IMPACT Wrestling returns to IMPACT Plus and YouTube for Ultimate Insiders for Against All Odds 2023. The main event will see Steve Maclin defend his IMPACT World Championship against Alex Shelley. We will also see the return of oVe to six-man tag team action as they take on The Design. The X-Division, World Tag Team, and Digital Media Championships will also be defended. The main card starts at 8 pm Eastern with a free kick-off show starting at 7:30 pm Eastern on YouTube. Let’s run down the card.
IMPACT Against All Odds 2023 Full Card:
- IMPACT World Championship: Steve Maclin (c) vs. Alex Shelley
- X-Division Championship: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Chris Sabin
- IMPACT World Tag Team Championship Match: ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) (c) vs. The Good Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler)
- IMPACT Digital Media Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs. Dirty Dango
- Dog Collar Match: Killer Kelly vs. Masha Slamovich
- 8:4:1 Match: Winner Gets Shot at IMPACT World Championship: Bully Ray, Jonathan Gresham, Heath, and Nick Aldis vs. Mike Bailey, Moose, PCO, and Rich Swann
- The Design (Deaner, Kon, and Angels) vs. oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake Crist, and Madman Fulton)
- Trinity and Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans
- Eddie Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian
oVe Reunites
The Design has made it its mission to make Sami Callihan’s life as difficult as possible. It looked like they had their hooks in Callihan as he went through trials too, and eventually joined The Design. Sami, who is no stranger to being part of stables, turned on The Design. Things did not get any easier for Callihan as he was frequently on the wrong side of the numbers game. This all changed at Under Siege.
Sami was able to call old friend Rich Swann to team against The Design at Under Siege. They needed a third member for the match, however. That was when Sami made a call to Jake Crist. The surprise return sent shockwaves through IMPACT. Now oVe will reunite as Madman Fulton returns to IMPACT to join Sami and Jake. Although The Design has been teaming frequently, oVe has a lot of history together. Will the rust shake off and oVe walk out with a win? Or will The Design continue to make Sami’s life difficult? Find out at Against All Odds 2023.
Shelley Gets His Shot
At Under Siege Steve Maclin retained his IMPACT World Championship in a brutally bloody encounter with PCO. By the time the match was over both men were bloodied and the IMPACT Zone had debris of cinder blocks, tables, staples, and other weapons all over. Maclin survived a brutal match but now will have to survive a very different match.
Alex Shelley defeated Eddie Edwards, Frankie Kazarian, Jonathan Gresham, Moose, and Yuya Uemura in a scramble match to earn the right to challenge Maclin at Against All Odds 2023. Shelley will enter this match with the technical wrestling and experience advantage. He will need to leverage both of those factors to combat the strength and size advantage of Maclin. Maclin proved he could brawl and Under Siege. Now he will need to prove his technical ability at Against All Odds.
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