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Welcome to PWInsider.com's TNA Thursday Night Impact report!
On the call are Matt Rehwoldt and Tom Hannifan.
They are once again in Albany, NY.
Moose and Elijah vs. Frankie Kazarian and AJ Francis
Elijah and Kazarian started out. Moose tagged in and Kazarian scampered to tag out to AJ Francis. Francis was tagged in but shoulderblocked down. Elijah tagged in but was tripped by Expressions. That allowed Francis to hit the running boot in the corner. Kazarian went for the crossface chicken wing. Kazarian went for a springboard move but was hit with a big knee. Moose tagged in and nailed a big Uranage on Kazarian. Moose was driled from behind by Francis. He came back to hit a pescado on Francis. He set up for a spear but was kicked. Kazarian scored a two count and tagged out to Francis. The battle continued. Elijah nailed Francis and walked the ropes, but Expressions shook the ropes. Elijah, on shaky leg, was pulled onto Francis' shoulders and hit with a DVDR into a neckbreaker for the pin.
Your winners, Kazarian and Francis!
Short but fun for what it was.
After the match, Expressions was going to hit the recovering Elijah with a guitar, but Moose returned to the ring and hit him with a headbutt. Elijah hit Expressions with a tombstone.and left for dead.
Backstage, Mustafa Ali reminded us the roster will vote to see who will be the top contender for his International Championship. They hired extra muscle to make sure there's no monkey business. Anyone on the active roster can vote but not for themselves. May the best man win.
TNA Knockouts TV Championship Tournament: Elayna Black vs. Wendy Choo.
They locked up and muscled each other around the ring. Black drilled her with a forearm and snapmares her over. Black talked some trash. They locked up again and this time, Choo snapmared Black and mocked her. Black, not happy, was caught in a side headlock and worked over on the mat. Black went for a hiptoss but it was blocked and she was rolled up for a two count. Choo controlled the ring. Black went to the floor. When she got back on the apron, Choo advanced but was snapped in the ropes and brought to the floor. Black worked her over on the floor. Back in the ring, Black came off the ropes and stomped Choo's back. Choo avoided a hip attack and rolled Black up for a two count. Black regained control and cinched in a side chinlock.
Choo battled to her feet but was slammed back to the ring. Black continued her attack to Choo's lower back. Black nailed a running knee in the corner for a two count. They battled back and forth, Choo nailed a belly to belly suplex for a two count. Black nailed The Blackout but Choo rolled out of the ring to recover. Black went to the top as Choo rolled into the ring. She nailed Black and superplexed her into the ring. Neither could recover in time before the bell rang for a ten minute time limit.
Draw - both are eliminated from tournament.
Xia Brookside ran out and attacked Black, pulling her from the ring and shoving her into the ring steps. Choo made the save and backed off Xia but was then attacked when she turned her back to assist Black. Black offered her hand to Choo and shook it after they each recovered.
Due to the double-elimination, M By Elegance gets a bye to the semi-finals.
Backstage, wrestlers continued to vote for Ali's challenger. John Skyler wanted to count the votes but was yelled at by Ali, saying he was going to ruin the integrity of the voting. He walked off disgusted. Mila Moore told Skyler she thought he was doing great and that boosted his morales.
They plugged the 8/23 Lockdown PPV in Chicago.
The System came to the ring for a promo. Bear Bronson bragged about destroying Ricky Sosa. Brian Myers said that the one thing that stays the same in TNA is that The System will dominace. They are the gatekeepers of TNA. Cedric Alexander agreed. If you seek success you must go through The System, but the list of survivors is very short. He bragged he's still the X-Division Champion. Eddie Edwards said they are the ones who decide who's ready and who belongs in TNA. Alisha has a TV Championship tournament bout and that's a chance for them to have more hardware. Tonight may be the last time Jada Stone is seen in the ring. She's going to be beaten and embarrassed by Sosa.
Ricky Sosa came out on the stage. He said he may have lost last week, but he is not beaten and embarrassed. He said the ony reason he lost was Brian Myers getting involved. Eddie Edwards said that when Sosa turned them down, he lost the protection and backing they provide and now no one cares about him. Leon Slater came out and asked why they can't keep their noses out of everyone's business. They've been in his for two years and now they are in Sosa's, but he's got Ricky's back. Eddie never would have beaten him if they didn't run interference. He said they can fight some of them right now in a tag team match. The System agreed but then said it would happen next week in Philly. Slater and Sosa said when it happens, they will take them out with a bang.
They promoted the return of Lockdown to Chicago on PPV on 8/23.
