pentagon Jr. last week, adding him to the number of injured men.

– Tessa Blanchard came down to join the commentary table for the next match. She is a total babyface now in the booth.

Madison Rayne defeated Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie in a non-title match

Valkyrie got out of the ring, stalled, and provoked Rayne to chase her as the match started. She used the pursuit to jump Rayne and gain the early control.

Back from commercial, Valkyrie was still in control of the match. Valkyrie was whipping her around the ring, but Rayne managed to dodge one of Valkyrie’s running attacks and hit a rana to get some space. Valkyrie slammed down Rayne every time she tried to start a comeback.

Valkyrie worked Rayne’s limbs with several stretches around the ring and finally went for Road to Valhalla, but Rayne reversed and went to strike Taya.

Rayne got some strikes in, but Valkyrie once again regained control for a bit until Rayne got a desperation boot and tornado DDT to finally drop Valkyrie. Rayne hit an enzuigiri for a two count and a cutter for a second one.

Rayne went for a hurricanrana, but Valkyrie blocked it and hit a backbreaker instead. Valkyrie started trash talking and kicking Rayne over and over again, but as she kept at it, she distracted herself with the fans, giving Rayne the opening to catch a kick. Rayne reversed the kick into a half crab and Valkyrie immediately tap out.

Commentary sold the finish as Valkyrie tapping out to get out of the match unhurt since she has a month free of title defenses.

– The Impact Plus Flashback was Su Yung vs. Allie vs. Tessa Blanchard for the Knockouts Championship from Impact’s ReDefined special episode.

– Santos interviewed RVD. She asked about how he was feeling after coming back after six years. When talking about Ethan Page, RVD confused him with Diamond Dallas Page. He said that Page is not someone he needs to get ready for. This was an RVD promo — with awkwardness and all.

– Somewhere in the Undead Realm, Rosemary cut a promo challenging Su Yung to a Demon Collar match for each other’s souls, winner takes all.

Jordynne Grace defeated Alexia Nicole

Short squash match with Grace tossing Nicole around the ring. Grace hit a delayed suplex and a couple of stomps. Nicole had a hope spot trying to lock in a sleeper hold, but Grace got out easily and hit a giant swing.

Nicole got a couple of strikes in, but Grace just overpowered her and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb. Grace hit the Grace Driver to win. Good showcase for her.

– Backstage, Josh Alexander told Ethan Page that he was there to back him up out there against Rob Van Dam. Page hyped himself up.

– Santos interviewed Kiera Hogan about leaving Rosemary to get beaten up last week. Hogan said that she only did what Rosemary said. Hogan said that ever since arriving she just wanted to be everyone’s friend, and everyone kept leaving her.

Grace came up and asked what Hogan was doing, but Hogan went crazy on her claiming they were never friends. Hogan has gone heel.

Rob Van Dam defeated Ethan Page (w/ Josh Alexander)

RVD took down Alexander to start the match since he was getting in RVD’s face. Page avoided RVD while Alexander distracted him, but RVD had eyes in the back of his head and got the better of both men.

RVD went for the spinning kick to Page as he was draped on the rail, but Alexander blocked him and allowed Page to recover and dropped RVD instead.

Back in the ring, Page worked over RVD with strikes and quick suplexes. RVD made a comeback and used a bodyscissors pin for a quick two count. RVD hit a couple of kicks and Rolling Thunder.

RVD went for the frog splash, but Alexander blocked him and Page hit a spinebuster for a two count. RVD came back with a spinning heel kick and the Five Star Frog Splash to win the match clean in the middle. It’s surreal that Rob Van Dam still looks almost the same as he always did, just slightly heavier.

– Cage gave an update on his injury in a sit-down interview. Cage said that he is waiting for the inflammation to go down so he can get a proper scan and see which path his recovery will take.

Santos added during the Twitch stream that Cage is doing rehab on a daily basis and that he can’t even lift up his own daughter right now.

– Rolando Menendez, investigative reporter, interviewed Elgin about putting people in the hospital. Elgin said the list doesn’t stop there, then Johnny Impact interrupted him and said that Elgin is taking credit for the work Johnny did.

Johnny brought up that Elgin and Mack fought at Code Red and Mack surely didn’t go to the hospital. Elgin said next time — Johnny gets sent to the hospital. This is such a weird story for Elgin.

Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Raj Singh w/ Gama Singh) defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz), The Deaners (Cody Deaner & Cousin Jake), and Brett Bates & Aiden Prince

Raju and Bates did a quick sequence of reversals. Singh and Prince then came in, with the latter getting the better of Singh with quick moves but falling against Singh’s power.

The Desi Hit Squad worked over Prince for a couple of minutes until he made a small comeback and landed in the Deaners’ corner, where Cousin Jake tagged in. They took out The Rascalz in the corner and hit a double-team move for a two count.

The Rascalz came back and hit a kick combo on Cousin Jake to take him out. They hit tandem moves on both Bates and Prince. Wentz and Xavier then hit a couple of dives on everyone. However, back in the ring, Raju and Singh sneaked behind Cousin Jake and stole the win with a roll-up.

Too many men and too little time for a good match, but what we got was good. Brett Bates needs to come back and show what he has — he looked great in the short time he got in the ring.

– Killer Kross cut a promo on Eddie Edwards. Kross said that he took Edwards’ kendo stick because Edwards was turning it into an entity. He said they were both similar, but that one had crossed the line between crazy and genius. He finished by telling Edwards that he expected an answer. Great stuff from Kross — as usual.

– LAX and The Rascalz were in the Treehouse. Trey Miguel asked Ortiz to touch the Tag Team title belt. Xavier and Wentz asked why Miguel wasn’t out there with them in the match. They talked some nonsense about having lions and needing lions to protect their stash.

LAX talked about fighting all the tag teams in the world, which woke up The Rascalz as they hoped to be next in line. Ortiz’s new gimmick is that he drinks a lot.

oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist & Madman Fulton) defeated X-Division Champion Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Tommy Dreamer & Fallah Bahh (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) in an oVe Rules street fight

oVe surrounded the ring and a brawl began. In the ring, Dave Crist and Bahh wrestled, with Bahh using his size to get the advantage when Dreamer started to toss chairs in the ring. Jake Crist and Swann paired up next, with Swann hitting a couple of kicks on Jake before Callihan took him out.

Mack came in and took out Callihan and both Crist brothers before hitting a tope con giro on everyone. Dreamer went for one too, but Dave cut him off and hit a moonsault. Bahh was next with the suicide dive. Finally, Dreamer had a chance to hit a rolling senton. The brawl continued as Dreamer headed to the back for something.

