IMPACT Homecoming Results (01/06): Nashville, Tennessee
IMPACT Wrestling brings to you their Homecoming PPV which takes place at The Asylum in Nashville, Tennessee.
Advertised for tonight’s PPV: IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact defends his IMPACT World Title against “The Machine” Brian Cage, IMPACT Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard defends her IMPACT Knockouts Title against Taya Valkyrie with IMPACT Wrestling Hall Of Famer Gail Kim as The Special Guest Referee, IMPACT World Tag Team Champions LAX (Santana & Ortiz) defends their IMPACT World Tag Team Titles against The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix), Jake Crist, Ethan Page, Rich Swann & Trey Miguel battles each other in an Ultimate X Match For The Vacant X-Division Title, Eli Drake takes on “The Monster” Abyss in a Monster’s Ball Match, Moose faces Eddie Edwards in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, Sami Callihan goes one-on-one with Willie Mack and Dark Allie & Su Yung takes on Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace in a Knockouts Division Tag Team Match. Below are the full results from the show:
The show opens up with a video package featuring IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact and old footage from The Asylum years of TNA. Johnny talks about the feeling of excitement that comes memories and making an Impact, no pun intended, in history. The video also touched on all the feuds going into tonight’s card.
Josh Matthews then welcomes us to IMPACT Wrestling’s Homecoming. We are starting the night off with The Ultimate X Match.
– Rich Swann def. Jake Crist, Trey Miguel & “All Ego” Ethan Page in an Ultimate X Match to become the new X-Division Champion. The match started with all 4 men going for the title, which led to a series of hurricanranas as they fell from the ropes. Ethan Page played the power roll in this match. Early on, he straight up toss Miguel from the top rope to the floor where Swann and Crist found each other. Throughout the match, he was the one stopping people climbing the ropes. There was a superkick spot with all 4 men trading kicks that led to the first “IMPACT Wrestling” chant of the night. Jake Crist hit a double cutter from the rope on Swann and Miguel, leaving Page open to go for the championship, but mid way, he fell on Jake Crist with a falling elbow. Swann recovered and hit a Lethal Injection on Page. Everyone hit dives to the outside and after recovering, they all started brawling as they climbed one of the corner pillars, leaving Trey Miguel as the sole survivor, who climbed to the top and hit a Moonsault on to everyone. Back in the ring, Page took a huge powerbomb when everyone joined forces against him. Jake Crist took out Swann with a Tombstone Piledriver on the ramp, allowing Crist to go for the title, but Page recovered soon enough to spear him mid-air. Swann and Miguel now started racing for the title from opposite corners, with Swann getting there faster and snatching the championship.
Josh Matthews & Don Callis go over the card for the remainder of the night.
We head backstage where Brian Cage explains how he has sacrificed his daughter’s birth, his soon-to-be wife, his wedding and much more just to get to this point to fight for The IMPACT World Title. He also says that he is not Impact’s friend tonight, he’s “The Machine” Brian Cage.
A video package is shown that recounts the deterioration of Kiera Hogan & Allie’s friendship as Su Yung continued to influence Allie.
– Jordynne Grace & Kiera Hogan def. Su Yung & Dark Allie. Jordynne Grace & Allie started the match with Grace displaying her dominance. Hogan and Yung went at it next, with Kiera Hogan coming in fired up and also dominating over the heel. There was a weird spot where Yung was going to jump Kiera from behind as Allie distracted her, but Grace and the referee for involved making it long and awkward, but it led to Allie and Su Yung cutting the ring in half on Hogan for a while. Kiera Hogan was hit with a draping neck breaker by Su Yung, a backstabber by Allie for a two count. Eventually, Hogan made a comeback against Yung and finally managed to tag in Grace, who came in and easily handled both Yung and Allie. Jordynne had a suspended vertical suplex on Yung and Hogan hit a crossbody on the suspended body of Yung. Back inside the ring, all four women fought tornado tag style, with Grace hitting a powerbomb and powerslam to Su and Allie respectively at the same time. Finish saw Jordynne Grace got hit by Su Yung’s mist, allowing Allie to take her out, hit a code-breaker on Kiera Hogan, and finally, the Mandible Claw for the referee stoppage. After the match, Su Yung and Allie went back to the attack on Kiera Hogan. Su Yung called out her bridesmaids with a coffin to finally bury Hogan. When the coffin opened up, The Demon Assassin Rosemary made her return. Rosemary took out the Undead Bridesmaids, she took out Su Yung and turned her attention to Allie, who ran away instead.
A video package is shown recapping the history between Eddie Edwards & Moose.
