New Column: Exodus Stage Left
Looking at all the names to leave TNA this week, which could see more names added to the list.
Impact Wrestling – February 23, 2017: They Got One Thing Right
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Wrestling
Date: February 23, 2017
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
In memory of George Steele, Ivan Koloff Nicole Bass and Chavo Guerrero Sr.
Wedding video.
Post break, Cody has no comment.
Eli Drake thinks Tyrus stepped way over the line and tonight he has to take a beating.
Tyrus never liked Drake.
Eli Drake vs. Tyrus
Before he gets in the ring, we get a little more Drake trash talk which is basically a way to plug the fact that Tyrus is a Fox News contributor. A single shoulder puts Drake on the floor so he offers Tyrus more money. Tyrus growls at him so Drake lays out the referee for the DQ at 2:35.
Bram vs. Jesse Godderz
They slug it out to start as Pope keeps hinting that Josh is going to be gone soon. Godderz plants him with a belly to back suplex and a Blockbuster to set up the Adonis Lock. Kingston gets on the apron for a distraction so Jesse catapults Bram into him, setting up the rollup for the pin on Bram at 3:57.
Godderz cleans house and bails before he gets beaten down.
Bad Bones vs. Josh Barnett
X-Division Title: DJZ vs. Trevor Lee
Post match Lee loads up the Pillmanizing but Andrew Everett comes in for the save.
Results
Tyrus b. Eli Drake via DQ when Tyrus hit the referee
Jesse Godderz b. Bram – Rollup
Josh Barnett b. Bad Bones – Keylock
Trevor Lee b. DJZ – Rollup with a handful of tights
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Impact Wrestling – February 16, 2017: I Think I Like This Better Than the Wrestling Show
Impact Wrestling
Date: February 16, 2017
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
We open with a recap of the Expedition of Gold, which will take the Hardys to Tijuana, Mexico this week.
Video on Davey turning on Eddie.
Moose/Brandi Rhodes vs. Crazzy Steve/Rosemary
Kingston vs. Jesse Godderz
The DCC comes out post match but Jesse is smart enough to bail.
The bachelor party continues to be horrible with an overweight man crushing the drug dealer.
Allie tries to liven the party up with noisemakers but Maria yells at her again. Sienna just wants to drink.
Maria yells at Allie for the amount of pink at the party. Allie can be a ring bearer next week and gets frosting thrown in her face. The ladies take the gifts (including lingerie) and leave.
After the match, the Hardys teleport back to North Carolina before Konnan and company can stop them. Konnan: “WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY DISAPPEARED???” Back in North Carolina, the Hardys literally throw the belts into a bag and go off to win the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles next week. Hint: you might not want to show us the celebration after winning the belts.
Video on Brooke returning to TNA and being targeted by the Lady Squad.
Sienna vs. Brooke
Maria offers an early distraction to start and Sienna takes over with forearms and a spinebuster. Brooke gets in some forearms of her own as Madison Rayne explains why Maria is the most amazing Knockout ever. Another Maria distraction lets Sienna get in a running clothesline as Josh talks about how you can get a Louisville Slugger baseball bat signed by Jeff Hardy. Maria chokes on the rope and offers a distraction so Sienna can choke as well. As Maria talks about how the Knockouts show their midsections, Brooke fights off the double teaming and rolls Sienna up for the pin at 5:55.
Eli Drake commandeers a camera and promises to give Tyrus a beating next week. As usual, this is one of the best things on the show.
Eddie Edwards vs. Davey Richards
Results
Brandi/Moose b. Crazzy Steve/Rosemary – Double Game Changers
Jesse Godderz b. Kingston – STO
Brooke b. Sienna – Rollup
Davey Richards vs. Eddie Edwards went to a no contest
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Impact Wrestling – February 9, 2017: Let the Expedition Begin
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Wrestling
Date: February 9, 2017
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: D’Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
Recap of the four briefcase matches from last week.
DCC vs. Tyrus/Eli Drake
Clip of Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards in a cage. Their final showdown is tonight.
Brandi Rhodes is going to call out Rosemary.
