Tonight’s Impact on Pop TV at 8/7C will have the fallout from Bound For Glory
* New Impact World Champion Johnny Impact’s Championship Address
* Impact X-Division Championship: (C) Brian Cage vs. Rich Swann
* LAX celebrates Bound For Glory triumph
* Scarlett Bordeaux Open Talent Search
* Ethan Page vs. Trevor Lee
* Allie vs. Alisha Edwards
Last night Impact Wrestling ended their biggest PPV of the year, Bound For Glory, by crowning a new Impact Wrestling Champion in Johnny Impact. Johnny captured the title by defeating Austin Aries in a match that was the culmination of a controversial and heated feud. Including Aries taking personal shots at Johnny’s wife, Taya Valkyrie, on Twitter.
Almost immediately after being pinned Aries leapt to his feet, stepped out of the ring, yelled a profanity at Don Callis and left while flipping off the crowd. It was a bizarre scene that left many at home, and in the ring, scratching their heads. Was this real? Or part of some outside the box story?
Bryan Alvarez notes in the latest episode of Wrestling Observer Live that Aries has, “gone home,” and will not be attending the Impact Wrestling TV tapings today, or tomorrow. Since Impact tapes weeks, sometimes months, in advance this means that Aries will not be included on Impact Wrestling TV for as long as the tapings are set to run.
To the best of Alvarez’s knowledge Aries has not been fired by Impact Wrestling. This led Alvarez to speculate that while aspects of the feud may have been real, Aries and Johnny are likely working together now. With that said, the press conference brawl that the two engaged in before BFG does appear to have gotten, “a little out of control.” Including one of the sponsors being pushed to the ground in the fracas. Apparently, Anthem and the sponsors had issues with how that press conference went down.
Source: WrestlingINC
Pro Wrestling Sheet reports that Aries’ Impact Wrestling contracted allegedly ended at Bound For Glory.
Producer Petey Williams talked about everything surrounding the incident on the newest episode of Petey’s Wrestling Perspective Podcast that dropped on Monday. During the show, Williams revealed he was the agent for Aries vs. Impact and called everything in the production truck.
In regards to the finish of the match, Williams added: “Austin Aries’ contract is done. That’s all I’ll say. That match was his last match under contract with Impact.” Petey also claims Aries confirmed his contract status during a backstage conversation after the event where the wrestler explained he wouldn’t be at the next set of TV tapings.
For what it’s worth, Pro Wrestling Sheet spoke with multiple sources in the company following the incident who claim the no-sell moment was legit … not scripted.
Aries returned to Impact in early 2018 following his exit from WWE.
Listen to the FULL EPISODE HERE.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Matt Sydal & Ethan Page vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack – Rich Swann & Willie Mack
Eli Drake Open Challenge: Eli Drake vs. James Ellsworth – Winner: Eli Drake
Drake gets on the mic and said he want something more than that, he wanted hall of fame material! Out comes Abyss! The two end up brawling in the ring, Abyss goes out and grabs a table, sets it up in the ring, nearly puts Drake through it. Drake fights back, looks to drop down on the table through Abyss, but Abyss grabs him by the throat and chokeslams him through the table. (transcript from WrestlingINC)
Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie – Winner: Tessa Blanchard
Eddie Edwards vs. Moose – Winner: Eddie Edwards via DQ
Accompanied by three women, Moose (in a very silver jacket) heads to the ring. Edwards rolls out to the ring with a kendo stick, momentarily chasing Moose out of the ring. Edwards nails the boston knee party early on, but doesn’t go for the cover. He instead goes for his kendo stick and Killer Kross attacks from the crowd. Referee calls the match. Kross tosses Edwards in the ring and Moose continues to hammer away on him. Moos with a weak pump kick on Edwards and out comes Tommy Dream with a kendo stick. He smacks both Kross and Moose out of the ring, grabs a mic and tells the two guys they don’t know where they are. Dreamer says the crowd isn’t going stand for a finish like that and calls for the bell to be rung! (transcript from WrestlingINC)
