Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 21, 2020

The show starts with Ethan Carter III telling the fans not to let anything or anyone control what they think, and that they must change the narrative. EC3 then mentions that he is return to Impact Wrestling tonight.



Chris Bey retains the Impact X Division Championship against Willie Mack.



Luke Gallows (now known as "The Big LG" Doc Gallows) and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson - now known as The Good Brothers - show up. Anderson says that for months, rumors were circulating and people wondered where they would go after being released from WWE, and that they are beyond excited to be in Impact Wrestling. He says that Slammiversary trended worldwide because of them, and they became the talk of the wrestling world. Anderson says they are not only the best tag team in the world, but the best big man and the best wrestler in the world. After Anderson says that they turned the wrestling world upside down, Gallows says there is a reason Impact's Internet shop sold out of Good Brothers were quickly sold out, and after plugging "Talk 'N Shop-A-Mania," he says they don't need a "Too Sweet" these days. The two of them are about to have a beer in the ring when Ace Austin and Madman Fulton show up. Austin says he will forgive The Good Brothers for Saturday, as he knows they want to make a statement with their grand entrance, and gives them a chance to apologize as he and Fulton are "the guys" around here. Austin says the best big man in the business is Madman Fulton, then propose that The Good Brothers share a beer with their apology before knocking the beers out of their hands. Ace Austin then goes for a cheap shot, but The Good Brothers are ready for it and they easily overpower Austin and Fulton.



Backstage, Heath Slater - now known as just Heath - finds out he is not on the show tonight. Heath calls Rhino, who is currently in an argument over money with Hernandez where they put their money on the line in a match.

Backstage, Chris Bey spends some time with some ladies in the dressing room when Rohit Raju shows up to congratulate him before offering his services as a bodyguard. Chris Bey tells Rohit Raju he will give him a call, then Rohit Raju leaves.

Havok and Nevaeh beat Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz by disqualification after Steelz hits Havok in the back with a steel chair as she prepares to hit Hogan with a Tombstone Piledriver. The chair shot has no effect, and Nevaeh takes the chair away from Steelz and hits her in the gut with it before Havok nails Hogan with the Tombstone Piledriver.



The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the week is Eddie Edwards vs. Bobby Lashley for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from October 6, 2016.

Backstage, Sami Callihan confronts Ken Shamrock, blaming him for their loss on Saturday. Shamrock says he is harder on himself than Callihan can imagine, and if he wants to talk to him, he can talk to him next week.

We hear from Rob Van Dam and Katie Forbes. RVD says there have been a lot of changes lately. Forbes says she hates wearing clothes and she was punishing herself and not the fans. She also plugs her website, and says we will see some more of her next week.

Rhino quickly beats Hernandez with a single Gore.



Backstage, we hear from The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander). Alexander asks when they get to celebrate, as they have etched their names as the best tag team in Impact history, as they dominated the tag team division. Page says that was until The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) disagreed with them, and says that while they may have changed the game back then, their words are opinion, and they have held the tag team titles for over a year. Page says that the Machine Guns' opinion will be beaten by their fact tonight.

We see a vignette for a masked wrestler in a hoodie.

We see a video package where we hear from the victors of Slammiversary's matches from Saturday.



Backstage, Deonna Purrazzo refuses to divulge her plans, and says she is the best technical women's wrestler in the world. She says that with Jordynne Grace's shoulders separated, she has no competition right now. Kylie Rae shows up and says she looks forward to facing her for the Knockouts Championship after becoming #1 contender in a Knockouts Gauntlet Match. When Deonna offers to shake her hand after saying she looks forward to it, she pulls her hand back and tries to break it. This starts a brawl that is quickly broken up.

Eddie Edwards shows up. Eddie says that being the Impact World Champion feels right, and mentions that his journey for the last few years has brought him back to the title. He says that this journey is over and that it is time for a new journey to begin, then says that stability has been missing for the last few months. Eddie says he plans to be a champion that everyone can be proud of. He says that the only thing harder than becoming champion is staying champion, and says that there have only been a few title defenses this year and the last title defense was five months ago. Eddie says this will change, and that he will defend the title each and every week against anybody deserving of a shot, then says he is proof that anything is possible. He says that he will bring credibility and stability to the title, then Eric Young shows up. Eddie tells Eric that the only thing he deserves is a good old-fashioned ass kicking, but Eric calls Eddie pathetic and says he has no sway or power in the fate of the World Championship going forward, as Impact Wrestling belongs to him. He also tells Eddie that he should be thanking him for targeting Rich Swann and not him, as those who stand in between him and what he deserves will get broken. Eric says that none of Eddie's hard work matters, and that they are talking about the World Championship mattering only because he made it so. Eddie dives into Eric Young and attacks him, and referees have to break up the brawl.



Backstage, Moose says he will not be a fighting champion like Eddie Edwards, as his title is the most prestigious in the world and that one must receive an invitation to a title shot to get one. Moose says that Fallah Bahh will get his invitation tonight, and tells Fallah Bahh that he will see him in the ring.

Backstage, Eddie Edwards says that Impact Wrestling has the best wrestlers in the world and that he is willing to defend against anyone. Suddenly, Trey Miguel shows up and propose that they have a World title match next week. Eddie accepts.

Moose retains the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Fallah Bahh after raking his eyes to get out of the Samoan Drop prior to hitting No Jackhammer Needed to retain the title. After the match, Ethan Carter III shows up out of nowhere and hits Moose with a reverse DDT.



Outside of the arena, Ace Austin and Madman Fulton mock The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson), who are then attacked from behind by Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend). The Good Brothers turn the tables on them, then Austin and Fulton speed off.

Backstage, Rosemary and John E. Bravo head to John E.'s place. Rosemary asks John E. Bravo what he could have out of anything in the world, then Taya Valkyrie shows up. Rosemary - knowing that Taya loves a good party - summons some of the Impact Wrestling roster to the house with a snap of their fingers, then Crazzy Steve starts looking around until he finds a camera and says that this is the craziest reality show ever. We then find out that "Wrestle House" starts next week.



Next week: The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) vs. Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend)! Trey Miguel vs. Eddie Edwards for the Impact World Championship!

The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander) to become Impact World Tag Team Champions, ending The North's reign at 382 days.



The show ends with Heath sneaking into the arena after Jimmy Jacobs makes his way in.

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



Here are all the backstage segments!



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