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Impact Wrestling results: Rebellion go-home show

Posted on 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.

Fenix scheduled to wrestle tonight after suffering leg injury

Posted on by Dave Meltzer

Update —

Big Time Wrestling on Facebook announced that Fenix would be wrestling on their show in Enfield, CT tonight.

Original story —

Yet another key match for AEW’s All Out PPV could potentially be in jeopardy as Fenix was injured in a match in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on Friday night.

Fenix & Pentagon Jr. were facing Juventud Guerrera & Teddy Hart for Big Time Wrestling when the injury happened.

Fenix superkicked Hart and then picked up Guerrera, and collapsed and grabbed his leg. He rolled out of the ring and waved for help from the back. Fenix was brought to the back. In the ring, in what was clearly an audible, Guerrera immediately pinned Pentagon, who rushed to the back to check on his brother.

Early reports that he was seriously injured and may have broken his leg were premature. He was walking on the leg, but it was weak. He was hopeful it was only a sprain and was saying that he thought he would be able to do his ladder match at All Out in Chicago.

We will update when he has it examined.

We are only eight days away from All Out, where Pentagon & Fenix are scheduled to defend their AAA Tag Team titles in a ladder match against The Young Bucks. Fenix is also scheduled for AAW in Chicago prior to AEW.

Lucha Bros vs. Young Bucks ladder match added to AEW All Out

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Lucha Bros and The Young Bucks are officially set to face off in a ladder match at All Out.

At the end of this week’s Being the Elite episode, Matt & Nick Jackson accepted Pentagon Jr. & Fenix’s challenge for the ladder match. Pentagon & Fenix’s AAA Tag Team titles will be on the line.

The ladder match was set up when The Lucha Bros issued their challenge to The Young Bucks at Fight for the Fallen earlier this month. It’s being billed as “escalera de la muerte.”

The Lucha Bros and The Young Bucks have traded the AAA Tag Team titles over the last few months. Pentagon & Fenix’s current reign began when they defeated The Young Bucks at AAA Verano de Escandalo in June.

The Young Bucks defeated The Lucha Bros at Double or Nothing, then teamed with Kenny Omega to defeat Laredo Kid, Pentagon & Fenix at Fyter Fest. The Young Bucks defeated Cody & Dustin Rhodes at Fight for the Fallen, while The Lucha Bros defeated Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian.

All Out is taking place at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on Saturday, August 31. Chris Jericho will face Hangman Page to determine the first AEW World Champion. Omega vs. Jon Moxley is official, along with The Dark Order (Evil Uno & Stu Grayson) vs. Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor). Cody Rhodes vs. Shawn Spears has also been set up for the show.

The team that wins the Dark Order vs. Best Friends match will get a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament.

Lucha Bros vs. SCU set for AEW Fight for the Fallen

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Lucha Bros and SoCal Uncensored will be facing off at AEW Fight for the Fallen this Saturday.

On this week’s Being the Elite, Pentagon Jr. & Fenix vs. Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian was announced for Fight for the Fallen. The show is being held at Daily’s Place Amphitheater in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday (July 13) and is benefiting Jacksonville’s Victim Assistance Advisory Council.

Christopher Daniels will be in Sky & Kazarian’s corner for the match.

The Lucha Bros lost to The Young Bucks at Double or Nothing in May. Pentagon & Fenix then teamed with Laredo Kid against The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega at Fyter Fest, with Omega pinning Laredo Kid to get the win.

Sky, Kazarian & Daniels defeated CIMA, T-Hawk & El Lindaman at Double or Nothing. Daniels lost a singles match against CIMA at Fyter Fest, and Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor defeated Private Party and Sky & Kazarian in a triple threat match on the Fyter Fest pre-show. As a stipulation of winning that match, Barreta & Taylor will advance to All Out and get the chance to earn a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament.

Fight for the Fallen will air for free on B/R Live in the United States and Canada and will be available to purchase as an iPPV via Fite TV elsewhere. Here’s the updated card for the show:

  • The Young Bucks vs. Cody & Dustin Rhodes
  • Kenny Omega vs. CIMA
  • Brandi Rhodes vs. Allie
  • Hangman Page vs. Kip Sabian
  • Jimmy Havoc, Darby Allin & Joey Janela vs. MJF, Sammy Guevara & Shawn Spears
  • Pentagon Jr. & Fenix vs. Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian

Cain Velasquez’s debut, Fyter Fest rematch set for Triplemania XXVII

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With AAA revealing the card for Triplemania XXVII at a press conference today, we now know who former UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez will be facing in his professional wrestling debut.

Psycho Clown, Cody Rhodes & Velasquez will take on El Texano Jr., Taurus and a mystery partner. Velasquez appeared at a press conference for AAA in March, with it being announced that he would be making his debut at Triplemania.

It appears that Texano & Taurus’ mystery partner may be Killer Kross.

Triplemania will also feature a rematch from AEW’s Fyter Fest event. The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) will again team with Laredo Kid against The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) & Kenny Omega.

Triplemania will be headlined by Blue Demon Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. in a mask vs. hair match. The show is taking place at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City on Saturday, August 3 and will air live on Twitch.

Here’s the full card:

  • Blue Demon Jr. vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. in a mask vs. hair match
  • The Lucha Bros & Laredo Kid vs. The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega
  • Psycho Clown, Cody Rhodes & Cain Velasquez vs. El Texano Jr., Taurus and a mystery partner
  • Reina de Reinas Champion Keyra defending against Lady Shani, Taya Valkyrie, Tessa Blanchard, Faby Apache, Chik Tormenta, and La Hiedra in a TLC match
  • Copa Triplemania battle royal (La Parka, Pagano, OGT’s, Puma King, Aerostar, Drago, and many more)
  • Hijo del Vikingo, Myzteziz Jr. & Golden Magic vs. Mocho Cota Jr., Carta Brava Jr. & AAA’s Tito Santana vs. Pimpinela Escarlata, Maximo & Mamba
  • Mixed Tag Team Champions Nino Hamburguesa & Big Mami defending against Sammy Guevara & Scarlett Bordeaux, Lady Maravilla & Villano III Jr., and Australian Suicide & Vanilla

AEW Fyter Fest live results: Six-man tag, Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela

Posted on by Arya Witner

The second show in AEW history takes place tonight as the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida hosts Fyter Fest.

The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega will team against The Lucha Bros & Laredo Kid in a six-man tag match. The Young Bucks defeated Pentagon Jr. & Fenix at Double or Nothing, but The Lucha Bros then won the AAA Tag Team titles from The Young Bucks at AAA Verano de Escandalo.

After appearing at Double or Nothing, Jon Moxley will make his AEW debut against Joey Janela tonight. AEW has added a “non-sanctioned” stipulation to the match.

Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin, Hangman Page vs. MJF vs. Jungle Boy vs. Jimmy Havoc in a four-way match, Nyla Rose vs. Yuka Sakazaki vs. Riho in a triple threat match, and Christopher Daniels vs. CIMA are also set for the main card.

The pre-show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time and will feature Best Friends (Trent Barreta & Chuck Taylor) vs. SoCal Uncensored (Scorpio Sky & Frankie Kazarian) vs. Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy) in a match where the winning team will advance to All Out for a shot at a first-round bye in AEW’s Tag Team title tournament.

The event is in partnership with CEO Fighting Game Championships, and CEO organizer Alex Jebailey will face AEW’s Michael Nakazawa in a hardcore match on the pre-show.

Fyter Fest will stream for free on B/R Live in the United States and Canada and will be available to purchase via Fite TV elsewhere. The pre-show will also air on AEW’s YouTube channel.

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Best Friends defeated SoCal Uncensored and Private Party in a Triple Threat Match

The winners of this match get an opportunity in All Out to get a Bye in the AEW Tag Team Title Tournament.

Marq Quen of Private Party wore sunglasses throughout the match ala Mr. Hughes. The fans were into SCU the most, but they showed love for all three teams. After three or four minutes of well executed, but “dull” wrestling, Quen and Isaiah Kassidy got the crowd up and going with a series of dives and springboard moves in and out of the ring. The director completely missed what looked like an amazing dive out of the ring by Kassidy. The two more experienced teams teamed up on Private Party. Kassidy took a double suplex on the floor and Quen took a Tornado DDT on the floor, which finally caused his glasses to fall off.

