In the short time since she has been with Impact Wrestling, Tessa Blanchard is undefeated and could move into the Knockouts title picture shortly. The 22-year-old has competed in WWE and Stardom and is quickly becoming one of the most recognizable faces on Impact’s roster.

Blanchard recently took part in an interview on Busted Open Radio. She talked about the mood backstage in Impact Wrestling as well as details surrounding her 2014 WWE tryout.

Tessa Blanchard on Busted Open Radio

“After my WWE tryout in 2014, I was like ‘alright, I’m getting signed, I’m going to be there, I’m ready, let’s do this’, Blanchard said in regards to her relationship with WWE. “Then when it didn’t happen, I was heartbroken. I honestly think it’s cause God had a plan for me. If I would have gone and they would have signed me, I don’t think I would have had the life experiences or the experiences in wrestling.”

“I wouldn’t be the wrestler I am today,” she continued.

The daughter of Tully Blanchard and step-daughter of Magnum TA also had this to say regarding the Impact Wrestling roster and mood backstage:

“At first I was a little nervous,” Blanchard said. “I didn’t really know what to expect. TV style is very new to me still. But the locker room and everyone has been so welcoming there and it’s just a very good environment there. Everyone wants the best for each other. I haven’t run into any problems where it’s like people talking about other people or saying one thing and turning around and saying a different thing. It feels just like good vibes there, like good energy. Everyone really, really wants the best for each other.”

Blanchard also credited Gail Kim, Petey Williams, and Jimmy Jacobs as creative minds backstage in Impact. She will take on Madison Rayne this Thursday on Impact’s branded episode “Under Pressure”.

Impact wrestling presents a taped show from their April TV tapings in Orlando tonight. It will be the final show before the branded episode titled “Under Pressure” next week.

While next week’s episode will feature an Impact Wrestling world championship match between Pentagon Jr and Austin Aries, tonight’s episode will feature the X-Division title in the main event.

Impact Wrestling 5/24/18

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-a7rIbupGs

LAX vs the Cult of Lee

• LAX has defeated Cult of Lee before but that was when they had Konnan in their corner.
• Following losing their titles to Scott Steiner and Eli Drake, LAX then lost to Andrew Everett and DJZ.
• These two teams were shown arguing backstage last week.

Dezmond Xavier vs Petey Williams

• This X division contest could go along way in determining future title challengers.

Kongo Kong vs Moose

• Moose saved Grado from a beating by Kongo Kong last week.
• This week, Jimmy Jacobs’ monster goes one-on-one with “Mr. Impact”

OVE vs Drago and Aerostar

• This one is being billed as a matchup between different styles. The unpredictable nature of Sami Callihan’s run-in buddies against the highflying luchadors.

X-Division Championship 
Matt Sydal (c) vs El Hijo Del Fantasma

• Sydal faces the biggest test to his X-Division reign so far tonight against Fantasma.
• As King Cuerno, Fantasma is a former Gift of the Gods champion in Lucha Underground.

Impact Wrestling presented a taped show from Orlando, FL last night. This set of tapings was the 2nd under the new management regime and was held in the days following the Redemption PPV on April 22nd, 2018.

The promotion also announced a branded episode of Impact named “Under Pressure” to air in 2 weeks. The main event of Under Pressure will be Pentagon Jr defending the Impact World Championship against Austin Aries.

Impact Wrestling Results (5/18/18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN2h4K1G-Hc

1. Impact World Tag Team Championships
DJZ & Andrew Everett defeated Scott Steiner & Eli Drake (c) (New Champions)

• DJZ and Everett earned this title match by defeating former champions, LAX, last week.
• The finish of this match came when Steiner accidentally hit Eli Drake with a chair, allowing Everett to get the pin and win the titles.
• Following a commerical break, the new champions were shown celebrating with Petey Williams.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F7C-i07OMo

2. Tessa Blanchard defeated Kiera Hogan

• Madison Rayne joined Josh Matthews on commentary for this match.
• After an early surge by Hogan, Blanchard took over and won with a Hammerlock DDT.
• Blanchard kept up the attack after the match and this brought Madison Rayne out to make the save.
• Rayne and Blanchard then jawed back and forth at each other for a bit.

In the back:

• Grado confronted Jimmy Jacobs about the recent attacks in the back. His friend, Joseph Park, was the 3rd victim of the mystery attacker last week. Grado’s girlfriend, Katarina, goaded him into requesting a match with Jacobs’ monster, Kongo Kong.
• Kongo Kong and Grado were then booked for a match later in the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1FfwpIRkSM

3. Kongo Kong defeated Grado

• Grado got in some early comedic offense, but Kongo Kong won with a flying splash.
• After the match, Kongo kept up the attack. Rather than help her new love interest, however, Katarina left the ring area.
• “Mr. Impact” Moose made the save for Grado. Moose cleared Kong out of the ring to end the segment.

In the back:

• The Cult of Lee made fun of LAX for losing two straight matches now that Konnan is gone. A future match between these two teams seems likely.

4. Street Fight
House of Hardcore 
Eddie Edwards defeated Sami Callihan

• This match was hosted by House of Hardcore. In storyline, Impact Wrestling officials wanted nothing to do with the match so Tommy Dreamer offered his promotion as a venue for Edwards to get his revenge.
• Most of this match was a brawl around the arena. One of the bigger spots involved Callihan giving Edwards a Death Valley Driver on the entrance ramp.
• Callihan picked up a bat and went to hit his opponent but Edwards landed a “Boston Knee Party” before he could and got the win.
• After the match, Edwards kept going at Callihan, choking him with a baseball bat. Dreamer and security had to pry Edwards after his rival.

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

5. Destiny Wrestling
Brian Cage defeated Facade

• Brian Cage defeated Facade in Mississauga, ON, Canada.
• This is part of Brian Cage’s ongoing world tour. He was shown wrestling for Pro Wrestling NOAH and the World Series of Wrestling (Australia) in previous weeks.

The classic moment of the week by the Global Wrestling Network was a match between Brian Kendrick and Austin Aries.

