Category: Impact Wrestling News
Impact Wrestling Preview: World Title Match, Good Brothers In Action
A new episode of Impact Wrestling will air tonight at 8pm ET on AXS TV and Twitch. The following items have been confirmed for the show: – Trey vs. Eddie Edwards (c) – Impact World Championship match – Deonna Purrazzo vs. Kimber Lee – The Good Brothers vs. Reno Scum – Rich Swann provides a…
AJ Styles Talks Butting Heads With Vince Russo, Dixie Carter Ruining TNA
During a recent Twitch live stream, WWE Intercontinental Champion AJ Styles opened up about working with Vince Russo and Dixie Carter during his time in TNA. Styles addressed butting heads with Vince Russo: “Vince, as a person, I love the guy, and we butted heads as far as him writing, even in TNA, but I…
Impact Wrestling Sees Increase In Viewership After Slammiversary
Last Tuesday’s episode of Impact Wrestling did 163,000 viewers on AXS TV, according to a report by PWTorch.com. It was the first episode of Impact since Slammiversary and saw the return of EC3, The Good Brothers, a tag team title change and more. Viewership was up from the 156,000 viewers the show did the week…
Eric Young To Vince McMahon – ‘Your Show Is Broken’
Eric Young did an interview with Bully Ray and Tommy Dreamer on Busted Open Radio to talk about his departure from WWE and return to Impact Wrestling at Slammiversary. Young, who signed with WWE in 2016 after a successful run in Impact, was the leader of the SAnitY stable in NXT before being called up…
Backstory On Brian Meyers’ Tweet To Vince McMahon Ahead Of Impact Debut
As CJ reported earlier here at WrestlingNews.com, Brian Meyers, formally known as Curt Hawkins in WWE, is heading to Impact Wrestling. A vignette was included on this week’s episode of Impact to promote his pending debut. This will be his second stint in the company after competing in the TNA vs. GFW storyline in 2015.…
Big Impact Wrestling Title Change, Brian Meyers Heading To Impact
In case you missed this week’s Impact Wrestling, Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) defeated The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) to capture their second Impact Tag Team Championship. The North’s historic first reign ended at 382 days. AND NEW IMPACT World Tag Team Champions – The Motor City Machine Guns!…
Impact Wrestling Results (7/21/20) – The North vs. Motor City Machine Guns
Impact Wrestling Results & Reactions – 7/21/2020 A vignette from EC3 aired as he prepares to control his own narrative this time. X-Division Championship Match: Chris Bey (c) def. Willie Mack via pinfall to retain. Bey controlled most of this Slammiversary rematch with his new-found confidence helping him keep hold of his gold. The Good…
Slammiversary Breaks Social Media Records For Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling issued the following press release: SLAMMIVERSARY 2020 BREAKS SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS FOR IMPACT WRESTLING Highly-Anticipated Free Agent Reveals and Hard-Hitting Championship Matches Drive Record-Setting Engagement for IMPACT Across Digital Platforms Nashville – (July 21, 2020) – IMPACT Wrestling was firing on all cylinders Saturday night as Slammiversary 2020 became the company’s biggest live…
Impact Wrestling Preview: EC3 Returns, Motor City Machine Guns In Action
Impact Wrestling will air their post-Slammiversary episode tonight on AXS TV and Twitch at 8pm ET featuring the fallout of the big pay-per-view event. Confirmed for the episode so far is EC3’s return, plus Motor City Machine Guns vs. The North for the Impact World Tag Team Championship. Appearances from World Champion Eddie Edwards, Knockouts…
Lariato Pro Wrestling Event To Stream On Impact Plus
Lariato Pro Wrestling, which works in conjunction with The Good Brothers Dojo in Georgia, will have their September 12th event stream on Impact Plus in the near future. Impact stars Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson, Eric Young, Crazzy Steve, and Johnny Swinger will compete on the show emanating from Dublin, GA. Lariato Pro Wrestling is excited…
Full Details On Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View
Bound For Glory 2020 This year’s Impact Wrestling’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2020. A location was not announced. Free Agents At Slammiversary Impact sent us the following press release: GALLOWS, ANDERSON, SABIN, SHELLEY, EC3, EY AND HEATH AMONG FREE AGENT ARRIVALS AT SLAMMIVERSARY 2020 The Good Brothers and Motor…
Eddie Edwards:’I’m Going To Be A Champion This Company Can Be Proud Of’
