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TNA Impact live results: Joe Hendry vs. Frankie Kazarian number one contender’s match

Posted on by Matt Boone

The next challenger for TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth will be determined on tonight’s episode of TNA Impact as Joe Hendry will take on Frankie Kazarian.

The winner will face Nemeth in the main event of October’s Bound for Glory. Both men are in search of their first-ever TNA World title run.

After losing to Hendry at Victory Road, former champion Josh Alexander will be on hand to share his thoughts on what’s next.

Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace and a mystery partner from WWE NXT will take on Rosemary and NXT’s Wendy Choo. Grace recently defended her title against Choo while Rosemary has appeared on NXT TV.

Former WWE wrestler Lei Ying Lee (Xia Li) will make her promotional debut.

KUSHIDA joins forces with Kevin Knight and X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey against Chris Bey, Ace Austin and former champion Zachary Wentz; Xia Brookside goes one-on-one with Heather Reckless; and Jonathan Gresham battles Laredo Kid.

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Jordynne Grace & Sol Ruca defeated Rosemary & Wendy Choo via Disqualification

Wendy Choo makes her way out first to kick things off on this week’s show. She stops and is joined by Rosemary, and the two head to the ring for our first match of the evening. Jordynne Grace comes out next and then Arianna Grace comes out.

“The Liaison” announces Sol Ruca as Grace’s mystery partner from WWE NXT. Ruca gets a decent reaction coming out, and as soon as she and Grace enter the ring, Rosemary and Choo attack. The four brawl before the match even officially starts.

Ruca hits a wild moonsault to the floor, which is followed up by “The Juggernaut” diving through the ropes for a ring-to-floor splash of her own. In the ring, the bell finally sounds and it is Ruca and Rosemary kicking things off for their respective teams.

Rosemary does a good job establishing the early offensive lead, and then tags in Choo. Choo picks up where Rosemary left off, taking it to Ruca and keeping the high-flyer grounded. The two continue to utilize frequent tags while keeping Ruca on their side of the ring and far away from the much-needed tag.

Ruca finally takes over and hits her always-fun-to-watch Sol-Snatcher. Grace goes for a Juggernaut Driver to follow up, but before they can pick up the win, Tasha Steelz attacks the TNA Knockouts Champion. Masha Slamovich runs out to chase her off and make the save.

Gia Miller Interviews Frankie Kazarian

Backstage, Gia Miller talks with Frankie Kazarian, who asks if she is down with the king. He tells her the answer for her, which is ‘yes.’ He asks if she is a believer of Joe Hendry. Again, he tells her the answer for her, which is ‘no.’

He vows to beat Hendry tonight and go on to prove he is “The King of TNA” by beating Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship at TNA Bound For Glory. “Every head must bow, and every tongue must confess, I am ‘The King of TNA.'” We head to a commercial break.

Jonathan Gresham defeated Laredo Kid

When the show returns, Laredo Kid’s theme hits and the masked man makes his return to the Impact Zone for our second match of the evening. He settles inside the squared circle and then his opponent, “The Octopus” Jonathan Gresham makes his way out.

The bell sounds to get things started, and Kid gets off to a fast start with some crowd-pleasing high flying offense. He hits a big high spot from the ring to the floor that pops the crowd in the Impact Zone. Back inside the ring, Gresham locks Kid in a submission.

Kid struggled for a good minute or so before ultimately making it to the ropes to force the hold to be broken. Upon getting up, Kid started connecting with a wide variety of kicks, before hitting a cross-body splash off the middle rope.

Kid hits a suplex and holds on. He hits a second one and then finishes with a brainbuster to complete the Three Amigos homage to the late, great, Eddie Guerrero. Gresham takes back over and hits a moonsault, before going back to work on the knees of Kid. He repeatedly smashes Kid’s knee into the mat over-and-over again until Kid tapped out. That’s like tapping to strikes in MMA. Rare.

Mike Santana Starts A Brawl In The System Locker Room

Backstage, Mike Santana is shown with a chain in-hand. “They don’t seem to get it, but they will now …” he says, before busting into The System’s locker room. The door shuts and the camera shot remains on the door as we hear banging and sounds of pain from the other end of the door. We then head to another commercial break.

Zachary Wentz & ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) defeated Leon Slater, KUSHIDA & “Speedball” Mike Bailey

When the show returns from commercials, Zachary Wentz makes his way to the ring for scheduled six-man tag-team action. His partners, the ABC duo of Ace Austin and Chris Bey are out next. Their opponents, Leon Slater, KUSHIDA and TNA X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey make separate entrances next.

The bell sounds and former X-Division Champion Wentz kicks things off against current title-holder Bailey, as a flashback to the title bout from the recent TNA Victory Road 2024 special event, which saw Bailey recapture the title.

The two only mix it up for a few seconds before all six men hit the ring and end up in a big stand-off. On that note, the show heads right back into another commercial break as the match continues.

As we settle back in from the break, we see Wentz and Slater mixing it up. Slater blasts Wentz with a roundhouse kick that knocks him into his own corner. Austin tags in, but so does KUSHIDA. It is KUSHIDA who takes the hot tag and begins shifting the offensive momentum into his team’s favor.

Everyone ends up in the ring for a ton of high spots, including an amazing one from Slater, who clears the ring post with a running leap to the floor with a senton splash. Back in the ring, he goes for the 450 off the top, but nobody was home. Wentz hits a UFO Cutter for the win.

Deaner Accepts Challenge From Hammerstone

Backstage, we see Hammerstone coaching Jake Something through a workout, when in comes Deaner. He wants to talk to Something, but Hammerstone interject and down-talks him. Hammerstone ends up challenging Deaner to a fight.

Deaner says there’s two things he’ll never walk away from. He looks at Something and says family, and then Hammerstone and says a fight. He accepts the challenge and walks off. The show heads into another commercial break.

Lei Ying Lee defeated Hyan

When the show returns, Mike Santana is shown in a vignette filmed immediately after his Texas Death Match with JDC from last week.

He is still covered in blood and has his chain wrapped around him, but talks with a smile and a giggle in his voice as he talks about The System being forced to deal with him in his “playground.” He vows to make them feel his pain and agony.

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for newcomer Lei Ying Lee hits. Out comes the former WWE Superstar known as Xia Li, following weeks of vignettes promoting her arrival. She settles in the ring for her debut. Already in the ring is her opponent, Hyan.

Lee goes on an offensive spree to start things off, mixing in a number of kicks and strikes. She yells “come on!” as she continues to take it to Hyan. Hyan gets a brief moment and gets a bit cocky, shoving Lee. Lee goes back to work on her, climbing up high on Hyan and striking down on her skull.

She hoists Hyan up in a torture rack position and airplane spins her before slamming her down. Fans chant “We want tables!” Instead they get Lee’s “Thunderstruck” roundhouse kick finisher. Lee picks up an easy win in her Impact debut.

Josh Alexander, Sinner & Saint Attack Eric Young & Steve Maclin

After the match, we see Leon Slater looking bummed out backstage. In walks TNA X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey. Slater apologizes for letting their team down. Bailey tells him not to, and reminds him he’s in the most competitive division in the business. He tells him he has a future in the X-Division.

When the show returns, ABC duo Ace Austin and Chris Bey are shown in a heavily post-produced promo segment where they mourn the loss of their TNA Tag-Team Championships. They also talk about their champions clause rematch against The System.

In comes The Hardys duo of Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy. Matt makes a case for The Hardys getting a shot as well. He says whether it’s ABC or The System, be aware that The Hardys are coming and nothing is going to stop this train. Jeff does the “choo choo” train sound.

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for “The Walking Weapon” hits and out comes Josh Alexander. He heads to the ring as Tom Hannifan points out on commentary that he asked for this time. He settles in the ring and soaks in the atmosphere before speaking.

Fans immediately get on his case with loud “You tapped out!” chants, referencing his loss to Joe Hendry at TNA Victory Road 2024. He talks about believing in Joe Hendry like they do after sharing the ring with him. He admits he was going down the wrong path and a good friend gave him some good advice.

He asks Eric Young to come out. Young comes out. Young helps the fans come around and chant for Alexander. A “Walking Weapon” chant spreads and Young calls Alexander the lifeblood of TNA if he is the heartbeat. The mutual admiration session wraps up and they go to leave.

Young tries to hold the ropes for Alexander. Alexander smiles and waves him off. Alexander goes to hold the ropes for Young. Young smiles and obliges, but as he goes to step through the ropes, Alexander snatches him up and dumps him on his dome with a German suplex.

The crowd boos as Alexander gets back on the mic and takes issue with Young’s previous comments. He continues to attack him, and then Steve Maclin runs out to make the save. This brings out Sinner & Saint, and the full plan is unveiled.

We learn that Alexander wasn’t giving veteran advice to them like Young suggested he do as the locker room leader he should be last week. Instead, they were apparently plotting this attack. Alexander hits a C4 Spike. The three stand tall as the show heads into another commercial break.

Monster’s Ball Match Added To TNA Bound For Glory 2024

Backstage, Matt Cardona learns he has a Monster’s Ball match with PCO at TNA Bound For Glory 2024. The announcement was made directly to him by Santino Marella and Steph De Lander. Cardona wasn’t happy.

Heather Reckless defeated Xia Brookside

Back inside the Impact Zone, newcomer Heather Reckless heads to the ring for our next match of the evening in the TNA Knockouts division. Her opponent, Xia Brookside, makes her way out with a cowboy hat on.

A little slap from Reckless gets things started. Brookside slams her down and does a little “Texas Two Step” dance as she stands over her. Reckless charges at Brookside in the corner, but Brookside hops on the middle rope and bops her on the top of her head with her heel.

As the action continues, we see Ash By Elegance and George Iceman appear on the entrance ramp. They make their way down to ringside to a ton of crowd heat from the San Antonio fans. We then see the action spill out to the floor, where Brookside yanks some of the extensions out of Reckless’ hair.

The action resumes in the ring, where Iceman is loudly yelling “You suck, Brookside!” The distraction leads to Reckless taking back over on offense, and in the end, Reckless heads to the top-rope and leaps off, connecting with Rarified Air for the pinfall victory.

The show heads to another commercial break. When we return, Ash By Elegance is backstage complaining about her feet hurting when in comes Reckless. She gloats about doing Rarified Air, but Iceman and Ash aren’t impressed. They do agree she has “something” but claim she needs elegance. They have some ideas.

Joe Hendry defeated Frankie Kazarian to earn TNA World Title shot against Nic Nemeth at TNA Bound For Glory 2024

It’s main event time!

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth hits and out he comes to join Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on special guest commentary for our main event of the evening.

This week’s main event is a TNA World Championship No. 1 Contender’s match, with Joe Hendry squaring off against Frankie Kazarian. The winner will move on to challenge Nemeth for the TNA title at TNA Bound For Glory 2024 on October 26 in Detroit, Michigan.

Hendry’s theme hits and he makes his way to the ring to a big reaction from the San Antonio crowd. Nemeth sings his praises as someone who definitely has something special. His catchy-ass entrance tune wraps up, he does the dramatic head turn and smile.

Fans chant “We Believe! We Believe!” and then the theme for his opponent hits. Out comes the self-proclaimed “King of TNA” Frankie Kazarian. He heads to the ring to a ton of boos. He goes to demand his “King of TNA” introduction. Hendry stops the ring announcer and takes the mic.

He tells Kazarian not to worry and ensures him he will give him an introduction worthy of a title contender. He introduces him as the winner of the Antonio Banderas look-alike contest. He is the Dad from Spy Kids. He is Puss in Boots. Fans chant “Puss in Boots! Puss in Boots!” Before he can finish his sarcastic intro, Kazarian attacks him and things start off with a bang between these two.

Hendry immediately starts fighting back, however, and upon taking over, Hannifan talks us into a mid-match commercial break as the match continues.When the show returns, we see Kazarian is in a comfortable offensive lead. So much so that he exits the ring and grabs a mic. He rolls back into the ring and asks the fans if they still believe in Joe Hendry.

Fans loudly chant “We believe! We believe!”As Kazarian continues to verbally taunt his fallen foe, Hendry recovers and attacks Kazarian. Hendry begins taking back over control of the offense as the San Antonio crowd comes to life. Hendry looks for the Standing Ovation, but doesn’t get it.

Kazarian starts to shift the momentum back in his favor, but not for long, as a “Puss in Boots!” chant from the fans in the Impact Zone leads to another Hendry comeback. This time, Hendry locks Kazarian in an ankle lock that looked close. Ultimately, however, Kazarian made it to the ropes.Again we see Kazarian fight back, as he hits a big slingshot DDT.

Hendry takes over again and launches Kazarian out to the floor. Hendry heads out after him. He hoists Kazarian up and holds him for a stalled suplex on the floor. Kazarian reaches into his bag and slides a set of brass knuckles onto his hand while the referee is dealing with Hendry in the ring. Hendry leans through the ropes to grab Kazarian, and Kazarian blasts Hendry with the brass knuckles.

He knocks him out and quickly rolls into the ring and covers him for the win. Kazarian is announced as the winner and his music plays, however as he is celebrating, Nic Nemeth stands up from his chair at the commentary desk. He grabs the brass knuckles that Kazarian used and shows them to the referee. He explains what happened and the referee restarts the match.

Kazarian gets the offensive jump on Hendry again, but again gets a bit too cocky. As he stops and wastes time taunting Hendry and the crowd in the Impact Zone, Hendry ends up recovering and taking over. He hits his Standing Ovation and scores the pinfall victory.

With the win, it will be Joe Hendry challenging Nic Nemeth for the world title at TNA Bound For Glory 2024. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us, and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.

Next Week:
* Heather Reckless’ “Elegant Makeover” Begins
* Sinner & Saint vs. Steve Maclin & Eric Young
* The Hardys vs. ABC
* Rosemary & Wendy Choo & Tasha Steelz vs. Masha Slamovich, Sol Ruca & Jordynne Grace

TNA Impact live results: Mike Santana vs. JDC Texas Death Match

Posted on by Matt Boone

A Texas Death Match between Mike Santana and The System’s JDC highlights tonight’s TNA Impact as the road to next month’s Bound for Glory begins.

Santana has been feuding with The System for the majority of the last month and issued a challenge to the former Dirty Dango for the bout following last Friday’s Victory Road.

After his win over Josh Alexander last Friday, Joe Hendry will be on hand to share what he wants next.

After winning the titles last Friday with a win over Masha Slamovich & Tasha Steelz, new Knockouts Tag Team Champions Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) will defend their titles against opponents to be named.

Matt Cardona will take on Rhino after attacking him last Friday following Stephanie De Lander’s announcement she needs neck surgery.

First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro) will look to rebound from their Friday loss to The Hardys as they battle new signees Sinner & Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams).

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The System, The Hardys, Masha Slamovich & Jordynne Grace Kick Off This Week’s Show

An in-depth TNA Victory Road 2024 video package showing highlights from last Friday’s special event in San Antonio, Texas is shown. We then shoot inside the Impact Zone, where Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt welcome us to the show.

“Do you wanna know something?” Those are the first words we hear as The System’s Alisha Edwards makes her way out with a microphone in-hand. She asks her question-catchphrase once more and then complains about no longer being a TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champion due to Masha Slamovich.

Slamovich makes her way out after Edwards continues verbally dressing her down. She gets in Edwards’ face in the ring, and Edwards chastises her to her face for being the weak link in their former MAlisha duo. She says what’s even worse is, she doesn’t even understand a word she’s saying.

We then get the big reveal from Slamovich, who informs Edwards that she has heard every word that has ever come out of her mouth. She says she’s sick of her. As she continues to defiantly respond to her former partner, she is attacked from behind by Tasha Steelz.

Masha starts fighting back, but is taken out by Edwards’ “Kendra” kendo stick. Steelz and Edwards join forces in beating Slamovich down until we hear the familiar sounds of the siren of “The Juggernaut.” Out comes TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace to make the save.

She comes out, but so does The System duo of Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers. Before anything can happen, the iconic sounds of the theme for The Hardys plays and out comes Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy to a rock star reaction from the Texas crowd.

The System crew bails out of the ring to the floor and the two groups of wrestlers stare each other down. Santino Marella’s theme hits and says if they want to fight, they’re gonna get their wish tonight. He announces a six person tag match with Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers and Tasha Steelz taking on The Hardys and Masha Slamovich.

Santino says as for Jordynne Grace, but before he can say anything, “The NXT and TNA Liaison” Arianna Grace comes out. She announces Wendy Choo & Rosemary vs. Jordynne Grace and one of Arianna’s “very best friends from WWE NXT.” It is never stated who the friend is. Santino says he likes the way she thinks and the segment wraps up on that note.

Eric Young Tells Josh Alexander To Start Acting Like A Leader

Backstage, we see Josh Alexander lost in thought when Eric Young approaches him and asks if he’s got a minute. He tells Alexander he’s been in the same spot he’s in right now. He says they think alike. He says he’s got a lot of guys paying attention to his every word and every move.

