'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
This week's episode of Impact included a big Grand Championship match with Moose defending against EC3 plus a huge 6-man tag match between LAX and the Patron Family.
Konnan kicks off Impact with a big announcement
This week’s episode of Impact kicked off with LAX. They were in the clubhouse and Konan promised to unveil a new member of LAX before the night was over, during the main-event between LAX and El Patron, his brother and father.
Drago vs Dezmond Xavier
It’s easy to see why GFW have high hopes for Dezmond Xavier and he showcased it last night during his second round Super X Cup match against Drago.
The two men felt each other out in the opening stages before we headed to a break after Drago hit Dezmond with a suicide dive.
We returned to see both men catching each other with a head kick. Xavier recovered and hit Drago with a tope con giro. Drago hit back with his signature running DDT for a nearfall. Dezmond responded with an X19 in the corner before hitting a corkscrew moonsault for the win.
Dezmond Xavier def. Drago
Backstage interview with EC3
EC3 was backstage with McKenzie Mitchell. EC3 spoke about his Grand Championship match with Moose later on in the night, saying he was battling not just Moose but the three judges and the corrupt Bruce Pritchard.
Interview with the Patron family
Alberto acknowledged Konnan’s promise from earlier on in the night but added that no one should trust Konnan. Alberto then said that he’d seen his brother talking to Konnan and wanted to know if he could trust him before adding that he couldn’t.
They bickered and Karen Jarrett came to break up the argument. She said that if they couldn’t trust their family, they couldn’t trust anyone.
After the Patrons left, Bruce Pritchard told Karen that he had something urgent to discuss with her.
Trevor Lee vs Mumbai Cat
We first saw the Mumbai Cats during Impact’s tour of India. They were back tonight as one of them was facing X-Division Champion Trevor Lee.
Lee had control early on and wrestled with the title belt on. However, the Cats pulled Twin Magic and the second cat got the win out of nowhere.
Mumbai Cat def. Trevor Lee
The Cat turned out to be Sonjay Dutt. Bruce Pritchard and the security tried to escort Sonjay to the back but he asked for a moment to speak. He told Trevor Lee that to be the champ, he had to beat the champ. He then challenged Trevor Lee to a ladder match for the X-Division Championship at Destination X before walking away.
We got a backstage segment with Grado and Joseph Parks from earlier on in the evening. Grado was thinking of ways to get Laurel to marry him. He asked about Kongo Kong and Parks replied that he had a plan.
Eli Drake (w/Chris Adonis) vs Eddie Edwards
The match never started as Kongo Kong attacked Eddie Edwards backstage before the match started. Laurel tried to calm Kongo down as we headed to the commercial.
We came back from commercial to see Lauren still trying to calm Kongo down but he was now attacking Richard Justice.
Moose (C) vs EC3 (for the GFW Grand Championship)
Round 1: Moose had complete control in the first half of the round. The action then spilled out to ringside and EC3 whipped Moose into the steep steps before pounding him.
EC3 won the round by split decision
Round 2: EC3 controlled the opening couple of minutes before Moose came back. He got fired up and hit a big drop kick to end the round.
Moose wins round by split decision
Round 3: Moose controlled the opening stages before EC3 hit a One Percenter. Moose kicked out but EC3 controlled the rest of the round. Right near the end, Moose hit a chokeslam.
D’Amore and Mantell counted the round as a 10/10 but Bruce Pritchard rated it 10/8 in favour of EC3 and we have a new champion
Moose looked visibly angry after the match. The result was clearly a little disputed.
KM, Fallah Bahh and Mario Bokara vs Grado, Suicide and Braxton Sutter
This match wasn’t anything special. The match soon broke down into a commotion and Braxton Sutter shoved KM over Grado and pinned him.
Grado, Suicide and Braxton Sutter def. KM, Fallah Bahh and Mario Bokara
Grado takes the mic and asked Lauren to join him in the ring after the match. She walked out led by Joseph Parks but Kongo Kong soon followed them out. Grado charged at Kongo but he got laid out.
Kongo then went to hit Grado with a huge splash but Lauren stopped him and Parks pulled Grado out.
McKenzie interviewed Konnan backstage. Konnan called her “random white girl #5” before asking her to shut up. He then addressed El Patron and told him that he had made two mistakes – lying to him and trusting his family members.
LAX (Homicide, Ortiz and Santana) vs Alberto El Patron, Dos Caras and El Hijo de Dos Caras
The Patron family started off hot. Dos Caras got some shots in early on before tagging El Hijo in. He hit a suicide dive as we headed to commercial.
LAX was in control when we came back. Alberto managed to tag El Hijo in and he came in with momentum. He headed to the top rope but got pulled down. He tagged Alberto back in and the former WWE Superstar came in hot.
He took out all three members of LAX but the referee got taken down in the chaos. El Hijo came in with a steel chair and teased hitting Alberto before hitting Homicide. He then locked in an armbreaker on Homicide but Low-Ki came out wearing a LAX jacket and hit the Warrior’s Way. Low-Ki was the newest member of LAX!
Santana then pinned Alberto for the win.
LAX def. Alberto El Patron, Dos Caras, El Hijo de Dos Caras
