Impact Wrestling announced today the full line-up and Twitch streaming schedule for WrestleCon, highlighted by IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground event on Friday, April 6 at 10PM ET. More than 30 hours of content will be covered on Twitch, including daily IRL streams, exclusive podcasts and the historic live event on Friday night from The Sugar Mill in New Orleans.
The main event for IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground will feature an intra-promotional fight with ramifications on the upcoming Redemption pay-per-view, as IMPACT World Champion Austin Aries will team up with Fénix against the team of Alberto El Patron and Lucha Underground Champion Pentagon Jr.
The confirmed matches for IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground include:
Impact vs. Lucha matches
– Impact World Champion Austin Aries & Fénix vs. Alberto El Patron & Lucha Underground Champion Pentagon Jr.
– I Quit Match: Eddie Edwards vs. Jeremiah Crane
– Impact Tag Team Championship Match: LAX vs. Lucha Underground Trio Champions Killshot & The Mack
– Dezmond Xavier, Andrew Everett & DJZ vs. Drago, King Cuerno & Aerostar
– Trevor Lee vs. Famous B.
– Matt Sydal, Caleb Konley and Moose vs. Matanza, Chavo Guerrero Jr and Jack Evans
– Eli Drake vs. The Machine Brian Cage
Impact only matches
– Knockouts Championship Match: Allie vs. Taya Valkyrie
– Teddy Hart & Scott Steiner vs. oVe (Dave and Jake Crist)
Among the many events scheduled on Twitch from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 (full schedule available here), here are our selection.
THURSDAY
– 8:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET – “Twitch Cast” hosted by Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt from the lobby of WrestleCon in New Orleans.
FRIDAY
– 5:00 p.m. ET to 5:30 p.m. ET – “Twitch Cast” with Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt as they prepare for the Redemption press conference.
– 5:30 p.m. ET – 6:30 p.m. ET – Live press conference for IMPACT: Redemption featuring main event rivals Austin Aries and Alberto El Patron.
The main event for Redemption, which takes place on Sunday, April 22 in Orlando, Fla., is a World Title match with Austin Aries putting his gold on the line against former title holder Alberto El Patron – and the two will be talking all about their feud on Friday, April 6 at a press conference starting at 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT) at the Royal St. Charles Hotel (135 Saint Charles Ave). The public is invited to attend the press conference streaming live on Twitch, as Aries and El Patron continue their personal war of words.
– 8:00 p.m. ET – 9:00 p.m. ET – Live pre-show for IMPACT vs. Lucha Underground hosted on-site at The Sugar Mill.
– 9:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET – WrestleCon VIP experience featuring all the stars of IMPACT Wrestling.
– 10:00 p.m. ET – 12:30 a.m. ET – IMPACT Wrestling vs. Lucha Underground LIVE
– 12:30 a.m. ET – 1:00 a.m. ET – Live post-show for IMPACT vs. Lucha Underground, including exclusive interviews, fan reactions and more.
SATURDAY
– 9:00 a.m. ET – 10:00 a.m. ET – “Twitch Cast” hosted by Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt.
– 5:00 p.m. ET – 6:00 p.m. ET – Hangout with oVe – Dave Crist, Jake Crist and Sami Callihan.
– 6:00 p.m. ET – 7:00 p.m. ET – “Twitch Cast” hosted by Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt.
– 7:00 p.m. ET – 8:00 p.m. ET – Dinner with the stars of IMPACT Wrestling.
– 8:00 p.m. ET – 10:00 p.m. ET – Knockouts prepare for their Pre-Mardi Gras party, featuring Rosemary, Allie, Sienna and Laurel Van Ness.
SUNDAY
– 8:00 a.m. ET – 10:00 a.m. ET – “Twitch Cast” hosted by Josh Mathews and Sonjay Dutt.
– 11 a.m. ET – 12 p.m. ET – The stars of IMPACT Wrestling compete against each other in a high-stakes game.