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Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Brian Cage vs. Rich Swann
Swann was dancing around but was shoved down. He came back with several dropkicks. Swann went for a rana but was caught, swung and tossed to the mat. Cage whipped him hard throat-first into the buckles. The Champion worked over Swann and held him for a long vertical suplex, but Swann escaped and landed on his feet. Cage was sent to the floor. Swann kicked him from the apron and went for a flip off the apron to the floor but Cage caught him and powerbombed him into the ringpost.
Cage pulled Swann to the top and nailed a superplex into the ring for a two count. Cage worked him over in the corner with some stiff chops. Cage rammed Swann into the buckles. Swann came out of the buckles and nailed a sunset flip but Cage destroyed him with a butterfly suplex. Swann was picked up and Cage did reps with him like a dumbbell, then hit a fall away slam for another two count. He worked over Swann, who came back with a nice tornado DDT. Swann ascended to the top but Cage moved and drilled him with a kick. Swann came back with a combination of his own for a two count.
Cage came back and slammed Swann, turning him inside out for another two count. Fans began chanting "This is Impact." Cage nailed a Torture Rack into a burning hammer for a two count. Cage placed Swann on the top rope. They battled and Swann nailed him with a cutter off the ropes. Swanna nailed a 450 splash off the top but Cage kicked up at the LAST second. The crowd really got into the false finish and chanted. "This is awesome."
Swann went back for a twisting 450 splash but missed. Cage scooped him and nailed a powerbomb, then another in the corner, then drilled Swann into the mat for the pin.
Your winner and still X-Division Champion, Brian Cage!
A good back and forth match that the crowd really enjoyed. Lots of hard strikes and kicks with a good story.
Sami Callihan entered the ring and faced off with Brian Cage. He pointed to the video screen, which showed the finish of the BFG six man tag where Sami pinned Cage. He told Cage that was what was coming for him and kicked him. He grabbed the X-Divison title belt and was going to nail Cage but was hit with a clothesline. Cage went for a powerbomb but the Crists ran in. He dropped Sami and fought them off and they pulled Sami to the back.
New Impact Wrestling Champion Johnny Impact came to the ring. He said this is a crazy business and if you watched BFG, you know what he was talking about. He said that the craziness and unpredictability was what attracted him to pro wrestling when he was a kid. He used to beg his dad to take him to shows where the fans are sitting now. He used to go to the Great Western Forum in LA. He was into Parkour and break-dancing when he was a kid and he was the type of person who if he wanted to get something, go out and do it. Some people told him it was stupid to finance his own movie but now Boone the Bounty Hunter is streaming on Netflix. Even when he sees it in the dollar bin, he is proud of it. He wanted to be on Survivor and did it. He always wanted to be the World Champion. He used to hear he had the looks, but…. he had so much potential, but…tonight isn’t your night. He heard it so much, he almost believed it. Now he has the title and all the training and fighting culminated with this, the title. He believes the business is what “we make it.”
Impact said he’s now the man here. He’s not going to be the guy who passively-aggressively Tweets and hides behind his goons. If there’s someone he feels deserves a shot at the title, he’s going to give them a shot at the title.
Rey Fenix made his way to the ring. They faced off. Fenix took the mic and congratulated Impact on the title win and told him that he deserves it. Fenix said he's won titles all over the world but never in Impact Wrestling. He said he feels fighting for the title is an incredible opportunity. He asked for a chance to fight for the title next week. Impact said it's not like he's going to say no after everything he just said. He said that he and Fenix are friends but next week, that doesn't mean they aren't going to want to beat the crap out of each other for the title. Impact said if it happens to be Fenix's night, he will shake his hand and raise it, because unlike the guy who held the title last, they are professionals. He said he's not going to run home and throw a tantrum. Impact promised they were going to tear the place down, because that's what they do. They shook hands.
Ethan Page (with Matt Sydal) vs. Trevor Lee
They locked up with Trevor getting the better of it and stomping Page in the corner over and over. Lee worked over his lower back and ripped at his face. Page cut him off and worked over Lee, returning the favor with all the stomps. Page sent Lee into the corner, where they almost legitimately wiped out the referee.
Page was sent to the floor, where Lee nailed a big kick off the apron. Lee tossed him back into the ring, but when he went to return, Page snapped him throat-first across the ropes. He worked over Lee, who made a comeback with a big moonsault. They went back and forth until Page scored with a chokeslam variation for the pin.
Your winner, Ethan Page!
Good, hard fought bout.
Lee got a nice ovation walking out.
Alisha Edwards vs. Allie (with Keira Hogan)
They lock up and Allie goes from behind for a roll up for a two count. They exchange armdrags. Allie nailed several chops in the corner. Alisha whipped her into the corner and nailed a back-running elbow. They went back and forth with forearms. Alisa took control and sent Allie into the ropes, then hit a splash across her lower back. Alisha nailed a STO and scored a two count.
Allie avoided a charge in the corner but was caught in a side chinlock by Edwards. Allie finally snapmared her over to escape. Allie began losing it and began slapping herself before attacking Alisha and beating her down in the corner. Allie’s entire mannerisms changed, so here’s the demonic side coming out of her after her visit to the netherworld. Did I really just get paid to write about this? My life is weird.
Allie drilled Alisha into her knees and pinned her
Your winner, Allie!
Allie kept beating on Edwards. Hogan entered the ring to stop her and question what she was doing. Allie came “out of her trance” and acted like she didn’t know what had happened. She went to check on Edwards, who left the ring wary of her.
The crowd chanted “Psycho Bunny” at Allie, who seemed confused and left the ring to check on Edwards again as Hogan tried to explain to her what went down.
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