SEScoops

Tag: Sami Callihan

  • Impact Wrestling Preview 10/4: Murder Clown Debuts!

    Impact Wrestling Preview 10/4: Murder Clown Debuts!

    We are down to the final two episodes of Impact Wrestling before Bound For Glory. The two episodes left will both be from the 2nd night of tapings from Mexico City last month.

    Impact Wrestling 10/4

    Rich Swann vs Matt Sydal

    Two of the most innovative wrestlers there are will clash tonight. Sydal and Swann are two big reasons fans have to be excited about the future of the X-Division. Swann has rebuffed Sydal’s offer at being his mentor so Swann will want to prove he doesn’t need one tonight. I would have to imagine that whoever comes out of this program the winner would be the next in line for a shot at Brian Cage’s X-Division title. That will have to wait until after Bound For Glory, however.

    Joe Hendry vs Murder Clown

    Possibly the best-named wrestler ever, Murder Clown, has been enlisted by Katarina to help get revenge on Joe Hendry and Grado. Murder Clown is part of the clown faction in AAA, with Psycho Clown perhaps being the best known of the bunch.

    Katarina is a woman-scorn and she wants revenge on Hendry and Grado. Murder Clown seems like a good wrestler to turn to with help on this.

    Eli Drake Open Challenge

    Eli Drake will issue another open challenge tonight. Anyone from the Impact roster or any luchador near Mexico City could answer the call.

    Su Yung vs Kiera Hogan

    Kiera Hogan picked up arguably one of the most important victories in her young Impact career last week. Hogan pinned former Knockouts Champion, Su Yung, in a tag match. Hogan and Allie defeated Yung and one of her undead bridesmaids. A win in a single’s match for Hogan could push her high up in the Knockouts rankings. Yung, on the other hand, could be out for revenge.

    Scarlett Bordeaux Smoke Show

    Last week, Scarlett Bordeaux announced she was holding a global talent search. The lucky winner will have Bordeaux’s mentoring services all to themselves. Perhaps we will find out more about her plans tonight.

    On a side note, Scarlett Bordeaux’s AAA debut is one of the most watched things on YouTube for the promotion ever. She has certainly been winning over new fans as of late.

    What Is Next For LAX?

    Last week, King burned Konnan’s mask in an act of disrespect. King called Konnan one of the biggest myths in all of Mexican wrestling. Tonight, Konnan and LAX will have to adhere to the ceasefire but they might just have something to say with only 10 days left until Bound For Glory (wow, just realized that).

    Knockouts Championship
    Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Taya Valkyrie

    There doesn’t appear to be anything specific dedicated to this pending matchup on tonight’s show but that doesn’t mean there won’t be anything. Likely we’ll get backstage promos from both or a video package.

    Sami Callihan and OVE Issue A Challenge To Brian Cage and the Lucha Brothers

    As I was writing this, Impact posted the following video:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01kI289R2ig

    Bound For Glory Lineup

    Just for reference:

    Bound for Glory LIneup
    October 14th
    Melrose Ballroom, NYC

    • 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
  • MLW Books “Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal” Match: Sami Callihan Vs Jimmy Havoc

    MLW Books “Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal” Match: Sami Callihan Vs Jimmy Havoc

    So far in 2018, MLW has hosted a 40-person Battle Riot and a 2-ring steel cage War Games match. The promotion has just released plans to bring back the once-famous “Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal” match as well.

    Sami Callihan and Jimmy Havoc will spin a giant wheel before their MLW match on October 4th from New York City. Whatever gimmick match the wheel lands on will be the stipulation for their match at MLW’s “Fury Road” event. The show will also serve as a television taping for future episodes of MLW Fusion.

    https://twitter.com/mlw/status/1042417030652157952?s=12

    Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal Match: Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc

    “What kind of match will it be?” MLW’s event page asks. “Nobody will know until that night when a wheel containing 11 different specialty matches will be spun.”

    The following gimmick matches will be on the wheel:   

    • Chain Match 
    • Body Bag Match 
    • Coal Miner’s Glove Match 
    • Barbed Wire Match
    • 1st Blood Match
    • Prince of Darkness 
    • Spinner’s Choice 
    • Death Match 
    • Cage Match 
    • I Quit Match 
    • Dog Collar Match

    The 3rd option of a “Coal Miner’s Glove Match” is what was landed on for the first-ever Spin The Wheel, Make A Deal match between Jake “the Snake” Roberts and Sting. The match took place in WCW at Halloween Havoc 1993. Roberts left the promotion shortly after.

  • 10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/13

    10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/13

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

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

    Impact Wrestling 9/13

    Austin Aries, Killer Kross, and Moose Claim Another Victim

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

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

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

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

    Hall Of Fame Induction Next Week

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

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

    Johnny Impact Will Be Back At Bound For Glory

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

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

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

    The Machine Took Down The Monster

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

    • Brian Cage defeated Kongo Kong

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Matt Sydal Will Face Rich Swann In Mexico City

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

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

    Swann then challenged Sydal to a match in Mexico City.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Katarina Is Not Allowed In Joe Hendry’s Bedroom

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

    • Alisha Edwards defeated Katarina

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

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

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

    King Is Trying To Provoke LAX

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

    • LAX defeated the Frat

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

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

    Night of the Dummies Premieres Tonight

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

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

    The matches for the event are as follows:

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

    Impact Wrestling 9/13 Quick Results:

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

    Bound For Glory (October 14th):

    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
    • LAX & Konnan vs King & the OGZ
    • Brian Cage & the Lucha Brothers vs Sami Callihan & oVe
  • 8 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/6

    8 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 9/6

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

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

    Bound For Glory Main Event Revealed

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

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

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

    Konnan Returns To The Ring At Bound For Glory

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

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

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

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

    • Petey Williams defeated Rich Swann

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

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

    Swann and Sydal were seen arguing in the back later.

    Allie and Kiera Hogan Rescued Tessa Blanchard

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

    • Knockouts Championship
      Tessa Blanchard (c) defeated Su Yung

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

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

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

    Brian Cage To Team With The Lucha Bros

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

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

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

    Katarina Does Not Understand What Platonic Means

    • The Desi Hit Squad defeated Joe Hendry & Grado

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

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

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

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

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

    • Eli Drake defeated Stone Rockwell 

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

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

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

    Impact Wrestling At MediaCon

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

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

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

    Quick Results:

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

    Bound for Glory (October 14th)

    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Johnny Impact
    • OGZ & King vs Konnan & LAX
  • Impact Wrestling 8/6 Preview: Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Su Yung

    Impact Wrestling 8/6 Preview: Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Su Yung

    Impact Wrestling is back tonight with a show featuring matches taped on the final night of the Toronto tapings. It was the fifth show Impact held in Toronto over a 22-day period. The matches taped for tonight’s episode were held on the 13th inside Rebel Nightclub.

    After tonight, Impact has a live Twitch show on Sunday from Manchester. Impact then travels to Mexico City for two nights of tapings from September 13th to 14th.

    Impact Wrestling 8/6 Preview

    Knockouts Championship
    Tessa Blanchard (c) vs Su Yung

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3HFVISlkQ

    Tessa Blanchard is the new Knockouts Champion but Su Yung will cash in her rematch clause on tonight’s show.

    It’s been a huge week for Blanchard who was just announced as the newest signee and trainer for Women of Wrestling. Blanchard praised Impact and WOW to work together and allow her to work for both promotions.

    Blanchard will need to defeat the former champion to prove she’s the top competitor in the division. Allie will likely be watching this match closely.

    Moose Explains His Actions From Last Week

    Last week, Moose turned on his longtime ally, Eddie Edwards. Moose joined with Austin Aries and Killer Kross. Now, the Impact World Champion has two of the biggest wrestlers on the roster watching his back.

    Tonight, Moose will explain his actions from last week.

    Who Called King and Konnan?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcOBq8wpW4&t=13s

    Both King and Konnan received mysterious phone calls turning their scenes last week. In each case it caused them to drop what they were doing and leave.

    Tonight, we will find out who was the person who made those mysterious phone calls and we might find out more about what they said to both King and Konnan.

    Rich Swann vs Petey Williams II

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXz9vOV8DOg

    Rich Swann defeated Petey Williams with a standing shooting star press. The two X-Division athletes had exchanged pinning combinations leading up to the end.

    Swann has been saying as of late it is his dream to go after the X-Division Championship. Former X-Division Champion, Matt Sydal, offered to mentor Swann last week but it does not appear as though Swann is interested.

    Tonight, a rematch between Swann and Petey Williams will take place.

    Sami Callihan & OVE vs Ace Austin, Zach Wentz & Trey Miguel

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owg_l5TZH_Q

    Sami Callihan and his minions from Ohio will take on 3 young prospects looking to get noticed. Wentz lost to Matt Sydal on a recent episode of Impact.

    Callihan and OVE still have Pentagon and Fenix in their sights but after last week, they might have added Brian Cage to their target list. Last week, Cage broke up a 3-on-2 assault by Callihan and OVE against the Lucha Brothers.

    Eli Drake Open Challenge

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_8g5a2yOE&t=4s

    Eli Drake will hold an open challenge tonight. Somebody will get the chance to take on a former Impact World Champion, all they have to do is answer the call.

