Victory Road was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on September 23, 2022 at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. It was the thirteenth event in the Victory Road chronology. The event was broadcast on Impact Plus while the pre-show was broadcast on YouTube.
Production[]
Background[]
Impact Wrestling, then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), produced the first Victory Road event on November 7, 2004. The event was then held annually between 2004 and 2012, with the exception of 2005. After TNA ceased most of their monthly pay-per-views in 2013, Victory Road returned on September 28, 2017 as a special episode of iMPACT! After an absence in 2018, Victory Road was revived again in 2019, returning to its status as an annual event.
On August 5, 2022, Impact Wrestling announced that the thirteenth Victory Road event would be held at the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee on September 24, along with the Victory Road Fallout taping the following day.
Storylines[]
On the September 1, 2022 episode of iMPACT!, Mickie James announced she was beginning a campaign to win the Impact Knockouts Championship, dubbing it her "Last Rodeo". James further stipulated that if she lost any match from then on, she would retire. Beginning her campaign, James defeated Raychell Rose on the September 8 episode of iMPACT! before defeating Hyan on the September 15 episode of iMPACT!. Following her win over Hyan, James was confronted by Gisele Shaw, who challenged James to a match at Victory Road. James accepted, making the match official.
Following a match between Tiffany Nieves and Jada Stone on the July 28, 2022 episode of iMPACT!, which featured commentary from Tasha Steelz, Killer Kelly made her debut as a full-time member of the Impact roster, attacking both Nieves and Stone. In the following weeks, Kelly began to target Steelz, defeating Steelz's bodyguard, Savannah Evans, on the August 18 episode of iMPACT!. The following week, Kelly attacked Steelz while she was being interviewed by Gia Miller. On the September 15 episode of iMPACT!, Kelly defeated Alisha while Steelz provided commentary. Following the bout, Steelz ordered Evans to attack Kelly with a chair. However, Kelly prised the chair from Evans before dragging Steelz into the ring, proclaiming she would see Steelz at Victory Road. A match between Kelly and Steelz was soon made official for Victory Road.
After becoming the #1 Contender for the Impact World Championship, Honor No More leader Eddie Edwards attempted to persuade World Champion Josh Alexander to join Honor No More. However, Edwards' attempts would be thwarted by Heath, who was looking for vengeance on Honor No More after the group injured his tag team partner, Rhino. On the September 8, 2022 episode of iMPACT!, Alexander refused to join Honor No More. As a result, Honor No More member Mike Bennett attempted to blindside Alexander but was stopped. Kenny King joined the attack on the World Champion but Rich Swann came to the aid of Alexander. Matt Taven joined the brawl to swing the advantage back to Honor No More, which allowed the group to beat down Alexander. The following week, Alexander and Swann faced off against Taven and Bennett in a match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship. However, Alexander and Swann were disqualified after Heath attacked Taven. That night, it was announced that Edwards, Taven and Bennett of Honor No More would face Alexander, Heath and Swann at Victory Road.
On the September 1, 2022 episode of iMPACT!, Masha Slamovich became the #1 Contender for the Impact Knockouts Championship after defeating Deonna Purrazzo. The following week, it was announced that Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace would face an opponent of Slamovich's choosing at Victory Road. It was revealed on the September 15 episode of iMPACT! that Slamovich had selected Max The Impaler.
After being injured by Moose, Sami Callihan returned at Slammiversary, defeating Moose in a Monster's Ball Match. Moose defeated Callihan in a Clockwork Orange House of Fun rematch at Against All Odds, following interference from Steve Maclin. Despite there being no explanation for the supposed alliance between Moose and Maclin, the pair continued to join forces against Callihan. At Emergence, Callihan defeated Maclin in a No Disqualification Match. On the August 25 episode of iMPACT!, Callihan was attacked by Moose and Maclin, which saw Callihan get wrapped in barbed wire by his attackers. Later in the night, Callihan appeared at ringside, challenging Moose and Maclin to a Three Way Barbed Wire Massacre Match at Victory Road, which was made official that night.
On the September 15, 2022 episode of iMPACT!, Mike Bailey successfully defended the Impact X Division Championship against Máscara Dorada. Later in the night, Impact Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore praised Bailey on his recent defences, announcing that Bailey would defend the championship against Delirious at Victory Road. D'Amore also announced that a Triple Threat Revolver Match would be held at Victory Road, with the winner receiving an X Division Championship opportunity.
Results[]
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- Pre-Show: BULLET CLUB (Ace Austin, Chris Bey & Juice Robinson) defeated Jack Price, Jason Hotch & Shogun in a Six Man Tag Team Match (4:43)
- Pre-Show: Tasha Steelz (w/Savannah Evans) defeated Killer Kelly by DQ (9:21)
- Mike Bailey (c) defeated Delirious to retain the Impact X Division Championship (10:39)
- The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Honor No More (PCO & Vincent) (11:29)
- Mickie James defeated Gisele Shaw (12:21)
- Frankie Kazarian defeated Alex Zayne, Black Taurus, Kenny King, Laredo Kid, Mia Yim, Trey Miguel and Yuya Uemura in a Triple Threat Revolver Match to become the #1 Contender for the Impact X Division Championship (24:08)
- Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) (w/Maria Kanellis) defeated Josh Alexander, Heath & Rich Swann in a Six Man Tag Team Match (16:06)
- Jordynne Grace defeated Max The Impaler (w/Father James Mitchell) (10:35)
- Steve Maclin defeated Sami Callihan and Moose in a Barbed Wire Massacre Three Way Match (24:56)
Other on-screen talent[]
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External links[]
| 2022 Impact Wrestling pay-per-views/Impact Plus Monthly Specials |
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Hard to Kill • No Surrender • Sacrifice • Multiverse of Matches • Rebellion • Under Siege • Slammiversary • Against All Odds • Emergence • Victory Road • Bound for Glory • Over Drive |