Back from commercial, Dreamer had a ladder, which was immediately used to take out Fulton and Callihan. Swann and Mack tossed Jake into the ladder, then Dreamer followed with the Terry Funk helicopter spot until Fulton just batted the ladder off.

Fulton took out everyone one by one with a chair and dropped Dreamer with a sidewalk slam on the ladder. Fulton then set up the ladder on the ramp.

On the other side of the ring, Dave and Bahh were fighting with forks. Dreamer was brawling with Fulton. Mack piled up metal in the middle of the ring, but he ended up taking a tornado DDT on them by Jake for a two count.

Bahh hit Jake with a trash can and busted him open. Dave brought in a barbed wire chair and hit Bahh in the back, followed by Fulton hitting a powerbomb onto a bed of chairs. Yes, Fulton powerbombed Bahh! Dave got a two count after a foot stomp on Bahh with the barbed wire chair in the middle.

Swann came in and took on both Fulton and Dave, hitting a cutter on the former and tossing the latter to the outside. Swann climbed the ladder on the ramp, but Fulton stopped him and instead set him up for Jake to hit a cutter from the top of the ladder. Fulton jumped from the ladder, but he got caught in the middle of the air by Bahh with a Samoan drop!

Dreamer brought out Legos and traded strikes with Callihan in the ring. They used the groin claw on each other until Dreamer dropped both Callihan and Dave with double DDTs. Bahh — who wrestles barefoot — was running around the Legos.

Fulton took out Bahh with the End of Days. Mack hit a stunner on Fulton with a chair and hit Attack of the Mack, but Callihan blindsided him with a stop sign and hit the Cactus Special to win the match.

Really great match — guys like Fulton and Bahh that we don’t usually see do much showed a lot more tonight.

Final thoughts —

Good show by Impact. The lines are becoming clear for many of the rivalries ahead of Slammiversary, but we’re still in the dark when it comes to Cage’s future. The show was strong inside the ring and there were a couple of good backstage promos.

Impact Wrestling results: Rebellion fallout, RVD returns

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Antonio Garza

Fallout from Rebellion was the theme of this week’s episode of Impact from the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto. The opening video was a full recap of the Rebellion pay-per-view, showcasing all of the matches.

The Twitch stream was hosted by Melissa Santos from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, where Impact was having television tapings. There was a great cameo from Disco Inferno talking trash about the Philly fans and some of the Knockouts until Taya Valkyrie came out to get rid of him. Valkyrie then bullied Santos instead. Matt Striker also made a surprise appearance.

– Michael Elgin came down to the ring to open the episode. He cut a promo saying that Brian Cage wasn’t there to open the show, which is usually the tradition for a new champion. Elgin said it’s all because he took Cage out.

Elgin talked trash to the Canadian crowd for cheering on Cage instead of him. Elgin compared himself to Georges St-Pierre and Wayne Gretzky. He sent Cage a message, telling Cage that he left Japan to become the Impact World Champion.

Johnny Impact came out to interrupt Elgin. He told Elgin that he can’t just come out and jump the line. They talked trash to each other before Johnny finally claimed that it was him that sent Cage to the hospital. Johnny said that as the former World Champion, he deserves his rematch.

Suddenly, Konnan of all people came out to interrupt them. Konnan said that once again, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix are under his management, and he is here to represent Pentagon. Konnan said he thinks Pentagon is the one man to have a claim to the title.

Elgin tried to attack Konnan, but Pentagon came out and brawled with Elgin. They had a pull-apart, with Johnny getting a cheap shot on Elgin before taking off. Elgin took out the group of security and called out Johnny. The fans were mostly behind Pentagon.

– Josh Mathews and Don Callis gave an update on Cage, saying that he is recovering at home. Elgin, Johnny, and Pentagon are set to face off in a number one contender’s match later, with the winner getting the next shot at Cage’s World title.

Ace Austin defeated Petey Williams

Austin offered a handshake, but he pulled Williams into a headlock. That advantage didn’t last long as Williams got him with a dropkick to the back, a rana tossing Austin outside, and a dive on him.

Back in the ring, Austin took out Williams and hit a dive himself. Austin did a couple of headstands on the apron and dodged Williams’ offense. Williams did the corner National Anthem, but he gave Austin time to recover and come back with a springboard kick for a two count.

Austin got an armbreaker, slicing Williams’ fingers with the playing card while at it. Williams got a two count with a schoolboy. He hit a German suplex and a Russian leg sweep. Williams finally started chasing the Canadian Destroyer, but Austin was ready to cut him off with a kick for another two count.

Austin hit the Curb Stomp, but Williams reversed The Fold. Austin hit a swinging neckbreaker, and when he went for a second stomp, Williams reversed into a Sharpshooter. It was broken when Austin got to the ropes.

Austin hit a big top rope famouser for a two count. He hit a headscissors takedown from the top rope, then followed with The Fold to take the win. Good match, but it was starting to drag when the finish came.

– Somewhere in the Undead Realm, Rosemary was walking around with the stolen Undead Maid of Honor. She is waiting for the firefly to come out.

– oVe cut a video promo. Sami Callihan said that Impact management screwed him by banning his family from being out there for his match against Rich Swann at Rebellion. Callihan made the challenge for a four-on-four oVe rules match next week.

Rosemary (w/ The Undead Maid of Honor) vs. Kiera Hogan ended in a no contest

Hogan started with a couple of forearms on Rosemary and dodged Rosemary’s attacks. Hogan hit her running hip attack combo, then hit a rana and a top rope plancha. Rosemary cut her off with a sidewalk slam and went to attack her. Hogan took down Rosemary with a kick to the knee and followed with a couple of superkicks for a two count.

Hogan went for the finish, but Rosemary hit a big German suplex to cut her off. Rosemary went for a spear, but Hogan dodged it. Rosemary locked in the Upside Down. Hogan kicked Rosemary, with Rosemary crashing into the ramp. Rosemary shoved her down to the floor.

Suddenly, Su Yung came out with her Undead Bridesmaids and attacked Rosemary. Hogan teased helping Rosemary, but she decided not to. In the ring, the Undead Maid of Honor and Yung took their turns attacking Rosemary. Pretty bad match — Rosemary hasn’t looked good since her return from injury.

– Melissa Santos interviewed Taya Valkyrie, asking how she felt after defending her Knockouts Championship at Rebellion. Valkyrie said she has defeated everyone and there is no one left.

