Impact Wrestling 1000 week two live results: 10-woman tag team match
Impact Wrestling’s celebration of its 1000th episode concludes with week two airing tonight.
The episode will be headlined by a marquee 10-woman tag match in the Knockouts division. Some of the biggest stars in Impact history will make their return to the ring as Gail Kim, Awesome Kong, Mickie James, Trinity & Jordynne Grace take on Angelina Love, Deonna Purrazzo, Tasha Steelz, Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans.
Velvet Sky will be at ringside with the heel team.
Ultimate X also returns to Impact as Ace Austin, Zachary Wentz, Rich Swann, Alan Angels, Mike Bailey, and Samuray Del Sol battle for a title shot against new X-Division Champion Chris Sabin.
We’ll learn the results of last week’s Feast or Fired match, which ended with Chris Bey, Crazzy Steve, Yuya Uemura, and Moose obtaining briefcases.
Josh Alexander vs. Trey Miguel, Eric Young vs. Kenny King, and Jake Something vs. Dirty Dango are also set to air.
On Before The Impact, Knockouts Tag Team Champions Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly defend against The Death Dollz.
BFI Preshow
George Iceman talked about all the returns to Impact for Impact 1000 and talked about how some of those returns were looking for long term deals with Impact.
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Champions MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) defeated The Death Dollz (Courtney Rush & Jessicka) to retain
A decent tag match that went back and forth for a bit, with MK Ultra retaining in a right call.
Impact Wrestling 1000 Night Two
The first match tonight was an ultimate X match to determine the next challenger for Chris Sabin’s X-Division championship.
Alan Angels defeated Rich Swann, Samuray del Sol, Mike Bailey, Ace Austin, Zachery Wentz in an Ultimate X match
Samuray took out a bunch of people to start the match, hitting a dive to the floor after a hurricanrana on multiple opponents. Rich Swann launched himself off the middle ropes to the floor onto everyone as well, before Mike Bailey and Ace Austin faced off in the ring. Austin hit a Fosbury flop to the floor and started climbing the post to get to the ropes.
Angels cut him off, and then Angels, Bailey, and del Sol were all on the post, and hit stereo moonsaults to the floor on the other three wrestlers. That was incredible. Bailey and Angels ended up fighting on top of the post, well above the ground and ring. Bailey hit some hard forearms and Angels’ leg ended up caught in the post as del Sol and Bailey approached from opposite sides to the X. Wentz and Angels shook the cables, and Austin was able to hit a flying kick to knock Samuray del Sol off.
Swann came in and hit a poisonrana on Wentz before trying to knock Angels off the ropes. Angels wrapped his legs around Swann’s head and hit a top rope hurricanrana off the ropes. Wentz then sprayed Swann with the spray paint, and did the same with del Sol. Angels and Austin climbed the ropes again as Bailey continued to try and make it to the middle. Angels, Austin, Wentz, and Bailey were all at the X and Wentz sprayed Austin with paint before Bailey kicked him off the ropes. Angels then kicked Bailey low and climbed across the ropes for the win.
–Alan Angels announced that he was going to cash in his X for next week against Chris Sabin.
Jake Something defeated Dirty Dango (w/ Alpha Bravo)
Alpha Bravo claimed Dango had something to get off his chests (yes, chests), and Dango said he hated wrestling. One fan on camera cheered. Why did that fan buy a ticket? This was a 10 minute time limit match with the Fox Box from the original Impact back on Fox Sportsnet back in the day. Chase Stevens, one half of the Naturals, was the judge, and could be seen talking into a headset backstage judging the match.
He was trying to act like he was watching the monitor rather than actually watching the monitor. Stevens, living up to the charisma he was known for back when he was on Impact when folks had difficulty remembering if he was the blonde haired or brown haired Natural. Dango hit a series of uppercuts in the corner on Something here. Dango missed a knee drop and Something worked his way to his feet.
Something hit a big spear in the corner and Dango rolled to the apron. Something shoved Dango off the apron and he took a hard flip bump off the apron. Bravo asked for a timeout, saying Dango was hurt. Bravo threatened Something with a flashlight, but Something ducked and Bravo hit Dango by accident. Something got the pin with Into the Void after.
