{"id":110844,"date":"2021-01-05T23:47:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T05:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=110844"},"modified":"2021-01-06T21:22:00","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T03:22:00","slug":"1-5-impact-wrestling-tv-report-eddie-edwards-vs-sami-callihan-austin-christian-vs-navarro-crazzy-steve-moose-vs-matthew-palmer-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/05\/1-5-impact-wrestling-tv-report-eddie-edwards-vs-sami-callihan-austin-christian-vs-navarro-crazzy-steve-moose-vs-matthew-palmer-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"1\/5 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan, Austin &amp; Christian vs. Navarro &amp; Crazzy Steve, Moose vs. Matthew Palmer, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3669087196\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT<br \/>\nJANUARY 5, 2021 (RECORDED)<br \/>\nAIRED ON AXS TV<br \/>\nREPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>Commentators: Josh Matthews, Madison Rayne<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-A video package recapping the Kenny Omega and Good Brothers attack on Rich Swann and the Motor City Machine Guns aired.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-The opening montage ran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>(1) ACE AUSTIN vs. BLAKE CHRISTIAN vs. K.C. NAVARRO vs. CRAZZY STEVE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh welcomed everyone to the first Impact of 2021.\u00a0 This was a preview of the upcoming Super X Cup tournament.\u00a0 Ace pulled Steve out of the ring at the start, leaving Christian and Navarro to go at it. Austin eventually pulled Navarro out of the ring.\u00a0 Christian and Ace went at it for awhile in the ring until Christian was thrown out and Steve entered the ring.\u00a0 Navarro joined the mix with some quick moves.\u00a0 All four went at it in various combinations with no one gaining a sustained advantage.\u00a0 Steve eventually got the pin on Navarro.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WINNER: Crazzy Steve in 8:00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Fun, fast-paced spot fest.\u00a0 This was my first time seeing Christian and Navarro; they both had impressive moves and would be fine additions to the X Division.\u00a0 Steve got a much need victory and Ace was refreshing after being off TV for a long time).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Josh and Madison plugged Genesis and the Hard to Kill main event.\u00a0 Josh said Omega\u2019s bus was at the arena, which means we\u2019ll see Omega and Don Callis on the show tonight.\u00a0 They previewed tonight\u2019s matches, including the tag team title bracket and Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1050954469\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-A video aired of Sami Callihan sitting in a chair in front of a bunch of computer monitors.\u00a0 He promised a reality check tonight and said that bad guys always win in the end.\u00a0 He advised Eddie to make sure his wife isn\u2019t at ringside. [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Paid advertisement from AEW with Tony Khan and Tony Schiavone.\u00a0 Khan had on 2021 glasses and Schiavone was wearing a New Year\u2019s hat.\u00a0 Khan said he was here to help the less fortunate\u2014Impact Wrestling.\u00a0 They previewed the AEW Dynamite card for tomorrow.\u00a0 Khan predicted that Fenix would give Omega a long night and could win the AEW title.\u00a0 Khan said he heard that Callis said he was responsible for AEW forming.\u00a0 Khan said he was the one responsible for all aspects of AEW and that he did everything but wrestle.\u00a0 Khan called Omega one of the two best wrestlers in the world, along with Jon Moxley.\u00a0 He said Callis added nothing to wrestling and was a parasite, but Khan does a lot for wrestling.\u00a0 He said he would buy more time on Impact again next week because his grandmother gave him $100 in a card for Christmas and he wanted to blow it on something fun.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-The Good Brothers joined Callis and Omega on the bus.\u00a0 They compared title belts and Callis said he was the only one without a belt.\u00a0 He showed the picture of him and the Golden Sheik.\u00a0 Callis talked about their six-man main event at Hard to Kill.