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Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions The Rascalz vs. ABC

Lots of fast paced action early.  This was fantastic if you want lots of big moves and near falls and double-team maneuvers.  So much I was having trouble keeping up.  Bey and Miguel kept countering each other's finishing maneuvers.  ABC worked over Trey with kicks and strikes.  Ace was caught with a stunner off the ropes and a codebreaker by Wentz.  Ace was hit with a neckbreaker on the apron outside.

Trey Miguel lost it when he didn't catch a pinfall.   The Rascalz worked over Ace Austin.  Austin and Miguel nailed a double clothesline on each other.  Bey and Wentz battled.  Miguel nailed a Meteroa.  Bey dove off the top with a big tackle to break up the cover.  The crowd chanted "This is awesome" and it was as everyone was wrestling their hearts out.  It continued until ABC nailed the 1-Sweet and scored the pin.

Your winners and new Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions, ABC!

This was just pure unaduterated fun.

Will Ospreay vs. Mike Bailey

The crowd chanted "Holy sh**" at the bell as they stared each other down.

They locked up and broke the clench when Bailey ended up in the ropes.  It was clean until Ospreay drilled him with a strike.  Bailey fired back with a series of kicks and they were off to the races.  They went back and forth trying to evade each other until ospreay was sent to the floor and hit with a moonsault to the floor.  Back in the ring, Bailey was in control until being elevated and shot into the top rope.  Bailey went to the floor, where Ospreay nailed a dive to the outside.

Inside the ring, Ospreay worked him over with hard chops.  He nailed a hard backbreaker for a near fall.  Ospreay began enforcing his will.  Bailey fired back with kicks and they battled with chops and kicks.  They continued the battle until Bailey nailed a handspring elbow off the ropes.  Ospreay went to the apron and nailed a springboard forearm strike for a two count.  Ospreay cut him off with the Ozcutter on the apron outside the ring.  Bailey was almost counted out but returned to the ring.  Ospreay nailed him with a springboard legdrop and another Ozcutter for a close two count.

Ospreay went for the Hidden Blade but Bailey collapsed from the beating.   Ospreay nailed him with a big forearm after Bailey tried to pull himself up.  Bailey started to pull himself up again an absorbed several forearms and Kawada kicks.  Bailey fired back with some of his own.  They attacked each other with kicks but Ospreay took him down and nailed the Hidden Blade but each were too beaten down to capitalize.  Tremendous stuff.

Ospreay went to the top but Bailey took him down and nailed Ultima Weapon off the top for a close two count.  Bailey set up for the spinning kicks but Ospreay DESTROYED him with an elbow strike.  Bailey kicked out and used his knees to stop an Ospreay dive.  He set up Meteor Rain, a Fisherman's superplex off the top for a two count.  Bailey nailed the tornado kicks and set up for the Flamingo Driver but Ospreay reversed it and hit a Styles Clash for a CLOSE two count.   If you like pro wrestling as a hard-hitting chess match, this is your jam.

Ospreay nailed Storm Driver but Bailey got the shoulder up.  Ospreay set up for a Hidden Blade and smashed Bailey it then nailed Strom Breaker for the pin.

Your winner, Will Ospreay!

Another great chapter in the tremendous matches each of these men have had this year.  They are going to be the hottest free agents when their current deals are up.

CALL YOUR SHOT GAUNTLET

As I mentioned earlier, we have heard at least three surprises in this one.

The first competitors are Eddie Edwards and Jake Something.  They battled back and forth.  Something tried to overhead belly to belly Edwards to eliminated him.

Number three is Kenny King.  He and Something battled.  Edwards clotheslined Something.  He and King teased a reunion of Honor No More members.

Number four is Juventud Guerrera.  He got a huge pop.  Everyone battled.

Number five is Johnny Swinger.  He slapped King but was quickly attacked and laid out.  Guerrera nailed a head scissors takedown on King and eliminated him.  Swinger tried to embrace Juventud.  Crazzy Steve attacked them with his briefcase even though he isn't part of the match.  Security tried to make him leave the ring.  

Number six is Gisele Shaw.  She tossed Swinger, eliminating him.  Steve was still at ringside and pulled out a fork but Tommy Dreamer hit the scene and attacked him.  They brawled around ringside.

Number seven is Jody Threat, who battled with Shaw, nailing a back suplex after drilling her into the ropes.  She dropkicked Shaw off the apron but Jai Vidal and Savannah Evans saved her.  Shaw returned and drilled Threat with a big strike.

Number eight is Kilynn King.  Edwards sent Juvi to the floor, eliminating him.

Number nine is the debuting Sonny Kiss.  She got a BIG pop and the fans were chanting her name immediately.  She eliminated Shaw.

Number ten is Bully Ray.  Ray faced off with Kiss, who began dancing.  Ray pulled out his old Buh Buh Ray Dudley dance moves. Sonny embraced him and Ray changed his mind.

Number 11 is the returning Matt Cardona.  He hit the ring and was slammed immediately by Ray.  This set up the Wazzup headbutt with Kiss.  That was funny.  Ray called for tables.    King attacked Kiss.  

Number 12 is Jordynne Grace.  She got a big pop.  She stepped right to Grace and they argued but  before they could get into it, they were separated as everyone brawled.

Number 13 was Eric Young.  He nailed a pileriver on Cardona.  He and Edwards battled with chops.  Young was almost tossed but saved himself.  Edwards was eliminated.

Number 14 was Joe Hendry.  He and Cardona went right after each other, renewing their old Digital Media title feud.

Number 15 was Brian Myers.  He and Cardona faced off and then embraced.  Kiss attacked them and slammed their heads together.  She charged but they sent her to the floor, eliminating her.

Number 16 was Kazarian. 

Number 17 was Rich Swann.  Everyone battled.

Number 18 was Jonathan Gresham.   He and his wife Grace faced off.

Number 20 was Dirty Dango.  He was immediately tossed by Something.  Oled Prudius hit the ring and announced everyone.  Security came out and made him., Bravo and Dango exit.

The Major Players eliminated Kaz.

Gresham tried to toss his own wife then worked with her to try and toss Threat.

Bully worked over Swann in the corner.

Something was worked over by the Major Players and they tossed him.  Cardona immediately turned on Myers and tossed him.

Ray, Threat, Cardona and Grace are the final four.

Cardona and Threat were tossed.

It was down to Grace and Bully Ray with the final fall determined by pinfall or submission.

Ray chopped her down but Grace fired back.  She nailed several spinning back fists.  Ray snatched her by the hair and pulled her to the mat.  Grace fired back and kept drilling away at Ray, dazing him.  She nailed the Grace Driver and scored the pin.

Your winner, Jordynne Grace!

This was a really good Gauntlet with some nice surprises, twists and turns.  They gave Grace a big moment and now that she's signed to a long-term deal, one would think this is the start of a major push for her.

Coverage continues on Page 3!

 

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