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Countdown to TNA Genesis
Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt are sitting ringside and talk about the partnership announcement between TNA and NXT. They talk about the excitement about the announcement and tease some possible NXT involvement tonight.
Ariana Grace interrupts Gia Miller and the Busted Open Radio men. She is thrilled to be at Genesis and is willing to take all responsibility and credit for the partnership between TNA and NXT. The relationship is built upon respect, talent, and a little bit of drama. She says that so many of her besties are here tonight.
Right on cue…Ashante “Thee” Adonis comes out. He talks about how he is the main attraction on NXT as he walks to the ring. Adonis is here to kick off the partnership between TNA and NXT. He issues an Open Challenge to anyone in the back. Jake Something is quick to answer the call.
WWE NXT’s Ashante “Thee” Adonis vs. Jake Something
Ashante Adonis goes on the attack quickly and rains down punches on Jake Something in the corner. Something shakes it off and hits a series of tackles. Adonis gets up and slaps Something. Something answers with a huge forearm. Adonis blocks a German Suplex and hits a big dropkick. He then rains down punches and clubs Something in the back.
Something shakes it off and hits a series of short clotheslines in the corner. Adonis is sent into the ropes and is able to come off with a leaping attack. He then clubs Something down on the mat. In the corner, Adonis drives his shoulder into Something’s midsection multiple times. Something is able to shake off the attack and hits a big shoulder of his own in the corner, followed by a couple of clotheslines and a corner attack. Adonis gets a boot up on a second corner attack and climbs the ropes. He leaps off, but is met by a big punch to the face in mid-air. Something hits Into the Void for the win!
Winner: Jake Something
Frankie Kazarian vs. Leon Slater
They circle and lock up. Frankie Kazarian hits a quick arm drag and celebrates. They lock up again and Kazarian hits a quick bodyslam. He celebrates again. Kazarian turns around and gets hit with an arm drag and a bodyslam in return. Slater avoids a running attack and dances. Kazarian runs at Slater again, which Slater avoids and counters with a leaping attack. Slater hits a monkey flip. He goes for another one, but Kazarian catches him and sits him on the top rope. Kazarian breaks clean, but then pushes Slater off of the ropes – sending him to the floor.
Kazarian goes to the outside, as well. He punches Slater and sends him back into the ring. Kazarian then hits a slingshot leg drop for a two count. Kazarian hits a punch in the corner and then whips Slater into the corner. Kazarian follows that up with a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Slater briefly fights back, but eats a kick and a couple of clubs to the back. Kazarian hits a neckbreaker for a two count.
Kazarian slams Slater down and hits a rope assisted leg drop and then slaps on a headlock on the mat. Slater fights out of it, but Kazarian grabs him. Slater flips out of two belly-to-back suplexes and blocks a corner attack. Slater uses his speed to hit a running, leaping kick. He follows that up with another running kick in the corner. Slater hits the Crossover Crossbody off of the top rope for a two count.
Kazarian fights out of Slater’s grasp and goes for the Chicken Wing. Slater wiggles out and hits a Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count. Slater goes to the top rope. Kazarian tries to knock him off, but Slater reads it. Slater drops down to the mat, but Kazarian reads that and hits a leg drop with Slater’s head poking between the ropes. Kazarian hits a slingshot cutter for a two count.
Kazarian goes for the Chicken Wing again, but Slater counters it with a roll up for a two count. Kazarian goes for Fade to Black, but Slater is able to roll him up again. Kazarian kicks out, but eats a boot. Kazarian rolls to the outside. Slater goes for a dive, but Kazarian moves. Slater is able to stop his momentum and hit a dive over the ringpost instead.
JDC, still doing commentary, yells at Slater about how he has to win it in the ring. Thanks to that distraction, Slater is slow to climb to the top rope. Once he does, though, he leaps off, but eats the knees of Kazarian. Kazarian rolls Slater up for the win!
Winner: Frankie Kazarian
Moose (c) vs. Ace Austin for the TNA X-Division Championship
The bell sounds to get things started, and Austin sprints across the ring and jumps on Moose to get things started hot. Austin uses his fast-paced offense to follow up, however a moment later, Moose’s power helps the champ take over.
