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Brian Cage and Michael Elgin have been at war with each other since the Unbreakable One made his debut with Impact Wrestling, absolutely demolishing Cage at Rebellion back in April. Tonight, the World Champion looked to finally rid himself of Big Mike in a Street Fight.
His next challenger for the title? Well, last week we saw Tessa Blanchard and Sami Callihan win the Mash-Up Tournament, meaning they'd face each other for the opportunity to be the new #1 Contender at Unbreakable. Tonight, Callihan attempted to bury the hatchet, though it didn't exactly go as planned.
Speaking of championships, the X-Division Champion Rich Swann put his title on the line when he faced longtime rival Jake Crist tonight. oVe claimed to have a plan to take out Swann. Would they finally dethrone him, or would Swann once again find a way to defy the odds?
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We kicked off the show with a grudge match between Jordynne Grace and Kiera Hogan. Before Grace and Hogan could take part in the next chapter of their feud, they were interrupted by the music of Madison Rayne. The Queen Bee of Impact Wrestling joined commentary for the bout.
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Jordynne Grace vs Kiera Hogan
Grace took Hogan into the corner for a series of shoulder thrusts and a strong right hand. Hogan came out with a boot, but Grace was able to power through it, sending Hogan into the apron. Grace tried to slam her onto the apron, only for Hogan to escape. A suicide dive was countered by Thick Mama Pump, as she dumped Hogan onto the floor with an impressive belly-to-belly suplex.
The second dive from Hogan was successful, though, driving Grace into the barricade. Back inside, Grace was dragged to the corner where she was choked by Hogan's foot. Tossed to the middle of the ring, a kick to the back gave Hogan a one-count. As she picked up Grace, however, she was met with another powerful right hand. Hogan countered with a series of strikes, sending her into the corner and crashing into her with a running hip attack.
Grace again kicked out at one, forcing Hogan to go for a running double knee in the corner, allowing Grace to catch her and plant her former friend with a spinout powerbomb. Following a body slam, Grace picked Hogan in the fireman's carry position, where she escaped Grace's grasp.
Coming off the ropes, Hogan was planted with a catching Grace Driver. Incredibly, though, she kicked out at two. Grace chased Hogan into the corner, where Hogan caught her arm and dropped her on the second rope with an arm wrench. Back inside, Hogan connected with three running dropkicks to a seated Grace.
Those kicks weren't enough to keep Grace down, angering Hogan. She drove Grace's face into the top turnbuckle and looked for a hangman's neckbreaker. Grace held onto the ropes, allowing her to hit the Vader Bomb. Hogan countered out.
Hogan countered the Grace Driver, stomping Grace's foot and connecting with the superkick, sending Grace outside. On the apron, Hogan went for a kick, but Grace ducked, catching her for an electric chair drop on the outside.
Grace beat the ten count by herself, while Rayne assisted Hogan, tossing her back in the ring by eight. Hogan was rolled up, and the bridge sealed the deal.
Results: Jordynne Grace defeated Kiera Hogan via pinfall.
Brian Cage cut a promo on his opponent in the main event tonight, Michael Elgin. Cage planned on finally breaking the Unbreakable One, sending "Little Mike" to the hospital.
Taya Valkyrie was backstage with John E. Bravo, trying to get the help of Rosemary. The Knockout's Champion needed more help with Havok, but the Demon Assassin wasn't having any of it.
Bravo told Valkyrie not to worry, as he would take care of it.
Sami Callihan made his way down to the ring, with Josh Mathews and Don Callis revealing that he requested time to speak. The Draw didn't take any time, immediately asking Tessa Blanchard to come on out.
Blanchard didn't hesitate and met Callihan in the ring. Callihan said underestimated Blanchard, believing that he had an easy walk in the park at Slammiversary. However, Blanchard proved him wrong. Cut to a few weeks later, and they won the Mash-Up Tournament, giving them a chance to face off one more time for a shot at the Impact World Championship.
Callihan said there were a lot of other male performers that turned down the opportunity to wrestle Blanchard, but he stepped up and they set the wrestling world on fire, and it wasn't an intergender wrestling match. It was a pro wrestling match. He then offered Blanchard his hand out of respect but said that at Unbreakable, he's walking away as the #1 contender.
