Locker Room Talk
Madison Rayne and Johnny Swinger are together. He says he’s innocent from any accusations in accordance to John E. Bravo’s shooting. Rayne introduces former Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace. Swinger goes for a hug but no dice from Grace. Madison then introduces Tenille Dashwood along with Kaleb with a K. Swinger reluctantly gives up his seat.
Madison asks about Grace finding a partner. She and Alisha didn’t click but she’s confident she’ll find a partner. Rayne notes that Tenille doesn’t have a partner either. They haven’t gotten along. Grace does make note that Tenille will do whatever it takes to win. Maybe the team is right here in this room and Tenille agrees. She asks if Madison if she’ll be her partner. Madison is flattered. Jordynne casually grabs Kaleb’s phone and tosses it aside before exiting,
Tommy is investigating and brings the senior official into the interrogation room. He questions him about his motives, specifically because Bravo criticized his officiating skills. Next enters is Johnny Swinger, but so does Cody Deaner. Tommy lets them both go have their match but wants them to come back afterward.
MATCH 3
“Defeat Rohit” Challenge
Before the bout, Rohit brags about his BFG win. Rohit asks who his new challenger will be? Out comes TJP in street clothes and Starbucks in hand. He’s here for another opportunity. Rohit says his opportunity is done. He tells him to get the hell out of his ring. He’s never pinned TJP. TJP calls him out on his shortcuts. He’s been wrestling longer than Rohit has. TJP runs down his own track record. Rohit says those are all accomplishments of a has been. Frankly, TJP is pathetic. TJP drops the mic and begins to exit. Rohit further pesters and in comes TJP as he picks up his mic. He tosses his Starbucks at Rohit (kinda heelish is it not?). The two brawl it out. TJP tosses Rohit out of the ring and it looks like no match after all.
NO CONTEST
Chris Sabin issues a challenge to either Acey Romero or Larry D one on one.
Rohit is irate backstage with Scott D’Amore and TJP enters. Scott settles them down. Scott gives TJP a shot. A fair match. One-on-one and if TJP loses, he can’t challenge as long as Rohit is champ.
MATCH 3 (The real one)
Ethan Page (with Josh Alexander) vs. Doc Gallows (with Karl Anderson)
Big LG tosses Page easily, but Page fires some shots off. Despite that, LG shoulder blocks him down and Page powders. He and Alexander discuss matters before he gets back in the ring. Lock up with the two and LG fires away hard. Big back elbow and Page bails once more. Ethan is frustrated. A hard shot to the mush makes Page bail a third time.
Alexander gets on the apron to distract and successfully does so. Ethan takes advantage and punches away at LG. Page distracts the ref and Josh slugs LG. He fights back but Page continues the offense with some knees and a DDT. Two count.
Headlock by Ethan. Big dropkick by Page and another two count. Shoulder thrusts in the corner by Ethan, but LG fights back with an elbow to the back. Page rakes the eyes and gets the warning by the referee.
Ethan punches Gallows in the jaw and cinches in another headlock. Gallows gets to his feet and elbows free. A back elbow by LG followed by a knee to the gut and three clotheslines. Back elbow in the corner and a huge flying shoulder tackle. Big boot by LG. Alexander grabs the ankle of LG and Anderson finally interferes. Big superkick by LG gets the W.
WINNER: Doc Gallows
Post-match, Alexander immediately assaults LG and The North take advantage but Anderson helps his partner clear house.
Swoggle is backstage and he says he feels amazing to be back in IMPACT. Swoggle is standing by with his book and he’s ready to not be a joke anymore. He says now is the time to be a professional wrestler. IN enters Brian Myers and calls his former best friend a sideshow. Swoggle says Myers has had a bad change of attitude. He shoves Swoggle down.
MATCH 4
Johnny Swinger vs. Cody Deaner (with Cousin Jake)
Swinger wrenches the arm of Deaner who turns the tables and then shoulder blocks him down. They flex off intertwined and Deaner lariats him down. Deaner stomps a mudhole in the corner. Deaner swigs a brewski and continues the mudhole. Swinger drives Deaner in the second turnbuckle. Swinger rakes the eyes of Deaner before beginning a ten corner punch but Deaner thwarts it with two atomic drops and some jabs. A spinning gutshot downs Swinger and Deaner goes for his DDT, but Swinger rakes the eyes and straps on his bedazzled fanny pack. He has a steel chair but Jake grabs the chair. Swinger hits Deaner with a loaded fanny pack for the 1-2-3.