He says he’s headed into a place where it’s harder to come back from than he thinks. Young tells Alexander that he’s a leader here, and that it’s time to start taking it serious. He walks off as Alexander seems to be giving that some serious thought.

Hannifan runs down the scheduled lineup for tonight as the official match graphics flash across the screen. The show then heads into the first commercial break of the evening.

First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro) defeated Sinner & Saint

When the show returns, Jordynne Grace catches up with Masha Slamovich and tells her she expected her to be one of the people to respond to her many TNA Knockouts Championship Open Challenges in recent weeks/months. She tells her she has a feeling they’ll see each other sooner than later.

The Hardys come out of their dressing room and have a quick chat with Grace and Slamovich. Slamovich says teaming with them is a dream. They tell her to help them continue to show to the world tonight that TNA Wrestling is white hot these days.

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for First Class hits and out comes the team of AJ Francis and KC Navarro for our first match of the evening. Their opponents, Sinner and Saint, come out next. Navarro and Travis Williams (Saint) kick things off at the bell.

Navarro starts off strong, but after a handshake goes wrong, Saint takes over and tags in Judas Icarus (Sinner), who picks up where he left off. Francis ends up tagging in and shifting the offensive momentum back in First Class’ favor.

KC Navarro is tossed out to the floor like a rag-doll, and then Sinner hits Francis with a big shot that buys him some much-needed time. He makes it to the corner for the tag and in comes Saint. Navarro also tags back in.

The two mix it up and Navarro is thrown to the floor. Sinner & Saint hit a double-team spot that culminates with a big splash onto Navarro on the floor. Back in the ring, Sinner turns Navarro inside-out for a close two-count.

Moments later, Francis hits the Down Payment choke slam, which Navarro immediately follows-up with a top-rope First Class Splash for the pinfall victory.

Mike Santana Sends A Message To JDC Ahead Of Texas Death Match

Once the match wraps up, we shoot to a shot of someone’s boots backstage. We see a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire clanging off the concrete ground. The camera pans up and we see Mike Santana.

He says tonight we’re gonna find out if JDC is willing to walk through the fire, because he’s gonna baptize him in his own blood. “Cause you motha f**kers, ya’ll locked in this world with me!” After this wraps up, the show heads into another commercial break.

Gia Miller Interviews “Speedball” Mike Bailey

When the show returns, Gia Miller is standing by backstage with new TNA X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey. He talks about recapturing the title and how he’s prepared to defend it against the best of the best.

Miller informs Bailey that speaking of the best of the best, she has learned from Santino Marella that Bailey will be teaming up with Leon Slater and KUSHIDA to take on Zachary Wentz and ABC duo Chris Bey and Ace Austin in six-man tag-team action.

Rhino defeated Matt Cardona via Disqualification

Hannifan and Rehwoldt bring up Steph De Lander’s announcement about needing neck surgery and how she’ll be out of action for six-to-ten months as a result. We are shown a digital exclusive from after her announcement at TNA Victory Road where she and PCO talk backstage immediately afterwards. De Lander tells PCO to trust her and be patient.

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for “Alwayz Ready” Matt Cardona hits and out comes “The Indy God” for our next match of the evening. He settles in the ring and the theme for his opponent plays, bringing out former ECW legend Rhino.

As soon as the bell sounds, Cardona hops out of the ring and walks around to the entrance aisle. He looks in at Rhino as the referee begins his count. He walks around to the other side of the ring, hops on the ring apron and steps back inside.

He goes to kick Rhino in the bread-basket, but his kick is caught and Rhino starts drilling him with lefts and rights. He backs Cardona into the corner and hip-tosses him out. He backs into the corner himself and stalks Cardona, measuring him for a Gore.

Cardona notices this coming and slides out to the floor to avoid it. Rhino heads out after him and hits a big suplex to Cardona on the unforgiving entrance ramp. Fans break out in the never-ending “ECW!” chants.

What are the odds anyone in that building was alive to watch an ECW show live as it happened? One Night Stand doesn’t count. Rhino heads out under the ring and pulls out a chair. He brings it in the ring with him, but Cardona gets it and hits him with it. The referee calls for the bell.

Post-match, Cardona continues to beat down Rhino with the chair until the lights in the Impact Zone go out. When they come back on, PCO is standing in the middle of the ring behind Cardona. He slaps his hand on the throat of Cardona and hits a chokeslam.

He climbs up for the PCO-Sault, but Cardona exits the ring to avoid it. PCO taps into his inner Ric Flair and starts beating up an inanimate object in the form of the chair Cardona had. It’s not a New York Times best-selling autobiography encouraging readers’ days to be nice, but close enough.

He hits a back-breaker on the chair, a side-slam and a PCO-Sault onto it. That chair learned its’ lesson, and Cardona was up-close to witness it. After this, the show heads into another commercial break.

Spitfire (Jody Threat & Dani Luna) (c) defeated Kendal Grey & Carlee Bright to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championship

When the show returns, Spitfire duo Jody Threat and Dani Luna make their way down to the ring for their first scheduled defense of their newly won TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championships. The two settle inside the squared circle and await the arrival of their opposition.

Instead, “The Liaison” Arianna Grace comes back out and announces that they will be defending their titles against some fresh blood, two of her best friends from WWE NXT, Kendal Grey and Carlee Bright. The pair of WWE NXT Superstars head to the ring and the bell sounds.

Threat and Grey kick things off for their respective teams. They trade headlocks and then Grey suplexes her way free. Threat goes to whip Grey into the corner, but Grey trips and falls down. Taped show. Wonder what the point of that was? Luna tags in and picks up where Threat left off.

Luna and Threat both end up in the ring and they hit a two-on-one stalled suplex, complete with the free-arm biceps pose for some added arrogance. Bright tags back in and helps shift the offensive momentum into the favor of the WWE NXT team.

The champs take back over and hit the Pressure Drop, the same move that won them the titles at Victory Road 2024 against Masha Slamovich and Tasha Steelz. Afterwards, they go for the cover and score the pinfall to pick up the win and their first title defense. After the match, we head into another commercial time out.

Heather Reckless Approaches Ash By Elegance

When the show returns, we see Ash By Elegance bragging about her looks in a mirror, as George Iceman stands behind her bragging about her some more. In walks Heather Reckless who says she wants to take them up on their offer.

She tells them she has a match next week against Xia Brookside and asks if they’ll watch it. They tell her they’ll think about it. Reckless walks off, Ash and Iceman get back to talking about her looks and the segment mercifully wraps up on that note.

Mike Santana defeated JDC in a Texas Death Match

Inside the Impact Zone, the theme for Johnny Dango Curtis hits and out comes the newest member of The System for our next match of the evening. He settles in the ring and his entrance tune dies down.

The catchy-ass theme for Mike Santana hits next and a spotlight follows him as he walks down the steps in the crowd. He makes the long trip to the ring to a nice reaction from the Texas crowd.

As Santana hops the barricade and enters the ringside area, he is immediately met by JDC and the two trade shots. The bell sounds and our scheduled Texas Death Match is underway. Falls count anywhere and whomever incapacitates their opponent enough to keep them down for a count of ten will be declared the winner.

The two fight into the ring, where Santana settles into the early offensive lead. He beats down JDC until he is slumped in the corner. He backs up and charges at him, blasting him with a knee to the dome. He backs up and stalks him. He charges him again but JDC rolls out to the floor at the last minute.

As JDC walks around the ringside area to clear the cobwebs, he is met by a large body flying through the air, as Santana gets a running start and leaps over the top-rope, splashing onto The System member on the floor. Santana heads back out and grabs a trash can, some steel chairs and brings them into the ring.

Santana unfolds the two chairs and sets them back-to-back in the middle of the ring, ready-to-be-sat on, but something tells me he won’t be using them for that purpose. He hoists JDC up, but JDC escapes out the back door.

Santana climbs on JDC in the corner for the ten-punch spot, but before he gets to ten, JDC scoops him up and walks forward, power-bombing Santana across the unforgiving double-chair set-up. Ouch. Fans are already chanting “This is Awesome!”

JDC takes off his shirt and puts the trash can over Santana. He grabs a kendo stick and begins beating the crap out of the trash can with some vicious batting practice. JDC heads to the ropes again and climbs up. He leaps off with the Down ‘N’ Dirty onto Santana, who is still in the trash can and unaware of the moment of impact.

Santana rolls out to the floor upon impact. He gets the trash can off of his head and in a camera shot similar to the evil Mr. McMahon peaking above the ring apron from WrestleMania-past, Santana’s bloody dome pops into frame and gets a reaction from the crowd and announcers alike.

JDC heads over to draw more blood, but is unaware, as are the viewing audience, that Santana is secretly wielding the barbed wire covered baseball bat he was holding in his pre-match promo earlier in the show. He whacks JDC with it and draws some blood from The System member to even up the crimson mask count.

On that note, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break as this violent spectacle continues. When we return, we see both guys still spilling blood like crazy. In particular, JDC is bleeding an absurd amount.

Things culminate with Santana leaping off a ladder (as a referee and stage-hand held it sturdy for him) and putting JDC through some staging equipment for the ten-count and the win. After the match, as Santana is celebrating, he is attacked from behind by Moose. Moose beats him down with repeated chair shots and leaves him laying.

Josh Alexander Begins His New Role As TNA Locker Room Leader

“The Walking Locker Room Leader” Josh Alexander is shown backstage catching up with Sinner & Saint. He explains to them that the competition level for guys like them is at a whole new standard when you enter a promotion like TNA Wrestling. He tells them to keep their heads up and keep trying. We head to another commercial break.

Lei Ying Lee Is Coming To TNA Impact Next Week

When the show returns, we see the latest vignette hyping the arrival to TNA Wrestling of former WWE Superstar Xia Li, who is now working under the ring name, Lei Ying Lee. It is announced that she will make her TNA Impact next week on the show.

Joe Hendry, Frankie Kazarian & Nic Nemeth Talk TNA World Championship

Back inside the Impact Zone, we hear the familiar sounds of the viral smash hit theme song for the hottest rising star in TNA Wrestling, and among those in all of pro wrestling right now — Joe Hendry. “Say his name and he appears …”

The crowd goes bonkers as he makes his way out and does his full ring entrance routine, complete with the side-to-side hand-waive in the ring, etc. Hendry talks about making a statement with his win over Josh Alexander at TNA Victory Road last Friday night.

Hendry says every time he’s down, the fans lift him back up. He has a feeling they’re going to lift him all the way up to the TNA World Championship. With that said, out comes “The King of TNA.” No, not the TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth. The self-proclaimed “King of TNA” Frankie Kazarian.

Kazarian says it’s funny that he thinks the fans will lift him up to the TNA World Championship, when all of the fans in the crowd tonight, for example, can’t lift up their guts to see their own genitals. He says it’s also funny Hendry thinks he’s next in-line for a title shot after winning one match.

He says he only won the match in the first place because he had a weapon in his crotch. He says it’s probably not the first time he had his crotch loaded. He calls Hendry a cross between Shrek and Groundskeeper Willie from The Simpsons.

He says if anyone deserves a shot at the TNA World Championship it’s Frankie Kazarian, “because I believe in Frankie Kazarian.” Fans react with a loud “You suck! You suck!” chant. Kazarian demands Nic Nemeth come out and grant him his TNA World title shot.

We hear the familiar sounds of the pants unzipping and a woman moaning as TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth makes his way down to the ring in a sport coat with his title in-hand. He joins Kazarian and Hendry in the ring. After he and Kazarian exchange words, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella comes out yet again.

Marella announces that it will be Joe Hendry vs. Frankie Kazarian next week on Impact. The winner will move on to challenge Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship in the main event of the biggest show of the year, TNA Bound For Glory 2024 in Detroit, Michigan.

The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) & Masha Slamovich defeated The System (Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards) & Tasha Steelz

It’s main event time!

The theme for The System duo of Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards hits and out they come along with their partner for the six-person tag-team main event match of the evening, Tasha Steelz. They settle into the ring and then Masha Slamovich’s theme hits to bring her out.

The Hardys’ iconic entrance tune plays and the crowd goes wild as Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy emerge. The six competitors scheduled for our final match of the evening are settled inside the squared circle and ready to rock and roll, but first, the show heads into a quick pre-match commercial break.

When the show returns, the bell sounds and Steelz and Slamovich get things started for their respective teams. After some basic back-and-forth action early on, we see things pick up when all six end up getting involved.

The Hardys help Slamovich live a dream spot, as she helps execute Poetry in Motion. Matt and Jeff follow up with another big double-team high spot before the show heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.

When we return, we see The System helping each other out, with Jeff Hardy’s Whisper in the Wind attempt thwarted by a quick step from the intended landing target. Myers goes to work on Jeff Hardy as fans lambast him with “You suck! You suck!” chants.

We see The System enjoy the offensive lead for another minute or two and then The Hardys help shift the momentum back in their team’s favor. Fans pump up Matt Hardy with “DELETE! DELETE!” chants. Before he can go for his finisher, Alisha Edwards gets involved at ringside.

The referee ejects her from ringside and the crowd pops. She makes a big issue out of leaving. Hands on the hips and the whole deal. Out comes ABC duo Chris Bey and Ace Austin, who each hoist her up and carry her to the back.

Steelz attacks Slamovich from behind in the ring. Masha hits a turning splash through the ropes onto Steelz on the floor. Jeff Hardy hits a Twist of Fate on Edwards. Matt Hardy hits one on Myers. Jeff hits a Swanton Bomb off the top-rope.

Matt goes for the cover. 1-2-3. The Hardys and Masha Slamovich pick up the win in a fun main event. The three celebrate their victory as Tom Hannifan mentions the lineup for next week’s show again, noting the Road to TNA Bound For Glory 2024 kicks off next Thursday night. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air. Thanks for joining us, and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.

Next Week On TNA Impact (9/26/2024)
* Rosemary & Wendy Choo vs. Jordynne Grace & NXT Mystery Partner
* Jonathan Gresham vs. Laredo Kid
* Zachary Wentz & ABC vs. KUSHIDA, Leon Slater & Mike Bailey
* Frankie Kazarian vs. Joe Hendry (TNA Title Eliminator)
* Lei Ying Lee (Xia Li) debuts

TNA Impact live results: The final stop before Victory Road

Posted on by Matt Boone

The final TNA Impact before this Friday’s Victory Road is on tap for tonight featuring a tornado tag team match, The Hardys in action, and more.

Jeff & Matt Hardy will continue their feud with The System as they take on former TNA Tag Team Champions Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers.

Reigning Tag Team Champions Ace Austin & Chris Bey will face First Class (AJ Francis & KC Navarro) in a non-title tornado match.

In an interesting clash, former World Champion Steve Maclin will face Hammerstone who is coming off a loss to NXT North American Champion Oba Femi on Tuesday.

Ash by Elegance will go one-on-one with Xia Brookside while new signing Heather Reckless will battle Gisele Shaw.

Both Joe Hendry and TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace will make appearances. Grace is coming off a successful title defense on Tuesday’s WWE NXT and will next defend against Wendy Choo on Friday. Hendry will take on Josh Alexander at the streaming special.

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Steve Maclin defeated Hammerstone

After the long recap video kicks off the show, the camera shot settles inside the Impact Zone where Steve Maclin makes his way to the ring. Out next is Hammerstone, with the commentators talking through highlights of his debut on WWE NXT earlier this week.

The bell sounds to start things off, and the two both come out strong. Maclin backs Hammerstone into the corner and lights him up with some chops. Hammerstone fights back but runs into a back-elbow. Maclin drives Hammerstone into his knee and blasts him with a short-range clothesline for a two-count.

Hammerstone muscles Maclin up and rushes him into the corner. He drives his shoulder into his mid-section and blasts him with some forearms. He hoists him up and charges across the ring to do the same thing in the other corner before planting him into the mat with a spinebuster.

Tom Hannifan points out the taped up left shoulder of Maclin and mentions he is curious to see how it holds up in this match. Hammerstone blasts Maclin in the bread basket with a knee. He holds onto Maclin’s injured left arm and begins to go to work on it.

Hammerstone hits a belly-to-back suplex for a two-count, and then goes back to work on his weakened limb. Hammerstone looks for a Torture Rack, but Maclin saw it coming and starts a comeback. He uses his good arm to fight off the muscle monster.

He hits a mean back-breaker and then pounds Hammerstone in the corner. He hangs him upside down in the tree of woe and charges at him with a spear for a close two-count. Maclin tries to hook Hammerstone for the K.I.A., but Hammerstone avoids it and hits a power slam.

Maclin clotheslines Hammerstone over the top and out to the floor. He runs back into the ring and hits a big dive. He brings Hammerstone into the ring and heads to the top-rope. Hammerstone cuts him off and climbs up after him. He hits an enormous overhead belly-to-belly off the top.

Hammerstone hits a single-leg dropkick after avoiding a running knee from Maclin. Hammerstone looks for his finisher but Maclin escapes out the back door and rolls him up for the unexpected three-count.

Hammerstone attacks Maclin after the match. He puts him in the Torture Rack until Eric Young runs out to make the save. Jake Something comes down and he and Hammerstone exchange a look while standing side-by-side glaring at Young and Maclin in the ring.

