NWA premiered their new season of NWA Powerrr on Mar. 22 at Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.
The main event saw the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion Homicide defend the title against Austin Aries. The latest episode also had the OGK challenge The Briscoes in a tag team non-title match. The episode is available on video on demand on FITE and will premiere on Youtube on Friday.
Just days after winning the NWA World's Junior Heavyweight Title, Homicide must defend it against a HUGE challenge in @AustinAries!
Will Homicide's reign be cut short?
Find out tonight on #NWAPowerrr on NWA ALL ACCESS. ONLY on @FiteTV
Matt Cardona started the program with Mike Knox and VSK to recap the Crockett Cup. He refutes that he tapped to Nick Aldis and said that a rematch would not happen. He ends by saying that he and his faction are the saviors of the NWA.
The Briscoes defeated OGK
NWA Tag Team Champions La Rebellion did a backstage promo. During the promo, they teased a potential feud with The Briscoes.
Trevor Murdoch defeated Brett Buffshay
After the match, Murdoch cut a heel promo and promised if NWA continues to feed him hacks, the blood will be on their hands, not his.
The NWA showed a taped backstage promo with Nick Aldis and Mickie James talking about the finish at The Crockett Cup Night 2. Aldis declares that the feud with Cardona isn’t over.
Tyrus and Austin Idol cut a promo and makes a challenge that if anyone bodyslam Tyrus they will get an opportunity to challenge for the NWA Television Championship.
The Hex defeated Paola Blaze and Jennacide with Taryn Terrell to retain the NWA Women’s Tag Team Championship. Blaze and Jennacide split up after the match.
Thom Latimar and Kamille cut a promo. Latimar shared that he ended his relationship with Chris Adonis. Kamille called Adonis “dead weight.”
Homicide defeated Austin Aries to retain the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
The commentators congratulated Homicide to end the show.
Austin Aries is a star who frequently finds himself in a controversial situation and one such controversy that made a lot of headlines was his departure from Impact Wrestling in 2018.
The former Impact World Champion recently appeared on the In The Room podcast where he talked about things like the diminishing kayfabe in the wrestling business and more.
Talking about his controversial departure from the company formerly known as TNA, Aries confirmed that things did not go as planned and his stint with the company was actually supposed to continue after Bound For Glory:
“It was never intended for me, the way I walked out at Bound for Glory, that was not supposed to be the last that you saw me [there]. That was never the intention, I certainly wouldn’t be trying to create a bunch of controversy for no payoff.
Did it come off exactly as I envisioned in my head before hand? Probably not. Could I have done a couple of things that still would have maybe gotten the point across, without maybe taking on some of the criticism that I’ve seen? Potentially.”
For those who don’t know, the then Impact World Champion Austin Aries was scheduled to defend his title against Johnny Impact at the Bound For Glory PPV in October 2018.
However, their feud blurred the line between a work and a shoot and the two stars started taking personal shots at each other on Twitter.
Their rivalry culminated with a match at the PPV where Aries dropped the title to the now John Morrison but Austin no-sold the finish right after the bell rang and left the arena. This turned out to be his final Impact appearance.
Austin Aries recently sat down for an interview with Chris Van Vliet. During the discussion, Aries spoke about his departure from WWE. Aries stated that when Triple H told him he was being released, he said that it was Vince McMahon’s decision.
“(Triple H) said he was really shocked, as shocked as I was,” Aries said. “It was per Vince and they didn’t have anything for me and that was it. I asked him some questions if it was because of some contract things that we were negotiating. I was literally surprised because there were no issues, I hadn’t had any issues with anybody.”
Aries also spoke about reports that came out shortly after his release stating he had asked to be let go. Aries said that just 2-3 hours before reports surfaced that he had sought to be let go, he’d been on the phone with Mark Carrano from WWE debating whether or not he was cleared for competition due to herniated discs in his neck.
“On the exit call with Mark Carrano, head of Talent Relations, he was telling me ‘hey, you can wrestle for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore but not for Ring of Honor, not for..’ I said, ‘whoa whoa whoa Mark, I’m not cleared to wrestle for anybody dude, I just started rehab yesterday, my neck’s f***ed, I’m not trying to go work,” Aries said.
He then noted that not long after his call with Mark Carrano, he started reading reports that he had asked for his release from WWE.
“Then I heard nothing back. And then about 2 or 3 hours later, I saw reports from Mr. Meltzer that I asked for my release. Strange. If I’m injured and I’m going to get some time off and still make some money… It wasn’t something I’d talked about or wasn’t even on my mind. For that story to come out I found curious and also the timing of it.”
Was The Ending To Bound For Glory A Work or A Shoot?
Aries was also asked about the ending to his Bound for Glory match with Johnny Impact. After Aries dropped the title to Johnny, he jumped up acting as though he was trying to no-sell the new champion.
“A lot of people were hitting me up afterward going ‘was it a work or a shoot?’ and I was like ‘yes.’ Which part? The best parts of wrestling are when you pull from realism. The part where I got up and walked off and f***ked everyone off and s**t, I didn’t go into business for myself, there were other people that we’re aware that was going to happen. There was a plan for me to return, it was my idea. It was an idea I pitched for a reason.”
