In recent weeks, numerous former wrestlers from Impact Wrestling have joined the ranks of WWE. Abyss, Sonjay Dutt, “Hurricane” Shane Helms, even “Double J” Jeff Jarrett are all officially backstage personnel for the promotion.
In a twist to this formula, a former WWE Superstar has revealed that he will be joining Impact Wrestling in an agent/producer role.
It was revealed in Figure Four Daily that Lance Storm would soon begin work with Impact. He spoke with them regarding this opportunity, mentioning he would begin at the upcoming Impact TV tapings in Ontario, Canada. Storm did stress that, at this point in time, it is not a permanent position.
“I’m going to be doing the agent/producer role for Impact Wrestling in the near future. The March 22 and 23 tapings in Windsor, Ontario, which I think are their next TV tapings,” Storm divulged. “[…] it’s only a couple of weeks away now. It is not a permanent position. It is a bit of a test to see if I like the job and if they like my ability to do the job, but, I will be in Windsor for the next Impact Wrestling tapings.”
He credited the taping schedule as a key factor in his decision, mentioning that “It’s possible [for me] because they only tape two days a month and it’s a Friday and a Sunday, so I would only have to adjust one day, per month, out of my SWA training schedule. So, it’s doable, and obviously I get along extremely well with both Don Callis and Scott D’Amore.”
Storm claims he has been watching Impact Wrestling “religiously” for the past month. Pragmatic in his approach, he confirms that “if both sides like it, I will probably do it moving forward for a while.”
Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view is entitled United We Stand. It will air live on the company’s Twitch channel on April 4th. The event takes place from the Rahway Rec Center in New Jersey.
It will be interesting to see what Lance Storm can bring to the company. His wealth of experience and knowledge alone should immediately benefit them, but will his input be enough to entice fans?
“All Ego” Ethan Page has signed a new 2-year deal with Impact Wrestling, according to Greg Oliver of SLAM! Wrestling.
Page has wrestled or Impact since late 2017, when he debuted as Chandler Park, the storyline cousin of Joseph Park (Abyss). He was off television for most of 2018 due to not having a work visa. He returned back in October as Ethan Page.
“A big part of it was being able to continue to work in America legally, because of the work visa situation,” Page told SLAM! Wrestling.
Page was previously one of the top stars in EVOLVE. Working in EVOLVE helped him develop as a performer, but he feels that he outgrew them in some respects and now prefers working for Impact.
“If we’re talking about where I’ve enjoyed working more, I’ve enjoyed working more at Impact, especially with the roster of guys that they have,” he explained. “I think too, with EVOLVE, not to just toot my own horn, but I feel as if though I reached the top percentile for talent on the roster and I prefer to be on the bottom, because it gives me a place to actually grow, and people to learn from. If I have no, I guess, someone to aspire to be working with, or in a program with, or learning from, then I want to go somewhere else.”
Visit Slam.Canoe.com to read more of what Ethan Page said about making Impact Wrestling his long-term home.
Impact Wrestling has announced a slew of talent signings over the last few weeks. Sami Callihan, Moose, Rosemary, Madison Rayne, Fallah Bahh and Ace Austin are among the performers that have inked new deals with the Toronto-based promotion.
Impact Wrestling has announced some of the signings on Twitter. A few others were fed to wrestling news sites, such as WrestlingINC’s report about Fallah Bah and SportingNews‘ scoop about Moose’s new deal.
SEScoops has learned that nearly all of wrestlers who “recently” signed new deals with Impact actually signed back in late October, prior to the new TV deal with the Pursuit channel.
Sources in Impact have speculated about why the company waited over 4 months to roll out these announcements all at once. Whatever the case, these are strong signings for for Impact that will make for some exciting matches in the months ahead.
Impact Wrestling is gearing up for its next pay-per-view, Rebellion. That show is scheduled for Sunday, April 28th from Toronto, Ontario Canada at the Rebel Entertainment Complex.
Impact Wrestling and Ohio Valley Wrestling partnered up to host a show dubbed ‘Crash in the Bluegrass’ on Saturday night. The event was held at the Davis Arena in Louisville.
Impact also noted on their website that Clash in the Bluegrass will be “first of many shows that IMPACT and OVW produce together.”
Team OVW (Dustin Jackson, Shiloh Jonze, “Mister Marvelous” Melvin Maximus, and “The Boy Wonder” Sam Thompson) defeated oVe (Jake & Dave Crist, Sawyer Fulton, and Ace Austin) via DQ
Brian Cage defeated “The Trinidad Titan” Justin Smooth via pinfall
Johnny Impact (c) defeated Adam Revolver and Eddie Edwards via pinfall for the Impact World Title in a Triple Threat match
The War Kings (Crimson & Jax Dane) (c) defeated The Void (Nigel Winters & Chace Destiny) and Kings Ransom (Maximus & Leonis Khan) via pinfall for the OVW Southern Tag Team Titles
Former WWE/TNA/ECW World Champion Rob Van Dam recently spoke with Wrestlezone’s Kevin Kellam to talk about a wide range of topics to promote his new documentary ‘Headstrong.’
At his advancing age and for his mind, RVD has decided to work a selective number of dates on the independent scene. It appears that he’s just enjoying his life after putting together a successful career.
In this interview, RVD talked about his status as a pro wrestler and future in the wrestling business. This is where he made it known that he considers himself semi-retired.
