Impact Results – March 30, 2023 – Special Live Episode

Impact Wrestling Results
Mar 30, 2023

March 30, 2023
Los Angeles, CA – Anthem LA Studio
Commentary – Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt, & Santino Marella
Results via ImpactWrestling.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Before The Impact pre-show: Brian Myers defeated Jack Price via Roster Cut (pinfall)
  2. NJPW Resurgence 2021 – IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship – Hiroshi Tananashi defeated Lance Archer (c) via High Fly Flow (pinfall)
  3. Impact! March 3, 2023 – Impact World Tag Team Championship – Bullet Club defeated Motor City Machine Guns (c) via The Fold (pinfall)
  4. Miyu Yamashita defeated Killer Kelly via Skull Kick (pinfall)
  5. Josh Alexander defeated KENTA via C4 Spike (pinfall)

IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Lance Archer

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt welcome us to Anthem’s LA Live studio in Los Angeles, California. They run down the card for Multiverse United before being joined by Santino Marella. IMPACT’s Director of Authority calls tonight’s bout between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Mike Bailey a dream match, as we revisit NJPW Resurgence 2021 where Tanahashi went one-on-one with Archer for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Title.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi via Pinfall to become the new IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion.

Backstage: Rocky Romero

Gia Miller catches up with Rocky Romero at the site of Multiverse United as he prepares to compete in a six-way Scramble match for Trey Miguel’s X-Division Title tonight.

Video: KENTA, Minoru Suzuki

Hannifan, Rehwoldt and Marella preview the NJPW STRONG Openweight Title match between reigning champion KENTA and #1 Contender Minoru Suzuki tonight. Marella gives the edge to KENTA, predicting that the champion will retain tonight.

In-Studio: Fred Rosser

Former STRONG Openweight Champion Fred Rosser joins the desk before he competes in an eight-man tag team match tonight featuring combustible elements from both IMPACT and NJPW.

Impact World Tag Team Championship
Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) (c)

We look back at the March 2, 2023 edition of IMPACT! where Ace Austin and Chris Bey of Bullet Club defeated the Motor City Machine Guns to become the new IMPACT World Tag Team Champions. Tonight, they put those titles on the line against MGMG, Aussie Open and TMDK.

Winner: Bullet Club via Pinfall to become the new Impact World Tag Team Champions.

Video: Jody Threat

Jody Threat arrives in IMPACT Wrestling next week.

In-Studio: Mickie James

Mickie James is heartbroken that a rib injury will prevent her from defending the Knockouts World Title at Multiverse United. Tonight, a four-way match between Masha Slamovich, Deonna Purrazzo, Gisele Shaw and Miyu Yamashita will determine Jordynne Grace’s opponent at Rebellion, with the winner becoming the new Knockouts World Champion if James is unable to defend.

The first-ever all-Knockouts cover edition of Pro Wrestling Illustrated is available digitally tomorrow and on newsstands April 18th.

Killer Kelly vs. Miyu Yamashita

It’s time for the first never-before-seen matchup of the night as Miyu Yamashita makes her IMPACT in-ring debut. Yamashita hits a pinpoint kick, knocking Kelly off her feet in the early going. Yamashita puts her submission game on display but Kelly rolls her up for two. Kelly delivers a series of headbutts, followed by a butterfly suplex into the turnbuckles. Kelly connects with a delayed running dropkick in the corner. Moments later, both Knockouts are down following a bicycle kick from Kelly. The fight spills to the floor where Yamashita hits a step-up kick. Kelly regains control by dropping her face-first on the apron. Back in the ring, Yamashita locks in the Killer Clutch but Yamashita breaks free and hits a German suplex. Yamashita connects with the Skull Kick to win.

Winner: Miyu Yamashita via Pinfall.

In-Studio: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt, Tommy Dreamer

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt are joined by Tommy Dreamer, who looks back on the events following the Busted Open match between him and Bully Ray at Sacrifice, featuring NHL legend Darren McCarty and IMPACT President Scott D’Amore.

Video: Jeff Cobb, Moose

It’s IMPACT Wrestling vs New Japan Pro-Wrestling when Moose battles Jeff Cobb tonight at Multiverse United. Dreamer predicts that Cobb will score the win, while Rehwoldt gives the advantage to Moose.

Backstage: Moose

Gia Miller interviews Moose at the Globe Theater, who declares victory in his match against Cobb.

In-Studio: Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt, Tommy Dreamer, Scott D’Amore

Tommy Dreamer asks Scott D’Amore if he’ll join his team at Rebellion for the Hardcore War against Team Bully. Despite delivering a sick Canadian Destroyer to Jason Hotch at Sacrifice, D’Amore turns down his offer. D’Amore stays at the desk with Hannifan and Rehwoldt to provide an update on Josh Alexander, who underwent triceps surgery last week. D’Amore says that the surgery was successful and while Alexander will be out for a while, he will return at 100%.

KENTA vs. Josh Alexander

The never-before-seen matchups continue as we witness Josh Alexander’s last IMPACT World Title defense before relinquishing the title due to injury. KENTA knocks Alexander out of the ring, then drives him face-first into the steel ring post. Back in the ring, KENTA powerslams him into the mat and begins to play mind games with the champ. Both men exchange strikes in the middle of the ring with Alexander gaining the upper-hand. Alexander hits a rolling senton, then drives his knee into the back of KENTA’s neck. KENTA removes the top turnbuckle pad before delivering a flying clothesline off the top rope. Both men are thinking the same thing as headbutts send them crashing down to the mat. KENTA hits the draping DDT, followed by the hesitation dropkick in the corner moments later. KENTA soars with the top rope double foot stomp for two. Alexander counters the GTS into the Ankle Lock. KENTA sends him into the exposed turnbuckle, then almost puts him away with a roll up. Alexander returns the favor, hitting Snake Eyes into the exposed turnbuckle. Alexander hits the C4 Spike to win.

Winner: Josh Alexander via Pinfall.

Multiverse United Show Card Rundown

Back in the studio, Scott D’Amore announces that Josh Alexander will relinquish the IMPACT World Title next Thursday on an all-new edition of IMPACT! on AXS TV.

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt run down the card for Multiverse United: Only the STRONG Survive one more time, which goes down tonight at 11pm ET streaming exclusively on FITE.

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