Impact July 18th 2024
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00:00:01What are you filming?
00:00:03My brother said you're the one who did it.
00:00:05Oh, is that what your brother said?
00:00:06What are you going to do about it, Jasper? Fight for your brother's honor?
00:00:10No, I'm just going to watch him kick your ass.
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00:00:37Don't touch me!
00:00:41It's going to be a wild card tag team match.
00:00:43Four out of the six competitors participating in the Slammiversary World Title Match
00:00:48are going to be drawn at random.
00:00:50And they're going to be facing each other in a wild card tag team match.
00:00:54180 days and this is second TNA World Championship reign.
00:00:59One of the toughest SOBs to step between the ropes.
00:01:02Former TNA World Champion in his own right.
00:01:05What a role Joe Henry is on.
00:01:07But can he capitalize and capture the TNA World Championship?
00:01:12What it would mean for Josh Alexander to recapture the TNA World Title
00:01:16in his home country of Canada.
00:01:19The Elkis area.
00:01:20Oh, Alex Anderson to Henry.
00:01:23Spear by Moose.
00:01:26And now Maddox glint slaying him.
00:01:28KIA.
00:01:31A taste of the chaos that can unfold in a six-way elimination match
00:01:37for the TNA World Championship.
00:01:42Tonight TNA Impact is once again in Philadelphia
00:01:46before this Saturday night we head to Montreal.
00:01:49We will be sold out live on pay-per-view at TNA+.
00:01:54First Slammiversary.
00:01:56But we begin this evening with a battle between TNA and NXT.
00:02:05The following is a six-man tag team match.
00:02:08The following is a six-man tag team match.
00:02:11Introducing first from NXT, No Quarter Catch Crew.
00:02:20I have been anxiously awaiting this matchup
00:02:23after what we saw last week here on Impact.
00:02:26Charlie Dempsey defeating Zachary Wentz
00:02:29thanks to some help from Miles Bourne.
00:02:32But he's got more company tonight.
00:02:34Tavion Heist, the No Quarter Catch Crew from NXT is here in TNA.
00:02:40And Tom, call it a small thing
00:02:42and I don't expect your professor brain to necessarily have this one.
00:02:46But when was the last time an episode of TNA Impact
00:02:50began out the gate with talent not here from TNA?
00:03:04Their opponent, first from Tokyo, Japan.
00:03:07Time Splitter Kushida.
00:03:11Well, Kushida's been busy looking for a cure for Jonathan Gresham's ink.
00:03:15Last week he battled with Gresham against Speedball Mike Bailey
00:03:19in a number one contenders match for the Exhibition Championship
00:03:22bout at Slammiversary.
00:03:24Ultimately, Kushida is the winner.
00:03:27His partner, the team of Trey Miguel, Zachary Wentz.
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00:03:34What a few weeks it's been for Zachary Wentz and Trey Miguel.
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00:08:07Tag.
00:08:09It was only
00:08:11a matter of time
00:08:13before we saw something like this
00:08:15with some of this crossover with NXT.
00:08:17It started off as these, you know, Jordan Grace
00:08:19having this very planned big special match
00:08:21with Roxanne Perez, but
00:08:23man, this has really turned up
00:08:25to another level.
00:08:27Sold out crowd tonight here in Philadelphia.
00:08:29Standing room only inside the
00:08:31Halo 2300 Arena.
00:08:33There's the cover. Shoulders down.
00:08:35Take this thing away and Kushida
00:08:37is still in it.
00:08:39Indicative of the buzz right now
00:08:41around TNA Wrestling with Slammiversary
00:08:43this Saturday live on Pay-Per-View
00:08:45and TNA+.
00:08:47Double back elbow
00:08:49by Kushida. Staggering board
00:08:51and heights.
00:08:53Kushida scurries through. Tag made
00:08:55and goes to Zachary Wentz.
00:08:59Huge opening here for
00:09:01the Rascals to turn this
00:09:03match up around.
00:09:05Double dropkick by Wentz.
00:09:09Wentz has fired up the Rascals.
00:09:11Got vengeance
00:09:13on their mind here.
00:09:17Caught board out of the sky.
00:09:19And now Wentz showing off
00:09:21some power with the German.
00:09:23Dempsey's made a tag and Wentz wants to
00:09:25get his hands on Dempsey.
00:09:27Big uppercut.
00:09:29And now
00:09:31the tag team force of the Rascals
00:09:33here coming into full play.
00:09:35The teamwork on point here.
00:09:37Talk about taking no quarter.
00:09:39Taking no BS
00:09:41from the no quarter catch crew.
00:09:43Spinebuster by Trey Miguel.
00:09:45Tag made to Kushida.
00:09:47Kushida plenty of experience in TNA
00:09:49as part of the trio known as Time Machine.
00:09:51And now look at this. Kushida playing along
00:09:53with the Rascals.
00:09:55We saw this from Wesley Wentz
00:09:57and Miguel this past Tuesday night.
00:09:59A Rascals classic.
00:10:01Take another look at this teamwork
00:10:03here from the Rascals
00:10:05and Kushida putting in the work
00:10:07here in the impact zone.
00:10:11Back to live action here.
00:10:13All three over the top.
00:10:15The no quarter catch crew
00:10:17taking out. Welcome to TNA
00:10:19boys.
00:10:21Take another look at this as well.
00:10:23Triple team midair action.
00:10:25Splitting time
00:10:27from the treehouse.
00:10:29You may as well call them the
00:10:31Time Smokers baby.
00:10:33Cause the NXT boys just
00:10:35got smoked.
00:10:39Now the no quarter
00:10:41catch crew retaliating on the
00:10:43outside of the ring. Kushida
00:10:45attacking anything that moves inside
00:10:47the ring. Trying to hold down the ring.
00:10:49Went for the left arm of Heights.
00:10:51Uh oh.
00:10:53Look at this.
00:10:55Going for the hoverboard lock. Hoverboard lock
00:10:57here on Heights. Rolled all the way
00:10:59through. Incredible counter there from
00:11:01Kushida. Charlie Dempsey
00:11:03is that wild look in his eye
00:11:05that we saw two weeks ago.
00:11:07Assaulting Kushida, but Kushida's
00:11:09not relenting. The fighting
00:11:11spirit of Kushida here.
00:11:13Being tested now.
00:11:15And now look at this. Going for the double
00:11:17wrist lock here.
00:11:19Dempsey's turned the hoverboard
00:11:21lock around on the master.
00:11:23An absolute testament
00:11:25to the technical prowess, but only
00:11:27for a moment before
00:11:29Kushida gets it back.
00:11:31Look at Trey Miguel.
00:11:33Trey Miguel with an arm bar.
00:11:35Technical spectacle from Trey
00:11:37Miguel as well. Look at this.
00:11:39A triangle from Wentz.
00:11:41The Rascals and Kushida
00:11:43all over the no quarter
00:11:45catch crew.
00:11:47All of
00:11:49Philadelphia
00:11:51yelling for the no quarter catch crew to
00:11:53tap out.
00:11:55Oh wait a minute.
00:11:57Dempsey's got all of Kushida
00:11:59and Heights follows suit.
00:12:03What a way
00:12:05to begin Impact tonight.
00:12:17This is awesome!
00:12:19Trey, well this is
00:12:21on a night where Matt and Jack
00:12:23Hardy are going to be reunited
00:12:25in tag team action for the
00:12:27tag team titles for the first
00:12:29time in seven years. What a hell of a night
00:12:31this is. And this is just
00:12:33how we're starting the whole thing off.
00:12:35Oh! Pele kick.
00:12:37No doubt six of the best
00:12:39young talent in the business today.
00:12:41Oh!
00:12:45All three converge on
00:12:47Dempsey. A tag made. Wentz is
00:12:49legal.
00:12:51Dempsey got leveled.
00:12:53Trey though
00:12:55here helping out with the set up.
00:12:59Oh man, this could be
00:13:01real bad for Dempsey.
00:13:03Wait a minute.
00:13:05That's Jonathan Gresham
00:13:07coming out of the tunnel.
00:13:09Drawing the attention of Kushida.
00:13:13Kushida's been trying to find a cure
00:13:15for Gresham's ankles who tangled
00:13:17last week, but their issues are far from
00:13:19over. But the Rascals
00:13:21focus on Dempsey. Is that enough?
00:13:23Wentz is legal. Oh, and it's broken
00:13:25up by the no-corner catch crew
00:13:27but Kushida's gone.
00:13:29Kushida ran to
00:13:31take care of Jonathan Gresham. Lord knows
00:13:33what's happening in the back.
00:13:35But we are in a three-on-two scenario
00:13:37for the Rascals.
00:13:39Trey Miguel's busted open at the lift.
00:13:41This is a bad
00:13:43situation right now for Wentz
00:13:45and Miguel.
00:13:49Regardless though,
00:13:51they are up. They are fighting.
00:13:53They are not going down without
00:13:55swinging. And the
00:13:57numbers too much. Oh, the German
00:13:59suplex by Dempsey.
00:14:01And this is virtually
00:14:03three-on-one now.
00:14:05I mean, we got to get some kind of...
00:14:07Oh, my God! Overhead belly
00:14:09to belly. And now bored with the
00:14:11neckbreaker.
00:14:13Shredded suplex by Dempsey.
00:14:15The no-corner
00:14:17catch crew wins.
00:14:19Here are your
00:14:21winners, no-corner
00:14:23catch crew!
00:14:25What a display
00:14:27to open
00:14:29TNA Impact.
00:14:32NXT!
00:14:34NXT's best
00:14:36have marched into TNA
00:14:38and floored the Rascals.
00:14:49We turn our attention to what's still to come
00:14:51tonight before a sold-out Slammiversary.
