IMPACT Wrestling has announced how they will determine the next number one contender for the IMPACT Wrestling World Championship.
With a new World Champion in Christian Cage, IMPACT Wrestling is now looking at a main event for their upcoming Emergence event on Friday night, August 20, 2021, of Christian Cage defending the championship against Brian Myers. With that first-time ever match taking place on a main stage, IMPACT now looks to four more competitors to attempt to determine who will get the opportunity to challenge for the World Championship at the September streaming special, Victory Road.
IMPACT Wrestling announced on Sunday, August 15 that Moose, Ace Austin, Chris Sabin, and Sami Callihan will compete in a Fatal 4-Way Match at emergence to determine the next number one contender, with the winner getting the championship match at the Victory Road event against whoever is the champion at the time.
BREAKING: @TheMooseNation, @SuperChrisSabin, @TheSamiCallihan and @The_Ace_Austin will face off at #Emergence on August 20th to determine who will be the number one contender for the IMPACT World Championship at #VictoryRoad on @IMPACTPlusApp in September! pic.twitter.com/r17ttjmjt6
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) August 15, 2021
Here is the updated card for IMPACT Emergence:
IMPACT Emergence - August 20
- X Division Championship
Josh Alexander (c) vs. Jake Something
- IMPACT World Tag Team Championships
The Good Brothers (c) vs. Violent By Design vs. Willie Mack & Rich Swann
- IMPACT World Championship
Christian Cage vs. Brian Myers
- Number One Contender Match
Moose vs. Ace Austin vs. Chris Sabin vs. Sami Callihan
- Petey Williams vs. Steve Maclin
Fightful will have live coverage of Emergence on Friday, August 20 and we have weekly coverage of IMPACT on AXS every Thursday.
