Impact Wresting Against All Odds 2023 Results and Review

Live from Columbus Ohio, the Impact Wrestling crew were there for Against All Odds! The PPV had a lot of supporters, but I didn’t go, even though it wasn’t too far away. I decided that I wanted to stay home and work, because that’s what I do, I work all the time. Anyways, I found that this night had a lot of matches, and I wasn’t sure what to expect.

Frankie Kazarian defeated Eddie Edwards

Things seemed to go in slow motion a few times overall. I found that the match itself had moments, but it really wasn’t crazy. It was a standard wrestling match, and nothing too crazy. That isn’t a bad thing, mind you, but going into this with any sort of background, I just had a hard time getting into the match. It was serviceable, don’t get me wrong, but it wasn’t grand. It had back and forth, nice moves, and the crowd seemed to be into it, but in the end, Frankie Kazarian picked up the win. It was ok at best.

ABC (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) defeated The Good Hands (Jason Hotch and John Skyler) in the Impact world tag team title match

A fun back and forth match here, with both teams getting their moves in. ABC work well as a team and really put the boots to the Good Hands team. ABC would eventually get the upper hand with a variety of moves to end things. Good Hands did have some good moments, mind you, but the match ended with a victory for ABC after some quality wrestling. A good tag team match.

Masha Slamovich defeated Killer Kelly in a dog collar match

I love a good grudge match, and apparently these women were fighting each other a lot lately. This match was a grudge match and it was fought with a dog collar! I love a good dog collar matches. This was a good back and forth affair with a lot of fighting between the two women. Both women used the chain at times, and they were definitely hitting hard with it. There wasn’t a lot of blood or anything, but there was some hard hitting moments, and Masha would eventually beat down Killer Kelly enough to win this matchup. Good grudge match with solid hitting, and nice finale.

Chris Sabin defeated Trey Miguel for the Impact X Division Title

A fun lightweight match. Sabin threw down a great deal of offense and counters to get the win. Trey Miguel wasn’t going down without a fight, though, as he put in some work, high flying moments, and more against sabin. Even with his best foot forward, it was Sabin that was able to top Try Miguel in a good overall back and forth matchup. Good stuff here, even though it was roughly only 13 minutes. It was fun.

Nick Aldis won a 8-4-1 Match for a number one contendership

So this started with an eight man tag, which was fun to watch, then broke down into a four way dance. Overall, there was a lot of great overall back and forth with all of the wrestlers getting some action into this. I loved the back and forth between all of the wrestlers, and they each had some great moments. I also liked how the final four threw in all of their finishers, before deciding that Nick Aldis won the match overall. A fun match here, with a weird stipulation, and well, a new number one contender. Fun stuff here. Bully Ray, Heath, Jonathan Gresham, Mike Bailey, Moose, and PCO were all involved in this match, good stuff.

Deonna Purrazzo and Trinity defeated Gisele Shaw and Savannah Evans in a tag team match

Not without some minor hiccups, this match was an interesting women’s tag team match. The competition that is in Impact is different than WWE of course, but it was a good back and forth option here. Gisele and Savannah was able to throw down a great deal of offense, and held control over the match for a good deal of it. There were some sweet moments too, and Trinity came through great overall, but not without getting hit with some good spots overall. It kind of ended with a bit of a hum, nothing too grand, and Trinity wasn’t even involved with it.

OVE (Jake Crist, Madman Fulton, and Sami Callihan) defeated The Design (Angels, Deaner, and Kon) in an Ohio Street Fight

Not quite a death match, but this was a fight. A street fight for that matter, and it was a good option overall. Both teams brawled back and forth, so don’t expect much technical wrestling in this one. It was a back and forth affair with plunder galore. Fun stuff here, with some great overall hits, misses, and moments with chairs, ladders, trash cans, and more. Fun match, about 15 minutes in length, and just plain fun for a street fight.

Alex Shelley defeated Steve Maclin for the Impact World Title

A twenty plus minute match was had here, with a good mix of classical wrestling and a little high flying stuff here. There was a bit of psychology with Shelley focusing on the arm of Steve Maclin at various points in the match. Maclin put through some brawling, and some good moments too, it wasn’t at all one sided. After some good momentum, Shelley pulled out the win, and the crowd was a bit in shock.

