IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary 2021: Best and Worst - Bullet Club confrontation; multiple title changes; huge returns

IMPACT Wrestling had a strong showing at Slammiversary
IMPACT Wrestling had a strong showing at Slammiversary

#1 Worst: The ending to IMPACT Wrestling Slammiversary

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Slammiversary was supposed to end by hyping up NJPW...maybe?
Slammiversary was supposed to end by hyping up NJPW...maybe?

IMPACT Wrestling capped off with a fantastic and brutal main event between Sami Callihan and the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, Kenny Omega. They threw everything at each other but the kitchen sink. Seriously, there were pizza cutters, forks, barbed wire chairs, plywood, thumbtacks and more in this No Disqualification match.

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In the end, Omega retained by driving Callihan into a pile of thumbtacks with the One Winged Angel. They brutalized each other and it was exactly what fans were wanting in a match between these two. It may be the best match Kenny Omega has had while working with IMPACT Wresting this year.

You may be wondering why I'm calling this a "worst." Well, here's why.

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That's NJPW Never Openweight Champion, and Bullet Club leader, 'Switchblade' Jay White. He is one of the most exciting professional wrestlers on the planet, and the man in charge of the group that Kenny Omega, The Good Brothers, The Young Bucks, Cody Rhodes and Hangman Adam Page left, in order to start All Elite Wrestling.

Jay White sauntered to the ring before staring Omega down. Omega had The Good Brothers and Don Calllis with him, and they all offered the olive branch with a "Too Sweet."

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Before Switchblade could respond, we saw a blurry image run down the ramp. Now, you may be wondering who that was or what happened after that. I really wish we could've found out.

That's exactly when the feed was cut. We have all since learned that it was David Finlay who rushed the ring. Either you learned that here or you saw it on Twitter. It shouldn't matter how you find out.

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Why was the feed cut there? Why did we not finish whatever that was supposed to be during the event? Is IMPACT Wrestling supposed to be hyping up White vs Finlay, which is taking place at NJPW Resurgence?

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If that's the case, why did we not get a clear shot of Finlay before the feed cut? Well, the action played out after IMPACT Wrestling went off the air. FinJuice attacked Jay White, but White apparently nailed one of them with his finish before leaving the ring. Was this saved for IMPACT Wrestling's next episode?

If fans didn't see the news about what happened online, would they be happy with waiting five days for that? Some people wondered if maybe it was an accident, if we were supposed to see the fallout and there was a technical error.

That's terrible as well. I'm not sure which one is worse. To finish up one of the greatest pay-per-view events, delivering on all the hype that was promised, with something like that, is awful. IMPACT Wrestling should know better.

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Edited by Arjun Kumar
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