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IMPACT Preview 9/8/2022

The twists and turns continue on the road to Bound For Glory. Don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • Heath vs. Eddie Edwards
  • NJPW STRONG Tag Team Champions Aussie Open will compete in an IMPACT ring for the first time ever. Aussie Open vs. Bullet Club (Chris Bey and Ace Austin)
  • Chelsea Green vs. Taya Valkyrie – Jessicka will be in Taya’s corner as she vows to prove that she belongs.
  • Digital Media Championship: Brian Myers (c) vs. Bhupinder Gujjar

The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. The daunting Shane Taylor makes his IMPACT debut as he squares off with Decay‘s Crazzy Steve! 

Last Rodeo For Mickie James

Mickie James returned to the Impact Zone on Thursday night for an announcement regarding her future. Signs pointed toward retirement, but that wasn’t the case. James announced she’s saddling up for one last rodeo to chase the Knockouts Championship, however, there is a catch.

James took center stage for her announcement. November will be 24 years since first stepping into a wrestling ring with a prayer and a dream. Over half her life has been living, breathing, bleeding, and crying for this business that she loves so much.

The last few years were a whirlwind journey. When she was released from WWE to feel like being thrown out with garbage, negative criticism flooded her mind. It was the fans that brought her back to be empowered for the greatest run of her career returning to Impact. James won the Knockouts Championship for the fourth time and was in a PPV main event for a Texas Deathmatch.

Then, James lost the title to Tasha Steelz. Protege and friend Chelsea Green betrayed her and beat her twice in the ring. That sent James back to negative thoughts that she couldn’t hang anymore with the new crop of talent.

James went home to do some soul searching. What more does she need to prove? James only wanted to make the business a better place for women, where they could be seen as equals.

James never wanted to hang on too long to be a shell of her former self. She doesn’t know if she can compete with the best anymore, but she has to find out. James will not be retiring. She is going to test herself in a quest to be the best. James isn’t asking for a title shot. She wants to earn it the same way she earned everything in life, with dirt in her eyes and grit in her teeth.

James issued an open challenge to anyone and everyone in the Knockouts division. She will build her way back to the top. James is coming for the Knockouts Championship.

Even though James is not retiring at this time, there is a catch. If she loses on this journey, then that’s it. This is James’ last rodeo. She’ll either end as champion or go home for good. James can’t promise it will be a long ride, but she can promise it will be a hell of a ride. Hardcore country!

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Source: SB Nation

IMPACT Preview 9/1/2022

The road to Bound For Glory heats up as an all-new IMPACT! emanates from Dallas, TX this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

  • OGK (Matt Taven and Mike Bennett) will finally receive their long-awaited IMPACT World Tag Team Title opportunity when they challenge reigning champions The Good Brothers
  • Knockouts Championship #1 Contenders Match: Deonna Purrazzo  vs. the undefeated Masha Slamovich
  • Last month, Knockouts legend Mickie James “went home” following a loss to Chelsea Green on IMPACT. As rumors regarding her retirement from professional wrestling continue to circulate, we can now confirm that James will return to the IMPACT Zone and make a major announcement this Thursday. What does “Hardcore Country” have in store for the wrestling world?
  • Alex Zayne vs. Mascara Dorada
  • X-Division Championship: “Speedball” Mike Bailey (c) vs. Kenny King

The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. The young guns of Bullet Club, Ace Austin and Chris Bey, team up to battle IMPACT newcomers JD Griffey and Exodus who will be looking to make a name for themselves in the IMPACT Zone!

IMPACT Preview 8/25/22

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

  • Violent By Design vs. Time Machine (Motor City Machine Guns and KUSHIDA)
  •  Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: VXT (Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green) (c) vs. Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace and Mia Yim
  • Vincent vs. IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander
  • Mike Bennett vs. Karl Anderson
  • Jessicka (formerly known as Havok) makes her in-ring debut
  • Bhupinder Gujjar vs. Jason Hotch

The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. Bullet Club’s Ace Austin and Hikuleo team up to battle Johnny Swinger and Zicky Dice in an exclusive match you won’t see anywhere else!