The System Reboot Continues Tonight

Backstage, Alisha Edwards asks if we want to know something. JDC rips off Jim Neidhart’s “we’re gonna get hungry and forget our manners” line when it is his turn to explain, like the rest of The System all do, why tonight The System Reboot continues. Moose confirms JDC’s status in the group. “You can always trust The System!” The show heads into the first commercial break of the evening.

New Tag-Team Bout For TNA Victory Road

When the show returns, Steve Maclin talks backstage about what he said at TNA Emergence about there not being enough good people worthy of trust and respect in this business. Eric Young walks in and he tells him he’s one of them. Young nods and says the same about Maclin. He tells Hammerstone and Jake Something they’ll see them at Victory Road.

Heather Reckless defeated Gisele Shaw

Inside the Impact Zone, the highly-touted new TNA Knockout Heather Reckless makes her way out for her Impact debut. The commentators sing her praises as she settles inside the squared circle. Her entrance tune dies down and out comes Gisele Shaw for her final match in the promotion.

The commentators remind us about Reckless being cut off last week by Ash By Elegance. The bell sounds and off we go with match number two for this week’s show. The two shake hands, circle and lock up. Shaw muscles Reckless down to the mat with ease.

They lock up again and Shaw slaps a side headlock on Reckless. Reckless begins to fight back and hits a big DDT that plants Shaw’s dome directly into the mat. As the action continues, out comes Ash By Elegance and George Iceman to get a closer look at the action.

Reckless hits a big shoulder tackle off the ropes. She hits a moonsault for a two-count and then follows up with a wild Canadian Destroyer for an even closer nearfall attempt. Shaw fights back with a Spinebuster that would make Arn Anderson proud.

Shaw hits Shock ‘N’ Awe for a close two-count, but Reckless somehow kicks out. George Iceman hops on the apron to distract the referee. While this is going on, Ash By Elegance decks Shaw on the top-rope. Reckless runs up and hits somewhat of a Spanish Fly, which she calls “Recked,” for the win.

Matt Cardona And His Property Set For Action At TNA Victory Road

After the match, we see a new Xia Li “Coming Soon” vignette and then the show heads into another break. When the show returns, “Alwayz Ready” Matt Cardona comes out with his “property,” Steph De Lander. She looks miserable has he orders her around. He makes her hold the ropes for him.

In the ring, she begins to speak first and he yanks the microphone out of her hands and says, “I do the talking around here!” He boasts returning from a life-threatening injury and thinks Santino Marella has it out for him.

Cardona brings up a match with PCO and Rhino against himself and a partner of his choosing for TNA Victory Road. He does a big build-up for the partner reveal, points to the tunnel and then turns to De Lander and says it is her.

He says if she Finger Poke of Dooms him or turns on him, he’s sending her back to Australia. The theme for “The French-Canadian Frankenstein” hits and out comes PCO. Wasn’t Frankenstein the doctors name, by the way?

De Lander low-blows Cardona as PCO enters the ring. He chokeslams Cardona into the mat and gives De Lander a big hug as fans chant his name.

ABC defeated First Class in a Tornado Tag-Team Match

Gia Miller has a quick sit-down interview in the empty arena for a taped segment with Spitfire duo Jody Threat and Dani Luna, who talk about their high stakes tag-team title tilt against TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions Masha Slamovich and Alisha Edwards at TNA Victory Road 2024. If they lose, the team must break up.

Inside the Impact Zone, the theme for First Class hits and out comes AJ Francis and KC Navarro for scheduled Tornado Tag-Team action. The reigning TNA Tag-Team Champions ABC come out next. Chris Bey and Ace Austin settle in the ring and the match gets started with a bang.

ABC and First Class all end up on the floor almost immediately, and the brawl is on all over the place. Francis and Navarro settle in the early offensive lead. The show heads into a mid-match break as the fight continues.

When the show returns, Francis and Navarro are in a comfortable offensive lead and talking all kinds of trash in the ring. Bey tries fighting back on the floor, but Navarro maintains control of things. Francis continues a slow domination in the ring on Austin, while Navarro keeps stopping Bey from coming in the ring to help.

Moments later, Bey finally does get in the ring and he and Austin hit a double-suplex on Francis. Bey hits a big cutter. Austin follows up with a big spot of his own and the two both cover Francis at the same time for the win. After the match, the show heads into another commercial break.

Joe Hendry & Josh Alexander Talk TNA Victory Road

The show returns with a Jonathan Gresham vignette about him continuing the rebirth and shedding the mask persona. Back inside the Impact Zone, Joe Hendry’s theme hits and he comes out for his scheduled segment.

He settles in the ring after his full entrance and then calls out Josh Alexander. “The Walking Weapon” appears in the rafters and says he’s up there for Hendry’s own protection. He says, “Now make me laugh, funny man.”

Hendry says he wouldn’t make a video making fun of Alexander …or would he? He introduces The Josh Alexander Story. It’s a music video with Hendry calling Alexander a Jesse Pinkman look-alike who is slowly turning into Walter White. His big claim is Alexander doesn’t ever smile. He calls him Kurt Angle From Wish.

Alexander is shown very much not smiling in the rafters when it wraps up. He talks about everyone loving Hendry because he had a couple of videos that went viral. He didn’t earn it like Alexander, making towns and fighting his way to the top the right way.

He says he’ll be smiling ear to ear when he beats Hendry at Victory Road. Hendry says Alexander sounds upset because the fans aren’t chanting “Walking Weapon.” He says he saw a sign earlier that said, “Walking Weiner.” Of course, that starts a loud “Walking Weiner” chant. Alexander says Hendry just dug his grave a little deeper.

Arianna Grace Makes Jordynne Grace A Promise

The commentators talk about Wendy Choo being announced as Jordynne Grace’s opponent for TNA Victory Road in the TNA Knockouts Championship match. We see Grace confront NXT and TNA liaison Arianna Grace about the pillow appearing last week.

She asks who else carries around a pillow other than Choo. Arianna says The Sandman. Grace gets a promise from Arianna that there won’t be any funny business at Victory Road during her match. The show heads into another commercial break.

Ash By Elegance defeated Xia Brookside

When the show returns, Mike Santana is shown in a vignette talking about Nic Nemeth’s commendable run thus far as TNA World Champion. He mentions how he is going to punish Moose. Back inside the Impact Zone, George Iceman introduces Ash By Elegance.

Xia Brookside is out next and then the bell sounds to get this one off-and-running. The two trade shots and then Ash runs into a big boot from Brookside in the corner. Brookside slams her down and then hits a cross body splash for a two-count.

Brookside blasts Ash in the back with a big kick. She rolls her up for two and then blasts her with another kick. Iceman trips up Brookside and Ash starts to take over. She stomps a mudhole in Brookside. She does not, however, walk it dry. She goes for a cover for a two-count.

Brookside fights back and takes over. She hits two Broken Wings to the back of Ash as she is kneeling in the corner. She goes for a third but is stopped by Iceman who hops on the apron and begs her to show mercy to the lovely Ash. She eventually goes for it, but misses. Heather Reckless runs out and cheap shots her and Ash rolls her up for the win. Reckless stands next to Ash as she poses in victory at ringside.

The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) defeated The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards)

It’s main event time!

But first, Nic Nemeth is shown backstage for a go-home promo for Victory Road. He talks about Moose having the chance to handle things like a man, but opting to go a different route.

He mocks The System Reboot and talks about Moose tagging his heroes like The Rock and Triple H, who he points out he shared the ring with and beat in the past. After he wraps up, the commentators hype tonight’s tag-team main event and the show heads into another commercial break.

When the show returns, Ash By Elegance is complaining about her hair to George Iceman when Heather Reckless walks in. They both liked her helping Ash by agree she needs a makeover. Iceman offers to give her one if she wants some time.

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt run down the lineup for TNA Victory Road. The Hardys vs. First Class in a main card bout and KUSHIDA vs. Leon Slater and Steve Maclin & Eric Young vs. Hammerstone & Jake Something is confirmed for the “Countdown” pre-show.

The System theme hits inside the Impact Zone and out comes Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards accompanied by Alisha Edwards. The three head to the ring for our scheduled tag-team main event match of the evening.

The iconic entrance tune for The Hardys plays next and out comes Matt and Jeff Hardy to the ring to a big pop from the Louisville crowd. As the four men are in the ring and ready to rock and roll, Hannifan and Rehwoldt talk us into one final pre-match commercial break.

When the show returns, fans chant “Happy Birthday” to Jeff Hardy. Hannifan says on commentary they’re wishing him a happy belated birthday. Nice. We’re live .. as far as you know! Evil laugh! Matt and Myers kick things off for their respective teams.

Matt takes the early offensive lead, isolating the arm of Myers and working it over while fans chant “DELETE! DELETE! DELETE!” Jeff tags in, the happy birthday chants spread like wildfire again, and he picks up where Matt left off. After taking it to Myers a bit, he tags Matt right back in.

Myers takes over and brings Matt to The System corner of the ring, where he tags in Edwards. Edwards goes to work on Matt with chops until Matt fights back and tags Jeff back in. The two hit a double-team spot on Edwards. Jeff settles back in the offensive lead.

The Hardys hit their trademark Poetry in Motion double-team spot and then dump Myers and Edwards out to the floor. Jeff dives off the apron with a double clothesline to take out both members of The System. Edwards trips Jeff up as he re-enters the ring and Jeff walks into a super kick from Myers.

As The System settles into the offensive lead, Hannifan talks us into a mid-match commercial break as the main event of the evening continues. When we return, we see Matt fighting from underneath and beginning to make a comeback, only for Alisha Edwards to get involved at ringside and cut it short.

The System settle back into a comfortable offensive lead, utilizing frequent tags and keeping Matt cut off on their side of the ring. Matt hits a right hand a neck-breaker minutes later to finally crawl to his corner for the much-needed tag.

The (belated)-birthday boy gets the hot tag and brings the fans out of their seats with his white-hot babyface comeback. He rolls through his greatest hits of trademark spot, such as the crotch leg drop, Whisper in the Wind and Twist of Fate. He takes the shirt off for the female pop. The works, folks.

His attempt at a top-rope Swanton Bomb is broken up by interference from Myers. Edwards tries capitalizing with a pin, but only gets two. Fans break out in a random-ass “Brother Nero” chant. The System Over-Load attempt is broken up by Matt.

Matt hits a Twist of Fate to Myers off the ropes. He’s sent to the floor and Hardy hits a Twist of Fate on Edwards. Jeff hits the top-rope Swanton Bomb for the win. We all go home happy. And TNA’s Victory Road go-home show ends on that note.

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TNA Impact live results: Jordynne Grace Knockouts title open challenge

Posted on by Matt Boone

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace will put her title on the line in an open challenge on tonight’s Impact — the fallout edition from last Friday’s Emergence.

Grace has held the title for over 230 days with 15 successful defenses to her credit. If Grace survives, she will put the title on the line in another open challenge Tuesday on WWE NXT.

After their win in an eight-man match at Emergence, The System will be on hand to kick off the show. Moose & JDC will then team up to take on Mike Santana & Joe Hendry.

New TNA X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz will also be in the house after he survived an Ultimate X match at Emergence to win the title. He is also coming off a victory over former partner Wes Lee at Sunday’s NXT No Mercy as the crossover between both companies continues.

KUSHIDA will face Laredo Kid while former World Champion Eric Young will battle Jake Something.

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The System Kick Off This Week’s Show

The lights in the Impact Zone go out as Tom Hannifan welcomes us to this week’s show in Louisville, Kentucky. As advertised, The System theme hits. Out comes Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, JDC, Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich.

They all head to the ring in their Mark Henry early WWE days U.S.A. jackets. Alisha is wearing a neck brace after suffering an injury at Emergence this past Friday. “Do you wanna know something,” Alisha begins as always with her raspy voice.

She says The System has something to say. Fans drown them out, Dominik Mysterio and Don Callis style, with loud boos as they try to talk. Eddie Edwards says The System does not fail. All they needed was a nice little reboot. He says it’s time to get back their championship gold.

Brian Myers says as your former tag-team champions, he and Eddie are contractually obligated for a rematch. Much like Moose, they will be cashing in that clause at TNA Victory Road 2024. They announce they will be challenging ABC for the tag-team titles at the upcoming special event.

JDC gets his turn on the microphone and immediately says, “Shut up, town!” He hands the microphone over to Moose, who tells everyone to shut up because the face of the franchise has something very important to say. He addresses Nic Nemeth. He says in two weeks, he has to face a guy he’s never beaten.

“Like a British lad once said, at Victory Road, I’ve got bad news for ya….” he says because you’re looking at the four-time TNA World Champion. Before we get to Victory Road, he’s got something more important to talk about. And that’s JDC.

He says everyone wants to know JDC’s relationship with The System. He says tonight JDC has a big night. Because if they win their match against Joe Hendry and Mike Santana, JDC will officially become a member of The System. If they lose, JDC is out and everybody in this building knows what The System does to outsiders.

Alisha gets another turn on the mic. She says everybody is asking for their rematches. She’s wicked smart and she knows her right as a champion. She does not have to defend her title more than once every 30 days. She is also under the concussion protocol. Therefore, she can find a suitable replacement if her doctor does not clear her to wrestle.

The theme for Spitfire plays and out comes Dani Luna and Jody Threat. They have a microphone and tell Alisha it was unfortunate what happened to her at Emergence. Alisha tells them MAlisha already beat them once, so they can take their stupid faces and go back to whatever dive bar they crawled out of.

They reveal they spoke with Santino and got another Knockouts tag title shot at Victory Road. It’s do-or-die though, because if Spitfire loses, they must break up as a team. Alisha says they’re actually doing her a favor because she’ll never have to see their stupid faces again. They’re on.

Gia Miller Interviews Eric Young

Backstage, Gia Miller introduces her guest at this time, Eric Young. She asks him how he’s feeling after his battle with Steve Maclin at TNA Emergence. He says he got one over on him, but he’s a guy he respects. He says he has his back no matter what. He is asked about his match tonight with Jake Something. Young says they have history and he’s a bad dude. He’s gonna represent this company and win tonight.

Tom Hannifan Gives Update On JBL At TNA Emergence

We head to a commercial break after the Young interview. When the show returns, footage is shown of JBL’s surprise appearance at the end of TNA Emergence, where he whispered something into Nic Nemeth’s ear after Nemeth retained the TNA World Championship in the Iron Man main event against Josh Alexander. Hannifan says JBL left the building as soon as the show ended and Nemeth has yet to reveal what JBL said to him.

KUSHIDA and Laredo Kid ends in No Contest

The theme for KUSHIDA plays and out he comes in his Marty McFly gear to kick off things on this week’s show inside the squared circle. His opponent in what should be a high-flying wrestling fans dream match, Laredo Kid, heads out next.

After the bell sounds, KUSHIDA immediately isolates the arm of Kid, softening him up for the Hoover Board Lock. The action spills out to the floor and upon returning inside the ring, things are broken up before they can get fully going, as Josh Alexander randomly comes out and attacks.

Josh Alexander defeated KUSHIDA

As Alexander goes to leave, KUSHIDA gets on the microphone at ringside and demands a fight right now between he and “The Walking Weapon.” He charges at Alexander and the brawl continues, as Hannifan informs us on commentary that Santino Marella has made this impromptu bout official.

The two fight their way back into the ring and the bell sounds to get it started. As they get going, the show heads into a mid-match commercial time out. When the show returns, we see KUSHIDA mat wrestling with Alexander.

KUSHIDA gets Alexander in his own ankle lock submission. He hits a German suplex and then stomps on the fingers of Alexander. He lands a big follow-up kick for a two-count. KUSHIDA looks to slap on a straight arm-bar, but Alexander defends.

On the floor, KUSHIDA looks to secure his Hoover Board Lock, but Alexander avoids it and takes over on offense. Back in the ring, Alexander uses his entrance shirt as a weapon. The referee gets rid of it as “The Walking Weapon” proceeds to chop the hell out of KUSHIDA. Moments later, Alexander hits the C4 Spike for the win.

Joe Hendry Has A Message For Josh Alexander

The cameras follow KUSHIDA backstage as he is helped by a referee. He seems to have a neck or throat injury and Joe Hendry checks on him. Josh Alexander walks through the curtain and Hendry gets in his face about this, and for costing him the TNA World Championship at TNA Slammiversary. He assures him he’ll never forget that and he will make him pay.

Jordynne Grace (c) defeated Karmen Petrovic in an open challenge to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship

Back inside the Impact Zone, the theme for Jordynne Grace hits and out comes the TNA Knockouts Champion. “The Juggernaut” settles in the ring as Hannifan promotes her title defense coming up in WWE NXT.

We await the result of who will answer her open challenge tonight first, however. It’s time to see who is assumed to be the loser, with TNA already promoting Grace’s upcoming title defense in NXT like it’s a foregone conclusion.

“Miss NXT” Arianna Grace comes out and says she knows everyone wishes it were her, but it’s not. She says she’s the liaison between TNA and NXT. She gets pretend emotional introducing her good friend, Karmen Petrovic.

