NEW DIRECTION, NEW CONTRACTS, BOKARA TALKS AND MORE: IMPACT WRESTLING NEWS AND NOTES

As of tomorrow's episode of Impact Wrestling, the TNA name has been completely discarded from the company. The show will feature a lot of new faces and a new direction for the company, under the marketing tactic of "Make Impact Great Again."

Once Impact debuts with Spike UK in April, fans subscribing to the Total Access App will get the show on a seven day taped delay. However, the show on the app will be in HD while Spike UK is only broadcast in standard definition.

As we noted last week, the company is attempting to lock in contracts with new terms, including being paid per date, not by episode they appear on (so if someone works three matches in one taping, it's one payday, not three), letting the company approve their outside bookings and the company receiving a 10% fee for any outside revenue derived from pro wrestling.

Jeremy Borash will be a permanent addition to the announcing team as of tonight's episode. Borash is great in that role, so it makes perfect sense to utilize him here.

Mario Bokara, who will be debuting on Impact TV in the coming weeks, was interviewed by Croation news website PRVI.tv about his impending debut for the promotion, calling it the crown jewel of his career. Bokara is Croation and plays that background into his pro wrestling persona. You can read the complete piece by clicking here. He noted he was called on 2/22 to make his debut and now his goal is to be signed by the company. Bokara, Kevin Matthews (who was signed here) and Fallah Bah are all regulars for the Pat Buck WrestlePro promotion and will be working there this Saturday 3/11 in Rahway, NJ. Shark Boy is also wrestling for WrestlePro this weekend.

There is talk of a Robbie E/Bram tag team being pitched, specifically coming out of them working in Pro Wrestling NOAH together.

On a recent MVP podcast, Jade stated she had a new contract from the company waiting for her to sign but no decisions had been made. Internally, the belief is she is gone and won't be back.

There are absolutely plans to tour the UK before the end of the year.

Jesse Godderz, who was nowhere to be found at the last set of tapings, is going to be working on a song with 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons.

Scheduled for tomorow's Impact Wrestling:

*TNA champion Lashley in action.

*The debut of Alberto de Patron.

*The debuting Reno Scum vs. DCC's Bram and Kingston.

*Braxton Sutter vs. Marsche Rockett vs. DJ Z vs. Caleb Konley.

*KC Quinn vs. Brandi Rhodes.

*The debuting Garza Jr. and Laredo Kid vs. Eli Drake and Tyrus.

*Sienna vs. the debuting Rachael Ellering.

*Also appearing are Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, Bruce Prichard, Dutch Mantel, Rosemary, Cody Rhodes, EC3 and more.

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