Recapping American wrestling since 2013. Not only following the current stuff in WWE, Impact and ROH but also going back in time and doing stuff from back then as well.
Ricky Sosa beats Brian Myers. During the match, Bear Bronson distracts the referee, allowing Cedric Alexander to show up. Sosa hits Cedric with the headshot only for Myers to take advantage, then Myers takes the TNA X-Divison Championship to use as a weapon only for Leon Slater to show up and take the championship away. This allows Ricky Sosa to hit the Heashot on Myers for the win. After the match, Leon Slater says that Cedric Alexander denied him a title shot two weeks ago because Cedric knows he is a "little bitch." Slater then challenges Cedric for the X-Division Championship, saying he will give whatever it takes. Cedric says he has no reason to be jealous of Slater, and says he will put the title on the line if Slater puts his record on the line. If Slater wins, he is champion again, but if Cedric wins, Slater's record is erased for good. Slater accepts the challenge, and says he will see Cedric at Lockdown. Cedric then says that when Slater's record is gone and he is forgotten, he only has himself to blame.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Rich Swann and BDE. Rich Swann says that he and BDE are ready to go against Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Special Agent Zero, John Skyler), and says that Mustafa Ali thought he could control everything only to find out he could not. BDE says their partner has been waiting for the right moment to get his hands on Mustafa again. Swann says everyone is going to find out who their mystery tag team partner is very soon.
We hear from AJ Francis as he is in the recording studio. He is about to record vocals for a new song when Elias' guitar is heard. Elijah is on the other side of the booth, and he says there will be no excuses and only a steel cage and the judgment to come in "The Final Encore" at Lockdown. AJ Francis tries to run only to find out the booth is locked, then Elijah disappears.
Moose heads to the ring for "The Face of the Franchise's Speech." Moose mocks Frankie Kazarian throughout, showing off the sunglasses and scarf he stole from him which he says make him look like a douchebag. He tosses the sunglasses and scarf away. Moose calls the fans in Philadelphia his very special guests for tonight, then has some fun with the fans and gets a "Moose!" chant going, saying he will beat Kazarian at Lockdown before Kazarian shows up. Kazarian calls what is going on right now "stupid" and fails miserably to get the crowd on his side before declaring that he is royalty while Moose is "a failed football player" and stating that comparing the two of them is like comparing filet mignon to Wawa gas station food. This gets a brief "Wawa" chant started before Moose tells Kazarian that while he can insult him, he does not insult his guests, and that he will punch him in the face. Kazarian says he does what he wants when he does, then says Moose is a miserable failure as a husband and a father. Moose punches Kazarian in the face anyway, starting a brawl, and security has to jump in and separate both men. (One of the security guards holding Moose back is independent wrestler Lord Crewe.)
We see a video package chronicling the recent events between The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) and The Nemeths ("The Wanted Man" Nic and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) leading up to tonight's TNA World Championship main event.
Rich Swann and BDE's mystery partner is revealed to be Trey Miguel, who has not been seen since injuring his knee in his match with Mustafa Ali for the TNA International Championship at Rebellion.
Rich Swann, BDE and Trey Miguel beat Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, Special Agent Zero, John Skyler) in a six-man tag match. After the match, Special Agent Zero almost lays out Trey Miguel, but retreats when Jason Hotch rushes into the ring.
Backstage, Xia Brookside is a jerk to the make-up artist as she is getting her make-up done.
As per the TNA Injury Report, Jason Hotch is cleared despite what he has gone through to win the TNA International Championship. Trey Miguel is cleared for competition with no restrictions after four months after clearing all medical evaluations. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth is in "pristine condition" for tonight's TNA World Championship main event match.
Backstage, Xia Brookside finds out that her make-up has been made worse by the make-up artist, who is none other than Elayna Black, who suddenly shows up. Both women have a shoving match before brawling, and Brookside gets the upper hand before running away.
M by Elegance beats Indi Hartwell to advance to the finals of the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament after Xia Brookside and Elayna Black brawl their way down the ramp and into the crowd, distracting Indi and allowing M to get the win.
We see a video package chronicling Harley Hudson's road to TNA and the events leading up to her career-threatening match with Alisha Edwards next week.
It is announced that Moose was found attacked backstage during the commercial break.
