IMPACT! Wrestling sold - Dwayne Johnson purchases the company

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - Huge News coming out of the wrestling world. Dwayne Johnson has announced that he has purchased IMPACT! Wrestling from Anthem Sports & Entertainment.

Dwayne Johnson has confirmed the news in a video, which has been released on his social media pages, which have since shocked the wrestling world. 

"I am happy to announce that my company Seven Bucks Productions have concluded a deal with Anthem Sports & Entertainment to purchase the IMPACT! Wrestling name & brand, I know this may be shocking news for you all to digest at this time but allow myself to explain"

"This may come across as shocking, due to my close relationship with WWE & Vince McMahon, however Vince & WWE know that competition is healthy and I wanted to provide an alternative to WWE & AEW respectively. Anthem Sports & Entertainment approached myself, my business partner Dani Garcia and our company Seven Bucks Promotion about the possibility of purchasing the IMPACT! Wrestling name & brand"

"At first we were taken aback, then after several discussions between ourselves and our investors, that is when we were really intrigued and interested in buying the promotion. We believe that the name of our brand and the name of the people involved can only help IMPACT! Wrestling thrive in the current climate and beyond."

"Seven Bucks Promotion know that IMPACT! Wrestling already has TV deals with companies in the US & Canada, however I can confirm that we have terminated a deal with Premier Sports in the United Kingdom in favour of a more favourable deal for ourselves, I can confirm that we will air on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom. That deal will start shortly"

"While we are already that advanced with enhancing the brand of IMPACT! Wrestling, we know we are currently in the middle of a pandemic & the guys & gals on the roster may be asking questions on their futures. All I can currently say is I will have those discussions in due course, I've got ideas on where to take this company & so do the other investors."

"You'll hear more from myself in the future however in the meantime, I hope everyone stays safe and follows the guidelines given out by the government, to ensure a safe eventual return to normality for us all."

Many news sites have tried to reach out to the involved parties, however no statements have been given except the one Dwayne Johnson has released on his social media pages. News sites are desperately trying to reach for comment about a "potential" relocation of IMPACT! Wrestling. They have been rumours swirling around that may happen in the future.

The reaction currently on social media by IMPACT! & wrestling fans alike have been between positive, many praising that Dwayne Johnson has finally taken a step back into the wrestling world, a step that may take him into direct competition with Vince McMahon & WWE and also Tony Khan & his AEW brand.

IMPACT! Wrestling statement

News / October 20th 2020 / By Seven Bucks Productions

IMPACT! Wrestling can confirm this evening that the Bound For Glory event, scheduled to take place on Saturday 24th October 2020 has been cancelled. While the company had hoped for the event to take place for both fans and the new ownership of the company, they felt it was best to cancel the event and IMPACT! Wrestling weekly shows will also be cancelled for the next few weeks, this is a part of the broader restructure of talent that Dwayne Johnson had alluded to in his statement earlier this week, more news on the talent will be confirmed in the following days.

There has been intense social media speculation about a "Potential" relocation of IMPACT! Wrestling, Dwayne Johnson can confirm that IMPACT! Will not be relocating from Nashville, Tennessee. "IMPACT! Wrestling already has a home, its home is right here in Nashville, it would be a stupid idea to uproot it and move it across the country, and in some cases on social media the continent. The foundations are already here for IMPACT! to thrive in its future & beyond."

While news on talent will be brought to you, via this site in the coming days, we can exclusively reveal that the IMPACT! World, X-Division, Tag Team & Knockouts Championships have all been vacated.

- More news in the coming days.

IMPACT! Wrestling return date confirmed

IMPACT! Wrestling returns to TV

Dwayne Johnson has confirmed via a statement today on when to expect IMPACT! Wrestling to return to TV, revealing a rather interesting line-up for the show. 

"Myself & Seven Bucks Productions would like to formally announce that IMPACT! Wrestling will return to TV, our return date is going to be November 10th and I can promise you all, to every IMPACT! Wrestling fan right here in America and worldwide that it will be a special return. We have agreed that our return won't be taped, instead we will go LIVE!! We see this as the perfect opportunity to showcase what IMPACT! Wrestling is all about."

Dwayne Johnson has also confirmed what we can expect to see on the LIVE edition of IMPACT! Wrestling when it returns to our screens, he said "On our return to TV, you will witness the crowning of a NEW IMPACT! WORLD CHAMPION as we host a 4-man tournament for the championship, we've already agreed on who will be in the tournament, and we're sure you'll all be pleased at home."

While the four men have not yet been confirmed, it seems one of those men have confirmed they'll be taking part in the tournament. During a Q&A on his Instagram page earlier today, the former IMPACT World Champion Eric Young was answering questions from fans regarding his future with the company and what his ambitions are for the future, Eric took exception to one fan who said "I'm happy you were stripped of your title, maybe retire from the ring?", to which Eric Young replied "Listen, first off I think you need to be happy about other things especially during this time, being happy that someone has had something taken away from them, it's theft, its robbery, I should still be sitting right here as your IMPACT World Champion, but..BUT Dwayne and his company thought differently, they didn't see me as the guy, THE TOP GUY. I've been through this before, I can go through it again... this isn't me wanting your support, this is me explaining what I'm going to do, I'm going to walk into that 4-man tournament, I'm going to kick anyone and everyone's ass that gets in my way, and I am going to walk out of IMPACT! on November 11th STILL YOUR IMPACT WORLD CHAMPION!! Why still? You all ask....because I didn't lose my title!!" 



- Stay tuned to IMPACT! Wrestling's website & social media pages to stay updated.

Four Man Tournament formally confirmed

Tournament to crown a New World Champion, plus more return show details

When IMPACT! Wrestling returns to our screens on November 10th, we will witness a 4-man tournament to crown the NEW IMPACT World Champion. As social media is buzzing to find out the four men fighting to claim the top prize, we can EXCLUSIVELY reveal who those 4 men will be. 

• Eric Young
• Moose
• Rich Swann
• Sami Callihan

While the tournament bracket is yet to be confirmed, these 4 men will be looking forward to walking out of IMPACT! Wrestling on November 10th your new Impact World Champion, also appearing on the November 10th edition of IMPACT! Wrestling will be Dwayne Johnson as he has promised a huge announcement on the show, one that will shatter the wrestling landscape.

- Stay tuned to IMPACT! Wrestling's website & social media pages to stay updated.

Only four men? At least make it double elimination then.

IMPACT World Title bracket confirmed

Who will face who in the tournament?

Ahead of Impact! Wrestling's return to the airwaves later this month, the World Title brackets have finally been confirmed at a meeting earlier today.

Eric Young v Rich Swann
Sami Callihan v Moose

As noted by many Eric Young v Rich Swann were originally meant to challenge each other for the Impact World Title at Bound for Glory, many fans will be waiting to finally see who can come out on top in this highly anticipated match-up. Former Impact World Champion Sami Callihan will also be taking part in the tournament as he has been drawn to face Moose, who calls himself "The Real World Champion". Can Sami reach the final to reclaim the Impact World Title? - or can Moose win to put him on the path to claiming his first IMPACT World Title, after all he is a former Two-Time IMPACT Grand Champion.

Also announced today for the November 10th show is a match ups as Rohit Roju takes on TJP, whilst "The Good Brothers" Doc Gallows & "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson have issued an open challenge, to any team or anyone who think can take them on.

We also know that Dwayne Johnson will appear on the show to announce something "Earth-shattering". What that announcement is it remains to be seen.

Nashville, Tennessee

Show Review

- Dwayne Johnson opened the show and welcome the fans who had tuned in on television and streams around the world, he thanked them for their continued support of Impact Wrestling and thanked them also for the warm reception he has received since it was announced him and his company had purchased Impact. Opening the night Dwayne announced that Impact Wrestling will return to PPV on December 19th with Hard To Kill, moving from its January slot, he also announced that next week will see a Director appointed to oversee things on Impact, as he has to go away to Hollywood, however he will keep an overseeing eye over things. He then went on to tell fans that he hopes they enjoy the show and told the roster to "Bring it"

- TJP earned a surprise win over Rohit Roju with a roll up, after the match Roju assaulted TJP's leg and locked in a figure-four leg lock, something we've not seen him do before but it looked like it done some damage to TJP. Roju looked down the camera after the match and proclaimed "I brought it".