    Joe Hendry & Grado vs the Desi Hit Squad

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC1ssMng-3w&t=9s

    Hendry and Grado paid a visit to Scarlett Bordeaux recently and they are likely hoping it works out in the favor as it did for KM and Fallah Bah.

    This week, Hendry and Grado will take on the Great Gama Sing’s Desi Hit Squad.

  • Indie Show Nearly Shut Down After Sami Callihan Match

    Indie Show Nearly Shut Down After Sami Callihan Match

    There was a situation at the AAW show in the Chicago area at the Logan Square Auditorium over the weekend that had some drama. It all started once Jimmy Jacobs and Sami Callihan had a match together that at one point saw management step in and nearly shut down the show. PWinsider.com is reporting that Callihan ended up being tossed from the show.

    It all started once the match took place and during it, Callihan decided to put Jacobs under a drum riser, which is part of the stage, then stacked hard plastic chairs on top of him. This is when one member of the building’s management got so upset to the point where the person got on the microphone to tell Callihan not to break the venue’s chairs. The two wrestlers ended the match with Callihan winning.

    Following the match, Callihan was told to be removed from the venue and security asked him to leave. It was noted in the report that Callihan thought it was part of the angle which led to him shoving and cursing until one of the security guards told him they had a gun as well as threatened to shoot if he didn’t stop. As a result, Callihan was removed from the building.

    Even though they had a break to allow the fans to cool off, the show continued on after the incident and was allowed to finish. It should be noted that there was one point where AAW as a whole was nearly thrown out of the venue because of the incident. The show continued because of the two sides coming to an agreement to keep things running for the fans.

    After the show, Callihab took to his official Twitter account where he wrote the following, “Got into a fight with security tonight @AAWPro, and almost started a riot. Typical Friday night for #TheDRAW.”

  • Sami Callihan On How Pro Wrestling Would’ve Been Affected If All In Failed

    Sami Callihan On How Pro Wrestling Would’ve Been Affected If All In Failed

    IMPACT Wrestling star Sami Callihan was recently interviewed by WrestleZone to talk about several professional wrestling topics. Of course, Callihan was asked about tonight’s All In pay-per-view (PPV). The event is a milestone for indy professional wrestling. Cody and The Young Bucks self-funded the event and were able to sell out the Sears Centre in Chicago.

    Callihan praised the venture itself and is in awe of how many fans are coming out for a non-WrestleMania event. He noted that if All In failed, it would be terrible for the professional wrestling industry overall:

    “This is a great venture, this is a great avenue, this kind of— I don’t even know what to say about this mass of people coming to a non-WrestleMania weekend event.

    “If All In would’ve failed, this would’ve hurt not only independent wrestling but professional wrestling overall It would’ve proven that WWE has this monopoly.”

    Callihan is currently working for a lot of top promotions, such as IMPACT Wrestling and Lucha Underground. The Lucha Underground Trios Champion said he likes to stay busy:

    “I worked New Japan Pro Wrestling earlier this year. I like the money. You have to work while you’re hot. Complacency is dead for me.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIN5G-Y0vOE&feature=youtu.be

  • 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/30: Impact ReDefined

    9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/30: Impact ReDefined

    Impact Wrestling presented a special branded show “Impact ReDefined” tonight. The show featured two championship matches and one main event caliber tag-team match featuring the Impact World Champion, Austin Aries.

    Tonight’s show was the 2nd from the August 12th, 2018 taping out of Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub.

    Here are 9 Takeaways from Impact ReDefined:

    Tessa Blanchard Is The New Knockouts Champion

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tx0u7DnXBk

    • Knockouts Championship
      Tessa Blanchard defeated Allie and Su Yung (c) – Title Change

    When Tessa Blanchard made her first appearance for Impact Wrestling at the Redemption pay-per-view, she was portrayed as a blue-chip prospect. In the months since Blanchard has shown she is one of the best women’s wrestlers on the planet.

    While Blanchard came out the winner, the story this match told actually favored Allie right up to the very end. It was Allie who got the initial first bit of offense in the match and it was Allie who broke up Su Yung’s mandible claw on Blanchard near the end of the match. Shortly after this, Allie hit a codebreaker on Yung but Blanchard rolled her up, grabbed Allie’s tights, and won the title.

    The Weapon X Division Continues

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gd6HyxjZxw

    • X-Division Championship
      Brian Cage (c) defeated Fenix – (2nd title defense)

    Tonight’s episode started off with a 20-minute opening match that was as good as anything you’ll see on television this year. Cage dominated the match early but Fenix got back into things when he hit a rolling cutter on the entrance ramp.

    Fenix reversed both Weapon X and a discus clothesline, something Don Callis made a point of mentioning on commentary. Rather than attempt one of the two moves which had already been reversed, Cage chose to give his opponent a powerbomb from the top rope instead and got the victory as a result.

    After the match, oVe and Sami Callihan attacked Fenix and Pentagon. Although he initially hesitated, Cage sprinted back to the ring and took out Fenix’s attackers to close the segment.

    Moose Aligns With Austin Aries

    • Austin Aries & Killer Kross vs Eddie Edwards & Moose – No Contest

    In a shocking heel turn, Moose delivered a spear to his partner during the night’s main event.

    Moose had been shown beaten up in the back so it looked as though Edwards would be forced to take on both Aries and Killer Kross by himself. After Edwards started the match by himself, Moose hit the ring with his head all in bandages. At the same time, it looked as though Kross had double-crossed Aries as he jumped off the apron and looked like he was refusing to tag. Moose then attacked Edwards, however, and the 3 men reveled in their clever ruse.

    Austin Aries now has both Killer Kross and Moose working to protect his Impact World Championship reign.

    The Kid Isn’t Dead

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pcOBq8wpW4

    Following Slammiversary there have been a couple of complaints about Impact Wrestling which I’ve received. Some fans were not happy that a kid was shown run over by a car last week. These fans tend to feel the segment went too far while other fans are willing to put the angle into the same category as a Lucha Underground or Total Deletion styled scene.

    What may have also thrown people off was that last week Don Callis and Josh Mathews reacted to the scene. In Lucha Underground, the idea is the commentators do not see all the over-the-top scenes and are then not in a position where they have to respond. It’s a little disturbing to the 4th wall to have a commentary team acting like the promotion’s tag-team division is running over children as part of their rivalry.

    Regardless, a clear message was sent by the commentary team this week that the kid is not dead. Both Konnan and King received phone calls in their respective segments that caused them to leave immediately.

    Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc in Manchester

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWDM_3ouBDo&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Throughout the show, fans were shown commercials for Impact’s upcoming show in Manchester on September 9th. The show will air live and for free on Twitch.

    The main event will be a hardcore wrestling fan’s dream as Sami Callihan takes Jimmy Havoc in a Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Deathmatch.

    The rest of the card is as follows:

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

    Matt Sydal Wants To Mentor Rich Swann

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj1xcHwxJew

    • Rich Swann defeated Petey Williams

    Last week, Rich Swann told Alicia Atout he wanted to win the X-Division title. It’s a title Swann has been dreaming about his whole career. Unfortunately for Swann, the title belt is currently in the Weapon X division.

    Swann defeated Williams via standing shooting star press after the two had exchanged pinning combinations. Callis suggested that Williams is too reliant on the Canadian Destroyer.

    In the back, former X-Division Champion Matt Sydal offered to mentor Swann and seemed to go frustrated when Swann was not interested in his offer.

    Scarlett Bordeaux Whispered Something To Grado

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC1ssMng-3w

    After KM and Fallah Bah visited the Smoke Show a couple of weeks ago, the team turned things around by beating the Desi Hit Squad. This week, Grado, Joe Hendry, and Katarina were her guests.

    Bordeaux whispered something to Grado which seemed to have quite the impact on him. After some hijinx ensued it was clear that whatever she whispered to Grado will do something to get in between Katarina and her boys.

    Bad Intentions Debuts Friday

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXoaR8RFkRc&frags=pl%2Cwn

    In addition to the upcoming Twitch special taking place a week from Sunday, Impact presents a One Night Only pay-per-view which debuts on the Global Wrestling Network on Friday night. The streaming service also features the video libraries of Destiny Wrestling, World Series Wrestling, Smash, and several other independent promotions from around the world.

    The lineup for the show is as follows:

    • Petey Williams vs Michael Elgin
    • The Desi Hit Squad vs OVE
    • KC Spinelli vs Kiera Hogan
    • Steel Cage:
      Josh Alexander vs Sami Callihan
    • Tessa Blanchard vs Gisel Shaw

    Eli Drake Beat Some Dummies

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_8g5a2yOE

    Eli Drake beat both Brandon Tidwell and Mr. Atlantis this week. The two local Toronto wrestlers had defeated the Cult of Lee last week.

    Speaking of Eli Drake, another Impact Wrestling One Night Only pay-per-view was filmed recently. “Night of the Dummies” does not have a release date yet but will air on the Global Wrestling Network in the near future.

    The lineup for that show is as follows:

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

    Impact Wrestling “Impact ReDefined” Quick Results:

    • X-Division Championship
      Brian Cage (c) defeated Fenix – (2nd Title Defense)
    • Knockouts Championship
      Tessa Blanchard defeated Allie and Su Yung (c) – Title Change
    • Eli Drake defeated Brandon Tidwell
    • Rich Swann defeated Petey Williams
    • Austin Aries & Killer Kross vs Eddie Edwards & Moose – No Contest
  • Video Of Bloody Injury At Impact Wrestling Event

    Video Of Bloody Injury At Impact Wrestling Event

    On Saturday night, Impact Wrestling returned to Mississauga, ON for another One Night Only show. The show, “Bad Intentions, in conjunction with Destiny Wrestling featured a main event of Sami Callihan taking on Josh Alexander inside a steel cage.