KC Navarro beats Eddie Edwards. During the match, Alisha throws her shoe in the ring, then distracts the referee. This allows Eddie to grab a shinai, but Navarro is able to use it against Eddie and hit Blessing in Disguise for the win. After the match, Bear Bronson and Brian Myers run into the ring and attack KC Navarro, and Myers grabs a metal folding chair from underneath the ring. The chair is wrap around Navarro's head, but Ricky Sosa, Jada Stone and Fabian Aichner run to the ring and make the save. Director of Authority Santino Marella then shows up. Santino admits he does not like the use of weapons, but says there will be a time and place for it, as Aichner, Navarro, Sosa and Jada will face The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson) in a Lethal Lockdown Match with weapons at Lockdown.
Backstage, Allie finds a message on a bathroom mirror: "The Struggle is Real."
"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth retains the TNA World Championship against "The Enlightened Enigma" Jeff Hardy after getting the knees up to block the Swanton Bomb and countering the Twist of Fate with the Danger Zone.
Ricky Sosa and Leon Slater beat The System (Eddie Edwards and Cedric Alexander). After the match, Leon Slater says he has finally gotten his revenge on The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander) in tag team action by pinning Cedric, who he then challenges to an X-Division Championship match in a steel cage at Lockdown.
Backstage, Mustafa Ali demands that John Skyler get all of Order 4 (Skyler, Tasha Steelz, Special Agent Zero, Mila Moore) at ringside. When Skyler runs into Mila Moore, he forgets what Mustafa told him to do. Mustafa tells Skyler to get out, then demands Moore tell Order 4 to be at ringside tonight and to not interfere in his match.
Backstage, The Personal Concierge George Iceman announces to The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance) that he can see again and that he has enacted the rematch clause for the Knockouts Tag titles while focusing on the Knockouts Television Championship Tournament. Heather brings up the potential of her and M facing each other in the finals, but The Personal Concierge is suddenly focused more on the tag titles.
Former TNA Knockout Rebel's battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) is addressed by commentary. TNA sends its love and support, and declares that Rebel will always be a member of the TNA family.
Indi Hartwell beats Thea Hail to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament despite the damage that Thea does to Indi's left arm during the match.
Backstage, AJ Francis carries a hat full of dollar bills asking for donations for Expressions' medical bills. When he gets just $40, he gets offended, then walks off and meets with Rich Swann and BDE, who tell him to add his own money before BDE tells Francis to "shut [his] bald ass up." Rich Swann and BDE leave, then Francis pockets some of the money for himself while the crowd of people from earlier laugh at him behind his back.
KC Navarro is in the ring. Navarro says that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania will always hold a special place in his heart, then mentions his match with Nic Nemeth for the TNA World Championship and admits he came up short, stating nobody was harder on himself than himself. He felt for a moment that he did not belong in TNA even after everything he had ever been through, but he thought about his journey to this point as well as his past attempts to get into TNA. Navarro says he fought so he could be an inspiration to kids, including his baby brothers in the front row watching him after his high school told him he would not be anything, and says that he finally belongs. He says that despite having friends who turned his back on him, his story is just beginning. Suddenly, The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander) show up. Alisha Edwards says nobody cares about "crybaby KC," and Brian Myers makes fun of Navarro for tearing his ACL. He then says that he set up a daycare section with crayons and a coloring book and tells Navarro to go to the back. Cedric then cuts a promo on Leon Slater, saying he will never get a shot at the X Division Championship, and Eddie says Slater and Ricky Sosa are worthy of a match against The System. Navarro butts in, saying that The System look more like bitches than gatekeepers. Eddie tells Navarro he made a big mistake, and Navarro gets jumped by The System before Ricky Sosa, Leon Slater and Fabian Aichner rush in and clear the ring.
Backstage, Allie looks for Rosemary to no avail, and finds out from Daria Rae that if she cannot find Rosemary in the next few minutes, then she will have to either forfeit the Knockouts Tag Team Championships or go it alone. Allie decides to go it alone.
As per the TNA Injury Report, The Righteous' (Vincent and Dutchh) statuses and whereabouts are unknown after The Righteous Deletion. The Personal Concierge George Iceman is cleared and is now able to see again. Jason Hotch and Mustafa Ali have both been medically evaluated and cleared for tonight's main event. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth is "better than ever" after his match with KC Navarro.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Xia Brookside. Brookside says she attacked Wendy Choo and Elayna Black because she good, saying that Elayna is not as good as she thought she was and Wendy tried to play hero and get in her business. She says that nobody should be bragging that they are the greatest unless they can back it up. Wendy Choo shows up and confronts Brookside, calling her a coward for her action, and Brookside says she is a champion. Director of Authority Santino Marella shows up and gives Wendy a chance to prove that Brookside is all talk with a Knockouts title match next week. Brookside says that she will embarrass Wendy, but Wendy says they will see about that. Elayna Black shows up and hopes Wendy beats Brookside, and when Brookside walks off angrily, Elayna asks Wendy to shurt Brookside up next week.
