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This week's edition of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV opened with a look back at the recent events in the promotion's storyline.
This week's broadcast is from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tom Hannifan and are Matt Rehwoldt on commentary. No D'Lo.
Impact Wrestling Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Matt Cardona
The storyline was that this was Cardona's first-ever intergender match. He shoulderblocked Grace down and felt guilty about it. Grace went up and over in the corner and rolled him up for a two count. They met in the ring with several shoulderblocks but neither budged. Grace then took him down and reversed a wheel barrow attempt into a near fall.
Grace caught Cardona with a back elbow but missed a Vader Bomb off the ropes. Cardona suplexed her into the buckles but had second thoughts about doing it. Grace nailed a punch so Cardona nailed a suplex. Cardona drove her into the buckles face-first and whipped her hard into the buckles. Cardona slammed Grace again and composed himself before nailing an elbow. He went for another but Grace kept escaping them and used a forward roll for a two count. Cardona caught her with a lariat coming out of the pinfall attempt. Grace came back to slam him hard. Grace peppered him with forearms, but Cardona cut her off with a kick to the mid-section.
Grace was powered up but turned it into a sunset flip attempt. She attacked Cardona's leg and nailed a dropkick off the ropes. Grace nailed a pair of knees to the back and went for another Vader Bomb, hitting it for a two count. The crowd booed Cardona kicking up.
Grace drilled Cardona with hard blows across the back but was caught with a big boot to the face. Cardona was beside himself as to whether to hit the Reboot but finally went for it and covered her for a two count. Cardona was stunned that Grace kicked up.
Cardona went for a suplex but Grace escaped. He charged her but ended up out on the floor. Cardona landed in front of the title belt and picked it up off the ringside table. He went to return with it but the referee took it away. As the referee placed it back outside, Cardona smashed Grace with a steel chair and hit Radio Silence for the pin.
Your winner and new Impact Wrestling Digital Media Champion, Matt Cardona!
Backstage, W. Morrisey was beating down members of The Learning Tree. Scott D'Amore told Morrisey he's going to get Myers next week. Morrisey said that he'll have to go find Moose now. D'Amore said Moose was sent back to the hotel tonight so he'll have to wait for No Surrender.
"Hotel?" Morrisey asked. We know what that means.
They ran down the main events of No Surrender.
Jonah vs. Crazzy Steve
They locked up and Steve was thrown down courtesy Jonah's big power. Jonah backed him up in a corner but Steve avoided his charge and nailed a series of punches. Steve nailed a series of elbows to the head and bit Jonah. Jonah rebounded off the ropes and smashed Steve down.
Jonah pressed and tossed Steve across the ring and followed up with a big senton back splash. He ascended to the top and nailed the big splash for the pin.
Your winner, Jonah!
Jonah was going to splash Steve again but Black Taurus stepped between them, as did Rosemary. Jonah stared them down, then backed up.
Backstage, Matt Cardona was leaving the building. Gia Miller asked him what that was all about. He said he was a World champion and that's all that matters. He was asked what would Chelsea Green think. He asked Gia to why she was asking about his spouse and to go ask Jonathan Gresham what it's like to be married to a loser?
Kaleb with a K believed they were close to being the Knockouts Tag Team Champions but Madison Rayne told him to stop. She said she'd get her title match with Tenille Dashwood returns from her health retreat. The IInspiraton showed up with a gift for Kaleb. They said to open if after they leave. It was a new iPhone.
Ian Riccaboni joined the announcers.
ROH Champion Jonathan Gresham vs. Steve Maclin (non-title)
Cary Silkin was sitting at ringside.
Gresham and Maclin battled back and forth, taking it to each other. Gresham nailed several dropkicks and looked good early on. Maclin shoulderblocked him down but Gresham kept getting back up and taking the fight to him. Gresham finally took him to the mat with a headlock takeover. Maclin escaped with a head scissor but Gresham popped out. They went back and forth with some nice reversals. Gresham maintained control with a headlock and even held it after nailed with a belly to back suplex.
