A new title match has been confirmed for TNA No Surrender 2024.
Decay (Havok & Rosemary) will defend their Knockouts Tag Team titles against MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) at No Surrender on Friday, February 23. This is a rematch from Hard to Kill, where Havok & Rosemary defeated Slamovich & Kelly to become the new champions.
Decay defeated Mila Moore & Savannah Thorne on Impact two weeks ago. After the match, MK Ultra were interviewed and demanded that they get their rematch at No Surrender. They were interrupted by Jody Threat & Dani Luna, which led to Slamovich defeating Threat in a singles match later in the night.
No Surrender is taking place from New Orleans and will air live on TNA+ and TNA’s Ultimate Insiders YouTube service. Four title matches have now been made official for the show:
TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Gisele Shaw
No Surrender match: TNA World Champion Moose defends against Alex Shelley
X-Division Champion Chris Sabin defends against Mustafa Ali
Knockouts Tag Team Champions Decay (Havok & Rosemary) defend against MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly)
On a night when Impact Wrestling officially rebranded to TNA Wrestling and set course on a new path, several title changes took place at Saturday’s Hard to Kill including their top two championships.
Moose became a two-time TNA World Champion with his win over Alex Shelley in the night’s main event while Jordynne Grace ended the 182-day run of Trinity as Knockouts Champion to begin her third reign with the gold.
It’s Moose’s first run with the top title since April 2022, ending Shelley’s 218-day reign. Moose earned the shot by gaining a briefcase containing a contract in last October’s Feast or Fired match at Bound for Glory.
After the match, the debuting Nic Nemeth (the former Dolph Ziggler in WWE) made his promotional debut and confronted Moose.
In the co-main event, Grace picked up the win over Trinity after hitting a deadlift German suplex, spinning backfist, and her Juggernaut Driver to get the victory.
It’s the third Knockouts title reign for Grace and her first since last January’s Hard to Kill when she lost the title to Mickie James in a title vs. career match.
After a months-long feud, Crazzy Steve finally defeated Tommy Dreamer to win the Digital Media title in a no DQ match on the pre-show. Steve had won a title opportunity in the aforementioned Feast or Fired match but in their initial match in November, he won by DQ, leaving Dreamer with the title.
It’s Steve’s first title run of any kind since a Tag Team title run in 2016 with Abyss. Dreamer’s reign ends at 127 days and ten successful defenses.
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The Knockouts Tag Team titles also changed hands as Decay (Havok & Rosemary) regained the gold by defeating MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) in a match that was previously not announced.
With the win, Havok & Rosemary begin their third reign with the titles and their first since February of 2023 while MK Ultra’s reign ends at 182 days and four successful defenses.
Two champions did leave Hard to Kill with their reigns intact including TNA Tag Team Champions ABC and X-Division Chris Sabin who both retained in multi-person matches.
Impact Wrestling has announced four matches for this week’s show.
Trinity will look to go 3-0 as she takes on Savannah Evans in singles competition. Evans got involved in Trinity’s match at Under Siege on Friday, providing interference on behalf of her opponent, Gisele Shaw.
Sami Callihan will team with Jake Crist to face Decay’s Crazzy Steve & Taurus. Also, Dani Luna will make her Impact in-ring debut against Jody Threat. Eddie Edwards vs. Yuya Uemura is also scheduled for Thursday.
Crist, a former X-Division Champion and teammate of Callihan’s in OVE, returned to the promotion at Under Siege. He teamed with Callihan and Rich Swann in a win over The Design’s Deaner, Kon, and Angels.
24-year-old Dani Luna is part of the Subculture team along with Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster. She accompanied them to the ring at Under Siege. Her opponent, Jody Threat, has gone 4-0 in Impact since debuting in March. She’s defeated Tara Rising, Seleziya Sparx, Alisha Edwards, and Sierra in that time.
All three matches were filmed this weekend from London, Ontario’s Western Fair District Agriplex. Impact taped two weeks’ worth of television from the venue on Saturday. Spoilers from the show are available here.
Impact Wrestling 6/1 lineup:
Trinity vs. Savannah Evans
Sami Callihan & Jake Crist vs. Decay (Crazzy Steve & Taurus)
A new tag team bout has been added to Thursday’s Impact Wrestling on AXS TV as The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) will take on Decay (Crazzy Steve & Black Taurus).
There is no real backstory to the match other than both teams jostling in get into position for a future Tag Team title shot.
Skyler and Hotch will be looking for their first win in Impact as a team and are coming off a handicap match defeat to Frankie Kazarian several weeks ago. Conversely, Decay is in search of their first win since August of last year (0-4).
