5 Reasons to watch Impact India

We caught up some of the biggest names in Impact Wrestling last week during their tour of Mumbai. Impact Wrestling airs their episodes from India this week, the first of which will air tomorrow night IST.

Anticipation is at a fever pitch as these are the first episodes filmed in India for a major North American wrestling company. What can we expect from Impact’s historic tapings in India? Read on to find out.

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5: Knockouts title match

Rosemary came to Allie’s aid a couple of weeks ago to save her from Laurel Van Ness and Sienna. On last week’s episode of Impact, we saw Rosemary backstage with Allie. She told a confused Allie that she had saved her because she was told by the Hive, after the breakup of The Decay, to help those in need.

This week, we see Rosemary defend the Impact Knockouts Championship against Laurel Van Ness. She will probably be accompanied to the ring by GFW Women’s Champion Sienna, so the odds looked stacked against Rosemary.

Will Rosemary retain the title? What part, if any at all, will Allie play? Who will leave India with the Impact Knockouts Championship?

4: Sonjay’s revenge

Impact’s India tour is a homecoming for Sonjay Dutt. Dutt and X-Division Champion Low-Ki have been in each other’s face for weeks and India will be a great opportunity for Dutt to get another shot at the X-Division title as he seeks his revenge. Will Impact Wrestling give Sonjay Dutt a title shot in India?

Low-Ki is a veteran and a former 5-time X-Division Champion. Dutt, for his part, has never won the X-Division Championship. Even if Sonjay gets a title match, it won’t be an easy match for Dutt by any means, even with the home crowd behind him.

Can Sonjay Dutt fulfil what looks like destiny and win the X-Division Championship in Mumbai, India? It will be his first title in 14 years since his TNA debut.

3: Low-Ki defends his title against Caleb Konley

Caleb Konley will get a title shot against X-Division Champion Low-Ki. Konley has been in fine form lately, and the high-flyer will definitely pose a threat to the veteran.

Konley only signed for Impact in 2016 but has impressed since then. Low-Ki is a seasoned veteran and a 5-time X-Division Champion. He won the championship soon after his latest return to the promotion, donning a new Hitman-esque gimmick.

Can Konley be a viable threat to Low-Ki and win the X-Division Championship?

2: Clash of the Champions

Impact Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley and GFW Global Champion Alberto El Patron will face off to see who will be the Impact’s champion of champions at Slammiversary 15. Impact have already announced an in-ring segment with Lashley and El Patron facing off in the ring together with Bruce Pritchard also in attendance.

The Impact episodes from India will see the two top guys build up to their showdown in July. Could we see these two men clash in the ring ahead of Slammiversary? One thing is for sure, when El Patron and Lashley are in the same vicinity, tempers will flare.

1: The Indian Connection

Impact Wrestling’s tapings in India were the first time that a mainstream North American wrestling promotion has taped and produced episodes in India to be aired across the globe. As Jeff Jarrett said, these tapings are historic.

Indian fans don’t get a lot of live wrestling, so having a company like Impact actually taped episodes from Mumbai is a big deal. With more wrestling companies starting to tour India, the real winner here are Indian pro wrestling fans.

The fans at the Mumbai Impact Zone had a great time, and we all hope that Impact Wrestling tour India again soon.

Tune in to watch your favourite Impact Wrestling stars square off in the ring in Mumbai, India on Sony Six this Friday at 9:00 PM.

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