{"id":24313,"date":"2018-08-20T13:26:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=24313"},"modified":"2018-08-20T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:26:01","slug":"impact-wrestling-announces-tv-tapings-in-mexico-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/08\/20\/impact-wrestling-announces-tv-tapings-in-mexico-city\/","title":{"rendered":"IMPACT Wrestling Announces TV Tapings in Mexico City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Huge news for IMPACT Wrestling as they take their next set of IMPACT television tapings outside of Canada and the US for the first time since they filmed a series of TV tapings in the United Kingdom back in 2016. They announced today that they&#8217;ll be heading to Mexico to tape for two nights, September 13 and 14, 2018, held at the historic\u00a0<b><span>Front\u00f3n M\u00e9xico<\/span><\/b><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>a venue that has operated since 1929. It will also mark the first IMPACT event in Mexico since a TNA House Show back in 2009.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING NEWS: IMPACT is going to Mexico! <\/p>\n<p>We&#39;re taping episodes of IMPACT on September 13th and 14th at Front\u00f3n M\u00e9xico in Mexico City, Mexico, marking the first time the flagship weekly show IMPACT! will emanate from south of the border.<\/p>\n<p>FULL DETAILS: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OyOONaIHOy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/OyOONaIHOy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j4fNQwOAWS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/j4fNQwOAWS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1031586671010172929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"http:\/\/impactwrestling.com\/impact-wrestling-heads-to-mexico-city-for-tv-tapings-on-sept-13-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPACT Press Release today<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>TORONTO | MEXICO CITY \u2013\u00a0IMPACT Wrestling today announced television tapings will take place on Thursday, Sept. 13 and Friday, Sept. 14 at Front\u00f3n M\u00e9xico in Mexico City, Mexico, marking the first time the flagship weekly show IMPACT! will emanate from south of the border.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Featuring top professional wrestling stars such as IMPACT World Champion\u00a0Austin Aries,\u00a0Johnny Impact,\u00a0Eli Drake,\u00a0Moose,\u00a0Eddie Edwards,\u00a0Sami Callihan\u00a0and Mexican superstars \u201cThe Lucha Brothers\u201d\u00a0Pentagon Jr.\u00a0and Fenix, IMPACT! is broadcast across Mexico on Saturday nights at 9:30 p.m. on 52MX.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWe are excited about this historic trip to Mexico as we continue to expand our live event schedule globally,\u201d said IMPACT Wrestling president Ed Nordholm. \u201cWe look forward to working closely with our promotional partners at Lucha Libre AAA and our broadcast partner 52MX to bring an unforgettable experience to our passionate fan base in Mexico heading into the final stretch for Bound for Glory this October.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The iconic Front\u00f3n M\u00e9xico is a world-class entertainment complex located near the central square in Mexico City known as Plaza de la Republica. After being closed for two decades, the state-of-the-art facility reopened its doors last year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned by IMPACT President Ed Nordholm, IMPACT will be working with their Mexican partner AAA in producing the two nights of tapings, which will cover roughly one month of television for the company. A huge step for IMPACT, as they continue to expand their global presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huge news for IMPACT Wrestling as they take their next set of IMPACT television tapings outside of Canada and the US for the first time since they filmed a series of TV tapings in the United Kingdom back in 2016. 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