Final IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling recap for July 27, 2023

Before the BTI match, Joe Hendry says it is time to address the elephant in the room and announces that he is no longer Digital Media Champion. He says that he knows everyone is upset, but he must motivate himself, as life is about peaks and valleys as well as good times and bad times, then recites a haiku that reflects the situation: "Sometimes life is good, sometimes life is bad, and sometimes life is so bad you need to quit and become a male stripper." He then says there is a shorter two-word that everyone sings, and that is "I believe," for they believe in Joe Hendry.

Joe Hendry and Yuya Uemura beat Kenny King and Sheldon Jean in the BTI after Joe Hendry clotheslines Sheldon Jean on the outside before Yuya Uemura stacks Kenny King up for the win.

Trinity and Dani Luna beat The Coven (Taylor Wilde and KiLynn King). After the match, "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo shows up and lets her know that she is getting her championship rematch at Emergence.

Backstage, Lio Rush is met by Brian Myers and Moose. Myers tells Lio Rush that nobody leaves them hanging, but Lio Rush wants to know why they would align themselves with Bully Ray, who shows up and says that all three of them can trust each other. Lio Rush says he is not here to make friends, but Moose butts in and says they all have one common goal and Bully Ray asks Lio Rush if he is with them or against them before demanding an answer at the end of the night.

We hear from Dirty Dango and John E. Bravo. Dango says he does not take Santino Marella seriously at all, then mentions Santino's daughter again. He says that he has John E. Bravo with him as his personal security because Scott D'Amore is "a loose cannon boss" "hitting Canadian Destroyers like he is 25 again" while Director of Authority Santino Marella is hitting people with Cobras.

Johnny Swinger beats "Outlandish" Zicky Dice in a Loser Leaves IMPACT Match and earns a shot at the IMPACT World Championship after letting Zicky Dice ride in the cart after telling him it is his time when Zicky Dice stops the count and tells Swinger to finish the match. Zicky rides the cart, but Johnny clotheslines him and uses the ropes for leverage to get the win.

Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella congratulates Yuya Uemura on pinning Kenny King in the BTI Match, and after Santino and Joe Hendry entertain the idea of Yuya as a champion, Yuya proposes a three-way match for the Digital Media title. Hendry agrees to this, and Santino makes the match official for next week.

We hear from "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis, who talks about his match with the returning Eric Young. He says that they are not strangers, but Eric Young has started off on the wrong foot. He says that Eric Young likes tradition will be served traditional humble pie tonight.

"The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw beats Masha Slamovich after Jai Vidal gets on the apron and Killer Kelly pulls her off only to be attacked from behind by Savannah Evans. John Montgomery, long-time host of The Amazing Race Canada, is seen in the crowd during the match.

We hear from Jake Something, who says that he came from nothing and when one is born with dirt, the only way is up. He says that one must be the wild dog chained to the fence ready to break through, and his hard lessons from his father are why he is something.

Backstage, Traci Brooks says she wants five minutes in the ring with Alisha Edwards, but Frankie Kazarian tells Traci that fighting Alisha is not worth it and that he does not want her involved in his war with Eddie Edwards any further.

Time Splitters (KUSHIDA and Alex Shelley) beat Moose and Brian Myers. After the match, Moose and Myers attack Time Splitters, and Bully Ray joins in. "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander soon runs into the ring, but he is overpowered, and Lio Rush joins in to attack Alex Shelley. All of a sudden, Chris Sabin returns and re-evens the numbers game, and Lio Rush is surrounded in the ring and eventually beaten up and thrown out of the ring by Sabin.

The IMPACT Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Eric Young vs. Magnus (now Nick Aldis) for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from the April 10, 2014 episode of IMPACT.

We hear from Alan Angels, who says Heath is the perfect example of somebody who thinks they are like a rock star while he himself is a real-life rock star. He says that Heath is jealous of him and that Heath's career is going downhill, then proposes a match for next week to see how much of a rock star Heath really is.

In backstage footage from last week, The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) make light of their own actions from last week and tell Subculture (Mark Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster) to watch out for them. They then mess with "Speedball" Mike Bailey, who tells them that their careers would better off if they did not act like idiots. The Rascalz then mock Mike Bailey and walk away.

Zachary Wentz beats "Speedball" Mike Bailey after Trey Miguel gets ejected for getting physically involved in the match, allowing Wentz to spray paint Mike Bailey in the eyes for the win.

