iMPACT: A fallen champion returns…

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iMPACT: A fallen champion returns…

T’was the night before Against All Odds and that means it’s time for an all-new TNA iMPACT!. Here is the lineup:

  • Elajah addresses TNA Against All Odds
  • Monster’s Ball: Xia Brookside vs. Rosemary
  • X-Division Championship: Moose (c) vs. Eric Young
  • Joe Hendry returns following TNA Under Siege
  • Harley Hudson & Myla Grace vs. Heather & M by Elegance
  • Matt Hardy, Leon Slater & Mike Santana vs. The Nemeth Brothers & Frankie Kazarian
  • Indi Hartwell vs. Tasha Steelz

The show kicked off with a recap of last week’s TNA International Championship match between Matt Cardona and Steve Maclin, which saw Maclin retain his title. We then get to the first match of the night.

Indi Hartwell vs. Tasha Steelz

Tasha with an uppercut to Hatwell who is stuck in the corner. Steelz goes for another, but Indi stops it and slams her. Indi hits a spinebuster for another 2-count. Tasha is up and pulls her into the bottom turnbuckle. Now its time for some shenanigans as John Skyler orders Jason Hotch to attack her, but Skyler refuses to. Tasha is not happy as Indi hits Hurts Donut for the win.

Winner: Indi Hartwell

After the match, Mustafa Ali comes out and pushes the referee and Tasha Steelz. Jason Hotch gets in his face and Ali leaves. Tasha and Skyler join him as they go to the back together.

Vignette for Mance Warner airs who has a clear warning for Steve Maclin. Steph de Lander says at Against All Odds, they get some gold back.

We see security camera footage of Xia Brookside and Rosemary locked up in isolated rooms without food or water.

Tasha is backstage and John Skyler asks if she’s fine. Tasha questions him and Skyler gets a call on his phone. Tasha answers it and asks the person to talk to him and Skyler says he’ll make sure he gets the message. Mustafa Ali walks in and asks if everything is good and Tasha says it is. Ali says Hotch is there to apologize. Ali says every action has consequences and there will be consequences for what Hotch did and at Against all Odds, they will face off in a match.

TNA X-Division Championship: Moose (c) vs. Eric Young

After some early action, Young with a Suicide Dive, but Moose with a huge punch that gets Young onto the apron. Moose grabs a lifeless Young and tosses him into the steel steps before returning to the ring. The ref is counting on Young, but he is able to beat the refs count at 8. Young sends Moose to ringside, and this time successfully lands a Suicide Dive. Moments later, Moose whips Young into the corner and Young flips over and hits a crossbody for a 2-count of his own. Young with some loud chops on Moose, and Moose hits Young with a pump kick followed by a Crossbody. Young hits a Death Valley Drive. Moose goes for a Spear but Young moves out of the way and rolls him up for another 2-count. Young hits the piledriver and goes for the cover but JDC puts Moose’s lifeless foot on the ropes. Judas Icarus and Travis Williams hits a Suicide Dive on JDC. The ref is now distracted with that and Moose hits a low blow, followed by a huge Spear for the win.

Winner and STILL TNA X-Division Champion: Moose

After the match, Eric Young attacks a fan at ringside and the rest of the Northern Armory join him….

Dani reflects on Spitfire’s bond and says not all stories get fairy tale endings, but she also says she will be a Knockout that everyone remembers.

A Fallen Champ Speaks

Joe Hendry is up and says he let fans down by losing the TNA World Title. He then criticizes Trick Williams for not being a true champion and being disrespectful. Hendry says that it is time for Elijah and he will fully support him. Out comes Frankie Kazarian. Kaz mocks Hendry and says he’ll embarrass him at Against All Odds on Friday…..

Heather by Elegance & M by Elegance vs. Harley Hudson & Myla Grace

Heather grabs Hudson’s leg on the apron and M puts her in a Bow and Arrow and Heather hits a double stomp from the top rope for two. Hudson hits a jawbreaker. Hudson hits a shoulder block and looks for a tag, but M tries to stop her but that doesn’t work and Myla is in the match. Myla hits a running dropkick through the ropes, followed by a spinning neckbreaker. Myla continues the attack as she hits a Backdrop, but the pin is broken by M. Myla goes to the top rope and Iceman with a disctraction to the ref. M kicks Myla and Heather hits a Spanish Fly and Maggie hits a Moonsault to get the W.

