Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 22, 2021

In footage from after Slammiversary went off the air, Juice Robinson and David Finlay attack The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) and force them, Don Callis and Kenny Omega to retreat, but Jay White gets back in the ring and lays out Juice Robinson.

For the first time since March 2020, there is a crowd around the ring for Impact Wrestling's weekly show (with fans having already returned at Slammiversary).

"The Canadian Destroyer" Petey Williams and Trey Miguel beat Kal Herro and Tony Gunn with a Sharpshooter from Petey Williams to Kal Herro on the pre-show.

In backstage footage from Slammiversary, Chris Bey unknowingly finds a Bullet Club shirt, thinking it is Rohit Raju's.

Chris Bey beats Rohit Raju. After the match, Jay White meets Chris Bey backstage and asks him if he got his message. Chris says yes, and Jay White says they are looking for guys who could fit into Bullet Club, but Chris Bey says he walks alone. Jay White asks Chris Bey how that has been going for him, then tells him t consider the offer, because it will expire.

Backstage, Gia Miller gets another interview from Don Callis, who says that Kenny Omega was injured at Slammiversary and is not just his family, but a multinational conglomerate and that being injured costs them money. Don Callis says he enjoys certainty and that nobody told that "Switchblade" Jay White would be at Slammiversary, and says that Jay White is either here to join the Elite or stab people in the back. He says that working conditions in Impact suck and that he does not want to be here, but Omega is Impact World Champion, and and anyone who wants to be on top will have to go through them.

Mickie James heads to the ring. Mickie says it feels to be good in Impact again, and that it also felt good to kick Deonna Purrazzo in the mouth. She also says that Slammiversary did not go the way she planned, as she had serious intentions when she returned. She then says she intends to finish her business from Slammiversary and asks Deonna Purrazzo to come to the ring. Deonna shows up. Mickie thanks Deonna for coming to the ring and that she did mean for Slammiversary to be physical. She says that her intentions at Slammiversary were true and real, and asks her to be at NWA Empowerrr and a part of history with her. Deonna says she showed up to give Mickie the benefit of the doubt and a chance to do the ring, then says Mickie is here for herself and that she knows she is the greatest. She says that Mickie needs her to make NWA Empowerrr the best all-women's wrestling event in history, and demands Mickie James grovel at her feet and apologize right now, threatening to slap her into next week if she does not. Gail Kim arrives and tells Deonna Purrazzo that she told Mickie James to show up at Slammiversary and ask her to appear at NWA Empowerrr, and Mickie asks Deonna if she wants to further cement her legacy. After Mickie asks Deonna one more time to appear at NWA Empowerrr, Deonna shakes hands with Mickie, accepting the offer.

We see another vignette for "The Drama King" involving a candelabra.

Jake Something, Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green beat Tenille Dashwood, Sam Beale and Brian Myers in a six-person tag match after Taylor Wilde shows up for the first time in some time to pull Kaleb with a K off the ring apron as he distracts Chelsea Green.

Backstage, Eddie Edwards says he sees W. Morrissey walking around like he owns the place and that he had him beaten at Slammiversary until he hit him with the chain. He says that if Morrisey is down to fight, then they can fight in the parking lot right now.

W. Morrisey meets Eddie Edwards in the parking lot, and both men brawl. Morrissey retreats after Eddie Edwards hits him with two Kendo sticks.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Brian Myers and Tenille Dashwood. Myers says that he and Tenille are like a bow and arrow and that their two losses are like a pullback, and after Myers says Tenille is under his learning tree, Tenille wants nothing to do with him. This is especially true after Sam Beale asks Tenille Dashwood what Taylor Wilde is accusing her of, which causes Tenille and Kaleb with a K to leave. Myers chews out Sam for costing him a tag team partner for Homecoming. Sam Beale says he will fix everything and find Myers a partner, but Myers tells him not to do it.