- Moose was victorious in the first semi-final of the night, after an impressive showing on defeating a former Impact World Champion in Sami Callihan, Moose declared that he didn't care if it was Eric Young or Rich Swann he faced later on in the evening, he just knew he'd inflict pain on either man to capture his first Impact World Championship. 

- The Good Brothers appeared to not be on the same page, as they were beaten in their own open challenge. They went up against one of the best tag team's in Impact history as Motor City Machine Guns defeated The Good Brothers, however after the match both teams were beaten down by The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander)

- In what should have been the Bound for Glory main event before it's cancellation, Eric Young defeated Rich Swann in one of the night's best bouts, both men giving their all in this contest, however it was Young who claimed victory by hitting Swann with a hard-hitting piledriver. Eric Young declared afterwards that what happened to Swann will happen to Moose and to anyone that stands in his way of reclaiming his title. 

- Impact Hall of Famers Sting, Kurt Angle & Ken Shamrock appeared in video messages to show their support for the brand, Dwayne Johnson and the fans. Each of those three men had said their bet to become the next Impact World Champion would be Moose, the question is now could he defeat him in the main event of the show?

- In the main event of the night, Eric Young defeated Moose and Young erupted into a post-match celebration, unknowing to him what was to come, thinking he had become the new Impact World Champion. In what was a shocking contest, Moose was on top throughout the bout, Young was begging for mercy until one point that changed the match. The ref took a knock which gave Young the chance to hit Moose with a low blow, hit a devastating knee to the skull of Moose then hit a piledriver to claim the victory.

- Dwayne Johnson appeared after the match, in which Eric Young thought he had reclaimed his Impact World Title after defeating Moose in the main event of the night, Dwayne Johnson said that he would have an explosive announcement and had saved it for the right time, he first congratulated Eric Young on an impressive showing on Impact's return to television and defeating Moose in the tournament finals, however they had been a slight change to the tournament. Eric Young is in fact NOT the Impact World Champion, but he was entered into a World Title match at December's Hard To Kill PPV for the vacant Impact World Championship. Eric Young was angered by the actions, however his anger soon turned to shock after Dwayne Johnson announced that The Impact World Championship will soon have a holder as at Hard To Kill it will be Eric Young taking on Impact's Newest Acquisition Samoa Joe. 

- The show ended with Samoa Joe appearing in the ring and locking in the Coquina Clutch on Eric Young. 

RESULTS

TJP defeat Rohit Roju

IMPACT World Title Semi-Final

Moose defeated Sami Callihan

Motor City Machine Guns defeated The Good Brothers

IMPACT World Title Semi-Final

Eric Young defeated Rich Swann

IMPACT World Title Final

Eric Young defeated Moose

Fallout from last night's IMPACT

- Following on from last night's edition of Impact Wrestling, where Samoa Joe made his return to the company, following a lengthy spell with WWE. Joe made sure everyone knew he was there, after he attacked Eric Young after the night's main event and locked in the Coquina Clutch to close the show, Samoa Joe, Eric Young and Moose all took to social media this morning.

@samoajoe
How was that for an IMPACT!?!?!!!!!

@theericyoung
At Hard To Kill Samoa Joe, you'll find out why not to cross me and why IMPACT are wrong to make me wait to reclaim what is rightfully mine!!

@themoosenation
Eric Young robbed myself and you all of finally seeing THE REAL WORLD CHAMPION crowned. Watch your back Eric!!!!

- Where will this lead down the line and will the new Impact Director get things under control? Stay tuned to Impact Wrestling's social media pages to find out.

BREAKING NEWS
Former World Champion returns to the promotion

- Impact Wrestling can reveal that former two-time World Champion Christian Cage has signed an exclusive deal with the company, which will see him return in a non-competitive role. While Impact fans may be upset with that news, they may be happy with the next bit of news we can confirm that Christian Cage is the new Impact Wrestling Director, that Dwayne Johnson hinted at this past week. 

"Yeah, I'm happy and it feels good to return to Impact Wrestling, myself and Dwayne or is it The Rock? Anyway we had a positive and constructive discussion on where we both thought and felt I would fit in at this company. We both agreed that due to my personal health problems that ruled me out of in-ring competition, it would be foolish to sign me to a competitive deal. So, I heard Dwayne wanted someone to steady the ship and lead by example, when he wasn't around or off shooting Hollywood's next top film, I know we're in the middle of a pandemic but Hollywood doesn't stand still for anyone sadly. That really interested me and I reached out, we talked and talked, and we finally agreed it made sense for Christian Cage to return to the Impact Zone, it is still called that? If not I'm sure some Twitter people will correct me on that and to become the new Impact Director".

- Christian Cage will be on Impact Wrestling this coming Tuesday as he assess the fallout from the World Title Tournament which saw Eric Young win, have his title snatched away from him (again) and will know face the returning Samoa Joe at December's Hard To Kill. The new Impact Director will also have to decide what to do with the other 3 current vacant titles for the promotion. 

- Tune in on Tuesday for another edition of Impact Wrestling

Nashville, Tennessee 

Show Review


- At Hard To Kill it appears we will finally be crowning new champions of each Impact Division, as new Impact Director Christian Cage signalled in the opening of the show. He said that Samoa Joe vs Eric Young for the Impact World Championship was already set in stone and he could do nothing to change that sadly, he said that the promotion does need new Impact Tag Team, X Division and Knockouts champions. At Hard To Kill the Knockouts Title will be decided in an over-the-top battle royal, consisting of current, past and maybe some future knockout stars. The Impact Director announced a tournament to decide who will compete in the tournament final for the Impact Tag Team Championship, while he announced an interesting method of crowning a new X Division champion. Cage announced it would be a "round robin" style tournament in which the top 2 placing roster members will compete in the decider at Hard To Kill, he announced superstars would gain 2 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and obviously 0 for a loss. He said the tournament for the X-Division Title will start next week but the Tag Team Tournament starts tonight as round one will see The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) take on Heath & Rhino. 

- In the first bout of the night an aggressive Moose defeated Brian Myers, throughout the bout Moose can be heard calling Myers "Young" and hitting Myers with Eric Young's moves. The bout ended when Moose hit a piledriver for the win, he continued to attack Myers after the bell had rung, which caused a few backstage hands to come out to calm down Moose. It appears Moose is still annoyed after what happened in his title match last week. 

- Despite looking worse for wear last week after their match, TJP was again victorious defeating Rohit Roju with another roll-up, however TJP was sure to leave the ring and run to the top of the stage this time to celebrate, to avoid another post-match beat down by Roju. TJP and Rohu had a tense stare down, which could be an indicator of things to come.

- The Good Brothers advanced to the semi-finals of the Tag Team Tournament with a comprehensive victory over Heath & Rhino, a week it appeared they were not on the same page. The Good Brothers demanded a better team to face in the semi-finals, only time will tell who they will face in the semi-finals. 

- Eric Young was seen leaving the building after having a heated debate with the new Impact Director about why he has to wait to claim what is his, Cage reiterated that his hands were tied and the only way Young would get his hands on the title in the near-future was to defeat Samoa Joe at Hard To Kill, Cage said that he had nothing for Young tonight and ordered him to leave the building and risked being fined or worse if he stays.

- Samoa Joe made a successful in-ring return to Impact Wrestling as he defeated Rich Swann in a thrilling contest, Swann thought he had the upperhand on Joe, until Swann was locked into the deadly Coquina Clutch and the match was soon over. Joe celebrated wildly until Eric Young ambushed Joe with a lead pipe, he tried to strike Joe again but was laid out cold by Joe. 

- The Show ended as again Samoa Joe locked in the Coquina Clutch on his Hard To Kill opponent.




Match Results
Moose defeated Brian Myers
TJP defeated Rohit Roju
The Good Brothers defeated Heath & Rhino
Samoa Joe defeated Rich Swann

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the KO division!

Nov 18, 2020 0:25:08 GMT @admin said:

Looking forward to seeing what you do with the KO division!

Seconded. KOs and X are the cornerstones that made the OG TNA something to actually invest in following.