The full interview with Aries can be viewed in the player below:
MLW has announced that Austin Aries will be heading to the promotion. The former WWE Cruiserweight and TNA/IMPACT World Champion was hyped on the most recent episode of Fusion. The exact date for Aries’ joining the company has not yet been revealed. Aries has appeared for the promotion previously, having faced ACH in February 2018.
Aries left IMPACT shortly after losing their World Title to Johnny Impact. This loss took place at their Bound For Glory event last October. The ‘Greatest Man That Ever Lived’ got straight up following the loss seemingly breaking any illusion of injury and flipped off several members of the IMPACT production crew and crowd.
MLW also recently announced that Ross & Marshall Von Erich have signed with the promotion and will be debuting at their television tapings in Waukesha, Wisconsin on Saturday June 1st. Independent performer Adam Brooks will also be debuting on that event. Brooks has appeared all over the world, including for PROGRESS and PWG.
In the build-up to Bound For Glory, the line between reality and fiction was blurred. As it turns out, even management wasn’t entirely sure how much was fact and how much was fiction.
According to a report from the Wrestling Observer, Impact and Aries decided to run with a social media angle without the company’s permission.
“The twitter stuff was actually Aries and John Morrison trying to work their own angle and making it personal with Aries calling Taya husky,” Dave Meltzer wrote. “Management wasn’t happy with that because they don’t want people working angles they aren’t appraised of, because it could contradict where they are going.”
Austin Aries’ “Loose Cannon” Gimmick
Aries is said to have suffered a mild concussion during his match at Bound For Glory. He was sent home from the New York tapings the following day.
“On the Austin Aries thing, as noted last week, his contract has expired but the company is very high on him,” Meltzer continued. “My sense is he’ll be back and there’s a lot of Brian Pillman stuff in what he’s been doing.”
The Aries vs Impact match itself appeared to be quite stiff. Early moments in the match indicated the two were trying to make the bout look as real as possible. Aries then no-sold the finish to the match and flipped off Don Callis before leaving the arena.
Don Callis also commented on the worked-shoot/unplanned parts of the angle on his podcast, Killin the Town.
“Effectively we had an issue earlier in the week with some Tweets between talent. They were told to take those Tweets down,” Callis said. “Things got a little heated at the press conference. People said ‘Well, why didn’t this happen at the press conference if they were going to have a face-to-face?’ Well, because it wasn’t really planned. I’m just going to leave it at that.”
Impact Wrestling debuted in a new timeslot Thursday night on POPTV. The station bumped the program back from 8 PM to 10 PM. For the first time in the show’s history, their rating dropped below 100,000 people when they topped out at 98,000. Their previous low-mark had been 161,000.
It should be noted that the importance of Impact’s POP TV deal to the overall financial health of the company is not clear. Impact is owned by Anthem Sports and Entertainment, a Canadian-based media company which also owns the Fight Network. The wrestling promotion helped Anthem secure a deal to get the Fight Network broadcast across the UK earlier this year. Other international television deals are also said to be more lucrative than the deal the company has with POP TV.
Impact Wrestling in 2018
Impact has stated the company is in a far better financial position in 2018 than they were in 2017. They’ve also recently signed Willie Mack and Jordynne Grace to 2-year deals as well as re-upping Sami Callihan to a new deal.
Former Impact World Champion, Austin Aries, is no longer under contract according to comments made on Petey Williams’ Wrestling Perspective podcast. A report from the Wrestling Observer states he is suffering from a concussion at the moment.
Don Callis addressed the Austin Aries-Johnny Impact situation from Bound For Glory recently on his podcast. Callis wouldn’t address Aries’ post-match antics but he did address the events leading to the PPV.
Callis’ comments convey that neither the Tweets between Aries and Johnny nor the pull apart during the press conference was planned. While he didn’t say so specifically, it’s assumed he would have said the same thing about Aries no-selling and flipping him off at the end of the show.
“Effectively we had an issue earlier in the week with some Tweets between talent. They were told to take those Tweets down,” Callis said. “Things got a little heated at the press conference. People said ‘Well, why didn’t this happen at the press conference if they were going to have a face-to-face?’ Well, because it wasn’t really planned. I’m just going to leave it at that.”
As for how Johnny Impact performed in the match, Callis offered up a lot of praise.
“You really felt the personal distaste there was between he and Austin Aries in that main event,” Callis continued. “I thought it was a great main event and a great win for Johnny.”
Callis continued to say one of his favorite matches was the Knockouts title bout between Taya Valkyrie and Tessa Blanchard. Based on Taya’s comments on Impact last week, we could get a rematch between the two in the not too distant future. He also said the tapings in New York was a breakout moment for Killer Kross. Brian Cage was also mentioned as someone fans are giving a rockstar reaction to wherever they go.
