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Four new matches added to TNA Sacrifice

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TNA has added four matches to the lineup for its Sacrifice event on Friday, March 14.

X-Division Champion Moose will defend his title against Jeff Hardy in a ladder match at Sacrifice. TNA authority figure Santino Marella made the match official following this week’s Impact main event where Moose, Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards defeated The Hardys and NXT Champion Oba Femi in the main event.

Tessa Blanchard will be in action at Sacrifice in another new match added to the card during this week’s Impact, taking on Lei Ying Lee (the former Xia Li).

Also at Sacrifice, TNA World Champion Joe Hendry will team with Matt Hardy, Elijah, and two partners yet to be announced against the team of Primo Colon, Epico Colon, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, and JDC in a 10-man tag.

Rounding out the new additions to the March 14 card, Sami Callihan will take on Mance Warner in a street fight.

The updated card for the Sacrifice TNA Plus special set for Friday, March 14:

  • TNA X-Division Champion Moose defends against Jeff Hardy in a ladder match
  • TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slamovich defends against Cora Jade
  • Tessa Blanchard vs. Lei Ying Lee
  • Joe Hendry, Matt Hardy, Elijah, TBA & TBA vs. Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, JDC, Epico Colon, Primo Colon
  • Street fight: Sami Callihan vs. Mance Warner
  • Wes Lee, Tyriek Igwe & Tyson Dupont vs. Zachary Wentz, Trey Miguel & Ace Austin
  • Nic Nemeth returns

WWE NXT live results: The Hardy Boyz return

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One of the most popular tag teams in WWE history returns to the company tonight for a match on NXT.

TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz are taking on Myles Borne & Tavion Heights in a non-title match on tonight’s NXT episode from Cincinnati, Ohio. It’s the first time Matt & Jeff Hardy have teamed together in a WWE ring in nearly six years.

Moose — TNA’s X-Division Champion — is also set to compete on NXT. He’s making a title defense against Lexis King.

In another title match, Stephanie Vaquer puts her Women’s North American Championship on the line against Karmen Petrovic. This is the first title defense for Vaquer since winning the belt from Fallon Henley at Vengeance Day.

One week after officially signing his NXT contract, the former Ricky Starks makes his WWE debut. It will be Ricky Saints & Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page & Wes Lee tonight. The match was set up last week when Page and Lee both interrupted Saints’ contract signing.

Join us for live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern time.

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NXT is on the air from The Andrew J Brady Music Center in Cincinnati, OH. Opening the show is a women’s title match.

Part of the set includes a ramp level with the ring, which gives me WCW vibes.

NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer defeated Karmen Petrovic (with Ashante “Thee” Adonis) to retain her title

Vaquer pinned Petrovic after the SVB. Good opener. After the match comes a major angle to set up a title vs. title match with Giulia against Vaquer.

They match goes through a split-screen commercial break. Petrovic dives through the rope with a flying crossbody on the floor, just before the show cuts to the break. Some of the best chain wrestling in the match happened during picture-in-picture, while commercials blared.

Vaquer begins a comeback as the show returns from the break, and Vaquer does some of her signature offense. On commentary, Vic Jospeh says Vaquer was a champion in both CMLL and New Japan. Petrovic regains the advantage Vaguer and gets a near falls with a great kick.

Vaquer soon cuts off Petrovic, but Vaquer takes a superkick from Petroovic for another near fall. They trade strikes and kicks. Vaquer flips off Petrovic just before Vaquer executes a dragon screw. Vaquer follows up with her SVB (package neckbreaker) finisher, and Vaquer covers Petrovic for a three count.

NXT Champion Giulia comes out after the match is over for an angle. Giulia gets into the ring to confront Vaquer. Giulia gets the crowd to cheer for Vaquer, only for Giulia to bring up Vaquer saying she is the best champion. Giulia insists she is the best champion.

Vaquer reiterates that she is the champion of champions. Giulia says why don’t we find out who is the best. Vaquer remarks they are friends, but Vaquer then proposes a champion vs. champion match. Giulia and Vaquer hold both of their title belts overhead for a stare down.

A skit begins with Arianna Grace talking with Santino Marella about the NXT-TNA partnership when up walks Lola Vice. She wants a match on either show, and Grace tries to dismiss Vice. This leads to Vice challenging Grace to a match

TNA X-Division Champion Moose defeated Lexis King to retain his title

Moose pinned King after a spear. Moose looked like a superstar, and King fought from underneath. The biggest news was the post-match angle that set up Oba Femi defending the NXT title against Moose at NXT Roadblock.

Crowd reactions were muted on the CW feed because of language, like “holy s***” chants. King took a back drop on the ramp. Moose was dominating much of the match, with King selling throughout. King fires up and starts fighting back. They exchange kicks and King uses a hurricanrana for a near fall. King then does a flip dive.

Moose leaps to the top rope and springboards into a flying crossbody. Powerbomb by Moose for a two count. Moments later, King executes a Coronation for another near fall. Moose counters a second attempt at a Coronation. Moose then cuts down King with a spear. Moose then scores a pinfall to retain his title.

NXT Champion Oba Femi enters after the match for an angle with Moose. Femi confronts Moose and sarcastically congratulates him on beating King. Femi then challenges Moose to a title match at The Theater in MSG for NXT Roadblock. They made it seem like a title vs. title, but apparently this will be Femi defending the NXT title against Moose.

Jordynne Grace is in the ring for a monologue. She knew exactly where she was supposed to be when she first came to NXT. Grace says she carried a company on her back, but she wanted to be in NXT after feeling the hunger in the locker room.

Grace has one goal, which is become the champion of what she calls the greatest women’s division. Grace is cutting a good promo when she is interrupted by Roxanne Perez, because hardly any in-ring promo in NXT can go uninterrupted.

Perez confronts Grace in the ring, and Perez cuts a promo on Grace. Perez event insults TNA, saying Grace was a big fish in a small pond. Grace responds that everyone has a plan until… and Grace punches Perez in the face. Grace gets Perez in a fireman’s carry, but Perez escapes. Clearly, these two are on a collision course for a match very soon. Maybe Roadblock?

Trick Williams is sulking in the locker room. He is basically Diesel in late 1995-early ’96 where he is upset about losing the title, so he’s heeling on people. Le’Von Evans has words with Trick, and they get face-to-face. In walks Ricky Saints, and he is not feeling the love.

Jaida Parker and Kelani Jordan has a kayface “incident” on a bus earlier today. Sarach Schreiber interview Parker, and she cuts a pretty good promo on Jordan.

A post on Instagram teases “The Mystery Four” are in the building, which is the very original name they are giving to the four mystery assailants for now. Surely they we get a better name, right?

TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardy Boyz (Matt & Jeff Hardy) defeated No Quarter Catch Crew (Tavion Heights & Myles Borne) to retain their titles

Matt Hardy pinned Myles Borne to win the match after a Swanton by Jeff Hardy. NXT Tag Team Champion Nathan Frazier & Axiom watch the match from the ramp, and they get in the ring for angle with the Hardys after the match. This set up another inter-promotional match.

The match itself went through a commercial break with heat on Jeff. Hot tag to Matt. For the finish, Twsit of Fate by Matt, Swanton by Jeff, and Matt follows up by covering Borne for the pinfall. The match was decent enough and the crowd adored the Hardys.

Fraxiom gets into the ring after the match to confront the Hardys. The NXT champs refer to the Hardys as the greatest tag team ever. The Hardys respond with a challenge for a match. Out comes Santino Marella to announce the Hardys will defend the TNA Tag Team Championship against Fraxiom at Roadblock in NYC. Another big match for the NXT PLE.

Tony D’Angelo and The Family are featured in a pre-taped skit for a family sit-down. Subtle teases of Stacks turning is what I took from this skit.

Another skit from backstage sets up a tag team match with Chelsea Green & Piper Niven against Sol Ruca & Zaria. Green & Niven tried to big league the NXT team, but Ruca & Zaira were having none of it.

