Impact Wrestling Multiverse of Madness - April 1st, 2022
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Impact Wrestling Multiverse of Madness coverage from Dallas, Texas!
Impact X Division Championship
Ultimate X Match
Trey Miguel (C) vs. Chris Bey vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Rich Swann vs. Vincent vs. Blake Christian
The match begins with several wrestlers getting dumped to the arena floor while trying to climb the beams, Grace comes off the structure to hit Swann with a rana. Grace and Vincent battle in the ring after everybody else departs, Grace takes one of the wrestlers out with a suicide dive. Miguel climbs the structure and several wrestlers pull him down, Swann trades head strikes with Miguel and Bey. Bey starts climbing the structure and Grace stops him, Grace hits Bey with a muscle buster after clotheslining Swann. Christian takes out Grace before hitting Vincent with a death valley driver followed by a double knee strike, Christian goes for the belt and Miguel gets him down before landing a pain thriller. Miguel then sends Christian out of the ring before nailing him with a suicide dive, Miguel goes for the belt and Vincent stops him before landing a back drop driver followed by a flat liner. Vincent goes for the belt and Swann gets him down before landing a spinning head kick, Swann follows up by landing a handspring cutter on Vincent.
Swann goes for the belt and Bey gets him down before landing a spine buster, Bey follows up by hitting Swann with Finesse. Bey goes for the belt and Christian follows him, Christian gets Bey down before nailing him with a destroyer. Grace tries getting back in the ring and Christian attacks her, Miguel attacks Christian before taking multiple people out with a suicide dive. Christian climbs the structure before leaping off onto a bunch of his opponents, Grace gets back in the ring and she goes for the belt while Miguel does the same thing. Grace and Miguel do battle on the cables until Grace goes down due to interference from Vincent, Miguel grabs the championship to win the match.
Winner: Trey Miguel, still your Impact Wrestling X Division Champion
he Good Brothers are shown talking to Fite TV about their match against The Briscoe Brothers.
Nick Aldis & Mickie James vs. Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green
The match begins with James attacking Green before the bell sounded, the men try breaking up the fight as the bell sounds. Aldis attacks Cardona as the women go to their respective corners, Aldis hits Cardona with a Thesz Press followed by some strikes. Green interferes and Aldis knocks her into Cardona’s balls, James tags in and she nails a downed Cardona with a basement drop kick. James and Aldis then hit Cardona with a double elbow drop for a near fall, Green interferes again and that allows Cardona to hit James with a clothesline. Green tags in and she stomps away on a downed James, Green traps James in the corner before choking her on the ropes. Cardona interferes and he attacks James behind the ref’s back, Green corners James again before choking her. James tries fighting back and Green nails her with more strikes, Cardona tags in and he nails James with a neck breaker before choking her. Green tags back in and she attacks the lower back of James, James fights back and Green hits her with a clothesline for a near fall.
Green holds James down while applying a chin lock to her, Cardona tags in and he nails James with a few shots. Green tags in and she attacks a downed James, Cardona tags in and he misses the Reboot on James. James then hits Cardona with a flapjack before tagging Aldis in, Aldis quickly cleans house against the opposing team. Aldis goes to the top rope and he lands an elbow drop on Cardona for a near fall, Green interferes and James nails her with a top rope Thesz Press. Green recovers to knock James out of the ring with a pump kick, Cardona fights back against Aldis before being dumped out of the ring. Green attacks Aldis and then Cardona attacks Aldis from behind, Green accidentally slaps Cardona and then Aldis sends her out of the ring. Aldis counters Radio Silence with a cloverleaf and Green breaks it up, James and Aldis get Green and Cardona in dual cloverleafs for a double tap out.
Winners: Nick Aldis & Mickie James
Gia Miller interviews Deonna Purrazzo, who says she is the legitimate ROH Women’s Champion, despite Mercedes Martinez being the Interim ROH Women’s Champion. Purrazzo talks about tapping out Martinez in their last meeting.
Alex Shelley vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey
The match begins with Bailey doing some work to the arm of Shelley, Shelley gets free and he does the same to Bailey. Shelley and Bailey also exchange a few headlock takedowns, Shelley cracks Bailey with a questionable body shot. Bailey fights back and he attacks Shelley with a plethora of kicks that knock him out of the ring, Bailey then hits Shelley with a suicide dive. Bailey follows Shelley around the arena floor while landing more kicks, Shelley gets back in the ring before hitting Bailey with a super jaw breaker. Shelley then slams Bailey before landing a basement drop kick that knocks him to the ring apron, Shelley follows up by knocking Bailey to the arena floor. Shelley then takes out Bailey with a dive of his own, Shelley follows Bailey around the ringside area while landing some strikes. Shelley gets Bailey back in the ring before landing a top rope knee drop for a near fall, Shelley then hits Bailey with a fisherman DDT for a near fall. Shelley keeps Bailey down while applying a straight jacket hold to him, Shelley releases the hold and Bailey starts fighting back.
