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  • Mickie James Reveals Who Talked Her Into Signing With Impact Wrestling

    Mickie James Reveals Who Talked Her Into Signing With Impact Wrestling

    Mickie James has one person to thank for convincing her to sign with Impact Wrestling.

    Mickie was briefly featured on Impact Wrestling when the company was called “TNA Wrestling” from 2002-2003. She then signed with WWE where she gained notoriety before being released in 2010.

    Kurt Angle Brings Mickie James Back To Impact

    During an appearance on The Kurt Angle Show, Mickie James revealed that she wasn’t too keen on returning to Impact in 2010 before Kurt Angle kept ringing her phone.

    “You know, there would probably be no Hardcore Country if it wasn’t for Kurt Angle. We go back to when I first came to Impact, well TNA at the time, and I wasn’t gonna come and I didn’t — remember Dixie had you call me multiple times to talk me into coming to Impact Wrestling at the time.

    “It was pretty incredible and this is all thanks to Kurt Angle, right? Because he talked me into coming over there when I was like, ‘I’m so sad about wrestling. I don’t wanna wrestle anymore, I can’t believe it.’ So, I really appreciate that, Kurt. I really do.”

    Mickie ended up returning to Impact Wrestling in 2010 and was able to bring the “Hardcore Country” character to life. Mickie returned to WWE in 2016 and was once again released by the organization in 2021.

    As of late, Mickie has become a red hot name in the world of wrestling. Mickie walked into the 2022 women’s Royal Rumble match with her Impact theme and holding the Knockouts Championship.

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  • Young Bucks & Tama Tonga React To Bullet Club Angle At No Surrender

    Young Bucks & Tama Tonga React To Bullet Club Angle At No Surrender

    An angle with implications for NJPW and AEW took place Saturday night on Impact Wrestling’s No Surrender PPV. The Guerrillas of Destiny were challenging the Good Brothers for the Impact World Tag Team Championships when Chris Bey came to ringside. His distraction seemed to irritate both Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa. Then, Jay White appeared and gave a Blade Runner to Tama, leading to Anderson and Gallows retaining.

    After the match, it was made clear that White had kicked the GOD out of Bullet Club and welcomed Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows back into it.

    Following these events, Jay White tagged the Young Bucks in a post featuring highlights of his Blade Runner to Tama Tonga.

    The Young Bucks then changed their bio to read, “Never really cared for Tama anyway tbh ?”

    Karl Anderson commented on the Young Bucks bio as well.

    Tama Tonga then responded to the Young Bucks on Twitter.

    He also issued a warning to Jay White.

    There are implications for the angle in AEW as well. In storyline, Adam Cole brought White into the promotion recently. The Young Bucks and the Good Brothers had previously been aligned along with Kenny Omega as members of the Elite in both Impact and AEW last year. This angle is essentially taking place in 3 different promotions.

  • Impact TV Taping Spoilers From New Orleans

    Impact TV Taping Spoilers From New Orleans

    One day after the eventful No Surrender PPV, Impact Wrestling taped two episodes of its weekly programming from the Alario Center in Westwego, Louisiana, USA.

    According to a report from PW Insider, here is what took place on the show:

    1. Gisele Shaw defeated “Local Talent”
    2. Ace Austin & “Speedball” Mike Bailey defeated Trey Miguel and Jake Something. (Something and Miguel will face off for the X-Division title soon and Austin and Bailey are running an angle where Austin wants them to be aligned but Bailey’s not too sure about it.)
    3. Heath interrupted a Moose promo and demanded a title shot. They brawled with Heath getting the better of it and holding up the title in the end. So, that looks to be where the world title picture is headed for the next bit.
    4. Brian Myers defeated Crazzy Steve w/Decay
    5. Digital Media Championship
      No Disqualification

      Matt Cardona (c) defeated Jordynne Grace (Grace was DQ’ed in their match at No Surrender)
    6. Masha Slamovich defeated Rachel Rose
    7. Bhupinder Gujjar defeated John Skyler (Brian Myers was on commentary, when W. Morrissey came out and attacked him. Skyler tried to make the save but then got put through a table for his efforts.)
    8. ROH Women’s Championship/Reina de Reinas Championship Open Challenge
      Deonna Purrazzo defeated Lady Frost (after the match, Gisele Shaw came out and got into Frost’s face.)
    9. JONAH defeated Zicky Dice
    10. Honor No More (Matt Taven, Mike Bennett and Kenny King) defeated Rich Swann, Willie Mack and Chris Sabin (Eddie Edwards cut a promo after the match about why he aligned with Honor No More at No Surrender. Alisha Edwards came out and asked why he would turn his back on his family. Edwards said Honor No More is his family and Alisha needs to decide if she still has one.)
    11. Cassie Lee defeated Madison Rayne
    12. Tasha Steelz defeated Chelsea Green (Mickie James was on commentary)
    13. JONAH defeated Johnny Swinger (PCO came out after and confronted JONAH. That sounds like a fun match!)
    14. Steve Maclin defeated Eddie Edwards via disqualification.
    15. Heath defeated Vincent (Both Honor No More and several Impact talents brawled after. Heath took out Moose again during this.)
    16. No Disqualification
      Bullet Club (The Good Brothers & Chris Bey & Jay White) defeated The Guerrilla of Destiny & Violent by Design (with Eric Young). Tanga Loa cut a promo after saying he’s coming for Jay White stemming from the betrayal at No Surrender.
  • The Good Brothers File To Trademark “The BC” Amidst Feud With Bullet Club

    The Good Brothers File To Trademark “The BC” Amidst Feud With Bullet Club

    Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows have filed an interesting trademark considering their current rivalry with their former stablemates in Bullet Club. The Good Brothers have been in a rivalry with the Guerrillas of Destiny in Impact Wrestling as of late. The feud also played out on an NJPW show last summer.

    Doc Gallows’ company “Wrestlemerica” and Karl Anderson filed to trademark “The BC” for wrestling purposes on February 10th, 2022. Michael E. Dockins is the attorney on record for the filing.

    This comes at an interesting time, as The Good Brothers will defend the Impact Tag Team Championships against the Guerrillas of Destiny at No Surrender this weekend. The storyline is that Anderson and Gallows feel that Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and other members of the current Bullet Club should thank them for making the faction what it is today. Tama Tonga has been particularly unmoved by this sentiment.