Eric Young beats "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis. After the match, Eric Young is attacked from behind by Deaner and Kon, and Kon choke slams Eric Young before doing it again at Deaner's behest. As they leave, Deaner demands that Kon choke slam Eric Young one more time, which he does. Kon then sends Eric Young to Deaner, who hits Eric Young with the Antidote.

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Final IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling LIVE recap for July 6, 2023

Dirty Dango beats Crazzy Steve in the BTI match following a thumb to the eye. After the match, Dango says that even when he wins, he still hates professional wrestling, and that something he will love is putting an end to "that stupid puppet show" Director of Authority Santino Marella next month in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He says Santino should be ashamed of himself for putting on a puppet show, then Santino shows up and tells Dirty Dango that he has had enough of him and that he will give him the beating of a lifetime after what he said about his family. Santino goes on to call Dango a "son of a bitch," and as he tells Dango what he will do to him, Dango is hit from behind with a Wake-Up Call by Heath.

Eddie Edwards beats Frankie Kazarian. During the match, Alisha Edwards distracts the referee, and Eddie rams Kazarian - who has him in the crossface chickenwing - right into the back of the ref in the corner. As the ref is down, Alisha hits Kazarian in the back with a Kendo stick as he goes for the Flux Capacitor. Eddie then hits the Boston Knee Party for the win.

We hear from Chris Sabin, who says that if Lio Rush wants to jump the line to face him for the X Division Championship, then he will give him what he wants at Slammiversary so he can get his ass whipped by the greatest X Division Championship of all time.

Gia Miller interviews Lio Rush. Lio Rush says he is not here to make friends, and he does not care if people do not like what he did last week. As he says he is here for the X Division Championship, "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis confronts Lio Rush for getting in his business, saying that he is here to make history - not friends - and that their championship aspirations are the only thing he has in common. He says that the two of them have to get the win tonight and go their separate ways before telling him not to let his ego or any momentum he has get in either his way or his own way.

Backstage, Frankie Kazarian congratulates Eddie Edwards on winning tonight by any costs before saying that it is not how Killer Kowalski trained either of them. He then says they have won one match each and proposes a rubber match at Slammiversary, and says that she will bring his wife Traci Brooks ringside to even the odds.

Rich Swann and Sami Callihan beat Champagne Singh and Shera.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Moose and Brian Myers. Myers says he and Moose are the best team in IMPACT and that they are focused and ready for Slammiversary, and Moose says Rich Swann and Sami Callihan may have had reps, but they do not have the real competition that they will give them at Slammiversary. Moose says he has something to prove, and while Rich Swann beat him, they will beat Rich Swann and Sami Callihan.

We hear from Dirty Dango. He says that he hadn't watched pro wrestling since "it was cool" in 1998, and when he got into the business, he was let down by how much it had changed. He says that the nearby concrete buckling is more fun than getting in the ring with someone who is nervous and will injure him, and tells the IMPACT roster to go back to school. He calls Director of Authority Santino Marella "a one-hit wonder" who is still living in 2005 and is the wrestling equivalent of "Yoko Ono performing in concert and yodeling the whole time." He also calls Heath, who he will face next week, as "another hanger-on" who will never get the jump on him again before telling him he should find work at Home Depot, and says the last thing Heath should be doing is becoming the next Santino Marella.

Jonathan Gresham beats Angels with the Octopus. After the match, Deaner tells Angels to leave the ring when Gresham offers to shake Angels' hand. Deaner gets in the ring and confronts Angels, but as he points at him, Angels grabs his hand and repeats his point before shaking Gresham's hands and walking away while an angry Deaner yells at Kon.

We hear from ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey). Austin says Slammiversary is on the horizon and that they have the match to look before, and while the deck is stacked against them, it is nothing they cannot handle, and Bey says they will do the courtesy of teaching Moose and Brian Myers the alphabet. Suddenly, The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) show up wanting a shot at the tag team titles, but Bey tells them that while they have won tag team gold elsewhere, they have never won it in IMPACT, and that they need to go to the back of the line. Zachary proposes a match between himself and Bey where if he wins, The Rascalz get a shot at the tag team titles. Bey likes the idea and accepts the challenge.

Backstage, PCO is seen playing with live jumper cables while Scott D'Amore enjoys what is going on.

We see a recap of the sights and sounds of Wagga Wagga, Australia from IMPACT Wrestling's recent Australian show as well as scenes from a meeting at Indie School, an alternate school for those with mental health and traumatic issues.

Backstage, Trinity meets with "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo to thank her for having her back last week, but questions the speed at which he helped her out. Trinity says she does not need anyone's help, and Deonna says she does not need anybody's help, either. She proposes that they prove that next week when she issues a championship open challenge so she does not forget that. Trinity says she will not forget if Deonna educates herself before Slammiversary.