Austin Aries and Impact Wrestling
Just days before Bound For Glory, Aries was on Chris Jericho’s podcast and stated he’s never been happier than he has been with Impact Wrestling. Then at the PPV he is evidently so upset with management that he no-sells the finish, flips off Don Callis, and leaves. He was not at the following set of television tapings over the next two days either.
Tessa Blanchard joined Dave Lagreca and Bully Ray on Busted Open Radio this week to discuss the fallout from Bound For Glory. The Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion gave an insider perspective on the controversy surrounding Austin Aries, which involved him “no selling” the finish to the show’s main event and flipping off the crowd on his way out of the arena. Here are some highlights of what Tessa said about:
Her thoughts on the Austin Aries controversy:
Blanchard is taking the position that she’s not sure what to think about the situation.
“I agree with a lot of what Brian [Cage] said earlier. I think it was just a lot of Austin being Austin. I honestly don’t really know what to think about it. Just watching it, I’m kind of at a loss for words, I guess? ‘Cause I don’t know what to think”
If she questioned what transpired:
Lending credence to our report that Impact performers were left in the dark about whether the Aries situation was a shoot or a work, Blanchard says there’s a lot of uncertainty going around and she doesn’t know quite what to think.
“To myself, yeah, of course. I’m sure everyone had a lot of questions. There’s a lot of uncertainty. The whole locker room was kind of not really sure what was going on, I guess. But yeah, I honestly I’m very indifferent ’cause I don’t know what to think.”
If she feels Austin Aries disrespected the locker room and the fans:
At the end of the day, Blanchard feels that Austin Aries’ actions were disrespectful and wonders how he would feel if he was on the receiving end of what he did.
“To an extent, yes. I’m not really sure what Austin was trying to accomplish. Brian said it before, I think if the roles were reversed and Austin was sitting in the locker room watching that happen, I’m sure he would feel disrespected, I’m sure he would not be so happy. He would have some things to say and some questions. So if the roles were reversed, I’m sure he would be in the same position as the whole locker room kind of felt, I think.”
Listen to Tessa Blanchard’s appearance on Busted Open Radio:
X-Pac discussed the NJPW talent morale situation on the latest edition of X-Pac 12360. The former WWF and WCW star salso gave his take on the recent controversial angle in Impact Wrestling involving Austin Aries.
Morale in NJPW
Reports that morale in the New Japan locker room took a hit recently with the addition of Michael Craven as a new head of talent relations caught X-Pac’s attention, and he offered a warning to New Japan.
“Let morale go down in your company and see how quickly that forward momentum comes to a halt. There can be a mass exodus to WWE in a second. WWE will cherry pick every single one of the guys you have.”
Craven, reportedly, does not have a background in the wrestling business, and X-Pac likened what he’s heard of Craven to when J.J. Dillon managed talent for WWE. “It was tough,” he said. X-Pac mentioned that later on, Jim Ross excelled in Dillon’s role. “He knew how to talk to the talent and make them feel good.”
X-Pac again stressed the importance of maintaining a happy locker room, and the consequences of not doing so. “Vince will take every one of their guys,” he said. “And the climate that wrestling is in right now, yeah. Keep talking down to your talent and see what happens.”
Impact
X-Pac also discussed the recent Johnny Impact and Austin Aries angle from Bound For Glory. While reportedly a work, X-Pac has a more philosophical stance on the storyline.
“I have my opinion. I’m not going to share my opinion. You just never know when it comes to Aries. To sit and go okay, this was a work, this wasn’t, how about we just enjoy it?”
The full episode can be found below.
When referencing this transcript, please credit SEScoops.com. This transcript has been edited for clarity.
We have an exclusive update on Austin Aries’ status with Impact Wrestling, company attempting to ‘work’ the wrestlers backstage at Bound for Glory and plans for a ‘loose cannon’ storyline in the months ahead.
Aries had everybody guessing whether his bizarre from IMPACT’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view was a work or a shoot. The situation unfolded following the main event, which saw Johnny Impact capture the Impact world title. Following the finish, Aries immediately leapt up, exited the right, shouted a profanity at commentator and IMPACT executive vice president Don Callis before flipping off the crowd as he exited the arena.
Aries’ reaction had a lot of people questioning how much of what transpired was scripted. Aries’ feud with Johnny Impact grew increasingly personal in the days leading up to the show, which included deleted tweets about Johnny Impact’s wife Taya Valkyrie.
According to sources backstage at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, Impact wrestlers were not told about the finish to the BFG main event and felt like they were being worked by management. One source who has been with the company for years told us it felt like a move the old TNA regime would have orchestrated.
Immediately after the pay-per-view broadcast ended, IMPACT media relations personnel were shopping the story to outlets such as TMZ, which had covered Aries & Johnny’s social media feud last week.
Apparently the entire program was set up because Aries wants to do his own take on the classic ‘Loose Cannon’ storyline that Brian Pillman did several years ago in WCW before leaving to join ECW. During that time, Pillman’s behavior got so out of line that he was ‘fired’ by Eric Bischoff but he later admitted that the entire situation had been planned so he could exit WCW and earn some legitimate heat when he showed up in ECW.
