Johnny Swinger to challenge for Digital Media title at Impact Emergence

Johnny Swinger is getting his chance to win gold at Impact Wrestling Emergence.

Impact Wrestling has announced that Swinger will challenge Kenny King for the Digital Media Championship at Emergence on Sunday, August 27. Along with announcing the bout, Impact released a match graphic that was allegedly designed by Swinger.

Swinger earned a title shot when he defeated Zicky Dice in a Loser Leaves Impact match in July. Swinger using that shot for a Digital Media Championship match comes after a segment between Swinger and King on last week’s Impact. The stuck-in-the past Swinger wasn’t sure what the internet is.

Before Emergence, King will defend the Digital Media Championship against Yoshinobu Kanemaru on the pre-show for Impact x NJPW Multiverse United 2 this Sunday (August 20). King has been Digital Media Champion since winning the title from Joe Hendry at Slammiversary last month.

Emergence is airing live on Impact Plus, Impact’s Ultimate Insiders YouTube service, and Fite TV. The updated lineup for the show is listed below:

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA in action
  • Impact Knockouts Champion Trinity defends against Deonna Purrazzo
  • Impact World Champion Alex Shelley, KUSHIDA, Chris Sabin & Josh Alexander vs. Bully Ray, Moose, Brian Myers & X-Division Champion Lio Rush
  • Knockouts Tag Team Champions Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly defend against Gisele Shaw & Savannah Evans, The Death Dollz (Jessicka & Courtney Rush) and The Coven (KiLynn King & Taylor Wilde)
  • Impact Tag Team Champions Subculture (Mark Andrews & Flash Morgan Webster) defend against winners of number one contender’s tournament
  • Digital Media Champion Kenny King defends against Johnny Swinger