The fellow NXT Superstar comes out with her katana sword in-hand to answer Grace’s challenge. The bell sounds and the two shake hands. Karmen throws out some kicks as Hannifan and Rehwoldt sing her praises for her martial arts background.

Rosemary is shown in the rafters watching on, as the commentators promote her involvement in NXT as of late as well. Grace hits a big spinebuster for a close two-count. After Petrovic kicks out, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.

When the show returns, we see footage of Petrovic getting a close two-count during the break. She blasts Grace with a wide variety of kicks as Rosemary is once again shown watching on from high above. Grace begins no-selling the kicks and Hulk’ing up.

All that’s missing was the standing seizure and dramatic “YOU!” finger-point. She takes over and hits her finisher for the win to retain. When the match ends, the lights go out. When they come back on, Grace is laid out with a pillow next to her. Rosemary is shown laughing in the rafters. Wendy Choo?

ABC, First Class To Run It Back Next Week

ABC are cutting a colorful pre-taped vignette when it is interrupted live by First Class duo AJ Francis and KC Navarro. They tell them they shouldn’t be worried about The System at Victory Road as much as they should be worried about First Class right now. Ace Austin and Chris Bey try to explain tag-team rules to them while the four reminisce about their recent match. They set up a bout for next week’s show.

Xia Zhao Is Coming Soon To TNA

After the ABC and First Class segment, the show heads into another commercial break. When the show returns, a “Coming soon” vignette for Xia Zhao, formerly known as Xia Li in WWE airs.

Zachary Wentz & “Speedball” Mike Bailey defeated The Good Hands

Inside the Impact Zone, new TNA X-Division Champion Zachary Wentz comes to the ring. He talks about thinking his career was over not too long ago. He says he worked his ass off and became TNA X-Division Champion.

“Speedball” Mike Bailey comes out and congratulates Wentz on winning the title but says he’s invoking his rematch clause for the X-Division Championship at Victory Road. The Good Hands come out and say Jason Hotch was robbed at Emergence. John Skyler and Jason Hotch attack Bailey and Wentz.

We learn via the ring announcer per Santino Marella that this impromptu tag-team match is now official. Bailey and Wentz fight back and lay out Skyler and Hotch. In the ring, Bailey and Hotch start things off as the legal two men in the ring. Skyler tags in and takes over on offense.

Wentz tags in and hits his finisher to pick up the win for his team. Bailey hands him the X-Division Championship after their win as Hannifan and Rehwoldt promote their upcoming showdown with the title on-the-line at Victory Road.

Steph De Lander Confronts Matt Cardona

Backstage, Steph De Lander is shown calming PCO down. She wants to confront Matt Cardona by herself. The show heads to another commercial. When the show returns, footage airs to show the connection between Rosemary and NXT’s Wendy Choo. It is alluded that was the pillow earlier in the Jordynne Grace beatdown.

A video package airs with Rosemary acting like, well, Rosemary, while referencing Choo and questioning if she can trust her. Back inside the Impact Zone, De Lander makes her way to the ring. She brings up Cardona ruining her wedding and being involved in her business lately.

De Lander demands Cardona come out to the ring. Cardona’s theme hits and out he comes. He reminds De Lander of a contract they each signed. The date was March 13, 2023, the day Cardona found her in Australia and plucked her from obscurity.

He promised to change her life and give her a career. He says that’s exactly what he did. He brought her to the U.S. and got her booked on the hottest indy shows in the business. He got her an action figure, magazine covers and a job in TNA. He paid for her tickets and hotels.

He held up his end up the contract, now it’s her turn to do the same. She’s his property and he owns her. De Lander says it’s true but she worked hard and had good matches. She would’ve been a star with or without him and this contract means nothing to her. He gets in her face until she cries and PCO comes out to run him off. The show heads into another commercial break.

The Hardys Set To Battle The System Next Week

When the show returns, a fired up Matt Hardy talks while Jeff Hardy stands next to him with cool face paint on. Matt talks about how everyone says The Hardys were great. They were fans’ childhoods. He says it’s not were. It’s they are. They are great. They will prove it next week against The System duo of Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards. By beating them, they claim they’ll be back in the mix to win the TNA World Tag-Team Championships and prove they still are great. The greatest of all-time.

Eric Young defeated Jake Something

Inside the Impact Zone, Eric Young makes his cool entrance to the ring for our next match of the evening. After he settles inside the squared circle, his theme dies down. Jake Something makes his way out as his opponent, the bell sounds and this one gets off-and-running.

Something immediately goes to work on Young in the corner of the ring, driving his shoulder into the mid-section of the TNA veteran repeatedly. Something hits a big power bomb for a close two-count. He gets frustrated at his inability to finish off Young.

Young fights back with a discus lariat. He looks for a death valley driver and connects with it on the big man for a close two-count of his own. He calls for the elbow drop and heads to the top, but Something stops him. Young hits a piledriver for the win.

After the match, Young tries to show respect but Something turns on him and Donkey Kong’s him into the mat. He continues to beat him down until Steve Maclin runs out to chase him off and make the save for the man he just battled this past Friday at Emergence.

Moose & JDC defeated Joe Hendry & Mike Santana

It’s main event time!

But first, we head backstage where Gia Miller catches up with Joe Hendry as he is preparing to head to the ring for our final match of the evening. He says you can’t deny the momentum he is riding and asks her to excuse him because he’s got a TNA World Championship to continue to chasing.

The show heads into a quick pre-match commercial break, as the main event with Joe Hendry & Mike Santana battling The System duo Moose and JDC is up next. If The System lose, JDC will be an outsider and face outsider consequences. If they win, JDC is officially part of The System.

When the show returns, the signing of Heather Reckless is announced. Her debut is set for next week against Gisele Shaw. After that, Gia Miller is joined backstage by Reckless for her debut interview. She says she’s excited to be here and says she’s here to show the world and the Knockouts division why her name is Heather Reckless.

Ash By Elegance comes in with George Iceman to interrupt her. Gisele Shaw comes in and ends up slapping her. Steve Maclin vs. Hammerstone is also announced for next week’s show. Inside the Impact Zone, the lights go out and The System make their way out for the tag-team headliner.

Out next is Joe Hendry. He settles in the ring to a rock star reception and fans singing along with his catchy-ass “I Believe In Joe Hendry” theme. He gets on the mic and says he knows how this goes. He riles the crowd up, gets them to wave their hands, and then he turns around and gets attacked.

He tells The System duo of Moose and JDC that they should turn around instead. They do and are met with a double clothesline by Mike Santana, who was in the ring behind them. As the four brawl, we see Josh Alexander walking down the ramp without any music.

“The Walking Weapon” settles in on special guest commentary alongside Hannifan and Rehwoldt as Hendry and Santana kick things off for their respective teams. The show heads into a quick mid-match commercial break as the main event of the evening continues.

When the show returns, Hendry is in the middle of hitting a big fall-away slam on Moose. He follows up with one on Santana but then walks into a pump kick from Moose. Hendry fights back and hoists Moose up for his stalled suplex as Alexander bickers with Hannifan while Rehwoldt kisses his butt on commentary.

Alisha Edwards provides a distraction from ringside, which allows Moose and JDC to take over and beat down Hendry. Moose works Hendry over on the floor a bit and then rolls him back inside the ring, where he continues to take it to him. Hendry fights back with a suplex and tags in Santana.

Santana hits the Rolling Buck 50 on Moose and then launches Santana out to him on the floor. Alexander tells Hendry at ringside to focus on the match and not him. As soon as he turns to do exactly that, Alexander pops up from the commentary desk and low-blows Hendry.

Santana splashes onto him from the ring for a big pop. Back in the ring, Moose hits a big spear and makes the cover on Santana to give The System duo the win. With the win, JDC is now officially a member of The System.

Nic Nemeth Sends A Message To Moose

Nic Nemeth is shown watching on his smart phone. “Not too bad Moose. Not too bad.” He congratulates them on “The System Reboot” catchphrase and tells Moose all he had to do was challenge him. He wanted to fight the very best since day one, that’s why he kicked Moose’s teeth down his throat on day one. He says now that he’s the champion, all he had to do was look him in the eye.

He says instead he took the child’s way out. He says it’s been killing him for months that he didn’t get to pin the man he thinks is the best to win the title. He vows to look him in the eyes and do exactly that at Victory Road. That’s how this week’s show wraps up and goes off the air. Thanks for joining us, and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.

Next Week:
* The Hardys vs. Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards
* ABC (c) vs. First Class (TNA Tag-Team Titles)
* Heather Reckless vs. Gisele Shaw
* Steve Maclin vs. Hammerstone

TNA Impact live results: Knockouts title match headlines Emergence go-home show

Posted on by Matt Boone

The TNA Knockouts title will be on the line on tonight’s edition of TNA Impact ahead of Friday’s Emergence streaming special.

Jordynne Grace will look to extend her title defense streak as she faces Ash by Elegance who is looking for her first taste of TNA gold. It will be held under “Match by Elegance” rules which have yet to be revealed.

Ahead of their clash Friday for the TNA World title, current champion Nic Nemeth will come face-to-face with top challenger and former champion Josh Alexander.

Alexander Hammerstone will face Eric Young as the former prepares for Ultimate X Friday while the latter will take on Steve Maclin.

Mike Santana will battle The System’s Eddie Edwards while Joe Hendry kicks off what he hopes is a big weekend against Edwards’ teammate Brian Myers.

Former TNA Tag Team Champions ABC will take on Cody Deaner & Jake Something to round out the card.

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“Speedball” Mike Bailey (w/ Trent Seven) (c) defeated Rich Swann (w/ AJ Francis) to retain the TNA X-Division Championship

The first of two title matches kicks things off on this week’s show, as First Class duo AJ Francis and Rich Swann make their way out to start off the program. Swann will be challenging for the TNA X-Division Championship.

Francis settles in on special guest commentary as reigning TNA X-Division Champion “Speedball” Mike Bailey makes his way out accompanied by Speedball Mountain partner Trent Seven. The bell sounds and Bailey soaks up the crowd atmosphere inside the Impact Zone before locking up.

The Rascalz duo of Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz are shown watching on from the treehouse. The Wentz vs. Wes Lee bout for WWE NXT No Mercy 2024 is promoted with a graphic on the screen and a mention by the commentators. Bailey isolates Swann’s arm and controls it early on.

Bailey goes for a dropkick at the same time as Swann. And again. They have the old-school ECW fists-up stare down for a pop afterwards. They shake hands, but Swann uses it to deliver a cheap shot. Swann ends up diving legs-first through the ropes and hitting a hurricanrana to Swann on the floor.

Bailey ends up nearly colliding with Francis, but puts stops short. Francis threatens him, and then Bailey turns around into a super kick from Swann. Swann rolls him back into the ring and continues to control the offense as the fans rally behind Bailey with “Speedball! Speedball!” chants.

As Francis and the commentary team of Matthew Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan, a trio of grown men, argue about whose college is cooler, we see The Rascalz watching on again while Swann works over the leg of Bailey. Bailey lands a big kick to slow down Swann’s momentum. He hits a running shooting star for a nearfall attempt.

Bailey gets a bit too fancy with his kicks, and Swann capitalizes with one of his own before dumping Bailey on his dome for a close two-count. The two begin trading kicks, but they get their legs crossed up trying at the same time. The each kip up at the same time.

Swann hits a big shot that sends Bailey to the floor. Back in the ring, Swann connects with a top-rope First Class Splash for a super close pin attempt. Bailey hits the standing moonsault into the double knees for a close pin attempt of his own. Bailey hits a wild roundhouse kick, which brings Francis out of his seat to get involved.

Seven tries to stop him, but gets KO’d for his efforts. Swann rolls up Bailey for a close two count. Bailey blocks a move attempted by Swann, but seconds later, Swann hits a handspring cutter for another dangerously close pin attempt. Bailey hits a Spanish Fly after Swann is briefly distracted by Francis and Seven at ringside. Bailey retains in an excellent opener.

Gia Miller Interviews TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace

Gia Miller is standing by with TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace for a backstage interview. “The Juggernaut” talks about being willing to give anyone a title shot as a fighting champion. She says this is multiple shots for Ash By Elegance and this time, under her own special rules.

She doesn’t know what a Match By Elegance is, but she will still walk out the TNA Knockouts Champion. She walks off and the show heads into a commercial break.

Joe Hendry defeated Brian Myers (w/ Eddie & Alisha Edwards)

When the show returns, The System theme hits and out comes three members of the group in their late 1990s Mark Henry U.S.A. jackets and gear. It will be Brian Myers in one-on-one action, with Eddie and Alisha Edwards at ringside..

The catchy-ass tune for Joe Hendry plays and out comes the top star in TNA Wrestling and WWE NXT, to an adoring crowd singing along with the man that they believe in. Highlights are shown in split-screen form of the latest Joe Hendry Concert on Tuesday’s WWE NXT. They promote Hendry vs. Ethan Page with Trick Williams as special guest referee for WWE NXT No Mercy 2024 this weekend.

Fans chant “We believe! We believe!” as Hendry holds a mic before the match gets started. “Say his name, and he appears,” Hendry begins. He addresses Brian Myers, saying this is the part where he’d normally make fun of him. He’s heard rumors of people respecting Myers.

If you do, definitely do not chant “Edge’s b*tch!” Of course, the fans chant exactly that. Hendry says, “Of course, that’s right …nobody respects Brian Myers!” When people want to show respect, they chant “We believe!” He wraps up and the match gets started.

Myers with a headlock and a shoulder tackle off the ropes to start things off. He mugs for the crowd but then gets knocked on his keister by Hendry. He goes for a middle rope splash but Hendry side-steps him and does the hand-on-the-hips super hero pose. He does a stall suplex as fans react in the Impact Zone.

Hendry does the Queen, stomp-stomp clap, “We Will Rock You” beat to lead a “We believe!” chant and then goes to work on Myers on the floor. Alisha gets in his face and goes to slap him, but Hendry catches her hand mid-slap. The referee ejects Mr. & Mrs. Edwards from ringside.

Hendry gloats over this, but gets attacked by Myers from behind, who slams him into the ring steps and the ring apron, as Tom Hannifan talks us into a mid-match commercial break. When the show returns, Myers is in control of the action until Hendry hits a pop-up cutter to slow him down. Seconds later, Hendry hits the Standing Ovation for the win.

Mike Santana defeated Eddie Edwards

After the match, Eddie Edwards hits the ring to join Myers in a post-match attack of Hendry. Mike Santana’s theme hits and the lights go out. Santana makes his way to the ring through the crowd to a lukewarm crowd reaction.

When Santana gets in the ring, the referee clears everyone else out except Edwards, and the scheduled Santana vs. Edwards one-on-one match gets underway, as the bell sounds to start things off. Santana takes the early offensive lead, chopping the hell out of Edwards.

Edwards starts to fight back until Santana hits a back body drop that sends The System member crashing and burning out on the floor at ringside. Alisha Edwards, who hasn’t been banned from ringside for this match yet, comes out and distracts Santana.

Santana heads out to the floor, but Edwards hides behind Alisha. Santana goes to work on Eddie, but Alisha provides a distraction, allowing Eddie to send Santana into the ring apron with a blue thunder bomb. On that note, the show heads into a mid-match commercial break as the action continues.

When we return, we see Alisha getting involved at ringside, grabbing Santana’s hair. Santana fights back and connects with Spin The Block, but fails to put Edwards away. Santana hits a big flying splash over the top-rope to take out Santana on the floor.

In the ring, he hits a top-rope frog splash for a close two-count. Santana calls for Spin The Block again, but Edwards avoids it. Santana goes for the Rolling Buck 50, but Edwards counters with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a close two-count. Edwards tries for a Tiger Driver, but Santana avoids it.

He tries again and hits it for another close two-count. He takes his elbow pad off and blasts Santana and tries for another cover, but can’t keep Santana down. From his knees, Santana spits in Edwards’ face. Edwards kicks him and pulls his knee pad down. He looks for the Boston Knee Party, with Santana waving it on. Santana avoids it and hits Spin The Block for the win. Another good match.

Matt Cardona To Have Mystery Monster Replace Him At Emergence

“Alwayz Ready” Matt Cardona checks in with a medical update. He says unfortunately he’s not cleared after training too hard for us in the gym. He says because of this, he won’t be able to compete at TNA Emergence.

Santino Marella came in and asked what he’s trying to pull. Cardona says he found a mystery monster to face PCO at Emergence. He tells Santino it’s gonna be amazing. He says he’s 80% and he’ll be ready in a few weeks. Santino isn’t happy. The show heads into another commercial break.

Hammerstone defeated Eric Young

When the show returns, we see Steve Maclin joining Rehwoldt and Hannifan on special guest commentary for our next match of the evening. With that said, Hammerstone makes his way down to the ring. Eric Young comes out next as Maclin talks trash about him on commentary.

