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Jelly Roll or Struggle Jennings haven’t sampled Give Me Back My Bullets in one of their songs? If so that should probably be Marks theme.
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We are back In Pembroke Pines, Florida.
This is the Go Home Show for Hard to Kill
We get a recap of D’Amore going through the table last week. There was a recap last week to start the show off as well I should’ve wrote something about it as it set up D’Amore going through the table.
First thing we get is Josh Matthews on Zoom interviewing both Champion Josh Alexander and Challenger Bully Ray one last time before the match at the PPV. It’s gonna be a Full Metal Mayhem Match. Josh seems annoyed by Bully, Bully had been targeting the people in Josh’s life. Bully seems interested in the fact that Bully is in Josh’s head. I appreciate Bully rationalizing his attack on Scott D’Amore, Scott punched him first. A great heel has a little bit of justification to their attacks. This is Josh’s first Metal Maybem Match but he seems ready to get Bully in the ring. Josh says when the bell rings all the talk is over and with that we are done. This segment had me interested in the match well this and Bully taking out Josh’s mentor with a power bomb through a table. On paper Bully Ray in the main event scene in 2023 seems eye rollingly bad but the build that I’ve seen I’m interested in the match and I also know the result so I’m not worried about any lolTNA happening.
First match of the Night is Brian Myers vs Heath. Match starts off as matches start off they tie up have a bit of a back and fourth. Action spills to the outside there’s a dust up well the makings of a dust up on the outside between Myers Heath and their respected tag team partners Matt Cardona and Rhino leading to Cardona and Rhino being ejected to the back. Heath hits a cannonball dive off the apron onto Myers. Action goes back into the ring. Thru end up back outside this time with Myers in control. Back in the ring as we go to break. Back from break Myers is in control of the match putting in a head lock. Myers is control for a minute. Myers makes a comeback much to the crowds delight. Myers comes back hits a DDT but Heath kicks out. Myers gets a you suck chant. Myers hits Heath with a spear Heath kicks out again! This prompts a Heath’s got kids chant. Which got me thinking of when Heath had Kids and introduced them all on SmackDown. That was 6 1/2 years ago “Roscoe” has to be 18 or 19 now. I don’t believe that there isn’t a 18 or 19 year old red headed wrestler out there that Impact can find and have him come in to play Heath’s son Roscoe. Back to the match Myers goes to the top rope Heath runs over hits a power slam. Crowds fully behind Heath. New Japan smack each other on the mat all the way to your feet spot. They end up in the corner. Heath attempts a super plex Myer fights him off hits an elbow drop Heath kicks out for a third time. Heath hits a Wake Up Call which I can best describe as a running spinning Russian leg sweep without actually sweeping the leg for the 3. I liked this match a lot. Really good opening contest it was given time going two segments. These two guys spent a decade plus each in WWE they know how to put on an exciting TV match and that’s exactly what they did.
And just for shits and giggles here’s Heath with his kids.
Chris Bey and Ace Austin are outside the building. They are fresh off a tour of New Japan competing in the Super Jr Tag Team Tournament getting to the finals but not winning and they are in the four way for the Impact Tag Team Championship match at Hard to Kill also including Champions, The Motor City Machine Guns, Heath & Rhino and Matt Cardona & Brian Myers. BeyAce and I’m now calling them that from now on are confident they will walk out as Champions.
JesSICka and Rosemary find Taya Valkyrie taken out backstage and it’s right before Rosemarys match with Savannah Evans. Taya alludes to it bring “the four of them”. This leads into Rosemary Vs Savannah Evans. Rosemary JesSICKa and Taya are the Death Dolls and the “four of them” are Evans Tasha Steelz Gisselle Shaw and Pony Tail Man. Savannah is a powerhouse and Rosemary is unhinged brawler type. The styles mesh well here. Lots of hard hitting fast action. Rosemary doves off the top rope to the outside onto Evans and Ponytail as we go to break. We come back from break Rosemary or in full control hitting strikes in the corner. Evans hits a devastating big boot on Rosemary. She gains offensive control of the match. Shaw gets involved as Evans distracts the ref. Evans hits a butterfly suplex. After some rag filling at the hands of Evans, Rosemary hits a reverse DDT and mounts a fiery comeback. Rosemary with a T Bone Suplex but Evans kicks out. That damn Evans. Evans with a spin buster followed by a fisherman’s suplex. Rosemary with a spear looks like she’s gonna win Pony Tail distracts the ref JesSICka shoves Pony Tail. Tasha gets on the apron distracts Rosemary. Evans attempts a full Nelson slam, as Giselle Shaw is on the ramp, Rosemary gets out of the move whips arcane towards Shaw Evans stops short Rosemary charges knocking Evans into Shaw who flys off the apron opening up a full nelson slam on Rosemary for the 3. After the match The Four of Them beat down the Death Dolls. Another good match.
Our Impact Plus Flashback Moment of the night is Moose Vs Rhino from Hard to Kill 2020.
Taylor Wilde is doing some super natural four elements gimmick and I’m all for it.
We get another really good Mickie James video package which isn’t on YouTube but it explains Mickie James Last Rodeo angle where If she loses she’ll retire leading to the match with Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace who herself is on a tear. This is gonna be a challenge for James.
The Design, Deaner Kon and Angels come out for Sami Callihans initiation into the group. They are gonna cut Sami’s hair. Deaners like a cult leader with this group. He’s in all white a speaking in a holier than thou style. I think this is a nice evolution from Eric Young’s Violent by Design group. The lights go out and come back on and Sabu is standing in the middle of the ring pointing towards the ceiling. In all actuality it’s Sami with his baseball bat. Deaner tells him to give his bat to Kon. Deaner says something about making the right choices along the way then he compares Sami to Sampson saying he has to cut his hair to become weak. Sami says don’t you break yourself down to see make yourself stronger. Alot of talk about seeing this until the end. Crowd doesn’t want Sami to join The Design. A traitor chant starts as Sami takes a seat to get his hair cut. A you sold out- cut it dueling chant starts. A louder you sold out chant briefly breaks out as Deaner tells Sami that the people don’t care about him. I think the crowd got bored cuz they are cutting Sami’s hair with scissors and a get the clippers chant starts. Deaner reveals clippers and it gets a pop. The clippers got a pop. Sami shaves his own head. Sami has patches on his head and Deaner makes him look at himself in the mirror. Sami doesn’t like it he’s about to fight he’s got the Scissors. But he hands them to Deaner. I don’t know if I liked this segment or not it may have gone on a little too long. I don’t know where they are going with all of this Callihan in The Design stuff but I’ll see it through I’ll see where it all goes.
