Ian Riccaboni will be returning to the side of Tom Hannifan this week on IMPACT Wrestling. The voice of Ring Of Honor sat in on commentary to call the ROH World Title Match between Jonathan Gresham and Chris Sabin at Hard To Kill and now he’ll be back in the booth to call the action for Gresham as he puts his title on the line against Steve Maclin. The announcement was made by Riccaboni himself via social media:
Despite the actions of my former colleagues, @IMPACTWRESTLING has graciously invited me back to call the @ringofhonor World Title Bout this Thursday with @TomHannifan featuring @TheJonGresham defending against @SteveMaclin. Thank you! #IMPACTonAXSTV https://t.co/EpE4udREOy
— Ian Riccaboni (@IanRiccaboni) January 17, 2022
It was Maclin who confronted Greshamn mid-promo on the 1/13 episode of IMPACT and it prompted the champ to offer the match to Maclin. Maclin most recently suffered his first pinfall loss in IMPACT against Trey Miguel in a X-Division Title Match which also took place at Hard To Kill. Since ROH announced it’s hiatus at the end of 2021, Riccaboni has been a big ambassador and advocate for the promotion as it’s looking to return in April.
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