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BRISCOES VS. GOOD BROTHERS, ULTIMATE X AND MORE: IMPACT WRESTLING ON AXS TV REPORT

Welcome to the Impact Wrestling on AXS TV report!

Impact Wrestling opened up with highlights of this past weekend's Multiverse of Matches PPV from Dallas, Texas.

We went to Josh Mathews at Impact's production HQ, where he promised they would recap the "critically acclaimed" Multiverse of Matches.

Impact X Division Championship: Ultimate X Match - Trey Miguel (C) vs. Chris Bey vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Rich Swann vs. Vincent vs. Blake Christian - Recap by David Tees

The match begins with several wrestlers getting dumped to the arena floor while trying to climb the beams, Grace comes off the structure to hit Swann with a rana. Grace and Vincent battle in the ring after everybody else departs, Grace takes one of the wrestlers out with a suicide dive. Miguel climbs the structure and several wrestlers pull him down, Swann trades head strikes with Miguel and Bey. Bey starts climbing the structure and Grace stops him, Grace hits Bey with a muscle buster after clotheslining Swann. Christian takes out Grace before hitting Vincent with a death valley driver followed by a double knee strike, Christian goes for the belt and Miguel gets him down before landing a pain thriller. Miguel then sends Christian out of the ring before nailing him with a suicide dive, Miguel goes for the belt and Vincent stops him before landing a back drop driver followed by a flat liner. Vincent goes for the belt and Swann gets him down before landing a spinning head kick, Swann follows up by landing a handspring cutter on Vincent. 

Swann goes for the belt and Bey gets him down before landing a spine buster, Bey follows up by hitting Swann with Finesse. Bey goes for the belt and Christian follows him, Christian gets Bey down before nailing him with a destroyer. Grace tries getting back in the ring and Christian attacks her, Miguel attacks Christian before taking multiple people out with a suicide dive. Christian climbs the structure before leaping off onto a bunch of his opponents, Grace gets back in the ring and she goes for the belt while Miguel does the same thing. Grace and Miguel do battle on the cables until Grace goes down due to interference from Vincent, Miguel grabs the championship to win the match.

Winner: Trey Miguel, still your Impact Wrestling X Division Champion!

Mike Johnson's thoughts: Holy hell, this was insane stuff.  Just lots of big bumps and crazy sequences.   Jordynne Grace looked like a monster here, just beating the hell out of the male competitors.  Blake hit a dive off the girders to the floor on everyone.  Lots of big bumps off the cables.  In the end, Grace pulled herself across the cables but met Miguel, who knocked her off and took the belt to retain.  Absolutely batsh*t insanity.  An incredible opening.  The X-Division of late has really been killing it and this was a prime example of that.

They went to a promo from X-Division Champion Trey Miguel.  He said they are getting closer to Rebellion and what fans say in the Ultimate X was as real as it gets.  He got the job done against five of the best, so what can Speedball and Ace Austin do against him.

They looked back on Chelsea Green's attack and turn on Mickie James.

Mickie James cut a promo, saying she saw Green's true color, and they were Cardona.  Nick Aldis said he wishes he was back under better circumstances but everyone will get to see him stretch Matt Cardona and prove who the ultimate wrestling couple is.

Nick Aldis & Mickie James vs. Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green - Recap by David Tees

The match begins with James attacking Green before the bell sounded, the men try breaking up the fight as the bell sounds. Aldis attacks Cardona as the women go to their respective corners, Aldis hits Cardona with a Thesz Press followed by some strikes. Green interferes and Aldis knocks her into Cardona’s balls, James tags in and she nails a downed Cardona with a basement drop kick. James and Aldis then hit Cardona with a double elbow drop for a near fall, Green interferes again and that allows Cardona to hit James with a clothesline. Green tags in and she stomps away on a downed James, Green traps James in the corner before choking her on the ropes. Cardona interferes and he attacks James behind the ref’s back, Green corners James again before choking her. James tries fighting back and Green nails her with more strikes, Cardona tags in and he nails James with a neck breaker before choking her. Green tags back in and she attacks the lower back of James, James fights back and Green hits her with a clothesline for a near fall.