Gail Kim is backstage with the backstage interviewer whose name I don’t not know. Scott D’Amore was powerbombed through a table and everyone is dying to know if Gail Kim is going to step in as Director of Authority. Gail says it’s not her back at Hard to Kill the new DOA will be reveled.
It’s now time for match number 3 as Speedball Mike Bailey takes on the returning Anthony Greene in different trunks than last week. Greene gets it. Bailey gets the advantage quick but adjusts his knee pad and Greene comes in with a flurry of strikes. They start slugging on each other until Bailey hits a succession of martial arts kicks on Greene. They end up on the outside and Bailey gets sent shoulder first into the steel steps. Greene hits a beautiful tope to the outside. Greene has the offensive control and a let’s go Speedball chant breaks out. Greene gets Bailey into a single leg crab but Bailey gets to the ropes. Bailey starts a comeback with a moonsault to the outside. Back in the ring and Bailey hits a top rope drop kick followed by a series of kicks. Bailey is in full control of this one standing twisting shooting star press well I lied Bailey got a running start but it was off the mat not the turnbuckle so still impressive. Greene fights back goes for a school boy roll up but Bailey goes head first into the bottom turnbuckle. Another Speedball chant. Some back and forth Greene hits a Power Bomb with Bailey coming off the ropes. Bailey kicks out. A this is awesome chant starts and I wouldn’t say a dueling chant starts but a speedball chant starts up almost trying to steamroll the this is awesome chant. Bailey hits this standing moonsault but his knees land on Greenes chest then he kicks the shit out of Greene a bunch hits the kneesault move off the middle rope which he calls The Ultimate Weapon for the 3. Yeah I dug this match. Anthony Greene got a lot of offense in during his two outings in Impact. I’d like to see him back. Impacts back in Florida taping TV January 20 & 21 maybe Greene comes back. It goes without saying that Mike Bailey is good, I’ve seen him wrestle before I know he’s good I’ve never seen nor heard of Anthony Greene until these last two weeks of Impact and I was impressed.
We get Voiceover from Kevin Kelly hyping up New Japan on AXS featuring Kenny Omega vs Will Ospreay from Wrestle Kingdom a really good match btw check it out if you haven’t already.
Next up is a really good video package for Josh Alexander Vs Bully Ray at Hard to Kill.
Match number 4 is Main Event Time as Moose Steve Macklin And Eddie Edwards Vs Rich Swann Johnathan Gresham and Joe Hendry. Each member from both teams is wrestler a member of the opposite team at the PPV. Macklin Vs Swann, Gresham Vs Edwards and Moose Vs Hendry. Hendry goes to speak and the crowd chants Dancing Moose. Hendry calls Macklin and Eddie Moose’s back up dancers. Back Up Dancers chant breaks up. Gresham and Edwards start this match off but Edwards who has been avoiding Gresham, tags in Macklin and Gresham and Macklin wrestle for a few moments then Gresham tags Hendry in and he wrestles with Macklin for awhile and then Rich Swann is tagged in. The first two Hard to Kill opponents to square off in this match. They barely go at it as Macklin tags Edwards in. The heel side seems to be avoiding their upcoming opponents so far in this match. Some back and forth between the two a faint This Is Awesome chant starts I don’t necessarily agree Swann did a couple of arm drags nothing to start a chant about. Gresham is tagged in so Eddie quickly tags in Macklin. Gresham ties up Macklin in his octopus stretch, heels run In Which leads to the babyface’s running in which in itself leads to a stare down and we get the Hard To Kill Opponents swinging on it each in the middle of the ring. A bunch of movez happen everyone hits everyone with shit. Swann dives to the outside onto Eddie and Moose then he’s a running big boot from Macklin as we go to break. Back from break we are back in the ring and Macklin chops the fuck outta Swanns chest. Edwards is tagged in and chokes Swann with his wrist tape as the ref is distracted with trying to keep the babyfaces out of the ring. Moose is tagged in and the crowd taunt him with a Dancing Moose chant. I really hope this catches on and they cried starts chanting Dancing Moose at the subsequent TV Tapings. Heels need taunt chants gives them something to play off the crowd with. Moose yells at the crowd while making quick work of Swann. Swann is getting the Ricky Morton, the heels are isolating him in their corner they are tagging in and out staying fresh as they wear down Swann. Macklin has Swann in a chinlifi Swann breaks free almost makes the tag but Edwards tags in and cuts Swann off before he can tag out. A Lets Go Swann chant breaks out. Swann fights back against Macklin both men down after simultaneous clotheslines. Macklin crawls to his corner Swann the sane Edwards tagged back in cuts Swanns tag attempt off again. Swann with an enzaguri to Edwards. Swann tags in Gresham who cleans house until Moose comes in tosses Gresham onto Edwards’s shoulder for a Blue Thunder Bomb. Moose drags Gresham to the heel corner and the Ricky Morton starts all over again but it’s short lived as Gresham breaks out tags in Hendry and Hendry cleans house. Moose and Hendry end up in the ring. everyone starts hitting shit on everyone else again. A cool spot Is Gresham sunset flips Macklin and springboards himself into a cutter on Edwards. Moose spears Hendry for the 3. After the match Eddie is in the ring alone the lights starts to flicker off as what I will describe as thunder and lightening sounds play over the PA and then everything goes back to normal and Eddie is very confused as we go off the air. Good match fun main event. Good way to hype up the PPV putting opponents from PPV matches across the ring from one another.
Another solid episode of Impact doing a great job building up to the PPV one night away plus featuring good matches given time.
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Impact uploaded this match to their YouTube page today.
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Just to hypothetically book an angle I’d be all for Mark and FTR challenging The Elite for the Trios Championship.
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8 minutes ago, odessasteps said:
I apparently have a false memory of the Briscoes working the MCW show at Laurel HS in 2000. I swear I remember them working and having their principal or coach as their manager (or similar). But they aren't on the card listed online at wrestling data or cagematch.
They talked about that show on Cabanas podcast they were wrestling for ECWA for 6 months then MCW ran a show at their high school as they were attending so of course they wrestled the MCW show and got black balled from ECWA.
