On August 17, 2023, IMPACT hosted a new episode of IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV & via their YouTube Channel.
The show was headlined by Sami Callihan teaming up with Rich Swann against The Rascalz in the Finals of the IMPACT Tag Title #1 Contender's Tournament. Full results & highlights are listed below.
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IMPACT Wrestling TV (8/17/2023).
- Deonna Purrazzo def. KiLynn King (w/ Taylor Wilde).
- Kenny King was interviewed by Gia Miller backstage. King promised to break Johnny Swinger's hips at Emergence to retain the IMPACT Digital Media Championship.
- Killer Kelly def. Jessicka & Savannah Evans.
- Dirty Dango & Alpha Bravo cut a promo on Jake Something, where Dango said that Something was starving for money for doing the "outlaw mud shows". Dango then made fun of Jake Something's "Tinder Profile".
- Moose def. Kevin Knight.
- The Rascalz were interviewed backstage, but they were interrupted by Ace Austin & Chris Bey, who accused them of paying off The Good Hands to attack them last week. Santino Marella got in the way and made a match pitting Austin & Bey against The Good Hands next week.
- Eric Young def. Kon (w/ Deaner) (via Disqualification).
- Deaner & Kon attacked Young with a chair after the match.
- Joe Hendry & Yuya Uemura were backstage trying to prepare to become a full-time tag team in a Music Video, sung by Hendry.
- Tom Hannifan hosted the second part of the sit-down interview with Crazzy Steve. He discussed his past suffering domestic abuse, the passing of his mother, and having to play a clown in his early days in IMPACT. The third part of the interview will air next week.
- Chris Sabin cut a promo calling out X-Division Champion Lio Rush, but Samuray del Sol confronted him and told him that he wanted a shot at Rush first. The two agreed to a match for next week.
- No Disqualification Match: Bully Ray def. Black Taurus.
- PCO came in to attack Bully Ray after the match. Ray put PCO through a table, but PCO rose back up. Ray ran out of the building for the second week in a row.
- Eddie Edwards was interviewed backstage, where he said that he wanted to end things with Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian confronted Edwards before Kazarian challenged Edwards to a match at Killer Kowalki's Wrestling School, which Edwards accepted.
- IMPACT Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Tournament - Finals: The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) def. Sami Callihan & Rich Swann.
.@DeonnaPurrazzo gets the W over @KiLynnKing on #IMPACTonAXSTV sending a clear message to her #Emergence opponent @TheTrinity_Fatu! pic.twitter.com/pe0l3et8IF
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@KennyKingPb2 had words for @HEATHXXII and @swinger_johnny on #IMPACTonAXSTV! @MeanGiaMiller pic.twitter.com/qo5BOdI6G3
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@Kelly_WP picks up the W by giving @SavannahEvansNV a DVD ON @FearHavok! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/j2dRpffiSD
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@DirtyDangoCurty has a problem with @JakeSomething_! @JohnEBravo1st #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/1jwxSof5Wo
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@TheMooseNation sends a message to #KUSHIDA on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/ghcd6nzITL
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
"Who do you think you are I am"
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
Will The Rascalz leave The IMPACT Zone #1 Contenders for the IMPACT World Tag Team Championships?! ABC battles the Good Hands NEXT WEEK on #IMPACTonAXSTV! @ZacharyWentz @TheTreyMiguel @DashingChrisBey @The_Ace_Austin @milanmiracle pic.twitter.com/eIhbswLBHz
"@CodyDeaner sits upon his throne of violence"@Big_Kon1 @TheEricYoung #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/9bR6TKau0Z
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@joehendry and @Im_YuyaUemura working as a team.#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/QZ75AlGecL
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
Content Warning: Discussion of suicide@TomHannifan continues his sit-down interview with @steveofcrazzy on #IMPACTonAXSTV. To Be Concluded... pic.twitter.com/hPZNPfWJnR
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@SuperChrisSabin and @gloat will face off NEXT WEEK on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/XNSVIxLKgK
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@bullyray5150 sent @PCOisNotHuman CRASHING through a table and he stood right back up! PCO IS NOT HUMAN! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/ocAdN7spid
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@TheEddieEdwards and @FrankieKazarian will END their issues where it all began! Killer Kowalski's Wrestling School in Massachusetts!#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/M28syuAPoS
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
.@TheTreyMiguel and @ZacharyWentz secure their spot as #1 Contenders for the IMPACT World Tag Team Championships! Rascalz vs SUBCULTURE at #Emergence! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/7J2Cjwh4ZL
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 18, 2023
- Check out the post-show podcast for a full review of the show on Fightful's YouTube & Twitch channels. You can check Fightful's Results Section here.