–Steve Maclin was backstage talking about how when he started something, he intended to finish it. He said he failed to end the career of Rhino before, so he was going to now. Rhino screamed “Maclin!” and speared him through some equipment boxes. Apparently he failed to stop him again.
–Santino was with Rhino, and Santino said he went too far. Rhino said that Maclin tried to end his career, so this was on him. I’m with Rhino on this one, given Maclin’s actions.
Eric Young (w/ Scott D’Amore) defeated Kenny King (w/ Sheldon Jean) via DQ
Eric Young came out to the Canadian National Anthem with Scott D’Amore in his corner to a nice pop from the crowd. This match did not last long as Sheldon Jean attacked Young right in front of the referee. Scott D’Amore hit Jean with the Canadian flag to clear the ring.
–Shark Boy came out and restarted it as a tag match, since he was the Deputy Director of Authority.
Team Canada (Eric Young & Scott D’Amore) defeated Kenny King & Sheldon Jean via DQ
The Design immediately ran in and attacked Team Canada for the DQ.
–Shark Boy came out again and said that it would be an 8-man tag now, in the Russo tribute segment with how many non-finishes we got here with wacky booking, but I suspect it’ll end better than Russo’s booking ever did as Shark Boy announced that Team Canada would have tag partners.
America’s Most Wanted (Chris Harris & James Storm) & Team Canada (Eric Young & Scott D’Amore) defeated Kenny King, Sheldon Jean, & The Design (Deaner & Kon)
Chris Harris looked really good in this match. He would get in, hit his spots, and get out with no problems. As did Scott D’Amore. James Storm looked fantastic, and like he could still work main events if they needed him to, so I hope he is one of the guys that sticks around. This was lots of fun, and did indeed end better than anything Russo has booked.
Sheldon Jean raked the eyes of James Storm after some double team offence with Chris Harris before King tagged in and took down Storm with a drop toe hold. Deaner cheated to get the advantage on Young, letting King and co. get the heat on him over the next few minutes. Young hit a Death Valley Driver on Kon after a few moments and tagged out to Storm. Storm ran wild clearing the ring, and taking on both Jean and King. Jean was able to hit a leg lariat and drop Storm.
King hit an incredible blockbuster on Young, and Harris took out King with a lariat. Kon and Harris faced off and started exchanging punches. Harris got the better of it and then sent King to the floor onto his own partner. Deaner went for a DDT, but got hit with a superkick from Storm. Harris saved Storm from an attack, letting Eric Young hit a piledriver on Jean for the win.
–The folks waiting for the Feast or Fired results were backstage.
–A video aired of Brother Devon and Bully Ray in the ring after their reunion match, and Ray talked about how he wouldn’t have wanted to reunite with Brother Devon anywhere else as Ray led the fans in an Impact Wrestling chant. Devon said that the fans were why he came back after having back surgery and a stroke, before finishing the promo with his classic “Oh, my brother, testify!” This was really great.
–David LeGreca presided over the Feast or Fired segment. Each group talked about what they wanted, with no one saying they wanted to be fired, which would have been funny. Everyone was looking for tag title shots, except for Crazzy Steve, who wanted a heart, liver, or lungs. Crazzy Steve got a Digital Media Championship title shot.
Moose got a Impact World title shot, and Myers left with him disappointed. LaGreca kept calling them championship opportunities, which just stop, my dude. This isn’t WWE. ABC then got the Impact World Tag Team title shot, meaning Yuya Uemura was then fired from Impact. Looks like he’s returning to New Japan, hopefully to become on of their aces. Hendry looked sad. Uemura and Hendry were actually great in selling the sadness here, despite it being rather predictable.
Josh Alexander defeated Trey Miguel
Josh Alexander is awesome, and the booking of this make Miguel look like a geek, but since he is a cheating heel, it is okay. Alexander killing Miguel in what was essentially a squash was still awesome.
Trey Miguel did not really understand what he was getting himself into with this match, as Alexander beat the living heck out of him with hard chops and strikes. Miguel got some brief offence in the opening part, but Alexander threw him around the ring like he weight nothing, hitting a twisting torture rack bomb that sent Miguel across the ring.
