Impact Wrestling was back on Pursuit and Twitch last night. The promotion presented the first show from their most recent tapings in Mexico City from Jan. 11-12th.

7 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling:

Brian Cage Broke Up Killer Kross’ Title Match Against Johnny Impact

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWA2TnWI-i4

Brian Cage said he would be in Mexico City this week and he was. He showed up in the night’s main event and broke up the match between Kross and Johnny Impact for the title. This did not sit over well with Kross or Moose, who attacked both men. It seems as though Cage won’t stop until he gets his rematch.

LAX vs Lucha Bros Next Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K05j9AnsMt0

Last week, LAX antagonized the Lucha Bros, much to Konnan’s dismay. This week, Konnan announced he was bringing in 2 luchadors, one to team with LAX next week and the other to team with the Lucha Bros as the two sides go head-to-head. LAX and the Lucha Bros look like they are headed down the path to a Homecoming rematch.

“Vera Loca” Taya Valkyrie Returns To Mexico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpdWiKIBa1o

Taya Valkyrie returned to Mexico as Knockouts champion this week. She defeated Keyra in the 2nd match on the show. After the match, Taya cut a promo thanking the fans in Mexico for making her who she is.

Taya held the Reina de Reinas championship for 945 days from 2014-2017 while wrestling in AAA, the longest reign in the title’s lineage. She also said she would be waiting for Tessa Blanchard for whenever her suspension is up and would be ready for any of the Knockouts in the meantime.

Sami Callihan Says He Saved Rich Swann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNaK7-wN9aE

Sami Callihan told Rich Swann if it wasn’t for him, he’d be dead in Baltimore somewhere. The leader of OVE came to the ring after Swann had just defeated El Hijo Del Vikingo in the opener.

Callihan revealed the two of them are close outside of the wrestling ring and that Callihan supported him during hard times. Despite this, Swann did not accept Callihan’s offer to join his faction. While he did not specifically say “no”, Swann told Sami he didn’t think he was a good fit for the group.

Scarlett Bordeaux Trains For Her In-Ring Debut

Scarlett Bordeaux will debut as a member of the Knockouts division in 3 weeks. This week she demonstrated a rather interesting training regimen she is running herself through. It’s easy to see how she won her own talent search.

Rosemary Tells Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace “This Is Not Your Fight”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkd00SUYuMU

The lights flickered and a message scrawled on the screen while the debuting Melissa Santos interviewed Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace thi week. The message read “the darkness will take you too. This is not your fight. R.”

While this is speculation, it seems Hogan & Grace will both move back into the non-underworld portion of the Knockouts division. It turns out this was bad speculation as the promotion just announced Hogan & Grace will face Su Yung & Dark Allie next week.

The Rascalz Go 2-0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nondutkdXlM

The Rascalz picked up two wins this week and Zachary demonstrated he can speak perfect subtitled Spanish in a backstage segment. Zach and Wentz picked up a win over the Desi Hit Squad in tag-team action while Trey Miguel picked up a win in the X-Division by defeating Ethan Page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYv-R706hoE

Quick Results:

1. Rich Swann defeated El Hijo Del Vikingo
2. Taya Valkyrie defeated Keyra
3. Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier defeated the Desi Hit Squad
4. Trey Miguel defeated Ethan Page
5. Impact World Championship
   Johnny Impact (c) vs Killer Kross – No Contest

Next week:

• Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace vs Dark Allie & Su Yung
• Psycho Clown vs Fallah Bah

Impact Wrestling’s Final Hour aired last night. The branded-episode featured an Impact World Championship match between Johnny Impact and Killer Kross. It was the final episode before the promotion heads to Las Vegas next week for 3 nights of tapings.

Here are 8 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 11/8:

Johnny Impact Successfully Defended His Championship Against Killer Kross

• Impact World Championship – Johnny Impact (c) defeated Killer Kross

Johnny Impact defended the Impact World Championship for the second consecutive time at Final Hour. He defeated Killer Kross with Starship Pain to close the show. The two built-up their main event match earlier this week on Impact Press Pass.

