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TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace Competes In WWE 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble Match

The 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble had a TNA flavor to it, thanks in part to the WWE debut of reigning Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace. 

Grace was the #5 entrant in the Women’s Rumble, which started off the 2024 Royal Rumble Premium Live Event. Grace entered to the sound of sirens, likely a nod to her time in her career teaming with WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner. Grace entered the match with the Knockouts Championship and the WWE commentary trio of Michael Cole, Pat McAfee, and Corey Graves all made reference to TNA Wrestling. 

TNA in the Women’s Royal Rumble

Grace wasn’t the only TNA name who competed in the match. Naomi made her return to WWE as part of the Women’s Rumble, entering the match at #2. This marked Naomi’s first match for WWE since she and Mercedes Mone controversially walked out of the promotion in May of 2022. On commentary, the trio of Cole, McAfee, and Graves made reference to her run in TNA Wrestling. She lost the Knockouts Championship to Jordynne Grace at Hard to Kill earlier this month. 

Trinity Fatu says TNA Changed Her Life in What May Be Her Final Promo (Exclusive)

Trinity has been honored and privileged to be a part of the TNA Knockouts division, amid reports of her upcoming exit from the promotion. 

The former Knockouts Champion is expected to finish with TNA soon and swiftly return to WWE. Trinity (then Naomi) walked out of WWE alongside Mercedes Mone (Sasha Banks) over creative differences in 2022. Trinity was expected to return to WWE in the upcoming Women’s Royal Rumble match, but that is far less certain now. 

Trinity’s TNA Promo

At the most recent tapings of TNA Wrestling, Trinity was scheduled to go one-on-one with Gisele Shaw. The match instead saw Trinity and Jordynne Grace face Shaw and Savannah Evans. Grace dethroned Trinity at Hard to Kill 2024 in a match that took an emotional toll on the former champ. After the tag-team match, Trinity grabbed the mic and addressed the crowd.

“Coming to TNA has been life-changing for me, both inside and outside the ring. I feel honored to work with such a strong division and an incredible group of women. Wow, what a champion we have here on our hands! [gestures to Jordynne Grace, crowd chants ‘Jordan’] And when all of y’all think of TNA, I want you to think of me. Trini-TNA! Thank you for coming out, we love you!” 

Jordynne Grace added that Trinity and her made for one hell of a match and that while they may be in the ring, the fans are the most important part of the show. Grace concluded that they’ll see everyone tomorrow as they ‘Cross the Line’ once more and the crowd chanted TNA to close out the show. 

The show was an especially emotional one for Trinity, whose family were also at the event. 

TNA Star Reveals Unique Behind The Scenes Role in WWE 2K23 Video Game

WWE 2K23 may feature some of the top names past and present to work for the promotion, but it also features IMPACT/TNA’s own Jordynne Grace. 

WWE 2K23 is the tenth game in the 2K series and was released in March of 2023. The game was released for PS4, PS5, Windows, and the Xbox series of consoles. The game was released to generally positive reviews and it is the highest-rated pro wrestling game on Metacritic since WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006.

Jordynne Grace in WWE 2K23

WWE 2K23 marked the video game debut of Ivy Nile, who was part of the ‘Race to NXT’ pack of downloadable content. This pack included Trick Williams, Wendy Choo, Tony D’Angelo, and WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race. Nile has a 74 ranking in the game. 

While Nile is part of WWE 2K23, the promotion did not use her when crafting her moveset for the game. When a fan on Twitter said Nile could be the daughter of Scott Steiner and Jordynne Grace, the latter revealed that she was brought in to do motion capture for WWE 2K23. Grace also had a positive view on Nile, describing her as “dope.”

Ivy Nile in WWE

Ivy Nile made her debut for WWE in 2020 at an NXT live event in Ocala, Florida. She has competed on WWE NXT and WWE NXT UK and has challenged for the NXT Women’s Championship and NXT Women’s Tag Team Championships. On this week’s Day 1 edition of Raw, she unsuccessfully challenged WWE Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. 

Impact Wrestling Results (2/9/23): Joe Hendry vs. Matt Cardona, Steph De Lander Debut & More

The Feb. 9 episode of Impact Wrestling aired on AXS TV at 8 PM EST/5 PM PT.

This episode featured a title match between Joe Hendry and Matt Cardona for the Digital Media Championship. The feud has lasted for several weeks, as both have traded insults in “diss songs.” Also on the show, Steph De Lander has her debut match against former Impact Knockout Champion Jordynne Grace.

This week’s episode also aired on their Youtube channel for Impact Insider subscribers. Impact Wrestling offers a monthly subscription to watch weekly episodes on Youtube for $1.49. However, it aired at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT.

If you would like more results for this week’s events in wrestling, please check back on our results section.

Impact Wrestling Results (2/9) Results

The show opened with a video package from last week’s episode of Impact Wrestling. We also get a video package showing the feud between Hendry and Cardona. After it ends, we get Cardona trying to get to his locker room but gets stopped by a backstage staff. He gets shown to his private locker room, which is an equipment room.

Dirty Dango vs. Brian Myers- No Surrender Number One Contender’s Qualifier Match

The match starts with the two locking up. Dirty Dango pushes Brian Myers to the corner but back away. They exchange holds again, but Myers takes Dango down with a Shoulder Block. Myers tries to capitalize, but Dango takes back control of the match. Myers tried to go for a Sunset Flip Pin, but Dango countered with a leg drop for a failed pin attempt.

Myers goes outside and hides under the ring. Dango goes after him, but Myers hurts him when he pulls his shoulder into the ring apron. Myers brings Dango back into the ring and controls the match for several minutes. However, they clash heads when Myers tries to Irish Whip Dango into the ropes. The match returns to Dango’s favor as he takes control of the match. Dango landed a Falcon Arrow for a two-count on Myers.

Before Dango can go after Myers, his opponents go to the outside. He tried to go after Myers on the outside of the ring but got caught with the Roster Cut. Myers puts Dango back in the ring and hits the move again for the win.

We get a backstage segment with Gisele Shaw ruining people’s meals in catering. Deonna Purrazzo confronts her and throws food at her. Santino Marella comes to the scene and announces that they will have a match at No Surrender.

Good Hands(Jason Hotch & John Skyler) vs. Mickie James & Tommy Dreamer

The match starts with Jason Hotch and Mickie James exchanging holds. James controls the wrist and gets Tommy Dreamer in the match. Dreamer works on the arm before tagging James back in as she jumps from the top rope on Hotch’s arm. Skyler tags into the match, but James catches him with an Arm Drag. She tags Dreamer back in, and they land a Drop Toe Hold and Running Elbow combo move.