Best Friends cut off Kassidy and got the heat on him. Even though they are babyfaces (I think), Chuck and Trent did a great job doing all those old school heel tag team tactics. Quen had been knocked off the apron, so Kassidy was forced to tag in Kazarian when he needed out. The match broke down into a wild 6-way series of moves. Quen hit the most beautiful Shooting Star Press you’ve ever seen on Trent, but it was only for a 2 count. Kazarian hit a Scorpio Sky-assisted Unprettier for a 2 count. Quen landed on his feet on an attempted Super German Suplex and then Private Party used a double team hurricarana/cutter on Kazarian, but that was broken up.

The finish was Trent pinning Kassidy.

After the match The Dark Order appeared on the video screen and vowed to make Best Friends their first victim. The lights went out and when they came back on there were 6 minions around the ring. The lights went out a second time and this time everyone disappeared.

The biggest pop was for Chuck and Trent hugging mid-match, but the fans were into it from bell to bell.

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The Elite have lost their gear and Kenny Omega told the Young Bucks that he has the seamstresses working on new gear. The problem is Kenny spent half the budget on gear, so they had to fire 2 of the models, who were on the stage and replaced by manequins.

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Leva Bates came out as The Librarian and told everyone to “Shhh”, but Peter Avalon was hiding in the tent on the stage also telling people to “Shhh”. Avalon got upset and threw the tent into a kiddie pool and then broke one of the mannequins.

They encouraged the fans to stop playing video games and start reading books. This led to a mild “We can’t read” chant. This brought Allie out for a bonus match.

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Allie pinned Leva Bates

Leva kept trying to “Shush” Allie, so Allie grabbed her finger and twisted it around before stomping on Leva’s hand. It was pointed out that that is the finger you use to turn the page of a book. Avalon was reading and accidentally-on-purpose tripped Allie as she was running the ropes. He swore innocence as Leva took over.

Leva stretched Allie backwards and put her finger to Allie’s lips as she was grimacing in pain, which was a nice touch. Allie made her comeback, using a series of strikes, including a Sliding Elbow to a seated Leva in the corner. Leva cut her off and hit a Pedigree, but Allie kicked out.

Avalon tried to get involved at the finish, but he accidentally-on-purpose threw his book at Allie, who tossed it back to Leva and laid her out with the Best Superkick Ever for the pin. The match was rough in points, but still good.

The fans chanted “Hooked on Phonics” and “Reading Rainbow” during this one.

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Kenny Omega was walking around with a drum and a bunch of cords, but was informed all the bands that got booked dropped out, including Blink-182. Not sure if Kenny was sadder than me.

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Michael Nakazawa pinned Alex Jebailey in a Hardcore Match

This match was supposed to happen at last year’s CEO show, but Alex injured his Achilles Tendon, and couldn’t wrestle. Before the match, Nakazawa took the mic, calling Alex “Mr. Cripple” and saying CEO sucks.

Nakazawa bumped really well for Jebailey, but Alex’s strikes looked awful. Nakazawa poured babyoil all over himself to get out of a go-behind. Both the referee and Jebailey slipped and fell. Jebailey used a clipboard on Nakazawa when I began having buffering issues, but it began working again in time to see them near the entrance ramp. Jebailey tried drowning Nakazawa in the pool, but Nakazawa fought back with a flamingo. Jebailey slammed Nakazawa in the pool before they got back to the ring.

Jebailey pulled out all kinds of foreign objects, but it came back to bite him in the butt, as Nakazawa choked him with the cord of a Nintendo Gamecube controller. My brother popped for that one. Nakazawa speared Jebailey through the ropes and through a table on the floor. Nakazawa somehow removed his thong and went to shove it down Jebailey’s throat, but Alex is rich and smart, so he ducked it. Next up they pulled out something that were described as buttons and were said to be worse than legos, so Nakazawa got backdropped into them. Nakazawa still had the thong in his hand and somehow wiped it into the referee’s face.

Jebailey used a La Magistral cradle, but Nakazawa shoved his thong in his face, reversed the roll up and got the win. All I’ll say about this match is that if you are someone who would enjoy this type of match, this is the match for you.

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Jim Ross joined the commentary team as the official show began. He joined Excalibur and Goldenboy at the desk.

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Cima pinned Christopher Daniels

Excalibur implied that Chris Daniels and Curry Man are the same person, which is obviously not true. I do think Daniels was Mr. America, though. Cima twisted Daniels up like a pretzel early on, but Daniels was able to just get his toe on the ropes for the break. Daniels used a crossface later on, which Cima just barely got to the ropes during. Cima sold the lower back for most of the match and kicked out of an Angel’s Wings early on. Cima used a step-up inzigri and a sunset flip into a Liger Bomb.

Unfortunately I got horrible buffering issues and didn’t see the finish, but Cima won with the Meteora and they showed respect for each other after the match.

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Riho defeated Nyla Rose and Yuka Sakazaki

Nyla used her size and power at the bell to toss around her tinier foes. Riho and Sakazaki had limited success, but any offense they got was immediately reversed. Rose used a Double Camel Clutch, but Riho was able to get the ropes, which broke the move. Nyla heaved Yuka onto Riho, which actually almost led to a pinfall. Yuka sent Nyla out of the ring with a headscissors and then did a Springboard Tope onto her on the floor.

Riho and Yuka had a rough spot in the ring where they fell to the mat during a spot. Nyla got back into it and the story was that she was being very lackadaisical and not taking her opponents seriously, as she made half hearted covers. Nyla leaped to the top rope and came off with a diving knee to Riho, which led to the first “Holy Shit” chant of the night. She didn’t make the cover and when she went back to the top rope she was momentarily cut off by Yuka. She went for a Swanton Bomb, but Riho rolled out of the way. Nyla did catch both of them, at the same time, after attempted top rope crossbody, but that led to both Riho and Yuka getting a simultaneous two count on Nyla.

The finish saw Nyla got for a Beast Bomb on Riho, but Riho rolled through and got a sudden, surprising three count on the monster. Nyla attempted to attack Riho after the match, but Yuka made the save. Riho shoved down Yuka and walked away.

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Kip Sabian joined the commentary table for the next match. He will face the winner of the next match at Fight For The Fallen.

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Hangman Page defeated MJF, Jungle Boy (w/Luchasaurus) and Jimmy Havoc

MJF cut a really good heel promo before the match, where he succeeded in getting the fans to turn on him. He then said he used to love video games…and then he lost his virginity.

This was a fast paced match with a lot of constant movement. MJF tried to take a walk and avoid fighting, so Page flew over the top rope and took him out. Jungle Boy went for a cannonball moonsault, but his foot got caught on the top rope, but he was somehow able to recover in mid-air and complete the move. Page and Havoc used a Stacked Up Superplex to Jungle Boy, but on the way down, Boy kicked MJF in the head.

Page and MJF squared off mid-ring and MJF got the better of it by chop blocking Page. MJF went for a Sharpshooter, but Page blocked it and put on one of his own. Luchasaurus stopped Jungle Boy from taking a bump on the floor, so Havoc gave him a Death Valley Driver onto Luchasaurus. Havoc tried multiple times to hit an Acid Rainmaker, but couldn’t connect.

Page hit a Buckshot Lariat and then pinned Havoc after a Deadeye.

Jungle Boy looked great and takes an amazing beating. MJF is a tremendous character.

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Cody vs Darby Allin finished in a 20-minute time limit draw

Allin dragged out a bodybag with Cody’s name on it.

Allin looked good here and it helped that he was in the ring with someone as good as Cody. The story was about how much punishment could Allin take and still fight back from. Allin took a tremendous looking bump where he flew out of the ring over the middle rope and crashed and burned on the ground in one fluent move. Cody used a Shock Treatment backbreaker in the ring, looking like he broke Allin in half. Darby’s best move early was when he threw Cody’s hand into the ring post. The rest of the match saw Cody fight through the pain every time he tried using a hold, while Cody withstood all the punishment and stayed in this.

Darby’s comeback started by blocking a vertical suplex by attacking the injured hand. Darby hammerfisted Cody’s hand and used a wristlock while continuing to torture the hand. Allin torpedoed out of the ring with a dive, but got tripped up on the steps. Back in the ring Darby hit a Code Red for a near fall. Cody used a reverse superplex, which hurt his hand almost as much as Allin. Allin went for a Coffin Drop (basically he did a trust fall dive), but Cody rolled out of the ring and Allin loudly crashed onto the ring apron, which is the hardest part of the ring.

With two minutes to go in the time limit, Cody zipped Darby up in the body bag and hit a Beautiful Disaster Kick for a 2 count. The last minute saw Cody take off his belt and whip Darby repeatedly with it. Darby hit an over the top Stunner and Cody hit a Cross Rhodes as the bell rang for the time limit.

