Impact Wrestling results: May 3rd, 2019
At Impact Wrestling Rebellion, the landscape of the entire company was changed. Not only did we see Brian Cage finally dethrone Johnny Impact, winning the Impact World Championship, but a new and dangerous threat to him and the rest of the roster arrived in the form of Michael Elgin.
Though the Machine sits atop the mountain now, one has to wonder if Elgin will be taking that spot in the near future.
We also saw LAX regain the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship, overcoming the Lucha Bros in another fantastic battle in their long and storied war. With that feud seemingly over for now, who would be next in line for the Tag Titles?
Tonight would also mark the return of Rob Van Dam to Impact Wrestling. The former World Champion recently appeared at United We Stand, facing the Lucha Bros in a tag team match with his partner Sabu. Now, the Whole F'n Show makes his way back to the Impact.
Michael Elgin opened the show tonight, addressing the Impact crowd. He said that normally the winner of world titles show up at the next show to celebrate their title win. However, Brian Cage wasn't here tonight because he sent him to the hospital. Elgin said he was disappointed in the Canadians for turning their backs on athletes, like himself, and cheering for the Machine.
Elgin was interrupted by the former champion Johnny Impact, who claimed that he was just another meat head to break. He then said that, unlike other places, Impact Wrestling still has rematch clauses, and that makes him first in line for a shot at the title. Konnan then marched down to the ring, claiming that he assumed the two men in the ring were "about to kiss."
The manager of LAX now said that he was also the representitive of the Lucha Bros, and that Pentagon Jr. was first in line for a shot, making Impact #2 and Elgin #3. Elgin said the time for talking was over, and now it was time for action. He went to attack Konnan and was immediately stopped by Pentagon. Security quickly broke up the fight.
A No.1 Contender's match was made tonight featuring Elgin, Impact, and Pentagon for the Impact World Championship.
Josh Matthews and Don Callis went over the injury that Brian Cage dealt with at Rebellion. The Machine was hurt after a Spanish Fly to the outside, where he landed awkwardly on the small of his back, losing some feeling in his legs. He managed to finish the match and pick up the Impact World Championship, only to be assaulted by Michael Elgin and planted with an Elgin Bomb.
Ace Austin vs Petey Williams
The Canadian audience sang the Canadian National Anthem, serenading Williams in the beginning of the match. A dropkick to Austin started off Williams, and he continued the momentum with a huge hurricanrana, sending Austin to the outside. However, as he went back in, an enziguri rocked him. He followed up with a suicide dive.
Petey Williams caught a kick from Austin on the apron, but Austin flipped out of his grips, connecting with a kick to the jaw. Back inside, Williams crotched Austin, setting him up in the Tree of Woe for the "Oh Canada" stomp. Austin quickly recovered, dropping Williams with a spider German suplex. A springboard kick to the face brought Williams down to the mat.
Austin locked Williams up in an wristlock, and as the ref was checking on the former X-Division Champion, Austin pulled out a card and slit the webbing between his fingers. Austin went for a leg drop but Williams dodged, going for a roll-up. Austin escaped but was met with a German suplex and a tilt-a-whirl Russian leg sweep.
Some pandering to the crowd allowed Austin to recover, dropping him with a belly to back slam and a spinning roundhouse kick. He drove Williams face first into the ground with a facebuster. Williams was able to counter the Fold with a powerbomb, and avoided a second facebuster, locking Austin in the Sharpshooter. Austin quickly scrambled to the ropes.
In the apron, Austin knocked Williams away with another kick and spiked him with a springboard Fameasser. Williams avoided another Fold, though, and planted the young star with a flatliner. Williams took him up top, but Austin dropped him from up high with a head scissors, finally finishing off the Impact legend with the Fold.
Results: Ace Austin defeated Petey Williams via pinfall.
A huge win for Austin, as he has an X-Division Championship opportunity this Sunday at Code Red.
Backstage, Rosemary was shown, still keeping Su Yung's Maid of Honor on a chain. The Demon Assassin said that tonight, the Firefly's light goes out.
Sami Callihan and the rest of oVe said that what's happened with himself and Rich Swann has run its course. However, he believes he was screwed out of his title shot by Impact management as his family wasn't allowed at ringside. He then challenged Swann and whoever he could bring in for a four-on-four "oVe Street Fight" next week.