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

Su Yung Creepy Funeral

• Su Yung held a rather creepy funeral for Rosemary.
• Yung and her army of undead bridesmaids locked Rosemary in a coffin on a previous episode.
• Yung blew poison mist on the coffin and lit it on fire to close the segment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmY070IHHPk

6. El Hijo Del Fantasma and Pentagon Jr. defeated Matt Sydal and Austin Aries

• Fantasma is scheduled to face Matt Sydal for the X-Division Championship next week.
• At Under Pressure in 2 weeks, Aries and Pentagon will meet for the Impact World Championship.
• Fantasma got the pin on Sydal with a Cradle Piledriver as Matthews explained on commentary that if this happens next week, Fantasma will be the new X-Division champion.

Enzo Amore revealed on Twitter recently that no charges will be filed against him and the investigation of sexual assault allegations has been closed.

The statement he posted also revealed that the former WWE Star will be returning to the Entertainment Industry and since then people have been discussing if Impact Wrestling could be his next destination.

During a recent media call, Impact’s co-executive vice president Don Callis was asked about the former WWE Cruiserweight Champion possibly joining their company.

Replying to it, the Impact Official claimed that talents are evaluated based on needs and what they are looking to do and said that you should never say never:

“Never say never. You evaluate talent based on need and what you’re looking to do. We have a long term plan for how we engage with talent in terms of who’s gonna be on the roster, what roster spots we need filled, etcetera. So you know… as with any other talent, I think time will tell.”

While this answer hardly reveals whether the company has any interest in Enzo or not, the statement does not end any possibilities either.

So while it may not happen in the foreseeable future, there is a chance that Enzo Amore will end up working for the company formerly known as TNA somewhere down the line.

Discussion: Do you think Impact should also hire Enzo after hiring another former Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section.

Impact Wrestling is back with another taped show tonight. The company will hold the 3rd set of tapings under the new regime on June 1st and 2nd in Windsor, On, Canada.

Impact Wrestling Preview (5/17/18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8l_FI1Ggq4

Street Fight
Hosted by House of Hardcore
Eddie Edwards vs Sami Callihan

• Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore promotion will host this street fight between the two rivals.
• Callihan has driven Edwards to the brink by stalking his wife in the hospital. Edwards then convinced Impact management not to fire Callihan so that he can get his revenge.
• It’s not clear if this will be the blow-off to the feud or if this angle will continue building to Slammiversary on July 22nd. We will probably find out tonight.

Matt Sydal & Austin Aries vs Fantasma & Pentagon Jr.

• It’s the X-Division champion (Sydal) teaming up with the Impact Grand Champion (Aries) to take on the #1 contender to the X-Division title (Fantasma) and the Impact World Champion (Pentagon Jr.).
• Don Callis revealed yesterday during his state of Impact address that Aries vs Pentagon will happen on the May 31st episode. This might not have been announced on Impact yet, however.
• Fantasma vs Matt Sydal will be the next X-Division title match after Fantasma won a fatal 4-way match last week.

Kiera Hogan vs Tessa Blanchard

• This has been building for the last few weeks.
• Blanchard appeared on commentary during Hogan’s match at the Redemption pay-per-view. Hogan seemed to indicate she was upset with Blanchard for stealing her moment.
• Blanchard is coming into Impact Wrestling confident, claiming she’s the hottest free agent the company could’ve signed. Tonight we should find out how quick her rise to the top of the Knockouts division will be.

Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championships
Eli Drake and Scott Steiner (c) vs Z&E

• DJZ and Andrew Everett defeated former champions, LAX, last week. The win likely earned them the shot at Steiner and Drake tonight.
• Meanwhile, LAX seems to be falling apart without Konnan or Homicide.

Su Yung’s Funeral for Rosemary

• Two weeks ago on Impact, Yung and her army of undead brides locked Rosemary in a coffin.
• Last week, we saw a segment where Allie received an ominous note from a charred stuffed bunny. The note was likely an invitation to Rosemary’s funeral, which will take place tonight.

Also booked for the show:

• The return of Madison Rayne.
• Brian Cage’s world tour continues. This time the Machine stops in Canada.

Don Callis recently took part in the weekly Impact Wrestling media call and delivered his “State of Impact” address.

From fan feedback to ratings, Impact Wrestling appears to be on an upswing. Callis broke down the promotion’s future and recent history during today’s State of Impact address.

.@CyrusOverHuge is the guest on this week's Media Teleconference as he delivers a State of IMPACT address. Listen along with it NOW!

Facebook: https://t.co/N9KD5TQcXG

YouTube: https://t.co/PhTxvxdhhr pic.twitter.com/TnOxFQmVM9

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 16, 2018

Don Callis on Impact Wrestling

Callis immediately began the call by addressing the storyline situation involving Sami Callihan. Last week on Impact, company officials only chose not to fire Callihan due to the urging of his rival, Eddie Edwards. Tomorrow night on Impact, Edwards and Callihan will face each other in a street fight hosted by House of Hardcore.

“Some people see help as being told what to do and they don’t like it,” Callis explained. “That’s probably the nicest thing I can say about Sami in that situation, at this point.”

Callis touched on the relationship between Impact Wrestling and Lucha Underground. While the next season of Lucha Underground is set to begin airing later next month, many of the promotion’s stars have become regulars on Impact programming. SEScoops had the chance to ask Callis his thoughts on Impact’s relationship with the rather unique Lucha Libre promotion.

“With respect to the Lucha Underground relationship, I think that’s been one of the more exciting stories in the wrestling business the last 3 months,” Callis stated.

“I think us and LU doing this is is symptomatic of what’s going on in the wrestling business,” Callis continued. “We have broken the traditional old school wrestling paradigms of ‘you only work with who you work with’.”

Stars such as Brian Cage, Johnny Impact/Mondo, Taya Valkyrie, Sami Callihan/Jerimiah Crane, and many others now compete for both promotions regularly.

Impact Wrestling’s X-Division Update

Callis also gave a couple of updates on the company’s X-Division. In response to a media question, Callis stated he is not looking to separate the division from the rest of the roster. The recent signing of former WWE Cruiserweight Champion, Rich Swann, to the division also was addressed by Callis.

“As you probably know, his wife works for us and was an advocate for him coming in,” Callis explained. “He’ll be at our next set of tapings and he’s going to get an opportunity in the same way other talent that come in gets an opportunity to show what they can do.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rBuJJaorGA

One former WWE superstar is headed to Impact Wrestling.

