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After joining forces on multiple occasions to fend off the ongoing threat of Killer Kross and Moose, Johnny Impact ended up turning on his friend Brian Cage last night. Kross had Impact set up with a cinder block by his head on last week's episode. Taya Valkyrie dragged Cage out to help him, but he stood by, feeling he had helped the champion out enough.
After Valkyrie stood up to the psychotic Kross, Cage finally intervened. However, it was all a ruse, as Valkyrie dropped Cage with a low blow before Impact drove the cinder block into his head with a chair. Was Killer Kross apart of the scheme? Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie explain their actions tonight.
Also, we'll see the war between Sami Callihan and Rich Swann continue as the Draw looks to steal the X-Division Championship away from his former brother. With Swann finally giving Callihan a strong no to joining oVe, Callihan begins his plan to ruin his life tonight. All that and more on Impact Wrestling.
Moose vs Trey
Trey took to the legs of Moose early, looking to chop him down. Moose took a facebuster but blocked a hurricanrana. Trey sped around the former Grand Champion, and though he caught a forearm from the former NFL player, he managed to shake it off and connect with several suicide dives.
Trey went at him with a plancha, but Moose caught him and launched him into the apron with a powerbomb. At the eight count, Moose prevented the ref from finishing the count, then went outside to dish out some more punishment. He looked for another powerbomb on the floor but Trey stuck to the ropes and connected with a superkick.
Trey went for a hurricanrana through the ropes after a 619 fake out, but Moose stopped it, swinging him into the steel steps. Moose rolled him back inside and taunted the crowd before pelting him with punches.
A nonchalant cover allowed Trey to kick out. Moose set him up in the corner and connected with a running elbow. Trey countered the next two attempts with kicks and rolled him up out of an attempted third powerbomb from Moose. Moose broke out and levelled Trey with a decapitating clotheseline. In the corner, Moose went for a superplex. Trey trapped Moose in the apron and connected with a superkick.
Multiple strikes from Trey left Moose hurting, and a missile dropkick from the top sent him outside. This time around, the somersault plancha connected. Trey went up top for the frog splash and hit it, but Moose kicked out at one.
Trey ran in only to crash to the mat after a pop up powerbomb. The crowd chanted for him as he kicked out of the cover. Moose picked him up by the jaw, but as he went for a discus lariat, he was rocked by another superkick. Trey avoided another lariat with a Pele kick and spiked him with a reverse hurricanrana followed by a double stomp to a kneeling Moose's head.
As Moose recovered, Trey went up top once again. Moose avoided and blocked a Codebreaker attempt. After launching him into the ring post twice, he mowed Trey down with the spear for the win.
Results: Moose defeated Trey via pinfall.
A pre-recorded message from oVe played after the match. Sami Callihan said that Rich Swann turned down the opportunity to have a family. Tonight, he'll have to handle Callihan by himself as oVe will "handle Willie Mack." Tonight, the Draw was walking out as X-Division Champion, and oVe is taking over everything.
Melissa Santos met with Tessa Blanchard backstage, asking if she felt Gail Kim's suspension last week had mended the fence between herself and Impact management. Blanchard stated that it was just the beginning, and Kim should go out to the ring and publicly apologize to her next week before resigning from Impact.
Josh Mathews and Don Callis revealed that Brian Cage will challenge Johnny Impact for the Impact World Championship at Impact Wrestling Rebellion.
Fallah Bahh & KM vs Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards
Two tag teams formed out of strange circumstances faced off tonight. Tonight, Edwards and Drake, who are at best, frenemies (per Josh Matthews), would look to continue to build momentum as they took on KM and Fallah Bahh.
Drake started the match off with Bahh. These two, along with Edwards, teamed up in the Impact World Cup a few months ago.
Bahh brought Edwards down with a headlock followed by a gator roll. Back to their feet, KM tagged in and was quickly dropped by Drake with a right hand. In their corner, Drake tagged in Eddie Edwards. The two tagged in and out while working over KM. He finally got away from Edwards and tagged in Bahh, who drove Edwards into the mat with a sidewalk slam.
