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IMPACT WRESTLING ON AXS TV REPORT

By Adam Cardoza on 2022-06-30 22:02:00

Impact Wrestling 

6/30/22

We open with a recap of Honor No More’s vicious attack on the Briscoes, which has taken them out of Against All Odds. Scott D’Amore says they need to find two new partners. Backstage, James Storm and the Good Brothers approach PCO and try to recruit him to their side, citing how they’ve been treating the monster as of late. Vincent approaches and says the only thing they have to worry about is him and PCO against the Good Brothers tonight on Impact.

Match 1: Steve Maclin vs Chris Bey vs Laredo Kid vs Trey Miguel (4-way for X Division #1 contender)

We go right to the impact zone and the bell rings on this scramble. Everyone goes right at Maclin and helps Kid slingshot out to the floor to drop the big man. Maclin back in and cleaning house. Gutwrench uranage to Laredo. Hard chops. He takes Bey off the apron to focus his beatdown on the luchador. Miguel off the top but Maclin puts him in a tree of woe, spear for two! Bey tossed out again. Speedball Bailey is watching his potential challengers from the outside. Bey & Miguel launch Kid again to take out Maclin. Miguel with a head scissor toss off the apron!!! Bey moonsaults but Laredo torpedos through his legs before! Pop up cutter to Laredo! Kick out! Miguel with a rope stunner! Meteora! Bey takes the L and Trey punches his ticket to a title shot tomorrow night!

Winner: Trey Miguel

Promo from Raven, he’s hanging out in playground and thinking about the Clockwork Orange House of Fun match that Moose & Sami Callihan are going to go through tomorrow. He hopes someone gets hurt.

Madison Rayne, with her broken nose bandaged up, is at commentary with Tenille Dashwood. They are here to evaluate Gisele Shaw for inclusion in the Influence. She has a test tonight against one half of the tag team champs. 

Match 2: Gisele Shaw vs Rosemary (w/ Taya Valkyrie)

Pro-Decay crowd, as they should be. Rosemary takes a bite out of her forehead. Gisele gets a headlock but tossed out and slammed to the buckles. The Influence letting Shaw know she has to win to prove her worth to them. Shaw with a rope stunner and tries to showboat as she lands strikes on the Demon Assassin. Shaw is more interested in buddying up to Influence than paying attention to her opponent. Shaw with a series of flying European uppercuts, kick out! Rosemary runs Shaw’s knee into the ropes, coming back, more bites. Exploder out of the corner! Kickout! Springboard cutter from Shaw! Kick out! Rosemary with a reverse ddt. Kick out! Influence have left the table…they attack Valkyrie! Rosemary distracted, tries to complete a spear and goes running into a hard knee from Gisele for the win! The Influence joins her in beating down Rosemary after the bell. They hold her hands up. Looks like they have a new friend after all.

Winner: Gisele Shaw

Backstage with Mickie James, she’s looking to shut up Chelsea Greene & Deonna Purrazzo tomorrow night. Her opponents come in and run her down for not even mentioning her tag partner. If Mickie wants a shot, she has to think about more than just herself. Mickie admits she likes to fight her own battles and swings at them both. Yim runs in to run them off. Fist bump with Mickie as they do have some cohesion it seems

Backstage with Rosemary and Taya. She finds her ring and summons James Mitchell. Rosemary wants to know where Havok is. She demands Mitchell deliver a message to her: ALL HANDS ON DECK. 

Match 3: Savannah Evans (w/ Tasha Steelz) vs Jordynne Grace 

It’s a non title affair tonight as Evans is going to try and soften up Grace ahead of tomorrow night’s defense against Tasha Steelz. Grace is checking her six as Evans starts to power her over. Grace out of danger but can’t muscle the big women down. She fires up and blasts her to the outside! Grace on the outside goes after Steelz but Evans chokeslams her to the apron. Evans in full control, Grace finally posed out with a bulldog. Jordynne throwing hands, she hits the muscle buster!!! Three count! Steelz is furious.