00:14:53We'll sign the contract for the TNA World
00:14:55Title match, the main event of
00:14:57Slammiversary. Also, Matt and Jeff
00:14:59Hardy challenge the system for the
00:15:01TNA World Tag Team Titles tonight.
00:15:03But coming up next, one-half of the Knockouts
00:15:05Tag Champs, Alicia Edwards vs.
00:15:07Zia Brookside. That's next.
00:15:15What? How long has Des been here?
00:15:19It's not
00:15:21Des, it's Wes now.
00:15:23Wes? I ain't calling him Wes.
00:15:25There's a fire.
00:15:27Wes, Wes.
00:15:29It's not that hard.
00:15:35Why are you poking me?
00:15:37Alright, so he's not, he ain't a hologram.
00:15:39Are you sure he's not a clone?
00:15:41Have you seen Terminator 2?
00:15:45Look, I am not
00:15:47a hologram.
00:15:49I am not a clone.
00:15:51It's kind of crazy being
00:15:53in here, man. It's been four years since we've been
00:15:55here. You know what I'm thinking?
00:15:57I mean, you guys
00:15:59want to, for old time's sake?
00:16:01Yeah!
00:16:03No! Alright, old time's sake,
00:16:05yeah, whatever. What I'm thinking
00:16:07is, Slammiversary's on Saturday.
00:16:09Y'all been having some issues with
00:16:11no quarter catch crew? Yeah, they've been
00:16:13dicks. I'm thinking that the Rascals
00:16:15run wild on those fools.
00:16:17Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
00:16:19But first,
00:16:21come on, for old time's sake.
00:16:23I mean...
00:16:31Oh, yo, is that on still?
00:16:41Trust the system.
00:16:49The following contest is a
00:16:51one-fall. Introducing first,
00:16:53being accompanied by Masha Slammage,
00:16:55she is one half of the
00:16:57TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champion,
00:16:59Alicia
00:17:01Edwards!
00:17:0348 hours before
00:17:05a Knockouts World Tag Team
00:17:07title defense at Slammiversary,
00:17:09we want to look back to what happened
00:17:11three weeks ago. It was Masha
00:17:13Slammage of the Tag Team Champions
00:17:15one-on-one with Xia Brookside.
00:17:17The interference by Alicia Edwards
00:17:19definitely helped Masha to hit the
00:17:21snow plow and put away Xia
00:17:23Brookside, so tonight, the
00:17:25angel of the ring is looking for
00:17:27some payback on Alicia
00:17:29Edwards. We know that on the
00:17:31countdown to Slammiversary, live and
00:17:33free on TNA Plus and TNA
00:17:35Social and Digital platforms,
00:17:37we will see
00:17:39the Knockouts World Tag Team titles
00:17:41defended, the militia defended,
00:17:43and Spitfire, the countdown
00:17:45to Slammiversary begins
00:17:47at 7 p.m. Eastern, special
00:17:49one-hour edition of the countdown
00:17:51to Slammiversary.
00:17:53From Liverpool,
00:17:55England,
00:17:57Xia Brookside!
00:17:59Can we just
00:18:01congratulate Alicia Edwards
00:18:03on being so popular
00:18:05that she has so much attention
00:18:07from the Knockouts, Rodgers, Spitfire,
00:18:09clamoring for their tag title
00:18:11rematch, etc. Xia Brookside
00:18:13dying to get back in the ring.
00:18:15That is the kind of shadow Alicia Edwards
00:18:17casts on this division.
00:18:19Whatever you say. Speaking
00:18:21of the countdown to Slammiversary,
00:18:23this Saturday, starting at 7 p.m.
00:18:25Eastern, Xia Brookside
00:18:27will be in action as a part of a Knockouts
00:18:29Fatal 4-Way matchup. It'll be
00:18:31Xia Brookside, Giselle Shaw,
00:18:33Tasha Steeles, and Triple A's
00:18:35Fabi Apache. We've
00:18:37seen in a ring in this company in the last
00:18:39few years. There'll be some great action
00:18:41in Montreal, sold out for
00:18:43Slammiversary. And at the same time,
00:18:45Ray Walt, Xia Brookside has had her
00:18:47proverbial finger on the pulse, no pun intended,
00:18:49of the budding relationship
00:18:51between Steph DeLandre and
00:18:53PCO. They've been apart, but Xia tells
00:18:55me, there's love here.
00:18:57What would you know about love?
00:18:59Very little, but still.
00:19:01Xia tells me that what's happening
00:19:03between STL and PCO is real.
00:19:05It's weird.
00:19:07It's freaky. And sometimes
00:19:09that's what love is. But at that, oh!
00:19:11Well, right now, Xia Brookside's
00:19:13gonna get something a little weird and
00:19:15freaky here from Alicia Edwards, in terms
00:19:17of pain. Knockouts action
00:19:19here, still to come tonight. We are gonna hear
00:19:21from the reigning Knockouts
00:19:23World Champion, Jordan Grace. I had a chance to
00:19:25sit down with her earlier today,
00:19:27before her defense this Saturday,
00:19:29live on pay-per-view in TNA Plus in
00:19:31Montreal, against Ash
00:19:33by Elegance at Slammiversary.
00:19:35A huge
00:19:37opportunity for Ash by
00:19:39Elegance to turn the
00:19:41Knockouts division on its head.
00:19:45Ash by Elegance, who's on vacation right
00:19:47now, by the way. Who is preparing
00:19:49for Slammiversary, Tom.
00:19:51Here's the cover. Shoulders
00:19:53down, and a kickout. Jordan Grace kept
00:19:55on fighting, being a defending champion,
00:19:57a fighting champion, and
00:19:59Ash by Elegance decided to put her feet up on a
00:20:01beach in the Bahamas. And
00:20:03those feet are being taken care of.
00:20:05I don't wanna hear about that.
00:20:07Muscles are being prepped. Lots
00:20:09of hydration is going on.
00:20:11Uh-oh.
00:20:13It went for a backstabber. I think
00:20:15that got Zia Brookside in the back of the head.
00:20:21Absolutely nasty fall
00:20:23in the neck. You know, Tom,
00:20:25we could use a vacation from you around here,
00:20:27quite frankly. I mean, it's like
00:20:29you're here every week, and we can tell.
00:20:33I can tell you that tomorrow night
00:20:35on TNA+. Explosion
00:20:37will be brought to you by
00:20:39The System. The System will be
00:20:41all over Explosion 24
00:20:43hours before Slammiversary,
00:20:45and I've been told that
00:20:47Alicia Edwards and company believe it to be
00:20:49a, quote, warm-up for The System.
00:20:51I'm so thankful for The System.
00:20:53Man, look at Alicia Edwards.
00:20:57Bringing a whole new spotlight to our
00:20:59Explosion program.
00:21:01I'm jealous I won't be there. You and Gia
00:21:03get bathed. Hold on. Shoulders down.
00:21:05I'm gonna kick out. And just bask
00:21:07in what The System has for you guys.
00:21:11Wow, Brookside.
00:21:13Big shots here.
00:21:17Oh! Power slam by Edwards.
00:21:19That was impressive, and a kickout
00:21:21by Brookside.
00:21:23The System proving
00:21:25that it works. Alicia Edwards
00:21:27proving that she works.
00:21:29Coming right in the face of our
00:21:31official page, Prince of Ollie.
00:21:33Great action here in Philadelphia as a part of
00:21:35TNA's total nonstop summer tour.
00:21:37It rolls on this weekend in Montreal,
00:21:39part of Slammiversary weekend.
00:21:41We're gonna be in Tampa August 2nd
00:21:43and 3rd. We're gonna be in Louisville
00:21:45August 30th and 31st. Cleveland
00:21:47Friday the 13th of September, and
00:21:49Saturday September 14th, and also
00:21:51Spartanburg, South Carolina
00:21:53September 27th and 28th.
00:21:55Cover here from Edwards. Kickout.
00:21:57Dias stays in it.
00:21:59Plenty of ticket information available right now
00:22:01at TNAwrestling.com, and a
00:22:03mega on sale for Louisville, Cleveland,
00:22:05and Spartanburg goes down
00:22:07this Monday, July 22nd
00:22:09at 8pm Eastern via TNAwrestling.com.
00:22:11And also this
00:22:13coming Thursday, July 25th, tickets
00:22:15go on sale for TNA as a part
00:22:17of WrestleCade in Winston-Salem,
00:22:19North Carolina. Thanksgiving weekend
00:22:21Friday, November 29th. We'll be live
00:22:23on TNA Plus for Turning Point.
00:22:25Tickets go on sale this Thursday
00:22:27at WrestleCade.com.
00:22:31Oh, clothesline by Brookside.
00:22:39Brookside finding a way to turn
00:22:41things around here.
00:22:43Now Brookside, the cover.
00:22:45Oh, and Edwards able to kick out.
00:22:49A little bit of momentum finally into the corner
00:22:51of Brookside's gonna have to keep her foot on the gas
00:22:53if she wants to put someone
00:22:55at the level
00:22:57of Alicia Edwards away.
00:22:59Now Brookside launches
00:23:01herself into the corner.
00:23:03Tell you what, NXT's Charlie Dempsey
00:23:05earlier on, Ziya Brookside here
00:23:07of TNA. If you're a UK
00:23:09wrestling fan and you recall the Golden
00:23:11Boys from once upon a time, you're smiling
00:23:13ear to ear tonight. There's a cover
00:23:15and a kick out. Alicia Edwards is still
00:23:17in it.
00:23:23And now
00:23:25it's Brookside. Crossbody!
00:23:27Hook to the leg here
00:23:29and a kick out by Edwards.
00:23:31The resilience.
00:23:33The resilience
00:23:35of Alicia Edwards.
