An anything goes Monsters Ball match will headline tonight’s TNA Impact as PCO will take on Kon.
The two have been feuding for several months with the latest chapter being Kon costing PCO the Digital Media title in his challenge of champion Crazzy Steve.
TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace and top contender Steph De Lander will sign the contract for their title match at this month’s Rebellion. Matt Cardona will accompany SDL tonight so anything could happen.
TNA World Champion Moose will take on Trent Seven in a non-title match as Seven & Mike Bailey prepare to challenge Moose’s System teammates Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards for the TNA Tag Team titles at Rebellion.
Former tag champions ABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) will take on First Class (AJ Francis & Rich Swann).
The aforementioned Digital Media title will be on the line as Crazzy Steve defends against Laredo Kid.
Our live coverage will begin at 8:30 PM Eastern.
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iMPACT! opened with Hammerstone and Josh Alexander beating the hell out of one another with Alexander being busted open as security attempted to intervene but weren’t very successful. Tommy Dreamer then made his way to ringside to calm Alexander down and asked him to head to the back before turning his attention to Hammerstone who was now in the ring.
Dreamer entered the ring and told Hammerstone that they were in front of the best fans in the world and that Hammerstone was in TNA Wrestling because of him. Dreamer told Hammerstone that there was too much going on tonight for them to be brawling before Rebellion.
Dreamer told Hammerstone to head to the back but as Tommy was heading out of the ring, Hammerstone nailed him from behind before locking in him the Torture Rack. Alexander returned to ringside to save Dreamer and then made the announcement that at Rebellion, they would battle in a Last Man Standing match.
Crazzy Steve defeated Laredo Kid by disqualification to retain the Digital Media title
After some quick back and forth action in the first few moments, Steve started playing mind games and was able to gain some momentum. Kid attempted a comeback but Steve’s aggressive ground game was enough to keep his momentum going before locking Kid in a submission.
Kid would finally mount a comeback and after some near falls, nailed Steve with a Michinoku Driver in the corner. Kid attempted to follow up by heading to the top rope but was Steve was able to knock him down into a tree of woe and then followed up with a diving attack in the corner.
Steve refused to let up on his aggressive tactics and after getting a near fall of his own, focused on tearing the mask off of Kid. Kid finally snapped and after landing some major blows to Steve, refused to let up in the corner and shoved the referee when he was told to back off forcing a disqualification.
– It was announced that Against All Odds this year would take place at Cicero Stadium in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, June 14th with tickets going on sale on Saturday, April 20th.
– Backstage, Alex Shelley apologized to Chris Sabin and KUSHIDA for wanting to do things on his own and stated that Time Machine was much greater as a unit. Sabin and KUSHIDA accepted his apology and agreed with him.
First Cla$$ (AJ Francis & Rich Swann) defeated ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)
Austin and Swann started the match but before they locked up, Swann quickly tagged out to Francis.
Francis attempted a test of strength but Bey side stepped and soon used his quickness to gain some early momentum. Francis would capitalize and Swann was tagged back in but Austin was quickly able to tag out to Bey as well and it became all ABC.
Bey attempted to land a dive over the top rope to Francis on the floor but AJ caught him. Austin was able to make the save but this only angered Francis as he quickly recovered and we saw both members of ABC down and out as we headed to commercial.
We’re back from commercial and Francis is laying a beating on Austin inside of the ring. Austin managed to persevere and both Francis and Austin made tags to their partners. After some quick offense by ABC, Francis managed to catch both of them at the same time before planting them down hard to the canvas.
Swann attempted a 450 on Austin but failed and ABC started capitalizing when Francis attempted a double suplex on both Austin and Bey but instead found himself on the receiving end of a death valley driver.
ABC attempted an assisted Art of Finesse on Swann but Bey was met with a neckbreaker instead. Swann then rolled up Austin and with a handful of tights, scored the 1-2-3 for his team.
After the match, Joe Hendry appeared with a mic in hand. Hendry recited verses from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme song before referring to Francis as Uncle Phil in which the crowd started chanting. Hendry then stated that he spoke to Santino Marella and announced that it would be Hendy and Swann at Rebellion.
– Backstage, Santino Marella was met by Ash by Elegance and The Personal Concierge. They stated that Ash was ready for her Knockouts title match at Rebellion but instead of agreeing to make it happen, Marella left them hanging instead.
– Backstage, Mustafa Ali was with the Grizzled Young Vets. Ali vented that his match at Rebellion should not be taking place before Jake Something interrupted and stated that the match was indeed going to take place.
Jordynne Grace and Steph De Lander (w/Matt Cardona) in a Rebellion Contract Signing
Santino Marella was in the ring and introduced both De Lander and Grace to the ring. Marella welcomed both women but before anything more could be said, Cardona put over the King and Queen being present and stated that SDL was going to become the new Knockouts champion at Rebellion as De Lander signed the contract.
Grace then put over her own accomplishments before Cardona took offense to Jordynne’s claim about the Digital Media title. De Lander then stated that they didn’t have enough time to talk about all of her accomplishments but Grace countered by stating that she’s beaten her before, beaten her boyfriend before and beaten her boyfriend’s wife before. As both Cardona and De Lander started fuming, Grace followed up by calling Cardona a b****.