Madison Rayne walked up and said that she pinned Valkyrie last time. Rayne challenged Valkyrie to put the Knockouts title on the line against her tonight. Valkyrie blew her off, telling Rayne that one day she’ll get the match, but it’s up to Valkyrie to say when.

– Josh Mathews announced that The Great Muta returns to Impact for the Impact Plus special event “A Night You Can’t Mist” on June 8 from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.

– The Impact Plus Flashback of the Week was the first blood match between RVD and Rhino from TNA Final Resolution 2010.

– Valkyrie had a meeting with Impact management. Melissa Santos was outside hearing the meeting along with us. Valkyrie came out and told Santos that this is how things are dealt with, and she announced that she doesn’t have to defend the title for 30 days — so if Rayne wants a fight next week, she can have it, but it won’t be for the Knockouts Championship.

– Santana and Ortiz were backstage. Ortiz was binge drinking and Santana called him out, but Konnan came in. He told LAX that in two days, they’re defending their Tag Team titles at Code Red. Ortiz told Konnan that The Rascalz invited them to the Treehouse.

Fenix defeated Eddie Edwards

They shook hands to start the match. They went to have a fast-paced sequence with counters and reversals, going for wrist control. Eventually, Edwards found himself on the floor, which frustrated Edwards enough to pick up his kendo stick, but the referee stopped him.

Fenix once again kicked Edwards, and once again Edwards went for the kendo stick, only to get kicked again by Fenix. Edwards finally dropkicked Fenix to the floor and got a bit of control of the match.

Suddenly, we got the visual that Killer Kross was on the ramp watching the match.

Back in the ring, Edwards started stomping on Fenix, but Edwards kept getting distracted by Kross’ presence, giving Fenix the opening to hit a crucifix bomb for a two count. Edwards hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for two.

Edwards once again distracted himself with Kross, giving Fenix time to recover and exchange some chops before superkicking Edwards and hitting a cutter. Edwards hit a big forearm and a Tiger Driver for a 2.99 near fall.

Kross took Kenny the Kendo Stick and offered it to Edwards, and it was this distraction that gave Fenix the opening for a couple of kicks and a spinning Muscle Buster to pin Edwards.

Kross walked away with the kendo stick. Kross was wearing a T-shirt that said “Every great hero needs an even greater villain,” which I’m guessing is a hint towards Cage vs. Kross down the line.

– Backstage, Tommy Dreamer offered his help to Rich Swann for next week’s battle against oVe. Swann said he had Willie Mack and they were missing one more man. Suddenly, Scarlett Bordeaux came up and hinted at offering her help. Swann tried to talk her out of it, but she brought up Fallah Bahh instead.

– Rob Van Dam made his return to Impact Wrestling. He used his same old theme song, which is still terrible, but it now holds a nostalgic spot in my heart.

RVD cut a promo saying that he could just go on naming names he wants to wrestle, but instead he talked about seeing all the wrestlers do his moves. He said he wants to show them the difference between imitating the hero and being Rob Van Dam.

Ethan Page then came out. He had a couple of chairs and taunted RVD with them, showing him how to use chairs for once — by sitting down. They talked a bit of trash before Page disagreed about RVD being everyone’s hero — because Page would never do one of RVD’s signature moves.

RVD offered to face Page right now. Page told him they’ll face each other next week. RVD responded with a Van Daminator instead. RVD’s promo was a bit egotistical, but the reception of the fans was huge.

– Backstage, Josh Alexander berated Page for picking up matches with RVD instead of focusing on the Tag Team titles. Moose, dressed like Taichi, met up with them and told Alexander that he’ll team with him against LAX.

– We got a video package about the Tessa Blanchard vs. Gail Kim match from Rebellion. Kim said some words about her thoughts on the match and the moment of coming back to face Blanchard. She said that retiring like a champion left her with a sense of incompleteness, and putting over someone like Blanchard had given her the closure she needed.

– We then saw a video from Rebellion with Tully Blanchard congratulating Tessa backstage and talking about seeing her blossom into a great wrestler.

Michael Elgin defeated Johnny Impact (w/ Johnny Bravo) and Pentagon Jr. in a triple threat number one contender’s match

Johnny Impact came out with the X he won at United We Stand, reminding us that if he loses tonight, he still has a plan B in his pocket.

They started by trading quick roll-up attempts but went to a stalemate. Elgin and Johnny found themselves outside, with Pentagon taking them out with a baseball slide. He chopped and kicked Elgin, then went back to the ring to work on Johnny.

Johnny dodged Pentagon, but when Johnny went for a springboard, Elgin cut him off and hit an apron bomb. Elgin hit a German suplex and a clothesline on Pentagon. He went for a superplex, but Pentagon slipped out and hit a foot stomp onto a tree-of-woe position.

Pentagon went for a top rope move, but Elgin cut him off with a kick and once again went for a superplex, but instead Pentagon and Elgin traded chops, giving Johnny time to return and hit a German on Elgin as he superplexed Pentagon. The crowd popped for this spot.

All three men started exchanging strikes in the ring. Pentagon hit a springboard crossbody and a superkick on Johnny, then one on Elgin, who came back with a clothesline on both Pentagon and Johnny, followed by suplexing Johnny into Pentagon. Elgin hit a huge clothesline on Johnny, but Pentagon broke up the pin.

Pentagon and Elgin exchanged strikes and once again found themselves on the top of the ropes. Johnny took out Pentagon and hit a spinning Razor’s Edge on Elgin for a two count. Johnny went for the Countdown to Impact, but Elgin rolled out and hit an enzuigiri and a superkick.

Elgin went for the Elgin Bomb, but Pentagon returned with a couple of slingblades on both and a Pentagon Driver on Elgin for a two count. Pentagon hit a powerbomb backbreaker on Johnny for another two count.

They all fought on the apron, with Pentagon taking out Elgin with a couple of superkicks. Pentagon went for a Spanish Fly on Johnny, but he got cut off. Johnny went for a rana to the floor, but he botched it and they fell to the floor instead. Johnny made up for it by using a chair on Pentagon.

Back in the ring, Johnny hit a running knee on Elgin and set up Starship Pain, but Elgin dodged, hit a huge lariat, and then the turnbuckle bomb and Elgin Bomb combo for the pin.

Really great match for the time they got, though it didn’t seem like the crowd wanted to boo or cheer.

Final thoughts —

A really packed fallout episode for Impact Wrestling. It was a storyline heavy show — for the most part setting up some of the programs that will take us through the first part of episodes that will build towards Slammiversary in July. Aside from the Rosemary vs. Hogan match, the wrestling was really good.