00:23:39The Militia spoiled the
00:23:4110-minute challenge of Spitfire
00:23:43recently on Impact.
00:23:45And now pull the double knees by Brookside
00:23:47into the turnbuckle.
00:23:49Alicia avoided catastrophe.
00:23:51Great wherewithal there
00:23:53from Alicia Edwards. And look out!
00:23:55Oh, wait a minute!
00:23:57Wait a minute! There's Spitfire!
00:23:59What the hell?
00:24:01The challengers for the Knockouts World Tag Team
00:24:03titles this Saturday
00:24:05on the countdown to Slammiversary.
00:24:07Look, I know Masha was about
00:24:09to get involved. I get it. But this is
00:24:11two-on-one. This is ridiculous.
00:24:13Oh! Brookside
00:24:15focusing on Alicia Edwards
00:24:17who was distracted watching her friend
00:24:19get beaten down maliciously.
00:24:21Masha was trying to interfere!
00:24:23Brookside bomb!
00:24:25Cover! Not like this!
00:24:27Brookside is pinned
00:24:29but out for the Knockouts Tag Champs!
00:24:31Here is your winner,
00:24:33Maya Brookside!
00:24:35And Brookside gets some
00:24:37payback on the Alicia
00:24:39from three weeks ago.
00:24:41Shenanigans all around
00:24:43on this one, Todd. What
00:24:45bullcrap. A huge
00:24:47win for Brookside and a
00:24:49statement made by Spitfire
00:24:51two days before
00:24:53we head to Montreal
00:24:55live for Slammiversary.
00:25:01And it is a sellout this Saturday
00:25:03and in the main event, the TNA World Title
00:25:05is on the line. We'll make it official
00:25:07later on tonight. But coming up next
00:25:09one of the most highly anticipated
00:25:11matches in TNA and recent
00:25:13memory. Matt and Jeff Hardy
00:25:15versus Brian Myers and Eddie Edwards
00:25:17for the TNA World Tag Team
00:25:19Titles. That's next.
00:25:23The day that I stormed
00:25:25back into TNA, I made my mission
00:25:27very clear. I was aiming
00:25:29at the top spot
00:25:31and at snatching that TNA World Title.
00:25:33I knew from jump
00:25:35it was gonna take everything
00:25:37in me.
00:25:39Take a look at that roster.
00:25:41Take a look at it.
00:25:43But if there's anything that you know about
00:25:45me, it's the fact that I thrive
00:25:47in the trenches.
00:25:49When the odds are stacked against me
00:25:51is where I feel the most at home.
00:25:53JDC
00:25:55you decided to come at me
00:25:57and cost me my purpose.
00:25:59You think I don't know what's going on?
00:26:01You decided to want to trust
00:26:03a system. That same
00:26:05system that doesn't give a damn about you.
00:26:07You decided to want to
00:26:09rattle the caged dog.
00:26:11That same dog that I'm trying
00:26:13to keep locked away.
00:26:15But now before I get to them
00:26:17you're the one that gotta suffer
00:26:19the consequences. JDC
00:26:21I'm gonna sink my teeth
00:26:23and I'm gonna bite.
00:26:25I'm gonna eat you alive.
00:26:27I hope you know that.
00:26:29Get ready baby.
00:26:31Let's get it.
00:26:37Well obviously this is very personal
00:26:39to Mike Santana but he gets a chance
00:26:41to get his hands on JDC
00:26:43later tonight. That's still to come. Right now I want to
00:26:45turn our attention to some footage that surfaced
00:26:47earlier on today on TNA social
00:26:49and digital platforms. The Exhibition Champion
00:26:51Mustafa Ali arriving here
00:26:53at the venue in Philadelphia.
00:26:55He was jumped in the 2300 Arena
00:26:57parking lot by his Slammiversary
00:26:59opponent SpeedBot Mike Bailey.
00:27:01Now we're gonna keep an eye on that
00:27:03situation. However, still to come
00:27:05tonight in a matter of moments as a matter of fact
00:27:07it's the Hardys against the
00:27:09System for the TNA World Tag
00:27:11Team titles. The Hardys, Matt and
00:27:13Jeff have been teamed up in this company
00:27:15in seven years and the winning
00:27:17team will go on to defend the titles
00:27:19against the ABC
00:27:21this Saturday live at Slammiversary
00:27:23on pay-per-view and
00:27:25Bailey
00:27:27SpeedBot Mike Bailey just marched out
00:27:29here and
00:27:31took the ring. What the hell is this?
00:27:33SpeedBot! SpeedBot!
00:27:35SpeedBot! SpeedBot!
00:27:37SpeedBot!
00:27:39Mustafa Ali
00:27:45you took out my best friend
00:27:47Trent Seven
00:27:49so you and I
00:27:51need to put an end to this
00:27:53right now
00:27:55no more
00:27:57running, no more hiding
00:27:59no waiting until Slammiversary
00:28:01I am not leaving
00:28:03this ring until you come out here
00:28:05and fight me
00:28:15Hey Bailey
00:28:17Bailey
00:28:19you wouldn't fight me so badly
00:28:21I mean even considering
00:28:23what you did, you still have the audacity
00:28:25to challenge me. Mr.
00:28:27Singh here had to provide somewhat
00:28:29of an upgrade to my security
00:28:32you still want to fight
00:28:34you know what?
00:28:36I accept. I will fight
00:28:38you tonight
00:28:40under one condition
00:28:42you have
00:28:44to earn it
00:28:46if you are able
00:28:48to successfully
00:28:50win the
00:28:52Secret Service Gauntlet
00:28:54I will
00:28:56fight you tonight
00:28:58boys
00:29:01I'll see you real soon
00:29:03Bailey
00:29:05maybe
00:29:09Ali won't come out here and fight
00:29:11Bailey himself?
00:29:13What about Bailey jumping Ali
00:29:15while he was greeting his public
00:29:17his fans
00:29:19Bailey was going after Ali earlier
00:29:21today because Bailey destroyed
00:29:23the leg of Trent Seven last week
00:29:25and here comes the security detail
00:29:27of Mustafa Ali
00:29:30Bailey's ready for a fight
00:29:32what Bailey is, is clearly unhinged
00:29:34Tom
00:29:36so let's see if we can maybe work some of this
00:29:38out of him. Here we go
00:29:40Bailey Singh who's first we have our referee
00:29:42Frank Gastineau. The bell is rung
00:29:44so this Secret Service Gauntlet
00:29:46oh my god
00:29:48huge kick
00:29:50and Bailey's taking out one of them
00:29:54well that's one
00:29:57come on boys
00:29:59come on boys
00:30:01oh
00:30:03a little taste of what's in store
00:30:05for Ali in Speedball's
00:30:07hometown of Montreal
00:30:09this Saturday
00:30:11there goes number two
00:30:13here we go this isn't done yet though
00:30:15look out Bailey
00:30:22I hope Ali understands
00:30:24what he's gonna be dealing with
00:30:26he assaulted Trent Seven
00:30:28and he made Speedball watch
00:30:30this is personal
00:30:32and now Bailey will do anything
00:30:34it takes to get his hands on the
00:30:36X-Division Champion before
00:30:38Slammiversary
00:30:40well if he thinks unprovoked assault
00:30:42on the X-Division Champion
00:30:44in the parking lot
00:30:50the Secret Service Gauntlet match
00:30:52continues can Bailey get his hands
00:30:54on Ali before Slammiversary
00:30:56we continue picturing
00:30:58picture
00:31:02what a
00:31:04chaotic scene here
00:31:06as Mike Bailey is starting
00:31:08to run through all
00:31:10of this personal security of
00:31:12the X-Division Champion Musabar
00:31:14Ali in this Gauntlet matchup
00:31:16did these guys
00:31:18get health care from Ali
00:31:20well I know how generous
00:31:22Mr. Ali is
00:31:24maybe if they would take their sunglasses off
00:31:26they would have a better chance of getting
00:31:28something done here
00:31:30come on boys
00:31:36and this is
00:31:38the third Secret Service
00:31:40member of Ali's detail
00:31:42and at this point Ray Walt it feels like
00:31:44Bailey is intentionally taking
00:31:46his time destroying this one
00:31:48I mean we did see how quickly he went
00:31:50through the first two
00:31:52Bailey clearly trying to send a
00:31:54message to Musabar
00:31:56Ali
00:31:58God you could hear that fun
00:32:00do you think it hurt
00:32:02you sick and twisted
00:32:04individual you're enjoying
00:32:06this way too much
00:32:08I bet you enjoyed watching Mike Bailey reach through that car
00:32:10window to try to rip the head off
00:32:12of Musabar Ali
00:32:14you know I absolutely do
00:32:16because Ali is a two face
00:32:18fraud a hack
00:32:20a liar and a coward
00:32:22and the way that he assaulted Trent Seven
00:32:24completely put this over the line
00:32:26I understand why Bailey
00:32:28is ticked off and why he's willing to
00:32:30fight through this entire detail
00:32:32to get his hands on Ali
00:32:34tonight he's having a pretty hard time
00:32:36with this one so far it's been several minutes
00:32:38he's touring with his
00:32:40food so to speak
00:32:42now you're calling Mike Bailey
00:32:44oh good god
00:32:46I'm calling him a literal tiger
00:32:48he just mauled this guy
00:32:50see you bye
00:32:52we're not done yet
00:32:54we are down
00:32:56to number four
00:32:58the last member
00:33:00of the secret service detail
00:33:02for Ali we could be moments
00:33:04away from seeing Bailey
00:33:06versus Ali here in Philly
00:33:08before Slammiversary
00:33:10oh
00:33:12Musabar
00:33:14great block there from our security
00:33:16service friend
00:33:20my goodness fall on the bottom rope
00:33:22smart move there
00:33:24great strategy from the security team
