TNA Wrestling Live 8/8/24 August 8th 2024
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00:00:00The former and arguably one of the greatest TNA X-Division champions of all time.
00:00:07Tonight, he gets a chance to start a new campaign.
00:00:10Nick Nemeth was stood the madness in the main event of Slammiversary
00:00:14to capture the TNA World Championship.
00:00:18Nemeth and Ali for the TNA World Title.
00:00:25Famouser!
00:00:27The super kick found its mark!
00:00:29Danger zone!
00:00:31Oh, and look at this.
00:00:32The walking weapon, Josh Alexander.
00:00:35It's clear that his focus is on Nick Nemeth
00:00:38and the TNA World Championship.
00:00:42Our Director of Authority, Santino Marella,
00:00:44is set to preside over the wedding of VCO and Steph to Lander.
00:00:50This is truly special.
00:00:52We are gathered here today to witness this marriage
00:00:57of this monster and this beautiful lady.
00:01:00I, Stephanie, take you, PCO,
00:01:05to be your lawfully wedded undead bride.
00:01:09For it is plain as anyone can see,
00:01:12we are simply meant to be.
00:01:16And now, Pico.
00:01:19Stephanie.
00:01:20My God.
00:01:26Oh, there's a finger.
00:01:27Oh, that's a finger.
00:01:29My grandma's ring.
00:01:33I now pronounce you monster and bride!
00:01:41Look who's back!
00:01:43Matt Cardona has crashed VCO and Steph to Lander's wedding!
00:01:51Cardona, you son of a bitch!
00:01:54This was my day!
00:01:55This was about me, not about you!
00:01:58Why?
00:01:59Why are you going to ruin it?
00:02:02I'm married!
00:02:04And I know it didn't go the way I wanted,
00:02:07but it was in a wrestling ring after all.
00:02:10Tonight, I invite all of you to my honeymoon.
00:02:14And I just have one question.
00:02:17Do you think my monster wants me in black or red?
00:02:23Let me know.
00:02:41Let's go!
00:02:42Everybody's doing it.
00:02:43Everybody's doing the same thing.
00:02:45I'll be doing what I'll be doing.
00:02:47I'll be doing my thing.
00:02:50Walk this route to the right thing.
00:02:52I'll be spinning on the wave.
00:02:54Doing what I can.
00:02:55Doing what I know.
00:02:56I'll prove myself.
00:02:58I'll show her.
00:02:59It is my destiny.
00:03:01It is a promise.
00:03:03With emergence, three weeks away from tomorrow, live in Louisville.
00:03:07Tonight, Tampa, Florida plays host to TNA Impact.
00:03:12Trust the system.
00:03:18Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the Impact Zone,
00:03:22JDC and the system!
00:03:28Eddie and Electric Edwards, Brian Myers, JDC,
00:03:32and the face of the franchise, Moose,
00:03:35as a whole, the system is trying to move forward
00:03:38after Slammiversary.
00:03:40Slammiversary marked a system breakdown.
00:03:44Oh, here we go.
00:03:45Here we go again with all that.
00:03:46And all of them, I promise, a system reboot.
00:03:51That's right, exactly.
00:03:52Exactly.
00:03:53You love to throw system failure, system breakdown.
00:03:56You love your little turn of phrase.
00:03:58But the system is resilient.
00:04:00We're talking about some of the best athletes,
00:04:02some of the best wrestlers in TNA and the world.
00:04:05That was nothing but a speed bump for the system.
00:04:10Brian Myers especially saying the setback will not be greater
00:04:14than the comeback.
00:04:16They believe they are the dream team of professional wrestling.
00:04:21What a night on tap here this evening in Tampa, Florida.
00:04:24And still to come tonight, the announcement TNA fans
00:04:27have been waiting for surrounding our biggest event of the year,
00:04:31Bound for Glory 2024.
00:04:33That is still to come tonight on Impact.
00:04:39Do you want to know something?
00:04:49Do you want to know something?
00:04:52Do you want to know something?
00:04:58I am so sick and tired of you stupid fans thinking that the
00:05:04system is failing.
00:05:18I'm trying to talk here.
00:05:20You suck.
00:05:30Take a good look at this.
00:05:33This means I am one half of the knockout tap team champion.
00:05:44And you're looking at the most dominant faction in professional wrestling.
00:05:51And soon enough, everyone in this system will hold gold again.
00:06:08The fact is...
00:06:14The fact is...
00:06:20The fact is me and Brian losing our tag team championships.
00:06:26Moose losing his world championship.
00:06:29That was nothing more than a fluke.
00:06:34That's it. It happened.
00:06:42We got nothing but time here.
00:06:44We got nothing but time.
00:06:48Unfortunately, what that means is, everybody in the back,
00:06:54we will do anything, and I mean anything,
00:07:00to get those titles back.
00:07:09You see, nothing has changed.
00:07:13That's right. You still got no skills.
00:07:16Nothing has changed at all.
00:07:21The system is still the greatest faction in professional wrestling today.
00:07:31And I hate to break it to you idiots,
00:07:34but if you think otherwise, you're just delusional.
00:07:39You suck! You suck!
00:07:42You suck! You suck!
00:07:45You suck! You suck!
00:07:48You suck! You suck!
00:07:51You suck! You suck!
00:07:54You suck! You suck!
00:07:57You suck! You suck!
00:08:00You suck! You suck!
00:08:03You suck! You suck!
00:08:06Shut up, town!
00:08:13Nick Nemeth,
00:08:20you might
00:08:27be the
00:08:35TNA World Champion
00:08:40at this moment,
00:08:42but one thing you will never be
00:08:46is the face of the franchise.
00:08:52And when the time is right,
00:08:55I will come and get what is rightfully mine,
00:08:59the TNA Championship.
00:09:02Before I get to you,
00:09:05I need to address
00:09:08this lunatic in that locker room
00:09:10walking around telling people
00:09:13that I'm afraid of him.
00:09:18Mike Santana,
00:09:25have you actually looked at my resume?
00:09:30The amount of Hall of Famers I've put to sleep.
00:09:34Santana! Santana! Santana!
00:09:46Santana, you call yourself a dog, right?
00:09:53How about next week
00:09:56I take that dog out back
00:09:59and give him the old Yala treatment?
00:10:02Because at the end of the day,
00:10:04you always trust the system.
00:10:10That sounds like a really confident system to me, Tom.
00:10:18No more system breakdowns.
00:10:20This is the beginning of a system reboot.
00:10:25I'm standing by with Jonathan Gresham.
00:10:29Jonathan, tonight you have a match against Kushida
00:10:31that was supposed to take place at Slammiversary.
00:10:34I'm going to be honest,
00:10:36I did not expect to see you here like this.
00:10:39What's been going on?
00:10:41Gia, I understand.
00:10:42I understand where you're coming from.
00:10:43I've been gone for a while
00:10:45because I haven't been feeling well.
00:10:47But you know what?
00:10:48That's not important right now.
00:10:49I'm here today,
00:10:51That's not important right now.
00:10:52I'm here today, and I'm ready to go.
00:10:55Alright?
00:10:56Okay, well...
00:11:16That match is still to come.
00:11:18Meanwhile, the reigning X-Division champion,
00:11:21Speedball Mike Bailey,
00:11:22has taken an incredible risk.
00:11:25The full story is next.
00:11:48My life is no more.
00:11:54Ladies and gentlemen,
00:11:55Director of Authority here, Santino Morel.
00:11:57Now the X-Division is all about no limits.
00:12:00And our new champion is the epitome of the X-Division.
00:12:03Ladies and gentlemen,
00:12:04the new DNA X-Division champion,
00:12:07Speedball Mike Bailey!
00:12:09Now, at Emergence,
00:12:12we have the return of the ultimate X-Match.
00:12:15How do you feel about that?
00:12:17Thank you, Santino.
00:12:18See, to me,
00:12:19the X-Division is about pushing the boundaries
00:12:21of professional wrestling
00:12:22with high-flying, fast-paced action,
00:12:25from iconic three-way matches
00:12:26to the unforgettable Ultimate X.
00:12:29This is why this represents the best division
00:12:32in all of professional wrestling.
00:12:35And I'm looking to carry on that tradition
00:12:37at Emergence.
00:12:39At Emergence, not only are we having the Ultimate X-Match,
00:12:42we're also going to be having qualification matches,
00:12:45three-way matches,
00:12:46and the winner of each three-way match
00:12:48will be in the match
00:12:49fighting for the X-Division championship
00:12:52at Emergence.
00:12:53Santino, I want to prove
00:12:55that I am not just a champion,
00:12:57but I am a fighting champion
00:12:59to anyone out there.
00:13:00It doesn't matter who you are
00:13:01or where you're from.
00:13:03If you think you have it,
00:13:04then bring it.
00:13:05Step up.
00:13:06I'm gonna insert myself
00:13:08in one of those qualifying matches.
00:13:10If I can't win,
00:13:11then I don't deserve to be X-Division champion.
00:13:15Ladies and gentlemen,
00:13:16you heard it from the man himself.
00:13:19At Emergence,
00:13:20it's gonna be the Ultimate X,
00:13:22and you're gonna see the best of the best
00:13:25in the Ultimate X-Match
00:13:26at Emergence.
00:13:30I admire the choice by Speedball Mike Bailey,
00:13:33but right now,
00:13:34this is technically a title defense
00:13:36for Speedball.
00:13:40The following is an Ultimate X qualifier match.
00:13:43Introducing first,
00:13:44Robo-Moustache Matlin,
00:13:46Brett Sabin!
00:13:49Stop.
00:13:50My jaw is on the floor.
00:13:53With all due respect,
00:13:55is Mike Bailey an idiot?
00:13:57This is why you fight for championships.
00:13:59This is why you want to become a champion,
00:14:01to take on challengers.
00:14:03You don't make yourself a challenger
00:14:05and a qualifier for your own title match.
00:14:08My brain is splitting, man.
00:14:10It is.
00:14:11It is Speedball Mike Bailey
00:14:13doing what he believes is right,
00:14:15proving that every time he goes out there
00:14:17that he has to earn his place as champion.
