7 Ups & 6 Downs From IMPACT Wrestling (29 July)
Kazarian is on the hunt, Moose obliterates Sabin, Wilde returns in tremendous fashion.
IMPACT Wrestling's weekly show is on a weird path right now.
One week, you got a hoot of an episode; case in point, last week ruled, with Jay White formally offering Chris Bey a Bullet Club, Bey having a banger with Rohit Raju, and Deonna Purrazzo being confirmed for NWA's Empowerrr pay-per-view.
The next week, however? You get a mixed bag, hence why this week's Ups to Downs ratio is near-even. What did work here was counteracted with something that was off, whether it was a major disappointment or something small that needed to be addressed. Moose vs. Chris Sabin, for example, was a marvelous main event in-ring-wise, but it was hyped as a long-awaited rematch, which is far from the case.
Frustratingly, IMPACT's tendency to incorporate ten-second backstage vignettes leaves little to be written, leading to there being no mention here with regards to the former Aiden English, nor Su Yung's return with a zombified Kimber Lee. There's nothing to note about those, given their length.
In more newsworthy events, Frankie Kazarian turned up this week, Taylor Wilde and Kaleb With A K had a surprisingly stellar contest, Brian Myers made the call to Francine, and Violent By Design was felled by Rich Swann and Willie Mack.
Let's get to it...