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TNA Impact live results: Frankie Kazarian vs. Bear Bronson World title match

Posted on by Joseph Collins

The TNA World title will be on the line as part of the first TNA Impact for 2026 as Frankie Kazarian will defend against newcomer Bear Bronson.

Bronson won a 20-man battle royal in December in his first match in TNA to earn the shot with the winner moving on to defend against Mike Santana at this month’s Genesis PPV.

After issuing an open challenge last month, Tessa Blanchard, Victoria Crawford & Mila Moore will take on Indi Hartwell, Jada Stone & Jody Threat.

The Angel Warriors (Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) face Heather & M of The Elegance Brand.

In singles action, Mustafa Ali faces Home Town Man while both The Righteous and The System will appear in promo segments.

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Taped from El Paso, Texas. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

The Angel Warriors (Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) vs.  Heather & M by Elegance (w/ The Concierge)

If I can be serious for a minute, M went for a kick on Lee and she snatched her leg into a half crab. Brookside got the tag and caught M with a rana out of the corner. Brookside hit a meteora in the corner then a Russian Legsweep for a near fall. Heather caught Brookside with a shot from behind so the Elegance Brand could take control. 

The IInspiration were shown watching the action from the back. M hit a version of a drive-by on Brookside that looked like it sent Brookside into the turnbuckle headfirst, and Heather got a near fall. 

Tags were made on both sides, and Lee took M down with rapid strikes and a knee. Brookside jumped off of Lee’s back for an elbow drop to get a near fall. M came back with a superkick. Just as I started to think this match was going to long, Dani Luna ran in to attack Lee from behind, taking her out of the match. M tied up Brookside with a bow and arrow, and Heather came off the top with a double stomp to get the pinfall. 

Match Result: Heather and M by Elegance win by pinfall (6:17) 

— In the back, Santino Marella was depressed about getting hit in the groin by his daughter, and gave a note to Gia Miller for “Tom and Jerry” to read on the television. Who I guess are Hannifan and Rehwoldt, because after a commercial break, they announced the contents of the note. Stacks will defend the International title against Steve Maclin next week. And at Genesis, Leon Slater will defend the X-Division title against Moose and Cedric Alexander while Mustafa Ali will take on Elijah. 

Mustafa Ali (w/ Order 4)  vs.  Home Town Man

Ali went for his rolling neckbreaker, but The Home Town Man countered with a TKO for a near fall. HTM hit the home town elbow drop and a bulldog. John Skylar and Jason Hodge distracted the Home Town Man, and Ali caught him with a kick. Ali finished HTM with the 450 Splash. 

Match Result: Ali pinned the Home Town Man (3:00).

After the match, an Elijah doppelgänger (perhaps his brother Ezekiel?) was seen on the entrance stage, so Ali sent Hodge and Skylar after him. Elijah snuck up behind Ali in the ring and almost hit him with the guitar, than sang the Home Town Man’s theme song to annoy Ali. 

— None of the Rascalz want to talk to Santino about getting them another X-Division Title shot. But they go in to Santino’s office and ask for a title shot. Depressed Santino succinctly laid out that the Rascals can fight each other, the winner can get a title shot at Leon Slater on the AMC premiere, and then the winner of that match can defend in the triple threat at Genesis. Depressed Santino is better at his job than happy Santino. 

The NXT Invaders Speak

The group is now being lead by Arianna Grace, who takes the mic and complains about being in Santino’s shadow. Her dad didn’t even have the guts to tell her he wasn’t booking her for TNA anymore; she had to find out through the travel office! So now she stands by Stacks. Stacks took the mic to let Santino know that Arianna is his girl now, “and sometimes, she even calls me daddy!” Stacks and Arianna made out. Grace as the mouthpiece of the group over Lexis King (who was relegated to standing off to the side making goofy faces) is an improvement. 

Tessa Blanchard, Victoria Crawford & Mila Moore (w/ Robert Stone) vs.  Indi Hartwell, Jada Stone & Jody Threat.

Krystall Poppin, a musical artist with a lot of iTunes downloads, rapped a song while Blanchard’s group made their entrance. 

Threat took on both Crawford and Moore at once, suplexing Moore and then slamming Crawford on top of her. The babyfaces booted all three heels to the floor, then Jada Stone came off the tope with a springboard tope con hilo (assisted by her partners) onto all three of her opponents. 

Back in the ring, Threat and Moore squared off. Moore escaped a slam, but Threat caught her with a clothesline for a near fall. Jada Stone hit a sliding clothesline and a standing moonsault and got a near fall on Moore. Stone caught Moore with a gamengiri. Jada Stone went to the tope, but Robert Stone distracted her, and Moore slammed Jada off the top, allowing the heels to take control. 

Moore got a near fall after a suplex. Blanchard hit a sliding elbow on Stone’s back (who was leaning against the ropes), bending her backwards in an ugly way. 

Moore worked over Jada with a chinlock. Jada elbowed her way out, ducked a kick and got the tag to Hartwell. Hartwell hit a spinebuster on Moore for a near fall. Threat tagged in and dropped Moore with a Michinoku Driver, but Blanchard broke up the pin attempt. Crawford jumped Hartwell, and soon everyone was fighting. 

Jada Stone and Moore collided in the middle of the ring. Blanchard went to the top, but Jada Stone followed her up to try for a superplex. Robert Stone distracted Jada, and Blanchard shoved her down. Blanchard came off the top and hit Magnum, but Mila Moore got the blind tag and slid in to take the pinfall. 

Match Result: Blanchard, Moore & Crawford were victorious when Moore pinned Jada Stone (8:51 aired)

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • Everyone from the steel cage match a few weeks ago has been cleared. 
  • Elijah is still NOT cleared from his torn triceps injury. 
  • Lei Ying Lee is being evaluated after being attacked by Dani Luna at the start of the show.

Fallout from The Righteous Kidnapping of Matt Hardy

Two weeks ago, the Righteous kidnapped Matt Hardy, who found himself waking up in a well-lit barn (which was apparently, according to Matt later, a “Hardy Shrine”). After coming around, Vincent offers his help to the Hardys to reach even higher peaks. Dutch tried to offer Matt a gift, but he slapped Dutch’s hand away and left. 

Back to the arena, the Righteous came out to the ring. The crowd chanted “We Want Matt!” while Vincent cut a promo. Vincent said “he’s just a reflection” of Jeff Hardy. This promo was going nowhere, and the Hardys came out to retort. 

Matt called The Righteous creepy. Matt thought waking up surrounded by Righteous in a “Hardy Shrine” and their whole deal was creepy and kind of cultish. The Hardys aren’t interested in anything but fighting the Righteous, but Vincent and Dutch don’t want to fight. They want “brotherhood.” 

The Hardys have enough “brotherhood” with each other, so Matt and Jeff reject their offer. They want the Righteous out of their lives. If the Hardys won’t accept help from the Righteous, then things will have to go “a different way.” All the Hardys are more interested in elevating TNA into the AMC era. And that was it. 

These four need to get to the fighting already. I get the plan probably for them to not have them get physical until a Genesis or AMC, but this is not the way.

Trey Miguel v. Myron Reed v. Zachary Wentz for a shot at the X-Division Championship.

Leon Slater was on commentary and will face the winner of this match on the AMC premiere. 

The match started with two of the Rascalz double-teaming the third guy, then arguing when one would go for the cover. That would lead to two different guys double-teaming the third until one went for a pin, then they’d argue and start to go at it, repeating the cycle. Miguel went for a dive on the floor but Wentz caught him with a cutter. Reed then hit Wentz with a dive, and then Miguel followed with a springboard plancha. Back in the ring, Miguel hit Reed with a meteora off the top for a near fall. Wentz hit the UFO cutter on Migeul, but Reed came off with the springboard 450 on Wentz and got the pinfall. This was fine but I was expecting much more. 

Match Result: Myron Reed won via pinfall over Wentz (6:16)

The System Speaks

The System came out to the ring for some more talking. Eddie Edwards talked up JDC’s last match with him and promised it will get crazy at Genesis. JDC wants one more match with System altogether, and Santino has made such a match for next week in El Paso: The System v. Cedric Alexander, Leon Slater and The Hardys. 

— In the back, Gia Miller got the Hardys reaction to the previously announced match, and Matt thinks it’s the perfect way to “enter the AMC era.” The Hardys opened the door to their locker room, which has been turned into a creepy Hardy shrine by the Righteous. 

— Also next week on Impact, Dani Luna v. Harley Hudson. 

Bear Bronson v. Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Championship

Bear Bronson is excited to be in TNA. Kazarian still isn’t getting top heel heat. Bronson floored Kazarian with a back elbow to stop. Kazarian tried a chop in the corner, but Bronson said “give me some more, Frankie!” then mauled Frankie in the corner with chops and forearms. Bronson tossed Kazarian in the air with a high backdrop, and Kazarian dropped to the floor to regroup.  

Kazarian decided to walk out on the match, but Bronson followed him out and whipped him into the ring apron, then gorilla-press slammed him into the ring. 

Back in the ring, Kazarian came back and hit Bronson with a legdop and a clothesline. Kazarian choked Bronson against the ropes. Kazarian hit a sliding knee, then worked over Bronson’s back with forearms. Bronson tried to mount a comeback, but a Kazarian dropkick cut that off. Bronson tried another brief flurry of offense, but Kazarian cut him off again with a double chop to the chest. 

Kazarian tried to wear down Bronson with a cravat. Bronson got to his feet, but Kazarian transitioned from the cravat into a neckbreaker for a near fall.  Kazarian worked a front facelock on Bronson, and the crowd started getting behind the former member of Bear Country. 

Kazarian floored Bronson with a clothesline. Kazarian went for a sunset flip off the middle rope, but Bronson blocked it and sat down on Kazarian—HARD. Bronson fired up with clothesline and a back suplex. Bronson hit an avalanche in the corner and then a powerslam for a near fall. Bronson tried for a choke bomb, but Kazarian countered with a jumping DDT for two. 

Kazarian went for the chicken wing but Bronson broke it by biting Kazarian’s finger! Bronson went for an avalanche, but Kazarian ducked out, so Bronson floored him with a clothesline. Bronson followed up with a plancha to the floor and fired up the crowd. Bronson threw Kazarian in the steps shoulder first. 

Still on the floor, Bronson tore apart the ring steps. Bronson went for a powerslam on the steps, but Kazarian escaped and then slammed Bronson on steps. Kazarian ducked back into the ring and demanded the referee count. Bronson beat the count at nine. Kazarian went for a legdrop, but Bronson turned that into a crucifix for two. Bronson went for a powerbomb, but his back gave out, and Kazarian hit the Fade to Black. 

Match Result: Frankie Kazarian pinned Bronson Reed after the Fade to Black (13:09 aired). 

After the match, Carlos Silva presented Kazarian the world title belt. Mike Santana came through the crowd to cut a promo. Santana congratulated Kazarian, but not for the title win. Santana congratulated Kazarian because TNA officials are pulling the Santana/Kazarian title match at Genesis… and instead putting it on the AMC Premiere episode of TNA Impact on January 15th! 

Final Thoughts:

TNA is doing a good job building up a couple of important shows all at once. Hopefully they do the right thing on the AMC Premiere show and that title match ends with Santana getting his hand raised without Nic Nemeth coming out to screw him (but I’m not holding my breath…).

TNA Impact results: Christmas Surprise match, year-end awards

Posted on by Josh Nason

For the second straight month, TNA Wrestling had a holiday edition of Impact with Thursday’s show that featured the first-ever Christmas Surprise match and their year-end awards.

The match was a ten-person intergender bout where the teams were drawn at random through team captains Ryan Nemeth and Mara Sade opening up different presents to reveal who was on their respective squad.

In the end, Sade, Dezmond Xavier, BDE, Eric Young & Peyton Royce defeated Ryan Nemeth, Mance Warner, Rosemary, Jake Something & Jessie McKay when Sade pinned Rosemary after a superkick. The winning team earned a holiday bonus while the losers got coal.

TNA Year-End Awards

They announced various winners throughout the show which were paired up with backstage promos and parts of notable matches.

  • Tag Team of the Year: The Hardys (partial replay of Slammiversary four-way ladder match). There was a glitch where Tom Hannifan was talking about how the Hardys were transcendent in wrestling when a WWE WrestleMania 41 graphic appeared with no acknowledgement. A few seconds later, it appeared again for the next award but was never edited.
  • Crossover Moment of the Year: Joe Hendry vs. Randy Orton at WrestleMania 41 (no footage was shown)
  • Knockouts Tag Team of the Year: The Elegance Brand
  • Knockouts of the Year: Ash by Elegance (footage was shown from The Elegance Brand vs. Spitfire from Sacrifice)
  • X-Division Star & Finishing Move of the Year: Leon Slater with Slater’s X-Division title win over Moose at Slammiversary and the subsequent AJ Styles promo afterward shown.
  • Match of the Year: Mustafa Ali vs. Mike Santana falls count anywhere from Rebellion
  • Male Wrestler of the Year: Mike Santana
  • Inspirational Wrestler of the Year: Chris Bey
  • Faction of the Year: The System

The full lineup for next Thursday’s New Year’s Day edition of Impact were also revealed.

TNA Impact results: Team NXT vs. Team TNA steel cage match

Posted on by Josh Nason

A WarGames-esque steel cage match between WWE NXT and TNA headlines tonight’s TNA Impact from El Paso, Texas.

The match sees TNA’s Mike Santana, The Hardys, Steve Maclin & Santino Marella against NXT’s Stacks, Lexis King, Tyson Dupont, Tyriek Igwe and Brooks Jensen under WarGames entrance rules.

In another match, 20 men will compete in a battle royal for a TNA World title shot on the first Impact of 2026.

The Angel Warriors (Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) take on Tessa Blanchard & Mila Moore in tag team action.

Elijah will appear to host another concert after dragging Mustafa Ali away on a horse at Final Resolution.

Please note our coverage will begin at 9 PM Eastern.

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20-man battle royal for a TNA World title shot

As the match was set to begin, TNA World Champion Frankie Kazarian came out to join Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt at ringside. The title shot will come on January 15.

The bout itself featured a lot of mid-card/lower card talent outside guys like former TNA World Champion Moose. As has been pointed out by Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio when it comes to World title shots, why aren’t all the top talent in the company vying for their opportunity?

There was a lot of teasing for future tag team feuds in addition to a potentially fun match between Bear Bronson and Jake Something in the middle portion. AJ Francis came out and pulled Rich Swann outside of the ring to eliminate him and cost his former First Class mate a shot.

The finals came down to Bronson, Eric Young…and Ryan Nemeth. Yes, that Ryan Nemeth. Bronson eliminated Nemeth and Young tossed Bronson but he never hit the floor to Young’s surprise. The two battled on the apron and Young was eliminated after a back body drop on the apron, giving the newcomer a title shot.

Having seen Bronson in person before, there is a lot more to him than what you saw in Bear Country. I’m looking forward to seeing what he can do in TNA if given the opportunity.

Match Result: Bear Bronson won a battle royal to earn a future TNA World title shot

-Team NXT did a backstage promo hyping up the cage match.

-The injury report revealed that Matt Cardona is out with a shoulder injury following the recent attack from Lexis King, Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell are being held out due to last week’s dog collar match, and Rich Swann is having his back evaluated after the Francis attack above.

-Mike Santana and The Hardys will be on the next cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated.

-Bear Bronson talked with Gia Miller about his upcoming title shot.

Angel Warriors (TNA Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside) vs. Mila Moore & Tessa Blanchard (w/ Robert Stone & Victoria Crawford)

This one didn’t do much for me and was way too long. The crowd was dead for the most part and it was just kinda there. The end came when Lee hit Moore with a kick and then hit her Warrior’s Way swinging facebuster for the pin. I’m assuming Lee vs. Blanchard for the title is coming after Dani Luna gets her crack at the gold.

Match Result: Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside defeated Mila Moore & Tessa Blanchard

-Speaking of, Luna did a backstage promo calling for her title shot.

-An irate Robert Stone trying to pump up Blanchard and Moore for their past accomplishments, saying all three of them and Crawford are “the Michael Jordan of TNA.” Blanchard then issued an open challenge to any three woman to take on The Diamond Collective “because this time, we aren’t playing around.”

– Miller caught up with Brookside and Lee and asked Lee about Luna’s challenge. Lee said if she wants to fight, she won’t run. Brookside said Luna is scary, but Lee didn’t care. “Anytime, anywhere…b*tch!”

Elijah plays a concert

He played up to El Paso with a song for them until he was thankfully interrupted by Tasha Steelz of Order 4 who came out with a podium. The fans woke up and were booing her vociferously until Mustafa Ali came out and got more boos as he wanted to address an incident he said was “The Lasso in El Paso” referencing what happened at Final Resolution.

They bantered for a bit until Elijah said he wanted to fight. Elijah was about to make his way up until he was attacked by The Great Hands who eventually got dispatched. Special Agent Zero got in the way until Ali told him to stand down and have Elijah take the first shot. Elijah got distracted by Steelz and Ali nailed him in the back with a guitar, leaving Order 4 to stand tall over him.

