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Sami Callihan vs. Eric Young
Opening up this week’s show is the match that was set up following a backstage attack last week, as Sami Callihan comes to the ring for his singles showdown against Eric Young. Young comes out with The Northern Armory with him, all wearing hoods with X’s on them.
They brawl before the bell, as Callihan attacks early. In the end, a distraction and steel chair attack from Northern Armory behind the referee’s back set up a piledriver from Young for a pinfall and victory over Callihan.
Winner: Eric Young
Order 4 Summit
Gia Miller briefly talks with Joe Hendry, Elijah, Leon Slater and The Rascalz about their scheduled TNA Champions Challenge main event later tonight against Trick Williams, Moose, Steve Maclin and The Nemeths. They all take a turn on the microphone and wrap up.
Inside the Impact Zone, Mustafa Ali and the Order 4 faction including Tasha Steelz and The Great Hands team of Jason Hotch and John Skyler make their way to the ring for their advertised Order 4 Summit. Ali punks each member out one-by-one.
Ali finishes by demanding John Skyler, who spoke up against him and called him a jackass, get on his knees and apologize. Skyler refuses defiantly, leading to Ali informing him his actions will have consequences. He tells him to be prepared for a fight in a “Call To Arms” match next week.
Ash & Heather By Elegance vs. Lei Ying Lee & Masha Slamovich
The TNA Knockouts Tag-Team Champions Ash & Heather By Elegance are introduced by their personal concierge, George Iceman, and out they come with M By Elegance. They settle inside the squared circle and their opponents, Lei Ying Lee and reigning TNA Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich make their way out next.
The match was given time, going through a commercial break, culminating with a Killer Kelly distraction at the end that led to Slamovich being caught off-guard and pinned. The IInspiration react backstage afterwards, telling the Elegance Brand to enjoy the gold while they can, because they’ll be watching them closely and they have their sights set on the titles.
Winners: Ash & Heather By Elegance
Jake Something Returns, Helps Tommy Dreamer With Mance Warner Beef
A TNA Injury Report airs and then the show heads to another commercial break. When the show returns, TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella comes to the ring to make some announcements. He says it will be Mike Santana vs. AJ Francis in a Street Fight next week when Santana returns from suspension.
He then calls out to the ring someone he describes as a mentor and a legend, Tommy Dreamer. He tells him he can make Dreamer vs. Mance Warner whenever he wants. Dreamer is cut off by Warner and Steph De Lander. De Lander taunts Dreamer for being old.
Dreamer tells Warner there’s always “something else” in the bigger picture. On that note, Jake Something makes his surprise return and hits the ring. He lays out Warner, who retreats to the back with De Lander.
Eddie Edwards & JDC vs. Matt Cardona & The Hometown Man
The System make their entrance. Matt Cardona says his tag team partner is right here from Tempe, Arizona and it’s the Hometown Man. The Hometown Man comes out with a Phoenix Suns-inspired mask. Cardona hits a somersault to the outside.
He throws JDC back in the ring and Alisha grabs his leg and JDC attacks him Eddie Edwards chops him and throws him back in the ring. JDC gets the tag and hits a slingshot double axe-handle for two. Cardona hits a neck-breaker and tags to the Hometown Man.
Hometown Man hits a bulldog and clothesline combo. Myers distracts the Hometown Man and Eddie tries to rip his mask off but the Hometown Man rolls him up for the win out of nowhere. As soon as the match wraps up, The System attack Hometown Man until Cardona stops them. Cardona and Brian Myers have a face-off, but Edwards and JDC attack Cardona.
Winners: Matt Cardona & The Hometown Man
TNA Champions Challenge
Trick Williams (c), Steve Maclin (c), Moose (c) & The Nemeths (c) vs. Joe Hendry, Elijah, Leon Slater & The Rascalz
Following the longest ring entrances in history, the main event of the evening, the returning TNA Champions Challenge, gets underway. It is all TNA champions on one side against the TNA All Stars on the other. See the names listed above.
Things start off slow, with Nemeth kicking things off and taking an early offensive lead. He forcably tags in Steve Maclin, who picks up where he left off, taking it to Zachary Wentz of The Rascalz. Trey Miguel tags in and The Rascalz look for a double-team spot on “Bulletproof” Maclin, who avoids it and has a stop-and-stare moment with them. Maclin looks to make a tag, but none of the other champions, all heels, are willing to do so.
Maclin smacks the crap out of Ryan Nemeth and makes him come in, yanking him over the ropes and slamming him down. Miguel follows up on Ryan and covers him, but Ryan kicks out at two. Trick tags in and helps expand his team’s lead.
Moose picks up where he left off as the show heads into a mid-match break. When the show returns, Trick is in the ring easily handling Miguel, with the action noticeably slower and deliberate than it has been thus far. Ryan sneaks in some cheap offense on Miguel as Trick ties the referee up.
As soon as Maclin tags in, Moose immediately does a force-tag, not allowing Maclin to do anything. This is the second time they’ve done this to the only babyface on their team in the match. Maclin tries to come in again, only to be forced back on the apron in favor of Nic Nemeth.
Maclin ends up in the ring moments later. Joe Hendry nearly tags in, and the crowd explodes thinking that he has. The referee forces Hendry back on the apron due to not seeing it. Maclin refuses to tag his teammates in when he nears his corner of the ring, knowing they won’t let him back in if he does.
Moose ends up back in for the TNA Champions team. Once again Hendry tags in for the TNA All Stars team, but once more the referee was distracted when it happened, so the TNA fan-favorite is forced back on the apron. Moments later, Hendry finally gets tagged and this time the referee saw it.
The crowd explodes as a fired up Hendry hits the ring fresh off the hot tag, and he immediately goes to work on Nic Nemeth. He sends him flying out to the floor and scoops up Ryan Nemeth when he sees him coming. He slams him and off Ryan goes.
He goes for the dramatic turn, and upon turning, sees TNA World Champion Trick Williams standing in his face. The two milk the moment for a few seconds, and then they begin trading shots back-and-forth. Hendry hoists the big-man up and hits him with a fall-away slam.
Hendry tags in Elijah. The crowd do some singing-style chants for “Oh, walk with Elijah!” as he goes to work on “The Hollywood Hunk” in the corner of the ring. Ryan heads to the top and leaps off, but comes down to a perfectly-timed flying knee from Elijah. Leon Slater tags in and hits a leaping switch kick.
Moose filters in and hits a high spot. The Rascalz come in and hit a double-team Crucifix Bomb. Nic Nemeth tries using a title as a weapon, but Maclin lays him out, despite him being Maclin’s own teammate.
In the ring, Hendry hits a Standing Ovation on Ryan. He sends him to Elijah, who hits his tombstone piledriver finisher for the pinfall victory. The TNA All-Stars team celebrate as Elijah’s theme plays and Tom Hannifan does an excellent send-off mentioning the 23-year anniversary of TNA. That’s how this week’s show goes off the air.
Winners: TNA All-Stars (Joe Hendry, Elijah, Leon Slater & The Rascalz)
