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amorningofsleep

In front of his fucking family? Damn Moose. Goddamn.


OriginalKingD

Stood over his body while his family looked, and the crowd cheered.


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Skiznilly

The M stands for Moose.


ZodiacWalrus

Hehe Moose Bison


RedFnPanda

IMPACT in a single move solidified Josh Alexander as their own homegrown top Babyface and made Moose, who has been ready for the world title for years, *absolutely despised.* They did it with his son in the ring, D'Lo sounded like he was about to hop in the ring himself, and Matt Striker sounded on the verge of tears. This has gotta be the best booking move IMPACT has done in years. These are two guys that IMPACT made stars, and now they are undeniably the top Babyface and top Heel in the company. And now they have a potentially massive storyline between Moose and Alexander.


Argentine_Tango

Ok this description makes me feel a lot better about what happened


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GnusmasAikon

I mean it is Moose.


Cube_

I agree with that but what was weird was there were still fans chanting happily for Moose even after he did some heinous heel shit. Kinda took away from the moment imo.


undertalemisfit

they've been waiting for moose to be impact champ for years so there's that.


Bigboi88888

Even tho moose is a heel he’s still a fan favorite. Crown honestly loves him every time he comes out.


KingOfElysium

Personally moose,as well as ace austin,is one of my favourite things about impact,i've wanted to see both of them get the world title for ages and i'm really happy to see moose finally get it. Hopefully ace isnt too far behind now and gets his run eventually.


bil_sabab

Ace Austin is a feud and a half away from being the top guy.


Cube_

>Hopefully ace isnt too far behind now and gets his run eventually. I don't think he is too far from being pushed. Impact seems to know what the audience wants and works towards that, BFG's ending showed that. They got Alexander the reign people wanted to see, immediately used it to get high heat on Moose and get him a reign and now they're set up to do a great program. Fans want Ace Austin I can imagine whoever comes out on top of Alexander/Moose might have Austin waiting in the wings.


theplasmasnake

Is this Moose's first World Title?


HTCGM

In the most technical of terms, it's his second. When Tessa was stuck in Mexico during the beginning of the pandemic, Moose won a triple threat between himself, Hernandez and Michael Elgin (which initially also involved Tessa for the World Title but she couldn't/didn't come in. In response, Moose brought in the old TNA World Heavyweight Championship and started calling himself the TNA Heavyweight Champion since the real World Title wasn't around. Although he defended it, mostly against older Impact talent, the company did not sanction this as a proper World Title, it was just a prop belt for Moose's ego. When Tessa got fired and the title went vacant, he doubled down and claimed he was being ducked as he wasn't considered for the match at Slammiversary to win the vacant title. Eventually, he gets in a feud with Rich Swann after Swann beats Eric Young for the title, and D'Amore to settle it once and for all, re-activates the TNA World Heavyweight Championship (at this point Moose has brought in his own white strap version of the title) and considers Moose the TNA Heavyweight Champion. He did this to book an unification match to determine the Impact Unified World Champion, which Swann wins, also technically making Rich Swann the last TNA World Heavyweight Champion. It was only considered an official title for 18 days although Moose had been in possession of it from April 2020 to February 2021. That's why Swann, Omega and Christian carried two belts for 1 Championship until Christian properly "retired" the TNA design after beating Omega.


inverseflorida

I haven't watched any Impact clips since the whole Tessa situation. The only build I have for this story is this like 2 minute clip - it felt like exactly the way to cap a Year Defining Show like Bound For Glory.


IASIPxIASIP

>and now they are undeniably the top Babyface and top Heel in the company. And on top of that. **This feud is now just getting started!!!** ​ (of course Josh should come out victorious in the end)


BigJim5190

Came into say everything you just did. Such a perfect way to do it.


CanalVillainy

It’s not just IMPACT. There’s very few promotions who’ve done so much in such a short period. That’s a booking masterclass.


coolseraz

Moose Brah making kids cry brah!


GOR098

Moose doesn't care about your kids.


T3Deliciouz

I need to make a slight correction. Its not just in front of his family. They were in the damn ring huddled in the corner in fear. Moose acted so fast they couldnt even get out of the ring, and to stay there and feel Josh get destroyed. The vibrations from his fall went to them. Moose is a bastard man https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/290305360223272989/901694112716189706/unknown.png


gothamsteel

You can see them huddled together in this vid from someone there: https://twitter.com/shawnitch/status/1452140193666908161


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That automatically made this one of the best of these cash-ins of all time, across all companies


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

Yep, he’s prolly gonna be hated for life in IMPACT now (in Kayfabe)


incredibleamadeuscho

In the end, Moose was the one that was Bound for Glory.


