7 Ups & 4 Downs From IMPACT Wrestling (15 July)
3. Moose Just Stops
If Moose vs. Hernandez was intended to build anticipation for the former's pay-per-view outing with Chris Sabin, it failed. It instead felt more like a showcase of Hernandez, seeing as 'Supermex' had the majority of the offence here. In fact, Moose got in just two moves; a uranage and a match-ending Lights Out. A poor Lights Out at that, as Hernandez fell ever so lightly.
Hernandez sent Moose flying back with a Pounce at the onset of the bout in what was the only actual good thing about this. After the bell, Moose wrapped a chair around Hernandez' ankle, raised his foot to stomp on it, and stopped as soon as he heard Chris Sabin's music. 'The Wrestling God' was sent scampering from the ring, while Sabin sat in the chair, taunting him.
This is the same guy who posed a serious threat to Kenny Omega's World Championship literally a month ago. Why did he opt out of breaking the ankle of Hernandez just because he heard a tune? It's a pointless thing that all wrestlers do. Look, it's understandable, Sabin needed to look good at some point in this arc after Moose laid him out in Swinger's Palace, however, this wasn't the way to go.