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Last week, Michael Elgin brutalized Willie Mack, hoping to send the big man to the hospital like the rest of his victims. However, the interference of Rich Swann and Johnny Impact forced Elgin to leave three bodies lying around the ring, setting up this week's main event. The X-Division Champion will face Impact and Elgin in a triple threat match.
The Knockouts Championship was also on the line tonight, as Taya Valkyrie was forced to defend her belt against former champion Su Yung. Valkyrie's opponent was revealed to her during the Smokeshow last week. Tonight, Wera Loca faced off against one of the most dangerous competitors on the roster.
Kicking off the night, though, was the Undeniable Tessa Blanchard. She has made it her mission to teach oVe a lesson, saving Scarlett Bordeaux from an attack from the Crists weeks ago. Tonight, Blanchard would take on Jake Christ in singles action.
Tessa Blanchard vs Jake Crist
Blanchard avoided a boot and pelted Crist with a rush of elbow strikes. Crist pushed her away, only for her to return with a cutter. Crist rolled outside where he was met with a pair of suicide dives. A third dive left him laying on the ground while the crowd cheered Blanchard's name.
Back inside the ring, Crist caught Blanchard coming off the top ropes with a superkick. A "Death to Ohio" chant began while the referee checked on the former Knockouts Champion. In the corner, Crist shoved his forearm into Blanchard, washing her face repeatedly.
Blanchard tried to get back in the match with running forearm. However, Crist countered a tilt-a-whirl into a Russian leg sweep, then locked in a Koji Clutch. Blanchard fought over to the ropes to break the hold.
Crist dropped Blanchard in the middle of the ring and locked in a rear chin lock. Blanchard fought out and began trading strikes with Crist, but a snap suplex took away her momentum once again.
Kicking out, Blanchard rocked Crist with forearms and spiked him with a tilt-a-whirl DDT. Picking him up in a fireman's carry position allowed him to rake her eyes and pull her nose back, breaking free. A jawbreaker stunned him, though, only for a little while as he planted her with a Death Valley Driver as she came off the ropes.
Blanchard broke out again and rocked Crist with a pair of superkicks. Crist went nin and nearly knocked himself out running into the turnbuckle. Blanchard put away Crist with Magnum.
Results: Tessa Blanchard defeated Jake Crist via pinfall.
Following the match, Sami Callihan, Dave Crist, and Madman Fulton came down to the ring. Blanchard rolled out while the leader of oVe tore into Crist. The Draw then stared down Blanchard, who told him to bring it on.
Eddie Edwards' music hit as he rushed the ring taking out all of oVe.
Eddie Edwards vs Madman Fulton
Back from commercial, Edwards and Fulton brawled around ringside. Fulton picked up the former World Champion, who clung to the ropes to avoid a slam. However, as he tried to dive off the apron, Fulton caught him and brought him crashing down onto the apron with a chokeslam.
The match OFFICIALLY began here, with Fulton and Callihan bullying Kid Ref into ringing the bell. Fulton tossed Edwards with ease with a release suplex. A massive deadlift chokeslam saw Edwards bounce off the mat, with Callihan and Fulton celebrating in his misery. A second deadlift chokeslam left Edwards gasping for air in the ropes.
Fulton and Callihan took turns assaulting Edwards while the ref was distracted. Callihan then slapped his beast across the face, who took the motivation to plant Edwards with a double underhook neckbreaker.
Edwards kicked out and began to fire up here, drop kicking Fulton in the knee. Fulton went for a powerbomb, but Edwards rocked him with a handful of punches, turning it into a hurricanrana. Fulton rushed him but bounced off the ropes into a German suplex. A Blue Thunder Bomb nearly gave Edwards the win, as we saw Fulton in some serious trouble for the first time since he joined oVe.
Edwards set his sights on Callihan when he tried to intervene, sending him crashing into the barricade. He then brought out Kenny 2.0 from under the ring and set his sights on Callihan. At this point, Killer Kross appeared on the screen.
Kross had kidnapped the Sandman, placing a black bag over his head and holding his hands around the legend's throat. Kross tortured the Sandman, waterboarding him while Edwards looked on. This allowed Fulton time to recover and drove Edwards face first with the spinout facebuster.
Results: Madman Fulton defeated Eddie Edwards via pinfall.
