{"id":57500,"date":"2018-03-30T13:11:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T18:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=57500"},"modified":"2018-03-30T13:11:14","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T18:11:14","slug":"impact-hits-and-misses-3-29-aries-vs-sydal-lashley-vs-cage-suicide-returns-mooses-bizarre-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/03\/30\/impact-hits-and-misses-3-29-aries-vs-sydal-lashley-vs-cage-suicide-returns-mooses-bizarre-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS AND MISSES 3\/29: Aries vs. Sydal, Lashley vs. Cage, Suicide Returns, Moose&#8217;s bizarre challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3408356065\" 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><b>HITS<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Su Yung\u2019s In-Ring Debut<\/strong>: A complete, decisive squash for the mysterious new wrestler. Poor Amber Nova didn\u2019t get in a single offensive move. I\u2019m digging the look of Yung as well as her unique mannerisms. The only thing I\u2019m not enjoying so far is her apparent partnership, which we\u2019ll get to below. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>OVE and Edwards<\/strong>: Sure, Eddie Edwards looked like an idiot for showing up to an independent show to take on all of OVE by himself (which is known in Impact as \u201cpulling a Moose\u201d) but this was the most compelling footage they\u2019d shown from an indy event, even if it still didn\u2019t look that good from a production standpoint. The best part is that for once, it actually forwarded a story. Though it is quite disturbing that every wrestler in Ohio is apparently a jerk who has no problem supporting Sami Callihan because he\u2019s from their state and not the guy whose wife had been terrorized by him. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>The Main Event<\/strong>: Besides the quality of the match, Matt Sydal seemed a bit more comfortable with his new gimmick than he has at any point so far. It was also good to see him duck out to talk to Josh Mathews for some heel heat as he didn\u2019t do anything like that last week. To close out the night, Austin Aries and Sydal gave us 20-plus minutes of in-ring action, which is hard to complain about. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Cage vs. Lashley:<\/strong> Another fun match to watch. Sure, this would have been much better had they saved it for months down the road but time was not on Impact\u2019s side. Brian Cage finally pulled off some of his high-flying offense and looked great while doing it. However, there was a couple of knocks on the match that wasn\u2019t the fault of the talent. The first was that the crowd was absolutely dead throughout. With a hyped up audience this would have been a blast to watch. The second is that Cage didn\u2019t win as decisively as he should have. Sure, he still technically won clean but Lashley was talking to the ref and turned around into a discus clothesline. Cage picking him up for the Drill Claw (or Weapon X, which would be safer) would have made the bigger statement. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Impact\u2019s Promo<\/strong>: Johnny Impact\u2019s babyface promos can be hit or miss but he looked more confident than usual going face-to-face with Jimmy Jacobs. His no nonsense, \u201cI have a problem with you because you interrupted me\u201d type approach is a far better method than his forced catchphrase work has been. A Kongo Kong\/Impact feud is also a nice next step for the monster and hopefully leads to his best matches in the promotion so far. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Rosemary and Taya<\/strong>: Another good chapter in this rivalry, and for once, they actually let Rosemary get the better of a fight! While over in WWE, Bayley and Sasha Banks are engaging in a ridiculous feud that makes them both look bad, Rosemary and Taya are looking badass in their heated encounters. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>MISSES<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Suicide Returns<\/strong>: When Jeff Jarrett returned to power, he inexplicably brought back the Suicide character. Jarrett left and eventually Suicide did too. This was good. Months later, they dusted off the costume and brought him back out. This was bad. Suicide was terrible a decade ago, it\u2019s even more terrible today. The gimmick literally came from a video game, which means it should have had an incredibly short shelf-life. His awful name also leads to uncomfortable and weird dialogue like Josh Mathews exclaiming \u201cSuicide is a beacon of hope.\u201d Uhhhhh&#8230;not sure about that. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Opening Match<\/strong>: Petey Williams, Suicide, Rohit Raju, and Taiji Ishimori put on a decent enough match, it\u2019s just that we\u2019ve seen these random X-Division contests featuring a bunch of random guys a thousand times. It\u2019s tiring. The creative team should make it their goal to not book a single one of them for the next year. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1165462563\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Braxton and Su<\/strong>: I\u2019m not feeling this potential pairing at all. What\u2019s the point of Braxton Sutter vs. Allie at this point? They\u2019re not going to wrestle and he\u2019s already been humiliated on a couple of occasions. Su Yung vs. Allie should sell itself. And if they\u2019re going to give Yung a mouthpiece, put her with the excellent James Mitchell, or as Mike McMahon suggested on the Impact Livecast, have her be aligned with Jimmy Jacobs so he can also terrorize the Knockouts Division. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Moose\u2019s Challenge<\/strong>: In the lead up to Feast or Fired, Moose made it be known that he had no interest in the Tag Team Titles and was only in the match to get his shot at the Heavyweight Title. That\u2019s exactly what he got and now he wants to put that on the line for the Tag Belts? What? As I feel the need to point out often here, there are literally three tag teams in the entire company. All he has to do is beat two teams to get a shot at the titles. No need to put your opportunity at the biggest title in the promotion on the line, buddy. If Impact wants to make Moose a top star, they need to stop booking his character to look like an idiot. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>KM vs. Bahh:<\/strong> Terrible. Amateurish. Ugly. Dear Impact, stop allowing awful footage from high school gyms onto your show! There was something sadly funny about KM walking to the back after the match and seeing a basketball hoop and a giant cross in the background. Plus, Bahh once again lost. Not sure why they keep on doing that. The crowds seem to like him, yet he seems to exist to put other people over. 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