On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, the promotion announced that Rich Swann will be appearing at their TV tapings on June 1st and 2nd at St Clair College in Windsor, Ontario. The promotion sent out the following announcement:

Making his IMPACT debut at our June 1st and 2nd tapings at @StClairCollege in Windsor, ON – @GottaGetSwann!

TICKETS: https://t.co/4lMCWbwjLp pic.twitter.com/cWbkEKeDHM

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 15, 2018

Despite the fact that Swann has gone on record in the past by stating that he plans to retire from wrestling after finishing his indie bookings, he decided to return to the ring and continue to take indy bookings.

Back in December, Rich Swann was arrested in Gainesville, FL and was charged with Kidnapping and False Imprisonment, which is a third-degree felony in Florida that is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted.

The charges were later dropped. However, it was announced in February that Swann and WWE parted ways.

What are your thoughts on him working for Impact? Sound off in the comment section below.

Impact Wrestling and Big Time Wrestling held Cali Combat 2018 on Sunday from Salinas, California. The show was filmed for an Impact One Night Only special.

The following are results from the event, including the Impact debut of former WWE Superstar James Ellsworth:

– Luster The Legend defeated Scott Wringer via pinfall.

– Trevor Lee defeated Kimo via pinfall.

– Winter defeated Taya Valkyrie via pinfall.

– James Ellsworth defeated Kal Jack via pinfall.

– Impact Tag Team Champions LAX (Ortiz & Santana) defeated The Ballard Brothers (Shane Ballard & Shannon Ballard) via pinfall.

– Impact Knockouts Champion Allie defeated Samara via pinfall.

– Impact X-Division Champion Matt Sydal defeated Eddie Edwards via pinfall.

– Austin Aries defeated Eli Drake via pinfall.

Below, you can see clips of Ellsworth’s entrance and his “No Chin Music” Superkick finisher.

.@realellsworth has arrived at Cali Combat! #IMPACTONO pic.twitter.com/02Xhx1ya8p

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 14, 2018

No Chin Music connects! #IMPACTONO @realellsworth pic.twitter.com/VvSMMjcozM

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 14, 2018

Former Impact Wrestling Star Tyrus, better known to WWE fans as Brodus Clay had multiple runs with Impact and he also worked under the new management but ultimately decided to leave the company earlier this year.

During a recent appearance on Busted Open Radio, the former Impact Star talked about various things and revealed the reason why he decided to part ways with the promotion.

According to Tyrus, being a part of Impact wasn’t a good thing for his brand due to the various troubles and ownership struggles of the company and hence he decided to leave:

“it’s not a good thing for my brand to be a part of Impact when every week it’s a different change or a different person. If it’s a sinking ship, I’m not going down with it. So, I just thought it was best for me to move on.”

After being released from WWE in June 2014, Tyrus joined Impact and made his debut for the company in September the same year. After working with them for almost 3 years, it was announced in August 2017 that Tyrus has been granted his release.

He returned in January this year but things didn’t work out between him and the new management and in April it was revealed that the former WWE Star has parted his way with the company again.

Though leaving Impact doesn’t seem to be much of a loss for the wrestling star as he has created a huge following in the area of politics in the past several years and has also become a Fox News regular.

Quotes via WrestlingInc. You can check out his full comments in the video below:

Impact Wrestling last night featured an episode-long plot regarding management deciding the future of Sami Callihan. Josh Matthews was solo on commentary as Don Callis was involved in the meeting.

Impact Wrestling (5/10/18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf0jehxB-J8&t=5s

Update on Sami Callihan and Impact Wrestling

• The show opened with footage of Sami Callihan’s attack on Don Callis from a recent Destiny Wrestling event in Toronto.
• Callihan attacked Callis out of revenge for Callis stopping his match with Eddie Edwards at WrestleCon. Callis was left bloodied by Callihan and required help to the back.
• Josh Matthews let the viewing audience know that Impact Wrestling management was meeting to discuss Callihan’s future and there would be an announcement by the end of the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9t43WV8db0&t=3s

1. DJZ & Andrew Everett defeated LAX

• After losing their tag titles and the subsequent rematch, LAX fell further down the tag ranks with the loss here.
• LAX looked in control and was going to give the 5150 to DJZ but the X-Division star rolled up Ortiz and got the pin while Everett tossed Santana out of the ring.
• It was later revealed that DJZ and Andrew Everett will challenge Eli Drake and Scott Steiner for the tag titles next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04dKqTwYJyk&t=13s

2. Grado (w/ Katarina) defeated Rohit Raju

• In a backstage segment before the match, Grado introduced Joseph Park to his new girlfriend Katarina.
• Katarina is actually Katarina Waters who has also wrestled under the names Katie Lea Burchill and Winter. She is a former 2x Knockouts Champion.
• Grado pinned Raju after a cannonball in the corner.
• After the match, Grado discovered Joseph Park knocked out with an “X” over his body. 2 other people have been attacked in similar fashion in recent weeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvESX7gSCTo&t=90s

3. El Hijo Del Fantasma defeated Aerostar, Drago, and Taiji Ishimori (Fatal 4-Way)

• Aerostar looks like he might have been injured during this match as he landed awkwardly on the outside after a plancha. He finished the match, however, and reports are he was banged up and sore but not injured after.
• Fantasma hit a modified cradle-piledriver (Thrill of the Kill) on Aerostar for the win.
• Josh Matthews stated Fantasma has now earned the next X-Division title shot against Matt Sydal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O-4WDWaiUI

Impact Management Decision on Sami Callihan

Eddie Edwards interrupted Impact management’s meeting regarding Samm Callihan to insist the promotion doesn’t fire the controversial wrestler. Edwards, who received a broken orbital bone from Callihan at the company’s January television tapings, insisted he gets a chance to enact revenge on Callihan instead.

Impact management ruled they would not fire Callihan but would not allow Edwards to get his revenge on him inside an Impact ring. Rather, House of Hardcore will host a street fight between Edwards and Callihan which will air next week on Impact Wrestling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm_xme1OFfU

4. Moose defeated Kongo Kong w/Jimmy Jacobs via DQ (House of Hardcore)

• This match was filmed at a House of Hardcore event.
• Moose was about to get the win but Jacobs entered the ring and hit him with a chair for the DQ.

