The 2021 Under Siege was a
professional wrestling
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event
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produced by
Impact Wrestling
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. It took place on May 15, 2021 at the Skyway Studios in
Nashville, Tennessee
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, and aired exclusively on
Impact Plus
TNA+ is a professional wrestling video streaming service that launched on May 1, 2019. It is owned and operated by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the parent company of professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Origi ...
. It was the first event in the
Under Siege
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chronology. The event featured wrestlers from partner promotions
All Elite Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...
(AEW) and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV As ...
(NJPW).
Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
Moose
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won a
six-way match
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to become the number one contender for the
Impact World Championship
The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the promotion's principal championship. Like mo ...
. In other prominent matches,
Fire 'N Flava
Fire 'N Flava was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz. The team is known for working in Impact Wrestling, where they are two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions. After the two lost their Knockouts Tag ...
(
Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion (with Tasha Ste ...
and
Tasha Steelz
Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1988), better known by her ring name Tasha Steelz, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former one-time Knockouts World Champion, and a former t ...
) defeated
Jordynne Grace
Patricia Forrest Gresham (née Parker, born March 5, 1996), better known by her ring name Jordynne Grace, is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best ...
and
Rachael Ellering
Rachael Ellering (born December 28, 1992) is an American professional wrestler signed to Ring of Honor (ROH) and sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is also known for her work in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former Impact Knocko ...
to win the
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship
The TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship is a women's professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the professional wrestling promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is contested for mainly by teams consisting of two fema ...
, and
Josh Alexander
Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987), better known by his ring name Josh Alexander, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family. He also makes a ...
and
Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Lynn Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Purrazzo began training in December 2012, and then started wrestling in various independent promotions the following y ...
retained the
Impact X Division and
Impact Knockouts Championship
The TNA Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The championship debuted on October 14, 2007, at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event and the ina ...
s respectively, with Alexander defeating
El Phantasmo
Riley Vigier (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name El Phantasmo (often shortened to ELP) and is the NJPW World Tel ...
, and Purrazzo defeating
Havok.
The event garnered positive reviews from critics, with much praise being directed to the X Division title match between El Phantasmo and Josh Alexander.
Production
Background
On April 25, 2021, at
Rebellion
Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...
, it was announced by
Impact Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (abbreviated as TNA Wrestling or TNA) is an American professional wrestling promotion based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a Canadian media company owned by busine ...
that Under Siege would take place on May 15, 2021 at the Skyway Studios in
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
.
Storylines
The event featured
professional wrestling matches
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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Storylines were produced on Impact's
weekly television program.
At
Rebellion
Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a ...
,
All Elite Wrestling
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is an American professional wrestling promotion headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. It is owned and operated by Shahid Khan, Shahid and Tony Khan, with the latter serving as President (corporate title), president an ...
(AEW) wrestler
Kenny Omega
Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...
defeated
Rich Swann
Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...
in a
Title vs. Title match to retain the
AEW World Championship
The AEW World Championship is a men's professional wrestling World championship (professional wrestling), world championship created and promoted by the American professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Unveiled on ...
and win Swann's
Impact World Championship
The TNA World Championship is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling championship#World championships, world championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It is the promotion's principal championship. Like mo ...
.
Later, it was announced that Omega would compete at Under Siege. On the ''
Impact!'' following Rebellion, Omega and
The Good Brothers
The Good Brothers are a Canadian country, bluegrass and folk music group originating from Richmond Hill, Ontario. The band's core members are Brian Good (guitar), his twin brother Bruce Good (autoharp) and younger brother Larry Good (banjo).
...
(
Doc Gallows
Andrew William Hankinson (born December 22, 1983) is an American professional wrestler. He is performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Doc Gallows. He is best known for his three tenures in WWE, where he performed under ...
and
Karl Anderson
Chad Allegra (born January 20, 1980) known by the ring name Karl Anderson , is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is primarily performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is also known for his time in WWE.
Ander ...
) came out to interrupt a qualifying match between
Eddie Edwards and
Sami Callihan
Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987), better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestlin ...
, costing Edwards a place in the number one contender's match.
Impact World Tag Team Champions
The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The current champions are The Nemeth Brothers (Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth), wh ...
FinJuice
FinJuice was an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of David Finlay and Juice Robinson. The team name consists of Finlay's surname and Robinson’s first name Juice. Trained in the dojo of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion, th ...