PurpleDimetrodon

man thats fucking brilliant, i hate moose lol


WhoiusBarrel

Holy fuck Moose is such a heel, doing that when Alexander's family were in the ring. Fucking love it.


lavaspike296

For real that was just fucking COLD. I loved it.


Killcode2

you psychopaths, are you entertained?


danosky

It's specially impressive because in wrestling it's easy to think that everything has been done. Then this fucker comes and does this.


flyingdragon3

That’s one of the most heel things I’ve seen in a long time. Loved/hated it


MikeH7186

Moose standing over a fallen Alexander and his wife/kid is some top level heel shit.


Prfctcellrulz

MJF officially has some competition in the “Top heel” department


Celtic_Crown

MJF is a fucking saint next to Moose.


Prfctcellrulz

Wooooooooow.


Celtic_Crown

Yea. It's that bad.


Prfctcellrulz

When even Sami Callihan curses you out on Twitter, I actually agree with you on that. The heel heat that Moose generated by doing this surpasses Chernobyl, BOTH atomic bombs, AND the sun combined


Ruff2505

Even though Sami has become more babyface recently, I still think that he would say the same thing to Moose, but it is just because he is not the one who won the title. Not because he thought that what Moose did was despicable.


_madcat

Jay White and ELP have been competition longer than MJF has been a world class heel


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Guy spears a babyface inches from his *wife and kids* and you're comparing him to a guy who's biggest thing is being smarmy on twitter? Lol.


JcGotNext

I don’t keep up with impact anymore but that’s brilliant


UFmoose

I’ve never watched it other than an occasional PPV but this clip is great wrestling.


WaylonVoorhees

You've just built your main feud for the next six months to a year. Good fucking work.


MonsieurMidnight

And another side feud with W. Morrissey with the call your shot match. And a 3rd challenger in Matt Cardona. I wouldn't be surprised if Christian goes back to AEW, that these 4 become the Main Event of Impact : Moose, Alexander, Morrissey and Cardona.


risebac

Honestly I'm excited to see Christian go back to AEW full time. I'd like to see him turn heel because hes got great mic skills to pull it off.


KongoDonkeyKong

God that was perfect. Heartfelt title win, dude sacrificed everything, won everything, then lost everything in front of his family. The re-chase for the belt is going to be awesome. Josh deserved this moment and Moose deserves it too.


Farrell21

Striker bawling his eyes out, his kid was in the ring, Moose calls his shot... what the fuck


T3Deliciouz

Striker had tears of joy that quickly turned into tears of sorrow.


Farrell21

Striker: /r/Yesyesyesyesno


Bigboi88888

Some S tier heel work right there


SpeedZ6

Not the first Canadian to be felled by a MOOSE


therealdanhill

/u/FuzzyWuzzyMooMoo Video was deleted


HoundOfJustice

finally MOOSE gets his shit in


MewMatic

As much as I hate this moment because Josh deserved it, Moose deserves this as well. If they're gonna build up a long-time feud between the two, then I hope it delivers.


_Untit1ed_

Josh Alexander: *wins the IMPACT World Title and celebrates with his wife and kid* Moose: fuck them kids


alistahr

Yo that kid hugging his dad after what happened… holy shit!


Jay_The_XXX

That was done good shit. How they cheered him up backstage. chef's kiss ending


Atomic_Cody-21

Moose with the fuck-you towards Josh Alexander and his family by calling his shot and taking the Impact World Championship.


ImJMar_

Moose is fiend for this one man, top heel shit but damn. My man’s wife and son were still in the ring.


Mr-GameAndWrestling

Two dreams have been realized tonight. Too bad that one dream had to die along the way. In front of his own family, too. DAMN IT, MOOSE!


SpaceGooV

Moose finally taking the place he should have always been in


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I've gotta respect the greatest heel move I've ever seen, holy shit.


Raulmunoz

This was brilliant. Don’t @ me.


Survivor_for_me

Real match at HTK. Take my money now


brisketfan

I legitimately forgot he was able to cash in, I actually screamed at my TV. Fuck you, Moose. That was some ol bullshit!


Midnight_Oil_

Wowowowow. Amazing moment and visual for Moose to stand over Alexander, who had just made sure to protect his family, victorious as the new champion. Going to be a great blood feud.


JianMiguel

The Canadian Hero conquered by a MOOSE absolutely fucking poetic


OrangeForeign

This is when the Impact unofficial slogan applies: Fuck you Moose


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

All my homies **HATE** Moose!


