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In the early morning hours of January 12th, Kota Ibushi spoke at the NJPW New Beginning press conference. This marks his first words to the press since he won the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental championships at Wrestle Kingdom on January 4th. Ibushi spoke to the press about his health, his championship victory, and more. ______________________ https://twitter.com/njpwglobal/status/1349068632345645057 The new double champion opened the press conference saying: “I am the new IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Champion. Looking back on January 4 & 5, I have nothing but gratitude for all the fans that watched us on NJPW World or who came…

On Saturday night, IMPACT Wrestling is out to start their PPV calendar with a bang, but we have one last stop before Hard to Kill. On Tuesday night, we’ll see a number of appetizers before the main course on Saturday night. Among them is a rare champion vs. champion match. Without any further ado, here’s a breakdown of Tuesday night’s card in this week’s Brace for IMPACT for 1/12/21. _________________ Deaner (w/Eric Young & Joe Doering) vs. Tommy Dreamer (w/Rhino & Cousin Jake) Last week on IMPACT Wrestling, Cody Deaner debuted a new name and a new look as part…

Classic IMPACT Wrestling pay-per-view Genesis returns this Saturday night on the IMPACT Plus app. This year’s Genesis event, the first since 2018, will center around the returning Super X Cup Tournament. For the first time since 2017, the cruiserweights of IMPACT Wrestling’s X-Division will compete for the Super X Cup. Appropriately enough, this year’s Genesis will feature the debut of 3 new wrestlers. Here’s a breakdown of the card for Saturday Night in our IMPACT Wrestling Genesis Preview. ______________________ IMPACT Wrestling Genesis Preview Non-Tournament Matches Moose vs. Willie Mack – “I Quit” Match As I described in the 2020 Posties…

After a two week break over the holidays, IMPACT Wrestling returns to AXS TV with the first in-ring matches of the new year. This week, IMPACT Wrestling has the opportunity to set the tone for 2021 as well as build to Genesis, the IMPACT Plus exclusive, this Saturday night. The unique position of being the first show of the new year and the go-home show for Genesis poses quite a challenge. But as ever, IMPACT Wrestling has risen to the occasion, and this card is absolutely stacked for a weekly television show. Without any further ado, here’s what you can…

On Tuesday night’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling, the company announces the return of the Super X Cup Tournament. This year’s tournament will feature five stars from IMPACT Wrestling’s X-Division, along with three new wrestlers competing for the Super X Cup trophy. The one-night tournament takes place at Genesis, an IMPACT Plus exclusive event on January 9th. IMPACT Wrestling has announced the following matches:  Suicide vs. Ace Austin  Daivari vs. Cousin Jake  Tre Lamar vs. Crazzy Steve  KC Navarro vs. Blake Christian IMPACT Wrestling Announces Super X Cup Tournament Bracket Blake Christian https://youtu.be/rjs6EPChWs8 “All Heart” Blake Christian hails from Missouri and…

As the year 2020 comes to a close, IMPACT Wrestling brings us two-holiday specials looking back on the year. This week, IMPACT Wrestling honors the finest athletes of the year in their year-end awards special! The awards up for grabs tonight are Best Wrestler, Best Knockout, Best Tag Team, and X-Division Star Of The Year. So without any further ado, let’s examine these categories one by one. This is Brace For IMPACT for 12/22/20. ________________ Division Star Of The Year 2020 has been a lively year for the X-Division championship. Ace Austin started the year as champion, eventually racking up…

This week on IMPACT Wrestling, we will see the fallout of Final Resolution. The IMPACT Plus exclusive event was an exciting show, to say the least. Kenny Omega and Karl Anderson had a reunion. Manik returned to answer the Defeat Rohit Challenge and capture the X-Division Championship. Chris Bey and Rich Swann made history as they became the first black wrestlers to compete for the IMPACT World Championship in the main event. All that and more is currently streaming on the IMPACT Plus app. Let’s see what’s going to happen this week as we Brace For IMPACT for 12/15/2020 ____________…

2020 has been a difficult year for IMPACT! Wrestling. It started with the COVID-19 pandemic back in March and continued over spring with the releases of Tessa Blanchard and Michael Elgin. But IMPACT faced these challenges with aplomb, bouncing back from it all with vigor at Slammiversary. This year of change and challenge culminates on Saturday night as Final Resolution returns for the first time in 7 years. As the calendar year’s final exclusive event, we can expect plenty of twists and turns leading into 2021. What will the IMPACT Wrestling landscape look like as we approach Hard To Kill…

As promised last Wednesday by his new manager Don Callis, AEW World Champion Kenny Omega sat down for an interview with Josh Matthews of IMPACT Wrestling. In the main event segment, Callis and Omega sat down to explain their actions as of late. First, however, they graced IMPACT Wrestling with the ceremonial changing of the nameplate on the AEW World Championship belt.  _________________ Josh Matthews first asked Callis, who is also Executive Vice President of IMPACT Wrestling, how long the agreement has been in the works. According to Callis, the plan got rolling 27 years ago, when he first met…

This week’s IMPACT Wrestling was bound to be a special one. But on Wednesday night, we got some big news regarding a special appearance. Not only is this Tuesday’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling the go-home show before Final Resolution, but we will also hear from the new AEW World Champion, Kenny Omega. What’s the All Elite Wrestling Champion doing in IMPACT Wrestling? Find that out and more as we Brace For IMPACT for 12/08/20 ____________ Brian Myers vs TJP IMPACT! Wrestling prides themselves on their ability to present new, fresh, exciting matches. To this end, we will see “The Most…