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Tonight, the saga of Tessa Blanchard and Sami Callihan continued. The Undeniable One has been battling oVe for months now, and though she at one time earned the Draw's respect, they've become the bitterest of enemies.
Luckily, she had an ECW legend backing her up in the form of the Hardcore Icon, Tommy Dreamer. Callihan brought Dave Crist to war with him, hoping to finally rid himself of Blanchard & Dreamer for good.
We started this week's broadcast with Moose and Fallah Bahh. Bahh got a surprising win over Moose a few weeks back, besting him in only a few seconds. Last week, Moose attacked Bahh at catering, laying him out with a cooking pan. Tonight, Bahh looked to finish the business they started.
Moose vs Fallah Bahh
The two heavyweights traded heavy-handed strikes. Bahh ducked a chop and discus clothesline, delivering two chops to Moose's chest. Moose gouged his eyes and sent him outside, then launched Bahh into a steel ring post.
As Bahh picked himself up on the barricade, a bicycle kick nearly sent him over. Moose taunted the fans, but as he turned around met a revived Bahh, who laid out the former NFL player with a running crossbody. As Moose was picked up, he bit the forehead of his opponent. However, Bahh was able to shake it off and sent him onto the ramp with a back body drop.
Bahh pelted Moose with open palm strikes, then tossed him inside. As he came in through the ropes, Moose took him down with a chop block, damaging his left knee. Moose connected with a series of kicks to the leg, then went back in with another boot across the face.
Blood began to drip from Bahh's nose as he tried to fight back. He traded shots with Moose, and slowly began to hulk up as the fans chanted "Bahh!" Stiff boots and forearms seemed to only make him angry, and Bahh turned a running clothesline into a Samoan Drop. A rolling belly-to-belly suplex nearly gave him the win.
Bahh followed Moose into the corner with a body splash, but as he ran back across the ring was met by another bicycle kick. Moose took Bahh up top for a superplex. Bahh tried to fight him off but was bitten again. Moose was finally able to take Bahh over with a top rope superplex but opted to not go for the cover. Measuring Bahh for the finish, Moose ran in for a spear.
Moose was launched shoulder first into the turnbuckle by Bahh. Bahh hit him with a running hip attack, but when he went up for the Banzai Drop, Moose kicked the middle rope, sending him crashing to the mat. The spear laid out Bahh, leaving the two men tied at one win apiece.
Results: Moose defeated Fallah Bahh via pinfall.
Tommy Dreamer spoke to Tessa Blanchard backstage, attempting to help her understand that he understands the struggles that she's gone through. The ECW Legend said that she inspires people, that she's changing the business for the better.
This isn't intergender wrestling. It's just wrestling. Tonight, they'll take on Sami Callihan and Dave Crist.
A disturbing video of Su Yung and her bridesmaids were shown. They brought out a casket with Yung dropping flower petals on the lid. As the camera panned down, it was revealed that Havok's name was on the casket. Last week, Yung interrupted a Knockouts Championship match where Havok had Taya Valkyrie on the ropes and the title in her grasp.
Yung managed to chase her off, completely dominating James Mitchell's newest monster.
Jordynne Grace & Alexia Nicole vs Madison Rayne & Kiera Hogan
Madison Rayne pushed the referee into Jordynne Grace as Kiera Hogan attacked Alexia Nicole before the match officially began. Hogan started off, battering the newest member to the Knockouts roster before tagging in Rayne. Rayne brought Nicole into the corner where Hogan hit a pinpoint rounding running dropkick.
Rayne pelted Nicole with knees to the jaw and brought her into the opposite corner for a foot choke.
Nicole managed to fight out as Rayne ran in for another attack, getting her boot up before bringing the Queen Bee down with a snapmare and a dropkick to the face. Rayne shoved Nicole into her corner where Hogan attacked the rookie as Rayne distracted the referee.
Hogan tagged in and placed her in the neutral corner, splashing onto her with a running clothesline as we went to break.
Rayne had Nicole locked down in the middle of the ring with side headlock. Nicole escaped, only to be cut off with a clothesline. Rayne brought Nicole into the corner and distracted the ref while Hogan again attacked Nicole.
Hogan tagged in and brought Nicole down with a suplex. Nicole finally stopped Hogan's onslaught with a stunner. Rayne and Grace tagged in, with Thick Mama Pump laying out Hogan and Rayne. Rayne was spiked with a driver but the pin was broken up. Hogan was slammed with a belly-to-belly suplex. Nicole tagged in and leapt onto Hogan with a crossbody. However, Hogan was not legal.
Rayne dropped Nicole with the CrossRayne for the victory.
Results: Madison Rayne defeated Alexia Nicole via pinfall.
As Grace checked on her partner, the Best Frenemies attacked her. As they were kicking her in the corner, the lights went out. When they came back on, Rosemary was back in the ring.
