Impact Report 12/22/22
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Match 1. Deonna Purrazzo and Giselle Shaw VS Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, The Death Dolls, Rosemary and Jessica (with Taya Valkyrie)
Jessica and Shaw start the match and Jessica uses her size to take the advantage. Rosemary tags in and holds the momentum shortly, but Shaw catches Rosemary on the ropes and drops her hard to the mat. Deonna and Shaw make a few tags, while keeping Rosemary in their corner. Shaw gets a two count off a few elbows. Deonna locks on a rear chin lock. Rose gets free and hits a fisherman’s suplex. Jessica gets the hot tag and drops Shaw with a kick to the head and splash. Jessica uses a back breaker to set up Rosemary with a spear and they get the win.
Winners by pinfall, The Death Dolls
Jordynne Grace and Mickie James have a uncomfortable exchange heading into their tag match tonight backstage.
Sami Callihan enters and cuts a promo about The Design. He says he will not run from him and then calls them out. Deaner, Kon and Angels enter. Deaner tells Sami he has a sickness. He tells Sami he craves the admiration of the people and all the sacrifices he does to his body means nothing because the people don’t care about him. They enter and Sami then says no he doesn’t want to fight. He then tells Deaner he wants to join The Design. Angels tells Sami off and has to be held back by Deaner. Sami reiterates he wants to join the crew. Deaner then attacks him with the microphone. Kon and Angels then join in on the beat down. Deaner eventually digs both thumbs into Sami eyes and DDT’s him.
Tommy Dreamer asks for forgiveness again from Impact World Champion, Josh Alexander over the Bully Ray betrayal. Josh sheepishly says fine, your forgiven and walks off.
Match 2. Mike Bailey VS Yuya Uemura
The match starts with nice mat work. Yuya connects with a deep arm drag. Bailey hits a backspring superkick that leads to a pump kick. After a Vader bomb, Speedball gets a two count. He then locks on a single leg Boston crab. Bailey lays in a few more stiff roundhouse kicks, but Yuya fights back and hits a flying elbow to the chin of Bailey. He gets a 2 count off a series of suplex and chops. Yuya then clotheslines Bailey to the floor.
Back from the break, the match heats up and the exchanges off the hook. Moonsault variations to from the top to the floor happen to both fighter. They trade som incredible strong style slaps that ends with a impressive double underhook by Yuya. They get back to their feet and then start at ot again. Kicks and clotheslines and a few suplexes are landed next. Yuya ends up on the top rope. He dives, but Bailey raises his knees. He then misses kick and Yuya hits a German. Bailey then hits a spin kick and an ultimate weapon and it is over.
Winner by pinfall, Speedball Mike Bailey
Kenny King is shown in Arena Mexico. He calls out Mike Bailey.
Match 3. Jason Hotch and John Skyler VS Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice
Bully Ray enters and runs off Swinger and Dice. He then enters the ring and attacks Skyler out of the ring and zip ties Hotch to the ropes. He says where is Josh Alexander? He says Josh could save Hotch. Josh enters to make the save. He releases Hotch, but Hotch and Skyler attack Josh instead. Bully joins and they tie Josh to the ropes now. Bully then beats on Josh. He grabs a chair. Tommy Dreamer enters and spears Bully. Skyler and Hotch pull him off. Bully crotches Dreamer and piledrives him. Josh is still tied to the ropes. Bully gets a ladder and smashes it on Dreamer. He then grabs the chair and smashes the ladder on top of Dreamer with it repeatedly. Bully tells Josh he owns him and to tell your wife he said hello before leaving.
Back from the break, Scott D’Amore tells Josh Alexander that Tommy Dreamer is being sent to the hospital. Josh now is harboring guilt for the way he treated Tommy. Josh asks for a Full Metal Mayhem match with Bully.
Match 4. Steve Maclin VS Rich Swann
Maclin hurls Swann across the ring and lays in some stiff chops to start the match. Swann hits a ranna and a series of dropkicks. Maclin catches a Swann splash and delivers a back breaker. We go to break.
Swann eats a sidewalk slam after he hit a spin kick. Maclin starts to focus on the back of Swann. Swann kicks Maclin in the face and then a yes kick. After Swann cannonballs himself to the floor onto Maclin, Steve back drops him on the floor and then slams his face on the metal steps. The ref starts the count and these two don’t make it back in the ring.
Count out
Maclin manhandles the ref and other officials next. Swann attacks him and they have to be separated several times.
Eddie Edwards cuts a promo about Jonathan Gresham. He will face him at Hard to Kill.
Main Event. Match 5. Knockouts World Champion, Jordynne Grace and Mickie James VS Tasha Steelz and Savanah Evans
James and Steelz start the match. They pull each others hair to start the match. There is a lot of bad blood between the teams. Both tag out and Grace and Evans enters and Grace hits backfist and kick to the midsection. Steelz interferes and Evans capitalizes with punches and kicks. We go to break.
Back and Steelz is shown kicking Grace in the back. Grace is on the ground. Grace struggles to her feet and has to fight her way free from Steelz corner. Mickie tags in and Steelz and James take each other down a few times until Evans gets a two count after a punt kick. Steelz taunts Grace on the apron. Evans tags in and she lays in some boots on the prone, James. Mickie can’t get to her feet and Evans pounds her head repeatedly in the corner. Evans then drives her shoulder into James. Steelz adds more damage by choking James with the tag rope. Steelz then enters and spin kicks James for another two count. Steelz whips James into the corner. James connects with a back elbow. James hits a neck breaker. Evans tags in and she knocks Grace off the apron. Evans misses a shoulder in the corner. Evans hits a Thesz press on the top rope. James is almost refusing to tag in Grace. Evans hits a belly to back on James. Grace makes the save. Steelz tags in and Grace. Grace hits a muscle buster and it is over.
Winners.. Jordynne Grace and Mickie James
Grace and James argue post match and start shoving each other. James superkicks her. The two glare at each other as the show ends. This sets up there match, Title vs Career at Hard to Kill.