Tee Jay
  • 3 months ago
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00:00Next, it's our main event.
00:01One half of the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions,
00:04Masha Slavich, goes one-on-one with Danny Luna of Spitfire.
00:09Next, on Explosion.
00:14Welcome back to TNA Explosion,
00:16and now it's time for our main event.
00:19The following contest is set for a football.
00:35Introducing first, being accompanied by Alicia Edwards,
00:39she is one-half of the TNA
00:40Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, Masha Slavich.
00:46Over 111 days as your Knockouts World Tag Team Champions,
00:51with only two defenses in that time.
00:53Some would say that's ducking competition.
00:56Oh, and we get a lovely wave from Alicia Edwards.
01:01Thanks so much for that.
01:02Yeah, it all started at Under Siege,
01:05when they captured the Knockouts World Tag Team
01:08Championships from Spitfire,
01:10and that's where all of this animosity
01:13started between these two teams.
01:15Spitfire got their contractual rematch,
01:17that Slammiversary came up short.
01:19However, the last time that we saw Masha in action,
01:21she came up short one-on-one against Jodie Threatt of Spitfire.
01:28Please tell me she's wrong.
01:31Being accompanied by the wild child, Jodie Threatt,
01:34representing Spitfire, Danny Luna.
01:39And to that point, Threatt has had her opportunity
01:41to go slavage in the one half of the Knockouts
01:44World Tag Team Champions.
01:45Danny Luna looking to attempt to follow suit.
01:50Even if it's not for those Tag Team titles,
01:53they still want to get one up on these two Knockouts.
01:58There's some unfinished business there,
02:00but my question is, where do we go from here?
02:03What's next?
02:05Some unfinished business all over the Knockouts division.
02:08Certainly.
02:09Coming up this Thursday on Impact,
02:12a match by elegance.
02:14Jordan Grace will once again defend her Knockouts
02:17World Championship against Ash by elegance
02:21in what I'm told is a no disqualification style match,
02:24a match by elegance.
02:26Oh, is it sponsored by elegance?
02:31Well, technically Ash is sponsored by elegance,
02:34so I guess yes.
02:35Oh, okay.
02:38This is Danny Luna here, one-on-one with Masha Slamvich,
02:41and to that point, there's just a lot of bad blood
02:43right now within the Knockouts division.
02:45Oh, certainly, I mean, especially between these two teams.
02:49It's been going on for months,
02:50and it's like there's just no end in sight.
02:56Danny Luna trying to control Slamvich.
02:59Head scissors here, Slamvich trying to find her way free.
03:02Oh, and now this is Slamvich just straight ahead,
03:05nasty style of wrestling, shoulders down.
03:08Luna's gotta be careful in this position.
03:11You said it right there, her style's really nasty,
03:14but it's also really technical.
03:16I mean, Masha can get you from anywhere,
03:19but so can Danny Luna.
03:24Back on the hair slammer, she's gotta be careful.
03:26Continues to do that,
03:27could get disqualified by the official.
03:31Honestly, Danny, I don't know if Masha even cares.
03:35I really think that she just wants to inflict
03:38as much pain as possible.
03:41That nasty arm wringer and a kick to the elbow,
03:43trying to hyper-extend the joint.
03:44No, but now we see the strength of Danny Luna.
03:47Oh, and I do have to disagree with you.
03:48I do think Slamvich, yes, she wants to hurt people,
03:51but especially that loss to Jody,
03:53throughout the involvement of Alicia Edwards
03:55to try and use the title belt to get the win.
03:57This is an opportunity.
03:59Hold on, there's a cover.
04:00Luna trying to put away Slamvich with a kick out.
04:03This is a chance for Slamvich and the militia
04:06to make a statement in response to Spitfire.
04:08Fair enough, you're exactly right on that.
04:11To prove that they are viable champions,
04:14that they should be the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions.
04:17If you give away multiple losses as a champion,
04:20pinfall losses, you could be looking at a future opponent
04:25ripping Danny Luna's left arm into the top rope
04:29and Slamvich is taking control just like that.
04:31Yeah, and I think that's exactly what Danny Luna
04:35and Jody Threat want.
04:36They want another opportunity at those tag team titles.
04:43Oh, and again, an arm wringer.
04:46Slamvich, here's the cover, pressing the shoulder down.
04:49Very smart there, forcing Luna to kick out.
04:55Danny Luna and Jody Threat no longer have
04:58Lars Fredriksen in their corner week to week.
05:01Of course, he continues to be a mentor
05:03and a friend from afar.
05:05Set them on the path of bonding together once again
05:08in the lead up to Slam-A-Vert-ury,
05:10but right now, Slamvich is testing Danny Luna
05:13physically and mentally.
05:18Big shots in the midsection,
05:20Luna trying to create an opening for herself,
05:23trying to create a little bit of offense
05:24and Slamvich shuts that down.
