The March 2 episode of Impact Wrestling aired on AXS TV at 8 PM EST/5 PM PT.
This week’s episode was promoted as the fallout from their No Surrender event. X Division Champion Trey Miguel faced PCO on the March 2 episode. Another match on the card was Kenny King taking on Kevin Knight.
Impact Wrestling also aired on their Youtube channel for Impact Insider subscribers. The company offers a monthly subscription to watch weekly episodes on Youtube for $1.49. Unfortunately, it aired at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT.
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Impact Wrestling Results (3/2)
The show started with The Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) opening the show with a promo in the ring. They boasted about their win at No Surrender when they teamed with Kenta to defeat The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) and Kushida. The Motor City Machine Guns interrupt their promo and challenged The Bullet Club to take them on for their Impact Tag Team Championships tonight. Both Bey and Austin agree and we get a title match tonight.
We got a backstage interview with Rich Swann. He reflected on his loss against Josh Alexander at No Surrender. Raj Singh and Shera interrupted the interview, which upsets Swann. Swann challenges them to a fight, but Singh leaves with Shera and says another time.
“Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Shane Haste
The match started with Mike Bailey and Shane Haste exchanging holds, with neither wrestler getting the better of the exchange. They locked up again; this time, Haste got the better of Bailey and did a Snapmare into a Dropkick to the back of Bailey’s head. Haste tried to continue his offense, but Bailey returned with multiple kicks to send Haste to the outside.
Bailey tried to do a Suicide Dive to the outside but got caught with a European Uppercut. Haste followed the move by landing a Back Suplex on Bailey into the ring apron. He rolled his opponent back into the ring and controlled the match for several minutes.
The match turned when Haste puts Bailey on the top turnbuckle to set up a Superplex, but Bailey knocks Haste down and lands a Missile Dropkick. Bailey tries to maintained control but gets caught with a Back Suplex into a Cutter for a two-count. Bailey countered the Dynamic Bomb into a Backslide but does get the win. He did a Schoolboy to send Haste to the outside and then lands a Moonsault to the outside on Haste. The action gets back to the ring, Bailey tries to land double knee from the middle rope on his opponent, but missed. Haste lands the Dynamic Bomb for a near fall. The finish comes when Bailey lands the Ultimate Weapon on Haste for the win.
We got a backstage segment with The Design. Alan Angels tried to convince Deaner that Sami Callihan was not a good fit for the faction. Rhino interrupts to tell them to leave Callihan alone. Callihan interrupted and said The Design was not manipulating him and that he wanted to be a member of the faction. Rhino said he is going to have to beat some sense into him. Deaner says that the next stage of Callihan’s training is to beat Rhino.
Kenny King vs. Kevin Knight
The match started with Kevin Knight trying to shake Kenny King’s hand but got caught with a jab to the face. King tried to Irish Whip Knight and go for a Hip Toss, but Knight countered and started to take control. The action went to the outside, where Knight and King tried to take action, but both would counter. King threw Knight back into the ring, and when he was not looking, Knight landed a Senton to the outside on King.
Knight threw King back into the ring and tried to pin for a two count. Knight tried to go for a Springboard, but King kicked the rope to make him fall. After he fell, King landed a big Clothesline to ground Knight. King began to take control of the match until Knight caught King with a Spinning Backbreaker. As Knight tried to gain the advantage, King lands a Spinebuster for a two count. The finish comes when King landed the Royal Flush for the win.
We get a backstage interview with Alexander. He said he must beat Kushida at Multiverse of Matches to face Steve Maclin at Rebellion. He challenges Kushida to team with the Motor City Machine Guns in a six-man tag match against two partners he will figure out. Maclin interrupted the interview and told Alexander not to lose the title before facing him at Rebellion.
We got another backstage segment where we have a doctor providing an update on Tommy Dreamer. Bully Ray interrupted and told the doctor that he would finish the job. Bhupinder Gujjar confronts Ray for what he did to Dreamer at No Surrender. Ray Slapped Gujjar as backstage officials held Gujjar back.
