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Andrew’s Impact Wrestling Results & Match Ratings: 7.13.2023

Slammiversary is Saturday! What final treats do we get to entice viewership?!

Published

1 year ago

July 13, 2023

My boy Zachary Wentz has a chance at getting The Rascalz involved in the tag match at Slammiversary if he can beat Chris Bey. We also might get some information on what they were planning on doing about the PCO situation; and the very real non-kayfabe angle of Steve Maclin being injured. Not sure if we’re gonna see why Deaner apparently is gonna fill in, but his involvement in anything that isn’t comedy takes my interest away. Deaner playing mook to Eric Young’s psycho bunch was fun, but Deaner really ruined the faction, they’re a joke, he’s lost his grip on the job squad and now is getting involved as Bully’s fall guy? Deaner, Champagne Singh and Shera are the low points of the Impact roster.

But who knows, maybe some grand illusion can spice my interest back up in some of the undercard situations.

.@Kelly_WP and @mashaslamovich want Knockouts Tag Team gold at #Slammiversary.#IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/8ebiFCdz7V

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 14, 2023

Ratings:

Zachary Wentz w/Trey Miguel vs Chris Bey w/Ace Austin: Wentz wins via Gunckel Driver – ** 3/4
Kevin Knight vs Mike Bailey: Speedball wins via Ultima Weapon – *** 1/4
Joe Hendry & Yuya Uemura vs Stripper Kenny & Sheldon Jean: Hendry wins via Standing Ovation – **
Moose & Brian Myers vs Rich Swann & Sami Callihan: Moose wins via Lights Out – ***
Open Challenge: Knockouts World Title: Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Jody Threat: Deonna retains via Venus de Milo – ***

Results:

Deaner apparently pitched his involvement during a Busted Open episode? They even drop Jeff Jarrett’s name for heat on the angle I guess? At least Bully doesn’t seem to care and they didn’t overcomplicate the fill in.

Zachary Wentz w/Trey Miguel vs Chris Bey w/Ace Austin

Things start off slow, Wentz tries for some early heel tactics but has to beg off and slow things down. Bey speeds things up with a quick Frankensteiner, Wentz goes to sweep the leg but Bey dodges and Wentz eats a Stomp to the back of his head for his troubles. Quick powder from Wentz causes all four to start jawing on the outside and the babyfaces get snuck in typical dumb babyface fashion.

Wentz and Trey take a few shortcuts, try to really torque on a few submissions, but Bey is firing up for his comeback. A few quick strikes lead Wentz to the corner, Apron side Enzuigiri while Wentz is in the corner rocks him further and the top rope move gets him a near fall. A little counter punching Junior style ensues with dodges, floating through move attempts but Bey catches Wentz with a Destroyer and then he celebrates a little. Trey gets mouthy, Ace tries to stop things but Trey Superkicks him forcing Bey to take out Trey. Bey skins the cat to get back in the ring but Wentz uses a foreign object to the throat to daze Bey, and then a Gunckel Driver means Wentz wins!

The Rascalz are NOT in the IMPACT World Tag Team title match at #Slammiversary! @ZacharyWentz @TheTreyMiguel @milanmiracle @ScottDAmore #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/UxE1qxFui5

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) July 14, 2023

Kevin Knight vs Mike Bailey

Bailey has an early tempo advantage. While Knight is hanging with the X Division speed, Bailey is controlling most of the early offense. Knight tries to string a few things together once he finally lands a move, but Speedball negates Knight’s offense with a Triangle Moonsault and then we get a commercial break.

We return to Bailey lighting up Knight with his kick combinations, Knight retreats to the corner, Yakuza Kick into just a simple Knee Drop to the back, no finisher attempts. Axe Kick from Bailey keeps Knight down, goes for the Backflip Knees but Knight moves and connects with a few big haymakers. Bailey catches him trying a Springboard by kicking the ropes, he’s draped, eats a few kicks and Knees across the draped shoulder blades give Bailey a near fall. Buzzsaw Kick attempts miss, every kick attempt misses and Knight tries to make some space. Tornado Kick attempt is blocked but Bailey stops Knight in his tracks with a Superkick while he’s in mid air.

Forearm shots from Bailey give him a small advantage, Knight hits a Popping Dropkick but Speedball recoils off the ropes and lands his Flip Knees before Knight gets back up from his Dropkick. Bailey goes to the top rope, Knight pops up for a the Superplex and then we get locomotion cradles for only 2 from both men. Knight goes for a Running DDT, but Bailey flips him into a corner, Tornado Kick connects, Ultima Weapon gives Speedball the win!

