TNA Impact live results: Slammiversary go-home show
TNA Wrestling is back on AMC tonight with the go-home show for this weekend’s Slammiversary.
Scheduled for Thursday’s show, TNA World Champion Mike Santana and Nic Nemeth will take part in a world title summit ahead of their championship match at Slammiversary.
In trios competition, Frankie Kazarian, Cedric Alexander, and Mr. Elegance of The Elegance Brand will face Leon Slater, Fabian Aichner, and KC Navarro. Mara Sadé will go one-on-one with Ash By Elegance, Matt and Jeff Hardy will kick off this week’s episode, AJ Francis will be in action, and Moose is advertised for Thursday’s show as well.
Plus, Xia Brookside will also go one-on-one with Harley Hudson.
Matches scheduled for tonight’s show:
- TNA World Champion Mike Santana and Nic Nemeth take part in a world title summit
- Frankie Kazarian, Cedric Alexander & Mr. Elegance vs. Leon Slater, Fabian Aichner & KC Navarro
- Mara Sadé vs. Ash By Elegance
- Xia Brookside vs. Harley Hudson
- Matt & Jeff Hardy kick off the show
- AJ Francis in action
- Moose appears
Our live coverage kicks off at 8. p.m. Eastern.
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It’s the Slammiversary go-home edition of Impact! and with 3.5 matches announced, a Championship “Summit” (whatever that means) and a whole bunch of talking in between, lets see just how non-stop tonight’s total action is! It’s TNA where, according to Nic Nemeth ‘DTA’ means “Don’t Trust No One.”
As promised the Hardys kicked off the show, arriving to the ring in their broken fashion. Sadly, no Broken Moose, but that might be too much to ask for. Brother Nero seemed to have forgotten his robe at home, but Broken Matt was all decked out.
Broken Matt declared that after the Wicked Garden match against the Righteous, they are reborn. Matt said that they needed the Righteous to change them with that violent match, to push them to ascend. He then declared Broken Matt and Brother Nero V1 as obsolete.
Nero added that they had been rebroken by fate. That brought the Righteous out. Vincent said that the Righteous is greatful that the Hardys are finally telling the truth. Dutch added that the reason they stand here enlightened is because of the Righteous.
That of course, produced the tag team champions, Brian Meyers and Bear Bronson of the System right on cue. Meyers called the Hardys and the Righteous a bunch of “mumbo jumbo” and none of their crap matters. Bronson added that the only thing that matters is the titles, and The System will eat them alive and leave the ladder match at Slamiversary still champions.
Broken Matt disagreed and said they were gonna win. Matt then struck Vincent and Nero took out Meyers and Bronson. They pulled a ladder out from under the ring but before they could set it up, Meyers and Vincent took out Matt.
The other five brawled on the outside while Nero climbed the ladder, previewing a swanton, but everyone ran away before he could execute it. The Broken Theme Song played and that was it.
-Back from a break, Daria Rae was approached by Mustafa Ali and Order 4. Before they even said anything, she added Order 4’s The Great Hands to the tag team title ladder match at Slammiversary because they are “good employees.”
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Ash By Elegance vs Mara Sadé
Ash arrived with the Elegance Brand and Indi Hartwell was on commentary because why not? Sade arrived bumping andf grinding as she does.
The crowd jeered at Ash, calling her a Mark. She flipped out and started screaming at them to stop. She said that they weren’t good for her mental health. She said she needed a mental health break and then threw a full-on Christian temper tantrum in the ring before leaving. On her way out, she demanded M take her place. So:
M By Elegance vs Mara Sadé
Before that match got going, Elayna Black came out to distract… Hartwell? I guess?
Anyway, the match started and Sade was in complete control off the top. She sent M to the outside, chopping her and bouncing her head off the ring apron (The most elegant part of the ring!)
M tried to run away, but Sade hit her with a dropkick that seemed to knock her clean out. Heather tried to help and caused a distraction that let M get a Tower of Elegance in on Sade.
M took over, slamming and suplexing Sade. She went for another suplex and Sade tried a rollup, but only got two. Then Heather got up on the apron, then Hartwell pulled her down, then Black came to the ring and continued watching.
