IMPACT Announces Spanish Slammiversary Broadcast

IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES SPANISH LANGUAGE BROADCAST FOR ITS SLAMMIVERSARY PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT ON SATURDAY, JULY 18 ON FITE TV

Veteran Wrestling Broadcasters Jorge Milhe and Javier Sahagún Call the Action in Spanish on FITE TV Simulcast

Los
Angeles –
(July 13,
2020) –
IMPACT
Wrestling
has partnered with FITE TV and KISWE to provide a new Spanish
language commentary feed for its upcoming live pay-per-view event
IMPACT:
Slammiversary,
available to fans worldwide via FITE.TV
on Saturday, July 18 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

The
new broadcast team will be helmed by longtime Televisa Deportes
reporter and commentator Jorge
Milhe and
TUDN and Televisa Deportes broadcaster Javier
Sahagún,
who will call the action in Spanish. IMPACT’s English language team
will be Josh
Mathews and
Don Callis.

“Already
one of the most anticipated live wrestling events of the summer,
Slammiversary
will give fans who prefer to listen to the event in Spanish a new
opportunity to enjoy IMPACT Wrestling in their preferred language,”
said IMPACT Executive Vice President Scott D’Amore. “Thank you to
our partners at FITE TV and KISWE, for providing the platform and
broadcast technology to make this dual-language feed possible.”

IMPACT
Wrestling, a subsidiary of the leading independent global
multi-platform media company Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc.,
has continued to strengthen its partnerships in Latin America
footprint this year, including a renewal of its long-running
broadcast deal with Mexico’s MVS Comunicaciones MVStv and an
expansion of the promotion’s popular Pluto TV LATAM channel into 17
Latin American countries.

Slammiversary
features an action-packed line-up, headlined by a four-way battle for
the IMPACT World Championship as Eddie
Edwards,
Ace
Austin,
Trey
and a mystery opponent vie for the title in the main event.

Knockouts
Champion Jordynne
Grace puts
her title on the line against new challenger “The Virtuosa”
Deonna
Purrazzo;
high-flying Chris
Bey
challenges Willie
Mack for the
X-Division Championship, and the longest reigning Tag Team Champions
in IMPACT history, The North (Ethan
Page &
Josh
Alexander),
take on the hard-hitting duo of UFC Hall of Famer Ken
Shamrock and
former IMPACT World Champion Sami
Callihan.

Looking
to continue his run as the self-proclaimed TNA World Heavyweight
Champion, Moose
faces a challenge from hardcore legend Tommy
Dreamer in
an “old school rules” match; and IMPACT showcases its premier
women’s division with a #1 Contender Knockouts Gauntlet Match
featuring Rosemary,
Taya
Valkyrie,
Madison
Rayne,
Kimber Lee,
Alisha
Edwards,
Havok,
Nevaeh,
Tasha Steelz,
Kiera Hogan,
Kylie Rae,
and Susie.

Leading
up to Slammiversary
on July 18, IMPACT Wrestling will host Slammiversary
CELL-ebration
that morning at 11 a.m. ET/8 a.m. PT, a virtual fan-fest to honor the
company’s 18^th
anniversary and get fans ready for the live pay-per-view
extravaganza.

Josh
Mathews and Madison Rayne will host the interactive, perk-filled,
two-hour virtual private party, giving fans the opportunity to ask
questions directly to some of their favorite IMPACT stars, including
expected appearances by Deonna Purrazzo, Willie Mack, The North (Josh
Alexander and Ethan Page) and Ken Shamrock, among others.

Limited
registration Slammiversary
CELL-ebration
is available here.

About
IMPACT Wrestling

IMPACT
Wrestling is one of the world’s most significant wrestling
entertainment properties, creating more than 200 hours of original
content annually across television and other digital platforms.
IMPACT Wrestling specializes in creating premium content, events,
products, merchandise, and music, as well as the management and
promotion of professional wrestlers. Its highly successful flagship,
IMPACT!,
is broadcast globally, including AXS TV and Twitch in the United
States, Fight Network and GameTV in Canada, Sony Ten 2 and DSport in
India, 5STAR and Fight Network in the United Kingdom, e.tv in Africa,
MVStv in Mexico and TAPDMV in the Philippines. IMPACT Wrestling is a
subsidiary of Anthem Sports & Entertainment Inc.

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Media
Contacts:

Ross
Forman IMPACT Wrestling Media Relations [email protected]

Cindy
Ronzoni AXS TV Publicity [email protected]

Sean
Grabin AXS TV Publicity [email protected]

Article source: Impactwrestling.com