Impact Wrestling Against All Odds Review – June 9, 2023
Knockouts Tag Team Champion Kilynn King vs. Nevaeh (Pre Show)
Neveah starts the match off by attacking Kilynn King in the corner but King knocks Neveah to the outside where Taylor Wilde attacked her a bit as King as the referee distracted. Back inside King kept attacking Neveah and going for pin attempts.
Neveah punches and chops her way to a comeback before knocking Wilde off the apron by hitting a swinging neckbreaker on Wilde and getting a two count.
They start trading strikes and kicks until Neveah hits a clothesline for a two count. King comes back with a kick and the King’s Curse for the win.
Winner: Knockouts Tag Team Champion Kilynn King (5:02)
Rate: 5
Digital Media Title Match
Joe Hendry (c) vs. Dirty Dango (Pre Show)
Joe Hendry & Dirty Dango run the ropes until Hendry sends Dango to the apron with a shoulder block but he comes right back with a snapmare on the ropes. Dango grabs a t shirt from a fan in the crowd and tosses it in Santino Marrella’s face but Hendry goes after him by hitting a neckbreaker on the outside.
Back inside the ring Dango puts the referee in between them to take control of the match. Hendry comes back with a cutter and a fallaway slam before calling for Standing Ovation but Dango blocks it and hits a Falcon Arrow for a two count. Dango goes to the top rope but Hendry meets him up there before getting headbutted off.
Dango starts talking trash to Santino and misses the Down & Dirty. Hendry follows with a vertical suplex and hits the Standing Ovation for the win.
Winner & Still Digital Media Champion: Joe Hendry (6:29) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 5
Eddie Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian
Match starts off with Eddie Edwards & Frankie Kazarian going back & forth with arm drags until Kazarian puts on a Kowalski roll for a two count then they run the ropes until Kazarian hits a side Russian leg sweep for a two count. Kazarian keeps Edwards in the corner with chops but he comes back with a Irish whip sending Kazarian flying to the outside where Alisha Edwards rakes his back.
Kazarian starts going after Alisha but Edwards attacks him from behind. Edwards continues to distract the referee as Alisha chokes out Kazarian on the ropes. Edwards knocks Kazarian to the outside again and meets him there with a dive. Edwards comes back with a missile dropkick for a two count.
They start trading some hard slaps until Kazarian pushes Edwards off the top rope to the outside. Kazarian dives to Edwards on the outside with a hurricanrana. Kazarian follows with the hangman’s leg drop and a springboard DDT for a two. Edwards backs into a corner to block Chicken Wing but Kazarian comes back with a clothesline.
Kazarian goes to springboard off the ropes, but Alisha gets on the apron to stop him. Kazarian ends up hitting on from another side of the ring and gets a two count. They got back & forth a bit until Edwards hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count.
Kazarian hits a piledriver but as he goes for the pin Alisha puts Edwards’ foot on the rope, which results in her ejection. Kazarian goes to the top rope but Edwards stops him and hits a superplex. After a bit more back & forth Kazarian is able to hold onto the legs of a sunset flip to Edwards for the win.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian (12:30)
Rate: 6
Backstage Jimmy Jacobs is with Nick Aldis, Heath, Jonathan Gresham & Bully Ray ahead of their match and asks how unusual the situation is for tonight’s 8 4 1 Match. Aldis says he respects all of his partners when it’s an 8-man tag, but when it becomes a Fatal 4 Way it’s every man for themselves. Gresham says he’ll do whatever it takes as Heath says he’ll trust his partners to get his hands on Steve Maclin. Bully Ray tells them to stop with the trust stuff and calls them white meat babyfaces with no freaking balls. Ray says you can trust him in the 8 Man Tag Team match if they follow his lead. After that, they can take their respect and trust and throw it out the door as he’ll cut all their throats.
Impact World Tag Team Titles Match
ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c) vs. The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch)
Chris Bey & John Skyler start the match as Skyler takes down Bey and mimics the too sweet gesture. Jason Hotch tags in but Bey holds his wrist and tags in Ace Austin as they start double teaming Hotch. Austin starts chasing Hotch around the ring not realizing Skyler was tagged in, and attacks Austin from behind.
The Good Hands stay in control by working on Austin while tagging in and out. Austin is able to make the hot tag to Bey who fights off The Good Hands then Bey hits a couple of moves including a Code Red for a two count on Hotch. ABC starts double teaming The Good Hands but Skyler escapes as Austin takes out Bey with a kick.
