{"id":69419,"date":"2018-11-09T11:40:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=69419"},"modified":"2018-11-09T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T20:08:27","slug":"impact-hits-and-misses-11-8-final-hour-special-johnny-impact-vs-killer-kross-jordan-graces-debut-brian-cage-pulls-a-moose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2018\/11\/09\/impact-hits-and-misses-11-8-final-hour-special-johnny-impact-vs-killer-kross-jordan-graces-debut-brian-cage-pulls-a-moose\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT HITS AND MISSES 11\/8: &#8220;Final Hour&#8221; special, Johnny Impact vs. Killer Kross, Jordynne Grace&#8217;s debut, Brian Cage pulls a Moose"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-174814306\" 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;\">IMPACT HITS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Opening Tag Match<\/strong>: Phoenix, Pentagon Jr. and the O.G.\u2019z put on a chaotic, but fun, show-opening match. There was some sloppiness to be had, but it was intense enough to be enjoyable. Hopefully management has something in mind for Homicide, Hernandez and Eddie Kingston, as this win was decisive enough that it doesn\u2019t feel like there needs to be a rematch. If this group is going to stick around (which they absolutely should), they&#8217;re going to need to start picking up some meaningful wins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moose vs. Eddie Edwards<\/strong>: This feud has been all over the place, as both wrestlers have been trying to nail down their characters, and the overall story supporting them has been largely goofy. Still, they\u2019ve risen above the material they\u2019ve been given and delivered some good matches. The crowd was into the brawl and they busted out some big moves (the powerbomb from inside the ring onto the ramp was one of the show&#8217;s most memorable spots in months). Also, good work by the announcers (not something I say often!) at really putting over the toughness of Eddie, all the punishment he\u2019d taken over the course of the match, and how Moose had gone too far.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Main Event<\/strong>: While Johnny Impact may not be lighting the wrestling world on fire with his promos, he continues to deliver in the ring. This didn\u2019t reach the heights of Impact vs. Fenix, but it was another entertaining show-closing match, which Impact has been on a roll with lately. However, Kross maybe should have been protected more here. A rare DQ finish may have been the better option. With such a lack of quality heels in Impact, having their one \u201ckiller\u201d lose clean takes away a bit of his momentum. Now it appears that Moose is next up for a title shot, which doesn\u2019t do much for me.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">IMPACT MISSES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Jordynne Grace\u2019s Debut<\/strong>: A minor miss. I hadn\u2019t seen a singles match from Grace yet and was hoping\/expecting to see her booked as a destroyer, where she&#8217;d hit a series of dominant, impressive power moves. A gorilla press slam from the top and a bearhug was about all we got. I wouldn&#8217;t blame this on Grace, though, as management didn&#8217;t choose an ideal opponent for her introduction. Bringing in a jobber and having them get obliterated by Grace would have been the more effective debut. Instead, they gave Katarina a fair amount of offense and showboating against the newcomer. And considering the fact there are so few women in the company, Katarina shouldn&#8217;t be designated as the go-to jobber. Grace should have gone through a series of squash matches (which worked well for Braun Strowman and Nia Jax) before laying her hands on any full-time roster member.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Cage\u2019s Inner Moose<\/strong>: I\u2019ve never been to Dayton, Ohio, so no idea if it\u2019s actually a \u201cs**thole or not.\u201d But having the guy who is being groomed as the top babyface in the company claiming that is is doesn\u2019t do him much favor. No matter what, he was going to get booed by a good portion of the crowd, yet Impact went all in on him playing the heel for the \u201cmatch.\u201d Speaking of which, yikes! I\u2019d be surprised if all the awful indy footage Impact has aired over the past year or so hasn\u2019t chased away a few of the fans who have quit watching altogether. To top it all off, Cage pulled a babyface Moose move by walking into a situation where he was 100% guaranteed to get his ass kicked. Did he really think he was going to beat up an entire locker room (and state) by himself? That\u2019s just bad character development. Everything about this segment was terrible and counterproductive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Smoke Show<\/strong>: I\u2019m growing to hate these segments. CGI smoke, dopey music, and it never, ever goes anywhere. Before shooting these skits, management should be asking themselves \u201cwhat exactly are we trying to accomplish?\u201d Is it to get KM and Fallalh Bahh over? If so. They failed. Is it to get Scarlett Bordeaux over? If so. They failed. Or, is it to get Scott D&#8217;Amore and Don Callis to chuckle while watching it? If so, then they probably succeeded. All we\u2019re getting is random dudes shooting video of themselves for some sort of ill-defined talent contest. The worst part was when they cut back to the arena and Josh Mathews busted out one of the fakest laughs in wrestling history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GWN Flashback<\/strong>: Once again, these random segments with no context (and apparently aren\u2019t even episodes you find on the network, according to John Moore at <a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2018\/11\/09\/11-8-moores-impact-wrestling-tv-review-johnny-impact-vs-killer-kross-for-the-impact-world-championship-brian-cage-invades-ohio-moose-vs-eddie-edwards-jordynne-graces-in-ring-debut-the-ogz-v\/\">ProWrestling.net<\/a>) merely succeeded in making you wish Impact still had a bunch of exciting, young talent competing in front of a hot crowd. What it didn\u2019t do was inspire me to subscribe to the network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Undead Realm Won\u2019t Die<\/strong>: This storyline is not something worth staying up for. Allie, Kiera Hogan and James Mitchell are all too talented for this never-ending nonsense. Give The Minister someone to manage (Killer Kross perhaps?), get Allie back to her old fun-loving ways, and get Kiera far away from all of it. A black eyed Allie and a teleporting Su Yung doesn\u2019t make me want to tune in next week, it makes me want to turn off the TV and go to bed.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2183998099\" 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-1370416407\"><div id=\"pwtor-221828009\"><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 The Opening Tag Match: Phoenix, Pentagon Jr. and the O.G.\u2019z put on a chaotic, but fun, show-opening match. 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