Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for October 4, 2018

"Reborn" Matt Sydal beats Rich Swann after a mysterious man gets on the apron and tosses Rich Swann over the top rope while the referee checks on Sydal. After the match, the mystery man is revealed by Josh Mathews on commentary to be Ethan Page.

Jake Crist and Sami Callihan check on Dave Crist, who is furious at what The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) did to him last week. Callihan tells The Lucha Bros. that they may have Dave believing that they have magical powers, but he and Jake are not fooled. He says they are not waiting for Bound For Glory, and tonight, they are calling them out, and if they are not scared, they will meet them in the middle of the ring.

Backstage, Eddie Edwards gets a phone call from Moose, who reveals that he has taken his wife Alisha Edwards hostage. He tells him to meet him upstairs at the bat that closed four years ago after a certain incident.

"The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux guests on commentary for the next match. Scarlett says she is scouting the competition to find herself a champion.

Eli Drake shows up. He issues an open challenge to anybody in the back so he can kick them in the keister, saying none of the luchadores can "lucha" like he can. His challenge is answered by La Parka.

La Parka beats Eli Drake by count-out when Eli Drake walks out on the match after nearly being hit with a steel chair that was introduced into the match by Eli Drake.

The Latin-American Xchange (Konnan, Santana, Ortiz) are playing dominoes when they are encountered by The OG'z (King, Homicide, Hernandez), who take the tag team titles and their flags before helping themselves to their tequila...only to spit it in Konnan's face. Konnan refuses to violate the ceasefire, even as Santana and Ortiz ask him to give them the word to attack.

Backstage, "Reborn" Matt Sydal says that Rich Swann has refused to learn what he has learned, no matter how hard he has tried to teach them. He says that he does not have to open every third eye, and that Ethan Page "seizes the synchronicities when they exist." Ethan Page tells Rich Swann he had the biggest opportunity in his career to follow Sydal, but he and Sydal will walk together as a unit, and they will share the spotlight at Bound For Glory. Sydal challenges Swann to a tag team match against them with a partner of his choosing, and Ethan Page threatens to "shove [his] foot up [Swann's] brown eye" for refusing to open his third eye.

Before the next match, Joe Hendry tells Murder Clown and Katarina that they have found some "disturbing footage" of the two of them. The footage is actually a music video where Joe Hendry makes fun of both of them.

Murder Clown beats Joe Hendry. After the match, Murder Clown pulls a table out from underneath the ring, and Katarina hits Grado with a low blow from behind. Katarina and Murder Clown then set the table up, and Murder Clown splashes Hendry from the top rope a second time, this time through the table.

Outside of the arena, Eddie Edwards finds Moose and Alisha Edwards. Eddie puts the Kendo stick down and sits at the other end of a table at Moose's command. Moose tells Eddie that he had his back, and that he allied himself with Austin Aries because it was embarrassing that the person who put him in the hospital is the same one who always had to check on him. Aries tells Moose that he is just a business ploy and another cog in the wheel for Aries and Killer Kross, and that they are not his friends. He admits that he was a bad friend and that Moose should kick his ass, and hopes that they can become friends again. When Eddie calls Moose by his first name, however, this infuriates Moose to the point that he promises to end him at Bound For Glory. Liz throws water into Moose's face at Eddie's command, and Eddie and Moose brawl while Alisha runs away. Killer Kross shows up and throws Eddie into a wall, but Eddie gets Kross' head in a vice and hits him with Kenny the Kendo stick when Alisha tosses the Kendo stick. When Eddie and Alisha make it out of the building, Eddie quickly gets on the phone and calls Johnny Mundo to tell him to get Austin Aries, as Aries is alone.

Backstage in the arena, Johnny Mundo looks for Austin Aries, but does not find him in his dressing room. He does not find Aries anywhere, and continues to look for him.