"Switchblade" Jay White heads to the ring. Jay White introduces the Impact fans to himself and his accolades and says the he is "the real belt collector," and that he is here in Impact Wrestling for one man: David Finlay. He says that David Finlay cannot hide from him at Impact, and says that Finlay is hoping for a resurgence of his family name that was once respected but is now laughed at at NJPW Resurgence. He says that Finlay may have beaten him for the NJPW Cup, he will not beat him for the NEVER Openweight Championship. He then addresses The Good Brothers, calling them "the true fans of Bullet Club" as well as himself. He says The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) are only relevant when they can tie their names to Bullet Club, and while they are desperate to re-join, this is his era of Bullet Club, and Bullet Club has standards. He says that The Good Brothers are not good enough anymore. Jay White says that The Good Brothers cannot rejoin Bullet Club, but he is a nice guy and willing to allow them to appeal that decision. Suddenly, The Elite ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows, "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson, Kenny Omega) show up. Don Callis says that Jay White was always one of his favorite talents when he was in New Japan, then says he remembers what "the real Bullet Club" was like when The Elite was in it. He says that while Jay White was doing things for the veterans in the dojo, The Elite were selling out the Tokyo Dome, and says that Jay White's Bullet Club is full of mid-carders. Callis then says that Jay White should be asking to join The Elite. Jay White makes light of the fact that Don Callis got fired from Impact Wrestling, and reminds The Elite of the night that he beat Kenny Omega. Omega says he and Callis will talk things over in the back, then let The Good Brothers talk with Jay White. The Good Brothers say that Jay White should be thanking them for making his way up and "earning a liveable wage" after they left America to get rich. Jay White says it never changes, saying The Good Brothers still do nothing but talk and that their careers peaked when they lost the 2012 G1 Final and he became everything The Good Brothers wish they could have been. This starts a brawl between Jay White and The Good Brothers, with The Good Brothers quickly overpowering Jay White. As The Good Brothers go for the Magic Killer, Chris Bey runs into the right and fights The Good Brothers. The Good Brothers soon retreat after Jay White is back on his feet.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, who says that he will keep lining up contenders and knocking them down after bringing the X Division to new heights. As he says that he can be a champion that Impact and its fans can look up to, Kenny Omega and Don Callis show up, and Omega confronts Alexander for saying he wants to be the face of the company, and Don Callis has to hold him back.

Backstage, The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) ask Jay White if he has forgotten where he come from before saying he should be thankful to them for giving him the life that he is living, and that by putting his hands on them, they have started a war. Gallows tells Jay White that he hopes he is enjoying his liveable wave, then challenges him and Chris Bey to a tag team match next week.

FinJuice (Juice Robinson and David Finlay) beats "Inevitable" Ace Austin and Madman Fulton after Juice Robinson stacks up Madman Fulton. After the match, Austin and Fulton attack FinJuice, but Finuice soon fight back before they are attacked by Rohit Raju and Mahabali Shera. After Juice Robinson is laid out, Ace Austin hits Juice Robinson with The Fold.

We hear from Rich Swann and Willie Mack. Swann says that Violent By Design (Eric Young, Joe Doering, Deaner, Rhyno) has told them that they have a target on the backs due to costing them the Impact tag team titles, and says when they lost the tag titles, they blamed themselves. Swann says that if they have something to prove, they are not hard to find. Willie Mack is about to challenge them to a match when the lights flicker and Violent By Design ambush them. Eric Young says they found them, and next week, Violent By Design ends them.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Moose as he knocks on Scott D'Amore's door. Moose says that Chris Sabin got lucky at Slammiversary, and demands a rematch against Chris Sabin. Sabin shows up and says he is game for a rematch. D'Amore tells them that they will have their match next week, and Sabin tells Moose that he cannot wait to beat him again.

Decay (Rosemary and Havok) retain the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championships against Fire 'n Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) after Kiera Hogan inadvertently superkicks Tasha Steelz.