IMPACT Wrestling has announced two dream matches against top UK talent for its upcoming show at MediaCon in the UK, which will be the company’s first live event in the UK in almost three years.
Due to the high amount of responses of different company’s who fans wanted to see IMPACT wrestle against, the company decided to face a mixture of different talents at the Wrestling MediaCon on Sunday, September 9.
The first match announced will see two hardcore icons compete as IMPACT’s Sami Callihan faces the UK’s Jimmy Havoc. Callihan has built his reputation for being dangerous to everyone around him when he almost ended the career of Eddie Edwards, but Havoc won’t fear that, with his bloody style of wrestling being a perfect match.
As well as that, an IMPACT Tag Team Championship match has been announced as LAX will defend their gold against British high flyers, Jody Fleisch and Jonny Storm, two highly decorated singles and tag team wrestlers.
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Other top IMPACT Wrestling stars confirmed to be part of Wrestling MediaCon 2018 include Eli Drake, Matt Sydal, Trevor Lee, Su Yung, Eddie Edwards, Moose and Rich Swann.
Their matches for the Manchester event will be announced each day on the IMPACT Wrestling UK Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ImpactonSpike. Fans should also follow the Facebook page for details of meet and greets at Wrestling MediaCon 2018.
Fans can watch IMPACT Wrestling every Friday night at 11 p.m. on 5Spike on Freeview, Sky and Virgin Media. The show is also repeated in prime time on Saturdays and Sundays on the recently launched Fight Network, which can be found on Sky Channel 455.
Private Party and Matt Hardy made a surprise appearance on Tuesday’s Impact, where they beat Chris Sabin and James Storm to become the number one contenders for Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson.
As noted, The Good Brothers will work matches on AEW Dynamite over the next two weeks, including the main event of Beach Break.
Taya Valkyrie has finished up with IMPACT Wrestling.
The former Knockouts Champion was finally revealed as the shooter who attempted to murder John E. Bravo last year at the end of Bravo’s wedding to Rosemary. She was taken away by security after being confronted by Tommy Dreamer and Larry D, and it was made clear that she was being written off television.
Dreamer made jokes about Taya ending up in either a Jacksonville or Stamford “prison” for her crimes, an obvious reference to her potentially signing with AEW or WWE. Larry D also joked that he hopes she doesn’t end up in Baltimore, where Ring of Honor operates.
According to PWInsider.com, Taya had a two-year contract but extended it to a third year in 2019. That contract ended when 2020 did, and she stuck around to put over the current Knockouts Champion, Deonna Purrazzo, at IMPACT Hard To Kill.