Bully Ray is without a partner as Impact’s Slammiversary nears.
Impact has announced that Steve Maclin is unable to participate in the tag team grudge match as he suffered a serious injury during Impact’s Down Under Tour in Australia.
Maclin was scheduled to team with Bully Ray against PCO and Scott D’Amore. The match will continue as scheduled and Bully Ray’s new tag team partner will be announced live on Busted Open this Monday on SiriusXM Fight Nation, channel 156.
“First and foremost, everyone at IMPACT Wrestling wishes Steve Maclin a full and speedy recovery,” said Santino Marella, IMPACT Director of Authority. “Whoever Bully Ray brings aboard as his new tag team partner will step into a violent fight, that’s for sure. PCO is fearless and nearly unstoppable; Scott D’Amore is bent on revenge against Bully Ray, so any new partner for Bully Ray also will feel the wrath of D’Amore and his 30 years of pro wrestling knowledge.”
Former NHL star Darren McCarty, a 4-time Stanley Cup winner for the Detroit Red Wings, will be the Special Enforcer for the match.
Slammiversary airs on pay-per-view, starting at 8 p.m. ET on July 15th. The show kicks off with the Countdown to Slammiversary show, streaming live and free at 7:30 p.m. ET on YouTube, IMPACT Plus (live player) and FITE.
At present the Slammiversary card is:
- Impact World Championship Match: Alex Shelley vs. Nick Aldis
- Impact Knockouts Championship Match: Deonna Purrazzo vs. Trinity
- Impact World Tag Team Championship Match: ABC vs. Brian Myers & Moose vs. Rich Swann & Sami Callihan vs. Subculture
- Impact World Knockouts Tag Team Championship Match: The Coven vs. Killer Kelly & Masha Slamovich
- Impact X Division Championship Match: Chris Sabin vs. Lio Rush
- Ultimate X Match: Mike Bailey vs. Jonathan Gresham vs. Kushida vs. Kevin Knight vs. Angels
- Impact Digital Media Championship Match: Joe Hendry vs. Kenny King
- PCO & Scott D’Amore vs. Bully Ray & ? : Special Guest Enforcer: Darren McCarty
- Frankie Kazarian (w/ Traci) vs. Eddie Edwards (w/ Alisha Edwards)