TNA, IMPACT Report, 4/18/24

Join us tonight for ongoing coverage from the latest episode from TNA Wrestling.  Gerweck.net will begin coverage at 8:30pm.  Tom Hannifan and Mathew Rewholdt are once again on the call.

The show starts with Josh Alexander walking out in street clothes, joining the announcers.

Match 1.  Little Guido (with The FBI) VS Alex Hammerstone

Hammerstone starts the match hurling Guido.  Guido recovers and lays in some chops, but they do little and he is repeatedly slammed.  Guido bails to the floor, but Hammerstone greets him and pounds on his back, before mixing it up with The FBI members.  The ref kicks them out of the ECW Arena.  Guido is then suplexed, belly to back.  Hammerstone puts Little Guido in the torture rack and it is over.

Winner by submission, Alex Hammerstone

Josh and Hammerstone have an intense glare at each other post match.

Ash and her concierge cut a promo demanding a title match.  Xia Brookside interrupts the segment and announces they will meet next week on TV.   Jordynne Grace then announces Matt Cardona will not be ringside when Steph Delander challenges her for the Knockouts Championship because he is injured.

Match 2.  LSG VS Joe Hendry

The match begins with Hendry soaking in a “We Believe” chant from the Philly crowd.  He grabs the mic and talks about his match with Rich Swann and his partner AJ Frances.  He spends a few mins cutting them down.

The match begins with a tie up.  They trade arm twists.  Hendry shoulders LSG to the mat.  He then does a gorilla slam and then a fall away.  After a standing ovation, choke slam it is over.

Winner by pinfall, Joe Hendry

We get a Rebellion hype package next.

Match 3.  X-Division Champion, Mustafa Ali and The Grizzled Young Vets (James Drake and Zack Gibson) VS Jake Something, Cody Deaner and Rhino

Gibson and Jake start Jake delivers a slam and tags in Rhino.  Rhino chops Gibson repeatedly in the corner.  Gibson tags in Drake, who Rhino disposes to the floor.  The heels regroup on the outside.  Ali motivates his team.  Rhino short arms Drake and tags in Cody.  Cody lands a back elbow, and full arm, drag and twist.  He works the shoulder of Drake, but he manages a tag and Ali takes control with kicks, stomps and chops.  Cody lands a Thesz Press and gets a two count.  Ali pokes the eye. Drake and Gibson then double team him.  Drake ends up in the ring and he taunts Rhino and Deaner while laying in the boots to Cody.  Drake delivers a backbreaker and tags in Ali.  Deaner mounts a comeback, but Drake and Ali eventually double Cody and Ali settles into a rear chin lock.  Deaner hits a lariat, but can’t quite make the tag.  The GYVs double him further.  Deaner somehow gets free to Rhino.  He comes in hot, but the Vets double him.  Jake has had enough and he clears the ring.  He then slams Gibson and launches Deaner on him.  Ali makes the save.  Jake chases Ali to the floor.  Drake and Gibson dive on Jake on the floor.  Ali finishes him off.  This leaves Deaner alone in the ring.  Rhino is down.  Deaner bravely fights them all.  Rhino enters and gores Drake.  Cody then double bulldogs Ali and Gibson. Ali recovers and crotches Deaner and 450s him for the win.

Winners, Ali and The GYVs

Steve Maclin has a vignette.  He says he will make his presence felt at Rebellion.

We get Eric Young vignette next.  He appears to be taking to his inner evil self.  He asks himself to lose it to face Frankie Kazarian.  They will meet at Full Metal Mayhem.

Match 4.  Rosemary (with Havok) VS Jody Threat (with Dani Luna)  They are Spitfire, Knockouts Tag Champs

Threat lariats Rosemary off a whip.  She then powerslams her.  Threat charges and lariats Rosemary repeatedly in the corner.  She then backdrops her for a 2 count.  Rosemary mounts a comeback finally and rams Threat into the corner, she then mounts and bites her forehead.  Rosemary then locks on the upside down, releasing the hold before the 5 count.  Rosemary splashes and t bones Threat next.  Rosemary follows up with a German.  She then locks on a chin lock submission.  Threat gets to the ropes.  Jody comes back with clubbing throws.  Jody then delivers a German and lariat of her own, getting a two count.  Threat can’t keep Rosemary down. Havok and Luna end up on the apron.  Rosemary spears Jody and gets the pin.

Winner, Rosemary

We get another Jonathan Gresham therapy session.  He says he needs the mask because he is embarrassed because he showed his face and he was open and vulnerable.  He has to change that.

Match 5.  The Motor City Machine Guns, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley VS Tag Champs, The System, Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers (with Alisha Edwards)

Eddie and Shelley start off.  Rewholdt is really putting over the Guns.  This is there last match in TNA apparently.  They start off having fun as they both enter the ring and double Eddie.  They are playing it up to the crowd.  Eddie mounts a comeback on Shelley.  Shelley chin breakers Eddie.  He and Sabin work him over in their corner. Sabin tags in.  They do a double dragon screw.  Shelley tags in and locks on the figure 4.  Sabin enters and locks it on Myers as well.  The System both eventually get to the bottom rope.  Shelley goes to the spinning toe hold. Alisha interferes.  Eddie chops Shelley’s throat.  Alisha slaps Shelley.  Myers tags in.  He plants Shelley’s neck firmly on the turnbuckle.  Myers locks on a rear chin lock.  He tags out and Eddie locks the same hold on.  Shelley tries to tag, but Myers hurls Sabin to the floor.  Shelley flatliners Myers into the middle turnbuckle and tags to Sabin.  Sabin crossbodies both System members and DDTs Eddie after.  He then wizards Eddie for a two count.  We then gets some classic MCMG double teams moves.  Shelley lariats Eddie.  The Guns get a two count off a double team off the top.  Eddie then gets doubled, but he ducks a kick.  Sabin kicks Shelley.  Myers takes down Sabin.  Shelley is on the floor.  Sabin gets backpack stunnered into a top elbow drop from Myers.  Sabin hits a cutter.  Shelley and Sabin hit the basement dropkick set.  They double kick Myers.  Alisha interferes.  Myers hits a roster cut into a Boston knee party by Eddie and it is over.

Winners and still tag champs, The System.

Nic Nemeth enters in street clothes.  He will face World Champion, Moose at Rebellion.  He pays homage to The Sandman with a beer before entering the ring.  The System music hits and out comes Moose in a suit, with the belt.  Moose takes the mic and calls the fans idiots.  He then tries to get in Nemeth’s head.  Nic tells Moose his comments won’t work.  Nic then says he believes people could behind him as World Champion.  Moose says everyone would love to see him Nic win.  Moose says he can’t carry the ball, he will fumble it.  Nic says he isn’t Dolph Ziggler.  He is going to be the man to beat his ass and be the World Champion.  They stare at each other before Moose walks off and the show ends.  They show a brief Rebellion package after the actual show.