Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Results: Christian Cage Vs. Josh Alexander

By Joshua Gagnon

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- Pre-show begins with video packages for tonight's PPV. First up is the feud between Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Mickie James.

- Interviews and video packages for Impact World Champion Christian Cage defending against Josh Alexander.

- Matt Striker and D'lo Brown welcome fans to Las Vegas.

- Awesome Kong is inducted into the Impact Hall of Fame by Gail Kim. Kim spoke about Kong coming to TNA and realizing instantly how special she was right off the bat. She talked about their chemistry in the ring with Awesome Kong and said they had something to prove, they wanted to show the world what they could do. She notes how special it was for women of color to receive the spotlight that they did and thanks the TNA management at that time for giving them that time. She mentions how she once told Kong that wrestling her took a year off her wrestling career, but she'd do it again and again. Kim says Awesome Kong inspired and opened the door for today's generation and then introduces her to the fans.

Awesome Kong makes her way out. Kong jokes that Kim took a lot of her talking points and will have to come up with some stuff on the fly. She thanks management and all the fans who kept word going about TNA/Impact all these years. Kong thanks Gail Kim and says she's a big reason why she's being inducted into the Hall of Fame. She thanks the producers (Scott D'Amore and Dutch Mantel) for giving them the time and not shaving minutes off their matches because they were women. She thanks her husband for letting her shine and be a star. Kong tears up a bit. She talks about the wrestling promotion Shimmer and thanks the promotion for being a reason women's wrestling continued to grow. Kong tells the people at home if they have a dream to pursue it and never give up. She thanks the fans again and the Impact Knockouts division comes out to clap for and hug Awesome Kong.

John Skyler vs. Crazzy Steve vs. Fallah Bahh vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Chelsea Green vs. Madison Rayne (Impact Digital Media Championship)

Skyler quickly sent out to the floor. Green tries for the early pin, but it pulled out to the floor. Bahh and Grace battle in the middle of the ring, she gets a head of steam and puts down the big man with a shoulder tackle. Knees in the corner, running forearm, vader bomb, cover, two-count. Skyler with a shot from behind on Grace, crowd didn't like that. Green throws a shot, misses, sent into the corner. Skyler puts her up on the second rope, she headbutts him away and lands a top rope missile dropkick. Steve sends her to the mat, twists her neck with his feet.

Green up and hits a curb stomp on Rayne, cover, Grace breaks that up. Grace looks for a muscle buster on Green. Rayne tries to stop him, no luck, Grace smacks her away and hits a muscle buster on Green, cover, pin broken up. Grace stacks a bunch of people in the corner. Steve with a leg submission in the corner.

Grace whipped into the corner with others, Bahh with a big splash in the corner. Skyler plants Steve off the second rope, cover, Green stops that. She slaps Skyler in the face, but takes a shot to the back. Grace back in the match, shot to the face, grace driver on Skyler, cover, and that will do it.

Winner: Jordynne Grace via pinfall to win the Impact Digital Media Championship

Havok and Rosemary (c) vs. The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay) (Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship)

Harley Cameron on the stage to sing out The IInspiration. Before the match gets going Lee and McKay each take a mic. They introduce each other by their new names and say they are here to inspire the fans. "Because we are The IInspiration!" and do the same pose they did in WWE. Rosemary and McKay get things started. Lee with the quick tag, they try for double clotheslines, nope, Rosemary yells at them, and they give her their pose. Lee with a rough looking falling slam on Lee. Havok tags in, double strikes on Lee, but she's able to get away and bring in McKay.

McKay with a kick to the midsection, another one, tries for an irish whip, nope. Havok sends her to the mat, tags in Rosemary, and sends her into the corner. Havok with a splash on McKay. Rosemary then bites McKay in the face and locks in the tarantula. Lee gets in there and beats up Rosemary, suplex into a cover, two-count. McKay back in, double kicks, cover, two. Lee back in, but runs right into Havok, big strikes, backbreaker puts Lee down. McKay tries for a running splash and just flops down to the mat after hitting Havok. Lee dropped, cover, two. Rosemary tags back in.