    Callihan hit Alexander with a trash can during the match, busting his opponent wide open the hard way.

    https://twitter.com/Walking_Weapon/status/1033568220500971520

    Destiny Wrestling sent out a Tweet just to let fans know that Alexander is OK.

    Sami Callihan vs Josh Alexander

    “The Walking Weapon” Josh Alexander is a 31-year-old Canadian independent wrestler. He’s well-regarded on the Canadian independent scene but unfortunately, you won’t find him performing anywhere else for a while. Visa problems are preventing him from traveling outside the country, limiting which promotions will book him.

    Even after being sponsored by a promotion for a work Visa, Alexander was denied.

    https://twitter.com/Walking_Weapon/status/1032058748125163520

    Impact Wrestling’s Big September

    Although Alexander has taken part in Impact tapings so far this year, he won’t be on either of the next two trips for the promotion.

    First up for Impact in September is a trip to Manchester for the Wrestling MediaCon event. The promotion will air the event live on their Twitch channel.

    Just 4 days after their show in Manchester, Impact is then off to Mexico. On September 13th and 14th, Impact will bring their TV tapings to Mexico City. Those tapings will be the final ones until Bound for Glory in October.

  • Lineups For Both Impact Wrestling Shows This Weekend

    Lineups For Both Impact Wrestling Shows This Weekend

    Impact Wrestling will film two “One Night Only” specials this weekend. The promotion will be in Binghamton, NY for “Night of the Dummies” and also in Mississauga, ON, for a special show in conjunction with Destiny Wrestling.

    The show with Destiny will air next Friday on the Global Wrestling Network. The airdate for “Night of the Dummies” appears to be TBD.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXoaR8RFkRc&frags=pl%2Cwn

    One Night Only: Night of the Dummies
    Impact Wrestling/Xcite Wrestling
    Binghamton, NY
    August 25th, 2018

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

    One Night Only: Bad Intentions
    Impact Wrestling/Destiny Wrestling
    Mississauga, ON
    August 25th, 2018

    • Petey Williams vs Michael Elgin
    • The Desi Hit Squad vs OVE
    • KC Spinelli vs Kiera Hogan
    • Steel Cage:
      Josh Alexander vs Sami Callihan
    • Tessa Blanchard vs Gisel Shaw

    Impact will be live broadcasting today on their Twitch channel as Bound for Glory tickets go on sale. Their next show after today will be on September 9th in Manchester.

    We spoke to Joe Hendry on Thursday about Impact’s upcoming UK show. Here is the lineup for it as well:

    Impact Wrestling MediaCon Twitch Special Lineup
    September 9th, 2018

    • Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championships
      LAX (c) vs Jody Fleisch & Jonny Storm
    • Barbed Wire Baseball Bat Death Match
      Sami Callihan vs Jimmy Havoc
    • Eli Drake vs Joe Hendry
    • Su Yung vs Lana Austin
    • Rich Swann vs Matt Sydal vs Trevor Lee
  • 10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/23

    10 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/23

    Impact Wrestling last night featured a Mexican Death Match between Sami Callihan and Pentagon Jr. The matches tonight were from the first show of the August 12th & 13th tapings from Rebel Nightclub in Toronto.

    I was in attendance for these tapings and thought both nights were pretty fun. They aired the matches slightly out of order last night, however. The matches for next week’s “Impact ReDefined” episode were interspersed amongst the matches which aired last night.

    Impact Wrestling 8/23

    Sami Callihan Wins The Mexican Death Match

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PddPNrZX1VY

    Sami Callihan defeated Pentagon Jr. in the night’s main event. After writing another hardcore chapter in their rivalry, Callihan picked up the win with a Cactus Jack inspired piledriver off the turnbuckle and through a table.

    Callihan and oVe badly needed this win. They’d dropped tag matches to the Lucha Bros and Callihan lost singles matches to both Fenix and Pentagon prior to tonight. By avenging his loss from Slammiversary and beating a former Impact World Champion, Callihan has done much to erase the losses he suffered earlier this summer.

    I don’t think things are finished between the boys from Ohio and the Lucha Bros, however…

    Eddie Kingston May Have Committed Vehicular Homicide

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZelY9D-6Ug

    This week we saw Konnan & LAX celebrating their street fight victory. Fittingly, they decided to celebrate on the streets of Toronto.

    Last week’s street fight concluded with a mock-execution of King. Konnan ended up hitting him in the head with a slapjack, a move which is rarely fatal. Unfortunately, King survived and was able to get a bit of revenge this week.

    Konnan’s crew was celebrating with a small child for some reason and evidently, nobody was willing to help this child cross the street. King drove like a maniac through the streets and ran over the child. It didn’t seem as though LAX realized it was King at the time.

    Moose Is Back!

    Just when it looked as though Austin Aries and Killer Kross were going to hand Edwards a beating for the 3rd straight show, Moose returned to make the save.

    We haven’t seen Moose since Slammiversary. After dropping an Impact World Championship match to Aries, Moose was out of action with a concussion. He returned tonight, however, and appears to once again be aligned with Eddie Edwards.

    Next Week: Triple Threat For The Knockouts Championship

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdCZC6LR70Y

    Following Kiera Hogan’s victory over Alisha Edwards this week, Allie got on the mic and challenged Su Yung. Allie knows that she’ll just have to deal with Tessa Blanchard when she takes on Yung, however, so why not make things a triple threat match?

    Next week at Impact ReDefined, Su Yung vs Allie vs Tessa Blanchard will collide for the Knockouts Championship.

    Brian Cage is Champion of the “Weapon X Division”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZPIm_sBou0

    Brian Cage spoke for the first time since debuting in Impact earlier this year. Cage spoke about how the X-Division is what put Impact Wrestling on the map. The X-Division is what has made Impact Wrestling stand out. Cage feels his abilities makes him stand out amongst the rest as well.

    “Nobody can do the things I do in that ring,” Cage said. “When I came to Impact Wrestling, one goal of mine was to take over the X-Divison. Why? Because when I think Impact Wrestling, I think of the X-Division.”

    Next week at Impact ReDefined, Cage will look to defend his X-Division Championship for the second time when he faces Fenix.

    Johnny Impact Throws Kongo Kong Into the Cabana Pool

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJMnO_4bZu8

    The Cabana Pool Bar in Toronto is right next to Rebel Nightclub. It’s a fitting venue for someone like Johnny Impact to be hanging out in while he waits for a night of Impact tapings to begin.

    It is not a fitting place for Kongo Kong to be, however, and how he got passed security is still a bit of a mystery. Kong attacked Johnny while he was poolside but in the end, it was Kongo who ended up going in the pool.

    Rich Swann Is Going For The X-Division Championship

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m__UL61TzU

    Alicia Atout and Rich Swann went for a walk and talk this week. The two both looked as though they were coming from a 1970s themed dance party.

    Swann talked about the history of the X-Division Championship and how he wanted to add to that legacy. Earlier this year, I had the chance to ask Swann what competing for the X-Division Championship means for him. Many of his answers during that interview expressed a similar sentiment to what he said tonight.

    Swann will be in tough to achieve this goal, however, considering who the current champion is.

    Local Talent Upset the Cult of Lee

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bktJPTa6578

    The Cult of Lee may have been busy trying to impress former Impact World Champion, Eli Drake, and it cost them a match tonight. I don’t think Drake was too impressed.

    The two wrestlers who defeated them were Brandon Tidwell and Mr. Atlantis.

    Scarlett Bordeaux’s Advice Is Working For Fallah Bah & KM

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObU98wWh8ts

    Scarlett Bordeaux was able to convince KM that it is time to try things Fallah Bah’s way. This week Bah and KM wore matching tights and appeared in sync. They were able to defeat the Great Gama Singh’s Desi Hit Squad tonight.

    Speaking of Bordeaux, she also did some work to improve Grado’s confidence this week. If her advice has the same effect on Grado as it did Bah and KM, we could see his fortunes change for the better.

    Matt Sydal Is Enlightened Again

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdN4-bpVWSY

    Sydal may have lost his X-Division Championship and a later single’s loss to Pentagon Jr but he got back in the win column this week. He defeated noted PWG wrestler, Zachary Wentz in single’s competition.

    Quick Results:

    1. Matt Sydal defeated Zachary Wentz
    2. Fallah Bah & KM defeated the Desi Hit Squad
    3. Kiera Hogan defeated Alisha Edwards
    4. Brandon Tidwell & Mr. Atlantis defeated the Cult of Lee
    5. Mexican Death Match
      Sami Callihan defeated Pentagon Jr.
  • Impact Wrestling 8/23 Preview: Mexican Death Match

    Impact Wrestling 8/23 Preview: Mexican Death Match

    Impact Wrestling tonight will be their first episode from the August tapings. The promotion taped inside Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub on August 12 & 13th. Next week’s episode will be a special-branded “Impact ReDefined” show. Following the next 4 episodes, Impact will head to Mexico City for two nights of tapings there.

