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Last week, IMPACT Wrestling saw the return of Rich Swann, who saved Tommy Dreamer from suffering a horrific fate at the hands of Eric Young. This week, Swann would speak to the fans, and hopefully, give us a positive update on his situation. The last time we saw Swann, he'd retired from professional wrestling.
This week was loaded with several great matches, including a spectacular X-Division bout between TJP and Trey Miguel. We also saw an eight-man tag in the main event as the tag division in IMPACT Wrestling continues to shine.
The show started with an in memoriam for the late great Barry Scott. Early watchers of IMPACT Wrestling, when it was TNA, will remember Scott's incredible voice work for the intros and PPV previews in the younger days of the company. For many, he's one of the main reasons that they became a fan of this company.
After that, we had a Knockouts Tag Team Match. The IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee took on Susie and Kylie Rae, who recently returned from Wrestle House. Prior to that, Kylie Rae won a Gauntlet Match, declaring her the #1 contender to Purrazzo's title.
Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee vs Susie & Kylie Rae on IMPACT Wrestling
Deonna Purrazzo attempted to keep Kylie Rae on the mat, but Smiley Kylie was able to match her tit-for-tat. Purrazzo escaped an arm wrench but was quickly rolled up, nearly suffering a pinfall loss.
Kimber Lee tagged in, but suffered a similar fate against the #1 contender. IMPACT Wrestling's odd couple of Susie and Rae took out Lee with a series of running clotheslines and a double running bulldog. Lee kicked out.
Now legal, Susie told Lee that she was doing great, attempting to make another friend with Lee. That wasn't the best decision, as Lee pushed Susie into the ropes where Purrazzo caught her with a knee to the back.
IMPACT Wrestling's latest signing then focused on Susie's leg, with Kimber Lee locking in a nasty modified single leg Boston crab. Purrazzo tagged in for a double suplex, putting Susie down for a two-count.
Lee and Purrazzo tagged in and out, with Susie taking quite a lot of damage. However, Susie was able to shock Purrazzo with an inverted atomic drop/flapjack combination before finally taggin in her friend.
Kimber Lee tagged in as well, and was leveled with a series of clotheslines from Kylie Rae. The Kylie Special almost connected, but Lee caught the superkick. Rae rolled away and hit a dropkick to the face before connecting with a rolling cannonball senton in the corner.
Purrazzo came in to break the pin up, but Rae escaped, leaving the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion to crash into her own tag team partner. Lee recovered, spiking Rae with a German suplex. Susie tagged in and met the same fate, this time with a bridge.
Susie tagged out and caught Lee with a palm strike. After the Arachnarana, Susie hit the Panic Switch, picking up the win. However, those moments also seemed to nearly bring Su Yung back to the forefront of Susie's mind.
Results: Susie & Kylie Rae defeated Kimber Lee & Deonna Purrazzo via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A-
Kylie Rae prevented Su Yung from emerging, unintentionally as she doesn't know about Susie's history. One day, probably soon, she will.
Backstage, Trey found Rohit Raju and was looking for a shot at the X-Division Championship. Raju said that as much as he'd like to give him a shot, TJP and Chris Bey are still in line. It's not under Raju's control.
Trey said he was about to knock off TJP tonight, and after that he'd be coming in for the X-Division Championship.
John E. Bravo was backstage at the IMPACT Wrestling tapings trying to get the wedding plans together, but was cut off by Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz. They tried to push Bravo into being his Best Men, but Bravo denied.
He said they were never invited in the first place, and stated that he's already got a Best Man. That man was Fallah Bahh.
XXXL (Acey Romero & Larry D) vs The Deaners (Cody Deaner & Cousin Jake) on IMPACT Wrestling
Cody Deaner tried to make a truce like at IMPACT Wrestling's Wrestle House, but XXXL wasn' having any of it. Acey Romero and Larry D launched Cody into the sky and followed up with a big running senton from Acey.
Deaner was left in no man's land for a long time. Romero and Larry battered and bruised him as Cousin Jake reached for a tag. Larry D dropped Deaner with a curb stomp but couldn't hit the Best Hand in the House.
Jake finally tagged in, and Big Nasty planted D with the swinging sidewalk slam. Romero broke the pin, and The Deaners took him out with a double clothesline. They set up for the Double Deaner DDT, but Romero sent Deaner to the floor.