WINNER: Johnny Swinger
Up next after break, out comes Moose. He says the TNA Championship hasn’t been taken seriously. Some have said he hasn’t earned this title. At BFG he went to hell and back and he damn well killed EC3. He controlled his narrative and he is now born again. He reflects back on his last couple of years in IMPACT. Undefeated in PPVs. He defeated RVD. He defeated Rhino. He defeated Ken Shamrock. He beat Tommy Dreamer and at BFG, he beat EC3. Nobody talks about that, but all everybody talks about is the IMPACT World Champ, Rich Swann. Swann carries around what he believes is the second most important belt in the company. He directs the viewers to the big screen to recap his attack on Willie Mack last week. He knows Mack is a good friend of Swann’s and if Mack wakes up, ask him what pain really feels like. In comes charging Willie Mack and he unleashes on Moose. Willie and Moose go at it and Moose shoves Mack into the cameraman. He takes advantage and begins to beat Willie down. Matthews notes that Moose is a changed man and he begins to strangle Willie with camera cables.
Rich Swann is sitting backstage and in comes Chris Bey. He congratulates the champ and implores Swann to get a match with himself booked. Swann says he sees a lot of him in Bey, but he can’t finesse him. Championship opportunities are earned. In comes Eddie Edwards and takes Rich away for their main event match.
Tommy Dreamer has narrowed down his list to ten people: Rosemary, Taya, James Mitchell, Johnny Swinger, Larry D, Hernandez, Fallah Bahh, Havok, Cody Deaner & the senior referee.
MAIN EVENT
Sami Callihan & Eric Young vs. Eddie Edwards & Rich Swann
Swann and Sami start things off. He feeds Swann the turnbuckle and begins to face rake Swann. Hard shot by Swann and he evades Callihan before capitalizing on a calf kick. He and Eddie clear house. Eddie topes EY while Swann sentons on top of Sami off the apron. We go to break.
Back from it, Swann and Eddie double team Sami with a Manhattan Drop turned into a Hart Attack with a flipping leg drop. Sami soon gets a tag and the heels take control. EY drops some forearms on Eddie. He feeds Eddie Sami’s boot in the corner. Sami chokes and isolates Eddie in his corner. He and EY double team. Kick out by Eddie and EY tags Sami in. Snapmare followed by a sleeper. He bites Eddie’s forehead. Eddie fights to his feet, but Sami tags in EY and he continues the offense. A back elbow downs him. Two count. Tag to Sami and he gives a shot to the kidneys. Eddie catches Sami with a blue thunder bomb. Sami tags in EY and he charges at Swann to take him off the apron. He’s successful but Eddie catches him with a boot up top. Eddie goes for a superplex but EY fights off. Eddie, however, succeeds in his superplex. Very crisp. Sami gets the tag and Eddie fights free to tag in the champ. Several lariats on Sami. Swann kicks Sami and EY and then hurricanranas Sami on top of his partner. Two count. Eddie and Sami try to double suplex Swann but Eddie catches Swann.
Rich Swann hits a double cutter on Sami and EY. Swann tags in Eddie. Neckbreaker to Sami and Swann kicks EY down after getting tagged back in. Sami downs Rich and he and EY go for stereo piledrivers. Instead, Swann has a sharpshooter and EY is in the single leg crab. Sami was about to submit, but EY catches his arm. Swann and EY soon find themselves on the outside and it’s down to Eddie and Sami. Jumping kick by Eddie. Eddie soon hits a backpack stunner. Sami kicks out but Eddie smoothly turns it into a single leg crab. Ken Shamrock comes running down and attacks Swann from behind. This distracts Eddie and Sami rolls him up. Eddie kicks out but a low blow followed by a piledriver does the trick.
WINNERS: Eric Young and Sami Callihan
Post-match, Ken, Sami, and EY all celebrate to end the show.
