IMPACT Results for Thursday are courtesy of impactwrestling.com
Eddie Edwards vs Steve Maclin
After Eddie Edwards betrayed Team IMPACT and joined Honor No More, Steve Maclin looks to make him pay for his actions tonight! Team IMPACT and Honor No More are banned from ringside for this match. Maclin charges towards the ring but Eddie meets him head-on and kicks him off the apron. The brawl spills to the outside where Maclin takes Eddie off his feet with a running dropkick. Maclin dives to the outside with a shot of adrenaline. Eddie hits the Blue Thunder Bomb to gain control. Both men are down following a double clothesline in the middle of the ring. Maclin hits a backbreaker to quicken the pace. Maclin climbs to the top rope but Eddie delivers a dropkick to halt his momentum. Eddie is caught in the crosshairs, then gets suplexed on the apron. Eddie hits Maclin with his signature kendo stick to cause the disqualification!
Steve Maclin def Eddie Edwards by Disqualification
After the match, Eddie continues the assault until Team IMPACT hits the ring. Honor No More appears on the ramp and Maria Kanellis gets on the mic. She says that after Eddie Edwards came back to reality and joined Honor No More, it makes Team IMPACT question everything. Heath calls them “delusional”, prompting Vincent to speak up. Vincent tells Heath if he thinks he can defeat Moose for the IMPACT World Title this Saturday at Sacrifice, that’s beyond delusional, it’s pure insanity. Heath challenges him to an impromptu match and it’s on!
Heath w/ Team IMPACT (Rich Swann, Willie Mack & Rhino) vs Vincent w/ Honor No More (Maria Kanellis, Kenny King, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett & PCO)
Heath repeatedly drives him head-first into the corner turnbuckles. Vincent gains momentum with a running clothesline, followed by a spinning neckbreaker. Taven hooks the leg of Heath from the outside, allowing Vincent to go low and hit another devastating neckbreaker. Vincent continues the beatdown as he hits a Flatliner for two. Heath fights out of a Guillotine attempt and hits a vertical suplex. Vincent soars through the air with Red Rum for a very close near fall. Heath turns the tide and hits the Wake Up Call to score the victory!
Heath w/ Team IMPACT (Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Chris Sabin & Rhino) def Vincent w/ Honor No More (Maria Kanellis, Kenny King, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett & PCO)
After the match, another wild brawl breaks out between Team IMPACT and Honor No More. IMPACT World Champion Moose hits the ring and charges into the corner. Heath sidesteps, causing Moose to collide with Taven. Heath hits the Wake Up Call on Moose as Rich Swann counts to three to symbolize the possibility of Heath winning the IMPACT World Title this Saturday at Sacrifice!
Masha Slamovich vs Raychell Rose
Masha Slamovich looks to continue her dominant winning streak against Raychell Rose tonight! Slamovich quickly takes control with a running knee, followed by a Piledriver. Slamovich hits The Snow Plow to pick up yet another quick victory!
Masha Slamovich def Raychell Rose
Tama Tonga feels betrayed after bringing Jay White into the Bullet Club only to have White kick G.O.D. out of the group in exchange for IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers. Violent By Design approaches G.O.D. and the two sides agree to put their differences aside in tonight’s monumental eight-man tag team match.
Mike Bailey tells Ace Austin that he thinks they have a shot at becoming IMPACT World Tag Team Champions!
Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Cassie Lee w/ Jessie McKay vs Madison Rayne w/ The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Kaleb With a K)
Before the long-awaited Knockouts World Tag Team Title clash between The IInspiration and The Influence this Saturday at Sacrifice, we get a preview of things to come as Cassie Lee battles Madison Rayne in singles action. Rayne and Dashwood make Kaleb With a K surrender his phone after The IInspiration have been sending him distractions as of late. Rayne gains the early advantage by charging at Lee before the opening bell. Rayne diverts the referee’s attention to McKay on the outside, allowing Dashwood too attack Lee from the floor. Lee is fired up as she pummels Rayne in the corner. This time, Rayne distracts the referee as Dashwood drives Lee back-first into the side of the ring. Dashwood knocks McKay into Kaleb’s arms. Lee takes advantage of the chaos on the outside as she hits Rayne with the IInspiral suplex to win!
Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Cassie Lee w/ Jessie McKay def Madison Rayne w/ The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Kaleb With a K)
Jake Something challenges Trey Miguel for the X-Division Title this Saturday at Sacrifice!
