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#10 Johnny Impact Vs. Austin Aries (c) - Impact World Heavyweight Title
This wasn't a match I was particularly invested in for quite some time, and them Impact went and pulled the stunt at the Hall of Fame Ceremony and successfully blurred the lines between kayfabe and reality with Impact's anger at Austin Aries' twitter comments directed at his wife.
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The two put on a great match that will be overshadowed by the ending, real or not. For starters, we got the answer to the question 'why are the ring barriers so close to the ring'. Because Johnny Impact guys, because Johnny Impact.
There's a lot of stiffness from both men in this match, with Aries antagonizing Taya at ringside as much as he can and both men trading vicious blows. Things escalate towards a top rope Spanish Fly.
The pair trade near falls with rope-break spots breaking up the pins and then Aries accidentally hit Taya with a suicide dive. This angered and drove Impact to finish the match and win with Starship Pain to become the new champion.
Result
After the match, Aries immediately got up, no selling the finishing move, shouted something, flipped everybody off and walked out, leaving everyone at ringside confused. It's unclear if this was a work or a shoot.