Winner: Jordynne Grace

We go backstage with Josh Alexander, who talks about his upcoming defense against Joe Doering, a huge test with a feared pedigree in Japan. Alexander looks rough after his previous fight with Eric Young and subsequent beatdown. He knows the test he has tomorrow night. 

Match 4: The Good Brothers (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson w/ James Storm)(c) vs PCO & Vincent (w/ Honor No More) (for the Impact World Tag Team Championships)

Honor No More is out in full force. Karl doing well against Vincent to start until the French Frankenstein makes his presence felt. Huge body splash and ddt for two. Second rope legdrop and an apron beatdown. Top rope apron senton! It’s wild to see PCO STILL doing moves like this. Vincent in and HNM is in full control of Anderson. Karl spine busters free and Gallows finally tags in. PCO booted off the apron! Vincent taking a pummeling. They go for the magic killer, PCO breaks that up. Vince with a side Russian but whiffs a swanton….Anderson rolls up Vincent for the win! Honor No More immediately swarm in and beat them down. Chris Harris trying to make the save…HNM just laughs at him. Heath is here! Heath is looking for revenge against HNM! He hands Harris a metal pipe! They take out HNM! It looks like they found their remaining tag partners! Taven left alone…and he eats a Storm superkick. Sorry bout his damn luck.

Winners: The Good Brothers

Backstage with Good Brothers! Harris and Heath have officially joined James Storm as partners in the 10-man tag. Storm doesn’t want Harris in the match. Harris says what’s the point of rebuilding if not for a moment like this.

Match 5: Ace Austin (w/ Chris Bey) vs Alex Zayne

Austin is officially part of Bullet Club and Zayne has some unfinished business with Austin after BOSJ. Austin wants a too sweet but Zayne won’t let it happen. Austin is clearly in Zayne’s head here early but Zayne takes control and sends Ace flying out of the ring with a head scissor. Ace fighting back but leveled with a clothesline. Hard back elbow, sweep and somersault leg drop! Kick out! Baja Blast connects! Ace crawling out of top rope range, Ace back elbows. Enziguri to the top! Great sequence of flips and a tornado springboard kick! Zayne makes Ace eat a knee! Crowd loving this one. Ace powders, Bey runs defense but Zayne moonsauces out to them. Bey holding the leg of Zayne as he tries to get in the ring, the ref misses it, Zayne turns into The Fold for the win!

Winner: Ace Austin

Main Event: Frankie Kazarian vs Chris Sabin (w/ Alex Shelley)

Honor No More ruined this matchup weeks ago but they are going to run this clash back. This is also Brian Hebner’s final match as a referee! Really good feeling out in the early going, testing each other in the graps. Sabin takes out the knee! Sabin working that leg over, dragon screw, figure four! Frankie to the ropes! Frankie taking over, slingshot rollup for two! Kick combo, he’s looking a little hobbled. Running side Russian leg sweep! Crowd split between these two. Kazarian fighting to a pinning predicament, heavy double axe handle drops him down. Shelley looking concerned. Sabin with a sunset flip pin for two! Kaz sent to the floor, Sabins kick is caught and he eats apron. Kaz in full control, Sabin with a boot and snap ddt creates the opening he needed. Series of reversals, Kaz leg drops the apron, slingshot to a ddt for two! This is great. Sabin fights off a Spanish fly, Kaz reverses the tornado ddt into a northern lights for two! Saving with a ddt on the floor! Kaz slingshots Sabin in with a cutter! Kick out! Kaz in Sabin’s face. He’s here to win! He pulls Kaz up, Sabin hits the cradle shock! Kaz kicks out! Sabin to the top, Kaz hits the ropes and crotches him. Superplex! Sabin grabs the feet and almost steals the pin! Trading heavy shots as they get to their feet! Flurry of strikes! They are exhausted and throwing everything into this. Kaz hits a German! Sabin pops up with a clothesline, cradle shock 2 connects and that’s the match! Fantastic main event clash here! Loved this! 

Winner: Chris Sabin

Sabin offers the handshake as these two Impact Originals share the spotlight as we fade to black. Against All Odds is tomorrow night!

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