#1 CONTENDER FOR IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Jake Something defeated Ace Austin, Mike Bailey, and Chris Bey
JONAH defeated Black Taurus
Jay White defeated Eric Young
AAA CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN CHALLENGE Deonna Purrazzo (c) defeated Miranda Alize
IMPACT DIGITAL MEDIA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Matt Cardona (c) defeated Jordynne Grace
IMPACT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) (c) defeated Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
Bullet Club leader turned on G.O.D., White dropped Loa with a Blade Runner finishing move, allowing The Good Brothers to pick up the victory and retain the belts. After the match finished, White and Chris Bey did a Too Sweet with Good Brothers, seemingly bringing them back into the group.
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Mickie James (c) defeated Tasha Steelz
IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Moose (c) defeated W. Morrissey
Honor No More (Matt Taven, PCO, Vincent, Mike Bennett, Kenny King with Maria Kanellis) defeated Team IMPACT (Chris Sabin, Steve Maclin, Rhino, Rich Swann, and Willie Mack)
Eddie Edwards betrayed his teammates and Impact Wrestling by attacking Rhino, helping Honor No More get the win. It looks like Edwards will be a major player in the Honor No More stable going forward.
IMPACT WORLD TITLE MATCH W. Morrissey vs. Moose (c)
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TITLE MATCH Tasha Steelz vs. Mickie James (c)
IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES MATCH The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) vs. The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) (c) (Violent By Design banned from ringside)
IMPACT DIGITAL MEDIA CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Matt Cardona (c) vs. Jordynne Grace
X-DIVISION #1 CONTENDER’S MATCH Ace Austin vs. Chris Bey vs. Jake Something vs. “Speedball” Mike Bailey
OPEN CHALLENGE FOR EITHER THE ROH WOMEN’S WORLD TITLE OR THE AAA REINA DE REINAS TITLE Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. TBA
Jay White vs. Eric Young
Honor No More (PCO, Vincent, Mike Bennett, Matt Taven & Kenny King) vs. Team Impact (Eddie Edwards, Steve Maclin, Rich Swann, Rhino & Chris Sabin) (If Honor No More wins, they are allowed to stay in Impact Wrestling. If they lose, they must leave for good)
JONAH vs. Black Taurus
COUNTDOWN TO NO SURRENDER PRE-SHOW X-Division Champion Trey Miguel vs. John Skyler
COUNTDOWN TO NO SURRENDER PRE-SHOW Tenille Dashwood vs. Havok
* Impact Knockouts Champion Mickie James and Chelsea Green battle Tasha Steelz and Savannah Evans
* Bullet Club collides with Violent By Design in a colossal six-man tag team match
* Kenny King goes one-on-one with Chris Sabin
* “The Quintessential Diva” Gisele Shaw vs. Lady Frost
* Ace Austin, Blake Christian and Laredo Kid collide in a Triple Threat match
* The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. After making his shocking IMPACT debut last week, Big Kon looks to prove that he can go toe-to-toe with IMPACT’s best as he battles former IMPACT World Champion Eddie Edwards! Plus, Gia Miller, Josh Mathews and George Iceman get you ready for all things IMPACT with a recap of the latest action, a new Iceman’s Intel and more.
* IMPACT Knockouts World Champion Mickie James vs. Chelsea Green
* Mike Bennett and Matt Taven w/Maria Kanellis-Bennett vs. Rich Swann and Rhino
* Deonna Purrazzo may no longer be the Knockouts World Champion but as the reigning AAA Reina de Reinas Champion and ROH Women’s World Champion, “The Virtuosa” is still the only Knockout that can call herself “Champ Champ”. This Thursday, Purrazzo issues an open challenge to anyone, anywhere for a shot at either of her titles. Who will answer the call for this golden opportunity?
* The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. The Knockouts take center stage this week as the hardcore Alisha Edwards battles the chilling Lady Frost in a singles clash! Plus, Gia Miller, Josh Mathews and George Iceman get you ready for all things IMPACT with a recap of the latest action, a new Iceman’s Intel and more.
In case you haven’t heard, wrestling has a forbidden door and apparently, it’s wide open. AEW wrestlers are competing in New Japan, Impact stars are showing up in WWE, and pretty much everyone is appearing for GCW. The most shocking of all was that middle one. Mickie James returning to WWE for one night only even though she is currently the Impact Knockouts World Champion.
