Impact Wrestling Results (11/8) - Johnny Impact Defends, Jordynne Grace Debuts, Final Hour
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A CAN'T MISS #FinalHour TONIGHT at 10/9c on @PopTV and @fightnet! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/1lvLV08PIH
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Tonight is Impact Wrestling's Final Hour! We're in store for an exceptional show tonight with Jordynne Grace making her long-awaited Impact debut, Eddie Edwards and Moose finally going one-on-one, and Johnny Impact defending his Heavyweight Championship against Killer Kross.
The show begins with an interview segment between Killer Kross and Johnny Impact. Killer Kross says that in the end, he'll be the man standing tall, while Johnny says that we'll see what Killer Kross is made out of.
The OGz (Hernandez and Homicide) vs. The Lucha Bros (Fenix and Pentagon Jr.)
What better way to start IMPACT than with @PENTAELZEROM and @ReyFenixMx? #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/KFLNTGHBca
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Fenix and Hernandez start the match up, with Fenix being roughly pushed down a couple times before being hit with a headbutt. Fenix receives a stiff chop in the corner and is bounced off the ropes but he comes back with a kick to Hernandez. Fenix's attempts are deflected with a huge shoulder tackle to the outside of the ring. Pentagon Jr. and Homicide are already locked up on the outside and now the OGz are beating down the Lucha Bros. together. Pentagon receives a double shoulder tackle back inside the ring and the OGz begin to do a little taunting. Pentagon goes to the outside. Homicide meets him on the stage ramp and beats him down with strikes. Back inside the ring, Hernandez delivers a devastating backbreaker to Fenix for a 2 count.
Homicide throws Pentagon back inside the ring and Hernandez delivers a senton drop on to him, followed by a chin lock. Hernandez tags in Homicide and they attempt a double team move on Pentagon Jr., however, he reverses with some kicks and tags in Fenix. Fenix comes in hot with a soaring headbutt off the top rope on to Homicide and a soaring headbutt off the middle rope to Hernandez. The crowd goes wild for the Lucha Bros. King tries to get involved with the match but Fenix retaliates, bouncing from rope to rope and performing a flying moonsault to the outside. It was a thing of beauty!
INCREDIBLE moonsault to the floor by @ReyFenixMx! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/viCI2scnuc
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Hernandez responds by slingshotting himself off the ropes and diving on top of all 4 men outside the ring! Once back inside the ring, the OGz are teaming up and striking down Pentagon Jr. Pentagon gets irish whipped into the corner and is trapped on the mat with more hard blows. Homicide turns his attention to Fenix and he delivers multiple verticle suplexs. Hernandez delivers a sit-out powerbomb to Fenix and attempts a pin, only to be broken up by Pentagon Jr. The Lucha Bros work together and deliver forearms in the corner to the OGz, followed by a double superkick, and a double stomp to Homicide's groin area. Fenix and Pentagon Jr. with another double superkick on Hernandez and a combo crossbody for a close 2 count. The Lucha Bros get overpowered and Hernandez perches Pentagon on the top rope. As Homicide runs in to assist, he gets superkicked by Fenix in his effort and it allows Pentagon to perform the double stomp on Hernandez. Fenix with a GIGANTIC swanton bomb off the top rope on to Hernandez, followed by a double stomp by Pentagon Jr. They finish Hernandez off with a wheelbarrow, body-scissor slam that you have to see!
Lucha Bros pick up a HUGE win over the former IMPACT Tag Team Champions. #IMPACTonPop @PENTAELZEROM @ReyFenixMx pic.twitter.com/YzNJoSVNou
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Winner: The Lucha Bros. (Fenix and Pentagon Jr.)
Back from commercial, we see LAX backstage celebrating with the Lucha Bros. on their victory.
And now we're ready for the debut of Ms. Jordynne Grace!
Welcome to IMPACT Wrestling @JordynneGrace. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/DP8sRcMEud
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Jordynne Grace vs. Katarina Lee
"Jordynne's gonna kill you" chants echo throughout the crowd. The two women tie up and Jordynne quickly backs Lee in one corner before dragging her to the opposite corner. Katarina reverses and gets some kicks on Jordynne as they're still in the corner. Jordynne is able to perch Katarina on the top turnbuckle and press slams her down on to the mat. Lee gets a big kick to Grace's face and attempts a sunset flip but she can't get Jordynne down. Grace reverses Katarina and unsuccessfully attempts a pumphandle slam. She delivers multiple clubby blows to Katarina Lee but gets stopped with another kick. Katarina delivers a great spinning ddt from the 2nd rope but poses too long, ultimately getting stuck in the bear hug and tapping out.
