Impact Wrestling live results: Bound for Glory go-home show
Tonight’s Impact Wrestling is the last stop on the road to Bound for Glory.
Before facing each other for the Knockouts Championship, Trinity and Mickie James will be tag team partners tonight. They’re joining forces to take on Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans.
“Speedball” Mike Bailey is set for a big match against Will Ospreay at this Saturday’s pay-per-view. Before that, Bailey goes one-on-one with Samuray Del Sol.
A tag team match with Rhino & PCO facing Moose & Brian Myers is airing tonight. Bound for Glory will feature a Monster’s Ball match with Rhino, PCO, Moose, and Steve Maclin.
Heath vs. Kenny King is also set for tonight’s show, along with a no DQ match between Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus.
We’ll also get the final build toward Alex Shelley and Josh Alexander’s Impact World Championship match at Bound for Glory.
Tonight’s Before the Impact match is KiLynn King vs. Jody Threat.
BFI Preshow
George Iceman, in a room that echoed like a cave, told us that Bound for Glory may have a surprise guest showing up.
KiLynn King defeated Jody Threat
Decent match that saw King further established in a singles role, and Threat was able to maintain some heat due to King faking an injury to get the advantage.
Impact Wrestling – October 19, 2023
Impact opened with the familiar music of Mike Bailey, as he faces off against Samuray del Sol in a warmup match for Bound for Glory.
Mike Bailey defeated Samuray del Sol
Very good match from Bailey and del Sol here, with Bailey again showing that he is a guy you can count on to have a great match any time you put him out there.
The crowd was into this right away, as they knew it was going to be a good match. After an initial fist bump after an exchange, del Sol got upset as Bailey kept one upping him, so he refused a handshake. After eating a kick he was able to hit a torneo into an armdrag off the top rope. Bailey went for a suicide dive, but del Sol jumped onto the apron and ducked down, causing Bailey to fly through the ropes and crash to the floor.
Bailey and del Sol both went for handsprings at the same time, but Bailey was able to use a series of kicks out of it before hitting a sole butt, a kick to the back, and a running shooting star press for a 2-count. Bailey went for a thrust kick, but del Sol bent backwards to avoid it, then hit the ropes and both wrestlers hit a single leg dropkick in the ring. This exchange caused both to role to the floor and hit single leg dropkicks at the same time again, causing them to hit the mat.
Bailey ate a kick to the face by del Sol, and after another exchange of kicks on the apron, del Sol went to the top rope finally hitting a leaping enziguri on his own that sent del Sol to the floor. Bailey hit a double jump corkscrew moonsault to the floor on del Sol to a huge reaction from the crowd. Bailey went for Ultima Weapon, but del Sol cut him off and hit a body scissors into a driver off the middle ropes for a 2-count.
Bailey hit a standing Spanish fly for a 2-count, then hit a thrust kick before going for a tornado kick, but del Sol blocked it. Bailey got nailed with a pump kick in the corner, but followed del Sol out and hit a twisting kick before hitting Ultima Weapon for the pinfall. Great match.
–Dango was with Oleg Prudius and Alpha Bravo, and they briefly buried the Flying Elvises, only getting Sonny Siaki correct as a member, while confusing the other two with 3 Count from WCW. He then asked how anyone could get a dancing gimmick over. Dango claimed that Prudius beat up John Wick and that Alpha Bravo would dive on a grenade for his comrades.
–ABC were backstage and claimed that The Rascalz were using the 5 D’s (Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge) but that they couldn’t run at Bound for Glory when they cash in their title shot.
Kenny King (w/ Sheldon Jean) defeated Heath
This was fine. Nothing special, but a perfectly acceptable TV match despite the blatant interference from Jean right in front of the referee multiple times.
Heath started this match brawling with King around the ring. Heath suplexed King in from the apron and said, “Come on, Memphis!” to the crowd that has not been very good throughout this taping. Heath clotheslined King to the floor and Heath twisted his ankle on the landing. King worked over the ankle for the next few minutes. Heath hit a boot to the face in a the corner and a clothesline off the middle ropes for a 2-count, but King went right back to the ankle, dropping Heath again.