Skyler rolls to the outside. Hotch tries to run after Dreamer but gets thrown to the outside on top of his partner. Dreamer goes to the outside and does a dive on his opponents. James also does a Top Rope Crossbody on the outside. Dreamer brings Skyler back in the ring to put him in a Texas Cloverleaf, but Hotch hits Dreamer from behind. The Good Hands start to control the match working on Dreamer. However, Dreamer catches Skyler with a Cutter, and both tag out.

Before Hotch can go after James, She catches him with several Clotheslines. He tries to go after her again, but She lands the Flapjack on him. She does a Top Rope Lou Thesz Press for a pin on Hotch but gets stopped by Skyler. While Skyler is grabbing her hair, she counters and lands the Mick Kick. Dreamer gets in the ring, and they both land a DDT simultaneously on their opponents. James gets the pin on Hotch for the win.

After the match, Bully Ray comes out to attack Dreamer from behind. He goes after James, but Masha Slamovich attacks James from behind. Slamovich takes out James with the Snowplow.

We get a backstage segment with Marella, Johnny Swinger, Zicky Dice, and Dango. Swinger is looking for an opponent he can beat, and Dice says he has an opponent in mind as we go to the commercial break.

We get a video package of Rich Swann talking about getting an opportunity to win the Impact World Championship at No Surrender.

Steph De Lander vs. Jordynne Grace

Before the match, Lander cuts a promo about how it’s a “fall from grace” as she lost her title and how she will defeat Grace in her debut.

The match starts with Lander and Grace locking up. Lander puts Grace and the corner but back away to kick her in the stomach. She tries to go after Grace again, but her opponents put her in the corner and Knife Edge Chop Lander. Grace takes the fight outside the ring but gets caught with a Big Boot. Lander rolls her back in the ring for a two-count. She starts to control the match by keeping Grace on the ground for a few minutes.

Lander tries to Irish Whip Grace to the corner, but Grace lands a hard elbow strike. Her opponent responds with a Suplex, but it fires up Grace. The former Impact Knockout Champion starts to rally back in the match. However, Lander hits Grace with the Snake Eyes and a Big Boot for a near fall. The finish comes when Grace lands the Grace Driver for the win.

We get a backstage segment as Cardona demands a different locker room. Instead of changing in the equipment room, he has to change in the parking lot.

We get a backstage interview with Impact World Champion Josh Alexander as he talks about defending his title against Swann at No Surrender. He says that they are friends, but he will defeat Swann. Kenny King interrupts the interview. King says Alexander is scared of him and challenges him to a match.

Swann interrupts their argument and hits King in the face. He wants to face King. However, King says that he will see Swann when he sees him.

The Death Dollz (Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary) with Jessicka vs. Taylor Wilde & Killer Kelly)

Taya Valkyrie and Killer Kelly start the match. Kelly tries to go after Valkyrie and Rosemary but is outmatched. Valkyrie tags in Rosemary and lands a Sliding German Suplex as Kelly is on the ropes. Rosemary goes for the pin but gets a two-count. Rosemary starts beating down Kelly.

She puts Kelly in Upside Down in the corner. After the move, Rosemary goes on outside the ring, and Kelly tags in Taylor Wilder, who is looking at tarot cards. Rosemary enters the ring and starts to control Wilde but gets caught with a Backbreaker. The momentum if the match begins to go in favor of Wilde and Kelly as they tag in and out to dominate Rosemary.

Wilde tags in to work on Rosemary. She Irish Whips her into the ropes, but they both land Clothesline. They tag out the match, but Valkyrie gets the better of Kelly. She lands a Blue Thunder Bomb on Kelly for a two-count. Valkyrie tries to follow up the move but gets caught with a kick to the face. Kelly tries to tag out, but Wilde reads her tarot cards.

Wilde turns on Kelly, and Valkyrie lands Road to Valhalla for the win.

After the match, Father James Mitchell returns and confronts The Death Dollz. Mitchell says that Rosemary hasn’t spoken to his Boss(her father), and he puts a Hex on her. The Hex (Sienna & Marti Belle) enters the ring from the crowd and attacks The Death Dollz from behind.

We get a backstage segment with Eddie Edwards asking Shera to take out PCO for him.

Impact Wrestling gives another backstage segment with Chris Bey and Ace Austin challenging KUSHIDA and The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) at No Surrender. Bey and Austin reveal that KENTA will be their partner for the six-man tag match.

PCO vs. Shera with Raj Singh- No Surrender Number One Contender’s Qualifier Match

Shera tries to rush in to attack PCO but gets caught with a kick to the stomach. He tries to get his offense back but gets caught with a strike to the throat. Shera rolls to the outside, but PCO does a running dive on Shera and Raj Singh.

PCO tries to choke Singh and Shera, but they push him into the ring corner. Shera brings PCO back into the corner and starts the control the match. PCO is bleeding from hitting the ring corner. Shera lands a Suplex, but it just makes PCO mad. Shera Irish Whips PCO to the corner, but PCO counters with a Clothesline. PCO follows up the move with a Reverse DDT and a Top Rope Moonsault for the win.

We get a backstage interview with Cardona in his wrestling gear. He says he’s ready to fight Hendry.

We get a backstage segment with Frankie Kazarian and Sami Callihan. He tries to talk to Callihan about his recent action. However, The Design interrupts, and Kazarian challenges Kon to a match at No Surrender.

(C)Joe Hendry vs. Matt Cardona- Digital Media Championship Match

Before the match, Hendry cuts a promo and calls Cardona Edge’s B*tch. Hendry declares that he will be victorious in the match.

The match starts with Cardona landing Radio Silence for a near fall. Cardona tries to follow up on the move, but Hendry throws him to the outside. Hendry lands a Knife Edge Chop on Cardona and puts him back in the ring. However, Cardona hits Hendry with a knee as he tries to enter the ring.

Cardona tries to run at Hendry but gets caught with a scoop slam. Hendry tries to continue his offense, but his opponent keeps leaving the ring. Hendry tries to go after Cardona but gets caught with a Neckbreaker outside the ring as we go to a commercial break.

We come back from break with Cardona controlling the match. He locks in a jumping Guillotine on Hendry, but the champion counters with a Suplex. Hendry gains the upper hand as he catches Cardona with a Fallaway Slam. Cardona goes to the corner. The champion tries to go after Cardona, but the referee stops Hendry. Cardona pulls the referee in the way, and as the official moves, he lands a kick to the stomach, followed by a DDT on Hendry for a near fall.