– Eddie Edwards def. Moose in a Falls Count Anywhere Match. Eddie Edwards jumped Moose during the entrance and they immediately started brawling outside the ring and within a minute, Moose hit a really nasty looking set of apron powerbombs. Moose set up a guardrail bed outside the ring and went to powerbomb Eddie into it, but Eddie finally recovered and made a comeback, hitting a Tope Suicida. Eddie now in control, dragged Moose around the crowd and they proceeded to brawl around the upper decks where Eddie found a balcony to hit a plancha on Moose. As they continued brawling back to the ring area, Moose regained control and started filling the ring with chairs. Eddie, now busted open, took some of the chairs and started throwing them at Moose and hit a a huge superplex onto the pile of chairs. They got into a strike-off that ended with Eddie tossing Moose over the rope into the guardrail bed Moose had set up earlier. Eddie again in control, brought out his kendo stick and started taking on Moose, which brought out Alisha Edwards, who took out the kendo stick from him and got some shots on Moose herself for a big pop. Eddie hit the final kendo shot and a DDT for the only pin of the match.
We head backstage where Sami Callihan says that he is warning Willie Mack that tonight, he has got a match with the death machine and he should have listened to Rich Swann.
– Sami Callihan (w/Dave Crist) def. Willie Mack. Willie Mack jumped Sami before he could get in the ring, hit a few hurricanranas and a Tope Con Giro to start the match. Willie worked over Callihan’s neck for a bit until he got distracted with Dave Crist and Sami capitalized to turn the match around. Callihan now in control, mostly went for sleepers and chops. Mack made a comeback after reversing a sleeper unto a stunner. Mack, back in the game, hit his signature Samoan Drop and Moonsault, a Running Cannonball and finally started chasing the Stunner. Callihan hit a huge powerbomb and V-Trigger for a two count. Mack hit a Pop-up Forearm and Stunner for a near fall as Callihan got his leg on the ropes. Callihan hit a top rope DVD after Dave Crist distracted Mack, who kicked out at one. Finish finally saw Callihan hit a piledriver for the pin.
We head backstage where Eli Drake is with McKenzie Mitchell. Drake says that this is a trip down memory lane where Abyss was born, but tonight, it’s about the future and he is the future. McKenzie made a comment about Eli Drake being afraid, but Drake says that Abyss won’t even get a chance to touch a weapon tonight. Drake then says that he is not afraid of Abyss or the match and he will hit the gravy train on him for the win. He then says,”it’s monster ball but it’s the man with the monster balls.”
A video package is shown highlighting what has lead us to The Monster’s Ball Match between Eli Drake & “The Monster” Abyss.
– Eli Drake def. “The Monster” Abyss in a Monster’s Ball Match. Eli Drake jumped Abyss to start the match, but to no avail as Abyss simply turned it around and went for the staple gun, stapling Drake’s chest. Eli Drake rolled out of the ring and so they started brawling outside the ring towards the crowd. Back in the ring, Eli regained control as he started hitting Abyss with garbage cans, but as he went for a big running shot, Abyss tossed him over the top, landing on a couple of tables. Abyss brought out the thumbtacks. Abyss went for a chokeslam, but Drake countered out and threw tacks to Abyss, who dodged them and the referee took a file of tacks to the face. Abyss hit a Black Hole Slam for a clear pin, but the referee was out. Fans started to chant for Janice, so Abyss brought her out. Eli quickly took her from Abyss and went for the shot, but Abyss stopped him and hit a big chokeslam on to the tacks, but he only got a two count. Eli Drake’s back was silver. Eli threw some tacks to Abyss’ face to blind him and took the advantage to get some zip ties and tie down Abyss, but he couldn’t get them and Callis sold it as Abyss broke them, so Eli Drake responded by hitting about 20 chair shots on Abyss for a two count. Eli then broke his wooden paddle over Abyss in a really stiff looking shot and finally got the 1-2-3 for the win.
We head backstage where Killer Kross is with McKenzie Mitchell. Kross says that his intentions have always been clear and not like Johnny who is not clear with his goals. He also says that by the end of tonight, no one will be talking about Option C, but rather, Option X.
Johnny Impact’s fellow Survivor participants are shown enjoying their time in the audience.
A video package is shown highlighting the story that’s lead to LAX vs. The Lucha Brothers.
– LAX (Santana & Ortiz) def. The Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) to retain The IMPACT World Tag Team Titles. Santana and Fenix started the match with a series of reversals and counters until Pentagon got a quick shot in. Fenix got rid of Ortiz and The Lucha Brothers took complete control of the match. This was already going at 60 mph. After getting some time to recover, Santana cut off Fenix on the top rope and now it was time for LAX to hit a series of double team moves on Pentagon and keep Fenix at bay. Pentagon made a comeback and Fenix hit what I would call a running cannonball from the ring to the ramp. Back in the ring, all four men are going at it, with tons of action that got a standing ovation from the crowd as Pentagon hits a huge Destroyer on Santana. Pentagon and Ortiz got into a strike-off, later followed by Fenix and Santana and at end, all men are trading kicks left and right. Fenix and Pentagon hit a Spiked Fear Factor for a two count as Ortiz manages to break the pin. LAX hit the 5150 for another near fall, now Fenix being the one breaking the pin. “Fight Forever” chants. Finish saw LAX hit a big combination of cutters and kicks, ending with a big double team move for the pin on Fenix. After the match, Konnan came out. He put both teams over.