Joe Hendry & Yuya Uemura vs Stripper Kenny & Sheldon Jean

This quickly breaks down into a mess of everyone in the ring dropping each other after King and Hendry avoid each other early on. We get to a move spam spot, Tiger Driver from King on Yuya, and then Hendry goes for something but because Kenny was wrestling in a hoodie (because he’s sensitive about the Stripper comments), the hoodie comes off, Hendry overreacts, the crowd starts cheering “Stripper Kenny” and Kenny powders and runs away from shame. Sheldon is left alone, eats a Standing Ovation and Yuya and Hendry win.

IMPACT Flashback Moment: Slammiversary 2013 Ultimate X Match: Kenny King (c) vs Chris Sabin vs Suicide

Moose & Brian Myers vs Rich Swann & Sami Callihan

This was made last week since Moose is trying to prove something, while Myers is being the typical heel trying to avoid things and create a numbers advantage. So this is one of the few matches that could really go either way.

Early on, Rich is beating the hell out of Myers, a little tandem offense makes things look bad, but Myers with the eye rake and tags in Moose. Moose comes in quick and aggressive. Moose charges, goes over to the outside, Rich blind tags himself in and gives Moose aswift quick followed by Sami throwing him from the apron into Moose and Myers. Swann is keeping Moose at pay, perches, Myers feints like he’s gonna do something to distract Swann, so Moose just shoves him off the turnbuckle.

Commercial break and we come back to Myers with his weird little surprised scream Gamengiri and then tags Moose back in. Electric Chair from Moose but Swann turns it into a pinfall for two and then Moose lands an Uranage for the insolence. Myers is back in and being a little cocky. It has been a hot minute since Sami’s been a legal competitor, so he’s got to get the tag soon. Myers tags Moose back in, Swann peppers a few Chops but Moose is trying to keep Swann from the tag. Inadvertent Rocket Launcher from Moose sends Swann to Sami for the tag, and Sami takes the hot tag laying everyone out. Cactus Driver attempt, but Moose headbutts Sami to try and stop him, but dueling lariats lay both men out.

Stereo-tags, malfunction at the junction as Myers kicks Moose, Swann and Sami hit a tandem move…but Moose breaks up the pinfall. Gets Myers in a position to tag out, and Moose is trying to take things into his own hands. Death Valley Driver into a 450 Splash…but Moose kicks out! Assisted Cactus Driver attempt, but Myers pulls Swann out, Low Blow from Moose into Lights Out – Moose and Myers win!

Even if the match ended with heel tactics, it was still fairly gutsy from Moose. Interesting dynamic.

Open Challenge: Knockouts World Title: Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Jody Threat

Collar and Elbow tie up start, so nothing crazy, very normal Purrazzo start with World of Sport grappling and chain wrestling. Some basic follows into the corners and the ropes with a few Bodyscissors Rollups and it’s not until Threat connects with a few haymakers into a Slingshot Codebreaker for the first real near fall. Deonna is getting mad and cocky after a few counters, Leg Whips Threat out of the corner and grabs the arm and a leg, leaning back for the breaker like Pentagon used to do all the time.

Commercials happen, we come back and Deonna is working over the left arm of Threat. But when Threat tries something, she eats a Knee Lift, Russian Leg Sweep into the Fujiwara…but Threat gets to the ropes. A bit of bullying in the corner goes awry for Deonna as Threat counters a Suplex into a Suplex of her own, and both are down for a little bit for the slow rise to the feet. Boot to the Head from Threat, Double Knees against the ropes right into a Release German Suplex for 2!

Queen’s Gambit attempt, but Threat spins out, Forearm shiver, Headbutt and now she goes to the sky for a Diving Senton followed up by a Western Lariat for 2! Torture Rack, Deonna slips it, Pump Kick and then catches Threat in another Fujiwara. Threat rolls through, they pass on the rope run, then Threat coops Deonna into a Michinoku Driver for 2! F-416 attempt but Deonna slips it and locks in the Venus de Milo for the defense!