As of Sunday night, the plan was for Aries to start showing up in other promotions such as Ring of Honor to sell the idea that he really did ‘walk out’ at Bound For Glory. Eventually, he would return portraying a loose cannon character. Aries did not work Monday night’s Impact TV tapings and is not scheduled to be at tonight’s tapings either.
After it was revealed that Austin Aries wouldn’t be working the upcoming Impact Tapings following the Bound For Glory controversy, an Impact producer has claimed that the former World Champion is no longer with the company.
Producer Petey Williams spoke to The Wrestling Perspective podcast after Sunday’s Bound for Glory event, and during the episode, he was asked several questions about Aries and his status with the company.
Williams was asked if he talked to Aries after the bout and he said that he is a professional person, so he talked to both Johnny Impact and Austin after the bout to ensure that they were ok and to thank them.
When asked about A Double’s contractual status, Petey revealed that Aries does not have any more dates left with the company after the PPV, meaning that he is essentially done with the promotion.
Finally, the hosts asked if what transpired after the BFG main event was disrespectful and responding to it, the Impact Official said that he will dodge this question since the former WWE Star is not with the company anymore.
As noted before the line is still blurry and at this point, it’s still hard to say if the whole situation is a work or if Austin Aries was actually unhappy with the finish and decided to walk out of the company.
All we know for sure is that some parts of his feud with Johnny Impact did go off script and we should get a better idea about his future with the company in the upcoming days.
Former Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries will not be working Monday and Tuesday’s Impact tapings from Queens, New York.
Aries was involved in a controversial scene at the conclusion of Sunday night’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view at the Melrose Ballroom. After losing the belt to Johnny Impact in the main event, Aries immediately stood up and effectively no-sold Johnny’s finishing move. Aries flipped off the crowd as he exited the arena. Fans were left to wonder if this incident was scripted or a shoot.
On Monday’s edition of Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez speculated that aspects of this feud have gone off-script, but the majority of what’s transpired has been part of the storyline. We’ll keep you posted as this situation continues to unfold, but the biggest takeaway here is that Austin Aries won’t be on television for the next several weeks. Based on how much television Impact tapes tonight and Tuesday, he could be off TV through December.
Check back later tonight for Impact Wrestling tapings results.
The whole World title feud between Austin Aries and Johnny Impact has been constructed in a work/shoot environment, and the Bound For Glory event has only taken it further.
As we noted before, Johnny defeated the former 205 Live Star and won the Impact World title in the Bound For Glory main event using his Starship Pain finishing maneuver.
However, while Austin took a clean loss and got pinned after being hit with Starship Pain, he didn’t stay down for very long after the match.
Austin Aries No Sells Finishing Maneuver
The now-former World Champion got up seconds after the bout ended. He left the arena while jawing the Executive Vice President Don Callis and flipping fingers towards the crowd:
It’s worth mentioning here that this is not the first event which has made people wonder if this feud has gone personal. Aries previously made some offensive tweets about Johnny’s wife Taya Valkyrie and then deleted them.
Now, The latest events on the Impact PPV have only added to this confusion, leaving us questioning if Austin was really unhappy with the finish and decided to walk out on the company due to it.
Though it’s entirely possible that Impact Officials are playing it smart and working around the public image of Austin, who is considered hard to work with, to get people talking about their version of WrestleMania.
Do you think Austin Aries was legitimately unhappy with how things went down or the whole thing is a work? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
Swann announced Mack as his partner this week on Impact after Page and Sydal challenged him to find someone to face them at the PPV. Swann pinned Sydal with a Phoenix Splash after a fast-paced opener. Mack cut a promo after, encouraging fans to make noise and running a sponsorship promo giving two fans front row seats.
Konnan was shown beat up in the back. He said King attacked him.
Eli Drake defeated James Ellsworth
James Ellsworth answered Drake’s Open Challenge. He was not well received and booed heavily. Fans cheered for Drake, who defeated him quickly with Gravy Train.
Drake cut a promo after saying he wanted stiffer competition, which brought out Abyss. The recently inducted Hall of Famer gave Drake the Blackhole Slam and a chokeslam through a table.
Valkyrie looked to have Blanchard beat after giving her the Road to Valhalla but the referee was momentarily out of position, allowing Taya to kick out. Blanchard hit her Buzzsaw DDT but Taya kicked out. She then hit a codebreaker from the top rope and got the pin.
Eddie Edwards and Tommy Dreamer defeated Moose and Killer Kross
This match was originally scheduled to be Moose vs Edwards but after Kross interfered and Dreamer made the save, it was turned into a tag match. Edwards won with a roll-up on Moose. After the match, Kross and Moose kept up the attack, delivering a powerbomb onto the ring apron to Edwards.
