Mickie James returning at Slammiversary
Mickie James is returning to IMPACT to be the special guest enforcer for the Queen of the Mountain match at Slammiversary. The legendary knockout has not appeared since April when she was attacked by Chelsea Green and written off television. Not sure why she wasn’t just added to the match as a competitor. It’s not like she is retired nor would she need to earn her way in. Having James on the show adds some much-needed star power for the Nashville show, as ticket sales continue stagnate. As of June 10, less than 400 tickets were sold, which is about half the tickets available for the Fairgrounds. I’m not sure what their strategy was, but whomever at IMPACT in charge of promoting this event needs to switch the strategy up. Thankfully, James will be hitting the local media market this week to help spread the word for the event.
ICYMI: As revealed on @battlegroundihr with @battleonair & @nonexistenteli, @MickieJames will be the Special Guest Enforcer for the first ever Queen of the Mountain match at #Slammiversary!
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NJPW Dominion took place in Osaka, Japan over the weekend, which featured IMPACT talent were on the card. Former IMPACT tag team champion Karl Anderson, with Doc Gallows by his side, defeated Tama Tonga to win the IWGP Never Openweight championship. It’s been a long time since an IMPACT wrestler held a New Japan title, although who knows how much longer Anderson will be an IMPACT talent as The Good Brothers contracts are set to expire in July.
IMPACT X-Division champion Ace Austin was also on the winning side of a trios match with Bullet Club on the undercard, and he continued to impress.
Jay White, who is not exactly an IMPACT star but worked here for the last six months and is on IMPACT this week, won the IWGP World Heavyweight championship from Kazuchika Okada in the main event after pinning him with a Bladerunner.
On the June 2 episode of IMPACT! on AXS TV, it appeared that Rhino was written off tje show after being attacked by Honor No More. This week, it looked like the same thing happened to Heath, with his knee “Pillman-ized” several times by the group.
Last week, we also found out that Morrissey and Jay White would not be returning. Matt Cardona is also out for at least six months after having biceps surgery. The Good Brothers are very possibly not re-signing either and may end up with NJPW, full-time.
With all these roster slots opening up, who should fill them? IMPACT announced Alex Zayne and Jack Evans for Slammiversary, who are nice additions to the X-Division. The only wrestler available that could sell tickets and pay-per-views would be Windham Rotunda, who is returning to the ring soon, according to his social media, though he has balked at IMPACT.
If I’m in charge at IMPACT, I make signing Johnny Gargano and Cesaro a top priority. Gargano was a top NXT star and doesn’t seem like someone who would thrive in the over-crowded AEW pool. Cesaro would immediately become a main event player, too.
Another star worth looking at is John Hennigan a.k.a. Johnny IMPACT. He has been Johnny Jobber in AEW lately, so he would definitely be welcomed back.
The June 9 episode of IMPACT! on AXS TV was anchored by two wild matches and a hilarious skit at the Briscoe Family chicken farm in Sandy Fork, Delaware.
PCO was back to playing babyface this week taking on Steve Maclin in a bloody, brutal affair which was one of the more compelling television matches of the year.
Then, to the surprise of no one, the main event between Honor No More and Frankie Kazarian & the Motor City Machine Guns was spectacular.
ICYMI: The Good Brothers visited The Briscoes’ chicken farm in Sandy Fork, Delaware on #IMPACTonAXSTV!@The_BigLG @MachineGunKA
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.@SteveMaclin went to war with @PCOisNotHuman on #IMPACTonAXSTV!
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.@Walking_Weapon is face to face with @TheEricYoung after being disqualified on #IMPACTonAXSTV! #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/oPXjXdff1X
"There are bodies everywhere in the IMPACT Zone!"@MattTaven @TheEddieEdwards @RealMikeBennett @SuperChrisSabin @fakekinkade @FrankieKazarian #IMPACTonAXSTV pic.twitter.com/InIaayOKMf
Worst part of any song ever https://t.co/kQdscEfMzm pic.twitter.com/QzzNNtRjAu
— Mike Gilbert (@MikeGilbert311) June 10, 2022
It’s whatever booker wants to put the son (of a) bitch in. People will say, ‘Why did you let this guy in?’ Guys, listen, you have to understand. The person that makes the show gets to put the fucking person in the damn Club. Scott D’Amore wanted Ace Austin in there. That’s not saying I didn’t want him in there, it’s a great shot for him. (h/t Fightful)
The June 9 episode of IMPACT! on AXS TV averaged 121,000 viewers with a 0.03 demo, slightly down from last weeks 116,000/0.03. The episode was ranked #121 the Showbuzz Top 150, slightly down from #120 last week.
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