No DQ Tornado Tag Match – Tommy Dreamer & Eddie Edwards vs. Mosse & Killer Kross – Winners: Tommy Dreamer & Eddie Edwards
Post-match, Kross chokes Edwards and Moose hits a spear. They take him out and hit double powerbomb on the edge of the apron. (transcript from WrestlingINC)
oVe Rules Match: oVe (Dave Crist, Jake Crist & Sami Callihan) vs. Pentagon Jr., Fenix & Brian Cage – Winners: oVe
Concrete Jungle Death Match: LAX (Satana, Ortiz & Konnan) vs. The OGz (Hernandez, Homicide & King) – Winners: LAX
Allie agree to make a deal with James Mitchell to be sent to Su Yung’s undead realm to find Kiera Hogan. Allie ends up going into a coffin and then bumping into Mitchell, he reminds her that if she sees her soul, it stays with him, so no touching. Allie (with an small ax) heads through a creepy building. She hears a noise and looks around, an undead bride shows up and starts choking her. Allie smacks her with the butt end of the ax and then with the ax itself. Allie bumps into another bride and jacks her up with ax to, blood splatters all over the place.
She ends up finding her soul, but ends up moving on from it. She finds a coffin where Kiera Hogan is at. From behind is Su Yung with a big ax of her own. Yung welcomes Allie and takes a swing, Allie blocks it, then dodges another couple swings. Yung finally drops Allie, chokes her, and takes the mini ax. Yung goes for a swing as Allie block it, but Yung locks in the mandible claw on her. Allie looks to be fading, Yung pulls out a knife and Allie suddenly wakes up and whacks Yung in the neck with the mini ax.
Allie wakes Hogan up and gets her out of the coffin. Hogan is out of it as Allie leads her back to the exit. They can’t get the coffin open though and Mitchell shows up. He laughs and says he promised to let Allie in, but didn’t say anything about letting her out. Yung and the brides show up again and close in, but Rosemary shows up and fights them off. “Hi, Bunny. You shouldn’t be here.” Rosemary helps them open the coffin, but Yung shows up again. Rosemary fights her off in a cosmic battle! Hogan and Allie get in the coffin and are able to make it back. Allie wants to go back, Hogan say no, but Allie yells at her and doesn’t look to be 100% alright have selling her soul.
(transcript from WrestlingINC)
Impact World Championship: (C) Austin Aries vs. Johnny Impact – Winner and new Impact World Champion: Johnny Impact
Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory pay-per-view from the Melrose Ballroom, New York City, New York – Sunday, October 14 – 8PM ET/5PM PT
Impact World Championship: (C) Austin Aries vs. Johnny Impact
Concrete Jungle Death Match: LAX (Satana, Ortiz & Konnan) vs. The OGz (Hernandez, Homicide & King)
Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Tessa Blanchard vs. Taya Valkyrie
oVe Rules Match: oVe (Dave Crist, Jake Crist & Sami Callihan) vs. Pentagon Jr., Fenix & Brian Cage
Eddie Edwards vs. Moose
Matt Sydal & Ethan Page vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack
Eli Drake Open Challenge
Allie enters Su Yung’s Undead Realm
On Saturday night October 13, at 8PM ET, Father Jim Mitchell will induct Abyss into the Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. It can be seen live on Twitch – twitch.tv/ImpactWrestling
Impact Wrestling will begin airing at 10pm ET on Pop TV later this month, according to PWInsider. The next episode will air at 8pm ET with a 10pm replay but the following week will see the time slot change on October 25. This will be a permanent time slot change, moving the company out of primetime viewing. Pop officials reportedly informed Impact of the change earlier this week.