Brandi and Cody demanded 5 more minutes. Before it could happen, Shawn Spears ran in and laid Cody out with an unprotected chair shot. Brandi started yelling at Shawn, who looked like he was going to hit Brandi, but Audrey Edwards, the referee, stepped between them. Cody was bleeding from the back of his head. MJF and SCU ran out for support after Shawn left. On replay Cody had just turned his head, which was how the back of his head took it. With that said, he should have put his hands up. (Post-Show Edit: It’s actually Aubrey Edwards with a B and not Audrey. Sorry about that)

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Kenny Omega & The Young Bucks defeated Laredo Kid & Lucha Brothers

It’s being pushed that this is the last “official” match, since the main event is non-sanctioned.

The Young Bucks came out dressed as Ryu and Ken while Omega was dressed as Akuma from Street Fighter. A “fan” ran out and started dancing like Batista, so Omega laid him out. Matt and Kenny both told Justin to announce “Round 1: Fight”. We really needed health bars above everyone’s head, along with a car for one of them to destroy with strikes.

It took…oh….30 seconds for it to go from traditional 6-man tag to a wild 6-way. If I had four hands and two computers I don’t think I could keep track of every spectacular moment. Matt did a series of rolling Northern Lights Suplexes on each man and did one at the same time to both Fenix and Pentagon. Laredo did a top rope crossbody, but Omega countered with a perfectly timed dropkick. Fenix tried doing a flat back bump off the apron, but realized he had to readjust before he slammed his head off the guardrail. Elite used an Asai Moonsault, top rope elbow and Swanton for a 2 count on Loredo Kid. Matt used a running Canadian Destroyer to Pentagon and it was possibly the most fluid version I’ve ever seen.

In case I don’t mention it elsewhere, both Pentagon and Fenix looked amazing here.

Pentagon was going for Something to Omega and threw Nick over the top rope and then backdropped a running Fenix over Omega and the post onto Nick outside the ring. A Superkick Party broke out after another Canadian Destroyer. The Elite used three simultaneous Hadouken’s on their foes. If you have no idea what that is, I don’t know if I could explain it, so YouTube that. Nick did a 450 Splash to Fenix and Laredo Kid, who were being held draping off the ropes. More dives and more cutters led to Fenix doing a Spanish Fly to Nick off the top rope to the floor where Pentagon caught them. Omega hit a Tiger Driver 98 to Laredo Kid for a 2 count. Omega with multiple V-Triggers and finally pinned Laredo Kid with a One Winged Angel.

This was an amazing, spectacular offensive exhibition. This was 20 minutes of pure nonstop athleticism and storytelling. For all the faults you may hear and read about the Young Bucks, this was a perfect match on the perfect night in front of the perfect crowd. I don’t know if this match would suddenly create a million new fans on TNT, but it was different than everything you’ll watch on basic cable and is well worth going out of your way to see it.

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Jon Moxley pinned Joey Janela in an unsanctioned, lights out match

Moxley neither came out with the IWGP United States title belt nor was he acknowledged as champion.

They didn’t even pretend to have a wrestling match, as it immediately became a hardcore weapons match. Janela used someone’s prosthetic leg as a weapon early on, but then took a bodyslam on a chair. Janela sat Moxley on a chair and went for a Swanton Bomb, but Mox moved and Janela dove onto a set up chair. Mox pulled out a Barbed Wire covered chair and stomped it down on Janela. He then took a bow when the fans called him a “Sick F***”. Janela blocked a DVD and Moxley blocked a suplex, both out of the ring, and Mox did what was essentially a Russian Leg Sweep off the apron and through a table. Moxley picked up Janela and ran across the ring with a Spear through a table, which was reminiscent of Rhino in ECW way back when.

Next up was a barbed wire board and Moxley took the brunt of this one as Janela did a running Death Valley Driver that sent him into and through it. After that we got a ladder set up in the ring, which saw Joey dive off the top of the ladder with an elbow through Moxley, who was splayed across a table at ringside. We got a second barbed wire board, this one propped up from ring apron to the guardrail. Because turnabout is fair play, Moxley gave Joey a Death Valley Driver over the top rope and essentially butt-first into and through the board. The thumbtacks were out next, complete with an ovation from the crowd. Moxley ripped the shoes and socks off Joey and sent him flying ass over teakettle into the tacks. A second move saw the tacks go right into Janela’s bare feet. This is getting hard to watch.

We got a second bag of thumbtacks along with an Ambrose Impaler DDT and this one, mercifully, is over.

Scroll up and re-read what I said about the Nakazawa-Jebailey match. This match definitely has its fans. For people who enjoy these types of matches in 2019 will probably love this match. The people who aren’t fans of this type of match will probably hate it.

After the match Kenny Omega ran down and hit Moxley with a running V-Trigger. Omega hit a diving double foot stomp to the floor and then dragged him to the band stand. Kenny grabbed the drumsticks and did a solo on Mox’s back before cracking an electric guitar over Mox.

The referees tried to help Moxley out, but Mox shoved them away. Kenny took a personal afront to this, so he returned with a trash can to continue the beating. Beatings will continue until morale improves! Omega dropped him with a DDT on the trashcan. The show ended with a close-up of Moxley smiling.

Overall Thoughts

This was truly 3 ½ hours of total nonstop action. The show didn’t slow down and built from one match to another. The show truly had a little bit of something for everyone, regardless of your taste.

At the end of the day I don’t believe, for better or worse, that it’s going to change anyone’s opinion about AEW. If you are an AEW fan who feels they can do little wrong, you will love this show and think it’s far superior to Stomping Grounds. If you are a WWE fan who feels WWE is the best no matter what, you probably won’t have your opinion changed and may argue that Stomping Grounds was a better full show.

The next show is Fight For The Fallen on July 13 with Cody & Dustin vs the Young Bucks.

Lucha Bros to team with Laredo Kid at AEW Fyter Fest

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has revealed The Lucha Bros’ partner for Fyter Fest.

At the end of this week’s episode of Being the Elite, it was announced that Pentagon Jr. & Fenix will be teaming with Laredo Kid for their six-man tag match against The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega at Fyter Fest.

The Young Bucks’ feud against The Lucha Bros continued at AAA’s Verano de Escandalo on Sunday night, with Pentagon & Fenix defeating The Young Bucks to win the AAA Tag Team titles. Laredo Kid & Taya Valkyrie defeated Daga & Tessa Blanchard at Verano de Escandalo.

Laredo Kid also returned to Impact Wrestling at their television tapings in Queens, New York earlier this month.

The Young Bucks & Omega vs. The Lucha Bros & PAC was originally announced for Fyter Fest before PAC was pulled from Double or Nothing and Fyter Fest.

AEW and CEO Fighting Game Championships are partnering together for Fyter Fest. The show is taking place at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on Saturday, June 29 and will air for free on Bleacher Report Live in the United States. It will be available on Fite TV outside of the US, the United Kingdom, and Ireland.

Here’s the updated card for Fyter Fest.

  • The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega vs. The Lucha Bros & Laredo Kid
  • Jon Moxley vs. Joey Janela
  • Cody Rhodes vs. Darby Allin
  • Hangman Page vs. MJF vs. Jimmy Havoc vs. Jungle Boy
  • Nyla Rose vs. Riho vs. Yuka Sakazaki
  • Christopher Daniels vs. CIMA
  • CEO organizer Alex Jebailey vs. AEW’s Michael Nakazawa in a hardcore match (pre-show)

AAA Verano de Escandalo results: Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros

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AAA on Sunday night presented one of their major supercards with Verano de Escandalo. The show featured a double main event that saw The Lucha Bros win the AAA World Tag Team titles in a show stealer over The Young Bucks in the first of two top matches on the card.

Dr. Wagner Jr. and Blue Demon Jr. continued their bloody feud in a tag match that closed the show. Wagner teamed with Psycho Clown on one side while Blue Demon partnered with Taurus.

The English language broadcasters opened their version of the show with a rundown of the upcoming card. The announcers actually knew the product well. That always helps.

Mascots threw shirts into the crowd and hyped them up for the beginning of the card. As hyped as they were for the start of the show, the crowd would nonetheless crap on the finish of the opener. The first match ended in an upset that crowned AAA’s new top Women’s Champion.

Keyra defeated Lady Shani and Chik Tormenta to win the Reina de Reinas Championship

Keyra pinned Shani using a cradle to win the Reina de Reinas title from her. She powerbombed Shani and followed through with the cradle for the win.

The stream — or at least the English language version — had technical difficulties just as the match was about to start. Things were restored as the match got underway.

They worked hard, with some highlights being a lungblower on the apron and a collection of dives. The announcers and some in the crowd appeared in disbelief upon seeing the title change. Others outright booed the finish.

