IMPACT! Wrestling: Hard to Kill (RW 2020+)

Texasrangers13 · June 17, 2020

Impact: Rebellion First Preview

Impact! Wrestling Presents: Rebellion in Two Weeks (First Look Preview)

We are still a little more than two weeks away from Rebellion but we already have five explosive matches lined up with more on the way. Impact! Wrestling will be on AXS TV twice more prior to the Pay-Per-View and things are certain to continue developing but for now, here is a brief preview of the current card, including a couple matches that Impact!'s Management can officially confirm.

Texasrangers13 · June 22, 2020

Final Impact's Before Rebellion

Texasrangers13 · June 22, 2020

Rebellion Preview

Impact World Championship

Sami Callihan {C} vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Tessa Blanchard

Impact X-Division Championship

Ace Austin {C} vs. Suicide

Impact Knockouts Title

Taya Valkyrie {C} vs. Jordynne Grace

Impact World Tag Titles

Falls Count Anywhere on the Deaner Compound

The North {C} vs. The Deaners

Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun

Madman Fulton vs. Rhino

If RVD wins he gets Mack’s X-Division Title Shot

Rob Van Dam vs. Willie Mack

Moose vs. Sabu

“The Wrecking Ball” Michael Elgin vs. Hernandez

Nobby_McDonald · June 22, 2020

Impact World Championship

Sami Callihan {C} vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Tessa Blanchard

Impact X-Division Championship

Ace Austin {C} vs. Suicide

Impact Knockouts Title

Taya Valkyrie {C} vs. Jordynne Grace

Impact World Tag Titles

Falls Count Anywhere on the Deaner Compound

The North {C} vs. The Deaners

Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun

Madman Fulton vs. Rhino

If RVD wins he gets Mack’s X-Division Title Shot

Rob Van Dam vs. Willie Mack

Moose vs. Sabu

“The Wrecking Ball” Michael Elgin vs. Hernandez

The Lariat · June 22, 2020

Impact World Championship

Sami Callihan {C} vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Tessa Blanchard

Impact X-Division Championship

Ace Austin {C} vs. Suicide

Impact Knockouts Title

Taya Valkyrie {C} vs. Jordynne Grace

Impact World Tag Titles

Falls Count Anywhere on the Deaner Compound

The North {C} vs. The Deaners

Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun

Madman Fulton vs. Rhino

If RVD wins he gets Mack’s X-Division Title Shot

Rob Van Dam vs. Willie Mack

Moose vs. Sabu

“The Wrecking Ball” Michael Elgin vs. Hernandez

And for fun, Petey beats Chris Bey in a close contest.

Texasrangers13 · June 23, 2020

Rebellion Pre-Show and Final Call

Rebellion, Live on PPV is Up Next
Quick Picks

Impact World Championship
Sami Callihan {C} vs. Eddie Edwards vs. Tessa Blanchard

Impact X-Division Championship
Ace Austin {C} vs. Suicide

Impact Knockouts Title
Taya Valkyrie {C} vs. Jordynne Grace

Impact World Tag Titles
Falls Count Anywhere on the Deaner Compound
The North {C} vs. The Deaners

Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun
Madman Fulton vs. Rhino

If RVD wins he gets Mack’s X-Division Title Shot
Rob Van Dam vs. Willie Mack

Moose vs. Sabu

“The Wrecking Ball” Michael Elgin vs. Hernandez

Texasrangers13 · June 26, 2020

Impact! Wrestling: Rebellion on PPV

Here is Rebellion, the "Spring" Pay-per-view and it delivered on that. Two new champions, Raven revealing his intentions (or did he?!)... Plus a ton of developments.

Tomorrow AM, I will write-up the post-show recaps per usual (huge thanks to 20Legend for the nomination in the misc category of DOTM for these. I love giving a bit of insight on my thought process, so it was nice to see that people enjoy that... and thanks to voters for the votes, always an honor.).. This write-up will be interesting... let's just say there is a ton of stuff happening in the real wrestling world and in the game that make some of my original plans a bit tricky/need to change. I'll cover this fully! Also we will have some Impact Wrestling commentary/roster construct thoughts. Lots of fun stuff in the pipe.

I like to try to play keeping real world events and timelines in mind and actually tend to book in game only one taping (occasionally two) beyond where I am in this diary so I can be flexible to reality too... and some of this news over the last week makes me happy to do it this way as I can pivot...

