Thursday, April 18, 2024

Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for April 18, 2024

"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander guests on commentary for the next match.

Hammerstone beats Guido with the Torture Rack after getting Zack Clayton and Ray Jaz ejected by shoving Clayton on the outside only for Clayton to shove him back.



We hear from George Iceman and Ash by Elegance. It is announced that while Ash by Elegance has not been allowed to compete at Rebellion for the Knockouts World Championship, she will be at the match and taking on the winner. Xia Brookside shows up and questions if Ash thinks she is deserving of a title shot when she cannot even beat her, then announces that she has met with Director of Authority Santino Marella and has set up a rematch for next week.

In footage from earlier this week, Jordynne Grace says that Matt Cardona has recently gotten injured and that karma is a bitch, and while it will be a straight one-on-one match against Steph de Lander, Steph has no chance of beating her in a fair fight and that she will have a trick up her sleeve at Rebellion. Jordynne says that she will have a trick up her sleeve as well, and that she will see Steph at Rebellion.

Before the next match, Joe Hendry states that at Rebellion, he will be facing Rich Swann, and that Swann will be accompanied to the ring by AJ Francis. He says it will be his goal to make Rich Swann say "Uncle Phil, where did you get that hideous dollar bill spandex? Was it at the dollar discount store, where the discounts are flyin'?" Meanwhile, he will have a whole arena proclaiming that they believe in Joe Hendry.



Joe Hendry beats LSG.

We see a video package for The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) vs. The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers) for the TNA World Tag Team Championships later tonight.

Before the next match, Cody Deaner says Jake Something would like nothing more than to get his hands on Mustafa Ali, and says that they can do this either 3-on-2 or have a third partner. He then leaves the choice to the fans as to whether or not he gets to bring out Rhino. The fans make it clear that they want Rhino, and Rhino joins Deaner and Jake to make it a six-man tag match.

The Grizzled Young Vets (Zack Gibson and James Drake) and Mustafa Ali beat Jake Something, Cody Deaner and Rhino in a six-man tag match.



We hear from Steve Maclin, who says that TNA got a fresh start in Las Vegas, Nevada and that he got the first victory in TNA's new era. He says he has stacked up the victories as TNA has gone full circle, and he will make his presence felt.

Backstage, Eric Young is haunted by visions of a red mask crying out for help. He soon finds a masked version of himself, and tells him that he needs him to come back. The masked Eric Young says he is necessary and never really leaves, and that he is always under the surface and easily brought up. When Frankie Kazarian is mentioned, both Eric Youngs agree on facing Kazarian in Full Metal Mayhem, although Eric Young is hesitant about who he will become. The masked Eric says he has adapted a thousand times and that this will be no different. Both Erics become one, and Eric says he will baptize Kazarian in the waters of change.

Rosemary beats Jody Threat as Havok and Dani Luna have a stand-off on the ring apron.



We see a vignette for Jonathan Gresham. Gresham explains the third mask, saying he wears a mask because he has been embarrassed and has gone unheard for years, and that he is ashamed that he has just now learned that life is a costume party and he has shown up with his real face. We also see an image of Gresham sitting with an octopus mask-clad version of himself.

The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) after Alisha Edwards grabs at Alex Shelley as the referee is tending to Eddie Edwards.



"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth heads to the ring. Nemeth says that in two days, he will go face to face with Moose in Las Vegas, Nevada. As he talks about his debut, the lights go out, and Moose shows up. Moose says Nemeth may have a story to tell "the idiots" in the crowd who are willing to believe what comes out of Nemeth's mouth, then says that he is putting an end to all that and that Nemeth will lose at Rebellion because he cannot beat the system. Nemeth tells Moose his head games will not work, and says that when he debuted, TNA was where his interests lie, and that he is here to stay. Moose says everyone would love to see Nemeth beat him, then says Nemeth will fumble the ball like he always does. Moose calls Nemeth "a choke artist," and Nemeth threatens to choke Moose out, saying that he made a big mistake as he is in the best shape of his life physically and mentally and he is feeling something he has not felt in a long time. Nemeth says Moose thinks he is getting in the ring with "the old Dolph Ziggler" when he will really be looking across the ring at the man who will beat his ass and walk out with the world title. Moose and Nemeth then have a staredown in the middle of the ring to end the show.



We see a rundown of the card for Rebellion.

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