Welcome to Fightful's coverage of IMPACT Bound For Glory 2022. This is IMPACT Wrestling's biggest show of the year and every title is at stake as the top names in the company fight for supremacy.
Here is what's on deck:
Preview
IMPACT World Championship
Josh Alexander (c) vs. Eddie Edwards
IMPACT X-Division Championship
Mike Bailey (c) vs. Frankie Kazarian
IMPACT Knockouts Championship
Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Masha Slamovich
IMPACT Tag Team Championship
Honor No More (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship
VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie & Jessicka (w/ Rosemary)
IMPACT Digital Media Championship
Brian Myers' Open Challenge
Mickie James vs. Mia Yim
Raven enters IMPACT Hall of Fame
Call Your Shot Gauntlet
PCO, Gisele Shaw, Rich Swann, Heath, Steve Maclin, Bhupinder Gujjar, Bobby Fish, Moose
IMPACT Digital Media Championship: Brian Myers' Open Challenge
Brian Myers' opponent is the former Fandango, now known as Dirty Dango. Dango was able to get a near fall with a Falcon Arrow. Brian Myers got a two-count with the Impaler DDT. Dango missed a Top-Rope Leg Drop attempt. Brian Myers hits a Spear and the Roster Cut for the victory.
Winner and still champion: Brian Myers by pinfall.
- A video package covers Raven's career with IMPACT Wrestling. Tommy Dreamer comes out to induct his greatest rival into the Hall of Fame.
- Raven gave his induction speech and then dropped Tommy Dreamer with a DDT. Now, the full show will begin.
IMPACT X-Division Championship: Mike Bailey (c) vs. Frankie Kazarian
Bailey and Frankie Kazarian traded shots with one another. Frankie got a 2 count off of a cutter and the Flux Capacitor but in the end, Frankie was able to get the Victory and his fifth X-division championship by countering a 450 Splash into a Cutter.
Winner and new X-Division Champion: Frankie Kazarian
- Mickie James cut a promo backstage about her upcoming match with Mia Yim'
Mickie James vs. Mia Yim
Mickie James and Miriam traded shots, Mia nearly got the victory with the Eat Defeat. Mia avoided a DDT but missed the cannonball in the corner allowing Mickie James to hit the DDT for the victory.
Winner: Mickie James by pinfall.
- A video package previewed the Knockouts Tag Team Championship match
IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship: VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) (c) vs. Taya Valkyrie & Jessicka (w/ Rosemary)
VXT tried to divide and conquer, Chelsea Green was able to get a two-count after a curb stomp but ultimately, it was Jessicka's Sickishi Driver that secured the victory for the new champions.
Winner and new Knockouts Tag Team Champions: Jessica & Taya Valkyrie by pinfall.
- A video package covered the history leading up to the Tag Team Championship match.
IMPACT Tag Team Championship: Honor No More (Matt Taven & Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
Throughout the match, the teams traded double-team maneuvers. The Motor City Machine Guns connected with a Missile Dropkick Reverse STO for the count of 2. Motor City one for the assisted sliced bread, but to no avail. Matt Taven gets caught in the tree of Woe and hit with a couple of dropkicks. In the end, Maria gets in Sabin’s face. Mike accidentally superkicks Maria off the apron. Taven quickly covers Sabin with his feet on the ropes.
Winner and still champions: The OGK by pinfall.
Call Your Shot Gauntlet
The match started off with Eric Young and Joe Hendry. Steve Mackin comes in at number three. This match would feature the returns of Rhino, Tommy Dreamer, Bully Ray, Taylor Wilde, and Matt Cardona. Cardona would be eliminated by Bhupinder, Deaner would help Eric Young eliminate Sami Callihan. In the end, it came down to Bully Ray and Steve Maclin. Bully Ray would get the pinfall after the Bubba Bomb.
Winner: Bully Ray by pinfall. Here is the order of elimination
- Tasha Steelz eliminates Killer Kelly and Savannah Evans together
- Moose eliminates Hendry and PCO
- Deaner runs in and eliminates Sami Callihan for Eric Young
- Bully Ray tosses Tasha Steelz out
- Swinger is tossed by ECW legends
- Tommy Dreamer eliminated
- Moose eliminates Rhino
- Maclin eliminates Heath and Moose back to back
- Cardona eliminates Wilde and Shaw together
- Gujjar tosses Cardona
- Young eliminates Gujjar
- Swann eliminates Young
- Maclin eliminates Swann
- Maclin eliminates Fish over
- Bully Ray pins Steve Maclin
- Eddie Edwards tells his wife backstage that he will win the world title, when asked what will happen if he doesn't, Alisha assures other Knockouts that he will.
IMPACT Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Masha Slamovich
A lot of heavy striking in this matchup. Quickly, Slamovich would hit an Air Raid Crash on the apron. Slamovich would get a near fall with a Canadian Destroyer. Jordynne Grace would hit an impressive Superplex into a Jackhammer for another near fall. Masha hits the Snow Plow but Grace has her foot underneath the rope. In the end, Jordynne Grace would get the victory with a top rope Grace Driver.
Winner and still champion: Jordynne Grace by pinfall.
- It is announced that IMPACT will return to pay-per-view with Hard to Kill on January 13 at Center Stage in Atlanta.
IMPACT World Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Eddie Edwards
This match starts out slow but it quickly ups the intensity when Eddie Edwards hits a suicide dive. Josh Alexander gets the advantage back by hitting a crossbody to Eddie off the apron. Eddie exposes the wood floor and ends up landing the Die Hard Driver on the wood floor Eddie follows. that up with a Backpack Stunner resulting in a near-fall. Eddie locks in a single-leg Boston Crab. Josh eventually hits a series of German Suplexes, as he gets the advantage back. Eventually, Honor No More would interfere, pulling Oout the referee while Josh Alexander has Eddie locked in the Ankle Lock and Kenny King would hit a low blow on Josh before they would all be chased off by security. Josh kicks out of the Boston Knee Party. Eventually, Josh has busted open from the nose and both men continue to trade shots before Alexander hits a C4 Spike for the victory.
Winner and still champion: Josh Alexander.
After the match, Honor No More continue to attack Eddie Edwards. Eventually, Bully Ray makes his way down to the ring. Honor No More acts as though they are handing Bully Ray the World Championship and Bully teases cashing in the title shot before helping Josh Alexander clear the ring and the two have a stare-down over the championship to close the show.
