BOUND FOR GLORY 2019




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IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Brian Cage (c) vs. Sami Callihan

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Tenille Dashwood

IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (LADDER MATCH)
Jake Crist (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Daga vs. Ace Austin vs. Acey Romero

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The North (c) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Rhino & Rob Van Dam

20-PERSON CALL YOUR SHOT GAUNTLET MATCH
*Winner chooses any championship match.
Eddie Edwards (enters at #1), Mahabali Shera (enters at #20), Rosemary, Johnny Swinger, Jessicka Havok, Jordynne Grace, Kiera Hogan, Cousin Jake, Cody Deener, Raj Singh, Adam Thornstowe, Luster the Legend, 8 Participants TBA

Ken Shamrock vs. Moose

Michael Elgin vs. Naomichi Marufuji

The Rascalz (Trey, Wentz, and Dezmond Xavier) vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., Aerostar and Taurus






* Dark Match: Madison Rayne defeated Shotzi Blackheart

* Dark Match (originally scheduled for the PPV): The Rascalz defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. Taurus, and Aerostar


Call Your Shot Gauntlet - Winner Receives Title Opportunity

Eddie Edwards made his way to the ring and the feed from FITE went out. It returned to show Reno Scum working over Edwards before going out again. It returned as Cousin Jake was fourth out. He cleaned house and nailed Reno Scum with several moves before teaming with Edwards to keeo them at bay. The fifth man out was Rohit Raju from the Desi Hit Squad.

Sixth out was Joey Ryan, making his in-ring return to Impact after recently appearing on the Las Vegas tapings in vignettes. He was doing his complete character from the independents, daring anyone to touch his well, member. There were a bunch of comedy spots where Ryan hurt anyone who tried to nail an offensive maneuver and came into contact with his little friend. This built into a giant dick flip spot.

The seventh competitor was Jessicka Havok, who faced off with Joey Ryan and chokeslammed him. She controlled the ring, working over Luster the Legend.

Out next was Rosemary, who nailed an exploder on Thornestowne. She and Havok faced off and battled back and forth. Ryan attempted to intercede, telling them to touch his little friend, so they teamed to nail a double clotheslines.

Raju and Jake were tossed.

The Ninth out was Sawyer Fulton. He nailed a double clothesline on Rosemary and Havok, eliminating them over the top. The crowd booed that. He tossed Thornestowne. Ryan was soon tossed.

The tenth man out was Cody Deaner. He and Fulton began battling. Edwards and Luster the Legend battled.

Next out was Johnny Swinger, in all his 1990s glory. He didn't get into the ring, instead showing himself off and bragging about himself. Sawyer Fulton dared him to get into the ring.

The 12th competitor is Jordynne Grace. Her power was on full display and got a big chant after hitting a back suplex on Sawyer.

13th was former WWE star Swoggle. He came out from under the ring and chased Swinger into the ring, where he bit him on the rear end. Grace slapped Swinger, allowing Swoggle to nail a back suplex. Swinger was tossed. Swoggle nailed a superkick on Grace.

The 14th competitor was Keira Hogan. She and Grace went right after each other. Swoggle bit her on the butt but Grace kicked him to the mat. She charged Grace, who deadlifted and tossed her.

Next out was Raj Singh. Thornestowne was tossed. Singh nailed Swoggle and went after Edwards.

Number 16 was Tommy Dreamer. He drilled Singh with a series of right hands and a big elbow. Dreamer spewed water into Fulton's eyes.

Number 17 was Kylie Rae, who got a nice reaction. She tapped Singh on the shoulder and badly nailed a superkick on Rohit, then nailed one on Dreamer. Fulton grabbed her by the throat and choked her in the corner. Edwards attacked Fulton. Dreamer and Swoggle posed but Fulton tossed him over the top to the floor.

Number 18 was Fallah Bah. He went right after Fulton and drilled him backwards into the corner. Bah nailed a big Samoan Drop. He nailed a hip attack in the corner. Swoggle followed up with one of his own. Kylie nailed a cannonball in the corner.

Number 19 was SABU! He brought a chair into the ring and drilled Fulton with it. He nailed Air Sabu off a chair on Bah. He smashed a chair into the face of Edwards. Sabu nailed a big DDT.

The final competitor was "Don't call me Mahabi" Shera was next. Everyone battled. The last four were Fulton, Bah, Edwards. and Shera. Shera tossed Bah. Shera and Fulton began battling each other. Edwards knocked Fulton over the top, only to see Fulton drag him out and chokeslam him on the apron.

