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#7. Impact World Championship Match: Michael Elgin vs. Brian Cage (c)
Elgin and Cage rushed each other, with the Machine getting the advantage early. A trio of boots stunned the champion, but he came back with a shoulder tackle, dropping the challenger to his back. Cage picked him up, and continued to tank the elbow strikes before driving Elgin into the corner with a series of shoulder tackles. Repeated close-distance clotheslines rocked Elgin.
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A running back elbow, enziguri, and finally, a German suplex sent Elgin outside. Cage dove onto the Unbreakable One with a rolling senton over the ropes. The Impact World Champion set up for the F-5, but Elgin escaped. He dodged a discus clothesline, following up with a dragon suplex. In the corner, Cage was met with a series of running clotheslines and an enziguri at the top of the rope. A superplex took Cage all the way to the other side of the ring.
The champ kicked out, but it was clear his old spine injury was acting up following that move. Elgin hammered his back and drove him into the corner again. Cage was tossed across the ring, bouncing off the turnbuckle while grasping at his back. Elgin dragged him outside, forcing him into the steel barricade. A backbreaker onto the apron left Cage nearly unable to move.
Big Mike climbed the ropes, and after a delay attempted a twisting senton. Cage somehow managed to roll away, but his back was still hindering his movement. A boot from Cage was caught by Elgin, dropping him with another backbreaker. A kneeling Cage caught a boot to the face, hitting Elgin with a superkick and spiking him with a springboard tornado DDT. The Tiger Feint Kick set up for a spinning facebuster. Elgin kicked out.
In the corner, Elgin tried to send Cage away, but he pulled Elgin under the top turnbuckle for the package superkick. Following an electric chair facebuster, Elgin broke out at two. Cage tried for a powerbomb, but Elgin rolled through. He then managed to hit a deep-squat powerbomb, planting Cage spine first. Elgin picked him up, and the two men began trading big strikes. He blocked a discus lariat, levelling him with a running clothesline.
Michael Elgin hit the Elgin Bomb in the middle of the ring. The Machine refused to give up, managing to kick out just before three. A third powerbomb sent him into the corner, but he responded with a discus clothesline, turning Elgin inside out. They both made it to their feet at the same time, running into each other with clotheslines.
Elgin hit Cage with a series of elbows, but was caught with a superkick. A jumping high knee stunned Elgin, but he was able to connect with a superkick and high boot. Elgin set up for another Elgin Bomb. Cage countered, tossing him into the turnbuckle with a powerbomb. Cage's F-5 was turned into the Canadian Destroyer, but the Machine kicked out once again.
Big Mike attempted at Torture Rack. Cage slipped out, striking him with another knee and a powerbomb. The F-5 connected but Elgin kicked out. Cage's back went out as he set up for the Drill Claw, allowing Elgin to pick up the pieces. A superkick to the back and a lariat rocked him. A spinning back fist and a powerbomb into the corner set Elgin up for another Elgin Bomb. Cage countered, rolling him up for the win.
Result: Brian Cage defeated Michael Elgin via pinfall
Following the match, Elgin bashed Cage over the head with the Impact World Championship. He got in the face of Don Callis once again, and Callis said that he failed to get the three count. He patted Elgin on the shoulder, which sent him into a rage.
Inside the ring, Elgin set up for another Elgin Bomb. Before he could connect, a masked man speared Elgin, saving Don Callis. The crowd chanted Gore as the masked man rushed through the crowd.
