James not cleared to wrestle.
Closing out the Rebellion go-home edition of IMPACT Wrestling on AXS was Mickie James addressing her injury status heading into the pay-per-view this Sunday.
James revealed that she is not cleared to compete, therefore a new Knockouts World Champion will be determined as Jordynne Grace and Deonna Purrazzo go one-on-one.
.@MickieJames will not be cleared to compete at #Rebellion. A NEW Knockouts World Champion will be crowned THIS SUNDAY in Toronto!
Order #Rebellion on FITE: https://t.co/D6QCKFjJfM pic.twitter.com/49Y8FuGe8D
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) April 14, 2023
Mickie is dealing with a rib injury and has a slight tear in her shoulder. With Rebellion taking place this Sunday, here’s the updated show lineup which includes two pre-show matches:
- Pre-Show — IMPACT Knockouts World Tag Team Championships: The Coven (Taylor Wilde & KiLynn King) (c) vs. Death Dollz (Jessicka & Rosemary)
- Pre-Show: Champagne Singh & Shera vs. Heath & Rhino
- Vacant IMPACT World Championship: KUSHIDA vs. Steve Maclin
- Vacant IMPACT Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace vs. Deonna Purrazzo
- 10-Person Hardcore War: Team Bully (Bully Ray, Kenny King, Masha Slamovich, Moose & Brian Myers) vs. Team Dreamer (Tommy Dreamer, Yuya Uemura, Frankie Kazarian, Killer Kelly & Bhupinder Gujjar)
- IMPACT X Division Championship — Three Way Elimination Match: Trey Miguel (c) vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. ‘Speedball’ Mike Bailey
- Santino Marella, Dirty Dango & Joe Hendry vs. The Design (Members TBA)
- IMPACT World Tag Team Championships — Ultimate X Match: Chris Bey & Ace Austin (c) vs. Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin)
- Last Rites Match: PCO vs. Eddie Edwards (w/ Alisha Edwards)
