After The IMPACT for 10/27/22 (Grace/Wilde/James vs. VXT/Shaw)

On Thursday, Oct 27th, 2022, IMPACT Wrestling aired another episode of IMPACT Wrestling as we review after the IMPACT for 10/27/22. We had 6 matches we got 6 Woman Tag Team action in the main event as VXT teams up with Gisele Shaw to go against Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, Taylor Wilde & Mickie James. We got Tasha Steelz in action; Joe Hendry goes 1 on 1 with Raj Singh.

We also got 1/2 of the Major Players Matt Cardona faces off with 1/2 of the Motor City Machine Guns Alex Shelley. We also begin the X Division Title tournament as Trey Miguel goes 1 on 1 with Alan Angels & Bullet Club’s Chris Bey faces off with Busted Open’s Tommy Dreamer.

Before The IMPACT

Quarter-Final Match Of The X Division Title Tournament
Black Taurus defeated Laredo Kid

Kicking off this week’s IMPACT with highlights of last week’s episode.

The Kingdom’s Mike Bennett & Matt Taven confronted Scott D’Amore backstage after making IMPACT Wrestling an unsafe working environment. Scott D’Amore fires Taven & Bennett after their actions during their run in IMPACT.

After The IMPACT for 10/27/22
Quarter-Final Match Of The X Division Title Tournament
Alan Angels vs. Trey Miguel

The match begins with Trey Miguel & Alan Angels locking up before Angels got Miguel in a wrist lock. Miguel & Angels exchanged wrist locks before Angels hit an arm drag on Miguel. Angels hit a flipping Casita on Miguel for a near fall. Miguel got Angels in a victory roll for a 2 count.

Miguel went for a walk rope move, but Angels pulled Miguel onto the top rope with Miguel landed right on his groin. Angels hit a chop and a forearm strike on Miguel, but Miguel laid in the forearm strikes on Angels. Miguel flipped over Angels and hung himself on the ropes, but Angels hit a shotgun dropkick on Miguel to send him to the outside.

Back in the ring, Angels hits a northern lights suplex on Miguel for a near fall. Angels evaded Miguel’s offense before hitting a reverse sling blade on Miguel for a near fall. Angels went for the half-nelson, but Miguel got the ropes and hit an arm drag. Miguel counters Angels’ lariat before hitting a handspring enziguri kick on Angels.

Miguel flipped over Angels before laying kicks on Angels and a double stomp on Angels’ neck. Miguel hit a running Meteora on Angels for a near fall. Miguel went for the top rope and attempted a Meteora, but Angels evaded and hung Miguel in the middle turnbuckle with Miguel trapped on the middle rope, Angels hit a shotgun dropkick and a draping DDT on Miguel, then goes for a hook of the leg, but Miguel kicks out at 2.

Angels placed Miguel on the top rope, but Miguel slid under Angels and trapped him on the corner before hitting an upside-down superkick on Angels, followed by a top rope Meteora on Angels for a 2 count.

Angels hit a back elbow and hit La Mistica on Miguel before transitioning to a Brutalizer submission on Miguel, but Miguel reversed it with a crucifix that nearly gets Miguel the win.

Miguel went for a kick, but Angels turned into a half & half suplex followed by a Frog Splash on Miguel, then goes for the cover but only gets a 2. Angels went for a discus lariat, but Miguel caught him with a kick before hitting the Lighting Spiral for the win.

Winner: Trey Miguel

We go backstage, where we see Bullet Club’s Chris Bey & Ace Austin confronting Busted Open’s Tommy Dreamer & 2022 Call Your Shot Gauntlet Winner Bully Ray. Ray apologized to Bey & Austin backstage and emphasized that he did not attack Austin last week, but Austin & Bey did not buy into it.

Ray said that Moose may have done it, but Bey & Austin were irate before Bey challenged Dreamer to a match later on tonight. Dreamer told Ray not to get involved in his match unless Austin gets involved, as it would get Ray in more trouble.

VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green) & Gisele Shaw cuts a promo backstage ahead of their 6 Woman Tag Team match against IMPACT Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, Mickie James & Taylor Wilde later on tonight in the main event. Shaw said that they would make an amazing trio, saying that after they retire Mickie James, they will focus on regaining the Knockouts Tag Team Titles.

After The IMPACT for 10/27/22
Tasha Steelz vs. Rachelle Riveter

The match begins with Tasha Steelz hits a boot kick on Rachelle Riveter and then hits a cutter on Riveter before getting out of the ring.

Steelz got a microphone and talked trash on IMPACT Management for pitting her against Riveter. Savannah Evans nails Riveter with a lariat for the DQ win.

Winner By DQ: Rachelle Riveter 

After the match Evans hit a jackknife powerbomb on Riveter before her & Steelz stands over Riveter.

IMPACT World Tag Tag Team Champions Heath & Rhyno were confronted backstage by Motor City Machine Guns to demand their match against them for the IMPACT World Tag Team Titles. Heath agreed with their argument and told them to contact Scott D’Amore to make the match official.

