IMPACT has traveled to Canada a few times this year, and just returned off a 4 day tour of Australia.
The last time IMPACT Wrestling toured the United Kingdom was in January 2016 as part of the Maximum IMPACT! Tour. UK fans have seemingly been craving an IMPACT return ever since.
Speaking on the IMPACT Slammiversary Press Pass, IMPACT President Scott D’Amore was asked about potentially holding Slammiversary overseas in the future. He responded by first looking back on his own history with the UK and noting that the wrestling scene dipped before it bounced back.
“I think the UK is on fire. I spent part of the mid-90s in Europe. My first overseas tour was in Hamburg. I spent time in England, Ireland, Wales, and the scene was very depressed at the time, with the exception of the WWE tours that would come through here and there. There just wasn’t a lot. We’ve seen such a growth in the market over there, and I think that you saw a bit of a dip in some of the stuff when NXT UK opened because I think they took a lot of the talent, and they really depleted the scene. But I think what you saw, which happens so much in wrestling, is others had an opportunity to step up and show out, and they’ve done that,” D’Amore said.
D’Amore went on to describe how UK fans are great at showing their support, and they’re very passionate. He noted that the European wrestling scene is great, and he teased that fans will hear some “exciting stuff” about IMPACT and the European market soon.
“Whether it’s Slammiversary or whatever the events are, I think UK fans are great at showing their support. I think European fans, I’ve competed in Switzerland, Germany, it’s a great scene over there, and I think wrestling fans have really become quite educated to what we do. One of the things that I always noted was their passion. They’re always so loud and so vibrant. It’s like watching a soccer game with the level of energy that you get over there, and I think you’ll hear some exciting stuff coming real, real soon from IMPACT Wrestling when it comes to the Euro market,” D’Amore said.
H/T Colin Tessier from Fightful. Full article here.
Scott is currently scheduled to team with PCO this Saturday at Slammiversary to take on the team of Bully Ray & Deaner, who replaced an injured Steve Maclin. Scott has been inserting himself into Bully Ray’s business since he returned to the company at Bound For Glory last October.
PCO’s status may be in jeopardy after being lit on fire last week on IMPACTonASXTV.
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Matches announced for Slammiversary Ppv on 7/15:
***Countdown To Slammiversary***
IMPACT DIGITAL MEDIA TITLE
-Joe Hendry (c) vs Kenny King (w/Sheldon Jean)
6 Woman Tag Team Match
-Death Dolls (Courtney Rush/Jessicka) + Jody Threat vs Gisele Shaw, Savannah Evans, & Jai Vidal
***Main Card***
IMPACT WORLD TITLE
-Alex Shelley (c) vs Nick Aldis
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS WORLD TITLE
-Deonna Purrazzo (c) vs Trinity
IMPACT TAG TEAM TITLES
-ABC (c) vs Moose/Brian Myers vs Sami Callihan/Rich Swann vs Subculture
IMPACT X DIVISION TITLE
-Chris Sabin (c) vs Lio Rush
Tag Team Match – Special Enforcer: Darren McCarty
??? & Scott D’Amore vs Bully Ray & Deaner
Ultimate X Match
“Speedball” Mike Bailey vs Jonathan Gresham vs Alan Angels vs Kushida vs Kevin Knight
IMPACT KNOCKOUTS TAG TEAM TITLES
-The Coven (Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King) (c) vs Killer Kelly & Masha Slamovich
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