The 2020 Emergence was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. The event took place behind closed doors at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee on August 18 and 25, 2020 as a two-part special episode for the company's weekly television program, Impact!.[1]
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| Promotion | Impact Wrestling | ||
| Date | August 14, 2020 (aired August 18 and 25, 2020) | ||
| City | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Venue | Skyway Studios | ||
| Attendance | 0 (behind closed doors)[Note 1] | ||
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The event comprised a total of 10 matches, with five occurring on the August 18 broadcast and five on August 25. In the main event of the August 18 broadcast, The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship, while in the main event of the August 25 broadcast, Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace by two falls to one in the first Knockouts 30-minute Iron Woman match to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship.
Production
editBackground
edit| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Commentators | Josh Mathews |
| Madison Rayne | |
| Ring announcer | David Penzer |
| Referees | Brandon Tolle |
| Daniel Spencer | |
| Backstage interviewer | Gia Miller |
On August 4, 2020, Impact Wrestling announced that Emergence will be a two night special of the company's television programme, Impact!, that will be broadcast on AXS TV on August 18 and 25, 2020.[1]
Storylines
editThe matches are made from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by Impact Wrestling writers, while storylines are produced on their weekly television program, Impact!.[2]
On the July 21 episode of Impact!, The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) defeated The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) to win the Impact World Tag Team Championship for the second time.[3] On the August 4 episode of Impact!, The North confronted The Motor City Machine Guns to announce their cashing in their rematch clause for the tag titles at Emergence, with Impact announcing it will take place on night one.[4][5]
At Slammiversary, Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace by submission to win the Impact Knockouts Championship.[6] On the July 28 episode of Impact!, Purrazzo defeated Kimber Lee in a singles match by submission, and after the match, Grace attacked Purrazzo whilst her arm was in a sling, as a result of muscle damaged caused by the armbar submission that made Grace submit to Purrazzo at Slammiversary, causing Purrazzo to flee from the ring.[7] On August 12, it was announced that Purrazzo will defend the title against Grace on night two of Emergence.[1]
At Slammiversary, Chris Bey defeated Willie Mack to win the Impact X Division Championship.[6] The following weeks saw Rohit Raju align himself with Bey and stir up animosity between him and TJP.[3][7] On the August 11 episode of Impact!, Raju convinced Bey to give both him and TJP an X Division title shot in a three-way match at Emergence, with Impact announcing it will take place on night one.[1][5]
Results
edit| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[8] | ||
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| 1 | Rohit Raju defeated Chris Bey (c) and TJP (with Fallah Bahh) by pinfall | Three-way match for the Impact X Division Championship | 10:50 | ||
| 2 | Moose (c) defeated Trey by pinfall | Singles match for the unsanctioned TNA World Heavyweight Championship | 8:30 | ||
| 3 | The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) defeated Ace Austin and Madman Fulton by pinfall | Tag team match | 10:56 | ||
| 4 | Kylie Rae defeated Taya Valkyrie by pinfall | Singles match with Rosemary as special guest referee | 4:49 | ||
| 5 | The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) (c) defeated The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) by pinfall | Tag team match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship | 13:25 | ||
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| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[9] | ||
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| 1 | Eddie Edwards (c) defeated Rob Van Dam (with Katie Forbes) by pinfall | Singles match for the Impact World Championship | 7:19 | ||
| 2 | Crazzy Steve defeated Johnny Swinger by pinfall | Blindfold match with Cousin Jake as special guest referee | 1:23 | ||
| 3 | Brian Myers defeated Willie Mack by pinfall | Singles match | 9:38 | ||
| 4 | Larry D defeated John E. Bravo by pinfall | Singles match with Acey Romero as special guest referee | 0:39 | ||
| 5 | Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Jordynne Grace 2–1 | 30-minute Iron Woman match for the Impact Knockouts Championship | 30:00 | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ The event was held without a paying audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
References
edit- ^ a b c d IMPACT Wrestling Staff (August 12, 2020). "Emergence Two-Week Special Takes Over AXS TV". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
- ^ a b IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 22, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – July 21, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ IMPACT Wrestling Staff (August 5, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results: August 4, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ a b IMPACT Wrestling Staff (August 12, 2020). "IMPACT! on AXS TV Results – August 11, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ a b IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 18, 2020). "Slammiversary 2020 Results". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ a b IMPACT Wrestling Staff (July 28, 2020). "IMPACT! On AXS TV Results – July 28, 2020". Impact Wrestling. Archived from the original on October 31, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ Moore, John (August 18, 2020). "8/18 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of Emergence Night One featuring Motor City Machine Guns vs. The North for the Impact Tag Titles, The Good Brothers vs. Ace Austin and Madman Fulton, Chris Bey vs. TJP vs. Rohit Raju for the X Division Title, Moose vs. Trey for the TNA Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- ^ Moore, John (August 25, 2020). "8/25 Impact Wrestling TV Results: Moore's review of Emergence Night Two featuring Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace in a 30-minute Ironman match for the Knockouts Championship, Eddie Edwards defending the Impact World Championship in an open challenge, Willie Mack vs. Brian Myers". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2021.