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Mr. IMPACT Wrestling, Moose, was upset about having to jump through the hoops of this six-man match to get his shot at Kenny Omega. Who else could take back the IMPACT Wrestling Championship from the Best Bout Machine? Scott D'Amore said that, and since he's a five-star athlete, he shouldn't have any problems tonight.
Moose looked to knock some sense into D'Amore but was stopped by his opponent in the qualifying match next week, James Storm. That should be a great match. Speaking of great matches, it's time for the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship match.
IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship Match: Ace Austin w/Madman Fulton vs. Josh Alexander (c)
Josh Alexander brought Ace Austin down, working over the left arm with a wrist lock. A northern lights suplex took Austin overhead for the two-count. Ace struggled to get out of the starting gates but was finally able to wear down the champ with a series of kicks to the back of the knee.
With Alexander chopped down to the mat, Austin followed up with kicks and chops to Alexander. A jackknife pinfall gave Austin a two-count. Alexander sliced the fingers of the champ with his playing card, but Alexander worked through that pain and chased his challenger to the top rope.
The Walking Weapon of IMPACT Wrestling was sent crashing to the canvas, and Austin chased him with a series of running strikes. Alexander responded with the Chaos Theory, and if Alexander was able to get to him, he may have been able to pin Austin right there. Madman Fulton woke his ally back up.
Alexander picked up Austin for a one-armed torture rack spin-out release powerbomb. What a powerful freak of nature. Alexander hammered the spine of Austin but couldn't hit the Divine Intervention. Austin was locked in the ankle lock. Luckily for him, he broke out with a few kicks to Alexander's jaw, including a spinning back kick that seemingly knocked the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion out cold.
They moved to the apron, where Alexander dropped Austin with a World's Strongest Slam on the spine of the ring. Madman Fulton tried to save Austin but was driven into the steel steps. Austin dropped Alexander with the double-leg facebuster. The Fold missed, but the double jump disaster kick did not. Austin went low with a corkscrew senton, cracking the knee of Alexander.
Austin went for Divine Intervention, angering The Walking Weapon of IMPACT Wrestling. Alexander blocked and turned a springboard hurricanrana from Austin into a kneeling powerbomb backbreaker. A modified ankle lock forced the submission to end a phenomenal match.
Results: Josh Alexander defeated Ace Austin via submission on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A
Backstage, Don Callis was speaking with the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Kenny Omega and found Johnny Swinger, who had a stooge ready to pick up Omega from the airfield.
