Welcome to Fightful.com's live coverage & discussion for IMPACT Wrestling's Rebellion pay-per-view (4/23/22)!
We'll be bringing you full, fight-by-fight results of every match on the card.
Preview
- Moose (C) vs. Josh Alexander — IMPACT Wrestling World Champion
- Deonna Purrazzo (C) vs. Taya Valkyrie — AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
- Tasha Steelz (C) vs. Rosemary — IMPACT Knockouts World Championship
- Trey Miguel (C) vs. Ace Austin vs. Mike 'Speedball' Bailey — IMPACT X-Division Championship
- Violent By Design (C) vs. Good Brothers vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Rhino & Heath vs. Mike Bennett & Matt Taven vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA — Gauntlet Match, IMPACT Tag Team Championship
- Jay White vs. Steve Maclin vs. Chris Sabin
- JONAH vs. Tomohiro Ishii
Live Coverage
— The show begins and our commentary team of Tom Phillips and Matt Rehwoldt welcome us to tonight's pay-per-view and it's time for our opening contest of the evening!
Jay White vs. Steve Maclin vs. Chris Sabin
— Maclin clocks Sabin from behind with a clothesline to start. Maclin tosses Sabin across the ring and drills him with an elbow then a few strikes. Sabin comes back with a high drop-kick then a cover but Maclin kicks out. White trips and slides Maclin out of the ring, Sabin hits both with a baseball slide, Sabin slams Maclin then hits a senton off the apron that knocks White into the barricade. Back in the ring, Sabin goes up too and hits Maclin with a diving cross-body before going for the cover but Maclin lifts the shoulders. Maclin dumps Sabin to the outside then drills White with a kick and a uranage. Maclin takes out Sabin with a dive through the ropes on the outside and chips White in the chest. Maclin plants White with a suplex on the apron, Sabin trips Maclin off the apron and works over White with some strikes and a chop to the chest but White comes back and drills Sabin with a suplex on the apron. Back in the ring, Maclin drills White with a neck-breaker then goes for the cover but White kicks out after a count of two. Maclin knocks Sabin back with a kick to the mid-section, White chops Maclin in the chest, Maclin lays White out with a clothesline and tosses Sabin to the corner. Sabin knocks Maclin back with a slam, Sabin drills White with a kick to the mid-section then a DDT before going for the cover but White kicks out. White puts Sabin on the top turnbuckle and follows him up then looks for the super-plex, Sabin shoves White back and drills him with a diving head-butt. Sabin goes right back up and drills White with a missile drop-kick, Maclin ties both Sabin and White up in the tree of wor and drills the pair with a corner spear. Sabin rolls to the outside, comes back and drills Maclin with a super-kick, White hits a suplex on Maclin, White lines Sabin up for Blade Runner, Sabin rolls out and plants White with Cradle Shock and Maclin drills Sabin with a crucifix for the 1-2-3!
Winner - Steve Maclin
Deonna Purrazzo (C) vs. Taya Valkyrie — AAA Reina de Reinas Championship
— A test-of-strength to start. Deonna tosses Taya tk the corner, Taya drops Deonna with an arm-drag but the champion launches Taya face-first to the corner. Taya with a kick then a cross-body, then a drop-kick before going for the cover but Deonna kicks out. Deonna with some strikes, then a clothesline and goes for a cover of her own but Taya lifts the shoulders. Both competitors trade forearms, Taya rolls Deonna up but the champion kicks out and rolls Taya up but the challenger also kicks out. Taya kicks Deonna in the mid-section then a a few chops to the chest, Deonna comes back with a leg sweep and both competitors spill to the outside but get back in the ring to avoid the referee's 10-count. Deonna with a pump kick, then a standing moonsault before going for the cover but Taya kicks out at two-and-a-half! Deonna locks-in the Fujiwara Arm-bar but Taya rolls herself to the bottom rope and grabs it to force the break. Deonna gets Taya on the top turnbuckle and looks for a super-plex but Taya counters into a flying power-bomb from the top and goes for the cover but Deonna kicks out! Taya with a cross-face but Deonna gets herself to the bottom rope to force the break. Taya with a bevy of kicks to Deonna, who comes back with a suplex then a cover but Taya kicks out. Deonna lines Taya up for the Queen's Gambit, Taya rolled out and drills Deonna with a kick then plants Deonna with Road To Valhalla for the three-count!
