The 2023 Emergence was the fourth annual

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produced by

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. It took place on August 27, 2023, at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in

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, and aired on

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and

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. It was the fourth event under the

chronology. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive. In the main event,

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defeated

Deonna Purrazzo Deonna Lynn Purrazzo (born June 10, 1994) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Purrazzo began training in December 2012, and then started wrestling in various independent promotions the following y ...

to retain the

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. In other prominent matches, Lio Rush, Brian Myers,

Bully Ray Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971), known by his ring name Bubba Ray Dudley (also spelled Buh-Buh Ray Dudley), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract. He is best known for being one-half of the Dudley B ...

and

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defeated

Josh Alexander Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987), better known by his ring name Josh Alexander, is a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family. He also makes a ...

and

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(

Chris Sabin Joshua Harter (born February 4, 1982), better known by the ring name Chris Sabin, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand. After being trained by Scott D'Amore, Sabin debuted in 2000 f ...

Alex Shelley Patrick Kenneth Martin (born May 23, 1983), better known by the ring name Alex Shelley, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown (WWE brand), SmackDown brand. He is widely known for his tenure ...

and Kushida),

The Rascalz The Rascalz is an American professional wrestling tag team currently appearing in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) consisting of Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz. In TNA, Wentz is a former one-time TNA X Division Champion, and Miguel and Wentz ar ...

(

Trey Miguel Trey McBrayer (born August 30, 1994), better known by his ring name Trey Miguel, is an American professional wrestler, where he is a member of The Rascalz tag team. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He also makes appearances ...

and

Zachary Wentz Zachary Green (born April 29, 1994), better known by his ring name Zachary Wentz, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a member of The Rascalz tag team. He ...

) defeated

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( Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) to win the

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defeated Jake Something; and Eric Young defeated Deaner in a

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in the opening bout. The event also marked the return of

and the return from injury by Steve Maclin to assault

. It was also announced during the show, that

Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Gresham (née Parker, born March 5, 1996), better known by her ring name Jordynne Grace, is an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and powerlifter. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best ...

would return at Victory Road.

Production

Background

Emergence is a

produced by

. The first event was held in 2020, and it is annually held during the month of August. On April 16, 2023, at

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, it was announced that the 2023 Emergence would take place on August 27, 2023, at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in

Storylines

The event featured several

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted

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, plots, and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed heroes,

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, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines are produced on Impact's weekly television program. At

Slammiversary Slammiversary is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) List of TNA pay-per-view events, event produced by the American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is one of TNA's “Big Four” PPV events (along with TNA Hard To Kill, Hard ...

, Impact announced that

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(NJPW)'s IWGP World Heavyweight Champion

, who previously wrestled for Impact - then known as Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) - and was a former Impact X Division Champion, would be competing at Emergence. On August 17, Impact announced that Sanada's opponent will be Jake Something in a non-title match. At Slammiversary,

defeated

to capture the

, forcing Purrazzo to submit for the first time in Impact. Two weeks later on ''Impact!'', after Trinity competed in a

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, Purrazzo confronted the new champion, challenging Trinity to a rematch at Emergence. After suffering a torn triceps in April that forced him to vacate the

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returned to Impact at Slammiversary three months later, confronting new world champion

. On the subsequent episode of ''Impact!'', Alexander cut an in-ring promo, revealing he is cleared to compete again before calling out Shelley. Shelley would come out, but the two would then be joined by Impact X Division Champion Lio Rush, teasing that he would soon invoke Option C for his own world title opportunity. Shelley's longtime friend and Time Machine teammate Kushida would soon join the three, reminding Rush that he himself has an X Division title shot after winning an

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at Slammiversary. Ultimately, Alexander, Shelley, and Kushida would be ambushed by

, Brian Myers and

, who offered Rush the chance to join them, but he instead walked away. The following week, Time Splitters (Shelley and Kushida) defeated Moose and Myers in a tag team match before being attacked again by them, as well as Ray and Rush. Alexander would come down to aid Time Splitters, as would

, who Rush took the X Division title from at Slammiversary after a pre-match attack. Following the altercation, Impact announced that Alexander and Time Machine (Shelley, Sabin, and Kushida) will team up against Ray, Myers, Moose, and rush in an eight-man tag team match at Emergence. On August 2, Impact announced a four-team tournament to determine who would challenge Impact World Tag Team Champions

( Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) at Emergence. The tournament began on the August 3 episode of ''Impact!'', when

(

and

) defeated Mike Bailey and

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to advance to the final. The following week,

Rich Swann Richard Anthony Swann (born February 15, 1991) is an American professional wrestler. he is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). He is a former Impact World Champion, TNA World Heavyweight Championship (2020–2021), ...

and

Sami Callihan Samuel Alton Johnston (born September 1, 1987), better known by the ring name Sami Callihan, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and promoter. He is signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestlin ...