Impact Wrestling results: The Dark War

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Antonio Garza

This week’s Twitch stream was hosted by Melissa Santos. Don Callis, who is in Japan doing commentary for the New Japan Cup, made a cameo.

The post-show interview was former Impact wrestler Crimson, who promoted the upcoming Salute to the Troops show on May 11.

X-Division Champion Rich Swann defeated Ethan Page in a non-title match

This was a speed vs. power bout. Swann got the advantage every time he had the space to run around Page, but when Page would get his hands on Swann, he would strike or drop Swann with power moves.

Page gained control by hitting a set of backbreakers and continued working Swann’s back with knees and forearms to the lower back. As the match went on, Page started getting cocky, taking his eyes off Swann, who finally got enough space to connect with a jumping neckbreaker to take Page off his feet.

Swann dodged an incoming Page, tossing him outside and connecting on a tope con giro. Back in the ring, Swann hit a frog splash for a two count. Swann went for the 450, but Page pushed the referee to the ropes, dropping him. Page followed up by tossing Swann to the mat for a two count.

Page and Swann traded some strikes in the middle of the ring that ended with both men kicking each other and Swann dropping Page with a Lethal Injection. Swann connected with the Phoenix Splash for the win. Okay match — it picked up towards the end.

After the match, oVe came out. Sami Callihan cut a promo saying that tonight is the night that Swann finally joins oVe. Callihan said that family is everything — and Swann and Callihan hugged it out in the ring.

Swann put the oVe shirt on and started chanting with them, but behind their backs, he superkicked Callihan and hit a double cutter on the Crists before ripping the shirt off. The crowd popped.

Backstage, Konnan told Santana and Ortiz that he is getting them their rematch against the Lucha Bros. He told them to just pay attention to tonight’s Lucha Bros vs. Rascalz match.

Josh Mathews told us that Brian Cage is next in line for a shot at Johnny Impact’s World Championship as soon as Johnny can return.

Ace Austin defeated Jake Atlas

Austin made his Impact debut tonight with his X-Men Gambit gimmick.

The match was fast paced. Austin and Atlas had a few reversals and counters to begin things — but quickly enough, Austin hit a few unique looking kicks to gain control. Atlas had some hope spots as he caught Austin with a kick and chops, but Austin used his athleticism to dodge Atlas’ offense, jumping around the ropes.

Atlas hit a big Fireman’s Carry for a two count. Atlas went for a kick, but Austin countered with a kick combo, ending with an interesting looking Curb Stomp and finishing Atlas with a running blockbuster, which he calls The Fold. Good showing for Austin, but Atlas looked even better if you asked me.

Rolando Melendez interviewed Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie, who were in their house in Los Angeles, California. Melendez asked about letting Brian Cage down, to which Johnny answered that he did, but it was an accident.

Melendez asked about working injured like others do, and Valkyrie brought up that Johnny is getting neck fusion surgery. Yikes — bad timing to make that the kayfabe injury after Tommaso Ciampa’s legit injury.

Johnny said that Cage will get his title shot when he is ready to return. Rolando Melendez is a great character.

Reno Scum cut a promo backstage. Adam Thornstowe said that it took them two years to come back to Impact and that Fallah Bahh and KM were their unfortunate victims. They accepted a rematch against Bahh & KM.

Alisha Edwards came out for a special announcement. Alisha thanked Impact Wrestling and said that her contract is expiring at the end of the month. She said that she enjoys coming out every week, but she also has considered staying home and starting a family. Suddenly, the Desi Hit Squad interrupted.

Rohit Raju cut a promo against the women’s empowerment movement and said that Alisha should indeed go home because it’s her job. Raj Singh said that all the women in wrestling should follow in her footsteps. Gama Singh said that God created women to serve men. Alisha finally had enough and slapped Gama in the face.

When Raj and Rohit got in Alisha’s face, Eddie Edwards came out to help her, but the numbers game was too much for Eddie until Eli Drake came down.

Eli Drake hinted at joining in with the Desi Hit Squad on the attack, but Drake attacked them and defended Eddie Edwards. Drake told Eddie that this was “something to think about” before walking to the back.

Rolando Melendez interviewed Brian Cage, who shut him down about his investigative approach. Melendez showed him the Johnny video from earlier, but Cage blew him off.

Backstage, Eddie and Alisha were talking when Drake walked up to them. Eddie thanked Drake for helping them both. Drake once again suggested they team up and chase the Tag Team, titles.

Alisha actually agreed with Drake and pushed for the tag team too, bringing up that Drake is the only man Eddie has left. Eddie agreed to team with Drake and take on the Desi Hit Squad next week.

The GWN Flashback Moment of the Week was The Wolves vs. The Hardys vs. Team 3D in a ladder match for the Tag Team titles from No Surrender 2014.

Melissa Santos interviewed Killer Kross and Moose. She asked about what is next for them now that they have taken out Johnny Impact and Brian Cage. Moose celebrated with a new suit. Killer Kross said if he or Moose can’t get title shots, then no one is getting title shots, and so if he doesn’t get a shot once Johnny returns, Johnny is going back to the hospital.

The Rascalz were in their roundtable. Dezmond Xavier said that in order to win tonight, they need masks to gain lucha powers — and Xavier revealed he had Kikutaro’s mask. They made fun of Moose’s Pepto-Bismol colored jacket. Zachary Wentz told Xavier to just give Kikutaro his face back. This was funny, but not a lot of substance.

Rosemary, Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace defeated Su Yung, Dark Allie & The Undead Maid of Honor (w/ Father James Mitchell) to gain control over Allie in the Dark War

The Undead Maid of Honor was Buggy Nova, formerly known as NXT’s Skylar Moon. Rosemary came out with a big entrance attire — she got a huge pop from the crowd.

The match started with all six wrestlers in the ring, with the babyfaces getting rid of the heels quickly. Alone in the ring, Hogan beat on Yung for a bit. Allie and Rosemary tagged in, but Allie ran away and tagged in the Undead Maid of Honor.

Rosemary easily got the upper hand and locked in the upside down choke. Allie and Grace tagged in. Grace dropped Allie with a German suplex and tagged in Hogan, who also went crazy over Allie, but she got caught in the ropes and the heels took control.

Back from commercial, Yung worked over Hogan. Allie tagged in and got a two count after a clothesline. Team Yung kept working on Hogan for a couple of minutes, getting a near submission and two counts in the process. Eventually, Hogan made a comeback on Allie and worked her way to tag Rosemary.

