AEW Star Frankie Kazarian On Wrestling As Part Of This Year’s “Bound For Glory,” Music & More

Since its inception in 2002, IMPACT has established itself as one of the largest professional wrestling organizations in the world and the premier destination for wrestling fans across the globe, enlisting legendary performers such as Ric Flair, Sting, Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash and AJ Styles — and many more — throughout its storied legacy. IMPACT’s current roster showcases a selection of world-class athletes led by IMPACT World Champion Josh Alexander and Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace, X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Knockouts World Tag Team Champions VXT (Deonna Purrazzo & Chelsea Green), and Digital Media Champion Brian Myers. Other IMPACT superstars include Moose, Rich Swann, Sami Callihan, Matt Cardona, Eric Young, PCO, Rhino and Trey Miguel, and its Knockouts Division featuring Rosemary, Taya Valkyrie, Gisele Shaw, Mickie James, and Su Yung.

At this year’s Bound For Glory, All Elite Wrestling star Frankie Kazarian will making a return to IMPACT Wrestling, facing IMPACT X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey. A former X Division Champion in his own right, Kazarian has also held championship gold in AEW, DDT, PWG and Ring Of Honor. Outside of the ring, Kazarian is the bassist in the band Gutter Candy — who will be performing as part of Chris Jericho’s next Rock ‘N’ Wrestling Rager At Sea cruise — and a co-owner of American Rebel Cigars alongside Cody Rhodes. In other words, Kazarian is the rare wrestler who seems to be diversified outside of the wrestling business and on great terms with all of his peers in the industry.

On October 4, 2022, I had the pleasure of speaking of Frankie Kazarian again, this time via Zoom and embedded below. More on Kazarian and 2022’s Bound For Glory can be found here, here and here.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."