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Impact Wrestling in Summer/Fall 2022- (Josh) Alexander The Great
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Cards that don't warrant a thread.
Against All Odds
July 1st, 2022
Live from Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia
Impact World Championship match
Josh Alexander (c) Vs Joe Doering
10 man tag team match
Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Kenny King, Vincent, and OGK) (with Maria Kanellis) Vs America's Most Wanted, The Good Brothers, and Heath
Clockwork Orange House of Fun match (Special Guest Referee: Raven)
Moose Vs Sami Callihan
Impact Knockouts Championship match
Jordynne Grace (c) Vs Tasha Steelz
Impact X Division Championship match
Speedball Mike Bailey (c) Vs Trey Miguel
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship match
Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie (c) The Influence (Tenille Dashwood and Gisele Shaw) (with Madison Rayne)
Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) Vs Motor City Machine Guns
Mia Yim and Mickie James Vs Chelsea Green and Deonna Purrazzo
Dot Combat match for Impact Digital Championship (pre-show match)
Rich Swann (c) Vs Brian Myers
Pre show match
Black Taurus Vs Laredo Kid
Against All Odds
July 1st, 2022
Live from Center Stage Theater in Atlanta, Georgia
Impact World Championship match
Josh Alexander (c) Vs Joe Doering
10 man tag team match
Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Kenny King, Vincent, and OGK) (with Maria Kanellis) Vs America's Most Wanted, The Good Brothers, and Heath
Clockwork Orange House of Fun match (Special Guest Referee: Raven)
Moose Vs Sami Callihan
Impact Knockouts Championship match
Jordynne Grace (c) Vs Tasha Steelz
Impact X Division Championship match
Speedball Mike Bailey (c) Vs Trey Miguel
Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship match
Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie (c) The Influence (Tenille Dashwood and Gisele Shaw) (with Madison Rayne)
Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) Vs Motor City Machine Guns
Mia Yim and Mickie James Vs Chelsea Green and Deonna Purrazzo
Dot Combat match for Impact Digital Championship (pre-show match)
Rich Swann (c) Vs Brian Myers
Pre show match
Black Taurus Vs Laredo Kid
Epic Springs
Epic Reine
Top 3 matches look intriguing enough.
King Kamala
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So Raven's wasn't special guest referee last night. He did do color commentary and I agree. If Raven is at least relatively sober then he'd be an awesome addition to the booth. Hell, I'd just do him and FKA Aidan English but I'm guessing Impact paid way too much for FKA Tom Phillips so they want to keep him in the mix.
King Kamala
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Well. Going from picking up WWE’s table scraps to picking up AEW’s table scraps is a progression.
RedJed
Rasslin' Rambler
I probably was the only one who caught Against All Odds? Once again, I felt like they exceeded expectations for one of these kinda throwaway secondary special events on Impact Plus. The crowd at Center Stage in Atlanta has pretty hot for the majority of the show, and for once the production asthetic was a bit different with the venue.....this is one major critiques I have with Impact at this point is that every taping looks the same with the way they set things up. This had some small differences, with the addition of a ramp instead of entrance floor, etc.
This has similar vibes to Slammiversary. A really strong X division title match (Trey/Bailey), kinda ho-hum womens title matches (although the Mickie/Yim vs Green/Deonna was not too bad at all), a really hot other couple x division matches (Laredo/Taurus and the MCMG/Bullet Club tag both rocked it), and a decent strong-style main event also.
The real notable match on this card was the wild Clockwork House of Fun match with Moose and Sami that went into many more hardcore directions than I expected, and Moose took some really terrible looking bumps on his head and neck, including a really stiff piledriver on top of glass shards that was even more brutal than you would think.
This has similar vibes to Slammiversary. A really strong X division title match (Trey/Bailey), kinda ho-hum womens title matches (although the Mickie/Yim vs Green/Deonna was not too bad at all), a really hot other couple x division matches (Laredo/Taurus and the MCMG/Bullet Club tag both rocked it), and a decent strong-style main event also.
The real notable match on this card was the wild Clockwork House of Fun match with Moose and Sami that went into many more hardcore directions than I expected, and Moose took some really terrible looking bumps on his head and neck, including a really stiff piledriver on top of glass shards that was even more brutal than you would think.
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Epic Springs
Epic Reine
Go out of your way to watch the Sabin/Shelley match from Impact this week.
While we're on the subject, which Motor City Machine Gun do you prefer? I was always Pro Sabin but Shelley's run since returning during the pandemic has been straight fire. Plus, the stuff he did with Kevin Nash was top shelf.
