Impact Wrestling announced that Tenille Dashwood has signed with the company. Dashwood will make her Impact debut in Mexico City, Mexico on August 15th and August 16th.
Since being released by WWE in October of 2017, Dashwood has worked on the independent scene. She had signed with ROH in February of 2018, however she revealed this past March that she was no longer under contract with the promotion.
Below is Impact’s announcement of Dashwood’s signing:
Tonight on Impact – Pursuit Channel and Twitch.
* Impact X-Division Championship: (C) Rich Swann vs. Jake Crist
* Moose in action
* Kiera Hogan vs. Jordynne Grace
* Street Fight: Brian Cage vs. Michael Elgin
Tonight on Impact:
* MashUp Tournament
* Rich Swann & Madman Fulton vs. Wentz & Jake Crist
* Sami Callihan & Tessa Blanchard vs. Dave Crist & Trey Miguel
* Eddie Edwards & Moose vs. Rohit Raju & Cody Deaner
* Michael Elgin & Willie Mack vs. ??
Tonight on Impact:
* The fallout from Slammiversary
* Kiera Hogan vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Madison Rayne
* Plus much more
Tonight on the final Impact before Slammiversary:
* TJP vs. Ace Austin
* Which Rascalz are going to Slammiversary? We will find out when Dez, Wentz and Trey all battle to determine who will advance to Slammiversary to challenge for the World Tag Team Titles. The Rascalz decided to take it to the ring to make this difficult decision. The Rascal that is pinned will be the one who is out.
* Madison Rayne vs. Kiera Hogan
* Johnny Impact & John E Bravo vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack
Impact Wrestling is reportedly in talks with AXS TV to move networks.
According to Voices of Wrestling, Impact has had conversations with the Mark Cuban-backed network about making the switch. So far, the reports have not been verified.
The move is reportedly likely to take place after the Slammiversary pay-per-view in July, but there have apparently been hold ups during negotiations so nothing is official.
Impact currently airs on Pursuit Channel and Twitch.
For those unaware, AXS TV is also the home of NJPW programming and WOW – Women of Wrestling. Both of these shows are moving to Saturday nights this summer.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Tonight on Impact:
* Medical update on Impact World Champion Brian Cage
* Fallah Bahh vs. Sami Callihan
* The North vs. The Deaners
* LAX & Laredo Kid vs. The Rascalz
* Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary vs. Su Yung & Havok w/ James Mitchell
Tonight on Impact:
* Eddie Edwards vs. Madman Fulton
* Tessa Blanchard vs. Jake Crist
* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Taya Valkyrie vs. Su Yung
* Rich Swann vs. Michael Elgin vs. Johnny Impact
* Mosse vs. Tommy Dreamer
It’s no secret that things haven’t gone well between Impact and Pursuit which was highlighted by the network airing a re-run of Impact instead of a new episode recently. That has sparked more conversation about Impact needing to find a new home and Konnan addressed why Pursuit isn’t the best option when he spoke to Wrestling Inc. on the recent edition of their WINCLY podcast.
“First of all no one can get the channel and second of all it’s a hunting channel,” said Konnan. “It doesn’t matter how good you are if no one is watching you. And that’s a problem because we’re real good right now. …No one can really see it unless you get it on Twitch and a lot of people don’t wanna go on Twitch.
“So, I think them looking for a better platform, which I think they will find, will help image-wise, morale-wise and people will be watching a really good product.”
Konnan was asked which specific channel would be better, but he wouldn’t say it because he doesn’t want to give it away before Impact announces it.
“Just about anything…you could be on MTV3 and that would be better than being there,” Konnan said of Pursuit. “The place they are going is substantially better.”
While Impact doesn’t appear to be a fan of Pursuit, they do seem to be fans of The Rascalz. Konnan talked about Impact embracing stoner humor with the group.
“I think wrestling, sports and politicians have been behind the curve,” Konnan stated. “Let’s get real: [marijuana] is classified as a Schedule 1 narcotic like heroin. Really? Like cocaine, really?”
Konnan then gave the history of marijuana in the United States and how it was made illegal for racial reasons, particularly to keep down Mexicans and other minorities. He then mentioned the medical uses for marijuana and brought up that many NFL players prefer cannabis over opioids.
“I’m a cannabis smoker myself. Not only that, I was a big fan of Cheech and Chong’s Up In Smoke and Half Baked. Those movies were great and they’re stoner-centric,” Konnan said of his love for that culture.
Konnan is 55 now and has gone through numerous health issues, but he seems to be holding up and enjoys working as much as he’s able to.
“[Working] is better than the other option: being unemployed. I just enjoy everything, especially at my age. I’m not an active wrestler but I’m still able to work in what I love to do,” said Konnan.
Konnan can be seen every Friday night, 10 pm EST, on Impact Wrestling via Pursuit and Twitch.
Wrestling Inc’s full interview with Konnan was included in yesterday’s episode of their WINCLY podcast. It can be listened to HERE at this link. During the interview Konnan discusses what’s next for LAX, LAX’s “beautiful” feud with the Lucha Bros, why he told Michael Elgin not to work for Triple A, Impact looking for a new TV home, The Rascalz pushing stoner humor and more.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Impact Wrestling has granted Scarlett Bordeaux’s request to be released from her contract.
The company tweeted saying: “Impact Wrestling confirms that it has released Scarlett Bordeaux from her commitments to Impact. We wish her every success in her future endeavors.”
https://twitter.com/IMPACTWRESTLING/status/1140983100140335106
After a brief run with Impact from 2014-2015, Bordeaux returned to Impact in July of 2018, sporting a “Smokeshow” gimmick that gained a lot of attention. She quickly became one of the company’s more popular acts after being featured regularly on their TV show. One of Impact’s most viral videos was her giving Scott Steiner a lap dance. Over time, however, she started to wrestle more frequently on the program, including against men. She beat Glenn Gilbertti (Disco Inferno) in her debut match.
Bordeaux recently requested her release from the company. Although the contract was due later this summer, Bordeaux’s deal was set to reportedly pay her per appearance and wasn’t a guaranteed contract. She was among a few members of the Impact roster to request their release, including boyfriend Killer Kross.
As we previously reported, Scarlett’s boyfriend Killer Kross has also been wanting out of his contract over financial related reasons.
So far, the company has not been willing to grant his request.
During a recent interview, Kross talked about how Scarlett’s situation with Impact was worse than his and that she was still living at home because of how little she was making with the company.
Sources: Pro Wrestling Sheet and Wrestling Inc.
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