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With Slammiversary only a few days away, the Impact stars looked to build some last-minute momentum heading into their matches on Sunday. Johnny Impact has had his sights set on the X-Division Championship since losing the world title months back to Brian Cage. Tonight, in a tag team match, he looked to weaken Swann ahead of their bout at Slammiversary. His tag team partner? John. E. Bravo.
Tessa Blanchard has been single-handedly breaking apart oVe for a month now, first targeting the Crist brothers, and now Sami Callihan. The leader of the gruesome stable left Blanchard unconscious recently, finishing her off with a devastating piledriver. Tonight, Blanchard hoped to get some revenge.
The Rascalz are set to challenge for the Impact World Tag Team Titles at Slammiversary. However, before that, they must take each other on in a triple threat match to determine who will compete in the bout. Whoever is pinned or submitted will sit out of the championship match.
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First up, we saw the rematch between TJP and Ace Austin. The Ace of Impact Wrestling was undefeated until the former Manik made his return to the company a few weeks ago. TJP made short work of the young star, finishing him with the Detonation Kick. Tonight, Ace Austin wanted revenge.
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TJP vs Ace Austin
TJP was brought down to the mat early with Austin hoping to wear him out before he could get going. The former X-Division Champion escaped a side headlock in a unique fashion. With both the Superstars back on their feet, Austin broke a wrist lock with his foot, following up with a short distance forearm strike.
The veteran seemed to have an answer for everything Austin threw out. However, Austin managed to bring him down with a kick to the knee and a running dropkick. TJP got back on top with a roll-up, turning it into a sharpshooter. Austin managed to break out of another hold, sending TJP into the corner and beating him down with a series of kicks.
Launched across the ring, TJP stuck himself on top of the turnbuckle with a headstand, sending Austin to the outside with a hurricanrana when he ran in. He attempted a springboard leg drop to the apron, but Austin saw it coming, rolling out of the way. A Fosbury Flop took TJP out, while Austin shouted, "These ropes ain't purple, bud!"
Back inside, Austin took control of the arm, locking in an armbar while using a playing card to cut into TJP's fingers. A surfboard stretch was escaped, as TJP rolled inwards sending Austin flying into the corner with a double foot stomp. His momentum was cut off after Austin retaliated with the running double leg facebuster.
TJP recovered, managing to fire up after a hurricanrana and a springboard dropkick in the ropes. Back inside, Austin laid out TJP with a springboard roundhouse kick. TJP kicked out.
On the top rope, the two X-Division stars battled, with Austin hoping for the superplex. TJP fought him off but was sent across the ring with a super headscissors takedown. However, playing to the crowd cost him, as TJP rolled away from a moonsault. As he went up for the Detonation Kick, Austin held onto the ropes, rolling him up afterwards. The ref broke the pin after he noticed Austin was holding the ropes.
A dropkick to the knee left Austin hobbling, allowing TJP to connect with a double chicken wing gutbuster. Austin broke out at two, leading to an exchange of strikes between the two. TJP looked for another running dropkick, but Austin leapt over him, landing on top with a leg drop.
Austin looked to finish the match with the Fold, but TJP dropped to the mat, picking the leg and forcing the submission with the TJP Clutch.
Results: TJP defeated Ace Austin via submission.
In a shocking turn of events, the Impact Tag Team Championships changed hands at Bash at the Brewery on Impact+. The North managed to defeat LAX, with both members of the duo picking up their first piece of gold in Impact Wrestling.
Backstage with Melissa Santos, Johnny Impact and John E. Bravo were being interviewed about their upcoming tag team match against Rich Swann and Willie Mack. Impact compared their team to the Mega Powers.
Next up, Kiera Hogan took on the Queen Bee, Madison Rayne. Josh Matthews and Don Callis were joined by Jordynne Grace.
Kiera Hogan vs Madison Rayne
Madison Rayne rolled Kiera Hogan up several times, forcing Hogan to escape to the outside to regain her composure. Rayne rushed in for a baseball slide, but Hogan caught her, sending her down to the mat outside and kicking her in the head.
Hogan shoved Grace over, but her jaw jacking with her allowed Rayne to take back over. After a running single leg kick to the head, Rayne set up for a springboard in the corner. Hogan kicked her leg out from under her, lighting her up with a running forearm and running dropkick. Rayne kicked out at two.