She ducked a clothesline from Hogan and speared Rayne, then launched Rayne into Hogan. The Best Frenemies were sent scrambling back up the ramp as Rosemary stood tall in the middle of the ring.
Ace Austin was seen backstage cowering on the bench. Alisha Edwards came in to check on him, and Austin said that he's afraid of her husband.
Eddie Edwards has threatened to kill him, and he's not just worried about his own safety, but for Alisha as well. Alisha said that she'll be okay, and she can handle herself.
Later on, Austin laid down on the ground when he saw Alisha returning, pretending to be laid out by Eddie Edwards. Alisha checked on him while Edwards came in and began attacking Austin. He was pulled off by security, and as Alisha tried to calm him down, Ace sat up and flashed him a playing card.
John E. Bravo was accompanying Taya Valkyrie around, with the Knockouts Champion forcing him to take care of her dog, Pressley. Cleaning up his "poopie", bringing a ball to play fetch, and chasing it into the ocean.
Backstage at Impact, Rhyno and Michael Elgin were brawling near the trucks. Security broke them up, but Elgin broke through and sent the War Machine face first into the hood of one of the trucks.
The Rascalz vs Rich Swann, Willie Mack, & Rob Van Dam
After some goading from the Rascalz, RVD started the match off first. Trey, Dez, and Wentz fought over who would face their hero first.
Trey shoved his partners into the ropes and rushed Van Dam. Trey was laid out with a spinning back kick. Wentz tagged in and was immediately taken out with a leaping kick.
Dez tagged in, excited to get kicked by Van Dam. He prepared to take a shot, and Van Dam opted to tag in Willie Mack, who nearly knocked Dez's head off with a running boot.
A body splash gave Mack a two-count. Swann tagged in and managed to connect with a picture perfect dropkick on a running Dez.
Mack came in, sending Dez up with a flapjack while Swann brought him down with a one-handed facebuster. As Dez got to his feet, he sent Swann into his corner, tagging in Wentz while the Rascalz connected with a series of kicks on the former X-Division Champion.
Wentz hita bronco buster before tagging in Trey who connected with chops and elbow strikes. Dez tagged in for a tope atomico, as did Wentz and Trey.
Swann kicked out at two. Trey brought him out to the middle of the ring, where he tried to escape to his corner.
Trey managed to keep up with his speed and rocked him with a leaping kick to the jaw. Dez tagged in, and the duo sent Swann up for a superkick from Wentz.
Wentz attempted to follow up with an elbow, but Swann avoided and dropped a pair of elbows on Trey and Dez.
A cutter planted Wentz and Swann made it to RVD. Van Dam stuck Dez with a side kick, a step through kick to Trey, and planted Wentz near a corner for the split legged moonsault. Wentz kicked out.
Mack came in and planted Wentz with a Samoan Drop, following up with a standing moonsault. RVD connected with the Rolling Thunder, and Swann tagged in for a rolling handspring moonsault. Van Dam went up for the Five Star Frog Splash and was shoved off by Trey.
Dez sent Swann into the corner with a slingshot for the meteora. As Dez and Wentz set up for Hot Fire Flame, Van Dam pulled Dez out, forcing Wentz to land on his head. Swann and Wentz traded chops as the other four competitors fought on the outside.
Strong right hands and kicks left both men down on one knee. They forced themselves up, and Swann finally took out Wentz with a roundhouse kick. Rob Van Dam came in for the Five Star Frog Splash, and Swann finished the job with the Phoenix Splash.
Results: Rich Swann defeated Wentz via pinfall.
As Swann, Van Dam, and Mack celebrated, Josh Mathews teased the idea of an Impact Six-Man Tag Team Championship.
The North were interviewed backstage by Melissa Santos. Josh Alexander said that for a long time they were the best tag team in Canada. Now, they're here to prove that they're the greatest tag team in the world.
Page said that they're doing what they said. Impact is setting up challengers so they can lay them out.
As the Rascalz, Willie Mack, Rich Swann, and Rob Van Dam were celebrating backstage, they were interrupted by the X-Division Champion Jake Christ, who was upset at them for staring at his championship. He was chased off as we moved onto the next match.
The Desi Hit Squad vs The Deaners
Jake and Cody Deaner rushed the ring, with Cody rolling out with Raj Singh while Jake targeted Rohit Raju. Raju was left dumped on the outside while the Deaners brought Singh inside. The Deaners hung him up on the ropes, with Cody connecting with a boot. Jake clotheslined him back inside.
Raju tried to rush the Deaners but was taken out by a backbreaker from Cousin Jake. As Cody Deaner went to the ropes, the Desi Hit squad took over, sending Jake into the corner. Jake countered a double suplex, bringing both men over with a pair of suplexes as we cut to commercial.
