Final IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling recap for June 15, 2023

Champagne Singh and Shera beat Laredo Kid and Jack Price. After the match, Heath hits Singh from behind with a Wake-Up Call and does the same to Shera.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) head to the ring to start tonight's show. Sabin talks about how he had a dream where the two of them ran against all odds and walked away with gold, but instead of tag team gold, it was singles gold when he became the first nine-time X Division Champion while Shelley became World Champion after more than twenty years. He then realized that it was not a dream, but instead a dream come true. Shelley then says "Yup." Shelley admits he ugly cried because for twenty years, he had a feeling of inadequacy and that he was not good enough, but after winning the World title, he was. He says that he made wrestling a better place and has had a Meidas Touch with some of the people he influenced. Shelley says he had to draw a line in the sand and say it was his turn, and now he has to prove it to himself. He says he is World Champion not just because of everyone has worked with, but because of the fans, and that this is a new era and champion in IMPACT. Suddenly, Nick Aldis shows up, then says he called his shot and did what he said he would do just like the Machine Guns did, and that he stayed away backstage because he did not want to ruin his moment. Aldis says that he is proud of Shelley and that he deserves this moment, and says this means a lot to him on a personal level because Shelley reached out his hand and pulled him up when he came to America. He then tells Shelley that he is not looking at the same man, as he kept climbing when he was pulled up, and now that they are equals, the fans will have a champion to be proud of at Slammiversary. Aldis then says he will do everything in his power to make sure it is him. Trey Miguel shows up and belches into the mic, saying he is gassed from all the smoke that everyone is blowing up themselves. After stomping his water bottle on the ramp and saying this is why janitors get paid, he takes offense to not being mentioned earlier. After Trey asks where his respect is, Sabin tells him to shut up after whining about not getting the respect he deserves and that he has to earn it, and that he would have earned it if he said everything to his face in the ring. Trey says "No," then Kenny King and Sheldon Jean show up. Kenny says the only person he hears speaking the truth is Trey and that they had to claw and inch their way to everything in IMPACT unlike Nick Aldis and the Machine Guns. He also calls it a disgrace that Aldis and the Machine Guns for trying to getting Trey into a 3-on-1 situation, then Sabin proposes a six-man tag match. As Kenny, Trey and Sheldon head to the ring, "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, Jai Vidal and Savannah Evans show up. Gisele says that what Kenny said rings true and that the spotlight should be heard, but when Trinity showed up in IMPACT, they rolled out the red carpet for her just like with Aldis and the Machine Guns. She asks if any of them deserve what they have, and Shelley says "Yup," then Shelley says he and Sabin had to install the carpet before mentioning that Gisele's problem is with Trinity, not them. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo shows up and announces that as of today, she has surpassed 500 days as champion in IMPACT, and if people are getting knocked out, she should be involved as she is Knockouts World Champion. Trinity says "Until Slammivesary," then Aldis says some things will change come that day before Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up. Marella makes tonight's main event will be the Machine Guns, Aldis, Trinity and Deonna vs. Trey, Kenny, Sheldon, Savannah and Gisele in a ten-person tag match.

We hear from Steve Maclin, who says that it took him two years to become IMPACT World Champion only to lose it in a match that should never have happened. He then yells that he should still be World Champion.

We hear from The Design (Deaner, Angels, Kon). Deaner says The Design did not come to fruition, then asks who the blame should be put on before blaming it on Angels for not getting the job done the way he wanted it done. Angels says he joined for change and did everything Deaner told him to do only to get bossed around and to get a baseball bat to the face. He then says it is Deaner's fault and tells Deaner to get out of his face, but Deaner reminds him who brought him to IMPACT. Kon yells at them to stop and tells them that this is what Sami Callihan wanted, and that is destruction from in the inside out. He then says they should make IMPACT their territory.

Rich Swann beats Moose with a roll-up.

Backstage, Heath says that since he came to IMPACT, his journey has been nothing but a rollercoaster ride, and that he loves rollercoaster rides with being out for almost a year, Rhyno being in Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering) and later injured by Honor No More, and winning and losing the tag team titles before Rhyno got hurt again. He says he has had to think about what is best for him, then says it is time to show everyone who he is and give anyone sleeping on him a Wake-Up Call.