Cardona tries to land a Running Boot to the face of Hendry in the corner, but the champion stops him. He lands the Trust Fall on Cardona for a two count. The champion Irish Whips Cardona to the corner, followed by a Running Cutter for another near fall. Hendry tries to follow up on the move but gets caught with another Radio Silence for a near fall.

The challenger tries to land a Radio Silence for the middle rope but gets caught with a Powerbomb for a two count. Myers tries to interfere in the match and throws the Digital Media Championship in the ring. The referee goes after the title, and Myers runs into the ring to try to hit Hendry with the Roster Cut. However, he accidentally hits Cardona, and Hendry throws Myers out of the ring. The finish comes when Hendry lands the Standing Ovation for the win.

After the match, Moose enters the ring and accidentally hits Cardona with a Spear. He tries to go after the champion but gets thrown to the outside. Hendry escapes up the ramp and plays his “diss song” on Cardona. The show ends with the crowd chanting that Cardona is Edge’s B*tch.

Jordynne Grace Shows Off Incredible Body Transformation

Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace has put in the hard work in the gym and stayed true to her goals to get into peak shape as she continues to find success as a top wrestler in the entire wrestling business. 

Grace recently took to Twitter to show off her amazing body transformation and provided an inspiring message.

Jordynne Grace is Putting in The Work

Jordynne Grace

She also shared a video from showing off her bodybuilding results. Her dedication has shined through her hard work while sticking with her bodybuilding program as she not only got in better shape but also climbed the ranks in Impact Wrestling to become the top star in the Knockouts division and continue garnering attention from fans.

Grace won the Knockouts World Championship for a second time in the inaugural Queen of the Mountain match at Slammiversary in June. On Friday night at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view event, Grace successfully retained the title over Sasha Slamovich at Bound for Glory.

You can check out her spirited post-match promo below, where she spoke about being an underdog going into the bout and preparing for it more than her opponent did: 

Rumor Killer On AEW Talent Debut

A big upcoming talent debut for AEW/ROH was not, in fact, spoiled by AEW music producer Mikey Rukus.

Rukus held a live stream on YouTube where he was just showing off the process of making entrance theme songs for AEW. He also broke down the drum tracks for the theme song for the Butcher and the Blade. 

An oversight was spotted by fans when a list of files for recent AEW theme songs he had created was shown on screen. There were tracks listed for stars such as Claudio Castagnoli and Luchasaurus’ new theme song

An interesting name was also listed – current Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, which you can see in the image below:

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Fightful Select has an update – Jordynne Grace actually commented on the music file weeks ago. She clarified at the time that Mikey Rukus has produced songs for her for quite a while, even dating back before AEW existed. She is under contract with Impact through at least Spring 2023.

Rukus also responded to the potential leak, claiming it has nothing to do with AEW.

Grace signed with Impact Wrestling in August 2018. She’s held the Impact Digital Media Championship, Knockouts World Championship, and Knockouts Tag Team Championship.

Serena Deeb, Jordynne Grace & Savannah Evans Have Reportedly Filmed For Heels Season 2

Professional Wrestlers Make Cameos In ‘Heels”

On the first season of Heels, CM Punk and Luke Gallows were featured on the show. Starz, the television channel/production company behind Heels, is seemingly planning to add more professional wrestling talent to the wrestling-based drama. 

PWInsider has reported that Heels will be adding former IMPACT Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, IMPACT’s Savannah Evans, and AEW’s Serena Deeb to the cast. They are currently filming Season Two of the show in Georgia.

Season One of ‘Heels’

Heels, whose lead producer is Micheal Waldron, depicts a story of two brothers who are rivals that are fighting over their father’s wrestling promotion. One of the brothers plays the villain and the other plays the hero, thus showcasing the heel versus face dynamic that we see in the ring throughout the show. While the brothers are fighting, the promotion is also trying to gain national attention as a small promotion in a small town in Georgia. 

Season One premiered in the fall of 2021 and featured eight episodes. The show in its entirety is available for streaming on-demand on Amazon Prime Video.

Jordynne Grace, Anthony Ogogo, & Hornswoggle Trade Shots On Twitter

AEW’s Anthony Ogogo recently caused a stir online with some comments about Jonathan Gresham winning the ROH World Championship. Ogogo even tagged Gresham in his Tweet.

“Super cute that @TheJonGresham was the last ever ROH champ, kinda reminds me when Hornswoggle was the last ever cruiserweight champ. Congrats kiddo,” Ogogo Tweeted.

This led to Gresham’s wife, the ever outspoken former Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, to respond.

“Did you get to the hammer lock part of training yet or are you still at the wrist lock?”

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Ogogo then responded to Grace claiming he does not know who she is.

“Sorry darling, who are you? Hammer locks are child’s play, that’s why Gresham can do them. I’m at the knocking mf’s out and becoming the best athlete turned wrestler there’s ever been, part!” He Tweeted.

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The former Hornswoggle, Dylan Postl, responded to Ogogo as well.

Ogogo then responded to him:

“Damn bro, who pissed on your cornflakes? I was putting you, and Lil Bill, over. I was buzzing when you did your little thing off the top rope. But if you wanna compare lives, I’ve done a shit ton more in my life than you’ve done in your short life, kiddo. Cheers”

The former Hornswoggle responded to this as well:

Ogogo kept going:

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Jordynne Grace Feels Forbidden Door Isn’t Open To Female Wrestlers

Ever since the forbidden door opened, wrestling has changed. The wrestling world has watched the different weekly shows wondering who on earth could appear at any given moment. However, IMPACT star Jordynne Grace feels that there has been a general lack of female talent walking through the door.

Talking during a recent interview with TalkSport, Jordynne Grace voiced her disappointment in the way the forbidden door has operated for female wrestlers.

“Honestly, I was super excited when it first got announced, but as the months have dragged on with only a few things happening and never really happening for the women. I’ve been more disappointed than anything else really. Because I thought the forbidden door was definitely going to wide-open instead of having to knock and only a few people get in at a time [laughs]. But you know, that’s the nature of the business, right!”

Jordynne Grace Wants to Fight the Very Best Around

The forbidden door has been great for wrestling fans. There is an excitement around the sport that had been lost for a long time. However, it is often overlooked that stars like Jordynne Grace or any other wrestler, male or female, are also excited by what this opening means to them.

