Impact Wrestling on 8/12 featured a battle royal to determine a new #1 contender for the Impact World Championship. It also saw the return of Madison Rayne and FinJuice taking on Bullet Club in tag action.
Impact 8/12 Quick Results:
- Tenille Dashwood defeated Taylor Wilde
- Josh Alexander defeated Shawn Daivari
- FinJuice defeated Jay White & Chris Bey via DQ
- John Skyler defeated Matt Cardona
- #1 Contender Battle Royal
Winner: Brian Myers
Madison Rayne Returns, Helps Tenille Dashwood Beat Taylor Wilde
This week’s Impact kicked off with Tenille Dashwood taking on Taylor Wilde. Their rivalry stems from Dashwood allegedly calling border patrol agents to prevent Wilde from entering the United States to attend Impact’s shows for a couple of months. After Kaleb sprayed the referee in the eyes with hair spray, Madison Rayne ran in and threw Wilde into the ring post. Dashwood then finished her opponent off with the spotlight kick for the win. Rayne and Dashwood then celebrated together to end the segment.
Josh Alexander defeated Shawn Daivari Ahead Of Title Defence Against Jake Something
At Emergence on August 20th, Josh Alexander will defend his X-Division Championship against Jake Something. This week, however, Alexander agreed to a non-title match against Shawn Daivari and if Daivari can beat the champ, he’d earn a future title shot. Midway through the match, Jake Something appeared on the entrance ramp to get a better look. Alexander finished off Daivari with a double underhook piledriver and then the champ and Something had a bit of stare down.
Su Yung & Kimber Lee Abduct Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan came out this week to cut a promo on Tasha Steelz, who turned on her last week and ended their Fire N Flava team. While Hogan may have been cutting a promo on Steelz, it was Su Yung that came out to confront her. It was then Su Yung’s minion, the former Kimber Lee, who attacked Hogan and gave her the mandible claw. The two ghoulish wrestlers then dragged Hogan away.
Jay White & David Finlay Get Ready For NJPW Resurgence
At NJPW Resurgence this weekend, Jay White will defend the NEVER Openweight Championship against David Finlay. This week, Finlay’s FinJuice team took on White and the newest member of Bullet Club, Chris Bey. It looked as though FinJuice had the match won until White brought a chair into the ring and clocked Juice with it, leading to the DQ.
White and Finlay brawled after the match, with White throwing the chair right in Finlay’s face. White then delivered a Bladerunner to Finlay on the chair.
Christian Cage Is Coming Back To Impact Wrestling
AEW’s Christian Cage was interviewed by Alex Marvez this week. Cage talked about his history in Impact and how they gave him the opportunity to fight for world titles and improve as a wrestler. He promised to be in the Impact zone next week as the new Impact World Champion.
Rohit Raju Distraction Costs Matt Cardona Match Against John Skyler
A big upset took place this week on Impact when John Skyler pinned Matt Cardona. The finish of the mach was not without controversy, however, as Rohit Raju caused the distraction at ringside, allowing Skyler to hit a high-knee followed by a roll-up for the win. Cardona will no doubt blame Raju’s actions for the loss.
Brian Myers Wins Battle Royal To Earn Impact World Title Shot
Brian Myers will face whoever is the Impact World Champion at Impact Emergence on August 20th. That will either be Kenny Omega or Christian Cage depending on who comes away from the match on tonight’s Rampage with the belt.
This battle royal saw several rivalries continue or evolve, including Steve Maclin and Petey Williams, VOD & Willie Mack & Rich Swann, and Moose & Chris Sabin. The final 4 in the battle royal were Myers, Moose, Sabin and Sami Callihan. Moose eliminated Callihan and then locked up with his rival Chris Sabin. This allowed Myers to eliminate them both and win the match.
Coming Up In Impact Wrestling
Next week 8/19:
- Christian Cage to appear
- Melina vs. TBD
- Doc Gallows vs Joe Doering
Emergence 8/20
- Impact World Championship
Kenny Omega (c) or Christian Cage vs Brian Myers - Impact Tag Team Championships
The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) (c) vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack vs. Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering, or Rhino) - X-Division Championship
Josh Alexander (c) vs Jake Something - Petey Williams vs Steve Maclin