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WE HAVE A CLEAN WINNER IN THE TITLE VS. TITLE MAIN EVENT: COMPLETE IMPACT WRESTLING REBELLION PPV COVERAGE

Welcome to PWInsider.com's live coverage of Impact Wrestling's 2021 Rebellion PPV from Nashville, TN. 

COUNTDOWN SHOW

They aired material from this past week's This is Rebellion special on AXS TV, voiced over by Mauro Ranallo, including the feature on the importance of the World title and what it means to different talents.  They were speaking as athletes and performers, not "in character."

We go live to Nashville...

Kimber Lee & Susan vs. Rosemary & Havok

Rosemary was worked over in the corner for some time.  She came back to use her hanging armbar on Susan.  Kimber Lee tagged in and nailed a series of kicks to the legs and the chest. Rosemary rose from the beating and made the hot tag to Havok.  Havok steamrolled Kimber Lee and drilled Susan.  She nailed running boot scrapes on each of them, then repeated the feat.

She nailed Susan, who began acting as if it awakens something in her.  Her Su Yung side came out and she attacked Havok with the Mandible Claw.  Rosemary made the save.  The battle continued until Havok nailed Susan with a tombstone piledriver for the pin.

Your winner, Havok & Rosemary!

D'Lo Brown and Matt Striker run down the lineup for the PPV.

REBELLION 2021

They opened with footage of the respective AEW and Impact Champions entering the venue earlier today.

Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Ace Austin vs. Josh Alexander vs. TJP.

Lots of great athleticism early on.  Austin gained control and went for a dive but TJP caught him with a dropkick in the ring,  TJP used a series of boot scrapes.  TJP and Alexander were on the floor.  Austin nailed a reverse flip dive to the floor.  He tossed TJP into the ring and nailed a dropkick in the corner.  He went to use a playing card to cut TJP but the referee took it away.  TJP went for the Detonation Kick but Alexander sent him to the floor and nailed a series of suplexes on Austin.

Austin regained control.  He monkeyflipped TJP into Alexander, who went for a powerbomb but was drilled in the mid-section with a kick.  TJP went to the top but Austin met him there.  They battled in the corner.  Alexander got involved and superplexed TJP while also hitting Austin with a side Russian Legsweep off the ropes at the same time.  That was pretty cool.  

Austin was sitting on the apron outside and Alexander murdered him with a dive across the back.  TJP and Alexander battled as Austin recovered on the floor.  TJP gained control and nailed the Mamba Splash on Austin but Alexander pulled him into an anklelock submission.  They had some great back and forth counters into different submissions.  TJP grabbed Alexander in a leg lock but Alexander, trapped, grabbed Austin in an anklelock.  TJP was locked off and leapt on Alexander's back for the Octopus.    Austin was released so he nailed The Fold on Alexander, scoring a two count that was broken up by TJP.  Great stuff.

TJP nailed a double Boot Wash on his opponents in the corner.  Lots of awesome near falls here.  Alexander caught Austin coming off the ropes and locked in the ankle lock.  TJP came off the top with the Mamba Splash but Fulton pulled him out of the ring.  TJP got on the apron but was knocked off by Alexander.  Alexander finally scored the pin on Austin.

Your winner and new X-Division Champion Josh Alexander!

This was a great opener with lots of innovative spots and sequences but more importantly, some really nice drama and near falls.  Everyone looked great here and they set a really nice bar for the rest of the show.  This felt like a meaningful rise for Alexander, who seemed pre-ordained for this as soon as Ethan Page exited Impact.

They acknowledged Eric Young was injured and they would introduce a new member to Violent by Design tonight.

Young cut a promo, surrounded by Violent by Design, saying that he was hurt but his fight isn't done.  He said all this brings him to this person.  They aren't ready for the war but they are ready for this opportunity.  If they can deliver tonight, they are on the way to changing everything.

Violent by Design vs. James Storm & Chris Sabin & Eddie Edwards & Willie Mack

Eric Young brought out W. Morrisey, the former Big Cass in WWE.    That's based on his real name, William Morrisey.

Doering and Edwards started out.  Deaner tagged in and Edwards and Mack double-teamed him.  Storm tagged in and hiptossed Deaner into Deaner's corner.  Morrisey tagged in.  Storm drilled him with a right.  Morrisey absorbed it.  Storm went to the top but was hit with a big boot to the floor.  Morrisey knocked all of Storm's partners off the apron. 

Deaner tagged in and stomped the hell out of Storm in the corner.  Storm came back with a high cross bodyblock but Rhino tagged in before Storm could escape the right and nailed a big clothesline.  Mack and Deaner tagged in.  Mack nailed a sit-out powerbomb for a trwo count.   Sabin joined in but Deaner caught him with a knee strike in the corner.  Edwards wiped out Doering with a dive.  Team Storm nailed a cannonball on Rhino and a double dropkick on Deaner, who was tied to the tree of woe.

Mack covered Deaner but Morrisey broke up the pinfall.    Morrisey tagged himself in and charged Mack, who pulled down the ropes as he ducked and Morrissey went over the top to the floor.  Sabin dove to the floor on Rhino.  Mack went for a dive but Morrissey took him out.  Lots of brawling all over.  Deaner went to the top but Sabin cut him off and superplexed him to the floor onto everyone as they battled on the floor beneath them.

Mack began nailing stunners.  Morrisey faced off with him.  Mack went for the stunner but was stopped and drilled.  Morrisey lifted him up and drilled him with a big slam and pinned Mack.

Your winners, Violent by Design!

Morrisey kept beating Mack with right hands after the match and left him laying.

Good match.  It was obvious Morrisey is in after this.

Coverage continues on Page 2!

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