Jaida Parker defeated Arianna Grace

Parker pinned Grace after a spinning back fist. Weakest match on the show so far, but it was not supposed to be the main event. While Grace got some offense, this match was more about getting Parker over.

This show is morphing into TNA, and I had flashbacks as it was TO THE BACK! Cut backstage and apparently The Mystery Four is wrecking shop again and attacking other wrestlers. Too bad there aren’t a bunch of cameras around to catch them in the act, but at least there are cameras for the community theater skits. Not sure what I would do without the skits. Anyway, this Mystery Four angle is like one long Tonya Harding angle. Who are these assailants?

Eddy Thorpe in a vignette cuts a promo near the Ohio River in Cincinnati. Thorpe mention is people once lived here until they were forced out. He likens that to his situation in NXT when he beat Trick Williams, but Thorpe is still somehow denied a title match. Thorpe wants another match with Trick. Name the time and place, Thorpe says to the camera.

Sarah Schreiber interviews NXT GM Ava, and Ava officially announced NXT Women’s Champion Guilia against NXT Women’s North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a title for title match at Roadblock. So, this is basically a unification match.

Ricky Saints & Je’Von Evans defeated Wes Lee & Ethan Page

Saints pinned Lee to win the match. Tyriek Igwe and Tyson Dupont were in Lee’s corner for the match. They would interfere at one point just before the finish.

The heel duo got heat on Evans for a long time. It felt like days. Eventually, Saints comes in off a hot tag. Saints runs wild on Lee, until Lee cuts him off after Saints is distracted by Igwe and Dupont. Saints thwarts their interference, but he is cut off when distracted. Not for long. They soon go home.

Just before the going home, Evans and Page brawl through the crowd and out of there. That is after Evans does a dive on Page, when Page breaks up a pinning attempt.

The crowd chanted “Ricky” at Saints. He executed a Dominator finisher they called “Roshambo” (probably spelled different to be cool and whatnot). Saints then scored the deciding pinfall on Lee.

Pretty dang good show overall. Also pretty some dang good matches announced for the coming weeks. There were some goofy skits, but that is to be expected on NXT. Being on the road outside the usual setting of the sound stage really made this NXT much better to watch. The matches also delivered, along with the angles.

Report: WWE optimistic about Hardy Boyz main roster run this spring/summer

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WWE is optimistic that Matt and Jeff Hardy will have a main roster run in the coming months.

The current TNA World Tag Team Champions are set to wrestle No Quarter Catch Crew’s Tavion Heights and Myles Borne on tonight’s episode of NXT, marking their first time teaming in WWE since 2019. The match is part of the ongoing partnership between WWE and TNA.

WWEShop.com has released a special edition Hardy Boyz t-shirt ahead of their return, labeled a “special event item.”

According to WrestleVotes on Tuesday, WWE’s new Hardy Boyz merchandise could signal the start of a bigger plan. Officials are optimistic that the brothers will wrestle on Raw or SmackDown in the coming months:

“WWE has dropped a brand new Hardy Boyz shirt ahead of their NXT return tonight. Internally, there’s buzz that this is just the beginning, with creative sources optimistic the legendary duo will have a main roster program sometime this spring / summer.”

Matt and Jeff Hardy appeared via video on NXT last week. On his podcast, Matt revealed the deal came together at the last minute:

“All this stuff — even us popping up and responding to that challenge on NXT, that was a very last-minute thing,” Hardy said. “So it’s going to be interesting. It’s going to be fun. I don’t know where this ride’s going. I really don’t want to know where this route is going in all capacities. Because I want, especially whatever we end up doing, I want everything to be as natural and as organic and as real as possible, as authentic as possible.”

The Hardys are also scheduled for this week’s TNA Impact, which was taped last week at Full Sail University. They will team with NXT Champion Oba Femi against The System’s Moose, Eddie Edwards, and Brian Myers.

Matt Hardy says WWE NXT appearance was a ‘very last-minute thing’

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Five years after his last match for the company, Matt Hardy is excited to compete in a WWE ring again.

The Hardys will return to WWE for a match on NXT next Tuesday, facing off against Tavion Heights & Myles Borne of No Quarter Catch Crew. The match is happening due to the partnership that exists between WWE NXT and TNA Wrestling. Matt & Jeff Hardy are both signed to deals with TNA, where they are the promotion’s current tag team champions.

The match was announced when Matt & Jeff appeared via video on NXT this week and accepted a challenge from No Quarter Catch Crew. On his Extreme Life of Matt Hardy podcast, Matt said the video that aired on NXT was a last-minute thing and wasn’t made until 45-60 minutes before it was posted. Matt said he’s stoked to be returning to WWE, but he doesn’t know where things are going past this match.

“Really excited about this, man,” Matt said. “All this stuff — even us popping up and responding to that challenge on NXT, that was a very last-minute thing. So it’s going to be interesting. It’s going to be fun. I don’t know where this ride’s going. I really don’t want to know where this route is going in all capacities. Because I want, especially whatever we end up doing, I want everything to be as natural and as organic and as real as possible, as authentic as possible.”

Matt feels the working relationship between NXT and TNA has been a two-way street with both sides benefitting. He thinks working with talented young teams helps keep The Hardys relevant, and being in the ring with The Hardys helps those young teams too.

This NXT appearance is Jeff Hardy’s first time back with WWE since 2021, when he was released by the company after leaving through the crowd during a house show match. Matt said Jeff wants to make things right with WWE and show them that his past erratic behavior is over.

“He’s very happy to be going back, and I feel like he wants to right the wrongs,” Matt said. “He wants to leave on a good note. No more erratic behavior. He wants to go back and show them who he is.

“And I think one of the reasons even with this whole exchange going on, I think one of the reasons they probably waited a little while to pull the trigger and do something with Jeff and I, was just to kind of see where Jeff was, just make sure Jeff is good. Anybody who’s been here with TNA — they can’t go without talking about how incredible and professional a performer Jeff has been.”

A future bout between The Hardys and NXT Tag Team Champions Nathan Frazer & Axiom has been teased but remains unconfirmed as of now. Matt said he’s been catching up on Frazer & Axiom’s matches and is a fan of their work.

On TNA Impact next Thursday, The Hardys will team up with NXT Champion Oba Femi against Moose, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers.

The Hardy Boyz answer challenge on WWE NXT

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Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy made a surprise appearance via video promo on Tuesday’s WWE NXT to answer a challenge for next week’s episode.

After No Quarter Catch Crew’s Tavion Heights and Myles Borne threw down the gauntlet for The Hardy Boyz to face them on next week’s show, Matt and Jeff appeared via a video promo to answer the challenge, agreeing to face the NQCC duo.

The video promo was the first appearance on WWE TV by The Hardys since WWE and TNA officially announced their multi-year partnership. The Hardys currently hold TNA’s Tag Team titles, and hinted at a future match against NXT Tag champs Fraxiom (Nathan Frazer & Axiom) in their promo. That match was first teased at last month’s TNA Impact tapings in a social media post.

WWE’s chief content officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque made a social media post on X to mark the occasion, noting that The Hardys had “re-defined” tag team wrestling for more than 25 years:

Matt Hardy could see The Hardys wrestling WWE match in 2025

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With the working relationship that exists between WWE and TNA Wrestling, Matt Hardy could see a WWE return happening for The Hardys in 2025.

Matt was the guest on today’s episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet, which was uploaded ahead of TNA’s Genesis pay-per-view taking place this weekend. Van Vliet brought up that Matt’s podcast co-host Jon Alba has predicted that The Hardys will wrestle a match for WWE in 2025. Matt said he feels good about that prediction and could even see The Hardys appearing for WWE as TNA Tag Team Champions.