Rosemary w/The Maid of Honor vs Kiera Hogan
The Maid was chained to the ring post in Rosemary's corner before the matchup. Kiera Hogan went after the former Knockout's Champion with several elbow strikes. A running clothesline and a running hip attack in the corner left Rosemary seated in the corner. She escaped, finally, but was dropped by a tilt-a-whirl headscissors.
Hogan dropped her with a crossbody. However, another headscissors was countered by Rosemary, who dropped her with a sidewalk slam. In the corner, Rosemary pelted Hogan with a series of fists, then sent her across the ring for a running clothesline. Rosemary went off the ropes, but was stopped bya dropkick to the knees and three superkicks to the jaw.
Rosemary kicked out of the pinfall and slung Hogan across the mat with a German suplex. Hogan avoided the spear, though, but was instead locked in the Upside Down in the ropes. Rosemary attempted to get back in the ring after letting go, but Hogan knocked her off with a running dropkick. Rosemary shoved her off as she tried to chase her, but as she set up for a dive, was interrupted by Su Yung and the rest of the Undead Bridesmaids.
Results: No Contest.
Su Yung freed the Maid of Honor. Kiera Hogan stood on the apron, thinking of helping Rosemary, but considering how it went with the Demon Assassin last time, decided to back up the ramp. The Undead Bridal Party beat down Rosemary, finishing her off with the Panic Switch.
Backstage, Melissa Santos asked Taya Valkyrie what it was like to be the first person to beat Jordynne Grace. The Knockouts Champion said that she's beaten everyone on the roster, and there's nobody left to face. She was interrupted by Madison Rayne, who has two victories over Valkyrie and has yet to suffer a loss to the champion.
Valkyrie, disgusted, walked away and demanded that Santos follow her.
Back from commercial, Melissa Santos was standing outside of Impact Management's office. Valkyrie was screaming at them behind a closed door, demanding that she wouldn't be forced to defend the Knockouts Championship as much as Johnny Impact defended the Impact World Championship. She left the office with a smile on her face, revealing to Santos that she only had to defend the title every thirty days. Next week, Valkyrie will take on Madison Rayne, but it won't be for the championship.
LAX were backstage drinking and counting their money as Konnan joined them. He asked them to calm down with the partying, as they're defending the titles at Code Red in a few days, and also had The North to deal with. Ortiz said that the Rascalz invited them to the Treehouse, so they should at least do that before getting back to training.
Eddie Edwards vs Fenix
With both Edwards and Fenix out of the tag division, both men looked to begin building steam quickly in singles competition. They shook hands in the middle of the ring before moving onto mat wrestling. Edwards took over early. Fenix escaped, locking him into a crossface. Edwards countered with a pinfall, forcing Fenix to break the hold, allowing both men to get to their feet.
Edwards shot Fenix off into the corner. The luchador went for a dive, but Edwards avoided the attack. Fenix managed to avoid an attack in the ropes, connecting with a kick that caught Edwards in the face. Edwards went outside and picked up Kenny. Fenix looked for the Rolling Cutter, but was stopped by a threatening Edwards holding Kenny outwards. He was forced to put Kenny down by the ref, allowing Fenix to connet with a rolling dropkick.
Edwards chased him into the ropes. Fenix tried to fake him out, but was knocked to the ground with a dropkick to the face. As Edwards went outside, Killer Kross was seen standing on the stage. Edwards noticed Kross, but continued to attack Fenix, bringing him back inside.
Fenix fought back, crashing into Edwards with a rolling clothesline in the corner and a rolling crucifix pin. Edwards escaped and countered a tilt-a-whirl maneuver with a Blue Thunder Bomb. Fenix kicked out, and Edwards stared into the eyes of Kross.
Taking his eyes off of his opponent allowed Fenix to recover a bit, bringing the two into a striking war. The Rolling Cutter finally connected. Edwards avoided another maneuver, bringing Fenix down with the Tiger Driver. Kross made his way down to the ring and picked up Kenny. Edwards, irate, went towards Kross. Kross offered him Kenny, but held it, distracting him and allowing Fenix to connect with two roundhouse kicks and a spinning package driver.
Results: Fenix defeated Eddie Edwards via pinfall.
Killer Kross left the arena with an evil smile across his face and Kenny in his hand. Edwards eventually came to, and realized that Kenny was missing.