It wasn’t an easy victory for the champion, he survived a Razor’s Edge from the entrance ramp to the ring, several big suplexes, and a Straight-Jacket choke attempt to get the victory. It was the first time Kross has been pinned or submitted in Impact. The win means Johnny will head to the Las Vegas tapings still the champion.

The Lucha Brothers Defeated the OGZ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7hEYjU91Sw

• Pentagon and Fenix defeated Homicide and Hernandez w/KIng

The Lucha Bros took out the OGZ this week, defeating them in the opening contest. In the back, Konnan congratulated Pentagon and Fenix and invited them to an after-party. LAX showed up and also congratulated the Lucha Bros but then seemed confused as to what Konnan was inviting the luchadors to. Konnan told them it was an after-party to celebrate LAX’s win over the OGZ but the tag champs brought up that match was a month ago. Could there be dissension building between LAX, the Lucha Bros, and Konnan? Time will tell.

Sami Callihan’s Army Of Minions Beat Up Brian Cage In Anonymous, Ohio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7rM_-hvQFY

The real Brian Cage went to Ohio this week but he got more than he bargained for. After Cage had asserted his dominance over Callihan, an army of Ohio-based minions came to defend OVE. Cage was simply out-numbered. Can Callihan’s army subdue the Machine? As Impact heads to Las Vegas, an X-Division title match has been confirmed between the two.

Allie Has Aligned With James Mitchell

Allie left her soul in the undead realm at Bound For Glory. Now she is consumed by a dark force. This week, James Mitchell offered to help Allie “heal”. Allie agreed to go with Mitchell if he agreed to leave her friends alone. Su Yung then magically appeared alongside Mitchell and the two of them led Allie away as Kiera Hogan protested.

When we see Allie again, it’s not clear if she will even resemble the person she’d been previously.

Moose Broke Eddie Edwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0j6sQzchEY

• Moose defeated Eddie Edwards

Moose may have won the match but did he go too far? In the closing moments of his match with Eddie Edwards, Moose power-bombed his opponent onto the entrance ramp. He followed that up by giving Edwards a spear inside the ring and pinning him. It’s a big win for Moose who re-establishes himself at the top of the men’s single’s division and also sends a message to the rest of the roster that he’s a dangerous man to mess with.

Jordynne Grace is a Strong, Strong Woman

• Jordynne Grace defeated Katarina

Jordynne Grace made her debut at Final Hour last night. She defeated Katarina via submission due to a vicious bear-hug. The rest of the Knockouts might be advised to be on the lookout for Grace, who could rise up the rankings pretty quickly by the looks of it.

Eli Drake Attacked Joseph Park

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaR3BeZpMiI

Eli Drake cut a promo last night. He said he has officially retired the Open Challenge and is filing suit against Impact Wrestling for unsafe work conditions. Joseph Park then said there were others who were going to join the lawsuit as well but when he turned around to introduce them, Drake low-blowed him. Drake then beat him up while cutting a promo which acknowledged Park is also Abyss, the man who attacked him at Bound For Glory. He blamed Abyss for the state of the wrestling business and hardcore plunder-based wrestling.

Several Matches Announced For Las Vegas Tapings

Impact has confirmed a few matches which will take place at next week’s TV tapings in Las Vegas.

• Johnny Impact vs Matt Sydal
• X-Division Championship – Brian Cage (c) vs Sami Callihan
• Tessa Blanchard vs TBD
• LAX vs TBD

Quick Results:

• The Lucha Brothers defeated the OGZ
• Jordynne Grace defeated Katarina
• Moose defeated Eddie Edwards
• Impact World Championship – Johnny Impact (c) defeated Killer Kross

Impact Wrestling presents “Final Hour” tonight. The branded episode will feature the final unaired matches from the promotion’s recent tapings in New York. Impact will head to Las Vegas this weekend for 3 nights of tapings.

Impact Wrestling Final Hour

Impact World Championship – Johnny Impact (c) vs Killer Kross

Three weeks ago Killer Kross attacked Johnny Impact in the back after the champion had just defeated Fenix. Earlier this week, Killer Kross revealed new details regarding the personal history between the two. He also said what led up to his attack on Johnny.

