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Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo.
They went right after each other, muscling each other around the ring. Grace forced her into the corner and broke clean. Purrazzo backed off to the floor to break her momentum.They locked up again and Purrazzo escaped to the floor, playing Larry Zbyszko by stalling on the outside.
They locked up again and Grace sent her into the rope and shoulderblocked her down. Grace nailed a series of suplex. Grace hit a tope suicida to the floor. Grace worked her over but was cut off. Purrazzo began working on Grace's arm. She used the ropes to continue to tear at Grace's arm. She choked Grace in the corner with her boot. Purrazzo tore at her shoulder and continued to work it over.
Purrazzo snapped on the Fujiwara Armbar but Grace rolled through. Purrazzo locked on a cross armbreaker. Purrazzo continued to control Grace and beat down on the champion's arm. Purrazzo continued beating on the arm. Grace prevented an Irish Whip and nailed a clothesline and a spear for a two count. Purrazzo nailed a series of elbows but was caught in a rear naked choke on the mat. Purrazzo was being choked but when the referee checked her arms, she came back to life.
Grace sent her into the corner and nailed a clothesline. She pulled Purrazzo around the ring post and pulled her backwards, trying to work over her back and spine. Purrazzo snapped her arm as she returned to the ring. She continued to work over Grace's arm. Grace did a really good job selling the arm. They battled to their feet and drilled each other with big right hands. She slammed Purrazzo several times. One of them was really scary looking. Purrazzo escaped a slam attempt and nailed a German suplex.
Purrazzo nailed another suplex variation and scored a two count. Purrazzo went for a suplex. Grace slipped out and sent her into the corner and nailed a charging double knee strike. She nailed a Vader Bomb off the ropes for a two count. They battled and kept going for armbars. Purrazzo trapped her in a double armbar and trapped, Grace submitted.
Your winner and new Knockouts Champion, Deonna Purrazzo!
From an in-ring standpoint, the best thing on the show by far. They really brought it. Purrazzo showed up with a chip on her shoulder with something to prove and she certainly did. Grace was excellent here as well.
They announced they will return to PPV with Bound for Glory on 10/24.
Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Trey Miguel vs. mystery competitor to crown a new Impact Champion.
The mystery man was Rich Swann.
Then, there was two....Eric Young returned to Impact. Josh Mathews said he was TNA royalty.
No Gallows and Anderson thus far, so they are showing up here.
Edwards has a patch that reads #BLM on his jeans.
Everyone battled. Lots of fast paced action. Swann nauled some sweet aerial maneuvers. Swann went for a dive but Edwards caught him with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Edwards went for a dive but Madman Fulton blockied him. Lots of really good action so far. Too much to recap appropriately. Edwards nailed a powerbomb, smashing Swann atop Young.
Austin was caught for the backpack stunner but he slopped off. Austin killed everyone with kicks. Swann nailed a handspring kick. Trey and Young battled with kicks, Young was busted open hardway. Trey and Austin revived their rivalry and beat the hell out of each other in the center of the ring. Trey nailed an awesome rana. Young returned and caught Trey with a clothesline in the corner. Austin charged but Trey kicked him off. Young was nailed with a tiltowhirl backbreaker.
Trey and Swann battled. Swann was kicked through the ropes to the floor. Edwards nailed Trey with a hard chop. Trey nailed a sunset flip Canadian Destroyer to the outside on Swann. That was INSANE. RETIRE THAT. Young superkicked Edwards. Austin caught him with a gutwrench suplex. Young pinned Trey with a piledriver, so he's eliminated. Interesting to see him out first given how strong they booked him in recent weeks.
Then, there were four.
Young stomped the hell out of Austin and Swann. He kept working on Swann and screamed at him to stay down. Young evaded a Swann body scissor and drove him down over Young's knees for a close two count. Young brought Swann up to the ropes for a move but Swann countered it into a top rope bulldog. Both men were out and unable to capitalize. Edwards was going to enter the ring but was nailed by Austin. Austin was pulled up to the top rope. Swann joined the fray. Young joined the fray. Edwards and Austin crashed backwards through the timekeeper's table. The lighting hurt the visual of the spot.
Swann and Young were once again left in the ring. Young went to set him up for a piledriver but Swann was out on his feet. Swann was playing possum however, and countered it with a forward roll and pinned Young, eliminating him.
Then, there were three.
Young immediately nailed a chop block on Swann's bad leg, the one Swann just recovered from being injured. He wrapped a chair around it and stomped the hell out of his leg, then slammed it against the ring post. Young went to return with another chair but was stopped by officials. He told Swann that he brought this upon himself.
Swann was hurt and beating the mat, screaming. Swann did a hell of a job here selling. Austin returned to the ring and went for a figure four leglock but Swann rolled him up and then used a one-legged backslide for near falls. Austin kicked his leg out and nailed The Fold, scoring the pin.
Then, there were two - Eddie Edwards vs. Ace Austin.
They faced off and then began firing back and forth on each other. Edwards drilled him but Austin began to get the better of Edwards. They beat the crap out of each other. Austin went for the Fold but was caught with an overhead belly to belly suplex. Edwards missed a charge. Austin went for a springboard move but was hit with the Boston Knee Party for a two count. Austin came back to hit The Fold but Edwards kicked up.
Austin went to the top for a move but rolled through. Edwards nailed the Boston Knee Party and nailed the Die Hard and pinned Austin.
Your winner and new Impact Wrestling Champion Eddie Edwards!
Madman Fulton attacked Edwards from behind and began beating the hell out of him, raining down with right hands. He set up for Austin to nail The Fold, but out came Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson, The Good Brothers. Josh Mathews called him Luke Gallows. Whoops. They came out and faced off with Austin and Fulton. Austin said they run things around here. They asked if the Brothers wanted a piece of Edwards but instead they laid out Austin. Edwards clotheslined Fulton over the top to the floor. Ace Austin ate a Magic Killer.
The Good Brothers called for beers and celebrated with Edwards.
As the announcers signed off, a video message from EC3 played, revealing he was the mystery person in the commercials all along.....and Impact faded off.
It was a great spectacle with all the new/returning faces but this was hyped so hard, they couldn't have lived up to the hype unless John Cena walked out. The main event was very well put together. Eric Young worked his rear end off here and was obviously bursting at the seams ready to perform after being in WWE purgatory forever and a day. Swann looked excellent. Austin was phenomenal as a heel. Eddie Edwards has always been the glue to hold things together and he did his job here, plus some. A solid main event and a strong injection of new talents up and down the card tonight.
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