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Traci Brooks To Be Inducted Into Impact Wrestling Hall Of Fame 

One of the most memorable Knockouts in IMPACT Wrestling history, Traci Brooks will be inducted into the Impact Wrestling Hall Of Fame at Bound for Glory weekend.

During the 1000th episode of IMPACT Wrestling, the 48-year-old star and her husband Frankie Kazarian teamed up to wrestle the duo of Eddie and Alisha Edwards. The two teams fought with everything they had. In the end, Kazarian and his wife managed to pick up the win.

Following the match, Frankie Kazarian took the microphone to make a special announcement. He revealed that on October 21st in Chicago at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view, the original Knockouts will be inducted into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Traci Brooks took to Twitter to share her excitement. She was beyond honored to join the elite list of wrestlers as part of the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame. Brooks also confirmed that her match last night was her final bout in her professional wrestling career.

Brooks also mentioned that it was an honor to have her final match teaming up with her husband. She’s also looking forward to being inducted into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame at the Bound for Glory pay-per-view in the presence of her son.

“This little farm girl from St. Mary’s, Ontario Canada just wanted to wrestle. I never dreamed of one day being in @IMPACTWRESTLING Hall Of Fame beside the amazing Don West & Mike Tenay. My last match with my wonderful husband by my side & my son in the ring for my HOF announcement,” Traci Brooks tweeted.

Don West and Mike Tenay will also be inducted as part of the 2023 Impact Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2023 at Bound For Glory.

Impact Wrestling 1000th Episode Preview 9/14/2023

Tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV is all-new as it celebrates the 1000 episodes of the weekly show. Here are the matches that have been announced for the show:

  • X-Division Championship: Lio Rush (c) vs. Chris Sabin.
  • Frankie Kazarian & Traci Brooks vs. Alisha & Eddie Edwards
  • Team 3D in action for the first time in 7 years, the former 2-time IMPACT World Tag Team Champions and world-renowned duo of Bully Ray and Devon are set to compete in tag team action – but who will their opponents be? One thing is for certain, someone is going through a table on this historic night!
  • Feast of Fired Match featuring Moose, Heath, Maclin, Laredo Kid, Johnny Swinger, Crazzy Steve, Joe Hendry, Yuya Uemura, Jonathan Gresham, Black Taurus, PCO, Sami Callihan, John Skyler, Chris Bey, KUSHIDA, Brian Myers, Kevin Knight, Bhupinder Gujjar, Jai Vidal, John E. Bravo and more.
  • 10-Women Knockouts Tag Team Match: Deonna Purrazzo, Savannah Evans, Gisele Shaw and Angelina Love w/Velvet Sky and a mystery partner vs. Impact Knockouts Champion Trinity, Jordynne Grace, Gail Kim, Awesome Kong w/Raisha Saeed, aka Cheerleader Melissa. and a mystery partner

Jade Cargill Reportedly Leaving AEW – Believed To Be Heading To WWE

Jade Cargill’s tenure with AEW is seemingly coming to an end, and the former TBS Champion could soon be calling herself a WWE Superstar.

Fightful is reporting that Cargill is believed to be “finishing up” with AEW, according to sources within the promotion.

Sources in both AEW & WWE believe that she will be heading to WWE when the time is right.

There is no word yet of an official offer being made by WWE and that as always, things can change in the world of professional wrestling.

It is currently unclear how long is left on Cargill’s current contract with All Elite Wrestling.

The report indicates that Cargill’s last AEW match may have already been taped, as she took on Kris Statlander Wednesday night in a TBS Championship match that will be broadcast on “AEW Rampage” on Friday.

Counting this week’s “Rampage,” Cargill has wrestled a total of 64 matches over the course of her two-and-a-half year career, all of them in AEW. If Fightful’s reporting proves accurate, she would be the second major AEW wrestler to leave Tony Khan’s “challenger brand” for the established pastures of Vince McMahon (and now Ari Emanuel), and the first homegrown AEW star to do so. AEW’s first major defection came in 2022, when Cody Rhodes returned to WWE at WrestleMania 38.

Backstage Update On The All In 2023 Attendance – Did AEW Inflate The #’s?

Did All Elite Wrestling inflate their attendance numbers for the All In 2023 pay-per-view event, which took place on August 27th from Wembley Stadium?

Brandon Thurston of WrestleNomics recently reported on a public records request about the attendance for AEW All In 2023. Earlier today, the Freedom of Information office for the Brent Civic Centre responded to the original request with the following statement:

“The actual numbers registered entering [Wembley] Stadium through the turnstiles was 72,265 – this is reflective of what attended on the night and not the total number of tickets sold or no-shows etc.”

It’s worth noting that AEW has said all along that the paid attendance for the event was 81,035. If that is true, it would have been a new worldwide record for pro wrestling.

WrestleTix previously announced that the number of tickets distributed for All In 2023 was 83,131.

The WrestleNomics report states that a “typical AEW event has a drop count (also known as a “turnstile count”) that is about 80% to 90% of the paid attendance or tickets distributed.” In this case, 72,265 is 89% of 83,131.

So while it remains to be seen whether 81,035 tickets were actually sold, it is known that 72,265 people did walk through the turnstiles. With that being said, over 10,000 no-shows seems a bit high. Of course, there are also scalpers out there who may not have been able to sell the tickets they purchased.

