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Last week, we saw the reigning despicable couple Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie attempt to send Jordynne Grace's celebration after a win over Knockouts legend Madison Rayne. Before they could finish their onslaught, they would be stopped by Brian Cage.
With Cage and Grace setting their eyes on the gold, Impact and Valkyrie will have to face two of the most powerful competitors in the business at Rebellion. However, tonight they would have to figure out how to escape from a tag team match against their #1 contenders.
Even if Impact manages to clear the Machine, he still has another terrifying enemy around the corner in Killer Kross. Kross was never fooled by the games of the champion and always seemed to know his true nature. As he continues to build tension and get in the head of the champion, one has to wonder when he'll make an official challenge for the Impact World Championship.
The North (Ethan Page, Josh Alexander) would debut tonight, and hoped to prove why they're one of the greatest tag teams, not just in Canada, but in the world.
Tonight, though, kicked off with another matchup between Moose and one of the Radicalz. Moose has been targetting Trey, Dez, and Wentz since they made light of him a month back. Tonight, Wentz looked to put an end to his crusade.
Moose vs Wentz w/The Rascalz
Moose attempted to tease Wentz early and managed to overpower him, picking him up with ease and placing him on the top of the turnbuckle for a slap. Wentz turned it around with a hurricanrana, then forced the former offensive lineman to chase after him. However, on the outside, Moose was able to catch a diving Wentz, only to be shoved into the ring post.
With Moose set up in the corner, Wentz ran him down with two running elbows, but Moose followed him back for the third, delivering a running dropkick. Moose followed it up with a running delayed dropkick to a seated Wentz. The dazed Rascal attempted to fight out of the corner but was stunned by the heavy hitting heavyweight. Moose hammered away at Wentz with several shots to the head and the back.
Wentz was launched across the ring with a choke toss and screamed in agony as Moose played to the crowd. The former Grand Champion then continued to torture him, standing on his head while getting in the face of the official.
Wentz was tossed outside, where he tried to crawl away from the danger. Moose didn't give him much time to recover, beating him down before attempting a powerbomb to the apron. Wentz escaped, only to be dropped face first on the apron when his kick was blocked.
Moose tossed him inside but when he turned back to taunt the crowd, Wentz took him down with another dive. Back inside, he connected with two dropkicks in the corner followed by an enziguri. Wentz avoided the right hands of Moose and brought him down with a springboard corkscrew crossbody. Moose kicked out but was immediately stunned by a handspring kick.
Wentz looked for a top rope crossbody, but Moose caught him and sent him over the ropes onto Des and Trey. Back inside, Wentz prevented Moose from getting inside with a pair of superkicks. However, after being hung up over the top rope, Moose cleaved him in half with a spear.
Results:Moose defeated Wentz via pinfall.
Backstage, Madison Rayne was interviewed by Melissa Santos. Rayne said that she wasn't upset about the loss to Grace last week. She knows the Knockouts division is stacked but plans on becoming a six-time champion.
She was interrupted by Tessa Blanchard, who claimed that she was just like Gail Kim, living in her glory days. Rayne was quick to remind her that she was actually 2-0 against the former Knockouts Champion in Impact Wrestling, and looked to make it 3-0.
With Allie now gone, Rosemary looked to avenge her fallen friend. While it's not sure what all that entails, we know that she must first destroy the one that buried her last year.
Su Yung vs Rosemary
Before her entrance was over, Rosemary rushed Yung, gaining the early advantage. Yung was sent to the apron, but when she was kicked off, her undead bridesmaids caught her. Back on the apron, Rosemary locked her in the Upside Down, a figure-4 necklock using the ropes.
Back inside, Yung avoided a shoulder tackle, and Rosemary launched herself into the ring post. Yung then locked her in a single leg Boston crab in the ropes, breaking before the five count. She continued to target Rosemary's left leg, delivering some well-placed kicks to the shin and sending her across the mat witha dragon screw.
Yung brought out her glove for the Mandible Claw. However, Rosemary fought her off and dropped her with a Scorpion Death Drop. Yung attempted to pick up some steam but was immediately thwarted by several clotheslines, followed by a running knee which nearly lost her the match.
