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IMPACT WRESTLING FINAL RESOLUTION 2023 PPV COVERAGE FROM TORONTO

Jason Hotch came out and said he no longer has an opponent because Jake Something suffered a gruesome injury.  They showed the footage of Hotch attacking him with a chair earlier in the evening.  Something still came out.

Jake Something vs. Jason Hotch

Something charged the ring and overpowered Hotch early on, but was selling the lower part of his back.  He missed a spear into the corner and nailed the buckles.  Hotch nailed some nice moves, including a rolling neckbreaker and a double stomp for a one count.  Hotch controlled Something on the mat and hit a superkick but Something kept kicking out early.

Hotch locked him in a sitting abdominal stretch and then ripped at Something's face.  Something escaped and slammed Hotch's face into the mat, dazing him.  Hotch and Something exchanged blows.  Something nailed a series of clotheslines.  He followed up with some brutal short arm clotheslines.  Jake nailed a big powerbomb.  He nailed a Black Hole Slam and scored the pin.

Your winner, Jake Something!

Perfect for what it was meant to be.  Hotch looked good and got some heelish offense in.  Something had to fight from underneath before showing his power.  

Moose vs. Rhino

They battled in the ring and went to the floor, slamming each other into the ring apron.   Rhino gained control and did it over and over again.   Moose begged off after being tossed into the ring.  The crowd chanted fo Rhino.  Moose lowblowed him.  The referee rang the bell.

Your winner by DQ, Rhino!

Moose walked to the back but Rhino took the mic and said he didn't come all the way to Toronto to lose by DQ.  He challenged Moose to a Street Fight.  Moose began to walk to the ring but turned around to exit.  It was announced that Santino Marella had sent word from the back it was not a Street Fight.  Moose still went to leave but it was announced that it he left, he would forfeit his TNA title match at the Hard to Kill PPV.

With no choice, Moose returned to the ring...

Moose vs. Rhino in a Street Fight

They battled to the floor, where Moose raked Rhino's eyes.  Rhino came back with a suplex on the entrance ramp.  Weapons or involved as Rhino's hand was trapped in the turnbuckle pad, where Moose smashed it with a steel chair.  Moose brought a ladder into the ring.  Moose controlled Rhino.  He set up a table in the ring and began raining down with right hands in the corner.  Rhino powered out and powerbombed him through the table for a two count.  Moose and Rhino battled.  Rhino caught Moose charging and hiptossed him into the ladder in the corner, smashing it.

Rhino pulled another table out from under the ring.  He set it up in the corner but Moose grabbed him and ripped at his eyes.  He went to whip Rhino into the table but it was reversed and Moose wiped out the referee.  Rhino gored Moose and a second referee hit the scene but Moose kicked out at the last second.  Rhino went for the Gore through the table but Moose evaded it, pulled the referee in the way and got wiped out through the table.  Moose speared Rhino and the original referee, who had now recovered, counted the pinfall.

Your winner, Moose!

Kazarian did a promo backstage and said last year, he was done being part of a vanity project and it was the most rewarding year of his career since.  He's proud to be part of the resurgence of TNA.  He said 2024 is going to be the year of TNA and the year of Kazarian.

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Trinity & Jordynne Grace vs. Gisele Shaw & Deonna Purrazzo

Trinity and Purrazzo faced off.  They locked up and went back and forth on the mat with reversals and takedowns.  Trinity drove her into the buckles and went for Starstruck but Deonna blocked it.  Purrazzo tagged out to Gisele.   Grace tagged in and they faced off.  Grace looks every bit a star these days.  She used her power to take out Shaw several times.  She and Trinity maintained control with Grace nailing a tope suicida to the floor on their opponents.

Grace sent Shaw back into the ring, where Trinity drilled her and scored a two count.  Grace and Trinity tagged in and out, controlling Shaw.  Shaw escaped a Grace Driver attempt and nailed Trinity, who was standing in the corner.  Purrazzo tagged in and immediately attacked Grace's arm.    Purrazzo stomped away in the corner on Grace.  Trinity nailed a split legdrop on her and followed up with a big right forearm.   She ducked a Shaw clothesline and nailed a bulldog off the ropes for a two count.  Purrazzo broke up the pinfall attempt.

