TNA Rebellion

Rebellion
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PromotionTotal Nonstop Action Wrestling
First event2019

Rebellion is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, which is annually held during the month of April. The event was first held in 2019, and it has since become one of the promotion's "Big Four" events (along with Hard to Kill, Slammiversary, and Bound for Glory).[1]

History

2019

Main article: Rebellion (2019)

The inaugural Rebellion event took place on April 28, 2019 at The Rebel Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and did 2,200 buys.[2] Eight professional wrestling matches were contested at the event.[3] The main event was a Full Metal Mayhem match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship, in which The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) defended the titles against The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz). LAX won the highly acclaimed match and the tag team titles, marking Lucha Brothers' last match in Impact.[4]

The undercard also notably saw Brian Cage defeat Johnny Impact to capture his first Impact World Championship, Michael Elgin's Impact debut by attacking Cage after the match[5][6] and Tessa Blanchard defeating Gail Kim in what would be Kim's retirement match, which was considered Kim's "passing of the torch" to Blanchard and also marked the beginning of Blanchard's rise as the company's most popular wrestler and her gradual rise to main event status.[7]

2020

Main article: Rebellion (2020)

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.[8] It was later announced that the event would take place on April 19.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, the event was rescheduled and taped on a closed set at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee between April 8 and 10.[10][11] It aired on tape delay as a two-part special episode of Impact! on April 21 and 28.[12]

Impact World Champion Tessa Blanchard was unable to attend the tapings, thus canceling the event's planned world championship match in which she was to defend the title against Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards.[13] In the main event of the April 21 broadcast, Ken Shamrock defeated Sami Callihan by technical submission in an unsanctioned match,[14] 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.[15]


Events

# Event Date City Venue Main Event Ref.
1 Rebellion (2019) April 28, 2019 Toronto, Ontario, Canada The Rebel Complex The Lucha Brothers (Pentagón Jr. and Fénix) (c) vs. The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship [16]
2 Rebellion (2020) April 21, 2020[a] Nashville, Tennessee Skyway Studios Ken Shamrock vs. Sami Callihan in an unsanctioned match [14][15][17]
April 28, 2020[a] Hernandez vs. Michael Elgin vs. Moose in a three-way match
3 Rebellion (2021) April 25, 2021 Rich Swann (Impact) vs. Kenny Omega (AEW) in a title vs. title match for the Impact World Championship and the AEW World Championship [18][19]
4 Rebellion (2022) April 23, 2022 Poughkeepsie, New York Majed J Nesheiwat Convention Center Moose (c) vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship [20][21]
5 Rebellion (2023) April 16, 2023 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rebel Entertainment Complex Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace for the vacant Impact Knockouts World Championship [22]
6 Rebellion (2024) April 20, 2024 Paradise, Nevada Palms Casino Resort Moose (c) vs. Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship [23]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes

  1. ^ a b The event was taped on April 8–10, 2020.

References

  1. ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New 'IMPACT Insiders' YouTube Membership". Impact Wrestling. August 4, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Jeremy Lambert (June 7, 2019). "Report: AEW Double Or Nothing Estimated As High As 113,000 PPV Buys Worldwide; 71,000 PPV Buys US". Fightful. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Rebellion". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ Mike McMahon (April 28, 2019). "MCMAHON'S IMPACT REBELLION PPV LIVE REPORT (4/28): Cage vs. Impact (World Title), LAX vs. Lucha Bros (Full Metal Mayhem)". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  5. ^ Joshua Gagnon (April 28, 2019). "Brian Cage Wins The Impact World Championship At Rebellion, Michael Elgin Debuts". Wrestling Inc. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ Bryan Rose (April 28, 2019). "MICHAEL ELGIN MAKES IMPACT DEBUT AT REBELLION". WON/F4W. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  7. ^ Kenny Herzog (December 16, 2019). "Is Tessa Blanchard Wrestling's Future?". The Ringer. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ Jeremy Thomas (January 12, 2020). "Impact Rebellion 2020 Announced For April". 411Mania. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  9. ^ Joseph Currier (January 22, 2020). "IMPACT WRESTLING CONFIRMS DATE OF REBELLION PPV". WON/F4W. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Ravens, Andrew (April 17, 2020). "Top Star Absent From Last Week's Impact Wrestling Tapings". ewrestlingnews. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Lee, Joseph (April 17, 2020). "Tessa Blanchard Was Not At Last Week's Impact Wrestling Tapings". 411mania. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  14. ^ a b 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.
  15. ^ a b 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.
  16. ^ Jason Powell (April 28, 2019). "4/28 Impact Wrestling Rebellion results: Powell's review of Johnny Impact vs. Brian Cage for the Impact World Championship, Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. LAX in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the Impact Tag Titles, Tessa Blanchard vs. Gail Kim". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Join the Rebellion This April". Impact Wrestling. January 13, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  18. ^ Powell, Jason (April 25, 2021). "4/25 Impact Wrestling Rebellion results: Powell's review of AEW Champion Kenny Omega vs. Impact Champion Rich Swann in a title vs. title match, Juice Robinson and David Finlay vs. The Good Brothers for the Impact Tag Titles, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Tenille Dashwood for the Knockouts Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  19. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 24, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Announces IMPACT Rebellion Date And Location, More 2022 Tour Dates". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  20. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 24, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Announces IMPACT Rebellion Date And Location, More 2022 Tour Dates". Fightful Wrestling. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  21. ^ Powell, Jason (April 23, 2022). "4/23 Impact Wrestling Rebellion results: Powell's review of Moose vs. Josh Alexander for the Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie for the AAA Reina De Reinas Title, Jonah vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Trey Miguel vs. Ace Austin vs. Mike Bailey for the X Division Title, Jay White vs. Steve Maclin vs. Chris Sabin". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
  22. ^ Powell, Jason (April 16, 2023). "4/16 Impact Wrestling Rebellion results: Powell's review of Steve Maclin vs. Kushida for the vacant Impact World Championship, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace for the vacant Knockouts Title, Ace Austin and Chris Bey vs. MCMG in a Ultimate X for the Impact Tag Titles, Trey Miguel vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey in an elimination match for the X Division Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  23. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 8, 2024). "TNA Rebellion To Take Place On April 20 From The Palms In Las Vegas". Fightful. Retrieved February 8, 2024.