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As we move towards to the epic Slammiversary XVII, Michael Elgin continues to prove why he's the man that can cut the Machine's World Title run short. The No. 1 Contender took on Chocolate Thunder himself, Willie Mack, in tonight's main event, giving us a massive battle of the goliaths.
The Knockouts filled out this week's show nicely, with the returning Havok completely eviscerating her opponent, while Jordynne Grace and Madison Rayne wowed the Impact audience.
It wasn't an easy night for Grace, by any means, and was made worse by a surprise appearance by one of her former friends turned bitter rivals. All that and more on tonight's Impact.
First up, though, The ECW Originals have been in a heated war with Ethan Page and Josh Alexander since arriving on Impact a few months back. Moose joined their numbers, leading to a 3-on-3 match between the six men two weeks ago. The North hoped to get some revenge tonight as they faced off against Rob Van Dam and Sabu.
The North vs Sabu w/Super Genie & Rob Van Dam
Sabu and Alexander kicked off the bout, with the ECW legend forcing his opponent to the mat by picking the ankle. Alexander, back on his feet, was rocked by a punch and tossed into the corner. Rebounding, he was met by a clothesline.
Sabu brought Alexander into his corner where RVD tagged in and leapt over the ropes for a leg drop. Alexander managed to fight back and drag him into the North's corner, where Ethan Page came in. RVD dropped him with a spinning heel kick before wrenching his arm. Page broke away by yanking at RVD's hair but was folded up into a unique pinfall where he kicked out at two.
Page was sandwiched with a rolling thunder/slingshot leg drop from RVD and Sabu. Sabu then locked Page in a Camel Clutch. RVD was tagged in and teamed up with his ECW Tag Team Champion partner for a double leg drop. A series of kicks almost gave the Originals the win, but Page managed to break out.
Alexander distracted RVD, allowing Page to connect with a huge running boot. A series of backbreakers from the North took the former Impact World Champion out. Alexander tagged in, and targeted the ankle of RVD. Page came in and taunted Sabu before turning his attention back to the legal man. RVD and All Ego traded punches in the corner, and Sabu was nearly tagged in. Page managed to rush him into the North's corner, though.
The duo tagged in and out, pelting RVD with hard boots and right hands. RVD avoided a running clothesline in the corner from Page and rocked him with a high kick to the forehead. RVD shook Page off with a reverse kick, tagging in Sabu. Super Genie tossed him a chair, which was launched into the heads of both members of the North.
Sabu used the chair to launch himself onto Alexander. A camel clutch/dropkick combination set up the pinfall, but Page broke it up. He answered for that, though, with another chair shot to the head. Sabu and RVD brought in a table and placed Josh Alexander on top. Before they could dive onto him, Moose knocked RVD off. Sabu connected with the Arabian Facebuster through the table.
Page broke up the pin, and a 2-on-1 situation was set up. The North planted Sabu with a double kneeling facebuster for the win.
Results: The North defeated Sabu & RVD via pinfall.
After the match, Tommy Dreamer came to the aid of RVD and Sabu, sending the North up the ramp while the Originals beat down Moose.
Moose confronted the North backstage, demanding to know why they didn't help him against the originals. Page said he's lucky he didn't let Josh Alexander knock his teeth down his throat. Moose turned to the camera and said that he'll take care of Tommy Dreamer before focusing on RVD at Slammiversary.
Havok vs Masha Slamovich
Havok crushed her opponent with a massive clothesline to start off the punishment, then nearly broke her in half with a camel clutch. A pair of backbreakers almost finished the job.
Slamovich was launched across the ring, then set up in the corner. She avoided a body avalanche and stunned the monster with a series of kicks. Havok caught one of her feet, though, and that led to a spin outside slam.
A high angle chokeslam bounced Slamovich off the canvas, and a Tombstone Piledriver sealed the deal.
Results: Havok defeated Masha Slamovich via pinfall.
Post match, Mitchell thanked Havok for helping him free Su Yung. The Father then said that his goal is to help the former Knockouts Champion regain her title, and they plan on using Rosemary's body as a launch pad.
Cody Deaner vs Raj Singh
Singh overpowered Deaner easily, leveling him with knees to the gut and a series of clotheslines and headbutts. Deaner fired up, sending Singh into the corner where he kicked him repeatedly. A running fist drop set up for the Deaner Drop, but Singh rolled away to the outside.
