Category: Impact

Top IMPACT Star Deonna Purrazzo Comments On AEW Debut On Next Week’s Dynamite

ROH Women’s World Champion and IMPACT star Deonna Purrazzo will be making her AEW debut on next week’s Dynamite.

It was announced on last night’s Dynamite that Purrazzo will wrestle ROH Women’s Interim World Champion Mercedes Martinez.

Purrazzo has reacted to the announcement via Twitter, as seen below.

Purrazzo and Martinez also engaged in a Twitter interaction later.

Ever since AEW President Tony Khan purchased Ring of Honor last month, Purrazzo has been teasing her arrival on AEW TV.

Last October, Purrazzo explained why she was eager to wrestle against or tag with Dr. Britt Baker, her best friend in real life.

“To have that crossover with women and possibly wrestle someone like Britt or tag with someone like Britt, who is my best friend in real life,” Purrazzo told  Busted Open Radio. “It would just be very special for us, I think as friends, but for women’s wrestling too. And that’s the whole point of all this. It’s to grow and evolve women’s wrestling. We haven’t had a lot of those firsts yet, so any time you can kind of get your hands on that and claim it as your own, I think it’s important these days.”

For what it’s worth, Purrazzo signed a contract with IMPACT Wrestling in October 2020. At the time, Josh Mathews revealed via Impact Press Pass that Purrazzo had agreed to a long-term deal with the company.

Deonna Purrazzo lost the AAA Reina de Reinas Championship to Taya Valkyrie at Saturday’s Rebellion pay-per-view.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

The IInspiration Announce They Will Be Stepping Away From Wrestling Indefinitely

WWE released more than 80 wrestlers in 2021, and among those let go were Peyton Royce and Billie Kay. Formerly known as The Iiconics, the Aussie pair switched things up and now go by their real names, Cassie Lee and Jessica McKay and calling themselves The IInspiration. The pair were absent for a short while before signing with Impact Wrestling, and it now seems they will be stepping away from the business for even longer after a short stay with the company.

Lee and McKay, who dubbed themselves The Iinspiration upon arriving in Impact, released a joint statement today revealing that there time with Impact has come to an end. Not only that, but they will be taking a break from wrestling entirely, writing that they will stepping away from in-ring action indefinitely.

“We will cherish these IMPACT memories forever. We are excited to start a new chapter in our lives and explore other opportunities that may come our way,” the statement reads. Lee and McKay signed with Impact in October, six months after they were part of WWE’s April 2021 cuts. The two won Impact’s Knockouts Tag Championships in there very first match.

Source: TheSportster

Impact Wrestling Rebellion Results 4/23/2022

COUNTDOWN TO REBELLION

Eddie Edwards defeated Chris Bey

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The Influence (Madison Rayne & Tenille Dashwood) (c) defeated The IInspiration (Cassie Lee and Jessie McKay)

REBELLION

Steve Maclin defeated Jay White & Chris Sabin

AAA REINA DE REINAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Taya Valkyrie defeated Deonna Purrazzo (c) to become new AAA Reina De Reinas Champion

IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Ace Austin defeated Mike Bailey & Trey Miguel (c) to become the new X-Division Champion

Tomohiro Ishii defeated JONAH

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – 8 TEAM ELIMINATION CHALLENGE MATCH
Violent By Design (Eric Young & Joe Doering) (C) defeated The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson), Rich Swann & Willie Mack, Rhino & Heath, The OGK (Mike Bennett & Matt Taven), Zicky Dice & Johnny Swinger, W. Morrissey & Jordynne Grace, and Major Players (Matt Cardona & Brian Myers)

Violent By Design eliminated Heath & Rhino to retain the tag team titles. 

