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Kylie Rae Makes Impact Wrestling Debut At Bound For Glory

After requesting her release from All Elite Wrestling over the summer, Kylie Rae just debuted in Impact Wrestling at Bound for Glory.

Kylie was a surprise entrant in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet featuring a mix of men and women, both regular performers and guests, for a chance to earn a title opportunity. Joey Ryan and Swoggle were also surprise competitors in the match.

Eddie Edwards ended up winning the Call Your Shot Gauntlet.

As you may recall, Rae was part of a four-way match at Double or Nothing in Las Vegas and was seemingly pegged to be one of the stars of AEW’s women’s division. Shortly after, however, she deactivated her social media accounts and pulled out of a few bookings.

AEW President Tony Khan later announced Kylie had been granted her release during a media scrum after Double or Nothing. The reason for her request has not been made public.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Joey Ryan Signs With Impact Wrestling, Returned At Bound For Glory

Joey Ryan has signed a multi-year contract with Impact Wrestling, according to SoCal Uncensored. Ryan confirmed the news on Twitter shortly after.

“It made the most sense. @IMPACTWRESTLING has been the most consistent wrestling program on TV for the past 2 years, I get to keep all of my indie dates and best of all, they let me be me.”

At last night’s Impact Wrestling Bound for Glory PPV, Ryan made a surprise appearance in the 20-Person Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match, which you can see in the video below.

Ryan previously worked for Impact Wrestling from 2012 to 2013.

https://twitter.com/JoeyRyanOnline/status/1186088298453913601

Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory 10/20/19

Impact Wrestling’s biggest event of the year is coming to Chicago’s Odeum Expo Center on Sunday, October 20 at 8 pm ET.

Impact World Championship: Brian Cage (c) vs. Sami Callihan

Impact Knockouts Championship: Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. Tenille Dashwood

Impact X-Division Championship – Ladder Match: Jake Crist (c) vs. Tessa Blanchard vs. Daga vs. Ace Austin vs. TBA

Impact World Tag Team Championship: The North (c) vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack vs. Rhino & Rob Van Dam

Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match: Winner chooses any championship match.

Ken Shamrock vs. Moose

Michael Elgin vs. Naomichi Marufuji

The Rascalz (Trey, Wentz & Dezmond Xavier) vs. Dr. Wagner Jr., Aerostar & Taurus

 

Plus Impact Wrestling presents Prelude to Glory on Friday night and All Glory on Saturday night.

Before the biggest pay-per-view event of the year – Bound for Glory – happens on October 20 in Chicago, Illinois, IMPACT Wrestling’s loaded lineup will be in South Bend, Indiana for Prelude to Glory on IMPACT Plus

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IMPACT Wrestling is teaming up with Warrior Wrestling and Zelo Pro Wrestling to bring fans a night they’re never going to forget. On the eve of Bound for Glory, IMPACT Wrestling is hosting All Glory – an event that allows fans to engage and interact with IMPACT Wrestling’s loaded roster, watch Chicago’s top local talent compete LIVE, plus more events that will be announced in the weeks leading up to this jam-packed weekend. All Glory gives you the chance to get up close and personal with IMPACT Wrestling’s stars and Knockouts in an intimate, fun, and unforgettable setting you’ll only be able to experience on Saturday, October 19 at 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park. Make sure you’re at IMPACT Wrestling’s ultimate fan-driven experience… All Glory.

Impact Wrestling Preview 10/18/19

Tonight’s episode of Impact at 10p.m. ET on PursuitChannel & Twitch.

* X-Division Championship Ladder Match Qualifying Match: Rohit Raju vs. Sabu

* Jake Crist vs. Chris Bey

* Michael Elgin vs. Fallah Bahh

* Josh Alexander vs. Rhino vs. Rich Swann

AEW Dynamite Tops WWE NXT In Viewership As Both Shows Viewership Drops

AEW Dynamite has topped WWE NXT in viewership for the third week in a row, but viewership for both has continued to drop since their TV debuts.

Wednesday’s Dynamite episode on TNT drew 1.014 million viewers while NXT drew 712,000 viewers on the USA Network, according to Showbuzz Daily. AEW topped NXT in total viewership by 42.4%.

AEW ranked #5 in the Cable Top 150, while NXT ranked #30. AEW ranked #25 in viewership, for the second week in a row, while NXT ranked #35 in viewership.

Last week’s Dynamite episode drew 1.018 million viewers and ranked #8 in the Cable Top 150, and #25 in viewership, so it dropped 0.4%, not including the airing on truTV last week. Last week’s NXT episode drew 790,000 viewers and ranked #27 in the Cable Top 150, and #33 in viewership, so it dropped 10%.

