Tag: Knockouts Tag Team Titles

New X-Division, Knockouts Tag Team champions crowned at Impact Slammiversary

Posted on by Josh Nason

Sunday’s Impact Slammiversary pay-per-view started off with two early title changes to open the main card.

In the PPV opener, “Speedball” Mike Bailey became the X-Division Champion for the first time after winning a six-way Ultimate X match.

The end came when champion Ace Austin and Bailey were fighting for the title on the cables with only Alex Zayne remaining on the structure to stop them. Zayne eventually fell and Bailey later knocked Austin to the mat to become champion.

Former champion Trey Miguel, Kenny King and Andrew Everett (a sub for Jack Evans) were also in the match.

In the second match on the main card, new Knockouts Tag Team Champions were crowned as frenemies Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary came together to defeat The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne) for the titles.

The end came when Rosemary recovered from getting hit with The Influence’s Collab finisher, hitting her modified DDT on Rayne to earn the win and her second-ever reign with the titles.

This is the first-ever Knockouts Tag title reign for former Knockouts Champion Valkyrie. It’s her third current title reign as she also holds the AAA Reina de Reinas title and the MLW Women’s Featherweight belt.

The IInspiration vs. The Influence Knockouts tag title match set for Impact Sacrifice

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Nearly two months after it was originally supposed to happen, Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions The IInspiration will defend their titles against The Influence at March 5th’s Sacrifice.

The title match was originally slated for January’s Hard to Kill, but due to one of the champions coming in close contact with someone COVID-19 positive, the match was pulled.

Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay and The Influence were set to battle in late-January with the titles on the line on an episode of Impact tv, but it turned out to be Madison Rayne and Kaleb with a K instead as Tenille Dashwood wasn’t on the show. The IInspiration still picked up the win.

The two have defended the titles just once since winning them from Decay in their debut match at October’s Bound for Glory.

That was the second match made for the Louisville, Kentucky, pay-per-view on Tuesday as Jay White vs. the returning Alex Shelley was added to the card.

Here’s the current lineup:

  • Jay White vs. Alex Shelley
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions The IInspiration vs. The Influence in a title match

New Impact Knockouts tag champs crowned at Slammiversary

Posted on by Bryan Rose

New Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions were crowned prior to the start of the Slammiversary pay-per-view event.

The Decay (Havok and Rosemary) defeated Fire ‘n’ Flava (Tasha Steelz and Kiera Hogan) to win the titles for the first time. The finish had Hogan going for a sleeper on Havoc, but Havoc countered with a tombstone piledriver, pinning Hogan to pick up the win.

Fire N Flava held the titles for a couple of months, defeating Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering at Under Siege, which aired on May 15. Fire ‘n’ Flava have already held the Knockouts Tag Team titles twice since the titles were reintroduced in the company in January.

Other titles set to be defended on tonight’s show includes Impact World Champion Kenny Omega defending his title against Sami Callihan in a No DQ match, Tag Team Champions Doering and Deaner defending against The Good Brothers, Deonna Purrazzo vs. a mystery opponent for the Knockouts title, and an Ultimate X match featuring champion Josh Alexander, Chris Bey, Trey Miguel, Ace Austin, Petey William, and Rohit Raju.

New Impact Knockouts Tag Team champions crowned at Under Siege

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New Knockouts Tag Team champions were crowned at tonight’s Impact Under Siege event on Impact Plus.

The team of Fire ‘n’ Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) regained the Knockouts Tag Team titles from Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering. The finish had Grace going for a superplex, but Steelz ended up blocking it, dropped Grace, then pinned her with a frog splash. This is Fire ‘n’ Flavas second run with the titles, winning a tournament back at Hard to Kill in January.

This ends Grace and Ellering’s first run with the titles, having won them last month at Impact Rebellion. After Jazz lost her Knockout’s title match at Hardcore Justice, she had to retire per the stipulations of that match, leaving Grace without a partner until Rebellion, where Grace introduced Ellering as her new partner. 