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Tasha Steelz (c) defeated Rosemary

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Josh Alexander defeated Moose (c) to become the new Impact World Champion

Impact Wrestling Rebellion 4/23/2022

DATE: April 23, 2022 8:00 pm
LOCATION: MJN Convention Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
AVAILABLE ON: Pay-Per-View, FITE TV

CARD


IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Josh Alexander vs. Moose (c)

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Rosemary vs. Tasha Steelz (c)

IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Mike Bailey vs. Ace Austin vs. Trey Miguel (c)

AAA REINA DE REINAS CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
Taya Valkyrie vs. Deonna Purrazzo (c)

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP – 8 TEAM ELIMINATION CHALLENGE MATCH
Violent By Design (c) vs. The Good Brothers vs. Rich Swann and Willie Mack vs. Heath and Rhino vs. Matt Taven and Mike Bennett vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
The IInspiration  vs.  The Influence (c)

Jonathan Gresham vs. Eddie Edwards

JONAH vs. Tomohiro Ishii

Chris Sabin vs. Jay White vs. Steve Maclin

IMPACT Preview 4/21/22

It’s the last stop before IMPACT Wrestling’s spring pay-per-view extravaganza, Rebellion! IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!

* Bullet Club vs. Honor No More

* Violent By Design vs. Decay

* Ace Austin and Mike Bailey battle Trey Miguel and Laredo Kid 

* Fan-favorite tag teams collide when Rich Swann and Willie Mack square off with Heath and Rhino! – Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook.

Karl Anderson Describes AJ Styles Reaction To Drinking Beer

The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson) joined SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio for an hour-long discussion.

Karl Anderson reflected on the night they were the headline dark match at Madison Square Garden with WWE in September 2019. After the bout, there was an in-ring segment involving “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and AJ Styles, which resulted in Styles asking Anderson if he should drink the beer handed to him.

“When we got to do The Garden and the dark main event — this is a good story,” Anderson said. “We’re in there with ‘Stone Cold; Steve Austin, me, Gallows, and AJ [Styles]. ‘Stone Cold’ hands AJ a beer. AJ doesn’t drink, and AJ looks at us and AJ goes, ‘shall I drink this?’ and I go, ‘yeah, just have a sip.’ He takes the sip, he takes the Stunner, and people react. We get to the back and he looks at us and he goes, ‘you guys lied to me. That is the worst thing I’ve ever tasted in my life! How do y’all drink those things?’”

Luke Gallows discussed the Boneyard Match between AJ Styles and The Undertaker at WrestleMania 36. Gallows noted The Deadman cut open his arm when smashing the window of the hearse. It resulted in filming being stopped every few minutes to attend to the wound.

“I remember at the time, I remember us saying – because AJ was our best buddy, like, it’s hard not to be in a stadium with a match like that,” Gallows said. “They wanted that. They deserved 80,000 people and they didn’t have it. So everyone made the best of a rotten situation and the match was cool as sh*t, I thought.

“You talk about an old-school badass dude too at the very beginning of that, because it took all night to shoot it. He punches the window out of the hearse, right? And his arm is bleeding profusely. You can see tendons. A lot of people – Karl would have quit. I mean every fifteen minutes we would stop, ice, towel, hold it on to get the bleeding to stop. Alright, let’s start going. For 8-9 hours just bleeding.”

Source: Wrestling Inc – credit SiriusXM’s Busted Open Radio 

IMPACT Preview 4/14/22

Less than two weeks away from Rebellion, buckle up for an all-new IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!

* Jonah vs. PCO

*  Steve Maclin vs. Alex Shelley 

* Deonna Purrazzo Champ Champ Challenge

* Jonathan Gresham vs.  Rocky Romero

* The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. The struggle for dominance between Knockouts World Tag Team Champions The Influence and The IInspiration rolls on as Madison Rayne battles Jessie McKay in singles action! Plus, Gia Miller, Josh Mathews and George Iceman get you ready for all things IMPACT on the road to Rebellion.

IMPACT Preview 4/7/22

Relive the event that has the entire wrestling world buzzing, Multiverse of Matches, on a special edition of IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!