\u00a0 Omega said Swann and the Guns didn\u2019t have the chemistry of Omega and the Good Brothers.\u00a0 Omega said they were family and Bullet Club for life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>(2) RHINO &amp; COUSIN JAKE vs. CODY DEANER &amp; JOE DOERING (w\/ Eric Young)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jake did mic work before the match and talked about Cody Deaner.\u00a0 Young and Doering walked to the stage followed by Cody, now sporting a shaved head and wearing a leather jacket.\u00a0 Eric talked about how he showed Cody the light.\u00a0 Cody aggressively attacked Jake at the start of the match.\u00a0 Doering tagged in and hit Jake with a flying crossbody block. [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cody continued his assault on Jake.\u00a0 Jake made the hot tag to Rhino, who ran wild.\u00a0 Jake tagged back in and got hit with a low blow by Cody behind the referee\u2019s back, leading to the pin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WINNERS: Cody Deaner &amp; Joe Doering in 8:00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Young, Doering, and Cody continued the beating after the match until Tommy Dreamer ran in for the save.\u00a0 Dreamer challenged Young\u2019s team to an Old School Rules, No DQ match at Hard to Kill.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-943310502\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis: Good way to establish Cody as an effective heel).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Gia Miller interviewed Matthew Palmer.\u00a0 Palmer said he didn\u2019t mean to tear Moose\u2019s shirt a few weeks ago when he was a security guard.\u00a0 He said he drove ten hours to wrestle, not to be a security guard.\u00a0 He said if he lasts the three minutes with Moose, the whole world would know who Matthew Palmer is. [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Acey Romero questioned Johnny Swinger about the shooting of John E. Bravo.\u00a0 Swinger suggested that Acey talk to the women.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee walked to the ring for a promo.\u00a0 Purrazzo talked about Taya Valkyrie challenging her for the Knockouts title.\u00a0 She said she would prove that she is everything she says she is.\u00a0 She asked if Taya would accept reality or continue to be delusional.\u00a0 Taya and Rosemary walked to the ring.\u00a0 Taya said that Purrazzo had never faced her and said she would get the belt back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Purrazzo said Taya\u2019s husband is gone, her manager wants nothing to do with her, and it\u2019s a matter of time before Rosemary leaves her.\u00a0 She said Taya\u2019s time has gone and the last thing she could cling to is being the longest reigning Knockouts champion.\u00a0 She vowed to break Taya\u2019s arm.\u00a0 Rosemary pushed Kimber Lee down.\u00a0 Taya said she was expecting something more original for Purrazzo than a jab about her husband.\u00a0 Taya vowed to become the champion and to end the Age of the Virtuosa.\u00a0 Purrazzo and Lee left the ring and walked up the stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Rohit Raju caught up to Chris Bey backstage.\u00a0 Rohit said he would be all about forgiveness in 2021 and forgave Bey.\u00a0 Rohit said they were even, but Bey said they wouldn\u2019t be even until he was the X Division champion again.\u00a0 Rohit said they need to team up and unmask Manik so they could battle for the title.\u00a0 They went looking for Manik and found TJP sitting on a sofa.\u00a0 They asked if TJP if he had seen Manik.\u00a0 He said he hadn\u2019t.\u00a0 Rohit and Bey challenged TJP to find a partner for a tag team match.\u00a0 TJP said that he and Manik don\u2019t get along but if he sees him, he\u2019ll let him know.\u00a0 TJP walked off.\u00a0 Bey remarked that TJP and Manik have the same tattoos.\u00a0 [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb approached Rosemary backstage and asked that since Taya is going after the title, where does that leave Rosemary.\u00a0 She offered to tag with Rosemary.\u00a0 Rosemary said she wasn\u2019t interested and they walked off.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>(3) JORDYNNE GRACE &amp; JAZZ vs. HAVOC &amp; NEVAEH\u2014Knockouts Tag Team Title Tournament match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grace and Nevaeh squared off first and traded the advantage.