Wrestling is a small business in many ways. The athletes all know each other, and many have invariably worked for multiple promotions. This new open-door policy means that the previously erected boundaries are gone. It’s conceivable that a story could be sold to creative pitting anybody against anybody else. That’s an exciting prospect for fans and performers alike.

Jordynne Grace doesn’t really know why more women haven’t crossed the forbidden threshold. However, she has hopes that this could change. Grace is a powerful and talented performer. There is a number of exciting possibly matches for her should she or any other female star be allowed through the door.

Impact Announces Teams For Homecoming Tournament

impact Wrestling will be running a mixed-gender tag-team tournament at Homecoming this weekend. The event will take place July 31st from Nashville’s Skyline Studios where Impact has been running its shows since the pandemic.

4 of the 8 scheduled teams for the Homecoming tournament have been announced. Those teams are:

  1. Tommy Dreamer and Rachael Ellering
  2. Petey Wiliams and Jordynne Grace
  3. Crazzy Steve & Rosemary
  4. Matt Cardona & Chelsea Green

Also, Brian Myers will be in the tournament but his partner has yet to be determined. Tenille Dashwood told Myers she would not be going to Homecoming with him on this week’s show. Myers then tasked Sam Beale with finding him another partner for the tournament.

The only other match announced thus far for this weekend’s Homecoming event is W. Morrissey vs Eddie Edwards in a hardcore match.

Impact has announced a few matches for this week’s television show on Thursday night as well:

  1. The Good Brothers vs Jay White & Chris Bey
  2. Violent by Design (Deaner and Rhino) vs. Willie Mack & Rich Swann 
  3. Moose vs Chris Sabin
  4. Kaleb Konley vs Taylor Wilde
  5. Steve Maclin vs Trey Miguel (Before the Impact)

Impact has also announced they will be back in the studio for tapings mid-August as well.

Jordynne Grace Breaks Records At National Powerlifting Championships

Jordynne Grace is a very strong woman. She proved that again this weekend at the World National Powerlifting Federation championships. Grace broke several state and national records during her performance.

Grace’s tag-team partner, Rachael Ellering, provided Grace’s cheering section. She also live Tweeted from the event. She did so while wearing an Aja Kong t-shirt as well.

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Ellering had some fun pretending one of the judges was Arn Anderson:

She had to get a photo with the judge who looked like Arn Anderson as well:

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Jordynne Grace Comments On Her Performance

Grace Tweeted out the following after the event:

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Jordynne Grace and Rachael Ellering In Impact Wrestling

While Grace and Ellering’s friendship was strong this weekend, it’s still not clear where they stand as a team in Impact. After winning and then losing the titles to Fire N Flava, it seemed as though they were done as a team. Two weeks ago they reunited to defeat Tenille Dashwood and Kaleb with a K, however, after Dashwood attacked Jazz in the back.

In addition to being a former Knockouts Tag Team Champion, Grace is a 1x former Knockouts Champion as well. She held the title from January 18th, 2020 until dropping it to Deonna Purrazzo at last year’s Slammiversary PPV.

PROGRESS Star Kanji Wants Jordynne Grace To Return To Challenge Her

PROGRESS Wrestling star Kanji has made a challenge to IMPACT Wrestling’s Jordynne Grace. Kanji will be attempting to win the PROGRESS Women’s Championship at Chapter 111: One Leg In The Air, and she said that Grace is a former Champion that she would like to see return to the company.

Kanji made the comments during a recent PROGRESS Media Call. “I’d love to see Jordynne Grace come back,” Kanji replied when asked who she would like to see return.

“I’d love to step in the ring with Jordynne Grace and have her come back with all the skills and abilities that she’s learned since having the belt previously” Kanji continued.

Kanji on Jordynne Grace and Meiko Satomura

Jordynne Grace was previously the PROGRESS Women’s Champion after defeating NXT UK Superstar Jinny. Grace was eventually defeated by Meiko Satomura, who also has gone on to NXT UK. Satomura is also someone that the PROGRESS hopeful would like to see return to the company.

“I think definitely also get Meiko Satomura back” the UK star stated. “I think she could grace our ring again. That would be awesome.”

Jordynne Grace Signs New Multi-Year Deal With Impact Wrestling

Jordynne Grace has signed a new multi-year contract Impact Wrestling. The former Knockouts Champion (and reigning Knockouts tag-team champion) revealed the news to Pro Wrestling Illustrated this week.

Grace spoke about her pending free agency while on the Wrestling Perspectives podcast in March.

“Honestly, I have no idea what’s going to happen when my contract is up with IMPACT in May. I have no idea, I can’t foresee the future, and who knows who’s going to offer me something or if I’m going to stay here. I truly have no idea.”

“I love the opportunity that IMPACT has given me, but obviously it’s going to be a lot less money than WWE would give me if I were to go there and they would give me a lot less input on my character. So it just kind of depends on if I get older and I’m feeling like I need to be stacking some money for retirement, then I think that’s a place I would probably go.”

Jordynne Grace In Impact Wrestling

Grace held the Knockouts title for 6 months last year. She defeated Taya Valkyrie for the belt on January 18th, 2020. She held it for 182 days and 5 title defences. She successfully retained the belt against Lacey Ryan, Miranda Alize, Havok, Taya Valkyrie, and Kimber Lee during her reign.

Grace will face Tasha Steelz in singles action next week on Impact. Her team with Rachael Ellering will then defend the Knockouts tag-team titles against Fire N Flava (Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz) on May 15th at Under Siege.

Jordynne Grace Discusses Future Options After Expiry Of Impact Contract

Impact Wrestling star Jordynne Grace has her contract with the company expiring in May and there is some talk on what the future might hold for her. The former knockouts champion recently had an interview with Wrestling Perspective Podcast where she talked about a number of things.

During the interview Grace also talked about her future and gave us an idea about her thought process. She first revealed that going to WWE has been a childhood dream for her. However, she explained that it was the only option when she was growing up but things have changed now:

“Okay, so yes, WWE was, I mean it still is, it was my childhood dream forever. But that was the only option back when I was growing up. Now, it’s just like, there are so many doors that you can go through and kind of they’re all like in front of you at the same time. So I mean it’s kind of a handoff.

I love the opportunity that IMPACT has given me, but obviously it’s going to be a lot less money than WWE would give me if I were to go there and they would give me a lot less input on my character. So it just kind of depends on if I get older and I’m feeling like I need to be stacking some money for retirement, then I think that’s a place I would probably go.”