    Karl Anderson and Tama Tonga are 2 of the 4 founding members of the faction. Back in 2013, the group was started by Prince Devitt (Finn Balor), Bad Luck Fale, Anderson and Tonga. Gallows would join the group later that year. Tanga Loa would join the group in 2016. Jay White joined the group in 2018 and is also involved in the faction that is active in Impact and NJPW’s American division.

  • Josh Alexander Says His Impact Wrestling Contract Has Expired

    Josh Alexander Says His Impact Wrestling Contract Has Expired

    Josh Alexander announced via a statement on his Twitter account that his contract with Impact Wrestling has expired. As a result, his United States work visa has also expired. 

    He has been pulled from all events he was scheduled for this month including TERMINUS and AAW. He wrote the following: 

    “Today my contract expired & subsequently also US work visa. Unfortunately as a consequence I will not be able to honour my commitments to both @TERMINUSpro & @AMLWrestling later this month. I’m disappointed & I’m sorry. Hopefully I’ll have everything in order soon.”

    Following this reveal, it explains why Alexander was removed from the No Surrender card this coming Saturday night. He is Canadian and in order to stay in the United States, he needs a work visa. 

    Alexander started working for Impact in 2018 and since that time, he has found a lot of success including runs as a World Heavyweight, X-Division, and Tag Team Champion. 

    Moose will defend his Impact World Championship against W. Morrissey at the No Surrender event on FITE TV and Impact Plus. 

  • Mickie James Reveals Which AEW Star She Wants To Face

    Mickie James Reveals Which AEW Star She Wants To Face

    Mickie James has not gotten to work with All Elite Wrestling yet but the Impact Knockouts champion knows who she will face if she gets the chance. The Impact star recently appeared on Women’s Wrestling Talk. During the interview, she revealed her dream opponents from all the major promotions.

    Speaking about Tony Khan’s promotion, Mickie James went straight to the top and picked the current AEW women’s champion Britt Baker as her dream opponent:

    “AEW, Britt Baker, I think, period, I feel like yeah, I really kind of, I’ve met her a few times. I’ve just recently actually got to know her, like, got to chat with her more to kind of get to know her a little bit recently. I just, I always She’s kicking down doors and doing so much amazing stuff over there.”

    Mickie James continued by mentioning how Baker has been carving out her own unique path. The wrestling veteran applauded the AEW star for that.

    The former WWE star also revealed her pick within her former promotion. She said that she would like to face the SmackDown women’s champion Charlotte Flair because the two have never faced off in WWE.

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  • Deonna Purrazzo Confirms Engagement To Steve Maclin

    Deonna Purrazzo Confirms Engagement To Steve Maclin

    Former Impact Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo has confirmed her engagement to fellow Impact Wrestling star Steve Maclin.

    The female star revealed the news via a photo of the two on her Twitter account as seen below. In the caption, she wrote: “LOOK AT MY FIANCÉ”

    Deonna Purrazzo is a former WWE and Stardom star. She had her first run with Impact Wrestling from 2014 to 2017 before she left the promotion for WWE. Deonna was released from WWE in April 2020.

    She returned to Impact in May 2020. She won the ROH women’s world championship from Rok-C during the January 10 episode of Impact earlier this year. Purrazzo is also the current AAA Reina de Reinas Champion.

    Steve Maclin is better known to WWE fans as former Forgotten Sons member Steve Cutler. He was part of WWE from 2014 to 2021. Cutler was released from his WWE contract back in February 2021.

    He made his debut for Impact Wrestling under his new ring name in June 2021. Maclin has been chasing the X Division title but is yet to win a championship in Impact.

    Deonna Purrazzo and Steve Maclin have been dating each other since their WWE days. SEScoops congratulates the couple on their engagement.

  • Laredo Kid Has Signed With Impact Wrestling

    Laredo Kid Has Signed With Impact Wrestling

    Laredo Kid has been a regular for Impact Wrestling in recent months. He has now officially signed a contract with the promotion.

    The high-flying star recently had an interview with Darren Paltrowitz. He discussed a number of things, including his desire to win the X-Division championship and more.

    During the talk he also revealed that he was offered a contract with Impact and Laredo Kid confirmed that he has signed a deal with the company:

    “When I see all the crazy moves they do, I try to do the same, you know? And training more [to] be there one day

    And when I had the opportunity to be — to sign with IMPACT, it’s great, you know? Right now, it’s a dream to have this opportunity” said Laredo Kid, “then I’m going to find the X Division belt.”

    Laredo Kid made his Impact Wrestling debut in March 2017 as part of the company’s partnership with Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. He is also the current AAA World Cruiserweight Champion.

    The Luchador had a tryout with WWE in 2015 as well. He worked a tag team match with Sammy Guevara under the ring name Tony Guevara. The duo lost a SmackDown dark match to Los Matadores.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeAEGFNeF64&ab_channel=IMPACTWrestling

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  • Lance Storm Joins Impact Wrestling as Producer & Coach

    Lance Storm Joins Impact Wrestling as Producer & Coach

    Lance Storm is back with Impact Wrestling. The company recently announced Storm would be part of the Gut Check competition, which is returning soon.

    https://twitter.com/LanceStorm/status/1489734457338699780

    Lance Storm later told Bryan Alvarez of F4WOnline that he’ll also be working backstage in Impact as a producer and coach.

    “This is a chance to make the decision I should have made two years ago,” said Storm. “I had done a couple of tapings with Impact as a producer back when I still had my school. Then when I decided to close my school and was looking at options, I talked with Impact and I talked with WWE.”

    “I really liked it in Impact but both my wife and me too liked the idea of the security of WWE, which is ironic considering it ended up being a 6 month gig.”

    Lance Storm Back with Impact

    Storm noted that he will be going to Impact’s tapings in New Orleans later this month. He will be working as a producer and coach but will not have an official role on the creative team.

    “I’m quite sure Scott is more than willing to hear an idea or two if I happen to suggest one but that is not part of my current job description,” Storm continued.

    Lance Storm old briefly worked with Impact Wrestling backstage in 2019 before signing with WWE as a producer. He was then released at the onset of the global pandemic in the spring of 2019.