James made an appearance in the women’s Royal Rumble and even though she isn’t a WWE Superstar, she had quite a good showing. She was even allowed to wear her Knockouts Title to the ring. However, eagle-eyed fans might have noticed the bottom third referred to the championship as the Impact Women’s Title. Not what it’s called, and this was no accident.
During a recent episode of Fightful’s Grapsody, which you can check out below, Will Washington reveals a few of the words WWE’s announcers were not allowed to say when discussing James during the Rumble. The big one was the ability to say Impact, but not Impact Wrestling. Not a slight on the rival wrestling company, but rather the hang-up Vince McMahon has with the word wrestling. It’s sports entertainment.
The title being given an entirely different name is also linked to words WWE didn’t want said on the air. Knockouts was one, and world was another. Unclear what WWE’s problem is with the word knockouts. Perhaps it doesn’t want fans to think wrestlers might get legitimately knocked out. As for the word world, maybe since its own Women’s Titles don’t have the word world in them, McMahon feared fans would think the Knockouts Title would be thought of as better than by more casual fans.
The ban on those words for Royal Rumble also extended to the social media team. As for the announcers, dodging words and phrases McMahon doesn’t like being said on his TV shows is an almost untraversable minefield at this point. The longer the list gets, the more respect we should all have for Michael Cole. The man gets a lot of stick from fans, but to be doing that job as long as he has with McMahon constantly in his ear, he deserves more credit than he gets.
Former WWE and Impact Wrestling star Ken Anderson (Mr. Kennedy) has been accused of unprofessional business practices by students at his wrestling school in Minneapolis, MN.
On Sunday, a Reddit user, claiming to be a student enrolled in Anderson’s “The Academy: School of Professional Wrestling,” stated that the school has been closed for “quite some time now,” and hasn’t resumed activities unlike other gyms in the area. The post claimed that students enrolled in the school for nearly two years have yet to receive any semblance of training, “not even remote homework like tape study, character development or promos.” Furthermore, the user pointed out that the school’s website was deactivated a while ago.
The user noted that Anderson has “gone silent and his only update every 2-3 months is that they’re in talks with a realtor for a new facility but no real progress comes out of it.”
The post led to another Reddit user commenting on his experiences with Anderson’s school. They claimed to have signed up for a 30-minute free consultation, only to show up to an empty warehouse at the time of the scheduled appointment. The Reddit thread can be found here.
According to Bodyslam.net, while some students are still hopeful that the school will eventually reopen, one particular student has given up hope. The student, who wishes to remain anonymous, pointed out how the reopening of the school has been postponed several times in the last 18 months since they paid for the program. He also corroborated claims by users in the Reddit thread that Anderson’s school has yet to issue refunds.
The student revealed the reasons he’s been given – for not receiving training – range from the outbreak of the COVID-19 Delta variant to the lack of a building to train in. This specific student came to a conclusion about six months ago that the situation seemed “super sketchy based on the lack of communication.” They also noted their communication with Anderson himself to be very minimal, citing brief conversations via text messages.
The student issued the following statement via BodySlam:
In no way am I making any claims on Ken’s personal character as I’ve had minimal contact with the man, but I believe his business practices and professionalism speaks for themselves. I’m personally not out to ruin anyone’s career but simply trying to hold others accountable for their actions as well as preventing others from making the same mistakes I did.
The money I’m out may not seem like a lot to some but it was my entire savings as well as my dreams, and at the end of the day, that’s all I really want back. My dream is crushed but hopefully I can get my money back.
Mr. Kennedy’s wrestling school has trained talents such as Dante & Darius Martin of AEW, and once had trainers such as Molly Holly, Shawn Daivari and Arik Cannon.
Anderson has yet to respond to the allegations. As seen in the screengrabs below, the school has reached out to the students at regular intervals, but hasn’t provided any training in two years.
Anderson was last seen in a match at the NWA Powerrr tapings in December 2019. He was scheduled to compete at the NWA Hard Times pay-per-view in January 2020, but was pulled from match versus Tim Storm due to an injury.
UPDATE: Through their Facebook page, Anderson’s wrestling school reached out to their students on December 18, 2021. As seen in the screengrabs below, the school also previously expected to reopen on November 1.