Braxton Sutter and Allie run into each other in the back. Maria comes in and yells at Allie for wasting time and sends her away. We hear about some wedding plans and Braxton has an hour to propose to Laurel Van Ness.
Brandi and Moose want a mixed tag next week.
Aron Rex vs. Robbie E.
Before the match, Aron fails to get the audience to sing his name. Rex slaps him in the face to start and of course hides on the apron as a result. Back in and Robbie throws some right hands, which seem to tick Rex off. Robbie is thrown outside so Spud can choke with his coat. That fires Robbie up and Spud is pulled inside, allowing the loaded punch to knock Robbie cold for the pin at 4:54.
The Hardys are ready for an announcement.
Clip of Edwards winning the World Title.
The Wolves and their wives (Angelina Love and Alisha) are ready.
Grand Championship: Mahabali Shera vs. Drew Galloway
Sutter drops a water bottle cap and goes to pick it up, which Laurel interprets as a proposal. Braxton: “That is the exact opposite of what I wanted to happen.”
Lashley is ready.
Matt and Jeff meet fans in Tijuana and next week, the first challenge takes place.
TNA World Title: Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards
Davey and Angelina beat down Eddie and Alisha to end the show.
Results
DCC b. Tyrus/Eli Drake – Last Call to Tyrus
Aron Rex b. Robbie E. – Loaded punch
Drew Galloway b. Mahabali Shera – Futureshock
Lashley b. Eddie Edwards – Spear
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Impact Wrestling – January 26, 2017: Transfusion Please
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Wrestling
Date: January 26, 2017
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: D’Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
Tag Team Titles: Hardys vs. DCC vs. Decay
Grand Championship: Drew Galloway vs. Moose
Laurel continues to be a blithering idiot and Sutter drinks a lot of wine to cope.
Knockouts Title: Rosemary vs. Jade
Gail Kim comes out to check on Jade and Rosemary mists her.
Caleb Konley is making his debut and got his start watching wrestling his entire life.
X-Division Title: DJZ vs. Trevor Lee vs. Andrew Everett vs. Marshe Rockett vs. Caleb Konley
Open Fight Night video.
TNA World Title: Eddie Edwards vs. Lashley
Lashley is challenging in a thirty minute Iron Man match. Lashley starts fast with a delayed vertical suplex but Eddie avoids the spear and kicks him out to the floor. Back in and Lashley gets two off a slam and we take a break. Lashley is still in control when we come back and the spear gives him the first fall at 8:40.
With the referee checking on Eddie, Lashley takes off a turnbuckle pad. For no apparent reason, Lashley keeps going to the ropes and knocking Eddie off the apron as this just keeps going. Back from a second break with Lashley missing a spear and going into the exposed buckle, allowing Eddie to grab a rollup for a fall at 22:20.
Results
Hardys b. DCC and Decay – Twist of Fate to Kingston
Drew Galloway b. Moose – Futureshock
Rosemary b. Jade – Superplex through a table
DJZ b. Trevor Lee, Andrew Everett, Marshe Rockett and Caleb Konley – ZDT to Everett
Lashley b. Eddie Edwards three falls to two
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Impact Wrestling – January 12, 2017: The New Beginning of More of the Same
Impact Wrestling
Date: January 12, 2017
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Josh Matthews, D’Angelo Dinero
Lashley vs. Ethan Carter III
Last man standing with the winner getting the shot at Edwards at some point in the future. They brawl on the floor to start with Lashley hitting a powerslam on the concrete for seven, only to get slammed off the top, followed by a cutter. A suplex on the floor keeps Lashley down long enough for Ethan to set up two tables as we take a break.
Decay vs. DCC
They keep brawling out of the arena.
The Wolves say tonight is special because they can get their titles back.
Brooke is back and thrilled to get back in the ring.
Mike Bennett vs. Braxton Sutter
Post break, Maria yells about Allie screwing things up. Mike says Allie works for Maria so Maria can destroy her.
Tag Team Titles: Wolves vs. Hardys
The Wolves argue to end the show.