Gresham continued to maintain control, frustrating Maclin. Maclin finally gained control, working over Gresham with stomps. He attempted a Texas Cloverleaf but was kicked out of the ring to the floor. Returning, he drilled Gresham and they began slugging it out. Gresham was nailed with a back elbow. He went for a standing moonsault off the ropes but was caught and slammed for a two count.
Maclin caught Gresham in the ropes and kept pounding on him in the corner with big shots, ignoring the referee and getting disqualified.
Your winner by DQ, Jonathan Gresham!
Gresham tied Maclin to the tree of woe and speared him. He locked in a Boston Crab on Gresham, who was trapped and tapped. Matt Taven attacked Maclin. Honor No More attacked and began stomping Maclin. The OGK nailed The Proton Pack. Gresham walked away and didn't interact with the Honor No More crew, shaking his head.
Josh Alexander came out and faced off with Gresham before heading to the ring.
Vincent vs. Josh Alexander
After a commercial break, the match started with Alexander slamming Vincent and drilling him with a right hand. Vincent, on the apron, was caught in the ropes and speared to the floor. Alexander tossed him back in the ring but was distracted by Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett. Vincent used that to drill Alexander into the buckles. Josh went to the floor. Vincent nailed a dive to the outside and tossed Alexander back into the ring.
Vincent worked over Alexander, scoring several two counts. Alexander was trapped in a straitjacket chinlock but battled back. Vincent cut him off with a hanging guillotine choke. Alexander escaped and turned it into a suplex. Both men were down and battled to their feet.
Alexander and Vincent battled back and forth with punches and strikes. Alexander caught him with a back suplex with a bridge for a two count. Alexander nailed a two count with a sunset flip. Vincent pulled the referee in between them in order to set up a Side Russian Legsweep. Vincent nailed Redrum, a swanton, off the top for a close two count. Vincent nailed a charging forearm but Alexander trapped him in an anklelock.
Honor No More started getting on the apron but Alexander let the move go and attacked them. Maria got on the apron, distracting Alexander and allowing Vincent to roll him up for a two count. Honor No More all surrounded the ring on the apron but Impact's Rich Swann, Rhino and others hit the ringside area, brawling with the ROH alumni.
Vincent went for a Sliced Bread #2 but Alexander escaped. Alexander tied his leg in the ropes, stomped it and trapped him in an anklelock, scissoring the leg in the center of the ring, forcing a submission.
Your winner, Josh Alexander!
Good match and a strong performance from Vincent.
Kenny King hit the ring from the crowd and laid out Alexander.
Somewhere, in a hotel, a camera waiting for him, W. Morrisey made his way down a hallway. He came to a door and kicked it in, entering Moose's room. Moose and Morrisey brawled. Moose was beaten down and slammed into the fridge several times. Morrisey stuck his head in the freezer and slammed the door on him over and over before throwing him, taking out the camera.
Backstage, Honor No More celebrated their beating of Josh Alexander. They introduced Kenny King. He said they were all lied to and made to believe Honor was real. It's as real as it is in politics. They are taking over and there's no room for lies or games.
Vincent said the loss may have stung, but they've already lost everything. They can't hurt him more than he's already hurt himself. They are ready to fight at No Surrender.
John Skyler vs. Bhupinder Gujar.
They locked up. Skyler was shoulderblocked down with authority. He leapfrogged Gujar, who showed some nice work in the ring in response. Skyler went outside on the apron and snapped Gujar's throat on the ropes. He covered Gujar for a two count and followed up with several right hands and stomps.
Skyler controlled Gujar with right hands, smashing him down to the mat and cinched in a side chinlock with authority. Gujar made a comeback and hit a big slam for a two count. Gujar nailed a big Avalanche in the corner and was then drilled down with a big big boot. Gujar KILLED him with a big spear off the buckles and scored the pin.
Your winner, Bhupinder Gujar!
Skyler did a great job making Gujar look great here and sold like crazy for the finish. A nice first bout for Gujar, who was being positioned to be the new international star for the Indian market, which brings the company its biggest TV rights money.
Gujar was applauded by Raj Siingh but walked out without him.