Rosemary finally had Allie for herself and dropped her with a reverse DDT. Every woman came in and hit their finishers on each other, leaving Rosemary and Allie at the end. Yung went for the mist, but she hit the Undead Maid of Honor instead.

Hogan took out Yung while Grace held Allie, allowing Rosemary to pin the Undead Maid of Honor and win the match.

Rosemary put a collar on Allie and dragged her to the back as James Mitchell had to hold off Yung.

Backstage, Glenn Gilbertti asked Konnan about Don Callis. Konnan instigated Gilbertti by telling him that Callis said he had been hired to become a mascot. Konnan told Gilbertti to go into a room and call out Callis. Gilbertti went in and saw a bald person, who he said his piece to, but the bald person turned out to be Killer Kross, who kicked Gilbertti’s butt.

Back from commercial, Gilbertti walked out from his beating. He was hallucinating and confusing people with Vince Russo, Jeff Jarrett, Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and name dropping AEW. He finally found Scott D’Amore, who talked him down. Gilbertti walked out and joined Callis on commentary.

In the ring, Josh Mathews introduced Scarlett Bordeaux. Matthews asked about Bordeaux’s talent search, to which Bordeaux responded that none of the entries showed any potential to win a championship. Bordeaux made fun of Gilbertti wearing the turkey suit on Thanksgiving.

Gilbertti got in the ring and asked why Bordeaux would want to wrestle. He said that just by walking around she was the biggest deal, but the only thing that would happen if she wrestled is that she would just suck. Gilbertti said that women’s wrestling hasn’t been good since the last bra and panties match. Bordeaux, in the name of all women, slapped the misogynist Gilbertti.

Bordeaux challenged Gilbertti to her debut match. Gilbertti talked some more trash, telling Bordeaux to go home and do the dishes. He said if after all that she still wants to wrestle, he’ll be there waiting.

Disco Inferno and Scarlett Bordeaux just had one of the best angles I’ve seen in a while on TV — they were both great. I’m sold on that match, which takes place in three weeks on the Against All Odds special episode.

Rosemary, Hogan, and Grace dragged Allie outside. Rosemary told Hogan and Grace that she will take it from there. Grace agreed that they had only signed up to get Allie back. Hogan did not want to let Allie go until she got the old Allie back.

Melissa Santos interviewed Tessa Blanchard about a number one contender’s match she has against Grace. Blanchard said that Impact management is screwing her over for what she did to Gail Kim. Blanchard said that she will defeat Grace and get her rematch.

Impact Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) in a non-title match

Fenix and Xavier started off, but not with the usual reversals and counters one would expect from them. Xavier tried to trick Fenix and caught him off guard with a superkick, but the Lucha Bros were on the top of their game and got control, getting a quick two count with the assisted wheelbarrow slam.

The Lucha Bros took out Wentz, leaving Xavier to take on both Penta and Fenix. He actually managed to dodge them, tossing Fenix into Pentagon with a spear. Wentz came in with a combo on Fenix, a huge running knee, and a springboard knee for a two count.

Fenix caught Wentz with some chops and tagged in Pentagon, who took out Wentz’s knee, but as he went to follow up, Wentz kicked him outside. Fenix went for a jump outside, but Wentz hit an uppercut and tossed him to his brother. Xavier hit an assisted senton over the ring post on both Lucha Bros.

Back in the ring, the Rascalz got a near fall after each guy hit a senton on Pentagon, but Fenix broke up the pin. Finally, after exchanging some strikes, Pentagon picked up the win on Wentz after the superkick and Penta Driver combo. Great short match — the Rascalz looked awesome in defeat.

Backstage, the Lucha Bros were greeted by Konnan. Pentagon and Fenix told Konnan to tell Santana and Ortiz to never touch their masks again. Konnan asked for the rematch, but the Lucha Bros told Konnan to wait.

Konnan said he wasn’t asking, he was telling them and that the next time he saw them, he wanted a date. Konnan walked away. Pentagon told Fenix that they’re not going to take orders from Konnan.

Overall, this was a great show. Impact Wrestling low-key made a big deal of International Women’s Day by putting their own female roster over and not just selling a women’s revolution. While the main event was great, the storyline developments of tonight were the stronger parts of the show.

Next week: Johnny Impact returns, oVe takes on Willie Mack, Rich Swann & Tommy Dreamer, and Tessa Blanchard and Jordynne Grace face off in a Knockouts Championship number one contender’s match.

Impact Wrestling results: Fallout from Homecoming

Posted on January 12, 2019 by Antonio Garza

Impact Wrestling’s simulcast on the Pursuit Channel and Twitch began as the fallout from Homecoming took center stage. The episode opened with a video featuring all the highlights of Homecoming, emphasizing Killer Kross’ attack on Taya Valkyrie.

Johnny Impact came down to the ring to “We Want Cage” chants. Johnny said that Valkyrie has been in the hospital for what Kross did to her. Impact talked about what he would do to Kross, but Brian Cage interrupted and came down to the ring too.

Cage said things are not over and that everyone knows that Cage had Johnny beat. Cage wanted a rematch right there, right now. Johnny wanted to argue that his wife is in the hospital, but Cage wouldn’t have it.

Kross came out next. He talked trash to Johnny, pushing his buttons by saying that he will send Valkyrie back to the hospital when she comes back. Johnny had enough and superkicked Cage and dived on Kross, but Cage recovered and hit a huge lariat on Johnny. Kross clotheslined Cage, but Cage got right up. Kross, surprised, walked out instead of getting in Cage’s way. Cage posed with the championship. Good segment — Cage looked like a beast.

Backstage, Cage was still looking for his rematch. Johnny asked Cage to let him take care of Kross tonight and Cage can get the next title shot. Johnny straight up accepted that Cage had the win at Homecoming.

Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz)

This was a really great match, especially for the time it got. These two teams are no strangers to each other, so they meshed up nicely here. The match started with a series of reversals, counters, and quick tags. The Rascalz hit the Bronco Buster on Pentagon, only to have Fenix fly out of nowhere and hit a double cutter.

Back from commercial, Fenix and Wentz were in the ring and continued the fast-paced action. The Rascalz hit their kick combo that ends with a double foot stomp for a two count. Fenix made a comeback, superkicking both Rascalz. Pentagon took care of Xavier on one side, and Fenix dove on Wentz on the other.

All four wrestlers continued taking turns, kicking each other one by one. Pentagon started chasing the Fear Factor, but The Rascalz countered and were setting up the Hot Fire Flame when Fenix came back and cut them off with another set of cutters. Pentagon hit the Gory Bomb and Fear Factor combo on both Rascalz to take the win, pinning Xavier.

