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Impact Wrestling Bound For Glory Results 10/24/20, The Rock Inducts Shamrock, James Storm In Gauntlet Match

Pre-show
The Rascalz vs. The Deaners

Winners: The Deaners

Matt Striker introduces The Rock who will induct Ken Shamrock. Rock, via video, spoke about Ken Shamerock. Rock has said when he thinks back on big moments in his career, especially early on, is Ken Shamrock. Rock says he was cutting his teeth as a heel and in order for him to be the best bad guy he could be, he needed the best good guy (and badass) who could up his street credit — that was Shamrock. Rock noted Shamrock could have said no to working with a newer wrestler, but he didn’t (when others did). Rock said he had tremendous matches with Shamrock around the world. Talks about Ken going from MMA to pro wrestling. Talks about Ken being a big part of the Attitude Era. Calls him his brother, an awesome dude when he really needed it, and to enjoy his induction into the Impact Hall of Fame.

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Back to Striker, who introduces Ken Shamrock and welcomes him to the hall of fame. Shamrock says it hits his heart to see the videos sent in to him tonight. Shamrock says it was a long journey and there was a lot of people who helped him along the way. Shamrock talked about getting started with fighting, he thanks Vince McMahon about getting a shot in WWE, which helped mold the wrestler he is today. He said Bret Hart helped him with his character and told him just to be himself and “The World’s Most Dangerous Man.” Shamrock spoke about The Rock and how they sharpened their skills ets together. He thanked Rock for his induction speech. He also gave thanks to his family, and his wife’s patience with how much he was away. Shamrock says without the fans, athletes couldn’t do what they do, so big thanks to them.

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IMPACT X-DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP
Rohit Raju (c) vs. Chris Bey vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Trey vs. TJP vs. Willie Mack

Winner: Rohit Raju 

“CALL YOUR SHOT” GAUNTLET MATCH (Heath or Rhino must win for Heath to get Impact contract, If they don’t Rhino is gone from Impact)

Rhino, Shawn Daivari, Larry D, Crazzy Steve, Acey Romero, Tenille Dashwood, Kaleb with a K, Havok, Brian Myers, Swoggle, Tommy Dreamer (Road Warrior Animal paint and haircut as a tribute), Alisha Edwards, Kiera Hogan, Taya Valkyrie, Fallah Bahh, James Storm, Adam Thornstowe, Luster the Legend, Heath, Sami Callihan, Hernandez

Winner: Rhino wins and receives a future title shot. Heath gets his Impact contract

Moose vs. EC3

Winner: Moose (?) via knockout

Ken Shamrock with Sami Callihan vs. Eddie Edwards

Winner: Ken Shamrock

IMPACT WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
The Motor City Machine Guns (c) vs. The Good Brothers vs. Madman Fulton and Ace Austin vs. The North

Winners and new Impact World Tag Team Champions: The North

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Kylie Rae

Kylie Rae’s music plays, but nobody comes out. Purrazzo laughs and says she’s been telling this tale for awhile about Rae, and isn’t surprised. Purrazzo says she’ll face anyone, man or woman. Su Yung’s music then hits and she’s back! Commentary says nobody knows what happened to Kylie Rae.

IMPACT KNOCKOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP
Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs. Su Yung

Winner: Su Yung via pinfall to win the Impact Knockouts Championship

The Knockouts Tag Titles are returning! The first champions will be decided at the next PPV, Hard to Kill, on January 16.

IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Eric Young (c) vs. Rich Swann

Winner: Rich Swann via pinfall to win the Impact World Championship

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Transcript via Wresting Inc.

James Storm Says Pandemic Derailed Plans For WWE Debut After WrestleMania

Former Impact Wrestling star James Storm says he was set to debut in WWE this year after WrestleMania, but the whole thing came to a halt due to the pandemic.

