Impact Wrestling live results: The road to Bound for Glory continues
The road to Bound for Glory continues on tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling from Memphis, Tennessee.
Before challenging for the Impact World Championship at the October 21 pay-per-view, Josh Alexander will be in action tonight. He’s facing off against Kon.
The Bound for Glory main event will see Alexander face Alex Shelley for the Impact World Championship.
A 10-person tag team match with Bound for Glory implications is also set for tonight. Jake Something, Dirty Dango, Champagne Singh, Eric Young & Jordynne Grace are teaming up against Brian Myers, Shera, KiLynn King, Jody Threat & Bully Ray. The winning team advances to face each other in a five-way match next week. That five-way match will determine the number one and number 20 entrants in the Call Your Shot gauntlet at Bound for Glory.
Tasha Steelz & Deonna Purrazzo are looking for a Knockouts Tag Team title shot against Killer Kelly & Masha Slamovich. Tonight, Steelz goes one-on-one with Kelly.
Moose vs. Bhupinder Gujjar is also set, along with ABC battling John Skyler and a partner in a strap match.
On BTI, Savannah Evans takes on Jessicka.
BTI pre-show:
Savannah Evans defeated Jessicka
Main Show:
Tasha Steelz defeated Killer Kelly (w/ Masha Slamovich)
As of now, neither woman has a match at this month’s Bound for Glory. With Kelly as one half of the Knockouts Tag Team Champions with Masha Slamovich, that could change any day now.
This marked Steelz’s first singles match since March while Kelly last wrestled singles back in July during the Australian tour.
Steelz was in control for the majority of the match with Slamovich getting into her face at least once. Kelly rallied late with a sequence that includes repeated headbutts and a butterfly suplex that put Steelz just short of the turnbuckle.
As Kelly was about to get the win with a rear naked choke, Deonna Purrazzo ran down to ringside and pulled the referee out of the ring who thought it was Slamovich. Due to the distraction, Steelz hit the Blackout (crucifix bomb) for the pin and win.
She embraced Purrazzo after the match as it appears she and Steelz could challenge for the aforementioned titles. (Narrator: They will.) This was fine, but nothing special.
– Jason Hotch of the Good Hands walked into the Gisele Shaw entourage dressing room. He asked Savannah Evans to be his mystery partner for tonight’s Fans Revenge tag team match. Jai Vidal made a crack at Hotch which Shaw didn’t care for given that his errors on last week’s show. She said he would join Hotch tonight instead which Hotch didn’t care for, saying “I’d rather have the girl.” Rude!
– Gia Miller chatted with Jonathan Gresham about his recent win over Mike Bailey by cheating. He defended his actions saying everyone is breaking rules, so why not him? Bailey walked up and was pissed, but Gresham just walked away without saying a word.
Tommy Dreamer promo
Last week, Crazzy Steve attacked Digital Media Champion Dreamer as he has an upcoming title match courtesy of winning one of the Feast or Fired briefcases.
Dreamer called Steve out to the ring and he talked about his friendship with Steve dating back to the TNA days and teaming with him in the past. Dreamer said that Steve is legally blind and that he can do things other people cannot do in the ring by hearing and pacing steps. I had no idea that was true. Dreamer then told a story about teaching Steve to drive one crazy night and how Steve cried because he felt normal.
After more praise for Steve, Dreamer said he would put the title on the line anytime and anywhere because he’s his friend and he deserves it. Steve hugged him and then held on too long as Dreamer started to wilt, revealing a fork stuck in Dreamer’s lower back. Steve is crazy with two Zs, you see. Steve then laughed and said some crazy things before leaving, singing a song.
Dreamer still cuts a great babyface promo, but the lack of crowd noise (at all) hurt the actual stunt.
Jake Something, Dirty Dango, Champagne Singh, Eric Young & Jordynne Grace defeated Brian Myers, Shera, KiLynn King, Jody Threat & Bully Ray
As written above, the winners will be in a five-way next week to determine the first and 20th entrants into the Bound for Glory Call Your Shot gauntlet match.
Something (not Jake) tells me the team with Grace and Young is probably going to take this. Just a hunch. Also, this is under intergender rules, evidenced by Dango and Threat going at it to kick this off. Threat was happy to mix it up with anyone on the other team.
I usually don’t love intergender wrestling, but Grace vs. Ray was actually kind of a fun, and odd, mix while it lasted. King also got into it with Young in between some Ray offense.
Something got in and ran wild on everyone because Shera got in his way. That ended badly as he got hit with the Void (black hole slam) for the pin and win. My prediction was correct! This was kept fairly short and didn’t bog down, so that’s a win.
