We see what happened after the show went off the air (but wasn't shown due to a production botch). "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth calls his shot on Mike Santana, but Santana fights Nemeth. After security stops the brawl, Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up and makes the TNA World Championship Match at Genesis a Texas Death Match. Daria Rae then shows up and makes Nic Nemeth the special guest referee for the match.
It is announced that KJ Orso is the third challenger for the TNA International Championship tonight.
Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo retains the TNA International Championship against KJ Orso (formerly known as Fuego del Sol), Eric Young and BDE after Eric Young hits KJ Orso with a piledriver only for Stacks to toss Eric Young out of the ring and pin Orso to win and retain. TNA President Carlos Silver personally hands the TNA International Championship to Stacks after the match.
Backstage, Daria Rae shows up and chews out Director of Authority Santino Marella when his idea of punishing Channing "Stacks" Lorezno by putting him in a four-way championship match backfires.
In backstage footage from earlier today, Robert Stone, Tessa Blanchard, Victoria Crawford and Mila Moore are messing with people, including a wrestler named Vicki. Indi Hartwell shows up and confronts the four of them, then tags with Vicki against them.
The Personal Concierge George Iceman talks about how The Elegance Brand (The Personal Concierge George Iceman, Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance) are making headlines from their appearance on the AMC premiere before introducing them. When The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance) shows up, The Personal Concierge says that The Elegance Brand smells elegant while the fans smell like "dirty, filthy pigs smothered in barbecue sauce," then give the fans a chance to take a picture of them before they watch the next match in seats the fans cannot afford, which are just metal folding chairs at ringside.
Tessa Blanchard and Mila Moore beat "Vicious" Vicki Venuto and Indi Hartwell. During the match, Robert Stone gets on the apron so that Victoria Crawford can trip Vicki off the top rope, and as Indi confronts Stone and Victoria, she steps on M by Elegance's foot, causing a brawl between her and The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance). Tessa Blanchard then hits Vicious Vicki with the Buzzsaw DDT for the win.
Romeo Vaugh sings The Star Spangled Banner.
AJ Francis beats Rich Swann with a reverse Down Payment followed by a regular one done completely with one hand.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Mike Santana. Santana says Frankie Kazarian gave him the fight of his life and gives credit where credit is due, but tonight, he thrives in the trenches and survives in the pressure. He thanks family and friends who reached out to him after becoming TNA World Champion again, including his daughter, then says he will continue to show the illest and realest to ever do it.
Mustafa Ali beats Elijah. During the match, Special Agent Zero pulls the referee out of a pinfall attempt and gets ejected, and when John Skyler and Jason Hotch defend Special Agent Zero, they are also ejected. Tasha Steelz goes for a guitar shot on Elijah only for Elijah to catch her for a Highwayman's Farewell, but Mustafa takes the guitar and smashes Elijah in the back with it for the pin and the win.
Eddie Edwards beats JDC in The Last Dance with two Boston Knee Parties, a Diehard Driver, and a third Boston Knee Party. After the match, the rest of The System shows up to celebrate the end of a career with JDC in the ring, and members of the locker room also show up to applaud JDC from the stage. JDC thanks the fans and everyone at ringside, then celebrates one last time on the stage.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: Elijah is currently in evaluation after re-aggravating his tricep tonight, and updates will be provided when available. Steve Maclin is now out following last week's attack, but he will be back for next week's show. The Hardys are not at 100%, but are cleared to compete and defend the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch).
"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth beats Mara Sadé after using the bottom rope for leverage during a stack-up pin after drop kicking Mara Sadé off the top rope.
Backstage, we hear from Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo and Arianna Grace. Arianna says her father Director of Authority Santino Marella thought he was smart, but Stacks won again, and Santino made another decision based on emotion rather than with his head. Stacks says Santino wanted the TNA International Championship off of him, but he won again. Arianna says Santino has lost her and the International title, and that he is about to lose his job, and that no matter what gets thrown Stacks' way, Stacks will continue to be champion.
Lei Ying Lee retains the TNA Knockouts World Championship against Zaria. During the match, The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) watch the match from the stage. When Zaria inadvertently knocks the referee out hitting Lei Ying Lee with an F5, both Sol Ruca and Xia Brookside check on the ref just before The Elegance Brand rush to the ring. Brookside and Sol Ruca take them out and brawl with them to the back. After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva personally awards the TNA Knockouts World Championship to Lei Ying Lee. Afterwards, Zaria and Lei Ying Lee shake hands, then Elayna Black shows up and makes it clear she wants the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
Backstage, we hear from Nic Nemeth. Nic says that he is in total control and that a ten count decides who the TNA World Champion is. He says he has a front row seat to all of this, and hopes the best man wins before walking out with the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Trophy.
The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch), with Dutch saying that this is what The Righteous wanted and that they wanted to hurt people. After the match, Dutch pushes the TNA World Tag Team Championships over to The Hardys.
We hear from Leon Slater. He apologizes to the fans for not being able to be at last week's show or at Genesis due to issues beyond his and TNA's control. Slater then thanks Joe Hendry for taking his place in Cedric Alexander and Moose's match and that he will defend against Cedric and Moose when he gets back.
Anthem Sports & Entertainment founder and CEO Leonard Asper and TNA President Carlos Silva are seen in the crowd.
Joe Hendry beats Cedric Alexander and Moose in a Triple Threat Match with a Standing Ovation to Cedric following a Lumbar Check from Cedric to Moose. During the match, Moose is temporarily out after landing back-first onto some ring steps following a back body drop by Hendry, but he gets back into the ring a couple of minutes later. This gives Moose back issues for the rest of the match.
Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up, and the Countdown panel give their predictions on who will win between Mike Santana and Frankie Kazarian in the Texas Death Match for the TNA World Championship. Before Tommy Dreamer can give his prediction, Daria Rae shows up, says nobody cares about "Little Timmy's" opinion, then has the video package for Kazarian vs. Santana play.
Mike Santana retains the TNA World Championship against Frankie Kazarian in a Texas Death Match after hitting Spin the Block with barbed wire around his arm. Both men grab the ropes, but Kazarian falls over at nine just before he can get back on his feet. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth is the special guest referee. After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva personally awards the TNA World Championship to Santana. Nic Nemeth raises Santana's hand only to lay him out, then cashes in the Call Your Shot Gauntlet Trophy. Before a referee can get to the ring, Santana hits Nemeth with Spin The Block to stop the cash in and end the show.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
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