Impact Wrestling Results returned as Maclin ended his relationship with Champagne Singh and Shera, and to get back in their good graces they jumped and beat down Heath backstage.
Impact World Championship – Steve Maclin (c) vs. Rhino
This should be a fun match with two of our favorites.
They traded armbars early on, and after Maclin hit a few rights Rhino dropped him with a shoulder block.
Maclin gained the upper hand with a series of strikes and kicks, and worked over Rhino from corner to corner before Rhino fired off some rights of his own and went for a Gore, but Maclin rolled to the ring.
.@SteveMaclin defeats #Rhino with a GORE!?#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/gVxyMYdDrs
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 12, 2023
Maclin nailed Rhino with a chop block to his right knee and hammered away on it before going for a pin attempt.
Maclin continued to focus on Rhino’s previously injured left leg, and went for a pin before returning to stretch Rhino’s leg.
Rhino fought out of the hold, but Maclin stayed on him but missed a diving headbutt when Rhino rolled out of the way.
Rhino fired up, but Macklin hit another chop block and a Gore of his own for the win.
.@SteveMaclin is continuing the assault on #Rhino! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/9Ry2fDXMwU
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 12, 2023
After the match, Maclin kept after Rhino and kept working on Rhino’s left knee and choking him with a chair before he put Rhino’s left leg on the ring steps and hit it with the chair, and then pummeled his leg some more before putting his leg in the chair.
Maclin grabbed a shovel as the refs ran down, but he still hammered on the chair several times with the shovel to send a message to PCO.
Dirty Dango w/Joe Hendry vs. Johnny Swinger w/Zicky Dice
Dice tried to distract Dango to start it off, but it didn’t work. His second attempt worked and Swinger hit him with a knee from behind.
.@DirtyDangoCurty defeats @swinger_johnny on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/G3z9sHxr0D
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 12, 2023
Dango caught Swinger’s stomp and hit a Falcon Arrow for the easy win.
Backstage, Deaner talked about Sami Callihan choosing betrayal over being part of something bigger than himself and his path will lead to more suffering.
Deaner touted that he has an army, and they were quickly wiped out by a disguised Callihan and Rich Swann before security came in to break it up.
Elsewhere, Moose confronted Myers about him helping the Good Hands win matches, and Myers said they can be a team while he mentors the Good Hands.
Moose told him to get his priorities straight, and they then told Myers they’d love to be under his learning tree to be molded into the next tag team champions.
Knockouts Tag Team Championship – The Coven (Taylor Wilde, KiLynn King) vs. Jordynne Grace and Deonna Purrazzo
Purrazzo and King started it off to a stalemate early on until Purrazzo hit a head scissors and locked in a wrist lock.
Grace tagged in and she threw Purrazzo into King in the corner and they hit a double hip drop and Grace assisted in a standing moonsault for a pin attempt.
Wilde tagged in and she and King hit a double team on Grace for a pin attempt, and Wilde kept after her with a running elbow in the corner.
.@JordynneGrace is on the move! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/fdDi9RnaU4
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 12, 2023
Grace fought free and dropped King with a pair of running knees and followed it with a Vader Bomb for a near pinfall.
The Coven worked over Purrazzo with a series of double teams and extra curriculars when possible.
Purrazzo managed to fight free and tag in Grace, and she took on the Coven and hit a spine buster on King, then a Juggernaut Jackhammer on Wilde for a near pinfall.
The Coven caught Graces’ dropkick through the ropes and they slammed her onto the apron.
King body slammed Wilde on Grace for a near pinfall, but Grace fought free and put Wilde on the top rope where she hit a Muscle Buster for a near pinfall King broke up.
Purrazzo jumped on her and they took it to the floor while Grace clubbed Wilde.
King nailed Grace from behind and then hit a boot out of a Hart Attack set up for the win to retain the knockouts Championships.
After the match, the Coven went after Grace and Trinity came out to make the save and she took out King with a Rear View to clear the ring.
Afterwards, Trinity and Grace shook hands and Grace left the ring for Trinity to do her thing.
This was a fun show and a great match to wrap it up. What did you think about it? Let us know in the comments below and thank you for joining Impact Wrestling Results. We had a blast and can’t wait for next week.
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