Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for September 26, 2024

Jordynne Grace's mystery partner is revealed to be Sol Ruca from NXT.

Jordynne Grace and Sol Ruca beat Rosemary and Wendy Choo by disqualification after they are both attacked from behind by Tasha Steelz. After the match, Wendy joins Tasha in attacking Jordynne and Sol Ruca, but Masha Slamovich runs in and chases them both away.

Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian asks Gia Miller if she is down with the king before saying "yes" for her, then says that she does not believe in Joe Hendry much like he does not, then says he will beat Hendry tonight and it will be that much sweeter when he gets a world title shot. He also says that he gets to do it in front of "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth and that Nemeth will get a taste of what awaits him in his future as everyone acknowledges him as "The King of TNA."

Jonathan Gresham beats Laredo Kid by submission after smashing Laredo Kid's left knee into the mat.

Backstage, Mike Santana has a chain as the says that The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose, JDC) is going to get it. He then breaks into their dressing room and goes on the attack.

Zachary Wentz and ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat "Speedball" Mike Bailey, KUSHIDA and Leon Slater in a six-man tag match.

Backstage, Cody Deaner meets with Jake Something and Hammerstone, and tells Jake that he is making all the wrong decisions. Jake Something says he is sick of failure before Deaner tells him Hammerstone is not someone that he should be following. Hammerstone says he and Jake are winners while Deaner is pathetic, then demands Deaner prove otherwise in the ring. Deaner says he does not walk away from family or a fight, and while this may not be the best choice to make, he will be happy to punch Hammerstone in the mouth and do it for the people.

We see a video package of Mike Santana regarding his feud with The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose, JDC), where he tells them that they are playing in his world and that no matter how long it takes, he will make each of them feel his pain and agony. He says that he fears no man and no evil, as he is "the nastiest ever" and that he is in his playground having fun.

Léi Ying Lee (formerly known as Xia Li in WWE) beats Hyan in her TNA debut.

Backstage, Leon Slater apologizes to "Speedball" Mike Bailey for losing, but Speedball tells that they are in the most competitive division and tells him to keep on going as he is the future of the division.

We hear from ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey). Ace Austin says they are mourning the loss of the TNA World Tag Team Championships to The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers), who keeps bending the rules to get what they want. Chris Bey says they will not let Alisha Edwards' interference slide as they have a chance to win the tag titles back before Ace Austin mentions their contractually obligated rematch. Suddenly, The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) show up, and Matt Hardy acknowledges their rematch before saying they are also in consideration for tag titles as well as with their victories against The System. He says that no matter who is champion, they will be coming for the tag team titles, and that nothing will stop their train of momentum.

"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander heads to the ring. Upon the fans chanting "You tapped out," Alexander says he deserves it after doing a lot of questionable things as of late, and says that before Victory Road, he did not believe in Joe Hendry because he felt Hendry did not believe in himself. He says that Hendry got the toughest fight he could give him and that he went out on his shield, and says that the letters "TNA" have made him think about the last six years and what he has been able to do as well as the fans. Alexander also mentions Eric Young talking sense to him and says it has been eating away at him, then invites Eric Young to the ring. Eric Young shows up and heads to the ring. Eric Young calls Josh Alexander "the real walking weapon" and says that respect is earned over a lifetime. He says he has watched Alexander grow up and become one of the best wrestlers in the world under the TNA banner. He says that Alexander is "the lifeblood" of TNA and that it is great to have the real Alexander back, and says that Alexander's heel turn can be a pivotal moment that others can learn from. He says that Hendry believes in himself and that he also believes much like the fans do. Young says that Alexander is a real man for admitting his mistakes and that he did not go down the wrong path, and that the fans love him for it. Alexander then says he is glad to have Eric Young in his life to show him what truly matters, then Eric Young raises Alexander's hand. Young helps Alexander out of the ring, but Alexander allows Young to let him do the honors, which allows him to attack Young from behind. Alexander then says he is exactly who he needs to be, and if Eric Young cannot see that, then he will burn TNA to the ground with him in it. Alexander goes for a C4 Spike, but Steve Maclin shows up and chases Alexander out of the ring. Suddenly, Maclin is attacked from behind by Sinner and Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams), and Alexander joins in before Sinner and Saint pass Maclin over to Alexander for a C4 Spike.