    Impact Wrestling Preview 8/23

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CZMD1yC5Kw

    Brian Cage Speaks

    Brian Cage still hasn’t been pinned or submitted since arriving in Impact Wrestling earlier this year. He will speak for the first time since arriving in the territory tonight.

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

    The current X-Division Champion found out last week his next title-challenger will be Fenix. The two will meet for the title next week at Impact ReDefined.

    Kiera Hogan vs Alisha Edwards

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-S0fKEaIqw&t=7s

    There is said to be mutual respect between Hogan and Edwards heading into this match.

    Edwards better not be too worried about the ongoing mental spiraling her husband is going through. If so, Hogan could likely pick up her 3rd televised victory for the promotion. She’s already defeated Laurel Van Ness and Taya Valkyrie (via DQ) so far this year.

    Fallah Bah & KM vs the Desi Hit Squad

    Last week, Bah and KM were given some advice from Scarlett Bordeaux. The Smoke Show expressed to KM that they had tried things his way and maybe they should try things Bah’s way now.

    KM seemed to get behind the idea and even stressed he would be buying matching tights.

    LAX Celebrate Their Street Fight Victory

    LAX defeated the OGZ and took back possession of the Impact tag-team titles they never officially lost. Tonight, Santana and Ortiz will host a live in-ring celebration.

    Perhaps King and the OGZ will be watching…

    Matt Sydal In Single’s Action

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGzp6buX6QA

    Matt Sydal has had to find a new purpose and direction since losing the X-Division Championship at Slammiversary.

    Sydal seems to have made peace with the fact that the X-Division Championship chose Cage and not him. He’ll continue his new journey tonight as he takes on a wrestler TBD (not Richard Justice).

    Eddie Edwards Speaks

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM11TQSlorM&t=182s&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Eddie Edwards was robbed of his chance to win the Impact World Championship recently. Just when it seemed as though Edwards had the title won, Killer Kross interfered and cost him the match. It was then revealed that Kross and Aries are aligned.

    Kross and Edwards took out Edwards again last week during a talking segment. Edwards is going to try things again tonight, however, and perhaps hope for a better result.

    Mexican Death Match
    Pentagon Jr. vs Sami Callihan

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_73F6etiA&t=8s

    Impact Wrestling heads to Mexico in 3 weeks but tonight Mexico comes to the Impact ring. Callihan challenged Pentagon to this Mexican Death Match tonight.

    The promotion is advertising that this will be the first Mexican Death Match ever broadcast on national television.

    Last week’s quick results:

    1. Fenix defeated Sami Callihan
    2. Johnny Impact defeated Jimmy Jacobs via DQ
    3. Eli Drake defeated Joe Hendry
    4. Allie defeated Su Yung (non-title) via DQ
    5. Street Fight: LAX defeated OGZ

    If you missed last week’s episode, check out our 9 Takeaways from Impact Wrestling 8/16.

  • Impact Wrestling Announces UK Event Will Stream Live On Twitch

    Impact Wrestling Announces UK Event Will Stream Live On Twitch

    Impact Wrestling has announced that their event from Wrestling MediaCon will be streamed live on Twitch. The show is scheduled for September 9th from Manchester.

    Impact’s return to Manchester coincides with the launch of Anthem’s Fight Network in the UK, which can now be seen on Sky Channel 455. The show will begin at 5 pm UK time and 12 pm EST.

    Impact Wrestling at Wrestling MediaCon September 9th

    5 matches have been confirmed thus far for the event, including a match for the Impact Wrestling Tag-Team Championships. Jimmy Havoc will also wrestle for the promotion for the first time since they toured the UK in early 2016.

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

    Moose and Eddie Edwards are also scheduled to appear but have yet to be booked in a match.

    Impact Wrestling Twitch

    “IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitch channel features exclusive monthly live events, original weekly live shows such as “Prestigious Tuesdays with Joe Hendry,” an Impact press release reads. The Twitch channel also features a 24/7 stream of classic Impact Wrestling events.

    Impact Wrestling returns to television tomorrow night when Sami Callihan and Pentagon Jr. clash in a Mexican Death Match.

  • 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/16

    9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/16

    Impact Wrestling this week featured a main event Street Fight between the OGZ and LAX. Impact World Champion, Austin Aries, would also let the world know the nature of his allegiance with Killer Kross. In tonight’s opener, however, Sami Callihan and Fenix tore the house down.

    Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/16

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gC86Lw-2yI

    Fenix Will Face Brian Cage At Impact Redefined

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=271Q0zvU7kg

    Fenix defeated Sami Callihan in a highlight-filled opener this week. Shortly after defeating Callihan, however, Fenix was then told the victory earned him a title shot against Brian Cage.

    We would then find out that Cage vs Fenix will take place in 2 weeks on a special branded-episode of Impact, Impact ReDefined.

    Johnny Impact Took Out Jimmy Jacobs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFVAdTwQWs0

    When Johnny Impact returned to the promotion looking for Jimmy Jacobs’ monster, he didn’t realize that Jacobs’ himself was the monster. Regardless, Johnny got his revenge on both monster and Zombie Princess tonight.

    He had Jacobs right where he wanted him when Kongo Kong interfered. Despite this, Johnny still came out the better of a 2-on-1 attack from Kongo and Jacobs.

    Johnny rammed Jacobs in the head with steel stairs following his DQ victory over him. Jacobs could be out for quite a while.

    The Smoke Show Gives Advice To KM & Fallah Bah

    KM & Fallah Bah have not been seeing eye-to-eye as of late. Losses to the Desi Hit Squad further prove this point. Scarlett Bordeaux was able to give them some good advice this week, however.

    Bordeaux stressed to KM that they had tried it his way and that maybe they should try things Fallah Bah’s way now. KM seemed enthused by the idea and stressed he would get matching tights so he and Bah looked more as a team.

    Aries and Kross Take Out Eddie Edwards Again

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM11TQSlorM&t=180s

    Aries introduced his newest ally, Killer Kross. He reaffirmed that this was the “hurt business” and said the only one who truly understood this was Austin Aries. Kross said they were going to shove change down the throats of everyone.

    Eddie Edwards came out. He took out Kross with a kendo stick and was just about to take out Aries as well when Kross grabbed his leg and Aries hit him with the title belt. Kross then choked Edwards unconcious.

    Grado Cost Joe Hendry His Match Against Eli Drake

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLxboF9ujSg

    “the Prestigious” Joe Hendry debuted a new music video for Eli Drake this week. Despite Hendry’s musical tribute to his opponent, he lost the match all the same.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_1rwQopAWE

    The Cult of Lee has been following Eli Drake around as of late. They would get involved in the match but Grado attempted to fend them off. In the end though, it was Grado’s distraction which allowed Drake to get the roll-up victory over Hendry.

    Sami Callihan Challenges Pentagon To A Mexican Death Match

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p_73F6etiA

    Sami Callihan is sick of losing to the Lucha Bros. He lost his mind and hair to Pentagon at Slammiversary and lost the opener tonight against Fenix.

    Callihan wants Pentagon in his own style of match next week: A Mexican Death Match.

    Matt Sydal Questions Everything

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGzp6buX6QA

    Matt Sydal has said the X-Division Championship chose Brian Cage. That the title was once his destiny but now he must blaze a new path.

    The above trippy video helps illustrate the inner workings of Matt Sydal’s consciousness.

    Tessa Blanchard Interrupted Allie vs Su Yung

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9JPMQXLKS4

    Tessa Blanchard does not believe Allie when she says she’s not after Su Yung’s title. Allie promised she will stop Su Yung from locking anymore of the Knockouts in coffins and took on Yung in a non-title match tonight.

    Just when it looked as though Allie had the match won, however, Blanchard interfered, causing the match to be thrown out.

    What this means for the next Knockouts Championship match is currently not clear.

    LAX Regain Their Tag Team Title Belts In A Street Fight Outside Of Rebel

    In a match which involved knives and a mock-execution finish, LAX defeated the OGZ and took back their title belts. The match was filmed in the space between Rebel Nightclub and the parking lot.

    The show closed with Konnan hitting King in the head with a slapjack mock-execution style.

    Quick Results:

    1. Fenix defeated Sami Callihan
    2. Johnny Impact defeated Jimmy Jacobs via DQ
    3. Eli Drake defeated Joe Hendry
    4. Allie defeated Su Yung (non-title) via DQ
    5. Street Fight
      LAX defeated OGZ

    Scheduled for next week:

    • Kiera Hogan vs Alisha Edwards
    • KM and Fallah Bah vs the Desi Hit Squad
    • Brian Cage speaks
    • LAX Celebration
    • Matt Sydal in single’s action
    • Mexican Death Match
      Pentagon Jr vs Sami Callihan
  • Impact Wrestling Preview 8/16: LAX vs OGZ Street Fight

    Impact Wrestling Preview 8/16: LAX vs OGZ Street Fight

    Impact Wrestling is back tonight with a show on Pop TV. They will also be back on Sunday as they present “Uncivil War” in Knoxville, TN airing live on Twitch.

    Several matches have been booked for tonight’s show as well as a segment where we will hear from Austin Aries and his new ally, Killer Kross.

    Impact Wrestling Preview 8/16

    Austin Aries and Killer Kross Segment

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZerVEuPtYCU&t=32s

    Last week, Killer Kross helped Austin Aries retain his Impact World Championship against Eddie Edwards. Aries is a smart and strategic veteran and he knows if he wants to keep his title, he’s going to need some insurance. Kross makes for some very large insurance.

