Category: Impact

Nick Aldis & Another Wrestler Reportedly Done With Impact Wrestling

This weekend, Impact Wrestling held its annual Slammiversary pay-per-view, as well as an additional set of tapings last night. According to a new report from PWInsider Elite, as of Sunday, two wrestlers have finished up their current schedules with Impact: Nick Aldis and Zicky Dice.

ldis reportedly faced returning Impact star Eric Young at last night’s taping. On Saturday night, the former NWA star unsuccessfully challenged Alex Shelley for the Impact World Championship, and it seems Aldis is done working with the promotion for the time being.

After a stint with the company earlier in his career and a handful of guest appearances over the years, Aldis made a major return to Impact Wrestling in April. Aldis became the top contender for the Impact World Championship last month at the company’s Against All Odds pay-per-view. His title match, and the TV taping that followed, seem to mark the end of his return to Impact.

Last year, Aldis had a very public falling out with NWA owner and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. Unless the two are able to work something out, it makes NWA an unlikely destination for Aldis. The former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion could opt to return to the independent scene, or may be looking for a spot in another significant promotion such as WWE, AEW, or NJPW.

Zicky Dice has been with the company since 2021, and has faced off in singles matches against Bully Ray, Jordynne Grace, and Ace Austin. Before joining Impact, Dice wrestled for MLW, NWA, and various independent promotions.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Eric Young On Impact Wrestling Return

At his past Saturday at Impact Wrestling Slammiversary, Eric Young made his Impact Wrestling return as Scott D’Amore’s partner for a tag team match against Bully Ray and Deaner. The babyfaces went over. 

This comes after he left the company in November 2022 when he was “killed off” when Deaner stabbed him on-screen on the December 1, 2022 episode of the weekly Impact TV show. 

Young reportedly signed with WWE, but never made his return. He asked for the release in April. 

As seen below, Young took to Twitter to comment on his return by writing the following: 

https://twitter.com/TheEricYoung/status/1680948713513005065

Source: eWn

Breezango Set To Reunite At Upcoming Independent Show

Following his victory over Matt Cross at Next Generation Wrestling’s Wrestle Wars event, newly-crowned NGW Champion Tyler Breeze will soon reunite with his former tag team partner Fandango, who is now known as Dirty Dango. As revealed on NGW’s Twitter, Breeze will team up with Fandango at the promotion’s Nightmare in The Old City event, which is slated to take place on October 8 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The former “WWE NXT” Tag Team Champions, once known as Breezango, will now be introduced as Dirty Breeze.

NGW Nightmare in The Old City will mark the pair’s first tag team appearance since June 15, 2021, when they defeated Imperium’s Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel (Giovanni Vinci & Ludwig Kaiser) on “WWE NXT.” Ten days later, WWE released both Breeze and Fandango. Upon their exit from WWE, Fandango returned to the independent circuit and later appeared in the National Wrestling Alliance, where he formed The Dirty Sexy Boys with JTG. After a stint in NWA, Fandango arrived at Impact Wrestling, where he is currently signed to.

Despite his release from WWE in 2021, Breeze reportedly remained under the company’s payroll. While it’s unclear if Breeze has any specific wrestling-related provisions in this deal, he is seemingly prohibited from appearing on AEW programming. In the meantime, though, Breeze continues to serve as a co-trainer at the Flatbacks wrestling school alongside AEW star Shawn Spears. He is also a regular guest on Xavier Woods’ UpUpDownDown YouTube channel. 

After a two-year wrestling hiatus, Breeze finally made his return to the ring on July 8, where he won the aforementioned NGW Championship.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Slammiversary 7/15/2023 (Card)

The Impact Wrestling Slammiversary pay-per-view event will take place tonight at the St. Clair College Sportsplex in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

CARD

Bully Ray and Deaner vs. Scott D’Amore and a partner TBA (Special Enforcer: NHL Legend Darren McCarty)

Impact World Title Match
Nick Aldis vs. Alex Shelley (c)

Impact Knockouts World Title Match
Trinity vs. Deonna Purrazzo (c)

Impact X-Division Title Match
Lio Rush vs. Chris Sabin (c)

Fatal 4 Way for the Impact World Tag Team Titles
Subculture (Mark Andrews, Flash Morgan Webster) vs. Moose and Brian Myers vs. Rich Swann and Sami Callihan vs. ABC (Ace Austin, Chris Bey) (c)

Impact Knockouts World Tag Team Titles Match
Masha Slamovich and Killer Kelly vs. The Coven (KiLynn King, Taylor Wilde) (c)

Eddie Edwards with Alisha Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian with Traci Brooks

Countdown To Slammiversary Pre-show: Impact Digital Media Title Match
Kenny King vs. Joe Hendry (c)

Countdown To Slammiversary Pre-show
Jody Threat and The Death Dollz (Jessicka, Courtney Rush) vs. The SHAWntourage (Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, Jai Vidal)

Impact Wrestling Preview 2/13/2023

It’s the last stop on the road to Slammiversary. Just 48 hours away , don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Open Challenge for Impact Knockouts Championship: Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. TBD
  • Zachary Wentz vs. Chris Bey
  • Moose & Brian Myers vs. Rich Swann & Sami Callihan
  • Mike Bailey vs. Kevin Knight 
  • Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry & NJPW’s Yuya Uemura vs. Kenny King & Sheldon Jean

Injury Causes Big Change To Impact Wrestling Slammiversary Match

Steve Maclin will not be able to compete at next week’s Slammiversary PPV where he was scheduled to team with Bully Ray against PCO and Scott D’Amore. Impact Wrestling issued the following:

Major Change Confirmed For Slammiversary Match On Saturday, July 15

Former IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Steve Maclin is unable to participate in the high-profile Slammiversary tag team match on Saturday, July 15, at the St. Clair College Sportsplex in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Maclin suffered a serious injury during IMPACT’s just-completed Down Under Tour in Australia and is unable to participate at Slammiversary, IMPACT Wrestling confirmed.

