TNA Impact Report, 1/25/24

Join us tonight for ongoing coverage from the latest episode from TNA Wrestling.  Tom Hannifan and Mathew Rewholdt are once again on the call.

Pre Announced Card.

TNA Knockouts World Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Trinity
* Kazuchika Okada & The Motor City Machine Guns vs. The System
* Nic Nemeth vs. Zachary Wentz
* Chris Bey vs. Kevin Knight
* Dani Luna & Jody Threat vs. MK Ultra

We start off with a highlight package from last week.  Josh Alexander beat Will Ospreay and Moose emerged from Hard to Kill as the World Champion and Nic Nemeth has arrived in TNA.

Match 1.  Chris Bey (with Ace Austin) VS Kevin Knight

Bey is a hometown kid and the overwhelming crowd favorite, but Knight has his share of fans.  The two trade headlocks to start the match.  After feeling each other out, Bey is launched from the ring, Knight misses a dive and Bey jumps to the ring and lands successfully on Kevin.  Kevin gets a 2 count on a backslide.  He then delivers a beautiful dropkick.  After a splash in the corner, he springboards off the top with a lariat.  Knight gets a two count.  Knight heads back to the top, but misses a frog splash.  Bey delivers a series of kicks and a top rope elbow.  Art of finesse later, it is over.

Winner by pinfall, Chris Bey

Ace and Bey are attacked post match be the Grizzled Young Vets.  The GYV stand tall taking out the World Tag Team Champions.  They hold up the belts and hold them over the ABC.

We get a Ash by Elegance vignette.

Frankie Kazarian is approached backstage by Rich Swann backstage.  AJ Francis approaches Rich after Kaz blows him off.  Francis wants to second him in a up in coming match.  Swann reluctantly turns down the help.

Match 2.  Dirty Dango and Oleg Prudius (with Alpha Bravo) VS Damian Drake and Dante King

Dango is sitting on a chair talking on the phone, as Oleg destroys Drake and King.  This is a squash.  After a few mins of the beatdown, Dango drops an elbow and makes the pin.

Winners, Dango and Oleg

The GYV cut a promo backstage.  Santino Marella cuts them off.  The ABC run in and try to attach the GYV.  Santino sets up a best of three series of matches for the belts.

Okada and The Motor City Machine Guns cut a short promo backstage.

Match 3.  Trinity VS Knockouts World Champion, Jordynne Grace

Trinity gets an early advantage with a series of takedowns, a leg lariat and the split.  Grace mounts a comeback with a few forearms.  Grace knocks Trinity off the top rope, but eats a fist to the face from the former champion when she dives threw the ropes.  Grace then knocks Trinity down to the floor and drives the small of the back into the apron.  Grace us winning over the fans, who appear to understand Trinity might be leaving TNA.  Back in the ring, Grace suplexes Trinity.  Grace then short arm clotheslines Trinity multiple times.  Trinity blocks a driver.  She then kicks her in the head and faceplants the champ.  Grace gets to her feet and back elbows Trinity, then Vader bombs her.  Trinity kicks Grace in the head, then scissor spikes Grace’s head to the mat violently.  The two end up on the top rope.  Grace headbutts her several times and delayed superplexes her off the top into a jackhammer.  Trinity somehow kicks out.  Grace taunts Trinity.  Trinity then full nelson bombs Grace for two.  Trinity gets thrown into the corner.  She sunset flips Grace.  They do the rollup back forth exchange.  Grace finally pins Trinity.

Winner and Still Knockouts Champion, Jordynne Grace

Jai Vidal and Savanah Evans jump Grace and Trinity.  Gisele Shaw follows slowly.  She then knees Trinity in the face.  Shaw gloats knowing she has a guaranteed future Knockouts title shot.

The System cut a promo backstage.  They all call out Okada and The Guns.

Josh Alexander cuts a promo backstage about his fast start for 2024.  Alan Angels comes in invites Josh to be his first guest on his talk show, The Sound Check.  

