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TAG TEAM TITLES HEADLINE, FALLOUT OF CALLIS FIRING & MORE: IMPACT WRESTLING ON AXS TV REPORT

Impact Wrestling on AXS opened with highlights of what closed last week's show with the firing of Don Callis.

Backstage, Impact Wrestling Champion Kenny Omega entered the building with Don Callis.  Callis was informed that he's no longer on the EVP list and could not enter.  Callis began losing it over not being allowed in and cut a promo running down all of his accomplishments before declaring he would go anywhere he wanted.

Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champion Kiera Hogan with Tasha Steelz with Rosemary

Hogan stalled quite a lot early.  Rosemary gave chase and avoided an elbow inside the ring.  She nailed a side suplex and worked over Hogan.    Rosemary nailed a leaping fist in the corner and nailed an exploder.  Hogan missed a charge in the corner and was trapped in the upside down headscissors.  Steelz yanked Rosemary off the apron as she went to return to the ring.  This allowed Hogan to put the boots to her before choking her against the ropes.  The referee admonished her, allowing Steelz to continue the job.  Hogan went back to choke her again.  Steelz was GREAT mugging for the cameras before realizing Havok had come to the ringside area.  Hogan maintained control and worked over Rosemary for a long period of time, nailing some great dropkicked in the corner and aggressively going after her.

Rosemary finally halts a running kick and nailed a flapjack.  Rosemary made a comeback and nailed a Slingblade.  She locked in a Muta Lock, but Hogan used her elbows to make it to the ropes, grabbing it with one finger.  Hogan tried to go after Rosemary but was snatched in a reverse DDT for a two count.  Rosemary came back to nail a superkick but Rosemary powered through, only to be snapped with a big roundhouse kick for a two count.  Rosemary came back to nail the guillotine choke into a sit-down powerbomb for the pin.

Your winner, Rosemary!

They looked at all the chaos that set up the return of Ultimate X at Slammiversary.

Backstage, Petey Williams and Trey Miguel warned Chris Bey to pick a side before a side picked him.

Gia Miller caught up with Scott D'Amore and Tommy Dreamer.  D'Amore said that he admits that there was some validity to what Dreamer said last week.  He thanked Dreamer for having the company's best interest in heart.  Dreamer said he always will and has Scott's back and will help oversee things.  Scott said that he appreciates the help but he doesn't need to be overseen.  Dreamer said that they haven't spoken but the Board has asked Dreamer to stay on as a consultant and advisor.  He tells Scott he knows Dreamer will always have his back.  Dreamer walks off as Scott is stunned.

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Susan with Kimber Lee.

Susan talked trash and demanded "professional wrestling, right now."  They locked up and Deonna backed her into the corner.  Purrazzo snatched a side headlocked and grinded away.  She was sent into the ropes but shoulderblocked Susan.  Deonna missed a splash.  Susan declared it was submission time but obviously, it didn't work out.  Deonna used a single leg to take her down and cinched in a submission before snapping Susan's arm.   She nailed a side Russian legsweep and cinched in a single leg Boston crab as she also grabbed an arm.

Deonna let Susan up but stomped away at her in the corner.  Susan went to the floor to try and regain her composure.  Susan finally returned to the ring but was snatched in a double arm straitjacket.    Deonna turned it into a back cracker for another two count.  Purrazzo was at the point she was enjoying the beating and knocking Purrazzo.  Kimber Lee was pleading with her to let it all go,

Susan fired back with some shots to the mid-section and nailed a running shot to the gut.  She smashes Deonna into the buckles and set up for a superplex.  She nailed it but Deonna used her legs to float over and lock in the armbar.  Susan submitted.

Your winner, Deonna Purrazzo!

Purrazzo wouldn't let the armbar go after the bout and maneuvered it into a Venus de Milo.   Purrazzo told them both she was done with them and they were nothing but trash that was lucky to be by her side.  She walked out.

They showed highlights of the BTI main event.

Rich Swann and Willie Mack were hanging out at Swinger's Palace with TJP and Fallah Bahh when both teams realized they were both looking to vy for the Tag Titles.  They agreed to face each other next week.

