IMPACT Results
March 15, 2018
Orlando, FL
Results by fightnetwork.com
Tonight, the Feast or Fired match returns! Four briefcases are up for grabs – three competitors will walk away with title shots and one will be fired.
Sami Callihan w/ oVe vs. Fallah Bahh
Bahh hits a big running crossbody for an early near fall. Callihan bites Bahh’s toe to gain control! Bahh connects with a belly-to-belly suplex for another near fall. Bahh hits a Samoan drop but Callihan counters his follow-up splash. Callihan hits the Death Valley Driver to pick up the win.
Winner: Sami Callihan
After the match, oVe attempts to injure Fallah Bahh with a steel chair and baseball bat but it’s Eddie Edwards who makes the save, causing oVe to retreat up the ramp!
Backstage: Austin Aries, Alberto El Patron
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell conducts a sit-down interview with the IMPACT World Champion, Austin Aries. He begins to talk about his book entitled Food Fight, which is about being a vegan. Then, Alberto El Patron interrupts and demands McKenzie stops the interview so he can talk to the champ. Patron offers a welcoming present to Aries and has someone bring in a cart with steak, potatoes and wine. Aries, being a vegan, decides he doesn’t want to eat the steak and opts for a banana instead. Patron feels disrespected and shoves the whole steak in Aries’ face. Aries gets angry and Patron backs off. Patron offers to buy a copy of Aries’ new book but Aries offers him a free copy because now that he’s the champ, he’s making good money. Aries asks Patron is he remembers what it’s like to make the champion’s money. Patron stares him down and leaves before things escalate.
Backstage: Allie, Braxton Sutter
Backstage, Keira Hogan congratulates Allie on defeating Laurel Van Ness for the Knockouts Championship last week. Braxton Sutter interrupts and wants to apologize to Allie for how he’s been acting lately but she says she wants to be alone.
In-Ring: Jimmy Jacobs, Kongo Kong, Father James Mitchell, Abyss
Jimmy Jacobs and Kongo Kong are in the ring. Jacobs says until Joseph Park brings back the monster, Abyss, he will send Kong on a path of destruction like we’ve never seen before. Jacobs asks one last time for Abyss to show up. Instead, Father James Mitchell returns and steps in the ring! Mitchell says he understands Jacobs willingness to achieve his goal in bringing back Abyss. Mitchell talks about how he made his son, Abyss so powerful that he became the World Heavyweight Champion. However, it went too far and Abyss eventually had to create an alter-ego, now known as Joseph Park, to cope with his behaviour. Mitchell thanks Jacobs for giving him his son back and out comes the monster Abyss! He hits the ring and exchanges shots with Kongo Kong! Then, Abyss clotheslines the big man over the top rope to the outside! Mitchell offers Jacobs and Kong two tickets to the ball – Monster’s Ball! It all goes down next week!
Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary
Rosemary jumps off the apron and spears Taya on the floor! Taya charges at Rosemary in the corner but Rosemary counters and hits a German suplex. Taya connects with a double foot stomp to take control. Rosemary attempts to lock in Upside Down but Taya avoids it and faceplants her to the mat. Taya curb-stomps Rosemary but misses the follow-up Moonsault! Rosemary clotheslines Taya over the top as they both crash on the floor! Both women are out for the count of ten, this match ends in a double countout!
Double Countout
After the match, they brawl up the ramp onto the stage. Rosemary misses the Spear, allowing Taya to hit the Road to Valhalla on the steel!
Backstage: Eli Drake, Chris Adonis
Eli Drake is on the phone with Chris Adonis, who tells him he’s not going to help Drake in Feast or Fired tonight. In fact, Adonis is not going to compete at all because he’s afraid of getting the pink slip. Drake fires Adonis himself and smashes the phone on the ground!
Backstage: EC3
Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell interviews EC3 ahead of Feast or Fired tonight. EC3 says he knows which case he should grab tonight, the case that will return him to what he needs to be – champion.
Backstage: Lashley, Brian Cage
Earlier in the day, Lashley approached Brian Cage. Lashley says he’s heard Cage has been telling people he saved Lashley from an attack at the hands of oVe last week. Lashley says he doesn’t need Cage’s help. Cage just stares him down and walks away.
Segment: LAX
At the clubhouse, LAX celebrates their recent victories over oVe and the Cult of Lee. Konnan says they’re going to watch Feast or Fired to see who their next challengers may be. Homicide returns with a briefcase full of money but Konnan accuses him of stealing some of it for himself.
In-Ring: Matt Sydal, Josh Mathews
Grand Champion and X-Division Champion Matt Sydal is in the ring to reveal who his spirit guide is. To the shock of many, it turns out to be Josh Mathews! Josh gives Sydal a gift to celebrate his accomplishments, a mask of his spirit animal! In return, Sydal gives Josh a gift of his own – the IMPACT Grand Championship! Josh Mathews is your new Grand Champion.
Feast or Fired Match
Eli Drake vs. Moose vs. KM vs. Petey Williams vs. Tyrus vs. Trevor Lee vs. Caleb Konley vs. EC3 vs. Rohit Raju vs. Taiji Ishimori
Sonjay Dutt calls this match on his own after Josh Mathews left the announce desk to reveal himself as Matt Sydal’s spirit guide!
Four briefcases hang above each ring post. It’s every man for himself as they all battle to bring them down – three contain title shots but one contains a pink slip, firing whoever grabs it!
Williams hits Ishimori with a tilt-a-whirl Russian leg sweep. Ishimori hits Williams with a foot stomp in the corner. He goes for a case but Lee pulls him down. Lee and Konley work together to take out KM for the time being. Lee hits him with his big kick off the apron. Williams launches himself over the top rope and hits Lee with a Hurricanrana on the outside! Raju connects with a suicide dive onto KM and Williams. Ishimori hits a Golden Moonsault off the top, taking out a whole group of people on the outside! Williams hits Konley with the Canadian Destroyer and grabs case #2!
Moose is about to launch himself over the top when EC3 cuts him off! EC3 tries for the case but Moose kicks him off the second rope to the outside. Moose grabs case #4!
Matt Sydal’s spirit guide and Grand Champion, Josh Mathews returns to the announce desk.
Tyrus goes for a case but EC3 stops him with a low blow! EC3 grabs case #3 then hits Tyrus over the head with it!
Drake connects with the Gravy Train on Ishimori. Then, KM goes for the Ego Driver on Drake but he counters into another Gravy Train! Drake hits a third Gravy Train on Raju! Lee is about to grab the final case but Drake leaps up to the top rope and suplexes him off! Drake grabs the final case, case #1!
Next week, the Feast or Fired cases will be opened, Allie defends the Knockouts Championship against Sienna and it’s a battle of monsters as Abyss takes on Kongo Kong in Monster’s Ball.