New Impact World Champions Eddie Edwards says he is going to be a champion the company can be proud of. Read: Eddie Edwards Wins Impact World Title, Eric Young & Rich Swann Return In a promo after beating Rich Swann, Eric Young and Trey in an Elimination Match at Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary pay-per-view, Edwards commented:…
EC3 To Return To Impact Wrestling This Tuesday
Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary pay-per-view went off the air with a tease for EC3’s return. The official Impact Twitter account has now confirmed that EC3 will return on Tuesday’s new episode. IMPACT TUESDAY at 8/7c on @AXSTV EC3 #Slammiversary @therealec3 pic.twitter.com/1qj9fubxIG — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 19, 2020 Also confirmed for this week’s Impact is Motor…
Eddie Edwards Wins Impact World Title, Eric Young & Rich Swann Return
Eddie Edwards beat Ace Austin, Rich Swann, Eric Young, and Trey in the main event of Slammiversary to capture his second Impact World Championship. AND NEW IMPACT World Champion – @TheEddieEdwards! #Slammiversary ORDER HERE: https://t.co/cjK3GrKZ0H pic.twitter.com/CAi9iiFMcp — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 19, 2020 Rich Swann returned from injury to fill the first open spot, but…
Deonna Purrazzo Captures Knockouts Championship At Slammiversary
Deonna Purrazzo beat Jordynne Grace by submission at Slammiversary to capture her first Knockouts Championship. AND NEW Knockouts Champion – @DeonnaPurrazzo! #Slammiversary ORDER HERE: https://t.co/cjK3GrKZ0H pic.twitter.com/VxIrPnn6xX — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 19, 2020 Deonna spent the last two years under contract with WWE NXT, but was largely misused with lack of TV time. She was…
Big Title Match Announced For This Week’s Impact Wrestling
The North will put their Impact Tag Team Championship on the line against the reunited Motor City Machine Guns this Tuesday on Impact Wrestling. BREAKING: A DREAM MATCH is set for this Tuesday at 8/7c on @AXSTV – The North defend the IMPACT World Tag Team Championships against The Motor City Machine Guns! #Slammiversary pic.twitter.com/M4Yf3d6GX7…
New X-Division Champion Crowned At Slammiversary, Heath Slater Appears
– Chris Bey is the new X-Division Champion after beating Willie Mack in a singles match at Slammiversary. Bey signed with Impact earlier this year and has impressed many in a short amount of time. AND NEW X-Division Champion – @DashingChrisBey! #Slammiversary ORDER HERE: https://t.co/cjK3GrKZ0H pic.twitter.com/MnvUidhAOy — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 19, 2020 – Former…
Motor City Machine Guns Return To Impact Wrestling
Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley, collectively known as Motor City Machine Guns, made their triumphant return to Impact Wrestling at Slammiversary. The tandem answered The Rascalz’s open challenge in the pay-per-view’s opening match and ultimately went over. The Motor City Machine Guns have answered the Open Challenge! #Slammiversary @SuperChrisSabin @fakekinkade ORDER HERE: https://t.co/cjK3GrKZ0H pic.twitter.com/wrxAuPzRqu —…
Impact Wrestling Slammiversary Results (7/18/20) – New Champions For A New Era
Welcome to WrestlingNews.com’s Impact Wrestling Slammiversary 2020 Results – Streaming Live Coverage. You can reload the page for the latest results, reactions and news from tonight’s pay-per-view, which is available to stream on FITE. Slammiversary Results & Reactions – 7/18/2020 The show opened with a video package in the same news reporting style as recent teases. It’s confirmed…
Impact Wrestling Slammiversary – Final Lineup, Start Time, Live Coverage Tonight
Impact Wrestling will hold their Slammiversary pay-per-view tonight from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. The promotion will crown a new Impact World Champion as the title is vacant following the departure of Tessa Blanchard. Despite the situation with Blanchard, momentum for Impact is trending in the right direction headed into the pay-per-view as Luke Gallows…
Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson Confirm Impact Wrestling Signings
Once the clock struck midnight on July 18th, former WWE stars Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson officially announced on the premiere of their Talk’N Shop podcast that they have signed two-year deals with Impact Wrestling. Impact also touted the big news ahead of Saturday’s Slammiversary event, where they are now confirmed to appear. There’s no…
EC3 To Return To Impact At Slammiversary?