Lee fights off the champions, sends Havok out to the floor and hits a clothesline on Rosemary. McKay tagged in and she runs over Rosemary, forearm in the corner, suplex, and Lee with a kick to Rosemary's head. Lee with a kick, blocked, Rosemary hits a scorpion deathdrop. Havok heads into the match, backbreaker, and Rosemary spears her, cover, 1-2-McKay breaks up the pin. Forearm to McKay, Havok with an awkward looking leg drop. McKay hits a big boot on Rosemary. Havok with a choke bomb on McKay and then hits Lee with a forearm. Lee fights off both opponents, sends Rosemary out to the floor and hits a couple kicks on Havok. McKay and Lee send Havok into the corner a couple times. She ends up out on the floor and she's sent into the ring post. Rosemary blasts Lee, tosses McKay into the ring, couple counters. Lee with the blind tag, Lee with a big knee to Rosemary's head. Neckbreaker/powerbomb on Rosemary, cover, 1-2-3.

Winners: The IInspiration via pinfall to win the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship

- Backstage, Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo talks about tonight's match. Purrazzo says it's been Mickie James who has been jumping her, and when they bring the fight to her, she gets punished. It's noted the Drama King is banned from ringside for tonight's match.

Trey Miguel vs. Steve Maclin vs. El Phantasmo (Impact X Division Championship – Vacant)

Match off to a fast start with Phantasmo and Miguel with a flurry of attacks on each other. Maclin and Phantasmo with big chops/punches to Miguel in the corner. Phantasmo with the ol' nipple twister on Maclin, but it has no effect and he quickly gets dropped. "Too sweet, that, b****" Maclin yells at Phantasmo.

Miguel with combo attacks on both opponents, swinging neckbreaker on Maclin and goes right into a submission on Phantasmo. He then hits a german suplex with the bridge on Maclin for two. Phantasmo with a nice springboard moonsault, cover on Maclin, two. Lots of back and forth action. Both Phantasmo and Miguel are in tree of woe position. Maclin spears Phantasmo, Miguel gets out of the way. Miguel tries for a handspring kick, but Maclin spears him in the middle of the move and both go out to the floor.

Maclin going wild out on the floor. Back in the ring, Miguel with a code red, but Maclin drives him to the mat, cover, and Phantasmo breaks it up. All three wrestlers up top. Phantasmo with sunset bomb on Maclin. He goes back up and hits a top rope hurricanrana, sending Miguel down on Maclin. Phantasmo with a splash down on Maclin, cover, two-count. Maclin catches Miguel in midair, Miguel jumps away, matrix out of the way of a strike. Miguel with a tricky pin on Phantasmo, no. Phantasmo tries for a sneaky lowblow, Miguel has a cup though to protect himself. Kicks to Phantasmo's face, brainbuster, Miguel up to the top rope, meteora, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Trey Miguel via pinfall to win the X Division Championship

- Backstage, Mickie James says Deonna might be one of the best in the world right now, but she has made things personal. She didn't appreciate Purrazzo showing up to her home. James says tonight it a huge deal because she wants to show she's still worthy of being champion.

Heath and Rhino vs. Violent By Design (Joe Doering and Deaner with Eric Young)

Heath goes out on his own and looks to the stage for Rhino, but nobody is there. Heath gets attacked from behind and the match ends up being made official. Deaner goes after Heath, misses, and eats a bunch of punches. Heath with a running forearm in the corner. Doering tries to get involved and eats a bunch of punches. Deaner with a dropkick to the knee, swinging neckbreaker,

Doering with a big powerslam on Heath, elbow drop, cover, two. Deaner gets in there, but doesn't have much luck as Heath drops him. Doering runs in and gets sent out to the floor. Double clothelines by Heath and Deaner, both men down. Rhino's music hits! Rhino makes his way out to the ring. He tells Heath to tag him! Rhino runs over Deaner a couple times, shoulder thrust in the corner. Belly-to-belly on Doering. Rhino calling for a gore on Deaner and gets him square, cover, 1-2-3.

Winner: Rhino and Heath via Pinfall

- Post-match, Rhino and Heath hug and the crowd cheers the friends being together again.

- Backstage, Jordynne Grace talks about winning the Impact Digital Media Championship. She's happy to make history being the first champion and the triple crown Knockout Champion. She then pumps up Rachel Ellering for her upcoming Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match. Moose and W. Morrissey stroll up and Moose says he doesn't know how she thinks she'll win when they are in it.

Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match (Winner receives future title shot of their choosing within the year)

Chris Sabin enters first. Rocky Romero enters second. Both trade wristlocks, arm drags, double dropkicks into a stalemate. "Rocky!" chant from the crowd. Romero winds up for a punch and does a thumb to the eye instead. Romero with multiple clotheslines in the corner. Madman Fulton enters third. He hits big chops on both guys. He continues to control the ring. Rohit Raju enters fourth.

Raju beats up on both Sabin and Romero. He looks to swing on Fulton and jokes with him instead. He offers for an alliance and Fulton obliges. Tasha Steelz enters fifth. She decides to join up with Rohit and Fulon to beat up on Sabin and Romero. Raju sends Romero over the top rope and out of the match. Rachel Ellering enters sixth. She battles with Steelz, clothesline, running forearm, and plants Steelz to the mat. Fulton tries to take down Ellering and hits a big boot. Raju ends up on the apron and pulls on Fulton's hair, Ellering helps shove him out of the match.

Savannah Evans enters seventh. She cracks Ellering in the back and beats her up in the corner. Johnny Swinger enters eighth. Ellering and Evans end up both getting eliminated during his entrance. Still in the match: Sabin, Raju, Steelz, and Swinger. He taunts Steelz and she hits a double takedown followed by punches. Melina enters ninth. She swings away on Steelz. Swinger does some taunting, Melina tries for a kick. Swing tries for a punch, Melina does a split to dodge it, but he slams her head into the mat. The Demon enters tenth?! Swinger asks for an autograph, Demon signs it and promptly throws him out to the floor. Brian Myers enters eleventh. Ring starting to fill up as everyone battles away. Matt Cardona enters twelfth. More battling in the ring. Laredo Kid enters thirteenth.

Steelz and Melina both get eliminated, crowd boos Melina getting sent out by Myers. Sam Beale enters fourteenth. Rich Swann enters fifteenth. Swann gets sent into the corner. Beale tosses Myers out of the ring. Ace Austin enters Sixteenth. Austin trips up Raju. Demon tosses Austin into the corner, but gets kicked away. Austin with a springboard spinning kick. Demon charges, Austin with a low bridge and Demon is eliminated. Swann and Austin trade kicks. Moose enters seventeenth. He ends up powerbombing Beale out of the ring. Moose battles with Swann. Eddie Edwards enters eighteenth. Edwards tosses Laredo Kid out. He fights with Moose, the two go through the middle and top rope to the floor, but Edwards ends up taking a powerbomb to the edge of the ring.

Alisha Edwards enters nineteenth with two kendo sticks. Moose cuts her off on the ramp, but Edwards get one of the kendo sticks and they both swing away on Moose. W. Morrissey enters twentieth (last participant). He deals with Alisha hitting him with the kendo sticks. He tosses her out of the ring on a couple people. Edwards battles Morrissey, but Moose stops that, he mistakenly hits Morrissey with the kendo. Morrissey recovers and boots Edwards out of the ring. Moose talks strategy with Morrissey, but Raju tries to get in on the alliance, nope, he gets tossed. Austin and Sabin eventually get eliminated.

Final four is Swann, Cardona, Moose, and Morrissey. Cardona takes a boot from Morrissey. Swann tries to send the big man out, can't do it. Morrissey struggles to get Swann out, Moose runs over and dumps both guys out. The final elimination is by pinfall or submission between Cardona and Moose. Cardona with some big shot, takes a kick to the midsection. He then turns Moose inside out with a lariat! Cardona on the second rope, radio silence, misses it, spear by Moose, cover, and that will do it.

Winner: Moose via pinfall to earn future title shot

Good Brothers (c) vs. FinJuice vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Hikuleo) (Impact World Tag Team Championship)

Back-and-forth action in the early stages of the match. Gallows and Hikuleo trading some big shoulder thrusts, but neither are going down. Bey able to tag in, gets in a shot, but doesn't stay in long as Finlay gets the blind tag. Anderson gets in there and kicks away at Finlay. Multiple guys tagging in and out, getting their shots in.

Robinson and Bey battle, huge back body drop on Bey. Robinson lands a bunch of punches on Anderson and drops him with a left punch. Robinson with double knees to the midsection, cover, two. Bey with a DDT to Robinson. Finlay gets in there with a dropkick, but everybody is in there getting a big shot on each other. Everybody is done now. Finlay hits a superplex, Robinson with a splash down on Bey. Anderson able to tag in without Robinson realizing it and get the sneaky pin on Bey for the 1-2-3.

