Super fun show to be at live. I won't lie, All Out was better, but I think I had more fun in the cozy confines of the Albany Armory surrounded by...like 500-700 people. I'm bad at crowd estimating.

There was a pre-pre-show match, but I was walking in as they announced Bullet Club won a 6-man tag. I saw Ace Austin in the group, but by the time I got closer they were all gone.

After the show, Bully Ray and Josh Alexander put Mike Bennett through a table and then Ray spent a good 20 minutes putting over Alexander and Impact, in general. They took part of the table and gave it to a kid at ringside. Ultimately a really fun show and one I am happy I went to. I'll be back tomorrow for the TV Tapings, so I'll send a report if someone else doesn't.

Hope you have a good night, Arya

p.s. Met John E Bravo after the show, pic enclosed and I fist bumped Moose on the corner while we were waiting to cross the street.

Match 1

For the Impact Wrestling X Division Title

Speedball Mike Bailey vs Frankie Kazarian

Kazarian and Bailey lock up, and Kazarian forces Bailey in to the corner. Bailey gets a quick arm drag and the two trade near falls as we get underway. Bailey gets an arm drag but Kazarian rolls through and goes for the crossface chicken wing early but Bailey gets to the ropes. Bailey sends Kazarian in to the ropes and leaps over and drops down and lands a beautiful dropkick on Kazarian. Kazarian goes for another crossface chicken wing but gets countered again. Kazarian goes for his apron leg drop but misses and crashes to the floor and Bailey lands a big moonsault to the floor on Kazarian. Bailey sends Kazarian in to the corner and goes for the monkey flip but gets placed on the middle rope and shoved off and crashes to the floor hitting his back on the apron. Bailey comes back and goes for his series of kicks but Kazarian sweeps out the leg and goes for a submission but Bailey kicks his way free. Kazarian goes for an electric chair but Bailey counters in to a victory roll for a near fall, and Bailey catches Kazarian with a big kick to the face and both men are down.

Bailey lands a series of kicks taking Kazarian off his feet, and lands a twisting corkscrew splash for a near fall. Kazarian comes back and lands BACK TO THE FUTURE on Bailey for a near fall. Kazarian lands a series of moves but Bailey catches him with a kick, and Kazarian comes back with a clothesline and both men are down. Kazarian and Bailey trade near falls but it's Kazarian missing the big slingshot leg drop and Bailey landing a big kick followed by a standing moonsault for a near fall. Bailey goes for the Flamingo Driver but Kazarian counters in to a chicken wing but Bailey is able to fight out and send both men through the ropes to the floor. Kazarian goes for a baseball slide but Bailey avoids and lands a beautiful ASAI MOONSAULT for a near fall. Kazarian comes back and lands a slingshot cutter back in to the ring for a near fall. Kazarian props Bailey on the ropes and lands a sloppy SPANISH FLY for a near fall. Bailey goes for the ULTIMATE WEAPON but gets caught with a cutter, and Kazarian is finally able to lock in the crossface chicken wing and score the submission win.

Winner and NEW Impact Wrestling X Division Champion Frankie Kazarian. Excellent opening match between these two guys. Bailey has been a great X Division Champion from what I've seen but in my estimation shockingly loses the title here but it's also a good moment for an Impact Original.

We go backstage to Gia Miller who is with Mickie James. Mickie says that the pressure is on and if there's one thing she does that's deliver under pressure. Mickie says she asked for this match because who better to face on such a historic night. Mickie says this match means a lot to Mia and it means a hell of a lot to her. Mickie says that a lot of people are wondering when she's going to pass the torch, Mickie says she is the torch and tonight we burn Albany to the ground.

