Tessa Blanchard vs. A. Austin

Impact Sacrifice February 22

Austin took the early advantage hitting a vertical suplex and several strikes. Tessa finally got a big move at the 8 minute mark when she superkicked him from the floor when he was doing a handstand on the apron. She could not sustain the advantage as Austin struck her when she went for a dive.

Back in the ring, Austin cut Tessa between the fingers with his sharpened playing card. Tessa came back with a strike and a move in the corner. She then came back with a clothesline, a running hurricanrana, a cutter, and a trio of suicide dives.

Blanchard came off the second rope, but Ace caught her with a spinning kick. After Ace hit a springboard leg drop, Blanchard kicked out at two. Blanchard then hit Ace with a tornado DDT and a destroyer for a near fall. Climbing to the top rope, Ace countered Magnum, but couldn’t follow up. Blanchard and Ace stood on the top rope, and Tessa grabbed Ace by the head and dropped him into the turnbuckle for a 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