(
David Finlay and
Juice Robinson
Joseph Ryan Robinson (born April 10, 1989), better known by his ring name Juice Robinson, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Bang Bang Gang stable. He also wrestles in Ne ...
) attempted a save, but were struck down by Omega and The Good Brothers.
It was later announced that Edwards and FinJuice would battle Omega and The Good Brothers in a
six-man tag team match
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.
On the ''Impact!'' following Rebellion, Impact Executive Vice President
Scott D'Amore
Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager, promoter, booker and retired professional wrestler, best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he served as the president an ...
announced a
six-way match
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to determine the new number one contender for the Impact World Championship (since the clauses of the Rebellion main event stated that match was one time only and there would be no rematch).
There was also the possibility of the match straight up being for the title if Kenny Omega did not show up in-person for his championship celebration (which he did). Six qualifying matches would be held to determine the six participants at Under Siege.
Chris Bey
Daquan Christopher Johnson-Bey (born February 13, 1996), better known by the ring name Chris Bey, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), but has been on hiatus due to a broken neck that he suf ...
,
Matt Cardona
Matthew Brett Cardona (born May 14, 1985) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is a freelancer who competes on the independent circuit as well as making in ring appearances for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Al ...
, and Sami Callihan qualified for the match by defeating Jake Something,
Brian Myers
Brian Myers (born April 20, 1985) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The System. He is a three-time TNA World Tag Team Champion, having held the title with Trevo ...
, and Eddie Edwards, respectively.
On the May 6 episode of ''Impact!'',
Chris Sabin
Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by the ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand.
After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 f ...
,
Trey Miguel
Trey McBrayer (born August 30, 1994), better known by his ring name Trey Miguel, is an American professional wrestler, where he is a member of The Rascalz tag team. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He also makes appearances ...
, and
Moose
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also qualified for the match by defeating
Rhino
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,
Rohit Raju
Rohit Raju (born March 20, 1980) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former one-time Impact X Division Champion. Before working for Impact Wrestling, he worked over 10 years on the ...
, and
James Storm
James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He currently competes on the independent circuit. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
He sta ...
, respectively, to complete the field.
At Rebellion,
Jordynne Grace
Patricia Forrest Gresham (née Parker, born March 5, 1996), better known by her ring name Jordynne Grace, is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best ...
and
Rachael Ellering
Rachael Ellering (born December 28, 1992) is an American professional wrestler signed to Ring of Honor (ROH) and sister promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is also known for her work in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former Impact Knocko ...
defeated
Fire 'N Flava
Fire 'N Flava was a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz. The team is known for working in Impact Wrestling, where they are two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions. After the two lost their Knockouts Tag ...
(
Kiera Hogan
Kiera Hogan (born September 16, 1994) is an American professional wrestler signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). She is best known for her time in Impact Wrestling, where she is a former two-time Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion (with Tasha Ste ...
and
Tasha Steelz
Latasha Harris (born April 3, 1988), better known by her ring name Tasha Steelz, is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is a former one-time Knockouts World Champion, and a former t ...
) to become the new
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions. On the April 29 episode of ''Impact!'', it was announced that Fire N Flava, after an exchange of words with the new champions, would receive their rematch for the titles at Under Siege.
W. Morrissey, formerly known in
WWE
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as Big Cass, made his Impact debut at Rebellion, replacing
Eric Young in
Violent By Design
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's match against Chris Sabin, Eddie Edwards, James Storm, and
Willie Mack
Willie McClinton Jr. (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Willie Mack, currently appearing in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, Juggalo Championship Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, Major League Wres ...
. Morrissey took an exceptional interest in hurting Mack, and would get the win for his team by pinning him.
On the April 29 episode of ''Impact!'', Morrissey had his singles debut, defeating Sam Beale. Beforehand, Morrissey cut a promo saying to the fans that, while he is recognizable physically, he is not the same man they once saw before.
Later that night, Mack challenged Morrissey to a match at Under Siege, which Morrissey accepted the next week, stating he wanted Mack to physically suffer through what he went through mentally over the past couple years due to fan disconnect.
At Rebellion, Brian Myers defeated his former friend Matt Cardona, before Cardona bested him in a rematch on the subsequent ''Impact!'', earning Cardona a place in the number one contender's match at Under Siege.
