Category: Impact

Trinity’s Impact Wrestling Debut (Video)

Trinity has arrived in Impact Wrestling. The star formerly known as Naomi in WWE is taking her glow straight to the top with an eye on the Knockouts Championship. Trinity made her televised debut for Impact during Thursday night’s episode of Impact Wrestling (May 4, 2023).

Prior to the TV taping, Impact teased a major surprise. They spoiled the news to reveal Trinity was in the Impact Zone. Impact hyped Trinity’s appearance throughout the broadcast, and they gave her the main event slot. The time was here to feel the glow as Trinity walked through the curtain.

Trinity soaked in the standing ovation. She said it felt good to be in the ring again, especially in a place where she can glow.

Trinity chose Impact, because the company has the most-storied women’s division in wrestling. The Knockouts division is the place to be for fierce competition, and she wants a piece of it. There have been amazing wrestlers through the years from Awesome Kong and Gail Kim to current stars Mickie James, Deonna Purrazzo, and Jordynne Grace. We’ve seen Trinity win championships before, and now she’s here to win more. The brightest star in the galaxy is ready to shine. Trinity is here for the Knockouts Championship.

Enter Purrazzo. As current Knockouts champion, the Virtuosa took upon herself to be the first to welcome Trinity to Impact. She credited Trinity for doing her homework. That means Trinity should know that this is the new age of the Virtuosa. If Trinity does get a title shot against Purrazzo, that is not something Trinity can just walk out on. Shots fired! (That was a reference to Naomi and Sasha Banks walking out of WWE.)

Trinity retorted with fire of her own. Stepping in the ring with Trinity will make Purrazzo wish she gets fired again. (That is a reference to Purrazzo being released from NXT in 2020.)

Enter Grace. The Juggernaut wanted to remind them that she has a title match against Purrazzo at Under Siege on May 26. If Trinity wants to wrestle Purrazzo, that’s fine with Grace. If Trinity wants a title shot, then Grace is the one she should be coming for. Trinity stepped aside for Purrazzo and Grace to handle business. Trinity exited the ring to dance on stage as the show closed.

Source: CageSideSeats

Impact Wrestling Preview 5/4/2023

Impact Wrestling from Chicago, tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • The debut of Trinity Fatu
  • Impact World Champion Steve Maclin, Champagne Singh and Shera vs. PCO and two partners of his choosing
  • Part Two of the Frankie Kazarian sit-down interview
  • Moose & Brian Myers vs. Yuya Uemura & Bhupinder Gujjar
  • Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham 
  • Alisha Edwards vs. Jody Threat
  • Sami Callihan has accepted Deaner’s challenge to meet him in the ring tonight on Impact
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Backstage Impact Wrestling News

Impact Wrestling Digital Media Champion Joe Hendry is dealing with an injury. As of this writing, there is no word on what the actual injury is or how long he’ll be out of action. The last time we saw Hendry compete was at the April 17th tapings in Toronto, Canada.

D’Lo Brown was working as a producer during the latest set of Impact Wrestling TV tapings. As of this writing, there is no word on whether he’s back working full-time with the company. It should be noted that D-Lo is well-respected in the Impact Wrestling locker room.

And finally, Melissa Anderson (aka Cheerleader Melissa and Alyssa Flash) received a tryout as a producer at the recent set of Impact Wrestling TV tapings.

Source: eWrestlingNews

Impact Wrestling Preview 4/27/2023

IMPACT tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Jordynne Grace vs. Masha Slamovich
  • Knockouts Championship: Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Taylor Wilde
  • Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey) vs. The Design (Angels and Kon) in a non-title match

Trinity Fatu, FKA Naomi In WWE, Reportedly Set To Make Impact Debut

With Mercedes Moné making waves in Japan with STARDOM and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, many have wondered what the future holds for her former WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship-winning partner Trinity Fatu (formerly known as Naomi in WWE).

PWInsider Elite is reporting that Trinity Fatu will debut for Impact Wrestling during this weekend’s taping in Cicero, Illinois, just across the border from Chicago. Impact had been teasing a big surprise for the tapings at Cicero Stadium, and it appears that surprise is Fatu. Not set to be just a one-off surprise appearance, the report states that this will mark the start of the former “SmackDown” Women’s Champion’s tenure with the promotion. There is no information on the length of her deal with the promotion.

The debut will mark her first appearance on a wrestling program since she and Moné walked out of WWE in May 2022, abandoning their women’s tag team titles out of frustration over the creative direction of the women’s tag division. There had been talk of Fatu joining her husband Jimmy Uso in the popular Bloodline faction, but nothing has come of those rumors. Fatu confirmed late last month on Instagram that she was completely finished with WWE.

