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Impact Wrestling Preview 10/5/2023

The road to Bound For Glory heats up on an all-new IMPACT! tonight at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Tasha Steelz (with Deonna Purrazzo) vs. Impact Wrestling Knockouts Tag Champion Killer Kelly (with Masha Slamovich)
  • Country Whipping Match: ABC vs. John Skyler and Jai Vidal
  • Jake Something & Dirty Dango (with Alpha Bravo) & Champagne Singh & Eric Young & Jordynne Grace vs. Brian Myers & Mahabali Shera & KiLynn King & Jody Threat & Bully Ray
  • Moose (with Brian Myers) vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
  • Kon (with Deaner) vs. Josh Alexander

News On Direction and Morale In Impact Wrestling

Pwinsider reports there’s been a strong positive feeling among those in Impact Wrestling management of late. 

The reason for that is due to the ratings that their weekly television show has been doing on AXS TV. They feel they’re going in the right direction, and the ratings show that it’s a sign the creative and talents are clicking.  

The report added, “Obviously, the promotion is never going to hit WWE and AEW level numbers since they are on a smaller platform, but the feeling has been that business is heading in the right direction, slowly and surely.  We are told that the Impact replay numbers on AXS have also shown some growth”

Impact Wrestling Preview 9/28/2023

The road to Bound For Glory rages on from Graceland Live in Memphis, TN. Don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Rhino vs. Jack Price
  • Non-Title Match: Knockouts Champion Trinity vs. Gisele Shaw (w/Jai Vidal & Savannah Evans)
  • Impact X-Division Title Match: Chris Sabin (c) vs. Alan Angels
  • Memphis Street Fight: Kenny King & Sheldon Jean vs. Heath & Tommy Dreamer
  • Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey
  • During the Feast or Fired briefcase reveal, we learned that Yuya Uemura was in possession of the dreaded pink slip. This means that his dreams of becoming “champions” alongside Joe Hendry will not be coming true and unfortunately, Uemura will be forced to leave IMPACT Wrestling. This Thursday, we part ways with Yuya Uemura during a special Goodbye Ceremony.

Mysterious Group Attacks Jay White On AEW Dynamite

Following a contract signing segment between Swerve Strickland and Hangman Page that main evented this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, the cameras panned backstage where Jay White was being assaulted by a man wearing MJF’s devil mask.

The show closed with several people attacking White in the backstage area before the cameras faded to black. The segment saw White being thrown onto a production cart, and then the masked man grabbed the camera to end the show.

As of this writing, there is no word on who the attacker is.

https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1707214565023346792

The devil mask was reminiscent of MJF’s own; the AEW World Champion calls himself “The Devil,” and he has worn the mask several times. He introduced it at AEW All Out 2022, where a group of masked individuals helped him win the Casino Ladder Match. This faction was later revealed to be The Firm. The group included Stokely Hathaway, Lee Moriarty, Colten Gunn, Austin Gunn, Ethan Page, and W. Morrissey.

No members of the group on Wednesday were identified. However, it’s easy to connect MJF to the attack. He and White got into a heated exchange earlier in the show. White set his sights on the world title, criticized MJF, and make it clear that he intends to dethrone the champion.

It’s worth noting that Edge’s WWE contract expires at the end of September. The AEW WrestleDream pay-per-view event takes place the following day on October 1st.

Source: eWn and WrestleZone

Adam Cole To Undergo Surgery

Adam Cole has revealed that he suffered a broken ankle on last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite: Grand Slam.

On Wednesday night’s edition of Dynamite, Cole revealed that he broke his ankle in three different places on last week’s show. This led to him tearing multiple ligaments, which is going to result in surgery.

Due to the surgery, Adam Cole will be unable to compete at AEW WrestleDream. So the ROH World Tag Team Championship match will now see MJF defending the titles against The Righteous in a handicap match.

AEW Dynamite Preview 9/27/2023

AEW Dynamite will air live tonight on TBS from the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

  • Fatal-Four-Way: Orange Cassidy vs. Matt Jackson vs. Penta El Zero Meido vs. Austin Gunn
  • Julia Hart vs Willow Nightingale
  • Jim Ross sit-down interview with Christian Cage and Darby Allin
  • Contract Signing: Hangman Page and Swerve Strickland
  • We’ll hear from Adam Cole and MJF, Cole’s status for WrestleDream to be addressed

Malakai Black Reveals He Is Dealing With A Slight Calf Tear & Knee Hyperextension

Malakai Black addressed fans’ concerns about his rumored injury, which was speculated to be the reason for his absence from singles matches in AEW in recent months.

Black’s last match was when House of Black lost the Trios Titles to The Acclaimed and Billy Gunn at All In. In a video on his Instagram story, Black confirmed that he does not have a back injury, but he is currently managing a minor calf tear and knee hyperextension.

“Something that I want to quickly address. I understand this is done from a perspective of caring, and I appreciate the fact that people care and that it comes from a good place. About a year ago, I made a video about rehabbing a back injury that I have. The video shows the process and strengthening my back. After the video was posted, people started bringing up this idea, ‘Oh, he has a bad back, therefore, ABC,’ which is not the case at all. For some reason, that has found its way back and the narrative is ‘he has not had singles matches because he has a bad back and nearly retired.’ That’s not true. Why I’m not having singles matches? I don’t know. I think it’s because they want House of Black to do six-mans. I was not in six-mans to hide a non-existing injury. Rest assured, I do not have a bad back and the reason I am home right now is because, well, due to a minor injury. I had a slight calf tear and a hyperextension in my knee, which is almost nursed back and almost ready to go back on the road. I appreciate the concern, but the reality is, I’m fine, and you will see me sooner rather than later,” he stated.

https://twitter.com/wrestlingsdeity/status/1706916845435888084

Source: eWn

PCO Reportedly Gives Notice To Impact To Leave

PCO is reportedly leaving IMPACT Wrestling.

Pat Laprade of TVASports in Montreal said he spoke with sources very close to the situation and can confirm that PCO has given his notice to IMPACT Wrestling. PCO’s contact is said to be up on October 30.

PCO (Pierre Carl Ouellet) has been with IMPACT Wrestling since January 2022.

https://twitter.com/PatLaprade/status/1705677720040960080

Source: WrestleView

Sami Callihan Is Reportedly Leaving Impact Wrestling

Sami Callihan’s contract with Impact Wrestling will be expiring in one week.

PWInsider is reporting that Callihan is expected to be leaving the company. Multiple sources have confirmed that Callihan will be exiting the promotion when his contract expires on September 30th. It is said that Saturday night’s Impact Wrestling TV tapings in Memphis, TN marked the end of Callihan’s current run with the company. The departure is said to be amicable.

Callihan will become a free agent on October 1st, and there is said to be interest in him from several companies. Some of those companies are interested in his on-screen talents while others are interested in having him work as a producer/agent.

AEW Collision Preview 9/23/2023

Tonight’s AEW Collision Live on TNT from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

  • Texas Death Match: Ricky Starks vs. Bryan Danielson
  • AEW Tag Team Championship: FTR (Dax Harwood & Cash Wheeler) (c) vs. The WorkHorsemen (JD Drake & Anthony Henry)
  • Jay White vs. Andrade El Idolo
  • TNT Championship: Luchasaurus (c) vs. Darby Allin vs. Christian Cage
  • Rob Van Dam & HOOK vs. Angelo Parker & Matt Menard
  • Willow Nightingale vs. Julia Hart