00:33:26of Musabar Ali
00:33:34oh
00:33:36this fourth secret security member
00:33:38oh
00:33:40they're in there fighting valiantly
00:33:42for the man that they believe in
00:33:44I mean that they're paid by
00:33:46one and the same time
00:33:48double knees
00:33:50crushing the ribs
00:33:52no no
00:33:54and one more time
00:33:56cover
00:33:58Bailey has pinned all four
00:34:00members of the secret service
00:34:02detail
00:34:04and we are
00:34:06back here on TNA Impact
00:34:08back here on TNA Impact
00:34:10Speedball Mike Bailey has disposed
00:34:12of all four members of Musabar Ali
00:34:14secret service detail
00:34:16time to fight Ali
00:34:18oh wait a second
00:34:20there's campaign sing
00:34:22that's a valiant
00:34:24effort my barefooted idiot
00:34:26friend
00:34:28but the secret service gauntlet
00:34:30is not yet complete
00:34:32I know that everybody here is expecting to see
00:34:34Mr. Musabar Ali
00:34:36but you must defeat me first
00:34:40I know
00:34:42will you idiots please shut up
00:34:44for a moment I'm talking
00:34:50if you can happen
00:34:52Bailey kick this idiot's
00:34:54head off will you please
00:34:58anytime now
00:35:00if you're gonna fight him hop in there
00:35:03my people
00:35:05your people
00:35:10a hostile Philadelphia
00:35:12crowd I would expect
00:35:14nothing less from the fine
00:35:16esteemed citizens of TNA
00:35:18I am begging you to shut up
00:35:20and get in the ring now please
00:35:22please please please we have business
00:35:24to conduct
00:35:26Ali
00:35:28is saying
00:35:30running his mouth to buy time
00:35:32for the secret service
00:35:34so it appears this secret service
00:35:36gauntlet has continued
00:35:38campaign sing is now in the way of
00:35:40speedball Mike Bailey from
00:35:42fighting Musabar Ali tonight
00:35:44in Philadelphia
00:35:46if speedball Mike Bailey
00:35:48really wants to get his hands
00:35:50in a straight up fair way
00:35:52like with Musabar Ali like he wants
00:35:54he's gotta earn
00:35:56every bit of it he had to earn
00:35:58the exhibition title shot that
00:36:00Ali wanted and
00:36:02demanded all
00:36:04last week on impact he
00:36:06earned it all over again here's the
00:36:08cover of a vicious
00:36:10no no he earned it for the
00:36:12first time Ali gave him
00:36:14graciously the opportunity in a
00:36:16moment of heat in a moment of
00:36:18emotional raised
00:36:20of motions and tensions and everything
00:36:22like that realize the error of his ways
00:36:24and put in place a matchup
00:36:26to properly earn it speedball Mike Bailey
00:36:28did do that for slam
00:36:30adversary he wants the champ tonight
00:36:32he's gotta really earn it
00:36:34he wants the champ because Ali
00:36:36smashed the leg of Trent
00:36:38seven last week and made this personal
00:36:40took out speedball's best
00:36:42friend his tag team partner
00:36:44Trent seven fine and he
00:36:46got his little moment of revenge
00:36:48when he assaulted Ali
00:36:50in the parking lot while he was greeting his public
00:36:56oh wait a minute
00:36:58no no no
00:37:00was trying to step through maybe for the sharp
00:37:02shooter and Bailey blocked it
00:37:08look out
00:37:10campaign Singh
00:37:12huge tornado kick by Bailey
00:37:14Singh is down
00:37:16get him Mike
00:37:18watch out
00:37:20Ultima
00:37:22weapon
00:37:24cover
00:37:28come on out Ali
00:37:30let's do this thing
00:37:32enough
00:37:34of the games
00:37:46well Mike Bailey has earned
00:37:48it let's get this
00:37:50on let's do this
00:37:52speedball Mike Bailey
00:37:54just beat five men
00:37:56he is ready to take
00:37:58Ali's head off tonight on impact
00:38:04wow look at this
00:38:06come on Tom you heard
00:38:08Ali greater security
00:38:10measures after that assault by Bailey
00:38:12are necessary to set
00:38:14the tone set the environment
00:38:16here for a proper
00:38:18matchup with the
00:38:20exhibition champion okay
00:38:22no sign of the exhibition champion
00:38:24Mustafa Ali these two
00:38:26riot squad members
00:38:28what did I tell you
00:38:30setting the tone setting the environment
00:38:32making sure this will be a safe place
00:38:34for the exhibition champion
00:38:38wait a minute
00:38:40from behind
00:38:42by Mustafa Ali
00:38:46coward
00:38:48brilliant
00:38:50brilliant strategy
00:38:52he is threatening and putting his hands on a
00:38:54TNA official
00:39:00Ali wants
00:39:02a cover here
00:39:04and this is not going to count
00:39:06for anything Ali forcing
00:39:08the referee's hand
00:39:10this was all for Mustafa
00:39:12Ali's ego nothing
00:39:14more a statement
00:39:16to Bailey before
00:39:18Slammiversary
00:39:24speedball Mike
00:39:26Bailey didn't ask for a match
00:39:28he asked for a fight
00:39:30and damn it that's what
00:39:32speedball Mike Bailey got
00:39:38Bailey
00:39:40will get his hands on Mustafa
00:39:42Ali for the exhibition title
00:39:44at Slammiversary
00:39:54still to come tonight we'll sign the contract
00:39:56for the main event of Slammiversary
00:39:58for the TNA world championship
00:40:00but up next it's finally
00:40:02going to happen Matt and Jack Barney
00:40:04versus the system for the TNA
00:40:06world tag team titles
00:40:08it's next
00:40:14don't
00:40:16you love it when
00:40:18a plan comes together
00:40:20ladies and gentlemen I am
00:40:22here to officially announce
00:40:24that Mustafa Ali
00:40:26versus speedball
00:40:28Mike Bailey at
00:40:30Slammiversary has officially
00:40:32been removed
00:40:34from the ballot
00:40:36and the reason
00:40:38the reason why this match is
00:40:40no longer taking place
00:40:42is because I have
00:40:44defeated Mike Bailey
00:40:46that's right we did it
00:40:48no longer happening
00:40:52first of all don't you ever
00:40:54put your hands on an official again
00:40:56you hear me second of all
00:40:58the match at Slammiversary is still on
00:41:00you think that match counts that wasn't
00:41:02sanctioned that wasn't authorized
00:41:04so the match is still on and if you do not show up
00:41:06for the match not only am I going to strip you
00:41:08of the title you're going to be fired
00:41:10and fourth of all
00:41:12I hope Mike Bailey
00:41:14kicks your ass
00:41:22what happens to Mike Bailey
00:41:24now
00:41:26it's on you
00:41:36and I hope Ali thoroughly understands
00:41:38his actions have consequences
00:41:42trust
00:41:44the system
00:41:46but right now here on Impact we are set
00:41:48for one of the most highly anticipated
00:41:50DNA matches in recent
00:41:52memory
00:41:56and to be fair
00:41:58it's always one of the most highly
00:42:00anticipated matches when the system
00:42:02is involved they're turning
00:42:04heads making waves
00:42:06every single week
00:42:10we saw two weeks ago
00:42:12Matt and Rebecca Hardy
00:42:14defeat the team of Eddie
00:42:16and Alicia Edwards by virtue of that
00:42:18the Hardys have
00:42:20got themselves a DNA
00:42:22world tag team title match
00:42:24tonight against the system
00:42:26but we do know this Saturday
00:42:28in Montreal live on pay-per-view
00:42:30and DNA plus Slammiversary
00:42:32whomever walks out of
00:42:34tonight as the DNA world tag
00:42:36team champions will be defending
00:42:38the titles against the
00:42:40ABC who have a contractual
00:42:42rematch for the championships
00:42:44ABC
00:42:46are going to be watching this one just like
00:42:48all of us are with bated
00:42:50breaths eyes peeled
00:42:52either way
00:42:54we get the ABC potentially
00:42:56getting their payback from sacrifice
00:42:58on the system or a clash
00:43:00of generations the Hardys
00:43:02and the ABC
00:43:28the look on Jeff Hardy's
00:43:30face says it all
00:43:32the deep breath
00:43:34and the energy is palpable
00:43:36tonight in the
00:43:38impact zone for the first time
00:43:40in seven years Matt
00:43:42and Jeff Hardy team up
00:43:44in a DNA ring
00:43:46the eruption
00:43:48of emotion here in the
00:43:50impact zone cannot be
00:43:52denied
00:43:54the
00:43:58kind of energy that only
00:44:00the Hardys can
00:44:02encompass everywhere they
00:44:04go across this planet
00:44:06it is unlike
00:44:08almost anyone at wrestling
00:44:10there's an
00:44:12energy that they can capture in any
00:44:14building any country
00:44:16anywhere and it's happening right
00:44:18here in the impact zone
00:44:20tonight
00:44:24this is a moment
00:44:26we will never forget
00:44:40the following contest
00:44:42is set for one fall
00:44:44and it is for the
00:44:46DNA World Tag Team
00:44:48Championship
00:44:50World Tag Team
00:44:52Championship
00:44:56introducing the challengers
00:45:00from the Hardy compound
00:45:02in Cameron, North Carolina
00:45:06Brother Nero
00:45:08Jeff Hardy
00:45:10Broken
00:45:12Matt Hardy
00:45:20Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:22Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:24Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:26Hardy!