Grace and Trinity nailed a DDT off the ropes.  Purrazzo and Grace battled on the floor.  Grace was slammed backwards into the apron.  Shaw reversed a Trinity takedown and nailed a double stomp for a two count.  Purazzo grabbed Trinity and worked her over but was nailed with a enziguiri.  Grace made the tag and everyone went into a series of kicks and hot moves.  Purrazzo snapped Grace with the Fujiwara armbar but rolled through.  Deonna went for Queen's Gambit but was Grace escaped and dumped her to the mat.  Shaw got involved but Trinity pulled her to the floor and sent her into the ring post.

Grace and Purrazzo went back and forth with pinfall combinations.    Grace powerbombed her.  Trinity nailed a full nelson bomb.  Grace scored the pinfall on Deonna.

Your winners, Trinity and Jordynne Grace!

Well worked bout.

Trinity and Grace shook hands and exited.

The fans chanted for Purrazzo, who is making her last contracted date tonight.  Shaw shoved her and Deonna fought back.  They argued.  Purrazzo offered her hand.  Shaw took it but attacked Deonna and left her laying.

Backstage, Moose was interviewed by Gia Miller.  He wanted to acknowledge this was the last Impact Wrestling event and the new years brings the rebirth of TNA.  He is putting to bed every version of Moose we have ever known and at Hard to Kill, they simply need to know him as one thing - Moose, the new TNA Champion.

The Motor City Machine Guns, Impact Wrestling Champion Alex Shelley & X-Division Chris Sabin vs. Josh Alexander and the debuting Zack Sabre Jr.

Sabre and Shelley started out and went back and forth with some nice grappling.  Sabin and Alexander tagged in and it was more of the same, really good action.  Alexander shoulderblocked him down.  Sabin responded with an armbar takedown and worked him over on the mat.  The Machine Guns tagged in and out, controlling Alexander.  Sabre tagged in and the Guns continued to shine, also taking out Alexander.

Sabin nailed Sabre and worked him over.  Shelley tagged in and cinched in a straitjacket hold, snapping Sabre backwards.  He followed up with a surfboard with Sabin nailing a bulldog out of that for a two count.  Sabin worked over Sabre, who grabbed the fingers and manipulated them to escape.  Sabin kicked Sabre to daze him and nailed a twisting DDT off the ropes for a close two count.

Sabre and Alexander took over and now they were the ones making quick tags, scoring two counts on Chris Sabin.    Sabre nailed a big boot on Shelley, sending him to the floor.  Alexander nailed a German suplex on Sabin with Sabre rolling over with a pinfall combination.  Shelley broke it up at the last second.    Sabin battled back and hit a flying bodypress on both.  He nailed a DDT on Alexander.  Shelley returned to the ring and set up for Sabin to nail a tope on Alexander.  The Guns nailed a missile dropkick/Flatliner combination.

Alexander battled back and went for the C4 Spike but it was blocked.  The Guns attacked Alexander with multiple Dragon Screw Legwhips.  They then did the same with Sabre.    The Guns locked on stereo figure four leglocks.  Sabre made it to the ropes but not before drilling his own partner to psych him up.  Sabre rolled through a Sabin bodypress and went after the arm.  Sabre drilled Sabin hard with a kick but Sabin responded with a big superkick.  Sabre took him down and locked in a double arm submission.  Sabin tried to make it to the ropes but was pulled away.  Shelley finally made the save but Sabre wouldn't let go.  Shelley grabbed a Dragon Sleeper but Alexander snatched his leg and put on an anklelock.  The crowd chanted "This is awesome, TNA."

Sabre fired away with kicks. Everyone went crazy with tons of big moves.  Double superkick on Shelley.  Sabin went for a tornado DDT on Alexander but Alexander blocked in and nailed a C4 Spike on Sabin, scoring the pin,

Your winners, Josh Alexander and Zack Sabre Jr.

Excellent action from bell to bell.

Sabre and Alexander shook hands. 

They closed with a video package on Will Ospreay vs. Josh Alexander and announced a rematch between the two for the 1/14/24 Snake Eyes taping in Las Vegas, which should be awesome based on their previous encounter.

 

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