Impact – Mar 9

Impact – Mar 9

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*Emanating from Las Vegas, NV. 

*Bully Ray to the ring…Dreamer challenged him to a “Busted Open” match, but he’s not even medically cleared due to his burnt retinas from the coffee to the face…Bully says it’s an empty gesture…Santino Marella out, says Dreamer will be ready by Sacrifice, so he’s making the match official…Bhupinder Gujjar out, curses Bully out in Hindi…Santino roughly translates…and books them in a match…right now…

(1)  Bhupinder Gujjar def. Bully Ray by DISQUALIFICATION…when Bully delivers a blatant low blow punch (03:32)…AFTER…Bully goes to work on Gujjar with a chain…Tommy Dreamer down for the save…Masha Slamovich down & drops Dreamer with a low blow…Mickie James down for the save with a kendo stick…Bully gets his chain around Mickie’s neck…Dreamer runs Bully off with a chair.

*PCO is out in the Vegas desert where Eddie Edwards tried to bury him…screaming for Eddie to come & fight him.

*Josh Alexander approaches Rich Swann backstage, asks him to join his 6-man tag at Sacrifice…Swann accepts…Steve Maclin interrupts, suggests he be teammate #3…Josh says Maclin is too late, but doesn’t divulge who the other team member is.

(2)  Rhino def. Callihan…when Angels hooks Callihan’s ankle from outside, Callihan puts his torso between the ropes to bark at his Design teammate…and Kon blasts Callihan in the head with a chair…Callihan turns around & stumbles into a GORE for the win (10:40).

*Trey Miguel approaches Santino Marella & Dirty Dango backstage…wants to know what Santino is doing to help Trey cement his legacy…Santino has a special “hand-picked” opponent for him at Sacrifice…& if he retains, a huge 6-Man Scramble planned for Multiverse.

(3)  Jordynne Grace def. Alex Gracia…Grace Driver for the win (02:27).

*Joe Hendry is holding court backstage when Moose approaches…Brian Myers attacks Hendry from behind…Moose & Myers bounce Hendry around the backstage area.

*Bullet Club walking around like stars backstage…they approach Josh Alexander, Rich Swann, & Frankie Kazarian…Ace says they “softened up” Time Machine for them to face at Sacrifice…Kaz says they’ve never teamed together before, so maybe they should “get some reps in” by facing BC next week.

(4)  Kushida def. Jonathan Gresham…after working on the arm all match, Kushida jumps to the Hoverboard Lock & gets the tap for the submission win (10:06).

*Killer Kelly to the ring…she’s not a fan of Taylor Wilde & her games…calls Wilde out…Wilde makes her way to the ring & asks Kelly to pick a card…Kelly won’t play games…KiLynn King sneaks in behind & hits Kelly in the back with a chair, then delivers a Death Valley Driver…King leaves with Wilde.

*Death Dollz approach Killer Kelly backstage…Rosemary explains that Kelly fails to grasp the realm beyond life & death…offers to help her deal with the witch…Kelly says she’s not afraid of a 2-on-1 situation & walks away…Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King approach the Death Dollz…they want a shot at the Knockouts Tag Titles…Rosemary says they can have a shot if they promise to stop practicing the dark arts when they lose…King accepts.

*Eddie Edwards has come to meet PCO in the desert & the fight is on…PCO has Eddie down & is ready to strike the death blow with a shovel when whomever drove Eddie out there runs PCO down with their SUV…Eddie jumps in & they flea the scene.

(5)  Mickie James def. Gisele Shaw…retains her Knockouts Championship…deep into the match, Deonna Purrazzo leaves the commentary table to pull Jai Vidal off the apron…meanwhile Savannah Evans climbs into the ring…as the ref deals with Evans, Shaw rolls up Mickie…but Deonna slides in & rolls them over…when the ref finally turns around, Mickie James gets the Roll Up win (17:29).

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iMPACT! PREVIEW – Mar. 16, 2023

+ Josh Alexander, Rich Swann, Frankie Kazarian vs. Bullet Club (Ace/Bey/Kenta)

+ Jonathan Gresham & Mike Bailey vs. Decay

+ Steve Maclin vs. Heath

+ Death Dollz vs. The Coven (Taylor Wilde/KiLynn King) – for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship

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iMPACT!+ SACRIFICE – PREVIEW – Fri. Mar. 24, 2023 – Windsor, ONT.

+ Mickie James (c) vs. Jordynne Grace – for the Knockouts Championship

+ Time Machine (Kushida/Sabin/Shelley) vs. Josh Alexander, Rich Swann, & Frankie Kazarian – in a 6-man Tag Match

+ Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer – in a Busted Open Match

+ Trey Miguel (c) vs. [Santino’s hand-picked opponent] – for the X-Division Championship

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iMPACT! & NJPW – Multiverse United: Only the STRONG Survive – Thu. Mar. 30, 2023 – Los Angeles, CA.

+ Josh Alexander (c) vs. Kushida – for the Impact World Championship

+ Trey Miguel (c) vs. Rich Swann vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Rocky Romero vs. Kevin Knight vs. Clark Connors – in a 6-Man Scramble for the X-Division Championship

+ Mike Bailey vs. Will Ospreay

+ Moose vs. Jeff Cobb

+ Kenta vs. Minoru Suzuki