Bailey and Shelley exchange some strikes until Bailey drops Shelley with a leaping kick, Bailey drops Shelley after landing a few more strikes. Bailey then hits Shelley with a twisting splash for a near fall, Shelley avoids a kick before nailing Bailey with a flat liner into the middle turnbuckle, Shelley gets Bailey in the Motor City Stretch. Bailey eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Shelley traps the arm of Bailey before landing chops and a back drop driver. Bailey goes to the ring apron and Shelley follows him out there, Bailey goes for Ultimate Weapon and Shelley avoids it to send him crashing to the ring edge. Shelley then hits Bailey with a tornado DDT on the ring apron, Shelley then hits Bailey with a brain buster on the arena floor. Bailey gets back to the ring apron before avoiding a sliding Shelley, Bailey then hits Shelley with a moonsault that sends both crashing to the arena floor. Bailey gets Shelley back in the ring before dropping him after landing a series of kicks, Shelley gets up and he nails Bailey with some forearm strikes.
Bailey ends the exchanges by dropping Shelley with multiple head kicks and a penalty kick, Bailey then hits Shelley with a moonsault knee drop and another head kick for a near fall. Bailey misses a spinning head kick and Shelley hits him with sliced bread for a near fall, Shelley goes for the Motor City Stretch and Bailey counters with a roll up for a near fall. Bailey hits Shelley with more head kicks before missing a top rope Ultimate Weapon. Shelley then hits Bailey with a super kick, Shelley goes for Shell Shock and Bailey counters with a roll up for a three count.
Winner: “Speedball” Mike Bailey
Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship
Fatal 4 Way
The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne) (C) vs. Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans vs. Gisele Shaw & Lady Frost vs. Decay (Rosemary & Havok)
Gia Miller interviews The Influence, with Tenille Dashwood saying Kaleb's status for tonight doesn’t matter and Madison Rayne says they are the champions, so nothing else matters. Rayne and Dashwood discuss while the other teams will fail against them.
The match begins with Steelz and Rosemary having a staredown in the ring, Evans tags in and Rosemary nails her with a few strikes before getting knocked down. Rosemary then hits Evans with a basement drop kick before biting her in the head, Evans recovers and she drops Rosemary on the top rope. Evans corners Rosemary before landing an avalanche, Steelz tags in and Evans propels her into Rosemary for a near fall. Shaw tags in and she nails Steelz with a few chops, Shaw trips up Steelz before landing a flipping neck breaker for a near fall. Frost tags in and she works with Shaw to hit Steelz with a neck breaker for a near fall, Havok tags in and Frost attacks her with a few strikes. Havok drops a charging Frost before landing a leg drop for a near fall, Rosemary hits the ring and she hits a trapped Frost with a spear. Dashwood tags in and she gets a near fall on a downed Frost, Dashwood stomps away on Frost before getting another near fall.
Rayne tags in and she works over the cornered Frost, Rayne drops Frost with a snap mare for a near fall. Rayne then hits Frost with a northern lights suplex for another near fall, Dashwood tags back in and she traps Frost in the ropes before landing a neck breaker for a near fall. Frost fights back and she nails Dashwood with an enziguri, Havok and Rayne are tagged into the match. Rayne cannot tag out and Havok quickly lays waste to her, Havok then hits Rayne with a death valley driver. Everybody from all the teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Decay then battle Steelz and Rosemary on the arena floor. Shaw and Frost drop Rayne and Dashwood before going to the top rope. The Influence fight back to knock Frost to the arena floor, The Influence then hit Shaw with a double stroke for a three count.
Winners: The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne), still your Impact Wrestling Knockouts Tag Team Champions
Gia Miller interviews Eddie Edwards, who says he reps Pro Wrestling NOAH tonight over Impact Wrestling because Impact Wrestling chose to turn their back on him.
