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Thursday, April 12, 2018

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for April 12, 2018

It is announced that due to the firing of Alberto El Patron for no-showing Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground and Pentagon Jr. pinning Fenix, Austin Aries will face Pentagon Jr. and Fenix in a three-way match for the Impact Wrestling World Championship at Redemption.

Eli Drake shows up to start tonight's show. He says it is not often that he says that he is wrong, and says that he was wrong. He says that he picked up case #1 expecting a world title, especially since Chris Adonis is no longer his partner. However, if he wants to make a deal, he will make a deal, and he made the match with Moose with both of their cases on the line. He then says that with every failure, there is an opportunity, and even when he loses, he wins. He may have lost the World title, but in the end, he has the opportunity to take all the titles. Suddenly, The Latin-American Xchange (Konnan, Santana, Ortiz) show up while Eli Drake backs out of the ring, and Konnan tells Eli Drake he does not trust him. He wants to know who trusted Eli at the last-minute to try to take the tag team titles away from them. Eli says a lot of guys cannot be trusted, and that some people can say the same about him. He then tells Konnan that it is somebody he is familiar with as well as one of the greatest tag team wrestlers and a former world champion. That mystery tag team partner is none other than Scott Steiner. After the break, Scott Steiner says Konnan knows who he is what and what he is about, and says he is one-half of the greatest tag teams in the history of the business. He also says he was the most dominant world champion in the New World Order, and tells anyone who doubts him (especially millennials) who doesn't believe to go look it up on the Internet, with his reason being "I'm world famous, bitch!" He then challenges LAX for a tag team title match at Redemption, saying LAX will lose the titles, get their asses kicked and find out he has the shortest fuse and the biggest arms in wrestling. Konnan tells Scott Steiner not to "disrespect the Latino nation," and that LAX can do mind games, too, and questions if Eli can really trust Steiner and if Scott Steiner is here just to create some buzz, as the fans may be cheering for LAX and that Eli and Steiner does not have the hunger, anger or passion that LAX has. Eli Drake calls Konnan a wedge, saying he is "a useless tool," and that he and Scott Steiner are the greatest tag team of all time and there is nothing LAX can do to keep them from taking the tag team titles. Suddenly, Konnan says he is looking at two has-beens and that the current champions dictate the music choice at the end of the promo.





The Global Wrestling Network Flashback Moment of the Week is Rosemary vs. Jade for the TNA Knockouts Championship in Six Sides of Steel.

Moose beats Sami Callihan after Callihan uses his baseball bat as a weapon. oVe (Jake and Dave Crist) run into the ring after the match to stomp Moose, then Eddie Edwards runs into the ring. He fights off oVe and Sami Callihan, but the numbers game proves too much. Alisha Edwards runs into the ring to prevent them from attacking Eddie further, but they are determined and Sami Callihan threatens her with the baseball bat. Suddenly, the lights go out, and when they come back on, Tommy Dreamer is standing where Alisha Edwards was. He attacks oVe with a Kendo stick and hits Sami Callihan with a piledriver as the crowd chants "ECW!" Dreamer then takes the microphone and says he has been fighting a war his entire career and that he likes to get extreme. He says he has been part of a revolution and that oVe has been trying to start one of their own, but he has Moose and Eddie on his side. He then challenges oVe and Sami Callihan in a six-man House of Hardcore Match at Redemption.





Before the next match, Josh Mathews says he will be going one-on-one with Petey Williams, and that it is not often that the fans get to see him compete in the ring. He blames Petey Williams for he and "Reborn" Matt Sydal no longer being Impact Grand Champion anymore. He then says the Grand Championship is now around the waist of "that stupid vegan" Austin Aries. He then says that he will write a book about how he beat Petey Williams just like Austin Aries wrote a book, and that redemption will come early.

Petey Williams beats Josh Mathews by disqualification after "Reborn" Matt Sydal interferes. Sydal continues to attack Petey Williams and choke him with his jacket after the match.



We see a video package for "The Machine" Brian Cage.



Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Johnny Impact backstage. Johnny says Jimmy Jacobs and Kongo Kong keep showing up uninvited, but he finds their make-up most disturbing. Suddenly, Jimmy Jacobs and Kongo Kong show up. Jimmy tells Johnny that he may live in a protective bubble, but he will find out that not everything is amusing once Kongo Kong pops that bubble. Johnny says he is not amused by Jimmy's actions, and he was not amused after last week's post-match attack; however, if they want to keep meeting up, he will wait for them in the ring next week. Johnny and Kongo Kong then stare down until Jimmy Jacobs backs Kongo Kong off.



Josh Mathews returns to commentary before the next match.

"The Stand-By Wrestler" Richard Justice, Fallah Bahh and Tyrus beat The Cult of Lee (Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley) and KM.



Rosemary beats Taya Valkyrie in a Demon's Dance Match following a piledriver off the top rope through a table.



The show ends with a video package of highlights from Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground. We see footage form Austin Aries, who shows disappointment with Albert El Patron no-showing the event as well as a video confrontation between El Patron and Aries at a pre-event match. Aries says that the difference between himself and El Patron is that he says it like it is while El Patron is the exact opposite. We also see footage from House of Hardcore 40 where Austin Aries proposes a three-way match for the Impact Wreslting World Championship between himself, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix. It is then announced that their three-way dance from Impact Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground will re-air on Impact Wrestling next week.



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

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for November 23, 2017

It is announced that there will be a Turkey Bowl match tonight. Ten members of Impact Wrestling will be randomly drawn and placed into teams of five, with each team receiving a team captain. The person who gets pinned will wear the turkey suit this year.