As Yung was able to quickly recover from a German suplex, a spear leveled the former champion, but her bridesmaids leaped onto the apron. Rosemary began to take them all out, but noticed Kiera Hogan assisting her. She went outside to try to save her from certain doom. Thanks to that, the Undead Bridesmaids beat them both down.
Results: Rosemary defeated Su Yung via DQ.
Kiera Hogan was held in one of the corners of the ring while Su Yung assaulted Rosemary. After the Mandible Claw, she planted Rosemary with the Panic Switch. She then delivered the same move to Hogan, leaving them both unconcious in the middle of the ring.
Ace Austin blamed Aiden Prince for his loss last week. Austin claimed that he had the Fatal-4-Way match in the bag, but thanks to Prince's interference before the Fold, Petey Williams ended up picking up the victory. He finished up by saying that they weren't done yet, setting up a feud between the two.
Backstage, Killer Kross confronted Willie Mack. He asked Mack if he likes jazz, stating that everyone that plays an instrument in jazz must be a master at it. He then went on to say that the folks in the back believe Rich Swann is playing him for a fool.
A Deaners vignette played, as the duo get ready to make their Impact debut soon.
The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) vs El Reverso & Shelton Gene
Alexander started off with Reverso, tossing him on his head with ease. Reverso taged out to his partner, who again was overpowered by the Walking Weapon. A devastating chop sent him to the floor. Shelton tagged back out to Reverso, whowas planted by a DVD from Alexander.
Alexander and Page hit an impressive tag team maneuver, a double Angles Wings, before Page was tagged in. Page dropped Reverso with a sidewalk slam and tagged Alexander back in. Reverso tried to roll him up for the win, but Alexander escaped and shattered his spine with a powerbomb backbreaker.
Page tagged in, but Reverso escaped. Shelton sent Page into the turnbuckle and knocked Alexander off the apron. However, Page quickly turned it back around, and the North dropped Shelton with a spinning release powerbomb/elbow drop combo.
Reverso escaped a devastating maneuver, taking it to both Page and Alexander. However, the power of The North was too much for him to handle, and after a heavy rolling elbow and superkick, they put away Reverso with an assisted spinebuster.
Results: The North defeated El Reverso & Shelton Gene via pinfall.
Gail Kim was caught by Melissa Santos on her way to the ring, as she looked to sit ringside for the Tessa Blanchard/Madison Rayne match.
Madison Rayne vs Tessa Blanchard
Blanchard shoved Madison away, pie facing her twice. She then set her sights on Gail Kim who was sitting at the commentary booth. Rayne took advantage, sending her over with a snapmare and following up with a running elbow.
A tilt-a-whirl headscissors left Blanchard discombobulated, and she was sent outside with a top rope hurricanrana. With Kim at the table, Blanchard continued to keep her eyes on the Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer, allowing Rayne to keep the pressure on her.
Blanchard finally got on top, sending her neck first into the second rope. Driving a knee and a boot into her back, she picked up and set up for a back suplex. Rayne countered into a pair of roll-ups, nearly getting a pinfall. Blanchard stopped the third attempt with a straight kick to the gut followed by a suplex.
She locked Rayne down in the middle with a side headlock. When Rayne fought out, Blanchard tossed her outside to the floor. She then used Rayne to send a message to Kim, assaulting her in front of the announcer's desk.
Back inside, Blanchard prevented a comeback from Rayne, kicking her legs out from under her and tying her up in the corner. A codebreaker forced the ref to check on her while Blanchard stared daggers into the soul of Gail Kim.
Rayne managed to fight back to her feet and rolled Blanchard up with a schoolboy, connecting with a dropkick and enziguri afterward. A northern lights suplex gave her the two-count. Blanchard caught her, though, and drove her down face first with the full nelson facebuster. Up top, she looked for a crossbody. Rayne evaded and rolled her up with a crucifix pin. Again, Blanchard kicked out.
Rayne set up for the reverse DDT. Blanchard countered into a double slingshot suplex. Rayne kicked out and was placed on top in the corner. A superplex almost ended the match, but Blanchard took too much time to get to the cover. Furious, Blanchard went out for the chair. She told Kim that she meant absolutely nothing.