“That was actually one of his bold predictions, The Hardys will wrestle a match in WWE before the year is over,” Matt said. “I feel good about that. That’s one of the great things about working with TNA now. They know that we do have a lot of love for WWE. They know that we would like to one day do the Hall of Fame. We filmed some content for WWE that’ll probably be dropping pretty soon. I saw The Dudleys did it the day before us, and I know theirs just dropped recently. But we have a good working relationship with them. I think [if] the perfect storm arose, I think you could see us pop up even as TNA champs on some WWE show at some point. Who knows?”

Matt & Jeff Hardy are the current TNA Tag Team Champions and have a title defense against The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) at Genesis this Sunday. In November of last year, it was announced that The Hardys have re-signed with TNA.

A TNA champion was featured on WWE NXT this week with Masha Slamovich being shown in the crowd. WWE shared a video after the episode teasing that Slamovich could be back in NXT to defend her Knockouts Championship.

Matt Hardy told Van Vliet that he believes the WWE-TNA relationship is a very good thing for business.

“If a TNA star goes and shows up on NXT, they seem like a bigger star. It’s a great star-building moment for them,” Matt said. “And with that same thing being said, TNA is a company that has been around for over two decades. And if you send an NXT talent to TNA, they seem like a bigger star for being there too.”

The Hardys filmed yet-to-be-released digital content for WWE during SummerSlam week in 2024. Last month, WWE uploaded a Retrospective feature with Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley looking back at some of their greatest moments.

Jeff Hardy says his drinking ‘got carried away’ after father’s passing in 2021

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Jeff Hardy opened up about the death of his father during a recent interview with Chris Van Vliet. 

Matt and Jeff Hardy’s father, Gilbert, died in April 2021 at 87. Jeff says that his drinking worsened around the time of his father’s death as he was taking care of him. That December, Jeff was released by WWE after an incident at a live event where he left the ring area during a match and never returned. WWE wanted him to go to rehab afterward, but Hardy refused. 

Jeff Hardy said:

“When I left WWE in 2021 my dad had been real sick. 2017, right after we went back to WWE at Mania, that was probably around the time that he felt good for the last time before he slipped back into this dark depression. But yeah, I’d been taking care of him, and it was just bad to where he did not want to be here. He was ready to go.”

“Our mom died at a young age, I was 10 when she passed away. So I’ve always told myself when he needs me, I’m going to take care of him. I just did everything I could to get him excited about life and all that stuff. So that’s definitely when my drinking got carried away during those times that I’ve never really talked about. The year 2021 is when I miss WrestleMania because my dad had just passed away. April 6, my wife’s birthday, is when my dad passed away, which was strange in itself. But yeah, it just got out of control and I needed something extreme to happen.”

“It’s sad the way it worked out, but I refused to go to rehab, so I ended up waiting my 90 days out and showing up in AEW, and naturally screwed that up as well. I feel so bad about Matt’s position, because now being in TNA, I feel like I can really kind of pay back for that to the fullest extent.”

Jeff continued to say that by the time he ended up in AEW, he did not believe he had a problem with alcohol because he was not dealing with withdrawal symptoms from not drinking. However, he now realizes that he was in denial, and it led to him making a decision that could have led to him hurting someone. 

Jeff Hardy continued:

“I never got to the point to where I had physical withdrawals from not drinking. So with that, I was like okay, I must not be an alcoholic because I don’t get sick from not drinking. Then I’ll be sober for weeks and then give into it again. But then, man, when the DUI started happening, that’s when it really got crazy how much denial I was in because, man, I never have any intention of hurting anybody. So the thought of I could have possibly hurt somebody else out there on the road, I’m so sorry for that, especially for people who have lost loved ones in DUI accidents. But I needed something big to happen, that’s what happened. I went to rehab for the long haul, and it’s exactly what I needed.”

In June 2022, Jeff was arrested for DUI in Florida. AEW announced he was suspended without pay but that the company would pay for him to go to rehab. Jeff returned to AEW 10 months later, but he and his brother never received the same level of push they had received before his arrest. They both returned to TNA Wrestling in 2024 and are currently the promotion’s tag team champions. 

Jeff Hardy’s full appearance on Insight with Chris Van Vliet is available below.

Jeff Hardy believes he could have been ‘bigger than John Cena’

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During a recent interview, Jeff Hardy discussed how his career might have turned out differently had he taken better care of himself when he was younger.

The 47-year-old was on Dallas television this morning promoting TNA’s TV tapings at the Curtis Culwell Center later this month. Jeff said if he had lived his life differently when he was younger, he could have been “bigger than John Cena.”

Jeff Hardy said:

“The way I was living life in my 20s and 30s, and if I was living life the way I’m living life now, oh my gosh, there’s no telling. I would probably be bigger than John Cena today because I was born with such a gift to be a pro wrestler. It just felt so natural and like I was totally created to do this thing. And the cool thing about that is I’m still here. I still have life, and I feel good.”

Jeff says that he and his brother have been taking better care of themselves physically of late. He specifically mentioned ice baths as something that has been beneficial for him. 

“As Matt had mentioned, we’re big ice baths, and that’s been crazy beneficial for me mentally and physically. So yeah, I don’t put a number on it. I’ll just pretty much wrestle until I can’t wrestle anymore.”

Matt and Jeff Hardy are the current TNA World Tag Team Champions, having won the belts at Bound for Glory in October. They defeated The System’s Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards in a Table Match at Final Resolution last month and filmed a match against Sami Callihan and PCO at the following night’s tapings that has yet to air on TNA Impact. They are scheduled to defend their titles at TNA Genesis on January 19 against Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz, The Rascalz.

The Hardys re-sign with TNA Wrestling

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Matt and Jeff Hardy will remain in TNA Wrestling for the foreseeable future.

As first reported by Sports Illustrated, The Hardys have re-signed with the promotion. Terms of the deal have not been made public.

Matt Hardy said:

“It’s exciting. It’s exciting for us. We really believe in the direction that TNA is going. They’ve got a lot of big plans for 2025. They’ve taken great care of us. They have put myself and Jeff in positions to succeed, which we’re very grateful for. We love the crew there, from the boys and the girls in the locker room to the management. Everyone and everything is really clicking right now. It feels like the unity is strong. The brand is growing again. I see a lot of upward mobility for TNA over the course of the next year. Jeff and I will be part of that for the next year.”

The Hardys returned to the promotion earlier this year following their departures from AEW. Matt returned in April at Rebellion and would challenge Moose for the TNA World title at June’s Against All Odds. When The System continued to attack Matt following the match, Jeff returned to make the save, reuniting with his brother.

Since then, The Hardys won the TNA World Tag Team Championships for the third time, defeating ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) and The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) in a Full Metal Mayhem match at Bound for Glory.

Next for the Hardys will be Friday’s TNA Turning Point in Winston-Salem. They are scheduled to team with Ace Austin in a six-man tag match against KUSHIDA, Trey Miguel, and Zachary Wentz on the show.

Jeff Hardy: TNA is ‘exactly where I’m supposed to be in 2024’

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Matt & Jeff Hardy are thrilled with how their return to TNA Wrestling has gone so far.

Following the end of their AEW contracts, both Hardys returned to TNA earlier this year. They’re set to challenge for the TNA Tag Team titles at Bound for Glory this weekend, facing Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers and Ace Austin & Chris Bey in a three-way Full Metal Mayhem match.

“We’re feeling really good. We’re happy with how things turned out,” Matt told TV Insider ahead of Saturday’s pay-per-view. “The whole TNA environment, the locker room, everything has been pitch-perfect thus far. I feel like they are putting myself and Jeff in situations to succeed. They are optimizing our usage. Once again using our status as legends, which is weird to say. But they are using us the right way where they are maximizing us.”

Jeff also expressed that he feels TNA is the right place for him — and the right place for The Hardys as a team — at this point in time.

“There is so much opportunity. There is so much potential within me. I really trust in TNA as this is my third run there,” he said. “I still have so many things I haven’t done that I want to do before it’s all said and done. With TNA, I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be in 2024. I think we’re exactly where we’re supposed to be in 2024 as a tag team. It’s just super exciting to see the things we’re going to bring into reality.”

