IMPACT Wrestling ‘United We Stand’ iPPV to Air Live Thursday, April 4 on FITE.tv
Rob Van Dam and Sabu return to IMPACT Wrestling against World Tag Team Champions The Lucha Brothers in an Extreme Dream Match
TORONTO | NEW YORK – IMPACT Wrestling announced today that United We Stand on April 4 in Rahway, NJ will air as a live pay-per-view event exclusively on FITE.tv.
Kicking off at 11:00 p.m. ET, United We Stand will feature the returns of former World Champion Rob Van Dam and hardcore wrestling legend Sabu to IMPACT Wrestling, as they challenge IMPACT World Tag Team Champions Pentagon Jr. and Fenix, the Lucha Brothers, in an Extreme Dream Match.
“We are delighted to welcome two legends in Rob Van Dam and Sabu back to an IMPACT Wrestling ring,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “Add this to the list of other matches we have announced and United We Stand is becoming a dream night of action for wrestling fans all over the world made available through our partners at FITE.tv.”
United We Stand will also present a Monster’s Ball to end all Monster’s Balls between two of the most intense, violent and hardcore wrestlers on the planet. Picking up where they left off after their barbed wire bat death match at Wrestling MediaCon last September in Manchester, Sami Callihan and Jimmy Havoc will battle in a dream hardcore encounter for the world to see.
In other featured matches:
- Ultimate X makes its return, as the chance to challenge X-Division Champion Rich Swann literally hangs in the balance. The match includes oVe’s Jake Crist representing IMPACT Wrestling, Jack Evans representing Lucha Libre AAA and Kotto Brazil representing Major League Wrestling (MLW) with additional entrants to be revealed in the coming weeks.
- In a special attraction intergender match, former World Champion Eli Drake goes one-on-one with former Knockouts Champion and third-generation star Tessa Blanchard.
- Team IMPACT Wrestling battles Team Lucha Underground in an eight-man tag team match. IMPACT will be represented by reigning World Champion Johnny Impact, Brian Cage, Eddie Edwards and Moose, while Lucha Underground’s team will include King Cuerno, Aerostar, Drago and Daga.
Tickets for United We Stand start at $40 and are available at IMPACTWrestling.com. The live pay-per-view event can be purchased on the FITE website www.FITE.tv or on the FITE app on all iOS and Android devices, or on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV and FireTV boxes for $19.99 on a stand-alone basis or for $159.95 as part of FITE.tv’s “FITE FEST" bundle of more than 30 events occurring through the April 3-6 weekend of wrestling festivities in the tri-state area. FITE.tv is a premium digital live streaming network that has presented over 1,900 live professional wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing and other combat sports events since its launch in 2016. For more information about United We Stand on FITE.tv, visit www.FITE.tv.
A subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., IMPACT Wrestling will present United We Stand in collaboration with WrestlePro. Emanating from Rahway Recreation Center, the show will take place on the busiest wrestling weekend of the year, as virtually the entire professional wrestling world descends upon the New York metropolitan area.
IMPACT Wrestling previously announced a collaboration with MLW for their respective events on April 4, coordinating schedules to ensure fans can attend both shows.
Directions from Melrose Ballroom, which hosts MLW’s television tapings, to Rahway Recreation Center can be found below:
By Transit or Subway
- Walk approximately 3 minutes from Melrose Ballroom to 31st & 36th Ave. to the W Train
- Take train approximately 17 minutes to 34th St. – Penn Station.
- Alternate route: N Train also goes direct to 34th St. – Penn Station.
- Take NJ Transit 7 stops approximately 35 minutes to Rahway, NJ.
- Cross the street and enter Rahway Recreation Center on 275 E. Milton Ave.
By Car
- Drive through Manhattan via Lincoln Tunnel or Holland Tunnel.
- Drive through Staten Island via Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Both routes will bring you to NJ Turnpike South to Rahway, NJ.
