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Welcome to this week's TNA Xplosion report.
Destination X 2011 - Low Ki vs. Austin Aries vs. Zema Ion vs. Jack Evans
All four circled each other. They all whipped out a ton of cool moves early. Ki chopped away at Ion but was caught with a knee in the corner. Ki drilled him and covered him for a two count.
Ki worked over Evans in the corner but was snapped backward by Aries. Aries raked him across the back, then nailed Evans and Ion with rakes as well. All three came back to nail dropkicks on Aries, sending him to the floor.
Ki broke up an Evans pinfall attempt on Ion, then chopped away at him. Evans kicked Ki off but was slammed into the apron by Aries. Ion nailed a kick to Aries.
Evans went to dive into the ring at Ki, but Aries grabbed his leg. Evans kicked him off and went for a moonsault, but Aries evaded it and drilled him into the apron.
Ion locked a forward choke on Ki, but Aries dropkicked him in the face. He covered Ion, but Ion's leg was under the ropes. Ki stalked Aries, but Evans nailed a flying dropkick.
They went back and forth. Ki trapped Evans in the Ki Klutch while Aries trapped Ion in the Oriental Torture Device. They trash-talked each other while trying to get their respective opponents to submit. Aries broke the hold and attacked Ki. They chopped and kicked each other back and forth.
Aries caught Ki with a double sledge. Aries went for a brainbuster, but Ki kneed him while upside down and went for a suplex, only for Evans to come out of nowhere and wipe them both out. He went for a comeback, but Ion nailed a Hostile Makeover, a belly-to-belly that drives the opponent onto his knee.
Aries cut off Ion and drilled him with the Pendulum Elbow. Ki drilled Aries with a double stomp and covered him for a two count. Evans was shot into the ropes and landed on Ki's shoulder, turning it into a rana. He went for a dive, but Ion held the ropes down, causing him to crash outside. Ion went for a dive, but Aries tackled him and covered him for a two count.
Aries went for a crazy high-speed dive, but Ki kicked him in the forehead. That looked nasty. Evans hit a twisting kick off the top on Ki but was drilled by Aries with a roaring elbow. The crowd chanted, "This is awesome!"
Aries tried to cover them as the audience chanted, "Sign them all!" The crowd then chanted, "This is wrestling!"
Ion and Aries squared off. Aries was backdropped over to the apron. He grabbed Ion and nailed a hangman's neckbreaker across the ropes. Aries went to the top but was caught with a cartwheel kick in the corner. Ki covered Aries, who kicked out.
Ki dragged Aries to the middle of the ring. He went to the top for the Warrior's Way, but Evans springboarded off the top rope to catch Ki with a top-rope rana. He called for the 630 splash, but Ion nailed him. Ion nailed a 450 splash on Ki, but Aries made the save.
Evans went for the 630, but Ki pulled his knees up. Aries worked them both over, then nailed a brainbuster on Ki and scored the pin.
Your winner, Austin Aries!
Incredible balls-to-the-wall, super-hot, stiff, and fast action. GREAT stuff.
TNA Tag Team Champions Nic Nemeth & Ryan Nemeth vs. TNA Champion Leon Slater & X-Division Champion The Amazing Red
Red and Nic started things off, with Nic sending Red into the corner. They noted it was Red's first match on Impact in 15 years. Giving up a significant size advantage, Red focused his attack on Nic’s arm, but Nic countered with a quick rollup. Red kicked out at two. Red dodged a strike and tagged in Slater, who came off the second rope with an axe handle. Slater continued working over Nic’s arm before tagging in Ryan, who greeted him with a kick to the gut. Ryan bounced Slater’s head off the turnbuckles and tagged Nic back into the match. Slater sent Nic into the corner and delivered exactly ten punches before tagging in Red, who followed suit with ten of his own. Red went for the cover, but Nic kicked out. Ryan tagged in, and the Brothers Nemeth began doubleteaming Red in the corner. Slater and Red made a comeback and set up for stereo dives but the champs went up the aisle to make sure they were out of reach.
They fought on the outside. Nic was sent into the ring steps, while Ryan crashed into the barricade. The challengers beat the champs into the ring steps. Red threw Ryan back into the ring while Slater continued beating down Nic. into Nic on the outside. Ryan then poked Red in the eyes and tagged out to Nic, who ripped Red's face across the ropes. Red was worked over for a long time before finally tagging out to Leon.g cover. They battled back and forth. Slater hit a flying bodypress on Nic.
Red tagged in, and he and Leon nailed a double suplex on Nic. Ryan attacked and drove Leon into the ring post. They worked over Red, whi kept kicking out. Nic caught him with a superkick, prompting Slater to rush back in and send both Nemeths to the outside. Ryan grabbed one of the championship belts while Slater caught Nic with a forearm from the apron. Slater threw Nic back into the ring, where Red connected with a slam and went for the pin. Ryan broke it up, but took out the referee in the process. Slater tossed Ryan out of the ring, where he once again grabbed the title belt. Slater attempted to take him out with a dive off the apron, but Ryan caught him with a title belt shot. Red countered a superkick from Nic into a rol-up, but there was no referee available to make the count. Red followed up with a kick and attempted to hit the Code Red, only for Ryan to strike him with the title belt. Nic capitalized, connecting with Danger Zone. The referee returned and counted the pinfall.
Your winners and still Tag Team Champions, The Nemeths!
The Nemeths retaining was the #1 Don West Trending Topic of the week.
Destinaton X 2006 - Petey Williams vs. Chris Sabin vs. Sonjay Dutt vs. Puma
Dutt and Puma kick things off with some lightning-fast exchanges before Williams tags Dutt out, leaving him to square off with Puma. Sabin quickly tags in for Puma, and before long, all four men are in the ring throwing out some impressive moves. The crowd is really getting into it. Dutt and Sabin have some nice exchanges Williams locks Puma in the Sharpshooter, but Dutt breaks it up. Dutt then hits an inverted piledriver. Dutt goes for the Canadian Destroyer, but Williams manages to reverse it, hitting a Destroyer of his own on Dutt. Sabin attempts the Cradle Shock, but Petey goes for another Destroyer, only for Puma to interrupt with a blockbuster. Sabin hits the Cradle Shock on Puma to pick up the victory.
Your winner, Chris Sabin!
Cedric Alexander vs. TW3
They locked up with Alexander manhandling and bullying him early. TW3 returned with an enziguiri. He charged Alexander in the corner but was sent up and over. TWE nailed a kick to the head. They battled to the apron outside with Cedric nailing an STO on the apron. He then suplexed TWE onto the apron. Back in the ring, Alexander dared him to fight back before knocking him down to the mat. He worked over TWE in the corner and used his boot to choked him. Alexander charged and drilled him with a running forearm after screaming at TWE to show him some fight. Alexander drilled him with kicks to the back. They battled back and forth. TW3 surprised him with a backslide for a two count. Alexander cut him off and choked him on the apron. Alexander nailed some bodyshot and forearms.
TW3 was worked over but made a comeback and surprised him with a bodyblock for a two count. TW3 took control and nailed a kick to the head. He nailed a springboard clothesline for a two count. He drilled Alexander with a superkick and ascended to the top rope. He went for a double stomp but missed. Alexander snared him and nailed a nasty looking back suplex. Alexander nailed a Michinoku Drover and hit the Lumbar Check for the pin.
Your winner, Cedric Alexander!
Very good match. TW3 shined as the babyface trying to fight against the odds against the veteran Alexander.
That's it for this week!
Your winner, Cedric Alexander!
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