Welcome to the Fightful.com live discussion & coverage for the 2/9/2023 edition of IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV. We will bring full results and breakdowns for every match and segment on the show. Follow Fightful on Twitter.com/Fightful and Facebook.com/FIGHTFULONLINE
Here's what is set for the show.
Preview.
- IMPACT Digital Media Championship Match: Joe Hendry (c) vs. Matt Cardona.
- Steph De Lander vs. Jordynne Grace.
- No Surrender #1 Contender's Qualifier Match: PCO vs. Shera (w/ Raj Singh).
- No Surrender #1 Contender's Qualifier Match: Dirty Dango vs. Brian Myers.
- Taylor Wilde & Killer Kelly vs. Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary) (w/ Jessicka).
- The Good Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler) vs. Mickie James & Tommy Dreamer.
Live Coverage.
- After a video package recapping the episode from the 2/2/2023 edition of IMPACT Wrestling, Matt Cardona was walked to Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry's dressing room with Champagne before he was sent to his actual dressing room, which was a storage room.
- Tom Hannifan & Matt Rhewoldt welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning to the opening match.
No Surrender #1 Contender's Qualifier Match.
Dirty Dango vs. Brian Myers.
The two began the match locking up before Dango leaned Myers to the corner before dancing to taunt Myers. The two locked up again before Myers got a headlock on Dango before hitting a shoulder tackle on Dango. Dango hit a wheelbarrow arm drag before hitting another arm drag, a knee drop tot eh arm, and a Butterfly Suplex on Myers for a near fall. Myers went for a sunset flip on Dango, but Dango held off and hit a leg drop on Myers for a near fall. Dango & Myers brawled on the outside Myers slammed Dango onto the apron before he headed back in the ring.
Dango got back in the ring at the count of nine, but Myers greeted him with a stomp tot eh shoulder before locking in a snap-mare sleeper on Dango. Dango broke the hold with a body shots, but Myers slid to Dango's ankle to trip him. Myers hit a suplex on Dango, but Dango kicked out at one. The two exchanged strikes before Myers hit a DDT on Dango for a near fall. Myers got a headlock on Dango before making him run the ropes, btu Dango hit a headbutt on Myers's head.
Dango hit a series of chops on Myers, two Irish Whips into uppercuts, a Russian Leg Sweep, & the Dirt Bag Shuffle (A running leg drop) on Myers before hitting a Falcon Arrow on Myers for a near fall. Dango got to the top rope & hit a hammer strike on Myers on the apron. Dango went for a diving cross-body on Myers, but Myers evaded and hit a wicked lariat on Dango. The two got back in the ring before Myers hit the "Roster Cut" lariat on Dango for the pinfall win.
Winner: Brian Myers.
- Gisele Shaw & Jai Vidal ruined everyone's lunch at the cafeteria before Deonna Purrazzo confronted Shaw for insulting her former tag team partner, Raw's Chelsea Green. Purrazzo accidentally spilled Chilli onto Shaw before IMPACT Head of Authority Santino Marella stopped the incident. Marella made a match between the two for "No Surrender" before tasting the Chilli spilled on Shaw and say that it's lacking salt.
- X-Division Champion Trey Miguel was interviewed by Gia Miller backstage, with saying that he did not know what Crazzy Steve wanted & that he called him "Crazzy Ass Steve". Miguel's logo tainted in blood was shown on the monitors.
- The Good Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler) cut a promo ahead of their match against Mickie James & Tommy Dreamer before running down on how un-useful the State Florida was before Skyler told Hotch to end this quickly to leave that cesspool.
The Good Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler) vs. Mickie James & Tommy Dreamer.
Luckily for Hotch & Skyler, their duties for IMPACT in Florida ended quickly to get out of the state. Unfortunately for them, it was at their expense as Dreamer & James double-teamed Hotch to begin the match. James hit a double axe-ahndle on Hotchs elbow before getting a wrist lock on Hotch, but Skyler tagged in before James greeted him with an arm drag. James & Dreamer hit a drop toe-hold into an elbow drop on Skyler before Dreamer tossed Hotch & Skyler to the outside. Dreamer hit a double-lariat off the apron on Hotch & Skyler before James hit a diving cross-body on Hotch & Skyler. Back in the ring, Drreamer got Skyler in a Cloverleaf, but Hotch broke the hold before the two hit a double-leg sweep & a double-elbow drop on Dreamer for a near fall. Hotch hit an uppercut on Dreamer before Skyler hit a hip attack on Dreamer. Skyler went for an inverted DDT, but Dreamer reversed it with a Cutter before James tagged in.
