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October 9, 2020

Impact Wrestling Adds French, German & Spanish-language Commentators for Bound for Glory, the Promotion’s Biggest Pay-Per-View Event of the Year Saturday, Oct. 24 at 8 P.M. ET on FITE

Héctor "Moody Jack" Meléndez & Konnan Provide Spanish Coverage, Marc Blondin & Sylvain Grenier Announce in French and Christian Bruns & Marcus Holzer Hit the Headsets for German Language Viewers

Los Angeles – (October 8, 2020)IMPACT Wrestling announced today the live broadcast of the promotion's biggest event of the year, Bound For Glory©, will feature commentary feeds in French, German and Spanish in addition to the English broadcast. Bound For Glory© is available to fans across the world via FITE.TV on Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Providing Spanish-language coverage is the team of IMPACT mainstays Héctor "Moody Jack" Meléndez and pro-wrestling legend Konnan; while seasoned broadcasting veteran Christian Bruns, editor-in-chief of Germany's top wrestling magazine Power-Wrestling and versatile sports journalist Marcus Holzer, co-host of the German wrestling podcast Ringside, provide German commentary. Renowned Canadian superstars Sylvain Grenier and Marc Blondin partner to deliver content in French and IMPACT's English language dynamic team of Josh Mathews and Don Callis are behind the mics.

"Following the success of our Spanish-language coverage of Slammiversary, we wanted to go even further and make sure that more wrestling fans across the world could enjoy our biggest night of the year, Bound For Glory, in the language of their choice," said IMPACT Executive Vice President Scott D'Amore. "We've lined up incredible teams with diverse experience in commentating professional wrestling and we could not be more excited to provide in-depth coverage of Bound For Glory in Spanish, French and German as well as English."

Bound For Glory©, IMPACT Wrestling's signature event of the year, takes over Nashville on Saturday, October 24 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. This year's highly anticipated event is available worldwide through FITE (order now). The annual super show is headlined by IMPACT Wrestling World Champion Eric Young who is putting his title on the line against IMPACT standout Rich Swann. Other highlights include "The Virtuosa" Deonna Purrazzo defending the Knockouts Championship against No.1 contender Kylie Rae; while IMPACT World Tag Team Champions The Motor City Machine Guns step into the ring for a four-way showdown with challengers The Good Brothers, The North, and Ace Austin and Madman Fulton, with more matches to be announced.

Fans can join in on the social media discussion by following @IMPACTWRESTLING and using the hashtag #BFG2020.

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
rforman@impactwrestling.com

Sean Grabin
AXS TV Publicity
sgrabin@axs.tv

Kim Hurwitz
Chief Marketing Officer, FITE
kim@fite.tv