Competitors Confirmed

X-Divison Round Robin confirmed & First Knockout Stars also confirmed

On last nights edition of Impact Wrestling, Christian Cage returned to the company in his new role as Impact Director and made a few huge announcements. He announced that at Hard To Kill, we would see NEW Impact Tag Team, X-Divison & Knockouts champions crowned using different methods. 

The Tag Team Titles will be decided in a normal tournament knockout competition, which started last night as The Good Brothers advanced to the Semi-Finals, he also announced that at Hard To Kill the Knockouts Championship will be decided in an "Over-The-Top" battle royal, while the X-Division championship will be decided using a "Round Robin" style tournament, in which superstars will face each other once and either gain 2 points for a victory, 1 point for a draw and zero points for a loss. 

We can EXCLUSIVELY reveal the first 4 knockouts to enter the battle royal, and they are Tenille Dashwood, Taya Valkyrie, Su Yung and for a one-night appearance Gail Kim. 

On top of that announcement, we can say that the X-Division tournament will be contested by 5 competitors are they are; Chris Bey, Eddie Edwards, Rohit Roju, TJP & Willie Mack.


We will find out later in the week who will complete the bracket and compete in the Impact Tag Team Championship tournament, if it is anything already announced for the other championships, it will be explosive and surely exciting for Impact fans worldwide.


- Stay tuned to IMPACT! Wrestling's website & social media pages to stay updated.

Make sure not to miss tomorrow night's edition of Impact Wrestling as Eric Young & Samoa Joe are both in the Impact Zone to sign their contract for their Impact World Title match at Hard To Kill. Will they Christian Cage be able to keep the peace or will it descend into chaos? 

Meanwhile, The X-Division Title Round Robin starts as Chris Bey takes on TJP and Eddie Edwards takes on Rohit Roju, as both encounters should prove to be a good contest for Impact fans to watch. Also, the Tag Team Championship tournament continues as The North take on a thrown together team of  Brian Myers & Moose, who both faced off against one another during last week's edition of Impact Wrestling.

We also won't have to wait longer for knockouts action as we see Taya Valkyrie go one-on-one against Jordynne Grace, who has also recently announced her involvement in the Knockouts Title battle royal at Hard To Kill.


- Stay tuned to IMPACT! Wrestling's website & social media pages to stay updated.

Nashville, Tennessee 

Show Review

- The show opened with Christian Cage arriving at the arena, as he got out of his car a limo pulled up beside him and Samoa Joe got out, the two exchanged words and Cage demanded that nothing better happen tonight or else, Samoa Joe smiled and promised nothing..."bad" would happen to Cage. He promised to behave himself, unless provoked by Eric Young in tonight's contract signing.

- The first contest of the night was a Quarter Final match in the Impact Tag Team Championship tournament, The North prevailed over the thrown together team of Brian Myers & Moose. It seemed like Moose & Myers were on course for an upset, until a miscommunication between the two led to Moose laying out Myers, as The North took advantage to advance in the tournament. It seems Moose is still seething from his wrong doing in his match against Eric Young just a few weeks ago. 

- The 2nd match of the night is the 1st match in the Impact X-Divison round robin tournament, Chris Bey claimed his the win and 2 points in the bracket as TJP just came up short, a nice sign of sportsmanship was seen after the match as both competitors shook hands, could we see this two clash at Hard To Kill for the vacant X-Division championship?

- Eric Young was seen backstage talking to a few people as Christian Cage turned up and asked to speak to him for a moment, Cage said he had already spoken to Samoa Joe earlier tonight and will say exactly the same to Young, as he did Joe. No funny business, nothing better happen or else. Eric Young said he can't promise anything unless provoked by Joe, to which that comment seemed to have annoyed Cage, as Young walked off.

- Rohit Roju picked up his first two points as he cheated his way to victory over Eddie Edwards, Roju's celebrations were short-lived as TJP came out and attacked him ringside, TJP hit a thunderous super kick on Roju, as he sailed into Edwards "Boston Knee Party". I think it's clear already who everyone & the fans would like to NOT see be crowned X-Division champion at Hard To Kill.

- Christian Cage is seen on the phone to an unknown figure, "Yes, I know I've only been in this position for a short time but I can assure you I am the man to lead Impact Wrestling into a new future. It's just since you know...since Joe turned up, it's caused the people above me headaches and since last week I've had a headache from above and what Joe could do, I've got an idea of how to keep Joe on a short leash and also keep Young in place as well, you'll see later tonight". Cage puts the phone down as he smiles. 

- In the night's main event, it's a first Knockouts match under the new ownership, as Taya Valkyrie gained the decisive victory over Jordynne Grace with the "Road to Valhalla" for the win, she declared after the match that "No woman, former, present or future will stand in her way of walking out of Hard To Kill as the new Impact Knockout's Champion".


- Now, we get to the real deal. The contract signing for the vacant Impact World Championship match between Eric Young & Samoa Joe, the contract signing is overseen by Impact Director Christian Cage & 2 tall masked men to keep the peace. Young & Joe exchange words, that get heated over the duration of the contract signing, Cage intervenes and says "Now, listen you two have not only given myself, not only gave the fans and everyone backstage a headache, you've also given the people above my head a headache too, that also includes Dwayne Johnson. I'm looking at you, Joe. I know you're not blood related to him but I understand you're held in high regard to his family and the Isle of Samoa, I suggest you take a look at your own actions and what it could do to the reputation of The Family & The Isle of Samoa". He then proceeds with "Eric, I don't care if you've been robbed as you say. I've just walked into the company myself and you're demanding that this title just be given to you? I don't care if you've won a tournament, this is what we're doing now. You have to defeat Joe for the title at Hard To Kill, however since you two like to go to any lengths to get what is rightfully yours, yes we know at Hard To Kill it will be Eric Young taking on Samoa Joe for the vacant Impact World Title, however we need a little spice to this match-up. That's why I am invoking a stipulation for this match. Joe you're rather fond of your Coquina Clutch and Eric, I know you're also fond of your Figure-Four leglock, that is why I have decided that this match will now be a submission-only match. Now, if you two gentlemen are okay with that, please sign the contract".

- Both men signed the contract and had a tense stare down, Joe turned to Christian Cage and said "Now that contract is signed, here is the deal...never and I mean NEVER speak to me like that again. Get them boys" A shocked Christian Cage & Eric Young are attacked by the masked men, Cage manages to escape the carnage, however Eric Young is badly beaten down by the two masked men, they put Young through the table and throw him towards Samoa Joe, as yet again he locks in the Coquina Clutch on Young as the show ends.



Match Results
The North defeated Brian Myers & Moose
Chris Bey defeated TJP
Rohit Roju defeated Eddie Edwards
Taya Valkyrie defeated Jordynne Grace 

Samoa Joe fined for actions on Impact Wrestling

 - Following his actions on Impact Wrestling, despite being warned by Impact Director Christian Cage to not provoke or attack Hard To Kill opponent Eric Young, Seven Bucks Productions has decided to fine Samoa Joe $35,000 and have formally informed him that further misconduct could lead to him being stripped of his title opportunity or being suspended/fired from Impact Wrestling. 

- The identities of the masked men, who were hired by Christian Cage to keep him safe and also keep the peace during the contract signing, are unknown at this time. However, it is clear to Impact Wrestling fans & Seven Bucks Productions they know Samoa Joe personally. They have informed Samoa Joe that their identities must be made known before he can step foot into another Impact Wrestling show again. 

- Samoa Joe has already agreed to pay the fine and has promised that in time people will find out the identities of the men involved in the attack on Eric Young during tonight's Impact Wrestling. 



- Stay tuned to IMPACT! Wrestling's website & social media pages to stay updated.

Samoa Joe Talks

Earlier this week on Impact Wrestling, Samoa Joe & Eric Young both signed their contract for their Impact World Title Submission match at Hard To Kill. It soon turned into chaos as not only did Samoa Joe attack Eric Young, they were two masked men, who were ordered by Impact Director Christian Cage to keep the peace who also joined in the action, who also nearly attacked Christian Cage. As the Impact Director got out of the ring, all he could do due to his condition is watch on as Samoa Joe and these two masked men attacked Eric Young

Since that evening rumour has surrounded the identities of the masked men, what is their connection with Samoa Joe & how did he manage to hoodwink Christian Cage? Also, Samoa Joe has been fined a substantial amount of money, he has since paid his fine off and called it a "Pittance" due to the amount he is being paid on his new contract. He has since conducted a video with the media team from Impact Wrestling, to express his thoughts on the current matters surrounding himself and has ordered it to be seen by everyone.