– Gia Miller was with Josh Alexander as she was curious why he would face Kon ahead of his Impact World title opportunity. Alexander read from the babyface playbook before champion Alex Shelley suddenly appeared. He said he would back up Alexander because he knew Deaner would back up Kon. He wants him at 100% for Bound for Glory. Shelley’s an honorable fella.
– A recap segment went over Mickie James’ return to Impact to challenge Knockouts Champion Trinity and how everything played out to make the James vs. Trinity title match Bound for Glory. Miller then interviewed Trinity who put over James while saying she would beat her at BFG.
ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Jason Hotch & Jai Vidal in a Fans’ Revenge match
What’s a Fans’ Revenge match? Well, “hand selected” fans were given straps around the ringside area where they could whip any wrestler that hit the floor. I mean, it’s an idea. I’m guessing none of these fans train at wrestling schools in the greater Memphis area, especially alongside the only two sides of the ring where the heels landed.
To no surprise, Hotch was hit first. His usual Good Hands tag partner John Skyler and fellow ABC antagonist is off on paternity leave which is probably better than getting hit with straps. Bey hit the floor and one of the strappers (?) asked to take a selfie while another was happy to “Too Sweet” him. Vidal didn’t like and got lit up as a result. Hotch later hit the floor and also got lit up, crying as a result.
After getting strapped up again, Hotch grabbed a strap himself and then ate a Bey plancha. Back in the ring, he was hit with Bey’s Art of the Finesse and Austin’s Fold for the pin and win. The “fans” then got in the ring to celebrate with ABC who have Tag Team Champions The Rascalz in their sights as they own one of the aforementioned Feast or Fired briefcase.
– A montage ran catching up on the seemingly never-ending Frankie Kazarian/Eddie Edwards feud. Kazarian said he was going to Impact management to figure out a way to end this once and for all. That seems like a good idea for all involved.
Moose (w/ Brian Myers) defeated Bhupinder Gujjar
Moose has a briefcase guaranteeing him a future World title match. These two have shared the ring several times and have had two matches against each other. Gujjar isn’t exactly a guy that wins on TV that much, if ever, so I like Moose’s chances here.
The former World Champion got the win after a power bomb and then a spear in a relatively short squash match. Steve Maclin, who Moose took the briefcase away from in the Feast or Fired match after Maclin took a gore from Rhino, then came out to share some thoughts.
Maclin wanted Moose to hand over the case and Moose unsurprisingly didn’t care for that transaction. Moose felt this had to be a trap and Maclin said it wasn’t as Bully Ray went “soft” and he took care of PCO. The lights went out and PCO appeared in the ring to take out everyone. Maclin was yelling at PCO and then got gored again by Rhino on the stage. Poor guy.
– Backstage, The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) spray painted the title belts in full view of the camera and my fellow viewers which Director of Authority Santino Marella didn’t care for. ABC then walked up and challenged them for the titles Bound for Glory. Sami Callihan & Rich Swann appeared and said they should get the shot. Marella said that since ABC’s title shot is locked in because of their briefcase, Miguel and Wentz will defend against Callihan and Swann next week.
– Chris Sabin sent a message to KENTA that he’s going to beat him at the Bound for Glory and remain X-Division Champion. There were more words, but you get the gist.
– We got next week’s lineup (listed below) which includes Edwards vs. Kazarian in a two-out-of-three falls Killer Impact match. What’s that? No idea as they didn’t explain it.
Josh Alexander defeated Kon (w/ Deaner)
Shelley sat in on commentary who will defend his World title against Alexander at this month’s BFG. I think I can predict how this will go: Deaner will interfere, Shelley will assist Alexander who will then beat Kon, and the two will go face-to-face because Alexander doesn’t need any help. Let’s see how I do.
This didn’t do much for me as the whole Design act feels dead to me. But, this is a TV match so I get it.
Alexander had Kon in a fireman’s carry and his boot knocked out the referee. Alexander kept up the attack and as he went to the outside of the ring, Deaner threatened with a chair. Shelley came to Alexander’s aid, but got nailed by Alexander instead by mistake.
Back in the ring, Alexander countered a move into the ankle lock. Kon fought him off, but Alexander eventually hit the C4 Spike piledriver for the pin. Shelley looked bemused at ringside and came into the ring to confront Alexander. As Alexander was walking away, Shelley pulled him back and hit Shellshock to the dismay of the fans. I wasn’t too far off, huh?
Next week:
- Impact Tag Team Champions The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) defend against Sami Callihan & Rich Swann
- Jake Something vs. Dirty Dango vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Champagne Singh vs. Eric Young for no. 1 & no. 20 spots in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet match at Bound for Glory
- Eddie Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian in a two-out-of-three falls Killer Impact match
New for Bound for Glory:
- ABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) face either The Rascalz or Callihan & Swann for the Impact Tag Team titles
- Knockouts Tag Team Champions MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) defend against Deonna Purrazzo & Tasha Steelz