Scheduled for tonight’s Impact, airing on Pursuit and Twitch 10 ET/9 C.
* Michael Elgin vs. Willie Mack
* Havok is Back: She returned with a bang in a cloud of smoke with Father James Mitchell by her side and Havok is back as a Knockout on IMPACT Wrestling. Every single Knockout on the roster needs to take notice of what is happening now that Havoc has returned.
* Jordynne Grace vs. Madison Rayne
* RVD & Sabu vs. The North
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact, airing on Pursuit and Twitch 10 ET/9 C.
* Taya Valkyerie vs. Rosemary w/Su Yung
* Impact Tag Team Championship: (C) LAX vs. The Rascalz
* Fallah Bahh & Scarlett Bordeaux vs. oVe (Jake Crist & Dave Crist
* Sami Callihan & Mad Man Fulton in action
* Kiera Hogan vs. Jordynne Grace
Former Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion Eli Drake announced on Twitter yesterday that he is a free agent, taking bookings via Bookelidrake@gmail.com.
“After 4 years with Impact Wrestling, some ups, some downs, I would like to thank them for the overall great experience. Through those years, I had the fortune of carrying 3 different title belts, having my own talk show (Fact of Life), and was always given the trust to craft my own promos, virtually from day 1. I appreciate the chance that was taken on me and the trust I was given, as well as the friends and experiences I gained along the way. I wish Impact Wrestling nothing but continued success and growth going forward. Today, I am OFFICIALLY a FREE AGENT,” the statement read.
Drake and Impact recently agreed on a settlement regarding his termination and his non-compete clause, which paved the way for Tuesday’s announcement on being a free agent, according to PWInsider. Drake is now free to sign a deal with any wrestling promotion.
Despite issues between the two sides back in April, it sounds like the split was on somewhat good terms. PWInsider noted that one Impact executive told them, “We are happy to have the issue resolved and we wish Eli Drake well going forward.”
It was reported in early April that Drake had been released from his Impact contract on April 7, weeks before it was to expire on May 31, and that Impact officials were looking to stop him from signing with any other promotions by pursuing a breach of contract claim. It was also reported that Drake had heat from the company for speaking out against intergender wrestling.
Drake’s first post-Impact booking has been announced for the Championship Wrestling From Hollywood promotion on Father’s Day – Sunday, June 16 from The Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, California. Drake will do battle with UWN TV Champion Scorpio Sky and Eric Watts in a Triple Threat.
Drake had a Twitter exchange today with former Impact executive John Gaburick, who returned to work for WWE after leaving Impact in late 2017.
Gaburick responded to Drake’s Twitter statement and wrote, “Nice job kid. Class.”
Drake responded, ” Thank you, sir. I appreciate you. Thank you for the opportunity.”
There were rumors on Drake talking with WWE earlier this year, but that was never confirmed. We will keep you updated on any potential interest from WWE or AEW.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact, airing on Pursuit and Twitch 10 ET/9 C.
* Johnny Impact & Michael Elgin vs. Rich Swann & Willie Mack
* Street Fight: Eddie Edwards vs. Killer Kross
* Glen Gilbertti vs. Tessa Blanchard
* Tommy Dreamer, RVD & Sabu vs. Moose & The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander)
* Desi Hit Squad vs. The Deaners
* Health update on Impact World Champion Brian Cage
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact, airing on Pursuit and Twitch 10 ET/9 C.
* RVD vs. Tommy Dreamer
* Sami Calliahn vs. Fallah Bahh
* Impact Knockouts Championship: (C) Taya Valkyrie vs. Madison Rayne
* Impact World Tag Team Championship: (C) LAX vs. The North
* Glenn Gilbertti in action
* Ace Austin vs. Dez vs. Rohit Raju vs. Petey Williams
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact airing on Pursuit and Twitch.
* RVD Returns To The 2300 Arena In South Philly
* Knockouts Battle Royal
* Glen Gilbertti Returns
* Killer Kross vs. Eddie Edwards
* X-Division Champion Rich Swann vs. Michael Elgin
* First-Ever Demon Collar Match: Rosemary vs. Su Yung
Killer Kross reportedly requested his release from Impact Wrestling, according to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.