AEW drew a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic, topping the 0.20 that NXT drew in the same demo by 120%. Last week’s AEW episode drew a 0.46 in that demographic while NXT drew a 0.22.

Last week’s Dynamite episode aired on truTV due to MLB coverage getting in the way of the regular schedule, and the show drew an additional 122,000 on trueTV. Dynamite did not air on truTV this week, just the regular timeslot on TNT.

Basketball Wives topped the night in the 18-49 demographic at #1 with a 0.54 rating, but just 1.208 million viewers. Tucker Carlson Tonight topped the night on cable in viewership with 4.068 million viewers, but ranking #11 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Chicago Med on NBC at 9pm topped the night in viewership on network TV with 8.934 million viewers. The Masked Singer on FOX at 8pm topped the night on network TV in the 18-49 demographic with a 2.2 rating.

To compare, Monday’s WWE Draft edition of RAW on the USA Network drew an average of 2.287 million viewers, down from last week’s 2.334 million viewers for the post-Hell In a Cell episode, and ranked #13 for the night in viewership on cable and #6 in the Cable Top 150 with a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Tuesday’s WWE Backstage preview episode that aired on FS1 at 8:13pm drew 597,000 viewers and ranked #25 on the Cable Top 150 with a 0.20 cable rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Below is 2019 NXT Viewership Tracker:

September 18 Episode: 1.179 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
September 25 Episode: 1.006 million viewers (one hour on the USA Network)
October 2 Episode: 891,000 viewers (season premiere, both hours on the USA Network)
October 9 Episode: 790,000 viewers
October 16 Episode: 712,000 viewers

Below is 2019 AEW Dynamite Viewership Tracker:

October 2 Episode: 1.409 million viewers (premiere episode)
October 9 Episode: 1.018 million viewers (on TNT, 122k on truTV)
October 16 Episode: 1.014 million viewers

Source: Wrestling Inc.

Impact Wrestling Signs Katie Forbes

Impact Wrestling has signed Katie Forbes to a deal.

Women’s Pro Wrestling Weekly sent word that the indie wrestler, actress and model revealed on their show that she has inked a deal with Impact.

“Yeah, so they let me be me, and I can embrace it. So, you all will see a lot more of that because starting today, I’ve just signed with Impact,” Forbes revealed on the show, which you can see below or download via iTunes at this link.

Forbes’ boyfriend Rob Van Dam is currently working with Impact as well.

Forbes has worked for several promotions, including ROH and WOW Women of Wrestling. She worked a WWE tryout in 2015 and has also worked as an enhancement talent.

After appearing earlier in the year, Forbes made her official Impact singles debut on last Friday’s show. She faced Jordynne Grace, as seen in the video below. Also below are a few more shots of Forbes, including her and RVD backstage at WWE RAW earlier in the summer:

Source: Wrestling Inc.

AEW Star Luchasaurus Injured

Luchasaurus did not compete on last night’s AEW Dynamite episode due to a hamstring injury.

Luchasaurus was scheduled to team with Jungleboy to face Rey Fenix and Pentagon in a first round match in the AEW Tag Team Titles tournament. Due to the injury, Jungleboy will now be teaming with Marko Stunt.

AEW officials reportedly decided to pull Luchasaurus from the match this afternoon, so he did not risk further injury.

There’s no word yet on when Luchasaurus will be back in action.

Brandi Rhodes To Host Official AEW Podcast Launching By End Of 2019

WarnerMedia has confirmed an official All Elite Wrestling podcast hosted by Brandi Rhodes is currently in the works.

The media company made a slew of podcast related announcements today at an upfront for advertisers and one of the things mentioned was an official AEW podcast.

According to WarnerMedia, the podcast is currently in development with the wrestling promotion’s Chief Brand Officer as host and targeted to launch by the end of the year.

No additional information on the podcast has been made available at this time.

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

AEW Dynamite Preview 10/16/19

Tonight’s AEW Dynamite will air live from the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Below is the current card:

* Chris Jericho (c) vs. Darby Allin (Philadelphia Street Fight for the AEW World Championship)

* Riho (c) vs. Britt Baker (AEW Women’s World Championship)

* AEW World Tag Team Titles Tournament First Round Match: SoCal Uncensored vs. Best Friends

* AEW World Tag Team Titles Tournament First Round Match: Lucha Bros vs. Jurassic Express

* “Hangman” Adam Page and Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley and PAC

AEW Dark Preview 10/15/19

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

* The Dark Order vs. Cima and SoCal Uncensored vs. Angelico and Jack Evans

* Peter Avalon vs. Sonny Kiss vs. Kip Sabian

* Unsanctioned Lights Out Match: Kenny Omega vs. Joey Janela