TNA Wrestling is airing the 9/4 episode of IMPACT for FREE on YouTube.
Thursday’s show takes place from the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Results is courtesy of TNAWrestling.com
Santino Marella is in the ring to kick things off. Marella thanks the fan in attendance. He says he’s got to address the events from last week. Marella says Trick Williams pisses him off but he’s got to do his job as the TNA Director of Authority. He then proceeds to make the TNA World Championship match official for Bound for Glory.
Mike Santana shows up. The crowd chants for the challenger to the TNA World Championship. Santana hypes up his upcoming world title challenge against Trick Williams. The crowd begins to chant “new champ” towards Santana. Mike says the world will be watching on October 12, the day he brings the TNA World Championship back to TNA… for his daughter and his family.
Santana mocks Trick Williams for not defending his title as a “bitch move.” He says if Trick doesn’t show up in the iMPACT! Zone, Santana may have to show in Trick’s home turf of NXT to convince his mind.
Mara Sade & The Hardys backstage interview
Gia Miller is backstage with Mara Sade and The Hardys. Miller asks Sade about the assault at the hands of Agent Zero last week on TNA iMPACT. Sade says she was down last week but it’s time to bring the fight to Order 4. Matt Hardys says Order 4 made things personal when they assaulted Sade. He asks Agent Zero if they called him Zero because of his “zero manhood.” Jeff says he and Sade share the same creative fire and tonight they’ll shut up Order 4.
Mike Santana is backstage where he gets interrupted by Moose. Moose says he’s wrestled both Santana and Trick Williams. The big man tells Santana he’s got to bring the TNA World Championship back to TNA. AJ Francis appears. He’s on a phone with Trick Williams, telling him about Santino’s announcement. Moose calls out Francis for being Trick Williams’ “bitch.” Francis says Moose’s first day in TNA was Francis’ first day in the the NFL because Moose knew he couldn’t make it in the league. He then tells Santana he and Santino will be hearing from Trick’s lawyers. Santana tells Moose to beat AJ when they meet next week.
Ryan Nemeth has an announcement to make…
Ryan Nemeth gets in the ring. Nemeth hypes up his BIG BROTHER Nic Nemeth’s return to TNA iMPACT later tonight. Matt Cardona interrupts. Cardona tells Ryan he’s a match coming up and that nobody cares about Ryan’s announcement. Ryan says Cardona is jealous because he’s got no big brother. Cardona says Nic Nemeth sucks. Ryan attempts to hit Cardona, who takes him out with a mic to the head, before Frankie Kazarian appears for his scheduled match against Cardona.
Matt Cardona vs. Frankie Kazarian
- The finish of the match saw Kazarian plant Cardona with the Fade to Black for the win after an assist from Ryan Nemeth.
Winner: Frankie Kazarian
After the match, Kazarian gets out of the ring to celebrate his victory. Gia Miller is at ringside to get some post-match comments. Miller asks Kazarian if he thought he needed outside help to secure a win. Kaz taks the mic from her hand and tells Gia she sucks at her job. Kaz puts himself over after the win. He says he’s made it clear he wants a shot at the TNA International Championship. Kaz mocks Steve Maclin before the TNA International Champion shows up for a confrontation.
Grade: B-
A solid singles outing between Cardona and Kazarian. Ryan Nemeth’s interference pretty much teased Cardona’s next feud… against Nic Nemeth. Kazarian is having a great run as the “scum of TNA.” This writer won’t mind seeing him as the TNA International Champion.
The camera rolls over to The IInspiration. Jessica McKay and Cassie Lee says they’re one step closer to challenging for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship following their win over Fatal Influence last week on TNA iMPACT.
The Elegance Brand celebrates
The Personal Concierge and TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions are in the ring. PC tells the crowd to get on their feet and welcome the new TNA Knockouts World Champion, Ash by Elegance. The champ arrives, glittered in gold, holding the TNA Knockouts Title. PC shouts “all hail Mr. Ash by Elegance.” It’s time to unveil the first gift… an artwork by an extended family member of Picasso, according to The Personal Concierge. It’s painting of Ash by Elegance, complete with the crown and the Knockouts World Championship.