The next segment on the show was a confrontation that led to a beatdown in an angle to further interest in the Tag Team title match later on.

Pentagon Jr. and his brother — AAA Mega Champion Fenix — came to the ring wearing their masks and street clothes. The crowd chanted “Cero Miedo” before The Lucha Bros began to cut a promo. Fenix first put over the town. Pentagon said they are back to prove they are the best tag team in the world. No matter what happens, Pentagon said they have to win the tag titles tonight.

Konnan interrupted their promo as he menaced to the ring with a chair in hand. He got on the mic to heel on the town and insult the fans. He told The Lucha Bros that he discovered them, and then accused them of turning their backs on him. Konnan said the actual best would take the titles back to the United States.

Pentagon responded by saying Konnan was once beloved by the fans, but then he turned his back on them. Penta said that the fans themselves made The Lucha Bros. Penta called Konnan old before also threatening him. Konnan hit Pentagon with a cheap shot punch. A scrum ensued.

The Young Bucks ran in to attack The Lucha Bros. They hit them with belt shots and administered a beatdown. They were repping AEW by wearing company merch as they laid a beating on Pentagon & Fenix.

Faby Apache defeated Hijo del Tirantes (w/ Chik Tormenta)

Apache pinned Tirantes after a missile dropkick into a trash can. They brawled for much of the match with weapons being used at various times. That trend would continue throughout the rest of the show.

This match itself pitted a women’s wrestler against a heel referee to settle an ongoing feud. Chik Tormenta was in Tirantes’ corner as his second, and she interfered freely. Might as well have been a handicap match because she interfered so often. Tirantes wore wrestling gear, but still had on his trademark suspenders.

Tirantes bullied Apache at the outset. Chik held Apache so Tirantes could hit her in the head with a cookie sheet. They got heat on Apache until she fired up and started getting receipts with the cookie sheet. A Frankensteiner off the apron on the floor from Apache had Tirantes reeling.

However, Tirantes soon cut her off with a haymaker punch. Apache countered with a hurricanrana and La Casita for near falls. She went to apply La Tapatia, but Chik jumped in to break it up. With Devil’s Wings, Tirantes got a two count. There were more shots to the head from the cookie sheet.

Faby soon fired up into a final comeback before she delivered a missile dropkick into a trash can that Tirantes was holding. Then she covered Tirantes for the pinfall.

Tirantes offered a handshake afterwards, but that was only a swerve as he and Chik attacked Faby to get their heat back.

Australian Suicide & Sammy Guevara defeated Mamba & Maximo

Guevara pinned Mamba after a trifecta that included a senton bomb, a 450 splash, and finally a Shooting Star Press. Guevara flipped off Mamba at the outset — who then kissed his finger. They did a lot of comedy early on before setting up the heat spot.

Maximo squared off with Suicide, and then there was more comedy until the rudos took control. They got heat on Maximo. The tecnico comeback led to dives. Stereo senton bombs netted Maximo & Mamba dual near falls.

A Fosbury flop by Suicide was followed by Guevara doing a corkscrew dive over the ropes to the outside. Guevara flew into a senton bomb on Mamba. Suicide followed with a 450 splash. Guevara then executed a Shooting Star Press on Mamba to score the pinfall.

Taya Valkyrie & Laredo Kid defeated Tessa Blanchard & Daga

Kid pinned Daga after a Spanish Fly off the top rope.

Taya shined early on. Daga got in her face, prompting Laredo Kid to jump in and square off with Daga. That led into a flurry of high spots. The tecnicos cleared the ring, but the rudos soon turned the tide. Blanchard worked over Taya. Daga also got heat on Taya while he dashed a hope spot.

Blanchard stomped mudholes and tossed Taya across the ring with a hair mare. Taya soon cut off Blanchard with a spear. After a hot tag to Laredo Kid, he proceeded to run wild and clean house. A quebrada netted Kid a two count, but Daga soon cut him off. Kid answered back with a handspring back elbow.

Out of nowhere, Blanchard flattened Laredo Kid with a cutter. Taya hit a flying crossbody to the outside, and Kid followed with a moonsault off the ring post to the floor. Taya got near falls on Blanchard and Daga.

Daga hit a left hand and a superkick on Taya. Daga and Tessa hit a double superkick, then a backcracker and a codebreaker had Taya out on her feet. A near fall was broken up by Kid.

More flying and superkicks. A Phoenix Splash from Kid on Daga led to a 2.5 count when Blanchard broke up the pin. Blanchard got a near fall of her own where Taya jumped in to make the save. Taya hit a Northern Lights suplex and got a bridge for two as Daga broke it up.

Daga retrieved brass knux hidden in his knee pad. Blanchard held Kid and Daga swung for the fences with the knux. At the last moment, Kid ducked and Daga hit Tessa with a KO punch using the knux. Daga and Kid then climbed the turnbuckles for the finish.

Kid hit a Spanish Fly off the top to pick up the win, ending what was the best match so far. The match arguably ended up being the best of the undercard before the double main event.

Puma King, Aerostar & Pagano defeated Chessman, Killer Kross (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) & Monster Clown

Puma pinned Chessman after a powerbomb onto a ladder. This was a wild brawl where Aerostar was apparently injured during one sequence. He was carried away on a stretcher in a scary scene.

The rudos dominated early on as weapons were used liberally. They attacked Pagano, with Bordeaux even joining in to hit Pagano with a cookie sheet.

Aerostar appeared to injure himself during a high spot from a lighting scaffold above the ring to the floor. Officials and medics checked on him. They kept the match going before they soon went home. Puma powerbombed Chessman off the middle rope through a ladder bridge for the pinfall.

Kross and Bordeaux attacked Puma after the match for a beatdown. They unmasked him and paraded around with Puma’s mask. The crowd was nevertheless muted for much of this after seeing Aerostar leave on a stretcher.

Hijo Del Vikingo, La Parka & Myzteziz Jr. defeated La Hiedra, Rey Escorpion & Texano Jr.

Vikingo pinned Hiedra using a 450 splash to end a wild brawl mixed with a parade of dives. Brawling along with walking and talking was paired with high flying.

Myzteziz wiped out as he mistimed a dive. Meanwhile, Parka fought with Hiedra. From there things settled into a more normal trios match. Then came some more scary spots. Vikingo did some crazy flying.

Parka squared off with Texano. Escorpion took out Myzteziz when he caught him on a dive and powerbombed him through some chairs. Back in the ring, Hiedra got a near fall on Vikingo — but Vikingo recovered to fire up and deliver an inverted 450 splash on Hiedra for the pinfall.

The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defeated The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship

This was a wild and great match with lots of action — almost too much to recall. They put together another compelling chapter in their recent rivalry.

The match itself was everything you’d expect it to be and more. There was a flurry of Jackson brother high spots early on as they got heat on The Lucha Bros. The Bucks heeled on the crowd while taunting them in between doing high spots. Matt did a series of Northern Lights on Fenix.

Matt threw Pentagon into the front row at ringside. They fought in the seats at ringside. Nick flipped into a shotgun dropkick on Fenix in the ring.

Pentagon and Fenix fired up into a comeback. Fenix used a double cutter to drop the Jacksons. Moments later, Fenix went for a dive through the ropes and ricocheted into rows of ringside chairs. Meanwhile, Pentagon got a near fall in the ring.

There were more unique and wild Buck spots. A double sharpshooter spot by the Bucks led to rope breaks. Nick hit a frog splash on Fenix. Pentagon hit a Canadian Destroyer on Matt as they all briefly went down. Fenix was soon back up to walk the ropes and leap into a foot stomp.

A Penta Driver on Matt got a close near fall. After another Penta Driver, Nick pulled Tirantes out of the ring. Nick ran through some signature high spots and wiped out Tirantes in the process. A Meltzer Driver on Pentagon got a near fall. Another ref bump.

Nick fouled Pentagon and unmasked him at another point. Fenix also fouled Matt and hit a Diamond Cutter, but there was no referee to count. Another official ran in to count to two.

A combination of a Penta Driver from Pentagon and a double foot stomp by Fenix was the beginning of the end. Fenix leapt into a somersault dive on Nick. Pentagon then pinned Matt to win the titles.

Fenix now holds two championships after winning the tag titles and also holding the AAA Mega title. The English language announcers teased an upcoming part four in the ongoing series between The Young Bucks and Lucha Bros.

