Fallout From Lockdown.
Matt Hardy will give an update on Jeff Hardy’s condition.
Bobby Roode VS Austin Aries
Rockstar Spud, Jeremy Borash & Mandrews VS EC3 & Tyrus
Bram VS Crazzy Steve
Madison Rayne VS Awesome Kong
MVP & Samoa Joe VS Kurt Angle & Lashley
Discovery Communications issued the following press release praising viewership for TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America during the month of January.
DESTINATION AMERICA SCORES BIG WITH FIRST MONTH OF PREMIERES FOR IMPACT WRESTLING
More than four million viewers tune in during first four weeks of premieres
(Silver Spring, MD) – Destination America recorded its best January ever in Prime HH delivery with premieres of Impact Wrestling. The all-new season kicked off on Wednesday, January 7th, with Impact Wrestling LIVE, ranking as Destination America’s best Wednesday evening in network history delivery of M25-54. The show also ranked as the 6th most social television program for the evening with #Destination IMPACT reaching a collective 73M impressions on Twitter.
Premieres of Impact Wrestling settled into their regular Destination America timeslot on Friday, January 16th. For the month of January, Impact Wrestling ranked as the #9 series in ad-supported cable for delivery of M25-54 on Friday nights. On Friday, January 23rd, the network garnered its highest rated and most watched Friday evening in network history for delivery of P25-54 and M25-54, ranking as the #3 sports telecast in cable (behind only NBA Basketball and the X Games on ESPN) and out-delivering networks including A&E, NGC, ESPN2, TNT and FXX among M25-54.
Throughout January, Impact Wrestling posted record-breaking numbers, delivering an average of 276K viewers among P25-54.
Continuing to build momentum, Destination America’s Impact Wrestling recorded its best premiere to date on Friday, February 6th, delivering an average of 345K P25-54, while earning a 0.85 rating among M25-54. Since premiering on the network in January 2015, 4.2M viewers have watched Impact Wrestling on Destination America.
All matches take place inside the 6 Sides of Steel.
Lethal Lockdown: Team BDC (MVP, Samoa Joe, Low Ki & Kenny King) VS Team Angle (Kurt Angle, Gunner, Austin Aries & ?????
Bobby Roode VS Eric Young
TNA Tag Team Championship: The Hardy’s VS (C) The Revolution (James Storm & Abyss)
Awesome Kong VS HAVOK
Handicap Match: Tyrus w/EC3 VS Rockstar Spud & Mark Andrews
Monsters Ball Match: Jeff Hardy VS Abyss
Knockouts Championship 3-Way Match: (C) Taryn Terrell VS Gail Kin VS Madison Rayne
Lashley will defend his TNA World Heavyweight Title
Impact Top 5:
(C) Lashley
(1) Bobby Roode
(2) MVP
(3) Austin Aries
(4) Low Ki
(5) EC3
Earlier today I posted a huge spoiler of the hardcore country knockout making her return at Impacts tapings in Glasgow Scotland this evening. However that wasn’t the only treat the UK fans got tonight.
I usually hate posting spoilers but this one is too good NOT to share.
Hometown hero and Scotland Native Drew McIntyre aka Drew Galloway made his IMPACT debut. Drew came out to prevent a beat down on fellow native Grado (from British bootcamp) given by MVP and his crew.
This episode of impact will air February 20th. Drew is a former WWE superstar and IC champ but truthfully Drew never got the proper treatment he so richly deserves. It’ll be interesting to see what IMPACT does for him. There’s not a doubt in my mind that in IMPACT he’ll be able to showcase his true talent and one day become a world champion.
So guys are you excited that “the chosen one” is now a member of the IMPACT roster? Let us know in the comments.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
It is being reported that Mickie James made a surprise return at today’s impact wrestling event in Glasgow UK.
Mickie James and Impact wrestler Magnus welcomed a healthy baby boy named Donovan Patrick Aldis into their world in September of last year. Lots of fans were unsure if they’d ever see her wrestle again.
Looks like she’s ready to return though and one has to ask what kind of IMPACT will her presence have in the knockouts division? Only time will tell.
Are you excited for Mickie’s return? Let us know in the comments.
-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)
Source: http://www.impactwrestling.com/news/item/6334-Breaking-News-Mickie-James-Returns-to-TNA-in-Glasgow
On last week’s TNA Impact Wrestling, Velvet Sky received a Feast or Fired briefcase from Robbie E. Velvet was fired after the briefcase’s were revealed.Velvet is really gone from TNA as her contract was expiring.
Velvet tweeted:
Return of Feast or Fired.
Jeremy Borash w/Spud VS EC3 w/Tyrus
Fallout from BDC (Beat Down Clan) hijacking of Lashley’s TNA World Heavyweight Title belt.
Havok VS Gail Kim
Khoya VS Tigre Uno
In a interview with Ring Rust Radio, Donald Wood asked Abyss for his side of the story that Tommy Dreamer in interview with Steve Austin claiming that WWE wanted to sign Abyss to fight The Undertaker at WrestleMania 19, but instead signed with TNA and asked Abyss loking back if he would make the same decision again. Abyss said:
“I absolutely 1,000 percent would make the same decision again. I absolutely have no regrets whatsoever. Being a part of TNA since the beginning is something that I am extremely proud of. I’m not saying other places aren’t great places to go work, but for me the decision to stay on that occasion and several others is that I love TNA. I am TNA through and through and I always will be. I did have opportunities to go other places and I am proud that I was afforded that opportunity. The reason I stayed was for loyalty and no other reason. Not stage fright as Tommy joked in that interview, it had completely to do with the fact that I love TNA through and through. The company has treated me fantastic over the decade plus years I have been there. From Dixie to everyone there I am really happy there. I wanted to stay there and help build the company, be a part of something that I was with since the ground up. There is nowhere else in the world I would go and say that. That was the reason that I stayed and I have zero regrets. If I was asked to do it over again a 100 times I would do it 100 times.”
You can see Abyss’ full interview with Ring Rust Radio here at this link.
Source: Ring Rust Radio
Last week Eric Young shocked the world when he turned on his so-called best friend Bobby Roode and cost him the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Lashley. Below is a IMPACTWrestling.com exclusive video of Roode issuing a challenge to EY.
No DQ Match: Bobby Roode VS Eric Young:
Also last week MVP and Kenny King joined forces with Samoa Joe and Low Ki to help Lashley regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Why did they join forces and what is their mission?
TNA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders Match: The Hardy’s VS The Wolves:
X-Division Championship: (C) Austin Aries VS Low Ki
Brooke & Taryn Terrell VS The Beautiful People
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