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Lovely Ludwig Van – Impact Wrestling’s “Against All Odds” 2022 Results And Review

BySteph Franchomme

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Impact Plus monthly special events have shown us they can become some interesting game-changers in the IMPACT routine. From the classic weekly shows and 4 PPVs a year system, we now have a monthly addition when a title can change hands, feuds can find an end or a beginning…
We are just 2 weeks after Slammiversary, just 2 weeks after Impact Wrestling celebrated the 20 years to come… Against All Odds, when there’s nothing to lose, everything to win. To use my weekly words, the case continues, so it’s time to make THE impact. More than ever, The Future Is Now, so jump on the train to Destination What’s Next. Follow the tired soul of a Nygma, let’s dig into it. 

  • Countdown to Against All Odds – Laredo Kid vs Black Taurus w/ Crazzy Steve

Huge chop from Black Taurus to start, Laredo Kid tried to use his agility but Taurus blocked it. Laredo Kid then missed in the corner and allowed Taurus to attack the arm again. Laredo Kid managed to connect with a boot in the corner though and then flew in after, followed by a big uppercut from Taurus. Laredo looked for a cutter but got blocked and immediately turned it into a sling blade. Taurus then charged into the corner but Laredo reversed, pushing him up to hang him on the top ropes with both legs perching it. He followed up with a cutter from that spot, but Taurus was able to kick out.

Taurus got Laredo up on his shoulders, but that got reversed into a crucifix bomb, only for him to fire back by charging in with the horns to Kid’s head. Taurus charged too quickly into the corner, bouncing over the turnbuckles out of the ring and Laredo followed it with a moonsault to the outside. Back in the ring, Laredo went for another, but Taurus got the feet up to block and followed with a pop-up Samoan drop. Taurus then went to the top rope but that backfired as Kid got up and slapped him several times. He then looked for a Spanish Fly but Taurus got out and slammed him down to the mat from the top rope. He followed it with the Power Bull for the win. NICE MATCH.

  • Countdown to Against All Odds – Dot Combat for the IMPACT Digital Media Championship: Rich Swann (c) vs Brian Myers

Brian Myers grabbed the title from the referee and tried to attack Rich Swann, but he avoided it, brawled with Myers and then dove from the second turnbuckle to the outside. While Swann was celebrating, Myers grabbed a keyboard and smashed the champion with it. He then pulled out a mouse and started to beat up Swann with it, but he took too long to celebrate and Swann pulled the wire, sending his opponent into the ring post. Back inside the ring, Myers grabbed the stand of a camera and yanked it up on Swann’s neck.

He then tripped up the champion, slamming him face-first to the mat. Myers pulled out a ring light and used it to tie Swann to the top rope, leaving him defenceless against several shots, and then Myers turned up the other hand as well. He then broke out of the ropes and started throwing hands at Myers, following up with a huge kick to the face. Swann then placed a series of keyboards and a monitor in the corner, but Myers responded with a DDT. Swann managed to fight back though, sending Myers into the corner of the weapons with a Death Valley Driver.

Swann then hit Myers with the monitor, but as he set it between the top two turnbuckles, it allowed Myers to hit a Spear, and he then sent Swann head-first through the frame of the monitor. The two men then brawled up the ramp, but as Myers sent Swann to the ropes, he hit a handspring back into the cutter on the ramp. Swann then came charging in and dove over the top rope, but Myers smashed him in the face with the keyboard, following up with the Roster Cut for the win. THAT WAS FOR CARDONA SO MYERS WAS AS PROFESSIONAL AS USUAL…

  • Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) vs The MCMG (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)

Ace brought back the “I beat Chris Sabin” t-shirt, it was a good time for it. Bey and Shelley kicked off this one. Shelley with an STF early but Bey got the rope to break the hold. Bey tagged in Ace as Shelley backed up to tag in Sabin. Lockup, wristlock from Ace but Sabin connected with some creative manoeuvring to escape, Shelley reached for Ace, he dodged but ate a shot from Sabin. Ace rolled through and took Sabin down by his leg and nailed him with a kick to the back. Ace laid into Sabin with shots to the lower back before sending him into the ropes, Sabin leapt over Ace and Shelley tagged in and they dropped him with a double-team move. Shelley connected with a drop kick, then locks in an octopus stretch, tagging in Sabin and holding Ace for Sabin to get a dropkick to the ribs and hit some knees to the chest.

