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IMPACT Wrestling presented a 2021 Slammiversary pay-per-view to set the bar high for Bound For Glory in October. Their biggest show of the year will take place in Las Vegas on October 23rd. The company announced the show via a trailer that teased the involvement of AEW, AAA and NJPW.
At Slammiversary 2021, NJPW's Switchblade Jay White shocked the world by confronting AEW, IMPACT World Champion Kenny Omega and The Elite. FinJuice of New Japan Pro Wrestling also returned to the promotion. In addition to these and the teaser, NWA and AEW star Thunder Rosa accepted Deonna Purrazzo's challenge.
Former WWE Superstar Mickie James also showed up to promote the NWA Empowerrr event in August. This sets the stage for Bound For Glory to be a huge interpromotional event that will create plenty of more buzz for IMPACT Wrestling and throughout the wrestling world.
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With Slammiversary 2021 in the books, eyes will look towards IMPACT's upcoming major show for the next time the promotion may have wrestling worlds collide. In this article, let's take a look at five potential crossover matches between AEW, NJPW, IMPACT Wrestling, AAA and NWA at Bound For Glory. This will primarily be IMPACT vs. the other promotions since it is on their pay-per-view.
#5 X-Division Champion Josh Alexander vs. AAA Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid (IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory)
Josh Alexander retained his IMPACT X-Division Championship in a high risk, breathtaking Ultimate X Match at Slammiversary 2021. At Bound For Glory, there could be a multitude of competitors across all promotions that could challenge him next. From NJPW's El Desperado to AEW's Jungle Boy, Alexander is the type of competitor who would mesh well with the best high flyers.
When fans think of high flyers, they should bring up AAA Cruiserweight Champion Laredo Kid. The young luchador put his name on the map in a thrilling contest against Kenny Omega at TripleMania as well as a few apperances alongside the Lucha Bros in AEW. His style is something that would make for an intriguing bout against Josh Alexander at Bound For Glory.
Alexander has had incredible matches against TJP, Ace Austin and El Phantasmo over the past few months. Laredo Kid has an arsenal similar to those men and could create magic with the X-Division Champion. If this was a title vs title match at Bound For Glory, IMPACT Wrestling could add high stakes to this exciting clash of styles.
#4 IMPACT Knockouts Tag Team Champions Rosemary & Havok vs. Thunder Rosa & AEW Women's World Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. (IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory)
Bound For Glory could be a stage for many dream interpromotional matches. Sometimes that creates dream tag teams that fans would have never otherwise seen. At Slammiversary 2021, former rivals Rosemary and Havok teamed to defeat Fire N Flava to win the Knockouts Tag Team Championships. This could potentially set the stage for another set of rivals to be their challengers.
AEW Women's World Champion Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D., has been riding high since winning the gold at Double Or Nothing 2021. Prior to her coronation, her most fierce rivalry of the year was with NWA's Thunder Rosa. The two women had pull apart brawls and put one of the best women's matches in AEW history in their Unsanctioned Lights Out war.
The win that Thunder Rosa gained on that evening could potentially set up an eventual showdown for the AEW Women's World Championship. However, it could also present an opportunity to put the two women together at Bound For Glory as well. With former rivals holding the Knockouts Tag Team Champions, it would be fitting to meet rivals as challengers.
The combination of Havok and Rosemary have gelled well and been on a path of dominance prior to their title win. Rosa and Baker could find that same magic at Bound For Glory or tear each other apart. This is where this matchup creates plenty of intrigue and can be a compelling spectacle.
After Thunder Rosa's Slammiversary performance, this seems like a cool way to continue her appearances for IMPACT Wrestling. It also gives AEW Women's World Champion Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. a chance to be on showcase on the big stage of Bound For Glory. The benefits are plentiful on both sides in this interpromotional tag bout.
#3 IMPACT Tag Team Champions The Good Brothers vs The Guerillas of Destiny (IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory)
At last year's Bound For Glory, The Good Brothers got their first crack at the IMPACT Tag Team Championships. They didn't walk out with the gold, but Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson did defeat The North the following month at Turning Point to win the gold. They went on a short run until some ghost from their past arrived in IMPACT Wrestling.
NJPW's FinJuice arrived in the promotion and were immediately in the crossfire of The Good Brothers. Juice Robinson and David Finlay defeated The Good Brothers to win the IMPACT Tag Team Championships at Sacrifice and retained the titles at Rebellion. With Gallows and Anderson regaining the titles at Slammiversary, another New Japan team should be their challengers at Bound For Glory.
