{"id":67539,"date":"2018-10-13T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T16:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=67539"},"modified":"2018-10-13T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T16:57:07","slug":"impact-hits-and-misses-10-11-kingston-and-konnan-allies-upcoming-trip-to-the-undead-realm-grado-vs-maximo-go-home-bound-for-glory-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/10\/13\/impact-hits-and-misses-10-11-kingston-and-konnan-allies-upcoming-trip-to-the-undead-realm-grado-vs-maximo-go-home-bound-for-glory-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS AND MISSES 10\/11: Kingston and Konnan, Allie&#8217;s upcoming trip to the Undead Realm, Grado vs. Maximo, go-home Bound for Glory hype"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1705536306\" 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>Konnan and Kingston<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Excellent work here from Konnan and Eddie Kingston to close out the show. I know I&#8217;ve said similar things in the past, but if wrestling had an equivalent to the Oscars, both men would be nominated for Best Actor for their work in this feud. There\u2019s no one in WWE who comes close to feeling as real and edgy as they do. Usually you would expect the World Championship hype to close out the go-home to the pay-per-view, but there was simply no way Johnny Impact and Austin Aries could top this. If Impact had aired more segments like this one, and less Grado-type campy comedy in 2018, maybe they wouldn\u2019t have found themselves ousted from their time slot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Willie Mack<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Personally, I wish they would have just waited for the pay-per-view to reveal Rich Swann\u2019s partner. It was one of the few hooks going into the show. Plus, the intro video for him was about as low-rent as you get. It looked like an editor took about 15 minutes, threw a purple background on the screen and typed \u201cWillie Mack\u201d in yellow letters. Still, Mack is more charismatic than everyone else in his tag match, and if booked right, could be a major player in the promotion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Four-Way X Division Match<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Very minor hit here. On the plus side, there was some good action, and Jack Evans made his return to the ring for the promotion after many years away (they should consider bringing him in on a weekly basis). However, the X Division title isn\u2019t going to be defended at Bound for Glory, which made this a bit pointless. And as far as we know, Scarlett Bordeaux\u2019s talent search isn\u2019t going to end at the event either, meaning her involvement was also unnecessary. Unless a Petey Williams\/Bordeaux pairing does much for you, there wasn&#8217;t much to get excited about here. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Six-Man Tag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: We\u2019ve seen this type of set-up a million times over the years, but overall, it was an effective way to build towards Sunday. The heels have some heat going into the pay-per-view and the match itself was an entertaining one to watch. Poor Fallah Bahh, though, he\u2019s one of the top faces in the promotion and doesn\u2019t have a match on the biggest show of the year! No! No! No!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Impact Misses: <\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Grado vs. Maximo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Will two men kiss each other? That was the hook for this match. In 2018. Sure, if Vince McMahon tuned in, he probably would have fallen off the couch laughing. Most viewers probably hoped family members or friends didn&#8217;t walk into the room while they were watching and question their sanity. Scott D\u2019Amore and Don Callis should be embarrassed for booking this. Grado should be embarrassed for agreeing to take part in it. Josh Mathews should be embarrassed for having to pretend it was funny. Now, this match would have been a mistake to air at any point in the year, but putting it on TV three days before Bound for Glory? Are they insane?! Even if some people did enjoy the comedy, just look at it from a continuity point of view. What in the hell did this have to do with Murder Clown destroying Grado and Joe Hendry last week? Where was Katarina? Why was all that TV time invested if they weren\u2019t going to promote anything involving those four players at the pay-per-view? Callis and D\u2019Amore are not the saviors this promotion needs. Right now it seems more likely that they will be remembered as the ones to put the final nail in the coffin in this long-troubled company. That&#8217;s something that Jeff Jarrett, Dixie Carter and Vince Russo couldn&#8217;t do. And when crap like this is booked, I don\u2019t feel the least bit sorry for them losing their time slot. I feel bad for every man and woman on the roster for having to suffer from their inept booking and dated sense of humor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Singh vs. Raju<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: You see, it was absolutely vital to air this match on the go-home for Bound for Glory because&#8230;well, because obviously&#8230;.ah, I got nothing. Wouldn&#8217;t this time have been better served letting Sami Callihan or Pentagon Jr. promote their upcoming match at the show?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Allie\u2019s Upcoming Trip<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Ahhh, the Undead Realm, the place where the careers of most Impact wrestlers current reside. After 16 years of ordering pay-per-views from this company, I\u2019m really starting to question my life\u2019s decisions. Where did I go so wrong? Now, if you\u2019re going to do write and shoot something like this and, I don\u2019t know, try and make it spooky, then go all in! But Impact can\u2019t help winking at the camera and goofing off at every possible opportunity. \u201cYou know how much heat I\u2019ll get from the office?\u201d James Mitchell asked.\u00a0<\/span>This is because Callis and D&#8217;Amore like this type of humor, because it involves them, even though it has nothing to do with the storyline. This is called narcissism. They shouldn&#8217;t be breaking the fourth wall to let the viewers know this is all just in good fun. Because, again, fans are paying to watch this play out! If you want Allie to be a horror figure, then go for it. If you want to goof around, then put it online for free. A complete waste of the talented James Mitchell and a waste of the once fun Allie character.<\/p>\n<p><b>Overall Show<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Not long ago, I was higher on the potential of Impact than I had been since the Billy Corgan era. Now I\u2019m about as pessimistic as I\u2019ve ever been. After a string of strong shows a couple months ago, the company has limped into Bound for Glory with a head-scratching card and a mess of storylines that simply aren\u2019t compelling. Thanks for trying Konnan and Kingston, it\u2019s just too bad so few people are watching your work because of how bad everything else is. <strong>3\/10<\/strong><\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2887414473\" 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<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-137767853\"><div id=\"pwtor-509182217\"><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 Konnan and Kingston: Excellent work here from Konnan and Eddie Kingston to close out the show. 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