{"id":138762,"date":"2022-05-01T17:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=138762"},"modified":"2022-05-01T17:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-01T22:06:24","slug":"impact-hits-misses-4-28-josh-alexander-vs-moose-plus-valkyrie-pco-heath-rhino-decay-machine-guns-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/05\/01\/impact-hits-misses-4-28-josh-alexander-vs-moose-plus-valkyrie-pco-heath-rhino-decay-machine-guns-more\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS &#038; MISSES 4\/28: Josh Alexander vs. Moose, plus Valkyrie, PCO, Heath &#038; Rhino, Decay, Machine Guns, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3828375750\" 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><p><strong>HIT \u2013 Opening Segment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Solid start to the show saw Violent By Design come up to address the tag team division and its current state following the loooooong gauntlet match at Rebellion. Young is always very convincing on the mic and came across well here.<\/p>\n<p>Made sense that Heath\/Rhino would come out, closely followed by The Briscoes. A lot of people tuned in to see them and good call to get them out. Good pop \u2013 they are as charismatic as ever and going to vastly improve the division.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT \u2013 The Briscoes defeat Heath &amp; Rhino<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We know they are going to win; they are not going to lose this early in their tenure here, what are they Honor No More?! Heath\/Rhino needed to pivot to more heelish characters to make this work and it did. Dem Boys chemistry is off the charts and move set is going to make any match a guaranteed banger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARTIAL HIT \u2013 Gujjar defeat VSK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gujjar\u2019s best match to date as we got to see more of him, and he is good, definite big future. To me, he seems above feuding with Raj Singh and Shera, and part of me feels a little uneasy that all of the acts of Indian heritage are immediately put together in a program.<\/p>\n<p>Highlight of the show was the super adorable kid trying to get a VSK chant going \u2013 if their parents are reading this, give them a fist bump from me.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1689849637\" 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<p><strong>HIT \u2013 Ace Austin and Rocky Romero Segment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great backstage work from Austin, who comes across as a top tier talent the way he presents himself. Romero will be a good first opponent for him in his third title run. Speedball Mike Bailey had a fun moment in amongst all this also.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT \u2013 Honor No More defeat Motor City Machine Guns &amp; Mike Bailey<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thank whatever God of your choosing, but Honor No More got a big win! They have needed this for several weeks. The finish was good \u2013 Death Valley Driver, assisted by two superkicks \u2013 what is there not to like.<\/p>\n<p>No Vincent or PCO (they appear later in show), suggests perhaps they are breaking off from the gang, which I can see as they do stand out a little, but I think we need strength in numbers for the faction. Would have also made sense as they are currently in a war with Bullet Club, who attacked after the match, and delivered the 100th Magic Killer I have seen in this calendar month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT \u2013 Taya Valkyrie promo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Strong fire promo from Taya after her, arguably, surprising win last weekend. Purrazzo with the sneak attack to continue this program was good and good intensity from The Virtuosa as she looks to regain her Champ Champ status.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARTIAL HIT \u2013 Vincent and PCO segment<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3323630263\" 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<p>Nice touch of zany comedy from these two, which hints at continuing the feud with Jonah. Jonah has had a very definitive win over PCO and Vincent entering the picture seems to indicate that perhaps Jonah has a friend to come and help.<\/p>\n<p>Probably more Jonah could be doing but should be fun to see where this goes in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARTIAL HIT \u2013 Decay defeat Tasha Steelz &amp; Savannah Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Perfectly fine match as Steelz continues her feud with Decay, maybe once she defeats the other half, she moves onto Black Taurus and Crazzy Steve. My only concern is that after a high-profile program with Mickie James, she is now in a very meh situation now with Decay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIT \u2013 Josh Alexander defeats Moose<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Part One was my match of the year so far, part two was fantastic, maybe not as good as part one, but still very much impressive. Few little things that I liked \u2013 mainly the fact that storyline wise, Alexander was competing with more confidence to show that he knew he could beat him, whereas in the first match he showed some unsure moments.<\/p>\n<p>The only minor thing I didn\u2019t LOVE was the part of the action where both competitors are trading shots and chops. Only because it had been done a couple of times earlier in show, and so we seen it for a third time. Would be good if someone in an authority position said to the lower card matches to not do that tonight so it meant more later in show.<\/p>\n<p>Also, something that I thought about as Moose came out is how damn good his entrance music is, suits his character so well and ties in with his overall presentation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OVERALL THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another excellent show where we were treated to a World Title match as the main event. I was delighted Honor No More got a big win that they needed so much. No Morrissey, Major Players, or Jonah so some good rotation of the roster to keep things fresh.<\/p>\n<p>Couple of interesting things that I will be discussing with Darrin on our VIP podcast, is the Iinspiration leaving \u2013 where does this leave the tag division, the appearance next week on Dynamite of two top tier stars, and where does Sami Callihan fit in, if he is indeed the person behind the vignette on the show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4273912083\"><div id=\"pwtor-1679799618\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>HIT \u2013 Opening Segment Solid start to the show saw Violent By Design come up to address the tag team division and its current state following the loooooong gauntlet match at Rebellion. 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