Gail Kim is coming out of retirement for a match against Tessa Blanchard at Rebellion later this month. She spoke to reporter Chris Van Vliet recently about Impact, her history with WWE, AEW, and more.

“Right now I believe that Impact Wrestling’s creative is better than WWE and I’m not lying,” Kim said. “I truly believe that. It’s not just because I work for them, all I hear from the general fan base is how badly the creative is right now in WWE and how they’re not really enjoying the show and I get the opposite response from people who watch Impact.”

Gail Kim Interview Highlights

Kim also spoke about how her two stints in WWE were not an enjoyable time in her life or career.

“I experienced (WWE) twice and I know it’s a place that I would never want to return to,” she continued. “It was not a great time both times in my life, not just my career. So if I’m in a position where I’m able to speak up then I’m going to and wrestling fans are very passionate and the majority of them are very supportive but of course you’re going to get the fans that don’t want to hear the bad things. But at the same time, they have to realize that I’m speaking for the people that they’re watching and love.”

Kim spoke fondly of AEW and what the new promotion appears to be bringing to the industry.

“I think that it’s great that there’s another place for wrestlers to go or for people who are in the wrestling business. I think it’s great that they’re standing for things like equal pay from what I’ve heard and things that maybe we don’t get in other places in the wrestling industry, they’re trying to provide for us.”

The full interview can be viewed in the player below:

Impact Wrestling star Gursinder Singh who was a part of the Desi Hit Squad faction in the company has revealed that he has asked for his release from the promotion.

Singh revealed this news in a statement he released from his Twitter account, saying that he is in a comfortable spot but has a mindset of never settling and always working towards his future.

In addition to this, he thanked Scott D’Amore for noticing him at the Impact tryout and also thanked the other Impact Officials for helping him during his time there:

On a related note, Kevin Matthews who was known as KM during his recent Impact run also clarified his status with the company on Twitter recently.

Kevin was moved to the alumni section of Impact’s website and a fan asked him about reports of him being unhappy with the promotion for not being re-signed.

Replying to it, Matthews revealed that he was working on per appearance basis with the company and the Officials had actually booked him for their last tapings.

However, he pulled from the appearance due to his health issues claiming that his knees are completely shot and he is not sure about his future in the business:

Impact Wrestling is building towards Rebellion on April 28th in Toronto. They presented a taped show from Windsor last night on Pursuit and Twitch.

The show was headlined by a mixed-gender tag team match pitting Impact World Champion Johnny Impact and Knockouts champion Taya Valkyrie against Brian Cage and Jordynne Grace.

6 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 4/12:

Referee Screws Brian Cage Out Of Main Event Victory

• Main Event: Johnny Impact & Taya Valkyrie defeated Brian Cage & Jordynne Grace

Just as Brian Cage looked like he had the champion right where he wanted him in this week’s main event, referee Johnny Bravo delivered a chop block to his leg. This allowed Impact to hit the shining wizard and pick up the win. Cage attempted to get revenge on the referee after the match but a low blow by Taya allowed the champion to once again deliver a post-match beatdown to the #1 contender.

Johnny Bravo and Taya Valkyrie hugged after the match and the Impact World champion gave the crooked-referee a professional handshake. With Impact Wrestling’s senior referee in his back pocket, is there any stopping Johnny Impact now?

Gail Kim Costs Tessa Blanchard Match Against Madison Rayne

• Madison Rayne defeated Tessa Blanchard

Tessa Blanchard was far too concerned with Gail Kim’s presence at ringside than she was on her opponent, Madison Rayne this week. When Kim prevented Blanchard from using a steel chair against Rayne, the distraction was all Rayne needed to score the pinfall with a roll-up. Rayne is now 3-0 against Blanchard in Impact.

It’s clear Blanchard can’t move forward in the Knockouts division until she gets rid of Gail Kim. They will meet one-on-one in Toronto at Rebellion.

As for Rayne, she’ll move on to face Taya Valkyrie in non-title action next week.

Moose Continues To Dominate the Rascalz

• Moose defeated Wentz (the Rascalz)

Moose has proved his dominance over the ragtag troupe of the Rascalz in recent weeks. He has invaded their smoking circle and physically assaulted them and he’s defeated them in the ring as well.

This week, Moose opened up the broadcast by defeating Wentz in single’s action. Moose will take on Dez next week.

Su Yung Takes Out Rosemary & Kiera Hogan

• Su Yung vs Rosemary – No Contest

Rosemary and Su Yung met in single’s action this week but the match was thrown out after a brawl at ringside involving the undead bridesmaids broke out. Kiera Hogan had come to ringside which resulted in her and Rosemary arguing (Rosemary doesn’t want Hogan involved). This led to the scuffle at ringside with the zombie brides.

Yung hit Rosemary with the mandible claw and forced Kiera Hogan to watch as she delivered Panic Switch to her rival.

Yung was then curiously announced as the winner of the match despite having done no such thing.

OVE Visit Baltimore

Sami Callihan, Madman Fulton, and the rest of OVE cut a promo from Rich Swann’s hometown of Baltimore this week. It was announced last week that Callihan and Swann will clash one-on-one at Rebellion for the X-Division championship. With the gigantic Fulton now backing him up, Callihan has never been more dangerous.

The North Have Arrived In The Tag Team Division

• the North defeated El Reverso & Sheldon Jean

“All Ego” Ethan Page and “the Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander have joined forces in Impact Wrestling. The two Canadian wrestlers will wrestle under the team name “the North.”

All Ego” Ethan Page and “the Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander have joined forces in Impact Wrestling. The two Canadian wrestlers will wrestle under the team name “the North.”

Page and Alexander were victorious this week over a pair of local wrestlers. They aren’t the only new tag team in Impact, however, as vignettes for the Deaners have been airing in recent weeks as well.