It's down to Shera vs. Edwards. The winner gets the title opportunity. They had a short back and forth until Eddie nailed the shining wizard and scored the pin.

Winner: Eddie Edwards

Josh Mathews and Don Callis ran down the lineup for the show and also said Impact World Champion Brian Cage demanded tonight's match be a No DQ match.

Impact Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie with John E. Bravo (c) vs. Tenille Dashwood

Back and forth action early on. Someone in the crowd has a drum and is getting the chants going with that. Dashwood with a neckbreaker over the second rope, the champ falls out to the floor. Dashwood climbs to the top, but Bravo pulls Valkyrie away from danger. She gets back to the ring, trips Dashwood on the apron and slams her face down on the apron over and over.

Back and forth strikes in the middle of the ring. Fujiwara armbar locked in on Valkyrie, but she rolls through for a pin attempt, only one, Valkyrie up and boots Dashwood. The challenger recovers and hits a flapjack then locks in a tarantula. Dashwood heads to the top rope, crossbody hits, cover, two-count. Dashwood gets dropped in the corner, Valkyrie with running knees in the corner. She puts Dashwood up on the second rope, Dashwood fights back, hits a sunset flip powerbomb, nope, but then she gets a sitdown powerbomb for a two-count.

Both women down, end up rolling to the apron, back and forth strikes. Both trying to pull off a move, but no luck at first, Valkyrie then hits a weak looking package piledriver to the apron. Referee starts up his ten count and she gets back in at nine. Valkyrie tries for a pin, two. Dashwood up to the second rope, but gets yanked off the rope, Dashwood with a low crossbody, hits a second one. Dashwood hits spotlight (single leg kick to the head) and goes for the pin, but Bravo pulls Valkyrie's leg under the bottom rope. The referee sends him out of the ring. During all of this, Bravo got a chain to Taya. She wraps it around her fist, swings, misses, Dashwood rolls her up, two. Dashwood now has the chain and launches it out to the ramp. Spotlight attempt, misses, road to Valhalla by Taya, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Taya Valkyrie

Impact World Tag Team Championship Match: The North (c) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Rhino & Rob Van Dam

Willie Mack pulling over some big moves early on, lands a 619 on Page. Swann gets tossed by Page, but Rhino tags himself into the match. Rhino gets distracted by Alexander and eats a big boot from Page. Alexander tags in and chops away on Rhino. Page back in there, but Rhino hits a spinebuster and slowly makes his way to RVD. RVD tags in, spinning kick, rolling thunder hits, split-legged moonsault, cover, two.

Swan and Alexander in there now, Alexander with a blue thunder bomb, cover, two. Page tags in and hits a huge back drop on Swann, flipping him all the way around and landing on his face. Swann gets destroyed by The North at first, but hits a DDT on Page, reverse rana on Alexander. Mack tags in, hits a bunch of clotheslines, senton cannonball in the corner on Alexander, kip up, standing moonsault on Page, cover, two-count. Crowd is loving them some Willie Mack.

Swanna tags back in flapjack/bulldog combo, cover, RVD and Rhino break things up, sending both guys out to the floor. RVD with a spinning heel kick on Page. RVD looks for the five star frog splash, Alexander holds his ankle. Mack up to the top rope and hits a frog splash of his own! Swann dives in for the pin, two. RVD still on the top rope this entire time hits a single leg kick to Swann's face. Alexander hits a death valley driver on RVD, but gets clotheslined out of the ring by Rhino. Mack hits a dropkick on Rhino, sending him out. Mack then hits a flipping senton over the top rope down on three guys.

Swann and Page on the top rope, Page military presses Swann and throws him to the mat! Alexander drops Swann over his knee, Page with a senton, cover, 1-2-no! They look to end things, but Mack gets in there to stop things. Mack and Swann with a swinging neckbreaker combo, cover, broken up by RVD. Rhino looks for the gore and RVD ends up superkicking Rhino right in the face! Crowd boos hard as he looks around. RVD superkicks Mack, spinning heel kick on Swann. RVD barks at Rhino. Back in the ring, The North put down Swann for the win. Crowd booing RVD pretty good for his betrayal.

Winners: The North via pinfall to retain the Impact World Tag Team Titles.

