This week on Impact Wrestling, the Impact World Championship Contenders Tournament Finals close the show as Ace Austin and Trey Miguel look to relive their rivalry in the main event! Plus, new Impact World Tag Team Championship contenders are crowned. All that and more on this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling!
We are on tape from the Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tenn. Josh Mathews and Madison Rayne have the call for this week.
Kylie Rae & Susie vs. Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz
Winner by pinfall: Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz
Rating: 2.75 out of 5 stars
A really solid opener. Steelz and Susie worked really well together as characters, while Kylie Rae and Hogan carried the bulk of the work. Everyone looked great in a fun start.
Joseph P. Ryan (w/Dave & Jake Crist) vs. Crazzy Steve
Winner by pinfall: Joseph P. Ryan
Rating: 1.75 out of 5 stars
Garden variety stuff here with a finish you could see coming from miles away. Ryan’s character hasn’t really taken off and Steve just feels like a warm body booked during an emergency.
Rohit Raju vs. Chase Stevens
Winner by pinfall: Rohit Raju
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
The booking here was the right idea, though Raju has never really been that spectacular in the ring and might just need a push out of necessity with what they have to work with. If they are feeding him to Rhino, then what are we really doing here?
Post-match, Rhino hits Raju with a Gore.
Rayne and Swinger really grow on me in these segments, where I otherwise consider them low points of the show. Rayne’s dirty looks when she gets annoyed with Swinger hamming it up somehow make this all work.
Tag Team Contenders Match: The Rascalz (Dez & Wentz) vs. Fallah Bahh & TJP
Winners by pinfall: The Rascalz
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Incredible tag contender match with the expected great in-ring work from TJP and The Rascalz. Bahh was a surprise as it looks like he has reached his peak in the ring and is in real control of the character, as well as being able to move around and display his athleticism. With everyone at their best, this will be hard to beat.
Rosemary might be one of Impact’s most versatile performers because she fits hand-in-glove in this new comedic character as she tries to seduce the ultimate goofball.
Elgin made Shamrock look great here and Shamrock has really stepped it up since the Callihan feud. This was a good return for Shamrock and actually made you want to see the match.
Impact World Championship Contenders Tournament Finals: Ace Austin vs. Wentz
Winner by pinfall: Ace Austin
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
While the booking here was way out of left field, it delivered as you’d expect in the ring. Wentz being angry to kick it off added to it a little more, but not sure what the motivation would be.
This was a good video package as far as intrigue, though it’s kind of a risky move to advertise a whole batch of WWE recent releases as a potential star for Slammiversary. Then again, unprecedented times!