As Cardona was going nuts and the fans were chanting b****, Grace finally signed the contract. Grace and then De Lander shook hands but as the aggression was high, a brawl ensued and after Marella was knocked down and out, De Lander put Grace through a table before posing with the title.
– Backstage, Masha Slamovich was interrupted by The System and Eddie Edwards stated that her and Alisha could make a great tag team. Slamovich then gave them an answer in Russian and left as Eddie, Alisha and Brian Myers looked confused.
– A video promo aired focusing on Jonathan Gresham in a board room full of people, reflecting on the masks he wears in life.
Moose (w/The System) defeated Trent Seven (w/Mike Bailey) in a non-title match
Seven attempted to match power with Moose in the early moments but it wasn’t a great idea as several chops by Seven were met with one huge grounding chop by Moose.
Seven wouldn’t give up however and after landing multiple more chops, finally sent Moose off his feet with a DDT. Both men then exchanged blows back and forth but as Seven looked like he was ready to setup the Burning Hammer, he was met with a massive spear instead as Moose picked up the victory looking very strong going into Rebellion just nine days away.
After the match, The System entered the ring looking to do more damage but Mike Bailey entered the ring as well. Bailey was cornered quickly and after he managed to hold his own for a second or so, The System was on the attack. Before they could inflict too much damage, Time Machine hit the ring to make the save.
– Backstage, Santino Marella was interrupted by The System, who were angry about what just took place. Marella stated that The System would defend the world tag team titles next week against the Motor City Machine Guns and the winners would battle Speedball Mountain at Rebellion. Marella was then interrupted by Decay who stated they wanted their rematch for the Knockouts world tag team titles at Rebellion in which Marella agreed.
Jake Something defeated James Drake (w/Zack Gibson)
Something immediately used his power game to gain the early advantage but having Gibson out at ringside meant Drake could easily switch momentum at any given time which happened multiple times in the first few moments of the match.
After Something had Drake setup in the corner, he went to the opposite corner but Gibson grabbed his leg allowing Drake to land a running dropkick. Gibson then followed up by choking Something with his scarf as Drake distracted the referee.
This was enough to ignite Cody Deaner, who hit ringside to even up the odds. Deaner took out Gibson and Something followed up by nailing Drake with Into The Void the get the 1-2-3.
After the match, Mustafa Ali came down to the ring with a mic but was quickly quieted as Something dove to the outside over the top rope taking out his campaign before grabbing Ali himself.
The Grizzled Young Vets would recover however and nail Something with Grit Your Teeth. Deaner attempted to make the save but after he was taken out, Something was finished off as well as Ali and GYV proved to be too powerful.
PCO defeated Kon in a Monster’s Ball match
No food, no water, no light for the past 24 hours and it was the 58th Monster’s Ball about to create havoc here this week.
After both men started in what looked like a traditional wrestling match, they decided that was enough as PCO grabbed a kendo stick and Kon grabbed a steel chair. Kon gained early momentum as PCO’s kendo stick was no match. Kon found himself on the outside of the ring and PCO looked to capitalize with a dive through the ropes but was met head first with a garbage can instead.
Kon continued the momentum inside of the ring and after trapping PCO with a trashcan in the middle of the ring, Kon wrapped his arm in a steel chain and beat down on PCO trapped inside. Kon followed up by setting up a table ringside but before he could attempt to piledrive PCO through it, he was sent flying off of the ring apron.
PCO followed up with a somersault dive to the floor wiping out Kon and then set him up on the table that had been previously setup on the floor. PCO climbed to the top rope and as Kon laid helpless, PCO nailed him with a Deanimator.
Kon would once again make a comeback using a kendo stick but it was short lived. After he climbed to the top rope, PCO sent him flying through a table to the floor below. PCO then setup a bridged ladder from the ring apron to a ladder setup at ringside and had a wicked finish in mind but after he setup Kon and climbed to the top rope, he crashed and burned hard through the ladder instead.
Kon capitalized and that magical black bag appeared as both men were back in the ring. Kon dumped out thumbtacks everywhere including the mouth of PCO before applying a chinlock to the French Canadian Frankenstein. PCO spit out the tacks and soon started to gain the final advantage he needed.
After dumping tacks over the body of a grounded Kon, PCO looked to finish him off. PCO climbed to the top rope and with a massive PCOsault, scored the victory in the 58th edition of Monster’s Ball.
Final Thoughts:
We’re nine days away from Rebellion and it will be interesting to see who walks out with gold that night.
Steph De Lander looked strong tonight and seeing her put Jordynne Grace through that table makes me believe she can knock the Juggernaut off of the mountain and become Queen of the Knockouts division.
The same can be said with regards to Speedball Mountain as Trent Seven stood his ground with Moose tonight and with The System battling MCMG next week with the titles on the line, Speedball Mountain will have an opportunity to simply watch on and create a game plan.
Speaking of Moose, he’s looking more powerful and dominant than ever before and I honestly don’t think at this point that even Nick Nemeth will be able to change that. You add the fact that Moose has got The System by his side and I’m predicting now, #AndSTILL at Rebellion.
Solid show by TNA Wrestling tonight and I’m looking forward to the go-home edition next week!
Next Week:
- The System defend the world tag team titles against the Motor City Machine Guns
- Hammerstone will be in action
- Nic Nemeth will share his final thoughts going into Rebellion