The following week on ''Impact!'', Myers threw a fit backstage, feeling that his win at Rebellion already earned him a spot in the match. It was then that he encountered
Rosemary
''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers. It is a member of the sage family, Lamiaceae.
The species is native to the Mediterranean r ...
, who gave Myers a
tarot card reading
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and blamed his inability to change on his ego. Myers dismissed the telling before being hit with a headbutt by
Black Taurus
The Beast Mortos (born March 11, 1987), also known by his former ring name Black Taurus, is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of La Faccion Ingob ...
, setting up a match between the two at the event.
On the Countdown to the Rebellion pre-show,
Havok and Rosemary defeated
Kimber Lee
Kimberly Ann Frankele (born June 27, 1990), better known by her ring name Kimber Lee, is an American professional wrestler. She is known for her work on both the American and international independent circuits, most notably as part of The Kimber ...
and
Susan
Susan is a feminine given name, the usual English version of Susanna or Susannah. All are versions of the Hebrew name Shoshana, which is derived from the Hebrew ''shoshan'', meaning ''lotus flower'' in Egyptian, original derivation, and severa ...
(subordinates of
Impact Knockouts Champion
The TNA Knockouts World Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). The championship debuted on October 14, 2007, at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view (PPV) event and the inau ...
Deonna Purrazzo
Deonna Lynn Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
Purrazzo began training in December 2012, and then started wrestling in various independent promotions the following y ...
). Later that week on ''Impact!'', Purrazzo was about to leave the interview area before being confronted by Havok.
The following episode in another interview, Rosemary would confront Purrazzo, Lee, and Susan before Havok showed up again. The champion proposed a number one contender's match between the two adversaries for May 13 episode of ''Impact!'', with the winner facing Purrazzo at Under Siege.
On the May 13 episode of ''Impact!'', Havok defeated Rosemary to become the number one contender for the title.
On the May 6 episode of ''Impact!'', it was announced that there will be an
X-Division Scramble the following week, where the winner faces
Impact X Division Champion
The TNA X Division Championship is a men's professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of TNA's second then- weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The curr ...
Josh Alexander
Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987), better known by his ring name Josh Alexander, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family. He also makes a ...
at Under Siege. Former champions
Ace Austin
Austin James Highley (born February 28, 1997), better known by the ring name Ace Austin, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former three-time TNA X Division C ...
,
Petey Williams
Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a backstage producer. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two-time X Division Champion. He is also known for hi ...
,
Rohit Raju
Rohit Raju (born March 20, 1980) is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former one-time Impact X Division Champion. Before working for Impact Wrestling, he worked over 10 years on the ...
, and
TJP, as well as
Acey Romero and
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV As ...
(NJPW) talent
El Phantasmo
Riley Vigier (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name El Phantasmo (often shortened to ELP) and is the NJPW World Tel ...
were named as participants. The following week on ''Impact!'', El Phantasmo won the match to become the number one contender for the title.
Event
Preliminary matches
The opening match of the event was Brian Myers against Black Taurus (with Rosemary and
Crazzy Steve
Steven Scott (born March 4, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Crazzy Steve. He is best known for his tenures in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a former TNA Digital Media Champion and a former TNA World ...
). Taurus uses his strength to overpower Myers early, forcing him to go outside and punch Steve that lures Taurus in to get attacked. After landing a suplex, Myers cuts off Taurus' comeback by tripping him and continuing the offense. Taurus regains the advantage by climbing the ropes to hit a
twisting crossbody on Myers, and plants him with a
crucifix bomb and a
shoulderbreaker for a pair of two counts. Myers catches Taurus with a kick and a
flatliner for a near fall, heads to the top rope but gets caught by Taurus, only for Myers to thumb his eye and hit the "
Roster Cut" for the victory.
Next, a
knockouts tag team match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. ...
was contested between
Taylor Wilde
Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with TNA Wrestling, where she performed under the ring name Taylor Wilde.
Malawski was under a World Wrestling Enter ...
and
Tenille Dashwood
Tenille Averil Dashwood (born 1 March 1989) is an Australian professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, under the ring name Emma. She is also known for her time in Ring of Honor (ROH) and Impact Wrestling, where she perfor ...