Freaked Out Allie Develops Facial Tick

• Allie watched her demon friend, Rosemary, locked in a coffin last week by Su Yung and her army of undead bridesmaids.
• This week a clip aired of Allie in her home. She received a knock at the door but when she answered it there was a charred-up stuffed bunny holding a note. Allie read the note and developed a freaky little facial tick.
• The note may have been an invite to Rosemary’s funeral, which Su Yung will be hosting on Impact next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-ufQdMXuqY&t=101s

5. Brian Cage defeated Takashi Sugiura (Pro Wrestling NOAH)

• This match was filmed in Japan for Pro Wrestling NOAH.
• Cage, who is undefeated in Impact Wrestling, won with the Drill Claw.

6. Impact Wrestling World Championship
Pentagon Jr. (c) defeated Eli Drake

• Drake earned the title shot by winning a Feast of Fired briefcase vs briefcase match against Moose.
• Before the match, Drake told Scott Steiner backstage to stay in the back as he didn’t want his help defeating Pentagon.
• Pentagon was able to retain his title after Drake Mr. springboard moon salt in the champion hit him with a cradle piledriver for the win.

While WWE has been referencing Impact Wrestling more and more in recent times, their collaboration reached a completely new level when they used Impact Footage in a recent Table For 3 episode and showed an ad for their Global Wrestling Network during the broadcast.

Sportskeeda recently reached out to Anthem Sports for comments on the matter, and replying to it, the parent company of Impact Wrestling revealed that they allowed WWE to use their footage in return for a mention of GWN:

“IMPACT Wrestling collaborated with WWE on the project and sub-licensed the footage to them for use in their original productions. Accordingly, WWE issued a courtesy for GWN when the footage airs.”

For those who don’t know the latest episode of WWE Network’s ‘Table for 3’ featured Kurt Angle, AJ Styles, and Shane McMahon. During the show, they not only name dropped Impact but for the surprise of many fans, they used footage owned by the company and also aired an advertisement for GWN at the end of the show.

While this isn’t the only time the company has used TNA footage for their project as they used some for a Hardy Boyz DVD as revealed last month, this was the first time Officials decided to promote a service related to Impact directly on their programming, so it has still become a hot topic of discussion recently.

During today’s Impact Wrestling Media conference call featuring Matt Sydal, Sami Callihan called in and insisted on being heard. He demanded Impact Wrestling show footage of his recent attack on Don Callis during tonight’s episode.

Callihan attacked Callis recently at a Destiny Wrestling event in Toronto. The show was being promoted by Santino Marella and Callis was scheduled to receive an award.

Audio of Callihan interrupting the media call can be heard in the player below:

https://youtu.be/qcdVQYD-KVQ?t=19m12s

Sami Callihan on Impact Wrestling

Impact Wrestling officials announced they will show the footage of Callihan’s attack on Callis during tonight’s episode. They also said there would be an announcement regarding whether or not Callihan is fired tonight.

The company had previously placed a poll on their website asking fans if Callihan should be fired.

“Impact management knows the numbers I put up and Impact management knows exactly what they need to do, whats best for their business model.” – Sami Callihan

Callihan continued to complain about the lack of exposure his Ohio Vs Everything group gets from Impact management. He mentioned the faction aren’t even in the show’s opening video.

Matt Sydal, who was the scheduled talent for the call, expressed both positive and negative sentiment towards Callihan’s interruption.

“Props to Sami Callihan for thinking for himself and questioning authority. What a great attitude,” Sydal said. “I hope when he hung up the phone he didn’t accidentally hit himself in the eye and break his orbital bone,” he then added.

Callihan’s feud with Eddie Edwards has been a focal point of Impact Wrestling for several weeks. The rivalry was thrust further into the spotlight following the spot which broke Edwards’ orbital bone during the promotion’s January television tapings in Orlando.

In recent weeks, Edwards accidentally struck his own wife with a kendo stick. To further torment his rival, Callihan was shown visiting Edwards’ wife in the hospital last week.

Matt Sydal says he was reborn after his 3rd eye was opened and he achieved a higher state of consciousness. On a recent Impact Wrestling media conference call, we had the chance to ask Sydal how his personal philosophies impact his wrestling performances.

“The more I’ve integrated my personal philosophy into my wrestling performances the more success I’ve had, the more genuine a connection I feel with the crowd and the more liberated I feel in the ring,” Sydal said.

“Now I rely on the mind-body connection, it’s an ecological awareness that allows me to not just be a mind separate from a body but a mind and body integrated into one and integrated into the whole system that we all live in and are all a part of.”

“I see in slow motion, I move in fast-forward and there is nobody who can do the things I can do” – Matt Sydal

Matt Sydal’s Plans to Curate the X-Division

While he admits there are still plenty of challenges awaiting him on the current roster, Sydal expressed his desire to curate the X-Division by bringing in innovative wrestlers from all over the world.

“I know these guys in Lima, Peru that you might have never seen wrestle but they are out of this world,” Sydal said. He also mentioned a group of wrestlers who train out of a Shaolin temple in China.

“My ability to see trends forming and to be an early adopter is a skill,” he said on the call.

“As you watch this X-Division unfold, the men you will see popping, appearing, and hanging around in this X-Division are going to be the people that are wrestling. The people that all the fans are going to be talking about and enjoying will be X-Division wrestlers.”

While Sydal may have plans for the future of the division, he will be paying particular attention to a match on tonight’s episode of Impact. A fatal 4-way featuring Drago, Aerostar, Taiji Ishimori, and Fantasma could decide Sydal’s next title challenger.

https://youtu.be/qcdVQYD-KVQ?t=7m43s

Current Impact X Division Champion Matt Sydal recently did an interview with Wrestling Epicenter to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Sydal discussed the most recent IMPACT tapings that took place in Orlando, Florida, and the positive response they received:

“Well, all I can tell you about those tapings are these were the tapings where I was most heavily involved. I was integral to these tapings and I really felt like I was able to get what I’ve been trying to say across. As the weeks go on, I think people will be able to enjoy our product, they’ll be able to log on, they can watch on POP! I always stand behind the things that I do.

