Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling saw former Knockout Rebel return in a losing effort against Taya Valkyrie. Rebel previously worked for TNA from 2013 until September of 2016 and also made a short return in 2017. Most people will remember her run as part of The Menagerie alongside Crazzy Steve, Knux & The Freak.
You can check out her return in the gifs below:
Welcome back @RebelTanea! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/09DbHSJ1zA
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 15, 2018
.@RebelTanea shows off her flexibility with a unique legdrop. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/l9AdFobjwi
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 15, 2018
.@TheTayaValkyrie crushes Rebel! #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/MrLrjcDZHH
— TDE Wrestling (@totaldivaseps) June 15, 2018
.@TheTayaValkyrie victorious after the Road to Valhalla! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/4mNsYKTRUU
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 15, 2018
After defeating Rebel, Taya Valkyrie challenged Madison Rayne to a match for next week’s show because she said that she wants to make sure Rayne knows this division is her kingdom now. Rayne is scheduled to take on Impact Knockouts Champion Su Yung at Slammiversary. You can check out the announcement on Taya Valkyrie vs Madison Rayne for next week’s show below:
NEXT WEEK – Royalty vs. Royalty!
The Queen Bee vs. Lucha Royalty as @MadisonRayne faces @TheTayaValkyrie! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/Jl5JFc4WoG
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 15, 2018
For weeks there have been backstage attacks during every episode of Impact Wrestling where a card with a circled “X” was placed by each victim. Guys like Fallah Bahh, Sonjay Dutt, Jimmy Jacobs and even Joseph Park have been taken out since these attacks started.
After Petey Williams was seen at two of the scenes, Sonjay Dutt had him arrested on last night’s show. As the police officer was taking Williams away, he ended up punching and choking Williams out with a nightstick. He then placed a card by Williams and revealed himself as the attacker. Although his name isn’t officially known in Impact Wrestling quite yet, he is known elsewhere as Killer Kross (Kevin Kross).
Kross debuted in 2014 where he worked for several promotions such as Global Force Wrestling, Lucha Underground (in dark matches), and more recently for AAA. In AAA, he’s in a stable called MAD alongside Juventud Guerrera and Teddy Hart.
You can check out the highlights of the segment in the video below: