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00:00We are back here on TNA IMPACT for a very special tag team matchup.
00:09Following tag team matches scheduled for one fall.
00:14Introducing first, from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada,
00:19the team of Miss NXT, Ariana Grace,
00:23and the director of authority, Santino Murala.
00:31For the first time in the history of TNA Wrestling,
00:35father and daughter are teaming together in a matchup.
00:39This is incredible.
00:41History to be made, but will it be spoiled?
00:53Robert Stone's got quite the entourage with them nowadays,
00:56and wait a minute, Alicia Edwards, what the hell's she doing out here?
01:01Hey, so I got some good news,
01:06and I got some bad news.
01:11The bad news is that due to a severe case of TMJ,
01:26because of that devil woman, Ariana Grace,
01:31unfortunately, Tessa Blanchard cannot compete.
01:36However, her very suitable replacement is Victoria Crawford.
01:50The good news is, I have talked to the higher-ups about this tag match,
01:56and there are three rules.
01:58Rule number one, this match cannot go over 10 minutes.
02:11Rule number two, because there is no way I trust that sleazy slimeball Jimmy Corderas,
02:20I have assigned a very special enforcer
02:27to take his place just in case something were to happen to him,
02:32and that is Alicia Edwards.
02:37Alicia was ejected earlier on tonight from ringside during the systems match.
02:41Well, she's back now.
02:43And of course, last but not certainly least,
02:47rule number three,
02:52the Cobra is officially banned.
02:56What?
02:57Woo-hoo!
03:00And Santino, listen to my words,
03:04if you decide to whip that reptile out,
03:09I'll officially take over your job.
03:16Wow.
03:17The sheriff has spoken.
03:21It is beyond me how Stone has any authority whatsoever in this company.
03:30And listen, Jimmy Corderas is our special guest referee.
03:34He was a guest of ours at Under Siege.
03:36He's been one of the more recognizable referees in the history of this business.
03:4120-plus years in WWE.
03:43He's a lifelong friend of Santino Morales.
03:46He wanted to have this opportunity to referee this matchup for father and daughter.
03:50It's a special moment.
03:52I get the fixes in.
03:53So good on Robert Stone for bringing someone like Alicia in here to even the odds.
03:57Come on.
03:57A personal family friend of one of the wrestling teams.
04:02Are you kidding me?
04:02Collusion.
04:04I don't think that was the intent for Jimmy Corderas,
04:08having heard from him earlier on tonight.
04:10It's a special occasion.
04:12Santino Morales never had an opportunity to tag with his own daughter, Ariana Grace.
04:18And that's very special.
04:19That's very emotional.
04:20It's beautiful.
04:22But again, trying to stack the deck with your family friend is the official.
04:25Come on.
04:26He's a son of a gun.
04:28Now, here's the interesting thing.
04:29Robert Stone hasn't had a match on NXT television in a little over a year.
04:36And he hasn't had a match here in TNA Wrestling in eight years.
04:39You remember Robbie E.
04:41Oh, yeah.
04:42And look at him, though.
04:43Look at the shape he's in.
04:44He's in probably the best shape of his life.
04:47He can probably take anybody down.
04:49Immediately tags out Victoria Crawford fighting in the stead of Tessa Blanchard.
04:54Tessa Blanchard is on the official TNA injury report as presented by BioFlex with TNJ,
05:01which is pain and compromised movement of the jaw joint and the surrounding muscles.
05:06Ariana Grace smacked Tessa Blanchard at undersea.
05:10So thanks to Ariana Grace.
05:12Very physical matchup here.
05:15Hopefully we don't see a repeat of that with Ariana Grace here.
05:18Now, taking down Victoria Crawford.
05:21And now, whoa, whoa.
05:26Ariana Grace backing off Crawford now as Robbie...
05:31Excuse me, I almost fell back in old habits.
05:33You brought it up.
05:35Robert Stone, that's Sherrick.
05:36You gotta remember that.
05:38It's a sign of respect.
05:39In here to go one-on-one with Ariana Grace herself.
05:43Somehow his tan has gotten worse over time.
05:46Better was the word you were looking for?
05:48Deeper, more robust?
05:49Of all the people we could have gotten from WWE,
05:52we couldn't get Zima Ion back here, DJZ,
05:56but we got Robert Stone and Tessa Blanchard interfering on the outside.
06:00Jimmy Cordero's doing the right thing.
06:02Oh, come on!
06:02Objective Blanchard from ringside.
06:06Look, she can barely speak.
06:08She's in agonizing pain.
06:10Of course, she has a little bit of want revenge here.
06:14She can pick up Robert Stone's matching fur jacket,
06:18and they can get out of here.
06:22Inside the ring, Grace trying to pin Crawford at a kick out.
06:27How much do you think those fake fur coats cost?