Rich Swann was met backstage by Tommy Dreamer who said that he has his back in the 4-on-4 with oVe next week. Swann said that he knew Willie Mack would join them, and they only needed one more guy. At this moment, Scarlett Bordeaux's music hit. Swann felt that, though Bordeaux is great, she might not be ready for what Callihan and oVe are ready to bring. She agreed, claiming that she was actually thinking "bigger."
Fallah Bah came in, filling out their four-man group. Bah will join Dreamer, Mack, and Swann next week as they take on Sami Callihan, Jake & Dave Crist, and Madman Fulton.
Rob Van Dam's music hit, and the crowd exploded for the return of the former World Champion. RVD said that he could say that the roster is full of incredible talent, but it's already known. He said that his influence on this company's stars was pretty evident, with many competitors in the company using his classic moves.
He said that he was here for competition, but was interrupted by the North's Ethan Page, who was carrying two steel chairs. Page said he was bringing them to show RVD how to use them in a way he'd never thought of before, then set them up and sat on one of them.
Page wanted to address the idea that RVD is everyone's hero. He said that the Whole F'n Show is no hero to All Ego, and has never looked up to him. RVD said he understood, as it was probably part of Page's bucket list to get beaten down by the ECW Legend. Page said they could do that next week, but still ate a Van Daminator for his trouble.
Josh Alexander berated Ethan Page for going after RVD when they're going after LAX next week. Page said he could pull double duty, but the North was met by Moose, who said he would team with Alexander instead.
Johnny Impact vs Michael Elgin vs Pentagon Jr.
Elgin struck Impact and was rolled up by Pentagon. All three men then traded pinfall attempts before getting back to their feet and backing into corners. Impact sent Elgin outside and went to a striking contest with Pentagon, which he lost. Elgin dragged the former champion outside, allowing Pentagon to crash into them both with the wrecking ball dropkick.
A superkick stunned Elgin on the outside as Pentagon brought Impact in. An enziguri on the apron from Impact set him up for a springboard spear, but Elgin caught him, powerbombing him on the outside. He leaped over the ropes and Pentagon, spiking him with a German suplex.
In the corner, Pentagon escaped disaster, managing to set up Elgin with a Tree of Woe, where he dropped onto him with a double foot stomp. Elgin recovered quickly stopping Pentagon at the top with an enziguri.
Pentagon tried to chop the monstrous Canadian, but Elgin was unphased. He was driven down to the mat with a springboard German suplex from Impact, which led to Pentagon being superplexed by Elgin.
Impact took out Elgin but was leveled by a superkick from Pentagon. Pentagon did the same to Elgin. Elgin avoided an attack in the corner, clotheslining Impact on the opposite side and catching Pentagon with a uranage slam. He then suplexed Impact onto Pentagon.
Big Mike delivered a hellacious clothesline to Impact, which could have ended the bout. Pentagon managed to break it up, though, saving himself and Impact. Pentagon chopped at Elgin's legs with stiff kicks. Elgin chased him to the corner where he was met with an enziguri. Impact shoved Pentagon off the top and hit Elgin with an enziguri of his own, followed up by a Razor's Edge spin out powerbomb. Elgin kicked out.
The former champion missed Countdown to Impact. Elgin pulled himself up in the corner and nearly kicked his head off with a superkick. Pentagon broke up the Elgin Bomb, dropping both men with a pair of slingblades. The Pentagon Driver left Elgin recovering on the outside while a powerbomb backbreaker to Impact nearly gave him the victory. Impact barely kicked out.
Pentagon had Impact set up on the top. Elgin tried to intervene, but was brought down with two superkicks. Pentagon went for a Spanish Fly to the outside. Impact fought him off, but missed a super hurricanrana. He still managed to kick Pentagon in the face, leaving him nearly unconscious on the outside. Impact followed up with a superkick to Elgin.
Impact picked up a steel chair and wailed on Pentagon. He brought Elgin inside for the sliding knee strike to the head. Elgin avoided Starship Pain and hit Impact with another massive clothesline, followed by a powerbomb to the corner. Finally, the Elgin Bomb put away Impact.
Results: Michael Elgin defeated Johnny Impact via pinfall.
With that, the Unbreakable One is now the No. 1 contender to Brian Cage's Impact World Championship. The Elgin Bomb has put away the past two champions, and Elgin looks like he's ready to claim the throne.
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