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Welcome to this week's BTI - Before the Impact report!
Your hosts are Josh Mathews and Gia Miller.
They go right to highlights of PCO vs. Chris Sabin from last week.
They locked up and PCO backed Sabin into the corner with a big right hand. PCO and Sabin slugged it out. Sabin charged but was kicked down and beaten across the back. PCO began working over his arm. Sabin battled back and nailed a big shoulderblock but when he went to follow up, Honor No More tripped him. PCO covered him for a two count. Impact's side tried to help but were ejected from ringside.
After the commercial, PCO dumped Sabin over the top to the floor, then tossed him back into the ring. PCO nailed a Cactus clothesline over the top to the floor. He nailed a tope con hilo to the floor. PCO sent him into the ring steps. PCO nailed a senton off the ropes onto Sabin on the apron.
The mauling continued until PCO missed a moonsault off the top. Sabin pulled himself up and kicked PCO away, nailing a missile dropkick. He followed up with a big running boot in the corner.
Sabin ascended to the top for another missile dropkick, sending the former ROH Champion to the floor. Sabin hit a tope to the floor. Sabin nailed another missile dropkick for a two count. PCO made a comeback but missed a Vader Bomb. Sabin began drilling big shots.
Sabin attempted Cradleshock but Matt Taven got on the apron. Sabin began taking out Honor No More members on the floor. Maria got on the apron, distracting the referee and allowing Bennett to shove Sabin off the top. Sabin was drilled with a full nelson slam into a Bubba Bomb for the pin.
Your winner, PCO!
Impact Wrestling hit the ring to brawl with Honor No More. Eddie Edwards was going to cane Vincent but stopped. Josh Alexander grabbed an anklelock but Honor No More pulled him to the floor.
Gia Miller and Josh then threw it to Chris Bey vs. Jake Something.
Bey attacked with a series of kicks but was caught and sent into the buckles. He was caught and hit with a big backdrop followed by a hard right hand from Something. Bey was sent into the ropes but retreated to the floor. Something followed but was nailed with a kick. Something caught him going for a move and slammed him face-first on the apron. Something was drilled on the floor. Bey nailed a flip dive from the ring post to the floor. The crowd chanted for Bey.
Bey returned to the ring and attacked Something when he followed. Bey drilled him with a series of punches and a big dropkick to the face, sending him into the corner. Jake made a comeback but was caught with a neckbreaker variation for a two count. Something came back to nail a big charging splash in the corner but was surprised with a superkick for a two count. Bey scissored Something's neck on the mat. Bey locked on a sleeper. Something powered to his feet and dropped backwards in an Electric Chair but Bey held the sleeper on.
Something fought to his feet again and snapped Bey into a belly to back suplex, finally breaking the hold. The referee counted them down as they fought to their feet. Something controlled the battle. Bey caught him with a leaping forearm. Something hit him with a big one-armed powerbomb but Bey kicked out at the last second. Something went for a spear in the corner but Bey pulled himself up and drilled himself into the buckles. Bey hit a doublestomp off the top but the Art of Finesse was countered. Something nailed the spear in the corner and went for the Void but Bey avoided and drilled him with a kick, then a Poisonrana for another close two count. This has been great.
Bey kept drilling Something with kicks but Something fired up and nailed a running tackle. He charged Bey in the corner but was drilled. Bey came off the top but was caught with The Void for the pin.
Your winner, Jake Something!
The Guerrillas of Destiny hit the ring and attacked Jake. He was beaten. Mike Bailey hit the ring for the save but Jay White attacked him. The G.O.D. said they were looking for The Good Brothers. They said Impact was now their house.
We then saw highlights of W. Morrisey vs. Nine Members of The Learning Tree
It was VSK, Zicky Dice and a ton of other nondescript wrestlers. Morrisey wrecked them. He powerbombed one of them onto Dice and scored the pin.
Your winner, Morrisey!
Myers attacked Morrisey but was quickly overcome. Morrisey went for a chokeslam but Moose attacked him. Morrisey fired back but Myers nailed him. Morrisey grabbed Myers by the throat but Moose struck him with the title belt. The Learning Tree stomped Morrisey but he overpowered them and sent them flying. Moose speared Morrisey and stood over the fallen competitor.
They then went to highlights of Mickie James' State of the Knockouts Address.
All the Knockouts were at ringside. James came to the ring and embraced Kim. James praised Gail as the leader of the Knockouts. She said it's been an incredible year and she never thought she'd be standing here a year ago. They have the strongest Knockouts division they have ever had. The reinvention of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions and put over The IInspiration as champions. She praised Jordynne Grace as the Digital Media Champion. She praised the Ultimate X match at Hard to Kill. They showed Tasha Steelz glowering at her. Mickie said Deonna Purrazzo may be the worst human she's ever come across, she's still one of the best she's shared a ring with. She said Gail, herself and Deonna were the top three Knockouts Champions.
Deonna said this is a complete waste of everyone's time. She doesn't need to hear she's the third-best. She already knows she's the greatest. She doesn't need to hear how all these Knockouts are great, because that's a lie. She's going to see herself out. She walked out. James mocked her on the way out. She said in two days she will make HERSTORY as for the first time a world champion that doesn't "belong to them" will enter the Royal Rumble. She said if she wins, she's going to put the Knockouts title on the line at Wrestlemania, champion vs. champion.
Chelsea Green entered the ring and said "if" she wins but she's Mickie James, so of course she's going to win. Green said that when Mickie wins, she wants a title shot. Tasha Steelz said no one cares what Green wants as she's beaten Green twice, so she's a non-factor. She said that she was the one who made history - she's the one who won the Knockouts Tag belts when they were brought back. She's the one who won the Ultimate X. She's going to be the one who takes the title from Mickie. She nailed Mickie. Green drilled Tasha. Savannah Evans tossed Green into the corner. James attacked Steelz. She and Green cleared the ring.
Black Taurus with Decay vs. Raj Singh
Singh controlled Taurus early, working over his arm. Taurus reversed but Singh slipped out and regained control. Taurus locked on a standing surfboard and then followed up with a big lariat. Singh caught him with a Hot Shot on the ropes and a lariat for a two count.
Singh scored several two counts but Taurus kept kicking up. Singh stomped and drilled Taurus. Taurus fired back but was hit with a Fireman's Carry. He kept working over Taurus but couldn't score the pinfall. Taurus came off the ropes, drilling Singh and scored with a series of hard chops. He went to the top but was yanked off, crashing and burning. They battled back and forth. Lots of near falls. Taurus finally scored the pin with a scary looking inverted Michinoku Driver/powerbomb.
Your winner, Black Taurus!
A hard fought battle and good performance from each.
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