{"id":166852,"date":"2023-10-03T12:41:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=166852"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:41:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:41:41","slug":"impact-wrestling-hits-misses-9-28-cabin-vs-angels-greshem-vs-bailey-trinity-vs-shaw-alex-shelley-eddie-edwards-rhino-moose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/10\/03\/impact-wrestling-hits-misses-9-28-cabin-vs-angels-greshem-vs-bailey-trinity-vs-shaw-alex-shelley-eddie-edwards-rhino-moose\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT WRESTLING HITS &#038; MISSES (9\/28): Cabin vs. Angels, Greshem vs. Bailey, Trinity vs. Shaw, Alex Shelley, Eddie Edwards, Rhino, Moose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1469380559\" 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>(1) CHRIS SABIN (c) vs. ALAN ANGELS \u2014 Impact Wrestling X Division Title match &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was a bit surprised that this was starting off the night. It\u2019s the only title defense of the night, and there\u2019s been a bit of back and forth between Chris Sabin and Alan Angels. However, it was a really great match, and a bit of a testament to how far Angels has come since coming to Impact. He\u2019s not a mook anymore, he\u2019s a really good mid-card talent. I think that he\u2019s starting to find his feet in Impact and keeps going out and showing what he can do. I think that if he sticks around for awhile, it will be a matter of when, not if, that he holds the X Division title. The promise of Kenta at Bound for Glory gave an already stacked PPV card another great reason to plunk down my cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALEX SHELLEY BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW WITH GIA MILLER &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I really love what Alex Shelley is doing with his title run. There\u2019s a ton of layers to it, and I particularly love how he\u2019s obviously feeling threatened by Josh Alexander, but is still acting very cocky about it. Even with these short little promos to get us to buy Bound For Glory, he\u2019s doing so much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) RHINO vs. JACK PRICE &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, speak of the devil. We were just saying how we haven\u2019t seen Jack Price in forever. It would have been nicer to see him for a bit longer, but Rhino. I have a lot of love for Rhino going way back. It\u2019s very funny. For as much as I complain about Bully Ray still in active competition, just about everything I say could apply to Rhino as well. However, I just can\u2019t help being in favor of Rhino. Steve Maclin coming in to beat on Rhino after the match is a really good choice. It keeps Maclin in a \u2018I\u2019ve got to destroy the undestroyable\u2019 mode that he was working against PCO as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TASHA STEELZ AND DEONNA PURRAZZO BACKSTAGE &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alright. I\u2019m down with this. They\u2019ve been tagging each other on Twitter with Team Adams, which was the team they were part of in Women\u2019s Wrestling Revolution. So hopefully they\u2019ll keep the name, or at least explain it.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2528222120\" 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>THE EDWARDS BACKSTAGE &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gah, so this is going on? We\u2019ve had like three potential endings to this feud, but it keeps going on. I think that the intergender match at Impact 1000 would have been the definitive end, but no. Is it going to take every single combination of these four individuals in every type match for this to finally run it\u2019s course? I think that this has given Traci Brooks a nice nostalgia bump before her induction into the Impact Hall of Fame, and I think this is some of the best work that Alisha Edwards has done. The other side of the coin though, Frankie Kazarian and Eddie Edwards are treading water with this feud. However, I think that is exactly the point though. Edwards and Kazarian are long term talents, and will probably be keystones while the production facilities undergo upgrade and there is mainly a skeleton crew running.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) THE RASCALZ (Trey Miguel &amp; Zachary Wentz) vs. JOYA (Joe Hendry &amp; Yuya Uemura) &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m really conflicted on this. I called it a minor hit because I really enjoyed it, but I\u2019m still salty about Yuya Uemura leaving. How salty am I? On a scale of the Dead Sea to the California Salt Flats, I\u2019m the Morton Salt Girl. It started out with the good bye ceremony for Yuya, which is not a common feature of Feast or Fired, and even pretty rare for those from NJPW who are done with their excursion. While I\u2019m not a fan of Santino Marella, I\u2019m enjoying what he\u2019s been doing. Scott D\u2019Amore has been appearing less regularly than he had been, and Marella has stepped into those shoes pretty well. Giving the new team JOYA another lifeline to stay together was a great idea. It was still a foregone conclusion that the Tag Title holders were going to win, but it was still a good match, and a good send off for Yuya.<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, I happened to be at the Impact tapings in Columbus for Against All Odds. Yuya had a dark match and the crowd was super hot for Yuya.