Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for March 2, 2023

Heath and Rhino beat Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus) in the BTI match.

Bullet Club ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) make their way to the ring to start tonight's show. Bey then talks about how he set up the ring for shows in the current venue, how he debuted for Impact and competed for both the X Division and World titles, and how they won at No Surrender there. Ace Austin talks about how he too debuted in the current venue and beat Chris Sabin twice there, and says that while The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) are the best team to do it ever and an influence to them, they are no longer the best. Bey says it is because they are here now, and that they are the best team in Impact Wrestling. Before he can get the crowd involved in a "Q&Bey," The Motor City Machine Guns show up. Sabin asks them how long they have been teaming, then says he and Shelley have cultivated their craft all over the world and gotten better for the last seventeen years, and that they are now the best they have ever been. He says that they are still the best tag team in the world, then Ace Austin says they are tag team champions because he and Bey have not gotten a fair shot, and Bey says they only need one to shot to do it, and they will do it at Sacrifice. Shelley reminds Bey that they had to fight to survive in Impact fifteen years ago to become the best, and that Ace and Bey are just doing their best "Motor City Machine Guns" impression. He then says that instead of waiting until Sacrifice, they can go ahead and do it tonight if Chris Bey wants more history in the venue for tonight's show. Both teams shake hands, then have a stand-off.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "Hysterical" Shane Haste. Haste says that it is his turn tonight to make an impact and that "Speedball" Mike Bailey are in for a fight with his fist and that he is "the worst Karate Kid."

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Rich Swann. Swann admits that he lost and that it does not sit right with him, but the loss will not deter him as he is fully focused on the Impact World Championship. Suddenly, Raj Singh and Shera bribe the camera crew to focus on them. As Raj Singh brags about hitting it big in Las Vegas, Swann says the decisions one make matters and that Singh's luck has truly ran out. He says he is not in the mood for games and is ready to whup his ass, but Raj Singh is more interested in the roulette table.

"Speedball" Mike Bailey beats "Hysterical" Shane Haste.

Backstage, The Design (Deaner, Kon, Angels) meet. Angels says they should not continue with Callihan, whom he says is trying to destroy them from within. Deaner says there may be no need to go down with Step 6, then Rhino shows up. Rhino says he will not let The Design mess with Callihan's head like they did his, but Callihan shows up and says The Design is where he wants to be. Rhino says Callihan is not thinking clearly and that he will have to knock some sense into him. Deaner says they have their Step 6.

Kenny King beats Kevin Knight.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander. Alexander says the journey to the top may be tough, but that is where the challenge begins. He says that KUSHIDA sent a message to him at Battle of the Valley, then says he will send a message back to KUSHIDA at Sacrifice in a ten-man tag match. Steve Maclin shows up. He says that he knows Alexander has a lot on his plate, but he wants Alexander to hold on to the World Championship as he wants to beat the longest-reigning champion in history.

Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella and Dirty Dango find out that Tommy Dreamer will be okay. Bully ray shows up and also finds out that Dreamer will be okay, then says he will make sure he will not live. Bhupinder Gujjar then confronts Bully Ray for what he did to Dreamer and presses him against the wall, and Bully Ray and a member of security have to get Bhupinder to calm down before Bully slaps him in the face. Bhupinder threatens to kill Bully.

Mickie James heads to the ring. She says it feels good to be in the ring as Knockouts World Champion once again after No Surrender. She says people have told her that she could not beat Masha Slamovich, but she is still the champion. She then says there is still unfinished business with Jordynne Grace, who keeps telling people that she tapped out, and says they will soon get back to business. "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, Jai Vidal and Savannah Evans suddenly show up. Gisele says it is funny that Mickie wrestled Masha to dodge Jordan, then wants to wrestle Jordynne to dodge the next real challenger. She says that she knows Mickie can beat Jordynne, assuming Jordynne cannot get her in the rear naked choke, then accuses Mickie of dodging her. Mickie says she beat her on "The Last Rodeo" and that she can beat her again. Gisele says Mickie faced "a Gisele Shaw" who was trying to find her footing, but not "this Gisele Shaw" who has beaten "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo at No Surrender and has owned who she is. She says that she destroy anyone and anything in her path to the Knockouts Championship that happens to be on Mickie's shoulder, and warns Mickie that once she is done with Jordynne, she is next. Mickie says they do not have to wait until she is done with Jordynne and says Gisele is putting Jordynne in front of herself because she is afraid of getting beaten again, but Gisele says she is prepared to wrestle tonight. After Mickie tells Gisele that she does not need wrestling gear to beat her, Gail Kim shows up and says Gisele loves to run her mouth and run away too often, and that Mickie has earned the right to call her own shots. She makes the match official for the Impact Wrestling Knockouts World Championship.

Backstage, as Brian Myers talks to a truck driver about his podcast, Moose shows up and says Impact still has a Joe Hendry problem. Myers says he has zero interest in helping him become champion, but Moose says he wants to help Myers become champion as he never got his rematch, and that he wants to humiliate Hendry.

Backstage, Jordynne Grace meets with Director of Authority Santino Marella regarding "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw getting a Knockouts title shot, and says that she wants to invoke her rematch clause against whoever wins. Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice shows up and meet with Marella regarding having to get 50 wins for a title shot. Marella allows Swinger to pick his own opponent for his next match.

PCO beats Trey Miguel by disqualification after Eddie Edwards shows up and hits PCO in the back of the head with a shovel to no effect. After the match, PCO choke slams Eddie, and security steps in only to be overpowered. As security is occupied with Eddie, PCO goes for a PCO-sault to the outside. Eddie escapes it and flees through the crowd while PCO points the shovel at him.

Bullet Club ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beats The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) for the Impact World Tag Team Championships!