Dead City actress Aimee Garcia is seen in the front row.
Before the next match, The Personal Concierge George Iceman shows up and announces that he can see again, then says he wishes he could not see again because all the fans are "ugly, filthy pigs" before introducing The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance).
Allie vs. The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) ends in a no-contest after The Personal Concierge George Iceman tries to bring in a Knockouts Tag Team title as a weapon only for Allie to take it away and rake him in the eye. Mr. Elegance soon gets in the ring only to get blasted, as does Heather when she grabs at Allie, which causes the referee to call for the bell. M by Elegance also gets decked with the championship, and multiple referees have to surround the ring as Allie stands in the ring, furious. DEMONxBUNNY (Allie and Rosemary) retain the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships.
The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) head to the ring. When they do, Matt Hardy is wearing a goat mask, and we learn through the "MATTer of Fact" screen that Matt thoroughly enjoys cheesesteaks. Jeff Hardy also shows up in the same mask wearing his Immortal championship. Matt talks about how they put their feud with The Righteous to an end, then mentions Aimee Garcia being in the front row before stating that he and Jeff both went into the Lake of Reincarnation. Jeff says that he is sober and "an enlightened enigma," then says they are going to kick some ass around TNA. Matt says that it is time to spit some facts, and declares that The Hardys are the greatest tag team of pro wrestling and that they are the reason that TNA is on AMC and "runs on Hardy dust." He then says that it is appropriate that they won the tag team titles back in a ladder match, as there would be no ladder match without The Hardys. All of a sudden, The Nemeths ("The Wanted Man" Nic and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) show up. Nic says he is better than both of The Hardys and he has Ryan with him, and Ryan says they are the best brother tag team of all time. Ryan also brags about the time he beat Jeff Hardy. Ryan then proposes that at Lockdown, they have a tag team title match. Matt accepts without hesitation, then Director of Authority Santino Marella suddenly shows up. Santino asks the fans if they want to see this, which they do, and makes the match official before declaring that Nic Nemeth will defend the TNA World Championship against Jeff Hardy in two weeks while Ryan faces Matt next week. On their way out, Ryan tries to get Aimee Garcia to kiss him only to get coffee thrown in his face and slapped.
Backstage, AJ Francis continues to collect donations for Expressions' medical bills when he approaches The Home Town Man, who has a running tab at the local bar, has no money, and does not like Francis. Elijah shows up and stands up for Home Town Man, and Francis confronts Elijah for injuring Expressions. As Francis demands Elijah donate, Elijah declares self-defense and states that Expressions had $10,000 loafers on when he dropped him on his head. Francis threatens to beat some respect into Elijah in a steel cage at Lockdown, and Elijah tells Francis to be careful what he wishes for.
Backstage, Daria Rae tells Director of Authority Santino Marella that she has made a match of her own, and at Lockdown, The Elegance Brand (Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance) will face DEMONxBUNNY (Rosemary and Allie) in a steel cage for the Knockouts Tag Team titles, assuming Rosemary can be found. She also says that she has to "trim the fat," and at the top of her list is Harley Hudson, who has not won a match in months. As Santino defends Harley, Daria Rae looks forward to talking to the board to terminate Harley's contract.
Jada Stone beats Jody Threat with a schoolkid pin to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament.
Jason Hotch beats Mustafa Ali to become the TNA International Champion! During the match, Mustafa Ali shoves referee Daniel Spencer into harm's way, causing Jason Hotch to inadvertently squash him in the corner. This allows Mustafa to hit Hotch with a low blow before ripping the belt off Hotch's trunks and whipping him with it. John Skyler gets on the apron and takes the belt from Mustafa disarming him, and Mustafa shoves Skyler off the ring apron. Skyler then gets back on the apron only to be inadvertently hit by Hotch. Mustafa then uses the ropes for leverage to pin Hotch after the referee comes to, but the pinfall attempt is stopped by Tasha Steelz, who is immediately confronted by Mila Moore. This starts a brawl between Tasha and Mila that John Skyler and Special Agent Zero have to take to the back. After a series of pinfall attempts, Mustafa hits Hotch with a top rope 450 only for Hotch to counter afterwards with a crucifix pin attempt. Mustafa then charges at Hotch in the corner only for Hotch to dodge. Hotch goes to the top rope, but Mustafa trips him down. Hotch shoves Mustafa down and hits a double foot stomp to the chest, then goes up top again for a frog splash to win the match and the title. After the match, Hotch celebrates with his wife and daughter, who have watched the match from the front row, to end the show.
