Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for June 17, 2015

The show begins with a tribute to Dusty Rhodes.

Mike Tenay hosts the contract signing for Ethan Carter III vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. After both men get in the ring, they get a chance to have their say prior to the bout. Ethan Carter III lays some sweet poetry about whom Kurt Angle has beaten in his career before telling him that unlike all those legends, he hasn't been beaten and that he will be Angle's endgame. Angle says the best matches are made for him, and that this one will be no different, especially when he plans to make this match a nightmare for EC3. According to the contract, both men will have "tune-up matches" prior to the match that will happen in 14 days' time, and EC3 finds out straight from Angle that he's facing Lashley.

Before The Wolves (Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) and The Dirty Heels (Bobby Roode and Austin Aries) face off in Match 4 of their Best of Five Series, The Wolves say that the tag team titles are what counts as they signify who is the best tag team in the world, and that they have proven that before with every tag team that's been thrown in their path. After they call The Wolves call The Dity Heels out, Bobby Roode shows up and says Austin Aries isn't medically cleared due to his match with Kurt Angle last week, and that he and Aries call the shots. The Wolves then challenge Roode to a singles match, and Roode almost doesn't want to do it until he comes up with a grand idea in order to see how badly The Wolves want him in the ring: whoever wins the match gets to pick the stipulation for the fourth match in their Best of Five Series. They like the idea, and Eddie Edwards challenges Roode to a match, right here, right now. Roode accepts the challenge.

Eddie Edwards beats Bobby Roode when Austin Aries suddenly shows up and tosses a steel chair to Roode only for Davey Richards to take it from him, leading to Edwards stacking Roode up off the distraction. Richards and Edwards immediately pick Full Metal Mayhem as the stipulation for Match 4 of their Best of Five Series.

Jeremy Borash runs into Joseph Park, who has fallen on hard times since his ugly exit from Impact Wrestling. He plans to make a comeback by challenging Bram tonight.

Bram is backstage. He doesn't like cameras, apparently.

Bram beats Joseph Park after putting him through a table.

Taryn Terrell has set up a stipulation for tonight's tag match between The Dollhouse (Taryn, Jade, Marti Bell) and the team of Brooke and Awesome Kong. If Brooke and Kong win, they both get a shot at the Knockouts title. If they lose, they can never get a Knockouts title shot for as long as she holds the title.

The world is burning. Playtime's over...

Brooke and Awesome Kong beat The Dollhouse (Jade and Marti Bell) to secure title shots at Taryn Terrell and the TNA Knockouts Championship.

Chris Melendez shows up. He's not happy at all that Eric Young ripped his prosthetic leg and disrespected him and everything he represents. He calls out Eric Young, who shows up promptly. He shows impressive respect for Melendez' military career, but says he doesn't care about him, the fans or anybody except himself. As for ripping his leg out and choking him with it, he came up with the idea on the spur of the moment. When he asks how badly Melendez wants him alone in the ring next week, Melendez makes it clear he wants him very badly. The match is on for next week.

Jessie Godderz beats DJ Z with the Boston Crab. After the match, he tells DJ Z that his attack on him was no mistake, and tortures him as he puts himself on a pedestal, saying he's the reason that he and Robbie E won the tag team titles twice. As he goes for a press slam on DJ Z, Robbie E shows up and brawls with Jessie, forcing Jessie to retreat.

Magnus shows up and threatens to crack open some heads until "The Cowboy" James Storm comes out. Security shows up, followed by Storm. Storm tries to sow distrust between Magnus and Mickie James and make himself look like the bad guy, then pulls out a baby stroller that he plans to use as an "insurance policy" against Magnus. Magnus goes after Storm, and decks the security guards that hold him back only to find out that the stroller only has a doll inside and not his son Donovan. Storm runs away and Magnus gives chase.

Ethan Carter III beats Lashley despite three referees having to make the count due to Tyrus attacking all of them.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 8, 2015

Eric Young is in the ring demanding who the special guest referee for his World title match against Kurt Angle is, and says he will be World champ one way or another. Out of nowhere, Bully Ray shows up, and says it's him.

