According to a report from PW Insider, Brown has exited the company where he spent the last three years working backstage and making occasional on-screen appearances.
“We appreciate D’Lo’s contributions to Impact Wrestling over the last 3 plus years. We wish him nothing but the best moving forward,” Scott D’Amore said.
Brown announced on July 13, 2019, that he had been signed to a full-time deal with Impact. He worked as a producer but at some point, moved into a talent-relations role where he was said to have been involved with talent scouting and contract negotiations.
Brown also worked in the color commentary position beginning in January 2021. He was replaced in early 2022 by Matt Rehwoldt after an angle took place where he was attacked by Honor No More. Following his departure from the commentary position, Brown said he would be focussing more on his role in talent relations.
Impact Wrestling will be sticking with the commentary team of Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt moving forward.
According to a report from PWInsider, D’Lo Brown won’t be returning to his position on the Impact Wrestling commentary team. Brown will continue working for the company behind the scenes.
PWinsider noted that, with Impact now back on the road, having Brown work as a color commentator was taking away from his other responsibilities. Also, Impact has reportedly been “blown away” by the team of Hannifan (formerly known as Tom Phillips in WWE) and Rehwoldt (formerly known as Aiden English).
Brown had been working as a color commentator for Impact since January 2021.
On an episode of Impact this January, Brown was put through a table by members of Honor No More. Rehwoldt then began appearing alongside Hannifan, with several members of the Impact roster also working on color commentary from time to time.
Hannifan started with Impact at January’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view. He had previously been with WWE from 2012 to 2021.
A new Impact Wrestling commentary team will debut at this weekend’s Hard to Kill pay-per-view.
Starting at Hard to Kill this Saturday, Matt Striker will be Impact’s new play-by-play announcer and D’Lo Brown will be on color commentary. Striker and Brown will also call episodes of Impact weekly going forward.
Josh Mathews and Madison Rayne had been Impact’s commentary team. Impact Wrestling announced that Mathews has been promoted to senior producer for their programming. Mathews has also signed a new multi-year contract with Impact Wrestling.
Rayne will discuss her wrestling future at Hard to Kill. It was reported last month that Rayne is leaving Impact Wrestling for a career outside of wrestling.
“My play-by-play career has spanned nearly 20 years — from WrestleMania to Bound For Glory to incredible moments from IMPACT Wrestling on AXS TV,” Mathews said in a press release. “Producing will allow me to have a bigger role in the overall production of our weekly show, PPVs and IMPACT+ Specials.
“This transition has been a great process, Matt and D’Lo are bringing a fresh energy and are ready to go. It was a special year in 2020, and both Madison Rayne and I will always be grateful for the opportunity and look forward to these exciting changes.”
“I’ve always loved professional wrestling. It is a love that unites so many people,” Striker said. “Pro wrestling is a sport and I want to be mindful to call it as such. I’ve learned and grown so much since I began, and I thank the fans — and the critics — for that. It is not lost on me the opportunity that is before me — I can once again lend my voice to the sport that I love. In doing so, I’m poised to describe, analyze, and witness the most advanced athletes the sport has ever seen. I am excited, nervous, thankful, and humbled. I cannot wait to get out there. You will always be able [to] hear the fan in me.”
“I’m very excited to join the IMPACT Wrestling broadcast booth and I know working alongside Matt Striker will be a lot of fun,” Brown said. “I believe in IMPACT Wrestling, with its amazing roster of skilled Superstars and Knockouts — and can’t wait to have the best seat in the house to call all the action. I’m humbled to follow the IMPACT broadcasting path of Don West and Mike Tenay, and most recently Don Callis, Madison Rayne and certainly Josh Mathews. I’m beyond grateful for this opportunity. I know there are big shoes to fill, but Striker and I will do our best.”
Hard to Kill will be headlined by AEW World Champion Kenny Omega & Impact Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers (Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows) facing Impact World Champion Rich Swann & The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) in a six-man tag match.
Impact Wrestling has confirmed the first two names for their one-night-only TNA revival.
It was announced today that D-Lo Brown and Ken Anderson are both set for TNA: There’s No Place Like Home. Impact wrote that both wrestlers will be representing their old Aces & Eights stable.
Brown works as a producer for Impact Wrestling. Anderson is featured on NWA Power and will be part of the TV title tournament at the NWA’s Hard Times pay-per-view tonight. He’s facing Tim Storm in the first round.
TNA: There’s No Place Like Home is taking place at The Ritz Ybor City in Tampa, Florida on Friday, April 3. It’s part of WrestleCon 2020.
The show will also be available live via Fite TV.
Reviving the TNA brand for one night only was first announced in a tweet by Ethan Page in October: “I remember getting ‘talked to’ for tweeting about TNA. Mania weekend @IMPACTWRESTLING is BRINGING TNA BACK for one night! I had to take my finger off the pulse for a quick second to tweet this out IM. SO. EXCITED. TNA! TNA! TNA! PUT ME IN THE KING OF THE MOUNTAIN!”
