New champions to kick off Impact Wrestling this week
After winning singles gold at Against All Odds, the Motor City Machine Guns are set to appear on this week’s episode of Impact.
Impact Wrestling has announced that Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin will kick off this Thursday’s Impact. Shelley won the Impact World Championship at last Friday’s special, while Sabin captured the X-Division title.
Shelley dethroned Steve Maclin in the main event of Against All Odds to win the Impact World Championship. Earlier in the night, Sabin defeated Trey Miguel to win the X-Division title. The show went off the air with the two tag team partners celebrating in the ring with their newly won belts.
This is the first time Shelley has ever held the Impact World Championship. For Sabin, it’s his ninth reign with the X-Division title.
We already know who’s first in line for a shot at Shelley’s championship. Impact Wrestling has announced that Shelley will defend against Nick Aldis at Slammiversary on Saturday, July 15. Aldis became the number one contender to the title at Against All Odds.
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