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00:00:00The following is a Champion's Challenge!
00:00:04Making his way to the ring from Yucca Valley, California,
00:00:09weighing in at 220 pounds,
00:00:12Frankie Kazarian!
00:00:18Last week, Mike Santana shut down Steve Macklin
00:00:22in a pay-per-view caliber TNA World Title Defense.
00:00:25Tonight, the likes of former world champion Frankie Kazarian
00:00:28and plenty more All-Stars will buy for future title shots
00:00:32in the Champion's Challenge matches.
00:00:34Welcome to Impact!
00:00:54I'm spreading out!
00:01:04The title is the motherfuckers' Americaemark!
00:01:20As of today, we are just one month away from GNA Wrestling's Slammiversary, live on pay-per-view at GNA
00:01:27Plus in Boston.
00:01:28But first, here in Sacramento, the March 4th Slammiversary could be changed by not one, but two Champions Challenge backups.
00:01:37And to kick things off, the now former X Division champion, Leon Slater, returns to action for the first time
00:01:44since his heartbreaking title loss to Cedric Alexander.
00:02:04And their tag team partner from Bradford, England, weighing in at 92 kilos, Leon Slater!
00:02:15It's fantastic to see his smile on Leon's face, but I promise you, he's hurting.
00:02:21Slater recently opened up on TNA social and digital platforms.
00:02:25You have to seek out Leon's comments on his loss from two weeks ago.
00:02:29Slater talked about being scared and feeling lost, saying he experienced a familiar feeling to when his father left.
00:02:37When Leon was a young boy, the fear of being forgotten.
00:02:40Slater said he felt like he failed the fans, felt like he failed his family.
00:02:45Leon said it himself prior to his match against Cedric Alexander, quote,
00:02:49People don't remember those who equal greatness, they only remember those who surpass it.
00:02:55Will the youngest in charge be remembered as a one-hit wonder?
00:02:59Or will Leon Slater find himself once again within those ropes?
00:03:09Oh my God!
00:03:11Oh my God!
00:03:12Oh my God!
00:03:14Oh my God!
00:03:15Oh my God!
00:03:16Oh my God!
00:03:46For the A-Game hydration announced desk, I'm Tom Hennepin, he's the Drama King, Matthew Raywalt.
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00:03:57Tonight we will have the Men's and Knockouts Champions Challenge Matches.
00:04:02A huge opportunity here for all the challengers involved in this one.
00:04:08Mustafa Ali pressed off his title defense against WWE ID's Chaz Starboy Hall last week.
00:04:15You can't beat the system.
00:04:21Next, they are the TNA World Tag Team Champions, Bear Bronson and Brian Myers, and the TNA X Division Champions,
00:04:37Cedric Alexander, The System.
00:04:44The System Draped in Gold, Myers and Bronson, the TNA World Tag Team Champions, and of course, Cedric Alexander, The
00:04:54Dream Crusher, The New TNA X Division Champion.
00:05:01You talked about the Spectre haunting Slater.
00:05:05That Spectre takes human form in Cedric Alexander.
00:05:09Look at the hole.
00:05:10Leon Slater is staring through the new X Division Champion.
00:05:15The history taker, Prime, Cedric Alexander, basking in the glory of the system tonight, ahead of the Champions Challenge.
00:05:26Let's go.
00:05:56And our tag team partner, from the Bronx, New York, weighing in at 230 pounds, he is the TNA World
00:06:05Champion, Mike Santana!
00:06:13Mike Santana has dropped four former TNA World Champions thus far.
00:06:19And it is now 131 days as TNA World Champion.
00:06:25We know Eric Young is on the horizon as the current number one contender.
00:06:31This train does not stop.
00:06:36Mike Santana, I know, wouldn't have it any other way.
00:06:40But right here, right now, is yet another opportunity for someone to potentially score a title shot against Santana.
00:06:48It's the interesting wrinkle to the Champions Challenge matches that we'll see tonight on the men's side and for the
00:06:53knockouts in our main event.
00:06:54If any of the TNA All-Stars pin any of the champions, then they will receive a future title shot
00:07:01at whatever champion they pin.
00:07:02If either of the tag team champions are pinned, the winner will be able to pick their partner for a
00:07:08future title shot.
00:07:09Now, I am told, per TNA management, Eric Young is in any unique circumstance.
00:07:14If Eric Young were to pin Mike Santana, it would not change anything.
00:07:18He has a future TNA World title shot already.
00:07:20However, Eric Young does have the possibility to pin Cedric Alexander.
00:07:25Mustafa Ali, a member of the tag team champions.
00:07:29Eric Young could walk out with an additional title shot tonight on top of his guaranteed future TNA World title
00:07:36shot.
00:07:38Certainly wouldn't hurt his cause, I'm sure about that.
00:07:41But as is the question with a lot of these matches, you'll see it in the main event as well
00:07:46as here.
00:07:46It's some odd bedfellows on either side of the ring.
00:07:50People who normally don't team together are going to try to get along to win this matchup.
00:07:56Still to come this evening here in Sacramento.
00:07:59Tessa Blanchard goes one-on-one with Harley Hudson and knockouts action.
00:08:04Stacks will face Santana Morella.
00:08:07It's future son-in-law against the father of Ariana Grace.
00:08:11Meanwhile, Fabian Eitner makes his official TNA debut ever since emerging two weeks ago live after the incredible matchup between
00:08:20Slater and Alexander.
00:08:22Two out of three falls for the X Division Championship.
00:08:25Eitner faces Eddie Edwards of the system.
00:08:28And as I mentioned in our main event, the knockouts champions challenge match.
00:08:33The knockouts will champion Lane Lee.
00:08:35The knockouts will tag team champions, the elegance brand.
00:08:38Up against Sia Brookside, Alayna Black, and Mara Shade.
00:08:43You can see the early strategizing on the side of the champions.
00:08:48For them especially, this is a dangerous scenario.
00:08:51It is everything to gain and nothing to lose for the TNA All-Stars on the other side of the
00:08:57ring.
00:09:02So here we go.
00:09:03This is Brian Myers to start things off against Elijah.
00:09:06Elijah is curious in this champion's challenge.
00:09:09Given the stakes for the All-Stars, he has yet to win a major championship in professional wrestling.
00:09:15There's nothing like that first one.
00:09:18I mean, despite the incredible things he's done, it's time to find that big gold.
00:09:26Down goes Myers.
00:09:29There's a cover on one half of the tag champs and a kickout at two.
00:09:34Elijah in command against Myers.
00:09:36Could an All-Star secure a title shot here in the champions challenge?
00:09:42With Slammiversary one month away, this is a critical night here on TNA Thursday Night Impact on AMC.
00:09:49This is the first of two Champions Challenge matches.
00:09:53The knockouts are still to come in our main event.
00:09:55If an All-Star pins a champion, they will get a future title shot.
00:10:00Right now, this is Santana and Elijah.
00:10:03Interestingly, these two have never locked up, never touched,
00:10:08never been in the same ring across the ring from each other ever before.
00:10:13Elijah trying to pick the pace here against the reigning TNA World Champion.
00:10:17Misses with the elbow, drops Santana.
00:10:20Rejuvenated after his series of title defenses we've seen over the last few weeks.
00:10:25The sensational title defense against Rich Juan and Santana putting away Steve Macklin
00:10:31in a heavy-hitting pay-per-view caliber matchup last week,
00:10:35which revisited the sacrifice event.
00:10:39Great little opening exchange there between these two.
00:10:44This is a feeling out process.
00:10:45You love to see it between two very high-level competitors like Santana and Elijah.
00:10:56And Elijah, you talked about it, Ed's yet to get the goal!
00:11:00And there's Eric Young jumping on the TNA World Champion, Mike Santana.
00:11:05Eric Young won a battle royal two weeks ago.
00:11:08He has a guaranteed future TNA World title shot against Santana.
00:11:13There you go.
00:11:13You saw Frankie Kazarian tag himself in off of Elijah, a man he's got no love lost for.
00:11:19And we know that Frankie Kazarian is desperate to get back to the TNA World title.
00:11:25Frankie Kazarian's been thinking about that ever since the Genesis event back in January.
00:11:30Oh, he's been brown-nosing Derriere for months, trying to get himself a title match.
00:11:40And he's fast and furious for Mike Santana here.
00:11:45No!
00:11:46Thumb to the eye there by Kazarian who forcefully tags out to Elijah.
00:11:51Should've sorted history between Elijah and Kazarian.
00:11:53No doubt about that.
00:11:58Elijah has an opportunity here.
00:12:00If he would've pinned Mike Santana there, he could've gotten him a shot at the TNA World title.
00:12:05Drop kick right to the back of the head there.
00:12:08The reigning TNA International Champion, Mustafa Ali, is out to prove a point to the rest of Order 4.
00:12:14Not only to the rest of Order 4, but in this quest as international champion to prove a point to
00:12:20the rest of the world.
00:12:21The known wrestling world.
00:12:24He's already gone on a streak of defending that title in multiple countries.
00:12:28And it doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon.
00:12:36Making up pace now here is Ali.
00:12:39Look out!
00:12:40Oh, bomb!
00:12:41Powerbomb!
00:12:42Ali!
00:12:43The cover!
00:12:44Oh, and it's broken up by the new X Division Champion, Cedric Alexander, who is as confident as ever.
00:12:52Oh!
00:12:54He used to tell that moment, but who could blame him otherwise?
00:12:56What a match between him and Leon Slater.
00:13:01Two out of three falls.