Deaner didn't let him get too far, as a suicide dive sent his opponent into the barricade. Singh was rolled into the middle of the ring, and as Deaner went up top for a dive, Rohit Raju distracted him, allowing Singh to spike him with a Tower of London.
A legdrop sent Deaner rolling to the apron, where Gama Singh rocked him with a right hand while Raj Singh distracted the referee. A dropkick to the back of the head set up a pinfall and Deaner kicked out.
Singh pelted Deaner with a series of shots, but that allowed him to "Hillbilly Up." A striking combination and a rolling punch to the gut set up a big clothesline, taking the massive Singh down. The Deaner DDT connected, but Gama Singh distracted the referee. Cousin Jake prevented Rohit Raju from getting involved.
Jake leveled Raju, and went to strike Gama. However, Gama "suffered a heart attack." A knee from Rohit stunned Deaner, allowing Raj Singh to put him away with an arm trapped facebuster.
Results: Raj Singh defeated Cody Deaner via pinfall.
Backstage, Melissa Santos interviewed Michael Elgin. Elgin called Willie Mack overconfident, but he'll be getting sent to the hospital soon enough.
Johnny Impact, along with John E. Bravo, interrupted, saying that all that talk has yet to yield any results when it comes to the Chocolate Thunder. Elgin threatened Impact and Bravo, saying that they'd be in for a trip in an ambulance too if they ever interrupted him again.
Rosemary cut a promo on James Mitchell, Havok, and Su Yung. The Demon Assassin said that Father Mitchell has a taste, monsters specifically. However, he wasn't able to control the last one, and this one more than likely will end the same way. As far as the Knockouts Championship is considered, the Shadow has given her a mission. Bring the belt back to the Hive, even if that means running through Jessicka Havok.
Sami Callihan kicked down the door in the women's locker room, which caught the ire of Tessa Blanchard. Callihan said he didn't appreciate her getting in the ring with his boys where she didn't belong. Blanchard decided to challenge the leader of oVe, demanding a match with Jake Crist on next week's Impact.
Before we could kick off the next Knockouts match, Kiera Hogan made her way to the commentary booth, hoping to distract Jordynne Grace.
Jordynne Grace vs Madison Rayne
Grace pushed Rayne into the corner, but the Queen Bee managed to get a grip on her arm, applying a wrist lock. Grace pushed her back into the turnbuckle and tossed her with a snapmare.
Rayne managed to apply the lock again, but was overpowered by Grace who sent her into the ropes. Rayne countered an arm drag into a rollup. Grace easily broke out and wrenched in a headlock. Rayne's attempt to shake her off left her in a kneeling position.
Grace's hold was broken, but she leveled Rayne with a massive shoulder block. Rayne was launched over the ropes, but lost her footing on the apron and slipped, seemingly landing on her head. the former Champion shook it off, though, and managed to get back in the ring.
A stalling suplex, nearly eight seconds long, almost gave Grace the pinfall. Rayne managed to kick out, but was clobbered by clotheslines to the front and back. A Koji Clutch put Rayne back in the game. However, Grace managed to break the hold with her shear strength, bringing Rayne down and holding her opponents legs around her waist and setting up a double arm lock.
Rayne broke out and the two women traded pinfall attempts. A body slam from Grace was answered by a striking series from Rayne. Another slam from Grace gave us the same results, and a third slam was countered, with a stiff kick and a dropkick leveling Grace.
On the apron, Grace's legs were pulled out from under her, dropping her spine first on the side of the ring. Rayne avoided being tossed into the ringpost and dropped her opponent with a ripcord cutter.
Back inside, Grace kicked out of a pinfall at two, and countered a northern lights suplex. Rayne managed to turn it into the Crucifix Bomb. Grace again powered out. A monkey flip from Rayne was caught by Grace, and she took down the 5-time champion with a muscle buster. Madison Rayne miraculously kicked out.
The Grace Driver was blocked, but Rayne paid for it with a huge clothesline. Grace went up for a dive, but was distracted by Hogan. Grace blocked a powerbomb attempt, but the Cross Rayne was enough to bring her down for the count.
