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Okay...so I've decided to start this thread because I can & because it will
strictly be for observations & discussions about the Impact Knockouts division.
I know there is a main Impact discussion thread...but I feel its better if I keep
my opinions on the Knockouts separate in their own thread.
Also...Please avoid posting spoilers from the Impact tapings. I do not wish to
know what is going to happen.
So...with that said...lets begin...
+ The 3rd of May Edition of Impact 2018 +
+ There was a tiny bit of footage of Rosemary/Su Yung in the "Last Week" video
package...
+ We open with a Kiera Hogan interview...& Tessa Blanchard shows up...& this feels
like the spot Tenille Dashwood should be in. No offense to Tessa of course...I just want
to see Tenille on Impact.
Actually let me rephrase that...I want to see Tenille have matches with Rosemary &
Allie...& the best way for that to happen would be for Tenille to show up on Impact.
+ And now we have a Redemption rematch with Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan...and
I'm still undecided on Taya. I just don't "Get" her...I want to...but I can't...
~ Kiera Hogan is the result of Sasha Banks & Naomi doing a "fusion dance"
~ I like her nickname..."The Girl On Fire"
~ Taya has a great body for wrestling...perfect for taking bumps...
~ I think Taya reminds me too much of Natalya...too much talking & posing...
~ That "Curb Stomp" onto the stairs by Kiera was pretty brutal...
~ And Tessa Blanchard comes out...and a "fucked" finish...and I'm sorry...but I
hate this kind of booking...
~ And Tessa puts out the fire...with a Hammerlock DDT? Yeah...I know a guy who does
that move a lot better than you Tessa...
~ Where did Taya go?
~ I'm surprised Tessa is feuding with Kiera...I thought she'd be put straight in a feud with
Allie...
+ And now we move on to the main event...and Yay! Team Demon X Bunny! When
did Allie & Rosemary become "best friends"? I mean its cute & all...but did I miss a
promo or something?
~ Rosemary...why isn't Allie allowed to help? I don't get it...
~ Su Yung is from "Off the Grid" apparently...
~ The commentators "commentate" way too much...
~ Why is Rosemary wearing a sheer singlet under her wrestling attire? I mean its
not important or anything...I just want to know...
~ FEMALE FREAK FIGHT!!!
~ Into the stairs & a chair!
~ And a Panic Switch on the floor already?! WTF?!
~ What the hell is this? Really? We're really doing this already? The casket already?!
~ And Allie makes the save! Maybe? What...I...what is going on?! Why are the Demon
& the Bunny fighting? I am missing something here?
~ Oh Jesus! Who gave Su Yung an army of lame Zombie Brides?
~ And now Rosemary has a kendo stick...and now a misting from Su Yung? I think?
~ Oh Jesus! Now a Panic Switch off the ramp through a table...Ladies...stop giving away
all the good stuff for free...save it for the next pay per view!
~ And Su Yung puts Rosemary in the casket...in only the second week of their feud...like...
WTF?!
Okay...so as much as I was looking forward to this "match" I have to be honest &
say that the lack of a crowd & the commentators constantly talking really spoiled
what could have been an interesting match/segment.
I don't really understand why Rosemary wanted Allie to stay away...I mean Allie
defeated Su Yung clean at Redemption...and Allie has been getting more aggressive
in her matches lately...so why demand the distance.
Also...Allie being held back by those "Zombie Brides" was kind of lame...I mean
she's the Knockouts Champion...don't book her like a helpless damsel.
Also...if this is leading to an actual casket match...then why put one of the
women in the feud in a casket this early? Why not have Su hit a Panic Switch
onto a casket shattering it to pieces? They basically did that spot with the off
the ramp Panic Switch through a table.
Its a real shame a lot of Impact matches I've watched have been dragged down by
the crowd...mainly by the lack of an actual crowd. Impact need a smaller venue so they
can create a more "intimate" environment & actually make it look like there is a crowd
in the building.
Also...perhaps get some actual wrestling fans in the building...just an idea.
The announcers are also fucking terrible & make me miss Michael Cole, JBL & David
Otunga.
Yes...I just typed that...
That's how bad they are to my ears...
All in All...Well...we had two matches that didn't have a finish (which I hate)...Taya
looked weak, Kiera looked good, Tessa looked better...and the Allie/Rosemary/Su Yung
situation was strange & severely hampered by terrible Impact production values.
Of course...knowing how much of a Chameleon Courtney Rush is...especially when you
track her character development & changes to her physical appearance since arriving
on Impact...I'm going to hazard a guess she may have wanted to be put in the coffin.
Hell she even has a shirt showing her "Evolution" on Impact...
I'm pretty sure Lucha Underground did a similar "thing" with Mil Muertes in season 1...
he went in the box...and then came out "different"
I'm just guessing of course as I've tried extremely hard to avoid Impact spoilers...
so please don't post any.
I will of course be updating this thread every week (or with each Impact show I see)
and feel free to leave your own thoughts, Opinions & Comments below...and I again
I ask if you can please avoid posting spoilers.
