iMPACT: The night before Emergence

Boris Roberto Aguilar

iMPACT: The night before Emergence

Greetings and salutations! Tomorrow night is Emergence, so expect tons more setup for that show. On tonight’s edition of iMPACT we have The System versus Trick Williams and FIR$T CLA$$. We will also get an Emergence Summit with the Knockouts tag team division. Here is a full list of what to expect on tonight’s show:

  • The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards and JDC) vs. Trick Williams and FIR$T CLA$$ (AJ Francis and Rich Swann)
  • Emergence Knockouts Tag Team Summit
  • Leon Slater and The Hardys vs. Cedric Alexander and The Rascalz
  • Mike Santana vs. Eric Young (w/The Northern Armory)
  • Frankie Kazarian hosts The King’s Speech with Steve Maclin and Jake Something
  • John Skyler (w/Order 4) vs. Matt Cardona
  • Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell vs. Myla Grace and Harley Hudson

With all of that and more, let’s get to the action!

The show kicks off with some highlights and a recap from last week’s show including Trick Williams’ confrontation with Moose, Eric Young calling out Mike Santana over his Slammiversary loss, and the main event contest between Mustafa Ali and Joe Hendry.

We cut to Moose on the floor and he tells The System that Trick Williams and FIR$T CLA$$ attacked him. The System go to Santino Marella and confirm that the match is still on and they want it on NOW. The System gets to the ring and call out Trick Williams.

TNA World Champion Trick Williams & FIR$T CLA$$ (A.J. Francis & Rich Swann) vs. The System (Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards & JDC)

The System don’t even wait for the bell before they attack Williams and First Class. Swann takes down JDC as Williams hits him with a Trick show, but it was only good enough for a 2-count. JDC hits a Suplex on Francis as he was separated from his team. Myers gets the hot tag and takes Williams out over the ropes. It’s pandemonium 2025 as everyone is in and fighting. Through the chaos, wann pins Myers with his feet on the ropes to win.

Winners: TNA World Champion Trick Williams & FIR$T CLA$$ (A.J. Francis & Rich Swann)

Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell vs. Myla Grace and Harley Hudson

Hudson and Grace play the game right as they cut Luna from Hartwell. Luna takes a beating, but fins an opening to make a hot tag as she hits Grace with a German Suplex. Hartwell does indeed get said tag. Hartwell saves the day and cleans house. Hartwell hits Grace with Hurts Donut for three.

Winners: Dani Luna and Indi Hartwell

After the match, Rosemary came out and spit green mist in the eyes of Hartwell.

John Skyler (w/ Tasha Steelz and Jason Hotch) vs. Matt Cardona

As the match goes on, Skyler with a set of knees to Cardona from the apron that sends him face-first into a chair. Jason Hotch, as usual distracts the referee. With the distraction in place, Cardona goes for the Reboot but Tasha Steelz stops things from happening. This didn’t stop the inevitable as Cardona had enough and took out Hotch, and followed that up with a Radio Silence on Skyler for the win.

Winner: Matt Cardona

After the match, Jason Hotch jumps Cardona. Hotch yells at Skyler to get up attack. Ali’s Agent Zero comes down and hits a double chokeslam on Cardona.

In the back, Indi Hartwell, Jody Threat and Dani Luna are yelling at each other. Luna tells Jodi she can take care of Indi, but the trainer tells both women to leave as Indi struggles to open her eyes from the mist attack earlier from Rosemary.

Cardona walks to the parking lot and is demanding a match against Ali. Cardona tells Tasha Steelz he wants Ali at Emergence and even calls out Agent Zero and the Secret Service. Moments later, the match is made official.

Knockout Tag Team Summit

TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella is in the ring and he introduces the participants of the Emergence Summit in the best Santino way possible. Out were The Elegance Brand, Lady Lei and M by Elegance, The IInspiration, and Fatal Influence. The Elegance Brand makes fun of everyone as M says they’ll still be the Knockouts Tag Team Champion after Emergence. Lei Ying Lee and Xia Brookside say they’ll kick everyone’s ass. Jazmyn Nyx and Fallon Henley say that they are only focused on the titles. The IInspiration want to become two-time Knockouts World Tag Team Champions as they are back. As expected, all of the teams get up close and personal and Marella says they’ve got about five seconds to beat each other. Santino literally gets out of the way and let’s everyone go at it as he counts to 5. After that 5-count he calls security and the face teams are left in the ring as the heels scurry to the back.