SPOILER: Click to show

"First off, I would like to apologise for my own & my two guys actions this past week on Impact, you know what it is like, when you're a hot headed son of a bitch and you see red, you just charge and nothing can hold you back. I've paid my fine, Dwayne, my man, knows I've done wrong but have done right by paying the fine. We spoke for a few fair hours about anything and nothing, by the way that nothing..it does not concern yourselves, the fans, Christian or my Hard To Kill opponent Eric Young".

"What I can say about Christian, our Impact Director is I can only offer my sincerest apologies, it wasn't my fault that he decided to appoint two bodyguards that night, who have a connection with myself and were on my payroll. I can only apologise for that & that only, I can't apologise for their actions and I can't apologise that he was caught in the cross fire and nearly hurt, again that was NEARLY HURT. This coming Tuesday, I'd like to formally invite Christian Cage to the ring , myself and my two guys will be there and we will offer him an apology to his face, if that's his wish"

"Now, here is the fun part. Christian on Tuesday, I promise you & I Promise Impact Wrestling, I promise Dwayne Johnson & I especially promise Eric Young that on Tuesday, you'll know the identities of these two men. I can assure you all it's two people that Christian, Dwayne and Eric Young SHOULD know".

"Eric, now listen to me, I promise you that I won't welcome you to a world of hurt, if you walk away from our title match at Hard To Kill and allow me to claim what is rightfully mine and become your new Impact World Champion, however if you want to be in a world of hurt for longer, if you want me to squish the life out of your pathetic little body at Hard To Kill during our submission match, I'll do it, For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Eric that means no matter what sufferings I am going to put you through, the glory at the end will all be the same, it will be me standing tall as the new IMPACT WORLD CHAMPION!!!!"

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Coming up on this week's Impact Wrestling

Impact Wrestling airs on Tuesday evening as both The X-Division & Impact Tag Team Championship tournaments continue, Willie Mack v Eddie Edwards & Chris Bey v Rohit Roju are the confirmed X-Division matches to take place on Tuesday, as former 2 time Impact Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns take on the pairing of Larry D and Acey Romero, otherwise known as XXXL. 

We will also see Eric Young in action for the first time in weeks, as he takes on Daivari, Young will be hoping that he isn't again attacked by Samoa Joe or his henchman, speaking of which Samoa Joe has promised Impact Director Christian Cage that he will unveil the identities of both men involved in last week's contract scuffle with Eric Young. We will also have Knockouts action, so don't miss Impact Wrestling this coming Tuesday.

Nashville, Tennessee 

Show Review

Tonight proved to be another "Impactful" edition of Impact Wrestling as the show was not only stacked with in-ring action, we finally got to see the men who were behind last Tuesday's contract signing disaster, as Samoa Joe unveiled the men in a confrontation with Impact Director, Christian Cage in his office. Christian Cage granted that whilst he can't overturn Joe's and Dwayne's decision to allow them to be on Impact Wrestling, since they're under contract they're "active" performers and will be in action, keep reading on to find out what else happened on Impact Wrestling.

- It wasn't a pleasant return to Impact Wrestling for The Motor City Machine Guns as they were crushed by the heavy, heavy offence of XXXL, who advance to the semi-finals of the Impact Tag Team Championship tournament as they await the winners of the last quarter-final match, that will take place next week. The fan favourites of MCMG took a bow and left the ring in tears, leading some to speculate if this was their final match for Impact Wrestling.

SPOILER: Click to show

- We cut to a backstage as Eric Young was training for his match later tonight as Christian Cage came to speak to him. Cage "Listen, Eric I want you to know I had no idea what was going to happen" Eric Young "Listen Cage, save it. It doesn't matter if you're telling the truth or not, what's fact is that Joe has not wasted time since coming here to humiliate me. I hope you're going to have strong words with him and I hope he is going to watch what I do to Daivari later tonight"

- Chris Bey defeated Rohit Roju to go 2 points clear atop the X-Division round robin table, making Bey a firm favourite to compete for the title at Hard To Kill, Roju did not like the way he lost and complained to the referee, Bey was dancing his way back up the ramp knowing he is the clear favourite for the title. 

- It was also an impressive showing for Willie Mack as he dominated Eddie Edwards, however it was an unconventional way of Mack getting the points, as the ref threw up the "X" sign as it looked like Edwards had suffered a serious back injury.

- Next we were taken to Impact Director's Christian Cage's office as he invited Samoa Joe & his two henchman into his office.

SPOILER: Click to show

Christian Cage - "Now as I understand this isn't what you wanted, you wanted it to be in the ring, however... I hear you're here to apologise for last week's actions"
Samoa Joe - "Listen, Cage.... I've got nothing more to say or apologise for from last week, I've already done so in a video"
Christian Cage - "Need I remind you, Joe, that you're under contract here and that you have to do as I say"
Samoa Joe - "Big words coming from a man that ran away at the first sign of trouble last week, don't worry, my boys don't bite, and they surely won't bite the hand that feeds"
Christian Cage - "I don't care if they do or don't bite, you let slip in that little video of yours these two are under contract and I've got a plan for them two"
Samoa Joe - "Listen, whatever idea you have for these two you have to run by either me or Dwayne first"
Christian Cage - "Well, that's the thing I ran it by Mr Johnson last night, and we agreed that we needed another team in our Impact Tag Team Title Tournament"
Samoa Joe - "That sounds like gold to my ears and my boys ears, speaking of which, Cage....do you want to know exactly who these two are?"

The two men finally unmask and Christian Cage is shocked.

Christian Cage - "That can't be....you're joking right?"
Samoa Joe - "This isn't a joke or an illusion, what you're seeing is the real deal. Cage, allow me to introduce to you Akam & Rezar!!!!"

Shocking developments as Akam & Rezar are revealed to be the masked bodyguards and Impact Wrestling's newest roster members.

- Knockouts action preceded the main event of the night, as 2 more knockouts were confirmed for the Hard To Kill battle royal, as Havok defeated experienced and well-travelled Jazz in their match-up. Both women proved why they could well be walking out of Hard To Kill as the champion, Jazz was felled by the oldest trick in the book, as Havok rolled her up and used the ropes to her advantage. 

- In the night's main event, Eric Young defeated Shawn Daivari by way of submission. Young showed a mean side in this contest, one that he'll have to take to Samoa Joe at Hard To Kill. Eric Young locked in the ankle lock, paying homage to former Impact alumni and Hall of Famers Ken Shamrock & Kurt Angle, it seems that he's been studying tapes of those Impact greats to knock off Daivari here. 

- The show ended as Samoa Joe and his group stood atop the ramp and stared down with Eric Young.


Show Results
XXXL defeated Motor City Machine Guns
Chris Bey defeated Rohit Roju
Willie Mack defeated Eddie Edwards
Havok defeated Jazz
Eric Young defeated Shawn Daivari

Moose reveals his Hard To Kill plans

Moose may have not been on this week's edition of Impact Wrestling, however he hasn't let fans forget that he is still there. A string of social media posts late Wednesday evening led some to speculate that Moose may be planning something against someone soon. Whatever that "something" is , it seems we may get an answer to it at Hard To Kill as Moose released a video package on his Instagram account earlier today. 

"Don't be fooled into thinking that just because I wasn't on Impact Wrestling this past week, don't think I'm staying away, don't think I've taken my ball and went home. I was sitting idly by this past week, seeing, looking....scouting on what someone could offer to me.....at Hard To Kill and what I saw disappointed me. We have "The Instant Classic" as our Impact Director, and he is pathetic in his approach, so much, so he couldn't even give me a call to say I wasn't or was needed on the show, I digress, we have our "Samoan Submission Machine" in Samoa Joe taking on a man who has an uncomfortable and quite frankly, weird obsession with hockey masks in Eric Young fighting for the top prize in Impact, don't you all think for a second that match should be contested with me, Moose...."Mr Impact Wrestling"....nah, see that would be too simple for Impact Wrestling to do".

