I have been very critical of Impact Wrestling's foray into intergender wrestling because of how easy it is to predict the results. The woman always defeats the man and this leads to the outcome being spoiled before the bell rings. I can understand why this happens, because a man hitting a woman is not a sponsor-friendly image, even if it is choreographed and orchestrated.
Sami Callihan does not care about sponsors, does he? He mauled Tessa Blanchard and left her lying in a heap in the middle of the ring. This was certainly needed because it's a visual that we haven't seen before.
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Now that Blanchard has garnered sympathy, the crowd is urging her on to win at Slammiversary in the match against Callihan. And now, when she actually beats Callihan up, the crowd will be thrilled.
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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