“I don’t listen to those who downplay things nor do I pay attention to those who grovel at our feet and tell us that we’re the greatest. For me, that is just noise. I’m out there to produce the best content – The most creative content I can do and express myself through wrestling. If you watch what happened at these tapings, if you’re a fan of wrestling, you’ve got something to watch!

“I don’t know how much time you have got in your week to watch wrestling – Quite frankly, you’d be better off walking around a park with your phone not in your hand. But, when you’re done with that, come inside and watch Impact.”

Sydal also noted that the atmosphere backstage changed for these most recent set of tapings:

“One different thing that I can tell you about backstage was, there were a lot of monitor sell outs this taping. People really wanted to see what was happening in the ring. The production is coming together, the production looks great. Impact is just always improving at all angles.

“There is a lot of creativity and thought that goes into everything. I’m happy to be a part of it as we move forward. And, I’m happy to move things in the wild direction! I am able to move things and steer things into a direction I’ve wanted to for my whole career.”

He also compared his runs with WWE, Ring Of Honor (ROH), and his current run with IMPACT Wrestling:

“That’s the thing. I always love the locker rooms that I end up in. There is so much great talent. [In WWE] I had so many awesome matches with the Usos, Primo and Epico, me and Kofi tore it up for years. I’ve wrestled Chavo. I’ve wrestled Jericho! I had so many awesome matches there. In Ring of Honor, I had such awesome matches with Christopher Daniels and AJ Styles both before and after my turn with WWE.

“I mean, working with Will Ospreay before he broke out of England, working with him in Japan. Marty [Scurl], The [Young] Bucks! I’ve just been forever super lucky. So, in this Impact locker room, we’ve got some insane talent. Guys you need to keep your eye on are Desmond Xavier and Zach Wentz, the oVe guys are killing it.

“LAX and oVe had this insane feud! Brian Cage, Austin Aries, John Morrison [Impact] is returning from a secret location that may not be disclosed. … All you can do is keep swinging for the fences. Whether it is good or bad, it all comes from a good place. I’m glad Josh [Mathews] thought these tapings were good. Clearly his spiritual path is right and he’s got his third eye open. I expect everybody else to do the same.”

Impact Wrestling is back tonight with a show from their April tapings in Orlando. Last week, Eli Drake announced he would be cashing in his Feast or Fired briefcase this week to challenge Pentagon Jr for the Impact World Championship.

Tonight, Drake will attempt to regain the Impact World Championship in the main event.

Impact Preview (5/10/18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ozYsHrj6Js

Impact World Championship
Pentagon Jr. (c) vs Eli Drake

• Pentagon shocked the wrestling world when he defeated Austin Aries at Redemption for the Impact World Championship. Even more surprising is that he dislocated Aries’ arm, essentially taking the former champion out of the title picture for the time being.
• Eli Drake won a gauntlet match in August to win his first World Championship for a major promotion. He lost the title to Austin Aries at the company’s 1st set of TV tapings under their new management regime, however.
• Drake is just one of several potential challengers for Pentagon. Moose has also indicated he wants a title shot. Austin Aries is also waiting in the wings for a rematch once his arm heals.

Moose vs Kongo Kong

• Moose wants to be referred to as “Mr. Impact”. He cut a promo last week stating he would be the one to take the title from Pentagon.
• As for Jimmy Jacobs’ monster, Kongo Kong, he’s coming off a victory in his rivalry with Abyss.
• The winner of this match should move closer to a shot at the Impact World Championship.

Will Sami Callihan Be Fired?

• Sami Callihan recently attacked Impact Wrestling Vice President, Don Callis, at an independent show in Toronto.
• Impact put a poll on their website asking fans if they think Callihan should be fired.
• We should get some update from the promotion tonight regarding this matter.

Tessa Blanchard Speaks

• Last week on Impact, Tessa Blanchard interfered in a match between Taya Valkyrie and Kiera Hogan.
• Blanchard has said she plans on skipping to the front of the line in the Knockouts division but upcoming stars like Hogan may have something to say about that.
• The “Girl on Fire” might decide to get some revenge on Blanchard this week.

Who is the Mystery Attacker? 

• Someone is attacking people in the back. Don Callis and Josh Matthews are concerned.
• Over the last few weeks, multiple people have been attacked in the back and had an ominous X placed on their unconscious body.
• Impact is teasing we could find out more about this tonight.

Aerostar vs El Hijo Del Fantasma vs Drago vs Taiji Ishimori

• 4 stars of the X-Division are featured in this match tonight. The winner could easily find himself near the top of the heap and closer to a shot against champion Matt Sydal.
• Taiji Ishimori was recently announced for the upcoming Best of the Super Juniors tournament with New Japan Pro Wrestling

Brian Cage in Japan

• Brian Cage’s world tour continues tonight.
• Cage was victorious in a Fatal 4-way match last week from World Series of Wrestling in Australia.
• Tonight he will be in Japan, though Impact has yet to announce who he will be facing.

DJZ & Andrew Everett vs LAX

• X-Division wrestlers, DJZ and Andrew Everett will enter into tag action this week against former champions, LAX.
• LAX is going through a rough time as Konnan has been taken out and Homicide has gone radio silent. It’s tough to know what’s really going on within the faction at the moment.

Johnny Impact (Morrison/Hennigan/Mundo/Nitro) has not appeared on Impact Wrestling in several weeks. In storyline, Johnny has been targetted by the “Emo Princess” Jimmy Jacobs and his monster, Kongo Kong.

It appears his absence from recent television tapings has been due to participating in the upcoming season of the hit reality television program, Survivor. Earlier this week, several blogs and websites dedicated to the show released word of Johnny’s participation in season 37.

Back in November, the website “Surviving Tribal” stated the showrunners were looking for “Super Hero” types to participate in season 37. It is believed the season was taped in full throughout March and April in Fiji. The last time John Hennigan wrestled a match was in February for 5-Star Wrestling in Liverpool.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wp-ayjD2KE

John Morrison Outside of Wrestling

Morrison is the 3rd person associated with the wrestling industry to be involved in Survivor. Ashely Massaro competed on Survivor: China but was the 2nd contestant to be eliminated. Johnny Fairplay, who had a brief run in TNA Wrestling, also competed on two seasons of the show.

IMDB credits obtained by Hennigan include the Netflix series GLOW, Shameless, Sharknado 5, and his own film “Boone: the Bounty Hunter”.