EC3, whose non-compete clause from his WWE contract expires this weekend, announced he’ll release a new YouTube video tonight as he “steps into The Narrative.” To whom it may concern, Control. Freedom. Purpose. Three essential words lost in a global landscape marred by division, disaster, and disease. Join a #FreeEC3 as he takes the first…
Tag Team Open Challenge Added To Slammiversary
Impact Wrestling announced on Thursday that The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Dezmond Xavier) will compete in a tag team open challenge this Saturday at Slammiversary. BREAKING: The Rascalz have issued an Open Challenge for #Slammiversary THIS SATURDAY LIVE on PPV and @FiteTV! ORDER HERE: https://t.co/cjK3GrKZ0H pic.twitter.com/eaYt4ONXNt — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) July 16, 2020 While Impact’s…
Moose Reveals Original Plans For Winning TNA World Championship
Moose revived the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in April and declared himself as the titleholder, but that wasn’t the original plan. In a recent interview with Wrestling With Sports, Moose revealed that he was actually supposed to win the title in the King of the Mountain main event at the “TNA: There’s No Place Like…
Impact Wrestling Recap (7/14/20) – Trey & Ace Austin Brawl Before Slammiversary
Here is everything you need to know coming out of the July 14th edition of Impact Wrestling: Impact results – Susie, Kylie Rae, Havok, Nevaeh & Alisha Edwards def. Taya Valkyrie, Rosemary, Kiera Hogan, Tasha Steelz & Kimber Lee – Rhino beat Hernandez in an arm wrestling challenge backstage – Flashback moment of the week…
Impact Wrestling Preview: 5-On-5 Knockouts Match, Final Slammiversary Hype
Impact Wrestling is set to air its final episode before Saturday’s Slammiversary pay-per-view event. The following items have been announced: – Taya Valkyrie, Rosemary, Kimber Lee, Kiera Hogan & Tasha Steelz vs. Kylie Rae, Susie, Alisha, Havok & Nevaeh – Slammiversary contract signing for Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace – Ace Austin trains for the…
Impact To Provide Spanish Commentary For Slammiversary
Impact Wrestling issued the following press release: Los Angeles – (July 13, 2020) – IMPACT Wrestling has partnered with FITE TV and KISWE to provide a new Spanish language commentary feed for its upcoming live pay-per-view event IMPACT: Slammiversary, available to fans worldwide via FITE.TV on Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.…
Impact Wrestling Recap (7/7/20) – New Slammiversary Additions & Teases
Here is everything you need to know coming out of the July 7th edition of Impact Wrestling. Impact results – There were lots of issues with the Twitch stream during the first half hour – Kylie Rae & Susie def. Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary when Kylie made Taya tap out – The Deaners def. XXL,…
5 Fun Facts From Slammiversary 2007
13 days remain until Impact Wrestling‘s latest installment of Slammiversary. With that being said, here’s a look back at Slammiversary 2007. LAX’s first Slammiversary No, this wasn’t the first Slammiversary for Santana and Ortiz. It fact, it was the first incarnation of LAX, Homicide and Hernandez, that took center stage in the opening match against…
5 Fun Facts From Slammiversary 2006
14 days remain until Impact Wrestling‘s latest installment of Slammiversary. With that being said, here’s a look back at Slammiversary 2006. Team 3D opened the show Brother Ray and Brother Devon have quite the history in TNA’s tag team division. Their years of teaming in various companies brought them to the opening match of Slammiversary…
5 Fun Facts From Slammiversary 2005
15 days remain until Impact Wrestling‘s latest installment of Slammiversary. With that being said, here’s a look back at the very first event: Slammiversary 2005. A multi-man X-Division opener The first Slammiversary opened with an X-Division six-man match where Shark Boy scored a win over Amazing Red, Delirious, Elix Skipper, Zach Gowan, and Jerrelle Clark.…