Jordynne Grace then admitted that she honestly has no idea what will happen when her contract with the company expires and everything will depend on the situation at the time:

“Honestly, I have no idea what’s going to happen when my contract is up with IMPACT in May. I have no idea. I can’t foresee the future, and who knows who’s going to offer me something or if I’m going to stay here. I truly have no idea.”

Jordynne Grace has been a significant part of Impact’s knockouts roster since her signing with the company in October 2018. She was the one who defeated Taya Valkyrie for the knockouts title in January 2020, ending her 377 days long reign with the title. She also competed in the Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament alongside Jazz.

She could be a decent signing for both AEW and WWE’s women’s roster and it would be interesting to see if she ends up joining either of the companies after the expiry of her current contract.

Impact Results 10/6: Jordynne Grace Robbed Of X-Division Championship

Impact 10/6 featured the build to the October 24th Bound For Glory PPV. It was also the first show since Victory Road on Saturday night. The card was headlined by the Motor City Machine Guns facing Ace Austin & Madman Fulton.

Impact 10/6 Quick Results:

  1. Tommy Dreamer defeated Brian Myers via DQ
  2. Jordynne Grace defeated Rohit Raju – Non-title
  3. The Rascalz (Wentz & Dez) defeated Team XXXL (Larry D & Acey Romero)
  4. Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie defeated Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz
  5. The Deaners (Cody Deaner & Cousin Jake) defeated Johnny Swinger & Crazzy Steve
  6. The Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) defeated Ace Austin & Madman Fulton

Here are 9 takeaways from Impact 10/6:

Tag Team Chaos Closes Show

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With Bound For Glory and the 4-way tag team title match just 18 days away, MCMG faced Madman Fulton & Ace Austin in this week’s main event. The two other teams involved in the BFG title match made their presence known at the end of this match. The North sauntered to ringside and got up on the ring apron to distract the ref. This brought out the Good Brothers who started brawling with Page and Alexander.

Meanwhile in the ring, The Guns hit Fulton with a neck breaker/crossbody combo for the win. All 4 teams jawed at each other to close the show.

Contract Negotiations With Heath Break Down

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At Victory Road, Scott D’Amore informed Heath that he had a contract to offer him. This week, Heath visited D’Amore’s home but had his own proposal drawn up. D’Amore said that Heath should sign the contract he offered him and they would work towards him earning the contract Heath wanted. This didn’t sit well with Heath and contract negotiations quickly broke down. It appears Heath still isn’t officially a member of the Impact Wrestling roster.

Jordynne Grace Robbed Of X-Division Title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-aaeR8s8kg

X-Division Champion Rohit Raju has proven he’ll do whatever it takes to retain his title. This week, he once again issued an “Open Challenge”. It was answered by former Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace.

Raju was tentative to start the match and was distracted by Willie Mack on the outside when Grace rolled him up for the pin. The ref counted 3 and it looked as though Grace was the new champion but Raju then clarified that the match was not for the title belt.

Scott D’Amore then announced a 6-way scramble for Bound For Glory. The match will feature Raju defending against Grace, Chris Bey, Willie Mack, TJP, and Trey Miguel.

Does Impact Have A Women’s Tag Division?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIrN1RDwDhw

Despite the Knockouts tag team titles having been vacated years ago, Impact has a fairly good women’s tag division right now. This played out this week in a match between Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz against Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary.

Rosemary would pick up the win for her team this week, pinning Steelz.

Neveah and Havok were shown watching the match in the back. They’ve been an established team for some time now. Next week, we’ll get Hogan & Steelz vs Neveah & Havok vs Rosemary & Taya.

Along with those 3 teams, Susie and Kylie Rae have teamed frequently in the past, as have Kimber Lee and Deonna Purrazzo. That is more established teams than other promotions who do have women’s tag titles have.

Eric Young Attacks Rich Swann In Gym

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U2Flhhx1us

With Bound For Glory just 18 days away, Eric Young got in another attack on Rich Swann. This time, Young attacked Swann in a gym where Swann was preparing for the match. He tied Swann’s leg to a machine and began hitting his injured leg with a kettle bell. The attack was so vicious, it is not clear if Swann will be able to compete at Bound For Glory.

Brian Myers Goes Too Far In Match Against Tommy Dreamer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upTMTsbg-0U

Brian Myers and Tommy Dreamer have been involved in a rivalry as of late. Dreamer confronted Myers during a backstage interview recently and would later speak about how he hired him into WWE and wanted him to do well now that he is in Impact. Myers didn’t appreciate the advice, however. Mysers would also pick up the win when the two faced off at Victory Road. A rematch would kick off this week’s episode of Impact.

Dreamer kicked out of the Myers’ finish, causing Myers to grab a kendo stick. Despite it not being a no dq match, Myers would bring the weapon into the match. Dreamer then went to hit Myers with it when Myers’ implored him not to saying “think about my girls,” referring to his daughters. After Dreamer showed compassion and put the weapon down, Myers picked it up and assaulted Dreamer, leading to the DQ. Myers continued the assault after the bell rang until several officials including Scott D’Amore came out to stop him.

The Rascalz Pick Up Another Victory Over Team XXXL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUKzxCjdP1w

Dez and Wentz dropped a match to the Good Brothers last week on Impact Wrestling but defeated Team XXXL at Victory Road and again on the show this week. On commentary, they noted that with the win the Rascalz had established themselves as a top-contender team in the division, despite being left out of the 4-way match at Bound For Glory for the tag titles.

EC3 Tosses Title Off Of Bridge

EC3 continued his taunting of Moose with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship this week. A video was shown of EC3 throwing the belt off a bridge. This will not sit well with Moose who has spent several weeks searching for EC3.

Next Week On Impact Wrestling

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

The following has been booked for next week’s episode:

  • Update on Rich Swann’s condition
  • Havok & Neveah vs Rosemary & Taya vs Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz
  • Kimber Lee vs Kylie Rae
  • Madman Fulton vs Doc Gallows

Jordynne Grace, LuFisto, Kimber Lee & More Call Out CZW For Treatment Of Female Wrestlers

Several wrestlers are upset with Combat Zone Wrestling for how they treat and portray their female wrestlers. Recently, the company has been running PPVs featuring matches from previously held CZW events. Several PPV events featuring women’s wrestling matches have been given titles such as “CZW Girlz: Top Heavy & Tough” and “Hot & Sweaty Combat.”

Several wrestlers have spoken out about the naming of these shows and how the female talent are being portrayed.

