Impact Wrestling Review – April 13, 2023
Hardcore War Advantage Match
Kenny King vs. Frankie Kazarian
Kenny King & Frankie Kazarian had a shoving match to start this match off then Kazarian locks King into a side headlock. Kazarian hits King with a hip toss and put him in a grounded armbar. King dumps Kazarian to ringside. King reversed One Final Beat into a snake eyes.
King backdrops Kazarian for a two count. King went for a Camel Clutch, but Kazarian got to the bottom rope for the break. Kazarian got a two count off a small package and crucifix pin.
King got a two count off a side slam on Kazarian. King put Kazarian in the Camel Clutch while also working on some fishhook grabs. Kazarian rolls up King for a two count. King came back with a boot. Kazarian rallied with running strikes. Kazarian hit King with a springboard leg drop for a two count.
King backs Kazarian into the corner to block a Chicken Wing. King got a one count off a sunset flip. King hits Kazarian with a Tiger Driver for a two count. Kazarian missed a draping leg drop. Kazarian caught King off a slingshot into a cutter for a two count. Team Bully & Team Dreamer were brawling at ringside.
Kenny King had tap out to Kazarian’s Crossface Chicken Wing but Brian Myers got on the apron for the distraction. Moose shows up out of nowhere to hit Kazarian with No Jackhammer Needed to get the win.
Winner & Gets Advantage For Hardcore War: Kenny King
After the match Team Dreamer & Team Bully brawled. Team Bully had the advantage because they had Moose & Myers on their side to give them the numbers advantage. Team Bully posed to end the segments with Team Dreamer lying.
Footage from earlier in the night aired of the crowd singing the Canadian National Anthem. They were interrupted by Steve Maclin making his entrance & Maclin said the crowd is looking at the new Impact World Champion. He claimed that Impact is his show. Maclin dared someone to beat him up. Kushida appeared from behind & Maclin & Kushida brawled to the ring. Maclin had the upper hand with clubbing blows. Maclin was about to bring a chair to the ring but he took the chair to the face after Kushida gave him a baseball slide. Security guards ran out to separate both men. Kushida knocks Maclin off the apron with his handstand double boots.
Fatal 4 Way Match
Laredo Kid vs. Lince Dorado vs. Black Taurus vs. Rich Swann
Black Taurus ran through Laredo Kid & Rich Swann to start the match. Taurus dumps everyone to ringside. Taurus hits all 3 opponents with a corkscrew Tope. Swann, Kid & Lince Dorado gave Taurus superkicks. Swann & Dorado gave Kid & Taurus dives at ringside heading into commercial break.
After the break Taurus puts Dorado in an electric chair for a tower of terror spot with Kid. Swan hits Taurus with a splash. Kid hit Swann with a Michinoku Driver for a two count. Dorado tossed around Swann & Kid. Dorado hits Kid & Swann with a double Lethal Injection. Swann and Kid held Taurus in place for Dorado’s superkick. Taurus no sold the kick.
Taurus tossed aside Swann & Kid and gave Dorado a Samoan Drop. Taurus presslams Swann on Kid. Taurus gave Dorado a backbreaker and powerbombs him to ringside on Swann. Kid reversed a Torture Rack into a crucifix bomb for a two count. Taurus & Kid brawled to the top rope. Laredo Kid hits Black Taurus with a top rope Spanish Fly for the win.
Winner: Laredo Kid
A hype package aired for the Ultimate X match at Rebellion. Motor City Machine Guns & Impact World Tag Team Champions Bullet Club laid their claim to the Impact World Tag Team Titles. The Guns hyped up their experience in Ultimate X matches.
Death Dollz were standing in front of a casket, which is presumably a portal into the Undead Realm. Jessicka wanted to dive in to save Taya Valkyrie. Rosemary said that Jessicka isn’t accustomed to the Undead Realm. Rosemary volunteered to dive into the realm. Rosemary opened the casket and it was just a regular casket.
Jessicka said she expected a magic portal, not cheap velvet. Rosemary said someone must be blocking the Undead Realm. Jessicka said The Coven must be blocking it. Rosemary said they need their time to come up with a gameplan.
An ad aired for Rebellion on Sunday.
