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Violent by Design vs. Bullet Club will headline tonight's edition of Impact on AXS TV.
Tonight's edition of BTI - Before the Impact will feature Big Kon (the former Konnor of The Ascension) vs. Eddie Edwards
There will be at least two more matches added to this Saturday's Impact Wrestling No Surrender PPV this Saturday, including an X-Division bout. There are still limited tickets available for the event at New Orleans' The Alario Center. Impact will tape TV on Sunday 2/20 and we are seeking spoiler reports and live notes from the taping.
Lance Storm officially returns as a Producer this weekend.
Tickets are now on sale for the Impact Wrestling's 3/18 and 3/19 TV tapings in Philadelphia, PA at the 2300 Arena are now on sale at this link. The TV tapings have been titled "Road to Rebellion" in advance of April's Rebellion PPV in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Matt Cardona's first Digital Media title defense vs. Dan Maff is now streaming. Many years ago, Maff and Monsta Mack were invited to come in to be part of LAX but the invite was made so last minute that they couldn't make the date due to their real life responsibilities. Instead, that invite went to Santana and Ortiz.
Next week's Impact in 60 will focus on Steel Asylum matches.
AXS TV will air Lockdown 2012 next Thursday at 3 PM EST. They will air Genesis 2009 on Thursday 3/4.
Impact will be heavily pushing their 20th Anniversary a lot going forward. They are selling a T-Shirt, DVD and Collectors Pin Bundle for $40 at this link.
Impact Wrestling issued the following:
Two live IMPACT Wrestling shows at the Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville are set – SACRIFICE on March 5th and the LOUISVILLE SLUGFEST on March 6th
IMPACT Stars Will Make Special Appearance February 24th At OVW Show
IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Moose & 4-time IMPACT Wrestling Knockouts World Champion Mickie James will be in Louisville for a 2-day Media Tour, February 24-25, in advance of back-to-back nights of live IMPACT Wrestling shows at the Old Forester’s Paristown Hall in Louisville, set for March 5-6.
The Louisville shows are SACRIFICE on Saturday night, March 5th, airing live on the IMPACT Plus app; and the LOUISVILLE SLUGFEST on Sunday, March 6th, which will air on AXS TV and YouTube for IMPACT Insiders.
Moose & Mickie also will be making special appearances around Louisville, such as stops at the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory and the Muhammad Ali Center. Plus, the IMPACT stars will be at the live OVW show at Davis Arena on Thursday night, February 24th – and who knows what Moose and Mickie James will say with a live microphone.
Tickets for the IMPACT Shows in Louisville are now on-sale: https://www.ticketmaster.com/impact-wrestling-tickets/artist/2724080
Moose & Mickie James are available for in-person interviews in Louisville, February 24-25.
IMPACT Wrestling has a rich history in The Ville, with 7 past shows originating from the city dating back to 2007. In 2013, for instance, Chris Sabin won the IMPACT World Championship in Louisville – and he’s scheduled to wrestle in March when IMPACT returns. IMPACT was last in Louisville in December 2021 for THROWBACK THROWDOWN.
Moose is in his first World Championship title reign after winning the title last October at the BOUND FOR GLORY pay-per-view in Las Vegas. Also that night, Mickie James defeated Deonna Purrazzo to win the Knockouts World Championship, marking her fourth reign with the Knockouts title. Mickie James also made worldwide news in January when it was announced that the reigning IMPACT Knockouts World Champion would be a participant in the WWE’s 30-Woman Royal Rumble match on Saturday, January 29, live from The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.
Quinn Ojinnaka, the real-life Moose, played for four teams over seven seasons in the National Football League, including the New England Patriots, before transitioning to pro wrestling, making his debut in 2012. His NFL career included time as teammates with legendary quarterback Tom Brady while playing for one of the best NFL head coaches in history, Bill Belichick.
An offensive tackle/guard, Ojinnaka played in 62 NFL games after playing at Syracuse University. He was selected in the fifth-round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Moose & Bill Goldberg are the only former NFL players from the modern era to have gone from the NFL to become the World Champion of a pro wrestling company.
There are only four others in addition to Moose & Goldberg to have ever gone from the NFL to World Championship glory in pro wrestling, including Bronko Nagurski, who is a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The others are: Ernie Ladd, Dick the Bruiser and Gus Sonnenberg.
Sports Illustrated last November spotlighted Moose and his record-setting journey from the NFL to IMPACT World Champion: https://tinyurl.com/r8hdutuy.
Mickie James has been one of the most accomplished, most decorated female wrestlers over the past two decades. She is a 5-time WWE Women’s Champion and a 2-time winner of the Woman (Wrestler) of the Year Award, as presented annually by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. She also has been ranked No. 1 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the PWI Female 50.
Mickie also is an accomplished country music singer, well-known for her single “Hardcore Country,” which also has been used as her wrestling entrance music.
Mickie is an inductee into The Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame and winner of “Best Single Recording” for her song “Left Right Left” at the Native American Music Awards.
Matches for the Louisville shows will be announced over the coming weeks on IMPACT’s flagship weekly TV show, Impact!, airing every Thursday night (8-10 p.m. ET) on AXS TV.
Both Moose and Mickie James will be in action in Louisville.
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