LuFisto published the below video directed at CZW:

“I am a very proud professional wrestler,” LuFisto says in the video. “Lately, CZW, Combat Zone Wrestling, has been promoting us as soft-core porn actresses. I’m a professional wrestler, I’m not a cat fighter, I’m not a sweaty girl getting involved in dirty fights. Although I am top-heavy and a very proud bottom-heavy girl, nothing gives them a right to promote me as such. That’s not what I signed up for.”

The full video can be viewed below:

CZW Issues Statement

Combat Zone Wrestling has since issued a statement that they entered into an agreement with a media distributor who is able to name the PPVs whatever they want. CZW said they stand behind the ring action in all their footage. It sounds as though they signed away their right to have anything to do with the branding of the shows.

Jordynne Grace and Kimber Lee Comment

“And I’m certain I NEVER signed an agreement giving you the right to sell my intellectual property…. nor did ANY of the women you’re blatantly disrespecting. Or how you told us all you wouldn’t book us if you wouldn’t f**k us. It’s about time the harassment gets exposed,” Kimber Lee Tweeted.

Impact Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace issued the following response to the statement released by CZW:

https://twitter.com/JordynneGrace/status/1262549791575334918

Ava Everett released a statement regarding the matter and Jordynne Grace replied that she is sorry she didn’t speak up earlier.

https://twitter.com/JordynneGrace/status/1262754723678916608

More comments were made in the replies section of various threads on the subject.

https://twitter.com/JordynneGrace/status/1262552368819961856
https://twitter.com/Kimber_Lee90/status/1262778565050990596

Jordynne Grace Is Open To Unifying Impact Wrestling’s Championships

Current Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace has shared her interest in unifying the promotion’s top titles. Speaking with Wrestling Inc. Daily, Grace opened up about how, with Tessa Blanchard now the Impact Wrestling Champion, it creates unique opportunities not presented by other companies. 

With both championships being held by women, some may argue that there isn’t a need for two separate titles anymore–especially with Impact Wrestling hosting intergender matches in the past.

“That’s definitely true and I kinda joked with Scott D’Amore, ‘So when are you guys gonna merge the title?'” Grace said. “He ignored me because he hates me or something [laughs]. He doesn’t hate me but he’s annoyed when I do stuff like that as I’ve been pushing for intergender wrestling across the board. I was all for it as I don’t think there should be a separate name for it at all. I am indifferent and I don’t mind just being called a wrestler.”

Jordynne Grace Agrees With Becky Lynch

Jordynne Grace isn’t the only wrestler who has shared her interest in removing gender association from within pro wrestling. WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch has also been talking about WWE dropping ‘Women’s” from the division entirely, a sentiment Grace aligns with.

“I agree with that and someone brought up the fact on if we get the title confused. Then someone said, ‘Why don’t we call it the Men’s World Championship’ which I completely agree with.

Triple H recently addressed the rumour’s WWE would drop “Women’s” from the NXT Women’s Championship description. He dismissed the idea, stressing that there was “never an edict” within WWE to strike the word from use. 

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription. 

Jordynne Grace On How She Signed With Impact, Scott Steiner Backlash

Current Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace has addressed the rumors over how she came to sign with the promotion. She also reflected on her storyline with Scott Steiner that received a negative reception online.

There had been a long-gestating rumor that Grace was offered her Impact contract through a direct message on social media. Turns out, although the contract itself wasn’t delivered by social media, the conversation that eventually led to it did.

“Scott D’Amore originally contacted me through a Twitter DM and we exchanged phone numbers,” Grace explained to Wrestling Inc. Daily. “Then I was offered the contract through the phone conversation. Scott is one of the coolest guys ever. When he talks business, it’s serious. But in general, he’s kinda one of the boys. He was a wrestler himself so he knows how it is and looks out for the best interests for everybody.”

Jordynne Grace & Scott Steiner Backlash

Turning her mind back to Impact’s 2019 Unbreakable event, Grace reflected on her matchup. She teamed with Scott Steiner and Petey Williams against the team of Dicky Mayer, Gentleman Jervis and Ryan Taylor. The match received some backlash, however, not for the in-ring action but because of Steiner’s actions before and after the match where he slapped Grace’s backside.

“You know what’s so funny is that the first few times we worked together I don’t think he knew my name,” Grace stated. “He’s Scott Steiner so why would he know my name? But he’s been my idol for a long time and I think he’s awesome. But I don’t think he knew I was jokingly calling him my dad because the first time we did our Impact [promo] together along with Petey, he slapped my ass during the promo. I was like, ‘Well, I can never say you’re my dad again.'”

Regarding the controversy itself, Grace said “It was stupid. The first time he slapped my ass, I said, ‘Ok, whatever.’ I didn’t know he was gonna slap my ass at the end of the match, but what are you gonna do? I acted like I was surprised because I didn’t know how to play it off. He asked me if he could do it and I don’t know how I can tell Scott Steiner’ no.’ So I just let him do it.”

Jordynne Grace recently defeated Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship.

H/T to Wrestling Inc. for the transcription.

Jordynne Grace Wins Knockouts Championship

Jordynne Grace is officially the new Knockouts Champion in Impact Wrestling. She won the title in Mexico last month but her victory over former champion Taya Valkyrie aired on last night’s broadcast.

Grace becomes the 23rd wrestler to win the title and begins the 54th championship reign in the title’s lineage. The title dates back to October 14, 2007, when Gail Kim became the inaugural champion by winning a 10-wrestler Gauntlet match.

https://twitter.com/JordynneGrace/status/1227428184339120129

Knockouts Championship History

Taya Valkyrie tops the list of former Knockouts Champions in terms of the longest single reign with the title. Gail Kim holds the record for most title reigns and combined days spent with the title, however.

  1. Gail Kim (7x) 711 days spent as champion.
  2. Madison Rayne (5x) 404 days spent as champion.
  3. Taya Valkyrie (1x) 377 days spent as champion.
  4. Awesome Kong (2x) 347 days spent as champion.
  5. Taryn Terrell (1x) 279 days spent as champion.
  6. Rosemary (1x) 266 days spent as champion.
  7. Mickie James (3x) 241 days spent as champion.
  8. Angelina Love (6x) 226 days spent as champion.
  9. Tara (5x) 222 days spent as champion.
  10. Sienna (2x) 187 days spent as champion.
  11. Miss Tessmacher/Brooke (3x) 156 days spent as champion.
  12. ODB (4x) 153 days spent as champion.
  13. Tessa Blanchard (1x) 147 days spent as champion.
  14. Velvet Sky (2x) 145 days spent as champion.
  15. Taylor Wilde (1x) 121 days spent as champion.
  16. Su Yung (1x) 110 days spent as champion.
  17. Allie (2x) 103 days spent as champion.
  18. Jade (1x) 87 days spent as champion.
  19. Laurel Van Ness (1x) 65 days spent as champion.
  20. Winter (2x) 53 days spent as champion.
  21. Maria Kanellis-Bennett (1x) 50 days spent as champion.
  22. Jordynne Grace (1x current) 25+ days spent as champion.
  23. Havok (1x) 3 days spent as champion.

