{"id":97270,"date":"2021-07-31T20:14:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T00:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=97270"},"modified":"2021-07-31T20:14:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T00:14:45","slug":"matthew-rehwoldt-impact-wrestling-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/31\/matthew-rehwoldt-impact-wrestling-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The Drama King&#8221; Matthew Rehwoldt Makes IMPACT Wrestling Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Drama King&#8221;<\/strong> <strong>Matthew Rehwoldt <\/strong>made his IMPACT Wrestling debut at the IMPACT Plus\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/30\/impact-wrestling-homecoming-7-31-21\/\" target=\"_self\">Homecoming<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>event. He made his debut as the mystery partner for <strong>Deonna<\/strong> <strong>Purrazzo<\/strong> in the <em>Homecoming<\/em> mixed tag match tournament. The duo will take on <strong>Alisha<\/strong> <strong>Edwards<\/strong> and <strong>Hernandez<\/strong> in the first round of the tournament. They will need to win get past them to make it to the semifinals of the tournament.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DramaKingMatt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DramaKingMatt<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeonnaPurrazzo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@DeonnaPurrazzo<\/a>&#39;s partner! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Homecoming?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Homecoming<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe HERE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5s5VXajN2T\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5s5VXajN2T<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPlxAKkh0E\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/TPlxAKkh0E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1421623209313542144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vignettes aired teasing the arrival of The Drama King to IMPACT at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/07\/17\/matt-rehwoldt-aiden-english-impact-wrestling-slammiversary\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><strong>Slammiversary<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/a>and have aired on IMPACT episodes ever since. Purrazzo made her intentions to enter the tournament clear on last week&#8217;s episode on IMPACT. She refused to reveal her partner until the tournament itself, making fans wait to see who would team with her.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Rehwoldt is best known for his time in <strong>NXT<\/strong> and <strong>WWE<\/strong> under the name <strong>Aiden<\/strong> <strong>English<\/strong>. He was a member of <strong>The Vaudevillains\u00a0<\/strong>tag team along with <strong>Simon<\/strong> <strong>Gotch<\/strong> from 2014-2017. He also aligned with <strong>Rusev<\/strong> (AKA <strong>Miro<\/strong>) and <strong>Lana<\/strong> from 2017-2018. This angle was known for the &#8220;Rusev Day&#8221; catchphrase that was often used in promos between the duo.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to Last Word on Sports for Updates on the\u00a0<em>Homecoming\u00a0<\/em>tournament as they become available.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. You can catch IMPACT Wrestling on Thursday nights on AXS TV and Twitch.TV as well as all the time on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/impactplus.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMPACT Plus<\/a><\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Drama King&#8221; Matthew Rehwoldt made his IMPACT Wrestling debut at the IMPACT Plus\u00a0Homecoming event. He made his debut as the mystery partner for Deonna Purrazzo in the Homecoming mixed tag match tournament. The duo will take on Alisha Edwards and Hernandez in the first round of the tournament. 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