IMPACT Wrestling
June 28, 2019
Melrose Ballroom
New York, New York
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Transcription by Josh Lopez
First Match: The North vs. The Deaners
Josh Alexander and Cousin Jake will start things off. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Alexander applies a wrist lock. Alexander transitions into a side headlock. Alexander goes for a shoulder tackle, but Jake stands still. Alexander with a single leg takedown. Alexander goes back to the side headlock. Alexander sends Jake across the ring. Jake drops Alexander with a shoulder tackle of his own. Jake lays Alexander flat on the top rope. Jake tags in Deaner. Jake clotheslines Alexander back into the ring. The Deaners are trying to double team Alexander. Alexander tags in Page. Deaner with an Atomic Drop. Deaner follows that with an Assisted GutBuster. Page tags in Alexander.
The North repeatedly stomps on Jake’s chest. Alexander is busted open. Jake negates The Double Neutralizer. Jake with a corner clothesline. Jake tags in Deaner. Deaner clotheslines Page over the top rope. Deaner lands The Suicide Dive. Alexander attacks Jake from behind. Alexander with a Running Crossbody Block. Deaner with a straight right hand. Deaner follows that with a Hip Toss. Deaner is distracted by Page. Alexander with a BackBreaker. Alexander tags in Page. Page with a Spinning BackBreaker. Page talks smack to the New York Crowd. Page bounces Deaner’s head on the top turnbuckle pad. The North are cutting the ring in half.
Deaner with a flurry of bodyshots. Page kicks Deaner in the back. Assisted DDT for a two count. Alexander is throwing haymakers at Deaner. Alexander with a Vertical Suplex. Alexander tags in Page. Page is putting the boots to Deaner. Page delivers a cheap shot. Page applies a rear chin lock. Deaner gets back to a vertical base. Deaner creates distance with a Swinging NeckBreaker. Alexander and Jake are tagged in. Jake with two clotheslines. Jake with a Delayed Belly to Back Suplex. Alexander side steps Jake into the turnbuckles. Jake with a Leaping Seated Senton. Jake goes for a Bodyslam, but Alexander lands back on his feet. Alexander chop blocks Jake. Alexander applies The Ankle Lock.Jake levels Alexander with a Body Avalanche.
Jake tags in Deaner. Jake hits The Michinoku Driver. Deaner delivers a Diving HeadButt for a two count. Deaner tags in Jake. Jake with a Corner Spear. Page starts running interference. Alexander rolls Jake over for a two count. Jake knocks Page off the ring apron. Alexander and Jake are trading back and forth shots. Jake with a Discus Forearm Smash. Alexander with a German Suplex. Jake somehow gets back on his feet. Jake drops Alexander with a Massive Lariat for a two count. Jake tags in Deaner. Deaner hits The Deaner DDT. Page picks the left ankle of Deaner. Alexander blasts Deaner with a knife edge chop. Alexander tags in Page. The North plants Deaner with The Double Neutralizer to pickup the victory.
Winner: The North via Pinfall
– Dr. Ariel is not happy with Brian Cage. He’s not medically cleared to compete yet.
– We see a clip of Moose attacking Tommy Dreamer at a House Of Hardcore show.
– At Slammiversary XVII, Eddie Edwards will battle Killer Kross in a First Blood Match.
– The Desi Hit Squad pokes fun at The Deaners.
Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie Backstage Segment
Second Match: Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie vs. Su Yung & Jessica Havok
Rosemary and Valkyrie starts arguing before the bell rings. Havok with a double clothesline. Havok with a forearm smash. Havok is choking Valkyrie with her boot. Havok is mauling Valkyrie in the corner. Valkyrie side steps Havok into the turnbuckles. Havok drops Valkyrie with a BackBreaker. Havok stomps on Valkyrie’s back. Havok continues to choke Valkyrie with her boot. Havok tags in Yung. Yung with a clubbing blow to Valkyrie’s back. Yung is rag dolling Valkyrie. Valkyrie fires back with a forearm shivers. Yung sends Valkyrie to the middle rope. Havok kicks Valkyrie in the face. Yung with a HeadScissors TakeOver into the middle turnbuckle. Yung brings out the red glove. Havok tags herself in.