Backstage, Director of Authority Santino Marella tells Steph de Lander about his experiences with getting neck surgery, and tells her to focus on health and says that she should take a break from being backstage at the shows. As Steph asks Santino if he needs another assistant, Matt Cardona shows up saying everyone gets it concerning the neck surgery. Santino says he is getting sick of Cardona, but tells him that if he wants PCO, then he has PCO. Cardona says he is always ready, then Santino says he has PCO in a Monster's Ball Match. Cardona is suddenly reluctant as he backs away.

Heather Reckless beats Xia Brookside with the Rarified Air thanks to the distraction by Ash by Elegance, who shows up mid-match with personal concierge George Iceman.

Backstage, Ash by Elegance and personal concierge are met by Heather Reckless as they wait for their limo. Ash says Heather looks "reckless," and George Iceman says there is something about Heather, but she lacks elegance before the two of them take Heather aside for a makeover.

"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth guests on commentary for the next match.

Before the next match, Joe Hendry takes the microphone and says he will give Frankie Kazarian an introduction worthy of a championship contender before calling him the winner of the 2024 Antonio Banderas lookalike competition. This also leads to a "Puss In Boots" chant as Hendry mentions a few Antonio Banderas movies, calling him "the dad from Spy Kids" and "Puss in Boots," but when Hendry says Kazarian is not "The King of TNA," Kazarian hits him with a forearm.

Frankie Kazarian beats Joe Hendry to become the number one contender for the TNA World Championship at Bound For Glory after hitting Joe Hendry with brass knuckles...almost. After the match, "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth and another referee tell match referee Daniel Spencer what has happened, then Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up and restarts the match. Despite being dazed from behing hit with brass knuckles, Joe Hendry hits Kazarian with the Standing Ovation to win the match and the title shot. Joe Hendry beats Frankie Kazarian at Bound For Glory.

Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for September 12, 2024

Steve Maclin beats Hammerstone with a schoolkid pin. After the match, Hammerstone attacks Maclin from behind and puts him in the Torture Rack, but Eric Young runs to the ring and makes the save. Jake Something then shows up and stands alongside Hammerstone outside of the ring.

We hear from The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose, JDC). Eddie says everyone was praying for them to fail, but they got a "System reboot," and Myers says everyone saw what the reboot was all about. He says that they will annihilate The Hardys on their way to Victory Road. JDC says they are hungry and that they will forget their manners. Moose says that Alisha will still be queen of the Knockouts, JDC will still be a loose cannon, Myers will become a three-time tag team champion, Eddie will continue to be a legend, and he will be a four-time World Champion.

Backstage, Steve Maclin says that Eric Young showed him respect at Emergence, then Eric Young shows up. Maclin thanks Eric Young for having his back, then Eric Young says respect is a two-way street and that they will show Hammerstone and Jake Something that it is about the size of the fight in the dog at Victory Road.

Heather Reckless beats "The Quintessential Diva" Gisele Shaw. (The match is Gisele's last for TNA before heading to Scott D'Amore's revival of Maple Leaf Wrestling.) During the match, Ash By Elegance and personal concierge George Iceman show up to watch from ringside, and during the match, George Iceman distracts the referee so that Ash By Elegance can hit Gisele Shaw in the eye, allowing Heather to hit Wrecked for the win.

We see another vignette of the female wrestler, formerly known as Xia Li in WWE.

Matt Cardona heads to the ring, and demands that Steph de Lander head to the ring with him. Cardona takes the microphone from Steph before she can say much, then says it is obvious that Director of Authority Santino Marella has it out for him, as he has come back from a life-threatening injury only to be in a tag match with Rhino and PCO on his first match back. He says this is an unsafe working environment, then says he can pick his own tag team partner. He then introduces his tag team partner for Victory Road as none other than Steph de Lander. Cardona insists that Steph does not commit any funny business, because if she does not do as he says, he will send her back to Australia. Suddenly, PCO shows up and heads to the ring. Steph kicks Cardona in the groin, then PCO hits Cardona with a choke slam before hugging Steph.

Backstage, Spitfire (Jody Threat and Dani Luna) is met by Gia Miller. Gia says that their careers are a lot for Spitfire to put on the line, but Jody Threat says they have been scraping from the bottom to get to where they are. Dani Luna says that they may need everything on the line to prove that they have the heart to win the Knockouts Tag Team titles.

ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey) beat Fir$t Cla$$ (AJ Francis and KC Navarro) in a Tornado Match.

We see a vignette for Jonathan Gresham regarding Gresham's octopus mask as well as his shedding of it.

