Champ Rich Swann takes over IMPACT Plus!

I’m a huge fan of IMPACT Wrestling and its streaming service IMPACT Plus. The company just announced that Rich Swann, the IMPACT Wrestling World Champion, is getting a month’s worth of exclusive content on the streaming service. Read on for all of the details.

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated Unveils Tag Team 50

Hot on the heels of its Women’s 100 issue, Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) unveiled its next issue, featuring PWI’s first-ever Tag Team 50 ranking! Even better, PWI revealed the top 10 tag teams on the list. Read on to find out who made the cut!

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Book Review: We Promised You a Great Main Event

If it hasn’t become abundantly clear by now, I’m a big pro wrestling fan. As with all wrestling fans, I’m a sucker for nostalgia. Revisiting and celebrating the wrestlers, matches, and memories of my youth — through streaming services, DVDs, magazines, and books — is a complete joy. Most recently I read We Promised You a Great Main Event: An Unauthorized WWE History by Bill Hanstock.

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IMPACT Wrestling Report: Turning Point, New App, Final Resolution, & More

This past week has been a busy one for IMPACT Wrestling. The company had a crisis situation when updating its app resulted in subscribers not being able to log in. Thankfully, this was followed by a fantastic IMPACT Plus exclusive event in Turning Point, which included the announcement of the next PPV: Final Resolution. Read on for details about all of this and more.

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Pro Wrestling Demystified: Fans

This is the third and final piece in my “Pro Wrestling Demystified” series. In my first article I focused on people calling wrestling fake, while in the second one I discussed the suspension of disbelief. If you haven’t already done so, read both. Today, I’m going to focus on the most important aspect of professional wrestling: fans.

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IMPACT! on AXS TV Preview — November 10, 2020

Tonight is the final edition of IMPACT Wrestling before this Saturday’s IMPACT Plus exclusive event: Turning Point. Read on for the full details regarding tonight’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling!

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Turning Point Returns on IMPACT Plus

This Saturday, November 14, at 8 p.m. is the next IMPACT Plus exclusive event: Turning Point. Following the tremendous Bound For Glory PPV, this should be a fun show. Below is the full announcement from IMPACT Wrestling.

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Book Review: Women Love Wrestling

Women’s wrestling is more popular than ever. The renaissance of women’s wrestling started in TNA Wrestling — now known as IMPACT Wrestling — at Bound For Glory in 2007 when Gail Kim became the first Knockouts Champion. Prior to this event taking place, female competitors were seen as less than, not equal to, their male counterparts. They were celebrated only for their looks, not their ability. It was a sad state of affairs that was rectified, at least in TNA, in 2007. Today, women’s wrestling is hot in every promotion on the planet, including IMPACT Wrestling, WWE, and AEW. For fans that can’t get enough of the women’s revolution in wrestling, you’ll want to read Women Love Wrestling.

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Joey Cassata on Wrestling, Music, & Acting

Joey Cassata is a multi-talented artist. He’s a gifted musician, actor, and writer. He wrote Wrestling With Joeylicious, which is the novelization of an upcoming TV series that all wrestling fans will love! I had the chance to interview Joey about this project, as well as his time touring with KISS, being part of a major Broadway production with Josh Groban, and more. Enjoy!

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Orange Crush: The Journal of Art & Wrestling

Orange Crush: The Journal of Art & Wrestling is the first publication to analyze professional wrestling as the unique art form that it is. An oversized print publication featuring long-form pieces reflective of what you’ll find in The New Yorker, the content in Orange Crush is presented on heavy stock paper with a matte finish. It retails for $25.00, and you get 96 pages of thought-provoking pieces, in-depth interviews, and essays on the complexity and nuance of professional wrestling and those who’ve dedicated their lives to this business, which is unlike any other.

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