Posted on 7/10/126 by Bob Magee
TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC is on the air from the
Broadview Center in Albany, NY, and the TNA Knockouts TV
Championship Tournament continues, the TNA Knockouts World
Championship is on the line in our main event, but we kick
things off with two legends, The Hardys.
The Hardys vs. The Great Hands - TNA World Tag Team
Championship
Jason Hotch and Jeff Hardy start this match off, Jeff Hardy
flips Hotch onto the canvas, tags in Matt, and they land
multiple kicks. Matt Hardy drops him to the canvas, and Jeff
Hardy elbow drops him.
Hotch tags in John Skyler, Jeff drops him to the canvas,
Matt elbow drops Skyler’s arm from the top rope, and Skyler
shoves Matt into their corner. Hotch gets involved behind
the referee’s back, and Skyler capitalizes diving into him.
He tags in Hotch, and he clips the leg of Matt Hardy. Matt
Hardy sends Hotch face-first into the turnbuckle.
Skyler tries to prevent a tag, and Matt Hardy sends him
across the ring. Matt tags in Jeff Hardy, and he is fired
up. He drives an Elbow into the chest of Skyler, goes for a
cover, and Hotch breaks it up. Jeff climbs to the top
turnbuckle, sets up for Whisper in the Wind, and The Great
Hands avoid it. The Great Hands answer with Favor, Skyler
goes for a cover, and Matt Hardy breaks it up.
He slams down Hotch with Side Effects, Jeff Hardy drives
down Skyler with Twist of Fate, and Matt Hardy delivers
another Twist of Fate onto Skyler. Jeff Hardy crushes Skyler
with Swanton Bomb and secures the pinfall.
The Hardys Def. The Great Hands - TNA World Tag Team
Championship
Jason Hotch and John Skyler are met on the ramp by TNA
International Champion Mustafa Ali with Special Agent 0. Ali
makes a phone call while walking away.
Gia Miller is backstage with Léi Yǐng Lee before her
contractual rematch against Xia Brookside. Lee is ready for
a fight, and will give everything to win back the title.
Frankie Kazarian hits the iMPACT! zone for The King’s
Speech, and he welcomes Moose to join him as his special
guest. Kazarian reflects on how Moose has now defeated every
member of The System. Moose has been in TNA for over a
decade, and at Slammiversary he got to share a moment in the
ring with family for the first time.
Moose is ready to continue dominating in TNA as the face of
the franchise, and Moose respects Kazarian for being one of
the pillars for TNA.
Moose proposes they go head-to-head in a singles match, but
Kazarian shares no interest.
AJ Francis hits the ring with Expressions, and Moose is
ready to fight. AJ Francis accepts Moose’s proposal to fight
next week on TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC.
Elijah reflects on the one goal in his mind, the TNA World
Championship.
Indi Hartwell vs. Vicious Vicki Venuto - First Round
Knockouts Television Championship Tournament
Every tournament bracket has a 10 minute time limit. Once a
competitor is crowned this title will be exclusively
defended on iMPACT!.
The bell rings, and they shake hands as a good sign of
respect. Hartwell rolls up Vicki for an early pin attempt,
she kicks out, and answers with a kick to Hartwell’s mid-
section. She slams Hartwell face-first into the turnbuckle,
and Hartwell fires back with a kick of her own. She charges
at Venuto, slams into her, and drops Vicki to the canvas.
Vicki fires back with a Clothesline, goes for a cover, and
Hartwell kicks out. She German Suplexes Hartwell, goes for a
cover, and Hartwell kicks out at one. Vicki sends Hartwell
across the ring into the turnbuckle, goes for a cover, and
Hartwell kicks out. She continues the momentum, dives into
Hartwell with a Dropkick, goes for the pin attempt, and
Hartwell kicks out at two.
Hartwell breaks out of a Chokehold, Vicki charges at her,
and she avoids Venuto. She rolls her up, and Venuto kicks
out. Indi Hartwell lands two back-to-back Clotheslines,
slams down Vicki with a Spinbuster, and goes for a cover.
Vicki kicks out at two, prevents Harts Donut, and drives
Hartwell down with a Cutter. She goes for a cover, and
Hartwell powers out at two. Indi Hartwell rolls up Vicki for
a surprise pin attempt, Vicki Kicks out, and Hartwell drives
her down with Harts Donut to secure the pinfall.
Indi Hartwell Def. Vicious Vicki Venuto - First Round
Knockouts Television Championship Tournament
TNA Injury Report Presented by AMC:
The Personal Concierge’s ocular condition persists and is
still out.