00:14:19It's certainly unorthodox.
00:14:21I will agree with you in that respect.
00:14:23And he's gonna have his hands full in a matchup.
00:14:26By the way,
00:14:27doesn't even have to be involved
00:14:28in the decision to lose.
00:14:34The next competitor,
00:14:36he is Jake Something!
00:14:39Now, this is the first of a series
00:14:42of Triple Threat qualifying matches
00:14:44that we will see play out
00:14:45over the next few weeks,
00:14:46as you heard from Santina Morella
00:14:49that was announced earlier this week
00:14:50on our social and digital platforms.
00:14:54And with that, Ray,
00:14:55well, there's no count-outs,
00:14:57no disqualifications.
00:14:58First man to gain pinfall or submission
00:15:00in the ring
00:15:01will qualify for the ultimate X-Match
00:15:03that goes down three weeks from tomorrow,
00:15:06Friday, August 30th,
00:15:07live on TNA Plus
00:15:08in Louisville, Kentucky
00:15:10at Emergence.
00:15:17The final competitor
00:15:19from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
00:15:21he is the TNA X-Division champion,
00:15:24Speedball Mike Bailey!
00:15:27And I want to make this perfectly clear.
00:15:29I spoke to Santina Morella earlier on today.
00:15:31He said because Speedball Mike Bailey
00:15:33was so adamant about competing
00:15:35in a qualifying match
00:15:36here are the stakes.
00:15:38If Bailey loses this match,
00:15:40he will be forced to vacate
00:15:42the X-Division championship
00:15:44and a new champion will be determined
00:15:47in Ultimate X
00:15:48at Emergence in Louisville.
00:15:51So while this is a qualifier,
00:15:52of course, for that Ultimate X-Match,
00:15:54nobody can win the X-Division title.
00:15:57Yes.
00:15:58But Mike Bailey can lose
00:15:59the X-Division title tonight.
00:16:01And the point I was just making
00:16:02doesn't even have to be involved
00:16:03in the decision to lose
00:16:05his championship.
00:16:06This is a de facto X-Division
00:16:08title defense for Speedball.
00:16:10Yeah.
00:16:11From his point of view,
00:16:12from his corner,
00:16:13this is do or die,
00:16:14which again, just there's a point
00:16:18when bravery and logic clash.
00:16:20And this is that point.
00:16:22This is one of the most courageous things
00:16:24I think we've ever seen here in TNA.
00:16:26A standing champion.
00:16:27Is that another word for dumb?
00:16:29Again, I question the logic here
00:16:32of the X-Division champion.
00:16:35Oh, and there's Jake Something
00:16:36slinging away Trent Seven,
00:16:38the regular tag team partner
00:16:39of Speedball Mike Bailey
00:16:40within the team known as Speedball Mountain.
00:16:43And you can see some early teamwork here.
00:16:45Bailey trying to protect his title,
00:16:47qualify for Emergence,
00:16:48and a kick out.
00:16:50And we did see Bailey and Trent Seven
00:16:52go one-on-one in recent weeks,
00:16:54not too long ago.
00:16:56Seven, seven,
00:16:57trying to go to Emergence.
00:16:59And there it is.
00:17:00They're ready to run that one back already.
00:17:03Here we go.
00:17:04Bailey trying to qualify
00:17:05and hold on to his championship,
00:17:06a kick out.
00:17:08Qualified for his own title defense.
00:17:11It shows you how much he respects
00:17:13the rest of the field,
00:17:14the rest of the roster,
00:17:15and the legacy of the X-Division championship.
00:17:18He inadvertently hit Trent Seven,
00:17:20was going for Jake Something,
00:17:22but this is every man for himself.
00:17:25And look at this.
00:17:26Look at the power.
00:17:27Jake Something trying to
00:17:28gooze on Mike Bailey here.
00:17:31Keep control of the X-Division champion.
00:17:33Oh, kick right to the face there, Mike Bailey,
00:17:36trying to stagger Jake Something.
00:17:39Uh-oh.
00:17:40Look out.
00:17:41Easier said than done.
00:17:42Oh, sends the 265-pounder out of the ring,
00:17:45and Bailey dives back inside.
00:17:47We will see another Ultimate X qualifier
00:17:50later on tonight.
00:17:51Zachary Wentz of the Rascals,
00:17:52Casey Navarro of the NXTs,
00:17:54Dante Chen will compete
00:17:57in an Emergence qualifier.
00:18:00Look out.
00:18:01Oh, look at the strength
00:18:02of Jake Something rolling through here.
00:18:05Oh, using Bailey to wipe out Seven.
00:18:08Powerbomb into the apron.
00:18:11My God.
00:18:13Bailey is broken in half.
00:18:17Jake Something, a challenge for the X-Division
00:18:19title back at Rebellion,
00:18:21and has competed in Ultimate X before
00:18:24at Slammiversary last year.
00:18:27We know Jake Something's had his eye
00:18:29on the X-Division title for quite some time.
00:18:32He's had his eye on gold here in TNA
00:18:34for quite some time.
00:18:35This is extremely dangerous territory.
00:18:37Bailey's outside the ring.
00:18:38Something and Seven back inside the ring.
00:18:40A decision can happen right here,
00:18:42and Bailey will have to vacate his title.
00:18:45And not just outside the ring.
00:18:47He got powerbombed on the apron, Tom.
00:18:49Bailey is out.
00:18:52Now Jake Something thinking about a powerbomb.
00:18:55Seven dropping to a knee,
00:18:57dropping his body weight,
00:18:58trying to prevent Jake Something.
00:19:00Trying to block it, but Jake Something
00:19:02will not be denied.
00:19:04The power of this man is not to be underestimated,
00:19:07but speaking of which...
00:19:08Up onto the shoulders.
00:19:09Seven's got something up there.
00:19:11Look at Speedball Mike Bailey connect.
00:19:15Bailey taking down the tower there.
00:19:17As I mentioned, this is a de facto
00:19:19X-Division title defense for Speedball.
00:19:22We know that the Knockouts world title
00:19:24will be defended later on tonight
00:19:26as Jordan Grace holds yet another open challenge.
00:19:29We are scheduled tonight to hear from Josh Alexander
00:19:33right here in the Impact Zone.
00:19:35All right!
00:19:36Shooting Star can barely qualify
00:19:38to kick out at one.
00:19:40And also still to come tonight,
00:19:41our main event, Joe Hendry goes one-on-one
00:19:45with Gallus' Wolfgang from NXT.
00:19:48And on top of that, still to come tonight,
00:19:50a huge announcement regarding Battle for Glory 2024.
00:19:56Come on, Speedball!
00:19:58That's all!
00:19:59Just keep on coming all night long,
00:20:01but they're starting off hot here.
00:20:03DDT.
00:20:04To go to emergence.
00:20:05Oh, and a bridge out there by Bailey.
00:20:09Can you imagine qualifying for the ultimate X-Match
00:20:12and essentially stripping your tag team partner
00:20:15of the X-Division title?
00:20:16They're best friends.
00:20:17Absolutely.
00:20:18Trent Seven, who's integral,
00:20:20and Bailey capturing the championship
00:20:23at Slammiversary.
00:20:25Oh, now Something
00:20:27bowls through Bailey and Seven.
00:20:32Oh, my God.
00:20:33Heavyweight Bear houses on the move
00:20:35and takes them both out.
00:20:37A human freight train.
00:20:40One that cannot be stopped.
00:20:43Jake Something will not be denied here tonight.
00:20:47Jake Something loading up.
00:20:49Oh, boot right to the face there by Trent Seven.
00:20:53Oh, the Poison Rata by Bailey.
00:20:57I thought Bailey was really trying to help out Seven
00:21:00there for a second and maybe bought him some time,
00:21:02but there are no friends in this match.
00:21:05Scoop slam.
00:21:06To go to emergence on it.
00:21:08Broken up by Jake Something.
00:21:10Take another look at this.
00:21:12Trent Seven taking his own tag team partner
00:21:15off the top rope,
00:21:17but Jake Something breaking it up just in time.
00:21:22What a choice by Speedball Mike Bailey
00:21:26to enter a qualifying matchup
00:21:29for Ultimate X at Emergence.
00:21:32If he loses in any way, shape, or form tonight,
00:21:35he must vacate the X Division Championship.
00:21:38What a gamble by Bailey.
00:21:42In which case, he would be guaranteed
00:21:44a new champion at Emergence.
00:21:47In which case, he would be guaranteed
00:21:49a new champion at Emergence in Ultimate X.
00:21:53Could it be Jake Something?
00:21:55Look at the strength coming into play once again.
00:21:58Bump and bang.
00:22:00Right on the button.
00:22:02Seven-star lariat, but Jake Something is still upright.
00:22:07Oh, blocked it.
00:22:08Jake Something blocked another seven-star.
00:22:11Eat your heart out, Arnold.
00:22:12Jake Something is the oak here in DNA.
00:22:16And now look at Bailey trying to control Jake Something.
00:22:19I don't know if it's possible, and there goes Seven.
00:22:25Jake Something, he was getting the life
00:22:27choked out of him by Mike Bailey,
00:22:29but somehow still managed to snap off
00:22:31a powerbomb to Trent Seven.
00:22:34DNA! DNA! DNA!
00:22:37And again, Bailey is outside the ring.
00:22:39This is dangerous territory for the champion.
00:22:42Jake Something hits into the void.
00:22:45That's got to be it.
00:22:46Are we guaranteed a new champion?
00:22:48Can Jake Something qualify?
00:22:50Wait a minute. Bailey.
00:22:51Oh, Something able to kick out.
00:22:53How close was that?
00:22:57Oh, that super kick just fired up Jake Something.
00:23:00That one stunned him.
00:23:04Oh, for the tornado kick in the corner.
00:23:08Jake Something is down.
00:23:10And Mike Bailey is primed.
00:23:12Can he hit it?
00:23:14Ultimate weapon!
00:23:17Cover!
