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Following one of the most controversial moments in IMPACT Wrestling, we got an action-packed episode, featuring two championship bouts. Rich Swann would also team up with Eddie Edwards to take on Sami Callihan and Eric Young.
The X-Division Champion, Rohit Raju, held another Defeat Rohit Challenge on IMPACT Wrestling tonight. Who would step up to the Desi Hitman? Can anyone end the reign of Rohit Raju?
We got an update on John E. Bravo's status from IMPACT Wrestling's Scott D'Amore, who said he was in critical condition and in a medically induced coma. Tommy Dreamer promised to get to the bottom of this by running his own investigation. D'Amore was uh...not confident.
We kicked off the night with an exciting Bound For Glory rematch, as Deonna Purrazzo looked to regain the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship against Su Yung.
IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship: Deonna Purrazzo w/Kimber Lee vs Su Yung
Su Yung nearly put Deonna Purrazzo away with the Panic Switch, but The Virtuosa of IMPACT Wrestling managed to escape her grasp, turning it into a Fujiwara Armbar attempt. Yung shook her off and tossed her challenger back and forth across the ring.
Yung went for the bloody glove, but as she put it on, Purrazzo dropped her, weakening the champ's arm. Armbreakers, arm wrenches and more severely weakened Yung's left arm.
Purrazzo was caught with the inverted headscissor into the turnbuckle and was mauled by Yung afterward. A palm strike dazed her, but Purrazzo responded with some strikes over her own, with both women trading stiff shots. A pair of clotheslines took both women down.
Purrazzo could not avoid the Mandible Claw, but luckily for her, Kimber Lee distracted her by tossing the chair into the ring. Yung stopped Purrazzo before she could use it, and bashed both her challenger and Lee with the weapon, forcing a DQ finish.
Results: Deonna Purrazzo defeated Su Yung via DQ on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: B+
Heath and Rhino met with Scott D'Amore backstage, though Heath was still clearly in pain from the injury he suffered at Bound For Glory. D'Amore congratulated both men on their performance but wanted to make sure that Heath was still okay.
Because of that, D'Amore couldn't give him the contract until his leg was better. He offered to help with his rehab and more, but Heath and Rhino stormed off.
Deonna Purrazzo's barrister came in to get a rematch for The Virtuosa. D'Amore promised that she would get her rematch at Turning Point, and it would be a No DQ Match.
It wasn't exactly the kind of match that they were looking for, but D'Amore claimed that this was a big win for them.
Backstage, IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann and Eddie Edwards were preparing for their tag team match in the main event. They were excited to be teaming together, as both men had some serious issued with Eric Young and Sami Callihan. They both sang the lyrics to Eddie's theme song, "I'm taking back what's mine," which may be telling...
Next up was a stellar X-Division bout featuring two of the most exciting high-flyers in IMPACT Wrestling today.
Chris Bey vs Trey Miguel on IMPACT Wrestling
Chris Bey was tossed off Trey Miguel's shoulders for an electric chair drop. Bey rebounded with a head-scissor takedown and sent Trey into the corner with a pinpoint dropkick.
Trey caught the former IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion with a standing moonsault and dazed him with a step-up enziguri. A dropkick sent Bey to the floor, where Trey looked for a dive. Bey tripped him up with a rope-assisted leg sweep, following up with a slingshot elbow drop to the back of the neck.
Bey lost control when Trey took him down to the mat, connecting with a dropkick to the back of the head. A back elbow and boot connected, as did a leg trip into the ropes for a reverse 619. The scorpion kick and neckbreaker combination earned Trey a two-count.
Chris Bey was rocked with a cheeky nandos kick but was able to shake it off, dazing Trey with a kick of his own and hitting the Art of Finesse for the win.
Results: Chris Bey defeated Trey Miguel via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A-
IMPACT Wrestling Locker Room Talk
Madison Rayne was confused as to why Johnny Swinger was still here, considering that he could be a suspect in the shooting of John E. Bravo. Rayne's guests were Jordynne Grace and Tenille Dashwood, two of the top stars in the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Division.
The five-time Knockouts Champion tried to push Tenille and Jordynne together as a tag team for the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament. Grace asked Dashwood if "the team to beat" was on Locker Room Talk at this moment. Dashwood agreed and asked Rayne if she'd be her partner in the tournament.
Grace stormed out as Dashwood and Rayne celebrated. It looks like Tenille found a great partner in an IMPACT Wrestling legend.
Backstage, Tommy Dreamer was interviewing suspects, including the new head referee, who John E. Bravo had insulted last month.
Next up was the Beat Rohit Challenge, where Rohit Raju expected to face a new challenger for his IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship.
TJP tried to step up, but Rohit turned him down, as he was looking give opportunities to some new talent. TJP ran down his accomplishments, and Raju congratulated him, but said that it was the resume of a hasbeen.
We got a brawl from here, with TJP getting the better of Raju. Will TJP get a shot at the X-Division Championship?
Backstage, Rohit Raju and TJP came to Scott D'Amore for a solution. It wasn't exactly the decision the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion wanted, of course.
TJP will get one more shot at the belt, and if he loses, he's done while Raju is the champ.
Ethan Page w/Josh Alexander vs Doc Gallows w/Karl Anderson on IMPACT Wrestling
One-half of the longest reigning IMPACT Wrestling Tag Champions in the company's history, Ethan Page looked to chop down Doc Gallows. Easier said than done, clearly, as Gallows sent Page to the floor multiple times.
Page came back in after a pep talk, and was instantly mauled with a series of body shots from Gallows. The big man talked some trash with Page, calling out his "Karate Man" alter-ego seen on indie shows and Twitter. Josh Alexander distracted Gallows, allowing Page to take his leg out and bash him into the mat.