Speaking with Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Editor-in-Chief Ryan Satin in a soon-to-be-released interview, Storm revealed he was first approached by the company during the weekend of the Royal Rumble in January. Unfortunately, he missed the email while working an NWA show and didn’t see it until returning home.

“I get home and I see I got an email from Canyon Ceman saying, ‘Hey, we’re interested. Paul Heyman wants me to reach out and bring you to Raw,” Storm said. “I was like, ‘Wait … I think Bobby is going to Raw. Hmmm. This could be interesting.’ Ya know?”

Back in October of 2015, Storm wrestled two matches in NXT that aired on the weekly shows. Instead of signing with WWE though, he opted to re-sign with TNA for significantly more money.

The current NWA World Tag Team champion explains that this time around Billy Corgan and Dave Lagana let him out of his NWA contract early by not exercising a rollover clause in his deal, saying they wanted to help him finally get to WWE all along. “I told them I would work the weekend of WrestleMania shows with Eli [Drake] to drop the NWA belts to whoever they wanted to drop it to. Just go out on good terms. Good business, ya know? Then that show got cancelled for the NWA, and then it kept snowballing.”

In the months that followed, James says he prepared for WWE’s mandatory pre-signing physical by paying out of pocket for his own each month — just to make sure he’d pass. He also bought new gear.

“We agreed on all the terms,” he added. “It was signed.”

Unfortunately, as the time approached, he was told they’d have to put things on hold because of the virus. That continued all the way up until July when he last spoke with people in WWE.

Storm isn’t letting the situation get him too down though, as he remains hopeful another opportunity could come along down the line (possibly involving his old tag team partner Bobby Roode). “You just take it and keep rolling,” he said. “It’s not their fault. It’s just how everything is right now.”

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Photos And Videos From World Wrestling Alliance (W.W.A.) Event In Evansville, In. 3/30/19 – James Storm, Ace Austin, Corey Storm And More

Saturday night former TNA/Impact Wrestling World Champion “Cowboy” James Storm and Impact Wrestling & MLW star Ace Austin appeared at World Wrestling Alliance event in Evansville, In.

Storm had also competed briefly for WWE NXT.

Also W.W.A. had their version of a War Games match and young independent star Corey Storm (who turns 18 years old on Friday) was in action and more.

Below are photos and videos from the event.

James Storm Says Going To WWE Is His Ultimate Goal

James Storm, who finished up with Impact Wrestling at their tapings last November, was interviewed by Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated for their “Week In Wrestling” feature. Below are a couple of highlights:

Wanting to sign with WWE:

“My ultimate goal is to go to WWE. The WWE has such a grip on the world, it’s pretty amazing, and I believe I still have a lot to give.

“I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been. When I left Impact, I told people this isn’t my last stop, it’s just time for me to get on a new horse.”

Being 40 years old in the business:

“People say, ‘Well, you’re 40 years old. When I grew up watching wrestling, my heroes were men like the ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage. The older you get, the more of a superhero you become. There is a reason there is Superman, and not Superboy.”

Storm also discussed wanting to team with Bobby Roode again, working this weekend’s Aro Lucha shows in Texas, wrestling fans gravitating to rednecks and more. You can read the full interview by clicking here.

Source: WrestlingINC

James Storm On If He Would Be Open To Working In WWE NXT Again

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Former Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Champion James Storm was a guest on Cerrito Live and addressed a number of pro wrestling topics including being the only non-WWE performer to attend Ric Flair’s 30 For 30 party, what Storm has been doing since leaving Impact, and what the future holds for Storm.

Apparently, Flair invited Storm to the 30 For 30 premiere the day of the event.