Before the next match, The Personal Concierge returns, wearing dark glasses over bandages covering both of his eyes. He has to be led to the ring by Heather by Elegance and M by Elegance.
M by Elegance beats Rosemary to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament after M by Elegance spits champagne into Rosemary's face while Allie pulls Heather by Elegance off the ring apron as Heather distracts the referee.
Backstage, we hear from The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander). Alisha Edwards says everyone is getting too comfortable thinking they are finished and falling apart. Eddie Edwards admits they had a bad night last week, but it will not tear down everything they worked hard to build. Brian Myers says that Ricky Sosa is the new toy everyone wants to play with, then says that The System does not play and that Sosa got lucky. Bear Bronson says lucky is an understatement, and that Sosa pissed him off after pinning him and that he plans to break him in the ring. Cedric Alexander says he will nip The System's Fabian Aichner problem in the bud and that he will prove why he rules the X-Division. Eddie says that at the end of the night, everyone will learn that you cannot beat The System.
Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match.
Moose beats AJ Francis by disqualification after Frankie Kazarian attacks Moose on the outside for knocking the popcorn out of his hands. After the match, AJ Francis and Expressions both attack Moose, and Francis hits Moose with the Down Payment.
Backstage, Elayna Black talks about her match with Wendy Choo in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament, and while she respects Wendy, Wendy is in her way of championship gold. She says that when all is said and done, everyone will say she is the greatest Knockout in all of TNA history. Xia Brookside shows up and says that the Knockouts World Championship proves she is the greatest, as she has beaten everyone put in front of her and that is not going to change. She tells Elayna to mind her business, face Wendy, stay in her lane and watch her mouth. Elayna says Brookside is scared of her, but that is fine, as they both know she is everything Brookside will never be.
Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, John Skyler, Jason Hotch, Tasha Steelz, Special Agent Zero) heads to the ring for the State of the Order address. Mustafa Ali says that Order 4 should be covered in championship gold, yet he is the only one to get the message. He says he has given Skyler, Hotch and Tasha everything only to get problems. Mustafa says he is not mad; only disappointed in their failures and their comfort with failure. He says that he is a humble man who needs help and that Order 4 needs someone to get their heads out of their asses. He says he needs someone to hold Skyler, Hotch and Tasha accountable, then introduces the newest member of Order 4: the Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Mila Moore. Mila Moore shows up in all black in heels, glasses and a secretary's outfit, and she shakes hands with Skyler and Hotch only to be spurned by Tasha. Mila Moore thanks Mustafa for believing in her and for the opportunity. She says it is an honor to work for a man like Mustafa, and says that Mustafa gave her the call, she knew that there was a lot of work to do. She declares "In Ali I trust," which causes Tasha to mistrust her further. Mustafa has Mila hold the International Championship after almost having Tasha hold it, then says there needs to be a new #1 contender for the title and that it will be decided by "the international vote" in the locker room. Mustafa declares that the locker room will vote for who is most worthy of facing him for the International Championship, then welcomes Mila Moore to Order 4. While everyone else puts their hand on their hart for "In Ali we trust," Tasha does not. Tasha also is the last to leave the ring.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: Moose is currently undergoing evaluation following tonight's match. Lei Ying Lee is out with a head injury and is out of competition until medically cleared. Cedric Alexander and Fabian Aichner are 100% for tonight's X-Division Championship match. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth has set a personal best for chin-ups while texting and continues to be in pristine shape.
We see a vignette for The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) where Vincent and Dutch find what looks like an old evelope. Inside is a message by The Broken Hardys ("Broken" Matt Hardy and Brother Nero), who invite them to the Hardy Compound for "The Righteous Deletion."
Brian Myers guests on commentary for the next match.
Bear Bronson beats Ricky Sosa after Sosa's back gives out trying to hit Bronson with the Blue Thunder Bang.
Backstage, Moose meets with Elijah in the locker room and proposes they team up against AJ Francis and Frankie Kazarian next week. Elijah is more than eager to team up as Moose says that he will end this.
Thea Hail beats Harley Hudson to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship Tournament.
