IMPACT! Wrestling
May 13th, 2021
Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee
Commentary: Matt Striker & D’Lo Brown
Before The IMPACT! – Tasha Steelz (w/ Kiera Hogan) def. Jordynne Grace (w/ Rachael Ellering) by pinfall at 10:24
Rosemary (w/ Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve) vs. Havok
The winner of this match will face Deonna Purrazzo at Under Siege for the Knockouts Championship, as they uncharacteristically shake hands slowly before starting the match. They immediately start slugging it out, but Havok misses a leg drop and they go at it again. Havok hits a big splash and boots in the corner and only gets a two count. Havok follows that with a suplex before applying a Camel Clutch but transitions into just throwing strikes down on Rosemary. Havok runs into an elbow in the corner as Rosemary applies the Upside Down and then hits a missile dropkick knocking Havok into the corner where Rosemary hits a splash. Rosemary tries to hit a suplex, but Havok breaks out, until Rosemary does hit the suplex for a 2 count. Rosemary hits a spear for a 2 count, Rosemary tries to hit an inverted DDT but Havok grabs and reverses Rosemary into a Tombstone piledriver for the win.
Winner: Havok by pinfall at 6:07
Right after the match, Deonna Purrazzo runs in by herself and tries to take out Havok, but Havok fights back until Deonna runs to the outside but bumps into Rosemary. Rosemary throws Deonna back in, as Susan and Kimber Lee try to run in to help but get scared away by Decay. Havok hits a Tombstone on Deonna as they get ready for Saturday’s match.
Due Diligence
Gia Miller is backstage with The Good Brothers, Don Callis and Kenny Omega who is wearing the AEW, IMPACT and TNA World Championships one atop the other around his waist. Miller asks Karl Anderson if their recent momentum will carry on tonight and he says their confidence is back and didn’t lose their momentum. Omega differs in that they lost their momentum and their titles, and they are looking at the reason why they won. The difference maker, the game changer, the Cleaner, the belt collector, Kenny Omega. The Coach is in, and there’s no way Anderson is losing tonight. Anderson calls themselves the best trios in the entire world, and FinJuice started something they won’t be able to finish. Omega tells Gia she can’t get in on this action as she’s not Elite. Kenny then goes on a rant and says it takes a long time to be a part of the Elite, a lot of practice, a lot of due diligence, a lot of metal, a lot of courage and guts, strength, speed, and intensity. Anderson and Gallows slowly walk away and encourage Omega to do the same.
Petey Williams vs. Ace Austin (w/ Madman Fulton) vs. Acey Romero (w/ Larry D) vs. Rohit Raju (w/ Shera) vs. TJP vs. El Phantasmo
The winner of this six-way match gets an X-Division Championship match at Under Siege against Josh Alexander. Only Williams, Austin and ELP got entrances as everybody else came into the ring during commercials. Right away, everybody goes after Romero sending him to the outside, as Austin, Raju and Williams end up all three in the ring. Austin gets caught by Romero and tossed to the barricade on the outside, as Romero catches Williams and power bombs him onto the apron. TJP is able to stop Romero on the outside, before hitting a hurricanrana on ELP. ELP walks the ropes while holding onto TJP and kicks Raju off the apron. ELP continues to walk the entire ring, dodging Williams and then meeting Austin on the top turnbuckle and hitting a top rope Death Valley Driver onto everybody else on the outside as we go to commercial.
Back from break, TJP is stomping Williams in the corner but gets stopped by Raju who hits a cannonball for a 2 count. Romero tries to get the cover on Raju but gets stopped by Austin & ELP. ELP and Williams go at it, and Williams hits a Canadian Destroyer but TJP stops the pin attempt. All six men hit moves on each other, including Austin hitting a Fosbury Flop on Romero to the outside as Fulton and Larry D start fighting on the outside. Back inside, TJP takes out Romero and hits a Detonation Kick on Williams. TJP misses the Mamba Splash and gets hit by a splash himself by ELP but Williams breaks up the pin. Williams and TJP reversed each other a bit until ELP hit the CR II for the pin.
Winner: El Phantasmo by pinfall at 6:46 (plus commercials)
Evidence of Cheating
Susan and Kimber Lee are in the office of Scott D’Amore and D’Amore asks why she needs a camera here. Susan starts moving everything off the desk and says she has evidence and starts playing a video of her match against Tenille to show that Tenille cheated. D’Amores says that is a fair point but asks what Susan is looking for. Susan says she wants a match, herself and Kimber Lee vs. Tenille Dashwood and Taylor Wilde. D’Amore says they can do that next week, Susan says no, so D’Amore makes it for Under Siege.