“Yeah, it was really cool because I got the text and the phone calls actually the day of, ‘hey, ‘Cowboy’, I want you to come down to Atlanta [Georgia] for ESPN and I want you to walk the red carpet with me’ and all this. The day of. Right, it was 10:30 in the morning here, which is 11:30 in Atlanta. It’s a four-hour drive from here to Atlanta, plus Atlanta traffic, so I had to leave literally as soon as I got off the phone. Like, I grabbed some clothes, threw it in the trunk, and I just hauled ass to Atlanta and I got changed in my truck in the garage. That’s [pro] wrestling style, right there, for you. And then, I pulled my hair back, threw my hat on, and I got there as soon as Flair and his wife, Wendy, were getting out of the limo.”

Interestingly, Storm said nobody drank at the premiere out of respect for Flair.

“No, I mean, he was still Flair. It was super cool just to go to his party. And, like, no one was drinking in respect to Flair. And I think a lot of people walked in to see what Taker was doing also. If Taker wasn’t drinking, no one was drinking, was how it went down. But I do think it is out of respect for Flair that no one was drinking there, especially the boys. They paid their respects to him and as soon as that party, then, all the boys went to a different place for an afterparty.”

When asked how he currently occupies his time, Storm said he is trying to get in good shape in case the right opportunity comes along.

“Right now, I’m just taking it one day at a time. I’m actually at a gym right now. I’m spending most of my time in the gym, just getting into the best shape that I can. Hell, I’m down to 11% body fat right now, which, at the last TVs, I was up to 16, so I’m hitting it hard because you never know what’s around the corner or what could be next for old James Storm.”

Storm indicated that he would not be sorry about his damn luck if he went back to NXT.

“People always say, ‘main roster or bust type of guy,’ but if you look at NXT, it’s one of the hottest things going right now no matter what people say. And it’s one of those things where anybody would be proud to be signed to NXT and have a good run there. I mean, it’s plain and simple. They are doing as much as the people on the main roster is on the road and stuff like that right now. So, I mean, I’d definitely go and work with those guys and help them out as best I can.”

Also during the interview, Storm said he would like his next move to be a surprise to the wrestleverse.

“There are a lot of companies and the funny thing is that I’m now free to talk and negotiate with other companies and actually go work for other companies. But right now, I think I kind of want to keep it under wraps, make it a surprise where old James Storm pops up.”

Storm explained, “I just want to be a surprise because today, especially in our social media world, there [are] not that many surprises anymore. And because everybody wants to be cool and I always say, ‘people are wrestling for the likes and the retweets’ or GIFS, whatever they call those things these days. But to me, I always try to keep stuff kayfabe and keep stuff secret until it happens or whatever, so it’s even cooler when it’s a surprise.”

Credit to Cerrito Live

Source: WrestlingINC 

Top Stars Possibly Leaving Impact Wrestling Soon, Backstage Roster Change News, Impact Creative Team Change

It is believed that there will be several wrestlers that depart the company over the next month or so, including some main event talents. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that with James Storm recently leaving the company, the next two top talents who may be leaving when their contracts expire are Bobby Lashley and Ethan Carter III, who currently holds the Impact Grand Title on TV. As noted, Storm left the company because he had a high guaranteed money contract that Impact would not renew.

Two stars who will be staying for a while are Johnny Impact and Taya Valkyrie. They both recently signed deals that will allow them to continue working for Lucha Underground when the series films the next season.

On a related note, the belief is that Impact will feature a much larger contingent of Canadian-based wrestlers going forward as the company is now based out of Toronto, Ontario due to parent company Anthem being located there.

As noted, Impact announced today that Scott D’Amore and Don Callis have been hired as Executive Vice Presidents of the company. They will report to President Ed Nordholm and form a three-member Executive Committee. The committee has an “overall responsibility for developing the creative direction for the Company and managing the execution of the Company’s business plan.” Impact has not confirmed any significant office departures related to the new committee but PWInsider notes that word going around says John “Big” Gaburick will be officially leaving the company during early 2018. Gaburick was kept on as a consultant when Anthem took over and he’s also worked TV tapings but he was kept more as insurance in case the regime under Jeff Jarrett didn’t work out. Gaburick helped with the transition following Jarrett’s departure but mostly with production as creative was being led by D’Amore and Sonjay Dutt. Gaburick is no longer needed with Don Callis and Scott D’Amore being hired but he had already been preparing for life after Impact wit new projects as of late. Gaburick isn’t the only one leaving in early 2018 as Dutch Mantel is expected to part ways with the company. One source noted to PWInsider that Mantel is already gone but that could not be confirmed. Mantel was not brought in for the November TV tapings after losing his power when Jarrett left.