Full Metal Mayhem is TNA’s version of a tables, ladders, and chairs match. If The Hardys win at Bound for Glory, this will be their third Tag Team title reign with the promotion. Both brothers are also former TNA World Champions.

Jeff has said that he would like to win the TNA Tag Team titles as a way to help make things up to Matt after Jeff’s personal issues ruined their opportunity in AEW.

The Hardys have remained free agents while working for TNA. They filmed some digital content for WWE this summer, and Matt has said that he thinks WWE would be the best place for The Hardys to finish their careers.

Wayne State Fieldhouse in Detroit will be the venue for Bound for Glory 2024.

Matt Hardy: Jeff Hardy’s Bray Wyatt tribute in TNA was ‘unbelievably great’

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Matt Hardy thought his brother’s Bray Wyatt tribute on TNA Impact this week was “unbelievably great.”

Jeff Hardy wore facepaint on Tuesday’s episode that resembled the mask worn by Wyatt’s Fiend character. Matt says the final product was almost identical to the image Jeff used as a reference.

“It was 100 percent inspired from the Fiend mask,” Matt said on the latest episode of his podcast.

“Jeff said, ‘Hey, do you think this would be cool if did it as a tribute? I said, ‘Yeah man, it would be awesome and I think it would be very cool for your facepaint.”

“It was identical. The image that he used to do his facepaint – and he paints it all himself – it was absolutely identical, it was unbelievably great.”

Matt continued to say that Jeff wishes he’d had the chance to work more with Wyatt, and perhaps while portraying his Willow the Wisp character.

“That’s one of his biggest regrets. The whole time that I was working together with Bray until he actually turned and we were a half-assed tag team, Jeff was out. That’s kind of what started it, Jeff was injured.”

“Jeff really does wish he would’ve gotten a chance to interact (with that). He really would have loved to have done Broken Matt, Bray Wyatt/Fiend whatever, and Willow. Willow is something I think we will see sooner than later in TNA because we have had some discussions about that and that’s something that Jeff is very passionate about.”

Matt would also post the following comments on social media:

“Really wish my brother could have worked with Windham more. Windham was such a special human & gifted performer. I’m still so enamored & impressed by Jeff’s facepaint tribute Thursday night on #TNAiMPACT. I don’t think I’m alone when I really wish we could have seen Willow & The Fiend on the screen together at least once.”

The latest episode of The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy is available below.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Oyp5OsWPXhzWZp74Vyz9d

TNA Impact live results: Hardys vs. The System, Charlie Dempsey vs. Jonathan Gresham

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Matt & Jeff Hardy will continue their feud with The System in one of the headlining matches on tonight’s edition of TNA Impact as the brothers will face former TNA World Champion Moose & JDC in tag team action.

Two more qualifying matches for this month’s Ultimate X match at Emergence will take place at Hammerstone battles Frankie Kazarian and KUSHIDA in one while Jai Vidal takes on Laredo Kid and Bhupinder Gujjar in the other.

In what promises to be a technical affair, WWE NXT’s Charlie Dempsey will return to battle Jonathan Gresham.

In a trios bout, PCO will team with Rhino & Xia Brookside against Matt Cardona, Steph De Lander & a mystery partner. Cardona recently returned to ruin PCO and De Lander’s wedding and honeymoon. Cardona agreed to the match only if he could team with De Lander and the mystery person.

Current Knockouts Tag Team Champion Alisha Edwards will take on Rosemary.

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Hammerstone defeated Frankie Kazarian and KUSHIDA to qualify for Ultimate X at TNA Emergence

Things kick off with Hammerstone coming to the ring for the first of two more qualifying matches for the Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship at TNA Emergence 2024. Frankie Kazarian comes out next, followed by KUSHIDA, and then the match gets off-and-running.

Kazarian immediately backs into a corner and watches as Hammerstone goes to work on KUSHIDA in the corner. Kaz tries rolling him up from behind, but he kicks out. Hammerstone chokeslams Kaz but walks into a big kick and then helps KUSHIDA get Hammerstone out of the ring to take him out of the picture.

KUSHIDA and Kaz begin mixing it up, with KUSHIDA catching him with a variety of kicks that sends him to the floor. Hammerstone hops on the apron, only to be kicked back to the floor by KUSHIDA. KUSHIDA goes to work on Kaz on the floor, who takes over and brings the action back into the ring.

In the ring, Kaz gets KUSHIDA down and does his pose over him in sarcastic fashion. As Kaz and KUSHIDA are trading shots, Hammerstone comes off the top-rope with a double drop kick. He hits big clotheslines to both in opposing corners. He hits a pair of t-bone suplexes after that.

With KUSHIDA still down, Kaz is left standing when Hammerstone mean-mugs him. He begs off and then cheap shots him when he turns around. Hammerstone no-sells it and chases Kaz around, Bobby Heenan style, as he begs off and back-pedals around the ring.

On the floor, KUSHIDA and Hammerstone both beat Kaz down for a big pop from the crowd. KUSHIDA trips Hammerstone up, and the big man crashes face-first into the steel steps. Back inside the ring, Kaz hits a big move on KUSHIDA for a close two-count. KUSHIDA fights back and gets a cross-arm-breaker on the mighty arm of Hammerstone.

Kaz comes off the top to break that up. He goes for Fade to Black on Hammerstone, but KUSHIDA goes for the mist. Hammerstone gets KUSHIDA up in a torture rack, but he elbows his way free and slaps on the Hover Board Lock. Hammerstone muscles out of it and Donkey Kong’s KUSHIDA into the mat, Rampage-Ricardo Arona style, for the win.

With the win, Hammerstone qualifies for Ultimate X. He leaves the ring to Kazarian to beat down KUSHIDA after the match, and Kaz does exactly that. He hits KUSHIDA with his Fade To Black finisher and poses over him as the crowd boos.

Steve Maclin Confronts Eric Young Backstage

Gia Miller is backstage with Eric Young and she talks about Hammerstone having a lot of momentum going into their match next week. Young says maybe he never makes it to Emergence when he beats Hammerstone’s face in. Steve Maclin interrupts and tells Young, “Like always, I’ll be watching.”

Mike Santana Is Coming For The System

After a commercial break, Mike Santana is sitting in a chair in a taped vignette. He talks about having The System to thank for knowing what kind of monster he needs to be. He vows to come after The System one-by-one until he cuts the head off of the snake.

Rosemary defeated Alisha Edwards

The first lady of The System makes her way out as we return inside the Impact Zone. One-half of the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions is ready for singles action. Her opponent, the knife-toting Rosemary, is out next.

She heads to the ring with the knife in-hand, as the commentators marvel at her being allowed to. Great point, for the record. Fans chant for Rosemary as the bell sounds to get things started, and she jumps into an immediate offensive lead.

She hits Edwards with big shots and then ties her up with her legs around her throat as she hangs upside down over the ring apron under the bottom rope until the referee breaks things up. Edwards begins fighting back and takes over on offense. She hits a big slam for a two-count.

Edwards puts the boots to Rosemary and then wraps her legs around her neck to re-pay the favor, but instead repeatedly hip-thrusting and bouncing Rosemary’s dome off the canvas. Edwards hits a running cross-body onto Rosemary as she is slumped over in the corner. She hits another one for a two-count.

Rosemary connects with a big spear off the ropes to shift the offensive momentum back in her favor. She hits a running hip-attack in the corner and then an X-Factor. She calls for sweet chin music in the corner, but Masha Slamovich grabs her ankle at ringside.

Spitfire duo Jody Threat and Dani Luna come out to handle her, and then Rosemary hits her finisher for the win in the ring. She lays over Rosemary and then grabs her bag. She pulls out a black rose, crosses Edwards’ arms and lays it on her.

