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With just one month away from Slammiversary, TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC is on the air from the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, CA.Tonight, the TNA Champions face the TNA All-Stars in not one, but two massive showdowns: the Men’s Champions Challenge and the Knockouts Champions Challenge.
If an All-Star pins a Champion they will receive a title shot based on the champion they pin. If either of the Tag Team Champions are pinned the winner will get to pick their partner. Eric Young could walk out with an additional title shot tonight on top of his TNA World Champion title shot.
TNA World Champion Mike Santana, TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali acc. by Tasha Steelz, TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander, TNA World Tag Team Champions Brian Myers and Bear Bronson acc. by Alisha Edwards vs. Leon Slater, Eric Young, KC Navarro, Elijah, and Frankie Kazarian – Champions Challenge
We start this match off with Brian Myers taking on Elijah. Elijah forces Myers to Walk with Elijah, he goes for a cover, and Myers kicks out at two. TNA World Champion Mike Santana goes to Dropkick Elijah, he avoids it, and answers with an Elbowdrop that Santana avoids. Eric Young interferes, and lands multiple stomps onto him. Frankie Kazarian tags himself in, and Santana connects a Dropkick.
TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali tags in and lands a Dropkick to the back of Elijah’s head. Elijah slams down Ali with a Pop-up Powerbomb, he goes for a cover, and TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander breaks it up. Chaos erupts in the ring, and all of the contenders start trading blows. Outside of the ring Elijah slams Cedric head-first into the edge of the apron, and drives Ali back-first off the apron with a Chokeslam. Leon soars over the top rope and levels them on the outside.
Back inside the ring Elijah slams down Mustafa Ali with a Back Bodydrop, he goes for a cover, and Ali kicks out. Kazarian denies Walk with Elijah, and Ali seizes the opportunity to answer with a Cutter. Brian Myers connects a Knee-strike, and Bronson flattens Elijah in the center of the ring. Bronson charges at Elijah and topples over the top rope. Ali and Santana fight for a tag, Santana knocks Ali off the top rope, and tags himself in. He drags Eric Young into the ring, drives him down with Rolling Buck 50, and Young rolls out of the ring.
He dives over the ropes and takes out Young outside of the ring. KC Navarro connects the 305 into a DDT, he goes for a cover, and Ali kicks out.
Slater drops Ali in the center of the ring, goes for a cover, and Cedric Alexander breaks it up. Kazarian drops Alexander with a Guillotine Legdrop, connects a DDT onto Brian Myers, and Bear Bronson answers with a Blackhole Slam. Elijah slams into Bronson with a Knee-strike, Ali charges at Slater, and he avoids it. Slater crashes down onto Ali with Swanton 450, goes for a cover, and Alisha Edwards interferes putting Ali’s foot on the rope. Tasha Steelz slides the title belt into the ring, he charges at Ali with it, the referee disarms Ali, and Leon drops him with a Superkick. He tags in KC Navarro who slams down Ali with Blessing in Disguise to secure the pinfall.
KC Navarro Def. TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali – TNA World Champion Mike Santana, TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali acc. by Tasha Steelz, TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander, TNA World Tag Team Champions Brian Myers and Bear Bronson acc. by Alisha Edwards vs. Leon Slater, Eric Young, KC Navarro, Elijah, and Frankie Kazarian – Champions Challenge
Gia Miller is backstage with NXT Stacks and Arianna Grace ahead of his match tonight against Director of Authority Santino Marella. Stacks is ready to take on Santino Marella tonight.
TNA Wrestling presents Lockdown Sun August 23, in Chicago, IL. Tickets are on-sale now on tnawrestling.com.
The “Broken” Hardys are here, The Righteous are ready for their Wicked Garden match after bringing out The “Broken” Hardys. They are ready to make sure The Hardys don’t come out the same.
Tessa Blanchard vs. Harley Hudson – Singles Match
Hudson goes for an early roll up pin attempt, Tessa kicks out, and Hudson slams her to the canvas. Tessa answers with a Back Elbow, and Hudson drags her to the edge of the apron. She drops onto Tessa with a Single Legdrop, tries to get back into the ring, and Tessa prevents it. Tessa hoists her up and drives her down knee-first.