"The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth heads to the ring. Nemeth says he is not just the TNA World Champion, but "the best damn thing going today," and the world is chasing him as he does what he does better than anyone else every night. He lets everyone know that when the World Championship is on the line, it is a big money match. Suddenly, KC Navarro shows up. Navarro heads to the ring as Nemeth tells him to go away and go to the back, and barely lets him get a word in edgewise as he tells Navarro that he had a chance to ride his coattails and could barely do that. Navarro leaves the ring as Nemeth demands he go away, and as Nemeth says that he does not care who he faces as long as he is facing "a grown-up." Navarro tells Nemeth that the things he loves does not love him back and that sometimes, he gives and gives only to get nothing in return. He says he has come up short on opportunities he has gotten, then says he has something to prove and that Nemeth has the one thing that can help him prove everyone wrong. Navarro says he has lost a lot recently and that the only thing that can make him feel better is the TNA World Championship, then tells Nemeth to put the title on the line next week and says that he is here to show the world that he can be TNA World Champion. Nemeth accepts the challenge on the condition that Navarro leave him alone for good.
Cedric Alexander retains the TNA X-Division Championship against Fabian Aichner after Cedric sends Aichner out of the ring so that Eddie Edwards can rush in and hit Aichner with the Boston Knee Party behind the referee's back, allowing Cedric to hit the Lumbar Check to win and retain. After the match, Eddie and Cedric stomp at Aichner, then Ricky Sosa runs to the ring and brawls with Eddie and Cedric only to be overpowered. Leon Slater suddenly runs in and makes the save. Aichner and Sosa send Eddie and Cedric out of the ring, and Slater leaps over the ring post to take Eddie and Cedric out to end the show.
The Broken Hardys ("Broken" Matt Hardy and Brother Nero) retain the TNA World Tag Team Championships against The Great Hands (John Skyler and Jason Hotch). After the match, TNA President Carlos Silva awards the TNA World Tag Team Championships to The Broken Hardys, then Mustafa Ali shows up with Special Agent Zero and makes a phone call.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Lei Ying Lee. Lei Ying Lee says that Slammiversary was painful, as she not only lost the TNA Knockouts World Championship, but a friend. She says that Xia Brookside wants a championship more than friendship, but now, there will only be a fight between them and she will take the title back.
It's time for The King's Speech. Tonight's special guest is Moose. Moose calls Slammiversary the most emotional moment of his life, and says that in his decade in TNA, he has beaten legends and champions, won championships, main evented pay-per-views, and now he has shared the ring with his family. Moose says that he will cherish that forever, then says that he will continue to dominate in TNA. He says that he chases nobody, and if anyone wants some, they can come get some. Kazarian says that Moose has held it down and become dominant in TNA, and that Moose is in the conversation of who the face of TNA is, but Moose says that he is the conversation. This leads to Kazarian asking Moose "Are you stupid?" and saying that he has to be to say he is the face of the franchise while in the presence of a king, but Moose wants to know who crowned Kazarian "King of TNA." Kazarian says it is the people, but Moose says he is "the face of the franchise" because he has seen people come and go and has seen people make a name for themselves in TNA and leave to chase money and stardom. Moose then says that he is not going anywhere, and for that, he is "the face of the place." Kazarian says that he is the last TNA original standing, a pioneer of the X-Division, and a Grand Slam Champion who has helped build TNA from the ground up. Moose says that Kazarian may be the most annoying person in the locker room, he respects him and considers him a pillar of TNA. Moose then mentions that he and Kazarian have never had a singles match. Moose proposes that they give the fans a first-time-ever dream match, but Kazarian says he has no interest in that and says that he has talked to somebody and that they both agree that Moose is an idiot with an ugly NFL career. That person ends up being AJ Francis, who shows up with Expressions and mentions his own NFL career before saying Moose left the NFL before he could arrive because he is scared of him. Moose says he is done talking and wants to fight, and proposes he and Francis go one-on-one. Expressions interrupts, saying things are done on AJ Francis' time and that Francis is a prizefighter; nevertheless, they accept, but for next week.
We hear from Elijah, who says that since he entered TNA, he has had one goal: the TNA World Championship. Elijah says he wants to take everyone to the promised land with him to the title after carrying everyone's burdens for so long.
Indi Hartwell beats "Vicious" Vikki Venuto to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report, The Personal Concierge is still out with an eye injury and is taking medication. Lei Ying Lee is cleared for tonight, but not currently at 100%. Allie is out following a neck injury following her match with Heather by Elegance. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth is currently "in the best shape there is."
We hear from Fabian Aicher, who says that he is here to prove that he is the best wrestler in TNA. He also talks about growing up in Italy and how he came across professional wrestling, then says that his next goal is winning the X-Division Championship. Aichner says that Cedric Alexander may be an opportunist, but he is not intimidated by him and that he will come at him with a different mentality.
Ricky Sosa and Leon Slater beat The System (Brian Myers and Bear Bronson) and The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) in a three-way tag team match.