Both teams embraced after the match.

The GWN Flashback Moment of the Week was the very first Ultimate X match with Michael Shane defeating Frankie Kazarian and Chris Sabin.

Back from commercial, we got footage of Kross cutting a promo after the Homecoming main event. He claimed that Johnny had a plan to escape with the championship, showing the real type of man he is. After the video, Kross was with McKenzie Mitchell. Kross said that Johnny doesn’t even know how to hurt him in tonight’s main event. Kross said that tonight, he beats Johnny.

Back in the ring, Josh Mathews brought out new Impact X-Division Champion Rich Swann. Swann talked about how the X-Division changed the business many years ago, and so now he represents the “No Limits” division.

Sami Callihan came out to interrupt. Callihan talked about the long history between Swann and himself. Callihan gave Swann an oVe t-shirt, inviting him to join the group. Willie Mack came out and brawled with Callihan a bit, but Swann stopped them. This led to Callihan vs. Mack

Willie Mack defeated Sami Callihan

The match was already half-way started as we came back from commercial. Both men exchanged strikes in the middle of the ring, but soon after, Callihan tricked Mack to the outside, getting him caught in the apron skirt. They fought outside for a bit, with Mack landing a huge apron bomb. Callihan came back, whipping Mack into the ring steps.

They fought to the top of the ramp — where Callihan hit an ugly piledriver, trying to win via countout, but Mack made it back in on nine. Mack started his comeback, fending off Callihan with kicks and strikes. Mack hit a Samoan drop and standing moonsault combo for a two count. Callihan hit a huge lariat for another two count.

Mack and Callihan kept exchanging near falls after some big moves before finally starting to go for their respective finishers. They traded some pin reversals, but when Callihan went for the piledriver, Mack countered and rolled up Callihan for the win. Good match — somewhat better than the Homecoming one.

LAX were celebrating at their clubhouse. Konnan admitted that he was wrong and that LAX did the right thing and they and the Lucha Brothers kept it together.

Scarlett Bordeaux came down to the ring for a strip show. Bordeaux announced that next week, she reveals the winner of her talent search. Bordeaux said that to celebrate the debut on Pursuit Channel, she was going to take off her robe. Before she could get to it, the Desi Hit Squad interrupted.

Gama Singh implored Bordeaux to save the strip show for the winners of the talent search, since he thinks that the Desi Hit Squad will win. Singh argued that America doesn’t deserve to see Scarlett naked.

Suddenly, Scott Steiner interrupted and came down to the ring. Steiner put over the Pursuit Channel and said that the Desi Hit Squad ruined the night for him and Nashville. Raj Singh and Rohit Raju tried jumping Steiner, but Big Poppa Pump took care of both of them.

Steiner took a chair and sat down in the middle of the ring as Bordeaux did her strip dance. All and all, this was a weird segment to have, it’s a way to show that they can be edgier on Pursuit and nothing else.

Back from commercial, we got footage of Gail Kim from Homecoming. She said that Tessa Blanchard got what she deserved.

Tessa Blanchard defeated Cali Collins

This was a squash match. Blanchard came in strong, and when Collins managed to dodge Blanchard and get a kick in, Blanchard didn’t feel it and went back to taking out Collins. Blanchard went for the Buzzsaw DDT, but changed it to Gail Kim’s Eat Defeat for the win.

Backstage, Eddie Edwards was with McKenzie Mitchell. Edwards celebrated his win over Moose and said that he is ready to move on. Eli Drake interrupted him, asking Edwards if he is sure he wants to take over the “hardcore” flag after what Drake did to Tommy Dreamer and Abyss.

Allie and Su Yung walked around somewhere in the Undead Realm. Allie talked about Rosemary’s return, when suddenly they saw a message by Rosemary, written on a casket. The message read “One more chance…rejoin the shadow…”

Killer Kross defeated Impact World Champion Johnny Impact in a non-title, no DQ match

This started with Johnny taking the mount on Kross, but he couldn’t break the guard. Kross countered and took Johnny’s leg out. Kross started working over Johnny, tossing him to the outside as he hit a big lariat while Johnny sat on the top rope.

Johnny and Kross brawled outside the ring for a while as Johnny rammed Kross to the guardrails. Johnny brought out a table and a chair, but there was enough time for Kross to recover and punch the chair out of Johnny’s hand. Kross put the chair on Johnny’s neck and rammed it to the ring post.

Kross now brought up the steel steps, looking to hit a con-chair-to against them, but Johnny managed to dodge it. Johnny hit Kross with the chair, then started burying Kross under more chairs, where he hit a moonsault from the steel steps while carrying a chair himself. Johnny seemed to hit his face on the steel steps on his way down.

Johnny was regaining his breath, but suddenly, Kross just stood up like nothing. They tossed all the chairs to the ring and went at it again inside the ring. They traded strikes before Impact started ramming Kross face-first into a chair. Johnny hit Kross with a crazy flying chair shot. Johnny once again buried Kross under chairs, this time looking for Starship Pain, chair in hand.

Suddenly, Moose ran down to save Kross, throwing Johnny into the table that was outside the ring. Moose tossed Johnny back in the ring. Kross then locked on the Kross Jacket for the win as Johnny passed out.

Kross and Moose celebrated in the ring over the choked out body of Johnny Impact. This was a really good match, different from what we’ve seen Johnny do since winning the championship.

Overall, this was a good episode with a hiccup right there during the Bordeaux strip show. Inside the ring, the show was great with three great matches and a well-crafted squash match. Story-wise, we seem to have a good direction going with the World title, and developing stories with the rest of the championships, plus what seems to be a colliding story as Edwards’ hardcore path is crossing with Eli Drake’s anti-hardcore quest.

Impact Wrestling results: Two title matches at ReDefined

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Josh Molina

The show opened with a new video and musical vignette. The special episode was named “Impact ReDefined,” with lots of news and new directions coming out of the show.

X Division Champion Brian Cage defeated Fenix to retain his title

Solid match. Commentator Josh Mathews said of Cage, “He’s never been pinned. He’s never been submitted. He is the machine. He is the X Division Champion. He is Brian Cage.”

At 275 pounds, Cage somehow works like a small guy. He hit a 619 early on Fenix.

Fenix tried everything he could to take out the big champ. He hit several spinning kicks. Despite Fenix’s high-flying moves, this was a showcase match for Cage. He hit a delayed vertical superplex. Cage threw Fenix over the top rope onto the ramp. Fenix hit a rolling cutter on the ramp. The crowd chanted “fight forever.”

