Johnny Impact spoke on the WINCLY podcast, where among other things, he talked about being committed to Impact Wrestling, Brian Cage, AEW rumors.
Johnny said he would be committed to Impact Wrestling in 2019 and will not be leaving anytime soon.
“Johnny Impact is committed to Impact [Wrestling] I feel like all the progress we’ve made with Impact has created leverage so I’m thinking that sometime in 2019 we’ll have the opportunity to move to a bigger network.”
Impact gave his thoughts on All Elite Wrestling promotion, which will be started by Cody Rhodes and The Young Bucks.
“The Bucks and Cody’s All Elite thing is an upstart promotion and whether or not that’s going to last, I’m not one to say. I will say that I’m really proud of what we’ve done with Impact. Being a part of it and being world champion and representing a brand going into 2019 is something that I’m really excited to do.”
At Impact Wrestling Homecoming, Johnny Impact will defend his Impact World Championship against Brian Cage. They will be competing for the title, which will put a strain on their friendship.
“Yeah, absolutely. It’s one of those things about sports and about wrestling where there’s only one world championship. We’re friends, but at the end of the day, only one of us is gonna leave with that world championship.
“It’s show business, not show friends. If I had to pick between a friend and a world championship, for me, for Taya and my family, it’s the world championship…
“I’m hoping Brian and I can be friends after. If we can’t, if our relationship changes based on what happens on Jan. 6, that’s something I’m prepared to deal with.”
Johnny also gave his thoughts on the Ultimate X matches, which have become synonymous with Impact Wrestling.
“I’ve always been fascinated by the Ultimate X matches. It’s one of the things I remember watching and trying to figure out how hard it would be to go hand-over-hand over those ropes. I always wanted to know if I could walk on top of the ropes. The possibilities with that Ultimate X setup always fascinated me.”
“Of course I wish I could be included in that match, but there is no match that I would rather have at Homecoming than the match against Brian and defending the World Championship.”