The bell sounds and fans in the Impact Zone immediately break out into an “E.Y! E.Y” chant. They lock up and Hammerstone out-powers him. Young catches Hammerstone off the ropes with an arm-drag. Hammerstone fights back up, but Young flips away from him and takes him back down, controlling the big man by his arm.

Hammerstone muscles his way back up and pushes Young into the corner. He spears into his mid-section a few times and hits a big elbow. Young fights back but Hammerstone lands a big boot that knocks Young off the ring apron and out to the floor at ringside.

Hammerstone sends Young crashing and burning right in front of Maclin on commentary. He spikes Young face-first into the steel ring steps and sends him back into the ring. After some more back and forth action, Young is distracted by Maclin, leading to Hammerstone hitting the nightmare pendulum for the win. After the match, the show heads into another commercial break.

ABC (Chris Bey & Ace Austin) defeated Cody Deaner & Jake Something

When the show returns, Cody Deaner and Jake Something make their way out. They cut a pre-match promo, with Deaner wanting to play to the crowd, but Jake telling him it’s not about the fans, it’s about proving themselves in this TNA Wrestling tag-team division.

The reigning TNA World Tag-Team Champions, ABC, make their way out. Ace Austin and Chris Bey settle in the ring and the bell sounds. Austin and Something kick things off for their respective teams, with Something manhandling one-half of the tag champs straight out of the gate.

Something hits a buckle bomb in the corner and tags in Deaner, who picks up where he left off, taking it to Austin, before quickly tagging Something back in. Something hits a big slam and tags Deaner right back in. Deaner goes for the cover, but Austin kicks out at two.

Austin finally rolls past Deaner and makes the much-needed tag to Bey. Bey comes into the ring with a ton of energy, and takes it to Deaner. He knocks Something off the apron and hits a big splash on Deaner in the corner.

All four end up in the ring, with things breaking down deep into the contest. Austin and Bey collide into each other attempting to take out Something. Something capitalizes and takes them both out. Deaner hits a cross-body off the top onto both ABC members.

Austin and Bey fight back, sending Something to the floor. Something and Austin end up at ringside while Bey works over Deaner in the ring. Back on the apron, Something gets met by Bey with kicks. Austin drives Something into the apron and then tags back in.

Austin and Bey hit a double kick on Deaner in the corner and then hit their one-two finisher combo for the win. First Class duo AJ Francis and Rich Swann hit the ring after the match, brutally taking out the TNA Tag-Team Champion duo of ABC. Jake Something simply watches on at ringside.

Jordynne Grace (C) defeated Ash By Elegance to retain the TNA Knockouts Championship in a Match By Elegance

It’s main event (match) time!

We shoot backstage and see George Iceman speaking with TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions Malisha, the team of Masha Slamovich and Alisha Edwards of The System. Tom Hannifan questions what they are talking about as he promotes the Match by Elegance for the TNA Knockouts Championship coming up next.

On that note, we shift gears and head into a quick pre-match commercial break. When we return, Hannifan and Rehwoldt are shown on-camera. Rehwoldt leaves to go get ready to sit down with Nic Nemeth and Josh Alexander for their final face-off after the upcoming Knockouts title tilt, which is revealed to essentially be a Falls Count Anywhere bout.

Hannifan runs down the lineup for TNA Emergence as the official match graphics flash across the screen. We see a pair of shoes laying on a pink steel chair, a pink kendo stick, champagne bottles and other goodies surrounding the ring as we get ready for a Match By Elegance.

Ash By Elegance’s theme hits and out she comes accompanied by George Iceman for our final match of the TNA Emergence 2024 “go-home” show. A “Tale of the Tape” graphic flashes on the screen for our second championship contest of the evening.

After the challenger settles inside the squared circle, we hear the familiar sounds of Jordynne Grace’s theme music. Out comes “The Juggernaut” for the latest defense of her TNA Knockouts title. Hannifan says this match will have no disqualifications and falls count anywhere.

Before the bell sounds, we head into another quick pre-match commercial break. When the show returns, Iceman cuts off the ring announcer so he can handle the introduction for Ash By Elegance. When Grace is introduced, Ash attacks her from behind with a chair.

Ash dominates the first few minutes of offense until Grace fights back into the lead with her power, slamming Ash on a pink trash can. On the floor, Ash chokes her as George Iceman gets unbearably annoying on guest commentary alongside Hannifan.

We head to a mid-match break with the two fighting on the floor. When we return, Iceman continues to annoy, just as much as Hannifan annoys while complaining about being annoyed himself. Meanwhile, Grace is setting up a table until Iceman helps Ash spray something in her eyes.

They put a tablecloth on the table together. They lay Grace on the table. Ash heads to the top but Grace recovers before she can jump. She climbs up after her and looks for a superplex. Iceman passes the bedazzled brass knuckles to Ash, who decks Grace with them.

Ash leaps off the top-rope to splash onto Grace, but Grace catches her on the way down and hits “The World’s Strongest Slam” followed by a Vader Bomb for a close two-count. Fans chant “Tables! Tables!” Grace grabs a mixed drink bottle of some kind and then dumps diamonds all over the ring. You know, instead of thumbtacks because it’s a Match By Elegance.

Ash drop toe-holds Grace face-first into a steel chair. She breaks a champagne over her head and covers her, but only gets two. She screams like a banshee after coming up short on the pin attempt. Extra annoying, even for her. Ash chokes Grace with a rose thorn as Iceman comes in with heels as a weapon. Before he can use them, Rosemary appears and hits a spear for a big pop.

She heads out to chase off Iceman, who runs away to the back. Grace covers Ash, but Ash kicks out. The Malisha duo of Masha Slamovich and Alisha Edwards hits the ring, but Grace takes them out. Slamovich ends up hitting a package piledriver on Grace. Ash goes for the cover, but Grace kicks out.

All three continue to blatantly set up Grace, while the referee has no choice but to watch and hang around to count the pin if and when the time comes. Spitfire duo Dani Luna and Jody Threat hit the ring to even things up. They take out the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions, leaving Ash alone with Grace.

Grace blasts Ash with a pink chair and then takes her off the top rope into a Muscle Buster position. She hits it to put Ash through the table on the floor after leaping off the apron. Ouch. She covers her on the floor and gets the win to retain. Fun match.

Nic Nemeth, Josh Alexander Final Face-Off With Matthew Rehwoldt

It’s main event (segment) time!

Hannifan sends things to Rehwoldt, who is sitting at a table in a different location outside of the Impact Zone. He is seated with Nic Nemeth and Josh Alexander. He mentions their Iron Man match for the TNA World Championship at TNA Emergence on August 30 and how there is a no physicality clause for this final face-off.

Rehwoldt reminds everyone of their past meeting in the ring on Impact, which went to a 30-minute time-limit draw. Alexander explains his decision not to go another five minutes during that time-limit draw. Alexander vows he’ll be ready to finish the job at Emergence.

Nemeth is asked if he can handle the pressure of being TNA World Champion. Nemeth says he’s always looked forward to being the TNA World Champion one day. He looked forward to that responsibility. He mentions Alexander having that same responsibility in the past.

He says Alexander just needed to come to him, face-to-face, like he would’ve in the old days, and asked for a title shot like a man. He didn’t need to involve his family and take the route he did. He dogs him for taking cheap shots and doing it the snake way.

He says he can tell by the look in his eyes, he’s only going to weasel his way through this. He’s not ready to beat him man to man. Rehwoldt says being in Nemeth’s spot is Alexander’s goal but he hasn’t gotten back there. He asks him bluntly what’s gone wrong.

Alexander loses his cool. He stands up and turns his chair around backwards and sits back down. He raises his voice and says Nemeth says he respects him for being a champion, but claims no one knows his name. He mentions AJ Styles, Sting and others and says he’s above them all as a longer reigning champion.

He says there’s nothing wrong with him or the way he’s been doing things. He says like many before him, Nemeth benefitted from being a shiny new toy that came into the company and got fast-tracked to opportunities others, like him, spent years earning.

He vows he will take back the title that rightfully belongs to him at Emergence. He says TNA will be better for it. Nemeth loses his cool and stands up and turns his chair around and sits back down. He raises his voice and explains why this business is a “what have you done for me lately” business. His past doesn’t mean anything.

He got to the title because of what he did lately in 2024. He says you don’t get to talk about what you used to do, like being the longest reigning TNA World Champion in the past. He says it’s what have you done for me lately. What Alexander has done lately is try to take shortcuts and take cheap shots.

Nemeth says he’ll prove he can go all night long. Alexander says he has already proven it. He says an Iron Man match is something he’s done before. Nemeth says it’s what have you done for me lately. They each stand up and raise their voice again as they argue. Alexander says lately is tomorrow when he takes the title and takes TNA to new levels.

He says he earned it and spilled more blood in that ring than Nemeth ever has. He says he’ll prove it. He says he is the “f**king standard.” Nemeth says he wants to believe him, but he’s staring him in the eyes right now and he doesn’t believe that. He says the TNA title stays with him for “f**king ever.” He says he’ll fight to the death for it.

Not eventually. Not once in a while. Not talking about history books and this being his kind of match. Every night. That’s why he’s the champion and Alexander is not. Alexander just smiles and walks off. The show ends on that note. That was unbelievably good. Like really, really powerfully good stuff. Kudos to Nemeth and Alexander. Thanks for joining us, and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter/X.

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

Posted on by Matt Boone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Steve Maclin Confronts Eric Young Backstage

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

Mike Santana Is Coming For The System

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

Rosemary defeated Alisha Edwards

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jonathan Gresham defeated Charlie Dempsey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s main event time!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TNA Impact live results: Nic Nemeth vs. Alex Shelley

Posted on by Jeremy Peeples

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali walked out to face Rhino, the former ECW and TNA-era NWA World Champion. Rhino came out and slapped hands with former Philadelphia Flyer Joe Watson while TNA shilled his book on-screen.

X-Division Mustafa Ali defeated Rhino in an non-title Old School Rules match

Rhino overpowered Ali to start amidst an “ECW” chant. They walked and brawled on the floor before Rhino missed a chop on the post, which gave Ali an edge until Rhino tossed him around ringside. Rehwoldt buried an ECW chant saying it’s time to move on and it’s been 20 years while Rhino pulled out weapons. Ali grabbed a copy of Watson’s book and put it in a trash can. Okay, that’s a new one – and he pulled out a giant PWI cover, which makes two new spots in this one already. Rhino grabbed the book out of the trash for a photo op with Watson before just throwing it, which may actually have been funnier than Ali throwing it carefully into a trash can.

Ali set him up for a Van Terminator for two. The fans chant “this is awesome” and after seeing Billy Gunn vs. Jay White, it honestly is compared to that. Ali set up a corner gore into the trash can in a corner, but Rhino avoided it. Rhino hit a corner gore of his own before a table chant leads to Rhino obliging. Rhino took Ali down with a spinebuster before Ali’s secret service bump around for Rhino. Gore through the corner table missed and Ali scored a pin. All right – in theory, they shouldn’t book the X-Division champion to luck his way into a win against Rhino in 2024, but Philly was the place to do it.

As is modern-day TNA tradition, Jake Something came out to brawl with Ali and render the match result largely meaningless. Something broke the cover over Ali and then Something took out more of the secret service with a power bomb. The roster talked about how excited they are for Nemeth vs. Shelley tonight and this is a fine example of how you use the cards you have to make a match feel as big as possible. 

Hammerstone promo

Gia Miller welcomed Hammerstone to the ramp for a chat with him adorning his arm in Josh Alexander’s headgear. Miller asked if he’s afraid of Alexander and he said just look at him – he has no reason to be afraid of him or even wrestle him. He tells Alexander that all of his injuries will feel like nothing when he’s through with him – at Rebellion.

Hammerstone grabbed the camera for the latter-half of the promo before taking out the camera guy with a forearm and camel clutch with the headgear before the torture rack. This was shot really nicely with them going back to the guy’s fallen camera to show the ill-effects of the torture rack. 

– The Rascalz came out to call out Chicago, New York, and then finally Philly before Trey Miguel buried ECW’s tag teams before saying they’ll give Philly a chance to see a real tag team. The FBI came out with Guido and two new members of the FBI that he identifies as Zach Clayton and Ray Jazz. 

The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz) defeated The FBI (Ray Jaz and Zack Clayton)

Hannifan hyped up Jaz as being an all-American as he took down Miguel quickly. Miguel raked the face against the top rope, leading to Jaz hitting a Sicilian Slice off the second rope. Clayton tagged in for a double-team on Wentz, but Myron Reed returned to spray paint Guido in the face. It opened the door for a Miguel spinebuster and a double stomp/power bomb to win it. 

– Part one of a series featuring Jonathan Gresham aired, showing him at a group meeting, saying he needs to wear a mask before quick, ominous cuts showed him in blue.

– Speedball Mountain chatted with Gia Miller about Bailey getting cheated out of a win last week against Edwards. Moose said that they’ve got the gold and Seven said they’ll get the tag titles and he’ll knock out Moose next week. 

Frankie Kazarian defeated Chris Bey (w/ Ace Austin)

Kazarian played a nice heel to start things off, bullying Jade Chung that he is the King of TNA. Bey jumped Kaz on the apron and slugged him on the floor. Bey landed a slick sliding dropkick and double stomp before a forearm exchange between the two and Bey sent him down with a diving forearm. Bey went up top, but got tripped up and Kaz played bully heel. With him being so much stockier than Bey, it’s a good role for him in this match.

Kazarian ran him into the corner for an atomic drop/tree of woe and landed a backstabber. Kaz sent him down with a single leg dropkick and rope choke in front of Bey to rub it in. Kazarian grounded him with a surfboard before wanting a crossface chicken wing after the break ended that Bey avoided. Bey landed a slick spin wheel kick before a Stinger splash-style leaping uppercut in the corner. Kazarian hit the slingshot legdrop, but couldn’t land the slingshot DDT but Bey did and got two off of it.

Kazarian avoided the Art of Finesse before Kazarian threw him out for a slingshot cutter. This is an outstanding match and the best singles showcase Bey has had yet in TNA. Kaz wrapped a chain around his hand and Austin grabbed it, which the ref saw and kicked him out. Kaz bragged about it, but ate a Bey flip dive as a result. Bey walked in and ate a low blow before Fade to Black gives Kaz the win.

– MK Ultra’s issues on Xplosion were recapped before Masha Slamovich talked for a bit in Russian. Alisha Edwards told her that they need to be a team now that Killer Kelly is gone since she needs a title for The System.

– Josh Alexander talked about how much he admires Alex Shelley for traveling the world while Nemeth achieved great success in one place. 

– Big Kon cut a promo about being one of two monsters that will fight in a Monster’s Ball match with PCO. That is seemingly set up for next week – which is odd as that feels like a PPV match.

Ash by Elegance defeated Xia Brookside

Brookside was out before Ash’s concierge came out and told everyone to leave because it’s history: it’s Ash’s fourth match in TNA. Tom Hannifan brought up the 8-4-1 match that Ash didn’t wrestle in before wishing harm on the concierge because he’s so annoying. 

The match started with bickering before Brookside avoided a kick and then argued with her some more. Ash stalls on the floor and threatened to leave before eating an elbow by Brookside, who then threatened the concierge. Ash shoved her into the steps for a 9 count and then a two count mid-ring. Ash choked her on the rope and demanded the fans take photos of her. Ash landed a series of iffy kicks for a variety of two counts before a baseball slide to Brookside. 

Ash cartwheeled on the floor before going back in to kill more time. Ash takes a break from cartwheeling to bow for a while and she wanted the somersault senton, but Xia wanted the Brooksie bomb. Ash avoided that, but couldn’t avoid a forearm flurry and flying clotheslines. Boy is this match a lot better with her on offense than Ash. Ash went face-first into the buckle before eating a neckbreaker for 2. Ash grabbed the ring skirt and the ref corrected it so the concierge could throw champagne in Brookside’s face and Ash…gets something resembling a cradle for the win.

– Ace Austin talked to Chris Bey about now that he lost, he needs to focus on the tag titles and hey, maybe it was a bad idea to fight Kazarian. AJ Francis entered and looked 20 feet tall next to Bey. He asks if he’d like to fly first class. Bey said he’s flown with Austin first-class a ton and they’d like a tag match against First Class instead.

– Backstage, Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander hyped up SDL’s power and say they want some money and gold.

– Official for next week’s card:

  • Laredo Kid facing Crazzy Steve for the Digital Media Title
  • Jordynne Grace/Steph De Lander contract signing for Rebellion

Nic Nemeth defeated Alex Shelley

Before the match, they hyped this up more. TNA is doing a lot like New Japan hyping things up with video packages and they’re doing so with Filmpic-style video to make things look even better in slow motion. It’s an impressive use of a smaller budget.

Hannifan hyped up Nemeth’s WWE accolades while Hannifan goes into Shelley’s experience in New Japan while pointing out that Nemeth is now the IWGP Global Champion. Nemeth worked him to the mat for a quick amateur-style two count. Nemeth got custom gear made for this one with an ECW logo-style Wanted F’N Man logo on the back and red, white and blue barb wire across his tights. Shelley sent him outside for an ad break. 

