{"id":56866,"date":"2018-03-17T12:29:40","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T17:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=56866"},"modified":"2018-03-17T12:29:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T17:29:40","slug":"impact-hits-misses-guru-revealed-feast-fired-sinister-minister-returns-rosemary-taya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/17\/impact-hits-misses-guru-revealed-feast-fired-sinister-minister-returns-rosemary-taya\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS &amp; MISSES: The Guru is revealed, Feast or Fired, The Sinister Minister Returns, Rosemary and Taya"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1551092016\" 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><h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>IMPACT HITS<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>James Mitchell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: In a just wrestling world, James Mitchell would have enjoyed steady employment the past 20 years. So many wrestlers could have benefited with him as their mouthpiece. While he\u2019s made a couple of cameos over the past year on Impact, he finally got to talk for an extended period of time and once again proved how valuable he can be on the mic. The Jimmy Jacobs\/Kongo Kong vs. Abyss storyline has been inconsistent and cheesy so far, then in one segment, The Sinister Minister actually made it interesting. Hopefully he sticks around for some time to come. The man dances circles around everyone else on the roster when it comes to cutting promos.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>El Patron and Aries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: While watching this video, I couldn\u2019t decide if it was horrible or entertaining. By the end, I moved over to the side of being impressed. Alberto El Patron displayed the right amount of arrogance and rudeness with the champion. He wasn\u2019t over the top in trying to offer his opponent some meat, which made the segment work. This cold and calculated version of him is far more effective than having him complain about management being against him. However, due to Patron\u2019s openness of wanting to go back to WWE, it seems ridiculous to main event a pay-per-view with this match. Still, Impact did a nice job in setting up the stage for it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Despite a couple of rough spots (Rosemary could have badly injured herself performing her senton off the ring apron), the two women delivered a strong brawl that left the door wide open for future rematches. Even better is that the crowd finally came to life a bit when they were in the ring. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>So Long Adonis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Chris Adonis abruptly left Impact and the creative team actually went to the effort of explaining why he isn\u2019t coming back. Every other show on TV would let their viewers know a character was leaving the show but wrestling usually doesn\u2019t bother. This is progress. Now could someone please explain what happened to Chandler Park, Laredo Kid, Garza Jr., and Suicide? Actually, I don&#8217;t care about that last one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>MISSES<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Feast or Fired<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: This match continues to be the dumbest gimmick in all of wrestling. There are literally THREE tag teams on the entire roster. If you\u2019re in a team, why bother risking your job to grab a briefcase? Just wait a few weeks and you\u2019ll get a shot due to sheer math. And why would a wrestling promotion willingly fire a top star if they won the pink slip? It wouldn\u2019t make any sense from a business perspective. No matter who is in charge of the promotion, some awful TNA ideas continue to linger on. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Guru<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Possibly the Impact miss of the year so far. If management decides to keep villainous Josh Mathews on commentary every week then they have already lost their minds. The ratings are finally growing a little bit and they\u2019re going right back to something that was universally hated last year with a heelish Mathews? Insanity. While it&#8217;s stupid to have a bad guy be the voice of the promotion, it makes even less sense to have him be a good guy 90% of the time and then heel it up when his wrestler comes out. It just doesn&#8217;t work. Besides that, the announcer\u2019s segment with Matt Sydal was also a dud. Nothing about the man makes him feel like a guru. He\u2019s an overly abrasive guy in jeans and expensive clothes. Same as he always was. He didn&#8217;t mix up his character in the slightest. Maybe I\u2019m missing out on the irony or something of the angle but this was a lousy start to their pairing. I could accept Mathews as a full-time manger but having him perform double duty is simply an exercise in madness. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-60164598\"><div id=\"pwtor-1372454787\"><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>IMPACT HITS James Mitchell: In a just wrestling world, James Mitchell would have enjoyed steady employment the past 20 years. So many wrestlers could have benefited with him as their mouthpiece. 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