Léi Yǐng Lee is still favoring a leg injury after her TNA
Knockouts World Championship at Slammiversary, and is not at
100% going into her No Disqualifications later tonight.
Allie is being held out of action due to a neck injury from
her match last week against Heather by Elegance.
TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth wants everyone to know that he
is in the best shape of his life.
Fabian Aichner is ready to prove he is the best, and has his
eyes set on the TNA X-Division title.
The Righteous vs. The System (Bear Bronson and Brian Myers)
vs. Leon Slater and Ricky Sosa - Triple Threat Tag Team
Match
Only two teams can be legal in the match up at a time, only
one member of a legal team can be in the match at a time,
and competitors can tag in or out by tagging their own
partner or a member of another team. The first team to
secure a pinfall or submission is the winner.
Brian Myers and Leon Slater start this match off, Slater
drops him to the canvas, and connects a boot to his face.
Myers tags in Dutch, Slater and Ricky land back-to-back
kicks to Dutch, and send him to the outside. Bear Bronson
tries to get involved, and Sosa Dropkicks him. They soar
over the top rope and levels The Righteous and The System on
the outside.
Vincent meets Sosa in the ring, and Sosa Dropkicks him. He
goes for a cover, and Vincent kicks out at one. Slater rains
down blows onto Vincent for a ten count. Sosa charges at
Vincent, Dropkicks Vincent right between the shoulder
blades, and tags back in Slater. Slater charges at Vincent
in the corner, Slater sends him into Sosa for an Assisted
Powerslam, and Slater goes for a cover.
Vincent kicks out at two, and Slater climbs to the top
turnbuckle. Myers goes after Slater, slows him up, and Dutch
capitalizes by pulling him off the ropes. Vincent drives
Slater down with a Flatliner, lands multiple blows, and
Dutch flattens Slater to the canvas.
Dutch slams down Vincent onto Slater for an assisted Splash.
Vincent takes a shot at Sosa, and Dutch gets a hold onto
Slater while the Referee is distracted. Slater fights out a
chokehold, and Bronson tags himself in. Bear Bronson
prevents Slater from getting a tag, drives him down with a
Chokebomb, and Sosa breaks it up. Myers flattens Slater to
the canvas, Myers charges at him, and Slater cuts him down.
He tags in Sosa, and Sosa meets Bronson center of the ring.
He drops Bronson with a Full Nelson Slam, and Moonsaults
from the middle rope for a cover. Vincent breaks it up,
Myers slows up Dutch, and Bronson hoists Sosa onto his
shoulders.
Slater comes to the aid of Sosa, he slams into Myers with a
Forearm Shiv, and flattens Bronson with a Leg Lariat.
Vincent connects a Side Russian Legsweep onto Slater, Myers
Spears Vincent, and Dutch answers with Death Walks. Bronson
and Dutch trade blows center of the ring, Dutch charges at
Bronson, and topples over the top rope.
Bronson levels Dutch on the outside, and they continue to
trade blows. Slater soars over the top rope, and levels
Dutch and Bronson on the outside. Slater rolls Bronson back
into the ring, Sosa charges at Bronson, and dives into him
with an Uppercut to secure the pinfall.
Leon Slater and Ricky Sosa Def. The Righteous, and The
System (Bear Bronson and Brian Myers) - Triple Threat Tag
Team Match
Director of Authority Santino Marella is with Director of
Operations Daria Rae after Sosa and Slater’s victory. Ryan
Nemeth interrupts them, and he wants to defend his brother
later this evening if KC Navarro says anything.
Jody Threat vs. Gabby Forza - First Round Knockouts
Television Championship Tournament
Every tournament bracket has a 10 minute time limit. Once a
competitor is crowned this title will be exclusively
defended on iMPACT!.
Jody Threat locks Forza in a Chokehold, and flattens Forza.
Jody lands multiple onto her, tries to hoist Forza onto her
shoulders, and she prevents it by sending Threat to the edge
of the apron. She slams Forza’s face off the turnbuckle,
Clotheslines her, and goes for a cover. Forza kicks out,
Threat goes for a Crossface, and Forza gets to her feet.
She creates some space, and charges into Threat. Forza
drives Threat into the turnbuckles, and drops her with Okla-
Gnome-A Stampede. She crushes Threat with a Vader Bomb, goes
for a cover, and Threat kicks out at two.
Forza hoists Threat up onto her shoulder, and Threat
counters with a roll up pin attempt. She kicks out, and both
contenders charge at each other. Jody connects a boot to
Forza’s mid-section, sets up for Pop Shove It, and Forza
prevents. Threat dives into her with Double Knees, drives
her down with a German Suplex, and Forza rolls to the
outside. She charges at Forza, Dropkicks her in the spine,
and wipes her out on the outside with a Cannonball.
