Thursday, October 31, 2024

Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for October 31, 2024

The show starts with a message from Chris Bey, who states that he has undergone successful surgery and is now entering rehab following an injury from the most recent TV taping.

PCO wishes us a happy Halloween.

Frankie Kazarian heads to the ring dressed like Joe Hendry and even comes out to his theme to mock him to start tonight's show. Kazarian fakes a Scottish accent as he mocks Hendry for not winning the TNA World Championship, saying "We believe in losing," and that he is "an idiot who became a viral sensation whose fifteen minutes of fame is over" before the real Hendry shows up. Hendry chases Kazarian out of the ring and gives him credit where credit is due and congratulates him for "finally entertaining after 47 years" and finally getting into the World title match. He then says that Kazarian tried to take something away from him and the fans, but no matter what Kazarian does, the fans will chant that they believe, and no matter what conspiracy Kazarian comes up with, he knows that he, John Layfield and "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth were in on it. Nemeth says he and Hendry went toe-to-toe and took it to the limit even though outside forces got involved and that he believed in Hendry, and that he did not know what Layfield did until after the match, and all he saw was Layfield punching his brother, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth. He says that he wanted to see if Hendry could take him to the limit and that Hendry deserves a rematch after all that, and that he has went to Director of Authority Santino Marella to make the match only for Santino to deny his request. As Nemeth says that the system is flawed, The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, JDC) and Tasha Steelz suddenly shows up, and Eddie Edwards says that Nemeth cannot possibly be more wrong, saying The System runs TNA. JDC tells the fans to shut up, then Nemeth wants to know where Moose, Brian Myers and their titles are before entertaining the idea of teaming up with Hendry against The System tonight. Kazarian butts in and proposes a six-man tag match with him as their partner while he continues to mock Hendry only to receive a Superkick from Nemeth and a Standing Ovation from Hendry.



Alisha Edwards and Tasha Steelz are still in the ring after the commercial break. Alisha calls out Masha Slamovich for thinking she is untouchable, then says Masha's new Knockouts title reign is on borrowed time. Masha shows up and heads to the ring, and Alisha mouths off at Masha before Masha takes the microphone from her hand and mocks her before saying that everyone, including her, is sick and tired of hearing Alisha's voice. She also says she does not care if she faces Alisha or Tasha, as she is looking for a fight tonight. Tasha goes for the first strike, but Masha fights her. Alisha strikes Masha from behind, but Masha goes after her. It is not long before Alisha and Tasha gang up on her. Jordynne Grace runs to the ring and chases off Alisha and Tasha, then Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up and makes the team of Alisha and Tasha vs. the team of Masha and Jordynne official for next week. He also announces that Joe Hendry and "The Main Event" Nic Nemeth will face The System (Eddie Edwards and JDC) in tonight's main event.



Fir$t Cla$$ (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) beats The Rascalz (Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz) after KC Navarro trips Trey Miguel down off the top rope for Francis to hit the Down Payment.



Before the next match, "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander shows up with The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) as mystery tag team partners. Alexander says he embarrassed Steve Maclin at Bound For Glory and did it all by himself, then says he is in a bad mood because The Northern Armory (Alexander, Judas Icarus, Travis Williams) is not complete because Judas Icarus and Travis Williams were turned around at American customs. He blames TNA for this, saying they stooged them off when The Northern Armory is TNA and is here to take over. Alexander then says he got help from two good hands, and if The Good Hands do well tonight, there will be more for them in the future.

Eric Young, Jonathan Gresham and Steve Maclin beat "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander and The Good Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) after Alexander walks out on The Good Hands and the match.



We look back on El Hijo del Vikingo vs. "Speedball" Mike Bailey for the TNA X Division Championship at Bound For Glory.

Backstage, Trent Seven is met by "Speedball" Mike Bailey, who tells Trent that he has everything to become a champion inside of him. The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Moose, JDC) soon shows up, and Moose says they will erase everything that happened to them from the TNA archives as The System does not lose, much to Speedball's amusement. Moose then says The System has more success in their fanny packs than Speedball will ever have, then Moose challenges Speedball for the X Division Championship. Speedball accepts the challenge.

Ash By Elegance beats Dani Luna when personal concierge George Iceman holds on to Ash from the outside, distracting the referee so that Heather By Elegance can hit Luna with Ash's witch's broom. Sada Baby is seen in the crowd during the match.



Léi Ying Lee beats Maggie Moore. After the match, Savannah Evans, who has not been seen in TNA in months, suddenly shows up and hits Léi Ying Lee with a big boot followed by a full nelson slam as she tells Léi Ying that it is her time and not Léi Ying's.



Backstage, we hear from Mike Santana, who says that he has given the fans a glimpse into his world that has made him who he is. He says that he has his word and his balls and that he does not break them, and that he has done to Moose what he planned to do. He says his daughter called him to tell him she was proud, and that it was time to bring home the TNA World Championship. Santana says it is not a matter of where or how, but when.

Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match.

The System (Eddie Edwards and JDC) beat Joe Hendry and "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth after Hendry inadvertently hits Nemeth. After the match, Hendry tries to make amends with Nemeth, but both men get angry and start arguing with each other before Nemeth storms off.



After the show goes off the air, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth confronts his brother "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth backstage over John Layfield hitting him, then Joe Hendry shows up. Ryan wants Hendry to admit that he hit his brother Nic on purpose, and Director of Authority Santino Marella has to step in. Santino tells Hendry that he will have to work his way back to World title contention from the bottom, then Hendry says that if Ryan wants to mouth off at him, then he cannot think of anyone lower to start with than him. After Ryan and Nic leave, Santino tells Hendry that he still believes, but at this point, Hendry is frustrated.



Here are the must-see moments from tonight's show!



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