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Impact Wrestling is only a couple of nights away from one of their biggest pay-per-view of the year -- Slammiversary.
The North opened the show, facing The Deaners in a tag team match. Also on the night, future Monster's Ball opponents faced each other in a tag team match with Su Young teaming up with Jessicka Havok and Taya Valkyrie teaming with Rosemary.
Sami Callihan faced Fallah Bahh, while LAX and Laredo Kid took on the Rascalz. Finally, in the main segment, Brian Cage addressed his match at Slammiversary against Michael Elgin.
The North (Josh Alexander and Ethan Page) vs The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake)
Josh Alexander took on Cousin Jake and Cody Deaner at the beginning with Cousin Jake and Cody Deaner had some quick tags as they tried to take on Ethan Page.
He managed to push Cody Deaner to their own corner, with the North double-teaming them. Cody Deaner dragged in Josh Alexander to the ring and was lining up a finisher, but Ethan Page distracted him before hitting him with a back suplex.
The North's team of Ethan Page and Josh Alexander saw the ring cut in half, as they isolated Cody Deaner. They hit a double team move on Cody Deaner, where Ethan Page was on the apron in a sort of tandem Suplex.
Ethan Page had a headlock on, but Cody Deaner managed to come back with a Swinging Neckbreaker. That was his chance and he tagged in Cousin Jake. He took out both of his opponents before hitting Ethan Page with a Back Suplex.
Josh Alexander was stringing together some moves, but Cousin Jake shut him down. He tagged in Cody Deaner and hit a Scoop Slam. Deaner hit a Flying Headbutt for a near fall. Cousin Jake hit a shoulder tackle in the corner. They were looking for a Tandem Suplex, but Ethan Page grabbed Cody Deaner.
Josh Alexander rolled up Cousin Jake for a near fall. The two exchanged strikes in the middle of the ring, and Alexander came back with a German Suplex. Jake came back with a Clothesline and tagged in Cody Deaner.
Deaner hit the Deaner DDT and then took to the second rope. Ethan Page grabbed his angle and dragged Deaner down together. They hit a reverse double team Armdrag Facebuster and managed to pick up the win.
Results: The North (Josh Alexander and Ethan Page) defeated The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake)
Taya Valkyrie was in a backstage segment with Rosemary, where the two talked about the upcoming Monster's Ball at Slammiversary. Rosemary promised Taya Valkyrie that she would be protecting her during tonight's show and that Monster's Ball would be... 'fun'.
Eddie Edwards created controversy by practically destroying Killer Kross in a backstage segment. The two were scheduled for a match against each other with the stipulation being First Blood.
Su Young and Jessicka Havok vs Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary
Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie had some sort of agreement with each other for the tag match, but they got into an argument in the very beginning. Jessicka Havok took advantage of the distraction to take Taya to a corner and beat her down.
She tagged in Su Young who came in to continue her work. Su Young hit a Headscissors and put on the glove. Unfortunately, her tag team partner and future opponent Jessicka Havok wanted to get in on the action and tagged in.
Taya Valkyrie managed to tag in Rosemary who appeared to be in trouble in the beginning before gaining control with the Slingblade. She went for the Exploder Suplex but was stopped.
Instead, she took out Havok's legs with a Dropkick to the knees. She locked in a submission, but it was interrupted by Su Young. Havok fired up Rosemary outside unintentionally by insulting her. Havok came at her with a steel chair but Rosemary big booted it out of her hand.
Su Young dropped her and hit Rosemary with the Steel Chair. The match came to an end via DQ. She then focused on Taya Valkyrie and had her glove on. She was about to be in some problem, but Rosemary hit Su Young with a Spear.
Jessicka Havok brought in chairs to attack Su Young, but Valkyrie took the chair out of her hands and beat her down instead in the corner. Meanwhile, Rosemary emptied a bag full of thumbtacks in the ring. They went for a double-team suplex on Su Young on top of the Thumbtacks, but Havok stopped it.
Su Young and Jessicka Havok went against each other but were interrupted by Father James Mitchell. He managed to stop them from fighting.
Results: Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie defeated Su Young and Jessicka Havok via Disqualification.
Ace Austin aired his grievances saying that it was not fair that TJP was suddenly on Impact. TJP appeared and said that he had not known before last week that he would be on Impact either. He said that he had been 'chained up in a basement' for the last three years.
In another backstage segment, the Desi Hit Squad made fun of The Deaners for getting defeated by The North.
Eddie Edwards is shown in a church where he confesses his 'sins' and all that he was suffering from. The pastor he was confessing to turned out to be Killer Kross when the camera panned to him. Kross said that he could not fight him in the church and Edwards said that he would be waiting for him outside. However, Kross stayed in the church, saying he found it 'peaceful'.
