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SHELLEY VS. ALEXANDER, NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED: COMPLETE IMPACT WRESTLING EMERGENCE PPV COVERAGE FROM CHICAGO

Welcome to PWInsider.com's live, ongoing Impact Wrestling “Emergence 2022” Coverage!

- The announce team welcomes everyone to the event while going over the card for tonight’s event. 

- Brian Myers has the microphone while making his entrance, Myers says Chicago sucks and he says that Bhupinder Gujjar is a loser like the people of Chicago.

Impact Digital Media Championship: Brian Myers (C) vs. Bhupinder Gujjar 

The match begins with Gujjar shoving Myers to the mat below after a brief lockup, Myers gets up and Gujjar gets him in a headlock. Myers gets free and he winds up getting Gujjar in a headlock of his own, Gujjar gets free and Myers drops him with a shoulder tackle. Gujjar recovers to drop Myers with a leaping shoulder tackle and drop kick, Gujjar then nails Myers with a knee drop and head kick for a near fall. Gujjar sets up for the Gargoyle Spear and Myers exits the ring, Gujjar goes after Myers and he sets him into the ring frame before smashing his head on the mat a few times. Gujjar gets Myers in the ring and Myers nails him with a rope assisted low blow, Myers mounts a downed Gujjar while landing multiple strikes. Myers then hits Gujjar with a knee drop for a near fall, Myers keeps Gujjar down while applying a chin lock to him. Gujjar gets free and Myers trips him up while leaving the ring, Myers returns to the ring and he hits Gujjar with a suplex for a near fall. Myers keeps Gujjar down while applying the chin lock to him again, Gujjar gets free and Myers backs him into the corner.  

Myers gets Gujjar on the top turnbuckle and he follows him up there, Gujjar knocks Myers off the ropes before landing a missile drop kick. Gujjar follows up by dropping Myers multiple times before landing a rip cord knee strike, Gujjar then hits Myers with a Samoan drop for a near fall. Myers recovers and he nails Gujjar with multiple kicks followed by an implant DDT for a near fall, Gujjar tries fighting back and Myers nails him with a spear for another near fall. Gujjar avoids a clothesline from Myers before being sent into an exposed turnbuckle, Myers catches Gujjar in a roll up with the tights for a three count. 

Winner: Brian Myers, still your Impact Wrestling Digital Media Champion 

A video package airs highlighting the feud between Rosemary, Taya Valkyrie and VXT. 

Knockouts World Tag Team Championship:  Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary (C) w/Jessicka vs. VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green)

The match begins with Green nailing Valkyrie with a few strikes, Valkyrie fights back and she cracks Green with a forearm strike followed by an arm drag. Purrazzo tags in and Valkyrie hits her with a few strikes, Purrazzo attacks Rosemary before being trapped in the ropes by Valkyrie. Rosemary tags in before Valkyrie hits Purrazzo with a sliding snap dragon suplex, Rosemary chokes Purrazzo in the corner before landing a few strikes. Purrazzo fights back and she drops Rosemary after tagging Green in, Green pops Rosemary with a penalty kick before Rosemary scares her out of the ring. Jessicka tries interfering and Green drop kicks her into Rosemary, Green gets Rosemary back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt. Purrazzo tags in and she corners Rosemary while landing some strikes, Rosemary tries fighting back and Purrazzo drops her before Green tags in. Green quickly hits Rosemary with a curb stomp for a near fall, Green keeps Rosemary down while pulling back on both arms. 