After a suplex to Rayne, Hogan continued to taunt Grace. A fisherman suplex attempt was blocked, and Rayne rocked her with a step-up enziguri. A series of elbows set up Rayne for the ripcord cutter. Hogan kicked out at two again.
Hogan avoided an attack in the corner, rolling Rayne up. Putting her legs on the ropes, she nearly picked up the win. Grace knocked her feet off the ropes, leading Hogan to get back in the face of her former best friend.
Rayne tried to take advantage and attempted to go for the Cross Rayne. Hogan pulled her hair, escaping and drilling Rayne with a spinning fisherman suplex.
Results: Kiera Hogan defeated Madison Rayne via pinfall.
Gama Singh and the rest of the Desi Hit Squad were seen backstage. Singh awarded Rohit Raju with a special tea, and a handcrafted teapot, cups, and china. Singh said that Raju was officially a part of their family, and was happy to welcome him with this tradition. As they had their backs turned, the Deaners replaced the tea with beer.
The Desi Hit Squad spit out the beer, screaming at the Deaners. Gama and Raj Singh walked away while Raju finished his drink.
James Mitchell was seen trying to keep the peace between Su Yung and Jessicka Havok. Mitchell appealed to them both, reminding them that their goal is to have Havok win the Knockouts Championship and continue to torment the Demon Assassin, Rosemary.
Recently, Laredo Kid made his return to Impact Wrestling. We saw him appear about a month back where he joined up with LAX, stealing the Rascalz' wallets. Since then, he's been seen teaming with the former Tag Team Champions. Tonight, he took on Rohit Raju.
Rohit Raju w/The Desi Hit Squad vs Laredo Kid
Raju took the fight to Kid early, sending him into the corner and lighting him up with a series of strikes. Kid countered an attack in the corner, dropping Raju with a body slam. He went up for a dive, but the bottom rope broke off the ring post.
Kid recovered, crashing onto Raju with a 450 Splash. He followed up with a slap to the jaw and a suplex attempt. Rohit countered, catching Kid with a knee and bringing him down with a spinning neckbreaker. Kid caught a kick from Raju but was tripped up on the rebound with a leg sweep. A float over suplex gave Raju the two count.
Raju cut off Kid's momentum, attempting a suplex. Kid escaped and stunned him with a superkick, sending him to the outside. A high-speed suicide dive took him into the barricade. Back inside, Raju kicked out.
Gama Singh distracted the ref while Raj Singh tried to interfere. Raju avoided a corkscrew splash, sending Kid into the corner and connecting with a cannonball. A double foot stomp put Kid away for good.
Results: Rohit Raju defeated Laredo Kid via pinfall.
Moose made his way to the ring to address his one-on-one match with Rob Van Dam at Slammiversary. He expressed the love he felt for the Whole F'n Show back when he was a child, watching him take on other great ECW legends like Tommy Dreamer, Sabu, and Tazz.
However, that was two decades ago, and he's just plain better than RVD. The crowd broke out in battling "Rob Van Dam" and "Moose" chants. Moose went over the career of his opponent, addressing his success around the world and the money he's made over the years. Moose claimed that in every way, he's better than the former Impact World Champion, and he's now the new Whole F'n Show.
Moose then revealed a video on the tron, showing that he'd assaulted Sabu before the show. RVD rushed to the ring, taking Moose down with a dive over the ropes and keeping him on the mat with a double leg scissors takedown. Security broke up the two men before it got too serious.
Triple Threat Match: Dez vs Trey vs Wentz
The Rascalz shook hands before squaring off with each other. Wentz tried to roll up Trey, with Dez countering with a roll-up of his own. Trey broke it up, and Trey rocked Dez with a superkick. Wentz kicked Trey with a superkick, and Dez and Trey dumped Wentz to the outside.
Trey countered an elbow strike from Dez, sending him across the ring with a top rope arm drag, following up with a shotgun dropkick into the corner. Wentz came in, taking down Trey with a springboard rolling crossbody. Dez came back in, superkicking Wentz and dumping Trey to the outside with a hurricanrana. A pinpoint dropkick to the jaw sent Wentz outside as well. Dez tried to hit him with a suicide dive, but Wentz rocked him with an uppercut.
Trey stuck him with a kick to the jaw and sent him into the guard rails with a hurricanrana. An enziguri to Dez left him gasping for air on the inside, while Wentz recovered and used him to launch himself onto Trey. Dez finally recovered, connecting with a suicide dive on Wentz. Back inside, the Final Flash nearly put Wentz away, but Trey broke up the pinfall.