James hit a series of lariats, a back elbow, a roundhouse kick, a Hurricanrana & a flapjack on Hotch before hitting a diving Thesz Press on Hotch for a near fall. James hit a Spinning Heel Kick on Skyler before James & Dreamer hit stereo DDTs on Skyler & Hotch for IMPACT Knockout's Champion Mickie James to get the pinfall win on Hotch.
Winners: Mickie James & Tommy Dreamer.
- Bully Ray attacked Dreamer from behind after the match. James confronted Bully afterwards, but was hit with a back fist & a Snowplow by Masha Slamovich from behind. Bully Ray smiled at Slamovich, btu Slamovich disregarded Bully.
- Zicky Dice & Johny Swinger were with Dirty Dango & Director of Authority Satino Marella to set up an "easy win" for Swinger for his road to 50 wins.
- There was a video package to hype up the match between IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Josh Alexander & Rich Swann for "No Surrender".
- Steph De Lander cut a promo addressing her debut in IMPACT Wrestling, saying that she was the Powerhouse Predator. De Lander then ran down on Grace ahead of their match before calling herself Grace's "worst nightmare".
Steph De Lander vs. Jordynne Grace.
The two began the match locking up before Grace hit a chop on De Lander. Grace skimmed the cat and kicked De Lander out of the ring with an up-kick. De Lander slammed Grace onto the apron before hitting a pump kick on Grace. Back in the ring, De Lander hit a series of corner spears on Grace before hitting an Irish Whip into a corner splash on Grace for a near fall. De Lander hit a series fo strikes on Grace before locking in a headlock. De Lander hit a snap-mare into a back elbow on Grace for a near fall. De Lander attacked Grace in the corner before attempting another Irish Whip, but Grace locked her foot on the bottom rope before hitting a chop on De Lander. De Lander hit a snap suplex on Grace, but Grace responded by hitting a series of chops, a back elbow strike, and a deadweight German Suplex on De Lander for a near fall.
Grace went for the Grace Driver, btu De Lander evaded before De Lander hit the Snake Eyes into a big boot on Grace for a near fall. De Lander went for a Crossjacket, but Grace evaded and hit a lariat on De Lander. De Lander went for a lariat on Grace, btu Grace evaded before hitting the Made in Japan Slam on De Lander for the pinfall win.
Winner: Jordynne Grace.
- Matt Cardona was kicked out of the arena due to complaining of his assigned locker room in the storage room. Cardona changed out of the arena to prepare for his involvement in the Main Event of the night.
- IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion Josh Alexander was interviewed backstage by Gia Miller, but was interrupted by Kenny King. King tried to talk trash to Alexander about Rich Swann, but Swann confronted King backstage. King & Swann talked trash to each other before Swann challenged King, but King rejected the challenge and stated that he would see him whenever he sees him.
Taylor Wilde & Killer Kelly vs. Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary) (w/ Jessicka).
Kelly & Taya began the match locking up before Kelly hit a back elbow on Taya, but Taya responded with a kick, a corner lariat, a corner splash & a sliding German Suplex on Kelly before Rosemary tagged in. Rosemary hit a corner splash on Kelly before hitting an Exploder Suplex on Kelly. Rosemary went for another corner splash, but Kelly evaded before Rosemarylocked in the Tarantula on Kelly on the ropes. Wilde was reading some cards before tagging in the match. Rosemary greeted Wilde with a forearm strike before laying the punches on Wilde. Wilde hit a back-breaker on Rosemary before locking in a half-tarantula on Rosemary on the ropes before Kelly tagged in.
Kelly hit a stalling Fisherman's Suplex on Rosemary for a near fall before Wilde held another card and tagged in for Kelly. Wilde hit a series of strikes on Rosemary before going for a lariat, but Rosemary evaded before the two collided & hit each other with stereo lariats. Kelly & Taya tagged in, with Taya hitting a gut kick, a rising knee, a boot kick, a lariat & a Blue Thunder Bomb on Kelly for a near fall. Taya went for the Glam Slam, but Kelly evaded and kit a PK Kick on Taya before attacking Rosemary. Kelly pulled Taya to her corner from her hair to tag in Wilde, but Wilde got a Devil card and threw it on Kelly. This allowed Taya & Rosemary to hit an assisted Glam Slam on Kelly for the pinfall win for the Death Dollz.
Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary) (w/ Jessicka).