Impact Wrestling To Have Special Start Time On July 7
Impact Wrestling announced on Thursday that their flagship show will have a special start time of 9pm ET on Tuesday, July 7th. Impact is being pushed back an hour due to a special Ringo Starr birthday show airing on AXS TV at 8pm. You can check out the press release at this link. Also of…
Impact Wrestling Recap (6/30/20) – New Slammiversary Main Event Confirmed
Here is everything you need to know coming out of the June 30th edition of Impact Wrestling: Impact results – Josh Mathews & Madison Rayne opened the show to announce the new main event for Slammiversary: Eddie Edwards vs. Ace Austin vs. Trey Miguel vs. a mystery opponent to crown a new World Champion –…
Heath Slater Teases Slammiversary Appearance?, Impact Preview For Tonight
– Former WWE star Heath Slater tweeted a video of himself exercising with the caption “July 18 coming soon.” https://twitter.com/HEATHXXII/status/1277948558302380042 There’s speculation that Slater will make his Impact Wrestling debut at Slammiversary on July 18 as Rhino has made references to his former tag team partner on Impact recently. – Tonight’s new episode of Impact…
Knockouts Gauntlet Match Announced For Slammiversary
Impact Wrestling’s Knockouts division will compete in a number one contender’s gauntlet match at Slammiversary. The match will have 10 participants with Rosemary, Susie, Taya Valkyrie, Havok, Kiera Hogan, Tasha Steelz, Nevaeh, Kimber Lee, Alisha Edwards, and Kylie Rae confirmed to compete. BREAKING: A #1 Contenders Knockouts Gauntlet match is OFFICIAL for #Slammiversary on July…
On This Day (6/28) – The Mess That Was Slammiversary 2015
“On This Day” is published every Sunday to look back at how the past has affected the present in the world of wrestling. Today’s feature focuses on TNA/Impact Wrestling’s Slammiversary 2015. On this day… June 28, 2015, TNA (Impact Wrestling) held one of its key pay-per-views in Slammiversary. The event emanated from Universal Studios in…
Top Tag Team Headed To Impact Wrestling?
Recently-released WWE stars Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson may be headed to Impact Wrestling, according to Pro Wrestling Sheet. Impact has heavily pursued the free agents on the road to Slammiversary, where it’s being teased that a number of former WWE stars could return or debut. Impact’s VP Scott D’Amore has a “long history” with…
Impact Wrestling Parts Ways With Michael Elgin
Impact Wrestling released a statement on Friday morning to announce that the company has parted ways with Michael Elgin. “IMPACT Wrestling has announced that Michael Elgin will not be appearing in any further IMPACT Wrestling programming.” This comes after Impact suspended Elgin on Monday following allegations of misconduct. Impact Wrestling also parted ways with Dave…
Impact Wrestling Terminates Tessa Blanchard, Strips Her Of World Championship
Impact Wrestling announced on Thursday that the company has terminated its relationship with Tessa Blanchard, effectively stripping her of the Impact World Championship. PWInsider published the following statement from Impact: “Impact Wrestling confirmed that it has terminated its relationship with Tessa Blanchard and stripped her of the Impact Wrestling World Championship.” The relationship between Impact…
X-Division Championship Match Announced For Impact Wrestling Slammiversary
Impact Wrestling announced on Thursday night that Chris Bey will challenge Willie Mack for the X-Division Championship at Slammiversary on July 18th. BREAKING: @DashingChrisBey will challenge @Willie_Mack for the X-Division Championship at #Slammiversary on July 18th! ORDER HERE: https://t.co/cjK3GrKZ0H pic.twitter.com/QOCqKJo9XL — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 26, 2020 Below is the updated match card: Impact World…
Impact Wrestling Recap (6/23/20) – Knockouts Shine, Aces & Eights Tease?
