
Taya Valkyrie was seen backstage complaining about the appearance of Tenille Dashwood, who looks to be the next challenger for the Knockouts Title. She shoved John E. Bravo aside, looking to find somebody else to talk to about the situation.
We saw a vignette of Johnny Swinger, a man seemingly caught in the eighties. Swinger is set to debut very soon on Impact.
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Backstage, Tenille Dashwood was interviewed by Jimmy Jacobs. Before they could get far, Kiera Hogan and Madison Rayne tried to force her to the back of the line. Dashwood said that she's ready to take on anyone in that line, including the two of them, leading to a match between herself and Hogan next week.
Madman Fulton w/Dave Crist vs Rob Van Dam
Fulton forced Rob Van Dam into the corner, trying to brutalize the living legend early on. Van Dam escaped and went after the legs of the big man. Fulton managed to trap him in the corner and delivered a series of back elbows to the jaw. Van Dam responded with a kick to the arm and tried to bring Fulton down with a side headlock. Fulton simply picked him up and drove him into the turnbuckle again, driving his shoulders into RVD's ribs.
Van Dam avoided a clothesline and drop kicked Fulton's knees, connecting with a kick to the jaw and a rolling wheel kick. The top rope side kick sent Fulton outside, where he was bowled over by a rolling senton from the apron.
Fulton did manage to catch Van Dam back on the apron, battering him with sledgehammer like strikes to the gut and a slingshot style neckbreaker using the ropes.
Back inside, the deadlift chokeslam connected. Fulton stalked the former World Champion and nearly decapitated him with a lariat. He picked up Van Dam for the finish, but Van Dam countered with a crucifix pin. Fulton broke out.
Van Dam connected with a series of kicks, including another spinning wheel kick. Another back kick from the second rope sent Fulton to thecorner. Following a boot to the jaw, the Rolling Thunder set up for the Five Star Frog Splash. Dave Crist went up to the apron at this point and shoved him off the top, forcing a disqualification.
Results: Rob Van Dam defeated Madman Fulton via DQ.
Van Dam escaped the post-match beatdown after ducking a boot from Fulton, which inadvertently knocked out Dave Crist. A kick to Fulton sent him outside allowing RVD to hit the Five Star Frog Splash on Crist instead.