IMPACT REPORT, 7/20/23

Join us tonight for results from the latest episode from Impact Wrestling. Coverage begins shortly! Tom Hannifan and Mathew Rehwoldt are once again on the call.
The show starts with a highlight reel from this past weekends Slammiversary card. The Walking Weapon, Josh Alexander returned to Impact after Nick Aldis was defeated by Impact World Champion, Alex Shelley. Trinity defeated Deonna Purrazzo to become the Knockouts World Champion.
The show starts with Scott D’Amore addressing the crowd. He thanks his hometown fans. He thanks the fans for one of the greatest nights of his life. He says his leave of absence as President of Impact is over. Santino Marella will face Dirty Dango tonight, and Josh Alexander will be there as well. ABC will also get a rematch for the tag tiles against Subculture. The Good Hands come out and cut off D’Amore. They run Scott down and say they are there to beat him down. Scott takes off his coat, but then says they will face Sami Callihan and Rich Swann, oVe.
Match 1. oVe VS The Good Hands
Sami starts the match and beats on both members, John Skyler and Jason Hotch. Skyler gets a two count on Callihan off a double team. Swann tags in and takes out both members of the Hands. Sami re-enters and spikes Hotch. He then tries a cactus driver, but turns it into a death valley driver. Skyler is in trouble. Swann tags in and they double team Hotch with a double powerbomb. Skyler is pinned
Winners. oVe
The ABC cut a promo backstage. They call out The Rascalz, who show up. The two teams start brawling backstage. Scott D’Amore breaks up the fight. D’Amore kicks the Rascalz out of the arena. Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice walk up and ask for a singles title match. D’Amore says you win and you get a shot. The swerve is they must face each other. Who ever loses is out of Impact Wrestling.
Eric Young is interviewed by Gia Miller. He says he is glad to be back. Nick Aldis walks up. He says hello old friend. Nick wants to team up with EY. EY says history is beautiful, but nobody is putting him in a box. EY says they should go at it. This sets up a match between them next week.
A Jake Something vignette airs about his return.
Match 2. Jake Something Kevin Knight
The two square off, collar and elbow. Kevin tries to shoulder the larger foe, but that isn’t happening. Jake hits a few short arm clotheslines. Jake gets a two count off a slam. The two start trading blows. Jake gets dropkicked to the floor. Kevin dives on the floor and we go to break. Jake is in trouble as we return, but he fights to his feet. Knight lands a twisting splash. He goes to the ground and pound. After chopping Something in the corner, Jake knocks Knight down with a shoulder. He follows up with a clothesline. They end up on the ropes. Knight gets powerbombed off the top rope for a two count. Knight lands a pop up dropkick, then a crossbody for a two count. Knight lands another crossbody for two. Jake crushes Knight with a sidewalk slam and it is over.
Winner. Jake Something
Match 3. Savanah Evans (with Giselle Shaw and Jai Vidal) VS Courtney Rush and Jessika
Evans tries to outmuscle Rush to start the match. Evans tosses her around a bit and Jai interferers on the outside to make it worse. Evans lands a spinebuster. She mounts the former Rosemary, and levels her with punches to the face. Rush counters with a reverse DDT. Vidal interferes again. Jessika loses it and throws Shaw into the ring post. Jody Threat appears and takes off with Jai Vidal to the back. Rush ends it with a spear.
Winner by pinfall, Courtney Rush
We get a Trinity vignette.
Jonathan Gresham is interviewed by Tom Hannifan in a tapped segment. He says he has things to get off his chest. He brings up rules. He wonders why the X Division has no rules. He fought against the same demons in ROH. He says he has grown tired of Impact and says maybe this isn’t for him. He walks off.
Match 4. Dirty Dango VS Santino Marella
Dango comes out first. He grabs the mic, to a Dango sucks chant. He says he hates pro wrestling. Santino heads out. Dango runs to clear ground. Dango has gotten this feud personal, making comments about Santino’s daughter. They tie up and Marella locks him up in a arm bar, into a triangle. Dango kicks Santino on the back from the mat. Marella goes right back on the attack. This has been a mat match so far, and Santino own Dango. He goes right back into a kneebar. Dango gets to the ropes. Dango punches Santino in the face. Santino throws about 4 arm drags before Dango takes it dirty with a punch. He lands a suplex. Santino gets crotched. Dango whips him in the corner. Dango starts working on Marella’s back. Dango starts taunting the crowd. He misses a back flip on the top rope. That was the ugliest twisting senton ever. Santino pulls out the cobra, but a guy in riot gear interferes and Dango gets the pin.
Winner. Dirty Dango
Johnny Bravo pulls off the riot gear helmet and celebrates with Dango.
Knockouts Tag Champs, Killer Kelly and Masha Slamovich have an exchange with Savanah Evans and Giselle Shaw. Jody Threat dumps Jai Vidal at their feet. Weird segment.
Alisha and Eddie Edwards cut a backstage promo on Traci Brooks and Frankie Kazarian. The four start brawling.
Match 5. The ABC, Bullet Club, Ace Austin and Chris Bey VS World Tag Team Champions, Subculture, Mark Andrews Flash Morgan Webster (Dani Luna)
Flash and Ace start the match. This is a return match, after The Rascalz interfered at Slammiversary, allowing Subculture to win the belts. Ace and Flash go at it scientifically, and with great speed, to start the match. Mark and Bey tag in. More speed and finesse. Bey gets an advantage and tags Ace in. They double Andrews. Now Flash tags in and they double Ace with falcon arrow. Andrews hits a northern lights. The champs make a few tags and start to build momentum. A Bullet Club chant breaks out. Ace gets to Bey and he comes in hot. Bey lights up Andrews with a lot of energy. He lands several kicks and back elbows, before a brainbuster for a two count. Andrews gets to Flash. Ace tags in. They double Webster for a two count. That was a rack from Bey and a top rope spin kick from Ace. The match breaks down with each team landing high spots. Bey flips to the floor on Subculture. After a break, Bey tags in Ace. Ace connects with some beautiful kicks for a two count. Andrews Pele kicks the ABC. Andrews hits a slum dog millionaire. The Rascalz show up. They take out Ace. Bey is on his own and Andrews rolls him up for the win.
Winner and still tag champs, Subculture.
It is mentioned Chris Sabin has been injured during his loss to Lio Rush at Slammiversary.
Josh Alexander, the former World Champion, enters the arena. He says it is good to be back. He says this is bitter sweet to be in Windsor, because he gave up the title there. He runs down his time in Impact. He says the journey back was difficult and full of doubt. He says he is back. He also asks if Alex Shelley, The World Champion, is good enough to beat him. Shelley enters and says he basically has to beat Alexander since he lost to him last year. Shelley says he wants the match. Lets do it. Lio Rush’s music hits. He is the new X Division Champion. Rush tells them both to wait a second. He runs down Chris Sabin. He talks about exercising option C. Kushida heads out. He has a guaranteed X Division title match. Kushida tells Rush he won’t do option C until he meets him. Bully Ray’s music hits next. Moose and Brian Myers attack Josh and Alexander and Kushida and Shelley from behind. They blindside them. Rush bails and won’t join the beatdown as the show ends.