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Tonight's episode of Impact Wrestling strayed away from the norm by airing only one match from the Impact Zone, with the rest being pulled in from promotions all around the world.
Opening segment
The show opened with a video of Moose (w/ Stephan Bonner), Bobby Lashley (w/ Dan Lambert), and Johnny Impact arriving backstage at the Impact Zone separately.
Afterwards, they aired a video recapping the feud between Impact & AAA Superstars.
#1. James Storm & EC3 vs Texano Jr. & El Hijo del Fantasma
This match came directly from the AAA promotion in Mexico. James Storm & EC3 quickly took out Texano from the equation and then proceeded to assault Fantasma, thus getting control of the first half of the match.
Texano brought in his trusted bull-rope and whacked both Impact Superstars with it. The lads from AAA were in complete control of the match, but just as Fantasma was about to hit the suicide dive, Texano stopped him in his tracks by tripping him, thus once again allowing Storm & EC3 control of the match for good.
The match ended with Storm nailing Fantasma with a superkick for the win.
Result: James Storm & EC3 def. Texano Jr. & El Hijo del Fantasma
Backstage segment
Dutch Mantell confronted Eli Drake regarding his absenteeism during promotional activities for Bound for Glory. Drake said that he was done doing promotion work and told Mantell to order someone else on the Impact roster to do it.
Later, Dutch Mantell complained about Drake's non-compliance to Scott D'Amore, who in turn complained about it to Jim Cornette, who said that the problem might get solved once Johnny Impact won the championship from Drake at Bound for Glory.
#2. oVe vs. Brett Banks & Phil Atlas for the Impact Tag Team Championships
The second match of the night came from Canada's Border City Wrestling. The bout was already halfway through, with Jake Crist getting his butt kicked by Banks & Atlas. Somehow, Jake managed to tag in Dave, who cleared the ring, thus gaining momentum.
The match ended with oVe nailing the opposing team member with a Double-Foot Stomp/ Tombstone combo for the win.
Result: oVe def. Brett Banks to retain the Impact Tag Team Championships
After the tag team match, they aired a bunch of video packages with one of them recapping the feud between Moose & Stephan Bonner against American Top Team.
#3. Eddie Edwards (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji for the GHC Championship
In the third contest of the evening, Eddie Edwards defended his GHC Championship against Naomichi Marufuji at Pro-Wrestling Noah in Japan. Edwards planned on keeping his 51-day reign alive by defeating Marufuji. After failing to knock down Marufuji with knee strikes and powerbombs, Edwards brought out the big guns and nailed Marufuji with the Die Hard Blowsion, thus taking him out for good.
Result: Eddie Edwards def. Naomichi Marufuji to retain the GHC Championship
Later, they showed a video of oVe walking down the streets with their titles in hand, talking about how LAX kept discussing families. oVe said that it was the time to insert their own family in this feud. They stopped walking in front of a mysterious guy in a hat (possibly, Sami Callihan) who gives a thumbs-up and then a thumbs-down.
Backstage, McKinzie Mitchell asked Eli Drake about his tag match tonight against Johnny Impact & Garza Jr. to which Drake replied that Impact & Garza Jr. are style over substance.
Back in the Impact Zone, Laurel Van Ness's in the crowd drinking champagne still looking for her man.
#4. Petey Williams vs. Tarik vs. Keo Mia vs. Idris Abraham
For the second time in the show, we got a match from Canada's Border City Wrestling. Similar to the tag match, this contest's already halfway through with all its four participants scattered around the ring like bullet-casings.
The match ended with Williams pinning Tarik after nailing him with the Canadian Destroyer.
Results: Petey Williams def. Tarik, Keo Mia, and Idris Abraham
The backstage segment showed Eli Drake complaining about Johnny Impact receiving preferential treatment by the company and himself not getting treated well throughout the beginning of his tenure.
#5. Impact Global Champion Eli Drake & Chris Adonis vs. Johnny Impact & Garza Jr.
The first half of the match saw the crowd-favourite Johnny Impact get the heat on himself. Drake & Adonis broke down Johnny limb-for-limb by working in sync with each other. Impact somehow manoeuvred his way out of the heels' corner and tagging in Garza Jr, who cleared the house.
In the final moments of the match, Adonis accidentally rammed Drake off the apron, thus allowing Impact to roll him up for the winning pin.
Result: Johnny Impact & Garza Jr. def. Eli Drake & Chris Adonis
#6. Trevor Lee (c) vs. Ultimo Ninja for the X-Division Championship
The Carolina Caveman defended his X-Division championship against Ultimo Ninja at CRASH in Tijuana, Mexico. Both men wowed the Mexican audience with their high-flying abilities. In the end, Lee won the match by pinning Ninja after hitting him with the double foot stomp.
Result: Trevor Lee def. Ultimo Ninja to retain the X-Division Championship
They aired a new episode of Global Forged, which saw an elimination of few participants.
Afterwards, they aired an interview with American Top Team's King Mo, who called Moose a joke and said that Moose had disrespected him after he and Stephan Bonner, trashed American Top Team's training facility.
#7. Lashley (w/ Dan Lambert) vs Moose (w/ Stephan Bonner)
With this rivalry reaching its boiling point, both superstars brawled in the ring. Lashley gained some momentum during the match due to Dan Lambert's interference. Moose somehow managed to get back his bearings and dropkicked Lashley, which caused the Walking Armageddon's eye to get hurt. Lambert, sensing Lashley's defeat, walloped Moose with one of his trophy's, thus ending the match in a DQ.
Bonner jumped in after Lashley and almost managed to save himself from Lambert's attack. ATT ran in and assaulted Bonner, but Moose came in with a steel chair and wiped out the ring. Moose took the mic and demanded that their Bound for Glory match takes place in Six Sides of Steel.
Result: Moose def. Lashley via DQ
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