Austin goes for the pin but gets pushed off and ends up taking out Myers on the outside. Austin starts fighting off The Good Hands on the apron but Skyler takes him out with a spear followed by a moonsault off the corner by Hotch. Bey follows with a dive over the referee to The Good Hands.
Brian Myers takes out Austin on the outside with the Impact World Tag Team Title as the referee was preoccupied. The Good Hands hit Magic Killer on Austin as Skyler covers him but he’s still able to kick out. Austin is able to fight them both off as Bey takes out Skyler with a DDT.
Austin is able to fling Hotch off the top rope right into the Art Of Finesse followed by The Fold gets the win.
Winners & Still Impact World Tag Team Champions: ABC (9:43) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 7
Backstage Gia Miller is with Trinity & Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and says before they face off at Slammiversary, they will team up tonight for the very first time and asks if they’ll be able to stay on the same page. Purrazzo says they have matching gear so they are already halfway there. Purrazzo says her Knockouts Title is the most important thing in the world to her and she has to be 100% to keep it at Slammiversary and wants Trinity at 100% as well. Trinity agrees and wants Purrazzo to feel every ounce of her glow.
Dog Collar Match
Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly
Killer Kelly going after Masha Slamovich with punches before Kelly gets pulls down by the chain. Slamovich starts choking out Kelly with the chain but Kelly just smiles it off. Slamovich comes with stomps to Kelly’s hand on top of the chain. Slamovich continues by raking the chain in Kelly’s eyes as the referee asks Kelly if she wants to continue as she can call this match off but Kelly says no and kicks Slamovich off to the outside.
They start having a tug of war outside, as Masha pulls Kelly right into the post. Slamovich starts choking Kelly with the chain around the post while biting her. Slamovich drags Kelly back inside by the chain and gets a two count. They go back & forth until they both get knocked out by a clothesline. Kelly starts hitting a bunch of clotheslines with the chain before stopping Slamovich with a couple of headbutts and a double underhook suplex.
Kelly hits a dropkick in the corner before pulling Slamovich in for a DDT for a two count. Kelly gets on the top rope but Slamovich kicks her off to the outside as they start pulling on the chain that’s tied up on the ropes. Slamovich starts choking Kelly by pulling on the chain as the referee keeps asking Kelly if she wants to quit. Slamovich tries Snow Plow but Kelly reverses it and puts on a sleeper hold.
They fight off the corner before Kelly hits a Snowplow herself for a two count then they go back & forth before Slamovich wraps the chain around Kelly and hits Snow Plow for the win.
Winner: Masha Slamovich (11:51)
Rate: 7
After the match Slamovich helps Kelly up after and they shared a bit of a look.
Backstage Gia Miller is with Motor City Machine Guns and says it wasn’t that long ago that they both claimed to win the Impact World & X Division Titles. They both talk about how important tonight is and how they will walk out as champions as the time for talking is over and the time for action is now.
X Division Title Match
Trey Miguel (c) vs. Chris Sabin
Trey Miguel heads to the outside as Chris Sabin goes to chase him until finally catches him with a dive off the apron. Sabin catches Miguel off the apron and hits a gutbuster before sending him back inside. Sabin rams Miguel in the corner but Miguel escapes and hits a neckbreaker for a two count. Miguel stays in control by chopping Sabin on the ropes but Sabin blocks and hits a Lethal Combination.
They fight on the apron a bit before Miguel gets pushed into the turnbuckle and speared off to the outside by Sabin. Bit more back and forth before Sabin hits a piledriver for a two count. Miguel starts working on the legs of Sabin before putting on a Muta Lock but Sabin is able to reach for the rope. Miguel continues with the submissions but Sabin is able to roll him up for a two count.
Sabin comes right back and hits Angel’s Wings then they start trading pins before Miguel hits Sabin’s own Cradle Shock for a close two count. Miguel goes and grabs spray paint but as the referee takes it away Miguel uses a 2nd can on Sabin and rolls him as Sabin kicks out at two. They go to the top rope where Sabin catches Miguel and drops his ribs first onto the top turnbuckle.
Sabin goes and splashes water in his eyes to clear his vision, goes inside and hits Styles Clash for two then Sabin hits Clothesline From Michigan follow by Cradle Shock to get the win.
Winner & New X Division Champion: Chris Sabin (13:12) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
8 Man Tag Team Match
Bully Ray, Jonathan Gresham, Heath & Nick Aldis vs. Moose, Mike Bailey, PCO & Rich Swann (8-4-1 Match Part 1)
Bully Ray & Mike Bailey starts this match off but Ray quickly tags out to Jonathan Gresham as Gresham & Bailey shake hands then they tangle a bit until they end up in the corner before Heath & Rich Swann tag in and have a bit of a dance off before locking up. Heath catches Swann in the corner and slams him face down for a two count.
