12 Ups & 4 Downs From Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill 2021

4. History Made

Kiera Hogan and Tasha Steelz being crowned the first Knockouts Tag Team Champions of the titles' second stint is undoubtedly the best possible result. Additionally, the fact the tournament finals were those two vs. Havok and Nevaeh makes the most sense. Out of the eight teams who were initially involved in the tournament, it needed to end this way.

The key takeaway here was the strength shown by Havok. A former Knockouts Champion, Havok delivered both a double fallaway slam and a double powerbomb to both opponents at once. It's not just strength that Havok is great at, though, as some of her roundhouse kicks early on in the bout were also superb. It's easy to forget how diverse a performer Havok actually is, so it's fantastic that she got to remind everyone on a pay-per-view platform.

A fisherman's neckbreaker from Kiera crowned Fire'N'Flava the champions, as they were presented with the titles by former champions Gail Kim and Madison Rayne. Having Gail and Madison present the new champions with the title belts was an excellent touch. They may be the heels in the situation, but you could see precisely how much the win meant to Kiera and Tasha. Given the depth of the knockouts division, it's unlikely either 'The Hottest Flame' or 'The Boricua Badass' will ever win the singles Knockouts Championship, so therefore, their Knockouts Tag Team Championships win is perfect.

Going forward, Hogan and Steelz need to have a reasonably long run as the champions. Bringing the titles back shouldn't be a move made just to please the fans; they should be taken seriously. If this is the quality we can expect from the title scene each and every time, we're in for quite the treat.

A minor Up for the return of referee Brian Hebner, too. Always good to see baby Hebner officiating.