On the floor, Moose sends Austin into the unforgiving steel guard rail with authority. And again. He rolls back in the ring to break the referee’s count. Austin fights back and actually hits a suplex on the much larger man on the floor.
From the ring apron, Austin blasts an interfering JDC with a kick. The distraction, however, allows Moose to take over. Moose slams the hell out of Austin onto the ring apron with a chokeslam. Austin bounces awkwardly off the apron before crashing and burning on the floor.
Austin barely beats the referee’s count, leaping back into the ring at the count of nine-and-a-half to keep this match alive. He begins a fired up offensive comeback, but Moose keeps things competitive. The two trade shots, with Austin picking up steam until being blasted with a headbutt from the champ.
Moose tries catching Austin with a Go To Hell chokeslam, but Austin counters with a headscissors. He follows up with a second one on the ring apron, which sends Moose crashing out to the floor at ringside. Moose recovers, but other members of The System hit the ring. Austin takes them out with a high spot.
Back in the ring, Moose runs over Austin with a spear that turns the challenger inside-out. He follows up with an immediate cover, but to the shock of everyone in attendance, Austin manages to kick out. Fans chant “This is Awesome!” Austin rolls up Moose for a two.
He tries a few more quick pin attempts, to no avail. He goes for The Art of Finesse, but Moose counters and hits him with a spear to his back. He follows up with a regular spear out of the corner for the pinfall victory to retain the TNA X-Division Championship in an exciting PPV opener.
Winner: Moose
The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) vs. Steve Maclin & Eric Young
After the X-Division Championship opener wraps up, Moose is joined by The System duo of Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers. They begin a post-match beatdown of Austin, which brings out the team of Eric Young and Steve Maclin.
The scheduled opponents for Edwards and Myers begin a brawl, which brings out more officials to try and restore order. The brawl continues for several minutes, leading into the impromptu start of their scheduled tag-team tilt.
Once Maclin and Edwards enter the ring during the brawl, the referee calls for the bell to get things officially started. Maclin lands a running knee that sends him out to the floor. He goes for a dive, but Alisha Edwards trips him up. Edwards hits a Blue Thunder Bomb to take over.
Maclin ends up on the defensive for the next several minutes, with Edwards and Myers taking turns with consistent tags. Fans chant “F**k The System” as they maintain their firm command of the offense, until finally, Young gets the much-needed hot tag for his team, which shifts the offensive momentum.
Young and Maclin take over again, and Maclin tags back in as the legal man. As he comes close to finishing things off, once again Alisha interferes, leading to The System duo taking back control of the action. They look for the back-pack stunner and elbow drop combo, but it is broken up.
Maclin hits a running spear to Myers in the corner, while Young hits a diving splash to Edwards on the floor. Maclin follows up with the K.I.A. on Myers in the ring for the cover. 1-2-3.
Winners: Steve Maclin & Eric Young
TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championships
Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) (c) vs. Ash & Heather By Elegance (w/ George Iceman)
The TNA tag-lines “tale of the tape” style graphic flashes on the screen to get the crowd ready for the third match of the pay-per-view card, and fifth overall this evening, which features the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Championships on-the-line.
George Iceman comes to the ring and does the personal introductions for his team, the “dream team” duo of Ash & Heather by Elegance. With that said, the challengers make their elegant ring entrance for their big title opportunity. They come out dressed like Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.
Spitfire duo Dani Luna and Jody Threat coming out running in place, full of excitement, wearing TNA’s new BLCKSMTH apparel, giving Hannifan and Rehwoldt the third opportunity to promote their new deal with the clothing company. The referee holds the Knockouts tag titles up high and the bell sounds.
Iceman, Ash and Heather huddle up for a “Go Eagles!” pre-match cheer. Spitfire jumps them and the match starts off hot. Luna and Ash kick things off for their respective teams, with Luna establishing the initial offensive control. Iceman provides a distraction, allowing the Elegance team to take over.
Heather tags in and goes to work on Luna. Ash drags out Luna from the floor under the bottom rope, Randy Orton draping DDT style. Heather leaps and hits a double stomp, Finn Balor Coup de Grace style, on Luna’s back. Back in the ring, Ash tags in and goes for a cover but only gets two.