Back inside the ring, Tessa continues to attack the injured leg, goes for a cover, and Hudson kicks out. Hudson fires back with multiple strikes, and drops her with a Fallaway Slam. She slams into Blanchard with a Hip Attack, goes for a cover, and Blanchard kicks out. Hudson positions Blanchard on the ropes and they trade blows, and Blanchard slows her up on the ropes. She drives Double Knees into Hudson, goes for a cover, and Hudson kicks out. Blanchard drives down Hudson with Buzzsaw and secures the pinfall.
Tessa Blanchard Def. Harley Hudson – Singles Match
TNA Injury Report Presented by Over Your Dead Body:
- Steve Maclin refused medical evaluation after his TNA World Championship match, his status is left Unknown.
- Jada Stone is Out after being hit with Xia Brookside’s Darkside DDT last week.
- Moose is still feeling the lingering effects from being attacked backstage by The System.
- Both Santino Marella and NXT Stacks have been cleared for their match later tonight.
Léi Yǐng Lee is interrupted by The Personal Concierge before the Knockouts Championship Challenge later this evening.
NXT Stacks acc. by Arianna Grace vs. Director of Authority Santino Marella – Singles Match
Santino Marella drops Stacks, and Stacks rolls out of the ring. Santino catches a boot from Stacks, and rolls him up for a pin attempt, and Stacks kicks out. He continues his momentum, locks Stacks in a Chokehold, and Stacks breaks it by getting his foot onto the bottom rope.
Stacks charges at Santino, and he avoids Stacks. He flips him onto the canvas twice, and multiples strikes onto him. Santino goes to Elbowdrop Stacks, and Stacks counters with Double Knees. Stacks sends him sternum-first into the turnbuckle. He lands multiple blows to Santino’s mid-section, goes for a cover, and Santino kicks out.
Stacks drops onto him, and Santino answers with Double Knees. Santino fires up, connects a knee to Stacks mid-section, charges at Stacks, and pulls out The Cobra. Arianna Grace interferes to prevent him from using The Cobra, and Stacks seizes the opportunity to secure the pinfall.
NXT Stacks acc. by Arianna Grace Def. Director of Authority Santino Marella – Singles Match
Arianna Grace gets into the face of Santino after the match, and Stacks attacks him. Indi Hartwell rushes to the ring and protects Director of Authority Santino Marella. She challenges Arianna Grace and Stacks to a match against herself and Santino Marella, and Director of Operations Daria Rae interrupts. She won’t allow the match to happen tonight, but next week Stacks and Arianna Grace will face off against Director of Authority Santino Marella and Indi Hartwell.
TNA Wrestling presents Slammiversary Sun Jun 28, in Boston, MA. Tickets are on-sale now at tnawrestling.com
AJ Francis demands his paperwork to be ready by tomorrow.
Eddie Edwards acc. by Alisha Edwards vs. Fabian Aichner – Singles Match
Aichner drops Edwards to the canvas, and locks him in a Chokehold. He jumps from the middle rope and slams into Edwards with a Crossbody. He dumps Edwards to the outside, he goes for a Baseball Slide, and Edwards avoids it. Aichner flattens him with a Clothesline on the outside. Alisha Edwards distracts Aichner as he tries to get back into the ring, and Edwards takes advantage of it by taking Aichner off his feet. Edwards hoists him up, and drops him face-first into the canvas.
Edwards drives a knee into Aichner’s mid-section, and sends him flying across the ring into the turnbuckle. He goes for a cover, and Aichner kicks out at one. Aichner drives multiple blows into Edwards, and connects Backbreaker. He hoists up Edwards, drives him down with a Brainbuster, and goes for a cover. Edwards kicks out, Aichner sets up for a Powerbomb, and Edwards denies it. He connects a boot to Aichner’s face, loads him up onto his back, and slams Aichner down with a Backpack Stunner. He goes for a cover, and Aichner kicks out at two.