00:23:19Bailey protects his title.
00:23:21Speedball, they set into emergence.
00:23:24Here is your winner, Michael Mike Bailey.
00:23:28In a sentence I never thought I'd say,
00:23:30Mike Bailey qualifies for his own title defense, Tom.
00:23:34The gamble of a lifetime for a standing champion.
00:23:38Well, right now, I want to take you back
00:23:40to a recent edition of TNA Explosion.
00:23:43TNA Explosion.
00:23:47Uh-oh.
00:23:48I don't like the touch of Steele's.
00:23:50Reminiscent of Alex Shelley's sliced bread there for a moment.
00:23:55Motor City Machine Guns.
00:23:56You'll see their influence everywhere.
00:23:58Absolutely.
00:24:00Now into the corner.
00:24:02Oh, the tornado DDT by Steele's.
00:24:05There's the cover.
00:24:07Shoulders down.
00:24:08Oh, and strong.
00:24:09Staying alive.
00:24:10Not just yet.
00:24:13Steele's, who's had two Knockouts World title shots this year.
00:24:19Shaw, who challenged Grace for the title
00:24:21back in No Surrender in New Orleans earlier on this year.
00:24:24That's what sparked this change in her.
00:24:26There's the cover.
00:24:27Oh, shoulders down.
00:24:28Steele's.
00:24:29Steele's had a hold of the rope and pinned Shaw.
00:24:33Oh, here is your winner, Tasha Steele.
00:24:38Tasha Steele.
00:24:41Oye, oye, oye, all eyes on me, La Boricua Badass,
00:24:46the greatest that beat the greatest, Tasha Steele's.
00:24:50And once again, I am on that climb back to the top
00:24:54to get that piece of jewelry that is the Knockouts World Championship.
00:24:59And it doesn't matter who it's going to be.
00:25:01If you stand in my way, you will get dropped,
00:25:04just like Giselle Shaw did.
00:25:06See, she messed around and found out what happens when you-
00:25:11Wow, wow, wow, wow.
00:25:13You sure have a lot of bark for someone who steals their win around here.
00:25:17You literally have to steal one, two, two matches for me.
00:25:21Oh, baby girl, it ain't stealing till you get caught.
00:25:23Remember that, okay?
00:25:25You have my shot.
00:25:26Out of here.
00:25:27Oh, you want to put your hands on me?
00:25:29Do you want some of that yourself right now?
00:25:32Guys, take it easy, ladies.
00:25:35The Knockouts are fired up, and I think I have the solution right here.
00:25:39Next week, you're going to have another match,
00:25:42and this time we're going to have extra referees.
00:25:44That's right, two more referees to make sure there's no shenanigans going on.
00:25:49Shenanigans?
00:25:50What shenanigans could be possibly going on?
00:25:52I beat her once.
00:25:53I beat her twice.
00:25:54You want me to beat her for the third time?
00:25:56Okay, then we'll have extra eyes.
00:25:58And Giselle, I'll make sure that when I do beat you,
00:26:01I'll stand over you just like I'll be standing over
00:26:03whoever will be the Knockouts World Champion.
00:26:05And that is on, okay, baby girl.
00:26:08You want some?
00:26:09You can come get some.
00:26:10It ain't no problem with me.
00:26:11We can have it one-on-one.
00:26:13I'll drop you like a bad habit.
00:26:14I'll drop you.
00:26:15What you want to do?
00:26:16What you want to do?
00:26:17Speaking of the Knockouts World Championship,
00:26:19who will answer the open challenge and battle Jordan Grace for the title?
00:26:23That is still to come tonight, plus in our main event,
00:26:26Joe Hendry deals with Dallas once again.
00:26:29Wolfgang from NXT faces Joe Hendry.
00:26:31But coming up next, Kushida versus Gresham on Impact.
00:26:35Impact.
00:27:06Santino, you know, I've taken a recent interest in the X Division.
00:27:12I find it amusing.
00:27:15You know, all these undersized wrestlers,
00:27:18all their pointless flips and dives,
00:27:20something about it's all just cute to me.
00:27:24So you're saying it's open season, right, for these qualifying matches?
00:27:28Well, then I think it's time we shake things up a bit
00:27:31because I want in.
00:27:34Okay, well, you're right.
00:27:35It's not about weight limits.
00:27:37It's about no limits
00:27:39and redefining what is possible and what people expect.
00:27:42People are not going to expect you in this contest.
00:27:45You know what?
00:27:46Consider yourself in a qualifier.
00:27:48You got it.
00:27:50That's what I'm talking about.
00:27:53You're getting pretty far ahead of yourself.
00:27:55Maybe put the cart before the horse.
00:27:57Now, you might not be very smart,
00:27:59but you're smart enough to know that me and you,
00:28:01we've got unfinished business.
00:28:06Well, tensions remain at a fever pitch
00:28:09between Eric Young and Hammerstone.
00:28:14The following contest is set for one fall.
00:28:16Introducing first, from Tokyo, Japan,
00:28:19time-splitter Kushida.
00:28:23Kushida, one of the best TNA has to offer,
00:28:26a veteran of New Japan Pro Wrestling.
00:28:28Speaking of which, coming up tonight,
00:28:29right after TNA Impact,
00:28:31we have some huge matches on tap
00:28:33from New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax,
00:28:36including a huge bout between TNA alum Yuya Uemura
00:28:40and Konosuke Takeshita for control of the B Block.
00:28:43It's all coming up right after Impact here on AXS TV.
00:28:49Meanwhile, tonight here in Tampa, Florida,
00:28:52talking about unfinished business a moment ago.
00:28:55Unfinished business, certainly,
00:28:56between Kushida and Jonathan Gresham.
00:28:59♪♪
00:29:11His opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia,
00:29:13the octopus, Jonathan Gresham.
00:29:18If you remember, Ann, was this past May,
00:29:21under siege when we saw the return of Jonathan Gresham,
00:29:24and he was very, very different.
00:29:26You can relive it on TNA Plus On Demand at any time.
00:29:30We saw Jonathan Gresham, not in this form,
00:29:33but in something completely different,
00:29:36masked, puffing up this ink-like substance.
00:29:39That night at under siege,
00:29:40Gresham put on a very disturbing display
00:29:43and defeated Kushida.
00:29:44These two were supposed to clash in the rematch
00:29:47on the countdown to Slammiversary last month.
00:29:50Unfortunately, Gresham was unable to make it
00:29:53due to the global IT travel issues
00:29:56that were incurred that weekend.
00:29:58So now we get the matchup
00:29:59we've been waiting for between these two.
00:30:01However, this is not the Jonathan Gresham
00:30:03that we have been expecting for quite some time.
00:30:06Gia Miller was able to speak to Gresham,
00:30:08who claims to have no memory of what's been happening,
00:30:12says he's been very sick as of late.
00:30:14Yeah, it's strange to say,
00:30:16but almost as strange as it was
00:30:18to see that new incarnation
00:30:20that we saw of Jonathan Gresham
00:30:22over the last several weeks,
00:30:24the ink, the octopus incarnate.
00:30:26It's almost stranger now to see him just come out here
00:30:30as the Jonathan Gresham of old,
00:30:31as if nothing's happened.
00:30:33It is bizarre, and at the same time,
00:30:35you have to look at this in a vacuum.
00:30:37Jonathan Gresham, the man we know,
00:30:39is a brilliant wrestler.
00:30:41I can never forget the TNA world title match
00:30:44he had against Alex Shelley
00:30:45at the back end of last year in Chicago.
00:30:47It's one of the best matches
00:30:48I've ever had the pleasure of calling.
00:30:50Jonathan Gresham is a technical wizard,
00:30:53but still, there's the great unknown here, Raywall.
00:30:56I'm trying to suss out.
00:30:58If this is a head game,
00:30:59he's trying to play here with Kushida,
00:31:01who you have to imagine,
00:31:02we saw all the time and effort Kushida was taking
00:31:05in to try to find a counter,
00:31:07a cure, if you will, for that ink.
00:31:09This was obsessing Kushida.
00:31:12Is this a play here
00:31:13to try to maybe throw Kushida off the game here,
00:31:16give him a different opponent, basically,
00:31:18than he was expecting here tonight?
00:31:20Both men go for headlocks here.
00:31:22An incredible tactical back and forth here.
00:31:24Both guys catch as catch can here.
00:31:27Old school wrestling, if you will, man.
00:31:30Kushida finally able to corral Jonathan Gresham.
00:31:34Don't forget, still to come tonight,
00:31:35a huge announcement regarding our 20th annual
00:31:39Bound for Glory.
00:31:41Here's the shoulders down just there for a moment.
00:31:43Kushida staying in this matchup.
00:31:45Gresham tried to deliver the belly to back there.
00:31:47Kushida holding on, looking for it again.
00:31:54Kushida continues to control Jonathan Gresham.
00:31:56Kushida, who came very prepared to Montreal
00:31:59for the Countdown to Slammiversary.
00:32:00You remember the ink all over his body
00:32:03in a completely different capacity
00:32:05than what Gresham had.
00:32:06It was expecting Gresham that night.
00:32:08That was a side of Kushida we've never seen before.
00:32:11And that's why I have to imagine,
00:32:13I keep maybe, call me suspicious if you will,
00:32:16I think it's fair to me.
00:32:17I have to imagine this is some kind of game,
00:32:19but so far, this has been textbook pro wrestling right here.
00:32:24This has been grappling like, again,
00:32:27the Jonathan Gresham of old, the Kushida we've known.
00:32:30This is just one-on-one right here.
00:32:32Two men have won championships all over the world.
00:32:35Both have challenged for the TNA World Championship
00:32:38right down onto the tailbone there.
00:32:40Oh, and a back elbow by Gresham.
00:32:43Finally, the matchup we've been dying to see,
00:32:45Gresham versus Kushida.
00:32:47This matchup continues here on TNA Impact.
00:32:50Picture in picture.
