IMPACT Wrestling President Scott D’Amore took part in the Slammiversary Press Pass on Tuesday and discussed several topics, including the potential of the company holding pay-per-view events in the United Kingdom or Europe.
“I think the UK is on fire, I spent part of the mid-90’s in Europe, my first overseas tour was in Hamburg, and I spent time in England, Ireland, Wales and the scene was very depressed at the time, with the exception of the WWE tours that would come through here and there, there just wasn’t a lot.
We’ve seen such a growth in the market over there, and I think that you saw a bit of a dip in some of the stuff when NXT UK opened, because I think they took a lot of the talent, and they really depleted the scene, but I think what you saw, which happens so much in wrestling is that others had an opportunity to step up and show out, and they’ve done that.
Whether it’s Slammiversary, or whatever the events are, I think the UK fans are great at showing their support, I think the European fans, I’ve competed in Switzerland and Germany, it’s a great scene over there, and I think wrestling fans have really become quite educated to what we do.
One of the things that I’ve always noted was their passion, they’re always so loud and so vibrant, it’s like watching a soccer game with the level of energy that you get over there, and I think you’ll hear some exciting stuff coming real, real soon when it comes from IMPACT Wrestling and the European market.”
The full Slammiversary Press Pass is available at this link.