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Marching on together. With Rebellion done and Slammiversary about two and a half months away, it’s time for Impact Wrestling to get right back to their regular schedule and that means more episodes being taped. That was the case on Monday night, as the calendar turns towards the summer and their next pay per view. They’re coming off a very strong pay per view so hopefully things can keep going.
Impact Wrestling taped a few weeks of television in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Monday night, including the fallout show from Rebellion. These shows will begin airing this Friday night and will deal with everything that took place on Sunday night, including Brian Cage’s back injury. There is always a possibility that some things were taped out of order. Here are the results, courtesy of Wrestlinginc.com:
Xplosion: * Trey vs Jake Lander. Trey wins with a top rope double knee press. Nothing overly eventful.
Impact: “Unbreakable” Micheal Elgin comes down to a big ovation. Elgin said it’s a time h..

The champ isn’t doing so well. Impact Wrestling aired Rebellion on Sunday night with quite a strong show. There was a lot going on with the card, to the point where the World Title match didn’t even headline the show. While it didn’t go on last, the match included a moment that could change a lot of things going forward, and it isn’t even the way the match ended.
During the World Title match between Brian Cage and Johnny Impact, Cage was injured by taking a Spanish Fly to the floor. Cage appeared on Busted Open Radio on Friday with an update on his condition. His injuries include a bone bruise, inflammation and a possible small fracture, though the injuries should heal over time. However, according to Wrestling Observer Radio, the timetable could result in Cage having to drop the title.
Winning the title meant a lot to Cage. Check out this interview from before Sunday’s match:
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Opinion: Egads I hope they can hold off on this for the time be..

That’s some very bad timing. Impact Wrestling is starting to put things together again as their influx of new talent is getting a lot better. That isn’t a knock on their old talent though, as some of their established names are more than worth a look. Some of them are even worthy of a main event push, which is what one of them seemed primed to receive. Then something bad happened.
According to Ringsidenews.com, Pentagon Jr. may have injured his knee at Monday’s Impact Wrestling tapings. The injury took place during a match and Pentagon immediately received medical attention, with Impact Wrestling executive Don Callis checking on him as well. There is also the chance that this is a storyline injury, as Pentagon and his brother Fenix may be on their way out of the company due to their contracts with AEW. The match will air either this Friday or the following week.
If he is injured, remember him when he was healthy. Check out Pentagon during his time as World Champion:
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Flying leaps can take their toll. According to a recent edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Jeff Hardy was injured at a Live Event over the weekend. Jeff, along with his brother Matt, were taking on the Usos on Saturday evening, when the injury occurred.
Dave Meltzer reported that Hardy appeared to have suffered some sort of leg injury. This was evident at Sunday’s SmackDown Live Event in Rochester, Minnesota, as Jeff was in Matt’s corner and was said to be “limping significantly.” At the show, Matt defeated Jimmy Uso.
Furthermore, at Monday’s Live Event in Sioux City, Iowa, Matt Hardy teamed with R-Truth to defeat Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.
The Hardy Boyz are just entering their 8th reign as WWE Tag Team Champions. You can see their victory below:
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We will continue to monitor this story and provide any updates as they become available to us.
Editor’s Thoughts:
This sucks. The Hardys are getting older, and any injury that they sust..

This is only a rumor, so take it for what it’s worth. According to a tweet from WrestleVotes, there has been a strong push from within the WWE creative team to have this year’s men’s Money In The Bank winner coming out of the whole process looking like a star.
The feeling backstage is that for the past two years, the winners and cash-in attempts on the briefcase have failed miserably.
Strong push within the creative team to really have this years men’s Money In The Bank winner coming out of the whole process looking like a STAR. The feeling backstage is that they have completely blown the winners & cash ins the last 2 years.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) April 22, 2019
Check out what happened the last time a briefcase was cashed in:
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It should be noted that Braun Strowman won the 2018 men’s match and cashed in on Roman Reigns, who was the Universal Champion at the time. However, the match ended in a No Contest due to interference from Br..

Wrestling is a weird place. In most versions of entertainment, someone leaving a show or production results in them being replaced by a new actor. That’s not the case in wrestling though, as wrestlers often change gimmicks and are presented as new characters. Some of these aren’t that big of a deal, but other times see them go in a very different direction which jars the fans. That was the case this week.
This week on Monday Night Raw, Bray Wyatt made his official return after a six month absence in a drastically different gimmick. Wyatt is now hosting a children’s program called Firefly Fun House, which appears similar to Pee Wee’s Playhouse. Wyatt mentioned his previous persona and cut up a cardboard cutout of himself with a saw. It was also confirmed that the puppet and doll from recent weeks were his friends.
You need to see this one for yourself. Check out Wyatt’s new world:
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Opinion: This is one of those things where I have no idea wh..

The Man vs. The Woman. Tonight on Raw, it was announced that Raw and Smackdown Live Women’s Champion, Becky Lynch, will defend the Raw title against Lacey Evans at Money In The Bank 2019.
You can see a clip of an encounter between the two from Raw below:
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From WWE.com:
Lynch stood tall against incredible odds at WrestleMania, overcoming Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to capture both titles in a Triple Threat Winner Take All Match. Since the moment she stepped off The Grandest Stage of Them All, Becky Two Belts has been well aware of the two large targets on her back and is ready to take on all comers; she didn’t have to wait long to find her next challenge.
After strutting up and down the entrance ramp for weeks, the bold Evans decided to make her move when she encountered the newly-crowed titleholder. During an episode of Raw, The Sassy Southern Belle turned in from her walk without warning and suddenly clocked Lynch in the jaw with the..

It had been previously rumored that Samoa Joe would be leaving Smackdown Live and bringing the United States Championship with him to Raw. This is due to the fact that Intercontinental Champion Finn Balor was drafted to the blue brand in the 2019 Superstar Shakeup.
This rumor proved to be true, as the Samoan Submission Machine officially made his debut on Raw during the first segment of tonight’s show.
Check out a clip from his match below:
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Joe would compete against Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles in a Triple Threat match, with the winner earning the right to face Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship at Money In The Bank 2019.
He would lose that match, however, and Styles would eventually go on to become the new No. 1 contender for Rollins’ championship.
Editor’s Opinion:
No surprises here, as both shows need a mid-card champion. That being said, there is potential for some great feuds for the United States championship. I can’t wait…

Time to burn it down. And burn it down they will. Tonight on Raw, a series of matches took place, in order to determine who would be facing Seth Rollins for the Universal Championship at the 2019 Money In The Bank pay-per-view.
To begin, Triple H announced that two Triple Threat matches would take place, with the winners facing each other in the main event of Raw. The winner of that match would advance to Money In The Bank to take on the Beastslayer.
In the first match, AJ Styles defeated Rey Mysterio and United States champion Samoa Joe in a battle of former Smackdown Live stars.
The second match saw Baron Corbin defeat The Miz and Drew McIntyre.
At the end of the night, it would be Styles hitting Corbin with the Phenomenal Forearm to earn the right to battle Rollins for the Universal Championship at Money In The Bank.
Below is a clip from tonight’s action:
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Editor’s Opinion:
While this is not surprising, this should make for an amazin..