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Ed Nordholm and Scott D'Amore were at last night's WOW, Women of Wrestling TV taping in Hollywood. Nordholm was seen in the crowd while D'Amore was in the production truck. There will be another WOW taping tonight at the Belasco Theater.
It was announced yesterday that Anthem Sports & Entertainment has hired Randy Brown as Senior Vice President of Distribution and Peter Cohen at Senior Vice President, Programming Strategy & Content Development. Both had been working as strategic advisors for the company. Brown had previously worked with ESPN, among other companies. Cohen has worked for HBO, MTV and Much Music in the past.
For those who have asked why Impact didn't immediately shift over to AXS TV, we are told that they are finishing commitments to the Pursuit Channel. AXS TV's social media is already heavily pushing Impact's forthcoming debut.
There will be a Fight Network documentary on Ken Shamrock forthcoming.
For those who asked, there have been no new developments in the Jeff Jarrett/Global Force vs. Anthem lawsuit over the last month.
Michael Elgin commented on why his Bound for Glory PPV bout against Naomichi Marufuji is important to him personally:
October 20th, live on PPV @IMPACTWRESTLING Bound For Glory. This night, this match means the world to me. pic.twitter.com/xI20Je45Rc
— BigMike (@MichaelElgin25) September 17, 2019
Ken Shamrock will be presenting a bare knuckle fighting tournament, Valor Bare Knuckle on 9/21 as a PPV on FITE.TV. For details, click here.
Next month's Bound for Glory weekend will feature four events:
Friday 10/18, Impact will run Palais Royale in South Bend, Indiana. The show will be headlined by Michael Elgin & The North vs. Naomichi Marufuji & Rhino & Rob Van Dam plus Tessa Blanchard, Sami Callihan and Impact Champion Brian Cage appearing. For ticket information, click here.
Our friends at Pro Wrestling Tees will be hosting an Impact Wrestling signing event on Saturday 10/19 at 11 AM with The North, Brian Cage, Sami Callihan, Tessa Blanchard, Jordynne Grace, Rhino and Melissa Callihan appearing. The event is $120, which gets you a signed 8x10 of each talent, photo ops with the talents (three talents per photo) and a special Impact t-shirt that will be exclusive and branded to Chicago. For more, visit www.ProWrestlingTees.com.
Saturday 10/19, Impact will run 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park, IL in conjunction with Warrior Wrestling and Zelo Pro Wrestling with Impact talents facing the top local independent stars. For ticket information, click here.
Sunday 10/20 will be Bound for Glory itself, which features the following updated lineup:
*Impact Champion Brian Cage vs. Sami Callihan.
*Moose vs. Ken Shamrock.
*Michael Elgin vs. Naomichi Marufuji
*The Rascalz vs. Dr. Wagner Jr. and two partners to be announced.
For BFG ticket information, click here.
Taya Valkyrie tweeted the following:
?????? Closer look at my look from #InvadingNY @luchalibreaaa @IMPACTWRESTLING @TheGarden @byJolene pic.twitter.com/zIhNTYWBeg
— Wera Loca (@TheTayaValkyrie) September 17, 2019
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