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight on the final IMPACT before this Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view:
* Johnny Impact, Eddie Edwards & Fallah Bahh vs. Austin Aries, Moose & Killer Kross
* LAX & The OGz have one last summit before Bound For Glory
* Tessa Blanchard vs. Keyra
* Petey Williams vs. Trevor Lee vs. Jack Evans vs. Puma King
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The following is scheduled for tonight’s Impact on Pop TV:
* Eli Drake Open Challenge
* Joe Hendry vs. Murder Clown???
* Rich Swann vs. Matt Sydal
* What’s the next move for Konnan and LAX?
* Scarlett Bordeaux Smoke Show
* Su Yung vs. Kiera Hogan
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* Johnny Impact & Eddie Edwards vs. Moose & Killer Kross
* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Tessa Blanchard vs. Faby Apache
* Scarlett Bordeaux to make an announcement
* Brian Cage vs. Jake Crist
* Su Yung & Undead Maid of Honor vs. Allie & Kiera Hogan
* Desi Hit Squad vs. Impact Tag Team Champions LAX
Impact Wrestling officials recently met with WWE officials at WWE HQ in Stamford, CT. Impact was represented by Ed Nordholm and Scott D’Amore while WWE was represented by members of Triple H’s team. Vince McMahon was not there. The original report noted that the meeting was a general discussion about the two companies and a chance to get everyone in the same room, not any kind of specific negotiations. An Impact source added that the meeting had nothing to do with a potential sale of the company or its video library as neither are for sale.
The Wrestling Observer Newsletter now reports that Impact officials were pitching while WWE officials were listening to their ideas. The Observer adds that the belief is that the meeting did have to do with the WWE Network and the Impact tape library.
It was speculated that Impact could be interested in a deal that would see them make money by giving the WWE Network access to their footage or TV shows. Impact may have improved creatively as of late but it continues to struggle when it comes to mainstream star power and they continue to be a big money loser. Impact’s Pop TV deal ends later this year and pays very little if anything, and The Observer noted that the only way the promotion can make money these days is with paying TV deals. In addition to the Pop TV deal, they are making less money than before in the UK and the only real significant TV money they have is from India. The Observer also noted how Impact may not sell the tape library because so much of their footage is used on The Fight Network, which is also ran by Anthem, but there could be some sort of deal where they are able to continue using the archived footage.
WWE was in talks to purchase Impact a few years back with the idea of buying it for the tape library and then shutting it down, but they offered less money than Anthem and Billy Corgan. WWE and Anthem have been on good business terms as of late as Impact allowed WWE to use footage for projects on The Hardys and WWE Champion AJ Styles.
WWE apparently requested the recent meeting with Impact Wrestling, according to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer.
Source: WrestlingINC
Christopher “Abyss” Park will be inducted into the 2018 Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame. Park has spent the last 17 years of his career with Impact Wrestling, debuting at the first-ever TNA pay-per-view in June 2002.
He will actually be the first true Impact original to be inducted into their Hall of Fame, as the rest of the inductees first made their names elsewhere. He will also be the only person in the class to have never worked for WWE. During a 2016 episode of The Pancakes and Powerslams Show, which drops every Tuesday on the Wrestling Inc. YouTube channel, Park revealed that he turned down a WWE offer in 2006.
“There was interest from [WWE]. I was at a time in my career where my contract was coming up,” Abyss said. “But I decided to stay with TNA… It was definitely an offer there in 2006 to work with Undertaker, but again, I was such a big part of the beginning of TNA, I was such a home-grown talent, a base talent who they were building around, I decided to stay.
“I have no regrets, to be honest with you. Like I said, TNA has been my home and treated me so good, so in the end it was a pretty easy decision for me to make, and I’ve never looked back.”
The Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame ceremony will take place during Bound For Glory weekend in New York City.
Source: WrestlingINC
Below is a video package of Abyss that aired last night on Impact after the Hall of Fame announcement:
Abyss tweeted the following on his upcoming Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame induction:
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