TNA, Impact Report, 5/2/24

Join us tonight for ongoing results from the latest episode from TNA Wrestling.  Tom Hannifan and Mathew Rewholdt are on the call for the go home show before tomorrow’s, Under Siege PPV.  Tonight’s show show emanates from Las Vegas.

We start with the usual highlight package from last week’s show.  “Broken” Matt Hardy and Nic Nemeth both want The System.  Ryan Nemeth and Speedball Mountain want The System too.

The show kicks off officially with AJ Francis and Rich Swann, with celebrities in the balcony just letting everyone know they are in attendance.

Match 1.  X-Division Champion, Mustafa Ali VS Chris Bey (with Ace Austin)

Bey and Ali trade chops and lariats to start the match.  Bey DDT’s Ali, but the champ kicks out quickly.  Ali then trips Bey, making him fall, throat first on the 2nd rope.  Bey recovers and dumps Ali on the top rope, leaving him hung up, upside down.  Bey goes coast to coast with a flying elbow.  Ali kicks out at 2.  Ali recovers and lands a tilt a whirl backbreaker.  He follows with a rear chin lock, but Bey gets free and whips the champ into the buckle violently.  Bey shoulders Ali next.  After a splash elbow, he misses from the top, but spinebusters the champ for a two count.  He goes for the art of finesse, but Ali catches him, dumping him to the floor.  Bey gets back in the ring and spin kicks Ali.  Both are hurt, but get to their feet slugging it out.  Ace argues with Ali for cheating.  Ali dives on him on the floor.  Bey does the same.  Back in the ring, Ali superkicks Bey, but Bey counters with a move dropping Ali on his neck.  Ali catches Bey on the top and suplexes him on the apron.  Ali misses a 450, Bey cutters him.  Bey goes to the top.  Security interferes for Ali.  Ali goes to the top and 450s Bey for the win.

Winner and still X-Division Champion, Mustafa Ali

AJ and Swann are showed cheering from the balcony.

Match 2.  Dani Luna (with Jody Threat) VS Alisha Edwards (with Masha Slamovich)

Lars Fredrickson from Rancid, joins the announce team.  Lars is a big wrestling fan, and fan of Tag Champs, Spitfire.  Luna and Threat will face Masha and Alisha tomorrow night.  Luna suplexes Alisha to start after an argument and pushing match.  Masha gives some advice, which works.  Alisha kicks Luna in the stomach and DDT’s Luna.  Luna loses it and ragdolls Alisha with slams, punches and a springboard blue thunder bomb.  Masha interferes.  Threat pushes Masha.  Alisha dives on Threat and the ref followed her.  Masha snowplows Luna.  Alisha gets the pin.

Winner, Alisha Edwards

Sami Callahan hosts his first DMTV segment.  It is brief.  He just says going forward, this segment will let him do what he wants going forward.

Match 3.  Alexander Hammerstone VS Cody Deaner /  Sin City Street Fight/ No DQ

Cody grabs the mic and says he wants to add some spice to the match.  Santino Marella has allowed it.  Hammerstone tells him what a waste he is.  Cody makes it a no DQ match.

The bell rings and Cody tears into Hammerstone with punches and a basement dropkick.  He grabs a garbage can lid, but Alex punts him before he can use it.  He then boots him repeatedly in the corner.  The match spills to the floor, Alex back elbows Cody.  Cody slips a slam and pushes Alex into a post, head first.  He then chairs Hammerstone on the back.  Back in the ring, Hammerstone punts Cody before he can use the chair again.  He then chairs Cody.  Deaner is then pummeled in the corner and fall away slammed.  Hammerstone then uses the back of the chair to choke Deaner.  Deaner tries to fight back, but he doesn’t appear to have enough.  Hammerstone knees him in the back repeatedly and then slams his ribs on an upright folding chair.  Hammerstone sets up another chair, allowing Deaner to recover and throw some punches and he slams Alex on the chair.  Deaner looks to the fans and they call for a table.  He gets one and sets it up.  Hammerstone gets to his feet and recovers, suplexing Deaner.  He then goes for a choke slam threw the table.  Deaner is broken at this point, but Hammerstone puts Deaner in the torture rack.