Quick Results:

• Moose beat Wentz (Rascalz)
• Su Yung vs Rosemary – No Contest
• the North defeated El Reverso & Sheldon Jean
• Madison Rayne defeated Tessa Blanchard
• Main Event: Johnny Impact & Taya Valkyrie defeated Brian Cage & Jordynne Grace

Eli Drake is no longer a member of the Impact Wrestling roster. The promotion announced today that they terminated their working relationship with the former Impact world champion.

“Impact Wrestling announced today that it has terminated its relationship with Shaun Ricker, known as ‘Eli Drake’,” an Impact press release reads.

His contract was expected to expire at the end of May regardless.

Eli Drake Gone From Impact Wrestling

Drake caused some headlines on Twitter recently when he made his position against inter-gender wrestling clear. He was also removed from a planned inter-gender match against Tessa Blanchard at United We Stand, eventually being replaced by Joey Ryan.

There have also been recent reports that Drake has drawn interest from WWE. Drake commented on those rumors recently during an appearance on the Wrestling Perspectives podcast.

• Eli Drake Reveals Talks With WWE

“I looked at [the rumor that WWE was interested in Eli Drake], and I’m like, ‘Well, nobody’s contacted me! So, what’s the source?’” Drake joked. “I mean, I’ve talked to people there that I’m friendly with, or, whatever, certain coaches that I’m friendly with and stuff like that. Definitely, people have been like, ‘I think you would do well here,’ but nobody has overtly made me an offer. There was nothing like that.”

Drake and partner Eddie Edwards were victorious in the main event of Impact Wrestling on Friday night, defeating LAX after interference from the Lucha Bros.

Impact Wrestling presented a show on Twitch and Pursuit last night from their recent TV tapings in Windsor.

8 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 4/5

LAX Lose To Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards After Lucha Bros Distraction

Eddie Edwards and Eli Drake picked up the upset victory over LAX last night in the main event. They received some help from Pentagon Jr. and Fenix, however, who provided a momentary distraction which allowed Drake and Edwards to gain the advantage.

The tag champs then continued the attack on LAX after the match was over, perhaps to soften up their opponents before Rebellion. The two teams will face each other in a Full Metal Mayhem match on the PPV. Pentagon put Santana through a table to conclude the show. Tables and all other weapons will be legal at Rebellion.

Jordynne Grace vs Taya Valkyrie II Booked For Rebellion

Jordynne Grace defeated Madison Rayne this week to earn another title shot against Taya Valkyrie. The first time the two met, Valkyrie utilized her champion’s advantage to duck tail and run, resulting in a count-out victory for Grace.

After Grace’s victory tonight, she was attacked by Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie. Impact World Champion, Johnny Impact, accompanied Taya as the promotion’s power couple continues to protect each other’s titles.

Brian Cage Makes The Save For Jordynne Grace

After Grace had defeated Rayne, she was attacked by Taya Valkyrie and Johnny Impact. The Impact World Champion was going to deliver a top rope move to Grace but Brian Cage made the save.

A mixed tag match was booked for next week between Brian Cage & Grace vs Johnny & Taya.

Rosemary Vows Revenge

Rosemary was shown in a cemetery this week. She cut a promo about Allie’s death from last week. During her promo, it may have been revealed that Kevin Sullivan (or a being in Kevin Sullivan form) is Rosemary’s father.

Rosemary lamented that she could have done more to protect Allie.

Petey Williams Picks Up X-Division Scramble Win

Williams made his return to Impact Wrestling last night with a win in an X-Division 6-man scramble match to kick off the show. Williams pinned Jake Crist after a Canadian Destroyer from the top.

Is this the beginning of Williams moving back to the top of the division?

Tommy Dreamer Rescues Rich Swann From OVE

Rich Swann may have defeated Sami Callihan when the X-Division title was on the line but the Draw picked up a measure of revenge on the champion this week. Callihan teamed with the newest member of OVE, Madman Fulton, and defeated Swann and Willie Mack in tag action this week.

After the match, OVE continued the beatdown of Swann but Tommy Dreamer made the save.

Later in the night, Impact would announce Rich Swann and Sami Callihan will once again face each other for the X-Division championship at Rebellion.

Rohit Raju Gets In The Win Column

Gama Singh’s Desi Hit Squad don’t have the greatest win/loss record in the tag team division, but Rohit Raju got in the win column this week. Although it took outside interference from his stablemates, Raju defeated Fallah Bah. Unfortunately for him, the action wasn’t over after the bell rang.

Scarlett Bordeaux and Fallah Bah Take Out The Desi Hit Squad

After Raju defeated Fallah Bah this week, Scarlett Bordeaux hit the ring. Her distraction allowed Fallah Bah to take the Desi Hit Squad down with a double clothesline. This allowed Bordeaux to land a running hip attack to the downed squad in the corner.

Will we see Scarlett Bordeaux and Fallah Bah team up more in Impact?

Quick Results:

1. 6-Man Scramble: Petey Williams defeated Jake Crist, Trey, Idris Abraham, Ace Austin, and Aiden Prince
2. Sami Callihan & Madman Fulton defeated Rich Swann & Willie Mack
3. Jordynne Grace defeated Madison Rayne
4. Rohit Raju defeated Fallah Bah
5. Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards defeated LAX

Don Callis was interviewed recently and commented on his attempts to bring Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho to Impact Wrestling.

According to Callis, Impact would have signed both Jericho and Omega had AEW not come on the scene.

“Obviously I have a relationship that goes back a long time with both,” Callis said. “We made an offer to Chris that was a real good offer. If you could go back in time a year and it was us and WWE and NJPW, I think we would have had both of them but AEW has come on the scene and I think it’s great for the business. It is what it is. I just saw Kenny last week and I remain really good friends with both guys.”

Don Callis, Chris Jericho, and Kenny Omega

Callis expressed interest in signing both Jericho and Omega to Impact at a press conference in Toronto to promote last year’s Slammiversary PPV.

“There’s a young Canadian kid I like, we’d love to sign him, his name is Kenny Omega,” Callis said. “Another is Chris Jericho.”

