Frankie Kazarian beats Elijah to become #1 contender for the TNA World Championship after messing with Joe Hendry at the announce table and shoving him into Elijah before beating Elijah with a stack-up pinfall attempt back in the ring. After the match, Hendry goes after Kazarian and even goes through security to do so, and Elijah has to pull Hendry off of Kazarian.
Backstage, Joe Hendry finds out that his shoulder is injured, but he refuses to go to the hospital. He soon finds out that he does not have much of a choice.
Eddie Edwards is in the ring. He talks about how he came out last week (in a segment that is social media exclusive) and gave The System (Alisha Edwards, Moose, Brian Myers, JDC) an ultimatum: either be on board with his vision going forward or hand in their ring and be out of The System. The rest of The System comes out and heads to the ring, then says that he knows JDC is sick and tired of losing and wants to know if he is in or out of The System. JDC says he is in. Eddie then addresses Myers, mentioning their history and wanting the tag team titles back, then asks Myers if he is in or out. Myers says they must finish what they started, and says he is in. Eddie then addresses Alisha, saying he knows her better than anyone and knows he does not want to hang around losers, and asks if she is in or out. Alisha says she loves Eddie and she is in. Eddie then addresses Moose, saying he knows what greatness and wants to know if he wants to achieve it again, and asks if he is in or out. Before he can answer, Cody Deaner shows up and says he has waited for a member of The System to get fired. Eddie is bewildered by Deaner's sudden appearance, but Deaner says not everyone is on the same page and advises Moose that he does not have to make a choice and to let this be the people's choice. He says that the only thing more interesting than a public firing would be a public resignation, and asks the fans if Moose should be in or out. The fans make it clear they want Moose out. Deaner tells Moose to listen to the people, as the people have spoken, and Moose thinks on it before telling Cody Deaner that the people are absolutely right before booting him in the face. The System then give Deaner a stomping before everyone puts their fists together in the middle of the ring.
Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella makes Leon Slater the first competitor in the Ultimate X Challenge. It is then revealed that Matt Cardona is also in the match when he tells Moose to check TNA socials as he tells the rest of The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, JDC) they have matches.
Arianna Grace guests on commentary for the next match.
Meta-Four (Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson) beat Spitfire (Jody Threat and Dani Luna).
Backstage, Mike Santana shows up with a friend named Derek, who is three months sober, and meets with Director of Authority and thanks him for giving Derek a job on the TNA crew. Santino then shows Derek around.
The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) make their way to the ring. Matt says that the only thing that is for certain is that everyone's true character eventually emerges and that we saw "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth's true colors, and that all their respect for him is out of the window. He says Nic and his brother "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth have hurt him physically, but it did not scar him. It was not until he returned home and saw the fear and sadness in his kids' eyes, it scarred them, and it hurt him more than anything physical. Matt mentions the scar on his nose from Nic deviating his septum and says it will represent how Nic hurt his children, his rage for Nic and how he is still broken, and that he will delete Nic. Jeff mentions Nic and Ryan being stand-up comedians and calls what they did to them "their GOAT joke," and that they are insane for thinking they will win the tag titles and be the better brother tag team. After Jeff says that Nic and Ryan made a mistake not finishing the job, Tasha Steelz and The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) show up, and John Skyler says The Hardys may be legends, but they have a reality check for them and the fans. He says it is 2025, not 1999, but Matt says the only difference is that The Hardys are now the greatest of all time compared to when they were great. John Skyler says The Great Hands know about being great, and thanks to Mustafa Ali moving on to bigger and better things after beating Mike Santana, they have moved on to the tag titles. Jeff asks the crowd if they want to be a part of Team Extreme tonight, then Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up and makes "The Great Hams vs. The Hard Boys" the next match, with The Great Hands getting a title shot if they win.
The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch). Backstage after the match, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth is not impressed, then Leon Slater shows up and confronts Ryan. This leads to Ryan challenging Slater to a match before security breaks up the ensuing brawl.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Dr. Asa, who announces that Joe Hendry has a Grade III severe sprain on his rotary cuff, and that he hopes - and believes - Hendry can recover.
Steph de Lancer and Mance Warner show up on the stage. Steph calls her reign as TNA Digital Media Champion the greatest of all time and announces a party where she and Warner show what they get up to behind closed door. Mance says they are stars, champions, and even on the cover of magazines such as the non-existent "TNA Weekly," then Steph says they make history and that they rule TNA and will soon rule the whole world. Mance says there is nobody better than them before the two of them make out and Director of Authority Santino Marella interrupts. Santino says Steph and Mance cannot call themselves the TNA Digital Media Champions after getting the title from a divorce, then strips them of the title. He then announces that there will be a tournament at Unbreakable, with the winner becoming the TNA International Champion, which every match being a three-way match in honor of "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels for the TNA X Division Championship from Unbreakable 2005. When Santino asks for the Digital Media Championship, Steph refuses to hand it over, and Sami Callihan shows up to attack Mance and throw him off the stage into a table. Sami then hands the Digital Media title on Santino.
Backstage, Derek is met by Tasha Steelz and The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch), and Tasha says Mustafa Ali would like a word before The Great Hands shove Derk into the trunk of a car. After the commercial break, Derek is forced to meet Mustafa Ali, who knows about Derek's sobriety and that he destroyed another family's life a year ago in an accident that he caused, and that while Derek walked away, the accident killed a little girl. He calls Derek a monster and an addict and that he has been and always will be a monster, then says he is unworthy of happiness before spitting in his face and having The Great Hands throw him out of the room. When Hotch asks why they did, Mustafa says "He's an addict. Addicts destroy themselves."
We hear from personal concierge George Iceman and Heather by Reckless, who says that Ash By Elegance is on vacation and that they will be back stronger than others. Iceman says he has his eyes on a new challenger: Maggie Lee, who has been winning matches but has a bad fashion sense. Heather says Maggie needs a new mentor like her, and the two of them plan to turn Maggie into "elegance."
El Hijo del Vikingo will be in the Ultimate X Challenge.
The Fatal Influence (Jacy Jayne and Jazmyn Nyx) and Tessa Blanchard beat Lei Ying Lee, Xia Brookside and Masha Slamovich after Fallon Henley distracts Masha Slamovich so that Tessa can hit Masha with the Buzzsaw DDT for the win. Rosemary is seen watching Xia Brookside from the crowd during the match.
Backstage, Mike Santana finds out that Mustafa Ali has gotten to Derek after members of security find Derek slumped in a chair.
Frankie Kazarian is in the ring. Kazarian announces Joe Hendry's shoulder injury from earlier tonight, then says that he is sorry that he did not end Hendry's career tonight, because he could have. He then says he could have ended Hendry's career and called his shot, but he is a man of honor and will not call his shot in St. Joseph, Missouri. Kazarian then says that he will call his shot on April 27th in "the great state of California" at Rebellion, and at the end of the night, he will finally be TNA World Champion. All of a sudden, "All Ego" Ethan Page shows up in TNA for the first time in four years and shows his appreciation for how Kazarian is doing business, then says he has beaten Joe Hendry at 100% and that he has pitched a match to Director of Authority Santino Marella. Kazarian calls Santino a stooge who has no , then Ethan announces that Hendry will be defending the TNA World Championship against him at Rebellion. Kazarian takes this as Ethan coming back to his company and taking his championship, but Ethan gives him the first shot if he wins. Kazarian tries to attak Ethan with the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Trophy, but Ethan ducks and hits him with a boot to the face to end the show.
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