Tenille Dashwood Seems To Confirm She’s Done With Impact Wrestling, Possible WWE Return

Following recent speculation that Tenille Dashwood had parted ways with Impact Wrestling due to her profile being removed from the promotion’s official roster page, she seems to have all but officially confirmed it herself. Dashwood tweeted the definition of “free agent” earlier today to seemingly signal her departure. Mike Johnson of PW Insider has confirmed that the Australian wrestler’s contract expired and wasn’t renewed shortly after a loss to Masha Slamovich on AXS TV last month. 

After her time in WWE as Emma, Dashwood arrived in Impact in 2019 to challenge the Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie. While she didn’t capture gold as a singles competitor, she did find success in the women’s tag division when she formed The Influence alongside personal photographer Kaleb with a K and Impact legend Madison Rayne. At “Sacrifice” on March 5, Dashwood and Rayne defeated The Inspiration to become the Knockouts Tag Team Champions. They would reign atop the division until “Slammiversary,” when they lost the titles to the newly reunited Ragnarok, the team of Rosemary and Valkyrie.

While The Influence would add Gisele Shaw to the group, Dashwood’s exits marks the end of the original members’ time in Impact. Marking the end of his second run, Konley announced in April that he was leaving after two years. Then, after spending the better part of 14 years in the former TNA, Rayne joined All Elite Wrestling earlier this month as a coach in the women’s division. As for Dashwood, she has Wrestlefest appearances in the UK scheduled for September. Beyond that, it’s possible that she could follow her former partner to AEW, as she appeared in the inaugural AEW Women’s Casino Battle Royale. She could also head to Ring of Honor, as she did compete in the Women of Honor division in 2018-2019.

 There is growing speculation over Tenille Dashwood returning to WWE for the first time since 2017.

The former Emma confirmed her departure from Impact Wrestling over the weekend, tweeting the definition of “free agent” on her social media. The tweet came shortly after the promotion removed Dashwood from Impact Wrestling’s official roster page.

WWE Superstar Madcap Moss responded to the tweet with several rolling eyes emojis, hinting at Dashwood’s potential comeback to WWE. Earlier this month, Dashwood got the wrestling world buzzing by posting a photo of herself and Moss, confirming that they are seeing each other.

Ahead of her potential WWE return, Dashwood will be seen at several indie events in the United Kingdom next month for WrestleFest.  

Source: Wrestling Inc.

The Good Brothers’ Contract With Impact Wrestling Is Almost Up

The Good Brothers, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, have had an eventful run with Impact Wrestling, but it appears to be coming to an end.

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson currently hold the Impact Wrestling Tag Team Championship but Fightful Select has reported (via Jeremy Thomas at 411mania) their contracts with the company may be just about up, set to expire at the end of this week.

The Good Brothers started their Impact Wrestling run in July 2020. They’ve had prominent placement in the tag team division that includes holding the Tag Team Championship, cumulatively, for about half their tenure, spread across three reigns. They found themselves in an especially featured spot during the period when Kenny Omega stepped through the Forbidden Door to simultaneously reign as AEW and Impact World Champion.

Omega revived his old partnership with Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson across both brands during this time. Of late, The Good Brothers factored into an issue between Honor No More and The Bullet Club, including a wild No Disqualification Match at the recent Emergence PPV.

The Good Brothers are presently two months into their third reign as Impact Wrestling Tag Team Champions. They have reportedly signed a contract extension to finish up with Impact for their August 26 and 27 TV taping dates in Dallas, where they will presumably drop the titles and tie up remaining loose ends with the company.

Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows established themselves as a top tier tag team in New Japan Pro Wrestling and are due to work dates there next month. After that, though, the pair will be free agents, and it will be interesting to see where they land next. There are some natural stories for Gallows and Anderson to continue in AEW with The Elite. Meanwhile, though their previous WWE run together was underwhelming, under Triple H’s creative and in a relatively thin tag team division, there’s reason to believe they’d enjoy better success if they were to return there. Time will tell what’s next for the talented tandem.

