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Impact Wrestling ‘Best Of 2017’ Recap: Bound For Glory, Gail Kim Retires

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Sienna vs. Gail Kim (Slammiversary XV – Knockouts Title Unification Match)

Rosemary climbs up, gets knocked back into a tree of woe position, but sits up and and suplex Sienna back down to the mat. Rosemary heads up to the top rope, missile dropkick, release suplex. Sienna hits a silencer, pin, kick out! Rosemary able to hit Red Wedding, Laurel pulls the ref out to the floor though as he goes to count the pin. Earl goes to kick Laurel out and Allie comes down to ringside with a kendo stick. During that craziness, Sienna hits Rosemary with a title, pin, only two! This gets a nice pop from the crowd.

Rosemary tries to spit out mist, but Sienna blocks it with her hand. Rosemary tries for another Red Wedding, but Sienna puts some of that mist in Rosemary’s eyes. Sienna locks in a submission and gets the tap out victory.

Winner: Sienna via Submission to unify the titles

– Josh Mathews takes us to our next match.

Josh Mathews and Scott Steiner vs. Joseph Park and Jeremy Borash (Slammiversary XV)

James Mitchell shows up and gives Park his Abyss mask. The match makes its way back to the ring with Mathews going for a senton off the top rope and missing. Spear by Borash as Steiner comes in the ring to stop Borash. Shark Boy makes another appearance and swings away on Mathews and Steiner, but gets suplexed by Steiner and is tossed out of the ring. It looks like Borash is going to tap out, but here comes Abyss!

Big clotheslines to both opponents in the corners. Bag of tacks make their way into the ring, Mathews gets a black hole slam on the tacks. Borash heads to the top rope, big splash, hands full of tacks, Abyss with the pin, and we’d one here.

Winner: Abyss and Jeremy Borash via Pinfall

Gauntlet for the Gold Match for the Global Championship

Johnny almost goes out, Drake goes through the second rope and to the floor, but he’s not out. He then just grabs Johnny and pulls him to the floor, eliminating him. Drake vs. Edwards now, pinfall or submission is the only way to win the match now. Drake with a pin, two. Blue thunder bomb by Edwards, pin, two. Drake rolls up a charging Edwards, feet on the ropes while he goes for a pin, still only two. Edwards stuns Drake, heads to the top rope, Drake leaps to the top, gets sent back. Edwards with a splash, Drake catches him and rolls through, hits the gravy train and that will do it.

Winner: Eli Drake via Pinfall to win the Global Championship

– Post-match, American Top Team attacks the referee. Dan Lambert shoves Scott D’Amore down and the entire group bails to the back.

Trevor Lee vs. Sonjay Dutt (c) (Falls Count Anywhere X Division Championship)

We start off with the match in progress, tornado DDT off the ropes by Dutt, who then heads up to the top rope. Lee able to knock him down and hits a superplex. Dutt heads to the floor, Lee goes for a pin, two. Dutt is put up against the steps, Lee launches a chair, Dutt dodges it and sends Lee crashing through the barricade. Both end up fighting all the way to the outside of the Impact Zone.

Caleb Konley shows up and uses a garbage can on Dutt. Lee and Konley then swing away at Dutt, Lee goes for a pin, only two. Konley holds Dutt, Lee swings away with a garbage and mistakenly hits Konley. Dutt with a kick to Lee’s face, pin, two. Trash can lid to Lee’s dome. Dutt goes for a tornado DDT off the wall, but he gets countered and crotched on a steel barricade. Konley with a strike, Lee with a strike, pin, holds the tights and a building post to keep Dutt down for three.

Winner: Trevor Lee via Pinfall to win the X Division Championship

LAX vs. oVe (Tag Team Championship 5150 Street Fight – Bound for Glory)

Ortiz and Santana together in the ring now as they pile a ton of chairs on each other. Blockbuster/powerbomb combo on the chairs, Dave is able to break up the pin. Kicks by both teams, everyone is down on the mat momentarily. Jake and Ortiz on the apron with a table below them. Konnan gets powder in the eyes and Sami Callihan shows up and flips Santana on a ladder. He then piledrives Ortiz through a table and tosses him back in the ring, 1-2-3.

Winners: oVe via Pinfall to retain the Tag Titles

– Post-match, oVe kicks away at LAX. Sami gets on the mic and says “We are Ohio versus everything! Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down!”

Johnny Impact vs. Eli Drake (c) (Global Championship – Bound for Glory)

Adonis with the distraction, Drake runs, leaps on the top rope, superplex! Both end up on the top rope again, spanish fly by Johnny, pin two! Adonis slides title to Drake, Drake misses, Johnny has it and nails Adonis with it. Johnny looks for countdown to impact again, pin, Drake kicks out.

Johnny looks to be out of it now, Drake pulls him up to the second rope. Johnny fights him off, kicks him down to the mat. Starship pain hits, Johnny with the pin, Alberto yanks the referee out though. Johnny sees Alberto, goes for a dive and ends up nailing the referee instead of Alberto. Now, Alberto grabs a chair and whacks Johnny in the face. Alberto gets in the ring, grabs the title and hammers Drake in the face with it. Johnny gets in the ring, and takes a hard chairshot to the head. Finally, Alberto drags Drake over to Johnny and he gets the win.

Winner: Eli Drake via Pinfall to retain the Impact Global Championship

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