“I consider myself semi-retired. The last three years I’ve had about 10-12 matches a year, most of them overseas, and I’m really not looking to do more than that. But good business is good business, if somebody talks.. I can’t see myself going back to full-time, that’s really not a possibility, not the way full-time was defined in the past anyway.”
RVD to make his return to Impact Wrestling alongside longtime friend Sabu as they’ll team up to face Pentagon Jr. and Fenix at the “United We Stand” event on April 4th during WrestleMania weekend from the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey
“Yeah I got this Impact match coming up, I’m looking forward to tagging with Sabu , it’s been a long time since we’ve tagged, so I’m looking forward to that because he’s my mentor. He brought me into the business, he was the first guy I was the ring with, he helped train me, not counting Ted DiBiase when I kissed his foot.”
Last night, Impact Wrestling presented their first show from their Las Vegas tapings held earlier this week. The show aired live on Twitch and Pursuit. The Lucha Bros faced LAX in the main event.
Here are 8 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 2/22:
Lucha Bros Defeated LAX – LAX Unmasked Lucha Bros
Pentagon Jr. and Fenix defeated LAX in what was supposed to be the final chapter of their rivalry. The 3-match series ends 2-1 in favor of the Lucha Bros.
After the match, Konnan congratulated the Lucha Bros and asked LAX to do the same. LAX was hesitant to do so but ultimately put out their hands to shake with their rivals. Perhaps remembering how LAX treated them after their first match, the Lucha Bros got up in LAX’s faces instead of shaking hands. LAX then attacked and would unmask both of the Lucha Bros, much to Konnan’s dismay. The show closed with LAX holding up Pentagon and Fenix’s masks.
Brian Cage & Johnny Impact Agree To Takeout Moose & Killer Kross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3–BI4F2rd8
To kick things off last night, Johnny Impact announced he had defeated Cage, Kross, and Moose so he planned to move on to new competition. This didn’t sit well with Moose or Kross who both came out to confront Impact. A #1 contenders match between Moose and Kross was organized but resulted in a no-contest due to outside interference.
Later in the show, Impact presented Cage with a contract. The contract stated that if Cage helps Impact takeout Kross and Moose then Cage gets the next shot at his world title.
Tessa Blanchard Denied Title Match With Taya Valkyrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiAuSpt9c1Q
We saw Tessa Blanchard in a backstage segment this week. She was storming out of management’s office, irate that she was denied another title match against Taya Valkyrie. Blanchard vowed she would get another shot at Taya one-way or another, however.
Later in the show, Blanchard would interrupt a match between Alisha Edwards and Delilah Doom and take out both Knockouts in an effort to make herself heard. Delilah Doom would later challenge Blanchard to a match next week.
A Dark War Is Coming
Rosemary has been haunting Dark Allie as of late. This week in a backstage segment, Father James Mitchell confronted Rosemary, claiming he is the one who owns Dark Allie. Rosemary asked Mitchell if they could cut a deal for Allie. Mitchell said he wants to bring Rosemary back to the underworld in exchange for Allie. Finally, the two sides decided to assemble their dark armies and battle it out in the ring. If Mitchell’s side wins, they get Rosemary. If Rosemary’s side win, she gets Allie.
Eddie Edwards Beats Eli Drake With A Wrestling Move
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULXcx7wQhYQ
Eddie Edwards didn’t need hardcore wrestling to beat Eli Drake. He attempted to use his kendo stick in the match but ultimately won with a roll-up pin on Drake, who had previously tried to use the kendo stick as well. Will this mark the return of the old Eddie Edwards?
Rich Swann Calls Sami Callihan “Family”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-XJ3ewVtZ4
Sami Callihan visited Rich Swann in the hospital this week. Callihan again tried to plead with Swann that Callihan is family and the only one really looking out for him. The nurses tried to get Callihan to leave, telling him only family is allowed to visit. Swann told the nurses that Callihan is family. Callihan then left an OVE shirt on Swann’s hospital bed as he left.
The Great Gama Singh Outsmoked The Rascalz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FU523INeQw
Impact Wrestling held their most recent tapings in Las Vegas. Then they head to Windsor in March followed by Toronto in April. What do all of these places have in common? Legal marijuana! While this should lead to the Rascalz advantage, they got outsmoked by the Great Gama Singh before their match with the Desi Hit Squad this week. Despite this, the Rascalz were still able to pull off the victory as they continue to rise up the rankings in Impact Wrestling.
The former Disco Inferno competed in the early days of TNA wrestling and was recently hired back to the promotion by Don Callis. His hiring occurred on an episode of Konnan’s “Keepin’ it 100” podcast.
Gilbertti showed up for work but was given faulty directions to the management office and ended up locked out of the building.
Quick Results:
Moose vs Killer Kross – no contest
The Rascalz defeated the Desi Hit Squad
Eddie Edwards defeated Eli Drake
Alisha Edwards vs Delilah Doom – No Contest (Blanchard interfered)
Impact Tag Team Championships
The Lucha Bros (c) defeated LAX
Next week:
Delilah Doom vs Tessa Blanchard
Jake Crist vs Willie Mack
Johnny Impact & Brian Cage vs Moose & Killer Kross
Pop TV President Brad Schwartz spoke with Deadline.com where he talked about a wide range of topics including the reason why Impact Wrestling is no longer airing on the network.
Last month, it was announced that Impact had signed a new television deal with Pursuit Channel to air their flagship show in the United States. It also saw a change as the show was moved from Thursday’s to Friday’s.