Before the next match, John Skyler says picked a fight with Scott D'Amore, who has taken a leave of absence from IMPACT Wrestling, only to have a fight with PCO, who has taken a leave of absence from reality. He says that monsters are usually scary, but after looking at the crowd, he cannot tell between PCO and "the mutants out here in Georgia" before stating that PCO will be the monster who is slain by "these good hands."

PCO beats The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) in a two-on-one handicap match. After the match, Jason Hotch confronts Scott D'Amore, and when he pokes D'Amore in the chest, D'Amore takes his glasses and watch off. Hotch slaps D'Amore, but D'Amore fights back and hits him with the Sky High. Before he can hit Hotch with a Canadian Destroyer, Bully Ray shows up, and Steve Maclin shows up from behind and hits PCO with a low blow before smacking D'Amore with a chair. Bully Ray gets in the ring and hits both PCO and D'Amore with the chair before Maclin handcuffs D'Amore to the top rope. Maclin instructs Hotch to get a table out from underneath the ring, and a handcuff D'Amore spits at Maclin before Bully Ray throws D'Amore's watch at him. D'Amore can only watch as Buly Ray and Maclin put PCO through the table. Bully Ray then teases hitting D'Amore with a chair before he and Maclin throw PCO down an exit ramp leading backstage. D'Amore then throws a chair at Bully, and Bully Ray and Maclin briefly surround the ring before leaving and attacking PCO backstage. Bully chokes PCO with the chair before Maclin pours battery acid into PCO's mouth. Bully Ray then pours two bottles' worth of lighter fluid before lighting him up with a match. A flaming PCO gets up and stumbles a few feet before falling onto the cameraperson.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Scott D'Amore as D'Amore frantically searches for PCO.

"The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw beats Courtney Rush with a schoolkid pin while putting her feet on the ropes for leverage after the distraction by both Savannah Evans - which is thwarted by Jessicka - and Jai Vidal.

Backstage, Kenny King and Sheldon Jean are constantly reminded of the "Stripper Kenny" video from last week. Joe Hendry shows up, and Kenny King tells Hendry that he made his life hell after last week and that he will make his life rough. Sheldon Jean says he cannotb elieve anything that comes out of Hendry's mouth and that he and Kenny always back up what they say, and that Hendry has nobody in his corner. Hendry suddenly summons Yuya Uemura, and Kenny and Sheldon leave. Hendry asks Uemura what the Japanese word for "champion" is, to which Uemura answers "Champion."

Lio Rush and "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis beat The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) with a low blow from Lio Rush to Chris Sabin as Sabin goes after Aldis before hitting the Final Hour for the win.

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Final IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling recap for June 15, 2023

Champagne Singh and Shera beat Laredo Kid and Jack Price. After the match, Heath hits Singh from behind with a Wake-Up Call and does the same to Shera.

The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) head to the ring to start tonight's show. Sabin talks about how he had a dream where the two of them ran against all odds and walked away with gold, but instead of tag team gold, it was singles gold when he became the first nine-time X Division Champion while Shelley became World Champion after more than twenty years. He then realized that it was not a dream, but instead a dream come true. Shelley then says "Yup." Shelley admits he ugly cried because for twenty years, he had a feeling of inadequacy and that he was not good enough, but after winning the World title, he was. He says that he made wrestling a better place and has had a Meidas Touch with some of the people he influenced. Shelley says he had to draw a line in the sand and say it was his turn, and now he has to prove it to himself. He says he is World Champion not just because of everyone has worked with, but because of the fans, and that this is a new era and champion in IMPACT. Suddenly, Nick Aldis shows up, then says he called his shot and did what he said he would do just like the Machine Guns did, and that he stayed away backstage because he did not want to ruin his moment. Aldis says that he is proud of Shelley and that he deserves this moment, and says this means a lot to him on a personal level because Shelley reached out his hand and pulled him up when he came to America. He then tells Shelley that he is not looking at the same man, as he kept climbing when he was pulled up, and now that they are equals, the fans will have a champion to be proud of at Slammiversary. Aldis then says he will do everything in his power to make sure it is him. Trey Miguel shows up and belches into the mic, saying he is gassed from all the smoke that everyone is blowing up themselves. After stomping his water bottle on the ramp and saying this is why janitors get paid, he takes offense to not being mentioned earlier. After Trey asks where his respect is, Sabin tells him to shut up after whining about not getting the respect he deserves and that he has to earn it, and that he would have earned it if he said everything to his face in the ring. Trey says "No," then Kenny King and Sheldon Jean show up. Kenny says the only person he hears speaking the truth is Trey and that they had to claw and inch their way to everything in IMPACT unlike Nick Aldis and the Machine Guns. He also calls it a disgrace that Aldis and the Machine Guns for trying to getting Trey into a 3-on-1 situation, then Sabin proposes a six-man tag match. As Kenny, Trey and Sheldon head to the ring, "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, Jai Vidal and Savannah Evans show up. Gisele says that what Kenny said rings true and that the spotlight should be heard, but when Trinity showed up in IMPACT, they rolled out the red carpet for her just like with Aldis and the Machine Guns. She asks if any of them deserve what they have, and Shelley says "Yup," then Shelley says he and Sabin had to install the carpet before mentioning that Gisele's problem is with Trinity, not them. "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo shows up and announces that as of today, she has surpassed 500 days as champion in IMPACT, and if people are getting knocked out, she should be involved as she is Knockouts World Champion. Trinity says "Until Slammivesary," then Aldis says some things will change come that day before Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up. Marella makes tonight's main event will be the Machine Guns, Aldis, Trinity and Deonna vs. Trey, Kenny, Sheldon, Savannah and Gisele in a ten-person tag match.

