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2020 Impact Wrestling pay-per-view event
Rebellion (2020)
PromotionImpact Wrestling
DateApril 8–10, 2020
(aired April 21 and 28, 2020)
CityNashville, Tennessee
VenueSkyway Studios
Attendance0 (behind closed doors)
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Emergence

The 2020 Rebellion was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling and the second event in the Rebellion chronology. The event was initially slated to air live on pay-per-view on April 19, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was moved to a closed set at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was taped between April 8–10, 2020 and was broadcast on April 21 and 28 as a two-part special episode for the company's weekly television program, Impact!.

The event comprised a total of nine matches, with five occurring on the April 21 broadcast and four on April 28. In the main event of the April 21 broadcast, Ken Shamrock defeated Sami Callihan by technical knockout in an unsanctioned match, while in the main event of the April 28 broadcast, Moose defeated Hernandez and Michael Elgin in a three-way match. After the match, Moose declared himself the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, though was not officially recognized as such until February 23, 2021.

Production

Background

Other on-screen personnel
Role Name
Commentators Josh Mathews
Madison Rayne
Ring announcer David Penzer
Referees Brandon Tolle
Daniel Spencer
Backstage interviewer Gia Miller

On January 13, 2020, Impact Wrestling announced on its Twitter account that it would be holding a second Rebellion event in April at Terminal 5 in New York, New York. It was later announced that the event would take place on April 19. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was rescheduled and taped on a closed set at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee between April 8 and 10. It aired on tape delay as a two-part special of Impact! on April 21 and 28.

The event was broadcast on AXS TV in the United States and Fight Network in Canada, both owned by Impact's parent company, Anthem Sports & Entertainment, as well as the company's international broadcast partners, such as Twitch.tv.

Tessa Blanchard had missed the tapings resulting in the scheduled Impact World Championship match to be canceled. She was to defend the title against Eddie Edwards and Michael Elgin in a three-way match.

Storylines

The card included nine matches, split between the two broadcasts; five on April 21 and four on April 28. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by Impact Wrestling writers, while storylines were produced on their weekly television program, Impact!.

Results

Night 1 (April 21)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Rhino, Tommy Dreamer, and Crazzy Steve defeated Ohio Versus Everything (Dave Crist, Jake Crist, and Madman Fulton) by pinfallSix-man tag team match9:33
2The Rascalz (Dez and Wentz) defeated TJP and Fallah Bahh, and XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D) by pinfallThree-way tag team match11:31
3Willie Mack defeated Ace Austin (c) by pinfallSingles match for the Impact X Division Championship13:25
4Kylie Rae defeated Kiera Hogan by submissionSingles match9:18
5Ken Shamrock defeated Sami Callihan by technical knockoutUnsanctioned match10:44
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
Night 2 (April 28)
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes
1Chris Bey defeated Rohit Raju, Suicide, and Trey by pinfallFour-way match11:37
2Joseph P. Ryan defeated Cousin Jake by pinfallSingles match10:49
3Rosemary defeated Havok by pinfallFull Metal Mayhem match12:26
4Moose defeated Hernandez and Michael Elgin by pinfallThree-way match13:13

Aftermath

During the main event of the second night, Moose appeared with the title belt used for the Impact World Championship between 2011 and 2017, a time period when the promotion was known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). After the match, he declared himself the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, but the promotion did not officially recognize Moose as champion until February 23, 2021.

Notes

  1. The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

References

  1. IMPACT: Rebellion Update News, Press Release, April 13, 2020, By IMPACT Wrestling Staff
  2. Jeremy Thomas (January 12, 2020). "Impact Rebellion 2020 Announced For April". 411Mania. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. Joseph Currier (January 22, 2020). "IMPACT WRESTLING CONFIRMS DATE OF REBELLION PPV". WON/F4W. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. Currier, Joseph (April 8, 2020). "IMPACT ADDS TWO TITLE MATCHES, KYLIE RAE VS. KIERA HOGAN TO REBELLION". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  5. Currier, Joseph (13 April 2020). "Impact Wrestling Rebellion to air as two-part TV event". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. Lee, Joseph (April 17, 2020). "Tessa Blanchard Was Not At Last Week's Impact Wrestling Tapings". 411mania. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  7. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
  8. Powell, Jason (April 21, 2020). "4/21 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's live review of Rebellion Night One featuring Ken Shamrock vs. Sami Callihan, Ace Austin vs. Willie Mack for the X Division Championship, Kiera Hogan vs. Kylie Rae, OVE vs. Tommy Dreamer, Rhino, and a mystery partner". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  9. Powell, Jason (April 28, 2020). "4/28 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's live review of Rebellion Night Two featuring the Impact World Championship update, Rosemary vs. Havok in a Full Metal Mayhem match, X Division four-way, Cousin Jake vs. Joseph P Ryan". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  10. Currier, Joseph (28 April 2020). "Moose declares himself TNA World Champion at Impact Rebellion". WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. "TNA World Heavyweight Title Officially Reinstated By IMPACT Wrestling".

External links

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