Though Jake got revenge, planting Acey with a big slam, he turned right into the Best Hand in the House.
Results: XXXL defeated The Deaners via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: B-
Trey Miguel vs TJP on IMPACT Wrestling
Trey Miguel was able to hang with TJP for a while and was even able to hit a quick standing moonsault on the former IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion. However, eventually, TJP was able to lock Trey in a modified Muta Lock, looking to get The Rascal to tap.
Trey made it to the ropes to break the hold. TJP hit him with a classic Eddie Guerrero style tope atomico for a one-count. Trey got back to his feet and created some space between himself and TJP. It wasn't enough, as a crossbody was countered with a standing dropkick.
TJP was hit with a Cheeky Nandos kick shortly after but caught Trey going for a 619. Trey shook free for a spinning roundhouse that rocked his opponent. TJP moved to the floor where he was hit with a suicide dive. Back inside, Trey moved up top but was caught for a sky-high superplex.
Trey was trapped in an octopus stretch. Before he could get to the ropes, TJP transitioned to the TJP Clutch. Trey, again, refused to submit, grabbing the ropes. He was spiked with a corner kick-off tornado DDT, but avoided the Mamba Splash.
TJP's Detonation Kick was avoided, and a double knee to the chest crushed TJP. The diving meteora connected, giving Trey Miguel a huge victory over TJP.
Results: Trey Miguel defeated TJP via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: A
Backstage, The Rascalz were getting demolished by Madman Fulton and The North while Ace Austin watched on.
They were chased off by IMPACT personnel and the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions.
The Motor City Machine Guns checked with one of the IMPACT Wrestling physicians, who said that The Rascalz would definitely not be cleared for their eight-man tag match tonight. Alex Shelley cracked a joke about CT scans. Topical.
They were met by The Good Brothers, who felt that The Machine Guns and Machine Gun Karl Anderson would work well together. The Big LG? Well, he's along for the ride. MCMG declined, but it was an offer they couldn't refuse. The Good Brothers said they'd see them out there.
Rich Swann speaks to the IMPACT Wrestling fans
Rich Swann came to the ring, still in a boot and on crutches. He asked Scott D'Amore to come down to the ring for a conversation that they were supposed to have in the back.
Swann said that he was furious at home when, while he was working on fixing his leg, he saw the man that tried to ruin his life win the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship. He asked D'Amore to let him get back in the ring to take on the World Class Maniac.
D'Amore said he's not ready to be in the ring again. Swann said that by October 24th, he will be. At Bound for Glory, he wants Eric Young. Right now, he's also the only man to hold a pinfall win over the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, meaning that he should be the first in line.
Though D'Amore agreed, he knew that if Swann got his match, he might walk away from Bound for Glory crippled for life. Swann didn't care, though. He wanted Eric Young in October. Young interrupted the talks, rushing the ring. He shoved D'Amore to the mat but was taken out by Swann.
As Young retreated, he said that Swann wouldn't be able to leave Bound or Glory. D'Amore then okayed the match, making it official. At Bound for Glory, Eric Young will defend the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship against Rich Swann.
Taya Valkyrie asked Rosemary if she was going to be at ringside for her match. The former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champions were both busy with the wedding, but Rosemary promised she'd be there.
Brian Myers vs Willie Mack on IMPACT Wrestling
Willie Mack started the match off hot with a big standing dropkick and a clothesline to the floor. Brian Myers was hit with a big dive, sending him to the ramp. The Most Professional Wrestler in IMPACT Wrestling caught Mack with a Russian legsweep on the ramp, though, getting back in the match.
Myers exposed the turnbuckle, but Mack refused to go into it. Still, a back elbow from Myers laid out Willie. A huge clothesline and back elbow from Chocolate Thunder, though, set up for a leg drop for a two-count.
The former IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion built up a head of steam, but was rocked with a pele kick. A Michinoku Driver couldn't put Mack away. Myers set up for his Impaler DDT only to get dumped to the floor with a T-Bone suplex.
Another low blow, like their previous matches, set up for the Impaler DDT. This time, Mack kicked out and avoided a splash in the corner where Myers hit the exposed turnbuckle. Mack finished things off with the Stunner.
