iMPACT: Williams got some tricks for his Slammiversary opponents

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iMPACT: Williams got some tricks for his Slammiversary opponents

We are just a couple shows away from Slammiversary and on this week’s edition of TNA iMPACT we have The Elegance Brand versus Myla Grace and Harley Hudson, Indi Hartwell versus Victoria Crawford, Steve Maclin versus Mance Warner versus Jake Something for the TNA International Championship, Masha Slamovich and Léi Yǐng Lee versus Jacy Jayne and Fallon Henley, and The Hardys and The Rascalz versus FIR$T CLA$$ and The Nemeths. With all this and so much more, let’s get straight to the action.

The show starts with a recap of last week where Fatal Influence took out TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich. We also got highlights of Trick Williams and Frankie Kazarian’s cheap shot on Joe Hendry and Mike Santana.

The Elegance Brand vs. Myla Grace and Harley Hudson

The tag champs start things off fast, but Grace and Hudson take over. George Iceman and M by Elegance interfere tons from the outside and that allows Ash by Elegance to hit Rarified Air off the ropes. M stops the save and The Elegance Brand gets the win.

Winners: The Elegance Brand

Gia Miller is with The Hardys and The Rascalz. They talk about their match later tonight with The Nemeths and First Class. They also each talk about their goal of becoming tag team champions.

Cedric Alexander, Jason Hotch, and John Skyler vs. Mustafa Ali’s Secret Service

Alexander, Skyler and Hotch, have full control of the match and the end saw Alexander hit a Lumbar Check for the win. But here is where things only started to get interesting.

Winners: “Prime” Cedric Alexander & The Good Hands

After the match, Mustafa Ali gets in the ring and is ready to attack Alexander, Hotch and Skylar. Tasha Steelz delivers a low blow to Alexander and a shocked Ali delivers a huge chair shot to Alexander. Ali then follows Tasha to the back as Cedric is laid out in the middle of the ring….oh the drama.

Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich vs. Jacy Jane & Fallon Henley

Jane and Henley are in control for the first half of the match and cut Lee off from her partner, Slamovich. After the break, Fatal Influence is still dominating on Lee. Lee is able to break free and get the hot tag. Slamovich clears hose and is able to dominate the rest of the match. Slamovich takes out Jane and Henley and hits a Snow Plow for the win.

Winners: Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich

We get a backstage segment with The System and Leon Slater. Moose mocks Slater as they continue to build their TNA X Division Championship at Slammiversary. Slater says he’s backed by destiny to become the youngest TNA X Division Champion. Moose calls Slater just another challenger. Matt Cardona shows up and tries to warn The System about DarkState from NXT. Cardona is left alone and Brian Myers has something to say but walks away.

Steve Maclin (c) vs. Jake Something vs. Mance Warner – TNA International Championship

We see a big powerbomb spot onto two unfolded steel chairs and that is followed by a stackced chair spot from the three of them as Maclin regains control. Maclin, seemingly out of nowhere hits a K.I.A. for the win to retain.

Winner and STILL TNA International Champion: Steve Maclin

We see Ali and the rest of Order 4 in the parking lot. Ali tries to ask Tasha Steelz questions about her actions from earlier during the night. Tasha sounds off on Order 4 not having any titles in TNA. She tells Ali the world is calling Cedric better than him. She reminds Hotch and Skylar of their lives before Order 4. The System interrupts Order 4, setting up a mixed tag team match for next week’s TNA iMPACT.

Fourth Rope appears with his custom title in-hand. The artist formerly known as Enzo Amore starts off with his “…and you can’t teach that” bit. The Real1 talks about his past stunts at MSG and reminds people what he is capable of when he goes all out…and we can’t teach that.

Indi Hartwell vs. Victoria Crawford

Blanchard talks trash about Hartwell on commentary. This was our weekly squash of the match that is putting Hartwell in a great spot for her match against Blanchard. Indie picks up the quick win after a big boot.

Winner: Indi Hartwell

After the match, as Hartwell was heading to the back, Blanchard got on the mic and vowed to beat her at TNA Slammiversary…

Santino Marella vowed to take action if Eric Young could prove with facts that “The Hometown Man” is really Cody Deaner

It time for a sit down interview with Joe Hendry. Joe Hendry says it hurt him tons to lose the TNA Championship to a person who doesn’t even work in TNA. Hendry continues to say that Trick doesn’t even respect what TNA stands for. Hannifan asks Hendry on his opinion on Mike Santana’s addition into the Slammiversary main event. Hendry says he has tons of respects for Santana, but says that he put more eyes on TNA than anyone else has in years. Hendry says that they may be in Santana’s backyard for Slammiversary, but Hendry is the only person that can lead TNA into the future and vows to become champion again.

The Hardys and The Rascalz vs. FIR$T CLA$$ and The Nemeths

Trick Williams is on commentary. After a beating to the faces, Matt gets the hot tag and clears house. Francis hits the ring to break up a cover attempt and proceeds to take cheap shots on Matt, but Matt gets the upperhand and delivers a Twist of Fate. He goes for the cover on Francis, but now Nemeth hits the ring to break it up. We hear Trick Williams say on commentary that he can’t take anymore of this and then he attacks Matt and smashes the title over his face. Francis takes the lead and takes the pin to win things for his team.

Winners: The Nemeths & First Class

After the match, Trick and FIR$T CLA$$ gang up on Matt Hardy. Mike Santana is out and cleans house. Hendry is also out and after a mistake, Hendry takes out Santana with a right hook. The two men get into each other’s faces, but The Rascalz and The Hardys separate them as the show goes off the air.

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