Impact Wrestling Review – May 11, 2023
Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly
The match starts off with Masha Slamovich looking to punt kick Killer Kelly but Kelly rolls her up for a two count. Slamovich gets out of the ring and Kelly kicks her from the apron. Kelly hits forearms on Slamovich in the corner. Kelly hits a stalling fisherman buster.
Slamovich gets out of the ring and Kelly looks to kick her from the apron again but Slamovich catches her leg and drops her on the apron. Slamovich throws her back into the ring and throws her face first into the turnbuckle corner. Slamovich covers for a two count.
Slamovich gets Kelly in a camel clutch and bites her. Kelly fights back with forearms but Masha hits a combination of forearms and a kick for a two count. Slamovich goes for a sleeper but Kelly picks her up and runs her into the corner.
Kelly hits a double underhook suplex followed by a hesitation dropkick in the corner for a two count. Kelly goes for a Killer Clutch but Slamovich fights out of it. Slamovich goes for a jackknife pin and turns it into a reverse piledriver for a near fall. Kelly gets Killer Clutch but Slamovich runs up the turnbuckles and reverses it into a pin for the win.
Winner: Masha Slamovich
After the match Killer Kelly doesn’t let go of the hold until Slamovich is out.
Kenny King is backstage with Sheldon Jean and tells him he has an opportunity with this match against Nick Aldis and says he needs to ask what’s in it for him.
Backstage Gia Miller is with Trinity who says she is here to fight. Jai Vidal shows up and says he’s a fan and takes a selfie with Trinity and says he will tag her.
Nick Aldis vs. Sheldon Jean
Sheldon Jean looks to surprise Nick Aldis with a big boot but Aldis gets him down with a headlock. Jean gets out of the ring. Jean gets him on his shoulder and runs him face first into the post. Jean drops him on the middle rope and pulls on his head. Aldis drops him down with a clothesline.
Aldis hits a Michinoku Driver for two. Aldis goes to the top rope but Sheldon catches him before Aldis drops him and hits an elbow drop. Aldis locks in Kingsland Cloverleaf for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Nick Aldis
Dirty Dango is with Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry & Johnny Swinger shows up with Zicky Dice. Hendry says Swinger has reason as Swinger finally got his first win and Santino took it from him. Zicky Dice says it could be Joe Hendry. Dango books himself vs Swinger. Swinger says he can’t do that. Dango calls Santino for permission to face him and Santino allows it. Dango invites Hendry to his birthday party.
We see part 3 of the interview with Frankie Kazarian & he says he wants to give back to TNA and get it back to the heights that it used to be.
John Skyler cuts a promo and asks the crowd if they know about Decay. That’s not the group but the dumpster fire town of Chicago. He says the Chicago Cubs have a better chance of winning the World Series than Decay have at beating The Good Hands.
Tag Team Match
The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) vs. Decay (Black Taurus & Crazzy Steve)
Crazzy Steve picks John Skyler’s legs and Black Taurus dropkicks him in the crotch from the top rope. Tag to Crazzy Steve who eats an atomic drop and Jason Hotch gets the tag. The Good Hands hits a elbow drop on Steve but Steve bites their hand. Steve hits a flatliner on Hotch.
Brian Myers appears on the stage. Taurus gets the tag and hits a pop up Samoan Drop on Hotch. Steve takes out Skyler on the outside with a crossbody. Myers takes out Steve on the outside and Taurus catches him but Hotch picks him up and Skyler hits Blockbuster from the top rope for the win.
Winners: The Good Hands
Backstage Impact World Champion Steve Maclin is with Champagne Singh & Shera and he says he got into this match because of them and this business relationship is over. Champagne Singh tells Shera that they need to fix this.
Backstage, we see Heath being taken out by Champagne Singh & Shera & Rhino runs them off. A referee tells them his match is next.
Impact World Title Match
Steve Maclin (c) vs. Rhino
Rhino goes for the Gore but Steve Maclin gets out of the ring. Rhino drops him onto the barricade. Maclin guillotines Rhino against the middle rope from the outside and runs into his leg. Maclin goes for a pin but only gets a two count before getting a standing leg lock on Rhino. Maclin goes for the pin but gets a two count.
Maclin goes to the top to hit a diving headbutt but Rhino gets out of the way. Maclin goes to the top rope but Rhino catches him and hits a superplex for a two count. Maclin goes for KIA but Rhino hits a spinebuster for a two count then Maclin takes out Rhino’s leg again then hits Gore for the win.
Winner & Still Impact World Champion: Steve Maclin (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
After the match Maclin takes out Rhino and goes after his leg with a steel chair. Maclin places a steel chair on Rhino’s leg and hits it repeatedly with a shovel.
Rhino is taken into into ambulance. Scott D’Amore says he will see him Under Siege Maclin shows up and says this is D’Amore’s fault. He books Maclin vs PCO in a No DQ match. Maclin says he isn’t done and he opens with ambulance door bit PCO attacks up and attacks him.
Joe Hendry comes out for the next match and he says he wants the people in Chicago to believe for Dirty Dango.
Dirty Dango vs. Johnny Swinger
Dirty Dango catches Swinger’s leg as he looks to kick Dango and hits a Falcon Arrow for the win.
Winner: Dirty Dango
Backstage The Design with a vignette and Deaner says Sami Callihan had a choice and he chose suffering. He says Callihan went to people to have his back but he still has nothing. He has an army of men who will inflict pain on them. Callihan & Rich Swann show up and attack The Design.
Myers is backstage and Moose asks him what that was all about. Myers says he will mentor the superstars of tomorrow. Moose says he needs to get his priorities right. Myers says he will lead them to becoming Impact World Tag Team Champions.
Knockouts Tag Team Titles Match
The Coven (Taylor Wilde & Kilynn King) (c) vs. Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo & Jordynne Grace
Taylor Wilde gets Deonna Purrazzo in a headlock. Purrazzo tries to fight out of it but Wilde brings her down. Tag to Kilynn King and she looks to double team with Wilde on Purrazzo but Purrazzo pulls them into each other and tags to Jordynne Grace who clears house and hits a spinebuster on King.
King scoop slams Wilde onto Grace who gets a two count. Grace gets Wilde on the top rope and hits a Muscle Buster but King breaks the count. Purrazzo looks to enter the ring but Grace runs into her and knocks her out.
Grace goes for the Grace Driver on Wilde but King comes from behind and The Coven hits a double team move then a pump kick from King gets the win.
Winners & Still Knockouts Tag Team Champions: The Coven (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
After the match The Coven double team on Grace but Trinity’s music hits and she clears out The Coven from the ring. Trinity celebrates to close out this week’s Impact.
