IMPACT Emergence Results 8/12/22
Cicero Stadium
Chicago, Illinois
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Commentary Team (Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt)
Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: Mike Bailey (c) vs. Jack Evans For The IMPACT X-Division Championship
Bailey asks Evans to shake his hand. Evans rolls Bailey over for a two count. Evans with a jackknife hold for a two count. Evans with The La Magistral for a two count. Evans is playing mind games with Bailey. Evans kicks Bailey in the gut. Wrist Lock Exchange. Evans with a Headscissors Takeover. Leg Sweep Exchange. Bailey sends Evans into the ropes. Evans with a Running Crossbody Block for a one count. Evans dodges The Diving Crossbody Block. Evans goes for a Standing MoonSault, but Bailey ducks out of the way. Bailey with a knife edge chop. Bailey whips Evans across the ring. Bailey leapfrogs over Evans. Bailey drops down on the canvas. Bailey blocks a boot from Evans. Misfired Clotheslines. Both guys are knocked down after a Double Crossbody Block. Hamstring Kick Exchange. Bailey dodges The Spinning Heel Kick. Bailey dropkicks Evans to the floor. Bailey lands Two Suicide Dives.
Evans blocks a boot from Bailey. Evans with a Roundhouse Kick. Evans drops Bailey with a SpringBoard Windmill Kick for a two count. Evans applies a wrist lock. Evans with a bodyscissors takedown. Evans applies The Muta Lock. Evans stomps on Bailey’s back. Evans with a Snap Vertical Suplex for a two count. Evans whips Bailey across the ring. Evans with a Mid-Kick. Evans stomps on Bailey’s chest. Bailey clings onto the top rope. Evans kicks Bailey in the gut. Evans with the irish whip. Bailey decks Evans with a back elbow smash. Evans dropkicks Bailey in mid-air. Evans catapults Bailey onto the middle turnbuckle. Bailey dives over Evans. Bailey turns Evans inside out with a Running Boot. Bailey with a Spinning Back Kick. Bailey with an Axe-Kick. Bailey follows that with a Mid-Kick. Bailey hits The Standing Shooting Star Press for a two count.
Evans blocks a Roundhouse Kick. Bailey with a knife edge chop. Evans reverses out of the irish whip from Bailey. Evans with a cartwheel back elbow smash. Evans with The Northern Lights Suplex. Evans with The Falcon Arrow for a two count. Evans follows that with clubbing mid-kicks. Tip Up Exchange. Double Roundhouse Kick. Evans kicks Bailey in the chest. Bailey dropkicks Evans off the ring apron. Bailey with a SpringBoard MoonSault to the outside. Evans responds with a Windmill Kick off the apron. Evans rolls Bailey back into the ring. Evans drops Bailey with The BlockBuster for a two count. Evans ascends to the top turnbuckle. Evans with an elbow smash. Bailey rises back on his feet. Evans is throwing haymakers at Bailey. Evans gets Bailey tied up in the tree of woe. Evans repeatedly stomps on the midsection of Bailey. Evans with an Avalanche German Suplex. Bailey with a Spinning Enzuigiri. Bailey connects with The Ultima Weapon to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still IMPACT X-Division Champion, Mike Bailey via Pinfall
Second Match: Sami Callihan vs. Steve Maclin
Callihan attacks Maclin before the bell rings. Maclin kicks Callihan in the gut. Maclin with a Belly to Back Suplex on the ring apron. Maclin transitions into a ground and pound attack. Callihan with a Vertical Suplex onto the rampway. Callihan rolls Maclin back into the ring. Callihan grabs a steel chair. The referee admonishes Callihan. Toe Kick Exchange. Maclin inadvertently kicks the referee. Callihan tackles Maclin. All hell is breaking loose in Chicago. Callihan drives Maclin face first into the steel ring post. Callihan whips Maclin through the ringside barricade. Callihan and Maclin starts brawling towards the backstage area.
