Vikingo defeats Josh Alexander

Impact Wrestling January 28:

Vikingo hit a springboard missile dropkick, but missed a suicide dive to the outside where Alexander hit him with a running clothesline. Back in the ring, Vikingo ran the ropes and locked in a cross-arm breaker before Alexander lifted him up and slammed him back down to the canvas. Alexander next connected with a delayed vertical suplex for a two count.

On the outside, Vikingo jumped from the barricade into the crowd and then back at Alexander with an Asai moonsault. After a 450 splash, Vikingo got a near fall. When Vikingo went for a hurricanrana, Alexander blocked and hit a powerbomb back breaker for another near fall.

The finish came when Vikingo countered a powerbomb attempt by hitting a quick hurricanrana and pressing Alexanders shoulders to the mat for pinfall victory.

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