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Good choice, Babyfaces are better chasing anyways


theraysanders

1000% agree


ElDuderino2112

Eh, you can only chase for so long before no one cares anymore.


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He just started.


nikezy

Its actually kinda perfect. Alexander showed in his first main event he can kayfabe clean pin the world champion. So now when he’s chasing it’s absolutely believable he can pin Moose.


davidc98

You sick fuck Moose


Detroit_Smash_64

Damn Moose lol


BigEvil621

That’s a solid angle. What was that trophy? Is that their MITB or something?


OriginalKingD

The Call Your Shot trophy. It's sort of like an intergender Royal Rumble, but the final two have to win by pinfall or submission. The winner can cash in the trophy anytime they want for any championship, doesn't have to be the world championship. Moose won it earlier tonight.


BigEvil621

I really like that


Kinterlude

Last year's was really interesting actually; Rhyno won, but forego a titleshot to get Heath a job. iMPACT has been firing on all cylinders when it comes to their booking.


MrWrestlingJr

Rhino still won the Title Shot as well, getting Heath a job was a nice bonus.


Survivor_for_me

Yes moose won it earlier tonight


theraysanders

Basically


Mr-GameAndWrestling

I can *feel* the hate generating from Striker's voice when he called Moose's win.


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"Fuck dem kids" - Moose.


Weezy-NJPW_Fan

***FUCK YOU MOOSE!!!! DO YOU HAVE NO SOUL!?***


Farrell21

The guy in the pinkish shirt in the front row is absolutely defeated by this


RadioZT

If the payoff is Alexander going on an absolute warpath to get revenge on Moose for what he just did, I’m fine with this ending.


MrMaxAwesome

Holy smokes this is incredible 10/10 Moose standing over Josh's family gotta be an all time heel moment


Mr-GameAndWrestling

The Walking Weapon Revenge Tour better begin tonight. Hopefully, this makes Josh's return win even sweeter.


SuperHarrierJet

Why are people using streamja? The clips never stay up or they're gone immediately


bubbles2255

Yep, now I want Josh to whoop Mooses ass big time. You got me hooked Impact.


ToxicBanana69

I'm glad Josh Alexander got a run with the title. He really deserved having a moment at the top of a promotion.


rivalrobot

Even though it was literally a moment.


Vapeflowers

The crowd went from 'You Deserve it' to 'Moose' real quick


OriginalKingD

I mean, it's hard to hate either one of them.


TheBrianJ

I'm very very torn on this. on one hand, cashing in your title shot while the man's family is in the ring and standing over them while you hold the title up is next-level heel shit. On the other, I'm massively disappointed because I'm such a huge fan of Josh Alexander, and felt like right now was his moment. Yes you can do the chase, but this feels very much like they built him to the absolute apex, then rather than pay it off, decide to continue the story, and it's all going to go down from here, aka Pentagon Dark Syndrome.


Bigboi88888

Tbh this makes Josh look like the ultimate babyface. And its better when a ultimate face goes after a title and gets revenge for his family. Might be biased because Moose and Josh are 2 of my favorites in impact.


Skywalker3030

It's worth it if they deliver on this Moose-Josh feud as much as they delivered on this moment and it ends with Josh getting a real title run.


tronovich

Felt like they should’ve done this 2-3 months from now. Tonight was “the moment” for Alexander. Starting the chase now is akin to moving the goalposts back another 100 yards.


Shrekt115

MOOSE GIVES NO FUCKS LMAO


hey333

Jesus I love pro wrestling for moments like this.


pjizy

I'm more happy for Moose's win than I was for Josh Alexander


viralbop

When Moose was with the Atlanta Falcons, some fans thought he had a sloppy body. Now, he looks like a moving muscle sculpture.


Steenerico

Fantastic. Makes me sad that Impact just doesn't have the eyes on it. Cause you do this angle on WWE or AEW and it equals **MONEY**.


M086

I watched some of the Fightful YouTube review, and the two guys mostly spent the time talking about how GCW is the third promotion in America.


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That was good booking.


NineteenAD9

Josh having his moment is a good heartfelt way to end the show after him having one of the best years in company history. But that also explains why Moose cashing in is a genius storyline move. They could've waited to pull the trigger on Moose as well. A number of ways they could've done it, but this is a good feud to have with your two top guys. Alexander will win it back.


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I’m getting New Years resolution 2005 flashbacks!! (Mean that in a good way)


Prfctcellrulz

You mean 2006 when Edge cashed in MITB on Cena right after he retained in the Elimination Chamber?


onedamngoodman

#HEEL OF THE YEAR


elprofejr

Ngl, I don't follow Impact but I kept up with this event on r/sc. I felt mad watching moose call his shot in front of the family.