Sami Callihan & OVE defeated Brian Cage and the Lucha Brothers (Pentagon Jr and Fenix)
Sami Callihan became the first person in Impact to pin Brian Cage here. Fenix had been thrown from the top onto the stage ramp and Callihan gave Pentagon a piledriver on the apron, leaving Cage alone with OVE. After the trio gave Cage a series of superkicks, Callihan delivered his Cactus Driver and got the pin. This will likely lead to Callihan vs Cage for the X-Division title sometime in the future, likely in the coming days of television tapings.
Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
Konnan & LAX defeated King and the OGZ
This match consisted of no mat on the ring, exposed boards, and exposed turnbuckles. Konnan was not there to start the match. Lots of weapons, brawling, and a few table spots. Then they actually started taking big bumps on the exposed boards as well. After everyone was down after a big superplex spot, Konnan came out and brawled with King. LAX then hit Street Sweeper for the win.
Allie Rescues Kiera Hogan From the Undead Realm (W/ Rosemary’s Help)
.@WeAreRosemary stayed behind to fight The Undead Bride and allow @AllieImpact to escape. #BFGCOMDA
James Mitchell arranged for Allie’s safe passage into the undead realm and we got a rather intense Final Deletion style mini-movie here. Allie started her trip into the undead realm by killing several undead bridesmaids with an ax. She then found Hogan in a coffin but Su Yung was not far behind. Yung and Allie then had an ax fight but Allie eventually rescued Hogan from the coffin and got away. James Mitchell then revealed he would not grant them passage out of the undead realm. Rosemary then showed up to fend off Su Yung with some sorcery and black magic feasible only in the undead realm. So both Rosemary and Su Yung are still in the undead realm but Allie and Kiera Hogan are out.
The company then announced their next PPV in Nashville:
They say you can't go home again? We disagree!
We're delighted to announce our return to where it all began – The Asylum in Nashville, TN on January 6th for our next live PPV event Homecoming. pic.twitter.com/InunQhnxb9
Impact World Championship
Johnny Impact defeated Austin Aries (c)
In the days leading up to this match, they started to blur the lines between reality and fiction through social media. They kept the theme up in this match by starting with a realistic MMA approach and stiff looking shots. The stiffness kept up throughout most of the match. Taya was at ringside for Johnny and Kross and Moose were there for Aries. In the closing moments, Aries was sent to the ropes and ended up doing a suicide dive into Taya. Johnny then capitalized on that by hitting Aries with his own brainbuster, followed by Starship Pain for the win.
Impact Wrestling presented the Go Home Show before Bound For Glory last night. Below we have the top 9 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 10/11 from Mexico City, Mexico.
Impact Wrestling 10/11
The Ceasefire Is Over
In the final segment before Bound For Glory, King cut a promo on Konnan as both the OGZ and LAX stood watch. He said that Konnan leached off of the Mexican wrestlers he’s mentored over the years and then admitted to having put a hit out on him.
Konnan then said King’s actions were not the actions of a leader and that the bosses were watching. He then said the ceasefire was over and a brawl started between the two sides.
Austin Aries Pinned Johnny Impact
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DttTUk79hxA
Austin Aries, Moose, & Killer Kross defeated Johnny Impact, Eddie Edwards, & Fallah Bah
With just days before Bound For Glory, the Champion is going in on a high note, having just pinned his upcoming challenger. Aries pinned Johnny after a brainbuster. Callis and Mathews commented on how much damage Johnny’s neck took during the match and how that may impact him heading into Bound for Glory.
Tessa Blanchard Pins Keyra On Route To Bound For Glory And Taya Valkyrie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oh-bigGMwK0
Tessa Blanchard defeated Keyra
Blanchard’s Knockouts Championship reign will face its biggest test yet on Sunday. She was able to get by Keyra this week, finishing off the 22-year-old luchadora with her patented Buzzsaw DDT.
Taya Valkyrie has spent most of her career in Mexico wrestling stars like Faby Apache, who Blanchard defeated earlier in Impact’s trip to Mexico. Blanchard’s been able to wrestle two luchadoras in Mexico who have a similar style to her BFG opponent.
The Undead Realm Is Bound For Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xgSZC1Yd68
This Sunday there will be a segment (of sorts) held in the “undead realm”. Allie will travel there with the help of James Mitchell in an attempt to save Kiera Hogan from Su Yung.
Father James Mitchell has re-appeared in Impact Wrestling. We last saw Mitchell as the manager of Abyss in his feud with Kongo Kong. This week he was approached by Allie as she requested safe passage to the underworld. Mitchell said Allie must sell her soul but that her soul won’t belong to him, it will belong to someone down low. He then started to say he would get heat with the office when she interrupted him. Allie and Mitchell made a deal to meet Sunday night and he would bring her into the undead realm. What exactly this means for Allie, Su Yung, and Kiera Hogan
Willie Mack Is Bound For Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PaKXHuU87Y
Rich Swann announced this week that he’s found a partner for Sunday. Matt Sydal will team against his newest protege, Ethan Page. Swann revealed Willie Mack will be his partner to take on Sydal and Page at Bound For Glory
Eli Drake’s Open Challenge Is Bound For Glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1qgm0DMIQY
Last week, Eli Drake’s open challenge was answered by LA Parka. Drake seemed to be of the belief that he defeated LA Parka by DQ last week even though that’s not what happened. He then announced he was bringing his Open Challenge to New York City for Bound For Glory. The Open Challenge is only open to people from New York City, however.
