Ja’Von’s Impact Wrestling Live Report (7/5/18)

Quick Results:

Rich Swann vs Fenix: Fenix via pinfall 

Killer Kross vs Fallah Bahh: Killer Kross via submission 

Madison Rayne & Allie vs Su Yung & Undead Maid of Honor: Madison Rayne & Allie via pinfall 

Katernia vs Rebel: Katernia via pinfall 

Brian Cage vs Kongo Kong: Brian Cage via pinfall 

Play by Play:

Cold Opening:

Impact Wrestling opens up with a cold opening that recaps everything that went down last wee on Impact.

Rich Swann vs Fenix:

Rich Swann makes his way to the ring for the opening contest of the night.

Welcome to the party. #IMPACTonPop @GottaGetSwann pic.twitter.com/d40zq5khlK

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Fenix who is making his Impact return tonight makes his way to the ring for this match tonight.

Who's pumped to see @ReyFenixMx back for the first time since #Redemption? #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/zrDX4HporQ

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

The bell rings and here we go. Collar and elbow tie up with Fenix hitting the go behind and bring Swann yo the mat then locking in a wristlock and bring him back to the mat. Swann then hits multiple kip upa before finally getting back up. While still holding on to the wristlock Fenix walks the ropes then sends Rich to the floor. Back in the ring the match is fast and furious with multiple flips and tricks both guys miss their shots then do double kip ups into a stand off. They get in each others face and Fenix hits Rich with a dropckick sending Swann to the outside. Fenix follows to the outside but Rich gets the advantage and gets on the apron to hit a springboard move but Fenix tries to counter and eats a superkick. Swann then conncects with springboard somersault. Back in the ring Fenix regains control of the match and sends Swann back to the outside and hits a sucide dive and brings Rich back in the ring. Fenix sets him up in the corner and hits a reverse cutter off the second rope. Fenix tries to go for it again this time from the middle rope but Swann counters it into a handstand and goes over Fenix.

Swann dodges @ReyFenixMx's moonsault but amazingly Fenix rolls through and connects with a cutter. #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/ENQOakLjRp

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

They both then think about doing the same thing as they hit double handsprings into fouble reverse cutters as we go to break.

Double handspring.

Double neckbreaker.

Both @ReyFenixMx and @GottaGetSwann are down! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/GIeBSCVNvE

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Back from break and we have ourselves a stalemate back and forth with both guys laying in chops to each other. Fenix tosses Swann to the floor but Rich catches himself and comes back in and catches him with a kick to the side of the head then followed by a fisherman suplex for a nearfall. Rich Swann continues with a 450 from the second rope for another nearfall. Both guys end up on the top rop and Fenix hits a hurricanrana followed by a piledriver for a nearfall. Fenix is first to get back to his feet and runs into a big superkick from Swann. Fenix then sets Rich on the top rope and hits an uppercut followed by some sort of musclebuster with a spin for the pinfall victory.

.@ReyFenixMx WINS! WHAT A MATCH! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/DbeUIQbgKd

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Winner: Fenix via pinfall

After the match oVe attacks Fenix and try to take his mask off but Pentagon Jr. slides into the ring and oVe escape. Pentagon Jr. then turns oj Fenix and hits him with the Pentagon driver. Pentagon then takes off his mask and it turns out to be Callihan.

.@TheSamiCallihan DISGUISED HIMSELF AS PENTAGON! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/tEg450CQOa

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Swann then comes back to make the save but gets overpowered and oVe forces him to watch as Sami goes to take the mask off of Fenix. Then the REAL Pentagon Jr. ckmes out to make the save and takes out Sami Callihan and oVe with a suicide dive.

.@PENTAELZEROM takes out oVe! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/8PZAqLRqQY

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Backstage we see KM and Fallah Bahh. KM apologizes to him and says he is committed to him and their partnership.

Killer Kross makes his Impact debut NEXT.

.@realKILLERkross warms up by forearming a wall. This man is terrifying. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/9soC5cwwav

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Back from the break Allie and Madison Rayne are interviewed about their match. Madison says she has face almost every knockout that has come through Impact and is glad to have someone on het side who knows what their facing tonight. Allie spoke about Rosemary telling her to not get consume by the darnkness but she did and is looking for revenge against Su Yung tonight.

Killer Kross vs Fallah Bahh:

Fallah Bahh accompanied by KM makes his way to the ring for his match. Killer Kross makes his way to the ring for his debut match. The bell rings and here we go. They run at each other and hit each other with shoulderblocks and Kross absorbed the blow. Kross sends Bahh into the corner and lays in the rights and the referee pulls him off him which allows Bahh to take control. Bahh puts Kross in the corner and lays in the chops. Kross then fights back and hits Fallah with a clothesline sending him to the mat. Kross then picks him up and invites him to hit him some more. Bahh does just that and Kross eventually grabs him and hits a sido suplex

.@realKILLERkross JUST THREW @FALLAH1 WITH A SUPLEX! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/EycdXIhMMk

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

then locks in a MMA style choke and puts Fallah Bahh to sleep and the submission victory.

