Posted on 4/24/126 by Bob Magee
TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC is on the air from the
Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, NY. Tonight's
main event is Rich Swann who will go against TNA World
Champion Mike Santana for the TNA World Championship. We
kick tonight off with The System.
TNA World Tag Team Champion Bear Bronson acc. by The System
vs. Nic Nemeth - Singles Match
Ryan Nemeth joins Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt on
commentary.
Bear Bronson starts the match lighting up Nic Nemeth. Bear
Bronson catches Nic Nemeth, and slams him down. He continues
the momentum, drops Nemeth with a Clothesline, and crushes
him with an Elbowdrop. Nemeth fires back with multiple
strikes, and a Headbutt. He charges at Bronson, who
counters, and drops him with Spinebuster. Alisha Edwards
gets involved from behind the referee’s back. Bear Bronson
crushes Nic Nemeth with a Side-Slam, and locks him in a
Chokehold.
Nemeth breaks free, connects a boot to his face, and Bronson
charges at him. Nemeth avoids him, Bronson charges into the
turnbuckle, and Nemeth lands multiple strikes. Nemeth
flattens Bronson with Famouser, goes for a cover, and
Bronson kicks out at two. Nemeth is fired up, he goes for a
Superkick, Bronson counters with a Chokebomb, and gets pin
count of two. Nemeth sends Bronson shoulder-first into the
steel post, slams down Bronson with a DDT, and flattens him
with a Superkick. He goes for a cover, and Bronson powers
out at the two count.
Bronson prevents Dangerzone, hoists him up, and flattens him
onto the canvas. Nic Nemeth rolls out of the ring, and The
System swarms around him. KC Navarro distracts The System by
walking towards the iMPACT! zone. Nemeth seizes the
opportunity and Superkicks Bronson. He finishes Bronson off
with Dangezone and secures the pinfall.
Nic Nemeth Def. TNA World Tag Team Champion Bear Bronson
acc. by The System - Singles Match
Gia Miller is with Rich Swann about his TNA World
Championship later tonight. BDE joins him to show his
support, and Rich Swann asks BDE to watch the match.
TNA Wrestling invites you to check out Threads of Triumph
written by TNA Ring Announcer McKenzie Mitchell.
Frankie Kazarian pretends to be Elijah, and enters the
iMPACT! zone for Elijah's Concert. Kazarian sets up to sing
a song, and the lights go out. Behind Kazarian, Elijah
appears and uses a guitar strap to lock him in a Chokehold.
Elijah challenges Kazarian to a Guitar Strap Match, but
Kazarian is knocked out. Elijah starts singing, and the
crowd chants with him.
EC3 is ready for more trials in his crusade to finish what
he started, and warns Eric Young.
TNA Wrestling presents Lockdown Sunday August 23, Chicago,
IL at the Credit Union 1 Arena.
Tessa Blanchard is with Victoria Crawford and Milla Moore
about their journey in the Undead Realm, and Tessa
challenges the Undead Realm.
Matt Hardy vs. Dutch - Singles Match
Jeff Hardy and Vincent are banned from ring-side in this
match. Matt Hardy immediately drags a table out from under
the ring, sets it up, and spray paints “sacrifice” across
it. Matt enters the ring and Dutch immediately attacks him.
The bell rings and they trade blows. Matt Hardy avoids Death
Walks, and slams him down with Side Effects. Matt Hardy
slams Dutch’s head into the steel steps multiple times. He
shoves Dutch back into the ring and charges into his mid-
section. Matt Hardy lands multiple blows, and Deletes Dutch
off of each of the turnbuckles.
Dutch fires back and cuts down Matt Hardy. He lands multiple
strikes and blows, and sends Matt Hardy across the ring into
the turnbuckle. Dutch crushes Matt with an Elbowdrop, goes
for a cover, and Matt kicks out at two. Dutch connects two
strong strikes, and locks him in a Chokehold. Dutch sets up
to crush him, and Matt Hardy rolls out of the way. Matt
Hardy flattens him with a DDT into a Twist of Fate. Outside
of the ring, Matt Hardy sets up Dutch on the table, and
Elbow drops onto him from the top turnbuckle. Matt Hardy
repositions the table and sends Dutch through it.
Vincent crawls from under the ring and slides a chair into
the ring, and distracts the referee with it. Vincent
interferes and pulls him from the top rope, Dutch drops Matt
Hardy with Death Walks, and secures the pinfall.
Dutch Def. Matt Hardy - Singles Match
After the match Dutch and Vincent continue to attack Matt
Hardy. Jeff Hardy rushes out to aid his brother. He drops
Dutch with Twist of Fate, and crashes down with Swanton 450.