Results
Lashley b. Ethan Carter III – Carter was driven through two tables
DCC vs. Decay went to a Double DQ when all four brawled on the floor
Braxton Sutter b. Mike Bennett – Rollup
Hardys b. Wolves – Rollup to Richards
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Impact Wrestling – January 5, 2017: No More Happy New Year
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Wrestling
Date: January 5, 2017
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: D’Angelo Dinero, Josh Matthews
We open with a recap of the World Title situation with Ethan Carter III and Eddie Edwards going to a double pin and Edwards vs. Lashley going into the North Carolina woods at Total Nonstop Deletion.
Grand Championship: Moose vs. Mike Bennett
Moose is defending. The announcers try to act like this was a great friendship before just giving up on the idea. Bennett kicks him down and grabs a chinlock before hammering away to gain favor with the judges. That sounds like it belongs in some lame adventure game. Another hard chinlock ends the first round, which Bennett easily wins. Moose fights back to start the second round and hits a middle rope moonsault for an early two.
Back up and Moose dives into a cutter for two. We hit another chinlock until Moose takes his head off with the Game Changer as the round ends. After a break, Moose wins round two and grabs the chokebomb for two. He misses a top rope moonsault though and Bennett grabs a piledriver for two. They very slowly slug it out with Moose hitting him in the face but getting kicked in the chest. Another slugout is enough for them to take it to the bell at 16:49 (counting breaks). Moose wins via split decision.
Swoggle is in the back when he runs into the Hardys. Matt asks if he was sent here by Mc-Mehon to infiltrate the event. Apparently he was and Matt laughs.
Rockstar Spud vs. Swoggle
Spud wants to start this year with a win because the winning streak starts now. Swoggle starts fast with a spear, a German suplex and the Celtic Cross for a completely clean pin at 1:09.
Post match Spud quits.
Bennett goes up to Moose again and demands a rematch on the pay per view in a match where anything goes. Moose agrees.
Eli Drake holds up signs that say he gets to talk next.
Eddie is about to talk about his surprise when Lashley comes up with a threat.
Video on Total Nonstop Deletion.
Helms Dynasty vs. Decay
Post match the DCC jumps Decay from behind.
Maria has something special planned for Allie.
Allie vs. Sienna
Madison Rayne is on commentary. Allie goes right after her but gets taken down by Sienna instead. A one foot cover gets two and a sideslam gives Sienna the same. Sienna keeps getting distracted by Braxton Sutter on the floor but is still able to spit at Allie. That fires Allie up even more and she slams Sienna, only to have Laurel hug Braxton for a distraction. Allie is upset and the Silencer puts her away at 5:05.
TNA World Title: Ethan Carter III vs. Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards
Results
Moose b. Mike Bennett via split decision
Swoggle b. Rockstar Spud – Celtic Cross
Decay b. Helms Dynasty – Chokeslam to Everett
Sienna b. Allie – Silencer
Eddie Edwards b. Lashley and Ethan Carter III – Boston Knee Party to Lashley
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Impact Wrestling – December 29, 2016: The Hardy Show
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Wrestling
Date: December 29, 2016
Hosts: Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy
We open with House Hardy singing the 12 Deletions of Christmas.
TNA World Title: Matt Hardy vs. Ethan Carter III
From January 19.
TNA World Title: Matt Hardy vs. Ethan Carter III
Carter is defending and this is last man standing. Matt jumps him during the big match intros but Carter spears him right back and hammers away. Hardy is quickly on the floor (some hero) and Ethan drives him into various objects for an early four. A suplex onto the ramp allows Ethan to set up a pair of tables. Matt puts Ethan on both of them but gets caught on the top with a right hand. Instead Matt suplexes him back inside and we take a break.
From April 19.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
From Slammiversary.
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy
They trade punches to start and the longest stretch without the camera cutting is about four seconds. Jeff superplexes Matt (slow motion) and gets two off a splash before pulling out what appear to be shutters covered in ivy. Matt goes through those for two as we have music playing instead of commentary. Matt takes over with a kendo stick to the back as this is only a match in the loosest of terms.
We look at Matt explaining the Seven Deities to Jeff, who accepts being Broken.
