AND NEW! Lio Rush is the new X Division Champion.
Rush defeated Chris Sabin at IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary for the title. Rush attacked Sabin during his entrance and capitalized on the opportunity by getting the pinfall victory after two Final Hours.
This is Lio Rush’s first championship win in IMPACT Wrestling. Chris Sabin’s title reign, his ninth X Division reign overall, ends at 36 days.
Results
Check out full results from the match courtesy of our live coverage page:
X-Division Championship: Chris Sabin (c) vs. Lio Rush
Rush ambushes Sabin during the champ’s entrance, causing officials to check on Sabin for a couple of minutes to see if he can compete.
The bell rings and Rush hits a dropkick and Sabin is down again. Rush kicks him again before hitting the Final Hour frog splash. Sabin kicks out before three. Rush hits Final Hour again and pins Sabin to become the new X-Division Champion.
Winner AND NEW X Division Champion: Lio Rush
The Right Fit
WrestleZone spoke with Lio Rush ahead of IMPACT’s Slammiversary pay-per-view. Rush appeared at Multiverse United in April, but he returned to IMPACT Wrestling again because it’s the perfect fit for him.
“If I’m being completely honest with you, it feels like the perfect fit for where I am right now in my life professionally. Personally, it feels like the absolute right place for me to be right now,” he said.
“It wasn’t entirely the roster. I wanted to be in IMPACT,” he added. “I felt like it was the right fit but the roster definitely did help. A lot of those guys, I’ve never been able to compete in the ring with before with my almost ten years doing this. A lot of those guys and girls I’ve never gotten a chance or opportunity to work with, but a lot of the people there as well were there during my earlier days in my wrestling career. Guys like Motor City Machine Guns, guys like Sami Callihan, Rich Swann, Moose. So, to have that familiarity definitely persuaded my decision to go to IMPACT a little bit more. If it already feels like home. It already feels like family, and it didn’t take long, and I wish I knew it wouldn’t.”
