Impact Wrestling Results returned as Mickie James and Jordynne Grace chatted about their upcoming match at Hard To Kill during a photo shoot.
Savannah Evans w/Tasha Steelz vs. Taya Valkyrie w/Death Dollz (Rosemary and Jessicka)
Evans shoved Taya down to start eh match, and Evans overpowered Taya in their lockup, but Taya ducked a chop.
Evans controlled the early part, but Taya hit a spear to send Evans to the floor, but Evans pulled her out of the ring and dumped her on the floor.
After taking a hurricanrana, Evans ran Taya over with a clothesline for a near pinfall.
.@thetayavalkyrie turns things around with a Blue Thunder Bomb! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/w7y6gxUGg5
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 9, 2022
Taya caught Evans off the ropes and hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near pinfall, and then went to work on Evans’ legs with a STF, but Evans fought her way out of it.
Evans fought out of a Road to Valhalla attempt to hit a full nelson slam for the win.
Backstage, Moose took out Gujjar to send a message to Joe Hendry.
Kon w/The Design vs. Sami Callihan
Kon exploded at Sami to start, and Sami’s chops had no effect, then poked him in the eye before going for a body slam. Kon blocked it and hit a headbutt.
BRUTAL Chokeslam on the apron! @Big_Kon1 #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/P1gJdzoLWb
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 9, 2022
Kon dropped Sami with a clothesline and stomped him down and hit a spinebuster before hammering on him some more.
Sami kept fighting and slowly chopped the big man down with a running forearm shot for a pin attempt.
Sami sent him to the floor with a clothesline, and Kon pulled him to the floor and chokeslamed him on the apron.
While the ref was busty with Angel, Deaner held him up in the roped for Kon to grab him and hit a Death Valley Driver for the win.
Bully Taunts Alexander
Josh Alexander headed to the ring to chants of “Walking Weapon!”, and he said he took some time to think about what happened at Over Drive and how he’ll respond, and he was giving Impact Wrestling’s blessing to do things his way.
He announced there will be a Impact Wrestling World Championship Open Challenge, and he wanted Bully Ray to answer the challenge. He said Bully has nothing to be afraid of unless he’s afraid of him.
.@Walking_Weapon is in the IMPACT Zone for the first time since @bullyray5150's heinous attack on @JadeChung11!#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/2KQZ73e5jp
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 9, 2022
Bully responded through the titantron, and despite if he’d lose tonight he’ll still et his match at Hard To Kill, but he’s busy looking at pictures, and he shared some from Over Drive.
Bully refused to allow Josh to get him to break his word and have their match except where he said they’ll have it, and after that Mike bailey came out to challenge Josh.
Impact World Championship – Josh Alexander (c) vs. Mike Bailey
Josh ran over Bailey with a shoulder block after their first lock up, and Josh let him try a couple more shoulder tackles, and they took each other down.
.@SpeedballBailey caught @Walking_Weapon with some well placed kicks and a HUGE Dive!#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/aIHmrsTUTw
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 9, 2022
After Josh controlled for a bit, Bailey sent him to the floor with his machine gun kicks and hit a dive.
They continued to go back and forth, with Bailey hitting a corkscrew splash for a pin attempt, and Josh fired off a trio of German Suplex for a near pinfall.
Josh went for a C-4 Spike, but his left arm gave way, and Bailey hit a double knee to the left shoulder that was injured at Over Drive.
Josh blocked a hurricanrana and turned it into a backbreaker and went for a C-4 Spike, but Bailey managed to get Josh to back into the ropes and both fell to the floor.
Bailey went for a hurricanrana off the top rope, but Josh blocked it again and hit a Styles Clash. Josh hit a UFO slam for a pin attempt, then locked in an ankle lock Bailey countered by rolling Josh up for a pin attempt.
Bailey hit an Ultimate Weapon, but his left knee was so bad he couldn’t follow through.
As the match neared the one hour mark, Josh hit a Olympic slam for a near pinfall, but he had to take a minute to recover before following up his advantage.
Bailey fired off a series of kicks for his own near pinfall opportunity.
With the last ten minutes being announced, Josh locked in an ankle lock, and Bailey tried to get loose a couple of times and managed to put himself in position for a Tombstone Piledriver, but he kicked out and Josh went back to the ankle lock.
After a long struggle, Bailey made it to the ropes to break the hold.
4 Minutes REMAIN! @Walking_Weapon and @SpeedballBailey are putting on an unforgettable match-up! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/1iUlgAGXr8
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) December 9, 2022
They exchanged blows in the corner as Bailey refused to stay down and hit a hurricanrana and another Ultimate Weapon but Josh got his foot on the bottom rope.
Josh reversed out of a Flamingo Driver to hit a Styles Clash and locked in an ankle lock again, but Bailey made it to the ropes and kicked his way free.
Josh pulled him off the ropes for a piledriver and got Bailey up for a C-4 Spike, then he hit a second one for the win with seconds remaining.
This was an awesome match, but it could’ve been so much better had it ended in a draw. We understand why they didn’t, but it just feels like that would’ve been the better way to go.
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below and thank you for joining Impact Wrestling Results. We had a blast and can’t wait to see you all next week.
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