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IMPACT Wrestling Turning Point saw two title changes and a horrifying debut. The landscape has changed in the blink of an eye, and the rollercoaster only gets faster from here. Deonna Purrazzo and The Good Brothers captured gold this weekend, and Big Joe Doering made his return to IMPACT Wrestling, with Eric Young calling the shots.
Tonight, Young and Doering continued to lay waste to IMPACT Wrestling. We also got a Turning Point rematch as Moose faced off against Willie Mack. We saw all of that, plus the final goodbyes of The Rascalz, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz, and Dezmond Xavier. Dez and Wentz would face Trey and IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann in a tag match in our main event.
We kicked things off tonight with Moose and Willie Mack, and the latter had a lot to prove after his gruesome loss at Turning Point.
No DQ Match: Moose vs Willie Mack on IMPACT Wrestling
Willie Mack rushed Moose, barrelling through Mr. IMPACT Wrestling with big elbows and boots to the jaw. The cannonball senton landed in the corner, and Moose was forced to move to the floor.
Moose was bounced around ringside, with Mack slamming his head into the ring posts. However, Moose was able to turn things around when he sent Mack over the barricade onto the concrete floor. The TNA World Champion, much like Turning Point, called out IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann throughout the match. Every time Mack screamed in pain, Moose grabbed a camera and told Swann, "This is what pain feels like!"
In the ring, Mack momentarily dazed Moose with a rolling elbow to the face, but a picture-perfect standing dropkick took Chocolate Thunder back down to the mat. Moose stomped out the extremities of the former IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion, looking to drag this out as long as possible.
Moose missed a running shoulder tackle in the corner, driving his upper arm into the second turnbuckle by mistake. Mack began to fire up as they traded punches. A series of big clotheslines hurt Moose, but he responded with a pump kick. As Moose bounced off the ropes, he held on to avoid a spinning back kick. Mack still caught him with a Samoan Drop and hit the standing moonsault for a two-count.
Both men fought for a Uranage, but couldn't connect. Mack couldn't get the stunner but hit a big body slam. However, he took too long to get to the top, and Moose avoided the Six Star Frog Splash. Mack countered the Lights Out with a Stunner, but Moose rebounded with the Lights Out anyway.
Moose didn't go for the cover, instead opting to force the ref to stop the match, battering Moose with mounted elbow shots.
Results: Moose defeated Willie Mack via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade; B+
Moose threw a few more shots Mack's way before demanding that his music be played.
We got some highlights of The Rascalz's best moments in The Treehouse. Before they could finish reminiscing, the lights went out, and The Rascalz realized that they'd forgotten to pay the light bill.
We'll say farewell to The Rascalz later on in the main event tonight.
Tommy Dreamer met with The Deaners backstage. Dreamer claimed that he was close to finding out who shot John E. Bravo on IMPACT Wrestling weeks ago. Cody Deaner told Dreamer that he'd need to check Johnny Swinger's fanny pack, which is where they recently found a gun. Was it Swinger?
Couldn't be, Daddy. The Swing Man was too busy trying to find him some rizats.
...Sorry.
Suicide vs Gio on IMPACT Wrestling
Suicide and Gio didn't get much time to do anything here, as Eric Young brought out Joe Doering to demolish them.
Results: No Contest.
The former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion officially introduced Joe Doering to the locker room and the fans. This world, Eric Young said, didn't belong to anyone but him and Doering.
Will Young and Doering continue to run amok on IMPACT Wrestling? Who can stop The World-Class Maniac now that he has Big Joe backing him?
Backstage, now two-time IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee were celebrating The Virtuosa's win over Su Yung at Turning Point. However, though they were ready to move on and focus on the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Titles, a message from Su Yung appeared behind them.
"Next Week UR time HAZ COME" was written on the mirror. What does The Undead Bride have in store for Purrazzo on IMPACT Wrestling next week?
While Heath was getting pumped up about his physical therapy, Rhino ran into Eric Young and Joe Doering backstage. They laid out the IMPACT Wrestling legend before setting their sights on Heath.
