Next Tuesday’s Impact Wrestling episode will have a different timeslot.
Impact announced today that the July 7 episode will begin an hour late at 9pm ET on both AXS and Twitch.
The time change is due to AXS airing “Ringo’s Big Birthday Show” with Ringo Starr at 8pm ET. The 80th birthday celebration for the Beatles star will benefit Black Lives Matter, MusiCares, WaterAid, and The David Lynch Foundation.
Matches announced for next Tuesday include Impact Tag Team Champion Josh Alexander vs. Sami Callihan, Susie and Kylie Rae vs. Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie, a new Locker Room Talk segment with Madison Rayne and Johnny Swinger, plus a Fatal 4 Way Tag Team bout with TJP and Fallah Bahh vs. XXXL vs. The Deaners vs. Reno Scum.
A new Impact In 60 will then air at 11pm ET on AXS with a special look at the career of Rosemary. After that, the Impact Aftershock podcast will air online with hosts Don Callis and Jimmy Jacobs.
Impact will return to the normal timeslot of 8pm ET the following week for the Slammiversary go-home show on July 14.
Below is the full announcement issued by Impact today:
PROGRAMMING ALERT – IMPACT! Premieres an Hour Later at 9 pm ET this Tuesday, July 7 on AXS TV & Twitch Following a Special Ringo Starr Birthday Event
Los Angeles – (July 2, 2020) – The next all-new episode of IMPACT! will premiere one hour later than usual on AXS TV and Twitch—at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT on Tuesday, July 7—on this night only as AXS TV broadcasts the star-studded benefit event Ringo’s Big Birthday Show, at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.
The hour-long event is hosted by Ringo Starr and Joe Walsh, who welcome friends and fans from across the world as they celebrate Starr’s 80TH Birthday with special performances by Paul McCartney, Ben Harper, Sheryl Crow, Sheila E. and Gary Clark Jr. All proceeds from Ringo’s Big Birthday Show will benefit Black Lives Matter Global Network, The David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares and WaterAid.
After the conclusion of Ringo’s Big Birthday Show, IMPACT! will air in full on AXS TV and Twitch at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, featuring two-hours of hard hitting action as Josh Alexander, one half of Tag-Team Champions The North, squares off with Slammiversary challenger Sami Callihan, and Kylie Rae & Susie face the new team of Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie. Plus, a four-way tag-team battle pits TJP & Fallah Bahh vs. XXXL vs. Reno Scum vs. The Deaners, and Madison Rayne with Johnny Swinger host an all-new edition of Locker Room Talk featuring the most iconic Knockout in history.
Then, IMPACT in 60 highlights the career of former Knockouts Champion Rosemary at 11 pm ET/8 pm PT on AXS TV featuring several of The Demon Assassin’s most memorable matches against Gail Kim and Jade.
On the weekly digital post-show IMPACT: Aftershock, hosts Don Callis and Jimmy Jacobs discuss the night’s action and speculate about the impending free agent returns and debuts at Slammiversary. Aftershock airs across IMPACT’s YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch channels, along with IMPACT Plus, impactwrestling.com and axs.tv.
IMPACT! will return to its usual scheduled time of 8 pm ET/5 pm PT the following week on Tuesday, July 14.
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