Impact – Sep 29

Impact – Sep 29

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*Emanating from Nashville, TN.

(1)  Ace Austin & Chris Bey def. Trey Miguel & Laredo Kid…Bey uses Ace to springboard back & hit the Art of Finesse on Trey…Ace follows with The Fold & both men cover Trey for the win (08:58).

*Bhupinder Gujjar backstage with Gia…he’s not cleared to wrestle tonight because of his broken nose, but he’s going to enter the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at Bound For Glory.

*Frankie Kazarian backstage with Gia…he’s too good to be “on the bench” (a shot at AEW?)…Mike Bailey has been a great champ, but he’s playing a game that Kaz created.

*A Violent By Design rando in a yellow hoodie tries to jump the barricade behind the announce team & gets removed by Security.

(2)  Brian Myers def. Crazzy Steve…retains his Digital Media Championship…Myers uses the ref to force Steve to abandon a top buckle attack…once Steve spins the ref around, Myers uses an eye poke to set up for the Roster Cut for the win (09:16)…AFTER…Myers asks, “Where’s the competition? Where are the blue checkmarks?”…so he’s issuing an Open Challenge at Bound For Glory.

*Johnny Swinger is telling Zicky Dice about Swinger’s Palace as they stroll through the storage area in Skyway Studios when they bump into Broomhilda (aka Swingerella #1, aka Mrs. Bravo) & Riley (aka Swingerella #2)…John E. Bravo interrupts, he doesn’t like Swinger talking to his wife…Taya Valkyrie & Jessicka arrive…Jess is drawn to Bravo’s pink suit, but Taya advises her to stay away…Zicky finds Hernandez’s money roll…Swinger will “make sure he gets it.”

*Joe Hendry vignette…they get dumber by the week.

*Rosemary is looking for help from Father James Mitchell to get Jessicka back to being Havok…Jessicka & Taya Valkyrie overhear…Jessicka is sad that Rosemary still doesn’t trust her…they come to an understanding & get busy training for their big tag title match.

(3)  Black Taurus def. Delirious…Taurus interrupts a series of strikes by Delirious with a headbutt & quickly gets him up to deliver Destination Hellhole for the win (05:02).

*Bobby Fish backstage with Gia…he’s here to pick a fight with someone legitimate, like the world champ…and the fastest way to the world champ is the Call Your Shot Gauntlet.

*Mia Yim backstage with Gia…she was shocked by Mickie’s challenge…Mickie was her first opponent, but she’s no longer intimidated by her…Gisele Shaw interrupts, doesn’t think Mia can get the job done…Mia challenges Shaw to be her warm up next week.

*Honor No More to the ring to celebrate Eddie pinning Josh at Victory Road…but once again Eddie calls out PCO, this time for losing to the Machine Guns…once again Vincent calms the big man…Eddie says he will win at Bound For Glory because Honor No More’s mission is righteous…Josh Alexander out…Eddie says Josh is outnumbered…Josh says with the fans on his side, Eddie is outnumbered…Eddie invites him to face all of HNM…Josh attacks but has no chance 5-on-1…Rich Swann & Heath join…the Motor City Machine Guns join in…Josh finally gets near Eddie…Eddie rolls out, says “we do things on my time…at BFG”

(4)  Rich Swann & Heath def. Vincent & PCO…Swann drops Vincent with a Spinning Roundhouse Kick to the head & follows with the Phoenix Splash for the win (>04:26…started during commercial).

*Moose backstage with Gia…finally admits he had a deal with Maclin…the deal was Maclin helps Moose take out Sami…Moose helps Maclin win the Call Your Shot Gauntlet…but that deal is off because Moose in entering the Gauntlet, too…Steve Maclin interrupts & the fists fly as we go to break.

*Sami Callihan approaches Scott D’Amore backstage…Sami suggests he, Moose, & Maclin do it one more time…Scott reminds Sami he won’t be cleared until Bound For Glory (broken orbital bone) but to keep Sami from aggravating him, Scott books Moose vs. Maclin for next week with Sami as the ref.

(5)  Masha Slamovich def. Allie Katch…in a MONSTERS BALL MATCH…Masha no-sells a trashcan shot to the head…stuns Allie with a series of strikes & then hits the Snowplow into a pile of thumbtacks & sliced open soda cans for the win (19:44).

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iMPACT! PREVIEW – Oct. 6, 2022

+ Mia Yim vs. Gisele Shaw

+ Moose vs. Steve Maclin – with Sami Callihan as the special guest referee

+ Frankie Kazarian vs. Kenny King

+ Matt Taven vs. Alex Shelley

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iMPACT! BOUND FOR GLORY PPV PREVIEW – Fri. Oct. 7, 2022 – Albany, NY.

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

+ Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Masha Slamovich – for the Knockouts Championship

+ Mike Bailey (c) vs. Frankie Kazarian – for the X-Division Championship

+ OGK (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns – for the Tag Team Championship

+ VXT (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie & Jessicka – for the Knockouts Tag Team Championship

+ Brian Myers (c) defends the Digital Media Championship in an Open Challenge

+ Call Your Shot Gauntlet (Bhupinder Gujjar, PCO, Rich Swann, Moose, Steve Maclin, Heath, Gisele Shaw, & Bobby Fish…so far)

+ Mickie James vs. Mia Yim – Mickie’s Last Rodeo

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