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The GFW Impact rebranding continued this week under a dark cloud, as GFW Champion Alberto El Patron was in the news for all the wrong reasons.
GFW made the decision not to edit El Patron out of the taped shows, and so the El Patron/LAX story continued unabated. Here are the results and review of this week's GFW Impact show.
Super X Cup: Drago vs. Sammy Guevara
Impact opened with Super X Cup action, as Mexican sensation Drago took on Texas' own Sammy Guevara. It was Guevara who took control early on, hitting a huge Shooting Star Press on the outside, but it was the experience of Drago that came through in the end.
Drago hit Guevara with a running DDT for the win, to book a semi final match with Desmond Xavier
Result: Drago def. Sammy Guevara
Unified GFW Women's Championship: Sienna [c] vs. Amber Nova
A fairly routine championship defence here for Sienna, who picked up the win with the AK47.
Sienna called out Karen Jarrett after the match, but it was Allie who ran down to make the save.
Laurel Van Ness joined Sienna to put the boots to Allie, before former Knockouts Champion Rosemary ran down to make the save. Rosemary and Sienna will compete in a last Knockout standing match next week.
Result: Sienna [c] def. Amber Nova
LAX threatened El Hijo de Dos Caras at their clubhouse, Konnan brandished a pair of pliers and told him to convince GFW Champion El Patron to join the faction.
This was followed by a backstage segment where Bruce Prichard confronted Trevor Lee about his stealing of the X Division Championship title.
Laredo Kid, Garza Jr. & Octagoncito vs. Idris Abraham, Trevor Lee & Demus
Six man action was up next, as six of the top athletes in the company did battle to improve their positions in the X Division.
The finish was a spectacle, to say the least, as Octagoncito climbed onto Garza Jr.'s shoulders on the second rope and delivered a splash to Abraham for the win.
Result: Laredo Kid, Gara Jr. & Octagoncito def. Trevor Lee, Idris Abraham & Demus
Grado's search for a wife continued, as he went on a date with Laurel Van Ness. This was followed by more threats in the LAX Clubhouse, as Konnan and co threatened El Patron's father.
Low Ki vs. Matt Sydal vs. El Hijo de Fantasma
More X Divison action came next, as three potential challengers to Sonjay Dutt's title did battle in a triple threat match. As expected the action was non-stop, each man hitting an array of impressive moves much to the delight of the crowd.
The finish came when Low Ki hit Fantasma with the Warrior's Way, only for Sydal to hit the Shooting Sydal Press on Ki to pick up the win.
After the match, Sydal demanded an X Division Championship match, which brought out Lashley to demand a world title match of his own. The segment ended with Sydal taking a spear from Lashley.
Result: Matt Sydal def. Low Ki & El Hijo de Fantasma
In more backstage interview action, Karen Jarrett promised to make Sienna pay for putting her hands on her.
Prichard followed this up by saying he was going to have nothing to do with the LAX/El Patron issues. Finally, Grado and Van Ness continued their date.
Moose
vs.
Eddie Edwards vs. Eli Drake
vs.
Ethan Carter III
A four-way match headlined the wrestling part of the show, as four former champions did battle. This was a standard four-way fare, each man getting time to shine before the heels isolated the smaller of the babyfaces.
Everything built to a fairly standard finish, as ECIII hit the One Percenter on Edwards only for Moose to pull him out of the ring, allowing Drake to sneak in and pick up the pinfall.
Result: Eli Drake def. Moose, Ethan Carter III & Eddie Edwards
The final segment of the show saw LAX drag Dos Caras (Del Rio's father) and El Hijo de Dos Caras out to the ring, to give Alberto El Patron his final ultimatum. Homicide and Diamante started the beat down with kendo sticks, which brought out the GFW Unified World Champion.
El Patron said that if LAX let his family go, he would join the group. The deal was made, and El Patron put on an LAX shirt, signifying his entry into the faction.
It was a ruse of his own, however, as El Patron immediately attacking the group with a kendo stick, removing his shirt to end the show.
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