Impact Wrestling this week emanated from Sam’s Town live in Las Vegas. The episode featured several segments from the wedding of Brian Cage and Melissa Santos.

Here are 6 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 9/27:

Sami Callihan Hits Melissa Santos With A Bottle At Wedding

Sami Callihan will challenge Brian Cage for the Impact World Championship at Bound for Glory and found it necessary to involve himself in Brian Cage and Melissa Santos’ wedding reception this week.

After comedic interruptions from Taya Valkyrie and Ethan Page, an intoxicated Eddie Edwards vomited on Cage’s brother who was acting as the minister. Edwards then took a swing at Ace Austin and accidentally hit the minister. Tommy Dreamer then called for a new minister to officiate the wedding which led to James Mitchell entering the room dramatically and marrying the couple. The reception then took place in the ring during the show’s final segment.

Sami Callihan then interrupted the proceedings as the couple was enjoying their first dance. He brought out an empty bottle he said had been intended as a wedding gift for the couple but he and OVE weren’t invited. Callihan called Santos a “b**ch” during his toast and when Cage confronted him Callihan swung the bottle at him but hit Melissa instead. The show went off the air with several people attending to Santos.

Tenille Dashwood to Challenge Taya Valkyrie At Bound For Glory

Tenille Dashwood defeated the locker room leader Madison Rayne this week. The win pushed Dashwood to the top of the knockouts division rankings and it was announced that she’ll face the champion Taya Valkyrie at Bound for Glory.

Tessa Blanchard Qualifies For X-Division Ladder Match At Bound For Glory

Tessa Blanchard defeated Dave Crist this week in a qualifying match for the upcoming X-Division ladder match at Bound For Glory. Title-holder Jake Crist and his OVE stablemate Madman Fulton then attacked Blanchard after the match.

3 other challengers for the 5-person ladder match have yet to be named.

Moose Interrupts Ken Shamrock’s Promo

Ken Shamrock cut a promo this week about what led to his coming to Impact Wrestling. He was interrupted by a video featuring Moose, however, who infiltrated an MMA gym and assaulted several of the employees and people training there as a message to Shamrock. Moose and Ken Shamrock will face each other in singles action October 20th at Bound for Glory.

RVD & Rhino Defeated The Tag Champs

Ethan Page and Josh Alexander kicked off Impact Wrestling this week coming out to the ring dressed as LAX. They were confronted by Konnan who then introduced Rhino and Rob Van Dam as their opponents for this week.

The ECW Legends then defeated the Impact tag team champions which creates an interesting scenario at the top of the division. On commentary, it was noted that Rich Swann and Willie Mack had been named the new number one contenders for the titles after defeating LAX last week.

Mahabali Shera Defeated Cousin Jake

Mahabali Shera defeated Cousin Jake this week. Earlier in the back, Great Gama Singh berated the rest of the Desi Hit Squad for their losing ways. It looks like big things could be in store for the Desi Hit Squad with Shera in their ranks now, however.

Quick Results

1. Rhino & RVD defeated the North
2. Mahabali Shera defeated Cousin Jake
3. Tenille Dashwood defeated Madison Rayne
4. Tessa Blanchard defeated Dave Crist

Next Week:

A new match has been set for the next pay-per-view event under the Impact Wrestling banner, Bound for Glory. 

On Friday, the promotion announced Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie will be defending her title against Tenille Dashwood at the show. 

Valkyrie currently is the longest reigning Knockouts Champion as she’s held the title for over 260+ days.

Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view event will take place on Sunday, October 20th from the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago, Illinois.

As of this writing, only a handful of matches including the main event has been announced for the show. Here is the updated card: 

• Impact World Champion Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan
• Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Tenille Dashwood
• Moose vs. Ken Shamrock
• Michael Eglin vs. Naomichi Marufuji
• Rascalz vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and two partners of his choosing – Six-Man Tag Team Match

The three-hour event begins October 20th at 8 p.m. ET and will be available on all major PPV distributors, including DISH, DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, Rogers, Bell, Shaw, Sasktel. Also, it will be streamed live globally on Impact Plus and the FITE.tv app.

What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

This week on Impact Wrestling the wedding between Melissa Santos and Brian Cage will air. The show was taped in Las Vegas earlier this month and it is being reported that the day they filmed this angle, in particular, ran rather long. According to a report from PW Insider, the promotion has paid the talent from the show a bonus as compensation for the long tapings.

“Impact Wrestling recently paid a bonus to talents who worked on a long pre-tape day in Las Vegas for the Brian Cage-Melissa Santos wedding,” PW Insider’s report reads.

Brian Cage and Melissa Santos Wedding

The wedding between Santos and Cage plays into a story which has been developing on the show for months now. After winning the Impact Wrestling World Championship at Rebellion this spring, Brian Cage has been dealing with several nagging injuries which impacted his ability to defend the title.

• 8 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/20

Recently on Impact Wrestling, Cage announced he will be medically cleared to defend the title at Bound for Glory against Sami Callihan on October 20th. He then proposed to Melissa.

• Michael Elgin Shares Why His Bound For Glory Match Against Naomichi Marafuji Is So Important To Him

Following this week’s episode, there will be just two more episodes until Bound for Glory. After that, Impact is gearing up for their move to Tuesday nights on Access TV beginning on October 29th.

All Elite Wrestling has raided the production team of Impact Wrestling, SEScoops has learned.

Impact has been outsourcing the majority of its production work to Kevin Sullivan’s KevinSully TV, a company based out of Nashville. Over the weekend, KSTV cut a deal with AEW and will be working directly with AEW lead producer Keith Mitchell.

The mass exodus of virtually its entire production division has left Impact scrambling. Impact was blindsided over the weekend when the Sullivan group notified them the working relationship was over effective immediately. The news of Kevin Sullivan giving notice to Impact was first reported by John Pollock of POST Wrestling.

KSTV tried to secure a contract with Anthem, which would have given them a sense of stability. That never came to fruition, which understandably led to some uncertainty and left the door open for AEW to swoop in.

Impact is trying to spin the situation as if AEW only took one person, but that is not the case. Kevin Sullivan TV is composed of editors, graphic artists, sound engineers, video producers, voiceovers studios and more. They assembled all of Impacts weekly programming for domestic and international.

Over the past couple days, Impact hired a local Tennessee producer to handle the work of several people while it regroups from this latest setback.

One source who we spoke with about this story called it a “huge strategic move” by AEW and “crippling” to Impact ahead of their move to AXS TV in late October.

The situation is not without some irony, as it relates to the business practices of Impact and (parent company) Anthem Sports & Entertainment. Following Anthem’s recent purchase of AXS TV, they immediately gutted the production staff of AXS TV’s offices in Dallas and Colorado. Many very talented production people were pushed out of their jobs. Now, Impact finds itself badly in need of very talented production people.

• Key Player Emerging In Upcoming WWE vs. AEW Talent War

Impact Wrestling has announced Tuesday night will be the new home of their weekly television series.  The promotion’s flagship weekly 2-hour show will premiere on AXS TV at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29th.

Leading up to the premier on the network, AXS TV will air specials featuring pay-per-view matches from the promotion beginning October 1st at 8 p.m est.

Impact Wrestling Announces Move To Tuesday Nights On AXS

“Leading up to the debut of its flagship weekly show IMPACT! on October 29, AXS TV will showcase IMPACT Wrestling’s critically acclaimed pay-per-view events of 2019, broadcasting each of Homecoming (October 1), Rebellion (October 8) and Slammiversary XVII (October 15) in their entirety and hosted by Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore and the voice of IMPACT Wrestling Josh Mathews. Finally, on October 22, THIS IS IMPACT! will serve as a launchpad for the promotion’s AXS TV debut, featuring a preview of the weekly series, profiles on IMPACT Wrestling’s biggest stars and exclusive non-televised matches from BOUND FOR GLORY, IMPACT Wrestling’s biggest pay-per-view event of the year to be held on Sunday, October 20 in Chicago,” Impact’s press release reads.

Impact President Ed Nordholm was also quoted in today’s press release.

“The incredible athleticism of our roster, dynamic characters and accomplished story-telling deliver must-see weekly programming that has captured the attention of professional wrestling fans around the world,” said Ed Nordholm, Chief Corporate Officer of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and president of IMPACT Wrestling. “We are excited to bring the best professional wrestling on television to AXS TV, long recognized as a premier destination for world class sports entertainment programming”

Impact Wrestling 9/20 emanated from Mexico City, Mexico and featured the last match in Impact for LAX. They faced Willie Mack & Rich Swann in the main event.

Here are 8 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 9/20.

LAX Wrestle Their Last Match For Impact Wrestling

Santana and Ortiz are off to AEW after having dominated the Impact tag team division. They are the longest-reigning Impact tag champs of all time and finished off their careers in the promotion by dropping this week’s main event to Willie Mack and Rich Swann.

Following the match, the locker room emptied out to celebrate LAX. The segment closed with Santana and Ortiz being hoisted on the shoulders of the Impact roster.

Joey Ryan Debuts As Stripper At Melissa Santos Bachelorette Party

A bachelorette party was thrown backstage for Melissa Santos this week. It looked as though the police had been called to break it up but it turns out the officer at the door was really a male stripper fans will recognize as Joey Ryan.

Brian Cage Cheats During His Bachelor Party

Brian Cage’s bachelor party with Rich Swann and Tommy Dreamer was less eventful. Cage had commented on how he was looking forward to “cheating” at the party but turns out he was just commenting on eating cheat meals on his diet.

Tessa Blanchard & the Hardcore Legends Defeat OVE

Impact Wrestling kicked off this week with an 8-person street fight. OVE took on Tessa Blanchard, Tommy Dreamer, Rhino, and Rob Van dam. In the end, Rhino would gore Jake Crist through a table and Tessa Blanchard would make him submit to a kendo stick assisted cross face.

Sami Callihan probably has his sights set on October 20th in Chicago against Brian Cage, he might still have some unfinished business with Tessa Blanchard, however.

Havok Attempted To Murder Su Yung

Havok defeated Su Yung in a no disqualification match this week. She picked up the win after a tombstone piledriver but the end of the match didn’t mean the end of the fight. Yung kept fighting with her rival after the match and the two brawled all the way to the back.

As they brawled into a stairwell, Havok then wrapped a noose around Yung’s neck and tossed her over the railing. Josh Matthews would let fans know after the commercial break that Yung had been taken to hospital.

Medical staff were later shown to be unable to revive Yung. She would come back to life, however.

Alisha Edwards May Have The Wrong Opinion Of Ace Austin

Ace Austin has stated on impact wrestling that he is out to “bang” Eddie Edwards’ wife Alisha. This week Austin showed up to Impact in a wheelchair after the beating he was given by Edwards last week. He told Alisha he wanted to be there to support her during her match with Taya Valkyrie.

During the match, Austin made dramatic recovery and was able to fend of John E Bravo who was attempting to interfere. The assistance didn’t work, however, as Taya still won the match. After, Austin fell out of his wheelchair while trying to applaud Alisha’s efforts. He must have seemed so noble to her.

The Rascalz Prepare For Trios Action At Bound For Glory

The Rascals will be involved in trios action at Bound for Glory in Chicago next month. They will take on Dr. Wagner Jr. and his two teammates to be named later. This week, Dez, Trey, and Wentz got to practice some of their trios moves as they defeated the team of Ares, Toxin & Australian Suicide.

The Desi Hit Squad At Their Strongest?

The Desi Hit Squad are at their strongest ever with the return to Impact Wrestling of Mahabali Shera. Shera defeated the Desi Hit Squad’s rival Cody Deaner in singles action this week. The days of the Deaners embarassing the Great Gama Singh’s faction appear to be over.

Quick Results:

1. Street Fight
   Tessa Blanchard, Rhino, Rob Van Dam, & Tommy Dreamer defeated OVE
2. Taya Valkyrie defeated Alisha Edwards
3. The Rascalz defeated Ares, Toxin & Australian Suicide
4. Havok defeated Su Yung – No DQ
5. Rich Swann & Willie Mack defeated LAX

Next Week:

• Brian Cage and Melissa Santos wedding
• X-Division Title Ladder Match Qualifier: Dave Crist vs Tessa Blanchard
• Madison Rayne vs Tenille Dashwood
• Mahabali Shera vs Cousin Jake

Ahead of his matchup against Naomichi Marajufi at Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory event, Michael Elgin has shared the personal importance the match has to him.

Taking to Twitter, Elgin wrote about his love for Japanese wrestling since watching AJPW for the first time in 1992. This passion drove him as a child to perform in Japan. Elgin made his Japanese debut in 2003 but still dreamed of wrestling for Pro Wrestling NOAH. In particular, he wanted to face one man: Marafuji.

He recalled how they were originally meant to wrestle in 2013, but an injury prevented Marafuji from competing that night. For him, it doesn’t matter that their bout isn’t for a championship or the main event of Bound for Glory. Elgin promised that the quality of the match will make it the main event of the night and will be the match people talk about on their way home.

Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view takes place on October 20th from the Odeum Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois.