According to the report, Kross had signed a multi-year deal with the company last year that pays him per date. Kross was reportedly unhappy with the financial aspects of the deal, and tried to renegotiate a guaranteed contract worth six-figures per year based on what he feels his value is outside of the company. Kross apparently also has some issues with creative, but the main concern was financial.
Impact reportedly felt that Kross was offered the deal when he wasn’t very well known and he became a star on their platform. They apparently countered with a new restructured three-year deal, however it was “well below” the six-figures that Kross was requesting. Kross turned down the deal and requested his release last week. It was noted that the release was not granted, and Impact has no plans to let him go. Johnson added that the relationship between Kross and Impact remains professional.
During an interview with Interactive Wrestling Radio earlier this year, Kross discussed signing with Impact over WWE.
“Everything happens for a reason,” Kross said. “I don’t say this in a negative way but I don’t think people in WWE internally or the fan base would have had any idea how to receive this character if I had went there first with it. That has a lot to do with their general platform and their presentation. I don’t think they would have known how to implement this character.
“…Maybe one day there will be a time and a place for this guy on that stage. But, [Impact] is the perfect place to be doing this.”
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact airing on Pursuit, Twitch and FightNet.
* oVe Street Fight: oVe (Sami Callihan, Mad Man Fulton, Jake Crist & Dave Crist) vs. Rich Swann, Tommy Dreamer, Willie Mack & Fallah Bahh w/Scarlett Bordeaux
* Ace Austin vs. Petey Williams
* Impact Knockouts Champion Taya Valkyrie vs. Madison Rayne – non-title match
* RVD vs. Ethan Page
* Rosemary vs. Kiera Hogan
Scheduled for tonight’s Impact airing on Pursuit, Twitch and FightNet.
* Michael Elgin Kicks off tonight’s Impact
* RVD on Impact Tonight
* Ace Austin vs. Petey Williams
* Fenix vs. Eddie Edwards
* Rosemary vs. Kiera Hogan
Wrestling Inc. has confirmed that new Impact Wrestling World Champion “The Machine” Brian Cage has been pulled from this weekend’s Impact TV tapings due to injury. Cage is currently at his home resting and recovering from an injury sustained at Impact’s Rebellion pay-per-view last Sunday. This weekend’s tapings will be took place last night and tonihgt from the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, PA.
We can also confirm that Cage may miss tapings beyond this weekend. Cage was also not at last Monday’s tapings in Toronto.
There is currently no word about the status of the Impact Wrestling championship. Cage may hold the title for the time being until he returns, or Impact could produce an angle at the tapings this weekend to strip him of it.
Cage won the Impact Wrestling World Championship by defeating Johnny Impact this past Sunday night at Impact’s Rebellion PPV. During the bout, Cage appeared to suffer a back injury while taking a Spanish Fly from the entrance ramp to the floor. Following the match, and subsequent powerbomb from Michael Elgin, Cage was rushed to a local emergency facility in Toronto.
“Right when we hit, I’m rolling and the pain shoots down through my leg,” Cage told Busted Open Radio the following afternoon. “It’s a feeling I’ve never had before in my life. I’m instantly thinking, ‘ruptured disc or whatever. My back is f—ed, I’m going to have to have surgery or something.’ Then I’m thinking, ‘Maybe it’ll go away,’ and just trying to enter the ring after that moment, I’m bleeding and what not.
“Rolling into the ring, turning my hip over hip and trying to get up, I felt like there was no strength there and the pain shot down my leg again, and I’m like ‘crap.’ But it felt almost a little bit better, so maybe it will subside here in a second, like a flash thing. Then I think was in the corner and I evaded Johnny, and there was no movement, like, I couldn’t. I felt so slow and robotic in my mannerisms and movement because of the pain.”
At the time, Cage thought that he would not have to miss any action, however that is not the case.
“[The Doctor] goes, ‘I think you’re going to be fine, you have severe inflammation and a bone bruise, there could be a small fracture there,” Cage said. “I would like to rule that out, however, if there is a fracture, I don’t seeing it being any major fracture. Even then, you can’t do much more for that, just err on the side of caution.”
Wrestling Inc. will be revealing another exclusive Impact Wrestling story today on our Friday video installment of the WINCLY. It will air at 2 pm CST via the Ringside Wrestling app. The app is free to download and is available to download on iPhones and Android devices.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
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