Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt, and Santino Marella host the live panel in Los Angeles. They run down the Multiverse United card before showing a video package on Mike Bailey vs. Tanahashi. We then throw it back to 2021 for footage of Tanahashi beating Lance Archer for the NJPW United States Championship.
Gia Miller interviews Rocky Romero from the Globe Theater. The panelists run down the X-Division Championship Scramble tonight and how Trey Miguel has kept his Championship reign intact over the last few months.
We see a video package on KENTA vs. Suzuki.
Fred Rosser joins them in studio and says he can’t wait to share the ring with Tom Lawlor in the Eight-Man Tag Team Match. We see footage of how Bullet Club came to be IMPACT World Tag Team Champions and Rosser weighs in on the four-way as well.
Jody Threat debuts next week.
Knockouts World Champion Mickie James joins Tom and Matthew in studio. She said she’s more upset about Alexander’s injury due to the nature of it. She said she is feeling better and will have her eyes on tonight’s four-way. Mickie was excited to lock up with Miyu Yamashita, who makes her debut up next.
MATCH #1: Knockouts One-On-One Match:
Miyu Yamashita vs. Killer Kelly
This match was taped in Windsor last week.
They start with a lockup and Yamashita backs to the corner. They lock up again and roll around the ropes before splitting again. A third lock up leads to waist lock transitions and then they trade wrist locks. Miyu tries another waist lock, but Killer gets free. Miyu gets back to her feet and kicks Kelly down for a pinfall attempt. Kelly turns the tables and sits on top of Miya for a cover before throwing forearms while still on the mat. Kelly hits a suplex, cover.
Kelly hits Miyu with a butterfly suplex into the turnbuckle before hitting a running dropkick, near fall. Miyu delivers a big strike to knock Kelly down. Both women get to their knees and trade punches before getting to their feet. They both fall again with simultaneous strikes. Miyu falls out and Kelly chases after as they continue striking. Kelly pulls Miyu into the apron before delivering a PK. Back inside, Miyu delivers a round house. Kelly escapes from her shoulders and applies the Killer Klutch. Miyu rolls back out of it and then lands a stalling German suplex. Miyu hits the Skull Kick for the win.
Winner: Miyu Yamashita
After the break, Tommy Dreamer joins the panel and discusses how he technically won the Busted Open match at Sacrifice despite the ref’s ruling. We then see footage of Bully Ray messing with Darren McCarty in the crowd at Sacrifice, which brought out Scott D’Amore and an army of babyfaces.
We see a video package on Moose vs. Jeff Cobb before Gia Miller interviews Moose. Moose addresses Dreamer’s negative comments about him before touching on Cobb, noting they’ve faced each other years prior. He knows what it takes to win a hard-hitting match.
MAIN EVENT: IMPACT World Championship Match:
“Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander © vs. KENTA
Scott D’Amore joins the panel and discusses Josh Alexander’s injury. We take it back to Las Vegas in February to see Alexander’s final World Championship defense before he relinquished it.
KENTA backs into the corner when Josh approaches a couple times in a row. KENTA goes for the eyes and then stomps on the champ before going to commercial. We come back to find Josh getting back up to his feet to throw punches. KENTA fires back with kicks that knock him out of the ring. Back inside, KENTA hits a neckbreaker, cover. KENTA boots Josh in the face a few times and Josh fires back with a chest chop. They break down into trading strikes until Alexander hits a rolling senton.
KENTA prevents a German and pulls the turnbuckle pad in the process. KENTA flies back into the ring with a lariat, cover. After another break, Josh tosses KENTA with an exploder and goes for the cover. Josh cold cocks KENTA and they both go down. KENTA hits the draping DDT off the ropes before landing the hesitation dropkick in the corner. KENTA delivers open palm strikes as Josh no longer has his head gear on. Josh turns things around into an Ankle Lock but gets kicked into the exposed turnbuckle. KENTA hits the running knee strike for a near fall. Alexander comes back with the C4 Spike to retain.
Winner: “Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander
We see Tom, Matthew, and D’Amore back in the studio to wrap up the show. They hype up Steve Maclin vs. KUSHIDA at Rebellion to crown a NEW IMPACT World Champion. D’Amore announces Josh Alexander will appear on next week’s show to officially relinquish the IMPACT World Championship.
