IMPACT Wrestling 2-4-20
From Mexico City, Mexico
Available on AXS TV
By Dylan Hager
Happy Tuesday Night Wrestling!! Time for IMPACT!
We start this week with a look at the Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards rivalry.
Here comes the champ! Tessa's out to address Ace Austin. She mentions there upcoming match at Sacrifice, and she calls out Ace. Out comes the X Division Champ along with Reno Scum. It looks like Thornstowe is going to get a match with the champ.
Tessa Blanchard vs Adam Thornstowe
The two go back and forth early. Luster tries to interfere, but ends up costing Thornstowe instead. Tessa nails a couple kicks and goes for the Buzzsaw, but Thornstowe blocks the DDT. Tessa goes for a dive onto Luster, but Luster catches and slams her. Thornstowe works over Tessa in the ring. Tessa tries to come back, but a hair pull stops her. Thornstowe continues to use his size and power to work over the champ. Thornstowe does the "Tessa" wink and goes for a moonsault, but Tessa moves. Tessa mounts a comeback and hits a running rana. Tessa gets him up for a Samoan Drop, and she follows up with two suicide dives and a front flip dive off the top to the floor. Big cutter from Tessa gets a two count. Tessa goes for the Buzzsaw again, but it is again blocked. Thornstowe goes for a DDT of his own, but Tessa counters into the Buzzsaw for the win. Winner: Tessa Blanchard Solid match. Tessa is very good in the ring, and Ace and Reno Scum are SO hateable.
After the match, Ace distracts Tessa, and Luster attacks from behind. Scum holds Tessa as Ace goes after her, but out comes Tommy Dreamer for the save! Tommy and his kendo stick clear the ring, and the champ and the legend stand tall.
We go backstage to Hogan and Madison. Taya ask them to help her in her title match against Jordynne next week, but Rayne and Hogan are having nothing to do with it.
We see footage from during the break, Tommy has challenged Ace to a Falls Count Anywhere match, and Don and Josh say that will be tonight's main event. Also tonight is OVE vs Daga and Dr. Wagner Jr.and Rosemary vs Susie. Ace vs Tessa and Moose vs Rhino have been announced for Sacrifice.
Rhino vs Taurus
Third straight week of Taurus, and I do not hate it one bit. Stalemate early as both men attempt shoulder blocks to no affect. Taurus finally knocks Rhino off his feet and to the floor. Taurus works over Rhino on the outside, and takes the advantage back into ring. Rhino fights back, but his met with a headbutt. Taurus continues to work over the shoulder of Rhino. Taurus takes Rhino to his knees and connects with a running knee. Taurus goes up top for a dive, but Rhino moves out of the way. Rhino with a series of strikes and a big clothesline. Rhino connects with a belly-to-belly suplex for two. Taurus counters and lands a series of strikes of his own. Rhino comes back with a spine-buster and sets up the Gore, but Moose comes down and takes out both men. Taurus connects with a headbutt on Moose, and Rhino finishes off Moose with a Gore. No Contest Decent enough match. Pretty slow pace. It is a shame Taurus is just the third wheel in this rivalry.
Elgin is backstage cutting a promo on Eddie Edwards. Elgin says he is going to win the best-of-five and then win the World Title.
Swinger is backstage hyping himself up. He challenges Shera to a match on behalf of his "partner" Willie Mack. Shera accepts. Willie probably won't be too happy about this.
IMPACT Plus Flashback Moment of the Week time! This week we take a look at Team 3D vs Beer Money vs MCMG from Sacrifice 2010.
Taya approaches Rosemary backstage for help next week, but Rosemary locks James Mitchell in a room and tells Taya that she is busy.
Back from the break, Havok comes to rescue Mitchell, but Rosemary chokes her out. Looks like Rosemary vs Susie is going to be without outside interference. Speaking of that match...
Rosemary vs Susie
Absolutely love this story and I cannot wait for this match! Rosemary welcomes Susie into the match and invites Susie to strike her. Susie offers and hand shake. Rosemary tries to get Susie to chokeslam her, but Susie pulls away. When Susie won't fight Rosemary, Rosemary slaps her. Rosemary pulls out the glove of Su Yung and slaps Susie. Susie puts on the glove and attacks Rosemary. Susie goes for the mandible claw. Rosemary escapes the ring and gets Susie to follow her to the back. The match gets thrown out as the fight backstage. They fight to the stairwell where we last saw Su Yung. Rosemary has the noose Havok used and wraps it around Susie's neck as she screams "Wake up, Su." Susie transforms back into Su Yung as Havok approaches the stairwell, and the two stare each other down.No Contest I absolutely love this story. Now that Su is back, will she go right after Havok and Mitchell? Will she align with Rosemary or fight her as well? So many questions left to be answered.
Back from the break, Mitchell finds Havok and Rosemary laid out in the stairwell. Rosemary starts laughing, and Mitchell says that they are all doomed.