Gia Miller is backstage and asked Rosemary why she attacked Indi Hartwell. Rosemary says she wants to ruin Hartwell’s plans of becoming the TNA Knockouts World Champion and lays out a challenge for a match.

Mance Warner and Steph De Lander send in a pre-taped promo after being suspended by TNA for doing the deed in Marella’s office last week. The pair promises more chaos as a “little suspension” isn’t enough to hold them down.

Eric Young (w/ The Northern Armory) vs. Mike Santana

As suspected, The Northern Armory attacks Santana. Moments later, Santana takes out Judas Icarus and Travis Williams with a tope dive from the ring. Santana hits Young with the Rolling Buck 50. After Young gets the advantage back, he climbs to the top and hits a flying elbow for a 2-count. Santana fights back and hits a Spin the Block for the win.

Winner: Mike Santana

After the match, Northern Armory attacks Mike Santana. Sami Callihan makes the save as Young and The Northern Armory leave the ring. Back in the ring, Callihan raises Santana’s hand.

The King’s Speech

Frankie Kazarian is in the ring and makes fun of the crowd. He calls out Jake Something. Something wats no time as he gets in Kaz’s face but he steps away. Kaz then calls out the TNA International Champion, Steve Maclin. Something and Maclin get in each other’s face, but Kaz stops them from fighting. Kaz then announces that at TNA Emergence, they will have a No DQ, No Countouts match.

Kaz asks questions to both Something and Maclkin, but both don’t respond as they are laser focused on their opponent for tomorrow’s Emergence. Maclin grabs the mic out of Kaz’s hand and tells him to “shut the hell up.” and runs down Something. Kaz grabs the mic and is not happy but makes fun of Something, who end up grabbing Kaz by his throat. Kazarian then with a cheap poke of the eye to Something. Maclin looks for a K.I.A, but Kaz moves out of the way. Something then hits Maclin with a Black Hole Slam, who raises the TNA International Championship over his head.

We see Sami Callihan talking about the possibility that Emergence will be his last match if he loses. Callihan admits that he doesn’t know if he’ll win tomorrow at Emergence, but if he loses, he’ll leave his boots inside the ring and retire. Eddie Edwards shows up and tells Callihan to win at all costs because he is one of the last of a dying breed of wrestlers.

Cedric Alexander & The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed) vs. TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater & TNA World Tag Team Champions The Hardys (Jeff & Matt)

This was a fast paced match. Matt with a Superplex on Wentz, followed by Jeff hitting Alexander with a Whisper in the Wind. Slater takes out both of The Rascalz with a double handspring back elbow. Matt with a Side Effect on Wentz, but Alexander with a running knee on Matt as a response. The action gets more intense as Slater and The Hardys hit Twist of Fates on all three of their opponents which sends everyone but Matt and Slater to the outside. Matt sets up and Slater leaps off his back onto everyone at ringside. After some hectic back and forth, and tons of distractions, Alexander pins Slater with the Lumbar Check to score the win.

Winners: Cedric Alexander & The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Myron Reed)

Emergence Card:

This Friday, August 15, TNA Wrestling presents Emergence streaming LIVE at 8pm ET on TNA+ from the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena in Baltimore, MD. Tickets are on-sale now at Ticketmaster.com. Check out the loaded lineup:

  • Trick Williams vs. Moose for the TNA World Championship
  • Leon Slater vs. Cedric Alexander for the TNA X-Division Championship
  • The Hardys vs. The Rascalz for the TNA World Tag Team Championship
  • Mike Santana vs. Sami Callihan
  • The Elegance Brand vs. The IInspiration vs. Fatal Influence vs. Léi Yǐng Lee & Xia Brookside for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship
  • Steve Maclin vs. Jake Something in a No Disqualifications No Countouts match for the TNA International Championship
  • Mustafa Ali vs. Matt Cardona
  • The System vs. FIR$T CLA$$

The action begins on Countdown to Emergence streaming LIVE AND FREE at 7:30pm ET on TNA+ and TNA digital platforms, featuring:

  • Indi Hartwell vs. Rosemary
  • The Home Town Man vs. Ryan Nemeth

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