Eddie Edwards Attacked Impact World Champion Austin AriesI was looking forward to Aries gloating about his surprise successful retention of his Impact World Championship in the main event of Slammiversary and sure enough this promo did not disappoint. Aries is in his element as a heel and he did an excellent job of giving props to his opponent Moose while also putting himself over. Edwards emerging as Aries' next challenger is interesting if only because Edwards has been positioned as a tweneer (if not a full-fledged heel) lately, so I don't know what the reaction will be when he eventually faces Aries. Taiji Ishimori def. Petey WilliamsThe stars of the X-Division going out there and having a great match was the perfect way to kick off the night. Even though there wasn't much of a story told between the two, the action was entertaining and I was glad they were given an ample amount of time. Afterward, they were attacked by the Desi Hit Squad, so look for that to turn into a tag team matchup sometime soon.
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Jake Strong def. Sammy GuevaraIt was clear from the get-go that Lucha Underground had bgi plans to make Strong a real player based off how he was booked and his streak of dominance continued here as he picked up a victory against the other guy he teamed with in his debut, Sammy Guevara. However, this wasn't your standard squash match because it was actually fairly competitive and Guevara was able to impress the audience with his high-flying moves before eating defeat. Matanza Cueto def. Vinnie MassaroMassaro hasn't competed in many matches in Lucha Underground (was his involvement in Aztec Warfare on the Season 4 premiere episode technically his in-ring debut for the promotion?), so if there was anyone on the roster who should have been killed off by Matanza, it was him. Hey, at least he went out in style (kind of). This segment dragged on a little longer than it needed to, but it held the attention of the crowd and succeeded in what it set out to do in further establishing Matanza as an unstoppable force.
NXT North American Champion Adam Cole def. Sean Maluta (Non-title)I realize I say this almost every time he makes an appearance on TV, but holy hell, Cole and the rest of Undisputed Era are so damn over at the moment. He had the crowd in the palm of his hand before the bout and this turned to be a nice little match between him and Maluta, which resulted in a clean win for the North American champ. I enjoyed his post-match verbal exchange with Ricochet even more, seemingly setting that up as a championship clash for NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler and Kairi Sane Signed the Contract for Their NXT Women's Championship Match at TakeOver: Brooklyn IVI'd argue that no promotion does contract signings better than NXT does. I liked that they mirrored the contract signing with AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura on SmackDown Live from last month by holding this backstage instead of in front of the live crowd. It added to the intensity of the segment and allowed both women to shine. It was also great that they played off their history with each other with Sane confident that she could beat Baszler again, this time for the NXT Women's Championship.
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