Ok, more tomorrow.

Texasrangers13 · June 26, 2020

Rebellion Post-Show Thoughts

April has come to an end and Impact! Wrestling ended April with an explosive card at Rebellion! As we begin to come to grips that it appears we won't have fans in the stands anytime soon, Impact has embraced the studio setting at Skyway Studios in Nashville and quietly has been putting on better and better shows. This show featured two title changes, the first two changes of 2020, and was on the up and up, but the main event felt a bit long and it looked like Eddie Edwards got his bell rung by a hard right from Sami just before the finish. Credit to Eddie for hanging in there and capturing the title. Overall I'd give the main event (*** 1/4).

Pre-Show: Petey Williams and Chris Bey work well together and this was a fun opener, watch it on Impact Plus (**3/4)

Knockout Title: It felt inevitable that Jordynne Grace would eventually capture the belt and the fact that Tenille attacked her added to the drama post-match. Tenille and Jordynne should be a nice feud to carry us to Slammiversary should they choose to go that route (**3/4)

Elgin and Hernandez was a fun hoss fight and both men carried their weight here. Good slugfest, (***)

Strap a rocket to Moose, he's gold and should have a shot at gold! Nice win over another legend in Sabu whom Impact has confirmed is done with the company after this one. (***)

Ace Austin vs. Suicide (Daga) was a great X-Division match, easily the match of the night. Ace Austin is a star, so much natural sleaze and charisma and seeing the glee in his face when he unmasked Daga made for both a great visual and great finish. (***3/4)

The North aren't really challenged in their division, but the use of a cinematic match here was a great choice. Impact pioneered the style and they are still crushing it today. With no fans, they can really exploit it further and may even look to further the story-telling in some midcard feuds like the "Undead Realm" in the style of Lucha Underground which was so successful in the middle of the decade. Lots to like here and Cody Deaner is turning into a fun worker. (***)

Rob Van Dam, Renaissance Man? Let's not lose sight of the fact that RVD is almost 50. He is still a great worker and here he showed that he can still tell a fun story. Getting the win with a bit of help from Katie was a new twist in their relationship, but in gives RVD another title shot should he choose to pursue it. But let's be honest, it feels like he still has something to say about Willie Mack, (***).

Madman Fulton and Rhino was a fun, classic, hardcore encounter. There is a lot to like about Madman and his new pairing with Raven might be the ticket to stardom that others have failed to find with him. The Unkindness could be a good stable, I wonder if they'll go TNA "Salvation" or WCW "The Flock" route with it and give Raven the microphone. It looks to me like Madman will be the in-ring focus, but there was a rumor going around backstage that Tommy Dreamer is telling friends and family that he plans to formally retire from in-ring competition at Slammiversary and may have requested one last match with Raven or his new protege. That could be a fun way to wrap up a career.

Overall: *** 1/4, Lots of three star matches, one match worth seeking out and bunch to play while working from home. Stay safe, mask up, and until next time, this has been the Wrestling Observer Newsletter recap of Impact! Rebellion.

Match of the Night: Ace Austin vs. Suicide

Performer of the Night: Sami Callihan (56)

Lastly on the rumor front I'm hearing that Don Callis is referring to himself as the "Free Agent Hunter" and is aggressively pursuing some of the names that the WWE released earlier this month due to the pandemic, but not stopping there. We've heard that Impact is actively looking at some international names and independent names that could be big stars. Give credit where credit is due, the company has been not only Hard to Kill, but has managed to build some stars.

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Booker Talk (Semi-4th Wall Commentary and Thoughts)

Alright, let's get right to it. I've had to make some changes to the long-term vision...but that makes this really fun.

