Bruce Prichard appeared on the stage to an overwhelming ovation. If you didn’t know him from anywhere else, he happens to be the host of a wildly successful podcast. In case you don’t know the name of his podcast, all you have to do is take a look at the massive screen behind him.
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Prichard had some very important announcements concerning the future of TNA, err Impact Wrestling. If you’ve listened to his podcast you know how he feels about those three letters so he’s a more than appropriate choice to make the official announcement.
Bruce Prichard confirmed that from here on out TNA and the company will officially be known as Impact Wrestling.
Scoop #26: Bruce Prichard is here pic.twitter.com/WBGR02R15r
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #27: Bruce claiming there was an Impact with hope a few years ago, but for whatever reason it didn't happen
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #28: TNA as a name is dead
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #29: Impact Wrestling is officially the only name this company goes by from this point forward
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #30: The new owners looked for people who have achieved greatness in the past, and Bruce has been there for it all
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #30: Bruce knows how to make wrestling great, and he certainly knows how to make an Impact
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #31: Bruce says it is important to know the face of the company, and brings out Bobby Lashley
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #32: Lashley says he has beat everyone and was the official choice of the President of the United States
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Of course there had to be someone to challenge Lashley, and that person was Papi himself.
Scoop #33: Bruce says he doesn't know if anyone on the Impact roster can beat Lashley, out comes Alberto De Patron pic.twitter.com/8MRngnE2YY
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Therefore Alberto El Patron vs. Bobby Lashley looks to be the next big feud in Impact Wrestling, thanks in part to Brother Love. EC3 came out to break up the party, he said he’s carried the company on his back for years and Alberto doesn’t deserve the title shot.
Lashley turned the tables on Carter when he said EC3 already had his chance, so the match was made official: Alberto vs. Bobby, later on, tonight.
Scoop #34: Your next title feud pic.twitter.com/biw3zLGCyU
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Well, it looks like Good Ol’ JR trolled us pretty good. After he got our hopes up wondering how amazing it would be to hear his voice on Impact Wrestling, early on in the television taping tonight it was revealed Jeremy Borash is the new announcer.
This is still very good news as Borash is a name that knows TNA very well and he’s been a backstage workhorse for the company since the company’s inception.
Jeremy immediately got things going by establishing himself as not a voice of the people, but a voice of JR himself.
Scoop #7: Loud "Josh is Stupid" chant
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 2, 2017
Josh Matthews is really playing up that heel announcer role for Impact Wrestling by capitalising on all the heat he’s gotten from those remarks he made about being the best play-by-play announcer alive. Apparently, we’re not the only ones that don’t believe him.
Scoop #11: Borash says to Josh that new management wants someone out there that the fans actually like
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 2, 2017
Scoop #13: Says Mike Tenay mentored him to be the next announcer, but someone got fired from WWE and the dummy old owners hired Josh
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 2, 2017
Scoop #14: Josh says he sat under the learning tree of Jim Ross and called WM, he came to TNA for free
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 2, 2017
Scoop #15: Borash says he's friends with Jim Ross and JR thinks Matthews sucks
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 2, 2017
Cody is in the building and set to face Moose tonight, but before their match, The American Nightmare raised the stakes for their match. Even before that, he got involved in his wife’s match by not letting it happen at all.
Scoop #22: Cody does not allow Brandi Rhodes vs KC Quinn to happen, offer KC $45 ($20 more than she would get paid) to leave pic.twitter.com/qcoVodmwGS
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #23: Cody says Moose says he's in Japan, but Cody IS Japan
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
Scoop #24: Cody challenges Moose for the Impact Grand Championship
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) March 3, 2017
