Greetings and salutations! TNA is in Kentucky and TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth will put his title on the line against former champion Josh Alexander in a one-hour Iron Man match that headlines tonight’s Emergence streaming special. After a 30 minute draw, Nemeth puts his title on the line in a 60-minute battle. Wihtout further ado, let’s get to the action.
Pre-show
Frankie Kazarian VS Kushida
The Time Splitter hooked an armbar on the floor, and Kaz tapped out until the referee broke the hold. Since the action was outside the ring, the submission didn’t count. Upon re-entry to the ring, Kazarian kicked the ropes up into Kushida’s groin. I think Kaz plotted that cheat by messing up the apron on purpose. As the referee pulled the apron back into place for safety reasons, Kaz struck low behind the ref’s back. That cheap tactic directly led to the Fade to Black piledriver for Kazarian to win.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian
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ABC demanded a fight with First Class, and they were okay with putting the tag titles on the line. Rich Swan was unable to compete, so AJ Francis brought in KC Navarro as his partner.
TNA Digital Media Championship & International Heavyweight Championship: PCO VS Matt Cardona’s Monster
The reveal was “The Indian Lion” Shera. Cardona was not around but PCO took out this mystery man and won via moonsault.
Winner: PCO
Emergence
X-Division Championship in Ultimate X: Zachary Wentz VS Mike Bailey VS Alexander Hammerstone VS Jason Hotch VS Riley Osborne VS Laredo Kid
High-flying action all throughout and Bailey and Wentz on the X ropes scrambling for the prize. They went back and forth and Wentz knocked Bailey down to the mat. Wentz slowly made his way up and grabbed the belt for the win.
Winner: AND NEW X-Division Champion; Zachary Wentz
The POWER of @alexhammerstone!
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Steve Maclin VS Eric Young
Maclin kicked out of a piledriver, and Young went for a second piledriver but Maclin countered for a jackknife pin.
winner: Steve Maclin
After the match, Young offered a handshake and all was good!
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Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat, & Dani Luna VS Ash by Elegance, Alisha Edwards, & Masha Slamovich.
Alisha was legit KO’s int he middle of the match and medical staff carried her to the back. Grace smashed Slamovich on a spinning backfist and a musclebuster. Ash missed a swanton, and Threat hit an F5 to win.
Winner: Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat, & Dani Luna
TNA World Tag Team Championship: Ace Austin & Chris Bey VS AJ Francis & KC Navarro to retain the titles.
Navarro tagged himself in, but Ace knocked him off the apron. Francis Chokeslammed Bey, but didn’t see the previous tag. When Top Dolla made the cover, the referee told him abnout the tag and Ace hit him hard. Navarro came back in and hit Sliced Bread on Ace, but Bey rolled him up and got the win.
Winners: Ace Austin & Chris Bey
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Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, & Johnny Dango Curtis VS Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry, & Mike Santana
Matt hit a Side Effect on Edwards and then Moose speared Matt. Santana with a Discus Lariat on Moose, Myers hits a Roster Cut clothesline on Santana. While all of this madness happened, Jeff Hardy hits the Swanton on Myers. Moments later, Dango with a Falcon Arrow on Jeff. Hendry is in and he hist the Standing Ovation slam on Dango. Edwards with a Blue Thunder Bomb on Hendry. Matt is back in and hits a Twist of Fate on Edwards, but Moose pulled Matt off at 2. Matt hits Moose with a Twist of Fate. The referee was distracted and Edwards kicked Matt in the family jewels, and then Edwards connects with a Boston Knee Party to get the win.
Winners: Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, & Johnny Dango Curtis
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TNA World Championship in 60-minute Iron Man match: Nic Nemeth VS Josh Alexander
Nemeth was up by a lot early in the match (2-0). Alexander makes quite the comeback and hits two C4 spike piledivers with 15 minutes left to tie things up! With 1 minute left, Nemeth hit the Danger Zone and followed that up with a C4 spike piledriver on Alexander and got the pin. Nemeth is up 3-2 with 25 seconds left. Alexander struggled up as time ran out and Nemeth picked up the win.
Winner: Nic Nemeth
After the match, JBL. John Bradshaw Layfield comes out and whispered to Nemeth who nods as the show ends……
What is @JCLayfield doing here?! And what did he just say to @NicTNemeth?!
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