Dr. Wagner Jr. & Psycho Clown defeated Blue Demon Jr. & Taurus

Wagner pinned Blue Demon after a table spot and a Wagner Driver to end this bloody chapter of their ongoing rivalry. Like most of the other Wagner-Blue Demon matches in their recent feud, things got bloody rather quickly.

Psycho Clown got the Hogan treatment with the final spot among the main event entrances. He danced around and high-fived and hugged fans like he was one of the Fabulous Ones. The English language announcers pushed him as the ace of the company.

They all brawled early and often. Blue Demon and Wagner fought into the crowd. Taurus and Psycho Clown brawled around the ring. Demon and Wagner kept fighting through the crowd. Taurus hit Clown with weapon shots. At this point while in the crowd, Wagner got color and bled. The brawling continued.

There were far too many unprotected shots to the head using sheets and such. That was very off-putting.

Wagner wore the crimson mask and sold big. The rudos poured on their onslaught. They pummeled Wagner & Psycho Clown.

A comeback by Wagner and Clown led to Clown doing the Cavernario tope suicida through the turnbuckles. Wagner jumped off the apron into a senton.

Wagner got his receipts for the earlier weapon shots. Blue Demon got color as Wagner ripped at his mask and bit his head.

Clown cleaned house with a broom as he broke it over the back of Taurus. Demon was sent into the front row. He sat there bleeding with half his face exposed while Wagner hit him with a metal sheet. Wagner and Psycho Clown cleared the ring and danced around before striking a pose.

Wagner hit a stunner on Demon off the middle rope. Demon still kicked out seconds later. A table was set up in the ring. A drop toe hold on Taurus got Psycho Clown a two count. Clown hit a Del Rio stomp for another two count.

Clown started dancing around and doing comedy spots with the ref. Then he dove over the ropes into a somersault on the floor.

Wagner countered an attempted powerbomb with a backdrop that put Blue Demon through a table. A Wagner Driver then led to the deciding pinfall.

MLW Fusion results: Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner

Posted on by Iain Oliver

Quick recap:

  • Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr.) defeated Air Wolf and Rey Horus
  • Josef Samael defeated Ace Romero
  • Gringo Loco defeated Pum King
  • Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan by disqualification

Full review:

Rich Bocchini and Jim Cornette welcome us to this week’s MLW Fusion taped over WrestleMania weekend in New York City.

Lucha Brothers (Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr.) defeated Air Wolf and Rey Horus (7:41)

This was action all over the place as you would expect with these four. Amazingly, the only in-ring to outside dive came as the bell rang for the pinfall. Air Wolf held his own and they gave Horus quite a lot of offense, and it seemed to hint at a future singles match between he and one of the Lucha Bros. 

Chain wrestling started us off but Horus soon hit a big crossbody then a round the world headscissors takedown on Pentagon Jr. A Horus and Wolf double dive attempt was thwarted by a couple of step up kicks through the ropes. The Lucha Bros. then chopped Horus and Wolf round the ring to the “whooos” from the New York crowd.

Wolf hit Fenix with a 619 and got a nearfall when Pentagon made the save. Penta then hit Wolf with a pump handle driver but Horus broke up the pinfall attempt at the last minute. With Penta hung across the middle rope, Horus baseball slid to the outside and hit an enzugiri knocking him back into the center. He then attempted a springboard crossbody but was stopped with a side kick to the gut. That didn’t stop him for long though as he caught Penta running off the ropes and hit a standing Spanish fly for another two count when Fenix made the springboard basement dropkick save this time.

Fenix came close with another two count when he hit Horus with his spike sit down tombestone (think Rikishi driver from ~2000), called the Fire Thunder Driver by Bocchini. The Lucha Bros were plotting their next attack when Air Wolf tried to springboard sneak attack, only for him to eat a double superkick mid-air for his trouble. Horus then ate one for good measure too. They then hit their double foot stomped spike package piledriver combo for Pentagon to pick up the win over Wolf, just as Fenix launched, amazingly, the only dive to the outside of the whole match as he wiped out Horus.

— Contra Unit recorded a message for MLW officials. They said Chicago was the first lesson, Battle Riot was the second, and asked MLW if they are really ready for another lesson. Jacob Fatu said that the NYPD handcuffs couldn’t hold him and issued a warning to MLW champion “Filthy” Tom Lawlor.

— We saw highlights from Salina de la Renta’s news conference. She was asked when LA Park will cash in his title shot but he has not told her yet. She was asked her opinion of both Sami Callihan and Mance Warner but before she could start going into detail, Callihan stormed in and the confrontation was broken up by a security guard.

Josef Samael defeated Ace Romero (3:15)

This was a short but impactful match which continued Contra Unit’s crazed anarchistic tirade throughout MLW.

Romero met Samael on the ramp as he made his entrance. They brawled around the ring before Samael kicked the middle rope into Romero’s groin as he was getting back in. Samael was on Romero’s back with a sleeper when Acey Baby fought to his feet, fell back, and squashed him.

Romero then made his way to the top rope but Samael cut him off and slammed the 400 pounder off the top. Samael then hit a big DDT, loaded up his toe curled boot, and kicked Romero right in the face for the win.

The rest of Contra Unit (Simon Gotch and Jacob Fatu) joined Samael after the match for the 3-on-1 beatdown, but Barrington Hughes came out for the save and went toe-to-toe with Fatu. Eventually the numbers game gave Contra the advantage and Fatu hit a big splash on Hughes as the officials finally fought back control and split them up.

— We caught up with the World champion. He said that for weeks now, Contra Unit have been teaming up on people, and trying to make a name for themselves at their expense. He said they haven’t tried to make themselves famous against him, so what he wants is 1-on-1, 2-on-2, or 3-on-3. He said they will find out soon enough how “filthy” Tom Lawlor can get, and they will find out…as soon as his friends get here.

— We go backstage with Ricky Martinez when he met Sami Callihan and they soon began brawling.

— H2tv was next and we were taping from inside MJF’s car that he had stupidly left his keys in. Davey Both Smith said MJF tried to set Teddy Hart up with the fake car attack a few weeks ago, but he said the cops would definitely be interested to see what is in MJF’s glove box. The announcers let us know that the Hart Foundation have challenged the Dynasty to a tables match.

Gringo Loco defeated Puma King (6:53)

The mach immediately began with arm drags, cartwheels, leg trips, rolls and double kip ups which got the crowd’s approval. Puma hit a flying hurricanrana which knocked Loco to the outside and he followed up with a springboard crossbody. Loco soon fought back and hit a springboard cutter for a close two count.

Loco missed a second rope reverse corkscrew splash and Puma hit a pop-up powerbomb and went to the top rope but Loco got to his feet and crotched him on the top, went up to join him, and hit a Spanish Fly from the top for another close two count.

King hit a suplex from the middle rope, held on for two of the Three Amigos but Loco eventually caught him in his own pop-up powerbomb then quickly rolled him through for a sit-out powerbomb for the win.

— Salina de la Renta then met Mance Warner backstage. She started flirting and offered him him a proposition: If he can take out Sami Callihan, she will get him whatever he wants. Warner wasn’t having any of it and told Salina that his grandaddy, Mad Dog, told him that if you lay down with women like Salina, you end up with fleas. This obviously didn’t go down well with Salina as she took her frustrations out on the cameraman.

— We are with Dynasty: MJF, Richard Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone. MJF took control “as the captain” and said they had not been firing on all cylinders recently and needed to re-group to take down the Hart Foundation. Hammerstone looked disinterested throughout and didn’t seem pleased when MJF called himself the captain. I smell some dissension in the ranks of the Dynasty as it looks like Holliday is caught in the middle of a power struggle.

Mance Warner defeated Sami Callihan by disqualification (10:06)

This was a wid weapon filled brawl that had Jim Cornette laying into Callihan whenever he could throughout the match. This is defintely building to something in the future between the two so keep your eyes on that developing over the next few weeks.

They brawled around the ring, smashing beer cans into each other. Callihan used a steel chair to drive it into Warner’s throat before spitting into the air and catching it back in his mouth which Cornette found delightful. They traded suplex attempts before Callihan got Warner up and over on the concrete floor. He then dropped Warner onto the chair with a hip toss.

Back in the ring, Callihan used a chair on Warner as referee Frank Gastineau called for the bell in an apparent disqualification but it was quickly waved off and Warner returned the chair shot as the match continued.

Callihan put Warner’s head through the chair, tied his arms up in his own suspenders, and began chopping Warner’s back. Warner fought to his feet with his head still stuck in the chair, but Callihan hit a drop toe hold to regain control and managed to flip Cornette the middle finger.

Warner got a little control back as he connected with some headbutts, but Callihan caught him running off the ropes and tombetoned him on top of the seated chair, which amazingly Warner kicked out of.

