Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for January 18, 2018

Taiji Ishimori retains the Impact X Division Championship against Dezmond Xavier. Both men shake hands and hug after the match, then Dezmond Xavier raises Taiji Ishimori's hand.

We hear from oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) who say that they will show no prisoners as they take over everything tonight.

We see part one of a preview for Barbed Wire Massacre III, which is advertised as "too violent for television.:

We see a video package for Moose vs. Lashley, which will take place next week at Genesis.

This week's GWN Flashback Moment of the Week is Eddie Edwards vs. Aron Rex for the Impact Grand Championship.

We see a video package for Matt Sydal vs. Ethan Carter III for the Impact Grand Championship, which will take place next week at Genesis.

We see a video package for Allie vs. Laurel Van Ness for the Impact Knockouts Championship, which will take place next week at Genesis.

Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Allie, who says she is ready for Laurel Van Ness after proving herself the last few months. Laurel has been playing games for months, and she has been playing along, but she is not playing anymore as she has not forgotten how Laurel has treated her. Next week, she finally gets her one-on-one shot against Laurel Van Ness, and she will be taking the Knockouts Championship from her.

Kongo Kong beats Chandler Park. After the match, Kongo Kong flattens Chandler Park with a splash from the top rope. Joseph Park checks on Chandler Park, but is intimidated by Kongo Kong and Jimmy Jacobs.

We see a video package for Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact vs. Eli Drake for the Impact Global Championship in Detroit City for Border City Wrestling for Motor City Mayhem.

In Detroit, Michigan for Border City Wrestling, Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact vs. Eli Drake for the Impact Global Championship ends in a no-contest. During the match, the referee gets irritated at all three men after Eli Drake gets angry with him for poking him in the chest, and gets superkicked by all three men in the match for it. He is immediately replaced with another referee, who gets hit with the Gravy Train by Eli Drake after an argument over a pinfall attempt. Border City Wrestling officials and wrestlers have to keep all three men apart, and the match is thrown out. All three men in the match immediately clean house.

Rosemary beats KC Spinelli after faking her out with the mist. During the match, it is announced that Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact vs. Eli Drake for the Impact Global Championship in a steel cage is official for Genesis. After the match, she talks about Laurel Van Ness becoming the Impact Knockouts Championship, but she is not angry, as anyone crazy enough to stop her mist with their bare hand is worthy of her respect. At Genesis, Laurel will defend the title against Allie. She says she is proud of Allie and how she has come so far, but if Allie wins the title, their alliance will not save her as she will be coming for the Impact Knockouts Championship. All of a sudden, a woman in black rushes into the ring and blindsides Rosemary, and the woman is soon identified on commentary by Jeremy Borash as Hania the Huntress. Security guards and referees show up to force Hania the Huntress to the back after she hits Rosemary with a reverse DDT on the top of the steel steps.

We see part two of a preview for Barbed Wire Massacre III.

We see a video package running down the card for Genesis.

We hear from oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan), who talk about how they relish the pain they are about to deliver to The Latin-American Xchange (Homicide, Santana, Ortiz) at Barbed Wire Massacre III before they walk out the victors.

In a match that is deemed too violent for television and is shown on Impact Wrestling's new Twitch channel, The Latin-American Xchange (Santana, Ortiz, Homicide) beat oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) in Barbed Wire Massacre III after Homicide drives a fistful of wooden skewers into Dave Crist's head before sending him through two tables with a vertical suplex off the top of a ladder.