Rebellion (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 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 submission 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 not officially recognized.

Production

Background

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. 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. 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 Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards.

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!.

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. After the match, he declared himself the TNA World Heavyweight Champion, but he is not recognized by the promotion as an official champion.

Results