Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for April 26, 2019

Eli Drake shows up to start tonight's show. Eli proclaims that the old Eddie Edwards is dead, and says that Eddie is "a flappy, flaccid version of his old self." He calls Eddie "the weak link", then interviews Kenny the Kendo stick before saying he owns Kenny. Eli goes on to see that whenever he loses a friend, he gains a friend. Eddie shows up to fight Eli, and Eli turns Mikey - the microphone on a stick that he has brought with him - into a weapon. Eddie easily comes out on top in the ensuing brawl, however, and Eddie soon chases Eli backstage and out of the arena.

We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to Gail Kim vs. Tessa Blanchard at Rebellion.

Ace Austin beats Aiden Prince after giving Prince a papercut with a playing card outside of the referee's field of vision. Austin attacks Aiden Prince after the match, but "The Canadian Destroyer" Petey Williams shows up to make the save for Prince.

In footage from earlier today, Taya Valkyrie confronts Jordynne Grace as Grace is working out in a gym, and both women brawl before Taya overpowers Grace and DDT's her onto a 45-pound barbell weight.

We hear from Rob Van Dam, who states that there are a lot of good wrestlers in Impact that he wants to have a match with, and talks about how the X Division grew up idolizing him before saying it would be a dream for them to be kicked in the face by him.

Backstage, The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz) run into each other backstage after receiving a note to meet in the hallway backstage. Moose shows up and congratulates Dezmond Xavier on his win last week, then proposes they expand the group to have him in it. Moose also tells The Rascalz that he brought his friends, then The Rascalz asks him to bring his friends. Moose's friends end up being The North (Ethan Page and "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander), who beat up The Rascalz in the hallway alongside Moose.

We see a video package chronicling the events leading up to "The Machine" Brian Cage vs. Johnny Impact for the Impact World Championship at Rebellion.

The GWN Flashback of the Week is The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) vs. The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) at Homecoming.

Backstage, "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux announces that there will be a live Smoke Show at Rebellion.

Rosemary beats The Undead Maid of Honor after spitting green mist into the Maid of Honor's face as the referee is preoccupied with Su Yung on the apron. After the match, Rosemary wraps a chain around The Undead Maid of Honor's neck and leaves with her.

Rich Swann arrives at oVe's compound and is met by Jake and Dave Crist, who tell him that Sami Callihan is not here. Swann decides to see for himself if Sami is not here, and after getting no answer at the door, Swann recollects memories of his time spent being friends with Sami and says that if Sami won't face him like a man right now, then he will see him at Rebellion. Swann leaves, then Sami Callihan opens the door and looks out towards Swann before going back into the compound and slamming the door shut.

Backstage, The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) are met by Johnny Impact and John E. Bravo, and The Lucha Bros. tells Johnny that they do not need to follow his lead in their match tonight.

Killer Kross beats Willie Mack by submission after reversing a standing moonsault into the Kross Jacket.

We see a video package chronicling The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) vs. The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) in Full Metal Mayhem for the Impact World Tag Team Championships at Rebellion.

The Deaners (Cody and Jake Deaner) beat Halal Beefcake (Idris Abraham and Joe Coleman) in their Impact debut. (Jake Deaner has formerly appeared on One Night Only events under the name Jake Something).

Before the next match, Johnny Impact says he is not bothered about Lance Storm being the special guest referee in the World title match as Rebellion, as he trained both him and Taya and they invited him to their wedding. After admitting that they want to name a dog after Lance Storm, he says that it will be great to see him on Sunday, as it is nice to have someone who has their back. Suddenly, Lance Storm shows up. After Johnny and Taya are all too happy to see him, Storm says that they have a bit of a misunderstanding, and while it is true that he trained them and that Taya is one of the best to come through his door, he reminds them to be an asset to the business. Johnny says that Lance Storm taught them to trust the people they work with, but Storm says that his integrity is not for sale and that Johnny is beating "The Machine" Brian Cage on his own if he wants to retain. After Storm says that the fans would rather see a World Champion that they can respect and trust rather than one they do not, Taya slaps him and Johnny tries to fight him, but Storm hits Johnny with a superkick.

"The Machine" Brian Cage and The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) beat Johnny Impact and The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix). During the match, John E. Bravo yanks the referee out of the ring and Taya knocks the referee out. Cage hits Johnny with the Drill Claw, but Pentagon Jr. hits Cage with a steel chair and busts him open. As LAX and The Lucha Bros. fight each other with ladders and chairs, Cage and Johnny still go at it in the ring, and Cage hits Johnny with Weapon X as the referee makes it back into the ring to score the win.

