Tessa Blanchard def. JAke CristWhy is IMPACT so adamant about doing more intergender matches? As I've said before, I'm personally not a fan of it, but at least this was a bit of a fair fight since Crist is a lackey for Sami Callihan and has never been positioned as a real player in IMPACT. This was a fine match with Blanchard going over as she should have. I was hoping her feud with oVe would end after this and she could go back to chasing the Knockouts Championship, but Blanchard vs. Callihan has already been added to Slammiversary. Ugh. We'll see if it exceeds expectations. Madman Fulton def. Eddie EdwardsIf anyone can get me invested in a Madman Fulton match, Edwards is the guy. His flurry of offense was fun and his craziness always makes his matches interesting. Fulton maintained momentum with the win and Edwards was protected in defeat via Killer Kross' distraction on the big screen. I wasn't not sure what to think of Kross basically attempting to murder The Sandman, though. I expect that to receive a polarizing reaction from fans.
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NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream, Matt Riddle and Tyler Breeze Interrupted Undisputed EraI'm not at all a fan of when Raw and SmackDown Live open with talking segments featuring the same Superstars every week, but it made sense for NXT to kick off with the new NXT Champion Adam Cole and his crew. They cut good promos establishing their dominance before being interrupted by Dream, Riddle and Breeze, who all played their roles well in this segment. The crowd being hot for everyone and everything that was said helped tremendously, too. Damian Priest def. Raul MendozaI've been highly anticipating the NXT TV debut of the former Punishment Martinez since he was signed late last year, and although he has appeared on NXT TV before under his previous persona, this was his true debut with his new gimmick. Mendoza was probably the perfect person for him to face because of how exciting of an athlete he is. This was a very fun squash match for Priest that got him off to a strong start in NXT.
Kassius Ohno def. KEnny WilliamsOhno hasn't won too many important matches in NXT UK, but you can always expect him to beat one of the guys lower on the card like Williams. This worked because it was a fun clash of styles and Williams didn't lose much in defeat because he's a tag team guy, anyway. It was a nice match that could have gone longer but was good for what it was. For what it's worth, Williams teased feuding with Noam Dar post-match. Travis Banks Interrupted ImperiumEvery member of Imperium took turns cutting a promo about what they stand for and why they came together. The crowd booed the hell out of them for it, so this generated great heat. As I mentioned last week, I'm a big fan of Alexander Wolfe joining the stable, as it's a vast improvement over what he was doing before on SmackDown Live (which was basically nothing). Banks also handled his promo well, but I thought it was weird that the announcement that WALTER and Banks will be facing off for the WWE United Kingdom Championship next week was randomly thrown out there. I would have spent more time building it up, and in fact, I figured they would hold off on it until TakeOver: Cardiff. Apparently not, but hopefully they prolong the program by having that match next week end in a non-finish.
#AskGSM Edition #290: Baron Corbin as Universal Champion, AEW in Bigger Venues, Sarah Logan, More6/19/2019 #AskGSM is a weekly Q&A video where I, Graham "GSM" Matthews answer fan questions from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in regards to the world of wrestling. Nothing is off limits, and this week’s edition touches upon a variety of topics including:
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