{"id":99598,"date":"2021-09-02T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=99598"},"modified":"2021-08-31T16:27:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T20:27:30","slug":"x-division-open-challenge-impact-wrestling-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/09\/02\/x-division-open-challenge-impact-wrestling-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: IMPACT Wrestling \u2013 X-Division Open Challenge (9\/2\/21)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IMPACT Wrestling<\/strong> returns to television this Thursday night for another two hours of IMPACT on AXS TV. The card will see <strong>Josh<\/strong> <strong>Alexander<\/strong> host his X-Division open challenge, <strong>The Influence<\/strong> will be in action, and a match with <strong><em>Victory<\/em> <em>Road<\/em><\/strong> implications will take place. \u00a0You can catch all of the action at 8 PM EST. The pre-show, <strong>Before the<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>IMPACT<\/strong>, will begin at 7 PM EST and feature <b>John Skyler <\/b>vs <b>Jake Something<\/b>. Let\u2019s see what IMPACT has in store for us this week.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THURSDAY at 8\/7c on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AXSTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AXSTV<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Walking_Weapon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Walking_Weapon<\/a>&#39;s open challenge <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_Ace_Austin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@The_Ace_Austin<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THETOMMYDREAMER?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@THETOMMYDREAMER<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steveofcrazzy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@steveofcrazzy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Taurusoriginal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Taurusoriginal<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FALLAH1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FALLAH1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LevyValenz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LevyValenz<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>@HakimZane and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MahabaliShera?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MahabaliShera<\/a> vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMattCardona?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheMattCardona<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImChelseaGreen?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ImChelseaGreen<\/a>! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IMPACTonAXSTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IMPACTonAXSTV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qTe5npoAS1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qTe5npoAS1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsTNA\/status\/1431428821232721925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>IMPACT Wrestling Card &#8211; X-Division Open Challenge (9\/2\/21)<\/h2>\n<p>-John Skyler vs. Jake Something (BTI)<\/p>\n<p>-Josh Alexander X-Division Title Open Challenge<\/p>\n<p>-The Influence vs. Taylor Wilde, Jordynne Grace, and Rachael Ellering<\/p>\n<p>-Rohit Raju and Shera vs. Matt Cardona and Chelsea Green<\/p>\n<p>-Crazzy Steve and Black Taurus vs. Fallah Bahh and No Way<\/p>\n<p>-Ace Austin vs. Tommy Dreamer &#8211; If Tommy wins he is added to the World Title match at <em>Victory Road<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Influence vs. Taylor Wilde, Jordynne Grace, and Rachael Ellering<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Taylor Wilde<\/strong> has had her issues with The Influence for weeks now. Her issues started on the August 12 edition of IMPACT on AXS TV when <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/12\/madison-rayne-returns-impact-wrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Madison Rayne made her return to IMPACT<\/a>. Rayne interfered with Wilde&#8217;s match against <strong>Tenille Dashwood<\/strong>, costing Wilde the match. The Influence officially formed shortly after that, with <strong>Kaleb<\/strong> <strong>with<\/strong> <strong>a K<\/strong> rounding out the group. They defeated Wilde in a 3-on-1 handicap match last week on IMPACT. They continued to beat her down after the match until help arrived. <strong>Jordynne Grace<\/strong> and <strong>Rachael Ellering<\/strong> hit the ring to even the score, setting up for the match this week. Wilde now has the chance to get revenge on The Influence this week on IMPACT.<\/p>\n<h3>Josh Alexander X-Division Title Open Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>Josh Alexander retained his X-Division Championship over <strong>Jake Something<\/strong> at <strong><em>Emergence<\/em><\/strong>. He reflected on his win last week on IMPACT and has issued an open challenge for his next competitor. Any former X-Division Champion is able to challenge Alexander this week on IMPACT. There is no shortage of former champions currently on the roster including <strong>Chris<\/strong> <strong>Sabin<\/strong>, <strong>Chris<\/strong> <strong>Bey<\/strong>, <strong>Rohit<\/strong> <strong>Raju<\/strong>, <strong>Eddie Edwards<\/strong>, <strong>Ace<\/strong> <strong>Austin<\/strong>, <strong>Willie<\/strong> <strong>Mack<\/strong>, and <strong>Rich Swann<\/strong>. Could we see one of them challenge for the title? Could a former champion who is now a part of the <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> roster like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/02\/before-they-were-famous-brian-cage\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Brian<\/strong> <strong>Cage<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0answer the call? Find out this week on IMPACT!<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMPACT Wrestling returns to television this Thursday night for another two hours of IMPACT on AXS TV. The card will see Josh Alexander host his X-Division open challenge, The Influence will be in action, and a match with Victory Road implications will take place. \u00a0You can catch all of the action at 8 PM EST. 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