In the main event, Decay (Havok and Rosemary) defeated The Influence (Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood) to retain the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship.

The event also featured special appearances by Christy Hemme and Awesome Kong, the former announcing the latter's induction into the Impact Hall of Fame.

Knockouts Knockdown was itself part of the One Night Only series of pre-recorded specials introduced in 2013, after the promotion discontinued most of its monthly pay-per-view events.

[3][4] On the October 7 episode of Impact!, Alisha Edwards, Jordynne Grace, Kimber Lee, and Savannah Evans were announced as participants.

The following competitors would participate in the tournament:[9] On the August 12 episode of Impact!, Madison Rayne came out of retirement and attacked Taylor Wilde to help Tenille Dashwood win the match.

Following a handstand double knee and a standing moonsault for consecutive two counts, Frost climbs to the top but gets pulled down by Ellering, who misses a pump kick but lands a lariat that takes them both down.

Both make their way up before landing strikes on each other in the corner, with Ellering hitting a spinning springboard leg drop on Frost, who manages to kick out at 2.9.

Frost heads outside the apron regarding issues with her back, uses the referee's call for separation to take out Ellering, and hits a blockbuster from the top for a near fall.

Ellering blocks Frost on the top rope by putting her in the electric chair position, drops her on the turnbuckle and lands the "Boss Woman Slam" to win the match.

Michelle escapes the "Unprettier" attempt and hits Green with a spinning back kick, but she manages to grab the bottom rope to break the count.

Steelz delivers forearms and jabs on Senegal, who fights back with a spinning side fist, an arm drag, and the Hosaka kick, but only gets a two count.

Senegal gets another two count following a German suplex, but her attempt at a sliced bread gets countered, and Steelz delivers a few knee strikes followed by a springboard bulldog for a near fall.

After some back-and-forth mat wrestling, the two then go through multiple Greco-Roman style pinning predicaments, with Slamovich laying Purrazzo out with a belly-to-belly and vertical suplex that forces her out of the ring.

After some forearm shots in the corner, Martinez misses the big boot and gets caught by Ellering with strikes, a sling blade, an STO, and a springboard leg drop, but manages to kick out.

After multiple near fall pin attempts, Steelz offers Green a handshake before hitting her stomach, but gets thrown with arm drags and a hesitation dropkick that sends her out of the ring.

As both women get up and exchange strikes, Green gets a neckbreaker on Steelz who avoids a stomp on the apron, and hits a cutter that sends them to the floor.

[26][27][28] Christy Hemme made her way to the ring, announcing the next inductee into the Impact Hall of Fame, revealed to be Awesome Kong.

Following a video package highlighting her run with the company, Kong appeared and went into the ring, giving a speech about opening the door for the next generation of Knockouts.

[26][27][28] In the main event, Decay (Havok and Rosemary) (with Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve) defended the Knockouts Tag Team Championship against The Influence (Madison Rayne and Tenille Dashwood) (with Kaleb with a K).

Rosemary and Rayne start things off, the former landing a couple lariats on the latter, biting on her face and hitting a T-Bone suplex for a two count.

Havok rag dolls Dashwood by the hair around the ring, hits a backbreaker clothesline combo for two, and tags in Rosemary to deliver smashes in the corner.

The Influence take the advantage, with Rayne delivering knee strikes and Dashwood hitting a neckbreaker on Rosemary, both getting consecutive two counts.

Havok and Rayne get the tag from their respective partners, the former hitting offensive shots to the latter, before landing multiple boots to the face in the corner.

[26][27][28] Before the event ended, Impact announced that The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay), formerly The IIconics (Peyton Royce and Billie Kay) in WWE, would make their debut for the promotion at Bound for Glory.

Kapur gave the event 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that "it's great to see the company's commitment to the division continues and gives women the opportunity to shine brightly.