Gisele, Jai and Savannah attack Deonna and Jody Threat. Death Dollz show up for a save, but then The Coven come out. We’re getting an old school TNA brawl, but a Knockouts version. Sexy Kinky Psychos show up next to go after The Coven! Trinity eventually shows up and takes out most of Gisele’s SHAWn-tourage…or whatever they’re calling themselves. Deonna and Trinity are the last two, bump into each other and just have a moment. Trinity and Deonna both grab the belt, there’s a small pause and then Deonna punches Trinity. Nothing dirty, just frustrations coming to a head.

Overall Score: 7/10

Not a bad Go Home, especially given the double change in one of the more established angles leading into Slammiversary. The little post-credits scene of D’Amore on the phone saying “Apparently this time PCO can’t come back to life…but can you?” makes me think we might see Eric Young come back in Team Canada form. Because the only other name that I could see garnering real interest would be Teddy Hart. Johnny Devine could be cute since Alex Shelley is the current champion and a little Paparazzi Productions nostalgia could be cute…but I’d really like to think for a show like Slammiversary you’re aiming either Eric Young or Teddy Hart. Though Eric Young does have a built in story with Deaner since he’s filling in for Maclin. So that would work oddly perfectly.

It also was heavily implied that since Santino denied The Rascalz entry into the tag match…they will either interfere in his match with Dango or screw over ABC in the tag match. So there’s definitely a few weird little wrinkles to look into. Especially since Stripper Kenny seems to be a little too shaken up, it could just be a clever way to make Hendry think he’s already won.

While nothing was especially crazy or charged me up with more interest than I already had, still not an offensive episode with a bunch of stuff to like. So now let’s hope Slammiversary knocks it out of the park!

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July 26, 2024

Steven Mitchell

The word of the day is, “Gold!”

ROH brings Death Before Dishonor to Texas, and makes it bigger than ever! SIX championship matches, how drastically will the landscape change?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

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Komander VS The Beast Mortos; wins.
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ROH Pure Championship: Wheeler Yuta VS Lee Moriarty; wins and
ROH Women’s World Television Championship: Billie Starkz VS Red Velvet; wins and
ROH Women’s World Championship: Athena VS Queen Aminata; wins and
ROH World Championship: Mark Briscoe VS Roderick Strong; wins and

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Andrew’s TNA iMPACT! Results & Match Ratings: 7.25.2024

Slammiversary Fallout! Where do things go on the way to Victory Road?

Published

21 hours ago

July 25, 2024

Andrew Balaz

Well now we start the fall out of Slammiversary. Josh Alexander in his bad bitch summer, X-Speedball legacy, ABC got the t-a-g and Jordynne is still in charge of the Knockouts division. Like I said at the end of Slammiversary, all of the champions being Babyfaces is stupid. They need to drop a couple titles fairly quickly, because I don’t care what some people say, Nic Nemeth ain’t gonna bring any eyes to the brand. He’s about as hot as day old Hamburger Helper over a camping sterno.

We’ll probably open with the luke warm champion, so tune in like 10 minutes late for anything of substance to be happen.

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Ratings:

Steve Maclin vs Cody Deaner: Maclin wins via KIA – *
AJ Francis w/Rich Swann & Josh Bishop vs Sami Callihan: AJ wins via Down Payment – **
Hammer Your ASH (ASH by Elegance & Alexander Hammerstone) vs JuggerYoung (Jordynne Grace & Eric Young): Hammer Your ASH wins via Torture Rack – ** 1/2
The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & JDC) w/Alisha Edwards vs Matt Hardy & The ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey): Broken Alphabet wins via Twist & Splash – ***

Results:

Nemeth gives the ole “I’ll be a fighting champion…blah blah” promo and drops the “any company” line that we’ve already understood what that means. Campaign Singh cuts him off…and I never thought I’d be happy for Campaign Singh to walk out and say anything…ever. And…Mustafa’s promo is worse than Dolph’s. He’s gone from parody to caricature even saying “it was the biggest screw job Montreal ever saw”. Like some of these lines are cheap heat, but most are just brain dead comments that wouldn’t get a reaction out of anyone (and the crowd was silent for that comment). Mustafa gets caught in an Archer “phrasing” moment about getting screwed hard, but this is painful. Promos written by 14 year olds everyone…

This ends with Ali challenging Nemeth for the World Title. While I’m not against walk up challenges, I watch Japanese wrestling, I don’t really get the point aside from doing it just to do it.

ABC and Matt Hardy have a small promo, and I’m still not really a fan of Unbroken Matt Version 6.0. The floating between Broken voice and his normal voice sounds amateurish.

