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Impact Wrestling ‘Best Of 2017’ Results: 12/21/17

Alberto El Patron vs. Lashley (c) (Impact Championship)

Alberto up top, jumps off right into a sidewalk slam, pin, two. Out from the back comes EC3, watching from the stage as we go to commercial. Backstabber by Alberto, pin, two. He looks for the cross arm breaker, nope. Lashley tries for a clothesline, Alberto ducks, Lashley mistakenly hits the ref. Alberto locks in the armbreaker, new ref slides into the match. Lashley is in the middle of the ring, but is able to lift and powerbomb Alberto, pin, two. Lashley charges the corner, misses. Alberto hits a double stomp on Lashley, another pin attempt, another two-count. Multiple counters until Lashley hits a spinbuster, cover, two. EC3 continues to watch from afar.

Another ref gets taken out, spinebuster by Lashley who then heads out to the floor to grab the title. Lashley with a kick to the face, Alberto picks up the title and nails Lashley right in the head. Second ref wakes up, slow count, but Alberto gets the three-count.

Winner: Alberto El Patron via Pinfall

– Post-match, Earl Hebner comes to the ring to talk with the other referees. Impact officials head down to the ring, while Alberto gets on the mic and celebrates. Referees and officials don’t seem so happy with the outcome of the match.

Trevor Lee (c) (with Gregory Helms) vs. Andrew Everett vs. Suicide vs. Low Ki vs. Dezmond Xavier vs. Sonjay Dutt (X Division Championship)

Everett with a handspring elbow off the rope. Lee sends Low Ki out to the barricade, drops Xavier, and shoves away Suicide. Lee’s focus is back to Everett as he launches him across the ring. Everyone is getting kicked now, Lee goes for a pin on Suicide, double stomp by Low Ki breaks up the pin. Low Ki gets dumped out to the floor again, who ends up kicking Lee as he gets close to the ropes.

Xavier drops Low Ki, heads up top, flying nothing! Dutt outta nowhere with a crossbody into a pin, two. Dutt gets sent out of the ring, Suicide on the apron, jumps up and falls back on two guys. Everett with a high shooting star press to the floor, taking out four guys. Action back in the ring, Everett heads to the top rope, Low Ki with a big kick that clears him out. Warrior’s Way on Lee, pin, and that will do it.

Winner: Low-Ki via Pinfall

– Post-match, Josh Mathews and Jeremy Borash get into a verbal fight as Mathews taunts Borash for cheering on Low Ki. Borash ends up popping Mathews in the face.

Decay vs. LAX (Impact Tag Team Championship Street Fight)

Rosemary tries to spray mist on Oritz, misses, and hits Abyss, who gets put through a barbed wire board. Diamante suplexes Rosemary and beats her up on the outside. Barbed wire side put on Abyss, Santana with a running senton on the board to crush him. Steve is back in, goes for a pin, Konnan pulls the ref out. Homicide runs in, but gets thrown out by Steve.

Ortiz put on a table, Steve then places a bunch of thumbtacks over Ortiz and heads up to the top rope. Homicide with the distraction, Santana from the other side and kicks him in the face. LAX then hits a powerbomb/blockbuster combo through the table and thumbtacks for the win.

Winners: LAX via Pinfall

– Josh Mathews talks about how Impact Wrestling headed to India for a few shows, earlier in the year.

Sonjay Dutt vs. Low Ki (c) (X Division Championship)

Low Ki in control, Dutt recovers and counters Low Ki attempting to spring board off the second rope, sending Low Ki flat on his back. Dutt with a dropkick to the face, pin, two. Crowd is very much behind Dutt in this one, chanting for him multiple times throughout the match. Dutt is dazed, Low Ki looking to attack, hits a cartwheel kick to the face and heads up to the top rope.

He gets dropped on the top rope, kicked to the face, Dutt heads up and gets a headbutt that sends him back. He immediately rolls back, big punch, and lands a top rope superplex! Pin by Dutt, only two. Dutt tries for a sunset flip, double stomp counter by Low Ki, pin, two. Low Ki sits Dutt up on the top rope, Dutt fights him away, hits a tornado DDT off the ropes. Dutt goes up top and hits a splash for the three-count.

Winner: Sonjay Dutt via Pinfall

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