6 Reasons You Should Be Watching Impact Wrestling
Cross The Line? It only took 10 years and the loss of every flagship star.
From AJ Styles to Hulk Hogan to Awesome Kong to Samoa Joe sporting bad face paint and brown pants, Impact’s had a bit of everything in its 17 years. Some of it’s been great and a lot of it so bad that the show has fallen way from those days of been America’s no.2 promotion.
With the rise of AEW taking place before our very eyes, Cody and his gang of elites are taking full advantage of audiences seeking out an alternative product. What if an entertaining alternative is already out there?
Tucked away and forgotten by the mainstream, Impact Wrestling has found a resurgence in quality the past 2 years. While its name value and budget remain rather petite for now, its quality and creativity are hitting new highs all the time with a thrilling weekly show and style reminiscent of Paul Heyman’s booking glory days in ECW.
Let’s take a look at what’s making Impact Wrestling one of the best and most underrated products in the world of wrestling today.
6. Long Term Storytelling
Ever since New Japan commentary whiz Don Callis took the reigns of Impact’s booking in 2017, there’s been a change in the air. A higher quality abounds in the feuds and character arcs presented week to week. Sami Callihan alone has wowed audiences with his ferociously personal wars against Eddie Edwards (a man driven to total madness in the time since), Pentagon Jr. (catch the Lucha Bros not jobbing to The Young Bucks for a change here) and Rich Swann (he does a hell of a lot more than the dancing now).
Like any well written show, the storylines of Impact, regardless of division or place in the card, are given the room to breathe. They are granted the joys of well built plot twists and upsets with characters developing and learning from their experiences.
For those who only watch the 700 hours of WWE put out every week, you might find it refreshing to not be treated like a total imbecile by your television for a change. A show that rewards the viewer for keeping track of continuity instead of chastising you for paying more attention than the writers do.