Callihan brought a table into the ring as we cut to Cornette who was seething at Callihan and willing Warner on to both win the match and put Callihan out of wrestling. Warner eventually speared Callihan through the table but Callihan kicked out at one, hulked up, spat in Warner’s face, ate a clothesline and a running knee, but he kicked out at two.

Warner was about to hit another running knee to finish off Callihan but the referee called for the bell for real this time when Hijo de la Park and Ricky Martinez ran in and attacked Warner.

Callihan saved Warner and pulled Martinez off. They then met momentarily in the center of the ring before disposing of Hijo and Martinez. They shook hands then went outside and brawled with Promociones Dorado as Fusion went off the air.

Next week:  The Hart Foundation (Teddy Hart, Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Brian Pillman Jr.) battle The Dynasty (MJF, Richard Holliday and Alexander Hammerstone) in a six-man tables match.

Impact Wrestling results: Tag Team title match, Lance Storm appears

Posted on by Antonio Garza

Impact Wrestling returned from the St. Clair College Sportsplex for tonight’s episode. The Twitch broadcast was hosted by Melissa Santos, who was later joined by Don Callis.

The opening video was a full recap of the Johnny Impact vs. Brian Cage saga, making special notice of all the double crosses and games that Johnny played the last few months and the involvement of referee Johnny Bravo along the road.

Scarlett Bordeaux & Fallah Bahh defeated The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Raj Singh) w/ Gama Singh

Bahh started the match against Raju and then Singh, with Bahh constantly getting the upper hand thanks to his size. He kept playing to the crowd, who were chanting Bordeaux’s entrance song.

Bordeaux tagged in, but neither Singh nor Raju wanted to wrestle her, so she tagged out. Both Desi Hit Squad members tried to jump Bahh, but he got them before they could do anything. Raju tripped Bahh, giving Singh a slight advantage. Singh got a one count with a mafia kick.

Bahh made a comeback and tagged in Bordeaux. She went for a suicide dive, but Raju stopped her. Bordeaux started chopping Raju, provoking him. She hit a rana, tossing him to the outside. Bordeaux held the ropes for Bahh, who hit a suicide dive. Bordeaux hit a top rope crossbody to the floor on both Singh and Raju.

Back in the ring, Bahh and Bordeaux went for running attacks in the corner. Bordeaux gave Singh a stinkface. Raju wanted one himself, except he got it from Bahh. Singh took out Bahh and blocked a German suplex from Bordeaux, who instead hit a jawbreaker.

Bahh hit a belly-to-belly on Singh, setting him up for a Banzai Drop with Bordeaux on his back for the win. Fun match — the fans live were loving it.

The Lucha Bros cut a promo on Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards and their Tag Team title match tonight. They said that no one will take their titles.

We got a training video for The Deaners.

Backstage, Drake & Edwards met and hyped each other up about winning the Tag Team titles tonight.

Tommy Dreamer cut a promo on Madman Fulton. He said that he’d been researching Fulton’s past and brought up the similarities between them. He managed to get the word “sanity” in. Good promo — felt like an old ECW backstage promo.

Dezmond Xavier (w/ The Rascalz) defeated Moose

Xavier went for an early headlock, but Moose simply carried him around. Xavier went for waist control, and Moose countered him with a single hip attack. Xavier went for strikes, and he finally got Moose mad.

Moose caught Xavier’s hand and tossed him around. Moose locked in a bear hug, but Xavier escaped by ringing Moose’s ears. Moose hit a huge snake eyes on Xavier, then followed up by chopping and choking Xavier around the ring, clearly going after the neck.

Moose went for the Go to Hell, but Xavier countered into a rana. Moose replied with a big lariat for a cocky two count. Moose went after Xavier’s back, whipping him corner to corner, standing on his back, and hitting a couple of shoulder thrusts.

Moose missed one last shoulder tackle and ended up outside the ring. Xavier went for a tope con giro, but Moose caught him in mid-air in a powerbomb position and swung him into the steel steps.

Moose was setting up the spear, but Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel distracted him, giving Xavier the opening to roll up Moose and steal the win. This was almost like a reverse squash — Moose looked great and Xavier was great as the underdog.

Somewhere in the Undead Realm, Kiera Hogan was lurking around and was met by Rosemary, who told her to go away. Hogan said that this also involves her. Rosemary said that both Allie and Hogan keep getting in trouble because they don’t know how to listen.

Hogan got in Rosemary’s face, telling her that she will get involved whether she likes it or not, and so Rosemary beat her up.

Backstage, Moose cut a promo saying production needs to edit the loss out. Moose said that if The Rascalz want to gang up on him, he can play that game too.

The GWN Flashback Moment of the Week was the LAX vs. OGz 5150 Street Fight from 2018’s Slammiversary.

Tessa Blanchard cut a promo on Gail Kim. She said that Kim is trying to stop her from becoming the greatest Knockout because that is all Kim has left. Blanchard talked trash, bringing up Kim’s husband Robert Irvine. Suddenly, it turned out that Blanchard was outside one of Irvine’s restaurants.

Blanchard went into the restaurant and caused some chaos, bullying the patrons and employees. She finally found the chef, who told her that Irvine was not there today. Blanchard berated the poor chef, who was somewhat corpsing.

Back from commercial, Kim was getting the message about the restaurant. Melissa Santos interviewed her about pressing charges, but Kim said that she will handle things in the ring and teach Blanchard a lesson.

Madman Fulton (w/ Sami Callihan) defeated Tommy Dreamer

Callihan hyped up Fulton before the match by slapping him. Once the match started, Fulton easily dominated Dreamer by tossing him around and choking him against the ropes. Dreamer tried to make a comeback, but Fulton cut him off and stomped him down. Callihan went to get involved, and so the referee sent him to the back.

Back in the ring, Fulton kept torturing Dreamer with a bear hug. Dreamer bit Fulton’s nose to get away and went for the 10 strikes in the corner. Fulton grabbed him for a powerbomb, but they spilled to the outside. They brawled for a bit with Dreamer getting the upper hand and dodging Fulton’s attacks, but it would only wake Fulton up.

Back in the ring again, Fulton went for the bear hug. He hit a suplex and a splash for a one count, then put Dreamer back in the bear hug. Fulton hit a sidewalk slam for a two count. He went for a headbutt. Dreamer dodged, but it wasn’t enough to stop Fulton, who just got up again.

Dreamer tried to strike down Fulton with a couple of elbows, but Fulton was still up. Dreamer hit a DDT and went for a kendo stick, but Fulton caught him with an End of Days for the win. Good showing for Fulton, even if he gave a lot to Dreamer.

After the match, Fulton kept torturing Dreamer until Willie Mack came out with a steel chair and brawled with Fulton. The rest of oVe came out to attack Mack until Rich Swann tried to make the save. Callihan choked out Swann and hit the Cactus Special. Callihan Pillmanized Dreamer’s arm while they made Swann watch. oVe has become a really strong stable.

We got another Deaner’s vignette — this time they were on their way to Impact on a tractor. They debut next week.

Backstage, a doctor was telling Swann and Mack that Dreamer has an injured arm and that he’ll need some time to recover. Swann walked away, but now Killer Kross approached Mack. Kross told Mack that every time he goes to help Swann, Mack is the one that ends up banged up. Mack blew Kross off and challenged him to a match next week.

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

Before the match started, Valkyrie cut a promo on Canada. She talked about last week’s match against Jordynne Grace & Brian Cage, and since she is defending her title at Rebellion, she is making the executive decision to not wrestle tonight. Before she could leave, Rayne attacked her to force the match to start.

Rayne hit a rana, tossing Valkyrie outside, which she used to try and run away — except Grace came out and tossed Valkyrie back in the ring. Rayne used the distraction to roll up Valkyrie for the win. If this means that Valkyrie defends against both Grace and Rayne at Rebellion, it will make Grace look bad for helping someone else get in her match.

We got a special interview by Rolando Menendez with Johnny Impact. Referee Johnny Bravo was behind them cleaning Johnny’s pool. Johnny defended Bravo’s new job, talked trash about Cage, and said that at Rebellion, Cage has no idea how deep Johnny Impact can get in order to retain his championship.

This hinted that Johnny has another secret weapon ready to betray Cage at the Rebellion pay-per-view. Great promo by Johnny.

Cage confronted Don Callis about Bravo. Callis told Cage that they have a plan, that they’ll get a special guest referee, and that Scott D’Amore had the answer. Callis immediately called D’Amore to tell him that Cage was going after him for answers.