Don Callis told Tommy Dreamer that there were no hard feelings.  Callis said he's rather be on the streets than be in Scott's position of having Dreamer looking over his shoulder.  Callis said now Dreamer can have a big corporate career.  Dreamer said that's not what he wants.  Callis said he knows Dreamer wants to keep wrestling but that's not in anyone's best interest as he's broken down and a shell of himself.  Callis said he's wanted to wrestle Kenny Omega for a year so if Dreamer wants, he can get a couple of guys together and have a six man tag with Kenny Omega and the Good Brothers.  They can do Dreamer vs. Omega as everyone wants to see.  Dreamer called him a creative genius.

Rohit Raju & Mahabali Shera vs. Petey Williams & Trey Miguel

Raju and Williams started out, battling back and forth.  Williams nailed a dropkick into Raju, who was propped against the ropes.  Williams tied him to the tree of woe and Williams stood atop him.  Miguel tagged in and mantained control.  He and Williams teamed to double-team Raju for a two count.   Shera finally made the tag and wiped out Williams with a big slam.

After a commericial,  Raju was back in the ring but missed a running dropkick in the corner.  Williams made the hot tag and nailed Shera, then opened up with forearms on Raju.  Trey nailed a cutter and ascended to the ropes for the Meteora.  Raju moved out of the way, but Trey nailed Shera with the knee strike.  Raju nailed a leaping Flatliner but Miguel kicked up at the last second.  

Trey made the tag and nailed the tiltowhirl legsweep for a two count.  Ace Austin and Madman Fulton strolled down to ringside, distracting Williams as he planned for the Canadian Destroyer.  Raju used that chance to nail a running knee strike and score the pin.

Your winners, Rohit Raju & Shera!

Everyone attacked Williams and Miguel.  Josh Alexander hit the ring for the but Shera tossed him in the corner.  Alexander avoided his charge and nailed several kicks.  He nailed a back suplex on Raju but was wiped out by Fulton.  Everyone was beaten down.  Chris Bey came to ringside but just took selfies and video of the footage.

Backstage, Tommy Dreamer approached Sami Callihan about teaming with him as part of Team Dreamer against Team Don Callis next week.  Callihan agreed and then Moose showed up and said he was in.  Dreamer wondered if he should tell Moose who the partner is.  Callihan said that he always wants to play by the rules and shouldn't tell Moose anything.

In the ring, Rachael Ellering cut a promo in the ring.  She said that she didn't see the red flags when she and Jordynne Grace were the Knockouts Tag Team Champions but she does now and invited Grace to the ring to discuss them.  Grace came out.  Ellering said it was one of the best moments of her career when they won the titles with Jazz at their side.  A year ago, she was at the lowest point of her life.  It was so hard to just get through that every day to the next day and the day after that.    All her friends kept telling her it was going to be better and it was all going to work out.  She got to the point that she hated being pushed into that "pool of positivity" but then she came here to Impact and she did that to Jordynne.  It wasn't what she needed or wanted and that's what a good partner would know.  

She said she was sorry.  She said that Jordynne needs to know that she's better than Tasha and Kiera and Tenille.  Grace cut her off and said she doesn't care what Tenille thinks.  She's ran down all of her accomplishments.  She said she loved having Ellering as a partner but she can do things on her own.  Ellering agreed and said that she shouldn't let Tenille get in her head.  Grace was shocked she even mentioned Tenille again and said that if she does that. Grace is going to drop her on her head right now.

Jazz came out and made her way to the ring.  Jazz said she brought them together because she knew together they could do great things.  She said they've heard all these rumors about being the shortest reigning Knockouts Tag Team Champions but this is just a hurdle they can get over.  She told Jordynne to get through it.  She said it was like she was letting her ego get the better of her.  Ellering said it's on both of them, not just Jordynne.  She said the setback is just the start of the journey.  Ellering wants nothing more than to team with Grace going forward but she doesn't know if that's what Grace wants.  Jazz asked her and Grace said she needs some time to think about it and walked off.

Grace walked off and out came Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K.  Dashwood tried to recruit her again but Ellering said absolutely not.  The only time she wants to be in a ring with Dashwood is when she's an opponent.  Ellering challenged her to a rematch from their recent bout.  Dashwood said she needed to think about it and tried to attack Ellering.  Jazz and Ellering beat her down and ran her off.