    Tonight, we’ll hear from Aries and Kross and find out more about the nature of their allegiance.

    The Smoke Show with Scarlett Bordeaux

    Last week on Impact, the management team was left all fluttered after Bordeaux interrupted their meeting. She managed to convince the group of men that the other Knockouts in the division are jealous of her. They somehow decided that giving her a talk show would solve the problem.

    We will find out just what Bordeaux has in store for her show tonight.

    Fenix vs Sami Callihan

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG6vUSY0YuA

    Sami Callihan’s mental stability has never been in more question. After having his head shaved by Pentagon at Slammiversary, Callihan has become even further unhinged.

    He’ll have a chance for revenge tonight, however, when he takes on Fenix in single’s action.

    Street Fight
    LAX vs OGZ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiepoXsV2I

    Fans have been raving about how good this match was live and it airs tonight.

    LAX may have won a battle at Slammiversary but they didn’t win the war. The OGZ have possession of their tag titles and have even tagged them. If LAX want back their possessions, they’ll have a chance tonight.

    As for Konnan, he has been very strategic in how he has approached this rivalry. I wonder if there is more Konnan is worried about…

    Johnny Impact vs Jimmy Jacobs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ecq5OJV04

    Johnny Impact came looking for Kongo Kong but when Jacobs wasn’t quick enough to produce his monster, Impact punched him in the face.

    Last week, Jacobs gave Impact a stern warning: He is the real monster. Jacobs and Impact collide tonight.

    Su Yung vs Allie

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

    There are no title belts on the line here as Allie takes on Su Yung. Allie isn’t concerned with championships, she just wants to make sure Su doesn’t lock anyone else in a coffin.

    Someone who does care about titles, however, is Tessa Blanchard. Expect the 3rd generation star to be watching this match closely.

  • Impact Wrestling Television Taping Lineups 8/12 & 8/13

    Impact Wrestling Television Taping Lineups 8/12 & 8/13

    Impact Wrestling is back in Rebel Nightclub in Toronto for 2 straight nights of television tapings. Tonight, Impact presents two championship matches and a Mexican Death Match in the main event.

    Tomorrow night, Impact has the Lucha Bros, Brian Cage, Matt Sydal and Rich Swann in action as well.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66MgOHqU7JA&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Impact Wrestling 8/12 Television Tapings

    • Mexican Death Match
      Sami Callihan vs Pentagon Jr.
    • Knockouts Championship
      Triple Threat
      Su Yung (c) vs Tessa Blanchard vs Allie
    • X-Division Championship
      Brian Cage (c) vs Fenix
    • LAX vs Tarik & Banks
    • Joe Hendry vs Tyson Dux

    Impact Wrestling 8/13 Television Tapings

    • The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix) vs. the Cult of Lee (Trevor Lee & Caleb Konley)
    • Rich Swann vs Petey Williams
    • Brian Cage vs Kongo Kong
    • Matt Sydal vs Josh Alexander

    Impact Wrestling Previous Results

    Impact Wrestling 8/9

    • Taiji Ishimori & Petey Williams defeated the Desi Hit Squad
    • Tessa Blanchard defeated Alisha Edwards
    • Pentagon Jr. defeated Matt Sydal
    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) defeated Eddie Edwards

    Impact Wrestling 8/2

    1. Allie & Kiera Hogan defeated Su Yung & An Undead Bridesmaid
    2. The OGZ (Homicide & Hernandez) defeated 2 Local Competitors
    3. The Desi Hit Squad defeated KM & Fallah Bah
    4. Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) defeated Dustin Cameron via corner stoppage
    5. Eli Drake & Trevor Lee defeated Grado & Joe Hendry
    6. The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Fenix) defeated oVe (Jake & Dave Crist)

    The promotion then has a live show on Twitch August 19th, 2018. They join up with NGW for a show in Tennessee, “The UnCivil War”

    Impact Wrestling/NGW “The UnCivil War” Lineup

    • Hoodrich vs Moose (provided Moose is medically cleared after suffering a concussion at Slammiversary)
    • Joey Ryan vs Eli Drake
    • Matt Cross vs Sami Callihan
    • Menace & AR Fox vs Rich Swann & Matt Sydal
    • Nicole Pain vs Knockouts Champion, Su Yung
    • Lenny Stratton vs Eddie Edwards
    • Trevor Lee vs Myron Reed
  • Sami Callihan: WWE Is Trying To Monopolize Wrestling

    Sami Callihan: WWE Is Trying To Monopolize Wrestling

    Sami Callihan is a featured performer on Impact Wrestling, Major League Wrestling, and Lucha Underground. Callihan knows just how well wrestlers can do working outside WWE and he’s not afraid to talk about it. It’s a bridge he’s not worried about burying, in other words.

    Callihan mentioned himself, the Elite, and Zack Sabre Jr as those who have helped the independent wrestling scene become just as lucrative for performers these days. “A lot of us are making just as much money as some of the guys in WWE,” Callihan said on Wrestling Observer Live.

    “That’s why indy wrestling is striving right now because there is a group of like-mind individuals all working for the same goal,” he continued. “People are finally starting to realize that if it ain’t WWE, we need to be working together.”

    “(WWE) are bringing back the territorial days. They are buying a territory in England, they are buying a territory with NXT in American with indy fans, they are eventually going to expand in Japan, China, and everywhere else. They are doing the same thing that happened in the 80s just on a bigger scale.”

    “A lot of indy wrestlers are fighting back now because we don’t want to allow WWE to just monopolize.”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__d8TGKzP9A&t=12s

    Sami Callihan on Impact Wrestling

    Callihan spoke about working with Pentagon Jr in multiple territories and also regarding the depth of talent on the Impact roster.

    “Impact Wrestling now has one of the best rosters on the planet today,” Callihan said. “And I’ll go on record saying that.”

    “The one thing that is going to make Impact Wrestling dangerous right now is that a lot of the wrestlers have a chip on their shoulder and want to prove everyone wrong.”

    Talk turned to Callihan’s match with Pentagon at the Slammiversary pay-per-view and fan response to the changes in the promotion.

    “Right now I think that is exactly what Impact is doing,” Callihan continued. “They are proving everyone wrong.”

    Jeremiah Crane in Lucha Underground

    Although Jeremiah Crane lost a Grave Consequences match recently he was brought back to life by Kobra Moon.

    Now known as Jeremiah Snake, he is part of the Reptile Tribe which is currently feuding with Johnny Mundo’s World Wide Underground.

    Sami Callihan in Major League Wrestling

    Sami Callihan and his Death Machines are running loose in MLW as well. The promotion run by Court Bauer features many wrestlers who also compete for other major independent promotions. The company recently aired Battle Riot, a version of a Royal Rumble/Aztec Warfare type match.

  • First Two Bouts Announced for IMPACT UK Show

    First Two Bouts Announced for IMPACT UK Show

    IMPACT has announced the first two bouts for their upcoming UK show at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre, Manchester on Sunday 9th September. The show will be part of the Wrestling MediaCon 2018 event featuring panels with the likes of Pat Patterson, Colt Cabana, X-Pac, Jushin ‘Thunder’ Liger and more.

    The first match sees former CZW Tournament of Death winner and PROGRESS World Champion Jimmy Havoc taking on ‘The Draw’ Sami Callihan. These two Deathmatch style performers will be looking to tear each other to shreds in Manchester so this won’t be a match to miss.

    The second confirmed match will see arguably IMPACT’s best tag team LAX taking on two legends of the British Independent Wrestling scene: Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm. The tandem of Fleisch and Storm will also be performing as part of the upcoming Honor ReUnited tour for Ring of Honor with bouts against The Young Bucks and The Briscoes now confirmed.

  • Impact Wrestling To Air Live Twitch Special Day of SummerSlam

    Impact Wrestling To Air Live Twitch Special Day of SummerSlam

    On August 19th, 2018, WWE will present SummerSlam. Just hours beforehand, however, Impact Wrestling will team up with Next Generation Wrestling and present a live show from Knoxville, TN to air on Twitch.

    The SummerSlam preshow will likely get underway at 6 pm whereas bell-time in Knoxville is 4 pm.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YOqbnjhpUg&frags=pl%2Cwn

    NGW: Tennessee “The UnCivil War” Lineup

    • Hoodrich vs Moose (provided Moose is medically cleared after suffering a concussion at Slammiversary)
    • Joey Ryan vs Eli Drake
    • Matt Cross vs Sami Callihan
    • Menace & AR Fox vs Rich Swann & Matt Sydal
    • Nicole Pain vs Knockouts Champion, Su Yung
    • Lenny Stratton vs Eddie Edwards
    • Trevor Lee vs Myron Reed

    Impact Wrestling Twitch Specials

    Uncivil War will take place just days after Impact will film 4 episodes over the course of 2 nights in Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub on the 12th and 13th. Following Uncivil War, Impact will head to Binghamton New York for a One Night Only show titled “Night of the Dummies” on August 25th.

    Also on the 25th of August, many of Impact Wrestling’s stars will be in Mississauga, ON for a joint-show with Anthony Carelli’s Destiny Wrestling. Sami Callihan and Josh Alexander are being advertised for the show in Mississauga whereas Moose and Eli Drake are the featured stars for the show in Binghamton.