  • Impact Does Its Best TV Ratings In Close To A Year

    Impact Does Its Best TV Ratings In Close To A Year

    Impact Wrestling pulled in the best ratings its done since February 2021 last week. On the heels of Mickie James being announced for the Royal Rumble match, Impact’s 1/27 show drew 182,000 fans and a 0.05 in the 18-49 demo. It’s the best rating Impact has done since the February 16th, 2021 show.

    The 2/16 show last year featured the debut of Juice Robinson and David Finlay. It was also the first show since the No Surrender 2021 show that had taken place that weekend. The promotion was about 2 months into the storyline that saw Kenny Omega invade the promotion. Omega would win the Impact World Championship from Rich Swann that April.

    In addition to the Mickie James “Forbidden Door” bump, Impact also has a storyline right now featuring several members of Ring of Honor invading the promotion. The Honor No More stable consists of Vincent, PCO, Mike Bennett, Matt Taven, and Maria Kanellis. Jonathan Gresham has also defended the ROH World Championship on recent Impact shows.

    In the world title picture right now in Impact, Moose is gearing up to defend his championship against W. Morrissey next. They will face off for the belt on February 19th’s No Surrender 2022 show. Mickie James will also defend the Knockouts World Championship on that show against Tasha Steelz.

  • Impact Results (1/27): PCO vs Chris Sabin

    Impact Results (1/27): PCO vs Chris Sabin

    Impact Wrestling on 1/27 was the first show to air from the recent tapings in Fort Lauderdale. The tapings featured the Impact debut of the Guerrillas of Destiny.

    Impact Results 1/27:

    1. Jake Something defeated Chris Bey
    2. The iinspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay) defeated Kaleb with a K & Madison Rayne
    3. W. Morrissey defeated The Learning Tree in a handicap match.
    4. JONAH defeated Johnny Swinger
    5. PCO defeated Chris Sabin

    Bullet Club Attack Jake Something & Mike Bailey

    Jake Something picked up a victory over Chris Bey in this week’s opening contest. After the match, however, the Guerrillas of Destiny Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa hit the ring and attacked Something. “Speedball” Mike Bailey came out to make the save but Jay White came up behind him and gave him a suplex.

    Tama and Tonga then sent a message to the Good Brothers into the camera. We haven’t seen those two teams come face to face since the NJPW USA show this summer.

    Honor No More vs Team Impact Booked For No Surrender

    Vincent, PCO, and the OKC bought tickets and made their way to ringside. This led to a team of Impact babyfaces (Rhino, Rich Swann, Eddie Edwards, Chris Sabin and Josh Alexander) coming out to the ring to prevent anymore invasions. Scott D’Amore came out and booked a 5-on-5 match for No Surrender with the stipulation that if Honor No More wins, they can remain in Impact. He also booked a match between Chris Sabin and PCO for later in the show. D’Amore noted that the Honor No More faction does not represent ROH like Jonathan Gresham does, they are in it for themselves.

    Later in the show, D’Amore brings Honor No More to a backstage room that they can use as their locker room. There, they are visited by former ROH owner Cary Silkin, who says the group do not represent Ring of Honor.

    The Iinspiration defeated Madison Rayne and Kaleb with a K

    Tenille Dashwood was not able to make it to the tapings in Fort Lauderdale, so Kaleb with a K subbed for her in this match. Since Kaleb is not eligible to compete for the Knockouts tag team titles, the match was changed to a non-title bout. Lee ended up pinning Kaleb with a pinning combination to pick up the win for the Iinspiration.

    Mickie James Gives State of the Knockouts Division Address

    James put over the division roster. She did refer to Deonna Purrazzo as “the worst person” she’s shared a ring with, which obviously the Virtuosa did not take too kindly to. Purrazzo had a few words for James before leaving the ring area.

    James also spoke about taking part in the Royal Rumble on Saturday. She said she is honored and excited to walk into the Rumble as the Knockouts World Champion. Chelsea Green got in the ring and complimented James and listing off her accomplishments. Green said Mickie is going to win the Rumble and she wants the first title shot after she does. Tasha Steelz reacted to this with loud boos, since she’s scheduled to face James at No Surrender next month.

    Steelz hit James with the Red X from Ultimate-X and a melee ensued between her & Savannah Evans against Green and James. It ended with Green and James throwing both of the heels out of the ring.

    W. Morrissey Defeats The Learning Tree In Handicap Match

    Brian Myers inducted multiple people into his Learning Tree in the back earlier in the show. Several of these wrestlers then took on W. Morrissey in a handicap match. Morrissey had little trouble with any of them. He squashed all of Myers’ new recruits and is building momentum on the road to his No Surrender title match with Moose.

    After the match, Myers tried to attack Morrissey but Morrissey got the better of him. Then Moose attacked from behind. The Learning Tree got back involved but Morrissey fought them off before getting speared by Moose to end the segment.

    JONAH Squashes Johnny Swinger

    JONAH didn’t have any trouble at all with Johnny Swinger this week. He defeated him with his big tsunami splash off the top rope. American Top Team and AEW’s Dan Lambert was shown watching and applauding JONAH’s performance from the crowd.

    After the match, JONAH looked to do more damage to Swinger when the members of Decay came to the ring. They had a bit of a staredown with JONAH as he went to the back.

    PCO Defeats Chris Sabin

    The night’s main event saw Honor No More’s PCO take on Chris Sabin in singles action. Sabin looked as though he had PCO where he wanted him, but PCO thwarted the Cradle Shock. Sabin then had to fight off the members of Honor No More at ringside but Bennett managed to knock him off the top ropes while Maria had the ref distracted. PCO then delivered a full nelson slam and got the pin.

    After the match, Honor No More attacked Sabin but Josh Alexander, Eddie Edwards, Rhino and Rich Swann made the save. Alexander put Vincent in the ankle lock until Honor No More pulled their stablemate to safety as the show came to a close.

