Matt Striker signed with IMPACT Wrestling in January 2021 and joined D’Lo Brown at the commentary table. He was released from the company after just over a year ahead of the Hard To Kill pay-per-view.
Speaking to Dr. Chris Featherstone on the latest episode of Sportskeeda Wrestling’s UnSKripted, Hernandez heaped praise on Striker.
The former champion also described how Striker gets viewers engaged in matches:
You can check out the complete episode of UnSKripted below:
Speculation on Matt Striker’s release from IMPACT Wrestling
During his tenure at the promotion, Striker was part of the commentary team on some of the major pay-per-views before his release last month. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Striker was released because the management wasn’t happy with his performance and that it was something that had been in the works for months. Tom Hannifan (formerly known as Tom Phillips) replaced him on commentary.
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