Sade went up top and Black hopped up to knock her off the turnbuckle, causing a DQ.
Match Result: Mara Sade defeated M By Elegance via DQ
So then Black and Sade brawled, while M and Heather beat up Hartwell. That brought out Allie and Rosemary, the Elegance Brand’s opponents for Slammiversary. They yelled at M and Heather and chased them off and then the segment ended.
-Eric Young appeared in a pretaped promo and talked about how he hasn’t seen anything from Ricky Sosa that he can’t handle. Young said Sosa is disrespectful because he takes wrestling for granted. So he’s going to teach him a lesson.
AJ Francis vs Manny Lemons
Francis faces the man who’s name, image and likeness he bought, Elijah at Slammiversary. But that presumes he survives this deadly confrontation with <checks notes> Manny Lemons.
Lemons tried to jump Francis off the bell, but Francis barely felt it and threw him into the corner. He threw him from his shoulders into the opposite corner, then delivered a running knee to Lemons. He also said “money” a lot.
Francis toyed with Lemons, running through the Undertaker’s moveset, going “old school” from the top rope and the like. Francis missed a Senton which allowed Lemons a bit of a comeback, but a spear put it down in a hurry.
Francis planted Lemons with the chokeslam and that was it.
Match Result: AJ Francis defeated Manny Lemons
After the match, Elijah appeared on the big screen from what appeared to be a shipping container to call Francis a no-talent Uncle Phil. He called him a fraud and said he will never be Elijah. Elijah said he talked to the TNA Lawyers and then set Francis’ Cease & Desist order on fire. So I think that means their match at Slammiversary is now for Elijah’s N/I/L? It was kind of unclear.
Xia Brookside vs Harley Hudson
Brookside jumped Hudson off the bell, but Hudson came back with a scoop slam. Hudson smashed Brookside face first into the mat and did push ups on her to drive the point home.
Brookside sent Hudson rolling with a kick and stomped her into the corner. Brookside laid in some midsection shoulders and then drop-toed Hudson into the ropes. She went for a cover, but Hudson kicked out.
Brookside wrenched back on Hudson’s arms, pulling her towards a Surfboard position, but Hudson got out of it. Hudson got back up and they traded shots until Hudson laid Brookside out with a pump kick and hip attack in the corner.
Hudson hit a fallaway slam and went for a cover, but Brookside kicked out at two. Hudson nailed Brookside with a discus punch, but missed on the top rope leg drop. That let Brookside hit at Darkside DDT and get the pin for the victory.
Match Result: Xia Brookside defeated Harley Hudson
After the match, Brookside attacked Hudson which brought Knockouts Champion Lei Ying Lee to the ring to chase her off.
-Back from break, we learned that the TNA World Championship Summit happened earlier in the day in a hotel business center. Carlos Sliva was there in what appeared to be a homemade TNA hat. He told them that they needed to be professional because he didn’t want to have to fine anyone.
Nemeth started and said that it was great that Santana had a great year, but he’s had 23 straight great years. Santana chuckled and said that if all Nemeth sees is a “good year” he’s got another thing coming. Santana went on to tell Nemeth about all the truly horrible things he’s gone through in his life.
Santana sat back and said that Nemeth was right; he’s done it all. But he’s never faced anyone like Santana. Santana said that he’s always been there for TNA, through the good times and the dark times. TNA has always been his priority.
Nemeth said that being an International Superstar is a lot different than having a good year. He then brought up Santana’s daughter and said he was glad Santana’s father was no longer living to see him fail.
Santana stood up and asked Silva “cash or check?” then decked Nemeth. Ryan Nemeth then appeared out of nowhere and they beat up Santana. Nic smashed his face on the TNA title belt and then the Nemeth boys left, ending the “Summit.”
I guess maybe WWE owns the trademark on “Contract Signing?” Because that’s all this was.
-Back from break, a wild Moose appeared (with JDC) and moose’d his way down to the ring. It was announced that Moose’s match against Eddie Edwards would be a “No Surrender” match. That means that the match can only end when one man’s corner person throws in the towel. Alicia Edwards will be in Eddie’s corner and JDC in Moose’s.