OH LOOK, finally a match 20 minutes into the show. And it’s my son Steve Maclin! OH CHRIST he’s facing Deaner. This has been 25 minutes of talking followed by the worst god damn attempt at a gimmick. Deaner’s little “Papa Santino told me I can wipe my ass only if the crowd agrees”. This gimmick should die in a fire.

Steve Maclin vs Cody Deaner

Deaner started off quick because Maclin was in disbelief that Deaner was actually gonna fight him. Maclin dodges a Crossbody, Busaiku Knee, and just starts beating on Deaner for fun. And this is fun, maybe Maclin can make sure Deaner gets stretchered out and written off forever. How do you call for an ambulance in French? Maclin with the old Back Breaker into a stretch. Deaner tries to nerd rage up, breaks the Back Breaker Stretch, his punch combo, into a Manhattan Drop and Bulldog. Deaner hits the Crossbody, but Maclin kicks out. This is entirely too competitive.

Deaner goes for the Deaner DDT, blocked, Olympic Slam into Splashing Deaner into the corner, Caught in the Crosshairs, K-I-A, thanks for coming you damn dweeb. Stay in Canada and don’t travel Deaner, please.

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AJ Francis w/Rich Swann & Josh Bishop vs Sami Callihan

As the bell sounds, Sami knocks Rich off the apron, Low Bridges AJ, does the Beats of the Bodhran on AJ and then AJ eats the offense and strategizes with his crew. Bishop and Rich swarm the ring, Sami allows himself to get distracted so AJ slides in and starts beating on Sami. AJ throats Sami across the middle rope and Rich makes his presence felt, AJ distracts the referee and Rich gets in a lot of cheap shots. Bishop throws Sami back in the ring, and AJ keeps up the pressure. Lots of 5 count chokes and leverage moves. After the commercial break ends, Sami dodges a Tennessee Whiskey Knee, gets in a few shots before Rich trips Sami as he’s setting up a Dive, and then AJ takes advantage of the position and hits the goofball knee strike.

AJ calls for his Chokeslam, Sami tries to break it with Axe Handles, then claws the eyes. Sami goes for a Scoop Slam, gets him part way up and then falls over. AJ Chokeslam again, but he bites his hand and starts fighting back. Launches himself at AJ, sends him bouncing off the ropes and uses the momentum to hit that Scoop Slam that was teased earlier. Sami goes for a Western Lariat but eats a Big Boot. AJ does a little Hulk Hogan pose to signal a Leg Drop, but Sami dodges and then connects on a Sliding Lariat. Thumbs Up, Thumbs….interference. Rich distracts the ref, Bishop lays out Sami, AJ connects with the Down Payment.

Hammer Your ASH (ASH by Elegance & Alexander Hammerstone) vs JuggerYoung (Jordynne Grace & Eric Young)

ASH and Jordynne exchange slaps and then Jordynne starts to out muscle ASH. Spinebuster from Jordynne, Juggernaut Driver attempt, but ASH fights off, rope run, Sattelite DDT into both tagging out. EY does the Flair corner flop, slides back in between Hammer’s legs, and connects on a Neckbreaker. EY is the quicker of the two, but Hammer finally gets his hands on him and a Release Belly to Belly into a full mount raining of fists, then a near fall. Hammer smashes EY in a corner, Arm Wringer into an Irish Whip across, but EY moves and Hammer tags out to ASH. ASH levels Jordynne, peppers EY with a few shots and pulls him back to their corner and starts some tandem offense with Hammerman. Hammer Guerilla Presses ASH and throws her into EY for a near fall. Hammer looks to aim for either a Powerbomb or Nightmare Pendulum, but EY drops it into a Small Package, pinfall kick out, they both run, Double Lariat spot. The Knockouts get tagged in.

Jordynne is in control early, World’s Strongest Slam into a Vader Bomb. Juggernaut Driver attempt, but ASH fights it off and tags out to Hammer. Jordynne and EY do some schoolyard stuff with the old Push while Jordynne is down to trip Hammer. All four get in, ASH gets leveled, EY gets leveled, Hammer and Jordynne have a brief face off, but Hammer throws Jordynne to the apron and ASH connects with a Meteora from the apron. Death Valley Driver from Young on Hammer, ASH stares in shock, EY tells her to get, ASH runs away. EY goes up for his Macho Elbow, and ASH causes him to fall to Hammer’s feet, Torture Rack, and EY submits.

