{"id":178051,"date":"2024-05-06T20:11:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=178051"},"modified":"2024-05-06T20:11:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T01:11:35","slug":"tna-impact-hits-misses-5-2-mustafa-ali-vs-chris-bey-jonathan-gresham-job-interview-broken-matt-hardy-ace-austin-vs-trey-miguel-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/05\/06\/tna-impact-hits-misses-5-2-mustafa-ali-vs-chris-bey-jonathan-gresham-job-interview-broken-matt-hardy-ace-austin-vs-trey-miguel-more\/","title":{"rendered":"TNA IMPACT HITS &#038; MISSES (5\/2): Mustafa Ali vs. Chris Bey, Jonathan Gresham job interview, &#8220;Broken&#8221; Matt Hardy, Ace Austin vs. Trey Miguel, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3158736272\" 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><h3>TNA IMPACT TV HITS AND MISSES<br \/>\nMAY 2, 2024<br \/>\nLAS VEGAS, NEV. AT PALMS CASINO RESORT<br \/>\nAIRED ON AXS TV<br \/>\nOPINION BY JOHN LASLO, PW TORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><strong>AJ FRANCIS LORDS OVER US PEONS &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Going to give it up for A.J. Francis here. Using the available balconies for his entourage is a good call. Literally looking down on all of us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) MUSTAFA ALI vs. CHRIS BEY (w\/Ace Austin) &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fantastic. They didn\u2019t waste much time getting into things right away with this. Honestly, it felt over due with what has been going on in the X Division. It\u2019s hard to believe that Chris Bey hasn\u2019t had more time with the X-Division title. Based purely on this match, I think that he\u2019ll have another run in the next two years. He\u2019s certainly talented enough, and he came out of this match looking strong, even in a losing effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) DANI LUNA (w\/Jody Threat) vs. ALISHA EDWARDS (w\/MASHA SLAMOVICH) &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know that I\u2019ve filled buckets of ink about Alisha Edwards in the past. That said, I think that she\u2019s improved in the last few years. This match specifically, she held her own, and rag-dolled for the more powerful Dani Luna really well. However, Masha coming in with the snowplow while the ref\u2019s back was turned was a great call. It keeps Slamovich looking like an absolute killer who is carrying the team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DMTV PREMIERS &#8211; MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Move this to Xplosion, please. Sami Callihan is fine, but I didn\u2019t miss him when he was gone, either.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3266185130\" 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>(3) CODY DEANER vs. HAMMERSTONE &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We all knew how this one was going to end. Poor Cody Deaner didn\u2019t really stand a chance. That said, this was way more than the three minute squash that I was expecting. Changing it to a Street Fight because of \u201cWhat the people want\u201d was a great way to really lean into the Deaner refresh. Deaner is making a great underdog babyface, and while he\u2019s not going to greatness with it, he\u2019s going to continue to be entertaining. I think he\u2019s really good on getting the crowd to buy into what he\u2019s doing and getting them behind him. Adding in Jake Something in the end to build up the anticipation for Under Siege was a perfect end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BROKEBALL MOUNTAIN BEGINS &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m honestly not sure what to think about this. In general terms, I\u2019m not a fan of people going backwards in their gimmicks. However, &#8220;Broken&#8221; Matt Hardy only ever worked in the weird world of TNA. I\u2019m going to go out on a limb and say that doing a Digital Exclusive promo followed by the same exact promo, but slightly different isn\u2019t a great look. I\u2019m not sure if the AXS TV people got to see the Digital Exclusive one or not, but that sort of thing should be different than what is on the main show and only appear on Xplosion or other social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JONATHAN GRESHAM JOB INTERVIEW &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Gresham is really going into a huge departure from everything that he\u2019s done before. It\u2019s giving Spooky TNA. It\u2019s not the direction that I would have thought he was going to go, but I\u2019m going to let it play out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOE HENDRY APOLOGIES CONCERT &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a lot of time for a mid card feud. However, given what is going on with Joe Hendry\u2019s entrance music on the UK Charts, I get it. Anything outside the wrestle-sphere that brings more eyes to the product is a good thing. I\u2019m not a big fan of Hendry\u2019s bully tactics, I feel they better fit a Heel than a face. However, I admit to indulging my base emotions and laughed like a loon at Hendry\u2019s take on Creed\u2019s \u201cHigher\u201d singing \u201cCan you please get fired, it\u2019s happened twice before\u201d. Sometimes mean is funny as well.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1325371424\" 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><strong>THE SYSTEM ONSTAGE INTERVIEW WITH GIA MILLER &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was fine. A decent little promo to build to their fight at Under Siege.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) ACE AUSTIN (w\/Chris Bey) vs. TREY MIGUEL (w\/Zachary Wentz) &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been an X Division type of night. Ace Austin and Trey Miguel have amazing in ring chemistry. I hate how good they are together. I\u2019d lay money that the two of them will be battling over the World Title in less than five years. This card just kept getting better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOSH ALEXANDER AND ERIC YOUNG BACKSTAGE &#8211; MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Good building to their match with Maclin and Kazarian, basic, but sometimes that\u2019s all you need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) JORDYNNE GRACE (c) vs. MIYU YAMASHITA &#8211; TNA Knockouts Title match<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Normally, I would be like \u201cThis was match of the night\u201d, but with the two earlier X Division matches that would have been no mean feat. That said, Jordynne Grace and Miyu Yamashita tore the roof off the place. This wasn\u2019t just a match of the night against some really great competition, this is going on my list for Match of the Year contenders for the KO division. Both of these women are at the height of their game right now, and are probably in the top five women\u2019s wrestlers in the world currently competing. TNA keeps giving away these really high caliber matches that could be the main event of a PPV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS &#8211; HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since AXS TV is a tentatively a music channel that happens to have wrestling, it\u2019s taken them long enough to bring in music talent to synergize with the wrestling. Mixing music and wrestling is a winning combination going back to Cydni Lauper at WM1. The addition of Bun B and Lars Frederickson can only be a good thing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-218676978\"><div id=\"pwtor-898225415\"><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>TNA IMPACT TV HITS AND MISSES MAY 2, 2024 LAS VEGAS, NEV. 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