Match Result: No-Contest
Third Match: Chris Sabin & Kushida vs. Violent By Design w/Joe Doering
Kushida and Eric Young will start things off. Young is getting flustered by the Chicago crowd. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Young backs Kushida into the turnbuckles. Young drives his knee into the midsection of Kushida. Young punches Kushida in the back. Young slams Kushida’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Young tags in Deaner. Deaner kicks Kushida in the gut. Deaner punches Kushida in the back. Kushida denies The Deaner DDT. Kushida applies a side headlock. Deaner whips Kushida across the ring. Kushida drops Deaner with a shoulder tackle. Kushida with a Gator Roll. Kushida applies The Fujiwara Arm-Bar. Kushida and Sabin works on the left wrist of Deaner. Double Back Elbow. Double Mid-Kick for a one count. Following a snap mare takeover, Sabin cranks on the left wrist of Deaner. Sabin applies an arm-bar. Deaner kicks Sabin in the gut. Kushida tags himself in. Double Irish Whip. Assisted Shoulder Kick. Kushida applies a top wrist lock. Kushida hammers down on the left shoulder of Deaner. Kushida with an arm-ringer. Deaner reverses out of the irish whip from Kushida. Young kicks Kushida in the back. Deaner tags in Young.
Young with a running haymaker. Young repeatedly stomps on Kushida’s chest. Kushida reverses out of the irish whip from Young. Kushida with a Running Enzuigiri. Kushida kicks Deaner in the face. Kushida applies The Kimura Lock. Young starts biting Kushida’s forehead. Young with a Hanging Dragon Sleeper. Young with a Flying Elbow Drop. VBD gangs up on Kushida. Young slams Kushida’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Young tags in Deaner. Deaner with clubbing blows to Kushida’s back. Deaner puts Kushida’s head under the middle turnbuckle pad. Deaner with a Corner Dropkick. Deaner tags in Young. Young drops Kushida with a Hangman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Young uses the middle rope as a weapon. Young tags in Deaner. Stereo Running Boots for a two count. Deaner rakes the eyes of Kushida. Deaner with a falling sledge for a one count. Deaner applies a front face lock. Deaner tags in Young. Deaner whips Kushida across the ring. Deaner with a gut punch. Deaner with a Side Russian Leg Sweep. Young follows that with a running sledge for a two count.
Young slams Kushida’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. VBD repeatedly stomps on Kushida’s chest. Deaner applies a front face lock. Young knocks Sabin off the ring apron. VBD continues to cut the ring in half. Kushida thrust kicks the midsection of Deaner. Kushida delivers The Fast Ball. Kushida dives off Young’s back. Kushida tags in Sabin. Sabin with a Flying Double Crossbody Block. Sabin with two clotheslines. Sabin follows that with a Spinning Back Kick. Dropkick/Spinning DDT Combination. Sabin with The Helluva Kick. Sabin with a Running Enzuigiri for a two count. Sabin goes for The Cradle Shock, but Young gets in the way. Young with a straight right hand. Young dumps Sabin out of the ring. Kushida drops Deaner with a Running Shotei. Kushida with a Handspring Kick to Young. Sabin lands The Suicide Dive. Kushida blocks a boot from Deaner. Kushida with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Kushida with an Overhead Kick. Sabin connects with The Cradle Shock for a two count.
Young dumps Kushida out of the ring. Young with The Big Boot. Young tags himself in. Young goes for The PileDriver, but Sabin rolls him over for a two count. Young denies The Cradle Shock. Deaner with a NeckBreaker onto the knee. Young with a Running NeckBreaker. Deaner lands The Diving HeadButt. Young with The Flying Elbow Drop for a two count. Kushida with forearm shivers. Young drives his knee into the midsection of Kushida. Double Irish Whip. Kushida with a Handspring Double Back Elbow Smash. Haymaker Exchange. Kushida with clubbing shoulder kicks. Young rakes the eyes of Kushida. Dosey Do Routine. Stereo SuperKicks. Double Irish Whip to Deaner. Kushida with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Sabin dropkicks the left knee of Deaner. Kushida applies The Muta Lock. Sabin with a basement dropkick. Sabin ducks a clothesline from Young. Young suffers the same fate as Deaner. The referee gets distracted by Deaner who’s holding the VBD Flag. Doering sends Kushida crashing to the outside. Young kicks Sabin in the gut. Young plants Sabin with The PileDriver to pickup the victory.