Winner: Jordynne Grace
Video segment airs of Brain Cage arriving in Ohio. He quickly overpowers the oVe and demands they tell him where Sami Callihan is.
.@MrGMSI_BCage has arrived in Ohio and he just dispatched with the welcoming party. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/MMgwLT2NWt
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Brian Cage stands in the Rockstar Pro ring and tells Sami Callihan that he will place the X-Division Title on the line right now, prompting Sami to finally show himself.
Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan (for the X-Division Championship)
Brian quickly overpowers Sami with multiple clotheslines in the corner. Cage attempts a powerbomb on Sami but is reversed and sent to the outside. He receives boot after boot to the face, but eventually catches Callihan and powerbombs him on the floor outside. He tosses Sami in to the crowd and then back in to the ring. After a series of reversals between the two men, Brian gains the advantage and goes for a backbreaker on Callihan. The members of oVe rush in and this leads to a disqualification, followed by an all out brawl between Brian Cage and the members of oVe. Brian delivers multiple german suplexes, f-5's, slams, etc. and begins wiping out everyone! oVe is somehow able to best Brian Cage and Callihan crushes Brian's face with the X-Division title belt. They proceed to gang up with stomp after stomp on his back. The men each take turns delivering signature moves on a downed Brian Cage
We just witnessed the demolition of The Machine.
It only took @TheSamiCallihan and half of Ohio to do it. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/eR4TgLFzyB
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Winner by DQ: Brian Cage
Back from commercial, Taya Valkyrie talks about how Tessa Blanchard is a coward and how she always uses cheap tactics to get whatever she wants. Taya says she will get that Knockout's Title in any match Tessa desires!
Moose and Killer Kross are backstage claiming how they are brothers and how they will be victorious tonight. Killer Kross looks confident as ever
.@TheMooseNation and @realKILLERkross are going to unleash annihilation in their matches later tonight. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/fRz7PmeIFI
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Back from commercial, we see some of the video submissions for Scarlett Bordeaux's talent search and we see her seducing Bahh backstage. She promotes the show in Vegas next week.
Moose vs. Eddie Edwards
Eddie is starting the action off hot with a tope suicida to Moose on the outside, followed shortly thereafter by two more dives from Eddie to Moose. Edwards grabs a bucket of beer and pours the contents over Moose's head. As he attempts to get back inside the ring, Moose hits a big dropkick on to Eddie and sends him tumbling back in to the barricade outside. Moose continues with stomp after stomp to a downed Edwards. Moose then slingshots Eddie in to the steel frame of the ring apron. Eddie tries to fight back with an audibly loud chop, however, Moose manages to put a beer bucket over Eddie's head and delivers a big boot. He finally gets Eddie Edwards in to the ring and the ref rings the bell at last!
.@TheMooseNation just kicked the bucket.
Literally. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/wygAABxikf
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Moose is in control and continues striking Eddie while he's down on the mat, eventually going for a vertical suplex to no avail. He gets reversed by Edwards and is on the receiving end of his own vertical suplex. Eddie continues the heat by climbing to the top rope but he's dropkicked back down to the outside by Moose. Moose attempts a powerbomb on to the apron but receives a hurricanrana instead. Moose rushes after Edwards but gets hit with a snap belly to belly suplex on the outside mat. Moose attempts another big boot to Eddie but he gets his leg trapped on the ring post outside. Eddie takes advantage and pummels a trapped Moose with various shots. Back inside the ring, Eddie chops at Moose and performs a blue thunder bomb on Moose for a close 2 count. Eddie goes for a tiger suplex bomb but gets reversed and thrown in to the corner. Edwards regains control on Moose and perches the big man on the top rope. Moose executes a top rope go to hell but Eddie Edwards is able to kick out at 2! Moose is calling for his Spear but Eddie hits him with a spear of his own and connects with the tiger driver. Very close 2 count! Moose reverses a DDT and hits another go to hell as we go to commercial!
