#1. Hard To Kill
If you’ve been watching or keeping up with Impact Wrestling this entire year then this shouldn’t come as a big surprise.
A lot of things were going on heading into this pay per view, not the least of which was the news surrounding the card itself and the announcement on Smackdown just 24 hours earlier that Mickie James (who was the Knockouts World Champion) would be taking part in that year’s Women’s Royal Rumble which gave way to much publicity surrounding Impact Wrestling and the Hard To Kill PPV for several days.
The two pre-show matches saw Jake Something being moved from a fatal four way to successfully pinning Madman Fulton in singles competition while the recently signed ‘Speedball‘ Mike Bailey would take Jake’s place in the four way and defeated Laredo Kid, Chris Bey and Ace Austin.
Things officially kicked off with the first ever all females Ultimate X match which saw Chelsea Green, Rosemary, Tasha Steelz, Jordynne Grace, Lady Frost and Alisha Edwards putting it all on the line in a match that really demonstrated how impressive the Knockouts division is while also giving Steelz one of the most high profiled wins of her entire career.
Trey Miguel retained his X Division Title in a very emotional contest against Steve Maclin and handing the former WWE star his first pinfall loss in Impact; Johnathan Gresham defended his Ring Of Honor World Title in a Pure Rules match against Chris Sabin and the first ever encounter between Josh Alexander and Jonah was an instant classic which saw ‘The Walking Weapon‘ coming out on top.
The Hardcore War between Rhino, Eddie Edwards, Rich Swann, Willie Mack and Heath vs. Violent By Design and the Good Brothers was awesome and the debut of Impact’s newest faction: Honor No More was just as incredible as it was news worthy.
Moose retained his Impact World Championship in an okay-ish three way match involving Matt Cardona and W. Morrissey which saw a lot of screwy finishes and ref bumps along the way and the main event saw Mickie James retain her Knockouts World Championship against Deonna Purrazzo in the first ever Knockouts Texas Death match which saw a bloody but violent display from both ladies involved.
With the hype, in-ring action and the ruckus crowd in Dallas Texas, it’s safe to say that if Impact wanted to start off 2022 on the right foot, they certainly succeeded.
And that concludes today’s list, Do you agree or disagree with my rankings? Which Impact pay-per-view from 2022 was your favorite or least favorite?
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