iMPACT: and Grace’s opponent is….

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iMPACT: and Grace’s opponent is….

This weeks show is coming to you just days after an explosive Emergence last Friday which saw JBL whispering sweet little nothings into Nic Nemeth’s ear to end the show. Will we find out more about what was said? This week’s show will also feature an open challenge for the Knockouts Championship as Jordynne Grace will face an unknown opponent from anywhere. With all of this and more, let’s get straight to the action.

This week’s edition of TNA iMPACT starts with a rundown of last weeks iMPACT and Emergence shows…

The System kick it off

The System is out and Alisha Edwards really wants to be sure that the crowd is ready to hear what she has to say. Eddie Edwards says everyone wants to see a System failure, but The System does not fail. Eddie continues on by saying that The System needed a reboot and now they’re ready to take back all of their gold. Brian Myers says as the former tag team champions they are contractually obligated for a rematch and they are going to use that clause at Victory Road against ABC.

JDC tells everyone to shut up as Moose takes the mic and says the same. Moose then says he his the face of TNA and he has something to say. Moose says in two weeks Nic Nemeth has to face the man he’s never beaten and we are all looking at the future four-time TNA World Champion.

JDC is then told that if he wins their tag match, he’s part of the system! BUT, if he loses then he’s out. Alisha says if the doctors won’t clear her to compete she’ll find a substitute to defend the Knockouts Tag Team Titles. Spitfire comes out and yell things at Alisha. Jody Threat says they talked to Santino and they have a title shot at Victory Road, but if they lose, Spitfire breaks up as a team.

Backstage, Gia Miller is with Eric Young. She asks him how he’s feeling after fighting Steve Maclin at TNA Emergence. Young says he got one over on him, but he’s a guy he respects and he has his back no matter what. Miller asks how he feels about tonight’s match with Jake Something. Young says they have history and he’s a bad dude, but he’s going to represent and win.

footage is shown of JBL’s appearance at the end of TNA Emergence, where he whispered something into Nic Nemeth’s ear. Hannifan says JBL left the building as soon as the show ended and Nemeth hasn’t told anyone what JBL said to him.

KUSHIDA VS Laredo Kid

KUSHIDA is looking for the Hover Board Lock, but Kid fights away. .KUSHIDA and Kid spill out to ringside and as soon as they get back into the ring, Josh Alexander is out and attacks both KUSHIDA and Laredo Kid.

No Contest

Josh Alexander VS KUSHIDA

Alexander did what he came here to do and starts walking away. KUSHIDA gets on the mic and demands a match with Alexander right now. KUSHIDA then runs and attacks Alexander as Santino Marella makes the match official. The two eventually fight through the entrance ramp and back in the ring to officially kick things off. KUSHIDA gets Alexander in an Ankle Lock of his own and then hits a German suplex. KUSHIDA stomps on the fingers of Alexander and pounds away on Alexander’s chest with Kicks. fKUSHIDA is looking for an Arm-bar, but Alexander is able to fight it off. KUSHIDA looks for the Hover Board Lock, but Alexander avoids it and takes over on offense. Alexander uses shirt as a weapon to choke KUSHIDA until the referee gets rid of it. Alexander with chops on KUSHIDA, followed by a C4 Spike for the win.

Winner: Josh Alexander

KUSHIDA leaves as the cameras follow him. Joe Hendry checks on him. Josh Alexander makes his way to the back and Hendry gets in Alexander’s face about how he has acted and for costing him the TNA Championship at Slammiversary. Hendry tells Alexander that he will never forget and he will get payback.

Jordynne Grace comes to the ring for her open challenge and out comes NXT’s Arianna Grace. Arianna reveals she’s the new liaison between TNA and NXT and introduces NXT’s Karmen Petrovic.

Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) VS Karmen Petrovic

Karmen throws out some kicks early on. We then see Rosemary in the rafters watching on. Grace hits a Spinebuster for a 2-count. During the commercial break, Petrovic got a close pin attempt. Petrovic continues to control the match as she uses her kicks on Grace. Grace all of a sudden no-sells the kicks as she “Hulks up”, and then hits Karmen Petrovic with the Juggernaut Driver to score the pinfall victory.

Winner: AND STILL Knockouts Champion; Jordynne Grace

After the match, the lights go out and when they come back on Grace is laid out with a pillow lying by her… It appears that Wendy Choo will be the one to answer her open challenge this Tuesday on WWE NXT.

ABC talking about being champs again until they are interrupted 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 belittle First Class as we get a match set up for next weeks show.

X-Division Champion Speaks….