KM came in and took both Edwards and Drake out with elbows. All four men entered the ring, with the former World Champions taking down Bahh and KM. KM rocked Edwards, forcing Drake to get involved. Up top, KM shook Drake off, but Edwards connected with an enziguri followed by a leaping superplex from Drake.
Bahh came in and took out Drake but was sent out by Edwards who levelled Bahh with a suicide dive. With KM still trying to recover in his corner, Edwards picked up Kenny on the outside. The ref stopped Edwards, and as they were arguing, he tossed Kenny to Drake, who cracked KM over the head with it. Edwards followed up with the Boston Knee Party for the win.
Results: Eddie Edwards & Eli Drake defeated KM and Fallah Bahh via pinfall.
Since joining forces, Drake tried to get Edwards to drop his hardcore persona but now seems to have adjusted to the style, even just a little. As they continue to pick up wins, one has to wonder if there's a team that can stop them when they're on the right page.
Backstage, Willie Mack was with Rich Swann as they went over the game plan for Sami Callihan and oVe. Mack said tonight's main event should be about Swann and Callihan alone, so he'll handle oVe.
Ethan Page interrupted, letting them know that they have more to worry about than oVe, as he has his eyes set on the X-Division Championship.
Ace Austin vs Damien High
Ace Austin dropped his opponent to his knees before sending him outside with a running dropkick. A running boot on the apron levelled him, and he followed up with a hanging dropkick through the ropes
High attempted to send Austin back inside to get some distance between them, but Austin went back out and threw him into the guardrails. Back inside, High went for a chop, only for Austin to stun him with a high kick to the head. A springboard kick levelled High. Austin dropped onto him with a corner rolling senton from the top rope.
A kicking combination followed by a legs only facebuster left High in a daze, allowing Austin to finish him off with the Fold.
Results: Ace Austin defeated Damien High via pinfall.
A teaser played revealing that a new Knockout would be debuting in a few weeks.
Afterwards, a highlight package was shown replaying the highs and lows of the reactions between Sami Callihan, oVe, and Rich Swann.
Josh Mathews introduced Impact World Champion Johnny Impact and Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie, hoping to get some answers about what happened last week.
Impact said they'd been hounded all week by reporters asking why betrayed Brian Cage. He stated that the reason he did it was because of the internet "smart marks." Though he defended the Impact World Championship on a more frequent basis than any other champion, he felt that the audience only wanted to see him crash and burn, while they chose their new hero in Cage.
Impact said that Cage is too dumb to understand that the fans don't care about him or anyone else in the business. He followed up by saying he cheated on all the fans with himself.
Mathews then went to Valkyrie, asking about her upcoming championship match against Jordynne Grace. Valkyrie said that she's very talented, but comes up "short" in certain areas. She then went after the "marks" following the show, claiming that they bled Johnny Impact dry.
When asked about the World Championship bout against Cage at Rebellion, Impact said that he's a man of his word, and he'll give Cage the match. He'll be there at 100%. Cage? He doubts it.
Rosemary confronted James Mitchell backstage, asking where the soul of Allie was. Mitchell said he was a man of his word, and gave her Allie, the soul just wasn't part of the deal. Rosemary said that she'll do whatever she has to do to restore Allie to her real self, even if it means returning to the undead realm to confront "Him."
Ethan Page vs Willie Mack
Ethan Page took Willie Mack to the corner and stomped him out. Mack got up and shot Page into the corner, but he avoided the body splash. Mack dropped him with a Samoan Drop and connected with a standing moonsault. A chop forced Page to retreat to the outside of the ring. He walked away from a dive, but Mac stopped himself before launching outside.
He followed Page around, where Mr. All Ego was waiting, levelling him with a pump kick knee to the jaw. Back inside, Page worked on his back, driving a pair of knees into the spine and hitting a running elbow. He looked to send Mack into the ropes but was countered. As Mack ran into the ropes for a clothesline, Page caught him with a back elbow.
Page put him in a headlock, torquing his neck while laughing at the fans who were chanting "Chocolate Thunder." Mack was put into the corner but avoided a body splash, connecting with two running big boots and an atomic drop.
A reverse atomic drop was followed up with a shotgun dropkick, driving Page into the corner. A senton, which Callis has dubbed, "A Whole Lotta A**" nearly gave Mack the victory.
