Impact Wrestling vs The UK (September 9th, 2018)

Impact Wrestling headed to the UK for the first time in several years and brought over some of their best to take on some of the best that the UK had to offer. Anyone who saw Impact vs Lucha Underground know that the company know how to book crossover events like this.

The card was a varied bag of talented Impact stars with Matt Sydal, Rich Swann, Su Yung, LAX, Sami Callihan, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Trevor Lee, Eli Drake and Joe Hendry all coming across the pond

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And promising UK talents were there to oppose them with Lana Austin, Jody Fleisch, Jonny Storm, Robbie X, Adam 'Flex' Maxted, Jake McCluskey, Lucas Steele, Nathan Cruz and Justin Sysum, Jimmy Havoc.

The show took place this weekend and it was great from top to bottom and a perfect way to finish a great weekend at Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester. In case you missed the show, here are the results for you!

Impact Wrestling Vs UK Results (9th September, 2018)

#1. Rich Swann Vs. Matt Sydal Vs. Trevor Lee

X-Division Action - Credit: @OliRingside

The opening contest for Impact Wrestling Vs. The UK at Wrestling MediaCon in Manchester, England was a high-flying affair between three of the company's best X-Division stars, Rich Swann, Trevor Lee and Matt Sydal and it was exactly the right choice to kick off proceedings.

The trio started things off slowly, with a comedy sequence where they all tried to lock-up with each other but couldn't figure out how to successfully do it with all three of them at the same time. Then things kicked off and they didn't relent much after that!

The match carried on with a traditional Triple Threat set up, one of the men would get knocked out the other two would go at it for a while and rinse repeat. Swann was the standout pulling off several high-flying moves including a dive over the ropes wiping out Lee and Sydal.

The finish came when Swann nailed Trevor Lee with a move and Sydal failed to break up the count. It was a very abrupt finish and all three guys seemed confused with what had happened. It also cut off the match before it had really gotten going, deflating the crowd.

Grade: 2.5/5

#2. Robbie X and Adam 'Flex' Maxted Vs. Jake McCluskey and Lucas Steele

Four promising UK guys go at it - Credit: @OliRingside

Up next was Robbie X and Adam Maxted vs Lucas Steele and Jake McCluskey. The crowd were a little down following the abrupt finish of the opener and their expectations were fairly low for this match devoid of any Impact talent. But it has to be said that all four men were brilliant and did a great job of getting the audience going again, particularly Robbie X who is is a much better high-flyer than he looks.

The match started with the two bigger guys, Maxted and Steele trading clubbing blows and trying to knock each other down, Maxted hit a nice flying Shoulder Tackle on Steele who tagged McCluskey in, Maxted following suit tagging Robbie X in.

This is when things really pick up pace with McCluskey and Robbie X speeding things up significantly, and Robbie X doing flips all over the place. McCluskey was no slouch in the aerial department either and both guys got the crowd popping!

Some big moments include a huge Maxted assisted dive to the outside from Robbie X and a recreation of the Adam Cole/Ricochet Superkick/Moonsault spot from NXT TakeOver. The frenetic finish from Robbie X was also great.

Grade: 3/5

#3. Lana Austin Vs. Su Yung

'The Undead Bride' takes on Manchester's own - Credit: @OliRingside

Knockouts action up next with Manchester's very own Lana Austin vs 'Undead Bride' and former Knockouts Champion, Su Yung. Firstly it was pretty cool to see Su Yung's entrance and ring attire up close and live.

Su won't leave the corner at the start of the match and when she does she scares Lana by screaming in her face. Lana then went on the offensive, hitting Su with a series of roll-ups and the Peach Punch. This angered Su who fought back, eventually launching Austin into the barrier at ringside.

Austin looked great here, and took some stiff looking moves like the aforementioned ringside barrier one, plus a Suplex on the outside and a chair-assisted Cannonball from the ring apron.