IMPACT Wrestling Announces Feb. 15 Press Conference with NFL Alumni, Las Vegas Chapter
Pro Football Hall of Famer Floyd Little among former players to appear at IMPACT Wrestling show
IMPACT Wrestling and the NFL Alumni, Las Vegas Chapter (“NFLALV”) will host a press conference on Friday, February 15 starting at 5:30 p.m. PT at Sam’s Town Live in Las Vegas, Nevada to formally launch their alliance to support the NFLALV’s ‘Caring for Kids’ and ‘Care for our Own’ initiatives in Las Vegas and to support IMPACT Wrestling’s events in the city.
A subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., IMPACT Wrestling is presenting television tapings for its flagship weekly show, IMPACT!, for three consecutive nights, Feb. 15-17, at Sam’s Town in Las Vegas. IMPACT Wrestling held TV tapings in the same arena last November and is scheduled to return to Las Vegas for more shows later in the year.
The NLFLVA will be represented by its president Linden King, a 13-year veteran NFL linebacker, who played with the San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Raiders. The press conference will also feature appearances by numerous former NFL players, including:
- Floyd Little, a three-time All-American at Syracuse University who was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame and then had a Pro Football Hall of Fame career with the Denver Broncos from 1967-75.
- Morlon Greenwood, a linebacker from Syracuse University who played in the NFL from 2001-2009. He is the vice president of the NFL Alumni, Las Vegas chapter.
- Tom Barnt, a defensive tackle for six seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Cincinnati Bengals, and New York Jets from 1996-2001.
- Lawrence Pinson, former linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals and New York Jets.
The press conference will detail the joint venture of IMPACT Wrestling and the NFLALV to support and promote numerous charities, including Morlon Greenwood Foundation, Core Academy and Gentleman By Choice, among others.
IMPACT Wrestling and NFL Alumni, Las Vegas Chapter Announce Alliance
TORONTO | LAS VEGAS – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., and NFL Alumni, Las Vegas Chapter (“NFLALV”), are excited to announce a new partnership to advance NFLALV’s ‘Caring for Kids’ and ‘Care for our Own’ initiatives in Las Vegas, Nevada and support IMPACT Wrestling’s events in Las Vegas.
The partnership will include support by IMPACT Wrestling for fundraising initiatives directed to local charities supported by NFLALV, hosting opportunities for NFLALV-supported local charities in connection with Impact Wrestling events in Las Vegas, and participation by IMPACT Wrestling talent in NFLALV events.
To kick off this partnership, IMPACT Wrestling will participate in the Super Weekend Golf Tournament and NFL Players’ Alumni Mix ‘n Mingle Charity Silent Auction being hosted by NFLA Las Vegas on January 31 and February 1.
“The Super Weekend events are a bit of a coming out party for us,” said Linden King, president of the Las Vegas Chapter, NFL Alumni Association. “It is our first real opportunity to showcase our program, and we are thrilled to work with IMPACT Wrestling to help build our presence in Las Vegas.”
“Building a grassroots presence in the communities in which we operate is an important aspect of our business,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “We welcome this opportunity to work with the Las Vegas Chapter of NFL Alumni Association as they too look to establish themselves in this community.”
