Best and worst of Impact Wrestling 'Cali Combat'- 2 former WWE stars slated to return

#2 Worst: Tommy Dreamer in the main event takes viewers away

The signature DDT from @THETOMMYDREAMER! WATCH HERE: https://t.co/sWu6SEiYN7 #IMPACT #CaliCombat pic.twitter.com/ymg1KbnQxp
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 24, 2019

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I want to take nothing away from Tommy Dreamer at all. He is a human anomaly in the sense that he can still go at his age and put over Sami Callihan in a big manner. I just don't think that he's main event material, especially for a special event like Cali Combat.

Rob Van Dam feels like a special attraction, but when Dreamer is in the ring, you know that he's going to put the other guy over in a big way indeed. Maybe it is his benevolence, and the fact that he's so giving that plays to his detriment every time. Would you watch a mystery movie until the end, if you already knew who did the crime?

And a lot of viewers on Twitch seemed to echo my sentiment as well, from what I could. Around 1000 viewers left by the time that Dreamer came on.

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