"Instead of sitting by and waiting for something to be given to me, I'm going to take it myself. That's why at Hard To Kill, I know I won't be in the Impact World Title match but I can sure as hell offer an open challenge and I can definitely say that I should be Number One Contender for the championship, should I win....heck it's not even a should as I WILL win my Open Challenge at Hard To Kill".

 Speculation is rife currently to see if a current member of the Impact roster will answer Moose's challenge at Hard To Kill, or if it's someone yet to debut for the company.

Impact Breaking News

Impact Wrestling will air for a 'Mammoth' 3 hours this coming Tuesday, Dwayne Johnson & Seven Bucks Productions have signed off on the "one-off" 3-hour special with the statement also confirming that Hard To Kill will be a 4-hour event, what are the plans for Hard To Kill? It's too early to say in full except with have the Impact World Title being decided in an "Submission Match" between Samoa Joe & Eric Young, Dwayne Johnson has also signed off on Moose's open challenge to be the Number One Contender's match for the victor of Samoa Joe v Eric Young, who will be the challenger for the title after Hard To Kill? 

On Tuesday's "extended" edition of Impact Wrestling, we will see Akam & Rezar making their debuts in Impact Wrestling, as they enter the Impact Tag Team Title Tournament as they face (in their second chance) Motor City Machine Guns, at the behest of Samoa Joe. Can Akam & Rezar make an impressive Impact debut or can Motor City Machine Guns advance to the semi-finals? 

We will also see the Impact X-Division Round Robin roll on as we will see the rest of the matches play out on Tuesday, in the hopes we will see who the two men will battle at Hard To Kill to be crowned your new Impact X-Division Champion, Chris Bey sits top of the group on 4 points, Rohit Roju & Willie Mack both on 2 points, TJP & Eddie Edwards are on 0 points. 

Chris Bey v Willie Mack

Chris Bey v Eddie Edwards

Rohit Roju v TJP

Rohit Roju v Willie Mack

Willie Mack v TJP

Eddie Edwards v TJP

We will also hear from Eric Young on Tuesday, what will he say to the Impact fanbase ahead of Hard To Kill and will he say anything directly towards Samoa Joe? Moose will also be in the Impact Zone, he won't be competing as he will be scouting and hoping someone answers his "Open Challenge".

Big Changes made to Knockouts Division
Former fan favourite makes return to Impact Wrestling

Breaking News this afternoon that concerns Impact Wrestling & the Knockout's division and a return of a fan favourite, a statement released by Seven Bucks Productions reads as follows:

"Following intense conversation at boardroom and management level, we engaged in talks with the female members of our Impact Roster as to how we could modernise the division and if we could change anything to help them, on the back of this we have decided with immediate effect to drop the term 'Knockouts' and rebrand the division as the Women's division and of course this also means that the Impact Knockouts Championship will from this point on be known as the Impact Womens Championship. Further changes that are made to the women's division and what may affect our female talent will be made in due course".

On the back of this news, we have even more HUGE breaking news to reveal as a former fan favourite has put pen to paper on a multi-year deal and will enter the battle royal to decide the new Impact Womens Champion at Hard To Kill, that person is no other than Tessa Blanchard. She revealed the news in a YouTube video today saying she was "Excited to return to the ring after a few months of reflection and education on a personal level", All of us at Impact Wrestling, and we're sure the fans of Impact Wrestling can't wait to see Tessa back in action.

Statement by Impact Wrestling

News / December 6th 2020 / Seven Bucks Productions

Seven Bucks Productions has been engaging in intense conversation with its performers past and present and its fan base over social media the past few weeks, in a way to allow us to grasp what Impact Wrestling means to you all. We have digested feedback intensely, and we discussed the matters at boardroom meeting earlier this morning, attended by all members of Seven Bucks Productions and investors into the company. 

One matter that was raised by a certain section of the Impact Wrestling fanbase was the 'potential' reintroduction of the TNA name into our branding, we have decided that at this current moment and time it would not be best to do another retooling of the company in such a short space of time, especially considering recently we renamed the 'Knockouts' division to the 'Womens' division. However, our current decision on this matter does not mean we won't return to it at a later date, so for the foreseeable future we will be branded and known as 'Impact Wrestling'.

The next topic that was raised at the boardroom meeting this afternoon was certainly met with intrigue, as you know we currently use the 'traditional' 4-sided ring for all of our events and a large percentage, one that went over 70% of those fans asked felt strongly about Impact Wrestling reintroducing the 'Hexagon' or 'Six-Sided' ring. We agree that this was something that was affiliated with the early days of Impact Wrestling and, it is an idea that was met with a great reception. Dwayne Johnson said "It's a brilliant idea, I've not particularly seen it in action in person myself, I understand wrestling fans and what they're passionate about the most is something we need to try and give them,if they want the hexagon to return, I don't see no reason why we can't provide it", so we can confirm that starting from the first edition of Impact Wrestling in 2021, scheduled to air on Tuesday 5th January 2021, Impact Wrestling will return to the six-sided ring.


Another topic that was agreed upon, which will be met with support from the Impact Performers is that Dwayne Johnson & The Seven Bucks Production board have agreed to give them from December 20th 2020 until January 5th 2021 off on full-pay. We agreed that after a more than normal year with all things considered, we felt it was best to show our gratitude to the people who perform by allowing them to go home and have that well-earned rest after of course a challenging 2020. As of this statement Hard To Kill will be the LAST Impact Wrestling event to air in 2020, and to show we have thanks to our fans during this year...Hard To Kill will be available to stream for free on Youtube, Twitch, Twitter & Facebook. 

Nashville, Tennessee 

Show Review

On a very special "Three Hour" edition of Impact Wrestling on Tuesday evening, we saw the culmination of the Impact X-Division round-robin, as we also saw who were the last team to advance to the semi-final stage of the Impact Tag Team Title Tournament. We also had words from Eric Young ahead of his Hard To Kill match against Samoa Joe, Moose was present on the show to demand someone step forward to face him at Hard To Kill, Samoa Joe was also present on Tuesday's edition of Impact Wrestling.


Chris Bey advanced to the final at Hard To Kill as he overcame both Willie Mack & Eddie Edwards in his two matches of the night, both were spectacles and the Willie Mack match could have been the X-Division final in itself, Bey is fast becoming a fan favourite here in Impact Wrestling. "It doesn't matter who I face, what I do know is that I will be the next X-Division champion here in Impact Wrestling" proclaimed Chris Bey as he stood tall after being in the first 2 matches of the night.

Moose was in the arena looking determined to find someone to face him at Hard To Kill , "What are you looking at sucka? I tell you what you are looking at, you're looking at Mr. Impact Wrestling that's what" Moose told a bystander, until Impact Director Christian Cage came to talk to Moose. "Listen, Moose..... you either go home now, cool off and wait for your Hard To Kill opponent to step up....or you forfeit your right for a match that night, and also your claim for this match being a number one contender's match for the Impact World Title"

Rohit Roju was up next on Impact Wrestling as he was confirmed as being Chris Bey's Hard To Kill opponent for the X-Division Championship, as he easily disposed of TJP before seeing off Willie Mack, Roju declares that "Chris Bey cannot and will not defeat ROHIT!!!!" before Chris Bey came down to the ring and both had a brawl, before it was separated by Impact Director. With Rohit winning his two matches tonight, it appeared now the remaining two were dead rubber matches, with nothing on the line. A message from Impact Director stated that "If any men in the remaining two matches proves their worth, they can either be added to the Hard To Kill title match or be offered a future X-Division title match".

Next we saw a coach pull up into the parking lot, off stepped Akam, Rezar & Samoa Joe, as Joe was stopped by a reporter and said a few words "What you see is style, when you're affiliated with me The Samoan Submission Machine, you ride in style, that's why Akam & Rezar, or as I like to call them The Sons of Samoa, are riding with me and they're getting pointers on who to look out for and what to do in Impact, starting tonight when they finally end the miserable careers of Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley, oh I'm sorry....I mean The Motor City Machine Guns".

It turned out to be a disappointing night for TJP, as he lost two matches in a row, one to Willie Mack and the other to Eddie Edwards, however the pain didn't stop after Edwards had beat TJP, as Rohit Roju came out and delivered a thunderous 'Dragon Stomp' to TJP, as he lay wincing in pain, Rohit stood over TJP laughing. 