A DDT spiked The Big LG for a two-count. A picture-perfect dropkick earned Page another near fall. Gallows' attempt to fire up was cut off by a rake to the eyes. Eventually he was able to get back to his feet, and bowl over Page with a big boot. Karl Anderson stopped Josh Alexander from interfering, but was sent into the ring post for his trouble.
Page tried to take advantage, only to catch a big side kick to the jaw for a three-count.
Results: Doc Gallows defeated Ethan Page via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: B
After the match, the two teams brawl. Anderson dropped Page with the Gun Stun while The Good Brothers send The Walking Weapon over the ropes with a double clothesline. Will Anderson and Gallows dethrone the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions?
Swoggle was interviewed by IMPACT Wrestling's Gia Miller backstage, saying that he'd prove himself as a professional wrestler in this company.
Brian Myers came in to berate Swoggle after he helped Tommy Dreamer in their match last week. He shoved Swoggle to the ground before walking off.
Cody Deaner w/Cousin Jake vs Johnny Swinger on IMPACT Wrestling
Johnny Swinger tried to catch Cody Deaner with a cheap shot before the match but was prevented by Cousin Jake. Deaner was on top in the match early on and hit a pair of atomic drops on the Swing Man.
The former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Champion (look it up) fired upon Swinger, but the Deaner DDT was stopped when Swinger went for the eyes. As the ref checked on Deaner, Swinger put on his fanny pack and grabbed a steel chair.
The chair was bait for Jake and the ref, and when they were distracted, Swinger's loaded fanny pack knocked Cody Deaner out cold.
Results: Johnny Swinger defeated Cody Deaner via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: C-
Moose addresses IMPACT Wrestling
Mr. IMPACT Wrestling made his way to the ring next. Moose, with the TNA World Title back in his possession, had a new attitude and new appearance. A new suit, black and white, and an intimidating presence showed us that this was a new Moose.
Moose said that the past few months, he wasn't taken seriously in IMPACT Wrestling, and neither has the TNA World Title. That won't be a problem anymore. Some say that he never earned the TNA World Championship, but the fact of the matter is, at Bound For Glory he went to hell and back in a fight with EC3.
The multi-sport athlete ran down his legendary run in IMPACT Wrestling so far. Rob Van Dam, Rhino, Ken Shamrock, Tommy Dreamer, and other legends have all fallen to Moose. At Bound For Glory, he nearly killed the greatest TNA World Champion of all time.
He showed some footage from the previous week where he attacked Willie Mack in the parking lot, and said that he was going to continue to do things like this until he got the message across to IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Rich Swann. Mack ran down to the ring, but Moose took him out, ending the segment by choking him with a camera cable.
Speaking of Swann, he was met backstage by Chris Bey, who said that Swann should tell IMPACT Wrestling Management to give the Ultimate Finnesser a shot at the gold. Before they could get too far into their discussion, Eddie Edwards came in for the champ, as their main event match was next.
Tommy Dreamer had narrowed the suspects down to ten. Johnny Swinger, Acey Romero, Fallah Bahh, Hernandez, Cody Deaner, Taya Valkyrie, Havok, James Mitchell, Rosemary, and the head referee. Next week on IMPACT Wrestling, Tommy Dreamer will attempt to narrow it down further.
Speaking of next week, TJP will get his shot at the X-Division Championship. Madison Rayne returns to the ring to team with Tenille Dashwood to take on Havok and Nevaeh. Chris Sabin will also take on XXXL's Larry D.
Eric Young and Sami Callihan vs Eddie Edwards and Rich Swann on IMPACT Wrestling
The Draw of IMPACT Wrestling started things off with Rich Swann. It was a star-studded tag team bout with every competitor being an IMPACT Wrestling World Champion.
Swann took Callihan out with a dropkick, sending him to the floor. Eric Young tried to take him out but was cut off by Eddie Edwards. Young and Callihan took big dives from both of their opponents.
Back in the ring, Edwards tagged in for an inverted atomic drop/running dropkick combination. They followed that with Edwards holding Callihan in a Boston Crab while Swann hit a front flip kick to Callihan's head.
However, Edwards lost control after an illegal kick from Young caught him bouncing off the ropes. Young tagged in, wearing down the Heart of IMPACT Wrestling. The World Class Maniac and The Callihan Death Machine took turns tearing apart Edwards.
Young and Callihan kept Edwards on their half of the ring and knocked Swann off the apron whenever they needed to. Edwards, though, managed to turn things around, catching Young running up the top with a big boot to the jaw. A superplex planted Young in the middle of the mat.
Callihan tagged in, but couldn't stop the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion from getting in the match. Swann lit up Callihan and stunned Young with a superkick. A hurricanrana sent Callihan off the top onto Young, but Young recovered in time to break up the pin.
Edwards saved Swann from a double suplex, and Swann dropped both of his opponents with a double handspring cutter. Edwards tagged back in, dropping Callihan but taking a neckbreaker from Young. Swann responded with a rolling roundhouse, only to get decleated by a clothesline from Callihan.
Both Young and Callihan set up for their piledrivers, but Edwards and Swann countered, setting them up for a pair of single-leg Boston Crabs. They broke it up, and Callihan traded big kicks with Edwards. Callihan was caught in the backpack stunner for a near fall. Eddie, knowing Callihan would kick out, was locked in the single leg Boston Crab.
Edwards would've had the win, but Ken Shamrock rushed the ring, taking out Rich Swann with the ref's back turned. The distraction allowed Callihan to spike Edwards with the Cactus Special.
Results: Sami Callihan and Eric Young defeated Eddie Edwards and Rich Swann on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A
After the match, it seemed that Shamrock, Callihan, and Young may have formed some kind of alliance. If that's the case, IMPACT Wrestling's roster is in for a world of hurt.
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