Impact Wrestling aired their second show from the Mexico City tapings held earlier this month. Two more episodes from Mexico City will air before Impact travels to New York City for Bound For Glory.

Here are 8 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 9/27.

Impact Wrestling 9/27

Taya Valkyrie Challenges Tessa Blanchard For Bound For Glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxmRms-qybw&t=2s

• Knockouts Championship
  Tessa Blanchard (c) defeated Faby Apache

After Tessa Blanchard defeated Faby Apache to open the show last night, she cut a promo saying she’d run through the entire Knockouts division. Taya Valkyrie then appeared on the big screen and explained to Blanchard that she had never beaten her. The match was then made official for Bound For Glory.

The Lucha Brothers Kidnapped Dave Crist

• Brian Cage defeated Jake Crist

Brian Cage defeated Jake Crist in single’s action last night. Following the victory, however, he was jumped by Callihan and Dave Crist. Not long after this started, however, the lights went out and when they came back on, Dave Crist was gone.

A video on the big screen showed Pentagon and Fenix with an already tied up Crist brother. The brothers beat him up and gave him a double super-kick. Then back in the ring, Cage delivered a double clothesline to the two remaining guys from Ohio.

Moose Pinned Eddie Edwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJ46Ng1-us&t=5s

• Moose & Killer Kross defeated Eddie Edwards & Johnny Impact

Moose and Killer Kross picked up the win in last night’s main event. With all four men down in the closing moments of the match, Austin Aries attempted to interfere but was thwarted by Johnny Impact. Unfortunately, the distraction allowed Kross to hit him with a Saito suplex, taking Impact out of the match. Moose then delivered a spear to Eddie Edwards and picked up the win.

The OGZ Burned Konnan’s Mask

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-z6zqW0wdQ

• LAX defeated the Desi Hit Squad

LAX defeated Great Gama Singh’s Desi Hit Squad in a non-title match this week. After the match, however, King again tried to goad Konnan and LAX to break the ceasefire. This time King cut a promo saying of all the myths and legends of Mexican wrestling, Konnan was one of the biggest myths. They then burned his mask in the back.

Scarlett Bordeaux Is Holding A Global Talent Search

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ROhzc5MXVk

Scarlett Bordeaux announced she is holding a Global Talent Search for someone she can dedicate her full attention to. Bordeaux mentioned the success KM and Fallah Bah have had since enlisting her help as reasons why wrestlers from other the world should be crawling over one another to have Bordeaux on their side.

Kiera Hogan Pinned Su Yung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJ46Ng1-us

• Kiera Hogan & Allie defeated Su Yung & Undead Bridesmaid

Kiera Hogan pinned former Knockouts Champion, Su Yung, with a spinning fisher-suplex. It’s arguably the biggest win of Hogan’s Impact career thus far. The win moves Hogan’s winning streak to 5 matches. Allie and Kiera Hogan are now 3-0 as a team and Hogan has defeated Alisha Edwards and KC Spinelli (ONO show) recently as well.

Shortly after this match, Impact announced Su Yung and Kiera Hogan will clash in single’s action next week.

Joe Hendry Has To Worry About MURDER Clown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB5qvVXcQxE

Katarina ran into Joe Hendry and Grado in the back. It appears Katarina is looking for revenge against the two. She announced she’d enlisted the help of Murder Clown, one of the murderous clown faction which also includes Psycho Clown and Monster Clown. Henry will have to take on Murder Clown next week.

Next Week On Impact Wrestling

• Su Yung vs Kiera Hogan
• Joe Hendry vs Murder Clown
• Rich Swann vs Matt Sydal
• The Smoke Show with Scarlett Bordeaux

Quick Results:

• Knockouts Championship
  Tessa Blanchard (c) defeated Faby Apache
• Brian Cage defeated Jake Crist
• LAX defeated the Desi Hit Squad
• Kiera Hogan & Allie defeated Su Yung & the Undead Bridesmaid
• Moose & Killer Kross defeated Eddie Edwards & Johnny Impact

Bound For Glory
October 14th, 2018
Melrose Ballroom
New York City, NY

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
• Knockouts Championship
  Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie
• Moose vs Eddie Edwards
• Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers vs Sami Callihan & oVe
• 5150 Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
  Konnan & LAX vs King & the OGZ

Last night on Impact Wrestling, Taya Valkyrie returned after a short hiatus from the promotion. Fittingly, last night’s episode emanated from Mexico City, where Taya has been building a large following since debuting there in 2012.

Knockouts Champion, Tessa Blanchard, had just finished off Valkyrie’s old rival, Faby Apache, when she cut a promo saying she had gone through the entire Knockouts division. Valkyrie appeared on the big screen wearing a “Perros Del Mal” T-shirt, a nod to her longtime faction.

Valkyrie explained that Blanchard couldn’t say she’d gone through the entire division when she hadn’t yet beaten her. She then challenged the champ to a title match at Bound For Glory.

Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie – Bound For Glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxmRms-qybw

Newlyweds, Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie, both have title shots at Impact’s October 14th PPV from New York City. Johnny will take on Austin Aries for the Impact World Championship.

In 2018, the Knockouts division has arguably been the most talked about in the promotion. Blanchard’s performances on Impact Wrestling shows are often the most talked about matches. Valkyrie will be the tough test for Blanchard, who has already successfully defended her title against Su Yung, Gisele Shaw, and now Faby Apache. Blanchard defeated Allie, Rebel, Kiera Hogan, and Alisha Edwards in single’s action before winning the Knockouts title.

Former WCW World Champion and Dewey from the Scream movie franchise, David Arquette, decided to re-enter the world of professional wrestling this year.

While some fans from the late-90s may never be able to forgive Arquette for winning the WCW World Championship, Arquette is chasing his pro-wrestling dream all over again at 47-years-old.

Arquette announced his return on the Wendy Show back in March. He explained his history in wrestling and then said he wanted to bring back respect to his name.

“I was promoting a movie I did called Ready to Rumble and it just so happened that I won the championship,” Arquette said. “(Fans) blamed me for ruining WCW, it’s no longer around and maybe I did have something to do with it.”

“For 18 years, I’ve been trolled on the internet,” he continued. “And I just want to bring some respect back to my name!”

Impact World Champion, Austin Aries, has taken a shine to Arquette it seems. Perhaps Arquette will even be the next name after Killer Kross and Moose to join his stable.

