Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 2/23/2023 edition of IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV.
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Here's what is on deck for the show.
Preview.
IMPACT Wrestling (2/23/2023).
- X-Division Championship - Monster's Ball Match: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Crazzy Steve (w/ Black Taurus).
- Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin).
- Allysin Kay (w/ Marti Belle) vs. Taya Valkyrie (w/ Jessicka & Rosemary of Death Dollz).
- Beat The Clock Challenge: Tommy Dreamer vs. Jason Hotch (w/ John Skyler).
- Beat The Clock Challenge: Bully Ray vs. Bhupinder Gujjar.
- Deaner & Callihan (w/ Alan Angels & Kon) vs. Frankie Kazarian & Yuya Uemura.
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Live Coverage.
- After a video package recapping the proceedings of the 2/16/2023 edition of IMPACT Wrestling, Tom Hannifan & Matt Rehwoldt welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match.
Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin).
Gresham & Shelley began the match exchanging wrist locks. Gresham leaped over Shelley once & tried to leaped over him twice, btu Shelley evaded & got a schoolboy on Gresham for a near fall. Gresham hit a Dragon Screw on Shelley before he & Bailey targeted at Shelley's left leg. Bailey hit a knee breaker into a knee lift on Bailey, but Sabin tagged in before Shelley & Sabin hit the Hi/Low on Bailey. Sabin & Shelley laid out Gresham before Sabin got a near fall on Bailey. Sabin locked in a Cravat on Bailey before Shelley tagged in. Sabin & Shelley hti double lariats to the chest & back before hitting a lariat on Bailey. Bailey did a back flip to evaded Sabin & Shelley's offense before hitting an enziguri kick on Shelley & the Machine Gun Kicks on Sabin. Gresham & Sabin exchanged strikes before Gresham hit an enziguri kick on Sabin to cause Sabin to hit a Dragon Screw on Shelley. Gresham got a pin on Sabin, but Shelley broke the hold before hitting a knee breaker on Bailey.
Shelley & Sabin hit an assisted Cradle Shock before connecting the Magic Killer on Gresham for a near fall. Sabin went for a suplex, but Gresham dropped his weight before hitting a Stalling Vetical Suplex on Sabin. Bailey & Shelley tagged before Bailey hti a spinning gut kick & went for the spinning tornillo on Shelley, but Shelley evaded. Bailey hit kicks on Shelley & Sabin before getting Shelly in a modified Figure Four and hitting a twisting Suplex on Sabin, causing the hold on Shelley to be tighten up on Shelley's knee before Shelley got a rope break. Shelley hit a flat liner on Bailey into the middle turnbuckle before Sabin & Shelley hit stereo kicks in the corner on Bailey. Bailey tossed Sabin to the outside before hitting him with a Triangle Asai Moonsault on Sabin. Gresham pulled Sabin to the mat before locking in the Figure Four on Shelley before officially tagging in. Shelley tried to ran the ropes, btu was stopped by his left leg before Gresham hit a springboard moonsault on Shelley. Bailey hit an Asai Moonsault on Sabin before Gresham hit a Tope Suicida on Shelley. Bailey hit a standing Moonsault double-knee drop on while Gresham got a Figure Four on Shelley before Bailey hit the Double Knee Drop on Shelley to strenghten the hold. Sabin came to the ring & powerbombed Bailey onto Gresham to finally break the Figure Four from Gresham. Gresham got Shelley in La Casita for a near fal & tried to attack Sabin with a forearm, btu got Bailey instead. Sabin hit a Cutter to neutralize Gresham. Shelley & Sabin ended proceedings by hitting double gut kicks into the Dirt Bomb on Gresham to get the pinfall win.
Winners: Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin).
There was a video vignette recapping the feud of Rich Swann & IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Josh Alexander ahead of their match on the 2/24/2023 edition of No Surrender.
- Deonna Purrazzo cut a promo ahead of her match against Gisele Shaw on No Surrender. Purrazzo promised Shaw that the she would show her the best form of revenge is not a bowl of chilli, but a broken arm.
Beat The Clock Challenge.
Tommy Dreamer vs. Jason Hotch (w/ John Skyler).
Hotch laid in a series of body shots on Dreamer to begin the match, but Dreamer responded by hitting a hip toss on Hotch. Hotch hit a rolling neck breaker on Dreammer for a near fall before climbing to the top rope, btu Dreamer met him on the top before hitting an Avalanche Death Valley Driver for the pinfall win in 1:15 minutes.
Winner: Tommy Dreamer (1:15).
