Andrew’s IMPACT Results & Match Ratings: 10.07.2021

IMPACT should be putting some of the finishing touches on Knockouts Knockdown and still building up Bound for Glory!

With Heath’s return that could give VBD an easily built tag match without needing to be in the tag title hunt. Both members of the World Title scene on the same side of a tag match; it’s not original, but there are a few ways to go here. Does the team blow up? Do they play nice enough?

Plus we still have to figure out what the status of Eddie Edwards is and why exactly is Christopher Daniels back in IMPACT?

.@facdaniels is back in IMPACT to right the wrong of never winning the IMPACT World Championship. #IMPACTonAXSTV @Christian4Peeps pic.twitter.com/ndRvJ5hBfs

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 8, 2021

Ratings:

• Bullet Club (Hikuleo, ELP & Chris Bey) vs FinJuice & Chris Sabin: Bey wins via Art of Finesse – ** ½
• Brandi Lauren, Kimber Lee & Lady Frost vs Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans & Mercedes Martinez: Tasha wins via Roll-Up – * ¾
• Black Taurus vs Petey Williams vs Steve Maclin: Maclin wins via Mayhem for All – ***
• The Learning Tree (Manny Lemons & Zicky Dice) vs Willie Mack & Rich Swann: Swann wins because we knew this was a Squash – *
• Madman Fulton & Ace Austin vs Christian Cage & Josh Alexander: Cage wins via Killswitch – *** ½

Results:

Well the YouTube stream seems to love to have issues every couple weeks. At least it’s not freezing and crashing, but it is time skipping back and forward by a few seconds and unsyncing the audio a little. Never gonna understand how every other show runs fine, but IMPACT finds ways to be a mess.

Bullet Club (Hikuleo, ELP & Chris Bey) vs FinJuice & Chris Sabin

Sabin and Bey kick things off, and we have a very typical multi-person tag match. Everyone gets a few moments in the ring, Juice of course adds a level of comedy, there’s a bunch of flashy moves and tandem moves, but you know when things start to slow down after a big move, that’s when it’s almost over.

So to skip ahead, the faces almost have things won until Hikuleo hits a Chokeslam with Bey hitting a Splash for only 2. Things head to the outside, ELP hits his loaded boot, but Sabin is inside, counters the Art of Finesse, goes for Cradle Shock…but you’re dealing with the Bullet Club. Hikuleo tries to introduce a chair to distract the referee while ELP swings around to hit Sabin below the belt. Second attempt at Art of Finesse and BC wins!

Heath walks out to give a little run down of how his last year has gone being laid up with an injury. Then he calls for Rhino to come out to talk, and VBD answers the request. Eric Young explains that he owns Rhino so he speaks for him. Gives Heath a chance to drop his head and walk away, but Heath refuses to bow his head to anyone. Heath tries to get the jump on the fight, but Doering lays him out and the murder happens.

.@Willie_Mack and @GottaGetSwann will face @ZickyDice and @mannylemons TONIGHT! #IMPACTonAXSTV @Myers_Wrestling @isThatVsK @sambeale23 pic.twitter.com/IQww59ezko

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 8, 2021

Brandi Lauren, Kimber Lee & Lady Frost vs Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans & Mercedes Martinez

This match….okay it happened and it was mostly to try and push personality for Knockouts Knockdown. Tasha didn’t want to play nice with Mercedes but Savannah and Tasha worked decently together. Brandi and Kimber creeped everyone out. Lady Frost looked uncomfortable as all get out…and after Mercedes clears house but isn’t the legal person in the ring so Tasha takes advantage.

Alisha attacks the demon duo after for revenge for Swingerella III. After the fact Gail Kim makes a Monster’s Ball match at Knockouts Knockdown in honor of Daffney for Alisha to try and get her payback.

