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ALEX SHELLEY VS. STEVE MACLIN & MORE: IMPACT WRESTLING DOWN UNDER NIGHT ONE COVERAGE FROM AUSTRALIA

X-Division Champion Chris Sabin vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Robbie Eagles.

The crowd was super behind Eagles.  All three hit a series of moves before all facing off.  All enjoyable.  Sabin gained control with a series of clotheslines on his challengers.  He nailed a Stroke on Eagles.  He locked up the legs of each man, trying to force a submission and scored a two count on Eagles.  Kazarian avoided a Sabin charge in the corner and nailed a guillotine legdrop on Eagles.

Kazarian nailed a belly to back suplex on the champ then ran Eagles into the buckles.  He nailed a backstabber out of the corner.  He slammed Sabin and nailed a springboard legdrop for a two count.  Kazarian looked very crisp.  Eagles came back to take both opponents down, scoring near pinfalls on Sabin.  He and Kazarian battled in the corner.  Kaz took a hard bump to the outside.  Sabin sent Eagles to the floor.  Sabin nailed kicks from the apron on both, then hit sentons off the apron on Kaz, then Eagles.

Back in the ring, Sabin nailed a superkick on Eagles and went for the Cradleshock but Eagles took him out, then hit a dive to Kaz on the floor.  Eagles attacked Sabin's knee and locked on an inverted figure four leglock.  Kazarian dove in to break up the submission attempt.  The crowd chanted, "This is awesome."  Kazarian and Eagles battled, trying to get the advantage on the other.  Kazarian finally nailed a Northern Lights suplex for a close pinfall on Eagles.  He went for the crossface chicken wing on Sabin but was shoved backwards into the corner. Eagles nailed the Turbo Backpack for a two count on Kaz.

Eagles went for a 450 splash but Kazarian avoided it.  He nailed a cutter on Eagles but this time it was Sabin breaking up the pinfall.  The battle continues until Sabin nailed Cradleshock on Eagles for the pin.

Your winner and still X-Division Champion Chris Sabin!

Good, fast paced, athletic match with everyone working super hard.  The live crowd really loved this one.

Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions ABC vs. Moose & Brian Myers.

Chris Bey and Myers started out with Bey showboating.  Ace Austin and Bey tag in and out, double-teaming Myers.  The champs looked very good early.  Moose tagged in and used his power to work over Austin in the corner.  Bey tagged himself in.  Austin and Bey used a series of double-team superkicks.  Myers hit the ring but was sent to the floor.  They double dropkicked Moose to the floor.  Bey went for a dive but Moose caught him and powerbombed Bey hard onto the apron.  Ace went to the apron and battled Moose and Myers but was overwhelmed.

Bey was quarantined away from his partner and worked over by the challengers for a long time.  Bey finally nailed a rana on Moose but Moose caught him with a big uranage.  Bey kicked up at the last second.  Myers tagged back in and kept working over Bey.  Bey fought back and was about to tag out but Moose attacked Ace and knocked him off the apron.  Bey was dragged all the way back to Moose and Myers' corner.

Bey kept trying to fight his way out and finally shocked Moose with a cutter.  He crawled and made the hot tag to Austin.  Myers and Austin battled back and forth.  Austin dazzled with a leaping kick off the ropes to Moose and then a spinkick to Myers for a two count.   ABC prepared to hit their finisher on Myers but Moose pulled Austin out and tossed him into the barricade.  Myers nailed the Roster Cut but the pinfall was broken up.

Myers nailed a Michinoku Drover on Ace but Bey kicked him in the face.  Moose returned to decimate the champs.  He went for a big superplex but was fought off by Austin.  Moose charged back up and nailed a superplex.  They all went into a hot series of moves that ended with everyone down and out on the mat.  Australia loved it and chanted, "This is awesome."  Moose and Myers nailed stereo powerbombs.

Moose pulled Bey up for The Roster Cut but Bey ducked, shoved Myers into Moose and rolled him up for the pin.

Your winners, ABC!

Good tag match with everyone having their moment to shine.

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Steph De Lander.

Steph took the mic and said she was home.  She said this show couldn't be more Australian if it tried, and she hates it.  She's an Indy Goddess and she belongs in arenas and stadiums.  She doesn't belong in basketball halls in the worst city in the country.  The crowd turned on her BIGTIME.

