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The North has soured the Impact Wrestling Tag Team scene, eliminating one of the best tag teams in the company's history from the roster. After sending LAX packing, Ethan Page and Josh Alexander have continued to dominate the division. However, tonight, they face one of their toughest challenges yet.
Just like in their first title defense, The North must defend the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship against two teams; Rob Van Dam & Rhino and Rich Swann & Willie Mack.
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Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship Match: Rob Van Dam & Rhino vs Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs The North (c)
Willie Mack and Josh Alexander started the match. The powerhouses of their respective teams traded heavy-hitting moves, but Mack wound up getting the upper hand with a hurricanrana and a springboard arm drag.
Alexander tagged in Page, who was immediately placed in a compromising position. Page was placed in the ropes where a 619 from Mack led to a leaping neckbreaker. Swann followed up with a Rolling Thunder into a body splash. Page kicked out and hit Swann with a piledriver, allowing Rhino to tag himself in.
The War Machine worked over Mr. All Ego, but a distraction from Alexander allowed Page to get back in the match, isolating Rhino from the rest of the ring. A spinebuster from Rhino allowed him to tag Rob Van Dam, who came in just as Alexander got in the ring. A series of kicks and the Rolling Thunder set up for the split-legged moonsault. Alexander kicked out at two.
A running spinning kick to the jaw allowed Van Dam to send Alexander overhead with a monkey flip. As he got up, Swann tagged himself in, taking Alexander down with a tilt-a-whirl headscissors and a step up kick to the jaw. Swann attempted the springboard cutter, but Page held onto him as he jumped on the ropes, allowing Alexander to catch him. The double spin out powerbomb left Swann down for a two-count.
Page came in and dumped Swann with a backdrop, sending him flying 450 degrees. Alexander continued the punishment of Swann, with the North hitting an elevated spike DDT. The champs knocked their challengers off the ropes, but Swann countered the Loch Ness Lowdown by dropping Page head first with a DDT.
A reverse rana spiked Alexander as Mack tagged in. Chocolate Thunda left both members of the North in opposite corners, running into each with multiple body splashes. A cannonball left Alexander rolling outside while a Samoan drop gave Mack a near fall on Page. Swann tagged back in for a flapjack/facebuster combo, but RVD and Rhino broke up the pin.
Rhino sent Swann & Mack outside as Rob Van Dam rocked Page with a kick to the jaw. As he moved up top for the FIve Star Frog Splash, Alexander held onto his leg. Mack leapt onto Page instead with the Six Star Frog Splash. Swann followed up and gained a near fall. Rob Van Dam and Rhino cleaned house until Mack sent Rhino outside with a standing dropkick.
Mack leapt over the ropes with a tope con hilo, taking out RVD, Rhino, and Alexander. Swann moved up for a dive, but was stopped by Page. An exploder attempt was blocked. Page, however, sent Swann crashing down to the mat with a military press slam. Alexander followed up with a powerbomb backbreaker. A senton bomb from Page got a near fall.
The North attempted the Monster Mash, but Mack stopped them. As Page was dumped outside, Mack & Swann hit Alexander with their finisher. RVD and Rhino broke up the pin and Rhino set up for the Gore. Before he could hit it, RVD knocked him outside with a superkick.
RVD followed up by taking out Mack and Swann with kicks. As he stood over Rhino, the North put away Swann with the Loch Ness Lowdown, retaining their titles.
Results: The North defeated Rich Swann & Willie Mack via pinfall.