In addition to competing for Impact, Morrison has been a key player in each season of Lucha Underground thus far. A former Lucha Underground Champion, Johnny Mundo is the leader of the World Wide Underground along with his real-life fiancee, Taya Valkyrie, and cronies Jack Evans, PJ Black, and Ricky Mandel.

Morrison’s fiancee, Taya Valkyrie, also competes for Impact Wrestling. She is one of the top-ranked Knockouts in the division. Most recently, Taya defeated Kiera Hogan at the Redemption PPV. She was defeated by Allie 2 weeks ago on Impact in a Knockouts Championship match, however. Last week, a rematch between Hogan and Taya resulted in a no-contest after Tessa Blanchard got involved.

Former World Champion Eddie Edwards continues to be one of the best wrestlers in Impact Wrestling.

Throughout his time with the promotion, which started when he and Davey Richards decided to go to TNA back in 2014 after a successful run in Ring of Honor, Edwards has won several titles in the company including the World, X-Division, and Tag Team Championships.

Edwards recently spoke with SportsKeeda to talk about various topics. During this interview, he discussed Scott D’Amore and Don Callis being in charge of creative of Impact Wrestling and the future of the promotion.

“ I do. I have total confidence in what’s going on in the office right now. Between Anthem, Scott, Don, Sonjay and stuff, it’s a great combination. The lines of communication between the boys and the office are open. Everybody’s on the same page. You can’t have people pulling in different directions.

So right now, whether it’s one or two steps at a time, we’re all going in the same direction. I have full confidence in what the office is doing right now.”

The latest pay-per-view event that Impact Wrestling held was their Redemption show, which took place on April 22, 2018, in Orlando, Florida at Universal Studios. He was asked if this show was the start of a new regime for Impact.

“It’s a continuation of the regime we have right now. We’re all going in the same direction right now. Day by day, they want to make the product better. Bring it back to the heights it was at before and then pass and eclipse that.

So, the Redemption pay-per-view showed everybody being on the same page. You could tell. Everybody wants to see the product exceed and excel.”

What are your thoughts on Edwards’ comments? Sound off in the comment section below.

Sami Callihan has assaulted Impact Wrestling Vice President, Don Callis. The incident took place at an independent wrestling event near Anthem Sports and Entertainment’s head office in Toronto. Impact Wrestling is stating they plan on addressing the issue tomorrow night.

In the mean time, they have a poll on their website asking fans if Sami Callihan should be fired. As of this writing, more Impact Wrestling fans feel the controversial wrestler should be fired than not.

Sami Callihan Assaults Don Callis

Callihan attacked Callis at an event promoted by Santino Marella’s Destiny Wrestling promotion on April 29th, 2018. The attack is just being acknowledged by Impact Wrestling now, however.

The actions and behavior of @TheSamiCallihan at a recent @DestinyWrestle event were absolutely unacceptable. IMPACT Wrestling are considering all options regarding Callihan's future in IMPACT Wrestling as a consequence.

MORE: https://t.co/wCyiOqxeAa

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 8, 2018

Callis was being given an award for “Comeback of the Year” and had his family in attendance when he was attacked by Callihan.

Callihan responded to Impact’s comments with the following:

How about you consider not being such bitches. This is OUR company now. Sit back and just watch your ratings go up. #TheDRAW #oVe https://t.co/rAMJR65G1J

— Sami Callihan (@TheSamiCallihan) May 8, 2018

THIS THURSDAY – after his reprehensible assault of @CyrusOverHuge, we will learn the decision of IMPACT management regarding the consequences of @TheSamiCallihan's actions.

What repercussions await Sami? #IMPACTonPop

MORE: https://t.co/wCyiOqfDIC pic.twitter.com/x5qEiok3kj

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 9, 2018

Don Callis in 2018

Callis began his career in 1989 wrestling in various Canadian independent promotions. He was brought into WWE as a manager in 1996. He managed the Truth Commission and the Parade of Human Oddities before being released in 1999.

After leaving WWE, Callis ended up in ECW where he was a color commentator and representative for “The Network”. He signed with TNA Wrestling in 2003 but would opt to retire from the wrestling industry in 2004. He would later say the business was too unstable at the time. Callis went to work in local government and by 2012 became the President, CEO and Executive Director of the Manitoba Trade and Investment Corporation.

In 2016, Callis began a podcast with his longtime friend, Lance Storm, titled “Killin the Town with Storm and Cyrus”. The following year, fellow Winnipeg native, Kenny Omega, pitched the idea for Callis to become the new color commentator for New Japan Pro Wrestling. Following that, another Winnipeg native, Chris Jericho, served as a reference for Callis to Anthem Sports and Entertainment President, Ed Nordholm. Impact announced Callis as their new co-Vice President on December 5th, 2017.

Impact Wrestling viewership took a bit of a hit this week.

According to Showbuzz Daily, the Thursday, May 3rd episode of Impact Wrestling drew 299,000 total viewers to Pop TV.

Rosemary vs. Su Yung headlined this week’s show, which dropped 3 percent in viewership (9,000 viewers) compared to last week’s show. Impact Wrestling last week drew 308,000 viewers for their post-Redemption show. It’s worth noting that last week’s show also faced stiff competition in the form of the NFL Draft.

Impact Wrestling finished number 124 on the Cable Top 150 list this week. The show placed number 118 on the same list last week.

2018 Impact Wrestling Viewership Tracker

Featured below is our 2018 Impact Wrestling viewership tracker:

January 4th Episode: 309,000 viewers
January 11th Episode: 276,000 viewers
January 18th Episode: 309,000 viewers
January 25th Episode: 310,000 viewers (Genesis episode)
February 1st Episode: 319,000 viewers (Reboot)
February 8th Episode: 294,000 viewers
February 15th Episode: 300,000 viewers
February 22nd Episode: 262,000 viewers
March 1st Episode: 365,000 viewers
March 8th Episode: 325,000 (Crossroads episode)
March 15th Episode: 350,000 viewers
March 22nd Episode: 362,000 viewers
March 29th Episode: 399,000 viewers
April 5th Episode: 294,000 viewers
April 12th Episode: 381,000 viewers
April 19th Episode: 373,000 viewers
April 26th Episode: 308,000 viewers (post-Redemption episode)
May 3rd Episode: 299,000 viewers

2017 Total: 16.147 million viewers
2017 Average: 311,000 viewers per episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX8MN8807v8

The 2nd show from Impact Wrestling’s April TV tapings in Orlando aired last night. The main event saw Su Yung take on Rosemary in a match which would be invaded by an army of undead brides.

