The 2023 Under Siege was a

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produced by

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. It took place on May 26, 2023, at the Western Fair District Agriplex in

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, and aired on

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and

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. It was the third event under the

Under Siege ''Under Siege'' is a 1992 action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis and written by J. F. Lawton. It stars Steven Seagal (who also produced the film), Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, and Erika Eleniak. Seagal plays Casey Ryback, a former ...

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, Steve Maclin defeated PCO in a

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to retain the

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. In other prominent matches,

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 ...

defeated

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 ...

to retain the

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, and

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 ...

won a

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to become the number one contender to the Impact World Championship. The event also featured the returns of

Jake Crist John Crist (born July 13, 1984), better known by the ring name Jake Crist, is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Major League Wrestling (MLW). He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling where he is a one-time Impa ...

and Mark Andrews (formerly known as Mandrews).

Production

Background

Under Siege is a professional wrestling event held by

. It is annually held during the month of May, and the first event was held in 2021. On March 8, 2023, Impact Wrestling announced that Under Siege would take place on May 26, 2023, at the Western Fair District Agriplex in

Storylines

The event featured several

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing

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s, and storylines. Wrestlers portray

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villains A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...

, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Storylines were produced on Impact's weekly television program. On April 16, 2023, at

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, Steve Maclin defeated Kushida to win the vacant

. Maclin would later force Impact Executive President

Scott D'Amore Scott Francis D'Amore (born August 8, 1974) is a Canadian professional wrestling manager, promoter, booker and retired professional wrestler, best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he served as the president an ...

to present him with the title belt, but later strike him from behind with the title before being stopped by

Nick Aldis Nicholas Harry Aldis (born 6 November 1986) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a producer and the on-screen general manager of the SmackDown brand. He is best known for his tenure in Total Nonstop Action Wres ...

, who was stationed at the commentary table after announcing his re-signing with Impact Wrestling. On the subsequent episode on '' Impact!'', Maclin would hold a "Changing of the Guard" ceremony to celebrate his title win. However, he stated that while he is now champion, his "mission" in Impact was not yet complete; he wanted to win the title by defeating previous champion

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 ...

in his home country of

, but Alexander had to relinquish the title after tearing his triceps. Maclin wanted to rectify that by issuing an open challenge for the title at Under Siege, so long as the challenger is Canadian. D'Amore would later interrupt the ceremony, accusing Maclin's challenge as him avoiding Aldis. He'd then announce Maclin's challenger for Under Siege, PCO. On the May 11 episode of ''Impact!'', after Maclin has his first successful title defense against

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, Maclin continued to attack Rhino as he targeted his injured left knee. As Rhino was medically evacuated, D'Amore informed Maclin that his match against PCO will be a

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. At Rebellion,

defeated

to win the vacant

. On April 28, Impact announced that a rematch between Grace and Purrazzo, in which if Grace would lose, she could no longer challenge for the title as long as Purrazzo is champion. On the April 20 episode of ''Impact!'',

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(Kushida,

, and

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 ...

) defeated

Jonathan Gresham Jonathan Gresham (born March 20, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. He performs on the independent circuit. He has previously wrestled for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Champion, ROH Pure ...

, Mike Bailey, and the Impact X Division Champion

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 ...

in a

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, where Sabin pinned Miguel to win. On May 1, Impact confirmed that Miguel would defend his title against Sabin at Under Siege. On May 4, Impact announced a

to determine the number one contender for the Impact World Championship at Against All Odds. The participants are: Alex Shelley, Eddie Edwards,

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 ...

, Jonathan Gresham,

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, and

Yuya Uemura is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former Provisional KOPW Champion. He has also made appearances for Impact Wrestling, All Elite Wrestling, Jim Crockett Promotions and Game Change ...

. At Rebellion, during a four-on-three

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between The Design ( Deaner,

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, Callihan, and Kon) against Dirty Dango,

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, and

Santino Marella Anthony Carelli (born March 14, 1974), better known by the ring name Santino Marella, is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he works as the on-screen director of authority. He is best kn ...