Blanchard hesitated but eventually shook Callihan's hand. Callihan said "I'll see you there, toots" before smacking her butt, infuriating Blanchard, who connected with a series of fists before laying out the Callihan Death Machine via Magnum. She stood victorious as Callihan was left in the ring grabbing his head.
oVe was seen backstage following Blanchard's actions against Callihan. Callihan said that he tried to do the right thing, but was met with a cheap shot. So next week,
Blanchard will have to take on Madman Fulton. After that, same plan as usual; take over everything!
Moose vs Ray Steele
Moose grabbed Steel by the neck, tossing him into the corner. Steel got out and caught him with a shot to the jaw, which only angered the former Grand Champion. Moose connected with a boot before hanging him up over the top rope.
A spear ended Steele's night rather quickly.
Results: Moose defeated Ray Steele via pinfall.
Following the match, Moose put Impact on blast for giving opportunities to guys that haven't been loyal, pointing to the past few former Impact World Champions. He then pointed the finger at Don Callis, saying that he's the reason Steele's family will have to start a GoFundMe.
A powerbomb to the apron left Ray Steele crumbled on the ringside floor.
John E. Bravo found Jessicka Havoc backstage, trying to talk her out of targeting the Knockouts Champion. He said that they could do this the hard way or the "fun way" attempting to seduce her. Havoc wasn't having any of it, sending him into some equipment backstage. Bravo said she chose the hard way and ran off.
Following a vignette highlighting The North's successful title defense at Slammiversary, the Rascalz were seen backstage in their treehouse discussing the fallout of the Mash-Up Tournament. Trey was still focused on mimicking Sami Callihan.
Dez revealed that he talked to Impact management and they'd be facing The North for a shot at the titles. The question was...who would be representing the trio? Wentz quickly revealed the answer to that, as he had Jonas Brothers tickets, and would have to leave early next week. When asked who he was taking, Gail Kim entered the scene. The two left, leaving Dez and Trey disgruntled in the treehouse.
Melissa Santos was interviewing Kiera Hogan about her loss earlier in the night. Before she could respond, Madison Rayne interrupted, insulting her for not being able to pick up a win. They continued to argue as we cut to the next commercial.
Ace Austin was seen trying to pick up Alisha Edwards backstage using magic tricks. She turned him down, and when another woman said she was interested, he turned her down, saying he was only into married women.
Willie Mack vs Rob Van Dam
Van Dam caught Mack with a side headlock to start off. Getting shot off into the corner, he withstood a shoulder block and took Mack to the matt with a roundhouse kick. After celebrating with the crowd, RVD was met by Mack for another go.
Mack escaped the headlock and laid out Van Dam with a running wheel kick. Mack was tossed into the ropes, standing Van Dam up with a shoulder block. The two tripped each other up, attempting to get a quick pin off of each other. They both kicked out, rolling to their feet in a stalemate.
The two traded headbutts and forearm shots, after which Mack chased the ECW Legend into the ropes, where Van Dam ducked under with a split, pulling him outside for another kick to the face. Mack was sent into the steel ring post, and when he turned around a rolling senton from the apron took the big man to the floor.
As Mack was set up on the barricade, he baited RVD into running in, dropping him chest first across the steel structure. Inside the ring, he placed Van Dam in the corner for a running boot and cannonball senton. A Samoan drop and standing moonsault gave him the two-count.
Back to their feet, Van Dam caught Mack running into the corner, dropping him with another roundhouse kick. However, the split-legged moonsault was predicted by Mack, and he picked his knees up. Following that with a backstabber, Mack went for the pin again. RVD kicked out.
Mack took him back to the corner again, but he was shoved away and met with a springboard sidekick to the jaw. A crossbody brought about a near fall for Van Dam. A few running clotheslines and another short sidekick set up for the Rolling Thunder. Mack rolled him up with a crucifix pin, but he kicked out. A running cutter spiked Van Dam on his head.
They both reached their feet at the same time, and although Van Dam stunned him with a series of strikes, Mack caught him coming off the ropes with an exploder suplex. The frog splash was avoided as Van Dam rolled out the way, doubling him over with a body scissors takedown for another two-count.
Mack caught the boot of Van Dam, allowing him to connect with a rolling wheel kick. The Five Star Frog Splash gave Van Dam a much-needed win.
Results: Rob Van Dam defeated Willie Mack via pinfall.