Bound For Glory Card

At the time of writing, the following is the current Bound for Glory card:

• Impact World Championship Match
  Brian Cage (c) vs Sami Callihan
• Ken Shamrock vs Moose
• Michael Elgin vs Naomichi Marafuji
• The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier, Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) vs Dr. Wagner Jr., TBA and TBA.

Sami Callihan is scheduled to face Brian Cage for the Impact Wrestling world championship at Bound for Glory in Chicago on October 20th. He earned the right to challenge for the title by defeating Tessa Blanchard at Unbreakable. Blanchard and Callihan had won the mash-up tag team tournament on an earlier episode of Impact’s weekly show to set-up their #1 contender match.

Callihan was a guest on today’s episode of Busted Open Radio. He talked about Impact’s move to AXS TV and his views on inter-gender wrestling.

“I actually thoroughly enjoy inter-gender wrestling,” Callihan said on the show. “If you look at my company, the Wrestling Revolver, I don’t even really book just women vs women matches, I book everyone as they’re professional wrestlers.”

“I don’t believe there should be a difference between male and female, I believe we’re all Marvel characters and at the end of the day we can all find something that will work to make everybody happy,” he continued.

Callihan would continue to talk about the excitement in the locker room at Impact on the heels of the move to AXS.

“I think right now Impact has the best locker rooms it’s ever had because for the most part, everybody is on the same page and everybody’s friends. That’s one of the biggest things, there’s not a lot of people trying to stab each other in their backs, there’s not a lot of people trying to bitch and complain. Everyone in that company right now for the most part is friends and they’re all working together to get to that next level together because we all put this company on our back and want to give it a chance to be what it used to be and maybe possibly better.”

• 8 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/13

Impact Wrestling 9/13 took place from Mexico City and featured a main event of Sami Callihan and Jake Crist against Tessa Blanchard and Tommy Dreamer in a street fight.

Here are 8 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 9/13:

RVD & Rhino Provide Back Up For Tessa Blanchard & Dreamer

Sami Callihan has a title match coming up on October 20th at Bound for Glory in Chicago. He’s still deep into a tense rivalry with Tessa Blanchard, however. Callihan picked up the win in this week’s main event after delivering a piledriver to Tommy Dreamer, the same move he used to pin Tessa Blanchard twice.

After the match, OVE tried to use the numbers advantage to continue the onslaught on Dreamer and Blanchard but Rhino and RVD made the save.

Michael Elgin Wants Marufuji At Bound For Glory

Michael Elgin defeated AAA Minis champion Dinastia this week. Elgin didn’t use his normal Elgin bomb to get the win, however. Instead, Elgin delivered an “Emerald Flowsion” a move associated with Naomichi Marufuji.

After the match, Elgin cut a promo about how he beat the best of the best in Japan but he never got to face Marufuji. Elgin then put down the challenge for Marufuji for Bound for Glory October 20th in Chicago.

Dr. Wagner Isn’t Retired Yet

Impact will co-promote an event from MSG’s Hulu Theatre Sunday night. Dr. Wagner Jr. is scheduled to face Blue Demon Jr. on the show.. Tonight, Wagner Jr. got in the ring with Texano Jr. and picked up the victory after delivering the Wagner driver.

Eddie Edwards Sends Ace Austin To The Hospital (With His Wife)

Eddie Edwards has had a lot of personal and professional issues to overcome throughout the last year and a half in Impact Wrestling. He’s currently dealing with 22-year-old blue-chipper Ace Austin trying to have “relations” with his wife.

This week Austin and Edwards met in single’s action. Edwards couldn’t contain himself during the match, however, and took a chair to Austin’s arm, leading to the disqualification. Eddie kept up the beating after the match, even turning his attention to referees and security who tried to break it up.

Later on, Alisha Edwards was tending to Ace Austin as he was being loaded into an ambulance. As Alisha left in the ambulance with Austin, she turned to Eddie and said “You’re not my husband, you’re a cheating bastard!” as Austin made pelvic thrusting motions inside the ambulance.

Mahabali Shera Returns, Aligns With The Great Gama Singh & Desi Hit Squad

Things had not been going well for the Desi Hit Squad as of late leading up to this. The team had dropped an important match to Cody Deaner and Cousin Jake, leading to them having to go work on the Deaner compound. They then had to wrestle this match against Big Mami and Nino Hamburguesa while wearing overalls.

After the match, the Desi Hit Squad would get the last laugh, however. Mahabali Shera returned to the organization and took out the Deaners. He then aligned with Gama Singh and the other members of the Desi Hit Squad to end the segment.

Tenille Dashwood Defeats Kiera Hogan

In the opener this week, Tenille Dashwood picked up a win against Kiera Hogan. Dashwood has previously said in promos that she does not plan to start at the bottom and wants a shot at Taya Valkyrie’s title sooner rather than later. Her win against Hogan this week could put her closer to making that title shot happen.

Hogan’s Frenemy Madison Rayne wasn’t pleased with the result:

One More Match For LAX

Despite losing to the North in a match which had their Impact careers on the line, LAX aren’t quite gone from the promotion yet. This week, LAX agreed to face Willie Mack and Rich Swann in another match for the promotion so they can tear down the house one last time. Konnan agreed to speak with management to make the match happen next week.

Victory Road Lineup

Impact Wrestling is back with a live show tonight on Impact Plus. The following matches have been announced for the show:

• Moose vs Stephan Bonnar
• Sami Callihan vs Hawk
• The North vs Rich Swann & Fuego Del Sol
• TJP vs Michael Elgin
• Eddie Edwards vs Rohit Raju
• Kiera Hogan vs Desiderata

Quick Results:

1. Tenille Dashwood defeated Kiera Hogan
2. Michael Elgin defeated Dinastia
3. Dr. Wagner Jr. defeated Texano Jr.
4. Ace Austin defeated Eddie Edwards via DQ
5. Big Mami & Nino Hamburguesa defeated the Desi Hit Squad 
6. Sami Callihan & Jake Crist defeated Tessa Blanchard & Tommy Dreamer

Next Week:

A new match has been set for the next pay-per-view event under the Impact Wrestling banner, Bound for Glory. 

On Friday, the promotion announced a six-man tag team match that will see The Rascalz (Trey, Wentz, and Dezmond Xavier) versus Dr. Wagner Jr. and two partners of his choosing. This comes after Wagner beat Texano in a singles match on Friday’s episode. 

Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view event will take place on Sunday, October 20th from the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago, Illinois.

As of this writing, only a handful of matches including the main event has been announced for the show. 