Fatu’s partner Mercedes Moné debuted for New Japan Pro-Wrestling in January, also wrestling for NJPW’s sister promotion STARDOM as the IWGP Women’s Champion. Moné recently lost her title and has demanded a rematch in Long Beach, California at NJPW Resurgence. She recently signed an extension with the companies, which are both owned by Bushiroad.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

‘Major Surprise’ Teased For Friday Night’s Impact Wrestling TV Tapings In Chicago

Impact Wrestling will be holding a set of TV tapings at Cicero Stadium in Chicago, IL this Friday night. Earlier today, the company took to Twitter to tease a “MAJOR SURPRISE” that will be taking place at the tapings. They wrote,

“There will be a MAJOR SURPRISE THIS FRIDAY at #SpringSlugfest in Cicero Stadium in Chicago!

Get tickets and be there to see it in person”

As of this writing, there is no word on what the surprise will be.

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Source: eWrestlingNews

Impact Wrestling Preview 4/20/2023

The fallout from Rebellion pay-per-view begins on an all-new IMPACT! Tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • The new Impact World Champion Steve Maclin will hold a Changing of the Guard Ceremony
  • We’ll hear from Nick Aldis
  • Digital Media Championship: Joe Hendry (c) vs. Sheldon Jean
  • Moose vs. Yuya Uemura
  • Frankie Kazarian vs. The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) in a 2-on-1 handicap match

Tommy Dreamer Says He’s Taking A Break From Wrestling, Thanks Impact Fans

Impact Wrestling shared a video of Tommy Dreamer in which he says he’s going to ‘go away for a while’ and thanked Impact fans. Dreamer defeated Bully Ray to win Hardcore War for his team at Rebellion last night.

He said: “I’ve known Frankie Kazarian since the original ECW, when he was just starting training. He came up with Killer Kowalski, and he got in the ring, and years later we joke about it, where he was like, ‘This was the greatest experience and the scariest experience in my life.’ Tonight was a pure example of what I love about professional wrestling. It’s an escape. It’s an escape for me. There’s no other place I wanted to be than the middle of that ring tonight. I have received so much love from the professional wrestling community. I just gotta say thank you. I’m gonna go away for a while because mentally, I’m not here, and I gotta get better. Somebody else needs my love. Yuya, Bhupinder, Killer Kelly, Frankie, I wish the world always sees through my eyes. When I walk out there, I see a whole mass of people from different countries, races, creeds, all showing their love for one thing, and that’s professional wrestling. It’s a beautiful world that I’ve lived in, and it’s gonna be the hardest one that I have to leave. But again, for tonight, I just want to say thank you for everything you’ve ever done for me. I have literally wrestled in front of billions of people. Thank you for today, thank you for everything. I love you guys.”

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Impact Wrestling Rebellion 4/16/2023 (Card)

IMPACT Wrestling presents Rebellion 2023 live on Sunday, April 16th. Several high-stakes matchups will take place including a Hardcore War, an Ultimate X match, and a Last Rites match. Several major championship matches will take place including high-stakes matchups for the IMPACT World Championship and the IMPACT Knockouts Championship. The main card will begin at 8 pm Eastern time with a pre-show starting at 7:30 pm Eastern. The pre-show will air for free on the IMPACT YouTube channel and the main card will air on FITE TV. Let’s see what IMPACT has in store for us.

CARD

  • IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: KUSHIDA vs. Steve Maclin
  • IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo
  • IMPACT X DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP 3-WAY ELIMINATION MATCH: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham
  • IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP ULTIMATE X MATCH: Bullet Club (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley)
  • HARDCORE WAR: Team Bully (Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers, Kenny King & Masha Slamovich) vs. Team Dreamer (Tommy Dreamer, Frankie Kazarian, Yuya Uemura, Bhupinder Gujjar & Killer Kelly)
  • LAST RITES MATCH: Eddie Edwards vs. PCO
  • The Design (Deaner, Angels, Kon &/or Callihan) vs. Santino Marella, Joe Hendry & Dirty Dango
  • [Countdown to Rebellion Pre-show] IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: The Coven (Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King) (c) vs. Death Dollz (Rosemary & Jessicka)
  • [Countdown to Rebellion Pre-show]
    Heath & Rhino vs. Champagne Singh & Shera

Mickie James Relinquishes Impact Knockouts Title

Mickie James has relinquished the Impact Wrestling Knockouts Championship.

During this week’s episode of IMPACT! on AXS TV, Mickie James was shown in the middle of a ring inside an empty arena. She revealed that she hasn’t been cleared to compete at Rebellion and wants to do what’s right for the business and the locker room. Before leaving her title and hat in the middle of the ring, an emotional James told Deonna Purrazzo and Jordynne Grace that it was their time now.

Grace vs. Purrazzo will now face off at Sunday night’s Impact Wrestling Rebellion pay-per-view event for the vacant championship.

Source: eWrestlingNews