In the other title defenses on the card, Josh Alexander successfully defended the X-Division title against El Phantasmo, and Deonna Purrazzo was able to walk away still Knockouts champion after defeating Havok.

Knockouts Tag Team Champions crowned at Impact Hard to Kill

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For the first time since 2013, Impact Wrestling has Knockouts Tag Team Champions as Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz won the titles at Saturday’s Hard To Kill.

Known as Fire and Flava, Hogan and Steelz defeated Havok and Nevaeh in the finals of the eight team tournament that started back in November. Along the way, they defeated the Sea Stars and then Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary in the semifinals.

Afterward, former Knockouts Tag Team champions Gail Kim and Madison Rayne came out to present the team with the belts, the first championship of any kind for Hogan or Steelz in Impact.

The titles were created in 2009 in then-TNA as Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) in the finals of an eight team tournament. Over their four year history, they were held by nine different teams before being vacated in June 2013 with Eric Young and ODB as the final champions, deactivated a month later.

Knockouts Tag Team title tournament finals set for Impact Hard to Kill

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After two months of action, the finals of the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Title tournament are officially set for Hard To Kill.

On Tuesday’s Impact, Havok and Nevaeh defeated Jordynne Grace and Jazz to advance to the finals against Tasha Steelz and Kiera Hogan on Saturday, January 16th. 

Havok and Nevaeh beat Tenille Dashwood and Alisha in the first round while Hogan and Steelz beat the Sea Stars in the first round followed by a win over Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee in the semifinals.

Impact announced the revival of the titles at October’s Bound For Glory. They have been on the shelf since 2013 after first being introduced in 2009.

The current Hard To Kill card:

  • AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson/Doc Gallows) vs. Impact World Champion Rich Swann and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin/Alex Shelley)
  • X-Division Champion Manik vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju
  • Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie
  • Knockouts Tag Team Title tourney finals: Havok and Nevaeh vs. Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz

First team set for Impact Knockouts Tag Team title tournament finals

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The first team has booked their spot in Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Tag Team title tournament finals.

On Tuesday’s episode of Impact, Tasha Steelz & Kiera Hogan defeated Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary to advance to the finals of the Knockouts Tag Team title tournament. Steelz & Hogan got the win after Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee interfered during the match and took out Rosemary. Valkyrie & Rosemary had defeated Purrazzo & Kimber Lee in the first round of the tournament. At Final Resolution this past Saturday, Purrazzo retained her Knockouts title against Rosemary.

Steelz & Hogan will face either Jordynne Grace & Jazz or Havok & Nevaeh in the finals of the tournament. The finals are being held at Impact’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view on Saturday, January 16.

In the first round of the tournament, Steelz & Hogan defeated The Sea Stars (Ashley Vox & Delmi Exo). Grace & Jazz and Havok & Nevaeh advanced to the semifinals with respective wins over Killer Kelly & Renee Michelle and Tenille Dashwood & Alisha Edwards.

Impact hasn’t announced when the Grace & Jazz vs. Havok & Nevaeah semifinal match will be airing. The next two weeks of Impact episodes will be holiday specials.

The team that wins the tournament will become the first Knockouts Tag Team Champions since the titles were deactivated in 2013.

Jazz set for Impact Knockouts Tag Team title tournament

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Former WWE and NWA Women’s Champion Jazz is taking part in Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts Tag Team title tournament.

On tonight’s episode of Impact, it was announced that Jazz will make her Impact Wrestling in-ring debut as Jordynne Grace’s partner in the Knockouts Tag Team title tournament. They’re facing Killer Kelly & Renee Michelle in a first round match on Impact next Tuesday. The winning team will advance to face Havok & Nevaeh in the semifinals of the tournament.

There had been a teaser on last week’s Impact where Grace revealed she would be teaming with someone who recently said they were retiring. Jazz did an interview on tonight’s show and said she wants to end her career on top by winning the Knockouts Tag Team titles.