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From 2015-19 I went to the ROH Anniversary shows in Las Vegas as Sam’s Town Casino well the first one was at the Orleans but they moved to Sam’s Town from there. Back to my story it’s 2016, the show just got over and there’s 1,000 ROH fans on the Casino floor. There’s a TGI Fridays at the Casino with seating that is essentially on the casino floor but is separated by a railing. Well they seated Jay and his wife at a table right on the railing so everyone who walks by sees Jay and his wife having dinner after the show. I saw a good amount of people as they walked by fist bumped Jay or get a picture with him and every time he’d engage with a fan then go back to dinner and it didn’t seem to bother him being interrupted from dinner with his wife. As I walked by I fist bumped Jay and he was in the main event so I commented on the match said thanks or something I can’t it was very brief but Jay was a gentleman. I think what I’m trying to say is I was impressed on how he handled the situation he took it in stride. He could’ve moved seats but he said fuck it sat there and interacted with the fans as he tired to have dinner with his wife.
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This one hurts. I'm not excusing his comments in 2013, he shouldn't have said what he said but I was a fan of his as a wrestler I'm not gonna lie. Big fan of the Briscoes and of Jay as a solo. A buddy of mine once pointed out and i didn't realize until he said it Jay was a big guy who moved around the ring like a man half his size. The second ROH Title run was awesome. Dude could wrestle. And he could cut a hell of a promo too. Below is my favorite Briscoe Brothers promo
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I decided I wanted to watch more Impact Wrestling in 2023 so I subscribed to the Ultimate Insiders on YouTube and I’m already two weeks behind.
We are in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
I really liked the opening bout between Taylor Wilde and Masha Slamovich. I remember Taylor Wilde from the Awesome Kong matches and from working at Sunglass Hut. It’s nice to see her back in Impact. This was the first time I believe that I’ve seen Masha and I’m a fan I like her look I like her style. Wilde and Slamovich have great chemistry together. Hard hitting match,That stomp on the apron to Slamoviches head was. I enjoyed Deonna Purrazzo on commentary she played into the finish as Slamovich came out of the ring to talk shit then she goes back in the ring and gets Rolled up for the 3 the Slam gets her heat back but beating up the ring crew.
Sami Callihan has issues with Cody Deaners crew he wants to join but Deaner is making him job through hoops. Why join a club that doesn’t seem to want you to join?
Two weeks ago Steve Macklin and Rich Swann had a pull apart and now Swann challenges Macklin to match at Hard to Kill. I’m sure that match will be good once I get to it.
Crazzy Steve Is in the ring and there’s a neon light on the ring and Steve looks like he got into Jeff Hardy’s paint and they brings out Black Tarus who is like a wrestling Minotaur. So Black Tarus is wrestling Anthony Greene who is debuting in Impact tonight. Greene gets some offense in early on actually he holds his own for a while even sends Tarus over the top rope to the outside of the ring. Green got a lot more in than I thought he would. Two segment match and a lot of it was Greene. Tarus had the size advantage but Greene had the speed. Green walked across the top rope and hit a cross body followed by a super kick. Tarus makes a comeback with a couple sling blades and a pop up Damian Drop which perks up the crowd. Backbreaker followed by a piledriver which Tarus calls The Destination Hellhole for the 3. Good match. Impressive outing from Green I was expecting a squash truth be told but we got a competitive match instead. After the match Trey Miguel hits Anthony Greene with his X Division Championship belt and sorry paints his back as Crazzy Steve yells things. I haven’t been following but Miguel must be in a program with Steve and Tarus.
Kenny King is at Speedball Mike Baileys school in Montreal, Quebec but Speedballs not there so Kenny attacks his students and calls out Mike Bailey we go to break. Back from break back in Florida Mike Bailey storms through the backstage area looks directly into the camera and challenges Kenny King to a pit fight.
We go back to the ring for match 3 both men are in the ring it’s Jonathan Gresham Vs Ernest R Anthony who looks like a dweeb. He proves to be a dweeb as he crackles as he gets Gresham in a headlock. “Ah ha”. Gresham takes control focuses on Ernest’s leg and stretches him out. Gresham has Ernest in a pretzel and pins him. Quick match what I thought Tarus Vs Greene would’ve been. This was a showcase for Gresham.
Backstage Tasha Steelz and Savanna Evans are backstage and Giselle Shaw and a dude with a pony tail show up and there’s some bickering going on. They all have a common enemy in the Death Dolls and it looks like they will all be on the same page to take them out.
Now we get a video package for Cody Deaner and The Design. next week on Impact: The Design cuts Sami Callihan’s hair.
Video Package on Josh Alexander and his record breaking World Title Reign. Thought it was really good really well done. Puts Alexander over as a big deal. He comes out looking like The Man as he should he’s the Impact World Heavyweight Champion.
Moose is in the ring looking business casual in his suit and Jordan’s. He cuts a promo on Joe Henry. They are wrestling at Hard to Kill. Moose gets some What chants during his promo. Moose is saying that life has been easy for Joe and life has been hard for Moose had to earn everything Joe had had everything handed to him. Moose also says he’s found his true calling, being a total scumbag which made me chuckle. What a thing to be proud of. The camera cuts to a guy in the crowd dressed like Travis Bickle who is not impressed by Moose. Moose says His Name and Joe Henry shows up with his Digital Media Championship and he wants to show the real Moose, let the moose loose and he has a new entrance theme for Moose. Crowd is into it. Henry’s gimmick is he’s a song and dance man he does his own theme song. I’ve seen him a couple times in ROH and Henry was in Impact a few years ago with Grado. Moose wasn’t impressed. Moose goes to leave calls for his music and Henry’s song for him plays. All and all not a bad segment.
What a really well done Mickie James career retrospective video. Great use of old Asylum Era footage, they talk about WWE without showing any footage of course. Spans her entire career Hardcore Country and all. She evens talks about meeting Nick Aldis. This was really well done. Mickie James has a storied history with TNA/Impact and I think it’s cool that she’s wrapping her career up in this promotion.
It got a little dusty in the room when I watched the Don West tribute video.
