Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for September 1, 2022

Bullet Club ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat JD Griffey and Exodus in the BTI match.

Honor No More (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) beat The Good Brothers ("The Big LG" Doc Gallows and "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson) after Bennett trips Anderson off the top rope to hit the Proton Pack for the win.

We see a video package for Killer Kelly, who says that she is a "people person" and that she loves to watch other people. She also says that she is starting to find out what Tasha Steelz tick.

Backstage, Honor No More celebrate winning the Impact World Tag Team Championships. Eddie Edwards says that they are on the right side of the war, then confronts PCO for still having doubts. Vincent stops him and says he will take care of things while Eddie Edwards goes for the Impact World Championship, then Kenny King says he will bring the Impact X Division Championship to Honor No More. Maria Kanellis-Bennett says that while he was banned from ringside for the tag team title match, she will help Kenny King win the X Division Championship.

Kenny King beats "Speedball" Mike Bailey after sitting down on a Sunset Flip pin and grabbing Maria Kanellis-Bennett's hands to win the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship...almost. During the match, Kenny King inadvertently lays out the referee, and another referee takes the first referee's place after Kenny hits a low blow on Bailey from the top rope. After the match, the first referee gets up, tells the second referee what happened, and the decision is reversed, with the match continuing and Honor No More banned from ringside. As Kenny King tells the rest of Honor No More that he has everything under control, Mike Bailey is able to take out a distracted Kenny King and get the win. "Speedball" Mike Bailey retains the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship against Kenny King.

Backstage, Brian Myers tells Scott D'Amore to get the Digital Media Championship back for him, and D'Amore tells him he is the champion and to get his belt back. When Myers turns around, he gets punched in the face by Bhupinder Gujjar, who hands the belt back.

Jessicka celebrates her debut victory and says she is ready to get the job done, but Rosemary says she is still not sure as she can still be a distraction. Taya says she has a match next week against Chelsea Green, and Rosemary says this will be a test for Jessicka. The three of them then drink some orange mimosas.

This week's Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Sami Callihan vs. "The Machine" Brian Cage for the Impact World Championship in a steel cage match on October 29, 2019.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis). Kyle Fletcher says they are here for world domination and to win the Impact World Tag Team Championships. Next week, they have Chris Bey and "Inevitable" Ace Austin in a tag team match, and the two of them will find out how powerful they are. Afterwards, Moose and Steve Maclin are heard discussing their Barbed Wire Massacre match, with Maclin this will end well or poorly for them.

Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering) meet backstage. Eric Young says they are still at the same crossroads and that they will have to do things differently. After Joe Doering leaves to follow his own path, Eric Young says he must also walk his own path. Deaner asks Eric Young if he is leaving him, but Eric Young tells him it is up to him if he wants to follow.

Mickie James heads to the ring. Mickie says he cannot guarantee that she will not get emotional, then thanks the fans for coming and thanks Impact Wrestling for letting her have this time. She says that November will be 24 years since her debut, and for over half her life, she has done so much for the business, and the last few years have really been a journey. Mickie says the last six months have been a whirlwind and caused doubts to settle back in, but after she came back to Impact last year, she has had the best run of her career. When she lost the Knockouts Championship and was betrayed by Chelsea Green when she mentored her, it set her back, she took a break from wrestling and did some soul-searching. Mickie says that when she started, she wanted to make more opportunities for women and make professional wrestling better for women, but she made a promise that if she does not belong, she does not belong. She says that she does not want to go out as a shell of her former self, but she does know if she can retire on her own terms. She says she is not retiring now, but she is testing herself on the quest to be the best. Mickie James says she wants to earn a Knockouts World Championship match "with dirt in [her] eyes and grit in [her] teeth," and issues an open challenge to anyone who wants to face her. She says that she is coming for the Knockouts Championship, but there is a catch: if she loses in this journey, or if she loses her title shot, this is it. This is her last rodeo, and she wants the fans to take the journey with her. Mickie says it will be "a hell of a ride" and will end with either her as champion or with her going home for good.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander. Alexander says that Mickie James is one of the best of all time and that she will definitely become Knockouts Champion one more time. As for Eddie Edwards, he has never faced him one-on-one and has wanted this match for his entire career. He says that Eddie was once the heart and soul of the company, but it is now him, and that they will see who will walk out as champion. On the subject of Honor No More trying to change his viewpoint, they will not convince him to become bitter, as it is a waste of time and there is nobody more vocal for Impact than him. Suddenly, Eddie Edwards shows up to talk with Josh alone. Gia Miller leaves, then Eddie tells Josh that he respects his loyalty, but at the end, he is a chump and everyone else knows this but Josh. He then mentions Heath cutting him off before giving him an answer, and before he can get an answer from him this time, he is attacked by Heath again. Officials rush in to stop the attack.

Backstage, Scott D'Amore talks with Heath and gives him a match with Eddie Edwards next week. Heath thanks D'Amore for the match, then apologizes to "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander, saying he has nothing against him and that everything Eddie is telling his is "B.S." Josh reminds Heath that he did cut Eddie Edwards off before leaving.

Mascara Dorada (formerly known as Gran Metalik in WWE) beats Alex Zayne to earn a shot at the Impact Wrestling X Division Championship.

Backstage, Jordynne Grace meets with Mickie James. She says she admires Mickie, and says she will wait for her down the road as Mickie works her way to a title match.

We see a vignette for Yuya Uemura, who is coming to Impact next week.

Masha Slamovich beats "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo to become #1 contender for the Impact Wrestling Knockouts World Championship. After the match, Jordynne Grace shows up with a translucent, black plastic folder and hands it to Masha. Inside is a black-and-white picture of Masha with a big red X on it. The two of them then have a staredown to end the show.