00:13:02Incredible, incredible matchup.
00:13:05Well, this thing is breaking down.
00:13:06Of course it is.
00:13:09Absolute bad love here.
00:13:11To open the night.
00:13:17Elijah squared off with Alexander.
00:13:20Young and Bronson.
00:13:22Santana and Kazarian.
00:13:23Best of luck to our referee, controlling all these individuals.
00:13:28And now Ali through the ropes.
00:13:30Oh, wait, but got caught.
00:13:32By the drifter himself, Elijah!
00:13:35A choke slam into the apron.
00:13:38A bit of a rivalry renewed there between those two.
00:13:41Oh!
00:13:42Boots left, right, and center here.
00:13:44Casey Navarro looking to swing at anything that moves.
00:13:48Hold on a second.
00:13:50Big play, Slater!
00:13:53Slater!
00:13:54Slater wants out the field!
00:13:56A stop on Alexander for good measure.
00:14:02Absolute unreal athleticism.
00:14:04Take another look.
00:14:06Slater, as he always does, wowing the entire building.
00:14:13And it's great to see Slater in such good spirits.
00:14:16And it's the men's Champions Challenge match continues.
00:14:21Could an all-star capture a title shot?
00:14:26We are back here on TNA Thursday Night Impact on AMC.
00:14:30This is the night of the Champions Challenge matches.
00:14:34Still to come in our main event.
00:14:36It's the Knockouts Champions Challenge match.
00:14:39And we've started this off with the men's.
00:14:41Remember, if an all-star pins a champion in this matchup,
00:14:46they will get a future title shot against the champion they have pinned.
00:14:51Eric Young is the only outlier in this.
00:14:53And if he pins Santana, he doesn't get a second world title shot,
00:14:57but he can collect the international title shot.
00:15:00Next division title shot, a tag team title shot.
00:15:03There are plenty of opportunities.
00:15:05There's opportunity abound here tonight to kick things off on impact.
00:15:11Look at this.
00:15:12Ali trying to fight Santana for a tag here.
00:15:16Oh!
00:15:17Santana just clocked Ali and tags himself in on the Myers.
00:15:21Made the decision.
00:15:22The champ trying to lead by example, quote-unquote.
00:15:26And Elijah done dealing with Kassarian.
00:15:29Santana.
00:15:30Grants a-hole to EY, his number one contender.
00:15:35Santana picking a fight everywhere he can.
00:15:38I don't know how wise that is.
00:15:40Putting himself in more jeopardy.
00:15:43Tonight, TNA Thursday night.
00:15:44Impact is defined by the Champions Challenge matches.
00:15:48Could this set up our march towards Slammiversary?
00:15:51June 28th live on Pay-Per-View in Boston, Massachusetts.
00:15:59Look out!
00:16:01Santana wipes out Eric Young.
00:16:04Trying to send a message to his future challenger.
00:16:07And I can tell you about this time, at Slammiversary, Ultimate X, the signature match of TNA returns.
00:16:17Cedric Alexander will be defending his X Division title at Ultimate X.
00:16:21And I can tell you, Leon Slater is a part of the field for Ultimate X at Slammiversary.
00:16:27Oh, look out!
00:16:29Ali tagged himself in there.
00:16:32Great counter.
00:16:33Great combination, but Ali can't put away the All-Stars.
00:16:39You know, look at this.
00:16:41Rivalry renewed.
00:16:42Who could forget the intensity of early last year between these two?
00:16:46Now, though, they are teammates and they better pay attention.
00:16:51Going up top, got to be careful.
00:16:53That old ACL injury delivers with a missile dropkick.
00:16:58Remember the injured left knee this past summer at Slammiversary.
00:17:02Of course, now still feeling the effects of that Sactown street fight as well,
00:17:06which did not go in his favor.
00:17:09Navarro could turn that around here, though.
00:17:12Ali missed.
00:17:14Navarro did not, connecting with the 305.
00:17:20DDT by the Blessed One.
00:17:23Huge opportunity here.
00:17:25Cover trying to pin the reigning international champion, Ali,
00:17:29who put away WWE's Chaz Stalboy Hall last week.
00:17:36Now, Navarro pointing over to Leon Slater.
00:17:40Look at this, though.
00:17:40Oh, and a drop total.
00:17:42But you see that?
00:17:44Ali's got a hold of that left knee.
00:17:45That's a smart move by Ali.
00:17:48And now the berserker of the system, Bear Bronson, into the fray.
00:17:55Bronson, look at this.
00:17:57Bronson trying to deny the All-Stars any title shot.
00:17:57And now he's just pummeling Casey Navarro.
00:17:59Bless this!
00:18:00Bless this!
00:18:02Bless this!
00:18:04Absolute force of nature is Bronson.
00:18:10Look at the power!
00:18:19Bronson just tossing Navarro!
00:18:23Now Bronson trying to deny the All-Stars any title shots and a kick out there by Navarro.
00:18:29The system have been literally and figuratively throwing their weight around tonight here in this Champions Challenge match.
00:18:38Now Bronson, oh, Ali forcing the tag past Myers.
00:18:43Bronson's partner.
00:18:44Meanwhile, once again, Ali tagging himself into this matchup.
00:18:50Great counter there by Navarro.
00:18:52And Navarro makes the tag.
00:18:54In comes Leon Slater.
00:18:56Leon Slater immediately taking a shot at Alexander in the system.
00:19:00Leg larian.
00:19:02Slater is on fire here, picking up the pace.
00:19:06There it is!
00:19:09Slater able to connect middle of the ring.
00:19:11Can he score an international title shot?
00:19:14Oh, and there's Alexander of all people to cost him a title shot.
00:19:17Wanted to get a little payback there.
00:19:19For Slater taking a cheap shot.
00:19:24Oh, and the guillotine leg drop there by Kazarian.
00:19:27The dirtiest player at TNA.
00:19:30Look at this!
00:19:32DDT by Kaz.
00:19:33Things starting to break down!
00:19:36Bronson dropping him with a black hole slam.
00:19:38Reminiscent of the TNA Hall of Famer Abyss.
00:19:41Now Elijah looking to make a difference here.
00:19:47Bronson!
00:19:48Hit with a knee by Elijah.
00:19:50The champ jumping him out of the...
00:19:52This is chaos everywhere!
00:19:55My God!
00:19:56Future combatants for the TNA World Championship.
00:19:59Santana and Young spilling to the outside.
00:20:02Oh, my God!
00:20:04Ali.
00:20:05Ali almost taken out here.
00:20:13And now it's a Slater!
00:20:16Swallow time for 50!
00:20:20Cover!
00:20:21Oh, and Alicia Edwards putting Ali's foot on the rope.
00:20:26Protecting the Champions team.
00:20:29Look at that.
00:20:30Selfless.
00:20:30Not even...
00:20:31It wasn't even the system she was defending.
00:20:34And meanwhile...
00:20:35We're on a second!
00:20:36Steals!
00:20:37Just...
00:20:38Through the TNA International title belt to Ali!
00:20:42Look, he's got his eyes.
00:20:44Locked on Slater.
00:20:47Oh, Slater able to avoid it.
00:20:49The referee trying to disarm Ali!
00:20:52Super kick!
00:20:54Tag!
00:20:55In comes Casey Navarro.
00:20:57Look out!
00:20:58No blessing in disguise!
00:21:00Are you kidding me?
00:21:01Navarro has an international title shot!
00:21:06Here is your winner, KC Navarro!
00:21:14That is the danger of this Champions Challenge.
00:21:18And it just came crashing down on Mustafa Ali.
00:21:23What a victory for Casey Navarro and the All-Stars!
00:21:30Take a look back here at the conclusion of this matchup.
00:21:33Leon Slater delivered with the super kick and set the table for Casey Navarro.
00:21:38A selfless act by Slater and the blessing in disguise.
00:21:42How apropos, Navarro has a future TNA International title shot.
00:21:49The Knockouts Champions Challenge match still to come tonight in our main event.
00:21:54The picture on our way towards Slammiversary.
00:21:57We're getting to come into focus.
00:22:03Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guests at this time.
00:22:07Former TNA Knockouts World Champion, Ariana Grace and Stax.
00:22:11Stax, tonight you step into the ring with TNA's Director of Authority
00:22:15and the father of your significant other, Santino Morella.
00:22:19How are you feeling ahead of this highly anticipated contest?
00:22:22Let's talk about what really matters here.
00:22:25That if my father didn't just throw together a Knockouts Championship match
00:22:29with less than a week's notice,
00:22:31I would be in the Champions Challenge.
00:22:33Not Laying Lee!
00:22:36I was an amazing champion.
00:22:38The best.
00:22:38I carried myself like a star.
00:22:40I represented this company with class.
00:22:42And here we are, because of his emotionally based decisions.
00:22:47It's despicable.
00:22:48Baby, it's okay.
00:22:48It's okay.
00:22:49It's okay.
00:22:49Don't get worked up.
00:22:51I'm going to make everything right tonight.
00:22:52You will.
00:22:53Santino, you have made terrible decision after terrible decision.
00:22:57And tonight, you're going to finally have to own up to all those bad decisions.
00:23:00Because, thanks to Daria, you and I, face to face, in a sanctioned match.
00:23:06Santino, you try to embarrass us.
00:23:08Disrespect us.
00:23:09Try to ruin our careers.
00:23:11But tonight, I'm going to send you and that smelly sock puppet to the retirement home where you belong.
00:23:19Oh, I love when you say things like that.
00:23:22Yeah, I do.
