Impact X NJPW Multiverse United Results – March 30, 2023 – Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Mike Bailey

Results
Mar 31, 2023

March 30, 2023
Los Angeles, CA – Globe Theatre
Commentary – Tom Hannifan, Matthew Rehwoldt, and Ian Riccaboni
Results via ImpactWrestling.com

Quick Match Results

  1. Pre-show: Yuya Uemura defeated Gabriel Kidd via Top Rope Crossbody (pinfall)
  2. Impact X-Division Championship Six-Way Scramble Match – Trey Miguel (c) defeated Clark Connors, Frankie Kazarian, Kevin Knight, Rich Swann, and Rocky Romero via Pinfall
  3. Callihan, Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin, & PCO defeated Eddie Edwards, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, & Joe Hendry via PCOsault (pinfall)
  4. Winner Gets Added to Impact World Championship Four-Way match – Deonna Purrazzo defeated Masha Slamovich, Gisele Shaw, and Miyu Yamashita via Queen’s Gambit (pinfall)
  5. Impact World Tag Team Championship Four-Way match – Bullet Club (c) defeated Motor City Machine Guns, TMDK, and Aussie Open via The Fold (pinfall)
  6. KUSHIDA defeated Lio Rush via Hoverboard Lock (submission)
  7. NJPW Strong Openweight Championship – KENTA (c) defeated Minoru Suzuki via Pinfall
  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey via High Fly Flow (pinfall)

Pre-Show
Yuya Uemura vs. Gabriel Kidd

Kidd gains the early advantage with a headlock, forcing Uemura to retreat. Uemura tumbles to the outside but beats the referee’s count. Kidd hits a series of powerslams, then delivers an open-palm strike for two. Uemura begins to build momentum with a running bulldog out of the corner. Kidd regains control with a double-underhook slam. Kidd locks in a front facelock on the top rope. Uemura hits a strong forearm strike, followed by an arm drag. Uemura hits an overhead suplex, followed by his signature top rope crossbody to win.

Winner: Yuya Uemura via Pinfall.

Impact X-Division Championship Six-Way Scramble Match
Clark Connors vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Kevin Knight vs. Rich Swann vs. Rocky Romero vs. Trey Miguel (c)

Everyone attacks Miguel at the opening bell as he’s thrown to the outside. Swann hits a rolling splash on Connors, followed by a twisting Frog Splash from Knight. Kazarian spikes Connors with the slingshot DDT. Kazarian continues the assault with guillotine leg drops for Romero and Swann. Knight catches Kazarian in mid-air with a dropkick. Miguel takes everyone off the top with a huge Tower of Doom. Swann soars through the air, taking out Miguel with a splash. Romero clotheslines everyone but gets taken out by Connors with a spear. Connors spears Miguel on the apron. Kazarian hits Knight with a slingshot cutter. Connors counters a handspring cutter from Swann into a spear. Connors spears Knight out of mid-air. Miguel tosses Connors to the outside and pins Knight to retain the title.

Winner: Trey Miguel via Pinfall to retain the Impact X-Division Championship.

Eddie Edwards, “Filthy” Tom Lawlor, JR Kratos, & Joe Hendry vs. Callihan, Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin, & PCO

Rosser wants a piece of Lawlor as they go at it in the opening moments of the match. Lawlor locks in a sleeper but Rosser puts his own body in harms way as he dives through the ropes in order to break the hold. Hendry and Coughlin exchange vertical suplex attempts. Hendry gains the upper-hand with a Trust Fall. Coughlin lifts and throws Kratos over his head. PCO picks Kratos off the top rope. The match begins to break down as everyone gets involved. Lawlor hits a diving spear on Callihan. Moments later, Rosser drops him back-first on the apron. Kratos cuts off PCO with a huge Pounce. Kratos dives over the top rope, colliding with everyone on the floor. PCO is the next to fly as he takes out everyone with a PCO Sault. Edwards grabs the leg of PCO, allowing Kratos to capitalize with a jumping knee. Kratos hits a thunderous Superplex on PCO. The action continues before Coughlin hits a double suplex on both Lawlor and Edwards. Hendry puts his strength on display with a double Fallaway slam. Callihan goes low on Hendry, then spikes him with a Piledriver. Edwards connects with a Blue Thunder Bomb on Rosser. PCO hits another PCO Sault, this time on Kratos to win.

Winner: Callihan, Fred Rosser, Alex Coughlin, & PCO via Pinfall.

Moose vs. Jeff Cobb

Moose takes Cobb off his feet with a big dropkick. Moments later, Cobb returns the favor with a dropkick of his own, followed by a standing Moonsault. Moose hits a delayed running dropkick in the corner. Moose connects with Go To Hell but it’s not enough to keep Cobb down. Moose crashes and burns on a spear attempt as he collides shoulder-first with the steel ring post. Cobb lifts Moose up from the apro and back into the ring for a massive Superplex. Cobb counters a clothesline into a backslide for two. Cobb delivers a series of headbutts. Both men collide in the middle of the ring and the impact sends them flying back through the ropes. Moose leaps to the top and hits a thunderous Superplex. Moose connects with a bicycle kick, followed by a step-up crossbody. Cobb comes back with Tour of the Islands to win.

Winner: Jeff Cobb via Pinfall.