Results: Willie Mack defeated Bryan Myers via pinfall.
Grade: B
Rosemary found Havok backstage and needed her to resurrect James Mitchell. In order to do so, she either required a virgin sacrifice or the cooperation of the man who murdered him. Havok denied, and when Rosemary insisted, she was launched into the wall.
Moose found IMPACT Wrestling VP Scott D'Amore backstage, hoping to get some help regarding EC3. D'Amore told Moose that he was just getting in his own head and that he needed to think things through. After all, they've got all the madmen they'd need in the company.
As D'Amore walked away, Moose began thinking that he was right. However, he heard EC3's voice and turned to see him holding his title and threatening to destroy it. Moose made a call to "The Demo God" asking him for advice, as he lost a title when he first won it a year ago. He got his answer and hatched a plan to get the TNA World Title back.
Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb were working on a photo shoot, which was interrupted by Jordynne Grace. It was revealed that Thicc Mama Pump would be facing Dashwood next week in her return match to IMPACT Wrestling after several months away.
Kiera Hogan w/Tasha Steelz vs Taya Valkyrie on IMPACT Wrestling
Taya Valkyrie, noticeably without her best friend and former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion Rosemary, took the fight to Kiera Hogan. Valkyrie laid out Hogan with some big shots and hit a big double foot stomp for a two-count.
Hogan managed to catch Valkyrie coming into the corner, setting up for the rounding running corner dropkick. Valkyrie escaped the fisherman's neckbreaker, and battered The Girl on Fire. However, Hogan distracted the ref, allowing Tasha Steelz to rake the eyes and hit a kick on Valkyrie.
Hogan followed up with a roundhouse and the fisherman's neckbreaker, picking up the biggest win in her career in IMPACT Wreslting thus far.
Results: Kiera Hogan defeated Taya Valkyrie via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: C
Backstage, Rhino convinced Hernandez to give him an arm wrestling rematch.
However, it was a ruse, as Heath stole the wad of cash from Supermex while he wasn't looking.
The IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion was caught backstage by Chris Bey, TJP, and Trey. Rohit Raju had three valid contenders, but Raju manged to talk them into a Triple Threat. However, he carefully worded his next sentence.
"The winner will get a shot at the champ." Does that mean it'll be an X-Division Championship match? We'll have to wait and see.
The North and Madman Fulton & Ace Austin vs The Good Brothers & The Motor City Machine Guns on IMPACT Wrestling
Ace Austin was brought to his opponents' corner where Doc Gallows absolutely crushed him with a boxing combination. Karl Anderson tagged in, and The Good Brothers hit a big double shoulder block on the former IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion.
Chris Sabin and Josh Alexander tagged in, but the Guns were able to bring Alexander down. Ethan Page rushed in for a series of kicks. Ace Austin was next, and a pair or roundhouses took him to the floor.
The Guns finished up by sending Fulton to the ground, taking out all four of their opponents without the help of The Good Brothers. We cut to break with the Guns on top.
Back from the break, former IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions The North were on top. Alex Shelley was left on the wrong side of the ring, with both The North and Fulton & Austin battering him. Shelley attempted to leap over Fulton for a tag, but The Good Brothers refused to tag in.
All four teams were having trouble playing nice with each other, with each team wanting to prove themselves in the bout. Shelley managed to tag in Karl Anderson just as Ethan Page was tagged in. The Machine Gun was on fire, taking out both members of The North.
Page was planted with the rolling spinebuster for a two-count. An elevated back suplex from The Good Brothers connected, but Josh Alexander broke it up. Sabin tagged in, hitting his patented enziguri/tornado DDT combo on The North. Austin and Fulton were taken to the floor, where Sabin hit a big suicide dive.
Back inside, the IMPACT Wrestling Tag Team Champions laid out Josh Alexander. Page countered a leaping tornado DDT from Sabin. A schmoz broke out here, with all eight men hitting some of their best moves. That left just Alexander and Sabin.
Sabin's hurricanrana was blocked by Alexander, who held him in place while Page hit a superkick. The North hit the Monster Mash, but Ace Austin backslap tagged Page, and stole the victory for himself.
Results: Ace Austin & Madman Fulton defeated MCMG via pinfall on IMPACT Wrestling.
Grade: B
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