Truly, nobody is safe from the ire of The World Class Maniac. Between those two and Sami Callihan marching around with Ken Shamrock, IMPACT Wrestling may be the most dangerous roster on the planet.
Brian Myers vs Crazzy Steve on IMPACT Wrestling
Brian Myers tried to lock up with the former IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champion, but Crazzy Steve, of course, is crazy like a fox. After getting into Myers' head, Steve took Myers to the apron and bounced his head off the side of the ring.
They traded blows on the ropes, and Steve even bit Myers' forehead. Myers, though, sent Steve into the ring post and his own monkey, taking over from there. Myers wore down Steve, keeping him on the mat with various holds. Steve tried to break away, but was caught in a sleeper hold.
Crazzy Steve finally fought away from Myers and sent him into the corner where he went off with a wide array of running strikes. A Russian legsweep into a modified crucifix chokehold nearly put Myers away, but he was able to break away in time. Steve rocked Myers with a flying knee, but got a thumb jammed into his eyes. A devastating clothesline decleated Steve for the win.
Results: Brian Myers defeated Crazzy Steve via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: C
Johnny Swinger incriminated himself when talking with Detective Dreamer on IMPACT Wrestling. The Swing Man revealed that he did, in fact, have a gun in his fanny pack. He also had a box cutter and some other unmentionables stowed away.
Dreamer said that Swinger literally has the smoking gun, and will be a part of IMPACT Wrestling's Wrestle Court next week. The Boys vs Johnny Swinger. Can Bravo get out of this, or will he be found guilty in the shooting of John E. Bravo?
IMPACT Wrestling Knockout Tag Team Title Tournament First Round: Tenille Dashwood w/Kaleb with a K and Alisha Edwards vs Nevaeh and Havok
Alisha Edwards opened the match with Nevaeh and was immediately overpowered. However, a surprise clothesline did catch Nevaeh off-guard, and Edwards followed that up with a bulldog out of the corner. Tenille Daswhood tagged in, and the impromptu duo took Nevaeh down with a double suplex.
Dashwood hit the Taste of Tenille in the corner, but was distracted by her own manager, Kaleb, who wanted some better pictures of her. Nevaeh tagged in Havoc, and Dashwood immediately tagged out to Edwards. The former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion was stunned by a wheelbarrow flatliner, but caught Edwards coming off the ropes for a spin out sidewalk slam.
The Monsters of Madness crushed Edwards in the corner with a series of body splashes. Nevaeh took over, planting Edwards with a suplex for a two-count. When Havok tagged backin, though, Lish somehow turned things around. She even took a page out of Dashwood's playbook, hitting the Taste of Alisha for a one-count.
Dashwood and Edwards sent Havok to the floor, but Nevaeh came in to make light work of them. Kaleb dragged Dashwood out to the floor to save her from anymore punishment, and Havok and Nevaeh hit the wheelbarrow cutter for the win.
Results: Havok and Nevaeh defeated Alisha Edwards and Tenille Dashwood via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: B-
Havok and Nevaeh are the first team to advance in the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament.
Backstage, former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace was seen on the phone talking to her partner who was "looking forward to retirement" in the very near future. Who would be joining Jordynne Grace in this tournament?
Hernandez vs Fallah Bahh on IMPACT Wrestling
Fallah Bahh ran through Hernandez with a big crossbody, crushing the former TNA World Tag Team Champion. Bahh and Hernandez have been chasing the same wad of cash for months on IMPACT Wrestling, and Hernandez was determined to bring it back home.
A slingshot shoulder tackle took Bahh down, and Hernandez followed up with a massive dive over the top. Back in the ring, Hernandez battered Bahh, but could never put the big man away. Bahh escaped a chin lock and stunned Hernandez with a headbutt. In the corner, Bahh crushed Hernandez with a running hip attack.
The Samoan Drop planted Hernandez for a two-count. Hernandez escaped another attempt and caught him with a double ear clap. A big body splash off the top gave Hernandez the win.
Results: Hernandez defeated Fallah Bahh via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: B-
While Hernandez never got his cash back, he did get revenge on Bahh.
The IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion was bragging about his run with the title to Scott D'Amore, who claimed he was wishing to go back to the "Austin Aries" days. As Rohit Raju left, TJP met D'Amore, who stated he was pulling for TJ last week. Still, TJP did lose, and now "nobody named TJP" can ever challenge for the X-Division Title while Raju is champion.
D'Amore, laying it on thick, basically revealed that as long as TJP wrestled under the guise of another performer, he could challenge again.
Scott D'Amore was with the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions, The Good Brothers, backstage. Ethan Page came in and made an official challenge, and The Good Brothers claimed that if he could beat a "Phenomenal" opponent, they'd give him and Josh Alexander a shot at their gold.
The North's one shot rides on this moment. Page agreed. The question is, who are Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows thinking of bringing in?
Next up was the last match of The Rascalz in IMPACT Wrestling. It's been a fun ride, and Trey, Dez, and Wentz have been three of the most exciting performers in the entire company. No matter what happens next, those three have bright futures ahead of them.
Before they left, The Rascalz got their final fairwell. Dez and Wentz of The Rascalz would face the third Rascal, Trey Miguel and IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann in the main event.
The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) vs Rich Swann and Trey Miguel on IMPACT Wrestling
Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz started things off, with Trey nearly getting the win in the opening moments. They wrestled to a stalemate before giving a Rascal hello. Rich Swann tagged in, as did Dezmond Xavier.
Dez and the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion traded arm drags and showed off some impressive aerial moves. Rich threw the first real shot in the match, rocking Dez with a roundhouse.
Trey tagged in, daznig Dez with a discus punch. Dez responded with a punch to the gut, and sent Trey into the corner for a step-up enziguri. Wentz tagged in for a bronco buster.
Back from the break, Trey sent Wentz into the ropes with a head scissor take down. Wentz countered, bouncing off with a knee to the jaw. Dez tagged back in, lighting up Trey's midsection with a series of punches. An uppercut stunned him for some more tandem offense, but Trey managed to take out both of his friends, sending Dez into Wentz's arms and dropping him with a neckbreaker, DDTing Dez in the process.
Trey tagged out to Swann, who lit up Wentz with a series of spinning back kicks to the gut. Dez ran in and was caught with a superkick, where he was laid out for a leaping hurricanrana that sent Wentz right onto him. Swann hit a rolling thunder splash for a two-count.
Trey and Swann hit a pair of pump kicks on Wentz. Trey hit a leaping double stomp while Swann followed that with a running shooting star press. Dez broke the pin up, and all four men were worn out at this point.
As they all battled back to their feet, they traded fists and feet, and four superkicks left four of the most exciting IMPACT Wrestling stars in recent memory down on the mat. Swann was caught with a series of strikes from Wentz, and The Rascalz hit the Hot Fire Flame. However, a superkick from Trey sent Dez into the pin.
Trey followed up, taking Wentz up top. Wentz sent Trey flying into Dez's arms for a high impact German suplex, but Swann landed right on Dez with a Frog Splash. Wentz broke it up with a superkick.
Swann battered both of his opponents, but was eventually taken down with the ripcord knee/superkick combination. Swann avoided the Hot Fire Flame, though, and Trey hit Dez with the diving Meteora. Swann laid out Dez with a straight kick to the back of the head for the win.
Results: Rich Swann and Trey Miguel defeated The Rascalz via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A+
It was wild. It was nonstop action. It was hard to keep up with.
It was the perfect goodbye for The Rascalz. Wherever they end up, these three men have bright futures ahead of them. Goodbye, and thanks for all the great moments in IMPACT Wrestling these past few years, boys.
After sharing an emotional farewell with Rich Swann, The Rascalz left their jackets on the ropes of the IMPACT Wrestling ring before giving us one final Rascalz Goodbye.
Rich Swann isn't going anywhere, though, and will defend the IMPACT Wrestling World Title against Ken Shamrock next week.
We saw The Rascalz and Rich Swann backstage one final time, celebrating what they were able to accomplish in the main event. Unfortunately, they weren't able to leave on their terms, as they were all attacked by Sami Callihan and Ken Shamrock. The Draw and The World's Most Dangerous Man ruined one of the most emotional nights in IMPACT Wrestling in ages.
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