The building has a maximum capacity of approximately 5,500 people. This will be the 15th installment of the event. Here is the updated card: 

• Impact World Champion Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan
• Moose vs. Ken Shamrock
• Rascalz vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and two partners of his choosing – Six-Man Tag Team Match

The three-hour event begins October 20th at 8 p.m. ET and will be available on all major PPV distributors, including DISH, DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, Rogers, Bell, Shaw, Sasktel. Also, it will be streamed live globally on Impact Plus and the FITE.tv app.

What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.

Tommy Dreamer and Bully Ray spent some time on a recent episode of Busted Open Radio singing the praises of Impact Wrestling. According to Tommy Dreamer, Impact is the best show on television that nobody sees.

Busted Open published a clip of Dreamer and Bully Ray’s conversation from the show:

“Impact Wrestling, it’s the best show on TV nobody sees,” Dreamer said on the show. “And if you think of the stigma that has been around for quite some time with Impact, they have killed all those bad stigmas.”

“I’m happy to see it back on a good or a much better station than they’ve ever been on,” Bully Ray said.

Impact Wrestling Moving To AXS TV

Impact Wrestling will be moving to AXS TV after their Bound For Glory PPV on October 20th. The company has yet to announce what night of the week the show will air on, however, so an exact premiere date is not yet known.

• Impact Wrestling Moving to AXS TV In October

“IMPACT Wrestling is a perfect fit for AXS TV’s slate of live sporting events and combat sports content,” said Ed Nordholm, Chief Corporate Officer of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and President of IMPACT Wrestling. “The newest addition to our growing portfolio of media assets, AXS TV’s audience perfectly aligns with our passionate IMPACT Wrestling fan base, and this move increases the reach for our weekly program with distribution in over 50 million homes.”

Current Ring of Honor (ROH) Women of Honor World Champion Kelly Klein has addressed the rumors that Impact Wrestling and ROH could be consolidating into one promotion.

When asked by a fan via Twitter who she would like to compete against if there was any truth to the speculation, Klein confessed she didn’t know anything about the rumors. She added that, although she has already faced a number of of the women on Impact’s roster, she would be thrilled to face the rest if the opportunity arose.

“I don’t know anything about rumors. But the cool thing with wrestling is it’s very fluid and at any time I could see any number of people coming through ROH. I have faced many of the women on the current Impact roster and would be thrilled to face any of the rest.”

Kelly Klein is set to defend her ROH Women of Honor World Championship against Allure member, Angelina Love. Their match takes place on Friday, September 27th from Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada. There will also be a set of television tapings taking place the next night on September 28th.

Impact Wrestling recently announced that they will be moving to AXS TV in October.

When Ken Shamrock crossed over from MMA to the WWF in 1997, he became one of the most popular stars on the roster. After he left in 1999 to return to MMA, he says the company treats his time in the company as if it never happened.

Shamrock sat down with entertainment reporter Chris Van Vliet recently and spoke about his relationship with WWE, Impact, and his new bare-knuckled MMA organization, Valor BK.

“I don’t know if it is a relationship,” Shamrock said when asked what his relationship with WWE is these days. “I know I was there and I know that I was able to be a part of something special but I just don’t know if there was ever a relationship because even after I left, it almost felt like I was this black sheep where once I left, it was never mentioned again, no credit given, no highlights or anything ever shown, nobody speaks of it, it’s weird, it’s just gone.”

Shamrock also mentioned that he’s not been on any of the reunion shows WWE has done recently.

“It’s a shame, even when they did this RAW Reunion and these other reunions that they were doing. It’s like, why wouldn’t I have been there? I don’t understand that, I don’t know who I pissed off or what kind of bridges were blown up but I thought I did everything on a very professional level.”

You can watch Chris Van Vliet’s full interview with Ken Shamrock here:

Ken Shamrock On Working With Impact Wrestling

Shamrock won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on the first ever TNA PPV. He’s now returned to the organization years later and is involved in an angle with Moose. Shamrock spoke positively about his time with Impact so far and had the following to say regarding his future with the company:

“Right now I think the one thing in front of me is obviously Moose. Being able to take care of business with that and then I think after we do that, we’ll take a look and see whether or not there is more for us to do here in Impact. I like what I see so far. The way I have been treated has been awesome. So yeah, I’m definitely interested in maybe looking at something a little deeper but like I said, we have to see where everything kind of lands after these first two shows.”

An update from the Wrestling Observer recently stated he will remain with the company beyond Bound for Glory.

Shamrock also spoke about his new Bare-knuckled MMA promotion, Valor BK.

“Valor BK bare-knuckled fighting, we see an opportunity there. Again, doing our homework, studying, being able to look at the different things trending outside in the social media areas. Got to see these street fights happening and all of sudden they’re getting a million or so views of these guys fighting in the backyard. So we started looking at that and going ok, well that looks like that’s interesting there and then we started seeing these other bare-knuckled organizations coming up and their numbers were getting better than some of the MMA fights. So, we realized at that time, going ok, well, now’s the time to go back and do something I fell in love with back in the beginning when I started doing the whole sport fighting myself.”

Valor BK’s first event takes place September 21st at the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota

Impact Wrestling is moving to AXS TV next month. The news follows the announcement earlier this week that Impact’s parent company, Anthem Sports & Entertainment, purchased a majority stake in AXS TV.

As of this writing, there are no details regarding a premiere date or what night of the week Impact will air. The press release below simply states Impact will premiere on AXS TV “immediately following” Bound for Glory on 10/20.

Two Hours of IMPACT! to be broadcast weekly on AXS TV

IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and one of the world’s largest professional wrestling organizations, announced today it has entered into an agreement to broadcast its flagship weekly two-hour program IMPACT! nationally across the U.S. on AXS TV, a leading music, sports, entertainment and lifestyle channel in which Anthem Sports & Entertainment recently acquired a majority interest.

Immediately following IMPACT Wrestling’s biggest pay-per-view event of the year Bound For Glory, which takes place on Oct. 20 in the Chicago area, IMPACT! will begin airing weekly on AXS TV. The program will continue to simulcast globally on IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitch channel.

“IMPACT Wrestling is a perfect fit for AXS TV’s slate of live sporting events and combat sports content,” said Ed Nordholm, Chief Corporate Officer of Anthem Sports & Entertainment and President of IMPACT Wrestling. “The newest addition to our growing portfolio of media assets, AXS TV’s audience perfectly aligns with our passionate IMPACT Wrestling fan base, and this move increases the reach for our weekly program with distribution in over 50 million homes. We could not ask for a better home and are excited by the opportunities to work with Mark Cuban and Anschutz Entertainment Group, our partners in AXS TV, to bolster IMPACT Wrestling’s presence in the market, as we continue to deliver action-packed and innovative weekly programming featuring some of the most athletic and gifted stars in the professional wrestling industry.”