Source: TheSportster

IMPACT Preview 8/18/22

Following an adrenaline-filled Emergence event, the road to Bound For Glory begins on an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders. And with Victory Road just five weeks away, the action is just getting started!

  • Fallout from Emergence
  •  6 Way Elimination #1 Contenders match:  Eddie Edwards vs. Steve Maclin vs. Moose vs. Sami Callihan vs. Bandido vs. Rich Swann
  • Kenny King vs. Heath
  • X-Division Championship: “Speedball” Mike Bailey (c) vs. Chris Bey
  • Black Taurus vs. Laredo Kid vs. Rey Horus vs. Trey Miguel

The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. After Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie lost the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles to VXT on Countdown to Emergence, the “Demon Assassin” looks to get back to her winning ways when she battles Gisele Shaw!

Impact Wrestling “Emergence” Results 8/12/2022

  • Brian Myers defeats Bhupinder Gujjar to retain the Digital Media Championship
  • VXT’s Chelsea Green and Deonna Purrazzo defeat Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie to win the Knockouts World Tag Team Championships
  • Mike Bailey defeats Jack Evans to retain the X Division Championship
  • Violent By Design’s Eric Young and Deaner defeat Chris Sabin and KUSHIDA
  • Bandido defeats Rey Horus
  • Sami Callihan defeats Steve Maclin in a No Disqualifications match
  • Honor No More’s Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, Vincent, and PCO defeat Bullet Club’s Ace Austin, Chris Bey, Hikuleo, and The Good Brothers’ Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson in a No Disqualifications Match
  • Jordynne Grace defeats Mia Yim to retain the Knockouts World Championship —– (After the match, Grace and Yim are about to shake hands when Masha Slamovich hands the Knockouts World Champion a death warrant!)
  • Josh Alexander defeats Alex Shelley to retain the World Championship
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Impact Wrestling “Emergence” 8/12/2022

IMPACT Wrestling presents Emergence LIVE August 12th on IMPACT Plus and YouTube for IMPACT Ultimate Insiders and Fite from Cicero Stadium in Chicago, IL 8pm ET.

Countdown to Emergence streaming LIVE & FREE at 7:30pm ET on IMPACT Plus and YouTube!

  • Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary vs. VXT (Countdown to Emergence)
  • IMPACT Digital Media Championship: Brian Myers (c) vs. Bhupinder Gujjar (Countdown to Emergence)
  • Violent by Design vs. Chris Sabin and Kushida
  • AAAAttraction Match: Bandido vs. Rey Horus
  • Steve Maclin vs. Sami Callihan
  • Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO and Vincent ) w/ Maria Kanellis vs. Bullet Club (The Good Brothers, Ace Austin, Chris Bey and Hikuleo)
  • IMPACT X-Division Championship Match: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Jack Evans
  • IMPACT Knockouts World Championship Match: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Mia Yim
  • IMPACT World Championship Match: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Alex Shelley

IMPACT Preview 8/11/22

It’s the last stop on the road to Emergence. Don’t miss an all-new IMPACT! this Thursday at 8/7c on AXS TV and 8:30pm ET on YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.

* Just 24 hours before they collide for the IMPACT World Title at Emergence, reigning champion Josh Alexander and #1 Contender Alex Shelley will sign the contract for their blockbuster match.

* Killer Kelly in-ring debut

* Deaner vs. KUSHIDA

* Madison Rayne vs. Mia Yim

* X-Division Championship:  “Speedball” Mike Bailey (c) vs. Rocky Romero

* Karl Anderson vs. Kenny King

The action begins Before the IMPACT, streaming this Thursday at 7:30pm ET exclusively on IMPACT Plus, YouTube and Facebook. After Crazzy Steve confronted Steve Maclin about his alleged alliance with Moose, Maclin vows to make him pay for his actions in an exclusive match.