The match joins a lineup with two title matches already announced:
Impact World Champion Steve Maclin defends against Rhino
Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Coven (KiLynn King & Taylor Wilde) defend against Jordynne Grace & Deonna Purrazzo
Frankie Kazarian sit-down interview, part three
Nick Aldis vs. Sheldon Jean
Masha Slamovich vs. Killer Kelly
The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) vs. Decay (Crazzy Steve & Black Taurus)
In their Impact Wrestling debut, the former IIconics will challenge for the Knockouts Tag Team titles.
Impact Wrestling announced on Wednesday that The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay) will challenge Decay (Havok & Rosemary) for the Knockouts Tag Team titles at Bound for Glory. The pay-per-view is taking place at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 23. It will begin at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
This will be The IInspiration’s first match since being released by WWE this April. During Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Knockdown special last Saturday, it was announced that Lee & McKay would be debuting for Impact at Bound for Glory. PWInsider reported that Lee & McKay have signed with Impact Wrestling.
Lee & McKay are former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions. They held the titles from April 2019 to August 2019.
Lee & McKay have also been announced for Impact’s post-Bound for Glory television tapings in Las Vegas on Sunday, October 24 and Monday, October 25.
Here’s the updated card for Bound for Glory:
Impact World Champion Christian Cage defends against Josh Alexander
Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo defends against Mickie James
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions Decay defend against The IInspiration
X-Division Championship match: Steve Maclin vs. Trey Miguel vs. TBD
Impact Digital Media Championship tournament finals: John Skyler vs. Crazzy Steve vs. Fallah Bahh vs. Jordynne Grace vs. TBD vs. TBD
20-person Call Your Shot gauntlet match (winner receives a future title shot of their choosing)
Black Taurus appeared on tonight’s episode of Impact, joining Decay.
Taurus was introduced after XXXL (Acey Romero and Larry D), Kaleb with a K, and Tenille Dashwood came out, running down Decay (Rosemary and Crazzy Steve). Kaleb asked if any member of Decay would face him in a match tonight. Taurus answered the challenge and pinned Kaleb quickly with a spinning slam.
Later in the show, a six person tag match was made for No Surrender, with Rosemary, Steve, and Taurus teaming together to take on XXXL and Dashwood. That will take place this Saturday on Impact Plus.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taurus had made appearances in MLW, PWG, and in Impact Wrestling during the promotion’s television tapings in Mexico.
Taurus has been a regular for AAA, appearing for the promotion off and on since 2012. The promotion hasn’t ran any events since TripleMania in December due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, they recently started taping shows this past weekend that will air on television through March.
Previously: Low Ki made his return to Impact and won the X Division Championship. Also, Josh Mathews returned to commentary after promising to leave the previous week.
Tonight: Grand Champion Moose defends against Davey Richards. NFL players Gary Barnidge and DeAngelo Williams will be in Moose’s corner. Plus, LAX battles Decay in a street fight. Also, Matt Sydal makes his Impact debut.
Show Recap —
– Jeremy Borash and The Pope kicked off Impact without Josh Mathews. Moments later, Mathews made his entrance along with Impact management. Mathews announced that because J.B. decked him last week, J.B. is now suspended and removed from announcing immediately. Mathews and Pope announced the rest of the show without J.B.
Matt Sydal defeated Trevor Lee (w/ Shane Helms)
Trevor Lee jumped Matt Sydal to start the match. Sydal made a brief comeback, but Shane Helms interfered and Lee took over. Sydal hit a standing moonsault, but Helms had the referee distracted. Lee and Helms collided, which allowed Sydal to hit a knee strike and a Shooting Star Press to win the match.
– In the back, Sienna approached Karen Jarrett. She asked about the GFW Women’s Champion and Jarrett promised that she’d be in action later.
– Ethan Carter III came out and had a message for Bruce Prichard. He took his advice and looked in the mirror and what he saw was a demigod. He promised to win the World Heavyweight title at Slammiversary. He discussed costing James Storm the Impact World Championship last week by hitting him in the head with a beer bottle.
Storm then came out and EC3 jumped out of the ring. Storm challenged him to come in the ring, though EC3 declined. Storm insulted EC3 until he ran back in and they brawled. EC3 hit a low blow and the One Percenter on Storm.
– At a restaurant, a waiter brought KM the bill for his meal. KM yelled at the waiter and intimidated him.
GFW Women’s Champion Christina Von Eerie defeated Ava Storie
Christina Von Eerie controlled the early part of the match until Ava Storie took over. Von Eerie made a comeback and hit a sick looking backstabber from the corner to win the match.
– Swoggle was in the crowd again and annoyed ring announcer Rockstar Spud.
