Author: John Bass

Impact Wrestling Star Jordynne Grace and ROH Star Jonathan Gresham Get Engaged

Yesterday, Impact Wrestling Star Jordynne Grace and ROH Star Jonathan Gresham announced their engagement while the two were vacationing on a cruise. Grace worked the battle royal at “All In” and debuted with Impact back in October where she’s feuded with Katarina. Gresham took on Zack Sabre Jr. at ROH Final Battle earlier this month, Sabre Jr. would win via pinfall. Congrats to the happy couple on their engagement!

https://twitter.com/JordynneGrace/status/1075911581983301634

Source: WrestlingINC

Breaking News: Impact Wrestling Moving To Pursuit Channel

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Impact Wrestling announced today that its flagship weekly two-hour program, IMPACT!, will move to Friday nights on the Pursuit Channel in January. As noted, SmackDown Live will also begin airing on Friday nights when it moves to FOX this October, while MLW FUSION also currently airs on Friday nights on beIN Sports.

Beginning on Friday, January 11, featuring the aftermath of the Homecoming pay-per-view, IMPACT! will air weekly on Pursuit Channel on Friday nights at 10:00 p.m. ET.

“Pursuit Channel is a natural fit for IMPACT!” said Impact Wrestling President Ed Nordholm. “It has a passionate viewership base that correlates strongly with our core audience, and is one of the few broadcast destinations that is expanding its footprint, enjoying a 15% increase in broadcast distribution this year alone. With IMPACT Wrestling coming off a tremendous year of audience growth globally and positive fan engagement, we look forward to leveraging our respective resources to bring fans more of the wrestling content they want to see: tougher, edgier action.”

“Pursuit Channel is pleased to welcome IMPACT Wrestling into our Friday night lineup of popular shows,” added Rusty Faulk, CEO and founder of Pursuit Channel. “IMPACT Wrestling programming is perfect for our audience, which enjoys adventurous content to feed their wild side. We look forward to a long partnership and providing our fans with new and exciting world-class content while expanding IMPACT Wrestling’s audience to a new base.”

Below is the full press release from Impact Wrestling:

IMPACT Wrestling and Pursuit Channel Announce Broadcast Agreement to Televise IMPACT! Nationally Across the U.S.IMPACT! to Premiere Weekly on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET on Pursuit Channel, Starting on Jan. 11

TORONTO | LUVERNE – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today it has entered into an agreement to broadcast its flagship weekly two-hour program IMPACT! nationally across the U.S. on Pursuit Channel, the most widely distributed outdoor network and one of the fastest growing channels in the country.

Beginning on Friday, Jan. 11, featuring the aftermath of Homecoming, IMPACT Wrestling’s first marquee pay-per-view event of the year, IMPACT! will air weekly on Pursuit Channel on Friday nights at 10:00 p.m. ET.

“Pursuit Channel is a natural fit for IMPACT!” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “It has a passionate viewership base that correlates strongly with our core audience, and is one of the few broadcast destinations that is expanding its footprint, enjoying a 15% increase in broadcast distribution this year alone. With IMPACT Wrestling coming off a tremendous year of audience growth globally and positive fan engagement, we look forward to leveraging our respective resources to bring fans more of the wrestling content they want to see: tougher, edgier action.”

“Pursuit Channel is pleased to welcome IMPACT Wrestling into our Friday night lineup of popular shows,” said Rusty Faulk, CEO and founder of Pursuit Channel. “IMPACT Wrestling programming is perfect for our audience, which enjoys adventurous content to feed their wild side. We look forward to a long partnership and providing our fans with new and exciting world-class content while expanding IMPACT Wrestling’s audience to a new base.”

Showcasing top professional wrestling stars such as IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact, who starred in the most recent season of the hit CBS show Survivor, plus Brian Cage, Eli Drake, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Rich Swann, the high-flying X-Division and the Knockouts, including Champion Tessa Blanchard, Taya Valkyrie, Rosemary, Allie and Su Yung, IMPACT! has been a leading destination for professional wrestling fans, televised globally in 120 countries since its inception in 2002, while growing its popularity and reach on YouTube, Twitch, Pluto and social media platforms.

WWE Tribute To The Troops Preview 12/20/18

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WWE honors the brave women and men of the U.S. Armed Forces with the 16th annual WWE Tribute to the Troops, tonight at 9/8 C on USA Network. TV star Jon Stewart will appear and country music artist Morgan Wallen will perform.

