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The latest episode of IMPACT Wrestling wasn't the best of shows the company has produced in recent times, though it was a breezy two-hours of wrestling programming. The IMPACT World Championship picture saw several new challengers emerging, and it seems like the champion Rich Swann is in danger of losing his title sooner than later.
On the other hand, Matt Cardona formed a tag team with Josh Alexander to take on the duo of Ace Austin and Madman Fulton. Eddie Edwards continued to walk on the path of violence, as he unleashed a brutal attack on Brian Myers during their match.
Apart from that, Tenille Dashwood lost further momentum, while Knockouts Tag Team Championships Fire N' Flava is staring at some old rivals who have an eye on the titles.
That said, let's discuss all the developments from this week's IMPACT Wrestling. Do share your thoughts in the comments section below.
#5 Trey Migues shines in an underwhelming main event match on IMPACT Wrestling
In the opening segment of this week's IMPACT Wrestling, Rich Swann made his way to the ring and spoke about how he always dreamt of becoming a pro-wrestler. He called out Tommy Dreamer and revealed that February 13th wouldn't only see 'No Surrender' taking place but also see Dreamer turning 50. Swann said he would like to offer Dreamr a shot against his championship at the PPV as a birthday gift. However, Moose soon came out and said he deserves the title shot first.
Things get more chaotic with Sami Callihan, Ken Shamrock, Chris Bey, and Willie Mack also getting mixed up in action. Later on IMPACT Wrestling, a returning Trey Miguel was revealed as a teammate with Swann, Mack, and Dreamer to take on the team of Callihan, Moose, Shamrock, and Bey.
In the main event of this week's IMPACT Wrestling, it was Miguel who shone above all with his spectacular performance as he scored the victory for his team by rolling-up Callihan. This was a seemingly inconsequential and hastily put together main event match. While Dreamer will probably get the title shot at No Surrender, Moose will get his match at the title sometime down the line.
However, it's strange to see Callihan getting involved in the title picture, as he came up short against Eddie Edwards in their match at IMPACT: Hard to Kill. The show ended with Shamrock putting the referee in the ankle lock with other referees making their way to the ring to make the save. With Kenny Omega, Moose, Dreamer, and Callihan involved in the championship picture, Swann is staring at multiple challengers and is in real danger of losing his world championship.
#4 Matt Cardona and Josh Alexander seem to have a tag team on IMPACT Wrestling
Matt Cardona and Josh Alexander took on Ace Austin and Madman Fulton in a tag team match on this week's IMPACT Wrestling. Cardona, formerly known as Zack Ryder in WWE, made his debut in IMPACT during the Hard to Kill PPV. The match here was a pretty good back-and-forth bout between the two teams, with Cardona putting up a great showing. He looked much more motivated in the ring than he did during his final days in WWE.
After a chaotic few final minutes where Fulton dominated the proceedings, Cardona scored the pinfall over him after delivering a Radio Silence. Considering how great a tag team wrestler Alexander is, it didn't come as a surprise that he gelled so with his new partner. While these two can go ahead and contend for the IMPACT Tag Team Championships, these two are accomplished singles wrestlers and can easily find themselves in the world title picture.
Post-match, Cardona was confronted by Brian Myers, who said he was surprised to see him tag along with someone else rather than him. It was a fun call-back to their WWE days and can probably come into play going forward in their IMPACT Wrestling careers.
#3 Eddie Edwards bites Brian Myers's forehead during their clash on IMPACT Wrestling
Eddie Edwards is fresh from a win against Sami Callihan in a 'Barbed Wire' match at IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill. On the other hand, after scoring a win over Josh Alexander at the same PPV, Brian Myers scored another high-profile victory over Fallah Bahh on last week's IMPACT Wrestling. With momentum on both the men's sides, this was an intriguing match-up, as it was hard to imagine any of these coming up short in the match.
However, the way this match ended was shocking, to say the least. Just hardly five minutes into the bout, Edwards pushed his thumb into Myers' eyes and then bit his forehead, busting him open in the process. The referee disqualified Edwards at that moment and declared Myers as the winner. The former two-time IMPACT world champion walked away as his opponent was in utter disbelief over what transpired.
Edwards's descent into madness has been a recurring narrative that IMPACT Wrestling relies on, and while it can get tiring after a point, it's still quite entertaining. It's pretty clear that this rivalry is far from over and would spawn a few more matches in the following weeks.
#2 Rosemary virtually squashes Tenille Dashwood on IMPACT Wrestling
Rosemary virtually squashed Tenille Dashwood on this week's IMPACT Wrestling. The match was a part of the ongoing story between Dashwood's failed attempts to align herself with Rosemary and then trying to prove her worth by wrestling her. Their clash a couple of weeks ago was dominated by outside shenanigans. However, today's match was mostly free of any interference except for a little run-in at the beginning. As a result, Dashwood hardly stood a chance against The Demon Assassin and fell to her in mere minutes.
It's surprising to see Dashwood booked so poorly on IMPACT Wrestling, as she has hardly won any notable matches in recent months. She's an extremely talented performer and certainly deserves much more than what she has been handed in recent weeks. As for Rosemary, she continues to accumulate notable victories, and it's only a matter of time before she finds herself contending for the Impact Knockouts Championship.
One of the ways to bring Dashwood back into prominence would be to make her a full-fledged heel rather than the comedic heel she is at this point.
#1 Knockouts Tag Team Champions Fire N' Flava's celebration on IMPACT Wrestling is ruined by Nevaeh and Havok
The newly crowned Knockouts Tag Team Champions Fire N' Flava threw a party to celebrate their win at IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill, where they defeated Nevaeh and Havok to win the titles. While the segment wasn't as funny as it was intended to be, the surprise of Nevaeh hiding under the garb of Marshmallow Man's costume was a fun reveal and led to a brawl in the ring. Havok came from behind and took down other members in the ring though Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz were able to escape almost unharmed.
By the looks of it, it seems like we are heading in the direction of a rematch between the two finalists of the Knockouts Tag Team tournament. Not that there's anything terrible about it, but the IMPACT Wrestling should build other tag teams well. If not, the titles would face the same fate as the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, with a lack of viable contenders.
