Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week follows up not only the UK tour but also last week’s Turning Point PPV (even though this week’s show was taped before both – hence Shelley wrestling in the main event). Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Tasha Steelz def. Deonna Purrazzo The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
After being unable to dethrone Mk Ultra as Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, the alliance between Deonna Purrazzo and Tasha Steelz implodes! Steelz gains the early advantage with a head scissors takedown. Purrazzo ties her up, then delivers a dropkick to the ribs. They go counter for counter and both Knockouts are down following a double clothesline. Purrazzo hits a side Russian leg sweep, then locks in the Fujiwara Armbar. Steelz fights free and locks in her own version of the Venus de Milo. Purrazzo transitions...
Match #1: Tasha Steelz def. Deonna Purrazzo The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
After being unable to dethrone Mk Ultra as Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, the alliance between Deonna Purrazzo and Tasha Steelz implodes! Steelz gains the early advantage with a head scissors takedown. Purrazzo ties her up, then delivers a dropkick to the ribs. They go counter for counter and both Knockouts are down following a double clothesline. Purrazzo hits a side Russian leg sweep, then locks in the Fujiwara Armbar. Steelz fights free and locks in her own version of the Venus de Milo. Purrazzo transitions...
- 11/10/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Dirty Dango defeat Crazzy Steve. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Eddie Edwards def. Frankie Kazarian The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
After being unable to coexist as a tag team, Eddie Edwards and Frankie Kazarian renew their rivalry! Eddie distracts the referee, allowing Alisha to deliver a tornado Ddt to Kazarian on the outside. Moments later, Alisha clubs Kazarian in the back and the distraction gives Edwards an opportunity to strike. Kazarian bounces back with a slingshot Ddt on the hardest part of the ring. Kazarian almost puts Eddie away with his signature springboard leg drop. Eddie goes for the Blue Thunder Bomb but Kazarian counters into a pinning predicament for two. Eddie connects with a Tiger Driver but it’s not enough to keep Kazarian down.
Match #1: Eddie Edwards def. Frankie Kazarian The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
After being unable to coexist as a tag team, Eddie Edwards and Frankie Kazarian renew their rivalry! Eddie distracts the referee, allowing Alisha to deliver a tornado Ddt to Kazarian on the outside. Moments later, Alisha clubs Kazarian in the back and the distraction gives Edwards an opportunity to strike. Kazarian bounces back with a slingshot Ddt on the hardest part of the ring. Kazarian almost puts Eddie away with his signature springboard leg drop. Eddie goes for the Blue Thunder Bomb but Kazarian counters into a pinning predicament for two. Eddie connects with a Tiger Driver but it’s not enough to keep Kazarian down.
- 7/7/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Jody Threat defeat Nevaeh. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Brian Myers & The Good Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler) def. oVe The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Brian Myers looks to lead The Good Hands to victory against oVe! Fulton puts his strength on display as he slams all three of his opponents simultaneously. Myers distracts Crist on the top rope, allowing Skyler to gain control. Myers and The Good Hands cut off the ring as they begin to wear Crist down. Crist hits a diving forearm to Skyler, creating an opening and allowing him to make the tag to Callihan. Moments later, Moose appears out of nowhere and pushes Crist off the top rope. Myers capitalizes with the Roster Cut clothesline to win.
My Score:...
Match #1: Brian Myers & The Good Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler) def. oVe The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Brian Myers looks to lead The Good Hands to victory against oVe! Fulton puts his strength on display as he slams all three of his opponents simultaneously. Myers distracts Crist on the top rope, allowing Skyler to gain control. Myers and The Good Hands cut off the ring as they begin to wear Crist down. Crist hits a diving forearm to Skyler, creating an opening and allowing him to make the tag to Callihan. Moments later, Moose appears out of nowhere and pushes Crist off the top rope. Myers capitalizes with the Roster Cut clothesline to win.
My Score:...