Matches set to air include:

* WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins and AJ Styles

* Natalya and RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Nia Jax and Tamina Snuka vs. Riott Squad (Sarah Logan & Liv Morgan w/Ruby Riott)

* Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair vs. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville

WWE Stars Sarah Logan & Raymond Rowe To Get Married This Friday

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Sarah Logan and NXT star Raymond Rowe of the tag team War Machine will be getting married on Friday. The couple had announced their wedding date back in May.

The couple got engaged in October of 2017. Congratulations to the happy couple!

https://twitter.com/RAYMONDxROWE/status/1073665542656090123

Source: WrestlingINC

ROH Signs Top Indie Wrestler Mark Haskins

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ROH has signed top independent wrestler Mark Haskins. The 30-year-old and his wife posted made the announcement on Twitter, as seen below.

Haskins has wrestled all over the independent wrestling scene. He is a former Progress World Champion while also winning gold for Revolution Pro Wrestling, OTT and Defiant. He joins PCO, Bandido and Brody King as the latest members to join the Ring of Honor roster.

Source: WrestlingINC

Chris Jericho Announced A Second Jericho Cruise Is A Go

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With the success of his first venture, Jericho announced yesterday that a second cruise is a go. In the video below, he said more details will be announced in January, but for fans who missed out the first time, they will get another shot to cruise with Jericho. Here is his full announcement.

“I want to thank all of you who were a part of Chris Jericho’s “Rock ‘N Wrestling Rager at Sea,” Jericho began. “We made history, we sold it out for the inaugural voyage, for the first time ever, wrestling in the middle of the ocean. We had live comedy, live rock ‘n roll, podcasts, all of you said it was the best vacation of your life. Well, I got some news for ya. Chris Jericho’s “Rock ‘N Wrestling Rager at Sea” part two, second wave, is happening! Yes, we did it! We’re gonna make it happen, all the details: who, what, where, when and how, coming up in January. In the meantime, sign up now at chrisjerichocruise.com for the mailing list, get all the information. It’s happening! I can’t believe, I’m so excited.”

At the end of last October, Chris Jericho’s cruise set sail out of Miami and featured a number of musicians, comedians, and ROH / Impact / NJPW wrestlers over the multi-day event.

The sold-out cruise included a ring on the top deck where the ROH Sea of Honor tournament took place, along with Alpha Club (Young Bucks and Jericho) vs. Bullet Club (Cody Rhodes, Kenny Omega, and Marty Scurll), which was later streamed on FITE.

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE NXT Preview 12/19/18

WWE NXT streaming today at 8 ET on WWE Network.

* Steel Cage Match: Aleister Black vs. Johnny Gargano

* Io Shirai & Dakota Kai will finally get their hands on Marina Shafir & Jessamyn Duke.

* Feast your eyes on Dominik Dijakovic

* The newly recharged Heavy Machinery prepare for action

WWE 205 Live Preview 12/19/18

WWE 205 Live was taped last night at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Streaming today at 7 ET on WWE Network.

* Lio Rush returns to the ring after suffering his first singles loss to Cedric Alexander last month.

* Tag Team Street Fight: Jack Gallagher & Drew Gulak vs. The Brian Kendrick & Akira Tozawa

 

WWE NXT UK Preview 12/19/18

Back-to-back episodes of NXT UK, streaming today at 3 ET and 4 ET on WWE Network

* Rhea Ripley battles Isla Dawn in a NXT UK Women’s Championship Match

* Travis Banks seeks retribution against Gallus’ Joe Coffey

* Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster take on Zack Gibson & James Drake with the forthcoming NXT Tag Team Titles on the horizon

* Moustache Mountain battle Tyson T-Bone & Saxon Huxley

* Jordan Devlin looks to tame “Wild Boar” Mike Hitchman

* The 2018 Mae Young Classic winner Toni Storm returns against Charlie Morgan and much more.

Dixie Carter Congratulates EC3 On Main Roster Call-Up

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Former TNA President Dixie Carter took to Twitter yesterday and reacted to her “nephew” EC3 getting called up from WWE NXT to the main roster.

Dixie wrote, “So proud of you E! Congrats to @wwe too… Can’t wait to watch you hold those major titles in the air. Love you, Aunt D #toponepercent #wwe #raw #smackdown”

For those unaware, EC3 — aka Ethan Carter III — made his Impact debut as the spoiled nephew of Dixie Carter, who was playing a heel character on TV at the time. The two went on to form the stable Team Carter, which included Rockstar Spud (aka Drake Maverick).