Impact Wresting Against All Odds 2023 Results and Review

Live from Columbus Ohio, the Impact Wrestling crew were there for Against All Odds! The PPV had a lot of supporters, but I didn’t go, even though it wasn’t too far away. I decided that I wanted to stay home and work, because that’s what I do, I work all the time. Anyways, I found that this night had a lot of matches, and I wasn’t sure what to expect.

Frankie Kazarian defeated Eddie Edwards

Things seemed to go in slow motion a few times overall. I found that the match itself had moments, but it really wasn’t crazy. It was a standard wrestling match, and nothing too crazy. That isn’t a bad thing, mind you, but going into this with any sort of background, I just had a hard time getting into the match. It was serviceable, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t grand. It had back and forth, nice moves, and the crowd seemed to be into it, but in the end, Frankie Kazarian picked up the win. It was ok at best.

ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) defeated The Good Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler) in the Impact world tag team title match

A fun back and forth match here, with both teams getting their moves in. ABC work well as a team and really put the boots to the Good Hands team. ABC would eventually get the upper hand with a variety of moves to end things. Good Hands did have some good moments, mind you, but the match ended with a victory for ABC after some quality wrestling. A good tag team match.

Masha Slamovich defeated Killer Kelly in a dog collar match

I love a good grudge match, and apparently these women were fighting each other a lot lately. This match was a grudge match and it was fought with a dog collar! I love a good dog collar matches. This was a good back and forth affair with a lot of fighting between the two women. Both women used the chain at times, and they were definitely hitting hard with it. There wasn’t a lot of blood or anything, but there was some hard hitting moments, and Masha would eventually beat down Killer Kelly enough to win this matchup. Good grudge match with solid hitting, and nice finale.

Chris Sabin defeated Trey Miguel for the Impact X Division Title

A fun lightweight match. Sabin threw down a great deal of offense and counters to get the win. Trey Miguel wasn’t going down without a fight, though, as he put in some work, high flying moments, and more against sabin. Even with his best foot forward, it was Sabin that was able to top Try Miguel in a good overall back and forth matchup. Good stuff here, even though it was roughly only 13 minutes. It was fun.

Nick Aldis won a 8-4-1 Match for a number one contendership

So this started with an eight man tag, which was fun to watch, then broke down into a four way dance. Overall, there was a lot of great overall back and forth with all of the wrestlers getting some action into this. I loved the back and forth between all of the wrestlers, and they each had some great moments. I also liked how the final four threw in all of their finishers, before deciding that Nick Aldis won the match overall. A fun match here, with a weird stipulation, and well, a new number one contender. Fun stuff here. Bully Ray, Heath, Jonathan Gresham, Mike Bailey, Moose, and PCO were all involved in this match, good stuff.

Deonna Purrazzo and Trinity defeated Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans in a tag team match

Not without some minor hiccups, this match was an interesting women’s tag team match. The competition that is in Impact is different than WWE of course, but it was a good back and forth option here. Gisele and Savannah was able to throw down a great deal of offense, and held control over the match for a good deal of it. There were some sweet moments too, and Trinity came through great overall, but not without getting hit with some good spots overall. It kind of ended with a bit of a hum, nothing too grand, and Trinity wasn’t even involved with it.

OVE (Jake Crist, Madman Fulton, and Sami Callihan) defeated The Design (Angels, Deaner, and Kon) in an Ohio Street Fight

Not quite a death match, but this was a fight. A street fight for that matter, and it was a good option overall. Both teams brawled back and forth, so don’t expect much technical wrestling in this one. It was a back and forth affair with plunder galore. Fun stuff here, with some great overall hits, misses, and moments with chairs, ladders, trash cans, and more. Fun match, about 15 minutes in length, and just plain fun for a street fight.

Alex Shelley defeated Steve Maclin for the Impact World Title

A twenty plus minute match was had here, with a good mix of classical wrestling and a little high flying stuff here. There was a bit of psychology with Shelley focusing on the arm of Steve Maclin at various points in the match. Maclin put through some brawling, and some good moments too, it wasn’t at all one sided. After some good momentum, Shelley pulled out the win, and the crowd was a bit in shock.

Overall Thoughts

Some fun stuff here, with a variety of wrestling styles, and some good momentum going throughout. I didn’t hate the night, but it wasn’t all great. It had moments, and that is enough to get you going home happy. Lots of good wrestling to be had, fun women’s match, the dog collar match was my favorite, and well, this was definitely something alternative to behold. Enjoy!