IMPACT Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling will hold another joint event, Multiverse United 2 – For Whom the Bell Tolls, directly from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date: August 20, 2023
Arena: 2300 Arena – Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Multiverse United 2 : Eight-way Scramble :
Bushi vs. Chris Sabin vs. El Desperado vs. Frankie Kazarian
vs. Kevin Knight vs. hand vs. Rich Swann vs. Yoh
Chaotic combat lasting about eight minutes, in which practically everyone had a chance to shine. It ended up being Chris Sabin who won, after a Cradle Shock on Bushi.
Winner : Chris Sabin
Rating : 6.5/10
TMDK (Zack Saber Jr. and Shane Haste) vs. Moose and Eddie Edwards
Combat that did not reach the quarter of an hour. A fight that could very well have taken place on any edition of Impact! , despite having talented fighters involved. Moose gave his team the victory after a Spear on Shane Haste.
Winners : Moose and Eddie Edwards
Rating : 6/10
Strong Women’s Championship:
Giulia (c) vs. Deonna Purrazzo vs. Gisele Shaw vs. Momo Kohgo
Combat some exciting near falls , namely after a Spanish Flag from the top of one of the corners by Gisele Shaw on Giulia and after a Queen’s Gambit by Deonna Purrazzo on the champion. Despite being badly dented, Giulia achieved victory following a Northern Lights Bomb .
Winner : Giulia
Rating : 7/10
Multiverse United 2 : South Philly Street Fight:
Douki vs. Sami Callihan
Combat that had the presence of several objectives, including chairs, a ladder and a kendo stick . After a Piledriver by Callihan, it seemed that the referee’s settlement had come to an end, but Douki’s (allegedly) kick out was validated at the last moment.
Shortly after, Callihan applied the Piledriver again , but over chairs, achieving triumph in the ensuing settlement.
Winner : Sami Callihan
Rating : 6/10
Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) vs. TMDK (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita)
Entertaining combat, with the public showing great admiration for Kosei Fujita. However, the Catch 2/2 achieved victory after a Knee Knee .
Winner : Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira)
Rating : 7/10
Bullet Club (Ace Austin, Alex Coughlin, Chris Bey, Clark Connors, David Finlay and Kenta)
vs. The World (El Phantasmo, Josh Alexander, PCO, The DKC and Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa))
Another chaotic fight. After PCO had twice flown out of the ring, David Finlay intercepted The DKC in mid-air and applied a Powerbomb to then advance to the victorious settlement.
Winners : Bullet Club
Rating : 5.5/10
Multiverse United 2
Lio Rush and Trey Miguel vs. Hiromu Takahashi and Mike Bailey
Fast and furious action, and with spectacular moves, just like the public likes.
After a spectacular double team , which included The Ultima Weapon by Mike Bailey and a Time Bomb by Hiromu Takahashi, Lio Rush prevented a settlement on Trey Miguel from coming to an end. Minutes later, Lio Rush landed a low blow on Takahashi without the referee seeing and then advanced towards the victorious settlement.
Winners : Lio Rush and Trey Miguel
Rating : 7.5/10
Multiverse United 2 – Impact World Championship :
Alex Shelley (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
It was far from being a classic. There were no near falls out there, it didn’t deserve “This is Awesome!” chants, but it wasn’t a bad fight either. More was expected. Alex Shelley snatched the win after a Shell Shock .
Winner : Alex Shelley
Rating : 6.5/10