They showed footage of Mickie James competing in the Royal Rumble. That had to be part of the deal for James to appear, that Impact would be able to use footage from the event. 2022 is crazy. That may be the first time since the old days of Joe Pedicino's Pro Wrestling This Week that has happened.
Gia Miller interviewed Mickie about her Rumble experience. Mickie said it was such a night. She wanted to win and didn't but she broke down doors and made history. Tasha Steelz came out and mocked her for losing at the Rumble. She said James can give her speech after she loses the title to Steelz at the No Surrender PPV. She mocked James' Southern accent as James "talked about losing to Tasha and going home to her son Donovan as a loser." James said she wished Steelz wrestled as well as she runs her mouth. James stepped to her but Savannah stepped in between. Chelsea Green showed up and said it looks like they have evened odds. Steelz said she beat Green so many times she can't count anymore and told Savannah to go.
James thanked Green for backing her up and said that she knows Green wants to wrestle her, so they can go out next week and compete. Green told her she loves her and was excited about that idea.
They aired a video on the soon to debut Giselle Shaw.
Masha Slamovich vs. Kacey Lennox
Masha controlled Lennox and finished her quickly with the old Snowplow, which was called the Russian Death Device. Great, effective squash.
Your winner, Masha Slamovich!
There is 100% something to Masha.
Gia Miller interviewed AAA & ROH Champion Deonna Purrazzo. She was asked why she stormed out. She doesn't have to listen to anything Mickie has to say. SHE is the state of the Knockouts division. Without her, Mickie doesn't get to give an address. She ran down every accolade she's earned since coming to Impact Wrestling. She doesn't need to belittle the others to be the Knockouts division like Mickie did. She just needs to step in the ring and issued an open challenge for either of her titles next week. Whoever steps in will get their arm broken as the Age of the Virtuosa lives on forever.
Bullet Club vs. Ace Austin & Madman Fulton & Mike Bailey & Jake Something
Jay White and Mike Bailey started out with White backing off and tagging out to Chris Bey to play mind games. Bailey controlled him early. White tagged in and began stomping away on Bailey. The other members of the BC worked him over as White distracted the referee. The Guerrillas of Destiny worked over Bailey. Bey followed suit and scored a two count.
Bailey fired back with a big dropkick. Something went to tag in but Fulton tagged himself in. Bullet Club attacked Fulton and sent him to the floor. Bey went for a pescado but was caught and slammed on the apron outside. When they returned from commercial, Ace Austin was controlling Bey in the ring. Ace and Fulton tagged in and out, working over Bey. Fulton nailed a high cross bodyblock off the ropes for a two count. Austin kept working over Bey, scoring near falls. Bey battled back and nailed Austin with a Superman forearm shot after ducking Austin's kick off the ropes. Austin still cut hom off and tagged in Fulton, who knocked the G.O.D. off the apron.
Fultin charged but Bey moved and Fulton wiped himself out in the buckles. Austin tagged in but was caught with a kick. Bey finally made the hot tag as Bailed tagged in. Bailey and White battled. Bailed landed on this legs during a suplex attempt and unloaded with a flurry of kicks. White came back with a uranage for a two count. Austin tagged in but had words with Something. Tama Tonga attacked but Austin kept evading him until being nailed with a double chop. Tonga and Fulton began battling. The G.O.D. nailed Fulton with a Magic Killer, sending him to the floor. They nailed Austin with a neckbreaker but Bailey made the save. They attacked and laid him out as well.
Bey went for a big frog splash but Austin pulled his knees up. Austin had no one to tag but Jake Something, who he had issues with. He teased tagging and then blew him off Austin was kicked into his own corner. Something tagged himself in with a hard chop to the chest and cleaned house on Bullet Club. He nailed a big spear in the corner. The G.O.D. and Jay White swarmed over Something and held him for the Art of Finesse. Bey scored the pin.
Your winners, Bullet Club!
Solid main event.
The Bullet Club celebrated but were attacked by The Good Brothers and Violence by Design. They brawled as Impact went off the air.
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