Also on the show, Matt Sydal defended his X-Division title against former champion, Taiji Ishimori, Brian Cage started his world tour and more.

Impact Wrestling Results (3/5/18)

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

Eli Drake to Challenge Pentagon Next Week

• Drake cut an in-ring promo to start the show, stating he plans to challenge Pentagon Jr for the Impact World Championship next week.
• This brought out Pentagon, who informed Drake he has no fear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00-R6CSFvJg

1. OVE defeated KM and Fallah Bahh

• KM previously told Bahh he was sorry he fat-shamed him and now they are a tag team.
• oVe picked up the win despite a hot tag into Bahh which saw both KM and Bahh give steamrollers to their opponents.
• KM seemed to get mad at Bahh after the match but quickly apologized.

2. Taya Valkyrie vs Kiera Hogan went to a no-contest

• Kiera Hogan had a few choice words for Tessa Blanchard on a recent Impact Media conference call. Hogan is upset Blanchard chose her match at Redemption to come in and do commentary. Hogan and Blanchard then got into an argument backstage earlier in the evening.
• Taya lost a Knockouts Championship match last week to Allie. Previously, she had defeated Hogan at Redemption.
• Taya seemed to dominate early but just when Hogan was getting going, Blanchard hit the ring area and attacked her causing the ref to wave off the match.
• Blanchard laid out Hogan with a DDT to end the segment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOBvMdS5VM

Brian Cage World Tour

• Impact Wrestling recently announced Brian Cage will be touring the world. Cage is scheduled for matches in Japan, Canada, and Australia which will air on Impact Wrestling.
• This week he was in Australia and defeated Mick Moretti, Brodie Marshall, and Slex in a fatal 4-way match.
• The match was hosted by World Series of Wrestling, an Australian based promotion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UarD0CpUKrE

3. DJZ, Dezmond Xavier, and Andrew Everett defeated Drago, El Hijo Del Fantasma, and Aerostar.

• In a fast-paced match featuring luchadors and the stars of the X-Division, Impact got the win over Lucha Underground here.
• DJZ picked up the win for his team after hitting the ZDT on Aerostar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymnck_Wvci8

4. X-Division Championship
Matt Sydal (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori

• The former champion, Ishimori, had a chance to regain the title in this rematch from Crossroads earlier this year.
• Sydal missed the shooting star press but followed it up with a variation on a pump-handle driver and got the pin.

5. Su Yung vs Rosemary – No Contest Due to Undead Bride Army

• Earlier in the show, Rosemary was shown telling Allie not to come to ringside for the match.
• Not long after the match started, the undead bridesmaids meandered down to ringside carrying a coffin.
• This brought out Allie to attempt the save. As the brides were attacking Allie, Rosemary grabbed a kendo stick and went after Yung.
• Yung sprayed mist in Rosemary’s eyes and gave her a driver through a table. She then made Allie watch as they put Rosemary in a coffin to close the show.

Impact Matches For Next Week

Next week’s Impact Wrestling will see two matches on the card – one of them for the Impact World Championship. It was announced announced by Eli Drake last Impact that he will cash in in his Feast or Fire World title and shot on Pentagon Jr.

NEXT WEEK – it is official. @TheEliDrake will cash in his Feast or Fired World title shot and face @PENTAELZEROM for the IMPACT World Championship!

Will Drake become a two time Champion or will Pentagon retain? #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/ps8cD82226

— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) May 4, 2018

To determine the #1 contender for the X-Division Championship, another match has been announced between Aerostar, El Hijo del Fantasma, Drogo and Ishimori.

New WWE UK Tournament Promo

Live Nation UK uploaded a promo video on YouTube for the WWE United Kingdom Title tournament that will be taking place on June 18 and 19. WWE United Kingdom Champion Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, and Trent Seven are featured in the promo where they will team up to go against the team of WWE NXT North American Champion Adam Cole and NXT Tag Team Champions Kyle O’Reilly and Roderick Strong. You can check out the video below:

Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Anthony Carelli (a.k.a. Santino Marella) was recently hosting his Twitch show, Behind The Lights, and offered his thoughts on various professional wrestling and mixed martial arts (MMA) topics. Marella first discussed the personnel changes to IMPACT Wrestling:

“I tell you what, IMPACT Wrestling, this is such an interesting phenomenon, because they’ve had different incarnations — TNA, IMPACT Wrestling. Sometimes there’s somebody new at the helm and then people wonder, ‘How is this going to turn out?’. And sometimes, ‘ah it’s kinda the same thing, they’re shuffling old guys, whatever, whatever’, and it hasn’t really connected in the past in terms of that renaissance.

“But this one here there’s a different feeling — again, Scott at the helm and Don — there’s real change. It was getting a reputation in the past of being, ‘Oh they’re just recycling old WWE guys’, you know, hand-me-downs, and that was the reputation they had for a while. Now that’s not the case. Now they’re developing fresh, new talent that’s not… I mean if there’s someone there from WWE that’s fine, but the roster’s not comprised of leftovers anymore.

“The mentality, the direction they’re going in, it’s very good for the business because you need competition. There was a long time when there was no competition to WWE. Now there’s places to go.”

As for IMPACT Wrestling’s recent Redemption pay-per-view (PPV), Marella explained why he loved the event:

“I thought it was awesome. It solidified the notion of the change of direction for me. It’s funny because to be competition with WWE already means that you’re on the map, you’re on the radar. But you can’t compete with the budget. You can’t compete with the juggernaut marketing machine that they have.

“But you don’t have to have a massive budget to have that one creative genius especially with the different platforms we have today to be able to get out there. So before it was only TV, and now because of all these different mediums you can compete with TV.”

Marella also told fans to enjoy this evolution that IMPACT Wrestling is currently going through, and predicts a legendary moment in wrestling is coming:

Tonight on Impact Wrestling the promotion airs their second show from the set of April TV tapings. The company held the tapings in Orlando in the days following their Redemption PPV on April 22nd, 2018.

