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The following is the latest in a new series of weekly in-depth articles exclusive to PWTorch which will help put in perspective major wrestling promotions with a weekly overview, looking at news and roster developments, results, future line-ups, social media activity, key interviews, plus a timely commentary at the end. We will be featuring similar features on other promotions each week and each will be updated weekly.
•Top Stories of the Week
- At Homecoming, Impact announced that they will Simulcast Impact episodes on Twitch TV… LINK
- Earlier this week, Ed Nordholm made it public that Impact Wrestling is open to working with AEW. LINK
- Next week on Impact, Rich Swann will defend his X-Division title against Trey Miguel. LINK
- Impact management held a backstage meeting with talent in Nashville to address rumors of a possible sale. It’s reported that management was positive and reassuring that Impact was not and is not for sale. LINK
- Backstage reporter McKenzie Mitchell has left Impact Wrestling as she gave her notice during Homecoming weekend. LINK
•Live Event Results
1/6/2019 – IMPACT WRESTLING “HOMECOMING” PPV EVENT
NASHVILLE, TENN. AT THE FAIRGROUNDS
- Rich Swann defeated Jake Crist, Ethan Page, and Trey Miguel – Ultimate X Match for the vacant X-Division Championship
- Allie & Su Yung defeated Kiera Hogan & Jordynne Grace – Tag Team match
- Eddie Edwards defeated Moose – Falls Count Anywhere match.
- Sami Callihan defeated Willie Mack – Singles match.
- Eli Drake defeated Abyss – Monster’s Ball match.
- LAX (c) defeated The Lucha Bros – Impact World Tag Team Championship match.
- Taya Valkyrie defeated Tessa Blanchard (c) – Impact Knockouts Championship match. Gail Kim was the Special Guest Referee
- Johnny Impact (c) defeated Brian Cage – Impact World Championship match
•Upcoming Major Show Line-up
TBA
•Upcoming Events
1/12/2019 – Impact Live, Gran Casino Fronton, Mexico City, Mexico.
1/25/2019 – Battle of Brooklyn, St. Pats CYO Sports, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1/26/2019 – One Night Only: New Beginnings, Holy Family Academy, Hazleton, Pa.
2/2/2019 – Brace for Impact, London Music Hall, London, Ont.
2/15/2019 – Impact Live, Sam’s Town Casino, Las Vegas, Nev.
2/16/2019 – Impact Live, Sam’s Town Casino, Las Vegas, Nev.
2/17/2019 – Impact Live, Sam’s Town Casino, Las Vegas, Nev.
3/22/2019 – Impact Tapings, St. Clair College, Windsor, Ont.
3/23/2019 – Impact Tapings, St. Clair College, Windsor, Ont.
4/4/2019 – Culture Clash 2019, 9112 144th Place, Queens, N.Y.
•Latest TV Highlights: (1/11 Impact Wrestling)
Impact Wrestling from Jan. 11, 2019, from The Asylum, in Nashville, Tenn. Aired on Pursuit/Twitch.tv at 10 p.m. EST.
Announcers: Josh Matthews and Don Callis.
(1) Pentagon Jr. & Rey Fenix defeated Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz (9:00)
(2) Willie Mack defeated Sami Callihan (10:40)
(3) Tessa Blanchard defeated Cali Collins (2:20)
(4) Killer Kross defeated Johnny Impact (13:00) – No disqualification non-title match.
•LATEST PWTORCH LIVECAST COVERING IMPACT
PWTorch.com’s Mike McMahon and Andrew Soucek need a name for their show now that it’s not on right after Impact Wrestling! Send submissions to impactlivecast@gmail.com. Meanwhile, on this show, Mike is back and this time he’s with Andrew Soucek as they break down Homecoming 2019. They also discuss the news that Impact Wrestling will stream their flagship show on Twitch every Friday night, along with airing it on Pursuit.
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•Impact in the Media
- In a recent interview, Tessa Blanchard spoke about her 2019 Goals, her thoughts on Chris Jericho, and Impact’s move to Pursuit. In regards to the move to Pursuit Channel, Blanchard said that Impact isn’t trying to compete with anyone and that Impact is, simply, an alternative. LINK
- Ed Nordholm talked with Impact fans and media during Homecoming weekend. During the press conference, Nordholm was asked if Impact would have similarities to the attitude era. Nordholm said, “The limitations of a prime time broadcast program are to find the edges that are in line and maybe sometimes you get too close to the fire and get burned, and maybe we’ll be criticized for not going far enough… I don’t think we’ll see the Attitude Era.” LINK
•Social Media Scene
NEXT FRIDAY at 10/9c on @PursuitChannel and @Twitch!
LAX vs. oVe@TheEddieEdwards vs. @OfficialEGO @GottaGetSwann vs. @TheTreyMiguel @JordynneGrace vs. @AllieImpact! #IMPACT pic.twitter.com/B9fBQEBage
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 12, 2019
We heard some of your worries about not being able to watch IMPACT on @PursuitChannel – so every Friday at 10pm ET you can watch on @Twitch now too!
The new hashtag every week will be #IMPACT. We're bringing IMPACT to everybody! #IMPACT pic.twitter.com/cwffB71L4h
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 8, 2019
Respect. #IMPACTHomecoming @SantanaLAX @ReyFenixMx @Konnan5150 @Ortiz5150 @PENTAELZEROM pic.twitter.com/w3SbSuKTTX
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 8, 2019
As a wrestler and a fan, I got to say the @AEWrestling rally was tremendous and brings so much life and excitement to wrestling from every angle. What an incredible moment in wrestling.
— Brian Cage (@MrGMSI_BCage) January 8, 2019
Professionalz. https://t.co/14WCRjzUw8
— Dezmond Xavier (@DezmondXavier) January 11, 2019
You look exactly the same. https://t.co/zpLundUGW7
— WRESTLER OF THE YEAR (@TheSamiCallihan) January 10, 2019
"That's one step closer to snuffing out hardcore wrestling – one of the poisons of this business."
With thumbtacks still in his back, @TheEliDrake talked about defeating @TherealAbyss in Monster's Ball. #IMPACTHomecoming pic.twitter.com/jlBc3ZdfUN
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) January 8, 2019
•Closing Commentary
At Homecoming, Impact announced they will simulcast episodes of Impact live on Twitch every Friday night. In return, Josh Mathews said they wanted to reach 15,000 paid subscribers by March 1st, 2019. Subscribers are paid supporters of a Twitch channel and there are three price tiers for subscribers to choose from: $4.99/month, $9.99/month, and $24.99/month. You can also link an Amazon Prime account and subscribe for free. With all that being said, you can watch Impact completely free on Twitch (you just won’t get a subscriber badge and ad-free viewing).
I applaud Impact management for recognizing that moving to Pursuit was a downgrade (whether they admit it or not) and something else needed to be done. Twitch is a popular site with millions of viewers a day, and Impact already runs monthly Twitch specials on their channel.
Unfortunately, Impact wants 15,000 paid-subscribers by March 1st, 2019. When I was watching Impact this week, the highest viewership number was 11,000. So, as you can tell, the original paid subscriber goal is clearly not possible at this time. My guess is Impact has under 5,000 subscribers on Twitch right now, and reaching close to 10,000 subscribers would be quite the accomplishment.
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