This deal came about once Impact had to find a new home to air their weekly television series after not agreeing to a new deal with Pop TV. Since then, Impact has simulcast its program on both Pursuit as well as Twitch.
“Yes, we had a wrestling show every Thursday night, which by the way was one of our 10 highest-rated shows on the network,” Schwartz said. “They wanted to keep going, obviously.”
He brought up Impact provided two hours of original content every Thursday night every week of the year that would do 400 thousand-500 thousand viewers every Thursday night.
He would add, “We had to really start focusing on brand and expectation, and I think if you’re going to pitch yourself and tell audiences that you’re this place for premium content, Schitt’s Creek, Flack, Florida Girls, this type of stuff, then people need to know what to expect from you when they come to the channel.”
Impact Wrestling’s event over WrestleMania weekend this year will now be a PPV on the FITE app. The promotion earlier announced a dream tag-team match for the event featuring Rob Van Dam & Sabu teaming up to face Pentagon Jr. and Fenix, the Lucha Bros. Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc in a Monster’s Ball match was also scheduled for the event recently.
United We Stand takes place on April 4th from the Rahway Center in Rahway, New Jersey.
Impact Wrestling has recently announced 3 more matches for the event. Tessa Blanchard and Eli Drake will face each other in a special inter-gender match.
A team representing Impact Wrestling will also take on a team wrestling Lucha Underground on the show. Brian Cage, Johnny Impact, Moose, and Eddie Edwards will make up Team Impact. The Lucha Underground team will consist of Aerostar, Drago, King Cuerno, and Daga.
Jake Crist, Jack Evans, and Kotto Brazil are all confirmed for the Ultimate-X match that night as well.
“We are delighted to welcome two legends in Rob Van Dam and Sabu back to an IMPACT Wrestling ring,” said Ed Nordholm, President of IMPACT Wrestling. “Add this to the list of other matches we have announced and United We Stand is becoming a dream night of action for wrestling fans all over the world made available through our partners at FITE.tv.”
Eddie Edwards signed a new deal with Impact Wrestling last week. Impact announced his signing during their recent tapings in Las Vegas. Edwards sat down with ImpactWrestling.com recently to discuss why he re-upped with the promotion.
“It wasn’t a tough decision for me,” Edwards said. “This has been my home for the past five years. Between Anthem, our office, the wrestlers, the ring crew, production, everything – I feel comfortable and confident in this team. I want to be one of the guys at the forefront of IMPACT Wrestling, trying to bring us forward to the next level.”
Edwards also spoke positively about the creative freedom he has.
“I have the most freedom I’ve ever had. It’s great. I get to go out there and try new things. (IMPACT’s) a very comfortable place for me, and it’s very exciting.”
In terms of 2018, it was an up and down year for Edwards. Everything worked out well in the end for him, however.
“Obviously I’ve been through a lot (this year), and it’s all been positive changes. As stupid as it sounds, getting hit with a baseball bat somehow worked into a positive. I enjoy the direction that I’m going, I enjoy the confidence that the company has put in me, and I enjoy trying to push the limit in the ring and outside the ring. I’m very grateful that the front office and everybody here has that faith in me.”
Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view event, Rebellion, is starting to take shape. On Sunday night, Impact wrapped up the television tapings from Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sam’s Town Casino. Following this show, two championship matches have been confirmed for Homecoming and a singles match is set.
First up is the likely main event which will see Impact Wrestling Champion Johnny Impact make his next title defense against Brian Cage. The other title match is Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions Rey Fenix & Pentagon Jr. vs. LAX. Finally, the singles match is Tessa Blanchard vs. Gail Kim.
The promotion will hold their Rebellion show at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, April 28. The event will air on traditional PPV outlets and the FITE TV app.
This will be their second PPV of 2019. As of this writing, the promotion has yet to reveal any other details on the show. This will mark the second PPV of 2019 for the company.
The promotion has already announced that Tickets and VIP packages for Rebellion will go on sale at noon Eastern on Monday, March 4.
This isn’t the first time that the promotion has held an event at the Rebel Entertainment Complex as they did so with the Slammiversary XVI event in July 2018.
The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on February 17, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall 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
– Moose defeated Trey Miguel.
– Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards defeated Fallah Bahh & KM.
– Ace Austin defeated Damien Drake.
– There was an in-ring segment where Josh Matthews introduced Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie for them to explain their actions for the attack on Brian Cage, which is where Impact stated that because fans are not interested in his title defenses and they just want to see him wreck his body. He would then take shots at Cage for being a dumb person. Matthews asked Johnny about his pay-per-view match in Toronto against Brian Cage. Johnny said that he beat Cage once and he can do it again and that he hopes that Cage stays healthy up until then.
– Willie Mack defeated Ethan Page.
– Impact X-Division Champion Rich Swann defeated Sami Callihan. Post-match, Callihan attacked Rich Swann and grabbed a steel chair but Swann managed to stop him. A masked man came out and attacked Swann, revealing himself to be former WWE NXT superstar Sawyer Fulton. Willie Mack made the save
– Su Yung defeated Alisha Edwards.
– Konnan came to the ring with LAX (Santana & Ortiz) where they cut a promo about how they have a message for the Lucha Bros. (Pentagón Jr & Fénix) which is the fact that he’s sick of all of the disrespect that has come since the teams have started feuding. Lucha Bros came out and a brawl ensued, which led to security coming out, however, both teams got rid of the security.
– Glenn Gilberti came to the ring and told Scarlett Bordeaux that she can call off the match if she wants. Scarlett said she wants the match.