Kim wrestled the chair away from Blanchard, and as she turned back around Rayne rolled her up for the win.
Results: Madison Rayne defeated Tessa Blanchard via pinfall.
Though she wasn't successful in her first match back, a win over the former Knockouts Champion will help put Rayne back into the title picture. A few more wins like that and she could end up capturing her sixth Knockouts Title.
Blanchard verbally assaulted Don Callis and Josh Matthews at the desk as Kim and Rayne had already left before she was able to react.
Eli Drake and Eddie Edwards confronted the Lucha Bros backstage, asking for a title shot. Before they could get an answer, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix were attacked by LAX. Edwards attempted to beat them away with Kenny, but Drake pulled him off saying "we don't need it."
Johnny Impact said that what hindered an incredibly talented man like Brian Cage is the fact that he's so dumb. Taya Valkyrie said that Grace and Cage would make a cute couple, much to the chagrin of Melissa Santos.
oVe found themselves on the streets of Baltimore, where Rich Swann was raised. Sami Callihan said that at Rebellion, he'll take Swann's X-Division Championship. Not because he hates him, but because he and all of oVe love him.
Backstage, Fallah Bah was looking for Scarlet Bourdeaux. She surprised Bah, saying that she's not done with him yet, and will be teaming up with him next week to take on the Desi Hit Squad.
Impact World Champion Johnny Impact & Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs Brian Cage & Jordynne Grace
The Knockouts began the match, with Grace running Valkyrie over and deliviring a running clothesline to go for an early pin. The Knockouts Champion was bounced between corners like a pinball. Eventually she countered, but took a boot to the face and was launched shoulder first into the ringpost.
Running knees to the back and a running elbow left Valkyrie down on the mat. A Vader Bomb nearly gave Grace the win, but Vaklyrie escaped and went to tag Impact. Impact wasn't having it, jumping off the ropes.
Grace tagged in Cage, forcing Impact to get in on the action. Impact aimed for the stick and move strategy, stinging Cage with various strikes while avoiding the Machine's grappling power. However, Cage caught a kick and launched him overhead with ease.
Impact made it to the ropes where he avoided Cage yet again, then connected with a springboard corkscrew crossbody. Impact sent him into the corner, but he shot back out and nearly decapitated the champ with a clothesline. A back body drop sent Impact spinning for a few rotations before landing face first. In the corner, he was pelted with several clotheslines.
Impact escaped, but Cage blocked Taya Valkyrie. Impact poked him in the eyes, finally managing to tag his wife. Grace came in quick and set up Valkyrie for a suplex, but Impact pulled her legs out from under her, allowing Valkyrie to land on top of her.
Wera Loca targetted the arm of Thick Momma Pump, hoping to weaken her grappling game. In the corner, Valkyrie connected with a pair of running knees. Grace kicked out of the pinfall attempt, and avoided an attack in the corner from the champion. She then pulled Valkyrie out from the corner and nearly drove her through the ring with a sit out powerbomb.
Grace finally tagged Cage back in, who leveled Impact with two clotheslines and a backbreaker/neckbreaker combo. In the corner, Impact took a clothesline, enziguri, and German suplex, but managed to kick out at two. Cage set up for the F-5. Impact raked the eyes again and connected with the Moonlight Drive.
Cage broke out of the pin, and prevented the Starship Pain. Cage tanked a springboard kick, but countered with a discus lariat. Valkryie attempted to intervene, leaving Grace to take out both Impact and Valkyrie. On the outside, Grace hit Impact with a suicide dive but was speared by Valkyrie. Cage followed up with a dive of his own, taking out Impact.
Cage set up for the Drill Claw, but the referee John E. Bravo took out his knee with a chop block. Impact stunned Cage with a knee and picked up the win after quick count.
Results: Johnny Impact & Taya Valkyrie defeated Brian Cge & Jordynne Grace.
Cage tried to get some revenge on the ref, but Valkyrie hit him with a low blow. The power couple beat him down as Bravo watched on. Bravo was the ref at Impact Wrestling Homecoming months ago, so there's no telling just how far back he was in the pocket of the champ.
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