Knockouts Tag Team Champion Taylor Wilde vs. Jessicka
Taylor Wilde shoved a tarot card in Jessick’s face, claiming to tell the future. Wilde had the initial advantage. Jessicka no sold right hands and worked on Wilde with short arm headbutts. Wilde gave Jessicka a drop toehold and running stomp in the corner. Wilde choked Jessicka with her knee.
Jessicka recovered and tossed Wilde back in the ring. Wilde gave Jessicka a backstabber. Wilde worked on Jessicka with methodical offense. Jessicka recovered and hits Wilde with Bionic Elbow. Jessicka hits Wilde with a crossbody for a two count.
Jessicka went for her Sickishi Driver but Kilynn King got on the apron for the distraction. Rosemary knocks King off the apron with a Spear & the distraction allowed Wilde to hit Jessicka with Twist & Shout for the win.
Winner: Knockouts Tag Team Champion Taylor Wilde
Jordynne Grace was backstage cutting a promo in front of a brick wall. She talk about how she’s waiting for an answer from Mickie James in terms of weather or not James will be in the Knockouts Title match. Grace noted that no matter what James says, she will get her Knockouts Title shot. Grace said she was going to become a 3x Knockouts Champion at Rebellion.
Tom Hannifan hyped up Rebellion and the post-Rebellion Impact tapings…
The Edwards were backstage. Alisha Edwards talks about how she’s always been hard on Eddie Edwards. Alicia said even though Eddie turned his back on Impact, she still loves him and is his ride or die. Alicia said Eddie did take the wrong path by joining Honor No More. Alicia talked about the Ultimatum she gave Eddie, and how Eddie chose her over Honor No More. She said that excited her.
Alicia said she was happy to move on, but there was a monster, PCO, that held him back. She said she decided to help Eddie take care of the PCO problem. Eddie said PCO keeps coming back. Eddie said it all comes to an end at Rebellion. Eddie said that he and Alicia are Ride or Die, but PCO is just die.
Tag Team Match
Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry & Dirty Dango vs. The Design (Sami Callihan & Angels)
Sami Callihan backdrop Joe Hendry for a two count. Angels tags in and pummeled Hendry with strikes and a neckbreaker. Angels got a two count. Hendry hits Angels with a delayed vertical suplex. Dirty Dango tag in and caught Angels in the corner with an uppercut. Dango hit Callihan with a legsweep. Dango hit Callihan with a leg drop.
Off the distraction, Callihan hit Dango with a Death Valley Driver. Angels worked on Dango with quick pins and some offense. The Design cuts the ring in half on Dango. Hendry & Angels tag in with Hendry cleaning house. Hendry hits Angels with a fallaway slam and gave Callihan a big boot at the same time. Big Kon trips Hendry for a distraction.
Angels hits Hendry with a Sliced Bread and Frog Splash. Dango broke up Angel’s pin attempt. Hendry ducks Callihan’s punch, causing Callihan to accidentally punch his tag partner. Angels caught Hendry with a enzuigiri. Angels went for a tag but Callihan was arguing with Deaner & this allowed Hendry to nail Angels with Standing Ovation for the win.
Winners: Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry & Dirty Dango
After the match Deaner ordered Callihan & Kon to attack Hendry & Dango. The Design had the numbers advantage. Santino Marella ran out to help his teammates. Marella hits Deaner with a punch and kick combo. Santino then pulled out The Cobra and hits Angels with it.
A narrated hype package aired to hype the Steve Maclin vs. Kushida for the vacant Impact World Title. Maclin talked about his quest to get to the Impact World Title match. Kushida talked about how he’s trying to make Scott D’Amore proud because Scott D’Amore was Kushida’s wrestling trainer early in Kushida’s career at the Can Am dojo.
An ad aired for Rebellion.
The show cut to PCO wandering around in a random forest. PCO said that Eddie tried to kill him, but he won’t die. PCO said that PCO isn’t human. PCO said at Rebellion he will bury Eddie in a Last Rites match. PCO ended his promo by yelling EDDIE!.
Bully Ray cuts a promo backstage. Bully talked about how he fooled Tommy Dreamer into thinking that The Good Hands were a part of his team. Bully revealed that his team are Kenny King, Brian Myers, Moose, Masha Slammovich & himself. Bully said that this team will make Dreamer lose sleep at night. Bully said that Dreamer keeps burying himself. Bully called everyone in and said that Dreamer wishes he were this united.