Winners: Good Brothers via Pinfall

- Minoru Suzuki is "coming soon" to Impact.

Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Mickie James (Impact Knockouts Championship)

Before Purrazzo can even get all her entrance gear off, James with the quick strike. James chokes the champ on the apron and yells at her about showing up at her house. James taking Purrazzo near the stage and swings away. Referee isn't counting because the match hasn't officially started yet. James gets shoved up against the stage. Purrazzo drags James back to the ring and pump kicks her at ringside.

The two finally get in the ring and the bell rings. Both trading shots, Purrazzo with a snap suplex, cover, two-count. Purrazzo with momentum, James tries for a hurricanrana, reversed into a modified powerbomb, cover, two. James gets some offense in, has the champion down and heads up to the top rope. James leaps down on Purrazzo, cover, two. James looks for a DDT, gets caught on the chin, cover, two. She's able to hit a DDT the second time around, cover, Purrazzo kicks out and James looks surprised by that.

Queen's gambit, no, James with a back kick that catches the champ. Purrazzo with a fujiwara armbar, but James is able to get a foot under the rope to break the hold. Draping queen's gambit on James hits, cover, nope! Purrazzo heads out to the floor and looks under the ring for a chair. She brings it into the ring, the ref takes it from her and puts it in the corner. James jammed into the corner and lifted to the top rope. Purrazzo follows up, but gets bit by James. Mickie with a dive and ends up hitting the referee. Purrazzo gets the chair, James with a kick, sending the chair into Purrazzo's face, cover, two. James heads to the top, Purrazzo with a palm strike. She goes up, armbar on the ropes, has to break it. Purrazzo whips James off the top rope. James with a kick to Purrazzo, tornado DDT, cover, 1-2-3. New champ!

Winner: Mickie James via pinfall to win the Impact Knockouts Championship

- Impact's next PPV is Hard to Kill on January 8, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.

Christian Cage (c) vs. Josh Alexander (Impact World Championship)

Crowd fairly split for this match as the two have a feeling out process in the early stage of the match. Alexander charges into the corner, takes a boot to the head. Christian sitting on the top turnbuckle and Alexander just shoved him off and down to the floor. Action gets back in the ring, both trading shots. Alexander looks for a C4 spike, but gets sent out to the floor. Christian with a baseball slide, Alexander with an ankle lock, but Christian whips him into the barricade.

Back in the ring, both trading big moves. Alexander with a release german suplex into the corner. Alexander looking for a powerbomb, but Christian gets him in the corner, punches to the face, Alexander with a powerbomb, cover, two-count. Kill switch attempt, no, ankle lock by Alexander, also no. Christian with a rear naked choke, Alexander with a pin for two. Alexander lifts Christian, rolls through, knee to the back of the head off the second rope, cover, two.

Chaos theory by Alexander for a two-count. Alexander with a crossface submission, Christian bites him. He switches to an ankle lock then switches to a sharpshooter on the champ! The two end up on the top rope, Christian takes a backdrop. Alexander with a moonsault, nobody home. Christian nails him with a spear, pin attempt, two-count. Kill switch, no, Christian sent out to the apron, but he yanks Alexander over the ropes. Christian to the second rope, Alexander runs up and takes him to the top. Alexander shoved off, Christian with a splash, cover, two. C4, no, back drop driver by Christian. He charges in, goes into the ring post, ankle lock, but the champ fights out of it. Alexander able to reapply it and Christian gets to the ropes, but Alexander pulls him back in the center of the ring. He then steps on Christian hand, Christian is stuck in the center of the ring and taps out!

Winner: Josh Alexander via submission to win the Impact World Championship

- Post-match, Christian gives Alexander the title and a hug. He heads out of the ring as Alexander celebrates with his wife and son. Moose gets into the ring, cashes in his opportunity.

Josh Alexander (c) vs. Moose (Impact World Championship)

Alexander moves his family out of the way, Moose hits a spear, cover, 1-2-3! That's it!

Winner: Moose via pinfall to win the Impact World Championship

- After the match, Alexander's family checks on him as Moose celebrates with the title.

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