    Coming Up In Impact Wrestling

    Next Week:

    • Digital Media Championship
      Jordynne Grace (c) vs Matt Cardona
    • Jonathan Gresham vs Steve Maclin (traditional rules, not Pure rules)
    • Ace Austin, Madman Fulton, Mike Bailey, & Jake Something vs Bullet Club (Jay White, Chris Bey, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa)

    No Surrender (February 19th)

    • Knockouts World Championship
      Mickie James (c) vs Tasha Steelz
    • Impact World Championship
      Moose (c) vs W. Morrissey
  • Deonna Purrazzo Wants to Defend ROH Title Everywhere

    Deonna Purrazzo Wants to Defend ROH Title Everywhere

    Ring of Honor World Women’s Champion Deonna Purrazzo wants to be a fighting champion.

    Sporting News Daniel Yanofsky interviewed Purrazzo about becoming the ROH World Women’s Champion and her plans. She defeated Rok-C to win the title on the January 13th Impact Wrestling episode. Although ROH is on hiatus, the company has allowed there champions to defend the title for different wrestling promotions.

    Yanofsky transcribed the following quotes. He asked Purrazzo if she’d try to represent ROH elsewhere as a champion like ROH World Champion Jonathan Gresham.

    “Absolutely, especially with the unprecedented times, they are in. It’s interesting to have Jonathan Gresham wrestling on Impact, fighting Steve Maclin in a Pure Rules championship match. I love that Ring of Honor is represented, whether on Impact Wrestling, an independent show, wherever it is. It is a brand that means a lot to me personally from my time there,” said Purrazzo. She explained, “It helped develop who Deonna Purrazzo, “The Virtuosa,” was going to be as a wrestler. Now that I have the championship, I don’t know if I will be defending it under Pure Rules, but it does mean the world to me to be the ROH Women’s World Champion. I want to defend it and carry on the ROH brand wherever and however I can.”

    What’s Next for ROH

    ROH announced on January 20th that they would return with Supercard of Honor on April 1st. They revealed a unification title match for the ROH World Championship between Bandido and Gresham. However, the company doesn’t plan to sign talent to exclusive contracts. Instead, they will act like other independent promotions and get wrestlers to work dates. It’s unclear if the Bandido vs. Gresham match winner will defend the championship for different promotions.

    Impact Wrestling doesn’t have an event scheduled for April 1st, and Purrazzo could appear for ROH’s return event. Although, ROH would have to figure out whom she would defend the title against now that they don’t have signed talent.

  • Kurt Angle Reveals Surprising Choice For Unsung Hero Of TNA

    Kurt Angle Reveals Surprising Choice For Unsung Hero Of TNA

    Kurt Angle has unveiled a surprising name for someone who he considered to be an unsung hero of TNA.

    Angle was a part of the TNA Wrestling roster from 2006 through 2016. His run with the promotion lasted longer than his first stint with WWE. During his time in TNA, Angle became a six-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

    Kurt Angle Praises Vince Russo

    During an episode of The Kurt Angle Show, the Olympic gold medalist chose Vince Russo as his pick for the unsung hero of TNA.

    “The unsung hero that I think? I loved Vince Russo. I don’t know how fans think about him or how they feel about him but Vince was very talented.

    “The success he had in WWE was phenomenal, the Attitude Era. When he went to WCW, the problem was he was writing for the wrestlers and they were like, ‘I’m not doing that. I’m gonna do whatever I want.’

    “So, his storylines turned into something else cause the wrestlers turned it into whatever they wanted and it got diluted. I think that’s the reason that WCW kinda went downhill.

    “But when he was in TNA he was phenomenal. He wrote for me every week and I didn’t have any problems with him. I know there are some fans that don’t like him, there are some wrestlers that don’t like him but Vince is very talented.”

    Russo has been widely panned over the years for his booking decisions. Some have even credited him with killing WCW quicker.

    With that said, Russo does have his supporters. He’s given his due by some in the industry, such as Kurt Angle, for successful segments during the Attitude Era both on the entertainment and business sides.

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  • Moose Says Impact’s Shows Are Just As Good As AEW or WWE

    Moose Says Impact’s Shows Are Just As Good As AEW or WWE

    Impact World Champion Moose recently stated that he believes Impact’s shows are just as good as AEW or WWE’s. He also stated that he hopes the promotion will begin to run bigger venues as well.

    “If you watch our shows, I feel our shows are just as good, if not better than AEW and WWE,” Moose said. “I think the biggest challenge, if I was running the company, I would try to expand our following in the sense of getting bigger venues and seeing if we can draw a 5,000 or 6,000 seat arena. You never know unless you try it. Let’s see if we can start slowly running in big arenas, especially our PPVs.”

    Moose continued to say that he had a custom Impact World Championship belt made but the company decided against him using it.

    “I’m going to break the news now. I actually had a custom Impact World title made. It looks exactly the same, but it’s on a red strap, on red leather. I pitched it and it got turned down. I understand why it got turned down. I don’t want to get into the details of it, but I understand why. If I keep it long enough, maybe they’ll change their mind on it.”

    At the Hard to Kill PPV earlier this month, Moose successfully defended his title against Matt Cardona and W. Morrissey in a triple threat match. He’s scheduled to face W. Morrissey in another title match at No Surrender next month. Impact recently spent two days in Fort Lauderdale taping episodes of their weekly programming. Spoilers for those shows are available below:

    H/T to WrestlingNews for the above transcriptions.

  • Impact TV Taping Spoilers From Night 2 In Fort Lauderdale

    Impact TV Taping Spoilers From Night 2 In Fort Lauderdale

    Impact Wrestling held the second TV taping on back-to-back nights on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Two episodes of their weekly television show were taped. The results are below.

    The results from night 1 of the Fort Lauderdale tapings can be found here.