Iceman grabs the pom-poms at ringside and cheers his elegant team on. Heather provides a distraction from ringside with the pom-poms to help Ash maintain offensive control of the action in the ring.
Threat eventually tags in and shifts the momentum before ultimately finishing things off.
Winners: Spitfire
Frankie Kazarian Teases Cashing In Call Your Shot Gauntlet Trophy
We see footage of Frankie Kazarian’s victory over Leon Slater in the pre-show. Kazarian says Slater is called the future, but he is the present. He says his focus is now on the main event.
He hopes Nic Nemeth and Joe Hendry tear each other apart, because then he’s got a decision to make. He grabs his Call Your Shot Gauntlet trophy and teases tonight possibly being the night he uses it to cash-in.
Once the brief Kazarian backstage promo wraps up, the pre-match video package airs to set the stage for the grudge match showdown between Jordynne Grace and Tessa Blanchard.
Jordynne Grace vs. Tessa Blanchard
After the package wraps up, the lights in the building go out. When they come back on, for the first time since returning, Tessa Blanchard makes a regular ring walk down the entrance ramp, with music and the whole sha-bang.
She bites on the tip of a pair of sunglasses as she walks to the ring to a chorus of boos from the Texas crowd. She settles inside the squared circle to Hannifan singing her praises and explaining the significance of her being back in TNA again. “That’ll teach you to never say never,” Rehwoldt adds.
Her music dies down and the familiar sounds of the entrance tune for Jordynne Grace hits. Austin, Texas’ “Juggernaut” heads to the ring to a huge reaction from her near-hometown crowd. As soon as the bell sounds, Grace scoops Blanchard up and runs her into the corner.
The two trade shots until Grace takes over and launches Blanchard out of the corner. She does the same on the other side of the ring. Blanchard heads to the floor for a breather, but Grace dives through the ropes and splashes onto Blanchard. She stands up and hits a Juggernaut Driver to her on the floor.
Fans loudly chant “F**k you, Tessa!” as the clear-cut heel in this equation shifts the offensive into her favor for the first time in the contest. She flips off the crowd. Grace muscles Blanchard up in the powerbomb position and slams her sideways into the guard rail.
She hoists her up but Blanchard escapes and leaps onto the ring apron. Blanchard stomps on the hands of Grace. She wraps her leg around Grace’s head and slams her face-first into the corner of the ring apron. On the floor, she grounds and pounds Grace as the crowd loudly breaks out in a “Let’s go Tessa” and “Tessa sucks” dueling chant.
Blanchard enjoys some time in the offensive spotlight in the ring, with the crowd on her case the entire time. Grace takes back over, and hits a wild cradle piledriver turned into a powerbomb spot for a close two-count. Blanchard fights back with a modified Canadian destroyer for a close pin attempt of her own.
Grace hits a spinebuster and goes for the cover, but only gets two. Blanchard slaps up a triangle off her back on the mat. She throws some elbows up at Grace’s dome, but Grace blasts her back with a big shot. She muscles Grace up into a suplex position, but Blanchard sails over into a neckbreaker for two.
Blanchard hops off the bottom rope and hits a twisting cross-body splash onto Grace at ringside. Grace fights back and hoists Blanchard up over her shoulders. She climbs up to the ring steps and hits a rolling DDT, or sideways death valley driver slam. Fans break out in a very appropriate “This is Awesome!” chant.
Grace looks for the Juggernaut Driver inside the ring, but Blanchard avoids it. The two fight up onto the ropes. Grace hoists Blanchard onto her shoulders again. They leap but Blanchard rolls and lands on top after a crucifix driver for a close two-count.
This match is hitting early Match of the Year contender status already. Fans randomly chant “She’s a racist!” at Blanchard. Blanchard locks up the legs of Grace on the mat and rolls. She stands and goes to drop back with Grace’s legs tied up, but Grace escapes.
Off the ropes, Grace picks Blanchard up, who ties up “The Juggernaut” in an octopus. She yanks on the fingers of Grace from the hold. Grace hoists Blanchard up and bounces her off the ropes for a backwards slam. Blanchard holds onto the turnbuckle pad while her legs are wrapped around Grace’s head.
Grace hits an airplane spin type of move before Donkey Kong’ing Blanchard on the mat for another close two-count. Grace is extremely frustrated after her inability to put Blanchard away that time. Grace runs into a back elbow from Blanchard, who then struggles to try and finish removing the turnbuckle padding.
