Christian Cage to appear at Impact Wrestling tapings

After winning the Impact World Championship on AEW Rampage, Christian Cage is headed to the Impact Zone. 

Impact has announced that Cage will appear on the Monday, August 16 and Tuesday, August 17 tapings at SkyWay Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. 

In a press release, Impact stated that Cage will appear on this Thursday’s edition of Impact. Additionally, Cage’s first Impact title defense will air next Friday on the Emergence event on Impact Plus. Cage will defend against Brian Myers after Myers won a number one contender battle royal on this week’s Impact. 

Cage defeated Kenny Omega with a Killswitch on a chair to win the Impact World title on Friday’s debut edition of AEW Rampage. Cage and Omega will rematch for the AEW World Championship at the All Out PPV on Sunday, September 5. 

Cage made his return to the ring in January 2021 at the WWE Royal Rumble PPV after nearly seven years out of action, barring a one-minute unsanctioned match in WWE in 2020. His signing with AEW was announced on the March 7, 2021 AEW Revolution PPV.