    Impact TV Taping Spoilers

    • Jack Tolos defeated VSK
    • Lady Frost defeated Alisha Edwards. Following Frost’s victory, Gisele Shaw stood on the rampway and motioned at Frost.
    • Black Taurus defeated Raj Singh
    • The IInspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessica McKay) defeated The Influence (Madison Rayne and Kaleb with a K)
    • Josh Alexander cut a promo about facing the Honor No More faction at No Surrender. He said while the world title is important to him, defending Impact Wrestling from the invaders is important too. Big Kon, the former Konnor from WWE, then came out and an impromptu match began.
    • Josh Alexander defeated Big Kon. After the match, Alexander continued to assault Kon. Then security tried to break it up but he attacked them too. Scott D’Amore came out and was pushed down by Alexander. D’Amore then removed Alexander from the match at No Surrender and sent him home.
    • A segment featuring Bullet Club and the Good Brothers/VBD alliance took place. Matches were scheduled for No Surrender with Eric Young vs Jay White and GOD vs The Good Brothers.
    • Mike Bennett and Matt Taven (OKC) defeated Rhino & Rich Swann. Maria threw powder in Rhino’s eyes to help the Honor No More faction win. Steve Maclin came in to make the save after.
    • W. Morrissey defeated Brian Myers in a No DQ match. Moose attacked Morrissey after the match. Moose and Morrissey will meet for the title at No Surrender.
    • JONAH defeated Crazzy Steve of Decay and then had a stare down with Taurus.
    • Masha Slamovich defeated Kiah Dream
    • Ace Austin defeated Blake Christian and Laredo Kid in a triple threat.
    • Gisele Shaw defeated Lady Frost
    • Chris Sabin defeated Kenny King
    • Tasha Steelz & Savannah Evans defeated Mickie James & Chelsea Green
    • A contract signing between Moose and W. Morrissey surprisingly got physical.
    • Violent by Design (Eric Young, Deaner, and Joe Doering) defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa)

    Photos From Impact Tapings From Florida

    The Twitter account @MrJacobCohen Tweeted out the below photos:

  • Gisele Shaw Debuts for IMPACT Wrestling

    Gisele Shaw Debuts for IMPACT Wrestling

    Gisele Shaw officially made her debut for IMPACT Wrestling as part of the recent television tapings that took place.

    Shaw appeared on the entrance ramp after Lady Frost defeated Alisha Edwards, Gisele would pose in front of Lady Frost while ignoring her, then leave.

    Gisele Shaw is currently the PROGRESS Wrestling Women’s Champion and will be appearing for the company at their Sunday 6th February show in Manchester, England.

    It is not currently confirmed if Shaw is now officially signed to the company or whether this will be a short run.

    Gisele Shaw IMPACT

    It is also not confirmed if Shaw will be dropping the PROGRESS Women’s Championship, or whether she will be able to honor the dates she is already booked for to drop the title.

    Rhio and Mercedez Blaze are set to collide at today’s PROGRESS live show return in the Revelations of Divine Love tournament final. The winner of that bout will go on to face Shaw for the title on Sunday 6th February.

    It is not known when the episode of IMPACT Wrestling featuring the debut of Gisele Shaw will be aired, but it will likely be in the coming weeks ahead of the No Surrender event on Saturday February 19th.

  • Impact Television Taping Spoilers

    Impact Television Taping Spoilers

    Impact Wrestling taped two episodes of their weekly show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida last night. Former WWE wrestlers debuted, Bullet Club returned and more took place on the show.

    Impact Spoilers From Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Before the Impact Match Results:

    • Eddie Edwards defeated Big Kon (formerly Konnor of the Ascension in WWE).
    • Laredo Kid defeated Blake Christian (wrestles in GCW, formerly Trey Baxter in WWE).

    Impact Wrestling Weekly Television Results:

    • Jake Something defeated Chris Bey. After the match, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa attacked Something. Both Mike Bailey and Jay White came out and got involved in the melee.
    • The Honor No More faction of ROH invaders – PCO, Vincent, OGK & Maria Kanellis – got into a confrontation with Scott D’Amore. A 5-on-5 match of them vs. several of Impact’s top babyfaces was booked for No Surrender with the stipulation that if Honor No More win, they can remain in Impact.
    • Gail Kim came out to praise Mickie James but Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans interrupted. This broke down into a brawl between Steelz & Evans against James and Chelsea Green.
    • JONAH defeated Johnny Swinger
    • W. Morrissey defeated Brian Myers’ Learning Tree in a handicap match.
    • PCO defeated Chris Sabin.
    • Digital Media Championship
      Matt Cardona defeated Jordynne Grace (c) – Cardona wins the title.
    • ROH Championship
      Jonathan Gresham (c) defeated Steve Maclin via DQ – Maclin refused to let go of a submission after Gresham had gotten to the ropes.
    • Josh Alexander defeated Vincent – After the match, Kenny King came out and attacked Alexander – he is now in the Honor No More faction.
    • Bhupinder Gujjar defeated John Skyler
    • Masha Slamovich defeated Kaci Lennox
    • Deonna Purrazzo defeated Santana Garrett
    • Mickie James vs. Chelsea Green – ruled a no-contest after interference from Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans
    • Jay White, Chris Bey, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa (Bullet Club) defeated Ace Austin, Madman Fulton, Jake Something and “Speedball” Mike Bailey. After the match, The Good Brothers and Violent By Design attacked the Bullet Club faction.
  • Impact Results 1/20: Josh Alexander vs Charlie Haas Headlines

    Impact Results 1/20: Josh Alexander vs Charlie Haas Headlines

    Impact Wrestling 1/20 featured the ROH Championship on the line and Josh Alexander vs Charlie Haas in the main event.

    1. Tasha Steelz defeated Chelsea Green
    2. 2-on-1 Handicap Match
      The Influence (Tenille Dashwood & Madison Rayne) w/ Kaleb With a K defeated Havok
    3. W. Morrissey defeated The Learning Tree (VSK & Zicky Dice) w/ Brian Myers
    4. ROH World Championship
      Pure Rules
      Jonathan Gresham defeated Steve Maclin
    5. Doc Gallows & Joe Doering defeated Heath & Rhino
    6. Josh Alexander defeated Charlie Haas

    Tasha Steelz w/Savannah Evans Defeats Chelsea Green, Sends Message To Mickie James

    This week’s episode opened up with the winner of the Ultimate-X match at Hard to Kill facing the other wrestler who had her hands on the red X as the match came to a conclusion, Chelsea Green.

    Steelz picked up a clean victory with a crucifix bomb and then turned her attention to Mickie James in a post-match promo. She crossed a line when she brought James’ family into things and this sent Mickie into the ring. Evans then created a 2-on-1 situation for the heels until Green returned and made the save.

    Matt Cardona Is Gunning For The Digital Media Championship

    Matt Cardona was interviewed by Gia Miller and said that he’s coming for the Digital Media Championship since he wasn’t able to win the World Title at Hard to Kill. The Digital Media title is currently held by Jordynne Grace, who successfully defended it against Lady Frost in the BTI match this week.

