Impact Wrestling Review – June 22, 2023
6 Man Tag Team Match
oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist & Madman Fulton) vs. The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) & Brian Myers
The Good Hands hits Jake Crist with a bulldog followed by an elbow drop for a two count. John Skyler tags to Brian Myers who hits a vertical suplex for a two count then Myers locks in a headlock but Crist counters with a jawbreaker. Myers tags to Skyler & he hits a scoop slam for a two count and Irish whips Crist into the corner.
Tag to Jason Hotch & he chokes Crist in the corner with his boot then Crist gets the hot tag to Sami Callihan & hits a combination bulldog and clothesline then Madman Fulton gets the tag & he lifts Hotch while Crist goes to the top rope but Moose runs in and drops Crist before Myers hits Roster Cut for the win.
Winners: The Good Hands & Brian Myers
Backstage Eddie Edwards walks up to Frankie Kazarian and tells Kazarian that he can trust him. Kazarian says he is not that dumb. Edwards asks what he can do so Kazarian can trust him. Kazarian says they can take care of themselves. Edwards says he swears on their trainer Killer Kowalski’s grave that Kazarian can trust him.
Rich Swann walks up to Sami Callihan backstage and Callihan is hot at him for not helping him. Rich Swann says from now on he has got his back.
Dirty Dango vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
Dirty Dango drops Bhupinder Gujjar with a shoulder block then Gujjar drops Dango with a dropkick. Dango leaves the ring but Gujjar takes him down with a suicide dive. Gujjar goes to the middle rope for a Gargoyle Spear but misses so Dango hits an inverted DDT for the win.
Winner: Dirty Dango
After the match Dango takes Gujjar’s phone and takes a video of himself. Santino Marella’s music hits and Dango leaves but Gujjar throws him back into the ring and Marella hits him with the Cobra.
Neveah is backstage and meets Death Dollz. Neveah says she guesses that Rosemary went into the Undead Realm and came out as Courtney Rush & Havok went in and came out as Jessicka. Death Dollz have a huddle and says Neveah knows a lot about what’s going on and maybe she can help them. Neveah says they need to go to the beginning. Courtney says origin stories are her favorite kind of spin offs.
Backstage Zicky Dice is with Johnny Swinger and a referee. Zicky Dice answers the referee’s question correctly and passes the referee test. He gets handed a referee shirt but he has one of his own in his fanny pack. Swinger says he will screw his way to 50 wins.
Tag Team Match
The Design (Kon & Angels) vs. Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham
Kon beats down on Jonathan Gresham and takes him up on his shoulders but Gresham gets out if it and tags to Mike Bailey who hits a basement dropkick on Kon followed by combination kicks and a missile dropkick. Bailey hits a running Shooting Star Press but Kon catches him and slams him down.
Gresham comes in and gets pops up by Bailey and hits a cutter on Angels then Bailey hits a moonsault on Kon on the outside. Angels runs towards Bailey but runs into Deaner instead.
Bailey goes to the middle rope but Angels hits a Spanish Fly then Deaner orders Angels to finish him & Angels misses the frog splash so Bailey hits Ultima Weapon for the win.
Winners: Mike Bailey & Jonathan Gresham
The Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the Week which is Nick Aldis defeated Jeff Hardy in a Dixieland match to win the TNA World Heavyweight Title.
Tom Hannifan announces that Gail Kim & Gisele Shaw will be on Amazing Race Canada.
Backstage Gia Miller interviews Trinity about Gisele Shaw challenging Deonna Purrazzo for the Knockouts Title on the Down Under Tour. Trinity says she is ready to face Shaw if she becomes Knockouts Champion then she challenges Jai Vidal to a match next week.
Somewhere else backstage Jimmy Jacobs reads a statement from Nick Aldis which says that he was harassed by the fans and won’t be in attendance tonight. Impact World Champion Alex Shelley comes up and says he doesn’t buy it. Jacobs says they were his fans but Aldis will be there next week and will be sitting on the front row. Shelley says that if Jacobs is sending a message then maybe Shelley should send one to him. Jacobs says not to shoot the messenger. Shelley leaves and Jacobs mocks Shelley for getting a big head after becoming a World Champion after 20 years so Shelley superkicks Jacobs.
Knockouts Tag Team Champion Taylor Wilde vs. Killer Kelly
Taylor Wilde clobbers Killer Kelly with forearms then Wilde gets Kelly up with a surfboard but it gets broken up with a pinfall. Wilde & Kelly exchange forearms. Kelly catches her and hits headbutt followed by a butterfly suplex in the corner followed by a dropkick for a two count then Kelly hits a backstabber for a another two count before she chokes Wilde then pins her to get the win.
Winner: Killer Kelly
After the match The Coven goes after Kelly until Masha Slamovich’s music hits & she attacks Wilde and Kelly goes after Kilynn King before The Coven retreat.
Backstage Gia Miller is interviewing Scott D’Amore. D’Amore says he’s taken a leave of absence. He says in his prime he was never as good as Bully Ray or Maclin. He will play by the rules but he would get dirty. He says will take out Bully & Maclin gets to earn his respect at Slammiversary. He says it will rain holy hell in Windsor and he’s sure one of them is not walking out of there.
Non Title Match
Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Yuya Uemura
Yuya Uemura drops Joe Hendry with armdrags then Hendry hits Uemura with a clothesline as we go to a commercial break.
After the break and Uemura hits a dropkick on Hendry followed by a bulldog. Uemura hits a bulldog for a two count. Hendry & Uemura exchange chops and forearms.
Uemura drops Hendry with a running forearm then Uemura goes to the top rope but Hendry catches him and tries to go for a superplex but Uemura drops him and goes for a crossbody but Hendry catches him and hits Standing Ovation for the win.
Winner: Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry
After the match Kenny King enters the ring and faces off with Hendry then King claps for Hendry & Hendry lifts up his Digital Media Title.
Tag Team Match
Eddie Edwards & Frankie Kazarian vs. Bully Ray & Steve Maclin
Frankie Kazarian hits a leg drop on Steve Maclin followed by a single leg dropkick then goes for the cover but it gets a two count then Bully Ray catches Kazarian and pulls him into the ring post crotch first as we go to commercial break.
After the break Maclin hits a vertical suplex for a two count then Eddie Edwards gets the tag and hits chops on Maclin. Edwards hits an atomic drop on Maclin. Edwards & Kazarian hit a vertical suplex on Bully Ray. Edwards hits a suicide dive on Bully Ray & Kazarian hits a hurricanrana on Maclin. Maclin hits a backbreaker on Edwards for a two count.
Tag to Bully Ray & he stomps on Edwards’ hand and hits a headbutt then a tag to Maclin & Edwards & Maclin run into each other with a crossbody. Kazarian gets the hot tag who hits a leg drop on Bully and a springboard leg drop on Maclin for a two count.
He goes for the Chicken Wing on Maclin but Maclin fights out of it. Kazarian hits the reverse piledriver then goes for the cover but Bully breaks it up then Kazarian gets the Chicken Wing but Bully distracts the referee. Edwards hits Kazarian by accident and Maclin & Bully team up for a back body drop into a cutter for the win.
Winners: Bully Ray & Steve Maclin