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

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 8, 2019

Rich Swann beats Ethan Page. After the match, oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist) shows up. and Sami Callihan says that tonight is the night that Swann finally joins them. He says that Swann said it himself that they were family when he was in the hospital, then tells Swann to put on the oVe shirt. He says family fights all the time and does not have to always get along, but they know that family is everything. He says that Swann said it himself that they were family when he was in the hospital, then tells Swann to put on the oVe shirt. He says family fights all the time and does not have to always get along, but they know that family is everything. Swann hugs Sami, and Jake and Dave Crist celebrate as Swann put the shirt on, with Sami Callihan introducing Swann as the newest member! As oVe turn their backs towards Swann, Swann superkicks Callihan and makes quick work of the Crist brothers.

Backstage, Konnan tells Santana and Ortiz to let him take care of the tag team title rematch as they watch The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) take on The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) tonight.

We see footage from last week where "The Machine" Brian Cage is interviewed in the trainer's room. It is evident that Cage is in a weakened state and not in the mood for an interview, especially when the interview is told to leave the trainer's room.

Ace Austin beats Jake Atlas in his Impact Wrestling debut.

Rolando Menendez interviews Johnny Impact and Taya Vakyrie via satellite. Johnny says he has let "The Machine" Brian Cage down, but injuries happen and he has to deal with a neck injury now. He says that in this business, you are only as good as your word, and he will make sure Cage gets his title shot even if he has to leave for a neck fusion.

We hear from Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster the Legend), who say it took two years to come back to Impact only for KM and Fallah Bahh to get a fluke victory, and that it is time for the tag team division to be silenced by the violence.

Alisha Edwards shows up. Alisha thanks Impact Wrestling for giving her the opportunity to show that anything is possible. She says her contract is expiring at the end of this month, and this gives her the opportunity to ask herself what is next in her life. While she admits she enjoy showing up week after week and hitting people with Kendo sticks, it may be time her for to go home and start a family. Suddenly, The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Raj Singh) and Gama Singh show up. Rohit Raju says a women is finally making sense in the ring, as he is tired of hearing about "this women's empowerment hot garbage," and says it is her job to go home and be a housewife. Raj Singh says Alisha is being intelligent with the thought process of leaving the wrestling world to be a housewife, and Gama Singh says God created women to be homemakers. Gama Singh gets slapped almost immediately. The Desi Hit Squad almost corner Alisha, but Eddie Edwards shows up and hits The Desi Hit Squad with Kenny the kendo stick. The Desi Hit Squad attack Eddie from behind before Eddie can hit Gama and gang up on him. Suddenly, Eli Drake walks up to the ring and gets on The Desi Hit Squad's good graces only to hit them both with the Gravy Train, and Gama Singh rolls out of the ring. Eli Drake then tells Eddie that this should give him something to think about.

Backstage, Rolando Menendez tries to interview "The Machine" Brian Cage, and when confronted, Menendez shows footage of what Johnny Impact said earlier. Cage accuses Menendez of being a "shit stirrer" and pushes him out of the way.

Backstage, Eli Drake meets up with Alisha and Eddie Edwards. Eddie thanks Eli for having their backs, and Eli proposes that he and Eddie go for the tag team titles. Alisha tells Eddie that Eli is the only person left willing to tag with him. Alisha leaves, and Eli says they can go after The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Raj Singh) next week. If it works out, they can continue teaming up.

The GWN Flashback Moment of the Week is The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) vs. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) vs. Team 3D (Brother Ray and Brother Devon) at No Surrender 2014.

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews Killer Kross and Moose. Moose says today is a great day, and Killer Kross says that if he and Moose could not get title shots, then nobody will get one, and when he sees Johnny Impact again and doesn't get a title shot, he will send him right back to the hospital. Moose then proposes that he and Kross celebrate at the best steakhouse in town, and invites Melissa Santos. Melissa isn't having it from Moose, and she declines.

We hear from The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz). Dezmond Xavier has Kikutaro's mask in an attempt to get masks with powers which in turn will get them wins, then make a reference to Moose's jacket in the interview from earlier. As they make fun of how Moose looked in the jacket, Zachary Wentz proposes that they return Kikutaro's mask back to him and just stick to being themselves.

Rosemary, Kiera Hogan and Jordynne Grace beat Su Yung, Allie and The Undead Maid of Honor in the Dark War. As per pre-match stipulation, Rosemary gets back Allie as well as her soul.

Backstage, Glenn Gilberti meets Konnan, who says that Don Callis is making fun of him and that he is behind a door. Gilbert enters the door and chews the guy seated in the room out only to find out he is Killer Kross, who proceeds to beat Gilberti up.