We now go to match 4 which is Matt Cardona vs Chris Sabin in their first ever one on one match up. Match starts off pretty unevenly match we end up on the outside, Cardona goes for a powerbomb on the ramp Sabin reverses it into a back body drop. Cardona eats up on the receiving end of the ramp bump. We then go to break back from break they are back in the ring and Cardona is in control. Anytime the smaller faster Sabin tried to start speeding up with the high flying the bigger stronger Cardona would slow it down with holds. And the occasional clothesline. Sabin gets a quick kick in on Cardona’s left knee and starts to control the match. There’s one women in the crowd who’s 100% behind Sabin on the offense. You can hear here. Cardona sends Sabin into the turnbuckle. Reboot attempt and Sabin tosses Cardona out of the ring as we take another break. It’s a 3 segment match! We are back from real both men back in the ring. Cardona almost decapitates Sabin with a knee strike. Sabin dives to the outside onto both Matt Cardona and Brian Myers. Some more back and forth in the ring until Sabin hits the Cradle Shock which looks like a falcon arrow for the 3. Really good match that was given time. That was fun.
Bully Ray interrupts the run down of the Hard to Kill rundown threatens the commentators and demands a microphone. Crowd chants “Bully’s a Bitch”. Bully Ray calls out Josh Alexander. Scott D’Amore gave both Bully and Josh the night off. Scott D’Amore comes out and he is not happy. Scott gets on Bully’s aaa for showing up. Bully is being a dick cuz he’s a dick. Scott tells Bully this run in Impact could be a redemption story or a cautionary tale. And Says Devon won’t be in the same room with Bully unless someone gives him a big bag of money. Now I want to see a vignette of Bully cutting a promo with Devon in the background counting money out of a big bag. Anthem give Devon a big bag of money let’s get a Team 3D heel run. Motor City is right there, Motor City kicking out of the 3D led to the break up of 3D in TNA so reunite 3D to exact revenge on Motor City for breaking them up. Bully Ray now talks and says he’s winning the Impact World Championship for a 3rd time come Hard to Kill. Says he doesn’t need Scott’s respect. Scott and Bully get heated like hella heated. The earnest Canadian against the brash New York bully. Scott punches Bully in the face to goons come out and hold Scott as Bully lays him out. Bully Piledrives Scott. The goons grab a table and there’s a pop. The crowd chants we want tables as a defenseless Scott D’Amore withers in pain in the ring. What is with wrestling crowds and tables? Scott D’Amore is powerbombed through the table. Bully Ray grabs the mic. he asks Scott if he knows who he is? Bully answers his own question saying he’s Bully Ray the next Impact World Champion and with that we go off the air. I enjoyed that segment more than I thought I would.
Wasn’t a bad show the matches were good the two in ring segments were fine. The video packages were really well done and they had a steady build to Hard to Kill.
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1 hour ago, worldcupfever said:
Is this a selling point or a warning?
It’s whatever you want it to be.
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Should Battle in the Valley get its own thread?
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Brian Cage Vs Schaff was awesome live. I made a point to rewatch it once Dark Elevation was available. It was the second match taped but the first match aired. Bollywood Boys Vs The Kingdom was the first match. But back to the match. Schaff was over in Seattle I’ve never seen him wrestler he’ll I thought his name was Shang but I really liked this match. Cage made Schaff look like a million bucks and Schaff looked like a star. I think Schaff is probably gonna get some Indy bookings after this match.
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I think the shows are still good and it’s one of the better booker American Promotions
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I just bought tickets for Battle in the Valley in San Jose next month. After the 2 tickets I bought there were 195 tickets left. It’s a 3,000 seat venue it’s gonna be packed in there I can’t wait.
I’ve always wanted to go to a New Japan show and I have family in San Jose so I pulled the trigger. Mone Vs Kairi is gonna be crazy live.
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2 minutes ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said:
Which restaurant?
I miss Cantina Lena in Belltown. That place was flames.
Sal Y Limon
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16 minutes ago, SirSmellingtonofCascadia said:
I got a delicious salad from the Metropolitan Market post-show.
It was really good.
I ate at a Mexican restaurant down the street from that Metropolitan Market before the show an it was pretty pretty pretty good
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So the man who I thought was Shang his name is Schaff watch Brian Cage vs Schaff it’s really good.
The crowd was loud for the local guys. The Bollywood Boyz got a loud reaction throughout their match. Schaff got a loud response when he came out and got a “Defy” chant during his match.
Defy is the local indie out here. Swerve got a “Defy” chant too and he seemed taken aback by it in a good way.
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When Elevation drops I’d suggest everyone watches Brain Cage vs Shang
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That crowd was loud I didn’t stay for the Dark tapings after Dynamite
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The former instead of the latter
I got tickets for the show I’ll be In Attendance.
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“Go Red Go”
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I didn’t like the omission of Dutch Savage from the Portland episode.
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I’ve watched all the Tales of the Territories so far they’ve been really good. The Andy Kaufman one is my favorite episode, that angle just worked out as perfectly as it could possibly have. Lawler going on Letterman and slapping Andy out of his chair made that angle Immortal.
On the Calgary episode, I’d only like to point out that Dave Shultz is a not in the best way possible, he’s from rural Tennessee he had never experienced a Canadian Winter before and he elected to drive his own car than ride in a bus driven by a Native Canadian who has driven in the winter time up there their whole lives.
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Impact Machine is up and running and it’s 2008 IMPACT!’s on Wednesday’s so let’s go!
This is the March 6th 2008 edition, the Destination X go home show.
Show starts off with a cold open in Kurt Angles dressing room with Tomko and AJ Styles this is back when AJ was in love with Karen Angle and this furthers that.
Jim Cornette is in the ring with Matt Morgan. Cornette puts over the show we are gonna get AJ Vs Kevin Nash, Tomko Vs Samoa Joe and Kurt Angle Vs Christian Cage all in gimmick matches. So Kurt set up the matches in his segments we had graphics after the opening and then Cornette announces the matches that 3 times in like 5 minutes. I guess they didn’t want anyone to forget.
Cornette then Brings out Booker T, the week before Robert Roode whipped Booker T with a strap so at the PPV three days from broadcast. There’s more strips added involving Traci Brooks and Payton Banks but there’s too much to follow. Book is about to talk then Robert Roode comes out to the entrance. He says screw you a lot and the crowd taunts him to with “you suck” and “Bobby” chants. Book charges Robert and they slug it out on the ramp as security and Matt Morgan break them up. Didn’t these two feud like this for like 6 months? Just a never ending feud? That’s how I remember it.
Backstage with Joe Nash and Cage. These 3 are facing Kurt and his boys at Destination X in 3 days time. So they are all wrestling each other tonight. Cage cuts the bulk of the promo but he should cut the bulk of the promo, he’s a good promo. Joe and Nash stand there looking scary which isn’t hard for them. Nash cuts a promo as Hulk Hogan to end it. “AJ Styles whatcha gonna do when Kevin Nash and his 17 time surgical repaired knee drops down on you?”