The finish came when Yung threw the chair into the ring allowing her to Red Mist Austin in the face and then follow up with the Panic Switch to put Austin away. Which was probably for the best because Lana was getting beat up!

Grade: 3/5

#4. LAX Vs. Jonny Storm and Jody Fleisch - Impact World Tag Team Title Match

LAX Vs. Jonny Storm and Jody Fleisch was a classic! - Credit: @OliRingside

I had seen Jody Fleisch live going into this match, but hadn't seen Storm. Nevertheless I expected this to be somewhat of a show steal and I was absolutely not disappointed. LAX vs Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm was superb!

Ortiz and Santa start things off by attacking the British legends from behind, clearly setting up the dynamic of the match from the offset. LAX beat down the British duo briefly until Fleisch and Storm started to fight back and fly.

There were some insane spots in this match with Jody hitting a double Canadian Destroyer, all four men flying about all over the place. Honestly, it was hard to keep up at times with the stuff these guys were doing.

The match ended with an incredible show of respect from all four men, with Fleisch and Storm putting the belts on LAX and LAX bowing to Fleisch and Storm. It was great and everyone in the crowd were on their feet.

Grade: 4.5/5

#5. Eli Drake vs Joe Hendry

The next match was sort-of a breather match for the crowd with Eli Drake and Joe Hendry moving far away from the frenetic and high-flying antics. As much as the match paled in comparison to what had just come before, it was a much needed reset button on the show.

Eli Drake was incredibly over when he entered and Joe Hendry, surprisingly was not. Drake did his whole shtick on the microphone and the crowd love it. Hendry interrupted to actual boos from what was supposed to be a hometown crowd, but treated everyone to a live performance.

The match itself was fairly run of the mill stuff for both guys, with Drake popping the crowd with his 'E-Li-Drake' finger pointing and elbow drops. Hendry stole the victory by reversing the Gravy Train into a roll-up!

Grade: 2/5

#6. Moose and Nathan Cruz Vs. Justin Sysum and Eddie Edwards

Eddie Edwards enjoying getting his hands on Moose - Credit: @OliRingside

On a card that had already had two great tag-team matches with the UK guys and LAX Vs. Storm and Fleisch, I didn't have as high hopes for this one. However, they truly went and put on a great match before the main event!

This match actually had a lot of story behind it as well. On Impact, Moose had turned on Eddie Edwards siding with Austin Aries and Killer Kross, and their partners Justin Sysum and Nathan Cruz are bitter enemies on World of Sport Wrestling. This would be the first time anyone would see Moose wrestle as a bad guy, and the first time he would set foot in a ring against Eddie since betraying him.

Heel Moose is a revelation, from tagging out whenever Edwards got tagged in, forcing the crowd to move because he pretended to throw Sysum into them only to flip them off and abandoning Cruz when Edwards was let loose with the Kendo Stick, he's just great. Slightly crazed weapon wielding Edwards was equally as good. Cruz and Sysum are also excellent, with Sysum's agility and ability really standing out.

Grade: 4/5

#7. Jimmy Havoc Vs. Sami Callihan - Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Deathmatch

This match was brutal - Credit: @OliRingside

Jimmy Havoc is synonymous with deathmatches and hardcore matches and doing silly, silly things in the ring and Sami Callihan is getting a bit of a reputation so this match had lofty expectations attached to it.

Those expectations were delivered upon in spades, big, big spades. Honestly, Havoc really stood out as he was the one who took the majority of the more, cringe-inducing, nasty-looking bumps. The exposed feet to the thumb tacks, the lemon juice into the barb wire opened arm and the apron pile-driver all examples of silly things no-one should endure, but Havoc did for out entertainment.

I don't want to take anything away from Callihan who also took his fair share of nonsense, but I don't think I do him a disservice when I say that Havoc truly was the highlight of the match from start to finish with his aforementioned willingness to hurt himself for our entertainment, and also his character and personality shining through throughout.

Honestly, it's crazy that people are allowed to do this.