Impact Wrestling: Cali Combat Spoilers for 8/23/19

[DreamBroken]

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*Taped for Xplosion: Ace Austin def. Chris Bey
*Taped for Xplosion: Eddie Edwards def. Adrian Quest

Impact Wrestling - Airing August 23, 2019 from Port Hueneme, California

*Michael Elgin vs. Rhino went to a double countout and ended up in a pullapart brawl.

*The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander)(c) def. Reno Scum (Adam Thornstowe & Luster the Legend) to retain the Tag Team Championships

*Havok def. Alisha Edwards in a squash. After the match, Ace Austin came out to check on Alisha. Eddie Edwards ran out and chased Ace into the ring, where Havok chokeslammed Eddie. Ace then left with Alisha.

*Jake Crist(c) def. Rich Swann to retain the X Division Championship via rollup with tights pulled

*Willie Mack def. Trey Miguel after the Stunner.

*Sami Callihan def. Tommy Dreamer in a No DQ match after the Piledriver through a board. After the match, Sami looked to take out Dreamer with his bat but Tessa Blanchard made the save. Jake Crist then ran out and attacked Tessa. Sami hit the Piledriver on Tessa to end the show.

Edited August 24, 2019 by DreamBroken

[AxB]

Crist vs Swann was fantastic, and Willie Mack vs Trey may have been better. I'd have thought Mack would have got a home state pop, but it was a split crowd. Elgin vs Rhino seemed to be destined for a non-finish to build to a rematch, but we're apparently getting one in Mexico next week, so good. Not sure how the Mexican fans will take to them though. I continue to see no value in Ethan Page. Josh Alexander however is usually a strong performer - their match tonight wasn't as good as the last couple, but Reno Scum aren't the great working team that The Rascalz or Ortiz & Daga are. The fans seemed into them though. It's a bit of a theme with Impact taping in the houses of their partner promotions, and using said partner promotions' talent. The local fans seem more into the local stars than the international stars Impact brings in.

Ace Austin's angle with Alisha Edwards continues to develop. I'm glad she got new gear because the old outfit she wore looked too big for her and made her arms and legs look excessively skinny and fragile. Or maybe she's added a little muscle mass as well as getting new gear. Either way, she was never beating Havok without shenanigans.

Tenille Dashwood's debut promo seemed to be setting her up as a heel, saying she won't be waiting in line and it's all about her. But I'd have thought the Knockouts division was a bit heel heavy and babyface light at the moment. We'll see. It might be a set-up, or someone's turning.

[DreamBroken]

Good show. Digging the Elgin/Rhino feud. Always enjoy what little we get of Alisha in the ring. Love the idea of Moose vs. Shamrock, that could be fun.  Nice tie in having the flashback moment be Shamrock's title win from the first show.   Great stuff from Rich/Jake again and Mack/Trey. Main event was a pretty fun brawl.