WrestleRant
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Store
  • About
  • Contact
Picture

IMPACT Turning Point Review - November 3, 2023

11/3/2023

0 Comments

 
Picture
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Pre-Show: Rhino and Grado def. Ryan Richards and Mike D

Grado was also in action on Thursday's IMPACT! Wrestling. He's super over in front of the United Kingdom crowds and they were into him here as well. Rhino was a random partner for him, but it got Rhino on the show in some capacity. They had a fairly basic tag team match that went about as long as it needed to. Richards and Mike may as well have been introduced as "local athletes" because viewers were given zero incentive to care about them.

Pre-Show: North Wrestling Champion Leon Slater def. Mark Haskins

I don't think I've seen Haskins since before COVID. He was with Ring of Honor prior to the pandemic and never resurfaced once travel restrictions eased. I had completely forgot about him, to be honest. As for Slater, I read recently he's been signed by IMPACT and now I can see why. He had a standout showing here. That's not to take anything away from Haskins, who is talented in his own right. This was a blast.

Josh Alexander and Eric Young def. SUBCULTURE (Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster)

Alexander and Young had great chemistry and an awesome match with The Motor City Machine Guns on Thursday's IMPACT! Wrestling, so I'm happy they had a chance to team up again here. This was wonderful stuff from these two teams and a very enjoyable opener. You'd think the actual team would have won, but I've seen conflicting things on whether SUBCULTURE are signed to full-time deals with IMPACT, so it makes more sense for Alexander and Young to win if that's the case.

Gisele Shaw def. Alex Windsor

This was another instance where a video package or a backstage interview would been beneficial in getting fans familiar with Windsor. I'm sure some people (if not more) in the crowd knew of her, but the average viewer probably did not (myself included). That said, this was perfectly passable. Shaw has improved and impressed in the past year, but this was nothing out of the ordinary. Needless to say, Shaw winning was the right call as she doesn't win as much as she should.

Rich Swann def. Trey Miguel

Have we seen these two feud one-on-one yet? If not, hopefully at some point we will because they work really well together. Like most matches on this show, this had no storyline significance (Zach Wentz must have been absent from this tour), but they had a very fun match. My only nitpick was the botched finish. Miguel clearly kicked out at two, but the referee counted three, anyway. That didn't seem to be intentional, either, so that was unfortunate.

Jordynne Grace def. Dani Luna

With Grace set to challenge for the Impact Knockouts World Championship at Hard to Kill in two months, there was no way she was losing here, but I'm glad they had such a competitive contest with Luna being made to look credible in defeat. She's great with SUBCULTURE, but she deserves some shine as well because she's very good and that was evident in this outing. Grace's post-match endorsement of Luna was a nice touch.

Joe Hendry def. Simon Miller

These two have been feuding for weeks, but the entire build to this bout took place on social media. They did an effective job of making it look legitimate and filling in fans who may not have been aware of it all via the video package. There wasn't anything special about this match, but I thought Miller held his own. He played the heel role well and the crowd being so behind Hendry helped. This was what it needed to be. I assume this was a one-off for Miller, but maybe IMPACT will use him again at some point.

Moose and Brian Myers def. Frankie Kazarian and Impact X-Division Champion Chris Sabin

If I'm not mistaken, Moose and Myers were supposed to face The Motor City Machine Guns before Alex Shelley's injury (which must have happened during or after the tag team match that aired on Thursday's IMPACT! Wrestling). Kazarian was certainly a suitable replacement and it was logical for him to be the one to get pinned. This was an entertaining outing and the win gives Moose and Myers a momentum boost before they eventually challenge for the Impact World Tag Team Championship.

Impact Knockouts World Champion Trinity def. Deonna Purrazzo in a Last Chance Match (Gail Kim Served as the Special Guest Referee)

Trinity beat Purrazzo for the belt earlier this year and again in a rematch soon after, so although this was nothing new, they produced yet another above-average match. Trinity has gotten a chance to step up her game during this IMPACT run and Purrazzo works well with just about everyone. With the loss, Purrazzo can no longer compete for the title while Trinity is champ. Does this indicate Purrazzo is indeed on her way out of IMPACT at the end of the year? On the bright side, she and Kim got into it afterward, so we might just get that long-awaited match before Purrazzo leaves, potentially at Final Resolution. Hard to Kill is also possible, but Purrazzo would have to agree to a contract extension to work that show if she doesn't intend to re-sign.

IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay def. Eddie Edwards (Non-Title)

Even without anything at stake, this was very much worth the main event spot. Ospreay is an attraction alone and adding Edwards to the mix guaranteed a top-notch match. Unsurprisingly, that's exactly what this was. They went all out, had the crowd invested in the action, and even with a predictable outcome, had a strong main event. Ospreay is going be such a hot commodity at the beginning of 2024 and I'm excited to see where he winds up. I don't think he signs a full-time deal with IMPACT/TNA, but he would undoubtedly be a hell of a signing to kick off their new era.

Overall Show

This was the first Impact Plus exclusive event to my knowledge that was not live. It was actually taped a week ago in England. It felt like a televised house show, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. The three hours were a treat, especially since IMPACT hasn't done a televised show overseas in almost eight years, and there was a surplus of solid wrestling. It wasn't a newsworthy event, but I wouldn't call it a waste of time, either. For a show with no build, Turning Point delivered on the whole.
SEE MORE: IMPACT Reviews
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    Categories

    All
    #AskGSM
    Battle Of The Belts
    Cruiserweight Classic
    Halftime Heat
    Hidden Gems
    Interviews
    Lists/Rankings
    Mae Young Classic
    Mixed Match Challenge
    News
    NJPW
    NWA Shockwave
    NXT PLEs
    Opinion
    Previews
    Retro Reviews
    Reviews
    RJ's Two Cents
    Satire
    Slammy Awards
    SNME
    SummerSlam Recall
    The Deadly Draw
    The World Is A Vampire
    Tribute To The Troops
    Women's Eliminator
    Worlds Collide
    WrestleMania Recall
    WWE Draft
    WWE Network Specials
    WWE PLEs
    WWE Starrcade


    Archives

    July 2025
    June 2025
    May 2025
    April 2025
    March 2025
    February 2025
    January 2025
    December 2024
    November 2024
    October 2024
    September 2024
    August 2024
    July 2024
    June 2024
    May 2024
    April 2024
    March 2024
    February 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010

    RSS Feed

©2025 WrestleRant. All Rights Reserved.
  • Home
  • Columnist Corner
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Audio
  • Videos
  • Store
  • About
  • Contact