AJ Styles Vs Kevin Nash in a street fight is next. Both men are dressed for a street fight both are rocking jeans and cut off tshirts. The channel started crapping out at the beginning of this match by the time it came back Pluto was at break doesn’t mean the match is over Pluto’s ad breaks don’t also match with the programs ad breaks. But I missed the beginning of the match but I saw fragments of the beginning and it looks like Nash was standing there and AJ bumped off him. Back from break, IMPACT! Was coming back from break as well and AJ has the offensive edge. A clip Is aired of what happened during the break, AI drove off the railing onto Kevin Nash into the crowd. That was during the break. The high spot of the night was during the break, on a taped show. Nash is back in control. Jack Knife and Nash’s knee gives out. AJ targets the knee. Phenomenal Forearm caught into a Choke Slam Kevin Bash gets the 3. I didn’t see much of this match but I don’t know how much of a match this was.
Black Reign is backstage with Crystal and he cuts a promo on Eric Young in a spooky voice. Black Reign threatened to eat Kaz’s face off at Destination X.
Crystal is backstage with Black Machismo Jay Lethal and So Cal Val. TNA should’ve went all the way with Black Mashimo and made him World Champion.
Payton Banks and Traci Brooks are fighting backstage. I watched an IMPACT! From November 2007 and Payton Banks was an obsessive fan in the crowd. All this Bobby Roode shits been going on since November it’s now March.
JB is backstage with Eric Young he’s afraid of the monsters in TNA, Judas Mesias Black Reign and Rellik, which is killer spelt backwards. I think this is the start of the Super Eric Angle as JB tells Eric he has to find an alter ego deep inside to face the monsters.
Match number 2 is a Destination X Battle Royal everyone involved has a match at Destination X and the winner will be able to add a stipulation to their PPV match participants include; Curry Man Alex Shelley Black Regin Chris Sabin Eric Young Hernandez Homicide Jay Lethal Jimmy Rave Lance Hoyt Rellik and Sharkboy. Team 3D come out to participate but they don’t make weight so they said screw you guys and go home. I’m not gonna try to keep tabs on eliminates. So much is going on. SonJay Dutt comes out to get donations from the fans as he’s in his love guru gimmick and flirts with his boy Jay Lethals girl Val. Scott Steiner comes to ringside as Petey is his boy. Raka Khan is there too. Steiner helps Petey eliminate Eric Young so he served a purpose. The final 3 are Curry Man Rellik and Jimmy Rave. The smaller guys team up on Rellik but that doesn’t last long as Curry tosses Rave to the outside. Rellik tosses Curry Man to the outside but Curry MAn lands on Jimmy Rave his fight never touch the floor. Curry man comes back in and lariats Rellik over the top to win. Curry Man grabs the mic says Japanese Wrestlers names Stone Cold Sharkboy grabs the mic and cuts one hell of a promo and adds a stip to the match at destination X and that’s a fish market street fight. That’s the fishing line cuz Sharkboy said so. The Fish Market Street Fight rules so the battle Royal served a very important purpose
JB with the Beautiful People and Roxxi and they are giving her a makeover next week.
Next Match is Tomko vs Samoa Joe in a first blood match. He who bleeds first loses the match. So we cut to break but Pluto doesn’t cut to break so we are gonna have a random cut to break somewhere. This match starts off with both guys fucking each other up at ringside. Joe tosses Tomko into the commentators desk to start. Tomko power slams Joe on the ramp it gets a replay so I assume it’s the high spot of the match. Joe says hold my beer and piledrives Tomko on the ramp. That does not get a replay. We are now in the ring and Tomko clotheslines Joe that gets a replay. Tomko is in full control now. Tomko has Joe in a headlock and is punching him in the head. Smart strategy actually cut the circulation off open up the head blood comes pouring out. Joe gets out of it however. Tomko grabs a chair. Chair is wedged in ring post. Joe sends Tomko headfirst into chair. Joe also kicks the chair into Tomko’s face. Tomko swings the chair at Joes head Joe blocks it with his arm that gets a replay. Tomko got 3 replays in this match. Joe gets Tomko in a choke ref calls the match. Joe is bleeding from the arm and the ref calls the match in Tomkos favor. Finish deflated the crowd. I was let down as the match was fun up until the finish.
We get an Elevation X match video package it’s a scaffold match. It’s Rhino Vs James Storm. They are playing up on Storm being afraid of heights.
Here is the random Pluto ad break, Mike is setting up throwing to BG James and we go to break. We get a segment called Rough Cut it’s a look back at BG James and Kip James’ professional and personal relationship. This must’ve been when they broke up cuz they aren’t getting along in these segments taking jabs at each other.
JB backstage with James Mitchell and Judas Mesias. Abyss is missing. Mitchell did the world of Abyss. This is when it was revealed that James Mitchell was Abyss’s father as well as being Mesiases father making Abyss and Judas brothers. Mesias is facing Rhino tonight.
And with that we get Match Number 3 Rhino Vs Judas Mesias. Rhino stole James Storms drinking championship the week prior and Rhino cuts an intense promo where he calls the championship and piece of crap destroys the belt and claims he will drop Storm 15 feet head first into the ring. Rhino is the face in this angle btw. We get still photos of three weeks ago when Abyss took his mask off and left the IMPACT? Zone. Abyss is missing incase you forgot. Mesias has blood coming out of his mouth at the bell. He’d have lost the first blood match. This ends up outside the ring fast. The brawl around ringside for a while. Back in the ring, Rhino is in charge. Mesias with a boot to the face and he takes control of the match. Mesias gets in a good bit of offense. He goes to the top rope, frog splash attempt Rhino rolls out of the way. This sets up The Gore and Rhino gets the 3. Match was short and Sweet. James Storm runs in and lays Rhino out with a super kick yo end the segment.
Crystal with Awesome Kong and Raisha Saeeed. Saeed cuts promos on the Knockouts division and it ends with Kong and Hernandez having a staredown.
Match Number 5 is Awesome Kong vs Salinas. Salinas with side kicks to start. Salinas takes an ass whopping. She gets tossed around. Salinas starts throwing haymakers. Doesn’t work. King with a spinning back fist followed by an Awesome Bomb and Kong gets the 3.
Crystal is backstage with ODB and Gail Kim they are facing Kong for the Knockouts Title at Destination X. ODB has a dip in.
