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This week's edition of IMPACT Wrestling continued the fallout from Hard To Kill and the build-up towards No Surrender. The winner of the first-ever Knockouts Ultimate X match Tasha Steelz was in action this week and had a confrontation with the Knockouts Champion Mickie James.
Ring of Honor World Champion Jonathan Gresham defended his title against Steve Maclin. The Knockouts Tag Team Champions The IInspiration had a message for their challengers. Former WWE star Charlie Haas made his IMPACT Wrestling in-ring debut against Josh Alexander.
The number one contender for Moose's IMPACT World Championship was also announced this week. So without further ado, let's get through the five talking points from this week's show.
#5 Matt Cardona sends out a challenge on IMPACT Wrestling
During Before the IMPACT, the Digital Media Champion Jordynne Grace defended her title successfully against Lady Frost. Following the match, Matt Cardona confronted the champion and pointed towards her title.
Later in the night, during a backstage interview with Gia Miller, Cardona reflected on his IMPACT World Championship match at Hard To Kill. He stated that he came to IMPACT to become world champion but unfortunately came up short.
He pondered on challenging for the ROH World championship and ultimately decided to challenge for the Digital Media Championship, stating that he was the creator of the division. He then sent out a challenge to Grace for the championship match.
#4 The IInspiration's message on IMPACT Wrestling
Following a miscommunication during a tag team match, The IInspiration and The Influence are set to battle each other for the Knockouts Tag Team Championships.
This week, The Influence faced Rosemary and Havok but they attacked them from behind and forced Rosemary out of action, making it a handicap match. The Influence secured the win. Following the match, The IInspiration sent a message via satellite trying to plant a seed of dissension in their challengers.
#3 Mickie James confronted on IMPACT Wrestling
Courtesy of winning the first-ever Knockouts Ultimate X match at IMPACT Wrestling's Hard To Kill pay-per-view, Tasha Steelz became the number one contender for the Knockouts Championship.
Following a backstage altercation with Chelsea Green last week, Steelz and Green faced each other this week in the opening bout. Steelz won the match with the help of a Crucifix Bomb.
After the match, Steelz sent a warning to James and brought up her family which led the latter to head to the ring and a brawl broke out between the two. Savannah Evans entered the fray and attacked James but Green helped James even the odds.
#2 World title match announced on IMPACT Wrestling
Morrissey attacked The Learning Tree last week in order to send a message to Moose. This week, he defeated them in dominant fashion in a handicap match. Following the match, he sent a warning to the world champion stating that the path of destruction would continue until he got to him and stormed to the back.
Scott D'Amore intercepted him in the back and told him that Moose wasn't present in the building but he would receive his title shot at No Surrender on February 19th.
#1 ROH Invasion continues on IMPACT Wrestling
Matt Taven, Vincent, PCO, Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis revealed that they purchased tickets to this week's IMPACT Wrestling and were there to show their support for the ROH World Champion, Jonathan Gresham.
D'Amore allowed them to enter but sent them to a sky box stating they must leave after the title match. Jonathan Gresham defended his title against Steve Maclin. During the final moments of the bout, Gresham secured the Figure Four leg lock, trapping Maclin in a pinning predicament for the win. Following the match, the ROH group were seen leaving the arena.
The main event pitted Charlie Haas against Josh Alexander, and the latter won with the Ankle Lock. After the match, Haas and Alexander embraced in the ring when the renegade ROH group attacked them from behind.
Heath & Rhino, Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Eddie Edwards and Chris Sabin headed to the ring to make the save, driving the group into the crowd. They then appeared on the balcony where Maria cut a promo stating 'This is Honor no more' to close out the show.
