January 7, 2020
Results from wrestlinginc.com
Tonight's episode will be the go-home edition
before Hard To Kill, which will air live this Sunday at 8 PM EST
on FITE TV and traditional pay-per-view.
Commentators Don Callis and Josh Mathews welcome fans to another
episode of Impact Wrestling. Chaos has broken out, as Eddie
Edwards and Michael Elgin are being held back by security.
Edwards dives through the ropes and takes out Elgin before the
intro credits roll in. Back from the intro, Edwards and Elgin
continue their fight.
Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin
On the outside, Edwards lands some strong chops, Elgins fires a
few of his own. Back in the ring, the bell rings and Elgin
swings his right elbow towards the side of Edward's face.
Edwards counters back. Both men exchange chops. Edwards catches
Elgin and Elgin makes a come back with a big back kick towards
Edwards. Elgin sends Edwards into the ropes, Edwards puts his
feet up. Elgin grabs hold of Edwards and slams him down onto the
mat. Edwards with an arm drag, Elgin counters with a big pump
kick. Edwards finally connects with a suplex. Edwards with a
step-up enziguri and gets Elgin off the top rope with a
hurricanrana. With Elgin down, Edwards goes for the Blue Thunder
Bomb, cover, Elgin kicks out. Elgin with front and back strikes
near Edward's neck. Edwards reverses by sending Elgin into the
corner. He then lands multiple chops on Elgin. Elgin and Edwards
exchange back-and-forth strikes before Edwards lands a Boston
Knee Party. Their match will continue after the break.
Back from the break, Edwards lands another Boston Knee Party!
Both men make it back up on their feet and exchange forearms.
Elgin with a knockout punch. Edwards off the ropes with an
inside-out lariat, followed by a Tiger Bomb, Edwards covers,
Elgin kicks out. The fans in the audience chant "This is
Impact." Edwards grabs Elgin and slams him down on the canvas
with a powerbomb. Elgin with an inside-out lariat of his own,
covers, Edwards kicks out. Both men roll in and out of
submissions before Elgin ends the match with an Elgin Bomb.
Elgin covers Edwards and wins the match.
Winner: Michael Elgin
After the first match, a vignette is shown of how The North won
the Impact World Tag Team Championships and how their feud with
Rich Swann and Willie Mack began. The North will be putting
their titles on the line this Sunday against Swann and Mack at
Hard To Kill.
Up next, a six-man tag team match!
Desi Hit Squad vs. TJP, Fallah Bahh & Daga
Raj Singh and Daga begin the matchup. Daga sends Singh into the
ropes. Singh comes back with a clothesline, followed by a kick.
Singh sends Daga into the corner and chops him. Daga leaves the
ring, almost attacks Gama Singh, Raj holds Daga and Gama misses
and accidentally slaps his son in the face. Daga tags in Bahh.
Bahh and TJP work together on Rohit Raju, cover, Raju kicks out.
Daga is tagged in. Raju sends Daga face-first into the canvas.
Shera is now the legal man. He drags Daga towards the center of
the ring, cover, Daga kicks out. Daga creates some separation,
but not for long. Shera tags in Singh. Raju steps in the ring
and helps Singh in. Daga takes them both down before tagging in
TJP. Daga chops Shera and takes down Shera and Raju with a
double arm drag. Next, Daga flies over the top rope and takes
out all of the Desi Hit Squad, who are on the outside. TJP
separates the ropes for Bahh to fly through so he too can take
out the Desi Hit Squad. Shera with a thunderous powerbomb takes
TJP down, cover, the Desi Hit Squad win.
Winners: Desi Hit Squad
Post-Match: Mack is still not fully recovered from his attack a
few weeks ago and is afraid he is going to hold Swann back from
winning the tag team titles on Sunday. Swann tells Mack to not
sell himself short. He knows they both will make an impact and
will win the titles!
Backstage: oVe are back, but one thing just doesn't seem right.
Sami Callihan isn't saying anything. The Crist Brothers take
over the promo by saying that Hard To Kill isn't about Tessa
Blanchard. They are sick and tired of hearing how Blanchard
could make history this weekend. Then, they talk about Madman
Fulton's match against Ken Shamrock. Fulton comments and says
that he is going to "shatter him." Callihan just holds on to his
title tight and remains quiet.
Backstage: Johnny Swinger is in the locker room and is
attempting to put drugs in Joey Ryan's jacket. Right when he is
about to do it, Tommy Dreamer confronts him. Dreamer tells
Swinger to grow up.
After, the Impact Plus Moment of the Week is shown.
After the Impact Plus Moment, a vignette is shown of Ace
Austin's flirtatious ways towards Trey's mom and how their feud
has escalated. Trey will be challenging Austin for the
X-Division Championship this Sunday.
