Impact Wrestling – April 10, 2014: Copying Wrestlemania Isn’t A Bad Idea
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Wrestling
Date: April 10, 2014
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
We open with an In Memory graphic for Warrior.
Dixie Carter arrives and has something planned for tonight.
Gauntlet Match
Abyss is #7 and cleans house but Ray tries to toss him. Magnus comes out for commentary as we take a break. Back with Sanada having entered and Eric Young entering at I believe #9. No eliminations yet. Everyone fights against the ropes and teases a few eliminations but no one is really close. Willow is #10 and we get a showdown with Carter. A Twisting Stunner has Carter in trouble as Spud wheelchairs down to ringside, only to pop up and pull Willow down for the elimination.
Spud, in a jacket that looks like it was involved in an explosion at a paint factory, has a surprise party for Dixie. She tells him to tone it down and accuses Spud of selling her down the river. Dixie leaves but as Spud follows her out, Willow invades the room and cleans house.
Angelina Love vs. ODB vs. Gail Kim vs. Brittany
We recap Eric getting a title shot tonight.
Magnus thinks Eric is making a huge mistake.
Tag Team Titles: Wolves vs. Zema Ion/Jesse Godderz
Back inside and Jesse slips in a knee from the apron to stagger Eddie, only to have him catch both of them in a hurricanrana at the same time. Hot tag brings in Davey to clean house with kicks and suplexes. A missile dropkick gets two on Godderz and the toss into the kick looks to get the pin, but Robbie E. runs in for the DQ at 3:43.
Rating: C-. Not bad here but this time the ending was somewhat in doubt. I actually thought they might change the titles here, which would have been a bit too early with the PPV coming up in a few weeks. The Wolves are the best team in the company and having them chase the titles for a few months is a good idea.
Christy is going to shock us with something about Samuel Shaw tonight. She wants to talk to him in the ring about commitment.
Willow blames Carter and Spud for costing him the gauntlet match and wants a handicap match next week.
Impact is coming to New York City in June.
TNA World Title: Eric Young vs. Magnus
Eh why not. It worked at Wrestlemania XXX. Young scores with a quick dropkick and flips over the corner before strutting down the apron. Apparently Young has a bad arm coming into this to really hammer in the similarities. Magnus avoids a charge into the corner and sends Eric out to the floor with a big running knee. Back in and Eric sends Magnus to the floor, only to get nailed as he tries a suicide dive.
Magnus sends him into the steps and we take a break. Back with the champion getting two off a gutwrench suplex and we hit a sleeper on Young. Eric is quickly out of the hold but gets caught in a camel clutch to work on the back as well as the bad arm. Young powers up into an electric chair and both guys are down. Back up and some forearms and a clothesline drop Magnus. The arm seems fine at the moment. Eric tries a wheelbarrow slam into a neckbreaker but mostly drops Magnus on the way down.
The top rope elbow gets two and Magnus nails the Michinoku Driver for the same. He brings the belt into the ring but the referee takes it away. Young loads up a Death Valley Driver but gets hit low for two. Magnus is livid and gets caught in a crucifix for two. Eric comes back with a piledriver for the pin and the title at 13:05.
Results
Eric Young won a gauntlet match last eliminating Abyss
Angelina Love b. Brittany, ODB and Gail Kim – Bicycle kick to Kim
Wolves b. Zema Ion/Jesse Godderz via DQ when Robbie E. interfered
Eric Young b. Magnus – Piledriver
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