• Don Callis On Kenny Omega and Chris Jericho Potentially Going To Impact Wrestling

Impact Wrestling presented United We Stand from Rahway New Jersey on Thursday and a taped show from Windsor on Twitch and Pursuit last night.

Rob Van Dam is back in Impact Wrestling. He’ll main event tonight’s “United We Stand” PPV along with his longtime partner Sabu against the Lucha Bros. He was the guest on today’s Impact Wrestling Press Pass. RVD spoke about facing the Lucha Bros, his contract with Impact, and changing attitudes towards cannabis.

His documentary “Headstrong” is also currently available at FITE, on Itunes, and other outlets.

“Lots of excitement coming into this. I’m getting a lot of feedback online and in-person,” RVD said about his Impact return. “People are excited.”

• Final Card For Impact Wrestling: United We Stand (4/4)

Rob Van Dam On Current Impact Wrestling Roster

“I see that a lot of the wrestlers are doing RVD moves,” Van Dam said when asked about the current Impact roster. “Which doesn’t surprise me. That’s what always happens when someone’s gone off of the TV for a minute.”

He then expressed he was surprised it took the wrestling industry so long to start taking his moves.

“I think I might start by leveling some of those guys out and letting them know they got another several years before they need to start comparing themselves to RVD.”

RVD On Cannabis In Pro-Wrestling

I asked Rob Van Dam his feelings on the changing attitudes towards cannabis in the pro-wrestling industry.

“I think that’s a reflection of the attitude towards cannabis changing all across the world,” he said.

He would continue to say that he doesn’t feel the need to advocate on behalf of cannabis as much anymore, as there is already so much momentum heading in that direction.

“Over the last several years, I find there’s a lot more wrestlers and athletes in general, whether they have a vape pen or using cannabis to calm their anxieties,” he continued. “Whatever it is, it’s not so stand-out and ‘one-of-a-kind-ish’ to be pulled in that direction now.”

“I’ve always said it’s a safer alternative than pills and alcohol and all that,” he continued. “Now that it’s a lot more accessible, I think people’s health will benefit from that, wrestlers and everyone.”

RVD On Impact Schedule, Who He Wants To Face, and more

You can listen to the full interview in the player below:

The final lineup for Impact Wrestling’s United We Stand pay-per-view has arrived. This show is slated to take place on Thursday (April 4) from the Rahway Reaction Center in Rahway, New Jersey.

There are several big matches taking place at this show including the main event that will see Fenix and Pentagon Jr. vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu in an Extreme Rules Tag Team Match.

Also on tap for this show include X Division Champion Rich Swann facing Flamita and Taya Valkyrie defending the Impact Knockouts Championship against Jordynne Grace, Katie Forbes, and Rosemary

The event will air live on Fite for $19.99. Here is the final lineup:

Impact Wrestling United We Stand Card

The Lucha Bros (Fénix and Pentagón Jr.) vs. Rob Van Dam and Sabu – Extreme Rules Match

Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Katie Forbes vs. Rosemary

X Division Champion Rich Swann vs. Flamita

Jake Crist vs. Dante Fox vs. Jack Evans vs. Pat Buck vs. Kotto Brazil vs. Johnny Impact – Ultimate X Match for X Division Title shot

Jimmy Havoc vs. Sami Callihan – Monster’s Ball Match

Tessa Blanchard vs. Joey Ryan

The Latin American Xchange (Santana and Ortiz) vs. Promociones Dorado (Low-Ki and Ricky Martinez)

Team Impact (Brian Cage, Eddie Edwards, Moose, and TBD) vs. Team Lucha Underground (Aerostar, Drago, Daga and Marty the Moth)

Rob Van Dam is back under contract with Impact Wrestling (formerly known as TNA Wrestling).

On Wednesday, Pwinsider.com reported that the former WWE, ECW and Impact Wrestling Champion had signed a new deal with Impact Wrestling. The length of the deal was not confirmed.

RVD spoke with The Sporting News about the details of his new Impact Wrestling deal. This is where he noted that he signed a friendly schedule and that he would be working some TV tapings in the near future.

“It looks like you are going to be seeing my face around for the foreseeable future,” Van Dam said. “We have an agreement to where I will be sticking after the show on Thursday. It does have a beginning and an end, but they can extend, so this is something to start us off. I had agreed to one match, and then we talked about and discussed doing their upcoming tapings after the show on Thursday and a couple of television tapings over the next few months.”

RVD added, “We looked at the schedule moving forward, and they asked if I was available. I told them I was. We will see how it goes. It’s a pretty friendly schedule, which has always been important to me. I want to be home more and on the road less.”

Rob Van Dam is set to make his return to Impact Wrestling alongside Sabu as they’ll team up to face Pentagon Jr. and Fenix at the United We Stand event. The show goes down on April 4th during WrestleMania weekend from the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey.

Current Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts champion, Taya Valkyrie, unfortunately suffered a recent injury, causing her to cancel a few upcoming appearances.

Taking to her Twitter account, Valkyrie, shared the initial damage in a video, showcasing heavy bruising and a swollen eye. She later clarified that this came about after an accident delivering a moonsault. When asked by a fan if there was anybody to blame for the incident, Taya replied:

“Nobody, it was an accident. This is pro wrestling and accidents happen. I’ve executed 1000s of perfect moonsaults. Tonight something just went wrong. That’s all.”

“It’s Just Putting Pressure On My Eyeball”

She has since provided a further injury update. Once again uploading a video to her Twitter, she would display the bruising and explain that “As you can see, my face is still super swollen. We got some x-rays and stuff done last night because the pressure on my eye was actually really bad, but I don’t have any fractures, thank God.”

Taya explained that “It’s just severe swelling on the whole right side of my face, so, it’s just putting pressure on my eyeball. And some contusions. I just have some eye drops and lots of icing and I just have to try to stay positive even though I look like this.”

It’s an undeniably nasty looking injury, and we hope that Taya Valkyrie heals up fast so she can get back to doing what she loves.

Impact Wrestling presented a special branded show “Against All Odds” last night on Pursuit and Twitch.

