{"id":103417,"date":"2020-08-26T18:34:18","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T23:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=103417"},"modified":"2020-08-26T18:34:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-26T23:34:18","slug":"feud-tracker-impact-wrestling-tracking-the-length-and-key-developments-with-eddie-edwards-vs-eric-young-moose-vs-ec3-grace-vs-purrazzo-the-north-vs-machine-gunns-rhino-heath-vs-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/08\/26\/feud-tracker-impact-wrestling-tracking-the-length-and-key-developments-with-eddie-edwards-vs-eric-young-moose-vs-ec3-grace-vs-purrazzo-the-north-vs-machine-gunns-rhino-heath-vs-r\/","title":{"rendered":"FEUD TRACKER \u2013 IMPACT WRESTLING: Tracking the length and key developments with Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young, Moose vs. EC3, Grace vs. Purrazzo, The North vs. Machine Gunns, Rhino &#038; Heath vs. Reno Scum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-40851288\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><hr \/>\n<h3><b>TOP TIER FEUDS<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(1) Eddie Edwards vs. Eric Young<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments: <\/b>Young attacked Edwards after he successfully defended the Impact World Title against RVD.\u00a0 After taking Edwards down and stomping him repeatedly, Young finally announced that he was challenging for the title next week during the open challenge.\u00a0 Later in the night, Edwards called out Young challenging him to a fight right away.\u00a0 Young rejected the offer but the two still engaged in a pull-apart brawl outside the ring.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows: <\/b>Even with Edwards facing a new challenger every week, Young has seemed like a credible threat that is looming in the background just waiting to strike.\u00a0 Even though both Edwards and RVD are involved in feuds with other wrestlers, I\u2019m glad that Edwards was kept strong and picked up the clean win and avoided the cheap and easy distraction finish.\u00a0 The pull-apart brawl was good enough to show the intensity of the feud that may have seemed lost over the last few weeks with Edwards never actually engaging with Young\u2019s challenges or threats.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud: <\/b>July 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Prediction: <\/b>\u00a0I think that Edwards will retain against Young next week, but probably won\u2019t win the match clean.\u00a0 Edwards has been a good champion so far and I\u2019d hate to see his reign end after only a little over a month.\u00a0 With Young announcing his challenge ahead of time, it could be an opportunity for Swann to come back to get some revenge against the man who sent him into retirement.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(2) EC3 vs. Moose<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments:\u00a0 <\/b>EC3 put out yet another great video and highlight reel where he went over his first win of the TNA World Title against Kurt Angle.\u00a0 He said that winning the title was the last time he was truly happy and that ever since that moment, the title has been a weight that has been dragging him down.\u00a0 He then said that he needs to destroy the title to free himself and challenged Moose to lose all of the extras that are holding him back from being his best.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows: <\/b>EC3 continues to post great videos building up his return.\u00a0 The idea that EC3 not only wants to destroy the TNA Title to free himself and make himself better, but that he wants Moose to get past the theme songs, robes, and monikers in order to become his best self is a nice take on the character.\u00a0 Moose continues to be booked strong, making the build-up to this match even better.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud: <\/b>July 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Prediction:<\/b>\u00a0 I think EC3 will eventually find a way to destroy the title, but I think there are a few more weeks left in this feud.\u00a0 There is a good long-term build toward what could be a very good match.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-749464480\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>SECOND TIER FEUDS<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(1) Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments:\u00a0 <\/b>Purrazzo won the 30-Minute Iron Man 2-1 in the final seconds to retain the Knockouts Title.\u00a0 The match was well executed with each of the falls being earned. Grace looked strong and had control over the match until a late ref bump prevented her from taking a 2-0 lead and allowed Purrazzo to hit Grace with the belt, get a quick pin, and a final tap out for the win.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows:<\/b>\u00a0 The build and the match were very well done.\u00a0 Both women looked great throughout the lead up to the match and both come out of the match having added something to their character and were not damaged from the outcome.