Shelley tagged in and they backed Ace up, sending him into the opposing corner and nailing him with double elbows. Shelley went to the middle rope and nailed a double stomp. Bey connected with a dropkick to Sabin to the outside, he looks to skin the cat but Shelley dropped him with a dropkick that dumped him outside. Shelley laid into Ace but ate a dropkick, sending him outside. Ace looked for a dive but landed on the apron. He did some apron work, dropping both Shelley and Sabin with kicks. Bey went up top and hit a Swanton onto the Guns, landing right on his feet and taking both men out.

Bey and Austin connected with a double-team leg sweep and Ace with a leg drop to the back of Shelley’s head. Ace pulled out his playing card and used it to give Shelley a papercut between his fingers. The ref didn’t notice. Bey tagged in and taunted for a long time just to hit ELP’s back rake to Shelley. Ace tagged in and hit some cartwheels and nailed a back rake of his own. Bey hit a twisting uppercut to Shelley’s back. Sabin looked for a tag but Bey held him in a submission. Shelley fought off Bey but he knocked Sabin off the apron. Ace tagged in and nailed Shelley with a dropkick in the corner, Shelley with a side suplex and he dove for the tag but Bey pulled Sabin off the apron just in time.

Ace hit a springboard twisting kick to the face and Bey followed with a diving forearm. Ace looked for a kick to Shelley but he ducked it and Ace hit Bey. Shelley tagged in Sabin and took them both out. He ducked a double clothesline and dropped them both with one of his own. Sabin was sent into the corner, dodged Ace and leapt over Bey. Bey with a spear to Ace in the corner. Sabin put Bey in a Tree of Woe to hold Ace in his place before nailing him with a boot to the face and Bey with a Hesitation kick. Sabin continued with a roll-through fisherman suplex. Sabin and Shelley went for Bey in the corner, he moved but Shelley was there, they set them up for a double flatliner and it hit.

Bey to his feet ate two superkicks before Ace could even the odds, Bey hit a knee to the face, Ace lifted Sabin up, Bey hit a superkick and Ace followed with a double stomp to Sabin’s face. Ace tagged in, nailed Sabin with a clothesline in the corner, Bey tagged in and headed up top. Shelley pulled Ace out from the corner and Sabin dodged a splash from Bey. Shelley set Bey up and they hit a dropkick Doomsday Device. Shelley lifted Sabin up for the Cradle Shock, Shelley tried to block Ace but he shoved Shelley into the pinning attempt. Ace with a series of strikes to both men, he bounced off the ropes right into the MCMG combination move. Bey stood up and they set him up for like a double one-winged-angel style move for the win. AN INSTANT CLASSIC. WHAT DO I ADD?

Meanwhile, backstage…

Gia Miller was with AMW, Heath and the Good Brothers. Anderson asked if they can feel it in the air live in Center Stage Georgia, that Honor No More has no idea what they got themselves into. Doc said it’s Against All Odds for each of them because they’ve established a dream team. He ran down all of their tag team accomplishments. Heath and America’s Most Wanted both did their part to hype up the team ahead of their big 10-Man match tonight.

  • Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green vs Mickie James & Mia Yim

All four women exchanged words before the match could even begin until Chelsea and Deonna attacked before the bell. Mia sent Chelsea into the corner, Mickie and she sent Deonna into the same corner, Mickie hit a splash in the corner, both women fell and Mia followed with a leaping cannonball onto them both in the corner. Chelsea and Deonna were outside the ring and they hit Deonna and Chelsea with a baseball slide. Mia sent Deonna into the ring and we got the bell officially starting the match. Deonna took Mia’s legs out from under her. Chelsea got into the ring and hit an elbow drop to the back of Mia’s head. Chelsea and Deonna attacked Mia in the corner, and Deonna hit a short-arm clothesline. Mickie went for a tag but Deonna flipped her off inside.