00:23:23And for the record, when you're in that nursing home all alone, don't expect me to visit you.
00:23:28Dad.
00:23:29No, we're not going there.
00:23:31You need his job.
00:23:35Santino Morella finally gets his hands on stacks tonight.
00:23:39Also, Fabian Eichner will make his official TMA debut.
00:23:43He nearly choked out Zedrick Alexander last week.
00:23:46Eddie Edwards stands between Eichner and the X Division champion.
00:23:50Still to come in our main event, it's the Knockouts Champions Challenge match.
00:23:54Could it all as far as secure a future title shot?
00:23:57But coming up next, speaking in the Knockout, tensions were running high recently between Tessa Blanchard and Harley Hudson.
00:24:04The full story in this match.
00:24:05I don't know if I want to find out.
00:24:20Bowling contest is scheduled for one call.
00:24:23Introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina.
00:24:26She's the undeniable diamond, Tessa Blanchard.
00:24:37It's been a rarity to see Tessa Blanchard without Victoria Crawford and Mila Moore by her side.
00:24:44But ever since her group's encounter with Rosemary, Allie, and Mara Sade,
00:24:50Tessa Blanchard has been calling herself a victim.
00:24:55Well, her friends, her teammates have been scarred, they've been traumatized by Allie and Rosemary.
00:25:02Blanchard is standing on her own.
00:25:19And her opponent, from Liverpool, England, the British babe, Harley Hudson.
00:25:30Same!
00:25:31Recently, we got to learn a lot from Harley Hudson.
00:25:34We saw how she was in our makeup department getting ready and was explaining how her journey has played out.
00:25:40She won TNA gut check a little over a year and a half ago, and obviously there's some changes going
00:25:45on within the company.
00:25:46It took a little while for her entire situation to get processed.
00:25:50She traveled and moved 4,600-plus miles from the United Kingdom to the United States to be a part
00:25:59of TNA Wrestling, to continue honing her craft.
00:26:02And, well, right next to Harley Hudson in makeup was Tessa Blanchard, who did not want to hear about the
00:26:09trials and tribulations of anyone other than Tessa Blanchard.
00:26:12Right here, roll up there, trying to end it early, but Tessa Blanchard, I can't believe her.
00:26:18Who hasn't been up and down the roads in this business?
00:26:20This is a long, hard, tough business for anybody, especially someone like Blanchard, who's been all over the world herself.
00:26:27And, as I mentioned before, her friends have been absolutely brutalized mentally by Rosemary and Allie.
00:26:34Let's not forget.
00:26:35Right, but is no one else allowed to have challenges?
00:26:38No one else allowed to share that with the world?
00:26:40That's all Harley Hudson was doing.
00:26:41She was simply answering a question and explaining how motivated she is here at TNA.
00:26:46And, of course, Tessa had to make it all about Tessa.
00:26:49The undeniable diamond for a reason.
00:26:51Cover kick out by Blanchard.
00:26:53Undeniable is the appropriate adjective.
00:26:56100%.
00:26:57The reason is there, but Harley Hudson has a chance to prove herself undeniable.
00:27:03What a win over a former world champion like Tessa Blanchard would mean.
00:27:08A two-time world champion of Tessa Blanchard.
00:27:10Harley Hudson has been trying to find her footing here in TNA, has been successful on impact and explosion on
00:27:17TNA+.
00:27:18See how she's teamed with Myla Grace.
00:27:21But, at the same time, Harley Hudson has been trying to find her place here.
00:27:25Does she compete as a tag team wrestler alongside Myla Grace?
00:27:28Oh, does she go it alone?
00:27:32Well, you wouldn't want to make the choice to go it alone.
00:27:35Oh, and Blanchard.
00:27:37Very lonely place to be.
00:27:40Look at this.
00:27:41No one to back you up.
00:27:42No one to protect you from things like this, like the buzzsaw.
00:27:46That is Tessa Blanchard.
00:27:48Blanchard hammering away on the left knee after Hudson tweaked it.
00:27:52Going to the outside.
00:27:53Oh, my God.
00:27:54Oh!
00:27:55The fisherman set up and then driving the left knee into the floor.
00:28:00Two, one.
00:28:02Seven!
00:28:03Count of seven from our referee, Paige Prince of Alley.
00:28:06Blanchard tosses Hudson back inside.
00:28:08The painful precision of Tessa Blanchard driving the knee of Hudson into the mat on the outside.
00:28:15And now, the target is set.
00:28:18Blanchard lays her focus on that leg.
00:28:22Oh!
00:28:25Oh!
00:28:26Oh!
00:28:28Oh!
00:28:29Oh!
00:28:30Going this evening here in Sacramento.
00:28:32Still to come, it's father versus future son-in-law.
00:28:36Santino Morello finally gets to go one-on-one with Stax.
00:28:39Also, Fabian Eichner makes his TNA in-ring debut against the former TNA world champion twice over,
00:28:47Eddie Edwards of the System, who is stepping up after Cedric Alexander was assaulted by Eichner last week.
00:28:54Look at the way Blanchard is tying up.
00:28:57Harley Hudson like a pretzel there.
00:29:01And also still to come in our main event, the second Champions Challenge matchup.
00:29:06The Knockouts will be in our main event as Layton Lee, the reigning TNA Knockouts world champion,
00:29:11and the tag team champions, the Elegance brand face, Zion Brookside, Elena Black and Mara Sade.
00:29:17Could one of the All-Stars secure a future title shot?
00:29:20We'll find out in our main event.
00:29:23Cover here for Blanchard to put it away.
00:29:26Hudson staying in the fight, though.
00:29:30I think Blanchard is regretting having meddled with the Undead Realm.
00:29:34I mean, certainly taking away Victoria Crawford, Mila Moore, but many of the questions and stories we're posing here about
00:29:42Harley Hudson breaking out on her own.
00:29:44This could be a moment for Blanchard to reestablish herself at the top of the Knockouts division on her own
00:29:51as well.
00:29:52We know she's capable.
00:29:53Blanchard's got to be frustrated.
00:29:55She wasn't selected to be an All-Star in the Champions Challenge match,
00:29:59but Blanchard, very arrogant, claims that she can take the TNA Knockouts World Championship anytime she wants.
00:30:05Set that out for times.
00:30:07Tonight, well, it's Harley Hudson getting the best of that frustration, no doubt.
00:30:14Oh!
00:30:16Knee right to the midsection there by Blanchard, former TNA Knockouts World Champion.
00:30:22Only knockouts will ever capture the TNA Men's World Championship.
00:30:26And it's Blanchard using just a little thing.
00:30:28You saw that she'll hit that knee.
00:30:30She wrapped her leg around the rope to keep Harley Hudson close.
00:30:34That's the sign of a veteran.
00:30:35That's the sign of a pro.
00:30:37And here's Harley Hudson, who's a pro in her own way,
00:30:40firing off on Tessa Blanchard.
00:30:44You've got to be careful about when emotion rules you like that.
00:30:47I like this aggression, this fire from Harley Hudson, however.
00:30:50You've got to step up to someone like Tessa Blanchard, or they'll walk all over you.
00:30:56Hudson, who's having a hard time walking.
00:30:58Look at this, on nearly one leg here.
00:31:02Oh, the fall-away slam.
00:31:05Great power by Harley Hudson, pushing through,
00:31:09despite the damage done to the left knee.
00:31:11A power, great fortitude.
00:31:16Hudson trying to smack some feeling back into that knee.
00:31:23Great opportunity for Harley Hudson.
00:31:26The hip attack with force.
00:31:28There's the cover.
00:31:30Oh, and Blanchard able to escape.
00:31:33You've heard that guttural yell from Blanchard.
00:31:38Not going down without a fight.
00:31:47Now, Hudson might have some designs up in the high-rent district,
00:31:52high-risk up here for Harley Hudson and Tessa Blanchard.
00:32:00Blanchard out of the corner.
00:32:01Went for the sunset flip.
00:32:03Hudson trying to hang on to the turnbuckle.
00:32:07Oh, and Blanchard took away the footage.
00:32:10Boy, did that hit.
00:32:12Struck back with her own.
00:32:17Oh, look at Hudson.
00:32:18Hudson driving Blanchard face-first into the top turnbuckle.
00:32:22That's a great counterwork, great wherewithal there from Harley Hudson.
00:32:26Yeah, athleticism and flexibility required to even think about doing that is incredible.
00:32:31But Blanchard, once again, relentless and focused in spite of all of it.
00:32:37Oh, double knees by Blanchard.
00:32:41A version of Magnum.
00:32:43Tucking the arm.
00:32:44It was the cover.
00:32:46Hudson kicked out.
00:32:47And the two-time world champion looking a bit surprised.
00:32:51Not quite enough.
00:32:53Take another look here.
00:32:54Out of the corner.
00:32:55Prone position there for Hudson.
00:32:58Tried to get the win, but Harley Hudson staying in this fight.
00:33:09Harley Hudson is proving what she's capable of against one of the best the TNA knockouts division has to offer.
00:33:15No doubt about it, going toe-to-toe.
00:33:19And look at that power.
00:33:21The strength again.
00:33:23Trying to push through.
00:33:24Oh, the left leg held up long enough.
00:33:26Delivering high-impact offense there.
00:33:29Blanchard gets their shoulder up in time.
00:33:33Nasty fall on the neck there for Blanchard.
00:33:36Tessa, you are not in my lead.
00:33:38No.
00:33:39Look at the aggression there.
00:33:42I like this from Hudson.
