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00:00There is an opportunity for either one.
00:02Masha Scal with two championships.
00:05We've already seen NXT strike once with Trix Williams,
00:09our current TNA World Champion.
00:11Could they strike again in New York at Slammiversary on one of our biggest stages?
00:18Strike another blow into the heart of TNA wrestling.
00:21You're absolutely right.
00:22And listen, I shudder to think about that possible outcome to see both of
00:26TNA's World Championships in the hands of NXT wrestlers.
00:31I mean, it's unfathomable.
00:34I really don't want to go there, but it's entirely possible.
00:37And the way that J.C. Jane and Fatal Influence have been operating for
00:40a while in NXT here in TNA, they're willing to do whatever it takes to win.
00:46I mean, no doubt about it.
00:47J.C. Jane apparently shocked the world,
00:51defeating Stephanie Bakur for that NXT Women's Championship.
00:55A number of weeks to go, obviously riding high on that momentum.
00:59And look at this.
01:00He's taking a team shot at Masha.
01:02Immediately going after the head honcho,
01:05the top of the mountain here in the knockouts division.
01:08Now Jane going to work here against Laying Lee.
01:14That said, obviously, the confidence, like I said, of Jane- Tag.
01:17Through the roof the last couple of months, and it's paid off.
01:21Oh!
01:22Has she bitten off more?
01:23Cover, cover here on Lay in a kick out.
01:25More than she can chew, maybe, stepping up to Masha Slamovich.
01:29J.C. Jane has wanted gold for quite some time, if you follow NXT.
01:32And she's been here in TNA.
01:34As a matter of fact, when she was not champion, she went one-on-one with Masha Slamovich.
01:39It wasn't too long ago, in a non-title matchup, Slamovich defeated Jane that night.
01:45So the common logic would tell you that Masha Slamovich heading into Slammiversary.
01:49That was nasty.
01:51That Slamovich has that advantage.
01:53There's that psychological hold.
01:55Cover, cover, kick out.
01:57That you can have over someone with a past victory like that.
02:02There's also, I know you talked about the possibly worst outcome for TNA wrestling at Slammiversary.
02:08Where you do have to entertain it, considering what happened at Battleground.
02:10That's right.
02:11Imagine if Masha Slamovich becomes a dual champion in two different companies.
02:18I mean, it would be another history-making moment that we've had in the last couple of months here.
02:23But thankfully, that one would swing in the favor and would be so good for
02:30the morale, for the locker room, for the spirit here in TNA wrestling.
02:36Look out.
02:37Ooh!
02:38Fallon Henley getting launched there by Lee.
02:40Cover, and a kick out.
02:48Leigh and Lee doing a great job of countering back and forth here with Fallon Henley.
02:53But look at that.
02:54I don't know if she saw that tag to J.C. Jane.
02:57Oh!
02:58And a huge knee by Jane.
03:03I don't know how Lee's even on her feet right now.
03:05And there's Fallon Henley from around the post.
03:08Right, right, right!
03:09Final influence is taking over against Slamovich and Lee here on Impact.
03:15Nasty kick.
03:23This has been the thing that's impressed me so much about J.C. Jane.
03:26She is an outstanding striker.
03:28She is physical.
03:28She is intense.
03:30She will get in your head.
03:31She is the total package in my opinion.
03:34And here's the thing.
03:35You talked about the last time she was here when she faced off with knockouts champion Masha Slamovich.
03:41In a matter of which, winning that NXT Women's Championship has raised the game, raised the confidence level.
03:48And you will be shocked at how much that can up your game as a competitor.
03:53Just knowing, just knowing you have that sitting around your waist, sitting on your shoulder.
03:57That raises your ability within that ring.
04:01Now Jane slowing things down.
04:04I talked about the head games.
04:07The direction that Jane has Lee facing is just trying to get ahead of Masha Slamovich even more, of course.
04:18On paper, J.C. Jane and Masha Slamovich have a lot of things in common.
04:23Both incredible strikers.
04:25Both can be very unpredictable at times.
04:29So it's going to be in New York at the UBS Arena.
04:32It's going to be, again, on paper, a very even matchup.
04:35Who can gain that psychological advantage is going to play a key role.
04:40Great job by our referee, Paige Brinzavalli.
04:42Making sure Talon Henley was holding onto the tag rope.
04:44Legal tag.
04:45Henley, cover on Lee.
04:47And a kick out.
04:48And remember, Masha Slamovich can't afford to look ahead to a matchup against Jane at Slammiversary.
04:54Because this Sunday at WWE Evolution, J.C. Jane has to defend her NXT Women's Championship.
05:01Against former TNA star, Jordan Grace.
05:04Meaning either Jane or Grace will be defending the NXT Women's Championship against Slammovich.
05:10Title versus title.
05:11Winner takes all.
05:13Come Slammiversary.
05:17A little back kick there by Henley.
05:19Jasmine Nix applauding the effort on the outside.
05:22Fallon Henley now into the cover.
05:24Lee able to kick out.
05:25Lee did get a taste of fatal influence.
05:28Hold on.
05:29Another kick out on the Countdown Rebellion.
05:32It's back in April in Los Angeles.
05:34It's a cover out of frustration now.
05:36Henley might be about to snap.
05:38A lot of familiarity amongst several of the players in this matchup, to your point.
05:46Tag made.
05:47Jane is legal.
05:48This has been outstanding tag team wrestling by fatal influence.
05:52I mean, they have that long-term rapport.
05:55On the other side of the ring, I mean, Masha Slammovich laying a lot of respect there.
05:59Of course, they just recently wrestled for the knockouts world title.
06:02But they are not an established team.
06:04Back elbow.
06:05Here's the cover.
06:06Jane trying to win this thing.
06:07Kick out.
