Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for January 20, 2022

Jordynne Grace retains the Impact Digital Media Championship against Lady Frost. After the match, Matt Cardona shows up and has a staredown with Jordynne where he points at the Digital Media Championship and leaves.

Mickie James guests on commentary for the next match.

Tasha Steelz beats Chelsea Green. After the match, Tasha Steelz congratulates Mickie James on retaining the Knockouts Championship at Hard To Kill and being done with playing with Barbie dolls, because she is from the wrong side of the street and they are about to get dirty. Tasha warns Mickie that when they have their date, she will send Mickie back to "Crapsville, Virginia" and to her son as a failure. Savannah Evans nearly stands in Mickie's way, but Tasha lets Mickie into the ring so they can have a staredown. The staredown soon turns into a brawl where Mickie nearly hits Tasha with a DDT before Savannah steps in so she and Tasha can gang up on her. Suddenly, Chelsea Green hits Savannah with a missile drop kick, and Tasha eats the Mick Kick.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Matt Cardona. Cardona says he came here to be World Champion, which he nearly won, and says there are other titles and that he created the Digital Media division. He then states he is challenging Jordynne Grace for the Digital Media title.

We see a video package of Charlie Haas' time in Ring Of Honor.

The Influence (Tenille Dashwood and Madison Rayne) beat Decay (Rosemary and Havok). Before the match, Kaleb with a K distracts Rosemary as she enters the ring, and this allows The Influence to send Rosemary into the ring post, injuring her. Rosemary is declared medically ineligible to compete, but Havok is still able to compete, and the match is made a two-on-one handicap match as Kaleb with a K guests on commentary for the match.

We hear from The IInspiration (Jessica McKay and Cassie Lee). Jessica McKay says that they know The Influence (Tenille Dashwood and Madison Rayne) way too well to fall for their "divide and conquer" tactics, and Cassie Lee says that they know Tenille way to well and know her as a selfish woman, and that the lights are too bright for The Influence. They ask Madison Rayne how she knows that Tenille Dashwood will be there for her when it mattes most when she retires every year. Cassie Lee says The Influence are trying to walk in their shoes and that the shoes are three times their size.

We get a special sneak peek of the upcoming movie "The King's Daughter."

We see a vignette for "The Quintessential Diva," who is coming soon.

Backstage, Speedball" Mike Bailey is met by "Inevitable" Ace Austin and Madman Fulton. Austin asks Bailey to meet with them in their locker room, saying that they got started on the wrong foot and that it is important to make the right kind of friends. Suddenly, John E. Bravo shows up looking for Brunhilda and leaves, then Austin gives Bailey his card, saying he knows where to find him.

Brian Myers guests on commentary for the next match.

W. Morrissey beats The Learning Tree (VSK and "Outlandish" Zicky Dice) in a two-on-one handicap match. After the match, Morrissey tells Moose that he told him that he would not stop until he got a World title shot, and that if Moose will not find him, he will find Moose. Morrissey then heads to the back, where he is stopped by Scott D'Amore, who tells him that Moose is not here and that he will face him when it matters. Suddenly, a backstage worker tells Scott D'Amore that there is an urgent issue and that they have been trying to reach him on his headset. D'Amore listens through his headset and finds out something awful has happened.

Backstage, Scott D'Amore meets with the Ring of Honor renegades (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO, Vincent, Maria Kanellis-Bennett), who have tickets for the show. D'Amore tells them that they have an open door policy and they do not need tickets, as they will watch Jonathan Gresham from the skybox and then leave. He has security escort them to their seats.

Jonathan Gresham retains the ROH World Championship against Steve Maclin after both men use all their rope breaks and Gresham uses the ropes for leverage on the Figure Four to pin Maclin. During the match, the Ring of Honor renegades (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO, Vincent, Maria Kanellis-Bennett) watch from the balcony and leave after the match is over.

This week's Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Sarita and Taylor Wilde vs. The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) to decide the inaugural TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions from No Surrender 2009.

Backstage, the Ring of Honor renegades (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO, Vincent, Maria Kanellis-Bennett) leave the building, and PCO scares the security detail on the way out.

"The Big LG" Doc Gallows and Joe Doering beat Heath and Rhino after Deaner hits Heath with the flag from ringside.

Chris Sabin guests on commentary for the next match.

"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander beats Charlie Haas with a grapevined ankle lock. As both men show a sign of respect after the match, the Ring of Honor renegades run into the ring and attack both men. Sabin dives into the ring to help out, but the renegades still have the number advantage until Rich Swann and Willie Mack run in to even the odds. Heath and Rhino also run in, but the renegades do not run until Eddie Edwards chases them out with a Kendo stick. The renegades then show up on the balcony, and Maria Kanellis-Bennett says they used to believe in honor, but that changed. She says that "change is upon us," and that this is "Honor No More."