Hard To Kill (2020)

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Hard to Kill (2020)
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Promotional poster featuring oVe (Madman Fulton, Sami Callihan, Dave Crist and Jake Crist) and Tessa Blanchard
Promotion Impact Wrestling
DateJanuary 12, 2020
City Dallas, Texas
Venue The Bomb Factory
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The 2020 Hard To Kill was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on January 12, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. [1] [2] It was the inaugural event under the Hard To Kill chronology.

Contents

Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Tessa Blanchard defeated Sami Callihan in an intergender match to win the Impact World Championship, becoming the first female world champion in Impact history.

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Commentators Josh Mathews
Don Callis
Ring announcer Jeffery Scott
Referees Brandon Tolle
Kris Levin
Harry Demerjian
InterviewerGabby Loren

Background

At Bound for Glory, Impact Wrestling announced Hard To Kill would take place in January 2020, however no specific date or location was announced. [3] It was later announced to take place on January 12, 2020, in Dallas, Texas. [1] [4]

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 built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Rich Swann was originally going to compete against the North with his partner Willie Mack, but he suffered an ankle injury two nights before at Bash at the Brewery 2. Doctors decided to not allow him to compete. Brian Cage also suffered a torn bicep in the weeks leading up to the show and was also unable to compete in an official match. Daga took his place to wrestle Rob Van Dam. [5]

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes [6]
1 Ken Shamrock defeated Madman Fulton (with Dave Crist and Jake Crist) by submission Singles match [2] 9:19
2 Ace Austin (c) defeated Trey Miguel Singles match for the Impact X Division Championship [2] 12:55
3 Taya Valkyrie (c) (with John E. Bravo) defeated Jordynne Grace and ODB Three-way match for the Impact Knockouts Championship [2] 11:37
4 Brian Cage vs. Rob Van Dam (with Katie Forbes) ended in a no contest Singles match [2] —
5 Rob Van Dam (with Katie Forbes) defeated Daga Singles match 4:11
6 Eddie Edwards defeated Michael Elgin Singles match for Edwards' Call Your Shot Trophy [2] 19:53
7 Moose defeated Rhino No Disqualification match [2] 13:00
8 The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) (c) defeated Willie Mack Handicap match for the Impact World Tag Team Championship [2] 10:37
9 Tessa Blanchard defeated Sami Callihan (c) Intergender match for the Impact World Championship [1] [7] [8] [2] 23:49
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

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