00:45:28Their opponents
00:45:30representing
00:45:32the system
00:45:34they are the reigning
00:45:36and defending
00:45:38DNA World Tag Team
00:45:40Champions
00:45:42Eddie Edwards
00:45:44and the most professional wrestler
00:45:46Brian Myers
00:45:50Hardy! Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:52Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:54Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:56Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:45:58Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:00Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:02Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:04Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:06Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:08Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:10Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:12Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:14Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:16Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:18This is a moment in time
00:46:20in the 22 year history
00:46:22of TNA wrestling
00:46:24the Hardys against the system
00:46:26for the TNA World Tag Team titles
00:46:28we are underway in Philadelphia
00:46:30and there is no doubt
00:46:32that the Hardys
00:46:34Matt and Jeff
00:46:36are some of the most accomplished
00:46:38professional wrestlers in the history of the game
00:46:40oh yes
00:46:42as individuals and as a tag team
00:46:44but hey they are in there with the system
00:46:46with the current TNA World Tag Team
00:46:48champions which means they're the best
00:46:50of the best
00:46:52Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:46:54Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers
00:46:56have held the titles for 132 days
00:46:58Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:47:00trying to make it to Slammiversary
00:47:02for another defense against the ABC
00:47:04but Matt Hardy
00:47:06trying to delete Brian Myers
00:47:08in a tag mate and Jeff Hardy
00:47:10is legal into a TNA ring
00:47:12for the first time
00:47:14in 7 long years
00:47:16and the crowd here is
00:47:18waiting for it
00:47:20with bated breath
00:47:22what a moment it was against all odds
00:47:24after the broken rules match
00:47:26between Moose and Matt Hardy for the TNA World Title
00:47:28Jeff Hardy
00:47:30shocked us all, shocked the world
00:47:32and returned to TNA
00:47:34some poetry in motion
00:47:36from the Hardys
00:47:38and now look at this
00:47:40and the system sent to the outside
00:47:44Hardy! Hardy! Hardy!
00:47:46Living legends
00:47:48absolute rock stars
00:47:50in the Impact Zone
00:47:52Delete! Delete! Delete!
00:47:54Delete! Delete! Delete!
00:47:56Delete! Delete! Delete!
00:47:58the 2300 arena shaking
00:48:00with delete chants
00:48:02we are sold out tonight
00:48:04in the hallowed 2300 arena
00:48:06in South Philadelphia
00:48:08this is evidence
00:48:10of the momentum that TNA Wrestling
00:48:12has right now
00:48:14one of the hottest brands
00:48:16in all of professional wrestling
00:48:20a chance of edges
00:48:22you know what, directed at Brian Myers
00:48:24thanks for nothing Joe Hendry
00:48:26oh!
00:48:28and that ticked off Myers
00:48:30that goes after Jeff Hardy, tag mate
00:48:32in comes Eddie Edwards
00:48:34all obviously
00:48:36thought to have the Hardys back
00:48:38but no disrespect to what Brian Myers
00:48:40and Eddie Edwards have built here in TNA
00:48:42as a part of the system
00:48:44but also individually
00:48:46thank you for finally speaking
00:48:48some sense Tom
00:48:50that being said, they're both a pair of scumbags
00:48:52hey, scumbags get it done
00:48:54look at our TNA World Champion
00:48:56Moose, a self-described scumbag at one point
00:48:58one of the most accomplished
00:49:00wrestlers on the roster
00:49:06suplex by Myers to hold on to the tag team
00:49:08and a kick out by Jeff Hardy
00:49:10still to come tonight
00:49:12we will sign the contract
00:49:14for the main event of Slammiversary
00:49:16as Moose will defend his TNA World Championship
00:49:18in a six-way elimination match
00:49:20the medical status of Nick Nemeth
00:49:22is still unknown
00:49:24for this Saturday at Slammiversary
00:49:30it is a raucous environment
00:49:32tonight here in Philly
00:49:34absolutely out of control
00:49:36no surprise
00:49:38I cannot wait to leave this cesspool
00:49:40oh stop it
00:49:42and I'm sure Jeff Hardy
00:49:44cannot wait to get
00:49:46out of the corner of the system
00:49:48oh wait!
00:49:50jawbreaker by Jeff Hardy
00:49:52I feel bad, I almost would have
00:49:54almost smoked that one into existence
00:49:56there's the tag to Matt Hardy
00:49:58broken Matt is in the ring
00:50:00the Hardys, two-time TNA World Tag Team Champions
00:50:02eight-time tag champs
00:50:04eight-time tag champs
00:50:06in WWE
00:50:08and one in WCW
00:50:10as well as Ring of Honor
00:50:12one of the greatest tag teams of all time
00:50:14trying to delete the system
00:50:16Myers caught up
00:50:18Myers caught up
00:50:20Myers caught up on the outside
00:50:26both members of the system
00:50:28just being put through the wash
00:50:30oh!
00:50:36Edwards lighting up
00:50:38Matt Hardy with a DDT out of the corner
00:50:40scrambling for the cover
00:50:42to win the tag team titles
00:50:44and a kick out by Edwards
00:50:48Matt Hardy has turned
00:50:50this one back around
00:50:52oh wait a minute
00:50:54now Brian Myers has gone around the ring
00:50:56and attacked Jeff Hardy
00:50:58I think Matt Hardy was
00:51:00trying to close this thing out
00:51:02thinking about the twist of fate
00:51:04not to happen yet though
00:51:06but now he's fighting two-on-one here
00:51:08on the move
00:51:10on Edwards sending Hardy
00:51:12into the ropes and a spear
00:51:14to retain, shoulders down
00:51:16oh and a kick out by Hardy
00:51:18the Hardys against the system
00:51:20for the TNA World Tag Team titles
00:51:22who's moving on
00:51:24to Slammiversary
00:51:26continues on Impact
00:51:32we are back here on TNA Impact
00:51:34sold out inside the 2300
00:51:36arena in Philadelphia
00:51:38what a moment we are witnessing
00:51:40for the first time in seven years
00:51:42Matt and Jeff Hardy are teaming up
00:51:44in a TNA ring
00:51:46challenging the system for the TNA
00:51:48World Tag Team titles
00:51:50the energy
00:51:52is off the charts
00:51:54absolutely electric here
00:51:56in the 2300
00:51:58the system controlling
00:52:00the landscape of this tag team
00:52:02title match
00:52:04remember whomever walks out of Philadelphia
00:52:06with the TNA World Tag Team titles
00:52:08will be defending the championships
00:52:10in 48 hours
00:52:14this Saturday live on Pay Per View
00:52:16and TNA Plus in Montreal
00:52:18at Slammiversary the ABC
00:52:20will challenge whomever
00:52:22the TNA World Tag Team champions
00:52:24after tonight
00:52:26huge opportunity
00:52:28for Matt Hardy here to get a tag
00:52:30a much needed one
00:52:34oh and now oh it's Myers
00:52:36goes after Jeff Hardy
00:52:38when Matt Hardy desperately needed a tag
00:52:40and now a tag made
00:52:42Myers is illegal, this is how the
00:52:44system works
00:52:46so you admit it, the system works
00:52:48it absolutely does
00:52:50I'll correct myself
00:52:52this is how the system operates
00:52:54cheap tactics like that
00:52:56so far so good
00:52:58though it's been very effective here
00:53:00in the late goings of this matchup
00:53:02against Matt Hardy
00:53:04oh the system
00:53:06has run roughshod over TNA
00:53:08ever since coming
00:53:10together at hard to kill
00:53:12roughly 7 months ago
00:53:14captured just about
00:53:16every championship to speak of in this
00:53:18company
00:53:22oh Edwards
00:53:24clubbing blow to hold on to the titles
00:53:26and a kick out by Matt Hardy
00:53:28Eddie Edwards
00:53:30no stranger to the Hardys
00:53:32the Wolves and the Hardys
00:53:34plenty of battles over the years in this company
00:53:36but by now times change
00:53:38and things kind of stay the same don't they
00:53:40a little bit here but Eddie Edwards
00:53:42I think is in his best form here
00:53:44in the system teaming with
00:53:46Brian Myers I think he's
00:53:48operating on a whole new level
00:53:50agreed Myers
00:53:52is legal
00:53:54going for the back pack
00:53:56elbow drop
00:53:58Edwards sending to Myers
00:54:00wait wait wait!
