Impact Knockouts World Champion Mickie James, Jordynne Grace and Frankie Kazarian def. Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans and Bully RayJames started the show discussing her title win at Hard to Kill before Bully interrupted her. That surprised me because I assumed Hard to Kill would mark the end of Bully's return run in IMPACT, and if not, it would at least be the last we saw of him for a while. Steelz also emerged to point out how James had yet to beat her, though she was then pinned by James in the subsequent six-person tag team match. This was fun stuff all around. Masha Slamovich went face-to-face with James afterward as they'll collide for the championship at No Surrender. Deonna Purrazzo def. Ashley D’AmboiseWe've seen D'Amboise in action many times on AEW's Dark shows and she's an impressive athlete. I'm actually quite surprised she hasn't been signed anywhere yet and I think she'd be a good fit for the Knockouts division. This was more competitive than your average squash and I liked that D'Amboise was able to score some offense before eating defeat. It really feels like Purrazzo is spinning her wheels right now and I don't know where she goes from here. Killer Kelly def. Taylor WildeIt's been at least a month or so and I still don't understand what Wilde's new character is supposed to be. I guess she simply wanted to switch things up, but it hasn't made much of a difference so far. On the bright side, she remains skilled in the ring and this was a quality contest. Kelly disappeared from IMPACT for a while, but it made sense to give her the win here so she can resume her momentum now that she's back. Steve Maclin def. Dirty DangoMaclin was justifiably frustrated after being told he won't be included in next week's Impact World Championship number one contender's match (only because it will only feature former world champions in IMPACT), so he got Dirty Dango instead. The former Fandango from WWE has credibility, so Maclin beating him counted for something. There wasn't anything out of the ordinary about the match, but it was well-wrestled while it lasted. "Speedball" Mike Bailey def. Kenny King in a Pit FightI was originally disappointed we didn't get Bailey vs. King at Hard to Kill, but I'm actually glad in retrospect that they saved it for this show so it could get the main event spotlight and plenty of time. As you could probably tell from the title, this was similar to WWE's Pit Fight, except there was no cage and instead they wrestled without ropes or rules. That was a nice twist and I thought they delivered on the stipulation. They did a terrific job of conveying their animosity for each other and Bailey hammering away on King made for a great finish. Overall ShowThere was also a pre-taped sit-down interview with Tommy Dreamer and Busted Open Radio's Dave LaGreca, and although it was well done and Dreamer got to speak for the first time since being betrayed by Bully Ray, there wasn't enough there to warrant writing up an entire paragraph on it. The rest of this show was solid and featured all the fallout from the excellent Hard to Kill pay-per-view last Friday. The card for No Surrender is already beginning to take shape and they're wasting no time in moving onto what's next for everyone, which I appreciate. IMPACT was back to being in its element this week after a string of less-than-stellar shows.
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