Impact Wrestling results, video highlights, and analysis - 19 April 2019

The Lucha Bros had a huge challenge ahead of Rebellion in Eddie Edwards & Eli Drake
The Lucha Bros had a huge challenge ahead of Rebellion in Eddie Edwards & Eli Drake
Madman Fulton's Impact debut was against the Hardcore Icon
Madman Fulton's Impact debut was against the Hardcore Icon

A pre-recorded message from Tessa Blanchard for Gail Kim was played. Blanchard accused the Impact Hall of Famer of trying to stop her from surpassing her. Blanchard said Kim knows that she's the greatest women's wrestler on the planet, and could be the greatest of all time.

She then brought up her husband, stating that Kim is only known for "screwing a famous chef" before it was revealed that she was at his restaurant. Blanchard then harassed customers and the staff. Gail Kim responded to the video backstage when confronted by Melissa Santos,


Madman Fulton vs Tommy Dreamer

Fulton easily tossed Dreamer aside, showing some impressive strength in his Impact debut. A shoulder block took the Harcore Icon off his feet. Fulton then began assaulting Dreamer and choked him with the ropes.

Dreamer attempted an early comeback but was quickly stopped by Fulton. On the outside, Sami Callihan attempted to attack Dreamer, but Dreamer put a stop to it. The ref immediately threw him out. Dreamer went back inside the ring where he ran into a big boot from Fulton. The big man shot him into the ropes and caught a rebounding Dreamer with a bear hug.

Dreamer bit Fulton's face and took oVe's monster into the corner, hitting him with several closed fists and biting his face again. The two tumbled to the outside where Dreamer spit water in his face and slammed his face into the apron. Fulton attempted to get back in the match here, setting Dreamer up on the ring post, but the Innovater of Violence escaped. However, it didn't phase Fulton long, and he picked Dreamer up, slamming him repeatedly on the apron.

A release suplex front slam followed up by a running splash nearly gave Fulton the pinfall, but Dreamer broke out by sticking a thumb in his eye. Back to their feet, Dreamer looked for a clothesline, but was picked up for a sidewalk slam instead. Dreamer avoided a diving headbutt, Several bionic elbows and a cutter from Dreamer looked to be enough to end the bout, but Fulton immediately stood back up and interrupted his celebration.

Dreamer countered a kick and planted him with a DDT, then rolled out for the kendo stick. Dreamer ran at him with the weapon. However, Fulton caught him, slinging him around for a spinning lifted reverse STO.

Results: Madman Fulton defeated Tommy Dreamer via pinfall.

Willie Mack came down with a chair to break up Fulton's post match beatdown on Dreamer. He was intercepted by Jake and Dave Crist. However, a pair of handspring cutters took them out. Before he could finish off Fulton, Callihan choked him out with a bat, then spiked him with a Cactus Piledriver.

Fulton and Swann were held by the rest of oVe while Callihan wrapped Dreamer's right arm in a chair, then broke it with a bat. After a shot to Swann's gut with the bat, oVe bailed to the outside, leaving the remnants of a war in the ring while Callihan and his army stood victorious at the ramp.

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