00:54:02side effects
00:54:04and Matt Hardy's got an
00:54:06opening
00:54:10Jeff Hardy available
00:54:12for the tag
00:54:14tag made listen to the
00:54:16creatures the charismatic
00:54:18enigma Jeff Hardy
00:54:20some more poetry in motion
00:54:24and now
00:54:26it is brother Nero here turning things around
00:54:28for the Hardys
00:54:30double leg drop
00:54:34classic Jeff Hardy
00:54:38oh and Eddie Edwards
00:54:40pounces on top of Jeff Hardy
00:54:44and that's how quickly the system
00:54:46can turn things around
00:54:48look out
00:54:50look out
00:54:52whisper in the wind
00:54:56cover to win the titles
00:54:58oh and it's broken up
00:55:00by Edwards
00:55:02Edwards in the right place at the right time there
00:55:06great wherewithal from the system
00:55:08oh now Jeff is calling
00:55:10for the twist of fate
00:55:12oh no no no
00:55:14and it's Matt's turn
00:55:18twist of fate
00:55:20and now
00:55:22Jeff Hardy's going up top
00:55:24is it time for the swanton
00:55:26bomb
00:55:28wait a minute wait a minute
00:55:30that's JDC
00:55:32oh Johnny
00:55:34Dango Curtis
00:55:36the referee
00:55:38is calling for the bell
00:55:40well look at that
00:55:44oh Edwards
00:55:46swarming Matt Hardy and JDC
00:55:48helping out the system
00:55:50and if there's one way
00:55:52to get the good graces of the system
00:55:54JDC's doing it
00:55:56oh look at this Tom look
00:56:00god no god not this
00:56:02we've seen this before
00:56:04oh smashing
00:56:06Hardy into the steel post
00:56:08Myers making Matt Hardy watch
00:56:14Jeff Hardy
00:56:16neck throat first
00:56:18just demolished
00:56:20courtesy of JDC
00:56:22and the system
00:56:24oh god
00:56:26for Hardy's were moments
00:56:28away from winning the tag team
00:56:30titles
00:56:34Jeff Hardy is hurt badly
00:56:38twice
00:56:40just
00:56:42battering Ram
00:56:44into steel
00:56:46and solid post
00:56:52security is out here
00:56:54in the impact zone to try and get this
00:56:56system out of here
00:56:58look at Jeff Hardy's
00:57:00hands I don't know if he's losing
00:57:02feeling in his extremities there
00:57:04the damage to the neck
00:57:06could be extreme
00:57:14security trying
00:57:16to get Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers
00:57:18out of here
00:57:20I do have to say
00:57:22JDC is scheduled
00:57:24for a match up with Mike Santana
00:57:26tonight in fact in a matter of
00:57:28moments
00:57:30done a hell of a
00:57:32job here though
00:57:34redirecting the moment
00:57:36redirecting the whole story here tonight
00:57:40Santana Morel is coming
00:57:42out here to check on Jeff Hardy this was
00:57:44supposed to be a triumphant
00:57:46return for the Hardys to
00:57:48TNA
00:57:50this has turned ugly
00:57:52you try to fight the
00:57:54system the system
00:57:56fights back
00:58:04ladies and gentlemen
00:58:06our medical staff is going to
00:58:08take care of Jeff Hardy here
00:58:10right now on TNA Impact
00:58:12we're going to step aside
00:58:18we are back here on TNA
00:58:20Impact as I mentioned before the break
00:58:22this match is scheduled and officially
00:58:24underway there's the bell
00:58:26Mike Santana rushing at
00:58:28the bell
00:58:30Mike Santana
00:58:32Mike Santana rushing at
00:58:34JDC the entire
00:58:36complexion of this evening has
00:58:38changed as many of you saw before the commercial
00:58:40break the TNA world tag team
00:58:42title match between the system
00:58:44and Matt and Jeff Hardy
00:58:46ended in a disqualification because
00:58:48of this man Johnny
00:58:50Dango Curtis sent on behalf
00:58:52of the system to protect Myers
00:58:54and Edwards from losing the tag team
00:58:56titles and as you can see this is
00:58:58the scene going on currently backstage
00:59:00Jeff Hardy was assaulted by the
00:59:02system and was being stretchered out
00:59:04Matt! Matt! Matt!
00:59:06Rebby's hurt! Rebby's hurt!
00:59:08What? What? Rebby's hurt!
00:59:10Come follow me sir!
00:59:12Rebby's hurt!
00:59:14Where?
00:59:20Easy guys easy
00:59:26Alright guys do your thing
00:59:28It was JDC!
00:59:30It was JDC!
00:59:32Oh God!
00:59:34Did he hurt you?
00:59:36It was JDC!
00:59:38Please get help!
00:59:40Get help!
00:59:42Get someone!
00:59:44This is absolutely
00:59:46unthinkable
00:59:48there's a match in the ring here
00:59:50but Jeff Hardy's been
00:59:52taken to the hospital Rebecca Hardy
00:59:54is down claiming that JDC
00:59:56assaulted her backstage
00:59:58this has got to be the worst
01:00:00night of Matt Hardy's life
01:00:02his brother's going to
01:00:04the damn hospital his wife is
01:00:06down backstage
01:00:08we're trying to obviously get our
01:00:10bearings here amidst this entire situation
01:00:12and
01:00:14Got it!
01:00:16Tonight was supposed to be
01:00:18a triumphant return
01:00:20for Matt and Jeff Hardy together
01:00:22once again in a TNA ring
01:00:24not the homecoming not the return
01:00:26that they wanted
01:00:28for the Hardys courtesy of that man
01:00:30right there
01:00:32JDC this is a different man
01:00:34this is a different side of the Johnny
01:00:36Curtis we've known for years
01:00:38Wow Curtis
01:00:40look at this
01:00:42for the middle turnbuckle
01:00:44driving the skull
01:00:46of Mike Santana
01:00:48into the turnbuckle you see that
01:00:50bandage on the forehead of Santana
01:00:52he was busted open by
01:00:54JDC weeks ago
01:00:56facing Frankie Kazarian in the
01:00:58process and it was JDC
01:01:00who smashed Santana head first
01:01:02into a steel post
01:01:04oh god
01:01:08right on the top
01:01:10spine first
01:01:12onto those steel stairs
01:01:18and it appears JDC going to pick
01:01:20up where he left off
01:01:22weeks ago on impact
01:01:34he may not go by the moniker anymore
01:01:36Tom but he is down
01:01:38and dirty as ever
01:01:40JDC was
01:01:42biting the forehead of
01:01:44Mike Santana going to bust open that
01:01:46wound and a kick out by Santana
01:01:50and listen we're all still
01:01:52shaken by what's transpired
01:01:54here just within the last
01:01:56few moments here on impact
01:01:58Jeff Hardy stretchered out of here
01:02:00Rebecca Hardy downed
01:02:02backstage according to her by
01:02:04JDC please stay tuned
01:02:06to TNA social and digital platforms
01:02:08for any sort of medical update
01:02:10on Jeff and Rebecca Hardy
01:02:12tragic as it might be I hope
01:02:14this serves as a warning
01:02:16to anyone
01:02:18people keep trying to step to this system
01:02:20to try to quote unquote
01:02:22F the system as we've heard
01:02:24all across the country all across the
01:02:26world but this is what happens
01:02:28when you do that
01:02:30oh and a knee right to the face of Mike
01:02:32Santana hit to the
01:02:34outside there by JDC
01:02:36but it's gone well beyond that at this point
01:02:38it's trying to completely take
01:02:40people out the system trying to do this
01:02:42to Nick Nemeth whose medical status for
01:02:44Slammiversary is still unknown
01:02:46Hardy comes back that chair
01:02:48wrapped around his neck
01:02:50smashed into that very steel post
01:02:52and now look at the lengths JDC is
01:02:54trying to go to to dispatch
01:02:56Santana but the realist
01:02:58is fighting back
01:03:00found a way
01:03:02had great wherewithal there managed to avoid
01:03:04the chair shot takes
01:03:06JDC out on the floor now both
01:03:08guys though were in a similar situation
01:03:10we were a couple of weeks ago Tom
01:03:12the count out has begun
01:03:16out of
01:03:18five
01:03:20out of six from the official
01:03:22JDC and Santana
01:03:24down on the outside
01:03:28out of eight Santana and
01:03:30JDC after the count it's ending
01:03:32it back inside the ring and they both
01:03:34break the ten count just in
01:03:36the nick of time
01:03:38that's
01:03:40how much in short fashion these two have
01:03:42taken out of each
01:03:44other
01:03:56and JDC
01:03:58is going right after the forehead
01:04:00of Mike Santana and you can see the blood
01:04:02coming through the bandage
01:04:04JDC busting open
01:04:06Santana's wound that he created
01:04:08weeks ago
01:04:10Santana though just getting fired up
01:04:12here
01:04:14this is how badly Santana
01:04:16wanted to be a part of the main event
01:04:18of Slammiversary wanted to compete
01:04:20for the TNA world championship
01:04:22everything he has done to build
01:04:24his career to this point and
01:04:26he was snatched away by JDC
01:04:28and the system
01:04:30caught him
01:04:32with the Death Valley driver
01:04:34kick out by Curtis
01:04:36the
01:04:38resilience of JDC
01:04:40JDC shining through
01:04:44and Mike Santana
01:04:46frustrated at this point the match
01:04:48continues
01:04:54planting Curtis
01:04:56dangles on the back foot
01:04:58here
01:05:00Santana looking to
01:05:02put it away here
01:05:04looking to spin the block
01:05:06one of the STB
01:05:08Curtis air raid crash
01:05:10here's the cover
01:05:12oh and Santana able to
01:05:14kick out and both these
01:05:16men are busted open in this match
01:05:20this one
01:05:22we should have known it would have gotten nasty
01:05:24given everything that's going on here
01:05:26look at the chest of
01:05:28JDC his nose is busted
01:05:30that's how quickly
01:05:32how personal this has gotten
01:05:34oh
01:05:36big chop right
01:05:38into the chest by Johnny
01:05:40Dango Curtis
01:05:42going all the way
01:05:44to the top JDC
01:05:46with a hold of Santana
01:05:48oh the falcon
01:05:50arrow off the top
01:05:52nasty landing for Santana
01:05:54that's got to be it
01:05:56will this end the matchup? Covered!