She fails to do so and gives up. Grace gets Blanchard up for a Muscle Buster but Blanchard avoids it. Blanchard hits a Buzzsaw into the not-exposed turnbuckle in the corner. Blanchard goes for the cover, but Grace gets to the ropes before the count of three.
Blanchard pops up and this time removes the padding off the middle turnbuckle, which was the one she initially tried to expose, before changing to the bottom one afterwards. She does so this time, and after driving Grace into it and leaps off the ropes with a big Codebreaker for the finish. Unfortunate situation with the turnbuckle padding at the very end. Still very good stuff.
Winner: Tessa Blanchard
“I Quit” Match
Mike Santana vs. Josh Alexander
The pre-match video package airs to set the stage for the next match of the evening, which features Mike Santana going one-on-one against Josh Alexander in an “I Quit” match. The commentators inform the viewing audience that The Northern Armory have been banned from ringside.
After the package wraps up, we return inside the building where Josh Alexander’s theme hits. “The Walking Weapon” heads to the ring, walking by a fan holding a sign that reads, “Josh Alexander’s hair already said ‘I Quit.’” The fan gets the close-up treatment on-camera afterwards. Nice.
Mike Santana is shown backstage kneeling in prayer as his hip-hop theme hits to give him his cue. He stands up and walks the halls into the crowd, making his usual custom ring entrance through the people. The bell sounds to get things started.
The two glare at each other from opposing corners before charging and meeting in the middle. The fight is on. Alexander gets Santana down in a crossface, but Santana rolls, escapes and returns to his feet. Alexander heads to the floor. Santana heads out after him, but Alexander dives back into the ring and waves Santana back in.
Santana heads out after him, but Alexander dives back into the ring and waves Santana back in. Fans break out in a “We want tables!” chant. Santana responds to them by quickly heading out to the floor and pulling a table out from under the ring. He sets it up but Alexander takes back over.
Fans get on Alexander’s case with multiple chants, including “Walking Weiner!” and “You’re still bald!” Santana rights back and goes for the rolling buck-50 in the ring, but Alexander avoids it. Santana hits a running cannonball onto a seated Alexander in the corner.
Santana works Alexander over in the corner some more and fans break out in another “We want tables!” chant. Santana again immediately reacts in typical babyface fashion, stopping his attack to look at the crowd and acknowledge the chants by pointing down to the table set up on the floor.
The referee gets the microphone and holds it in Santana’s face after Alexander hits a big spot. Santana, in thug fashion, tells him to “get that damn microphone out of his face.” Alexander locks Santana in the ankle lock. The ref again asks him. Again Santana says, “No!” He then says “No god damn*t!”
Santana’s boot comes off. Santana charges at Alexander, who ducks and Santana crashes through the table down below. The ref asks him almost immediately after he goes through the table. Santana replies, “I don’t quit!” He then yells, “Get that damn mic outta my face.” Next time he says, “Referee, get out of my damn face!”
Alexander pulls out another table and throws the steel ring steps in the ring, along with a steel chair. Alexander blasts Santana with the chair. The ref asks him. Santana says “No! You’re gonna have to kill me, Josh!” Santana hits him again and he begins laughing and saying “there ain’t no quit in my blood.”
Alexander pulls out zip-ties and goes to lock up the hands and wrists of Santana. Santana punches from his back, but Alexander beats on him and begins pounding him with vicious looking elbows, Brock Lesnar-Randy Orton style. Santana starts bleeding but seems to be enjoying it, asking for more. Alexander obliges, hitting his C4 Spike on Santana.
Santana no-sells it and stands up and slaps his own face. He unloads on Alexander with a barrage of strikes. He goes for a buckle bomb in the corner, but Alexander’s back misses and the top of his head hits the turnbuckle on the way down. Santana hits a leaping hurricanrana to bring Alexander off the top.
He follows up with a big frog splash. Santana lands Spin the Block so hard it knocks Alexander’s mouth piece out and his head gear off. The ref asks Alexander if he quits, but he does not. Santana gets the zip ties and locks Alexander’s hands behind his back. He hits him with another Spin the Block.
