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2020 Impact Wrestling pay-per-view event
The 2020 Hard To Kill was a
professional wrestling
pay-per-view (PPV)
event produced by
Impact Wrestling . It took place on January 12, 2020, in
Dallas, Texas .
[1]
[2] It was the inaugural event under the
Hard To Kill chronology.
Nine matches were contested at the event. In the main event,
Tessa Blanchard defeated
Sami Callihan in an
intergender match to win the
Impact World Championship , becoming the first female world champion in Impact history.
Production
Background
At
Bound for Glory , Impact Wrestling announced Hard To Kill would take place in January 2020, however no specific date or location was announced.
[3] It was later announced to take place on January 12, 2020, in
Dallas, Texas .
[1]
[4]
Storylines
The event featured
professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines . Wrestlers portrayed
villains ,
heroes , or
less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Rich Swann was originally going to compete against the North with his partner
Willie Mack , but he suffered an ankle injury two nights before at
Bash at the Brewery 2 . Doctors decided to not allow him to compete.
Brian Cage also suffered a torn bicep in the weeks leading up to the show and was also unable to compete in an official match.
Daga took his place to wrestle
Rob Van Dam .
[5]
Results
See also
References
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"IMPACT WRESTLING HARD TO KILL MAIN EVENT OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED" . Pwinsider.com . November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Hard To Kill" . impactwrestling.com . November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
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"Impact Wrestling Announces "Hard To Kill" PPV For January 2020" . Fightful Wrestling . Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
^ Wilen, Jerome (November 6, 2019).
"IMPACT Results – 11/5/19 (Sami Callihan celebrates, Ken Shamrock vs. Joey Ryan)" . WrestleView . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ Grabianowski, Ed (2006-01-13).
"How Pro Wrestling Works" . HowStuffWorks, Inc .
Discovery Communications . Archived from
the original on 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2014-03-02 .
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"IMPACT Wrestling to Make History as Tessa Blanchard Challenges Sami Callihan for the IMPACT World Championship at 'Hard to Kill' On Sunday, January 12" . impactwrestling.com . Impact Wrestling. Archived from
the original on November 9, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
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New match official for Hard to Kill - 411 Mania.com
^ Moore, John (January 12, 2020).
"1/12 Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill results: Moore's live review of Sami Callihan vs. Tessa Blanchard for the Impact World Championship, The North vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack for the Impact Tag Titles, Ace Austin vs. Trey for the X Division Championship, Rob Van Dam vs. Brian Cage" . Pro Wrestling Dot Net . Retrieved January 12, 2020 .
External links
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