, Callihan turned on The Design by attacking Deaner with a baseball bat, causing The Design to lose the match. On the May 4 episode of ''Impact!'', during a match between Callihan and Kon, The Design's "Army of Violence", who were clad in wearing yellow hoodies, attacked Callihan, causing a disqualification in his favour. On May 5, it was announced that Callihan will have to choose two partners to face The Design at Under Siege in a six-man tag team match. On May 15, Impact announced

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), ...

as the first of Callihan's two partners. On the May 4 episode of ''Impact!'',

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made her Impact Wrestling debut. Trinity declared her intentions of becoming the Knockouts World Champion, which led to a conformation between Trinity, Jordyne Grace, and Knockouts World Champion Deonna Purrazzo. On May 8, Impact announced that Trinity has an open contract for Under Siege. On the May 18 episode of ''Impact!'', Trinity was confronted by Jai Vidal, the stylist of Gisele Shaw, who had criticized him for taking a selfie with Trinity the previous week. Trinity would retort by challenging Shaw to a match at Under Siege, which was accepted and made official. At Rebellion, Nick Aldis made his return to Impact Wrestling and immediately staked his claim to the Impact World Championship. Several weeks later, on the May 4 episode of ''Impact!'', as Aldis was interviewed backstage, he was taunted by Kenny King, whom Aldis likened to as sort of a gatekeeper to new signees in Impact. On the May 11 episode of ''Impact!'', Aldis had his first match in Impact Wrestling since June 19, 2022, 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 ...

, where he defeated Sheldon Jean as King was on commentary. Later in the episode, it was confirmed that Aldis would face King at Under Siege. On May 12, Impact announced that the Impact World Tag Team Champions

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(

Ace Austin Austin James Highley (born February 28, 1997), better known by the ring name Ace Austin, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is a former three-time TNA X Division C ...

and Chris Bey) would defend their titles against former

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wrestlers

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( Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster) who would be accompanied by Dani Luna. On the April 6 episode of ''Impact!'', Director of Authority Santino Marella was mysteriously attacked backstage. Though Sami Callihan was originally thought of as the culprit as part of his initiation into The Design, Marella was found again laid out backstage on April 27, well after Callihan betrayed The Design. For the next few weeks, self-proclaimed Assistant Director of Authority Dirty Dango and Impact Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry investigated the case, with a tuft of hair being the sole piece of evidence they have. On the May 18 episode of ''Impact!'', Dango would soon accuse Hendry of taking out Marella, only for a scuffle between the two to reveal that it was Dango's chest hair that Marella had taken – making him the true assailant. Dango would soon lay out Hendry while proclaiming "case closed." The following day, Impact announced that Dango will challenge Hendry for the Digital Media Championship on the Countdown to Under Siege pre-show.

Event

Pre-show

There were two matches contested on the pre-show. In the opener, The Death Dollz faced The Coven. In the closing stages, as

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 ...

was attempting a Sharpshooter to

Taylor Wilde Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time with TNA Wrestling, where she performed under the ring name Taylor Wilde. Malawski was under a World Wrestling Enter ...

, KiLynn King came from behind and delivered a suplex to Rush.

Jessicka Jessicka Addams (born Jessica Fodera on October 23, 1975) is an American visual artist and musician. Best known by her stage name Jessicka, she was the frontwoman for the alternative rock band Jack Off Jill, and later for the Noise pop, noise-p ...

then delivered a running splash to King, allowing Rush to lock in another Sharpshooter on Wilde, forcing her to submit. In the pre-show main event,

defended the Impact Digital Media Championship against Dirty Dango. In the closing stages, Hendry delivered a clothesline and a powerslam to Dango for a two-count. As Hendry was looking for the ''Standing Ovation'', Dango blocked it and delivered a low blow in front of the referee, forcing a disqualification. After the match, Director of Authority

came down to the ring to help Hendry up.

Preliminary matches

In the opening contest,

faced Kenny King (with Sheldon Jean). In the opening stages, as King was attempting a springboard leg drop, Aldis evaded it and delivered a pumphandle fallaway slam. Aldis them delivered a diving elbow drop, but Jean distracted the referee. King then delivered a spinebuster, with King's feet on the ropes, but the referee caught him. Aldis then delivered a mid-air powerbomb and locked in the Texas Cloverleaf for the submission win. Next, The Design faced

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 ...

and the returning

. In the opening stages, as Callihan was attempting the Cactus Driver,

evaded it and landed an enzeguiri. Crist then delivered a springboard moonsault to Kon. Crist and Callihan then delivered simultaneous Death Valley Drivers to Deaner and Angels. Swann then delivered double handspring cutters to Kon and Deaner. Callihan then delivered the Cactus Driver to Deaner, allowing Swann to deliver a schoolboy pin to Angels to pickup the win. Next,

faced Gisele Shaw (with Jai Vidal and Savannah Evans). In the closing stages, Shaw delivered a hangman DDT and a suplex for a two-count. Trinity then delivered a backbreaker, a headscicssors takedown, a split-legged moonsault and then locked in ''Starstruck'' for the submission win. In the next match,

defended the

Impact World Tag Team Championship The TNA World Tag Team Championship is a men's professional wrestling world tag team championship which is owned by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. The current champions are The Nemeth Brothers ( Nic Nemeth and Ryan Nemeth), ...

