Over Drive was a

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produced by

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. It took place on November 18, 2022, at Old Forester's Paristown Hall in

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, and aired on

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and

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. The event also featured wrestlers from partner promotions

Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide Antonio Peña Promotions, S.A. de C.V. d/b/a Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide is a Mexican Lucha Libre (professional wrestling) promotion based in Mexico City, Mexico. Commonly referred to as simply AAA (pronounced "triple A"; an abbreviation of its or ...

(AAA) and

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(NJPW). 10 matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show and one taped as a digital exclusive. In the main event,

Josh Alexander Joshua Lemay (born May 29, 1987) is a Canadian professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Josh Alexander. He is a two-time Impact World Champion, with his second reign being the longest reig ...

defeated

Frankie Kazarian Frank Benedict Gerdelman (born August 4, 1977) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and musician currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), performing under the ring name Frankie Kazarian. In addition, Kazarian also pe ...

to retain the

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. In other prominent matches,

Jordynne Grace Patricia Forrest Parker (born March 5, 1996) is an American professional wrestler and powerlifter currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Jordynne Grace. She is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champion ...

defeated

Masha Slamovich Ann Khozine (russian: Анна Хозина, ''Anna Khozina''; born 18 June 1998), known by her ring name Masha Slamovich, is a Russian-American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. Early life Ann Khozine was born in M ...

in a Last Knockout Standing match to retain the

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Trey Miguel Trey McBrayer (born August 30, 1994) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Trey Miguel, and is the current Impact X Division Champion in his second reign. Early life Tre ...

defeated

Black Taurus Black Taurus (born March 11, 1987) is a Mexican ''luchador enmascarado'', or masked professional wrestler, He is currently under contract with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide, in addition to making appearances for Impact Wrestling. He is primarily kno ...

to win the vacant

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Mickie James Mickie Laree James (born August 31, 1979) Additional January 6, 2017. is an American professional wrestler and country singer. She is currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She has also had tenures in WWE and the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA ...

defeated

Taylor Wilde Shantelle Larissa Malawski (born January 26, 1986) is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed with Impact Wrestling, where she performs under the ring name Taylor Wilde. Malawski was under a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) contract fr ...

in a

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, and

Bully Ray Mark LoMonaco (born July 14, 1971) is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and Impact Wrestling under the ring name Bully Ray. He was previously known as one-half of The Dudley Boyz tag tea ...

defeated

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in a

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in the opening bout.

Production

Background

On July 18, 2022,

announced that Over Drive would take place on November 18, 2022 at Old Forester's Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.

Storylines

The event featured several

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, 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 the October 13 episode of ''Impact!'', after

successfully defended the

against

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, X Division Champion

invoked

Option C The Impact X Division Championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by Impact Wrestling. It debuted on June 19, 2002, at the taping of then-TNA's second weekly pay-per-view (PPV) event. The current champion is Trey M ...

, vacating the X Division Championship the following week for a world title match at Over Drive. As a result of Frankie Kazarian invoking Option C, an eight-man tournament was organized to crown a new X Division Champion, with the finals set to take place at Over Drive.

PJ Black Phillip Paul Lloyd (born 3 March 1981) is a South African-American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in WWE, under the ring name Justin Gabriel. He is currently wrestling under the ring name P. J. Black. A second-generation w ...

, and Mike Bailey advanced to the semifinals by defeating

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, Alan Angels,

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, and

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, respectively. Miguel advanced to the final by defeating Bailey via disqualification after King threw the former into the ring steps, and Taurus advanced to the final by defeating Black. On the October 20 episode of ''Impact!'',

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won the

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by defeating The Kingdom (

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and Mike Bennett). The following week,

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(

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and

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), who lost to The Kingdom at Bound for Glory, looked to gain another title match from the new champions. However, The Major Players (

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and

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) also wanted a shot, so Shelley and Cardona faced off in singles competition later that night. There, Cardona picked up the win after Myers hit Shelley with the

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belt. This win earned The Major Players a tag team title match against Heath and Rhino at Over Drive. At Bound for Glory, The Death Dollz (

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and

Taya Valkyrie Kira Renée Magnin-Forster (born October 22, 1983) is a Canadian professional wrestler, fitness competitor, and model better known by the ring name Taya Valkyrie. She is currently appearing for Impact Wrestling, where she is a current two-time ...

) (accompanied by

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) defeated the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions VXT (

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and

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) to win the titles. On the November 3 episode of ''Impact!'', Jessicka answered an open challenge to face Savannah Evans, which was offered by Evan's ally

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, but was unsuccessful. Following Jessicka's loss, it was confirmed that Evans and Steelz would challenge The Death Dollz for their title. At Bound for Glory,

returned to Impact in the

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, last eliminating

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to win a championship match of his choosing at any time. Later in the night, after Josh Alexander retained the Impact World Championship against Eddie Edwards,

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attacked Alexander from behind, appearing to let Ray invoke his title match right then and there. However, Ray instead helped Alexander fend off Honor No More to close out the show. On the subsequent episode of ''Impact!'', Ray explained to Alexander that, due to his checkered past in Impact as someone who will do anything to get what he wants, he wants to use his opportunity the right way in order to preserve his legacy. However, many questioned Ray's true motives, including

, who called Ray nothing but a "scumbag". On the October 20 episode of ''Impact!'',

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was attacked in the parking garage before a

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with

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against Ray and

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, leading to more suspicion being put on Ray. The following week, Ray tried to explain that he was not the culprit, and arbitrarily blamed Moose for the attack. Later, Moose came out during a match between Dreamer and Bey, with Ray in Dreamer's corner. There, Moose swept Bey's legs and walked off, making it seem that Ray had committed the act instead. On November 4, Impact announced that Ray and Moose will meet one-on-one at Over Drive. On the November 10 episode of ''Impact!'', after Ray defeated

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, Moose would deliver a low blow to Ray before spearing him through a table. As such, their match would later turn into a

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. At Bound for Glory,

made her return to Impact in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet, where she was eliminated 12th by

. On the October 20 episode of ''Impact!'', after Wilde defeated

Mia Yim Stephanie Hym Lee (née Bell; born April 16, 1989) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name "Michin" Mia Yim. She is a member of The O.C.. She is also known for her tim ...

, Wilde was welcomed back by

, who is in her final run before retiring (dubbed "The Last Rodeo".) Before James could challenge Wilde to a match, both were attacked by VXT (

and

) and

Gisele Shaw Gisele Mayordo (born 30 October 1988), known by her ring name Gisele Shaw, is a Filipino professional wrestler currently signed to Impact Wrestling. She is known for her work in England with various promotions including Progress Wrestling and R ...

up until the Knockouts World Champion

made the save. This led into a

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between all involved on the following episode of ''Impact!'', which Grace, James, and Wilde were victorious. On the November 10 episode of ''Impact!'', after James defeated Green, Impact confirmed that James would face Wilde at Over Drive. At Bound for Glory, Jordynne Grace successfully defended the Impact Knockouts World Championship against

, breaking the latter's undefeated streak. Several weeks later on the November 10 episode of ''Impact!'', Grace defended the title against Gisele Shaw. After the match, Slamovich returned and attacked Grace on the entrance ramp with steel chairs. On November 14, Impact announced that Grace will once again defend the title against Slamovich in a Last Knockout Standing match.

Results

Impact X Division Championship Tournament

Notes

References

External links

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