(with
Kaleb with a K) versus Kimber Lee and Susan. Wilde and Dashwood get the early advantage in the match, with the latter hitting Lee with a
neckbreaker
In professional wrestling, a neckbreaker is any throw or slam that focuses its attack on the opponent's neck. One type of neckbreaker involves the wrestler slamming an opponent's neck against a part of the wrestler's body, usually the knee, head or ...
over the ropes, but gets tripped on the ring apron by Susan and allows Lee to apply kicks to Dashwood for a two count. Wilde gets the tag and lays some offense on Susan, getting the
fisherman suplex
A suplex is an offensive move used in sport wrestling as well as amateur wrestling and professional wrestling. It is a throw that involves lifting the opponents and bridging or rolling to slam them on their backs.
Professional wrestling featu ...
on her but Lee breaks up the count. Susan hits the
superplex on Wilde but gets caught pinning her while using the ropes. Wilde gets a
small package
In professional wrestling, a pin is a move where a wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders to the mat in an attempt to score a fall. A pinfall is a common victory condition, where the attacker pins an opponent and the referee makes a three count ...
on Susan while she's distracted but Lee breaks it up. Kaleb hits Susan with a shoe without Wilde noticing, and she lands the
German suplex
A suplex is an Offense (sports), offensive move used in Wrestling, sport wrestling as well as amateur wrestling and professional wrestling. It is a throw that involves lifting the opponents and Bridge (grappling), bridging or rolling to slam the ...
to get the pinfall for her team. Dashwood and Kaleb celebrate the victory with Wilde who was hesitant, and she left the ring as they continued.
The third match involved Ace Austin and
Madman Fulton
Jacob Southwick (born April 2, 1990), better known by his ring name Madman Fulton, is an American professional wrestler. He is currently performing on the independent circuit mononymously as Fulton. He is best known for his time with Impact Wre ...
, XXXL (Acey Romero and
Larry D
Lawrence Jones (born January 25, 1984) is an American professional wrestler and promoter. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he performed under the ring name Larry D.
Professional wrestling career Impact Wrestling (2019 ...
), Rohit Rahu and
Shera, and TJP and
Petey Williams
Peter Williams III (born August 26, 1981) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE as a backstage producer. He is best known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he is a two-time X Division Champion. He is also known for hi ...
in a four-way tag team match to determine the number one contender for the
Impact World Tag Team Championship
The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The current champions are The Nemeth Brothers ( Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth), ...
. The wrestlers brawl as the bell rings, with Fulton and Larry D laying fists on each other before Romero tags in to continue the assault on the former. Raju tags in to punch Romero who delivers a slap in return, but gets tagged by Williams who double teams on Raju with TJP. Shera and Raju regain the assault but the latter gets blind tagged by Austin, who trades offense on TJP with Fulton to keep their advantage. After hitting a
tornado DDT on Austin, TJP makes the tag to Williams, and has Austin set up for the "
Canadian Destroyer
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" but gets interrupted by Fulton. Romero enters the ring to send Fulton on the outside, allowing him and Larry D to double team on both Austin and Williams. Raju tags himself in and attacks Austin, but gets squashed by XXXL before they turn their attention on Austin. Fulton breaks up the pin attempt, clotheslines Romero and slams Larry D to the ground, allowing Austin to hit the splash for the win.
The fourth match was contested between W. Morrissey and Willie Mack. Mack immediately goes after Morrissey at the bell with some punches, but gets shoulder tackled to the mat afterwards. Mack comes back with strikes and forearms that send Morrissey to the floor, and they continue to batter each other on the outside. Back in the ring, Morrissey applies a chin lock on Mack, all while landing elbows and choking him on the ropes. Mack fights back and hits a top rope clothesline on Morrissey. Morrissey plants Mack with a slam and kicks him in back of the head for the win. After the match, Morrissey continues to land blows on Mack before going outside to grab a chair, but is stopped by a returning
Rich Swann
Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...
who sends him over the top rope.
