Jai Vidal Signs Contract With IMPACT Wrestling & Makes Impact History

Indie wrestler Jai Vidal recently signed an official contract with Impact Wrestling.

The announcement was first made by Vidal during a recent interview with the LGBT In The Ring podcast. Vidal stated that his contract with Impact is for multiple years in length.

“I can’t even put into words how happy I am, how grateful I am for what the last few weeks has brought me. I am very happy and proud to announce that I have signed a multi-year contract with IMPACT Wrestling.”

Vidal also gave his thoughts on becoming the first openly gay man to sign a contract with the company in Impact history.

“I found that out this morning actually, that I am the first openly gay wrestler to sign a contract with IMPACT, and it took me a few minutes for it to actually sink in. It’s like, ‘Oh, that’s cool.’ I’m like, wait, no, hold on, that’s groundbreaking. It’s knocking down barriers. It’s everything that I’ve always wanted to do for my community in professional wrestling. I talk about this a lot, but growing up, I had nobody to look up to when it came to representation. So I would always find certain talent that I felt I could just connect to on a different level, such as Shawn Michaels or Jeff Hardy or Eddie Guerrero, because I am Latino, or even female wrestlers. To know that maybe one day down the line somebody will see me on TV and will be inspired by me being openly gay, it will inspire them to chase whatever goals and dreams they have as an open person in the LGBTQ community.”

Prior to his signing, Vidal made several recent appearances in Impact alongside Gisele Shaw as Shaw’s executive stylist and content creator. Vidal also competed in two matches during Impact’s tapings in Las Vegas in October and December of 2021.

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com