Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 10, 2020

Rhino beats Madman Fulton. After the match, Jake and Dave Crist run into the ring to attack Rhino, then the lights go out. When they come back on, Sabu is in the ring, and he fends off the Crist brothers. Fulton tries to choke slam him, but Sabu fends him off with help from Super Genie.

"The Ultimate Finesser" Chris Bey is coming next week!

Backstage, Gabi Loren interviews Tessa Blanchard, who says that she has always wanted to be world champion and now has a target on her back. She is not sure who her next challenge, but she is watching to find out. She says it does not matter if she faces Eddie Edwards or Michael Elgin, as she will beat them and walk out World Champion.

The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) beat The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Mahabali Shera).

Backstage, Katie Forbes complains about fans trashing her for her looks and tosses a piece of her wrestling gear in the trash. Cody Deaner compliments Katie on her looks afterwards, but Joey Ryan shows up and confronts The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake) for this, and challenges The Deaners to a match next week, which The Deaners accept. After The Deaners leave, Ryan tells Rob Van Dam they've got this.

We see another black-and-white vignette for Tenille Dashwood, which says "Dare to live the life you've always wanted."

Before the next match, Madison Rayne shows up and says that Jordynne Grace's fifteen minutes of fame and Knockouts title reign are over, and introduces Lacey Ryan as the woman who is about to dethrone her.

Jordynne Grace retains the Impact Knockouts Championship against Lacey Ryan.

Backstage, Fallah Bahh entertains the idea of himself and TJP being the first Filipino world tag team champions, and says that family will be watching when they take on The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander). TJP says that all he heard is "first Filipino world tag team champions," and that they've got this match.

The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is the Ultimate X Match from January 7, 2004.

Backstage, Gabi Loren interviews Chris Sabin. Sabin says that home is where is the heart is and that is why he is back in Impact Wrestling, and he announces that he will be the special guest referee for the King of the Mountain Match at TNA: There's No Place Like Home. Moose shows up and says that his services will no longer be needed when he wins the World title, but Sabin has to school him on what the rules for a King of the Mountain Match is, which drives Moose nuts.

We see a video package for the last match of Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin's final match in their best of five series.

At a nearby bar, Taya Valkyrie is so drunk and despondent over losing the Knockouts Championship - among other things - that Rosemary has to show up and tell Taya to show up, saying that she has it even worse. After Taya says that she has lost everything, Rosemary tells her that she has lost everything as well, and says that it is after you have lost everything that you are free to do anything, and it should be cause for celebration, not mourning. Taya likes this idea, and proposes the idea of a party.

Willie Mack beats Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilberti. During the match, Ace Austin shows up to be Willie Mack's impromptu tag team partner, and the two men end up working together to beat Swinger and Gilberti, much to the confusion of Willie Mack.

Backstage, Havok hunts for Su Yung, but Su Yung gets on top of her with a noose and nearly chokes her out. Havok goes for a steel chair, but both women have a steel chair war. Su Yung gets the upper hand, and goes for the bloody glove in an attempt to put Havok in the coffin. Havok tries to choke out Su Yung with the noose, but Su Yung ends up getting Havok in the coffin after applying the Mandible Claw.

Backstage, Johnny Swinger blames Glenn Gilberti for their loss tonight, and Glenn Gilberti ends up quitting their team.

We see another edition of Gut Check. The field has been cut from seven people to six, and the six people that are left are placed in a six-man tag team match. Afterwards, John E. Bravo asks Scott D'Amore which two men he will pick.

The fifth and final match in Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin's best of five series ends with controversy...almost. Elgin has Eddie in the crossface, but as Eddie rolls back and pins Elgin's shoulders to the mat, Eddie still taps to the hold. After the match, Tessa Blanchard shows up as Scott D'Amore is talking with three referees and says she will face both Eddie and Elgin at Rebellion.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Here are the backstage segments!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 3, 2020

The show begins with the words "#NashvilleStrong" on the screen in support of those affected by a tornado that has recently hit the city.

TJP and Fallah Bahh beat The North ("All Ego" Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander).

