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Impact will have its second to last taping of 2017 tonight in Ottawa. They finish out tomorrow. If anyone is attending, we are seeking spoiler reports.
There have been quite a few talents that have privately remarked over the course of the week that it's yet another changing of the guard with Scott D'Amore taking the reigns as the lead creative force. There was some grumbling about the amount of attention being paid to Canadian talents at the show and a fear among those from the Nashville days that they are in the process of being shifted out. There was absolutely talk with some talents about taking lesser deals, which didn't help matters. There is a belief some higher paid talents will be the next to exit if they turn down attempts to get them to take less money.
D'Amore was the sole producer for the main event for the Impact championship at the Bound for Glory PPV. Sonjay Dutt and Abyss worked on producing other matches, some in concert with D'Amore, while Gail Kim helped produce the Knockouts championship bout.
Jimmy Jacobs was also working as a Producer this week. At the PPV, he helped set up the Team Impact vs. Team AAA bout.
The Alberto el Patron promo was cut from the UK airing of Bound for Glory. There were some in the locker room unhappy that Patron has his own private locker room (trailer) while the lion's share of the male talent this week has to share one locker room. Apparently, it's part of Patron's deal that he has a private locker room.
We are told Patron left Ottawa this morning, so he will not be at tonight's final TV taping.
All eyes have specifically been on James Storm given that his deal expires in January and the company isn't running again before that, so tonight could be his swan song with Impact. Storm has been with the company since the debut event in June 2002, with the exception of a short exodus to feel the waters out in NXT before returning.
We've heard from several wrestlers that there was a funny back and forth at catering before the Bound for Glory PPV where a X-Division star complained about the food, leading to Bobby Lashley sharply reminding him that he shouldn't even be commenting given his short time in the business before telling him to go buy food if he wasn't happy. Lashley popped a few of the veterans with his blunt response.
Santino Marella was pitched the idea of doing a pre-tape with Grado at Bound for Glory, but declined, instead doing an cameo where he sat in the first row.
The announcing line that Grado was wearing a shirt that Mick Foley gave him was a legitimate story. For those wondering why the match didn't go as well as hoped, we are told Abyss was back way too early from a knee issue. Grado was said to have been really beside himself backstage after the match over it not going well and Abyss was about the same. Despite the storyline stipulation, it's expected that Grado will be back next year.
We are seeking spoiler results from last night's taping. On Page 2 is a Spoiler result.
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