We hear from Steve Maclin, who says that it took him two years to become IMPACT World Champion only to lose it in a match that should never have happened. He then yells that he should still be World Champion.

We hear from The Design (Deaner, Angels, Kon). Deaner says The Design did not come to fruition, then asks who the blame should be put on before blaming it on Angels for not getting the job done the way he wanted it done. Angels says he joined for change and did everything Deaner told him to do only to get bossed around and to get a baseball bat to the face. He then says it is Deaner's fault and tells Deaner to get out of his face, but Deaner reminds him who brought him to IMPACT. Kon yells at them to stop and tells them that this is what Sami Callihan wanted, and that is destruction from in the inside out. He then says they should make IMPACT their territory.

Rich Swann beats Moose with a roll-up.

Backstage, Heath says that since he came to IMPACT, his journey has been nothing but a rollercoaster ride, and that he loves rollercoaster rides with being out for almost a year, Rhyno being in Violent By Design (Eric Young, Deaner, Joe Doering) and later injured by Honor No More, and winning and losing the tag team titles before Rhyno got hurt again. He says he has had to think about what is best for him, then says it is time to show everyone who he is and give anyone sleeping on him a Wake-Up Call.

Backstage, Moose is met by Brian Myers, who mentions Moose's recent losses and says that this would not have happened if they were still partners. Moose says he is not in the mood for a lecture, but Myers says he has not been doing well, either. He then proposes they team up again.

Bully Ray shows up with a piece of paper in his hand. He says that he is a victim of Scott D'Amore, atrocious management, unnecessary violence at D'Amore's hands and the system that is IMPACT Wrestling, as he was on his way to becoming #1 contender to the World Championship when D'Amore cost him that victory. Bully states that he wanted to represent his fans as World Champion, but D'Amore took that away from him and everyone, and states that everyone agrees when he says that he is the victim. He then reveals that the piece of paper is a copy of a letter he has sent to Anthem seeking justice, as he has been made uncomfortable in the workplace. Bully states that he has not received an answer yet and that his mental health is declining. As Bully Ray demands answers, Scott D'Amore shows up. D'Amore says he has seen a lot of things, but he never thought that Bully Ray would be "a stooging, whining bitch." Bully tells D'Amore he will not be talked to like that, but D'Amore says that if Bully is going to be a jerk, someone will be a jerk right back. As D'Amore says that he is holding on to a human resources complaint, Bully states that D'Amore's actions have cost him physical and mental harm. D'Amore states that he has had to stand in front of the Anthem Board of Directions, and that the board has stated that his actions were "unbecoming a President." A surprised Bully demands that D'Amore state that he was right while D'Amore was wrong. D'Amore then states that afterwards, the Anthem board dictated that he should take a leave of absence as President. Bully then calls this music to his ears, as D'Amore bosses screwed D'Amore like D'Amore screwed him. After Bully Ray demands that D'Amore get out of his ring and not let the door hit him on the way out, D'Amore states that there is one thing he could not do if he were still President before attacking Bully. Steve Maclin shows up and attacks D'Amore, then Bully and D'Amore gang up on him.Bully Ray screams at D'Amore for putting his hands on him, then Bully and Maclin attack him with chairs. As Bully puts one chair to D'Amore's neck and Maclin is about to smack Bully's chair with his own, the arena goes dark. Lightning strikes, and when the lights are back on, PCO is in the ring. Steve and Maclin attack PCO with the chairs, but PCO does not go down and punches a chair into Bully's face before levelling Maclin. D'Amore drop kicks Bully in the head, then declares that before taking his leave of absence, he made his first match in a while and puts Bully and Maclin in a tag team match against PCO and himself.

