Final Impact - Impact Wrestling recap for October 6, 2016

Lashley shows up to start tonight's show. He says he is the realest man in the wrestling business, and the hero, blue-chipper and number one person in TNA. He says that Ethan Carter III was just a warning, then Aron Rex shows up. He says that while Lashley may be #1, he changed the game and became Impact Grand Champion, and calls the Impact Grand Championship the title. Lashley tells Aron Rex not to pander to the people, and tells him that he is the guy around here. Gail Kim shows up and says she's changed the game - and women are changing the business - now that she is in the TNA Hall of Fame and a six-time Knockouts Champion. "Broken" Matt Hardy, Reby Hardy and Maxel show up and says TNA now exists in a "broken" universe after his and Brother Nero's win in The Great War. DJ Z shows up and says the X Division is where it's at, and that they're changing the game with the debut of "Team X Gold." Lashley says he has better things to do, and is about to leave when Billy Corgan shows up with some guy smoking a cigar, who turns out to be Aiden O'Shea. Billy states that tonight, all championships will be on the line except for the X Division title thanks to the debut of Team X Gold. Billy gives Lashley the choice between three men, but asks him to choose lightly as magic can happen. He then announces Team X Gold is coming up next.

DJ Z, Mandrew and Braxton Sutter beat Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, and Marshe Rockett as part of Team X Gold.

We find out that Moose is one of the three potential opponents for Lashley. Moose says the people want to see him take on Lashley for the World title. He also says that Lashley is scared to face him.

It's time for Fact of Life with Eli Drake. Tonight's special guest is Ethan Carter III, who shows up and sits down. Eli Drake starts to mock EC3, calling him a choke artist and saying that he blew it at Bound For Glory. EC3 puts a stop to the dummy button pressing, saying his passion to become World champion has turned into vengeance and anger, and if Eli Drake presses the dummy button again, he will absolutely destroy him. Eli Drake teases pressing the button again, but pushes it to the side and stands up. He tells EC3 that he's had opportunities handed to him while Eli Drake himself has had to work for all he's gotten, and for that, EC3 isn't in his league. This ends the segment.

Maria Kanellis-Bennett chews out Allie backstage for ruining Bound For Glory for her, and Sienna says she will get the Knockouts Championship back while implying there will be dire consequences if Allie screws it up for her.

Mackenzie Mitchell interviews the second potential opponent for Lashley: Eddie Edwards, who says that he was so close to becoming World champ against Lashley and can't wait to get another shot as he knows he can beat him.

Madison Rayne guests on commentary.

Gail Kim retains the TNA Knockouts Championship against Sienna. Laura Van Ness and Sienna attack Gail Kim after the match, and Maria tells Gail Kim that she has her rematch for the Knockouts Championship in a no-disqualification match, then the attack on Gail Kim continues.

Ethan Carter III is the third potential opponent for Lashley. He doesn't expect to be chosen, but he will accept the challenge if he is.

The Broken Hardys ("Broken" Matt Hardy and Brother Nero) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against Decay (Crazzy Steve and Abyss) in a Wolf Creek Cage Match. (The feed cuts out near the end on Pop TV in the United States, leading to the results being posted on TNA's Twitter account.)

Cody and Brandi Rhodes show up. He says that the game is changing in TNA, with Gail Kim in the TNA Hall of Fame and The Great War going down like it did. He says that he did not wait to be kicked out of "his former home," as he left on his own. He then talks about the list of people he wants to face. At Bound For Glory, he found himself toe-to-toe with "The Miracle" Mike Bennett. He says that he has a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and says he wants the World title as he considers it the opportunity of a lifetime. Maria Kanellis-Bennett and "The Miracle" Mike Bennett show up, and The Miracle says he is returning the favor from Bound For Glory. It doesn't take long for Cody Rhodes and Mike Bennett to fight one another, and Mike Bennett escapes before Cody Rhodes can hit him with the Cross Rhodes.

After the break, Cody Rhodes says he was going to wait until his title shot, but now he wants his first match to be against "The Miracle" Mike Bennett next week.

Maria finds out from Aiden O'Shea that she does have her Knockouts title rematch. If she loses, however, she is no longer leader of the Knockouts.

Aron Rex retains the TNA Impact Grand Championship against Baron Dax by submission. After the match, Aron Rex proclaims that TNA - and the Impact Grand Championship - is changing the game. He calls the title opportunity he seized and opportunity to prove who's the best.

Lashley shows up. We see Lashley's potential opponents: Moose, Eddie Edwards and Ethan Carter III. Lashley mocks all three men, and says Eddie Edwards will be the easiest to face. He picks Eddie Edwards.

Eddie Edwards beats Lashley by reversing the Spear into a Boston Knee Party to become the TNA World Heavyweight Champion!