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This is it. IMPACT Wrestling's first ever Knockouts Iron Woman Knockouts Match. Who would walk out of IMPACT Wrestling Emergence as the Knockouts Champion?
Thirty-Minute Iron Woman Match for the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace vs Deonna Purrazzo (c)
Jordynne Grace and Deonna Purrazzo locked up in a first-ever moment for IMPACT Wrestling, as it was the company's first Iron Woman match in the Knockouts Division. Grace was able to keep up with Purrazzo's mat wrestling ability, even going so far as to tweak Purrazzo's arm.
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Grace trapped the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion with a figure-four neck lock. Purrazzo escaped, but was too proud of the way she broke away, allowing Grace to roll her up for a near fall.Following a series of deep arm drags, Grace trapped Purrazzo in a single leg Boston Crab in the middle of the ring. Purrazzo, just barely, reached the ropes.
Back from the break, Purrazzo had taken over by bringing Grace to the floor and catching her with a nasty pump kick. Back in the ring, Purrazzo worked over the arm, stomping Grace's elbow and possibly jamming it.
Purrazzo, frustrated at the inability to get a submission, tossed Grace back to the floor as we cut to the break, a little under fifteen minutes left in the match.
During the break, Purrazzo caught Grace holding onto the steel steps, stomping on the fingers and hands. Grace was in agony, with her left arm covered in bruises and welts. A modified arm breaker earned Purrazzo a two-count.
Grace eventually took Purrazzo to the corner where she laid into her with elbows and forearms. The former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion brought Purrazzo up top for a superplex. Purrazzo fought it off, but a palm strike dazed the champ. A snap superplex left Purrazzo writhing in pain.
At just six and a half minutes, there wers still no falls scored by either competitor. Grace was able to trap Purrazzo in the rear naked choke. Purrazzo couldn't escape, and was put to sleep with four and a half minutes left to go.
First Fall: Jordynne Grace defeated Deonna Purrazzo via submission.
Purrazzo made it back to her feet and rocked Grace with a running knee, followed by a Koji Clutch. Grace made it to the ropes, but Purrazzo took a bit of extra time to focus on that injured arm. The former IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Champion managed to fight back here.
Back to her feet, Grace beat down Purrazzo with more elbows and chops. The Grace Driver was denied, and Purrazzo escaped to the corner where she pulled the referee in front, causing Grace to take him out with a running body splash.
Grace planted Purrazzo with the Grace Driver. Unfortunately, the ref was still out. With Grace focused on waking the ref up, Purrazzo rocked her with a shot from the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship. That gave Purrazzo the tie.
Second Fall: Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace via pinfall.
With less than a minute to spare, Deonna Purrazzo failed to lock in the Fujiwara Armbar. Both women looked for heavy blows here. Grace, however, couldn't escape for too long. Eventually, the Fujiwara Armbar was locked in, and Grace tapped with five seconds to spare.
Third Fall: Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace via submission.
Results: Deonna Purrazzo defeated Jordynne Grace to retain the IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Championship.
Grade: A
With Jordynne Grace sent to the back of the line, will IMPACT Wrestling's Smiling Star finally challenge the Knockouts champion? Or is Kylie Rae still stuck at Wrestle House?
Next week, Eddie Edwards will put his IMPACT Wrestling World Championship on the line against Eric Young. Rosemary will battle Taya Valkyrie for John E Bravo. All that and much more. We'll see you next week.