Backstage, Steve Maclin brings his frustrations with his inability to take PCO down to Bully Ray and that even the two of them cannot take PCO down. Bully Ray tells Maclin to act like a Marine, as PCO is just a man. Suddenly, Frankie Kazarian says PCO is the man who took them both down and that they have screwed around and will find out. As Maclin yells at Kazarian, Eddie and Alisha Edwards shows up and tells Maclin he has bigger things to deal with than Kazarian. Bully tells Eddie, Kazarian and Alisha that they will find out. When Kazarian aks Eddie why he stepped in, Eddie states that the only one who can mess with "a Kowalski guy" is another "Kowalski guy," and makes peace with Kazarian, much to Alisha's amazement.

ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus). After the match, ABC come across The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley). Sabin says that the tag team division are well taken care of with ABC, and both teams shake hands. Bey states that ABC is proud of the Machine Guns for winning IMPACT's X Division and World titles.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Bhupinder Gujjar. We see a preview of the newest episode of "Diary" starring Bhupinder Gujjar airing next week, then Dirty Dango shows up and asks why anyone would watch a documentary about Gujjar when he sits there and waits to be a star. He says that he should be the one getting a documentary before Gujjar says he does not have one because he is "a bitter asshole" and leaves.

"The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazo, Trinity, Nick Aldis and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley) beat "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, Sheldon Jean, Kenny King and Trey Miguel in a ten-person tag match. After the match, Nick Aldis decks Chris Shelley in the face with the Impact World Championship, and Chris Sabin chases Aldis out of the ring.

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Final IMPACT - IMPACT Wrestling recap for June 8, 2023

Seleziya Sparx vs. Tara Rising in the BTI match ends with Masha Slamovich attacking bothw omen with a chain before accepting Killer Kelly's challenge for a Dog Collar Match in Russian.

Before the next match, Brian Myers says Subculture (Mark Andrews and "Flash" Morgan Webster) jumped the line for a tag team title shot and bought ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) some time, then says their time will be up at Against All Odds. John Skyler says that after tomorrow night, the tag team titles will be in good hands.

Chris Bey beats Jason Hotch with the La Magistral Cradle. After the match, John Skyler attacks Chris Bey, starting a brawl between ABC and the team of Brian Myers and The Good Hands. Myers and The Good Hands end up getting the upper hand.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Heath, who has not been in IMPACT in a while. He says Rhino is still injured thanks to Steve Maclin, then says he has been working up a game plan to win the 8-4-1 match and become IMPACT World Champion. Before he can do any of that, he will give Champagne Singh what is coming to him for attacking him from behind.

We hear from Dirty Dango. He says the played the clown because he was getting a lot of money, and that he has invested that money well enough to the point that he does not have to be the clown anymore and still continue to get paid. He then says that he has wrestlers wanting to text him and talk to him when he gets home - which he does not want to do - and says that he will not complain about anything he has to do unlike other people on Twitter. He also tells the fans to take a shower. As for the Digital Media Championship, he says that if he were like most of the roster, he would have a replica of it, but he brings women to his house and does not want them to see a "toy wrestling title." Instead, he would list it on eBay, then take the proceeds and use it to take a woman on a date in Hawaii.

Heath beats Champagne Singh.

We hear from The Design (Deaner, Angels, Kon). Deaner says Sami Callihan does not realize what he has done, and Angels says that he did not trust him and knew that he would try to destroy them from within. He says that Callihan will pay for it in blood in his own home state, and Kon says it will be the same blood that poured down Rich Swann's mouth and Jake Crist's ear, and if he wants a war, he as one. Deaner tells Callihan to come to war with his brothers, but warns him that The Design will take out his family and take everything from him.

Before the next match, Joe Hendry says that tonight's opponent is Sheldon Jean, the man who broke his nose and is a reality star under the tutelage of another reality star. He tells Sheldon that this is IMPACT, not reality television, and that instead of hanging on to Kenny King, one simply has to say they believe to stick around.