“To be completely frank with you, John zigged when he should have zagged. I was honestly going to get a cup of coffee, I happened to see him there,” Kross said of the altercation. “(He’d had an) excellent match with Fenix, in my opinion, probably the match of the year, I decided to wrap a cable cord around his head, that’s really all there is to it.”

Johnny would say if Kross wanted a title shot all he had to do was ask for one.

Brian Cage Travels To Ohio (Actually this time)

Sami Callihan brought out an imposter Brian Cage in Ohio previously but tonight Cage said he plans to hit the state himself. Impact cameras have been sent to Anonymous, Ohio to report back on what happens between Callihan and Cage tonight.

The Lucha Bros Vs. the OGZ

After losing to LAX at Bound For Glory, the OGZ needed to find another way to get back at Konnan. They’ve targetted Konnan’s allies Pentagon and Fenix. Tonight, the OGZ and Lucha Bros go head to head.

Eddie Edwards Vs. Moose

This match was supposed to take place at Bound For Glory but after Killer Kross got involved things broke down and were changed to a tag-team match. Tonight, Eddie Edwards finally tries to get his retribution against the man who cost him his shot at the Impact World title at the Toronto tapings this summer.

Jordynne Grace Debuts

“Thick Mama Pump” Jordynne Grace debuts for Impact tonight. The rest of the Knockouts division might be wise to sit up and take notice of her. After making a name for herself on the independent scene and All In recently, Grace is a solid pick-up for Impact and will likely create waves in the Knockouts division in short order.

Eli Drake and Joseph Park Give An Update On Lawsuit Against Company

Eli Drake is suing Impact Wrestling due to his treatment at Bound For Glory. Drake was attacked by Abyss after wrestling James Ellsworth and announced he was filing suit against the company shortly after. He has since retained Joseph Park as his council, odd considering it was Abyss who attacked Drake at the PPV.

Killer Kross will challenge Johnny Impact for the Impact World Championship tomorrow night at “Final Hour”. The two were both guests on this week’s Impact Press Pass to build up their match on tomorrow night’s branded episode. During the call, I had the chance to ask Kross what led to his attack on Johnny in the back a few weeks ago.

“To be completely frank with you, John zigged when he should have zagged. I was honestly going to get a cup of coffee, I happened to see him there,” Kross said of the altercation. “(He’d had an) excellent match with Fenix, in my opinion, probably the match of the year, I decided to wrap a cable cord around his head, that’s really all there is to it.”

Kross then revealed some storyline information which wasn’t previously known regarding the personal history between the two.

“He had it coming, he’s had it coming for a long time,” Kross continued. “In terms of our history, John and his wife now Taya, were in Mexico crushing the competition, taking over the industry, typically he always does wherever he goes. This guy had nuclear heat.”

Kross continued to say that Johnny and Taya called him to watch their back in Mexico and he obliged. He would then show something almost resembling emotion when he admitted he thought the two were friends.

“I thought there was something a little bit more other than just professionalism there,” Kross said. “Maybe, I thought, maybe I thought John and I were friends.”

Johnny Impact (c) vs Killer Kross – “Final Hour” November 8th

Kross would also say that he knows a side of Johnny nobody else does. He implied it was a more vicious side and that he wants to bring that Johnny to the surface.

As for Johnny’s side of the story, he feels if Kross wanted a title shot, he could have just asked for one. Johnny didn’t dispute Kross’ side of their alliance in Mexico either.

“My version isn’t even that different,” Johnny said. “The things Kross just said about Mexico are true. We trained down there, I didn’t have anybody to turn to. I was down there with my wife Taya. Kevin (Kross), Taya, and I all had each other’s backs. I did think we were friends and the one thing that confuses me is Killer Kross has been undefeated since he’s come to Impact, never been pinned. Two weeks ago, I make this statement about how I’m going to be a fighting champion. I’m going to give title shots to anyone I think deserves them. Somebody who is undefeated and unbeaten deserves a title shot. If you wanted a title shot, bro, you could have just asked me.”

Johnny then said that Kross likes theatrics and wants to “send messages” and “make statements”.

