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A flashback was shown on the Twitch stream where Madison Rayne was crowned as the Queen of the Knockouts back in 2014. Rayne is a legend in the Knockouts division, holding the title several times and beating top stars like Gail Kim, Tessa Blanchard, and even the Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie. Tonight, she'll get a shot to defeat Valkyrie again, and capture her sixth Knockouts Championship.
Backstage, Melissa Santos interviewed Johnny Impact, asking why he helped Michael Elgin last week.
Impact called Elgin a meathead, and just wanted to see him send X-Division Champion Rich Swann to the hospital. Elgin heard his whole speech and planned on sending everyone to the hospital.
Knockouts Championship: Madison Rayne vs Taya Valkyrie (c)
Valkyrie ran outside, attempting to tire the challenger. Rayne chased her around the ring and back inside, taking her down with a tackle and an enziguri. Valkyrie kicked out at two. Rayne connected with two elbow strikes in the corner, and countered a running body attack with a knee.
Valkyrie kicked out of another pin attempt from a crossbody at two. Rayne was completely dominating the match as the show went to commercial.
Back from the break, Valkyrie just escaped another pinfall at two, rolling outside out of frustration. Rayne came in for a baseball slide, but the champion caught her, attacking her right leg and sending her into the apron. Finally on the offensive, she brought Rayne inside and locked her in a heel hold.
She broke the hold and took he rinto the corner, kicking the leg out from under her. Rayne used the ropes to stand, kicking Valkyrie, but too much damage had been done, and she dropped to the mat after attempting a suplex. Valkyrie locked her in a single leg Boston crab, and the challenger cried out in pain. She wasn't in there for long, though, as Valkyrie broke it, again to kick her in the hamstring, toying with her.
Rayne was planted with a swinging sit out slam, but even with all the damage she'd taken throught the contest, kicked out. In the corner, Rayne avoided another running attack from the champion, attacking Valkyrie's leg and taking her down with a dornado DDT.
Valkyrie kicked out and scurried to the corner where she pulled Kid Ref in to stop Rayne's assault. She then brought down Rayne with a chop block. Still, Rayne fought back and took her down for a single leg Boston crab.
Valkyrie broke out, and struck Rayne with a superkick to the gut and a knee to the jaw. The Road to Vallhalla was countered by Rayne, who tried for a CrossRayne. Valkyrie held onto the ref, escaping and dropping the challenger with the Road to Vallhalla.
Results: Taya Valkyrie defeated Madison Rayne via pinfall.
Valkyrie didn't have long to celebrate as Rosemary's music hit. Rosemary left Su Yung chained to the corner and rolled into the ring, motioning that she wanted the Knockouts Championship. Valkyrie left the ring scared and grasping the belt like a baby.
The Deaners were eating some local fast food. Cody Deaner said that it's been weeks since they've sucumbed to their vices. Cousin Jake instead pressured him into "stuffing face" as he needed to gain weight to compete in Impact's tag division.
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