Joe Hendry heads to the ring. Joe Hendry wants to know if Josh Alexander lives by the mantra of "Say his name and he appears," then calls him out for what he did to him. Alexander shows up in the upper seats, saying it is for Hendry's safety, and tells him to go ahead and play what funny video he has of him. We then see a music video where Joe Hendry makes fun of Josh Alexander and the fact that he never smiles before calling him "Kurt Angle from Wish." An angry Alexander says he has nothing to smile about and that he should be the one in NXT snapping ankles and dropping people on his heads while , but they picked the one guy who can't back it up when the bell rings. He then says he traveled the world for two decade and did everything the right way only for Joe Hendry to steal his thunder and take opportunities from him with a few videos that went viral. He then says that if Hendry wants to see him smile, he will not be able to see it after he destroys him at Victory Road and the fans start chanting for him again. Hendry, seeing that Alexander is frustrated, notes that he saw a sign earlier saying "Walking Weiner." This starts a "Walking Weiner" chant. Alexander tells Hendry he has dug his own grave a little bit deeper and that he will end him at Victory Road once and for all so the fans can see what a real professional wrestler looks like. Hendry says he has also traveled the world and made believers out of people, and says that Alexander sounds like all of his critics. He also says the fans will chant that they believe even louder when he beats Alexander at Victory Road.

Backstage, Jordynne Grace meets with Arianna Grace, saying that she and Karmen Petrovic are welcome here, but Wendy Choo is not. Arianna says Wendy is not in the building and promises that nothing will happen to Jordynne at Victory Road, but Jordynne is skeptical, saying that promises mean something in TNA as opposed to NXT.

We hear from Mike Santana, who says that everybody knows where he has been and what he has done and that his sights are set on the World Championship and Victory Road. He says "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth has taken the World Championship all over the world, but he hopes that Moose wins the world title, as it will be another thing that he takes from Moose along with his pride and dignity when he makes him suffer.

Before the next match, personal concierge George Iceman makes fun of the fans for being fat and toothless before telling them that they will be witnessing history and introducing Ash By Elegance.

Ash By Elegance beats Xia Brookside after personal concierge gets on the ring apron to beg Brookside off. This allows Brookside to avoid another Meteora to the back of the neck, and also allows Heather Reckless to suddenly show up and pull Brookside by the arm to ram her shoulder into the ring post, giving Ash the win.

We hear from "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth, who says that Moose had his chance to look him in the eye and blew it when he took to social media to complain. He says words do not hurt him, but they seem to hurt Moose, and that he has been in the ring with Moose's heroes and that there is only one way to go at Victory Road: him kicking Moose in the face as hard as he can. He says Moose was the best, but now he is the rest, and he is the one getting the victory while Moose just gets the road.

Backstage, Ash By Elegance checks herself in the mirror when she finds out Heather Reckless is behind her. Personal concierge George Iceman likes Heather's attitude, but not her wardrobe, and Ash finds Heather's actions interesting. George Iceman then hands Heather his number if she wants a personal makeover.

The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat The System (Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers).

Final iMPACT! - iMPACT! recap for June 20, 2024

The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose) and Dirty Dango head to the ring to start tonight's show. Alisha says the fans should be grateful for witnessing history, as The System is the most dominant force in professional wrestling. Eddie says The System is "the only true superteam" in professional wrestling after walking into Against All Odds with all their championships and walking out the exact same way. Myers asks the fans when they will understand as well as how many of their heroes they will have to beat up to figure out that they are the greatest faction in wrestling history, then introduces Dirty Dango, now known as "Johnny Dango Curtis," aka "JDC." Dango asks what one does when one is not booked, overlooked and underappreciated for three months, and says that one starts to question if they can do the thing they have done their entire life. Dango says he can still do it and that he is one of the best professional wrestlers in the ring and on the mic, and that everyone knows it, then talks about his history with the rest of The System. He admits that Moose is a little trepid about him, but tells Moose that he trusts in The System. Moose tells Dango that The System appreciates everything he has done, but he is not part of The System yet. Moose says The System is unbeatable and that he is unbeatable, as he has not lost a singles match in almost two years and there is not one soul in the locker room who could beat him. He says that it is so bad that outsiders are being brought in to take The System, but the outcome remains the same because they are the best group in professional wrestling. Suddenly, Director of Authority Santino Marella says that while Moose is in the middle of an impressive title reign, TNA still has plenty of top tier talent and he has come up with "The Road To Slammiversary." He announces that there will be five matches, and the winners of these matches will face Moose for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a six-way elimination match at Slammiversary. He also tells Dango that he has a match with Ryan Nemeth tonight, and announces that tonight's main event is "The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander vs. Eric Young as part of "The Road to Slammiversary."