Here are 8 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 3/29:

Allie Killed Off In The Undead Realm

Rosemary traveled to the undead realm last night in an attempt to regain Allie’s soul. It was then revealed that Kevin Sullivan (or a being in Kevin Sullivan form) was the leader of the realm. During Sullivan’s speech to Rosemary, Su Yung struck and stabbed Allie in the neck.

As Allie lay dying, she became “whole again” and reverted back to the Allie of old.

Gail Kim To Face Tessa Blanchard At Rebellion

Gail Kim did resign from her position in Impact Wrestling as Tessa Blanchard wanted her too. What Blanchard likely did not want, however, is for Gail to announce she was coming out of retirement in order to come after her.

With Rebellion coming up next month from Gail Kim’s hometown, could we see the Hall of Famer face arguably the hottest women’s wrestler in the industry today? A match between the two was made official for the PPV later in the evening.

Taya Valkyrie Saved Her Title Against Jordynne Grace

Taya Valkyrie used her champion’s advantage at Against All Odds against Jordynne Grace. The champion missed a moonsault and Grace looked to capitalize but the champion chose to duck tail and run instead, with help from Impact World champion, Johnny Impact.

Grace might feel as though she is owed another shot at the Knockouts championship.

Johnny Impact Helped Killer Kross Defeat Brian Cage

There was some controversy at the end, but Killer Kross pinned Brian Cage this week. It looked as though Brian Cage kicked out after a Saito suplex at 2.5 but the ref called for the bell. After the match, Johnny Impact continued to deliver the beatdown to his challenger at Rebellion.

Taya brought out a chair which Johnny used to target Cage’s arm. It seems Impact and Taya will do anything to save each other’s titles. Johnny wants to make sure that Cage goes into Rebllion injured.

Scarlett Bordeaux Defeated Glenn Gilbertti

Scarlett Boardeaux defeated Glenn Gilbertti this week on Impact in inter-gender action. The Smoke Show is now showing she can get things done in the ring as well but will her success against the former Disco Inferno carry over when she enters the Knockouts division?

LAX Vs Lucha Bros – Full Metal Mayhem At Rebellion

Konnan warned each team against entering into this rivalry. Now, one team, the Lucha Bros, have turned their back on Konnan completely. This week, it was having Konnan in their corner which gave LAX the advantage. Konnan’s taunting of his former allies, allowed LAX to recover and put both Pentagon and Fenix through tables.

This feud has been contested 2-on-2 up until now. With Konnan now in the corner of LAX and pulling for their victory over Pentagon and Fenix, that could be all Santana and Ortiz need to regain their titles.

A match between the two teams was made later in the evening, under Full Metal Mayhem rules to take place at Rebellion.

Sami Callihan Introduces The Newest Member of OVE

Last week, Madman Fulton was introduced as the newest member of OVE. Fulton attacked Rich Swann following Swann’s successful X-Division title match against Callihan. This week, we saw backstage segments of OVE along with their newest and largest member.

With this new member of OVE in his midst, Callihan might be at his most dangerous.

United We Stand – April 4th

United We Stand takes place on Thursday. On the Twitch version last night, Rob Van Dam vs AJ Styles was shown as the GWN Moment of the week. RVD’s return to the promotion is now just days away. Here is the lineup for Thursday’s PPV on FITE:

• Extreme Dream Tag Match: The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) vs Rob Van Dam & Sabu
• Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Rosemary vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Katie Forbes
• X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) vs Yamato (Dragon Gate)
• Ultimate X: Jake Crist vs Dante Fox vs Pat Buck vs Kotto Brazil vs Jack Evans vs Johnny Impact
• Monster’s Ball: Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc
• Impact vs Lucha Underground
  Brian Cage, Moose, Eddie Edwards, & TBD (Impact) vs Drago, Aerostar, Daga, & King Cuerno (Lucha Underground)

Quick Results:

1. Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Glenn Gilbertti
2. Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace defeated Taya Valkyrie via DQ
3. Killer Kross defeated Brian Cage

Impact Wrestling’s Allie is no more. Her character was killed last night in the undead realm (not sure where she’ll end up now). During an intense battle which involved demons, zombies, and Kevin Sullivan being revealed as the leader of the realm, Allie was stabbed in the neck by former Knockouts champion, Su Yung.

Allie is survived by her longtime ally, Rosemary. Real name Laura Dennis, Allie has signed with All Elite Wrestling and was featured on a recent episode of Road to Double or Nothing. She finished up with Impact Wrestling earlier this year.

Allie Killed On Impact Wrestling 3/29

Rosemary traveled to the undead realm last night on Impact in an attempt to regain Allie’s soul. Just when it appeared she had fought off all the evil demons, however, Kevin Sullivan was revealed as the leader of this alternative universe.

“You of all people, know how this works,” Sullivan said. “This is my realm, you are nothing but a serpent. Remember that. All of this that you’ve done is for nil. You don’t own this garden, I do.”

While Sullivan and Rosemary were speaking, Su Yung struck and stabbed Allie. As she lay dying, “Dark Allie” turned back into regular Allie and told Rosemary she was happy to be “whole again.”

Allie was a 2x former Knockouts champion.

Gail Kim believes Impact’s television product is superior to WWE’s and chalks that up to Vince McMahon’s sub-par booking.

Late Tuesday night, the Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer admitted she had a few drinks before throwing shade at WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and his “shitty” booking. Apparently there will be more to come later today from the former Knockouts champion.

A fan responded to Gail Kim’s tweet and disagreed with her. She replied, “You obviously haven’t watched lately. We kill them in creative.”

As you can imagine, her claim that Impact is superior to WWE was a controversial take and led to a mixed reaction from her followers. She deemed the people who disagreed with her opinion “trolls” and promised to always speak her mind, no matter how unpopular her opinions may be.

We’ll provide an update if Gail Kim does in fact elaborate on Vince McMahon’s sub-par booking, as she said she would.

