Hard To Kill is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Impact Wrestling, which is annually held during the month of January. The event was first held in 2020 and has since become one of the promotion's "Big Four" events (along with Rebellion, Slammiversary, and Bound for Glory).[1]
History
The inaugural Hard To Kill event took place on January 12, 2020, at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas, where Tessa Blanchard became the first Knockout to win the Impact World Championship by defeating the reigning champion, Sami Callihan, in the main event.[2][3] Since of April of that year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Impact had to present the majority of its programming from a behind closed doors set at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[4] The second Hard To Kill event, which took part on January 16, 2021, at the Skyway Studios, saw the revival of the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship, where Fire 'N Flava (Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz) won the title by defeating Havok and Nevaeh in the finals of an eight-team tournament, being the first champions since 2013.[5][6]
The third Hart To Kill event, which took place on January 8, 2022, at The Factory in Deep Ellum in Dallas, Texas, saw the return of live attendance.[7][8] The fifth event, which is scheduled to take place on January 13, 2024, would be the first pay-per-view of the rebarnded revived Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling banner.[9]
Events
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Main Event | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard To Kill (2020) | January 12, 2020 | Dallas, Texas | The Bomb Factory | Sami Callihan (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard in an intergender match for the Impact World Championship | [2][3] | ||||
| 2 | Hard To Kill (2021) | January 16, 2021 | Nashville, Tennessee | Skyway Studios | Chris Sabin, Moose and Rich Swann vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) and Kenny Omega | [6] | ||||
| 3 | Hard To Kill (2022) | January 8, 2022 | Dallas, Texas | The Factory in Deep Ellum | Mickie James (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo in a Texas Deathmatch for the Impact Knockouts Championship | [7] | ||||
| 4 | Hard To Kill (2023) | January 13, 2023 | Atlanta, Georgia | Center Stage | Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Mickie James in a Title vs. Career match for the Impact Knockouts World Championship | [10][11] | ||||
| 5 | Hard To Kill (2024) | January 13, 2024 | Paradise, Nevada | Palms Casino Resort | TBD | [9] | ||||
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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References
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Launches Brand New 'IMPACT Insiders' YouTube Membership". Impact Wrestling. August 4, 2021. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "IMPACT WRESTLING HARD TO KILL MAIN EVENT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED". Pwinsider.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hard To Kill". impactwrestling.com. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Middleton, Marc (April 7, 2020). "Impact Wrestling To Tape Matches This Week, Impact Moving Forward With Rebellion Event". Wrestling Inc. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ "Knockouts Tag Team titles returns to Impact Wrestling". Impact Wrestling. October 26, 2020.
- ^ a b Powell, Jason (January 16, 2021). "1/16 Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill results: Kenny Omega, Doc Gallows, and Karl Anderson vs. Rich Swann, Moose, and Chris Sabin, Deonna Purrazzo vs. Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Title, Manik vs. Chris Bey vs. Rohit Raju for the X Division Title, Ethan Page vs. Karate Man". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Defelice, Robert (October 24, 2021). "IMPACT Wrestling Hard To Kill 2022 Date And Location Revealed". Fightful. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
- ^ Impact Wrestling Staff (November 3, 2021). "Hard To Kill Comes to The Factory in Dallas, Texas on January 8". Impact Wrestling. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (October 21, 2023). "TNA Wrestling Returns with TNA Hard to Kill on January 13, 2024". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ "IMPACT Wrestling Announces Date And Location For Hard To Kill 2023 | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
- ^ Powell, Jason (January 13, 2023). "Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill results: Powell's live review of Josh Alexander vs. Bully Ray in a Full Metal Mayhem match for the Impact World Championship, Jordynne Grace vs. Mickie James in a Knockouts Title vs. career match, Trey Miguel vs. Black Taurus for the X Division Championship, four-way for the Impact Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
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