Former ROH World Champion To Make IMPACT Debut

The former ROH champion is heading to IMPACT this August for Emergence.

IMPACT Wrestling Emergence 2022 Bandido Rey Horus graphic
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Bandido is heading to IMPACT Wrestling.

This was confirmed by the Anthem-helmed promotion on the recent AXS TV broadcast, with his debut set for Emergence on Friday, 12 August. He'll face Rey Horus, who's also making his company debut, in what is being billed as an AAA attraction:-

It had previously been reported that Bandido was in negotiations to join IMPACT on a regular basis. There's currently no word on if his appearance at Emergence will be the start of an official contract with IMPACT, however.

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Beginning his career in June 2011, Bandido has become one of the hottest commodities on the independent circuit over the last few years. He'd been a featured star in a range of promotions, with his CV stretching to PWG, AAA, CMLL, and NJPW.

He's best known for his three-year run with Ring Of Honor, allegedly turning down a WWE deal to sign with the then-Sinclair-helmed organisation. There, Bandido held both the World and World Six-Man Tag Team Championships, winning the former a little over a year ago at ROH Best in the World 2021. Jonathan Gresham served as the interim champion most recently, who defeated Bandido in the masked man's final ROH outing.

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Here's how the card currently looks for IMPACT Emergence:-

World Championship: Josh Alexander (c) vs. Alex Shelley

Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Mia Yim

Knockouts World Tag Team Championships: Rosemary and Taya Valkyrie (c) vs. VXT (Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green)

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