Against All Odds (2023)

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The 2023 Against All Odds was a

Against All Odds
chronology.

Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive. In the main event,

Impact X Division Championship
.

Production

Background

Against All Odds was an annual

Impact Wrestling announced that the 2023 Against All Odds would take place on June 9, 2023, at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio.[3][4]

Storylines

Other on-screen personnel
Role Name
Commentators
 Tom Hannifan
Matthew Rehwoldt
Santino Marella (Pre-show; Impact Digital Media Championship match)
Ring announcer David Penzer
Referees Allison Leigh
Daniel Spencer
Frank Gastineau
Interviewers
 Gia Miller
Jimmy Jacobs

The event featured several

weekly television program.[5]

At

no disqualification match, making him Shelley's opponent for the event.[6][7][8]

On May 30, Impact announced for Against All Odds the first ever "8-4-1 match", with the winner becoming the number one contender to the Impact World Championship at

Bully Ray, Jonathan Gresham, Heath, Mike Bailey, Moose, Nick Aldis, PCO, and Rich Swann.[9]

The rules of the 8-4-1 match are as follows:

  • The match begins as an
    eight-man tag team match
    (Ray, Gresham, Heath, and Aldis vs. Bailey, Moose, PCO, and Swann).
  • The winning team then advances to a
    four-way match
    .
  • The winner of the four-way match receives a match for the Impact World Championship at Slammiversary.

At Under Siege,

Impact X Division Championship against Chris Sabin after blinding the latter with spray paint away while the referee's back was turned.[6][7] As a result, Sabin will receive a rematch for Miguel's title at Against All Odds.[9]

After being on opposite sides of teams in

dog collar match at Against All Odds.[16]

On the May 11 Impact!,

Impact World Tag Team Championship.[12][13] That initially started well for them as the following week, Hotch defeated Ace Austin, one half of the tag team champions ABC, after an assist from Skyler and Myers.[17][18] However, the week after, Austin's partner Chris Bey avenged the loss after defeating Skyler.[14][15] Even with the setback, Myers and The Good Hands still staked a claim to the titles, with Impact announcing that they'll receive a title opportunity against ABC at Against All Odds.[16]

After previous disputes during a

six-man tag team match prior to Under Siege, Eddie Edwards and Frankie Kazarian entered into a feud. Following Under Siege, Edwards defeated Yuya Uemura in singles competition; but after Edwards baited Uemura into a handshake, Kazarian confronted him on the entrance ramp, calling Edwards a bad locker room leader. After being shoved by Edwards, Kazarian laid him out with one punch before throwing off Eddie's wife Alisha Edwards when she tried jumping on him.[19][20] Later, Impact announced that Edwards and Kazarian will meet in a match at Against All Odds.[21]

On the May 18 Impact!,

disqualification after Dango hit him with a low blow. Dango would've continued his assault had it not been for a returning Marella's intervention.[6][7] On the subsequent Impact!, it was announced that Hendry and Dango will have a rematch at Against All Odds.[21]

Impact Knockouts World Champion Deonna Purrazzo, who would later confront her in the ring.[22][23] However, Trinity would soon find herself on the bad side of Gisele Shaw, especially after Shaw's stylist Jai Vidal took a selfie with Trinity. The two women would face off at Under Siege, where Trinity defeated Shaw.[6][7] The following week on Impact!, Trinity defeated Shaw's bodyguard Savannah Evans before immediately challenging Purrazzo to a Knockouts World Championship match at Slammiversary, which Purrazzo accepted. They were soon jumped by Shaw, Evans, and Vidal, but were able to fend them off with an assist from Jordynne Grace.[19][20] Impact later announced that Purrazzo and Trinity will team up in a tag team match against Shaw and Evans at Against All Odds.[21]

At Under Siege,

Ohio Street Fight.[24]

Aftermath

Due to Nick Aldis winning the 8-4-1 match and Alex Shelley winning the Impact World Championship at Against All Odds, a match was set between Shelley and Aldis for the title at Slammiversary.[25] However, a rematch was set between Shelley and Maclin for the title for the Down Under Tour,[26] which Shelley won to retain the title.[27]

Results

No.Results
Impact World Championship[9]
  • Phase 1:
    pinfall
  • Phase 2:
    dark match
P – the match was broadcast on the pre-show

Notes

  1. ^ The match was taped for an Impact Digital Exclusive that aired on June 13.

References

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