First and foremost, I'm going to be phasing some guys out (for both just lack of use purposes and the fact that they are creeps). Two of those are right away, one is coming in the next taping and one will likely occur in the next month or so game-wise. This didn't help the depth of my roster which already feels a bit thin. We have 16 Knockouts, so that's plenty to keep stories fresh enough but I still think I may add 2-4 more just to give the division some flavor and life. We have 39 men on the roster but when you break that up a bit further around 10 are absolute jobbers/Xplosion talent only, although the game got rid of push in favor of perception I view the core of the roster at this point as

Singles Upper Mid-Card + Championship Tier

Sami Callihan

Eddie Edwards

Ace Austin

Moose

Rob Van Dam

Michael Elgin

Madman Fulton

Tag Teams

The North

X-Division

I'm working to build the X-Division group up to be able and that seems to be working well as TJ Perkins, Chris Bey, The Rascalz (as individuals), Willie Mack, Daga, Rich Swann and Petey Williams are all in that range, so that's a good thing, but I don't really see any of them as World Champion caliber at the moment. Things click right, Bey or Mack might be able to make that jump. Dez has been solid in the ring, but needs a new character direction. Willie Mack's been in the program with Rob Van Dam to help build him up and even with losses I think it is working. TJ Perkins has a valid beef with Ace Austin and I think that's a strong point for moving them forward.

Plans and Ruined Plans

Originally (Way back at Hard to Kill) I thought about giving Tessa the belt (despite me really not liking her a ton and hearing a fair amount about her being disliked backstage doesn't help) but her injury was a natural connection to this match. As I booked this I never considered her as the winner, regardless she was taking the fall... and now that the more real life details have come out about her (No Spoilers, but look it up if interested) I'm very happy with this decision.

What about Sami Callihan and dropping the belt. Listen, Sami is an interesting one. He's my most over guy (only "Major Star") and cuts a good promo. I wanted to inject a bit of the ICU hacker-type character he's turned into in reality with some of my own flavor bringing in the master manipulator Raven. I also wanted to continue to push the issues oVe were having. I've used Madman in the past (my ROH diary he was in the first Top Prospect Tournament) but he's really grown on me in the last couple months. The pairing with Raven and the new stable (The Unkindness) made a ton of sense to me as I wanted to try to build a monster heel, which is something Impact is missing currently. The theme here is Sami had his hands in too many pots and ultimately lost control of the title because of it. Giving it to a face champion (and a personal favorite) was the decision we went with because I think it creates a much deeper card for Slammiversary.

Eddie Edwards actually was injured during this bout (thankfully not badly) with a mild concussion. That will play into his next storyline.

Speaking of Slammiversary, we are refreshing this roster and there will be at least one former World Champion returning at Slammiversary.

Let's continue with Moose. I've spent the last couple months building Moose as the TNA Legend Killer, first retiring Ken Shamrock and now Sabu. Post-match he mentioned "Heritage" to Scott D'Amore and I think you will like why he brought that up as his next story arc that will carry us through Slammiversary for him.

This was the last appearance for Sabu as I released he and Super Genie after the match. All of the plans I had for him I executed and frankly I didn't have much else to do with him. In a test game he retired right away, so I expect that can't be far away. Unlike, Ken Shamrock (who is actually still around) I didn't see Sabu as a potential mentor for someone. I've tinkered in with my head about having Ken Shamrock as a manager for a former MMA/Marital Artist and I've thought about some options on both the male and female side of the spectrum for that.

Another peek behind the curtain here. When I booked Rebellion I was heavily considering a two pronged refresh of the tag division with oVe imploding and The Rascalz finding Trey "out cold" leading to Wentz and Dez joining up with Dave Crist as Scarlet and Graves (a gimmick they ran with during the CZW days). Seeing what we've seen, I'm glad we didn't go that route, but The Rascalz as a trio may need some level of a refresh, young stoners just isn't a championship level gimmick.

As for oVe, next episode will answer that. I will say this, I didn't ever really consider going with the Cancel Culture gimmick so there is that.

The Knockouts Championship will be the only KO title for the time being. I think Impact is hinting at the KO Tag Titles coming back and I don't see a need. That said, making Jordynne Grace the champ was an intentional decision to give us a face champion and allow some new challenges. The strength of the division is currently on the heel side with Madison Rayne, Taya, and Tenille representing the strength. Rosemary is a strong face, but she's occupied teaching Susie to be good. Kylie Rae and Kimber Lee will continue to be pushed as the next wave of faces, and there is a new heel debuting soon.

The North don't really have a natural rival or real challenger in the tag division. The tag division is really kinda bad beyond the champs. I'm working to fix that, but I don't believe in just hot shotting someone or signing people without logic or story. So the next three months may be a bit thin as we build things up. I'm thinking about just having The North "Barnstorm" and beat up on jobbers for a bit until their challengers arrive (likely Slammiversary time).