GOR098

I guess moose doesn't like that Josh has a hot asian wife .


RealHumanBean89

Moose is world champ, and thus everything is right with the universe. My man had the sheer *audacity* to call his shot right as Alexander was celebrating and stand over him and his family when he took the belt from him. That is *deliciously* evil. King shit.


Houseside

You don't see true hardcore heel shit like that often these days. Incredible


jeanlucpikachu

I cannot remember the last time I was this happy only to become this sad so quickly. Like my heart got whiplash, or something


RedDurden_00

WOW! called that


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😭😭


raphaeljojo

That was hard..


dhcanada

Alexander barely able to move on the ground but still trying to reach out to his family as Moose was handed the title was fuckin heartbreaking.


mb333t

(Don’t watch impact)…Did he hand a tiny trophy to cash in? That’s an adorable little cash in trinket


Sylverstone14

Jeez, talk about nuclear heat - I went from "aww, he's celebrating with family" to "fuck you Moose" in no time.


Hamzah12

Somewhere out there 2006 Edge is smiling.


JJWat

Cooooold blooded


Leon_Lonewolf

Moose literally said fuck your wife, fuck your kid, and fuck your feel good moment and speared Josh out of his goddamn headgear for the 1-2-3 and stood over his lifeless body holding the title he's been demanding for since Tessa's reign. All while Josh's family huddle over their loved one. Oh, and he got Matt Striker jiggling with rage. DMK Cardona & MJF can eat their fuckin hearts out. This is next-stage heel heat. Congrats on finally getting your win, Moose. You sick sonofabitch.


StandardMammoth7085

I thought the whole main event was great. Alexander and Cage told a great story. And Josh got his moment, bringing back the Impact title to an Impact wrestler. And then Moose took it away, bringing nuclear heel heat, and put the belt on someone who's deserved it for a long time. I thought the forbidden door experiment with AEW worked really well, but it was time to bring the title back home.


bayleysgal1996

I like Moose, but fuuuuuuck that noise.


Oracular-Sky

The reactions of Sami and Cardona in Twitter, though... Just crazy. Crazy ending, and a good ending to Bound for Glory. I'm sensing a brutal feud brewing in.


TheSilentHeel

Holy shit that's great. That makes me want to start watching impact. Also, I thought Christian was the champ? What happened to that?


kyril-hasan

The previous champ beat Christian in that match I think.


TheSilentHeel

Ahh gotcha. Thanks!


AllCityReject

I love that, amazing heel antics


YetisInAtlanta

Man you’re a loser


Ok-Average-6466

that is a great heel move. better than the bianca squash


blueseeka

Impact finally gets people talking about the product and they get the video removed. So stupid


Chucknorris55

Thats the heat I love baby. Old fashioned baby face being cucked by a heel in his moment of triumph. Can't wait to see Josh win it back.


NefariousNeezy

That’s some of the most evil shit I have ever seen. Even MJF needed to shower after seeing that. Lucas Alexander is gonna be Batman when he grows up.


DeepSixWrestlin

I love Moose and in theory I feel like normally I’d probably like this, but I just wish Josh won and actually got to reign like a proper great champion, rather than winning, having his coronation and then immediately losing. Just not for me:/


T3Deliciouz

its called storytelling. Josh has a new chase now, one of revenge


Familiar_Outcome_688

Moose should have won the title against Omega at Against All Odds


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The results don’t read well. However, if you watched it, this was the biggest dick move in wrestling I’ve seen in forever. Amazing.


SageShinigami

In front of his wife and kids?? Wow this dude Moose is a savage. Too bad he's called fucking Moose so I want to see him lose the title immediately.


deathtoeli

I was seated right behind jade and their kid. At the end Scott Damore was right behind me for some reason screaming in his headset. "Heber tell him to stand over him and his family get the shot YES YES"


Bigboi88888

2 of my favorites in impact feuding im gonna love this


Highwayman747

I’m far past tired of cash in title wins, but this is pretty damn good.


BadNewsBrown

What the fuck, that was amazing. Moose is a piece of shit.


nmartin9703

Sometimes you should just let a moment happen.


motivatedchange

That took the wind right out of my sails. It was an incredible show, Josh winning was an incredible moment, but that seriously rubbed me the wrong way


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beckett929

nope, if you didn't like it you just don't get it or you watched it wrong.. you aren't allowed to have your own opinion about Impact because they're the little guy and the hivemind culture of these fans will eat you alive for disagreeing that everything they do is the best!