The fifth match saw Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering defend the Knockouts Tag Team Championship against Fire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz). The champions overpower Hogan early in the match, with Grace hitting three
gutwrench suplex
A suplex is an Offense (sports), offensive move used in Wrestling, sport wrestling as well as amateur wrestling and professional wrestling. It is a throw that involves lifting the opponents and Bridge (grappling), bridging or rolling to slam the ...
es and Ellering landing a senton on her. Fire 'N Flava regain control by making quick tags and utilize double team maneuvers on Ellering to keep her from tagging Grace. Ellering makes the tag to Grace and both of them use tandem offense on Steelz. All four wrestlers are in the ring and take each other out with signature moves. Grace and Steelz fight each other in the ring, with the former setting up for a
Vader bomb, but was stopped by Hogan. On the outside, Hogan takes out Ellering with a
Sliced Bread No. 2. Grace and Steelz battle on the top rope, the latter knocking out the former to the mat and hitting a
frog splash
Aerial techniques, also known as "high-flying moves" are performance techniques used in professional wrestling for simulated assault on opponents. The techniques involve jumping from the ring's posts and ropes, demonstrating the speed and agility o ...
for the pin, making Fire 'N Flava the new Knockouts Tag Team Champions for a second time.
The sixth match was Josh Alexander defending the X Division Championship against El Phantasmo. Alexander outwrestles Phantasmo in the beginning of the bout, but the latter manages to land a jumping knee and grab him in a
front facelock
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. Alexander catches Phantasmo with a
powerslam
A Powerslam or simply Slam is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling throws#Body slam, body slam move in which the wrestler performing the slam falls face-down on top of the opponent. The use of the term "powerslam" usually refers to th ...
and plants a chop that forces him to escape to the floor. Back in the ring, Phantasmo attempts an attack on Alexander but misses, leaving him open for a
backbreaker
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but retakes control after that with a stomp on Alexander's foot. The two trade chops in the corner, with Phantasmo hanging Alexander on the ropes and standing on his crotch, before the latter suplexes him and rolls out of the ring. On the outside, Alexander misses a chop on Phantasmo and hits the ring post, allowing the former to work on the right hand in the ring. Phantasmo walks on three sides of the ring ropes before Alexander slams him off the top rope. After rolling up Alexander for a two count, Phantasmo hits him with a couple of moves, including a neckbreaker that only garners two. Alexander catches Phantasmo's kick and hits a backbreaker, then applies the ankle lock but gets sent to the turnbuckle, allowing Phantasmo to roll him up but kicks out at two. Alexander delivers a release German suplex on Phantasmo and hits him with a low crossbody to the floor. Phantasmo catches Alexander with a top-rope
hurricanrana
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and lands a splash for a near fall. Alexander hits Phantasmo with a powerbomb backbreaker, applies the ankle lock to make him submit and retain the title.
The seventh match was Deonna Purrazzo (with Kimber Lee and Susan) defending the Impact Knockouts Championship against Havok. Havok dominates Purrazzo in the early goings, but a missed leg drop leaves her open for Purrazzo to work on the arm. Havok attempts multiple offensive comebacks but Purrazzo cuts them off and continues to attack the arm. Havok takes Purrazzo down with a clothesline, misses two stomps and gets hit with an elbow, but manages to apply the
Boston crab
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before Purrazzo grabs the ropes. After taking Lee and Susan off the apron, Havok gets caught in Purrazzo's armbar, but wrenches free to hit her with a knee strike. Purrazzo takes out Havok with a kick, locks in the
Fujiwara armbar to make her tap and retain the title.
In the penultimate match, a six-man tag team bout was contested between Eddie Edwards and FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) against Kenny Omega and The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) (with
Don Callis
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). After Robinson hits a slam and senton on Anderson, he tags in Edwards and works on Anderson's arm. Omega tags himself in, trades blows with Edwards, but gets planted with an
overhead belly-to-belly suplex. FinJuice deliver a tandem bulldog on Omega for two, Gallows trips and drags Robinson to the outside and gets taken out along with Anderson, but Omega lands a dropkick and pushes Robinson to the apron before bringing him back into the ring. Anderson gets taken out with a back suplex by Robinson, who makes the tag to Finlay, and manages to take out the entire team before his pinfall gets broken up by Omega. After Omega distracts Finlay by grabbing his leg from outside, Anderson sends him out of the ring, and Gallows works over him as he tags in. Finlay lands a crossbody on Gallows, escapes a suplex attempt by Anderson, and tags in Edwards who works on Omega with chops to his chest and a "
Blue Thunder Bomb" for a two count. Omega gets a hurricanrana on Edwards as the Good Brothers send FinJuice off the apron, and all three begin to attack Edwards but FinJuice return to fight them off, allowing Edwards to hit a
tiger driver on Omega for a near fall. As Robinson gets some jabs on Gallows, Omega hits him with a "
V-Trigger", and gets a
snap dragon suplex on Edwards. Omega and The Good Brothers land a triple team splash cover on Edwards that gets broken up by FinJuice, who also interrupt a "
Magic Killer" attempt, and both Edwards and Robinson hit a double suplex on Gallows. Omega sends Robinson to the outside with a snap dragon, gets taken out by Edwards with a clothesline, who then gets planted with a
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by Anderson, but he kicks out at two. FinJuice double team on Anderson before landing dives on the outside to Gallows and Omega respectively, allowing Edwards to hit the "
Boston Knee Party" on Anderson for the win.