Green holds James down while applying a chin lock to her, Cardona tags in and he nails James with a few shots. Green tags in and she attacks a downed James, Cardona tags in and he misses the Reboot on James. James then hits Cardona with a flapjack before tagging Aldis in, Aldis quickly cleans house against the opposing team. Aldis goes to the top rope and he lands an elbow drop on Cardona for a near fall, Green interferes and James nails her with a top rope Thesz Press. Green recovers to knock James out of the ring with a pump kick, Cardona fights back against Aldis before being dumped out of the ring. Green attacks Aldis and then Cardona attacks Aldis from behind, Green accidentally slaps Cardona and then Aldis sends her out of the ring. Aldis counters Radio Silence with a cloverleaf and Green breaks it up, James and Aldis get Green and Cardona in dual cloverleafs for a double tap out.

Winners: Nick Aldis & Mickie James

Mike Johnson's Thoughts:   Really damn enjoyable back and forth match.  The Cardonas play such great sleazebags.   This played really well across the board from the personalities to the action to the crowd responses.  

Gia Miller interviews Eddie Edwards, who says he reps Pro Wrestling NOAH tonight over Impact Wrestling because Impact Wrestling chose to turn their back on him.

Eddie Edwards vs. Tomohiro Ishii - Recap by David Tees

The match begins with Edwards avoiding a chop from Ishii, Edwards and Ishii exchange shoulder tackles until Edwards goes down. Edwards fights back to send Ishii out of the ring and then land a suicide dive, Edwards grabs Ishii and he sends him into the barricade. Ishii recovers and he nails a charging Edwards with a power slam on the arena floor, Ishii gets Edwards onto the ring apron and he looks for a pile driver. Edwards gets free and he exchanges some strikes with Ishii, Edwards wins the battle before nailing Ishii with a DDT on the ring apron. Edwards gets Ishii back in the ring before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Edwards stands Ishii up before landing a few strikes on him. Ishii and Edwards exchange suplex attempts until Ishii finally lands his, Ishii traps Edwards in the corner before they trade a ton of chops. Ishii drops Edwards in the corner after landing a multitude of strikes, Edwards tries fighting back and Ishii hits him with a back drop driver for a near fall. 

Edwards recovers and he nails a charging Ishii with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall, Edwards sets up for a tiger driver and Ishii counters with a back body drop. Ishii misses a charge into the corner and Edwards nails him with an enziguri, Edwards places Ishii on the top rope before eating some headbutts. Edwards goes for a backpack driver and Ishii escapes before eating a super kick, Edwards and Ishii then exchange some release German suplexes and clotheslines. Edwards regains control and he attempts to weaken Ishii with forearm strikes, Ishii gets angry before dropping Edwards with a headbutt. Ishii misses a sliding clothesline and Edwards cracks him with knee strikes afterwards, Edwards then lands a tiger driver on Ishii for a near fall. Edwards goes for a knee strike and Ishii counters with one of his own, Ishii then hits Edwards with a sliding lariat for a near fall. Edwards recovers and he nails Ishii with a Boston Knee Party, Edwards goes for a driver and Ishii counters with a lariat for a near fall. Ishii follows up by hitting Edwards with a brain buster for a three count.

Winner: Tomohiro Ishii

Mike Johnson's Thoughts: This was physical from the start with lots of hard hitting shots and some brawling on the floor.    Ishii began dropping Edwards on his head.  Eddie came back with a Blue Thunder Bomb.  Lots of big moves.  Ishii looked like he nearly murdered Edwards with a big headbutt.  This was a real war with a pretty shocking ending as Ishii pinned Edwards with a brainbuster.  This seems pretty quick for Edwards to get pinned after his turn.

Josh Mathews welcomed everyone back and discussed Moose defending the Impact title against Josh Alexander at Rebellion.  The first time they were in the same place at the same time since Moose attacked Josh's wife was Multiverse of Matches.

Josh Alexander & Jonah vs. Moose & PCO - Recap by David Tees

The match begins with PCO attacking Alexander before the bell sounds, PCO corners Alexander before landing a few strikes. Alexander fights back and he drops PCO after landing a big boot, Jonah tags in and he stomps away on a downed PCO. PCO and Jonah continue their battle until Moose tags himself in, Jonah and Moose exchange shoulder tackle attempts until Moose goes down. Moose gets up and he attacks Jonah with a ton of shoulder tackles, Jonah recovers and he drops Moose with a shoulder block. Alexander tags himself in and he chases a running Moose around the ringside area, PCO drops a charging Alexander with a clothesline. PCO sends Alexander into the barricade after tagging in, PCO gets Alexander back in the ring before landing a side slam followed by a guillotine leg drop. Moose tags in and he corners Alexander before landing some strikes, Moose then drops Alexander with a hard Irish whip into the corner. Moose holds Alexander down while stomping away on his arm, PCO tags in and he attacks a downed Alexander. 