Petey Williams and Chris Bey is a fun little feud for the lower card that builds up some lower-level talent. The X-Division is going to be a focus of the next three months and Ace Austin will have some announcement regarding why that is shortly.

Joey Ryan, I didn't have a use for him and then all this #Speakingout stuff came out about him... He's been released and we won't be seeing him again.

RVD vs Willie Mack; originally Willie was going to win this, it just made sense. But then RVD wasn't happy and I had a change of heart... Willie losing prolongs their feud and with Rich Swann returning that gives us more for them to do. Rob Van Dam getting the X-Division shot gives us a challenger for this months Impact Plus event.

Michael Elgin, was planning to build him up as a bit of a loose cannon type and may still go that route. The suspension in reality for some of the things he's said in the past is a bit of a sticky-ish situation, from what I'm seeing it's a bit different than Dave and Joey's situation but I'm still sorting that one out. For now, I did book him on the next taping (two shows).

To recap:

Joey Ryan: Released with cause

Sabu and Super Genie: Released, but welcome to return in future if I have a reason

Dave Crist: Stay tuned for next episode

Tessa Blanchard: TBD

Michael Elgin: TBD

Alright, that's enough word vomit for now. Any specific questions or comments, let me know, always an open book here at Impact!

Predictions:

The_Lariat 6/8 (+1 for the Pre-Show, why not!)

Nobby_McDonald 5/8

Overall After Four Shows:

Powerbrock100: 21/23 (+4)

Olivertaylor276: 10/15 (+1)

Munit: 12/16

20Legend: 4/8

Kijar: 12/15 (+1)

Blodyxe: 14/15 (+4)

Nobby_McDonald: 19/23 (1)

The_Lariat: 6/8 (+1)

Blodyxe · June 27, 2020

Dang it, missed the last prediction round. Love what you're doing, man, and the last post where you reveal some of your ideas and decisions.

Interested to know if Impact has a working agreement with AAA in the save? You could get some awesome guys for X-Division there, at the very least. Looking forward to the next update

Texasrangers13 · June 29, 2020

Impact First Two Weeks of May

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I'd hinted in the post Rebellion post that I wasn't done clearing house of some of these names that are gone in reality. As such this was Dave Crist's final appearance. I was actually planning to write him regardless (but with the plan for him to return and form his own group) but once the whole Speaking Out incidents came out, and his own brother fired him from their promotion... I figured... well... let's just get rid of him...

On that note, Michael Elgin. I'm evaluating his status on a day-to-day basis. I left him off the No Surrender card (which is next) and will be doing the next two episodes of television tonight (in game). Ace Austin's surprise for No Surrender will actual help cover Elgin's absence a bit but I'm still deciding if he should be gone for good, or just suspended (seems like what Impact is actually doing as well... feel free to chime in with thoughts).

Dang it, missed the last prediction round. Love what you're doing, man, and the last post where you reveal some of your ideas and decisions.

Interested to know if Impact has a working agreement with AAA in the save? You could get some awesome guys for X-Division there, at the very least. Looking forward to the next update

We do indeed have a working agreement with AAA, and I'll be doing some shows in Mexico once I get back to having an audience. To semi-replicate Covid I've done all the tapings and PPVs in a custom studio with no fans. Yes it's bad financially for me, but it adds to my immersion. I'm ignoring some of the obvious issues with travel and such. And for now I plan on Slammiversary being the final "Studio" show. Currently I'm thinking August or November I'll do a month of tapings in Mexico and incorporate the AAA guys (Any favorites?). Currently I'm looking into ways to incorporate a guy like Texano. And on the X-Division side Vikingo and Barbario Cavenario are locks. I hope/think you'll like what Ace Austin is announcing at No Surrender.

Blodyxe · June 29, 2020

I don't follow the social media situation closely, but Elgin never striked me as a bright lighbulb. Doesn't look like he will challenge Eddie too because they had the series, so no harm done in suspension probably?

Yeah, I approve of the idea to make studio shows, so travel restrictions should be in place. Not sure about the favorites, but will shout out Pagano, Taurus, Laredo Kid. They have probably been in IMPACT before IRL, so kinda realistic.

Texasrangers13 · July 2, 2020

Impact Plus Exclusive: No Surrender Preview

Keeping in mind this is an Impact Plus Exclusive, we are on the road to Slammiversary (July 2020) so this isn't really designed to be a fully fleshed out PPV hence some of the matches. Still trying to push some of the feuds and build things for Slammiversary.

