Impact Wrestling has their monthly PPV coming up tonight, “No Surrender”, which is a PPV-quality event at a fan-friendly price. There are 7 matches set so far for the main card with 4 title matches featured, plus a live “Busted Open” segment is also scheduled as host Dave LaGreca tries to play “moderator” to co-hosts Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer, who you can usually hear together Thursdays on SiriusXM Channel 156 from 9 AM-Noon ET. As for the title matches, the main event is Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defending the title against Rich Swann. If The Walking Weapon succeeds in retaining, New Japan superstar KENTA will be waiting for him tomorrow in a match that will happen regardless of the outcome. Also on tap is Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James defending against Masha Slamovich, Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions Death Dollz vs. The Hex for the titles and Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Moose in a Dot Combat Match for the title. A FREE pre-show airs before the PPV, don’t miss that because it has a show-stealer scheduled in Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey. This kicks off a 3-day Vegas weekend for Impact as this will be followed by 2 events with fallout & TV tapings tomorrow & Sunday.
Today’s event will be held at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, NV (I almost went to this event but I had to leave Vegas yesterday) and can be watched LIVE on Impact+ (subscription required), YouTube (Ultimate Insider subscription required) and FITE ($9.99). Impact+ is $7.99/month or $71.99/year, YouTube Ultimate Insider is $4.99/month and has most if not all of the same content as Impact+. The FITE PPV also includes unlimited on demand replays with purchase. The pre-show will air FREE on YouTube. This should be a standard-length PPV so with the pre-show plan on about 3 1/2 hours of action.
Today’s current lineup:
Pre-Show:
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw
Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
PPV:
Kon vs. Frankie Kazarian
Steve Maclin vs. Brian Myers, Heath & PCO in a 4-way for the #1 contender to the Impact World Championship
Busted Open LIVE with Dave LaGreca, Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer
Time Machine (KUSHIDA & Motor City Machine Guns) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin, Chris Bey, KENTA)
Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Moose for the title
Impact Knockouts Champions Death Dollz (some combo of Taya Valkyrie, Jessicka Havok, Rosemary) vs. The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) for the titles
Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James vs. Masha Slamovich for the title
Impact World Champion Josh Alexander vs. Rich Swann for the title
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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT. You can watch the pre-show below when it begins (scroll further down below the video for updates and results):
Live updates will begin here at start time.
4:30 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.
We are LIVE from Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, NV. Your hosts are Thom Hannifan & Matt Rehwoldt.
Pre-show:
Match 1: Gisele Shaw vs. Deonna Purrazzo
Result: Gisele Shaw beat Deonna Purrazzo. Savannah Evans interference set it up.
Rich Swann/Josh Alexander promo.
Match 2: Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey
Result: Jonathan Gresham beat Mike Bailey. Bailey may have hurt his lower leg on a top-rope 450 attempt at the end when he landed on his feet slightly awkwardly after Gresham dodged.
End Pre-Show.
PPV:
Director Of Authority Santino Marella comes out first. With microphone. He greets the crowd then heads to commentary for…
Match 1: Kon vs. Frankie Kazarian
Result: Frankie Kazarian beat Kon. Sami Callahan went for a chair shot outside on Kazarian late but it backfired and Kon took the chair shot.
Brian Myers interviewed backstage.
James Mitchell promo from last week’s (not yesterday) Impact setting up the Knockouts Tag Team Title match tonight. And it’s now…
Match 2: Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & Jessicka with Rosemary) vs. The Hex (Allysin Kay & Marti Belle) for the titles
Result: Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions Death Dollz beat The Hex to retain the titles. Jessicka pinned Belle. As a result, Death Dollz will become the longest reigning champions (they were tied for the record coming into today).
Match 3: Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry vs. Moose in a Dot Combat Match for the title. Dot Combat means hardcore with tech/digital themed weapons available, no countouts, no DQs, win by pinfall or submission only.
Result: Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry beat Moose to retain the title. Largely a comedy hardcore match with a lot of humor from commentary.
Mickie James interviewed backstage.
Video package for the Busted Open cast drama recently.
WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWELCOME…TO BUSTED…OPEN! LIVE on Impact Wrestling! Dave LaGreca (host and creator) comes out as host and moderator-to-be to co-hosts Bully Ray & Tommy Dreamer. As Tommy comes out we see Lars Fr(o)edriksen in the crowd, also known for being at All Elite Wrestling events sometimes. (His band Rancid wrote/performed the song AEW’s Ruby Soho uses as her entrance theme) Both have a minute to talk uninterrupted, Bully goes first because he won a Beat The Clock Challenge on last night’s Impact. He says nothing. Then after a minute-plus he finally says “I’m Sorry” and that’s it. Tommy makes full use of his minute and isn’t buying it. Bully then responds, still trying to play the sympathy card then says it’s over. Tommy fell for it as Bully threw coffee in his face then shoved LaGreca aside and took his stool to Dreamer. Bully taunted Dreamer and wrecked the set to end the segment. DEEEEEEEEEESTROY!
Match 4: Steve Maclin vs. Brian Myers, Heath & PCO in a 4-way for the #1 contender to the Impact World Championship and a likely title shot at Rebellion in April
Result: Steve Maclin beat Brian Myers, Heath & PCO in a 4-way by pinning Heath. As a result, Maclin will get an Impact World Championship shot at Rebellion. PCO was going to win until Eddie Edwards interfered and attacked PCO with a shovel. (This was No DQs)
As refs checked on PCO Trey Miguel came out. With microphone. He is EN FUEGO because he’s the X Champion and isn’t on the card tonight but after name-dropping and complaining he walked close enough to PCO to get laid out by the French-Canadian Frankenstein.
Match 5: Time Machine (KUSHIDA & Motor City Machine Guns) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin, Chris Bey, KENTA)
Result: Bullet Club beat Time Machine. Ace Austin pinned Chris Sabin.
Mickie James-Jordynne Grace promo. The rematch is expected as Grace has the right as former champion. But first that depends on…
Match 6: Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James vs. Masha Slamovich for the title
Result: Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James beat Masha Slamovich to retain the title.
Main Event: Impact World Champion Josh Alexander vs. Rich Swann for the title
Result: Impact World Champion Josh Alexander beat Rich Swann to retain the title. That means Alexander-KENTA tomorrow as part of the fallout TV tapings is for the title.
End Show.