An X-Division title match, 2 big Knockouts matches, and Brian Cage beginning a world tour all take place tonight on Impact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oYrgfCwfSk

Impact Wrestling Preview (3/5/18)

• X-Division Championship Match
  Matt Sydal (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori

  • The last time these two met with the X-Division title on the line, Sydal picked up the victory at Crossroads.
  • Now, the former champion, Ishimori, will look to regain his title belt.
  • Sydal most recently defended the title successfully against Petey Williams at Redemption.

• Rosemary vs Su Yung

  • Fans of Impact’s Knockouts division might be looking forward to this match more than anything else tonight.
  • The undead bride attempted to attack Allie last week, but the Demon Assassin, Rosemary, showed up to protect her bunny-loving friend.
  • This week the Undead Bride battles the Demon Assassin in one-on-one action.

• Taya Valkyrie vs. Kiera Hogan

  • In a rematch from Redemption, Kiera Hogan will look to avenge her recent loss to Taya Valkyrie.
  • After defeating Hogan at Redemption, Taya was given a title shot against Allie but was defeated last week. She might need a win here to get back into the title picture.
  • Hogan is moving up in the Knockouts division. She seemed to have some choice words for the debuting Tessa Blanchard recently as well.

• Brian Cage World Tour Begins

  • On a recent Impact Wrestling media call, Josh Matthews announced Brian Cage will be starting a world tour.
  • This could be wrong, but it sounds as though each week Impact will be airing a match of Cage’s as he travels to different promotions. The plans are currently for him to wrestle matches in Japan, Canada, and Australia.
  • Cage is still undefeated since arriving in Impact earlier this year.

• Drago, Fantasma, and Aerostar vs. DJZ, Desmond Xavier, and Andrew Everett

  • It’s Lucha Underground versus Impact Wrestling’s X-Division in this match.
  • Impact has also announced this match will be conducted under Lucha Libre rules, meaning teammates do not have to tag a partner in order to enter the match.

Earlier this year, Impact Wrestling announced the signing of the Great Gama Singh. The 63-year-old Indo-Canadian was arguably the most hated heel in the history of Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling territory.The plan is for Gama to lead a faction of Indian wrestlers in Impact named the Desi Hit Squad.

Desi Hit Squad member, Rohit Raju, revealed on a recent Impact Wrestling media call that the Great Gama will be present at the upcoming TV tapings in June.

“I can’t wait for the June tapings because that’s when myself, Gursinder (Singh), and Gama were going to be together,” Raju said. “I don’t know if everyone else will be there but at least us 3.”

Impact Wrestling’s next set of TV tapings will be held on June 1st and 2nd in Windsor, Ontario. The company is building towards their July 22nd PPV in Toronto.

“I’m headed up to Canada soon to learn from the Great Gama,” Raju stated.

The Great Gama and the Desi Hit Squad

“When Gama gets there, and Gursinder gets there, we plan on shaking things up a little bit” – Rahit Raju

The Great Gama Singh was arguably the most hated heel in the history of Stu Hart’s Stampede Wrestling territory.

In the 1980s, Gama formed “Karachi Vice”, a heel stable which feuded with the likes of the Dynamite Kid, Owen Hart, and other top babyfaces. Gama, who is Jinder Mahal’s Uncle, was so hated at times that he reported receiving death threats.

“Yeah man, I honestly hope we raise hell in Impact. I hope we are vile, villainous, disgusting, ugly individuals,” Raju exclaimed. “I know Gama has that in him and I know he can pull it out of us. So yes, I want to replicate Karachi Vice and I want to do all that stuff. I want to get down and dirty and put Impact upside down.”

“The Girl on Fire” Kiera Hogan is just 3 years into her wrestling career but is already being called the future of Impact’s Knockouts division by some of her fellow wrestlers.

The 23-year-old was featured on a recent Impact Wrestling media conference call. She spoke on several topics including her last name and Tessa Blanchard’s appearance at the Redemption PPV during her match.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-85RlBhltk

Impact Wrestling’s Kiera Hogan

Hogan, who uses her real name as a performer, seems comfortable addressing her famous last name. She was asked if she had any reservations about entering the pro-wrestling world with the last name “Hogan”.

“I knew this question was coming,” Hogan joked. “My real name is Kiera Hogan, it’s on my license, it’s on my birth certificate, I’m a real Hogan.”

She continued to say that when she first started in the business she was a ring announcer and simply decided to go by her real name. When she began her in-ring career, Hogan decided she didn’t want to separate her announcer character and in-ring character so that she could show her evolution.

In an interview she gave to Interactive Wrestling Radio last month, Hogan was asked if she’d ever considered doing an angle where she portrayed Hulk Hogan’s daughter.

“I wouldn’t be opposed to it. I’ve actually had a conversation with Brooke Hogan about it. She got a hold of me and was like, ‘We should be sisters or something!’ I was like, ‘That would be so cool!’ My real name is Kiera Hogan. That is my real real name. When I got into wrestling, I was like, ‘That works. I already am a Hogan!”

“I want to be the ‘Girl on Fire’ and set myself apart from Hulkamania and all that other jazz.” – Kiera Hogan

Kiera Hogan and Tessa Blanchard Rivalry Building?

As the conversation turned to other Knockouts in the division, a twinge of jealousy could be detected from Hogan. In particular, Hogan seems to feel disrespected that Tessa Blanchard stole the spotlight away from her at Redemption. Blanchard came in to do guest commentary during Hogan’s match with Taya Valkyrie.

“I was just so overwhelmed and then here comes 3rd generation Tessa Blanchard walking in,” Hogan said. “It did overshadow what I was doing, which she has accomplished way more than I have, I’ll definitely give it to her there, but it was my moment. I felt like this was my moment why did she have to come in and overshadow me?”

Blanchard recently gave an interview to ImpactWrestling.com, insinuating she plans to skip to the front of the line in the Knockouts division. Perhaps, we could see Hogan and Blanchard meet in an Impact ring sometime in the future.

“I have a few choice words for Ms. Tessa Blanchard,” Kiera hogan.

Kiera Hogan takes on Taya Valkyrie in a rematch from Redemption tomorrow night on Impact.