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Impact Wrestling ‘Hard To Kill’ Results 1/12/20

(Dark Match) The Rascalz vs. Reno Scum vs. Mahabali Shera and Rohit Raju vs. TJP and Daga –

Winners: Mahabali Shera and Rohit Raju

 

(Dark Match) Joey Ryan vs. Johnny Swinger –

Winner: Joey Ryan

 

Madman Fulton w/Jake and Dave Crist vs. Ken Shamrock –

Winner: Ken Shamrock via Submission

 

Impact X-Division Championship: Ace Austin (c) vs. Trey –

Winner: Ace Austin via Pinfall

– Post-match, Trey’s mom checks on him. Austin goes over and say some stuff to his mom. Trey immediately runs out and takes out Austin. Referees and other wrestlers run out to break things up.

 

Impact Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) w/John E Bravo vs. Jordynne Grace vs. ODB –

Winner: Taya Valkyrie via Pinfall

 

Rob Van Dam w/Katie Forbes vs. Brian Cage –

As Cage slapped hands with the fans at ringside, a woman grabbed his arm, allowing RVD to take him down. It was RVD’s other girlfriend. RVD goes to work on Cage’s arm, but Cage finally gets in some offense with a couple kicks to the head. RVD drops Cage with a chair, Cage’s mouth looks to be busted open after that one. Forbes now comes into the ring and holds the chair in front of Cage’s face. RVD heads to the top rope and hits the van terminator into Cage’s face. Cage looks to be out of it now. Daga runs down to the ring and doesn’t want RVD to keep attacking. Cage is taken to the back now? No announcement is made. Not one-percent sure the match ever even got started, very strange.

Winner: Rob Van Dam via Referee Stoppage

– RVD ends up attacking Daga, and the bells rings! So, looks like we have another match going with RVD.

 

Rob Van Dam vs. Daga –

Winner: Rob Van Dam via Pinfall

 

Michael Elgin vs. Eddie Edwards
Edwards’ Call Your Shot trophy is on the line.

Winner: Eddie Edwards via Pinfall

 

No DQ Match: Moose vs. Rhino –

Winner: Moose via Pinfall

 

– Rich Swann hurt his ankle on Friday and isn’t cleared for tonight’s match. The doctor won’t even let Swann go to ringside, so Mack is going after the titles himself.

Impact World Tag Team championship: The North (c) vs. Willie Mack –

Winners: The North via Pinfall

 

Impact World Championship: Sami Callihan (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard –

Winner: Tessa Blanchard via Pinfall to win the Impact World Championship

Impact Wrestling ‘Hard To Kill’ 1/12/20

January 12, 2020 at 8:00 PM ET – The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas – Available on FITE, Traditional PPV

Impact World Championship: Sami Callihan (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard

Impact Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Jordynne Grace vs. ODB

Impact X-Division Championship: Ace Austin (c) vs. Trey

Impact World Tag Team championship: The North (c) vs. Willie Mack and Rich Swann

Michael Elgin vs. Eddie Edwards
Edwards’ Call Your Shot trophy is on the line.

Rob Van Dam vs. Brian Cage

Moose vs. Rhino

Madman Fulton vs. Ken Shamrock

AEW Dynamite Tops WWE NXT In Viewership, NXT Fails To Crack Top 50

Week 14 of the Wednesday Night War saw AEW Dynamite top WWE NXT once again.

Wednesday’s Anniversary Edition of Dynamite on TNT drew 947,000 viewers, topping the 721,000 viewers garnered by NXT on the USA Network by 31%, according to Showbuzz Daily.

AEW ranked #6 in the Cable Top 150, while NXT ranked #55. AEW ranked #36 in viewership, while NXT ranked #45 in viewership.

Last week’s Dynamite episode drew 967,000 viewers and ranked #13 in the Cable Top 150, and #40 in viewership, so it was only down 2% against a live episode of NXT. Last week’s taped special edition of NXT drew 548,000 viewers and ranked #66 in the Cable Top 150, and #48 in viewership.

AEW drew a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic, beating the 0.19 that NXT drew in the same demo by 89% this week. Last week’s AEW show also drew a 0.36 rating while the NXT episode drew a 0.15 in that demographic.

This week’s NXT episode was the first regular live show of 2020, headlined by the beginning of the 2020 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and a Fatal 4 Way main event to crown the new #1 contender to NXT North American Champion Roderick Strong, won by Keith Lee. The Dynamite episode was the big Anniversary Edition.

Real Housewives of New Jersey on Bravo topped the night in the 18-49 demographic on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.45 rating, beating both NBA games on ESPN. Hannity topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.196 million viewers, ranking #10 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Jeopardy special on ABC topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 demographic with a 24 rating, and in viewership with 14.872 million viewers.

Below is 2020 NXT Viewership Tracker:

January 1 Episode: 548,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 8 Episode: 721,000 viewers with a 0.19 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 15 Episode:

2019 Total: 10.209 million viewers over 13 episodes
2019 Average: 785,307 viewers per episode

Below is 2020 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

January 1 Episode: 967,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 8 Episode: 947,000 viewers with a 0.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic
January 15 Episode:

2019 Total: 10.840 million viewers over 12 episodes
2019 Average: 903,333 viewers per episode

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Dynamite “Tribute To Legends Of Memphis Wrestling” Preview 1/8/20

Tonight’s Anniversary Edition of AEW Dynamite will air live from Southaven, MS (the Greater Memphis area).

