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On TNA Impact tonight, fans will be able to watch a first-time-ever matchup between two wrestling veterans.

Nic Nemeth vs. Alex Shelley headlines tonight's Impact episode on AXS TV. The match was set up last week when Shelley interrupted a backstage interview with Nemeth. After Nemeth said he'd be honored to wrestle Shelley in the future, Shelley forced the issue and said he wanted to face Nemeth now.

Nemeth, the former Dolph Ziggler, is challenging Moose for the TNA World Championship at Rebellion.

Shelley lost the TNA World Championship to Moose at Hard to Kill this January and has been in the midst of a heel turn recently.

At the April 20 Rebellion pay-per-view, Mustafa Ali is defending his X-Division Championship against Jake Something. Ali will be in non-title action against Rhino tonight. It's an Old School rules match, meaning there are no disqualifications or countouts.

Ash By Elegance vs. Xia Brookside and Chris Bey vs. Frankie Kazarian will also be airing on tonight's show. Plus, The FBI make their return to TNA.

Nemeth vs. Shelley was hyped up to start the show with Nemeth saying that Shelley is respected around the world, while Shelley pointed out that he did a lot - but only in one place. Nemeth said that Shelley is a tough test for him because of how much world traveling he's done and tapped folks out across the globe. This was an outstanding way to showcase the similarities and differences of both

This article first appeared on F4WOnline.com and was syndicated with permission.

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