Impact Wrestling from 6/17 featured an episode-long story of Anthem sending a representative to deliver a message regarding Sami Callihan’s firing from Against All Odds.
Impact Wrestling 6/17 Quick Results:
- TJP defeated Black Taurus
- Josh Alexander defeated Madman Fulton
- Steve Maclin defeated Jason Page
- Tenille Dashwood defeated Rachael Ellering
- Satoshi Kojima defeated Rhyno
Chris Sabin Returns To Confront Moose
After TJP defeated Black Taurus in the show’s first match, Moose attacked him from behind. Moose got on the microphone and berated Scott D’Amore for what happened to him at Against All Odds. Security came out to attempt to get Moose to leave but then Chris Sabin appeared out of nowhere and clocked Moose with a chair. Later, Sabin challenged Moose for a match at Slammiversary. The match was then made official.
Shera Takes Out The Entire X-Division
Josh Alexander defeated Madman Fulton this week. After the match, Austin attacked Alexander but this caused every member of the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary to come out for the save. Then Rohit Raju and Shera came out, however, and Shera took out everybody. By the end of the melee it was clear that Raju, Shera, Austin, and Fulton have reached some type of agreement. How their alliance will impact the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary is unclear.
Deonna Purrazzo Fires Kimber Lee & Susan
Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo is done with Kimber Lee and Susan as her run-in buddies. She fired them in a backstage segment this week. This caused Susan to call her a “degenerate millennial” and a match between her and the KO champ was made for next week.
W. Morrissey Doesn’t Believe In Friends
W. Morrissey cut a backstage promo this week about how many people in Impact Wrestling are of the belief that they have friends. Morrissey doesn’t believe in friends. He noted that he is the only person that he can trust.
Steve Maclin Impresses In His Debut
A very serious and angry looking Steve Maclin made his debut this week. He defeated Jason Page rather convincingly. D’Lo Brown noted on commentary that there is no wasted motion with Maclin, everything is very straight forward. He finished off Page with what look liked a reverse Michinoku Driver or Falcon Arrow type move.
Tenille Dashwood Picks Up Win Over Rachael Ellering
Rachael Ellering seemed like she could have used some help on the outside during this match. Her tag partner Jordynne Grace wasn’t at ringside. Ellering had things in control but when Kaleb Konley got involved on the outside to allow Dashwood to pick up the win with a crucifix pinning combination.
Fire N Flava Find Mickie James’ Gear In The Trash
Fire N Flava were causing problems in the back when Rosemary and Havok appeared. They tossed the tag champs into the trash where they discovered a bag with a label marked “Mickie James” on it.
Satoshi Kojima Defeats Rhyno
Kojima side-stepped the Gore and gave Rhino the Koji-Cutter to set up the finish of this match. Kojima then bounced off the ropes with a lariat and got the 3-count. Eric Young and Violent By Design were not happy on the outside as this means they will have to defend the tag belts next week against Edwards and Kojima.
Don Callis Is Fired, Sami Callihan Reinstated
All episode long fans were told that the Anthem board was sending a representative to the show to handle the Sami Callihan situation. That representative was revealed to be Tommy Dreamer in the night’s final segment. After teasing that he was going to fire D’Amore, Dreamer announced that Callis had been fired from the company. He also noted that Sami Callihan was reinstated and that Callihan’s match against Omega at Slammiversary will go ahead as planned.
Coming up in Impact Wrestling
Next Week:
- Impact Tag Team Championships
Violent By Design (Rhino & Deaner) (c) vs Eddie Edwards & Satoshi Kojima - Kiera Hogan vs Rosemary
- Rohit Raju & Shera vs Petey Williams & Trey Miguel
- Deonna Purrazzo vs Susan
Slammiversary:
- Impact World Championship
Kenny Omega (c) vs Sami Callihan - X-Division Championship
Ultimate-X
Josh Alexander (c) vs Rohit Raju vs Chris Bey vs Trey Miguel vs Ace Austin vs Petey Williams - Moose vs Chris Sabin