I guess your level of excitement for this feud is how much you’re into Elijah. By me typing that, you can probably figure out where I fall on that excitement level.

– Indi Hartwell, looking no worse for the wear, did a promo talking about the dog collar match. She said once she is cleared, she is going to prove she’s the best and will be Knockouts Champion one day.

– They showed highlights of Leon Slater and Je’Von Evans taking on AJ Styles and Dragon Lee from Saturday Night’s Main Event, even tying into AMC by showing the crowd shot of Jon Bernthal who used to be on The Walking Dead.

They flipped to Tuesday’s NXT and the four-way title match that Slater won to earn a future NXT Championship shot against Oba Femi at NXT New Year’s Evil. They also showed Moose calling out NXT North American Champion Ethan Page for their title match on December 30 on NXT TV.

-In a backstage promo, Moose called out Slater for an X-Division title match at Genesis as he never invoked his rematch clause. Cedric Alexander then came into the frame and said he should rescind that request as he wants the shot instead.

-Kazarian was talking to an Elvis Presley painting inside the venue, followed up by him talking down to Bronson and that the World title wasn’t going anywhere.

Team TNA vs. Team NXT cage match

They went over the rules and this was exactly WarGames rules. Unlike those matches, this was being held in a single traditional cage so things are going to get a bit tight in there.

NXT’s Brooks Jensen and TNA’s Mike Santana (entering in a low rider that was driven into the same building by Eddy Guerrero once up on a time) started this one out.

NXT’s Lexis King was in next, so the visitors had the man advantage. A painted up Steve Maclin was in next, using King’s cane on its owner’s back. With two minute entrances, the ring was filling up quick. NXT’s Tyson Dupont was up next followed by TNA’s Matt Hardy. However, Hardy was attacked by Tyriek Igwe before he could get in there and just went in the cage instead, giving NXT a 4-on-2 advantage as Hardy was dead outside the cage.

TNA’s Jeff Hardy was out next in his first cage match of any kind in seven years, followed by new TNA International Champion Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo representing NXT. About a minute after he entered, The Righteous then came out to no reaction and took Matt Hardy to the back. (I will say their music has always been great, so there.)

Finally, Santino Marella entered at number ten, the injury sub for the aforementioned Cardona. He then took on all five NXT guys, taking them all out…except for future son-in-law Lorenzo who is engaged to his daughter, Arianna Grace. Lorenzo had no issue beating up Marella, though.

This didn’t feature any blood which seemed odd considering a) they just had a bloody dog collar match the week before and b) this is supposedly a heated rivalry.

Maclin went up to the top of the cage and was teasing a headbutt before Jensen stopped him. This led to a big suplex spot with men from both teams getting involved. The camera angle, even on the replay, didn’t do Maclin being suplexed off the top of the cage any favors, though.

Marella pulled out the cobra sock and Santana hit Spin the Block on Jensen to give Team TNA the win in more of the more tame cage matches you’ll see.

Rehwoldt said “the war has been won” by Team TNA which I’m sure you, dear reader, don’t believe. Santana, Hardy and Maclin left Marella in the cage with Stacks which led to Grace coming out. With her fiancee grounded, she was smiling and then just low-blowed her own father as Stacks beat him up.

Santana tried to get back in the cage, but the door was locked. Maclin then got in there by, well, climbing the cage. Grace then left the cage, berated Santana, and said Marella was a deadbeat father.

The war must continue!

Afterward, they went to a cinematic style deal with Matt Hardy waking up groggily with clips from The Righteous’ recent promo playing. Hardy picked up a necklace and looked confused and then, The Righteous were right there. Vincent said all of their devotion was for Hardy and asked Hardy to help them. He thinks the Hardys can become immortal, but they need to trust him. Dutch had a gift, but Hardy, still wearing his title belt, slapped it away and left as Dutch laughed.

And that’s how the show ended.

Next Week (Christmas Day):

  • 10-person Christmas Surprise tag team match
  • Year-end awards

Final Thoughts:

There was nothing here that felt consequential. As I wrote above, the cage match was tame and didn’t feel like any kind of blowoff. The TNA/NXT relationship is here to stay as long as WWE wants it to.

TNA Impact live results: Dog collar match, Final Resolution fallout

Posted on by Joseph Collins

One of the more violent matches in pro wrestling returns on tonight’s TNA Impact as Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell do battle in a dog collar match from El Paso, Texas.

The show will feature the fallout from both last Friday’s TNA Final Resolution and Saturday’s NXT Deadline including TNA World Champion Frankie Kazarian who will be on hand after successfully defending against JDC.

The rivalry between TNA and NXT continues as Matt Cardona vs. Lexis King will determine the advantage in next week’s TNA vs. NXT steel cage match under WarGames rules.

A six-way bout between Jake Something, Cedric Alexander, Ryan Nemeth, BDE, Jason Hotch and Dezmond Xavier will determine the next challenger for X-Division Champion Leon Slater.

The Elegance Brand of Heather & M will take on Harley Hudson & Myla Grace while Sinner & Saint (Judas Icarus & Travis Williams) challenge Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers of The System.

TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys will be on hand to address the challenge of new arrivals The Righteous at Final Resolution.

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Taped in El Paso, Texas. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

The King’s Speech with Frankie Kazarian

The commentators made it clear as Kazarian made it down to the ring that JDC did not tap out, but that he passed out, in his match with Kazarian at Final Resolution last week. Kazarian bragged about “retiring” JDC (he’s still got another month). Kazarian will lead TNA into the “AMC era.” Move over, Walter White! Kazarian continued to acknowledge the “angry marks” who aren’t happy with him as TNA World Champion. I was thinking maybe AJ Styles could win a World Title in WWE, then all the old guys from vintage TNA could be on top in 2025. (Oh wait, I guess he did.) 

Mike Santana came out through the crowd to a tepid reaction while Hannifan talked up a steel cage match between TNA and NXT for next week. That is Santana’s “renewed path of purpose.” Santana told Kazarian to shut up, and cut a promo in Spanish. Santana has plans. First, he’s going to lock himself into a steel cage with the team NXT and beat them. Then, on January 17th at Genesis, Santana is going to take his title back from Frankie Kazarian in Dallas, Texas. Hannifan confirmed the match as Santana has a “contractually obligated rematch.” 

Next Week in the Steel Cage: Lexis King, Tyriek, Tyson, Stacks & Brooks Jensen v. Steve Maclin, Matt Cardona, Mike Cardona, and The Hardys. 

— Lexis King and the rest of the NXT B-Team cut a promo on Team TNA. Stacks had a special message for Santino Marella, calling him a good director of TNA but a horrible father.

— On NXT Tuesday, all the losers from the Iron Survivor Match were put in a fatal four way match to determine the next #1 Contender for the NXT Title. 

Lexis King v. Matt Cardona in a “Winner Gets the Advantage in the Steel Cage” Match

The rules for next week’s steel cage match (which had only been advertised as a “Steel Cage Match” so far) are basically War Games/Blood and Guts-lite. Two men will start, and after “a period of time” guys from alternating teams will enter every minute. 

King worked over Cardona’s arm. Cardona exploded out of the corner with a clothesline to mount his comeback. Cardona drove King down to the mat with a flatliner, then followed up with a running boot in the corner. Cardona went for his wife’s finisher, but King broke it up by attacking his arm, then hitting him with a superkick. 

King tried to use his walking stick as a weapon, but the referee stopped him. While King argued with the referee, Stacks ran in, but Cardona hit him with Radio Silence. However, King rolled up a distracted Cardona for the pinfall. 

Match Result: King pinned Cardona (5:01)

After the match, Stacks and King worked over Cardona’s already injured arm until Steve Maclin ran in to chase them off. 

— Léi Yîng Lee and  Xia Brookside put each other over, until Tessa Blanchard’s crew came over to talk trash and set herself up as Lee’s next challenger.

Myla Grace & Harley Hudson v. Heather & M by Elegance (w/ The Concierge) 

The Elegance Brand came out dressed as elves and brought out fake presents, which they didn’t give to their opponents. This sparked a brief brawl before the bell. 

M faked an ankle injury so Heather could cheap shot Hudson. M missed a senton and Hudson got the tag to Grace. Grace got a near fall with an inverted butterfly suplex. Grace took M out of the match with a Code Red. 

The Concierge got up on the apron with one of the gifts, which Hudson grabbed to hit him over the head. Grace then rolled up Heather, but M (from the floor) pulled Heather on top of Grace and got the pinfall. 

Match Result: Heather & M defeated Grace & Hudson by pinfall (3:13) 

TNA Injury Report: 

  • Matt Cardona is OUT with an arm injury and not cleared for the steel cage match. 
  • Mustafa Ali is all scratched up from being dragged out of the arena behind a horse at Final Resolution. 
  • Santino Marlla is cleared after “suffering a jaw contusion” when his soon to be son-in-law punched him at the end of Final Resolution last week.

— Gia Miller interviewed Rich Swann, who confirmed that him smacking AJ Francis with the X-Division title belt was his exit from First Class. Francis jumped Swann during the interview and left him laying. 

BDE v. Jake Something v. Ryan Nemeth v. Cedric Alexander v. Dezmond Xavier v. Jason Hotch (w/ Order 4)in a Six Way Scramble for an X-Division Title Shot

Mustafa Ali got “roped into” commentary by Hannifan, and as much as I’d like to take credit for that joke, it was Hannifan’s. 

There was a pretty funny spot where Something just kept running the ropes and shoulder blocking people as they would get in his way.  Cedric, BDE, and Xavier teamed up to hit Something with a superkick. But then after that, it settled into a long period of two guys doing a one-on-one match for a bit while the other four sold on the floor. Then one guy would get dump and other would jump in for the next mini-match. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Xavier hit Nemeth with a cutter. Hotch tried for a suplex on Xavier, but Xavier countered with a roll-up for a near fall. Hotck took out Xaiver with a neckbreaker, but Alexander ran in with a clothesline and hit a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Something broke that pin up, and then Something and Alexander squared off. Something slammed Alexander, so he rolled to the floor and then BDE and Something squared off. That didn’t go so well for BDE. 

Something kept his other opponents out of the ring to focus on BDE. Something set up BDE for a superplex, but Xavier and Alexander powerbombed him out of the corner. This left Xavier and Alexander to square off. Hodge took out Xaiver with an enziguri, then Hodge and Alexander had a brief exchange, until Alexander dove through the ropes to take out Something with a dive. Hodge then followed them out with a moonsualt on Alexander and Something. Xaiver then hit a tope suicida onto the pile of guys on the floor. BDE ran the ropes for his own dive, but Nemeth cut him off with a clothesline. Nemeth then mocked Mara Sadé. He hit a DDT for a near fall. Nemeth dropped to the floor to grab a chair, but Sadé showed up and took Nemeth out of the match with a superkick. (Oh my, it feels like they’re building up Sadé v. Ryan for the AMC premiere show.)

Back in the ring, Alexander hit Hodge with a Spanish Fly for a near fall. Something took out Alexander with a body block, Xavier took out Something, and BDE hit a cutter on Xavier for a near fall. 

BDE hit a frog splash on Something, but before he could get the cover, Alexander snatched BDE up and gave him the Lumbar Check to get the pinfall. 

Match Result: Cedric Alexander pinned BDE after a Lumbar Check to get an X-Division title match (10:01)

— Frankie Kazarian confronted Santino Marella and wanted a different challenger instead of Mike Santana. So, Kazarian made a battle royal, and the winner will face Kazarian for the championship… in three weeks, which is not the AMC premiere. At the TNA premiere on AMC, Kazarian will defend the title against someone else, but Marella hasn’t decided who. Also, the NXT Team for the cage match came along and demanded the match be 5-on-4 with Cadrona out, and Arianna Grace smacked her fiancé for being disrespectful. 

Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers (w/ Alisha Edwards, Moose & JDC) v. Sinner & Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams)

In a promo before the match, JDC told Eddie Edwards that he was going to bring it at Genesis in his retirement match. 

This is supposed to be a type of “proving ground” match to see if Williams and Icarus are good enough for The System. Myers got worked over for the first two minutes of the match. Edwards got the hot tag, and Williams helpfully set himself up in the corner for a backpack stunner. A doulbe-team sit out powerbomb on Edwards got Williams a near fall. Williams found himself isolated by the System, and after a clothesline (the “Roster Cut?” That’s funny) and a running knee, that was it for Williams. 

Match Result: Edwards & Myers defeated Sinner & Saint when Edwards pinned Williams (4:49)

The Hardys In-Ring Promo

Matt Hardy was happy to be in El Paso, home of Eddie Guerrero! The Hardys talked about the big steel cage match for next week. Jeff said he wants Santino to replace Matt Cardona with someone who loves TNA as much as the Hardys do. Matt Hardy promised the biggest year for TNA “EVAHHHHH!” Jeff Hardy sang about the NXT Team making themselves “Obsolete” (at least, I think he was supposed to be singing). 

The Hardys were interrupted by the Righteous, Vincent and Dutch. The crowd did a pretty good job booing down Vincent when he got on the mic. Vincent tried to reassure the Hardys the Righteous weren’t there to hurt the Hardys, who they revered like “gods among mortals.” Dutch affirmed that it was really an honor to be in the ring with the Hardys, and Dutch put over the fans of the Hardys, who Matt called “Die-Hardys.”  Vincent also wished them luck in their steel cage match next week. And… that was it? 

Then The Righetous just left.

Next Week’s Impact: 

  • The Angle Warriors v. Mila Moore & Tessa Blanchard 
  • A Battle Royal for a TNA World Title Match on the first Impact of 2026.
  • Team NXT (Lexis King, Tyrien, Tyson, Stacks & Brooks Jensen) v. Team NXT (Steve Maclin, Matt Cardona Santino Marella, and The Hardys) in a Steel Cage match. 

Dani Luna v. Indi Hartwell in a Dog Collar Match

Luna attacked Hartwell after she was attached to the dog collar. Hartwell whipped Luna with the chain, and after Luna was attached to the dog collar, the match got officially underway. 

Hartwell got a near fall after a side slam. Luna dropped to the floor and tried to leave, but could only get so far since she was attached by the neck to a chain. Hartwell pulled Luna into the ring apron. Luna pulled Hartwell into the ring ropes. Back in the ring, Luna choked Hartwell with the chain. 

The fight went to the floor, and Luna use the chain to wrap Hartwell around a ringpost. She choked the air out of her and whipped her with the chain. Luna hit Hartwell with a boot before unwrapping her opponent, then yanking Hartwell into the post shoulder-first. Hartwell pulled Luna back into the post and she hit it headfirst, busting herself open. 

Back in the ring, Hartwell worked the cut. Hartwell booted Luna over the ropes. Hartwell yanked Luna with the chain into a spinebuster for near fall. Luna crotched Hartwell with the chain and hit a running boot for a near fall. Luna stopped to give us a look at her gory bladejob.

Luna dropped to the floor for some powder, but Hartwell tripped Luna up and she spilled the powder. Luna shoved Hartwell into the ref, knocking her out. Luna hit the Luna Landing, but the ref was out… until she crawled over and counted the pin. Well, that was anti-climatic. 

Match Result: Luna pinned Hartwell (12:20). 

This was definitely a show that happened. A lot of the next month is going to be setting up the AMC premiere and Genesis. So this was about to start setting up bigger things down the line, which is fine. I would have guessed they’d put the belt back on Santana on the first AMC show, but I guess saving it for Genesis might work.

TNA Impact live results: Final Resolution go-home show

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On a week when TNA announced that Impact is heading to AMC in January, the promotion rolls on with a live episode ahead of Friday’s Final Resolution streaming special.

The TNA vs. NXT war continues as The Hardys, Steve Maclin and Cedric Alexander take on Lexis King, Stacks, Tyson Dupont and Tyriek Igwe.

Friday’s challenger for Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee will be decided in a number one contender’s match between Dani Luna and Xia Brookside.

Former TNA World Champion Mike Santana takes on NXT’s Robert Stone.

In a preview of a tag team match at Final Resolution, Mustafa Ali goes one-on-one with Trey Miguel.

Ahead of his X-Division title defense against AJ Francis Friday, Leon Slater will appear on a First Class Penthouse interview segment with his challenger.

The show is rounded out by another TNA vs. NXT match with Home Town Man vs. Brooks Jensen.

Our live coverage kicks off at 8 PM Eastern.

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Steve Maclin, The Hardy Boyz, Nic Nemeth and Mike Santana, Gail Kim (among others) werewalking around in the woods looking for a box with TNA on it. A cover of “In The Air Tonight plays” while Eddie Edwards and Moose walk the box into a barn. Frankie Kazarian took off his sunglasses; Ash by Elegance was there as well. The box is glowing, and when someone finally opened it, it’s a promo for the AMC debut on January 15th. 

That was definitely a thing that happened. 

