Jordynne Grace vs. Masha Slamovich

[7.0] "The structure is a major plus for this match. TNA also has Jordynne Grace in its ranks--an authentic champion with an impressive physique--whose status as champion won't be called into question at first, even against a credible opponent like Slamovich; that should be clear to everyone from the get-go. The impacts are really solid and, above all, unobtrusive. I'm not a fan of LMS/LWS/LKS matches, but I'll gladly admit that this one is relatively decent. Still, it's nothing I'll be recommending two or three years from now."

[7.0] "It's fine, but the tension in the first half is weak. Twice in a row Jordynne kicks Masha to the floor and shouts 'count' - ain't no way that's getting a ten count. Then Masha gets up and hits a suplex to do exactly the same. Otherwise it was a competent showing but lacked any real hardcore fighting."

[8.0] "This was a great match. Jordynne Grace has been the face of the Knockouts Division ever since Tessa Blanchard went heavyweight and then got herself fired by Impact. To everyone's delight, she has carried that division well and has had several standout matches. I think the rivalry that really upped her gane though was with Masha Slamovich, who's great in her own right. There were several big spots in this match, such as Grace powerbombing Masha through 2 steel chairs. Finish of the match was great too, with Grace giving Masha a Muscle Buster through a door at ringside, with Grace jumping from the ring steps. ****"

[6.0] "Their first match a month prior was really good -- one of the best women's matches of the year, even. This one was quite a few steps below it, though. Firstly, 'Last Man Standing' matches just inherently suck. The in-world wrestling meta has already established that, in big matches, signature moves essentially never keep an opponent down for even a quick 3-count, and sometimes even finishers are unable to keep someone down for a 3-count, yet now we're meant to buy into the idea that these wrestlers are going to stay down for a whole 10-count -- which is basically a 20-count due to just how damn slow the refs are to count them -- from moves that would never even threaten to put them away in the first place? The whole structure just makes no sense, even with them occasionally throwing in big weapon/prop spots to try justify a wrestler being downed for so long. The positives I could see were that both women were pretty intense in all their interactions, with Grace showed good power and aggression behind all her attacks and Masha selling pretty emotively and showing good desperation whenever she regained control. The match sadly became mostly centred around a bunch of big spots without much thought put into their in-between work, and those big spots usually weren't even that impressive or creative. Still an alright performance in the end, but very forgettable as well. ***"

[8.0] "The girls still have a powerful chemistry and their matches go down in history without any questions, brutally, with a sense and emphasis on drama and bloody sports. I am inspired by such matches and it is clear that women still know what to do to improve the status of this division. Probably we will see the best meeting on the same mats of women in the USA, no one in America has great chemistry and the ability to work in all genres. Bravo!"

[10.0] "I thought this was just fantastic. Both wrestlers worked so stiff and tough. Maybe could have used more character type stuff but I loved the sequences of weapon violence so much I have to rate the match a 10."

[10.0] "Coming off their insane BFG match and Grace's subsequent match with Giselle Shaw, the expectations had to be to the roof and they blew the roof off. I've grown a little bored with matches with a lot of plunder as it seems the wrestlers are working more for the big spots but not really having a match. This was not that. Grace is the most intense babyface since Hansen and Brody were faces in the 80s and Slamovich gave her back that same intensity. Brutal, brutal match."

[9.0] "The expectations were at a high range for this fight, and it was satisfied and possibly went beyond the hype. Both women carry amazing chemistry as seen in their BFG clash, but this bout was built under a minacious atmosphere. They adapted the environment with ease which was seen from the get-go where both women displayed a barrage of sickening strikes & diabolic weaponry utilization. I firmly believed that it's the moment of Masha for getting the crown rightfully as well as shielding Grace from a clean loss of the championship, but the roles were reversed to a surprise. Grace winning is not what I expected but completely acceptable because of her powerful presence in the roster while Masha can easily dust herself off from this hard defeat. I'm interested to see what's next on the path of The Juggernaut & who'll be the eventual dethroner. 4.5 out of 5 stars!"

[8.0] "It was nice to see a last person standing match that didn't resort to any kind of gimmickry or overbooking to get to the finish. These two just smashed into each other again and again with vicious intensity until one of them couldn't get up. Just some straightforward, powerful women's wrestling from two talented performers."

[8.0] "As the penultimate match of the card this was a great match. Shades of such hardcore wrestling promotions as ECW, XPW, CZW, JAPW, IWA Mid-South and the like in the creative and innovative ways they inflicted violence upon their opponent by both combatants."

[7.0] "This was another great match with an awesome finish that was put together very well I thought. 7/10 breads"

[9.0] "Another brutal war between Grace and Slamovich which was an absolute must-see and you could feel it even before the bell rang because of the big fight feeling that surrounded this match, these two really earned a lot of points with the audience (even the very special PWG audience so that's saying something) and you feel that this was the ultimate showdown between two of the best wrestlers in the world. It was so well constructed, so well teased and we saw how well the two had delivered a real banger at Bound For Glory so everyone knew it would deliver and I'm glad they got that stipulation and so much time, Impact really didn't do things by halves with this excellent rivalry. It wasn't their best match or the best Last Woman Standing match of the month I admit but I really enjoyed it, some absolutely crazy and violent spots that came with a good storytelling with the champion's leg-work on her opponent. No really, it was compelling and I loved every second of it."

[8.0] "A great match maybe just a notch below their Bound For Glory encounter. Jordynne looked like a beast"

[8.0] "Jordynne is one of the best Knockouts in company history. Masha has really come into her own in the last couple months. These two did a number of creative spots and really laid into each other. I wasn? t entirely sure who may win here but I? m not sad to see Jordynne? s reign continue. At the same time, I? m curious of where Masha goes from here now coming off of two losses to Jordynne."