5 talking points from this week's IMPACT Wrestling (October 28, 2021): Shots fired at WWE & AEW, multiple brawls, Minoru Suzuki debuts

#4 Mickie James finds a challenger on IMPACT Wrestling

After winning the Knockouts Championship at IMPACT Wrestling's Bound For Glory from Deonna Purrazzo, Mickie James came out to address the IMPACT Zone this week. She admitted that Purrazzo gave her the most challenging fight of her career and stated that although she has a rematch clause, she is nowhere to be found since the event.

James was willing to defend the title against anyone until Purrazzo's return. Madison Rayne and Kaleb with a K interrupted her. The former claimed she never gets the credit for building the Knockouts division. \

Rayne further stated that while James left IMPACT to make money in other companies, she stayed and helped the division grow.

She further bragged about her five reigns as the Knockouts Champion while James had four, challenging her for the title. After James accepted, the title match was made official for next week.

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#3 X-Division title defended on IMPACT Wrestling

The newly crowned X-Division champion Trey Miguel defended his title against Rocky Romero. They had a fantastic match, with the champion retaining his title courtesy of a brainbuster and a Meteora.

After the match, Miguel was brutally attacked by Steve Maclin, who declared his intentions to challenge him. Later on, a fatal four-way #1 Contender match featuring Rohit Raju, Steve Maclin, Laredo Kid, and Black Taurus was announced for next week.