Mike Tenay and Don West run down the Destination X card.
Main Event Time! It’s Christian Cage Vs Kurt Angle in a Six Sides of Steel Match. This starts off with chain wrestling then it starts to pick up and these guys beat the hell out of each other. A little more aggressive inside of the cage, shows what a cage does to how you prepare. Idk if that’s the approach they had going into the match but that’s how it comes off in exaction. Kurt Angle powerbombz Christian into the cage. We see a replay of that. Kurt hits a suplex in the middle of the ring. Kurt’s in control uses the cage to his advantage tosses Cage repeatedly into it. Headlock time! Christian fights out of it but no go Christian gets slingshotted into the cage. Kurt goes for the Angle Slam but Christian reverses into a DDT this gets a replay. Christian is now in full control of the match. Christian with a frog splash off the top. This too gets a replay. Angle sends Christian into the cage again. Christian with an arm drag, he’s got counters for that Angle Slam. Kurt on top of cage Christian pulls him down. Both men on top rope. They are battling it out. Christian goes up top Kurt Finally gets the Angle Slam from the top of the turnbuckle. Another replay. Kurt at the door Christian drags Kurt to the middle of the ring. Ankle lock Christian rolls out gets to the door so close another ankle lock Christian is drug back in. Unprettier countered and Christian goes face first into cage. Angle with the German Suplexes Christian gets out before the 3rd German attempt. Both men on cage again Kurt has an ankle lock in on top rope. Christian does like a tuck and roll and Kurt takes the biggest flat back bump I’ve seen in some time. Christian tied up in the ropes Kurt tries to go through door but he’s blocking Kurt from leaving so Kurt climbs the Cage. Christie. Chases after him both are on the outside of the cage elbowing each other in the head. They both go tumbling down and Earl Hebner gives the match to Christian. This match was a ton of fun.
Angle Tomko and AJ lock Christian in the cage with them and soften him up for Sunday Joe Is at ring side trying to get in the cage he scales the cage Tomko stops him and we go off the air.
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Impact Wrestling Spoilers for 1/19/23 - Atlanta, GA
in TNA WRESTLING (Though it forever be Impact)
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The show starts off with a tribute to Jay Briscoe. I thought this was classy it was a graphic and Tom Hannifan in a voiceover given condolences to the Pugh family on behalf of Impact Wrestling.
Then we get Hard to Kill Highlights looks like an exciting show. I'll be watching it once it becomes available to me. The PPV is 40 bucks on Fite and I don't feel like spending 40 bucks for the PPV when I pay 6 bucks for Ultimate Insiders and will get the PPV 30 days after it aired.
We are live from Da Motha Ship tonight, Center Stage Theater Atlanta, Ga.
The new Knockouts World Champion Mickie James comes out to the ring in what i'd describe as a Macho Man in Denim look if Randy Savage wore booty shorts. I'm a fan of Mickie's outfit. Mickie says that the Last Rodeo may be over so are they dropping the if Mickie looses she's retiring gimmick? Bully Ray interrupts Mickie. A You Tapped Out chant breaks out. Bully tapped to Josh at Hard to Kill. Bully points for Mickie to leave. Mickie ain't leavin'. A Get Out Bully chant starts. Bully starts yelling at the crowd. Then tells Mickie she wasn't in the main event at Hard to Kill. The crowd responds with a Yes She Was chant. Her and Jordynne Grace were the last match. Bully says he was the main event not him vs Josh Alexander. I have not seen that match but if anybody carried anybody it probably wasn't Bully Ray carrying Josh Alexander. Bully also takes credit for the sellout then gets salty that he breaks his back for Impact has brought it back to relevance and the people don't cheer him they cheer for Mickie. He also takes exception to everyone talking about Josh Alexander not the man who made Josh Alexander, him Bully Ray. Mickie James says she read a headline that said "Bully Ray Taps Out". What paper was that in? Bully gives Mickie a warning now, she better choose her words wisely. Mickie says she respects Bully as a wrestler but not as a man. She also pretty much says make her leave the ring. Before things can get uncomfortable Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans make their way to the entrance ramp. Tasha makes sure to point out she isn't a fan of Bully rays but she wants to see him smack Mickie. So Tasha advocates man of woman violence if the women is an advisory of hers? Boy wrasslin' sure is wacky! Steelz and Evans are in the ring now and Steelz turns her attention towards one Mickie James. She asks Mickie what is she really celebrating? Then says the real headline reads "You still can't beat Tasha Steelz" which gets a reaction from the crowd. Mickie's gonna talk but Tasha grabs the mic from her. Bully fans the flames enticing a fight. Steelz lets Mickie know that she is gonna beat Mickie again and take the Knockouts title from her. Steelz and Evans beat down Mickie as Bully Grabs a table. Newest Impact acquisition Frankie Kazarian and Jordynne Grace run down and make the save for Mickie. The New Director of Authority Santino Marella comes out his theme music sounds like the theme to a 70s cop show. Needless to say I am a fan of the theme. Santino says he knows he has to make a match he's having a hard time figuring out the math and then all of a sudden Ernest "The Cat" Miller comes out Dressed like Sam Jackson's Shaft but with his patented red loafers. Miller reminds everybody he was the commissioner of WCW Monday Nitro and tells Santino to make the match. Santino is about to make the match. Bully Ray is walking off Santino stops him then Bully says he doesn't listen to WCW regents. Ernest Miller ain't afraid to fight. Santino lets "Bobby Ray" know that he has the power to fire him. A Bobby Ray chant breaks out the crowd were all too happy to chant that. Satino makes the match; Mickie, Grace and Kazarian vs Bully, Steelz and Evans. Ernest Miller saYS Somebody Call My Momma and we go to break. That was a long talking segment to start the show, so long Impact broke it up into two parts on YouTube, but hey it lead to match and some longterm storytelling as Tasha Steelz is still gunnin' Mickie and that Knockouts Championship. Plus we got some wackiness with new DOA Santino Marella who wears a badge around his neck like he's a narcotics officer. I like seeing Ernest Miller randomly on TV as much as the next person but if Satino was gonna make a tag match wouldn't Teddy Long have been a more appropriate cameo? I mean if you need somebody to beat up the Yung Dragons Ernest Miller he's your man but a tag match playa? thats Teddy Long all day.