Threat rolls Forza back into the ring, climbs to the top
turnbuckle, and Forza avoids her. Threat rolls through, and
Forza levels her. She Powerslams Threat off of the ropes,
hoists her up, and drops her with a Spin-out Rack Bomb. She
goes for a cover, and Threat kicks out.
Forza sets up Threat for another Vader Bomb, Threat gets her
knees up in time, and she counters with a Crossbody. Threat
hoists Forza onto her shoulders, and drives her down with
Pop Shove It to secure the pinfall.
Jody Threat Def. Gabby Forza - First Round Knockouts
Television Championship Tournament
TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali agrees that change is
needed.
KC Navarro hits the ring, and reflects on what happened last
week between TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth and himself. He
demands Nic Nemeth gives him an answer as to why he attacked
him.
TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth answers, he feels KC Navarro
doesn’t have it. Navarro fires back, and shares that he got
a title shot because he has it. Ryan Nemeth attacks KC
Navarro from behind, and Nic Nemeth joins them in the ring.
Nic Nemeth sends a crystal clear message to KC Navarro
TNA Knockouts World Champion Xia Brookside vs. Léi Yǐng Lee
- No Disqualifications - TNA Knockouts World Championship
Léi Yǐng Lee attacks Brookside from behind before the bell
rings. Brookside rolls to the outside, and Lee Pumpkicks her
twice.
She goes to smack Brookside with a fan, Brookside avoids it,
and Lee smacks the steel steps instead. Lee rolls Brookside
back into the ring, lands multiple stomps to her mid-
section, and flattens Brookside to the canvas. Léi Yǐng Lee
hits multiple Elbow Strikes onto her, and drives her knee
into Brookside’s spine. Xia Brookside rolls to the outside
to create some space, Léi Yǐng Lee dives through the ropes,
and levels her on the outside.
Lee hoists Brookside onto her shoulders for Warriors Way,
Brookside prevents it, and smacks Lee’s injured left leg
with the fan. She continues driving the fan into the injured
leg multiple times, and elbow drops Lee’s injured leg.
Brookside Suplexes Lee in the center of the ring, rolls out
of the ring, and drags a leather belt out from under the
ring. She whips Lee’s injured leg with the belt, and uses
the belt to lock her in a Leg-lock Submission Hold.
Lee breaks out, and Brookside continues to attack her with
the belt. She drives the belt buckle into her head, sets up
Lee on the ropes, charges at her with Double Knee, and Lee
avoids it.
Lee fires back with a Spinning Heel kick, drives into her
with a Knee-strike, and flattens her with a Dropkick. She
climbs to the top rope, and rains down Hammerfists for a ten
count. Continuing her moment, Lee slams down Brookside with
an Exploder Suplex, and Brookside rolls to the outside
again. Lee pulls three steel chairs out from under the ring,
and a kendo stick. She drags a table out from under the
ring, and sets it up.
She slams Brookside face-first off the edge of the table
twice, Lee tries to hoist Brookside up, and Brookside
prevents it by holding onto the ropes. Brookside drives the
kendo stick into Lee’s mid-section, and slams it into Lee’s
back.
Next Week on Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC:
TNA X-Division Champion Cedric Alexander defends his title
against Fabian Aichner.
The TNA Knockouts TV Championship Tournament continues as M
by Elegance takes on one half of the TNA Knockouts World Tag
Team Champions Rosemary.
Harley Hudson takes on NXT Thea Hail in the TNA Knockouts TV
Championship Tournament.
TNA International Champion Mustafa Ali has a State of the
Order Address.
Moose will take on AJ Francis after their confrontation in
The King’s Speech earlier tonight.
Xia Brookside continues to attack Lee with the kendo stick,
and locks Lee between the top turnbuckle and the kendo
stick. Brookside grabs the title belt, and Lee takes out
Brookside while she's distracted with the table.
Lee slams a steel chair into Brookside’s back multiple
times, and once more into Brookside’s mid-section. Lee sets
up the title belt, and Brookside answers with a Jawbreaker.
She pumpkicks Brookside, piles up the steel chairs, and sets
up Brookside on them.
She climbs to the top rope, Brookside rolls out of the way,
and Lee crashes down onto the steel chairs. Brookside slams
the title belt into Lee’s head, goes for a cover, and Lee
kicks out at two. The two trade blows before Brookside uses
a steel chair to block a punch and spikes Lee head-first
into it with Darkside to secure the pinfall.
TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion Xia Brookside Def. Léi
Yǐng Lee - No Disqualifications - TNA Knockouts World
Championship
TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC goes off the air..