Shelley landed a slick baseball slide before slamming Nemeth’s arm into the post as they talk about Shelley being a physical therapist and understanding anatomy better than anyone to damage it. Shelley worked heel and teased not stomping the arm before doing so as Rehwoldt talked about Shelley being broken since the No Surrender match. Shelley locked in a straightjacket choke mid-ring before Shelley got too cocky on the floor and is pulled into the post by Nemeth.

Nemeth grounded him with a chicken wing on the mat before Shelley escaped with elbows to the gut, but went down off a dropkick. A Nemeth superkick is met with a Shelley chop block that is turned into a figure four. Nemeth recovered with a boot to the face holding the rope before a pair of diving lariats and a Stinger splash in the corner. The heartstopper elbows hit, but Shelley countered the tenth elbow with his knees to damage that arm as well. Shelley turned a Fujiwara armbar into the Border City Stretch briefly, but Nemeth escaped it before going into the buckle with a flatliner.

A tornado DDT gets 2 for Shelley and then the Border City Stretch is locked in mid-ring! Nemeth got to the rope, but started to bite the hand of Shelley to escape the grip. Shelley avoided a jumping DDT with a pumphandle on the bad left arm, but Nemeth snaps a leaping DDT off close to the rope – allowing Shelley to get the rope at 2. Shelley avoided a superkick, but Sliced Bread was avoided and opened the door for a Nemeth superkick to get 2.  

Nemeth avoided Shell Shock and Shelley avoided the Danger Zone before the BC Stretch is turned into a cradle for two. Shelley hit a superkick, but opened himself for the Danger Zone and a Nic Nemeth victory. This was a fantastic TV main event and another strong TNA match in a year full of them.

TNA Impact live results: X-Division title rematch

Posted on by Josiah MacDonald

On Impact tonight, Chris Sabin gets his rematch for the TNA X-Division Championship.

Sabin is challenging Mustafa Ali for the X-Division title on tonight’s Impact. Ali made his TNA debut by winning the championship from Sabin in the main event of No Surrender this February.

Ali and Sabin were then on opposite sides of a six-man tag match at Sacrifice last Friday. Ali & The Grizzled Young Veterans defeated Sabin, Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA after a miscommunication between Motor City Machine Gun partners Sabin and Shelley.

The fallout from Sacrifice will be featured on tonight’s show. Nic Nemeth was victorious against Steve Maclin at the TNA+ special. Tonight, they face off again as Nemeth teams with Mike Bailey & Trent Seven against Maclin & The Rascalz.

We’ll hear from Josh Alexander following his loss to Alex Hammerstone at Sacrifice. Alexander and Hammerstone now have a 1-1 record against each other.

New Knockouts Tag Team Champions Dani Luna & Jody Threat will be in action tonight. Plus, Ace Austin vs. Frankie Kazarian and AJ Francis vs. Joe Hendry are set.

The post Sacrifice edition of TNA Impact wasted no time in Chris Sabin making his entrance to face Mustafa Ali for the X-Division Championship.

TNA X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali defeated Chris Sabin to retain

Good match, but the finish was weird. It does work if they are slowly teasing a Sabin heel turn, and given his heelish actions in this match, it would fit. It leaves a question about who the top babyfaces in the company would be though, as Alex Shelley was teasing a heel turn too on last week’s Impact.

Sabin started the match taking out Ali’s security and hitting a suicide dive on Ali. Sabin did the old Petey Williams “Oh Canada!” spot in the corner, dodged a dive from the middle turnbuckle, and locked on an arm submission. Ali made the ropes, and Sabin decided to just yank the hair of Ali. Ali rolled to the outside, cut of Sabin before a dive, hit a suicide dive of his own and then rolled into the ring and hit a neckbreaker after returning Sabin to the ring. That was cool.

Ali got the heat for the next few minutes, working Sabin over until he missed a 450 splash, and Sabin hit a kick to the face to drop Ali. Sabin and Ali exchanged superkicks after a blocked powerbomb and both went down. Sabin missed a corner charge, and Ali grabbed the X-Division title and brought it into the ring. As Ali charged for the belt shot, Sabin exploded from the corner and hit a lariat. Sabin grabbed the title and went to hit Ali with it, which was dumb, as he wouldn’t win the title, and Ali dodged, rolled him up, and got his feet on the top rope to chcceat to win.

–Mike Bailey, Trent Seven, and Nic Nemeth were with Gia Miller and cut an absolutely insane promo about how they were going to take the System to the danger zone. After saying they were the best trio in wrestling, they were after tag team gold, and Nemeth is after the world title. Bailey then did his karate bow, and Seven and Nemeth followed, along with Gia Miller, which was quite funny.

–Josh Alexander came down to the ring to address the fans after his loss to Hammerstone at TNA Sacrifice. Alexander said that last year he had given up the championship in Windsor, and in a response to a fan saying he’d win it back, Alexander agreed. He said every match he has had is a rung on the ladder, but Hammerstone actually beat him, though by cheating and then stealing his headgear. Alexander said that he wouldn’t stop fighting, and he will keep getting up, and for the first time in a long time, he’s focused on something other than titles, and is coming for Hammerstone.

Alpha Bravo and Oleg Prudius came out, and I predict that he is about to die. Bravo claimed that Dirty Dango softened him up. Dango attackced Alexander from behind, but got dumped over the ropes to the floor. To Dango’s credit, he took quite the bump to the floor, launching himself over the ropes. Prudius entered the ring and security ran down to separate the two. Santino’s music hit and he booked the match for right now.

Josh Alexander defeated Oleg Prudius

This did not last long, and the bookers were wise to keep it short, as we know Prudius is not a great worker, and now on the wrong side of 50, so he threw Alexander once, but Alexander took out the knee and locked on an ankle lock for the win.

–Crazzy Steve came out to the ramp and spoke a lot of nonsense to say that everyone who has come up against him realized that he wasn’t like the other wrestlers. He also said he was the only champion where if he stepped in the ring, the title was being defended. He said there wasn’t a wrestler alive that could handle that pressure, and the lights went out.

PCO came out to face off with Steve, which may be a very fun hardcore match in the near future. I’d put the Digital Media title on PCO. It’d be fun to see him with that.

–A video aired of ABC confronting Frankie Kazarian, saying that they were going to teach him respect since he doesn’t respect anyone after his interference in the main event, costing Eric Young the title.

Frankie Kazarian defeated Ace Austin (w/ Chris Bey)

This match was really fun. Ace Austin really had turned into an excellent worker, and seeing him in singles matches have shown that clearly. Kazarian, as always, is tremendous. Great heel work from Kazarian here.

A fan had a rather clever sign that said “Killer of Arrogant Zebras” for Kaz, as he has taken out a referee. We found the pro Kazarian section of the audience. Kazarian requested Jade Chung to announce him as the King of TNA. Austin rolled up Kazarian with a La Magistral cradle for a 2-count while he was distracted.

Kazarian locked up with Austin, put him on the top rope and broke clean before shoving Austin off the top rope to the floor for the heat. That was great. Kazarian draped Austin on the ropes and hit a knee lift that sent Austin to the floor. Kazarian taunted Chris Bey while choking Austin on the floor, but got into a shouting match that distracted him and allowed time to recover and hit a back body drop.

Austin hit an enziguri off the middle rope but missed The Fold. Kazarian went for Fade to Black, but Austin rolled out. Kazarian caught him with the chicken wing, but Austin rolled out. Kazarian hit an Ocean Cyclone Suplex for the 2-count, which is a fantastic move, though he did not do it as well as Manami Toyota (which, to be fair, no one can). Kazarian went for an Unprettier, but Austin fought out and dropkicked the knee. Austin tried to bridge backwards into a pinfall, but Kazarian caught him with the chicken wing as he did and got the submission.

–Kazarian continued beating down ABC after the match, but Eric Young ran down to make the save and Kazarian bailed to the floor.

–The System cut a promo about all the championships they have won in their career, from football, to WWE, to ROH, to NOAH, to TNA. This was good.

–Gia Miller walked up to Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley, and KUSHIDA and asked them what happened with them lately, but the Grizzled Young Vets walked up and said that they were the new top team in TNA. Shelley said that they could fight the top team in TNA, the Time Splitters, which is a noticeable exclusion of Chris Sabin. Shelley slow burn heel turn seems to be continuing.

–A video aired of AJ Francis joining a celebrity basketball game for charity, which was nice.

–Joe Hendry cut a promo about how he knew that Francis put on a tough exterior image, but that he was sensitive on the inside because he kept whining and crying all the time. Francis attacked Hendry from behind and the next match began.

AJ Francis defeated Joe Hendry

This was a good usage of Francis. He is not a great worker, but he only focused on doing simple things, and Hendry selling for him worked well.

Francis missed a corner charge and Hendry hit 10 punches in the corner. Hendry tried to suplex Francis, but Francis lifted Hendry up with ease and suplexed him. Francis hit a knee strike in the corner and rolled over the ropes to the floor. Francis keeping his offence basic and throwing people around works for him, and as he went for a chokeslam, Hendry slipped out and tried to slam him. Francis was too heavy, and he countered into a back suplex on Hendry.

Francis blocked a second slam attempt by falling on Hendry with his weight for a 2-count. Hendry hit a few clotheslines to try and drop Francis, but Francis responded with a shoulder tackle. Francis went for the chokeslam again, got Hendry up, but Hendry countered into a DDT. Hendry managed to bounce Francis off the ropes and hit a slam for a 2-count. The referee got bumped after Francis pulled the referee into the corner and Hendry hit a splash.

Francis grabbed a chair and tried to use it, but Hendry hit a dropkick to knock it out of his hands. Hendry and Francis went for the chair, but Rich Swann came down, stomped on the chair to stop either man from getting it, picked it up and then hit Joe Hendry to turn heel.

–Alan Angels did The Sound Check with Ash by Elegance and George Iceman, with Ash and George being disgusted at the lack of elegance on set, as it was just the production boxes. Ash had a huge announcement – that she would be having her 3rd match in TNA next week.

–Before the next match, Killer Kelley & Masha Slamovich came down to ringside to observer this match. Before the bell could ring, The Decay made their way down as well to view the new champions.

Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) defeated Beaa Moss & Vanna Black

Moss and Luna started the match, with Luna overpowering Moss early on. Threat and Luna showed some good double team offence, Moss and Black were thown around the ring, including Luna suplexing both Moss and Black at the same time. Threat put Black in position for a burning hammer, bud flipped Black over the shoulder of Luna who turned it into a powerbomb. That was cool!

–Tasha Steelz came down to ringside and said that Jordynne Grace beat Xia Brookside at Sacrifice, and did not pin Steelz. Steelz challenged Grace to a match for Impact next week for the title.

Speedball Mountian (Mike Bailey & Trent Seven) & Nic Nemeth defeated The Rascalz (Zachery Wentz & Trey Miguel) & Steve Maclin

The Old Bryan and Vinny theory of there never being a bad six-man main event on Raw from 2005 has extended to TNA for quite some time, and this was no exception. An excellent main event that saw everyone being given a chance to shine, but a clear direction for the winners, as they were attacked by the System after the match.

Nemeth and Wentz started the match, and Wentz made the mistake of trying to wrestle with Nemeth, who immediately went into his amateur background and rolled with him. Maclin tagged himself in immediately after Miguel tagged in, looking to take on Nemeth, but it did not go well for him or the Rascaalz as Trent Seven and Mike Bailey hit some hard strikes and chops on everyone.

Maclin helped his team take control after stopping a burning hammer, and started working over the knee of Seven. Seven almost made a hot tag to Bailey, but Maclin pulled Bailey from the top rope. Seven continued to fight though, hitting a superplex on Wentz. Seven made the hot tag to Nemeth, who hit an Olympic slam on Maclin and then dropkicks on The Rascalz. Nemeth hit a series of Stinger splashes in the corner, a series of neck breakers on everyone, and a series of elbows on Maclin but Miguel made the save.

Nemeth hit a spike DDT on Maclin, but Wentz hit a flatliner, Bailey hit a kick to Wentz, Miguel hit a handspring kick on Bailey, and Seven hit a seven star lariat before Maclin hit a knee on Seven. Nemeth missed a Fameaser and then hit a low pe on Miguel by accident. Wentz shoved Maclin, and their partnership seemed to end right there, as The Rascalz left and Maclin ate a double team move from Seven and Bailey and then the Danger Zone from Nemeth for the win.

–The System attacked after the match and laid out all 3 winners, with The System posing with all their titles after the match. The direction is clear now – Speedball Mountain vs. Myers and Edwards, and Nemeth vs. Moose. I suspect they will be the two big matches at TNA Rebellion, and the build to it has begun while tying the bow on Maclin/Nemeth and Speedball Mountian/The Rascalz. Well booked main event segment.

Final Thoughts

This felt like an episode of TNA Impact that actually had a direction for what was coming in the next few weeks, rather than rushing to another PPV. Good episode, and I’m looking forward to see how they can build around these two groups in the main event as we go forward.

TNA Impact – March 21, 2024

  • GYV vs. Time Splitters
  • TNA Digital Media Championship: Crazzy Steve (c) vs. PCO
  • Ash by Elegance in action
  • TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Tasha Steelz

TNA Impact Wrestling results: Bobby Lashley vs. Josh Barnett

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Previously: Braxton Sutter dumped Laurel Van Ness during their wedding ceremony last week and then finally kissed Allie. Also, Cody Rhodes returned to Impact and turned heel when he attacked Moose because he was jealous of the friendship between Moose and Brandi Rhodes.

Tonight: TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley defends his title against Josh Barnett.

Show Recap —

TNA Knockouts Champion Rosemary defeated Jade to retain her title in a Last Knockout Standing match

Rosemary hit a coast-to-coast dropkick using a trash can but Jade was able to beat the count. Jade leapt off the top rope and Rosemary spit the mist in her eyes. Rosemary hit the Red Wedding but Jade got back to her feet.

Rosemary hit a second Red Wedding on the floor, though Jade beat the count again. Jade attempted a powerbomb on the top of the ramp, but Rosemary spit mist in Jade’s eyes again and hit a third Red Wedding to win the match.

– The Broken Hardys, Reby, King Maxel, and Senor Benjamin gathered at Matt’s personal zoo. Matt wanted to test Jeff’s newfound abilities.

– Moose made his way down to the ring to call out Cody. Josh Mathews mentioned that Cody isn’t here tonight. Moose doesn’t care what club Cody’s a member of, doesn’t care who his father was, and doesn’t care that he’s the American Nightmare. Cody ran in from the crowd and jumped Moose from behind.

They brawled around ringside and it required several referees, security, and wrestlers to separate them. Brandi ran down and pleaded with Cody to stop. He briefly stopped, then suddenly grabbed Mathews and threw him down. Moose dove over the top rope onto Cody and the others. Cody grabbed Brandi and dragged her away.

– Mathews returned to commentary and said the he might have broken ribs. He mentioned that he’s showing great courage by returning to commentary. He’s worried that new management might replace him and asked Pope if he knows anything. Mathews thinks that Jeremy Borash is the one who should be fired. Mathews was a total heel the rest of the night.

James Storm defeated Jessie Godderz

Godderz had the match won with a Boston crab until Kingston distracted the referee, which allowed Bram to hit Godderz with a chair. Storm hit the Last Call superkick to win the match.

X Division Champion Trevor Lee (w/ Gregory Shane Helms) defeated Andrew Everett to retain his title

Everett hit two flip dives to the outside and followed up with a beautiful Asai moonsault. Everett hit a sick hurricanrana, sending Lee head first to the mat. Everett went for a shooting star press but Lee got his knees up and rolled Everett up to retain the title.

– At the Hardy zoo, Jeff had a premonition and they teleported to a flea market. They went in search of the tag team champions. The Hardys demanded a National tag title shot but the Appalachian Outlaws are the number one contenders. Senor Benjamin took out the Outlaws with a taser so The Hardys could get the title shot.

The Broken Hardys defeated The Ecktourage to win the National Tag Team Championship

The Expedition of Gold continued. The Appalachian Outlaws ran out and fought Jeff to the back while the heels worked over Matt. Jeff and Senor Benjamin chased the Outlaws with fireworks. Jeff returned to the ring to save Matt. Matt hit the Twist of Fate and Jeff followed up with the Swanton Bomb to win the titles. This was likely the Broken Hardys’ final TNA appearance.

– A doctor was checking on Moose when Drew Galloway approached and offered him a title match right now.

– A great video package on the non-wedding of Braxton Sutter and Laurel Van Ness aired. Van Ness was shown in a dark room drunk and crying after. She hates Sutter and Allie.

Moose defeated Drew Galloway to win the Grand Championship

Moose was selling injuries from his brawl with Cody. Galloway hit the Celtic Cross on the steel steps and won round one.

They brawled on the floor and Galloway hit a Death Valley Driver on the apron. Moose responded with a powerbomb on the apron. The judges gave the second round to Moose.

Galloway scored a close near fall with a tombstone. Galloway hit the Claymore and Moose followed up with the Game Changer but the time limit expired.