“Those messages and those statements were obviously more important than whatever type of friendship or relationship we had,” Johnny said.

You can listen to the conversation in the player below:

https://youtu.be/K5ILZAErYz4?t=2431

Killer Kross recently aligned with Impact World Champion Austin Aries. Moose joined the faction as well last week when he turned on his former ally, Eddie Edwards. The newly formed stable will be featured on tonight’s episode.

“My goals in Impact are very simple,” Kross said on today’s media call.  “I want to hurt as many people as humanly possible in an expedited fashion. I’d like to become a household name in this business. I’d like to bring change to Impact Wrestling and as of right now, we are on course to do that.”

Kross was today’s guest on the Impact Wrestling media call. He spoke about his goals in Impact and influences in wrestling.

Killer Kross 2018 Rising Star Award

Kross won the 2018 Cauliflower Alley Club award as Rising Star of the Year. Konnan is a big supporter of his as well. He’s been kept strong in AAA and has gone undefeated over the last two years.

In May, Kross Tweeted out a list of the accolades he’s received already in his short career:

• https://t.co/tgeFExyEjy #TickTock ???
(Merch Link On Site)

•YouTube: https://t.co/ohTdH1cWWU

•Awards:
Cauliflower Alley Rising Star Award 2018
Breakout Luchador 2017
Favorite Wrestler Of 2016/17
2015/16/17 Wrestler Of The Year
Best Promos Of The Year 2014/15/16/17 pic.twitter.com/Wyiqq0DmTS

— Karrion Kross ? (@realKILLERkross) May 3, 2018

Kross is now a featured performer for both Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling. He made his debut in LU when it was revealed he is worshipped by the Rabbit Tribe. In Impact, he made his debut by assaulting several people in the backstage area and now aligning with Austin Aries and Moose.

Killer Kross on the 4 Horsemen

As he is now the member of a newly formed faction, I asked Kross about the greatest stables in wrestling history. He made me assure him I did not work in law enforcement before he gave me an answer.

“I really enjoyed the 4 Horseman,” Kross said. “As did everyone. I enjoyed all the different groups of people that were there. It wasn’t necessarily a specific four. I thought Sid and Pillman were awesome. I even enjoyed Paul Roma being there.”

“Just the very concept of what they constructed in that time period was outstanding.”

He would continue to list Raven’s Flock and the Dangerous Alliance as other top factions.

Killer Kross on ECW

When Kross spoke of his influences in wrestling, he spoke fondly of ECW.

“I would say that Extreme Championship Wrestling to me versus other professional wrestling companies felt very organic, very carnal, and very violent,” he said.

Kross continued to say that every wrestler on the ECW roster is an influence of his but he specifically mentioned Brian Pillman, Bam Bam Bigelow, Taz, and Tommy Dreamer.

Kross made it to the semi-finals of House of Hardcore’s Twitch TV title tournament this spring.

“There was something very magnetic about that program which separated itself from the rest of the programs on television” – Killer Kross on ECW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0JfdHQdPQM&frags=pl%2Cwn

It was a big night on Impact Wrestling last night. Eddie Edwards would challenge for the title against Austin Aries. Matt Sydal took on Pentagon Jr and Sami Callihan descended further into madness.

Here are 8 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 8/9:

Taiji Ishimori and Petey Williams Impact’s Newest Team?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUHuFdwQ34g

Two weeks ago on Impact Wrestling, Taiji Ishimori and Petey Williams were opponents. Ishimori defeated Williams on the first episode following Slammiversary last month. The two former X-Division champions showed each other respect after the match but were then attacked by the Great Gama Singh’s Desi Hit Squad.

This week on Impact, Ishimori and Williams teamed up and defeated Rohit Raju and Gursinder Singh. Is this the start of a new and successful tag-team?

One thing that is for sure is that the Desi Hit Squad has angered their manager, the Great Gama Singh.

Tessa Blanchard Wants the Knockouts Title, Allie Just Wants Su Yung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scZFsMEYPiY

This week on Impact Wrestling, Allie sent a message to Su Yung that her time has come. Allie challenged Yung to a match next week but this did not sit too well with Tessa Blanchard.