    The Influence Injure Rosemary, Win Handicap Match

    Before the Influence could take on Decay, Rayne and Dashwood jumped them before the bell, injuring Rosemary and taking her out of the match. That would lead to a handicap match pitting Havok against both members of the Influence.

    The Influence picked up the victory when the numbers advantage was just too much and Dashwood finished Havok off with the Spotlight Kick. After the match, The Iinspiration appeared via satellite and sent a message to the Influence.

    W. Morrissey Defeats Brian Myers’ Learning Tree

    W. Morrissey picked up a dominant victory over VSK and Zicky Dice of Brian Myers’ Learning Tree. After his victory, Morrissey got on the microphone and said he wouldn’t stop his path of destruction until he got his hands on Moose.

    Later in the back, Scott D’Amore spoke with Morrissey and said he’ll get his Impact World Championship match against Moose February 19th at No Surrender.

    Jonathan Gresham Successfully Defends The ROH Championship Against Steve Maclin

    Matt Taven, Vincent, PCO, Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis are all seen in the crowd before the ROH Championship match, evidently having purchased tickets to the show.

    This match was contested under Pure Rules. Gresham focussed on his submission game and forced his opponent to use up all 3 of his rope breaks. Gresham then locked Maclin in a figure four leg lock and Maclin’s shoulders were pinned to the mat for 3 during it.

    After the match, the ROH invader group was seen exiting the building.

    The Good Brothers and VBD Continue Their Alliance

    Good Brother Doc Gallows teamed up with Violent By Design member Joe Doering in tag team action this week. They would go up against the team of Heath and Rhino. The finish of the match saw Deaner get involved on the outside and hit Heath with the VBD flag. Doering and Gallows then gave Heath a double chokeslam for the win.

    Josh Alexander Defeats Charlie Haas In The Main Event, Invaders Attack

    Haas spent much of the match focussing on Alexander’s knee. The two grapplers would also exchange several suplexes during the match as well. Haas was able to counter the C4 Spike at one point but eventually Alexander locked in the Ankle Lock and got the submission.

    After the match, Alexander and Haas showed respect to one another. Then the ROH Invaders returned and attacked both competitors. Rich Swann, Willie Mack, Heath, Rhino, Eddie Edwards and Chris Sabin came out to the make the save. Maria Kanellis closed the show by saying that there would be “Honor no more.”

  • “The Quintessential Diva is Coming!” to Impact Wrestling

    “The Quintessential Diva is Coming!” to Impact Wrestling

    Impact Wrestling is promoting the arrival of a new Knockouts competitor. The as of yet unnamed wrestler is being promoted as the “Quintessential Diva.”

    While this has not been confirmed, the moniker is often used by Progress Women’s Champion, Gisele Shaw.

    Shaw worked several matches for Impact Wrestling in 2018 at shows that were in the Windsor or Mississauga areas. She’s also worked for Scott D’Amore’s Border City Wrestling in Windsor. In 2019, she also worked under the name Azteca for the WOW promotion.

    Shaw was trained by Lance Storm in the Storm Wrestling Academy in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

    Shaw is the second new member of the Knockouts division to be added recently. Masha Slamovich also debuted recently and seems poised to move up the rankings quickly.

    Shaw made headlines recently when she challenged Sasha Banks to come to Progress and face her for the title.

    “I’d like to add, my people told me that apparently Sasha Banks wants to come to PROGRESS, and if we can make that happen, then you know what, I’m open to a singles match,” Shaw stated in response to a question of who she would like to see in the promotion. “I’m open to a triple threat, doesn’t matter to me. Get that out there”

  • Deonna Purrazzo On How Mickie James in the Royal Rumble Helps Impact

    Deonna Purrazzo On How Mickie James in the Royal Rumble Helps Impact

    Deonna Purrazzo says she was as shocked as everyone else was when WWE announced that Mickie James will be in the 2022 Women’s Royal Rumble. According to the Virtuosa, however, James being in the Rumble helps put more eyes on Impact Wrestling. She recently spoke to Sportskeeda on the topic.

    “I think WWE hasn’t always necessarily played well with others so there was so much shock factor to them announcing Mickie James entering the Royal Rumble as the IMPACT Knockouts World Champion,” Purrazzo said. “It put a whole new set of eyes on IMPACT’s product and then Mickie and my match at Hard To Kill so I was shocked as everyone else about the announcement but if it is benefitting IMPACT in some way, then I’m all for it.”

    Purrazzo currently holds titles for both AAA and ROH. She is the Reina de Reinas Champion as well as the ROH Women’s World Champion. Purrazzo defeated Rok-C for the ROH belt last week on Impact Wrestling.

    During the interview, Purrazzo also spoke about being the new belt collector.

    “Well, I think I come a little hand in hand, right? I think I’d rather be the belt collector because I think that wrestling is always going to be subjective. Everyone has their favorite flavor of ice cream, right? And I might not be everyone’s cup of tea so I might not ever be number one but what I know for sure is that I am the champ right now, and I’m gonna be the champ-champ on Thursday and one day I’ll be the champ-champ-champ.”

    Purrazzo lost a Texas Death Match to Mickie James in the main event of Hard to Kill earlier this month. That has seemingly taken her out of the Knockouts title for the time being. Tasha Steelz won the Ultimate-X match earlier on the card that now puts her in line for a shot at James’ title.

    The full interview with Purrazzo is available in the player below:

  • Petey Williams Hired as Full-Time Producer for WWE

    Petey Williams Hired as Full-Time Producer for WWE

    Former Impact Wrestling talent Petey Williams is now a WWE employee.

    Fightful Select reported that the WWE had hired Williams as a full-time producer. The report shares that the company has had him working on a trial basis since October 26, 2021. Williams also has worked as a producer in Impact Wrestling.

    “…Williams has been with WWE on a trial basis for several months now, and we’re told that he’s passed that period, and WWE finalized a deal with him to bring him on full-time as a producer,” said the report.

    Petey Williams Work as a Producer in WWE

    Williams is already making a great impression in the WWE. The report states that several WWE talents speak highly of his skills as a producer. Fightful Select also shared that he helped produce the AJ Styles vs. Austin Theory match on Monday Night Raw on January 10th.