Austin continued to try and pick up Alisha Edwards, this time using the classic d....bird in a box trick, trying to get Alisha to touch the bird. Before that could happen, Stone Rockwell appeared, pulling Austin by the bird to try and get the poor thing some help.
Konnan was trying to get Ortiz to calm down after Santana was injured at Slammiversary. To fix the problem, he brought in Daga to replace the fallen LAX member. Ortiz said he appreciated what he did, and knows Daga is an incredible athlete, but he's not what they need right now.
He took another shot from his drink and left as Konnan and Daga were left trying to figure out the situation. LAX will challenge The North for the Impact Tag Team Titles in two weeks.
Melissa Santos interviewed Michael Elgin about his upcoming Street Fight with Brian Cage. Elgin said that, though the champion is a Machine, he's the one that keeps breaking it down. Instead of focusing on Melissa, he should be focused on Big Mike. And that will be his downfall tonight.
X-Division Championship Match: Jake Crist vs Rich Swann
Crist took Swann down with a side headlock. Swann made it back to his feet twice but Crist was able to keep the champion in his grasp. Attempting to shoot the challenger off into the ropes twice, Swan still couldn't escape.
Rolling backward, Swann finally shook Crist, and the two traded side headlock-headscissor holds. They stood up at the same time, with Swann taunting Crist, who rushed him only to be sent outside. A dive onto Crist got a standing ovation from the crowd.
Jake Crist was rolled back inside where Kid Ref began to check on him. With his back turned to Swann, Dave Crist rushed him and struck him from behind. Swann delivered a spinning back kick to take him out, but a diving tornado DDT from Jake Crist planted him head-first on the floor as we went to the break.
Back from commercial, Crist had Swann in the corner, washing his face with a series of forearms. A side Russian leg sweep from Crist set up for the Koji Clutch. Swann tried to counter with a pinfall, but Crist popped out, with him still in the hold.
Swann finally broke out but had his eyes gouged, allowing Crist to place him in the recliner. Swann broke out again only to be sent into the corner with a boot. Swann fought out of the said corner with a series of kicks and followed up with a rolling clothesline. A punching combination sent Crist to his knees where he was met with a series of kicks. Crist kicked out.
A death valley driver from Crist dropped Swann on his neck. Swann kicked out and rushed him in the corner where he was tossed onto the bottom turnbuckle with a snap powerslam. Swann kicked out. The two men began trading forearms and fists, with Swann getting the best of him with a rolling roundhouse kick. The diving elbow hit its mark, but Crist still kicked out.
Chasing Swann up top, a superplex from Crist was followed up with a spinning neckbreaker. Swann broke out of the pin. Even a sunset flip powerbomb couldn't give Crist the victory. The two traded another series of kicks, which again saw Swann get the better of Crist. the Phoenix Splash connected, but as Jake Crist rolled to the rope, Dave put his foot on the rope, breaking up the pin.
Swann chased Dave around the ring, and when he led him back inside, dropped both men with the handspring cutter. The Ref checked on Dave, allowing Madman Fulton to shove Swann off the top rope into a cutter from Crist. A corner springboard cutter.
Results: Jake Crist defeated Rich Swann via pinfall.
oVe, sans Callihan, celebrated in the ring as Jake Crist was awarded the X-Division Championship.
oVe celebrated backstage with Sami Callihan backstage, which was going well until Jake Crist said he should be called the "Golden Draw." Callihan was furious about that, and Crist even said he beat the man the Draw couldn't. Callihan left after screaming Tessa Blanchard's name.
Street Fight: Brian Cage vs Michael Elgin
Cage was tossed out to the entrance ramp as Elgin followed closely behind with a steel chair. He continued to drive it into the back of the Impact World Champion, trying to re-injure his spine.
Results: No Contest.
In the ring, Elgin choked out Cage with the chair before grabbing a microphone. Due to this being a non-title match, Elgin figured that it didn't matter what happened with the match, and all that he had to look forward to was sending the champion back to the hospital.
A second chair was brought in the ring, and Cage was knocked out with a conchairto. Security tried to stop Elgin's rampage but were instead added to the list of victims.
Melissa Santos rushed the ring, stopping Elgin as he set Cage up with his head in a stood-up chair. A masked man tried to interfere, and he was taken out by Elgin as well. However, it was a decoy, as Rhyno rushed the ring, delivering a massive Gore to the Unbreakable One. Rhino celebrated in the crowd as he revealed his Impact Wrestling shirt.
