Here are the NON-SPOILER results from tonight’s Impact Wrestling “Turning Point” event, which was TAPED 10/27/23 in Newcastle, England (I have not read spoilers so I do not know what happened yet):
Updates will begin at 4:30 PM PT/7:30 PM ET. The event will be available on demand starting at that time on Impact+ for subscribers ($7.99/month or $71.99/year), YouTube for Ultimate Insider subscribers ($4.99/month), and as a PPV on FITE ($9.99). A FREE pre-show with 2 matches will air at 4:30 PM PT/7:30 PM ET on all providers. I will be watching the YouTube Ultimate Insider version.
4:30 PM PT UPDATE: Made it home in time for the pre-show so live updates begin early.
We are TAPED from the Walker Dome in Newcastle, England. Your hosts are Thom Hannifan & Matt Rehwoldt.
Pre-show:
Match 1: Grado & Rhino vs. Mike D & Richards (?). The locals were already in the ring as the broadcast started.
Result: Grado & Rhino beat Mike D & Richards. Rhino pinned Richards after GORE.
Match 2: Mark Haskins vs. Leon Slater. During the UK Invasion tour, Slater was signed to a contract by the promotion
Result: Leon Slater beat Mark Haskins. Slater retained his North Wrestling Championship as a result
End Pre-show (4:57 PM PT). Main show/PPV begins in 2 minutes.
Main show:
Match 1: Josh Alexander & Eric Young vs. Subculture
Result; Josh Alexander & Eric Young beat Subculture. Alexander pinned Mark Andrews after C4 Spike.
Leon Slater video package. He’ll join Impact/TNA in 2024.
Match 2: Gisele Shaw vs. Alex Windsor
Result: Gisele Shaw beat Alex Windsor
Simon Miller promo.
Match 3: Rich Swann vs. Trey Miguel
Result: Rich Swann beat Trey Miguel. Miguel may have gotten his shoulder up before the 3 count but the ref may have missed it. Tough call from the camera angles. No instant replay.
Dani Luna promo.
Match 4: Dani Luna vs. Jordynne Grace
Result: Jordynne Grace beat Dani Luna
Match 5: Joe Hendry vs. Simon Miller
Result: Joe Hendry beat Simon Miller
Footage from Gut Check 2023 held during the UK Invasion Tour. The winners-Mike D (men) & Harley Hudson (women) get to go to Canada and train at the Can-Am Dojo with a chance to eventually earn an Impact Wrestling contract.
Match 6: Frankie Kazarian & Chris Sabin vs. Moose & Brian Myers
Result: Moose & Brian Myers beat Frankie Kazarian & Chris Sabin. Moose pinned Kazarian after a spear.
Match 7: Impact Knockouts Champion Trinity vs. Deonna Purrazzo for the title. Gail Kim is special guest referee. If Purrazzo loses, no more title shots for her as long as Trinity is champion
Result: Impact Knockouts Champion Trinity beat Deonna Purrazzo by submission to retain the title. No more chances for Purrazzo as long as Trinity is champion. Afterwards, Purrazzo ambushed Trinity from behind and b*tch slapped Kim, but Kim came back with Eat Defeat to send Purrazzo packing. (There are rumors Purrazzo is about to be a free agent with her contract expiring so the question is whether or not she will be back after a while like Jordynne Grace did)
Main Event: Will Ospreay vs. Eddie Edwards
Result: Will Ospreay beat Eddie Edwards
Ospreay post-match promo. He has a “huge announcement” to make in response to fan questions first…he fixed his kitchen. HA! That joke aside, he put Impact/TNA over and sent the crowd home happy.
While the matches were solid as always, the video quality of this event was not as good as usual, in particular with the ringside cameras. No issues with the hard camera but the ringside cameras were like the ones New Japan has used recently as US events, not high-quality. The sound quality/level was off a little for the main show after the pre-show. Those took a bit away from the experience for me. Main show was a little shorter than usual, including the show-ending promo it was only 2 hours 40 minutes. If the gripes about video quality don’t bother you, it’s another great show and as usual the Europe crowd was hot all event. Europe fans are always hot even if you don’t get their constant singing like they do at soccer matches.
End Show.