Backstage, Glenn Gilberti is seen looking for Don Callis. After an AEW reference, he finds Scott D'Amore, and Gilberti thinks that Don Callis wants him to do commentary. Gilberti guests on commentary as Josh Mathews introduces "The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux in the ring. Scarlett says she picked herself as the winner of the talent search because all the men were falling all over themselves for her, and says Glenn Gilberti had the least amount of talent. Glenn Gilberti leaves the announce table and enters the ring. Gilberti asks Scarlett what is wrong for her, and says that for the last six months, she has done nothing but show herself off. He says that if she wants to wrestle, she's just "going to suck." He says women's wrestling has not been any good since they got rid of bra and panties matches, and therefore she has no reason to wrestle. Scarlett says men like Gilberti have told her how to talk, act and dress, then proceeds to slap him in the face and tells him she can kick his ass. Gilbert says the women's revolution is causing Scarlett to act illogically and say crazy things, and advises that she go home for a week. He then says that after a week, he won't be hard to find. Scarlett tells Gilbert that while she may be a woman, she will make him her bitch.

Rosemary tells Kiera Hogan and Jordynne Grace to head home now that their work is done. Grace agrees with Rosemary, but Kiera is a lot more reluctant since Allie is still a soulless shell of her former self.

"The Smoke Show" Scarlett Bordeaux will face Glenn Gilberti at Against All Odds in three weeks!

Backstage, Melissa Santos interviews Tessa Blanchard. She says there is no excuse for her not being Knockouts Champion, and says if it weren't for Gail Kim, she would be. She says that Impact only looks out for themselves, and so will she. If she has to beat Jordynne Grace to become #1 contender for the Knockouts Championship, so be it.

Next week: oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, Dave Crist) vs. Rich Swann, Willie Mack and Tommy Dreamer!

The Lucha Bros. (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) beat The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz). After the match, The Lucha Bros. meet Konnan and tell him to tell The Latin-American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) not to touch their masks, but Konnan has none of it, saying that they started by getting in LAX's face after the match and that he didn't want anybody to be angry at each other, and demands that The Lucha Bros. give LAX a rematch for the tag team titles.

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

Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for July 5, 2018

Fenix beats Rich Swann. After the match, oVe (Dave and Jake Crist) rush into the ring and attack Fenix in an attemp to remove his mask and send a message to Pentagon Jr., but Pentagon Jr. shows up and clears oVe out of the ring. Afterwards, Pentagon Jr. kicks Fenix in the groin and hits him with the Fire Thunder Piledriver before revealing that it is really Callihan under the mask. oVe tries to unmask Fenix, and Rich Swann tries to stop them only to be laid out. As Callihan tries to rip Fenix's mask off, the real Pentagon Jr. - with his mask on - shows up and takes out oVe, forcing them to retreat.

Backstage, KM tells Fallah Bahh he screwed up and deserved the beating he got from Scott Steiner, but he is still dedicated to their team and he will prove it tonight.

Madison Rayne says she has faced nearly every Knockout to ever set foot in the Impact Zone, but she knows little about Su Yung. If she plans to step into darkness with Su Yung and her undead bridesmaids, there is nobody else she would rather have in her corner than Allie, who has walked through that darkness and came out through the other side. Allie says Rosemary told her not to let the darkness consume her, and she did. She danced with the devil and paid for it, but she does not regret it and she has learned that you need both light and darkness, good and evil. She tells Su Yung that instead of killing her, she brought another side of her to life.

Killer Kross beats Fallah Bahh with a rear chinlock in his Impact Wrestling debut, then continues to beat on Fallah Bahh. KM tries to fight Kross, but he also gets choked out. "The Canadian Destoyer" Petey Williams shows up and grabs a steel chair, but the strike to the back has absolutely no effect. Petey manages to get away with a chance shot to Kross' face.

Jimmy Jacobs says people around here think he is a bad guy, but he is a good because he tells the truth and has told everyone that Kongo Kong is the monster after he has taken out Abyss and Johnny Mundo, and says the real bad guy is "the Machine" Brian Cage. He says Cage perpetuates the lie that he is "the machine," as he showed a range of emotions after he lost to "Reborn" Matt Sydal and felt pain at the hands of Kongo Kong. He says that Cage is a man, and says Cage will be victimized and brutalized tonight.

This week's classic Slammiversary moment is Sting vs. Rob Van Dam for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary VIII.