Why? I’m keen on @DavidArquette. Passion for pro wrestling, well connected, first hand experience during a dominant NWO faction era, former World Champion, heat magnet, and he doesn’t care what you think of him. Fits right in with what I’ve begun assembling in @IMPACTWRESTLING… https://t.co/eWTeG07Grd

— Daniel Healy (@AustinAries) September 26, 2018

Austin Aries Offers Praise For David Arquette

“Why? I’m keen on @DavidArquette,” Aries said in a response to a fan on Twitter. Passion for pro wrestling, well connected, first-hand experience during a dominant NWO faction era, former World Champion, heat magnet, and he doesn’t care what you think of him. Fits right in with what I’ve begun assembling in @IMPACTWRESTLING…”

Arquette can be seen on Championship Wrestling From Hollywood on the FITE App. Most reviews of his work thus far have been positive, noting he’s not exactly a star-studded athlete but he sells well and understands wrestling. Arquette has also earned praise from within the industry for just being a likable guy. In his previous run with WCW, Arquette famously donated all of his earnings to the families of Brian Pillman and Owen Hart.

Abyss continues to make the media rounds to promote the brand of Impact Wrestling, which has taken great strides in improvement with not only their storylines but the in-ring product this year, as well his latest accomplishment.

Abyss recently spoke with SportsKeeda to talk about various topics including who he thinks should be inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame next year. This is when the TNA Original stated that there are a lot of people who are deserving but the first name that comes to mind is Mike Tenay because he believes Tenay was the heart of this company for a lot of years and is a dear friend of his. He added that Tenay has helped him so much and put him over strong throughout his career in pro wrestling.

Staying Loyal

Abyss will be celebrated and honored for his contributions to Impact Wrestling next month as the promotion has chosen him to be this year’s Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee. The ceremony will take place on October 13th in New York City at McHale’s Pub. He’s a former World Champion, X-Division Champion, and World Tag Team Champion. When asked about why he stayed loyal to the brand, he brought up how they gave him a chance and took a gamble on him.

“And I was hired immediately afterwards. And they invested in me personally and professionally. Sure, the ups and downs are well documented that this company has gone through. Some of the lows and some of the trials and tribulations that occurred under past regimes. And I must emphasize past when I say that. We fought through a lot. A lot of people were betting against us. We pulled through it together. The talent did. We did. The company did. The office did. This company has always treated me well. This company has always treated me with respect. I was one of the founding members of this company. I was one of the cinder blocks that it’s sitting on top of.”

He continued to state that it always carried a lot of weight in him as being one of the original members of this company and that the promotion has been home to him for over 16 years now.

Impact Wrestling confirmed today what had only been alluded to previously: the company will film 3 nights worth of television tapings from Las Vegas in November. The venue will be Ring of Honor’s old Las Vegas venue, Sam’s Town Casino. The tapings are scheduled from November 11th, 2018 to November 13th, 2018.

Fans can purchase front row tickets for all 3 nights for just $75. Previously, Impact has been running just 2 nights of tapings per month.

Impact Wrestling 2018 Schedule

The promotion owned by Anthem Sports and Entertainment has made international expansion a key part of their year. Anthem owns the Fight Network which is located in Toronto but works internationally. The company was just able to strike a deal to have the Fight Network aired in the UK.

Impact is said to be the second-highest ratings earner for the Fight Network, which is what led to Anthem being keen on purchasing the promotion.

So far in 2018, Impact has run shows in the UK, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. They have also worked with promotions in Australia as well. The Global Wrestling Network, the Anthem-owned streaming services, features many of the promotions Impact has partnered with so far this year. World Series Wrestling, Destiny, Smash, RISE, and others are all featured on the Global Wrestling Network.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvc0Pd8AhBI

Impact Wrestling presents their second show from their Mexico City tapings tonight. After tonight, just two more episodes will air before Bound for Glory in New York City.

Impact Wrestling Preview 9/27

Knockouts Championship
Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Faby Apache

Last week on Impact Wrestling, AAA Reina De Reinas Champion, Faby Apache, defeated Alisha Edwards. After the match, she challenged Knockouts Champion, Tessa Blanchard, to a title match. Blanchard and Faby were involved in an altercation in the locker room earlier when Blanchard was acting entitled regarding where she could put her bag down.

Blanchard will be looking for her 3rd straight title defense. She’s successfully defended the belt against Su Yung on Impact from Toronto and against Gisele Shaw at a One Night Only show from Mississauga.

Johnny Impact & Eddie Edwards vs Moose & Killer Kross

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWuVrcCCU80

This match has been announced as the main event tonight despite the Knockouts title match also scheduled. Johnny Impact’s first episode of Survivor aired last night. He’ll be looking to get revenge on Aries’ two run-in buddies ahead of their title clash at Bound For Glory.

Eddie Edwards will face Moose at Bound For Glory but tonight he’ll have a chance to get his hands on his former ally as well.

Su Yung & The Undead Maid Of Honor vs Kiera Hogan & Allie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgK0KF5Abts

Allie and Kiera Hogan have made it their mission to stop Su Yung from locking anyone else inside a coffin. They will get their chance to take out Yung and her Undead Maid Of Honor tonight in tag-team action.

Tessa Blanchard has her eyes on Allie, however, and feels the former Knockouts Champion is just angling to get a crack at her belt. We’ll see if Blanchard gets involved this week. She has a history with both sides of this tag match, after all.

Scarlett Bordeaux Announcement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_bJnxRv2GE

Scarlett Bordeaux has been giving advice to several wrestlers as of late. Her advice to KM and Fallah Bah helped the team get on the same page and pick up a win. It didn’t help Fallah Bah much in his Impact World Championship match 2 weeks ago, however.

The Smoke Show is set to make an announcement tonight. Bordeaux’s popularity in Mexico has been rising rapidly as of late so it will be interesting to see the reaction she gets. Her highlights on YouTube from AAA are hitting high numbers.

Brian Cage vs Jake Crist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4apQDLeV-Ik&t=13s

Brian Cage will team up with the Lucha Brothers at Bound For Glory to take on Sami Callihan and oVe. Tonight, Cage gets a chance to get his hands on one of Callihan’s minions when he takes on Jake Crist.

The Desi Hit Squad vs LAX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JPgHrVUZU&t=14s

It was revealed last week that the Desi Hit Squad have a non-title match against LAX tonight. A win in a non-title match would likely move Great Gama Singh’s team into position for a title match. LAX will have to look over their shoulders as well since King and the OGZ will likely have something in store for them now that we are less than 3 weeks away from their Concrete Jungle Deathmatch at Bound For Glory.

Last week, reports were that WWE officials met with Scott D’Amore and Ed Nordholm from Impact Wrestling. According to a recent report from the Wrestling Observer, it was WWE who reached out to Impact for the meeting and not the other way around. Previous reports had stated it was Impact doing the pitching but that is now being refuted.

“It was WWE that requested the meeting, that Impact pitching as we reported was not correct,” Meltzer wrote. He would continue to say that reports of Impact being up for sale are not true.

Impact Wrestling Financial Situation Moving Forward

“It was said that no deal of any note came out of the meeting and that while Impact has been a huge money loser for most of its existence, the bleeding money of 2017 has also been turned around this year and it’s a much more efficient business.”