The match went to the judges for a decision. Moose won the match and the Grand Championship by split decision. This was likely Galloway’s final TNA appearance.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Lashley defeated Josh Barnett to retain his title

The match had an MMA feel to it. They traded submission attempts early, but nobody got the advantage. Lashley took over on Barnett and worked him over in the corner. Barnett fired back with knee strikes but Lashley caught him with an elbow.

Lashley went for a spear but Barnett caught him and rolled into an armbar. Lashley made it to the ropes to break the hold. Barnett rocked Lashley with a kick to the head. They collided and Barnett went down. Lashley quickly recovered and hit the spear to score the win and retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

Next Week: The Pope promised that the new regime will officially take over next week and said to expect major changes.

TNA Impact Wrestling results: The Expedition of Gold begins

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Previously: Bobby Lashley defeated Eddie Edwards to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship after Davey Richards turned on Edwards and cost him the title. Additionally, The Broken Hardys used Vanguard 1 to teleport to Tijuana in search of Mexico’s tag team champions.

Tonight: The Expedition of Gold begins when The Broken Hardys take on Super Crazy & Psicosis for the Crash Tag Team Championship in Tijuana, Mexico. Plus, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett makes his TNA Impact debut.

Show Recap —

Brandi Rhodes & Moose defeated Rosemary & Crazzy Steve (w/ Abyss) in a mixed tag match

Rosemary teased starting the match with Brandi but she tagged out to Steve. Abyss knocked down Moose on the floor behind referee Earl Hebner’s back to give Steve the advantage. Brandi came in and ran wild on Rosemary. Moose and Brandi gave Steve and Rosemary the Game Changer to win the match.

– In the back, Brandi and Moose celebrated their victory. Moose told Brandi to call him if she ever has any problems.

– An intense Eddie Edwards came down to the ring. Edwards mentioned that last week Davey Richards choked him out while Angelina Love forced Alisha to watch. Richards and Love came out. Richards took credit for carrying Edwards and creating the Wolves Nation. Edwards and Richards ended up getting into a huge pull-apart brawl. Edwards will face Richards in a street fight later tonight.

– Last night, Mike Bennett threw a bachelor party for Braxton Sutter with all of Bennett’s friends. Bennett implied that one of his friends is a drug dealer.

– In Tijuana, Mexico, The Broken Hardys arrived at the Auditorio Municipal. They demanded to speak with the promoter.

– Last night, Maria Kanellis made Allie throw her friend a bachelorette party. It was at this point that Allie found out that the party was for Laurel Van Ness, who is marrying Sutter next week. That made Allie sad.

Jesse Godderz defeated Kingston

Kingston had the brief advantage but Godderz made a comeback and hit a springboard forearm to pick up the win. After the match, the lights went out and The DCC appeared in the ring but Godderz escaped.

– Last night, Sutter wanted to leave the party but Bennett wouldn’t let him because that would mean that Bennett has to go home. Bennett corrected himself and told Sutter the party wouldn’t be the same without him. Moments later, Bennett’s friend, George, splashed the drug dealer.

– Last night, Maria, Laurel, and Sienna were having a horrible time at the bachelorette party despite Allie’s attempts to have fun.

Fact of Life with Tyrus

Tyrus brought out his guest, Eli Drake. Tyrus was mad that Drake abandoned him in their match against The DCC. Drake told Tyrus that he owns the desk and Tyrus. This angered Tyrus, who challenged Drake to a match next week.

– In Tijuana, The Hardys finally had their meeting with the boss, Konnan. Konnan had no problem with them wrestling the champions as long as he didn’t have to pay them.

– Last night, Maria gave Laurel lingerie for her wedding night. Allie is a ring bearer next week.

The Broken Hardys defeated Super Crazy & Psicosis to win the Crash Tag Team Championship

For legal reasons the referee was digitized. There was no commentary for the match. It was just various quick shots from the match in Tijuana. The finish of the match came when Matt hit the Twist of Fate on Psicosis and Jeff hit the Swanton for the win. The Hardys teleported out of Mexico before Konnan could get the belts back.

Brooke defeated Sienna (w/ Maria Kanellis)

Maria interfered to help Sienna get the early advantage over Brooke. The finish came when Brooke countered out of the AK-49 and rolled up Sienna to win the match.

– TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley made his way down to the ring. Lashley ran down all the guys he’s beaten in TNA. He said it doesn’t matter if it’s wrestling or MMA, there is nobody that can beat him.

This brought out the debuting former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett. Barnett challenged Lashley to a title match but Lashley told Barnett to go to the back and take a seat. Barnett went for an armbar, which angered Lashley. Lashley accepted Barnett’s challenge for a title match.

– Last night, everybody but Sutter had passed out at the bachelor party. Sutter placed Bennett in a compromising position with a stripper and took a picture.

Davey Richards (w/ Angelina Love) defeated Eddie Edwards in a street fight

Richards jumped Edwards from behind to start the match. Edwards made a comeback and hit a sick suicide dive. Edwards went to hit Richards with a chair, but Love came in with a chair of her own. Edwards took the chair from Love and Richards blasted Edwards with a second chair.

Richards and Love started making out in the ring when suddenly Edwards’ wife Alisha ran down for the save. Love knocked her out with a forearm and handcuffed her to the ropes. Love went to hit Alisha with the chair, but Edwards covered his wife. Richards grabbed the chair and viciously beat Edwards with it.

Richards gave Edwards a concerto while Alisha was forced to watch. Love gave Earl Hebner a low blow and counted three as Richards covered Edwards with his foot.

Next Week: The Expedition of Gold continues when The Broken Hardys will challenge for the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship. Also, Josh Barnett challenges Bobby Lashley for the TNA World Heavyweight title. Even more! Next week will feature the wedding of Laurel Van Ness and Braxton Sutter.

TNA Impact Wrestling results: Race for the Case

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Previously: Bobby Lashley defeated Ethan Carter III in a last man standing match to earn a title shot against Eddie Edwards. Additionally, The Hardys defeated The Wolves to retain the Tag Team Championship.

Tonight: Moose defends the Grand Championship against the returning Drew Galloway. Plus, Impact will feature the Race for the Case match.

Show Recap —

Eli Drake, Trevor Lee, The DCC, and The Hardys won briefcases in Race for the Case

Four briefcases hung above the ring in each corner and each case contains a number. The numbers determine the order the winners will make their open challenge in two weeks at Open Fight Night.

The Race for the Case participants were The Hardys, Mahabali Shera, Eddie Kingston, Bram, Jesse Godderz, Trevor Lee, Mike Bennett, Tyrus, Crazzy Steve, and Eli Drake

Tyrus cleared the ring, which gave Drake the opportunity to pull down the red case. Moments later, Lee quickly climbed up and pulled down the blue case. He threw the case up the ramp and dove onto a bunch of guys on the floor.

Godderz pulled down the gold briefcase but Kingston gave him a low blow. That caused Godderz to drop the case, which resulted in Bram catching it. Matt gave Bennett the Twist of Fate and Jeff grabbed the green case to end the match. The reveal of the order will be later tonight.

– In the back, Drew Galloway mentioned that he made it to the finals of the Grand Championship tournament but had to drop out because of injury. He promised to win the title tonight.

– Bobby Lashley came out and talked about beating EC3 last week to earn a title match with Eddie Edwards. Edwards came out and mentioned that he is a fighting champion. Lashley told him that a fighting champion doesn’t rely on his partner to interfere to win.

Lashley challenged Edwards to a 30-minute Iron Man match, which Edwards accepted. Lashley jumped Edwards and set up for a spear but Davey Richards ran out with a chair for the save.

– Backstage, Maria left a message on Braxton Sutter’s phone to call her back. She ran into Brooke who told her to stay out of her business.

Brooke defeated Deonna Purrazzo

Purrazzo had the brief advantage until Brooke made her comeback and hit a face-first slam to score the win. After the match, Sienna ran out and hit the silencer on Brooke. Sienna was sent out by Maria to deliver a message.

– In the back, Sutter arrived and Maria was mad that he didn’t call her back. Maria told Sutter to stop training Allie but he refused. She whispered something into his ear and he finally agreed to stop training Allie.

Race for the Case reveal on Fact of Life with Eli Drake

Drake is not speaking so Tyrus did all the talking. Before the reveal, Tyrus said that if and when Drake gets number one he’ll challenge for the World Championship in a no disqualification match.

Drake’s plan fell apart when he ended up with number four. That means he goes last at Open Fight Night to make his open challenge. The DCC were doing a mime routine and revealed their number to be two. It came down to Trevor Lee and Jeff Hardy. Lee ended up getting number three, which means Jeff’s number is one. The Hardys will make the first open challenge on Open Fight Night. Drake was very unhappy with the results.

– Backstage, Allie was working on her wrestling moves when Sutter approached her and told her they shouldn’t be together or train together. Allie was devastated and didn’t understand. Sutter seemed unhappy with his decision.

Aron Rex & Rockstar Spud defeated Robbie E & Swoggle

Spud isolated Swoggle in his corner and tagged in Rex. He brought a mic with him and started to cut a promo until Swoggle attacked. Spud hit Swoggle with a ring and Rex made the cover to win the match.

– In the parking lot, Sutter and Laurel Van Ness left the Impact Zone. Sutter was clearly unhappy with breaking it off with Allie and leaving with Laurel. 

Drew Galloway defeated Moose to win the Grand Championship

Round one started with Moose and Galloway trading chops in the middle of the ring. Moose hit a fallaway slam but missed a charge in the corner. Galloway hit a piledriver for a near fall. They traded shots at the end of a very even round. Galloway won the first round on split decision.

Round two started with both guys brawling on the floor until Galloway hit a Death Valley Driver on the apron. Moose responded with a powerbomb on the apron. Galloway locked on the Iron Maiden in the last ten seconds of the round but Moose didn’t tap. The judges gave the second round to Moose.

In round three, Galloway gave a low blow to Moose in front of the referee who stopped the clock and took a point away from Galloway. The referee restarted the match and Galloway hit the Claymore right away to win the title with just over one minute left in the match.

Next Week: It’s a special episode of Impact dubbed Genesis. In the main event, Eddie Edwards defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Bobby Lashley in an Iron Man match. Additionally, Rosemary defends the Knockouts title against Jade in a Monster’s Ball. Plus, in two weeks Open Fight Night returns to Impact.

TNA Impact Wrestling results: The Broken Hardys vs. The Wolves

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Previously: Eddie Edwards defeated Ethan Carter III and Bobby Lashley in a triple threat to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship with the help of the returning Davey Richards. The following night, Edwards defeated EC3 to retain his title at the One Night Only live PPV when Richards inadvertently hit EC3 with a chair.

Tonight: The Broken Hardys will defend the tag team titles against The Wolves in the main event.

Show Recap —

– EC3 comes out with a steel chair in hand. He recaps losing twice last week and believes that The Wolves are not as they seem. EC3 calls them out but instead gets Lashley. Lashley blames Richards for both of them losing last week. Lashley challenges EC3 to a last man standing match with the winner getting a match with Edwards. EC3 accepts but wants it right now. They start brawling on the ramp until security runs out.

Bobby Lashley defeated Ethan Carter III in a last man standing match

Lashley sets up a table outside the ring and gives EC3 a powerslam on the floor but EC3 beats the count. EC3 sets up a second table next to the one Lashley set up. Lashley caught EC3 with a spear but he beat the count. Lashley immediately hit a second spear and EC3 once again makes it to his feet.

Lashley sets up a table in the corner but EC3 managed to spear Lashley through it. Both men make it back to their feet and beat the count. EC3 locks on the sleeper on the apron and both guys crash through the two tables on the floor. Both guys were down but Lashley made it back to his feet to win the match.

– In the back, a hand tries on various rings and ends by putting one on its pinky.

– Eli Drake and Tyrus cause chaos in the back. They force a crew guy to read a letter saying that fans don’t deserve to hear Eli speak.

– Rockstar Spud is in the ring wearing a sparkly blue suit. Spud introduces Aron Rex, who comes out wearing a white fur robe. He is wearing make up and very large expensive looking rings. He’s a flamboyant heel who is pretending to be a nice guy. Robbie E comes out and makes fun of Rex and Spud. Spud and Rex beat down Robbie, then Rex knocks him out with a right hand while wearing all of his rings.

– In the back, The DCC discusses their upcoming match with Decay. Bram hasn’t forgotten that Decay beat him down and left him for dead a few months ago. He joined The DCC to gain revenge on Decay. Storm says they are the Death Crew Council.

– Backstage, Allie is watching a video that Braxton Sutter sent her. Maria reminds Allie that she’s isn’t a wrestler and tells her that Mike Bennett will take care of Sutter.

The DCC w/ James Storm vs. Decay w/ Rosemary ended in a no contest

The match started with all four guys brawling. Eddie Kingston and Bram isolate Crazzy Steve in their corner. Abyss gets the hot tag and runs wild on The DCC. Abyss goes after Storm, while Steve dives onto Kingston and Bram on the floor. It ends in a no contest and The DCC and Decay brawl all over the Impact Zone.

– Backstage, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards discuss their upcoming title match. Richards apologizes for losing his temper last week at the PPV.

– In a special interview, Mackenzie Mitchell introduces the returning Brooke to Impact. She is back in TNA full time and plans on winning the Knockouts Championship.

Braxton Sutter defeated “The Miracle” Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis

Sutter was on fire to start the match but Bennett quickly took over. Sutter made a comeback but Maria distracted him and Bennett hit the MIP. Maria screamed to finish him, so Bennett gave Sutter a piledriver. Maria told Bennett to give Sutter a second one when Allie came out and Sutter rolled up Bennett to win the match.

– Backstage, Bennett and Maria are upset for having a bad start to 2017 and blame Allie for all their problems. Maria has a plan and knows exactly how to get revenge on her.

– Knockouts Champion Rosemary comes down to the ring and promises to beat every Knockout in the division but is interrupted by Jade. She says that Rosemary is only champion because of the mist and demands a rematch. Rosemary agrees as long as it’s a Monster’s Ball match. Jade accepts the challenge and Rosemary tries to jump her but Jade fights her off.

TNA Tag Team Champions The Broken Hardys defeated The Wolves to retain their titles

The Wolves got the early advantage using some quick double team moves. The Hardys made a comeback and isolated Edwards in their corner. The Hardys executed several double team moves until Edwards took out both Hardys with a hurricanrana and made the tag to Richards. Richards gets a figure four on Matt, then at the same time locks on an ankle lock on Jeff.

The Wolves isolate Matt in their corner and work over his leg. Davey tried to set up for a move in the ring but Matt grabbed Edwards’ leg. Edwards hit a plancha onto Matt on the outside. Richards yelled at Edwards and Jeff rolled him up to win the match. After the match, Richards was clearly upset because they lost. 

Next Week: Impact will feature the first ever Race for the Case and will include Eli Drake, Mike Bennett, The DCC, Decay, and the Hardys. Four briefcases will be hanging high above the ring. The winners will use the briefcases for major opportunities in two weeks at Open Fight Night.

TNA Impact Wrestling results: Jade vs. Rosemary in Six Sides of Steel

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Previously: Bram defeated Jeff Hardy with the help of the DCC in last week’s main event. Also, Matt Hardy hosted a Thanksgiving ice cream social and was struck by lighting. He regained his memory and is once again broken.

Tonight: In the main event, Jade battles Rosemary in the Six Sides of Steel for the vacant Knockouts Championship. Plus, Broken Matt returns tonight.

Show Recap:

Moose defeated Aron Rex to win the Grand Championship

Before the match, Rex issued an open challenge to anyone in the back. Moose accepted the call to wrestle. Rex poked Moose in the eyes and set up to give him the knockout punch with the ring, but Moose ducked and hit the Game Changer to win the title in 1:45 of the first round. Jeremy Borash tried to talk to Rex but he sulked away crying.

– In the back, Jeff Hardy said he doesn’t know which Matt is going to show up tonight. He took off his sunglasses to show his eyes are all messed up, indicating that he’s Brother Nero tonight.

– The DCC made their way to the ring. James Storm’s voice was distorted like in the videos. They kept their masks on during the promo. Jeff interrupted them and talked about how the Hardys have survived The Final Deletion and The Great War.

Eddie Kingston asked Jeff where Matt is, prompting Jeff to attack them. The DCC ganged up on him until their music started to play and the lights went out. When they came back on, Broken Matt was standing maniacally in the ring. He cleared the ring of the DCC, and stated that all his memories are restored and promised to delete the DCC later tonight.

DJ Z defeated Braxton Sutter and Mandrews to retain the X Division Championship

Josh Mathews reminded us that all three guys are friends and members of Go For Broke. They started the match by trading near falls. Mandrews rode his skateboard down the ramp but DJ Z cut him off with a back elbow. DJ Z re-injured his knee. Sutter and Mandrews checked on him but Mandrews took the opportunity to roll up Sutter for a near fall. Mandrews hit a shooting star press on Sutter and went for the pin. DJ Z quickly rolled up Mandrews to retain the title.