Motor City Machine Guns were on their way to D’Amore’s office, but they were confronted by Major Players who made their argument to become the challengers for the IMPACT World Tag Team Titles. They argued before D’Amore came out of the office and made official a match between Alex Shelley & Matt Cardona for later.

After the IMPACT for 10/27/22
Chris Bey vs. Tommy Dreamer

Chris Bey & Tommy Dreamer lock up before Dreamer got Bey in a wrist lock, but Bey flipped out of it and got Dreamer in a wrist lock then they evaded each other’s offense before pushing each other. Dreamer got Bey in a headlock before sending Bey to run the ropes. Bey attempted a spinning heel kick on Dreamer, but Dreamer took a step back to evade. Ace Austin & Bully Ray argued on the apron before the commercial break.

We are back from the break Bey laid in the kicks on Dreamer’s thighs before attempting a running crossbody on Dreamer, but Dreamer caught him and hits a fallaway slam on Bey. Bey flipped over Dreamer’s back before hitting a drop-toe hold, a double stomp to the back, and a standing moonsault on Dreamer for a 2 count.

Bey hit two running chops on Dreamer, but Dreamer evaded the third attempt and hit 3 chops on Bey. Bey evaded Dreamer’s attempt at a corner spear before hitting an arm breaker on Dreamer. Bey & Dreamer evaded each other’s attempts at cutters before Bey hit a DDT on Dreamer and then hooks the leg, but Dreamer kicks out.

Bey went for a superkick, but Dreamer reversed it with a cutter for a 2 count. Dreamer climbed to the middle rope, but Bey caught him with a superkick mid air then goes for the cover, but somehow Dreamer kicks out.

Bey climbs to the top rope, but Dreamer pushed Bey’s leg before climbing to the top rope and hitting a superplex on Bey. Moose confronted Ray on ringside as Dreamer & Bey exchanged strikes. Moose tripped Bey while Ray was arguing with Moose.

Dreamer got a roll-up on Bey for a near fall. Dreamer went for a Death Valley Driver on Bey, but Bey hit a superkick and the Art Of Finesse to put Dreamer away.

Winner: Chris Bey

We see the Strong Openweight Tag team Champions Aussie Open issues an open challenge for the next week to any tag team for their return to IMPACT Wrestling.

We head somewhere else backstage, where Bully Ray threw a tantrum backstage, saying that he was frustrated that people think he was not here to do the right thing after winning the Call Your Shot Gauntlet. Dreamer tried to calm down Ray, to which Ray said that Dreamer knew what he will do to Moose the next time he sees him.

After The IMPACT for 10/27/22
Matt Cardona vs. Alex Shelley

Matt Cardona attacks Alex Shelley before the match officially began. Cardona tossed Shelley out of the ring before attempting a sliding dropkick to the outside but Shelley evaded and hit a chop on Cardona. Shelley slammed Cardona onto the apron.

Back in the ring, Shelley hit a springboard splash on Cardona for a near fall, then Shelley hits a ripcord cop on Cardona before going for an elbow breaker. Myers pulled Shelley out of the ring as the referee was distracted before Cardona hit a sliding dropkick on Shelley to the outside.

Back in the ring, Cardona laid his knee on Shelley on the ropes before hitting a neck breaker on Shelley for a near fall. Cardona hits 2 crossface strikes on Shelley before slamming his face onto the bottom turnbuckle.

Cardona connects with a back suplex on Shelley, then goes for a cover but only gets a 2 count. Cardona got a snapmare headlock on Shelley before hitting a back elbow strike on Shelley for a near fall. Cardona laid in forearm strikes on Shelley in the corner before attempting the Reboot Kick, but Shelley evaded and hit a flatliner on Cardona onto the bottom turnbuckle.

Shelley & Cardona exchanged strikes before Shelley hit a running forearm strike on Cardona. Shelley hit an enziguri kick followed by a tornado DDT on Cardona, then goes for a hook of the leg, but thanks to Myers, he Cardona’s leg on the rope.

Motor City Machine Guns hit the double shotgun dropkicks into a Last Chancery/dropkick combination on Myers. Cardona gauged Shelley’s eyes before hitting Radio Silence for a near fall. Myers brought the Digital Media Title to the ring, but Shelley caught it.

As the referee was distracted, Shelley hit a DDT on Cardona onto the Digital Media Title, then goes for the hook of the leg, but Cardona kicks out. Chris Sabin hit a PK Kick from the apron on Myers. Back in the ring, Shelley got Cardona in an O’Connor Roll for a near fall before Cardona launched Shelley onto Myers’ Digital Media Title before getting him in a roll-up to get the victory.

Winner: Matt Cardona

After the match, Major Players attacks the Motor City Machine Guns before IMPACT World Tag Team Champions Heath & Rhino came in to attack Major Players.

IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander is talking with Gail Kim backstage before Steve Maclin attacks Alexander from behind before Frankie Kazarian came in to make the save. Back from the commercial break, Kazarian said that he came in to make the save because he is only looking for his best interests. Alexander offered Kazarian a chance to team next week against Aussie Open, which he accepted.

