Various: Johnny Swinger Signs Contract Extension with Impact, Laredo Kid Injury Update, Indies

Oct 26, 2022

Johnny Swinger Signs New Contract Extension with Impact Wrestling

A recent episode of the House of Hardcore podcast featured Johnny Swinger as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Swinger revealing that he recently signed a one-year contract extension with Impact Wrestling.

Tommy Dreamer – “And other big news, I understand you signed another contract with IMPACT Wrestling.”
Johnny Swinger – “Yeah, one more year in the sun, right?”
Dreamer – “Now you’re doubling your run brother. Four years.”
Swinger – “Brother, I’m telling you man and he [Scott D’Amore] said to me, he called me on fourth of July 2019, I was out by the pool so that’s why I remember — he didn’t call me, he sent me a text, said, ‘I got an idea for you in IMPACT, it’ll be fun and easy’ and my response was, ‘When do I start?’ I didn’t ask what it was, I didn’t care because I knew that he knows what to do with me so I’ll just trust in that so it was three weeks after that before he told me what I was finally doing and when I talked to him, he goes, ‘We’ll either get three months out of this or we’ll get three years out of it,’ and you know, obviously he’s still happy with it. They’re offering me another year and there’s a lot of people — I started thinking about all the people I’ve worked with there over the last three years that aren’t around anymore that were really big time talent so, you know, I was just in awe of Ken Shamrock when I first came in, because I never really knew him before that but I got to kind of be friendly with him, really cool guy and I was thinking, you know, after a year-and-a-half, he was gone and I’m still here three years — that makes me feel good that I’m a pliable character that you just cameo into something and you have a good idea and it’s like boom, it’s an easy, simple thing and everybody gets it and I’m just grateful for the chance to come back on a TV level and do this character which it’s not really a character. It’s just what I am and what I’ve seen and I add a lot of color to it and I watch a lot of people.”

Transcript h/t: PostWrestling.com

Laredo Kid Injury Status Update

As noted before, Lucha Libre AAA and Impact Wrestling talent Laredo Kid underwent emergency surgery this past Monday due to abdominal-related issues following his match at AAA’s event this past Sunday in Monterrey, Mexico.

The Laredo Morning Times reported that Kid had suffered a ruptured intestine injury during his match against Hijo del Vikingo at AAA’s event this past weekend. It was also reported that Kid is currently in stable condition following his surgery earlier this week.

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

As noted, before Kevin Nash’s son Tristen recently passed away. A recent episode of the Kliq This podcast featured co-host Nash dedicating the episode in memory of his late son. During the episode, Nash revealed that he and his wife had discovered their son in his room suffering a seizure which led to a cardiac arrest. Nash stated that his son was rushed to a hospital but the medical staff was unable to save his life in the end.

Actress Lily James reportedly was recently added to the cast of the upcoming film The Iron Claw based on the Von Erich family, according to Deadline.com. It was not stated who James will be portraying in the film.

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that FTR, Cash Wheeler & Dax Harwood, will be making an appearance for the company at their Battle Autumn 2022 event on November 5th in Osaka, Japan.

NJPW’s Battle Autumn 2022 event earlier today in Tokyo featured Ren Narita defeating Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano defeating The Great-O-Khan in Quarterfinal Round matches for NJPW’s World TV Championship tournament. This event also featured a surprise appearance by The Great Muta, who had helped Yano win his match.

NJPW recently announced five new matches for the card of their Rumble on 44th Street event on October 28th in New York City, New York:

Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2022 Championship New York City Street Fight – El Phantasmo vs. Shingo Takagi (c)
Shota Umino, Homicide, & Wheeler Yuta vs. Team Filthy (“Filthy” Tom Lawlor & West Coast Wrestling Crew (Jorel Nelson & Royce Isaacs))
NJPW Strong Openweight Championship – mystery opponent vs, Fred Rosser (c)
SWA World Championship – KiLynn King vs. Mayu Iwatani (c)
Pre-show: Kylie Rae & Tiara James vs. Waka Tsukiyama & Mina Shirakawa

NJPW also recently announced a new match for the card of their NJPW TAMASHII event on November 11th in Christchurch, New Zealand:

Jeff Cobb vs. Michael Richards

Major League Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their Fightland 2022 event on October 30th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:

MLW Women’s Featherweight Championship – Trisha Adora vs. Taya Valkyrie (c)

Game Changer Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their Hit Em Up event on October 29th in Los Angeles, California:

Taya Valkyrie vs. Allie Katch

Ganbare Pro Wrestling recently announced a new match for the card of their November 3rd event in Yokohama, Japan:

Willow Nightingale & Moeka Haruhi vs. Yoshiko Hasegawa & Yuna Manase

The National Wrestling Alliance recently announced two new matches for the card of their Hard Times III event on November 12th in New Orleans, Louisiana:

Mask vs. Mask match – Question Mark vs. Question Mark II
Vacant NWA World Television Championship – Jordan Clearwater vs. AJ Cazana