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GISELE SHAW BACKSTAGE INTERVIEW WITH GIA MILLER &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m normally not a fan of the same show promo. This might be one of the exceptions. It\u2019s been a long long time since I\u2019ve seen a non-title bout turn into a title opportunity. It\u2019s so rare that it was good to be reminded that it is a possibility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE DESIGN VIGNETTE &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4170564757\" 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>I like the idea of Deaner rebuilding the Design from the ground up, maybe the third time is the charm. It didn\u2019t work when Eric Young lead it, it didn\u2019t work with Deaner leading Angels and Kon, maybe it will with just Deaner and Kon. In all honesty, I think that they had a good idea with the yellow sweatshirt brigade when this version of the Design started. I kind of wish they would go back to it. For one thing, I would buy a yellow sweatshirt, especially if they put a border on it and a zip front.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) TOMMY DREAMER &amp; HEATH vs. KENNY KING &amp; SHELDON JEAN &#8211; Memphis Street Fight- MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I like a hardcore match, I mean, I was a wrestling fan in 1997, so of course. Part of the miss on this is what exactly made it a Memphis street fight other than it took place in the home of Elvis. I don\u2019t know much about Memphis, but they could have put a guitar or blue suede shoe in the match. If it was just a hardcore rules match, it would have been pretty good. There\u2019s two questions that this match proposes. First, where did Kenny King and Heath disappear to when they went to the back? Generally speaking a hardcore match is falls count anywhere, so why didn\u2019t one of the cameras follow them? Second is how far is Crazzy Steve going to go on Tommy Dreamer. It seems like his Feast or Fired Digital Media Championship match will be some sort of hardcore match. I\u2019m kind of hoping that it is going to be a full metal mayhem or Monster\u2019s Ball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABC BACKSTAGE WITH JOHN SKYLER &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, I had been wondering where Jason Hotch was, and this answers it pretty well. Congrats on the new baby! I wonder who John Skyler\u2019s partner will be next week. There\u2019s a whole lot out there that it could be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) JONATHAN GRESHAM vs. \u201cSPEEDBALL\u201d MIKE BAILEY &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was shaping up to be another Jonathan Gresham and Mike Bailey match of the night. I\u2019ve sung both their praises on many occasions. Then we got the incident.<\/p>\n<p>One of the movies I watched a lot as a kid was Eight Men Out, since it was one of the few VHS tapes that we had in the house. \u201cSay it ain\u2019t so, Joe, say it ain\u2019t so.\u201d has been echoing in my head since this match. Jonathan Gresham, who played by extra rules in Pure matches, pulled the tights to win. Say it ain\u2019t so Jon, Say it ain\u2019t so.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOOSE AND BRIAN MEYERS BACKSTAGE &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While Moose going back to singles action is good, I think the addition of Brian Meyers working as a manager\/backup is going to be a really good synergy. Meyers\u2019s most professional wrestler gimmick lends itself really well to the cheating heel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) TRINITY vs. GISELE SHAW (w\/Savannah Evans &amp; Jai Vidal) &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think that this match will eventually be for the title, and at a PPV. This was a great match. I know that they could have gone harder, and they saved some back for that eventual PPV match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a great follow up after the momentum built from the Impact 1000 episodes. I think they anticipated some lapsed fans returning, and are keeping up the pace. I just hope they can sustain this for the long winter that\u2019s coming. I think the English tour will help a lot to do that, but I\u2019d be lying if I said i wasn\u2019t a little worried about late November and early December.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2023\/09\/28\/impact-wrestling-tv-results-9-28-lillys-report-on-trinity-vs-shaw-gresham-vs-bailey-sabin-vs-angels\/\">IMPACT WRESTLING TV RESULTS (9\/28): Lilly\u2019s report on Trinity vs. Shaw, Gresham vs. Bailey, Sabin vs. Angels<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/09\/29\/powells-impact-wrestling-hit-list-knockouts-champ-trinity-vs-gisele-shaw-in-a-non-title-match-chris-sabin-vs-alan-angels-for-the-x-division-title-mike-bailey-vs-jonathan-gresham\/\">Powell\u2019s Impact Wrestling Hit List: Knockouts Champ Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw in a non-title match, Chris Sabin vs. Alan Angels for the X Division Title, Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2455505762\"><div id=\"pwtor-1369619820\"><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>(1) CHRIS SABIN (c) vs. ALAN ANGELS \u2014 Impact Wrestling X Division Title match &#8211; HIT I was a bit surprised that this was starting off the night. 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