Mickie James Speaks to The Crowd
Knockout World Champion Mickie James addressed the crowd after her win at No Surrender. She said that she had unfinished business with Jordynne Grace. However, Gisele Shaw with Jai Vidal and Savannah Evans interrupted her. Shaw noted that James was running from her and that this version of her could beat James. The champion responded that Shaw doesn’t have to wait for Grace to get her opportunity first. Gail Kim came out to announce that James will defend the title against Shaw in the near future.
Moose and Brian Myers have a backstage segment. Moose said he would help him beat Joe Hendry for the Digital Media Championship.
We got another backstage segment with Santino Marella and Grace. She said she thought she was the next challenger for the Knockouts Championship, but Kim made the announcement. Marella said that she was guaranteed to face the winner.
Trey Miguel vs. PCO
The match started with Miguel trying to avoid being cornered up by PCO. Miguel avoided strikes from PCO and landed kicks to his opponent’s leg. He went for a Headlock, but PCO overpowered him. He landed a Clothesline into the corner and followed it up with a Running Clothesline. The action went to the outside. PCO controlled the match until he missed Senton landing on his back outside the ring. We went for a commercial break.
After the break, PCO caught Miguel with a Pop Up Powerbomb. PCO dominated the match until Eddie Edwards attacked PCO, leading to a DQ win for PCO. PCO turned his attention to Edwards, who got the better of him before security guards came out to stop him. The security guards tried to get Edwards away on the outside, but PCO landed a Moonsault from the top rope on all the security. Edwards managed to escape as PCO stood tall in the ring.
We got the announcement for next week’s matches. Shaw will challenge James for the Impact Knockouts Championship, Rhino will face Callihan, and Jonathan Gresham will take on Kushida.
(C) Motor City Machine Guns(Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) vs. The Bullet Club(Chris Bey & Ace Austin) for Impact World Tag Team Championships
The match started with Austin and Sabin exchanging wrist holds, which no one got the better of. They attempted to lock up, but Austin landed a kick to the gut of Sabin. Austin used his speed to get the better of Sabin. Shelley blind tagged into the match, and he and his partner got Austin into the ground to land double kicks.
Austin drove Shelley to his corner for Bey to tag in. Bey puts Shelley in a Headlock, but Shelley shoves him into the ropes to catch him with a Shoulder Block. Shelley tried to capitalize, but Bey used his speed to get the momentum back on his side. Shelley exchanged strikes with Bey before Sabin blind tagged in the match to land a Clothesline on Bey. The Motor City Machine Gun started to control Bey. Sabin tagged Shelley back into the match to do a tag team move, but Bey countered to tag Austin as the The Bullet Club landed Dropkicks on their opponents. The Bullet Club than did a Suicide Dive on the Motor City Machine Guns. Bey and Austin took the action back into the ring as they double team Shelley.
Austin started to work on his arm of Shelley. Taking a card from his sleeve, he racked Shelley’s hand with it. Austin tagged Bey into the match, dominating Shelley until the champion landed a diving knee drop to Bey’s arm. Sabin tagged in, holding Bey for Shelley to kick his opponent’s arm. Shelley tagged back into the match as they focused on Bey’s arm for several minutes.
Still legal in the ring, Bey landed a kick to the head of Shelley as they both tagged out. Austin got the better of Sabin by using his speed. The Bullet Club started taking control of the match, using their teamwork and speed against the Motor City Machine Guns. Austin tagged in Bey as they tried for a tag team move, but Shelley took out Austin. They started to work on Bey’s arm again, but Bey landed a Cutter on both of them. Austin comes into to do a tag team move, but he got taken out again. Shelley was the legal man and put Bey in the Border City Stretch. Austin tried to make the save, but Sabin landed the Cradle Shock to take him out. Bey reverse the hold into a pin, but Shelley kicked out. The finish comes when Bey landed the Art of Finesse on Shelley. Austin followed the move with The Fold for Bey to get the pin.