The ref asks him again. Alexander again yells no. Santana brings a table in the ring and hits Alexander with it while leaning it against the corner over his body. He pulls the ring steps over in front of it. Santana runs and leaps off the steps, hitting a cannonball through the table onto Alexander in the corner.
The ref asks him and again Alexander refuses to quit. Santana pulls out a slapjack, cue-balls stuffed inside a sock. He uses it to beat the living crap out of Alexander with it over-and-over while his hands remain cuffed behind his back.
Alexander’s mouth fills up with blood as he says, “You’ll never be the guy, Mike!” when prompted by the ref to quit. Santana puts his boot on the back of Alexander’s head with his hands cuffed behind him. He threatens with a curb stomp onto the steel steps. Alexander quits before he does it.
Winner: Mike Santana
Santana gets on the mic after and demands Alexander keep his word and shake his hand. Fans chant “Shake his hand!” Santana extends his hand. Alexander reaches out and obliges. While still holding Santana’s hand he asks for the mic.
“I’m a man of my word. I said ‘I Quit.’ I’ll look you eye-to-eye and admit, you’re the new standard of TNA. I quit tonight, but I quit TNA, too.” He drops the mic, yanks his singlet straps down and walks off.
TNA World Tag-Team Championships
The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Trey Miguel & Zachary Wentz)
The pre-match video package airs to set the stage for the “Dream Match” for the TNA World Tag-Team Championships, with the legendary Hardys duo of Matt and Jeff Hardy defending against their modern-day counterparts, The Rascalz team of Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz.
The TNA Tag-lines “tale of the tape” style graphic flashes on the screen. The theme for The Rascalz hits and out comes Miguel and Wentz to a big crowd reaction. They are wearing ring gear paying homage to their opponents, with Wentz even dying his hair like Jeff Hardy and wearing green smeared face paint.
The iconic sounds of The Hardys’ theme hits and the crowd explodes inside the Curtis Culwell Center as the legendary duo of Jeff and Matt Hardy emerge and head to the ring to easily the loudest reaction of the night. By far, too. They settle inside the squared circle and the sustained roar grows.
Before things get started, the WWE NXT Tag-Team Championship duo of Fraxiom, Nathan Frazer and Axiom, make their way out to loud “Holy sh*t!” chants. They pull up chairs and take a seat at ringside to get a closer look. The bell sounds and off we go.
Miguel and Matt Hardy kick things off for their respective teams. The two reach a stalemate. Matt leads fans in a “DELETE! DELETE!” chant. Jeff tags in. Wentz does as well. The two start with a bit of a stalemate as well, and then Jeff begins to take over. Matt tags in and the two hit a double-team spot.
After some more back-and-forth action, things build to a spot where Miguel is thrown and crashes onto Fraxiom in their seats at ringside. He knocks them out of their chairs, prompting Fraxiom to pop up and get in the faces of The Rascalz.
They are ejected from ringside so the match can continue. The Hardys then go on to hit a Twist of Fate and Swanton Bomb off the ropes for the pinfall victory to retain their TNA World Tag-Team Championships.
Winners: The Hardys
TNA Impact & Upcoming PPV Announcements
A TNA Rebellion 2025 trailer airs for the pay-per-view scheduled for April 27 in Los Angeles, California. After that, we learn that Santino Marella will address Josh Alexander quitting TNA on Thursday’s Impact.
Additionally, NXT Tag-Team titles will be on-the-line on the first live TNA Impact in eight years, as Fraxiom defend against The Rascalz on the January 23 episode.
A graphic flashes on the screen to announce TNA Sacrifice will take place in El Paso, TX. on March 14, with a follow-up TNA Impact taping the next night on March 15 in the same El Paso County Coliseum venue. TNA Slammiversary is announced for July 20.
TNA Knockouts Championship (Clockwork Orange House of Fun)
Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Rosemary
The pre-match video package airs to tell the story leading up to the first-ever women’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun match for the TNA Knockouts Championship, with Masha Slamovich defending against Rosemary.
The pre-match video package airs to tell the story leading up to the first-ever women’s Clockwork Orange House of Fun match for the TNA Knockouts Championship, with Masha Slamovich defending against Rosemary.