Alexander fights back to drop Moose before landing a suplex on PCO, PCO prevents a tag from Alexander to Jonah. PCO then hits Alexander with a corner clothesline, Alexander recovers and he nails PCO with a German suplex. Alexander gets PCO on the top rope and he follows him up there, PCO knocks Alexander off the ropes before missing a moonsault attempt. Moose and Jonah are tagged in by their respective partners, Jonah corners Moose before landing an avalanche followed by an atomic drop. Jonah goes for a senton and Moose gets out of the way, Alexander and PCO are tagged into the match. PCO clears the ring before landing a suicide dive on the opposing team, PCO gets Alexander on the ring apron before landing the De-Animator. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Moose and Alexander have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Alexander eventually drops Moose and he gets him in an ankle lock, Moose gets free and he eventually gets out of the ring. PCO gets up and Jonah nails him with a spear, Alexander then hits PCO with a C4 for a three count.

Winners: Josh Alexander & Jonah!

Mike Johnson's thoughts: There was a damn impressive sequence where Moose kept running the ropes and shoulderblocking Jonah, who wouldn't budge.  It blows my mind WWE released Jonah.  Josh Alexander tried to get his hands on Moose and chased him around the ring but was outsmarted and ran right into PCO.  Alexander was beaten down for a long time.  This turned into one hell of a war.  Moose came off insanely well, just like a stellar athlete and badass while Jonah looked like a top star.  

They aired comments from Chris Sabin and Jay White ahead of their match at Multiverse of Matches.

Chris Sabin vs. Jay White - Recap by David Tees

The match begins with White backing Sabin into the corner before landing a chop, Sabin tries fighting back while eating more strikes. Sabin drops White before working over his arm, Sabin also nails White with an arm drag followed by chops. Sabin cracks Sabin with a few strikes before getting him back into the ring, White leaves the ring and Sabin nails him with a suicide dive. Sabin picks up White and he drops him face first onto the ring apron, Sabin gets White back into the ring before landing a top rope high cross body for a near fall. Sabin keeps White grounded while applying a modified octopus stretch to him, White makes it to the ropes to break the submission attempt. Sabin goes to the top rope and White crotches him a short time later, White then lands a chop that sends Sabin to the arena floor. White then drops Sabin back first onto the ring apron, White gets Sabin back into the ring before applying a single leg crab to him. White releases the hold before hitting Sabin with a back breaker, White keeps Sabin down while holding him in a bear hug.

Sabin gets free and White attacks him with some more chops, Sabin fights back and he eventually drops White with an enziguri. Sabin traps the arm of White while attacking him with a multitude of strikes, Sabin then hits White with a drop kick for a near fall. Sabin follows up by landing a short range DDT on White, White fights back and he nails Sabin with a DDT of his own. Sabin recovers and he hits White with a tornado DDT for a near fall, White recovers and he cracks Sabin with a Saito Suplex followed by more chops. White then hits Sabin with a twisting suplex for a near fall, White also nails Sabin with a flat liner followed by a German suplex and uranage for a near fall. Sabin escapes the grip of White before landing a boot to his face, Sabin and White have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Sabin ends the exchange before hitting White with a clothesline, White escapes a Cradle Shock attempt to hit Sabin with a release German suplex. White goes for Blade Runner and Sabin counters with a roll up for a three count.

Winner: Chris Sabin

After the match, Steve Maclin attacks Chris Sabin and Jay White shoves him away so he can attack Sabin. White then hits Maclin with a low blow before leaving the ring.

Mike Johnson's Thoughts:  White apparently decided he wanted to get the reputation for chopping Sabin into pieces because this was a PHYSICAL beating.  Sabin was worked over for a long time before making a comeback.  Sabin's work was great here. 

