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Welcome to the Impact Wrestling on AXS TV report!
We open up looking at all the events leading up to Hard To Kill tomorrow.
We got right to the digital face off with Josh Mathews presiding over Impact Wrestling Champion Josh Alexander and Bully Ray. They noted Scott D'Amore was indefinitely after being attacked by Bully Ray. Josh said there's no limit to what Ray does and he feels bad for his wife, Scott and Tommy. Bully said he's in Josh's head and Josh is even admitting it. Josh said that's not going to give him the advantage tomorrow. Ray said he already has the advantage. Ray said that Scott struck him and he's not excused for what happened. Ray said that everything he did was to get Josh to challenge him to a Full Metal Mayhem match, the bout Ray invented. He said he can't go with Josh for 60 minutes as he's a wrestling machine so he's gotten Josh to enter his realm instead. Ray promised he's going to be a three-time champion tomorrow and exited the conversation. Josh said we'll see.
Brian Myers with Matt Cardona vs. Heath Miller.
The announcers played it up as if Scott D'Amore wouldn't be back anytime soon. It's all Heath early on with Cardona escaping to the floor. The referee tossed Cardona and Rhino out. Heath sent Myers into the apron and hit a dive off the apron to the floor. He tossed Brian into the ring but was attacked as he returned, snapped into the ropes. Myers took control and worked him over as they went to commercial.
Cardona controlled him but Heath kept kicking out. Heath fired back with bodyshots but was driven back down to the mat again. Myers nailed him with the Implant DDT for a close two count. He speared Miller for another two count. He went to the top but was snatched into a powerslam off the ropes. The crowd chanted for Miller. They battled back and forth with punches. They battled on the top. Heath was knocked off. Myers nailed a flying elbow for a two count. Heath battled back and hit the Wake Up Call for the pin.
Your winner, Heath!
The usual good action you'd expect with these two. A nice preview for the Tag title tomorrow on PPV.
Ace Austin and Chris Bey said the Junior Tag League in Japan and now they are back in the United States for tomorrow's Tag Team title bout. They went through countless teams in Japan so getting through three other teams tomorrow will be easy.
Backstage, Decay found Taya beaten down. She said there were four of them, o the implication is Savannah, Tasha, Jai and Gisele. Rosemary is told her match is next and Taya tells them they have to go.
Rosemary with Jessicka vs. Savannah Evans
They slug it out. Rosemary bites her in the corner but is shoved down. Evans nails some big shots but Rosemary is right after her. Rosemary missed a charge and is nailed with a series of hard forearms in the corner. She finally comes off the ropes and sends Evans to the floor. Rosemary dove off on everyone on the floor as they went to commercial. When they return, Rosemary was in control and used the upside down choke. Evans caught her with a big boot and rained down with right hands. Evans sent her into the corner and nailed a clothesline. She distracted the referee, allowing her allies to work over Rosemary in the corner.
Evans nailed an Avalanche in the corner and hit a big butterfly suplex. She locked in a rear chinlock but Rosemary rose up and slammed her backwards. Rosemary came to life with a series of clotheslines and a Sling Blade. She nailed a running smash in the corner and scored a two count with a suplex. Evans fired back with a big right and a spinebuster. She nailed a Perfectplex for a two count. Everyone on the floor got involved. Evans nailed a full nelson slam for the pin.
Your winner, Savannah Evans!
Everyone worked over Jessicka and Rosemary.
Nice to see Evans getting the win. She's improved a ton over the last year and has been one to watch in my opinion. Good match!
The Impact+ Flashback is Moose vs. Rhino from Hard to Kill 2020.
There's a damn great video package on the Mickie James storyline leading to tomorrow's PPV. James said this is her last test. Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace says she's not losing the title for James to salvage her legacy. This was really well done.
The Design are in the ring. All the cultists are around the ring. Deaner called out Sami Callihan and said that to join, he has to shave every hair off of his head. Lights out. Lights on and he's in the ring with his baseball bat. Deaner tells him this process means he loses his identity, so he has to hand the weapon over. Sami does. They start cutting his hair as they tell Sami the fans never cared about him. Some fans are chanting Sami sold out. They start shaving his head but he stops them and shaves it himself. Deaner said he will start to hear the right choices in his head. They tell him to look at himself in a mirror. Sami gets enraged and grabs scissors as if he's about to go all Norman Bates but instead hands them over. Deaner said this is the death of the Death Machine and the birth of Callihan. He's officially in the Design.
Gia Miller interviews Gail Kim. She was approached about replacing Scott but she won't. The person who will be taking the position and filling in for the time being will be at Hard to Kill.
Speedball Mike Bailey vs. Anthony Greene
They locked up and wrestled back and forth. They exchanged forearms. Bailey drilled Green with a series of kicks, sending him to the floor. Greene sent him into the stairs and hit a tope to the floor. Green controlled Bailey and locked on a single-leg Boston Crab. Bailey came back with a big moonsault to the floor. Bailey nailed a series of kicks but was sent into the buckles. They fought back and forth. Greene hit a great twisting sit-out powerbomb. He went for a Tomakaze but Bailey pushed him to the buckles and ran up, flipping out. Bailey scored with the spinning karate kicks and hit Ultimate Weapon for the pin.
Your winner, Mike Bailey!
Greene is a great pickup for the promotion. This was entertaining.
They aired a video piece on Josh Alexander vs. Bully Ray.
Eddie Edwards & Steve Maclin & Moose vs. Jonathan Gresham & Rich Swann & Joe Hendry
The fans chant Dancing Moose. Hendry and Maclin battle back and forth. Swann tagged in and he and Gresham control Maclin. Gresham locked on the Octopus but Edwards and Moose broke it up. Everyone battled and nailed big moves. Swann hit a flip dive off the apron on Edwards and Moose on the floor as they went to commercial. When they returned, Moose had control over Swann and he was worked over for a long time as Team Moose tagged in and out. Lots of great action as everyone tagged in and started hitting big moves until Moose caught Hendry out of nowhere with a spear.
Your winners, Eddie Edwards & Steve Maclin & Moose!
There's some lightning effects, which spook Edwards, because it can only mean....
PCO is obviously on his way.
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