While we're on the subject, which Motor City Machine Gun do you prefer? I was always Pro Sabin but Shelley's run since returning during the pandemic has been straight fire. Plus, the stuff he did with Kevin Nash was top shelf.
Laz
Making dumb observations since 2002
Sabin.
Shelley may be the better pound-for-pound member, but Sabin always had a better sense of pacing and psychology.
Shelley may be the better pound-for-pound member, but Sabin always had a better sense of pacing and psychology.
Epic Springs
Epic Reine
Aforementioned match:
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Johnny Gargano Makes Surprise Appearance On 7/28 IMPACT Wrestling, Praises Alex Shelley | Fightful News
Johnny Gargano pulls a Dwayne Johnson.
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I could've swore they brought in Gargano for a cameo in the mid 2010s when they were randomly trying out a bunch of indie guys but I realized I was thinking of Ciampa.
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Canadian Destroyer213
Someone I know made a great observation about Impact Wrestling. Their show is basically The Muppet Show (in the best way possible). The backstage segments are like something out of The Muppet Show's backstage area with Scott D'Amore being Kermit. If you think about it in that way, the show gets even better.
Last night's main event of Rich Swann vs KUSHIDA was fantastic.
Last night's main event of Rich Swann vs KUSHIDA was fantastic.
Laz
Making dumb observations since 2002
So I watched Sabin/Shelley, and I'd give it a good ***1/2. The mat work was exceptional and done with just the right balance of smoothness, struggle, and psychology, but they break down into a bad superkick trade that rests on the ever-present (and horrible) trend of "get hit, stand still, reverse the next move" before an incredibly great finishing sequence.
It's a shame they did that dumb flavor du jour trade between the mat work and the finish, because it was looking like a great match before then. I especially enjoyed Sabin targeting Shelley's neck with surprise neckbreakers (done a few sequences apart) leading to Shelley losing his cool and going after Sabin's knee. It sent the message that Shelley is taking things seriously and will go after any previous injuries that Josh Alexander may have when his title shot comes up.
Even swapping from the knee to the arm to set up the Border City Stretch made good sense, and fed into Sabin's Cradle Shock attempt being easily reversed.
It's a shame they did that dumb flavor du jour trade between the mat work and the finish, because it was looking like a great match before then. I especially enjoyed Sabin targeting Shelley's neck with surprise neckbreakers (done a few sequences apart) leading to Shelley losing his cool and going after Sabin's knee. It sent the message that Shelley is taking things seriously and will go after any previous injuries that Josh Alexander may have when his title shot comes up.
Even swapping from the knee to the arm to set up the Border City Stretch made good sense, and fed into Sabin's Cradle Shock attempt being easily reversed.
Epic Springs
Epic Reine
Bound for Glory will eminate from NY!
....Albany, NY that is.
It'll also be on a Friday this year (Oct. 7).
....Albany, NY that is.
It'll also be on a Friday this year (Oct. 7).
Big Beard Booty Daddy
Canadian Destroyer213
It was supposed to be in Danbury on the 8th, but that's the same night as Extreme Rules. They moved it to Friday, a first in company history for a major PPV, but the location in Danbury didn't have that date, so they moved it to Albany.
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I wonder if fans will have access to the VIP Hot Dog & Steamed Hams Buffet
Mr. S£im Citrus
Representing Blacks Without Soul since 1975
So, is this Madison Rayne/Mia Yim match they've got booked for next week some "forbidden door" shit, or is Madison just wrapping up her contractual obligations to Impact, or something like that?
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Epic Springs
Epic Reine
Josh Alexander vs Eddie Edwards is the main event for Bound for Glory.
Well, I hope the undercard is good at least.
Well, I hope the undercard is good at least.
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I'm sure Josh Alexander Vs Eddie Edwards will be a damn, damn good match but yeah, it's unexciting as heck for their flagship show of the year.
Then again, there isn't an exciting match that doesn't involve bringing someone in from NJPW...
Then again, there isn't an exciting match that doesn't involve bringing someone in from NJPW...
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Everyone loves a NEW ENGLAND MAN!
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Canadian Destroyer213
Laz
Making dumb observations since 2002
I've loved Eddie since I first saw him at small shows in 2003 teaming with the late DC Dillinger...but yeah. His best work is always in the midcard where he's clearly goofing around and showing his personality more, but because he really rose during the "WRESTLING IS SERIOUS" Davey Richards era? He developed a case of mediocre. And I'm saying that as somebody who really, really liked the first couple Eddie/Davey matches for the ROH World title.
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The personnel move that has shook the wrestling world this week.
Epic Springs
Epic Reine
They couldn't look at the real deal (now).