Taped from Orlando, Florida.  

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

The Home Town Man v. Brooks Jensen (w/ Lexis King) 

After weeks of getting jumped by the NXT wrestlers, Santino Marella is allowing the NXT wrestlers to complete in TNA. I’m not sure how that’s different from the original arrangement. The Home Town Man  choked Jensen against the ropes and pummeled him with fists. Homer got a near fall off a top rope crossbody. Jensen escaped a Home Town Slice and dropped Homer with a brain buster. 

Jensen dropped Homer with a backbreaker for a near fall. Jensen missed a knee drop, but Homer fell back trying to slam Jensen. Homer finally took over with a flying clothesline and a bodyslam, then dropped the “Home Town Elbow.” Homer hit the Home Town Slice, then took out Lexis King with a dive to the floor. But when the Home Town Man got back in the ring, King tripped him up and Jensen caught him with a heel kick for the pinfall. 

Match Result: Jensen pinned The Home Town Man (5:26)

(During the commercial on TNA+, they showed a clip of current TNA World Champion getting choked out by current AEW World Champion, Samoa Joe from 2011. Although Kazarian did wind up getting a rollup pin. Later on the showed AEW’s Christian Cage also beating on the current TNA World Champion.)

— The Rascalz did a skit where they sit around in a cloud of smoke. They’re confused about their old names, their new names, and the name of their opponents Order 4. 

The IInspiration IInteraction. 

The IInspiration came out to celebrate their victory a month ago at Turning Point. Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blanchard interrupted to challenge the IInspiration for a title match at Final Resolution (which Hannifan had already announced would be happening, which was actually announced on the TNA social media platforms a week ago). This was a setup for Mila Moore to attack the IInspiration from behind, but despite the 3-on-2 odds, the IInspiration actually ran off the heels and stood tall. 

— Santino Marella fired up the TNA troops in the main event later tonight. 

— Clips from NXT highlighted Miles Borne getting the advantage in the Iron Survivor Match at NXT Deadline. 

Dani Luna v. Xia Brookside in a Number One Contenders Match for the Knockouts World Championship. 

The winner gets a shot at the TNA Knockouts Champion Léi Yîng Lee tomorrow night.

Brookside worked over Luna with a headlock, but Luna easily powered out. Brookside had more success working on Luna’s arm. Brookside caught Luna with a rana out of the corner and a kick. Brookside avoided an elbow drop and caught Luna with a dropkick which sent her to the floor. 

Brookside tried a baseball slide kick, but Luna avoided it. Back in the ring, Luna powered Brookside down with a backbreaker. Luna followed up with a forearm to the small of Brookside’s back. Luna stepped on Brookside’s chest to take the wind out of her, then went to work on Brookside’s leg. 

Luna tossed Brookside to the mat and hit a sliding lariat for a near fall. Luna went back to attacking Brookside’s leg. 

Luna whipped Brookside hard into the turnbuckles. Brookside started to mount a comeback with flying clotheslines, and took Luna down with a tijeras. Brookside hit a back elbow in the corner, then followed up with meteroa. Brookside hit a crossbody off the top for a near fall. 

Brookside went for a surfboard, but Luna powered out. Brookside then tied Luna up in an Octopus hold. Luna powered out of that, too, but Brookside hit a Russian Legsweep and then transitioned into an armbar. Luna powered Brookside out of that an into a buckle bomb. Luna hit a slingshot blue thunder bomb for another near fall. 

Luna dropped to the floor and pulled a steel chair and a steel chain out from under the ring. Luna slid the chair into the ring. While the ref was dealing with the chair, Indi Hartwell ran in and grabbed the chain from Luna. Hartwell clocked Luna with the chain. Luna got back in the ring and Brookside quickly wrapped her up in a small package for the pinfall. 

Match Result: Xia Brookside defeated Dani Luna via pinfall (12:27 aired) 

After the match, Léi Yîng Lee had words for her opponent. 

TNA Injury Report: 

  • Mike Santana’s arm is being monitored, but he is cleared! 
  • Tessa Blanchard has been cleared for Final Resolution!  
  • Indi Hartwell has cleared the concussion protocol! 
  • Zachary Wentz and Desmond Xavier are not cleared to compete tonight due an attack in the parking lot by Order 4!

Robert Stone v. Mike Santana

Stone jumped Santana before the bell. They fought on the floor, and Stone sent Santana into the ringpost. Despite injuring his arm against the ringpost, Santana still hit the discus lariat and get the pinfall. Santana told Stone after the match to let the other NXT invaders know that “Papi’s home!” 

Match Result: Mike Santana pinned Robert Stone (0:30)

— Frankie Kazarian can’t believe the audacity of JDC challenging him for the TNA World Title. Kazarian will put an end to JDC’s “opening match, mid card existence.” 

First Class Penthouse with guest Leon Slater 

AJ Francis brings out Slater, who is only X Division champion because Rich Swann couldn’t get the job done (according to Francis). Slater is the soon-to-be former champion, since Francis is challenging Slater for the X Division title at Final Resolution. Francis got in Slater’s face, and Slater asked him to brush his teeth, which got a “Brush your teeth!” chant going. Slater thinks Rich Swann (who Francis has been belittling) deserves a little more respect since he’s a former TNA World Champion. Francis toasts his future as X Division champion, but gave Slater an empty glass since he’s “sixteen or something.” Predictably, things turn violent. Slater avoided a choke slam through the table, but did not avoid Francis throwing the table. Francis choked out Slater with his jacket and held him open for Swann to hit him with the title belt, but Swann refused. Francis shoved Swann down, then gave Slater a massive choke slam, and stood over Slater with the X Division title.   

— The System are having trouble figuring out who will replace JDC.

— JDC responds to Frankie’s promo from earlier by asking how many WrestleManias Kazarian has been in. JDC will show Kazarian what a real star is at Final Resolution. 

Mustafa Ali v. Trey Miguel in a match with everyone barred from ringside.

Ali caught Miguel coming off the middle ropes and tried to muscle him up, but Miguel went over his shoulders and took him down with a crucifix bomb. The match went to the floor. When Miguel tried to catch up to Ali by sliding under the bottom rope, Ali caught him with a draping DDT onto the floor. 

In the ring, Miguel came back with a gamengiri. Ali caught Miguel with a vertical suplex, holding him up for a long time before dropping to the mat. Miguel avoided the rolling neckbreaker and caught Ali with a moonsault. Ali charge into an elbow, and Miguel came off the top with a shotgun dropkick. 

Miguel caught Ali with a rana into a cradle for a near fall. Ali came back with a jawbreaker, Miguel sent Ali to the floor with a handspring kick, the followed him out with a spinning DDT on the floor. Back in the ring, Miguel came off the top with a meteora for a near fall. 

Miguel caught Ali with a destroyer, but Ali bridged out of the pin attempt, then collapsed. Miguel went for the meteora off the top again, but Ali dodged it and Miguel drove his knees into the mat. Ali quickly locked in the sharpshooter, and Miguel tapped out. 

Match Result: Mustafa Ali defeated Trey Miguel via submission (7:33)

Final Resolution Card: 

  • Pre-show match: Cedric Alexander v. Eric Young 
  • Mike Santana v. Charlie Dempsey 
  • The IInspiration v. Tessa Blanchard & Victoria Crawford for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Title 
  • Matt Cardona v. Mance Warner in a Street Fight 
  • Order 4 v. The Rascals 
  • The Hardys v. Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe for the TNA World Tag Team Titles
  • Léi Yîng Lee v. Xia Brookside for the TNA Knockouts World Title 
  • Steve Maclin v. Stacks for the TNA International Title 
  • Leon Slater v. AJ Francis for the TNA X Division Title 
  • Frankie Kazarian v. JDC for the TNA World Title

Stacks, Lexis King, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe (of NXT) vs. The Hardys, Cedric Alexander & Steve Maclin (of TNA)

While the Hardys entered the arena, Alexander and Maclin jumped the NXT guys who were already in the ring. The Hardys double-teamed Stacks for a near fall. Lexis King kept the Hardys from hitting Poetry in Montion and the match broke down again with all eight guys brawling. Stacks wound up surrounded by the entire TNA team and took a beating, then Alexander and Maclin tossed him over the top rope and onto his partners. 

Maclin brought Stacks back into the ring, then hit him with a chop so hard it sent him back to the floor. Alexander got the tag and hit Stacks with another hard chop. Stacks got the tag to King, and Alexander chopped away at King, too. Alexander tried to go to the top, but Tyson Dupont shoved Alexander to the floor to get the advantage for the NXT team. 

King tried some chops, but Alexander fired back with more chops. King popped him with a short right, and then tagged in Stacks for some double-team chops. The NXT team worked over Alexander in their corner. 

King hip tossed Stacks into Alexander, who was slumped in the corner.  Alexander caught Stacks with a leg whip and got the tag to Maclin, who went after King. Maclin hit King with an Angle slam. King took out Stacks with a clothesline, then Dupont and Igwe, but King caught Maclin with a sliding dropkick. Dupont drove Maclin down to the mat with an uranage. 

Jeff Hardy got the tag and fought King. He dumped King to the floor, then took out the entire NXT team with a body block off the apron. Jeff went to the top, but Stacks tripped him up. Igwe took out Alexander with a boot, and the match broke down. Matt hit Dupont with a side effect. King went for his finisher on Jeff, but Jeff countered into the Twist of Fate. 

Stacks sprung to the top, but Jeff crotched him. Stacks hung upside down in the corner, and Jeff used Matt as a springboard to give Stacks a low blow. Tyson and Tyriek pulled the Hardys out to the floor for a brawl, and Alexander followed out with a dive. The ref tried to deals with the guys in the floor, so in the ring King clocked Maclin with his walking stick, of course the TNA guys lose the main event to the NXT guys. 

Match Result: Team NXT beats Team TNA when Stacks pinned Maclin (14:24) 

After the match, Santino came out to berate the TNA guys for being cheating cheaters. 

Final Resolution feels thrown together, but I’d figure the next two months will just be marking time until the get onto AMC in January.

TNA Impact Thanksgiving special results: The Ryan Nemeth show

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TNA Wrestling’s weekly edition of Impact was a Thanksgiving special, headlined by the annual Turkey Bowl match where the loser must don a turkey suit.

Next week’s show will get back to more “in continuity.” This week’s show was hosted by Tom Hannifan who was in a control room setting to throw it to never before seen segments and matches…and a segment from 2007.

Mance Warner vs. Eric Young vs. Trey Miguel vs. Home Town Man vs. Ryan Nemeth vs. Brian Myers in a Turkey Bowl match

Gia Miller and Tom Hannifan were on the call.

Ryan Nemeth snuck in the ring after hiding for the majority of the match and went after Brian Myers only to get hit with a Roster Cut and a pinfall. Nemeth tried to escape instead of putting on the suit but got hit with a Sliced Bread from HTM. Miguel, Myers and HTM then put the woozy Nemeth in the suit who eventually woke up and was extremely embarrassed.

Match Result: Brian Myers won the annual Turkey Bowl match

-They featured another Mr. Elegance search promo from The Elegance Brand.

Leon Slater & Mike Santana vs. Trick Williams & Mustafa Ali

Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt were on the call.

This match was from September 2025 during the Minneapolis, Minnesota, tapings. Williams was still TNA World Champion at the time. Santana was about to hit Ali with the Spin the Block when Order 4 interfered for the DQ.

The beatdown continued afterward with Order 4 attacking Santana as Williams took off. Ali was about to put Santana through a table when Slater hit a Terminator Dive on all of Order 4 and gave Ali to Santana. Santana was about to hit a Razor’s Edge on Ali through a table when Order 4 grabbed him before it could happen.

Slater and Santana then got one of the Order 4 stooges and put him through a table instead.

Match Result: Leon Slater & Mike Santana defeated Trick Williams & Mustafa Ali by DQ

Ryan Nemeth vs. Krampus

Hannifan and Miller were on the call.

This was billed as a Christmas vs. Thanksgiving match which is a sentence I just wrote. Nemeth got the win after thumbing Krampus in the eye and getting a roll-up with tights for the win.

Match Results: Ryan Nemeth defeated Krampus

-They had an emotional Lei Ying Lee promo following her TNA Knockouts title win this past Tuesday.

Jeff Hardy & Joe Hendry concert

This was an off-air segment from this past July in Kingston, Rhode Island. Hendry came out first with a guitar. He sang his song and then said Jeff Hardy’s name and out he came in full face paint. Hendry put over The Hardys and then Hardy sang his “Modest” theme song while Hendry played guitar.

Hendry and Hardy then played and sang Creed’s “My Sacrifice” which fans remember as a song used in a classic WWE Hardy promo. Fans were lighting up their phones, but there weren’t a ton of them there and the amount of empty seats were pretty obvious.

The Nemeth Brothers then made their appearance, marking the third time Ryan had been on this special. As you might expect, they insulted Hardy and Hendry and Ryan insisted he sing a song he wrote for his big brother. That didn’t get going as Hardy and Hendry took out the heels to send them packing.

-They played an Ash by Elegance segment from their Immersed feature on her.

-They played a November 2007 segment with everyone having a Thanksgiving feast. This was something to behold with then-TNA World Champion Kurt Angle, Jay Lethal in his Black Machismo gimmick, Jeremy Borash, Sonjay Dutt, So Cal Val, Dustin Rhodes, Karen (then Angle) Jarrett, Chris Harris, James Storm, Team 3D, and others. As you might expect, a food fight broke out.

Ryan Nemeth, Jake Something & First Class vs. Leon Slater, Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards

Rehwoldt and Hannifan were on the call.

Yes, fans: Ryan Nemeth made a FOURTH appearance on this two-hour special. That’s nearly Don Callis territory.

The end came when Myers got the hot tag to Slater who ran wild on the turkey suit-clad Nemeth. He hit his big high crossbody, but everyone ran in to break it up.

Nemeth nearly had Slater pinned with a roll-up and handful of tights, but Slater kicked out, hit a leg lariat and then finished Nemeth off with his swanton 450.

Match Result: Leon Slater, Moose, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards defeated Ryan Nemeth, Jake Something & First Class (AJ Francis and Rich Swann)

TNA Impact live results: The fallout from Turning Point

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A week after losing the TNA World title, Mike Santana will appear on tonight’s TNA Impact to let fans know what’s on his mind.

Santana lost to Frankie Kazarian in under a minute after NXT wrestlers attacked Santana and injured his arm. Kazarian then cashed in a title opportunity to take the gold. He then was late to the venue for Friday’s Turning Point in his tag team match alongside Steve Maclin against Nic Nemeth and Kazarian.

A pair of four-way matches in the Knockouts division will help take things one step further to deciding a new top contender to TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan.

In one match, it will be Xia Brookside vs. Victoria Crawford vs. Killer Kelly vs. Jody Threat while the other will feature Dani Luna vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Rosemary vs. Myla Grace. The winners of those bouts will then square off in two weeks with the winner challenging Jordan at December’s Final Resolution.

After Matt Cardona appeared on last week’s WWE SmackDown, he will be back in action against Mance Warner.

A singles match between Myron Reed and John Skyler rounds out the broadcast.

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-The show began with an In Memorial graphic for George Tahinos, before airing a recap of last week where Frankie Kazarian cashed in his Call Your Shot trophy and won the TNA World Title, much to the disdain of most people who saw and heard about it. It also included footage from Turning Point where Mike Santana beat Kazarian in a tag team match.

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Mike Santana addresses the fans and NXT

-In the arena, we were joined by the former World Champion, Mike Santana. Santana sat in a chair in the ring and started by saying he loves the fans to death. He talked about how a month ago, he was on top of the world and celebrating with his baby girl, who saved his life. Then last Wednesday he celebrated 1,000 days sober. Then the very next day, everything was taken from him. When you think you’re at the top, life will humble you. Santana talked of being scared and how dark things got. Instead of coming to Turning Point last week, he went to a safe space-a meeting. In that meeting he realized the fans deserve for him to be here. The fans pay their hard earned money for him to give them an escape and an experience and Santana thanked them. Having the title for a little bit just makes him want it that much more, telling Frankie Kazarian to not get too comfortable because the TNA World Title is coming home to Papi. However, before he takes care of Kazarian, he told the cameraman to zoom in to tell the NXT boys that he is going to pick each and every one of them off one by one until there’s nothing left. He will make them regret ever setting foot in TNA. Santana closed by saying he gave them fair warning and to beware.

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-Santino Marella was on the phone with Ava when Frankie Kazarian walked in and said he had nothing to do with the attack last week. He wants a written apology, signed by Carlos Silva. Santino said he had a meeting with JDC. JDC walked in and told Kazarian how he should be dressed as champion. Kazarian questioned when was the last time anyone cared about JDC and brought up JDC’s wife. JDC got serious and asked for a title shot. Santino booked JDC vs Eric Young and if JDC wins then he gets a title shot. Kazarian said he hopes EY cripples him.

They never said if Young wins if he’d get a title shot.