While it appears not much of note came out of the meeting, the two sides appear to have a far more agreeable working relationship than ever before.

“As far as the meeting goes, really the only thing being said is that the days when the two sides were enemies are supposed to be over.”

Don Callis was not said to be in attendance during the meetings, however.

Impact Wrestling airs their second show from the Mexico City tapings later tonight.

TNA Original Abyss will be celebrated and honored for his contributions to Impact Wrestling next month. It was announced last week that Impact Wrestling has chosen Abyss to be this year’s Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee.

The ceremony will take place on October 13th in New York City at McHale’s Pub. He’s a former World Champion, X-Division Champion, and World Tag Team Champion.

Abyss made an appearance on Busted Open Radio on Tuesday to talk about a wide range of topics including his induction. He stated that the company is and was always home for him as it’s where he started and spent the majority of his adult life there. He stated that he has been in the pro wrestling business for 50 percent of his life. He stated that the promotion took a gamble on him when he was a nobody coming out of Puerto Rico with a decent name, but nothing to where he was known in the United States. He stated that they gave him a chance when nobody else was biting at the time.

Abyss would bring up how to see the growth of the company and be a part of it, was one of the reasons that he didn’t leave because he had been there since the beginning and was part of the ground floor of the promotion. He reflected on working Wednesday night pay-per-views in ’02-03 where they didn’t know if there would be another event but kept coming each week. He recalled people telling them that they were going to close up the doors in six months and has said that for twelve years.

He is proud of what the company has done as there has been a lot of ups and downs but it’s a great company. He added that although they struggled and plowed through some obstacles along the way, it’s been his home and something that he can see himself leaving.

"They took a gamble on me when I was a nobody. It was and it is my home."@IMPACTWRESTLING Hall of Fame inductee @TherealAbyss on spending most of his adult life with the same company.@davidlagreca1 @THETOMMYDREAMER #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/lyiUmJdm3j

— SiriusXM Busted Open (@BustedOpenRadio) September 25, 2018

There was a point in time where current WWE Champion AJ Styles was “Mr. TNA” (IMPACT Wrestling). Styles earned his claim to fame in the professional wrestling industry during his tenure with the promotion. “The Phenomenal One” began a run with IMPACT that lasted well over a decade starting in 2003.

Styles won virtually every belt under the sun in IMPACT. That includes six TNA X-Division Titles, two World Heavyweight Titles, and a trio of NWA World Title reigns. Eventually, Styles would depart for the likes of Ring Of Honor (ROH) and New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW).

In 2016, despite offers for a return to IMPACT, Styles signed a contract with WWE. He made his debut at the 2016 Royal Rumble, entering at the number three spot. Currently, Styles is the current WWE Champion in the midst of his second reign. He has held the belt for well over 300 days.

Recently, Styles was interviewed by Title Match Wrestling to talk about his career. During their conversation, they touched on his time in IMPACT Wrestling. A key reason he decided to split ways with IMPACT and eventually sign with WWE, was getting his pay cut by over 60 percent:

“I think that saying 60% is being generous, to be honest with you. That’s kinda crazy when that’s the first offer you know like, ‘wait what!

“That doesn’t make any sense! I’ve worked here for 11 years and hard for 11 years. I haven’t gotten less popular here in TNA, in fact gotten more popular, especially in the last year, so I don’t know what’s going on.’”

Family Man

Styles is a dedicated family man, and a pay cut of that magnitude wasn’t going to work for the Georgian:

“I am a family man. That’s my job, and my job is to take care of them. You don’t know how much I made, or how less I made. But if you are going to take a pay cut at your job, I’m gonna take a pay cut at my job. But think about that! Because you’ve got mouths to feed.”

What do you think of IMPACT cutting Styles’ pay by so much?

Impact Wrestling has announced Moose and Eddie Edwards will go one-on-one at Bound For Glory. The event takes place October 14th from the Melrose Ballroom in New York City. The grudge match is the 4th to be officially confirmed for the event.

Moose vs Eddie Edwards

Moose unsuccessfully challenged for the Impact World Championship at Slammiversary against Austin Aries. He’d sit out several weeks after with a concussion. In storyline, Moose says the only person to call him while he was out injured was Aries. Edwards, it seems, was too busy feuding with Tommy Dreamer at the time.

When Moose returned to Impact at the Toronto tapings, he aligned with both Aries and Killer Kross, turning his back on his former friend, Eddie Edwards, in the process. The trio has attempted to injure Edwards, Johnny Impact, KM and Fallah Bah. Now, Edwards will get a chance for revenge when he and Moose go one-on-one at Impact Wrestling’s next pay-per-view event.

Bound For Glory 2018

Bound For Glory Lineup:

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
• Sami Callihan & oVe (Dave & Jake Crist) vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr, and Fenix)
• Concrete Jungle Death Match
  Konnan & LAX (Santana & Ortiz) vs King & the OGZ (Homicide & Hernandez)
• Eddie Edwards vs Moose

Impact Wrestling presented the first of four shows to emanate from Mexico City last night. Following the next 3 shows in Mexico, the promotion will head to NYC for a PPV and 2 nights of tapings.

Impact Wrestling 9/20

Abyss To Be Inducted Into Impact Hall of Fame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhyc6x1DEk8

The top story coming out of Impact Wrestling last night was the revelation that Abyss will be the next person to be inducted in the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place the week of Bound For Glory.

Abyss joins the following names who have previously received the honor:

• Gail Kim
• Earl Hebner
• Jeff Jarrett
• Kurt Angle
• Team 3-D
• Sting

Johnny Impact Jumps Austin Aries In Mexico City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5osF2f-4_Q

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) defeated El Texano

Aries has now been Impact Champion for 150 days. In that time he’s successfully defended the title 11 times. It was after the match, however, that Johnny Impact got the jump on Aries. A video played on the big screen that said Johnny was in LA but Aries didn’t buy it. Aries began scanning the crowd to see if Johnny was going to run through the arena and jump him. As Aries was scanning the crowd, however, Johnny came right down the entrance ramp and jumped the champ.

Last night was the first time in awhile that anyone has been able to outsmart the champ and his 2 allies Moose and Killer Kross.

The Lucha Brothers and oVe Earn Victories

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4apQDLeV-Ik

• Sami Callihan & oVe defeated Aerostar, El Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid
• The Lucha Brothers defeated Rich Swann & Matt Sydal

Callihan and oVe opened up this week by defeating a trio of luchadors consisting of Aerostar, El Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid. Later in the show, the Lucha Brothers defeated the team of Matt Sydal and Rich Swann. Instead of facing each other as Swann wanted, Sydal arranged for the two to team up last night.

After the Lucha Brothers defeated Sydal and Swann, oVe hit the ring. Their 3-on-2 attack was broken up by Brian Cage, however.