Havok tells Yung to get out of the ring. Havok stops Valkyrie in her tracks. Havok goes for a Leg Drop, but Valkyrie ducks out of the way. Valkyrie tags in Rosemary. Rosemary delivers a Missile Dropkick. Rosemary with two running clotheslines. Rosemary hits The SlingBlade. Rosemary lands The Stinger Splash. Rosemary goes for an Exploder Suplex, but Havok blocks it. Rosemary dropkicks the left knee of Havok. Rosemary locks in The Last Chancery. Yung with a Standing Double Foot Stomp. Rosemary dumps Havok out of the ring. Havok negates The Suicide Dive. Havok talks smack to Rosemary. Rosemary with three forearm shivers. Rosemary drop toe holds Havok into a steel chair. Rosemary kicks the chair into Havok’s face.
The referee has lost complete control of the match. Yung blasts Rosemary with the steel chair which finally causes the disqualification. After the match, Yung and Valkyrie engages in a forearm exchange. Yung locks in The Mandible Claw. Rosemary sends Havok face first into the steel ring post. Rosemary Spears Yung. Rosemary transitions into a ground and pound attack. Valkyrie drives a chair into the midsection of Havok. Valkyrie repeatedly stomps on Havok’s chest. Thousands of thumbtacks are spilled in the corner. Rosemary and Valkyrie goes for a Double Vertical Suplex, but Havok gets in the way. Yung nails Havok with a palm strike. James Mitchell prevents Havok from putting Yung through the thumbtacks.
Winner: Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie via Disqualification
Ace Austin & TJ Perkins Backstage Segment
– This weeks IMPACT Plus! Flashback Moment Of The Week is Abyss & Taylor Wilde vs. Raven & Daffney in a Mixed Tag Team Monster’s Ball Match From TNA Slammiversary 2009.
– Johnny Impact & Rich Swann engages in a big pull apart brawl in the backstage area.
Slammiversary XVII Match Card
– Eddie Edwards vs. Killer Kross in a First Blood Match
– Moose vs. Rob Van Dam
– Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Rosemary vs. Jessica Havok vs. Su Yung in a Fatal Four Way Monster’s Ball Match For The IMPACT Knockouts Championship
– Rich Swann (c) vs. Johnny Impact For The IMPACT X-Division Championship
– LAX (c) vs. The Rascalz For The IMPACT World Tag Team Championship
– Tessa Blanchard vs. Sami Callihan
– Brian Cage (c) vs. Michael Elgin For The IMPACT World Championship
Eddie Edwards & Killer Kross Church Segment
Third Match: Sami Callihan w/Madman Fulton vs. Fallah Bahh w/Scarlett Bordeaux
Bahh attacks Callihan before the bell rings. Bahh with a flurry of bodyshots. Bahh is fired up. Bahh sends Callihan across the ring. Callihan side steps Bahh into the turnbuckles. Callihan unloads two knife edge chops. Bahh drops Callihan with a shoulder tackle. Bahh with a spinning elbow drop. Fulton trips Bah from the outside. Callihan with a running clothesline. Fulton is livid. The referee ejects Fulton from the ringside area. Bahh clotheslines Callihan. Bahh with a back elbow strike. Callihan ducks a clothesline from Bahh. Callihan with a diving elbow strike for a one count. Callihan applies a rear chin lock. Bahh gets back to a vertical base. Callihan drops Bahh with a DDT.
Callihan tries to lick the camera. Callihan kicks Bahh in the face. Bahh hulks up. Callihan rakes the eyes of Bahh. Following a snap mare takeover, Callihan applies another rear chin lock. Callihan drops down on the canvas. Bahh with a Side Belly to Belly Suplex. Bahh plays to the crowd. Bahh levels Callihan with a Body Avalanche. Bahh follows that with a Running Hip Attack. Bahh hits The Samoan Drop. Callihan avoids The Banzai Drop. Callihan heads to the outside. Bahh repeatedly slaps Callihan in the chest. Bahh rolls Callihan back into the ring. Bahh goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Callihan blocks it. Callihan bites Bahh’s fingers. Callihan plants Bahh with The Draping Cactus Special to pickup the victory.
