Impact: World Championship’s Name + Execs Scout UK Wrestlers

Impact Championship

Austin Aries returned to Impact last night and defeated Eli Drake to become the new Impact World Champion.

On Impact’s website and other places, the title is sometimes still referred to as the “Global Championship.” On TV, they called it both the “Impact World Championship” and the “Impact World Heavyweight Championship.” On Twitter, they called it the “Impact World Heavyweight Championship.”

Austin Aries took issue with the “heavyweight” part, saying that his “first decree” as Impact Champion was that the title will be called the “Impact World Championship.”

AND NEW IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion – The Greatest Man That Ever Lived @AustinAries!

Congrats to Aries on becoming a two time IMPACT World Heavyweight Champion. Welcome home. #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/nZux5yGpI8

— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) February 2, 2018

My first decree as @IMPACTWRESTLING Champion. This will now be called the IMPACT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. No weight distinction. I’m not a heavyweight, but I am world class. And that is #TheTruth. https://t.co/89XFc2NJlk

— Austin Aries (@AustinAries) February 2, 2018

Impact Executives in the UK

Impact executives Ed Nordholm, Scott D’Amore and Don Callis have been in the UK this week. They’ve been promoting Impact in the media, meeting with promoters about possibly doing Impact shows in the UK, and scouting UK wrestlers to possibly bring to Impact, according to PWInsider.