Honor No More continues to run rampant as the road to No Surrender rolls on. Don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! from Fort Lauderdale, tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders!
* Just 48 hours before Mickie James makes history by competing in the WWE Royal Rumble match, the reigning Knockouts World Champion will deliver a State of the Knockouts Address
* 8-on-1 Handicap Match: Brian Myers‘ Learning Tree vs. W. Morrissey
* The IInspiration and The Influence will collide in tag team action this Thursday. What was originally scheduled to be a Knockouts World Tag Team Title clash will now be a grudge match of epic proportions after Tenille Dashwood was deemed unable to compete. Taking her place will be The Influence’s loyal photographer, Kaleb With a K.
* Chris Bey battles Jake Something
* JONAH looks to assert his dominance as the “Top Dog” of IMPACT Wrestling when he goes one-on-one with Johnny Swinger.
* The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. After an impressive showing in last year’s Super X-Cup Tournament, Blake Christian makes his IMPACT return against the high-flying Laredo Kid
The weekend Impact Wrestling tapings in Pembroke Pines, Florida were reportedly hit hard by COVID-19.
Impact officials dealt with a lot of issues related to COVID-19 at the tapings on Friday and Saturday, according to PWInsider. A number of talent and staff missed the tapings due to medical protocols, whether it was testing positive for COVID-19 or being in close contact with someone who had tested positive.
It was noted by one Impact source that the COVID issues this past weekend were the “worst they had seen” in a long time, and that there were a lot of pivots & re-writes over the course of the week.
The earth-shattering fallout from Hard To Kill continues on an all-new IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders
* Charlie Haas competes in an IMPACT ring for the first time ever as he battles Josh Alexander
* ROH World Championship: Jonathan Gresham (c) vs. Steve Maclin
* Chelsea Green seeks retribution when she meets Tasha Steelz in singles action
* Doc Gallows and Joe Doering takes on Heath and Rhino
* VSK and Zicky Dice have a chance at revenge when they collide with Morrissey in a 2-on-1 handicap match set up by their teacher, Brian Myers!
* The Influence vs. Decay
* The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. – Digital Media Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Lady Frost
Watch IMPACT!
USA: Thursdays 8pm ET on AXS TV, Thursdays 8:30pm ET on YouTube (IMPACT Insiders), Thursdays 10pm ET on IMPACT Plus
Canada: Thursdays 8pm ET on Fight Network, Thursdays 8:30pm ET on YouTube (IMPACT Insiders), Thursdays 10pm ET on IMPACT Plus, Saturdays 7pm ET on GameTV
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According to a recent report, former Ring Of Honor World Champion PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet) has signed a contract with Impact Wrestling.
Impact Wrestling has reportedly expanded its roster with the addition of veteran wrestler and former Ring Of Honor World Champion PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet).
According to Pat Laprade of TVASports, PCO has signed a contract with Impact that will also allow him to work indie dates. However, PCO will have to prioritize Impact commitments over indie bookings whenever necessary. At the time of writing, there’s been no official announcement from either party and no word on the contract’s length.
The 54-year-old Québécois recently parted ways with Ring Of Honor following a three-year stint during which he won the promotion’s top prize on one occasion, the ROH Six-Man Tag Titles on one occasion (with former Villain Enterprises teammates Marty Scurll & Brody King), and the ROH Tag Titles on one occasion (with Brody King).
PCO had a brief stint with Impact back in the mid-2000s when the company was still known as TNA. He made his Impact Wrestling re-debut at the company’s Hard To Kill pay-per-view on January 8, 2022, alongside several of his now-former ROH colleagues (Matt Taven, Vincent, Maria Kanellis Bennett, and Mike Bennett) in what appeared to be the beginning of an invasion storyline.
The invasion story line continued on last night’s Impact.
As we previously reported, Ring Of Honor recently released its entire roster and is now on an indefinite hiatus. The plan is for ROH to relaunch later this year, although whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen. The company’s final pre-hiatus pay-per-view, Final Battle, took place on Saturday, December 11, 2021, at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, Maryland.
Under the name Quebecer Pierre, PCO worked for WWE between 1993 – 1995 as one-half of The Quebecers alongside Quebecer Jacques (Jacques Rougeau). PCO and Rougeau won the WWF Tag Team Championship on three occasions.
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