\u00a0 Havoc tagged in and knocked a charging Grace off her feet.\u00a0 Jazz tagged in and had a staredown with Havoc.\u00a0 They exchanged big punches.\u00a0 Jazz got the upper hand with punches and chops.\u00a0 Havoc clotheslined Jazz in the corner and tagged in Nevaeh.\u00a0 They double teamed Jazz.\u00a0 Grace and Jazz tagged in and out to get the advantage over Nevaeh.\u00a0 Josh said we would hear from Rich Swann and the Motor City Machine Guns after the match.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Havoc finally made the tag and faced off with Grace.\u00a0 Havoc delivered a powerbomb but Jazz broke it up.\u00a0 Jazz took on Havoc and Nevaeh by herself for a bit until Grace recovered.\u00a0 Havoc chokeslammed Grace.\u00a0 Havoc got Jazz in a tombstone piledriver for the pin and the victory.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WINNERS: Havoc &amp; Nevaeh in 10:00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Havoc &amp; Nevaeh will face Kiera Hogan &amp; Tasha Steelz in the finals at Genesis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>(D.L.\u2019s Analysis:\u00a0 These teams matched up well and it was a good match.\u00a0 I\u2019ve really enjoyed this tournament and really look forward to the finals).<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Gia Miller interviewed Swann and the Guns backstage.\u00a0 Chris Sabin asked who the hell the Good Brothers and Omega think they are.\u00a0 He said they better be ready at Hard to Kill.\u00a0 Swann called the Guns possibly one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling ever.\u00a0 He mocked \u201cThe Cleaner\u201d and held up his belt and said it said Impact World Champion.\u00a0 He said he wouldn\u2019t let someone from another company come into Impact and try to take over after all he has done.\u00a0 He said he was bringing the heat.\u00a0 Alex Shelley said they should go to the bus and kick their asses. [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0-Swann and the Guns walked outside and past the security guard who said they weren\u2019t on the list.\u00a0 They banged on the bus but got jumped from behind by Omega and the Good Brothers.\u00a0 Omega choked Sabin with a shirt.\u00a0 The Brothers stomped Swann and Shelley.\u00a0 Gallows repeatedly punched Swann.\u00a0 Omega got in Swann\u2019s face.\u00a0 Omega and the Brothers laughed at them and said they were easy to kill instead of Hard to Kill.\u00a0 The Brothers got on the bus, then Omega got a last stomp on each of them then got on the bus too.\u00a0 He said \u201cSee you later, alligator\u201d and closed the door.\u00a0 Swann and the Guns were left laying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Backstage, Jordynne Grace apologized to Jazz and said she was disappointed that they lost.\u00a0 Jazz said she was grateful for being offered this last chance.\u00a0 Grace asked if she had just a little bit left, then challenged Jazz to a match at Genesis.\u00a0 Jazz accepted and they high fived.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee stood outside an office.\u00a0 Father James Mitchell walked out of the room and they asked if \u201cit\u201d was done.\u00a0 Mitchell said \u201cshe\u2019s not Susie anymore\u201d but had an unsure look on his face.\u00a0 Su Yung walked out with glasses and business attire.\u00a0 She introduced herself to Purrazzo and Lee as \u201cSusan\u201d. [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Eddie Edwards and Alisha were shown getting ready for his match in the dressing room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>(4) MOOSE vs. MATTHEW PALMER\u20143:00 minute challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moose walked to the ring and Palmer was already in the ring.\u00a0 Moose dominated from the start with a chokeslam and punches.\u00a0 Josh and Madison said Moose could win this match at any time he wanted.\u00a0 Moose continued to beat on Palmer.\u00a0 Palmer made a comeback with a jumping knee but Moose cut him off then powerbombed him.\u00a0 Moose was going for the spear, but Willie Mack came to ringside for the distraction.\u00a0 The clock ran down to zero and Palmer rolled out of the ring.\u00a0 Mack held up Palmer\u2019s hand in victory.\u00a0 Moose scowled.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WINNER: Matthew Palmer in 3:00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Ethan Page was laying on a couch and talking to a voice off-screen.