– Scarlett Bordeaux defeated Glenn Gilberti.
– Tessa Blanchard came to the ring where she cut a promo about how she gets justice on Gail Kim, which led to Kim coming out and apologized to her for the suspension and costing her the Knockouts Championship. Tessa thanked Gail, but then pushed her to quit her role with the company. Kim has already started that process. Blanchard then knocked her for making a fool of herself in bra and panties type matches while she was headlining Impact. Gail attacked Tessa and stood tall to end the segment.
– Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie lost to Jordynne Grace via countout. Post-match, Johnny Impact tried to take Taya to the back but Brian Cage came out and chased Impact around the ring. Killer Kross came out and attacked Cage and locked in a rear naked choke.
– Killer Kross defeated Brian Cage. Post-match, Johnny Impact attacked Brian Cage, putting his arm inside a chair and slamming it with another chair.
Chris Jericho is currently under contract with All Elite Wrestling (AEW). However, “Y2J” certainly had great interest from other promotions as well. One of those being IMPACT Wrestling. Speaking to Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio, Jericho revealed that IMPACT offered him a four-match mid-seven-figure deal to sign with them:
“In my mind, from a pure business standpoint, I’m worth as much as Brock Lesnar to WWE as far as what I bring to the table. That’s the watermark that I had. For me to go back to Vince, I want that kind of a deal.
“When I was starting to talk with Tony (Khan) and New Japan and Impact as well– Impact offered me a hell of a deal for a four match series. We’re talking mid-seven figures. They have some cash as well. When they believe in something, they have money for it.”
Of course, Jericho has now signed on with AEW and will take on Kenny Omega in his first match for the promotion. That match will go down at their Double Or Nothing pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25, 2019. Jericho will be part of a promotion that’s expected to really shake up the professional wrestling world.
Many believe AEW has a chance at eventually competing with WWE and pushing the professional wrestling juggernaut to be better. Only time will tell if that ultimately proves to be the case. Check out the current line-up for Double Or Nothing below:
Triple Threat Match: Dr. Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rosee vs. Kylie Rae
“Hangman” Adam Page vs. Pac
SoCal Uncensored (Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, and Christopher Daniels) vs. Cima, TBA, and TBA
Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho
What do you think about IMPACT offering Jericho a four-match mid-seven-figure deal?
Eddie Edwards is staying with Impact Wrestling. The former World Champ on the promotion has recently signed a new long-term deal with the company. The exact length of the contract has not been revealed, however.
The 35-year-old has been with the company since 2014.
On this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, Edwards was the final man left for Team Impact against Team AAA. He was eliminated after Eli Drake hit Edwards with a kendo stick, however, allowing Psycho Clown to roll him up for the win.
Drake and Edwards are scheduled to face each other next week on the show.
Edwards has won world titles with 3 different promotions. He’s a former ROH World Champion, GHG Heavyweight Champion for Pro Wrestling NOAH, and a former Impact World Champ. He defeated Bobby Lashley for the title in 2016 and held it to the following January. Edwards lost the title back to Lashley in a 30-minute Ironman match at Genesis 2017.
Edwards defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima for the GHG Heavyweight title in the summer of 2017. He would drop the title to Kenoh that December.
Edwards’ ROH World title run began when he defeated Roderick Strong for the belt in 2011, becoming the promotion’s first triple-crown winner in the process. He dropped the title to Davey Richards 3 months later at Best in the World 2011.
The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on February 16, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall 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
– Rich Swann defeated Ethan Page by pinfall. Post-match, OVE comes out where Sami Callihan gets on the mic and says that tonight is the night that Swann finally joins OVE. He says that when Swann was in the hospital, Callihan was the only one who was there for him. Swann joins the group as he puts on a t-shirt then attacks them. Swann escapes and rips the shirt off to end the segment.
– Ace Austin defeated Jake Atlas via pinfall.
– Alisha Edwards comes out for a promo where she thanks Impact for giving her the opportunity to speak and that her contract is expiring at the end of the month, and she now has the perfect opportunity to figure out what’s next. This led to Desi Hit Squad coming out where Gama Singh says he’s happy she’s leaving because he’s sick of this women’s empowerment movement. Raj Singh says that there is no better place for a woman than at home. Alisha slaps Gama and then Eddie Edwards comes out and destroys the Hit Squad with a kendo stick. The numbers get the better of him until Eli Drake makes the save.
– Kiera Hogan, Jordynne Grace, and Rosemary defeated Allie, Su Yung, and an Undead Bride. Post-match, Rosemary leashes Allie and takes Allie backstage with her.
– Scarlett Bordeaux is introduced by Josh Matthews where he questions Scarlett about her worldwide talent search and asks her why she chose herself. Scarlett says Disco Inferno was the worst, which led to Inferno getting in the ring and says all she’s done is walk out, show her body, and became the biggest star. They got back and forth about how she now wants to wrestle. She vowed the next time she sees him she’ll make him pay.
– Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. and Fenix) defeated The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier and Zachary Wentz) via pinfall.
– Luchasaurus defeated Chris Bey via pinfall.
– oVe (Sami Callihan, Dave Crist & Jake Crist) defeated Rich Swann, Willie Mack & Tommy Dreamer.
– Glenn Gilberti defeated Kikutaro.
– Fallah Bahh & KM defeated Reno SCUM (Adam Thornstowe & Luster The Legend).
– Jordynne Grace defeated Tessa Blanchard.