Winner: Violent By Design via Pinfall
Fourth Match: Bandido vs. Rey Horus
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Bandido applies a side headlock. Horus whips Bandido across the ring. Bandido runs into Horus. Shoulder Block Exchange. Horus with a Spinning Back Kick. Bandido drops down on the canvas. Bandido applies a wrist lock. Horus reverses out of the irish whip from Bandido. Bandido showcases his speed and athleticism. Bandido ducks a clothesline from Horus. Bandido with a Jumping Knee Strike. Bandido with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Horus ducks under two clotheslines from Bandido. Horus slides under Bandido’s legs. Horus kicks Bandido in the face. Bandido sends Horus to the corner. Horus with a Desperation Boot. Horus with a Bodyscissors Takeover. Bandido SuperKicks Horus. Bandido slips over Horus’ back. Bandido denies The Tilt-A-Whirl DDT.
Bandido avoids a Roundhouse Kick. Double Kick Up. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Bandido with a back elbow smash. Horus reverses out of the irish whip from Bandido. Bandido with a SpringBoard Tornillo. Bandido nails Horus with The Pump Kick. Bandido hits The Fosbury Flop. Bandido rolls Horus back into the ring. Horus dropkicks Bandido in mid-air for a two count. Horus goes for a BrainBuster, but Bandido counters with The Three Amigos. Bandido with a Handstand Senton for a two count. Horus side steps Bandido into the turnbuckles. Horus sends Bandido tumbling to the floor. Horus lands The SomerSault Plancha. Horus rolls Bandido back into the ring. Horus with a Twisting Splash for a two count. Horus with forearm shivers. Bandido answers with a Press Slam. Bandido drops Horus with a Modified Shining Wizard. Forearm Exchange.
Bandido kicks Horus in the face. Horus with an Avalanche Tornado DDT for a two count. Test Of Strength. Bandido puts Horus on the top turnbuckle. Bandido with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Second Forearm Exchange. Bandido slaps Horus in the face. Bandido with a Deadlift SuperPlex for a two count. Bandido works on his joint manipulation game. Bandido with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Horus drives his knee into the midsection of Bandido. Bandido nails Horus with The Pump Kick. Horus with a running forearm smash. Cutter Exchange. Bandido dropkicks Horus. Both guys avoids the referee’s ten count. Third Forearm Exchange. Bandido SuperKicks Horus. Bandido with a backslide cover for a two count. Bandido with a Pump Knee Strike. Bandido lands The Frog Splash for a two count. Bandido whips Horus across the ring. Horus ducks a clothesline from Bandido. Horus connects with The Tilt-A-Whirl DDT for a two count. Horus dives over Bandido. Bandido turns a Burning Hammer into The GTS. Bandido plants Horus with The 21 Plex to pickup the victory.
Winner: Bandido via Pinfall
– Sami Callihan and Steve Maclin continued to brawl all over Cicero Stadium to the point Scott D’Amore had to come out and make an impromptu No Disqualification Match. It was a bloody affair. Maclin delivered a low blow to Callihan. Maclin followed that with The KIA. Maclin tried to zip tie Callihan. Callihan fling a chair into Maclin’s face. Callihan repeatedly stomped on the nether regions of Maclin. Callihan tied Maclin’s hands together. Callihan repeatedly slapped Maclin in the face. Callihan finally put Maclin away with The Cactus Driver #97 to pickup the victory.