Maclin was scheduled to team with Bully Ray in a Special Grudge Match against PCO and Scott D’Amore. The match will continue as scheduled and Bully Ray’s new tag team partner will be announced live on Busted Open this Monday, July 10, airing on SiriusXM Fight Nation, channel 156. Busted Open airs from 9 a.m. to 12noon ET with host Dave Lagreca, plus a crew of rotating co-hosts, including Bully Ray, Tommy Dreamer, Mickie James and others.

“First and foremost, everyone at IMPACT Wrestling wishes Steve Maclin a full and speedy recovery,” said Santino Marella, IMPACT Director of Authority. “Whoever Bully Ray brings aboard as his new tag team partner will step into a violent fight, that’s for sure. PCO is fearless and nearly unstoppable; Scott D’Amore is bent on revenge against Bully Ray, so any new partner for Bully Ray also will feel the wrath of D’Amore and his 30 years of pro wrestling knowledge.”

Former NHL star Darren McCarty, a 4-time Stanley Cup winner for the Detroit Red Wings, will be the Special Enforcer for this Special Grudge Match.

Slammiversary is one of IMPACT Wrestling’s premiere events of the year, airing live around the world on pay-per-view, starting at 8 p.m. ET. Slammiversary kicks off with the Countdown to Slammiversary show, streaming LIVE & FREE at 7:30 p.m. ET on YouTube, IMPACT Plus (live player) and FITE. For all the latest Slammiversary news, as well as ticket information, go to: impactwrestling.com.

About IMPACT Wrestling:
A subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc. and a division of Anthem Sports Group, IMPACT Wrestling® is one of the world’s top wrestling brands, producing over 200 hours of original content annually and televised in 120 countries including AXS TV in the United States. Founded in 2002, IMPACT Wrestling’s deep library of premium content is streamed across the world on key OTT platforms including Pluto TV, XUMO and its own on-demand subscription service IMPACT PLUS©. IMPACT Wrestling has a powerful social media presence with over 10 million engaged followers across all major services. Ancillary businesses include live events, merchandise, licensing, and sponsorship.

Source: eWn

Impact Wrestling Preview 7/6/2023

Just 9 nights away from Slammiversary, don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. Nick Aldis & Lio Rush
  • PCO vs. The Good Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler)
  • Jonathan Gresham vs. Angels
  • Eddie Edwards vs. Frankie Kazarian
  • Sami Callihan & Rich Swann in tag team action
  • Gisele Shaw (with Savannah Evans & Jai Vidal) vs. Courtney Rush (with Jessicka)

Zachary Wentz Returns To Impact Wrestling

This post contains spoilers on upcoming Impact Wrestling storylines. Continue reading if you wish to be spoiled.

Impact Wrestling returned to Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia, for two nights of “Summer Sizzler” action this weekend. Friday’s tapings kicked off in a big way when Trey Miguel received his X-Division Championship rematch against Chris Sabin. However, the match did not end decisively as a returning Zachary Wentz reunited with Miguel and caused the match to end in disqualification when he attacked Sabin from behind. Wentz’s return is slated to air on June 29.

Wentz previously worked for Impact for two years from 2018 through 2020 as a member of The Rascalz alongside Miguel and Dezmond Xavier, also known to fans as Wes Lee. Wentz and Xavier opted to sign with WWE at the start of 2021. They were renamed Nash Carter and Lee, respectively, while collectively being known as MSK. The duo became two-time “NXT” Tag Team Champions before Wentz was released from WWE in April 2022.

After Wentz captured the “NXT” tag titles for a second time, his ex-wife Kimber Lee publicized allegations of abuse and also leaked an old photo of Wentz imitating Adolf Hitler. WWE subsequently vacated the titles and terminated Wentz, leaving Wes Lee to continue his WWE run as a singles competitor.

Since then, Miguel has remained with Impact and recently concluded his second reign with the X-Division Championship. Miguel has teamed with Wentz on the independent scene over the last year, and it appears they will continue to be a unit in Impact again going forward.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Preview 6/22/2023

Tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV.

  • Bully Ray & Steve Maclin vs. Eddie Edwards & Frankie Kazarian
  • OVE vs. Brian Myers & The Good Hands
  • Taylor Wilde vs. Killer Kelly
  • The Design vs. Jonathan Gresham & Mike Bailey

Impact Wrestling Preview 6/15/2023

Tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV.

  • Fallout from Against All Odds
  • MCMG (New Impact World Champion Alex Shelley and new X-Division Champion Chris Sabin) kick off the show
  • Bully Ray addresses the IMPACT Zone.
  • ABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) vs. Decay (Crazzy Steve & Black Taurus)
  • Rich Swann vs. Moose