The shows starts with Ethan Carter III entering to the ring with Tyrus, saying he's doing this for the fans and that he plans to beat Anderson as a gentlemen's champion of arm wrestling.. Mr. Anderson shows up, tells EC3 to shut up, then reveals that his Falls Count Anywhere stipulation beat Ethan's Arm Wrestling stip 85% to 15%.

Ethan Carter III beats Mr. Anderson in a Falls Count Anywhere match.

Kurt Angle asks Bully Ray if he's going to call the match down the middle. Bully Ray replies "Do you know who I am?"

Gail Kim talks to Awesome Kong in the back. She wants to know if they're on the same page tonight. Kong walks away.

The Beat Down Clan (MVP, Kenny King, Low Ki) show up in masks. MVP says Homicide can't be here tonight because he's been injured and needs shoulder surgery, and blames it on The Rising (Drew Galloway, Eli Drake, Micah). He then tries to make the BDC look like the good guys to no avail as they call out The Rising. They show up, say that anybody could have jumped Homicide, then shifts the blame onto Kenny King. MVP isn't down with this, and says that he doesn't care about the fans; only the money and the power. MVP challenges Galloway to a match, and he's all too eager to oblige.

Drew Galloway beats MVP. After the match, Galloway is attacked with a steel chair by Eric Young, and Kenny King and Low Ki attack Micah and Eli Drake.

"The Cowboy" James Storm has a gift for Mickie James...

"The Cowboy" James Storm shows up in the ring with a gift-wrapped box. He then introduces Mickie James to the ring. After calling Mickie an amazing wrestler, mother and friend, Mickie gets a chance to open the present, and inside is a guitar. Storm and Mickie take a selfie, then Magnus shows up. Storm has a gift for him: a helmet signifying the Brutus Magnus gimmick. Magnus and Mickie leave, but Storm has a gift for their son: a doll for when he goes to sleep at night. This gets Magnus' goat, and he gets back in the ring and smacks the guitar right into Storm's head. Mickie and Magnus leave, and as Storm gets back up, he is smiling, revealing that this is part of Storm's dark plans.

Gail Kim confronts Taryn Terrell in public, and almost makes a scene.

Eric Young asks MVP, Kenny King and Low Ki for their help to take the World title from Kurt Angle.

The Dollhouse (Taryn Terrell, Marti Bell, Jade) beat Gail Kim and Awesome Kong. After the match, Gail and Kong lay out Marti Bell.

Matt Hardy sits backstage with the TNA World Tag Team Championships.

Mickie James is at odds with Magnus over what he did to "The Cowboy" James Storm earlier.

Jeremy Borash interviews Matt Hardy in the ring. Jeff Hardy may be injured from a motorbike accident, but he and Jeff are the best tag team in the world. He then vacates the TNA World Tag Team Championships, then says it's time to go home and figure out what's next. As he leaves, The Dirty Heels (Bobby Roode and Austin Aries) show up. Aries hasn't forgotten Eric Young, and will get his revenge after tonight. He then focuses on the tag team titles, saying that he and Roode have won it before and they're two of the best on the planet. Roode agrees, Davey Richards shows up, saying they should be on the waists of the best in the world, and the best are the Wolves. He then reveals that his tag team partner, Eddie Edwards, is back. Edwards shows up and says he's medically cleared. After proclaiming The Wolves (Richards, Edwards) are the best, he then challenges The Dirty Heels to a Best of Five series for the titles. The Dirty Heels accept.

Angelina Love is in the ring, and all she cares about is herself. As she talks, Velvet Sky suddenly returns with colored streaks in her hair and a more rugged look. Angelina tries to suck up to Velvet, but it doesn't work. Angelina then snaps and says to a stone-faced Velvet that she made her, and without her, she's nothing. Velvet snaps and attacks Angelina.

Bully Ray tells Eric Young he's playing the World title match really loose, and that he's going to let him and Kurt Angle tear each other apart.

Despite interference from The Beat Down Clan (MVP, Kenny King, Low Ki) and Chris Melendez and The Rising (Drew Galloway, Micah, Eli Drake), Kurt Angle retains the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Eric Young.