Impact Results – Aug. 30, 2018 – ReDefined Special – New Champ

Aug 31, 2018

August 30, 2018
Toronto, ON – Rebel Complex
Results by fightnetwork.com

X-Division Championship Match
Brian Cage (c) vs. Fenix (w/ Pentagon Jr)

Cage hits a 619 in the early going. Cage takes Fenix from the apron to the inside with a huge delayed vertical suplex! Fenix is building momentum but Cage shuts him down by throwing him over the top rope onto the ramp! Fenix connects with a rolling cutter on the ramp. Fenix hits the Swanton Bomb for a near fall! Cage hits a superkick, followed by a unique Torture Rack slam for a near fall of his own! Fenix goes for a suicide dive but Cage catches him and hits a suplex on the floor. Cage connects with a powerbomb off the top rope to retain the X-Division Championship!

Winner: Brian Cage

After the match, Sami Callihan and oVe attack the Lucha Bros. Cage is about to leave but has second thoughts and comes to the aid of Fenix and Pentagon. Cage clears the ring and sends oVe retreating up the ramp.

Backstage: Scarlett Bordeaux

Scarlett Bordeaux persuades security to open the gate so Bobo can park her car, even though he’s not on the list!

Backstage: OGz

Backstage, Hernandez is feeling regret after he and the OGz accidentally ran over a young member of LAX last week. King is furious and tells him to toughen up. King receives a mysterious phone call and tells Homicide and Hernandez not to make any moves until he returns.

Backstage: Tessa Blanchard

Alicia Atout interviews Tessa Blanchard ahead of her Knockouts Championship match against Su Yung and Allie tonight. Tessa talks about her legendary family and says being a great athlete is not enough if you don’t have anything to show for it. Tessa says she’s going to take home the Knockouts Championship tonight.

Eli Drake vs. Brandon Tidwell (w/ Mr. Atlantis)

Eli Drake is in the ring and brings out the two local talents who defeated Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley last week. They introduce themselves as Mr. Atlantis and Brandon Tidwell. Drake lays out the challenge for a singles match against one of them. Mr. Atlantis offers himself up but Drake chooses Brandon Tidwell instead!

Drake makes quick work of Tidwell and picks up the win with the Gravy Train. After the match, Drake takes out Atlantis as well with the Gravy Train!

Winner: Eli Drake

Backstage: Eddie Edwards and Moose

Backstage, Eddie Edwards and Moose are interviewed by Alicia Atout as they prepare to face Austin Aries and Killer Kross in tag team action tonight.

Three Way Knockouts Championship Match
Su Yung (c) vs. Allie vs. Tessa Blanchard

Allie knocks Su off the apron but she’s caught by the Undead Bridesmaids and lifted back up to the ring. Allie uses Tessa’s back as a springboard and hits Su with a flying forearm. Tessa connects with a cutter on Allie for a near fall. Su climbs to the top rope but Tessa throws her off, into the Undead Bridesmaids on the floor! Su locks in the mandible claw on Allie but she escapes with a Codebreaker! Tessa rolls up Allie with a hold of the tights to score the pinfall and the Knockouts Championship!

Winner and New Knockouts Champion: Tessa Blanchard

Backstage: Desi Hit Squad

Backstage, Gama Singh attacks Rohit Raju and Gursinder Singh of the Desi Hit Squad with a broom and says they must win their matches by any means necessary!

Backstage: Austin Aries and Killer Kross

Alicia Atout interviews World Champion Austin Aries and Killer Kross –they’re taking on Moose and Eddie Edwards in the main event tonight!

Segment: LAX

At the clubhouse, LAX is furious that the OGz hit Richie with their car last week. Just like King, Konnan receives a mysterious phone call and tells LAX not to make any moves until he returns. Santana tells Ortiz they need to strike now but Ortiz insists they listen to the boss.

Backstage: Scarlett Bordeaux, Grado, Hendry, Katarina

Scarlett Bordeaux hosts another edition of the Smoke Show. This week, her guests are Grado, Joe Hendry and Katarina. Scarlett suggests that Hendry and Katarina are in a relationship, even though she’s supposedly only dating Grado. Hendry and Katarina deny the statement and Hendry says he will play a new song for Grado that will explain everything next week. Katarina tells Scarlett not to get in between her and her boys but Scarlett thinks she already has.

Rich Swann vs. Petey Williams

Williams hits a slingshot Codebreaker in the early going. Swann somersaults off the apron but Williams moves, causing Swann to crash hard on the floor. Williams locks in the Sharpshooter but Swann makes it to the bottom rope! Swann counters the Canadian Destroyer into a modified Death Valley Driver! Swann connects with a standing Shooting Star to win!

Winner: Rich Swann

Backstage: Matt Sydal, Rich Swann

Backstage, Matt Sydal tells Rich Swann he doesn’t understand what it takes to be X-Division Champion. Sydal offers to help Swann open his third eye but he refuses. They hear screams in the background and we see that Moose has been laid out by Killer Kross – but his match is next!

2 on 1 Handicap Match
Austin Aries & Killer Kross vs. Eddie Edwards

Moose isn’t able to compete so the tag team main event has come a 2 on 1 handicap match! Aries and Kross beat down Eddie in the early going as he falls victim to the numbers game. Eddie begins to build momentum by hitting Aries with a Backpack Stunner, followed by a Blue Thunder Bomb! Eddie connects with the Brain Buster on Aries, followed by a huge suicide dive to the outside! Eddie hits Aries with the Tiger Bomb. Then, Moose makes his way down to ringside and gets on the apron for the tag!

Aries goes to tag Kross but he drops off the apron! Moose gets his hands on Aries – but turns around and hits Eddie with the Spear! It becomes clear that this was the plan from the beginning as Aries, Kross and Moose are all on the same page. The match gets thrown out. Aries and Kross place a steel chair on Eddie’s neck and Moose smashes another chair into his throat. Alisha comes out to check on her husband as IMPACT Wrestling goes off the air.