Impact Wrestling presented a taped show last night from Windsor, ON, Canada. The show was headlined by a tag team title match between the North and Daga and Ortiz.
Here are 10 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 8/9:
Daga To Carry On LAX Legacy?
Daga joined Ortiz as Santana’s replacement in LAX this week. The pair accompanied by Konnan would challenge Josh Alexander and Ethan Page, who defeated Ortiz and Santana for the belts at Bash at the Brewery last month.
The North pulled off the win and retained their titles. There was no under-handed tactics here, the North had the experience edge over Daga and Ortiz and used it to their advantage. Despite the loss, Ortiz led the crowd in a chant for Daga, who looks like he could be carrying on the LAX legacy moving forward.
Tessa Blanchard Reflects On Loss To Sami Callihan
Blanchard had Sami Callihan beaten at Unbreakable. She hit him with 3 straight Magnums, one from a standing position, then from the second rope, and finally again from the top rope. Ultimately, Callihan’s run-in buddies from OVE saved the match for Callihan and stopped Blanchard from earning a title shot.
This week, Blanchard cut a promo saying she thought it would be one-on-one at Unbreakable and that she is not done with Sami.
The Rascalz Were Excited To Have Rob Van Dam In Their Clubhouse
Rob Van Dam visited the Rascalz clubhouse this week. The trio could not contain themselves and ended up demonstrating RVD’s moves on each other.
Here is some of what they had to say about RVD before he entered the room:
- “I hear he can roll inside a $1 bill,” Trey said.
- “I heard he sweats CBD oil,” Wentz added.
- “I heard he can roll his armpit must,” Trey also said.
Brian Cage Injury Update
Melissa Santos provided an injury update on Brian Cage this week. Santos let us know that Cage has been dealing with an injury in his back and hip. Santos said there is no timetable for Cage’s return as they don’t know exactly where his injury is coming from.
Jimmy Jacobs conducted the interview and asked Santos what will happen if Cage can’t defend the title. Santos said there are more important things than championships and money.
Su Yung Crashes Havok’s Title Shot
Havok should be Knockouts champion but twice now she’s unfairly come away from a title match without the belt. At Unbreakable last week on Impact plus, Taya bailed on a title defence and retained via count-out. This week Su Yung interrupted the match just when Havok look like she had the champ beat. It looks as though the undead bride and Havok are on a collision course.
Jake Crist Defends X-Division Title
This week of Impact Wrestling kicked off with Jake Crist successfully defending his X-Division championship. He defeated local talent Aiden Prince who’d won a #1 contenders match to earn the shot.
An interesting question might be what Sami Callihan is thinking in regards to Crist’s title reign. Callihan seems a little jealous that Jake was able do beat Swann for the belt when he wasn’t able to.
Jordynne Grace Sets Her Sights On Madison Rayne & Kiera Hogan
Alexia Nicole, local talent from Toronto, had a shot to defeat a multi-time former Knockouts champion this week when she took on Madison Rayne. Ultimately, it would be Rayne who would pick up the victory while Kiera Hogan was on commentary. According to Hogan, she’s the one teaching Rayne to be more aggressive lately. The two women argued after the match but then joined forces to take their aggression out on Nicole. This led to Jordynne Grace running in and making the save.
The storyline with Rayne and Hogan appears to be that they don’t get along but will team up to take out others in the division. Callis said they don’t get along unless they are bullying someone else together.
Rhino and Michael Elgin Brawl In Windsor
Rhino gored both Stone Rockwell and Nate Madsen this week. Rockwell attempted to appease the man-beast with food but it didn’t work. Rhino then cut a promo calling out Michael Elgin leading to a brawl between the two.
Moose and Fallah Bah Brawl In Catering
Fallah Bah has lost over a hundred pounds but he’s gained an enemy in Moose. This week, we saw Moose attack Bah while he was eating and a brawl breaking out between the two at catering. Moose was upset at Bah’s recent victory over him last week. A rematch between the two is likely in the works.
Eddie Edwards Disqualified Against Ace Austin
Eddie Edwards couldn’t control his temper in his match against Ace Austin this week. Austin has been seen in the back trying to impress Eddie’s wife Alicia with magic tricks. This week Edwards would not stop beating on Austin and the ref called for the bell.
Alicia Edwards ran out and tried to stop Eddie but when Eddie asked Alicia if she was with Austin, she didn’t give an answer. Later in the show, Austin was heard telling people in the back he was going to sleep with Eddie’s wife.
Quick Results:
- X-Division Championship
Jake Crist (c) defeated Aiden Prince - Ace Austin defeated Eddie Edwards via DQ
- Madison Rayne defeated Alexia Nicole
- Knockouts Championship
Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Havok – No Contest - Stone Rockwell vs Nate Madsen – No Contest
- Impact Tag Team Championships
The North (c) defeated LAX (Daga & Ortiz)
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