    Finally, Impact Wrestling’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view takes place October 14th in the Melrose Ballroom in Queens, NY. Several members of Impact’s roster will then set sail on Chris Jericho’s cruise not long after.

  • 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/2

    9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/2

    Impact Wrestling’s second episode since Slammiversary aired last night. It was the 2nd episode of the 12 which will air before Bound for Glory on October 14th, 2018.

    Impact has two more shows from the recent Toronto tapings before they film 4 more episodes from Rebel Nightclub on August 12th and 13th.

    Here are 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 8/2

    Allie Pinned the Knockouts Champion & Tessa Blanchard Was Not Happy About It

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_PdL4gfT4

    Last week on Impact Wrestling, Allie said she was going after Su Yung to make sure she never locked anyone in a coffin again. Kiera Hogan volunteered to help her in this task as well.

    This week Allie and Hogan teamed up to take on Yung and an Undead Bridesmaid in tag action. Yung gave the Panic Switch to Hogan but the momentum knocked the Girl on Fire out of the ring. Allie then hit a codebreaker on Yung and pinned her for the win.

    A win over the champion often puts the wrestler in a position to challenge for the title but Allie lost a match at Slammiversary to Tessa Blanchard. Perhaps this was what Blanchard was thinking about when she attacked Allie after the match.

    Blanchard cut a backstage promo afterward stating that Allie was trying to weasel her way into a title shot by taking on Yung under the premise of wanting to protect others from the Undead Bride’s actions.

    Ortiz Was Going To Hit Homicide With An Ax!

    After King’s OGZ won a squash match against two local competitors, they cut a promo running down LAX, believing Konnan and company were still on the shelf. Santana, Ortiz, and Konnan rushed the ring, however, and took out the OGZ.

    Things took a bit of a turn when Ortiz brought out an ax and looked to strike Homicide with it. This brought out additional security and Konnan separated his boys from the fight. Konnan told them in the back that timing is everything and when the timing is right the OGZ will “kiss the ring.”

    Ortiz and Santana were this week’s guests on the Impact media call. We asked them what it’s like to go from watching LAX as teenagers 11 years ago to being LAX now in Impact.

    “LAX has been something we’ve watched since when we were kids,” Santana said. “The fact that two Latinos out there not like playing a gimmick but being them and being proud of who they are and what they represent.”

    KM & Fallah Ball Aren’t On The Same Page (The Desi Hit Squad Are)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ugd3NOGAtE

    Impact was telling two stories this week when the Desi Hit Squad defeated the team of KM and Fallah Bah.

    The first story was how the Great Gama Singh is guiding Rohit Raju and Gursinder Singh to being an old-school heel-style tag-team. They win their matches either through clever tag-team work or dirty under-handed tactics.

    The second story is the team of KM and Fallah Bah not being on the same page. KM had been trying to teach Fallah when to distract the referee but evidently, Bah’s not the greatest student. Fallah tried to enter the ring when KM was in control of the match. KM tried to tell him “this isn’t when you distract the ref!” but the distraction allowed the Desi Hit Squad to hit a combination knee to the face and a flatliner for the win.

    Johnny Impact Is Looking For Kongo Kong

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDF6oXqJDN8

    “You know, for a big guy, Kongo Kong is a pretty hard guy to find these days,” Impact said to Alicia Atout.

    Jimmy Jacobs interrupted his interview and looked to begin a promo when Johnny just wound up and punched him in the mouth. He let Jacobs know he wants Kongo Kong and he doesn’t appear to be playing around on this one.

    Eddie Edwards Will Challenge Austin Aries For the Impact World Championship Next Week

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQW6q6vYgbE

    Austin Aries defeated Dustin Cameron this week via corner stoppage. The champion had the challenger beaten but opted not to pin him in favor of giving him another brainbuster. That’s when Anthony Carelli threw in the towel to prevent his Battle Arts Academy student from taking any more punishment.

    After the match Carelli kicked Aries in the groin, causing the champion to stumble back on the entrance ramp. That’s where he was greeted by Eddie Edwards and a Singapore cane. Edwards hit him with the cane but Aries was able to escape before receiving more punishment.

    Josh Matthews then announced Edwards will face Aries next week for the Impact World Championship.

    Scarlett Bordeaux Really Had An Impact on Bobo

    Alicia Atout was not assigned to interview Scarlett Bordeaux this week. Atout was likely not impressed at how she was treated by Bordeaux last week.

    Instead of Atout, a guy named Bob was given the task of interviewing Bordeaux. He was left a little tongue-tied by Bordeaux’s antics. After dismissing who Josh Matthews thought was a horribly aged Jeremy Borash, Bordeaux reminded us she plans to bring sexy back to wrestling.

    Don Callis addressed the character earlier this week on his Killin the Town podcast.

    “I think that people will be pleasantly surprised as we move forward,” Callis said. “She’s actually a very good wrestler and I think it got people talking in a good way.”

    Eli Drake and Trevor Lee defeated Grado and Joe Hendry

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39dkwMbFQ60

    Drake pinned Grado after giving him the Gravy Train this week. Grado was distracted by the actions of Joe Hendry and Katarina on the outside. Katarina was getting into an argument with Caleb Konley and Hendry was restraining her.

    There was more speculation from Callis and Matthews at commentary that Hendry and Katarina have something going on behind Grado’s back.

    Matt Sydal Accepts Losing the X-Division Championship

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JflTo5tli0I

    “The X-Division championship chose him,” Sydal said. “Who am I to question what that belt has done with itself? Because its history speaks for itself. I’m really proud of all the time I put in as X-Division Champion.”

    He would continue to say his loss to Brian Cage taught him something. He said he still has much to learn and still needs to go deeper into his consciousness and “question everything”. The X-Division title was once his destiny but not anymore.

    The Lucha Bros Took Out oVe

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d50dB48baXw

    In an exciting main event, Pentagon Jr and Fenix fended off outside interference from Sami Callihan and repeated unmasking attempts in order to get the victory over oVe this week.

    Sami Callihan has responded to having his head shaved by descending further into madness. His minions from Ohio losing to Pentagon and Fenix isn’t going to help that situation at all.

    Callihan’s attempt at revenge was thwarted this week but he likely isn’t finished with Pentagon or Fenix.

    Impact 8/2 Quick Results:

    1. Allie & Kiera Hogan defeated Su Yung & An Undead Bridesmaid
    2. The OGZ (Homicide & Hernandez) defeated 2 Local Competitors
    3. The Desi Hit Squad defeated KM & Fallah Bah
    4. Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) defeated Dustin Cameron via corner stoppage
    5. Eli Drake & Trevor Lee defeated Grado & Joe Hendry
    6. The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr & Fenix) defeated oVe (Jake & Dave Crist)

    Matches scheduled for next week:

    1. Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Eddie Edwards
    2. Tessa Blanchard vs Alisha Edwards
    3. Desi Hit Squad vs Petey Williams & Taiji Ishimori
    4. Pentagon Jr vs Matt Sydal
  • Impact Wrestling 8/2 Preview: The Lucha Bros vs oVe

    Impact Wrestling 8/2 Preview: The Lucha Bros vs oVe

    Impact Wrestling returns tonight. The show tonight will be the second from Rebel Nightclub in Toronto.

    Impact Wrestling spent the two days following Slammiversary taping matches in the venue. The promotion returns to Rebel Nightclub on the 13th and 14th for more tapings.

    Impact Wrestling 8/2 Preview

    Impact World Championship
    Austin Aries (c) vs Dustin Cameron

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfwvgfD3TIE

    Last week on Impact, Aries and Anthony Carelli got into a backstage argument. One of Carelli’s students, Dustin Cameron, was on-hand and somehow got himself an Impact World title match during the confrontation.

    That match takes place tonight.

    Update From King and the OGZ

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8lJYnxdzk&t=11s

    According to King, Konnan and LAX may have won a battle at Slammiversary but they didn’t win the war. King explained last week that Konnan and LAX put their guard down after winning the 5150 Street Fight and thus allowed the OGZ to steal their title belts.

    The OGZ also tagged the belts which in their world, means they own them.

    Allie & Kiera Hogan vs Su Yung & An Undead Bridesmaid

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

    Tag-team action in the Knockouts division this week as Allie and Kiera Hogan team up to take on Su Yung and one of her undead brides. Last week, Allie said she wouldn’t let Su Yung lock anyone else inside a coffin and Kiera Hogan showed up to offer her support.

    The Desi Hit Squad In Tag-Team Action

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itz2O9RKgV0&t=21s&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Last week, the Desi Hit Squad attacked Taiji Ishimori and Petey Williams after their opening match. This week Rohit Raju and Gursinder Singh will be in tag action with the Great Gama Sing at ringside.

    The Lucha Bros vs oVe

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

    Last week we saw Sami Callihan descend further into madness after having his head-shaved by Pentagon Jr. Callihan had a rather unpleasant interaction with a person while at a men’s urinal.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3BzjT4oRxs&t=16s

    Tonight the Lucha Bros will take on the Crist brothers, who both had their arms broken recently. Where oVe is, Sami Callihan is sure to follow.

    Impact Wrestling airs tonight on POP TV at 8PM. Replays can be seen on the Global Wrestling Network.