Winner - Taya Valkyrie (NEW AAA Reina de Reinas Champion)
Trey Miguel (C) vs. Ace Austin vs. 'Speedball' Mike Bailey — IMPACT X-Division Championship
— Trey and Speedball double-team Ace right as the bell sounds. Ace fights back and clocks both Trey and Speedball with elbows. Trey plants Ace with a snap-mare, then Speedball drills Ace with some kicks to the back. Speedball rolls Ace up but Ace quickly kicks out and Trey knocks Speedball back with an arm-drag into a cover but Speedball kicks out at two. Speedball locks Trey up, Ace knocks Trey back with a kick, Speedball turns to Ace and drills him with a bevy of kicks to the mid-section. Ace knocks Trey back with a kick, Speedball wallops Ace with a drop-kick then some forearms. Ace sends Speedball face-first into the top turnbuckle then drills him with a kick. Speedball blocks a drop-kick from Trey, Ace trips Speedball whilst in the outside and Trey takes both Ace and Speedball out with a dive through the ropes and to the outside. Trey knocks Speedball back with a leg sweep and slaps Ace in the face before tossing Ace back into the ring. Ace comes back with some forearms, Trey lands a scorpion kick on Ace, Speedball knocks Trey back who went for a sunset flip power-bomb, Speedball plants the champion with a German suplex then drills Ace with an over-head kick. Speedball slams Trey onto Ace then hits a standing moonsault and a windmill kick onto Trey before going for the cover but Trey kicks out at two-and-a-half! A bunch of roll-up attempts from all three competitors are kicked out of, Trey blasts Speedball with a brain-buster then a flying meteora off the top rope and goes for the cover but Speedball kicks out. Ace comes back in and lands a spring-board kick on Miguel then wallops him with The Fold and gets the 1-2-3!
Winner - Ace Austin (NEW IMPACT X-Division Champion)
JONAH vs. Tomohiro Ishii
— A heavy exchange of strikes starts this one off. Ishii with some forearms but JONAH drills Ishii with a shoulder block. JONAH knocks Ishii to the mat with an elbow, then another before blasting Ishii with a kick and another forearm. JONAH with some stomps to a downed Ishii then scoops him up and tosses him to the corner. Ishii slides out of the way of a corner clothesline and drills JONAH with a forearm. JONAH powers out of a German suplex and sends Ishii face-first into the top turnbuckle. JONAH slams Ishii and goes for an elbow drop but Ishii slides out of the way and chips JONAH in the chest. Ishii fights back with a forearm, JONAH comes back with a shoulder tackle. JONAH tosses Ishii to the corner and drills him with a body avalanche, Ishii comes back with a forearm to JONAH's knee, JONAH tosses Ishii to the corner and lands a senton before going for the cover but Ishii lifts the shoulders after a count of two. JONAH with an elbow, Ishii comes back with a step-up enziguri then tosses JONAH to the ropes but JONAH wallops Ishii with a shoulder tackle. Ishii comes back with a head-butt, JONAH lands a spear and sets up Ishii for the Tsunami, Ishii slides out of the way and blocks a big boot from JONAH then plants the big man with a brain-buster for the three-count!
Winner - Tomohiro Ishii
Violent By Design (Eric Young & Joe Doering) (C) vs. Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Rhino & Heath vs. The OGK (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven) vs. Zicky Dice & Johnny Swinger vs. W. Morrissey & Jordynne Grace vs. Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers) (with Chelsea Green) — Gauntlet Match, IMPACT Tag Team Championship
— Major Players vs. Morrissey and Grace start this one off. Myers and Grace start it off in the ring and Grace slaps Myers in the face before drilling Myers with a kick to the mid-section. Grace lands a spinning back-fist then a suplex before going for the cover but Myers lifts the shoulders. Grace makes the tag to Morrissey, Myers makes the tag to Cardona and Cardona lights Morrissey up with some strikes but Morrissey stymies the momentum with a thunderous clothesline. Morrissey makes the tag back to Grace, who drills Cardona with a boot to the face followed by a power-bomb and goes for the cover but Cardona kicks out. Green distracts Grace from ringside and Cardona rolls Grace up and gets the three-count and Grace and Morrissey are eliminated. After the fall, Morrissey plants Myers with a double choke-slam, Grace dives through the ropes and takes out Cardona, Green clocks Grace with a kick, Cardona shoves Morrissey aside and Green hits a low-blow on Morrissey but the big man launches Cardona into the barricade and Morrissey reveals that he was wearing a protective cup. Green slaps Morrissey and Morrissey plants Green through the timekeeper's table with The BQE before finally exiting, alongside Grace. Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson of Good Brothers are next up. Doc and Karl attack both Cardona and Myers on the outside, Doc kicks Myers and he and Karl plant Cardona with The Magic Killer for the quick 1-2-3 and the Major Players are eliminated. Zicky Dice and Johnny Swinger are out next. Doc drills Dice with a bunch of strikes, Karl follows suit, Swinger interferes but Dice misses a kick on Doc and knocks Swinger out of the ring. Karl planes Dice with a spine-buster and he and Doc plant Dice with The Magic Killer and Dice and Swinger are eliminated. Rich Swann and Willie Mack are next up. A brawl between all four competitors ensue on the outside. Swann drills Karl with a spin-kick, then a striking combination before walloping Karl with a chop to the chest. Karl comes back with a few strikes but Swann drops him to the mat with a head-scissors takedown. Swan drop-kicks Karl in the