Joe Hendry beats Sheldon Jean. After the match, Joe Hendry calls out Dirty Dango before their Digital Media Championship rematch at Against All Odds, and Dango shows up. Dango says that he hates pro wrestling and that he hates pro wrestling fans even more, then says Hendry is not going to trick him into fighting him into the ring right now as they do not pay him enough to fight on his day off. As Dango says he is about to head back to the back, Hendry says he called him to see why he is so cranky before introducing a music video where Hendry makes fun of Dango and calling him a "Divas Reject." Suddenly, Kenny King and Sheldon Jean attack Hendry from behind, and Dirty Dango joins in. Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up, and when Sheldon Jean bumps into Hendry, Santino hits Sheldon with the Cobra.

We hear from "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans and Jai Vidal. Gisele talks about how he took out Jordynne Grace indefinitely before telling Trinity that IMPACT is her house and that rent is due. She also says that she is not going anywhere because the spotlight is hers and that at Against All Odds, she will take the spotlight back and put "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo in her place.

The Coven (Taylor Wilde and KiLynn King) retain the IMPACT Knockouts World Tag Team Championships against The Death Dollz (Courtney Rush and Jessicka) after the referee is preoccupied with KiLynn and Jessicka's brawl on the outside as Taylor Wilde taps to Courtney Rush's Sharpshooter.

We see a video package of Alex Shelley's road to his World Championship match against Steve Maclin at Against All Odds.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Steve Maclin. Maclin says everyone is motivated to come after his World Championship, then Bully Ray shows up and says he likes Maclin and that Maclin does not listen. He says that he does not have to worry about everyone else and that he needs to worry about him, but not at Slammiversary.

Trey Miguel beats Bhupinder Gujjar. After the match, Trey Miguel says that no matter what he does to prove he is the greatest generational talent, all he gets is "Yeah, but." He says Chris Sabin was once a generational talent, but that was then and this is now. He says that he is the rarest form of a generational talent IMPACT has ever known due to some of his successful X Division title defenses, and after Against All Odds, there will be no ifs, ands or "Yeah, buts."

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Johnny Swinger. Swinger says every ham-and-egger worth their salt know he is the best of the golden era and that his father advised him to find someone to pass the heat to when the going gets tough. Swinger then blames crooked referees have cost him wins and that he has sent Zicky Dice to referee school to have someone in his pocket so he can finally become a champion.

Gia Miller interviews Deonna Purrazzo and Trinity. Trinity says she came here to prove herself against the best and that she has the chance to do that at Slammiversary. Deonna says that is noble, but many have stepped to her and many have failed. Trinity says they are in a dangerous game with "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw, but Deonna says they have both defeated Gisele and Savannah Evans, and that Gisele is stepping into a game she has already lost. Deonna says that despite their tag team match tomorrow night, she will be scouting Trinity, but Trinity says Deonna can trust her. Deonna then says she can put her ego aside for long enough, and Trinity says that she will be worried about her at Slammiversary.

Moose and Rich Swann beat Jonathan Gresham and Nick Aldis despite the refusal to get along between Moose and Swann. After the match, Gresham smacks Moose, but Moose knocks Gresham down before punching Swann. Heath then runs into the ring and fights Moose, then Aldis confronts Heath and both men brawl. Swann is then attacked from behind by Bully Ray. As Bully Ray is about to powerbomb Swann, PCO gets in the ring and brawls with Bully Ray, then hits everyone else with a dive to the outside.

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Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for May 11, 2023

"Inevitable" Ace Austin beats "Outlandish" Zicky Dice in the BTI match.

Masha Slamovich beats Killer Kelly after rebounding off the corner during the Killer Clutch and pins Kelly's shoulders to the mat.

Backstage, Sheldon Jean is met by Kenny King, who tells him that he has a star-making opportunity to turn into something of substance and show Nick Aldis that he has teeth, and that he has the opportunity to answer the question "What's in it for me?"

It is announced that IMPACT Wrestling is heading to Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia for its first Australian tour on June 30th and July 1st.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Trinity. She says that last week was absolutely amazing, even though she was caught off card by Jordynne Grace and "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo. She says she will be watching and waiting to see who she will face for the Knockouts title, then says that she has an open contract for Under Siege because she is here to fight. Jai Vidal then shows up and takes a selfie with her.

Kenny King guests on commentary for the next match.

Nick Aldis beats Sheldon Jean with the King's Lynn Cloverleaf.

Backstage, Dirty Dango and Joe Hendry interrogate Johnny Swinger and "Outlandish" Zicky Dice. Zicky accuses Hendry of attacking Director of Authority Santino Marella, and this leads to a match between Johnny Swinger and Dirty Dango, which Santino makes official.

