Madison Rayne Talks Return To Impact Wrestling, Absent Knockout Returns To Action, Gail Kim

– In November, Madison Rayne returned to Impact Wrestling to compete in the Knockouts Championship Tournament. In this video interview, Rayne sat down with her husband Josh Mathews to talk about returning and what she has been up to since leaving the promotion in July (as an exclusive performer).

Rayne is a free agent as she also appears for Ring of Honor and various independent promotions. ROH announced last week that Rayne will take part in a tournament to crown the first-ever Women of Honor Champion.

– After a six month absence from Impact Wrestling, Alisha Edwards (aka Alexxis Nevaeh) returned to action during the company’s latest set of television tapings in Orlando, Florida.

On Sunday, the wife of Eddie Edwards faced Taya Valkyrie in a match taped for Xplosion. Then on Monday, she took on Laurel Van Ness in a match taped for the Global Wrestling Network.

Though she may be tiny, she is fierce. Mrs #AIP @doublexdiva on an upcoming episode of #Xplosion for @impactwrestling. #anythingispossible #alishaedwards #impactwrestling #knockouts

A post shared by Jordan Alvarado (@nerdyjordy) on Jan 15, 2018 at 10:40pm PST

GWN exclusive: The Hot Mess Express @ImChelseaGreen vs Mrs AIP @alexxisnevaeh. #ImpactOrlando pic.twitter.com/qM0xC2eDPQ

— Jordan Alvarado (@nerdyjordy) January 15, 2018

Great seeing you @alexxisnevaeh ! Five-star match! pic.twitter.com/PiqYuW9vl7

— Eric Holden (@ericholden82) January 17, 2018

I'm so proud of this girl and beyond happy I got to share the ring with her on the big stage. I can't wait to see what the new chapter of her life will bring and trust me she will continue to make an impact. I love you @chelseaagreen 💜💜💜💜😜😜

A post shared by ♡♡♡♡ Alisha ♡♡♡♡ (@doublexdiva) on Jan 16, 2018 at 3:05pm PST

Back in November, there was speculation that Edwards had parted ways with Impact Wrestling after the company deleted her profile from ImpactWrestling.com. This was apparently a miscommunication error as her profile was quickly added back to the active roster. Edwards then indicated on social media that she’s still with Impact.

– Gail Kim was backstage at Impact Wrestling’s television tapings on Sunday.

Great start to the new year with @allieimpact and the @impactwrestling knockouts! #impactwrestling #knockouts #womenswrestling #canadiangirls

A post shared by Gail Kim-Irvine (@gailkimitsme) on Jan 14, 2018 at 6:14pm PST