Sickness at the Root
Violent by Design are in the back with another promo where Eric Young some people may think they are broken since they are not a 100% percent, spirit shattered, vision blurred and failure can be a tricky thing. Failure will not be tolerated, and Young asks himself what mistakes have they made on the way and who created this problem as he names all the members. Young says the answer came to him, and the sickness is at the root and it’s everywhere infecting everyone and everything. Young is starting a new violent plan, and the only thing in life that is guaranteed is change. Nothing is forever and change is trust, and what you can trust from here on out is you’ll be seeing a whole lot of Violent by Design.
I Have a Blue Car
We go to Swinger’s Palace where Hernandez is playing with the roll of money and Alisha is dressed like one of the Swinger’s girls. Johnny Swinger hits on Alisha who says she’s married, and he says he has a blue car as he thought they were talking about things that didn’t matter. TJP walks in and gives John E. Bravo money that he bet for not winning the six-way match, but asks what the odds are for the number one contenders for the tag titles. Ace Austin and Madman Fulton walk in and say they are the number one contenders, before being interrupted by XXXL as they start to brawl but Hernandez breaks them up. Rohit Raju and Shera walk in and say they want a shot of the gold also. Swinger tells Bravo to go talk to D’Amore and try to get this match made. TJP says none of them will win as long as he has the right partner, and Petey Williams walks in and TJP asks for the odds of him and Petey winning, but Petey says he doesn’t know anything about odds but knows someone who does, before coming back in dressed as Little Petey Pump, but everybody walks away.
Sam Beale vs. Willie Mack
Mack starts with a swinging slam and a standing moonsault for a 2 count. Beale comes back with shoulder blocks in the corner, followed by a chop, but Mack comes back with chops of his own. Mack hits a splash in the corner, followed by more chops. Mack continues to hit strikes down, but Beale is able to counter and strike Mack against the ropes, but Mack ducks a clothesline and hits one of his own. Mack hits a jumping uppercut followed by a frog splash for the pin.
Winner: Willie Mack by pinfall at 3:20
W. Morrissey runs in, takes out Beale and hits Mack with a clothesline and a running boot.
Kendo Omega
Gia Miller backstage with FinJuice and Eddie Edwards and David Finlay says that the Good Brothers and Kenny handled last week like cowards and on their best day they can’t beat FinJuice. Tonight, it’s about himself and Anderson going one on one and he’ll prove for the third time he’s the best professional wrestler. Juice chimes in and says tonight it’ll be even from Jump Street as they have Eddie Edwards in their corner. Edwards says he’s proud to be with them, but he heard what Kenny said and he’ll admit Kenny is the difference. So, on that note they’ll have a ‘Kenny’ of their own, as he shows off the Kendo Stick.
All About Siege
We go to an episode of ‘All About Me’ with Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K. Taylor Wilde walks in and says she’s there to talk to Tenille, as Tenille says she could sit down and be the guest. Wilde says she’s not here to talk about their tag match at Under Siege, but it’s more of her having a problem that Tenille helped her out last week as that’s not her style. Tenille tries to give her telephone number to Wilde, but Wilde says she’ll only tag with Tenille at Under Siege to get one step closer at the Knockouts Championship, which Tenille interprets as the Tag Team Titles. Wilde says no matter what happens at Under Siege, they are not friends or a tag team.
Karl Anderson (w/ Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows & Don Callis) vs. David Finlay (w/ Juice Robinson & Eddie Edwards)
Matt Striker starts the match plugging a live Talk’n Shop on June 13th as Anderson and Finlay lock up. They trade off forearms until Finlay gets tripped up by Omega on the outside. Anderson himself then get tripped up by Edwards. Anderson whips Finlay into the corner, runs into a boot as Finlay dodges getting tripped up again this time by Gallows. Anderson throws Finlay to the outside where he gets attacked by Gallows and Omega as Edwards and Robinson are being held back by the referee. Anderson starts working on the face of Finlay and holds him down with a chin lock until Finlay breaks out with a back body drop. Finlay gets tripped up again, but Finlay dives onto Gallows and Omega outside, goes inside and hits a backbreaker on Anderson for a 2 count. Finlay applies an Indian Deathlock, but Omega runs in attacking Finlay causing the disqualification until Edwards and Robinson run in scaring off Omega and the Good Brothers with the Kendo stick.
Winner: David Finlay by disqualification at 5:41
Rules Don’t Apply + Bust That Bottle
Chris Sabin is backstage and says he feels guilty for having James Storm in his qualifying match, but he wasn’t there for Storm’s match against Moose. He is disgusted at what Moose did with the chair to injure Storm, and tonight in the six-man match we’ll see what happens when rules don’t apply.