Fenix dove through the ropes, but Cage caught him in a suplex position and suplexed him on the floor. Cage hit a flying DDT. He then powerbombed Fenix from the top rope for the win.

After the match, oVe (Sami Callihan and the Crist brothers) attacked Fenix and Pentagon, who were saved by Cage. He cleaned house on oVe.

There was another advertisement for Chris Jericho’s wrestling cruise.

In the GWN Flashback Moment of the Week, Grado pinned Al Snow inside the hexagon after a kick to the head. Following the match, Low Ki, Kenny King, and Samoa Joe attacked Grado and Snow. Drew Galloway ran into the ring to make the save.

They showed several backstage segments, including ones with LAX and Tessa Blanchard.

Wearing street clothes, Eli Drake went to the ring and introduced hometown wrestlers Mr. Atlantis and Brandon Tidwell, who surprisingly defeated Caleb Konley & Trevor Lee a week ago.

Drake challenged one of them to step up and fight Drake. Mr. Atlantis volunteered — so Drake picked Tidwell. He pinned Tidwell in seconds with his sideways slam Gravy Train finisher.

Mathews said “Eli Drake sending a message to everyone.” Drake then hit the Gravy Train on Mr. Atlantis.

Impact’s Alicia Atout interviewed Moose and Eddie Edwards. Edwards said he values Moose more than his kendo stick.

Tessa Blanchard defeated Su Yung and Allie to win the Knockouts Championship

Mathews said Blanchard is “next level good.” Yung has a great entrance, led to the ring by her undead zombie bridesmaids.

Blanchard was very vocal in the ring. Allie was noticeably more aggressive in the match. Blanchard threw Yung from the top rope outside the ring onto her bridesmaids. Yung went for her patented four-fingers-in-the-mouth choke hold on Blanchard, but Allie made the save with a superkick.

Yung then applied the move on Allie, but she broke it with a codebreaker. Blanchard took advantage of the moment and rolled up Yung for the victory. The crowd didn’t really pop for the win, probably because the finish was abrupt and there was no build to it.

Commentator Don Callis said of Blanchard, “she’s the best women’s wrestler in the world and one of the best wrestlers in the world period.” Blanchard gave an interview backstage and said she exposed Allie and took Yung’s title and there was nothing she could do about it.

“I am the measuring stick and if anyone wants to see how tough a diamond is, be my guest,” Blanchard said.

Gama Singh attacked members of his Desi Hit Squad because they lost a week ago.

There was another interview segment with Atout, Killer Kross, and Impact World Champion Austin Aries.

Another LAX backstage segment. They hyped the Impact tapings in Mexico City on September 13 and 14.

The Smokeshow with Grado, Katarina, and Joe Hendry

These “Smokeshow” segments featuring Scarlett Bordeaux are probably the worst thing on Impact. Bordeaux whispered into Grado’s ear and Grado squirted water out of a water bottle. Grado was so nervous he left the set. Hendry tried to promote their match with the Desi Hit Squad next week. Hendry chased Grado. Bordeaux tried to offer Katarina a “secret about men,” but Katarina cut her off and told her to stay away from her “boys.”

Odd segment.

Rich Swann defeated Petey Williams

Surprisingly subpar match between the two high-flyers. Williams hit an early codebreaker, which by far is the most overused move on Impact. Swann missed a flip off the apron and landed on his back outside the ring. Williams applied a Sharpshooter on Swann, an homage to Bret “Hitman” Hart, from one Canadian to another.

Swann went for a Phoenix Splash but missed. He recovered, and then Swann hit a standing Shooting Star Press for the win.

Swann gave a backstage interview but was interrupted by Matt Sydal. Sydal said he could help Swann open his third eye. Nearby, a woman was screaming over Moose, who had been laid out minutes before his main event match.

Impact World Champion Austin Aries & Killer Kross defeated Eddie Edwards

Edwards took them on by himself after Moose was injured. Aries oozes arrogance and portrays himself as a big star. Edwards hit several chops. He pushed Aries off the apron into the ringside barrier. He went for a splash through the ropes, but Kross hit him with a knee as he was sliding through the ropes.

Kross hit a fallaway suplex on Edwards outside of the ring. Aries went for a brainbuster, but Edwards countered and hit a double underhook suplex. Moose then ran into the ring to join the match. He went after Aries, but then turned around and speared his partner Edwards.

He then hit him with several right hands. Later, Moose hit Edwards with a steel chair. Edwards’ wife Alisha Edwards ran to the ring and slapped Moose.

“Moose has turned his back on Eddie,” Mathews screamed. The crowd chanted “you sold out,” like it was the 1990s.

“I am shocked at the behavior of Moose,” said Callis. “This is a tandem that scares the hell out of me and should scare the hell out of everyone at Impact Wrestling.”

Impact Wrestling results: Fallout from Redemption

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Dave Bath

Previously: At Redemption, Pentagon Jr. defeated Impact World Champion Austin Aries and Fenix to win the title.

Tonight: Impact World Tag Team Champions Scott Steiner & Eli Drake take on LAX.

Show Recap —

– Earlier today, Austin Aries gathered the roster and addressed losing the title. He proclaimed that the Grand Championship is the main title.

Aries promised he wasn’t going to make any excuses for losing the World Championship — and then proceeded to make excuses. Moose called him out and told him off. The roster walked out, but Aries acted as if he ordered them to leave.

Brian Cage defeated Trevor Lee (w/ Caleb Konley)

Cage was firmly in control until Lee bit his hand, then Lee hit a double foot stomp on the apron. Cage made a wild comeback and nailed Konley with a clothesline on the floor. He won after hitting the Drill Claw.

– Eddie Edwards arrived at the Impact Zone. Tommy Dreamer tried to convince him to leave and stay with his wife at the hospital, but Edwards was blinded with rage and ignored his advice.

Edwards came down to the ring and discussed putting Sami Callihan in the hospital. Edwards isn’t finished and called out OVE. They ran out, but Edwards cut them off with a suicide dive. Edwards got a kendo stick from underneath the ring before a video started to play.

At the hospital, a man in a wheelchair with flowers entered Alisha Edwards’ room. His face was covered with two white balloons. He removed the balloons to reveal Callihan, saying he just wants to talk. Edwards ran out of the Impact Zone.

Flashback Moment of the Week: The Steiner Brothers defeated Team 3D in a two-out-of-three tables match (Bound For Glory 2007)

Both teams brawled all over ringside and in the crowd. The Steiners were in complete control until Team 3D put Rick through a table. Scott gave Bully Ray a top rope Frankensteiner through a table, and The Steiners won the match when Rick gave D-Von a bulldog through a table.