Blanchard defeated Alisha Edwards this week and then cut a promo on Allie after the match. She said Allie was just trying to weasel her way into a Knockouts title match and didn’t actually care about Su Yung’s reign of terror being ended. Blanchard then said if Allie was going to wrestle Su Yung next week, she’ll be there too.

We spoke with Blanchard earlier in the day, and she stressed to us how important winning the Knockouts Championship is to her.

“My main goal in Impact Wrestling is the Knockouts Championship,” Blanchard said with confidence.

“Because having that championship means you are the best.”

“I’m confident I am the uncrowned champion because I am the best women’s wrestler in Impact Wrestling,” she continued.

Scarlett Bordeaux’s “the Smokeshow” Talk Show Debuts Next Week

Scarlett Bordeaux not only has Bobo wrapped around her finger but the whole Impact management team.

The easily manipulated management team then caved to Scarlett’s wishes and announced she will have her own talk show segment “the Smoke Show” debuting next week.

Pentagon’s Win-Streak Continues, Sydal’s Losing Streak Continues

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS1lFXdRWHE

Before the match, Sydal spoke about how even though he isn’t the champion anymore, he still has the spirit of an X-Division Champion inside of him.

It wouldn’t help him this week, however, Pentagon defeated him with a package piledriver in a match which any other week would have been the main event.

Sami Callihan Wants oVe to Look Like A Family

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkx7mEle9kc

Callihan continued to spiral out of control this week. After Pentagon defeated Sydal, Callihan and oVe appeared on the big screen. Callihan said he was sick of all the losing they’ve been doing as of late. He then forced Jake Crist to shave the head of Dave Crist so they would look more like a family.

King Challenges Konnan and LAX To A Street Fight

“We’re like scarecrows: Out-standing in our field” – Konnan

King and Konnan had an interesting back and forth this week, as they tend to do.

After an at times hilarious debate between the two, it was decided that this battle would be taken to the streets. A street fight between the two factions was agreed to before the segment ended.

Next Week Johnny Impact Gets “the Monster”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ecq5OJV04

Last week on Impact, Johnny Impact punched Jacobs in the mouth and demanded a chance for revenge against Kongo Kong.

This week on Impact, Jimmy Jacobs delivered a message to Johnny. He said he’s a good guy and was just trying to give Johnny fair warning last week.

“You want the monster, you got the monster,” Jacobs warned. “Johnny, be careful. I am the monster.”

Killer Kross Is Aligned With Austin Aries

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZerVEuPtYCU

It looked as though Eddie Edwards was going to win the Impact World Championship. What we didn’t know going into the match was that Aries had an insurance policy all along.

With the referee down, Killer Kross came to ringside and took out Edwards, allowing Aries to pick up the win. The champion and his back-up celebrated in the ring to close the show.

Quick Results:

• Taiji Ishimori & Petey Williams defeated the Desi Hit Squad
• Tessa Blanchard defeated Alisha Edwards
• Pentagon Jr. defeated Matt Sydal
• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) defeated Eddie Edwards

Impact Wrestling presented their go-home show before Slammiversary tonight. We are now just 3 days away from Slammiversary and one of the biggest nights in the promotion’s recent history.

Here are 9 takeaways from this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

Inspired by the late great Masa Saito, @realKILLERkross unleashes the Doomsday Saito on Petey Williams. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/ERHaVrRHYX

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Killer Kross Has No Ceiling in Impact Wrestling

“Besides being a sociopath, besides being a psychopath, besides being a narcissist,” Don Callis said tonight in reference to Killer Kross. “This man is also an accomplished wrestler.”

Kross ran through Petey Wiliams to open the show. He even toyed with his opponent during the match, releasing his Kross Jacket submission even though Williams was clearly unconscious.

.@realKILLERkross just walked into @iPeteyWilliams' hometown and choked out Petey mercilessly with the Kross Jacket.

