TNA Wrestling Champion Nic Nemeth On Music, Live Events & More - "Paltrocast" Exclusive

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Since its inception in 2002, TNA Wrestling -- formerly IMPACT Wrestling -- has established itself as one of the largest professional wrestling organizations in the world and the premier destination for wrestling fans across the globe, enlisting legendary performers such as Ric Flair, Sting, Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash and AJ Styles — and many more — throughout its storied legacy. TNA’s current roster showcases a selection of world-class athletes led by World Champion Nic Nemeth, World Tag Team Champions ABC (Chris Bey and Ace Austin), Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace, Knockouts World Tag Team Champions MaLisha (Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich), X Division Champion Zachary Wentz and Digital Media Champion PCO.

Other TNA stars include the recently-returning Jeff Hardy, Mike Santana, Sami Calliihan, Matt Hardy, former World Champions Steve Maclin and Josh Alexander, former World Tag Team Champions Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards, Bully Ray, “Speedball” Mike Bailey, Alex Shelley, A.J. Francis, Rhino, Heath, Frankie Kazarian, Jonathan Gresham, Dirty Dango, Joe Hendry, Alan Angels, Trey Miguel, Ace Steel, Hammerstone, Crazzy Steve, Black Taurus, Tommy Dreamer, Laredo Kid, Kenny King, Chris Sabin and Lio Rush, while its Knockouts Division -- as overseen by Hall Of Fame talent Gail Kim -- has Heather Reckless, Alex Gracia, Mickie James, Killer Kelly, Ash By Elegance, Xia Brookside, Taylor Wilde, KiLynn King, Su Yung and former Knockout World Tag Team Champions (Jessicka and Rosemary), and Spitfire (Dani Luna and Jody Threat).

Next up for TNA Wrestling are live events on September 13th and 14th at San Antonio's Boeing Center at Tech Port. as followed by November 8th and 9th at the Crown Arena in Fayetteville. All of the in-ring action in Fayetteville will be taped for TNA’s flagship weekly TV show, iMPACT!, which airs every Thursday at 8 pm EST on AXS TV in the U.S. and Fight Network in Canada. Scheduled to be part of those shows is Nic Nemeth, who will be defending his TNA World Championship on September 13th at Victory Road against Moose. Prior to coming to TNA earlier this year, the former Dolph Ziggler and current AAA Mega Champion held the World Heavyweight Championship twice, the NXT Championship once, the Intercontinental Championship six times, the United States Championship twice, the Raw Tag Team Championship twice, and the SmackDown Tag Team Championship once within WWE. Prior to becoming TNA's World Heavyweight Champion, Nemeth was the IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.

I had the pleasure of speaking with Nic Nemeth again via Zoom, as embedded above and airing via the Long Beach, New York-based Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz television series. Beyond his upcoming appearance at Victory Road we talked about his passion for comedy, his new podcast, David Lee Roth, and his love of 1980s hard rock. Our April 2024 interview can be seen here, while our July 2024 interview can be seen here.