- Ace Austin gets out of the shower and didn't realize he was in the women's locker room. Alisha Edwards tells him he needs to leave, he flirts a bit, then says he's just looking to the after-party when he'll walk in the new Impact X Division Champion.

Michael Elgin vs. Naomichi Marufuji

Fast paced start to this one with Marufuji finally getting Elgin down. Stomps the face a few times, then twists his opponent's neck with his feet. Elgin catches Marufuji, drops down to the mat, Marufuji out to the floor, suicide dive by Elgin, gets his opponent back in the ring, heads to the top rope, hits a big dropkick, cover, two. Elgin getting the boos in this one, crowd fairly quiet in the early parts of this match. Back and forth chops in the middle of the ring.

Elgin ends up out on the floor, with a flip over the top rope and takes out Elgin. Back in the ring, Marufuji tries to catch Elgin with a sneaky pin. Elgin tries for a release german suplex, Marufuji lands on his feet. Both with big lariats, Marufuji uses some misdirection, lands a superkick, but Elgin with a release german suplex. Elgin with a backbreaker into a falcon arrow, cover, two. Elgin with a knee strike, superkick, but eats an enziguri, both men down. They end up on the apron, Elgin with some strikes, Marufuji slips under for a powerbom to the floor. Elgin tries to drop down on him, nobody home, eats a kick and crumples to the floor. Crowd picking up with a "this is awesome!" chant. Marufuji with sliced bread #2 from the apron down to the floor.

Referee starts a ten-count, Elgin gets in at nine, Marufuji instantly with a springboard missile dropkick, cover, two. Elgin with a dragon suplex, rolling elbow, discus lariat, massive lariat, splash mountain bomb, cover, two. Elgin can't believe it after that kick-out. Elgin hits a buckle bomb, Marufuji with two knees, kick to the face, knee to the back of the head, and Elgin kicks out. Marufuji hits sliced bread #2, pin, two-count. Elgin with a big forearm, they trade a bunch of chops. Marufuji with multiple kicks and knees, but Elgin lifts and plants Marufuji to the mat. Big lariat, pin, another two-count. Buckle bomb into an Elgin bomb, cover, two! Elgin really can't believe that one. Big strike to Marufuji's head, Elgin then gets him in the torture rack position, plants him down on his neck/head, cover, and we finally have a winner.

Winner: Michael Elgin

Ladder Match for Impact X-Division Championship: Jake Crist (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Daga vs. Ace Austin vs. Acey Romero

Craziness all over the place as we get things started. Romero tries for a suicide dive out to the floor, but Daga and Blanchard crack him with a ladder. In the ring, Daga and Blanchard jam Crist into the corner with a ladder. Crist is able to recover and drop Romero, as he climbs the ladder, Austin climbs up and hits a back suplex. Daga back in the ring and hits a flurry of kicks.

In the ring, Austin and Blanchard go at each other. Blanchard hits magnum out of the corner, springboard dropkick sends Austin out to the floor. She climbs up the ladder, but Romero yanks her off and hits a samoan drop. Crowd very much in Tessa's corner in this one. Daga bridges a ladder from the apron to the ring barricade, then grabs a table and sets it up on the floor on a different side of the ring. Crist with the immediately dropkick on Daga, Crist to the top rope, Austin hits him with a ladder though and shoves it in the corner. Austin goes up, Blanchard swipes at him and goes up, as does Daga. Romero then comes over and it ends up being a rough looking suplex-fest. Austin grabbed the rope though, so he avoided disaster. Austin with a missile dropkick on Romero.

Austin tries for a hurricanrana, but Romero catches and powerbombs him hard on a ladder that was laying in the corner. Romero sets up two ladders and begins climbing to the title. Crist joins him and hits a super cutter on Romero! Blanchard and Daga both start climbing, one ladder gets knocked over, but Austin shoves the other over, sending Daga and Blanchard into the ropes. Daga with a death valley driver on Austin, then hits a canadian destroy on Crist through the ladder that was bridged to the barricade! Austin then climbs a ladder that was in the corner and flips out to the floor on Daga.

Romero sets up another ladder, but it's not right in the middle. Blanchard then shoves the ladder and Romero goes crashing all the way through a table to the floor! The ladder followed not far behind him either. Blanchard grabs another ladder and hurries to climb to the top. Dave Crist tries to stop her, but she hits a suicide dive before he could even do anything. Fulton comes out and throws her into the corner.