- After the match, Father James Mitchell talked on the ramp to address Rosemary, Jessicka & Taya Valkyrie. Father James Mitchell said that she would have to pay respect to her father & promised to put a Hex on Rosemary, which allowed to the debut of none other than The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) to attack The Death Dolls. The Hex hit the Hex Marks the Spot (Front Slam/ Running Boot combo) on Rosemary.
- Eddie Edwards talked to Shera & Raj Singh ahead of Shera's match against PCO.Singh said that whatever Edwards wanted done on PCO would have a cost.
- KUSHIDA & IMPACT & NJPW STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions MCMG (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) were backstage before the Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) confronted them backstage. Austin & Bey challenged The Time Splitters to a Trios Match for No Surrender, with their partenr being revealed as KENTA.
No Surrender #1 Contender's Qualifier Match.
PCO vs. Shera (w/ Raj Singh).
PCO kicked Shera in the abdomen to begin the match before hitting a series of punches on Shera before hitting a jab to Shera's throat. PCO hit a Homicide Cannonball on Shera & Singh on the outside before PCO continued to stare down Singh. PCO got Shera & Singh, but the two pushed PCO onto the apron. Back in the ring, Shera slammed PCO into the corner before hitting a corner spear & suplex on PCO. PCO rose from the dead with a busted open forehead before he got Shera from the throat. PCO tried to choke out Shera before hitting a lariat on Shera. PCO got Shera & hit a Reverse DDT on Shera. PCO climbed to the top rope before hitting a Moonsault Press on Shera for the pinfall win.
Winner: PCO.
- Matt Cardona was backstage interviewed by Gia Miller before storming out of the interview. Cardona met with Brian Myers who was eating food from Joe Hendry's locker room, which caused Cardona to get furious.
- Frankie Kazarian was backstage with Callihan to tell him to not join IMPACT Wrestling, but Callihan was distracted by scrolling through Twitter before The Design (Angels, Kon & Deaner) came in to tell Kazarian that any inquires to Callihan would have to go through them.
IMPACT Digital Media Championship Match.
Joe Hendry (c) vs. Matt Cardona.
Hendry cut a promo before the match, saying he was about to defeat "Edge's Bitch" to retain the title & make the crowd to believe in Joe Hendry.
The main event of the night began with Ryder hitting the Radio Silence immediately on Hendry for a near fall. Cardona continued the onslaught before going for the Woo Woo kick, but Hendry tossed Cardona to the outside witha Bandera. The two brawled on the outside before the two got back in the ring. The two evaded each other's offense before Hendry hit a spinning body slam & a Stalling suplex on Cardona for a near fall. Cardona rolled out of the ring, but Hendry brought him back in before rolling out again. Hendry tried to get out to get Cardona, btu Cardona slammed Hendry onto the apron before hitting a neck breaker on Hendry onto the floor before the commercial break.
Back from the break, Cardona stomped on Hendry in the corner before hitting a Reverse Stunner on Hendry for a near fall. Cardona stomped on Hendry again before he laid his boot on Hendry's neck.Cardona hit a lariat into a leg drop on Hendry for a near fall. Cardona hit an elbow strike on Hendry before slamming his face onto the mat, but Hendry hit a pump kick & went for another suplex, but Cardona reversed it with a neck breaker for a near fall. Cardona got a headlock on Hendry before he transitioned into a Guillotine Choke on Hendry, but Hendry powered through and reversed it with a suplex on Cardona.
The two exchanged strikes Hendry hit two lariats & a Fall-Away Slam on Cardona for a near fall. Cardona pulled the referee between him & Hendry before hitting a DDT into the Reboot kick on Hendry, but Hendry kicked out at the count of two. Cardona set Hendry up for another Reboot, btu Hendry caught his boot and reversed it with a Trust Fall on Cardona for a near fall. Hendry hit an Irish Whip into a corner lariat before hitting an Irish Whip into a cutter on Cardona for a near fall. Cardona hit a back elbow before hitting another Radio Silence on Hendry, but Hendry kicked out at two.Cardona got on the top rope & went for a diving senton, but Hendry caught him with a Powerbomb for a near fall. Brian Myers came to the ring and distracted the title before he went for a lariat on Hendry, but he hit Cardona by accident. Hendry took advantage of this and hit the One-Hand Spinebuster on Cardona for the pinfall win & title retention.
Winner: Joe Hendry (AND STILL IMPACT Digital Media Champion).
- Moose speared Matt Cardona after the match by accident before Hendry sent Moose out of the ring. Hendry walked down the ramp & played "Edge's Bitch". A distraught Cardona was serenaded with "Edge's Bitch" chants from the Florida crowd to end the broadcast.
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