Faby Apache Will Challenge Tessa Blanchard Next Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQz0rLmIZM

• Faby Apache defeated Alisha Edwards

AAA’s Reina De Reinas Champion, Faby Apache, defeated Alisha Edwards and then challenged Tessa Blanchard to a match for next week. Blanchard and Apache got into an argument in the back when the Knockouts Champion was acting entitled in Apache’s locker room.

King Wants Konnan To Break The Ceasefire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvjJpq-K_Ak

• King defeated Kronos

King sent a message to Konnan and LAX this week by defeating heavyweight luchador Kronos in single’s action. Homicide and Hernandez did most of the heavy-lifting in the match before it began, however. King then finished him off with a spinning back fist.

In the back this week, we saw King tell the OGZ he plans on getting Konnan to break the ceasefire.

The Desi Hit Squad Will Face LAX Next Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4JPgHrVUZU

We learned this week that the Desi Hit Squad will face LAX in a non-title match next week. A win would likely put the team in a position to challenge for the Impact tag-team titles sometime in the near future.

The Great Gama Singh forced the faction to end their massage session early and train.

Eli Drake Continued His Open Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_8rP-gdoa0

• Eli Drake defeated Trevor Lee

Eli Drake continued his open challenge this week. He defeated former 3x X-Division Champion Trevor Lee. In previous weeks, Lee and Caleb Konley had attempted to align with Drake only to be rebuffed.

Joe Hendry & Grado Are Good Friends

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

Joe Hendry and Grado debuted a new music video this week. This video focused on the good friendship between the two and how they would never let the affections of a woman come between them.

Next Week’s Impact Is Stacked

Finally, the lineup for next week’s episode from Mexico City looks stacked. Here is what has been announced thus far:

• Su Yung & Udmoh vs Allie & Kiera Hogan
• Brian Cage vs Jake Crist
• Desi Hit Squad vs LAX
• Scarlett Bordeaux’s announcement
• Knockouts Championship
  Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Faby Apache

Quick Results:

• Sami Callihan & oVe defeated Aerostar, El Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid
• Eli Drake defeated Trevor Lee
• King defeated Kronus
• Faby Apache defeated Alisha Edwards
• The Lucha Brothers defeated Rich Swann & Matt Sydal
• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) defeated El Texano

Bound for Glory
October 14th

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
• Sami Callihan & oVe vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers
• Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
  LAX & Konnan vs OGZ & King

Abyss has been announced as the next inductee into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, October 13th during Bound For Glory weekend in New York City

Abyss is an Impact Wrestling original. He wrestled as ‘Justice’ on the first-ever TNA Wednesday night pay-per-view back on on June 19, 2002. He would debut as Abyss one year later. Abyss has done it all in Impact and held virtually ever title there is to hold. He’s a former Impact Wrestling world champion and a ‘TNA Grand Slam Champion.’

As the latest inductee, Abyss will take his rightful place alongside Sting, Kurt Angle, Jeff Jarrett, Team 3D, Earl Hebner and Gail Kim. He issued this statement on Twitter in response to the news:

I’m absolutely over whelmed with the response to my upcoming @IMPACTWRESTLING Hall of Fame induction. Thank you ALL for your messages. This is one of the highlights of my career. I’m over come with emotion. Thank you to everyone who ever supported me. This is for all of YOU!!

— Abyss (@TherealAbyss) September 21, 2018

Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory takes place on Sunday, October 14th from New York City at the Melrose Ballroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhyc6x1DEk8

Impact Wrestling presents their first of four episodes which will emanate from Mexico City, Mexico. The promotion held tapings in the city from the 13th and 14th. Click here to check out Spoiler Results from the September 13th tapings.

Impact Wrestling Preview 9/20

Impact World Championship
Austin Aries (c) vs El Texano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpJ0OPz7t_Y

Former AAA Mega Champion, El Texano, will challenge for Austin Aries’ Impact World Championship tonight. Killer Kross and Moose will both be in his corner, however.

Another former AAA Mega Champion, Johnny Impact, will likely be watching this match closely as well as we draw closer to his title shot at Bound for Glory.

Impact Hall of Fame Inductee Revealed

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

A new inductee to the Impact Hall of Fame will be announced tonight. The recipient will join the following names who have already received the honor:

• Gail Kim
• Earl Hebner
• Jeff Jarrett
• Kurt Angle
• Team 3-D
• Sting

OVE & Sami Callihan vs Aerostar, Hijo Del Viking, & Laredo Kid

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

Trios action takes place tonight. OVE and Sami Callihan have been referring to themselves as the greatest trio on the planet. Tonight they will be in Mexico City where trios matches are quite common.

At Bound for Glory, the boys from Ohio will take on Brian Cage and the Lucha Brothers but tonight, they’ll take on Aerostar, Hijo Del Viking & Laredo Kid.

Faby Apache vs Alisha Edwards

Alisha Edwards will continue to try and rebuild her life tonight. Edwards and her husband Eddie have been separated since he was driven to the brink of madness by Sami Callihan. She’ll face a stiff test tonight in the AAA Reina De Reina Champion, Faby Apache.

King Delivers A Message For Konnan

A crime boss has ordered a ceasefire in the rivalry between the OGZ and LAX but King has been trying to bait Konnan into a physical altercation. It sounds as though King has a message he wants to send tonight.

Rich Swann Looks To Get His Hands On Matt Sydal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt6hvzI3rzM

While Matt Sydal says he’s spiritually awakened, he seems to be clouded by ego. He told Rich Swann last week he’s in no position to be giving anyone advice, that he needs to open his 3rd eye and be mentored by Sydal.

Swann has not been receptive to Sydal’s offer and looks to get his hands on him tonight. It’s not clear if this is a scheduled match or not, however.

Joe Hendry & Grado Music Video Release

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

Joe Hendry and Grado are best friends and they’d never let a woman like Katarina get between them. Last week, Hendry dropped a music video which referenced an old pirate brother-sister storyline Katarina had been involved with for WWE in the past. Grado and Hendry promise they have a new music video to debut tonight as well.

It has been reported that Impact Wrestling officials, Ed Nordholm and Scott D’Amore, were involved in a meeting with high ranking WWE executives.

The meeting took place at WWE HQ in Stamford, Connecticut during the middle of last week. Vince McMahon was supposedly not involved in the meeting, but members of Triple H’s team were in attendence.

The matters discussed have not bee disclosed. Given the Impact officials’ hectic travelling schedule, it could indicate the importance of it.

Travel

Nordholm and D’Amore returned to the United States from Manchester, United Kingdom. They were able to attend the meeting before heading straight to Mexico City for a pair of scheduled Impact Wrestling tapings.

A WWE source allegedly described the meeting as a general discussion between the two companies. It was viewed as providing all parties an opportunity to be in the same room to discuss their future business relationship.

Networking

WWE has actually worked with Impact Wrestling on a number of occasions since Impact was purchased by Anthem.