Purrazzo hit a clothesline in the corner and distracted the referee while Chelsea pulled her hair in the corner. Mickie tried to break it up, distracting the ref further. Chelsea slammed Mia to the mat before following with a standing elbow drop. Mia was sent into the corner again, Chelsea sent Deonna into the corner for a splash, then a splash of her own, and now Chelsea ran into an elbow show, Deonna too. Mia dove for a tag but they cut her off. Mia tagged in Mickie after breaking free. Mickie connected with a Thesz press to Deonnan then hit Chelsea on the apron. Mickie hit a neckbreaker to Deonna and looked for the MickDDT. but Chelsea broke it up.

Mia, into the ring, ate a boot from Chelsea. Deonna dropped Mickie and Chelsea hit a boot to the back of the head. Deonna continued with a chin lock, Mickie tried to fight free but Deonna sent her back-first into the mat and then knocked Mia off the apron. Deonna lifted Mickie up for a suplex and connected. Chelsea tagged in and nailed Mickie with a kick to the head. Chelsea then hit a clothesline to Mickie. Mia tried to break it up without making a tag but ate an elbow from Chelsea. Deonna tagged in and laid into Mickie with shots to the back. Deonna locked her in a submission hold and Mickie finally fought free.

Deonna prevented the tag by dropping Mia off the apron. Mickie tried to fight for the tag again as Deonna sent herself shoulder-first into the ring post. Finally, Mia tagged in and she laid into Chelsea with a series of strikes. She sent her into the corner with a dropkick. Mia hit a big boot to Chelsea, then an Irish whip to the opposing corner, she charged and was sent onto the apron. Mia ducked a kick from Chelsea, then hit a leaping DDT onto Chelsea in the ring. Mickie hit a Thesz press off the top rope to Deonna before tossing her out of the ring. Mia went for Eat Defeat but Mia countered and hit a suplex. Mickie tagged in and she headed up top as did Mia. Chelsea ducked a dive from Mickie as Deonna sent Mia off the ropes. A double-team neckbreaker gave Chelsea the victory. THESE 2 ARE DANGEROUS… NEXT MATCH, PLEASE.

Meanwhile, backstage…

Honor No More were backstage. Eddie told us that PCO is not in the match tonight, Vincent said this is Impact Wrestling’s plan, he told Eddie to keep PCO in and that he trusts him like he trusts the rest of them. Eddie told Vincent he was out and PCO was in.

  • X-Division Championship Match – Speedball Mike Bailey (c) vs Trey Miguel

Bailey offered a handshake but Trey yelled at him to come on. Trey sent him outside and nailed a dive to Bailey on the outside and stared into the camera before sending Bailey inside across the ring and on the ramp. Trey hit shots on the ramp before Bailey rolled back in. Trey hit a leaping springboard bulldog but Bailey rolled through and sent Trey outside with a dropkick, then hit a moonsault off the middle rope to the outside onto Trey.

Bailey sent Trey inside and charged him, looking for a kick, but Trey hit a dropkick to the knee. Trey targeted the leg, continuing to hammer away at Bailey before locking him in a submission. Trey looked for a pin but Bailey broke free. Bailey hit a kick to Trey in the corner. Trey replied with a kick to the knee, locking Trey’s leg in the rope, Bailey connected with a Dragon Screw out of the ropes on the other knee. Bailey hung on and locked in a modified Figure-Four submission. Trey got to the ropes but as he got to his feet, Bailey levelled him with a series of kicks.

Bailey hit a hard kick to the chest and favoured his leg. Bailey rolled Trey over and hit a modified Ultima Weapon to Trey’s back but he seemed unable to effectively capitalize on the move. Bailey was slow to his feet as was Trey. Bailey lined him up and nailed a spinning kick but Trey caught him and rolled him up for a two-count, Trey held on and hit Bailey with a brainbuster. Bailey sat up a few seconds.

Trey went up top, he called for the Meteora but Bailey moved just in time. Trey was also favouring his leg, he had just enough to run and nailed Bailey with a running hurricanrana off the apron to the outside. Both men worked their way back into the ring on the apron looking for suplexes, Bailey blocked Trey and nailed the Ultima Weapon right to his ribs and midsection on the apron. Trey, in the corner, ate a spinning kick from Bailey in the corner.

