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- Rich Swann and Josh Alexander are shown warming up backstage.
Time Machine (Kushida, Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Bullet Club (Kenta, Chris Bey & Ace Austin)
The match begins with Kushida trying to get at Kenta and Kenta goes to the ropes, Kushida and Kenta do some chain wrestling. Kushida gets Kenta down while briefly getting him in a headlock, Kenta uses a distraction to get the upper hand on Kushida. Kushida recovers and he goes for an arm bar until Kenta gets free, Kushida and Kenta both get each other down with headlock takedowns. Bey tags into the match and he kicks Kushida in the midsection, Shelley makes a blind tag and he double teams Bey alongside Kushida. Shelley focuses his attack on the injured arm of Bey, Bey cracks Shelley with a few strikes before eating chops from Shelley. Shelley misses a charge in the corner and Bey trips up Shelley before landing a double stomp, Austin tags in and he gets Shelley down while working over his arm. Austin grabs a playing card and he gives Shelley a paper cut with it, Austin follows up by hitting Shelley with a suplex for a near fall. Sabin tags in and he double teams Austin alongside Shelley, Sabin then hits Austin with a few strike before Austin drops him.
Shelley returns to the ring with Kushida and they triple team Austin alongside Sabin, Bey hits the ring and he gets his arms kicked out by Kushida and Sabin. Kenta hits the ring and Sabin drop kicks him into the ring post, Kushida tags in and he gets Austin in a head scissors. Sabin tags in and he gets Austin in a trailer hitch, Austin quickly gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt. Shelley tags in and he goes after the injured arm of Austin, Kushida tags in and he traps Austin in the corner while the MCMG land double drop kicks on him. Austin fights back and he sends Kushida out of the ring before landing strikes on Shelley and Sabin, Austin then hits Sabin with a penalty kick from the ring apron. Bey makes a blind tag while Austin takes some people out with a suicide dive, Bey clears the ring before landing his own suicide dive. Kenta fakes a dive before landing strikes on Kushida and sending him into the ring post, Kenta tags in and he works over Kushida some more. Kenta traps Kushida near the ropes while landing some kicks, Kenta then drops Kushida with a knee to the midsection.
Austin tags in and he nails a downed Kushida with a knee drop, Bey tags in and he immediately tags Kenta into the match. Kenta nails a propelled Kushida with a kick for a near fall, Kushida tries fighting back and he drops Kenta with a discus forearm strike. Kushida follows up by dropping Kenta with a pele kick, Sabin and Bey are tagged in by their respective partners. Sabin quickly starts cleaning house against the opposing team, Sabin takes Austin and Bey down with a top rope high cross body. Shelley clears the ring before Sabin takes out Kenta with a suicide dive, Kushida and Shelley also land dives on Bey and Austin. Time Machine gets Bey back in the ring before triple teaming him, Sabin and Shelley hit Bey with a missile drop kick/flat liner combo for a near fall. Bey fights back and he makes sabin accidentally kick Shelley in the head, Sabin accidentally kicks Kushida before Kenta hits Sabin with a hesitation drop kick. Kenta then hits Sabin with a top rope double stomp for a near fall, Kenta sets up for a Go To Sleep and Sabin avoids it before landing a brain buster.
Bey tags back in and he works with Austin to attack Shelley and Kushida, Bey and Austin then double team Sabin for a near fall. Austin tags in as Sabin takes Bey out with a release German suplex, Sabin then hits Austin with a tornado DDT. Kushida tags in and he nails Austin with a top rope chop followed by some kicks, Kushida then hits Austin with a handspring elbow strike. Kushida sets up for the Hoverboard Lock on Austin and Bey breaks it up, everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out. Austin gets trapped in the ring before getting triple teamed by Time Machine, Kushida hits Austin with a top rope moonsault before Bey blocks a Skull & Bones attempt. Austin catches Sabin in a roll up from out of nowhere for a three count.
Winners: Bullet Club (Kenta, Chris Bey & Ace Austin)
Impact Wrestling Knockouts World Championship: Mickie James (c) vs. Masha Slamovich
The match begins with James taking Slamovich down with a headlock, Slamovich gets free and she briefly gets James in a head scissors. James gets free and she briefly gets Slamovich in a chin lock, Slamovich gets free and she works over the arm of James. James gets Slamovich down before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, James starts attacking the arm of Slamovich. James drops Slamovich before landing a few knee drops on her injured arm, Slamovich catches James in a roll up before landing a knee strike. Slamovich goes for the rear naked choke and James gets free before landing a few head kicks on Slamovich for a near fall, James sets up for a DDT and Slamovich defends before dropping her on the top rope. Slamovich mounts a downed James while choking her and landing strikes, Slamovich follows up by nailing James with multiple snap mares and a penalty kick for a near fall. Slamovich looks to lick James and James bites her tongue, Slamovich recovers and she nails James with more strikes. Slamovich goes for a kimura on James and James gets free before eating a head kick, Slamovich mounts a downed James while landing more strikes.