Only somebody as sadistic as Killer Kross would celebrate his birthday like this (happy birthday by the way). #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/0JVFtA3AaJ

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

“This guy is clinically psychotic, he’s a high-functioning sociopath,” Callis continued to say about Kross. “He’s a very successful guy but does he have a plan? Or is it random violence? That’s the scary part.”

Killer Kross isn’t booked for Slammiversary but seems poised to do big things in the following two days of television tapings.

Real name, Kevin Kross, he was the 2018 recipient of Cauliflower Alley Club’s “Rising Star Award”. It was also his 33rd birthday today.

Last week on Twitter @RealMickFoley gave @TheSamiCallihan his blessing to own this move. Sami is putting it to destructive use. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/2qHceGFtlo

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Pentagon Jr. Is Just As Sick As Sami Callihan

Callihan demonstrated to Pentagon Jr. what his plans are for him on Sunday. After making short work of Greg Osbourne, he informed everyone that Impact management asked him to promote the pay-per-view. He attempted to do this but was interrupted by Pentagon Jr.

.@PENTAELZEROM has ZERO FEAR of @TheSamiCallihan ahead of their Mask vs. Hair match THIS SUNDAY at Slammiversary. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/HmsWDxfV0I

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Pentagon’s sub-titled promo riled up Sami and the members of oVe. They ran to the back to find him. The Crist brothers got separated from Callihan and thought they discovered Pentagon. They ran up to attack who they thought was Pentagon but it turned out to be Callihan in Pentagon’s mask and tied to a chair. As they were figuring this out, however, Pentagon entered the scene and took out both Crist brothers.

Cero Miedo.@PENTAELZEROM has turned the tables on @TheSamiCallihan, @TheJakeCrist and @TheDaveCrist. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/aRG4GdzkIu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

This left Pentagon with Callihan. The only thing left for Pentagon at that point was to inform Callihan that he is Pentagon Jr and he has no fear.

By any means necessary. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/VD6DDQ52IG

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

The Great Gama Singh Has The Desi Hit Squad Prepared

The Great Gama Singh has been running the Desi Hit Squad through old-school conditioning drills and tonight they used old-school tactics to get the victory. Old-school dirty tactics mind you, but still.

Tonight, the Desi Hit Squad were victorious over KM and Fallah Bah. With the Great Gama distracting the referee, Gursinder Singh raked Bah’s eyes and Rohit Raju rolled him up with his feet leveraged on the ropes for the pin.

Previously, the Hit Squad defeated the former champions, Z&E as well. They aren’t booked for Slammiversary but their two wins from the Windsor tapings should put them in a position to face top teams at the tapings to be held the following two nights.

.@joeshendry JUST PINNED FORMER WORLD CHAMPION @TheEliDrake ON HIS DEBUT! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/j3jyKZqtfY

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Eli Drake Has To Prove Himself All Over Again

“This is a ‘what have you done for me lately?’ business,” stated Don Callis today in reference to Eli Drake. He also said the former Impact World Champion has to prove himself all over again. Callis continued to mention Drake recently re-signed with the company.

After defeating Grado last week, Drake dropped his match tonight to a debuting Joe Hendry.

Eli Drake isn’t booked for Slammiversary but will likely be back in the mix of things over the next two nights of TV tapings.

.@joeshendry had a special surprise for @TheEliDrake. He wrote him an original custom song. Drake didn't seem all that appreciative though. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/jUYa4GZXJF

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Before the match, Hendry sang a pop song about Drake’s YouTube channel. There were further hints this week that Hendry and Katarina may not be being entirely up front with Grado…

"I am the true Innovator of Violence!" – @TheEddieEdwards had some very strong words for @THETOMMYDREAMER ahead of this House of Hardcore match THIS SUNDAY on PPV! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/Ya5egd8NO1

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Eddie Edwards Says He’s the Real “Innovator of Violence”

The match between Andrew Everett and Dezmond Xavier was interrupted by a deranged Eddie Edwards. He took a Singapore cane to the referee and then addressed Tommy Dreamer on the microphone.

Edwards predicted pain and violence for his match with Dreamer at Slammiversary. He continued to make various promises related to how much he would make Dreamer bleed on Sunday.

