{"id":92756,"date":"2020-02-04T23:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T05:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=92756"},"modified":"2020-02-04T23:19:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T05:19:34","slug":"impact-wrestling-hits-misses-2-4-dream-vs-ace-austin-in-street-fight-tessa-vs-adam-thornstowe-johnny-swinger-rosemary-vs-suzie-joey-ryan-backstage-rhino-vs-taurus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/02\/04\/impact-wrestling-hits-misses-2-4-dream-vs-ace-austin-in-street-fight-tessa-vs-adam-thornstowe-johnny-swinger-rosemary-vs-suzie-joey-ryan-backstage-rhino-vs-taurus\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT WRESTLING HITS &#038; MISSES 2\/4: Dream vs. Ace Austin in Street Fight, Tessa vs. Adam Thornstowe, Johnny Swinger, Rosemary vs. &#8220;Suzie,&#8221; Joey Ryan backstage, Rhino vs. Taurus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2440905061\" 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><p><b>Overall \u2013 HIT:<\/b> This episode easily could have been a PUSH or a MISS if it weren\u2019t for a very good match between TJP and Hijo del Vikingo. Most of the segments and matches felt like time fillers, only serving to extend storylines without really moving things forward (with the exception of the Rosemary\/Suzie and Joey Ryan\/RVD angles which aren\u2019t many people\u2019s cup of tea). There has also been a lot of post-match beatdowns which is dangerously close to entering monotonous territory.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tessa Blanchard vs. Adam Thornstowe \u2013 PUSH:<\/b> The show starts with Tessa coming to the ring to cut a promo on Ace Austin. Tessa calls Ace out, saying that they don\u2019t have to wait for their match, they can have it now. Ace comes out with Reno Scum, Adam Thornestowe and Luster the Legend, and sends Thornestowe out to fight her instead. Tessa and Thornestowe have a decent match which Tessa wins with a her Buzzsaw DDT. After the match, Luster bearhugs Tessa from behind and the three beat her down until Tommy Dreamer makes the save. Ace and Reno Scum powder to the back and Tommy challenges Ace to a street fight later in the show. I\u2019m not really into this whole Tessa vs. Ace story but I understand that they want to give Tessa some successful title defenses before her eventual rematch with Sami Callihan. Later, while the comentators are setting up the show, we get another broadcast interruption showing what looks like to be a QR Code.<\/p>\n<p><b>Rhino vs. Taurus \u2013 MISS:<\/b> This match is just okay and just as it was starting to warm up, Moose interferes, stopping the match. Rhino Gores Moose for his troubles. I am definitely ready for this feud to move on.<\/p>\n<p><b>Johnny Swinger backstage \u2013 HIT:<\/b> I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying that Johnny Swinger is growing on me but\u2026 well, there it is. Swinger confronts the Desi Hit Squad backstage, stating that there is a new tag team in town, The Mack and Pack Connection, that is ready to fight them. Once he gets a look at Mahabali Shera, he quickly amends that to mean that only Mack was challenging Shera to a one-on-one match. Later, Swinger tells Mack that Shera challenged him, but not to worry since Swinger will have his back. Mack blows Swinger off again.<\/p>\n<p><b>Taya looks for help \u2013 HIT:<\/b> Taya wanders the back looking for someone who would be willing to help her against Jordynne Grace in their upcoming title match. First, she runs into Madison Rayne and Kiera Hogan who turn her down. Great character work from Taya as usual. Taya then runs into her bestie (in Taya\u2019s mind at least) Rosemary. Rosemary, however, was otherwise engaged\u2026<\/p>\n<p><b>Rosemary vs. \u201cSuzie\u201d \u2013 HIT:<\/b> The story of the Suzie Saga seems to be nearing its apex. While Taya ran her mouth, Rosemary ignores her, setting up an ambush for both Father James Mitchell and Jessicka Havok, to ensure that they can\u2019t interfere in her plans. Suzie meets Rosemary in the ring and Rosemary tries to get Suzie to attack her. Suzie wants none of it, instead she simply wants to go exploring with Rosemary. Rosemary slaps her, pulls out Su Yung\u2019s bloodied glove, and slaps her with that. Suzie gets the glove and flies into a rage, attacking Rosemary. Rosemary, pleased with herself, leads the attacking Suzie to the back. They both get counted out. Later, Rosemary is seen laying in the same stairwell where Su Yung died, barely conscious, but very pleased with herself. Father James Mitchell enters the scene and curses Rosemary for dooming them all. I\u2019m excited to find out if this means Su Yung is back. Or I would be if the commentators didn\u2019t say she was several times later during the show.<\/p>\n<p><b>TJP vs. Hijo del Vikingo \u2013 HOMERUN:<\/b> I was really looking forward to this match since last week and boy, it did not disappoint. There is some great counter wrestling and several spots I\u2019d never seen before, and somehow, I felt like these two were still holding back, making me want even more. There were chants of Esto es lucha, dee ees awesome, and fight foreva, throughout the match. Definitely worth a watch. TJP submits Vikingo but The North, Ethan Page and Josh Alexander attack after the match. Falah Bahh, who seconded TJP runs them off. Falah Bahh and TJP vs. The North? Sign me up.<\/p>\n<p><b>Joey Ryan backstage \u2013 HIT:<\/b> Joey Ryan is backstage when Katie Forbes approaches him to talk. Joey interrupts her saying he\u2019s not interested in her \u201ctouching it\u201d, but it was all a misdirection and RVD attacks Joey, angrily. Afterwards, in an interview, RVD is asked about losing his cool. RVD denies that he lost his cool but delivers the line without his usual easygoing tone and with a bit of fire. This story may be getting interesting, and I am thus far intrigued.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2875364559\" 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>Dave &amp; Jake Crist vs. Daga &amp; Dr. Wagner Jr. \u2013 MISS:<\/b> This is a decent match which saw Daga and Wagner in control for most of it. Daga wins with his unnamed-by-commentary finisher. Madman Fulton, who was ringside, jumps Daga and Wagner, and he and OVE beat them down. At this point I started to realize just how many segments have ended with a beatdown.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tommy Dreamer vs. Ace Austin, Street fight \u2013 HIT:<\/b> I vacillated between a HIT or MISS for this one. The match is your paint-by-numbers hardcore gimmick match with trash can filled with \u201ctoys\u201d, kendo stick, lengthy walk-and-brawl, and table. This one has blood when Ace uses his laminated playing card to slice open Tommy\u2019s forehead. After that spot the match did ramp up in intensity for the last minute or so, ending with a creative use of Ace\u2019s the Fold on Tommy, who was crotched on a ladder Tommy had set up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-2342980176\"><div id=\"pwtor-171659555\"><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>Overall \u2013 HIT: This episode easily could have been a PUSH or a MISS if it weren\u2019t for a very good match between TJP and Hijo del Vikingo. 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