Quick Picks:

Impact World Championship

Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Jake Crist

Impact World Tag Team Championship

The North {C} vs. The Rascalz

Madman Fulton vs. Tommy Dreamer

Daga/Tessa Blanchard vs. Reno SCUM

Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie

Moose's TNA Heritage Open Challenge

Chase Stevens vs. Moose

Chris Bey, Rob Van Dam and Rohit Raju vs. Petey Williams, Rich Swann, Willie Mack

Kijar · July 2, 2020

Eddie

North

Fulton

Reno SCUM

Rosemary

Moose

Petey/Rich/Willie

The Lariat · July 2, 2020

Impact World Championship

Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Jake Crist

Impact World Tag Team Championship

The North {C} vs. The Rascalz

- Though I do love the Rascalz and want them to be the next tag champs.

Madman Fulton vs. Tommy Dreamer

Daga/Tessa Blanchard vs. Reno SCUM

Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie

Moose's TNA Heritage Open Challenge

Chase Stevens vs. Moose

Chris Bey, Rob Van Dam and Rohit Raju vs. Petey Williams, Rich Swann, Willie Mack

Blodyxe · July 2, 2020

Impact World Championship

Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Jake Crist

Impact World Tag Team Championship

The North {C} vs. The Rascalz

Madman Fulton vs. Tommy Dreamer

Daga/Tessa Blanchard vs. Reno SCUM

Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie

Moose's TNA Heritage Open Challenge

Chase Stevens vs. Moose

Chris Bey, Rob Van Dam and Rohit Raju vs. Petey Williams, Rich Swann, Willie Mack

Nobby_McDonald · July 6, 2020

Impact World Championship

Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Jake Crist

Impact World Tag Team Championship

The North {C} vs. The Rascalz

Madman Fulton vs. Tommy Dreamer

Daga/Tessa Blanchard vs. Reno SCUM

Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie

Moose's TNA Heritage Open Challenge

Chase Stevens vs. Moose

Chris Bey, Rob Van Dam and Rohit Raju vs. Petey Williams, Rich Swann, Willie Mack

Texasrangers13 · July 11, 2020

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Pre-Show Up, hoping to get to the full show this weekend. Gotten a bit busier these last few weeks, but we are still rolling along.

The full card for this Impact Plus exclusive...

Impact World Championship

Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Jake Crist

Impact World Tag Team Championship

The North {C} vs. The Rascalz

Madman Fulton vs. Tommy Dreamer

Daga/Tessa Blanchard vs. Reno SCUM

Rosemary vs. Taya Valkyrie

Moose's TNA Heritage Open Challenge

Chase Stevens vs. Moose

Chris Bey, Rob Van Dam and Rohit Raju vs. Petey Williams, Rich Swann, Willie Mack

Texasrangers13 · July 13, 2020

Impact Plus Presents: No Surrender

Texasrangers13 · July 14, 2020

Post-No Surrender Discussion

With Impact wrapping up their most recent Impact Plus special let's take a peek behind the curtain.

The opening bout was initially designed to promote Daga and Tessa as a strong unit/top threat. Originally planned for Tessa to be the one to challenge Ace Austin at Slammiversary with Destination X as a mere distraction. But Tessa leaving Impact in reality and her general "bad reputation" in the locker room led me to rethink her story... And then the game played into this by pure happenstance. Tully Blanchard died 8 days after this show, and I had already written Tessa off for the next tapings (which were four days before). With Tully's unfortunate death (the second big blow for AEW, Jim Ross passed two weeks earlier), it gave me an easy reason write off Tessa and as such she is now done with Impact. Daga will be sticking around, but we won't likely see him until after Slammiversary as I have nothing for him. Plan to reintroduce him either in August, or when I co-promote some shows with AAA in the Fall (likely November, but maybe August).

Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary's quick little story was based around their current "friendship" of sorts and it'll continue to develop. I'm still debating the Knockout Tag Titles, but as of now I don't plan to bring them into the picture... but the division will continue to add talent as was hinted with the debut promo that aired before this match.

Moose's TNA Heritage run will give him a storyline through Slammiversary and potentially longer. I've always loved the big gold belt they introduced in the early 2010's and Moose bringing it back is absolute gold. I'm think thinking that we will use this to introduce a midcard/upper midcard title, but for now, Moose is a make-believe champion and he'll continue to feud with former faces of TNA. Slammiversary will be fun.