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Dani Luna pinned Indi Hartwell in a 4-way match that included Myla Grace w/Harley Hudson and Rosemary

A strong 4-way and I thought it was crisper than several of the women’s matches I saw last night at the AEW Dynamite/Collision show.

The winner of this match will face the winner of another 4-way match later tonight in two weeks to determine the new top challenger for the TNA Knockouts Title. Tom Hannifan plugged the 3-way match this Tuesday at NXT Gold Rush where Kelani Jordan will defend the TNA Knockouts Title against Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee.

Myla, Rosemary and Dani especially ran some really well put together spots to start the match. Indi cleared the ring and had the advantage on Myla as they went to commercial. I never watch on TNA+, so I am not sure if this is a regular thing, but when Hannifan pitched a commercial, we just stayed on the match. After a few minutes of Indi and Myla wrestling, Luna and Rosemary yanked those two out of the ring to get them back in the match. Rosemary threatened to spew the green mist on Luna, but Luna backed off and resumed her attack on Myla. 

After Rosemary bit Indi, we were magically whisked away to a commercial, which featured Christian Cage vs Frankie Kazarian in a ladder match from Genesis 2007. 

After the commercial, Myla did a Corkscrew Moonsault to the floor to Rosemary. My favorite Demon Assassin pulled a chain out from under the ring, but Myla posted her. Dani picked up the chain and KO’d Indi with it for the pin.

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-Eric Young told some masked guys to hand out flyers and that The Cleanse was coming. Gia Miller walked up for an interview. Young said that if he wins the main event, all he gets is a pat on the back. EY said after he beats JDC and shows the world the truth, that the Cleanse will come and there’s nothing any of us can do about it.

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-Santino was now with Arianna Grace to debate how the NXT people got in. In walked Steve Maclin and the Hardys, all of whom encouraged Santino to open the doors and let the NXT people in. Jeff Hardy offered the TNA Tag Team Titles as bait.

Is it too obvious to say that NXT’s Arianna Grace is opening the door for the NXT people to come in?

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Mance Warner w/Steph DeLander pinned Matt Cardona

Absolutely nothing wrong with this match. 

This was set up during the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match when DeLander kept trying to help Warner cheat but he still got eliminated by Cardona. During the entrance we saw Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder lose matches on Raw and SmackDown last week.

Cardona was setting up Radio Silence, but SDL grabbed his ankle, distracting him long enough that he got laid out with a powerbomb when he got loose from DeLander. Warner blocked an Unprettier and used the Move Formerly Known as The One-Percenter and a running knee lift. Warner teased using a chair, but the referee took it. Warned teased using SDL’s purse but got dropped with Radio Silence. However, SDL put Warner’s foot on the ropes. In the ensuing confusion, Warner hit Cardona with the purse and a Pay Window for the win.

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TNA Injury Report, presented by Bioflex

Mike Santana has a torn UCL, but is cleared

Elijah is still out with a torn triceps

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-The NXT Guys said they are doing the same thing TNA guys are doing, just better. Charlie Dempsey said he knows how to put on a real wrestling move. Robert Stone said he’s not behind this and did reference being in TNA before. Lexis King said all the king’s horses and all the king’s men can’t put TNA back together again.

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-Matt Cardona was mad backstage, saying he wasn’t ready tonight. He thought Mance was like his brother, but apparently not. This business only cares about who’s on top and challenges Mance to a Street Fight in El Paso. Hannifan clarifies it would be at Final Resolution if the match is accepted.

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John Skyler pinned Myron Reed

The rest of The Rascalz and Order 4 stayed backstage.

This looked like it could have been a style clash, but Reed is spectacularly smooth and Skyler is an underrated solid worker. During the match, we saw a picture-in-picture where Special Agent Zero and Tasha Steelz appear to have laid out the other Rascalz. The finish saw Jason Hotch come out and when Reed had Skyler roiled up, Hotch reached in, rolled them over and Reed won.

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-Up next, we had footage of Leon Slater pinning Rich Swann. After that we saw First Cla$$ outside and AJ was giving Swann grief about losing and even more grief for shaking Slater’s hand. Francis mentioned that he won at Turning Point, while Swann lost to a flippy little kid from England. Speaking of the flippy little kid from England, up walked Leon Slater. AJ said that in the 90s when kids showed no respect then you got it beat into them. They set up a match.

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The Search For Mr. Elegance

-The Personal Concierge hosted the search for Mr. Elegance before introducing us to the co-hosts, Ash, M and Heather By Elegance. The only rule is you can’t go behind the curtain. Ash immediately went after the first guy. Concierge told guy #2 that the only person who could wear a salmon suit was Mark Henry. Heather asked the third guy (Alejandro) about steroids, but he had no idea. Alejandro hit on all three of them, but they all called him a loser.

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Xia Brookside pinned Killer Kelly in a 4-way match that also included Victoria Crawford w/Tessa Blanchard and Jody Threat

This match wasn’t as good as the first 4-way, but it certainly wasn’t awful

Hannifan said Kelly hasn’t been in TNA “in a minute”, implying it’s been a while since she’s been here. She was just on the show in September. 

Tessa Blanchard joined the announce desk, disgusted about how her and Victoria are treated, saying if she was medically cleared, they’d be the tag team champions. She threw down the headset and ran around the ring to lend immoral support to her partner. Threat and Kelly squared off, reminding fans of the battles a few years ago between Spitfire and MK Ultra over the belts. Brookside pinned Kelly in the ring out of nowhere.

So, in two weeks it will be Xia vs Dani Luna and the winner of that match will challenge Kelani Jordan for the Knockouts Title at Final Resolution.

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-A Jada Stone video aired, discussing growing up, how her brother gave her the nickname The Spark and how she trained with Al Snow, Doug Bashem, Fred Rossier and Kushida before pestering Tommy Dreamer to get a tryout. Her first tryout didn’t go well, but she has worked hard to get to this point where she has earned her spot.

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-Between a backstage segment with Santino Marella where he listed a bunch of matches as fast as possible “Santino Style” and an on-camera with Hannifan and Rehwaldt, the following matches were made official…

Final Resolution: 

Mike Santana vs Charlie Dempsey
Hardyz vs Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe
Steve Maclin vs Stacks
X-Division Champion Leon Slater vs AJ Francis
Matt Cardona vs Mance Warner in a Street Fight

Next week on Impact: 

HTM vs Brooks Jensen
Mike Santana vs Robert Stone
Hardys, Cendric Alexander & Steve Maclin vs Lexis King, Stacks, Tyson Dupont & Tyriek Igwe

Santino called Tyriek “Shrek” and when he’s listing 10 things in 25 seconds and you’re trying to quickly type everything out, you are bound to miss something, especially when you have no idea at first who “Shrek” is, but I think I got everything.

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JDC pinned Eric Young

This was an alright match, but was a lot more entertaining when listening to the announcers.

Frankie Kazarian joined the announce desk for this match and it has been acknowledged that JDC will retire after Genesis. 

After doing a tope out of the ring, JDC did the “d-dance” (to quote Rehwaldt) in front of Kazarian, who disgustedly reminded JDC that he’s married. It never really got explained why Young wouldn’t get a title shot if he won and Rehwaldt and Kazarian made fun of Hannifan. Hannifan said Kazarian may deserve to be World Champion, but he is the biggest scumbag and “p.o.s.” in the company. Rehwaldt agreed that Kazarian is a “p.o.s.”, but a “point of sale”, saying Kazarian sells tickets. 

During this commercial break, we got Samoa Joe vs Frankie Kazarian from Destination X 2011. I wish they’d bring back Destination X. 

Back from commercials, they went into the finish. JDC used his former partner’s finish, as he hit Tyler Breeze’s Beauty Shot (spinning heel kick) for a near fall. Young dropped a top rope elbow through JDC’s heart for another near fall and then JDC kicked out of a DVD. The finish saw JDC backdrop Young off the top rope and pin him with Down & Dirty aka the top rope legdrop.

Notably, Final Resolution is December 5, 2 days short of the 15-year anniversary of JDC’s national television debut, on season 4 of the original NXT.

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Overall thoughts: This was a good, solid show. There was nothing on it that will be talked about next month, but it was a fun way to spend two hours on a Thursday night.

TNA Impact live results: Turning Point go-home show

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For the first time in a month, TNA Wrestling returns with a brand-new live edition of Impact from Orlando, Florida, just in time for Friday’s Turning Point streaming special.

With just one match announced, tonight’s broadcast should be full of announcements for Friday.

In his first appearance since winning the title at October’s Bound for Glory, TNA World Champion Mike Santana will be on the show.

Elijah will make his return to TV with a live concert after popping back up at Bound for Glory.

TNA Knockouts Champion and NXT roster member Kelani Jordan will be in action while Cedric Alexander goes one-on-one with Jason Hotch.

In a key Knockouts division match, Dani Luna takes on Indi Hartwell.

The System will also be on the show to talk about what’s next for them.

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Back after a month off and live from Full Sail in Orlando, Florida, it’s TNA Impact. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

Mike Santana Opens the Show. 

Santana entered through the crowd while the crowd chanted “You whooped Trick!” and “You deserve it!” Santana believed in himself, his daughter believed in him, and the fans believed in him. At Bound for Glory, he made good on his promise he made when he returned to the company in April 2024 to take the top spot. And now, he’s the TNA World Champion. 

Santana acknowledged Frankie Kazarian and Nic Nemeth each hold part of the “Call Your Shot” trophy, and calls out anyone from any company to challenge him. But whoever comes after him better bring the fire. 

Ryan Nemeth came out to interrupt and mock Santana, calling him “Mikey.” Nic’s flight was delayed, but as soon as he’s arrived Nic will take the TNA World Title faster than he can say “Orlando Sucks.” Ryan took a swing at Santana, who easily blocked it. Rather than let Ryan Nemeth spoil his good time, Santana’s going to go to back and have Santino Marella make a match between Santana and Ryan Nemeth. And that match is official for later tonight.

— Gia Miller interviewed Kelani Jordan about her upcoming title defense against Heather by Elegance. They’re interrupted by the face side of the TNA Knockouts roster, who invite her to spend time in their locker room. Jordan blows them off, and Léi Yîng Lee (through Xia Brookside) called her a real nasty word, that Brookside spelled out for Jordan.  

— Santino Marella came out to direct his authority and brought out the General Manager of NXT, Ava.  Ava put over Showdown from a month ago, and reinforced that the TNA and NXT partnership will continue. Ava can’t be at TNA every week, so she brought out Arianna Grace to keep an eye on TNA in her stead. 

Dani Luna v. Indi Hartwell

It took 25 minutes for a company called “Nonstop Action” to get their first match in the ring. Just saying. 

Luna sprung off the turnbuckles and hit a lariat on Hartwell, who was hung up on the ropes, for a near fall. Hartwell tried to fight back, but Luna dropped her with an exploder and hit a sliding lariat for a near fall. Luna went for a powerbomb, but Hartwell countered with a rana. Hartwell hit a series of clotheslines, and Lana dropped to the floor to regroup. 

Luna pulled Hartwell to the floor, which proved to be a mistake when Hartwell hit Luna with a spinebuster. Back in the ring, Hartwell hit an elbow off the top rope for a near fall. Hartwell went for the Hurts Donut, but Luna escaped and hit Hartwell with a dropkick. 

Luna dropped to the floor and went looking for a weapon. She found a steel chair and brought it into the ring, but Hartwell caught her with a small package. Hartwell got the chair and hit Luna with it, causing an obvious disqualification. Hartwell wore out Luna with a chair and she ran to the back, but she was the winner. 

Match Result: Dani Luna wins by disqualification after Hartwell uses a foreign object (6:11)

After the match, Hartwell challenged Luna to a no disqualification match at Turning Point.

— Outside Full Sail, Eric Young was preaching to the Full Sail crowd about “The Cleanse” and how “The Truth is Coming.” 

The System Talks About Their Future

The System came out to chat. Eddie Edwards put over the toughness of his wife, his “ride or die” Alisha. Eddie got choked up talking about their family being in the building at Bound for Glory. JDC grabbed the mic and told the crowd he got married two months ago. After discussing it with his wife, JDC will retire at Genesis in 2026. He decided to announce this at Full Sail because the building means a lot to him. He’s thankful for the last few years he’s spent in TNA and put over the locker room. JDC promised to help the other members of the System figure out who would take his place. 

The Rascalz came out to interrupt and challenged the System to a match. Moose pointed out the obvious problem, that there are four member of the System and three members of the Rascalz. The Rascalz promised a fourth member of their team for tomorrow night and so there’s an eight man tag on the books for Turning Point. 

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • Elijah is healthy enough for a concert. 
  • Alisha Edwards is cleared for competition. 
  • Leon Slater has no injuries and is cleared. That seems like a waste of a slot on the injury report. 
  • Mike Santana is also healthy and cleared. 

— Mustafa Ali and the rest of Order 4 entered the arena, and Ali was hyping up Jason Hotch for his match later tonight. They ran into the Hardys doing a photo shoot and challenges are made for the tag team championship. Not an immediate challenge, something more down the line. Agent Zero does a staredown with the Hardys and still doesn’t look that imposing to me.

— Earlier tonight, AJ Francis chokeslammed a YouTube geek named BDE (I think) through a table. Gia Miller goes to interview the guy and there will be a one-on-one match with BDE and AJ Francis tomorrow night. Leon Slater and Rich Swann enter the scene, Slater to encourage BDE and Swann to warm him he’s about to be “unalived.” This lead to Swann v. Slater for the X-Division title tomorrow night. 

Jason Hotch (w/ Order 4) v. Cedric Alexander 

Ali joined the commentary team and Agent Zero watched his back from behind the announcer’s desk. 

Hotch dropped to the floor to salute the System, and Alexander slid out of the ring and hit him with a forearm from behind. While the ref was distracted, Jon Skyler dropped Alexander with a short-arm clothesline. Back in the ring, Hotch tripped up Alexander for a near fall. Alexander came back with a pair of German suplexes. Alexander hit a dropkick on a seated Hotch. Alexander went for the lumbar check, but Hotch rolled him up for a near fall. Hotch tried a German, but Alexander blocked it and rolled up Hotch for a near fall. Hotch went for Ali’s rolling neckbreaker, but, in a smooth spot, Alexander rolled Hotch right into the Lumbar Check and got the pinfall. 

Match Result: Cedric Alexander pinned Hotch (3:31). 

This wound up being the best match of the show.

After the match, Agent Zero ran in and dropped Alexander with a hanging tree slam. The Hardys ran into make the late save, dumping Zero with a double clothesline. Jeff went to the top to go for the swanton on Ali, but Zero and Hotch pulled him out for the save. 

— Mila Moore is TNA’s newest Knockout. She started watching wrestling after one of her friends passed away. She watched a ppv, saw how larger than life everyone was, and wanted to be a part of that. She has been training for about  year. Moore was upset when Jada Stone got a contract before she did, but then got signed too. This was pretty boring until she took a heel turn at the end when she criticized TNA for taking so long to sign her. 

Heather by Elegance (w/ The Concierge and M) v. Kelani Jordan for the TNA Knockouts World Championship

The Concierge grabbed the mic and insulted the Orlando crowd while doing Heather’s introduction. 

Jordan is trying to be a heel, and Heather is a heel, so this starts out clumsy with them both trying to cheap shot each other. Jordan hit Heather with a dropkick to send her to the floor. 

Jordan chased Heather around the ring. Heather feigned hurting her knee while running, distracting the ref and allowing M to attack Jordan from behind. Back in the ring, Heather’s offense was a lot of hair pulling and choking Jordan against the ring ropes. Heather sent Jordan into the turnbuckles hard for a near fall. 

Heather worked a chinlock for a bit. As Jordan powered out of the move, Heather pulled her back down by her hair, then taunted the crowd. 

Heather burned a knee into Jordan’s midsection to maintain control. Heather went back to a chinlock, and the crowd got behind Kelani while the faces of the TNA Knockout’s locker room watched. 

Jordan came back with a pair of clotheslines and a back elbow. Heather had a small cut on her face. Jordan caught Heather with a superkick. Allegedly, Heather hit Jordan with a DDT, but it looked like Jordan was driving her own head into the mat. So that was ugly. 

While the Concierge distracted the ref, Heather tried to send Jordan into a right hand by M, but Jordan reversed. So M absolutely stopped, and didn’t come close to hitting Heather. Heather sold like she was hit anyway. M sold like she’d made a big mistake. And then Jordan hit the split legged moonsault for the pinfall. 

Match Result: Jordan pinned Heather to retain, a botched botched interference finish (9:05). 

That finish was absurd.

— The IInspriation will defend the Knockouts Tag Team titles against Tessa Blanchard & Victoria Coward and Xia Brookside & Léi Yîng Lee in a triple threat match, and each team cut brief promos promising victory. 

Elijah’s Return Concert. 