\u00a0 This is exactly what you would hope from both competitors in order to build a strong Women\u2019s Division, or frankly any division within the company.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud: <\/b>July 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Prediction:\u00a0 <\/b>Both women can move on to new challengers and can hopefully build up other Knockouts and continue to make the division stronger.\u00a0 This feud can be revisited in a few months due to the fact that Purrazzo ultimately had to resort to heel tactics in order to retain the title.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(2) Rascalz (Dez &amp; Wentz) vs. Ace Austin &amp; Madman Fulton<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments: <\/b>The Rascalz were guests on Locker Room Talk as were Ace Austin and Madman Fulton.\u00a0 The Rascalz continued to bring up Austin and Fulton\u2019s loss to the Good Brothers last week until Austin and Fulton left the talk show.\u00a0 The two teams have a match scheduled for next week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows:\u00a0 <\/b>Decent start to the feud with good banter between the two teams.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud:\u00a0 <\/b>August 25, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Prediction: <\/b>I\u2019d like to see this go a few weeks to also get Trey into the mix as well.\u00a0 The match next week should be a good indicator as to if this will just be a one-and-done or a longer feud.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1090101488\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>LOWER-CARD FEUDS<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(1) Sami Callihan vs. RVD<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments:\u00a0 <\/b>RVD had a good match but lost clean against Eddie Edwards to start out Night Two of Emergence.\u00a0 Later in the show Sami Callihan had a segment where he talked about how RVD wasn\u2019t at his best that night because Sami was in his head.\u00a0 He then said that he will be in the ring waiting for RVD next week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows:<\/b>\u00a0 While the feud has mostly been cringe-worthy, Sami\u2019s segment at Emergence was good enough and seems to signal that this might be coming to an end soon.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud: <\/b>July 28, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Predictions: <\/b>Let\u2019s finish the feud next week and move on to better things.\u00a0 I think Sami will get the win against RVD and could challenge Eddie Edwards for another shot at the Impact World Title, this time at 100 percent.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(2) Willie Mack vs. Brian Myers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments:\u00a0 <\/b>Myers and Mack had a solid, hard-hitting match.\u00a0 Myers won with a handful of tights on a roll-up pin.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows:<\/b> The match between the two was pretty good, especially considering how poorly Myers was utilized in WWE over the last few years.\u00a0 I like the build of Myers\u2019s gimmick of being the \u201cMost Professional Wrestler\u201d when all he\u2019s done so far in Impact is complain about his previous booking and grabbing tights to win.\u00a0 Myers needs to build on his heelish tendencies in matches and put less emphasis on how he was treated in WWE in order to get this character established properly and taken seriously.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud: <\/b>August 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Prediction:<\/b>\u00a0 I think both guys will move on to other feuds from here.\u00a0 Mack is protected from the loss due to Myers\u2019s cheating and I don\u2019t know if either guy would benefit from a second match.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>(3) Rhino &amp; Heath vs. Reno Scum<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>New Developments:\u00a0 <\/b>Rhino cut a backstage promo challenging Reno Scum to a match against Heath and himself.\u00a0 Heath had a segment later encouraging the audience to make their voice be heard to get Heath into the match next week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Highs &amp; Lows: <\/b>Rhino\u2019s promo was good enough.\u00a0 Rhino and Heath had great chemistry together when they were on Smackdown a few years ago, so it\u2019ll be nice to see them together again.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure that Heath needed to team with Rhino to get his WWE contract, so it\u2019s curious that they would go back to a very similar story line.<\/p>\n<p><b>Start of Feud: <\/b>August 25, 2020<\/p>\n<p><b>Forecast &amp; Prediction: <\/b>I wouldn\u2019t imagine this feud will last very long, but that it\u2019s more of a hook to get Heath involved in Impact instead of trying to get a contract.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>CONCLUDED, FORGOTTEN, OR DORMANT FEUDS<\/b><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>Motor City Machine Guns vs. The North \u2013 CONCLUDED<\/li>\n<li>The Good Brothers vs. Ace Austin &amp; 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