PWInsider notes that one of the longterm employees that is expected to stay with the company and work from home is Bob Ryder, who still works as an executive.

Regarding the rest of the creative team, Dutt is still working creative and as a producer, and that is not expected to change. Abyss, Gail Kim, Jeremy Borash and Jimmy Jacobs will all continue to work as producers and will also have input into creative. The final calls on creative and direction of the company will now be made by Callis, D’Amore and Nordholm.

The company is looking to try and run live events more consistently in 2018 as well. There’s been talk of taping 4-5 weeks of TV episodes at a time, instead of 10 weeks or so over a longer stretch of time. They are also interested in running live non-televised events at smaller venues in between tapings if they can be cost-effective. The January TV tapings are confirmed for Orlando, Florida but the company is planning on running the US and Canada next year. There’s talk of holding the March TV tapings in Canada, possibly the in the Windsor area.

Source: WrestlingINC

James Storm Departs Impact Wrestling, Gives Goodbye Speech At TV Taping (Video)

After fifteen years with the company, James Storm is saying goodbye to Impact Wrestling — and the wrestler thanked Dixie Carter during his farewell speech at last night’s TV taping.

Sources with direct knowledge tell Pro Wrestling Sheet that Storm’s exit is legit. We’re told he recently made the decision to depart when his next contract option came around for multiple reasons.

During his goodbye speech at the TV taping in Ottawa on Thursday, The Cowboy thanked the fans for their support. He also thanked Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett and Bob Ryder — but not Anthem Sports.

Sources tell PWS that Storm is free to negotiate elsewhere starting today, but right now there’s no current word on his plans for the future.

Watch the video of his farewell below:

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

James Storm Done With TNA Again?

Source: WrestlingINC

It appears James Storm may be done with TNA.

We will have more details soon but at tonight’s Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, Storm reportedly announced that he has fulfilled his obligations to the company and due to some “bulls–t contract stuff” that happened behind-the-scenes, he’s done.

Storm said he wanted his last match to be against Bram and said we may see him teaming with an old friend soon, teasing a possible WWE NXT return to team with Bobby Roode. He also thanked fans for supporting him.

Storm tweeted the following on Monday, indicating that the whole thing may be part of a storyline:

It should be noted that PWInsider reported that Storm had missed most of this week’s tapings due to a pre-approved vacation.

Impact Wrestling News: James Storm Returns, New World Champion, The Miracle, The Dollhouse

Last night on TNA Impact Wrestling’s live debut on POP TV, we saw the return of James Storm, who came out to save Bobby Roode from a beat down by Eric Young and Bram. Storm & Roode has reformed Beer Money:

 

EC3 defeated Matt Hardy in the finals of the World Title Series to become the new TNA World Heavyweight Champion.

 

The Miracle arrived in TNA and it was Mike Bennett with Maria Kanellis. Bennett announces he is here in TNA to save pro wrestling.

 

Awesome Kong made her return. After The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Madison Rayne) & Gail Kim defeated The Dollhouse (Jade, Rebel & Marti Bell), Kong came out and attacked The Beautiful People & Gail Kim. Kong has appeared to have joined The Dollhouse.

Twitter Exchange Between James Storm & Adam Rose

Here is a Twitter exchange between “Cowboy” James Storm and Adam Rose following their match on last night’s episode of NXT in which Storm got the win and hitting Rose with his Last Call superkick.