Tasha Steelz vs. Gisele Shaw
Gisele Shaw stalled by rolling to ringside to get her makeup done by Jai Vidal. Shaw & Tasha Steelz jawed in the ring. Shaw gave Steelz a slap. Steelz responded with a slap of her own. Steelz gave Shaw an uppercut and dumps her to ringside where Shaw continued to stall as we go to a break.
After the break Shaw had the advantage while working on Steelz with offense. Steelz tried to rally back with chops, but Shaw came back with a strong chop and regained momentum. Steelz flips out of the corner, but Shaw drags Steelz to the mat by the hair. Savannah Evans gives Steelz a chokeslam on the apron after Shaw distracted the ref. Shaw went back to the offense.
Steelz rallied back with right hands but took a knee. Shaw got a two count off a snap suplex. Shaw punted Steelz in the gut. Shaw puts Steelz in a Camel Clutch. Steelz managed to get to her feet. Steelz works on Shaw with right arms. Shaw tangled Steelz in the corner and works on her with running boot stomps as we go to a another break.
After a another break Shaw maintained momentum after the break. Shaw hits Steelz with a Final Cut for a two count. Steelz rallied back with right hands and clotheslines. Steelz hits Shaw with a basement kick combo for a two count. Steelz went for a Stratusfaction but Shaw recovered and hit Steelz with a lariat for a two count.
Steelz knocks Shaw off the apron with a high kick. Shaw avoided a baseball slide and traded right hands with Steelz. Vidal distracted Shaw to allow Shaw to toss Steelz into the steel steps. Shaw lowered her knee pad and went for a knee strike on Steelz but Steelz dodge it causing Shaw’s knee to hits the metal steps. Steelz dropkicked Shaw’s injured knee in the ring. Steelz got Shaw in a jackknife pin for the victory.
Winner: Tasha Steelz
Knockouts Champion Mickie James was pacing in the Gorilla Position. Santino Marella asked James if she was ready. James said she just got off the phone with the doctor. Marella said he just wanted to tell James that James was the best…[c]
An ad aired for Rebellion.
Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt left the St. Claire College arena along with the crowd. Hannifan & Rehwoldt checked in from a studio set. Hannifan noted that they’ve emptied the arena out of respect for Mickie James.
A hype package aired to hype the Knockouts Title Match at Rebellion.
Mickie James was cutting a promo in the empty arena. James said she asked for this time and didn’t know how she could say this in front of fans. She noted that the last rodeo was to prove that she belong, and could still be the Knockouts Champion. She said the fans made her believe that she could succeed. The camera showed that Jordynne Grace & Deonna Purrazzo were watching the promo from the production booth.
James talked about how she continues to fight to be the best, and feels like she’s 20 years old. She said when she goes to the back, she doesn’t feel 20. James said with the rib injury, she has to do what is right for the Knockouts Title and locker room. James held the Knockouts Title and thanked the fans for the last rodeo. James said she got off the phone with the doctor, and unfortunately she isn’t cleared to wrestle.
James laid the Knockouts Title on the ring. James said it’s Deonna’s & Jordynne’s time now. Mickie laid her cowgirl hat on the Knockouts Title and left the ring. The camera cut back to Purrazzo & Grace in the production truck. Grace left the production booth to close out this weeks Impact.
Rebellion Card (April 16th)
Impact World Title Match
Steve Maclin vs. Kushida
Knockouts Title Match
Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo
10 Person Tag Team Hardcore War Match
Team Bully (Bully Ray, Brian Myers, Moose, Masha Slamovich & Kenny King) vs. Team Dreamer (Tommy Dreamer, Yuya Uemura, Frankie Kazarian, Killer Kelly & Bhupinder Gujjar)
X Division Title Triple Threat Elimination Match
Trey Miguel (c) vs. Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
Impact World Tag Team Titles Ultimate X Match
Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Knockouts Tag Team Titles Match
The Coven (Taylor Wilde & Kilynn King) (c) vs. Death Dollz (Rosemary & Jessicka) (Pre Show)
6 Man Tag Team Match
The Design vs. Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry, Dirty Dango & Santino Marella
Last Rites Match
Eddie Edwards vs. PCO
Tag Team Match
Heath & Rhino vs. Champagne Singh & Shera (Pre Show)
