Taya Valkyrie and Ace Austin vs. Tessa Blanchard and Trey

Impact Wrestling January 21

The match begins with Taya and Tessa, and the announcers make a point of discussing Taya’s successful record over Tessa Blanchard. Taya quickly tagged out to Ace Austin and after a series of holds, Tessa tagged out to Trey. With Taya and Ace Austin on the outside, Tessa and Trey hit a tandem suicide dive leading into the commercial break. The match continued with Trey and Ace as the legal participants. Ace tagged out to Taya who got a lot of offense in on Trey including a pop-up knee strike that led to a near fall. Ace Austin used his sharpened playing card to give Trey a paper cut. With John E. Bravo on the apron, the referee missed Trey’s tag to Tessa. A few seconds later, both Tessa and Taya were tagged into the match for a short period of time. Ace Austin hit the fold on Trey for the pinfall victory.

Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent