Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 23, 2017

In memoriam: Jan Ross.

Davey Richards beats Suicide.

We see another vignette from LAX, who says that last week was just the beginning. Konnan says he and LAX are back, and they're coming for the tag team titles.

Mackenzie Mitchell tries to interview Laurel Van Ness, who is still delirious after the wedding. Sienna tries to get her to focus, telling her she has big plans for both Braxton Sutter and Allie.

Mahabali Shera, Laredo Kid and Garza Jr. beat Ibris Abraham, Fallah Bahh and Mario Bokara in an international six-man tag match.

A limousine is seen outside the arena...

Reno Scum (Adam Thornestowe and Luster the Legend) beat Decay (Abyss and Crazzy Steve) after Rosemary accidentally spits her green mist into Crazzy Steve's face.

Fury will be unleashed on April 6, 2017...

Cody and Brandi Rhodes come out of the limousine. Cody goes to the back and hits Moose from behind with a steel chair before his match with Eli Drake before hitting Moose with cross Rhodes. After Cody leaves, referees have to coerce Moose to go to the back.

Before the next match, Konnan tells the crowd that The Latin-American Xchange are back for the tag team titles, and says that while his relationship with Impact Wrestling is contentious, but he's handling his business in the ring, not in the courts.

LAX (Santana and Ortiz) beat The DCC ("The Cowboy" James Storm and Bram) after a huge miscommunication between Storm and Kingston. After the match, Storm and Kingston are at odds again, and Bram has to play peacekeeper. This leads to Storm also having a brief staredown with Bram. Storm says "I'm the one who started this," then walks out on both Bram and Kingston.

In footage from earlier this week, Bruce Prichard asks "Who is Lashley?" We learn that Lashley trained with the US Olympic team and won championships before becoming a professional wrestler.

DJ Z says that Impact has always been ahead of the curve and has gone to place other companies haven't gone, and has stayed true to its history of trailblazing. He says Impact has let him live his dream and believed in him, and he believes in them. He says that Impact will have a new energy in 2017, and there is not a better time to believe in Impact.

Mackenzie Mitchell announces that Moose will defend the Impact Grand Championship next week against Cody Rhodes. She then interviews Braxton Sutter and Allie. Sutter that Allie is the greatest thing to happen to him, and says he will not let anyone faze Allie.

ODB beats Rebel in a comedic match that sees referee Earl Hebner kiss Rebel when she tries to slap him, drink from ODB's flask and get kissed by ODB.

In footage from earlier this week, Lashley talks about how he almost got shot and ended up getting knocked out in a bank robbery that cost him a tournament performance and put him on the shelf for six months. Lashley considers this a chip on his shoulder, and says it motivated him to get even stronger.

Lashley beats Jake Holmes.

Jeremy Borash introduces Jeremy Borash re-introduces Karen Jarrett, revealing once and for all who the "she" Borash has mentioned the last few weeks is. Borash welcomes Karen back, She says her family started this company and put everything they had in it, and says the last few years have been difficult. Over those years, there were times where it was incredibly umbling and full of change, and simply says that she is looking forward to the future. When the crowd chants for her to fire Josh Mathews, she says she'll put that on her list of changes. She then thanks the fans for being the best and for always being there, then Ethan Carter III shows up. EC3 agrees that the fans here are the best, as well as the people behind the show every week, and says he's done just about everything in Impact. He says that the top man is reporting for duty, and says that with everybody's help, Impact will be made great. But he says he's not doing it for the Angle family; instead, he's doing it for the Carter family. Josh Mathews interrupts, calling Karen an "evil, tryant queen" and complains about all the changes and news faces that have happened and shown up over the last few weeks, and then says his problem is with Karen, and asks Karen if she even knows who his wife is. He then says it'll be a matter of time before the Jarrett family is gone from Impact Wrestling forever. Karen then slaps Josh in the face, telling him not to involve her family in anything ever again.

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Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 9, 2017

Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards fight each other in the crowd at the start of the show. Security and referees have to try desperately to separate both men.

Jeremy Borash becomes the third man on commentary thanks to the new management. He then both implies and acknowledges that Josh Mathews isn't popular with the audience, calling Mathews an arrogant prick and saying that he has a lot of bombs to drop tonight thanks to the new management. Cody Rhodes shows up with Brandi Rhodes, says the show can start now that he's here and asks the crowd if they want to see him in a match with Moose. Security tells Cody to leave as The DCC ("The Cowboy" James Storm, Eddie Kingston, Bram) make their way to the ring. It is then announced before the break that The DCC's opponents have never been seen on Impact Wrestling before. After the break, we find out that those opponents are Reno Scam ( Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend), the tag team champions from Future Shock Wrestling.

Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend) get an upset victory against The DCC (Kingston and Bram). "The Cowboy" James Storm confronts Kingston and Bram after the match, and the three of them patch things up quickly.

Jeff Hardy gets scratched at by a monkey as he prepares to face a kangaroo housing the spirit of "Smokin'" Joe Frazier.

McKenzie Mitchell finds out from Sienna that Maria Kanellis-Bennett that because of Allie's actions two weeks ago, Maria has suffered a nervous breakdown. Sienna tells Allie that she hasn't gotten rid of her, and that her happiness will not last long.

Braxton Sutter beats Marshe Rockett, DJ Z and Caleb Konley. Just before the end, Allie hits a top rope cross body to the outside of the ring on Rockett. After the match, a deranged, disheveled and distraught Laurel Van Ness shows up and screams at both Sutter and Allie while still in her wedding dress from two weeks ago.

Sienna beats Rachael Ellering.

Bruce Prichard shows up, having not been on Impact in a few years. He says that this Impact is not the same Impact is not the same one that he knows. He says that the old Impact was one of hope, and where people could go to be great. Prichard then states that TNA is dead, and that Impact called him to come back to make it great again, as he has been in the business for quite some time. He then introduces the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, Lashley, whom he calls "walking armageddon." Lashley says he has done what he said he would do, and has walked through numerous opponents and represented the current president of the United States, too. Prichard tells Lashley that everyone will eventually have to decree him as the absolute best, as there will soon be nobody in the back to challenge him. Suddenly, music hits and out comes Alberto El Patron. Alberto tells Lashley to shut up, and that Lashley has yet to beat him. Suddenly, Ethan Carter III shows up and tells Alberto he has to earn his title shot, and challenges Lashley for the World title. Lashley tells EC3 he's beaten him week after week and that he's done and doesn't deserve a shot. Lashley dares Alberto to step up, and Alberto wants to fight Lashley right now. Bruce Prichard then makes it official: this match is happening tonight.

McKenzie Mitchell interviews Eddie Edwards. It doesn't take long for Angelina Love to show up, however, and tells him that he isn't a real man while Davey Richards is. She then slaps him, and Eddie asks Angelina why she hits harder than Davey even though she called Davey a real man, then walks off.

Cody shows up, looking for Moose again. Jeremy Borash tells Cody that Moose is in Japan, but Cody calls JB a "stooge." He then tosses the GFW NEX*GEN Championship into the ring and waits for Moose for a few seconds after being confronted by security, then leaves.

"Dirty" Dutch Mantel shows up. He almost introduces himself as Zeb Colter, then says that was his name in an alternate universe and introduces himself as Dutch Mantell. He says he earned the nickname "Dirty" the hard way by going all over the world and facing everyone he could. He says that he was called up much like Bruce Prichard to help make Impact great. He was here eight years ago, when AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle, Sting and a litany of popular names were here. As time passed, all of them - and Dutch - left due to a lack of leadership, vision and respect. He says the fans, however, have never left. Dutch then says he's back and he's here to listen to the fans, as the fans are the ones that make Impact great.

Jeff Hardy faces the kangaroo which houses the spirit of "Smokin'" Joe Frazier. He and "Broken" Matt Hardy then head to their next destination in their expedition of gold. As they do, however, Decay (Rosemary, Crazzy Steve, Abyss) shows up at the arena and pick up the TNA World Tag Team Championships from off the ground, thanking them - and Vanguard-1 - for the gold.

Jeremy Borash announces that on July 2nd, 2017, Slammiversary XV will be live on pay-per-view!

Alberto El Patron beats Lashley to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - refereed to on-air as the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship - after using the title as a weapon. During the match, Ethan Carter III shows up to watch the match from the stage. After the match, Lashley almost beats up one of the two referees, and Alberto El Patron declares himself the new World Heavyweight Championship.

After Impact went off the air, Lashley is in disbelief, and Bruce Prichard tells Alberto El Patron that he did not win the title against Lashley cleanly and that he can win the World Championship that way. Alberto El Patron doesn't care, saying he's the champion regardless.

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