Showcasing top professional wrestling stars such as IMPACT World Champion Brian Cage, plus Rob Van Dam, Rhino, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Rich Swann, Michael Elgin, the high-flying X-Division and the Knockouts, including Gail Kim, Tessa Blanchard, Taya Valkyrie, Tenille Dashwood, Rosemary, Madison Rayne and Su Yung, IMPACT! has been a leading destination for professional wrestling fans, televised globally in 120 countries since its inception in 2002, while growing its popularity and reach on YouTube, Twitch, Pluto and social media platforms.

UFC Hall of Famer Stephan Bonnar is returning to Impact Wrestling this weekend. Bonnar previously performed for the organization in 2017 at Bound for Glory when he teamed with Moose in a 6-sides of steel match against King Mo and Bobby Lashley. Impact has just announced that Bonnar will go one-on-one against Moose this Saturday at Victory Road.

Moose has been involved in an angle with another MMA Hall of Famer, Ken Shamrock, as of late. Shamrock and Moose’s conflict will likely play out on Impact TV when the promotion begins airing episodes from their recent Las Vegas tapings.

Impact Wrestling Weekend Schedule

Impact Wrestling fans have 3 shows from the promotion they can watch this weekend. Friday the company’s regular weekly episodic show airs on Pursuit & Twitch, also on Friday night they present a live show on Twitch, and then on Saturday night they present Victory Road on Impact Plus. Here are the announced matches for the shows:

Operation Override (Twitch) 9/13 (Oklahoma):

• Rich Swann vs TJP vs Rohit Raju
• the North vs the Step Brothas
• Mahabali Shera vs Felx Zerba
• Moose vs Hawk
• Michael Elgin vs Fuego Del Sol
• Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Kiera Hogan vs Rosemary vs Desiderata
• Street Fight: Sami Callihan vs Eddie Edwards

Impact Wrestling TV 9/13 (Mexico City Tapings):

• Michael Elgin vs TBA
• Big Mama & Nino Hamburguesa vs Desi Hit Squad
• Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Texano Jr.
• Jake Crist & Sami Callihan vs Tessa Blanchard & Tommy Dreamer
• Ace Austin vs Eddie Edwards

Victory Road (Impact Plus) 9/14:

• Moose vs Stephan Bonnar
• The North vs Rich Swann & Fuego Del Sol
• TJP vs Michael Elgin

Impact will then co-promote an event from Hulu Theatre on September 15th. It’s a busy next few days for Impact!

Anthem Sports and Entertainment has purchased a majority interest in AXS TV. The channel is home to weekly New Japan Pro Wrestling shows and David McLane’s Women of Wrestling promotion. It is also set to become the new home of Impact Wrestling, another property of Anthem Sports and Entertainment.

Anthem CEO Leonard Asper spoke to Multi-Channel News about his company’s purchase. In terms of what was appealing about AXS TV, Asper says the company was looking for a channel with no geographic limits and could expand outside the United States.

“We’ve been looking for an acquisition for some time to grow and get scale, and do what everybody else in the media business is doing,” Asper said. “We looked for things that serve passionate communities, can transform to digital media companies and have no geographical limitations on them.”

Anthem Purchases AXS TV

Asper continued to talk about what led to the two sides discussing a possible purchase.

“We were talking about a content relationship with them based on some of the other things we do — wrestling and e-sports and fantasy sports — and that led to this deal,” Asper said. “There was no investment bank hired or a process at all. This was a discussion that came out of a relationship we were developing with them.”

In terms of what led Anthem to purchase Impact Wrestling in 2017, Asper says the large video catalogue the company has played a major role. He spoke further about his company’s strategy of purchasing content.

“That’s a very important part of our growth plan, owning content. We believe owning the content and putting it on our channels, but also having it on other people’s platforms as well. I call that untethered vertical integration.”

The full interview can be read here.

RVD is currently under contract with Impact Wrestling and so it was a surprise for everyone when he made an appearance during the recent Raw Reunion special.

During a recent interview with WrestlingInc, Van Dam talked about a number of things including his current Impact run, being respected in the Impact locker room and more.

While discussing his appearance at the Reunion special, the former WWE Star revealed that he got written permission from Impact Officials for the same:

“They gave me written permission to do it and they just said they were curious about it. I could only imagine that they probably thought it was cool, Scott D’Amore is the guy I deal with – he’s the one that hired me. He said before that anything that helps you helps us. So I think that’s the attitude there.”

RVD also compared his last Impact run from 2010 to 2013 to his current tenure with the company and explained the difference between the backstage environment.

Per the former Champion, last time it felt like everyone in the dressing room was competing with him because he was making more money but this time around everyone is very cool.

Apart from this, Rob Van Dam also talked about working abroad during his independent run before joining Impact Wrestling and more. You can check out his full interview at this link.

Watch: RVD returns to Raw during Reunion special:

There have been reports about Killer Kross and Impact Wrestling being at odds. Now, Kross has spoken out on his issues with Impact as he did so during an interview with Brian Fritz of Sporting News. 

Kross asked for his release from the promotion in front of the public. He also asked for the release of his partner Scarlett Bordeaux, which Impact granted hers. Since then, she has been spotted at the WWE Performance Center where she received a tryout.

He noted that the issues began last year regarding merchandising and can’t go into much detail but noted that he hopes they can be resolved as quickly as possible. 

“I’ve actually made it abundantly clear that I have not been interested in going into litigation. I’m not interested in going down that road. I’ve been trying for many, many, many months. I’ve been exhausting all options on how to fix this situation. There’s an attorney involved and we’re not suing anyone.”

Kross noted that he has nothing to worry about in this situation as he’s not in the wrong and is just trying to hollow his lane. He has everything documented and done nothing wrong.

He wishes he would be met with that by Impact because he thinks there’s only one right thing to do here and it’s not being done.

Kross was asked why he thinks his girlfriend and others were released but not him. This is something hard for him to say because he doesn’t want to say anything bad about Impact. He stated that people are looking into this and they’re reading between the lines. 

Update On Killer Kross/Impact Situation

“Just looking at it, what do people think? It’s difficult for me to address.”

Dave Meltzer has reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the conflict between the two sides might be impacting Kross’ bookings with AAA as well.

According to the report, Kross was offered a guaranteed contract of $40,000 a year for limited dates and he would be able to take other bookings as well.