against Flash Morgan Webster and the returning Mark Andrews of

(with Dani Luna). In the opening stages, Chris Bey delivered a Tope Con Hilo on Morgan Webster for a two-count. Andrews then delivered a double Pele Kick to both Bey and

. Andrews then delivered Code Red to Austin for a two-count. Bey then delivered a missile dropkick for a two-count. Morgan Webster then delivered a Falcon Arrow for another two-count. Andrews and Webster then delivered the Stundog Millionaire/Diving Senton combination to Bey for a two-count. Bey then delivered a Poisonrana to both Webster and Andrews, allowing Bey and Austin to deliver The Fold/Art of Finesse combination to retain the titles. Next, Trey Miguel defended the Impact X-Division Championship against Chris Sabin. In the opening contest, Miguel delivered a Meteora for a two-count. As Sabin was attempting the Cradle Shock, Miguel gouged Sabin's eyes to escape. Unintentionally, Sabin delivered the Cradle Shock to the referee. Sabin again delivered the Cradle Shock to Miguel, but the referee was still down. Miguel then spray painted Sabin and rolled him up for the victory. The next match was a Six-way match contested between Alex Shelley,

, Eddie Edwards,

and

; to determine the #1 contender to the

. In the opening stages, Edwards delivered a modified back suplex and immediately Kazarian deliver a backstabber and a Fadeaway leg drop to Edwards. Moose then delivered a Uranage and a powerbomb to Uemura, Kazarian and Gresham. Uemura then delivered a bulldog to Moose for a two-count. Moose then delivered the Sky High spinebuster, but Shelley broke up the pin. Edwards delivered the ''Boston Knee Party'' to Kazarian, Moose delivered the Spear to Edwards, Uemura delivered a German suplex to Moose, and Shelley delivered ''Shellshock'' to Uemura to become the #1 contender. In the penultimate match, Deonna Purrazzo defended the Impact Knockouts World Championship against Jordynne Grace. In the opening stages, Purrazzo delivered a modified neckbreaker and a diving Senton to the outside. Grace then delivered a spinning powerbomb and a German suplex for a two-count. Purrazzo then delivered a Russian leg sweep and then locked in the Fujiwara armbar, but Grace escaped. Purrazzo delivered the Queen's Gambit for a two-count, and Grace delivered a Jackhammer for another two-count. Purrazzo then delivered an avalanche Queen's Gambit to retain the title.

Main event

In the main event, Steve Maclin defended the Impact World Championship in a No Disqualification match against PCO. In the opening stages, Maclin delivered a snap suplex into the steel steps. As Maclin was attempting a suicide dive, PCO smacked his head with a cooking tray. As PCO was attempting to use a staple gun, Maclin delivered a low blow and delivered chair shots to PCO. Maclin then stapled PCO's mouth shut and hit him with a sledgehammer. Maclin then delivered a spinebuster onto the sledgehammer for a two-count. PCO then delivered a DDT, a Codebreaker, a diving leg drop, and a reverse DDT for another two-count. As PCO was attempting to dive into Maclin unto a pair of cinderblocks, Maclin stopped him and delivered the KIA onto the cinderblocks to retain the title. After the match, Maclin called out then Impact president

to present the title around his waist. As D'Amore was offering Maclin a handshake,

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 ...

came out and choked D'Amore. As Commentator

Matthew Rehwoldt Matthew Thomas Rehwoldt (born October 7, 1987) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a color commentator, alongside Tom Hannifan. He is also known for his time in WWE, where he perfo ...

was trying to help D'Amore, Bully Ray poured lighter fluid on Rehwoldt, which brought out

The Motor City Machine Guns The Motor City Machine Guns are an American professional wrestling tag team consisting of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin. They are signed to WWE, where they perform on the SmackDown brand and are former one-time WWE Tag Team Champions. They are ...

, but Maclin and Bully Ray continued beating them down. Bully Ray then lit up the table on fire and powerbombed D'Amore through it.

Results

Notes

References

External links

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