Callihan quickly pulled Fulton off Edwards following the match. As the two celebrated their conquest, Eddie Edwards rolled towards Kenny, heading in the back for Killer Kross.
Eddie Edwards was met backstage by his wife Alicia, who was begging Edwards not to go looking for Killer Kross, fearing that it was a trap. Edwards said he didn't care, as his whole goal tonight is to save the Sandman.
Moose vs Tommy Dreamer
Moose was dropped early by a shoulder tackle. He got himself back on his feet with a kip-up only to be taken down again by a clothesline and a running crossbody. Moose rolled to the outside and dragged Dreamer out where he bit his down on his forehead.
Dreamer countered an irish whip, launching Moose into the ring post. Moose was dropped with a back body drop and sprayed in the face with Diet Coke. Dreamer pulled the mat up, revealing the concrete. However, Moose caught Dreamer with a back body drop on the apron.
Back inside, Moose shoved his face into the back of Dreamer's head as he was hung up in the ropes.
The big man pelted the ECW legend with strikes, rocking him with chops, elbow strikes, and hard right hands. Dreamer ducked a punch for one of his own followed by a cutter, leaving both men out on their backs.
They both made it back to their feet and traded punches. A Bionic Elbow stunned Moose, but the former NFL star caught Dreamer coming off the ropes with a big boot. Dreamer recovered, surprising Moose with a DDT.
Moose made his way to the top rope but was followed by Dreamer, who brought the former Grand Slam Champion all the way down with a superplex. A spear leveled Moose, but he was able to power out of the pinfall.
At this point, Dreamer brought in a chair. Kid Ref was pulled in by Moose, forcing Dreamer to stop dead in his tracks. A big boot launched the chair into Dreamer's face, and he was put away after a spear.
Results: Moose defeated Tommy Dreamer via pinfall.
Following the match, Moose placed Dreamer in the corner and put a chair in his face, setting up for the Van Terminator. RVD rushed the ring to save his fellow ECW brother before that could happen.
Taya Valkyrie, accompanied by John E. Bravo. She tracked down Rosemary, demanding that she take care of Su Yung and Jessicka Havok.
Rosemary said that she was disappointed in her, as she used to be a "Thunder Goddess," capable of handling her own problems. She then offered to help in exchange for a title match in the future.
Johnny Impact, accompanied by John E. Bravo, talked to Melissa Santos about the triple threat match tonight. Impact said that Elgin made the wrong choice last week, attacking the former world champion. Tonight, Big Mike has to answer to the Mayor of Slamtown.
He also announced that he'll be cashing in his X-Division Championship opportunity at Slammiversary.
Knockouts Championship Match: Su Yung w/James Mitchell & Jessicka Havok vs Taya Valkyrie
Valkyrie and Yung kicked off the match with forearm strikes. Yung avoided an attack in the corner, rocking the champion with a clothesline. Valkyrie avoided the Panic Switch and launched her challenger across the ring with a German suplex.
Yung was spiked on the bottom turnbuckle with another German suplex, seemingly knocking her out. She managed to kick out, but struggled to get up to her feet. A running hip attack in the corner followed by a running double knee strike gave her a two-count. Still, Yung kicked out.
The Knockouts Champion taunted the crowd, allowing Yung to recover, sending her into the corner and drop kicking her backside, sending her into the ring post. A head scissors into the middle turnbuckle pad gave her a two count.
Valkyrie was locked in the Lotus Lock, but managed to escape Yung's grasp. A Curb Stomp prevented Yung from attempting the Mandible Claw, following up with the Divorce Court. The Champion stood on top of the turnbuckle to gloat, frustrating Havok, who quickly leaped onto the apron and struck Valkyrie, ending the match in DQ.
Results: Taya Valkyrie defeated Su Yung via DQ.
James Mitchell brought Havoc in side the ring, and both she and Yung were ready to jump on Valkyrie. Rosemary made the save, though, allowing Valkyrie to escape.
Mitchell said that this was an expected move by her, and decided that this was a night for celebration. So, with that in mind, he invited Rosemary, Valkyrie, Yung, and Havok to a special "ball."
On July 7th, at Slammiversary, all four Knockouts will be fighting inside the Monster's Ball.
