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A vignette played of upcoming Impact Wrestling star Ace Austin prior to a recap of Tessa Blanchard's beatdown. Delilah Doom then challenged Blanchard to a one-on-one match next week.
James Mitchell confronted Rosemary who was stalking Dark Allie and Su Yung. Rosemary and Mitchell made a deal. Mitchell wanted to bring the Demon Assassin back to his side, while Rosemary wanted Allie. The two agreed on a "dark war" pitting Rosemary's team against Mitchells. If Rosemary wins, Allie is free and back to normal. If not, Rosemary is Mitchell's.
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Melissa Santos interviewed Taya Valkyrie backstage regarding Tessa Blanchard's recent actions. Valkyrie said that Blanchard was a child throwing a temper tantrum and that you don't give spoiled children what they want.
Impact Wrestling Tag Team Title Match: LAX vs Lucha Bros
LAX attacked the champions as they made their way down to the ring. They worked around the ring, sending Fenix and Pentagon Jr. into the steel steps and ring posts.
Santana feined a dive, forcing Pentagon to dive while Ortiz took Fenix out with a tope con hilo. Santana went for a dive but Pentagon stunned him with a kick, sending him down to the ground on the outside.
Back from commercial, Ortiz and Fenix traded strikes. Ortiz stunned Fenix with a flip flop and caught an attempt at a kick. Santana came in and rocked him with a superkick. Pentagon did the same to Ortiz, leaving Pentagon and Santana standing.
They met in the middle of the ring where they traded elbow strikes. A spinning back kick doubled Pentagon over, but he caught Santana with a superkick. Running off the ropes, Ortiz set him up for a running boot from Santana.
Ortiz planted him with an Oklahoma slam and a leg drop while Santana connected with a springboard moonsault. Fenix was set up in the corner where LAX ran into him with a pair of clotheslines. A pair of top rope body splashes left Fenix hurting, but he kicked out at two.
Ortiz allowed Fenix to get back up and they traded shots again, with Ortiz getting the upper hand. LAX kept Fenix in their corner, beating him down and working his left arm. Fenix avoided a double team maneuver, dropping Santana with a knee and Ortiz with a pair of superkicks.
Pentagon, tagged in, took out both with a top rope crossbody. Pentagon set Santana up in the corner and dodged a dropkick from Ortiz, where he connected with his partner's back.
A pair of superkicks sent Ortiz to the apron. A Pentagon Driver almost picked up the win for the champions, but Ortiz broke it up. A spinning back kick rocked him, and as they sent Santana to the outside, they worked over Ortiz with a unique "What's Up" spot. Ortiz sent Fenix to the outside and Santana dropped Pentagon with the rolling cutter. A top rope codebreaker and a double wheelbarrow slam almost gave us new champions, but Pentagon kicked out.
Santana tagged in Ortiz. Santana went up top but was kicked off by Fenix. Pentagon and Fenix connected with the Fear Factor, retaining the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship and ending the rivalry between the Lucha Bros and LAX.
Results: Lucha Bros defeated LAX via pinfall.
Konnan shook the hands of Pentagon Jr. and Fenix and told Santana and Ortiz to do the same. LAX struggled to do it, but after a few moments finally went in for the handshake.
The Lucha Bros denied the handshakes, though, and were beat down by LAX for their trouble. Santana and Ortiz stole their masks to end the show. It looks like this feud is far from over.