Anyway...have a good one...& I'll see you next week for some more Knockout notes...
strictly be for observations & discussions about the Impact Knockouts division.
I know there is a main Impact discussion thread...but I feel its better if I keep
my opinions on the Knockouts separate in their own thread.
Also...Please avoid posting spoilers from the Impact tapings. I do not wish to
know what is going to happen.
So...with that said...lets begin...
+ The 3rd of May Edition of Impact 2018 +
+ There was a tiny bit of footage of Rosemary/Su Yung in the "Last Week" video
package...
+ We open with a Kiera Hogan interview...& Tessa Blanchard shows up...& this feels
like the spot Tenille Dashwood should be in. No offense to Tessa of course...I just want
to see Tenille on Impact.
Actually let me rephrase that...I want to see Tenille have matches with Rosemary &
Allie...& the best way for that to happen would be for Tenille to show up on Impact.
+ And now we have a Redemption rematch with Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan...and
I'm still undecided on Taya. I just don't "Get" her...I want to...but I can't...
~ Kiera Hogan is the result of Sasha Banks & Naomi doing a "fusion dance"
~ I like her nickname..."The Girl On Fire"
~ Taya has a great body for wrestling...perfect for taking bumps...
~ I think Taya reminds me too much of Natalya...too much talking & posing...
~ That "Curb Stomp" onto the stairs by Kiera was pretty brutal...
~ And Tessa Blanchard comes out...and a "fucked" finish...and I'm sorry...but I
hate this kind of booking...
~ And Tessa puts out the fire...with a Hammerlock DDT? Yeah...I know a guy who does
that move a lot better than you Tessa...
~ Where did Taya go?
~ I'm surprised Tessa is feuding with Kiera...I thought she'd be put straight in a feud with
Allie...
+ And now we move on to the main event...and Yay! Team Demon X Bunny! When
did Allie & Rosemary become "best friends"? I mean its cute & all...but did I miss a
promo or something?
~ Rosemary...why isn't Allie allowed to help? I don't get it...
~ Su Yung is from "Off the Grid" apparently...
~ The commentators "commentate" way too much...
~ Why is Rosemary wearing a sheer singlet under her wrestling attire? I mean its
not important or anything...I just want to know...
~ FEMALE FREAK FIGHT!!!
~ Into the stairs & a chair!
~ And a Panic Switch on the floor already?! WTF?!
~ What the hell is this? Really? We're really doing this already? The casket already?!
~ And Allie makes the save! Maybe? What...I...what is going on?! Why are the Demon
& the Bunny fighting? I am missing something here?
~ Oh Jesus! Who gave Su Yung an army of lame Zombie Brides?
~ And now Rosemary has a kendo stick...and now a misting from Su Yung? I think?
~ Oh Jesus! Now a Panic Switch off the ramp through a table...Ladies...stop giving away
all the good stuff for free...save it for the next pay per view!
~ And Su Yung puts Rosemary in the casket...in only the second week of their feud...like...
WTF?!
Okay...so as much as I was looking forward to this "match" I have to be honest &
say that the lack of a crowd & the commentators constantly talking really spoiled
what could have been an interesting match/segment.
I don't really understand why Rosemary wanted Allie to stay away...I mean Allie
defeated Su Yung clean at Redemption...and Allie has been getting more aggressive
in her matches lately...so why demand the distance.
Also...Allie being held back by those "Zombie Brides" was kind of lame...I mean
she's the Knockouts Champion...don't book her like a helpless damsel.
Also...if this is leading to an actual casket match...then why put one of the
women in the feud in a casket this early? Why not have Su hit a Panic Switch
onto a casket shattering it to pieces? They basically did that spot with the off
the ramp Panic Switch through a table.
Its a real shame a lot of Impact matches I've watched have been dragged down by
the crowd...mainly by the lack of an actual crowd. Impact need a smaller venue so they
can create a more "intimate" environment & actually make it look like there is a crowd
in the building.
Also...perhaps get some actual wrestling fans in the building...just an idea.
The announcers are also fucking terrible & make me miss Michael Cole, JBL & David
Otunga.
Yes...I just typed that...
That's how bad they are to my ears...
All in All...Well...we had two matches that didn't have a finish (which I hate)...Taya
looked weak, Kiera looked good, Tessa looked better...and the Allie/Rosemary/Su Yung
situation was strange & severely hampered by terrible Impact production values.
Of course...knowing how much of a Chameleon Courtney Rush is...especially when you
track her character development & changes to her physical appearance since arriving
on Impact...I'm going to hazard a guess she may have wanted to be put in the coffin.
Hell she even has a shirt showing her "Evolution" on Impact...
I'm pretty sure Lucha Underground did a similar "thing" with Mil Muertes in season 1...
he went in the box...and then came out "different"
I'm just guessing of course as I've tried extremely hard to avoid Impact spoilers...
so please don't post any.
I will of course be updating this thread every week (or with each Impact show I see)
and feel free to leave your own thoughts, Opinions & Comments below...and I again
I ask if you can please avoid posting spoilers.
Anyway...have a good one...& I'll see you next week for some more Knockout notes...
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