Impact Wrestling – February 23, 2016: Quality, Not Interest
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Wrestling
Date: February 23, 2016
Location: Wembley Arena, London, England
Attendance: 4,000
Commentators: D’Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
The opening video explains Lockdown and the main event.
Beer Money vs. Eric Young/Bram
In a cage, like all other matches tonight. They start fighting in the aisle with Storm hitting Bram in the head with a beer. The fight goes inside quickly enough but first up Bram gives Storm the Brighter Side of Suffering on the floor. That leaves Roode inside in a glorified handicap match with Roode down two to one. Bram is quickly taken down though, allowing Roode to hit a Blockbuster on Young. Storm climbs in over the top and sends Bram into the cage ten straight times to drop him off the top.
Madison Rayne has been attacked because this is TNA and they only know about three angles for their female wrestlers.
X-Division Title: Tigre Uno vs. Trevor Lee
Lee is defending and has Gregory Shane Helms in his corner. Tigre grabs a quick rollup to start before nailing Lee in the head to put him down. The champ comes right back with some choking on the bottom rope, followed by a release gutwrench suplex. A quick kick to the head staggers Lee and Tigre sends him into the cage a few times.
Maria runs into Gail Kim and talks about leading the Knockouts. Gail is REALLY QUITE SERIOUS and tells Maria to get in the ring if she wants to be a leader.
Havoc gives Rosemary something which he says will make her remember how they are together. Steve comes up and grabs it, resulting in them staring at each other.
Dollhouse vs. Gail Kim/Velvet Sky/???
Decay video.
Odarg the Great vs. Eli Drake
Rating: D. I still like the story, though could they find a way to not have a guy with a Feast or Fired briefcase lose comedy matches? Grado continues to be one of the few really entertaining things around here right now, even though it might be due to how simple and stupid the story really is.
After his face appears on camera for at least fifteen seconds, Grado covers up and runs off, seemingly more worried about people seeing his bare chest.
TNA World Title: Ethan Carter III vs. Matt Hardy
Post match Spud gives Carter a Conchairto on the chair to end the show.
We really need to see that match again in 2016? Not a great show here, but that’s just what happens in TNA these days because they don’t have a roster deep enough to pull this off these days.
Results
Beer Money b. Eric Young/Bram – DWI to Bram
Dollhouse b. Gail Kim/Velvet Sky – Package piledriver onto a chair to Kim
Odarg the Great b. Eli Drake – Odarg escaped the cage
Matt Hardy b. Ethan Carter III – Hardy escaped the cage
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