Inside the arena, the TNA Tag-lines “tale of the tape” style graphic flashes on the screen, as Hannifan and Rehwoldt point out how this is history in the making, with the first-ever women’s version of the Clockwork Orange House of Fun match. Rosemary’s theme hits and out comes the challenger.
She settles in the ring and the lights come back on. Masha Slamovich’s entrance tune hits next and out comes the reigning, defending TNA Knockouts Champion. The ring has a chain going around above the top rope, with various weapons hanging from it. There are weapons in each corner as well.
As soon as the bell sounds, Masha takes the early offensive lead and beats down Rosemary with a chair. She heads to the corner and brings down a staple gun. Before she can use it, Rosemary stops her, kicks her and takes it. She grabs the staple gun from behind Masha and tries stapling her face.
Masha ends up stapling Rosemary’s hand to break free. She holds a kneeling Rosemary and staples her in the arm pit. Masha climbs another weapon corner and pulls down a cane. Before she can use it, however, she is misted in the eyes by Rosemary. She cleans her eyes out and the fights continues.
A table is pulled out and set up. With Rosemary on the apron outside of the ring ropes, Masha charges at her, builds up a full head of steam and splashes onto her, putting her through the table down below. Rosemary recovers, however, and begins beating down Slamovich with a chair at ringside.
Rosemary reaches under the ring and sees something that makes her stop in her tracks and react to the crowd. She pulls out Janice. The calling card of TNA Hall of Fame legend Abyss, who mentored Rosemary within Decay many moons ago. She goes to hit Masha, who moves, and she breaks it on the steps.
She takes a shard of it and uses it to beat up Slamovich, who was toting a cane at the time. She breaks the cane and beats down Slamovich with a piece of Janice on the entrance ramp. Rosemary disappears to the back and returns with a red sack in her hands. She holds it up high and unties it.
She dumps out a ton of thumbtacks on the top of the entrance stage. Rosemary slams her onto them and drags her by her hair down the entrance ramp to the ring as fans chant “That was epic!”
Slamovich counters and hits the Snow Plow on the board for a two count. Slamovich jumps off of the second rope and hits a double stomp onto Rosemary, who is still on the board. She gets a two count.
Slamovich brings a ladder into the ring. Before setting it up, she hits Rosemary with a trash can lid. Slamovich climbs the ladder. Rosemary gets up and pushes the ladder over, sending Slamovich through a table that was set up outside of the ring. Rosemary covers Slamovich on the floor and gets a two count.
Rosemary goes into the ring and sets up four chairs facing each other. She brings Slamovich into the ring and sits her on the chairs. She punches Slamovich, who lays on the chairs. Rosemary climbs to the top rope, but Slamovich cuts her off. Slamovich goes to the top, as well, and hits Requiem off of the top rope through the four chairs for the win!
Winner: Masha Slamovich
While Masha Slamovich is getting her hand raised, Cora Jade’s music hits. She gets into the ring and goes face-to-face with Slamovich. She gets in the ring and confronts Slamovich, who simply smiles and raises her title high in the air in front of her. The two exchange stares mere inches from each other’s faces. The brief post-match scene wraps up on that note.
TNA World Championship
Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Joe Hendry
The Busted Open Radio pre-show hosts come out on the stage to give their predictions for the main event for the TNA World Championship between Nic Nemeth and Joe Hendry. Ryan Nemeth comes out and babbles about his brother until Santino Marella comes out and announces he is banned from ringside.
The pre-match video package airs now to tell the story leading up to the highly-anticipated title tilt between Nemeth and Hendry. The TNA Tag-line “tale of the tape” style graphic flashes on the screen as the fans in Garland already start up with “We believe!” chants.
The lights in the Curtis Culwell Center go out. A dramatic pre-theme song beat plays and grows more intense. McKenzie Mitchell is shown in the ring. “It’s time for the moment you’ve all been waiting for! It’s time for your main event!”
Nemeth and Hendry go nose-to-nose in the middle of the ring and then start getting after it. Loud dueling chants break out, with half of the crowd chanting “Let’s go Nemeth!” and the other-half chanting “We Believe!”
The referee calls for the bell. Nic Nemeth and Joe Hendry face off in the middle of the ring, briefly back off, and then lock up. Neither man gains control and they break. They lock up again and Hendry grabs a headlock. Nemeth transitions to a headscissors and Hendry kips up out of it.