– Eli Drake & Eddie Edwards defeated Desi Hit Squad (Raj Singh & Rohit Raju) (w/Gama Singh).
– Johnny Impact’s music hit, however he never made his way out. Killer Kross came out carrying a cinder block, as well as Johnny Impact, who had a neck brace on. Several extra talents ran out to stop things, however Killer Kross beat them all down and then set Johnny up next to the cinder block before grabbing a chair. Taya Valkyrie and Brian Cage came out, with Taya running to cover Johnny Impact, begging Brian Cage to help and Killer Kross to stop. Kross did not take Taya’s advice, which led to her striking him with a right hand. Brian Cage ran down and fought off Killer Kross, attacking him with a steel chair. Taya Valkyrie thanked Brian Cage before low-blowing him, leading to Johnny Impact kipping up. Killer Kross started laughing as Johnny Impact attacked Brian Cage, revealing that it was all a set-up. Johnny Impact put the cinder block on Brian Cage’s head and smashed it with a chair and left with Taya Valkyrie and Killer Kross.
Impact Wrestling presented “UnCaged” a special taped show from Mexico City, Mexico. The Knockouts and Impact World Championship were on the line last night. Team AAA would also face Team Impact in a 4-on-4 elimination tag match.
Here are 7 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 2/15:
Johnny Impact Retained The Impact World Championship
Johnny Impact escaped from Mexico still the Impact World Championship. Much like when he left Nashville with the title, however, he still has Brian Cage gunning for him.
This match was changed from a one-on-one match between Impact and Cage after Moose & Killer Kross defeated them both in a tag match recently. The finish of the match came when Cage hit Kross with Drill Claw and Impact hit Starship Pain on Moose. Impact was able to pin Moose quicker than Cage could do the same to Killer Kross, so Johnny retains.
Between how things ended at Homecoming in Nashville and UnCaged in Mexico City, Brian Cage likely still feels entitled to a one-on-one rematch with the champ.
Taya Valkyrie Retained Her Championship Against Tessa Blanchard In A Mexico City Street Fight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcsazvgXu5Y
Taya Valkyrie successfully defended her Knockouts Championship against Tessa Blanchard in a street fight this week. The gives Taya a 3-1 lead in the series between the two, albeit one victory came via DQ and her second was largely due to Gail Kim.
This week, Valkyrie picked up the victory with a double foot-stomp through the table after a 20-minute fight to start this week’s show.
As for Blanchard, she’s lost 3 straight to Valkyrie. She might need to string together a few wins before getting another shot at the title.
Tessa Blanchard Pays Homage To 4 Horsemen/ Taya Valkyrie To Perros Del Mal
Tessa Blanchard paid homage to Tully Blanchard in her street fight with Taya Valkyrie this week. Blanchard wore her father’s old 4 Horsemen shirt from back in the day. She also flashed the four-finger hand-signal to the camera. It was her first match back from suspension as well.
In similar fashion, Valkyrie wore a “Perros Del Mal” t-shirt, the faction she had previously been aligned with while in AAA. Blanchard would disrespect the shirt later in the match by spitting on it.
Team AAA Wins The World Cup
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXMz1lN7WO0
The luchadors of AAA picked up the victory over Team Impact last night. The hometown favorites won largely because Team Impact imploded. Eddie Edwards caused Eli Drake to get eliminated early and then Drake came back to cause Edwards’ elimination to end the match as well.
With Edwards and Psycho Clown as the final two left in the match, Eli Drake returned to the ring area and clocked Edwards with a kendo stick. Psycho Clown rolled up Edwards and got the win for his team.
It was later announced that Edwards will face Drake next week from Las Vegas.
Rich Swann Turned Down His Last Chance To Join OVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDcqqTQvUjo
It was slipped in without much fanfare but Josh Mathews revealed more about why Callihan wants Swann to join OVE. He said that Swann told him that Callihan wants him in OVE because he has a good credit score and can help rent cars for the faction.
Regardless of the reasons why, Callihan gave Swann his “last chance” to join OVE this week. Swann opted to throw the shirt back in Callihan’s face, kickstarting a fight between the two. The X-Division champ initially got the upper-hand in the skirmish but a thumb to the eyes would reverse the momentum. Callihan then gave Swann a piledriver on the stage area before throwing him off the stage and through a table.
LAX Vs Lucha Bros Rematch – Win, Lose, Or Draw It’s Over
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvbBParC1_8
LAX was shown with Konnan in a backstage segment this week. He told Santana & Ortiz he would go get a rematch for the titles but win, lose, or draw, the next match ends the rivalry between the two teams.
Willie Mack Defeated “All Ego” Ethan Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc8MujYyc5I
Ethan Page has lost his mentor. Matt Sydal’s contract with the company ran up and now Page has been left alone to fend for himself in the X-Division. He was in tough this week against the NWA’s National Champion, Willie Mack. Ultimately, Mack would hit the Stunner for the win.
Quick Results:
Knockouts Championship Street Fight
Taya Valkyrie (c) defeated Tessa Blanchard
Willie Mack defeated Ethan Page
2019 World Cup
Team AAA defeated Team Impact
Puma King eliminated Eli Drake
Fallah Bah eliminated Vikingo
Aerostar eliminated Fallah Bah
Eddie Edwards eliminated Aerostar
Sami Callihan defeated Puma King
Psycho Clown defeated Sami Callihan
Psycho Clown defeated Eddie Edwards
Impact World Championship Fatal 4-Way
Johnny Impact (c) defeated Moose vs Killer Kross vs Brian Cage
The spoilers from the Impact Wrestling TV taping that took place on Friday, February 15, 2019 Las Vegas, Nevada at the Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall 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 Champion Johnny Impact walked out to the ring where he cut a promo about moving on to the next contender and Moose and Killer Kross came out to the ring. This is where Impact brought up having a match to determine the #1 contender.