00:32:55And a match that has been almost out of a learner's manual
00:33:01for pro wrestling, back and forth grappling,
00:33:04very different than the matchup we expected here,
00:33:06is continuing as Gresham and Kushida
00:33:09What we expected here is continuing
00:33:11as Gresham has found himself at the advantage here over Kushida.
00:33:15See how Kushida drops his body weight down to one knee there
00:33:18as Gresham was trying to control the time splitter.
00:33:21And now stepping inside, trying to block the leverage of Gresham.
00:33:25And once again, going for the arm.
00:33:26We know Kushida is going to want to look for that hoverboard lock.
00:33:31Gresham tying up the legs of Kushida.
00:33:35Kushida got to make sure he has those shoulders.
00:33:37Do not hit the mat.
00:33:41Referee Paige brings the volley all over this.
00:33:44A reminder, we have seen Jonathan Gresham
00:33:48win a match with a pinfall via figure four leg lock
00:33:52before in TNA.
00:33:54He has the uncanny capacity to win from almost any angle,
00:33:59any hold.
00:34:01Now, look at this.
00:34:02Gresham has Kushida tied up,
00:34:04but Kushida just trying to push back on that left leg,
00:34:07on the sole of the boot.
00:34:09Trying to counter the pressure there.
00:34:11Maybe trying to press that shoulder down
00:34:13into a pinning predicament.
00:34:14Couldn't get it.
00:34:16Kushida staying on his right shoulder there
00:34:18to prevent a pinfall opportunity for Gresham.
00:34:21And Gresham trying to branch back here,
00:34:24increase the pressure,
00:34:26wrench up on that knee of Kushida.
00:34:29Gresham continues to put Kushida through hell here.
00:34:32Tying up the legs in this fashion.
00:34:38And Kushida, someone who relies a lot on his speed,
00:34:43his agility, you take those legs out,
00:34:45you eliminate a lot of his offense.
00:34:48He's got a lot of power.
00:34:50He's got a lot of power.
00:34:52He's got a lot of power.
00:34:54He's got a lot of power.
00:34:56You eliminate a lot of his offense.
00:35:01Shoulders down there for a moment.
00:35:03Kushida's got to be careful there.
00:35:05Was just trying to press Gresham off of him.
00:35:07Just trying to redirect the pressure
00:35:09in some way, shape, or form here.
00:35:13Kushida trying to get to the bottom rope
00:35:15to break up the submission,
00:35:16and finally got the positioning to do so.
00:35:22And Gresham claiming that he's stuck.
00:35:25He's had this for a while from Gresham,
00:35:27whether he's being honest or not,
00:35:29remains to be seen.
00:35:30I don't know.
00:35:31They're so tied up here.
00:35:34A page from Zavalli trying to separate these two,
00:35:37and finally does.
00:35:39Either way, that was several extra seconds
00:35:41of agony for Kushida.
00:35:42Referee's discretion to not disqualify Gresham,
00:35:45believing that Gresham was legitimately tied up.
00:35:49A little bit of work done to Gresham's leg
00:35:51in that case as well, obviously.
00:35:53None too pleased with that decision as well.
00:35:55Completely understand why Kushida would be ticked off.
00:35:57Would assume there was some malice behind it.
00:36:02Oh, Kushida versus Jonathan Gresham continues here
00:36:06on TNA Impact.
00:36:07A matchup we've been waiting to see for quite some time.
00:36:10It's just not happening exactly in the fashion
00:36:12anybody expected it to.
00:36:18Just before we came back from the break,
00:36:20Gresham had Kushida all tied up to the point
00:36:23where he claimed he couldn't even undo the submission
00:36:26once they were in the ropes.
00:36:28Lots of damage done to the legs of Kushida,
00:36:30and now Gresham trying to maintain his advantage here.
00:36:35For months, we've seen a much darker side
00:36:37of Jonathan Gresham.
00:36:38He has claimed he has no memory of that,
00:36:40claims he's been sick as of late.
00:36:43All these two clash back at Under Seizures.
00:36:45Gresham got Kushida sick in the wake of that match.
00:36:49They're supposed to clash at Slammiversary.
00:36:51Travel issues for Gresham prevented that from happening.
00:36:57But Tom, let's not forget,
00:36:58I mean, it wasn't even just Kushida at the time.
00:37:00The referee in the match, Santino Marella,
00:37:03for a brief period,
00:37:04even suffered some of the side effects
00:37:05of whatever the hell was going on with Jonathan Gresham.
00:37:11It does not take away from the fact that Kushida
00:37:13and Jonathan Gresham are two of the best
00:37:15technical wrestlers on the planet.
00:37:17And that's the display that we've seen.
00:37:19I mean, that's what we're seeing here.
00:37:21This is more straight up wrestling here
00:37:24from some of the best in the world.
00:37:26Great strength by Gresham,
00:37:28trying to get into a cover here.
00:37:29Couldn't quite get the positioning
00:37:31and a kick out by Kushida,
00:37:32but Gresham holds on.
00:37:35Kushida kicked out right into this leg lock,
00:37:38right into this crab now.
00:37:41The octopus puts on a crab
00:37:43here in the middle of the ring.
00:37:45Single leg Boston crab by Jonathan Gresham.
00:37:48Feeling like he's in control right now
00:37:50against the time splitter.
00:37:51And Kushida gets to the bottom rope.
00:37:54That will break up the submission.
00:37:56And this time, Gresham's not going to be able to claim
00:37:58that he was tied up, relinquishes the submission.
00:38:01Yeah, but for the second time in this matchup,
00:38:03Kushida has had to desperately get to the rope
00:38:07to break a hold of Jonathan Gresham.
00:38:09That shows the amount of agony,
00:38:10the amount of pain that Gresham is inflicting here.
00:38:13Still to come tonight,
00:38:14an announcement regarding Bound for Glory 2024
00:38:18that you do not want to miss.
00:38:19We'll see Joe Hendry one-on-one
00:38:21with Wolfgang of Galus from NXT in our main event.
00:38:26Jordan Grace will be holding an open challenge
00:38:29for a Knockouts World Championship as well.
00:38:32Right now, the octopus looking to lock in
00:38:35the octopus stretch of his own.
00:38:38Kushida, oh, the dragon screw.
00:38:40We've seen him pull out recently.
00:38:42A nasty dragon screw.
00:38:46High torque on the knee of Jonathan Gresham there.
00:38:48A little bit of payback for the leg work
00:38:51that Jonathan Gresham has done, but boom!
00:38:54Kushida with a drop kick to the arm.
00:38:57This is the assault that Kushida
00:38:59has been thinking about all match long,
00:39:01trying to soften up Gresham for the hoverboard lock.
00:39:05Oh, over the cross body, dove after Gresham.
00:39:09Gresham tried to repay the favor there
00:39:11to the left arm.
00:39:12Kushida gets out of the way.
00:39:14Shoulders down.
00:39:15Again, was trying to hold on.
00:39:17Shades of what we saw earlier on in the matchup.
00:39:19Both men trying to get a headlock.
00:39:21Kushida got the better of that exchange.
00:39:23Gresham caught him this time.
00:39:25Oh, and a kick out by Kushida.
00:39:30Oh, and the Pele kick.
00:39:33Such an evenly matched back and forth matchup.
00:39:36Oh, it's the big kick to the arm.
00:39:40Tried to hyperextend the left elbow.
00:39:42Now leaping into the hoverboard lock.
00:39:44Can he get it cinched in, however?
00:39:46Gresham is blocking with everything he can.
00:39:48We know how strong Gresham is,
00:39:50but has enough work been done to that left arm?
00:39:55Goes to the right arm, changing things up on Gresham.
00:39:58And trying to keep Jonathan Gresham on his toes here.
00:40:01Keep the octopus thinking.
00:40:04Off of the ropes.
00:40:07Both men matching each other with power.
00:40:09Went for the Tanaka punch.
00:40:11Gresham, oh, cross body.
00:40:13But Kushida rolled through.
00:40:15Kushida trying to bend the arm.
00:40:17Hoverboard lock.
00:40:19Oh, and a tap out by Gresham.
00:40:24Here's your winner, Kushida.
00:40:27Gresham tapping out right away.
00:40:29Wise did not want to suffer any more damage than was necessary.
00:40:35That gives Kushida the big win here tonight on TNA Impact.
00:40:41It has been a perplexing few months between these two,
00:40:44but Kushida gets a measure of payback against the octopus.
00:40:48Kushida, your winner tonight.
00:40:51Meanwhile, two weeks ago, the ABC got some payback on the system,
00:40:55and the tag team champions are looking forward.
00:40:59Hello, world.
00:41:01This is the greatest tag team on earth, the ABC.
00:41:04And usually we're around here teaching people the alphabet.
00:41:07But how about a little history lesson instead?
00:41:10When Impact Wrestling changed back to TNA,
00:41:13who were the final Impact Wrestling tag team champions?
00:41:16Us.
00:41:17That was the ABC.
00:41:18And then when we went back to TNA,
00:41:20who was the first TNA tag team champions?
00:41:23That would be us.
00:41:25And now you're looking at the one, two, three-time tag team champions.
00:41:30And the greatest combo on God's screen has proved once again
00:41:33that we are the best team.
00:41:35Three-time TNA world tag team champions.
00:41:37So we look at the landscape and ask, what's next?
00:41:40Who's next?
00:41:42Who wants to step up and challenge the greatest?
00:41:45The greatest.
00:41:47Ace Austin, I don't mean to step up.
00:41:49I'm just here to congratulate you.
00:41:51I don't mean to step up.
00:41:52I'm just here to congratulate you on your gold win.
00:41:55And also thank you.
00:41:57Because I wouldn't have won this without you guys.
00:41:59Because our battles have made me better.
00:42:03And my goal as exhibition champion is to fight the best.
00:42:07To become the best of the best.
00:42:10So as former exhibition champions,
00:42:12you guys will understand why I'm asking you this.
00:42:14Would you do me the honor of participating in qualifying matches
00:42:19for the upcoming ultimate exhibition?
00:42:24We'll have to think about that.
00:42:25We'll think about that.
00:42:26We'll think about it.