Both wrestlers went to the ropes to hit clotheslines and they both went down at the same time. Heath hit a leg lariat and a powerslam for a 2-count. Heath took a swipe at Jean, letting King roll him up with his feet on the ropes, but the referee caught him. Heath hit a spinebuster for a 2-count. Heath dropped Jean again, and turned around into a kick from King. King then hit the Royal Flush for the win.
–Kazarian was backstage after his match last week with Eddie Edwards, and he said that he never hated Edwards, but that they were actually brothers trained by the same man. He said that now Eddie Edwards has to respect him, they were going to take Impact Wrestling to new heights. We’ll have to see if Eddie Edwards feels the same later, I assume.
Crazzy Steve defeated Black Taurus in a No DQ Match
This was actually a really good hardcore match that told a good story. Steve was excellent here, and Taurus was awesome as always.
Taurus went right after Steve, hitting a code breaker to the arm of Steve, and grabbed a chair out from under the ring. Steve dodged a swing from Taurus, then took the chair and said, “I hope this hurts you forever!” before hitting Taurus in the back with it. Little kids in the front row cheered Steve hitting Taurus with chairs. I guess Crazzy Steve is for the kids.
Steve setup several chairs on the floor and bridged folded chairs across them. Steve setup two more chairs in the middle of the ring and tried to suplex Taurus across them, but Taurus countered and hit a Knighfall backbreaker through the chairs for a 2-count. Taurus tried to suplex Steve off the apron and through the chairs, but Steve fought out. Taurus hit two sling blades in response.
Steve hit a drop toe hold on Taurus, sending him crashing into the garbage can. Taurus grabbed the legs of Steve in a position for an Alabama slam, but spun Steve around, and Steve turned this into a Canadian Destroyer attempt for a 2-count. Taurus tried to hit a monkey flip on Steve, who was against the ropes, and Steve turned it into a back body drop to through the chairs to the floor. Unfortunately, Taurus did not land on his back, but on his tailbone.
Steve pulled a fork out of his Feast or Fired briefcase and went for the eyes of Taurus again. Taurus blocked it, and tried to turn the fork on Steve himself. Before he could, Steve screamed that he was sorry, leading to Taurus dropping the fork, but trying to hit a move anyway. Steve raked the eyes, put the briefcase on Taurus’ throat and face, and drove him into the turnbuckle before hitting Belladonna’s Kiss for the pinfall.
–We got a set of short promos with people talking about how they were planning to win the Call Your Shot Gauntlet, like the old Royal Rumble promo videos. I liked this.
–Gia Miller was backstage with Mickie James & Trinity, talking about their match with Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans tonight. They talked about how both of them wanted to win tonight, and it wouldn’t be effected by their match at Impact Bound for Glory.
The Most Professional Wrestling Gods (Moose & Brian Myers) defeated Rhino & PCO
The ring announcer accidentally called Moose, “Bruce Moose” when he merged Brian and Moose into one word. I’d accept the tag team name of Broose rather than their actual name, but alas. Rhino and Myers started the match with the fans chanting “Rhino’s gonna kill you!” and he smiled and nodded with an evil grin. Not much happened here until Moose and PCO started exchanging chops in the ring, which was fun.
Rhino came in and threw Moose face first into the turnbuckle 10 times to the delight of the fans, and Moose rolled to the floor. This allowed Myers to sneak in and get some heat on Rhino, choking him on the ropes and hitting a Russian legsweep for a 2-count. Moose accused the referee of counting too slow. Rhino blocked a suplex from Moose and hit one of his own, tagging out to PCO, who went right after Myers, hitting a DDT and hitting a lung blower in the corner before hitting a legdrop off the middle ropes.
Moose made the save and cussed at PCO, and PCO hit a Cactus clothesline to the floor. PCO hit an inverted DDT on Myers and called for a moonsault, but Moose pulled Myers out of the way. Moose checked on Myers, but ate a belly-to-belly suplex before calling for a Gore. Rhino went for the Gore, but Steve Maclin pulled him from the ring and smashed Rhino into the ring post. Maclin went to hit a move on Rhino, but Bully Ray ran down and made the save. PCO then hit a cannonball dive on Maclin but ate a spear back in the ring from Moose for the win.
–MK Ultra promised to destroy Deonna Purrazzo & Tasha Steelz at Bound for Glory.
–An excellent hype video aired for Will Ospreay & Mike Bailey. Some of the highlights showed the Walter Pyramid in California where New Japan has run some shows, and I think that would be a cool venue for Impact to run a PPV from someday. At 5000 seats, it might be a bit ambitious, but it could work.
–Rhino met Ray backstage and said that he didn’t trust him and didn’t need his help.
I don’t often add reaction notes before a promo segment, but holy cow, this was great. Shelley and Alexander were fantastic here, and they did an excellent job selling how important this match was to the both of them.
–Scott D’Amore did a pretape interview with Alex Shelley & Josh Alexander to talk about their match at Bound for Glory. D’Amore was going to ask Alexander the first question, and Shelley interrupted and said that maybe the champion should talk first. Shelley was taking this very personally because Impact was a company he built, and Alexander said that he was taking nothing away from Shelley.
Alexander said that Shelley wanted to make sure Alexander was 100% because Shelley would not go easy on him. Alexander said that Shelley was cracking under the pressure and it can be seen in his behaviour. Alexander said that Shelley was accusing him of thinking Shelley was a transitional champion, but Alexander thought Shelley was saying that because Shelly believed deep down that he was a transitional champion. This led to Shelley leaving the set and running across the arena to brawl with Alexander as D’Amore tried to break it up. This was awesome.
Trinity & Mickie James defeated Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans (w/ Jai Vidal)
Evans & Shaw jumped their opponents before the match began, but Trinity and James both his Thesz presses. Evans and James started the match. Evans and Shaw tried their best to top James but were unable to with everything they tried. Trinity tagged in and hit a legdrop doing the splits for a 2-count. Shaw and Evans isolated Trinity and hit a double suplex for a 2-count.
Trinity was about to make a tag, but Shaw hit James with a forearm to prevent it from happening. Evans and Trinity struggled as Trinity tried to make the tag again, but the referee missed it because Shaw was distracting the referee. Shaw got a lot of heat from the local audience here, as it can’t be denied that the fans here were into Trinity. One of the few acts that got a universally loved reaction on this show, which they were dead for many others.
Trinity managed to hit a kick from the middle rope to drop Evans and finally make the tag to Mickie James. James ran in and with the help of Trinity was able to hit the MickDT on Evans for the pinfall, as the two babyfaces celebrated before their match at Bound for Glory.
–James and Trinity raised each other’s hand, but James kept held of the Knockouts World Championship, not letting Trinity leave as the show went off the air.
Final Thoughts
A good go home show for Impact. They pushed all the major stories, even for matches that didn’t need much build like Ospreay and Bailey (though they could have given Bailey more wins along the way before the match), and the card for Bound for Glory has something for everyone on the show. I am very much so looking forward to it, and can’t wait to be back here Saturday recapping it live.
Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory – October 21, 2023
- Impact Hall of Fame Ceremony for Traci Brooks, Mike Tenay, & Don West
- Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: MK Ultra (c) vs. Tasha Steelz & Deonna Purrazzo
- Will Ospreay vs. Mike Bailey
- Impact World Tag Team Championship: The Rascalz (c) vs. ABC
- Call Your Shot Gauntlet
- Monster’s Ball: Moose vs. PCO vs. Rhino vs. Steve Maclin
- X-Division Championship: Chris Sabin (c) vs. KENTA
- Knockouts World Championship: Trinity (c) vs. Mickie James
- Impact World Championship: Alex Shelley (c) vs. Josh Alexander