• Gail Kim Accuses WWE Management of Racism

The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada at the St. Clair College 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 Pwinsider:

Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

– The North, Ethan Page & Josh Alexander defeated El Reverso & Rich Swann.

– Fallah Bahh & Scarlett Bordeaux defeat The Desi Hit Squad.

– Dezmond Xavier defeated Moose.

– OVE’s Madman Fulton defeated Tommy Dreamer.

– Madison Rayne defeated Impact Wrestling Champion Taya Valkyrie in a non-title match.

– Ace Austin defeated Aiden Prince.

– Rosemary defeated KC Spinelli.

– Killer Kross defeated Willie Mack.

– Cody & Jake Deaner defeated Halal Beefcake, Idris Abraham & Joe Coleman.

– Jordynne Grace defeats Madison Rayne to become the top contender to the Knockouts Title.

– Zachary Wentz defeated Kongo Kong.

– LAX & Brian Cage defeated Impact Wrestling Champion Johnny Impact & Impact Tag Team Champions Rey Fenix & Pentagon Jr.

Impact Wrestling will present two separate PPVs in the month of April. Up first for the promotion is United We Stand on April 4th from Rahway, New Jersey. Impact will then look to Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub where they will present Rebellion on April 28th.

On the most recent edition of the Impact Wrestling Press Pass, X-Division pioneer Low-Ki, issued a challenge to former Impact tag team champions, LAX for United We Stand. It will be Low-Ki’s stable from MLW, Promociones Dorado, going up against Santana & Ortiz.

Ricky Martinez and Low-Ki will represent Salina De La Renta’s MLW faction at the event. Low-Ki recently held the MLW World Heavyweight Championship for a period of 255 days. He lost the title to Tom Lawlor last month in the 2300 Arena. Lawler then defeated Low-Ki in his first title defense this month inside Chicago’s Cicero Stadium.

“Low Ki has accepted and the battle is on for United We Stand! LAX will face Low Ki and Rickey Martinez in a battle of IMPACT vs. MLW! This is another dream match for United We Stand LIVE on April 4th in New Jersey on FITE.TV”

Updated United We Stand Lineup

• Extreme Dream Tag Match: The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) vs Rob Van Dam & Sabu
• LAX vs Ricky Martinez & Low-Ki
• Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Rosemary vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Katie Forbes
• X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) vs Yamato (Dragon Gate)
• Ultimate X: Jake Crist vs Dante Fox vs Pat Buck vs Kotto Brazil vs Jack Evans vs TBD
• Monster’s Ball: Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc
• Impact vs Lucha Underground: Brian Cage, Moose, Eddie Edwards, & Johnny Impact (Impact) vs Drago, Aerostar, Daga, & King Cuerno (Lucha Underground)

• 10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 3/22

Impact Wrestling will present Rebellion from Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub on April 28th. The venue is where the promotion hosted Slammiversary last year.

Last night on Impact Wrestling, the promotion confirmed that Johnny Impact will once again look to defend his World Championship against Brian Cage. They will meet one-on-one at Rebellion.

A second title match between was scheduled for last week on Impact but never materialized. Killer Kross came out with a seemingly lifeless Johnny Impact draped over his shoulder before the match could begin. This was all a swerve to get Cage to reach, however, and when he did, Impact took him out of action with a cinder block.

In the meantime, Cage will look to get his revenge on Killer Kross next week in single’s action.

Johnny Impact vs Brian Cage – Impact World Championship – Rebellion PPV 4/28

Provided they don’t face each between now and then, Rebellion will be the 6th time the two have faced each other in single’s action.

The first occurred for Wrestle Circus on April 30th, 2017. Cage defeated “Johnny Mundo” to retain the WC Ringmaster Title. John Morrison then defeated Cage less than 2 months later at an AAW show just outside Chicago. Johnny then improved his record to 2-1 against Cage with the PCW title on the line that October. In

2018, Impact defeated Cage for the WSW Heavyweight title in Australia. Impact then improved his record to 4-1 against Cage by defeating him at Impact Wrestling Homecoming on 1/6 this year.

• 10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 3/22

Last night on Impact Wrestling, Sawyer “Madman” Fulton became the newest member of Sami Callihan’s OVE stable. The 28-year-old from Toledo, Ohio is formerly of WWE’s Sanity stable and also competed with Callihan in MLW’s War Games match last year.

Fulton is now going under the name Madman Fulton.

Listed at 6ft 8 and over 300lbs, Fulton helped Callihan beatdown both X-Division champion, Rich Swann, and Willie Mack last night to close the show. Swann had just defeated Callihan in a match for the X-Division championship. Mack had previously taken out the other members of OVE in the back to prevent their interference in the night’s main event.

Video of Fulton making his debut and attacking Rich Swann can be seen in the player below:

Madman Fulton in Impact Wrestling

Fulton spent nearly 5 years in WWE developmental from 2012 to 2017. He was briefly in a team with Angelo Dawkins of the Street Profits before being partnered with Alexander Wolfe in 2016. Wolfe and Fulton would then join Eric Young’s Sanity faction later that year.

In late 2016, Fulton was replaced in Sanity by Killian Dain. No on-screen explanation was given for Fulton’s departure. WWE released him the following year.

In 2018, Fulton began appearing for Major League Wrestling. He was a member of Sami Callihan’s Death Machines stable which lost at MLW: War Games in September.

• 10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 3/22

Impact Wrestling presented a taped show from Las Vegas last night. The promotion is building toward both their United We Stand PPV on April 4th and Rebellion on April 28th from Toronto.

Here are 10 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 3/22:

Johnny Impact Will Face Brian Cage At Rebellion

Johnny Impact cut a promo this week explaining why he swerved Brian Cage last week. Impact made it appear as though he had been beaten up in the back by Killer Kross, only to then deliver a cinder block beat down to Cage and take him out of action.

Impact explained this week that the fans turned on him first by cheering for Cage over him. He’ll once again have to face Cage for the Impact World Championship, however, as a match between the two was made official for Rebellion.