00:42:27I appreciate it.
00:42:28Sleep on it.
00:42:29I appreciate it.
00:42:30We'll get back to you.
00:42:31Thank you.
00:42:33Look, last time we did this, it caused some issues.
00:42:39But it's like you said, and I think you were right.
00:42:41We could be double champions in TNA.
00:42:45Wouldn't that be sweet?
00:42:47That would be sweet.
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00:43:55Speaking of my monster, I'll give him a call real quick.
00:44:04Hey, PCO to French Canadian Frankenstein.
00:44:07I'm busy right now.
00:44:09Leave a message.
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00:44:23TNA! TNA! TNA!
00:44:26Meanwhile, back here in Tampa, Florida.
00:44:28We are set for an open challenge for the Knockouts World Championship.
00:44:35The following contest is set for football.
00:44:38And it is for the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
00:44:42Introducing first, from Austin, Texas,
00:44:45she is the reigning and defending TNA Knockouts World Champion,
00:44:50the juggernaut, Jordan Rayne!
00:44:57She has reigned for 208 days in this, her third Knockouts World title reign.
00:45:03She has secured 12 successful defenses,
00:45:06the second most all-time in a single Knockouts World title reign.
00:45:10And on top of that, she has accumulated the second most total days
00:45:14as a Knockouts World Champion in this company,
00:45:16only for the TNA Hall of Famer, Gail Kim.
00:45:20So, who will answer the open challenge?
00:45:27Ladies and gentlemen, answering her open challenge.
00:45:32There it is!
00:45:34From the undead realm, Rosemary!
00:46:01Oh, this is a twist.
00:46:04This is a different kind of Rosemary we've been seeing
00:46:07over the last several weeks.
00:46:09And now she steps up, toe-to-toe, with the Knockouts World Champ.
00:46:16Oh, look out, look out, Jordan Grace.
00:46:20Good Lord.
00:46:21There's that butcher's knife that Rosemary's been getting.
00:46:25She's been threatening the personal concierge with for weeks now, Tom.
00:46:30She's got him okay with, of course.
00:46:32Last week on Impact, we saw Rosemary get a victory one-on-one.
00:46:37And it was after the fact, that was the disturbing thing.
00:46:40After putting down her opponent, after the bell had rung,
00:46:43it looked like Rosemary nearly lashed out on her opponent
00:46:46and then left that black rose on her opponent,
00:46:49almost as a calling card.
00:46:51And that's the kind of level of loose cannon we're dealing with,
00:46:54with Rosemary here.
00:46:56She's willing to do that to a random opponent.
00:46:59She's willing to do to Jordan Grace to win the Knockouts World title.
00:47:08Rosemary, a former Knockouts World Champion,
00:47:11multi-time Knockouts World Tag Team Champion.
00:47:17To my knowledge, these two have never gone one-on-one in this company.
00:47:23Well, then we're going to see history made here
00:47:25and what Jordan Grace continues to do
00:47:28everywhere she goes, every time she wrestles.
00:47:37Oh, and Grace was extending a sign of respect there to Rosemary,
00:47:41the veteran, the legend of TNA in the Knockouts division.
00:47:44But Rosemary, like an absolute animal, pouncing on the juggernaut.
00:47:48I thought we were going to maybe see that there was proof of some feelings,
00:47:52an actual heart within Rosemary, but apparently not.
00:47:56Oh, and Rosemary gaining control of the champion early here.
00:48:01Head scissors here, out on the apron.
00:48:03Oh, ripping Grace down.
00:48:07And Daniel Spencer, our referee, breaking that up before the count of five.
00:48:12Rosemary ripping, bending, tearing the face, the back, the spine of Jordan Grace
00:48:18and now pummeling away at the Knockouts World Champ.
00:48:23Move!
00:48:26Rosemary seems wrecked. I don't know how else to put it.
00:48:30I mean, we've seen the way she's treated Ash by Elegance,
00:48:34the personal concierge, almost hunting them down.
00:48:37Hold on, was trying to set up there for as above, so below.
00:48:40That's how Rosemary got her victory last week here on Impact.
00:48:43Grace felt it coming.
00:48:45Grace always doing her homework.
00:48:48We've seen that Jordan Grace is ready pretty much for anyone at any time.
00:48:52Could Rosemary be the X-Factor?
00:48:55For a second there, it looked like Grace was thrown off
00:48:58because of the aggression of Rosemary.
00:49:00Rosemary in pursuit, the Demon Assassin trying to hunt down the champion.
00:49:06Now look out!
00:49:08There's the speed, there's the power of the juggernaut coming into play.
00:49:14Jordan Grace has been on the tear of a lifetime.
00:49:17Is cementing her legacy as one of the greatest Knockouts in TNA history.
00:49:24Not only that, one of the greatest women's wrestlers in the sport in general.
00:49:28Cover off the Vader Bomb and a kick out by Rosemary.
00:49:33There is no denying the pace, the schedule of title defenses
00:49:37that Jordan Grace has had is nearly unprecedented.
00:49:42And this is a rescue run with an open challenge.
00:49:47Getting the unpredictable Rosemary.
00:49:49Was trying to set up for the juggernaut driver there.
00:49:51Rosemary able to counter, standing switches.
00:49:54Back elbow by Grace.
00:49:58Oh!
00:49:59Looking for that spear, but Grace rolls through.
00:50:02Went for the spear.
00:50:05Oh, and down goes Grace.
00:50:07Oh, and down goes Grace.
00:50:11Rosemary had a counter there, that's a problem.
00:50:14That's the tough part about these open challenges though.
00:50:17You can't do your...
00:50:18Oh! There's the spear.
00:50:21A big spear by Rosemary and the champion is down.
00:50:27This is a huge window of opportunity for Rosemary here.
00:50:31The wild, unpredictable Rosemary may have the advantage here.
00:50:36Look again, Tom.
00:50:37Go for ass above, so below.
00:50:39This has been an all out blitz by Rosemary on the juggernaut.
00:50:44You can understand why.
00:50:45Smart strategy against the dominant champion.
00:50:51Rosemary, you're right, has been relentless here.
00:50:53Any chance she can.
00:50:56Oh, rolls through the TV.
00:50:58Is it enough?
00:50:59Hook to the leg to hold on to the title.
00:51:01Shoulder up at two.
00:51:06How do you put down someone who comes from a place
00:51:09called the undead realm though?
00:51:11That's the question Jordan Grace has to be asking herself right now.
00:51:21There's a clothesline here in the corner.
00:51:24Now look at this, depositing Rosemary up on the top turnbuckle.
00:51:29Jordan Grace going up to meet her challenger.
00:51:32Climbing up here looking for a superplex.
00:51:35All the way from the high rent district here.
00:51:38And Rosemary trying to prevent the disaster here.
00:51:41Oh my God, wait a minute.
00:51:42Is Rosemary thinking about ass above, so below?
00:51:46Oh my God.
00:51:47Oh my God.
00:51:48Oh my God.
00:51:49Oh my God.
00:51:50Is Rosemary thinking about ass above, so below from the top turnbuckle?
00:51:55She's trying.
00:51:57And Jordan Grace knows it.
00:52:00Oh, going all the way up.
00:52:01Look at this.
00:52:04The stalling superplex.
00:52:07But wait, not done yet.
00:52:10Was trying to set up for the juggernaut.
00:52:12Jackhammer and a German suplex.
00:52:15Great counter by Rosemary.
00:52:18Take another look back at this.
00:52:20Jordan Grace first with this stalling superplex to Rosemary,
00:52:25who was able to withstand it.
00:52:27Look who's here.
00:52:28And look out.
00:52:30Now we get a little bit of elegance here in this matchup.
00:52:34As by elegance and the personal concierge crashing this Knockouts World title match.
00:52:40These two were watching Rosemary's match last week.
00:52:43The bravery of the personal concierge to be out here,
00:52:46considering what Rosemary has done, has tortured him.
00:52:50Wait a minute.
00:52:52Ash by elegance has got a kendo stick.
00:52:56This is a plan.
00:52:57Concierge distracting the official.
00:53:01Ash by elegance attacking Rosemary with a kendo stick.
00:53:04The official never saw it.
00:53:06Oh, this is beautiful.
00:53:07This is beautiful.
00:53:10Oh, and now Ash attacking Grace and now Rosemary.
00:53:16And the personal concierge trying to control the referee.
00:53:21But has he seen enough?
00:53:23Daniel Spencer saw what Ash by elegance had done.
00:53:27Whoa.
00:53:29Look at this.
00:53:30This is a different side of Ash by elegance.
00:53:39She's not all beauty, Tom.
00:53:40She's bad as well.
00:53:42Oh, Grace is furious.
00:53:44Was in the midst of a hard hitting Knockouts World title match with Rosemary.
00:53:53Ash by elegance still has her eyes on the Knockouts World title and Jordan Grace.
00:54:01With respect, ladies and gentlemen.
00:54:06Meanwhile, ever since the controversy in the main event of Slammiversary,
00:54:09Josh Alexander has refused to fully explain his actions.
00:54:13Will he do so in the Impact Zone?
00:54:15Next.
00:54:16Also, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
00:54:19The official announcement surrounding our biggest event of the year,
00:54:22Bound for Glory 2024.
00:54:24That's next.
00:54:26Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to TNA Impact.
00:54:28It's the moment that our fans have been waiting for for quite some time.
00:54:31The announcement regarding Bound for Glory 2024.
00:54:56Welcome to Bound for Glory.
00:54:59TNA Wrestling presents Bound for Glory.
00:55:02Tickets on sale Friday, August 23rd.
00:55:05And special TNA Plus subscriber presale Thursday, August 22nd at etix.com.
00:55:11Bound for Glory 2024 will be live in Detroit, Michigan.
00:55:15Could this man be in the main event of Bound for Glory for the fourth consecutive year?
00:55:22Please welcome the Walking Weapon, Josh Alexander.
00:55:28Two weeks ago here on Impact,
00:55:30Alexander refused to explain his controversial actions
00:55:35in the main event of Slammiversary.
