TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! is back tonight with another show. Matches were already taped and you can find the spoilers HERE. Below is the preview from TNAWrestling.com:
This week on Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC, tensions boil over as EC3 collides with Eric Young, while former allies KC Navarro and AJ Francis go to war in a bitter grudge match fueled by betrayal. The action continues as Tasha Steelz takes on Jada Stone.
EC3 makes his long-awaited return to TNA after nine years to face Eric Young in a clash of two intense, unrelenting forces. With pride, legacy, and dominance on the line, this showdown promises to be as brutal as it is personal.
KC Navarro goes head-to-head with AJ Francis in a deeply personal grudge match after being cast out and replaced from FIR$T CLA$$. Betrayal fuels Navarro’s quest for payback, while Francis looks to prove he made the right call.
TNA World Champion Mike Santana takes center stage following his match against Eddie Edwards for the TNA World Championship at Rebellion.
Tensions continue to rise as Tasha Steelz steps into the ring against the determined Jada Stone. With pride on the line, both competitors aim to make their mark in the Knockouts division.
After the chaos at Rebellion, Alisha Edwards’ true colors were revealed. The System stands united, and now they’re ready to address what comes next.
Chaos deepens in The Undead Realm as Rosemary’s quest to resurrect Allie reaches a chilling new chapter.
Results by: pwinsider.com
We start the show with a video recap of Rebellion.
Thursday Night Impact is coming from Syracuse, NY at the Upstate Medical University Arena. The announce team tonight is Tom Hannifan and Matt Rehwoldt.
Nic Nemeth comes to the ring with his victory cup and will be on commentary for the opening match.
AJ Francis vs. KC Navarro
AJ is twice the weight of Navarro and gives up a lot of height. They lock up and Francis just tosses Navarro back. Navarro dodges a charge and Francis goozles Navarro. Navarro is able to escape and get a tijeras into the corner and then charges into Francis. He gets an enzuigiri and then tries to slam Francis, but Francis holds his ground. Navarro gets a low bridge on Francis and then dives, but Francis catches him and slams him into the apron. Francis tosses Navarro into the ring post.
Navarro is rolled into the ring and Francis whips him across the ring. Navarro gets a boot up and goes to the top. He goes for a crossbody and Francis catches him. Navarro tries for a slam and Francis clubs him down. Francis just tosses Navarro across the ring. Francis gets a running knee as Navarro is in the corner. Francis gets dismissive kicks and slaps on Navarro. Navarro gets a jawbreaker and hits a dropkick. Francis whips him to the corner and Navarro tries to go up and over but gets caught. Navarro gets a DDT and then dropkicks in the corner.
Navarro puts Francis on the top and joins him. He strikes Francis and then gets an Olympic Slam from the top for two. Navarro goes to the top and leaps into a TFL from Francis. Francis picks him up and Nemeth shouts at Francis at ringside. Navarro leaps up for a hurricanrana and holds on for the pin and the win.
Winner: KC Navarro
In the back, EC3 cuts a promo where he talks about being a former champion in TNA, getting exiled from TNA, and then creating his own standard. Now we are in a comeback, but EC3 says it’s not a comeback—it’s a crusade since he has to go through Eric Young.
The System comes to the ring: Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, Cedric Alexander, and Alisha Edwards. They’ve got something to say to the crowd. Brian asks if the fans are mad that they ended the evil reign of The Hardys. Eddie says he should be the world champion and he lost because of Moose. Alisha then asks if the fans want to know something. They should say no. She says that hanging out with her made Moose a little smarter, but Moose likes stooging. Alisha says they played him like a fool because he is a fool.
Cedric says Rebellion was supposed to be a clean sweep. He then says he should have never lost the X Division title and is owed a title shot.
Leon Slater comes out and asks when Cedric will shut up. He says he beat Cedric and has the belt to prove it. He says Cedric has a boo-boo face and the crowd chants it. He then says he’s on the verge of being the longest-reigning X Division champion of all time.