Winner Gets Added to Impact World Championship Four-Way Match
Masha Slamovich vs. Giesle Shaw vs. Miyu Yamashita vs. Deonna Purrazzo

Current-reigning Knockouts World Champion Mickie James joins Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on commentary. Shaw tries to go strike for strike with Yamashita but pays for it as Yamashita has her reeling off a big kick. Slamovich dives through the ropes, taking out both Yamashita and Purrazzo on the floor. Shaw soars off the top rope, crashing into everyone with a corkscrew. Purrazzo hits Slamovich with a pump kick, followed by a standing Moonsault. Yamashita hits a running knee on Shaw. Everyone is down following a flurry of offense. Purrazzo locks in the Fujiwara Armbar on Slamovich. Shaw superkicks Slamovich with pinpoint accuracy. Slamovich destroys Shaw out of the corner. Slamovich avoids Queen’s Gambit, then hits the Air Raid Crash. Purrazzo plants Shaw with a powerbomb, followed by Queen’s Gambit to win.

Winner: Deonna Purrazzo via Pinfall.

Backstage: Bullet Club

Gia Miller interviews the IMPACT World Tag Team Champions, Ace Austin and Chris Bey. Bullet Club declares victory in tonight’s four-way match, which is up next at Multiverse United.

Impact World Tag Team Championship Four-Way Match
Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. TMDK (Bad Dude Tito & Shane Haste) vs. Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher & Mark Davis) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c)

Haste distracts Shelley, allowing Tito to blindside him for the early advantage. Sabin and Shelley hit double running boots to Haste in the corner. Haste counters Skull & Bones, then flattens Sabin with a back suplex. Haste hits a running cannonball on Shelley. Tito hits Shelley with a slingshot senton from the apron. Tito knocks Sabin off the apron. Shelley creates some much-needed separation by driving Haste face-first into the turnbuckle. Shelley is desperate for a breather, making the tag to Bey. Bey almost puts Haste away with Code Red. Davis puts his strength on display as he hits a delayed vertical suplex to Bey. Aussie Open inadvertently strike each other after Bey ducks and weaves out of harm’s way. Sabin gets two for one as he takes out Bey and Fletcher with a double crossbody. Sabin dives through Shelley’s legs, colliding with everyone on the floor. Aussie Open almost win the titles after an explosive Pendulum to Bey. Tito protects his partner from an Aussie Open double team assault. Ace and Bey hit Tito with the 1, 2, Sweet to win.

Winner: Bullet Club via Pinfall to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championship.

Lio Rush vs. KUSHIDA

KUSHIDA goes for the Hoverboard Lock in the early going but Rush fights it off. Rush uses his quickness to his advantage, taking KUSHIDA off his feet with a dropkick. KUSHIDA sends him to the outside with the rolling heels. The fight spills to the outside where Rush regains control with a Hurricanrana. Rush soars with a springboard crossbody. Back in the ring, KUSHIDA targets both arms of Rush. KUSHIDA doesn’t lose a step as he cuts off Rush mid-handspring attempt. Rush explodes out of the corner with a suicide dive to the outside. Rush avoids another Hoverboard Lock and both men are down following in-sync headbutts. KUSHIDA challenges Rush to take him off his feet. KUSHIDA locks in the Hoverboard Lock but Rush breaks free. Rush rolls him up for two. Rush connects with the reverse Hurricanrana, followed by the Come Up but KUSHIDA gets his foot on the bottom rope. KUSHIDA catches him in mid-air with the Hoverboard Lock, forcing the submission.

Winner: KUSHIDA via Submission.

After the match, KUSHIDA and Rush show each other respect as they embrace in the middle of the ring.

NJPW Strong Openweight Championship
Minoru Suzuki vs. KENTA (c)

Suzuki locks in an armbar on the ropes, doing some damage before the referee forces the break. On the outside, KENTA lays in a series of strikes but Suzuki withstands the assault. KENTA rakes the eyes to shut his momentum down. Back in the ring, KENTA hits a neckbreaker for two before laying in a series of chops. KENTA tries to get in the head of Suzuki as he teases a knee strike. Suzuki begins to fight back, connecting with a running boot in the corner. Suzuki secures a leg lock but KENTA rolls towards the ropes to break the hold. KENTA drops him with the top rope lariat for another near fall. Both men exchange strikes in the middle of the ring. Suzuki hits a near-knockout shot, followed by multiple big boots. KENTA fires back with boots of his own to regain control. Suzuki counters the GTS into a sleeper. KENTA throws the referee to the mat, then delivers the low blow to Suzuki. KENTA pins Suzuki with his feet on the ropes to win.

Winner: KENTA via Pinfall to retain the NJPW Strong Openweight Championship.

“Speedball” Mike Bailey vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

Tanahashi hits a shoulder tackle but Bailey pops back up to his feet. Bailey delivers a flurry of kicks, then follows Tanahashi to the outside. Bailey takes him off his feet with a running kick on the floor. Tanahashi clips the knee with a dropkick. Bailey hits a running Shooting Star for two. Tanahashi begins to turn the tide as he hits a diving clothesline. Tanahashi connects with a top rope senton for a near fall of his own. Tanahashi heads back to the top. Bailey brings him back down but Tanahashi makes him pay with a Dragon Screw leg whip. Bailey gets back to his feet but Tanahashi puts him down with another Dragon Screw. Bailey takes to the skies with a big Moonsault to the outside. Both men are down but make it back into the ring at the referee’s count of 19. Tanahashi counters the Tornado Kick into a Slingblade. Bailey can barely walk as he hobbles up to the top rope. Bailey hits a top rope Hurricanrana, followed by a roundhouse kick. Bailey successfully connects with the Tornado Kick but Tanahashi avoids the follow-up Ultima Weapon. Tanahashi takes him down with the Slingblade, then hits the High Fly Flow to win.

Winner: Hiroshi Tanahashi via Pinfall.

After the match, Tanahashi helps Bailey to his feet in a show of respect.

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