Moose grabbed a mic and said that at Slammiversary, payback’s a bitch “just like your wife.” That brought the Edwards’ to the ring. Eddie got on the mic and said that after all the time he and Moose spent together, he realized that Moose and JDC were like a cancer that was preventing Edwards from achieving greatness.
So, The System threw them out and they are better off for it. Edwards said that at Slammiversary, this will end for once and for all. JDC piped up and said that he understands that Eddie had to do what he had to do, but he’s sick in the head for it.
Alicia then grabbed the mic and said that JDC should bring his wife to the ring so she could slap her. Alicia said that the System is better off without them. And Moose? Well, he’s a fool. Alicia then said that if Moose wanted revenge, he could have one shot at her.
Mercifully, Moose backed off the challenge. Alicia called him a coward and Moose ran back to the ring. JDC cut him off and prevented him from spearing Alicia. Moose got another mic and promised that Slammiversary would be their funeral.
Cedric Alexander, Mr. Elegance & Frankie Kazarian vs Fabian Aichner, Leon Slater, and KC Navarro
At some point this week, it was decided that the returning Amazing Red would join the field of the Ultimate X match at Slammiversary. In the meantime, the other six participants will face off in this six man tag match that I’m sure will bring up all kinds of questions of co-existence.
Slater kicked things off against Kazarian, but went right for Alexander and kicked him in the face. Aichner tagged in and Kazarian raked his eyes and tagged in Mr Elegance. Aichner beat his muppety face from post to post, chopping his chest (I wonder if being so oiled up makes it hurt more?).
Navarro tagged in for a crossbody, but Elegance got a tag to Alexander who chopped Navarro to the ropes. Navarro came back with a dropkick, which brought Kazarian back in. Navarro hit him with a kick and avoided an attack from Alexander.
A brawl broke out, and suicide dives were a plenty with Aichner, Navarro and Slater left standing. Back in the ring, Navarro and Alexander were legal and Alexander bent Navarro in half with a gutwrench suplex. Elegance tagged in and stomped on Navarro’s hands.
Navarro fought back, but the concerige tried to grab Navarro’s ankle. So Navarro stomped on his hand. That enraged Elegance and he beat Navarro into his team’s corner for a triple team. Kazarian dragged Navarro to the middle of the ring for a springboard leg drop. Kazarian went for a tag, but Elegance was posing, so Alexander tagged in.
Navarro scrambled over and tagged in Slater who went after Alexander with gusto. He threw kicks and punches at him, knocking Alexander down with a spinning heel kick into a commercial break.
Back from said break, Kazarian took out Slater at the knees slamming him onto the ring apron. He sent him back into the ring to face Alexander who laid him out with some more suplexes.
It was announced that following the match, Nic Nemeth would be providing an update on the condition of Mike Santana who’d been taken to hospital after the “Summit” earlier in the show.
Back in the match, Elegance, Kazarian and Alexander had Slater isolated and were triple teaming him. Slater ducked an attack and hit a crossbody on Kazarian and crawled over to tag in Aichner. Aichner ran through Kazarian and Alexander, countering a Blockbuster attempt from Kazarian.
Aichner tried to set up Kazarian fior a Doomsday device with Navarro, but Elegance interrupted and he and Kazarian took on Navarro. A backstabber from Kazarian got a two count and Navarro started a brawl in which everyone started spamming finishers on everyone else.
The action truly was total an non stop until Slater hit a swanton 450 on Elegance. As he bounced off, Kazarian rolled Slater up and got the pin to win the match for his team.
Match Result: Cedric Alexander, Mr. Elegance & Frankie Kazarian defeated Fabian Aichner, Leon Slater, and KC Navarro
-Back from a break, Nic Nemeth made his way down to the ring to give us an update on Mike Santana’s medical condition. He said that he had breaking news: He doesn’t think Mike Santana will make it to Slammiversary after the attack at the “Summit.”
Nemeth said that he should probably be crowned TNA champion and beckoned Carlos Silva. Instead, Ryan Nemeth was thrown through the entryway and out stomped a bloody-faced Mike Santana. Santana threw Ryan aside and went for Nic, but Carlos Silva and Daria Rae arrived with security to pull them apart.
In the end, Nemeth left and Santana stood tall in the ring as the show closed.
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