– Moose vs. Killer Kross ended in a DDQ once Kross threw coffee on Impact who was at ringside. This led to Impact getting in the ring and attacked both men. Moose and Kross fought back until Brian Cage made the save.
– The Rascalz beat the Desi Hit Squad.
– Eddie Edwards beat Eli Drake.
– Alisha Edwards vs. Delilah Doom ended in a no contest when Tessa Blanchard came out and attacked both women.
– Pentagon Jr. & Fenix retained the Impact Tag Team Titles over LAX. Post-match, LAX beat down the champions and took off their masks.
– Willie Mack beat Jake Crist by DQ. Post-match, Tommy Dreamer stopped OVE from attacking Mack. Then, Dreamer challenged OVE to a tag match.
Last May, it was revealed that Joe Hendry had signed with Impact Wrestling. At the time he had nothing but praise for the company, claiming that the promotion offered him a level of freedom in “letting me do what I do.”
Not even a year later, however, and Hendry has now left Impact Wrestling.
In a post uploaded to his Twitter account, Hendry addressed the situation with a video making light of the situation.
He accompanied the footage with the following:
“I am now a FREE AGENT. Thank you to Impact for the oppprtunity.
Ive chosen to bet on myself with my new project and I need your support!
Patreon is coming, but for now all I ask is to subscribe:
https://www.
youtube.com/joehendry?sub_
confirmation=1
…
Lets get the word out!
RETWEETS + LIKES are Prestigious!”
I am now a FREE AGENT. Thank you to Impact for the oppprtunity.
Ive chosen to bet on myself with my new project and I need your support!
The Scottish wrestler is still a part of the United Kingdom’s World Of Sport Wrestling and has wrestled for a number of different promotions, including Insane Championship Wrestling, Defiant Wrestling, and even Ring Of Honor.
It’s expected that more departures will be announced in the following weeks as other contracts are supposedly set to expire soon.
Where does Joe Hendry go from here? Do you think he can make an impact in another promotion?
We recently reported on one half of the Lucha Bros., Rey Fenix, suffering an injury during a live event for AAW in Austin, Texas. An MRI revealed that Fenix suffered a muscle contusion. He was told he would need to take it easy for a while to rest and heal up.
Thankfully, that appears to have done the trick as Rey Fenix took part in the recent tapings for Impact Wrestling.
He and his brother faced off against LAX, who were accompanied by Konnan. The matchup was for the Impact Tag Team Championships, which Pentagon Jr. and Rey Fenix currently hold. The taping is set to air on February 22nd.
Fenix originally sustained the damage whilst attempting a stunner and had to be stretchered out of the ring area in front of concerned fans. AAW requested that fans did not take pictures as the unmasked luchador was helped into an ambulance.
Looking to the future, The Lucha Bros. are set to wrestle The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson) at AEW’s ‘Double Or Nothing’ event. That show goes down on May 25th from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The Lucha Bros. attacked the Bucks during AEW’s recent Ticket Announcement Party, sending a direct message to the Jackson brothers over their intentions come ‘Double Or Nothing.’
The new television home for Impact Wrestling this year has not been exactly what the promotion had hoped for, and it’s a shame.
Last month, they announced their new television deal with Pursuit Channel to air their flagship show in the United States. It also saw a change as the show was moved from Thursday’s to Friday’s.
This deal came about once Impact had to find a new home to air their weekly television series after not agreeing to a new deal with Pop TV. Since then, Impact has simulcast its program on both Pursuit as well as Twitch, which is a service that primarily is served by gamers who live stream while gaming.
Since the move to Pursuit, viewership numbers weren’t posted due to it not cracking the top 150 shows on cable or been revealed until now. Longtime pro wrestling reporter Dave Meltzer noted on the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that the first episode of Impact on Pursuit only pulled in a little over 12,000 viewers.
Over the weekend, WrestlingNews.co reported that the average viewership for Pursuit before Impact started to air on Friday nights at 10 pm eastern was 10,000 viewers. Thus, Impact has drawn a small increase for the television channel that claims to be available in 40 million homes.
Since the first episode, Impact has only had between 7,000 to 11,000 viewers based on the week while being broadcasted on Twitch.
The promotion will hold their Rebellion show at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, April 28. This will be their second PPV of 2019.
Hardcore wrestling legend Sabu will release an autobiography next month. Sabu: Scars, Silence, & Superglue will be officially released in March, though an exact date has yet to be declared.
Sabu: Scars, Silence, & Superglue
Taz and RVD each wrote forewards for the book.
“I have said it before and will say it again, there would be no “TAZ” without Sabu. I have nothing but the utmost respect for him; both for his great legacy as a wrestler and the respect he deserves as the man he is.” – Taz
“Sabu’s autobiography reads like fiction because his story seems so unbelievable, but every word is true! Nephew of the legendary Sheik, a funny intelligent guy who gave more to the business than most ever will, and a man who has both more balls and athleticism than anyone I’ve ever met.” – Raven
Guest passages in the book include a who’s who of ECW legends and wrestling personalities including Bill Alfonso, Tommy Dreamer, Raven, Al Snow, Mikey Whipwreck, Mike Johnson, Justin Credible, Blue Meanie, Don Vega, Mike Johnson, and Kevin Sullivan.