IMPACTPlus Flashback Moment: Genesis 2013: Christopher Daniels vs James Storm

.@TenilleDashwood wasn't happy with Decay's seasonally appropriate redecoration of the All About Me set. #IMPACTonAXSTV @MadisonRayne @WeAreRosemary @FearHavok @kalebKonley pic.twitter.com/xOPpkZYdfm

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 8, 2021

Black Taurus vs Petey Williams vs Steve Maclin

As expected the match starts with the break neck pace. Petey dumps Maclin early, they have a few run moments, then Petey “Ole” Taurus as he turns it into a Tornillo onto Maclin on the outside. Petey follows with a big dive, they all start to head back in and Maclin starts applying more of a ground/power game.

Taurus hits a nice bit of offense into the corner and now the speed of the match picks up. A few moments where each lands moves to wipe one or both men out, and we hit rest spot. Maclin tries to fire and use his power, but Taurus counters by hitting a Crucifix Bomb. Taurus puts Petey into the Tree of Woe, but Maclin fights Taurus back, then Taurus misses a Crossbody and flies outside. Caught in the Cross Hairs from Maclin, Death Valley Driver attempt, but Taurus Spears Maclin.

Flurry of offense, Petey hits a Canadian Destroyer on Taurus, but Maclin scoops him up from his blind side and hits Mayhem for All.

.@swinger_johnny is packing up Swinger's Palace. #IMPACTonAXSTV @SuperMexCTM @FALLAH1 @JohnEBravo1st pic.twitter.com/qRz1vSESA1

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 8, 2021

The Learning Tree (Manny Lemons & Zicky Dice) vs Willie Mack & Rich Swann

Lemons got squeezed, Zicky did a little bit, but also purposefully looked bad. The finish was academic, and we knew how this was going. Swann and Mack win with a tandem Avalanche Neckbreaker, and then Myers and VSK attack.

So there’s more of a beat down at the end, VSK and Myers stand tall with The Learning Tree looking like they added something. Nothing special here, but it got the point across. Looks like it will be leading to a tag match relatively soon.

Madman Fulton & Ace Austin vs Christian Cage & Josh Alexander

Christian and Josh start working over Fulton early on. Fulton manages to use his size to knock them both down and tag in Ace to take advantage of things in a much flashier way. We get a strike exchange between Josh and Ace, before Josh gets distracted by Fulton on the outside. More exchanges go on and Ace gets the best of things until Josh fights out of his corner, drops Ace to the outside and looks to tag out.

Fulton grabs Ace and throws him back in the ring to try and stop the tag, but Josh gets to Christian. Christian comes in and starts working over Ace with 10 Count Punches, Boots and Scorpion Death Drops. Fulton gets tagged in to start swinging momentum back to the heels, Ace comes back in, drops Alexander off the apron to not get tagged in but eventually Christian puts the brakes on the offense and we get the stereo tags. Josh comes in hot, works over Fulton, but a Sidewalk Slam slows things down. Fulton tags Ace and looks for the tandem Avalanche Fold to finish the match, but Christian just pushes Ace down and they wipe out Fulton.

Ace tries to fight back, as Josh recoils, Christian hits the blind tag, Josh hits the Chaos Theory German Suplex, is informed he’s not legal. Christian slaps on the Killswitch and just smirks and shrugs at Josh as he drops Ace and wins the match. So a nice way to call back to when Alexander stole the pinfall from Christian.

Overall Score: 7.75/10

Another solid episode of working toward and event, with pretty good ring work, really good vignettes and decent promos. From the Pick Your Poison angle with the current Knockouts main event, Christopher Daniels calling his shot at Christian, Swinger’s Palace with the deep cuts, Tenille proving to be a true gem and the World title feud brewing in a nice way that isn’t overly ridiculous.

Knockouts Knockdown is on two days away, Mercedes Martinez has to be the centerpiece of whatever IMPACT is working with now. She still has a lot of clout in the IWC, she has some WWE experience and a chip on her shoulder since it didn’t go super well.

IMPACT! with another good episode if you enjoy a little bit of cheese with your wrestling.