Results: Madison Rayne defeated Jordynne Grace via pinfall.
A vignette played, with Killer Kross explaining his actions over the past month. Eddie Edwards managed to win a massive match against Kross thanks to the Sandman a few weeks ago. Tonight, Kross looked to get his revenge on the man that ruined his plans for Impact's Hardcore Hero.
Killer Kross vs The Sandman
The Sandman tried to sneak up on Kross with a kendo stick. Kross anticipated it, stopping the assault. A back elbow from Sandman stunned Kross, though, and a series of punches in the corner left him in trouble.
Kross rushed the legend but was met with a kendo stick to the gut and to the back. A shot to the head was avoided, and Kross locked in the Kross Jacket.
Results: Killer Kross defeated The Sandman via submission.
Kross held The Sandman in the Kross Jacket but broke it up when Eddie Edwards' music hit. Edwards rushed the ring and sent Kross out, saving his new mentor.
We cut back to LAX's bar, where Ortiz and Santana were celebrating their victory over the Rascalz. Konnan said that they nearly lost the titles last week, because they failed to take Wentz, Dez, and Trey seriously. The Rascalz appeared at the bar, and demanded a rematch for the titles. After being denied, Wentz shoved Santana. LAX then beat them down and left them laying on the floor.
Afterwards, though, the Champions said that the rematch was on. They were then met by the returning Fenix, who stole one of the Rascalz' wallets before leaving with LAX.
Scarlett Bordeaux kicked off the Smokeshow backstage and was met by Taya Valkyrie backstage. Fallah Bahh popped champagne while the two talked on the couch. Bordeaux asked what it was like for Valkyrie to be the only champion in the Slamtown Household.
The Knockouts Champion was then asked about the 30-day clause for her title. Luckily, Bordeaux knows who she'll be defending against next week...Su Yung.
Michael Elgin vs Willie Mack w/Rich Swann
Mack and Elgin locked up in the middle to a stalemate. The two traded elbow strikes and shoulder blocks, and Elgin avoided a fireman's carry slam, rocking Mack with a few more elbows. As he bounced off the ropes, Mack dropped him with a shoulder tackle and a leaping blockbuster. Elgin kicked out at two.
Elgin tried to take over with a few more massive shots, but huge enziguri followed by an exploder suplex. Mack stopped before missing a cannonball to the corner as Big Mike had rolled to the apron. On the outside, Mack blocked a boot and rocked Elgin with another elbow. Elgin avoided another slam, hanging Mack on the ropes and catching him with a superkick, followed by a running dropkick sending him crashing to the floor below.
Back from commercial, a standing dropkick leveled Mack, but he was able to kick out. Mack countered a clothesline in the corner with a boot and took down the Unbreakable One with a few clotheslines of his own. A spinning heel kick took Elgin down, and a massive slam set up for the running leg drop. Elgin kicked out.
Mack ran in for a clothesline in the corner only to be met with an enziguri. He shook it off quick, and planted Elgin with a sitout spinebuster. Elgin kicked out. The stunner was blocked, but Elgin was met with a massive elbow. Running across the ring, Mack was lit up by a boot, an enziguri, and a massive superkick.
Up top, Elgin tossed Mack across the ring with a sky high superplex. An Elgin Bomb was blocked by Mack, and he led the #1 Contender to the World Title into the corner, crushing his shoulder in the ring post. Mack went for a dive to the outside, but Elgin brought in Rich Swann to block it. When Mack didn't dive, Swann dropped the X-Division Champion spine first across the apron.
Mack dove outside to get some revenge. However, checking on Swann signalled his doom, as when he went back inside he was leveled by a massive clothesline, followed by a buckle bomb and the devastating Elgin Bomb.
Results: Michael Elgin defeated Willie Mack via pinfall.
Post match, Elgin picked Mack up for another bomb. Swann made the save with an enziguri, and reigned down a flurry of punches on Elgin's head. Johnny Impact saved Elgin, and drove Swann into the mat with a Razor's Edge spun out into a side slam.
Michael Elgin accepted Impact's help, or so it seemed. He shook Impact's hand, but when he turned around he was launched into the ropes and spiked with a German suplex. He then set his sights on Mack, powerbombing the big man into the post.