IMPACT Wrestling and Major League Wrestling Announce Collaboration for April 4 Events
TORONTO | NEW YORK CITY – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., and Major League Wrestling (MLW), announced today that they will be collaborating for their events on April 4 by coordinating talent and schedules to ensure that fans can attend live events presented by both organizations when virtually the entire professional wrestling world descends upon the New York metropolitan area.April 4 show details for both organizations are below:Major League WrestlingMLW will host “Rise of the Renegades” tapings on April 4 at 7:00 p.m. ET for its weekly television program “Fusion” airing on beIN Sports. Tickets start at $20 and are already on sale at MLWTickets.com. The live event will take place at Melrose Ballroom (36-08 33rd St.) in Long Island City, NY. Click here for directions.IMPACT WrestlingIMPACT Wrestling presents “United We Stand” on Thursday, April 4 at Rahway Recreation Centre (275 E. Milton Ave.) in Rahway, NJ. The event, in partnership with WrestlePro, begins at 11:00 p.m. ET and streams live on Twitch. Tickets are on sale at www.IMPACTWrestling.com and start at $40. Click herefor directions. The event will stream live on IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitch channel – www.twitch.tv/impactwrestling – which also features the flagship weekly show IMPACT!, simulcasting on Pursuit Channel across the U.S. on Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET.“This arrangement eliminates talent booking conflicts and ensures that loyal and passionate fans of both IMPACT Wrestling and MLW are able to attend our respective live events on April 4th,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling.“Both promotions believe in putting the fans first,” said MLW COO Jared St. Laurent. “Fans will be traveling from all over the world in hopes of seeing the best of the best. MLW and IMPACT Wrestling agreed without hesitation that the fans deserved to be able to see both of these amazing events without having to choose one over the other.”IMPACT Wrestling executive vice-president Scott D’Amore added: “Due to the New York curfew preventing us from starting at 11:00 p.m. ET, we have moved our live event to New Jersey. We want to thank our partners at WrestlePro for facilitating this collaboration on April 4th and also thank House of Glory and stress that we couldn’t make this happen for our great fans without their cooperation. We look forward to working with House of Glory in the near future and will have an announcement coming soon about a future event together.”The two venues are roughly 30 miles apart and travel time between the two is generally about an hour. Directions from Melrose Ballroom to Rahway Recreation Center can be found below:By Transit or Subway
- Walk approximately 3 minutes from Melrose Ballroom to 31st & 36th Ave. to the W Train
- Take train approximately 17 minutes to 34th St. – Penn Station.
- Alternate route: N Train also goes direct to 34th St. – Penn Station.
- Take NJ Transit 7 stops approximately 35 minutes to Rahway, NJ.
- Cross the street and enter Rahway Recreation Center on 275 E. Milton Ave.
By Car
- Drive through Manhattan via Lincoln Tunnel or Holland Tunnel.
- Drive through Staten Island via Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
- Both routes will bring you to NJ Turnpike South to Rahway, NJ.
IMPACT Wrestling Expands Broadcast Deal with MVStv in Mexico
TORONTO | MEXICO CITY – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today that it has renewed its broadcast deal for Mexico with Mexico City-based MVS Comunicaciones MVStv.
IMPACT Wrestling launched on MVStv in 2018 and, after a successful start, has now reached a more comprehensive agreement with the Mexico City-based broadcast platform, covering more than 300 hours of IMPACT Wrestling programming, including the flagship weekly show IMPACT!, monthly One Night Only specials and tentpole pay-per-view events such as Slammiversary and Bound For Glory.
“Hot off the heels of a pair of successful events in Mexico City, we are thrilled to extend our partnership with MVStv to broadcast our premier content across Mexico,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “We had more than 30 million social media engagements in Latin America across our YouTube, Facebook and Twitter platforms in 2018. We are very pleased that our fans in Mexico will now have an opportunity to see our full lineup of original content.”
Alejandro Vazquez Vela, General Director of Content for MVStv and DISH México, commented: “The weekly IMPACT! show has been very well accepted by our audience and having local wrestling events recorded in Mexico has been a great support for both the channel and the brand. We are happy to continue and expand our collaboration with IMPACT Wrestling.”
IMPACT Wrestling showcases top professional wrestling stars such as IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact, Eli Drake, Moose, Brian Cage, Killer Kross, Eddie Edwards and Sami Callihan, Mexican superstars such as Pentagon Jr. and Fenix, the high-flying X-Division and the Knockouts, including Champion Taya Valkyrie, third-generation star Tessa Blanchard and Rosemary. IMPACT! premiers weekly on MVStv in Mexico on Saturday nights at 9:00 p.m. CDT.