All three men traded right hands. Des sent Trey up with a slingshot, with Wentz rocking him with a superkick and a double stomp. A running shooting star press on Dez nearly gave Wentz the win, but Dez kicked out. Back on their feet, Dez rocked Wentz with a kick and a series of elbow strikes. Trey leapt in with a springboard, taking out both of his tag team partners. A bottom rope springboard double cutter laid them both out, but Wentz and Dez both kicked out.
Dez was left sitting on the ground while Trey went up, Dez rolled away, allowing Wentz to set him up for the superkick/jumping knee combination. Wentz and Dez put him away with the Hot Fire Flame, sending them both to Slammiversary.
Results: Dez and Wentz pinned Trey.
In the parking lot, we saw Tessa Blanchard pull up with a bat in hand.
Another Killer Kross-Eddie Edwards vignette played. Kross said that there's a thin line between being insane and being a genius. We saw highlights of their feud so far, with Kross breaking Kenny in half, and Edwards breaking Kross's face.
At Slammiversary, we'll finally see the end of this epic feud. It's Killer Kross vs Eddie Edwards this Sunday.
Kross cut a promo at a pulpit, detailing the story of a man who was betrayed by everyone he held dear. His friends, his family, and all others that he cared about. Kross said that the ultimate salvation of every man, in the eyes of God, is to die for his sins.
Kross claimed to be the only true salvation to the lost, before drinking from a chalice full of blood.
Johnny Impact & John E. Bravo vs Rich Swann & Willie Mack
Swann and Impact tied up to kick off the main event. Swann broke away for a few leg strikes. Impact countered with a feint low, connecting with a high kick. Swann responded with a dropkick, sending Impact to the ground before tagging in Willie Mack.
Mack sent Impact across the ring with a wheelbarrow armdrag, then connected with a second rope flying armdrag. A massive running crossbody sandwiched Impact between Chocolate Thunder and the mat. Swann tagged in, with Mack launching Impact up with a flapjack and Swann coming in for a bulldog.
Swann ran off the ropes, but Bravo distracted him, allowing Impact to get some offense in, sending Swann to the outside. Impact dropped him across the barricade, then stuck Swann's hair down his own throat. Moonlight Drive connected on the floor. Back inside the ring, Bravo was tagged in.
The former head referee repeatedly kicked Swann. Mack threatened to get in, leading Bravo to quickly tag Impact back inside. Impact slammed Bravo on top of Swann, then picked up the X-Division Champion so Bravo could get some more offense in. Bravo tagged in and lit up Swann's ribs with a series of gut punches.
Swann fought out of a rear chin lock but was brought into Impact's corner. Bravo tried to hit the Moonlight Drive, only for Swann to escape. Still, he was taken out by a running elbow from Impact. Swann did manage to turn Impact's Edge into a DDT and finally tagged in Willie Mack.
A massive clothesline and a rolling elbow strike rocked Impact. A leaping double knee press drove Impact into the mat. Bravo distracted him, allowing Impact to bring him up for the top rope Spanish Fly. Mack countered with a leaping neckbreaker. At this point, Bravo jumped off the apron to not get tagged.
A Samoan drop and a standing moonsault almost gave Mack and Swann the win, but Bravo broke up the pin. Impact connected with the Disaster Kick, bringing in Bravo for a double clothesline. Mack broke through, tagging in Swann.
The X-Division Champ sent Impact to the outside with a dropkick, and Swann and Mack bounced Bravo back and forth with a series of punches. A pair of superkicks sent Impact back outside.
Mack dropped Bravo with a stunner while Swann picked up the win with the Phoenix Splash.
Results: Rich Swann & Willie Mack defeated John E. Bravo & Johnny Impact via pinfall.
oVe was seen celebrating Sami Callihan's victory before their match at Slammiversary. Callihan and Jake Crist were wondering where Dave Crist was, and he was sent flying across the table by Tessa Blanchard. Blanchard took out Jake with a bat, and brawled with Callihan, escaping the piledriver. Callihan managed to shake her off, but Blanchard jumped back on top of him.
Blanchard grabbed the bat and went to finish him off, but Jake latched onto her. Callihan said that the plan was to make her famous at Slammiversary, but he was finishing this tonight. He picked up his own bat, but Blanchard broke away from Jake Crist's grip, grabbing her bat and hitting Callihan across the face.
