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

IMPACT! Wrestling Review - June 10, 2021

6/10/2021

0 Comments

 
Picture
By Graham "GSM" Matthews

Scott D'Amore, Don Callis and Tony Khan Addressed the Impact World Championship During an IMPACT and AEW Summit

I was intrigued to see what would happen in this segment more than anything else on the show and I had no problem with it kicking off the night. Callis and even D'Amore played their roles well, but what this segment proved to me was that Khan should never be a regular on-air character. He's just too damn awkward. We found out here that Kenny Omega vs. Moose for the Impact World Championship at Against All Odds will be happening at Daily's Place (AEW's home turf) on Saturday as well as that the winner will defend against Sami Callihan at Slammiversary. Both announcements were notable and I'm interested to see whether Omega vs. Moose will happen in front of an audience or if the venue will be empty.

Rosemary def. Havok

If Havok beat Rosemary, she would have been added to the Impact Knockouts Championship match at Against All Odds to make it a three-way. Thankfully, that was not the case. Havok already had her shot at Under Siege and lost, so I'm glad they're keeping it one-on-one between Rosemary and Purrazzo at the event. I've never particularly cared for the matches these two have had together, but at least they kept it on the shorter side with the right outcome.

Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champion Tasha Steelz def. Kimber Lee

Lee and Susan will be challenging Fire 'N Flava for the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship at Against All Odds. It's not a match I want to see personally, but I guess it keeps Fire 'N Flava busy before Slammiversary. I was glad IMPACT didn't do the same tired trope of having one of the challengers beat one-half of the champions before the event as that would've been too predictable. This was perfectly fine and the aftermath indicated that Rosemary and Havok will be next in line for a tag title shot post-Against All Odds.

Trey Miguel and Petey Williams def. Rohit Raju and Chris Bey

If any one thing is evident about IMPACT right now, it's that the X-Division just doesn't miss, as seen here. This was a very fun tag team match while it lasted that gave the babyfaces the momentum boost heading into Saturday's number one contender's five-way. The backstage interaction between Josh Alexander and Ace Austin beforehand led to the two coming out post-match and Williams hitting a super Canadian Destroyer on Madman Fulton off the top rope, which was a hell of a visual.

Eddie Edwards def. Joe Doering by Disqualification

I was wondering how this was going to end up with Edwards being as big of a name as he is for IMPACT and Doering gearing up for a match against Kojima at Against All Odds. Neither man should've lost here, so I guess the non-finish made sense. It was a nothing match and not very exciting since it was over in a matter of minutes. It just served as basic build for Kojima vs. Doering, though what I saw from Doering here didn't give me much hope for that matchup.

W. Morrissey def. Willie Mack in a No Disqualification Match

This felt a lot like Mack's No Disqualification matches against Moose several months ago. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it followed the same formula with the heel dominating a majority of the match, Mack battling back for a bit, and the heel going over decisively. Mack is such a stepping stone at this point it's not even funny. I mean, he almost has to turn on his friend Rich Swann at some point, right? In all seriousness, this was a quality main event with the post-match angle setting up Morrissey vs. Swann for Against All Odds nicely.

Overall Show

IMPACT always does a superb job of building up their monthly Impact Plus specials and this was no exception. Omega vs. Moose being announced for Daily's Place was the most newsworthy thing on the entire episode, but the rest of the show was solid with everything serving a purpose. I appreciate that IMPACT has kept the filler to a minimum lately by instead packing the two hours with entertaining action and storyline progression. Against All Odds has my interest, if only for how it will shape Slammiversary.
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

    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