iMPACT: One last stop before Bound For Glory

Boris Roberto Aguilar

iMPACT: One last stop before Bound For Glory

Greetings and Salutations! It’s the last stop before this Sunday’s Bound For Glory so expect a lot of final story bits and set ups for the show. On the card we have:

  • TNA World Champion Trick Williams kicks off the show
  • Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young – No DQ match
  • Matt Cardona vs. Ryan Nemeth
  • JDC w/The System vs. Mustafa Ali w/Order 4
  • Kelani Jordan and Indi Hartwell make their BFG title match official

So with all this and more, let’s get straight to the action!

The show kicks off and we get a recap of last week’s show which showed the brawl between Trick Williams and Mike Santana and the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship main event between The Elegance Brand and The IInspiration where the IIspiration re-captured the Knockouts Tag Team titles.

The TNA World Champion is in the building kicks things off and says that he is bigger than Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson. Williams turns his attention to Mike Santana. He tells Santana that TNA will forever be called TrickNA. Santana is out in the crowd and tells Trick he hasn’t fought through the battles that he has been able to survive. Santana says he had to carry the weight of the world while he was trying to identify his father’s body in the morgue. He continues talking about the suffering that came with substance abuse. Santana tells Trick he prevailed and failure is not an option and that after Bound for Glory, Trick will need rehab. Santana says Trick’s words don’t hurt him and that Trick will be bound for developmental after he gets through him and brings back the TNA World Championship at Bound For Glory.

Matt Cardona vs. Ryan Nemeth

Nemeth got a near fall with a DDT. Nemeth goof around taunting the crowd too much and caught a dropkick for his troubles. Nic Nemeth tripped up Cardona, but the ref figured this out and ejected Nic. Nic flopped around the ring and ringside. After screaming that the ref ejected Nic, Ryan walked right into the Radio Silence to give Cardona the win.

Winner: Matt Cardona

The Rascalz have their treehouse segment and they talk about not having a match for TNA Bound For Glory. Zachary Wentz says that they have their contracts coming up. Myron Reed says there’s only one spot at Bound For Glory for the three of them, and wants to talk to Santino about it.

Mara Sadé cut a promo about how Jazz and Jackie were her inspirations. She says she wants to be an inspiration and motivation to little girls.

JDC vs. Mustafa Ali

JDC dodged a 450 from Ali and sent him headfirst into the middle turnbuckle. JDC followed up with a slew of uppercuts and a Russian Leg Sweep. Ali went for a tornado DDT, but JDC countered into a falcon armor for a near fall. JDC went to the top , but Ali dropped caught up to him and sent him to the floor at ringside where the Secret Service checked up on him. JDC dove onto everyone at ringside. Tasha Steelz and Alicia Edwards lead their sides into a huge brawl and even into the ring. Agent Zero sent JDC into the ring apron with a hanging tree slam .Zero tossed JFC in the ring, and Ali hit the 450 to get the win.

Winner: Mustafa Ali

After the match, Ali and the rest of Order 4 try to celebrate but The System show up from behind with chairs in their hands. The System stands tall after a small ruckus broke out.

Knockouts Contract Signing

Santino Marella is in the ring and he hypes up the Knockouts Title match at Bound For Glory. Indi Hartwell is out first, followed by TNA Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan. Santino asks the ladies for a comment before their match, but the Personal Concierge interrupts. PC says he’s invoking the TNA Tag Team Championship rematch clause at TNA Bound For Glory and makes Santino sign the contract.

Back to business at hand, Indi Hartwell tells Kelani she has what she’s been fighting to get for so long. Kelani says she’s not here to bash TNA, shes here to elevate the title and the Knockouts division. Jordan talks about her history with Indi and says they’ll have to put their friendship aside at Bound For Glory. Indi says she won’t let her friends and family down at Bound For Glory and may the best woman win. Both Indo and Jordan put pen to paper and the match is official.

We get a hype package for the Tables match at Bound for Glory featuring The Hardys and Team 3D. The match is now for both the TNA and NXT Tag Team Championships. The video went in depth on their many battles across many companies.

Leon Slater has a message…

Leon Slater is out and says this has been the maddest and by far the best year of his life, to the point he pinches himself every time he wakes up to see if it is real. He talks about tough starts and wrestling being his escape. Slater says it’s a chance for him to carry forward a legacy that was built by people like Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin, and AJ Styles. Leon says it’s a chance for him and TNA to defend their turf from outsiders like Je’Von Evans. Slater says the TNA X Division Championship means more than a piece of gold to him and that Evans is mistaken if he things he can just walk into Bound For Glory and claim the titles as his.

Joe Hendry vs. Eric Young – No DQ

The match goes all over the arena. Young hits a Piledriver on the stage, they brawl through the crowd and more. Young set up a chair in the corner, and as always its Young who takes the chair shot. Hendry beat Young about the head and shoulders with some cookie sheets, then hits a Fallaway slam. Hendry went for the Standing Ovation, but Young raked his eyes. Young grabs a cookie sheet, but like all the Yankees batters, whiffed it. Hendry caught Young with an Olympic Slam onto a chair for a near fall. Henry set up a chair to give Hendry the Standing Ovation, but Young hits him with a low blow, followed by a piledriver on the chair for the win.

Winner: Eric Young

Just a reminder that this Sunday is Bound for Glory and I will be covering it. Here is the final card:

  • TNA World Championship: Trick Williams (c) vs. Mike Santana
  • Tables Match for the TNA and NXT Tag Team Titles: The Hardys (c) vs. Team 3D
  • TNA Knockouts World Championship: Kelani Jordan (c) vs. Indi Hartwell
  • TNA International Championship: Frankie Kazarian (c) vs. Steve Maclin
  • TNA X-Division Championship: Leon Slater (c) vs. Je’Von Evans
  • Hardcore War: The System vs. Order Four
  • Gia Miller vs. Tessa Blanchard
  • Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match

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