.@realKILLERkross choked out Fallah Bahh. What a debut. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/DFcVr2Z6Ce

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Winner: Killer Kross via Submission

After the match Kross continues to attack Fallah which prompts KM to try and make the save but he gets choked out too which prompts Petey Williams to make his return and the save for KM. He hits Kross with a steel chair but it does nothing to him and Kross is sent to the outside of the ring after Petey throws a chair and it hits Kross in the face.

.@iPeteyWilliams just threw a chair in the face of @realKILLERkross and he just smiled. He enjoys this. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/HPVhNsMARq

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Kross stands on the ramp and  tells Petey tick tok.

Back from break Jimmy Jacobs and Kongo Kong and interviewed backstage. Jimmy says he is a good guy and Kongo Kong is a monster. He says Kong took out Abyss and Johnny Impact. He talks about Kong attscking Cage last week and that he felt pain so magbe he isnt a machine after all. He predicts that Kong will beat Cage tonight and that he gets what he wants cause he’s a princess.

GWN Flashback Moment of the Week: RVD vs Sting( TNA World Heavyweight Championship): RVD retained that night.

Desi Hit Squad celebrated their win from last week and tells them under his guidance they will take over America and Impact Wrestling.

.@GR8GamaSingh is a harsh taskmaster. It would appear he keeps @HakimZane and @GursinderImpact in check. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/ambDjsDH9Q

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Back from break and we get a video package of a new knockout coming soon to the Impact Zone.

Madison Rayne & Allie vs Su Yung & Undead Maid of Honor:

Impact Knockouts Champion and het Undead Maid of Honor make their way to the ring for their match. Allie and Madison Rayne make their way tothe ring and rush Su and her Maid of Honor and they take both of them doen with shoulderblocks in the corner then thez presses into raining in forearms. Allie then offically starts the match with the maid of honor and Allie hits her with multiple forearms then hits a Russian Legsweep for a nearfall. Allie hits the ropes to go for a big move but Su Yung grabs her hair to stop her. Su continues to distract Allie which allows for the maid of honor to take down Allie for a nearfall. Su Yung then takes in and wears down Allie with a workkng hold submission maneuver. Allie fights back to get back to her feet. Allie then takes out Su Yung and both knockouts are down. Allie then tags in Madison and Su tags in the maid of honor. Rayne take her down then hits a ripcord neckbreaker. Madison then tries to take out the bridesmaids but gets caught. Allie then dives off the apron to take out the bridesmaids.

🐰🚀#IMPACTonPop @AllieImpact pic.twitter.com/0kHNDf17ma

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Madison then gets caught by Su who sets her up for the paincswitch and accidentally takes of the referee with Madison’s feet. Madison would then counter into Cross Rayne but there is no referee to make the count which allows Tessa Blanchard to come in and attack Madison.

.@Tess_Blanchard has made her presence known in this match. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/xRcClr8wjE

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Allie comes in to make the save and takes out Tessa. Madison then his Cross Rayne again on the maid of honor for the pinfall victory.

Another momentum building win for @MadisonRayne on the road to Slammiversary. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/OhC5yOWovQ

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Winners: Madison Rayne & Allie via pinfall.

In the LAX Clubhouse Santana and Ortiz say they are loyal dudes and ride for Konan who took them out of the ghetto and their bad situations. King feels disrespected by Konan for stepping to him like that and accusing him of attacking him. He doesn’t want to wait anymore and heads to the ring to see what kind of proof Konan has on him.

Back from break we are shown how the Desi Hit Squad trains and Gama Singh’s strict training methods.

oVe Cam:

Sami Callihan is wearing Pentagon’s mask and says that Pentagon should’ve stayed out of their business and says that he ruined everything. He announces a six man tag match between them and Pentagon Jr. Fenix and Rich Swann. Sami says he will take Pentagon’s mask, Fenix’s mask  and Rich Swann’s face.

.@TheSamiCallihan, @TheJakeCrist and @TheDaveCrist are sick of Fenix, Swann and Pentagon and they want a six man tag NEXT WEEK! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/VLXE9sxNw7

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

We get an in depth video package on Impact World Champion Austin Aries about his childhood and how he got into the wrestling industry. He also says that he didn’t have any special favors like Moose. He sahs that Moose ckmes from a world where someone else draws up the gameplan for him but he draws up his own gameplan.

"After I finish you (at Slammiversary), your new dream will be to hope the @xfl2020 needs a sh*tty offensive lineman." – @AustinAries is pulling absolutely no punches with @TheMooseNation on the way to Slammiversary. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/PFcrQEDbLg

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

We see Konan on the phone saying that he has the proof and is going to expose him tonight.

