Sam Beale joined IMPACT Wrestling 2021, appearing semi-regularly on television throughout the year.
Beale was part of the Impact Digital Media Title Tournament and competed in the IMPACT World Title #1 Contendership Battle Royal on August 12, 2021 episode of IMPACT Wrestling and the Call Your Shot Gauntlet at IMPACT Bound For Glory 2021.
Speaking on the 3 Count podcast, Beale discussed the pressure of being on IMPACT television.
"Every single time I worked TV, you always feel the pressure. Feeling the eyes on you, everybody is watching you, you're the center of attention. You've never been there before. You being the center of attention of a big audience is nerve-wracking. I would be lying if I didn't say I didn't feel pressure every single time to go be larger than life. There was always pressure. It was a little bit more upon myself than it was anybody else just because I hold myself to a high standard. I would go each time, and every time I would get asked back to IMPACT, I'd put pressure on myself to be the match of the night or to be the best thing that has ever happened to IMPACT. That's just unrealistic to live up to in the role I was given. I look back and that's something I learned looking back in my time with IMPACT. I needed to relieve a little more stress for myself. Stress, pressure. I needed to relieve self-pressure and self-stress because that was ultimately the real reason that held me back when I was on there. I look back now and I'm thankful that I learned that because I feel pressure and stress every time I go through the curtain, but it's almost like a switch flips every single time I perform whether it's 15 fans or 15,000 fans. That switch, it flips, and I'm zeroed in on doing what I'm capable of doing," he said.
Beale last wrestled on the November 18, 2021 episode of Before The IMPACT. He did appear at IMPACT Wrestling Throwback Throwdown II - IPWF Winter War '84 in December 2021.
Beale has been wrestling on the independent scene throughout 2022.
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