Match 2

Mickie James vs Mia Yim

Mickie and Mia lock up, and tussle in the ropes for a little bit. Mia wrenches the arm and Mickie tries to roll through but Mia gets the wristlock to force her down to the mat. Mickie comes back and catches Mia with an arm drag and Mia tries to answer back with one of her own but Mia counters. Mickie locks in a side headlock and Mia shoves her off but Mickie catches her with a shoulder tackle. Mickie goes for a dropkick but misses and the two trade near falls. Mickie gets a side headlock takeover and Mia counters but Mickie gets control back. Mickie keeps the headlock applied and tries to swing off the ropes but seems to injure her knee coming down. Mickie goes for the frankensteiner out of the corner but Mia counters out and drives the knee of Mickie in to her own shoulder and brings her down to the mat. Mia targets the knee of Mickie and works it over and goes for a submission but Mickie counters with a headscissors and takes her down with a big neckbreaker.

Mickie lands a series of clotheslines and a flapjack out of the corner and kips up and comes down gingerly on the knee. Mickie goes for the frankensteiner out of the corner but Mia counters and lands a buckle bomb followed by a cannonball in the corner. Mia goes for a superplex but Mickie fights her off and lands the Thesz Press from the top rope for a near fall. Mickie goes for the MICK KICK but Mia counters and locks in the stretch muffler but Mickie gets to the ropes. Mia lands a series of kicks and lands the German Suplex on Mickie. Mia hooks Mickie and lands EAT DEFEAT but Mickie falls through the ropes so Mia has to pull her back in to the ring for a near fall. Mia goes for another cannonball but misses and Mickie hooks her and lands the MICK-DDT for the win.

Winner Mickie James. Solid match between these two women. Mia looked great and I hope this isn't the end of her in Impact, however Mickie scores another big win to keep her career going.

Match 3

For the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Titles

The Death Dolls-Jessica Havok and Taya Valkyrie w Rosemary vs VXT-Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green

Jessica and Chelsea start us off, and Chelsea avoids the lock up but ends up getting squashed in the corner by Jessica followed by double knees in the corner from Taya. Deonna comes in and demands Taya get in the ring. Taya lands a series of shots and uses the hair to force down Deonna and lands a double stomp for a near fall. Deonna goes after Jessica in the corner but then gets trapped in the ropes and Taya lands PANDEMONIUM on Deonna. Taya lands a series of chops and goes for the Irish whip but gets countered and Chelsea trips her up from the outside and VXT land a double running knee to Taya on the apron. VXT double team Taya in the corner and land a double suplex and work her over. Chelsea locks in a front facelock and Taya forces her way to the corner, but the referee doesn't see the tag. VXT attempt to double team Taya but Taya fights them off and casually and walks through a double clothesline to make the tag. Jessica comes in and lands a series of clotheslines and kicks and crushes both members of VXT with a seated double crossbody for a near fall. VXT come back and double team Jessica and Chelsea lands the CURB STOMP for a near fall. Taya comes in and takes out Deonna with a big spear, Chelsea goes for the UNPRETTIER but gets countered and with the assist of a knee to the head from Taya, Jessica lands the SICK DRIVER for the win.

Winners and NEW Impact Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Death Dolls-Jessica Havok and Taya Valkyrie

Match 4

For the Impact World Tag Team Titles

Honor No More-Matt Taven and Mike Bennett w Maria vs The Motor City Machine Guns-Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin

Taven takes a cheap shot at Shelley to start things. Taven lands a series of shots and sends Shelley in to the corner but Shelley leaps over however Taven avoids Shelley and catches him with a big dropkick. MCMG go for a double team but Bennett sends them together. Bennett lands a series of shots and whips Sabin in to the corner but Sabin leaps over and lands a nice arm drag and bars the arm and controls the arm of Bennett. OGK double team Sabin but Taven misses a big elbow and the Guns take over for a little bit working over the arm of Taven. Sabin wrenches the arm of Taven and Maria tries to distract the referee but it backfires and Shelley ends up twisting the arms of both Taven and Bennett at the same time. Shelley goes for the Irish whip but gets reversed and Bennett trips up Shelley from the outside and Taven lands MOONLIGHT DRIVE on Shelley for a near fall. Taven misses a charge in to the corner, but Bennett catches Shelley from the outside with a clothesline, and then sends him on to the apron and lands a big forearm followed by a big dive from Taven. OGK work over Shelley for a bit but Shelley is able to avoid a big splash in the corner and then we get some miscommunication from OGK which leads to Shelley making the tag out.  