defeated former champions

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( Ace Austin and Chris Bey) to advance as well. The finals took place on the August 17 ''Impact!'', where The Rascalz defeated Swann and Callihan to win the tournament. For several months,

Johnny Swinger Joseph Dorgan (born July 3, 1975) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), using the ring name Johnny Swinger. Dorgan is also known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and Ext ...

was challenged by Impact President Scott D'Amore to win fifty consecutive matches to earn an Impact World Championship match. After many failed attempts and schemes, Swinger finally won his opportunity after defeating Zicky Dice in a Loser Leaves Impact match on the July 27 episode of ''Impact!''. A few weeks later on the August 10 episode, Swinger was in a backstage interview to discuss when he'd invoke his opportunity before being interrupted by Sheldon Jean and

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Kenny King, who'd brag about how his title's reach extends far beyond that of the world title. With that, on August 15, Impact announced that Swinger would use his title opportunity to challenge King for the Digital Media Championship at Emergence. Eddie Edwards and

Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. He is also known for his wo ...

had been feuding for the past several months over who was the rightful leader of the locker room. This saw matches between the two at Against All Odds and Slammiversary, with their respective wives Alisha Edwards and Traci Brooks getting involved as well. On the August 10 episode of ''Impact!'', after Alisha won her match, Kazarian attacked Eddie was about to hit him with a kendo stick, only to inadvertently strike Alisha from behind when winding up. The following week, Eddie provided a medical update for Alisha in a backstage interview before being confronted by Kazarian. He had apologized after striking Alisha and suggested that he and Eddie go their separate ways before anyone else was unnecessarily hurt. Eddie, however, suggested otherwise, challenging Kazarian to meet him where their careers began: The wrestling school of their trainer,

Killer Kowalski Wladek Kowalski (born Edward Władysław Spulnik; October 13, 1926 – August 30, 2008) was a Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name Killer Kowalski. Kowalski wrestled for numerous promotions during his career, including the ...

. On August 23, Impact announced that Eddie and Kazarian will face off in a "Back to School" match at Emergence in honor of Kowalski. At Slammiversary, Eric Young returned to Impact Wrestling, teaming with Scott D'Amore to defeat Bully Ray and Deaner. Young was thought to have been "killed off" by Deaner in a cinematic prison fight where Deaner stabbed Young, giving the former control of their stable Violent By Design (later renamed The Design). However, on the August 3 ''Impact!'', Young revealed extra footage from the encounter, showing he had survived and proclaiming that the concept of Eric Young is an idea that will live forever. Since then, The Design (Deaner and Kon) targeted Young, ambushing him during his matches as Deaner sat upon Young's prone body. On August 24, after Deaner won his match, he challenged Young to a

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for Emergence, which Young accepted.

Event

Pre-show

Three matches took place on the pre-show, with one taped as a digital exclusive. In the opener, Mike Bailey faced

Alan Angels Trey Tucker (born February 16, 1998), better known by the ring name Alan Angels, is an American professional wrestler. He is signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and currently performing to independent circuit. Angels is best known for his appea ...

. In the closing stages, Angeles delivered a backstabber and an avalanche powerbomb for a two-count. As Angels was attempting the ''Angels Strike'', Bailey countered it into the Tornado Kick and delivered the Ultima Weapon for the three-count. In the pre-show main event, JOYA ( Yuya Uemura and

Joe Hendry Joe Hendry (born 1 May 1988) is a Scottish Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), while also making appearances for partner promotion WWE on its NXT (WWE brand), NXT WW ...

) faced The Good Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler). In the closing stages, Hendry delivered a Fallaway slam to Skyler for a two-count. Hotch and Skyler then delivered a Death drop to Hendry, but Uemura broke up the pin attempt. Hendry then delivered an assisted cutter to Hotch for the win.

Preliminary matches

The event began with a ten-bell salute to

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and Windham Rotunda, who both recently died. In the opening match, Eric Young faced Deaner (with Kon) in a

. In the opening stages, Deaner used a chain to choke Young and then delivered a neckbreaker for a two-count. Deaner then stapled Young's fingers and armpit. Young then delivered a ladder top-rope elbow drop for a two-count. Young then delivered a Death Valley Driver into a trashcan. Young then handcuffed Kon to the turnbuckle, but Kon broke free. Deaner then delivered a low blow to Young Kon and delivered a chokeslam to Young through two chairs for a two-count. Young then delivered a Death Valley Driver to both Kon and Deaner through a barbed wire board, allowing Young to deliver a piledriver to Deaner on the board for the win. Next, MK Ultra ( Killer Kelly and

Masha Slamovich Anna Khozina (; born 18 June 1998) is a Russian-American professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Masha Slamovich. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she is the reigning TNA Knockouts World Champion in her Li ...

