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Next up was the main event. Ace Austin vs Trey to determine the No. 1 contender to Tessa Blanchard...or Moose. However, after Austin made his entrance, Trey was found knocked out backstage.
The Rascalz found him, but Wentz figured out quickly that it was Austin, who was in the ring demanding he gets his hand raised. Wentz used the ring, leading to Scott D'Amore coming down to settle things. D'Amore made a decision, putting Wentz in Trey's place.
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IMPACT Wrestling World Title No.1 Contender's Match: Ace Austin vs Wentz
Wentz rushed in with a shotgun dropkick and spiked Austin with a snapmare driver. Austin kicked out, but Wentz didn't let up. Austin was battered by the new No.1 contender to the tag titles. He was unable to get out of the starting gate.
Austin was rocked with a superkick but managed to finally put a stop to the outraged Rascalz' member wen he sent Wentz face-first into the middle turnbuckle. Back from the commercial break, Wentz caught Austin's apron running kick, dropping his head first on the apron.
Austin for the longest time could just not get ahead of Wentz. However, a back body drop to the ramp finally gave Austin the break he needed. He rolled back inside, hoping for a count-out victory. Wentz made the count and was sent into the guard rail for his trouble.
Again, Wentz wasn't going to lose by count-out. As he climbed up the stairs, Austin came out and connected with a big kick to the face. Wentz responded, launching Austin into the rail and stomping him out.
However, as Wentz jumped off the stairs, Austin rocked him with a roundhouse, landing right on the button as we cut to the final commercial break.
Back from the final break, Wentz countered an attack on the inside for a boot and superkick. Austin responded with a kick to the gut followed by a spin-out suplex slam. Austin stomped out Wentz in the corner and connected with a decapitator. Wentz kicked out at two.
Wentz countered a suplex with one of his own and struggled to pull Ace in for a two-count. Ace sliced the webbing of Wentz's fingers with his laminated playing card, but that only served to anger his opponent. Wentz clobbered Austin in the ropes before turning his back.
Austin slammed Wentz with a hair pull, but when he set up for the Fold was countered with a handspring rebound knee. Wentz rocked Austin with a kicking combination, firing himself up in the process. A running knee in the corner set up for the penalty kick. The standing moonsault connected, and Austin just barely kicked out.
Following another knee to the jaw, a swing-out full nelson slam barely put Austin down for the count. Wentz slapped the taste out of Austin's mouth. Austin responded with a small package, but after Wentz kicked out was immediately rocked with a superkick. Somehow, someway, Austin kicked out again.
The Swanton Bomb was blocked with Austin putting his knees up. With that, The double leg driver connected. The Fold connected, putting Wentz away, making Ace Austin the No.1 contender.
Results: Ace Austin defeated Wentz via pinfall in the IMPACT Wrestling main event.
Grade: A+
If Wentz hadn't already competed in an incredibly tough tag team match earlier tonight, he may have come out on top.
