IMPACT!+ OVERDRIVE

[DEAN]

It's the Countdown to Overdrive!  Motor City Machine Guns versus Chris Bey and Ace Austin is good.

 

[DreamBroken]

Preshow matches were both pretty good. Bully/Moose was a fun opener. Enjoyed the knockouts tag, loved Tasha & Savannah's cheating throughout, would like to see them as champs but figured it was too soon for another change.

Trey/Taurus was awesome, wild as expected, and an unexpected finish. Thought going in this was Taurus' time since Trey already had the title not long ago, started to doubt it when Trey hit the amazing tope rana + Meteora combo and later the epic poison rana over the ropes but once Taurus survived, figured he'd comeback. Definitely would not have guessed an apparent heel turn but it's interesting. 

Jordynne/Masha was pretty epic. Interesting layout compared to their last match and the build as it felt like Masha was almost working underdog babyface fighting injury from underneath throughout. Sad to see Masha lose again as I thought she came back after disappearing for a month to win it this time, but just like the last match, Masha stood tall on the last Impact before and ends up losing the title match.

Main event was excellent. Loved the build up even if realistically there was no way Frankie was winning, he's one of my all time favorites so cool to see him in this spot anyways. Some real good near falls throughout, if only he could've hit the Flux Capacitor, one of my favorite moves. Was kind of digging the potential Josh vs babyface Bully Ray match but it was not to be. Should've figured but didn't quite see Bully turning so suddenly and to that extreme. Post-match angle was effective at least in putting a lot of heat on the next PPV main event anyway. Though I was left wondering why Kazarian (or anyone else for that matter that had been warning Josh for weeks) didn't come back to at least try to help.

 

Full results IMPACT Overdrive

Spoiler

PRESHOW:

*Rich Swann def. Bhupinder Gujjar, Kenny King, Jason Hotch, Speedball Mike Bailey, & Yuya Uemura (8:13) with the handspring cutter on Hotch after Kenny King broke Speedball's pin, then left the ring to allow Swann to win.

*The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) def. Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (13:21) when Sabin pinned Bey with a jackknife rollup to become #1 contenders to the Impact tag team titles.

Impact Wrestling "Overdrive" - November 18, 2022 from Louisville, KY

*Bully Ray def. Moose (9:50) in a Tables Match with a spear through the table.

*The Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & JesSICKa)(c) (w/ Rosemary) def. Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans (8:36) when JesSICKa pinned Tasha after the Sick Driver to retain the Impact knockouts tag team championships

*Mickie James def. Taylor Wilde (12:34) after the Mickie DDT to continue the Last Rodeo. After the match, Deonna Purrazzo came to the ring and called Mickie a selfish bitch. Deonna said that Mickie being here to help the knockouts division is bullshit and that Mickie is only here to help herself. Deonna accused Mickie of trying to ruin her career. Deonna pointed out that Mickie is the one person in Impact that she hasn't beat and now she's looking to end her career. 

*Heath & Rhino(c) def. The Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers) (11:30) when Rhino pinned Myers after the Gore to retain the Impact tag team championships after the Motor City Machine Guns stopped Cardona from using a chair.

*Trey Miguel def. Black Taurus (15:53) with the Lightning Spiral after using spraypaint to the eyes to WIN the vacant X Division championship.

*Jordynne Grace(c) def. Masha Slamovich (21:27) in a Last Knockout Standing match after a muscle buster off the steps through a door to retain the knockouts championship.

*Josh Alexander(c) def. Frankie Kazarian (32:55) after the C4 Spike to retain the Impact Worlds Heavyweight Championship. After the match, both men shake hands and hug before Kazarian leaves. Bully Ray then came to the ring for a promo. Bully put over the main event and called Josh the most credible world champion on the planet out of every company out there. Bully reminded everybody that he said when he cashes in, he would do it to Josh's face and that's exactly what he's about to do. Bully announced he is cashing in for the main event of Hard to Kill on PPV, January 13th in Atlanta for the Impact worlds championship. Josh accepted and they shook hands. After they left the ring, Bully then ambushed Josh at ringside and assaulted him with a steel chair in front of his wife. Bully then ziptied Josh to the rope, repeating that he did keep his word. Bully then grabbed Josh's wife Jade and pulled her over the rail. Bully teased piledriving her on the concrete and then held up the world title. Bully then threatened her with a steel chair before leaving.

 

[DEAN]

I need to see this.

 

[DEAN]

Oh man!  I just watched it and Jordynn Grace wrestling the match like Ric Flair and Masha wrestling like Terry Funk was fucking brilliant.  That had to be the culmination of everything Gail Kim has worked for to establish the KnockOuts style- stiff, Mid-South wrestling.  That was fucking great.

[hammerva]

so IMPACT saw Tyrus win the NWA title and said HOLD MY BEER

[DEAN]

I watched the first twenty minutes of Alexander vs Kazarian, then watched the AEW PPV, then watched the end of the Alexander vs Kazarian match.  That match was fucking balls out.  Frankie Kazarian is awesome going long.