Moose defeated Braxton Sutter

Sutter was in control until Moose made a comeback. He hit the hesitation dropkick and a spear for the win. After the match, Moose congratulated Pentagon Jr. but promised he was coming after the Impact World Championship.

– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Matt Sydal, who mentioned that he no longer needs a spiritual advisor. Suddenly, the camera cut away and a person was found knocked out backstage with an X on his chest.

– At the LAX Clubhouse, Ortiz and Santana tried to figure out what to do next. Santana wondered about Homicide, but Ortiz wanted to focus on the World Tag Team Championship match later. They still haven’t heard from Konnan.

Knockouts Champion Allie defeated Taya Valkyrie to retain her title

Valkyrie jumped Allie to start the match, but Allie fired up and made a wild comeback. She countered out of the Road to Valhalla and hit the superkick. She won the match after hitting the code breaker.

Following the match, a group of undead bridesmaids brought a casket to the ring. Allie starred at the casket when the lights went out. Su Yung appeared in the ring and attacked Allie. The lights went out again and Rosemary appeared in the ring. The lights went out a third time and Yung disappeared.

– In the back, KM apologized to Fallah Bahh for fat shaming him. KM revealed they are teaming up together and have a match next week. Bahh was confused.

– At the hospital, Edwards barged into his wife’s room and was angry she spoke with Callihan. She wanted to know why Edwards left her alone. Edwards then ran to Callihan’s room and attacked him until the doctor and nurses stopped him. Edwards ran out of the room.

Later, Josh Mathews announced that Edwards had been arrested.

Impact World Tag Team Champions Eli Drake & Scott Steiner defeated LAX to retain their titles

Before the match, Steiner cut a promo on LAX and called them out. LAX were in control early before Drake sent Santana to the floor. Steiner gave Santana a belly-to-belly superplex for a two count.

Ortiz got the hot tag and ran wild, scoring a near fall after hitting a Death Valley Driver. LAX set up for the Street Sweeper, but Drake countered into a slam for the win.

Drake promised that he’s cashing in his title shot soon. Aries came out and noted that the Grand Championship is the most important title. Aries said it doesn’t matter which title he cashes in on because the World Championship is coming back to him.

Impact World Champion Pentagon Jr. came down to the ring. The tag champs jumped Aries and Pentagon, but Pentagon cleared the ring.

Aries and Pentagon had a staredown with each other while holding their respective championships.

Next Week: Rosemary battles Su Yung. Plus, Drago, El Hijo Del Fantasma & Aerostar take on DJ Z, Dezmond Xavier & Andrew Everett.

Impact Wrestling results: New Knockouts Champion crowned

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Dave Bath

Previously: Dan Lambert & Bobby Lashley defeated James Storm & Moose when Lambert pinned Storm.

Tonight: Rosemary faces Laurel Van Ness for the vacant Knockouts Championship. Plus, Johnny Impact, Alberto El Patron & Petey Williams take on Eli Drake, Chris Adonis & a mystery partner.

Show Recap —

Allie defeated KC Spinelli, Sienna, and Madison Rayne in a fatal four-way number one contender’s match

Early in the match, the other three women ganged up on Allie. Allie made a brief comeback until Sienna took over. Sienna set up Rayne for the AK 47, but Allie snuck up from behind and rolled up Sienna for the victory. Allie will receive a future title match against the Knockouts Champion.

Dezmond Xavier & Taiji Ishimori defeated Trevor Lee & Caleb Konley

The faces were in control early until the heels took over and isolated Xavier, then Ishimori got the hot tag and ran wild. The heels put Xavier in the tree of woe and set up Ishimori for a double-team move. Xavier knocked Konley off the top turnbuckle and Ishimori rolled up Lee for the win.

– Gail Kim winning a gauntlet match to become the first Knockouts Champion at Bound for Glory 2007 was shown. The order of entry was: Jackie Moore, Ms. Brooks, Shelly Martinez, Awesome Kong, ODB, Angel Williams (Angelina Love), Christy Hemme, Kim, Talia Madison (Velvet Sky), and Roxxi Laveaux.

Kong completely dominated the match and destroyed the other competitors. ODB, Kim, and Williams then worked together to eliminate Kong. The final two were Kim and Laveaux. Kim used a version of the Celtic Cross to win the championship.

Johnny Impact, Alberto El Patron & Petey Williams defeated Eli Drake, Chris Adonis & Kongo Kong

Before the match, Jimmy Jacobs came out and teased being the mystery partner but instead introduced Kongo Kong.

Impact and El Patron teased dissension throughout the match. The heels isolated Williams on their side of the ring. Impact and El Patron worked together to take out the heels, but El Patron turned on Impact and gave him the backstabber.

Williams attempted a hurricanrana on Kong, but he caught him and powerbombed Williams into the crowd. Impact hit the Starship Pain on Drake before El Patron broke up the pin. El Patron used the frog splash on Drake for the win.

– Joseph Park met with his cousin Chandler Park in the back. Chandler wants to become a wrestler, though Joseph is skeptical.

– James Storm and Moose came down to the ring to call out Dan Lambert and Bobby Lashley. Lambert has given American Top Team the night off. Moose challenged Lashley, but Lashley said he’ll face Moose on his own terms. Storm challenged Lambert to a match, but Lambert only accepted when Storm agreed to put his career on the line.

Lambert spit in Storm’s face and Moose and Lashley fought to the back. Storm backed Lambert into the corner, but KM made the save. Storm knocked out KM with the Last Call superkick.

Laurel Van Ness defeated Rosemary to win the Knockouts Championship

Rosemary was in control until Van Ness sent her into the ring post. Rosemary made a comeback with the Upside Down and exploder suplex on the floor. Rosemary tried to spit the mist, but Van Ness blocked it with her hands. She rubbed her hands in Rosemary’s eyes and hit the Unprettier to win the Knockouts Championship.

– Konnan and Sami Callihan met for their one-on-one sit down. Callihan searched the streets for Konnan and found him on a bench. Konnan wants a shot at the tag team titles. Callahan said he accepts as long as Konnan and LAX leave if they lose and OVE takes over all of LAX’s territory.

Before Callihan left, he threw a fireball in Konnan’s face.

Next Time: In three weeks, Eli Drake defends the Impact Global Championship against Alberto El Patron on the first Impact of 2018. Plus, Dan Lambert faces James Storm in a career vs. career match. The next two weeks will feature the best of 2017.