01:05:58oh and a kick out by Santana
01:06:04the TNA world champion Moose
01:06:06dispatched JDC
01:06:08to take out one
01:06:10person that he was worried
01:06:12about in the field for the
01:06:14Road to Slammiversary qualifying matches
01:06:16and JDC
01:06:18targeting Mike Santana
01:06:24Santana proving here
01:06:26once again Santana
01:06:28disarms Dango and sends him
01:06:30head first into the steel post
01:06:34a little turn about becoming fair play
01:06:36here for Mike Santana
01:06:40some payback
01:06:42for Santana
01:06:44careful here though
01:06:46how bad does he want this payback
01:06:48is he willing to get disqualified
01:06:50from this matchup
01:06:52oh wait a minute
01:06:54oh smashing
01:06:56Curtis and frankly
01:06:58I don't know if Santana cares
01:07:00well that answered my question
01:07:05this is about
01:07:07Santana getting his pound of
01:07:09flesh on JDC
01:07:16Santana is
01:07:18incensed and now security
01:07:20trying to restrain Santana
01:07:22oh and Santana
01:07:24is battling the security
01:07:28I know
01:07:30spam the block
01:07:35JDC has been
01:07:37brutalized at the hands
01:07:39of Mike Santana
01:07:43the system
01:07:45possibly worried about one man
01:07:48Mike Santana
01:08:04Mike Santana
01:08:06Mike Santana
01:08:08Mike Santana
01:08:10Mike Santana
01:08:12Mike Santana
01:08:14Mike Santana
01:08:16Mike Santana
01:08:18Mike Santana
01:08:20Mike Santana
01:08:22Mike Santana
01:08:24Mike Santana
01:08:28Mike Santana
01:08:30Mike Santana
01:08:32Mike Santana
01:08:34Mike Santana
01:08:36Mike Santana
01:08:38Mike Santana
01:08:40Mike Santana
01:08:42Mike Santana
01:08:44Mike Santana
01:08:46Mike Santana
01:08:48Mike Santana
01:08:50Mike Santana
01:08:52Mike Santana
01:08:54Mike Santana
01:08:56Mike Santana
01:08:58Mike Santana
01:09:00and just being on that show in general is kind of like a dream come true for me.
01:09:04It's mind-boggling to even think about.
01:09:06This isn't anything I could have dreamed of in my wildest dreams.
01:09:10Speaking of mind-boggling, roughly a week after that,
01:09:13you just happened to compete in WWE's Royal Rumble match.
01:09:17Speaking of wild dreams, right?
01:09:19Yeah, like absolute craziness.
01:09:21It turned the wrestling world on its head.
01:09:23I imagine, for you, a similar situation.
01:09:26Being the Knockouts World Champion is obviously an incredible accomplishment,
01:09:29but it really changed the entire trajectory of my career, I think.
01:09:32I've been waiting a very, very long time to show the world what I can do,
01:09:37and TNA knows what I can do, TNA fans know what I can do,
01:09:40but to be able to showcase that on a larger scale,
01:09:43I've been waiting for it forever.
01:09:45Royal Rumble put you into the mainstream of professional wrestling.
01:09:50You then mounted several title defenses.
01:09:52You're now second most with 11 title defenses in one single reign,
01:09:56tied with Deonna Purrazzo, only behind Taya Valkyrie.
01:09:59But in the process of that, you ran into another opportunity to show up on NXT.
01:10:06That blew the roof off the place.
01:10:09Honestly, I can't think of the words to describe what that was like.
01:10:14The Royal Rumble, it was supposed to be a surprise, right?
01:10:17But obviously, things get out.
01:10:19NXT was a complete surprise to everybody.
01:10:22And honestly, it was a surprise to me, too.
01:10:25Just being there in front of the crowd, coming out,
01:10:29and to hear the reaction of the fans, they know who I am.
01:10:33They're chanting, Jordan's going to kill you.
01:10:36It's crazy, guys.
01:10:37It's a crazy time in professional wrestling.
01:10:39I'm sure you did make all of us extremely proud.
01:10:43NXT, you have a historic opportunity at NXT Battleground.
01:10:49I personally have been extremely ticked off with Ash by Elegance
01:10:53because her involvement, as well as Tatum Paxley,
01:10:56spoiled an opportunity for you to make history.
01:10:59You nearly became the first person ever to hold a championship
01:11:04simultaneously in TNA and WWE.
01:11:08It would have been unprecedented had it not been for Ash by Elegance.
01:11:12Well, first of all, Tom, I haven't completely let go of the idea
01:11:15of being the first person ever to do that.
01:11:17But Ash by Elegance did destroy that very first opportunity for me.
01:11:22You can do a lot of things to me, but when you cost me an opportunity,
01:11:26there's going to be consequences.
01:11:28Especially now that this title match is official for Slammiversary this Saturday.
01:11:32The second it was made official, you said it before,
01:11:35Ash by Elegance went on vacation.
01:11:37You kept on fighting, by the way.
01:11:39NXT's Izzy Dame came in here and ran into the juggernaut.
01:11:42We know how that ended.
01:11:44But you and Ash by Elegance are polar opposites.
01:11:48What do you think of her as a person?
01:11:50As a person, I think she's overly confident.
01:11:53And when you are overly confident, it's very dangerous.
01:11:57Because I think you go into situations and you think the most of yourself.
01:12:01You think that you're untouchable.
01:12:02And I just really need to let Ash know that she's not untouchable.
01:12:06You use the word dangerous.
01:12:08Ash by Elegance, I remember in Under Siege,
01:12:11she assaulted Havoc after the match in a brutal way.
01:12:15Havoc has been out indefinitely ever since.
01:12:17You add in that capability plus the involvement of the personal concierge.
01:12:22How do you manage those two elements this Saturday at Slammiversary?
01:12:26Honestly, I'm not too worried about Ash's personal ringside cook.
01:12:32Just because he's kind of a non-factor for me.
01:12:35If I wanted to take him out, I absolutely could.
01:12:38So I don't think he's really going to be a problem at all.
01:12:41Ash is the person that I'm focused on.
01:12:43At Slammiversary, I'm going to be out to prove
01:12:45that not only am I one of the best TNA knockouts in history,
01:12:50but that I'm one of the best wrestlers in the world.
01:12:57Everything is set for Slammiversary.
01:12:59I got you the Ritz Carlton, a beautiful penthouse.
01:13:01I got you a magnificent limousine to pick you up from the airport.
01:13:08Hey, oh there you are.
01:13:09Yes, all set up.
01:13:11Penthouse at the Ritz Carlton.
01:13:13I got you a pedicure, a manicure, a beautiful spa treatment.
01:13:16I got you a specialist, I got you a makeup artist.
01:13:18You are going to get five stars all the way.
01:13:21I am telling you, everything you need to be an absolute princess
01:13:25has been taken care of.
01:13:27It's going to be absolutely unbelievable.
01:13:29You're going to be treated like the princess that you are.
01:13:32The full red carpet experience.
01:13:35You're going to love it.
01:13:38And I'm telling you, it's...
01:13:53Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back.
01:13:56Okay, as you can see, we have six chairs here.
01:14:00This is the official contract signing for the main event
01:14:04of Slammable City in a six-man elimination match.
01:14:09Without any further ado, let's bring out those six superstars right now.
01:14:15Yeah!
01:14:29That's right, the first person, none other than Josh Alessandro!
01:14:34We are prepared to sign the contract for the main event of Slammiversary,
01:14:39the six-way elimination match for the TNA World Championship.
01:14:44The locking weapon making his way to the ring.
01:14:47He'll be joined by the rest of the field in moments.
01:14:51Picture in picture.
01:14:56And we are getting set to sign on the dotted line
01:15:00with all our competitors for the six-man elimination match
01:15:04at Slammiversary.
01:15:05A lot of combustible elements in this one.
01:15:10Josh Alessandro who defeated Eric Young to earn his title shot
01:15:15at Slammiversary.
01:15:30And there he is, Steve McClane!
01:15:34The former TNA World Champion who defeated another
01:15:38former TNA World Champion in Sandy Callaghan
01:15:41to earn his spot in the main event of Slammiversary.
01:15:44He kicked out of two cactus drivers from the Death Machine
01:15:49in a way to win that matchup.
01:15:51Ain't nobody in the planet, in this world,
01:15:55who can doubt the toughness of Steve McClane,
01:15:58a former World Champion in his own right.
01:16:02And I swear one day Santino's gonna say his name right.
01:16:06How about the history between McClane and Alessandro?
01:16:09Those two finally clashed at Victory Road last year
01:16:12but they initially had a date for the TNA World title
01:16:15at Rebellion in 2023.
01:16:17Instead that night, McClane captured the vacant
01:16:21TNA World Championship that that man Josh Alessandro
01:16:24had to relinquish due to a torn left triceps.
01:16:37You know who it is, Frankie Kazarian!
01:16:43You can't have a main event matchup of this stature
01:16:47without Frankie Kazarian,
01:16:50who earned his spot beating Mike Santana.
01:16:54Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:16:56Do not even dare to use the word earn
01:16:58when it comes to Frankie Kazarian.
01:17:00Frankie Kazarian won his match via count out.
01:17:04No. He won is what he did.
01:17:06He won his match. That's all you needed to say.
01:17:09The involvement of JDC took out Mike Santana
01:17:13and led to the count out.
01:17:15JDC bloody Mike Santana.
01:17:17We saw how Santana got his revenge on JDC
01:17:21in a way earlier on tonight
01:17:23in what has been a complicated night as well
01:17:26for the Hardy family.
01:17:27That played into that.
01:17:28But Frankie Kazarian is the only man in this match
01:17:31who did not earn his title shot.
01:17:34He captured it via count out.
01:17:35Everyone else earned it via pinfall.
01:17:38Oh, I'm sorry it didn't do it the way you wanted to do it.
01:17:41This man's resume speaks for himself.
01:17:44His accolades speak for themselves
01:17:46to put him into a matchup like this
01:17:48in the main event of Slammiversary, Tom.
01:17:52The ring is filling up
01:17:53as we make things official for Saturday.
01:17:57We are back here on TNA Impact.
01:17:59We are set to sign the contract
01:18:01for the main event of Slammiversary.
01:18:05Say his name and he appears
01:18:09I believe in Joe Hendry
01:18:13I believe in Joe Hendry
01:18:17He's won in London and Paris and Tokyo
01:18:21America, Scotland and Canada and Mexico
01:18:26I believe in Joe Hendry
01:18:30I believe in Joe Hendry
01:18:34Joe Hendry defeated Jake Something
01:18:36in his qualifying matchup to earn his place
01:18:39in the TNA world title match this Saturday
01:18:41sold out for Slammiversary.