Next, a personal vignette is shown of Callihan and Blanchard and
how they're preparing for the biggest match of their careers.
Havok and Father James Mitchell are about to head to the ring
and Suzie is following them. Mitchell tells Suzie that she has
to stay back and he locks her (well thinks he does) in a closet.
Havok will go one-on-one with Rosemary, next!
Havok (w/Father James Mitchell) vs. Rosemary
Rosemary comes firing in by climbing on top of Havok's back.
Havok throws her over. Rosemary sends Havok to the outside and
plants a hurricanrana on Havok. Both women are back in the ring.
Havok throws Rosemary over her knee and strikes her down. Suzie
left the closet and makes her way down the ramp. Havok with a
Samoan backdrop. Suzie walks around the ring and waves at the
fans. She makes her way over to the commentary table and Callis
shows her how to talk into the headset. Rosemary with an
upside-down. Mitchell takes Suzie away from the commentary
table. Rosemary on the outside is trying to protect Suzie. Havok
grabs hold of Rosemary's hair and lifts her back up into the
ring. Havok ends the match with a tombstone piledriver. Rosemary
is out cold. Havok goes for the cover and wins the match.
Winner: Havok
Some more Knockouts action is next!
Kiera Hogan, Madison Rayne & Taya Valkyrie (w/John E. Bravo)
vs. Jordynne Grace, ODB & Tenille Dashwood
Dashwood and Rayne begin the match up. Dashwood with an arm
lockup and clothesline on Rayne. Dashwood with a neck drop, tags
in Grace. Grace with a front face powerslam. Rayne rocks Grace
with a step-up enziguri, cover, Grace kicks out. Valkyrie is
tagged in. Valkyrie rubs her knee up near Grace's chin, goes
over to her corner to tag in Hogan. Hogan with a quick tag to
Rayne. Rayne spits on ODB. Grace takes Valkyrie down with a
double knee stomp. Grace tags in ODB. ODB Bronco Busters
Valkyrie and Rayne in the corner. Hogan steps into the ring and
argues with Kid Ref. ODB pulls Grace off of pinning Valkyrie.
ODB goes for the cover and wins the match for her team.
Winners: ODB, Jordynne Grace & Tenille Dashwood
Post-Match: Grace is furious! Dashwood steps in between her and
ODB to break up what could have been an attempted fight.
Backstage: Rob Van Dam and Katie Forbes are making out. Moose
interrupts their makeout session by telling RVD that their match
is up next. After they leave, we see Swinger passed out on the
couch. Ryan and Petey Williams have a good laugh and Ryan asks
Williams if he has a sharpie so he can draw on Swinger.
Mathews runs through the card for Hard To Kill before the main
event match.
And now, the main event!
Moose and Rob Van Dam (w/Katie Forbes) vs. Brian Cage and Rhino
Cage and RVD start the match. RVD bounces around the ring and
tags in Moose. Cage throws the first punch. Moose fires back
with an uppercut. Cage with a tilt-a-whirl head scissors
follows. After Moose gets up, Cage pulls off a spinebuster. Cage
tags in Rhino. Rhino headbutts Moose. Rhino sends Moose into the
corner and lands multiple strikes. Moose fights back with
strikes of his own. Rhino with a big clothesline sends Moose out
of the ring. Their match will continue after the commercial
break.
Back from the break, Rhino is waiting for RVD to get back up on
his feet to plant the Gore. Forbes grabs hold of Rhino's leg.
RVD steps out of the ring and kisses Forbes. RVD tags in Moose.
Moose starts biting Rhino's forehead, then he starts to choke
him. Rhino gets underneath Moose and plants a powerslam. Rhino
tags in Cage. Moose tags in RVD. Cage with an uppercut, followed
by a German Suplex. Moose comes in and so does Rhino. Both men
leave the ring and RVD positions himself in the rolling thunder
but stops himself. Now, Moose and Rhino make their way back in
the ring. Both exchange back-and-forth strikes. Cage back in the
ring counters Moose with a tornado DDT. RVD off the top rope
drops Cage. Rhino finally lands the Gore on RVD. Rhino waits for
Moose to get up so he can plant a Gore on him, Moose steps out
of the way. Moose off the top rope goes for the five-star frog
splash, Rhino moves out of the way. Rhino with the Gore on
Moose. Cage finishes the match with an inside-out lariat covers
Moose and wins the match.
Winners: Brian Cage and Rhino
That concludes this week's episode. Thanks for watching! We hope
you enjoy Hard To Kill this weekend! Here's a sneak peek for
what's to come on Sunday!