FULL IMPACT Wrestling Preview: Aussie Open, Shane Taylor, and Yuya Uemura Debut, Plus More
The September 8 episode of IMPACTonAXSTV will feature the debut of an up-and-coming New Japan Pro Wrestling star, Yuya Uemura.
Still very new to NJPW and pro wrestling at large, Yuya Uemura has nonetheless made a significant mark. His striking good looks have blended with an impressive pace and athleticism to his offence.
After a months long roivalry with contemporary Yota Tsuji, both were entrants in the Young Lion Cup in September 2019. In June 2020, Uemura entered the New Japan Cup for the first time, and entered Best of the Super Jr. 27 as a last minute substitute for the injured Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Heading on excursion in 2021, Uemura joined the LA Dojo that summer, and made his mark on STRONG, teaming with Christopher Daniels to upset TMDK en route to the finals of the STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championship tournament.
No word yet as to what Yuya will be doing on the show.
The team of Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) are part of the group United Empire, and the first NJPW STRONG Tag Team Champions. They also recently competed on AEW Dynamite alongside UE member Will Ospreay, and will be debuting for IMPACT on September 8 against Bullet Club’s Ace Austin and Chris Bey.
Heath will finally get his hands on Honor No More leader Eddie Edwards. Heath has been attacking each member of Honor No More as a retaliation to taking out both himself and his tag team partner – and best friend – Rhyno.
For the Knockouts action, we will see 1/2 of the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions (VXT), Chelsea Green, takes on former Knockouts Tag Team champion Taya Valkyrie.
On 9/5, IMPACT Wrestling officially announced on Twitter that Brian Myers will defend the IMPACT Digital Media Title against Bhupinder Gujjar on the September 8 episode of IMPACTonAXSTV in a LADDER Match!
On the August 25th episode of IMPACT, Bhupinder Gujjar took on 2022 Gut Check winner Jason Hotch and Myers was at ringside with his Digital Media title. Gujjar wins the match against Hotch.
Myers comes into the ring after the match and lays out Gujjar. Gujjar gets up after the ref refuses to count the pin (for a non-sanctioned match), Gujjar gets up and lays out Myers. Steals his title and leaves.
Then, this past week, Brian Myers confronted Scott D’Amore backstage to demand he make Bhupinder Gujjar give Myers his Digital Media title belt back, but Gujjar knocked Myers out cold with a fist to the head. Gujjar laid the belt on Myers’ chest.
This match should be an interesting piece to the story between these two.
Then, on 9/7, Former Ring of Honor Television and 6 Man World Tag Team Champion Shane Taylor took to Twitter today to announce his debut:
Shane will be on the “pre-show”, Before the IMPACT (BTI) taking on Crazzy Steve from Decay. Steve will be accompanied to the ring by fellow group-mate Black Taurus.
BTI airs free at 6:30 central/7:30 eastern time on IMPACT’s YouTube and Facebook pages.
It was previously aggregated by us through spoilers that Shane Taylor was at the Lonestar Stampede television tapings for IMPACT in Dallas, Texas on the 26th and 27th of August. Hopefully this isn’t just one- off and Shane sticks around IMPACT for awhile.
Tune in to find out!
Below is the UPDATED full card for next week:
IMPACT Wrestling – September 8:
Before The IMPACT: BTI
Shane Taylor vs Crazzy Steve w/Black Taurus
Episode:
– Yuya Uemura debuts
– Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin and Chris Bey)
– Eddie Edwards vs. Heath
– Taya Valkyrie vs. Chelsea Green
IMPACT Digital Media Title – Ladder Match
—Brian Myers vs Bhupinder Gujjar
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