Impact Wrestling Results & 8 Takeaways (2/11/20)

Impact Wrestling presented a show from Mexico again this week. The main event for the show featured a Knockouts Championship match between Taya Valkyrie and challenger, Jordynne Grace.

Impact Wrestling 2/11/20 Quick Results:

  1. Best of 5 Series: Michael Elgin defeated Eddie Edwards (Elgin leads 2-0)
  2. Madman Fulton defeated Daga
  3. Fallah Bah defeated Ethan Page
  4. Rob Van Dam defeated Joey Ryan
  5. Mahabali Shera & Rohit Raju defeated Willie Mack & Johnny Swinger
  6. Knockouts Championship
    Jordynne Grace defeated Taya Valkyrie (c) – New Champion

Here are 8 takeaways from Impact Wrestling 2/11/20:

Jordynne Grace Wins Knockouts Championship

Jordynne Grace is the new Knockouts Champion in Impact Wrestling. She defeated the longest-reigning champion in the title’s lineage to do so in the main event of this week’s episode.

John E Bravo made several attempts to steal the victory for Taya but Grace had an answer for him each time. It looked as though Grace would be counted out of the ring after taking a powerbomb on top of the steel steps followed by a Road to Valhalla on the stage but the challenger persevered and was able to make it back to the ring in time.

The closing moments came when Grace hit the Grace Driver but Bravo pulled the ref out of the ring. Taya then missed a spear and hit Bravo. Grace then hit a senton on both Bravo and Taya from the top before hitting another Grace Driver on Taya for the win. She would celebrate with her new title to close the show.

Rob Van Dam Counters Penis-Plex, Defeats Joey Ryan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=varW8Kymnks

Rob Van Dam and Joey Ryan have been at odds in recent weeks. RVD has said that what Joey Ryan does makes him embarrassed to be a pro-wrestler. Ryan countered by saying that RVD is just jealous because Katie Forbes wants to “touch it.”

The turning point of this match came when Ryan attempted to hit RVD with his patented penis plex. RVD countered the move with one of his signature kicks before hitting the 5-Star Frog Splash for the win.

Su Yung Murders James Mitchell

Rosemary brought about the return of Su Yung on last week’s episode but Suzie seemed to appear backstage this week. Suzie quickly morphed back into Su Yung, however, and proceeded to choke James Mitchell with a noose. Mitchell then awoke in the undead realm and remarked that “Daddy’s home.”

Michael Elgin Goes Up 2-0 On Eddie Edwards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9jWBbWd4VM

Michael Elgin and Eddie Edwards are in a Best of 5 series but Elgin has opened up a seemingly insurmountable 2-0 lead. This series came about after Edwards defeated Elgin at Hard to Kill but Elgin claims Edwards had tapped to the crossface at one point during the match (Edwards was really just reaching for the ropes.)

Elgin won with the Elgin Bomb and now is in control of this series. They meet again next week in a pivotal 3rd bout.

Johnny Swinger Rescues Willie Mack, Mack Ditches Swinger

Willie Mack was scheduled to take on Mahabali Shera in single’s competition this week but the Desi Hit Squad interfered causing a no contest. Johnny Swinger came out to save Mack despite the fact that Mack has not been receptive to Swinger’s attempts to align with him in recent weeks.

The match was then turned into a tag team match between the Desi Hit Squad and the team of Mack and Swinger. The Great Gama Singh got involved from the outside by grabbing Mack’s leg. Mack then left the match to go after Gama, leaving Swinger outnumbered. Shera picked up the pin on Swinger after a Sky High.

Madman Fulton Defeats Daga

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=093tYyqowuo

OVE’s giant, Madman Fulton, took on Daga this week. Daga looked to have the match going his way but Dave and Jake Crist interfered. Turning his attention to the members of OVE, Daga dove to the outside to take out the Crist brothers.

Daga was looking to go for a springboard DDT but it was countered into a suplex by Fulton who then pinned his opponent for the victory.

Fallah Bah Defeats Ethan Page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5c-W8Q-r90

TJP and Fallah Bah might have their sights set on the Impact tag team titles. Fallah Bah met one half of the tag team champion, the North, this week on Impact Wrestling when he took on Ethan Page.

TJP prevented Josh Alexander from getting involved in the match by taking him out on the outside. As Page got back into the ring, Bah rolled him up in a small package for the win. Josh Matthews noted on commentary that TJP and Fallah Bah might be putting themselves in a position to challenge for the tag team titles.

Next Week On Impact Wrestling

The following matches are scheduled for next week’s Impact Wrestling:

  • Madison Rayne Open Challenge
  • Josh Alexander vs TJP
  • Michael Elgin vs Eddie Edwards – Match 3 (Elgin leads 2-0)
  • Ace Austin & Reno Scum vs Tessa Blanchard, Trey, and Tommy Dreamer

ODB Added To Knockouts Title Match At Hard To Kill

After defeating Knockouts champion Taya Valkyrie on the latest edition of Impact, ODB has been added to the title match at Hard to Kill. Impact’s next PPV takes place on January 12th, 2020 from Dallas, Texas.

Champion Taya Valkyrie had the following to say regarding the news:

Taya Valkyrie vs Jordynne Grace vs ODB – Hard To Kill

Assuming she holds onto her title between now and Hard to Kill, Taya Valkyrie will enter this match as the first and only wrestler to ever hold the Impact Knockouts title for more than a year. Valkyrie first won the championship at Homecoming on January 6th, 2019.

Hard To Kill Lineup

  • Impact World Championship
    Sami Callihan (c) vs Tessa Blanchard
  • Knockouts Championship
    Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Jordynne Grace vs ODB
  • Impact Tag Team Championships
    the North (c) vs the winners of next week’s tag team open

ODB Championship Statistics

ODB is a former 4x Knockouts champion or “Knocked Up” champion as she describes the title. She sits at fifth all-time in terms of how many times she’s won the belt.