Oh my goodness, some fans in the crowd are holding up “WALK!” Signs for Elijah. Because who wants to walk with Elijah? Elijah explained his injury and surgery, and a fan shouted “You’ll be alright!” Elijah has a screw in his elbow, and it’s really messed with his guitar playing. Elijah sings a cover of “Amazing Grace” that honestly isn’t too bad. He then switched up to a song about TNA. 

Ali ran in to ruin the concert and make a challenge to the Hardys and Cedric Alexander for tomorrow night. Of course, Ali will have members of Order 4 as his partners. Elijah cut him off to challenge Ali to a one-on-one match. Elijah turned away, and Ali gave him a cheap shot with a microphone. Ali then broke one of Elijah’s guitars on his “surgically repaired” elbow. 

TNA Turning Point: 

  • Indi Hartwell v. Dani Luna in a No DQ match. 
  • The IInspiration v. Tessa Blanchard & Victoria Coward v.  Xia Brookside & Léi Yîng Lee for the Knockouts Tag Team Title. 
  • AD Francis v. BDE 
  • Cedric Alexander & The Hardys v. Mustafa Ali, Jason Hotch and Jon Skyler 
  • Leon Slater v. Rich Swann for the X-Division Title. 
  • Kelani Jordan v. M by Elegance for the Knockouts Title
  • Mike Santana & Steve Maclin v. Frankie Kazarian & Nic Nemeth

Ryan Nemeth v. Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship

Nemeth demanded that the fans cheer for him, and tried to get a “Let’s Go Ryan!” chant going. 

Ryan jumped Santana from behind. His advantage didn’t last long. Santana caught Nemeth with an enziguri, absorbed a dropkick from Nemeth and dropped him with a chop. Santana followed up with a senton, then a cannonball in the corner. It looked like Santana was setting up for the rolling lariat, but then the Nemeths’ music played. Nic was showed walking through the backstage area, but he got jumped by a hooded figure before he could get to the ring. 

Then back in the ring, a bunch of NXT guys ran in to attack Santana and end the match. Ryan Nemeth got out of there and about a dozen NXT guys lead by Lexis King and Charlie Dempsey attacked Santana. Steve Maclin and The Home Town Man tried to make the save, but it was basically ten on three so that went badly for them. Dempsey got an arm breaker on Santana, and then the NXT crew Pillmanized Santana’s arm with a chair. 

Match Result: Mike Santana via dq or the match was thrown out maybe? (1:58)

The NXT crew leaves, and medical people tend to Santana. And then Frankie Kazarian came out with the Call Your Shot trophy to cash in. 

Mike Santana v. Frankie Kazarian for the TNA World Championship

Kazarian hit the Fade to Black, but Santana kicked out at two. Kazarian went for the chicken wing, but Santana escaped. Santana tried for the rolling lariat, but his arm was too hurt, and Karazian rolled him up for the pinfall. 

Match Result: Frankie Kazarian pins Mike Santana, wins TNA World Title (0:51). 

When will bookers realize that all these cheap finishes do is make fans hate the promotion?

What an absolute slap in the face to anyone who got invested in the Mike Santana storyline. If they were going to screw Santana this quickly, they might as well have done it while everyone was walking out of the main event at Bound for Glory. Tonight was an absolute garbage fire and I’d imagine any goodwill built up by this company was flushed down the toilet with the ending tonight.

Oh but Turning Point is tomorrow night. Whatever.

Also, Full Sail was dark and it looked like there were many empty seats in the arena. I don’t know who Tony Condello is, but this looked like a WCW Saturday Night taping from 1992, but with an LED board and more lights.

TNA Impact live results: Open Fight Night, Kelani Jordan interview

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For the first time since 2017, TNA Wrestling will revive their Open Fight Night concept where wrestlers make challenges that must be accepted.

The one difference is these matches were previously taped as the company is in a one month dark period ahead of next Thursday’s live episode of Impact.

The only match announced thus far will see a four-way tag team match featuring The System’s Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards vs. The Rascalz vs. The Great Hands vs. Sinner & Saint.

After her comments on Tuesday’s NXT, reigning TNA Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan will have a new sit-down interview.

Our live coverage begins at 8 PM Eastern.

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Santino talked up Bound for Glory, and explained that tonight is open fight night. 

This was followed by a promo from Brian Myers released on TNA Digital this week, which set up the four team match opening the show. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

Sinner & Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams) vs. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel) vs. The Great Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) (w/ Tasha Steelz) vs. The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) (w/ Alicia Edwards) 

The Rascals took all six of their opponents out with a double-dive to the floor. The crowd was behind the Rascalz as they double-teamed Icarus. Icarus caught Hotch with a forearm, setting Hotch up from a doulbe-team from Williams and Icarus. Hotch caught Williams with an eye-poke, but then Myers got the tag and went after Hotch. 

Skyler distracted Myers, which allowed Hotch to catch him with a dropkick from behind that sent him to the floor. Skyler attacked Myers on the floor. Back in the ring, The Great Hands double-teamed Myers in their corner. 

Hotch and Edwards hit a double team neckbreaker/legsweep on Myers for a near fall. Myers went for a sunset flipper two, but Hotch came back with a dropkick to get his own two count. Hotch dumped Myers to the floor again and Tasha Steelz attacked him on the floor. 

Finally Edwards got the tag and hit Skyler with a lariat. Hotch got a high backdrop, and then Myers took Skyler down with a top rope rana. Then the match broke down with everyone getting in the ring for like a minute, before Edwards took out Skylar with a Boston Knee Party, and Edwards got the pinfall.

Match Result: The System won when Eddie Edwards pinned John Skylar (8:56 aired)

Should have just been a straight tag match between the System and The Great Hands for as much as the others were involved. 

— Jody Threat challenged Dani Luna tonight. 

— The Elegance Brand is looking for Mr. Elegance. The prize is a one year contract with TNA Wrestling. If you think you’re Mr. Elegance, make a video and send it to EleganceBrand(at)TNAWrestling.com. 

Dani Luna v. Jody Threat

Threat went for a forward cannonball off the apron, but Luna ducked and Threat hit the floor with an audible thud. Back in the ring, Luna took Threat down with an exploder. Luna went for another exploder, but Threat reversed it into an exploder of her own.  The comeback was short-lived, and Luna hit a German suplex on Threat. 

Threat came back with chops and forearms. Luna escaped a suplex but Threat hit a lariat. Threat dumped Luna to the floor and hit her with a cannonball off the apron. Back in the ring, Threat hit kind of a jackhammer for a near fall. 

Threat went for a submission, but Luna caught her with a back elbow and a back-body drop.  Luna hit a slingshot blue thunder bomb for a near fall. Luna started jawing with the ref, and that gave Threat the opening to grab a rear naked choke. Luna made the ropes to escape. 

Luna buried a knee in Threat’s midsection. Threat came back with a forearm, so Luna put her down with another knee. Threat came back with more forearms, but Luna hit a clubbing forearm to the back of Threat’s neck. 

Luna went for the Luna Landing, but Threat escaped with a rana. Threat wound up on the outside, and Luna, in a impressive feat, got on the middle rope and threw Threat back into the ring with a release German suplex. Luna hit the Luna Landing and got the pinfall. 

Match result: Luna pinned Threat (10:05 aired). 

It felt like they missed their peak by about 3 minutes. 

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • Mustafa Ali is day-to-day with injuries from the Hardcore War. 
  • Jake Something is suffering lingering after effects from Rosemary’s mist, but isn’t expected to miss any time. 
  • Mike Santana suffered a laceration in the Bound for Glory main event. 

— Cedric Alexander challenged Mike Santana to leave his title in the back and come out for a fight tonight. 

— Nic Nemeth and Mike Santana did a promotional tour all over El Paso. Nemeth wouldn’t make a bad first title defense for Santana. TNA will be in El Paso in December for Final Resolution and two nights of Impact tapings. 

— To pad out the run time of the show, the showed a match from last March between The Hardys and the Colons in El Paso a few months ago. Allegedly it was an “El Paso Street Fight” but the first few minutes followed the rules of a straight tag match. Eventually it did break down into a street fight all over the arena, with the Hardys and Colons brawling all over the commentators area and freaking out Hannifan. The Hardys won after a Swanton bomb through a very uncooperative table on Orlando Colon.

— Then they aired a match between AJ Styles and Bobby Roode for the TNA World Title from a 2012 Open Fight night. Roode retained.

— On NXT Tuesday, Joe Henrdy and Thea Hale made a challenge (of sorts) to the new AAA Mixed Tag Team champions Ethan Page & Chelsea Green at NXT Gold Rush. Also on that show, Santino Marella set up Lei Ying Lee v. Kelani Jordan v. Jordan Grace for the TNA Knockouts Title at NXT Gold Rush.

A Sit-down Interview with TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan. 

Kelani Jordan sat down with Sarah Schreiber for an interview. A bunch of ungrateful women kicked Jordan out of the locker room, so now Jordan will “stay in her own lane.” She’s already beaten Jordynne Grace and Lei Ying Lee, so she didn’t see the reason to fight them again. Jordan isn’t afraid of anyone in the TNA locker room. She won’t let the women in TNA or NXT or the fans at home label her. In the end, “No one can do it like Lani.” Jordan feels miscast as a heel.

— The Elengace Brand were not impressed with any of the men in Edmonton.

Next week on TNA Impact: 

  • Elijah returns with a live concert. 
  • Jason Hotch v. Cedric Alexander

The following night is Turning Point, and nothing has been announced for that show.

TNA World Champion Mike Santana v. Cedric Alexander

Santana “left his world title belt” in the back because Cedric Alexander told him to in his challenge, not because this match was taped a month before Santana won the belt. 

This is a standard babyface v. babyface match, with lots of technical wrestling and reversals in the opening minutes. Santana went for a wild swing early but Alexander ducked and went to the outside to regroup. 

Santana caught Alexander with a springboard crossbody. Alexander dropped to the floor, and Santana followed to hit him with a superkick. Back in the ring, Alexander caught Santana with a Asai moonsault. The fought on the apron, and Alexander hit him with a flatliner on the apron. 

After a commercial, Alexander dumped Santana with a release German suplex for a near fall. Santana and Alexander exchanged chops in the corner. Alexander caught Santana with a Michinoku Driver for another near fall. 

Santana flipped out of a back suplex attack and hit a lariat. Santana followed up by coming off the ropes with a flying lariat. Santana went for the rolling cutter, but Alexander countered that with a suplex, then hit a fisherman’s buster for a near fall. 

Alexander went for a Lumbar Check, but Santana escaped. Santana set up Alexander for a superplex, but Alexander countered and escaped. Santana caught him with a boot and hit the rolling cutter for another near fall. 

Santana hit a boot, but Alexander came back with a superkick. Both guys exchanged cradles for near falls. Alexander avoided the rolling lariat, Santana escaped the Lumbar Check, and finally Santana hit the rolling lariat to get the pinfall. 

Match Result: Mike Santana pinned Cedric Alexander (11:17 aired). 

This was a good babyface match.

TNA Impact live results: Bound for Glory go-home show

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The road to Bound for Glory continues on tonight’s TNA Impact — just 48 hours after the big TNA vs. NXT Showdown event and 72 hours before the PPV.

TNA World Champion Trick Williams will kick off the show after abandoning Team NXT on Tuesday and ahead of his title defense against Mike Santana at the PPV.

The rivalry between former TNA World Champions Joe Hendry and Eric Young continues in a no DQ match.

After getting beaten down by the Nemeth brothers last week, Matt Cardona faces former TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth.

Following his impressive showing Tuesday against NXT North American Champion Ethan Page, Mustafa Ali takes on JDC ahead of their respective factions’ Hardcore War match Sunday.

TNA Knockouts Champion and NXT star Kelani Jordan and Sunday challenger Indi Hartwell will sign their contract.

Taped in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

It’s the go home show for Bound for Glory! 

Trick Williams Opens the Show.  You know the show is taped because noted Philadelphia fan Trick Williams is on TV instead of glued to his for the Eagles game.  Mike Santana may have a story, but Trick Williams is still what’s best for business so he won’t be the TNA World Champion. TNA is forever “Trick-NA.”  Mike Santana came through the crowd to retort. Williams has not had to survive the physical and mental battles that Santana has. Santana talked about identifying his father’s body in the morgue and having to tell his daughter he was as addict, and failure was not an option for him at Bound for Glory. Williams told Santana he’d be back in rehab after he lost on Sunday to face the truth, that he was not better that Williams.  Santana called Williams a pretender with fear in his eyes, who was a “one trick pony.” Santana then called Williams “bound for developmental” after he loses the World title on Sunday. Santana got in some winning lines in this go-home promo. 

— Tessa Blanchard told the same story about how Gia Miller couldn’t cut it at George South’s school, but with some newer comments from Gia Miller. “You had to move to a different country because you burned every bridge that you came across” was a GREAT line from Miller. I don’t know if this was an easter egg or not, but Miller did promise “karma” at Bound for Glory. (It probably wasn’t). 

Matt Cardona defeated Ryan Nemeth (w/ Nic Nemeth) (5:58)

The fans chanted for “Chelsea’s Husband!” This match wasn’t giving “go home before the big show” vibes, more “last match in a long tv taping before the big show” vibes. Nemeth game Cardona a hangman’s necbreaker on the floor and nearly got the count-out win. Nic Nemeth choked Cardona with the ropes behind the ref’s back. Cardona missed a dropkick off the middle ropes. Nemeth got a near fall with a DDT. Nemeth goof around taunting the crowd too much and caught a dropkick for his troubles. Nic Nemeth tripped up Cardona, but the ref figured this out and ejected Nic. Nic flopped and sold being thrown out a million times better than his brother sold anything. After screaming the ref ejected his big brother, Ryan walked right into the Radio Silence, and Cardona got the pinfall.

— The Rascals did their “That 70s Show” gimmick. They need a match for Bound for Glory, so they’re going to talk to Santino. 

— Mara Sadé cut a promo about how Jazz and Jackie were her inspirations, and how cool wrestling with with the Hardys was. She wants to be an inspiration and motivations to little girls. This was a good promo. 

Mustafa Ali (w/ Order 4) defeated JDC (w/ The System) (10:26 aired)

The match started out with a cool visual of Mustafa and his guys on side of the ring and JDC and his guys on the other. Ali did a great flopping sell job off a right hand from JDC.  JDC gave Ali a high back body drop and followed up with a quick spinning powerslam for a near fall. Ali went for a springboard, but JDC caught him with a dropkick to send him to the floor. On the floor, Order 4 and the System staff off against each other, which allowed Ali to catch JDC with a dive and get an advantage. 

Back in the ring, Ali caught JDC with a boot for a near fall. JDC came back with a clothesline that turned Ali inside out. JDC went to the top for a moonsault, but Ali tripped him up. Ali hung JDC upside down in the corner and went for a sliding dropkick. But, JDC got out of the way and Ali crotched himself on the ringpost. JDC delivered a massive superplex and both men were down for a bit. 

JDC went for a falcon arrow, but Ali countered and hit a suplex of his own for a near fall. Ali hit a rolling neckbreaker and taunted the other members of The System.  

JDC dodged a 450 from Ali and sent him headfirst into the middle turnbuckle in a sick bump. Ali went headfirst into the middle buckle twice as hard and fast as Bret Hart used to go chestfirst into the buckles. JDC followed up with a series of uppercuts and a Russian Leg Sweep. Ali went for a tornado DDT, but JDC countered into a falcon arrow for a near fall. JDC went to the top , but Ali dropped to the floor and his Secret Service tended to him. So, JDC dove onto the pile of them on the floor. 

With Ali and JDC out, Tasha Steelz and Alicia Edwards lead their respective sides into battle on the floor. Alicia and Steelz fought in the ring while the men fought on the floor. Agent Zero sent JDC into the ring apron with the worst hanging tree slam I’ve ever seen (because this dude is not THAT big), but JDC sold it anyway. Zero tossed JFC in the ring, and Ali hit the 450 to get the pinfall. 

Ali continues to be my favorite thing about this promotion. 

TNA Injury Report: 

  • Team 3D has been cleared for Bound for Glory. 
  • Mara Sadè is also cleared and will compete in the Call Your Shot Battle Royal. 
  • The IInspiration are cleared from bumps and bruises. 
  • Elijah is still out. 

— A recap of NXT/TNA ShoWdown. I was surprised TNA actually got to pull even with NXT at the end. 

TNA Knockouts World Championship Contract Signing. In Santino’s words, this match will take place “close to Boston.” Kelani Jordan and Indy Hartwell came to the ring. Before things could get underway with the contract signing, the Concierge Guy interrupted. He was there to complain about the Elegance Brand losing the Knockouts Tag Team titles last week. The Concierge wanted to invoke the automatic rematch clause for Bound for Glory, and Marella needed to sign the contract right now! Marella signed the contract and the Concierge went away and part could have been an email. Hartwell talked about all the sacrifices she’s made to become the TNA Knockouts Champion, and was being a bit of a jerk about Jordan coming in out of nowhere to win the title. Kelani Jordan isn’t here to disrespect TNA, and wants to elevate the title. Hartwell’s family is flying 21 hours to Boston to see Hartwell win the title. Jordan wants Hartwell to bring this same energy to Bound for Glory. Both women signed the contract and then Jordan stood tall helding up the title belt while Hartwell got in her face. This segment almost needed a heel turn from Hartwell. It’s probably too soon for Jordan to lose but Hartwell should be the champion.