They lock up again and Nemeth goes behind. Hendry attempts a switch, but Nemeth grabs an arm and transitions to a roll up. Hendry kicks out at two, but Nemeth keeps a hold of Hendry and continues roll up attempts. Eventually, Hendry gains control by grabbing an arm. Nemeth reverses it with an arm crank of his own, though. Hendry rolls through and kips up out of it. He tugs down Nemeth by the arm.
Nemeth stands up and hits a dropkick. Hendry answers with a tackle. Nemeth hits the ropes and Hendry hits a leaping knee. Hendry goes for a delayed suplex, but Nemeth counters it in a Sleeper. Hendry fights off the hold after a moment and counters it into a delayed suplex.
Ryan Nemeth is shown in the crowd. He might be banned from ringside, but he was able to purchase a ticket somehow.
Nemeth is able to gain control with Hendry focusing on Ryan. Hendry briefly shakes it off and gets in some running strikes. Nemeth cuts him off, though, and hits a Shot to the Heart for a two count. Nemeth locks on a Chicken Wing-like submission down on the mat and then transitions it into a Crossface. Nemeth stands up with Hendry still on the mat. He stands on Hendry’s arm and hits a Shot to the Back for a two count.
Hendry tries to fight back, but Nemeth cuts him off and hits a dropkick. Nemeth is acting quite confident in this match, which backfires in this moment as Hendry is able to reverse Nemeth’s momentum into a running cutter. Both men are slow to get up, though.
They get to their knees and exchange strikes. Back on their feet, they continue to exchange strikes until Hendry gains control with a big clothesline and a Fallaway Slam. Hendry kips up and sets up for the Standing Ovation. Nemeth wiggles out and tries to go for a Sleeper. They roll forward and Nemeth briefly keeps the Sleeper on. Hendry fights out, though, and hits a Pop Up Powerbomb for a two count.
Hendry eats a back elbow, but shakes it off and hits the Attitude Adjustment for a two count. Hendry chops Nemeth twice and lifts him to the top turnbuckle. He joins Nemeth up there, but Nemeth headbutts Hendry off. Nemeth hits a crossbody, but Hendry holds on and rolls through. He stands up and lifts Nemeth to his shoulders. Hendry goes for the Attitude Adjustment again, but Nemeth counters it into the Fame-Asser. Both men are slow to get up. Nemeth gets to his feet first and goes to the top rope. Hendry cuts him off and joins him at the top. Hendry hits a Fallaway Slam from the second rope.
Frankie Kazarian comes out with the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Trophy. He gets up on the apron, but John Layfield comes through the crowd and hits Kazarian with the Clothesline from Hell. Ryan Nemeth confronts Layfield, but eats a punch. Layfield leaves through the crowd.
Back in the ring, Nemeth charges at Hendry and goes for the Danger Zone, but Hendry pushes him off. Hendry hits the Standing Ovation for a two count! Hendry sets up for the Standing Ovation again, but Nemeth wiggles out. Nemeth hits a superkick and the Danger Zone for a two count!
Nemeth tunes up the band, but Hendry catches him and hits a Fallaway Slam. Hendry hits the Standing Ovation for the win!
Winner and NEW TNA World Champion: Joe Hendry
Joe Hendry celebrates in the ring, waving the title above his head as the crowd waves their hands. A replay airs of the main event’s final moments. Joe Hendry hugs his parents at ringside and then goes into the crowd to celebrate with the fans who believe in him all along.
–– Here is what’s in store for the show ––
- TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match: Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Joe Hendry.
- TNA World Tag Team Championship Match: The Hardys (Matt Hardy & Jeff Hardy) (c) vs. The Rascalz (Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel).
- TNA X-Division Championship Match: Moose (c) vs. Ace Austin.
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship Match: SPITFIRE (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) (c) vs. Ash By Elegance & Heather By Elegance.
- Tessa Blanchard vs. Jordynne Grace.
- TNA Knockouts Championship – Clockwork Orange Match: Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Rosemary.
- ‘I Quit’ Match Match: Josh Alexander vs. Mike Santana.
- The System (Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards) vs. Eric Young & Steve Maclin.
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