Main event
In the main event, a six-way match between Chris Bey, Chris Sabin, Matt Cardona, Moose, Sami Callihan, and Trey Miguel, was contested to determine the number one contender for the Impact World Championship. Moose immediately dominates early in the match, but gets knocked out by Bey and Sabin with double superkicks, leaving them in the ring to fight each other. After Miguel sends Bey outside with a kick, he tangles with Callihan who then gets taken out by Cardona, who manages to send Moose outside the ring. Bey and Miguel hit double dives on the outside, but the former gets powerbombed by Callihan on the apron and gets sent into the ring. Callihan has Cardona and Bey tied up in the ropes, but the latter manages to suplex them off the top rope, before getting a dropkick from Sabin. Miguel and Sabin battle it out before the former applies a
dragon sleeper
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that gets broken up by Moose. After hitting dropkicks on Sabin and Bey, Moose lands a superplex on Miguel but gets hit with a splash by Bey, whose pin attempt gets interrupted after Callihan hits him with a steel chair. Callihan suplexes Bey onto the chair but his pinfall gets broken up by Cardona, who hits him with the
Reboot
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for a two count. Sabin enters the ring and hits a
DDT
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/Flatliner combo on Cardona and Callihan. Cardona gets the "
Radio Silence
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" on Moose but gets hit with a low blow by Callihan looking for a
piledriver
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, but The Good Brothers run down and drag Callihan outside to knock him out on the floor. Back in the ring, Sabin hits an enziguiri and a "
Cradle Shock" on Cardona, but Moose pulls the referee out to stop the pin. Sabin lands a suicide dive on Moose and gets a sunset flip back in the ring for a near fall. Moose targets Sabin's knee and hits a spear for the win, becoming number one contender to the Impact World Championship.
Reception
Darrin Lilly of ''Pro Wrestling Torch'' was positive towards the event, praising the X Division title bout, the six-man tag match and the six-way main event for being an "
tion packed match from beginning to end", concluding that: "From top to bottom, it was a really good show and a fun evening of entertainment. The Impact Plus specials really deliver. Impact continues to be really fun to watch and this show continued the momentum."
Jack Irene of ''411Mania'' reviewed the event and gave it a 7.5 out of 10. He wrote that: "This was a really good IMPACT Plus event with the marquee matches delivering at a high level. Nothing was offensive and the match quality and effort stood out. Good in-ring showings combined with strong story advancement made for one of the better IMPACT Plus shows you'll find."
Bob Kapur of ''Slam Wrestling'' gave it 3.5 out of 5 stars. He wrote that: "
th the tremendous match between Josh Alexander and El Phantasmo, and two really good title matches in the Knockouts Division, it's hard to be too critical of this show. While the main event was good, the focus on sideline stories took the spotlight away from Moose where it really should have shone. Other matches ranged from being okay to simply just being there."
Aftermath
On the following episode of ''Impact!'', FinJuice retained the Impact World Tag Team Championship against Ace Austin and Madman Fulton. After the match, Violent By Design arrived to invoke
Rhino
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's
Call Your Shot Gauntlet championship privilege, allowing him and
Joe Doering
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to defeat FinJuice for the World Tag Team Championship.
On the May 27 episode of ''Impact!'', W. Morrissey had a sit-down interview with Gia Miller, before Rich Swann jumped him from behind.
The following week, Swann and Morrissey were scheduled for a match, only for Morrissey to jump Swann, this time before the bell rang.
It was later announced that Swann and Morrissey would have their match at
Against All Odds.
Results
Notes
References
External links
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