Impact Wrestling Teases SEVERAL New Roster Additions At Slammiversary 2021

Mickie James hinted at alongside several others...

by Michael Sidgwick
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Those scoundrels at Impact Wrestling have teased several new roster additions.

In an incredibly on-the-nose bit of dialogue that wasn't quite as clever as it thought it was - but hey, pay-per-view buys are pay-per-view buys - Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore last night discussed with Deonna Purrazzo her upcoming Knockouts Title defence. He kept her opponent a secret.

He acknowledged that things can be a "hot mess" in the promotion which, while accurate, was a clear tease for Chelsea Green, who worked for the promotion as Laurel Van Ness between 2016-18. D'Amore also claimed Slammiversary was set to be "iconic" in a clear nod to the former IIconics Peyton Royce and Billie Kay. He also reminded Deonna that the show is taped in Nashville - "Hardcore Country" - in a reference to Mickie James that he really should have winked down the lens to deliver.

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Hack stuff perhaps, but not not intriguing; wrestling fans bloody love an old tease, and any improvement to the general state of women's wrestling in the U.S. is overdue.

Slammiversary, held in front of a limited audience for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, takes place on Saturday, July 17.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and surefire Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!