Previous discussions brokered the use of the TNA/Impact Wrestling video library for WWE Network content, such as with the Hardy Boyz “Broken Universe” and older AJ Styles footage.

Former co-holder of the Impact Wrestling tag-team championships, Andrew Everett, has been granted his release by Impact Wrestling. The 26-year-old had been with the company since the fall of 2015.

He posted the following to Twitter yesterday:

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Earlier today I was granted my release from IMPACT wrestling. I had great times with the company, and I'm grateful for the opportunities that I received while under contract. At this moment, I feel that I need to test the waters in free agency…

— Andrew “The Giant” Everett 223cm (@_AndrewEverett) September 18, 2018

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allowing myself find a new direction in my craft. It's exciting to see what awaits me in my career. Thank you for all your support, and again, thank you IMPACT Wrestling for bringing the Skywalker to a larger audience.

— Andrew “The Giant” Everett 223cm (@_AndrewEverett) September 18, 2018

Andrew Everett Granted Release From Impact Wrestling

“Earlier today I was granted my release from IMPACT wrestling,” Everett Tweeted. “I had great times with the company, and I’m grateful for the opportunities that I received while under contract. At this moment, I feel that I need to test the waters in free agency, allowing myself to find a new direction in my craft.”

“It’s exciting to see what awaits me in my career. Thank you for all your support, and again, thank you IMPACT Wrestling for bringing the Skywalker to a larger audience.”

Andrew Everett Impact Wrestling 2015-2018

While Everett would compete mainly in the X-Division, he was never able to win the X-Division championship during his recent run with the company. He did, however, win the Impact tag-team championships along with DJZ earlier this year. Z&E defeated Eli Drake and Scott Steiner to win the belts back in April. They would defend the titles successfully once the following night against Aerostar and Drago before dropping them to LAX just 2 nights after winning them.

Eli Drake will remain with IMPACT Wrestling for the time being. Drake has been a professional wrestler since 2003. He worked the independent circuit before getting his shot in WWE in 2006. He worked with the professional wrestling juggernaut several times over the next eight years.

After being released from WWE in 2014, Drake again returned to the indies where he still competes today. In addition, Drake recently signed a contract extension with IMPACT Wrestling, who he joined back in 2015. During a recent interview with Wrestling Inc., Drake explained the decision behind opting to extend his deal with the promotion:

“It’s amazing. I had options, obviously, to do other things, but I like my lifestyle right now,” Drake said.

“I like the idea of not being stuck in a warehouse five days a week. That’s not a shot at anybody, that’s a fact of life, if you will. I just like my lifestyle living in L.A. I didn’t want to move to any other state, I didn’t want to go anywhere else.

“And I like the freedom that I have to do what I do, be what I am and make the money that I’m making. So everything is pretty good in my book and in my world, so it’s A-OK to stay with Impact.”

WWE did show interest in signing Drake earlier this year, however, IMPACT presented a more favorable offer. Drake likes the lighter schedule IMPACT offers him, as opposed to the grueling travel responsibilities in WWE. In regards to a possible WWE return sometime down the road, here’s what Drake had to say:

“I don’t know, and the reason I don’t know is I’ve had a strange crossroads with this business over the last couple of years,” Drake said.

“It’s changed a lot, it doesn’t feel like the same business I fell in love with 20-30 years ago. But that’s not to say that I can’t still do my own thing my own way, that’s exactly what I’ve always done and that’s what I’ll continue to do.

“But wrestling has changed in a lot of ways and not for the better, in my opinion – but again, if I could continue doing my thing then who knows? We’ll see what happens, and if I feel like I want to continue doing that at a much more exaggerated pace, as far as the schedule and what not.”

Do you think Eli Drake will ever be back in WWE?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnRcY8itQtA

Last night, Impact Wrestling aired their final show from the Toronto tapings. Also last night, the company traveled to Mexico City for the first of two nights of television tapings.

With last night’s show in the books, we are just 4 episodes away from Bound for Glory in New York City. 3 matches are now confirmed for Impact’s next pay-per-view.

Impact Wrestling 9/13

Austin Aries, Killer Kross, and Moose Claim Another Victim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9uTOneheBc

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) defeated Fallah Bah

Austin Aries challenged Fallah Bah to a World Championship match this week. Not only would he later defeat Bah, he would put his tag-team partner out of action.

Following the match, Aries, Kross and, Moose wrapped KM’s head around a chair and hammered him into the post with another chair. It’s the same move the group has used to take out Eddie Edwards and Johnny Impact.

Hall Of Fame Induction Next Week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUgIJXIx-98&frags=pl%2Cwn

It was revealed last night that there will be an Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame induction at Bound for Glory. Impact announced the inductee will be revealed next week.

Johnny Impact Will Be Back At Bound For Glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ejUTVFszzs

Much like Fallah Bah this week, Johnny Impact was the victim of an assault by Aries’ crew last week.

Josh Mathews conducted an interview with Johnny. The future Survivor contestant stated he will be back for Bound for Glory on October 14th.

The Machine Took Down The Monster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3RT3-kfOcg

• Brian Cage defeated Kongo Kong

It was a change of pace for Brian Cage this week. Recently in Impact, Cage has been facing X-Division stars like Matt Sydal and Fenix. Tonight, he had an entirely different type of match with a much larger opponent.

Cage picked up the win just the same, however, finishing off Kong with a discus clothesline followed by an F-5.

Brian Cage & The Lucha Brothers Will Face oVe At Bound For Glory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReWj3TN-ZXA

After he defeated Kongo Kong, Cage accepted the Lucha Brothers’ offer and will join their team against oVe.

A trios match featuring the Lucha Brothers and Cage against Sami Callihan and oVe was then made official for Bound for Glory.

Matt Sydal Will Face Rich Swann In Mexico City

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m57goor_fg

Sydal confronted Swann in the back last night. Swann was offering words of encouragement to Fallah Bah when Sydal said he was in no position to be giving anyone advice.

Swann then challenged Sydal to a match in Mexico City.

Allie’s Not Done With Su Yung, Tessa Blanchard Not Done With Allie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8XVM461zEU

Allie cut a promo in the back saying she doesn’t like Tessa Blanchard but rescued her last week because she promised she wouldn’t allow Su Yung to lock anyone else in a coffin.

Blanchard also cut a promo in the back saying she sees right through Allie and that Allie is just coming for her title.

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

On another note, Allie’s Demon friend Rosemary has been insinuating she could be back sooner rather than later.

Keep her reeling, Bunny.. we’ll test that Reign of Terror against a brand new battle meatsuit at full strength soon enough..

The Shadow will not see Ündeath run unchecked any longer..

