• Mickie James Vacates The World Title
On this week’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling, Mickie James vacated the IMPACT Knockouts World Championship.
Mickie recently suffered a broken rib and revealed that she has not been medically cleared to compete.
Deonna Purrazzo vs. Jordynne Grace for the vacant title will now take place at the Rebellion 2023 pay-per-view this Sunday on April 16th.
You can watch Mickie’s announcement below:
.@MickieJames will not be cleared to compete at #Rebellion. A NEW Knockouts World Champion will be crowned THIS SUNDAY in Toronto!
Order #Rebellion on FITE: https://t.co/D6QCKFjJfM pic.twitter.com/49Y8FuGe8D
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) April 14, 2023
Below is the updated match-card for Rebellion:
– Vacant IMPACT World Championship: Kushida vs. Steve Maclin
– Vacant IMPACT Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo
– Hardcore War: Team Dreamer (Tommy Dreamer, Frankie Kazarian, Yuya Uemura, Killer Kelly & Bhupinder Gujjar) vs. Team Bully (Bully Ray, Kenny King, Masha Slamovich, Brian Myers & Moose)
– 3-Way Elimination Match For The IMPACT X-Division Championship: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Mike Bailey
– Ultimate X Match For The Impact World Tag Team Championship: Bullet Club (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c) vs. The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
– Last Rites Match: PCO vs. Eddie Edwards (with Alisha Edwards)
– The Design (Deaner, Angels, Callihan, and/or Kon) vs. Dirty Dango, Joe Hendry & Santino Marella
– IMPACT Knockouts World Tag Team Championship: The Coven (KiLynn King & Taylor Wilde) (c) vs. The Death Dollz (Jessicka & Rosemary) [Pre-Show]
– Rhino & Heath Slater vs. Champagne Singh & Shera [Pre-Show]
New Video: Mickie James Exposes Her Bare Buns:
• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (April 13, 2000) – WWF SmackDown!
On this day in 2000, the World Wrestling Federation aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF SmackDown!’.
It was pre-taped at the Ice Palace in Tampa, Florida and featured pre-taped matches & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF Backlash 2000’ PPV.
Here’s the card:
Rikishi vs. Eddie Guerrero
The Hardy Boyz vs. Chris Benoit & Dean Malenko
WWF Hardcore Title: Perry Saturn vs. Crash Holly
WWF Hardcore Title: Perry Saturn vs. Tazz
WWF Hardcore Title: Tazz vs. Crash Holly
Edge & Christian vs. Kurt Angle & The Big Show
Bubba Ray Dudley vs. Albert
The Kat & Mae Young vs. The Fabulous Moolah & Terri Runnells
Handicap Match: Chris Jericho vs. Road Dogg & X-Pac
The Rock & The Acolytes vs. Triple H & Big Bossman & Bull Buchanan