We cut to D’Amore, who was being told by Callis to run away. They revealed that they don’t actually have a plan, but Cage was already behind them. Cage threatened D’Amore, but Lance Storm suddenly stepped up and told Cage to have some integrity and rethink his actions.

Storm and Cage got in each other’s faces, with Storm telling Cage he won’t go down that easily. D’Amore improvised and announced that Storm will be the special guest referee for Impact and Cage’s World title match at Rebellion.

Impact Tag Team Champions The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) defeated Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards to retain their titles

Fenix and Drake started the match, with the latter getting the strength advantage. Fenix and Pentagon went for an early spike Fear Factor, but Edwards came in to stop them. He took out Pentagon, giving Drake the opening to hit a superplex on Fenix for a two count. Edwards and Drake started working on Fenix, who tried to make a comeback — only to get caught by Drake for an assisted DVD.

Pentagon jumped in, but Drake and Edwards also took him out. The Lucha Bros finally recovered and got rid of Edwards to the outside. Fenix dove onto Edwards while Pentagon got a two count on Drake.

The Lucha Bros went for the spike Fear Factor, but LAX came out to attack them. Drake used the distraction to roll up Pentagon for a two count. Edwards tossed Drake the kendo stick, which Pentagon dodged, hit the spike Fear Factor, and pinned Drake to retain the titles. This was way too short for the potential it had with all four men in the ring.

After the match, Lucha Bros and LAX brawled to the back. In the ring, Edwards tried to comfort Drake. It seemed like Drake was turning against Edwards as fans started chanting “Eli is the weak link” — but they hugged it out and Edwards’ song was played.

Oh, there you go. As they started to walk to the back, Drake finally turned on Edwards and attacked him with the kendo stick to close the show. It was a great team that unfortunately was short-lived.

Final thoughts — 

Overall, this was a good show. All the main feuds got touched upon tonight as we head into Impact’s Rebellion PPV a week from Sunday. Inside the ring, most of the matches felt more like segments or angles, but they were nonetheless fun to watch.

Omega & Young Bucks vs. PAC & Lucha Bros set for AEW Fyter Fest

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Kenny Omega and PAC will be on opposite sides of a six-man tag match at All Elite Wrestling’s event with CEO Fighting Game Championships.

It was announced today that Omega & The Young Bucks will team against PAC & Pentagon Jr. & Fenix at AEW Fyter Fest. The show is taking place at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida on Saturday, June 29.

The Young Bucks have been feuding with The Lucha Bros and will defend their AAA Tag Team titles against them at Double or Nothing in Las Vegas on May 25. Omega is facing Chris Jericho at Double or Nothing, while PAC is wrestling Hangman Page.

This is the second year in a row that Omega has been involved with a pro wrestling event that’s in partnership with CEO’s gaming convention. CEO x NJPW When Worlds Collide took place in Daytona Beach last June.

The Fyter Fest name was announced earlier this week and is a reference to the failed Fyre Fest music festival from 2017. CEO organizer Alex Jebailey vs. AEW’s Michael Nakazawa in a hardcore match is also set for Fyter Fest, with it being a rematch of their comedy match from the CEO x NJPW pre-show.

Tickets for Fyter Fest will go on sale in early May. AEW Fight for the Fallen is taking place in Jacksonville two weeks after Fyter Fest.

Lucha Bros challenging Young Bucks for AAA titles at Double or Nothing

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The AAA Tag Team titles will officially be on the line when The Young Bucks face The Lucha Bros at AEW Double or Nothing.

While appearing with Kenny Omega on Syfy Wire at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo today, The Young Bucks confirmed that their match against Pentagon Jr. & Fenix at Double or Nothing will be for the AAA Tag Team titles. The Young Bucks won the titles from Pentagon & Fenix at AAA Rey de Reyes on March 16.

The Young Bucks being at Rey de Reyes was teased but not announced in advance. They appeared after Pentagon & Fenix won the AAA Tag Team titles from El Texano Jr. & Rey Escorpion, then won the titles from Pentagon & Fenix in an impromptu match.

A partnership between AEW and AAA was announced in February. Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that The Young Bucks winning the AAA Tag Team titles from Pentagon & Fenix was “part of a deal put together by AEW to have a championship rematch” at Double or Nothing.

Double or Nothing is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday, May 25. Here’s the current lineup for the show:

  • Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho
  • AAA Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks (Matt & Nick Jackson) defending against The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix)
  • PAC vs. Hangman Page
  • Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae
  • SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) vs. Cima and two partners from Oriental Wrestling Entertainment
  • Over the Budget Battle Royale (Sonny Kiss, Kip Sabian, Brandon Cutler, and Ace Romero confirmed thus far)

The Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros official for AEW Double or Nothing

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After multiple angles were shot to set up the match, The Young Bucks vs. Lucha Bros is finally official for AEW Double or Nothing.

The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr. & Fenix was confirmed for Double or Nothing at the end of this week’s episode of Being the Elite. The announcement comes after an angle where The Young Bucks showed up at an AAW show over the weekend, cost Pentagon & Fenix the AAW Tag Team, titles, and issued the challenge for Double or Nothing.

That was the follow up to Pentagon and Fenix attacking The Young Bucks at this month’s ticket announcement party. The storyline for their match has been built around both teams thinking they’re the best in the world. 

The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada is hosting Double or Nothing on Saturday, May 25. Here’s the updated card:

  • Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho
  • The Young Bucks vs. The Lucha Bros
  • Hangman Page vs. PAC
  • Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae
  • SoCal Uncensored (Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian & Scorpio Sky) vs. Cima and two partners from Oriental Wrestling Entertainment
  • Over Budget Battle Royale (Sonny Kiss, Kip Sabian, and Brandon Cutler confirmed thus far)

VIDEO: Young Bucks challenge Lucha Bros for AEW Double or Nothing

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The build to Double or Nothing was furthered with an angle at Saturday night’s AAW show in Chicago, Illinois.

As The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) were defending their AAW Tag Team titles against LAX (Santana & Ortiz) and AR Fox & Myron Reed, The Young Bucks attacked Pentagon and Fenix while the referee was down. They laid out Pentagon and Fenix with superkicks, Matt Jackson gave Pentagon a package piledriver, and they hit the Meltzer Driver on Fenix.

LAX hit their Street Sweeper finisher on Pentagon to become AAW Tag Team Champions.

The Young Bucks then came back into the ring and got on the microphone. They challenged Pentagon & Fenix to a match at AEW Double or Nothing, and Fenix replied that the best answer is what the people say. Fenix said the people want to watch The Young Bucks vs. the best tag team on the planet — The Lucha Bros.

The angle ended with The Young Bucks superkicking Pentagon and Fenix again. Matt Jackson said they know Pentagon and Fenix’s schedule, and The Young Bucks will see them around.

The Young Bucks’ appearance at AAW was the follow up to The Lucha Bros attacking them at the Double or Nothing ticket announcement party earlier this month. Double or Nothing is taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, May 25.

Video of the Young Bucks-Lucha Bros angle from AAW is available to watch below:

Impact Wrestling results: Lucha Bros vs. LAX

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Tonight’s Twitch stream was hosted by Don Callis and Melissa Santos, with a special cameo by Brian Cage, and a post-show interview with Al Snow, talking about his purchase of OVW and their upcoming show with Impact Wrestling.

Opening video recapped Taya Valkyrie and Johnny Impact’s defenses from the Uncaged special episode, plus the attack of Sami Callihan on Rich Swann. Tonight, Impact Wrestling returns to Sam’s Town Casino from Las Vegas, Nevada for this new set of tapings.

Johnny Impact opened the show coming out to the ring. He cut a promo saying that he has been the fighting champion he said he’d be when he won the title. Johnny brought up his questionable wins against Cage, but at Uncaged he defeated all those men and closed that chapter. He said he is ready to move on to the next contender, but the man to come out is Moose.

Moose got on the mic and made fun of Johnny complaining of being hurt and having to fight a lot. Moose said that the only reason he didn’t win is because of Brian Cage and Killer Kross, who comes out to join them in the ring.

Kross came out to a big pop. Kross called Moose a betrayer and told Moose that he should know better than to cross him. They did a small bit of comedy, talking about fashion, that was really off with the mood. Johnny tricked Kross and Moose into having a No. 1 contendership match.

Killer Kross vs. Moose for an Impact World Title shot went to a no contest

This was a great hoss fight. Both men went straight for the shoulder tackles and forearms. Kross had the early advantage, taking down Moose with a series of clotheslines to the corner until Moose pulled the referee in front of him and used the distraction to low blow Kross for a two count. With another distraction, Kross returned the favor hitting Moose low for a two count himself.

