Digital Media title match added to Impact Emergence pre-show

Impact Wrestling has finalized their card for Friday’s Emergence special from Chicago, Illinois, including their two pre-show matches.

On Thursday’s AXS show, one final title match was added as Digital Media Champion Brian Myers will defend against Bhupinder Gujjar after weeks of dodging him. 

That will be on the pre-show along with the previously announced Knockouts Tag Team title match between champions Rosemary & Taya Valkyrie vs. Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green.

Another match was finalized as X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey will defend against Jack Evans after his successful defense over Rocky Romero Thursday.

Here’s the current lineup, set for Impact Plus & YouTube Insiders:

  • Impact World Champion Josh Alexander defends against Alex Shelley
  • Impact Knockouts  Champion Jordynne Grace defends against Mia Yim
  • Impact X-Division Champion Mike Bailey defends against  Jack Evans
  • Bullet Club (Ace Austin, Chris Bey, Hikuleo, Doc Gallows & Karl Anderson) vs. Honor No More (Eddie Edwards, Matt Taven, Mike Bennett, PCO & Vincent) – If Bullet Club wins, Honor No More must disband while if Honor No More wins, they earn a Tag Team title shot
  • Bandido vs. Rey Horus
  • Sami Callihan vs. Steve Maclin
  • Violent By Design (Joe Doering & Deaner) vs. Chris Sabin & KUSHIDA
  • Countdown pre-show: Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions Taya Valkyrie & Rosemary defend against Chelsea Green & Deonna Purrazzo
  • Countdown pre-show: Impact Digital Media Champion Brian Myers defends against Bhupinder Gujjar

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Josh Nason
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Since 2011, Josh has been a contributing editor to Wrestling Observer/F4WOnline.com and also hosts the Punch-Out podcast. He has also written for Fight Magazine, Bloody Elbow, Bleacher Report, and other websites. He's a 2000 graduate of the University of Maine, worked in pro sports, and once was an indie ring announcer.