Rosemary gets free and she avoids an unprettier from Green, Rosemary and Green both go down after landing simultaneous head kicks. Valkyrie tags in and she immediately starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Valkyrie hits Green with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall. Valkyrie looks for the Road To Valhalla and Green rolls through before landing a kick on Valkyrie, Purrazzo hits the ring and Rosemary gets in there as well before both members of VXT are hit with release German suplexes. Valkyrie takes out Green before Purrazzo takes her out, Rosemary then hits Purrazzo with a spear before eating a curb stomp from Green. Purrazzo returns to hit Valkyrie with a knee strike while the ref was distracted, Valkyrie leaves the ring and Green nails Jessicka with a suicide dive instead of Valkyrie. Rosemary and Valkyrie nail Green with a Road To Valhalla/face buster combo for a near fall, Rosemary goes after Green and she eats a boot to the face. Valkyrie tries interfering and Green takes her out, Jessicka interferes again and Rosemary accidentally hits Valkyrie with the mist. Purrazzo hits the ring and she works with Green to hit Rosemary with their finisher for a three count. 

Winners: VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green), your new Knockouts World Tag Team Champions 

- The opening video package airs highlighting what will be going down tonight.  

Impact Wrestling X Division Championship: Mike Bailey (C) vs. Jack Evans 

The match begins with Evans rolling up Bailey a few times during a handshake to get a few near falls, Evans takes a breather on the arena floor before returning to the ring. Evans goes to the corner to avoid Bailey before landing some strikes of his own, Bailey recovers and he goes to work on the arm of Evans. Evans gets free and he nails Bailey with a head scissors takedown before exchanging multiple pin attempts, Evans and Bailey both miss standing moonsault attempts. Bailey and Evans take each other out again after simultaneous cross body attempts, Bailey and Evans have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Bailey ends that exchange by drop kicking Evans out of the ring, Bailey follows up by nailing Evans with a suicide dive. Evans gets back in the ring and he quickly exits before eating another suicide dive, Evans leaves the ring again and Bailey fakes another suicide dive. Evans hits Bailey with a head kick from the ring apron, Evans follows up by cracking Bailey with a springboard corkscrew head kick for a near fall. Evans trips up Bailey before catching him in the Muta Lock, Evans releases the hold to stomp away on Bailey.  

Evans follows up by dropping Bailey with a suplex for a near fall, Evans briefly corners Bailey while landing a few strikes. Bailey tries fighting back and Evans nails him in midair with a head kick, Evans goes for a slingshot and Bailey lands on his feet before taking Evans out. Bailey gets up and he nails Evans with a multitude of kicks followed by a standing shooting star press for a near fall, Evans blocks a kick from Bailey before eating a chop. Evans fights back to hit Bailey with a cartwheel elbow strike followed by a falcon arrow for a near fall, Bailey gets up while eating some kicks from Evans. Bailey and Evans drop each other after landing simultaneous head kicks, Bailey gets up and he manages to drop kick Evans out of the ring. Bailey then hits Evans with a top rope moonsault dive, Evans returns and he nails Bailey with a springboard head kick. Evans gets Bailey back in the ring before going to the top rope, Evans hits Bailey with a blockbuster for a near fall. Evans goes back to the top rope and Bailey crotches him, Bailey climbs the ropes and Evans drops him with some strikes. Bailey returns to the ropes and Evans traps him upside down in the corner while landing a ton of kicks, Bailey gets free and he climbs the ropes before Evans nails him with a release German suplex.  

Bailey recovers and he drops Evans during a midair exchange, Bailey then hits Evans with the Ultimate Weapon for a three count. 

Winner: Mike Bailey, still your Impact Wrestling X Division Champion 

Honor No More is backstage and Eddie Edwards says everything they have worked towards have led them to this moment, Edwards says Honor No More refuses to die. Edwards says they must disband tonight if they lose tonight, Edwards credits PCO for injuring Doc Gallows. Edwards says PCO must finish the job tonight, Edwards tells Kenny King that he is still a part of the war against Bullet Club, even though he isn’t competing tonight. King says he will set a trap tonight to catch Heath, Maria Kanellis says the Bullet Club has been chasing them for almost ten years now and tonight is the final battle.  

- A video package airs highlighting the rivalry between Sami Callihan and Steve Maclin. 