TOP ROPE GO TO HELL! #IMPACTonPop @TheMooseNation pic.twitter.com/FCEmj8oj3G
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Back from commercial, Moose is in control and striking at a disoriented Edwards. Eddie tries fighting back with a few strikes of his own. They both look spent as they chop one another down! Moose regains control and rocks Eddie in to the turnbuckles. The chop battle continues until Edwards gets Moose in to the opposite corner. Back in the center of the ring, the men keep chopping at one another for literally minutes! The men eventually hit one another with harder strikes and a stiff clothesline until they're both knocked out. Eddie is the first one up, but just barely. He attempts a leg scissor takeover from the top rope but he's reversed and Moose sends him soaring out of the ring until his back thumps across the hard stage! It looked so nasty and stiff
OH MY GOD! @TheMooseNation ABSOLUTELY DESTROYS @TheEddieEdwards with an INSANE powerbomb on the ramp. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/hYZwHbCmBv
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Eddie's wife comes out to check on him but Moose demands that they finish their match. Eddie hits a kick and tries to regain control inside the ring, but he gets hit with the no-jackhammer-needed spear for the 3 count.
Winner: Moose
Backstage, Allie and Kiera Hogan are discussing how to battle Su Yung. James Mitchell appears and says he's keeping an eye on his investment. He says that Allie has to keep her end of the bargain like he has kept his. He advises Allie to embrace the darkness. Kiera does her best to convince Allie to stay behind but she instead chooses Mitchell and Su Yung.
Back from commercial, Eli Drake and Joseph Park talk about how much Impact has changed over the years. Drake continues on about how there is a conspiracy against him, how the open challenge is retired, and how him and Joseph Park are filing a lawsuit against Impact Wrestling. Drake actually turns on Park and low blows him! He beats and attacks Park while he's down.
All of this was a ploy, a despicable trap to lure @JOSEPHPARK_esq out so @TheEliDrake could make him suffer. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/RLVm5KyjVZ
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In a backstage interview, Johnny Impact hypes up his match with Killer Kross. Johnny explains how he's a fighting champion and how this wasn't the way Kross should have went about asking for a title match. He promises some starship pain in return.
Johnny Impact vs. Killer Kross (for the Impact World Heavyweight Championship)
.@TheRealMorrison is here and the World Championship is on the line NEXT! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/daOftztMKX
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The bell rings and Johnny takes control, attempting to lock in a cross armbreaker right away. Kross grabs the rope and wrestles Johnny in to an alabama slam. Kross forces Johnny in to the corner and sits him up on the top rope. He attempts a back suplex from the top but Johnny uses some stiff elbow strikes to keep him away. Moose is on the outside and tries distracting Johnny from the match, but the referee interrupts and ejects Moose from ringside. "Nah, nah, nah, hey, hey, hey, goodbye" from the crowd. Kross re-enters the ring and delivers a stiff forearm to Johnny's face. The two men exchange forearms and strikes in the center of the ring until Johnny climbs to the top rope, but he's nevertheless cut off by Kross who swats him down to the outside area. Killer Kross sneaks outside and slams Johnny's face on the apron. They climb back inside the ring and Kross uses a dragon leg whip to get Impact grounded on the mat. Kross wrestles Johnny in to the corner and delivers some knees to the abdomen. Impact is able to reverse and he jumps to the top rope. Johnny gets caught by Kross and is slammed back down in to the mat. Kross attempts a vertical suplex but Johnny reverses and goes for a roll-up pinning combination for a close 2 count. Johnny jumps back up and delivers a sharp shining wizard to Kross's skull. Kross slowly gets back up and tries another alabama slam but Impact reverses and hits a picture-perfect piledriver. Close 2 count! Johnny uses a DDT for another 2 count.
Johnny hits his spinning neckbreaker for one more close 2 count. Impact wants to keep up the pressure, attempting a springboard dive but he is halted by Killer Kross. The battle carries to the stage outside. Killer Kross carries Johnny Impact all the way from the titantron on the stage to the ring in a crucifix position and tosses him to the ring mat. Close 2 count!
.@realKILLERkross DESTROYS @TheRealMorrison with a sadistic toss from the ramp to the ring. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/94h2MOprdo
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Kross ties up Johnny in the lion tamer but Johnny reaches the bottom rope for a break. Johnny sets Kross up in a pinning reversal for another 2 count. Impact slingshots Kross off the top rope and dropkicks him on the apron. Another shining wizard sets Kross hanging off the apron and allows Johnny to connect with a double stomp to the outside. The two men are back inside the ring and Johnny dives off the top rope for the countdown to Impact elbow drop! Very close 2 count! Killer Kross seems limp in the ring but he was playing possum. Double gutwrench in to a powerbomb and Killer Kross is back in control! Kross goes for the choke but Johnny reverses with kick after kick. Kross is down and Johnny Impact sets up for starship pain, ultimately connecting and getting the 1-2-3 pinfall!
AND STILL IMPACT World Champion – @TheRealMorrison!
Starship Pain gets the job done. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/tzYJDFowbN
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Winner: Johnny Impact