Rich Swann Defeats Sami Callihan, Defends X-Division Championship

Before this match could get going, we saw Willie Mack enter OVE’s locker room with a chair. Sounds were heard leading one to believe Mack took action to prevent OVE from interfering with the night’s main event between Callihan and Swann. Swann won the match with a roll-up but the action wasn’t over once the bell rang. A new member of OVE would come out to assist Callihan in a post-match beatdown.

Sawyer “Mad Man” Fulton Debuts As OVE’s Newest Member

With no other member of OVE available, “Mad Man” Fulton came out to assist Callihan. Fulton is formarly a member of Sanity in NXT and was also aligned with Sami Callihan in MLW as part of War Games last year. OVE is arguably stronger than ever now that Fulton is backing them up.

Tessa Blanchard Insists Gail Kim Quit Impact Wrestling

Gail Kim has been suspended from Impact Wrestling due to her actions towards Tessa Blanchard as of late. Blanchard has insisted that Kim apologize to her and resign from her role with Impact Wrestling. We’ll get Kim’s response next week.

James Mitchell Did Not Give Rosemary Allie’s Soul

This week, Rosemary voiced her concerns to James Mitchell regarding Allie’s condition. Rosemary won Allie back in the Dark War match but the Allie she received is still without a soul and not the bunny we all once knew. That soul was left in the undead realm.

Rosemary said she would return to the undead realm to get the bunny’s soul back. No word on if Allie’s soul also signed a contract with AEW or if the new promotion only signed her soulless meat-suit (Rosemary’s words).

LAX & The Lucha Bros Brawl In The Back

The rivalry between the Lucha Bros and LAX has turned heated in recent weeks. What was once a friendly rivalry between teams aligned with Konnan has turned into a blood feud. We could get the next chapter in this rivalry written at Rebellion. This week the two teams brawled in the back.

Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards Continue To Work Well Together

Despite having opposing theories on how to wrestle, Eli Drake and Eddie Edwards have been stringing some wins together in the tag team division. This week they managed to beat KM and Fallah Bah.

As for KM & Fallah Bah, they had just won 2 in a row over Reno Scum. This loss sort of cuts their rise to the top of the division. Perhaps, it won’t be long until Edwards and Drake are in that position.

Moose Got Revenge On The Rascalz

Moose was not pleased last week when the Rascalz made fun of him striking out with Mellisa Santos. In response, Moose invaded their smoking circle on last week’s episode and then defeated Trey in single’s action this week.

Willie Mack Trending In A Positive Direction

Josh Matthews noted this week that Willie Mack is trending in a positive direction. Mack defeated Ethan Page with a stunner. As we approach United We Stand and Rebellion, big things could be on the horizon for Mack.

Ace Austin Picks Up Another Victory

Ace Austin defeated Damien Drake this week. He’s now 2-0 in Impact Wrestling after a successful Las Vegas TV tapings run. It looks like the X-Division is going to have to be on their toes with this guy coming up the rankings.

Quick Results:

1. Moose defeated Trey (Rascalz)
2. Eddie Edwards & Eli Drake defeated KM & Fallah Bah
3. Ace Austin defeated Damien Drake
4. Willie Mack defeats Ethan Page
5. X-Division Championship: Rich Swann (c) defeated Sami Callihan

Next Week:

Impact Wrestling Against All Odds:

• Brian Cage vs Killer Kross
• Will Gail Kim Resign and Apologize To Tessa Blanchard?
• Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Jordynne Grace
• Rosemary Returns to the Undead Realm

The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Friday, March 22, 2019 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada at the St. Clair College 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 Joseph Daoud:

Impact Wrestling TV Taping Results

– Eddie Edwards & Eli Drake defeat LAX with help from the Lucha Bros to become #1 contenders for the tag team titles.

– Petey Williams beats Jake Crist, Trey, Idris Abraham, Aiden Prince, and Ace Austin in a six-man match

– OVE defeats Rich Swann & Willie Mack. Post-match, Tommy Dreamer runs down to make the save for Swann from a beatdown.

– Rohit defeats Fallah Bahh. Post-match, Scarlett Bordeaux comes out and attacks Desi Hit Squad to help Fallah Bahh.

– Moose defeats Wentz.

– Su Yung vs. Rosemary ends in a no contest after the brides interfere.

– Josh Alexander and Ethan Page defeat El Reverso and his tag partner.

– Madison Rayne returns to the promotion in order to face off against Tessa Blanchard.

– Madison Rayne defeats Tessa Blanchard via roll-up. The finish came after Gail Kim grabbed a chair out of Blanchard’s hands.

– Dez defeats Kongo Kong.

– Taya Valkyrie and Johnny Impact defeat Brian Cage and Jordynne Grace. The finish saw referee Johnny Bravo turned heel and allowed Impact to cheat.

– Lucha Bros. defeats Eli Drake and Eddie Edwards to retain the Impact Tag Team Titles. Post-match, Eli Drake turns on Eddie Edwards and beats him with Edwards’ kendo stick.

Daga has been wrestling more frequently for Impact Wrestling as of late. He debuted for the promotion in January during Impact’s Mexico City tapings. Daga also recently took part in the promotion’s Las Vegas tapings held in February.

“Man, I have only good things to say about Impact Wrestling,” said DAGA. “Ever since I walked into this company, everyone treats me really good and the way a pro wrestler needs to be treated.”

Daga has spent the majority of his career wrestling for AAA in Mexico. He’s also competed on Lucha Underground. He was a member of the famed Perros Del Mal stable for many years.

“When I started in Mexico 14 years ago, we heard lots of things about trying to make a career in the States and Impact is a huge name. For me, it is a pleasure to be able to put my fit in that ring.”

Daga will be back wrestling for Impact at United We Stand on April 4th. Technically, Daga will be apart of Team Lucha Underground against Team Impact. Daga also mentioned, however, that there are plenty of matches for him in Impact.

