Impact Wrestling results: Alberto El Patron vs. Eli Drake
Previously: Impact World Tag Team Champions LAX defeated Decay in a wild street fight, while Matt Sydal made his Impact debut. Also, Josh Mathews went to Impact management and had Jeremy Borash suspended.
Tonight: Alberto El Patron defends his GFW World Championship title shot against Eli Drake.
Show Recap —
Matt Sydal defeated Eddie Edwards (w/ Alisha)
Edwards slammed Sydal off the top, but Sydal caught him in a head scissors on the way down. Later, Edwards was sitting on the top turnbuckle when Sydal jumped up and nailed a hurricanrana. Edwards made a fiery comeback and attempted a tiger bomb, but Sydal countered into another hurricanrana for a very close near fall.
Sydal hit a knee strike and followed up with the shooting star press to get the win in a really good match.
After it was over, Davey Richards and Angelina Love ran out and attacked Edwards and Alisha as they were leaving. Richards injured Edwards’ knee, giving a reason for Edwards to take time off for a legit surgery.
– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed GFW Champion Magnus. Magnus and Matt Morgan argued over who’s responsible for the victory in the Team J.B. vs. Team Mathews match. They’ll face each other later tonight for the GFW title.
– At a hotel, KM yelled at a janitor and called him stupid.
Sienna (w/ KM) defeated Christina Von Eerie to win the GFW Women’s Championship
Von Eerie attempted a move on the apron, but Sienna countered into a backdrop on the apron to gain the advantage. Sienna attempted the AK 47, though Von Eerie countered into a sleeper. Sienna yanked Von Eerie off the top and hit the Silencer to win the match.
– Jeremy Borash showed up in the crowd behind Josh Mathews. He held a sign and mocked Mathews.
– In the back, Matt Sydal promised to find a way to defeat Low Ki to win the X Division title.
– Karen Jarrett announced that Alisha will make her in-ring debut against Angelina Love. Sienna then approached and bragged about winning the GFW Women’s title.
Ethan Carter III defeated Jon Bolen
EC3 dominated Bolen and controlled a majority of the match. EC3 hit the stinger splash and the TK3, then followed up with the One Percenter to score the win. EC3 grabbed the mic after the match. He said nothing will stop him from winning the Impact World Heavyweight Championship at Slammiversary, not even James Storm.
– J.B. continued to annoy Mathews and the crowd chanted “Free J.B.”
GFW World Champion Magnus defeated Matt Morgan to retain his title
Morgan controlled the match like a Goliath until he missed the Carbon Footprint and Magnus clipped his leg to take over. Magnus proceeded to work over Morgan’s leg. Morgan hit the Carbon Footprint but severely hurt his leg in the process. Magnus used a low blow behind the ref’s back and followed up with an elbow off the top to retain the title.
– J.B. continued to make fun of Mathews behind his back. Mathews was very frustrated.
-At the LAX Clubhouse, Konnan called for a moment of silence for Decay. They all burst into laughter. Konnan promised to hold a funeral for Decay next week.
– A recap aired of Swoggle attacking Rockstar Spud with a hammer last week. A video aired of Spud rehabbing and staring at a picture of Swoggle.
Kongo Kong (w/ Laurel Van Ness) defeated William Weaks
Kong destroyed Weaks by hitting multiple chokeslams. Kong hit the cannonball in the corner and a splash off the top to pick up the win. After the match, Braxton Sutter and Allie came out. Sutter and Kong brawled until Kong escaped.
– They recapped Sonjay Dutt’s nasty eye injury from two weeks ago. Dutt blamed Low Ki for the injury. He promised to win the X Division title for the first time, though Low Ki doubted Dutt is good enough to accomplish that.
Alberto El Patron defeated Eli Drake (w/ Tyrus)
Drake tried to leave, but El Patron brought him back to the ring. Tyrus pulled El Patron off the apron and the referee threw him out of the match. Drake took over and wore down El Patron.
El Patron made a brief comeback but missed a dropkick and went through the ropes to the floor. El Patron attempted the double foot stomp, but Drake thwarted his plans and pulled him off the top. Drake hit a moonsault for a close near fall. El Patron made a comeback and hit the double stomp to win the match.
Next Week: GFW Champion Magnus defends against Alberto El Patron. Plus, LAX will hold a funeral for Decay.