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-We open the show with a video package narrated by LAX with music by Eminem.
Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs Matt Sydal & Ethan Page
Rich starts the match with Matt before dropping him with an enzuigiri before Rich tags in Mack who hits an arm drag and stands on his head in the corner, Mack dropping Matt with a shoulder tackle before Ethan tags in. Ethan turns Rich inside out with a high angle back drop once he comes in and he and Matt double team Rich until Matt superkicks Rich out of the ring. Matt hits Rich with a chair when Matt's underneath the ring before Willie hits a cannonball off of the apron and onto the floor. Back in the ring Matt and Ethan cut the ring in half until Ethan hits a diving elbow drop for a near fall and Rich counters a back drop and tags in Mack. Mack takes out Matt with a cannonball in the corner before hitting an exploder suplex to Ethan and a Samoan drop into a standing moonsault for a near fall.
Rich and Mack hit a flap jack for a near fall before Ethan tosses Rich off of the top turnbuckle and to the mat before hitting a flipping senton for a near fall. Matt hits a frankensteiner to Matt as Rich hits Ethan with a huricanrrana as soon as he does before all four men hit a move and Rich hits a hand spring cutter into a phoenix splash for the pin and the win.
Winner: Rich Swann and Willie Mack defeat Matt Sydal and Ethan Page when Rich pins Matt with a phoenix splash.
-We have a clip of a fight last night between Austin Aries and Johnny Impact at the Abyss IMPACT Hall of Fame ceremony. We then cut to the back where Ortiz and Santana find Konnan after he was attacked by who Konnan identifies as King.
Eli Drake vs James Ellsworth
James attacks Eli before the match and rocks him with right hands before Eli hits a suplex and James hits a diving flat liner. Eli then hits a uranage before James hits a superkick for a near fall and Eli hits the Gravy Train twice for the pin and the win.
Winner: Eli Drake defeats James Ellesworth via pinfall with the Gravy Train.
-After the Eli demands someone better before Abyss comes out to the ring and hits a running clothesline in the corner and the Black Hole Slam. Abyss gets a table out from under the ring and sets it up before Eli low blows him and beats him down before Abyss catches him coming off of the second rope and chokeslams him through the table.
Knockouts Championship Match
Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie
They grapple and run the ropes to start the match before exchanging running moves in the corner and Taya hits a flying clothesline that sends Tessa out of the ring. Tessa hits a neckbreaker with Taya in the ropes before tossing her back into the ring and hitting a code breaker for a quick two count. Tessa chokes Taya in the ropes before dropkicking the small of her back and the two exchanging standing switches until Taya hits a release German suplex. Taya hits a running clothesline and hip attack in the corner before hitting a running knee and setting Tessa up top. Taya hits a superplex into a guillotine choke that Tessa powers out of and hits a suplex before they exchange forearms on their knees and to their feet.
They counter each other's finishers until Taya hits a flap jack for a near fall and Tessa counters The Road to Valhalla for a near fall of her own. Taya hits a chokeslam into a moonsault for a near fall before putting Tessa in a hold and smashing her face into the mat. Taya locks in a variation of a cross face before hitting the Road to Valhalla, but it's not enough as the referee is busy fixing the tarp on the apron. Tessa then hits a hammer lock DDT for a very close near fall before sending Taya face first into the middle turnbuckle and finishing with an MX for the pin and the win.
Winner: Tessa Blanchard retains her Knockouts Championship by defeating Taya Valkyrie via pinfall with an MX.
Eddie Edwards vs Moose
Eddie chops Moose before Moose drops Eddie with a shoulder block and rocks him with a clothesline. Eddie hits the Boston Knee Party, but gets his stick rather than going for the cover before he's attacked by Killer Kross for the disqualification.
Winner: Eddie Edwards defeats Moose via disqualification due to interference by Killer Kross.
-Tommy Dreamer comes out after the match and saves Eddie before making a street fight between the four men.
New York Street Fight Match
Eddie Edwards & Tommy Dreamer vs Moose & Killer Kross
Eddie and Tommy take control early with Eddie hitting a tope to the outside as soon as the match begins before Tommy and Moose go back and forth. Eddie and Kross get in the ring before Kross suplexes Eddie and Eddie and Tommy double team both Kross and Moose when he tries to interfere. Kross sends Tommy into the ring post and Moose dropkicks Eddie off of the top turnbuckle and down to the floor before Kross chokes Tommy with his tie and beats him down in the corner. Eddie hits an overhead belly to back suplex at ringside before hitting an inverted atomic drop to Kross and a frankensteiner. Eddie gets a near fall that Moose breaks up before Moose drops Dreamer with a clothesline and he and Eddie exchange chops. Eddie hits a blue thunderbomb to Moose before Tommy hits a cutter to Kross and Kross hits a Saito suplex. Moose then hits a pop-up powerbomb before Eddie ducks when Moose goes to hit him with the kendo stick and rolls Moose up for the pin and the win.
Winner: Eddie Edwards and Tommy Dreamer defeat Moose and Killer Kross via pinfall when Eddie pins Moose with a roll up.
-After the match Kross and Moose take out Eddie and Tommy.