Number of Reigns – Knockouts title:

  1. Gail Kim 7x
  2. Angelina Love 6x
  3. Madison Rayne 5x
  4. Tara 5x
  5. ODB 4x
  6. Miss Tessmacher 3x
  7. Mickie James 3x

Jordynne Grace vs Taya Valkyrie Booked For Hard To Kill

Impact Wrestling has announced that Jordynne Grace will challenge Taya Valkyrie for the Knockouts Championship at Hard To Kill. The promotion’s next PPV will emanate from Dallas, Texas on January 12th, 2019.

Grace defeated Taya Valkyrie and John E. Bravo in a handicap match on the November 19th edition of Impact Wrestling, earning her top contender spot in the Knockouts division. She also challenged Taya for the championship unsuccessfully at the Rebellion PPV from Toronto this spring.

Grace will be attempting to end the longest single reign of the Knockouts championship in history. As of this writing, Taya’s title reign is at 329 days. Provided she doesn’t lose the title between now and the PPV, Taya will enter Hard to Kill as the only wrestler to ever hold the Knockouts title for over a year. She originally won the title on January 6th, 2019 at Homecoming.

Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill Lineup

The main event for Hard to Kill was confirmed 2 weeks ago on Impact when Tessa Blanchard won a gauntlet match to earn the #1 contendership to Sami Callihan’s world title. Callihan and Blanchard have gone one-on-one twice before with Sami coming out the winner both times.

  • Impact World Championship
    Sami Callihan (c) vs Tessa Blanchard
  • Knockouts Championship
    Taya Valkyrie (c) vs Jordynne Grace
  • Impact Tag Team Championships
    the North (c) vs the winners of next week’s tag team open

Jordynne Grace Wants To Be Impact Tag Team Champion With Tessa Blanchard

Impact wrestler Jordynne Grace says that she wants to tag with Tessa Blanchard and challenge for the tag team championships.

Jordynne recently spoke to Fightful where she talked about a number of topics and gave her thoughts on women in Impact Wrestling.

Grace thinks that women in Impact are getting more opportunities now and that the promotion is slowly building up their women’s division. Grace thinks the main event intergender match at Slammiversary between Sami Callihan and Tessa Blanchard shows that women and men are on the same level in the company.

Jordynne said, “At Slammiversary, they had the main event was an intergender match. So I think they’re definitely starting to build the women just as much as the men at this point. We’re side by side. It’s not like the women’s division is under the men’s division at all. They’re given equal opportunity and they’re putting eyes on both products. I think they have a really distinct vision of what they’re gonna do just by hearing what they say in the talent meetings and hearing what they say to me personally. I’m super excited in the direction everything is going. I think people, maybe they’re not going to be surprised, but they’re going to be really happy with what’s coming up.”

Jordynne says she wants to challenge for the Impact World Tag Team Championship with Tessa Blanchard as her partner. She believes her team and current champions The North (Ethan Page and Josh Alexander) will put on an incredible match.

“So, me and Tessa [Blanchard], we really, really want to tag team and we wanna challenge for the tag team titles. And I think Ethan Page and Josh Alexander, I think it would just be an incredible match. I think it would blow it out of the park. And I think that’d be awesome to see. I don’t know if they’ve ever had an intergender tag championship match like that, but I think it’d be really cool.”

Grace made her debut for Impact Wrestling on November 8, 2018. Before that though, she made a name for herself in the indie scene where she became a regular of Beyond Wrestling, Women’s Wrestling Revolution, SHINE, NOVA Pro, Pro Wrestling Magic, Black Label Pro Wrestling, and several other promotions.

Scott Steiner Returning To Impact, Teaming With Jordynne Grace & Petey Williams

When Impact Wrestling presents Unbreakable August 2nd on the Impact Plus App, Scott Steiner will compete in tag-team action. The promotion announced Steiner will be returning to the promotion for the event and teaming with Jordynne Grace and Petey Williams.

Big Poppa Pump, Little Petey Pump, and Thick Mama Pump’s opponents for the event have yet to be named.

Scott Steiner to Team With Jordynne Grace and Petey Williams

“IMPACT Wrestling will bring together a dream team of epic proportions Friday, August 2nd LIVE on IMPACT+ in California. For the first time ever we will see Jordynne “Thick Mama Pump” Grace team with Scott Steiner and Petey Williams!” an Impact press release reads. “There is a lot of history between Scott and Petey on IMPACT Wrestling and Jordynne Grace has publicly declared how she feels about Scott Steiner and now on Friday, August 2nd on IMPACT+ at Unbreakable the three of them will team together!”

https://twitter.com/JordynneGrace/status/1149772444606926848

Unbreakable on August 2nd will be headlined by Sami Callihan vs Tessa Blanchard II. This time the winner of their match will earn an Impact World Title shot. Also announced for the show is former champion Rhyno.

The three are also scheduled to team together this year for Chikara in the King of Trios tournament:

https://twitter.com/jordynnegrace/status/1133184921240035328?lang=en
https://twitter.com/jordynnegrace/status/1082460424904339456?lang=en

This was an interesting Tweet of Jordynne’s back before she signed with Impact:

https://twitter.com/jordynnegrace/status/985136136468168704?lang=en

Steiner’s last match in Impact was on April 26th, 2018. He defeated KM.

Update On Jordynne Grace Signing With Impact Wrestling

Jordynne Grace had a brief free agency period recently. The 23-year-old was believed to have signed with Impact in October but it turned out she hadn’t actually signed the contract. According to a report from the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Impact gave Grace an ultimatum, either sign or not be used any further.

“(Grace) was given an ultimatum to sign or not be used anytime further so she agreed to sign,” wrote Dave Meltzer.

The report continued to say why Grace decided Impact was the best place for her.

“It was noted that there are places she likes going such as Eve in London and Sendai Girls, and with Impact, she gets U.S. exposure, as minimal as that may be, gets a push, builds her name and can work where she wants,” Meltzer continued. “In WWE, they’d probably hire her but she’d be lost in the shuffle and AEW would push her but she may not be able to work other places.”

Jordynne Grace’s Short Free Agency Period

Grace explained her situation recently in an interview with Fightful.

“I was hoping to have some good matches and show that I could follow direction and criticism beforehand, of course. I wanted to renegotiate the original deal once I had shown I had value and worth,” Grace said.

She continued to say that she received offers from multiple companies during her short free agency period.

“I had contact with each of those companies (ROH, WWE, AEW, NWA), and had many options and offers in front of me. At the end of the day, Impact is where I wanted to be. I was ready to make a difficult decision if needed, but I was sincerely hoping everything would work out in the end! I can’t be sure if Double or Nothing had anything to do with it, but it’s a possibility.”