Bailey went for the Ultima weapon again but Trey moved just in time, hit a Meteora out of nowhere and covered again. Trey headed up top but Bailey cut him off. Bailey started heading up top but Trey cut his legs out from under him and Bailey hit his head pretty hard. Trey went up top as Bailey was seated but Bailey kicked the legs out from under him and set Trey up for the Flamingo driver and connected for the win. PLEASE, WATCH, DON’T READ. 5-STAR MATCH, AWESOME.

  • IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match: Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie vs The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Gisele Shaw) w/ Madison Rayne

Gisele and Taya started off this one. Taya took control early and locked up Gisele on the middle rope and hit her sliding German suplex off the first rope as she tagged in Rosemary. Rosemary pulled Gisele’s hair and asked the crowd if they want to see her bite her but Gisele broke free and tagged in Tenille. Rosemary sent Tenille into the corner and tagged in Taya, Taya hit a splash and covered Tenille. Taya tried to walk out of the corner but Tenille had a handful of hair. Gisele tagged in and hit a suplex onto Taya. Shaw laid into Taya with shots to the face before taunting her opponent.

Tenille tagged in and nailed Taya with a shot to the midsection. Tenille sent Taya face-first into the canvas and covered for two. Tenille sent Taya onto the apron and nailed her with a neckbreaker on the middle rope. Shaw hit a cheapshot to Taya as the referee was backing Tenille off. Tenille covered for two and sent Taya into the corner, Gisele tagged in and nailed Taya with a chop in the corner. Taya hit a shot of her own but Gisele replied with another stiff chop. Shaw hit a running uppercut in the corner, then another, then a third. Shaw looked for a tornado DDT but Taya caught her and nailed her with a suplex. Taya and Shaw made tags, Rosemary hit a series of clotheslines, then a sling blade to Tenille. Rosemary connected with an Exploder suplex.

Rosemary locked up Tenille in the Tarantula as the referee began his count. Shaw dropped Rosemary off the top, Tenille hit a running crossbody in the corner and distracted the ref as Shaw hit a spinning splash onto Rosemary’s knees. Tenille went for a kick but Rosemary moved and hit a jawbreaker. Taya tagged in and they hit a facebuster combination and Taya covered for two. Tenille sent Taya into the ropes, she bounced off and Madison pulled her legs out from under her. Shaw looked for a double flatliner but Rosemary broke it up just in time. Taya grabbed the win with a roll-up. NOT BAD BUT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER.

After the match…

Shaw and The Influence assaulted the champions, leaving them laid out. They started to head to the back but they were confronted by Masha Slamovich. She got in the face of The Influence and handed an envelope to Tenille who opened it. She found a picture of her with a red X on it and she started freaking out before running away. I LOVE YOU, MASHA…

Meanwhile, backstage…

Gia was backstage with Mike Bailey and he said he is glad he got the challenge and the challenger he got tonight, he said he will fight anyone who wants to fight him and that starts Thursday on IMPACT.

  • Ten-Man Tag Match – Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, PCO, Kenny King, Matt Taven & Mike Bennett) w/ Vincent & Maria Kanellis vs America’s Most Wanted (Cowboy James Storm & Wildcat Chris Harris) & IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) & Heath

Anderson and Eddie kicked off this one with a lockup, Eddie hit a shoulder block in the corner, a headbutt, a headlock, a shoulder block, and then ran into a leg drop to the knee from Karl. Eddie went to his feet and exchanged forearms with Eddie. Eddie was in the good guy corner and Gallows tagged in, they hit a double shoulder block to Eddie. Gallows hit a splash in the corner, then a combination of strikes to Eddie and a suplex. Eddie connected with an eye poke, and Taven tagged in and ran into a back-body drop. Gallows continued with a couple of elbow drops to Taven’s face. Gallows tagged in Anderson and held up Taven for a superkick from Karl.