- 6/23/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that the match between Seleziya Sparx and Tara Rising Ends in a No Contest thanks to interference from Masha Slamovich. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Chris Bey def. Jason Hotch The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Before The Good Hands challenge ABC for the Impact World Tag Team Titles tomorrow night at Against All Odds, momentum is up for grabs! Bey goes for a springboard but Hotch cuts him off and sends him toppling to the floor. Bey avoids some aerial offense, then builds momentum with a Flatliner for two. Bey attempts the Art of Finesse but Hotch counters into a Blue Thunder Bomb. Both men exchange pin attempts with Bey gaining the upper-hand to win.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Heath def. Champagne Singh The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.
Match #1: Chris Bey def. Jason Hotch The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Before The Good Hands challenge ABC for the Impact World Tag Team Titles tomorrow night at Against All Odds, momentum is up for grabs! Bey goes for a springboard but Hotch cuts him off and sends him toppling to the floor. Bey avoids some aerial offense, then builds momentum with a Flatliner for two. Bey attempts the Art of Finesse but Hotch counters into a Blue Thunder Bomb. Both men exchange pin attempts with Bey gaining the upper-hand to win.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Heath def. Champagne Singh The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.
- 6/9/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
“No way,” Anne Kaufman gasps when asked whether she would have been ready to direct The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window around 20 years ago, a time when she was first drawn to the piece.
In her 30s, Kaufmann — her own institution within the New York theater community — would have been around the same age as scribe Lorraine Hansberry when she wrote her second play, a piece that had been mostly lost to time after being derided by critics in its initial Broadway run in 1964. It followed 1959’s A Raisin in the Sun, which made Hansberry the first Black female playwright to have their work produced on a Broadway stage.
“I think her combination of realism, slight cynicism, and passion and hope are kind of astonishing and, of course, this is all happening in her 20s and 30s. I mean, who knows what could have happened had she lived, but no way,...
In her 30s, Kaufmann — her own institution within the New York theater community — would have been around the same age as scribe Lorraine Hansberry when she wrote her second play, a piece that had been mostly lost to time after being derided by critics in its initial Broadway run in 1964. It followed 1959’s A Raisin in the Sun, which made Hansberry the first Black female playwright to have their work produced on a Broadway stage.
“I think her combination of realism, slight cynicism, and passion and hope are kind of astonishing and, of course, this is all happening in her 20s and 30s. I mean, who knows what could have happened had she lived, but no way,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw The Design (Deaner & Kon) defeat Johnny Swinger & Zicky Dice. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Trey Miguel def. Laredo Kid The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Laredo Kid battles the reigning X-Division Champion in our opening contest! Miguel is in control as he grounds the Luchador. Moments later, Kid counters a back suplex attempt and quickens the pace with a Michinoku Driver. Kid hits a springboard Moonsault to the spine of Miguel. Kid spikes Miguel on the top of his head for two. Miguel regains control with a dropkick to the back of the head. Kid counters the Lightning Spiral, prompting Miguel to rip off Kid’s mask. Miguel rolls him up to score the three count.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Jason Hotch def.
Match #1: Trey Miguel def. Laredo Kid The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Laredo Kid battles the reigning X-Division Champion in our opening contest! Miguel is in control as he grounds the Luchador. Moments later, Kid counters a back suplex attempt and quickens the pace with a Michinoku Driver. Kid hits a springboard Moonsault to the spine of Miguel. Kid spikes Miguel on the top of his head for two. Miguel regains control with a dropkick to the back of the head. Kid counters the Lightning Spiral, prompting Miguel to rip off Kid’s mask. Miguel rolls him up to score the three count.
My Score: 3 out of 5 Match #2: Jason Hotch def.
