Hard To Kill 2021 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on January 16, 2021 at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the second event under the Hard To Kill chronology.
The event crowned the first Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions since its previous deactivation in 2013.
Production[]
Background[]
On October 14, 2020 at Bound for Glory, it was announced that Hard To Kill would take place on January 16, 2021.
Storylines[]
The event featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.
At Bound for Glory, Impact wrestler and commentator, Madison Rayne, announced that after months of speculation, Impact will be reviving the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship, which was last used by the company in 2013, with the new champions being determined by an eight-team tournament which began on the November 17, 2020 episode of Impact! with Havok and Nevaeh defeating Tenille Dashwood and Alisha to advance to the next round, with the final taking place at Hard to Kill. Killer Kelly and Renee Michelle, Jordynne Grace and Jazz, Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz, Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo), the Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee & Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary are the other teams competing in the tournament. During the November 24 episode of Impact!, Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz defeated Team Sea Stars to advance to the next round. On the following episode, Jordynne Grace and Jazz defeated Killer Kelly and Renee Michelle to advance and face Havok and Nevaeh in the semi-finals.
Results[]
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Pre Show: Brian Myers defeated Josh Alexander (11:00)
- Decay (Rosemary & Crazzy Steve) defeated Tenille Dashwood & Kaleb with a K (8:55)
- Eric Young, Cody Deaner & Joe Doering defeated Tommy Dreamer, Jake Deaner & Rhino in a Six Man Tag Team Match (9:51)
- Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz defeated Jessicka Havok & Nevaeh to win the vacant Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship (8:41)
- Matt Cardona defeated Ace Austin (w/ Madman Fulton) by DQ (2:28)
- Manik (c) defeated Chris Bey and Rohit Raju in a Triple Threat Match to retain the Impact X Division Championship (13:49)
- Deonna Purrazzo (w/ Kimber Lee & Susan) (c) defeated Taya Valkyrie (w/ Rosemary & Crazzy Steve) to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship (11:36)
- Eddie Edwards defeated Sami Callihan in a Barbed Wire Massacre Match (18:49)
- Kenny Omega & The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) (w/ Don Callis) defeated Rich Swann, Moose & Chris Sabin in a Six Man Tag Team Match (20:25)
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship tournament bracket[]
| Quarterfinals Impact! (17 & 24 November, 1 & 8 December 2020) |
Semifinals Impact! (TBD) |
Final Hard To Kill (January 16, 2021) | |||||||||||||
| Tenille Dashwood and Alisha | 06:32 | ||||||||||||||
| Havok and Nevaeh | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Havok and Nevaeh | |||||||||||||||
| Jordynne Grace and Jazz | |||||||||||||||
| Killer Kelly and Renee Michelle | 08:54 | ||||||||||||||
| Jordynne Grace and Jazz | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Havok and Nevaeh | |||||||||||||||
| Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz | |||||||||||||||
| Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz | Pin | ||||||||||||||
| Team Sea Stars (Ashley Vox and Delmi Exo) | 07:10 | ||||||||||||||
| Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz | |||||||||||||||
| Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary | |||||||||||||||
| Deonna Purrazzo and Kimber Lee | |||||||||||||||
| Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary | Pin | ||||||||||||||
Other on-screen talent[]
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External links[]
| 2021 Impact Wrestling pay-per-views/Impact Plus Monthly Specials |
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Genesis • Hard to Kill • No Surrender • Sacrifice • Hardcore Justice • Rebellion • Under Siege • Against All Odds • Slammiversary • Homecoming • Emergence • Victory Road • Knockouts Knockdown • Bound for Glory • Turning Point • Throwback Throwdown II |
| Hard To Kill |
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| 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024 |