TNA Impact live results: Feast or Fired briefcases revealed, AJ Francis vs. Rich Swann
TNA presents its third episode of Impact on AMC this week, and the first taped edition to air on the network.
The show was filmed last week during the promotion’s tapings at the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Following the closing angle of last week’s episode, the new version of The System, consisting of Bear Bronson, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers, and Cedric Alexander, is set to open the show.
Rich Swann is scheduled to wrestle AJ Francis in a No Holds Barred match. Francis defeated Swann in the opening match of TNA Genesis on January 17 in Dallas.
After a backstage confrontation on last week’s show, Nic Nemeth will face YouTube star BDE in singles action.
Elijah will wrestle Jason Hotch of Order 4.
Additionally, the briefcases from last week’s Feast or Fired match will be revealed.
Our live coverage, courtesy of our own Joseph Collins, begins at 9 p.m. Eastern.
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Taped! from the Tingley Coliseum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Tom Hannifan & Matthew Rehwoldt were on commentary.
Don’t Trust The System
The new and impoved System come out to cut a promo and soak up the heel heat from the crowd. Now they’re all dressed in black hoodies (instead of the Celtic Green they’ve been wearing since at least October). Also of note, Alisha Edwards is not with the group. Edwards takes the mic as the de facto leader and trashes Moose for being “a selfish prick.” Moose only cared about himself, not The System! As for JDC, he only joined the System so he could ride their coattails until the end of their career.
Alisha Edwards came out and confronted the new and improved System, and she’s not happy that her husband kept the turn from her. She’s supposed to be his ride or die! But Eddie kept the turn from his wife because he leads with a emotion, which is fine at home but not in business. Alisha’s contract is coming up, and maybe she doesn’t want to be a part of The System anymore. Eddie doesn’t apprecaite her putting their business out in public and reminds her that she either trusts the System, or she’s out of the System. She decided she didn’t want to be a part of the System, and left.
— Gia Miller interviewed BDE, who faces Nic Nemeth tonight. He’s gonna prove he’s not just an influcer, but that he belongs in TNA Wrestling.
BDE v. Nic Nemeth (w/ his trophy)
“Nic Nemeth is arguably the best wrestler in the world today” said Hannifan. Oh I’d like to have that argument. Anyway this matc stemmed from last week when BDE and some other enhancment talents were playing video games in the back instead of watching the shows and taking notes like Nic Nemeth taught them, or something.
BDE is here to prove that he belongs, and Hannifan talked about how this is 25th match ever, but he has 1.5 million viewers on YouTube. Nemeth took him down with a cheap shot. BDE got an arm ringer, but Nemeth outclassed him and went for a guillotine. BDE came back and knocked Nemeth to the floor with a clothesline. BDE followed him out with a dive to the floor.
Back in the ring, BDE went for a springboard cutter, but Nemeth dodged it and both guys were down.
Nemeth caught his breath first, and sent BDE into the turnbuckle. Nemeth choked BDE in the corner and posed. BDE mounted a brief comeback but Nemeth caugt BDE with a shot to the knee. Big elbow drop from Nemeth got a near fall. Nemeth dropped to the floor to taunt some fans. When he got back in the ring, BDE caugt him with a small package for a near fall. Nemeth put BDE down with an elbow, then locked on a sleeper with a body scissors.
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