Impact Wrestling last night featured a Mexican Death Match between Sami Callihan and Pentagon Jr. The matches tonight were from the first show of the August 12th & 13th tapings from Rebel Nightclub in Toronto.
I was in attendance for these tapings and thought both nights were pretty fun. They aired the matches slightly out of order last night, however. The matches for next week’s “Impact ReDefined” episode were interspersed amongst the matches which aired last night.
Impact Wrestling 8/23
Sami Callihan Wins The Mexican Death Match
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PddPNrZX1VY
Sami Callihan defeated Pentagon Jr. in the night’s main event. After writing another hardcore chapter in their rivalry, Callihan picked up the win with a Cactus Jack inspired piledriver off the turnbuckle and through a table.
Callihan and oVe badly needed this win. They’d dropped tag matches to the Lucha Bros and Callihan lost singles matches to both Fenix and Pentagon prior to tonight. By avenging his loss from Slammiversary and beating a former Impact World Champion, Callihan has done much to erase the losses he suffered earlier this summer.
I don’t think things are finished between the boys from Ohio and the Lucha Bros, however…
Eddie Kingston May Have Committed Vehicular Homicide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZelY9D-6Ug
This week we saw Konnan & LAX celebrating their street fight victory. Fittingly, they decided to celebrate on the streets of Toronto.
Last week’s street fight concluded with a mock-execution of King. Konnan ended up hitting him in the head with a slapjack, a move which is rarely fatal. Unfortunately, King survived and was able to get a bit of revenge this week.
Konnan’s crew was celebrating with a small child for some reason and evidently, nobody was willing to help this child cross the street. King drove like a maniac through the streets and ran over the child. It didn’t seem as though LAX realized it was King at the time.
Moose Is Back!
Just when it looked as though Austin Aries and Killer Kross were going to hand Edwards a beating for the 3rd straight show, Moose returned to make the save.
We haven’t seen Moose since Slammiversary. After dropping an Impact World Championship match to Aries, Moose was out of action with a concussion. He returned tonight, however, and appears to once again be aligned with Eddie Edwards.
Next Week: Triple Threat For The Knockouts Championship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdCZC6LR70Y
Following Kiera Hogan’s victory over Alisha Edwards this week, Allie got on the mic and challenged Su Yung. Allie knows that she’ll just have to deal with Tessa Blanchard when she takes on Yung, however, so why not make things a triple threat match?
Next week at Impact ReDefined, Su Yung vs Allie vs Tessa Blanchard will collide for the Knockouts Championship.
Brian Cage is Champion of the “Weapon X Division”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZPIm_sBou0
Brian Cage spoke for the first time since debuting in Impact earlier this year. Cage spoke about how the X-Division is what put Impact Wrestling on the map. The X-Division is what has made Impact Wrestling stand out. Cage feels his abilities makes him stand out amongst the rest as well.
“Nobody can do the things I do in that ring,” Cage said. “When I came to Impact Wrestling, one goal of mine was to take over the X-Divison. Why? Because when I think Impact Wrestling, I think of the X-Division.”
Next week at Impact ReDefined, Cage will look to defend his X-Division Championship for the second time when he faces Fenix.
Johnny Impact Throws Kongo Kong Into the Cabana Pool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJMnO_4bZu8
The Cabana Pool Bar in Toronto is right next to Rebel Nightclub. It’s a fitting venue for someone like Johnny Impact to be hanging out in while he waits for a night of Impact tapings to begin.
It is not a fitting place for Kongo Kong to be, however, and how he got passed security is still a bit of a mystery. Kong attacked Johnny while he was poolside but in the end, it was Kongo who ended up going in the pool.
Rich Swann Is Going For The X-Division Championship
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m__UL61TzU
Alicia Atout and Rich Swann went for a walk and talk this week. The two both looked as though they were coming from a 1970s themed dance party.
Swann talked about the history of the X-Division Championship and how he wanted to add to that legacy. Earlier this year, I had the chance to ask Swann what competing for the X-Division Championship means for him. Many of his answers during that interview expressed a similar sentiment to what he said tonight.
Swann will be in tough to achieve this goal, however, considering who the current champion is.
Local Talent Upset the Cult of Lee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bktJPTa6578
The Cult of Lee may have been busy trying to impress former Impact World Champion, Eli Drake, and it cost them a match tonight. I don’t think Drake was too impressed.
The two wrestlers who defeated them were Brandon Tidwell and Mr. Atlantis.
Scarlett Bordeaux’s Advice Is Working For Fallah Bah & KM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObU98wWh8ts
Scarlett Bordeaux was able to convince KM that it is time to try things Fallah Bah’s way. This week Bah and KM wore matching tights and appeared in sync. They were able to defeat the Great Gama Singh’s Desi Hit Squad tonight.
Speaking of Bordeaux, she also did some work to improve Grado’s confidence this week. If her advice has the same effect on Grado as it did Bah and KM, we could see his fortunes change for the better.
Matt Sydal Is Enlightened Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdN4-bpVWSY
Sydal may have lost his X-Division Championship and a later single’s loss to Pentagon Jr but he got back in the win column this week. He defeated noted PWG wrestler, Zachary Wentz in single’s competition.
Quick Results:
- Matt Sydal defeated Zachary Wentz
- Fallah Bah & KM defeated the Desi Hit Squad
- Kiera Hogan defeated Alisha Edwards
- Brandon Tidwell & Mr. Atlantis defeated the Cult of Lee
- Mexican Death Match
Sami Callihan defeated Pentagon Jr.