She’s marked..#DemonAssassin https://t.co/Xda0kirLhp

— The Demon Assassin (@WeAreRosemary) September 14, 2018

Katarina Is Not Allowed In Joe Hendry’s Bedroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBqrlrnbw84

• Alisha Edwards defeated Katarina

Katarina was in single’s action tonight. Joe Hendry and Grado opted to interrupt the match, however and played a special video to Katarina on the big screen.

Hendry has mentioned that Impact Wrestling gives him a lot of creative freedom with his videos. With that in mind, it’s likely Hendry himself came up with the idea to poke fun at an old WWE angle Katarina was involved in.

This resulted in Alisha Edwards rolling up Katarina for a quick 3-count. Katarina might be a little upset with Scarlett Bordeaux for what the Smoke Show said to her men.

King Is Trying To Provoke LAX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW51wBOY3Xk

• LAX defeated the Frat

LAX defeated local wrestlers the Frat. After the match, however, King and the OGZ attempted to provoke Konnan and LAX.

Last week a ceasefire was ordered by a crime family boss. The ceasefire ends at Bound for Glory.

Night of the Dummies Premieres Tonight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C-4vnJxU_8&frags=pl%2Cwn

Night of the Dummies will premiere on the Global Wrestling Network at 8 PM tonight.

The matches for the event are as follows:

• Eli Drake vs Eddie Edwards
• Moose vs KM
• Sean Carr vs Brute Vanslyke
• Z&E vs LAX
• Homicide vs TBD
• Wagner Brown vs Axel Lennox
• Alisha Edwards vs Rebel
• Fallah Bah vs Richard Justice

Impact Wrestling 9/13 Quick Results:

1. The Lucha Brothers defeated the Cult of Lee
2. Alisha Edwards defeated Katarina
3. LAX defeated The Frat
4. Brian Cage defeated Kongo Kong
5. Impact World Championship
   Austin Aries (c) defeated Fallah Bah

Bound For Glory (October 14th):

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
• LAX & Konnan vs King & the OGZ
• Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers vs Sami Callihan & oVe

Impact Wrestling is holding their next round of television tapings this week from Mexico City from the Fronton Mexico entertainment center. The first round of tapings were held on Thursday night. Complete results from that show are below, courtesy of TNAmarkFromIndia.

Another set of tapings are being held tonight (Friday). After the second round of tapings, Impact will have television episodes filmed through Bound For Glory.

Taped for Xplosion:

– Aramis, Dragon Bane, & Starfire def. Arez, Latigo, & Chik Tormenta

Impact Wrestling (Airing September 20th)

– Petey Williams def. Jack Evans, Trevor Lee, & Puma King

– King & The OGz beat up a local wrestler. They call out LAX but they don’t show.

– Faby Apache def. Alisha Edwards. After the match, Josh Mathews interviews Faby, who challenges Tessa Blanchard.

– oVe (Sami Callihan, Dave Crist, & Jake Crist) vs. Brian Cage, Fenix, & Pentagon Jr. went to a no contest when Callihan shoved the referee and the two teams continued brawling after.

– Austin Aries(c) (w/ Killer Kross & Moose) def. Texano to retain the Impact Worlds Championship. After the match, Johnny Impact and Eddie Edwards return to brawl with Aries/Kross/Moose.

Taped for Xplosion:

– Freelance, Iron Kid, & Astrolux def. Belial, Impulso, & Fly Metalik

Impact Wrestling (Airing September 27th)

– LAX (Ortiz & Santana w/ Konnan) def. The Desi Hit Squad (Rohit Raju & Gursinder Singh w/ The Great Gama Singh). After the match, King & The OGz appear on the screen with old photos of Konnan. King talks about how Konnan lost his mask years ago and they end up burning a Konnan mask.

– Allie & Kiera Hogan def. Su Yung & The Undead Maid of Honor

– LA Park def. Eli Drake via countout.

– The Lucha Brothers (Fenix & Pentagon Jr.) def. Matt Sydal & Rich Swann. After the match, oVe try to attack but Brian Cage comes out to stop them.

– Moose & Killer Kross (w/ Austin Aries) def. Eddie Edwards & Johnny Impact when Moose pinned Eddie after Aries interfered.

Current NWA World Women’s Champion and former WWE Women’s Champion Jazz was recently interviewed by Women’s Wrestling Weekly to talk about various topics including women’s wrestling today.

The former WWE star stated that today would be the perfect time for her to actually bring what she brought to the business as she doesn’t believe that they [WWE] were ready for what she brought to the table at the time.

Wanting to go to Impact Wrestling

She also expressed interest in signing with Impact as she noted that if there was one company she would like to be part of right now it would be Impact. She would elaborate on her reasoning for it.

“Because it’s a smaller company, there are not 100 girls in the back fighting for a spot and it seems like they are more family oriented. It reminds me of ECW. It’s not a billion dollar company but everyone there is happy and seems to love their job and love working with one another. Teamwork makes the dream work.”

Holding NWA Women’s Championship

She stated that she starts to defend her title in October and that she wants to be remembered for her legacy as she is not going to lay down and give this belt away. Instead, she wants someone to step into the ring with her and take it.

“So, I’m not laying down, I’m busting my a** every day to show the world why I am the NWA Women’s World Champion and why I should continue to be the NWA Women’s World Champion. That’s why I’m not understanding why I wasn’t apart of All In.”

Jazz also talked about her WWE release, Trish Stratus and much more in this interview that we covered earlier this week that you can see here.

Impact Wrestling Knockout star Allie recently appeared on Women’s Wrestling Weekly to talk with TK Trinidad,  Evan T Mack and Sarah The Rebel about various topics.

WWE is slated to hold their all-women’s pay-per-view event, Evolution, on Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Long Island, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum that will air on the WWE Network. When asked about, she stated that she thinks its amazing and exciting that WWE is doing the pay-per-view because in her eyes, it shines a light on these athletes that so deserve it.

“WWE is a huge company and there are eyes on it all the time so if they doing something so big and bold like having an all women’s pay-per-view; people are going to pay attention to that. So it helps all of us overall.”

Her Relationship With Gail Kim

Regarding her relationship with the Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer, she noted that she looked up to her and once she stepped foot inside of the ring to have a match with her at Bound For Glory, she is still shocked that it happened and brought up how Gail always gives her advice. Allie also stated that Kim is “one of the most giving and patient, encouraging people I’ve ever worked with male or female” because Kim wants them to work hard and represent the division well.

Women’s Tag Teams Belts at Impact

Allie stated that she would love if Impact brought back the tag team titles for the women as she thinks it would be awesome because the fans have demanded it and they have enough of talent to create the division. She added, “It happened before so why not again?

Allie also talked about her upbringing, relationship with Rosemary, and more. You can check out the full interview here.

Tonight is a big night for Impact Wrestling. In real-time, the promotion will be in Mexico City for the first of two nights of television tapings. On television, Impact Wrestling will present the final show from their extended summer stay in Toronto’s Rebel nightclub.