The Elegance Brand joins Director of Operations Daria Rae,
and The Personal Concierge requests a match for Mr. Elegance
next week.
The TNA Injury Report is presented by BIOFLEX:
Frankie Kazarian is in evaluation after being left
unconscious earlier tonight.
Trey Miguel is still out due to a severe laceration to his
right knee after his Rebellion title match.
Leon Slater is out after his two on four match against The
System last week.
Rich Swann and TNA World Champion Mike Santana have both
been cleared for the TNA World Championship later tonight.
Léi Yǐng Lee enters the iMPACT! zone before Xia Brookside.
On the verge of tears, she reflects about Brookside’s
betrayal at Rebellion, and calls her out. Xia Brookside
blames Lee for her loss at the TNA Knockouts World
Championship after Lee showed her the video from her father.
Lee is ready to stand by her side despite everything. Xia
reflects that she made a mistake, and accepts Lee’s apology.
Xia Brookside embraces Léi Yǐng Lee and then attacks her!
She states that they are done, and drops her in the ring.
Elayna Black vs. Katie Arquette - Singles Match
The bell rings and Elayna slams her into the canvas. Elayna
drops Katie off the apron, and slams her head into the edge
of the apron. She stomps onto Katie’s back, goes for a
cover, and Katie kicks out at two. Elayna drops her with
Blackout and scores the pinfall.
Elayna Black vs. Katie Arquette - Singles Match
Order 4 is with multiple contenders for a title shot for the
TNA International Championship. Adam Brooks will take on TNA
International Champion Mustafa Ali for the TNA International
Championship.
Bear Bronson is riled up over his loss against Nic Nemeth.
Cedric Alexander wants another title match against TNA X-
Division Champion Leon Slater.
TNA Wrestling presents Slammiversary Sunday June 28, in
Boston, MA at the Agganis Arena.
Rich Swann vs TNA World Champion Mike Santana - TNA World
Championship
The main event is officially underway. Mike Santana drops
Rich Swann to the canvas, and Swann fires back. Santana and
Rich Swann trade kicks and blows. He locks Rich Swann in a
Chokehold. Swann breaks free, and Dropkicks Santana. Santana
answers with a Dropkick of his own, into an Alabama Slam,
and crushes him with a Senton. He goes for a cover, and
Swann kicks out at the two count.
Outside of the ring they trade blows, Santana connects a
boot to Swann’s face, and he Palm Spikes Swann into the
ring-side area. He rolls Swann back into the ring, goes for
a cover, and Swann kicks out at two. Mike Santana locks him
in a Side-Headlock. Swann breaks free with a Jawbreaker, and
drops Santana with an Axe-kick.
Swann fires back with a kick to the spine of Santana. Swann
locks him in a Chokehold of his own regaining some control.
He lands back-to-back kicks to Santana’s mid-section, and
Santana topples over the ropes to the outside. Rich Swann
props up Santana on a chair, and connects two boots to the
face of Santana. Santana turns the tide with a Superkick, he
climbs to the top turnbuckle, drops down, and Swann counters
with a kick that catches Santana mid-air.
They both crash down from the top rope with a Superplex.
Next week on TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! on AMC:
Frankie Kazarian will go head-to-head with Elijah in the
first-ever Walk with Elijah Guitar Strap Match.
Jeff Hardy will go one-on-one against Vincent after what
happened between them earlier tonight in Matty Hardy vs.
Dutch’s Singles Match.
Mara Sadé, Allie, and Rosemary will face off against Tessa
Blanchard, Mila Moore, and Victoria Crawford in a huge Six-
Knockouts Tag Team Match.
Santana fires up and wipes out Swann. He connects a boot to
the jaw of Swann, and flattens him with Rolling Buck 50. He
goes for a cover, and Swann kicks out at two. Swann
surprises Santana, rolls him up for the cover, and Santana
kicks out at two. He hoists Swann up on his shoulders, drops
him with Outlined in Chalk, dives into him with a
Cannonball, and finishes by slamming him down with a Running
Powerbomb. He goes for the cover, and Swann kicks out at the
two count.
Swann catches Santana, drops him, and follows with a
Neckbreaker. Swann continues his momentum, slams him down
with a Cutter, goes for a cover, and Santana kicks out.
Swann climbs to the top rope, crashes down with a Splash,
goes for another cover, and Santana kicks out at the two
count. Rich counters Santana with a Destroyer. Santana
connects Spin the Block onto Swann, and scores the pinfall.
TNA World Champion Mike Santana Def. Rich Swann - TNA World
Championship
Mike Santana helps Rich Swann to his feet after the match,
which shows a huge sign of respect. Daria Rae presents Mike
Santana with the TNA World Championship belt.