- IMPACT Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry was in a meet & greet with fans.
Allysin Kay (w/ Marti Belle) vs. Taya Valkyrie (w/ Jessicka & Rosemary of Death Dollz).
Taya began the match by attacking Kay in the corner, but Kay responded with a series of body shots before Taya hit a two consecutive chops to Kay's chest. Kay & Taya exchanged lariat & back elbow strikes before Taya got Kay in a snap-mare/ modified Yuji Gatame on Kay before Kay got a rope break. Kay got back up & hit a back elbow, but Taya responded with a spear on Kay for a near fall. Taya stomped away at Kay before hitting another chop on Kay's chest. Kay slammed Taya into the corner & went for a corner splash, but Taya evaded & hit a corner lariat, a hip attack & corner Meteora on Kay for a near fall before the commercial break.
After the break, Kay slammed Taya to the corner before hitting a chop on Taya in the corner followed by an Irish Whip into the opposite corner. Kay went to return the favor to Taya for the hip attack, btu Kay refrained by saying she would not do it for free. Taya responded by slamming Kay into the bottom turnbuckle before hitting a Hip Attack into a Stink-face, but Kay cleaned her face & hit a vicious forearm strike to knock Taya for a near fall. Taya hit a series of forearm strikes, a gut kick, a knee lift, a lariat &a Blue Thunder Bomb on Kay for a near fall. Taya hit a Romero Special Curb Stomp on Kay before locking in an STF on Kay before Kay got a rope break to release the hold. Taya hit another gut kick before slamming her onto the mat & hitting a double stomp on Kay for a near fall. Taya went for a Powerbomb on Kay, but Kay got Taya & reversed it with the Strong Zero for a near fall. Marti Belle distracted Taya to allow Kay to hit a roundhouse kick into the AK47 for the pinfall win.
Winner: Allysin Kay (w/ Marti Belle).
- Josh ALexander & Rich Swann signed their contract backstage ahead of their match in No Surrender. Alexander said that he did not mind the kick, but Swann responded by saying that he was bamboozled by Alexander's answer. Swann said that he expected a fight out of Alexander for the IMPACT World Title & promised that he would not let the title slip through his fingers. Steve Maclin interrupted proceedings & promised to come for the title. Swann & Maclin brawled backstage before Swann told Maclin to not play him like a fool.
Deaner & Callihan (w/ Alan Angels & Kon of The Design) vs. Frankie Kazarian & Yuya Uemura.
Deaner & Kazarian began the match, but Deaner immediately tagged Callihan into the match. Callihan punched Kazarian in the face before hitting a running back elbow on Kazarian, which brought enough delight to Deaner to demand to be tagged in. Deaner laid in the punches on Kazarian, but Kazarian responded with two chops. Deaner bit Kazarian's face into the corner before hitting a slap. Kazarian leaped over Deaner before he hit two arm drags and a lariat on Deaner. Yuya & Kazarian hit a gut punch into a Spinning Neckbreaker on Deaner for a near fall Yuta hit a back elbow into two elbow drops on Deaner for a near fall. Uemura got a wrist lock on Deaner, btu Deaner leaned Uemura into the corner before Callihan tagged in and put his thumbs on Uemura's eyes. Deaner pulled Uemura from the hair before Callihan gauged Uemura's eyes. Deaner tagged in hitting a straight jab on Uemura's eyes.
Callihan tagged in and hit a Snap-mare on Yuya before hitting a knee lift on Uemura, btu Uemura responded with a Pele kick on Callihan before trying to tag Kazarian, btu Kon attacked Kazarian while the referee was distracted by Callihan. Callihan hit a Scoop body slam on uemura to set Deaner for a Diving Headbutt, btu Uemura rolled out of the way before tagging in Kazarian while Callihan tagged in. Kazarian hit lariats on Callihan & Deaner before hitting a running forearm on Callihan, a Guillotine Leg Drop on Deaner & a springboard leg drop on Callihan for a near fall. Angels distracted Kazarian to allow Callihan to hit an Exploder Suplex on Kazarian. Deaner & Callihan went for a double suplex, btu Kazarian flipped over & tagged in Uemura. Uemura hit a series of strikes on Callihan & Deaner before hitting a double under-hook suplex & a diving cross-body on Deaner for a near fall, thansk to Callihan breaking the pin. Callihan tagged in & went for the Cactus Driver on Uemura, but Uemura evaded before Kazarian tagged in & hit a Slingshot DDT on Callihan. Uemura hit a Spinning Uranage on Deaner before Callihan hit a forearm strike & tossed Uemura to the outside. Callihan hit a Spinebuster on Kazarian. Callihan tried to tag in Deaner, but Deaner got off the apron to see if Callihan can win on his own. That backfired, as Kazarian got Callihan in a Chicken Wing for the submission win.