Winner: Sami Callihan via Pinfall
– Callihan is sick of the knockouts division. He threatens to hijack show. He wants the New York crowd to shut up. Callihan calls out Tessa Blanchard. He’s not buying Blanchard’s bravado. Blanchard is not going to do anything because he’s a man and he’s Impact Wrestling. Blanchard wants to preach about equal rights. Well sometimes you get what you wish for. Callihan drops Blanchard with a Pump Kick. That’s what happens when a Knockout gets in the ring with The Draw. Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down. Blanchard with a double leg takedown. Blanchard transitions into a ground and pound attack. oVe attacks Blanchard from behind. Callihan calls Blanchard a bitch. Callihan drills Blanchard with a baseball bat. Blanchard spits at Callihan. Callihan responds with The Spike PileDriver.
Fourth Match: LAX & Laredo Kid w/Konnan vs. The Rascalz in a 6-Man Tag Team Match
LAX and Laredo Kid attacks The Rascalz before the bell rings. Santana with a Double Wrecking Ball Dropkick. Ortiz lands The Suicide Dive. Miguel plays mind games with Laredo. Laredo with an Apron Enzuigiri. Laredo follows that with a SpringBoard Crossbody Block. Laredo SuperKicks Miguel. Laredo dropkicks Miguel off the ring apron. Laredo delivers a MoonSault to the floor. LAX are double teaming Miguel. Miguel goes for a Hurricanrana, but Santana counters with a Reverse PowerBomb. Laredo with a Standing Shooting Star Press. Ortiz with a Running Splash for a two count. Wentz pulls Miguel out of harms way. Ortiz goes for a Belly to Back Suplex, but Miguel lands back on his feet. Miguel tags in Wentz. Miguel knocks Santana and Laredo off the ring apron. Xavier catapults Ortiz into a forearm smash from Wentz.
Wentz with a Flying Double Foot Stomp. Wentz follows that with a Massive Dive to the outside. Ortiz sends Wentz crashing into Xavier. Ortiz tags in Santana. Santana with a Running Pump Kick. Santana with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Santana drops Miguel with a SitOut FaceBuster. Ortiz with a SitOut PowerBomb. Xavier delivers his combination offense. Xavier with The Matrix Kick. Slugfest in the center of the ring. Ortiz PowerSlams Miguel. Laredo and Santana follows that with Stereo SuperKicks. All three members of The Rascalz are on top of each other. Laredo lands The 450 Splash for a two count. LAX prepares for their NeckBreaker/SitOut PowerBomb Combination. Xavier shoves Laredo off the top turnbuckle. The Rascalz are double teaming Ortiz. Miguel with a Flying Meteora to pickup the victory.
Winner: The Rascalz via Pinfall
– Madison Rayne will battle Kiera Hogan next week.
– Johnny Impact & Johnny Bravo vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack also set for next week.
Brian Cage & Michael Elgin In-Ring Segment:
For 14 years, Brian Cage has fought for the opportunity to be considered the best in the world. Winning the World Championship was supposed to be the biggest night of his career. Michael Elgin ruin that. Indeed Elgin sent Cage to the hospital. Cage will not go back to the hospital. In 9 days, Elgin will be getting the ass whopping of a life time. Who’s better than Brian Cage? Nobody. Dr. Ariel storms into the ring to confront his patient. Cage drops Ariel with The F5. Michael Elgin attacks Cage from behind.
Elgin BuckleBombs Cage. Elgin follows that with The Elgin Bomb. Cage refuses to stay down. Elgin brings out another table from under the ring. Elgin PowerBombs Cage through the table on the floor. Don Callis threatens to fire Elgin. Elgin punches Callis. Elgin rolls Callis into the ring. Elgin kicks Callis in the gut. Elgin prepares for another Elgin Bomb. Somehow Brian Cage gets back on his feet. Cage and Elgin engages in rockers punches to close the show.
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