Xia Brookside, Rhino & PCO defeated Steph De Lander, Kon & Madman Fulton

After the Edwards-Rosemary bout wraps up, the show heads into another commercial break. When it returns, Ash By Elegance is featured in a vignette where she introduces the idea for a “Match by Elegance” in response to the recent challenge from TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace.

Back inside the Impact Zone, Xia Brookside’s theme hits and out she comes for mixed six-person tag-team action. “The Beast Man-Beast” Rhino is out next, followed by double-champion PCO. His undead bride, Steph De Lander, comes out next as the first of their opponents. Matt Cardona comes out next with a microphone.

He’s clearly not in ring gear, which he points out. He says Santino Marella didn’t do his due diligence. He says doctors won’t clear him and announces De Lander’s two mystery partners. Out comes “The Baddest Man In TNA” Kon, followed by Madman Fulton.

De Lander doesn’t look pleased. Cardona shouts at her from ringside as De Lander points to the wedding ring on her finger. Fulton and PCO kick things off, but PCO exits the ring and quickly (French-Canadian)-Frankenstein-stomps around the ring charging at PCO.

Kon ends up taking him out from behind as we head into an early mid-match commercial break. Kon shoves Xia down to the mat. She bites him and jumps on his back but he runs back-first into the corner. De Lander keeps trying to help her Maid of Honor and opponent for tonight, Xia.

After Rhino tags in, he quickly finds himself on the defensive, as Kon goes to work on him and tags in Fulton to pick up where he left off. Cardona gets involved at ringside as well, choking Rhino over the bottom rope from the floor. De Lander gets in his face when he hits Rhino a second time.

De Lander asks Rhino if he’s okay from the apron. Kon yells at her to ask him again and then drops a big leg on him before tagging Fulton back in. Fulton goes to work on him and then blasts PCO with a cheap shot. He tries to do the same to Xia, who hops off the apron to avoid it.

He then turns around into a big shot from Rhino, who then makes the hot tag to PCO. PCO hits the ring like a man possessed, blasting Fulton and Kon and knocking them to the floor. He hits the ropes and dives through for a double splash. Back in the ring, he hits a DDT out of the corner on Fulton.

He heads to the apron and leaps off with a double bang-bang elbow drop. Back in the ring, Fulton heads to the top-rope. Xia stops him and with an assist from PCO, slams him off the top. He gets up and walks into a gore from Rhino. PCO heads to the top-rope and hits a PCO-sault for the win.

Nic Nemeth, Josh Alexander TNA Emergence Iron Man Match Video Package

After an excellent video package airs to promote the 60-minute Iron Man match between Josh Alexander and TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth at TNA Emergence, the commentators promote the second Ultimate X qualifier coming up after the break. We then head to another commercial.

Laredo Kid defeated Jai Vidal and Bhupinder Gujjar to qualify for Ultimate X at TNA Emergence

When the show returns, Jordynne Grace is featured in a backstage segment. She responds to the Match By Elegance challenge from Ash By Elegance earlier in the show. She tells her she should know by now that trying to surprise her with a special stipulation.

She says she’s proven with her open challenges that she can be surprised in the ring and still come out on top. Inside the Impact Zone, Laredo Kid, Jai Vidal and then Bhupinder Gujjar make their way to the ring with our second of two Ultimate X qualifying matches.

Laredo Kid knocks both guys out to the floor at the jump but is then attacked on the floor by Vidal. He heads back into the ring and mixes it up with Gujjar, who hits a big drop kick off the ropes. A hurricanrana from Gujjar sends Vidal to the floor. He plays to the crowd and goes for a dive but leaps into a kick from Laredo Kid on the apron.

Kid sends Gujjar out to the floor and Vidal rolls him up for a two-count. Gujjar hits a crazy high spot onto Kid and Vidal in the ring. Kid takes over and hits a top-rope dive onto Gujjar on the floor for a loud “Lucha! Lucha!” chant from the crowd. Kid works over Vidal in the ring and leads the crowd in another chant.

He hits a twisting moonsault off the ropes for a pin attempt, which Gujjar breaks up. Vidal and Gujjar get into a hair-pulling match, ala Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in a backstage “brawl.” Kid then takes over and hits a 450 splash off the top-rope onto Vidal for the win to qualify for Ultimate X at TNA Emergence. After the match, the show heads into another commercial break.

“Speedball” Mike Bailey To Defend X-Division Title Next Week

Backstage, Rich Swann and AJ Francis have words with X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey and fellow Speedball Mountain member Trent Seven. Bailey accepts a title match against Swann for next week.

Jonathan Gresham defeated Charlie Dempsey

Now it’s time for one that should be solid bell-to-bell, as WWE NXT Superstar Charlie Dempsey of the No Quarter Catch Crew makes his way to the ring. He settles inside and the theme for his opponent hits to bring out “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham.

The bell sounds and Dempsey immediately goes to work on the arm of Gresham. Fans give this a “This is Awesome” chant before they do anything other than exchange control of the others arm a few times back-and-forth. Talk about judging a book by its’ cover … in a good way.

Dempsey gets Gresham down and this very slow-paced, methodical, amateur-style wrestling and grappling contest continues on the mat. Dempsey works over Gresham’s arm and they stand back up. A smattering of “boring” chants spreads throughout the Impact Zone. How quickly the opinion changed.

Gresham now takes Dempsey down and controls him by the arm. About five minutes of literally nothing thus far, in short. After a few more minutes, Gresham hits the first move in a hold-for-hold, catch-as-catch-can contest.

They knock that pro wrestling crap off real quick, and go to a test of strength which leads to more arm-holding and squirming on the mat. Gresham tries muscling Dempsey’s arms down with hand-locks for a pin attempt, but Dempsey kicks out. They stay connected by their hands and pop up to their feet and monkey-flip the other overhead.

This repeats a few times into some pin attempts and bridging. Fans are starting to get into a bit now. They continue this same style for all over another minute or two before Gresham gets the pin kind of out of nowhere. Afterwards, Dempsey throws a fit and tries brawling with him.

Gresham blasts him with more punches in the aftermath than he did bell to bell. Dempsey heads off angry. Once this wraps up, the commentators promote The Hardy Boys vs. Moose & JDC from The System in our main event. On that note, the show heads into another commercial break.

The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) defeated The System (Moose & JDC)

It’s main event time!

But first, when the show returns we see footage from WWE NXT of Joe Hendry and Zachary Wentz appearing. From there, Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt run down some upcoming TNA dates. After that, the iconic sounds of The Hardy Boys theme plays.

Out comes the legendary duo of Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy, as Hannifan promotes the Jeff Hardy’s ‘Birthday Bash & Appreciation Night’ coming up in Louisville, Kentucky. Their opponents, The System duo of Moose and JDC come out together by themselves.

As they settle inside the squared circle for our final match of the evening, the commentators talk us into one more commercial time out before things get started. When the show returns, Jeff teases throwing his shirt into the crowd for possibly the biggest pop of the night. That’s a shoot.

Jeff goes out to the floor and pulls a chair out from under the ring before anything happens. He charges at JDC but gets run over from a huge blindside clothesline by Moose at ringside. The bell sounds and Moose gets Jeff in the ring and goes to work on him.

Moose whips Jeff into the corner and charges in with full momentum, but Jeff moves and Moose hits the corner hard chest-first. Hardy takes over and hits a neck-breaker and tags in Matt. Matt drops down and Jeff runs and hits Poetry in Motion on Moose in the corner.

Fans break out in the obligatory “You still got it!” nostalgia-chant as Moose begins to easily take over the offensive control on Matt. He knocks Jeff off the apron with a cheap shot and goes back to work manhandling Matt.

JDC tags in and picks up where Moose left off as fans rally behind Matt with a “Let’s go Hardy!” chant. JDC hits a stun-gun to Hardy, dropping him throat-first over the top-rope. Moose tags in and Donkey Kong’s Matt and tags JDC right back in. Fans rally again with a loud “Let’s go Matt!” chant.

