IMPACT Star Expects 2023 To Be A Year To Remember

Published: Feb 26, 2023 by SP3 | Last Updated: Feb 26, 2023 by SP3

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An IMPACT Wrestling star expects 2023 to be a year to remember.

In 2022, Masha Slamovich took IMPACT Wrestling and the independent scene by storm. She went on a lengthy winning streak and eventually had two epic encounters against Jordynne Grace in IMPACT.

On the latest edition of Fightful’s The Wrestling Perspective Podcast with Lars Frederiksen and Dennis Farrell, Slamovich was asked how she planned on keeping her momentum from 2022 going in 2023. She answered:

“2023 is definitely going to be a year for everybody, including myself, to remember. I don’t think it ever just clicked.”

“I think it’s a culmination of this road to these little destinations, right? There are all these championship matches, big opportunities, and even those as great moments as they are, all stops along the road and the journey of professional wrestling.”

“I definitely think that partially it clicks for me way back when I was touring in Northern Canada doing like the ice roads tours because I learned a lot from working in front of a small audience, but really getting to learn how to work and live the old school way, and shortly after that, going over to train with Marvelous [Pro Wrestling] during 2020.”

Slamovich is currently scheduled for some big matches this spring, including a GCW World Title match against Nick Gage at GCW’s Eye for an Eye event and against Aja Kong at Prestige Wrestling’s Nervous Breakdown event during WrestleMania 39 weekend.

Speaking about these huge bouts and how it will be a learning experience, Masha said:

“It was basically like attending your Master’s program when it comes to pro wrestling. I think coming back from Japan, I definitely was ready to hit the American [Independent scene] in DC at full speed.”

“Finally, starting in 2021 ,and it’s all kind of been rolling nonstop from there, like a snowball down a hill.”

Masha Slamovich came up short against Mickie James for the IMPACT Knockouts World Championship at the No Surrender event this past Friday.

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