Match Number 1 is the aforementioned Mickie James, Jordynne Grace and Frankie Kazarian vs Tasha Steelz, Savannah Evans and Bully "Don't Call Me Bobby" Ray. Grace and Steelz start out. Tasha gets the upper hand quickly Grace gets the upper hand, body slam Grace motions to Evans to get in the ring. Steelz tags in Evans and the two women go at it. Grace makes quick work of Evans and motions that she wants Bully. A Bobby Ray chant breaks out. Bully turns his back on Grace so Grace taps him on his shoulder gets in his face Bully acts like he's gonna get in the ring and then boom a clubbing forearm from Evans to the back of Jordynne Grace. Evans takes over the match with a series of shoulder tackles in the corner. Grace fights out of a full nelson and makes the hot tag to Mickie James. Mickie makes up for the size and strength disadvantage with the quickness. Evans takes over and slows it down. Mickie with some spinning kicks but then she eats a clothesline from Evans. Evans back in control. Evans with a sick ass double underhook suplex. Mickie hits a hurricaronna followed by a Thesz Press. Steelz tries to enter the ring, Ref is distracted, Evans whips Mickie into the ropes Bully grabs her by the hair and tosses her to the mat. The crowd did not appreciate that at all. We go to break and when we come back from break Steelz is in the ring with Mickie. Bully tags in, lifts Mickie up body slams her and then taunts Mickie. Bully is unhinged. i will say I may not think Bully Ray should be in a high profile position in a nationally televised wrestling promotion but he is a really good heel, his charater work is aces. He's on the mat asking Mickie were is all her tough talk now as she's laying there. they do the New Japan face to face as you get up spot without the faCE SLAPS WELL Mickie slaps Bully when they get to their feet. another body slam. Evans is tagged back in, and she's like a cat playing with a mouse. steelz is tagged in and its save to say that Mickie is getting The Ricky Morton in her opponents corner. Micie makes a comeback another hurricaronna she goes for the tag but eats a pump kick from Steelz. The Ricky Morton continues. Mickie makes another comeback gets the tag to Grace and Grace makes quick work of Steelz and Evans. Grace hit a Vader Bomb that Vader wishes he could have done in his prime. Grace lifts Bully up crowd goes crazy Bully gets out of it and chops Grace in the chest. Kazarain finally gets involved in this match flying forearming Bully Ray who leaves the ring walks up the ramp and leaves the match, Evans slugs Kaz right in the face her and Steelz tries a double whip and Kaz knocks them into one another. Mickie is up on the top rope flying Thesz Press into roll up for the 3. After the match the new number one contender for the Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich comes out to confront the holder of the Knockouts Champion Mickie James. I enjoyed that match it was a hot tag opener. Bully Ray and Frankie Kazarain almost had the night off I don't think either of them took a real bump. . It seems to me that they were planting the seeds for a Jordynne Grace Bully Ray match up which I'm all for the reaction Grace got when she hoisted Bully up on her shoulders if they ever wanted to have another Women as World Champion wrestling the men I think they have her in Jordynne Grace.
Santino and The Cat are backstage. Satino brings up the number one contender for next week he walks down the hallway sees one Dirty Dango also known as Fandango references the fashion police then Steve Macklin shows up pissed the man he pinned at Hard to Kill, Rich Swann is in the 6 way and not him Dirty Dango gets involed and want's a match with Macklin. Santino Makes the match.
Match Number 2 is Deonna Purrazzo vs Ashley D’Amboise in a battle of the former NXT Wrestlers. It’s Purrazzo’s match early on she works over Ashley’s arm. Ashley makes a quick comeback but Purrazzo regains control in quick succession. Purrazzo keeps her offense primarily mat based. Ashley tries another comeback but she’s an elbow and then a boot. Ashley with a kick to the face followed by a rolling one I breaker. Deonna hits a powerbomb followed by a piledriver she calls The Queens Gambit for the 3. That was almost all Deonna.
Gia Miller is backstage well under the stage in the basement of Center Stage searching for PCO. She seems nervous. She finds PCO and he shakes a chain link fence and she runs away.
Ashley D’Amboise is backstage and X Division Champion Trey Miguel joins her and compliments her on her match. Did he see the match? He says it was really really pretty good. He’s being condescending. Mike Jackson shows up and he ain’t having it. He’s not gonna put up with Trey disrespecting a lady. This sets up Trey Miguel vs Mike Jackson for the X Division Championship for im presuming next week.
Match Number 3 Taylor Wilde Vs Killer Kelly. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Killer Kelly wrestle before. She’s got a cool entrance. Dueling chants to start before they even tie up. Killer Kelly with a side suplex right out the gate. They take turns stuffing each other. Well I don’t know if they were stuffing each other but it looked snuff. Wilde hits a Suplex she rolls into a guillotine choke. A faint Taylor chant breaks out but it tinned into clapping. Kelly lifts Wilde up charges her into the corner whips her into the ropes and hits a big boot right to Taylor Wildes face. Now Kelly punches Wilde in the face a few times on the mat. Wilde tried a comeback but Kelly Dead’s that but Wilde starts throwing strikes. Wilde with some running offense. Missile Dropkick. Killer charges at Taylor who double stomps Kelly’s head into the ring apron. Killer takes full control with a series of head butts then a suplex to the turnbuckle followed by a hesitation drop kick. A couple of roll up attempts and Killer Kelly gets in a choke hold and Taylor Wilde Taps. I really liked this match both women brought the heat. I’m liking this Version of Taylor Wilde I remember when she was in red white & blue missile dropkicking Awesome Kong now she’s wearing all black calling herself the people’s witch and double stomping fools heads into the ring apron.
We get a clip from BTI, Deaner in the “next step in the process” has Callihan Cactus Driver 97’s Delirious.
We are now backstage Callihan seems to be contemplating his decision as Deaner with the rest of The Design with him assures Calihan he made the right choice. It’s gonna be a 7 step initiation process he’s made the right choice for the first 2 steps 5 to go. Next week Callihan step 3 in that six shooter number won contenders match next week. Big Khan tells him if he looses there will be consequences. This all ends with Deaner and Sami in a Monsters Ball Match doesn’t it?
We now have Santino Marella backstage with with Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champ Josh Alexander and he’s explaining the Six Shooter Challenges double meaning to The Champ. Josh leaves Gisselle Shaw shows up and wants a tag partner she hasn’t been getting along with her partners but it totally hasn’t been her fault. Nobody wants to be her partner so Santino is gonna have to funds her a tag partner.