00:33:44Certainly a new side of Harley Hudson, but look out.
00:33:47Hold on, Hudson.
00:33:48Trying to pin Blanchard in a kickout.
00:33:51A little wobbly on that left leg, however.
00:33:53Oh, and now Hudson's right leg taken out by Blanchard.
00:33:57Smart move.
00:33:58Look at this.
00:33:59Setting up for it.
00:34:00There's Buzzsaw.
00:34:03Blanchard took away Hudson's base entirely.
00:34:06And Blanchard took the win.
00:34:08Here is your winner, Tessa Blanchard.
00:34:16A valiant effort from Harley Hudson.
00:34:19But you can read the lips of the undeniable diamond.
00:34:22She said, best in the world.
00:34:26This was an outstanding performance here by Harley Hudson.
00:34:30She battled through the damage in her left knee.
00:34:32But in the end, once Tessa Blanchard took out the good leg, the right leg,
00:34:36it was difficult for Hudson to even think about defending herself.
00:34:41Blanchard hitting Buzzsaw and capturing the victory.
00:34:45Even Harley Hudson without a leg to stand on.
00:34:48Blanchard stands tall.
00:34:55Well, right now it's time for the TNA Injury Report presented by Over Your Dead Body.
00:35:01Rent or buy now on digital.
00:35:04Steve Macklin refused medical evaluation following last week's TNA World Championship match
00:35:09with Mike Santana.
00:35:11Reports indicate that Macklin stormed out of the building immediately after the match.
00:35:15Macklin has not cooperated with TNA's medical staff in the past week.
00:35:20Jada Stone suffered a head injury after Zia Brookside hit her dark side DDT on the spark last week.
00:35:28Stone is not medically cleared to compete tonight.
00:35:31Moose is still feeling the lingering effects of the backstage assault by the system several weeks ago.
00:35:36Moose is not medically cleared for in-ring competition anytime soon.
00:35:41Both Santino Morella and Stax passed all their medical evaluations ahead of their singles match tonight.
00:35:47They are 100% clear for competition.
00:35:50This has been the TNA Injury Report presented by Over Your Dead Body.
00:35:55Rent or buy now on digital.
00:36:00Well, coming up next, it's a family affair as Stax and Ariana Grace head to the ring.
00:36:06It has been months of them getting under the skin of Grace's own father.
00:36:10Our director of authority, Santino Morella.
00:36:13He now must lace up the boots once again to put his hands on his own future son-in-law.
00:36:18Who will come out victorious as Santino Morella goes one-on-one with NXT's Stax next?
00:36:30Ah, there she is.
00:36:32Our partner for tonight's big Champions Challenge.
00:36:37The new TNA Knockouts World Champion.
00:36:41Listen, this is very important.
00:36:43So don't screw this up for us.
00:36:45Got it?
00:36:49Don't mess it up.
00:36:50Don't you do it.
00:36:51Don't you think about it.
00:36:59The Knockouts Champions Challenge match is still to come tonight on TNA Thursday Night Impact.
00:37:12The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:37:16Introducing first, accompanied by Ariana Grace, representing the first ride from Albany, New York, weighing in at 206 pounds,
00:37:27Chilling Stax, the win!
00:37:32This has been brewing since a steel cage match back in December.
00:37:38Father versus son-in-law.
00:37:41I think we all knew that at some point, somewhere, it would come to this.
00:37:46I'm quite frankly surprised it took this long, given everything they've done to one another.
00:37:52How much they've gotten in each other's business.
00:37:54But now, Santino going to get to do what I think a lot of father-in-laws would love to
00:38:00do.
00:38:09And his opponent, from Mississada, Ontario, Canada, he is the TNA Director of Authority, Santino Morella!
00:38:24The last time we saw Santino Morella in action was that ill-fated steel cage match where he fought against
00:38:32the NXT Outlaws on behalf of TNA Wrestling.
00:38:35And it was Stax and Ariana Grace who broke his heart that night.
00:38:40That's a night, that's a scar that will live with Santino Morella for as long as he lives, there's no
00:38:46doubt about that.
00:38:49His family dynamic forever changed that night.
00:38:55But this, in my opinion, as much as Santino Morella is going to get some satisfaction out of this, I'm
00:39:02sure,
00:39:03this is exactly the kind of thing that Daria Ray, the suit, has been talking about for months.
00:39:09Santino getting personal, making this all about him, all about emotion,
00:39:13not thinking like a businessman as he's supposed to as the Director of Authority.
00:39:17Well, he is still operating under his full-time role as the Director of Authority, continues to make matches,
00:39:24continues to do what is best for TNA, but this is what's best for Santino Morella in this...
00:39:30Best for him! Exactly, Tom!
00:39:33It is, because if he doesn't settle this with Stax, how much further is this going to go between himself,
00:39:39his son-in-law, and his own daughter, Ariana Grace?
00:39:41How about he settles it on his personal time like any other normal human?
00:39:45What, what are they going to go to, therapy? This is professional wrestling.
00:39:48They're going to, they're going to settle it in the room.
00:39:50Therapy is for everybody, folks. Don't let Tom's old crotchety butt tell you otherwise.
00:39:56And through a ton of therapy, sir.
00:40:01Wrestling is their therapy tonight, Raywalt.
00:40:03Now, clearly, we're going to see just how effective that is.
00:40:07Santino Morella going to go up into the old bag of tricks.
00:40:09Oh, shoulders down here. Oh, and a kick out.
00:40:12Santino grabbing a hold of Stax.
00:40:14It's been quite some time since Santino had a singles match.
00:40:17Oh, right here. Cover and a kick out.
00:40:19It's his first singles match actually in nearly a year.
00:40:22He challenged the page.
00:40:25Oh, a cover and a kick out for the North American Championship on NXT last summer.
00:40:32She always fares here against the younger Stax.
00:40:36Oh, then it's no secret.
00:40:37Santino Morella keeps himself in great shape running, running his, um,
00:40:42Battle Arts Academy.
00:40:43A mixed martial artist in his own right to training constantly in his off time.
00:40:49Ring wrestling will be much less of a factor than it is for many other people in a position like
00:40:53this.
00:40:54Santino Morella getting into it with his daughter, Ariana Grace.
00:40:57Here's the issue for Santino.
00:40:59How do you navigate this unemotional?
00:41:01I think that's possible.
00:41:02You don't. He hasn't done that at all this entire time.
00:41:05That's the issue.
00:41:06I don't think he's been able to do any of that separating.
00:41:09He's got people like Indy Hartwell involved in all of this,
00:41:12which got both of them suspended.
00:41:14That's his fault.
00:41:20Santino into the corner.
00:41:22Stax rushes after.
00:41:23Santino remains in command here against his soon-to-be son-in-law.
00:41:28Santino now he's toying with Stax.
00:41:32When you mentioned the situation with Indy Hartwell going into the locker room,
00:41:36obviously there was a misunderstanding in that entire situation
00:41:39that Daria Ray was trying to take advantage of
00:41:42in this sick power struggle between Daria and Santino.
00:41:46A lot of that obviously came to a head last week.
00:41:48Ariana Grace joining us on commentary
00:41:51as Indy Hartwell took on Elena Black.
00:41:55And Santino and Stax nearly exploding in the ring,
00:41:59ultimately leading to this.
00:42:02Big shots here by Morella.
00:42:06Look out!
00:42:09Morella.
00:42:10Ooh!
00:42:11Double moves there by Stax, and that slows up Santino.
00:42:17That's a problem with having a, quite frankly,
00:42:20legendary career like Santino.
00:42:22There's tape of you everywhere.
00:42:25There's not a whole lot you could bring to the table
00:42:27that maybe someone like Stax has not seen.
00:42:32How's that feel in there, huh?
00:42:34How's that feel?
00:42:37Santino asking for a timeout?
00:42:41Santino's unorthodox.
00:42:43You know that.
00:42:44That's a word for it.
00:42:45Start him first into the top turnbuckle.
00:42:50This is where Stax has an opportunity
00:42:55to take out his own frustrations.
00:43:01Stax, when he initially went off inside the cage in December,
00:43:05was voicing a lot of things that sounded like it come from his fiancée, Ariana Grace.
00:43:09I think Stax is hopelessly in love
00:43:13and fighting on behalf of his fiancée to a degree.
00:43:16I don't think that justifies his actions.
00:43:18He's a little jerk.
00:43:19A man is in love with a beautiful and talented woman
00:43:22and is fighting on her behalf to defend her honor.
00:43:25Oh, what a great tragedy it is!
00:43:28Here's the cover.
00:43:28Shoulders down and a kick out.
00:43:30I think he's been manipulated by Ariana Grace,
00:43:32and I'm not saying that he's some helpless person in this situation.
00:43:36He's obviously gone along with it.
00:43:38We've seen the way that Birthright is operating on NXT.
00:43:41Stax wasn't getting where he wanted to in this business,
00:43:43so he decided he'd team up with his fiancée
00:43:47and go after an authority figure here in TNA.
00:43:50Check things out.
00:43:51That's the total antithesis of what Santino Morello seems to think.
00:43:54He thinks it's Stax quote-unquote poisoning the mind of Ariana Grace.
00:43:59I think it's a two-way street with the poison between Grace and Stax.
00:44:06Santino is finding an antidote to Stax here on the fly.
00:44:11Finding a big, big opening.
00:44:13Got to be aware of that Cobra.
00:44:17On the move, Morello getting fired up.
00:44:20Knee right to the midsection.
00:44:24Now look at that.
00:44:27Absolutely split his future son-in-law in half.