Fifth Match: Bullet Club vs. Honor No More In A No Disqualification Match. If Bullet Club Wins, Honor No More Will Disband
Pier six brawl ensues after the bell rings. Double Irish Whip to Vincent. Double Elbow Knockdown. Vincent applies a side headlock. Taven drops Anderson with a Spinning Back Kick. Bennett with a forearm smash to Gallows. OGK gangs up on Gallows. Double Irish Whip. Gallows with a double clothesline. Anderson kicks Bennett in the gut. Belly to Back Suplex/NeckBreaker Combination. Edwards attacks Anderson from behind. Honor No More are mauling Anderson in the corner. Double Dropkick to Vincent. Double Toe Kick. Edwards with a knife edge chop. Austin with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Bey follows that with a leaping back elbow smash. Austin with a drop toe hold. Austin kicks Edwards in the back. Bey with a Running Double Foot Stomp. Standing Switch Exchange. Vincent kicks Austin in the face. Vincent decks Bey with a back elbow smash. Austin side steps Vincent into the turnbuckles. Bey clotheslines the back of Vincent’s neck. Austin with a SpringBoard Windmill Kick. Bey with a Wrecking Ball Dropkick. PCO catches Bey in mid-air. PCO Chokeslams Bey on the ring apron.
Austin repeatedly stomps on PCO’s chest. Austin with clubbing blows to PCO’s back. Austin with forearm shivers. Austin repeatedly stomps on PCO’s chest. PCO shoves Austin. Austin side steps PCO into the turnbuckles. PCO catches Austin in mid-air. PCO Chokeslams Austin. PCO gets into a standoff with Hikuleo. Forearm Exchange. Hikuleo levels PCO with The Body Avalanche. PCO kicks Hikuleo in the face. PCO runs into Hikuleo. Hikuleo launches PCO over the top rope. Bey lands The SomerSault Plancha. Taven SuperKicks Hikuleo. Hikuleo punches Taven in the ribs. Hikuleo launches Taven into the cavalry on the outside. Austin SuerKicks Vincent. Austin blasts Edwards with The PK. Austin with a Running Fold to the outside. Gallows flings multiple weapons into the ring. All hell is breaking loose in Chicago. Anderson drives a chair into the midsection of Bennett. Gallows punches Edwards. Gallows attacks Edwards with a blue caution sign. Gallows wedged a trash can in between the turnbuckles. Bey rams another chair into the midsection of Bennett. Gallows hooks the outside leg for a two count. Austin with forearm shivers. Bey punches Edwards in the back. Austin cracks Tavane with the trash can lid for a two count. Edwards with a gut punch. Edwards drives Austin crotch first into the steel ring post.
OGK gangs up on Hikuleo. Bennett scores a chop block. Taven with a SpringBoard Enzuigiri. Taven with forearm shivers. Taven kicks Bey in the face. Bennett with The Rolling Elbow. Taven with The Missile Dropkick for a two count. Taven lays Bey flat on a trash can. PCO goes for a MoonSault, but Bey ducks out of the way. Gallows drives PCO head first onto the rampway. Double SuperKicks Gallows. Double Low Blow to Hikuleo. OGK tosses Gallows over the ringside barricade. This melee spills into the crowd. Gallows creates separation by throwing chairs at everybody. Gallows and PCO are brawling in the bleachers. Gallows Chokeslams PCO off the railing. Austin and Bey sets up a table on the floor. Taven slams Gallows head on the announce table. Taven scores a low blow. Vincent with a Swanton Bomb through the table on the floor. OGK grabs Anderson from behind. Edwards viciously attacks Anderson with a kendo stick. Gallows pulls Edwards out of the ring. Gallows uppercuts Edwards. Gallows throws a trash can at Bennett. Anderson is displaying his fighting spirit. Taven denies The Magic Killer. Bennett Spears Anderson. Edwards blasts Gallows with a Kendo Stick. Taven connects The Climax into the trash can to pickup the victory.