Daria Rae said the final results of the voting for Mustafa Ali were in and Jason Hotch was voted in. Ali laughed at Hotch. He said the roster is playing a prank on Hotch. No one believes Hotch is a legitimate contender. He asked Hotch to ask Daria to do the voting over. Ali said they need to find him a real contender.
BDE vs. Mr. Elegance
They said this was an AMC+ and TNA+ exclusive.
BDE controlled early but missed a springboard off the ropes. Elegance nailed a clothesline and a series of knee strikes. He ripped at BDE's face. BDE came back with a leaping forearm and a Stinger Splash in the corner. He nailed a Cliffcutter for a two count. BDE had his Irish Whip reversed. BDE nailed a lungblower for a close two count. BDE rolled into a double knee strike.. He went to the top and nailed a splash. He covered Elegance but M by Elegance placed his foot on the bottom rope, forcing a break. BDE grabbed the "blind" Concierge, but that allowed Elegance to snatch him and drill him with CrossRhodes for the pin.
Your winner, Mr. Elegance!
The TNA Injury Report: Elayna Black is being evaluated but is not expected to miss action. Nic Nemeth is not expected to miss ring time ever. Moose is favoring his hip after his match tonight and is being evaluated. Nic Nemeth is in perfect condition.
The Righteous were walking down a road in North Carolina. Someone saw The Long Walk with Samoa Joe's dad, Mark Hamill! They arrived at the Hardy Compound and entered. It was dark. Vincent snapped his fingers and it was daytime. He said they were many, because they were Righteous, A sleeping Matt Hardy woke up and said he had a premonition. He told Vanguard-1 to alert Brother Nero and ask Senor Benjamin to prepare the Dome of Deletion.
We see shots of The Righteous out in the woods. The Broken Hardys walked through the property to meet them. Dutch said, "It's not their miracle anymore, it's our revelation."
They faced off and began brawling atop of a giant Hardy symbol carved in the grounds. Jeff jumped off a dirt pile to clothesline Vincent. Matt declared Dutch should be deleted atop "this dilapidated boat." I get that reference They worked over Dutch who was saved by Vincent with a shovel. They went to attack the Hardys with the boat but the Hardys teleported away. The Righteous then teleported to the Dome of Deletion where the Hardys were waiting inside a wrestling ring. They brawled. Matt Hardy called for Senor Spencer to officiate. It was referee Daniel Spencer.
They battled in the ring. Dutch was whipped into Jeff. Matt hit a Twist of Fate on Vincent. The Hardys double suplexed Dutch. Dutch ate a Twist of Fate. Matt nailed another for a two count. Matt went for another but was shot off into the ropes and nailed with a spinning Bubba slam. Hardy went to the floor, where Dutch attacked him from behind. He worked over Matt outside as we went to commercial.
When we returned, Jeff and Vincent were fighting and it was dark outside again. They ran each other into the wall of a building...and footage of the Hardys' past was interspersed with shots of The Righteous walking through the Hardy compound. Dutch continued to work over Matt. Matt bit his hand, taking a bite out of grime. Matt bulldogged him into a pool. They showed Reby Hardy playing piano. Now they were all sitting around a BBQ reminiscing about all the terrible things they did to each other. Matt Hardy said The Wicked Garden led to them becoming who they are. One of the Hardy kids, Dr. Wolfie, told Dutch he had news about his partner...he might not make it. When Dutch turned, Vincent was now missing. Dutch followed him. He told Dutch Vincent was now obsolete. Dutch was confused. He said, "He's dead. He died."
Dutch came across a coffin. Vincent was inside. Dutch went to check on him but Vincent's eyes opened and he placed the wicked garden poisonous flower into Dutch's mouth then began laughing maniacally. MANIACAL LAUGH. Where's Uncle Deadly? The Hardys appeared next to Dutch mocking him. They tossed Duch in the ring and Matt ordered the Hardy kids to attack. They put the boots to him. He ordered them to disperse and ordered Queen Rebecca to attack. She hit the Twist of Fate. Reb looked great. The Hardys kept attacking but it was apparently all in Dutch' mind. As he was contemplating what to do, Willow appeared behind him and attacked him with weapons.
Dutch was back under water in the pool as Reby played piano, then emerged, freaked out. It was all a dream...or as The Tall Man said in Phantasm, "NO, IT'S NOT." Angus Scrimm, you are missed.
Jeff and Vincent were battling elsewhere. Matt and Dutch returned. He told Vincent they tried to kill him. They faced off, shooting fireworks at each other. The Hardys went down. They went to poison Jeff but Matt grabbed Vincent. VIncent placed it in his mouth and he went down foaming. The Righteous tossed them into the Lake of Reincarnation. They came out wearing goat masks. Hardy said, No Way, I need another Goat. He went back into the ring and emerged dressed in a white suit as anti-Christ Jeff Hardy. OKAAAAY.