Match 4 is Steve Macklin Vs Dirty Dango. Dango has cool British New Wave sounding theme music. Macklin is in the drivers seat early on in this match. Dango makes a comeback after a failed sunset flip attempt. Chops from Dango. Macklin hits a knee on a back body drop attempt. He’s in full control now. Chinlock on Dango the crowd claps him out of it. Macklin with a Rovk Bottom where his opponent lands on his knee. Dango with a belly to back suplex he has the crowd clapping in excitement. Dango with a side Russian leg sweep. Dango sways his hips runs the ropes and hits a leg drop then a falcon arrow now he goes to the top rope but Macklin leaves the ring so Dango leaps onto him on the outside then goes for a tornado ddt but Macklin back body drops him back into the ring puts him on the top turnbuckle tree of woe style tackles him then his a double arm DDT for the 3. Really good match.
Gia Miller is backstage with Cardona and Myers we are getting these two Vs Ace Austin and Chris Bey next week on Impact. Myers cuts a promo on the two and Moose shows up and tries to say that their string of bad luck started when Joe Hendry beat Cardona for the Digital Media Championship. Cardona vows to win his Championship back.
We get the sit down interview between Dave Lagrecco and Tommy Dreamer. First of all I dont really wanna see Bully Ray Vs Tommy Dreamer in 2023. This is being treated like the legacy feud of this company. I’m a big fan of Tommy Dreamer his ECW run is incredible. But at this point in his career he should be the Gedo to Alexander’s Okada until he turns on him and Joins up with Ace Austin when the finally make him Impacts version of Jay White. So I guess that means Impacts gonna have to sign Barbarians sons as a tag team and have Raven shuffle out to the ring with them wielding a kendo stick. But I digress, this furthers the Bully-Dreamer feud. It’s personal Dreamer and Bully are fighting over the air on Dave’s show Busted Open. Dreamer brings up bringing Bully into ECW and pairing him up with Devon speaking of Devon he’s not with WWE anymore so we might be seeing Devon back in Impact soon. I’d like to see Team 3D reunite to exact revenge on MCMG for “breaking them up” in the first place but Devon will most likely be involved in this Bully Ray vs Tommy Dreamer feud.
Kevin Kelly Voiceover time tonight on New Japan on AXS it Jay White Vs Kazuchika Okada from Wrestle Kingdom. That’s a really good match search that out if you haven’t already seen it.
So it’s Pit Fight Time is match 5 your main event of Speed Ball Mike Bailey vs Kenny King. They took the ropes off the ring and it’s gonna be more of a shoot fight UWFI/BattlArts Style i believe. Kenny is wearing gold lamè boxing style trunks and Mike Bailey is wearing Steve Blackmans pants. The ref who is all black reminiscent of an MMA ref gives the rules there is no pin falls or DQ it’s submission or KO to win this one. The crowd does the Steve Austin What Chant as the ref explains the rules. 20 years and What is still being yelled in phases whether somebody has the mic. Steve Austin’s lasting legacy is annoying fans trying to get themselves over. This is MMA style they stalk each other around the ring throw some kicks that don’t land. Then Kenny takes down Bailey with a double leg, the grapple around the mat for a bit before both getting to their feet. They end up on the mat again. Let’s Go Speedball chant breaks out. Crowd is behind Mike Bailey here in Hotlanta. Bailey wits judo toss and King is tossed out of the ring: Back in the ring they grapple on there feet a bit Kenny takes Bailey down again then kicks him out of the ring and strikes a pose to a chorus of boos. Bailey goes to get back in the ring but Kenny kicks him straight in the face and Bailey is back outside. Mike Bailey let Kenny King back in the ring but Kenny obviously didn’t feel obliged to let Bailey back into the ring. King goes to the outside and beats up Bailey around the ring before tossing Bailey into the ring steps. Back into the ring and both men start trading strikes on their feet like this is Bloodsport. Then Kenny grabs Baileys Leg and tosses him face first into the entrance ramp. Kenny with a running knee strike. The crowd boos. Kenny taunts the crowd. Bailey I’d busted open. Kenny punches at Baileys bloody forehead as we go to break. We come back from break Kenny has Bailey on the mat Bailey gets out of it both men on their feet Bailey hits his patterned rapid succession kicks then Kenny counters with what I would call a BJJ influenced Suplex. Another Let’s Go Speedball chant starts. Kenny with a Dragon Screw. Bailey blocks a scorpion kick and then kicks Kenny straight In the face which knockouts Kenny out of the ring. Then we get some real Bloodsport Type action from Bailey as he starts kicking the shit outta Kenny. Kenny ends up on the mat like Inoki in the Ali fight and Bailey puts in an arm bar to a chorus of “tap”. Kenny lifts Bailey up and power bombs him leaving both men prone on the mat. Another Armbar from Bailey another chorus of “Tap” Bailey with kicks Kenny catches him and Dragon Screws Bailey out of the ring. Kenny then hits a blockbuster from the apron to the floor he punched Bailey in the ribs then grabs a chair and tells the crowd to shut the hell up. Back in the ring Kenny sets Bailey up for a pile driver Onto the steel chair, Bailey gets out of it charges Kenny who moves sending Bailey into the turnbuckle and Kenny sinks in a figure four. Bailey turns it around Ricky Steamboat style but they end up rolling out of the ring and Bailey kicks Kenny in the face. Bailey goes up the ramp does a massive running dropkick onto Kenny sending him to the outside. Bailey then climbs the turnbuckle rings to the top of the post and hits a corkscrew moonsault onto Kenny. Bailey goes for the Ultimate Weapon but z Kenny moves out of the way super kicks Bailey spin busters him into the ring apron rolls him into the ring and super kicks him again. Kenny has Bailey in a knee bar as the crowd chants this is awesome. Bailey hits Kenny with the chair straight to the head. He unloads on Kenny sinks in an arm bar does a double knee to the chest pummmels some more ref breaks it up Kenny puts the chair on Kenny’s head hits a karate kick and the ref calls the match. Awesome main event. The Pit Fight is here to stay I hope. I think they may have just found Mike Baileys trademark match.
Another good episode of Impact. The matches were all good the main event delivered. Storylines were progressed. Ernest Miller showed up. The only thing I may have done different is instead of the Tommy Dreamer interview I’d have aired The Briscoes Vs Divine Storm from the weekly PPV days back in 02 in full as the Impact Flashback of the Night. Sure the Briscoes last but it’s a good enough match. Shit I’ll add it at the bottom.