Petey Williams Picks Up A Win In 4-Way Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9tOMkkwIdg
Petey Williams defeated Trevor Lee vs Puma King vs Jack Evans
In a match which consisted entirely of wrestlers who were shown trying to impress Scarlett Bordeaux in the back last week. Williams picked up the win after landing the Canadian Destroyer on Trevor Lee.
Gursinder Singh No Longer Part Of The Desi Hit Squad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHjTXgCaRRQ
Rohit Raju defeated Gursinder Singh
Rohit Raju was victorious over Singh this week. The inter-Desi Hit Squad match was booked by the Great Gama Singh to determine who the weak link of the team is. Singh will now have to go back to India while it appears Gama will continue to work with Raju.
Joe Hendry and Grado On Losing Streaks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AaLrwziQO0
Maximo defeated Grado
Last week, Joe Hendry was defeated by Murder Clown. This week, Grado was defeated by Maximo. It hasn’t been a successful trip to Mexico for the best friends. Perhaps Scarlett Bordeaux’s advice to the pair wasn’t so great after all.
Quick Results:
Petey Williams defeated Trevor Lee vs Puma King vs Jack Evans
Maximo defeated Grado
Rohit Raju defeated Gursinder Singh
Austin Aries, Killer Kross, & Moose defeated Johnny Impact, Eddie Edwards & Fallah Bah
Tessa Blanchard defeated Keyra
Bound for Glory LIneup
October 14th
Melrose, NY
New York City, NY
Impact World Championship
Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
Knockouts Championship
Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie
Eddie Edwards vs Moose
Sami Callihan & oVe vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers
Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
LAX & Konnan vs OGZ & King
Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs Ethan Page and Matt Sydal
Impact Wrestling presents the final episode before Bound For Glory this Sunday on PPV tonight. The episode will feature the final matches and segments taped from Impact’s trip to Mexico City, Mexico.
Impact Wrestling 10/11 Preview
Eddie Edwards, Johnny Impact, and Fallah Bah vs Moose, Austin Aries, and Killer Kross
6-Man tag-team action this week features Impact’s top heel stable going up against the men they’ve been feuding with. Aries, Kross, and Moose have attempted to injure all 3 of their opponents tonight over television tapings in Canada and Mexico.
Coming up on Sunday Moose goes one-on-one with Edwards and Johny goes one-on-one with Aries. Tonight, however,
LAX and OGZ Summit
The crime family which controls this storyline ordered a ceasefire between the two factions after King ran over a little kid with his car on the streets of Toronto. That ceasefire is up in 3 days at Bound For Glory.
Konnan has been sure that neither Santana or Ortiz attack the OGZ and break the ceasefire but how much longer can they hold out? King has burned Konnan’s mask and continuously disrespected LAX.
Tessa Blanchard vs Keyra
Tessa Blanchard will have the toughest test to her Knockouts Championship on Sunday when she faces Taya Valkyrie. Before she gets to Bound For Glory, however, she’ll have to face the luchadora, Keyra.
The 22-year-old Keyra is tearing it up in Mexico at the moment. Will she have enough to give Blanchard a run for her money is another question, however.
Petey Williams vs Trevor Lee vs Jack Evans vs Puma King
All four of these wrestlers were shown in the back last week attempting to impress Scarlett Bordeaux. The Smokeshow is still holding her Global Talent Search for a full-time client and it is likely all four of the men involved in this match want to obtain her services.
Rohit Raju vs Gursindher Singh
Although not advertised by Impact Wrestling, it was mentioned that last week that these two teammates Will face each other in singles action to determine who the weak link is. The Desi Hit Squad has not been picking up many wins lately and the Great Gama Singh is not pleased.
Who Will Rich Swann Choose As His Partner?
Rich Swann will face Ethan Page and Matt Sydal at Bound For Glory but who will his partner be? We might find out more about this tonight on Impact.
Bound for Glory LIneup
October 14th
Impact World Championship
Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
Knockouts Championship
Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie
Eddie Edwards vs Moose
Sami Callihan & oVe vs Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers
Concrete Jungle Deathmatch
LAX & Konnan vs OGZ & King
Impact Wrestling World Champion, Austin Aries, says he has never had more fun in his wrestling career than he has had in 2018 with Impact Wrestling. He was not as enthusiastic about the company during his initial two runs with them, however.
Aries wrestled in Impact from 2005 to 2007 and again from 2011 to 2015. According to Aries, his run with the company ended in 2007 after he was suspended for “bad behavior”. He revealed what it was which led to his suspension and subsequent leaving of the company on the latest edition of Talk is Jericho.
Austin Aries on Suspensions from TNA Wrestling
Aries mentioned that he was suspended twice while wrestling in TNA from 05-07. A conflict with Vince Russo then led to him deciding to leave and go back to Ring of Honor.