Heath tagged in, hit forearm splash to Taven in the corner and another, then a Spear to Taven and the classic punches in the corner. Taven Speared Heath into the corner and Honor No More laid into him with shots. Bennett tagged in and they hit a combination of strikes onto Heath. Bennett connected with a series of strikes in the corner and an Irish whip to Heath across the ring. Kenny King tagged in and backed Heath into a corner. He ran into a boot from Heath but prevented the tag with a camel clutch. Eddie tagged in and locked him in a sleeper hold. Heath fought free and Eddie ran into a running powerslam from Heath. Storm tagged in and he laid into Eddie with a series of strikes and a running forearm.

Storm had Bennett by the wrist and Chris Harris tagged in, they nailed some old America’s Most Wanted magic onto Mike Bennett, then tossed Taven into his partner. Wristlock from Harris and Storm tagged in. He was sent into the rope but PCO pulled him out and it started to break down as Honor No More took control. Eddie brought Storm into the corner and PCO tagged in, Eddie started barking orders at PCO and he complied. PCO hit a splash in the corner and sent Storm into the ropes and laid into him with a forearm shot to the back, then a neckbreaker.

PCO went up top, Taven tagged in and PCO hopped down. Taven went up top and missed a frog splash as Storm moved in time. Eddie tagged in and hit an elbow drop to James Storm’s back. Storm hit a suplex on Taven, PCO tagged in and dropped all of Team Impact off the apron before nailing Storm with a clothesline, Karl chokeslammed Heath on the apron, then PCO sent Karl over the ropes to the outside and got the crowd hype for him to do a dive. Eddie Edwards tagged himself in and PCO was tired of being cut off by his own team. Eddie and Storm both went for a clothesline. Eddie tagged in King, PCO and the rest of Honor No More hopped in to drop Team Impact off the apron. King lifted Storm up, Storm hit a backstabber to King.vStorm tagged in Harris finally, he laid into King with a leaping clothesline, a bunch of forearms for all of Honor No More.

Chris Harris lifted King up for a suplex, held it, and then covered for two before Bennett broke it up. Heath went for Bennett but he ate a spinebuster, Karl hit a spinebuster to Bennett, King hit a spinebuster to Karl, and Harris hit a spinebuster to King. They set up for an old America’s Most Wanted move but Taven cut it off. Heath took Taven out, Eddie sent Heath outside the ring, Karl hit a cutter to Eddie, Bennett hit a forearm to Karl, Doc hit a pump handle slam to Eddie, PCO sent Doc outside, Storm hit a DDT to PCO, King hit a kick to Heath on the apron, then a springboard blockbuster to Storm. PCO called for a PCOsault, PCO just fell onto everyone on the outside instead. Storm set King up, Harris hit a leg drop, and Storm covered for the victory. NOT BAD BUT ENOUGH OF 5 VS 5 MATCHES…

Meanwhile, backstage…

Gia Miller was with Rich Swann who told her how disappointed he was because nobody wants to be a short-lived Champion. He said that, with that Championship, he was about to relaunch his social media (even a MySpace…). Raj Singh and Shera cut him off, Singh said his loss was more embarrassing than disappointing and Rich’s problems are only beginning now. Swann said to Shera it may be big-man hunt season before Shera and Singh walked off.

  • Raven’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun Match – Sami Callihan vs Moose

Raven was on commentary after being part of 7 of the 10 original House of Fun matches. He told us Sami has made it more fun. Moose caught Sami Callihan and Speared him before the match even started. Moose went right to the chair and nailed Sami before grabbing a table. Moose set the table up on the apron and railing. Moose looked for a Uranage through the table but it was blocked, Sami threw a chair at Moose’s face, and Moose replied with a big boot before tossing Sami into the ring.

Moose hit a number of can shots to Sami’s head, Sami charged Moose and was dumped over the top rope through the table on the outside. Sami grabbed a staple gun and then brought down the piece of the cage. He started setting up weapons as the crowd chanted for GCW and he said, fuck that place. Sami tossed Moose back into the ring and sets him up in front of the door in the corner.