After the match, Sutter and Mandrews raised DJ Z’s arms. Mandrews turned on DJ Z by kicking him in the injured leg. Sutter was shocked as Mandrews stormed off.

– Backstage, Laurel Van Ness knew that Allie tried to hit her with the pie last week that ended up hitting Maria instead. Laurel said that Allie will never get a guy like Braxton Sutter and tonight will lose her job.

– Maria and Laurel came down to the ring and demanded that Allie come down as well. Allie apologized for hitting Maria in the face with the pie. Maria said that Allie is jealous of Laurel’s relationship with Braxton Sutter. Laurel mentioned that she went on a hot date with Sutter. Maria said Allie’s not a wrestler and then called her a bad word. Allie slapped Maria and Laurel jumped Allie. Mathews wondered if this was the last we’d see of Allie on Impact.

TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardys defeated The DCC (Bram & Eddie Kingston w/ James Storm)

The Hardys were in control of the early part of the match. The DCC took over and isolated Matt in their corner. Jeff got the hot tag and ran wild until Storm interfered giving the advantage back to the DCC. Jeff took out Storm and Bram with a dive to the outside. Jeff hit the Twist of Fate, followed up by a second one from Matt on Kingston to win the match.

– They recapped Ethan Carter III defeating Eli Drake last week. Eli can’t speak for the rest of the year due to the loss. In the back, EC3 approached Eli and said that next week he’s going win the World Championship and if Eli wants a shot all he has to do is ask.

– Al Snow and Mahabali Shera were mad about The Tribunal whipping them with straps last week. Al challenged The Tribunal to a double strap match.

– EC3 came out to the ring. He talked about having a rough year but said he stands here the number one contender. EC3 called out TNA World Champion Eddie Edwards to the ring. They discussed their upcoming title match next week. EC3 promised to win title and Edwards said it would take a very special person to defeat him for it.

Rosemary defeated Jade in Six Sides of Steel to win the Knockouts Championship

Hall of Famer and former Knockouts Champion Gail Kim came out to the ring before the match and sat at ringside. Mathews mentioned that there are rumors that Kim’s career is coming to an end.

Rosemary attacked Jade and sent her to the outside before the door could be closed. Rosemary threw a trash can in the ring. Rosemary controlled the early part of the match by grinding Jade’s face against the cage and then biting her.

Jade made a comeback by tossing the trash can at Rosemary and followed up with a hurricanrana off the top rope. Jade climbed to the very top of the cage and dove off the top on to Rosemary. Jade started to climb back up, but Rosemary blew the yellow mist in her eyes and followed up with the Red Wedding to win the Knockouts Championship.

After the match, Rosemary posed with the belt and had a stare down with Kim.

Next Week: In the main event, Eddie Edwards will defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Ethan Carter III.

TNA Impact Wrestling results: Eddie Edwards vs. Eli Drake; DCC revealed

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Previously: Eddie Edwards retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Bobby Lashley in last week’s main event. Also, Broken Matt Hardy fell from the top of a forklift during a brawl with the DCC. Matt is now suffering from amnesia.

Tonight: Eli Drake is using his Bound for Gold title shot when he challenges Eddie Edwards for his title. Plus, qualifying matches to determine the participants in a number one contenders match for the TNA World Championship. Also, Knockouts Champion Gail Kim has a major announcement to make.

Show Recap —

– Eddie Edwards came out to the ring to start the night off. He discussed his victory over Lashley last week but Eli Drake interrupted him. Drake promised to win the title tonight. Ethan Carter III then came out to the ring. EC3 guaranteed that he’ll be the next contender for the title. Mike Bennett and Maria were next out to the ring. Bennett promised to become number one contender as well. All four guys started brawling until Moose hit the ring and the heels ran out.

 “The Miracle” Mike Bennett w/ Maria Kanellis defeated Moose by count out in a number one contenders qualifying match

Maria interfered early by pulling Miracle out of the ring. Earl Hebner sent Maria to the back. Miracle took over and worked on Moose’s knee. Moose went for the Game Changer but Bennett countered with two superkicks and a diamond cutter for a near fall. They brawled on the outside and Moose dropped Miracle on the steps. Moose charged but Miracle moved and Moose crashed into the steps. Miracle rolled into the ring and Moose was counted out.

– In the back, Al Snow returned and was headed to the ring. He said he feels great and is excited because The Tribunal has a surprise for him.

– In Cameron, Jeff Hardy arrived at the Hardy compound. Reby told Jeff that Matt is a completely different person. Senor Benjamin relaxed and watched Matt build a second dining room. Matt still doesn’t remember Jeff. Jeff reminded him that they’re the TNA tag champions. Matt denied being a wrestler and said he doesn’t do that violent stuff. Reby thinks she has a way to bring Matt’s memory back.

– The Tribunal and Al Snow were in the ring. Snow thanked The Tribunal for attacking the Hardys a few weeks ago for him. The Tribunal informed him that they have never done anything for him and said that he drags them down. The Tribunal attacked Snow. Mahabali Shera casually walked out to the ring and brawled with The Tribunal. The Tribunal beat down Shera as well.

– Outside, Jesse Godderz was waiting for Grand Champion Aron Rex. This isn’t about his title; it’s about beating up Rex.

Ethan Carter III defeated Abyss in a number one contenders qualifying match

Abyss controlled the match and kept EC3 grounded. EC3 made a brief comeback but Abyss stopped him with a chokeslam for a near fall. Abyss brought in a steel chair. Abyss took a wild swing but EC3 ducked and locked on a sleeper to win the match.

– Back to the Hardy compound. Reby, Jeff, and Benjamin sang “Obsolete” to Matt. They prompted Matt to sing his part and say “Obsolete.” He didn’t know what to say and just stared at them blankly until he finally sang, “Isn’t it ironic?” Jeff is taking Matt for a ride on the same dirt bike he broke his leg on. 

– Jeremy Borash was in the ring and introduced Gail Kim. Her voice was shaking as she talked about her career. Kim called out Jade to the ring. They both cried as Kim told Jade that she’s the future of the division. Kim struggled to make her announcement but Decay interrupted her before she could finish. Rosemary blew the mist into Kim’s eyes and then knocked out Jade. Rosemary choked out Kim and then hit the corner-to-corner dropkick on Jade with a trash can.

Trevor Lee defeated Rockstar Spud and DJ Z in a triple threat number contenders qualifying match

DJ Z injured his leg after a flip to the outside. The finish of the match came when DJ Z went for the ZDT but Lee blocked it and pushed him off and Spud hit a low blow on DJ Z. Lee hit the fisherman buster on Spud to win the match.

– In the back, Brandi Rhodes asked Allie to help her fight Maria and Sienna but Allie turned her down.

Bobby Lashley defeated Robbie E & Grado in a handicap number one contenders qualifying match

Robbie E and Grado got in some offense but it wasn’t enough as Lashley took out Grado and then speared Robbie E to pick up the win.

– Rex was in his car arriving at the Impact Zone. He saw Godderz waiting for him. Rex and Godderz argued before they brawled all over the back. Rex raked Godderz in the eyes and escaped in his car.

– Jeff took Matt for a ride on his bike and Matt was terrified. They arrived at the lake that helped rejuvenate Jeff after Delete or Decay. Matt refused to go in the lake. Jeff is going to the Impact Zone to fight the DCC. Matt won’t go with him because he doesn’t get into barbaric fights. He thinks Jeff has anger issues.

TNA World Heavyweight Champion Eddie Edwards defeated Eli Drake to retain his title

They brawled on the outside and Edwards charged at Drake. Drake caught Edwards in the powerslam position but then dropped him back-first on the apron. Drake had the advantage until Edwards made a comeback.

Edwards hit a sick suicide dive on Drake that had so much momentum that Edwards hit Drake and kept going into the crowd. Edwards hit the Blunt Force Trauma for a very close near fall. Drake missed a top rope move and Edwards hit the Boston Knee Party to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

After the match, Edwards’ celebration was interrupted by the DCC. Edwards attacked but they overwhelmed him in a three-on-one attack. The DCC took off their masks to reveal James Storm, Eddie Kingston, and Bram.

Next Week: EC3, The Miracle, Trevor Lee, and Lashley will battle in the number one contenders match.

TNA Impact results: Drew Galloway vs. Bobby Lashley lumberjack title match, Willow unmasked

Posted on by Dave Bath

Previously on Impact:

Last week on TNA Impact, Ethan Carter III began his road to redemption by defeating Rockstar Spud in a cage match. This was the first in a series of matches that EC3 must win in order to get a rematch with Mike Bennett. Meanwhile, Willow made his return last week and attacked Jeff Hardy. This was most perplexing because Willow is the alter ego of Jeff.

Tonight on Impact:

On tonight’s show, TNA World Champion Drew Galloway puts his title on the line against Bobby Lashley. Also, Jeff continues his mission to unmask Willow and reveal his true identity.

Show Recap:

–Earlier today, we see Drew Galloway entering the Impact Zone with the TNA title. Also earlier today, Bobby Lashley arrives at the Impact Zone. What a coincidence. Lashley and Drew spot each other backstage and get into a brawl.

-In the Impact Zone, Willow makes his way down to the ring. Josh Matthews and The Pope recap Willow’s attack last week.

Willow enters the ring and takes the microphone, his voice is distorted.  He says he is Willow and hear him roar. No, but seriously, he makes an extremely demonic cackle. This brings Jeff to the ring causing the crowd to cheer in ovation. Jeff lets us know that there is only one Willow and he lives inside of him. Jeff speaks like Willow and does the cackling laugh. This leads to a match.

Jeff Hardy vs. Willow

This was a short match and was basically a squash. Jeff dominated Willow and won with the Twist of Fate. After the match, Jeff attempted to take the mask off of Willow when a second Willow attacked Jeff from behind. The two Willows beat down Jeff and pointed at the entrance. A third Willow walked out and Pope said it looked like Jeff. This Willow also spoke with the distorted voice and said he was going to be Jeff’s worst nightmare.

Back from commercial, the two Willows held Jeff as the third Willow addressed him. Willow unmasked to reveal…Maxell Hardy! Just kidding, its Matt Hardy, but he was messed up. This was a different Matt. He spoke with a weird tone and had a streak of blonde hair. It also appeared that his left eye is messed up and appears to be all white. Presumably, the Swanton bomb from the heavens a few weeks ago caused all of this. Matt told Jeff that he scarred him. Matt choked out Jeff in the middle of the ring to end the segment.

-In the back, a tall, beautiful, bubbly blonde approached Velvet Sky. She introduced herself as Allie, Maria’s assistant. She informed Velvet that she has a match with Sienna later. Velvet got in Allie’s face and she backed down. Just then, Allie got a call from Maria who had her assistant tell Velvet that if she lost to Sienna, Velvet will be fired. Allie is better known as Cherry Bomb from the Indies.

-We get a recap of Drew and Lashley brawling earlier in the day. Next, Jeremy Borash interviews TNA President Dixie Carter. She announces that tonight’s title match will be a lumberjack match.

Sienna vs. Velvet Sky w/Velvet’s job on the line

As Velvet makes her way to the ring, Josh reminds us that if Velvet loses she is fired. They’re pushing Sienna as a monster and she dominates the early part of the match. Velvet makes a short comeback and scores several near falls. However, it’s not enough and Sienna hits her finisher to pick up the win. Velvet is fired and is in fact done in TNA.

-Next we get a vignette of Mike Bennett and Maria hanging out by the pool. Maria looked ridiculously hot and The Miracle knows it. He tells Maria to get some sun and then they’ll go over to the Impact Zone to make a miracle happen.

-Back from commercial, Maria is apparently done getting some sun as she introduces The Miracle. He asked if the fans believe in miracles and the crowd chanted “No we don’t”. Miracle discussed EC3’s road to redemption and that if he doesn’t win he won’t get a rematch at Slammiversary. Miracle calls out a future hall of fame because he wants to beat one. He brings out Earl Hebner and challenges him to a match. He provokes Earl to shoving him in the face. Bennett calls out a second referee.

“The Miracle” Mike Bennett w/ “The First Lady of Professional Wrestling” Maria Kanellis vs. “The Referee” Earl Hebner

Mike knocks down Earl and covers him. The referee is hesitant to make the count. Earl kicked out at two and a half to a massive pop from the crowd. Bennett flipped out and got in the referee’s face. Earl gave a low blow to The Miracle. Maria distracted Earl and Miracle knocked him down. Bennett pinned Earl to win the match.

Post match, Miracle continued to attack Earl until EC3 ran out for the save. Miracle distracted EC3 and Tyrus jumped him from behind. Bennett announced that EC3 will face Tyrus in a Last Man Standing match. EC3’s road to redemption continues after the commercial.

Last Man Standing: Ethan Carter III vs. Tyrus

Back from commercial and the match is underway. Tyrus set up a chair in the corner but EC3 countered and sent him shoulder first into the chair. EC3 brings a table in the ring and uses the steel chair on Tyrus. Tyrus barley makes it to his feet at the count of nine. EC3 goes for the one percenter by Tyrus counters and sends EC3 through to steel chairs. EC3 makes it back to his feet before the count of 10. Tyrus set EC3 up on the table and went up for the Vader Bomb. EC3 got back to his feet and power bombed Tyrus through the table. However, Tyrus made back to his feet and continued to beat down EC3. EC3 gives Tyrus the Samoan Drop through a guardrail set up by Tyrus. EC3 placed the steel steps on top of Tyrus. Tyrus is unable to answer the count of 10 and EC3 wins the match.

Like last week, The Miracle came out after the match but unlike last week was not clapping.

– Next we get a video package of Bobby Lashley training in the gym.

– We get a recap of Willow/Matt’s attack on Jeff earlier. In the back, Jeff is irate over the attack. He challenges Matt to a match at Slammiversary.

Eddie Edwards and DJ Z vs. The Helms Dynasty (X Division Champion Trevor Lee & Andrew Everett w/ Gregory Shane Helms)

This is a fast paced match with lots of high impact moves. DJ Z chases Everett around ringside and runs right into a sick boot from Lee. The heels take over on Z and isolate him in their side of the ring. Eddie gets the hot tag and runs wild on the heels. Z tags himself in and hits an insane suicide dive threw the turnbuckles on an angle. Eddie hits a dive onto Lee and DJ Z connects with a DDT on Everett to win the match.

-We get a recap of Velvet losing in her last match in TNA to Sienna. In the back, Velvet cuts an emotional promo and fights back the tears. She says goodbye to TNA, her friends and the fans. As noted earlier, Velvet is in fact finished with TNA.

-Another video package this time on Drew Galloway training.

Facts of Life with Eli Drake w/King of the Mountain Champion Bram

It’s time for Facts of Life with Eli Drake. It’s also time for one of the most annoying gimmicks in wrestling. Every time Eli says, “dummy” he presses a button and a graphic pops up of Eli saying, “Dummy, yeah.” I blame Mr. Anderson for fact that his segment now exists. Eli does his own introduction using his “announcer” voice. Eli has his Feast or Fired KOTM title shot briefcase with him. Eli brings out KOTM champion Bram. Eli wants Bram to simply hand over the KOTM title but Bram refuses. Eli teases cashing in his title shot but instead he leaves. They brawl briefly until Eli escapes.

-In the back, EC3 cuts a very brief promo. He wants Mike Bennett and his rematch. EC3 only said about five to seven lines, but it was still far better then the previous segment.

-Still in the back, EC3 confronts The Miracle and Maria. EC3 demands his match with Bennett. The Miracle refuses and lets EC3 know he’s not done on his road to redemption. Next week, EC3 must defeat Matt Hardy and maybe if he’s victorious he’ll get his rematch with Bennett.

Lumberjack Match: TNA World Champion Drew Galloway vs. “The Destroyer” Bobby Lashley

Members of the TNA roster surround the ring for the lumberjack match. They trade moves to start the match. Lashley sends Galloway to the floor on the heel side of the ring.

Back from commercial, Lashley is in control of the match and sends Drew back outside to the heel side of the ring. The heels tease beating Drew, but they send him back in the ring. Lashley dominated Drew, but Galloway got back to his feet and made a comeback. Galloway goes for the Future Shock DDT but Lashley got out of it. Drew used the Celtic Cross and set up for the Claymore kick when the heel lumberjacks pulled Drew out of the ring resulting in the end of the match.

Post match, all hell broke loose with all the entire roster brawling at ringside. DJ Z and Trevor Lee both hit dives onto the lumberjacks. In a sick spot, Eddie gave a super plex to Andrew Everett from the top rope to the outside on all the lumberjacks.

In the ring, a bunch of guys hit moves. Bram knocked out Lashley and Eli knocked out Bram. Jeff took out Eli and set up for the Swanton. Matt ran out and brawled with Jeff to the back. Bennett took out Eli. EC3 starred down Bennett who backed off. Lashley then speared EC3 and Galloway caught Lashley with the Claymore. Drew then hit a dive to the outside on everyone to end the show.

Next Time on Impact:

EC3’s road to redemption continues as he battles Matt Hardy. Also, Grado returns to go one-on-one with Al Snow. Plus, next week the Ultimate X match returns.