Knockouts Knockdown (2021)
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The 2021 Knockouts Knockdown was a
Ten matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
Production
Background
Knockouts Knockdown was an annual
Storylines
The event featured
On September 13, it was announced that the event would feature a Monster's Ball match in honor of Shannon Spruill, better known in professional wrestling as Daffney, who was one of the first women to compete in a Monster's Ball against Taylor Wilde.[3][4] On the October 7 episode of Impact!, Alisha Edwards, Jordynne Grace, Kimber Lee, and Savannah Evans were announced as participants.[5][6]
On the September 23 episode of Impact, producer
- Mercedes Martinez[10]
- Lady Frost[11]
- Renee Michelle[12]
- Chelsea Green[13]
- Tasha Steelz[14]
- Jamie Senegal[15][16]
- Rachael Ellering[17]
- Brandi Lauren[18]
On the August 12 episode of Impact!,
On the September 23 episode of Impact!, it was announced that Deonna Purrazzo would defend the Impact Knockouts Championship at Bound for Glory against Mickie James.[8][23] The following week on Impact!, Purrazzo would invade James' ranch and attack her, but James would continue to fight back.[20][21] On the October 7 episode of Impact!, Impact EVP Scott D'Amore enacted a no-contact clause between the two, meaning they could not touch each other until Bound for Glory.[5][24] That night, Gail Kim organized a "Pick Your Poison" series between James and Purrazzo, with the latter facing James' handpicked opponent, Masha Slamovich, at Knockouts Knockdown.[6][25]
Event
Other on-screen personnel | |
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Commentators | Mickie James |
Veda Scott | |
Ring announcer | Melissa Santos |
Interviewer
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Gia Miller |
The event began with Gail Kim and the Knockouts in the ring together, with the male members of the Impact roster standing outside the ring. Kim dedicated the show to all the wrestlers who have passed, and welcomed Lexie Fyfe, representing the friends and family of Daffney. Fyfe began a 10-bell salute in honor of Daffney and led a "Thank You Daffney" chant.[26][27]
Preliminary matches
The opening match was a Knockouts Knockdown tournament quarterfinal between Lady Frost and Rachael Ellering. After trading wristlocks with each other, Ellering takes Frost down with a headlock and a
Next, Renee Michelle went up against Chelsea Green. The two get into a tight lockup that goes to the mat before separating from each other. A second lockup leads to Green dropping Michelle on her face, maintaining the advantage by applying several side headlock takeovers. Michelle takes control after Green rams her injured arm into the ring post, with the former slamming it on the side of the ring. Michelle gets a bridging top wristlock on Green's arm, who manages to fight out of it and land a pump kick. Green goes for multiple covers but Michelle kicks out of them, leading to a
The third match saw Mercedes Martinez against Brandi Lauren. Martinez gets the early advantage with a running dropkick and a powerslam but Lauren kicks out at one. Lauren fights back with a neck snap and corners Martinez with a foot chokehold, who manages to escape on the apron and land a few blows on Lauren, setting her up for the "OG Drop" to get the win.[26][27][28]
The fourth and final first round match of the tournament involved Jamie Senegal and Tasha Steelz. Both trade side headlocks with each other, Senegal getting the early advantage with an arm drag and a dropkick, sending Steelz outside on the apron. Senegal slides out of the ring but gets kicked by Steelz, who sends her into the ring post before pinning her in the ring for a two count. Senegal fights out of a chinlock and lands an enzuigiri on Steelz, who manages to trap and bend her on the ropes. Steelz gets some stomps on Senegal as she re-enters the ring, followed by a jumping forearm and uppercut in the corner, and lands a kick for a near fall. Steelz delivers forearms and jabs on Senegal, who fights back with a spinning side fist, an arm drag, and the
The fifth match was contested between Deonna Purrazzo (with
The semi-finals of the tournament began with Mercedes Martinez taking on Rachael Ellering. After the two shook hands, they trade arm drags and headlocks with each other, before Ellering gets a head scissors takeover on Martinez, who gets out of it and slaps her. Martinez hits two