01:18:44But Joe Hendry also appeared on NXT earlier this week.
01:18:48He was on commentary for the matchup
01:18:50between the Rascals and Gallus
01:18:51and apparently Hendry hasn't exactly
01:18:54made a lot of friends amongst his fellow Scotsmen.
01:18:57That is, Gallus, Joe and Mark Coffey
01:18:59and Wolfgang Joe Coffey went as far as to say
01:19:02that Hendry is a quote, clown
01:19:04and a flash in the pan.
01:19:06Well, I know Joe Hendry's focus
01:19:08is on this Saturday in Montreal
01:19:10and becoming the TNA world champion.
01:19:20Does this camera guy follow him everywhere?
01:19:22What the hell?
01:19:23Probably.
01:19:40But here is the man who is going to have the odds
01:19:43stacked against him at Slammiversary.
01:19:47The world champion himself.
01:19:53Oh, in this elimination scenario, Tom,
01:19:56I mean, he can exit this match unceremoniously early
01:20:00if the tide turns that way.
01:20:02This is a rough and tough situation for Moose,
01:20:06but look at the way he commands this room.
01:20:10Look at the way he commands this room.
01:20:14Look at the way he carries himself.
01:20:17This is a man who does not appear by any noticeable measure
01:20:22that he is intimidated.
01:20:24Now, we have five of the competitors
01:20:27in the main event of Slammiversary.
01:20:29Nick Neman is the sixth,
01:20:31but his medical status has been unknown for two weeks now.
01:20:35It's not clear whether or not he will be able to compete
01:20:38this Saturday at Slammiversary.
01:20:40Okay, gentlemen, please take a seat.
01:20:44Look, we spoke in the back.
01:20:46This is not going to be a violent one.
01:20:48No one's going to fight.
01:20:50We're professionals.
01:20:51We're going to sign the contract.
01:20:53Everything's going to be fine.
01:20:54And, okay, now...
01:20:58Hey, McClane, take it easy.
01:21:01This is a safe place.
01:21:03Now, if you notice, everybody,
01:21:05look, there's one chair.
01:21:06It's empty.
01:21:08Okay, that one there was for Nick Nemeth.
01:21:12And regarding Nick Nemeth...
01:21:15Hi, everyone watching and everyone in the ring,
01:21:20from Moose, the coward champion,
01:21:22to Josh, who I've been looking to tear it up with.
01:21:25Macklin, we've been through hell together, brother,
01:21:27and I would love to do it again.
01:21:29Kaz, you can kiss my ass.
01:21:32And Joe Henry, I'm even rooting for you a little bit.
01:21:36But just a little bit.
01:21:38Santino!
01:21:40You keep being Santino, brother.
01:21:43I love that for you.
01:21:46A quick update on my health.
01:21:48I was involved in a back alley altercation,
01:21:51and through no one's fault but my own,
01:21:54I now have a partially torn labrum.
01:21:58First time in 19 years, man,
01:22:00and it couldn't have come at a worse time.
01:22:02And that is on me and me alone.
01:22:05I lost my cool.
01:22:06I apologize to the fans and TNA management.
01:22:12But even with a partially torn labrum,
01:22:16I will be medically cleared in two days.
01:22:21And I will be in Montreal,
01:22:24and I will be at Slammiversary,
01:22:26because you can bet your ass I wouldn't miss it for the world,
01:22:29and I will be fighting for the TNA world title
01:22:32in the main event of Slammiversary,
01:22:34and you better believe that I am walking out
01:22:37as the brand-new TNA world heavyweight champion.
01:22:40Good luck to the rest of you.
01:22:51You're gonna need it.
01:22:53He's medically cleared!
01:22:56And he's gonna be at Slammiversary,
01:22:59and he's gonna participate in the main event
01:23:01in the six-man elimination match.
01:23:04Okay, here's a pen.
01:23:06Let's start the signing.
01:23:08No shenanigans or malarkey, please.
01:23:10Thank you.
01:23:12There you go.
01:23:14Oh, slide it down. There you go.
01:23:15Alessandro.
01:23:24Nice.
01:23:27Like adults, please.
01:23:31That's one. Good, yeah.
01:23:34Okay.
01:23:39Let me see. Let me see.
01:23:41Make sure McClane signs it in the right spot.
01:23:44Okay, that's good, yeah.
01:23:47Okay.
01:23:54Of course, Kazarian has to have a closer look.
01:23:57You have trust issues.
01:24:01Kazarian's the one who tried to take out Nick Nemeth
01:24:03in the first place.
01:24:05He's clearly ticked off that Nemeth is cleared
01:24:07to compete on Saturday.
01:24:08Hey.
01:24:12We don't got all night, Kazarian.
01:24:20He's making sure everything is in place
01:24:23and in order like a professional, Tom.
01:24:25We believe! We believe! We believe!
01:24:48Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:24:50Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
01:24:58Nice.
01:25:01I'm the world champion.
01:25:03Let's go, let's go.
01:25:21Moose, take it easy.
01:25:29What the hell?
01:25:31This is a surprise?
01:25:33Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:25:37Whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:25:41Allow me to reintroduce myself.
01:25:43My name is A.J. Francis.
01:25:47And this right here is my rich homie Swan.
01:25:51And together we make up First Class.
01:25:59And honestly, we're confused
01:26:03because you guys are out here talking about
01:26:05having a contract signing for the main event
01:26:07of Slammiversary when First Class
01:26:10is the main event of Slammiversary.
01:26:15Oh, you don't believe me?
01:26:17It's no coincidence that the biggest show TNA has had
01:26:20in a decade plus is because I'm in the main event.
01:26:28Hey, look, Moose, I mean no disrespect.
01:26:31Your title reign has been fantastic.
01:26:33We're former NFL brothers, and I honestly, I love you.
01:26:36I do. I really do.
01:26:38But there's only one double champ here in this room,
01:26:42and Luthez ain't got nothing on me.
01:26:46And on top of that,
01:26:48I'm facing the French-Canadian Frankenstein
01:26:52in French-Canadia.
01:27:05And I don't mean to disrespect you guys.
01:27:07I honestly don't. Take these from me, please.
01:27:09They're so heavy.
01:27:11Because there's five guys in this match
01:27:14that I respect immensely.
01:27:18And then there's Joe Hendry.
01:27:22Yeah, him.
01:27:24I don't believe.
01:27:35You guys also believe the Eagles will win the Super Bowl?
01:27:40But listen.
01:27:48The thing is, this will be a great opener
01:27:51for the guys in the back.
01:27:53Good first match.
01:27:55But when you come through the curtain,
01:27:57make sure you shake my hands and look me in the eyes
01:28:00and thank me for the house.
01:28:03Because the main event of Slammiversary
01:28:06will be PCO versus T.N.A.J. Francis.
01:28:20Well, first of all,
01:28:23while you were talking in your rant,
01:28:25you spit in my mouth a little bit.
01:28:27Ha! To it!
01:28:32Second of all, I don't know where you found
01:28:35I don't know where you think you are.
01:28:37This is not the time or the place
01:28:39to come in here and act like this.
01:28:41So do me a favor and get out of the ring right now.
01:28:48Who do you think you are talking to?
01:28:54Why don't you make me get out of this ring?
01:28:59Oh, my God!
01:29:01Oh, what the hell? Where did he come from?
01:29:04It's PCO!
01:29:06You're bad, ain't you?
01:29:08You're bad, ain't you?
01:29:10You're supposed to be a walking weapon.
01:29:12Do something.
01:29:13Oh, PCO from out of nowhere
01:29:16is going after T.N.A.J. Francis and Rich Swann.
01:29:20Francis sent out of the ring.
01:29:23Oh, my God!
01:29:25Whoa!
01:29:27His entire contract signing's been blown up!
01:29:30And PCO taking out T.N.A.J. Francis!
01:29:35Oh, and moves fire off on Henry Kazarian after Alexander!
01:29:39It has exploded!
01:29:41So much for all the non-violent, the non-contact,
01:29:44whatever Santino Marella was hoping for.
01:29:47Oh!
01:29:49This is bedlam!
01:29:52Everything is broken down!
01:29:55Everything is broken down!
01:29:5748 hours before Slammiversary!
01:30:04Moose setting up a table in the ring.
01:30:12Oh, and Moose looking to make an example at Joe Henry!
01:30:18Oh! Big right hand by Alexander!
01:30:22Oh, now look out!
01:30:25A standing ovation moves through the table!
01:30:44Bedlam in San Felipe!
01:30:48I believe that Joe Henry just assaulted
01:30:52the T.N.A. World Champion.
01:30:55But the six-way elimination match
01:30:58in the main event of Slammiversary for the T.N.A. World title
01:31:02is now officially signed!
01:31:08And this is what happens at the contract signing.
01:31:12What's gonna go down in Montreal?
01:31:16It's Saturday live on pay-per-view
01:31:19at T.N.A. Plus in Montreal!
01:31:22I believe we are in store for one of the biggest shows
01:31:26in T.N.A. history at Slammiversary!
01:31:30Oh, I believe in Joe Henry!
01:31:33Joe Henry!
01:31:36The T.N.A. World title means everything to me,
01:31:39and I'm going to earn it every step of the way.
01:31:42I have fought tooth and nail to once again be T.N.A. World Champion.
01:31:45T.N.A. needs a leader.
01:31:48The world wants to know, can you deliver?
01:31:51I will deliver.
01:31:53I came to T.N.A. to become World Champion
01:31:55and become the best damn wrestler ever.
01:31:57I'm on my way.
01:31:58Trust the system.
01:32:00Slammiversary, this Saturday on pay-per-view.