Anthem Sports & Entertainment has announced that they’ve acquired a majority interest in AXS TV. They will assume operating management of AXS TV and HDNet Movies. As a result, Impact is expected to air on AXS TV as previously reported, although not officially announced as of this writing.

With this transaction, Anthem channels are now estimated to reach nearly 150 million global TV homes. 

The following press release was sent in to SEScoops regarding this big story:

ANTHEM SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TO PARTNER WITH AXS TV FOUNDER MARK CUBAN; ACQUIRES MAJORITY INTEREST IN AXS TV AND HDNET MOVIES NETWORKS

STEVE HARVEY GLOBAL JOINS ANTHEM AS INVESTOR AND STRATEGIC PARTNER

Deal Expands Anthem’s Reach to Nearly 150 Million Households, Creating a Major New Force in Entertainment, Music and Sports Programming

TORONTO | DALLAS | LOS ANGELES – September 9, 2019 – Anthem Sports & Entertainment, a global multiplatform media company, today announced it has acquired a majority interest in HDNet LLC, parent of the widely distributed U.S. television networks AXS TV and HDNet Movies, and will assume operating management of the two popular channels that cater to music, sports, entertainment and lifestyle audiences. The deal also includes AXS TV’s extensive library of owned programming, including wrestling, MMA and entertainment content.

The two networks add significantly to Anthem’s rapidly growing portfolio of content, which is currently available in 120 countries and includes diverse and popular sports and entertainment programming targeted to passionate communities with a focus on millennial viewers.

“We are very excited to add these two successful channels to our portfolio,” said Leonard Asper, CEO, Anthem Sports & Entertainment. “Anthem was founded with a mission to deliver compelling, targeted content and experiences to passionate fans globally on the platform of their choice. The music, sports and entertainment communities served by these channels are a natural extension and perfect complement to our existing properties. The addition of AXS TV and HDNet Movies will allow for increased content ownership, digital expansion and even more compelling programming for consumers and our distribution partners.”

Mark Cuban and AEG will continue to participate as equity partners, and AEG Global Partnerships, AEG’s advertising and sponsorship sales unit, will continue to support the channels in conjunction with Anthem’s sales team.

Joining as an investor is entertainer, producer and businessman Steve Harvey, who will also enter into a strategic agreement for content development and promotion of Anthem’s portfolio of channels. Steve Harvey Global will have a seat on the board of directors of Anthem.

Anthem’s board of directors will also include Ted Goldthorpe, head of BC Partners Credit, a lead financier on the acquisition; Rick Ehrman, a former senior executive at Univision and NBC Universal; Robert Foster, founder and CEO of Capital Canada; Scott Honour, founding principal of Northern Pacific Group; and Loudon Owen, chairman and CEO of DLT Labs.

“Anthem’s combination of targeted brands, enthusiastic audiences, operational expertise, international footprint and vision makes them an ideal partner to take AXS TV and HDNet Movies to their next levels,” Mark Cuban said. “Given Anthem’s portfolio of premium content and complementary programming networks, we could not ask for a better home, and we are looking forward to the results we will collectively generate for this new partnership.”

“My team and I see great opportunity in Anthem,” Steve Harvey said. “They have incredible shows, experiential entertainment, and a huge reach. We look forward to collaborating with Anthem on content development that will surprise and delight this newly expanded audience.”

AXS TV and HDNet Movies will continue operating from their existing facilities in Denver and Los Angeles, and the combined company will include Anthem’s playout and production center in Toronto and production facilities in Nashville and Europe.

“Anthem Sports & Entertainment brings a legacy of delivering boundary-breaking programming that perfectly aligns with our programming strategy and global concert venue and music festival assets,” said Charles Hirschhorn, President, AEG TV. “The combination of these television networks with Anthem creates global video destinations for ‘must see’ event programming.”

With this transaction, Anthem channels are now estimated to reach nearly 150 million global TV homes, including more than 110 million MVPD-served TV households in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, Anthem’s proprietary content is distributed to more than 160 million global TV homes through licensing agreements with some of the world’s premier networks. Anthem’s networks and content also are available on nearly every major streaming service and digital platforms.

Anthem has offices and studios in New York, Toronto, Los Angeles and Nashville, and in Europe. Its portfolio includes:

IMPACT Wrestling, one of the world’s largest wrestling entertainment properties, creating more than 300 hours of original content annually across television and other digital platforms. IMPACT Wrestling specializes in premium content, pay-per-view events, products and merchandise, as well as the management, promotion and training of professional wrestlers;

IMPACT Plus, a multi-platform mobile app and digital subscription video-on-demand platform and one of the newest additions to the Anthem family of services, featuring live monthly premium network specials, instant access to the 3,000-plus hour IMPACT Wrestling library, groundbreaking original series, reality shows, documentaries, and exclusive events from international partners;

Fight Network, the world’s premier combat sports channel, dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports including fights, fight news and the fight lifestyle as well as mixed martial arts, boxing, kickboxing, professional wrestling, traditional martial arts and more. Fight Network produces and owns its own library of fight themed documentaries and interview programs and is delivered to more than 43 million TV homes in the U.S., Canada and more than 15 other countries;

GameTV, featuring game show formats and programming, both current and past; reality, drama and documentary series; feature films; sports-based games including esports, poker, and card-based games; and live sporting events – all delivered to more than 8 million television homes throughout Canada. GameTV also features online cash and social gaming through igamestv.com;

Game+, a cutting edge, millennial-targeted sports and entertainment channel, featuring sports-wagering programs, esports events, news and information, fantasy sports programming, high stakes poker, and other action-driven shows and lifestyle programming. Game+ is distributed in more than 1 million MVPD TV homes in Canada and the US; and

Pursuit Channel, one of the top outdoor channels in the U.S, offering outdoor enthusiasts diverse programming from calm freshwater fishing to fast-paced deer and waterfowl hunting. Pursuit Channel is available to more than 35 million TV homes in the US served by cable, satellite and IPTV. Through its app PursuitUP the channel is also available on OTT streaming services.
AXS TV is a leading music, entertainment and lifestyle channel, including live concerts and sports events, originally founded as HDNET by Mark Cuban in 2001. The channel was rebranded in 2012 after partnering with AEG, leading to additional music content development. The network’s current programming lineup features live concerts and events, music-themed information and reality programming, live wrestling and MMA, and off-network runs of popular music-themed programming. The network is distributed to more than 50 million homes.

AEG includes AXS TV as part of its own sponsorship portfolio, bringing many AEG partners to the network.

HDNet Movies, available in approximately 12 million U.S. homes, features theatrically released films and documentaries presented in high definition, including a variety of iconic classics and award winners spanning the 1950s to 2000s.

