Impact! Victory Road – Sep 23

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(Coutdown-1)  Bullet Club def. Jason Hotch, Shogun, & Jack Price…Juice Robinson hits the Rockslide on Price with an assist from Bey…Ace covers for the win (04:43).

(Countdown-2)  Tasha Steelz def. Killer Kelly by DISQUALIFICATION…Kelly gets a little too close to the ropes with the ref’s back turned & Savannah Evans wraps a chain around Kelly’s neck…Kelly drops to a seated position to shake Evans off & winds up with the chain…she immediately begins choking Tasha…the ref makes Kelly release & tries to pull the chain away…Kelly refuses to release the chain & instead begins choking out the ref with it, causing the DQ (09:22).

(3)  Mike Bailey def. Delirious…retains his X-Division Championship…Bailey pulls Delirious off the top buckle into position for the Flamingo Driver for the win (10:38).

(4)  Motor City Machine Guns def. Vincent & PCO…PCO misses a spear through the ropes & crashes to the floor…the Guns deliver stereo superkicks to Vincent’s gut & take him up for the 2-man Cradle Shock…Shelley covers for the win (11:28).

(5)  Mickie James def. Gisele Shaw…Shaw misses with a running knee…Mickie counters with a superkick & follows with the Mick-DT for the win (12:42).

(6)  Frankie Kazarian wins the TRIPLE THREAT REVOLVER X-DIVISION #1 CONTENDER MATCH…Mia Yim, Laredo Kid, & Trey Miguel start things off…Laredo Kid eliminated by Mia Yim with Eat Defeat (03:01)…Alex Zayne enters next…Alex Zayne eliminated by Mia Yim with a Crucifix Bomb (06:13)…Kenny King enters next…Mia Yim eliminated by Kenny King with a Schoolboy Roll Up (10:58)…Yuya Uemora enters next…Yuya Uemora eliminated by Trey with what I can only describe as a variation on Murphy’s Law (14:25)…Frankie Kazarian enters next…Trey Miguel eliminated by Kaz via submission with a chicken-wing choke (17:41)…Black Taurus enters last…the next fall will win the match…Kaz slingshots King back into the ring & catches him with a Cutter for the win (24:08).

*Taya Valkyrie, Rosemary, & Jessicka approach Gail Kim backstage…they’re ready for their Knockouts Tag Title rematch, but want Jessicka to sub in for Rosemary…Gail is OK with it…VXT interrupt to talk some trash…they will meet at Bound For Glory.

*Bobby Fish to the ring…he’s here for a fight…Raj Singh & Shera out…words get heated & fists fly…Bobby clears the ring.

(7)  Eddie Edwards & OGK def. Josh Alexander, Rich Swann, & Heath…in a 6-MAN TAG MATCH…match completely breaks down & all six men are fighting in & outside the ring…Taven saves Eddie from a C-4 Spike but quickly finds himself in an ankle lock…Eddie breaks that up with the Boston Knee Party on Josh & follows with the Die Hard Flosion for the win (16:05).

*Mickie James & Mia Yim chatting backstage & blowing smoke up each other’s asses about how amazing each other are…Mickie says she wants to face the best of the best & thinks Mia would be a perfect opponent at Bound For Glory…Mia is uneasy about it, but accepts.

(8)  Jordynne Grace def. Max the Impaler…NON-TITLE / PICK YOUR POISON MATCH…Jordynne is overpowered throughout much of the match…Jordynne attempts a Sunset Bomb out of the corner but Max powers to a stop by holding the top ropes on either side of her…but Jordynne eventually overpowers Max & breaks her grip, completing a powerbomb…Jordynne follows with the Grace Driver for the win (10:33)…AFTER…Jordynne lays out her plan for Masha Slamovich in this Pick Your Poison scenario…Masha will face (Jersey Girl) Allie Katch in a Monsters Ball match this week on AXS TV.

*Raven is announced as the 2022 TNA/Impact Hall of Fame Inductee.

*Moose backstage with Gia…everyone seems to think Moose is the least qualified because Maclin has seen war & Sami calls himself the Death Machine…but Moose knows he’s ready because he has been in every hardcore match Impact has to offer.

(9)  Steve Maclin def. Moose & Sami Callihan…in a BARBED WIRE MASSACRE MATCH…Sami sets up Maclin for another Cactus Driver onto a barbed wire-wrapped door but Maclin delivers a low blow & follows with K.I.A. (double-underhook DDT) onto the door for the win (24:52).

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iMPACT! PREVIEW – Sep. 29, 2022

+ Masha Slamovich vs. Allie Katch – in a Monsters Ball Match (Pick Your Poison)

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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

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