— The Road to Glory: The Final Table. Lots of footage of the Hardy and Team 3D over the years. Brother Devon is going doing this to show his younger kids what he used to do. Brother Ray promised some “unplanned emotion because he despises planned emotion. Comments were shown from Jeff Hardy’s two daughters. This was good hype piece for “The Final Table.”

Leon Slater on Bound for Glory. Leon Slater, the youngest X-Division champion of all time, cut a promo from the entrance stage. Slater ran down all his accomplishments over the past year. He promised to carry forward the legacy that people before him like AJ Styles built. He’s not going to lose the title to an outsider like Ja’von Evans. A very passionate promo from Slater. 

Final Card for  Bound for Glory: 

  • Preshow match: TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles: The Elegance Brand v. The IInspiration 
  • Gia Miller v. Tessa Blanchard 
  • Hardcore War: Order 4 v. The System 
  • 20 Person Call Your Shot Gauntlet: With Léi Yîng Lee entering number 1 and Mance Warner entering at 20, and Xia Brookside, The Hometown Man, The Nemeths, and others. 
  • TNA International Title: Steve Maclin v. Frankie Kazarian 
  • TNA Knockouts World Title: Indi Hartwell v. Kelani Jordan
  • TNA X-Division Title: Leon Slater v. Ja’von Evans
  • TNA & NXT Tag Team Title Tables Match: Team 3D (The Dudleys) v. The Hardys 
  • TNA World Title: Mike Santana v. Trick Williams 

Eric Young defeated Joe Hendry  in a No Disqualification Match (14:30 aired) 

Someone above Santino Marella made this no-disqualification match for Eric Young tonight. I feel like this may be a plot point later. 

The fight went to the floor early. Young found a trashcan on the floor and used it on Hendry. Young then found a chain and used it to choke Hendry on the floor. Young choked Hendry with the chain for a while. Young whipped Hendry into the steel steps. Young tried for a piledriver on the stairs, but Hendry backdropped his way out of that. 

Back in the ring, Hendry rammed Young’s head into the turnbuckles. Young feigned begging off to sucker Hendry into the corner. Young tossed Hendry to the floor again. They fought up the ramp and Young thumbed Hendry in the eye. Hendry’s big move to come back was a slam on the entrance stage. A forearm sent Young down the entrance ramp. 

Young went for a piledriver on the stage, but Hendry backdropped him and Young fell to the floor. Hendry and Young brawled into the crowd. Young got a bit of a cut after having his head rammed into a garbage bin. They brawled back down to ringside. 

Back in the ring, Young set up a chair in the corner. But of course, Hendry was able to reverse Young’s move and use his own chair against him. Hendry beat Young about the head and shoulders with some cookie sheets. Hendry dumped Young with a fallaway slam. Hendry went for the Standing Ovation, but Young raked his eyes to block the move. Young took a wild swing with a cookie sheet and missed. Hendry caught Young with an Olympic Slam onto a chair for a near fall. Henry set up a chair to give Hendry the Standing Ovation, but Hendry jawed to much about the no-dq stip and Young caught him with a low blow. Young then finished off Hendry with a piledriver on the chair, to maybe “cleanse” TNA of Joe Hendry. 

Mike Santana Hype Video. One last hype video for Mike Santana on his quest for the TNA World Title. Pictures of his old colleagues (including Ortiz, and I think Eddie Kingston, as well as other Latin standout wrestlers) were hanging on a cage while Santana read a letter written by Konnan (which was also narrated by Konnan). In the letter, Konnan said there’s never been a Puerto Rican TNA World Champion, and Santana can cement his legacy by winning the World title at Bound for Glory.  Will Santana’s time come at Bound for Glory. 

TNA has done a tremendous job building up Santana the last few weeks, and this final hype video really sealed the deal. 

TNA Impact live results: Knockouts Tag Team title match

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The Knockouts Tag Team titles will be on the line as part of tonight’s TNA Impact ahead of next week’s NXT vs. TNA Showdown special.

Knockouts Tag Team Champions The Elegance Brand (M & Heather) will defend against former champions The IInspiration.

Frankie Kazarian will host a special King’s Speech segment with new Knockouts Champion Kelani Jordan of NXT.

In a carryover from last week’s Victory Road, Nic Nemeth takes on The Home Town Man.

Tasha Steelz goes one-on-one with Alisha Edwards as the Order 4 vs. System Hardcore War looms in the distance.

The show is rounded out by The Angel Warriors (Xia Brookside & Lei Ying Lee) in action.

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Taped in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

— In the parking lot, Santino Marella told Mike Santana that he and Trick Williams are forbidden from touching each other outside of a sanctioned wrestling match.

Frankie Kazarian gives “The King’s Speech.” Kazarian demanded a congratulatory standing ovation from the crowd in recognition of his victory for the TNA International Title at Victory Road. Kazarian ran down all the babyface champions in TNA, but praised the World Champion Trick Williams. The crowd lost interest in what Kazarian was saying when he mentioned Williams and started chanting “Whoop that trick!” Kazarian brought out new TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan, who will captain the TNA Women’s team at Showdown against the NXT Women’s team. The crowd chanted “NXT!” for Jordan, and Kazarian told her that all the other Knockouts thought that Jordan was a fluke. Jordan responded with the standard “résumé promo” where she listed off her accomplishments.  Kazarian said that the only reason Trick Williams is the champion is because he beat Joe Hendry, and not him. 

Of course, this brought out Trick Williams, who called himself an “emperor” if Frankie Kazarian is a king. Williams called Kazarian “second rate,” reminded everyone he was carrying two brands. He was responsible for all the attention TNA was getting, not deadbeats like the Hardys. This brought out Matt Hardy (not Jeff), who called out the guys in the ring for trying to make themselves look bigger by running down TNA. Matt Hardy said “TNA will not die!” Kazarian finally pointed out the elephant in the room, asking where Jeff was? “Oh that’s right! He’s not allowed in this country!” X-Division Champion Leon Slater came out to defend Jeff. 

Remember Kelani Jordan? She was still standing there and decided to call out Indi Hartwell because this segment is just off the rails. Indi came out and said she had the support of the fans and the locker room to fulfill her dream of being TNA Knockouts World Champion. Everyone started talking over each other until Santino came out to force me to start another paragraph. 

“Take it easy!” Marella accused them of being like high school children (accurate). But, since he needs a match for tonight, he makes a six person tag match with everyone involved in this opening segment, and he also put Mike Santana on commentary for the match as well.

Matt Hardy, Leon Slater, & Indi Hartwell defeated Trick Williams, Frankie Kazarian & Kelani Jordan  (12:57 aired) 

If Mike Santana interferes or gets physical with Trick Williams, the TNA World title match at bound for Glory is off. 

Jordan and Hartwell started by exchanging pin attempts. Hardy and Kazarian got tags and Hardy worked over Kazarian’s arm. Slater got the tag and reigned down fists on Kazarian’s head in the corner, then monkey-flipped Kazarian across the ring. Jordan and Hartwell tagged back. Jordan hit a lung blower and got a near fall with a crossbody. Jordan worked a body-scissors and got a couple of near falls off of that while Santana was on commentary refuting the idea that WWE and NXT were running TNA. Williams got the tag against Slater and tripped him up into the ropes, and Kazarian dropped a leg to guillotine Slater against the middle rope. 

Williams worked over Slater with a full nelson. Williams and Kazarian tried to encourage Jordan to sucker-punch Slater, but she wouldn’t do it. Kazarian hit a nice suplex on Slater for a near fall. Williams got the tag and worked over Slater in the corner with chops. Williams hit a hangman’s neckbreaker for a near fall, then wore Slater down with a front face lock. 

Williams held Slater open for a cheap shot from Jordan, who wouldn’t do it. So Kazarian went for the cheap shot and Slater ducked. Hardy got the tag for his team and deleted Williams’ head into the turnbuckles. Hardy hit a Side Effect for a near fall. Hardy went for the Twist of Fate on Williams, but Kazarian ran in, so Hardy caught him and DDT both Kazarian and Williams. Hardy hit a Twist of Fate on Williams for a near fall. Kazarian tried for the chicken wing on Hardy, but he escaped and tagged in Slater. Hartwell tagged in and hit Kazarian with an elbow off the top rope. Hardy pulled Williams out of the ring, and Williams got into Mike Santana’s face. Hardy whipped Kazarian into Williams, who collided with Santana. Since Santana didn’t initiate the contact, he was free to beat up on Williams, which he did. Back in the ring, Slater hit Kazarian with a Swanton 450 to get the pinfall. 

After the match, Santana held up the TNA World Championship before dropping it on a prone Trick Williams. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a “no touching or else” stipulation blown off so quickly.

— Tommy Dreamer cut a promo to fire up the TNA troops. This looked like it was taped at the end of the tv taping.

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • Gia Miller was attacked by Tessa Blanchard in the parking lot, but she has been cleared for interviewing duties. 
  • Ash by Elegance is out, with no details on her injury. 
  • Everyone in the Knockouts Tag Team Title match later tonight have been cleared. 

— Recap of NXT from Tuesday and more build for NXT/TNA Showdown. 

Angel Warriors (Xia Brookside & Léi Yîng Lee) defeated Kat Von Hees and Ava Lawless (4:04)

Brookside got caught with a backpack stunner for a near fall. Lee got the tag and took down the much larger Heez with a dropkick. Brookside hit Lawless with a Codebreaker, and then assisted Lee with a senton off the middle rope (called “Heaven Sent”) to get the pinfall. 

— Joe Hendry was in the stairwell crowing about his victory over Eric Young, but Santino interrupted and told Hendry he was in a no-disqualification match with Young next week. 

Road to Glory, Part 2. This was another hype video for Mike Santana on his quest to win the TNA World Title. Santana sat in a chair in an empty ring while Amazing Red cut a really good promo, first talking about the early days of TNA when Amazing Red and Homicide took TNA by storm. They opened doors for guys like Mike Santana, who let someone come into TNA and disrespect them by taking the championship from TNA. Santana invited Red and Homicide to watch him win the title at Slammiversary, but they only saw disappointment. Santana can make everything right by winning the title at Bound for Glory. They are doing a really good job making Santana into a big deal here, but I fear that the NXT Showdown is taking away from some of the build for Bound for Glory.

Nic Nemeth (w/ Ryan Nemeth in a Home Town Mask) defeated The Home Town Man (4:15)

Ryan distracted the Home Town Man, but Home Town Man still got he advantage. Home Town Man hit a TKO out of an airplane spin for a near fall. Ryan tripped up Home Town Man to set him up for a hangman’s neckbreaker from his brother. An elbow drop got Nic a near fall. Nic distracted the ref so Ryan could choke out the Home Town Man against the rope. Nic locked in a sleeper and a body scissors. Home Town Man came back with a series of clotheslines and a slam. Home Town elbow drop was followed up with the Home Town Slice, but Ryan put Nic’s foot on the rope to break up the pin attempt. The Home Town Man hit Ryan with a dive on the floor, then got his mask back from Ryan. But when eh got back in the ring, Nic hit him with a superkick and the Danger Zone to get the pinfall. 

After the match, the Nemeths put the boots to the Home Town Man, but Matt Cardona ran in to make the same. Cardona was soon overwhelmed by the Nemeths as well. 

— In the back, Gia Miller cut a promo about Tessa Blanchard. Miller was jumped by Blanchard from behind, after Victory Road. Now, Miller will face Blanchard in a match at Bound for Glory. Miller may not be a wrestler but she will still be Blanchard within an inch of her life. This doesn’t feel like the best use of Blanchard.

Tasha Steelz (w/ Order 4) defeated Alicia Edwards (w/ The System) (4:19)

One of the Great Hands tripped up Edwards to allow Steelz to get the upper hand. Steelz get a near fall off a place kick. Edwards came back with a pair of clotheslines. Edwards splashed Steelz in the corner for a near fall. Steelz came back with a Falcon Arrow for a near fall of her own. Edwards blocked a cutter but got hit with a superkick for two. Steelz gave a signal of the members of Order 4, who started arguing with the members of the System. The ref dropped to the floor to deal with that, allowing Ali to slip Steelz a kendo stick. Edwards got the kendo stick, nailed Steelz, and hit an inverted pedigree to get the pinfall. Steelz jumped Edwards after the pinfall, but the System stood Order 4 down. 

— Tessa Blanchard gave some more of the backstory for her match with Gia Miller. Blanchard got Miller into Highspots with her trainer George South, but Miller wasn’t cut out for it. So she went to Mike Jackson’s school, someone who was nothing but a jobber. Blanchard is scared for what she’s going to do to Miller at Bound for Glory. Blanchard thinks that Miller should just pack up and move on. 

The IInspiration defeated M and Heather by Elegance (w/ the Concierge) to win the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship (14:05) 

M and Heather are dressed like race cars or something. The Brand has really taken a hit with Ash gone, and she’s not even been gone for a week! 

The IInspiration dominated the early going. Cassie Lee caught Cassie Lee in the corner to take control. M got a near fall after a vertical suplex. M hipped Lee into the corners while the crowd chanted for the IInspiration. Heather stomped on Lee in the corner. Lee dropped to the floor, and Heather followed to ram her head into the ring apron. Back in the ring, Heather got a near fall. 

Heather missed an elbow drop, allowing Lee to get the tag to Jessie McKay. McKay caught Heather with a running knee in the corner. M tripped up McKay, allowing the Elegance Brand to double-team her in the corner. 

McKay dove for the tag, but M pulled Lee to the floor to keep McKay in the ring. M hit a pump kick for a near fall. M wore down McKay with a surfboard. McKay powered out of the surfboard and hit M with a back elbow. 

Lee got the tag and took it to both members of the Elegance Brand. Lee hit a lung blower on Heather for a near fall. M broke up a suplex attempt from Lee. Lee hit Heather with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. The Concierge distracted the ref and they argued for like what seemed like forever. A rake of the eyes set up Lee for a superkick from M (who was standing on the apron while Lee was in the ring). A DDT from Heather got another near fall. 

The Concierge gave Heather some champagne. Heather went to the throw champagne at Lee, but she ducked and Heather blinded M with the champagne by mistake. Lee and McKay took out M with the Idolizer, and Lee got the pinfall. The IInspiration are now two-time Knockouts Tag Team Champions. 

TNA Impact live results: The Ash by Elegance title era begins

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Tonight’s TNA Impact will feature the kickoff to the Knockouts title reign of Ash by Elegance in addition to several tag team matches.

Ash picked up the Knockouts title at last Sunday’s NXT Heatwave with her win over reigning champion Jacy Jayne and Masha Slamovich whom she pinned to win the title.

In trios action, TNA World Champion Trick Williams teams with AJ Francis against International Champion Steve Maclin and Mike Santana.

TNA Tag Team Champions The Hardys will face X-Division Champion Leon Slater and Cedric Alexander in non-title action.

Former Knockouts Tag Team Champions The IInspiration face NXT’s Fatal Influence of Fallon Henley and Jazmyn Nyx.

Former TNA World Champion Eric Young faces The Rascalz’s Myron Reed while Mara Sade battles Tasha Steelz.

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Taped in Baltimore, Maryland.  

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

Mike Santana & Steve Maclin defeated AJ Francis & Trick Williams (12:24 aired)

Hannifan on commentary called Trick Williams being the TNA World Champion “a nightmare” while the crowd was chanting “Whoop That Trick!” along with William’s music. Santana clotheslined Francis to the floor, and Maclin sent Williams to the floor. Santana then hit a flip tope on both his opponents on the floor. 

Back in the ring, Santana hit a tornado DDT for a near fall. Williams got the tag and suplexed Santana for a near fall. The heels cut off Santana from his corner and worked him over in their corner. Williams wore down Santana with a front face lock. When Francis tried for a back suplex, Santana flipped over him and got the tag to Maclin, who took control. 

Maclin dropped Francis with an Olympic Slam. Francis ran into a boot. But after a distraction from Williams, Francis slammed Maclin to take control. Maclin took a hard whip into the corner, and Francis hit him with an avalanche. Francis hit a running knee in the corner and flipped himself over the top rope. Williams hit a dropkick and Francis dropped an elbow on Maclin for a near fall. 

Francis ran into a boot from Maclin, and Maclin followed up with a middle rope dropkick. Santana and Williams tagged in, and Santana hit Williams with a flying lariat. Santana hit an enziguri, but Williams came back with pump kick. Santana hit a rolling cutter for a near fall. Santana ducked a leg lariat, and Williams dove into a death valley driver. Francis broke up the pin attempt, setting off a brawl with all four guys in the ring. Maclin and Francis tumbuled to the floor. Williams went for the Trick Shot, but Santana caught him with a rollup out of nowhere and got the pinfall. After the match, Santana tried to attack Williams, but he got away to the floor before Santana did any real damage.