For more information, visit www.anthemse.com.

Anthem & AXS TV

A few months ago, Voices of Wrestling reported that Impact was negotiating a television deal with AXS TV in hopes of a new home for their weekly television show in the United States. 

Voices of Wrestling shared an update by noting that negotiations between Anthem, which is the parent company of Impact, and AXS TV are approaching the finish line.

AXS is the home of the weekly NJPW television show and the WOW – Women of Wrestling television series. By adding Impact, it would give a big boost to the exposure that Impact has for its weekly television show. 

Back in January, it was announced that Impact had signed a new television deal with Pursuit Channel to air their show. It should be noted that Anthem owns the network. 

Since then, Impact has simulcast its program on both Pursuit as well as Twitch. It’s been reported that Impact doesn’t pull in great viewership numbers on Pursuit but does have a decent following on Twitch.

Brian Cage addressed his status as Impact World Champion this week on Impact’s weekly show on Twitch and Pursuit. Cage has been dealing with injuries since winning the title at Rebellion this spring. He stated on Impact this week that his title defence against Michael Elgin then pushed his recovery time back further. Cage would say he will be cleared to compete in time for Bound for Glory, however, where he will face Sami Callihan for the title.

After announcing he would face Callihan at the PPV, Cage then proposed to Melissa Santos.

Callihan qualified for the title match after he and Tessa Blanchard won a one-night tag title tournament and then Callihan defeated Tessa at Unbreakable with a title shot on the line.

• Sami Callihan Defeats Tessa Blanchard, Impact Wrestling Unbreakable Results

Impact World Championship 2018-2019

• 8 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/6

Since the end of the Dixie Carter-era of Impact Wrestling, 5 wrestlers have held the Impact World Championship. Eli Drake entered the new Don Callis-led era of Impact as the champion but quickly lost the title to Austin Aries. In the months that followed, Aries would drop the title to Pentagon Jr. but regain it shortly after.

Aries then dropped the title to Johnny Impact at Bound For Glory last year who then dropped it to Cage at Rebellion this April.

The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Friday, September 6, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Sam’s Town Casino has surfaced online.

These matches and segments will air over the coming weeks on the Pursuit Channel and Twitch. You can read the results here, courtesy of Wrestling Inc: 

Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

– Damien Drake vs Damos with a nice running power slam.

– The Desis (Mahabali Shera, Rohit Raju, Gurshinder Singh) defeated The Rascalz (Trey, Dez & Miguel). 

– Sami Callahan & OVE come out where Sami is going to issue a statement to apologize for the tragic accident last week. Scott D’Amore and other officials stop Brian and he’s arrested in handcuffs and taken away.

– Tenille Dashwood defeated Madison Rayne and Kiera Hogan in a three way Knockouts pack after kitting a running kick on Madison. 

– Ace Austin vs. Eddie Edwards. Reno Scum come down to watch outside. Eddie eventually gets distracted by Reno Scum, which allows Ace to win. Post-match, Reno Scum beat up Eddie until they left with Austin.

– Moose (w/ former UFC fighter Frank Trigg) vs. Stephan Bonnar. The finish saw Moose got himself disqualified as Stephan was on the top rope, and Moose shoved the referee into the ropes and Bonnar got crotched. Moose attacked Stephan until Ken Shamrock made the save and put Moose in an Ankle Lock.

– Jordynne Grace defeated Katie Forbes with The Grace Driver. Good hard-hitting match.

– Jake Crist defeated Chris Bey with a Top Rope Cutter.

– “Unbreakable” Micheal Elgin defeated Fallah Bahh (w/ TJP). TJP went to check on Bahh afterwards, but Elgin attacked him.

– Gama Singh returns with a promo in the ring about how the Desis are taking over Impact Wrestling like the Mexicans are taking over Las Vegas. He would introduce Rohit Raju.

– Rohit Raju vs. Sabu in a hardcore match ends in a double count out. 

– Battle Royal: Eddie Edwards, Reno Scum, The Deeners, Raj Singh, Mahabali Shera, Kiera Hogan Johnny Swinger, Havok, Jordynne Grace and Rosemary are the participants. The finish saw Reno Scum distract Eddie and he’s eliminated. Mahabali Shera is the winner.

– Jake Crist & Madman Fulton (w/ Dave Crist) vs “El Heffe” Daga & Tessa Blanchard saw Tessa pin Jake with The Magnum. Post-match, Fulton and The Crists attacked Daga and Tessa. Brian Cage came out, but he is attacked by Sami Callihan with a chair. Melissa comes down to get in front of Cage and begs Sami to stop. They tease leaving but Sami hits Melissa in the back and spikes her with a piledriver.

– Rich Swann (w/ Willie Mack) defeated Josh Alexander (w/ Ethan Page) and Rhino (w/ Rob Van Dam) in a triple threat match after hitting a 450 splash on Alexander.

Impact Wrestling 9/6 was once again from Mexico City. The promotion is building toward the 9/15 show in the Hulu Theatre with AAA and their next PPV Bound for Glory in October.

Here are 8 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 9/6:

LAX Wrestle Last Match In Impact Wrestling

This week’s main event was LAX challenging the North for the Impact tag team titles. Not only were the tag titles on the line, however, so were LAX’s Impact Wrestling careers. Josh Alexander and Ethan Page picked up the win when a blind tag from Page gave his team the advantage.

With the loss to the North, Impact’s most successful tag team of all time is gone from the promotion. Santana and Ortiz both appeared on AEW’s recent PPV All Out from Chicago’s Sears Center last weekend.

Brian Cage vs Sami Callihan at Bound For Glory – Cage Proposes To Melissa Santos

We got an update on Brian Cage’s condition this week. The world champion has not been cleared to compete and the final segment this week featured an update on Cage’s world title reign. Cage spoke about injuring his back the night he won the title and being sidelined for two months. He also mentioned that defending the title against Michael Elgin set his recovery back. Cage announced that doctors have said he’ll be cleared in the next 6 weeks and in time to take on Sami Callihan at Bound For Glory.

After addressing his match with Callihan, Cage turned his attention to Melissa Santos and asked her tomarry him. The show concluded with Santos agreeing to marry Cage.

Moose Defeats Fallah Bah

Moose defeated Fallah Bah this week for the second straight time. He got the win with his “No Jackhammer Needed” spear. After the match, Moose locked in an ankle lock submission as a message being sent to his new rival.

Moose has been building to a showdown with Ken Shamrock in Las Vegas as of late and likely has his attention on Impact’s tapings this weekend in Sin City.

