Traci Brooks, Mike Tenay and Don West are inducted - the last posthumously - into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame in the Countdown.
Chris Sabin retains the IMPACT Wrestling X Division Championship against KENTA.
PCO beats Moose, Rhino and Steve Maclin in a four-way Monster's Ball Match. During the match, Bully Ray shows up and turns on Maclin, shoving him off the top turnbuckle and through a barbed wire table.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Mickie James. Mickie James says this is not her first rodeo or her last, but it will be the first time she will wrestle Trinity. She says that Trinity has never stood across the ring from "Hardcore Country," and that the best woman will win.
ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) to become the IMPACT Wrestling World Tag Team Champions for the second time after Zachary Wentz inadvertently sprays Trey Miguel with the green spray paint.
Will Ospreay beats "Speedball" Mike Bailey.
#12 Jordynne Grace beats #10 Bully Ray to win the 2023 Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match. After the match, Jordynne Grace says she loves making history, and to ensure there is no confusion, she is calling her shot for the Knockouts World Championship at Hard To Kill. During the match:
Juventud Guerrera makes a special appearance at #4. He eliminates #3 Kenny King, but is eliminated by #2 Eddie Edwards.
Crazzy Steve shows up during the match and attacks Johnny Swinger from behind with his Feast or Fired briefcase. He has to be removed from the ring as "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw enters at #6 and quickly eliminates #5 Johnny Swinger. When Swinger is eliminated, Crazzy Steve is about to attack him when Tommy Dreamer shows up and attacks Crazzy Steve, chasing him into the crowd.
Sonny Kiss makes a special appearance at #9. She eliminates #6 "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, then has a temporary alliance with #10 Bully Ray that involves the two of them hitting #11 Matt Cardona with the Wazzup. She is eliminated by #10 Matt Cardona and #15 Brian Myers.
Matt Cardona shows up at #11 at receives a Wazzup from #9 Sonny Kiss and #10 Bully Ray. After reuniting with #15 Brian Myers, the two of them eliminate #9 Sonny Kiss. He also eliminates Brian Myers, bringing the field down to the final four.
#20 Dirty Dango is eliminated by #1 Jake Something as soon as he gets in the ring, and security has to escort Dango, Alpha Bravo and Oleg Prudius to the back.
Jake Something
Eddie Edwards
Kenny King
Juventud Guerrera
Johnny Swinger
"The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw
Jody Threat
KiLynn King
Sonny Kiss
Bully Ray
Matt Cardona
Jordynne Grace
Eric Young
Joe Hendry
Brian Myers
Heath
Frankie Kazarian
Rich Swann
Jonathan Gresham
Dirty Dango
Trinity retains the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship against Mickie James with Starstruck.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Moose. Moose says things may not have gone his way tonight, but he is not a loser, for he is always a winner when he has his Feast or Fired Briefcase. He says that regardless of who is in the main event of Hard To Kill, he will walk out as World Champion.
Alex Shelley retains the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship against "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander. After the match, both men shake hands, and Alexader personally put the title on Shelley's waist.
It is announced that at Hard To Kill on January 13rd, IMPACT Wrestling will revert back to its old TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Wrestling name after almost seven years.
Here are the highlights for tonight's show!
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