Impact Wrestling announced the following:
Curtis Granderson Returns to IMPACT Wrestling — as ‘Title Holder’ for World Championship Match at Slammiversary
TORONTO – Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Curtis Granderson, a three-time MLB All-Star, will be the special ‘Title Holder’ for the World Championship main event of Slammiversary – the showcase summer spectacular from IMPACT Wrestling.
Slammiversary will be held Sunday, July 22, at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, airing live around the world on pay-per-view.
IMPACT World Champion Austin Aries defends the title against Moose, who played 62 games over seven seasons as an offensive lineman in the NFL before transitioning to pro wrestling.
In addition, Johnny Impact will throw the Ceremonial First Pitch on Sunday, July 22, ahead of the Blue Jays’ home game against the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre.
Granderson made his major league debut in 2004 and has played more than 1,800 games. He founded the Grand Kids Foundation (www.GrandKids.org) in 2007 to provide educational and athletic opportunities to children in need across the country. Granderson was the 2016 winner of the prestigious Roberto Clemente Award, given annually to the MLB player who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.
Granderson is a lifelong pro wrestling fan and has attended numerous IMPACT Wrestling shows over the years.
“I’m thrilled to join IMPACT Wrestling as ‘Title Holder.’ As a long-time fan, it’s an honor to be included as part of the World Championship match,” Granderson said. “Inclusion in this event will undoubtedly be the highlight of my year, off the baseball field, and I’m looking forward to seeing who comes out on top.”
Granderson was featured on an IMPACT Wrestling trading card in 2009 from Houston-based Tristar Productions, Inc., including a limited quantity of autographed cards.
IMPACT Wrestling will hold television tapings for its flagship weekly show IMPACT! on Monday and Tuesday, July 23-24, at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, which airs Thursday nights (8 p.m. ET) on Fight Network and GameTV in Canada, Pop TV in the United States and in 120 countries around the world.
Tickets to all three IMPACT shows, July 22-24, are available at www.shopimpact.com.
For more about Granderson, go to: CurtisGranderson.com.
About IMPACT Wrestling
IMPACT Wrestling is one of the world’s largest wrestling entertainment properties, creating more than 200 hours of original content annually across television and other digital platforms. IMPACT Wrestling specializes in events, products, merchandise and music, as well as the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as Austin Aries, Johnny Impact, Eli Drake, Moose, Eddie Edwards, Sami Callihan, Brian Cage, Pentagon Jr., Fenix, Matt Sydal, Rich Swann, the high-flying X-Division, plus the lovely and lethal Knockouts, including Allie, Rosemary, Taya Valkyrie, Su Yung and Tessa Blanchard. Its highly successful flagship, IMPACT!, broadcasts in more than 120 countries around the world, including Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Pop (a joint venture of CBS Corporation and Lionsgate) in the United States, Fight Network and GameTV in Canada, Sony ESPN in India, 5Spike in the United Kingdom, SuperSport in Africa and ranFIGHTING in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. IMPACT Wrestling also streams a 24-hour channel on Twitch.tv and is a top 10 sports video producer on YouTube with over 1.5 million subscribers, 36 million monthly views and 1.2 billion all-time views. IMPACT Wrestling’s parent company Anthem Sports & Entertainment Corp. launched the Global Wrestling Network (GWN) app in October 2017, showcasing over 3,000 hours of library programming and content from leading independent professional wrestling organizations around the world.
