IMPACT Wrestling AXS TV Premiere Oct. 29: Results, Highlights and Grades

Taya Valkyrie, Madison Rayne and Kiera Hogan vs. Jordynne Grace, Alexia Nicole and Rosemary

Odd that Rosemary is the only Knockout to get an entrance. Not even the Knockouts Champion, Taya Valkyrie, gets an entrance. Weird. Then again, if you only have time for one entrance, you have to go with Rosemary’s spooky entrance right before Halloween.

Hogan starts against Alexia Nicole. Nicole gets the advantage, especially with a dropkick to the back. She attempts a suicide dive, but Rayne jumps in and just pounces her. Like, Monty Brown type pounce; it was kinda cool.

Anyway, Grace and Rosemary double team Rayne and Taya and send the heels to the outside before the commercial break.

Back from the break, Alexia is pounding on Hogan, but Hogan hits a jawbreaker. They hot tag to Rosemary and Rayne. Instead of getting in the ring, Rayne marches on the apron about being the Locker Room Leader, before Rosemary throws her in the ring and hits an explosive Exploder Suplex. Rosemary tags Alexia back in and comes in like a house of fire, but is stopped by an interfering Taya, who kicks Alexia in the back. Rayne takes advantage before tagging in Taya.

Taya gets the heel heat on Alexia, before tagging in Hogan who does the same. Alexia tries to counter, but Hogan counters with a hurricanrana. Hogan won’t get up as she says she’s separated her shoulder. Two referees come in to check on her. Hogan kicks at Alexia before tagging in Taya. Unclear if it’s just a spot or if Hogan really injured herself. If it’s the latter case, get well soon, Kiera Hogan. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

Anyway, Alexia tags Grace afterwards. Taya wants to tag Rayne, who wants nothing to do with her. And, of course, Hogan is injured on the floor so she’s not even a factor. Grace demolishes Taya before finally pinning the champion.

Winners: Team Grace

Grade: C

Honestly, this was kind of just a standard six person tag. No one does anything bad and it’s not bad action. Just not very exciting. Harmless match, I suppose, but nothing memorable or anything to go out of your way to see.

RVD cuts a promo with his wife from inside of a jacuzzi. He says he deserves credit for an entire generation of wrestling stealing his moveset, which he 100% originated. “Without RVD, there would be no Kenny Omega … no Daniel Bryan … no Young Bucks.” He says he used this moveset to carry ECW and he carried Rhino. He turned on Rhino last Sunday because he’s tired of carrying The Man Beast’s load.

Surprisingly good RVD heel promo here. Haven’t seen RVD work heel since his early ECW days so I’m excited to see how this turns out. So far, so good. The promo sends us to a commercial break.