back and makes the tag to Mack, who tosses Karl to the corner and unloads a bevy of strikes. Mack makes the tag back to Swann, Karl gets momentum back with a rake of the eyes and that allows him to make the tag to Doc, who drills Swann with a kick to the mid-section. Swann tosses Doc into the corner and lands another striking combination but Doc fires back with a bunch of shots to the mid-section and delivers a big boot to Swann’s head. Doc with an elbow drop then some follow-up elbows before locking-in a head-lock then makes the tag to Karl, Swann comes back with a step-up enziguri and makes the tag to Mack, who clocks Karl with a clothesline then an elbow, then a slam. Gallows is dumped to the outside by Mack, who clocks Karl with a forearm before going for the cover but Karl kicks out. Karl puts Mack on the top turnbuckle and follows him up, Mack knocks Karl back, Doc trips Mack off the top then choke-slams Swann on the apron and Doc and Karl plant Mack with The Magic Killer for the elimination. Mike Bennett and Matt Taven of OGK are next up. Kenny King and Vincent come down and distract Doc and Karl, Taven clocks Doc with a shoulder block then plants Karl with a cross-body for the 1-2-3 and Good Brothers are eliminated. Rhino and Heath are next out. Everyone brawls, Heath gets hit with a neck-breaker by Taven, who makes the tag to Bennett, who quickly goes for the cover but Heath kicks out. Heath escapes long enough to make the tag to Rhino, who tosses Taven across the ring, Bennett cheap shots Rhino from the outside, Taven hits Rhino with a sprint-board kick and then a cover but Rhino kicks out. Heath forearms Taven, Bennett tosses Heath into Rhino, Taven and Bennett line Heath up for The Proton Pack but Rhino drills Taven with The Gore for the elimination. The champions, Violent By Design’s Eric Young and Joe Doering are the final participants. A brawl ensues, Doering chokes Rhino with the top rope in the corner then makes the tag to Young, who wallops Rhino with an upper-cut before going for the cover but Rhino kicks out. Young shoves Rhino face-first into the turnbuckle, Rhino sneaks a tag to Heath, Doering slides Rhino out of the ring and launches him into the ring post, Young hits Heath with a kick, Heath slams Young but Young comes back with The Wake Up Call for the 1-2-3!
Winners - Violent By Design (C) (STILL IMPACT Tag Team Champions)
Tasha Steelz (with Savannah Evans) (C) vs. Rosemary (with Havok) — IMPACT Knockouts World Championship
— Rosemary attacks Tasha right as the bell sounds. Rosemary trips Tasha to the mat and unload some ground-and-pound. Tasha rolls to the outside and slaps Havok, who grabs her and the referee ejects Havok from ringside. Tasha gets back in the ring and clubs Rosemary with an upper-cut then sends the challenger face-first into the top turnbuckle. Tasha drills Rosemary with a step-up enziguri then The Codebreaker and goes for the cover but Rosemary kicks out. Tasha goes for spring-board cutter, Rosemary evades but runs into a bulldog slam from Tasha, who goes for the cover but Rosemary kicks out. Evans distracts the referee, Tasha grabs the Knockouts Title, which also distracts the referee, Evans drills Rosemary with a boot to the face, Tasha plants Rosemary with The Blackout then goes for the cover but Rosemary lifts the shoulders at two-and-a-half! Rosemary powers back to her feet and drills Tasha with a spear and goes for the cover but the champion kicks out. Rosemary clocks Tasha with a few strikes, Tasha chops Rosemary in the chest, puts her on the top turnbuckle and plants her with a spring-board cutter before hitting the Michinoku Driver for the three-count!
Winner - Tasha Steelz (C) (STILL IMPACT Knockouts World Champion)
Moose (C) vs. Josh Alexander — IMPACT Wrestling World Championship
— Moose attacks Alexander right as the bell sounds. Alexander with a slam then some heavy strikes before working over Moose’s arm. Alexander with a kick to the mid-section and both competitors unload some big strikes. Alexander teases an ankle lock but Moose rolls out and misses a clothesline as Alexander wallops him with some knee strikes and then a pump kick. Alexander sends the champion out of the ring but Moose launches the challenger into the ring post before tossing Alexander back into the ring. Moose clocks Alexander with a few shots before sending him into the corner and chops the chest a few times. Alexander slaps Moose in the face and returns the favor with some chops of his own. Alexander with a 1-2 combination but Moose plants the challenger with a scoop-slam. Alexander goes for The C4 Spike, Moose evades and lays into Alexander with a chop but Alexander trips Moose to the mat and stomps on the champion. Alexander goes crazy and drills Moose with TEN German suplexes then goes up top and drills Moose with a missile drop-kick. Moose comes back and lands a Go To Hell before going for the cover but Alexander kicks out. Alexander comes back and locks-in an ankle lock but Moose crawls to the bottom rope and grabs it to force the break before stomping on Alexander’s face to create some separation. Alexander drills Moose with The C4 Spike and goes for the cover but Moose lifts the shoulders at two-and-a-half! Moose hits a Speer out of nowhere and goes for the cover but now Alexander kicks out at two-and-a-half! Moose takes off the pad on the top turnbuckle and drills Alexander with a buckle-bomb into the exposed corner then goes for another spear but Alexander hits a running knee then another C4 Spike and gets the 1-2-3!
Winner - Josh Alexander (NEW IMPACT Wrestling World Champion)
— After the match, Alexander celebrates with his wife and son as the show goes-off-the-air!