- 5/19/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Laredo Kid defeat Jack Price. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Moose & Brian Myers def. Yuya Uemura & Bhupinder Gujjar The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
The aftershocks of Hardcore War continue to be felt in this tag team showdown! Gujjar & Uemura gain the early advantage as Gujjar tosses Myers over the top rope. Gujjar and Uemura soar with in-sync springboard crossbodies, taking out both of their opponents on the floor. Moments later, Myers drives Uemura into the side of the ring. Uemura counters the Roster Cut into a double underhook suplex. Uemura makes the tag to Gujjar, who brings the fight to Moose. The pace quickens as Gujjar hits Mooose with a Spinebuster for two. Moose and Gujjar both miss their spear attempts, leading to a Slingblade from Gujjar.
Match #1: Moose & Brian Myers def. Yuya Uemura & Bhupinder Gujjar The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
The aftershocks of Hardcore War continue to be felt in this tag team showdown! Gujjar & Uemura gain the early advantage as Gujjar tosses Myers over the top rope. Gujjar and Uemura soar with in-sync springboard crossbodies, taking out both of their opponents on the floor. Moments later, Myers drives Uemura into the side of the ring. Uemura counters the Roster Cut into a double underhook suplex. Uemura makes the tag to Gujjar, who brings the fight to Moose. The pace quickens as Gujjar hits Mooose with a Spinebuster for two. Moose and Gujjar both miss their spear attempts, leading to a Slingblade from Gujjar.
- 5/8/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Heath & Rhino defeat Jack Price & Shogun. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Time Machine def. Trey Miguel, Jonathan Gresham & Mike Bailey The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
After competing against each other for the X-Division Title this past Sunday, Trey Miguel, Jonathan Gresham and Mike Bailey must now join forces to battle Time Machine! Kushida targets the arm of Miguel as he sets up for Hoverboard Lock. Sabin hits Bailey with a bulldog, followed by a kick from Kushida. Sabin continues the assaults with a running dropkick as it appears that Miguel, Gresham and Bailey are not on the same page. Bailey creates some much-needed separation with a kick to Shelley but Time Machine quickly regains control with a double team cutter. Sabin dives through the ropes,...
Match #1: Time Machine def. Trey Miguel, Jonathan Gresham & Mike Bailey The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
After competing against each other for the X-Division Title this past Sunday, Trey Miguel, Jonathan Gresham and Mike Bailey must now join forces to battle Time Machine! Kushida targets the arm of Miguel as he sets up for Hoverboard Lock. Sabin hits Bailey with a bulldog, followed by a kick from Kushida. Sabin continues the assaults with a running dropkick as it appears that Miguel, Gresham and Bailey are not on the same page. Bailey creates some much-needed separation with a kick to Shelley but Time Machine quickly regains control with a double team cutter. Sabin dives through the ropes,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Heath & Rhino defeat Champagne Singh & Shera. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) def. Tmdk (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Top tag teams collide in tonight’s opener! Haste attacks Shelley on the apron, allowing Tito to blindside Sabin at the opening bell. The Guns quickly turn the tide with slingshot crossbodies to the outside. Tito hits Sabin with a standing Blue Thunder Bomb, followed by a running cannonball from Haste to regain control. The Guns quicken the pace as Shelley makes the tag to Sabin. Haste gets caught with a tornado Ddt from Sabin. Haste comes back with a modified back suplex to Sabin. Shelley pushes Tito off the top rope. Sabin dives through the ropes,...
Match #1: Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) def. Tmdk (Shane Haste & Bad Dude Tito) The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Top tag teams collide in tonight’s opener! Haste attacks Shelley on the apron, allowing Tito to blindside Sabin at the opening bell. The Guns quickly turn the tide with slingshot crossbodies to the outside. Tito hits Sabin with a standing Blue Thunder Bomb, followed by a running cannonball from Haste to regain control. The Guns quicken the pace as Shelley makes the tag to Sabin. Haste gets caught with a tornado Ddt from Sabin. Haste comes back with a modified back suplex to Sabin. Shelley pushes Tito off the top rope. Sabin dives through the ropes,...
