Impact Wrestling Results returned as Josh Alexander asked Rich Swann to join him for his six man tag match, and Steve Maclin asked why doesn’t he make him his other partner.
Maclin said it’s his way of looking after Josh, and Josh told him he already has another partner is Kaz.
Callihan w/The Design (Deaner, Kon, Angels) vs. Rhino w/Heath
This should be a fun match and we’re ready for a heavy hitting affair.
They traded shoulder tackles early on with Rhino getting the advantage, and they then traded rights but Callihan went to eyes before he ate a clothesline that sent him to the floor to regroup.
.@Big_Kon1 and @Alan_V_Angels just cost @TheSamiCallihan the match! @CodyDeaner #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/w6jXFfq1p4
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 10, 2023
They traded shots on the floor, but Rhino missed a chop and hit the ring post, and Callihan focused on his injured right hand.
Rhino dropped him onto the ring apron, but Callihan countered a Side Russian Leg Sweep on the ramp with one of his own.
Rhino powered him up into a TKO for a near pinfall, but he missed a spear and hit the turnbuckle that gave Callihan a pin attempt.
Callihan countered a Gore with a boot and a clothesline for a near pinfall.
Angels tripped Callihan in the ropes and Kon hit him with a chair. Callihan stumbled back into a Gore as they cost him the match after he cost Kon his match last week.
In the ring, Deaner pointed out to Callihan this was step six of his initiation.
Jordynne Grace vs. Alex Gracia
Gracia put up a fight early on with an arm bar and several rights before she ate a shoulder tackle.
Gracia hit a dropkick for a pin attempt ended her run as Grace took it over and pummled her into submission.
.@JordynneGrace picks up a W on #IMPACTonAXSTV! pic.twitter.com/z1WBucpekJ
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 10, 2023
A Grace Driver closed out the match.
Backstage, Moose confronted Joe Hendry while he was surrounded by his fans, and Myer hit him from behind.
.@TheMooseNation and @Myers_Wrestling just left @joehendry laid out! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/rlreXDnog7
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 10, 2023
They beat him down and Moose sent him into some steel doors a couple of times before Myers rubbed the Digital Media Championship in his face and they threw him into the doors again.
Jonathan Gresham vs. Kushida
After they opened the match by shaking hands, they traded moves as they felt each other out and they set a good pace.
Their next handshake became a contest of wills and one upsmanship as they struggled to get the upper hand on each other.
Kushida went to work on Gresham’s arms and Gresham made it to the ropes to break the hold, and he took Kushida down with a hammerlock.
The Hoverboard Lock gets the best of @TheJonGresham! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/FShx4nBVfv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) March 10, 2023
After countering out of the hammer lock a couple of times, Kushida stomped on Gresham’s fingers and hit a German Suplex, but Gresham went right back to work on his left arm.
Gresham wrapped him up for a pin attempt, and then a second time. Kushida countered the third attempt with a pin attempt of his own before they hit each other with a shoulder tackle.
They his heavy forearms to each others left arms to soften each other up.
After a back and forth off the ropes, Kushida finally locked in a Hoverboard Lock for the win.
They shook hands after the match with a final staredown that hints at a possible rematch down the road.
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