Backstage, Daria Rae and Director of Authority Santino Marella are met by "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth, who says that he knows KC Navarro is going to say things about his brother. Much to Santino's chagrin, Daria Rae tells Ryan that he has every right to defend himself and to do what he has to do.
Jody Threat beats Gabby Forza to advance in the TNA Knockouts Television Championship.
Backstage, Mustafa Ali says that change is needed and that there will be a "State of the Order" address with mandatory attendance as he puts on a tie.
KC Navarro heads to the ring. Navarro talks about last week, saying he spent a lot of time with a man he looked up to, respected and called a hero only to be turned on, then says that if "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth is a real man, then he should come to the ring to explain himself. Nic Nemeth shows up and says he believed in Navarro and thought that if he could have some time, he could make Navarro into the next upcoming star of TNA, but "nobody has that much time" and he realized that Navarro did not deserve to stand near him. He says that Navarro is "pretty good," but he just "does not have it." Navarro says he busted eleven years to get to TNA and says that it is Nic's brother "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth who does not have "it." Navarro is suddenly blindsided by Ryan, and Nic says that it is easy to say that blood is thicker than water, then says that Navarro did not even belong to be in his shadow before telling Navarro to leave him and his family alone.
Xia Brookside retains the TNA Knockouts World Championship against Lei Ying Lee in a no-disqualification match after blocking a punch with a metal folding chair before hitting Darkside onto the chair.
Xia Brookside heads to the ring to start tonight's show. Brookside says the fans act like she did something wrong and committed an unforgivable crime for turning on Lei Ying Lee. She says that The Angel Warriors should have been about her becoming a star, but every single week, it was about Lei Ying Lee. She says she should have done this a long time ago, then says her favorite part in all of this is the look on Lei Ying Lee's face when her whole world was shattered. She says Lei Ying Lee did not see it coming because she is "a dumbass," and at Slammiversary, she will become Knockouts World Champion. Lei Ying Lee shows up and says she treated Brookside like a sister, but now she sees who she really is: a snake and a rat. She says something in Mandarin, then translates herself, saying she will not wait until Slammiversary and do it right now. Brookside tries to run away, but Lei Ying Lee gets her hands on her, and security has to show up and break up the ensuing brawl. Lei Ying Lee soon starts beating up security guards just to get to Brookside, who grabs her by the hair to continue the brawl. Lei Ying Lee soon comes out on top in the brawl. (One of the security guards is played by West Coast independent wrestler Mathias.)
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews Mike Santana. Santana says there is a reason he does not trust people and that he should have trusted his gut with "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth, as he would soon show his true colors. Despite Daria Rae making his life a living hell and making it so that he and Nemeth cannot go at it during their match, he knows how to be a pro, and at Slammiversary, he will spin the block on Nemeth and rip the heart out of his chest. KC Navarro shows up and says taht while he understands what is going on, tonight is not about Nic Nemeth, and that Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, John Skyler, Jason Hotch) are going to take advantage of what has been happening. He says that they must coexist tonight. Santana says that he has known Navarro for a long time, and tells him not to forget who is looking out for him.
Mike Santana, KC Navarro and "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth beat Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, John Skyler, Jason Hotch) following a double Rolling Buck Fifty followed by a double Danger Zone on Skyler and Hotch, who both get pinned at the same time by Nic Nemeth and Mike Santana. After the match, "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth shows up and attacks Santana from behind as Navarro gets between Santana and Nic Nemeth, and when Santana goes for a clothesline on Ryan, he inadvertently hits Navarro. Nic Nemeth then hits Santana with a superkick.
Backstage, "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth checks on KC Navarro and tells him not to trust anybody. Nemeth says that Mike Santana should not have hit Navarro as Navarro says that it was all inadvertent, and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth shows up and says Navarro deserved it. Santana shows up, surrounded by security who have to break up a brawl. Santana checks on Navarro, who tells Santana to get his head in the game.
It's time for The King's Speech. Frankie Kazarian gives a brief history of the Ultimate X Match because the fans in Denver, Colorado "live in the mountains and don't get much information" before saying that the match was made for him and has won more of them than anyone else. Kazarian then introduces Leon Slater, who heads to the ring first, before introducing Cedric Alexander, who heads to the ring second. Kazarian asks Slater how it felt to come up short of making history, and Slater says he would be lying if he said it did not hurt. Cedric laughs and says he is glad it hurt, and Slater threatens to slap the look off his face before telling Cedric that he does not know what it is like to have so many people count on him only to fail. Cedric continues to brag about stopping Slater from having the longest reign with the X Division Championship, then says that he proved that Slater was not on his level and that everyone will remember how he beat Slater and stole his dream. Kazarian has to stop a brawl between the two men when Slater shoves Cedric in response and tell them to save it for Slammiversary, then says that Daria Rae gave him some information on their Ultimate X match: he is the third opponent in the match. He says that it does not matter if Cedric is champion or that Slater was champion, as the king will reign supreme.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: KC Navarro is in evaluation following his left knee injury being re-aggravated. Lei Ying Lee has suffered a chipped tooth from tonight's brawl, yet remains cleared to compete. The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) are medically cleared to return to action tonight.
