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Jazz vs. Jordynne Grace announced for Impact Genesis

Posted on by Bryan Rose

After losing as a team on Tuesday’s Impact, Jazz and Jordynne Grace will square off at Genesis on Impact Plus Saturday.

The match was made after Jazz spoke to Grace about their Knockouts Tag Team Title tournament semifinal loss to Nevaeh and Havok. Grace apologized, saying that she wasn’t there when Jazz was pinned and felt bad that Jazz had postponed her retirement for the tournament.

Grace then said it would be an honor if she could face Jazz at Genesis which Jazz accepted.

Genesis will feature the return of the one night Super X-Cup tournament, Opening round matches include Ace Austin vs. Suicide, Daivari vs. Cousin Jake, Crazzy Steve vs. Tre Lamar, and KC Navarro vs. Blake Christian. 

Also on the show, Willie Mack will take on Moose in an I Quit match. The two confronted one another Tuesday during Moose’s three minute challenge match against Matthew Palmer where Palmer had to last three minutes in order to win. A Mack distraction gave Palmer the victory after the timer had expired.

Impact unveils Super X-Cup tournament field for Genesis

Posted on by Josh Nason

Impact Wrestling unveiled the full eight man field for the return of the Super X-Cup at January’s Genesis.

On one side of the bracket, Ace Austin will face Suicide while Daivari will go one-on-one with Cousin Jake. On the other side, Crazzy Steve will welcome the debuting Tre Lamar while KC Navarro will face Blake Christian in the other match.

Christian has never wrestled on an Impact show, but did compete for the X-Division title in December 2019 on a Warrior Wrestling show against then champion-Austin. This will be Navarro’s first match in Impact since 2019’s Turning Point when he was involved in a six-way for the PPW Title.

Other than an Xplosion win over Cody Deaner in November, Austin hasn’t been on TV since he and Sawyer Fulton were unsuccessful in winning the Tag Team Titles at October’s Bound For Glory.

Impact announced the Cup tournament would return after a near four year break at Genesis, their January Impact Plus show on Saturday, January 9th. An I Quit match between Moose and Willie Mack has also been announced.

Super X-Cup tournament returning at Impact Genesis

Posted on by Josh Nason

Impact Wrestling announced Thursday that the Super X-Cup tournament will return at their January 9th Genesis show on Impact Plus with participants and details to be revealed later.

This will be the fourth Super X-Cup in company history, a eight-man tournament featuring X Division wrestlers that dates back to 2003. In the past, they have featured international talent from around the world.

Chris Sabin won the inaugural tournament in 2003 during the TNA era, defeating Juventud Guerrera in the finals. They brought it back in 2005 with Samoa Joe defeating AJ Styles in the finals. It then took a 12 year absence before returning in 2017 as Dezmond Xavier defeated Taiji Ishimori in the finals in an era when Impact and Global Force Wrestling were doing co-promotion.

Impact announced last week that Genesis would return for the first time since 2018. As of now, the only other announced match is Moose vs. Willie Mack in an I Quit match.

First matches for January 5th Impact and Genesis announced

Posted on by Josh Nason

With Impact Wrestling doing “holiday specials” for the final two weeks of 2020, they gave their fans something to look forward to as they announced matches for both their January 2021 debut and for Genesis a few days later.

On the first new Impact on January 5th, Sami Callihan will renew his rivalry with Eddie Edwards. The two have been at odds again for several weeks with Callihan challenging Edwards Tuesday after Edwards’ wife Alisha lost to Tenille Dashwood.

Their feud dates back to 2018 when Callihan accidentally injured Edwards’ eye with an errant baseball bat shot, causing Edwards to suffer a broken nose and broken bones in his face.

Impact also announced that self-proclaimed TNA World Champion Moose will face Willie Mack in an I Quit match on Genesis, set for January 9th on Impact Plus. The two have been feuding since November and after a pull-apart brawl Tuesday, Mack challenged him with the match and stipulation.