Kross sent Moose to the outside where they brawled around, taking out Johnny Impact in the process, who was doing commentary at ringside. As soon as they made it back to the ring, Johnny attacked them both, causing the ref to throw out the match.

After the match, Kross locked in the Straightjacket Sleeper and once again, Moose and Kross joined forces to take out Johnny, but Brian Cage came out for the save.

Brian Cage and Johnny hit tandem superkicks to send Kross and Moose packing. Cage told Johnny he owed him one.

They played audio from Konna’s Keepin it 100 radio show, where Don Callis hired Glenn Gilbertti.

LAX were in some kitchen. Konnan hyped LAX for tonight’s match and tells them that tonight, win, lose, or draw, this is it.

Back from commercial, Johnny and Cage are talking backstage. Johnny thanks Cage for helping him out. Johnny tells Cage that if he wants his title shot, he won’t be able to get a clean one unless they take out Kross and Moose once and for all. Cage doesn’t want to team up with Johnny anymore, so Johnny shows him a title shot contract if Cage teams up with him one last time.

GWN Flashback Moment of the Week was Eddie Edwards defeating Tommy Dreamer at 2018’s Slammiversary XVI.

The Rascalz did their That 70’s Show round table. Trey Miguel and Wentz are arguing and agree to trade places in their following matches, making it Trey and Dezmond teaming against the Desi Hit Squad and Zachary Wentz vs Ethan Page. They were joined at the end by Gama Singh, showing them how to smoke a hookah. All the Rascalz go to sleep and Gama kept talking. This was weird, even for a Rascalz’ skit.

Reno Scum return to Impact Wrestling next week.

The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Trey Miguel) defeated Desi Hit Squad (Raj Singh & Rohit Raju) w/Gama Singh

Story is that The Rascalz are feeling the effects of the hookah they smoked with Gama, revealing that it was Gama’s plan all along to get them ready for Desi Hit Squad.

Raj and Dezmond started the match, with Raj quickly getting the upper hand on Xavier. After a few hits in, Rohit Raju got in for a big knee and a two count.

Desi Hit Squad kept control over Xavier for a while with quick tags, but every time that Xavier started a comeback, he would get cut off again since he lacked his usual speed. Eventually, he landed a kick that gave him an opening and got the tag to Trey Miguel with a slap in the face because Trey was not paying attention and Dezmond lacked focus to direct his hand.

Trey came in, running wild on Rohit Raju with some great action, he hit the Trey19 on the corner. He went for a cutter, but Raju countered and hit a Wheelbarrow DDT along with Raj for a two count when Xavier broke the pin.

Trey and Dez hit a tandem X19 and after the Meteora, Trey pinned Rohit Raju for the win. Good quick match with an interesting way to make this match up different and give the Desi Hit Squad a small chance at winning.

Melissa Santos interviewed Eli Drake about his actions from last week. Drake said that he attacked Eddie because Eddie didn’t respect him in last week’s Team AAA vs Team Impact match. He said that he wants this match to show Eddie that hardcore wrestling makes Eddie a loser. Great promo.

We saw footage from Rich Swann in the hospital being visited by Sami Callihan, who tells Rich that he has no one to come visit him other than him. He apologizes to Swann because what he did wasn’t to hurt him, but to wake Swann up. Callihan said that Rich hadn’t lived up to his potential until now. A doctor came in and told Sami Callihan that visiting time was for family only, but Swann told the lady, “he is family”. Callihan left an oVe t-shirt and left.

Eddie Edwards defeated Eli Drake

They start the match by locking in and Drake quickly takes down Eddie with a shoulder tackle. They did a couple counters and reversals, ending with a few arm drags that send Drake to the outside.

Back int ehr ring, Drake tried to tell Eddie to realize that he didn’t need weapons since he was doing great with wrestling, but Eddie didn’t listen and just proceeded to chop Drake. They went outside the ring where Eddie rammed Eli to the post. The ref came out to get Eddie back in the ring, but Eli took advantage to blindside Eddie with a clothesline and get control.

Back in the ring, Drake worked over Eddie’s mid-section, he hit a big DDT and went to follow with a diving elbow, but Eddie dodged it.

Eddie hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Eddie hit a Tiger Driver for another two count. Eddie then went for the kendo Stick, but got distracted with the referee, giving Eli Drake the opening to hit a reverse DVD. Eli went for the kendo stick, but as he went for the swing, Eddie rolled him up and took the win. Another good short match.

Tessa Blanchard was arguing with Impact Management. She got interviewed and explained that management won’t give her a title rematch and blamed it on what she did to Gail Kim. She said that she will get her rematch one way or the other.

Glenn Gilbertti arrived at Sam’s Town Casino asking for directions for the Impact management offices, but instead, he got locked out outside the building.

Delilah Doom defeated Alisha Edwards by DQ

Delilah Doom is making her Impact Wrestling debut. She has a Richard Simmons ‘jazzercise’ gimmick. They start the match with an collar and elbow lock up, but Alisha quickly gets out and hits a plancha, as she goes for a second one, Delilah dodges and hits a 619. Delilah goes for a double on the corner, but Alisha dodges, hits a knee and a plancha that Doom rolls through for a two count.

Tessa suddenly comes out, attacks Alisha Edwards, press slams Alisha on the ramp. Tessa went for Delilah who tried to make a stand, even going for the 619, but Tessa caught her, hit deadlift sit down powerbomb and the Buzzsaw DDT. This was more of a segment than a match.

Delilah Doom cut a promo backstage. She challenged Tessa to a match for next week for what she did to her in the ring.

We got a vignette for Ace Austin.

We got a video recapping last week’s event between Impact Wrestling and the NFL Alumni Association, Las Vegas chapter.

Allie and Su Yung are in one of those dark places in the arena. Rosemary is there, but James Mitchell interrupts her. Mitchell said that Rosemary can’t touch Allie since he owns her soul. Rosemary and James Mitchell make a deal for a winner take all match between Rosemary’s army against Mitchell’s army in a Dark War. If Rosemary wins, she gets Allie’s soul back, if Mitchell wins, he gets Rosemary.

Taya Valkyrie was interviewed by Melissa Santos, who asked about Tessa’s actions. Taya said that she is done with Tessa, and she won’t even acknowledge Tessa’s tantrums, because now that she is the champion, she has bigger things to worry about.

Impact Tag Team Champions Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Fenix) defeated LAX (Santana & Ortiz) w/ Konnan to retain the titles.

LAX jumped the Lucha Bros at the ramp, they brawled outside the ring for a while, ramming them to the steel steps and the ring post. Ortiz hit a Tope con Giro on Pentagon. Santana was going for an Asai Moonsault, but Fenix cut him off and took him out with a kick.

Back from commercial, the match has finally started. Fenix and Ortiz were in the ring first, but Pentagon and Santana joined the superkick exchange to take out their opponents and take charge of the ring. Crowd was split in half between LAX and Cero Miedo chants. Santana and Pentagon started trading forearms in the middle of the ring. Ortiz came back and helped Santana take out Pentagon with an assisted senton and moonsault combination. LAX, then focused on Fenix, who got taken out with a Flapjack and top rope Senton for a two count.

The referee finally got control of the match as LAX started working over Fenix’s arm, cutting the ring in half on him. LAX was being really disrespectful to Pentagon and Fenix, taunting Pentagon with the Cero Miedo sign. Fenix made a small comeback and tagged in Pentagon who ran wild on LAX. Slingblade and a double superkick on Ortiz to send him out of the ring.

Pentagon hit a Penta Driver on Santana for a two count when Ortiz broke it up. Pentagon and Fenix then hit their Wassap Dropkick on Ortiz. Santana returned with a cutter on Pentagon. Ortiz hit a codebreaker, and they both hit their double team finisher for a two count when Pentagon kicked out. LAX went for the 5150, but Fenix got rid of Santana with a springboard kick. Pentagon hit the Footstomp Fear Factor on Ortiz and picked up the win.

After the match, Fenix and Pentagon celebrated in the ring. They shook Konnan’s hand. Santana and Ortiz were weary about shaking the Lucha Bros’s hands, but ended up offering their hands. Pentagon and Fenix decided to taunt them and get in their faces instead, to which LAX responded by low blowing them and taking off their masks as a surprised Konna looked on and the show went off the air.

The match was considerably shorter than their previous ones, but this was more about setting up the turn at the end and what will most likely lead to a blood feud going forward to the Rebellion PPV.

Overall, the show was fine in the ring, but we saw several angles and segments that are starting to set up the direction going towards the Rebellion PPV.