Victory Road (2022)

Victory Road chronology. The event also featured wrestlers from partner promotions Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Career Threatening match, and Mike Bailey defeated Delirious to retain the X Division Championship in the opening bout. The event also marked the Impact debut of Bobby Fish

Impact Wrestling (then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling) between 2004 and 2012. In 2013, TNA discontinued most of its monthly pay-per-view events in favor of the new pre-recorded One Night Only events.^[1] Victory Road would be revived as a "One Night Only" event in 2014^[2] and a special edition of Impact's weekly television series in 2017.^[3]

less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.^[6]

Barbed Wire Massacre at Victory Road.^[16] The next week's episode would have a segment where Maclin and Moose were shown arguing about the contender's match and the need to focus their attention on Callihan.^[17] On the September 8 episode of Impact!, Maclin would have an interview with Gia Miller where he denied an alliance with Moose, but saying it is in their best interest to work together. He would then be surprised by Miller to find out he has a tag match against Decay next week. Later in the episode, Callihan would have a promo where he promised to turn Maclin and Moose against each other and destroy them.^[18] Moose and Maclin would be defeated by Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve on the September 15 episode of Impact! due to their bickering. After the match, Callihan would appear in the balcony and would show security footage of both men having conversations where they planned to betray each other. They would start brawling with Callihan joining the brawl and hitting Maclin with a barbed wire wrapped bat.^[19] A week later, Scott D'Amore would have all three be a part of a Hold Harmless contract signing, to free Impact from any liability from their upcoming match. After numerous threats to each other, the signing would break down into violence with Maclin and Moose working together to bust Callihan open. Moose would then betray Maclin by attacking him until Callihan in turn took Moose out. Callihan would then sign the contract using his own blood.^[20]

Impact Knockouts World Championship at Emergence against Mia Yim, Jordynne Grace would be confronted by the undefeated Masha Slamovich, who would deliver a "death warrant" (a picture of Grace crossed out in Slamovich's blood) to her.^[21] The next episode of Impact! would have an interview with Grace about the situation. VXT (Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green) would interrupt making trouble until Yim backed up Grace, leading to a match the next week.^[22] That match happened on the August 25 episode of Impact!, where VXT defeated Grace and Yim with Purrazzo pinning Grace. Later in the episode, VXT would approach Gail Kim wanting a Knockouts title shot. To resolve the issue, she would make a contender match next week between Purrazzo and Slamovich.^[23] The main event of the September 1 episode of Impact! would have Slamovich defeating Purrazzo to earn a title match at Bound for Glory. After the match, Grace would come to the ring and present Slamovich with her own "death warrant".^[24] On the September 8 episode of Impact!, Grace would have an interview where it was revealed that she had a Slamovich chosen Pick Your Poison match at Victory Road. Grace would then find that her dressing room was covered in "death warrants".^[25] Grace would be in her still defaced dressing room the next week when Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice delivered the message that Max the Impaler was her opponent at Victory Road. Dice would then offend Grace by claiming Slamovich would be the new champion, leading to Grace challenging him to a match.^[26] That match would happen on the September 22 episode of Impact, where Grace would easily defeat Dice (with Swinger). Later in the episode, a video narrated by Father James Mitchell would air hyping Max the Impaler.^[27]

street fight. Despite HNM objections, PCO would accept. Heath would defeat PCO after Alexander and Swann prevented HNM from interfering, showing that they are on the same page.^[36]

Triple Threat Revolver, where the winner will receive a match for the X Division Championship at Bound for Glory. The match will feature competitors from Impact (Trey Miguel, Kenny King, and Mia Yim), Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (Black Taurus and Laredo Kid), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (Alex Zayne and Yuya Uemura), and All Elite Wrestling (Impact veteran Frankie Kazarian).^[41] On the September 22 episode of Impact!, Black Taurus would defeat Zayne, Yim, Miguel and Laredo Kid in a preview match.^[42]

Impact Knockouts World Championship match where, if she lost her next match, she would retire from in-ring competition.^[44][45] James would go on to defeat independent talent, like Raychell Rose^[33][34] and Hyan,^[39][40] before being confronted by Gisele Shaw after the match with the latter. There, Shaw challenged James to a match at Victory Road, which James accepted.^[41] On the September 22 episode of Before the Impact, Shaw would defeat Hyan with James on commentary for the match. After the match, Shaw and James would get into a verbal confrontation.^[46]

The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin).^[49] The Machine Guns would defeat the Good Brothers to earn a title contender match against Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) who had defeated Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) on the September 8 episode of Impact!.^[50] On the September 22 episode of Impact!, The Machine Guns would defeat Aussie Open to earn a tag title match at Bound for Glory. Later in the episode it was announced that the Machine Guns would face PCO and Vincent at Victory Road in an attempt by Honor No More to weaken the Machine Guns before Bound For Glory.^[51]