A Few Notes On Impact Wrestling

Headlining Impact Wrestling's 2/21 Twitch special Outbreak will be Impact Champion Tessa Blanchard & Daga vs. X-Division Champion Ace Austin & Jake Crist.

New Impact Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Jessika Havok is set for the 2/22 Impact+ special from the Davis Arena in Louisville, Kentucky.  Also set for the show is Daga vs. Jake Crist, Moose vs. Rhino and Impact Champion Tessa Blanchard vs. Ace Austin headlining.

There has been talk recently of adding some independent promotions to the Impact+ streaming service.

Impact is sending Eddie Edwards vs. Michael Elgin to tomorrow's Pro Wrestling Revolver event in Dayton, Ohio.  The bout will be filmed for Impact TV.

Dave Penzer is coming back to ring announce the TNA reunion event at Wrestlecon over Wrestlemania weekend.  The premise for the show is that for one night only, all old political grudges have been thrown aside and anyone from Impact's past has been invited to return if they wish.  

Tony Khan is The "Vince McMahon" of AEW, Jeff Cobb Is Still Unsigned, etc..

For those who have asked, the creative direction within the company since the onset of 2020 has primarily been Tony Khan.  The EVPs all have a say in what they are doing and are trusted, but all of the current storylines and pushes are Khan edicts and he's been very hands on with laying out exactly what he wants out of each segment in recent weeks.  Chris Jericho remains very involved with working to get the newer stars in the company over.

The Double or Nothing pre-sale today was extremely strong and all signs are the PPV will sell out when it goes on sale tomorrow officially.

As of today, Jeff Cobb is only booked for next Wednesday's Dynamite in Atlanta.  His status with Ring of Honor and New Japan remains unchanged.  As we reported yesterday, he is not signed to anyone and can work anywhere he wants.

With her win last night, Nyla Rose becomes the first Native American to win a women's title that I can recall in recent times as well as the first transgender athlete to be crowned a Women's Champion in the United States that we are publicly aware of.

There are tentatively slated to be a number of Dynamite tapings in California this June.  Since that's where the Young Bucks are from, it will very much be a homecoming for them.

Lexie, the new interviewer, is the daughter of Diamond Dallas Page.

NWA WOMEN'S CHAMPION VICTIM OF HIT & RUN

Current NWA Women’s Champion and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling International Princess Champion Thunder Rosa noted on social media that she was the victim of a hit and run accident while in their car yesterday and is selling some of her gear to help finance the car repairs.

Hey guys, yesterday I was involved in a hit and run accident a d to raise money to fix my car, I'm selling different gears! DM Me or email me at thunderrosa22@gmail.com

Mat Memory- Jerry Blackwell & Sgt. Slaughter vs King Tonga (Meng/Haku) & Masked Superstar w/Al Kassie (AWA)

AWA STARCAGE '85 - 4/21/85
(This was an attempt by the AWA at doing a house show and running it on live TV.
Tag Team Cage Match Sgt. Slaughter & Crusher Blackwell vs Masked Superstar, King Tonga & Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKu9enc69GU&list=PLfOorgOUv9HukZXEl3-7nUPo1DVVpwHeW&index=38

Mat Memory- Jerry Crusher Blackwell vs Larry Zbyszko and Sheik Adnan (AWA 1984)

October 18, 1984. Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA. Crusher Blackwell takes on Larry Zbyszko and Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie in a handicap match. Pre match interview with Al-Kaissie included.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW0lN5T0IhY&list=PLfOorgOUv9HukZXEl3-7nUPo1DVVpwHeW&index=52

Mat Memory- Jerry Crusher Blackwell vs Crazy Luke Graham (AWA 1984)

December 12, 1984. Las Vegas, Nevada. Post match interview with Crusher Blackwell included. From a pro wrestling USA TV taping.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5yWmCHeDtY

Mat Memory- Bruiser Brody vs Kamala. (Central States Wrestling 1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VJGL3EHa2o&list=PLfgI3KJGvXqRVtfgAUd77qrWp1OE2sQCJ&index=13

Mat Memory- Tully Blanchard vs Buldog Bob Brown Central States Wrestling. 1984

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uogWhQRHLS8&list=PLfgI3KJGvXqRVtfgAUd77qrWp1OE2sQCJ&index=5