Eddie then says Leon and Moose won’t do what it takes to get the job done. Moose comes out and says the reason Eddie lost was because he’s a little bitch. And everyone in the ring is a bitch. He goes over who he has beaten and that Eddie is Alisha’s bitch. He then says that Myers is Edge’s bitch. He then says Alisha is the biggest bitch who ever stepped into TNA.
Alisha badmouths Moose and Leon cuts her off and says he and Moose should go for the tag team titles right now. Daria Rae comes from the back and says there will be no match tonight. When Leon and Moose yell at her, she says they will have a match tonight: Leon and Moose vs. the entire System.
We get a recap of Frankie Kazarian and Elijah.
Elijah shows up and demands a rematch from Daria. Daria calls Frankie, who says no, so no rematch.
Steelz comes to the ring with her entire faction and Mustafa Ali talks about how happy he is that TNA now has a champion who doesn’t need a second chance. He then announces an International Title Open Challenge. He says that Jada Stone is a thorn in his side and Steelz will kick her ass.
Tasha Steelz vs. Jada Stone
Stone charges to the ring and attacks immediately. They throw hands, then run the ropes. Stone gets a tijeras and then tries for a bulldog, but Steelz gets out of it. Steelz goes to the floor and Stone stays on the apron. Stone leaps onto Steelz after giving Steelz a PK. Steelz runs Stone into the ring post. Steelz beats down Stone on the floor as we go to picture-in-picture.
When we return, Steelz gets a cover for two. Steelz beats Stone into the corner and then whips her into the bottom rope, where she chokes her with a foot to Stone’s back. Stone gets a jackknife pin for two. Steelz hits a pump kick and poses for the crowd. She then grabs a camel clutch and Stone works to her feet and gets a blow, but Steelz keeps her down and covers for one.
Steelz lays in stomps in the corner. Stone fights to her feet and gets a clothesline on Steelz over and over and then gets a sling blade. Stone kicks Steelz from the top and then gets a double knee drop. Stone gets a split-legged moonsault for two. Steelz gets a jawbreaker for two. Stone whips Steelz to the corner and they go back and forth in the corner. Stone gets a superkick and goes for a backflip kick, but Steelz gets a German suplex.
Stone gets a Northern Lights suplex and then a facebuster. Stone drags Steelz to the corner and goes to the top. Steelz is able to pull Stone down into a cutter for two. Stone is tossed to the floor. The referee keeps the faction away and sends them to the back. Stone gets a roll-up for two and then a Spark Stunner for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jada Stone
Next, Chris Park is in the Undead Realm with Rosemary. He says that he has gotten Rosemary a divorce and now he has to go up north. We then see Tessa Blanchard wandering around in the same place and she is attacked by a woman there as a flickering rabbit sits in a pew behind them. She fights her off and we see “To Be Continued.”
In the back, Nic Nemeth and KC Navarro are talking and Ryan Nemeth shows up and wants to know what they are discussing. Nic says KC is a good kid as The System shows up. Nic and Myers have words and Ryan Nemeth says he is calling Mom.
Mike Santana comes through the crowd and has something to say. He says Rebellion went exactly as he thought it would and he is still standing as world champion. He says he’s beaten every world champion that has been thrown at him, so now he wants to hand out opportunities. He then calls out Rich Swann.
Swann comes to the stage and says it’s not every day an opportunity falls in your lap and he respects Santana and watches Santana climb to the top of the company and asks if he wants to do this. He puts himself over and says he is in the best shape of his life. He says that in that ring, he will give every ounce of fire and desire and fight him all night long.
Santana asks the crowd what they think. He then calls Daria to the ring and asks if she will approve their match for next week.
We then get the injury report from Rebellion.
We get a video from Lei Ying Lee, who wonders why her friend Xia Brookside turned on her.
Gia Miller is then with Xia Brookside, who walks away instead of answering why she turned on her.
