This is the Fightful.com live coverage for tonight's episode of IMPACT Wrestling on POP.
Tonight the X-Division is in the spotlight as the X-Division Championship is on the line when Matt Sydal defends against El Hijo de Fantasma, Petey Williams and Dezmond Xavier square off and Cult of Lee faces LAX. Be sure to come back here at 8pm EST for two action packed hours of IMPACT Wrestling from the IMPACT Zone!
OvE vs Drago & Aerostar
OvE are in control early, sending Drago out of the ring before Sami beats on him at ringside when the referee is distracted. Eddie Edwards then comes out and attacks all three members of OvE with a kendo stick for the disqualification.
Winner: No Contest due to interference by Eddie Edwards.
-After the match Eddie chokes Sami unconscious until the officials pull him off.
LAX vs Cult of Lee
They brawl outside to start the match before we they get in the ring and Caleb and Lee are in control as we go to commercial.
Lee is in control of Ortiz as we come back from commercial, Cult of Lee double teaming Ortiz for a quick two count before Trevor boots Santana off of the apron. LAX come back with a cutter for a near fall that Lee breaks up before LAX send Lee out of the ring. Lee then trips up Ortiz from the outside before Caleb rolls Santana up with a handful of tights for the pin and the win.
Winner: Cult of Lee defeats LAX via pinfall when Caleb pins Santana with a roll up with a handful of tights.
X-Division Championship Match
Matt Sydal (c) vs El Hijo de Fantasma
Fantasma is in control to start the match before Matt comes back control and starts focusing on the leg of Hijo. Matt hits a running dropkick in the corner before Hijo fights out of a side headlock only for Matt to drop him with a chop block. Matt hits a final cut for a near fall before playing to the crowd and going for a standing moonsault, but Hijo gets his knees up and sends Matt out of the ring before playing to the crowd as we go to commercial.
Hijo is in control as we come back from commercial, beating on Matt and playing to the crowd before sending Matt face first into the ring post. Hijo rolls Matt back into the ring and misses a double foot stomp before Matt hits a side Russian leg sweep. Matt misses a shooting star press off of the top, awkwardly landing on his feet before Hijo starts targeting it. Matt then counters a variation of a Michinoku driver for the pin and the win.
Winner: Matt Sydal defends his X-Division Championship by defeating El Hijo de Fantasma via pinfall with a Michinoku driver.
-After the match we go backstage to Eddie Kingston showing up in LAX's club house and joins the group as we go to commercial.
Dezmond Xavier vs Petey Williams
They exchange standing switches before Petey hits a tilt-a-whirl head scissor, then Dezmond hits a series of kicks into a dropkick. Petey hits a drop toe hold into the ropes before dropkicking the back of the neck of Dezmond before sending him out of the ring as we go to commercial.
Petey is in control as we come back from commercial before Dezmond fights out of a side headlock only for Petey to hit a series of suplexes and a backbreaker for a near fall. Desmond comes back with a running European uppercut in the corner before sending Petey out of the ring and hitting a tope to the outside. They get back in the ring and Petey hits a flatliner before hitting a tilt-a-whirl side Russian leg sweep, then Dezmond counters a Canadian Destroyer into a sliding meteora for a near fall. They then counter each other until Dezmond counters another Canadian Destroyer into a back flip Pele kick for the pin and the win.
Winner: Dezmond Xavier defeats Petey Williams via pinfall with a back flip Pele kick.
Moose vs Kongo Kong
Kong overpowers Moose and beats him down to start the match all the while playing to the crowd before Moose comes back with a dropkick and clotheslines Kong over the top rope before he hits a diving cross body off of the apron. Moose misses a spear and goes shoulder first into the ring steps before Kong hits a cannonball into the steps and gets back in the ring. Moose gets back in the ring and Kong drops him repeatedly before Moose goes for a powerslam, but Kong is just too heavy for a quick two count. Moose comes back with a headbutt into a dropkick in the corner and a delayed low dropkick, then Kong misses a splash off of the top before Moose hits a series of boots and a spear into a powerslam for the pin and the win.
Winner: Moose defeats Kongo Kong via pinfall with a powerslam.
-We end the show by going backstage to see that the reason Jimmy Jacobs wasn't with Kong was because he was attacked as we go off the air.