) defended the Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Championship against The Death Dollz (

Courtney Rush Holly Letkeman (born November 29, 1983) better known by the ring name Rosemary is a Canadian professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) where she also uses the ring name Courtney Rush. She also makes ...

and

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), Jody Threat and KiLynn King and The SHAWntourage ( Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans) (with Ji Vidal). In the closing stages, Slamovich delivered a saito suplex to Rush for a two-count. Rush then used a schoolboy pin on Slamovich for a two-count. Rush then delivered a Spear to Slamovich, Evans delivered a Samoan Drop to Rush, Jessicka delivered a headbutt to Evans, King delivered a roundhouse kick to Evans, Shaw delivered a spinning pump kick to King and Kelly delivered a Death Valley Driver to King: allowing King and Slamovich to deliver a double package piledriver to Rush for the three-count. Next, Kenny King (with Sheldon Jean) defended the Impact Digital Media Championship against

. In the closing stages, Swinger delivered an elbow drop to King for a two-count. Swinger then delivered a belly-to-belly suplex and a slingshot leg drop, but King responded with a powerslam for a two-count. As Swinger was going to the top-rope, Jean pushed him, this the referee ejected him. De to the referee being distracted,

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came out AJ delivered the ''Wake-up Call'' to King, allowing Swinger to pin King for a two-count. As Swinger was again going to the top-rope, King stopped him and delivered the Royal Flush to retain the title. After the match, King and Jean attacked Swinger, forcing multiple referees and security guards to stop him.

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then came out to stop King, but King attacked him and then left. Later on, a match was made between King and Dreamer in a Title vs. Career match for the Digital Media title. Next, Subculture (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) (with Dani Luna) defended the

against The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz). In the opening stages, Andrews delivered a Norten Lights Suplex to Miguel for a two-count. The Rascalz then delivered a suplex/double stomp combination to Webster for a two-count. As The Rascalz were attempting ''Hor Fire Flame'', Webster got the knees up and used a schoolboy pin on Andrews for a two-count. The Rascalz then delivered Hot Fire Flame and a rolling cutter to Andrews, but Webster broke up the pin attempt. The Good Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler) and

( Ace Austin and Chris Bey) then came out to attack each other. Luna then delivered diving splash to both ABC and The Good Hands. Miguel then sprayed Webster with a spray paint (unbeknownst to the referee) and delivered an assisted fireman's carry double stomp to become the new champions. The next match was a Back to School match that took place in Chaotic Wrestling School (

's school) with no disqualifications. The match was contested between

and Eddie Edwards. In the closing stages, Kazarian delivered a hurricarana to Edwards into an exposed concrete floor. Edwards then delivered a backpack stunner for a two-count. Alisha Edwards then came out and distracted Kazarian, allowing Edwards to deliver the ''Boston Knee Party'' for the three-count. Next,

faced Jake Something. In the closing stages, Sanada delivered a Russian leg sweep and a springboard crossbody for a two-count. Sanada then locked in ''Skull's End'', but Something escaped. Sanada then delivered the Magic Whip neckbreaker for a two-count. As Sanada was attempting a moonsault, Something countered it into a mid-air Michinoku Driver and a powerbomb for a two-count. As Something was attempting The Void, Sanada countered it into ''Deafall'' for the win. In the penultimate match, Lio Rush, Brian Myers, Bully Ray and Moose faced Josh Alexander and Time Machine (Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley and Kushida). In the opening stages, as Rush was attempting the ''Final Hour'', Alexander countered it into a German suplex and delivered a rolling senton to Moose for a two-count. Moose then delivered an uppercut, but as he was attempting a powerbomb, Alexander countered it into an ankle lock, but Moose reached the ropes. Alexander then locked in a sharpshooter, but Myers delivered ''The Roster Cut'' to Alexander to break up the submission attempt. As Sabin was attempting a suicide dive, Moose caught him and delivered a uranage to Sabin through a table. As Bully Ray was attempting to deliver a powerbomb to Shelley through a table, PCO came out and attacked Bully Ray. As PCO was attempting to deliver a chokeslam to Bully Ray, Myers delivered a low blow to PCO. Myers, Moose and Bully Ray then delivered a triple powerbomb to PCO through a table, but PCO got up and chased Bully Ray. Steve Maclin then made his return and attacked Alexander, allowing Moose to deliver a Spear to Alexander for the win.

Main event

In the main event, Trinity defended the

against Deonna Purrazzo. In the opening stages, as Trinity was attempting a headscissors takedown, Purrazzo countered it into a piledriver and a backstabber for a two-count. Trinity then delivered a Samoan Drop and a diving crossbody for a two-count. Trinity then delivered a headscissors and a split-legged moonsault for another nearfall. Purrazzo then delivered a pump kick and locked in the Venus de Milo, but Trinity escaped. Trinity then delivered a full-nelson bomb, but Purrazzo kicked out. Trinity then delivered a Code Red and then locked in ''Starstruck'', forcing Purrazzo to tap out.

Results

Impact World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament bracket

Notes

References

External links

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Production

Background

Storylines

Event

Pre-show

Preliminary matches

Main event

Results

Impact World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender's Tournament bracket

Notes

See also

References

External links