\u00a0 The voice said Page was going on a different path.\u00a0 The voice said he had to deconstruct his life to build it back better than before.\u00a0 Page said maybe everyone was crazy and not him.\u00a0 The camera revealed that Page had been talking to his Karate Man persona.\u00a0 Karate Man called him a bitch.\u00a0 Page got angry and said he was sick of Karate Man and said it was time to fight him.\u00a0 Karate Man said they would do it on his terms at Hard to Kill. [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">-Josh and Madison previewed the matches for Genesis on Saturday:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Super X Cup Tournament<\/li>\n<li>Jordynne Grace vs. Jazz<\/li>\n<li>Moose vs. Willie Mack in an I-Quit match<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">And next week:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li>Rich Swann vs. Karl Anderson (with their partners banned from ringside)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Josh and Madison played up that the AEW World Champion was going to show up on Impact.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>(5) EDDIE EDWARDS vs. SAMI CALLIHAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eddie and Sami brawled down the stage and to ringside.\u00a0 Sami used a chair to get the upper hand.\u00a0 Eddie battled back with headbutts.\u00a0 They continued to fight at ringside.\u00a0 [c]<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Back from the break, they were still brawling at ringside and had yet to enter the ring.\u00a0 Sami took the advantage with a chair and weapons at ringside.\u00a0 Blood was coming from Sami\u2019s eye.\u00a0 Eddie battled back, but Sami suplexed him into a chair.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The match finally got in the ring and bell rang.\u00a0 They squared off and exchanged punches.\u00a0 The referee got thrown down by each wrestler.\u00a0 They continued to exchange punches and kicks.\u00a0 They both threw the referee down and he called for the bell and left the ring.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sami and Eddie continued to fight and Eddie dove onto Sami outside the ring.\u00a0 Eddie grabbed the bat and Sami retreated up the stage.\u00a0 Sami grabbed his phone and the lights flickered.\u00a0 On the screen, it showed Alisha Edwards trapped in a fenced off room.\u00a0 Eddie ran off to find her.\u00a0 As Eddie caught up to her, he was jumped from behind by Ken Shamrock and Sami.\u00a0 Sami took barbed wire and wrapped it around Eddie.\u00a0 Sami hit Eddie in the face with a bat as Alisha looked on.\u00a0 Shamrock and Sami gloated and walked off.\u00a0 Alisha checked on Eddie as the show faded to black.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">WINNER: No contest in 2:00.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong>\u00a0A fun show that flew by.\u00a0 Noteworthy moments included the Omega\/Good Brothers vs. Swann\/Machine Guns angle was advanced, the finals of the tag team tournament were set up, another amusing \u201cpaid\u201d AEW segment, Cody Deaner\u2019s debut match as a heel, the introduction of the new \u201cSusan\u201d character, and an intense final angle.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S REPORT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/12\/29\/12-29-impact-wrestling-tv-report-swann-vs-young-vs-edwards-vs-austin-vs-miguel-motor-city-machine-guns-vs-the-north-raju-vs-manik\/\">12\/29 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Swann vs. Young vs. Edwards vs. Austin vs. Miguel, Motor City Machine Guns vs. The North, Raju vs. Manik<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-797818925\"><div id=\"pwtor-610627479\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT JANUARY 5, 2021 (RECORDED) AIRED ON AXS TV REPORT BY DARRIN LILLY, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR Commentators: Josh Matthews, Madison Rayne -A video package recapping the Kenny Omega and Good Brothers attack on <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/01\/05\/1-5-impact-wrestling-tv-report-eddie-edwards-vs-sami-callihan-austin-christian-vs-navarro-crazzy-steve-moose-vs-matthew-palmer-and-more\/\" title=\"1\/5 IMPACT WRESTLING TV REPORT: Eddie Edwards vs. Sami Callihan, Austin &amp; 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