– McKenzie Mitchell interviewed Alberto El Patron. El Patron thought he was the number one contender for the Impact World title but was interrupted by GFW World Champion Magnus, who believed he should get the shot. They argued until Karen Jarrett interrupted and announced that Magnus defends against Alberto El Patron in two weeks.
Grand Champion Moose (w/ DeAngelo Williams and Gary Barnidge) vs. Davey Richards (w/ Angelina Love) ended in a no contest
In round one, Davey Richards locked on the figure four to end the round. All three judges gave the round to Richards. In round two, Moose made a fiery comeback and hit a pop-up powerbomb. Moose won round two to tie it up. In round three, Richards hit the double foot stomp and locked on the ankle lock. Eddie Edwards ran out and attacked Richards.
After the match, Richards shoved DeAngelo Williams. Williams responded with his own shove. Richards charged at Williams but Gary Barnidge gave him a big slam.
– Swoggle stole Spud’s format sheet and Spud chased him in the ring. Spud pulled off Swoggle’s shorts and he ran off.
Kongo Kong (w/ Sienna, KM, and Laurel Van Ness) defeated Matt Sigmon
Laurel Van Ness was even more of a mess than she was last week. Kongo Kong hit a cannon ball splash in the corner and followed up with a huge splash off the top to win the match.
VOW (Veterans of War) defeated Fallah Bahh and Mario Bokara
VOW consists of Wilcox and Mayweather (formally Crimson). VOW was in control until Fallah Bahh came in and took over. VOW made a comeback and picked up the win. After the match, VOW promised to win the Impact Tag Team titles.
– During the commercial break, Swoggle viciously attacked Spud with a hammer.
– In the back, Eli Drake wondered why he wasn’t on the live show last week. Tyrus accused him of being jealous, which he denied. Drake promised to do something about this.
Impact Tag Team Champions LAX (w/ Konnan, Homicide, and Diamante) defeated Decay (w/ Rosemary) in a street fight
Ortiz and Crazzy Steve brawled in the ring while Abyss tossed Santana to the floor. Steve pulled out a table and Abyss pulled out a barbwire board from underneath the ring.
Decay set up two barbwire boards and a table in the ring. LAX used kendo sticks and trash cans on Decay. Decay made a comeback when Steve hit a double crossbody on LAX and Abyss hit a double chokeslam.
Rosemary tried to spit the mist into Ortiz’s eyes, but he ducked and she hit Abyss instead. Ortiz put Abyss through a barbwire board. Diamante gave Rosemary a sick looking German suplex. LAX then hit the senton in the corner on Abyss, who was under the second barbwire board.
Steve made a comeback and brought in the thumbtacks. LAX regained the advantage and hit the powerbomb/blockbuster combination on Steve through a table covered in thumbtacks to win the match.
Next Week: GFW Women’s Champion Christina Von Eerie defends against Sienna.
Previously on Impact: Last week on Impact, Bobby Lashley defeated Mike Bennett to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Moose refused to help Bennett win and knocked him out with a vicious clothesline after the match.
Tonight on Impact: In tonight’s main event, The Hardys will battle Decay at the Hardy compound in North Carolina in “Delete or Decay.” This match is similar to The Final Deletion spectacle from a few months ago.
Also, TNA president Billy Corgan makes a huge announcement, and there will be footage from a press conference featuring Ethan Carter III and Lashley.
Show Recap:
– Impact starts with Senor Benjamin reading a disclaimer in Spanish for tonight’s main event. Vanguard 1 informs us that no animals were harmed in the documentation of the invasion.
Next, we get an opera version of “Obsolete” while Senor Benjamin digs three graves for Decay. Broken Matt, Jeff, Reby, Maxel, and Benjamin will go to the zoo so they can get in touch with their instincts.
– In the Impact Zone, Mike Bennett and Knockouts Champion Maria make their way to the ring. Bennett fired Moose in a text message and said he can now focus on becoming TNA World Champion. Dixie Carter came out and announced that Moose will face Bennett at Bound for Glory. Moose came out and set Bennett up for the Go To Hell, but Maria distracted him and Bennett escaped.
In the back, Bennett and Maria demanded Dixie call off the match. Dixie says that if she calls it off, Bennett will be in breach of contract. Dixie stripped Maria of her power as leader of the Knockouts because she can’t be the division’s leader while being Knockouts Champion.
Gail Kim & Jade defeated Sienna & Allie
Sienna bullied Allie and wouldn’t tag her in. The finish came when Allie made a blind tag and accidently hit Sienna. Sienna hit Allie with the Silencer and left. Jade reluctantly pinned Allie to win the match.
After the match, Jade and Gail felt bad for Allie and helped her up.