From July 22nd to August 13th, Impact Wrestling held 5 nights of shows which produced 8 episodes of Impact television and one universally-praised pay-per-views.

Impact Wrestling 9/13 Preview

Update on Johnny Impact

The trio of Austin Aries, Moose, and Killer Kross took out Johnny Impact last week. After Johnny had declared he would be Austin Aries’ challenger at Bound for Glory, it didn’t take the champion long to try and take him out.

We will hear from Johnny Impact tonight and find out if he will be ready come Bound for Glory. It’s going to be a big few weeks for Johnny. His season of Survivor will hit the airwaves later this month.

The Lucha Brothers vs the Cult of Lee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH1QrsZS_LY&t=9s

While there may be rumors of Pentagon and Fenix possibly going to WWE in 2019, they will be in action on Impact Wrestling tonight. They are scheduled to go up against Trevor Lee and Caleb Konley in tag-team action.

Last week, the Lucha Bros extended an invite to Brian Cage to help them in their rivalry against Sami Callihan and oVe. Perhaps Cage and the trio from Ohio will be watching this match closely tonight.

Grado and Joe Hendry Have A Surprise For Katarina

Scarlett Bordeaux whispered something to Hendry and Grado and it doesn’t appear to be working out too well for Katarina. After Hendry and Grado lost to the Desi Hit Squad last week, Katarina belittled Grado and confessed her love for Hendry. Unfortunately for her, Hendry really does only feel platonic love for his best friend’s girl. He was upset at Katarina for attempting to kiss him.

Grado and Hendry will have some type of surprise for Katarina tonight.

Brian Cage vs Kongo Kong

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8UnJg1nWPY

Recently we’ve seen Brian Cage tear through the X-Division. He defeated Matt Sydal for the title at Slammiversary and has since defended it twice, once against the Sydal and once against Fenix.

Tonight, however, Cage will be put in the ring with someone much larger than many of his X-Division opponents. It’s Monster vs Machine as Kongo Kong takes on Brian Cage in a non-title match.

LAX In Tag Team Action

A fictional crime boss has ordered the two factions into a ceasefire until Bound for Glory in New York. LAX will be in tag-team action tonight, however. It’s likely the OGZ won’t be too far away, however, as they prepare for the blowoff to this feud in New York.

Also in Impact News:

• Bound For Glory is officially sold-out.
• Night of the Dummies debuts on the Global Wrestling Network tomorrow.
  • Eli Drake vs Eddie Edwards
  • Moose vs KM
  • Sean Carr vs Brute Vanslyke
  • Z&E vs LAX
  • Homicide vs TBD
  • Wagner Brown vs Axel Lennox
  • Alisha Edwards vs Rebel
  • Fallah Bah vs Richard Justice
• Scarlett Bordeaux was yesterday’s guest on the Impact media conference call.

Scarlett Bordeaux skipped her prom and went to an independent wrestling show in Chicago instead. It was an AAW show that some of her friends were into.

In her senior year of high school, Bordeaux says some of her friends were into going to independent wrestling shows. She didn’t know much about wrestling at the time, however.

“One day I was just like ‘can I just come with you guys?’ because I chose not to go to my prom,” Bordeaux said. “I was dating someone from out of state I was like ‘I can miss it it’s fine’. I decided to go to a wrestling show instead, it was AAW. I saw it, I loved it.”

Earlier this month Bordeaux turned some heads with her in-ring ability. In front of a packed Chicago crowd on Friday of All In weekend, Bordeaux delivered a Canadian Destroyer onto Trevor Lee.

Trained by Jimmy Jacobs and Truth Martini, Bordeaux is now a fixture on Impact Wrestling.

The International Smoke Show

Over the last year, Bordeaux has wrestled in Japan for Stardom and in Mexico for AAA. I had the chance to ask her about her experiences wrestling in both cultures on today’s Impact Wrestling media call.

Bordeaux mentioned the two styles are completely different and communication with other performers could be difficult. She would continue to say, however, that wrestling across the globe has given her perspective on wrestling’s “universal language.”

“I’ve never done the lucha style before, I didn’t speak Spanish,” Bordeaux continued. “But wrestling – you kind of realize when you are travelling the world that it really is a universal language.”

She also mentioned India as a country she enjoys performing in.

“I’m excited to try going to England and Australia because I know those two are also very different,” she continued. “Every little thing adds to my arsenal and makes me a better performer slowly.”

What Did Scarlett Bordeaux Say To Grado and Joe Hendry?

Previously on Imact Wrestling, Scarlett Bordeaux gave career advice to KM and Fallah Bah that turned out quite well for them. She did the same for Joe Hendry and Grado recently.

This week on Impact, Grado and Hendry are planning to give the Smoke Show a gift to show their appreciation.

You can listen to the full Impact Wrestling media call below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTAr3PUylJs&frags=pl%2Cwn

Impact Wrestling presented another show from Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub last night. Next week’s episode will be the last of Impact’s 5 shows over a 22-day period in the city. In total, 8 episodes and 1 pay-per-view have taken place over the last couple of months from Toronto.

Impact heads to Manchester for a live show on Sunday and then they head to Mexico City for two nights of tapings next week.

Bound For Glory Main Event Revealed

Perhaps the biggest story coming out of Impact Wrestling this week is the confirmed main event for Bound for Glory. Johnny Impact interrupted Austin Aries’ promo time last night and informed the champion he will challenge for his belt in New York.

Aries, Moose, and Kross didn’t waste any time trying to soften up Johnny. The trio wrapped Johnny’s head around a steel chair and smashed it into the steel post.

Should Johnny still be able to make it to Bound for Glory, it would kick-start a big month for him. His season of Survivor begins airing in late September, he’ll challenge Aries on the 14th, and then sets sail with the Jericho cruise at the end of the month.

Konnan Returns To The Ring At Bound For Glory

Another match booked for Bound for Glory last night was the OGZ and King to face Konnan and LAX. A fictional crime boss ordered a ceasefire between the stables leading up to Bound for Glory.

The crime boss was upset a kid got run over as part of their rivalry and has ordered them to settle things once and for all at Bound for Glory.

Rich Swann Is Sick of Matt Sydal and His 3rd Eye

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkKzGlYp7Y

• Petey Williams defeated Rich Swann

Matt Sydal has been saying he would like to mentor Rich Swann. He appeared at the commentary booth during Swann vs Petey Williams this week.

Swann had defeated Petey Wiliams last week with a standing shooting star press but a rematch was ordered for tonight between the two X-Division stars. Williams picked up the win after Sydal distracted Swann, allowing him to hit the Canadian Destroyer.

Swann and Sydal were seen arguing in the back later.

