5 Ups & 3 Downs From IMPACT Wrestling (9 Dec)

1. Clown School

FinJuice vs. the Learning Tree's Zicky Dice and VSK had its moments, but as a whole match, it was a mess.

The match went on for too long. Simple as that. This should have been a quick squash in FinJuice's favour to get them back in the World Tag Team Titles picture. Instead, it was a proper wrestling match, acting as if Zicky and VSK would ever be in contention to defeat David Finlay and Juice Robinson. Their reverse DDT and double stomp combination was cool, but it was never going to be enough, even moreso after Zicky, early in the match, pulled an endless amount of pink ribbon from his mouth.

This is an actual thing that happened. On the presumed third-largest promotion in North America. In 2021.

Keep in mind, Zicky Dice - a former NWA Television Champion - has been officially signed to the Anthem-helmed promotion, as opposed to being on a pay-per-appearance deal, and this is how he's being used? Effectively, he's a clown. It's garbage booking on IMPACT's part, and essentially, does nothing but tell the viewer he'll ultimately be removed from the Learning Tree. The sooner that happens, the better.