This past Friday, IMPACT Wrestling took over the biggest weekend in wrestling with Multiverse of Matches. Barriers were broken and the Multiverse was unleashed, featuring a lineup of incredible matchups you have to see to believe! Take a look back at the return of Ultimate X as Trey Miguel‘s X-Division Title was up for grabs against five top-tier challengers. Experience the tag team dream match between two of professional wrestling’s greatest tag teams, The Good Brothers and The Briscoes. Plus, witness the Match of the Year contender between Alex Shelley and “Speedball” Mike Bailey in its entirety and so much more!

The action from Multiverse of Matches kicks off Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. Don’t miss it when the Knockouts World Tag Team Title clash is shown in its entirety as The Influence defend against Knockouts World Champion Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans, Gisele Shaw and Lady Frost, and Decay! Plus, Gia Miller, Josh Mathews and George Iceman get you ready for all things IMPACT on the road to Rebellion.

Nash Carter Reportedly Released By WWE Following Domestic Assault Allegations

WWE has reportedly released Nash Carter, one-half of the current NXT Tag Team Champions, following allegations of domestic violence from Kimber Lee.

MSK’s Nash Carter has reportedly been released by WWE following accusations of domestic abuse from his wife, Impact wrestler Kimber Lee.

On Wednesday, April 6, Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that Carter (real name Zachary Green) was released by WWE. Sapp’s report comes just a few days after Kimber Lee publicly revealed that she was a victim of domestic violence and that Carter had physically assaulted her. Lee initially went public with her story on social media last week but deleted her posts soon after. On Tuesday, Kimber Lee again publicly alleged that Carter had hit her.

https://twitter.com/Kimber_Lee90/status/1511131823203618818

“Hey NXT this is my face after your tag champ Nash Carter got wasted and hit me so hard he split my lip open,” Lee tweeted, tagging both NXT and Carter in the post. She added that Carter told her after the incident that she’s a wrestler and wrestlers get “marked up” all the time. Lee followed up that tweet with another apologizing to her fans for backing away from the allegations last week. She also claims Carter had been messaging her over the weekend asking her not to say anything else publicly.

Source: TheSportster

Kimber Lee Accuses NXT’s Nash Carter Of Domestic Abuse, Shares Photos

Kimber Lee has shared photos of an injury she claims was intentionally caused by a drunken Nash Carter.

Impact Wrestling’s Kimber Lee, formerly known as Abby Laith during her stint in WWE, made some serious allegations against her husband and fellow wrestler Nash Carter last week. Carter is one-half of the tag team MSK who won the NXT Tag Team Titles for a second time over the weekend. Prior to that, Lee claimed she had suffered domestic abuse at the hands of Carter.

After opening up about the allegations on social media, Lee claims she was hounded by wrestling fans to the point she decided to delete the original tweets, only fueling those who didn’t believe her. Not wanting to be silenced about what she is claiming to have happened between her and Carter, Lee has posted fresh allegations this week, including photos of an injury she alleges was caused intentionally by the NXT star.

“Hey NXT this is my face after your tag champ Nash Carter got wasted and hit me so hard he split my lip open,” Lee tweeted, tagging both NXT and Carter in the post. She adds that Carter told her after the incident that she’s a wrestler so gets “marked up” all the time. Lee followed up that tweet with another apologizing to her fans for backing away from the allegations last week. She also claims Carter has been messaging her over the weekend asking she not say anything else publicly.

https://twitter.com/Kimber_Lee90/status/1511131823203618818

Lee and Carter got married in May 2020 and are still husband and wife now, though it’s assumed the two are separated at this moment in time. As for what will happen next, that depends on WWE and possibly the authorities should they get involved. A number of wrestlers were named in 2020’s Speaking Out movement, and each situation that involved a WWE Superstar was handled individually and in many cases, pretty differently.

Triple H has previously clarified all allegations like these are taken very seriously, and internal investigations are conducted. Velveteen Dream was let go from NXT following the allegations made against him, but Riddle managed to keep hold of his position in the company despite some thinking the issues involving him and a female wrestler he cheated on his wife with still being a pretty tangled web. Whatever happens, we could see Carter disappear from NXT TV pretty soon.

Source: TheSportster