The Guerillas of Destiny are one of the most dominant tag teams in NJPW history, winning the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships seven times. Tama Tonga is one of the original Bullet Club members, but Karl Anderson is as well. Their long history would make for an engaging buildup to this Bound For Glory matchup.
The Good Brothers have won the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championships three times themselves and were the main tag team of the Bullet Club during their time in NJPW.
The G.O.D. took their spot and would be looking to do the same at Bound For Glory. With Switchblade's arrival at IMPACT Wrestling, it would make sense for his fellow Bullet Club members not to be too far behind.
#2 IMPACT Knockouts Champion Deonna Purrazzo vs. Mickie James (IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory)
With Bound For Glory 2021 three months away, Deonna Purrazzo has been dominant as IMPACT Knockouts Champion. She has put down a who's who of challengers. Taya Valkyrie, Su Yung, Rosemary and Havok have all lost to The Virtousa, while Jazz was retired by Purrazzo earlier this year. At the 2021 Slammiversary, Thunder Rosa became her latest victim.
After Deonna's win at the pay-per-view, former WWE Women's Champion Mickie James made her return to IMPACT Wrestling. The decorated legend wanted to invite Purrazzo to perform at the upcoming NWA Empowerrr event in August, but the current Knockouts Champion didn't want to hear any of it after feeling James stole her thunder.
If IMPACT Wrestling wants to make Bound For Glory a huge interpromotional show, they would be hard-pressed to find a better challenger for Deonna Purrazzo than Mickie James. She is a former three-time Knockouts Champion herself. James is a legend in the business and would make for a formidable challenger for The Virtousa.
If Mickie James doesn't want to compete at NWA Empowerrr and focus on being a producer for the event, it would present IMPACT Wrestling with a terrific opportunity to make the Mickie vs. Deonna dream match there. The animosity that was introduced at Slammiversary could be the start of a buildup to an outstanding Knockouts Championship Match at Bound For Glory.
#1 AEW & IMPACT World Champion Kenny Omega vs. NEVER Openweight Champion Switchblade Jay White (IMPACT Wrestling Bound For Glory)
The surprising close to Slammiversary may have presented IMPACT Wrestling with the perfect main event for Bound For Glory. "Switchblade" Jay White shocked the wrestling world by arriving in IMPACT Wrestling at the end of Slammiversary. The Bullet Club leader confronted AEW and IMPACT World Champion Kenny Omega and The Elite.
It looked as if IMPACT Tag Team Champions and former Bullet Club members The Good Brothers wanted to embrace Switchblade with a Too Sweet. Even Don Callis was receptive to the appearance of the NEVER Openweight Champion. However, Omega was the only man hesitant to welcome White with open arms.
The two men have a tumultuous history with one another that included Switchblade defeating Omega for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship. Will Jay White align with The Elite or is he here to take down "The Belt Collector? If it is the latter, here is your main event for Bound For Glory.
"Switchblade" Jay White has had a rollercoaster 2021 so far. He started the year in a Match of the Year candidate against Kota Ibushi in the Tokyo Dome at Wrestle Kingdom 15, which many called the best match of his career. Despite talks of White moving to WWE, he stayed with NJPW and defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi for the NEVER Openweight Championship in May.
Jay White is the first ever grand slam winner in NJPW history and has filled Omega's shoes as the top gaijin in the promotion. This, along with the inevitable Bullet Club vs. The Elite story, makes for a highly anticipated match that would create buzz for Bound For Glory. IMPACT Wrestling will be delivering a match that AEW and NJPW would die to present themselves.
Kenny Omega doesn't have a lot of IMPACT Wrestling competitors that present a headline worthy contest quite like NJPW's Jay White would be for him. There are a few NJPW stars like Kazuchika Okada, Kota Ibushi and Shingo Takagi that many fans would love to see face "The Cleaner", but the promo ability of Switchblade puts him in a league of his own as Omega's potential Bound For Glory challenger.
Just looking at the buzz created by the Slammiversary ending, this is an easy choice to make for IMPACT Wrestling. Kenny Omega has had a successful reign as IMPACT World Champion and the company has to present a big-time match to continue that success. That is why Kenny Omega vs. Jay White is the biggest potential crossover match for Bound For Glory.