IMPACT Wrestling Announces Weekly IMPACT! Premiere Will Stream Friday Nights on Twitch
IMPACT! on Twitch Will Premiere Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET, Starting on Jan. 11
TORONTO – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp., announced today an significant expansion of its digital presence, launching a live stream of the weekly two-hour IMPACT!flagship show o on Twitch Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET when it also premieres on Pursuit Channel across the U.S. The premiere episode of IMPACT! on Twitch debuts Friday, Jan. 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET on IMPACT Wrestling’s official Twitch channel – www.twitch.tv/impactwrestling. The show will feature the immediate aftermath from Homecoming in Nashville, IMPACT Wrestling’s first major pay-per-view event of the year.“IMPACT Wrestling’s new broadcast arrangement on Pursuit Channel has given us the flexibility to develop distribution channels to bring our show to the cord cutters in our fan base,” said Ed Nordholm, president of IMPACT Wrestling. “We saw double digit growth in our digital audience in 2018, consistently setting and then breaking new records for engagement across our various digital and social media assets. Since initially partnering with Twitch last year with our own channel, we have been committed to expanding our presence and creating a dedicated community on the platform and fans have responded, leading to our decision to bring our flagship show to Twitch.”IMPACT! showcases top professional wrestling stars such as IMPACT World Champion Johnny Impact, who starred in the most recent season of the hit CBS show Survivor, plus Brian Cage, Eli Drake, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Rich Swann, the high-flying X-Division and the Knockouts, including Champion Tessa Blanchard, Taya Valkyrie, Rosemary, Allie and Su Yung. Since its inception in 2002, IMPACT! has been a leading destination for professional wrestling fans, televised globally in 120 countries, while growing its popularity and reach on YouTube, Twitch, Pluto and social media platforms.
WWE: DON JOSE MIGUEL PEREZ PADRE ¿CUANDO SE LE HARÁ JUSTICIA?
Para todos los que conocemos de lo que es la lucha libre, sabemos cuán importante es, ha sido y será la aportación de grandes hombres en la industria como lo fue don José Miguel Pérez, Padre. Una persona que cuando no se conocía de lucha libre en Puerto Rico ya estaba dando a conocer el nombre de la 100 x 35 en diferentes partes de los Estados Unidos y del mundo.
La eterna combinación junto a Antonino Rocca sin duda alguna escribieron una icónica página en la historia de la lucha libre mundial. Junto a don José Miguel, Pedro Morales, don Pedro “Huracán” Castillo y Carlos Colon abrieron la brecha para que en Puerto Rico se le conozca como la universidad de la lucha libre en el mundo.
Tanto don Pedro Morales como Carlos Colon ya han sido exaltados en el Salón de la Fama de la WWE. El primero en el 1995 y el segundo en el 2014, pero la pregunta que nos hacemos los que conocemos un poco de este deporte espectáculo y don José Miguel ¿Para cuándo?
¿Ósea Antonino Rocca tenía los méritos para entrar al recinto de los inmortales de la WWF hoy conocida como WWE pero José Miguel Pérez, Padre, no los tenía? Con una carrera que comenzó el 15 de octubre de 1954 en Montreal Canada con solo 17 años y se extendió hasta 1993 cuando tuvo su ultimo feudo contra el Profe.
Fue y es junto a Rocca los primeros campeones en pareja del circuito de la NWA en el territorio de Nueva York, luego conocido por el campeonato mundial en pareja de la WWWF, WWF y como se le conoce hoy día WWE.
Esta pareja obtenga el record como estelaristas de 20 llenos totales en 31 ocasiones que estuvieron en la arena principal de la lucha libre en el mundo, el Madison Square Garden, bajo el mandato de Vince Macmahon Sr. Es el primer puertorriqueño en debutar en el Madison Square Garden de New York, abriéndoles paso a otros hispanos como Pedro Morales, Mil Mascaras, Eddie Guerrero, Carlito Caribean Cold, Rey Misterio, Savio Vega entre otros.
La carrera de don José Miguel Pérez, Padre se extendió a países tan lejano como Japón, Venezuela, República Dominicana, México, India, Cuba, Alemania, Brasil, Francia. En Puerto Rico fue uno de los fundadores junto al croata Víctor y Carlos Colon de la Capitol Sport Promotion, hoy conocida como la WWC o World Wrestling Council. Fue en dicha empresa donde gano el campeonato de Puerto Rico, teniendo su primer gran feudo contra “el Rayo de Bayamón” hoy conocido como “El general Barrabas”. Fue manejador de grandes luchadores, pero el más recordado por todos en Puerto Rico es quien sin duda se gano el corazón de grandes y chicos Migthy Igor.