We heard from Eric Young about his current feelings surrounding everything going on in Impact Wrestling and ahead of Hard To Kill, where he is looking to reclaim the Impact World Title.

SPOILER: Click to show

Eric Young - “The best place to start for any story is always at the beginning, isn’t it? In this specific case the story starts when Anthem Sports decided to sell Impact Wrestling to Seven Bucks Productions and Dwayne Johnson, which in turn stripped me of my prized asset, I can’t believe I have to spell this out STILL to some people but I was stripped of MY championship, MY Impact WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, unfairly”.



Eric Young - “You see at first yes I was peeved, I was annoyed and I guess for the vulgarity...I was PISSED OFF at what happened, however I was more than happy to jump through the hoop of a ‘Mini’ World Title tournament for the return of Impact Wrestling, the prize as stated and laid out by our chairman, if that’s his title now was the winner of the whole tournament that night would be crowned Impact World Champion, I defeated each guy I faced, so I was crowned Impact World Champion…..except Dwayne changed the goalposts again. No, you see I didn’t win the title…..I won an opportunity to reclaim my title at a future PPV, which we all know is Hard To Kill”



Eric Young - “I have to not only be stripped of my title once, not only have it taken away from me again...I now have to go to another match to face off against a...might I add...hand chosen opponent in Samoa Joe, who Dwayne brought in. People may say I’m petty, people may tell me to shut up but the truth is I am the rightful Impact World Champion, the fact I have to face Samoa Joe to reclaim MY title, in a match that isn’t my strong point in a submission match”.


Eric Young - “I understand the severity of the match up I am going into with Joe, myself and Joe go way back, people will remember us being apart of the ‘original’ Impact line up shall we say? Seeing how Joe dismantled and strangled the air out of his opponents, they don’t call him ‘The Samoan Submission Machine’ for nothing and I understand that fully”


Eric Young - “Hard To Kill will be my biggest and toughest task to date here since my return to Impact Wrestling, however I am confident that I will walk out of Hard To Kill with the Impact World Championship and there isn’t a thing Dwayne, Christian Cage, Akam, Rezar or Samoa Joe can do about it. All I can say is that come the end of Hard To Kill, I will be leving it as your new Impact World Champion and you all better get used to that idea”.

Impact Wrestling welcomed 'The Sons of Samoa' into The Impact Zone for their debuts, facing off against one of Impact Wrestling's favourite and well-known teams in 'The Motor City Machine Guns', it turned out to be a successful outing for the new Impact Stars as Akam & Rezar picked up the victory after a hard contest against one of Impact's best, Samoa Joe watched on in keen interest as his new protégés hit "The Samoan Wave" as Joe calls it, which is a neckbreaker into a sit-out powerbomb combination. 'The Sons of Samoa' advance to the semi-finals of the Impact Tag Team Title Tournament, as they will face XXXL in the semi-finals next week. 

The action didn't end there as Eric Young appeared out of nowhere with a bat, attacking all three men, he managed to get Joe to the ground, and as he nearly locked in the 'Ankle Lock' on Joe, Akam & Rezar came to Joe's rescue as they hit 'The Samoan Wave' on Eric Young, the show ended as Samoa Joe & 'The Sons of Samoa' stood tall over Young, Sabin & Shelley.



Match Results
Chris Bey  def Willie Mack
Chris Bey def Eddie Edwards
Rohit Roju def TJP
Rohit Roju def Willie Mack
Willie Mack def TJP
Eddie Edwards def TJP
Akam & Rezar def The Motor City Machine Guns

Nashville, Tennessee 

Show Review
It wasn't an Impact episode we're currently used to with only 2 matches on the card, ahead of our Hard To Kill PPV, this week's edition was used as more of a "recap" episode of what's happened on Impact Wrestling in recent memory. However, we were treated to a heated confrontation at the end of the show as Hard To Kill opponents Eric Young & Samoa Joe nearly claim to blows, as Impactor Director Christian Cage managed to keep the calm, before all three were blown away by astonishing news.

- In the opening match of the night, 1 of the only 2 matches of the show, The Good Brothers advanced to the finals of the Impact Tag Team Title Tournament after they took advantage of a mistake from The North, "Machine Gun" Karl Anderson hit Ethan Page with a super kick for the win. Very poor way for The North to lose the match but great for The Good Brother's to be heading into a match to claim gold.

- We saw the 3 guys who would not be competing for the vacant X-Division Championship at Hard To Kill arguing amongst each other backstage, all putting forward good points as to why they should face the winner of Saturday's match at a future event for that title, Christian Cage decided that at Hard To Kill all 3 men would compete in a triple-threat match, the winner claims a future X-Division championship match. 

- In the night's only 2nd match, Impact's newest stars Akam & Rezar squashed the burly men of XXXL, it didn't take long for Samoa Joe's henchmen to show both the Impact roster and fan base what they were capable of, as they easily disposed of their opponents in under 3 minutes. Could this be a sign of things to come for The Good Brothers at Hard To Kill? Speaking of which, Gallows & Anderson were atop the stage after the match and had a tense stare down with Akam & Rezar.

- Lastly for the night, we had a confrontation inside the ring as Eric Young & Samoa Joe were both in the ring, as Impact Director Christian Cage was there as a mediator to ensure no fighting would break out. Both men gave good points as to why they should be the new Impact champion, why they will be the new Impact champion and why Christian should stay out the way. Joe went on about how no matter where he went or has been, he's always been a champion and at the top, he's always done what was needed to satisfy his lust for power, Young declared that he should still be champion, and he's been screwed out of it time and time again, at Hard To Kill he'll make sure he gets what's his and he'll make sure Joe submits to him. 

- Christian Cage did interject towards the end with "Earth-Shattering" news, he had just received by form of a "Twitter DM" from Dwayne Johnson, both Joe & Young laughed and said "How Professional?!", Christian however said "I don't think both of you guys are going to like this, the message reads to ensure that they'll be a winner on Saturday, to ensure Impact has an 'OUTRIGHT' new champion. While yes, it is a submission match but those submissions can take place anywhere in the arena....and that by order of the Impact Owner...Christian Cage will be the special guest referee".

- It seems all three men are stunned by that news as the show closes.



Show Results
The Good Brothers defeated The North
Akam & Rezar defeated XXXL

Hard To Kill will be the last show of 2020 for Impact Wrestling, it's sure to be a good one to end the year on, as we will see 4 new champions crowned and we will see an appearance by Dwayne Johnson

Impact World Championship

Submission Match

Special Guest Referee - Christian Cage

Eric Young v Samoa Joe

Both men have a claim to the companies top prize, both men will want to prove they're the ones who can take Impact Wrestling into 2021 and beyond. Eric Young feels violated after being stripped of his title by the new management team, he not only went through a hard tournament, only for this be snatched away from him again, as Samoa Joe made his return to Impact Wrestling, as The Rock agreed a huge deal to bring "The Samoan Submission Machine" back to the company where he made his name, this match will suit both men though as the submission stipulation was added by Impact Director Christian Cage, who by the way was added as a special guest referee, it will certainly be a match to remember for some.

Impact Women's Championship

Battle Royal

Stars of the past, present and possible future of Impact Wrestling all compete in this battle royal, to be crowned your new Women's champion. Gail Kim has even come out of retirement to have a chance at becoming the champion, even Tessa Blanchard has returned to the company...perhaps it's someone we haven't listen or seen so far who'll become your champion.

Moose's Open Challenge

Winner claims a future title shot

Moose has had an attitude change as of late, he is now the self-proclaimed "Mr Impact Wrestling" and has challenged anyone to prove him otherwise, however the board have had too much of Moose's actions both on and off screen and have decided it is time for him to put his money where his mouth is. They said that because Moose has offered an open challenge out to anyone on the roster, that if he can win....he can be the number one contender for the Impact World Title at a future event, however that stipulation also applies to his opponent, whoever they are, will we find out at Hard To Kill? or will "Mr Impact Wrestling" waltz his way into being number one contender?