Eddie Edwards vs. Tomohiro Ishii
The match begins with Edwards avoiding a chop from Ishii, Edwards and Ishii exchange shoulder tackles until Edwards goes down. Edwards fights back to send Ishii out of the ring and then land a suicide dive, Edwards grabs Ishii and he sends him into the barricade. Ishii recovers and he nails a charging Edwards with a power slam on the arena floor, Ishii gets Edwards onto the ring apron and he looks for a pile driver. Edwards gets free and he exchanges some strikes with Ishii, Edwards wins the battle before nailing Ishii with a DDT on the ring apron. Edwards gets Ishii back in the ring before getting a near fall on a pin attempt, Edwards stands Ishii up before landing a few strikes on him. Ishii and Edwards exchange suplex attempts until Ishii finally lands his, Ishii traps Edwards in the corner before they trade a ton of chops. Ishii drops Edwards in the corner after landing a multitude of strikes, Edwards tries fighting back and Ishii hits him with a back drop driver for a near fall.
Edwards recovers and he nails a charging Ishii with a blue thunder bomb for a near fall, Edwards sets up for a tiger driver and Ishii counters with a back body drop. Ishii misses a charge into the corner and Edwards nails him with an enziguri, Edwards places Ishii on the top rope before eating some headbutts. Edwards goes for a backpack driver and Ishii escapes before eating a super kick, Edwards and Ishii then exchange some release German suplexes and clotheslines. Edwards regains control and he attempts to weaken Ishii with forearm strikes, Ishii gets angry before dropping Edwards with a headbutt. Ishii misses a sliding clothesline and Edwards cracks him with knee strikes afterwards, Edwards then lands a tiger driver on Ishii for a near fall. Edwards goes for a knee strike and Ishii counters with one of his own, Ishii then hits Edwards with a sliding lariat for a near fall. Edwards recovers and he nails Ishii with a Boston Knee Party, Edwards goes for a driver and Ishii counters with a lariat for a near fall. Ishii follows up by hitting Edwards with a brain buster for a three count.
Winner: Tomohiro Ishii
Josh Alexander & Jonah vs. Moose & PCO
The match begins with PCO attacking Alexander before the bell sounds, PCO corners Alexander before landing a few strikes. Alexander fights back and he drops PCO after landing a big boot, Jonah tags in and he stomps away on a downed PCO. PCO and Jonah continue their battle until Moose tags himself in, Jonah and Moose exchange shoulder tackle attempts until Moose goes down. Moose gets up and he attacks Jonah with a ton of shoulder tackles, Jonah recovers and he drops Moose with a shoulder block. Alexander tags himself in and he chases a running Moose around the ringside area, PCO drops a charging Alexander with a clothesline. PCO sends Alexander into the barricade after tagging in, PCO gets Alexander back in the ring before landing a side slam followed by a guillotine leg drop. Moose tags in and he corners Alexander before landing some strikes, Moose then drops Alexander with a hard Irish whip into the corner. Moose holds Alexander down while stomping away on his arm, PCO tags in and he attacks a downed Alexander.
Alexander fights back to drop Moose before landing a suplex on PCO, PCO prevents a tag from Alexander to Jonah. PCO then hits Alexander with a corner clothesline, Alexander recovers and he nails PCO with a German suplex. Alexander gets PCO on the top rope and he follows him up there, PCO knocks Alexander off the ropes before missing a moonsault attempt. Moose and Jonah are tagged in by their respective partners, Jonah corners Moose before landing an avalanche followed by an atomic drop. Jonah goes for a senton and Moose gets out of the way, Alexander and PCO are tagged into the match. PCO clears the ring before landing a suicide dive on the opposing team, PCO gets Alexander on the ring apron before landing the De-Animator. Everybody from both teams hit the ring and they all take each other out, Moose and Alexander have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Alexander eventually drops Moose and he gets him in an ankle lock, Moose gets free and he eventually gets out of the ring. PCO gets up and Jonah nails him with a spear, Alexander then hits PCO with a C4 for a three count.
Winners: Josh Alexander & Jonah
AAA Reina De Reinas Championship
Deonna Purrazzo (C) vs. Faby Apache
The match begins with Apache tripping up Purrazzo while going after her leg, Purrazzo works over the arm of Apache. Apache gets free and she gets into a striking exchange with Purrazzo, Apache traps Purrazzo in the corner before landing a mafia kick. Purrazzo goes down and Apache stomps away on her, Apache looks for a suplex and Purrazzo counters with a roll up for a near fall. Purrazzo holds Apache down while working over her arm, Apache gets free to hit Purrazzo with a suplex followed by a leg drop. Purrazzo charges at Apache and Apache sends her into the bottom turnbuckle, Apache then lands a basement drop kick on Purrazzo for a near fall. Apache nails Purrazzo with a drop kick to the knee before rolling her up for a near fall, Apache trips up Purrazzo before applying a modified Indian death lock to her. Purrazzo eventually gets to the ropes to break the submission attempt, Purrazzo fights back and she drops Apache after landing a pump kick.
