The B.O.W (Blog of Wrestling)

In September it was announced by Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer, Gail Kim and Christy Hemme that Knockouts Knockdown would be making it's long awaited return with the promises of stars like Mercedes Martinez, Lady Frost and Renee Michelle showing up and a monster's ball match in memory of the late former TNA knockouts, Daffney Unger. However for new fans watching the Impact Wrestling product, how much do you know about Knockouts Knockdown and the history it's had within the company? Well in this article I'm going to tell you five things you should know about Knockouts Knockdown 2021 and some of the history regarding this event. 5.   The 2021 Show Will Be The First Knockouts Event In Years It's no secret to anyone that TNA/Impact Wrestling has the number one promotion when it comes to pushing women's wrestling in the United States for the better part of a decade if not longer, so the idea of Impact running an exclusive all women's pay per view shouldn't c...

Against All Odds returns to Impact Wrestling for the first time in years on Saturday June 12th at 8pm eastern time on the Impact Plus App. So in honor of the impending event, here are the Top 5 Against All Odds Moments In Impact Wrestling. Before I begin, I should mention that I wouldn't be including any title changes for this list, so don't expect to see Christian Cage's world title win from Against All Odds 2006 on this list. 5. Tomko Turns On Christian Cage (Against All Odds 2008) The history between Christian and Tomko goes all the way back to their days in the WWE when Tomko made his debut interfering in a match between 'Captain Charisma' and Chris Jericho back in 2004, with the big man being the enforcer for Christian whenever things got too out of hand or he needed someone to back him up. This partnership would continue when Tomko headed to TNA in November of 2006 and once again aligned himself with Christian as a member of what would eventually be the 'C...

Despite this being a trope that every professional wrestling company has incorporated over the years, TNA (now Impact Wrestling) was well known for signing up almost every former WWF/E star that the promotion has either let go or had a problem with. This would led to fans and journalists alike feeling divided because on the one hand you don't want to be a company who scoops up WWE's sloppy seconds and booking them better at they expense of your homegrown talent; On the other, this has also led to many of those ex WWE wrestlers finding fame and success they never would have found in Vince McMahon's company. There have also been current WWE superstars who almost became a part on TNA Roster and one such name is multi time world champion and former Money In The Bank winner, Seth Rollins.   Seth Rollins   Of course many of you reading this are familiar with Seth Rollins due to his many years within the WWE as a member of The Shield, former Money in th...

  Intro: Wrestling history is filled with a lot of 'What Ifs' as many of us wonder what could have happened if things had turned out differently. One of the best what ifs in wrestling is find out that the original line up for well known factions were different from the final product and it makes us wonder what could have been. For professional wrestler, Angel Medina his a perfect example of this and he was set to be a part of one of TNA/Impact Wrestling's most popular stables until plans changed. Who Is Angel Medina? Angel Medina was a pro wrestler who competed from the late 90's into the 2000's after being trained by the legendary Johnny Rodz and wrestling in a few promotions in Mexico and Japan. Medina's career peaked when in 1999 he joined Extreme Championship Wrestling or ECW where competed with such names like New Jack, Balls Mahoney, Nova and Chris Chetti before becoming a member of the 'Da Baldies', a very famous stable during ECW's hay day. D...

  Intro: Most professional wrestlers tend to appeal with to many fans due to a combination of charisma and athleticism, plus having a gimmick (regarding of how strange it may be) is also a sure fired way to get the attention of the wrestling world both for good and bad reasons. Over the years many Impact stars have gone on to make a radical change to their gimmick or appearance and in the process they've either saved their careers from a period of mediocrity or they've helped to elevate their careers in a way no one would of thought possible. In this article I'll be mentioning five wrestlers from Impact's past and present who've manage to benefit greatly from a brand new gimmick or an undated version of their current persona. 5. Laurel Van Ness Laurel Van Ness (real name Chelsea Green) worked with the company from 2016-18, during which she spend the first few months as a member of Maria Kanellis-Bennett's all female faction known as 'The Lady Squad'. LVN...

Intro: The National Wrestling Alliance (or NWA for short) is one of the most influential wrestling promotions of all time as the brand has helped to establish names like Sting, Vader and Ric Flair but it's also helped in giving future companies like WCW, ECW and of course TNA the credibility needed to be taken seriously.  From the very first event TNA back in 2002 until 2007, the NWA legacy was connected to the company we know today as Impact Wrestling due in large part to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and in today's article I'll be mentioning the NWA championship matches have proven to be the most important in TNA Wrestling. 6. The Gauntlet For The Gold (NWA TNA PPV #1) It only makes sense we start this list off by mentioning the very first NWA title match to occur in TNA history by talking about the first TNA Wrestling event and the story behind it all is very interesting. On June 19th 2002 (the day of the first ever NWA TNA event), MMA legend and professional wr...