Backstage, Gabi Loren interviews Tessa Blanchard to start tonight's show. Tessa says that Taya Valkyrie might have a lot of history, and while she beat her for the Knockouts Championship, that was over a year ago and Taya is now stepping into the ring with a different Tessa Blanchard who is now World Champion. She says that tonight feels special and that history will be made, and when people look back on tonight, they will see it as the night when two women stood across from each other for the first time for the World Championship. Suddenly, Eddie Edwards shows up and says he has respect for her, and it is because of that respect for her that he is letting her know that he will be waiting if she retains tonight, for when he beats Michael Elgin and retains the Shoot Your Shot Trophy, he will be calling his shot for the World title at Rebellion. Tessa tells Eddie that she hopes to see him there, then they tap the Women's title and the Shoot Your Shot Trophy together.

Moose beats Petey Williams.

The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the week is Amazing Red vs. Kid Kash for the NWA X Division Championship on April 3, 2003.

Backstage, Madison Rayne has some women exercising as part of her own boot camp. She eliminates Mazzerati as well as a woman with green hair, then Kiera Hogan shows up wanting to know what is going on. Madison says she is giving back and that she is a philantrophist trying to create the next generation of Knockouts, which she tried to do with Hogan before Hogan "didn't follow the plan." As Hogan takes exception to this, one of the women (who is independent wrestler Lacey Ryan) gets in Hogan's face. She ends up "winning" boot camp while everyone else leaves, including Hogan.

Acey Romero beats Joey Ryan when Ryan decides against flipping Acey after making Acey "touch it."

Backstage, Willie Mack is met by Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilberti, who think that the arena is sold out because of them as they challenge Willie Mack to a tag team match with a partner of his choosing. Willie says he'll take them on himself.

Backstage, Rob Van Dam meets with Katie Forbes and Joey Ryan. Katie says that Joey "gets it," saying he knows what it is like for the fans to talk trash about them on social media.

Su Yung - now no longer "Susie" - beats Havok in a no-disqualification match. After the match, Su Yung's undead bridesmaids return with a coffin, and as Rosemary tries to put Havok in a coffin and send her to the undead realm, Havok fights back and escapes to the back.

Backstage, Jimmy Jacobs interviews Rosemary, who says that she tried to bring Allie back and that she should be happy with the results of the match that has just happened, but something is wrong and that she should feel happier. She says she must retrace her steps, then leaves.

The Deaners (Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake) beat Johnny Swinger and Glenn Gilberti after using the roll of quarters that Swinger and Gilberti have been using as a foreign object throughout the match against them. After the match, the mysterious "ICU" strikes again, and a short, mysterious video is played.

We see a vignette of Tenille Dashwood in Las Vegas, Nevada.

We see another edition of Gut Check. Scott D'Amore is not impressed with any of the prospects, including Tony Gunn, who comes off to him and the trainers as disrespectful. John E. Bravo chews out Tony Gunn for the disrespect as well as spitting on his opponent and the ring, as well as for taking a picture of himself in front of the ring in the Can-Am Dojo. Scott D'Amore decides not to sign anybody from last week.

Backstage, Gabi Loren interviews Taya Valkyrie, who tells Tessa Blanchard that she has somehow convinced the wrestling world that she is the best in the world, and while she is World Champion, she sees right through her. She calls Tessa "selfish" and a "master manipulator" who has gotten the fans drunk on her Kool-Aid and says that she is the only sober person here. Taya then says Tessa's fairy tale is over, and the bad guy wins, with the bad guy being her.

Tessa Blanchard retains the Impact World Championship against Taya Valkyrie after John E. Bravo's distraction backfires.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's show!

Here are all the backstage segments!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 17, 2019

Before the next match, Glenn Gilberti shows up and says that when "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux beat him, it was a "once-in-a-lifetime" fluke and says it was hard enough to watch one woman wrestle; now Impact is trying to get kicked off TV with ten women wrestling. He then says that the only way this match will be happening is if it is a bra and panties battle royal, but after seeing who is in the ring, it is better than they kept their clothes on. The bell ring, then all ten women in the match stomp Gilberti out of the ring. Glenn Gilberti then guests on commentary for the match to complain about women's wrestling.

