Josh Alexander vs. Steve Maclin title match set for Impact Rebellion

After months of campaigning and complaining, Steve Maclin has finally earned his long-awaited first Impact World title shot.

Maclin picked up the win in a four-way at Friday’s No Surrender to earn the shot, defeating PCO, Heath and Brian Myers. Maclin picked up the victory after hitting the KIA on Heath as he was about to pin Myers after hitting the Wake-Up Call.

He will face Josh Alexander at April’s Rebellion after the champion defended the World title against Rich Swann in the main event Friday.

The pay-per-view will take place on Sunday, April 16th from Toronto, Canada.

Here are some additional notes from No Surrender:

Following their verbal dispute during a live Busted Open Radio segment that got physical with a metal coffee pot, Impact posted a social media exclusive where Tommy Dreamer challenged Bully Ray to a Busted Open match.

The date and event for the match was not announced, but it is likely to be for March’s Sacrifice streaming special.

After Dreamer had finished talking, a phrase he used set off Ray who nailed Dreamer with the aforementioned pot after throwing hot coffee in his face. 

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Friday’s streaming special featured nearly every title being defended but no title changes.

Aside from Alexander defending against Swann, Mickie James successfully defended the Knockouts title against Masha Slamovich in her first title defense since winning the gold.

The Death Dollz defended the Knockouts Tag Team titles with a win over the debuting Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) while Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry defeated Moose in their rematch, this time over Dot Combat rules.