* Tribute to Legends of Memphis Wrestling

* Riho (c) vs. Kris Statlander (AEW Women’s World Championship)

* Sammy Guevara vs. Christopher Daniels

* Cody and Dustin Rhodes vs. Lucha Bros.

* Private Party vs. Hangman Page and Kenny Omega

* The Best Friends & Orange Cassidy vs. Jurassic Express

* Jon Moxley to give his answer about joining the Inner Circle

https://twitter.com/AEWrestling/status/1213501823027417089

Jerry Lawler Talks AEW’s Tribute To Memphis Wrestling

Memphis is getting lots of love from pro wrestling to kick off 2020 as SmackDown took place from there last week and AEW is visiting the city this week. During WWE’s trip to Memphis, they also recorded 205 Live where Ariya Daivari offered a tribute (or a shot) to The King of Memphis Wrestling, Jerry Lawler, by staging a fist drop from the second rope.

Lawler was asked about the spot when he joined Cerrito Live.

“Well, he took a little too long up there. I watched it and I never would give my opponent that much time to recover while he was lying there waiting for me to drop a fist on him,” said Lawler. “He took a little too long as a matter of fact he acted like he was wearing two straps. He was dropping two straps. Then by the time he finally dropped down on his opponent, the guy raised his feet up right in his face and it didn’t work out too well for him.”

The removing of the strap and second-rope fist drop didn’t work out in terms of functionality, but Lawler was still honored by the acknowledgement.

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery,” stated Lawler.

He was then asked about tonight’s AEW’s show which is being billed as a tribute to the legends of Memphis Wrestling. Lawler won’t be on hand due to his WWE ties, but many greats will be there including “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant and The Rock ‘N’ Roll Express.

“I have talked to some guys and I think they’re gonna have quite a few guys who were well known in Memphis,” Lawler said before rattling off the names of Memphis wrestlers who he knows will be on hand. “Dave Brown will be there. I talked to Dave and we have lunch every Thursday. Yeah, he’s gonna be there.”

While this will be a trip down nostalgia lane, Lawler thinks there is a more pertinent reason for AEW to bring out the Memphis legends.

“They’re looking to sell some tickets and pop the crowd,” stated Lawler. “I think a tribute to Memphis Wrestling is actually the last thing on their minds. They’re looking to sell some tickets and pop the crowd.”

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Preview 1/7/20

Tonight on Impact at 8/7c on AXS TV and Twitch

* Moose and RVD vs. Brian Cage and Rhino

* Havok w/James Mitchell vs. Rosemary

* Taya Valkyrie, Madison Rayne and Kiera Hogan vs. Tenille Dashwood, ODB and Jordynne Grace

* Feature in-depth look at this Sunday’s Hard To Kill pay-per-view. In the historic main event, Tessa Blanchard looks to become the first woman to hold the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship when she challenges her ultimate rival Sami Callihan.

AEW Dark Preview 1/7/20

The following matches were taped for tonight’s AEW Dark episode on YouTube:

* SCU vs. Kip Sabian and TH2 (Jack Evans and Angelico)
* Shawn Spears and Preston Vance vs. Austin and Billy Gunn
* Awesome Kong vs. Skyler Moore

AEW Reveals List Of Memphis Legends Being Honored On Dynamite

Ahead of this week’s episode (1/8/20) of Dynamite in Southaven, MS (the Greater Memphis area), AEW has revealed a list of some of the legends they plan to pay tribute to.

New Impact World Title Belt Revealed (Photos)

Impact Wrestling has a new World Title belt to kick off 2020.

Impact World Champion Sami Callihan took to Twitter this week and revealed an up-close look at the design with black, red and gold on the front.

“#HappyNewYears,” Sami wrote. “@IMPACTWRESTLING loves me so much… they got me a NEW f–king belt. Black & Red like my heart. #TheDRAW”

It looks like the red has replaced the previous blue shading to represent the new Impact TV home, AXS.

Sami began his first Impact World Title reign during the AXS TV debut episode on October 29, 2019, which was taped on October 25. He defeated Brian Cage, who had won the title from Johnny Impact back at Rebellion on April 28. Sami’s title win was named the “Best Moment” in the 2019 Impact Year-End Awards.

You can see Sami’s full tweet with photos below:

https://twitter.com/TheSamiCallihan/status/1212221114547671041

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Tribute To Legends Of Memphis Wrestling Announced For Next Week’s AEW Dynamite Anniversary Edition

The Anniversary Edition of AEW Dynamite next week (1/8/20) will take place in Southaven, MS (the Greater Memphis area).

During tonight’s Dynamite, it was announced that Memphis wrestling legends will be honored on next Wednesday’s episode of the show. It was noted that some legends will be appearing in person, though further details weren’t revealed.

AEW is billing next week’s Dynamite as the anniversary edition of the show, with it taking place on the one-year anniversary of the company’s Double or Nothing rally.

Cody & Dustin Rhodes vs. The Lucha Bros (Pentagon Jr. & Fenix), Riho vs. Kris Statlander for the AEW Women’s Championship, Kenny Omega & Hangman Page vs. Private Party (Marq Quen & Isiah Kassidy), and Sammy Guevara vs. Christopher Daniels are set for next week’s Dynamite. Jon Moxley will also reveal whether or not he’s accepting Chris Jericho’s offer to join the Inner Circle.