The 54-year-old was recently announced as being in the main event of Impact Wrestling’s United We Stand show on April 4th. He’ll team with Rob Van Dam to take on the Lucha Bros in what’s being billed as an extreme dream match.
Sabu was elected to the 2300 Arena’s “Hardcore Hall of Fame” in 2009.
Impact Wrestling presented a taped show from Mexico City last night on Pursuit and Twitch TV. It was the final show before next week’s special “UnCaged” branded show and also featured a tag-team main event between LAX and the Lucha Bros.
Here are 9 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 2/8
The Lucha Bros Win The Impact Tag Team Championships
Pentagon Jr. and Fenix are the new Impact Wrestling World Tag Team Champions after having defeated LAX in last night’s main event. The teams are now 1-1 against each other in bouts with the titles on the line.
A rubber match between the two teams seems likely.
Fatal 4-Way For Impact World Championship Next Week
Next week's four way match seems to be giving @MrGMSI_BCage and @TheRealMorrison a shared sense of being screwed. #IMPACT
After Moose and Killer Kross defeated Johnny Impact and Brian Cage in tag action last week, they were both added to next week’s title match. Now instead of a rematch between Brian Cage and Johnny Impact, it will be a fatal 4-way match with the World Championship on the line.
The Lucha Bros vs RVD & Sabu Scheduled For United We Stand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX_o019g9Vs
Not only did Pentagon Jr. and Fenix win the tag titles last night, their opponents for United We Stand were also announced. In what will be the night’s main event a dream tag match between the Lucha Bros and RVD & Sabu has been scheduled.
United We Stand takes place April 4th at 11 PM from Rahway, New Jersey and will air live and for free on Twitch TV.
Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Tessa Blanchard – Street Fight Title Match Next Week
Next week on Impact Wrestling, Taya Valkyrie will look to defend the Knockouts Championship against former champion, Tessa Blanchard. This will be the 4th title match between the two and it has been booked under street fight rules. Anything can happen when these two clash for the Knockouts title once again next week.
Kiera Hogan Pinned Dark Allie Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6JBcpTOSZM
Kiera Hogan pinned Allie again last night. Previously, Hogan pinned Allie in a tag-team action but this week Hogan got the win in one-on-one competition. Rosemary has been haunting Allie as of late and she appears rattled. When Su Yung disappeared from ringside, only leaving her mandible claw glove on the apron, the distraction was enough for Hogan to hit a fisherman suplex for the win.
Sami Callihan Will Reveal Rich Swann’s Secrets Next Week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=np4TsEJEJLk
Sami Callihan has been telling the world that Rich Swann owes him for taking him in as a homeless teenager. Swann said in a promo recently, however, that all Sami wants from him is to be his 3rd guy watching his back. That’s not what family is according to Swann. This week Swann teamed up with Willie Mack and defeated the Crist Brothers. Next week, however, Sami Callihan has promised to reveal even more secrets about the X-Division Champion.
Sami Callihan Gains Momentum For Team Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swE03UJmlQg
Sami Callihan will also take part in the 2019 World Cup between Impact and AAA next week. This week, however, in a preview to the 4-on-4 elimination tag match, Callihan took on Puma King and picked up the win with a piledriver.
Trey Beats Rohit Raju
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFADmm__0bU
The Rascalz got in the win column this week as Trey Miguel, the Fresh Prince of Midair, defeated the Desi Hit Squad’s Rohit Raju. Trey missed out on becoming X-Division champion at Homecoming but will move back up the division’s rankings with this win.
Lineup For Impact Wrestling’s UnCaged – Next Week
NEXT WEEK – We present Uncaged on Pursuit and Twitch!
Impact Wrestling’s big show over WrestleMania weekend will be United We Stand on April 4th. The Lucha Bros will face RVD & Sabu in the show’s main event. The match was made official during last night’s broadcast of Impact Wrestling on Pursuit and Twitch.
United We Stand will air live and for free on Twitch.Tv/ImpactWrestling.
The Lucha Bros vs RVD & Sabu – United We Stand – April 4th, 2019
“Rob Van Dam and Sabu will face Pentagon Jr. and Fenix in a must see dream match!” an Impact press release for the match reads. “An instant classic if there ever was one! RVD and Sabu return to IMPACT Wrestling. We can’t wait for this tag team clash.”
The show starts at 11 PM from the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey.
Last month, Impact Wrestling and Major League Wrestling announced they would work together to stagger their shows so fans would be able to attend both:
“Due to the New York curfew preventing us from starting at 11:00 p.m. ET, we have moved our live event to New Jersey,” stated Impact’s Scott D’Amore.
“We want to thank our partners at WrestlePro for facilitating this collaboration on April 4th and also thank House of Glory and stress that we couldn’t make this happen for our great fans without their cooperation.”
Impact Wrestling is teasing the return of a former World Champion during their upcoming event scheduled for WrestleMania 35 weekend.
On Thursday night, April 4th, Impact presents United We Stand from Rahway, New Jersey. The show will stream live on Twitch. Impact is working with WrestlePro, House of Glory and Major League Wrestling (MLW) for the show.
The mystery former World Champion will be involved in the main event of United We Stand. While no further details are available at this time, the identity of the returning World Champion will be announced on Friday’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
If you’ll be in the NYC area for WrestleMania weekend and want to attend United We Stand, ticket information is available at EventBrite.com
A former World Champion in IMPACT Wrestling will return to main event United We Stand on April 4th!