Backstage, a fired up Chris Sabin cut a promo.  He said that he just beat Jay White and told the wrestling world to pay attention to that.  He ran down his accolades and noted that he just pinned Jay White.  He's been an underdog his entire life and pointed out the scars on his chest.  He won't forget this night but White won't forget he lost to Chris Sabin.

They announced Jay White vs. Chris Sabin vs. Steve Maclin for the 4/23 Rebellion PPV.

The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay) - Recap by David Tees

This is the Briscoes' first appearance in the modern day incarnation of Impact Wrestling.

The match begins with Anderson doing some work on the arm of Mark, Mark trips him up before getting Anderson in a headlock. Anderson gets free and Mark drops him with a shoulder tackle, Jay tags in as he and Mark attack both of their opponents. The brawl between both teams spills to the arena floor, Jay returns to the ring and Gallows distracts him before Anderson rakes his eyes. Anderson keeps Jay down while stomping away on him, Gallows tags in and he corners Jay before assaulting him with strikes. Anderson tags back in and he attacks both members of the opposing team, Anderson rips away at the injured forehead of Jay. Gallows tags in and he kicks Jay in the head for a near fall, Gallows holds Jay down before applying a chin lock to him. Anderson tags back in and he nails Jay with a plethora of strikes and stomps, Mark manages to make the tag and he cleans house against the opposing team.

Mark gets Gallows out of the ring before getting Anderson on the top rope, Mark then hits Anderson with an Iconoclasm for a near fall. Jay returns and he knocks Gallows back to the arena floor, Mark and Jay nail Anderson with a leaping neck breaker for a near fall. Jay tags back in and Anderson quickly nails him with a spine buster. Gallows interferes and he helps Anderson land an assisted neck breaker for a near fall, Anderson and Gallows look for The Magic Killer until Mark breaks everything up. Mark tags in and he drops Anderson before going to the top rope, Jay White knocks Mark off the ropes while the ref was distracted. The Good Brothers hit Mark with a Magic Killer for a three count.

Winners: The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)

Mike Johnson's Thoughts: This was great all the way through until the finish, which saw Chris Bey and Jay White interfere to set up Mark taking the Magic Killer and being pinned.  It just made the live show end a little flat, so it was smart Impact didn't put this on last on the TV show.  There was a lot of great wrestling all the way through.

Josh Mathews announced The Briscoes would return for Rebellion PPV.

Josh then recapped the ROH Interim Women's Champion being crowned in Mercedes Martinez.  They went a promo from Multiverse of Madness with Deonna Purrazzo saying it doesn’t matter that Mercedes Martinez won the interim ROH Women’s Title tonight because she is the real champion. Taya Valkyrie interrupts and she says Purrazzo should be worried about the AAA championship, Valkyrie says she will face Purrazzo at Impact Wrestling Rebellion. 

AAA Reina De Reinas Championship: Deonna Purrazzo (C) vs. Faby Apache - Recap by David Tees

The match begins with Apache tripping up Purrazzo while going after her leg, Purrazzo works over the arm of Apache. Apache gets free and she gets into a striking exchange with Purrazzo, Apache traps Purrazzo in the corner before landing a mafia kick. Purrazzo goes down and Apache stomps away on her, Apache looks for a suplex and Purrazzo counters with a roll up for a near fall. Purrazzo holds Apache down while working over her arm, Apache gets free to hit Purrazzo with a suplex followed by a leg drop. Purrazzo charges at Apache and Apache sends her into the bottom turnbuckle, Apache then lands a basement drop kick on Purrazzo for a near fall. Apache nails Purrazzo with a drop kick to the knee before rolling her up for a near fall, Apache trips up Purrazzo before applying a modified Indian death lock to her. Purrazzo eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Purrazzo fights back and she drops Apache after landing a pump kick. 

Purrazzo follows up by hitting Apache with a standing moonsault for a near fall, Purrazzo starts working over the injured arm of Apache. Apache recovers and she hits Purrazzo with an implant buster for a near fall, Purrazzo catches Apache in a Fujiwara Arm Bar from out of nowhere. Apache gets up and she quickly goes down again alongside Purrazzo, Apache nails Purrazzo with a head kick before eating a release German suplex. Purrazzo goes for the Queen’s Gambit and Apache counters with a back body drop, Apache looks for the implant buster and Purrazzo counters with a Fujiwara Arm Bar to force a taop out.

Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, still the AAA Reina De Reinas Champion!

Mike Johnson's Thoughts:  They had a nice back and forth match.  Purrazzo is really great at all the small nuances.  Apache looked credible as the challenger and did a nice job getting the crowd involved with her yelling.  Purrazzo finally used the armbar for the submission.  Nice surprise seeing Apache here. 

After the match, Deonna Purrazzo says it doesn’t matter that Mercedes Martinez won the interim ROH Women’s Title tonight because she is the real champion. Taya Valkyrie interrupts and she says Purrazzo should be worried about the AAA championship, Valkyrie says she will face Purrazzo at Impact Wrestling Rebellion. 

They aired another promo from Purrazzo, saying she ran Taya out of the company 18 months ago and if she wants a date at Rebellion, she's got it, but the Champ Champ is forever.

Taya cut a promo saying she came all the way back to Impact Wrestling to shut up Deonna Purrazzo.  She never lost her AAA title and will become a four-time champion at Rebellion.

Alex Shelley vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey - Recap by David Tees.

The match begins with Bailey doing some work to the arm of Shelley, Shelley gets free and he does the same to Bailey. Shelley and Bailey also exchange a few headlock takedowns, Shelley cracks Bailey with a questionable body shot. Bailey fights back and he attacks Shelley with a plethora of kicks that knock him out of the ring, Bailey then hits Shelley with a suicide dive. Bailey follows Shelley around the arena floor while landing more kicks, Shelley gets back in the ring before hitting Bailey with a super jaw breaker. Shelley then slams Bailey before landing a basement drop kick that knocks him to the ring apron, Shelley follows up by knocking Bailey to the arena floor. Shelley then takes out Bailey with a dive of his own, Shelley follows Bailey around the ringside area while landing some strikes. Shelley gets Bailey back in the ring before landing a top rope knee drop for a near fall, Shelley then hits Bailey with a fisherman DDT for a near fall. Shelley keeps Bailey down while applying a straight jacket hold to him, Shelley releases the hold and Bailey starts fighting back.

Bailey and Shelley exchange some strikes until Bailey drops Shelley with a leaping kick, Bailey drops Shelley after landing a few more strikes. Bailey then hits Shelley with a twisting splash for a near fall, Shelley avoids a kick before nailing Bailey with a flat liner into the middle turnbuckle, Shelley gets Bailey in the Motor City Stretch. Bailey eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Shelley traps the arm of Bailey before landing chops and a back drop driver. Bailey goes to the ring apron and Shelley follows him out there, Bailey goes for Ultimate Weapon and Shelley avoids it to send him crashing to the ring edge. Shelley then hits Bailey with a tornado DDT on the ring apron, Shelley then hits Bailey with a brain buster on the arena floor. Bailey gets back to the ring apron before avoiding a sliding Shelley, Bailey then hits Shelley with a moonsault that sends both crashing to the arena floor. Bailey gets Shelley back in the ring before dropping him after landing a series of kicks, Shelley gets up and he nails Bailey with some forearm strikes.

Bailey ends the exchanges by dropping Shelley with multiple head kicks and a penalty kick, Bailey then hits Shelley with a moonsault knee drop and another head kick for a near fall. Bailey misses a spinning head kick and Shelley hits him with sliced bread for a near fall, Shelley goes for the Motor City Stretch and Bailey counters with a roll up for a near fall. Bailey hits Shelley with more head kicks before missing a top rope Ultimate Weapon. Shelley then hits Bailey with a super kick, Shelley goes for Shell Shock and Bailey counters with a roll up for a three count.

Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey

Mike Johnson's Thoughts: Bailey's body is a mess from all the abuse he's taken over the weekend weekend.  Shelley was playing the subtle, bullying veteran heel.  He gained control over Bailey and worked him over for some time.   This has been a master class in great wrestling from Shelley.  Shelley almost killed the man with a DDT on the apron.  He went for a dive but Bailey got out of the way and then hit a springboard moonsault to the floor that looked insane.  The height was nuts.  They continued on with some great action.  Like, ridiculously great near falls.  Bailey missed the shooting star and crashed on his knees.  He's going to be walking like Great Muta in no time.  Bailey finally scored the pin after using Shelley's momentum coming off the ropes into a package.  Great match to close the broadcast.

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