We head backstage where McKenzie Mitchell is interviewing Gail Kim, who says that she didn’t think she would need to come back, but that Tessa’s actions pushed her to come back and referee this match and make sure that the right woman wins.
– Taya Valkyrie def. Tessa Blanchard to become The New IMPACT Knockout’s Champion. Match started with a quick lock up, but quickly turned into quick reversals, Taya doing lucha moves, while Tessa going for the power moves. The match spilled outside and Tessa dominated, at one point hitting a missile dropkick on Taya against the guardrail. Back in the ring, Tessa started working Taya’s left arm via a shoulder wrench. Taya came back with some shots and a big deadlift german for a two count. Tessa finally started chasing the Buzzsaw DDT, but Taya countered and hit a Northern Lights and foot-stomp for another near fall. Taya went for a moonsault, but Tessa moved and hit a spear for a really close two count, that provoked Tessa to get in Gail Kim’s face, who got taken out a few seconds later, when Taya dodged a running Tessa. Tessa got a clear pin on Taya after the Busszaw DDT, but Kim couldn’t count. Tessa got the title and when Gail Kim tried to grab it from here, Gail Kim accidentally hit Taya. Tessa forced Gail to count her mistake, but Taya managed to kick out at two. Tessa and Gail once again got face to face, now it was Gail that pushed Tessa and Taya rolled her, but for another two count. Tessa hit the Magnum Codebreaker, but Taya kept kicking out. This provoked Tessa again and started going after Kim, who hit an Eat Da Feet and after a Road To Valhalla, Taya wins The Knockout’s championship.
Josh Matthews announced that IMPACT Wrestling is going to start simulcasting on both The Pursuit Channel & Twitch starting next Friday. Josh pushed for fans to subscribe to Twitch.
We head backstage where Johnny Impact is with McKenzie Mitchell. Johnny says that he wasn’t expecting a friendly fight tonight. Johnny then says that tonight he proves that he is a fighting champion.
A video package is shown documenting the story that has lead us to our IMPACT World Heavyweight Championship Main Event.
– Johnny Impact def. “The Machine” Brian Cage to retain The IMPACT World Title. Match initially told the story that Johnny is great at wrestling around Cage, but when Cage manages to snatch him, his offense is devastating. Johnny started going for Cage’s limbs that are taped up, while Cage seemed to target Johnny’s back and neck. As Cage was in control, he hit a series of Gorilla Flips for a two count. Impact went for a moonsault, but Cage simply caught him and hit a Cheeky Nando and Flapjack for another two count. Eventually, Johnny reversed Cage into a Tornado DDT to catch a breather and hit the Double Down to the floor, landing knee first on Cage’s head. Back in the ring, Johnny had regain enough momentum to go back and forward with Cage. They started trading big moves and near falls. Johnny went for a Razor’s Edge on Cage, but got reversed. Johnny hit a Sliding German and finally went for Starship Pain, but Cage blocked him and hit an F-5 for a two count. Cage hit a Buckle Bomb and went for Weapon X, but Johnny got out. Cage hit a big Discus Clothesline for another two count. Johnny hit a few knees, setting up Cage for Starship Pain, this time he connects, but Cage kicked out at 2.99. Out of desperation, Johnny hit a top rope Spanish Fly, but cage kicked out at one and fired up. Cage hit a huge powerbomb, buckle bomb, rolling powerbomb, but Johnny somehow kicked out at two. Cage hit Weapon X, but Johnny got his foot on the rope in a really close call. Finally, Cage got tossed out the ring, but he got distracted with the Survivor guys, making the referee to go out there and handle the situation; however, inside the ring, Cage had hit the Drill Claw and had a clear pin on Johnny. Cage went for the deadlift suplex, they both stumbled as they came down, Johnny landing and cradling Cage for the pin. Cage grabs the title and tossed it at Johnny, calling the finish a fluke on Impact’s side. Taya came out to celebrate with Johnny as the champion power couple. They posed at the ramp as the closing signature comes up on the screen. Suddenly Killer Kross finally made his presence felt and attacked Johnny and Taya. Kross power-bombed Taya into the crowd. Show went of the air to “Kill Kross Kill” chants.