  • Impact Wrestling Announces Several Matches For Television Tapings

    Impact Wrestling Announces Several Matches For Television Tapings

    Following tomorrow’s Slammiversary pay-per-view, Impact Wrestling will run two consecutive nights of television tapings. The promotion has recently announced several matches for the shows.

    Impact Wrestling- Television Tapings
    Rebel Nightclub
    Toronto, ON, Canada

    July 23rd, 2018

    • Kongo Kong vs Stone Rockwell
      • Kongo Kong defeated Abyss earlier this year only to lose to Brian Cage recently. He’ll be looking to reaffirm his status as Impact’s monster here.
      • Stone Rockwell has competed on 3 Impact Wrestling shows this year. He lost on an episode of Xplosion to Rohit Raju of the Desi Hit Squad. Then he lost a tag match to the Desi Hit Squad on a One Night Only show from Windsor. He teamed with Fallah Bah at the One Night Only show in Mississauga and defeated the Fraternity.
    • The debut of Scarlett Bordeaux
      • Bordeaux is a Chicago-based indie wrestler. She previously worked as Matt Taven’s valet in Ring of Honor.

    July 24th, 2018

    • Sami Callihan vs Fenix
      • Just two days after Pentagon and Sami Callihan will collide with a Mask vs Hair stipulation at stake, Callihan will face his brother, Fenix.
    • Matt Sydal vs Pentagon Jr.
      • Sydal may or may not still be X-Division Champion when this match takes place.
      • Pentagon may or may not still have his mask when this match takes place.
    • Petey Williams vs Tyson Dux
      • The Canadian Destroyer takes on one of the top stars from Toronto’s Smash Wrestling in Dux.
      • Dux wrestled singles matches against Matt Sydal and Taiji Ishimori last year in Impact, dropping both matches. He defeated Braxton Sutter on a Twitch special in March.
      • Earlier this summer, Dux won the Northern, a 16-person tournament with similar rules to BOLA. Notable participants in the tournament included Matt Riddle, Joey Janela, Kimber Lee, Mia Yim, Andrew Everett, Brent Banks, and several others.
    • The Cult of Lee vs The Deaners
      • The Cult of Lee will look to get back into the thick of things in the Impact tag-team division.
      • Cody Deaner has wrestled on a One Night Only and Twitch specials for Impact in 2018. His partner is Jake Something. They have previously lost to the Desi Hit Squad as a team in Impact.
  • 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 7/19

    9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 7/19

    Impact Wrestling presented their go-home show before Slammiversary tonight. We are now just 3 days away from Slammiversary and one of the biggest nights in the promotion’s recent history.

    Here are 9 takeaways from this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

    Killer Kross Has No Ceiling in Impact Wrestling

    “Besides being a sociopath, besides being a psychopath, besides being a narcissist,” Don Callis said tonight in reference to Killer Kross. “This man is also an accomplished wrestler.”

    Kross ran through Petey Wiliams to open the show. He even toyed with his opponent during the match, releasing his Kross Jacket submission even though Williams was clearly unconscious.

    “This guy is clinically psychotic, he’s a high-functioning sociopath,” Callis continued to say about Kross. “He’s a very successful guy but does he have a plan? Or is it random violence? That’s the scary part.”

    Killer Kross isn’t booked for Slammiversary but seems poised to do big things in the following two days of television tapings.

    Real name, Kevin Kross, he was the 2018 recipient of Cauliflower Alley Club’s “Rising Star Award”. It was also his 33rd birthday today.

    Pentagon Jr. Is Just As Sick As Sami Callihan

    Callihan demonstrated to Pentagon Jr. what his plans are for him on Sunday. After making short work of Greg Osbourne, he informed everyone that Impact management asked him to promote the pay-per-view. He attempted to do this but was interrupted by Pentagon Jr.

    Pentagon’s sub-titled promo riled up Sami and the members of oVe. They ran to the back to find him. The Crist brothers got separated from Callihan and thought they discovered Pentagon. They ran up to attack who they thought was Pentagon but it turned out to be Callihan in Pentagon’s mask and tied to a chair. As they were figuring this out, however, Pentagon entered the scene and took out both Crist brothers.

    This left Pentagon with Callihan. The only thing left for Pentagon at that point was to inform Callihan that he is Pentagon Jr and he has no fear.

    The Great Gama Singh Has The Desi Hit Squad Prepared

    The Great Gama Singh has been running the Desi Hit Squad through old-school conditioning drills and tonight they used old-school tactics to get the victory. Old-school dirty tactics mind you, but still.

    Tonight, the Desi Hit Squad were victorious over KM and Fallah Bah. With the Great Gama distracting the referee, Gursinder Singh raked Bah’s eyes and Rohit Raju rolled him up with his feet leveraged on the ropes for the pin.

    Previously, the Hit Squad defeated the former champions, Z&E as well. They aren’t booked for Slammiversary but their two wins from the Windsor tapings should put them in a position to face top teams at the tapings to be held the following two nights.

    Eli Drake Has To Prove Himself All Over Again

    “This is a ‘what have you done for me lately?’ business,” stated Don Callis today in reference to Eli Drake. He also said the former Impact World Champion has to prove himself all over again. Callis continued to mention Drake recently re-signed with the company.

    After defeating Grado last week, Drake dropped his match tonight to a debuting Joe Hendry.

    Eli Drake isn’t booked for Slammiversary but will likely be back in the mix of things over the next two nights of TV tapings.

    Before the match, Hendry sang a pop song about Drake’s YouTube channel. There were further hints this week that Hendry and Katarina may not be being entirely up front with Grado…

    Eddie Edwards Says He’s the Real “Innovator of Violence”

    The match between Andrew Everett and Dezmond Xavier was interrupted by a deranged Eddie Edwards. He took a Singapore cane to the referee and then addressed Tommy Dreamer on the microphone.

    Edwards predicted pain and violence for his match with Dreamer at Slammiversary. He continued to make various promises related to how much he would make Dreamer bleed on Sunday.

    Finally, Edwards promised he would prove to Tommy Dreamer that he is the real “Innovator of Violence”.

    Madison Rayne’s Time Has Come

    Su Yung has been haunting Madison Rayne in her dreams. Last week, the Undead Bride lured Rayne into a field where she was surrounded by her army of zombie bridesmaids. They all really wanted to inform Madison that her time has come.

    This week, Rayne’s dreams were haunted by visions of Su Yung and her minions as well as seeing her own image in a coffin. When she awoke she was back in the same field as last week. That’s when Yung gave her the Brood’s “Blood Bath” treatment.

    Tessa Blanchard Walks Out ON Shotzi Blackheart

    After walking out on her tag-team partner tonight, Blanchard offered a simple explanation. “That is not my problem,” Blanchard said. “That is your problem.”

    Blanchard didn’t seem to have much interest in softening her opponent up for Slammiversary. That’s clearly the only match coming up which matters to Blanchard as she just bailed on this one tonight.

    https://twitter.com/AllieImpact/status/1020119057385877504

    For the second week in a row, Allie pinned Shotzi. Allie will be in tough against Blanchard on Sunday, however.

    Scarlet Bordeaux Is Coming To Impact Wrestling

    The soon-to-debut Knockout was given a name this week. She is Scarlett Bordeaux, a Chicago-based wrestler who has wrestled for ROH, got squashed by Nia Jax on WWE TV, and somehow won the comedic DDT promotion’s Superheavymetalweight championship at one point.

    When she was in ROH she was mainly used as a valet for Matt Taven but wrestled a few matches there as well.

    Josh Matthews stated that Bordeaux will be on the show next week.

    Austin Aries’ Normal Tricks Not Enough To Beat Moose?

    Aries used the same tactics he used to beat Pentagon and the same he used last week on DeAngelo Williams. Only this week, they didn’t quite have the same impact.

    After tricking Moose into thinking he wasn’t coming into the ring, Aries snuck up from behind and booted the title-challenger low. He then gave him a devastating chair shot and picked up the microphone assuming his opponent was down for awhile. Only Moose got up much faster than Aries expected.

    Aries had been confident in the weeks leading up to this match but all of a sudden with just 3 days to go his demeanor appears to have changed considerably.

    Impact Wrestling 7/19/18
    St. Clair College
    Windsor, ON, Canada

    1. Killer Kross defeated Petey Williams
    2. Desi Hit Squad defeated Fallah Bah & KM
    3. Joe Hendry defeated Eli Drake
    4. Dezmond Xavier vs Andrew Everett – No Contest
    5. Sami Callihan defeated Greg Osbourne
    6. Allie & Kiera Hogan defeated Shotzi Blackheart & Tessa Blanchard

    Slammiversary XVI
    July 22nd, 2018
    Rebel Entertainment Complex
    Toronto, ON, Canada

    • Mask vs Hair
      Pentagon Jr vs Sami Callihan
    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Moose
    • Knockouts Championship
      Su Yung (c) vs Madison Rayne
    • X-Division Championship
      Matt Sydal (c) vs Brian Cage
    • House of Hardcore Match
      Tommy Dreamer vs Eddie Edwards
    • 5150 Street Fight
      The OGZ w/King vs LAX w/Konnan
    • Fenix vs Rich Swann vs Taiji Ishimori vs Johnny Impact
    • Allie vs Tessa Blanchard
  • Impact Wrestling 7/19 Preview: Slammiversary Go-Home Show

    Impact Wrestling 7/19 Preview: Slammiversary Go-Home Show

    This Sunday, Impact Wrestling will present Slammiversary from Toronto’s Rebel Nightclub. The company announced yesterday the event has sold-out. The current belief is that the set-up for the venue will host 1000 fans for the show.