Allie and Kiera Hogan Rescued Tessa Blanchard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBO8vT3OEB8

• Knockouts Championship
  Tessa Blanchard (c) defeated Su Yung

Tessa Blanchard solidified her spot at the top of the Knockouts division this week when she pinned former champion, Su Yung clean. After the match, however, Yung’s army of undead brides eerily marched a coffin onto the entrance ramp.

With Blanchard distracted, Yung attacked and hit her with the Panic Switch. As Yung was about to lock Blanchard in the coffin, however, Allie and Kiera Hogan came to the rescue. Allie has promised she won’t let Su Yung lock anyone else in a coffin.

After being rescued, Blanchard did not seem pleased with Allie or Hogan. Blanchard said she can take care of things by herself.

Brian Cage To Team With The Lucha Bros

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH1QrsZS_LY

The Lucha Bros cut a promo in the back. They sent a message to Brian Cage that if he really wanted to know what it felt like to cause Sami Callihan and oVe pain, then he should team up with them.

Previously, Cage saved Pentagon and Fenix from a 3-on-2 beatdown from the Ohio-based wrestlers.

Katarina Does Not Understand What Platonic Means

• The Desi Hit Squad defeated Joe Hendry & Grado

Before the Desi Hit Squad defeated Joe Hendry and Grado last night, Hendry debuted a new music video. This video was a tribute to the platonic love he feels for his buddy’s girlfriend, Katarina.

After the Desi Hit Squad defeated her team, however, Katarina cut a promo on Grado. She said he was always losing and then said she was in love with Hendry. She kissed Hendry but the Prestigious One was having none of it. He loudly questioned if Katarina knew what “platonic” meant.

Grado and Hendry were shown in the back later. It seems Grado really appreciated Hendry being a good friend to him. Wrestling loves good friends!

Eli Drake’s Great Adventure and “Night of the Dummies”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnRcY8itQtA

• Eli Drake defeated Stone Rockwell 

Eli Drake held another “Open Challenge” this week. This brought out local wrestler, Stone Rockwell. The man of adventure was quickly dispatched by Drake, however, after being attacked from behind before the bell.

Drake’s themed One Night Only pay-per-view “Night of the Dummies” will premiere on the Global Wrestling Network on September 14th. The lineup for the show is below:

• Eli Drake vs Eddie Edwards
• Moose vs KM
• Sean Carr vs Brute Vanslyke
• Z&E vs LAX
• Homicide vs TBD
• Wagner Brown vs Axel Lennox
• Alisha Edwards vs Rebel
• Fallah Bah vs Richard Justice

Impact Wrestling At MediaCon

On Sunday, Sami Callihan will bring a barbed wire baseball bat into a match with the famed UK-hardcore wrestler, Jimmy Havoc.

The show will air live on Twitch. Here is the lineup:

• Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championships
  LAX (c) vs Jody Fleisch & Jonny Storm
• Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Death Match
  Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc
• Eli Drake vs Joe Hendry
• Su Yung vs Lana Austin
• Rich Swann vs Matt Sydal vs Trevor Lee

Quick Results:

• Petey Williams defeated Rich Swann
• the Desi Hit Squad defeated Joe Hendry & Grado
• Eli Drake defeated Stone Rockwell
• Knockouts Championship
  Tessa Blanchard (c) defeated Su Yung
• Sami Callihan & oVe defeated Zack Wentz, Trey Miguel, & Ace Austin

Bound for Glory (October 14th)

• Impact World Championship
  Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
• OGZ & King vs Konnan & LAX

Konnan will return to an Impact Wrestling ring this October. At Bound for Glory, Konnan will be involved in a 6-man tag-team war between his LAX and King’s OGZ. Until then, a ceasefire has been ordered between the two rival factions.

The 54-year-old veteran recently participated in MLW’s Battle Riot as well.

BREAKING: The first match is OFFICIAL for Bound For Glory. Konnan returns to the ring to join LAX to face The OGz and King in six man tag team warfare.

BFG TICKETS: https://t.co/o4Pv4oCxOv pic.twitter.com/NtJHNxaqBu

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 7, 2018

Head Of Crime Family Books Match For Bound For Glory

The first match for Bound for Glory 2018 was booked by the leader of a fictional crime family last night.

Even the most violent of gangs have to answer to some higher authority. @MadKing1981 and @Konnan5150 were summoned to a meeting for breaking the code and a MAJOR match was then made for Bound For Glory on October 14th! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/N5bzy3ymTw

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 7, 2018

Last week both Konnan and King received calls that caused them to drop what they were doing and leave. This week it was revealed Konnan and King had been summoned by the leader of the crime family that evidently Konnan and King are both in. The leader of the crime family was upset that a child got hurt in the middle of their rivalry.

Why Did A Kid Almost Get Killed On Impact Wrestling?

Two weeks ago King ran over a child in the streets of Toronto. The kid was hanging around with Konnan and LAX celebrating their tag title win when King ran him over.

Some fans expressed concern or criticism of the angle. Last night, the storyline reason why the kid was run over became clear. The fictional crime family only decided to get involved in King and Konnan’s feud after a civilian, and a child civilian at that got hurt. The crime leader said their feud was bad for business and it needs to be sorted out once and for all. He then booked the 6-Man match for Bound for Glory with King joining the OGZ and Konnan returning to the ring with LAX.

The leader of the crime family then ordered a ceasefire between the two groups until Bound for Glory.

Last night on Impact Wrestling, Johnny Impact revealed he is the next to be granted a world title match against Austin Aries. The match will take place on October 14th in New York City as part of Bound For Glory. The match comes at a significant time for Johnny. His season of Survivor premieres less than 3 weeks before the pay-per-view.

BREAKING: The main event of Bound For Glory is OFFICIAL. @AustinAries will defend the IMPACT World Championship against the Mayor of Slamtown @TheRealMorrison! #BoundForGlory

BFG TICKETS: https://t.co/o4Pv4okWpV pic.twitter.com/pOOi86MzFZ

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 7, 2018

Johnny Impact Interrupts Austin Aries, Moose, and Killer Kross

So far, Aries’ run as champion has seen him take on the likes of Alberto El Patron, Pentagon, Fenix, and most recently, Eddie Edwards.

Killer Kross aligned with Aries and cost Edwards his shot at the World Championship. Last week, Moose joined in on the attack as well, giving Aries two of the largest men on Impact’s roster watching his back.

There was concern at the end of last night’s episode that Johnny won’t be able to make it to Bound For Glory, however. The trio of Aries, Moose, and Kross wrapped his head around a chair and gave him a con-chair-to around the steel post.

The Impact roster will be pretty busy in October. After Bound For Glory, they hold 2 nights of tapings in the same venue and then set sail with Chris Jericho just 11 days later.

Will @TheRealMorrison even make it to Bound For Glory? @AustinAries, @TheMooseNation and @realKILLERkross left him laying just like they did Eddie Edwards last week. #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/Pf3T2uPSgx

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) September 7, 2018