Sabin comes in and cleans house and we get more heel miscommunication as OGK can't seem to get on the same page. OGK both end up on the floor and it's Sabin landing a big suicide dive taking out both men. Sabin gets Taven in the corner and Bennett tries to break it up but we get more miscommunication and some double teaming from the Machine Guns as they work over both members of OGK. OGK come back and land a series of moves including Bennett with a sit out Death Valley Driver, and a knee strike from Taven for a near fall. OGK go for Hail Maria and Sabin attempts to roll through but Bennett  and they land the HAIL MARIA for a near fall. We get a series of switches but it's Sabin catching Bennett with a  cutter. MCMG land MADE IN DETROIT on Taven for a near fall. Taven goes for a superplex but gets crotched and tied to the tree of woe. Sabin lands a hesitation dropkick on Taven and then overhead suplexes Bennett on top of Taven. MCMG go for a double team off the ropes but Bennett knocks Shelley to the floor. Maria distracts Sabin but it backfires as Bennett catches her with a superkick, however Taven is able to sneak in the roll up and use the ropes for leverage and the win.

Winners and Still Impact Tag Team Champions OGK-Matt Taven and Mike Bennett. Good little tag match between these two some good stuff from both teams. Taven and Bennett steal the win and keep the titles despite some miscommunications. We keep rolling along with what's been a really solid show thus far.

Match 5

Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match.

Order of Entry

    Eric Young
    Joe Hendry
    Steve Maclin
    Rich Swann
    PCO
    Savannah Evans
    Johnny Swinger
    Tasha Steelz
    Killer Kelly
    Moose
    Sami Callihan
    Taylor Wilde
    Gisele Shaw
    Bully Ray
    Tommy Dreamer
    Rhino
    Buspindher Gujar
    Heath
    Bobby Fish
    Matt Cardona

Order of Elimination

    Killer Kelly and Savannah Evans by Steelz
    Hendry by Moose
    PCO by Moose
    Sami Callihan by Eric Young and Deaner
    Steelz by Bully Ray
    Swinger by Bully Raw and Dreamer
    Rhino by Moose
    Heath by Moose
    Moose by Maclin
    Shaw and Wilde by Cardona
    Cardona by Gujar
    Gujar by Young
    Young by Swann
    Swann by Maclin
    Fish by Maclin
    Bully Ray pins Maclin with the Bully Bomb

Winner Bully Ray

Match 6

For the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Title

Jordynne Grace vs Masha Slamovich

Grace and Masha trade shots and Grace sends Masha to the floor. Grace goes for a through the ropes dropkick but Masha pulls her out of the ring. Grace goes for a clothesline and Masha ducks but Grace catches her with a big clothesline coming from the other side and Grace rolls Masha in to the ring and scores a near fall and Masha rolls to the apron. Masha ducks a series of shots but Grace catches her with a kick through the ropes. Grace and Masha trade shots and Grace goes for a piledriver on the apron but gets countered, and Masha hooks Grace and lands an inverted piledriver on the apron and brings Grace back in to the ring for a near fall. Masha lands a series of shots and locks in a chinlock on Grace. Masha sends Grace in to the corner but Grace gets the boots up and drives Masha down. Grace goes for the GRACE DRIVER but Masha counters with a fireman's carry and continues to work over Grace. Masha lands a big kick in the corner and sends Grace in to the neutral corner but Grace leaps over and lands a big spinebuster.

Grace and Masha trade chops and end up taking each other out with back fists. Masha picks up and slams Grace but Grace gets back to her feet and gets body slammed again and gets back to her feet. Masha goes for a third bodyslam but Grace escapes and lands the MICHINOKU DRIVER for a near fall. Grace lands a series of kicks and lands a Canadian Destroyer on Masha for a near fall. Grace sends Masha to the apron and Masha catches her with a series of shots, Masha climbs the ropes, but Grace catches her and lands the delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Grace goes for the Muscle Buster but Masha escapes and locks in the rear naked choke but Grace gets to the ropes, however Masha transitions in to a German suplex for a near fall. Masha goes for the SNOW PLOW but Grace counters and lands the GRACE DRIVER for a near fall. Grace goes for an Irish whip but Masha counters and lands a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER in to the turnbuckle, followed by the SNOW PLOW for a near fall. Masha goes for a superplex but Grace counters in to a SUPER GRACE DRIVER for the win.

