Matt "The Broken" Hardy beat "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth after Jeff Hardy beats "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth up for tripping Matt on the outside during the match.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Xia Brookside, who is approaching tonight's match as she does everything else: as the champion. She says that Wendy Choo will not take the Knockouts World title back to NXT, and that Wendy will learn that she is on another level. As she mentions Elayna Black, Elayna shows up, and Brookside tells Elayna to watch what happens to Wendy so that she will think twice about facing her. Elayna has faith that Wendy will beat Brookside, much to Brookside's chagrin.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Jason Hotch. Hotch says the International Championship means everything to him, as he is more than somebody's sidekick or supporting cast and that this is not just his championship, but his family's for being there. Hotch says there will not be a day goes by where he takes being International Champion for granted. BDE and Rich Swann show up and congratulate Hotch.
Heather by Elegance beats Mara Sadé to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament. Before the match, The Personal Concierge George Iceman is blinded again, and it is announced that during last week's Knockouts World Tag Team Championship match, The Personal Concierge suffered a corneal laceration in both eyes.
Backstage, we hear from Moose, who says that he earned his nicknames and that he is respected in TNA because he has proven himself to be the guy who is dependable and the guy who will stick around in TNA as people come and go. He says that Frankie Kazarian calls himself "The King," but Kazarian has not earned that name, and he will give him the opportunity to do that at Lockdown and find out first-hand exactly who he is.
Backstage, Jason Hotch leaves the room where his family is, then Mustafa Ali suddenly shows up. Mustafa says that he is proud of Hotch as he was hand-picked to be part of Order 4, but he is also hurt because Hotch bit the hand that fed him. He says that he has to do what he has to do and take back the TNA International Champion, then promises that no matter what happens to Hotch, he will take care of his daughter, then gently lays his hand on Hotch's wife leg and says she will take care of his wife, too.
KC Navarro bets Brian Myers by disqualification. During the match, Bear Bronson trips Navarro on the outside, but is caught by the referee and is ejected. As Bronson protests, he is attacked with a chair by Ricky Sosa, who forces Bronson to the back. Shortly after this, Eddie Edwards rushes into the ring and attacks Navarro, ending the match. After the match, Eddie continues to attack Navarro, and Fabian Aichner makes the save. Director of Authority soon shows up and makes the match a tag team match between the team of Eddie and Myers and the team of Navarro and Aichner.
The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers) beat KC Navarro and Fabian Aichner after Eddie hits Navarro with a shinai slipped into the ring by Alisha Edwards as Navarro goes for Blessing in Disguise before hitting a package piledriver. After the match, Ricky Sosa returns and chases Eddie, Myers and Alisha out of the ring with a metal folding chair.
As per the TNA Injury report, "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth continues to be "in pristine shape." Mara Sadé suffered an abdominal injury tonight, and her status remains uncertain. Rosemary's status is unknown and there is no sign of Rosemary's whereabouts.
Backstage, The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) congratulate The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch), who are backstage, for surviving the Lake of Reincarnation, and Matt Hardy says that both teams are now brothers. We then see there are splotches of pink of the sleeves of The Righteous' clothing.
Backstage, Jason Hotch confronts Mustafa Ali for putting his hands on his wife, and the rest of Order 4 (John Skyler, Tasha Steelz, Mila Moore, Special Agent Zero) intervenes and infights with each other to the point that security has to get involved. Mustafa challenges Hotch to a steel cage match at Lockdown, and after Mustafa leaves, Hotch tells Skyler to come with him, as he is done with Order 4. Skyler says he needs this job, and Hotch says "Alright" and leaves.
The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) head to the ring. Vincent says that The Righteous have either died or they are just changing, as The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy)threw them in and called it the end. He then says you cannot drown an idea, and truth, like vines, keep on growing. Dutch says the Lake did not wash them away, but it showed what comes next, and while water usually cleans the body, the Lake reshapes direction. He says the Lake took them away from The Hardys and towards something beyond them. Vincent says they wanted not to destroy The Hardys, but to reveal them, and they gave something even The Hardys did not realize, and now, The Hardys are "The Ultimate GOATs." He says that everything changed and that their work with The Hardys is finished for now, and they now work towards something greater. Dutch mentions the people who always feel invisible and Vincent mentions the labels forced upon them, then says that with The Righteous, one does not need to live with such labels. Dutch says a flower can easily be trampled, but a garden cannot, and Vincent says that if the world has forgotten your name, that is good, for it is now time for the world to hear theirs. He says they are not looking for opponents, but those dying like a flower with just a little life in them left to bloom into something greater, for they are Righteous and they are many.
Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella meets with Harley Hudson regarding her contract status, and Alisha Edwards interrupts them to complain about the match from earlier and the rest of the Knockouts division. Jada Stone, who was taking to Harley, returns when Alisha mentions her by name, and Harley gets the idea of beating Alisha in a match to save her career. Alisha accepts.
Backstage, Allie enters a room lit in red and finds six tiny tarot cards on the ground.
The Home Town Man beats AJ Francis. When the match begins, Francis hits The Home Town Man with the TFL right out of the gate, then spits in The Home Town Man's jersey. When he goes for the Down Payment, Elijah's guitar is heard, and Elijah is on the stage, pointing his guitar at AJ Francis. The Home Town Man takes advantage of the situation by pinning and winning with a schoolkid pin.
In footage from earlier today, Tom Hannifan interviews Cedric Alexander. Alexander says that he was sick of being second fiddle, and when he wanted the ball, it was always handed to somebody else. Now, he is X-Division Champion, and says that Leon Slater cannot be mentioned without mentioning him. Slater shows up and takes over from Hannifan, then reminds Cedric that he pinned him last week and refused to give him another shot at the X-Division Championship despite all the chances he gave Cedric. Cedric says he has earned his title while Slater has earned nothing, and that everything about Slater disgusts him, saying that Slater was handed everything and got help from The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) while nobody helped him. Slater wants to know what Cedric's problem is, and Cedric says Slater did in two years what took him seventeen years, and that Slater benefitted off the backs of others. He says that as long as he is X-Division Champion, Slater will never touch the title again, and he will make sure he erases everything Slater has done in this business.
Backstage, Frankie Kazarian is on a payphone when Daria Rae shows up and tells Kazarian that Moose has challenged him to a match at Lockdown. Daria Rae says the match will be a money-maker, and Kazarian says that he will do the match under his terms. He says that it must be an "Escape the Cage" match. Daria Rae agrees and heads off to make the match, then Kazarian addresses Moose on camera, then says that while Moose is the mascot, he sits at the top as the King, and Moose will find out why he is the King.
Xia Brookside retains the TNA Knockouts World Championship against Wendy Choo after running Wendy throat-first into the ropes to break the Dirt Nap and hit Darkside to win and retain. After the match, Elayna Black shows up and heads to the ring, and she and Brookside have a staredown in the middle of the ring.
Backstage, "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth meets Jeff Hardy with a contract in his hand. He mentions Jeff's ability to find the light in people as Jeff is painting with a marker, then knows that Jeff is listening to him. Nic says that he can see through Jeff and that he can wrestle better than anyone else, yet he cannot beat Jeff Hardy, who he says sits there and takes it while being berated by everyone, then says that Jeff Hardy will not take the World Championship from him. He says that he cannot figure out why he cannot beat Jeff Hardy, then says that Jeff will not become World Champion while he is here. Nic signs the contract, as does Jeff. Nic tells Jeff to enjoy his zen moment, for it will be the last he has.
Here are the highlights from tonight's show!
