Impact Wrestling Results returned as the introductions were made, and they got the match started with a slower than we expected approach as they felt each other out with headlocks and arm bars.
Knight used his strength to gain the advantage with a slam and a leaping splash for a pin attempt.
He followed it with a springboard crossbody off the ropes for a pin attempt, and after swapping position on the floor, Bailey hit a boot and moonsault over the trop rope to gain the advantage.
A HUGE Moonsault from @SpeedballBailey takes @Jet2Flyy off his feet!#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/cm4VbFq4PT
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 14, 2023
Bailey kept up the pressed with a double knee to the back for a pin attempt, then fired off a series of kicks but Knight avoided another stomp and caught Bailey with a dropkick to break his momentum.
Another dropkick sent Bailey to the floor and Knight followed it with a crossbody over the top rope.
They traded moves until Bailey caught Knight in mid air with a kick to buy some time.
Bailey headed to the top rope but Knight leaped onto the top rope to hit a superplex, and they traded various pin attempts as they countered each other.
Knight followed that with a spinebuster for a near pinfall, but Bailey hit a whirlwind kick and Ultimate Weapon to close it out.
Joe Hendry and Yuya Uemura vs. Kenny King and Sheldon Jean
Henry and King started it off, and King kept his hoodie on among fan chants of “Take it off!” and he tagged in Jean out of frustration with the fan chants, so Joe tagged in Yuya.
They traded some fast holds with Yuya having the early advantage with a pin attempt, but Yuya was tied up with King and Jean hit him from behind and King tagged in with more chants following him.
.@KennyKingPb2 is having flashbacks! @joehendry #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/igRUWq3oJv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 14, 2023
King was tied up with trash talking Hendry and Yuya got loose and tagged him in. Hendry hit a series of strikes, and then caught King off the ropes to hit a fallaway slam.
Hendry hit a cutter off the ropes and ate a kick from behind from Jean, and Yuya came in to hit a dropkick on Jean. King took out Yuya with a Tiger Driver, and Hendry pulled off his hoodie to the crowd cheering.
Hendry threw it at King and hit a clothesline. King rolled out of the ring and headed to the back, abandoning Jean to eat a Standing Ovation for the win.
SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get The Overtimer’s Hottest Stories, Breaking News and Special Features in your email, CLICK HERE!