06:31Fake?
06:32Are you kidding me?
06:33I overheard them talking.
06:35That's endangered mink that they made those coats out of.
06:37That's horrendous.
06:38You know how much that goes for on the black market?
06:40That's absolutely awful.
06:41That's a crime.
06:42Well, it's a lot, though, still.
06:43It's a crime.
06:44Sure.
06:46Ariana Grace, who put up a hell of a fight against Blanchard at under siege.
06:49You can't take that away from her.
06:51Oh, suplex.
06:53No doubt about it.
06:54Again, a very physical matchup,
06:55obviously resulting in that injury to Tessa Blanchard.
06:59She's got to bring it in the ring here, though.
07:05Robert Stone trying to serve a distraction here.
07:07Does he ever shut up?
07:09Oh, wait a minute.
07:10Victoria Crawford attacking Grace.
07:12A distraction created by Stone.
07:14You may not like it, but it's effective.
07:16Cover.
07:17Shoulders down and a kick out by Grace.
07:19And now Victoria Crawford has the window to just completely control this matchup.
07:26And this is a very special night for the Morello family here in the greater Toronto area.
07:33Santino, of course, growing up in Mississauga.
07:35His family is here tonight.
07:37His son, Marco, his daughter, Molina, his wife, Anna, his parents, Frank and Pat.
07:42You remember Rebellion 2023?
07:44That was the first time that Santino's son, Marco, got to see Santino wrestle in person right here in Toronto.
07:51Of course, as we said, a very emotional, very important night for them as a family.
07:56But here's the thing, Santino, he's got to focus on people like Robert Stone.
08:00Oh, wait a minute.
08:01Wait a minute.
08:02He's got to be careful.
08:03The Cobra is banned, apparently, per Robert Stone.
08:07Meanwhile, Victoria Crawford is torturing Ariana Grace in the center of the ring.
08:13And there is nowhere for the liaison to go.
08:17There's the Cobra, shoulders down, and a kickout.
08:20Remember the 10-minute time limit draw of per Robert Stone.
08:26That time is ticking away.
08:27I know he hasn't imagined a while.
08:29How about his cardio?
08:31And a kickout there by Grace.
08:32Is that a joke?
08:34Is that a joke?
08:34He's a physical specimen, Tom.
08:37Oh, tonight we're in the greater Toronto area.
08:39One week from tomorrow, we're going to be in the greater Phoenix area for Against All Odds,
08:43live on TNA Plus with a special start time of 10 p.m. Eastern.
08:47The following night, TNA presents Impact on June 7th on the campus of Arizona State University.
08:52We'll be in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 20th and the 21st for two nights of TNA Impact
08:58on the campus of Robert Morris University.
09:00And then Sunday, July 20th, we'll be live on Pay-Per-View and TNA Plus for our Slammer Hoops
09:06at the UBS Arena on Long Island.
09:09You can get tickets for all these events right now at TNAWrestling.com.
09:13And Ariana Grace has a huge window of opportunity to get the tag to her father, to Santino.
09:21Tag!
09:21And she gets it!
09:23One, two, three, four!
09:27Santino.
09:28Oh, my God!
09:30In rare form!
09:32One, two, three, four!
09:34One, two, three, four!
09:36Santino, who is in regular competition of professional wrestling, continues to hone his craft
09:42and his own Battle Arts Academy right here in the GTA.
09:47Off of the top!
09:48Ariana Grace takes care of Crawford!
09:50Cross body!
09:51Oh, wait a minute!
09:54I think that was Robert Stone who pulled Jimmy Cordero's, the referee, out of the ring!
09:59Wait, wait, wait.
10:00But Stone is trying to blame Santino for it.
10:03I didn't get a good look, to be fair.
10:04Why the hell would Santino pull Cordero's out of the ring?
10:07Because he's clearly enraged here tonight.
10:10Oh, come on!
10:12Stone shoving Cordero's in now.
10:14Marilla sent into the steel steps.
10:18Stone is vicious tonight.
10:20And so is Ariana Grace.
10:23Just watched her father get attacked.
10:25Wait, wait, wait.
10:25Take your hands off the hair.
10:26Oh!
10:29Oh, wait a minute.
10:31Look at this.
10:31Thank God.
10:32Here comes the special enforcer, Alicia Edwards.
10:36The axe kick by Victoria Crawford.
10:39And Robert Stone is going to claim the glory and get the pinfall.
10:43You are over.
10:44This has been a shame.
10:48Here are your winners.
10:50The team of Victoria Crawford and Robert Stone!
10:54You know, there was a lot of chaos at the end of this, you know, which happens in wrestling.
11:00Thank God we had Alicia Edwards here as that enforcer to pick up the slack from Jimmy Cordero's there.
11:13An absolute travesty tonight on TNA Impact.