Capitol Wrestling - Episode 149: Homicide-Corino

The Son must pay for the SINS of the Father, as Colby Corino goes one-on-one with Homicide for the Capitol Wrestling Championship! Will Corino leave Brooklyn victorious or will the NOTORIOUS 187 hold onto his gold?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwBQN4EnPE4

Mat Memory- WAR (Japan) 1993/05/24

UWA World Middleweight Champion Ultimo Dragon vs. El Samurai Koki Kitahara & Super Strong Machine vs. Kuniaki Kobayashi & Akitoshi Saito Masao Orihara vs. Masashi Aoyagi Earthquake John Tenta & King Haku vs. Yoshiro Ito & Dino Ventura Hiromichi Fuyuki vs. Shiro Koshinaka Ashura Hara vs. Kengo Kimura The Great Kabuki vs. Great Muta Genichiro Tenryu & Takashi Ishikawa vs. Tatsumi Fujinami & Shinya Hashimoto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPi7QtBSvZ8

Jordynne Grace vs Kimber Lee (Women's Wrestling) Queen of the North 2

Jordynne Grace battles Kimber Lee in this women's wrestling match from BCW Queen of the North 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17uZnNmGlBk

Wrestling Epicenter 704 Jordynne Grace Impact Wrestling Media Teleconference Call 2/12/2020

Here is the complete Impact Wrestling Press Pass Podcast or Media Teleconference with Jordynne Grace discussing her capturing of the Impact Knockouts title on Impact on AXS TV this past Tuesday. She discusses everything from getting emotional when getting the title to her recent statement that wrestling is "performance art" and should not be presented as a sport.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lSzifbKT1k

Jim Cornette on AEW's Stats & Rankings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCjfRikRazU

Billy Corgan: NWA is in the same conversation as WWE & AEW, TNA lawsuit, Powerrr, Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan chats with Chris Van Vliet at the NWA Powerrr tapings in Atlanta, GA. He talks about why he bought the NWA, the decision to make Powerrr look at feel the way it does, his fallout and lawsuit with TNA, what Smashing Pumpkins fans think of his love for wrestling, the future plans for NWA, why he says the NWA is in the same conversation as WWE and AEW and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azjEd64Mznw

So Much For His, Ahem... 'Retirement', LOL. Can ACH Reach The Top Of AAW Again? | AAW Pro

ACH returned to @AAWPro last month with huge expectations to quickly return to the top. He hit a brick wall in the form of Fred Yehi. ACH looks to redeem his loss by defeating TJP next Friday at the Logan Square Auditorium.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-8X9Q9SKE0

Jeff Cobb Reportedly A Free Agent While On AEW Dynamite

. it was announced during this week's Dynamite episode from Austin, TX that AEW World Champion Chris Jericho had hired Cobb to take out Jon Moxley in a singles match on next Wednesday's show. Jericho is set to defend his title against Moxley at AEW's Revolution pay-per-view at the end of this month. Cobb later made a surprise debut at the end of this week's Dynamite, which came after Moxley defeated Santana in the main event. The Inner Circle attacked Moxley after the match and Jericho dropped him with a Judas Effect. Jericho then called Cobb out to the ring. Cobb came out to a reaction and then left Moxley laying after hitting a Tour of the Islands. Cobb celebrated with The Inner Circle to end the show.

Cobb is not currently signed to an AEW contract, according to PWInsider. The ROH & NJPW star remains a free agent. It was noted that Cobb's appearance on Dynamite was not a sign that AEW has a new working relationship with Ring of Honor or New Japan Pro Wrestling. Cobb was booked directly by AEW as he's free to work anywhere he wants. There's no word yet on if Cobb's looking to sign with AEW or any other promotion soon.

The 37 year old Cobb is currently scheduled to team with Dan Maff to face KENTA and Taiji Ishimori at ROH's Supercard of Honor event on April 4 during WWE's WrestleMania 36 weekend.

After tonight's surprise debut, Cobb vs. Moxley is still scheduled for next week. AEW is billing Cobb as a "hired gun" or a "bounty hunter mercenary" type.