Impact Wrestling special episode
Impact! 1000 was a professional wrestling television special produced by Impact Wrestling. The event took place on September 9, 2023 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, and aired on tape delay as a two-night special of the company's weekly television show, Impact!, on September 14 and September 21, 2023. As the name suggests, the event celebrated the show's 1000th episode.
Production
Background
On May 28, 2023, Impact announced that they would tape their 1,000th episode at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York on September 9, 2023. The event featured special appearances of numerous wrestlers from Impact's history, including dating back to the time the promotion was known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Storylines
The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[1]
Results
Night 1 (aired September 14)No. | Results[3] | Stipulations | Times[4] |
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1B | Jody Threat defeated KiLynn King | Singles match | 9:29 |
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2 | Chris Bey, Crazzy Steve, Moose, and Yuya Uemura defeated Alpha Bravo, Bhupinder Gujjar, Black Taurus, Brian Myers, Heath, Jai Vidal, Joe Hendry, Johnny Swinger, John Skyler, Jonathan Gresham, Kevin Knight, Kushida, Laredo Kid, PCO, Sami Callihan, and Steve Maclin | 20-man Feast or Fired match[2] | 13:34 |
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3 | Team 3D (Bully Ray and Brother Devon) defeated The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju and Champagne Singh) | Tag team match[2] | 4:55 |
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4 | Frankie Kazarian and Traci Brooks defeated Eddie Edwards and Alisha Edwards | Mixed tag team match[2] | 8:32 |
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5 | Chris Sabin defeated Lio Rush (c) | Singles match for the Impact X Division Championship[2] | 16:02 |
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(c) | – the champion(s) heading into the match | B | – the match was taped for a future broadcast of Before the Impact |
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Night 2 (aired September 21)No. | Results[3] | Stipulations | Times[5] |
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1B | MK Ultra (Killer Kelly and Masha Slamovich) (c) defeated The Death Dollz (Jessicka and Courtney Rush) | Tag team match for the Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship | 8:23 |
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2 | Alan Angels defeated Mike Bailey, Ace Austin, Rich Swann, Samuray Del Sol, and Zachary Wentz | Ultimate X match to determine the #1 contender to the Impact X Division Championship[2] | 9:39 |
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3 | Jake Something defeated Dirty Dango (with Alpha Bravo) | Fox Box Rules[a] | 4:56 |
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4 | Eric Young (with Scott D'Amore) defeated Kenny King (with Sheldon Jean) by disqualification | Singles match | 0:35 |
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5 | Team Canada (Eric Young and Scott D'Amore) defeated Kenny King and Sheldon Jean by disqualification | Tag team match | 0:10 |
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6 | America's Most Wanted (Chris Harris and James Storm) and Team Canada (Scott D'Amore and Eric Young) defeated The Design (Deaner and Kon), Kenny King, and Sheldon Jean | Eight-man tag team match | 9:08 |
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7 | Josh Alexander defeated Trey Miguel (with Zachary Wentz) | Singles match | 9:45 |
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8 | Team Over (Gail Kim, Jordynne Grace, Mickie James, Trinity and Awesome Kong) (with Raisha Saeed) defeated Team Beautiful People (Gisele Shaw, Angelina Love, Deonna Purrazzo, Savannah Evans and Tasha Steelz) (with Jai Vidal and Velvet Sky) | 10-Knockouts tag team match[2] | 15:23 |
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9D | Tommy Dreamer and Rhino defeated The Most Professional Wrestling Gods (Brian Myers and Moose) | Tag team match | 5:59 |
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(c) | – the champion(s) heading into the match | B | – the match was taped for a future broadcast of Before the Impact | D | – this was a dark match |
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See also
Notes
- ^ Under the Fox Box Rules, which came from the early days of Impact, the match had a 10-minute time limit, with a judge to decide a winner in case of a time-limit draw. Chase Stevens served as the judge.
References
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (January 13, 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "See IMPACT Wrestling's Historic 1000th Episode LIVE in White Plains, NY on September 9". Impact Wrestling.com. IMPACT Wrestling Staff. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
- ^ a b Jeremy Lambert (September 9, 2023). "IMPACT 1000 Spoilers (Taped On 9/9)". Fightful. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Impact Wrestling #1000 - Tag 1". Cagematch. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Impact Wrestling #1000 - Tag 2". Cagematch. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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