This right here rocked. Nice grappling from both trying the get the submission win then escalating into a slap battle with some hard hits. Smith has a known grappling background so this wasn’t a surprise to anyone but Kross stood out for me. Really hope he incorporate this style more in Impact and other places he work.

So weird to see Kross work different than how he does in AAA. He's a really entertaining and charismatic guy, and seeing him go for the (rope? edge of the ring?) break over and over again was the best part of this match, even though he looked like one of the less skilled grapplers on this show. I really enjoyed Smith's kickboxing at the start of the match, killing Kross with leg kicks and checking everything he throws back, but thought the striking exchange towards the end was very stilted. The suplex Smith gets off before submitting Killer Kross was incredible.