Coming back in, Raju was trading shots with Cody Deaner. Deaner sent Raju into Singh, and dropped him with a Thesz Press and a running knee. Cousin Jake came in and held the ropes open while Deaner set up for a suicide dive. Gama Singh tripped him up, forcing Jake to chase him around ringside.
This allowed the Desi Hit Squad to take on Deaner in a two-on-one assault. A flapjack and running single leg dropkick combo left Deaner barely conscious. Jake was held back by the ref when he ran in as he wasn't the legal man.
The Hit Squad punished Deaner in their own corner while Jake was forced to watch, trying to get the crowd behind his cousin. As Raj Singh taunted the crowd, Cody Deaner fought off Rohit Raju, knocking SIngh to the ground and lighting up Raju. As he leapt to his corner, Singh pulled Jake off the apron, stopping the tag.
Deaner was brought back to the Hit Squad's corner where the punishment continued. Gama Singh celebrated as Raj tagged in, taking Deaner to the neutral corner for a huge chest chop. A running dropkick was avoided and Deaner sent a rushing Raju outside.
Finally tagging in, Cousin Jake lit up both members of the Desi Hit Squad. The Big Man knocked both men to the outside, and this time Deaner was able to leap onto them with a suicide dive.
Jake dove as well, leaping over the top rope to bring both members of the Hit Squad crashing into the floor. Singh was rolled back in, and hit with a shoulder tackle in the corner followed by a Michinoku Driver. He kicked out at two.
Gama Singh distracted the ref, allowing Raju to roll up Jake. Jake broke out and tagged in Deaner. Raj Singh took out Jake's knee and picked up Deaner in a bear hug. Raju leapt off the top rope with a missile dropkick, slamming Deaner's face into the mat.
Jake launched Singh outside and caught Raju as he was coming in for a cannonball. Deaner knocked Singh off the apron as he got back up, and the Deaners finished off Raju with the TTG (Time To Giver).
Results: The Deaners defeated the Desi Hit Squad.
The Desi Hit Squad now have to work on the Deaner's farm, shoveling manure.
Sami Callihan demanded to know why Madman Fulton wasn't in his cage. Dave Crist said that Jake took him out to treat him to some Arby's. Callihan was frustrated, but oVe had more important things to worry about, as they faced Tessa Blanchard and Tommy Dreamer in the main event.
oVe (Sami Callihan & Dave Crist) vs Tommy Dreamer & Tessa Blanchard
Blanchard and Dreamer rolled in and kicked off the match quickly, sending both Callihan and Crist outside with a Dreamer combination. Dreamer went to the apron and dove onto both opponents. Blanchard went up top, rolling onto Crist and Callihan with a rolling senton.
Back from commercial break, Blanchard and Dreamer were lighting Dave Crist up on the barricade. Dreamer gave Blanchard a beer and instructed her to drink it and spit in Dave's face. Blanchard stopped for a moment, but then said "okay" and chased after him.
Dreamer chased Callihan inside, where he was met by Blanchard. The Draw tried to over a hand to bury the hatchet. Blanchard wasn't having it, punching him and sending him into the corner. Crist tried to come in to save his leader but was dropped onto Callihan's crotch with a drop toe hold.
Blanchard and Dreamer worked over Dave Crist after the Hardcore Icon tagged in, with Dreamer delivering an elbow to the small of his back. As Dreamer went after Callihan, he was sent outside. Crist knocked Blanchard off the apron.
Crist tagged in and hit a decapitating slingshot on Dreamer, drivin ghim throat first into the barricade. Back inside the ring, he tagged in Callihan, who punched Dreamer in the groin while the ref's back was turned.
Crist tagged back in, and began working over the left shoulder. Callihan tagged in and talked trash with Blanchard while Crist held Dreamer down. Callihan took Dreamer to the neutral corner and brought in Crist for a slingshot body splash. Dreamer put his boot up, stunning Crist. Callihan ran in but was tossed to the outside. Dreamer tried to get to Blanchard only for Callihan to yank her off the apron.
oVe tried to punish Dreamer, but the legend butted their skulls together and finally tagged in Blanchard. A cutter to Callihan allowed her to target Crist. She sent Crist into Callihan as he stood up and dropped Callihan with a neckbreaker, incidentally forcing Callihan to spike Crist with a DDT.
Blanchard set Crist up in the corner and hit a hanging Magnum. As she went for the pinfall, Callihan dropped an elbow on the ref. oVe tried to take out Dreamer and Blanchard, but were countered for a pair of DDTs.
A new ref slid in, but Crist and Callihan both kicked out. Callihan and Crist hit Dreamer and Blanchard with low blows. While it didn't affect Blanchard, the kendo stick definitely did the trick. Dreamer recovered and took out Callihan with a DDT while Blanchard used the kendo stick for a top rope Magnum to Crist.
Results: Tessa Blanchard & Tommy Dreamer defeated Dave Crist & Tommy Dreamer via pinfall.
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