Alex Shelley will defend the Impact Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship against Nick Aldis at the Slammiversary 2023 pay-per-view event.
On Tuesday, the promotion issued the following press release to hype the bout:
Seismic Shift in IMPACT World Title Picture Leads to Alex Shelley vs Nick Aldis at Slammiversary
At Against All Odds, Alex Shelley overcame the odds and defeated Steve Maclin to become IMPACT World Champion for the very first time. An accomplishment over 20 years in the making, Shelley finally won “the big one”. Earlier in the night, Nick Aldis conquered seven other competitors in the first-ever 8-4-1 match, punching his ticket to the main event of IMPACT Wrestling’s summer pay-per-view extravaganza. At Slammiversary, Alex Shelley will defend his newly-won IMPACT World Title against Nick Aldis in a highly-anticipated matchup. We know that Aldis has had his sights set on reclaiming the gold since his shocking return to IMPACT this past April. But with Shelley finally realizing his lifelong dream, is there anything he’s not willing to Sacrifice in order to remain on top? Shelley, Aldis, the epic IMPACT World Title clash that you can’t miss goes down at Slammiversary.
IMPACT Wrestling celebrates its 21st anniversary at Slammiversary LIVE July 15th on pay-per-view from the St. Clair College Sportsplex in Windsor, Ontario. Tickets are on-sale now at Eventbrite.ca.
EXCLUSIVE: @RealNickAldis is the #1 Contender for the IMPACT World Championship! #AgainstAllOdds pic.twitter.com/FTncWNM8Zk
— IMPACT (@IMPACTWRESTLING) June 10, 2023