– Jeremy Borash interviewed TNA president Billy Corgan. Corgan has a huge announcement that he says will change wrestling.
– We join The Hardy Family at the zoo. Matt got some valuable advice from the first President George Washington. It was actually a giraffe. Matt and George Washington the giraffe had incredible chemistry. Jeff and Matt sparred with “Smokin’ Joe Frazier,” which was a kangaroo. They legitimately sparred with the animal.
Next, Matt and Jeff watched a cage of monkeys hanging around. Matt claimed to be a spot monkey whisperer. He introduced the monkeys as DJ Z, Andrew Everett, and Mandrews. Matt called the last two monkeys, Nick and Matt, the Bucks of Youth.
Matt spoke to his pet tiger, Genghis Khan, who informed him that Decay were on their way to the Hardy compound.
Billy Corgan’s Huge Announcement
– Corgan came to the ring. He’s retiring the King of the Mountain title and announced the new TNA Grand Championship. Drew Galloway came out and said he should be champion. Corgan said it would be an evolution and a new type of match.
We got a video explaining the rules for the Grand Championship. Each match consists of three 3-minute rounds, and they can end by pinfall or submission. Each match will also have judges using a 10-point scoring system. If the match ends in a draw, its goes to the judges for a decision.
An 8-man single elimination tournament to determine the first Grand Champion will start tonight. The first champion will be crowned at Bound for Glory. Aron Rex came out and wanted to fight Galloway. Corgan informed them that both will be in the tournament to crown a new champion. Galloway’s first round match is next.
Drew Galloway defeated Braxton Sutter in the first round of the Grand Championship tournament
The judges were around ringside for the match. Josh Matthews explained that the judges are scoring based on aggressiveness, controlling the match, and physicality.
At the end of round one, the judges score it 10-9 in Galloway’s favor. Sutter gained the advantage at the end of round two and the judges gave him the round. Seconds later, Galloway made Sutter tap out in round three to win and advance in the Grand Championship tournament.
– During the break, Rockstar Spud attacked Sutter after his match.
– A man drove down a dark and lonely road listening to his favorite country song. He saw Rosemary walking in the distance. He pulled over and flirted with her, then Abyss and Crazzy Steve appeared and attacked. Decay drove away towards Cameron, NC. The man was left face down on the road with his pants pulled down to his ankles.
Bound for Glory press conference
The press conference took place earlier at the Impact Zone in front of a VIP audience. Corgan sat in between EC3 and Lashley at a table. Corgan said there are going to be changes under his new leadership.
Both EC3 and Lashley got a chance to speak their mind. They went face-to-face and eventually brawled all over the empty Impact Zone. They fought in the stands, in the entrance way for the fans, and outside in the back. Lashley threw EC3 into a pile of wood to end the brawl.
– In the back, Jade finds Allie crying alone. Allie feels she let Maria down and everything is all her fault. Jade is shocked and calls her crazy.
Eli Drake defeated Jesse Godderz in the first round of the Grand Championship tournament
At the end of the first round, two judges score it in the favor of Godderz. Drake survived round two, but the judges gave the round to Godderz as well. With less than a minute left, Drake hit the Blunt Force Trauma to pick up the win by pinfall. Drake advances in the Grand Championship tournament.
– Decay arrived at the Hardy compound.
Delete or Decay
There was no commentary during the match. Matt, Jeff, and Reby attacked Decay with fireworks. Matt sent Reby back to the house to protect Maxel. Decay hid behind the dilapidated boat. Abyss sent Rosemary and Steve to the house. Jeff dropkicked the boat and sent Abyss into the lake, and Joseph Parks emerged from it. Benjamin knocked him out, took him away, and tried to bury him.
Jeff fought Steve in a pool while Abyss returned and attacked Benjamin. Matt stalked Rosemary until Abyss showed up with Janice. Abyss went to hit Matt, but Jeff sacrificed himself and was hit by Janice instead. Abyss and Steve cornered Matt, but Vanguard 1 made the save setting the whole field on fire.
At the house, Reby was knocked out on the ground. Rosemary tried to escape with Maxel but Vanguard 1 stopped her. She spit the mist into Vanguard 1, sending it offline. Matt showed up and Rosemary spit the mist at him. Matt sucked the mist up and spit it into Rosemary’s face and she ran off. Maxel was reunited with his parents.
Senor Benjamin laid unconscious in the back of the truck. Crazzy Steve and Abyss abducted Benjamin and drove off.
Next week on Impact: Round one of the Grand Championship tournament continues when Aron Rex debuts against Trevor Lee, and Eddie Edwards faces off with Mahabali Shera. Also, the number one contender for Maria’s Knockouts title will be determined.