Tasha Steelz w/ Savannah Evans vs Chelsea Green – Winner Challenges Mickie James for Knockouts Championship at Sacrifice
Mickie James joins Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary as the #1 Contender for her Knockouts World Title is set to be determined! Tasha hits a Codebreaker, then begins to target the lower back of Green. Steelz hits a back elbow, then pummels Green with a series of boots. Both Knockouts are down following a double clothesline in the middle of the ring, giving Green a chance to regain composure. Green builds momentum with a backstabber before driving Tasha head-first into the turnbuckle. Tasha sends a message to Mickie as she hits a springboard bulldog off the ropes for two. Tasha distracts the referee, allowing Evans to hit Green with a big boot on the outside. Mickie is about to even the odds when the commentary team reminds her that Green said she wanted to do this on her own. Steelz hits the top rope Frog Splash to win!
Tasha Steelz w/ Savannah Evans def Chelsea Green – Winner Challenges Mickie James for Knockouts Championship at Sacrifice
Backstage, Digital Media Champion Matt Cardona doesn’t get the respect he thinks he deserves!
Johnny Swinger vs JONAH
JONAH’s path of destruction heads towards Sacrifice this Saturday where he will go one-on-one with Honor No More’s PCO – but first, he battles Johnny Swinger in a rematch from late January! Swinger immediately rakes the eyes of JONAH in an attempt to gain the early advantage. JONAH quickly turns it around with a thunderous powerslam. JONAH hits the top rope Tsunami to score the dominant victory!
JONAH def Johnny Swinger
JONAH is about to deliver another Tsunami when PCO makes his way to the ring. The two giants square off as they set the stage for Sacrifice. JONAH hits a Tsunami on PCO but the “French Canadian Frankenstein” won’t stay down. PCO clotheslines him over the top rope to stand tall!
In an interview with Gia Miller, AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and ROH Women’s World Champion Deonna Purrazzo reveals that the next Champ Champ Challenge will take place this Saturday at Sacrifice. Gisele Shaw expresses her interest in answering the challenge but she’s confronted by Lady Frost who reveals they have a rematch on the Countdown to Sacrifice!
The stars of IMPACT will Sacrifice it all, LIVE this Saturday at 8pm ET on IMPACT Plus and YouTube for IMPACT Ultimate Insiders. Moose defends the IMPACT World Title against Heath, Jay White goes one-on-one with his former mentor, Alex Shelley, Rhino seeks revenge on Eddie Edwards, JONAH collides with PCO in a battle of giants, The Influence challenge The IInspiration for the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles, Trey Miguel defends the X-Division Title against Jake Something, Tasha Steelz gets another shot at Mickie James and the Knockouts World Title, The Good Brothers put the IMPACT World Tag Team Titles on the line against Violent By Design, Deonna Purrazzo holds another Champ Champ Challenge and more!
Kick off your night on the Countdown to Sacrifice, streaming LIVE and FREE this Saturday at 7:30pm ET on IMPACT Plus and YouTube. The war between Team IMPACT and Honor No More continues as Rich Swann and Willie Mack battle Matt Taven and Mike Bennett in tag team action. Plus, Gisele Shaw goes one-on-one with Lady Frost!
Bullet Club (Jay White, Chris Bey & IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers) vs Violent By Design (Deaner & Joe Doering) & G.O.D. (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) w/ Eric Young
It’s a huge 8-man tag team collision between the new Bullet Club and the unlikely pairing of VBD and G.O.D. in tonight’s main event! Which side will gain momentum heading into Sacrifice? G.O.D. and VBD charge the ring and things quickly turn to chaos as a wild brawl erupts. Security comes out in an attempt to regain order. IMPACT Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore announces that this match will now be no disqualification, instructing security and Eric Young to leave. If Young does get involved, VBD will lose their IMPACT World Tag Team Title opportunity against The Good Brothers this Saturday at Sacrifice.
Bullet Club (Jay White, Chris Bey & IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers) vs Violent By Design (Deaner & Joe Doering) & G.O.D. (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) – No Disqualification Match
White clobbers Doering in the head with a trash can lid. Bey stuffs Deaner into a trash can, then delivers a brutal double foot stomp. Bey attempts a springboard crossbody but Doering catches him in mid-air and hits a slam on the apron. Tanga Loa assaults Gallows with a baseball bat as G.O.D. and The Good Brothers fight on the ramp. White wraps a steel chain around the neck of Doering but it’s not enough to take him out as Doering sends him into a trash can. Tanga Loa counters Bey’s Art of Finesse into a vicious spear. G.O.D. turns their attention towards the leader of the Bullet Club, Jay White, but The Good Brothers come to his aid. Gallows and Anderson brawl to the back with G.O.D. as Doering introduces a door into the match. Bey uses his quickness to send Doering crashing into his own door. The Good Brothers trap Tanga Loa in a ladder while Anderson hits him with a steel chair. In the ring, White hits Deaner with the Blade Runner into a chair for three!
Bullet Club (Jay White, Chris Bey & IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers) def Violent By Design (Deaner & Joe Doering) & G.O.D. (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) – No Disqualification Match
After the match, the brawl between The Good Brothers and G.O.D. continues in the back as IMPACT! goes off the air.