Impact Wrestling Victory Road Results returned as the announcers ran down the card for the night, and when the match started Rush ducked to the floor, and then he used his speed to avoid Kushida.
Ruch ducked to the floor again but Kushida finally caught him in the ropes and locked in a Hoverboard Lock in the ropes, then kicked Rush’s left arm after he broke the hold.
He hit a pair of body slams for a pin attempt, then Kushida went to work on Rush’s left arm again. A cartwheel and dropkick followed and Kushida worked him over in the corner and tied up Rush’s left arm in the ropes.
Rush went to Kushida’s eyes to break the hold, then slammed him into the turnbuckle. Rush tried to pull him up on the top turnbuckle, but Kushida hit an arm breaker on Rush’s left arm.
#KUSHIDA halts @IamLioRush's aerial assault, locking him in the Hoverboard Lock! #VictoryRoad pic.twitter.com/snUQhbwj42
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 9, 2023
Kushida them locked in an arm bar on Rush’s right arm around the ring post.
Back in the ring, Rush hit a spinning kick to buy some time, and he followed it with a clothesline for a pin attempt.
After hammering on Kushida, Rush grabbed the X-Division title belt, but the ref wouldn’t let him in the ring with it and told him to take it back.
Rush did so, then grabbed Kushida’s glasses and mocked him with them as he rolled into the ring with them on.
Kushida hit him with several strikes and rolled Rush up for a near pinfall.
Rush hit a dive through the ropes and Kushida grabbed him and locked in a Hoverboard Lock on the floor, then threw him into the ring and kicked his left arm.
Rush hit a Spanish Fly off the ropes, but Kushida locked in the Hoverboard Lock again. Rush countered it into a pin attempt to break the hold, then they nailed each other with a right to lay themselves out.
After taking a bunch of strikes and kicks, Rush hit a low blow and a Final Hour for the win.
Backstage a paramedic said PCO needed to be taken to the hospital, and PCO got up none the worse for wear and went looking for Bully Ray.
Marella told the paramedic that PCO isn’t human like that type of thing happens every day. To be fair, it kinda does in Impact Wrestling.
Knockouts Tag Team Championship – MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich, Killer Kelly) vs. Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans w/Jai Vidal
Shaw and Masha started it off and Shaw went for an arm lock early on, but Masha’s brutal style quickly gave her the advantage and Kelly tagged into hit a running kick and then a fisherman’s suplex with a bridge for a pin attempt.
Several knee lifts followed, but Vidal pulled the ropes down while Shaw distracted the ref and Kelly went to the floor.
Evans tagged in and threw Kelly into the ring for a near pinfall.
A Backbreaker and a Flatliner from @GiseleShaw08 couldn't keep @Kelly_WP down! #VictoryRoad pic.twitter.com/D2qWtGHmcY
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 9, 2023
Shaw hit a backbreaker and flatliner combination for a near pinfall on Kelly, then drove her to their corner where she hammered away on her and hit a double stomp.
Evans tagged in and hit a leg drop for a near pinfall, then Shaw tagged in and went to work.
Kelly avoided a charge in the corner and followed it with a superkick to tag in Masha, and she nailed Evans with a kick and Shaw with a clothesline before she went back and ran through Evans with a series of kicks for a pin attempt Shaw broke up.
Masha ducked and Evans hit Shaw with a big boot and Kelly took out Vidal. Masha rolled Evans up for a pin attempt, then ate a big boot for a near pinfall by Evans.
Masha fought free and hit a Snowplow on Evans to retain their championship.
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