We see a Behind The Music-style parody (called "Inside the Music"), where AJ Francis mentions Elijah not wanting to work with him, saying that he was inspired by Suge Knight to ensure that Elijah does not have the rights to his own music, and how he is a music mogul for owning Elijah's music catalog.
Eric Young guests on commentary for the next match.
Ricky Sosa beats Dak Draper in his first match in TNA in three months.
Backstage, The Elegance Brand (The Personal Concierge George Iceman, Ash by Elegance, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance) knock on Daria Rae's door. The Personal Concierge asks if Mr. Elegance can fill one of the spots for the Ultimate X Match at Slammiversary, and Daria Rae says that Mr. Elegance is in. Suddenly, Indi Hartwell runs into Ash by Elegance. Ash sarcastically wishes Indi luck, and Indi hopes that Ash is watching so she can learn a thing or two.
Backstage, Fabian Aichner asks Director of Authority Santino Marella for a slot in the Ultimate X Match to get revenge on The System (Eddie Edwards, Alisha Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander) by beating Cedric Alexander, and he gets it. "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth then shows up and asks if KC Navarro can be part of the match as well, and Santino slots KC Navarro into the match.
Backstage, Gia Miller is interrupted by Mike Santana, who says he is tired of "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth's games before telling Nic Nemeth to meet him in the ring after the main event.
The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson) beat Moose and The Broken Hardys (Brother Nero and "Broken" Matt Hardy) in a six-man tag match after The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) show up with a ladder and distract The Broken Hardys before Alisha Edwards is able to hit Moose with a shinai on the outside.
Mike Santana heads to the ring. Santana calls out "The Wanted Man" Nic Nemeth so they can handle things man-to-man, but he gets "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth instead. Ryan says Nic is the greatest wrestler in the world and the next TNA World Champion, but Santana says that Ryan's big brother is "a big bitch." This leads to a "He's a bitch" chant when Ryan disagrees, and Santana says he is still waiting. Nic Nemeth shows up and says Santana is "too emotional" and feeding off the people, then gives credit where it is due and says Santana has made the most of his fifteen minutes of fame before stating he is the best and that Santana is on borrowed time. Nic Nemeth states that he will become the TNA World Champion at Slammiversary, which leads to the crowd chanting "You're a bitch" before Santana says Nic is still at the top of the ramp and not in the ring, which makes him a bitch. Santana says he will see Nic Nemeth at Slammiversary, where he will spin the block, rip his head off and remain TNA World Champion.
The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) beat Sinner and Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams) by submission with the Spinal Destination from Jeff to Judas Icarus. After the match, Jeff hits Travis Williams with the Swanton Bomb to send a message to The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander). Despite that, both teams shake hands.
Backstage, Gia Miller interviews The Elegance Brand (The Personal Concierge, Heather by Elegance, M by Elegance, Mr. Elegance). The Personal Concierge tells ODB and Mickie James to stay out of their business, then announces that Mr. Elegance will debut next week. All of a sudden, Goldy Locks shows up and chews out Heather and M as they disrespect Gia Miller and say that she sucks at holding the microphone, and tells them to step off or else she can call more of her friends. Mr. Elegance jokingly asks if Goldy Locks was working in TNA when he was four years old, and Goldy Locks tells him to shut up because the adults are talking.
Indi Hartwell beats Kelsey Heather. After the match, Indi says she did not come to TNA to have matches and exist; she came to TNA to become Knockouts Champion. She says the woman holding it does not deserve it, and she tells Arianna Grace that she wants her shot. Arianna shows up with Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo, and tells Indi to get in line if she wants a title shot, as she is not even close to being on her level. Indi agrees, saying she is way above her level as she kicks doors down herself. She tells Arianna that she is facing her sooner or later and becoming the TNA Knockouts World Champion.