They show the finish of Before the IMPACT earlier when Tasha Steelz beat Jordynne Grace, and cut to Grace who says she’s disappointed about the loss and this isn’t the momentum they wanted going into Under Siege. Rachael Ellering understands that she’s upset, but this Saturday they have to bring that anger and ‘bust that bottle’ on them.
Brian Myers vs. Crazzy Steve (w/ Rosemary & Black Taurus)
Steve starts the match by trying to bite Myers hand, but Myers comes back but is taken down by Steve. Rosemary tries to put the tarot card in Myers face, causing Myers to escape to the outside but backs right up against Black Taurus. Myers pretends to fall and tells the referee that Taurus pushed him, Taurus gets ejected and Myers & Steve keep brawling on the outside as they go to commercial.
As they come back, Myers is trying to escape Rosemary as Matt Striker plugs Invicta on AXS on Friday, May 21st. Myers runs into Steve in the corner, who tries a Tornado DDT, gets blocked, Myers rolls up Steve and uses his foot and hand on the ropes for the leverage pin.
Winner: Brian Myers by pinfall at 2:44 (plus commercials)
After the match, Black Taurus comes back and spears Myers, as Decay surrounds him and drops the Tarot card of Death on him.
The Same Book
Gia Miller stops Don Callis and asks for his reaction from earlier. Callis says this is what happens when wrestlers run amuck and do whatever they want. Scott D’Amore walks in and says maybe Callis can actually be the EVP and help out around here. Callis says he doesn’t want to interact with the talent, but D’Amore brings up Callis trying to mentally play games with Moose and because of that now James Storm is out indefinitely. Callis thought they agreed to take out Storm anyway as D’Amore tells Callis to figure out if he’s Omega’s family or an Impact exec. Callis says they should talk more and do Zoom calls as D’Amore says a good start would be just to be in the same book.
Under Siege Card
- Kimber Lee & Susan vs. Taylor Wilde & Tenille Dashwood
- W. Morrissey vs. Willie Mack
- IMPACT Tag Title #1 Contenders Match: Ace Austin & Madman Fulton vs. TJP & Petey Williams vs. XXXL vs. Rohit Raju & Shera
- IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship: Jordynne Grace & Rachael Ellering (c) vs. Fire ‘n Flava
- IMPACT X Division Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. El Phantasmo
- 6 Way #1 Contenders Match: Chris Sabin vs. Chris Bey vs. Sami Callihan vs. Matt Cardona vs. Trey Miguel vs. Moose
- Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers vs. Eddie Edwards & FinJuice
Moose, Sami Callihan & Chris Bey vs. Matt Cardona, Trey Miguel & Chris Sabin
Sabin and Callihan start the match, with Sabin going for the quick pin right away before hitting a drop kick as Cardona tags himself in. Callihan tags in Bey as we see Don Callis and the Good Brothers backstage drinking beer and watching on. Cardona hits a big back body drop on Bey as Miguel tags in and hits a leapfrog senton off Cardona for a 2 count on Bey. Bey and Miguel go at it, with Miguel hitting a double stomp into a Pendulum submission. Bey gets out of the ring and catches Miguel on the apron with a kick followed by another kick from Moose as they go to the final commercial break of the night.
Moose is beating down on Miguel as we come back, with Moose taunting Miguel to tag out. Callihan tags in and keeps the attack on Miguel in their corner. Bey tags in and starts choking out Miguel in the corner followed by body shots. Moose tags in, body slams Miguel with one hand, followed by another slam and chokes out Miguel with his boot. Callihan tags in, slams and holds down Miguel with a chin lock. Miguel reverses out, but they end up double clotheslining each other down. Bey and Cardona both get tagged in, with Cardona hitting a missile dropkick and the boot wash. Sabin tags in and hits a missile dropkick but only gets a two count, before Cardona and Sabin hit a double superkick to knock Moose on the outside, who catches Miguel, but Miguel turns it into a hurricanrana throwing Moose against the post. Back inside, Sabin fights off Bey and Callihan. Cardona hits Radio Silence on Bey, gets hit by a pump kick by Moose, but Moose gets hit by a missile drop kick by Miguel. Miguel tries a hurricanrana on Callihan, but gets turned into a Death Valley Driver. Sabin takes out Callihan, but Callihan reverses it into the package piledriver with a little help of an eye rake for the pin.
Winners: Moose, Sami Callihan & Chris Bey by pinfall at 11:11 (plus commercials)
After the match, Callihan and Moose get into each other’s face as we see the Good Brothers leaving backstage, as Don Callis stays seated, watching Callihan intensely looking intrigued.