Sami looked to send Moose through the table but he blocked it and went for a powerbomb through the fencing. Sami grabbed him by the balls and stopped it. Moose ran into a Death Valley Driver through the chain-link fence. Sami struggles to pull down a for-sale sign as if he was trying to win a Money in the Bank match. Finally, he did and nailed Moose with it one time. He then went to the garbage can for more toys.

Sami looked to stuff Moose into the trash can but Moose pulled a bottle out of the can and smashed it over his face. Moose used a shard of the glass to cut Callihan’s face. Moose set up some chairs and a door to make a makeshift table. Moose set Sami on the top rope, Sami bit Moose to stop him but Moose grabbed him and powerbombed him through the makeshift table.

Moose told Sami to get up and nailed him with the door, Sami connected with a door shot to Moose, Moose with another, Moose broke the door over Sami’s head, and Moose bounced off the ropes and into a clothesline from Sami. Sami calls for the Thumbs Up Thumbs Down but got a staple to the foot instead. Moose stapled Sami’s forehead, and Sami replied with a powerbomb to Moose through two chairs.

Sami had to go find the staple gun as it went flying and he stapled Moose right in the Jewels of The Crown. Sami licked the staple gun. Moose opened up the box of fun, and so did Sami. Moose dumps out a bunch of Legos™. Sami dumped out a ton of broken glass bottles. Raven was not entertained by the Legos™. Moose tried to dump Sami into the glass but he stayed standing. Sami sent Legos™ into Moose’s face and hit the Cactus Driver ’97 to Moose on the Legos™.

Sami escaped the glass across his forehead and barely left a mark. He lifted Moose up and nailed him with the Cactus Driver ’97 on the glass. Sami pointed up at the barb wire bat. Sami waited for Moose to get up but a cameraman got in the ring and NutCracked Sami. Steve Maclin grabbed the bat and nailed Callihan in the face with it. Moose whit the Lights-Out Spear to Callihan for the win. I LOVE THESE MATCHES, SO BALLSY… THEN, WAS IT REALLY A FUN HOUSE?

Meanwhile, backstage…

Heath was backstage with Gia and he screamed that he will take them out one by one until Honor No More is done for good.

  • IMPACT Knockouts World Championship Match – Jordynne Grace (c) vs Tasha Steelz w/ Savannah Evans

Tasha attacked Jordynne from behind before the match could even begin. Jordynne told the ref she can compete so the bell rang. Steelz walked right into a series of boots and a double stomp from Grace. Grace hit a dropkick to Evans on the outside. Steelz ran into a shoulder block, and another, Grace connected with a wicked spinebuster. Grace backed Tasha into the corner and charged her but Tasha moved and Evans got involved, slamming her leg into the ring post. Tasha continued to work over the leg, she lifted her up and sent her to the corner but was dumped onto the apron.

Jordynne went for a kick but Tasha draped her leg across the rope and slammed it into the rope. Tasha hit a forearm to Jordynne and went for an Irish whip but Jordynne blocked it and sent her into the ropes. Tasha held onto the ropes, and Grace ran into an uppercut and then a series of kicks to the legs. Grace hit a knee to Tasha’s face but she was favouring that injured leg. Tasha and Grace went to their feet and exchanged forearm shots. Grace connected with a scoop slam, another, and a spinning back fist. She lifted Steelz up on her shoulders in a torture rack and spun it out into a powerbomb. Grace hit clubbing shots to the front and back of Steelz, then double knees in the corner but Steelz moved and hit Grace with a superkick. Steelz then rolled into a bulldog on Grace.

Steelz hit a running shot back to Grace’s knee and hit a Sliced Bread. Steelz rolled right into a single-leg Boston crab. Grace transitioned into a sleeper hold. Grace then set Steelz up and hit the muscle buster but Evans had the referee distracted. Grace got in Evans’ face but she got rolled up and then ate a cutter from Steelz. Steelz went up top, Grace hit a shot to the side of the head to slow her down. Grace headed up top and nailed Steelz with a series of headbutts. Grace hit a delayed superplex but Evans again was on the apron. Grace used Steelz to send her off. Grace then caught Steelz and nailed the Grace Driver, dropping her right on her neck. I SAW A X SIGN FROM THE REFEREE. NOT BAD BUT I HOPE TASHA IS OK…