- The match between Sami Callihan and Steve Maclin never begins because a brawl between both competitors starts on the entrance ramp as Maclin jumps Callihan during his entrance, Maclin quickly drops Callihan back first on the ring frame. Callihan recovers and he drops Maclin on the entrance ramp, Callihan gets Maclin in the ring before throwing a chair into it as well. Callihan shoves the ref and that allows Maclin to get the chair, Maclin takes out the ref so he and Callihan can continue brawling. Callihan follows Maclin out of the ring before sending him into the ring post and through the barricade, Callihan grabs Maclin and he sends him into another barricade in the crowd. Callihan and Maclin head backstage while the brawl continues, the commentators say the show must go on and nobody knows what happened yet between both men.  

- A video package airs highlighting the rivalry between Violent By Design, Kushida and Chris Sabin. 

Violent By Design (Eric Young & Deaner) w/Joe Doering vs. Kushida & Chris Sabin 

The match begins with Young arguing with the crowd as they chant for his opponents, Young gets back in the ring and he backs Kushida into the corner before landing some strikes. Deaner tags in and he lands strikes on a cornered Kushida, Kushida fights back and he briefly gets Deaner in a headlock before landing a shoulder tackle. Kushida goes after the arm of Deaner before tagging Sabin into the match, Sabin works over Deaner’s arm before tagging Kushida in. Kushida attacks the arm of Deaner before tagging Sabin back in, Sabin and Kushida double team Deaner for a near fall. Sabin drops Deaner before smashing his injured arm into the mat below, Deaner fights back before Kushida makes a blind tag to kick his injured arm. Kushida holds Deaner down while working over his arm again, Young interferes and he kicks at Kushida while the ref was distracted. Young tags in and he stomps away on a downed Kushida, Young goes to the top rope and Kushida meets him up there. Kushida looks for a Hoverboard Lock while on the ropes and Young bites him before going for a hangman’s choke, Young releases Kushida and he double teams him with Deaner. 

Deaner tags in and he traps Kushida in the corner before landing a drop kick, Young tags in and he nails Kushida with a neck breaker for a near fall. Young gets Kushida in the ropes before tagging Deaner back in so they can double team Kushida for a near fall, Deaner holds Kushida down while tearing away at his face. Young tags back in and he lands an elbow drop on a downed Kushida for a near fall, Young corners Kushida before landing strikes and tagging Deaner back in. Deaner works over Kushida before tagging Young back in, Young attacks a cornered Kushida before tagging Deaner back in. Young interferes and he prevents Kushida from tagging Sabin into the match, Young tags in and he traps Kushida in the corner before Deaner tags back in. Kushida fights back and he drops both opponents before tagging Sabin in, Sabin quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team. Sabin hits Deaner with a standing face wash followed by a head kick for a near fall, Sabin sets up for Cradle Shock and Young breaks it up before dumping him out of the ring. Deaner sets up for a dive and Kushida returns to take both opponents out, Sabin then hits Young with a suicide dive. 

Deaner gets trapped in the ring and double teamed by the opposition, Sabin then hits Deaner with Cradle Shock for a near fall. Young returns to send Kushida out of the ring and then dropping Sabin, Young tags in and he looks for a piledriver. Sabin counters with a roll up for a near fall, Deaner returns and he double teams Sabin alongside Young. Deaner hits Sabin with a diving headbutt before Young lands a top rope elbow drop for a near fall, Kushida returns and he gets dropped by Young. Kushida recovers and he nails both foes with a handspring elbow strike, a four way striking exchange breaks out in the middle of the ring. Kushida and Sabin eventually drop both opponents with super kicks, Sabin and Kushida then double team Deaner before double teaming Young. Deaner distracts the ref so Doering can take out Kushida, Young then hits Sabin with a piledriver for a three count. 

Winners: Violent By Design (Eric Young & Deaner) w/Joe Doering 

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