8 Ups & 1 Down From Impact Wrestling (Jul 7)

4. Oh My God, You Killed Josh

The evening's main event of Sami Callihan vs. Josh Alexander was superb from start to finish. Unless you ask Alexander, that is, seeing as 'The Walking Weapon' was completely destroyed in this match.

Between a Death Valley driver on the floor, a stiff bicycle kick, and a piledriver on the goddamn ring apron (insert The Hardest Part of the Ring schtick) all made for a delightful match ahead of the planned World Tag Team Championships match at Slammiversary. Granted, Josh did get a few bits of noteworthy offence in here, most importantly a rather nasty release suplex on the same apron that saw him spiked, but this was all about his destruction at the hands of 'The Draw'.

Josh would mock Sami's tag partner/arch-rival Ken Shamrock with utilisation of the Ankle Lock, bringing 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' to ringside to put Josh's pal Ethan Page in the same submission after 'All Ego' had inadvertently flattened referee Brandon Tolle. A piledriver gave Callihan the three, giving himself and his Hall of Fame partner the bragging rights heading into their pay-per-view championship contest, regardless of if they're actually on the same page or not.

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