Here is your💟 pos൩t-IMPACT fight size update for Thursday, May 19, 2022.
- Tonight's show began with 'Speedball' Mike Bailey defeating Laredo Kid to qualify for the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary. He joins Ace Austin (X Division 𓆏Champion) and Kenny King in the bout. The remaining spots are set to be filled in the coming weeks.
- Ace Austin delivered a promo from Japan in which he tells Mike Bailey꧙ that he still needs to pay for his actions. Austin tried to befriend Bailey but was turned on when they fought Trey Miguel for the X Division Title. He continues on to say that he is making history as the first X Division Champion to compete in NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors, but hasn't lost sight of what lies ahead. He believes his experience in past Ultimate X matches will lead him to glory at Slammiversary.
Following victories against Clark Connors and Yoshinobu Kanemaru in his first two tournament matches in 's Best of the Super Juniors, gives his thoughts from Tokyo on qualifyinꦕg for Ultimate X.
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- Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green sent in a message from thei🎉r honeymoon in which Cardona tells Rich Swann that if he wants a shot at the Digitial Media Championship, he's going to have to earn it. Green added that she is enjoying life while all of the other Knockouts "duke it out" ahead of Slammiversary. She is confident that at the event she will become a two-time Knockouts Champion when she wiꦕns the first-ever Queen of the Mountain match.
. andဣ feel like they're living rent free in 's head from their honeymoon in the Maldives.
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- Mia Yim, Taya Valkyrie, and Jordynne Grace defeated Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans, and Deonna Purraܫzzo in Six-Knockouts tag team action.
A litꦏtle homage as picks up the victory for her team with Eat Defeat.
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- During the newest edition of Lockerඣ Room Talk, Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood were interrupted by Johhny Swinger and Zicky Dice and then again by Rosemary and Havok. The Decay duo want a shot at the Knockouts Tag Titles but the champions were less than willing to grant them an opportunity.
Zi🌼cky then stood up and exclaimed that he recognized Havok from The Dungeon. She proceeded to push him onto Swinger, after which he clai🍌med to have sprained his coccyx.
. and are on the hunt for a shot at and 's Knockou🍒ts World Tag Team Titles.
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- Chris Sabin challenged his old rival Frankie Kazarian to a matc🔴h on next week's episode of IMPACT. Later in the show, the bout was made official.
"The battle of The Futures is now." has issue🌟d a challenge to a former long time rival - he wants NEX🔯T WEEK on IMPACT!
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- Ahead of his World Title match at Slammiversary, Eric Young looked back on his💛 career and why he is deserving of this opportunity. Through the good and bad, evening "Working for a crazy old man who couldn't see past the end of his own nose and being discarded li🐓ke a piece of garbage," here he is.
From Team Canada to Don't Fire Eric to World Elite to defending TNA to Violent By Design - nobody on the current roster has had more matches or won more titles in company history than .
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All of that has prepared him to face at .
- Maria K🐟anellis in Matt Taven and Mike Bennett's match, but after Bennett accidentally speared her, it was The Good Brothers who would emerge victoriou🐟sly.
- Sami Callihan said that he hasꦇ spent the last year in isolation that he can make Moose's life a livꦇing hell.
- After 🦹her ninth straight victory, Masha Slamovich was confronted by Havok. Slamovich had been asking for stronger competition and Havok answered the call. The two women will face off next Thursday.
Th꧋ings are about to heat up in the Knock𒁃outs Division for .
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- W. Morrissey showed up to backup Bhupinder Gujjar after Shera and Raj Singh challenged him to a fight. The two sides agreed to face off next week though the match has yet to be made official by IMP🌱ACT.
. has found backup against and in !
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- In the mai൲n event, The Briscoes defeated Joe Doering and Deaner to retain the IMPACT Tag Team Titles. Eric Young and Josh Alexander had a staredown after the match which led to a brawl between all of the men. Alexander and The Briscoes would stand tall as Violent By Design retreated to end the show.
. and come nose to nose for the first time ahe🅷ad of their HUGE IMPACT World Championsh✱ip match on June 19th at !
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