Various: Tessa Blanchard Update, Matt Taven on ROH MSG Event, Indies

Tessa Blanchard’s Impact Wrestling Contract Update

As noted before, Tessa Blanchard recently signed a “long term” contract with Impact Wrestling after working for the company on a part-time basis since April of this year.

In an update to Blanchard’s Impact Wrestling contract status, the Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Nesletter that Blanchard’s contract is for two years.

Matt Taven Comments on Importance of Next Year’s MSG Event for ROH

Website Hollywood Life held a recent interview with Matt Taven and one of the topics discussed involved the importance of next year’s Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling joint event at Madison Square Garden.

“I mean being a Boston guy, we have always dominated New York for years so every time we go to New York, I feel I am the reason for the sell out or in the main event or get the biggest reaction in the crowd. So I have been the King of New York and probably the world for a while now.

But, as far as Ring of Honor going into Madison Square Garden, to be a guy who personally – who, now doing the math – has been here for six years, which is crazy to think about. Even in my first dark match in 2009, the amount of time that I have been around this country and seen the growth. To see us go into that building is a big pat on the back. It is a big accomplishment and, for me personally, I have been with this company in its biggest years of growth. For me it is one of those notches on the belt and a source of pride.

It shows we are doing the right thing. It is catching on. I don’t think I get the credit I deserve obviously but I like to see the fruits of my labor go into things like getting into Madison Square Garden.

As far as I am concerned for a match, it should be me defending the Ring Of Honor World Championship against whatever Melvin that wants to get slapped around in front of the biggest audience in Ring Of Honor history. But, that is almost so far down the road that I haven’t thought of it too much.

I am very proud of what we have accomplished as a company and to be one of the cornerstones of Ring Of Honor, especially in the last five years. It really lets you know tat you are doing the right thing and all your hard work is going into the right direction and it is starting to pay off. The more people we can get to see this product, the more we will make fans so its a great pat on the back for all the hard work that has been put on this company in the last few years.”

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Impact Wrestling announced the next set of Impact television tapings will take place on August 12th and August 13th at the Rebel Complex arena in Toronto, Canada.

Quick A Block match results from Night 7 of NJPW’s G1 Climax 2018 tournament: YOSHI-HASHI (1-3) defeated Michael Elgin (2-2), EVIL (3-1) defeated Bad Luck Fale (1-3), Minoru Suzuki (2-2) defeated Jay White (3-1), Hiroshi Tanahashi (3-1) defeated Hangman Page (1-3), and Kazuchika Okada (2-2) defeated Togi Makabe (2-2).