A loud “DELETE! DELETE!” chant spreads throughout the Impact Zone as The System duo double-team a defenseless Matt. Moose stays in as the legal man and continues to dominate. He goes for a power bomb but Matt counters into a Russian Leg Sweep.

This buys him enough time to make the much-needed tag to Jeff. Jeff hits Twist of Fate on Moose and heads to the top-rope, only for JDC to distract him, which allows Moose to crotch him on the top. We head into a mid-match commercial break as Moose puts the boots to Jeff.

When the show returns, Matt is fired up on offense and leading fans in a “DELETE!” chant. He hits a middle rope elbow drop and calls for the Twist of Fate. Unfortunately he doesn’t get past the “HUH?!” portion of the process before he is sent crashing and burning out to the floor at ringside.

Moose tags in JDC, who puts the boots to Matt and drills him with a few punches in the corner. Matt tries fighting back, but JDC remains in control. He blasts him with a stiff chop and takes him to the mat, where he controls him with a side head-lock.

Fans stomp and clap to rally Matt back into competitive form. He gets inches away from the sorely-needed tag to Jeff, but JDC cuts that off, along with the ring, and returns Matt to The System corner, where Moose tags back in. Hardy hits a suplex on Moose to buy himself some time.

Jeff leads the Impact Zone into a frenzy as Matt crawls to the corner and makes the tag. Jeff takes the hot tag and hits the ring like a man on a mission, only without glossy purple and gold ring gear. He hits a few of his signature spots and goes for the cover on JDC, who kicks out at two.

Jeff hits a side-Russian leg-sweep and then hits a leg-drop onto the legs of JDC into a pin attempt for a count of two. JDC whips Jeff into the corner but walks into a big back-elbow, which sets Jeff up for the Whisper in the Wind off the top for a two-count.

JDC counters a Twist of Fate attempt by Jeff and levels him. Both guys are down and the referee begins his double count. They each crawl to their respective corners for the tag. Matt hits Moose with a Side Effect for a close two-count. Jeff disposes of JDC, who tries hitting the ring.

Moose and Matt trade shots as fans react with “Boo!” and “Yay!” responses, respectively. Hardy catches Moose with a big stunner but JDC hits Down and Dirty to break up Matt’s subsequent pin attempt. Moose crawls to make the tag to JDC. JDC knocks Matt down with a big boot and heads to the top.

Matt crotches him and climbs up after him. Matt connects with a Twist of Fate out of the corner and tags in Jeff for an explosion from the crowd, who feels the finish. Jeff hits a Swanton Bomb off the top-rope and covers JDC for the pin fall victory. Pretty damn good main event and one actually deserving of a “You still got it!” chant for the legendary duo.

Moose attacks the iconic team after the match. He puts the boots to him until Mike Santana’s theme hits. He comes down and connects with Spin The Block on Moose. He puts the boots to him until Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers run down and the numbers game helps The System take over.

You get three guesses who comes out to make the final save to end the show on a positive note. “Say his name, and he appears …” hits the house speakers. From London to Tokyo, and in tonight’s case, Tampa, FL., Joe Hendry hits the ring.

Fans go nuts as Hendry’s theme keeps playing long enough to get to his rocking guitar solo as he, Santana and The Hardys clear the ring of The System crew. They head out to the floor and continue the four-on-four beat down all over the building.

Fans chant “We Believe!” as the good guys stand tall together in the ring and the bad guys cower and retreat. A loud “TNA!” chant breaks out as this week’s show goes off the air on that note. Thanks for joining us, and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.

Next Week:
* Mike Bailey vs. Rich Swann (X-Division Title)
* Eddie Edwards vs. Mike Santana
* Joe Hendry vs. Brian Myers
* ABC vs. Cody Deaner & Jake Something
* Hammerstone vs. Eric Young
* Ash By Elegance vs. Jordynne Grace (Match By Elegance)
* Nic Nemeth, Josh Alexander Final Face-Off

Report: The Hardys meet with WWE officials in Cleveland

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Update —

Fightful reports that Matt & Jeff Hardy were meeting with WWE “to film content and interviews for upcoming documentaries.”

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With both sides in Cleveland, The Hardy Boys reportedly had a meeting with WWE.

PWInsider reports that Matt & Jeff Hardy met with WWE officials in Cleveland on Friday morning, but there’s no word on what was discussed.

“We are told that The Hardys met with WWE very early this morning,” the report said. “No word on what was discussed, but we have also heard some content was filmed to be rolled out via WWE digital as well.”

Matt & Jeff Hardy are both currently free agents after departing AEW when their contracts with the promotion expired. When his deal came up in April, Matt stated that he was still talking with AEW and was speaking with WWE as well.

The Hardys are appearing at the Destination WrestleCon convention in Cleveland on Friday. Matt also has a match against Nick Gage for Game Changer Wrestling that’s taking place in the city tonight.

WWE SummerSlam is being held at Cleveland Browns Stadium this Saturday, though The Hardys are scheduled to be in Florida on Saturday for TNA Wrestling’s television tapings at the Florida State Fairgrounds.

Jeff Hardy still has ‘so much guilt and shame’ over personal issues ruining AEW opportunity

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Jeff Hardy is looking to make things right after his personal issues impacted The Hardy Boyz’s run with AEW.

In June 2022, Hardy was arrested for DUI in Florida. Hardy — who has battled substance abuse issues throughout his life — submitted a plea of nolo contendere and did not receive jail time in his sentence. His license was suspended for 10 years.

The Hardys were supposed to win the AEW Tag Team titles in 2022, but it never happened due to Jeff’s arrest. They were with AEW until departing the company earlier this year. Now, the legendary duo is back teaming together in TNA Wrestling.

Jeff told Busted Open Radio today that his goal in TNA is to win the Tag Team titles. He still feels “so much guilt and shame” over breaking peoples’ trust in AEW and wants to make things up to his brother Matt.

“Definitely to win the TNA Tag Team titles,” Jeff said. “Basically because I have so much guilt and shame within me still, just from AEW giving me an opportunity — and even Matt — to me breaking trust with my personal issues in real life. And so, I just want to make that up to Matt. And I can say right here that I will not break TNA’s trust. That is in my past, and it feels good to have somewhat of a clean slate with all that stuff and kind of start fresh instead of having that guilt and shame about what I did in a certain world of pro wrestling.”

Jeff said sobriety, recovery, and staying on the straight and narrow are what’s important. Having the support of his family means everything to him.

“So many things have happened since my last run-in with the law that have been really beautiful,” he said. “It’s like an enlightenment connection I have with everything around me, mainly nature. The force of nature is a huge drive with my internal love.”

ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) are the current TNA Tag Team Champions.

TNA Impact live results: No Quarter Catch Crew & The Hardys in action

Posted on by Matt Boone

The Slammiversary go-home edition of TNA Impact will feature both Matt & Jeff Hardy and NXT’s No Quarter Catch Crew in trios action.

The Hardys will challenge The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) for the TNA Tag Team titles in the latest chapter in the Hardys’ feud with the faction. The winners will defend against former champions ABC at Saturday’s pay-per-view.

After making their presence felt recently as part of the NXT/TNA crossover, Charlie Dempsey, Tavion Heights & Myles Borne will battle The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) and KUSHIDA. The Rascalz have recently appeared on NXT TV, aligning with old partner Wes Lee.

After being cost a shot in the six-way World title match at Slammiversary, Mike Santana will look to gain a measure of revenge against JDC, the former Dirty Dango.

All six participants will be on hand to sign their contracts for the PPV main event.

Alisa Edwards will face Xia Brookside in singles action.

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This week’s show starts off with an aerial shot of the city of Philadelphia, PA., which settles inside the 2300 Arena with an enthusiastic crowd chanting “TNA! TNA!” as Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt welcome us to the TNA Slammiversary 2024 “go-home” show.

