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We see a recap of what happened at the end of Over Drive when Bully Ray attacked Josh Alexander and threatened his wife. Bully comes down to the ring and breaks his Call Your Shot trophy. He talked at length about how evil he is and how he plans to become a three-time IMPACT World Champion at Hard to Kill. Rich Swann runs down and attacks Bully to start their scheduled match.
Bully Ray vs. Rich Swann
Bully takes Swann to the corner for a big chop. Swann finally gets to his feet and takes Bully down with a dropkick. Swann connects with a crossbody from the top, two. Bully uses his chains and the ref calls for the bell.
Winner: Rich Swann by DQ
Bully grabs a chair at ringside and eventually decides to strike Swann with it before swatting at a few officials. Bully zip ties Swann’s wrist to the bottom rope like he did to Josh. Dreamer comes down and gets Bully to back off. They argue until Dreamer is shoved down. Scott D’Amore then comes down and throws his jacket and headset at Bully. Bully grabs another chair as Scott continues throwing water and wanting to fight him. D’Amore yells out that Bully is a piece of shit and Bully says Scott is right. Bully reminds Scott that he was the one who hired him before leaving.
Backstage, Trey Miguel spray paints his logo on the X-Division Championship.
Moose vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
Gujjar side steps Moose but Moose comes back with chops in the corner. Gujjar delivers chops of his own and tries to take Moose down with clothesline. They trade blows until Moose hints a standing ura nage. Gujjar delivers a few kicks and a big ripcord knee to the jaw followed by slingblade. Gujjar jumps over the spear but turns around into the spear for real. Moose covers for the three.
Winner: Moose
Moose tosses Gujjar out and gets on the mic. He asks, “Do you know who I am?” He’s the guy who told you exactly who Bully Ray is. The Kentucky fried idiots didn’t listen to him. He warned Josh that he would get screwed, but no one listened. Moose doesn’t want to hear anyone say his name, and out walks Joe Hendry. They go back and forth about why Hendry is out there as people only say his name when they believe. Hendry uppercuts Moose but Moose clotheslines him. Hendry pops back up behind him. Hendry moves as Gujjar comes out nowhere to spear Moose off the second rope.
Gia Miller interviews Mike Bailey about Kenny King’s mission. Speedball says he won’t let it affect him and that his goals remain the same.
We see a video package on Mickie James’ Last Rodeo.
Steve Maclin vs. Frankie Kazarian
Maclin unloads with punches until Kazarian comes back with corner chops. They roll out of the ring with strikes briefly before returning. Maclin runs his knee into the back of Kaz’s head in the ropes. Maclin whips Kaz into the corner, and when he does a second one, Kaz leaps over him into a roll up. They have a misconnection but Kaz comes back with running clotheslines. Kaz delivers running knees to Maclin’s back. Kaz catches him with a power slam and then a leg drop off the ropes, cover. They trade brief covers until Maclin reaches the rope. Outside the ring, Maclin strikes Kaz with a chair and the ref calls it.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian by DQ
Maclin continues delivering chair shots in the ring until he drops Kaz with a DDT on it.
We see a clip of Death Dollz beating Steelz and Evans at Over Drive. Backstage, Evans and Steelz argue about the loss. Tasha says she’ll step back while Savannah takes on Taya.
After a backstage interview, Eddie Edwards comes face-to-face with Delirious.
Motor City Machine Guns challenge Heath and Rhino to a title match. Rhino yells at them before leaving.
Confirmed for next week:
- Taya Valkyrie vs. Savannah Evans
- World Champion Josh Alexander appears
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mickie James
They start with a lockup. Deonna focuses on the arms for a bit. They get in a shoving match before the commercial. We come back to see Mickie working Deonna in the corner with her boot in her face followed by face plants in the turnbuckle. Thesz Press takes Deonna down until she comes back with a back elbow. Deonna delivers strikes across the chest, cover. Deonna keeps Mickie down with a headlock. Mickie gets whipped around the ring until she counters with a headscissors takedown out of the corner. Mickie hits a running boot and covers. Mickie hits the flapjack and kip up. She goes up top but gets shoved down to the floor.
After the break, Deonna stomps on Mickie repeatedly. She goes for a few covers but Mickie kicks out. Deonna applies a chinlock. Mickie breaks free but is met with a punch. Deonna is sent to the outside and Mickie dropkicks her off the apron. Mickie leaps off the top turnbuckle to take Deonna down on the outside. Back inside, Deonna kicks out at two. Mickie kicks her in the head, nearfall. Deonna applies the armbar and traps both arms. Mickie gets her foot on the rope to break it. Mickie rolls Deonna up and uses the tights to secure the three.
Winner: Mickie James
After, Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace comes down with a mic in hand. She knows Mickie wanted to work her way back up to the top, and that’s what she has done. Jordynne’s taken care of her business, and so has Mickie. Jordynne lays down the challenge to clash for the first time ever for the title at Hard to Kill. They shake hands, and it is on.
Eric Young and Deaner are sat down at the table where they first met. They discuss violence and they break out into a brawl as Deaner has a shank. Deaner punches EY several times to get him busted open. EY asks Deaner to kill the sickness, become the violence, embrace the violence, and eliminate the sickness. Deaner stabs EY as it appears Eric Young has been killed off.
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