OvE Rules Match
OvE vs Brian Cage, Fenix & Pentagon Jr.
Everyone hits a move to get the match started until its Pentagon and Sami in the ring, the two going toe to toe and exchanging a variety of strikes. Pentagon hits a pair of sling blades to Sami before Dave hits a backstabber and Brian drops him before Cage catches Jake who sends him into the ring post. Fenix hits a series of springboard headbutts to Jake before Sami hits a butterfly suplex and an enzuigiri into a clothesline. The Lucha Bros start a superkick party before Fenix hits a suicide dive and Brian tosses Jake over the top rope and onto everyone at ringside. The Lucha Bros stack Jake and Sami in the corner before Fenix launches Pentagon into them for a near fall and Jake hits a DVD to Fenix.
Pentagon hits a double stomp before Sami saves Jake from the Drill Claw and Fenix hits a springboard move out of nowhere for a near fall. Pentagon hits the Pentagon Driver before Sami and Brian hit a lariat and the Lucha Bros hit a spiking Fear Factor for a near fall to Sami that the Crist brothers break up. Brian hits a fall away slam with the Crists before they hit a double superkick and Sami hits a sister abigail. Pentagon hits a code breaker to Dave before Sami hits a piledriver onto the apron and Brian takes out all three members of OvE. Jake rocks Brian with a variety of kicks before OvE hit the All Seeing Eye for a surprising one count.
OvE then unleash a veritable superkick massacre on Cage before Sami pins Brian with a piledriver for the pin and the win.
Winner: OvE defeat The Lucha Bros and Brian Cage via pinfall when Sami pins Brian with a piledriver.
Concrete Jungle Death Match
LAX vs The OGz
LAX attack The OGz with a trash can lid before clearing the ring and King hits a uranage to Santana as Hernandez and Homicide beat on Ortiz at ringside. Hernandez drops Ortiz with a headbutt before the OGz hit Ortiz with two trash can lids and Hernandez tosses Homicide over the top rope and takes out LAX at ringside. Ortiz hits a northern lights suplex to Homicide before Hernandez hits a shoulder tackle that sends Ortiz through a table. Ortiz hits a tope to the outside before King and Santana exchange strikes and Santana suplexes King into the corner for a near fall that Hernandez breaks up. LAX superplex Hernandez onto the boards before Konnan comes out and beats Hernandez and Homicide down with a blackjack before he and King exchange brawl. LAX then hit the Street Sweeper to King for the pin and the win.
Winner: LAX defeat The OGz via pinfall when they pin King with the Street Sweeper.
-James Mitchell helps Allie who is armed with a hatchet to get to the realm of the dead before killing several undead bridesmaids with the hatchet. Allie opens a casket to find Keira before Su tries to kill her with an ax before assaulting her with a baseball bat and choking her. Su grabs Allie's hatchet and tries to impale her before applying the mandible claw and Allie drives the hatchet into her neck. Allie gets Keira out of the casket and leads her away before James appears and says that he let them in, but he didn't say anything about letting them out. Rosemary appears and takes out several undead bridesmaids before helping them get out of the realm.
Rosemary and Su battle until Rosemary is overwhelmed by the bridesmaids and Allie and Keira end up back in the realm of the living. Allie then screams at Keira in a demonic voice saying that it's not okay and that they need to save Rosemary.
-A new event called Home Coming is announced for January 6th in Nashville Tennessee next year.
IMPACT World Championship Match
Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
They grapple to start the match with Austin applying a very tight guillotine, but Johnny manages to get to the bottom rope for the break and they lock up before Johnny rocks Austin with a forearm. Johnny takes Austin down violently, but Austin is quick to get back to his feet before they go toe to toe and Johnny beats Austin down in the corner. Johnny clotheslines Austin over the top rope before sending him into the railing and Austin drops him with a thrust kick. Johnny whips Austin into the railing before Johnny hits a moonsault using the apron and the railing, Austin sending him into the railing before rolling him back into the ring. Austin knees Johnny in the ribs and the side of the head repeatedly before standing on his head and mocking Taya at ringside.
Austin reclines on the top turnbuckle before Johnny hits a corkscrew senton for a quick two count and Austin goes for the Last Chancery, but Johnny is ready for it. Johnny hits a springboard roundhouse kick and they exchange strikes until Austin hits a huricanrrana and Johnny hits a Spanish fly for a near fall. Johnny sends Austin out onto the apron with a European uppercut before Austin hit a DVD onto the apron and a 450 splash for a near fall. Johnny drops Austin with a couple of superkicks before hitting Starship Pain for a near fall, Austin grabbing the bottom rope right before the count of three. Austin rocks Johnny with a rolling elbow before hitting a running dropkick in the corner and a brainbuster for a near fall, Johnny getting his foot on the bottom rope before Austin locks in the Last Chancery.
Johnny gets to the bottom rope for the break before they exchange open hand palm strikes and Austin hits a suicide dive into Taya at ringside. Austin then gets a near fall off of a roll up before Johnny hits a brainbuster and Starship Pain a second time for the pin and the win.
Winner: Johnny Impact defeats Austin Aries via pinfall with Starship Pain to become the new IMPACT World champion.