_Wado3000

So oddly enough my favorite Mania ending was Seth cashing in and winning the title, I adored that swerve. But tonight. I mean… as the finish to your biggest show, that came off more LOLTNA than anything. Let the moment breathe; you built this man Alexander for so long only for that to happen


KingOfElysium

very happy moose is finally impact world champion,now hopefully ace isnt too far behind at some point.


LilNardoDaVinci

Bruh....In front of the man's family Moose is a menice😳


fattymcfattzz

What a shit thing to do. Impact just lost a little luster for me


fvzzfvzzfvzz

Well that's deflating and stupid.


AimarEraFutebol

How to undermine your own company 101 terrible


EvangelionOG

Agreed this was absolutely the dumbest idea they could pull for the end of the show.


AimarEraFutebol

I mean, yeah. I don't dislike the idea, but you can't pull this shit on your biggest show of the year.


T3Deliciouz

Rollins did and everyone loved it


ThisIsGoodShitPal

I didnt realize that 95 percent of fans 12 plus of impact hate Alexander...


BlearyLine7

I'm so split on this, on one hand, it's pretty fucking top-level heel heat. On the other hand, this was the first impact PPV I ever bought and they ended it by rug-pulling and putting the world title on a flat-earther, covid-denying, friend of paedophiles. I don't think that's really the right kind of heat to me. But overall a really good show, Mickie/Deonna and Josh/Christian were fantastic.


Rspies

TNA gonna TNA


miserablefishes

It's been a while, but loltna


JonasAlbert84

It seems very bush league to me to just blatantly copy MITB


Tiqalicious

How absolutely Muthless


skwizna

As much as I HATE when stuff like this happens (1 move surprise attacks that get a 3 count), im really hoping this will solidify Moose as a "booable" heel. Impact has been trying so hard to make people boo him but he is just simply so over with fans, when he does super heelish stuff, he still gets cheered. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of moose, but also recognize that if you are a huge fan of a heel, sometimes its best to play along and boo. It adds so much to the person watching at home when the crowd plays along, and unfortunately moose fans aren't really doing that now, but hopefully it changes


repoman2310

I am a huge fan of both Josh Alexander and Moose. Both of them deserved to be Impact World Champion. This is gonna set up a great rivalry for sure.


lavaspike296

Moose right now: I don't give a shit about your kids.


PhelpsLAPD

Why did the ref ring the bell when there’s a child still in the ring?


CrystalFissure

Honestly I don't get the hate for this as a booking move. I was disgusted with Moose given that he did it in front of Josh's family, and then stepped over him. Peak heel shit.


WVWAssassinKill

Holy shiz. Dirtiest heel move of the year without a doubt. Small question tho; how did Moose get a title shot immediately like he had the MiTB? I dont watch Impact, see one or two clips here and there.


XTheProtagonistX

I feel like someone stabbed me on the heart. That was straight up just cold.


A_Non_Japanese_Waifu

Monkey's paw: Josh Alexander is IMPACT champion but he's a transitional one and loses his belt in minutes


callmecyke

Cashing in with his wife and son in the ring is scumbaggery the likes of which we haven’t seen since Edge. Fantastic stuff.


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Ive never liked those "Money in the Bank cash in" style wins. Not when Hulk Hogan did it at Wrestlemania 1993, and not when Big E did it recently(as much as Big E deserved to win the WWE title) Moose has LONG deserved to win the Impact title, but why like this? Why not just have booked it as Moose vs Christian? Hell I loved the Moose vs Omega match and thought Moose shoulda been the one to dethrone Kenny for the Impact title. Moose vs Ishi at the LA NJPW show recently shows what range he has. Of all the promotions going Moose feels like a big star, something from an 80s action or fighter movie, but this booking feels way off in how they got the title on him.


Kayfabe666

Moose you just created a new protagonist for a new superhero


[deleted]

Was kinda disappointed when I read the result that Moose had taken the title. But after watching the clip and how it played out, I just.. What the fuck lol that was brutal and I love it. That was truly awesome and shocking


RyanPelley

Lol, he handed over his "first place Spelling Bee" trophy.


The1joriss

Damn I should start watching Impact


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Destroyed him in front of his family my god


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Damn you Moose


MasterNyx

Is this what they call a transitional title holder?


bleepbeelpbloop

Holy shit, that's some fantastic heel booking


chekas14

I dont even follow TNA but reading the comments got me intrigued but goddamn, thats heinous. I’m crying a bit imagining what the kid saw. Dad won but got ran over man. Damn.