Winners: Frankie Kazarian & Yuya Uemura.
- IMPACT Knockout's Champion Mickie James, Jordynne Grace & Masha Slamovich cut promos ahead of James's match against Slamovich for the title on No Surrender. Slamovich told James that she will choke James out with James promising that Slamovich would not be the one to take the title off her. Grace said that James tapped out in Hard to Kill.
- Callihan argued with Deaner, Alan Angels & Kon. Callihan wanted to know what the hell was step five, to which Deaner responded by saying it was a test of loyalty. Deaner told Callihan that he already made it further than he thought before telling him that Design chooses who joins.
Beat The Clock Challenge.
Bully Ray vs. Bhupinder Gujjar.
Jason Hotch distracted the referee to allow Bully to hit a chain-assisted jab to Gujjar's jaw for the pinfall win in 30 seconds.
Winner: Bully Ray (0:30).
- Tommy Dreamer consoled Gujjar backstage after the match, with Dreamer telling him that he was the future of the business.
X-Division Championship - Monster's Ball Match.
Trey Miguel (c) vs. Crazzy Steve (w/ Black Taurus).
Steve hit a lariat on Miguel to begin the match. Steve hit a series of uppercuts on Miguel before clotheslining Miguel tothe outside before hitting a cross-body on Miguel to the outside. Steve & Miguel brawled on the outside before Steve slammed Miguel before the commercial break as a fan shouted the following: "I LIKE IT, GIVE ME MORE!".
After the break, Steve set up four standing chairs, but Miguel hit a drop toe-hold on Steve onto the four chairs. Miguel got a chair & tried to hit Steve with the chair, but only got the post before Steve hit a back drop on Miguel onto the stack of standing chairs. Back in the ring, a busted open Steve was grated with a dropkick by Miguel before hitting a series of punches onto Steve's head. Miguel got a chain from the trash can before tossing two trash cans & a staple gun to the ring. Miguel tried to hit Steve with the can, btu Steve got the staple gun & stapled Miguel's little rascalz before placing a trash can on Miguel's head & hitting a cannonball on Miguel into the corner before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Steve tried to stab Miguel with a fork, btu Miguel reversed it with a neck breaker for a near fall. Miguel tried to return the favor & stab Steve with the fork, btu instead leaped & hit a double stomp on Steve. Miguel got a bag of thumbtacks from under the ring & placed them in the center of the ring. Steve hit an uppercut on Miguel & went for a diving DDT, but Miguel evaded but Steve responded by paying homage to Abyss & hitting the Black Hole Slam on Miguel onto the thumbtacks. Rather than going for the pin, Steve instead chose violence & attacked Miguel's thumbtack-filled back with a trash can & an Irish Whip. Miguel hit a series of kicks before connecting a double curb stomp on Steve onto the thumbtacks for a near fall. Miguel rolled out of the ring & got a table before bring himself & the table to the ring. Miguel set the table in the corner, btu Steve responded by hitting a slam on Miguel to put himself & Miguel onto the tacks again. Miguel pulled a random Spike from under the ring, but Steve responded by bringing back Abyss pet spike stick "Janice". Miguel hit Steve with a spike to the abdomen, but Steve responded by hitting a Death Valley Driver onto a table for a near fall. Steve tossed a chair into the ring & set another chair to the corner, but Miguel hit a chair shot to the abdomen of Steve. Steve bit Miguel's face off, but Miguel placed Steve into the corner before hitting a 619 onto the chair onto Steve's head. Miguel went for a Meteora, but Steve evaded before hitting a Canadian Destroyer on Miguel onto the thumbtacks as Steve did Snow Angels onto the thumbtacks. Steve went for a pin on Miguel, btu Miguel kicked out at two as he got busted open, to which Steve reacted to that visual by getting Janice & slamming it onto Miguel's head. Steve saw a wooden board with barbed wire & tried to slam Miguel, but Miguel responded by hitting a low blow before hitting. Cross Roads on Steve onto the thumbtack-filled board. A severely injured Miguel got a prone Steve & himself in the ring before laying his arm on top of Steve to get the pinfall win. Miguel stood tall as a bloody mess as Steve laughed in pain to end the broadcast.
Winner: Trey Miguel (AND STILL IMPACT X-Division Champion).
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