The IMPACT World Title match is set for IMPACT's return to Nashville
Following the conclusion of tonight's episode of IMPACT Wrestling, the company announced that Johnny Impact will defend the IMPACT World Title against Brian Cage on Jan. 6 at Homecoming. On Thursday's episode of IMPACT Wrestling, Cage retained the X Division title, defeating Sami Callihan in the main event. Following his victory, Cage relinquished the X Division Title, cashing in his Option C clause to get a crack at Impact's strap.
.@MrGMSI_BCage IS CASHING IN OPTION C!
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) November 16, 2018
Brian Cage is exercising his right to exchange the X-Division Championship for a shot at @TheRealMorrison at Homecoming on January 6th! #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/VaFeZGEc2Q
BREAKING: Option C has been cashed in by @MrGMSI_BCage and it will go down at Homecoming.
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) November 16, 2018
The Machine will challenge @TheRealMorrison for the IMPACT World Championship on January 6th at The Asylum in Nashville. #IMPACTHomecoming pic.twitter.com/mDBx4Xc3dF
Cage won the X Division title from Matt Sydal at Slammiversary in July. Option C was invented in 2012 by Austin Aries and allows the current X Division Champion to vacate the title in order to get a match with the current IMPACT World Champion. Option C has not been mentioned since 2016 and was originally intended to be used prior to Destination X.
If you missed any of the action from Thursday's episode of IMPACT Wrestling, head over to Fightful's full report.