06:08Certainly not in the same way with the same amount of influence, if you will,
06:12that fatal influence has with one another.
06:15Jane, Nix, and Henley.
06:17Plenty of familiarity working together on NXT.
06:20Obviously, cat-volting Jane to the shock NXT Women's Championship victory.
06:29And Laying Lee is on a bad side of town.
06:32Has been now for several minutes.
06:35Desperately needs to get out of here.
06:37Desperately needs a tag to Masha Slammovich.
06:40Oh, Fallon Henley really slowing things down here against Laying Lee.
06:47It feels like an eternity since Slammovich was legal in this match.
06:51This knockouts tag team matchup continues here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
07:03Fatal influence from NXT up against Laying Lee and the TNA knockouts world champion Masha Slammovich.
07:11Gotta show you what happened before the commercial break, however.
07:14Here's how the NXT Women's Champion, JC Jane, and fatal influence cover here and a kick out.
07:20Listen to this. Here's how Jane took over.
07:24Oh, this knee on the outside on the apron.
07:27Cover here back in the ring.
07:29Henley cannot put away the matchup.
07:31That knee strike changed the complexion of this match.
07:36No doubt about it, Laying Lee has had a hard time gaining any ground in this tag team match.
07:43Flurries here and there, but fatal influence to their credit has done a fantastic job of controlling the ring.
07:50But there about to be a window for Lee here.
07:54Lee desperately trying to get to Masha Slammovich, who's been kept out of this matchup for the bulk of the contest.
08:01Now Henley with a big right hand taking away the tag option for a moment.
08:05Lee has been here for a long time.
08:08Has taken a lot of punishment from fatal influence.
08:11Here's some more cover.
08:13Oh, and Lee's still in this thing.
08:17And Henley may have just succeeded in ticking off the knockouts world champion.
08:23She better hope that Masha Slammovich does not get a tag in this one.
08:26Ooh!
08:27Cross body out of the corner.
08:29Lee desperately needed that.
08:31That is the opening.
08:34That is the chance that Laying Lee needs.
08:39Needs this tag to Slammovich and there it is!
08:42Could this be a preview of Slammiversary?
08:46The TNA Knockouts World Champion Masha Slammovich taking it to Fallon Henley.
08:51And the NXT Women's Champion, Jacey Jane.
08:56And now Slammovich two for one against Fatal Influence.
09:01There's a cover on Jane trying to pin the champion and a kick out.
09:05What a momentum boost that could have been for Slammovich on her own road to Slammiversary,
09:11regardless of the opponent.
09:13Was trying to set up for the snowplow.
09:15Oh wait here.
09:16Could have it here.
09:17Backslide.
09:18Just for a moment.
09:19Oh, went for another knee strike.
09:22Slammovich retorts.
09:25And now trying to wrap up Jane.
09:27Just thinking about an air raid crash there it looked like.
09:30Standing switches.
09:33Jane trying to avoid Slammovich in a pump.
09:35Kick.
09:36Nasty kick now.
09:38Tag.
09:39Could we see just a repeat of what was going down with Lei Ying Li before?
09:47Two on one opportunity for Fatal Influence.
09:49Fallon Henley.
09:50Oh, that was beautifully done.
09:51The neck breaker off of the ropes.
09:53Oh, and a knee.
09:56Jane setting the table for Henley.
09:59Cover.
10:00Oh, and Li broke it up at the last second.
10:03Just in the very nick of time.
10:08Everybody down in this knockouts tag team matchup.
10:13This matchup has been outstanding.
10:18What a display of tag team wrestling.
10:20What a preview of Slammiversary we're getting tonight on Impact.
10:24And now it breaks down to the knockouts world champion and Fallon Henley.
10:31Just duking it out in the center of the ring.
10:34Masha literally fighting here right on top.
10:42Literally on top of the three letters that she will represent at Slammiversary.
10:47And perhaps the most risky matchup, the most momentous matchup to date of her reign.
10:55Certainly one of the biggest gambles of both NXT and TNA have agreed to, that's for sure.
11:00There's the cover by Henley to pin the knockouts champion in a kickout.
11:05And now, though, it's Slammovich.
11:09Slammovich in a bad way, in a bad part of town.
11:12Jasmine Nix, the remainder of Fatal Influence on the outside.
11:16Zion Brookside supporting Slammovich and Li.
11:19Two on one opportunity there against the champion.
11:21Now Henley and Jane dumping Li outside.
11:24Oh, and a poop right to the face.
11:28Slammovich gets hit with a super kick.
11:31That's the thing, Jane and Henley are a little bit more fresh here.
11:36And now, once again, it's a two-on-one kind of scenario potentially.
11:40Let's go, tennis.
11:41Tag made, JC, Jane telling Fallon Henley to end this thing.
11:46Could just be a matter of moments here for the knockouts world champion.
11:49Wait a minute, Li grabbing Jane.
11:52Ooh, Li took out the NXT Women's Champion.
11:57Henley got enough of Li.
12:00Back inside, Slammovich and Henley are legal.
12:04Look out, Snowplow.
12:06One, two, three.
12:08Cover, Slammovich and Li beat Fatal Influence.
12:13Here are your winners, the diva plaguing Li and the TNA Knockout World Champion,
12:23Masha Slammovich.
12:26This Sunday at WWE Evolution, the picture surrounding the NXT Women's Championship will become clear.
12:34But nonetheless, at Slammiversary, we are guaranteed to see history in the making.
12:41One woman will become the first dual champion across both TNA and WWE.
12:49Masha Slammovich building incredible momentum ahead of Slammiversary, where it will be.
12:56TITLE vs. TITLE, WINNER TAKES ALL.
13:04TITLE, WINNER TAKES ALL.
13:12TITLE, WINNER TAKES ALL.

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