- 4/7/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Zicky Dice defeat Carlie Bravo. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: X-Division Championship – Trey Miguel def. Mike Jackson The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Mike Jackson looks to become the oldest X-Division Champion of all time as he challenges Trey Miguel! Jackson has him reeling in the early going until Miguel goads him into a cheap shot. Miguel crashes an burns on a springboard Moonsault attempt, providing Jackson with an opening. Jackson hits a neckbreaker but Miguel tosses him to the floor to shut down his momentum. Jackson sidesteps, sending Miguel crashing into the steel ring post. Back in the ring, Jackson goes Old School as he walks across the top rope. Miguel fights him off, then connects with Lightning Spiral to retain the X-Division Title.
Match #1: X-Division Championship – Trey Miguel def. Mike Jackson The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Mike Jackson looks to become the oldest X-Division Champion of all time as he challenges Trey Miguel! Jackson has him reeling in the early going until Miguel goads him into a cheap shot. Miguel crashes an burns on a springboard Moonsault attempt, providing Jackson with an opening. Jackson hits a neckbreaker but Miguel tosses him to the floor to shut down his momentum. Jackson sidesteps, sending Miguel crashing into the steel ring post. Back in the ring, Jackson goes Old School as he walks across the top rope. Miguel fights him off, then connects with Lightning Spiral to retain the X-Division Title.
- 1/27/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Raj Singh & Shera defeat Johnny Swinger & Zicky Dice. Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Heath def. Brian Myers The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Who will gain momentum heading into the Four-Way Elimination match for the Impact World Tag Team Titles at Hard To Kill? Heath pummels Myers with a series of shots in the corner. There’s a commotion at ringside, leading to the referee ejecting both Rhino and Cardona to the back. Heath launches himself off the apron, colliding with Myers on the floor. Myers hits a running forearm on the outside to gain control. Myers begins to fight back with a neckbreaker for two. Myers counters the Wake Up Call into the Implant Ddt for a near fall of his own. Myers hits...
Match #1: Heath def. Brian Myers The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Who will gain momentum heading into the Four-Way Elimination match for the Impact World Tag Team Titles at Hard To Kill? Heath pummels Myers with a series of shots in the corner. There’s a commotion at ringside, leading to the referee ejecting both Rhino and Cardona to the back. Heath launches himself off the apron, colliding with Myers on the floor. Myers hits a running forearm on the outside to gain control. Myers begins to fight back with a neckbreaker for two. Myers counters the Wake Up Call into the Implant Ddt for a near fall of his own. Myers hits...
- 1/13/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Welcome to this week’s review of Impact Wrestling, which this week opens with a Before the Impact match that saw Gisele Shaw defeat KiLynn King (King gets beat again! Nooooo!). Let’s get into the review…
Match #1: Taylor Wilde def. Masha Slamovich The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Before they compete in a Four-Way #1 Contenders match at Hard To Kill, Masha Slamovich and Taylor Wilde go one-on-one! Another competitor in that match, Deonna Purrazzo, joins Matthew Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan on commentary. Wilde chokes Slamovich on the ropes, then drives her face-first into the apron. Slamovich shuts down her momentum with a series of snap suplexes, including one into the corner turnbuckles. Both Knockouts are down following double clotheslines in the middle of the ring. Wilde quickens the pace, then hits a modified Codebreaker for two. Slamovich disrespects Purrazzo at ringside but that gives Wilde the opportunity to capitalize,...
Match #1: Taylor Wilde def. Masha Slamovich The following is courtesy of impactwrestling.com:
Before they compete in a Four-Way #1 Contenders match at Hard To Kill, Masha Slamovich and Taylor Wilde go one-on-one! Another competitor in that match, Deonna Purrazzo, joins Matthew Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan on commentary. Wilde chokes Slamovich on the ropes, then drives her face-first into the apron. Slamovich shuts down her momentum with a series of snap suplexes, including one into the corner turnbuckles. Both Knockouts are down following double clotheslines in the middle of the ring. Wilde quickens the pace, then hits a modified Codebreaker for two. Slamovich disrespects Purrazzo at ringside but that gives Wilde the opportunity to capitalize,...
