{"id":118387,"date":"2021-04-29T16:18:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=118387"},"modified":"2021-04-29T16:18:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T21:18:05","slug":"this-week-in-impact-wrestling-4-29-preview-analysis-and-updates-on-all-things-impact-wrestling-coming-out-of-rebellion-ppv-and-omegas-title-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/29\/this-week-in-impact-wrestling-4-29-preview-analysis-and-updates-on-all-things-impact-wrestling-coming-out-of-rebellion-ppv-and-omegas-title-win\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 4\/29: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling coming out of Rebellion PPV and Omega&#8217;s title win"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3280351078\" 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><strong>Impact Wrestler of the Week: Kenny Omega<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The new Impact\/TNA champion proved why he is in the top tier of wrestlers in the world with his showing in the main event of Impact\u2019s Rebellion PPV show against Rich Swann.\u00a0 Impact fans can look forward to even more in-ring appearances from Omega; news came out this week that Omega will be defending the title on upcoming Impact Plus specials and PPVs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Match of the Week: Kenny Omega vs. Rich Swann<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The highly anticipated main event to unify the AEW and Impact\/TNA belts lived up to the hype.\u00a0 Enhanced by guest announcer Mauro Ranallo, the match had the feel of a big event.\u00a0 Even though there was little doubt of what the outcome would be, the match was still dramatic and action packed.\u00a0 Omega and Swann traded the advantage, with Omega pouring it on at the end to take the clean victory with the One Winged Angel in about 23:00.\u00a0 The hype for the match apparently worked, as early reports indicate that the PPV buyrate was a big success.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Impact TV Results (4\/22\/21)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>-The Good Brothers beat Decay<\/p>\n<p>-Tenille Dashwood beat Susan<\/p>\n<p>-Shera beat Jake Something<\/p>\n<p>-Jordynne Grace beat Kiera Hogan by DQ<\/p>\n<p>-Eric Young beat Eddie Edwards<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rebellion PPV Results (4\/25\/21):<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>From Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tenn.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3017952578\" 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>-Josh Alexander beat TJP and Ace Austin to win the X Division Title<\/p>\n<p>-W. Morrissey, Rhino, Deaner, and Joe Doering beat Eddie Edwards, Willie Mack, James Storm, and Chris Sabin<\/p>\n<p>-Brian Myers beat Matt Cardona<\/p>\n<p>-Jordynne Grace &amp; Rachael Ellering beat Kiera Hogan &amp; Tasha Steelz to win the Knockouts Tag Team Titles<\/p>\n<p>-Trey Miguel beat Sami Callihan in a Last Man Standing Match<\/p>\n<p>-Juice Robinson &amp; David Finlay beat Doc Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson to retain the Tag Team Titles<\/p>\n<p>-Deonna Purrazzo beat Tenille Dashwood to retain the Knockouts Title<\/p>\n<p>-Kenny Omega beat Rich Swann to win the Impact World Title and the TNA World Title<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2455442537\" 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<h3><strong>Impact in the Media<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Rich Swann was the guest on last Friday\u2019s edition of Chris Jericho\u2019s Talk is Jericho podcast.\u00a0 It was a compelling interview, with Swann talking about his childhood, how he got started in wrestling, his run in WWE, his current stint in Impact, and his thoughts on his match against Kenny Omega.\u00a0 It was a good listen and definitely worth checking out.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Next Week<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the biggest weeks in Impact history saw Kenny Omega walk away with the Impact &amp; TNA belts, Josh Alexander become the new X Division champion, and the team of Jordynne Grace &amp; Rachael Ellering winning the Knockouts Tag Team Titles.\u00a0 The next episode of Impact should deal with the ramifications of those title changes, as well as the aftermath of the rest of Rebellion.\u00a0 Scheduled for the next episode of Impact TV is Alexander defending the X Division title against former champion Ace Austin, plus the debut of W. Morrissey (formerly Big Cass in WWE) and the return of Taylor Wilde, who will face Kimber Lee.\u00a0 Kenny Omega will make an appearance as well for an in-ring victory celebration.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/25\/4-25-impact-wrestling-rebellion-ppv-report-swann-vs-omega-purrazzo-vs-dashwood-austin-vs-tjp-vs-alexander-finlay-robinson-vs-anderson-gallows\/\">4\/25 IMPACT WRESTLING REBELLION PPV REPORT: Swann vs. Omega, Purrazzo vs. Dashwood, Austin vs. TJP vs. Alexander, Finlay &amp; Robinson vs. Anderson &amp; Gallows<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2005483953\"><div id=\"pwtor-4219792405\"><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 Wrestler of the Week: Kenny Omega The new Impact\/TNA champion proved why he is in the top tier of wrestlers in the world with his showing in the main event of Impact\u2019s Rebellion PPV <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/04\/29\/this-week-in-impact-wrestling-4-29-preview-analysis-and-updates-on-all-things-impact-wrestling-coming-out-of-rebellion-ppv-and-omegas-title-win\/\" title=\"THIS WEEK IN IMPACT WRESTLING 4\/29: Preview, analysis, and updates on all things Impact Wrestling coming out of Rebellion PPV and Omega&#8217;s title win\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,52,27,4,5893],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-opnionandanalysis","category-specialists","category-news_tna","category-tvprimers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-29-at-4.16.40-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118390,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118387\/revisions\/118390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}