Glenn Gilberti somehow wins a women's battle royal by actually being a competitor in the match despite spending almost the entire match on commentary, with Tessa Blanchard being his last elimination. After the match, Tessa chases Gilberti to the back.

We see footage from after last week's show where "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin tells Willie Mack it's not too late to back out of their match at Code Red. Willie punches Elgin, but Elgin powerbombs him into a truck.

In footage from earlier today, Rolando Menendez interviews "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin, who says he came back from Japan because he was sick of waiting in line, and is ready to take things for himself. Because of that, he sent "The Machine" Brian Cage, Pentagon Jr. and Willie Mack in the hospital. As he threatens Menendez, Rich Swann shows up and steps up to Elgin. When Elgin says Swann wants to go to the hospital, Swann punches him. This starts a brawl that is quickly broken up by security.

Rosemary beats Su Yung in a Demon Collar Match. After the match, Rosemary drags Su Yung out of the ring and to the back.

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews Madison Rayne, who says she knows what Taya Valkryie is playing the mind games she has mastered and knows that Taya knows she can beat her for the Knockouts Championship. She then says that Taya's 30 days that she keeps hiding behind are up, and when she faces her for the title, Taya's reign will come to an end.

Madman Fulton beats Randy Shawn. After the match, Fulton continues to assault Randy Shawn, and Sami has to pull Fulton off of him.

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews Rob Van Dam, who says it is great to be back in Impact and in the 2300 Arena. He announces that next week, he will be wrestling Tommy Dreamer and enjoying giving him a Van Daminator.

Rolando Menendez interviews Dr. Ariel via satellite regarding the update of "The Machine" Brian Cage. Cage is confirmed to have significant spinal trauma, but is already walking. Nevertheless, there is no timetable for his return.

Killer Kross beats Eddie Edwards with the Doomsday Saito after Eddie tries to use Kenny the Kendo stick as a weapon. After the match, Kross lifts Eddie up with Kenny and roundhouse kicks him in the head before he zipties Eddie to the middle rope. Kross tells Eddie he has to do this before putting on two black gloves and teasing hitting Eddie with Kenny the Kendo stick. He then breaks Kenny over his knee instead. Eddie is inconsolable.

At the Rascalz clubhouse, Dezmond Xavier tries to feed Trey Miguel chicken. Meanwhile, Zachary Wentz checks his pulse, and refuses to eat chicken by saying he is vegan. Dezmond decides the three of them might as well go training for their tag team title match against The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) next week. This leads into a training montage of hilarious proportions.

The Impact Plus Moment of the Week is "The Machine" Brian Cage vs. Kongo Kong from July 5, 2018.

Backstage, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander tells "All Ego" Ethan Page they are done with Rob Van Dam, and as they argue over that, Moose shows up and says The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) are giving out title shots and that their title shot will always be there. As for Rob Van Dam, there is only one opportunity to be the first guy to take out RVD, and RVD has yet to meet him.

Next week: Madison Rayne vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship! Sami Callihan vs. Fallah Bahh! Rob Van Dam vs. Tommy Dreamer!

Rich Swann beats "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin by disqualification after Elgin shoves the referee prior to a third powerbomb into the ring post. After the match, Elgin scares the referee to the back, then proceeds to attack Swann further until Willie Mack - who is thought to be in the hospital - runs in to fight Elgin. Suddenly, Johnny Impact shows up and lays out Willie Mack before attack Rich Swann. Elgin gets back up, then he and Johnny stare down to end the show.

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 15, 2019

oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist) beats Rich Swann, Willie Mack and Tommy Dreamer after Sami Callihan grabs Tommy Dreamer with the groin claw prior to the piledriver as the referee is preoccupied with action going on outside of the ring.

Backstage, "The Machine" Brian Cage asks Johnny Impact if he is ready. Impact tells Cage to make sure he is ready.

We hear from The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz), who talk about their loss to The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) Suddenly, Moose is with them, and Moose asks where the smoke is coming from before asking where the girls are. It soon becomes apparent that Moose is in there to confront them for making fun of last week, and Moose beats the crap out of them.

Before the next match, Glenn Gilberti says he does not see "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux and asks somebody to "send [him] a clown." Kikutaro shows up to face Gilberti.