- 1/6/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Though it received a Best Picture nomination at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022, Guillermo del Toro's re-adaptation of the William Lindsay Gresham novel "Nightmare Alley" hit theaters the same day as "Spider-Man: No Way Home" and was overshadowed by that movie's juggernaut success amid the pandemic. It makes the most of those shadows, though, filling them with smoke and "the poetry of disillusionment and existentialism," as del Toro has called it. This is a movie that lives at the carnival, where you're less likely to see any spider-men and more likely to see a woman with a spider's body warning children about the sins of lust and pride.
Co-written by Kim Morgan, the del Toro version of "Nightmare Alley" takes its cues from Gresham's book and was not intended as a remake of the black-and-white 1947 adaptation starring Tyrone Power. However, that movie is a classic and it's worth...
Co-written by Kim Morgan, the del Toro version of "Nightmare Alley" takes its cues from Gresham's book and was not intended as a remake of the black-and-white 1947 adaptation starring Tyrone Power. However, that movie is a classic and it's worth...
- 8/27/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Ring of Honor is back again for another pay-per-view, this time Death Before Dishonor, which sees all but one match on the main card be a title match! Talk about putting it all on the line… Let’s get to it.
Roh: Zero Hour Pre-show Match #1: Colt Cabana def. Anthony Henry The following is courtesy of ringofhonorwrestling.com:
Anthony Henry was making his Ring of Honor debut tonight. Henry ignored Colt’s attempt at a handshake and recognizing the Code of Honor. Henry and Cabana displayed beautiful chain wrestling. Henry clubbed Cabana with forearms. Anthony Henry blocked a sunset flip from Colt and then wrenched Colt’s neck. Henry mounted Colt and ground and pounded him. Henry took Colt off his feet with a thrust kick to the midsection. Henry locked Colt in the bow-and-arrow but Colt escaped. Cabana was riled up after Henry kicked “Boom Boom” in the chest.
Roh: Zero Hour Pre-show Match #1: Colt Cabana def. Anthony Henry The following is courtesy of ringofhonorwrestling.com:
Anthony Henry was making his Ring of Honor debut tonight. Henry ignored Colt’s attempt at a handshake and recognizing the Code of Honor. Henry and Cabana displayed beautiful chain wrestling. Henry clubbed Cabana with forearms. Anthony Henry blocked a sunset flip from Colt and then wrenched Colt’s neck. Henry mounted Colt and ground and pounded him. Henry took Colt off his feet with a thrust kick to the midsection. Henry locked Colt in the bow-and-arrow but Colt escaped. Cabana was riled up after Henry kicked “Boom Boom” in the chest.
- 7/25/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Another episode of Aew: Dark, which this week features fourteen, yes Fourteen(!), matches. Though this show has also gone back to the traditional format after last week’s tremendous show which showcased two matches filmed internationally… I fear no Dark may ever live up to last weeks… Especially not one crammed with 14 matches like the old pandemic days!
Match #1: Jora Johl def. Luke Sampson
My Thoughts: Poor Jora Johl, it really looked like he was being set up to be a big star, with a future turn against Matt Hardy probably propelling him up the Aew card. Then Jeff hardy joined Aew and the Hfo disbanded and Johl has been seemingly forgotten. Though he has out in some decent time on Aew’s YouTube shows, it feels like he’s fallen into the Factory/Dark Order trap – win against jobbers on YouTube, Be the jobber of Dynamite/Rampage!
My...
Match #1: Jora Johl def. Luke Sampson
My Thoughts: Poor Jora Johl, it really looked like he was being set up to be a big star, with a future turn against Matt Hardy probably propelling him up the Aew card. Then Jeff hardy joined Aew and the Hfo disbanded and Johl has been seemingly forgotten. Though he has out in some decent time on Aew’s YouTube shows, it feels like he’s fallen into the Factory/Dark Order trap – win against jobbers on YouTube, Be the jobber of Dynamite/Rampage!
My...
- 7/20/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
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