    “…Several WWE Superstars that we’ve spoken to since he’s come onboard spoke highly of his producing and noted that they grew up watching his work,” the report shared.

    New Talent Joining Impact Wrestling

    Impact Wrestling seems to be looking to add new talent to their roster. The company signed former Ring of Honor talent PCO on January 13th. Impact Wrestling is also doing an invasion angle with former ROH talent like PCO going against their wrestlers. However, it’s unclear if the company plans to sign the talent involved with the storyline like Mike Bennett and Matt Taven.

    While Impact Wrestling maybe adds new names to their roster, they are also losing some of their veterans. Other than Williams, Impact Wrestling couldn’t keep Kiera Hogan, Matt Striker, and Rohit Raju. Fightful Select reports that Jake Something’s contract will expire on February 28th unless the company can reach a new deal. Luckily, the wrestling business currently has different promotions like the WWE and All Elite Wrestling looking for new talent both in the ring and backstage. Williams is an example of the current thriving wrestling business and will look to contribute to the WWE.

  • William Regal Offered a Role at Impact Wrestling

    William Regal Offered a Role at Impact Wrestling

    Barely a week into the new year, William Regal was released from his WWE contract back on January 5, including several other members of NXT such as producers, writers, and office staff. This brought an end to Regal’s 22-year run with the company.

    While we don’t know if Regal has a 90-day non-compete clause that active wrestlers have when they’re released. We don’t know where Regal may end up in the future but he already has an offer on the table for him. On Thursday’s Busted Open Radio, Tommy Dreamer revealed that he offered a spot to William Regal in Impact Wrestling.

    “If you look at management, and you look at, let’s say, the New York Giants, their G.M. is retiring, and then there goes the head coach that he picked,” Dreamer said regarding Regal’s release.

    “There goes everyone associated with that person. Triple H is no longer in charge, and everyone associated with him is gone. The only guy who’s remained is Shawn (Michaels), but Shawn was a Vince guy before he was a Triple H guy. Regal, the moment I heard (he was let go), I shot him a text and said, ‘If you want to be a commentator at Impact or if you want to be a General Manager figure, just let me know.’ He will have something when he chooses to.”

    Regal’s WWE Release

    WWE sent out a statement to select media members explaining the releases, stating, “With the continued evolution of NXT 2.0, we’ve decided to part ways with some of the staff based in our Performance Center. We thank them for their many contributions throughout the years and wish them the best.”

    Wrestling fans celebrate Regal’s technical style of wrestling, as well as his on-screen role as general manager of NXT which he began in July 2014. Inside the ring, he was two-time Intercontinental Champion, a five-time Hardcore Champion, a four-time European Champion, a four-time World Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the King of the Ring tournament in 2008. Regal made his first comments regarding his release from WWE, thanking the company.

    “Thank you to @WWE for a wonderful 21 year run. You gave a lad who was happy and in wonderland wrestling on a carnival have a charmed life for 21 years. No complaints and please no one waste time replying as I won’t have a bad work said against the company. I will add that @WWE  saved my life in 1999 when they didn’t need to, kept my family fed and took me all around the world. You have my gratitude forever. You allowed me to live a charmed life.”

    H/T to WrestlingNews.co for the transcribed quote

  • Impact Results 1/13: Deonna Purrazzo Wins ROH Title

    Impact Results 1/13: Deonna Purrazzo Wins ROH Title

    Impact Wrestling on 1/13 was the first show since the Hard to Kill PPV last weekend. It furthered the ROH invasion storyline and had Deonna Purrazzo vs Rok-C headlining.

    Impact Results 1/13

    1. Laredo Kid defeated Chris Bey
    2. “Speedball” Mike Bailey defeated Jake Something
    3. Masha Slamovich defeated Vert Vixen
    4. JONAH defeated Raj Singh
    5. ROH Women’s World Championship
      Deonna Purrazzo defeated Rok-C

    W. Morrissey Demands Title Shot….Doesn’t Get One

    W. Morrissey cut an in-ring promo to start the show. He talked about having the match won at Hard to Kill but the referee was down and unable to count his pin on Moose. The Impact World Champion then appeared on the big screen and said he would defend his title tonight, just not against Morrissey.

    ROH Invades, Attacks D’lo Brown

    The ROH invaders led by the OKC, Vincent, PCO and Maria Kanellis invaded the ring area. They focussed their attack on D’lo Brown, setting him up on a table for PCO to come off the top rope and drive him through it. New Impact announcer, Tom Hanifan, reacted as if he was shell-shocked and scared for his own well-being during this.

    Later in the show, Scott D’Amore revealed that he’d spoken with ROH management and confirmed that the invaders are not acting on behalf of Ring of Honor.

    Laredo Kid Defeats Chris Bey

    With D’lo Brown out, X-Division Champion Trey Miguel joined Haniflan for commentary here. Chris Bey came out by his lonesome as his Bullet Club stablemates all missed these tapings. That won’t be the case later this month when Jay White, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Loa are all scheduled for the shows in Florida.

    Laredo Kid picked up the victory with a top rope Spanish Fly and then later motioned to Miguel as if he wants a shot at the X-Division title.

    “Speedball” Mike Bailey Improves To 2-0 In Impact Wrestling

    After debuting on the Hard to Kill pre-show, Mike Bailey picked up a win in his first Impact television match. He defeated Jake Something with a flipping double-knee to the back from the top-rope called “Ultima Weapon”. Ace Austin was on commentary during this, having been in the multi-person match won by Bailey at Hard to Kill.

    Masha Slamovich Also Improves To 2-0 In Impact Wrestling

    Another wrestler improved to 2-0 on Impact Wrestling this week. Russia’s Masha Slamovich stormed through Vert Vixen quickly, finishing her off with a driver for the win. Commentary played up that Slamovich could be a big deal in the Knockouts division moving forward.

    As Slamovich was heading to the back, Josh Alexander’s music hit. As Alexander passed Slamovich on the entrance ramp, he gave her a little nod of respect.