New X-Division champion Zachary Wentz is outt and says the fans don’t know how much being champ means to him. Wentz says two years ago he was at one of the lowest points in his life, but the fans helped him pick himself up and he came back to TNA. Wentz says that he is now experiencing the highest of highs as the X-Division Champion. Speedball Mike Bailey is out and congratulates him on his title win at Emergence. Bailey says that championship means he’s the best of the best, but he’s using his rematch clause at Victory Road.

The Good Hands come out and talk about Speeball, Wentz, and Kentucky fans. They then attacked both men, and we get an impromptu tag match as ordered by Santino Marella.

Zachary Wentz and Speeball Mike Bailey VS The Good Hands

Bailey and Wentz fight back take down Skyler and Hotch. Back in the ring, Bailey and Hotch start things off but moments later, Skyler tags in and takes over Bailey. Wentz tags in and hits his finisher to pick up the win for his team in a quick match.

Winners: Zachary Wentz and Speeball Mike Bailey

After the match, Bailey hands him the X-Division Championship as they are set to square off at Victory Roadf.ffffff

A recap plays of what happened on WWE NXT along with a new promo for Rosemary which is the same of the usual for her but cool nonetheless.

Steph De Lander chats with Cardona

Steph De Lander is out and says that Matt Cardona ruined her wedding and her honeymoon and calls him out to the ring. Matt Cardona comes to the ring and De Lander asks him what’s going on after everything they’ve been through together. Matt Cardona says he owes her an apology and from the bottom of his heart he’s sorry that he didn’t crash the wedding sooner and that he let her marry that freak PCO. Steph De Lander says Cardona can’t speak to her that. Cardona says that he picked De Lander from obscurity and then proceeds to list out everything he has done for her and reminds her that she signed a contract so De Lander is owned by him.

De Lander says Cardona did help her a lot and she thanks him for that but she worked hard too. De Lander says she got herself into TNA without him and she knows she’s a superstar with or without him and that contract she signed means nothing. (as she rips and crumbles it up.)

Cardona says everyone has a copy of that contract and her ruining that one does nothing. De Lander starts to cry and then PCO comes to the ring. Cardona hides behind De Lander and then runs away.

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The Hardys are backstage and Jeff Hardy says they need a win next week. Matt agrees and says when they face The System next week they are looking to delete them. Matt says that a win next week should put them in the mix for the TNA Tag Titles and after they win them for a third time, it will solidify them as the greatest tag team of all time.

Eric Young VS Jake Something

Something pounds Young all the way to the corner of the ring. Something drives his shoulder into Young’s stomach and ribs, and then hits a big Power Bomb for a 2-count. Something is now frustrated that he can’t close the match even though he’s dominated. Young fights back, and hits a Discus Lariat. Young hits the Death Valley Driver for a 2.9-count. Young climbs the ropes and looks for an Elbow drop, but Something stops him. The two battle in the ring, but Young somehow hits a Piledriver for the win.

Winner: Eric Young

After the match, Young extends his hand, but Something attacks him. Something has snapped. Steve Maclin runs out to chase him off.

Joe Hendry is backstage with Gia Miller. Hendry talks about his loss at NXT No Mercy. Hendry says you can’t deny his momentum and he’s not giving up. Hendry then puts over TNA as the place to be and says the TNA Championship is the one to chase.

TNA has announced that they have signed Heather Reckless and will make her in-ring debut next week against Gisele Shaw.Heather Reckless is backstage and Gia Miller. Ash By Ellegance and Gisele Shaw quickly interfere and the two have words back and forth. Shaw all of a sudden slaps Ash and storms off. Ash freaks out and storms off as well and Reckless (and viewers are confused)

Joe Hendry & Mike Santana VS Moose & JDC

Josh Alexander is on commentary for the main event. Hendry starts things off and hits a Fall-away slam on Moose. Hendry hits one on IDC also, but then is hit with a Big Boot from Moose. Hendry fights back and hoists Moose up for his stalled suplex until Alisha Edwards distracts the ref, 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. Hendry hits a Suplex and get the hot tag in for Santana.

Santana hits the Rolling Buck 50 on Moose. Hendry and Alexander bicker back and forth until he low-blows Hendry. Santana splashes onto Alexander from the ring. Back in the ring, Santana gets hit a a Spear from Moose and The System wins. JDC is now officially a member of The System.

Winners: Moose & JDC

Nic Nemeth is shows watching from a phone. He says he came to TNA to face the best and Moose is that and that’s why he kicked his teeth in since day 1. He vows to look him in the eyes and prove he’s the best at Victory Road

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