Winner and Still Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace. Really good match here with some heavy hitting from both women, Grace continues her reign which I hope leads to her facing Mickie James down the road maybe at Hard to Kill.

Impact Wrestling presents OVERDRIVE on Nov 18th from Louisville KY on Impact Plus.

Impact Wrestling presents Hard to Kill on Jan 13th 2023 aka Friday the 13th from Center Stage Theater in Atlanta GA with tickets going on sale this week.

Eddie Edwards-Josh Alexander video package

Main Event

For the Impact Wrestling Championship

Eddie Edwards vs Josh Alexander

Eddie and Alexander lock up, and tussle in the ropes to begin things. Eddie forces Alexander in to the ropes again and lands a big chop but Alexander gets a quick double leg takedown in to a side headlock on the mat. Eddie shoves Alexander in to the ropes and the two collide and no one moves. Eddie and Alexander go back and forth in the early going of this match with Eddie landing a slingshot crossbody to the floor on Alexander, and Alexander then crushing Eddie on the apron with a crossbody block. Alexander goes for an Irish whip but Eddie catches him with a  big atomic drop and an overhead belly to belly suplex. Eddie sends Alexander in to the corner and works him over with a series of shots. Eddie goes for the Irish whip and Alexander counters but Eddie catches Alexander with a shot sending him to the floor, followed by a big suicide dive. Eddie exposes the floor and lands a big suplex on the floor to Alexander. Eddie sends Alexander in to the corner and lands a series of chops followed by the TALIBAN BACKPACK for a near fall, and locking in a half crab on Alexander but Alexander escapes. Eddie goes for a double underhook but Alexander counters and lands an ALABAM SLAM in to the turnbuckle on Eddie.

Alexander lands a series of shots and works over Eddie. Alexander hooks Eddie and lands a series of German Suplexes in the ring, on the apron, and even in the entrance way. Eddie comes back and catches Alexander coming off the ropes with a BLUE THUNDER POWERBOMB for a near fall. Eddie goes for a running boot but Alexander catches him with the STYLES CLASH and locks in the ankle lock. Alexander climbs the ropes but Eddie catches him with a rising kick and lands a superplex, Eddie rolls through but Alexander counters and lands the C4 SPIKE, but Taven pulls out the referee and Bennett lands an elbow to the back of the head. Kenny King comes in and lands a low blow leading to a BOSTON KNEE PARTY for a near fall. Eddie and Alexander trade shots and Alexander catches Eddie coming off the ropes with a big clothesline. Alexander climbs the ropes and Eddie goes for a kick but Alexander catches the ankle but the referee makes him give it up. Alexander leaps off but eats a knee to the face followed by a tiger driver for a near fall. Alexander goes for the for the C4 Spike but Eddie gets a quick jackknife pin for a near fall. Eddie and Alexander trade shots but Alexander catches Eddie with a series of rolling forearms, followed by the C4 Spike for the win.

Winner and Still Impact Wrestling World Champion Josh Alexander

After the Match. Honor No More swarm the ring and we get a big beat down of Alexander. Rich Swann and Heath try to make the save but they also get taken out. Honor No More circle Alexander and BULLY RAY comes out. Bully teases CALLING HIS SHOT but ends up joining forces with Alexander to clear Honor No More from the ring. Bully Ray and Alexander stare each other down and have words as we close the show.

Great show overall here. Speedball/Kazarian and Mickie/Mia were great undercard matches. A solid tag match with OGK/MCMG, a really good Jordynne/Masha match and a tremendous main event with Alexander surprisingly at least to me retaining. The end of the show angle wit Bully Ray helping Alexander and teasing what I think will be the main event at Hard to Kill was a great way to cap off this show. Thumbs up for this show, and thanks for reading everyone.