IMPACT Wrestling Results for 8/23/18 Sami Callihan vs Pentagon Jr. in a Mexican Death Match!

Sami Callihan and Pentagon Jr. square off in a Mexican death match, Matt Sydal is in action and much more on tonight’s edition of IMPACT Wrestling on POP TV!

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-Eddie Edwards comes out to the ring to start the show and talks about his friendship with Tommy Dreamer, his wife Alisha and what he has become since Sami nearly blinded him with a baseball bat. Eddie challenges Austin Aries and Killer Kross to come out to the ring before they come down the ramp and Eddie lays out Austin with the mic. Austin then hits a chop block before Kross puts Eddie in a choke at the same time Austin puts him in a knee bar. Austin and Kross break the holds when officials rush down to the ring before Moose saves Eddie when Austin and Kross go to assault Eddie with a chair.

-OvE cut a promo backstage ahead of Sami’s Mexican Death Match with Pentagon Jr. later tonight.

Zachary Wentz vs Matt Sydal

They lock up before Matt takes Zachary down repeatedly with a side headlock, then they run the ropes until Wentz hits a corkscrew cross body. Wentz hits a tope once Matt rolls out of the ring before Matt drops him from behind and rolls him back into the ring. Matt counters a hurricane into a powerbomb for a quick two count before Wentz hits a standing moonsault and a code breaker. Wentz then misses a running shooting star press before Matt hits a Michinoku driver for the pin and the win.

Winner: Matt Sydal defeats Zachary Wentz via pinfall with a Michinoku driver.

-We get a video package for the IMPACT career of Brian Cage leading up to his winning the X-Division Championship at Slammiversary ahead of his match against Fenix next week. We then get a match on the Global Wrestling Network between James Storm and Christopher Daniels.

KM & Fallah Bahh vs the Desi Hit Squad

Bahh overpowers both members of DHS to start the match before KM comes in and gets double teamed when he turns his back. DHS hit running splashes in the corner before KM hits a diving double clothesline and tags in Bahh. Bahh drops DHS with palm strikes before sitting on Rohit and splashing onto him with Rosinder on his back. Bahh and KM then roll over DHS repeatedly before Rosinder accidentally knocks Rohit out of the ring and Bahh hits a splash off of the second rope for the pin and the win.

Winner: KM and Fallah Bahh defeat the Desi Hit Squad via pinfall when Bahh hits a splash to Rosinder.

Alisha Edwards vs Keira Hogan

They exchange roll ups to start the match before exchanging standing switches and Alisha drops Keira with a boot. Alisha hits a running forearm in the corner into a neckbreaker for a quick two count before Keira comes back with a jawbreaker into a shotgun dropkick. Keira hits a series of running hip attacks in the corner before Alisha hits a flat liner and misses a splash off of the top before Keira hits a bulldog. Alisha then hits a stunner for a near fall before Keira hits a fisherman’s suplex for the pin and the win.

Winner: Keira Hogan defeats Alisha Edwards via pinfall with a fisherman’s suplex.

-We get an interview segment with Rich Swann where he’s walking around outside and talking about various things.

-We get a video for LAX where King has one of LAX’s crew ran over by a car.

Mexican Death Match

Sami Callihan vs Pentagon Jr. 

​​​​​​Sami shoves Pentagon before they get out of the ring and each grab a chair and get in the ring and duel with the chairs. Pentagon drops Sami with a superkick and chops him across the chest before Sami hits a powerbomb through two chairs Pentagon sets up in the ring. Sami then sets a table up at ringside before Pentagon goes for a tope to the outside and goes through the table as we go to commercial. 

We come back to Pentagon in control and stapling the head and body of Sami before he breaks open a piñata and grabs a box cutter. Sami breaks another piñata and puts a trash can over the head of Pentagon before hitting him with a baseball bat. Pentagon suplexes Sami through a table at ringside for a near fall before they end up back in the ring and Sami hits a piledriver for a near fall before Pentagon hits a package piledriver for one of his own. Pentagon then sets a table up before lying Sami against it, but Sami jumps up and catches Pentagon on the top turnbuckle before Sami hits a piledriver through the table for the pin and the win.

Winner: Sami Callihan defeats Pentagon Jr. via pinfall with a piledriver through a table off of the top turnbuckle.