“Johnny Impact and I are talking about a one-on-one and also with Brian Cage. Cage and I – every time we see each other we’re asking when are we gonna have a one-on-one? I’m a small guy but I’d like to face people that represent a huge challenge,” said DAGA.

“Also, the X-Division is really good and I want to face Rich Swann one-on-one. Impact has a complete roster and you can find any style in the locker room.”

Transcriptions via Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling has once again partnered with Ohio Valley Wrestling. OVW will serve as Impact’s official development and training territory. Here’s the official announcement, featuring quote from Impact Executive VP Scott D’Amore and OVW CEO and owner Al Snow.

IMPACT Wrestling Re-establishes Developmental Agreement with Ohio Valley Wrestling

TORONTO | LOUISVILLE – IMPACT Wrestling announced today that it has re-entered into an agreement with Louisville-based Ohio Valley Wrestling to serve as an official development and training territory for IMPACT Wrestling.

The announcement of the renewed partnership follows the success of the co-promoted One Night Only: Clash in the Bluegrass event, a sold-out show from Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky, which featured stars from both organizations.

“We are excited to grow our outreach and partnership with promotions worldwide,” said IMPACT Wrestling Executive VP Scott D’Amore. “It is great to work with Al Snow and the team at OVW, which has a long history of developing great talent.”

“OVW is proud to be entrusted with the development of the true lifeblood of any professional wrestling promotion – the in-ring talent,” said OVW CEO and owner Al Snow.

As part of the agreement, IMPACT Wrestling management will look to OVW when scouting new talent and those on the development roster will see future opportunities to appear on the flagship weekly show IMPACT!, which is televised in more than 120 countries around the world.

Al Snow acquired OVW in June 2018 and formed Gladiator Sports Network, which also produces professional boxing events and a high school sports prep series while keeping wrestling as its signature brand. OVW served as the official development training ground for World Wrestling Entertainment from 2000 to 2008 and as IMPACT Wrestling’s training territory from 2012 to 2014. With more than 1,000 television episodes, OVW is the longest running professional wrestling series broadcast on local television in the U.S. The series is the signature of the company’s elite training program, which boasts more than 150 alumni who went on to international fame, including John Cena, Brock Lesnar and reigning IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact.

For more information about IMPACT Wrestling, visit www.impactwrestling.com.

For more information on schedules, enrollment and cost of training, visit OVW online at www.ovwrestling.com.

Impact Wrestling was back inside Sam’s Town live in Las Vegas for their 3/15 episode last night. An Impact World championship match was scheduled to main event the show.

Here are 10 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 3/15:

Johnny Impact Swerved Brian Cage/Fans

Last night, Johnny Impact was once again scheduled to defend his Impact World championship against Brian Cage. Once again, Johnny found a way to walk away still world champion. This time, however, Johnny wouldn’t even allow the match to begin.

Killer Kross walked to the ring before the main event with a seemingly unconscious Johnny draped over his shoulders. It seemed as though Kross had taken out Johnny out of frustration for not being included in the title match.

Cage only got involved when it appeared Kross was going to strike Taya Valkyrie. The Knockouts champion repaid him for this by hitting him with a low blow. Johnny then nipped up as though he’d never been hurt to begin with. The champion then attacked Cage with a cinder block, likely in the hopes his injury will be so sincere that Johnny won’t have to worry about defending his title against him again for a long, long time.

As for Killer Kross, it appears he was able to convince Johnny and Taya that they need him watching their back. Some type of arrangement has clearly been made between Johnny and Kross, at least.

Gail Kim Suspended By Impact Wrestling Management

Gail Kim was suspended by Scott D’Amore last night. Kim got physically involved in attempting to restrain Tessa Blanchard from being up more non-wrestling company employees. The tension between the Hall-of-Famer Kim and the former Knockouts champion continues to build.

Jordynne Grace Earns A Knockouts Championship Match

Jordynne Grace has climbed to the top of the Knockouts division rankings. After defeating Tessa Blanchard in a #1 contenders match last night, Grace has earned a title match. She’s scheduled in one for United We Stand on April 4th, though it is in a fatal 4-way match also featuring Rosemary and Katie Forbes challenged Valkyrie.

As for Tessa Blanchard, it looked like she had the match going the way she wanted but failed to keep her focus. Blanchard took the time to tell fans she “hopes Gail Kim is watching” before climbing the top rope. She was cut off by Grace, however, who then gave her the Grace driver for the win.

Lucha Bros Disrespected Konnan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cWPPwEJUvo

Konnan went to ask the Lucha Bros for yet another match against LAX this week. Pentagon did his hand signal and told Konnan he has “no fear” in response. Konnan took this as a sign of disrespect. Konnan seems more motivated than ever to get LAX back in the ring with the Lucha Bros now.

Moose Has No Chill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwnmS97DHRA

Moose decided to hang out with the guys from the Rascalz this week. At first, he seemed to be having a good time with them but then his mood soured when the Rascalz made fun of “the dude Melissa Santos rejected” the previous week. Moose then beat up all 3 members of the faction in a comedic fashion.

Trey Miguel vs Moose has been scheduled for next week.

Rosemary Attempts To Bring Back Allie

Even though Rosemary’s team won the “Dark War” last week, Allie still hasn’t returned. Rosemary has possession of “Dark Allie” but this Allie isn’t letting Rosemary know where “the rest of Allie” is. Rosemary seems as motivated to get Allie’s soul back as she is to get people to subscribe to Impact Wrestling’s Twitch channel during commercial breaks.

OVE Defeat Rich Swann & Co.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1jzPmJWF3o

After weeks of trying to get Swann to join his faction, Callihan was able to pick up the victory against his team this week. Callihan got the win for his team here after giving Tommy Dreamer a piledriver.

Later it was announced that Callihan will challenge Swann for the X-Division championship next week.

