New Japan Pro Wrestling's Tomohiro Ishii will challenge Josh Alexander for the Impact Wrestling Championship in the main event of the 5/7 Under Siege PPV, it was revealed at the end of tonight's episode of Impact Wrestling on AXS TV. Ishii appeared at the end, going nose to nose with Alexander. Ishii defeated Eddie Edwards earlier this month at the Multiverse of Matches event in Dallas and will face Hiroshi Tanahashi to crown the new IWGP United States Champion this Sunday at NJPW's Wrestling Dontaku.
Set for next week's Impact Wrestling on AXS TV programming is:
3 PM - Impact Wrestling Turning Point 2004:
*NWA Champion Jeff Jarrett vs. Jeff Hardy.
*America's Most Wanted vs. Triple X - Last Team Standing.
*TNA X-Division Champion Petey Williams vs. AJ Styles.
*NWA Tag Team Champions Team Canada vs. 3 Live Kru.
*Monty Brown vs. Abyss vs. Raven - Monster's Ball.
*Trinity vs. Jacqueline.
*Mascarita Sagrada vs. Piratita Morgan.
*The Naturals & Kid Kash & Dallas (Lance Hoyt) vs. Johnny B. Badd & Erik Watts & Ron Killings & Pat Kenney.
*X-Division Cup Gauntlet.
7 PM - Impact in 60: Knockouts.
8 PM - Impact Wrestling on AXS TV:
*Monster's Ball: Jonah vs. PCO.
*Impact Wrestling X-Division Champion Ace Austin vs. Rocky Romero.
*Tables Match: Brian Myers vs. W. Morrisey.
*Bullet Club's Jay White & Chris Bey vs. Willie Mack & Rich Swan.
*Tomohiro Ishii vs. Steve Maclin.
*Masha Slamovich in action.
11 PM - Impact Wrestling on AXS TV replay.
2 AM - Impact in 60: The Knockouts.
3 AM - Impact in 60: Ron Killings.
AXS TV will air the 2012 Slammiversary PPV on 5/12. That night's edition of Impact in 60 will focus on the X-Division.
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