They battled and Dutch was placed before an excavator. Hardy raised it and came off the excavator with a swanton, then pinned The Righteous.
Matt Hardy said they were deleted and now they must be cleansed. They tossed them into the Lake. Matt said this marks a new chapter. They are forever and then some.
Eric Tompkins and hit team edited the hell out of this one!
Jason Hotch was about to knock on Daria Rae's door but Leon Slater told him it wasn't a joke and this was his time. The only person who doesn't see this is him. He walked off. Hotch was still going to knock on the door but his phone rang. He said, "I'm so glad you called" and walked off.
TNA Knockouts TV Championship Tournament: Alisha Edwards with Eddie Edwards vs. Jada Stone.
They went back and forth with each other. Stone used a head scissor takeover and nailed several running elbows in the corner, then a clothesline. She nailed a moonsault for a two count. Alisha went back to the floor to regroup. Jade nailed a handspring kick, knocking Alisha into the arms of her husband, Eddie Edwards. Jade hit a bodypress off the top onto Eddie. Alisha attacked her from behind and dumped Stone back in the ring. She controlled Stone for some time. Stone made a comeback and hit a split-legged moonsault for a two count.
Edwards cut her off and hit a DDT variation for a two count. Stone came back with a big superkick and went for a handspring move off the ropes. Eddie tripped her. Alisha went to lock in a move but Stone caught her and pinned her.
Your winner, Jada Stone!
Alisha attacked Stone and worked her over in the ring. Stone made a comeback. Alisha was pulled out of the ring by Eddie.
Backstage, Mustafa Ali was praising Mila Moore's work when they came across Jason Hotch. Hotch said he didn't. He said he spoke to Leon who reassured him it was legitimate. Ali said he doesn't care what Leon says and asked him if he did what was asked of him. Hotch said his wife called him and reminded him of everything he's been through and what he's sacrificed. He said he has a daughter and has done what Ali has asked of him. He said they were at the bottom together and he wants to bring his family to the top. He told Ali, "Sir, with all due respect, see you next week." Ali wasn't happy.
TNA Champion Nic Nemeth vs. KC Navarro
They did the big championship introductions before the bell.
Nemeth slapped KC at the start and told him he doesn't belong here. Navarro responded with a superkick and scored several close two counts. Nemeth cut him off with a big back elbew as KC charged. Nemeth ripped at KC's face and smothered him in the corner with his boot. Navarro exploded out of the corner with rights but was kicked in the left knee by Nemeth. The story is that was Navarro's surgically repaired knee. Nemeth worked him over but Navarro kept fighting back. Nemeth worked him over in the corner. Navarro used a head scissors takedown and drilled Nemeth with a clothesline and a snapmare. He drilled a splash for a two count.
Nemeth went to the floor. KC hit a dive and tossed him back in. Navarro hit a top rope frog splash for a close two count. Navarro went for a 619 but Nemeth avoided it and nailed a neckbreaker for a two count. Nemeth nailed a dropkick to knock KC to the floor. The referee began counting him out. Nemeth went to the floor and began working over KC but it backfired as Navarro sent him into the apron several times and hit some hard chops. Nemeth cut him off and attacked the back of the surgically repaired knee. He left Navarro for dead, waiting for the referee to count him out.
Navarro returned to the ring at the last second. Nemeth stomped away at him in the corner. Nemeth nailed a big elbowdrop for a two count. Nemeth locked on a crossface, wearing down Navarro. Navaro surprised him with a two count pinfall attempt but Nemeth drilled him and nailed another hard elbow. Nemeth cinched in a rear naked choke as they went to commercial. Navarro fought back to his feet after the break but was again taken back down by Nemeth. He missed a charge into the corner and crotched himself in the buckles.
Navarro nailed a splash in the corner and hit with a Facebuster for a close two count. Navarro set up for a move but Nemeth avoided Navarro rolled up Nemeth for a two count. Nemeth cut him off with a kick to the knee. Navarro slipped away from a rana attempt and caught him with a powerbomb for a two count. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome." Navarro went for the Blessing in Disguise but was caught. They went into a series of near falls. Navarro nailed the Famouser for a two count.
Navarro set up and charged but was hit with a superkick for a two count. He kicked out at the last second, which brought a loud "TNA" chant from the fans. Nemeth slapped him and asked why won't he die. Navarro fired up and hit a dropkick, a 619 and a Code Red for a close two count. He went for The Blessing in Disguise but was thrown off. Nemeth nailed The Danger Zone and scored the pin.
Your winner and still TNA Champion Nic Nemeth!
A hell of a main event designed to make Navarro a player.
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