Purrazzo follows up by hitting Apache with a standing moonsault for a near fall, Purrazzo starts working over the injured arm of Apache. Apache recovers and she hits Purrazzo with an implant buster for a near fall, Purrazzo catches Apache in a Fujiwara Arm Bar from out of nowhere. Apache gets up and she quickly goes down again alongside Purrazzo, Apache nails Purrazzo with a head kick before eating a release German suplex. Purrazzo goes for the Queen’s Gambit and Apache counters with a back body drop, Apache looks for the implant buster and Purrazzo counters with a Fujiwara Arm Bar to force a taop out.
Winner: Deonna Purrazzo, still the AAA Reina De Reinas Champion
After the match:
Deonna Purrazzo says it doesn’t matter that Mercedes Martinez won the interim ROH Women’s Title tonight because she is the real champion. Taya Valkyrie interrupts and she says Purrazzo should be worried about the AAA championship, Valkyrie says she will face Purrazzo at Impact Wrestling Rebellion.
Chris Sabin vs. Jay White
The match begins with White backing Sabin into the corner before landing a chop, Sabin tries fighting back while eating more strikes. Sabin drops White before working over his arm, Sabin also nails White with an arm drag followed by chops. Sabin cracks Sabin with a few strikes before getting him back into the ring, White leaves the ring and Sabin nails him with a suicide dive. Sabin picks up White and he drops him face first onto the ring apron, Sabin gets White back into the ring before landing a top rope high cross body for a near fall. Sabin keeps White grounded while applying a modified octopus stretch to him, White makes it to the ropes to break the submission attempt. Sabin goes to the top rope and White crotches him a short time later, White then lands a chop that sends Sabin to the arena floor. White then drops Sabin back first onto the ring apron, White gets Sabin back into the ring before applying a single leg crab to him. White releases the hold before hitting Sabin with a back breaker, White keeps Sabin down while holding him in a bear hug.
Sabin gets free and White attacks him with some more chops, Sabin fights back and he eventually drops White with an enziguri. Sabin traps the arm of White while attacking him with a multitude of strikes, Sabin then hits White with a drop kick for a near fall. Sabin follows up by landing a short range DDT on White, White fights back and he nails Sabin with a DDT of his own. Sabin recovers and he hits White with a tornado DDT for a near fall, White recovers and he cracks Sabin with a Saito Suplex followed by more chops. White then hits Sabin with a twisting suplex for a near fall, White also nails Sabin with a flat liner followed by a German suplex and uranage for a near fall. Sabin escapes the grip of White before landing a boot to his face, Sabin and White have a striking exchange in the middle of the ring. Sabin ends the exchange before hitting White with a clothesline, White escapes a Cradle Shock attempt to hit Sabin with a release German suplex. White goes for Blade Runner and Sabin counters with a roll up for a three count.
Winner: Chris Sabin
After the match:
Steve Maclin attacks Chris Sabin and Jay White shoves him away so he can attack Sabin. White then hits Maclin with a low blow before leaving the ring.
The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. The Briscoe Brothers (Mark & Jay)
The match begins with Anderson doing some work on the arm of Mark, Mark trips him up before getting Anderson in a headlock. Anderson gets free and Mark drops him with a shoulder tackle, Jay tags in as he and Mark attack both of their opponents. The brawl between both teams spills to the arena floor, Jay returns to the ring and Gallows distracts him before Anderson rakes his eyes. Anderson keeps Jay down while stomping away on him, Gallows tags in and he corners Jay before assaulting him with strikes. Anderson tags back in and he attacks both members of the opposing team, Anderson rips away at the injured forehead of Jay. Gallows tags in and he kicks Jay in the head for a near fall, Gallows holds Jay down before applying a chin lock to him. Anderson tags back in and he nails Jay with a plethora of strikes and stomps, Mark manages to make the tag and he cleans house against the opposing team.
Mark gets Gallows out of the ring before getting Anderson on the top rope, Mark then hits Anderson with an Iconoclasm for a near fall. Jay returns and he knocks Gallows back to the arena floor, Mark and Jay nail Anderson with a leaping neck breaker for a near fall. Jay tags back in and Anderson quickly nails him with a spine buster. Gallows interferes and he helps Anderson land an assisted neck breaker for a near fall, Anderson and Gallows look for The Magic Killer until Mark breaks everything up. Mark tags in and he drops Anderson before going to the top rope, Jay White knocks Mark off the ropes while the ref was distracted. The Good Brothers hit Mark with a Magic Killer for a three count.
Winners: The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson)