Jazz had announced her retirement during an interview with Chris Van Vliet last month: “Honestly, I just had my last match this past Sunday. I am done in the ring. I was going to do a whole tour in 2020, but with the pandemic happening, that screwed everything up. I’ve been having issues with my knees and my back and a lot more issues physically, mentally and emotionally. That’s why I had to forfeit the NWA title. I have two beautiful daughters and I have to focus on them right now.”

Deonna Purrazzo & Kimber Lee vs. Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary is the only other remaining first round match in the Knockouts Tag Team title tournament. The team that wins that match will advance to face Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz in the semifinals.

The finals of the Knockouts Tag Team title tournament are taking place at Impact’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view on Saturday, January 16.

Impact Knockouts Tag Team title tournament bracket unveiled

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On their Saturday Turning Point show on Impact Plus, Impact Wrestling unveiled their eight team bracket for the Knockouts Tag Team Titles.

The belts are returning for the first time since 2013, announced at October’s Bound For Glory.

The bracket order from top to bottom:

Tenille Dashwood and Alisha vs. Havok and Nevaeh

Dashwood teamed with her rival Jordynne Grace at Saturday’s show but ended up on the losing end against Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary. 

Killer Kelly and Renee Michelle vs. Jordynne Grace and TBA

The wXw, NXT, and indies alum will make her Impact debut alongside fellow WWE alum and the also debuting Michelle against the former Knockouts Champion and a partner to be announced.

Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz vs. Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo)

The Stars are a sister duo that have worked regularly on the indies with Vox also doing some NWA dates as well. Hogan and Steelz are Impact regulars.

Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee vs. Taya and Rosemary

Purrazzo regained the belt Saturday at Turning Point and has been aligned with Lee in recent weeks. Taya and Rosemary are also Impact regulars.

The tournament kicks off this Tuesday on Impact with the finals set for January’s Hard To Kill pay-per-view.

Impact reveals start date for Knockouts Tag title tournament

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Impact Wrestling has revealed a couple of additional details regarding their revival of the Knockouts Tag Team titles.

It was revealed last night that the tournament to crown new Knockouts Tag Team Champions will kick off on Impact in three weeks (Tuesday, November 17). It will be an eight-team tournament, though the teams for it have yet to be revealed.

There was a segment on last night’s Impact where Tasha Steelz & Kiera Hogan, Jessicka Havok & Neveah, Jordynne Grace, Alisha Edwards, and Tenille Dashwood wanted to know more about the return of the titles. Steelz & Hogan mocked Edwards for not having any friends, which led to Grace agreeing to team with Edwards against Steelz & Hogan later in the show. Steelz & Hogan got the win when Steelz rolled up Edwards. Steelz had moved out of the way of a charge and Edwards accidentally hit Grace. Grace and Edwards argued and shoved each other after the match and Grace walked out.

The announcement that the Knockouts Tag Team titles are returning was made at Bound for Glory this past Saturday. The tournament will play out on Impact, with the finals then being held at January’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view. Hard to Kill is taking place on Saturday, January 16.

The Knockouts Tag Team titles were first introduced in 2009 before being deactivated in 2013.

Impact Wrestling bringing back Knockouts Tag Team Titles

Posted on by Josh Nason

On Saturday’s Bound For Glory, it was announced that Impact Wrestling is reviving the Knockouts Tag Team Titles with the first champions to be crowned at January’s Hard To Kill pay-per-view.

No amount of teams or other details were announced for the tournament which will play out on their weekly TV.

The female-held tag team gold was first established in 2009 in then-TNA. Sarita and Taylor Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky) in the finals of an eight-team tournament.

The titles were held by nine different teams before being vacated in June 2013 with Eric Young and ODB as the final champions. It was deactivated a month later due to both interest and not having enough talent to contribute to the division.

The news was one of two noteworthy occurrences for the women’s division Saturday as Deonna Purrazzo lost her Knockouts Championship to Su Yung after original challenger Kylie Rae didn’t appear.