Rich Swann interrupted a segment where John E. Bravo was boasting about how he would be able to take on Swann at any point. Johnny Impact inserted himself into the moment and as others held them back, John E. Bravo continued to talk smack at Swann.
Fallah Bahh w/ Scarlett Bordeaux vs Sami Callihan w/ Madman Fulton
Fallah Bahh did not waste any time before going straight for Sami Callihan. Madman Fulton tried to cost Fallah Bahh the match, but the referee ejected him from ringside.
Sami Callihan applied a headlock and tried to ground him. Bahh hyped himself up and managed to get to his feet. Callihan took hold of Bahh's hair before kicking him and hitting him with a DDT.
Something... dripped from Callihan's mouth during one of the close-ups while the crowd and the commentators were distracted. Bahh managed to get Sami Callihan down and then ran into him in the corner.
Fallah Bahh hit a Samoan Drop and then went to the second rope, but Callihan rolled out of the ring. The two started brawling outside, but Bahh managed to get Callihan to the inside. Bahh looked around and then went for a Suplex from inside the ring to the outside. Callihan stopped him and then bit him, before hitting a combination of kicks followed by the Cactus Special for the win.
That was all that he needed for the 3-count.
Results: Sami Callihan defeated Fallah Bahh.
Sami Callihan sat down in the middle of the ring and said that he had something to say. He then called out Tessa Blanchard, saying that he does not say anything from behind.
Sami Callihan told Tessa Blanchard she could not do anything to him because he was male, and he was Impact Wrestling. Callihan said that if she wanted him to treat her equal, that was exactly what he would do, and hit her with a sudden Big Boot.
While he was boasting, she got back up and took Callihan down, before getting on top of him to continue to beat Callihan down. The Jackals suddenly appeared and held her back and Sami Callihan hit her with the Baseball Bat.
They were not done and came back for more. Tessa defiantly spat on Sami Callihan's face, but Callihan hit her with a Spike Piledriver in a move that might have injured her.
LAX and Laredo Kid vs Rascalz
The match started off with Laredo Kid performing a diving attack on to the Rascalz when they were not exciting it. LAX hit dual Suicide Dives while Laredo Kid hit a Superkick to send Trey Miguel out of the ring before hitting a Moonsault on him.
LAX seemed to have control of the match. Ortiz went for a Deadlift German Suplex on Trey Miguel, but he managed to get a tag in. Wentz managed to take out Santana and Laredo Kid with a dive to the outside. Ortiz found himself double-teamed, but he sent Wentz into Dezmond Xavier by Ortiz.
Santana came in and was taken out by Wentz. Ortiz managed to clothesline Wentz before Desmond Xavier took out Ortiz. Trey Miguel and Laredo Kid took each other out, with all six men lying on the ground. All six men stood in the ring brawling with each other. Ortiz got the Powerslam on Trey Miguel, while Laredo Kid and Santana hit two Superkicks. They were piled on top of each other and Laredo Kid hit the 450 Splash on all three men, but they kicked out. Laredo Kid was on the top rope, but Wentz pushed him off. Wentz and Dezmond Xavier took out the stumbling LAX.
The triple team on Ortiz was enough for them to get a quick pinfall after Trey Miguel hit the Meteora on Ortiz.
Results: Rascalz defeated LAX and Laredo Kid
The Rascalz talked backstage in a sauna as they argued about who would be competing in the tag team match at Slammiversary. They could not come to an agreement and it ended up being decided that the three of them would be facing each other in a Triple Threat Match, where the loser won't be a part of the team at Slammiversary.
Brian Cage addresses the crowd
Doctor Ariel blocked Brian Cage's way into the ring saying that he was not medically cleared. Cage lifted the doctor out of the way and ignored him continuing on his path.
Brian Cage came out to the ring to talk about his Impact World Championship match against Michael Elgin at Slammiversary.
Brian Cage said that it had taken him 14 years to stake his claim as one of the best at wrestling and that's why he was the Impact World Wrestling Champion. He said that Michael Elgin took the biggest moment of his life from him and sent him to the hospital.
Cage declared that he was not going back to the hospital and he was going to find out at Slammiversary that he could not break 'The Machine'.
Dr Ariel came out again to say that he was not cleared to perform. Cage picked up Dr Ariel and hit him with an F5.
Michael Elgin attacked Cage from behind and hit him with a Buckle Bomb followed by the Elgin Bomb. Cage was not moving and he was out. Elgin was about to leave, but Cage grabbed on to his jeans. Elgin hit him with another Elgin Bomb!
Elgin went out and set up a table outside the ring. He set up Cage and hit him with a running Elgin Bomb through the table on the outside. Elgin stood tall with the Championship as Cage lay motionless on the outside.
Michael Elgin was about to hit Don Callis with an Elgin Bomb, but Cage managed to get up and make the save, with the show coming to an end with the two men brawling.