— In the back, Cedric Alexander was sure that with all Leon Slater has learned about the Hardys, he and Slater could be the TNA tag team champions. Slater isn’t quite so sure. 

Eric Young defeated Myron Reed (w/ Zachary Wentz) (5:56)

Last week on Impact, Eric Young reminded Myron Reed he was the expendable member of the Rascalz, which lead to this match. 

Reed dodged a clothesline and caught Young with an enziguri. Reed hit Young with a Lung Blower that sent Young to the floor. Reed followed him out with a plancha. Reed consistently used his speed and agility to throw Young off his game until Young viciously raked his eyes. Young hit a Death Valley Driver for a near fall. While the match was going on, a man in the crowd wearing a ski mask held up a sign that said “The Cleanse is Coming.”

Young cut Reed down with an elbow. Reed countered a suplex attempt with Stundog Millionaire. Young went for a moonsault but missed. Reed hit a superkick. Young got hung up in the ropes, and Reed came off the top with a legdrop for a near fall. Young hit a powerslam for a near fall. Young then threatened to hit the ref, which brought Wentz up onto the apron. As the referee tried to get Wentz off the apron, Young caught Reed with a low blow. Young finished off Reed with a piledriver for the pinfall.

— Dani Luna is done being quiet and being passed by. 

— Announced by Ava on NXT, Xia Brookside will take on Candice LeRae in the first round of the tournament to determine the next contender for the Speed Women’s Championship. 

— Ash by Elegance saved TNA by bringing back the Knockouts championship that was held by a WWE wrestler (by pinning another TNA Knockout), and she’ll be celebrating live next week in Minneapolis. The Elegance Brand went off to plan the party.

The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) defeated Fatal Influence (Jazmyn Nyx & Fallon Henley) (6:22) 

Fatal Influence double-teamed Lee for most of the match. McKay got the tag and took the fight to both members of Fatal Influence. Fatal Influence got a near fall off a double team Pele Kick. All four women brawled in the ring, and in a well coordinated spot, The IInspiration hit both their opponents with super kicks. Lee hit a spinning heel kick on Henley to send her to the floor. The IInspiration hit their finisher (the IIdolizer) on Nyx and got the pinfall. 

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • Indi Hartwell has been cleared after being attacked last week. 
  • JDC is out with a head injury after his altercation last week with Agent Zero. 
  • The Hardys, Leon Slater & Cedric Alexander have all been cleared for the main event. 

— Trick Williams called his lawyer to deal with Mike Santana, who attacked him after their earlier match. 

Eddie Edwards (w/ Alicia Edwards) defeated Ryan Nemeth (5:40)

Ryan Nemeth came out and announced that Nic Nemeth will be returning next week. He was interrupted by Eddie and Alicia Edwards, who were here to shut Nemeth up in this match. Edwards chopped Nemeth a lot. Nemeth taunted Alicia Edwards and taunted the crowd, but didn’t offer much in the way of offense. Nemeth dodged a charge, which sent Edwards shoulder-first into the corner. Nemeth hit a hangman’s neckbreaker for two. He taunted Alicia Edwards again, then walked into a clothesline from Edwards. Edwards went for a package stunner, but Nemeth escaped by raking the eyes. Edwards dropped Nemeth with a double-underhook suplex, and finished him off with a “Boston Knee Party” (running knee) and got the pinfall. 

— Gia Miller checked in with Indi Hartwell, who won’t back down from Dani Luna. Santino Marella interrupted to give Hartwell a match with Jody Threat. Luna then interrupted, and Hartwell insisted Marella add Luna to the match. So next week it’s Luna v. Threat v. Hartwell to crown a new #1 contender for the Knockouts title. 

— Joe Hendry defeated the Miz at a WWE house show in Manchester.

— In the back, Eric Young left Joe Hendry for dead and talked about how “the cleanse is coming.” 

Tasha Steelz (w/ members of Order 4) defeated Mara Sadé (5:52) 

Sadé got a near fall after a knee to the head. Jason Hotch tripped up Sadé to give Steelz the edge. Steelz caught Sadé with a gamengiri in the corner. Sadé powered out of a chinlock and caught Steelz with a forearm. Sadé caught Steelz with a hip attack and a slingblade. Sadé hit a middle rope dropkick for a near fall.  Sadé went to the top for a moonsault, but the members of Order 4 around ringside distracted her. Steelz took Sadé down with a Russian leg sweep from the middle rope. Sadé hit her finisher (which looks like a botched move) and Jason Hotch and John Skyler jumped up on the again to distract her. Sadé hit Skyler with a dive on the floor, then got into a stare down with Agent Zero. Steelz caught Sadé coming back into the ring with a cutter and got the pinfall with her feet on the ropes for leverage. 

After the match, Hotch and Skyler held Sadé open for Agent Zero to floor her with a clothesline. The Hardys came out late to chase Order 4 away and they clotheslined Zero to the floor. They’re trying to portray Agent Zero as this giant, but he isn’t even bigger than the Hardys.

The Hardys defeated Cedric Alexander & Leon Slater (10:50)

Matt Hardy tweaked his knee giving and elbow drop, but Slater didn’t immediately attack it. Matt hit a side effect and got the tag to Jeff. Jeff went for a swanton, but Alexander pulled Jeff out of the way. Alexander wore Jeff down with a bearhug on the mat, then drove elbows into his injured ribs. Alexander held Jeff open for a sliding dropkick to the ribs from Slater. Slater hit a running crossover splash for a near fall. Slater worked a chinlock and clotheslined Jeff in the corner. Alexander followed up with a forearm and a dropkick to the back of Jeff’s neck. Slater stomped at Jeff’s ribs and went back to a chinlock. 

Matt got the tag and pummeled Alexander with forearms, then sent him headfirst into all the turnbuckles. Slater also got his head rammed into the turnbuckles as well. Hardy dropped Alexander with a Side Effect and dropped an elbow off the middle rope for a near fall. Matt went for the Twist of Fate, but Alexander escaped and took Matt down with a dragon screw leg whip. Slater tried to go the top, but Matt shoved Cedric into the turnbuckle, which crotched Slater on the top. The Hardys double teamed Alexander and Jeff went for the cover, but Slater broke that up with a splash off the top. Slater went for a Swanton 450, but Jeff escaped. Slater landed on his feet and ran into Matt. Matt tried for the Twist of Fate, but Slater countered into a Twist of Slate, which Matt escaped to send Slater into a a Plot Twist from Jeff, but Slater still hit the Twist of Slate on Matt Hardy anyway! 

Slater went back to the top and missed the Swanton 450 on Jeff again. Matt sent Slater to the floor In the ring,  Alexander caught Jeff with a flatliner for two. Alexander tried for the Lumbar Check, but Jeff escaped and Cedric walked into a Twist of Fate from Matt. Jeff hit the Swanton bomb on Alexander and got the pinfall. This match was the best thing on the show, especially the last few minutes when things got really good. After the match, both teams hugged it out like good babyfaces.  

Impact is LIVE next Thursday with: 

  • Indi Hartwell v. Jody Threat v. Dani Luna to crown the #1 contender for the Knockouts Title. 
  • The Hardys and Mara Sadé vs. Tasha Steelz, John Skyler and Jason Hotch 
  • Moose v. AJ Francis 
  • Ash by Elegance celebrating her Knockouts Title Win
  • Nick Nemeth’s return. 

Trick Williams and his lawyer. Williams and his lawyer came back to the ring. I was hoping his lawyer would be Joe Park, but it’s just some guy named Michael O’Shea. The lawyer is wearing a black suit and brown shoes (and a brown belt!), so I doubt his bona fides. Williams claimed assault and declared the ring a crime scene. The lawyer fed Williams lines about how it was a unsafe working environment and that he only has to defend the title every 50 days. Santino Marella came out to do the math and figured out that Bound for Glory is two days past the 50 day deadline. The lawyer interjected before Marella could make the match official, so Marella laid the lawyer out with the Cobra to end the show. 

I guess this angle lets them stretch out the annoucement of Mike Santana v. Trick Williams at Bound for Glory for another week.

TNA Impact live results: The final stop before Emergence

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The final TNA Impact before Friday’s Emergence streaming special has arrived.

Before he defends the TNA World title against Moose, Trick Williams will team with AJ Francis and the returning Rich Swann to take on Moose’s System mates Eddie Edwards, JDC and Brian Myers.

Director of Authority Santino Marella will hold a Knockouts Tag Team Summit with all four teams involved in Friday’s four-way title match: The Elegance Brand, The IInspiration, NXT’s Fatal Influence, and Lei Ying Lee & Xia Brookside.

X-Division Champion Leon Slater will team with The Hardys against Cedric Alexander & The Rascalz in another Friday preview.

Former TNA World Champion Eric Young takes on past title challenger Mike Santana while Matt Cardona battles John Skyler.

Frankie Kazarian will interview International Champion Steve Maclin and Jake Something ahead of their no DQ, no countout match this Friday.

Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell take on Myla Grace and Harley Hudson to round out the show.

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Taped in Kingston, Rhode Island. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

First Class (AJ Francis & Rick Swann) & Trick Williams defeated The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards & JDC) (6:00)

This was supposed to be the main event, but someone jumped Moose in the back! The other members of the System were upset about this and demanded their match start the show. The System jumped the heels before the bell and they brawled for a bit around the outside. Once the match got in the ring, the System triple-teamed Rich Swann. Francis pulled the ropes open on JDC, causing him to crash the floor and allowing the heels to take control. 

Williams got the tag and dropped JDC with a flapjack. A “Trick Kick” got Williams a near fall.  JDC escaped a bearhug and back suplexed Francis. JDC got the hot tag to Brian Myers. Myers hit an implant DDT and a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Edwards and Myers clotheslined Francis to the floor, but Swann rolled up Myers and used his feet on the ropes for extra leverage to get the pin. 

After the match (and long commercial break), Hannifan confirmed it was First Class and Trick that attacked Moose in the back. How will this affect the title match at Emergence tomorrow night?

Dani Luna & Indi Hartwell defeated Myla Grace & Harley Hudson (3:43)

The triple threat match they’ve spent the last few weeks building on this show between Masha Slammovich, Ash by Elegance and TNA Knockout’s Champion Jacy Jayne will be on NXT Heatwave. Hudson and Grace spent 3 minutes working over Luna. Hartwell got the tag and almost immediately got the pin on Grace with the “Hurt Donut.” 

After the match, Rosemary snuck out of the crowd and misted Hartwell in the face. 

Matt Cardona defeated John Skylar (w/ Jason Hotch & Tasha Steelz) (2:21)

Despite a lot of interference from the other members of Order 4, Cardona got an easy win with the Radio Silence. After the match, Skylar and Hotch jumped Cardona. Mustafa Ali came out and sent Agent Zero (who looked really tall last week standing in the aisle, but looked less imposing when standing next to Ali) to give Cardona a hanging tree slam. Ali stood at the entrace, very pleased with the Order 4. 

After the match, Cardona found Steelz backstage to demand a match with Mustafa Ali, which was made for Emergence. 

– In the back during a digital exclusive, Dani Luna and Jody Threat got chased away by the trainer who was trying to clean the mist off of Indi Hartwell’s face. 

– A recap of Tuesday’s NXT, which was bright and live and a real contrast to the “fourth show from a marathon taping” vibe that TNA has going tonight.

– Santino Marella came out for the pull-apart brawl interview segment between the participants in the Knockouts Tag Title match tomorrow night. Heather and M are defending the tag titles under the “Freebird Rule.” After they all insulted each other (with the IInspiration being the best on the mics), Marella gave them all five seconds to brawl. They brawled while Marella counted to five, then called out security. What seemed like 20 security guys came out to break up the fight. The two heel teams (Fatal Influence and the Elegance Brand) wound up on the floor and the babyface teams (the IInsipration and Xia Brookside & Léi Yǐng Lee) all hit dives onto the piles of people (both security guards and wrestlers) on the floor.

– In another digital exclusive, Rosemary explained that if Indi Hartwell wants the TNA world title, she’ll have to go through her first. 

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • Moose was jumped in the back and his hip was hurt, but he will fight through the pain. 
  • Indi Hartwell is “day-to-day” with “eye irritation” from Rosemary’s mist. 
  • The Home Town Man has been cleared for tomorrow night.

– Mance Warner and Steph De Lander were suspended for what their unauthorized use of Santino Marella’s office last week, and they’re not happy about it. 

Mike Santana defeated Eric Young (w/ The Northern Army) (5:30)

Young jumped Santana before the bell and hit him with a rolling lariat. Young dumped Santana to the floor where the Northern Army attacked him. Back in the ring, Young got a near fall after a hangman’s neckbreaker. Santana came back with an enziguri and took out the Northern Army with a tope on the floor. Back in the ring, Santana hit a rolling cutter for a near fall. Young hit a top rope elbow for a near fall. Santana escaped a piledriver and hit a death valley driver for a near fall. Santana hit Young with a rolling lariat and got the pinfall. Best thing on the show so far by miles. 

After the match, The Northern Army jumped Santana, but Sami Callahan made the save.

– On NXT Tuesday, Joe Hendry WON A MATCH against Charlie Dempsey. And Trick Williams abandoned his partners (which included his challenger tomorrow night, Moose) to allow Dark State to beat his team.

 – Frankie Kazarian’s The King’s Speech, featuring Steve Maclin and Jake Something. Despite Kazarian’s best efforts to get them talking, Maclin and Something just stare each other down. Finally Maclin grabs the mic to tell Karazian to shut up. Kazarian insulted Something, who went after him. Karazin thumbed Something in the eye to escape. Something gave Maclin a black hole slam and stood over the International Champion to end the segment.

– New Matches for Emergence: 

  • Indi Hartwell v. Rosemary
  • Mustafa Ali v. Matt Cardona
  • The System (Edwards and Myers) v. First Class 

Also Ryan Nemeth v. The Home Town Man is confirmed for the pre-show.

– In a digital exclusive, Sami Callahan promised to retire if he lost tomorrow night at Emergence. Eddie Edwards interrupted and told Sami if it was going to be his last match, to leave it all in the ring tomorrow night. 

Cedric Alexander & The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed)  defeated The Hardys & Leon Slater (18:56 aired) 

The Hardy have the TNA and “Fourth Rope” tag team championships with them. 

The Hardys and Slater worked over Wentz in their corner for a while. Wentz eventually got the tag to Reed, and he tagged Matt Hardy with a superkick to take control. Alexander dropped Matt with a suplex for a near fall. 

Wentz hit a slingshot senton for a near fall, and controlled Matt with a front facelock. Matt escaped, but Wentz went low with a dropkick to the knee. Wentz went to the top, but Matt followed him up and superplexed Wentz. 

Jeff Hardy and Alexander got the tags, and Jeff took over on Alexander. Jeff went for the Twist of Fate, but Alexander blocked it. Hardy hit an ugly Whisper in the Wind (he came down on Alexander like a sack of concrete) for a near fall. Slater and Reed got into it, and Slater dropped Reed with a brainbuster. Slater took out both Rascalz with a back elbow. Reed blocked the “Twist of Fate” and Matt Hardy caught Wentz with a side effect. Jeff gave Alexander a face-first suplex, and Reed dropped Jeff with a Stundog Millionaire. Reed planted Slater with a facebuster for a near fall. 

Alexander got the tag and set up Slater for a powerbomb, but Slater escaped. Slater went for the Twist of Slate again, but since he had to position himself for the hard camera (seriously) Alexander was able to block it. The Hardys and Slater got Alexander and the Rascalz with a triple Twist of Fate/Slate. The Hardys hit Alexander with Poetry in Motion, Matt landed a Side Effect, and Slater hit a splash for a near fall. 

The Rascals got back in and doubleteamed the Hardys, sending them to the floor. Wentz tried for a dive on the Hardys, but they caught him. Reed followed up with his own dive to take out the Hardys. Slater then hit his 450 dive over the post on Reed. 

Back in the ring, Slater went for the 450 on Alexander, but Alexander dodged it. Slater did a backspring into the ropes to hit Alexander, but Alexander caught him and dropped Slater with the Lumbar Check and got the pin on the X-Division champion! 

A really good main event that helped heat up the X Division title match for tomorrow night. I don’t know if the show did a good enough job as a “go home” show for Emergence, but it did get me wanting to tune into NXT.


TNA Impact live results: Two title matches, Trick Williams appearance

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The road to next weekend’s Emergence streaming special continues with tonight’s TNA Impact.

The show will feature two title matches as reigning TNA Knockouts Champion and NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne will defend her gold for the second time as she faces Ash by Elegance with her fellow Elegance Brand members banned from ringside.

Heather & M by Elegance will be in action, however, as they take on Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside.

The TNA International title will also be on the line as Steve Maclin defends against recent rival Jake Something. Maclin has six successful defenses to date.