  • IMPACT World Championship Match: Josh Alexander (c) vs Joe Doering w/ Deaner

Doering backed Josh up, Josh countered and had Doering in the corner. Doering sent Josh into the ropes and hit him with a shoulder block. Doering dumped Josh outside. Josh went inside the ring but Doering was unimpressed. Doering hit a forearm to Josh’s face, Josh was sent into the corner. Doering went for a running crossbody, Josh moved, but Doering hit a shoulder block outside the ring as Deaner waved the flag. Doering smashed Josh into the ring apron back-first. Josh rolled back into the ring. Doering replied with a forearm across Josh Alexander’s back.

Josh and Doering exchanged chops, Doering levelled Josh with the bodyslam rebound elbow and a headbutt. Doering sent Josh outside and Deaner screamed in his face. Josh and Doering exchanged forearms outside the ring. Doering sent Josh back into the ring, he went for another bodyslam but Josh countered and hit an elbow to Doering’s face, Deaner grabbed Josh’s foot and Doering caught him with a clothesline in the corner, then another. Doering, off the bottom rope, hit an elbow to Josh.

Josh hit a knee to the back of Doering’s neck, dropping him to the mat. Josh and Doering exchanged strikes, Josh attempted a suplex but Doering went off the ropes and nailed a rebound suplex. Josh hit a Northern Lights Suplex and trapped Doering into an ankle lock. Doering kicked Josh through the middle rope. Doering and Josh exchanged forearms on the apron, and Doering hit a clothesline to Josh back into the ring. Doering went up top but he ate a slap from Josh.

Josh connected with a big superplex and looked for the C4 spike but Deaner interfered and ate a crossbody through the bottom rope from Josh. Back into the ring, Josh dove right into a slam from Doering. Joe hit an elbow drop, lifted Josh up, and went for a powerbomb but Josh broke free and Doering replied with a forearm to the face. Josh went for another german suplex, Doering prevented it at first but Josh broke free and nailed the Three Amigos onto Joe. Doering went to his feet and nailed Josh.

Doering hit a Death Valley Driver and lifted Josh up for a lariat, Josh replied with a ripcord forearm and a lariat but Doering was on his feet. Doering hit a running crossbody, another lariat, looking for the revolution bomb but Josh countered into an ankle lock. Doering hit a Chain of Sorrow lariat, Josh replied with a dropkick to the leg. Josh ran into another lariat. Doering went for another, Josh blocked it and hit Doering with a series of strikes. Doering replied with a ton of clubbing blows. Josh hit a dropkick to Doering’s ankle. Josh lifted Doering up and hit the C4 spike for the win. DOERING WAS GOOD, JOSH WAS BETTER… WHERE WAS ERIC YOUNG?

To be eNYGMAtic…

“Lovely Ludwig Van”… I hope you all read the book ‘Clockwork Orange” or, at least, watched the movie… If Beethoven was deaf, according to History, he was able to create a vast array of symphonies, concertos, and sonatas of all sorts… Against All Odds was a bit like that, a brilliant buffet to which you could pick up everything you like. Trey, Bailey, the MCMG and Bullet Club tore the house down. There’s nothing to say about the quality of the other matches and the build-ups that will come from them, even if there were one or two matches that were a bit under.

We can ask ourselves what the future holds for Honor No More and Violent by Design as Eric Young was once again missing and Eddie seems to really want PCO out of the stable. Tapings took place yesterday but we are a spoiler-free area here, so…
The last 2 months, from The Road to Slammiversary till now, were epic. The fact that the next special event is on August 12 is appreciated. If only my life was made of writing, I would not be that tired… See you on Thursday night, well, maybe… ENYGMAtically yours…

Very Nygma Thanks to Mr. Deathman – All pics, videos, and screenshots courtesy of Impact Wrestling, Fite TV and AXS TV. Photocollage custom made by @frenchnygma exclusively for @steelchairmag. 

By Steph Franchomme

News, Reviews, Social Media Editor, Impact Wrestling Reviewer, Interviewer Well, call me The Boss... And French...

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