Miguel was able to get a brief advantage after attacking the formerly injured left arm of Alexander, but Alexander shrugged him off and killed him with a lariat with his right arm instead. Miguel fought out of a fireman’s carry and hit a headscissors off the top rope before hitting a meteora, but Alexender used Miguel’s momentum to roll into an ankle lock. Wentz managed to help Miguel get away, but as he tried to interfere, Alex Shelley came down and saved him, taking out Wentz. Alexander hit the C4 Spike on Miguel for the win.
–Alexander thanked Shelley for the help, saying that he wished he had it other times from Shelley. Shelley said that he shouldn’t get his signals confused – Shelley did this to hurt The Rascalz instead of helping Alexander. Alexander said that he was going to take his title back at Bound for Glory.
–Mike Bailey vs. Will Ospreay was announced for Bound for Glory.
–Jonathan Gresham walked up to Mike Bailey and the traded some playful barbs about recent losses, before setting a best of 7 matches up for each other,
–The Rascalz were recovering backstage and John Skylar walked up, looking to finally secure a promised title shot for his team. The Rascalz said that it wasn’t the time, and it was then that ABC walked in, catching the Good Hands colluding with The Rascalz, saying that it didn’t matter since they had a guaranteed shot thanks to Feast or Fired. Skylar said that it didn’t guarantee anything, before appealing to The Rascalz, who quietly exited the room while Skylar wasn’t looking, making him look like a total geek. Which was the point, and it was great.
Trinity, Jordynne Grace, Mickie James, Gail Kim, & Awesome Kong (w/ Raisha Saeed) defeated Deonna Purrazzo, Tasha Steelz, Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, & Angelina Love (w/ Jai Vidal & Velvet Sky)
This was not the best match in terms of match quality you will ever see, but the nostalgia was strong and it was fun. The legends got a chance to show their stuff, and Awesome Kong did not have to actually take a bump, which was best for her, as she just threw strikes and a few moves.
Trinity started the match with Love, who did not take kindly to Trinity showing her up. Grace and Purrazzo were in next, and Grace slammed and suplexed Shaw all over the ring. Steelz and James were in the ring and picked up where they left off after their last match with James dropping Steez and then facing off against Purrazzo. Evans started getting a little heat on James, which is clearly building to the hot tag for Gail Kim.
Kim got a huge pop for her return for the ring after James shoved Evans Purrazzo away. Kim hit a great headscissors and wrist lock combo on Purrazzo and Shaw. Once they were on the apron, Gail Kim was pulled off the apron by Velvet Sky, and Kim crashed hard to the floor. I suspect this is where she got rocked. Mickie James was immediately at her side, and Tasha Steelz rushed in to slow it down to give her a chance to recover.
Shaw came in and tried to get the better of Kim, but Kim did a rotation into an Octopus stretch. Shaw hit a backbreaker and a flatliner for a 2-count, but it was broken up by James. Kim and Purrazzo both went for crossbodies and crashed into each other. Kim tagged out to Kong, who ran wild, letting everyone run to her. Savannah Evans tried to chokeslam Kong, but Kong clotheslined her as the fans chanted “Kong is gonna kill you!”
Love and Purrazzo dumped Kong to the floor, but James and Trinity made the save, and Trinity hit a tope to the floor on both Love and Purrazzo. Steelz hit a dive onto everyone. Kim climbed to the top rope and hit a plancha onto everyone on the floor. Shaw was left in the ring facing everyone while Awesome Kong emerged behind Shaw. Shaw realized Kong was there and ate a spinning backfist and a chokeslam from Kong. Kong then picked up Shaw and hit the Implant Buster for the win. Awesome Kong looked a bit injured at the end, but celebrated with everyone as the show went off the air.
–The Beautiful People laid out Jai Vidal as he argued with them about the match, and they put a paper bag over his head as the women in the ring celebrated.
Impact Wrestling – September 28, 2023
- Impact X-Division Championship: Chris Sabin (c) vs. Alan Angels
- Tommy Dreamer & Heath vs. Kenny King & Sheldon Jean
- Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
- Yuya Uemura’s Goodbye Ceremony
Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory – October 21, 2023
- Impact World Championship: Alex Shelley (c) vs. Josh Alexander
- Will Ospreay vs. Mike Bailey