{"id":67129,"date":"2018-10-06T16:01:54","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T21:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67129"},"modified":"2018-10-06T16:01:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-06T21:01:54","slug":"impact-hits-misses-10-4-eli-drake-vs-la-parka-the-smoke-show-clowns-kidnapping-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/06\/impact-hits-misses-10-4-eli-drake-vs-la-parka-the-smoke-show-clowns-kidnapping-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS &amp; MISSES 10\/4: Eli Drake vs. La Parka, The Smoke Show, clowns, kidnapping, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4028707374\" 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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><b>IMPACT HITS<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>Aries and Impact<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A Johhny Impact promo in the hits column? Never thought I\u2019d see the day! In fact, this was the best babyface promo I\u2019ve ever seen him cut. Once he drops the cornball catchphrases and goes into no nonsense mode, he\u2019s not half bad. Austin Aries was top level here. Together, these two made their Bound For Glory match more enticing. They were the exceptions. Blame creative on almost everything else on the show being counterproductive. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Rich Swann vs. Matt Sydal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A good, but not great television match. It\u2019s bizarre this wasn\u2019t just saved for the pay-per-view, since they\u2019ve built up this rivalry for weeks on television. While it was nice to see Ethan Page not play the dead on arrival Chandler Park character, it\u2019s also a bit insulting for long-time viewers that the announcers didn\u2019t acknowledge this was a guy we\u2019d already seen. Still, there was no good way out of it. In the future, they should consider not booking talented wrestles as hopelessly unfunny comedy fodder. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Konnan and Kingston<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Eddie Kingston is a virtual lock to deliver a great performance on TV every single week. His taunting of Konnan continues to be great and makes you want to see the two teams beat the hell out of each other. A short but effective segment. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>IMPACT MISSES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>The Main Event:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I\u2019m assuming that the Impact creative regime wanted to give fans a little taste of the upcoming marquee brawl between OVE and Pentagon Jr., Fenix, and Brian Cage at the pay-per-view, but it only dulled my desire to see it. These two groups have been physically involved in altercations every week, leaving little intrigue of what it will be like when they lock up for a full fledged battle. This was the time to put some real heat on OVE, so viewers would think they actually stood a chance. That&#8217;s not what went down. The Bound for Glory match is already a waste of all six men, so it\u2019s frustrating to see the creative continue letting them down on a weekly basis. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Eli Loses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: So let me get this straight, after weeks of Eli Drake taking on random opponents for absolutely no reason, we see him lose to a guy in a skeleton costume that we have never, ever seen before on Impact television? If La Parka is going to join the promotion full-time and the creative team has major plans for him, well&#8230;then fine. It\u2019s still not advisable, but it at least makes some since. But it\u2019s unlikely that we\u2019ll see La Parka make more appearances. Really, though, it&#8217;s incredible to see how far Drake has fallen after main-eventing last year\u2019s show. This was an idiotic move that didn\u2019t benefit their upcoming version of WrestleMania in any way. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Death by Clown<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Again, please, someone explain to me how this is supposed to get fans excited to order Bound for Glory? This was another waste of time and flat-out sucked. First of all, Murder Clown needs to learn how to throw some convincing punches. Second of all, who is Murder Clown and why is he on TV? Third&#8230;what is the point of any of this? What\u2019s the payoff to this feud? Grado and Joe Hendry have already humiliated Katarina multiple times on TV. They\u2019ve got their revenge. Hendry continuing to write and produce music about her in his free time makes him seem like an obsessive jerk. He already turned her down. He should move on with his life. Really, I don\u2019t care who wins this thing. I just want this rivalry to end. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kidnapping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: A few weeks ago, we saw a child nearly die to forward an angle. Now, Alisha Edwards has been kidnapped. So uh&#8230; someone just call the police and get her back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Smoke Show<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Scott D\u2019Amore needs to realize that his sense of humor isn\u2019t good for business. A little campy comedy goes a long way and this promotion is overloaded with it at the moment. Petey Williams putting his head between Scarlett Bordeaux\u2019s legs? Trevor Lee had the Impact line of the year when he said \u201cThis has nothing to do with anything!\u201d If only the writing team could be so self aware. <\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1517155606\" 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><b>Singh vs. Raju<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: This match is booked for next week. Not to beat a dead horse but uh&#8230;how is this supposed to make people want to pay $40 for the pay-per-view? Couldn\u2019t this angle wait? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Overall show:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> A dreadful, embarrassing, amateurish offering. If this episode had aired in February it would be bad, but taking place just 10 days before their biggest show of the year is inexcusable. Every single segment should have been designed to make people shell out their hard earned money for Bound for Glory. Instead, it was time to clown around for two hours. And with Psycho Clown, I guess literally. A completely baffling episode on almost every account. Any hope of Don Callis and Scott D\u2019Amore turning this thing around is long gone at the moment. There were a string of good shows a few weeks back, but at this point, that seems more luck than anything. Almost every wrestler who has appeared on Impact the past few weeks is less cool and less interesting because of it. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Score<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: 2\/10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2501760308\"><div id=\"pwtor-2449338784\"><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 Aries and Impact: A Johhny Impact promo in the hits column? Never thought I\u2019d see the day! In fact, this was the best babyface promo I\u2019ve ever seen him cut. 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