Overall Thoughts

Some fun stuff here, with a variety of wrestling styles, and some good momentum going throughout. I didn’t hate the night, but it wasn’t all great. It had moments, and that is enough to get you going home happy. Lots of good wrestling to be had, fun women’s match, the dog collar match was my favorite, and well, this was definitely something alternative to behold. Enjoy!

AEW Rampage 6/9/23 Results and Review

Another week of Rampage came through and I finally got around to watching it. I knew nothing about it beforehand, so I wanted to see what I was in for overall. I turned this on, and was impressed with the quickness that the matches got started with.  

Bandido and The Lucha Brothers defeated Big  Bill, Ethan Page, and Lee Moriarty

A six man tag match, with a lot of lucha action counteracted with modern wrestling. Both styles work so well, and it was a lot of fun to see this match with a lot of back and forth. The lucha guys are incredible, and I’m impressed with the reversals and moments that the other guys threw in for good measure. If you’re a fan of six man tags, this was a good opener, and definitely loved it. Bandido got the pinfall with a 21 Plex, which looked really cool! Good match overall.

Powerhouse Hobbs defeated Caleb Crush

So, do you like burials? Squash matches? Well, here is a match that was under 2 minutes and was just those things rolled into one. I guess that’s something, I don’t know. Hobbs wins, easily.

Billy Gunn and The Acclaimed defeated Spanish Announce Project

A solid back and forth affair was had here, with a mix of modern wrestling and a little lucha libre action to boot. Billy Gunn and the Acclaimed were well over with the crowd with each tag getting a lot of praise. The Spanish guys were good too, but they would be thwarted by Billy Gunn and his crew. Billy Gunn is huge compared to the other guys, and it was interesting to see as the Spanish guys did well with selling for him. At the end of the day The Acclaimed and Gunn would win in a fun match.

A trios match would get setup with Aubrey Edwards, Mark Briscoe, and Daddy Briscoe versus The Jarrett’s and I believe Jay Lethal for another time. Not a bad segment overall.  

Sky Blue defeated Dr. Britt Baker, Mercedes Martinez, and Nyla Rose in a 4 way

This match would allow the winner to get a shot at the AEW Women’s title. All of these women put together a good deal of offense, and reversals overall. This was methodical, with each woman getting her moments into the match. There wasn’t a lot of bedlam, mind you, but there were some break ups and beat downs at times. Sky Blue got the win, but not without taking some punishment, and seeing some other women get beat down too. Overall, a good match to end AEW Rampage.

WWE Smackdown 6/9/23 Results and Review

I watched this show in two different sit downs. The reason why is because the show was a little boring for my tastes. It was so boring that even my girlfriend was wondering why we were watching. We would see the whole thing, but I’m reviewing it on Monday afternoon instead of another time. That being said, I will be reviewing the wrestling only.

Santos Escobar defeated Mustafa Ali

This was a good overall match with Escobar getting the upper hand in the end. Mustafa Ali has to be happy with getting so much work these days. He’s on NXT and Smackdown these days. He put in some good moments, mind you, but Escobar escaped to get a spot in the Money in the Bank match that is coming up in the near future.

Bayley defeated Michin

Under 3 minutes, nothing too much to write home about to be honest. I didn’t hate it, but I also didn’t like it much. Bayley and Michin deserve a lot more than what they are given.

Butch defeated Baron Corbin

This was under 2 minutes again, and well it was nothing write home about overall. Butch wins, Corbin loses another match, and well that was that.

Iyo Sky defeated Shotzi

Guess what! Another under 3 minutes and well it wasn’t that grand. This was a bad match with a bit of back and forth, and well, nothing to write home about with such a little amount going on overall.

Austin Theory defeated Jey Uso in the United States title match

This was a good back and forth match, and Theory was looking like he was going to go down for a change. A ref bump caused Solo Sikoa to jump in but he was thwarted, and then Jimmy kicked Jey on accident, and Theory was able to jump in and pin Jey. This was some compelling work, and it was fun to see, a great thing.

Overall Thoughts

This was not great overall. It had a couple of good moments, the opening and closing matches were good, but other than that, this was a slow moving vessel of a show. It was tired. Oh, Charlotte came back, and AJ Styles got a face full of mist in another segment, not bad.