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Digital Media title match official for Impact Hard to Kill

Posted on by Joseph Currier

A new title match has been made official for Impact Wrestling’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view.

It was confirmed today that Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry will defend his title against Moose at Hard to Kill on Friday, January 13. The PPV is taking place at Center Stage in Atlanta.

On last week’s Best of 2022 edition of Impact, a promo aired with Hendry calling out Moose for the title match.

“The Digital Media Title will be up for grabs when Joe Hendry defends against Moose at Hard To Kill. In a unique turn of events, it was the reigning champion Hendry who laid out the challenge for this championship showdown,” Impact Wrestling wrote. “The two have been at odds for weeks, ever since Moose ‘said his name’ on an early December edition of IMPACT. Hendry has been on a roll as of late, bringing a new level of prestige to the Digital Media Championship. But now he must face his toughest test, a former IMPACT World Champion in Moose. Brace yourself for this collision between two of the heaviest hitters on the IMPACT roster!”

Hendry won the Digital Media Championship by defeating Brian Myers this October.

The updated card for Hard to Kill is listed below:

  • Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defends against Bully Ray in a Full Metal Mayhem match
  • Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Mickie James in a title vs. career match
  • Impact Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defend against The Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers), Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Ace Austin), and Heath & Rhino in an elimination match
  • Impact X-Division Champion Trey Miguel defends against Black Taurus
  • Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry defends against Moose
  • Jonathan Gresham vs. Eddie Edwards
  • Number one contender’s match: Masha Slamovich vs. Taylor Wilde vs. Deonna Purrazzo

Bully Ray to challenge for Impact World title at Hard to Kill

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The World Championship match is official for Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view.

Impact Wrestling has announced that Josh Alexander will defend his Impact World Championship against Bully Ray at Hard to Kill on Friday, January 13, 2023. The match was set up when Bully Ray attacked Alexander at Friday night’s Over Drive special.

The main event of Over Drive saw Alexander successfully defend his title against Frankie Kazarian. Following the match, Bully Ray blindsided Alexander, beat him down with a steel chair, and zip tied his arm to the bottom rope.

Alexander’s wife Jade Chung was in the front row and screamed for Bully Ray to stop the attack. Bully Ray pulled her over the barricade, threatening to piledrive her onto the concrete. Alexander managed to break free, but Bully Ray told him not to move. Bully Ray forced Alexander to give him possession of the Impact World title belt in exchange for not piledriving Chung.

Bully Ray defeated Moose in a tables match earlier in the night at Over Drive.

At October’s Bound for Glory PPV, Bully Ray returned to Impact Wrestling by winning the Call Your Shot gauntlet match. That’s how Bully Ray earned the right to face Alexander at Hard to Kill. During his attack at Over Drive, Bully Ray mocked Alexander for believing that he would keep his word and cash in the title shot honorably.

Alexander has been Impact World Champion since defeating Moose at Rebellion this April.

Hard to Kill is being held at Center Stage in Atlanta.