    Charlie Haas Confronts Josh Alexander

    Josh Alexander cut a promo about his victory over JONAH at Hard to Kill and how it was just another obstacle on his path to regaining the World Championship from Moose. Another obstacle then hit his path, however. Charlie Haas’ music and intro package played and he came to the ring to confront Alexander. Haas talked about how him and Alexander share the same passion for wrestling and then challenged him to a match. Alexander more or less said he’d wrestle Haas, but first he wants to go after his world title. Haas then struck Alexander, leading to a pull-apart brawl between the two.

    Moose Defeats Zicky Dice In Seconds

    Moose agreed to defend his title against Bryan Myers’ student, Zicky Dice. The champion didn’t even bother changing into wrestling gear for the match, evidently not seeing Dice as much of a threat. He then hit a uranage and pinned Dice within seconds of the match starting.

    After the match, W. Morrissey came out to confront Moose but the champion high-tailed it out of there. Morrissey took out his frustrations on the Learning Tree’s VSK and Dice.

    JONAH Makes Short Work Of Raj Singh

    JONAH got back in the win column this week with a quick squash of Raj Singh. Singh got on the microphone and said he wanted competition but Scott D’Amore came out and gave him a little bit more than he bargained for. JONAH won with his big splash off the top.

    Jon Gresham and Steve Maclin Backstage Altercation

    ROH World Champion Jon Gresham was being interviewed backstage when Steve Maclin confronted him. Maclin accused him of being part of the ROH invasion. A challenge was then made from Gresham for an ROH World Title match next week.

    Deonna Purrazzo Wins ROH Title, Attacked By ROH Invaders

    Deonna Purrazzo won the ROH Women’s Title and defended her AAA Reina de Reinas Championship by making Rok-C submit in this week’s main event. Rok-C had Purrazzo in the Rok-lock but the Virtuosa transitioned to a Fujiwara Armbar and eventually the Venus de Milo to get the submission.

    After the win, the ROH invaders (who are not representing ROH) hit the ring. Matt Rehwoldt attempted to help Purrazzo but he got taken out. Rich Swann and Willie Mack came out to help but they were taken out as well and the ROH invaders stood tall to end the show.

    Coming Up In Impact Wrestling

    Scheduled for next week:

    • ROH World Championship
      Jonathan Gresham (c) vs Steve Maclin
    • Tasha Steelz vs Chelsea Green
    • Doc Gallows & Joe Doering vs Heath & Rhino
    • Josh Alexander vs Charlie Haas
  • New Ring of Honor Champion Crowned on Impact Wrestling

    New Ring of Honor Champion Crowned on Impact Wrestling

    Deonna Purrazzo has become a double champion once again on last night’s Impact Wrestling.

    “The Virtuosa” who is also the AAA Reina de Reinas Champion, faced Ring of Honor Women’s World Champion Rok-C. The match was a title vs. title match, with Purrazzo putting her Reina de Reinas Championship on the line against Rok-C.

    The match was impressive and physical, and it ended when Deonna Purrazzo forced Rok-C to submit by applying the Venus de Milo armbar. Purrazzo had just participated in a Texas Death Match at Hard To Kill, where her opponent, Mickie James, defeated her. Purrazzo still performed impressively on Impact Wrestling after the brutal match.

    Related: Deonna Purrazzo on Mickie James Royal Rumble Announcement

    Purrazzo’s after-match celebrations didn’t last long as Maria Kanellis along with a group of other ROH talent confronted her. Kanellis let the new champion know that she will take her titles. Help arrived from Impact but the ROH talent laid waste to them as Purrazzo got out of the ring as the battle began.

    Deonna Purrazzo is a two-time Impact Knockouts Champion, however, this is her first ROH title reign. She dropped the Knockouts title to Mickie James at Bound for Glory in October and as previously mentioned, was unsuccessful in winning it back at Hard To Kill on Saturday.

    Rok-C held the title for 119 days after winning it in a 15-woman single-elimination tournament Death Before Dishonor XVIII to become the inaugural champion.

  • Deonna Purrazzo on Mickie James Royal Rumble Announcement

    Deonna Purrazzo on Mickie James Royal Rumble Announcement

    Impact Wrestling talent Deonna Purrazzo has shared her thoughts on Knockouts Champion Mickie James Royal Rumble announcement. The Royal Rumble takes place on January 29th.

    Purrazzo appeared on Instinct Culture with Denise Salcedo to discuss how she learned of James entering the Royal Rumble match. WWE revealed the shocking news of James’s participation during Friday Night Smackdown last week. The announcement also created more intrigue for her Texas Deathmatch with Purrazzo at Hard to Kill on January 8th for the Impact Knockouts Championship.

    When speaking on the WWE reveal, Purrazzo shared that it surprised her.

    “I was equally as surprised, I think, as the entire wrestling world. I didn’t know that was going to happen, and I actually just got to my hotel room in Dallas, and Steve(Maclin) put on Smackdown, and there was that announcement, and I was like, oh, um interesting, okay,” said Purrazzo. She explained, “…WWE has kind of a closed-door policy with playing with others and to hear that I think was like the first time in history that they mainly acknowledge other companies like that.”

    She also discussed the importance of WWE acknowledging Impact Wrestling.

    “…I feel like we don’t get all the credit that we’re deserved and people kind of, you know, let things that happened in the past reflect their opinions on what we are doing now, and it was kind of like a really big thing for us,” said Purrazzo. She also noted that WWE sharing the news first concerned her because they were the main event of Hard to Kill, and they didn’t want new fans to think James WWE’s involvement was the reason. However, she believes that the news created more anticipation for their match.

    The WWE Return of Mickie James

    James will make her return to WWE after the company released her last April. The WWE sent her personal belongings that she left in a trash bag to her to make matters worse. James spoke about the incident in an interview with Chris Van Vliet. SEScoop’s Chris Stephens transcribed the interview.

    “I took it then as they think I am trash,” she continued. “I was with the company for four years, and they think I am trash. All these thoughts were running through my head. If you are already broken, they can be devastating. I am thinking about all of that and all the people who also got released beside me. I see my name on the bag, and it defines which bag is in which box. I’m thinking about the girls, and they wouldn’t say anything because you don’t want to mess up an opportunity for the future. But this Mickie James don’t give a sh*t. I am super grateful for my career and my ability; I couldn’t do it without WWE.”

    It seems both James and WWE have settled their differences. James will make history as the first active Impact Knockout Champion to compete in the Royal Rumble.