Glenn Gilberti beats Kikutaro after rolling out of the way of a top rope moonsault from Kikutaro.

Backstage, Rolando Menendez interviews Taya Valkyrie, who is very stressed out about Johnny Impact's World title match against "The Machine" Brian Cage as well as Johnny's neck.

KM and Fallah Bahh beat Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster The Legend).

Backstage, The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) are met by Konnan, who demands a date for their tag team match. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix don't give him a straight answer and disrespected Konnan, angering him.

Konnan tells Santana and Ortiz that their Street Fight with The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) is on after disrespect from The Lucha Bros., and that he will soon get their rematch.

Jordynne Grace beats Tessa Blanchard to become #1 contender for the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship. After the match, Tessa Blanchard is absolutely livid, and she takes her anger out on the timekeeper by tossing him into the ring and punching him in the face. Tessa then proceeds to beat him up, and Gail Kim has to get in the ring and pull Tessa off of him. Tessa tries to punch Gail, but Gail blocks it and beats Tessa up. Tessa is forced to retreat.

Backstage, Tessa Blanchard yells at Scott D'Amore for the attack on her by Gail Kim, who shows up and confronts Tessa. This becomes a shouting match, and D'Amore suspends Gail Kim for a week while Tessa laughs. The doctor then checks on Tessa.

The GWN Flashback Moment of the Week is Rob Van Dam vs. Sting for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Slammiversary 2010.

Backstage, Rosemary says Allie has a knack for getting into trouble, and Allie says "the bunny is dead" because Rosemary left. Rosemary tells Allie she was warned not to let the darkness consume her, but she did not listen. Allie tells Rosemary she looks pathetic, and Rosemary demands to know where Allie only to not get an answer.

We hear from Sami Callihan, who tells Rich Swann that he threw everything away and messed up the plan. He vows to take everything Swann loves away from him, starting with the X Division Championship next week.

Eli Drake and Eddie Edwards beat The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Raj Singh) after Eddie hits Rohit Raji with Kenny the Kendo stick.

Before the next match, Killer Kross carries Johnny Impact - and a cinderblock - to the ring. Killer Kross pulls out a steel chair from underneath the ring, and security rushes into the ring only to be decimated. Kross then lays the cinderblock near Johnny's head - which is still in a neck brace - and is about to swing the steel chair into it when Taya Valkyrie brings Brian Cage to the ring. Taya then lays down on top of Johnny to protect him. Taya punches Killer Kross, but it has no effect. Brian Cage then rushes into the ring and fights Killer Kross off. Cage hugs Taya, then Taya hits Cage with a low blow before Johnny gets up and takes off his neck brace. Johnny hits Cage with Moonlight Drive before laying him out. He then grabs the cinderblock, lays it on Cage's face and swings a steel chair into it. Killer Kross is seen standing at ringside and laughing at what has transpired.

Here are the top five moments for tonight's show!

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for November 22, 2018

Mackenzie Mitchell introduces everyone to tonight's show, which includes the second annual Eli Drake Gravy Train Turkey Trot: a ten-man tag team match where the person on the losing team who gets pin being forced to don the turkey suit. She then brings out the team captains: Fallah Bahh and Eli Drake. Fallah Bahh is not a man of many words, while Eli Drake goes on endlessly about Thanksgiving food before talking about tonight's show. We then see last year's Gravy Train Turkey Trot Match.

Mackenzie Mitchell and Fallah Bahh are at the tumbler. Fallah Bahh's first randomly chosen member is KM, who tells Fallah Bahh to focus on the food later and that tonight is all about teamwork.

Mackenzie Mitchell and Eli Drake are the tumbler. Eli Drake's first randomly selected partner is Katarina, who claims that her great-grandfather was one of the first Pilgrims to land on Massachusetts only to realize his mistake and come back home. Nevertheless, she shares his adventurous spirit. Eli Drake still is not impressed.

We see footage from the 2007 Turkey Bowl, courtesy of GWN.

Fallah Bahh and KM are at the tumbler with Mackenzie Mitchell. Fallah Bahh's second member is none other than Japanese comedy wrestler Kikutaro.