Jericho asked Aries what he got suspended for and Aries didn’t hesitate to answer that it was “a bad attitude”.
“So basically the story is, we are at the tail-end of this PPV which is obviously leaving a bad taste in a lot of people’s mouths,” Aries said. “The next day was a travel day, this happened to be my birthday weekend. We had a travel day Monday, we had television on Tuesday. At this point, the company decided to inform us shortly around the holidays that they are no longer going to provide our hotel rooms or transportation, Merry Christmas.”
Aries continued to say he cashed in some favors and he and the X-Division guys got a nice hotel, some food, and some alcohol for their day off. Vince Russo then came in and told everyone to be by their phones on their day off in case they needed someone to come in and film vignettes. Aries made a point of not being by his phone. He would also say the company got mad when he began asking questions such as why he couldn’t do the vignettes the next day while he was there for 8 hours. These question evidently did not go over well.
Jericho then asked if he got a letter saying he was suspended. Aries then said they opted to call him and leave a voicemail when they knew he was on a flight.
“Like real men do they dropped the voicemail when you are in the air,” Aries said. He decided at that time it was time to leave and go to ROH.
We recently reported on the Twitter storm that was brewing between Austin Aries and Johnny Impact as the two took to social media to sling insults at one another.
In a series of Tweets that have since been deleted, Austin Aries spoke up against the “short shaming” by Johnny Impact. In turn, Aries directed his anger towards Impact’s wife, Taya Valkyrie, referring to her as “husky” amongst other unfavorable remarks.
Since then, Aries has spoken with WOL to defend his position.
He claimed that “when it comes to short things, it’s something I’ve dealt with my whole life. I’m used to it. It drives me.”
“If you want to make things personal, I can get personal and clap back,” he stated, before stressing that if you were to read his tweet and understand what he’s actually attempting to express he’s “not condoning any of those things. I’m saying if I were to make a joke on any of those things or mention these words or type them out in a derogatory way that people would be outraged.”
Further defending his stance, Aries believes “In this day and age, we’re outraged about making fun of people or telling them that they are less than for things that are out of their control. Yet, when it comes to people’s heights, it’s ok for people to continue to use that. I was simply pointing it out.”
“I Didn’t Take Personal Shots”
Austin went on to say that in the build-up to his Bound For Glory match with Johnny Impact, he has never taken “personal shots” or focused on “his real deficiencies.”
The Belt Collector continued, stating that he “never talked about the fact that you’ve never been the guy that you look like because your personality is non-existent. You’re kind of a dork.”
“You come out with this cool image but anyone in the back knows that you’re not cool. I didn’t say any of that. I didn’t take personal shots.”
Austin Aries will face Johnny Impact for the Impact World Championship in 4 days at Bound For Glory. The event takes place October 14th from the Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, New York.
Austin Aries and Johnny Impact will face each other for the Impact World Championship in 8 days at Bound For Glory. They took some time to build up their feud today through social media and they were not holding anything back. In fact, it’s not altogether clear things didn’t just get intensely “real” between the two.
Austin Aries and Johnny Impact
Johnny got things started by taking a stab at Aries’ height:
Aries took offense to the “short shaming” and offered up some negative comments of his own. He referred to Taya Valkyrie (Johnny’s wife) as “husky” and also made other disparaging comments.
Due to the nature of the wrestling business, it’s not easy to determine how much of what is written above was real and how much was in an effort to build up their match at Bound For Glory. It’s possible it started as a way to build up the match and was taken too far. On the other hand, it’s possible everything written above was a work. Then again, on a rare 3rd hand, it could be that everything happened organically in this situation.
Taya and Aries each offered closing thoughts on the matter earlier today:
Don’t worry about me…after years of this kinda stuff you grow a very veryyyyyy thick skin. I’m human, but I’m also Taya…..and I won’t let anyone ruin or I should say try to ruin what I’ve worked so hard for. It’s really a shame that some ppl are still so hateful. Adios haters https://t.co/vz8RlD6lbV
With just 10 days to go until Bound For Glory, Impact Wrestling presented their third show from the Mexico City tapings held last month. Here are 10 key takeaways from the show.
Impact Wrestling 10/4
Bound For Glory Came Early In The Main Event
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjBi_RdB1ZI
We are now just 9 days away from Bound For Glory but we got Brian Cage and the Lucha Brothers vs Sami Callihan and OVE tonight. The difference this week is that it wasn’t under OVE rules as will be the case at Bound For Glory. As a result of the difference in rules this week, the match was declared a DQ after Callihan pushed the referee. Not a bad move to get intentionally disqualified when you are in the ring with Brian Cage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01kI289R2ig
Dave Crist, who was kidnapped by the Lucha Brothers recently, has come under the belief that Pentagon and Fenix have magical powers. Sami Callihan does not agree but he’s really upset regardless.
Austin Aries Offer Johnny Impact A Spot In His Faction – Johnny Declined
Austin Aries promised he will go into Bound For Glory without the help of Moose and Killer Kross. Is he telling the truth? Or will he stoop to all levels to keep his belt on October 14th?