Winner: Honor No More via Pinfall
Sixth Match: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Mia Yim For The IMPACT Knockouts World Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Side Headlock Takeover/Headscissors Escape Exchange. Leg Sweep Exchange. Strong lockup. Stalemate in the corner. Yim applies a waist lock. Yim goes for The O’Connor Roll, but Grace holds onto the ropes. Grace drops Yim with a shoulder tackle. Yim side steps Grace into the turnbuckles. Grace dives over Yim. Yim drops down on the canvas. Grace with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Grace dropkicks the right knee of Yim. Grace with a Bridging Dragon Suplex for a two count. Grace with forearm shivers. Grace whips Yim across the ring. Yim ducks a clothesline from Grace. Yim sweeps out the legs of Grace. Yim with a low dropkick. Yim blasts Grace with a Shotgun Dropkick. Grace regroups on the outside. Yim lands The Suicide Dive. Yim rolls Grace back into the ring. Yim hooks the outside leg for a one count. Yim transitions into a ground and pound attack. Yim kicks Grace in the back. Yim with clubbing mid-kicks for a one count.
Grace goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Yim counters with The Guillotine Choke. Grace breaks free with a Vertical Suplex. Grace kicks Yim in the face. Grace ascends to the top turnbuckle. Yim with a palm strike. Yim is lighting up Grace’s chest. Grace denies The SuperPlex. Grace with clubbing blows to Yim’s back. Grace with a Running SitOut PowerBomb. Forearm Exchange. Forearm/Mid-Kick Exchange. Yim with a Spinning Back Kick. Yim with an Overhead Kick for a two count. Yim follows that with Kawada Kicks. Grace with a counter knee lift. Grace hits The SpineBuster for a two count. Yim with hammer elbows. Grace answers with clubbing across the back of Yim’s neck. Grace applies The Muta Lock. Grace transitions into reverse chin lock. Chop Exchange.
Yim HeadButts Grace. Grace brings Yim to the ring apron. Yim with a shoulder block. Yim drops Grace with The Slingshot Tornado DDT for a two count. Grace puts Yim on the top turnbuckle. Grace connects with The MuscleBuster for a two count. Yim hammers down on the back of Grace’s neck. Grace sends Yim to the corner. Yim with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Grace slaps Yim in the face. Grace goes for a SuperPlex, but Yim blocks it. Yim slams Grace’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. Yim with The Avalanche Code Blue for a two count. Yim fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Rollup Exchange. Yim with a Sunset Flip for a two count. Yim with Two Spinning Heel Kicks. Grace denies The Package PileDriver. Grace avoids The Roundhouse Kick. Grace plants Yim with The Grace Driver to pickup the victory. After the match, Masha Slamovich comes down to the ring to confront Grace.
Winner: Still IMPACT Knockouts World Champion, Jordynne Grace via Pinfall
Seventh Match: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Alex Shelley For The IMPACT World Championship
Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Alexander backs Shelley into the ropes. The referee calls for a clean break. Strong lockup. Shelley applies a hammerlock. Alexander with a side headlock takeover. Shelley answers with a headscissors escape. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Wrist Lock Exchange. Shelley drop steps into a side headlock. Alexander walks Shelley into the ropes which forces the break. Alexander drives his knee into the midsection of Shelley. Alexander whips Shelley across the ring. Shelley drops down on the canvas. Shelley with a Hurricanrana. Shelley dropkicks the left knee of Alexander. Shelley throws the headgear at Alexander. Shelley kicks Alexander in the back. Shelley with a Knee Drop. Shelley applies a leg lock. Alexander with clubbing blows to Shelley’s back. Shelley grapevines the legs of Alexander. Shelley toys around with Alexander. Shelley fish hooks Alexander. Shelley grabs a side wrist lock. Alexander with a Wrist Lock Suplex. Alexander maintains wrist control.
Shelley wraps the left shoulder of Alexander around the middle rope. Shelley kicks the left elbow of Alexander. Shelley continues to work on the left shoulder of Alexander. Alexander shoves Shelley. Alexander decks Shelley with a back elbow smash. Alexander with a Running Boot. Alexander with a Vertical Suplex for a one count. Alexander hammers down on the left shoulder of Shelley. Alexander with a Pendulum BackBreaker for a one count. Alexander applies a toe and ankle hold. Shelley grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Alexander applies The Gory Stretch. Alexander rolls Shelley over for a two count. Shelley decks Alexander with a back elbow smash. Shelley with a Flying Knee Strike. Shelley rocks Alexander with a forearm smash. Alexander reverses out of the irish whip from Shelley. Shelley kicks Alexander in the face. Shelley drops Alexander with The La Mistica. Shelley applies The Border City Stretch. Alexander with a BackBreaker. Shelley launches Alexander over the top rope. Shelley knocks Alexander off the ring apron. Shelley with a Slingshot Double Foot Stomp. Shelley SuperKicks Alexander. Shelley rolls Alexander back into the ring.