Here’s everything you need to know coming out of the June 23rd edition of Impact Wrestling: Impact Wrestling results – Tasha Steelz defeated Neveah by pinfall – Highlights from Deonna Purrazzo’s interview on Busted Open Radio aired – Deonna Purrazzo successfully tapped out Alisha Edwards – Ken Shamrock vs. Josh Alexander never started thanks to…
Impact Wrestling Announces Terminations & Suspension
In an update from an earlier report on Monday, Impact Wrestling has officially announced the termination of Dave Crist and Joey Ryan following sexual assault accusations. Additionally, Michael Elgin has been suspended pending further evaluation. Below is the company’s official statement: “IMPACT Wrestling confirms that it has terminated its contracts with Dave Crist and Joey…
Two Stars Reportedly Not Returning To Impact Wrestling
More wrestlers continue to be outed for abusive behavior thanks to the #SpeakingOut movement on social media. Impact Wrestling in particular is under fire for accusations against several roster members and those in charge. In light of these developments, two wrestlers will reportedly not be returning to the company. Dave Crist, who recently became directionless…
Vince Russo Rumored To Be Working With Impact Wrestling?
Is Vince Russo working with Impact Wrestling again? Rumors are circulating on social media, not officially on the dirt sheets, that former WWE, WCW, and TNA writer Vince Russo is once again working with Impact Wrestling at least as a consultant. This thought was brought back to light on Thursday when Twitter user @SoDuTw pointed…
Impact Wrestling Announces Slammiversary Main Event, Next Week’s Match Card
– Impact Wrestling promised an update on the status of the World Championship, and they certainly delivered on Tuesday. Scott D’Amore appeared on-screen to announce that Tessa Blanchard will be back at Slammiversary to defend the World Championship in a five-way main event against Michael Elgin, Eddie Edwards, Ace Austin, and Trey Miguel. .@ScottDAmore has…
Impact Wrestling To Address World Championship Status Next Week
Impact Wrestling will address the future of the Impact World Championship on Tuesday’s new episode of Impact. Tessa Blanchard, the current titleholder, has been off TV since mid-April as she’s been in Mexico and unable to attend TV tapings in Nashville since the pandemic started. Ace Austin recently won a number one contender’s tournament to…
Impact Wrestling Airs Cryptic Promo With Released WWE Talent
On last night’s Impact, a promo for Slammiversary aired that featured several released talent from WWE: You never know where future endeavors may lead. Slammiversary is Saturday, July 18th LIVE on PPV. #Slammiversary pic.twitter.com/MBezL1HIOW — TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 3, 2020 Specifically featured in the promo are Eric Young, Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson, Rockstar Spud,…
Recently Released WWE NXT Star Headed To Impact Wrestling
Impact Wrestling ran a vignette on Tuesday’s new episode to confirm Deonna Purrazzo is returning soon. Purrazzo was released from WWE NXT last month during the mass cuts after nearly two years under contract. The Virtuosa made a handful of TNA/Impact appearances throughout 2014-2017. Impact has made a clear effort to stack up their Knockouts…
Impact Wrestling Announces New One-Hour Show On AXS TV
Impact Wrestling announced on Wednesday that a new one-hour show called “Impact in 60” will debut on AXS TV on June 2nd at 10pm ET. The new series will explore old content in their library as a look back at the “best of” moments throughout the company’s stories history. New episodes will air weekly following…
X-Division Title Match & More Set For Next Week’s Impact Wrestling
– Hernandez and Trey advanced in the Impact World Championship number one contender’s tournament with respective wins over Madman Fulton and Rohit Raju. – Next week’s Impact Wrestling will feature the following matches: Sami Callihan vs. Michael Elgin – tournament match Rhino vs. Ken Shamrock – tournament match Acey Romero & Larry D vs. TJP…