After The IMPACT for 10/27/22
Joe Hendry vs. Raj Singh

Joe Hendry got Raj Singh in a wrist lock before taking him down with a snap mare. Hendry hit a running shoulder tackle and a standing suplex on Singh.

Singh hits Hendry with a back elbow and told Hendry he did not believe in him, but Hendry hits the trust fall on Singh.

Singh hit a flipping kick on Hendry and taunted the crowd, but Hendry got up and hits a lariat, followed by the Standing Ovation to score the win.

Winner: Joe Hendry

Violent By Design’s Eric Young & Deaner talked to a mysterious figure backstage before saying that he hoped he watches what he will do to Sami Callihan next week.

Gia Miller did a sit-down interview with Eddie Edwards with Edwards saying that Honor No More was no more. Edwards said that there was nothing to salvage and specified that he wants to keep his issues with Alisha private.

When asked on if he would do it again, Edwards said that he would do so because he was trying to highlight that there was no honor in the industry. Edwards called PCO a little bitch before saying that he would pay for everything that he has done.

After The IMPACT for 10/27/22
6 Woman Tag Team Match
Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, Taylor Wilde & Mickie James vs. VXT & Gisele Shaw

The match begins with Chelsea Green rolling under Mickie James before tagging in Gisele Shaw. Shaw got James in a headlock, but James tossed Shaw before getting her in a headlock. James hit a shoulder tackle before hitting a handspring dropkick on Shaw for a near fall.

Taylor Wilde & Deonna Purrazzo tagged in before getting in a Grecko Roman lock-up before Wilde hit a monkey flip on Purrazzo, then she hits an arm drag on Purrazzo before hitting a corner splash before tagging in Jordynne Grace & she hits a corner lariat on Purrazzo for a 2 count.

Wilde tagged back in and hit a springboard arm drag on Purrazzo, follow by 3 arm drags and a scissor dropkick on Green, then goes a cover but only gets a 2. Green gauged Wilde’s eyes before tagging in Purrazzo, but Purrazzo was greeted with a tilt to whirl hurricanrana and a PK Kick on Purrazzo for a near fall. Wilde took VXT out with a double tijeras before hitting a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker on Green for a near fall.

Both teams exchanged strikes before Shaw & VXT were tossed out of the ring before the commercial break. After the break, Wilde & Grace hits a double shoulder tackle and a double elbow drop on Green, then goes for a cover, but Green kicks out. Wilde went for a body slam, but Green hit an enziguri kick on Wilde for a near fall.

Purrazzo tagged back in and hit a chop on Wilde before tagging in Shaw. Shaw hits a boot on Wilde for a near fall. James tagged in and hit two lariats, a running forearm strike, and a snap mare on Shaw. Purrazzo tripped James before Shaw hit a superkick on James for 2 back to back near falls.

Shaw & VXT triple teams James in the corner as the referee was distracted before Green tagged back in. Shaw tagged in and hit two running uppercuts on the corner and a diving uppercut on James for a near fall.

Purrazzo attacked James from behind before Shaw locked in a headlock on James. Shaw slammed James from the hair to the mat for a near fall before locking in a chin lock on James. James got up and broke the hold before hitting Shaw with a neckbreaker on Shaw.

Grace & Purrazzo tagged in before Grace hit two lariats, a rising knee, and a spinebuster on Purrazzo that only gets a 2 count. Green came in and hit a flatliner on Grace, but Wilde hits Green with a back suplex. Shaw hits a spinning kick on Wilde but James caught Wilde with a thrust kick before Purrazzo caught James with a pump kick from out of nowhere.

James tagged in and hit a seated senton from the top rope on Purrazzo goes for a cover, but Purrazzo kicks out. James went for a hurricanrana on Purrazzo, but VXT hit a Blockbuster/Powerbomb combination on James for a near fall.

Shaw poses with the Knockouts Title before Grace attacked Shaw from behind. Purrazzo & Green went for a double suplex on James, but Wilde speared Purrazzo to allow James to hit the Mick DT on Green to get the win for her team.

Winners: Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, Taylor Wilde & Mickie James

Updated Brackets For The X Division Title Tournament (Non-Spoilers)

Reminding Quarter Finals (Nov 3rd)

Yuya Uemura vs. PJ Black (Before The IMPACT)

Kenny King vs. Mike Bailey

Semi Finals

Black Taurus vs. Yuya Uemura or PJ Black

Trey Miguel vs. Kenny King or Mike Bailey

Next week’s IMPACT

Quarter-Final Match Of The X Division Title Tournament
Kenny King vs. Mike Bailey

Tag Team Match
Aussie Open vs. IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander & Frankie Kazarian 

Eric Young vs. Sami Callihan

Overdrive Card So Far (Nov 18th) (Non-Spoilers)

IMPACT World Title Match
Josh Alexander (c) vs. Frankie Kazarian (This is Kazarian’s Option C Cash-In Match)

Finals Of The X Division Title Tournament
TBD vs. TBD

IMPACT World Tag Team Titles Match
Heath & Rhino (c) vs. Major Players

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