Backstage, Gama Singh tells The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raji and Gursinder Singh) that is not easy to win the world, and that with his guidance, he will take them to the guidance. He then tells them that they must be obedient and must pay attention if they are to run Impact Wrestling, win the tag team titles and bring pride to the people of India by any means necessary.

A new Knockout is coming soon to Impact Wrestling!

Allie and Madison Rayne beat Su Yung and The Undead Maid of Honor. During the match, the undead bridesmaids try to get involved, and when Su Yung goes for the Panic Switch, Rayne's legs inadvertently hit the referee. Rayne hits Cross Rayne, then Tessa Blanchard shows up as the ref is still blinded to attack Rayne from behind. Allie gets in the ring and takes care of Tessa Blanchard, and Rayne hits The Undead Maid of Honor with Cross Rayne to win.

At the Latin-American Xchange clubhouse, Santana, Ortiz and King are playing dominoes. Santana asks King to go easy on Konnan, as they got him and Ortiz off the street. King says he should heave beaten Konnan like he didn't even know him for how Konnan repaid him. King also says that his loyalty got him nowhere, and dares Konnan to produce proof that he took him out. He says that there are snakes everywhere and to keep your grass cut, and while he never intended to take Konnan's spot, sometimes these things happen. He says that if Konnan has proof, he wants to see it.

We see Gama Singh disciplining The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Garsinder Singh).

We hear from oVe (Jake Crist, Dave Crist, Sami Callihan). Callihan is wearing Pentagon Jr.'s mask, but not for long, and says it smells like "so much bullshit" as he takes it off. He tells Pentagon Jr. that he could have stayed out of their business until Slammiversary, but he had to go out and save Fenix and Rich Swann, ruining everything. Next week, there will be a six-man tag match, and they will be lucky if they do not take Pentagon Jr. and Fenix's masks as well as Rich Swann's entire face. He then says he will take everything from Pentagon Jr. at Slammiversary.

We see a video package of Austin Aries' journey to Slammiversary XVI.

At the Latin-American Xchange clubhouse, Konnan is on the phone with somebody, saying he will expose King for the fraud that he is. When that happens, the war games will begin.

We hear from Tommy Dreamer, who says he has tried so hard and has not yet succeeded at a lot of things. He has learned from those failures, as he had guys like Terry Funk, Mick Foley and Paul Heyman. He says Eddie Edwards has it all and is throwing his career way on an obsession over Sami Callihan. He doesn't wanted to come home to a busted-up face, and he has never turned his back on or betrayed anybody. He also says he carries a lot of baggage, but he just wants to give everything for the business and help others get to the next level because there were men and women who opened the doors for him. He tells Eddie to get a grip on reality, and that if Eddie has an obsession with Callihan, then he has an obsession with Eddie, because nobody busts his forehead open on his own show.

Eddie Edwards vs. Tommy Dreamer in a House of Hardcore Rules Match is now official for Slammiversary XVI.

Next week: DeAngelo Williams will have an update on Moose!

Katarina beats Rebel.

Backstage, Grado congratulates Katarina on her victory tonight, and Katarina surprises Grado with Joe Hendry, who announces that he is now in Impact Wrestling.

"The Machine" Brian Cage beats Kongo Kong.

Konnan shows up and calls King out so they can clear the air. King shows up with Santana and Ortiz, and Konnan says he is not so mad about King putting a hit on him, and that what really pisses him off is that this all happened after everything he did for him. King asks Konnan where his proof is. Konnan says that the phone calls to him from the hospital never happened, and after calling King "a walking, talking glory hole," he says that the more things change, the more things stay the same, and King was a "punk-ass bitch" then and a punk-ass bitch now. King then admits that he put the hit on Konnan, much to the surprise of Santana and Ortiz, because Konnan is the past and he is the future. He tells Konnan that he does not need his help anymore, and that he should walk out in the sunset before he gets put out of his misery out back like Ol' Yeller. King says he did what he had to do for the group, and thanks to him, the tag titles came back and the money came up. He tells Santana and Ortiz that Konnan is the past and that he is the future, but Santana and Ortiz flip him off. Konnan tells King that he didn't get the job done, but King asks "Did I...or didn't I?" All of a sudden, Homicide and Hernandez - two of the original members of LAX - attack Santana and Ortiz from behind while King chokes Konnan out with the Puerto Rican flag. Members of security try to get involved, but Hernandez lays them out. The Mexican and Puerto Rican flags as well as an LAX shirt are all draped on top of Konnan, Santana and Ortiz, and King tells them that when you come at the King, you'd best not miss. He then proclaims that he, Hernandez and Homicide are LAX.

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

Here are the top five most devastating maneuvers from tonight's show!