Match 4.  Nic Nemeth VS Zachary Wentz (with Trey Miguel)

This is Nemeth’s first match outside WWE ever.  Nic starts off using his Kent State wrestling background to tie up Wentz.  Wentz breaks the scientific start with some back elbows to Nemeth’s neck.  Nic dropkicks Wentz, stopping his momentum.  Wentz uses Trey’s outside distraction to knee Nic in the face.  Wentz lays in some punches, but Nic hits a few lariats and a neckbreaker.  He gets a two count after a high elbow drop.  Wentz pulls the tights for a two count after a roll up.  Nemeth delivers a DDT for two.  Zack blocks a superkick and sidewalk slams him for two.  Nemeth hits a danger zone (zig zag) out of nowhere and it is over.

Winner, Nic Nemeth

Steve Maclin jumps Nemeth post match for a beatdown.  He goes for a KIA, but Nic reverses it and takes him out with another danger zone.

Crazzy Steve has a vignette cutting down Tommy Dreamer.  Steve is the Digital Media Champion.  Rhino is shown interrupting the vignette and shoving Steve to the ground.  Steve seems to love being attacked.

Havok and Rosemary are the new Knockouts Tag Champs, Decay is back and cut a promo saying they are here to stay.

Match 5.  Dani Luna and Jody Threat VS MK Ultra, Killer Kelly and Masha Slamovich

The two teams are both physical to start the match.  Luna hits an exploder, but Masha recovers and throws Dani to the corner.  Kelly tags in briefly and pounds on Luna, Kelly and Masha make a few quick tags.  Luna fights back quickly and tags out to Jody.  Jody double knees Killer Kelly for two.  This match is all over the place.  Masha and Kelley double slam/piledrive Jody and it is over.

Winners, MK Ultra

Post match, MK Ultra attacks Luna.  They give her the same finisher.

Match 6.  Kazuchika Okada & The Motor City Machine Guns, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin (X Division Champion) vs. The System, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards and TNA World Champion, Moose (with Alisha Edwards)

The Rainmaker enters last, to a huge reception.  Okada is the biggest free agent in wrestling, and the multi-time IWPG World Champion is competing in a TNA ring for the first time in years.  The tension is clearly present for this one.  Eddie is doubled by the Guns.  Sabin drops a leg and tags in Shelley.  He rings the arm, while glaring at Moose.  The fans want Okada, but the Guns keep tagging each other back in.  Myers tags in.  He works over Sabin in the corner.  Sabin counters with a back elbow and arm drag takedown.  Shelley tags back in.  Rewholdt wonders why Okada hasn’t had any action yet.  Myers slams Sabin.  Moose tags in.  He calls out Okada.  He tags in.  They stand face to face.  Moose shoulders him down.  Okada goes for the rainmaker, Moose dives out of the way.  Shelley tags back in.  Eddie also tags in.  Shelley leg whips him.  Shelley will have a rematch for the world title with Moose at some point.  The Guns and Okada make a few quick tags on Eddie.  The match breaks down as Moose interferes.  Everyone starts brawling on the floor.  Myers and Eddie work over Shelley on the floor.  Moose tags in and takes his turn on Shelley.  Back in the ring, he stomps Shelley.  Moose cheap shots Okada off the apron.  Alisha pulls Shelley’s hair from the apron.  Myers and Eddie double Russian Alex.  Moose and Shelley start exchanging chops.  Shelley fights off Moose and plants him face first on the 2nd rope.  Eddie makes the save for The System, but Sabin tags in.  He takes out Myers and Eddie.  He then punts Moose from the apron.  He tornado DDTs Eddie.  Eddie then gets doubled by the Guns.  Myers is next.  Sabin kicks Shelley by accident.  Eddie blue thunders Sabin.  Myers knocks Okada again from the apron.  Sabin recovers and crossbodies Eddie and Myers.  He then DDTs Eddie.  The fans want Okada.  Moose comes in too.  Okada kicks and DDT’s Moose.  He flapjacks Myers.  He then neckbreakers Moose.  He then slams Moose.  He goes to the top and drops the top rope elbow.  He sets up the Rainmaker.  Moose ducks it, but is dropkicked.  Moose counters with a dropkick of his own.  They are both down.  Fans are into it now.  Shelley and Eddie tag back in.  Back pack stunner for two on Shelley.  The match breaks down and everyone enters.  Myers lays in some huge kicks.  Okada rainmakers Myers.  Shell shock by Shelley and it is over.

Winner, Okada and The Guns

The show ends with Okada and The Guns celebrating.  ….  Until Mustifa Ali makes his surprise vignette entrance.