{"id":119210,"date":"2023-09-21T21:04:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=119210"},"modified":"2023-09-21T21:04:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:04:44","slug":"i-was-at-impact-wrestlings-1000th-episode-and-it-delivered-in-spades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/i-was-at-impact-wrestlings-1000th-episode-and-it-delivered-in-spades\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I was at Impact Wrestling’s 1000th episode, and it delivered in spades’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Impact Wrestling is one of the most significant sports entertainment companies in the world.<\/p>\n

    It recently marked its impressive 1000th episode and I was fortunate enough to be state-side to take in the grand spectacle.<\/p>\n

    Through its early incarnation as TNA, through to its current brand as Impact Wrestling, the company has been ground-breaking. Whether it was a six-sided ring, its advancement of women\u2019s wrestling through the \u2018Knockouts\u2019 division, or its innovative match styles, the company that helped to bring us or further develop talent like AJ Styles, Cowboy James Storm and Gail Kim has sought to deliver something unique, and its no surprise that TKO holdings, the new parent company of WWE and UFC has listed Impact as competition.<\/p>\n

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    This 1000th episode celebration sought to both celebrate the company\u2019s present roster and to offer some nostalgic, an emotional review of its history. The show delivered in spades.<\/p>\n

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    The show matches happened in a different order to the broadcast, but some of the highlights have already made it to TV. The most emotional and impressive bout of the entire event from my perspective was the epic battle between Lio Rush and Chris Sabin for the X-Division Championship (held in the past by Samoa Joe and AJ Styles). The story behind the match had Sabin pursuing Rush for a rematch after the former had taken it from Sabin at the Slammiversary event.<\/p>\n

    The pace of the match was relentless, it was in and out of the ring and in-between. We saw counter after counter, with Sabin kicking out of Rush\u2019s finisher and then using both Kushida and his Motor City Machine Gun tag-partner Alex Shelley\u2019s moves before seeing Rush off with Sabin\u2019s own. One can forget just how good Chris Sabin is but this was an emphatic victory, followed by a deserved show of respect from the locker room which came out to celebrate Sabin\u2019s 10th title run. All hail Sabin.<\/p>\n

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