00:44:30Oh, you just mentioned it, Tom.
00:44:33There it is.
00:44:35The Cobra that Ariana Grace stole once upon a time.
00:44:39Used it to win the Knockouts World title.
00:44:42Now Ariana Grace trying to disarm her father.
00:44:45Well, yes.
00:44:46There goes the Cobra.
00:44:48Stax.
00:44:49Stax pins Santino.
00:44:52Here is your winner, Jenny Stax Lorenzo.
00:45:01Well, that Cobra is Ariana Grace's birthright as much as it is Santino's little prop.
00:45:08But this is what happens when you stick your nose where it doesn't belong.
00:45:16I lost you.
00:45:18You want to take my title for me?
00:45:23You want to ruin our career?
00:45:26Look at you now.
00:45:27Like a loser.
00:45:29That's a good idea, guys.
00:45:31I'm sick of your stuff.
00:45:33You want to take my title to me?
00:45:35I'm going to block.
00:45:37You're going to...
00:45:38Oh, you're going to...
00:45:39Oh, you're going to stack all over Santino.
00:45:42He put his hands on Ariana Grace.
00:45:44Ariana Grace was going to assault her father.
00:45:47He would take over really hot.
00:45:49Hold on a second.
00:45:51Indy Hartwell, who stood at the side of Santino, throughout this mess.
00:45:56Another person sticking their nose where it doesn't belong.
00:45:59Indy Hartwell was the star witness who helped Santino get reinstated here, despite the actions
00:46:06of Grace, Stax, and Delia Ray.
00:46:09Ariana!
00:46:10I told you.
00:46:12Title or no title, I'm still coming for you.
00:46:16So what do you say?
00:46:18Indy, Santino versus Ariana and Stax, right here, right now!
00:46:25Yeah!
00:46:25Yeah!
00:46:26Yeah!
00:46:26Yeah!
00:46:27Yeah!
00:46:29Let's go!
00:46:32You scared?
00:46:33You scared?
00:46:37As we so often say, let's remember, wrestlers do not make matches.
00:46:43No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:46:48You definitely do not make the matches around here.
00:46:52So this tag match is absolutely not happening tonight.
00:47:00Stax won fair and square.
00:47:03It's over.
00:47:07You know what?
00:47:09On second thought, I would love to see Stax beat Santino up again.
00:47:16So there might be room on the show next week.
00:47:20Yeah, you know what?
00:47:21I think there is.
00:47:22Next week, it's going to be Stax and Ariana Grace versus Santino and Indy Hartwell.
00:47:35It appears this isn't over, Rayman.
00:47:38Far from it.
00:47:41Asking you shall receive mixed tag team action.
00:47:45It'll go down next week right here on Impact on AMC.
00:47:59Well, still to come with Slammiversary just one month away.
00:48:03Could an All-Stars secure a future title shot?
00:48:06We're going to find out in the Knockouts Champions Challenge in our main event.
00:48:10Coming up next, Fabian Eichner hits his TMA in-ring debut.
00:48:14He nearly choked out Zedrick Alexander last week.
00:48:17Eddie Edwards stands between Eichner and the X Division champion.
00:48:21This match is next.
00:48:25Why is that paperwork not in my hands right now?
00:48:29I promise absolutely you'll have it tomorrow.
00:48:35Have it tomorrow, right?
00:48:37Hey, I don't say things for my health, and I don't say things twice.
00:48:43I need that paperwork in my mailbox tomorrow.
00:48:47You got it?
00:48:48Yes, sir.
00:48:49Yes, sir.
00:48:49Do you have it?
00:48:51Yes, sir.
00:48:52I'm so sorry.
00:48:52I'm so sorry.
00:48:53Tomorrow.
00:48:53Tomorrow.
00:48:54I promise.
00:48:54Okay.
00:48:55Hey, lighten up.
00:48:57All right?
00:48:58We're in business.
00:49:00And when you do business with the best big man in the business,
00:49:02you make a lot of money, money, money.
00:49:07Ow!
00:49:23You can't beat the system.
00:49:38Following contest is scheduled for one call.
00:49:42Introducing first, accompanied by Alicia Edwards,
00:49:46representing the system.
00:49:48From Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at 247 pounds,
00:49:55Eddie Edwards!
00:49:59Right now, Eddie Edwards, a man for a long time,
00:50:04defying TNA Wrestling,
00:50:06has a chance to be the unofficial welcoming party
00:50:10for one Fabian Eichner, TNA's newest acquisition.
00:50:16It's going to be a tall task for Eichner.
00:50:20Edwards, a two-time TNA World Champion,
00:50:23two-time X Division Champion,
00:50:25a seven-time TNA World Tag Team Champion.
00:50:38Veni, vidi, vixi.
00:50:54And his opponent, from the Italian Elf,
00:50:58winning in at 102 kilos,
00:51:02feels glad to today,
00:51:07Fabian Eichner!
00:51:11The newest addition to TNA Wrestling,
00:51:14one of the most dynamic athletes in the industry today,
00:51:18a two-time Tag Team Champion in NXT.
00:51:22Fabian Eichner is ready to embrace his redemption
00:51:26during TNA.
00:51:30There is no doubt Fabian Eichner has a tool set
00:51:35second to none.
00:51:37You've said it before,
00:51:38one of the most dynamic athletes in the game today,
00:51:41but he's going to have to bring every tool out of the toolbox
00:51:44to take on a legendary competitor like Eddie Edwards.
00:51:48I am very curious to see how Edwards navigates this matchup.
00:51:53These two have never faced each other before,
00:51:55and Eichner has been in the shadows for the better part of a year and a half.
00:52:01So, if you were in Edwards' shoes, how do you even scout a guy like this?
00:52:06Yes, you look at what he did in the past,
00:52:07but Eichner has a chance to write a whole new chapter.
00:52:10And I would hope that's exactly what Eichner plans on doing,
00:52:13is taking this opportunity to bring something new to the table,
00:52:16because Edwards has seen just about everything.
00:52:19If I'm Eddie Edwards, I'm trying to rush fast,
00:52:21I'm trying to rush hard.
00:52:22I absolutely obliterate as much as I can,
00:52:25but that's going to be hard when Eichner's got you tied up like this.
00:52:28Edwards putting himself between Eichner and Cedric Alexander.
00:52:32Remember last week, Eichner got past the entirety of the system
00:52:36and nearly choked out the X Division champion.
00:52:38And his first night officially signed it to Eichner.
00:52:41Off the middle row, there's a crossbody.
00:52:46Eichner sending Edwards to the outside,
00:52:49and Eichner looking strong out of the gates.
00:52:52Impressive start for Fabian Eichner here.
00:52:57On the move, went for the baseball slide,
00:52:59Edwards able to evade, ducks underneath the clothesline.
00:53:02Oh, Eichner lighting up the chest.
00:53:10What a clothesline by Eichner.
00:53:15Hard-hitting action right in front of us.
00:53:18Let's take a look back.
00:53:20Watch this crossbody smooth as silk
00:53:23and twice as devastating as Fabian Eichner
00:53:26is taking control of this matchup.
00:53:29It's Alicia Edwards on the outside,
00:53:31trying to get the attention of Eichner.
00:53:33Oh, and Edwards takes him off his feet.
00:53:36Great timing there from Eddie Edwards.
00:53:40Little love from his ride or die.
00:53:43Don't hurt either.
00:53:45Oh, face first goes Eichner.
00:53:48The system still relishing in the fact
00:53:50that they've captured the TNA World Tag Team titles.
00:53:53Remember, it was Myers and Bronson
00:53:56who took the titles from the Hardys
00:53:58when they were less than 100% back at Rebellion.
00:54:00And then Cedric Alexander
00:54:02breaking Leon Slater's record dream
00:54:06just a few weeks ago.
00:54:12And it was on that night
00:54:14that Fabian Eichner
00:54:16made his presence known
00:54:19to Cedric Alexander in the system.
00:54:22But Eddie Edwards
00:54:25may obliterate the dreams
00:54:27of Eichner
00:54:28before they've even come to fruition here
00:54:30in TNA Wrestling.
00:54:35Shoulders down.
00:54:36Kick out of one there by Eichner.
00:54:38This has been a hard-hitting matchup,
00:54:39but I think it's about what we expected.
00:54:42You're going to have to be
00:54:43if you want to come in, Eddie Edwards.
00:54:46It's a classic
00:54:47come-at-the-king kind of situation.
00:54:49You better bring your A-game.
00:54:52Hydration.
00:54:54This night here in Sacramento
00:54:56defined by the Champions Challenge.
00:54:59We hope you'll join us
00:54:59for upcoming events
00:55:00in Denver, Colorado.
00:55:02Boston, Massachusetts
00:55:03will play host
00:55:04to Slammolosary June 28th
00:55:07that night.
00:55:07The return of Ultimate X,
00:55:09the X Division Championship
00:55:11will be at stake that night.
00:55:13Oh!
00:55:15Backbreaker there by Eichner.
00:55:17Lots of attention
00:55:18on upcoming events
00:55:18in Albany, New York,
00:55:20Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
00:55:21Chicago will be the host
00:55:23for the return of Lockdown
00:55:24for the first time in 10 years.
00:55:26Get your complete ticket
00:55:27information now
00:55:28at TNAwrestling.com.
00:55:30Greenbuster for the win here.
00:55:32Edwards got the right shoulder
00:55:34up in time
00:55:34and Eichner is learning
00:55:36why Edwards is
00:55:37one of the best to ever do it
00:55:38in this business
00:55:40and in the history of TNA.