We hear from ABC ("Inevitable" Ace Austin and Chris Bey). Ace Austin says Against All Odds was fantastic with their win as well as the return of Jeff Hardy, then Chris Bey says it is time to get back on the road to tag team gold.

In a digital exclusive, Frankie Kazarian talks about how he was planning to expand his kingdom into NXT when Joe Hendry stole his thunder and he had to take him out. He blames Joe Hendry for his being off his game, and he calls Hendry an obstacle everywhere he goes.

Spitfire (Dani Lua and Jody Threat) beat The Hex (Allysin Kay and Marti Belle).

In a digital exclusive, Matt Hardy says The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Moose) does not understand what they did when they put their hands on Reby Sky and says nobody does that, then says that he had Moose until Alisha Edwards got involved. He then says that he is not alone, now that Reby Sky is here and Jeff Hardy is back, and they will create bedlam and take over TNA.

It's time for The Sound Check. Tonight's guest is KUSHIDA. Alan Angels says there is nobody he would ask questions right now than KUSHIDA, and after footage of his recent history with Jonathan Gresham and his quest to create an antidote, KUSHIDA says he looked for a cure after Gresham got everyone sick. Alan Angels questions KUSHIDA's medical background and says that KUSHIDA is trying to monetize snake oil, then KUSHIDA tells Angels he does not need him to believe him. Angels thinks KUSHIDA is trying to start a fight, then KUSHIDA says they can have one next week.

Frankie Kazarian beats Ace Steel in a Chicago Street Fight. After the match, Kazarian puts Steel in a crossface chickenwing when Joe Hendry runs into the ring and hits Kazarian with the Standing Ovation.

Backstage, Mustafa Ali tells Campaign Singh that they are in a championship crisis thanks to the video from Against All Odds, and wants Singh to create a team of the best to deal with this. Singh proposes that Ali speak to the people, and Ali comes up with a "State of the Union" for next week.

Backstage, everyone cheers on PCO for landing a date with Steph de Lander, then PCO beats one of them up.

Steph de Lander heads to the ring for he rdate with PCO, then PCO shows up. PCO almost messes it up by nearly hitting Steph with a chair, but he does not do it. Steph tries to make small talk, even saying that she is glad to date a normal guy after dating a lot of weirdos, but all PCO does is grunt. Nevertheless, Steph understands PCO, who then drinks a black liquid before offering it to Steph, who also drinks. The waiter, who is in a lab coat and face mask, serves the wine, and PCO overfills Steph's glass. The dinner is some sort of black spaghetti, which PCO calls "The Stephanie Special." Steph takes a food selfie, then PCO eats nearly all the spaghetti before handing Steph some. Steph takes a food selfie, then PCO eats nearly all the spaghetti before handing Steph some. Steph has to teach PCO how to use a fork, and they almost kiss before Fir$t Cla$$ (AJ Francis and Rich Swann) interrupts. Fir$t Cla$$ take offense to PCO attacking them, then AJ Francis offers a toast to "eternal undead love" before comparing drinking cheap wine to being kicked in the head before throwing the wine at PCO so Swann can superkick PCO. Francis then shoves Steph to the side and Slams PCO, and Swann then cuffs to the middle rope with zipties. Steph slaps Francis, who responds by choke slamming Steph through the table.

Ash by Elegance beats Heather Reckless after the personal concierge George Iceman grabs hold of Ash's foot, causing Heather Reckless to slip off while executing a Standing Spanish Fly, allowing Ash to hit Rarified Air for the win. After the match, Ash mocks Jordynne Grace, then goes for a Juggernaut Driver on Heather only for Jordynne to show up and give Ash a beating. George Iceman tries to punch Jordynne, but it has no effect. Jordynne gets her hands on George Iceman, but Ash by Elegance is able to grab Jordynne from behind and hit her with the Knockouts World Championship.

Backstage, we hear from Jordynne Grace, who says that Ash By Elegance has become more than a mere annoyance after costing her the NXT Women's Championship, and that she will talk to Director of Authority Santino Marella and get a match with her.

JDC beats "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth. After the match, Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers celebrate with JDC, then attack Ryan Nemeth. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth rushes to the ring to rescue Ryan, and JDC, Eddie and Myers are soon forced to retreat.

"The Walking Weapon" Josh Alexander beats Eric Young in a Road To Slammiversary qualifier to qualify for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship six-way elimination match at Slammiversary. After the match, both men hug in a show of post-match respect.