iMPACT: It’s a first class edition of iMPACT

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iMPACT: It’s a first class edition of iMPACT

Greetings and salutations! It’s Thursday and that means it’s time for another edition of TNA iMPACT! On this week’s show we will have a First Class Penthouse featuring TNA Champion, Trick Williams. The 8-4-1 match will return with a future Knockouts title match on the line. Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat, Tasha Steelz, Rosemary, Dani Luna, Tessa Blanchard and Xia Brookside will first compete in an eight woman tag match. Then it goes to a four-way between the winning team, and the winner of that will be number 1 contender. We will also hear from Director of Authority, Santino Marella. With all this and more, let’s get to the action.

A recap of TNA Against All Odds is shown, then we see a video recorded earlier in the day with Santino Marella who stops Mike Santana and reminds him that he’s still suspended. Santana isn’t happy, but Santino tells him not to blow this chance he has. Santana calms down and says he respects Marella.

In the arena, Santino Marella comes out and his first order of business is to eject Robert Stone from the building. Marella also announces Moose vs. Leon Slater for the TNA X-Division Championship at TNA Slammiversary, and says that next week the TNA Champions Challenge is back.

The Hardys are shown backstage and they say they have hit some bumps in the road lately, but they promise to get back and be focused to achieve their goal of regaining the TNA Tag-Team titles tonight when they beat First Class later.

The Inspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay) vs. Missa Kate & Brittnie Brooks

Pretty short match that is really showed off The Inspiration. Cassie Lee take son both opponents for a while, then hits Kate with a Fisherman’s Suplex but Brooks breaks things up. Jessie McKay kicks Brooks off the apron and then they double team Kate with The Idolizer to get the win.

Winners: The Inspiration (Cassie Lee & Jessie McKay)

First Class Penthouse

First Class, AJ Francis and KC Navarro come out and make fun of some fans then they introduce the TNA Champion, WWE NXT Superstar Trick Williams. They say they helped Trick win because Trick mentioned only coming to TNA if he and his entourage were given “first class tickets.” Francis says that when someone calls on them like that, they are there. They ask Trick how he feels about them and he says they are alright.

Jason Hotch is in the back and The System walk up to him. Moose orders him to take out Leon Slater later. Eddie Edwards says if he takes Leon out, they might think about having him join their group. Order 4 comes in and they leave with Jason Hotch. The System walks around some more and confront Matt Cardona. The System challenge him and a partner to a match next week. Brian Myers gets up to Cardona’s face.

Leon Slater vs. Jason Hotch w/ John Skyler

Slater hits a handspring back elbow for a 2-count. Slater gets Hotch in the corner and runs towards him, but Hotch gets out of the way and hits a rolling Neckbreaker. Slater with a Blue Thunder Bomb. They battle on the apron and Hotch is on it. Hotch reverses a move, and ends up Double Stomping Slater on the apron. Hotch with a jackknife pin, but it’s only good enough for a 2-count. Slater is up and hits his Leg Lariat on Hotch, then climbs the ropes and connects with a 450 Swanton for the win.

Winner: Leon Slater

Gia Miller interviews Tessa Blanchard. Tessa says she will win tonight’s 8-4-1 Match and become the #1 Contender for the Knockouts World Championship.

8-4-1 Match for Knockouts World Title Opportunity

Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat & Tasha Steelz vs. Rosemary, Dani Luna, Tessa Blanchard, Xia Brookside

Rosemary goes after Brookside even though they are on the same team. Victoria Crawford gets involved and this gives Blanchard the advantage. Blanchard works over Hartwell on the apron. Hartwell hits Rosemary with a Spinebuster, but Luna breaks the pin up at 2. Blanchard has had it and just up and leaves her team. It’s pandemonium with the remaining women brawling, but Hartwell hits Rosemary with Hurts Donut for the win. Now it’s time for the winning team to face off in a 4-way.

Winners: Indi Hartwell, Killer Kelly, Jody Threat & Tasha Steelz

Killer Kelly vs. Tasha Steelz vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Jody Threat

Threat with a Vertical Suplex on Steelz, but Hartwell with a rollup. Steelz with a step-up bulldog on Threat, but it wasn’t enough for the 3. Hartwell hits Steelz with a Hurts Donut, but Kelly runs in and hits a running knee on Hartwell and steals the pinfall.

Winner: Killer Kelly

After the match, Slamovich is seen watching this in the back. Gia Miller walks up to her for an interview and asks her what she thinks about her old partner winning. Slamovich says that she’s going to put Kelly back where she belongs and that is “On her knees in front of me, being my b*tch!”

Steve Maclin’s defense of the TNA International Championship at TNA Against All Odds was shown, then we cut to backstage and we see “Bulletproof” Steve Maclin. Maclin says Mance Warner gave him a fight, but he’s still TNA International Champion. Maclin says he’s in a Champion’s Challenge next week and the only person he is interested in is Trick Williams. Maclin says that he is not afraid to hit Williams with a KIA.

Mance Warner and Steph De Lander are out and Steph says Mance Warner was screwed from the International title and the only people who do any screwing around here is the two of them. Mance Warner is angry and Tommy Dreamer comes out to calm things down, but Mance attacks him and puts him out with a Suplex, followed by a punt kick.

Sami Callihan starts a promo, but before he gets too far in it, Eric Young shows up. The two share some words and they say the can only agree on one thing, and that is Trick Williams as the TNA World Champion.

The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) vs. FIR$T CLA$$ (A.J. Francis & KC Navarro)

Francis is trying to cheat, but that backfires. The Hardy’s hit Poetry in Motion to knock him out to the floor. First Class starts to take over, but Matt with Side Effect. They are going through their move set setting up to their finishers, but TNA Champion Trick Williams hits the ring and attacks The Hardy’s, seemingly returning the favour to First Class. The referee calls for the bell!

Joe Hendry and Elijah are out and everyone brawls. Slater hits a running dive over the ring post from inside the ring, taking out all of the The System and First Class to end the show.

Winners: Via DQ, The Hardy’s

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