00:55:42A strong comeback here
00:55:44from Fabian Eichner
00:55:45from Fabian Eichner.
00:55:46Really taking him
00:55:48to a former world champion
00:55:49in Eddie Edwards.
00:55:55Edwards denying Eichner
00:55:56the powerbomb.
00:55:57Remember,
00:55:58it wasn't long ago
00:55:59that Edwards and the system
00:56:00put Moose on the shelf.
00:56:02Edwards has made it very clear
00:56:04he wants to get back
00:56:05to the TNA world championship.
00:56:08Big boot right to the face.
00:56:10Edwards sense of urgency here
00:56:12trying to collect Eichner
00:56:13going for the backpack stunner
00:56:15center of the ring.
00:56:16Sitting off though.
00:56:17Pressing his weight back.
00:56:18Oh, and Eichner
00:56:19got the left shoulder up.
00:56:20This is an important,
00:56:22important step
00:56:23for Fabian Eichner here.
00:56:26First matchup here
00:56:28in TNA
00:56:28and this is not
00:56:29how you want it to go.
00:56:31The backpack stunner.
00:56:33Classic Eddie Edwards.
00:56:36The credit to Eichner
00:56:37staying alive here.
00:56:39On there's
00:56:40Eichner
00:56:41Edwards grabbing a hold
00:56:42to Eichner.
00:56:43Driving him throat first
00:56:44into the middle rope.
00:56:46Welcome to the impact zone,
00:56:48brother.
00:56:54Eichner
00:56:56dealing with the
00:56:57Edwards family
00:56:58and also dealing
00:56:59with the system
00:57:00immediately upon
00:57:01arriving here in TNA.
00:57:02He's been thrown
00:57:03right into the deep water.
00:57:05It's a bold move.
00:57:06They said coming out
00:57:07at the end of that
00:57:08Exhibition title.
00:57:09Wait a minute.
00:57:12Kendra the kendo stick
00:57:13in the hands
00:57:14of Alicia Edwards
00:57:16and her referee
00:57:17Paige Prince of Alley
00:57:18knows what the
00:57:18Edwards are up to.
00:57:23She's just holding it.
00:57:27Intent to harm Rayla.
00:57:28Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
00:57:29Oh, come on!
00:57:30Alicia Edwards
00:57:31has been banned
00:57:32from ringside.
00:57:35She didn't even
00:57:36swing it.
00:57:38Intent to harm.
00:57:41If that's one
00:57:42that they should have
00:57:42kicked me out
00:57:43a long time ago
00:57:44sitting next to you.
00:57:46I wish you would
00:57:47get kicked out.
00:57:49Eddie Edwards
00:57:49going to have to
00:57:50truly go down his own.
00:57:52Not that he hasn't
00:57:53before.
00:57:54But how many times
00:57:55has Eddie Edwards
00:57:56relied on his wife
00:57:57for distractions
00:57:58throughout matchups
00:57:59in the history of the system?
00:58:02Nonetheless, Edwards
00:58:03a two-time TNA
00:58:04world champion
00:58:05for a reason.
00:58:06There's Eichner
00:58:07quick as a cat
00:58:08up to meet Edwards.
00:58:09All the way up top.
00:58:11Look at this!
00:58:13Butterfly suplex
00:58:14off of the top
00:58:15turnbuckle.
00:58:17Edwards somehow
00:58:18is still in it.
00:58:20Diehard indeed
00:58:23from Eddie Edwards.
00:58:25But man,
00:58:26what a move!
00:58:27What a moment
00:58:28from Fabian Eichner.
00:58:32Oh, wait a minute.
00:58:33There's the rest
00:58:34of the system
00:58:34clad in gold.
00:58:36Bronson,
00:58:37Myers,
00:58:37and Alexander.
00:58:39That's how the system
00:58:41works.
00:58:41You lose one,
00:58:42you gain three.
00:58:43Now Eichner
00:58:44charging after Edwards.
00:58:46Eichner took out
00:58:47the rest of the system!
00:58:51Great switch
00:58:52on a dime there
00:58:53from Fabian Eichner.
00:58:57The Gladiator
00:58:58over the top
00:58:59of the DDT!
00:59:01Edwards,
00:59:01Edwards is
00:59:02on wobbly knees here.
00:59:05Hold on a second.
00:59:07This is what
00:59:07Eichner did
00:59:08to Alexander last week.
00:59:09He calls this
00:59:10La Fina.
00:59:12Is he gonna make
00:59:12Edwards tap out
00:59:14in his first TNA match?
00:59:16Oh, and there's
00:59:16the system!
00:59:17The referee's gonna
00:59:18call for the bill!
00:59:22What a moment
00:59:23that would have been
00:59:24for Fabian Eichner.
00:59:26And Edwards
00:59:27exactly where
00:59:28he wanted,
00:59:29but...
00:59:31Bronson
00:59:32Myers,
00:59:33the X Division
00:59:34champion,
00:59:36proving a point.
00:59:38Oh, God!
00:59:50what a statement
00:59:52made here
00:59:52by the system!
00:59:57And now
00:59:58a lumbar check
00:59:59by the X Division
01:00:00champion,
01:00:01Cedric Alexander.
01:00:11I won't stop believing
01:00:13because it's never
01:00:15been proven untrue.
01:00:16You just
01:00:17can't
01:00:18beat
01:00:19the system!
01:00:22Eichner
01:00:23is gonna
01:00:23walk away
01:00:24with a
01:00:24disqualification
01:00:25victory,
01:00:26but
01:00:26the system
01:00:27owes the night
01:00:28here
01:00:29on impact.
01:00:30Let me hear you!
01:00:32Come on!
01:00:32Come on!
01:00:33Come on!
01:00:34Come on!
01:00:34I can't hear you!
01:00:35Let me hear you!
01:00:37Well, with Slammiversary
01:00:39one month away
01:00:40live in Boston
01:00:41tonight,
01:00:42could an all-star
01:00:43secure a future
01:00:44title shot?
01:00:45We're gonna find out
01:00:46in the knockouts.
01:00:47Champions Chi Wrestling
01:00:48will be live
01:00:49on Pay-Per-View
01:00:50and TNA Plus
01:00:51once again
01:00:51on Sunday,
01:00:52June 28th
01:00:53for Slammiversary.
01:00:55Celebrate 24 years
01:00:56of TNA
01:00:57in Boston, Massachusetts
01:00:59with one of our
01:01:00biggest events
01:01:00of the year.
01:01:01Slammiversary
01:01:02officially kicks off
01:01:03the path
01:01:04to bow for glory.
01:01:05Tickets for
01:01:06Slammiversary
01:01:07are on sale now
01:01:08at TNAwrestling.com.
01:01:26The following
01:01:28is a knockout
01:01:30Champions Challenge!
01:01:33Introducing first
01:01:34from Chicago
01:01:36Illinois
01:01:38Elena Black!
01:01:41Oh, we saw
01:01:42the men compete
01:01:43in this scenario
01:01:44to open this show
01:01:45tonight.
01:01:46Now we get to watch
01:01:48the knockouts
01:01:49compete in this
01:01:50unique scenario
01:01:51for these
01:01:52all-star
01:01:54TNA knockouts
01:01:55get a chance
01:01:55to maybe score
01:01:57a pinfall
01:01:57over a current
01:01:58champion
01:01:59and earn themselves
01:02:00and earn themselves
01:02:01a future title shot.
01:02:02Could Elena Black
01:02:03be one of those
01:02:04all-stars?
01:02:05She has had her eye
01:02:06on the TNA
01:02:07Knockouts
01:02:07World Championship
01:02:08ever since signing
01:02:09with this company
01:02:10back in January.
01:02:12Black has been
01:02:13on a winning streak
01:02:14as of late as well.
01:02:24next from Liverpool,
01:02:27England
01:02:29Xayah Brookside!
01:02:32Xayah Brookside, meanwhile,
01:02:33has made it abundantly clear.
01:02:35She wants to take
01:02:36the TNA Knockouts
01:02:37World Championship
01:02:38from her
01:02:38former best friend,
01:02:40the current champion,
01:02:41Lane Lee.
01:02:44the TNA Knockouts
01:02:45division.
01:02:46The competition
01:02:47keeps growing
01:02:48higher and higher.
01:02:50The vitriol
01:02:51keeps growing
01:02:52higher and higher.
01:02:54It's a powder keg
01:02:55scenario that
01:02:56just might explode
01:02:57in this matchup,
01:02:59in this main event
01:03:00right here
01:03:01tonight.
01:03:05Curious to see
01:03:06how Brookside
01:03:07and Black
01:03:07work
01:03:08with their
01:03:09tag team
01:03:09partner.
01:03:19And their
01:03:20tag team
01:03:21partner,
01:03:22accompanied by
01:03:23Keith Jardine
01:03:24from Duke City,
01:03:26New Mexico,
01:03:28Mara
01:03:31Jardine!
01:03:32It was a pleasure
01:03:33to have the MMA
01:03:34legend,
01:03:34the team of me.
01:03:36Keith Jardine
01:03:37is our guest
01:03:37recently live
01:03:38on Impact.
01:03:39Mara and Jardine
01:03:41both hail
01:03:41from Albuquerque,
01:03:43New Mexico
01:03:43and Jardine
01:03:44asked Jardine
01:03:45to keep an eye out
01:03:46for the
01:03:46Elegance brand
01:03:47antics.
