AJ’s Impact Results & Review 6/17/21

After a successful event for Against All Odds, we have some questions to be answered. What will happen with the X Division Championship after the Fatal Five Way match? With Callihan “fired”, what’s going to happen with the Slammiversary main event? And where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?!

Okay that last one was for my own stupidity but with so many actual questions, we still have a show. Kojima versus Rhino, Josh Alexander against Mad Man Fulton and one of the questions asked will be addressed today with Slammiversary looming in the distance.

The Anthem board are sending a representative to IMPACT tonight but @TheMooseNation is still furious with @ScottDAmore. #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/IzV7CLrC3u

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 18, 2021

Results:

• TJP (w/ Fallah Bahh) vs Black Taurus (w/ Crazzy Steve) – TJP wins via Mamba Splash – ** ¾
• Madman Fulton (w/ Ace Austin) vs Josh Alexander – Josh won via Divine Intervention – ***
• Steve Maclin vs Jason Page – Steve Maclin wins via Lifting Inverted DDT – N/A
• Tenille Dashwood (w/ Kaleb with a K) vs Rachael Ellering – Tenille wins via Crucifix Pin – *** ¼
• Kojima vs Rhino (w/ Violent By Design) – Kojima wins via Cozy Lariat – *** ½

Review:

TJP vs Black Taurus-

TJP tries to do something kind of dumb and try to outpower with a collar and elbow against Black Taurus but uses his strength in speed against his bigger opponent but Taurus actually steps up after an ARM Drag and shows his speed and agility as well. TJP actually looks like he has a disadvantage because he doesn’t have a true upper hand in the match.

TJP goes on to get more of his edge in his offense and after picking the pace up in the match, he lands a Mamba Splash to put an end to it. Taurus proved himself with a good showing and his athletics, hopefully they can use him more.

(Aftermath: Moose runs down and takes TJP out to get Scott D’Amore’s attention since a representative is on it’s way. As security comes out to get Moose out of the ring, Chris Sabin comes in to give a recipt to Moose after dismantling him in the match from Under Siege in May.)

Madman Fulton vs Josh Alexander-

Fulton goes… well mad and tries to take a strike early on Alexander but, Josh is quicker than the colossus and escapes for a decent amount of time until Fulton catches Alexander and lands a suplex to shift the momentum and takes apart the reigning X Division Champion with strength and power. After a good amount of damage to Josh Alexander, he gets separation and starts to fight back, picking apart Fulton and with some form of Divine Intervention, Alexander gets the win.
(Aftermath: Ace comes in to beat down Josh and each competitor comes in one by one to fight each other but in the back Rohit and Ace made a deal and now the X Division competitors have to deal with not just Madman Fulton but the also have to deal with Mahabali Shera too.)

Steve Maclin vs Jason Page

Just gonna say it. People need to have a new last name that isn’t Page anymore. Diamond Dallas has too many kids in wrestling…

Steve Maclin is just going with a pure aggression route and not giving his opponent a chance with his hard strikes and power and finishing it with a lifted inverted DDT to take down his a challenger. Quick. Simple. Easy. On to the next guy.

.@TheDonCallis doesn't think @ScottDAmore can put his emotions and empathy for the wrestlers aside when hard decisions need to be made. #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/gkzXneWHzX

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 18, 2021

Tenille Dashwood vs Rachael Ellering –

Both ladies go for collar and elbows and Ellering gets the better of both exchanges of the hold and uses her technical prowess to take Tenille down over and over again, seeming like she can’t get an upper hand. Of course Tenille gets the cheap and dirty advantage against Rachael with a hair pull but to no avail when Rachael gets back to a vertical base.

The match continues on and now with the interference of Kaleb…with a K, Tenille gets the advantage with more cheap tricks but Rachael actually shows her grit and defiance more and more. The cheap dirty tactics keep Tenille in the fight and ultimately Kaleb is the reason why this match ends.

👀#IMPACTonAXSTV @RealTSteelz @HoganKnowsBest3 pic.twitter.com/f6aX94qMMp

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 18, 2021

Kojima vs Rhino-

Like each match going on tonight, a collar and elbow is the start and the stronger of the two get the early advantage. Anytime Kojima tries to get separation, Rhino outpowers him more until a lucky strike gets Rhino to regather with the rest of Violent by Design. After Rhino regains his thoughts, he takes it to Rhino once again and keeps getting attacks and strikes going. Kojima getting more and more of an advantage and distance from Rhino after a Gore attempt and after a cutter and a quick pull of the pad, got a little Cozy and hits the Lariat to defeat Rhino.

With that victory, Eddie Edwards and Satoshi Kojima have a number one contendership against the Tag Team Champions next week.

After D’Lo and Josh Matthews run down some of next week’s card, Sami Callihan hijacks the show and demands answers right now for what happened at Against All Odds. Security tries to remove Sami Callihan before Scott D’Amore comes out to defuse the situation and the Anthem Representative and the diffusion is… worked.

Callis comes in now to say that Sami Callihan is the problem and his firing of him. Scott is now snapping and tries to manipulate Scott but Tommy Dreamer comes out and reveals that he went to Anthem and is the representative for Anthem. Sami Callihan has been reinstated for the match but someone has to be fired. Scott is getting upset and angry that Tommy might have to fire him but… DON CALLIS HAS BEEN FIRED IMMEDIATELY FROM IMPACT WRESTLING!

Don storms off in a huff and Sami catches him backstage and gives a very clear and verbal warning that Kenny Omega is a dead man walking.

Final Thoughts-

Not bad for the post Against All Odds show and we have some championship matches lined up for the coming future. Kojima and Eddie will get a shot against Violent By Design’s Tag Titles. At Slammiversary: TJP, Petey Williams, Ace Austin, Rohit Raju, Trey Miguel and Josh Alexander will go for the X Division Championship in Ultimate X and with Sami back into Impact, we still have a main event for the big show! All around a good show and setting pieces into places for the major show of Impact Wrestling. My only hope now is AEW can work around some things and with Renee and Jon’s daughter being born, maybe Sami needs to fend off the goons with some old ultraviolet buddies on the other brand.