The Swinging Disco Balls broke up backstage. Glen Gilberti was tired of losing and gave up the dream of a perfect tag team mere weeks after it began. Poor Swinger was left with tons of Disco Ball merch.
Michael Elgin vs Eddie Edwards
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Michael Elgin nearly tore Eddie Edwards' head off with an explosive clothesline to kick off the main event. He followed up with a death valley driver on the ramp. Back inside, Edwards kicked out at two.
After enduring some brutal punishment, Edwards popped up for a Blue Thunder Bomb that put him back in the game. He moved to the top but was cut off by Big Mike. They both crashed down to the mat as we cut to commercial.
Back from the break, Elgin rocked Edwards with a stiff elbow strike. Edwards attempted to hit a Tiger Driver, but was shot over the ropes by Edwards, crashing on the floor. Edwards fought out of a fireman's carry position on the apron, however, and rocked Elgin with a big boot and a kick to the knee. A superkick took Elgin to the floor where a plancha took out the big man.
Edwards took Elgin inside for a double stomp. Elgin avoided it and blocked a German suplex. Eventually, Elgin picked Edwards up for a fireman's carry facebuster followed by an impaler DDT. Edwards kicked out. Another strong elbow left Edwards looking concussed.
At some point, those shots seemed to wake Edwards up, as he fired up and took Elgin down with a series of strikes of his own followed by a snap suplex off the ropes. However, that momentum was immediately shut down when Elgin spiked him with a uranage. As Elgin moved up for a dive, Edwards rushed to the top for an avalanche arm drag, nearly sending Elgin into the opposite corner.
The former world champion dropped his long-time rival with a Backpack Stunner, but couldn't get the win. Elgin fired back with an Electric Chair back suplex. With Edwards set up in the corner, Elgin bashed the back of his skull with a nasty lariat. At the top, Elgin took Edwards over with a sky high avalanche tiger suplex!
Somehow, Edwards was able to kick out. The buckle bomb connected, but Edwards bounced off the corner with a clothesline. Avoiding a German suplex, Edwards hit two tiger drivers back to back! Elgin managed to kick out just in time.
Elgin countered the Boston Knee Party with a powerbomb. Following that, a lariat. A buckle bomb and the Elgin Bomb nearly broke Edwards, but he kicked out again. Edwards was able to escape another lariat, which ended up connecting with the referee. He responded with a Boston Knee Party, and even though a second ref ran in, Elgin was able to escape the pin.
Edwards was caught in a vicious package piledriver. As Elgin trapped Edwards in the crossface, it was rolled over for a pinfall. Just as the ref hit three, Edwards tapped out.
Results: Draw
The referees argued over who was the rightful winner. Even Scott D'Amore came out to settle things. However, before a decision could be reached, IMPACT's World Champion came to the stage. Tessa Blanchard said that it didn't matter to her. At Rebellion, she'll leave with the title still around her waist, even if that means she's facing them both.
At Rebellion, Blanchard will defend her title against both Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards in a three-way-match.