Backstage, Brian Myers talked up Sam Beale and said he could take out Jake Something tonight.

Jake Something vs. Samm Beale.

It's all Something early on as he uses his power.  Beale goes to the floor, where Myers isn't thrilled.  Something went to the floor but Myers distracted him, allowing Beale to smash him into the ring post.

Beale went for a flying bodypress but was caught and nailed with a Michinoku Driver.  Beale kicked up at the last second.  Myers got on the apron, allowing Beale to rake Jake's eyes.  Myers tossed a chair into the ring but Jake kicked it out at him.  Something nailed a big spear in the corner, then a Black Hole Slam for the pin.

Your winner, Jake Something!

Myers took the mic and told Beale not to blame himself for the loss.  He said that wasn't his fault and he should find someone to blame - Jake Something, who is a complete unprofessional.  He told Jake he was never going to be a top guy or a professional.  He said the lesson was not to be like Jake.

Eddie Edwards and Satoshi Kojima were preparing for their match tonight.  Swann and Mack showed up and Edwards said they can have the first title shot after they win tonight.

Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions Violent by Design - Deaner & Joe Doering vs. Satoshi Kojima & Eddie Edwards

Edwards and Deaner started.  Eddie controlled him and tagged out to Kojima, who steamrolled Deaner with a shoulderblock as they went to commercial.

When they returned, Edwards was chopping away on Deaner.  Kojima tagged in but was caught with a knee from Doering as he rebounded off the ropes.  This opened things up for Deaner to attack him.  Doering tagged in.  Kojima tried to fight from underneath but was drilled down with a shot across the back.  Doering nailed a big elbowdrop for a two count.   Deaner tagged back and and nailed a series of fast strikes to Kojima.

 Doering tagged in and tore at Kojima's neck.  He muscled Kojima to the mat, driving Kojima's face into the mat.  Kojima was so out of it, he tried to tag out to Deaner.  Doering grabbed him for a suplex but Kojima kept blocking it and finally reversed the move. Kojima made the hot tag.  Edwards attacked Deaner and drilled him with some hard chops.  Edwards nailed the Blue Thunder Bomb but Deaner kicked up at the last second.  Edwards went for the Tiger Driver but Doering attacked Edwards.  Edwards tossed Deaner to the floor.  Kojima nailed a clothesline over the top on Doering.  The challengers nailed double dives to the floor as Impact went to commercial.

When they returned from commercial, Edwards continued to beat down Deaner.  Rhino distracted Edwards by getting on the apron.  That allowed Deaner to turn the momentum, including a Nova-esque yank out of the corner into a sit-down powerbomb.  Deaner bit Edwards on the hand as he brought him into the corner.  Doering tagged in and continued mauling Edwards, slamming him with authority and nailing a big elbow.  Deaner cinched in a side chinlock but Edwards fired out.  Edwards was going to tag out to Kojima but Deaner drilled him and continued beating him down in the corner.  Edwards was beaten down in VBD's corner.  Doering tagged back in and kicked down Edwards with a big boot.

Edwards finally fights off Deaner and makes the hot tag to Kojima.  Kojima nailed a big lariat and worked over Deaner in the corner with kicks.  He drilled him with rapid-fire chops.  Kojima and Edwards nailed rapid-fire chops in stereo on the champs.  They nailed a series of strikes in the corner.  Eddie nailed a rana on Deaner.  Kojima nailed a flying elbow and scored a two count.

Deaner came back for a neckbreaker on Kojima and went to the ropes.  He went for a flying bodypress but Deaner rolled out of the way.  Edwards tagged in but was kicked off during a charge.  Edwards came back to stun him with a kick and went for the backpack stunner.  Unfortunately for Edwards, Doering wiped him out.  Deaner came off with the flying elbow but Edwards kicked up at the last second.  VBD attacked Edwards.  Doering went for a lariat but Kojima nailed him.  Edwards rolled him up for the two count.  Doering rolled through them with a double clothesline.  Doering called for the Revolution Bomb but Eddie turned it into a rana.  Koji nailed the Koji Cutter.  He smashed Deaner off the apron.  Eddie went for the Boston Knee Party but was caught and powerbombed for the pin.

Your winners and still Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions, Violent by Design!

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