Johnny Mundo shows up in the ring. He calls out Austin Aries, knowing that Killer Kross and Moose are not with him, so that they can have a one-on-one conversation in the ring concerning their match at Bound For Glory. Austin Aries shows up with his arm in a sling, unaccompanied as he slowly hobbles to the ring. Aries admits he is alone, but after Johnny hit him with the Impact World Championship last week, he has suffered injuries as a result. Jonny tells Aries he wants to beat him at Bound For Glory, and not tonight, because he set his sights on the World Championship and he wanted to prove that nobody was better than him in an Impact ring. He wants the match to be about who is the best wrestler, not who has the most goons to help them out, and says that championship match should be about the two of them. He says that Aries has the guts to come out to the ring on his own when nothing was on the line, and asks him if he willing to do the same at Bound For Glory. Aries tells Johnny he already beat him in 45 seconds in his street clothes, and guarantees that Moose and Killer Kross will not come ringside and interfere in the match at Bound For Glory as he does not need anybody else to beat him, because he knows he is the best in the world. He says that Johnny has "put his eggs in fifteen different Easter baskets" and has not even filled one of them yet after making fun of his numerous wrestling names (including his real name, John Hennigan), while he has put all of his eggs in one, saying that he is the master of the universe while Johnny is a jack of all trades. Aries says Johnny looks like he should be World Champion and is a good "pretend pro wrestler," while he is simply "the man" and has the title around his waist to prove it. Aries says that at Bound For Glory, Johnny will be the co-star in his movie, where he looks like a million dollars only to lose, as Johnny will never become as great as him. He goes on to say that he will embarrass him at Bound For Glory, but he can always join him on a winning team like Moose did instead of being a "one-man loser." He says that no matter what name Johnny has, even if the last name has has to take is "Johnny 205," he has yet to unlock himself, let alone his own potential. Johnny says a simple "yes" would have been fine, and says he would rather walk into Bound For Glory and be wheeled out on a stretcher than follow Aries around. Aries tells Johnny he will see him at Bound For Glory, then hits Johnny with a cheap shot with the microphone before removing his sling, revealing that he is not injured. He then tries to hit Johnny with the Impact World Championship, but Johnny ducks it and hits the superkick followed by Starship Pain.

Backstage, "The Machine" Brian Cage tells Sami Callihan that he is speaking for himself, and at the end of tonight, he will decimate oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan), starting with the Crist brothers before going after Sami, who is drawing an ass whupping from him.

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Backstage, The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Gursinder Singh) are disappointed with their losing their tag team title shot. Gama Singh suddenly shows up and hits them with a broom before putting them in a match against each other next week to see who the weak link is.

The GWN Flashback Moment of the week is Sting vs. Hulk Hogan for control of TNA at Bound For Glory 2011.

Backstage, "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux is met by Jack Evans, who proceeds to do a backflip for her in order to impress him. Puma King suddenly shows up, and Scarlett is impressed with him as well. She then meets "The Canadian Destroyer" Petey Williams and Trevor Lee, who both vie for Scarlett Bordeaux's attention. Williams tries to get Scarlett to hit him with the Canadian Destroyer, but Trevor Lee thinks Petey is trying to be a creep. Both men almost come to blows, but Scarlett gently stops them and persuades them to settle it in the ring.

We hear from The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix). Fenix tells oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) that if they want to come to Mexico City, Mexico and call them out, then they will be there. Pentagon Jr. questions oVe's intelligence, telling they are in Mexico and not Ohio, and says they will see them in the ring and demonstrate why they are the best tag team in the world.

Su Yung beats Kiera Hogan after interference from The Undead Maid of Honor proves successful, despite Allie's efforts to stop the Maid of Honor. After the match, Su Yung calls for her undead bridesmaids to bring out a coffin to place Kiera Hogan in, and Aliie tries to fight Su Yung. The Undead Maid of Honor holds Allie back, but Allie fights free and stops Su Yung from using her Mandible Claw . Allie has Su Yung retreating towards the coffin, but she is attacked from behind by The Undead Maid of Honor, which gives Su Yung enough time to put her glove on and apply the Mandible Claw to Allie. Kiera Hogan makes the save and keeps Allie from being put in the coffin, but Su Yung puts the Mandible Claw on Kiera Hogan and places her in the coffin.

Backstage, Allie suffers a mental breakdown after witnessing Kiera Hogan being placed in the coffin, and she says that she knows what she must do.

Next week: Eddie Edwards, Johnny Impact and Fallah Bahh vs. Austin Aries, Moose and Killer Kross!

We see a video package for Taya Valkyrie vs. Tessa Blanchard for the Impact Knockouts Championship at Bound For Glory.

Before the next match, Sami Callihan says that while Impact management lets oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) do what they want and have made their match at Bound For Glory "oVe rules," they are not waiting until Bound For Glory and want to do the match right now.

The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) and "The Machine" Brian Cage beat oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) by disqualification when Sami Callihan grabs the referee and throws him onto the mat. After the match, both teams brawl to end the show.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!