Fulton grabs a table from under the ring, puts it in the ring, Blanchard climbs to the top rope, yells "come on motherf---er!" and ends up giving him a hurricanrana into the ladder. She climbs up the ladder, Crist meets her on the other side of the ladder, she throws Crist down through the table that Fulton just set up. Austin leaps to the ladder with his baton and whacks Blanchard off the ladder! He climbs to the top and grabs the title.

Winner and new Impact X Division Champion: Ace Austin

Ken Shamrock vs. Moose (with Frank Trigg)

Shamrock gets right in Moose's face as the bell rings. Back and forth strikes right from the start. Shamrock works Moose down to the mat, looks for an armbar early, but Moose fights it off. Shamrock transitions to an ankle lock, Moose grabs the bottom rope to break the hold. Moose with a back elbow, but Shamrock sends Moose out to the floor. Shamrock with a leap over the top rope and takes down Moose! He about landed on his head, but Moose did a great job adjusting his fall.

Both trade shots out on the floor. Moose charges in for a clothesline, but Shamrock back body drops him down on the ramp. Shamrock locks in a submission on the floor, but the ref is telling him he needs to get in the ring. The two head towards the ring, but Moose sends Shamrock into the ring post. Shamrock is able to get into the ring first then slingshots himself over the top and down on Moose. Trigg then grabs Shamrock's ankle, referee totally sees it and just moves him aside as Moose chops Shamrock's leg out from under him.

Referee checking on Shamrock as Trigg goes up and takes off the top turnbuckle pad. Moose punches away on Shamrock and tries to throw him face first into the exposed buckle. Shamrock tries to do the same, but no luck there. Shamrock with a standing hurricanrana, belly-to-belly suplex, ankle lock, Moose grabs the official and yanks him into Shamrock to break it. Referee is down now, Shamrock checks on him. Moose with a cheap shot, Trigg throws a chair in. Moose says Shamrock isn't the world's most dangerous man, he is. Moose tries to hit Shamrock in the face with a chair, Shamrock tells him to bring it, Moose swings and misses, Shamrock with another ankle lock. Moose tries to grab the referee again, ref moves this time.

Moose gets the rope for a moment, Shamrock pulls him back to the middle of the ring. Trigg gets in the ring, Shamrock punches him down. Moose with a pump kick. Moose tries for a moonsault off the top rope, nobody home, yet another ankle lock on Moose. He finally whips Shamrock into that exposed top turnbuckle, but he doesn't end up actually hitting it. Oops. Moose lands a rough looking spear on Shamrock, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Moose

No DQ Match for the Impact World Championship: Brian Cage (c) vs. Sami Callihan

They immediately go after each other, Callihan strikes, but Cage ends up biting him in the face and Callihan is already busted open. Cage then gets some wolverine claws and scrapes it across Callihan's forehead! Callihan with a couple suicide dives, sends Cage back into the ring and he comes right back out with a flip over the top rope and down on Callihan. Callihan goes to work with a chair on Cage's back, Cage's lip is now busted open.

Still out on the floor, Cage moves the stairs away from the ring and then sets up a table. Callihan leaps off the stairs to stun Cage, then launches a chair at him. Callihan goes to collect Cage, who hits a side suplex on the table! The table doesn't break and he does it again, the table kind of breaks this time. Cage sets up some chairs, yanks a steel guard rail up and brings it over, bridging across the chairs and steps. Cage looks for a powerbomb, but Callihan gets him with a groin claw. Callihan then hits a piledriver on the guard rail.

Callihan with a bunch of chairshots and finally throws Cage back into the ring. Callihan and Cage trade strikes in the ring, Cage with a deadlift suplex from the second rope, bringing Callihan into the ring. Cage lands some power moves, but Callihan can't be put away as he hits a death valley driver, cover, two. Cage hits an F-5, Callihan still kicks out of a pinning attempt. Cage brings in the guard rail used early, puts it in the corner.

Cage ends up putting Callihan on the second rope, Callihan bites him, lowblow, kick to the face and Cage gets powerbombed into the guard rail, cover, two. Callihan heads out, grabs a bag, and fills the ring with thumbtacks. He looks to piledrive the champion and does so! Cover, kick out at one! Callihan is stunned by that, charges in, gets powerbombed on the tacks, drill claw on the tacks, cover, and that will do it.

Winner: Brian Cage via pinfall to retain the Impact World Championship.

- Post-match, Melissa Santos heads out to the ring to celebrate with Cage. He puts her on his shoulder and celebrates some more as the show closes.