Impact X-Division Championship

Rohit Roju v Chris Bey

Rohit Roju is looking to regain a title he never lost, as he squares up against the person that was unbeaten in the X-Division Round Robin, who is also a huge fan favourite here in Impact Wrestling, in the shape of Chris Bey. However, we have seen just how brutal Rohit can be in his attempts to be crowned X-Division champion, we've seen it in the past. You can't look past Chris Bey, who powered his way through the round-robin to remain unbeaten. 

Impact Tag Team Championship

The Good Brothers v Akam & Rezar

Both teams in this match haven't been with Impact long, both teams are looking for their first bit of gold in Impact Wrestling. The Good Brothers defeated a tough team in the semi-finals in the form of The North to get this far, with also a huge social media backing being a part of the illustrious "Bullet Club", their fans will be watching in their droves this coming Saturday. Their opponents however, since turning up on the scene, have decimated all who have stood in their way. Their alignment with Samoa Joe has also helped their cause, as he was the one who got them a contract with Impact Wrestling. Akam & Rezar decimated Eric Young at a contract signing, before tearing up the Tag Title Tournament, they'll be looking to top off a few special weeks for themselves, as they look to topple The Good Brothers.

Triple Threat Delight

Winner gets a future X-Division Title Shot

TJP v Willie Mack v Eddie Edwards

These 3 men found themselves on the unlucky side of things in the round-robin tournament, however Impact Director Christian Cage offered all 3 men a lifeline, a chance at a future Impact event. This isn't like any normal triple threat though, this is an "elimination" style event. TJP appears to be the fans favourite heading into this match, however you can't rule out Willie Mack causing an upset either.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we welcome you all inside Skyway Studios, as of late better known as "The Impact Zone", as we air our final show of 2020 Hard To Kill. We've made this PPV "Free" for all to enjoy on our social media pages, streaming sites, YouTube and even television. We have 4 titles on the line tonight, we will see 4 new champions crowned tonight and we will also say goodbye to the 4-sided ring tonight, as Impact welcomes back the six-sided ring in 2021.

- Dwayne Johnson opened the show, and he thanked the support he and his team have received since purchasing Impact Wrestling, he extended thanks to the roster for their patience during due diligence of the company's purchase and their contract talks, which he said all came to a happy conclusion as all agreed to the new conditions, which he was "Very Proud" of. He said "Tonight marks the start of the beginning of a new age here in Impact Wrestling, tonight we will see 4 new champions crowned, those people will take Impact into 2021 & beyond", he also said "tonight is the night we say goodbye to the 4 sided ring", as announced earlier in the month, Impact starting on the first episode of 2021 will return to the six-sided ring. He quashed any rumours that Samoa Joe had him in his pocket, he said "Nobody and I mean nobody has Dwayne Johnson under the thumb, except of course my family, Joe better focus on tonight in his submission only match against Eric Young, whom I offer the sincerest of apologies to, he has had that title taken off him not once, but twice. Hopefully he can shut me up tonight and claim it, also to ensure that both men don't go overboard and kill each other I did say Christian, our Impact Director is the referee for this affair, with the remit that if it isn't called down the middle, he is no longer the Impact Director., Dwayne Johnson also went on about the nights bouts and hyped up the other members of the roster, he said he is especially "interested" in who will face Moose ,and who has answered the challenge, as he has evidence that someone will face him later tonight in the Number One Contender's match for the Impact World Title, or otherwise known as Moose's open challenge.

- In the night's first contest, we saw the crowning of a new X-Division champion, as Chris Bey defeated Rohit Roju in a thrilling contest, both men gave it their all, but it was the Dashing, impressionable and impressive Bey who picked up the victory, after hitting the springboard cutter on Rohit to capture his 2nd Impact Title. Chris Bey said he was "Proud to recapture a title against the man that took it away from him, he'll take on any on comers", starting later with tonight's triple threat match to determine his opponent.

- We see Christian Cage in his office, he is asked for his thoughts on what Dwayne Johnson said earlier in the night, "Listen, don't you think I know what pressure I am under? I've been totally apolitical in all of this, I've not sided with either Young or Joe during all of this, yeah we may have some connections in the TNA of old but, I am their boss here in Impact, I am the Impact Director and the fact my job is now on the line because there is some....weird thing that may happen, it won't...it just bugs me. Not get out of my way, i've got some Director stuff to take care of"

- Next up was the Women's battle royal for the vacant Women's title, which was won by a returning familiar face to the company, we got down to our last 4 competitors in match as Gail Kim, Tessa Blanchard, Deonna Purrazzo & Su Yung. Gail Kim managed to eliminate Yung & Purrazzo, before Blanchard threw Kim over the top rope, herself and all of the Impact Wrestling thinking Blanchard was our new champion, we got note that one competitor had yet to enter the match. It was then a masked assailant came in from behind, attacked Blanchard with a pipe and threw her over the top rope. The bell rung, the ref raised the hand of the masked assailant as our new Impact Women's Champion, they soon unmasked to be Rosita, she has returned to Impact Wrestling to become the new Women's Champion.

- We see Samoa Joe, Akam & Rezar enter the arena next in a limo. Joe is hyping up bot men to finish what was started and claim the gold tonight, he knows it, they know it and the world know what Akam & Rezar are capable of. Joe was stopped and asked for his thoughts ahead of his own match. "My thoughts? MY thoughts are that I'm going to walk into that ring, choke the life out of Eric Young and be crowned your new Impact World Champion". The 3 men depart as we go to our next match.

- Chris Bey took a seat at top of the ramp, ahead of the next match as he found out who his future opponent would be in a thrilling triple-threat elimination match. Eddie Edwards was the first match elimiated as Mack & TJP worked together to get rid of Edwards, TJP hitting the shooting-star press on Edwards to get rid of him, it came down to Mack & TJP and TJP managed to scrap a surprise win here by rolling Mack up and pulling the tights for the victory, a surprise victory for sure. Bey and TJP had a stare down post match as Mack lost it in the ring.

- The Good Brothers couldn't overcome their opponents as Akam & Rezar dominated the match to claim their first piece of gold in Impact Wrestling, Doc Gallows was visibly injured during the match by Rezar, who trapped The Doc's leg between the steel steps and stomped on it. It allowed Akam & Rezar to take advantage and make Karl Anderson pray for mercy, they hit their finisher move for the 1..2..3 to become your champions. 1 down another 1 to go for Samoa Joe's new stable it seemed.

- Eric Young was seen training backstage, when Impact Director Christian Cage came to speak to him. "Listen, Eric....I've got to call this match down the middle. You know and I know I'm not taking any sides, I can't in my position. I just thought I'd tell you I'm calling it down the middle". Young smiled and replied "Listen, it doesn't matter. I'm making Joe my bitch tonight and making him either tap out or pass out, either way I'm leaving here tonight with my championship. 

- Moose was out in the ring demanding someone step up to his "open challenge", he says whoever told Dwayne Johnson they'd face him, better make their face known quickly before Moose goes to find them and kick the crap out of them. The lights went out, as Moose started to freak out. The lights came back up and in the ring was Sting, Moose started to freak out as the Impact Hall of Famer was stood in the ring, "You better get your old ass out of here now", Sting got his bat and put it towards Moose's mouth to tell him to shut up. "Listen, I'm not out here to face you, cause if I did I'd beat you easily....no, I am out here to introduce your opponent". Moose looked puzzled "Well, sucka...who is it?". Sting said that this man is one of the currently most coveted and sought after wrestlers out there, "Allow me to introduce to Impact Wrestling and the man that will beat you tonight, ladies and gentlemen Davey Boy Smith Jr". Moose was going mad, Davey Boy Smith Jr made his way down to the ring, Sting got out of the ring as Moose and Davey Boy Smith Jr. started to brawl, Moose got locked into a sharpshooter and tapped within seconds, Davey Boy Smith Jr. has won on his debut here in Impact Wrestling and has became the Number #1 contender for the Impact World Title.

