The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander) shows up during the countdown, with Biran Myers calling Cleveland, Ohio "the mistake on the lake." He tells the fans to take a snapshot of their ticket stubs, as it will be the end of The Hardys' (Jeff and Matt Hardy) tag team title reign. Bear Bronson asks the fans if it makes them mad, and proclaims that when they are done with The Hardys, there will be nothing left but the memories. Cedric Alexander mentions Leon Slater being on his way to becoming the longest-reigning X-Division Champion of all time, then declares that he will become the new X-Division Champion tonight. Eddie states that The System is where the power lies and that The System run TNA, and that he will take the TNA World Championship for a third time and deliver it to The System where it belongs. He says the fans will not want to miss this, because if they do, they will miss the moment where TNA changes and Mike Santana learns that you cannot beat The System.
"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth heads to the ring. He talks about how he was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and mentions that his parents are at ringside tonight, then states that while "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth was his father's favorite of the two, his mother came to everything he ever did. He also mentioning his father raising him and Nic to be Cleveland Browns fans, then talks about how he took advice from his good friend Art Modell and got out of Cleveland. He then removes his pants in one quick motion to reveal that he is a Pittsburgh Steelers fans, then mentions that the ring announcer is stupid for marrying someone from Cleveland before introducing BDE as his opponent and as being from "somewhere in Ohio." Ryan says he has more to say, but BDE attacks him before he can say it, starting the next match.
"The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth beats BDE during the countdown.
TNA President Carlos Silva shows up on the countdown panel during the countdown and gets booed by the crowd. (This comes after TNA recently pulled "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth from a match against MJF in Create-A-Pro Wrestling and also having recently pulled Leon Slater from a match against Ricochet at the WrestleCon Supershow.)
The Home Town Man shows up to toss some free merchandise into the crowd to hype everyone up for tonight's show.
Eric Young shows und says that Ricky Sosa is laid up in a hospital bed in Europe and that he will never come back again, and if he does, he will do it again. He then mentions that EC3 will show up tonight at Rebellion and that he will give EC3 a change to explain why he should be able to stay in TNA. He then says that everything in TNA flows through him.
Leon Slater retains the TNA X-Division Championship against Cedric Alexander after Cedric brings the X-Division title into the ring to use it as a weapon only for Slater to hit Styles Clash onto the title before hitting the Swanton 450 from the top rope to win and retain.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Mike Santana. Santana talks about how he went to war with Frankie Kazarian 86 days ago to become TNA World Champion again, and that since then, he has fought with his heart and soul to stay champion. He says that he and Eddie Edwards have done this dance before, but he is stronger, wiser and ready to go. Alisha Edwards shows up and says she knows Eddie better than anyone else and that there are some things you might wanna know, and says they should talk.
Frankie Kazarian beats Elijah after Elijah tries to use his broken guitar as a weapon only for the referee to stop him and for Kazarian to kick Elijah in the groin to win with a stack-up pin.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: The Hardys are both banged up after Thursday's main event, yet both of them are cleared despite being at less than 100%. ODB and Mickie James are cleared following last week's backstage assault. Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo suffered a bloody nose and a black eye, but is cleared. Eddie Edwards and Mike Santana are cleared for tonight's main event.
Backstage, Arianna Grace and Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo talk about Arianna's match. Arianna is worried about Lei Ying Lee being angry at her, but Stacks tells her that he has a plan.
Special Agent Zero beats Moose after The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) distract the referee and go after Alisha Edwards only for Skyler to get booted by Moose for putting his hands on Alisha. Alisha hurts her ankle as she comes down hard from the ring apron, and as Moose carries her, Zero kicks Moose in the face before hitting two choke bombs, one onto the ring apron and the other in the ring.
Before the next match, The Personal Concierge George Iceman calls Cleveland, Ohio a dump and says that Ash by Elegance was the only good thing to come out of it, and she eventually moved to South Beach like LeBron James did. He says that ODB, Mickie James and Taryn Terrell smell like pigs while The Elegance Brand (Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance )smell like flowers as he introduces The Elegance Brand.
The Elegance Brand (Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance) beat Mickie James, ODB and Taryn Terrell in an utterly unhinged six-woman Hardcore Country Match after Ash spras hairspray into ODB's eyes. After the match, Tommy Dreamer and TNA President Carlos Silva show up, and as the ring is cleaned up, it is announced that ODB will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame Class of 2016 at Bound for Glory. The fans chant "You deserve it!" ODB says there is no ODB without the fan and after 25 years, she is not done yet. She thanks the fans, the wrestlers and everyone in the back, and tells the wrestlers to keep doing what they are doing.
Backstage, we hear from Elayna Black, who is not happy to be in Cleveland, Ohio but is enjoying the free flight and drinks. She says she will be watching the Knockouts title match and that she will be coming for the title, and that TNA will live in "The Era of Elayna."
The cast of "Love is Blind Ohio" is seen in the front row.