"The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux shows up after the stars of Sexxy Show strut onto the stage. We then see more videos that have been sent to in as part of Bordeaux's talent search.

Eli Drake knocks down a vase - and - as he randomly picks Jake Crist for his second team member. Jake shows up with Dave Crist and Sami Callihan, the latter of whom just wants this match over with. Eli Drake says that as long as nobody on his team ends up in the turkey suit, they will get along fine. Sami Callihan says that if Jake ends up in the turkey suit, he will be eating nothing but the onions while he and Dave Crist eat everything else.

We hear from members of the Impact Wrestling roster about their favorite Thanksgiving memories.

Fallah Bahh's third randomly picked team member is Dezmond Xavier, who has no idea what is going on and has to be reminded that he is on Fallah's team, not against them.

Eli Drake's third randomly picked team member - after Eli Drake is thankful for oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan) for getting Fallah Bahh to say "Every Bahh" in the last segment - is Rohit Raju. He shows up with Raj Singh and Gama Singh, with Gama Singh saying that he is glad that Rohit Raju got picked, and promised that Raj and Rohit will ruin Thanksgiving, with Raj adding "by any means necessary." Afterwards, Rohit Raju imitates Eli Drake and it does not go over well with Raj and Gama.

We hear from more members of the Impact Wrestling roster about their favorite Thanksgiving memories.

Fallah Bahh's fourth randomly picked team member is Alisha Edwards. KM has to remind Fallah Bahh that Alisha is married to Eddie Edwards, then they tell a Pilgrim joke that only they laugh at.

Eli Drake's fourth randomly picked team member is Glenn Gilberti, formerly known as Disco Inferno. Glenn Gilberti says he is in this to impress "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux. He says that CGI - class, good lucks and intelligence - will be used to win this match, and afterwards, he wants Eli Drake to be his best man when he marries Bordeaux. Eli Drake and Mackenzie Mitchell then have a toast with two plastic cups with water in them.

It is announced that the Ultimate X match will return at Homecoming and that a new Impact Wrestling X Division Champion will be crowned.

Glenn Gilberti shows up and claims he invented the Ultimate X Match in 2003, saying it was his idea to have the X Division on top of a building and have them throw each other off, but Impact Wrestling said it was too dangerous and put wires across the ring instead. He says that Don Callis did not come up with it, saying that the last idea Callis came up with died of loneliness.

We look back on the history of Option C.

We see the turkey suit for the Eli Drake Gravy Train Turkey Trot, then we hear from Eli Drake. Drake says the only thing his team has to worry about is not having to wear the turkey suit. As everyone has their say and also has to calm Jake Crist down, "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux shows up dressed as a sexy pilgrim and says that she is scouting for talent tonight, and hopes that Eli Drake's team is hungry to win. She also says she doesn't like turkey; she likes stuffing, and that Glenn Gilberti looks familiar.

We hear from Fallah Bahh, who takes the match seriously before cracking another Plymouth Rock reference on Alisha Edwards.

Before the next match, all of the members of Team Drake (Eli Drake, Katarina, Jake Crist, Rohit Raju, Glenn Gilberti) and Team Bahh (Fallah Bahh, KM, Kikutaro, Dezmond Xavier, Alisha Edwards) make an oath stating that they must wear the turkey suit if they are pinned or submitted in the match.

Team Bahh (Fallah Bahh, KM, Kikutaro, Dezmond Xavier, Alisha Edwards) beat Team Drake (Eli Drake, Katarina, Jake Crist, Rohit Raju, Glenn Gilberti) after Bahh pins Gilberti with a Banzai Drop. During the match, "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux shows up and distracts everyone, and Glenn Gilberti follows her around before she sits on stage to scout talent during the match. The referee is also distracted until Kikutaro whips him around. After the match, Glenn Gilberti is forced to wear the turkey suit. Gilberti refuses, but is coaxed into wearing the suit by Bordeaux, who says that she loves a man who doesn't take himself so seriously. Bordeaux then tells Gilberti he looks like an absolute idiot and leaves, and Gilberti says she's just trying to play hard to get.

Here are the top five moments from tonight's main event!