Motor City Machine Guns regain Impact Tag Team titles
The Motor City Machine Guns are now three-time Impact Tag Team Champions after defeating Heath & Rhino on Thursday’s edition of Impact on AXS.
The end came when Chris Sabin survived a Rhino gore and later jumped over a second attempt, getting the pin off a sunset flip to give them the win.
The Major Players were banned from ringside after interfering in last week’s title match between the same two teams.
The Motor City Machine Guns are the NEW @IMPACTWRESTLING World Tag Team Champions!
@fakekinkade @SuperChrisSabin #IMPACTonAXSTV #ANDNEW pic.twitter.com/RPSVSAtAoI
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 16, 2022
With the win, Sabin and Alex Shelley join FTR as multi-promotional tag team champions as they also hold the NJPW Strong Tag Team titles. The victory gives them their third Impact Tag Team title reign and their first since the summer of 2020.
Conversely, Heath & Rhino had a short first reign after winning the gold in November by defeating The Kingdom (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett).
The champions now await their first title defense which is assumed to be set for January’s Hard to Kill. It appears it could be against the Major Players as they attacked Shelley & Sabin backstage:
EXCLUSIVE: Just moments ago The Motor City Machine Guns were celebrating winning the IMPACT World Tag Team titles for the third time! BUT of course, The Major Players HAD TO crash the party!
@fakekinkade @SuperChrisSabin @Myers_Wrestling @TheMattCardona #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/byJrJAnWKP
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 16, 2022
Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.