Points of Impact: TNA Wrestling August 22 2024 Results and Biggest Moments

Posted by Cherry Turner Saturday, August 24, 2024

Welcome to another edition of POINTS OF IMPACT—a breakdown of the top moments of this week's edition of TNA’s Impact Wrestling.

This segment will fill you in on the most important parts of the show worth checking out or keeping up to date with, in case you missed this episode of Impact Wrestling.

Without further ado, let's inspect the biggest takeaways of the week!

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING: AUGUST 22, 2024 RESULTS

#5 - Bad Night For The Guj

One of the joys of these Ultimate X qualifiers has been seeing debuting and returning talent, and this week, in one of said qualifiers, we got two returning competitors. Bhupinder Gujjar and Jai Vidal both looked amazing this week, moving with conviction, offense looking crisp and on target (aside from that one Vidal dive. Ooof.) And rounding out the trio, and more than holding up his end of the bargain, was Laredo Kid. This match barely left a moment to breathe, and though it would be Kid securing the win with a 450 Splash, all 3 looked like winners tonight.

(Note-the other qualifier, also a great match, was won by Hammerstone.)

#4 - When The Substitute Is Better

In what was meant to be a six man tag seeing Xia Brookside, PCO and Rhyno against Matt Cardona, Steph De Lander and a mystery partner, a fair few surprises materialised. The first was Kon, a past ally of SDL, appearing as a tag partner for her. The second was Cardona announcing he wouldn’t be competing, and filling in for him was the returning Madman Fulton.

SDL would be extremely hesitant to get involved, leading to Kon, Fulton, and Cardona fighting this battle against PCO and Co. It was a fun, well-paced, six man tag, nothing innovative, but more than entertaining. The last surprise, at least to me, was the faces winning, with a finisher combo on Fulton allowing for the pin.

#3 - Standing (And Limping) Tall

I think anyone who hears the words “Moose and JDC Vs the Hardys” can tell you how that match is going to go. All the hype coming into the match will be behind the Matt and Jeff, they’ll have a strong start, but before long the heels will take control, and eventually Matt will hot tag Jeff. There is a formula to these things, and that is because that formula works. Carrying on their feud with the System, the Hardys put on a great main event this week, both moving well, the match never overstaying its welcome. It was a good time all around.

Jeff’s Swanton would win them the match, but after the bell they’d have to contend with a beatdown from their opponents. Mike Santana would come out to make a save, only to be intercepted by Edwards and Myers, but backup soon came in the form of Joe Hendry. Hendry made the point last week that the System has made many enemies, and that they’re all coming for them. This week, that prediction came true, with the faces standing tall to end the episode.

#2 - Demonic Militia

Speaking of bad nights for the System, Alisha Edwards, accompanied by her tag title partner Masha Slamovich, took on the reinvigorated Rosemary this week in what was a fun affair. Alisha is just so naturally good at playing an obnoxious heel, and that as a foil for the recently reignited aggression and unorthodox offense of Rosemary made for a match that worked well thematically and offensively.

Masha would, towards the end of the match, attempt to get involved, but in another example of the System’s chickens coming home to roost, Spitfire made the save, and the resulting chaos allowed Rosemary to hit As Above, So Below, pinning one half of the Knockouts Tag champs.

#1 - Good Graps

That’s the only way to describe my favourite match of this week. Jonathan Gresham Vs Charlie Dempsey was such a refreshing, delightfully technical affair that lived up to the name of both men. It was, in a word, nerd s**t of the best quality.

Dempsey, this time around without the backup of the NQCC, wrestled the rough, capable style one would expect out of him, and Gresham is still, it would seem, ink and mask free, wrestling as the grappling master we all know and appreciate. Picking each other apart, playing games of one-upping each other, and just overall taking their time, this match came to an end when, after an extended test of strength on the May, Gresham was able to take away all of Dempsey’s limbs, forcing a pin.

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