'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,/9j/2wBDAAYEBQYFBAYGBQYHBwYIChAKCgkJChQODwwQFxQYGBcUFhYaHSUfGhsjHBYWICwgIyYnKSopGR8tMC0oMCUoKSj/2wBDAQcHBwoIChMKChMoGhYaKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCgoKCj/wgARCAAGAAoDASIAAhEBAxEB/8QAFAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABv/aAAgBAQAAAAAw9//EABQBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP/2gAIAQIQAAAAT//EABQBAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT/2gAIAQMQAAAAR//EAB8QAAIBBAIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIEAwEFERIABjEyof/aAAgBAQABPwDrNlibvDCqEra7yobiyU448jsGlA9cHyDr84QRgV2eyI0pXFYsfY+f/8QAGBEAAwEBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQIDACH/2gAIAQIBAT8Aa1A3GO//xAAXEQEAAwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACAAEh/9oACAEDAQE/ALaGGf/Z'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
#1 Josh Alexander vs TJP: IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Championship Ironman Match - June 3rd, 2021
Trending
IMPACT Wrestling had one of the greatest TV matches, not just in their company, but in the entire business this year when Josh Alexander faced TJP in an Ironman match this month. Reports came out in late May that they had filmed this stellar contest that was an hour-long featuring two of the best X-Division stars on the roster.
So when fans heard that The Walking Weapon, IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion Josh Alexander, would put his title on the line against TJP in an Ironman match, the anticipation hit an all-time high. There was a ton of hype surrounding this one, and it lived up to it all and then some.
Two master technicians, but somehow at the opposite end of the spectrum, Josh Alexander had the power game while TJP focused on the speed. In the first fifteen minutes or so, both men focused on the mat game. Breaking one another's submissions to transition into their own, it was clear that both of these competitors had a limitless repertoire of weaponry at their disposal.
That being said, Alexander had a pretty unique way to counter TJP's escape of the headscissors. When TJP went for a headstand, he was caught with a series of mini-piledrivers.
In the second quarter of the contest, Alexander caught TJP. The challenger went for a rear-naked choke, and Alexander managed to turn it into a quick pinfall. 22 minutes in, it was 1-0 in favor of the IMPACT Wrestling X-Division Champion.
Alexander used the ring to his advantage, slamming TJP against the apron and ring post. TJP trapped Alexander in an Octopus Stretch in between the ropes, and Alexander escaped, pulling TJP halfway between the ring and floor to synch in a surfboard stretch. Alexander hung onto TJP's limbs while gravity did the rest, and it was ingenious.
Around 47 minutes in, Alexander aimed to put his opponent away for good with a Divine Intervention on the stage. He'd been unable to get another fall on TJP and felt his title slipping away. IMPACT Wrestling's Chris Sabin, Trey Miguel, and Petey Williams stopped him, allowing TJP enough time to plant Alexander on the stage himself.
Alexander barely broke the ten-count, keeping himself ahead of his challenger. Cut to the last ten seconds of the match, and TJP stood out of Josh Alexander's grapevine ankle lock to counter into a pinfall. After an hour-long Ironman match, IMPACT Wrestling saw the match go into sudden death.
They were both dead tired, but it seemed Alexander had just a bit more in the tank. After a Kurt Angle-esque moonsault and a powerbomb backbreaker, Alexander finally hit Divine Intervention to put TJP away.
I would say go out of your way to watch this one, but you don't have to. IMPACT Wrestling posted the entire video to YouTube. It's that video at the top of the page. If you've got a little over an hour to spare, do yourself a favor and watch what IMPACT Wrestling has to offer.
This was a list of the best men's matches on TV so far from IMPACT Wrestling, but it wasn't an easy list to make. Hopefully after reading this, if you're not a regular viewer already, you'll be persuaded into giving them a chance.