Ace Austin introduced himself again to the Impact audience. Considering himself the One True Ace, he plans on turning the X-Division into the Ace Division. In order to do that, he has set his eyes on the X-Division Championship. Until then, though, he issued an open challenge for tonight.
Ace Austin vs TJP
Ace rushed TJP but the vet was too quick for him, sending him outside with a springboard arm drag. He followed up with a triangle dropkick, leaping from the inside ropes to Ace's face on the apron.
Ace recovered, driving TJP into the apron and rocking him with a sliding dropkick and a running punt kick. TJP was rolled inside, where he countered a springboard hurricanrana with a powerbomb. After a high angle crossbody, the Detonation Kick ended Ace Austin's undefeated streak.
Results: TJP defeated Ace Austin via pinfall.
Another Rascalz Treehouse skit was shown, where the trio were down on themselves after getting beaten down by LAX last week. Still, they got their Impact Tag Title match for Slammiversary.
Konnan interrupted them. While he understands how talented they are, they're not on the same level as Ortiz and Santana.
Eddie Edwards finally found the "Sandman" who wound up being a random bystander. Kross then jumped him as he was walking out of the storage closet.
Edwards recovered, though, and beat him until he started coughing up blood. Alicia found them and demanded that Edwards stop. Kross encouraged the brutality, and Edwards leaped onto him, biting into his face and, seemingly, crushing his face with his foot.
Sami Callihan cut a promo via the personal oVe cam. The Death Machine reminded the viewers that he's an ice cold psychopath. He plans on making Tessa Blanchard famous at Slammiversary, as he challenged the Undeniable One to a match. Callihan plans on treating her as an equal, beating her down into a bloody pulp like everyone he's ever been in the ring with.
Next week, the Rascalz will face LAX & the Laredo Kid in a six-man tag match just a few days away from their Tag Team Title match at Slammiversary.
Johnny Impact vs Michael Elgin vs Rich Swann
Impact and Elgin targeted Swann first. However, instead of teaming up, they fought over the chance to beat the X-Division Champion down. Swann dropped Impact but was met by an enziguri from Elgin.
Elgin avoided a Disaster Kick and took down Impact with a shoulder block. They started trading fists only to be brought down by a crossbody from Swann. Swann dove onto Elgin on the outside with a corkscrew plancha. Not to be out done, Impact hit a springboard corkscrew plancha.
Both men leapt into the ring, springing to their feet and trading kicks. In the corner, Impact attempted a Spanish Fly. Elgin broke it up, leading to a double German suplex from the Unbreakable One.
Elgin squashed both of his opponents in opposite sides of the ring with repeated running clotheslines. Impact shook it off and avoided a suplex. Swann ran in for a tilt-a-whirl hurricanrana, superkicking Elgin and bringing Impact down on him with a leaping hurricanrana.
Elgin broke out, and planted Swann with the Air Raid Siren. Impact recovered and pelted Big Mike with a massive kick, following up with a running knee to Swann and a standing Shooting Star Press.
Elgin Set up Impact for a Dragon Suplex, but it was blocked. He instead turned Impact inside out with a rolling forearm and a spin out sidewalk slam. Impact kicked out at two. As they made it back to their feet, Swann connected with a handspring double cutter.
Swann was taken out by Impact when Elgin placed the X-Division Champion on his shoulders, getting tossed with a reverse hurricanrana when Impact connected with a Disaster Kick, allowing him to connect with Starship Pain on Elgin.
Elgin kicked out and set up for the rolling elbow. Impact blocked, attempting the Moonlight Drive. Elgin broke away but was dropped from the top rope with a Spanish Fly. Rich Swann leaped onto another turnbuckle and dropped onto Impact with the 450 Splash, pinning his challenger for Slammiversary.
Results: Rich Swann defeated Johnny Impact and Michael Elgin via pinfall.
Elgin interrupted Swann's celebration, but was rocked by a roundhouse kick. A spinning back kick leveled Impact. John E. Bravo ran in to assist on the beat down, hitting Swann with the Ultimate X.
Impact tried to talk Elgin into helping out, but the three men were interrupted by Impact World Champion Brian Cage. Cage cleared the ring of everyone but Elgin, and the two men stared each other down.
A jumping knee and a discus clothesline set Cage up for a massive powerbomb, spiking Elgin in the middle of the ring. The World Champion stood tall with the belt held high.