James fights back against Slamovich before landing a rana, James then hits Slamovich with a variety of kicks. Slamovich recovers and she knocks James out of the ring after landing a drop kick, Slamovich follows up by hitting James with a suicide dive. Slamovich gets James back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt, Slamovich traps the arm of James while landing more kicks. James fights back and she exchanges some strikes with Slamovich, James ends the exchange by hitting Slamovich with a neck breaker. James drops Slamovich again with a flapjack after landing a flying forearm strike, James goes to the top rope and Slamovich kicks her in the head again. Slamovich climbs the ropes and James knocks her to the mat below, James then hits Slamovich with a top rope Thesz Press for a near fall. James again sets up for a DDT and Slamovich blocks it before eating a Mick Kick for a near fall, James again goes for the DDT and Slamovich blocks it before spiking James on her head for a near fall. Slamovich cracks James with a few strikes before missing a head kick, James trips up Slamovich before getting her in a single leg crab.
Slamovich quickly gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Slamovich recovers and she gets James in a rear naked choke. The referee breaks the choke multiple times after both competitors fall into the ropes, Slamovich then hits a cornered James with multiple running boots to the face. Slamovich gets caught on the middle rope and James avoids her leap off, James catches Slamovich in a roll up for a three count.
Winner: Mickie James, still your Impact Wrestling Knockouts World Champion
Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Rich Swann
The match begins with Alexander backing Swann into the corner before Swann shoves him away, Alexander scores a takedown on Swann before going after his arm. Swann gets free and Alexander nails him with a slam, Alexander trips up Swann before attacking his ankle. Swann gets free and he gets Alexander in a headlock for a short time, Alexander gets free and he backs Swann into the ropes. Alexander talks to Swann and Swann slaps him in the face, Alexander gets angry and he nails Swann with a bunch of strikes. Alexander misses a big boot and Swann drops him with a rana followed by an arm drag takedown, Swann transitions into a headlock against Alexander. Alexander gets free and he trips up Swann, Swann gets back up and he manages to drop Alexander with a drop kick. Swann traps Alexander in the corner while landing some chops, Alexander recovers and Swann escapes his suplex attempt and his chop block attempt. Alexander slaps Swann in the face and Swann nails him with a spin kick to the midsection, Alexander blocks a kick and Swann nails him with an enziguri. Alexander falls out of the ring and Swann nails him with a dive from the ring apron, Swann gets Alexander back in the ring and he kicks him right in the back.
Swann keeps Alexander down while applying a chin lock to him, Alexander fights back and he nails Swann with a fisherman buster suplex. Alexander follows up by nailing Swann with a back body drop and a Chaos Theory German suplex for a near fall, Alexander keeps the pressure on Swann by landing a bunch of strikes. Alexander knocks Swann out of the ring and they continue trading strikes, Alexander gets Swann back in the ring to get a near fall on a pin attempt. Alexander starts focusing his attack on the injured arm of Swann, Alexander then drops Swann with a back elbow strike. Swann fights back and Alexander kicks him right in the face, Alexander drops Swann in the corner before landing some light knee strikes. Swann recovers and he hits Alexander with a rolling clothesline, Swann gets up and he nails Alexander with some strikes. Swann uses a running clothesline to knock himself and Alexander out of the ring, Swann eats a right before nailing Alexander with a super kick. Swann follows up by taking Alexander down with a dive from the middle rope, Swann gets Alexander back in the ring and he lands a rolling splash for a near fall.
Swann goes to the middle rope and Alexander rolls to the opposite corner, Alexander gets up and he nails Swann with some German suplexes. Swann blocks a third German suplex and he gets to the middle rope, Alexander meets him up there and Swann lands on his feet during a super German suplex attempt. Swann then hits Alexander with a super kick followed by a poison rana for a near fall, Swann sets up for a handspring cutter and Alexander drops him with a cross body block. Alexander climbs to the top rope before missing a moonsault attempt, Swann traps Alexander in the corner while landing some strikes. Alexander climbs the ropes and Swann kicks him in the head, Swann goes for a rana and Alexander counters with an ankle lock. Swann gets free by managing to send Alexander into the corner, Swann goes for another poison rana and Alexander counters with an inverted Alabama slam. Swann recovers to hit Alexander with a super kick followed by a falcon arrow for a near fall, Alexander shocks Swann with a roll up by landing the C4. Swann rolls out of the ring to avoid a pin attempt from Alexander, Alexander gets Swann back in the ring before stomping away on him.
Alexander drags Swann to the ring apron before landing more strikes, Alexander then hits Swann with a power slam onto the hardest part of the ring. Alexander gets Swann back in the ring before failing to get a pin attempt on him, Alexander goes for the C4 and Swann counters by landing multiple head kicks. Swann then hits Alexander with a phoenix splash for a near fall, Swann goes back to the middle rope and Alexander avoids the phoenix splash attempt. Alexander quickly applies the ankle lock to Swann and Swann gets free after landing a few strikes, Alexander reapplies the ankle lock to Swann and Swann gets free after landing more strikes on Alexander. Alexander gets up and he trade strikes in the middle of the ring with Swann, Swann ends the exchange by hitting Alexander with a handspring cutter for a near fall. Swann goes for another handspring cutter and Alexander counters with a tombstone piledriver, Alexander then hits Swann with a C4 for a three count.
Winner: Josh Alexander, still your Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion
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