00:55:37Last week, our broadcast colleague, Gia Miller,
00:55:40tried to get some more answers from Alexander.
00:55:42He and a couple of his fans were unable to get in touch.
00:55:46Our broadcast colleague, Gia Miller,
00:55:48tried to get some more answers from Alexander.
00:55:50He, again, refused to directly address the fans in Montreal.
00:55:54He did say that he is the one who has put this company on his back
00:55:59the last few years.
00:56:00So the likes of Joe Hendry and the TNA World Champion, Nick Bennett,
00:56:04have an opportunity, have a company to come to in TNA.
00:56:09And also last week,
00:56:11Josh Alexander hit a C4 spike on Nick Nemec's brother, Ryan Nemec.
00:56:27This is a chance for Josh Alexander to finally be forthright and honest.
00:56:42You just lose!
00:56:59You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck!
00:57:04You sold out! You sold out! You sold out! You sold out!
00:57:09You sold out! You sold out! You sold out! You sold out!
00:57:14I sold out! I sold out!
00:57:19Weeks ago, if I came down that ramp,
00:57:22every single one of you would be chanting Walking Weapon.
00:57:27You guys want an explanation for what happened at Slammiversary?
00:57:31Why I did what I did?
00:57:46You screwed up! You screwed up! You screwed up! You screwed up!
00:57:53You screwed up! You screwed up! You screwed up!
00:58:03You know, I didn't change.
00:58:06I'm not the one that changed.
00:58:09You people are the ones that have changed!
00:58:14Yes! Yes!
00:58:20These three letters used to signify something.
00:58:24The best professional wrestlers in the world wrestled in TNA.
00:58:33You people, you people, you choose to believe in somebody like Joe Hendry.
00:58:44J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.! J.J.!
00:59:02I guess he's too busy right now.
00:59:06But you believe in him. Guess what?
00:59:10He's a meme. He's not a professional wrestler.
00:59:13He can't lace my boots on my worst day.
00:59:34A little more respect for the heart and soul of TNA, ladies and gentlemen.
00:59:40Hey, I earned that title.
00:59:43I earned that with my blood, sweat, and tears in this ring.
00:59:50You are looking at the longest reigning champion in TNA history.
00:59:56That man at that table right there calls me the standard of TNA,
01:00:01and so did all of you once upon a time.
01:00:09I suck.
01:00:16I'm the best wrestler in TNA history.
01:00:22I'm the best professional wrestler walking this earth today.
01:00:27So whether you like me or not, you're going to have to deal with it,
01:00:30because unlike many people, I've spilled more blood and sweat in this ring than anybody.
01:00:36I've done it in hour-long matches during COVID with nobody in the crowd.
01:00:41I did it with Mike Bailey two years ago.
01:00:44I did it with Mike Bailey two years ago.
01:00:47Hell, I am truly the standard of TNA.
01:00:59And I am focused on one thing, and that is getting back what rightfully belongs to me,
01:01:05that TNA World Championship.
01:01:10We have a champion who says he's up for a fight any time.
01:01:16Well, I'm about to call Nick Nemeth out here, because I want my match.
01:01:25Nick, Nick, Nick, I know you won the belt.
01:01:28You say you want to be a fighting champion.
01:01:30You say you want to bring that belt to new heights and bring this company to new heights.
01:01:34Be the face of TNA.
01:01:36Well, TNA already has a face, and it is Josh Alexander.
01:01:44So when, when, not if, when, when we have our match,
01:01:49and when I take that championship from you,
01:01:52understand nobody's going to be calling you the face of TNA.
01:01:56The only thing they'll be calling you is the same thing they called you in WWE.
01:02:03A transitional champion.
01:02:12Well, it looks like we'll get a retort from the TNA World Champion himself.
01:02:20Well, you and I have known both these men for a long time.
01:02:23To refer to us another wrestler,
01:02:25to refer to a champion as a transitional champion is about as low as it gets.
01:02:30I mean, nobody, it's an unfortunate fate that has befallen champions in the past.
01:02:36It's the one thing you want to avoid.
01:02:38It's the one thing you want to avoid.
01:02:40It's the one thing you want to avoid.
01:02:42It's the one thing you want to avoid.
01:02:44It's the one thing you want to avoid.
01:02:46Champions in the past, it's the one thing you want to avoid.
01:02:49You want to establish yourself.
01:02:51But if Josh Alexander has his way,
01:02:53he will make Nick Nemeth a transitional champion.
01:03:00Nick Nemeth who fought and earned that title at Slammiversary.
01:03:04Oh!
01:03:08Nick Nemeth scores Josh Alexander!
01:03:13Talk about taking a cheap shot!
01:03:24TNA! TNA! TNA!
01:03:34Alexander, I told you.
01:03:36And most importantly, I told each and every one of them.
01:03:41I am a fighting champion!
01:03:47You want your match?
01:03:50You got it.
01:03:53Next week, right here in Tampa, I will end you!
01:03:59TNA! TNA! TNA!
01:04:06The TNA World Champion living up to his word.
01:04:10Putting Alexander in his place.
01:04:12Will we see Nemeth versus Alexander next week for the TNA World title?
01:04:21Well, we are not done here tonight in Tampa.
01:04:23After dispatching Joe Coffey of Gallus this past Tuesday night,
01:04:27can Joe Hendry do the same to Wolfgang in our main event?
01:04:31But also this past Tuesday night, absolute heartbreak for Zachary Wentz.
01:04:35What will happen in this Emergence Ultimate X qualifying match?
01:04:39We'll find out next.
01:04:45Bound for Glory tickets will first be available via pre-sale for TNA Plus subscribers
01:04:50only on Thursday, August 22nd at 10 a.m. Eastern Time at etixx.com.
01:04:56This will continue until the general on sale the next day,
01:04:59Friday, August 23rd, starting at 10 a.m. Eastern at etixx.com.
01:05:06Ladies and gentlemen, as TNA Director of Authority, I'm making this match official right now.
01:05:10Next week on Impact, it's going to be Josh Alessandro versus Nick Nemeth for the TNA World title.
01:05:17Hey, Josh Alexander, you kidding me? We're just going to continue to placate Josh Alexander?
01:05:22Look, anybody with a half-functioning brain understands that I should be number one contender.
01:05:27I'm the king of TNA, Santino. This is my kingdom.
01:05:31This is my house, and in my house, daddy eats first.
01:05:37So do the right thing.
01:05:39Well, Nick Nemeth has promised to be a fighting champion,
01:05:42and when the time comes, you will have a title opportunity.
01:05:45However, right now, daddy's not even sitting at the table.
01:05:49Look it, look it. This, your little toy badge, this does not equal a crown.
01:05:55You dig? If I'm not in contention now, I'm going to get myself there, however I have to.
01:06:08I don't know when Frankie Kazarian is going to learn his lesson.
01:06:11Every title shot in TNA has to be earned.
01:06:16The following is an Ultimate X Qualifier match.
01:06:19Introducing first, being accompanied by Trey Miguel, representing The Rascals, Zachary West.
01:06:27And this has been an extraordinarily emotional week for Trey Miguel and Zachary West of The Rascals
01:06:33this past Tuesday night on NXT.
01:06:35The team known as MSK, NXT's Wesley and Zachary West.
01:06:40Challenge for the NXT Tag Team Titles against Axiom and Nathan Fraser.
01:06:44The tag titles they were never beaten for two years ago.
01:06:47West and Lee came up short that night, and then Wesley shot everyone.
01:06:53Attacking Trey Miguel, low-blowing Zachary West.
01:06:56It was an astonishing betrayal.
01:06:59Wesley turning his back on his brothers.
01:07:02You talked a moment ago, Tom, about learning lessons.
01:07:07Trey Miguel and Zachary West learned a huge lesson about who their real friends are this past week.
01:07:14But now it's all about looking ahead.
01:07:16It's about Ultimate X, it's about Emergence for Zachary West here tonight.
01:07:21Zachary West has the opportunity to join the reigning X Division Champion, Speedball Mike Bailey,
01:07:27in Ultimate X at Emergence after Bailey qualified earlier tonight.
01:07:33The next competitor from Miami, Florida, KC Navarro.
01:07:39Meanwhile, we'll see if KC Navarro can join the field on Friday, August 30th,
01:07:44live on TNA Plus in Louisville, Kentucky, at Emergence.
01:07:47Last time we saw Navarro, Raywall was on the countdown to underseason,
01:07:51and a prompt to challenge for the TNA Digital Media title, then held by Laredo Kitt.
01:07:56That's right, I love it seeing KC Navarro back in the impact zone.
01:08:00This is a young man who grew up on the heart of the X Division.
01:08:03Somebody who epitomizes everything this division is about.
01:08:07No limits, high speed, and he is ready to go.
01:08:17And the final competitor from NXT, Dante Chan.
01:08:23And a great reception for Dante Chan here in Tampa, Florida.
01:08:27The first WWE wrestler born in Singapore and has recently challenged for the NXT Championship.
01:08:35Dante Chan might have a lot of support here tonight as he attempts to qualify for Ultimate X.
01:08:40Dante Chan, we've seen so many people crossing the line, as we like to say here in TNA.
01:08:46But this guy right here, I've been keeping an eye on him.
01:08:50But this guy right here, I've been keeping an eye on him.
01:08:53He's got a very unique connection with the NXT and pro wrestling audience in general,
01:08:58and what an opportunity is in front of him here tonight.
01:09:06And Chan, ready to compete opposite Zachary Wicks and KC Navarro in this match.
01:09:12No countouts, no disqualifications. First man to gain pinfall or submission in the ring.
01:09:16We'll move on to emergence, and Raewon, I'm still perplexed by what we saw earlier on tonight,
01:09:22but at the same time, kudos to the reigning X-Division Champion Speedball Mike Bailey
01:09:27for putting his money where his mouth is.
01:09:29Sure, but man, I've been in this business a long time.
01:09:33As this thing gets kicked off fast and furious, it blows my mind.
01:09:37The whole point of getting to the top of the mountain is to wait for challengers to come to you and face them.