Alisha Edwards interferes behind the referee’s back, and pulls him throat-first into the ropes. Alisha pulls a kendostick out from under the ring, and the referee ejects Alisha Edwards from ringside. Aichner and Edwards meet at the top turnbuckle, Aichner drives them down with a Butterfly Suplex, goes for a cover, and Edwards kicks out at two.
The remaining members of The System join them ringside, and Aichner levels them on the outside. He drives down Aichner from the top rope with a DDT, and locks him in La Fina. The other members of The System attack Fabian inside the ring and the referee calls the match.
Fabian Aichner Def. Eddie Edwards via Disqualification – Singles Match
The System continues their attack on Fabian Aichner, and TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander drops Fabian Aichner with a Lumbar Check.
TNA Wrestling brings Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC to the National Western Center in Denver, CO on Sat June 6, and Sun June 7. Tickets are on-sale now at tnawrestling.com.
Next Week on TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC:
BDE steps up to Eddie Edwards of The System.
Indi Hartwell and Director of Authority Indi Hartwell take on NXT Stacks and Arianna Grace.
For the first-time ever, The Righteous and The Hardys will clash in The Wicked Gardens Match.
TNA Knockouts World Champion Léi Yǐng Lee, TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions M & Heather by Elegance acc. by The Elegance Brand vs. Xia Brookside, Elayna Black, and Mara Sadé acc. by Keith Jardine – Knockouts Champions Challenge
Xia Brookside and Léi Yǐng Lee start this match off, but Xia tags in Elayna Black to face her instead. Elayna Black decides to tag in Mara Sadé to face off against Lee instead. Mara and Lee trade pin attempts, and M by Elegance tags herself in. Sadé drops M by Elegance with a Slingblade, and M answers with a boot to her mid-section. Elayna Black connects a Basement Dropkick onto Heather by Elegance, goes for a cover, and Heather kicks out.
Xia Brookside tags herself in, drives knees into her back, and slams her head-first into the turnbuckle. She lands multiple blows into her mid-section, and Heather answers with a Dropkick. M by Elegance goes coast to coast with Toast to Toast to follow up, she goes for a cover, and the All-Stars break it up. Mara wipes out Heather and M by Elegance on the outside, and Léi Yǐng Lee wipes out Elayna and Xia.
Léi Yǐng Lee rolls Brookside back into the ring and tags herself in to go toe-to-toe with Elayna Black. Elayna drops Lee, goes for a cover, and she kicks out at two. Black continues to land multiple blows onto Léi Yǐng Lee, and shoves her into the turnbuckle. Xia Brookside gets a tag, goes for a Suplex, and Lee counters with a Suplex. Brookside answers by locking Lee into a Submission hold and slamming her into the canvas.
Mara drives back-to-back Kneedrops into Heather by Elegance, she climbs to the top rope, and M by Elegance slows her up. Heather drops Sadé with Codebreaker and goes for a cover. M and Heather by Elegance continue to synchronize attacks onto Sadé and Mara answers with a Crossbody.
Brookside and Lee get tags, and Lee lands multiple kicks onto her, into Hammerfists, and slams her down with Exploder.
She goes for a cover, and Xia Brookside kicks out at two. Lee hoists Brookside up onto her shoulders, and drives her down with Warriors Way. Elayna Black breaks up the cover, M and Heather by Elegance combo onto Black with a Code Breaker into a German Suplex, and Mara answers with a DDT.
Mr. Elegance tries to interfere with the match, and Keith Jardine prevents it. The Personal Concierge hits Keith, and he chases him up the ramp. Lee sets up for Warriors Way, and Brookside prevents it. Mr. Elegance trips up Léi Yǐng Lee, and Xia drops her with Darkside to secure the pinfall.
Xia Brookside Def. Léi Yǐng Lee – TNA Knockouts World Champion Léi Yǐng Lee, TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions M & Heather by Elegance acc. by The Elegance Brand vs. Xia Brookside, Elayna Black, and Mara Sadé acc. by Keith Jardine – Knockouts Champions Challenge
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