Johnny Impact knew Austin Aries was alone tonight in Mexico City. Eddie Edwards let him know Moose and Killer Kross were tied up with him. So Johnny called out Impact World Champion, Austin Aries.
Impact commended Aries on coming out by himself, even with his hand in a sling after Johnny’s attack last week. Aries promised he’d do the same at Bound For Glory because he’s the best wrestler in the world.
The Impact World Champion then offered Johnny a spot in his faction with Kross and Moose but obviously, Johnny declined. Aries then hit Johnny with the microphone and looked to soften up his upcoming challenger. Johnny got the better of the exchange, however, and ended the segment with Starship Pain.
Moose Kidnapped Alisha Edwards, Eddie Edwards Came To The Rescue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn2QROyogrw
Moose kidnapped the wrong Bostonian woman this week. He opted to kidnap Alisha Edwards as if she was helpless or something. He did this to lure Edwards into a trap. Like most heels luring a babyface into a trap, Moose spent some time explaining to Edwards his motivation for turning on him. He talked again about how Aries was the only one to call him in the hospital after Slammiversary. Edwards explained he didn’t call Moose because he was just a few rooms down in the hospital as a result of what happened in his match with Tommy Dreamer.
Alisha attacked Moose and Eddie was able to get away from Killer Kross in the melee. This allowed both Eddie and Alisha to escape and Eddie to call Johnny and let him know Aries was by himself.
Su Yung Locked Kiera Hogan In A Coffin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PguGITAm8sk
Su Yung defeated Kiera Hogan
Former Knockouts Champion Su Yung picked up a victory this week over up-and-coming Kiera Hogan. She then motioned for the undead bridesmaids to bring the coffin down to ringside. Allie attempted to break up the attack but was simply out-numbered. Cameras caught Allie in the back reacting to what happened.
Petey Williams Teaches Scarlett Bordeaux The Canadian Destroyer
Several wrestlers were attempting to impress Scarlett Bordeaux in the back. One of the wrestlers, Petey Williams, attempted to teach Scarlett the Canadian Destroyer piledriver, a move I have a feeling we might see her attempt in Impact at some point.
Trevor Lee took offense to Petey’s actions and Scarlett suggested the two should take it up in the ring.
Murder Clown Got Revenge For Katarina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfYditQjyh8
Murder Clown defeated Joe Hendry
Joe Hendry may have dropped a new music video this week but Katarina was the last one laughing this week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqyfw6lCAcY
Katarina has enlisted the help of Murder Clown in her quest for revenge against Joe Hendry and Grado. So far, her plan is working to perfection. Not only did Murder Clown defeat Joe Hendry, but he also delivered a splash off the top and through a table to end the segment.
LA Parka Answered Eli Drake’s Challenge
LA Parka defeated Eli Drake via count-out
Scarlett Bordeaux joined Don Callis and Josh Mathews on commentary for this match. She’s holding her Global Talent Search to find the right wrestler to earn her services full-time.
Drake likely didn’t expect one of the most legendary and high-profile luchadors in Mexico to answer his call. As a result, Drake ended up abandoning the match and allowing La Parka to pick up the win via count-out. Bordeaux indicated she was shocked at what Eli Drake did and wouldn’t mind asking him in the back about what was going through his head.
Taya Valkyrie Promo On Tessa Blanchard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxxGicQN7Qw
Arguably the biggest match to take place in the Knockouts Division in the new era of Impact Wrestling, Tessa Blanchard will defend her Knockouts Championship at Bound For Glory against Taya Valkyrie.
The returning Valkyrie cut a backstage promo this week.
Ethan Page Is Matt Sydal’s New Protege
Matt Sydal defeated Rich Swann
Matt Sydal and Rich Swann went one-on-one finally this week. Swann had been trying to get a single’s match with Sydal earlier but Sydal went to management and had them put together as a team first. When that didn’t work, the single’s match was finally scheduled for tonight.
Ethan Page wrestled a couple of matches for Impact last year under the name Chandler Park. He interfered tonight, allowing Sydal to pick up the win. Page would later announce he’s aligned with Sydal and is likely looking at things through his 3rd eye.
Page and Sydal will take on Rich Swann and a partner of his choosing at Bound For Glory.
The OGZ Tried To Bait Konnan And LAX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmNZBn8gRxM
Last week, the OGZ burned Konnan’s mask but K-Dawg said this week he’s not taking the bait and not breaking the ceasefire. This week, King and the OGZ showed up again and tried to bait Konnan. They got in his face, grabbed the title belts, and tried to bait them into breaking the ceasefire. They did some shots and then left. Konnan seemed calm but the other members of LAX looked as though they wanted revenge.
Quick Results:
Matt Sydal defeated Rich Swann
Murder Clown defeated Joe Hendry
LA Parka defeated Eli Drake
Su Yung defeated Kiera Hogan
The Lucha Brothers and Brian Cage defeated Sami Callihan and OVE via DQ
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
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.
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
“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.
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
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.
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.
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..
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.