Backstage, The Hardys (Jeff and Matt Hardy) thank The Righteous (Vincent and Dutch) for sacrificing themselves for him. The Righteous commend The Hardys for giving Sinner and Saint (Judas Icarus and Travis Williams) a chance and for inspiring, an says that The Hardys give, but do not take. Vincent says that The Hardys have what The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander) wants and that The System will do whatever it takes to get it. The Nemeths ("The Wanted Man" Nic and "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth) show up with Nic stating that other teams, including themselves, are coming for the tag titles. Vincent tells The Nemeths that they are making a dangerous choice in disrespecting The Hardys, but Ryan states that he was the one to pin Jeff Hardy.
Trey Miguel, Rich Swann and BDE beat Order 4 (Mustafa Ali, John Skyler, Jason Hotch) in a six-man tag match. During the match, Tasha Steelz gets on the apron, but she gets taken down by Jada Stone. Steelz tries to flee through the crowd, but Jada Stone catches up to her and dives at her from the ramp.
As per the Bioflex Injury Report: The Home Town Man is cleared after resting from being tossed into the fans last week, and will not miss any ring time. Leon Slater is out following a piledriver from Eric Young and is out of action this week as a precaution. Moose and Cedric Alexander are cleared for tonight's Atlanta Street Fight.
Backstage, Daria Rae meets with Mike Santana, telling him that if he lays a finger on Steve Maclin, he will be stripped of the TNA World Championship. Santana is convinced Daria Rae has only been hired to make things worse, to which Daria states "You don't know the half of it." Director of Authority Santino Marella says that if Slater lays a finger on Santana, he will be fired. Daria says she is only doing what is best for business, but so does Santino. Maclin shows up, and he and Mike Santana have a brief staredown.
Backstage, Arianna Grace complains to Channing "Stacks" Lorenzo that everyone wants a shot at the TNA Knockouts World Championship, and says she should be praised, celebrated and respected. They almost run into Indi Hartwell, and Stacks confronts Indi for calling out Arianna so that Arianna can strike Indi in the back of the leg. Director of Authority Santino Marella rushes out to stop the attack, and kicks Stacks out of the building when he challenges Santino's authority.
Steve Maclin heads to the ring as Mike Santana watches from the crowd. Maclin feels like he had never left, and states that as part of his reinstatement, he has a few apologies to make. He reads a statement where he thanks and praises Daria Rae for reinstating him. Maclin apologizes that this is how their friendship had to end, and if Hannifan were more of a man, he would have taken the punch to the gut, stood back up, and realized what he had been telling him, then says he is weak. He says that he will soon be a two-time World Champion as he tells Hannifan to stay behind the commentary desk, then talks about how he is the most talked-about man in TNA despite not working in TNA for a month. Maclin says that it has been a long time since he was World Champion, and that backstage politics took it from him. He says he has been selflessly fighting to get back to being World Champion before addressing Santana. Maclin says he saw an opportunity and took it, and that it was his ego that would bring him back just like how Santana used his addiction issues to get everyone to care about him. He considers recording his meetings at the VA or recording voicemails from his father to show how tragic his life is, then says that Santana was lucky to have a relationship with his father when he does not even remember what his own father sounds like. He says that he has opened death's door and has met death a long time ago, then says it is more about the door Santana opened, the person he let out and the mayhem that will ensue than the World Championship.
Rebellion is live on pay-per-view on Saturday, April 11th!
The cast of "Tulsa King" is seen in the front row.
Frankie Kazarian guests on commentary for the next match.
AJ Francis beats Elijah after Elijah throws a bottle of A-Game at Frankie Kazarian, causing Kazarian to attack Elijah behind the referee's back before throwing him into the ring so that AJ Francis can hit the Down Payment for the pin and the win. After the match, Kazarian goes for the ground and pound on Elijah, and he and AJ Francis gang up on Elijah before the both of them are chased out of the ring by The Home Town Man wielding a pipe.
Backstage, Eric Young asks Leon Slater if he is okay and if his neck hurts before calling him a liar, a cheat and a false prophet and challenging him to a match for the X Division Championship at Sacrifice. He says that the cleanse is coming, and now he proves it.
We see the word "Greed." Johnny Swinger is running Swinger's Palace again complete with Swingerellas, of which "The Hollywood Hunk" Ryan Nemeth is one. Rosemary teleports in and gets used to the new clientele, including a retired JDC. Bravo finally gets his divorce from Rosemary. Rosemary allows Swinger's Palace to stay open for eternity in return for the deed, which Swinger agrees to, then hands the list of sins to an Allie with bloody stab wounds in her neck.
Ricky Sosa beats Brad Attitude in his TNA debut.
It is announced that as per Director of Authority Santino Marella, the rest of The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson) is banned from ringside for the Atlanta Street Fight between Moose and Cedric Alexander.
Moose beats Cedric Alexander in an Atlanta Street Fight.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!.
