TNA announces Queen of the Ring movie partnership for Sacrifice
Those watching Friday’s TNA Sacrifice will see extensive branding for the new Queen of the Ring movie on the life of the legendary Mildred Burke.
The promotion announced a partnership/sponsorship on Thursday, stating that for Friday’s streaming special from El Paso, Texas, fans will see branding on the ring canvas, a match sponsorship, behind-the-scenes footage and both “digital and social support.”
The match sponsorship will be for Masha Slamovich’s Knockouts title defense against NXT’s Cora Jade.
The film on Burke hit theatres last weekend and features current day wrestlers like Toni Storm and Kamille in key roles. According to Box Office Mojo, the film has brought in nearly $500,000 domestically as of Thursday.
Actors from the movie appeared at last Sunday’s AEW Revolution with Damaris Lewis’ innocent comment about how wrestlers know they’re going to win before anyone else does sticking out to those on social media. It was not stated whether any actors or director/writer Ash Avildsen will be in attendance Friday.
Here’s the current lineup:
- TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich defends against Cora Jade
- Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy, Elijah, Leon Slater & Nic Nemeth vs. Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, JDC, Epico Colon & Primo Colon in a steel cage match
- TNA X-Division Champion Moose defends against Jeff Hardy in a ladder match
- Mustafa Ali vs. Mike Santana
- Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee
- Wes Lee, Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont vs. Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel & Ace Austin
- Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner in a street fight
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