8 Wrestlers Who Must Be Involved With IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts Knockdown

IMPACT Wrestling's revived Knockouts Knockdown has the potential to be what WWE Evolution should have been.

Though the overall premise of the October 2018 pay-per-view as superb, the payoff wasn't quite what it should have been. Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair's Last Woman Standing match was an exemplary effort from two of the Four Horsewomen, Ronda Rousey vs. Nikki Bella was miles better than it was ever allowed to be, though should not have been the main event, and Toni Storm and Io Shirai's Mae Young Classic finals contest delivered the sort of match that the MYC finals warranted.

Regardless, it was missing that final gloss. It wasn't this monumental occasion that Stephanie McMahon continuously made it out to be, or at least it didn't feel like it.

That Knockouts Knockdown was confirmed by Gail Kim - inaugural and seven-time Knockouts Champion, one-time Knockouts Tag Team Champion, and the only knockout in the Hall of Fame - and Christy Hemme - more known in IMPACT as a ring announcer - speaks volumes of the promotion's expectations for the event. Previous Knockouts Knockdown shows, as part of the old One Night Only series, have often been mundane events, but with a lineup so far consisting of Lady Frost, Renee Michelle, and Mercedes Martinez, there's hope.

As for those other surprises?

Much like NWA Empowerrr, this show has to be a show for female wrestlers by female wrestlers, hence why Jazz must serve in a producer role for the IMPACT Plus special.

Her debut for IMPACT in November 2020 led to a series of lacklustre matches alongside - and, at one point, against - Jordynne Grace. She could still go, but she was nothing like she used to be. She was sloppy in her movements, looked out of place alongside the younger, faster, snappier knockouts, and simply didn't fit into this era of IMPACT.

She does, however, work well in the role of producing matches, proving as such during Empowerrr. Alongside Mickie James, Gail Kim, Madusa, and LuFisto, the 'Female Fighting Phenom' worked backstage in a role that she must also fulfil at Knockouts Knockdown.

The thing with Jazz is that many have forgotten how transcendent a performer she once was. She put across that she was causing legitimate pain to her opponents, yet her moveset remained simplistic. The STF, the X-Factor, and the Fisherman's Buster can be genuine match-enders if executed correctly. Jazz mastered all three, plus others. This wealth of knowledge is what IMPACT needs, as their only known full-time female producer is Gail Kim. Jazz as a producer will bring that level of tenacity to the division that's often lacking.