Impact Wrestling Recap & Review – Episode 631

TNA has painted itself into a corner with Lashley holding all the gold. Can they get out of this situation without making someone look bad? Also, has Gail Kim’s quest come to a stupid halt?
TNA has painted itself into a corner with Lashley holding all the gold. Can they get out of this situation without making someone look bad? Also, has Gail Kim’s quest come to a stupid halt?
Round two continues with more great matches!
Since this is the last episode of NXT before Takeover: Brooklyn, this show was basically a really long promo for the event (even though there were a couple of matches).
A pretty good show that does well to build (or at least maintain) some interest in Summer Slam, specifically the big matches.
Kane squashes Ricky Starks and Baron Corbin faces Rhyno in a pretty average episode of Main Event.
The last RAW before Summer Slam was a decent show, though the wrestling suffered for the story lines heading into the PPV.
There were a lot of people attacking other people on this show, but I think it did a fine job of building interest for Death Before Dishonor.
Sami Zayn takes on Curtis Axel and Jack Swagger faces Jinder Mahal in a pretty good episode of Superstars.
Aron Rex (formerly Damien Sandow) makes his debut on a show that sees all the singles gold go to one man.
The second round begins in fantastic fashion as Gran Metalik looks to take down the veteran Tajiri, and tournament favorite Kota Ibushi has his work cut out for him with Cedric Alexander.
The matches were short, but things are shaping up nicely for Takeover.
A pretty good show that feels like a minor curve in the road towards Summer Slam.
An entertaining yet strange show. It was 50/50 RAW and SmackDown.
An impromptu US Title match and a cake to the face highlight a pretty enjoyable episode of RAW.
Jay Lethal defends his ROH World Title against Colt Cabana in a very good match that is the highlight of a show that included Jay White versus Will Ferrara and the debut of Mark Briscoe’s Chicken Shack. Mark uses big words.
Neville returns to Superstars against “Mr. Irrelevant” Curtis Axel, and The Dudley Boyz face the makeshift team of Sin Cara and Jack Swagger in an average edition of WWE Superstars.
The first round of the tournament ends with a great, emotional match between tag team partners Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa.
Hideo Itami returns to the ring, Asuka tries to mess with Bayley’s head, Bobby Roode addresses the NXT Universe, and The Revival takes on TM61 in a show that pushes NXT towards Takeover.
Jey Uso and Tyler Breeze have an entertaining rematch from last week’s show, and the Hype Bros debut as a team on the main roster against The Ascension in a match that is way better than it could have been.
Ziggler wants to prove himself, American Alpha debuts, and a number one contender is decided for the IC Title in this pretty good edition of SmackDown.