Gia Miller interviews Frankie Kazarian for Part 3 of a sit-down interview, in which Kazarian says that "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander was his only opportunity to become world champion and that the world title is still a goal of his. He says that the title is always on his mind, and when there is a fight worth fighting, he will fight it. Kazarian says he has 25 years in the business and wants to be the guy who raises people up and proof that "high tide raises all ships" as he gives back to Impact and brings it to the heights he knows it can reach.

Before the next match, John Skyler mocks the fans of Chicago, Illinois before stating the Chicago Cubs have a better shot at winning the World Series than Decay does at beating The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch).

The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) beat Decay (Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus). During the match, Brian Myers shows up to watch the match from ringside before clothesline Crazzy Steve on the outside and hanging up Black Taurus on the ropes.

The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Sarita and Taylor Wilde vs. The Beautiful People (Angelina Love and Velvet Sky) to decide the very first Knockouts Tag Team Champions from No Surrender 2009.

Backstage, Steve Maclin tells Champagne Singh and Shera that it is their fault that he has to defend his World title against Rhino and that they have failed him, and that their business relationship is over. Maclin leaves, then Singh says he and Shera have to fix this.

Backstage, Champagne Singh and Shera attack Heath until security stops them. Rhino finds out that Singh and Shera attacked Heath before heading out for his match.

Steve Maclin retains the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship against Rhino after hitting the Gore on a hobbling Rhino after targeting Rhino's left leg during the match. After the match, Maclin continues to attack Rhino on the outside, then chokes him with a chair before smashing it into Rhino's left knee. He then wraps the chair around Rhino's left knee and finds a shovel, which he then hits the chair with to further injure Rhino's knee.

In footage from during the break, Rhino is helped to the back on a gurney and into an ambulance outside. Afterwards, Steve Maclin accuses Scott D'Amore of punishing him, then makes his match at Under Siege against PCO for the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship a no-disqualification match. Maclin deicdes to attack Rhino again, but PCO comes out of the ambulance and attacks Maclin.

Before the next match, Joe Hendry says his nose has deviated 1.8 centimeters to the left, which he says is a career ender, and says that Michael Jordan told him not to cut his promo because it was too dangerous. Hendry says he wanted to hear the fans say that they believe as they give their support to Dirty Dango.

Dirty Dango quickly beats Johnny Swinger with an inside cradle.

We hear from The Design (Deaner, Angels, Kon). Deaner says Sami Callihan had a chance to become something bigger than himself, but he chose to betray them and it gave him pain. He says that if Callihan continues down that path, it will only bring more pain and suffering and he will have nothing. Deaner says Callihan has nothing while he has a family and an army of men who will follow him to the ends of the earth and inflict pain and suffering at the snap of a finger. Suddenly, two of the yellow hoodied men in the army of men that appear behind The Design attack everyone else, and they reveal themselves to be Sami Callihan and Rich Swann.

It is announced that "Speedball" Mike Bailey is participating in the Best of the Super Junior Tournament in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Backstage, Moose confronts Brian Myers about helping The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) when they can be tag team champions themselves. Myers says he is mentoring "the stars of tomorrow" in The Good Hands, but Moose tells him to get his priorities straight and leaves. Myers says he will mold The Good Hands into tag team champions under his guidance.

The Coven (Taylor Wilde and KiLynn King) retain the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts World Tag Team Championships against "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo and Jordynne Grace after Jordynne inadvertently knocks Deonna off the apron. After the match, The Coven continue to attack Jordynne Grace, but Trinity runs into the ring and fights off The Coven before hitting KiLynn King with the Rear View. Jordynne and Trinity then shake hands.

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Super Bout, Part Two - Memphis Wrestling recap for March 19, 2022

Dustin Starr interviews Mickie James at the announce desk. Mickie says it is great to be here and defend the Impact Knockouts World Championship every chance she gets, and says that Skyler vs. Heather Monroe for the Memphis Women's Championship will be a great match. She also announces that she is looking for great champions and great women for NWA Empowerrr, and it is announced that Mickie James will be guesting on commentary.

"Smokin' Hot" Nikki Lane makes an appearance before the next match and watches from ringside throughout. Before the match begins, however, "The Mad Esthetician" Amber Rodriguez suddenly shows up. Dustin Starr interviews "The Mad Esthetician" Amber Rodriguez, who says that if anyone deserves championship gold, it is her. She then says she is in this match because she runs things here and she cannot wait to rip Skyler's skin from her flesh. It is announced that Amber Rodriguez filed a complaint on the championship committee, and as a result, the match is officially a Triple Threat Match.

