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TNA Emergence Coverage - August 30, 2024
TNA will present the 2024 Emergence PPV tonight from Louisville, Kentuckys Old Forester’s Paristown Hall, featuring:
*TNA Champion Nic Nemeth vs. Josh Alexander - One Hour Iron Man Match
*TNA X-Division Champion Mike Bailey vs. Zachary Wentz vs. WWE NXT's Riley Osborne vs. Jason Hotch vs. Alexander Hammerstone vs. Laredo Kid - Ultimate X Match
*TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace & Spitfire vs. Ash By Elegance & TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich
*Matt Cardona's Mystery Monster vs. TNA Digital Media Champion PCO
*The Hardys & Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. The System
*Eric Young vs. Steve Maclin
*KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian
Countdown to Emergence
KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian
Frankie Kazarian makes a TNA crew member serve as a step to help get into the ring during his entrance. The crew member happened to have an injured leg.
The bell rings and Frankie Kazarian immediately begs off. He demands that Jade Chung remind everyone that he is the “King of TNA.” After she does, Kazarian charges at Kazarian, but KUSHIDA ducks and gets a bunch of shots in. Kazarian goes to the outside and KUSHIDA hits a baseball slide on him. He follows it up with a knee off the apron. Kazarian is thrown back into the ring.
KUSHIDA enters the ring and hits a clothesline for a two count. He kicks at Kazarian, but Kazarian is able to get a knee to the midsection. Kazarian hits the ropes, but is back body dropped. KUSHIDA tries to work an arm, but Kazarian gets out of it and drops KUSHIDA down. He chokes KUSHIDA on the ropes.
Kazarian hits a tackle and then mocks KUSHIDA by checking his non-existent watch. Kazarian slows the match down with calculated strikes. KUSHIDA is able to fight back briefly, but Kazarian hits a big powerslam and then a slingshot leg drop. Kazarian gets in a few punches, but KUSHIDA flurries back. Kazarian pulls KUSHIDA into the corner, though, stopping the comeback.
Kazarian almost gets Fade to Black set up, but KUSHIDA wiggles out and hits some leg strikes. Kazarian is able to counter it and then locks in a headlock. KUSHIDA elbows out of it and drives Kazarian face first into the middle turnbuckle. KUSHIDA hits a hip toss, then a moonsault, and a drop kick. He tries for the Hoverboard Lock, but Kazarian counters into a Chicken Wing. KUSHIDA gets out of it, but Kazarian locks it in again. KUSHIDA rolls through it into a two count.
KUSHIDA goes for a handspring cutter, but Kazarian catches him into a Chicken Wing. KUSHIDA elbows out and rolls through it into an arm stretch pin for a two count. He hits a Tanaka Punch as they both get up.
Kazarian goes to the apron. KUSHIDA tries to hit a shoulder strike, but Kazarian hits a guillotine leg drop. He goes up to the top rope, but KUSHIDA cuts him off. KUSHIDA goes to the top and goes for the Hoverboard Lock. Kazarian punches out of it and goes down to the outside. KUSHIDA jumps from the top rope and drops Kazarian. He locks in an armbar on the outside. The referee breaks it up since a submission cannot happen on the outside.
Kazarian gets back into the ring. With the referee distracted by putting the ring apron back into place, Kazarian gets a cheap shot in on KUSHIDA as he enters the ring. He follows it up with Fade to Black for the win!
Winner: Frankie Kazaria
Gia Miller is in the back with AJ Francis. She says that The ABC requested a match with him after First Class attacked them last night. With Rich Swann out, though, who will be his partner? He says that it’s all love to Rich Swann, but it’s all about “next man up.” He introduces KC Navarro. Navarro brags about how good he looks. Francis says that they’ll be walking out as the new Tag Team Champions.
A video package is aired that recaps the issues between Nic Nemeth and Josh Alexander. After the video, the arrival of both men are shown.
A video package is aired that recaps the issues between PCO and Matt Cardona.
Matt Cardona's Mystery Monster vs. TNA Digital Media and International Heavyweight Champion PCO with Steph De Lander
Shera is the Mystery Monster. Matt Cardona is not with him.
PCO enters the ring and immediately attacks Shera. Shera is thrown to the outside. PCO follows him out and hits some chops and a punch until Shera goes down. Shera gets back up and PCO continues his attack. PCO tries to throw Shera into the ring, but Shera blocks it and throws PCO against the ring. Shera starts to talk smack to Steph De Lander. PCO goes to attack Shera, but he moves and PCO stops just in time before hitting De Lander.
They get back into the ring and Shera hits a suplex for a two count. Shera lays in some punches and a kick. He throws PCO into the corner and then hits a spinebuster for a two count. He kicks PCO while he is down and then hits a couple of elbows. Shera gets on top of PCO and lays in some punches.
Shera turns his attention to De Lander on the outside, allowing PCO to sit up. Shera tries to lay in some punches, but PCO blocks them and hits a series of strikes of his own. He throws Shera into the corner and then hits a DDT. Shera goes to the outside and PCO hits a dive with a rough landing.
PCO throws Shera back into the ring, but keeps Shera’s upper body dangling off the apron. PCO goes to the top rope and hits the Deanimator on the apron. De Lander celebrates with PCO after the big move.
PCO gets back in the ring and goes to the top rope again. He hits the PCOsault for the win!