Alexander with a knee lift. Alexander with a Running Crossbody Block through the ropes. Alexander tosses Shelley back inside the ring. Shelley blocks a boot from Alexander. Shelley hammers down on the right knee of Alexander. Shelley kicks the left hamstring of Alexander. Shelley drops Alexander with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Shelley stomps on the left hamstring of Alexander. Shelley applies The Indian Death Lock. Alexander is throwing haymakers at Shelley. Shelley adds The Kimura Lock. Alexander refuses to quit. Shelley with The Rolling Elbow. Shelley goes for a Hurricanrana, but Alexander blocks it. Shelley denies The C4 Spike. Shelley drives his knee into the midsection of Alexander. Alexander with a Fisherman’s Suplex. Forearm Exchange. Alexander with three uppercuts. Short-Arm Reversal by Shelley. Alexander rocks Shelley with a forearm smash. Alexander blocks a boot from Shelley. Shelley repeatedly slaps Alexander in the face. Alexander with The T-Bone Suplex. Alexander with a Running Chop. Alexander follows that with a Rolling Senton.
Alexander dives over Shelley. Shelley kicks Alexander in the face. Shelley kicks the left shoulder of Alexander. Shelley with a Flatliner into the middle turnbuckle pad. Shelley drops Alexander with The Tornado DDT. Shelley lands The Frog Splash for a two count. Alexander applies The Ankle Lock. Shelley grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Shelley with a palm strike. Shelley with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Shelley SuperKicks Alexander. Shelley with The Slice Bread. Alexander rolls Shelley over for a two count. Alexander goes for a PowerBomb, but Shelley counters with a FaceBuster. Shelley SuperKicks Alexander. Shelley hits The Air Raid Crash for a two count. Shelley avoids the steel ring steps. Alexander with a back elbow smash. Shelley responds with The Shiranui on the floor. Shelley rolls Alexander back into the ring. Shelley goes into the lateral for a two count. Shelley applies The Border City Stretch. Alexander puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Shelley applies a wrist lock. Alexander with forearm shivers. Shelley kicks the left knee of Alexander. Shelley unloads a series of knife edge chops.
Alexander wants more punishment. Alexander with a blistering chop. Shelley hyperextends the left shoulder of Alexander. Shelley with a Running Shoulder Kick. Shelley with an arm-ringer. Alexander denies The Shell Shock. Alexander with Two German Suplex’s. Alexander with The Electric Chair FaceBuster. Second Forearm Exchange. Alexander drops Shelley with The Rolling Elbow for a two count. Standing Switch Exchange. Shelley with a forearm smash. Alexander kicks Shelley in the face. Shelley with a Palm Strike. Shelley goes for a Step Up Enzuigiri, but Alexander counters with The Ankle Lock. Alexander transitions into The Sharpshooter. Alexander escapes The Border City Stretch. Shelley with forearm shivers. Alexander with a Lariat for a two count. Shelley escapes The Ankle Lock. Shelley brings Alexander down to the mat. Border City Stretch Exchange. Shelley rolls Alexander over for a two count. Shelley connects with Two Shell Shocks for a two count. Shelley goes back to The Border City Stretch. Alexander rolls Shelley over for a two count. Shelley goes for The Shiranui, but Alexander counters with The Spinning Tombstone PileDriver for a two count. Shelley denies The C4 Spike. Alexander drops Shelley with The Shell Shock. Alexander plants Shelley with The C4 Spike to pickup the victory.
Winner: Still IMPACT World Champion, Josh Alexander via Pinfall
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