In the other semi-final round match, Chelsea Green fought against Tasha Steelz. The two lock up before Green gets a waist lock takedown on Steelz and they exchange headlock takeovers with each other. After multiple near fall pin attempts, Steelz offers Green a handshake before hitting her stomach, but gets thrown with arm drags and a hesitation dropkick that sends her out of the ring. Green lands a dive on Steelz, who stops a second attempt with a forearm shot, and gets some kicks onto Green for a two count. After consecutive pin attempts, Green and Steelz collide with headbutts that knock them down. As both women get up and exchange strikes, Green gets a neckbreaker on Steelz who avoids a stomp on the apron, and hits a cutter that sends them to the floor. Back in the ring, Green hits a
The eighth match involved Alisha Edwards, Jordynne Grace, Kimber Lee, and Savannah Evans in the Shannon "Daffney" Spruill Memorial Monster's Ball match. Alisha and Lee go to the outside, while Grace and Evans battle in the ring, the latter hitting a
In the penultimate match, Mercedes Martinez and Tasha Steelz compete in the finals of the Knockouts Knockdown tournament, where the winner receives a future Knockouts Championship match. Martinez brushes off Steelz's attacks with a right hand blow followed by an overhead slam. After some strikes in the corner, Martinez lays out Steelz with a delayed vertical suplex and three butterfly suplexes for two. Steelz fights back with a head scissors takedown and a tornado DDT on Martinez for two. Steelz counters the "OG Drop" into a sunset flip before hitting Martinez with a cutter. Both women are on the top rope, Steelz escapes from it to land a
Main event
In the main event, Decay (Havok and Rosemary) (with Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve) defended the Knockouts Tag Team Championship against The Influence (Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood) (with Kaleb with a K). Rosemary and Rayne start things off, the former landing a couple lariats on the latter, biting on her face and hitting a T-Bone suplex for a two count. Havok tags in, and she and Rosemary hit a double clothesline on Rayne, who manages to tag Dashwood in the match. Havok rag dolls Dashwood by the hair around the ring, hits a backbreaker clothesline combo for two, and tags in Rosemary to deliver smashes in the corner. After applying the "Upside Down", Rosemary's leg is grabbed by Kaleb at ringside, who gets chased and allows Rayne to hit a clothesline. The Influence take the advantage, with Rayne delivering knee strikes and Dashwood hitting a neckbreaker on Rosemary, both getting consecutive two counts. Rosemary and Dashwood collide into each other with double clotheslines that takes them down. Havok and Rayne get the tag from their respective partners, the former hitting offensive shots to the latter, before landing multiple boots to the face in the corner. Kaleb distracts Rosemary as she carries Rayne on her shoulders, allowing Dashwood to save her partner and send Rosemary into Havok, before Kaleb gets sent to the back by Taurus and Steve. The Influence hit "The Collab" on Rosemary, but the referee is distracted by the commotion on the outside, allowing Havok to knock them into each other. Havok and Rosemary hit a Russian legsweep/Spear combo on Rayne to win the match and retain their titles.[26][27][28]
Before the event ended, Impact announced that
Reception
Steve Cook of
Aftermath
On October 13, Impact announced that The IInspiration will be challenging Decay for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship at Bound for Glory.[33]
Results
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Knockouts Knockdown Tournament
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Tasha Steelz | Pin | |||||||||||||
Jamie Senegal | 11:04 | |||||||||||||
Tasha Steelz | Pin | |||||||||||||
Chelsea Green | 12:23 | |||||||||||||
Chelsea Green | Pin | |||||||||||||
Renee Michelle | 8:28 | |||||||||||||
Tasha Steelz | 10:58 | |||||||||||||
Mercedes Martinez | Pin | |||||||||||||
Rachael Ellering | Pin | |||||||||||||
Lady Frost | 11:54 | |||||||||||||
Rachael Ellering | 12:30 | |||||||||||||
Mercedes Martinez | Sub | |||||||||||||
Brandi Lauren | 2:09 | |||||||||||||
Mercedes Martinez | Pin |
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