Winner by submission, Hammerstone

Hammerstone won’t release the hold.  Jake Something comes in and makes the save.  He will face Alex tomorrow.  Security has to pull them apart, until Hammerstone bails.

Nic Nemeth is shown with the Doctor.  He can’t compete against The System.  Matt Hardy will join Speedball Mountain in his place tomorrow.

We get another Jonathan Gresham vignette next.  He is greeted by Santino Marella.  Santino says he is looking forward to great things and he pumps up Gresham.  Gresham struggles with his inner monster, which he seems to be accepting more and more.

Joe Hendry comes out to give his apology to Swann and AJ Frances, First Class.  He has a guitar in hand.  He sings the Cheese It Champion.  He then sings the Flying song.  The fans loved it and sang along.  He says he will sing the apology song.  This song is great.  The guy is great on the guitar.  A “We Believe” chant breaks out.  The segment ends with AJ losing it on the balcony.

The System come out next.  Eddie Edwards grabs the mic first.  He says TNA needs them.  Brian Myers makes fun of Speedball Mountain.  Moose then goes directly at Matt Hardy verbally.  He says he will be deleted.

Match 4.  Ace Austin (with Chris Bey) VS Trey Miguel (with Zachary Wentz)

These longtime rivals tear into each other right away.  Trey gains an advantage after working on Ace’s knee.   Ace tweaked it before the commercial break and Trey has went to work on it, driving his knee into Ace’s, using the ropes for leverage.  Trey ends up using a ranna to forward to a ground a pound advantage.  He then goes for a moonsault, but Ace gets both his knees up.  Ace has a chance, and uses his hands and a leg sweep, before a click click boom.  He follows up with a lariat in the corner and a spin kick off the middle rope.  He gets a two count.  He is still favoring his knee.  Zack interferes, allowing Trey a two count.  He then Pele kicks Ace for another two count.  Trey then kicks Austin in the head.  Ace then ends up on the ropes, Trey kicks him to the floor.  Ace recovers and joins Trey on the top.  Trey rings Ace’s bell.  He then sunsets Ace for a two count.  Ace rolls threw and face stomps him.  He then lands the fold and it is over.

Winner, Ace Austin and will face Mustafa Ali for the X-Division Championship at Under Siege

Eric Young and Josh Alexander challenge Frankie Kazarian and Steve Maclin tomorrow.

Match 5.  Knockouts World Champion, Jordynne Grace VS Miyu Yamashita

Ash By Elegance comes out to watch the match.  Grace shoulders Miyu from the offset.  She then suplexes Miyu.  Grace dropped Miyu on her head.  Miyo recovers and uses her kicks to the spine to get a 1 count.  She stays on the kicks.  Grace eventually spills to the floor.  She is punted twice, but takes the blows and trips Miyu before jackhammering her to the floor.  She allows Miyu to recover on the floor.  She pays for it with kicks with skull kicks and a driver on the apron.  Miyu then hiptosses Grace, but the two lock each other in a submission.  They roll to the ropes.  The two then start the strong style chops, leading to Grace slams and Miyu kicks.  They both drop each other.  Grace goes for a muscle buster, but Miyu counters and they end up both on the top battling.  Grace ends up backdropping her off the top.  She gets a two count then lariats her.  Miyu lands another kick to the head for two.  Grace Driver and it is over.

Winner and still champion, Jordynne Grace

The two shake hands and Ash looks on.  Steph De Lander and Kon enter post match.  De Lander kicks her in the head.  Kon grabs her head.  The lights go out and PCO saves Grace.  PCO chops Kon and Grace crotches him.  PCO then chokes De Lander.  De Lander then starts showing affection to PCO.  He stops choking her, but Grace throws De Lander from the ring.  The show ends.