Winners: Heather & M By Elegance

Monster’s Ball: Xia Brookside vs. Rosemary

Exactly what you would expect from a Monster’s Ball. Rosemary sets up a trash can between the turnbuckles in the corner and whips Xia into it. Rosemary picks up a hockey stick, but then second guesses herself and instead goes to ringside and drops Xia onto a trash can. Xia grabs the hockey stick and takes a swing and a miss, but makes full contact to the ring post. Xia comes right back and this time hits Rosemary on the back a few times. Xia sets up Rosemary against the steel steps with a trash can on her and Xia hits Broken Wings. Xia with some kicks onto Rosemary as she leans on the steel steps.

Xia with a Suplex. Xia then sets up a door in the corner and looks for a Suplex, but Rosemary reverses it. Rosemary with a Tarantula on Xia against the ropes. Rosemary is out for blood as she gets a staple gun and looks to use it on Xia, but Xia fights out of it. Xia lays out some hockey pucks on the mat and Rosemary hits her in the stomach, but Xia hits Rosemary with a cookie sheet. Xia with a DDT on the steel chair for a 2-count.

Xia sets up a bunch of steel chairs in the middle of the ring and puts Rosemary on it but Rosemary gets up and spears Xia through the door on the corner. Rosemary sits Xia on the chairs and goes nuts on her with a cookie sheet. After some more back and forth, Rosemary goes for a green mist but Xia blocks it with the trash can lid and hits a Brooksy Bomb for the win.

Winner: Xia Brookside

Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz joke about teams they’ll beat, with Trey jokingly saying “Shelton Benjamin and Mom.” They declare themselves future TNA World Tag Team Champions.

Elijah sings and says Trick Williams is losing control as champion and questions Trick’s spirit. Elijah tells Trick to “walk this way”.

Lei says she’s from China and didn’t come to challenge—she came to end the champion’s reign. At Against All Odds, her only goal is to win.

Who will run TNA?

Santino Marella is out and says that at Against All Odds he’s stepping down from his role as Director of Authority, but for a match. He announces that he will face Robert Stone but there is a catch. Marella says that if Stone wins, he gets his job, if Santino wins, Robert Stone is out of here fand back to NXT for good. Marella emotionally says that he missed a lot of Arianna’s life because of life on the road and it hurt him to the point he fell out of love with Wrestling, but since going to TNA, that love is BACK.

Robert Stone comes out and mocks Marella. Stone says that while Santino may be loved as a person, he’s nota true leader. He then declares himself a true leader and when he beats Santino at Against All Odds, he’ll make sure that Santino is never allowed at TNA Wrestling again. Santino ends the segment by saying that the only way Stone wins is over his dead body.

The Nemeths & Frankie Kazarian vs. Matt Hardy, Leon Slater & Mike Santana

Santana, Hardy and Slater beat down on Kazarian. Hardy tags in Slater and he hits the Poetry in Motion onto Kazarian. Ryan tries to run in, but he also eats a Poetry in Motion. Slater tags in Matt, but Nic Nemeth ends up tripping up Matt from the floor and now Kazarian finally takes it to Hardy. Ryan tries interfering again, but this time it doesn’t work and Slater with a Blue Thunder Bomb on Nic.

Nic with a super kick attempt, but Slater avoids it and counters with Leg Lariat. Santana is in and clears house. Santana hits a double rolling Buck 50, followed by a Death Valley Driver. All 6 men are in the ring and its pandemonium 2025. Hardy hits Twist of Fate. Slater hits a slingshot Twist of Slate. Slater heads to the top-rope, but Ryan crotches him at the top. Santana goes for a Rolling Buck 50, but Ryan rolls him up and holds the tights. but Santana kicks out. Santana with a Spin The Block off the ropes on Ryan for the win.

Winners: Matt Hardy, Leon Slater & Mike Santana

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