01:09:42Bailey's throwing himself into the fire.
01:09:46Hold on now, cover here by Chan on Navarro.
01:09:49Wentz, sunset flip, here's the cover.
01:09:51Navarro trying to go for one here on Wentz, and another kick out.
01:09:55Fast and furious in this Ultimate Ex-Qualifier.
01:09:58Back and forth.
01:10:00I mean, this is what, I will give Santino Marella a lot of credit for these three-way qualifying matches.
01:10:07This kind of action is exactly what the X-Division's about.
01:10:12You could hear Frankie Kazarian a griping moments ago about winning a TNA world title shot.
01:10:17Of course, there's always option C for whomever holds the X-Division championship.
01:10:22Santino said that anybody interested in qualifying or competing in a qualifying match is welcome to step up.
01:10:28And we know Frankie Kazarian has used that option C before.
01:10:33Ultimately unsuccessful against then-champion Josh Alexander, but hey, the door is always open on that one.
01:10:42Navarro leveling Zachary Wentz on the outside.
01:10:47And not afraid of not making friends here in Tampa, Florida.
01:10:51But Navarro's all about business, as everybody in this match should be.
01:10:57Hammerstone expressing interest in these qualifying matches earlier on tonight as well.
01:11:02Remember, the X-Division, it's not about weight limits, it's about no limits.
01:11:06Oh, Navarro with a DDT to Chan.
01:11:08That was beautiful. Could it be here?
01:11:10Could he head to emergence? Oh, and a kick out by Chan.
01:11:14Navarro sees a chance of running. So does Dante, and so does everybody in this match, quite frankly.
01:11:19But man, Dante, Chan, and Casey Navarro, not full-time TNA competitors.
01:11:24So this is a rare chance at an incredible match, an incredible title here.
01:11:29One that defines TNA as we know it.
01:11:33Chan flattens Navarro there.
01:11:37And both these guys, they've eliminated Zachary Wentz from the equation here, at least for the moment.
01:11:43A rare opportunity in these three-way matches.
01:11:46Chen, largest and strongest competitor in this match.
01:11:49Oh, and he gets caught by Wentz on the outside.
01:11:53And down goes Chen.
01:11:55That's right, Wentz now back into the fray.
01:11:58I mean, all the credit in the world for just putting on a brave face,
01:12:02fighting in the face of what happened this past week.
01:12:06But he's looking ahead. It's all about the exhibition champion.
01:12:10It's all about emergence.
01:12:13Chen gets two for one.
01:12:15Now attacking Navarro, goes after Wentz in the opposite corner.
01:12:20Great showing here for Dante Chen.
01:12:23You can see why the NXT universe has been paying attention to him.
01:12:29Ripcord set up into the tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
01:12:33Expertly done. Here's the cover to handle emergence.
01:12:36Oh, that's broken up by Wentz.
01:12:39Just in the nick of time there.
01:12:41That's the thing about these matches.
01:12:43I can say it till the cows come home.
01:12:45Eyes in the back of your head are a necessity.
01:12:48Oh, shot right to the throat.
01:12:52Chen trying to control Wentz.
01:12:54I can understand if Wentz were not in the state of mind to compete tonight,
01:12:59but he has moved forward as best he can in this Triple Threat qualifying match.
01:13:05Now, Casey Navarro heading up to the second rope.
01:13:09He was looking to take a big risk.
01:13:10Chen, though, has an answer for him, but wait.
01:13:13Oh, wait a minute.
01:13:14Oh, the neckbreaker off of the top.
01:13:17Everybody goes down.
01:13:20Two for one courtesy of Zach Wentz there.
01:13:24Now a huge window wide open for one of the rascals.
01:13:30Who's going to join speedball Mike Bailey in Ultimate X on Friday, August 30th in Louisville at Emergence.
01:13:37Oh, kick to the chest.
01:13:39And now Wentz is starting to find his rhythm.
01:13:42Double stop right to the spine.
01:13:44Combination offense there from Zachary Wentz.
01:13:47Would love to join his brethren Trey Miguel as an X Division champion in the halls of fame amongst the best of the best.
01:13:55German suplex.
01:13:56Wentz trying to rebound from an emotional night this past Tuesday on NXT.
01:14:02And literally rebounding in the ring here tonight.
01:14:08And now look at this.
01:14:09The UFO cutter.
01:14:12Cover.
01:14:14Zachary Wentz turns heartbreak into opportunity.
01:14:20Here is your winner, Zachary Wentz.
01:14:23Perhaps a measure of solace after a heartbreaking Tuesday night.
01:14:29Zachary Wentz punches his ticket to Ultimate X.
01:14:33An opportunity at the X Division title.
01:14:35He will get that at Emergence.
01:14:39Trey Miguel and Zachary Wentz celebrating together as brothers.
01:14:43Wentz is off to Emergence.
01:14:45But we are not done tonight.
01:14:47Coming up next, it's our main event.
01:14:49Joe Hendry, after defeating Joe Coffey this past Tuesday night on NXT, faces Wolfgang of Dallas next.
01:15:01Next week on an all new TNA Impact.
01:15:03The Wanted Man, Nick Nemeth, defends his TNA world title against the longest reigning champion of all time.
01:15:10The walking weapon, Josh Alexander.
01:15:12A first time ever clash with the biggest prize in TNA wrestling at stake.
01:15:17Can Josh Alexander regain the championship he never lost?
01:15:21Or will Nick Nemeth continue to be the fighting champion he declares to be?
01:15:25TNA Impact, next Thursday at 8 Eastern on AXS TV.
01:15:34He's almost here.
01:15:43Whoa!
01:15:45You've been avoiding me since the wedding.
01:15:46What are you wearing?
01:15:47Why are you here?
01:15:48You've been avoiding me since the wedding.
01:15:49This is my honeymoon.
01:15:50I don't care.
01:15:51Get out.
01:15:52We have money to make.
01:15:53Get out of here.
01:15:55Don't you ever mess with my property.
01:16:01Remember who did this to you.
01:16:05Ah!
01:16:06Ah!
01:16:07Ah!
01:16:08Ah!
01:16:09Ah!
01:16:10Ah!
01:16:11Ah!
01:16:12Ah!
01:16:13Ah!
01:16:14Ah!
01:16:15Ah!
01:16:16Ah!
01:16:17Ah!
01:16:18Ah!
01:16:19Ah!
01:16:20Ah!
01:16:21Ah!
01:16:22Ah!
01:16:24Look, I don't even know what to say.
01:16:26That's obviously not how the honeymoon of anybody should be going, to be fair.
01:16:31But I don't know where this is going.
01:16:33Matt Cardona's clearly stepped over a line.
01:16:36We're going to try and refocus on our main event coming up here in a matter of moments.
01:16:39Joe Hendry going one-on-one with Wolfgang of Galus.
01:16:43And this is after what happened this past Tuesday night on NXT's Great American Bash.
01:16:48It was Hendry versus Joe Cardona.
01:16:51It was Hendry versus Joe Coffey.
01:16:53A preemptive strike from Joe Hendry, however, wiped out Wolfgang and Mark Coffey.
01:16:58Hendry was absolutely rolling.
01:17:00That led to Mark Coffey and Wolfgang getting involved at ringside with a steel chair.
01:17:04But Joe Hendry took a page out of Eddie Guerrero's playbook.
01:17:11Mark Coffey and Wolfgang rejected from ringside.
01:17:14A standing ovation later, and Hendry got the win.
01:17:17And I promise, he's going to stick around for a while on NXT.
01:17:22Well, the interpromotional clashes that have been happening
01:17:26still tonight into the Impact Zone.
01:17:36The following contest is set for a white box.
01:17:38Introducing first, from NXT, representing Galus, Wolfgang.
01:17:47And tonight, Wolfie has come alone.
01:17:50As we saw moments ago this past Tuesday night,
01:17:52as a part of the Great American Bash for NXT,
01:17:55Joe Hendry dispatched Joe Coffey of Galus.
01:17:59Now Wolfgang has come to TNA to continue the mission of Galus.
01:18:05They want to prove that Joe Hendry is a clown and a flash in the pan.
01:18:10I mean, we got two Scottish fruits doing battle here tonight in the Impact Zone.
01:18:17Tom, you and I both know all the things that Wolfgang is capable of.
01:18:21We've been calling this guy's magic for years.
01:18:24Years back, we know just how much he can do in Galus,
01:18:28but on his own, he's just as dangerous.
01:18:48Woo!
01:19:02I believe Joe Hendry's going to have a little extra fire tonight,
01:19:05not just because of what he's been dealing with on NXT
01:19:08and dealing with in regard to Galus,
01:19:10but the comments of Josh Alexander earlier on tonight saying,
01:19:14Where's Joe Hendry?
01:19:16Saying that Joe Hendry is a fluke and a meme?
01:19:20Joe Hendry is all the inspiration and motivation in the world heading into our main event.
01:19:25Well, my question, is the roof still on this place?
01:19:30Because the minute that music hit, this place went absolutely electric.
01:19:34I mean, to be fair, Joe Hendry is literally a meme.
01:19:38He's registered in the internet meme database,
01:19:41but he's so much more.
01:20:03Say his name and he appears.
01:20:11Wolfgang, it wasn't so long ago that you and I were both back in Scotland
01:20:17trying to make a name for ourselves.
01:20:22It also wasn't so long ago that I showed up to your place of work
01:20:26and made the entire world chant,
01:20:28We believe!
01:20:30We believe!
01:20:31We believe!
01:20:32We believe!
01:20:33We believe!
01:20:34We believe!
01:20:35We believe!
01:20:36We believe!
01:20:37We believe!
01:20:38We believe!
01:20:39We believe!
01:20:40We believe!
01:20:41But it also wasn't that long ago that you and Mark Coffey held me in place
01:20:47so Joe Coffey could smash me in the back with a guitar.
01:20:52But what's interesting is Joe and Mark Coffey are not here tonight.
01:21:01And since Wolfgang is just me and you,
01:21:05there's something very special I want to say,
01:21:08but I'm just struggling to find the words.
