TNA Impact Review – March 20, 2024
X Division Title #1 Contenders Fatal 6 Way Match
Jake Something vs. Jason Hotch vs. Kevin Knight vs. Leon Slater vs. Chris Bey vs. Alan Angels
Alan Angels goes for a facebuster but Jake Something lifts him up so Leon Slater & Kevin Knight superkick Something. Chris Bey hits a tilt a whirl DDT on Something.
Slater hits a enzuigiri on Angels and a springboard back elbow on Knight.
Slater flies from the ring over the corner post onto Hotch & Bey outside the ring.
Something hits a powerbomb on Knight then Hotch hits a spin kick on Something for two.
Something hits Into The Void on Hotch for the win.
Winner & #1 Contender To The X Division Title: Jake Something
We get a vignette with Dirty Dango. Dango talks about his favorite match. He says dirtsheet writers don’t talk about him anymore because he buries them every week. He talks about losing to Josh Alexander because his shoe laces were untied and he gave him one the best matches of his career. Dango says he has 2 anchors that are pulling him down. Dango says Oleg is a Russian sambo fighter and he can’t even beat Josh Alexander. Oleg walks off.
We see Gia Miller walking backstage and she finds AJ Francis & Rich Swann. She says after what happened last week everyone wants an explanation. Francis says they’ll get it next week.
Deaner talks about the failure of Violent By Design & The Design. He says the failure was because of him. He talks about falling in love with professional wrestling at 5 years old. He said he lost it and the only way he’ll get it back is with the people’s help. He says from here on every decision he makes is in the people’s hands.
Grizzled Young Vets come out. Zack Gibson says Deaner doesn’t need to take advice from the people. He says Deaner needs to quit and give up because he offers nothing to professional wrestling. He suggests Deaner to get out of the ring so the professionals can go to work. Deaner is about to walk off but says they don’t get to decide if he leaves, the people do. He asks the people if he should leave or stay. Gibson says if Deaner doesn’t leave, he will do something that Deaner will not enjoy. Deaner says the people have made their decision and goes after GYV but they team up on him before Time Splitters come out.
Tag Team Match
Grizzled Young Vets (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs. Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & Kushida)
Kushida hits basement kicks in James Drake’s legs followed by a handspring back elbow off the ropes. Kushida hits a top rope rana but Drake counters into a pin for a two count.
Kushida locks in Hoverboard lock but Zack Gibson assists Drake to hit a Sliced Bread for two. Time Splitters team up and Kushida hits a cartwheel dropkick in Drake.
Kushida gets the tag and goes to the top rope but Gibson comes in and they go for the Doomsday Device on Kushida but Kushida hits Tanaka Punch.
Kushida locks in Hoverboard Lock on Drake & he taps out.
Winners By Submission: Time Splitters
Tom Hannifan has a sit down interview with Alexander Hammerstone. Hammerstone talks about his Xplosion match years ago and not being signed and that putting a chip on his shoulder. He says people said he was a big fish in a small pond so he went into the ocean. Tom Hannifan said he was unsuccessful in his match against Josh Alexander. Hammerstone asks Hannifan if he is a comedian and says he hit Nightmare Pendulum but Alexander had to roll out of the ring. He says he is bigger and stronger and at Sacrifice he will prove that he is smarter. He says Alexander doesn’t even have his headgear and he will always have it as a reminder.
Digital Media Title Match
Crazzy Steve (c) vs. PCO
Crazzy Steve tries to snap the neck of PCO but PCO gets right up so Steve goes to the 2nd rope but PCO hits the lung blower. PCO hits a leg drop off the 2nd rope.
PCO places Steve on the edge of the apron and goes to the top rope and hits the DeAnimator.
PCO throws Steve back in the ring and hits an elbow against the throat of Steve.
Kon comes out and throws weapons into the ring. PCO hits Kon with a running Swanton through the ropes. PCO takes out steel chairs from under the ring and sets them up.
Steve pokes PCO in the eyes and Kon hits PCO with a back body drop onto the chairs for the win.
Winner & Still Digital Media Champion: Crazzy Steve (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Decay are backstage and Rosemary says there is a contractually obligated rematch for the Knockouts Tag Team Titles that they never received. MK Ultra walk up from behind them and Masha Slamovich speaks in Russian. Killer Kelly says their rematch is 1st. Rosemary says there’s only way to settle this in the ring.
Eric Young comes out and says Moose has a giant target on his back and they’re not done. He says Frankie Kazarian made a grave mistake. He says let’s see how metal he is. He challenges Kazarian to a Full Metal Mayhem match at Rebellion.
Ash By Elegance vs. Seleziya Sparx
Ash By Elegance hits a suplex and goes to the top rope and hits Rarefied Air for the win.
Winner: Ash By Elegance
After the match Ash attacks Seleziya Sparx. She orders for a chair and chokes Sparx with it. She looks to go to the top rope but Xia Brookside runs out and blocks her. Ash By Elegance leaves the ring.
Nic Nemeth comes out to the ring. He says he made his intentions clear on day 1 about becoming TNA World Champion. He said he was going to earn it and the 1st challenge that stepped up to him was Steve Maclin. He said Maclin said was going to run him out of TNA and that he said he was going nowhere and he was happy to bide his time until it was the perfect time. He said who couldn’t wait was the TNA World Champion Moose. He says because of Moose’s actions, he now has a TNA World Title shot at Rebellion.
The System walk out to the ring. Moose says there’s no denying that Nemeth is a well accomplished wrestler. He said if anyone knows anything about Nemeth’s career, it’s that he can’t beat The System. The System leave the ring.
Knockouts Title Match
Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Tasha Steelz
Tasha Steelz locks a crossface onto Jordynne Grace but Grace reverses it into a pin.
Steelz & Grace get into a chop battle before Grace drops Steelz with forearms and hits a spinebuster for a two count.
Grace goes for Juggernaut Driver but Steelz fights out of it and Grace hits a powerbomb for a two count.
Grace goes for a Muscle Buster but Steelz gets out of it before Steelz hits a Sliced Bread and gets a two count.
Grace goes to the top rope but Steelz catches her with a kick and pulls her down with a snapmare.
Steelz hits an enzuigiri but Grace hits a spinning backfist followed by a clothesline and Juggernaut Driver for the win.
Winner & Still Knockouts Champion: Jordynne Grace (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Next Week’s Impact
Knockouts Title #1 Contenders 8-4-1 Match
8 TBD
Josh Alexander vs. TBD
Updated Rebellion Card (April 20th)
TNA World Title Match
Moose (c) vs. Nic Nemeth
TNA World Tag Team Titles Match
The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) (c) vs. Speedball Mountain (Mike Bailey & Trent Seven)
X Division Title Match
Mustafa Ali (c) vs. Jake Something
Full Metal Mayhem Match
Frankie Kazarian vs. Eric Young