By the way, TNA, tell us who these people are!! You don’t give the names of most of the people in backstage segments, so it’s hard to figure out who they are.
EC3 vs. Eric Young
Young attacks EC3 from behind as he comes to the ring and they brawl around, through, and then out of the ring. EC3 is able to start fighting back and they return to the ring, where EC3 is able to stomp Young down. Young gets a rear chinlock and EC3 works to his feet and whips Young down. EC3 gets a series of strikes and then Young rakes his eyes.
EC3 charges into Young and he knocks Young and the referee to the floor over the top.
Winner: No contest
EC3 swings a chair at Young, but Young avoids it. Young wraps the chair around EC3’s head and security breaks them up. Young runs EC3 into the steel steps and security keeps him away as EC3 is being tended to.
We are back in the undead realm and a man with an axe walks up to Rosemary. She says, “Hi, Frank.” He asks if she got his résumé. They have small talk. Two other women are wandering through the creepy whatever and we are never told their names, but we DO see an ad for Shudder, so AMC will be happy. They see a woman walking toward them who vanishes and then shows up in front of them. One says, “Hi, I’m Allie.”
We then cut to Tessa running into Rosemary and she asks how to get out. Rosemary instead starts to fight and Tessa beats her down and wraps her in chains. Tessa finds two other women and asks how to get out.
The two blondes find Rosemary and help her. Rosemary shows she has some of Tessa’s hair. Tessa and her friends run into James Mitchell, who shows them the door to escape. The woman who has disappeared shows up and James Mitchell leads her somewhere else.
The announcer lets us know that Tessa, Victoria Crawford, and Mila Moore were the ones trying to escape and they are all back at ringside. And yes, I had to look them up after the announcers gave their first names, because only Tessa is introduced.
Rosemary and Mara Sade hit the ring. As Rosemary is surrounded, the lights go out and when they come back on, Allie is there and they say she has returned from the dead. Rosemary, Allie, and Sade hold the ring as Tessa’s team backs up the ramp.
Matt Hardy is in the back and says they are broken down enough to lose the TNA Tag Team titles. He then thanks Vincent and Dutch for sacrificing him and now he is stronger than death and he challenges Dutch to a match and says it’s almost Broken season.
The System (Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, Bear Bronson, and Cedric Alexander) vs. Moose and Leon Slater
Slater starts with Cedric and Cedric slams Slater and holds him on the mat. Slater escapes and gets a rebound kick and tags in Moose. Moose knocks everyone off the apron before slamming Cedric. Bear enters the ring and lays in blows. Moose tosses Bear and then dives onto him. Myers goes for Moose but spears Bear. Cedric misses a dive and Moose tosses him into Cedric and Bear. Eddie attacks Moose on the floor.
Slater dives over the ring post into everyone. Cedric is rolled into the ring and Moose spears him for two, broken up by Myers. Eddie hits a Boston Knee Party on Moose. Bear tags in and works over Moose. Moose slowly works to his feet and lays in the chops on Bear. Moose goes for a sunset flip, but Bear drops down on him for two.
Eddie tags in and works over Moose. Eddie gets a chop in the corner and Moose reverses it. Moose goes for a splash and Eddie moves so that Moose hits the ring post. Myers tags in and works over Moose. Cedric is tagged in and Bear is whipped into Moose. Moose and Bear clothesline each other down. Slater is tagged in and runs wild. Bear is able to cut him off, but Slater gets a handspring back elbow into Myers and Cedric.
Slater kicks Edwards down and then gets a crossbody from the top for two. Edwards gets a thumb to the eye and all four of The System attack. Moose breaks up a pin and he goes to the floor with Edwards. Slater shoves Cedric to the apron. Slater gets sliced bread on Bear and then he dumps Myers. Slater gets a roll-up on Cedric. Cedric is able to get the Lumbar Check for the pin and the win.
Winners: The System
The System stands triumphant as we get a recap of the show.