01:03:48Two weeks ago,
01:03:49Mr. Elegance
01:03:50got in the face
01:03:52of Keith Jardine.
01:03:53Luckily,
01:03:54Keith was spared
01:03:55an embarrassing
01:03:57beatdown
01:03:57by our local
01:03:58security here
01:03:59and remains
01:04:01in one piece
01:04:02but wants to
01:04:02get his eyes
01:04:03close
01:04:03on some
01:04:04TNA
01:04:05wrestling
01:04:06action.
01:04:07I see it
01:04:08the other way
01:04:08around.
01:04:09I think the
01:04:09security is
01:04:10saying...
01:04:10Ladies and
01:04:11gentlemen,
01:04:12speaking of which,
01:04:13let's go!
01:04:13I am the
01:04:15personal
01:04:15cociers!
01:04:19You know,
01:04:20I noticed
01:04:21on my way
01:04:22here
01:04:23a lot of
01:04:24homeless
01:04:25drunks
01:04:26throwing up
01:04:27all over
01:04:27themselves.
01:04:29Quite sad,
01:04:31actually.
01:04:32And then I
01:04:32got here
01:04:33to the building
01:04:34and I
01:04:34realized,
01:04:35ha,
01:04:36they let you
01:04:37all in.
01:04:42So,
01:04:43I have
01:04:44decided
01:04:45to bring
01:04:45some beauty
01:04:46and class
01:04:47to this
01:04:48dump Syracuse.
01:04:49So,
01:04:50please welcome
01:04:51the
01:04:52Elegance
01:04:53brand.
01:04:54We're in
01:04:55Sacramento,
01:04:56you overgrown
01:04:56turtle.
01:04:57Well,
01:04:58geographically
01:04:59challenged
01:05:00or not,
01:05:00the personal
01:05:01concierge,
01:05:02of course,
01:05:02is right.
01:05:03This is the
01:05:04most elegant.
01:05:05This is the
01:05:05peak.
01:05:06These people
01:05:06and that
01:05:07includes
01:05:07you who
01:05:07are
01:05:07disgusting.
01:05:10And two,
01:05:10that this
01:05:11is the
01:05:11most elegant
01:05:12brand.
01:05:13This is
01:05:13obviously
01:05:13the most
01:05:14attractive,
01:05:15beautiful,
01:05:15talented
01:05:16thing
01:05:16that
01:05:17Sacramento
01:05:17has
01:05:18ever
01:05:19seen.
01:05:20They come
01:05:21in here
01:05:21at United
01:05:22Front as
01:05:23knockouts
01:05:24tag team
01:05:24champions.
01:05:26They're going
01:05:26to make
01:05:26Ash by
01:05:27Elegance
01:05:27proud.
01:05:28They're going
01:05:28to make
01:05:28the entire
01:05:29brand
01:05:29proud here
01:05:31tonight.
01:05:31Ash
01:05:32Champions
01:05:32for the
01:05:33Champions
01:05:33Challenge.
01:05:35Ash is
01:05:36on.
01:05:37Excursion.
01:05:38Meanwhile,
01:05:39Heather and
01:05:40M by
01:05:40Elegance
01:05:41are
01:05:41you're
01:05:41reigning.
01:05:42Run away.
01:05:43Run away,
01:05:43Keith.
01:05:44Heather and
01:05:44M are
01:05:45reigning
01:05:45TNA
01:05:46Knockouts
01:05:47World Tag
01:05:47Team
01:05:47champions.
01:05:48Their current
01:05:49reign stands
01:05:49in 133 days.
01:05:51They have
01:05:51not defended
01:05:52the title
01:05:53since no
01:05:53surrender
01:05:54in February.
01:05:56By the
01:05:58rules of the
01:05:59Champions
01:06:00Challenge
01:06:00match,
01:06:01if either
01:06:01of them
01:06:01gets pinned
01:06:02tonight,
01:06:03whomever
01:06:03gets that
01:06:04pinball
01:06:04could elect
01:06:06to have a
01:06:06tag team
01:06:07title shot
01:06:07in the future.
01:06:08So that
01:06:08would be a
01:06:09disaster for
01:06:09Heather and
01:06:10M to actually
01:06:10have to defend
01:06:11their titles.
01:06:12I don't think
01:06:12they're worried
01:06:13about that.
01:06:13I mean,
01:06:14what other
01:06:14cohesive team?
01:06:15What are they
01:06:16worried about?
01:06:17What are they
01:06:17worried about?
01:06:18I mean,
01:06:19making their
01:06:19next nail
01:06:20appointment,
01:06:20making sure
01:06:21their skin
01:06:22is glistening
01:06:23and supple?
01:06:24Shut up.
01:06:44And their tag
01:06:46D partner
01:06:47from Chong
01:06:48to China
01:06:49she is
01:06:50the TV
01:06:51TNA Knockouts
01:06:53World Champion
01:06:56Lady
01:06:57Lane!
01:07:00Lane Lane
01:07:01in our
01:07:01second lane
01:07:03as TNA
01:07:03Knockouts
01:07:04World Champion
01:07:05but she is
01:07:06going to have
01:07:06to deal
01:07:07with her
01:07:07former best
01:07:08friend
01:07:08Zion Brookside
01:07:09here in
01:07:10the Champions
01:07:10Challenge.
01:07:11I have to
01:07:12try to keep
01:07:12her emotions
01:07:13in check
01:07:14to keep
01:07:15this all
01:07:15down to
01:07:15business
01:07:16as well
01:07:16as co-exist
01:07:17with the
01:07:18Elegance
01:07:18brand as
01:07:19her partners.
01:07:20A lot
01:07:21of unlikely
01:07:21teammates
01:07:22in these
01:07:23matchups.
01:07:24The Knockouts
01:07:26Champions
01:07:27Challenge
01:07:27match
01:07:28about to
01:07:28get underway.
01:07:30Could an
01:07:30All-Star
01:07:30secure a
01:07:31title shot?
01:07:32We're going
01:07:32to find
01:07:32out next.
01:07:38We are
01:07:39back here
01:07:39on TNA
01:07:40Thursday Night
01:07:41Impact
01:07:41on AMC
01:07:42inside the
01:07:43100-year-old
01:07:44Sacramento
01:07:45Memorial
01:07:46Auditorium
01:07:47in Northern
01:07:47California.
01:07:48This is the
01:07:49Champions
01:07:49Challenge match.
01:07:50Laying Lee,
01:07:52the Knockouts
01:07:52World Champion,
01:07:53starting things
01:07:53off against
01:07:54Zaya Brookside
01:07:55who wants
01:07:55no part
01:07:56of her
01:07:56former best
01:07:57friend.
01:07:59Zaya Brookside
01:08:00maybe thinking
01:08:01strategically here.
01:08:04Trying to get
01:08:05in to play
01:08:06this whole
01:08:07mind games
01:08:08thing,
01:08:09play this
01:08:09whole thing
01:08:10at her own
01:08:11pace with her
01:08:12former best
01:08:12friend Laying Lee.
01:08:15but this is the
01:08:16thing about
01:08:16these Champions
01:08:17Challenge
01:08:17matchups.
01:08:18Again,
01:08:19some odd
01:08:19pairings,
01:08:20some unlikely
01:08:21teams.
01:08:22Both
01:08:23Zaya Brookside
01:08:24and Elena
01:08:24Black
01:08:25basically giving
01:08:26it to
01:08:26Mara
01:08:27Shade
01:08:27here.
01:08:28We saw the
01:08:29Men's Champions
01:08:29Challenge
01:08:30earlier on
01:08:30tonight.
01:08:31Casey Navarro,
01:08:32an All-Star,
01:08:33pinned the
01:08:33reigning TNA
01:08:34International
01:08:35Champion,
01:08:35Mustafa Ali.
01:08:36Navarro has
01:08:37earned himself
01:08:37a future title
01:08:39shot.
01:08:39We're on that
01:08:40to come
01:08:40in the next
01:08:41few weeks.
01:08:42There's a
01:08:42TNAwrestling.com
01:08:43for complete
01:08:44information.
01:08:45The states
01:08:45of the
01:08:45Champions
01:08:46Challenge,
01:08:46if any
01:08:47of the
01:08:47TNA
01:08:47All-Stars
01:08:48pin any
01:08:49of the
01:08:49champions,
01:08:50cover and
01:08:51a kickout,
01:08:52then they
01:08:52will receive
01:08:53a future
01:08:53title shot
01:08:54at whatever
01:08:55champion
01:08:55they pin.
01:08:56If either
01:08:57of the
01:08:57tag team
01:08:57champions
01:08:58are pinned,
01:08:58then the
01:08:59winner will
01:08:59be able
01:08:59to pick
01:09:00their
01:09:00partner
01:09:00for a
01:09:01future
01:09:01title
01:09:02shot.
01:09:02Cover
01:09:02and a
01:09:03kickout.
01:09:04So Navarro's
01:09:04got a future
01:09:05TNA
01:09:05International
01:09:06title shot
01:09:07coming his
01:09:07way.
01:09:08Here we
01:09:08go,
01:09:08another
01:09:09cover from
01:09:10shot A
01:09:10here.
01:09:11Shot A
01:09:11could
01:09:11secure
01:09:11a future
01:09:12knockout
01:09:13world title
01:09:13shot.
01:09:14She pinned
01:09:14Lee.
01:09:15Cover.
01:09:16I was going
01:09:16to say
01:09:17that's the
01:09:17one piece
01:09:17that could
01:09:18backfire.
01:09:19Cover.
01:09:19Kick out
01:09:19by Lee.