Back from break we hear from Tommy Dreamer after he was attacked by Eddie Edwards last week.

For months @TheEddieEdwards has had an obsession with Sami Callihan, now @THETOMMYDREAMER has an obsession with Eddie Edwards.

What a raw, emotional, passionate response by Dreamer. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/09bKZlY2Hh

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Dreamer says Eddie is throwing his career away because of his obsession with Sami Callihan. Tommy says that he nows has an obsession with Eddie Edwards.

BREAKING: It is official. @THETOMMYDREAMER will face @TheEddieEdwards in a House of Hardcore match at Slammiversary on July 22nd in Toronto. This will be deeply personal.

TICKETS: https://t.co/Nmyym63B4d pic.twitter.com/oxD64Iupnt

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Katerina vs Rebel:

Rebel makes her way to the ring for this match.

.@RebelTanea is here! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/d0yZ1M4fiu

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Katerina accompanied by Grado makes her way to the ring. The bell rings and here we go. Collar and elbow tie up with Rebel getting the upper hand on Katerina with a sideheadlock bringing her to the mat. Back and forth roll ups lead to Rebel still with the upper hand laying in forearns to Katerina then picks her up snd drops her on the mat for a nearfall. Rebel goes for a handspring move but eats nothing but turnbuckle. Katerina then hits a tornado DDT on Rebel and gets a nearfall. Katerina goes to the to rope and jumpa off the ropes and comes up empty. Rebel then hits a split on Katerina but she fights back and hits a backbreaker on her knee for the pinfall victory.

Shoutout to @hemmepowered with a variation of the Flying Firecrotch Guillotine! #IMPACTonPop @RebelTanea pic.twitter.com/1nP2fkU1xp

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Back from break and Grado and Katerina celebrate her victory and Katerina has a surprise for him. She surprises him with Joe Hendry.

The Prestigious One is here!@katarinasinfamy has brought @joeshendry to IMPACT and @gradowrestling is delighted. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/AtxHtBBbCX

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Winner: Katerina via pinfall

Brain Cage vs Kongo Kong:

Kongo Kong accompanied by Jimmy Jacobs makes his way to the ring for the match. Brian Cage makes his way to the ring for the match. The bell rings and here we go. They both go right at each other sith punches. Kong takes down Cage and goes for a splash but Brian Cage rolls out of the way and hits an armdrag on Kong sending him out of the ring. Cage follows up with a sommersault plancha to the outside.

HOW DOES @MrGMSI_BCage FLY LIKE THIS? #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/epqLs9Ojia

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Cage brings him back in and Cage stays on the attack and sets u.k p for a running powerbomb until Kong counters and hits a hurricanrana.

WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING?! #IMPACTonPop @RealKongoKong pic.twitter.com/CcPmnN58Rw

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Cage then fights bsck and goes on the attack and hits a 619 and a german suplex for a nearfall.

THIS MATCH IS JUST US CONSTANTLY SCREAMING! 619 BY @MrGMSI_BCage. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/EZaFo2C7p8

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Kong fights backand gets a nearfall of his own. Cage then hits a superplex from the top rope followed by an F5 for pinfall victory.

Winner: Brian Cage via pinfall 

Konan’s Proof:

Back from break Konan mkes his way to the ring to expose King for being the one who attacked him. Konan calls out King and he comes out to the ring with Santana and Ortiz.

Should we be reading anything into the fact that @SantanaLAX and @Ortiz5150 came out with @MadKing1981 rather than Konnan? #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/o6nhrTSaQb

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

Konan is not made that King put a hit on him. Konan bring up all the times he helped King out during their childhood and King’s marriage. Konan says the calls that King said he made to him while he was in the hospital never happened. Konan calls him an explicit name.

This ladies and gentlemen, is a glory hole chant by the fine folks in Windsor. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/de5G932WQZ

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

King then admits that he was the one who called the hit saying he is the future and Konan is the past. Santana and Ortiz flip King off and Konan says he didn’t get the job done as usual. The orginal LAX Homicide and Hernandez attack Konan, Santana, and Ortiz.

HOMICIDE AND @SuperMexCTM HAVE RETURNED!

King has recruited the original LAX to start a turf war with @Konnan5150, @SantanaLAX and @Ortiz5150! And they're taking the territory by force! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/JrVxn8S0p2

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 6, 2018

The battle lines have been drawn and King, Homicide, and Hernandez stand tall.

My thoughts: This sas a really great show tonight we kicked off with a must see match between Rich Swann and Fenix and ended wih a civil war. Tonight also saw two debuts with the in-ring debut of Killer Kross and the Impact debut of Joe Hendry. Seems like Hendry will be involved with Grado and Katerina while Kross might have began his first offical feud. Another great show from Impact tonight. Stay close to Twitter and Chairshot.com for my Impact Wrestling Viewership and YouTube articles in the coming days.

My Score: 6.5/10