    Tonight is the final episode of Impact before the pay-per-view.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4udw8jCJ08c&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Impact Wrestling 7/19

    Austin Aries and Moose Face-to-Face

    Up until tonight the rivalry between Moose and Austin Aries has been contested through sit-down interviews. Last week, however, Aries assaulted Moose’s friend DeAngelo Williams.

    Moose has promised to confront Aries tonight about his actions from last week.

    Eli Drake vs Joe Hendry

    Joe Hendry makes his Impact Wrestling debut tonight and he’s got his hands full. Hendry will face former Impact World Champion, Eli Drake. Last week, Drake defeated Grado and then tried to tell his opponent that Hendry and Katarina had something going on behind his back.

    It doesn’t appear Hendry and Katarina have Grado’s best interests at heart. What that will mean for this match, however, remains to be seen.

    Desi Hit Squad vs Fallah Bah & KM

    This match came about as a result of a backstage interaction last week. The Great Gama Singh said Bah and KM represent Western culture in that one of them can’t control what they put into their mouth and the other can’t control what comes out of it.

    Singh has been running the members of the Desi Hit Squad through traditional conditioning drills and will likely have them ready for tag-team action tonight.

    Konnan Addresses the OGz

    Last week, King said the reason Homicide and Hernandez joined him is Konnan reunited LAX without them. Now, they were out for revenge on him. Tonight, Konnan will address his former tag-team just days ahead of the 5150 Street Fight at Slammiversary between the two teams.

    Tessa Blanchard & Shotzi Blackheart vs Kiera Hogan & Allie

    Tessa Blanchard and Allie will go one-on-one at Slammiversary. Before Sunday, however, they will meet in tag action tonight.

    Allie will team with the young upstart, Kiera Hogan. Blanchard will align with the standout from a recent RISE seminar, Shotzi Blackheart. Allie defeated Blackheart last week.

    Killer Kross vs Petey Williams

    Before Killer Kross was discovered as the man behind the attacks in the back, there was suspicion on Petey Williams. Tonight, Williams will get a chance for revenge and Kross will get a chance to hurt someone (which he seems to enjoy).

  • 9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 7/12

    9 Takeaways From Impact Wrestling 7/12

    Impact Wrestling is now just 9 days away from Slammiversary. Last night’s episode of Impact Wrestling added 2 new matches to the card and built towards several others already signed.

    Impact Wrestling started off last night with King’s OGZ, so they sound like a good place for us to start too. Here are 9 takeaways from Impact Wrestling’s July 12th show:

    5150 Street Fight Scheduled For Slammiversary

    After Homicide and Hernandez made short work of some local talent, King challenged Konnan’s LAX for Slammiversary. Even though Santana & Ortiz are the tag-team champions, however, King said they are not interested in titles at this time. They want LAX in a 5150 street fight.

    King also explained why Homicide and Hernandez joined him. He said that when Konnan decided to bring back LAX he chose to bring in two new boys he could control rather than Homicide or Hernandez. Now the OGZ want to take out the new LAX.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpx5j6o9HSM&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Shotzi Blackheart Has Arrived In Impact Wrestling

    A standout from RISE, Shotzi Blackheart was scouted by Impact management at a seminar run by the Illinois-based developmental promotion. Shotzi is a wild one with quite a lot to say.

    Here are some quotes from her backstage interview with Alicia Atout:

    • “Being here has given me a one-track mind and that track is to prove I’m no phony-baloney”
    • “This mango is ready to tango”
    • “My mind is a machine, my body’s the bullets and Allie is my target”

    She dropped her debut match to Allie but she was able to get in a fair amount of offense and show what she can do. Don Callis mentioned on commentary that Impact management would be foolish not to sign her.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMhhKHsad7o&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Tessa Blanchard Attacks Allie

    For the second week in a row, Tessa Blanchard interfered in a match involving Allie. The previous week, Blanchard came out to get revenge on Madison Rayne but was fended off by Allie who was teaming with her. This week it was Allie who was Blanchard’s target.

    Following Allie’s victory over Shotzi Blackheart, Blanchard hit the ring and delivered a hammerlock-DDT. Shortly after the segment aired, Impact Wrestling management made the match between the two of them official for Slammiversary.

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

    Matt Sydal Believes Organic Matter Beats Machines (he also mentioned his 3rd eye…)

    Matt Sydal is not worried about having to defend his title at Slammiversary against an opponent so much bigger than he is, he’s been doing that his whole career. Sydal cut a backstage promo this week on Impact where he discussed why he feels he’ll be victorious against Brian Cage.

    Sydal said they call Cage a machine but that is the very thing which will be his downfall.

    “My opponent is a man who sees things completely mechanical but we live in an organic universe,” Sydal said. “When machines break, they fall apart but organic things they come back to life. No matter how hard you bury me down, I rise back up.”

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

    Joe Hendry and Katarina May Not Have Grado’s Best Interests In Mind…

    It’s starting to look as though Katarina may have ulterior motives as it concerns her relationship with Grado. That Grado has brought his “best friend” Joe Hendry into Impact is also an interesting development.

    Josh Matthews noted on commentary that he follows Katarina on social media and she posts a lot of pictures but usually ones which feature only her and Hendry rather than Grado.

    Eli Drake disposed of Grado in single’s action this week. After doing so, Drake tried to put the moves on Katarina only to be pushed away. Upon realizing Katarina was not interested in him, Drake attempted to inform Grado that something was going on between Hendry and Katarina.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BlJ2TXfgvZq/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=scm7tfbmha1x

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llCKL2fSt68&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Austin Aries Drops Truth Bombs On DeAngelo Williams

    Austin Aries is a guy who doesn’t mince words. When DeAngelo Williams returned to Impact to talk about how his training with Moose is going, Austin Aries couldn’t help but get involved. After Williams called Aries “trash”, the Impact World Champion came out to confront him.

    Aries ripped on Williams for not getting signed by an NFL team for next season. Then he ripped on him for never having won a Super Bowl. Finally, Aries knocked him in the head with a microphone and then beat him up with a chair.

    Later in the show, Moose would call in to say he will be on the show next week to confront Aries.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCPbFdu0QBg&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Madison Rayne Sit-Down Interview Turns Into Horror Film

    It was just supposed to be a sit-down interview…

    What seemed as though it would be a rather uneventful segment when we mentioned it in our preview for this episode, Madison Rayne’s planned sit-down interview turned into a macabre scene. Rayne’s interview had barely begun when ominous stuff started happening around the studio.

    After foolishly stumbling into an open field to escape the paranormal activity, Rayne was surrounded by Yung’s undead brides. The undead brides whispered that her time had come. Then Yung herself appeared before the camera suddenly went black.

    Highlight-Filled Main Event

    The night’s main event featured Pentagon and Sami Callihan building towards their Slammiversary Mask vs Hair match. It also featured 2 of the 4 wrestlers who will compete in the fatal 4-way.

    Fenix and Rich Swann were on the same side in this match but will be in competition with one another at Slammiversary. Some of the highlights of this week’s main event might preview what is in store at Slammiversary when Fenix, Rich Swann, Taiji Ishimori and Johnny Impact face each other.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH7uW1sfAmY&frags=pl%2Cwn

    Can Sami Callihan Be Pinned?

    This week’s main event featured a Lucha rules 6-man tag. On one side was oVe and Sami Callihan and on the other was Fenix, Pentagon Jr, and Rich Swann.

    During this match, Callihan kicked out from Pentagon’s Fear Factor (package piledriver). Callis noted on commentary that he has never seen anybody kick out of that move. Callihan would also kick out of the spiked-piledriver move the Lucha Brothers use as a finisher.

    If Callihan can kick-out of two of Pentagon’s finishers in a row, what will Pentagon have to do to beat him at Slammiversary?

    Callihan certainly sounded confident in his chances at Slammiversary when we spoke to him yesterday on the Impact media call.

    Impact Wrestling 7/12 Quick Results:
    • OGZ defeated Local Talent
    • Allie defeated Shotzi Blackheart
    • Eli Drake defeated Grado
    • Sami Callihan & oVe defeated Rich Swann, Fenix, & Pentagon

    Also on the show:

    • the Desi Hit Squad had a backstage interaction with Fallah Bah and KM which will likely lead to a match.
    • Killer Kross will face Petey Williams next week.
    • Another video for a new Knockout aired. All we know of her so far is that she is somewhat “devilish”
    • A video package recapping the Eddie Edwards vs Tommy Dreamer feud aired.

    Slammiversary XVI
    July 22nd, 2018
    Rebel Entertainment Complex
    Toronto, ON, Canada

    • Mask vs Hair
      Pentagon Jr vs Sami Callihan
    • Impact World Championship
      Austin Aries (c) vs Moose
    • Knockouts Championship
      Su Yung (c) vs Madison Rayne
    • X-Division Championship
      Matt Sydal (c) vs Brian Cage
    • House of Hardcore Match
      Tommy Dreamer vs Eddie Edwards
    • 5150 Street Fight
      The OGZ w/King vs LAX w/Konnan
    • Fenix vs Rich Swann vs Taiji Ishimori vs Johnny Impact
    • Allie vs Tessa Blanchard