Friday, September 8, 2023

Victory Road 2023 - The Results



Before the next match, Alan Angels announces that he has issued an open challenge that anyone from the ring crew to the backstage veterans can answer, then says that fo. The challenge is answered by Guido Maritato, best known as ECW veteran Little Guido.

Alan Angels beats Guido Maritato in the Countdown.



ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat Moose and Brian Myers in the Countdown after Chris Bey counters the Roster Cut with a schoolkid pin.



Lio Rush retains the IMPACT Wrestling X Division Championship against KUSHIDA after throwing the Tanaka Punch into the referee in order to hit a low blow.

In footage from earlier today, Bully Ray runs over PCO with a car. The show then cuts to backstage, where PCO is being strapped to a gurney only to get up and walk away under his own power.

MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly) retain the IMPACT Wrestling World Tag Team Championships against The SHAWtourage ("The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans).

Backstage, Bully Ray attacks PCO with a chair and says it is time to put an end to both the man Carl Oulette and the monster PCO before pouring gasoline on him. Before Bully Ray can light him on fire, however, PCO spits gasoline into Bully Ray's eyes and blinds him.

Crazzy Steve beats Black Taurus. During the match, Steve begs Taurus off, but attacks him from behind. He then pulls out a fork and goes for Taurus' eyes, but Taurus is able to get the fork out of his hands. As the referee removes the fork from the ring, Steve thumbs Taurus in the eyes before hitting Belladonna's Kiss for the win.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer says that for the first time, he has felt something he has not felt in a long time: nerves. He says he will not let doubt creep into his head and that he will try to live his life to inspire, as this is the building where he decided to become a professional wrestler, and that he has loved wrestling for 42 years. If Kenny King wins tonight, he will be the better man, but he will not go down without a fight and he will celebrate his life and career in the building where he got into wrestling in front of his family and friends, whom he thanks.

Tommy Dreamer beats Kenny King to become the IMPACT Wrestling Digital Media Champion after Heath hits Kenny with the Wake Up Call as the referee is ejecting Sheldon Jean for tripping Dreamer off the top rope. (Had Dreamer lost, he would have had to retire from professional wrestling.) After the match, Heath hands the Digtal Media Championship to Dreamer.



Jordynne Grace beats "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo, finally ending her winless streak against Purrazzo.



PCO beats Bully Ray in an Anything Goes Match. During the match, Bully Ray tries to escape the match, but he is thwarted by Director of Authority Santino Marella. Bully Ray eventually slaps Santino, but Santino responds by hitting Bully Ray with the Cobra.



Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Eric Young and IMPACT President Scott D'Amore. D'Amore mentions how he and Eric Young were part of the first match of the very first episode, as does Eric Young, who says that the 1,000th episode of IMPACT Wrestling will be something special. D'Amore mentions that very few shows have over 1,000 episodes, and on Thursday, they will be celebrating IMPACT's history. Eric Young says he will be wrestling on the show and that it will be a real honor.

The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) retain the IMPACT Wrestling World Tag Team Championships against The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley). During the match, John Skyler shows up and pulls the referee out of a pinfall attempt after Sabin hits Trey with a DDT on one of the tag team title belts. This distracts the referee and allows Zachary Wentz to spray Sabin in the eyes with spray paint on the outside, causing The Rascalz to retain.

Before the next match, Eddie Edwards gives Alisha Edwards the ring introduction he feels she deserves, and Alisha makes it clear that she does not care if the fans boo her.

Trinity retains the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts World Championship against Alisha Edwards. During the match, Trinity accidentally kicks the referee in the head, which allows Eddie to pull Trinity out of Starstruck and drive her face first into the mat. Eddie then pulls a table out from underneath the ring, but as she is about to drive Trinity through it, Frankie Kazarian and Traci Brooks show up and double-team Eddie. Trinity goes up to as Kazarian puts Eddie on the table, and Trinity hits Eddie with a splash (but does not break the table). Alisha then hits Trinity with a Kendo stick back in the ring and revives the referee, but Trinity kicks out. Trinity soon fights back against Alisha and pins her to retain.



It is announced that Don West and Mike Tenay will be inducted into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame at Bound For Glory.



"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander beats Steve Maclin. After the match - and after the show goes off the air - Alexander thanks the fans for being the only thing that kept him going when he was home with a broken tricep and hungry to compete again, then says he is better now than before he tore his tricep before saying he is back. He says IMPACT will be back tomorrow night for the IMPACT 1000 tapings to celebrate over 21 years of IMPACT history and that IMPACT is just getting started.

Here are the highlights from tonight's show!



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