IMPACT Wrestling Review 2-25-20



IMPACT Wrestling 2-25-20
From Las Vegas, NV
Available on AXS TV
By Dylan Hager

Tuesday night! Time for IMPACT! We start this week by looking at Tessa's win over Ace at Sacrifice last weekend. We see Scott D'Amore making Ace vs Tessa for the X Division Title tonight!

Josh and Don are on the call. Time for out first match!

Rob Van Dam vs Daga
RVD is accompanied by Katie Forbes of course. Daga gets off to a quick start and dives over the top onto RVD. Josh and Don kept going back to Katie being on her phone throughout the match. RVD took control of the match. Katie walked to the back during the match, allowing Daga to make a comeback on the distracted RVD. Rob left to find Katie, so Daga wins by count out. Lame way to start the show. Winner: Daga (countout)

RVD finds Katie backstage. Katie is complaining about social media trolls. Joey Ryan comes up and sympathies with RVD and Katie.

Gabby is backstage with Jordynne Grace. Jordynne issues an open challenge, and Madison interrupts. Madison says she isn't challenging Jordynne, but she will find an opponent for Jordynne.

Josh and Don look at tonight's card. We have Elgin vs Eddie, Ace vs Tess,and the return of Gut Check.

Rohit Raju vs Wentz
We take a look at Rohit costing the Rascalz at Sacrifice before the match starts. The other members of both Desi Hit Squad and The Rascalz are at ringside. Good back and forth quick paced action to start the match. Rohit picked up the advantage heading into a commercial break. Wentz took over and went up top, but Shera interfered. Rohit took advantage of the distracted Wentz and won with a double stomp. Really good match, better than I expected. Winner: Rohit Raju

A ICU interruption occurs after the match. Interested to see where this is going.

Ace Austin promo backstage. He says tonight match should be for Tessa's World Title, not his title. Ace says he will beat Tessa and become the youngest IMPACT Champion of all time.

OVE promo backstage. Dave says they need a new leader, and maybe Fulton will be the leader.

Knockout's Title: Jordynne Grace (c) vs Miranda Alize 
Madison is out with Alize. Good back and forth to start. Miranda got in more offense than I would have guessed. Grace turned it on late. Miranda tried to stay with her, but Jordynne retained with the Grace Driver. Better and more competitive match than I expected. Winner: Jordynne Grace

Gabby is backstage with The North. Next week it will be The North vs Bahh and TJP in a non title match. Great promo from the champs.

Chris Bey vignette. Can't wait to see Bey in IMPACT.

Rosemary sneaks up on Havok backstage. She tells Havok that it will be Havok vs Su next week in a No DQ match.

Match #4 in the Best of 5 Series (Elgin leads 2-1): Michael Elgin vs Eddie Edwards
This match was taped at a Pro Wrestling Revolver show earlier this month. This match started out a little slower than their last couple of matches, but that is not a bad thing. This many matches into a rivalry, different is good. Eddie and Mike have good chemistry. The match did pick up into the normal Elgin and Eddie back and forth. Eddie rolled up Elgin for the three count. Winner: Eddie Edwards (Series tied 2-2)

Next week we will have The North vs Fallah Bahh and TJP, Havok vs Su, and Moose vs Petey Williams.

This weeks IMPACT Plus Flashback Moment of the Week is Jeff Hardy vs Mr. Anderson from Against All Odds 2011.

Gabby is backstage with Petey Williams and Scott D'Amore. They promote the TNA show Mania weekend. Moose interrupts them and says that TNA is dead. Decent segment to set up their match next week.

Willie Mack and Johnny Swinger backstage. Swinger is still trying to get Mack to be his partner. Disco freaking Inferno interrupts. Disco says he should be Mack's partner. Swinger and Disco end up being partners.

Gut Check time. This has a much different feel than the last time they did a Gut Check gimmick. This has much more of a "Tough Enough" feel. Looks like the full episode is available on IMPACT Plus.

X Division Title: Ace Austin (c) vs Tessa Blanchard
Incredibly quick start to this one with Tessa getting the early momentum. Ace used power advantage to gain control. Ace spent the majority of the match working over Tessa's midsection. Tessa made her comeback. Taya interfered and speared Tessa causing the DQ. Taya continued to pound on Tessa after the match. Winner: Tessa Blanchard (DQ)

Overall a pretty good show. Not crazy about starting the show with a countout and ending with a DQ, but at least Ace vs Tessa was good. Looking forward to The North vs TJP and Fallah next week,

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