TJP vs Vikingo
Well this should be completely different from that last match. Fallah Bahh is out with TJP. Crowd is solidly behind Vikingo. Both men show off their technical skill and speed to start the match. The two exchange strikes and counters. Vikingo hits a springboard spear and a rana to give him the advantage. TJP ducks a baseball slide, but Vikingo lands a superkick. Vikingo comes off the apron with a shooting star press. TJP lands a gut buster back in the ring and follows up with a slingshot splash. TJP locks in a butterfly submission, but Vikingo escapes and locks in a submission of his own. TJP escapes and goes after the arm of Vikingo. TJP hits a side leg sweep for a two count. TJP continues to work over the arm, but Vikingo counters with a cross arm breaker. TJP comes back with a Muta lock. The two exchange chops, and Vikingo dropkicks TJP to the floor. Vikingo hits a dive over the corner onto TJP. Vikingo hits a guillotine leg drop with TJP stuck on the second rope, but TJP is out at two. TJP hits a tombstone and follows up with a top rope splash, but Vikingo is out at two. TJP goes up top again, but Vikingo stops him. Vikingo hits running double knees in the corner. Vikingo goes up top, but TJP hits a superplex and floats into an octopus hold. Back to exchanging strikes. TJP goes for the detonation kick, but Vikingo counters. TJP counters the counter with a STF, and Vikingo has to tap out. Winner: TJP Very good match. Very impressed with Vikingo, and TJP is always good in the ring.
The North come out and attack both TJP and Vikingo, but Fallah runs off the champs.
Katie Forbes approaches Joey backstage. She distracts him as RVD attacks from behind. RVD and Katie do what RVD and Katie do before walking off.
After the break, Gabby approaches RVD and Katie backstage. RVD says he has a match with Joey next week.
OVE vs Daga and Dr. Wagner Jr.
OVE is being represented by the Crist brothers. adman Fulton and Wagner's son are at ringside. Dave and Wagner start off. They exchange holds until Wagner gains the advantage and nails Dave with a kick. Wagner catches Crist with a snap slam, and Jake tags in. Wagner quickly takes control of Jake. Wagner hits a cutter out of the corner, and Wagner tags in Daga. They exchange DVDs, and Daga hits a baseball slide. Dave uses a Jake distraction take out Daga on the outside. Dave gets tagged in, but Daga quickly takes out Dave. Wagner and Jake both get tags, and Wagner takes it right to Jake. Wagner hits a German suplex and tags in Daga. Wagner and Daga hit running strikes in the corner. Daga hits a brain buster, but Dave breaks up the pinfall. Jake lands a series of kicks on Daga . Dave tags in, and OVE works the double team on Daga. Spike piledriver from OVE, but Wagner breaks up the pin. Wagner sends Jake to outside and hits a running dive off the apron. Daga hits his finish on Dave for the win. Winners: Daga and Dr. Wagner Jr.
Fulton takes out Daga, Wagner, and Wagner's son after the match.
Swinger comes up to Willie backstage and ask what Willie's heat is with Shera. Swinger tells Willie that Shera challenged Willie for a match next week, and Willie is game. Mack makes it clear that they are not a team and walks away from Swinger.
Next week we have Elgin vs Eddie in the second match of their best-of-five series, Taya vs Jordynne for the Knockouts Title, RVD vs Joey Ryan, and Fulton vs Daga. Main event time!!
Street Fight: Tommy Dreamer vs Ace Austin
So I guess this is just a street fight and not a falls count anywhere. Ace quickly hits a couple forearms, but Tommy sends him to the floor. Ace comes back with a kick, but Tommy suplexes him onto the ramp. Tommy breaks out the plunder and throws a trashcan at Ace. Dreamer puts on a sombrero and works over Ace with a crutch. The fight spills into the crowd as we take a commercial break. Back from commercial, they are still in the crowd. Ace hits a dive out of the crowd onto Tommy. Dreamer sweeps the leg with Ace on the apron. Tommy traps Ace's arm in a chair, and hits that chair with another chair. Dreamer goes for the DDT, but Ace slams Tommy onto a chair. Ace uses his card to slice Tommy's forehead, and Dreamer has color. Ace connects with multiple chair shots the back of Dreamer, and the X Division Champ brings out a table. Dreamer kicks a chair into Ace's face and connects with a middle rope elbow on the chair and Ace. Dreamer with the jabs and bionic elbow on Ace, and he follows up with a cutter. Ace kicks out at two, and Tommy goes for the kendo stick. Ace ducks the kendo and connects with a leg drop to the back of Tommy. Ace connects with several kendo shots to Dreamer, but Dreamer ducks and hits the White Russian Leg-sweep. Ace out at two, and he comes back with a spinning heel kick for two. Dreamer with the testicular claw and a DDT for a two count. Dreamer sends Ace into a chair and slams him through the table, but Ace kicks out at two. Dreamer introduces a ladder. Ace counters a DVD with a backstabber. Ace goes up top, but Tommy cuts him off. Dreamer positions the ladder between the top and middle ropes. Ace hits Tommy with his cane, and Tommy falls onto the ladder. Ace hits the Fold for the win. Winner: Ace Austin Entertaining main event, as you would expect with Tommy and Ace. Ace is SO good and SO easy to hate!
Solid show tonight. Good opener with Tessa. The continuation of the Rosemary/Su/Havok storyline was good. Daga and Vikingo showed off their technical skills, and Tommy and Ace brought us home with a solid street fight. Can't wait for Elgin vs Eddie and Taya vs Jordynne next week!