No Quarter Catch Crew (Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne & Tavion Heights) defeated The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) & KUSHIDA

The ring announcer introduces the No Quarter Catch Crew for the opening contest, which is an inter-promotional six-man tag-team match. The WWE NXT three-man team features Charlie Dempsey, Myles Borne and Tavion Heights.

After they settle inside the squared circle, KUSHIDA makes his way out as the first of their three opponents. The theme for The Rascalz hits next and the duo of Miguel and Wentz join him in the ring for our first match of the evening.

Following the bell, Dempsey and Wentz kick things off for their respective teams. The two lock up and Dempsey immediately isolates the arm of Wentz and goes to work on bending and stretching it in directions that it is not intended to go.

Fans chant “TNA!” at one point, but seconds later, break out in a “NXT!” chant. Each guy tags out and we see The Rascalz hit some double-team action before Miguel takes over in the offensive lead for his team. Borne slows him down with a big forearm smash.

Heights tags in and he and Borne hit some double-team action in the NQCC corner. KUSHIDA tags in and helps shift the offensive momentum back into his team’s favor. Heights military presses KUSHIDA and just launches him into the air and backs up, Ultimate Warrior and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan-style, only modern and safe.

Wentz tags in and takes over on Borne, who is the legal man for the NQCC team. He gets in some shots and then tags Miguel back in, and the two hit some double-team spots before KUSHIDA joins them for a cool three-man spot in the ring before hitting a stereo dive at the same time to the NQCC guys on the floor at ringside.

The NQCC start to brawl their way into the offensive driver’s seat on the floor. Back inside the ring, Dempsey counters a Hoover-Board Lock attempt by KUSHIUDA into an arm lock. KUSHIDA reverses and while holding Dempsey in a submission, Wentz and Miguel apply submission attempts to Heights and Borne all at the same time.

Fans break out into an enthusiastic “This is Awesome!” chant. KUSHIDA and The Rascalz set up a big three-man spot with two on the top-rope, but before they execute it, they notice Jonathan Gresham emerge from the entrance tunnel.

The distraction leads to the NQCC guys taking over again and bust open Miguel’s mouth. Wentz is hit with a neck-breaker, followed by a dragon suplex from Dempsey for the pin. The NQCC pick up the win in what was a really good opening match. After the match, the show heads into a commercial break.

Wes Lee Reunites With The Rascalz In The Treehouse

When the show returns, we see The Rascalz team of Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz and Wes Lee all together in a talking heads segment, complete with a bad laugh and applause background sound track.

They spend some time joking about whether or not Wes Lee is really there or if it is a hologram. Lee suggests they handle the No Quarter Catch Crew once and for all. They head off to smoke up in The Treehouse as the segment comes to a close.

Xia Brookside defeated Alisha Edwards (w/ Masha Slamovich)

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for Alisha Edwards hits and out comes the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champion accompanied by her tag-team partner, Masha Slamovich, for the second match of the show. They settle in the ring and then the theme for Xia Brookside hits and she makes her way out.

Tom Hannifan confirms Brookside, Gisele Shaw, Tasha Steelz and Faby Apache in a four-way Knockouts showdown for the Countdown To TNA Slammiversary 2024 pre-show at the big pay-per-view event in Montreal on Saturday, July 30.

After the bell gets this one started, Edwards and Brookside jaw back-and-forth at each other before things ultimately graduate to physicality. Brookside slaps a side headlock on The System member, who escapes and snatches up the arm of her opposition.

Edwards hits a big suplex on Brookside that results in Brookside taking a bad landing in the corner. Edwards kicks away at the grounded Brookside before standing on her hair and yanking on her hands as the crowd boos.

Brookside finally gets back to her feet and starts slinging punches, but Brookside snatches her up and hits a powerslam for a two-count. Brookside rallies back and begins building some offensive momentum. She hits a Russian leg-sweep for a two-count.

She heads over to the corner and connects with a middle rope cross body splash for another close pin attempt. Edwards knocks Brookside out to the floor where Slamovich hoists her up, but before she can do anything, the Spitfire duo of Jody Threat and Dani Luna make the save and take her out.

Back in the ring, Brookside hits her finisher off the ropes for the victory, scoring a pin over one-half of the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions. After the Knockouts one-on-one contest wraps up, the show heads back into another commercial break.

Mike Santana With A Message For JDC

When the show returns, we see a well-produced segment featuring Mike Santana talking about how JDC has forced him to release the rabid dog side of himself that he has been trying to keep caged to promote their match later tonight.

“Speedball” Mike Bailey Runs Mustafa Ali’s Secret Service Gauntlet

Hannifan and Rehwoldt show “earlier today” footage of “Speedball” Mike Bailey trying to attack TNA X-Division Champion and his opponent for TNA Slammiversary 2024 on Saturday in Montreal, Mustafa Ali. Back inside the Impact Zone, Bailey calls out Ali.

Ali doesn’t come out but appears on the big screen to respond to Bailey’s challenge to fight him tonight. Ali says he will fight him tonight if Bailey can get through the Secret Service Gauntlet. He tells him he’ll see him real soon. Out comes four members of Ali’s Secret Service in suits with sunglasses on.

One of the four nameless security guys hits the ring and within seconds is kicked into oblivion by one-half of Speedball Mountain for a quick pin. The second one hits the ring and suffers the same fate in about the same amount of time.

The third one is hesitant to get into the ring. He decides against it and hops off the apron and onto the floor at ringside, giving the “Nah, I’m out of here” hand gesture, only for Bailey to come flying into the camera shot to take him out anyways. We head to a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.

When the show returns, we see Bailey has just finished off the third and fourth secret service security guys, so it’s time for the impromptu fight against Ali. Instead, out comes Campaign Singh, who reveals that now he has gotten through the secret service guys, to complete the gauntlet, he must beat him as well.

He ends up in the ring and within a minute or two, Bailey has him down and out for the pinfall victory. He awaits the arrival of the TNA X-Division Champion for the fight he originally came out to challenge him to.. Two guys in riot gear come out instead and each go in different directions around the ring.

Bailey gets distracted and one of the guys hits the ring and attacks Bailey from behind with a club. He takes his riot gear helmet off to reveal he is, in fact, Mustafa Ali.

He continues to beat down Bailey some more and then bullies the referee into counting three on this non-match while Bailey is down and out. He gloats afterwards and then the show heads into another commercial time out.

When the show returns, Ali is backstage with his Secret Service crew gloating some more about “beating” Bailey. He claims because of the “win,” his title defense against Bailey at Slammiversary is no longer taking place.

Up comes a rare serious Santino Marella who warns Ali to never put his hands on an official again before informing him that his title defense against Bailey at Slammiversary is still very much on as planned.

Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy defeated Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards via Disqualification in TNA World Tag-Team Championship match, when JDC interferes.

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for The System duo of Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards hits, and out comes the reigning and defending TNA World Tag-Team Champions for our next match of the evening.

As they settle in the ring, Hannifan and Rehwoldt talk about how the winner of this match will go on to defend the tag-team titles against ABC at Slammiversary on Saturday. The theme for The Hardys hits next and out comes Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy.

The legendary duo head down for the first time in seven years to compete together in a match inside a TNA Wrestling ring. The fans give them a rock star reaction coming out and as they settle into the ring, Matt leads them in the first of what will likely be many “DELETE! DELETE!” chants.

The fans break into their own organic “Hardy! Hardy!” chant and then the ring announcer handles the final formal pre-match ring introductions for both teams to get this championship contest officially off-and-running.

After the bell sounds to get this one started, Matt Hardy and Brian Myers kick things off for their respective teams. The two lock-up and Myers muscles Hardy into a corner. He gives him a clean break but then forcefully pushes him for no reason.

Hardy fights back and takes Myers to his corner where he isolates his arm before tagging in Jeff Hardy. Jeff heads to the top-rope as the fans inside the 2300 Arena come to life. Jeff picks up where Matt left off, taking it to Myers and Edwards.

