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Welcome to PWInsider.com's TNA Xplosion report for 7/24!
Lockdown 2013: TNA X-Division champion Kenny King vs. Zema Ion vs. Christian York.
King attacked York but was nailed by Ion. York clotheslined King down but was nailed by Ion. King was went to the floor. Ion went for a rana but York landed on his feet and clotheslined him down. King returned to the fray but then jumped back to the floor, trying to psych out his opponents. York nailed him with a suicide dive. Ion went for one of his own but was nailed with a kick. King tried to use the back of Ion as a base for an Asai Moonsault but he didn't get the rotation and drilled himself into the railed back of the head and shoulders first. OUCH. Ion went to the top and hit a twisting dive off the top onto King and York.
Back in the ring, York caught Ion during a rana attempt and held him up but King to nailed a rolling neckbreaker of the ropes for a two count. King is lucky he is even standing, much less wrestling. York nailed a float over suplex but was nailed a knee to gut. King covered him for a near fall and worked over York in the corner. King chopped York in the chest but York responded in kind. King cut him off and slammed York down. He went to the top but was nailed by Ion with an axehandle to the head. Ion nailed a rana on King, sending him down and crashing on York for a two count at the same time.
Ion hit a springboard moonsault for a two count. He was grabbed from the outside by King and nailed. King and York battled on the apron. York hung him out to dry and hit a guillotine legdrop off the ropes for a two count. King broke the pinfall by grabbing the ropes. Ion nailed a kick to York's head and dropkicked King to the floor. He nailed a kick to the head and a DDT for a two count on York.
King slammed Ion on the rampway leading to the ring and then nailed a springboard legdrop onto it. He began selling his lower back. York pulled Ion in for a two count but King broke it up. King and York battled in the ring. York got the worst of it. King went for a Fall Away Slam off the top on Ion but York slipped under and powerbombed him at the same time. York began putting together a series of hot offensive maneuvers and a series of near falls. York nailed a back suplex on King and then on Ion, scoring a two count.
York and King exchange kicks. Ion raked his back but York absorbed it. He and King doubled up on Ion but Ion nailed both with a dropkick for pinfall attempts on each. York kicked Ion hard in the corner and went to the top. He nailed the top rope double stomp and then hit a running cannonball in the corner on King. York grabbed Ion for a move but was drilled by King with a pair of charging knees. King went for a move but York turned it into a small package for a two count. York was caught with a TKO and pinned by King.
Your winner and still X-Division champion, Kenny King!
Original PPV coverage thoughts: Decent X-Division match where they tried lots of crazy spots and worked a hard, frenetic pace. The crowd was into the big spots but as a match designed to be a kickass athletic bout, it was just OK.
7/23 Impact: 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.
The #1 Don West trending topic was Nemeth beating Navarro.
Lockdown 2013: TNA champion Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray
Jeremy Borash was the ring announcer. Taz was ripping on Ray hard when he came out. They were treating this like it was a bigtime match, which is how it should be presented.
They locked up and Ray shoulderblocked him down. They locked up again and Ray grabbed a side headlock. Ray controlled early and slammed Hardy for a two count. Hardy made a comeback and nailed a sprinboard splash for a two count. Hardy climbed up the cage but Ray followed him and smashed his knee into the cage several times. Hardy was crotched on the top rope after a boot to the face, then fell into the ring.
Ray returned to the ring and worked over Hardy. Ray slammed Hardy for a two count. Hardy tried to escape the cage but was pulled back in and drilled with shot after shot across the back. Ray tossed Hardy into the ropes and nailed a clothesline. Ray began working over Hardy's back, picking his shots and measuring his shots. Hardy was locked in a bear hug. Ray missed a splash off the corner. Hardy avoided an attempted Bubba Bomb and nailed a Twist of Fate.
Aces & Eight's Wes Briscoe and Garett Bischoff showed up and climbed the cage. Hardy began battling them. Ray clotheslined them both and teamed with Hardy to lay them out. They opened the door and tossed Bischoff, who took a hell of a flip bump onto the rail. They then tossed Brisco who nearly killed himself being tossed out. They closed the door and Ray said "right now" meaning they were going to go. The crowd got into that.
They battled back and forth with punches in the center of the ring. Hardy nailed a series of rights but Ray sent him into the ropes. Hardy nailed a forearm off the ropes and the cruncher legdrop on Ray. Hardy covered him for a two count. Hardy tried to climb out but again, Ray pulled him down, just like the first time. They battled in the corner with chops. Ray grabbed a leg so Hardy kicked him with another, crashing into the ring. Ray, dazed, then fell atop of Hardy for a two count. It appeared they were going to do the sitdown Bubba Bomb off the top but went with something else. Hardy drilled Ray and climbed up but again Ray pursued him. Ray slipped under and now they hit the sitdown Bully Bomb, which looked awesome. The crowd chanted, "Holy sh**" Ray covered him for a two count.
As both men recovered, Hulk and Brooke Hogan came to the ringside area. Hogan was cheering Ray on, telling him to get up. Aces & Eights hit the scene and surrounded the ring. Ray handed Hardy a chain and they stood back to back to defend themselves. Devon climbed over the top and pulled out a hammer. He tossed it to Ray. Ray slowly turned and nailed Hardy in the back of the head with it. He and Devon hugged. Ray covered Hardy for the title. Hogan and Brooke were shocked. Ray told Brooke she meant nothing to him. Hogan told Ray he was a dead man and Ray told him to do something "you old bastard."
Ray got a mic and said, "Let that stupid bitch cry." Ray told Hogan that he used him and screwed Brooke. You could see some real heat as fans were throwing lots of bottles and garbage into the cage. Ray said that he fooled every single one of the fans. He declared he was the President of Aces & Eights and was the TNA champion. Lots of stuff being thrown at the cage. Looks like Atlas Security has their work cut out for them.
Original PPV match thoughts: Well, there's the big angle TNA was building to all this time. I liked the turn. The match was OK but the turn was fun. If they go full blown ECW Bubba Ray Dudley with this (minus all the XXX mic work) they can really turn him into a big-time heel. Looking at their roster, there isn't anyone else who has the ability to cut promos and try and get people so pissed they want to pay to see him get his ass kicked, so it was the best choice in that regard.
Dake Draper with Amy Rose vs. Home Town Man
Draper did some mic work before the match noting he was originally from Denver, where this was filmed and thanks to Rose, he closed on his first house today...in Kansas City. That was pretty funny.
They locked up and Draper grabbed an armwringer. HTM reversed it but was kicked. Draper grabbed a side headlock but was sent into the ropes. HTM nailed a dropkick, sending Draper into the corner, the stomped away on him. HTM nailed a hip attack in the corner. He went for a sunset flip but Draper held on and tried to drop down with a knee strike but HTM avoided it. He went to the top but Rose tried to distract him. That gave Draper enough time to avoid the move and attack.
Draper nailed a gut wrench suplex. HTM made a comeback with a series of clotheslines and a bodyslam. He nailed the Home Town Elbow for a two count. Draper made a comeback with a powerslam and mocked Denver. HTM made a comeback and worked him over with right hands. He went to give a fan a mask but Rose grabbed it. Draper went to attack from behind but HTM moved and Rose was knocked out on the floor. HTM gave the mask away, then hit a flying bodypress for the pin.
Your winner, Home Town Man!
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