01:09:23Shot
01:09:23a great
01:09:24athleticism.
01:09:26Known
01:09:27that for
01:09:27quite some
01:09:27time ever
01:09:28since she
01:09:28officially
01:09:29signed
01:09:29with TNA
01:09:30last year.
01:09:33Tags
01:09:34been made.
01:09:35Yes.
01:09:36And let's
01:09:37not forget
01:09:38this is a
01:09:38tag team
01:09:39matchup
01:09:40Tom
01:09:40might have
01:09:42an advantage
01:09:43with the
01:09:43tag team
01:09:44champions.
01:09:45Sling blade
01:09:45there on
01:09:46M by
01:09:46elegance
01:09:47and a
01:09:47kick out
01:09:48M one
01:09:48half of the
01:09:49reigning
01:09:49TNA
01:09:49knockouts
01:09:50with tag
01:09:50team
01:09:51champions.
01:09:51That's
01:09:52right.
01:09:52Meanwhile
01:09:52Mara
01:09:53Shade
01:09:54people on
01:09:54her side
01:09:55of the
01:09:55ring
01:09:55not
01:09:56exactly
01:09:56friendly
01:09:56to
01:09:57play
01:09:57with
01:09:57especially
01:09:57given
01:09:58her
01:09:58history
01:09:58with
01:09:59someone
01:09:59like
01:09:59Elena
01:09:59Black.
01:10:01see
01:10:01how
01:10:01they
01:10:02fare
01:10:02tag
01:10:03made
01:10:03in
01:10:03comes
01:10:04Heather
01:10:04by
01:10:04elegance
01:10:06got to
01:10:06give
01:10:06a distinct
01:10:07advantage
01:10:08to the
01:10:08knockouts
01:10:09will
01:10:09tag
01:10:09team
01:10:09champions
01:10:10don't
01:10:10we
01:10:10100%
01:10:11look at
01:10:12that
01:10:12I'm
01:10:12just
01:10:13telling
01:10:13you
01:10:14there
01:10:14is
01:10:15not a
01:10:16lot
01:10:16of
01:10:17love
01:10:17loss
01:10:18between
01:10:18Elena
01:10:19Black
01:10:20and
01:10:20Mara
01:10:21Shade
01:10:21here
01:10:24Elena
01:10:25Black
01:10:25trying
01:10:25to
01:10:25pick
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01:11:06have fun
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01:11:06tag
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01:11:10kick
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01:11:14whole
01:11:15new
01:11:15attitude
01:11:15choosing
01:11:17to
01:11:17go it
01:11:18alone
01:11:18forsaking
01:11:19her best
01:11:20friend
01:11:20the
01:11:21knockouts
01:11:21world
01:11:22champion
01:11:22Laying Lee
01:11:23look at
01:11:29this
01:11:29you can
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01:11:29hear
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01:11:39dividends
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01:11:53kick
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01:11:53face
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01:11:56look
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01:12:07a bright
01:12:08future
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01:12:09she'd
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01:12:09brand
01:12:10no no no
01:12:10just grow
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01:12:12make it
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01:12:12better than
01:12:13ever
01:12:13with all
01:12:13that
01:12:13talent
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01:12:14everything
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01:12:16to break
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01:12:17in this
01:12:18matchup
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01:12:20wipes
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01:13:18elegance
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01:13:40codebreaker
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01:13:42it's gonna
01:13:42say if
01:13:43and now
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01:13:44bigger if
01:13:44but if
01:13:45somebody can
01:13:45pin the tag
01:13:46team champions
01:13:47in this
01:13:47matchup
01:13:48they and
01:13:48a partner
01:13:48will get
01:13:49that same
01:13:50title shot
01:13:52but now
01:13:53it is the
01:13:54tag team champions
01:13:55who control
01:13:56the matchup
01:13:59and
01:14:00rocking
01:14:01shot
01:14:02A
01:14:02it's gonna
01:14:04come next
01:14:04week
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01:14:05TNA Thursday
01:14:06night
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01:14:08family affair
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01:14:10and Ariana
01:14:11Grace
01:14:12face
01:14:12Santino
01:14:13Morella
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01:14:14Andy
01:14:14Hartwell
01:14:15by his
01:14:15side
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01:14:16mixed
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01:14:17team
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01:14:18it's
01:14:19the
01:14:19righteous
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01:14:21Hardys
01:14:21the
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01:14:22Garden
01:14:23next
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01:14:25Thursday
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01:14:26on
01:14:27AMC
01:14:28unbelievable
01:14:29night
01:14:29next week
01:14:30but
01:14:30we gotta
01:14:31see
01:14:31who's
01:14:32gonna
01:14:32walk
01:14:32out
01:14:32of
01:14:32here
01:14:33with
01:14:33potentially
01:14:33a
01:14:34future
01:14:34title
01:14:34shot
01:14:34of
01:14:35some
01:14:35kind
01:14:35but I don't
01:14:36know if that's gonna go down with the elegance brand
01:14:39and Raywall running this match
01:14:41I have to say the elegance brand isn't really giving Laying Lee much for a chance to tag into this
01:14:46man
01:14:46like why would you
01:14:47off the sentai
01:14:49here's the cover and the cover and kick out by Sade
01:14:52they're the tag team champions
01:14:53they're actually unlike Laying Lee
01:14:55they're good tag team partners
01:14:57they're good tag team partners for one another unlike Laying Lee to Zion Brookside
01:15:03shot
01:15:04a
01:15:04kind of
01:15:04light up M by elegance M who has been stellar throughout this matchup and again it does not shock me
01:15:11that the reigning two-time TNA knockouts will tag team champions Heather and M are having success in this six
01:15:17knockouts tag
01:15:18it is a tag team matchup at the end of the day look at this oh that was fantastic
01:15:23well they like him or not the elegance brand is in control and shot a got the right shoulder up
01:15:28it was beautiful it was elegant to that point this was before the commercial break M going coast to coast
01:15:35the set up by Heather
01:15:36the personal concierge was told me they call this toast to toast that is why she is one half of
01:15:44the knockouts tag team champions these two are a dynamic duo a perfect pair
01:15:51look at M
01:15:53M staring down Lee as she tagged in this is personal
01:15:58personal it's just business it's sending a message just because your knockouts world champ you don't run this matchup leave
01:16:05the tag team expertise to the tag team
01:16:11Mara Sade was accompanied to ringside by the MMA legend her fellow Albuquerque New Mexico native Keith Jardine who was
01:16:19our guest a few weeks ago live on impact and Jardine dealt with the
01:16:24BS of the elegance brand and is out here to watch Sade's back
01:16:29well the presence of the of the dean of mean doesn't exactly seem to be
01:16:33doing any favors right now tomorrow Sade like seven times that the elegance brand have not given Lee a chance
01:16:39to tag in
01:16:41crossbody there by Sade
01:16:43that is a rare opening that Mara Sade has now
01:16:47is able to take both tag team champions off their feet
01:16:57they want into this matchup I think the elegance brand have to suck it up and
01:17:03suck up the pride and make the tag and they have to
01:17:07desperate times and all Sade tags in Brookside and now Brookside preventing Lee from getting into the matchup
01:17:13but Heather knows she has to make a tag here comes the reigning knockouts world champion lighting up
01:17:20her former best friend
01:17:22maybe oh it's got to be a part of this that feels good for laying Lee
01:17:26kick to the head of elena black
01:17:34one two three four
01:17:37right and down hammer fists
01:17:40hey
01:17:41hey
01:17:41hey
01:17:50look out
01:17:51oh
01:17:51exploder by the champion
01:17:55trying to put away the knockouts champions challenge and a kick out by Zaya Brookside
01:18:01the fortitude of the knockouts world champion
01:18:06up under the shoulders is it time for the warrior's way
01:18:12laying Lee with complete control connects with the warrior's way
01:18:17oh that's broken up by elena black great teamwork there from elena black unlikely as it may have been
01:18:23the all-star team realizes that they don't score a pinfall no one gets a future title shot
01:18:29out of this but code breaker into the German by the elegance brand great teamwork there oh
01:18:36shot a putting heads together oh for the DDT by the go-getter
01:18:43great counter work there from shot a now turning her attention to the champ
01:18:47and everybody's down in this main event matchup
01:18:53oh there's mr elegance trying to dive into the ring and keith jardine has a hold of mr elegance
01:19:01and ankle lock but the heat doesn't even work here that was the dumbest thing the personal
01:19:07concierge has ever done
01:19:10this man beat the ice man chuck liddell forrest griffin plenty of legends of mma
01:19:18he's gonna turn the personal concierge inside out well that's the real ice man he's chasing oh stop it
01:19:27up under their shoulders now lee once again going for warrior's way oh mr elegance tripped up the
01:19:35champion dark side is that enough cover brookside pin lay brookside has a knockouts world title shot
01:19:46here is your winner zaya brookside
01:19:53zaya brookside gets what she wants amidst the chaos
01:19:58it almost feels like it was inevitable one way or another zaya brookside was gonna get exactly what
01:20:05she wanted out of this take a look back here at the conclusion of the knockouts champions challenge
01:20:12brookside had lee by the hair mr elegance got involved and then this gnarly DDT we've seen before
01:20:20by zaya brookside got the victory for the all-star team
01:20:25but by virtue of that pinfall brookside has a future tna knockouts world title shot against
01:20:33her former best friend lee ying lee
01:20:41thank you for joining us tonight on an evening defined by the champions challenge
01:20:47on the march towards slam-aversary
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