Reigning TNA World Champion Trick Williams will appear ahead of his Emergence title defense against former champion Moose.

Former TNA World Champion Joe Hendry will take on former X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali.

Mara Sade (the former Jakara Jackson in NXT) will be in action while TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella will make an announcement about Emergence.

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Taped in Kingston, Rhode Island. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

– Trick Williams came out for a promo to put over “Trick-NA” and how he’s going to beat Moose in front of his mama at Emergence in Baltimore. Trick called Emergence a “PLE” and said Moose came from a family of bobble heads. Moose came out to respond by hitting Williams with the microphone. Trick got out of the ring before Moose could punish him any further.

– In the back, Gabby LaSpisa welcomed interviewer Gia Miller back to TNA Wrestling. Miller had been out of action since being attacked by Tessa Blanchard at Slammiversary. Miller threatened to kill Tessa Blanchard, then brought in Joe Hendry. Hendry will make Mustafa Ali believe in the main event. 

– Mike Santana met with Sami Callahan backstage and agreed to a match at Emergence. Eric Young and The Northern Army interrupt and Young calls Santana a failure for losing at Slammiversary. 

Steve Maclin and Jake Something  went to a double count out for the TNA International Title (3:44)

Frankie Kazarian joined the commentary team for this match. The commentators seemed more interested in arguing with each other than calling the match. Maclin got a near fall after an Angle Slam. Something blocked a back suplex, and a double clothesline put both men down. Maclin backdropped Something to the floor, then followed him out with a tope. On the floor, Something sent Maclin into the steel steps. So they brawled up to the apron and the ref was counting while they continued to punch each other on the apron, they fell down and the ref counted them out. That is the stupidest finish I’ve seen in a while. The security geeks came out to fail at separating them and they brawled to the back. 

– Mance Warner and Steph De Lander went into Santino Marella’s empty office for… well, use your imagination.

– In the back, Cedric Alexander talked about the importance of winning the X-Division championship. 

Xia Brookside & Léi Yǐng Lee defeated Heather and M by Elegance (w/ The Personal Concierge) (8:04 aired) 

Lee dropped M with a vertical suplex for a near fall. But while M distracted the referee, Heather wrapped Lee’s arm around the ring post. The Elegance Brand worked over Lee’s injured arm. Heather stretched Lee with a surfboard. Heather punished Lee by snapping back on her arm. Heather locked Lee in a surfboard. 

Lee escaped the surfboard and got floored with a clothesline for a near fall. Brookside inadvertently distracted the ref which gave the Elegance Brand the opportunity for an illegal double team. Lee finally got the hot tag to Brookside, who was a house of fire. They set up the spot where Brookside gave the one girl a neckbreaker which caused her to DDT her partner which is as contrived as it sounds. Lee and Brookside doubleteamed M with kicks. Heather ran in to break up a pin attempt. Lee hit M with a kick, then followed up with a spinning facebuster to get the pinfall. 

The TNA Injury Report: 

  • KC Navarro is out with a dislocated knee. 
  • The Home Town Man has bruised ribs. 
  • Joe Hendry and Mustafa Ali have been cleared for tonight’s main event. 

– Santino Marella and Arianna Grace walked in on… whatever Mance Warner and Steph DeLander were doing. 

– The First Class Penthouse with KC Navarro and AJ Francis. Navarro announced he had a torn ACL, would need surgery and be out for a while. Navarro is despondent, but Francis said “next man up” and brought the returning Rich Swann back to the First Class. Navarro reluctantly holds the mic for Swann’s promo. Francis let Navarro know his services will no longer be required, since he was just a “back up” who was filling in while Swann was hurt. Less than pleased with this development, Navarro rattled off all the times that he put AJ Francis ahead of himself. Francis saw it differently, that he has been carrying Navarro for the last nine months. Swann and Francis kicked the crutches out from Navarro and Franics said “I was happy when you got injured.” Francis sent Navarro packing.

Mara Sadè defeated Vicious Vicki (1:49)

Sadè won with her finisher, the “Finish Her” and double underhook into her knees, kind of like a reverse lung blower.

– On NXT Tuesday, Joe Hendry appeared in a refrigerator and got a match with Charlie Dempsey for next week, and Moose got in Trick Williams face over the TNA title before the Dark State appeared. This set up an 8-man tag for NXT where Williams and Moose have to be on the same team against the members of Dark State. 

Ash by Elegance defeated Jacy Jayne by disqualification in a match for the TNA Knockouts World Champion (1:50)

Masha Slamovich ran in and attacked Ash for the disqualification. Jayne took her down with the boot, and the rest of Fatal Influence ran in. Brookside and Lee ran in and so did the IInspiration. The Knockout babyfaces dumped Fatal Influence and the Elegance Brand and stood tall in the ring. Jayne is still the Knockouts World Champion.

Director of Authority Santino Marella announced several matches for Emergence: 

  • Steve Maclin v. Jake Something in a no count-out, no disqualification match for the International Title. 
  • Mike Santana v. Sami Callahan 
  • Fatal Influence v. Elegance Brand v. The IInspiration v. Brookside/Lee for the Knockouts Tag Team Title. 

Marella then called out the Nemeths to tell them they were not getting their contractually obligated rematch for the TNA Tag Team Titles. Marella suspended Nick Nemeth for Emergence because of his actions last week (attacking the Home Town Man and injuring some security folks). Marella gave the tag team title match to The Rascals. Ryan Nemeth threatened to sue (which we all know he is wont to do), and Marella deemed him not as guilty, so Ryan will to face the Home Town Man at Emergence.

Next week on TNA Impact: 

  • Frankie Kazarian interviews Jake Something and Steve Maclin 
  • The Hardys & Leon Slater v. The Rascalz and Cedric Alexander 
  • Matt Cardona v. John Skyler
  • Mike Santana v. Eric Young
  • The IInspiration v. Myla Grace and Harley Hudson 

Mustafa Ali (w/ Order 4) defeated Joe Hendry (14:46 aired)

 Hannifin ran down all the ways Hendry helped bring TNA to new heights by taking the TNA World title onto WWE shows and losing. Ali worked a headlock. Ali bridged out of a pin attempt and walked into a side headlock. Hendry caught Ali with a hip toss and a delayed vertical suplex for a near fall. Ali caught Hendry with a kick to escape a backdrop, but Hendry turned him inside out  with a clothesline. 

Ali slowed things down by going to the floor. Hendry followed him out, chopped Ali against the ring barricade and rammed his head into the ring apron. Ali tried for a piledriver, but Hendry countered by backdropping Ali. The members of Order 4 distracted Hendry, allowing Ali to hit a dive and take control. 

Back in the ring, Ali took control with a neck vice. Ali hit a hangman’s neckbreaker for a near fall.  In an impressive spot, Hendry blocked a tornado DDT out of the corner and powered Ali up into a suplex. Hendry dropped Ali with a fallaway slam and kipped up. Ali escaped a Standing Ovation attempt and dropped to the floor. When Hendry gave chase, Ali sacrificed members of Order 4 to escape.

Back in the ring, Ali caught Hendry with a cradle for two. Hendry hit Ali with an Olympic Slam. Ali’s Secret Service tried to run in, but Hendry dumped them. Hendry drove Ali down with a cutter. Hendry hit the Standing Ovation, but Tasha Steelz pulled the ref out of the ring to break up the cover, apparently killing him dead. John Skyler and Jason Hotch doubleteamed Hendry. Hendry dumped them again after Ali missed a 450 splash. A second ref came in and Hendry gave Ali an AA for another near fall. 

Hendry went for another Standing Ovation, and Steelz interfered again, literally on top of the corpse of the first referee. Ali sent Hendry to the floor, and Ali’s Agent Zero hit him with a big boot. Zero tossed Hendry in the ring, and Ali hit the 450 splash to get the victory. 

I believed in Joe Hendry. That he would lose.

TNA Impact live results: Trick Williams in action, Jacy Jayne vs. Masha Slamovich rematch

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TNA World Champion Trick Williams will be in action on tonight’s TNA Impact as he teams with First Class against The System.

Williams survived a three-way title defense at Slammiversary, but Moose has now focused his attention on Williams. He will team with Eddie Edwards & JDC against Williams, AJ Francis & KC Navarro.

Mike Santana will address what happened at Slammiversary when Williams stole the pin on Joe Hendry after Santana appeared to have him beat.

In a rematch from Slammiversary, TNA Knockouts and WWE NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne defends the Knockouts title against Masha Slamovich.

In a three-way for the X-Division title, new champion Leon Slater defends against Cedric Alexander and Jason Hotch.

In a match coming out of the Tag Team title ladder match at Slammiversary, the new-look Rascalz of Myron Reed & Zachary Wentz will face the Nemeth brothers.

Indi Hartwell teams with Dani Luna against Jody Threat & NXT’s Arianna Grace while Sami Callihan will share some thoughts to round out the lineup.

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Taped in Kingston, Rhode Island. 

Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary. 

Leon Slater defeated Jason Hotch (w/ John Skyler & Tasha Steel) in a triple threat match also involving Cedric Alexander to retain TNA X Division Championship (4:03)

Alexander was the first to get a decisive advantage with a flatliner, and got a near fall on the champion with a Michinoku Driver. Slater dove into a knee strike from Hotch. Hotch caught both gets on the floor with a moonsault. Slater caught Hotch with a hanging Twist of Fate, then finished Hotch off with a 450 Swanton Bomb. Almost a squash of Hotch there at the end. Slater and Alexander had words after the match.

In the back after the match, Alexander accused Slater of “just sneaking by” and downplayed his victory, reminding Slater several times that he didn’t pin him. 

– Masha Slamovich promised to take the TNA Women’s championship back. 

Indi Hartwell & Dani Luna defeated Jody Threat & “Miss NXT” Arianna Grace (6:23)

The “Miss NXT” thing came across as very bush league. Victoria Crawford came out as the match got underway. Threat and Luna had a nice exchange that ended when Luna fell to the floor while Grace held open the ring ropes. Grace was reluctant to take advantage of an injured Luna, which allowed Hartwell to get the hot tag. Hartwell got a near fall following a spinebuster. Threat hit Luna with a Michinoku Driver for a near fall. Threat set up Luna with a fireman’s carry, but got distracted by Grace. Luna then escaped and hit “Luna Landing” (a sit out powerbomb out of a fireman’s carry) to get the pinfall. 

– In the back, Jake Something shouted about Steve Maclin and his TNA International Championship. Maclin showed up and they had a staredown.

The Rascals (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed) defeated The Nemeths (Nick & Ryan) (6:14)

The Nemeths tried to attack The Rascals from behind while they were playing to the crowd, but they saw it coming and hit them with moonsaults. Nick cut off Wentz when he went for a dive. Ryan then floored Reed with a clothesline and the Nemeths took control. The Nemeths slowed the pace of the match down with chinlocks. Nick hit a hangman’s neckbreaker. Reed escaped a back suplex attempt from Ryan but Nick dropped a big elbow for two. Reed escaped a suplex with Stundog Millionaire and got the hot tag to Wentz. Wentz was a house of fire for a minute, but got cut off with a big DDT and a famouser from the Memeths. Reed took out Nick Nemeth on the apron with the Flame On (a running cutter to the floor) , and Wentz hit a Spiral Tap (spinning dive off the top rope) on Ryan for the pinfall. 

– After the commercial break, The Nemeths were still in the ring. Nick complained that the tag team championships were stolen from them at Slammiversary, then announced they were invoking their rematch clause at Emergence. Ryan ran down the Hardys for winning the titles “in a stunt show match with a magic ladder” and trashed Rhode Island for lousy food and not having any sports teams. This brought out the “Home Town Man” to defend his home town and demand an apology. The Nemeths tried to blow the lid off the Home Town Man’s secret identity, but he drowned them out by singing his theme song. All this finally led to a beat down of the Home Town Man. The Nemeths ripped off the Home Town Man’s mask, but security dove in with a towel before we could see his face. After Nick Nemeth superkicked some of the security guards, the Rascalz returned to run the Nemeths off.  Honestly, this segment felt like something that was only intended for the live crowd and got added in because producers realized the show was short.

– Frankie Kazarian was in the back kind of dressed like Elvis, to complain about how he’s not respected as a founding father of TNA. The disrespect is disgusting! I read there is a lot of that going around. He will not be pushed around like that! Carlos Silva should bring his hat. Frankie Kazarian is a king! He was trying to give off Elvis vibes on purpose.

– Mike Santana cuts a promo from the crowd. Santana owns up to the reality of losing, but the crowd chanted “You got robbed!” Santana walked to the ring and talked about having to comfort his daughter who watched him lose his match for the TNA Title at Slammiversary. Santana promised to one day be TNA World Champion. Pretty good promo.

– Leon Slater v. Cedric Alexander for the X Division title is official for TNA Emergence.

Masha Slammovich defeated Jacy Jayne (w/ Fallon Henry & Jazymn Nyx) by disqualification in a match for  the TNA Knockouts World Championship (3:29). 

Slammovich went for a lot of quick pins early. Jayne hit a step up  hurricanrana. Fallon Henry tripped up Slammovich, allowing Jayne to hit a superkick and take control. Jayne hit a running neckbreaker for a near fall. Slammovich escaped a chinlock and caught Hayne with a pair of clotheslines and a knee in the corner. Ash by Elegance ran in from behind and hit Slammovich with here Tag Title belt and that’s a disqualification. The rest of the Elegance crew ran in to get in the face of Fatal Influence. Then Xia Brookside and Léi Yǐng Lee ran in to stand with Slammovich. The match barely got anywhere before the run-in.

– The TNA injury report: Moose has a hip injury but is in the main event, while Elijah is out after triceps surgery. Mance Warner and Jake Something are beat up with lots of puncture wounds from a match with thumbtacks last week. 

– In the Bioflex Recovery Room, KC Navarro was not cleared to compete for the main event.  AC Francis and Trick Williams weren’t happy about it. This changed the main event from a six man tag to a regular two on two match.

– Santino Marella tried to discipline Ash by Elegance for her interference in the last match. This led to Marella setting up Ash versus Jacy Jayne for the Knockouts World Title next week with the Elegance crew banned from ringside. The winner will get Masha Slammovich sometime later, although it feels more like they’re heading to a three way match.

– Mustafa Ali and Order 4 were in the ring to rail on about the outsiders who are taking away the opportunities and titles from people within TNA. This should make him a babyface but he’s still a heel.  Ali asked “Who wants to see Mustafa Ali as the next TNA World Champion?” and the crowd booed. He called Joe Hendry a fraud and of course he appeared. Henry played some skit with Skyler’s face on a wrestling buddy that was supposed to be funny but missed the mark by miles. Like Vince McMahon’s “humor” from 2017. Hendry challenged Ali to a match for tonight, but Ali accepted for next week. I don’t know why Ali needs a week to prepare, Hendry loses all the time.

– Tom Hannifan and Sami Callahan talked about Callahan’s future in wrestling. Callahan talked about having body issues as a kid and how he’s lost a lot in the ring since he broke his leg. Callahan asked for a match against Mike Santana at Emergence to see if he still has it. If Callahan loses, he will retire in Baltimore. 

Next Week on TNA Impact: 

  • Steve Maclin v. Jake Something for the TNA International Title. 
  • Ash by Elegance v. Jacy Jayne for the Knockouts Title. 
  • Xia Brookside & Léi Yǐng Lee v. M & Heather by Elegance 
  • Joe Hendry v. Mustafa Ali 

Eddie Edwards & Moose (w/ Alicia Edwards) defeated  AJ Francis & Trick Williams  (w/ KC Navarro) when Moose pinned Williams (9:28 aired)

The arena looked practically empty for the main event. The babyfaces dumped the heels on the floor early. Moose and Francis locked up in the ring and Moose bounced off Francis when he tried a shoulderblock. And then Moose tried several more shoulderblocks but still got nowhere. Finally Francis put his shoulder into Moose to knock him down. Then Moose went for some chops and three people in the crowd gave a “Whoo!” Francis laid in a forearm and it felt like they were going for a striking battle to bring the crowd into it, but the crowd wasn’t going along with it. Williams got the tag and took Moose down with a leg lariat to get some reaction from the crowd. 

After a break, Francis went for a suplex on Moose, but Moose eventually reversed it for a suplex of his own. Edwards got the tag and charged into Moose with a forearm. Edwards sent Williams to the floor and caught him with a tope. Navarro tripped Edwards as he tried to get back into the ring. Back in the ring, Williams floored Edwards with a clothesline. Francis got the tag and did little of note. Edwards dropped Francis with a blue thunder bomb, and tags were made on both sides. Moose took down Williams with a uranage and hit a senton. Moose hit a pop up powerbomb for a near fall, but Francis broke the pin up with a senton. Navarro tried to hit Moose with his crutch, but hit Williams by mistake. Moose hit WIlliams with a spear and got the pinfall, and probably a title match with Williams at Emergence.