8 Ups & 3 Downs From IMPACT Wrestling (1 July)
Team Dreamer implodes, Bey shows allegiance, Maclin makes Manny suffer.
It's officially Slammiversary month, with - at the time of writing - just fifteen days left until the 17 July pay-per-view. That vibe was very much in the air with last night's IMPACT AXS TV broadcast.
The pay-per-view main event, Kenny Omega vs. Sami Callihan, was displayed in the main event six-man tag that also put Chris Sabin and Moose - Slammiversary opponents - also on the same team. The Ultimate X match was spotlighted in Chris Bey vs. Petey Williams.
Unannounced matches were also teased with W. Morrissey ambushing Eddie Edwards in the parking lot, Violent By Design, the current World Tag Team Champions, interrupting a bout between Rich Swann and Willie Mack, and TJP and Fallah Bahh, and Kimber Lee and Susan's plan to bring back Su Yung seemingly building towards 'The Undead Bride' challenging the Knockouts Champion, Deonna Purrazzo.
Everything is coming together nicely. It's needed. It'll be IMPACT's first show with fans in well over a year. WWE and AEW have been lucky in that they've had at least one show apiece that's had a physical audience. An empty IMPACT Zone just isn't the same, regardless of the in-ring quality.
With that in mind, let's get to it...