He sends both retreating on the floor at ringside to recover and regroup. Myers hits Jeff with a big shot upon returning to the ring. He backs Hardy into the corner and tags Edwards back in. Edwards works over Jeff in the corner for a few seconds.

He then tags Myers right back in to do the same. The two utilize frequent tags while keeping Jeff isolated on their half of the ring, with a fresh guy working him over at all times. The crowd loudly boos and continues to do so for what feels like forever.

Think boring second or third round of a five round UFC main event, when a crowd starts to think it’s gonna go this way the rest of the time and quickly grow restless. Matt Hardy finally gets the much-needed hot tag.

The crowd comes to life as he helps shift the offensive momentum back into the favor of The Hardy Boys. While he works over Myers in the ring, Edwards takes out Jeff with a cheap shot on the floor. He then heads into the ring where he and Myers hit Matt with a big double-team spot.

The high impact two-on-one move helps The System duo settle back into the offensive driver’s seats. As they go to work on Matt, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break. When the show returns, we see Matt still on the wrong end of a one-sided beatdown.

He eventually hits a Side Effect that buys him some much-needed tag and then he makes a sorely-needed hot tag to his brother. Jeff Hardy hits the ring with a ton of energy as the crowd comes to life. He hits any-and-everything that moves and then comes off the top-rope with a Whisper in the Wind on Myers.

He goes for the cover but Edwards breaks it up just in time. He hits a Twist of Fate and heads to the top-rope for a Swanton Bomb. Johnny Dango Curtis hits the ring, however, and knocks him off, sending him crashing and burning way down below on the floor. The referee calls for the bell.

As The System duo beat down Matt in the ring, JDC puts Jeff’s head through a steel folding chair and then slams it throat-first into the steel ring post. The System hold Matt and force him to watch as they continue to beat down Jeff at ringside with the chair still around his neck.

Officials and doctors and security rush to the scene to check on Jeff and try and get The System out of there. They put a brace around the neck of Jeff and load him up on a stretcher as Hannifan puts his serious / somber voice on and sends the broadcast into a commercial break.

JDC defeated Mike Santana via Disqualification

When the show returns, Mike Santana and JDC are in the ring for the next match of the evening. As the match gets underway, we see something unfold backstage. Rebecca Hardy is down and screaming in pain in the back when Matt Hardy finds her. She tells him that JDC attacked her.

Jeff Hardy, meanwhile, is shown being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher following the savage attack moments ago by JDC. Back inside the Impact Zone, we see JDC doing much of the same. His viciousness is on full display.

JDC bites at the bandaged head of Santana and trying to attack him with a steel chair on the floor. Santana’s head is bandaged as a result of another in-match attack by JDC when he assaulted Santana during his Road To Slammiversary Qualifier bout on Impact a couple of weeks ago.

Back in the ring, Santana starts to show signs of life and begins fighting back into competitive form. He hits a big death valley driver for a close two-count. Santana looks for Spin The Block, but JDC avoids it and hits a big slam of his own for a two-count.

Hannifan and Rehwoldt point out on commentary that both guys are busted open. JDC’s nose is bleeding, while Santana’s head is opened up. JDC hits a big high spot off the middle rope for a super close pin attempt, however Santana kicks out before the count of three.

Back on the floor, JDC charges at Santana with a chair. Santana dodges it and sends JDC into the steel ring post. Santana grabs the chair that JDC tried to use on him. He raises it high in the air to show it off and then in blatant fashion, right in front of the referee, begins beating the crap out of JDC with it.

The referee calls for the bell, giving JDC the win via DQ, however Santana clearly doesn’t care. He continues to beat down JDC with the chair and then connects with his Spin The Block finisher, leaving JDC laid out on the floor as the show heads into another commercial break.

Tom Hannifan One-On-One Sit-Down Interview With Jordynne Grace

When the show returns, we see Tom Hannifan seated with Jordynne Grace in a pre-recorded one-on-one sit-down interview with the TNA Knockouts Champion. They talk about her title defense against Ash By Elegance at TNA Slammiversary on Saturday in Montreal.

She talks about winning the title from Trinity, who is now working as Naomi in WWE, and being on the run of her life since then. They talk about her appearance in the Women’s Royal Rumble match for WWE.

The talk shifts to her later appearing on WWE NXT on the USA Network and challenging for the NXT Women’s Championship at NXT Battleground, with her loss being blamed on Ash By Elegance’s interference.

They wrap up by talking about Ash being on vacation while Jordynne has been defending her Knockouts title against additional NXT Superstars in recent weeks on TNA Impact. She vows to show Ash on Saturday that despite her belief, she is not untouchable.

After it wraps up, we see George Iceman on the phone kissing Ash By Elegance’s butt, telling her he’s got manicure and pedicure appointments, etc. set up for her in Montreal. All the while he is talking to her on the phone, Rosemary is behind him making weird faces and gestures.

TNA Slammiversary 2024 Main Event Contract Signing

Back inside the Impact Zone at the 2300 Arena, Santino Marella is shown in the ring. He says it’s time for the contract signing for the six-man elimination match for the TNA World Championship at the TNA Slammiversary 2024 pay-per-view this Saturday in Montreal.

He introduces the first of the five men who will be challenging Moose for his world title at the PPV on 7/20, Josh Alexander. As “The Walking Weapon” settles inside the squared circle, the show heads into a mid-segment commercial break.

When the show returns, we see Joe Hendry make his way out to a big crowd reaction, with the Philly crowd loudly singing along with his catchy-ass entrance tune. He settles inside the ring, which is decked out for the contract signing with a table and chairs.

Also in the ring now are Alexander, Steve Maclin, Frankie Kazarian and noticably absent is Nic Nemeth. The theme for the reigning, defending TNA World Champion Moose hits and out comes the leader of The System dressed to the nines in a suit and tie.

Santino sets the stage as the guys take their respective seats. He introduces Nic Nemeth on Zoom. He reveals he suffered a partially torn labrum as a result of his back-alley brawl last week. He says he will be at Slammiversary, however, as he will be medically cleared in two days.

He vows he will leave Montreal as the new TNA World Champion. Santino gives the guys a pen to sign the contract and reminds them that he wants no shenanigans or malarkey. Most pen their respective John Hancock’s, however Frankie Kazarian hesitates. Santino tells him they don’t have all night.

He finally signs as well. Hendry goes last and soaks up the big crowd reaction and “We Believe” chant he gets. Moose yanks the contract from him. He says he’s gonna sign it first. He does and slams it back down. Santino tells him to take it easy.

The theme for AJ Francis hits and out he comes with his Rich “Homie” Swann. The First Class duo head to the ring with Francis yapping away on the microphone about the contract signing for the main event, when in all actuality, First Class is the “real” main event of TNA Slammiversary.

Francis tells Moose he respects him because they were former NFL brothers, but points out he is the only double-champion in the room. “Lou Thesz ain’t got nothin’ on me!” he says. He heads into the ring with Swann and says there’s five guys he respects in the ring and then there’s Joe Hendry.

He must be included Santino on his respect list, unless he forgot Nemeth isn’t in the ring as well. He tells them all they need to shake his hand and look him in the eyes and say “thank you for the house” when they’re at the sold out TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view this weekend.

Santino says Francis spit in his mouth and says this isn’t the time or place for this. He tells him to get out of the ring. Francis gets in Santino’s face and asks who he is talking to. Out from under the ring pops “The French-Canadian Frankenstein” PCO.

PCO hits the ring and the brawl is on between he and First Class. All of the guys involved in the TNA World Championship main event at Slammiversary end up involved in a brawl of their own, which culminates with Hendry hitting his Standing Ovation chokeslam to TNA World Champion Moose to put him through the table.

He picks up the contract he had yet to sign due to Moose yanking it out of his hands, signs it, and plays to the crowd as his theme hits once again. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Remember to check back here at F4WOnline.com this Saturday, July 20, for live TNA Slammiversary 2024 results coverage from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Thanks for joining us and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.