We see highlights of the finals of the 2008 Turkey Bowl, where Rhino beats Alex Shelley and Sheik Abdul Bashir - and pins Alex Shelley - to win the Turkey Bowl and force Alex Shelley to wear the turkey suit. Alex Shelley wears the suit after Mick Foley threatens to fire him.



Jeremy Borash turns a tumbler which contains names for who may be in tonight's Turkey Bowl match. Robert Irvine is making the Thanksgiving meal for tonight's Thanksgiving episode.



The stars of Impact Wrestling talk about their favorite Thanksgiving memories.



Eli Drake and Chris Adonis show up. Eli Drake talks about Thanksgiving food, then rechristens the Turkey Bowl the "Eli Drake Gravy Train Turkey Trot." Eddie Edwards is the first name drawn and is picked as team captain.

Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Eddie Edwards, who is glad to check Eli Drake's Gravy Train Turkey Trot off the bucket list. He syas anything is possible and anybody may wear the turkey suit, but it will not be him.

El Hijo del Fantasma is team captain for the second team.

Mackenzie Mitchell interviews El Hijo del Fantasma. Even though Mexico does not celebrate Thanksgiving, the Eli Drake Gravy Train sounds like a party, and there is no party with chocolate.

It is announced that there will be a Knockouts Championship tournament to crown a new Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion starting next week.



The stars of Impact Wrestling talk about their favorite Thanksgiving foods.



Next week: Texano Jr. vs. "The Cowboy" James Storm! "Reborn" Matt Sydal vs. Tyson Dux! Taiji Ishimori vs. Hakim Zane! We hear from The Latin-American Xchange! Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact in a grudge match!





We see highlights from the Turkey Bowl Match from 2011, where Robbie E beats Eric Young with a foreign object handed to him by Robbie T...almost. The match is restarted when the foreign object flies out of his hands, and after Robbie E confronts referee Rudy Charles, Eric Young gets the win and Robbie E wears the turkey suit. Robbie E is in no shape to put the suit on after the jumping piledriver, and Robbie T is made the replacement to wear the suit. Robbie T is forced to wear the suit after he is warned that Robbie E will be stripped of the TNA Television Championship if he does not wear the suit.



Allie's name is drawn for Eddie Edwards' team. Mackenzie Mitchell then interviews Allie, who really loves turkeys to the point that Mackenzie has to tell her that the loser has to wear the turkey suit.

Caleb Konley's name is drawn next. When Mackenzie Mitchell tries to interview Caleb, Trevor Lee tells him not to lose the match as he wants nobody laughing at them.

"The Standby Wrestler" Richard Justice's name is drawn for Eli Drake's Gravy Train Turkey Trot. Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Richard Justice, who considers it an honor to be in the match. He says the turkey suit may be a little bit snug, but he is teady for anything.

The stars of Impact Wrestling talk about what they are thankful for this year.



KM's name is drawn for Eli Drake's Gravy Train Turkey Trot. Mackenzie Mitchell interviews KM, who only cares about proving himself to American Top Team...and nothing else, including this interview.

Laurel Van Ness' name is drawn for Eli Drake's Gravy Train Turkey Trot. Mackenzie Mitchell interviews Laurel Van Ness, who says she loves a good turkey dinner before mimicking a turkey and scaring Mackenzie.

The stars of Impact Wrestling talk about Thanksgiving family traditions.



We see highlights from Turkey Bowl 2016, where Robbie E beats Grado and forces him to wear the turkey suit.



Fallah Bahh is the next name to be drawn. Mackenzie Mitchell interviews him, but all he does is hit his hand on his head and say "Bahh." When asked if "Bahh" is all he can say, Bahh says "Gobble gobble."

Garza Jr. is the next name drawn. Mackenzie Mitchell interviews him. Garza Jr. says he will not lose because of his injury, and he will not give up or wear the turkey suit.

The team captain for the second team is Chris Adonis, much to the surprise of Adonis and Eli Drake, who then leave.

The Pluto TV Rewind of the Week is Diamond Dallas Page hitting Raven with a Diamond Cutter.

Chris Adonis talks to his team - Caleb Konley, El Hijo del Fantasma, Laurel Van Ness and KM. He understands that nobody on the team wants to wear the turkey suit, and they need to prove what they are made of tonight.

Eddie Edwards talks to his team - "The Standby Wrestler" Richard Justice, Fallah Bahh, Garza Jr. and Allie. Richard Justice wants to know if there is a real Thanksgiving out there, he is told there is, and that they need to get out there and win.



Before the next match, Eli Drake asks that everyone hold up contractually that they will wear the turkey suit if they lose. Everyone solemnly swears to put on the turkey suit if they are pinned.



Eddie Edwards, "The Standby Wrestler" Richard Justice, Fallah Bahh, Garza Jr. and Allie beat Chris Adonis, Caleb Konley, El Hijo del Fantasma, Laurel Van Ness and KM in a Turkey Bowl Match after Eddie Edwards rolls up Chris Adonis. After the match, Eli Dake says there will be a random draw to see who will wear the turkey suit, as Adonis will not wear the suit. Jeremy Borash reminds him that an oath was taken and that Adonis must wear the turkey suit. Adonis refuses and leaves the ring, but security guards show up and force him to go back. Adonis appeases them and tries to run to the back, but more show up and top him, and Adonis is reminded that he is contractually obligated to wear the turkey suit. If he does not wear the suit, the turkey suit will go on Eli Drake. Eli Drake tries to get him out of it, but Adonis is forced back into the ring. Adonis reluctantly wears the suit, then when Adonis leaves the ring, Eddie Wdwards throws food at him. This starts a food fight between the two teams. Eli Drake holds down Eddie Edwards in the ring, but when Chris Adonis tries to tries to hit Eddie with a cherry pie, Eddie ducks and hits Eli Drake in the face instead.