Tom Hannifan Recalls Reconnecting With Matthew Rehwoldt In Impact Wrestling

Tom Hannifan just recently discussed being an analyst with Impact Wrestling, and what his run with the business has actually resembled up until now. Hannifan likewise discussed reuniting with his veteran commentary partner, Matthew Rehwoldt. The 2 collaborated in WWE on the NXT UK and 205 Live brand names.

Hannifan, previously Tom Phillips of WWE, ended up being a routine analyst with Impact at their Hard To Kill pay-per-view occasion in 2022. Speaking to SP3 of the Tru Heels BTR podcast, Hannifan discussed that launching, his feelings for this year’s program, and his reunion with Rehwoldt. You can check out highlights of his remarks listed below:

His feelings prior to his very first Impact program: “I do not get anywhere without my color analyst Matthew Rehwoldt, my manufacturer Josh Mathews, and after that Scott D’Amore, who has actually been remarkable to me over the previous year. If I stated I wasn’t a little psychological and certainly fired up going into this year’s Hard To Kill, I would be lying. Debuting at last year’s Hard To Kill was incredibly psychological. I was not sure what the landscape of IMPACT was gon na resemble. I understood I ‘d have a great deal of familiar faces around and some brand-new faces also, so it was stressful.”

How that altered for this year’s program: “This year, it resembled, oh this is not, you understand like old hat or anything, however it’s like, ‘‘ We’ve been here prior to, however let’s simply eliminate it.’ To close the program and open, kinda like you stated: we book-ended the program so well with Bully Ray and Alexander, and after that Mickie James and Jordynne Grace… … you can’t request a much better program. Everyone else on the program simply definitely brought their A-game, so I stated it a minute back, however when IMPACT Wrestling is live, they do not miss out on. It’s the very best.”

Working together with Matt Rehwoldt in WWE: “It’s been a long roadway since it’s amusing simply how things exercise. In WWE, he was on the heels of the entire Rusev angle and wasn’t actually doing much. I keep in mind talking to Michael Cole and a lot of other individuals stating, ‘Hey you understand Matt can talk, Aiden can talk’. At the time, Aiden English, and they offered him a chance on 205 Live, and ultimately he and I did NXT UK together too.”

Being reunited with Rehwoldt as the brand-new Impact commentary group: “So, quick forward a variety of years and we’re both in IMPACT Wrestling, my previous co-host D-Lo Brown was transitioning into a strictly an off-camera and backstage function, so it resembled, ‘‘ Okay, who’s gon na be the brand-new color analyst?’ I had D-Lo for actually one night, and then I believe I worked with a lots partners the night after. Quickly forward a handful of weeks, and I’m working with Rehwoldt once again.”