Backstage, Moose is met by Brian Myers, who mentions Moose's recent losses and says that this would not have happened if they were still partners. Moose says he is not in the mood for a lecture, but Myers says he has not been doing well, either. He then proposes they team up again.

Bully Ray shows up with a piece of paper in his hand. He says that he is a victim of Scott D'Amore, atrocious management, unnecessary violence at D'Amore's hands and the system that is IMPACT Wrestling, as he was on his way to becoming #1 contender to the World Championship when D'Amore cost him that victory. Bully states that he wanted to represent his fans as World Champion, but D'Amore took that away from him and everyone, and states that everyone agrees when he says that he is the victim. He then reveals that the piece of paper is a copy of a letter he has sent to Anthem seeking justice, as he has been made uncomfortable in the workplace. Bully states that he has not received an answer yet and that his mental health is declining. As Bully Ray demands answers, Scott D'Amore shows up. D'Amore says he has seen a lot of things, but he never thought that Bully Ray would be "a stooging, whining bitch." Bully tells D'Amore he will not be talked to like that, but D'Amore says that if Bully is going to be a jerk, someone will be a jerk right back. As D'Amore says that he is holding on to a human resources complaint, Bully states that D'Amore's actions have cost him physical and mental harm. D'Amore states that he has had to stand in front of the Anthem Board of Directions, and that the board has stated that his actions were "unbecoming a President." A surprised Bully demands that D'Amore state that he was right while D'Amore was wrong. D'Amore then states that afterwards, the Anthem board dictated that he should take a leave of absence as President. Bully then calls this music to his ears, as D'Amore bosses screwed D'Amore like D'Amore screwed him. After Bully Ray demands that D'Amore get out of his ring and not let the door hit him on the way out, D'Amore states that there is one thing he could not do if he were still President before attacking Bully. Steve Maclin shows up and attacks D'Amore, then Bully and D'Amore gang up on him.Bully Ray screams at D'Amore for putting his hands on him, then Bully and Maclin attack him with chairs. As Bully puts one chair to D'Amore's neck and Maclin is about to smack Bully's chair with his own, the arena goes dark. Lightning strikes, and when the lights are back on, PCO is in the ring. Steve and Maclin attack PCO with the chairs, but PCO does not go down and punches a chair into Bully's face before levelling Maclin. D'Amore drop kicks Bully in the head, then declares that before taking his leave of absence, he made his first match in a while and puts Bully and Maclin in a tag team match against PCO and himself.

Backstage, Steve Maclin brings his frustrations with his inability to take PCO down to Bully Ray and that even the two of them cannot take PCO down. Bully Ray tells Maclin to act like a Marine, as PCO is just a man. Suddenly, Frankie Kazarian says PCO is the man who took them both down and that they have screwed around and will find out. As Maclin yells at Kazarian, Eddie and Alisha Edwards shows up and tells Maclin he has bigger things to deal with than Kazarian. Bully tells Eddie, Kazarian and Alisha that they will find out. When Kazarian aks Eddie why he stepped in, Eddie states that the only one who can mess with "a Kowalski guy" is another "Kowalski guy," and makes peace with Kazarian, much to Alisha's amazement.

ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus). After the match, ABC come across The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley). Sabin says that the tag team division are well taken care of with ABC, and both teams shake hands. Bey states that ABC is proud of the Machine Guns for winning IMPACT's X Division and World titles.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Bhupinder Gujjar. We see a preview of the newest episode of "Diary" starring Bhupinder Gujjar airing next week, then Dirty Dango shows up and asks why anyone would watch a documentary about Gujjar when he sits there and waits to be a star. He says that he should be the one getting a documentary before Gujjar says he does not have one because he is "a bitter asshole" and leaves.

"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazo, Trinity, Nick Aldis and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, Sheldon Jean, Kenny King and Trey Miguel in a ten-person tag match. After the match, Nick Aldis decks Chris Shelley in the face with the Impact World Championship, and Chris Sabin chases Aldis out of the ring.

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