Page kicked out and was spiked with a DDT. Again, he kicked out. Mack went up top but was launched off by Page. Page then drove his elbow through his chest with a dive off the top rope. Mack kicked out.
Page went for the Spinning Dwayne but Mack escaped and caught him with a spinning kick, finishing the match with the Stunner.
Results: Willie Mack defeated Ethan Page via pinfall.
Killer Kross met with Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie backstage. He congratulated the champions on playing Cage, but as they walked away his face changed into a look of anger and disgust. It looks like he was played as well.
Backstage, Glenn Gilbertti said that next week he'd prove to Scarlett Bourdeaux that a woman cannot be The Man.
Melissa Santos met with Gail Kim outside of management's office, where she said that she'll have to do what she has to do next week. Blanchard has her lawyers involved, so it's time to make a move.
The camera quickly cut to the left as we heard a commotion. LAX and the Lucha Bros were taking part in a backstage brawl. They beat each other down for several minutes before they were broken up by security. Konnan said it didn't have to be this way, but they need their rematch for the Impact Tag Team Championship.
Willie Mack made his way back to his locker room. As he walked in, Dave and Jake Crist went after him. Mack was prepared and beat them both down before walking out and locking the door behind him.
X-Division Championship Match: Sami Callihan vs Rich Swann (c)
Swann ducks a cheap clothesline and pelts Callihan with fists before levelling him with a flying forearm and a rolling cutter. Callihan went to the outside to escape his fury, but Swann followed with a dive.
Callihan sent Swann into the stairs and set them up for something devastating. Callihan looked to drop him spine first on the steel, but Swann fought out of his clutches. Callihan raked the eyes and looked for a piledriver onto the steps. Swann escaped and caught a jumping Callihan with a superkick.
The two continued to fight outside, and Swann connected with a second superkick. However, Callihan rolled away from a 450 splash and dropped him on the steel ramp with a suplex.
Back from commercial break, Callihan had Swann in the middle of the ring with a rear chin lock. Swann escaped and looked to pick up momentum, but was caught at the ropes with a forearm from Callihan. Callihan dragged him neck first into the ropes, hanging him up on the bottom tier.
After insulting the crowd, Callihan spat a ball of phlegm into his hand and chopped Swann across the chest before spitting another one in the air, nearly landing on the ref. Callihan tore at the mouth of the champion as he held him in a neck crank. Slamming him down, Callihan dropped an elbow and got a two count.
Back into a side headlock, Swann fought out, but was cut off by Callihan again with a kick to the gut and a right hand across the face. A sleeper hold was countered by Swann, dropping Callihan with a jawbreaker.
He escaped a corner and lit up Callihan with a striking flurry. A headscissors followed by two spinning back kicks sent Callihan into the corner. A super hurricanrana nearly gave Swann the win, but the Draw kicked out at two.
Back to their feet, Callihan turned Swan inside out with a clothesline, followed by a powerbomb and the Get Outta Here shoulderbreaker. Swann kicked out. Callihan set up for the spike piledriver, only for Swann to escape and deliver a series of varied kicks. A 450 again nearly gave Swann the win.
Callihan worked his way to the top rope again. An enziguri set him up for another super hurricanrana, but Callihan turned it into a release powerbomb. Swann escaped and was instantly trapped in the crossface, then the STF. Swann got his leg free and made it to the ropes.
Callihan shot a massive wad of spit into Swann's face, which fired him up. He connected with another rolling cutter, but Callihan kicked out. Callihan avoided the phoenix splash and went for the piledriver one more time. Swann rolled Callihan up for the win.
Results: Rich Swann defeated Sami Callihan via pinfall.
Callihan grabbed a chair and went back inside, but Swann stopped him with a kick to the side of the head. The X-Division Champion picked up the chair and looked to finish of Callihan once and for all, but was stopped by the debuting Mad Man Fulton. Fulton tanked a chair shot and spiked Swann.
Willie Mack came in to take on Fulton, but was overpowered with ease. Fulton held Swann still as Callihan drove a bat into his jaw, leaving he and Mack in a heap in the middle of the ring.