Hernandez and the Deaners is a temporary pairing to give them something to do, we will likely pivot away from this, but Hernandez needs something and this is a good use of a tag team and off-site booking.

Ace Austin's announcement about Destination X was directly related to one of your comments asking why we didn't have Destination X. I've always loved Ultimate X and loved the concept of Destination X so hearing someone comment that it was missing led to this... the X-Division champ bringing it back made sense to me. Ace Austin is a future star and he's been killing it here... this was designed to make him feel powerful and give me a chance to test the new tournaments feature. There is a bigger picture here, but Ace Austin and TJ Perkins little feud may have a shot to come to a head if Perkins can escape his group...

As for the groups, The Rascalz may have to face eachother which is a fun twist... beyond that let's talk about The Rascalz. Dez, Wentz and Trey are beginning to shift away from the perpetually stoned gimmick to a more serious, but still stoned gimmick. Trey has been found knocked out or passed out for weeks now and tonight he got accidentally involved in a title match. There is a bigger purpose and bigger story... it'll keep developing and hopefully will make sense and give all of them a bigger direction.

As we move towards Slammiversary (10 weeks away) I've really thought about the new direction of Impact, let's just say we have some young stars that will carry us into the new future, but we also have some established guys who have earned a chance.

Rob Van Dam not using his X-Division title shot yet or in the upcoming tournament is very intentionally... he's lazy now, and more interesting in Katie Forbes and friends. That leads to why he has a feud with Willie Mack. Mack has a purpose, RVD has a purpose and that makes me happy.

The North are now on a 10 week collision course to Slammiversary but with no real threats to the title, we have to get creative... taking inspiration from their real life skits filmed why they were stuck in Canada, I expect we will see The North pick on jobbers until Slammiversary.

Tommy Dreamer has announced he's retiring, and that coincides perfectly with Slammiversary... I have a great send-off match planned for him and this match will help build towards that. Madman Fulton is strong and Raven has really been helping him. The Unkindness as a group has a slow-burn, but they will be growing and the entanglement with both Dreamer and Callihan in seemingly separate arcs is completely intentional. One is based on violence, the other mind games. Two things that I've always found Raven to be a master at.

Last but not least, The World Champion, Eddie Edwards is great performer in the ring and makes for a good champion. He may not be perfect but he's great to carry us to Slammiversary, and potentially beyond. Currently, I have a story mapped out for it, but I may move away from that as things develop. He needs a good challenger build-up through Slammiversary, so we will have that finalized over the next month as we run through Destination X.

Last but not least, I won't spoil anything but there are a number of faces who will be added to the roster to both refresh and replenish the roster. As of right now that number is looking like five workers but I may add more. I will make the same promise the real Impact is, "At least one former World Champion will debut at Slammiversary".

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No Surrender was our highest rated event so far, but fell short of some TV tapings. I'm still getting a hang of the new systems.

The North vs. The Rascalz was the match of the night and was our third best match so far.

Predictions:

Nobby_McDonald 6/7

Blodyxe 4/7

The Lariat 4/7

Kijar 4/7

Overall Predictions (Five Shows In):

Nobby_McDonald: 25/30 (+1)

Powerbrock100: 21/23 (+4)

Blodyxe: 18/22 (+4)

Kijar: 16/22 (+1)

Munit: 12/16

Olivertaylor276: 10/15 (+1)

The_Lariat: 10/15 (+1)

20Legend: 4/8

Thinking we will run this batch of predictions through Slammiversary then award some prizes, so thank you to the eight participants thus far and the numerous readers!

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For an Impact Plus event this one had a couple more twists and turns. Madman Fulton getting DQ'd threw everyone, rightfully so. Rosemary/Taya I debated all three finishes, but ultimately went the obsessed with Bravo route, because it opens some fun lanes for the next few months. I also love The Rascalz as a tag team and think the story we are building towards will help them in the long run. They are some of my top performers so the character development will help them.

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This is an open book, so any questions (about the game world or booking decisions) are more than welcome and encouraged. I'm always good with breaking the fourth wall to give you the insight into my thought process.

Blodyxe · July 14, 2020

Good show, man. RVD/Mack in a ladder match can be sweet, and Daga+Tessa could have lost to The North, then go south

Great to see Destination X back.

