Here are the quick results from tonight’s Impact Wresting from White Plains. NY:
This episode was taped Saturday and is the landmark 1000th episode of the promotion’s weekly TV show. It will be an extended (longer than 2 hours) special and will be a 2-part event with part 2 next week.
The YouTube pre-show match was KiLynn King vs. Jody Threat.
Impact President Scott D’Amore opens the show in the ring. He briefly puts Team Canada over then shifts to putting the Knockouts over, then brings out Gail Kim. She will have her first match in 4+ years next week. Kim introduces a video package highlighting the history of the Knockouts division. Afterwards, D’Amore starts to talk before being interrupted by The Beautiful People (Angelina Love & Velvet Sky. Angelina’s still ripped, quite the washboard abs). As things tease getting physical, Gisele Shaw interrupts. With Savannah Evans & Jai Vidal in tow of course. Shaw puts The Beautiful People over but it’s a veiled dig at them of course. Their impending blowup brings out Jordynne Grace. She equally puts over past Knockouts and buries certain ones today and then out comes Deonna Purrazzo. She gets in a few words about championships and that brings out Trinity, the current Knockouts World Champion. Then, not to be left out…Awesome Kong returns! Commentary got cut off talking about Kong during her entrance by a commercial. Raisha Saeed seconded Kong. But we’re not done yet-Tasha Steelz is back too! She talks the 10-woman tag match next week and puts it over before…HARDCORE COUNTRY! The return of Mickie James! And now we’ve got both sides of the match in the ring. Kim, Kong, Trinity, Grace & James vs. Love, Sky, Shaw, Purrazzo & Steelz.
Chris Harris & James Storm visit with Eric Young as Santino Marella joins in just before Shark Boy drops in. Literally by dropping a beer bottle. Shark Boy is named Deputy D.O.A. for the next couple weeks.
Match 1: In Feast Or Fired, where there were 4 briefcases-3 have title shot contracts, but one has a pink slip meaning whoever gets that one is fired, the briefcases were retrieved by (in order of retrieval and making it out of the ring with possession of the case) Chris Bey (#3), Crazzy Steve (#1), Yuya Uemura (#4), Moose (#2) who caught it when Rhino GORED Steve Maclin. The briefcases will be opened later in the show.
Chris Sabin interviewed backstage.
Rohit Raju & Raj Singh in the ring. With microphones. But they were quickly interrupted by the reunited Team 3D (Brother Ray [Bully Ray] & Brother Devon).
Match 2: Team 3D beat Raj Singh & Rohit Raju. Devon pinned Singh after 3D.
Josh Alexander comes across Rascalz leaving a mess in a hallway. He indirectly challenges them to a handicap match.
After commercial, Alexander hits the ring. With microphone. He lays the groundwork for an Impact World Championship match which brings out Alex Shelley. He immediately shoots down Alexander. But they seem to be making the match official when Rascalz hit the ring for the beatdown. After the first time they get fought off, a second beatdown on Alexander causes Shelley to bail.
Shark Boy confronts Rascalz backstage, and makes Trey Miguel vs. Alexander for next week. Santino catches up with Boy just as Kenny King & Sheldon Jean barge in. King wants his Impact Digital Media Championship rematch tonight but Santino says no. Instead, Santino makes King vs. Eric Young for next week.
Match 3: Frankie Kazarian & Traci Brooks beat Eddie & Alisha Edwards. Brooks pinned Alisha after Fade To Black. Afterwards, a video plays announcing that Brooks will be inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall Of Fame at Bound For Glory.
Tommy Dreamer promo.
Main Event: Chris Sabin beat Impact X Division Champion Lio Rush to become THE NEW IMPACT X DIVISION CHAMPION! 10-time! This was a commercial-free overrun on the AXS TV broadcast, which meant a 15-20 minute uninterrupted overrun (it added 20 minutes extra to the YouTube version).
Next week: Ultimate X, The Knockouts 10-woman tag, Alexander-Miguel, Young-King and Jake Something vs. Dirty Dango, plus the Feast Or Fired results with Busted Open host Dave LaGreca. I’m thinking Fired will be Yuya Uemura and he’ll return to New Japan. JOYA ends as quick as it started?