Source: eWn

Saraya Pushes For AEW Women’s Trios Or Tag Team Titles

Saraya captured the AEW Women’s Championship at AEW All In during a fatal 4-way match in front of her family.

Saraya spoke with Women’s Wrestling Talk for a new interview, where she discussed AEW possibly adding new titles to the women’s division.

“I would love for there to be a female trios championship or a regular tag team championship for women because we do have two (women’s titles), and that’s awesome, but there are so many women on our roster, and so many women that are in tag teams. Why don’t we make a tag team championship? Who knows. Tony always has great ideas up his sleeve,” she said.

Source: eWn

Gail Kim Reassures Fans She’s Doing Okay After Impact 1000 Match

Gail Kim came out of retirement to participate in a match during the Impact 1000 TV taping on Saturday.

This marked her first wrestling match since the Rebellion 2019 pay-per-view, where she faced off against Tessa Blanchard. Kim joined forces with Trinity, Jordynne Grace, Gail Kim, Awesome Kong, and an undisclosed partner to take on Angelina Love, Deonna Purrazzo, Savannah Evans, Gisele Shaw, and another unknown partner.

During the match, Kim suffered a nasty fall after being pulled off the apron and landing on the ringside floor. Concern was raised about her well-being among fans. However, Kim reassured her followers on Twitter that although she was shaken, she is ok.

https://twitter.com/PUNxALXXX/status/1701052559601942937
https://twitter.com/gailkimITSME/status/1701231094614429780

AEW Collision Preview 9/9/2023

AEW Collision live on TNT from the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio.

  • AEW International Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Action Andretti
  • Grand Slam Eliminator Tournament Semifinal: Roderick Strong vs. Darby Allin
  • Grand Slam Eliminator Tournament Semifinal: Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Samoa Joe
  • Bullet Club Gold vs. Gravity, Metalik, Aerostar & Dios Del Inframundo
  • TBS Championship Open Challenge: Kris Statlander vs. TBA
  • We’ll hear from Saraya & Ruby Soho
  • We’ll hear from The Acclaimed & Daddy Ass
  • We’ll hear from Bryan Danielson
https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1700509900353192122

Impact Wrestling Victory Road 9/8/2023 (Results)

Countdown to Victory Road

Alan Angels def Guido Maritato

Bully Ray runs over PCO with a car on his way into the arena! 

ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) def Moose & Brian Myers

Victory Road

Impact X Division Championship:
Lio Rush (c) def. KUSHIDA

After being run over by Bully Ray earlier, PCO is raised from the dead once again.

Impact Knockouts Tag Team Championship:
MK Ultra (c) def. Gisele Shaw & Savanah Evans

Bully Ray blindsides PCO with a steel chair as he screams “you’re just a man!”. Bully attempts to light him on fire but PCO spits gasoline in his eyes.

Crazzy Steve def Black Taurus

Impact Digital Media Championship – Career vs. Title Match:
Tommy Dreamer def. Kenny King (c) to become new Impact Digital Media Champion

Jordynne Grace def Deonna Purrazzo

Anything Goes Match:
PCO def. Bully Ray

Impact World Tag Team Championship:
The Rascalz (c) def. The Motor City Machine Guns

Sabin spikes Miguel with a DDT onto the title but John Skyler pulls the referee out of the ring. Wentz blinds Sabin with spray paint, allowing Miguel to steal the win.

Impact Knockouts Championship:
Trinity (c) def. Alisha Edwards w/Eddie Edwards

Alisha is tapping out to Star Struck but there’s no referee. Eddie attacks Trinity from behind. Eddie is about to put her through another table when Frankie Kazarian and Traci Brooks make the save. Trinity launches herself off the top rope and puts Edwards through the table. Alisha hits Trinity with a kendo stick but it’s not enough to keep her down. Trinity connects with the Full Nelson Slam to win.

Josh Alexander def Steve Maclin

AEW Rampage Preview 9/8/2023

Tonight’s AEW Rampage on TNT at 10/9C.

  • Grand Slam World Title eliminator Tournament quarterfinals: Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy
  • Grand Slam World Title eliminator Tournament quarterfinals: Penta El Zero Miedo vs. Jay Lethal
  • The Young Bucks vs. Matt Menard & Angelo Parker

The Dudley Boyz (Team 3D) Have Reportedly Signed WWE Legends Contracts

Fans attending the taping of Impact Wrestling’s 1000th episode this weekend will witness the special reunion of Bully Ray and D-Von, collectively known as Team 3D in Impact (and the Dudley Boyz in WWE). Before they lace up their boots again, a new report shared an interesting tidbit about the team’s relationship with that other company.

Amidst a write-up penned by Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, it is noted that Bully Ray and D-Von recently inked legends contracts with WWE. The specific terms of those agreements are unknown, but with both men set to reunite at Impact 1000, and Bully still appearing as an active performer in the company, it seems there is at least a little freedom for them to seek work in promotions outside of WWE.

The Dudley Boyz’s last WWE match took place on the SummerSlam 2016 kick-off show as they faced the team of Sami Zayn and Neville. The duo were inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a part of the class of 2018.

In the years following their induction, D-Von took a major step back from wrestling as he dealt with some health issues, which included a back surgery, and a stroke that he suffered in 2020. Luckily, D-Von has since bounced back, and is now preparing for his in-ring return as he and Bully take on a pair of mystery opponents at Impact 1000.

Source: Wrestling Inc.