They battled back and forh with Steph controlling early on.  Purrazzo kicked her away but Steph nailed a big boot to the head to stun the Champ on the top.  Steph nailed a superplex for a two count.  Steph worked over Deonna, who fought back with a hard flurry of chops.  Steph cut her off and cinched in a bear hug, trying to force a submission.  Purrazzo fought her way out but ate a clothesline.    Steph complained to the referee about her officiating.  She cinched in a side chinlock.

Deonna finally avoided a charge in the corner, with Steph nailing her shoulder in the ring post.  Purrazzo took advantage, going for an armbar.  Steph tried to escape but was nailed with a series of clubbing blows and clotheslines.  Deonna locked on a Fujiwara armbar.  Steph fought to the ropes and made it.  Steph caught  Deonna with a chokeslam for a two count.  Purrazzo nailed a big boot but Steph fired back with one of her own for a close two count.

Steph grabbed the ring mic and brought it into the ring.  She was going to use it as a weapon but the referee stopped it.  Deonna rolled her up for a two count and then cinched on an armbar submission on the same arm Steph hit on the ring post.  Steph tapped.

Your winner, Deonna Purrazzo!

Good, solid bout.

Impact Wrestling Champion Alex Shelley vs. Steve Maclin.

The crowd was soundly behind Shelley.  Lots of really good back and forth mat and counter-wrestling early on.  Shelley escaped a side headlock and took Maclin down, locking in his own.  Shelley controlled him on the mat until being shoulderblocked into the buckles.  Maclin began beating and working over Shelley.  He sent Shelley into the buckles but the champ fired out with a clothesline.

Shelley was caught with a back elbow, shattering the momentum.  The champ made a comeback and targeted the knee, using a dropkick and the Dragon Screw Leglock.  Shelley nailed another dropkick.  The idea was he trying to b reak down Maclin's leg, using a stepover toehold.    Maclin fired back and controlled Shelley but the champ fired back and they went back and forth with big strikes and kicks.  Maclin nailed a big clothesline but Shelley kicked up at the one count.

Maclin went for a Boston Crab but was unable to turn over the champion.  Shelley tried to counter it but Maclin stomped his back and finally cinched in the Crab.  Shelley fought to the ropes to break it up.  Maclin choked Shelley against the ropes.  Maclin tagged him with a big right, then bent him around the ring post.  Maclin missed a charge in the corner.  Shelley snatched the leg and used the Dragon Screw Legwhip in the ropes.  Shelley nailed a sit-out jawbreaker, snapping his throat across the top rope.  He went for a slingshot splash into the ring but Maclin pulled his knees up.

Maclin nailed an Olympic Slam for a two count.  He locked in a STF variation but Shelley fought his way out and went after Maclin's knee.  Shelley avoids a dropkick and smashed him into the buckles.  Shelley fired away with chops and strikes.  He whipped Maclin across the ring but the knee buckled.  Shelley attacked the other leg in the corner and nailed a Dragon Screw Legwhip on that leg as well, so now Maclin had two weakened extremities.

Shelley went for a figure four leglock but Maclin fought him off.  Shelley nailed a chopblock to the back of the knees.  Maclin went for a suplex but Shelley blocked it.  Shelley continued to battle him with chops and nailed a spinning fisherman's suplex.    Shelley tied him up like a pretzel, drilled him with a knee to the face and locked on a figure four leglock.  Maclin tried to fight his way out, but was almost pinned with his shoulders on the mat.  Maclin finally made it to the ropes, forcing the break.

They battled on the apron, where Maclin nailed a spear.  Back in the ring, he nailed the Psycho Knee for a close two count.  He went for the KIA but Shelley avoided and hit a superkick, then Shellshock for the pin.

Your winner and still Impact Wrestling Champion Alex Shelley!

Really well put together match with each man trying to wear down the other.  A very good main event.

Good show, especially since the price was technically $12.50 and they gave you WAY more than your money's worth.

Scheduled for tomorrow's event:

*Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions ABC vs. The Motor City Machine Guns, Impact Wrestling Champion Alex Shelley & X-Division Champion Chris Sabin.

*Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw - Should Shaw win, she will join the Slammiversary Knockouts title match.

*Digital Media Champion vs. Moose.

*Steve Maclin vs. Frankie Kazarian.

*Brian Myers vs Adam Brooks vs. Robbie Eagles.

*The Natural Classics vs. Velocities.

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