Finally, Edwards promised he would prove to Tommy Dreamer that he is the real “Innovator of Violence”.

.@MadisonRayne opens a coffin to find…herself in there. @realsuyung is taking mind games to a whole new level with this nightmare. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/D2wq6MNfQy

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Madison Rayne’s Time Has Come

Su Yung has been haunting Madison Rayne in her dreams. Last week, the Undead Bride lured Rayne into a field where she was surrounded by her army of zombie bridesmaids. They all really wanted to inform Madison that her time has come.

This week, Rayne’s dreams were haunted by visions of Su Yung and her minions as well as seeing her own image in a coffin. When she awoke she was back in the same field as last week. That’s when Yung gave her the Brood’s “Blood Bath” treatment.

.@Tess_Blanchard isn't exactly known as a team player.

She doesn't want @Shotziblack to mess things up for her. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/WkViBope6f

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Tessa Blanchard Walks Out ON Shotzi Blackheart

After walking out on her tag-team partner tonight, Blanchard offered a simple explanation. “That is not my problem,” Blanchard said. “That is your problem.”

Blanchard didn’t seem to have much interest in softening her opponent up for Slammiversary. That’s clearly the only match coming up which matters to Blanchard as she just bailed on this one tonight.

https://twitter.com/AllieImpact/status/1020119057385877504

For the second week in a row, Allie pinned Shotzi. Allie will be in tough against Blanchard on Sunday, however.

Somebody needs to check on @CyrusOverHuge after that @Lady_Scarlett13 reveal.

It's safe to say @CyrusOverHuge is already a huge fan of @Lady_Scarlett13. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/8M8rhyhMod

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Scarlet Bordeaux Is Coming To Impact Wrestling

The soon-to-debut Knockout was given a name this week. She is Scarlett Bordeaux, a Chicago-based wrestler who has wrestled for ROH, got squashed by Nia Jax on WWE TV, and somehow won the comedic DDT promotion’s Superheavymetalweight championship at one point.

When she was in ROH she was mainly used as a valet for Matt Taven but wrestled a few matches there as well.

Josh Matthews stated that Bordeaux will be on the show next week.

.@TheMooseNation stands tall and @AustinAries flees for higher ground in their final confrontation before Slammiversary! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/VlCp2EUDKN

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Austin Aries’ Normal Tricks Not Enough To Beat Moose?

Aries used the same tactics he used to beat Pentagon and the same he used last week on DeAngelo Williams. Only this week, they didn’t quite have the same impact.

After tricking Moose into thinking he wasn’t coming into the ring, Aries snuck up from behind and booted the title-challenger low. He then gave him a devastating chair shot and picked up the microphone assuming his opponent was down for awhile. Only Moose got up much faster than Aries expected.

Aries had been confident in the weeks leading up to this match but all of a sudden with just 3 days to go his demeanor appears to have changed considerably.

?? “Slammiversary Was Only 3 DAYS AWAY on IMPACT!” #IMPACTonPophttps://t.co/1yw6cxjLok

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 20, 2018

Impact Wrestling 7/19/18
St. Clair College
Windsor, ON, Canada

1. Killer Kross defeated Petey Williams
2. Desi Hit Squad defeated Fallah Bah & KM
3. Joe Hendry defeated Eli Drake
4. Dezmond Xavier vs Andrew Everett – No Contest
5. Sami Callihan defeated Greg Osbourne
6. Allie & Kiera Hogan defeated Shotzi Blackheart & Tessa Blanchard

Slammiversary XVI
July 22nd, 2018
Rebel Entertainment Complex
Toronto, ON, Canada

• Mask vs Hair
  Pentagon Jr vs Sami Callihan
• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) vs Moose
• Knockouts Championship
  Su Yung (c) vs Madison Rayne
• X-Division Championship
  Matt Sydal (c) vs Brian Cage
• House of Hardcore Match
  Tommy Dreamer vs Eddie Edwards
• 5150 Street Fight
  The OGZ w/King vs LAX w/Konnan
• Fenix vs Rich Swann vs Taiji Ishimori vs Johnny Impact
• Allie vs Tessa Blanchard