Killer Kelly to tear apart Impact Knockouts in Chicago and then tear into deep dish pizza
Audio interview with Killer Kelly, a solid addition to the talented Knockouts Division of Impact Wrestling.
Kelly discusses Impact Wrestling, Portugal, family, wXw Germany, college, ring gear, horror films and more.
Kelly, 30, who was born and raised in Portugal, began wrestling as a teenager in her native land. With a very limited amount of pro wrestling in Portugal, she ventured to Germany, learning from and wrestling for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), where she competed with Toni Storm, Veda Scott and Lufisto to name a few.
Kelly earned a college degree in editorial design, working in Germany for a fashion type magazine, while her main focus centered on professional wrestling.
Impact Wrestling alum Taylor Wilde inspired Kelly’s first ring gear. Wilde and Sarita were the first Impact Wrestling Knockouts tag team champions.
Kelly grew up an avid swimmer, doing quite well. She also competed in gymnastics and tennis, but professional wrestling became her passion and her goal.
In November 2020 at Turning Point, Impact Wrestling confirmed that Kelly would make her debut on Impact by participating in a tournament to crown the new Impact Knockouts Tag Team Champions. She teamed with Renee Michelle.
There she caught the eye of the great Gail Kim, now a producer for Impact Wrestling. As a young fan, Kelly idolized Kim.
Kelly made her official Impact Wrestling debut on Nov. 24th episode of Impact! on AXS TV where she faced Kimber Lee. On the Dec. 1st episode of Impact!, Kelly and Michelle were defeated by Jazz and Jordynne Grace during the first round of the Knockouts Tag Team Championship Tournament.
Prior, she spent some time with WWE, participating in the 2018 NXT United Kingdom Championship Tournament, the 2018 Mae Young Classic and NXT UK.
On the July 7, 2022, episode of Impact!, a vignette of Kelly aired, signaling her return, and now she is officially part of the roster.
IMPACT in Chicago
That eclectic roster will be in the Chicago area on Friday and Saturday at Cicero Stadium. Impact presents Emergence on Friday, which will air live on Impact Plus and YouTube for Impact Ultimate Insiders.
The action continues Saturday with the Second City Slamm, as the company’s television trucks will capture all of the in-ring action for upcoming episodes of Impact flagship weekly TV show, #IMPACTonAXSTV.
IMPACT! on AXS TV is 8 p.m. Thursdays.
All of the Impact stars will be in Chicago for the August 12-13 shows, including World Champion Josh Alexander, X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey, world tag team champions The Good Brothers (Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson), as well as Eddie Edwards, Deonna Purrazzo, Brian Myers, Ace Austin, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, Rosemary, Taya Valkyrie, Heath, Killer Kelly and more.
The Chicago shows also will feature the Impact debut of masked Mexican wrestlers Bandido and Rey Horus, known for their careers in Ring Of Honor (ROH) and beyond. Bandido was the ROH world champion for 152 days in 2021.
Confirmed matches for Friday.
1. Alex Shelley vs. world champion Josh Alexander
2. Deonna Purrazzo and Chelsea Green seek the Knockouts world tag team championships against Taya Valkyrie and Rosemary.
3. Bandido vs. Rey Horus for the first time inside an Impact ring.
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