En el 1989 se le dedico la segunda copa Gillette, celebrada en el estadio Hiram Bithon, en marzo del año 2000 la comisión de Lucha Libre de Puerto Rico lo reconoció como el galardón “Premiación del Milenio” y en noviembre de ese mismo año fue exaltado al salón de la fama del deporte en Santurce, Puerto Rico. Lamentablemente murió el 16 de julio del 2005 sin haber sido exaltado al Salón de los Inmortales de la WWE.
Si estas no son cualidades, datos y hazañas las cuales confirman que don José Miguel Pérez, Padre merece estar en el salón de la fama de la WWE, entonces que más necesitan los que escoge quien esta y quien no está. Porque decir que un Pete Rose, Donald Trump, Mike Tyson, Mr T, van por encima del legado la trayectoria de don José Miguel es faltarle el respeto crasamente.
Creo que los que seguimos de cerca este deporte espectáculo deseamos nuevamente escuchar que un puertorriqueño sea exaltado y en esta ocasión escuchar el nombre de don José Miguel Pérez, Padre, “El Eterno Ídolo de Borinquén”
ENCUENTRAN MUERTO EN AGUADILLA A EX LUCHADOR DE WWC
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – La División de Homicidios del C.I.C. de Aguadilla, investiga un incidente de suicidio, reportado a las 9:58 de la noche de ayer, en los predios de una residencia ubicada en el Bo. Guerrero, sector El Cañón de esa población.
Según se informó, allí se privó de la vida mediante ahorcamiento, Arnaldo José Miranda Ríos, de 41 años, residente en del lugar, el cual fue localizada por un familiar, quien reportó los hechos a las autoridades.
Miranda Ríos, se destacó como luchador profesional para la empresa WWC por espacio de una década tanto en la división de parejas, conocido como “Love Adonis” en la pareja llamada “Los Adorables” como individual se le conoció como “Bruno Valentín”.
Se conoce al momento de su fallecimiento llego a laborar como gerente de ventas en un conocido dealer en el área de Aguada. El Agente. Juan C. Pérez, de la citada División, en unión al Fiscal Rufino Jiménez, acudieron a la escena, haciéndose cargo del debido proceso investigativo.
FALLECE EL ÚNICO CAMPEÓN MUNDIAL DE WWE NACIDO EN PUERTO RICO DON PEDRO MORALES
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico – Temprano en la tarde de hoy se ha notificado el fallecimiento de quien en vida fuera, don Pedro Morales, quien es el primer y único campeón mundial de la WWE, antes conocida como WWWF o WWF nacido en Puerto Rico.
¡El hombre grande de Culebra Puerto Rico!, como se le conoció o como también lo presentaba su compañero de narración el extinto mexicano Miguel Alonso, sin duda fue el pionero junto a Antonino Rocca, José Miguel Pérez Padre, Carlos Colon y don Pedro “Huracán” Castillo, en la empresa Capitol Sport Promotion a la que hoy se conoce como World Wrestling Council o WWC.
Morales nació un 22 de octubre de 1942 y comenzó su carrera de lucha como adolescente en 1959 y continuó hasta finales de 1980. Entre sus grandes logros se encuentra el ser el primer hombre en la lucha libre de la historia en ganar los títulos importantes en la World Wrestling Federation: el Campeonato de la WWE, el Campeonato Intercontinental y el Campeonato Mundial en parejas de la WWE.
Logro ganar el máximo título al vencer al “perro ruso” Ivan Koloff. En el 1995 fue incluido en la primera clase del Salón de la Fama de la WWE. En Puerto Rico ganó el título de América del Norte WWC de Buddy Landel en junio de 1983 luego de perder a Sweet Daddy Siki en enero de 1984. Morales recuperó el título en marzo del 84, antes de perder a Randy Savage en septiembre del mismo año.