Glenn Gilberti Picks Up 1st Victory In Impact Wrestling Since 2004

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI7vAaRtQj8

The former Disco Inferno went a cool 15 years between victories for Impact Wrestling. Last night, he defeated a Kikutaro character as he looked to work off the ring rust in preparation for a clash with Scarlett Bordeaux

It was his first victory since he teamed with Johnny Swinger a decade and a half ago for TNA Wrestling. He and Swinger were known as the New York Connection and they defeated El Fuego and Scott Papper on the 21st episode of Impact Wrestling. Gilbertti would later lose a “Loser is Fired” match against David Young.

Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards Working Well As A Team

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvdV7Iqdab0

Despite differing philsophies on wrestling, Eli Drake and Eddie Edwards worked well as a team this week. They defeated the Desi Hit Squad, who just can’t seem to string any wins together. Granted, Edwards did require the use of his kendo stick to get the victory. All the same, Edwards and Drake might decide to stick together for a bit.

KM & Fallah Bah Go 2-0 Against Reno Scum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5vDvPEijEg

Reno Scum is a popular Las Vegas-based team. It seems they have a chance to catch on with Impact Wrestling but a loss to KM and Fallah Bah will likely do them no favors in that regard.

Quick Results:

1. Sami Callihan & the Crist Brothers (OVE) defeated Tommy Dreamer, Rich Swann, & Willie Mack
2. Glenn Gilberti defeated Kikutara
3. KM & Fallah Bah defeated Reno Scum
4. #1 Contendership Knockouts Championship
   Jordynne Grace defeated Tessa Blanchard
5. Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards defeated the Desi Hit Squad
6. Impact World Championship
   Johnny Impact (c) vs Brian Cage – Never Started

Next week:

• X-Division Championship
  Rich Swann (c) vs Sami Callihan
• Willie Mack vs Ethan Page

Madison Rayne recently signed a multi-year deal with Impact Wrestling. It appears Rayne and ROH came to a mutual agreement regarding her release from the company. Rayne signed a 1-year deal with ROH last September. She later came to terms on her release from the promotion and re-signed with Impact at the beginning of the month.

According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, Rayne was not satisfied with the creative direction of her character. She is also said to have pitched the idea of the Beautiful People faction being brought into ROH.

“She then pitched the return of The Beautiful People and ROH agreed that maybe they would try,” wrote Dave Meltzer. “Different people came up with ideas on introducing The Beautiful People. They pitched her the scenarios and she at first gave an indication she liked them, but a few days later she sent them an email saying she didn’t like any of the ideas. Both sides did leave the process amicably.”

Rayne had apparently pushed for Velvet Sky and Angelina Love be brought in for the Beautiful People gimmick. ROH is said to have wanted Mandy Leon to replace one of Sky or Love, however.

Rayne is a former 5x Knockouts champion and twice held the Knockouts tag team championships. The Beautiful People consisted of Madison Rayne, Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, Lacey Von Erich and at one point, Billy Gunn.

• Madison Rayne Almost Retired From Professional Wrestling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GkoS9U853g

Impact Wrestling will bring 2-nights of tapings inside the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia on May 3rd and 4th. The “ECW Arena” has been a famed pro-wrestling venue for over 20 years.

Impact Wrestling tapes their television once a month over 2 or 3-night periods. So far in 2019, Impact has taped in Nashville and Las Vegas. This month, Impact travels back to Windsor, Ontario for 2 nights of tapings. Following Windsor, Impact presents Rebellion from Toronto’s Rebel nightclub. Although it has yet to be announced, the promotion will likely hold TV tapings from Toronto the next two nights as well.

2300 Arena In Philadelphia

In addition to having been ECW’s Philadelphia home, the 2300 Arena is currently used by both MLW and ROH. Major League Wrestling recently presented “SuperFight” from the venue on February 2nd.

The arena even boats its own Hall of Fame for wrestlers. The following are all inductees:

1. Rocco Rock
2. Terry Funk
3. Johnny Grunge
4. the Sandman
5. John Zandig
6. Eddie Gilbert
7. Chris Candido
8. Tod Gordon
9. Sabu
10. Trent Acid
11. Jerry Lynn
12. Tommy Dreamer
13. ECW Fans
14. the Blue Meanie
15. the Pitbulls
16. 2 Cold Scorpio
17. Shane Douglas
18. Dean Malenko
19. Eddie Guerrero

Impact Wrestling Wrestling – 2300 Arena – Press Release

“This coming May, after United We Stand and after Rebellion, IMPACT Wrestling will be traveling to the World Famous 2300 Arena for 2 nights of IMPACT LIVE!” a company press release for the event reads. “This is your first chance to see your favorite Stars and Knockouts of IMPACT Wrestling in the same arena that made ECW a household name over 20 years ago. Tickets will be available Thursday, March 21st at 10AM ET at 2300Arena.Com.”

• Rob Van Dam Hints At Working More Events For Impact Wrestling

Former WWE Champion Rob Van Dam is set to make his return to Impact Wrestling alongside Sabu as they’ll team up to face Pentagon Jr. and Fenix at the United We Stand event. The show goes down on April 4th during WrestleMania weekend from the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey.

This has led to speculation about his future with Impact Wrestling. RVD dropped a teaser to add fuel to the fire during a recent interview with TV Insider, in order to promote his new documentary, Headstrong.

This is where he made it known that he might be making more appearances for Impact Wrestling.

“There are people who have RVD money. But having said that, I can tell you after talking so much about AEW, Impact Wrestling also has RVD money,” he said. I don’t know if I’m spoiling any big announcement or anything, but yes.”

Here is the updated card for United We Stand:

• Pentagon Jr. and Fenix vs. RVD and Sabu – Extreme Dream Match
• Jake Crist vs. Dante Fox vs. Pat Buck vs. Kotto Brazil vs. Jack Evans vs. TBA – Ultimate X
• Sami Callihan vs. Jimmy Havoc – Monster’s Ball Match
• Brian Cage, Moose, Eddie Edwards, and Johnny Impact vs. Drago, Daga, Aero Star, and King Cuerno
• Eli Drake vs. Tessa Blanchard
• Impact X Division Champion Rich Swann vs. Yamato
• Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Rosemary vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Katie Forbes