Moose gets in and gets in Ray’s face but Ray says he has to listen to the referee and goes back to the apron. Moose starts stomping away at Heath and tags in Bailey who takes out Heath with a kick in the corner. Bailey goes to the top rope but Ray knocks him off and starts taunting everybody. Ray tags in and starts stomping away at Bailey’s hands.
Ray continues to taunt Bailey until Bailey knocks him out with a roundhouse kick and tags out to PCO. PCO starts taking out all of his opponents before diving onto Heath & Nick Aldis on the outside. PCO starts going after Ray who quickly tags out to Gresham. PCO just hits with a top rope crossbody from Gresham and hits him with a lung blower.
PCO gets on the top rope, and Moose allows Ray to knock PCO off the top rope. Moose goes right after Gresham, power bombing him for a two count then Swann tags in and kicks Gresham off of Moose.
They tussle until Moose inadvertently takes out Swann with a spear before getting tossed to the outside by Gresham. Gresham quickly goes and covers Swann to get his team to the Fatal 4 Way Match.
Winners: Bully Ray, Jonathan Gresham, Heath & Nick Aldis (They will face each other in a Fatal 4 Way Match)
Impact World Title #1 Contenders Fatal 4 Way Match
Bully Ray vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Heath vs. Nick Aldis
Gresham, Heath & Aldis all start ganging up on Ray. Aldis & Heath hold Ray’s legs as Gresham hits the Wassup headbutt from the top rope. Heath, Aldis & Gresham all start rolling each other up with pin attempts before Aldis catches Gresham into a suplex that Heath breaks up the count on. Gresham takes out Aldis & Heath on the outside before Ray goes and tosses Gresham into the ring post.
Ray teases getting a table but grabs a chair instead as the crowd boos & before Ray can hit Gresham with it, Scott D’Amore runs out and takes the chair away from Ray. They start shouting back & forth as Ray asks for a microphone. D’Amore tells them no microphone so Ray tells D’Amore to go and hit him with the chair.
Ray tells D’Amore he’s got no balls and turns his back, as D’Amore smacks the chair on Ray’s back. Heath runs in and hits Roster Cut followed by a top rope splash from Gresham that Aldis breaks up. Gresham & Aldis head to the top rope but Heath takes them down as they hit a powerbomb/superplex combo.
Gresham ties up Heath as Aldis hits a flying elbow drop to Heath to break up the submission before Aldis puts on King’s Lynn Cloverleaf on Heath for the submission win.
Winner By Submission & #1 Contender To The Impact World Title: Nick Aldis (19:06)
Rate: 6
Gia Miller gets a word with Impact World Champion Steve Maclin and runs down what’s happened so far tonight and if it affects Maclin’s match with Alex Shelley. Maclin says he has a strategy and plan and he’ll stick by it and he’ll have a strategy for Nick Aldis at Slammiversary. Aldis asks mayhem for who? to make Gia answer mayhem for all.
Tag Team Match
Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo & Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans
Deonna Purrazzo & Gisele Shaw starts the match off then Shaw goes after Purrazzo but she bounces back off the corner with a clothesline for a two count then Trinity & Savannah Evans tag in and go at it. Purrazzo & Trinity start double teaming Evans in the corner but she comes back and takes down Purrazzo with a clothesline before mounting her with punches.
Jai Vidal gets in the ring causing a distraction as Shaw knocks Trinity off the top rope for Evans to attack. Trinity is able to fight them off and tag in Purrazzo who goes right after Shaw, putting on the Fujiawara Armbar but she breaks it up with her foot on the rope.
Trinity comes in and takes out Shaw with the Rear View before all 4 are laid out. Trinity gets taken to the outside where Vidal takes her out with a clothesline. Purrazzo rolls up Evans for the victory.
Winners: Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo & Trinity (10:03)
Rate: 5
After the match Vidal & Evans hold down Purrazzo as Shaw goes for a knee strike but Trinity stops her and takes all 3 of them out. Purrazzo & Trinity have a bit of a staredown before Trinity shakes her hand and pulls her in for a hug. Trinity pulls Purrazzo back in from leaving so they can dance a little.
6 Man Tag Team Ohio Street Fight
The Design (Deaner, Kon & Angels) vs. oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist & Madman Fulton)
Both teams start going at it inside and outside with chairs and crutches being used. Jake Crist hits Deaner with a top rope forearm as Kon & Madman Fulton are going at it on the outside with weapons. Sami Callihan holds a trash can on top of Deaner in the corner as Crist takes him out with a dropkick.