Skyler beats "The Killer Bae" Heather Monroe and "The Mad Esthetician" Amber Rodriguez in a Triple Threat Match to become the Memphis Women's Champion after Mickie James and "Smokin' Hot" Nikki Lane stop Heather Monroe from running away with the championship. After the match, Amber Rodriguez throws a glove at Mickie James and disrespects her only to get slapped and hit with a Mick Kick as Mickie and Nikki Lane celebrate with Skyler.

Dustin Starr interviews Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes) at the announce desk. Chris Hayes says he and Carter Matthews tried to handle things with Big Jack the honest way, but it has not panned out, and since Big Jack wants to claim he is the baddest man in Memphis Wrestling, they can settle this in the ring right here, right now. Big Jack shows up with another man who is as big as he is - who is identified as Bruce - and both men fight Country Rock. Big Jack has to slap Bruce once to keep him from getting worked up before they lay out Country Rock. It is not long before Bruce and Big Jack get the win. Big Jack and Bruce beat Country Rock (Carter Matthews and Chris Hayes.

Jonathan Gresham retains the ROH World Championship against "The National Treasure" Nick Aldis after Matt Cardona's voice is heard in the WrestleCenter, confronting Aldis for ruining his NWA World title celebration and asking Aldis if he wished he had the NWA World Championship. After the match, Gresham says that Matt Cardona thinks he owns the wrestling world, but the wrestling world belongs to men like him and Aldis and those who continue wrestling's legacy, and says he and Aldis will wrestle again with "no bullshit."

Championship Gold - Championship Wrestling From Hollywood recap for April 18, 2020 (Non-PRO Shingle Edition)

Note: The following matches were taped in China in 2018 and are now being shown again as programming from the vaults.

Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe and Luster The Legend) retain the United Tag Team Championships against Alex Chamberlain and Watts.

Heather Monroe beats Barbi Hayden with the Cat Lady Clutch.

Nick Aldis retains the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Colt Cabana.

Honor Roll - Ring of Honor recap for February 9, 2019

Before the next match, John Skyler is on the microphone. He says the spotlight belongs on him, Corey Hollis and Josey Quinn, then says everyone is looking at the roughest, toughest three-man unit in ROH, and if anyone wants to step up, they will get trampled. Their challenge is answered by Villain Enterprises ("The Villain" Marty Scurll, Brody King, PCO). Scurll says he used to be like Skyler, Hollis, Quinn: young and full of hope, spirit and optimism while yet to be jaded by the business. He says that they will go on to be huge superstars in ROH and "make a hell of an impact;" however, it will not be tonight, as they will feel the wrath of Villain Enterprises. This starts a pre-match brawl where Villain Enterprises quickly comes out on top.

Villain Enterprises ("The Villain" Marty Scurll, Brody King, PCO) beats John Skyler, Corey Hollis and Josie Quinn with a chickenwing to Corey Hollis. After the match, red and black balloons come out from underneath the ring, but Vinny Marseglia is not there. Instead, The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan) are on the stage, and TK O'Ryan say they are the best trio in wrestling history and fear nobody. He proposes that they face off for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championships, then Matt Taven says they are fighting champions and have no titles defending the titles anytime, anywhere; however, they will not make it happen tonight.

We hear from The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia, TK O'Ryan), who say that PCO is human and that Brody King would be knocked out by a baseball like anyone else. Taven tells Villain Enterprises to respect the crown, and that they will defend the six-man titles when they feel like it.

We hear from Jay Lethal, who says it is getting harder to keep track of everyone in line for the World title, as there is a man running around with a fake title. He tells Matt Taven he has his attention.

Nick Aldis retains the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against "The Darewolf" PJ Black with the Cloverleaf.

Juice Robinson shows up. He repeats his claims that the fans will see him more often in an ROH ring, and says he knows that the company stands for honor. He says he has had something in the works for a while, and now the puzzle pieces are coming together. After running down the names of notable ROH alumni, he says the lifeblood of the company have been through their work. He then asks what has happened in the last couple of years, and says that tonight, the reset button is hit on ROH and honor will be restored as ROH is taken to the next level. The lights go out, and when they come back on, five more people - Tennille Dashwood, David Finley, Bandido, Mark Haskins and "Hot Sauce" Tracy Williams - are standing around the ring with Robinson, who announces that "Lifeblood" will put honor back in Ring of Honor.