Texasrangers13 · July 22, 2020

Impact May Week 3 and 4

Texasrangers13 · July 23, 2020

Destination X Round Robin Standings

Coming up on the June Week 1 episode the tournament continues with TJ Perkins vs. Jake Crist and Rich Swann vs. Wentz.

OOC: Crappy graphic, but wanted to try to highlight the eight guys in the Destination X Round Robin. Might update this graphic later, but hey, visuals are always fun.

Texasrangers13 · July 26, 2020

Early June Impact Wrestling (Week 1, and 2)

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Destination X is the next "Impact Plus Special Event" this one will be more unpredictable than most Impact Plus events as there are some bigger events/issues here as we build towards Slammiversary (now six weeks away)... The main event is Eddie Edwards vs. the distracted Sami Callihan in a World title rematch, plus Ace Austin defends his X-Division title in an Ultimate X bout with his rival TJ Perkins and Chris Bey also involved. All this and more...

Feel like I've packed a bunch into these last four episode and the Destination X preview will try to unpack some of that.

Beyond that, I'm starting to think of ways to use Xplosion better... Kings Ransom was the first team to start working there "semi-exclusively" and now Ken Shamrock has debuted former NCAA All-American, Kal Jackson. Just trying to build some new talent...

Hope y'all enjoy.

Texasrangers13 · August 1, 2020

Destination X Preview

This Impact Plus special features six hard hitting contests and officially continues us on the path to Slammiversary which is only six weeks away.

After reviving the division and returning Destination X to the show lineup, Ace Austin will now open the show by putting his X Division title on the line against both Chris Bey and TJ Perkins in the death defying, Ultimate X match. Ace has been virtually untouchable this year, but now he'll face a tough test, and one that he won't even need to be pinned to lose the title.

The Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace came to the aid of Alisha Edwards and they will find themselves on the other side of the ring from the egotistical duo of Tenille Dashwood and Deonna Purrazzo.

The Impact World Tag Champions, The North, have recently been feuding with The Rascalz, but with Trey seemingly being knocked out weekly, and Dez and Wentz chasing X Division glory this month, The North have turned their focus elsewhere for the time being... they've issued an Open Challenge for Destination X!

Mr. Impact Wrestling, Moose, the self-proclaimed Impact Heritage Champion has once again taken umbrage with one of the TNA legends, Petey Williams. Petey, who failed to win a match in the X Division round robin, now has a chance to right the ship.

Rob Van Dam is a legend in professional wrestling, and typically the saying is imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but RVD doesn't see it that way. Ever since February he's been harassing Willie Mack at every turn. Willie has had his chances, but he's failed to slay the man he once called his one of his biggest inspirations. This ladder match is Willie's Last Shot at recapturing the X Division title shot he originally earned in February.

Plus, in the Main Event, Eddie Edwards and Sami Callihan renew their rivalry. Sami's mind and actions have been all over the place for the last few months and two months ago that cost him the World Title. Now he'll step back into the ring with the new Champion, Eddie Edwards and try to reclaim his belt. For his part, Eddie promises that he's never forgotten what happened two summers ago, and what we went through to regain the gold isn't lost on him... This will be a slugfest.

Impact World Title
Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Sami Callihan

Ultimate X Match
X-Division Title
Ace Austin {C} vs. TJ Perkins vs. Chris Bey

Impact World Tag Titles
Open Challenge
The North {C} vs. ???

Last Shot Ladder Match
#1 Contendership for X-Division Title
Rob Van Dam vs. Willie Mack

“Mr. Impact Wrestling” Moose vs. Petey Williams

Deonna Purrazzo and Tenille Dashwood vs. Jordynne Grace and Alisha Edwards

Blodyxe · August 1, 2020

Impact World Title

Eddie Edwards {C} vs. Sami Callihan

Ultimate X Match

X-Division Title

Ace Austin {C} vs. TJ Perkins vs. Chris Bey

Impact World Tag Titles

Open Challenge

The North {C} vs. ???

Last Shot Ladder Match

#1 Contendership for X-Division Title

Rob Van Dam vs. Willie Mack

“Mr. Impact Wrestling” Moose vs. Petey Williams

Deonna Purrazzo and Tenille Dashwood vs. Jordynne Grace and Alisha Edwards

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