- It was time for the night's event, we will finally see the crowning of a new champion as Eric Young & Samoa Joe finally face off after week's of intense rivalry. They didn't even wait to get to the ring to get this contest started as the two were brawling backstage, Christian Cage hurridly ran to the scene in his ref's attire to start officiating, both men were giving it their all, Young got the upper hand early on as he trapped Joe's leg and started to hit it with a chair, Christian said that's enough, this isn't a last-man standing match, Young locked in the one-legged boston crab, Joe was wincing in pain but managed to escape the hold, hit a swift quick on Young and, limped to the ring. Young chased after him, they started brawling around ringside, Akam & Rezar made sure Young knew they were there, as they started to attack Young, they put him through a table at ringside, handed Joe a chain to use on Joe, as Joe started to attack Young with the chain, The Good Brothers came out and started to brawl with Akam & Rezar to get them away from the ring, Joe, Young and Christian had managed to get into the ring, so the match officially started, in that sense. Joe hit Young with a super kick and faced up to Christian "Listen, remember Christian...I own you, I can make your life a living hell and you know it, do the right thing, do the thing Dwayne told you to do", Joe locked in the Coquina Clutch on Young, with Young gasping for air and life, it was clear he wasn't going to tap so Christian called the match and awarded the victory to Samoa Joe. The new Impact World Champion was crowned, again Eric Young falling just short of claiming what is righfully his, in his mind. 

- The show ended with Christian Cage raising Joe's hand in victory, as Joe cluthced his newly won world title, Christian looked on at Eric Young, who gave the Impact Director a pissed off look and flipped the bird to end the show on.

Show Results

Chris Bey to defeated Rohit Roju become Impact X-Division Champion

Rosita wins the Women's Battle Royal to become Impact Women's Champion

TJP defeated Willie Mack & Eddie Edwards to become X-Divison Number #1 Contender

Akam & Rezar defeat The Good Brothers to become Impact Tag Team Champions

Davey Boy Smith Jr. defeats Moose to become Impact #1 Contender for the Impact World Title.

Samoa Joe defeated Eric Young to become Impact World Champion

- Impact Wrestling managed to catch up to New Impact World Champion Samoa Joe after Saturday's event, as he was leaving the building with New Impact Tag Team Champions Akam & Rezar.

"I did what I set out to do since I agreed to come back to Impact Wrestling, I climbed to the top of the mountain, I was the cream that rose to the top, I claimed the Impact World Championship & I did it without any of your help. Call yourself fans? I call you all pathetic, don't take me for a fool, I read all those nasty social media and forum posts about me. I didn't need the motivation to claim the title, I just needed something to laugh at in my spare time and the comments done just that. It makes me happy to know that myself sitting here as your new Impact World Champion...it puts a smile on my face, it truly does".

"I waited a long, long time to hold this title again, in fact I waited over 12 years to get my hands back on this championship. I am so happy I can bring prestige back to this championship, after looking through it's past champions, it sickens me to read certain people that have held this belt. I want to assure the fans, the people in the back and at boardroom level, that as long as I am champion, and trust me...that'll be a long, long time, you won't see another Jeff Hardy or another Mr Anderson, heck or another Magnus or.....EC3 hold this belt".

"I'm also proud of my boys, Akam & Rezar as they captured the Impact Tag Team Titles to bring them into the family fold. As long as they're under my guidance and tutoring, they'll hold those straps for a long time and they'll go far in Impact as well". 

"Now that Eric Young is out of the picture, well he should stay out of the picture, if he knows what is good for him. My attention turns to the new star here in Impact Wrestling, the man who made an impressive debut at Hard To Kill, shutting up Moose for the mean time, I'm talking about you Davey Boy Smith Jr, that's right. I paid special attention to that match you had with Moose. I know your lineage, I know all about The Hart Dungeon, I know all about Dynamite Kid, I know all about your father Davey Boy Smith, to those idiots out there The British Bulldog. Oh, how I cheered when I was a child, watching your father claim the Intercontinental title on his home soil, that must have been a great day for you all involved. Let me be frank and clear, Davey..... It doesn't matter when you invoke your title match clause, it can be on the first or last show of 2021 for all I care, hell it can take place January 30th's next special event, that's right I'm announcing it right now, it can take place at Against All Odds for all I care, unlike that event's name, they won't be any divine intervention that'll help you defeat me.....I'll make you suffer just like Eric Young at Hard To Kill"

I'm not sure the competitors in the battle royal would be overly happy with someone entering the match at the very end like that - but I like you bringing Rosita back to Impact. I wouldn't be surprised if that happens in real life in the new year. Curious to see if/how you book a Rosita/Tessa feud, they don't seem like the most obvious or natural of rivals.

 - Christian Cage has spoken with Impact Wrestling sources about what does 2021 hold for Impact Wrestling and what to expect on the 1st show of 2021.


"First off, I'd like to say I hope everyone out there had a safe holiday season this year, we are currently living in some strange times, but with renewed hope from our own scientists and around the world, there is hope we can return to some normality sooner rather than later. We had our last Impact show of the year a few weeks ago with the culmination of the Hard To Kill special event in which not only did we see 4 champions crowned, we saw a returning face in Rosita, who subsequently became the new Impact Women's Champion, more on her later on. We also saw the debut of Davey Boy Smith Jnr, who accepted Moose's open challenge and defeated him, in turn becoming the number one contender for our Impact World title".

"At Hard To Kill, Chris Bey defeated Rohit Roju to become the new X-Division Champion, as already explained..Rosita became Women's Champion, Akam & Rezar became Impact Tag Team Champions, and as you all know in the match I had to officiate, Samoa Joe became the new Impact World Champion, as I had to stop the match on safety grounds for not only a performer, in the person themselves as Eric Young could not continue the match. Currently, Eric Young is still at home recovering from his match against Samoa Joe, he will not be returning to Impact Wrestling for a while yet, I wish him and I hope you all do wish him a Get Well Soon".

"I've been getting messages, some filled with hate as to why I had to stop the match, why I allowed Samoa Joe to win the title and why I screwed Eric Young out of the title. Number one, I stopped the match because I was concerned for one of my performers health, he was visibly not okay, and I wasn't okay with the match continuing in its form. Number 2, I didn't allow Samoa Joe to win, he won because Eric Young could not continue and number three...I didn't screw Eric Young at all, he knows that, Joe knows that, Dwayne knows that and all of you know that. I don't need to explain myself further on the matter".

"Now as we head into a new year, they'll be new visions for the company, new hopes and dreams for everyone on this roster. 2021 here in Impact Wrestling sees the return of the six-sided ring on the first edition of 2021, so today I can gladly announce that we will see both the Impact World & Women's Title defended. Davey Boy Smith Jnr has told me he wishes to invoke his match clause on the 1st edition of 2021, he can't wait to shut up Joe, that's what he has told me anyway. I've also listened to fans grips about how Rosita returned to claim the title, that's why she will defend her title against Tessa Blanchard as well".

"This next bit of news brings me a bit of joy, I can confirm that today I had a phone call with The Impact Board and Owner to confirm a new arena in which we will air Impact Live from on Tuesday nights. This new arena will allow us to bring fans back, in a covid secure way with us capping ticket sales at 20% of the stadium capacity. We have of course spoken with the local and state government to gain clearance, we will be staying in the state of Tennessee for the meantime, we do have provisions for a future move to a future state, however starting with the 1st show of 2021, Impact Wrestling will air live from the Impact Zone @ First Horizon Park. This is a huge step in a positive direction, I hope all fans can enjoy. Of course, people will be asking how they can attend, you can attend by entering a ballot, if you are successful, you will be required to have 2 negative covid test results before entering the arena, we will also ask fans in attendance to wear masks for the duration of the shows".

"Now this brings me onto my final part of this video, before wishing you all well for a safe and happy new year. There was an appearance by a person who is signed to a rival company, people thinking we are going into business with them or any other company for that matter. I can say no, we aren't in business with AEW or any other promotion, it wouldn't make sense to mingle talents across the nation and/or the globe, especially during a pandemic. We will be sticking with our bubble, of course...TNA/Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer Sting thought he was above all of this, as not only did he scare Moose, he thought he was fit enough to introduce a new talent to our company. Sting, stick to being a puppet for that failed WCW commentator and that Don Callis., while he may think he is part of the Impact board, he isn't and hasn't been for a long time...........If you know what's good for you, Sting...stay away..... If I see you step foot into the Impact Zone again, it'll be the last time you do so".

- Huge matches announced for the 1st show of 2021, huge plans for Impact Wrestling also with the return of fans announced also today. What else will happen? Tune in on January 5th 2021 to see what happens!!!!