Josh Alexander comes out, with new heel music. And it’s not that bad, definitely better than some other people’s new music. Josh yells at the crowd a bit, says he can’t wait til he’s back in a real Canadian town, like his home of Toronto. Then he drops the mic in lieu of an explanation. The crowd chants him off with the “Nah Nah Nah Nah, Hey Hey Hey”.

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The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & JDC) w/Alisha Edwards vs Matt Hardy & The ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)

JDC and Hardy start, but JDC quickly tags out to Myers and that doesn’t go well. Hardy grabs a hold of Myers, a few Delete chops, drags him to his corner and they all get in a few shots punctuated with Hardy getting tagged back in and an Elbow into Myers’ extended and worked on left arm. Myers stays isolated, back into the corner, Boot to the gut, Ace tags in and wallops Myers. Ace connects on Double Kicks, into Russian Leg Sweep and his half of Click Click Boom, for a 2 count. Myers finally gets free with a Jaw Breaker and tags out to Eddie. But The System gets no momentum, Ace stifles Eddie’s offense and starts a few quick tags with him and Bey for tandem offense. Moose finally comes down the ramp as Eddie kicked out of yet another pinfall attempt because The System has had nothing going for them. Eddie finally gets some offense since Moose was a big enough distraction.

Eddie thinks they have a spot, so he tags back in JDC, but The ABC stop him cold, tag in Matt Hardy, and Matt walks down JDC, but JDC Low Bridges. Matt is on the outside, so all of The System surrounds Hardy, then Joe Hendry’s music hits! That stops the heel beatdown, and we follow Hendry’s entire entrance. So that proves Hendry is bigger than the 8 other people in this frame. Not really sure if that’s optics you want to push along. Ace and JDC try to remind people there’s wrestling going on, but JDC thumbs the eye to get a little something going. Vertical Suplex for a near fall, tag out for Eddie and Eddie lights up Ace with some of those NOAH Chops. Ace retreats to the ropes and Alisha chokes him with the ropes while the ref is distracted.

Myers gets tagged in, Ace tries to use the crowd energy, Myers stops it at first but then Ace slips a Scoop Slam and tags out to Bey. Hot tag, strike rush, Double Stomp, educated feet, Leap Frog to the corner but Lish climbs on the apron and yells at Bey which stops his rhythm. Myers kicks his feet out and causes Bey to crash. Eddie tags in for a few shots, then to JDC and Slingshot Knees, Wringer Snapmare, Bow and Arrow Submission, and JDC is just doing solid wrestling work right now. Uppercut between the Shoulder Blades as Bey tries to get out, tag to Myers and Bey is still eating offense. Eddie tags in, Bey tries the Sunset Flip, but Eddie tags out before going over, so Myers folds up Bey for a near fall and then tags out to JDC who connects on a Standing Suplex, slams Bey’s face into the corner, Eddie tags in, and Bey finally fights up to his feet, Eddie just flatten Bey’s comeback, tries a Tiger Driver but eats an Enzuigiri for a simultaneous tag. JDC and Hardy come in, JDC tries to exit halfway in, but Hardy is wrecking shop. He disposes of Eddie, Myers slides in but eats a tandem Neckbreaker/DDT from Hardy. Face team does the Delete Corner Face Smashes. Poetry in Motion into a Side Effect into Corkscrew Swanton for only 2 since Myers breaks it up! Everyone throwing hands, referee is distracted, Moose comes in to Spear Hardy, but Hardy dodges and throws him into JDC (I get the call back), Hendry then lays out Moose with the big Lariat. Twist of Fate from Hardy, Splash from Bey, Broken Alphabet wins!

Overall Score: 4/10

Ugh, cliche promos, too damn much talking, a competitive squash match with an imbecile as our first “match”, into an overbooked and slow heel match, finally a decent tag match (with the right team going over), into another overbooked match with a “tease” for the mystery backup being more obvious than Jericho’s WWF debut.

Aside from the afore mentioned tag match, The Rascalz promo and The System Promo; this was hard to watch. A lot of cornball promos, Rosemary licks her conspiracy board, storylines got zero traction. Whoopity Doo, Ryan Nemeth got a match next week and we get an undead wedding.

While this was a bad episode, it was bad by at least new standards. We’re not back in the TNA Dark Days again, but this was…a useless show.

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