Taya Valkyrie Vs. Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo Set For Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill
Impact Wrestling Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo is set to defend her title at the upcoming Hard To Kill pay-per-view.
Tonight’s Impact episode saw Taya Valkyrie challenge Purrazzo to a title match at Hard To Kill. Valkyrie warned that Purrazzo is lucky she hasn’t had to face her yet, but that time will come next month.
The Impact Hard To Kill 2021 pay-per-view will take place on Saturday, January 16 from Skyway Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Below is the updated card:
Knockouts Title Match
Triple Threat for the X Division Title
Impact Wrestling And AXS TV Announce Wrestle Week
Impact Wrestling and AXS TV have announced Wrestle Week for January 2021.
Wrestle Week will begin on Tuesday, January 12 at 4pm ET with the broadcast premiere of Bound For Glory 2020, and continue with an all-new Impact episode later that night at 8pm ET. A special edition of Impact In 60 will then air that night at 10pm ET, focusing on Impact’s rich history and unforgettable moments & matches from the past year.
The week will then continue on Thursday, January 14 with a behind-the-scenes preview for the Hard To Kill pay-per-view at 9pm ET. AXS will then air “Bad A$$ Movie Night with The Good Brothers: Kickboxer” on Friday at 8pm ET as the Impact World Tag Team Champions host a screening of the 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme cult classic Kixkboxer.
X Division Title Match Revealed For Impact Hard To Kill, Surprise Planned For Knockouts Division
A Triple Threat for the X Division Title has been announced for the upcoming Impact Wrestling Hard To Kill pay-per-view.
The match will see Manik (TJP) defend the X Division Title against Chris Bey and the former champion, Rohit Raju.
Manik defeated Raju for the title at Impact Final Resolution event earlier this month. As seen in the video below from tonight’s Impact episode, Bey revealed that due to his recent win over Manik, he has been added to Raju vs. Manik at the pay-per-view.
Tony Khan Invites Impact Wrestlers To AEW Dynamite
AEW President, CEO & General Manager Tony Khan and AEW announcer Tony Schiavone appeared on Impact Wrestling for the third straight week tonight.
Tonight’s Year In Review Part 1 edition of Impact featured another “paid for by AEW” advertisement with Khan and Schiavone. Schiavone introduced his boss as the only pro wrestling owner that’s not a carny.
Khan wished a Merry Christmas to Impact fans and mentioned that they were in Nashville, where he’s partner of Activist Artist Management, which represents big stars and musicians in town, and part owner of the Virgin Hotel in Nashville. Khan then brought up the Impact Hard To Kill pay-per-view main event for January 16, featuring AEW World Champion Kenny Omega and Impact World Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers vs. Impact World Champion Rich Swann and The Motor City Machine Guns.