Winner and still TNA Digital Media and International Heavyweight Champion: PCO
TNA Emergence
TNA X-Division Champion Mike Bailey vs. Zachary Wentz vs. WWE NXT's Riley Osborne vs. Jason Hotch vs. Alexander Hammerstone vs. Laredo Kid - Ultimate X Match
The bell rings and everyone sizes each other up. Jason Hotch tries to climb the ropes quickly, but Mike Bailey stops him. Hammerstone starts to clear the ring, but Zachary Wentz, Laredo Kid, and Riley Osbourne team up on him. Hammerstone is disposed of to the outside.
Osbourne dives on Bailey. Laredo Kid dives on Hammerstone. Wentz tries to dive on Hotch, but Hotch gets back into the ring and dives on Wentz. Hotch climbs the ropes again, but Hammerstone throws him off. Hammerstone kicks Wentz off the apron. Bailey gets into the ring and hits a series of kicks on Hammerstone. Hammerstone shakes it off and hits a German Suplex on Bailey.
Hammerstone gets a suplex on Bailey countered. Hammerstone goes to the outside. Bailey tries to dive on him, but Hammerstone catches him and dumps him back inside. Laredo Kid and Hotch baseball slide into Hammerstone. Bailey tries to suplex them back into the ring. Riley Osbourne jumps over everyone and slams everyone down onto Hammerstone on the outside.
Osbourne climbs the ropes, but Wentz meets him at the top and hits him with a cutter. Everyone is down on the outside. Wentz climbs the corner. Bailey does the same. They hit each other as others join the fray. Wentz and Bailey kick them down and get all the way to the top of the corner. Wentz kicks Bailey off and Bailey flips backwards into the pile of other competitors.
Wentz is able to grab the cables. He gets close to the middle, but Laredo Kid and Hotch stop him. Hammerstone also gets on the cable and drops everyone. Hammerstone has the title in his grasp, but falls onto Wentz, Osbourne, and Laredo Kid.
Everyone starts to get shots in on each other as they recover. Bailey is the first to get in multiple strikes. Bailey and Wentz exchange some kicks until Wentz hits a big knee. Hammerstone dumps everyone out and throws Osbourne onto them. He then stops Laredo Kid from climbing by pressing him over his head and tossing him onto everyone on the outside.
Hammerstone goes to climb the ropes. Hotch low blows Hammerstone and then hits a Torture Rack Bomb on Hammerstone. Hotch climbs. Laredo Kid stops him at the top of the ropes. Laredo Kid gets onto the cables and hits a hurrancanrana on Hotch. Osbourne jumps on the cables. He gets pushed by Laredo Kid and Osbourne uses the momentum to hit a Shooting Star Press on those below. Bailey hits an Ultima Weapon on Osbourne and starts to climb.
Bailey jumps on the cables. Wentz does the same. They meet in the middle. They strike each other. Wentz gets some kicks in. Bailey holds on. Bailey returns the kicks. Wentz kicks Bailey off and is able to grab the title for the win!
Winner and NEW TNA X-Division Champion: Zachary Wentz
Trey Miguel celebrates with Wentz after the match.
Gia Miller is in the back with Josh Alexander. Alexander says that the Iron Man Match should be called the “Josh Alexander Match.” He’s known as the Iron Man of TNA and has wrestled Iron Man matches all over the world. He’s going to take the championship and embarrass Nic Nemeth. He is the standard and the heart and soul of TNA. The championship belongs to him. Nemeth will be lucky to get out of the Iron Man Match alive.
Eric Young vs. Steve Maclin
They stare each other down after the bell rings for a bit before locking up for the first time ever. The lock up is broken and they stare each other down again. Another lock up. Another staredown. Another lock up and Young hits the ropes and tackles Maclin. Young gets in some shots in the corner. Maclin reverses and gets in some shots of his own. Young reverses and gets in some corner shots again.
Maclin gets control back and hits some big chops. Young takes back control and drags Maclin’s face over the ropes. Maclin shakes it off and hits an Olympic Slam for a two count. Young hits a corner flip and then gets in a series of shots before hitting a delayed Death Valley Driver for a two count.
Young climbs the ropes for a moonsault, but Maclin stops him. Young is in the Tree of Woe and Maclin hits a running shoulder strike for a two count. Maclin hits a backbreaker. He hits Young in the corner multiple times and puts him in the Tree of Woe again. He goes for a running shoulder strike again and hits it for a two count.
They exchange strikes in the center of the ring and then hit a double clothesline. They both get up at the same time. Young puts his hands behind his back and tells Maclin to hit him. Maclin obliges with a vicious forearm. Maclin shouts at Young that he’s the “blood of this place.” Young shoots up and Maclin puts his arms behind his back. Young hits Maclin with a big blow. Young tells Maclin to “stay down.” Maclin gets up and says “Never! Not for you!”
They go face-to-face and exchange strikes. Young gets tossed to the outside and Maclin goes for a dive between the bottom and second rope. Young moves and Maclin hits the floor hard. Young throws Maclin back in and goes to the top. Maclin meets him at the top. Young bites Maclin’s forehead and Maclin goes down. Young hits an elbow drop. He goes for a piledriver, but gets out of it.
Young goes for the piledriver again. Maclin almost gets out of it, but Young muscles into it for a two count. Young goes for another piledriver, but Maclin rolls into it for the win!
Winner: Steve Maclin
Eric Young is in disbelief after the match as Steve Maclin favors his shoulder (from the nasty dive). Young gets back into the ring and spins Maclin around. They stare each other down. Young offers a handshake and Maclin accepts.
Gia Miller is in the back with Nic Nemeth. He says that everything he’s done in the past is the past. He’s all about representing TNA now. He knows Josh Alexander has been in an Iron Man Match, but he’s still coming out on top tonight no matter what. It’s time for him to hold the title high.
Coverage continues on Page 2.
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