Chris Sabin vs. Lio Rush, Ultimate X match set for Impact Slammiversary

This story has been updated.

After the events of Thursday’s Impact on AXS TV, X-Division Champion Chris Sabin will defend the title against Lio Rush at next month’s Slammiversary.

After Nick Aldis and Alex Shelley got into a brawl ahead of their own Slammiversary match, Sabin came out to aid his partner as Aldis was about to hit Shelley with the World title belt. Rush then attacked Sabin from behind and he and Aldis laid out the Motor City Machine Guns with Rush knocking Sabin out with the X-Division title.

In a clip released on Twitter, Sabin said he would give Rush what he wanted: to jump to the front of the line and get an X-Division title match. While the two men have battled in multi-man and tag team matches in Ring of Honor, this will be their first-ever singles match.

An Ultimate X match for Slammiversary was also announced Thursday with the winner earning a future X-Division title shot anytime they want.

The match will include former champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Jonathan Gresham, Angels, Kevin Knight and the returning KUSHIDA.

It will be the first Ultimate X match for everyone involved with the exception of Bailey.

The pay-per-view is set for Saturday, July 15th in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, with the following announced thus far:

  • Impact World Champion Alex Shelley defends against Nick Aldis
  • Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defends against Trinity
  • X-Division Champion Chris Sabin defends against Lio Rush
  • Steve Maclin & Bully Ray vs. PCO & Scott D’Amore with Darren McCarty as special enforcer
  • Impact Tag Team Champions ABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) defend against Sami Callihan & Rich Swann, Brian Myers & Moose, and Subculture (Flash Morgan Webster & Mark Andrews)
  • Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Angels vs. Kevin Knight vs. KUSHIDA in an Ultimate X match