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:
Impact Wrestling makes history as Impact broadcasts from Mexico for the first time ever!
* Faby Apache vs. Alisha Edwards
* The best friends, Joe Hendry and Grado will debut a brand new music video
* Impact World Championship: (C) Austin Aries vs. El Texano
* King has a message for Konnan
* Announcement of the newest member to be inducted into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame
* Will Rich Swann finally get his hands on Matt Sydal
Andrew Everett announced on Twitter that he was granted his release from Impact Wrestling.
https://twitter.com/_AndrewEverett/status/1041848716662112256
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Everett made his Impact Wrestling debut at Bound for Glory in 2015. Everett teamed with DJ Z to defeat Eli Drake and Scott Steiner for the Impact World Tag Team Championship this past April. They went on to lose the titles to the Latin American Exchange (Ortiz & Santana).
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PWInsider reports that Anthem Sports & Entertainment filed a motion asking the United States District Court of Tennessee for an extension so they can properly respond to a lawsuit from Jeff Jarret and Global Force Entertainment. They said Jarrett’s legal team has already agreed to the move. They’re asking the court to give them until October 15. Jarrett is suing for copyright infringement.
Source: 411Mania
Tonight on Impact:
* Lucha Brothers (Penatgon Jr. & Fenix) vs. The Cult of Lee (Trevor Lee & Caleb Konley)
* Joe Hendry & Grado have a surprise in store for Katarina
* Johnny Impact gives update on his injuries and how he is planning on getting to Austin Aries on or before Bound For Glory.
* Kongo Kong vs. Brian Cage
* Will LAX & The OGz honor the ordered ceasfire? Plus, LAX will be in action
There’s a lot of speculation on WWE signing brothers Rey Fenix and Pentagon Jr. The two currently hold the MLW Tag Team Titles and Pentagon held the Impact World Heavyweight Title earlier this year. WWE has had interest in signing both wrestlers for some time and first asked fans about their interest in the brothers during a June 2017 Fan Council survey.
The brothers are currently signed to Lucha Underground and Dave Meltzer confirmed on the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio that they are not able to sign with any other wrestling promotion right now. There may be an option to leave the deal once the current fourth season of Lucha Underground ends. There’s no word yet on when the season will end but they are airing the 14th episode this week. The third season had 40 episodes and the second season had 26 episodes.
There’s strong speculation on Fenix and Pentagon signing with WWE once the current Lucha Underground season ends but they could also sign with someone like AAA or they could stick with Lucha Underground.
Pentagon, who is the current PCW Ultra Champion, addressed the rumors at a PCW Ultra event this past weekend. After successfully defending his title, he spoke to the crowd and said: “Respect that I am the PCW Champion and no one is going to take that from me. Thank you very much! And before I forget. I am not going anywhere. Penta will be in PCW for many, more years.”
MLW posted the following teaser on Fenix and Pentagon this past week, and that fueled the rumors on them signing for the WWE NXT brand:
https://twitter.com/MLW/status/1037816334342676481
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight on Impact:
* Moose reveals why he turned on Eddie Edwards and aligned himself with Austin Aries and Killer Kross
* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Tessa Blanchard vs. Su Yung
* Rich Swann vs. Petey Williams
* oVe & Sami Callihan vs. Ace Austin, Zach Wentz & Trey Miguel
* Who called Konnan and King? Where did they go?
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