Su Yung Disqualified Vs Havok

Havok vs Su Yung kicked off Impact Wrestling this week. Yung has been targeting Havok with backward sounding promos as of late and they finally clashed in Mexico City this week. The finish of the match came when Yung sprayed Havok with the red poison mist, leading to a disqualification. This rivalry is far from over.

RVD Takes Out OVE

Rob Van Dam took on OVE’s Madman Fulton this week and appeared to have the big man beat. RVD was going for the 5-Star Frog Splash when Dave Crist interfered, leading to a disqualification. The two OVE members attempted to deliver a beatdown to RVD after the match was over but the legend managed to fend them both off. Fulton was taken out to the floor with a kick and that allowed RVD to hit a 5-Star Frog Splash on Crist to end the segment.

TJP Defeats Golden Magic

Last week, Golden Magic won a fatal 4-way match which also involved TJP. This week Magic and TJP went one-on-one but it would be TJP who would secure the victory with a leg lock submission.

Rascalz A Little On Edge

The Rascalz are sometimes a little on edge depending on where Impact is holding their tapings. They seem quite relaxed anytime the promotion is in Canada, or in Las Vegas, and they seemed fine on the recent tour of California. Something about them just seems off in Mexico, or at tapings in the state of New York, however.

This week, the Rascalz were joined in the clubhouse by Rich Swann and Willie Mack. By the end of the segment, everyone was having a good time and looking forward to the tag title match between LAX and the North later in the evening.

Next Week On Impact Wrestling

• Tommy Dreamer & Tessa Blanchard vs Jake Crist and Sami Callihan
• Ace Austin vs Eddie Edwards
• Dr. Wagner Jr. vs Texano Jr.
• Michael Elgin vs TBA

Quick Results:

1. Havok defeated Su Yung via DQ
2. Moose defeated Fallah Bah
3. TJP defeated Golden Magic
4. Rob Van Dam defeated Madman Fulton via DQ
5. Impact Tag Team Championships/LAX’s Impact Careers: The North (c) defeated LAX

With Ken Shamrock already making his return to Impact Wrestling, the promotion wasted no time in getting his opponent booked for their biggest show of the year. 

Impact held a set of television tapings on Thursday in Las Vegas, Nevada at Sam’s Town Casino. This is where Moose vs. Shamrock was made official for the Bound for Glory pay-per-view event. 

The promotion set it up with Shamrock coming out for a promo. This led to Moose appearing on the big screen that revealed Moose was at Shamrock’s gym and beats some of the guys up. 

Spoilers: Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results (9/5/19)

Shamrock will also be appearing at Friday’s TV tapings, which we will have spoilers posted on the homepage. 

Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view event will take place on Sunday, October 20th from the Odeum Expo Center in Chicago, Illinois. As of this writing, no other matches including the main event has been announced for the show. 

The building has a maximum capacity of approximately 5,500 people. This will be the 15th installment of the event. The promotion previously held this show in the Chicago area at the Sears Center back in 2008.

The three-hour event begins October 20th at 8 p.m. ET and will be available on all major PPV distributors, including DISH, DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, Rogers, Bell, Shaw, Sasktel. Also, it will be streamed live globally on IMPACT Plus and the FITE.tv app.

The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Thursday, September 5, 2019, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Sam’s Town Casino has surfaced online.

These matches and segments will air over the coming weeks on the Pursuit Channel and Twitch. You can read the results here, courtesy of IMPACT Asylum: 

Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

– Havok (w/ James Mitchell) defeated Taya (w/ John E. Bravo) via disqualification. During the match, Tenille Dashwood came out and watched. The finish saw Bravo hit the referee that led to Tenille attacking Taya following the match. 

– Johnny Swinger defeated a local wrestler

– Mahabali Shera defeated Cousin Jake. Post-match, The Deaners and Hit Squad brawled.

– Ken Shamrock comes to the ring to cut a promo on Moose. This led to Moose appearing on the big screen that revealed Moose was at Shamrock’s gym and beats some of the guys up. Moose versus Ken Shamrock is made official for Bound For Glory in Chicago.

– Tenille Dashwood defeated Madison Rayne

– Eddie Edwards (w/ Kenny) defeated Reno Scum. 

– Michael Elgin defeated TJP (w/ Fallah Bahh). Elgin sold an arm injury after the match. 

– Daga defeated Bey. Post-match, Jake Crist, who was at commentary for the match, attacks Daga. This led to Tessa Blanchard running in and saved Daga

– Tessa Blanchard defeated Dave Crist (w/ Jake Crist & Madman Fulton). Post-match, the heels beat down Blanchard. Tessa has qualified for some kind of Bound For Glory match.

– LAX’s music hits, but it ends up being The North. They would cut a promo before Konnan came out for a promo of his own. This sets up The North versus RVD and Rhino.

– Rob Van Dam & Rhino defeated The North

– Brian Cage and Melissa Santos have a wedding ceremony. Once they start dancing, Sami Callihan interrupts and tries to hit Cage with a champagne bottle. He accidentally hits Melissa with it.

Killer Kross and Impact Wrestling continue to be at odds with one another regarding the contract Kross publicly asked to be released from this spring. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the conflict between the two sides has continued and might be impacting Kross’ bookings with AAA as well.

The report noted that Kross was offered a guaranteed deal of $40,000 a year for limited dates and he would be able to take other bookings as well. The stalemate between the two sides is that Kross feels he could be making more money working elsewhere and Impact feels he should live up to the deal he signed.

“(Kross’) belief is right now he could make far more outside and wants to leave. Impact’s view is that he signed a deal and should live up to the deal,” wrote Dave Meltzer.

The conflict is a little trickier than just Kross’ situation, however. Kross went public asking for a release and while he didn’t obtain one for himself, his partner Scarlett Bordeaux was granted one. Bordeaux has since been spotted receiving a tryout at the WWE Performance Center.

• Scarlett Bordeaux Spotted At WWE Performance Center

Killer Kross and Upcoming AAA/Impact Show At Hulu Theatre

According to a report from PW Insider, Kross refused to blade at this summer’s Slammiversary PPV in a First Blood match as there were no outside medical personnel or pre-match testing. They used stage blood in the match as a result.

While Kross was never officially scheduled for the AAA show at Hulu Theatre later this month, there is now the belief that with Impact co-promoting the show Kross will not be booked despite being with AAA. Meltzer is reporting that Kross was at one time pencilled in to be on the show although it had not been publicly announced.

“It’s not clear if he’ll be off the card but he absolutely was scheduled to be one of Cain Velasquez’s opponents so if he’s not on the card, that’s the story, and if he is, AAA booked him anyway,” wrote Dave Meltzer.