{"id":53602,"date":"2018-01-05T12:46:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T18:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=53602"},"modified":"2018-01-05T12:46:05","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T18:46:05","slug":"impact-hits-misses-1-4-ovw-vs-lax-x-division-title-change-grand-championship-james-storm-swan-song-chandler-parks-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/01\/05\/impact-hits-misses-1-4-ovw-vs-lax-x-division-title-change-grand-championship-james-storm-swan-song-chandler-parks-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS &#038; MISSES 1\/4: OVW vs. LAX, X Division Title change, Grand Championship, James Storm swan song, Chandler Parks debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-8166075\" 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>HITS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Main Event:<\/strong> The jumping off the top rope frog splash reversed into a cutter spot is easily my front-runner for move of the year so far. It\u2019s going to be a tough one to top! OVE vs. LAX delivered an entertaining brawl but it wasn\u2019t anywhere near enough to save this dreadful show. Still, check it out if you\u2019re in need of a fun match from the week. If I didn\u2019t already have so many misses, I would add the fact that there was no explanation as to why Konnan and Sami Callihan weren\u2019t at ringside to the list, because that makes absolutely zero sense. But I have quite a bit complain about coming up so we\u2019ll be generous for now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That One ATT Guy Who Always Gets Hurt:<\/strong> He got hurt again. I laughed. Well, that\u2019s it for the hits!<\/p>\n<h3>MISSES<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The Global Championship Match:<\/strong> Without exaggeration, this is literally one of the top five saddest things I\u2019ve ever seen in the history of TNA\/Impact. I\u2019m struggling to come up with something that can match it. Well, probably Jeff Hardy showing up wasted for a pay-per-view main event. Anyway, the company\u2019s major title featuring two of their biggest stars was fought over in a high school gym that looked 75% empty. The lighting was atrocious and they cut out segments of the match, making the entire thing disjointed. It\u2019s baffling they would air this in the first place, as the promotion has never, ever looked so low-rent. Whoever made the call to put this on TV should recuse themselves from the entire wrestling industry. Forever!<\/p>\n<p><strong>X-Division Title Change:<\/strong> Ishimori has been solid for Impact since his debut in the company but no one was exactly clamoring for him to win the X-Division Title. They should have held off on the switch until it actually meant something. Also, opening the show with this match once again reinforced the notion that the X-Division Title still doesn\u2019t mean all that much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grand Championship Match:<\/strong> The Grand Championship has become a complete farce at this point. Don Callis, I politely advise you to KILL IT! KILL IT NOW! DRIVE A STAKE THROUGH THIS STUPID DIVISION\u2019S HEART, BURN ITS CORPSE, AND BURY IT AT SEA!!!!! Sorry. Anyway, you just can\u2019t apply MMA rules to a triple threat, points based system and not have it look like a joke. However, it is encouraging to see Fallah Bahh catch on a bit with the crowd. It reminds me of when Rikishi debuted on Raw and soon joined with Too Cool. That was fun for a bit. Due to Bahh\u2019s reaction, it looks like there\u2019s a bit more they should be able to do with him.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So Long Storm:<\/strong> Okay, so let me get this straight, Impact aired a video of James Storm talking (okay, mostly yelling as he tends to do) about how much this company meant to him and how much he helped the young guys behind the scenes and not ONE of them came out to help him as ATT beat him up for minutes? With this likely being it for The Cowboy in the company, it was a stupid way to go out. And why not have an actual wrestler retire him to get some heat? Dan Lambert may soon leave the promotion if Bobby Lashley decides to go when his deal is up, meaning any cache from forcing Storm out of the company will be completely wasted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bonus Archive Match:<\/strong> Stop showing long segments of matches when the company was more popular, featured more stars, and titles weren\u2019t fought in gyms before high school basketball games! If I wanted to see Joseph Park fight Bully Ray for five minutes I\u2019d go find it on YouTube. Actually, the only thing this segment reminded me of was that my three month subscription with the Global Wrestling Network is almost up (got it for free with Bound For Glory) and there\u2019s no way in hell I\u2019m paying $8 a month to keep it. So thanks, I guess?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chandler Park\u2019s Debut:<\/strong> Didn\u2019t we just do the whole \u201cperson who doesn\u2019t know how to wrestle somehow beats actual wrestlers\u201d angle with Allie not long ago and with Joseph Park before that? If a lawyer can come in and beat a trained fighter it makes the entire \u201csport\u201d of wrestling look like a dumb joke. Apparently, you can luck yourselves into victories on a regular basis so there\u2019s no need to ever train. It\u2019s also worth noting that Impact took a popular indy guy and turned him into a sidekick in a comedy act. Probably not what I would have done, but hey, the management team clearly knows what they\u2019re doing here.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1867846451\" 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<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS COLUMN:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/12\/16\/impact-hits-misses-12-14-konnan-calliham-alberto-el-patrons-shirt-j-b-award-kongo-kongs-return-lauren-van-nesss-big-win\/\">IMPACT HITS &amp; MISSES 12\/14: Konnan and Calliham, Alberto El Patron\u2019s shirt, J.B. 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