Impact Wrestling 2/1 aired from Mexico City last night. The promotion is building towards a special “Uncaged” episode to take place in two weeks.
Here are 9 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 2/1:
Moose Pinned Johnny Impact In Tag Team Main Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYdnrFz0y4c
Johnny Impact and Brian Cage were forced to team up this week to take on Killer Kross and Moose. The two will face each other in two weeks at UnCaged for the world title. Impact accidentally hit Cage with a kick during the closing moments of the match. As Cage prepared to respond, Moose hit Impact with a spear and pinned him.
Don Callis noted on commentary that the champion might have spread himself too thin, leading to recent losses. Frustration from the fan reaction to how he won at Homecoming might also play a role in what Callis sees as a character change in the champion.
Lucha Bros vs LAX Rematch In 2 Weeks At UnCaged
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y13kM9w1nsc&t=15s
Impact Wrestling kicked off last night’s episode with a trios match. The Lucha Bros and LAX were both paired with a luchador from AAA recommended by Konnan. Daga teamed with LAX and Taurus teamed with the Lucha Bros. After the Lucha Bros picked up the win they challenged LAX to a rematch from Homecoming with the tiles once again on the line. LAX agreed and that match will take place in two weeks at UnCaged.
Rosemary Continues To Haunt Dark Allie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMcsjx0D37I&t=8s
Kiera Hogan and Jordynne Grace defeated Dark Allie and Su Yung in tag team action this week. Rosemary magically appeared on the ring apron in place of Yung much like she has been doing in Allie’s matches as of late. The dark sorcery used by Rosemary caused the distraction allowing Kiera Hogan to hit a fisherman suplex on Allie for the win.
Next PPV Will Be Rebellion – April 28th – Toronto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv_we_u0V6w
Impact Wrestling announced this week they will return to Toronto for the April 28th Rebellion PPV. They will be back in Rebel Nightclub, the home of Slammiversary last summer.
Scarlett Bordeaux Is Training Real Hard For Her Debut
Previously, Scarlett Bordeaux has demonstrated a propensity to eat bananas whole during her training videos. This week the “10 amongst 5s” built anticipation towards her debut in the Knockouts division by sparring with Bobo by a pool.
Tessa Blanchard’s suspension for attacking a production assistant and Gail Kim in the back recently will be lifted for the February 15th UnCaged episode. A video she posted directed at Taya on social media was played. Will Blanchard get a rematch right away against Taya, however? We might have to wait until UnCaged to find out.
Will The Old Eddie Edwards Return?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpvO_fAoOVA
Eli Drake has been lobbying for the old Eddie Edwards to return. He says the hardcore version of Edwards has fallen out of the world title picture but the old Eddie Edwards was a world champion. This week the two teamed up and defeated the Rascalz. Edwards attempted to use his kendo stick but the referee prevented him. Then with the ref still dealing with Edwards, Drake used the kendo stick on Dez, hit Gravy Train and picked up the win for his team.
Edwards seemed a little confused after the match about the tactics his partner used.
World Cup 2019 Preview
Psycho Clown defeated Fallah Bah this week. The member of the famed luchador clown family will be apart of the AAA team which takes on the Impact Wrestling team in the 2019 World Cup at Uncaged. Psycho Clown will team up with Vikingo, Puma King, and Aerostar at Uncaged. Sami Callihan, Eli Drake, Eddie Edwards, and Fallah Bah will make up Team Impact.
Rich Swann Says What Sami Callihan Wants Isn’t Family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PbkVjOVIzA
Callihan tried to tell Rich Swann that he is his real family. Swann was homeless at 18 with no family and no place to go. Callihan opened up his home to Swann but Swann learned a little too much about who exactly Callihan is. Swann says Callihan uses people for his advantage and just wants him to be the 3rd guy watching his back. Swann said what Callihan wants isn’t family.
Quick Results:
The Lucha Bros & Taurus defeated LAX & Daga
Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace defeated Dark Allie & Su Yung
Eddie Edwards & Eli Drake defeated The Rascalz (Dez & Wentz)
Psycho Clown defeated Fallah Bah
Moose & Killer Kross defeated Johnny Impact & Brain Cage
Impact Wrestling has announced their next pay-per-view event. The promotion will hold their Rebellion show at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, April 28. This will be their second PPV of 2019.
The promotion also announced that Tickets and VIP packages for Rebellion will go on sale at noon Eastern on Monday, March 4.
This isn’t the first time that the promotion has held an event at the Rebel Entertainment Complex as they did so with the Slammiversary XVI event in July 2018.
Impact sent out a video that was posted on their official YouTube channel that mentions an “ultimate battle” for the Impact World Championship,” which is likely to serve as the headliner. You can check that out here:
https://youtu.be/Cv_we_u0V6w
Before this pay-per-view event, the company will hold a special episode of Impact that is slated to air on February 15th that is being titled “Uncaged.” Several big matches for that show has been announced. Here’s the lineup:
Johnny Impact defending his World Title against an unknown opponent
Taya Valkyrie defending the Knockouts Championship against Tessa Blanchard in a street fight
Team Impact (Sami Callihan, Eddie Edwards, Eli Drake & Fallah Bahh) vs. Team AAA (Psycho Clown, Puma King, El Hijo del Vikingo & Aerostar) in a World Cup match.