Crist starts attacking Deaner with a barbed wired wrapped rolling pin as Angels & Callihan go at it inside where Callihan suplexes Angels on top of a chair after Angels said Let’s go Michigan. Callihan goes to use a stapler but Angels stops him but as he tries a sunset flip, Callihan staples him right on the forehead. Kon jumps in the ring and uses Callihan’s stapler on him. Deaner joins in as they keep stapling Callihan.
Fulton stops Kon but Deaner stops Fulton with a mailbox. Fulton comes right back and takes out Angels & Deaner. Callihan tells Fulton to get the wire as he goes and grabs a barbed wired board from under the ring. Callihan brings one of his own inside the ring but Deaner stops him with a shovel. Fulton goes to powerbomb Angels on one o the boards but he holds on to the dreads to pull himself up into the ring where he attacks Fulton with chairs.
Angels wraps barbed wire on his arm and takes out Fulton with a lariat. Angels & Crist go to the top rope but Callihan stops Angels. Angels & Crist are both on the top rope but Crist is able to block Angels from landing on Callihan by catching him with a mid air cutter. Crist goes for the cover but Deaner breaks it up at two.
Callihan reverses Deaner and suplexes him right onto the barbed wire board. Callihan grabs a bag of thumbtacks and spills them in the ring.
Kon stops Callihan from hitting a Cactus Driver on Deaner by chokeslamming Callihan on top of the thumbtacks but Angels stop the pin. Fulton & Kon start fighting up the entrance and chokeslam each other off the ramp onto a table. Deaner & Crist fight on the apron before Deaner puts Crist through the barbed wire board with a Burning Hammer. Callihan tries to fight off Deaner & Angels, but they stop him and grab a ladder and a table.
Deaner puts Callihan on the top as Angels climbs the ladder and hits a frog splash on Callihan through the table but he still kicks out at two. Deaner starts screaming at Angels to pick up Callihan as he goes and grabs a bat. Deaner goes to hit Callihan but takes out Angels instead.
Callihan hits a low blow on Deaner attacks him with a trash can and hits Cactus Driver ’97 but Deaner still kicks out at two. Callihan uses the bat on Deaner and hits another Cactus Driver ’97, this time on the barbed wire board to get the win.
Winners: oVe (14:53)
Rate: 7
Impact World Title Match
Steve Maclin (c) vs. Alex Shelley
Steve Maclin & Alex Shelley tussle on the mat right away but as Shelley tries to put on the Border City Stretch but Steve Maclin escapes to the outside. Shelley starts holding down Maclin with a side headlock before he escapes and they run the ropes before Maclin knocks Shelley down with a back elbow. Shelley goes right after Maclin’s elbow and ends up dropkicking Maclin sending him to the outside where he goes to catch a breather.
Shelley doesn’t give him enough time as he dives onto Maclin’s arm before diving onto him on the outside. Shelley continues going after Maclin’s arm by stomping on it while on the apron. Shelley continues going after every body part of Maclin by wearing him down.
Maclin mounts a comeback and takes out Shelley with a Scud Missile to the outside before back body dropping Shelley on the apron. Back inside Shelley goes after Maclin with chops but Maclin comes right back with an Olympic Slam for a two count. Maclin stays on top of Shelley but he comes right back with a chop block.
Shelley stays on top of him, bouncing off the ropes with a forearm then Shelley rolls up Maclin for a two count and tries to put on the Border City Stretch but Maclin fights it off with forearms. Shelley tells Maclin to keep going.
Shelley hits a dragon screw and tries a Figure 4 but Maclin stops it. Shelley puts Maclin in a pretzel and kicks him down before putting on the Figure 4. Maclin pulls himself out of it by pulling off the middle turnbuckle pad.
Shelley continues with a twisting neckbreaker but Maclin comes back with a Busaiku knee and a brainbuster for a two count. Shelley escapes a Crosshairs attempt before dropping Maclin down on the apron and hitting a Sliced Bread off the ring post to the outside. They go back and forth until Maclin hits the KIA but Shelley is able to put his foot on the bottom rope. They head to the top rope where Shelley hits a Sliced Bread for another two count.
Maclin backs Shelley into the exposed turnbuckle and drives him down for a two. Maclin goes for Crosshairs but Shelley moves as Maclin goes into the exposed turnbuckle then they go back & forth some more until Shelley drives Maclin into the exposed turnbuckle once more hits a superkick follow by Shell Shock to get the victory.
Winner & New Impact World Champion: Alex Shelley (22:41) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