01:21:12But I think it goes something a little like...
01:21:15Oh!
01:21:16Joe Hendry!
01:21:17Joe Hendry!
01:21:18A little like...
01:21:19Oh!
01:21:20And Joe Hendry goes right after Wolfgang!
01:21:25We saw some fire from the TNA World Champion Nick Nemeth earlier on tonight
01:21:30in the face of Josh Alexander.
01:21:32Hendry following suit against Wolfgang.
01:21:35A little bit of, dare I say, uncharacteristic aggression out of Hendry,
01:21:40but he's been pushed this far by Gallus.
01:21:43Our main event is just getting started.
01:21:46It continues, picture in picture.
01:21:49We love you! We love you! We love you!
01:21:52A fast and furious start to this matchup.
01:21:55Hendry bringing the fight to Gallus' Wolfgang,
01:22:00who is all out of sorts now.
01:22:02This one's starting off hot.
01:22:04Big right hand by Joe Hendry,
01:22:06looking for some retaliation after his experiences with Gallus this past Tuesday
01:22:11and last week as well on NXT.
01:22:14And Hendry and Wolfgang,
01:22:16they've known each other for over a decade,
01:22:19came up together on the Scottish Independence scene.
01:22:22It's been a while since they've gone one-on-one with each other.
01:22:27You know, Tom, like I said, we both know Wolfgang.
01:22:29We've known him for years.
01:22:31I had a chance to talk to him a little bit earlier today,
01:22:34and he himself mentioned it's been a long time
01:22:37since he's gone one-on-one with Joe Hendry.
01:22:39It was a very different person, both characteristically and physically.
01:22:43Joe Hendry, a much larger, more imposing athlete now
01:22:46than when they first crossed paths years ago.
01:22:49Wolfgang has got to be prepared for that.
01:22:51Certainly makes a difference.
01:22:53Wolfgang, a large and imposing figure in his own right,
01:22:56can fly with the best of them,
01:22:58is a bruising and brawling tag team wrestler,
01:23:02but can get it done as a singles competitor.
01:23:08It's the one thing, though, about the last time
01:23:10these two may or may not have faced each other,
01:23:12is that Joe Hendry, from the neck up,
01:23:15is a completely different person,
01:23:17has all the confidence in the world.
01:23:19Especially after this summer, the role he's been on.
01:23:24The Summer of Hendry.
01:23:26No kidding, whether you like it or not,
01:23:28you can't get away from it.
01:23:30Even outside of wrestling circles,
01:23:32Joe Hendry is finding his way
01:23:35into every bit of life here around the world,
01:23:39but now Wolfgang's showing that the Gallus boys are on top.
01:23:45Hendry caught up there amongst the ropes.
01:23:56Wolfgang would love to do Gallus proud here,
01:23:59shut down Joe Hendry where Joe Coffey could not.
01:24:05Wolfgang trying to snuff out Joe Hendry here.
01:24:09You take the crowd out of it,
01:24:11that's a big factor when you're in the ring with Joe Hendry.
01:24:15Not only that, Joe Hendry has been making his presence felt
01:24:19on NXT a lot, but this is home turf advantage
01:24:23right here in a TNA ring for Joe Hendry.
01:24:27Oh!
01:24:29That big shoulder right into that head.
01:24:32That big shoulder right into that injured left arm.
01:24:36It's one of the oldest advantages in sport
01:24:38when you're in a hostile territory,
01:24:40a road game, so to speak.
01:24:41You take the crowd out of it,
01:24:42make it a lot easier on yourself.
01:24:44Wolfgang, smart strategy here against Joe Hendry.
01:24:48Is it going to be enough?
01:24:49The crowd firmly behind Joe Hendry here in Tampa.
01:24:56TNA's Joe Hendry against NXT's Wolfgang.
01:24:59Wolfgang, this is your main event tonight on TNA Impact
01:25:02and Hendry going blow for blow with his Scottish brethren.
01:25:08Wolfgang taking a knee from Hendry.
01:25:12What a night it has been here on TNA Impact.
01:25:15The announcements surrounding Battle for Glory 2024,
01:25:19October 26th live in Detroit, Michigan.
01:25:23And also, how about next week,
01:25:26Nemeth versus Alexander for the first time ever
01:25:29for the TNA World Championship.
01:25:32What a night it has been.
01:25:33And Joe Hendry in a fantastic mood,
01:25:37trying to cap it all off.
01:25:39Able to get out of the way there from Wolfgang,
01:25:44who now tries to take back over the power of Wolfgang
01:25:48coming once more into play here.
01:25:50Bullies his way.
01:25:52Hendry to the outside of the ring.
01:25:54Daniel Spencer trying to control Wolfgang here.
01:25:57Hendry's got to the count of 10 to get back inside the ring.
01:26:00Wolfgang, though, I think, cuts a corner here.
01:26:04Wants to do anything he can to snuff out the momentum
01:26:08that Joe Hendry has been on.
01:26:11It has been a ride of a lifetime.
01:26:16And Hendry dumps spine first on the outside of the ring.
01:26:23There's no guitars. There's no slideshows.
01:26:27None of that is happening here.
01:26:29This is all about brute power and strength,
01:26:34and Wolfgang more than happy to adminish it.
01:26:42Look at this, adding a little bit.
01:26:44Count of 7. Count of 7 from Daniel Spencer.
01:26:47Count of 8 here.
01:26:48Joe Hendry's got to the count of 10 to get back into the ring.
01:26:51Could this be it?
01:26:52Count of 9. Count of 9.
01:26:55Hendry beats the count.
01:26:58Just in the nick of time.
01:27:01But Wolfgang right on the case here
01:27:04as soon as Hendry enters the ring.
01:27:08Oh, Wolfgang representing Gallus.
01:27:11This is the Gallus style.
01:27:15Oh, now look at this.
01:27:16Wolfgang pulling down that protective padding
01:27:19on his elbow, bone on bone, right across the face.
01:27:22He's grinding the forehead and the face of Joe Hendry.
01:27:27That face, that meme-able face
01:27:30that the world knows all too well at this point.
01:27:42Hendry withstood Joe Coffey of Gallus
01:27:45this past Tuesday night on NXT's Great American Bash.
01:27:50Now trying to deal with Wolfgang.
01:27:52Look at the strength of Hendry.
01:27:55Stone-nosed Wolfgang.
01:28:00The suplex backfires on Wolfgang,
01:28:03and now Hendry has the opening again.
01:28:06We love Hendry! We love Hendry!
01:28:12Wolfgang back up to his feet,
01:28:14but look at Joe Hendry.
01:28:15252 pounds of pure motivation,
01:28:18trying to chop down Wolfgang.
01:28:22We're gonna pick up the pace here.
01:28:24Hendry taking Wolfgang off his feet.
01:28:30Hendry is fired up.
01:28:31Heard the comments of Josh Alexander earlier on tonight.
01:28:35Called him just a meme,
01:28:36a man who can't lace my boots on my worst day.
01:28:39Hendry trying to prove his doubters wrong
01:28:42one step at a time.
01:28:46Look at this.
01:28:48Taking a second to prep himself here.
01:28:51The strength of Joe Hendry.
01:28:54Yeah, Joe Hendry! Yeah, baby, yeah!
01:28:58You see the pain etched on Joe Hendry's face.
01:29:01Evidence of the work to the back that Wolfgang has done,
01:29:06but Hendry is on his feet.
01:29:09We love Hendry! We love Hendry!
01:29:19And now Hendry's calling for it.
01:29:21Is it time for the standing ovation?
01:29:24Wolfgang blocked it.
01:29:26Chops him down and drops Hendry to the mat.
01:29:29Wasteland by Wolfgang.
01:29:35And now look at this.
01:29:36You mentioned it.
01:29:38Vader bomb.
01:29:40He can fly a little bit around too with the massive.
01:29:43Is that it?
01:29:44Oh, and Hendry able to kick out.
01:29:46I was going to say the massive frame of Wolfgang
01:29:48when that gets flying.
01:29:50Not much can stop him but Hendry staying in this matchup.
01:29:54Two tremendous shots there by Wolfgang
01:29:57and Hendry withstood them.
01:29:59Now is Wolfgang thinking about going up top.
01:30:02His swanton bomb, he calls the howling,
01:30:05has put away so many for years all over the world.
01:30:10Look out for the howling and Hendry avoided it.
01:30:18The wolf has been silenced.
01:30:27And Hendry is coming unglued here.
01:30:33And now Hendry, standing ovation.
01:30:39Joe Hendry knocks down another obstacle.
01:30:44Here is your winner, Joe Hendry.
01:30:56Take another look back here.
01:30:58It was first Wolfgang who would attempt
01:31:01the howling from the top rope.
01:31:03But Hendry saw it coming and that opened the door
01:31:06for the standing ovation to shut everything down
01:31:11and put Wolfgang away here in the main event.
01:31:14With every shred of success that Joe Hendry captures,
01:31:20new roadblocks step up in his way
01:31:23and Hendry has knocked them down.
01:31:26Wait a minute.
01:31:28Hold on a second.
01:31:29Hold on a second.
01:31:30I'm being told there's something going down in the back.
01:31:32Can we get cameras backstage?
01:31:33There's something happening backstage.
01:31:36What are you going to do?
01:31:37What are you going to do?
01:31:38What are you going to do?
01:31:39What are you doing?
01:31:40What are we doing?
01:31:41What are you going to do?
01:31:42Back up.
01:31:43Back up.
01:31:44What are you going to do?
01:31:45What are you going to do?
01:31:46Back up.
01:31:47What are we doing?
01:31:48What are we doing?
01:31:49Let's go.
01:31:50Let's go.
01:31:52What are you going to do?
01:31:53What are you going to do?
01:31:54Back up.
01:31:55Back up.
01:31:56What are you going to do?
01:31:57What are you going to do?
01:31:58Back up.
01:31:59What are we doing?
01:32:00What are we doing?
01:32:01Let's go.
01:32:02Let's go.