10 Ups & 3 Downs From This Week's Impact Wrestling (Aug 9)

7. Allies... For Now

This story with Madison Rayne and Kiera Hogan actually meant something this week.

Kiera sat in on commentary while Madison battled Alexia Nicole, the new Knockout they berated in the locker room last week. Alexia did manage to put up a bit of a fight, but would eventually be downed after being nailed with both a ripcord cutter and a rolling cutter, the latter of which is known as the CrossRayne. A win for 'The Queen Bee', but things weren't over there.

Hogan and Rayne argued a bit post-match (as they always do), kicking Nicole whenever she attempted to get back to her feet. After realising they could work together instead of getting in each other's faces, a two on one beatdown ensued, before Alexia was saved by Jordynne Grace, someone else who has had problems with Impact's mean girls as of late.

It was a massive improvement on last week's backstage shenanigans. It's clear that Madison and Kiera still aren't on the same page which could hinder their performance in next week's tag team match.