Before the next match, AJ Francis talks about his shoes and how they remind him of how he is "the LeBron James of professional wrestling" and that the fans will not understand because they are losers. He then mentions the Cleveland Browns and how "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth will show up with legendary quarterback Bernie Kosar in his corner, then says his life will get exponentially better when he leaves Cleveland. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth then heads to the ring accompanied by legendary Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar.
"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth beats AJ Francis. During the match, the referee keeps AJ Francis from using a metal folding chair as a weapon, and Francis knocks the referee down from behind in response. Bernie Kosar confronts Francis and keeps him from using the chair, then KC Navarro shows up for the first time in months. Bernie Kosar hits AJ Francis with the chair, and Nemeth hits Francis with a superkick followed by the Danger Zone as KC Navarro revives the referee so that Nemeth can get the pin and the win.
Arianna Grace retains the TNA Knockouts World Championship against Lei Ying Lee after Xia Brookside puts Arianna Grace's foot on the bottom rope so that she can attack Lei Ying Lee as the referee checks on Arianna Grace.
Eric Young heads to the ring. Eric Young calls out EC3 to plead his case as to why he should exist in this world, then calls him "a nepo baby" and says that Dixie Carter is not here to protect him anymore. He also says that EC3 is a smart man and probably went home, then the lights go out. They come back on, and EC3's original theme plays and EC3 makes his way to the ring. EC3 clotheslines Eric Young out of the ring, then proclaims that he is back and challenges Eric Young to a match next Thursday. EC3 then says that he is here for one reason: "I'm from Cleveland, bitch!" (Despite what commentary says, this is actually EC3's first appearance in TNA/Impact Wrestling since 2020; even then, he had a cinematic match against Moose at that year's Bound for Glory.
Slammiversary is coming June 28th!
The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) wear helmets with a white circle in the center while Tasha Steelz wears a mirrorshade visor during Mustafa Ali's entrance, and Mustafa Ali wears a Terminator-like half-mask complete with a red laser eye as well as what looks like cybernetics on his right arm on the way to the ring.
Mustafa Ali beats Trey Miguel to become the TNA International Champion after The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch) bash Trey in the head with the helmets from their ring entrance before Mustafa Ali gets the pin and the win with a top rope 450 splash. TNA President Carlos Silva personally hands the International Championship to Mustafa Ali after the match.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Lei Ying Lee. Lei Ying Lee is in tears and cannot answer any questions regarding Xia Brookside.
Rosemary and Father James Mitchell welcome Abyss back to the Undead Realm, saying that they could never repay Abyss for what he has done, and that they just wanted him to be happy. Rosemary leaves Father James Mitchell alone with Abyss so the two of them can reconcile. Meanwhile, Victoria Crawford is screaming as she runs through the corridors of the Undead Realm, and Tessa Blanchard is not liking anything that she is seeing as she explores. Father James Mitchell says that he owes Abyss an apology after everything that has happened, but Abyss says there is no need to apologize, as without him, there is no Abyss, as he provided a family, shelter and guidance when he had none. Abyss reminisces about their dominance and how he won his first TNA World Heavyweight Championship, saying that he will never forget and the many battles that he had with Sting, AJ Styles and even Sabu. Father James Mitchell tells Abyss that he made his dreams of being a mad scientist come true and gave him the best years of his life. Abyss calls Father James Mitchell his guidance, his hope and his father, and says he gave him life and they dominated TNA. He says that while the history books will show that, they will never show how much he loves Father James Mitchell. Abyss then says he must leave, then they do the "Click! Doomsday!" thing before Abyss laughs and teleports away. We then see Rosemary and the words "To Be Continued."
The System (Brian Myers and Bear Bronson) beat The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) to become the TNA World Tag Team Champions after Brian Myers sends Jeff Hardy's injured left arm into the top rope to stop him from hitting the Swanton Bomb.
Backstage, Alisha Edwards is sad that things did not work out tonight, and Moose says that he lost focus. Moose wants to take Alisha to the hospital, but Alisha insists on seeing the main event.
Zack Call and Sean Arata of Downstait perform The System's theme live during Eddie Edwards' entrance before the next match.
Mike Santana retains the TNA World Championship against Eddie Edwards. During the match, Alisha Edwards shows up, and Moose shows up soon afterwards. We then see on the video screen that while Moose left Alisha alone backstage, Alisha called The System (Eddie Edwards, so she could help them out and also removed the cast on her foot to reveal she was not even hurt. It also becomes apparent that Moose knew about this. Bear Bronson and Brian Myers attack Moose from behind, but Santana takes them both down. As this goes on, Alisha hands a crutch to Eddie, but referee Alice Lane takes the crutch away while simulataneously dealing with Alisha, who quickly gets ejected from ringside. Cedric Alexander gets in the ring only to eat a Rolling Buck Fifty, and Eddie hits Santana with a Boston Knee Party only for Santana to kick out. Eddie has to hit Spin the Block not once, but twice when the first one barely has any effect on Eddie, and after the second Spin the Block, Santana gets the pin and the win to retain. After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva personally awards the TNA World Championship to Santana.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
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