05:27Seamworms and a suplex.
05:29Oh my goodness, and you see Luna just, oh.
05:31Cover, shoulders down and a kick out.
05:34We talked about it earlier on,
05:35Slamvich, a very nasty style,
05:37but you touched on it, very methodical,
05:40very intelligent wrestler.
05:41Very, I mean, she is, she does have those nasty tactics,
05:44but she is a smart wrestler.
05:47She's been studying the game for so long,
05:50almost, I mean, most of her life,
05:52so it only makes sense that she sees
05:55every opening available.
05:58Letting go of Luna, was grabbing Luna's hair,
06:00the referee correctly was applying the five count there.
06:04Slamvich, if she'd gotten a five,
06:05would have been disqualified.
06:07Be right back where the militia started,
06:09would have been a loss against Masha Slamvich.
06:17Driving that injured left shoulder
06:19into the top turnbuckle.
06:21Let's go, Masha!
06:33Go for the suplex arrow, a block by Slamvich.
06:36Oh, and now look at that seam on the arm bar here.
06:38Center of the ring, Danny Luna's in a bad position.
06:41Like I said, every opening available,
06:44Masha has her eyes open,
06:45and she's gonna capitalize in any way that she can.
06:49And Luna gets to the bottom rope,
06:51that is gonna break up the submission.
06:53Slamvich fails to release the arm.
06:59One of the advantages that Danny Luna has
07:01is that strength that I talked about.
07:03And I mean, if Masha Slamvich is,
07:05ooh, able to take away the strength of Danny Luna,
07:13it could be dangerous.
07:14Went for another clothesline there,
07:15Luna able to duck it, and that's the suplex.
07:19Luna won it before.
07:25Luna just having to push through that pain,
07:28dig deep within her soul,
07:31and hit it as fast as she can so she can't feel it.
07:41Building some offense here, up onto the shoulders.
07:44Think about the Luna landing perhaps,
07:46trying to end this matchup.
07:47Oh, and a kick right to the face by Luna.
07:50Still feeling that pain in her left arm,
07:53but connects with the right.
07:59Jody Threat trying to inspire Danny Luna.
08:02Continues the fight off the rope,
08:04and the Blue Thunderbird gets away from the ropes,
08:07and a kick out by Slamvich.
08:08Oh, wow.
08:11What a sequence there by Luna.
08:14Like I said, Luna's digging deep right now.
08:18Whatever she's got left, she's gotta pull it out
08:19if she wants to get this victory over Masha.
08:30And now up onto the shoulders once again.
08:32Think about the Luna landing.
08:34Slamvich able to get down.
08:37Going for that left arm once again.
08:38Going for the left arm of Luna.
08:41Oh, shoulders down, shoulders down.
08:43Oh, a double stomp.
08:45Slamvich, does she have it here?
08:47No, a kick out by Luna.
08:49Oh, she might not have it right now,
08:50but oh, Danny Luna's ribcage was just crushed
08:55by Masha Slamvich.
08:57This has been an excellent matchup here
08:59on Explosion between Luna and Slamvich,
09:02but is it about to be over?
09:06Knees right to that elbow joint.
09:08Slamvich, whoa, was very set up for the slow plow.
09:11Luna nearly had her.
09:13Oh, right to the face.
09:16Exactly why you should never miss a single moment
09:20when it comes to TNA.
09:23And now Luna, maybe setting up for a powerbomb.
09:26Slamvich should cover, shoulders down, whoa.
09:29Oh, and now Luna, look at the strength.
09:31Oh, wow.
09:32Look at the strength of Danny Luna,
09:34driving Slamvich neck first into the mat.
09:37Wow, just incredible.
09:39And now, going for a powerbomb and got it.
09:43Can Luna pin Luna down for the tag champs?
09:46Oh, and a kick out.
09:48What a match.
09:50I don't know what Danny Luna's got left,
09:53but ladies and gentlemen, this is the knockouts division.
10:01And Luna again, you can see her trying to shake some life
10:03into that left arm here.
10:04Getting down the stretch once again.
10:07He's going for the Luna landing.
10:08Needs to control, Slamvich especially can.
10:11Couldn't get the Luna landing.
10:12Back into the armbar now by Slamvich.
10:17What's Danny Luna gonna do?
10:18Oh, elbows, what a cheekbone.
10:21Oh, this is bad, oh, this is bad, Tom.
10:23Oh, and back on it, going for a cross face.
10:26Oh, look at this.
10:27And a tap out by Luna.
10:29Luna had no choice.
10:32She's going for the master's title.
10:35Jan, did you see the way that Slamvich
10:37breached into that submission?
10:39Yes, I did.
10:40And Danny Luna, she took a lot of torture tonight.
10:44And Masha Slamvich is the victor.
10:47A hell of a battle here.
10:49And the rights of the knockouts,
10:50especially in the knockouts world tag team title picture.