Josh Mathews on Impact Wrestling: ‘The future to me looks bright’

For just the second time in their history, Impact Wrestling is heading north of the border to host a pay-per-view. The company will broadcast “Bound for Glory” on Sunday, Nov. 5 from the Aberdeen Pavilion in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

That will be followed by five days of “Impact” tapings for upcoming episodes of the weekly television show which airs Thursday night from 8 to 10 p.m. ET on Pop! TV in the United States and Fight Network in Canada.

Count Impact color commentator Josh Mathews as one who welcomes the change.

“(Orlando) is nice but it also breeds contempt. I just feel like it’s nice to get out of the Impact Zone for a little while.”

The Impact Zone at Orlando’s Universal Studios is where the company has taped nearly all of its television for the past 13 years. As for a return, Mathews isn’t 100-percent sure.

“I think scaled back would be the best way to put it,” said Mathews. “I think it’s always there; it’s always going to be home. I think the longer you stay away from something, the more it means when you come back.”

Mathews has been ringside calling the action for Impact Wrestling for the past three years, following a brief time as a wrestler and a 12-year broadcasting career with WWE. The past year has seen fans turn on him, hitting him with vitriol to the point that he was arguably the most hated man in Impact Wrestling.

The company recognized it and turned into a storyline that saw him return to the ring at the August “Slammiversary” event. The match, where he teamed with Scott Steiner against Jeremy Borash and Abyss, concluded with him being slammed into thumbtacks and then pinned by his current broadcast partner Borash.

“I think a lot of it has to do with where I came from, the company that I worked for, for as long as I did and then came here,” explained Mathews. “I’m not one of the guys who goes to the Ale House after the show and hangs out with the fans. I don’t do the post-show meet and greets. I rarely sign an autograph. I know it’s a very family friendly environment down there but I’m there to work.”

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