Rebellion (2020) was a

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produced by

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and the second event in the

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chronology. The event was initially slated to air live on

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on April 19, 2020, but due to the

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, the event was moved to a closed set at Skyway Studios in

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. It was taped between April 8–10, 2020 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,

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defeated

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in an

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, while in the main event of the April 28 broadcast,

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defeated Hernandez and

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in a

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. After the match, Moose declared himself the

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, though was not officially recognized as such until February 23, 2021.

Production

Background

On January 13, 2020,

announced on its

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account that it would be holding a second

event in April at Terminal 5 in

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. It was later announced that the event would take place on April 19. However, due to the

, the event was rescheduled and taped on a closed set at Skyway Studios in

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

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in the United States and

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in Canada, both owned by Impact's parent company,

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, as well as the company's international broadcast partners, such as

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had missed the tapings resulting in the scheduled

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match to be canceled. She was to defend the title against Eddie Edwards and

in a

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

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, 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!''.

Results

Aftermath

During the main event of the second night,

appeared with the title belt used for the

between 2011 and 2017, a time period when the promotion was known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). After the match, he declared himself the

, but the promotion did not officially recognize Moose as champion until February 23, 2021.

Notes

References

External links

impactwrestling.com
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