The champion takes the mic. She starts off by thanking everyone before putting herserlf over as the savior of TNA. Ash says TNA needed saving so she walked into WWE Heatwave and took the TNA Knockouts World Championship from Jacy Jayne. She says not even Masha Slamovich could accomplish the job.
Masha’s music hits. The former champion tells the Elegance Brand to stop their act. Masha has some breaking news to deliver. It will be Masha versus Ash for the Knockouts World Championship at TNA Victory Road. Masha gets in the ring and takes out Heather and M by Elegance. She tries to get her hands on Ash but the champion blinds Masha by throwing the Elegance champagne in her eyes.
The Elegance Brand gangs up on Masha but Léi Yǐng Lee and Xia Brookside arrive to make the save. The IInspiration’s music hits as they appear to stack up the odds against The Elegance Brand. Ash and her group escapes the ring but her “Picasso painting” gets destroyed at the hands of the babyfaces to cap off the segment.
Order 4 vignette
We see a vignette of Mustafa Ali addressing the citizens of TNA iMPACT. Ali says anyone who dares to oppose Order 4 will be taken out. He proceeds to address Order 4’s feud with The System. He says there’s no middle ground; either stand with Order 4 or fall with The System.
Jody Threat vs. Dani Luna vs. Indi Hartwell
- The finish of the match saw Indi Hartwell reverse a small package from Jody Threat into a pinfall for the win.
Winner and Knockouts No. 1 Contender: Indi Hartwell
After the match, Dani Luna attacks Indi Hartwell. Jody Threat tries to stop Luna but gets taken out with a stiff forearm. The crowd boos as Dani Luna stands tall to cap off the segment.
Grade: A-
A really good three-way featuring three of the best in the TNA Knockouts Division. Indi winning the match was the right decision since she’s the most over Knockouts TNA have at the moment. This writer is predicting Hartwell versus Ash at BfG before we eventually get to Hartwell versus Tessa Blanchard somewhere down the ring.
Joe Hendry appears
Joe Hendry is in the ring. The former TNA World Champion is in his gear. Hendry puts over the Minneapolis crowd. Hendry says he can appear anywhere, anytime. He references his win over The Miz from WWE’s recent tour of Europe. Hendry thanks the fan on behalf of everyone in the back. The crowd chants “we believe.” Hendry says it’s one of the biggest privilege to compete for the fans. Hendry calls out Eric Young for his backstage assault from last week’s TNA iMPACT. Hendry tells EY to get in the ring and face him.
Eric Young and The Northern Armory appear. EY tells the production to cut his music. Young mocks Hendry for his entrance. The crowd again starts to chant “we believe” and that pisses off Eric Young. Young says he’s willing to do everything it takes to make sure “the cleanse” happens with Joe Hendry as the first victim. Hendry tells EY he sounds like a conspiracy theorist but he’s here to state facts. Joe tells Young to face him in a match right now. EY says the match will happen on his terms… next week. The segment caps off with Joe standing tall in the ring.
We see Leon Slater backstage with Santino Marella. Slater tells Marella he’s a lot of opponents in his mind for his X Division Championship challenge. Marella says he’ll figure something out for next week on TNA iMPACT.
Bound for Glory card so far
- Trick Williams (c) vs. Mike Santana – TNA World Championship
- Ash by Elegance or Masha Slamovich vs. Indi Hartwell – TNA Knockouts World Championship
- The Hardys (c) vs. The Dudleys – TNA World Tag Team Championship
The Hardys & Mara Sade vs. The Great Hands & Tasha Steelz
- The finish of the match saw Jeff Hardy pin John Skyler following a Swanton Bomb for the win.
Winners: The Hardys and Mara Sade
After the match, the Nemeths arrive to make a statement. Nic and Ryan take out The Hardys before Mara Sade turns around to watch the madness. Nic tells Sade this has got nothing to do with her before taking her out with a superkick. The brothers then raise the TNA World Tag Team Championship to cap off the segment.
Grade: B-
A bit sloppy but otherwise a decent main event match-up for tonight. Sade and The Hardys made a solid tag team. Nic Nemeth’s return was the right way to cap off the show. Poor Mara Sade can’t seem to catch a break. First, it was Agent Zero who knocked her out cold with a clothesline. Tonight, it was Nic with the superkick. That being said, she’s a badass for taking all the finishers.