Matt sends Reby back to the house as Decay hides behind ye olde dilapidated boat. Abyss tells someone to get to the house and Jeff dropkicks the boat into the water. Cue Senor Benjamin to say Matt needs the boat. Jeff disappears and Benjamin starts pulling the boat but Joseph Park walks out of the water. Park: “Brother Benjamin! I loved you in Final Deletion!” Benjamin tazes Park and puts him in a conveniently placed bulldozer.
th.
Next up is Bound For Glory and the Great War.
Tag Team Titles: Hardys vs. Decay
Abyss and Jeff are nowhere to be seen as Rosemary comes in with a Van Terminator of all things to give Steve two on the floor. Back in the ring, Abyss staples Jeff in the forehead. Josh: “Somebody is teeing off on somebody on the other side of the Impact Zone.” Thanks for that information Josh. Matt and Abyss fight to the back with Abyss punching out a referee. Steve and Jeff join them with Decay in control. Jeff tries to reach a bucket labeled “Lake of Reincarnation” but Steve hits him with a music stand.
Matt and Abyss stagger back inside as well with Abyss suplexing Matt on the ramp. Jeff (no longer Willow) crawls back out from under the ring and baseball slides a table into Steve. The Twist of Fate and Swanton get two on Abyss, who brings out the barbed wire board. Matt takes over and adds in the thumbtacks, followed by a Side Effect onto various sharp objects.
Tag Team Titles: Tag Team Apocalypto
Hardys, Helms Dynasty, Rock N Roll Express, Decay
Back to Lashley choking Edwards with a cord of some kind as Morton is still stuck on the crane, demanding to be let down. Road Warrior Animal of all people is here, asking how Morton got stuck up there. Decay finds James Storm in a mask but multiple other DCC members show up. One of them takes off his mask and Storm has no idea who it is. Whoever it is gets knocked out with Abyss getting the pin, which eliminates the entire DCC. Storm gets in a superkick for good measure. Steve wants to go add to this pile of bones and we take another break.
Back at the Hardy Compound, the volcano erupts with blue smoke, meaning the baby will be a boy. Vanguard I will be his godfather. Celebrating ends the show and the year.
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Impact Wrestling – December 22, 2016 (Best of 2016): This is TNA’s New Low
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Wrestling
Date: December 22, 2016
Host: Josh Matthews
We open with about two minutes of the main event of Slammiversary 2016 with Lashley winning the World Title from Drew Galloway, five minutes of Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards from Impact, July 21 and four minutes of Lashley vs. James Storm from August 11. Lashley won all three matches.
On March 8, Angle gave his farewell speech where he talked about how much better of a person he is because of TNA.
On March 15, Drew Galloway cashed in his Feast or Fired briefcase to win the World Title from Matt Hardy in 18 seconds.
TNA World Title: Drew Galloway vs. Jeff Hardy
Hardy is challenging and gets a headlock takeover out of the corner to take over early. Drew comes back with an overhead belly to belly and Hardy is already in trouble. The champ is sent outside for a dive from Hardy and we take a break. Back with Jeff getting two off a Twist of Fate but taking too much time going up and getting superplexed down.
On April 5, Drew successfully defended the title against Matt Hardy.
We see some of her acceptance speech and about 45 seconds of her winning the Knockouts Title for s sixth time at Bound For Glory.
TNA World Title: Ethan Carter III vs. Matt Hardy
Now we look at some debuts, including Mike Bennett/Maria, Aron Rex, Moose, Cody and Brandi Rhodes. We see clips of Bennett defeating Ethan Carter III and the fairly bad mixed tag with Cody/Rhodes vs. Mike/Maria.
Off to the tag teams now as we see Decay beat Beer Money to win the Tag Team Titles on April 26.
Due to Lashley vacating the X-Division Title, there was an Ultimate X gauntlet held on September 1 and we actually see a good chunk of it.
X-Division Title: Trevor Lee vs. DJZ vs. Andrew Everett vs. Mandrews vs. Braxton Sutter vs. Rockstar Spud
The title is vacant coming in and this is a gauntlet match, meaning people are added at fixed intervals but you can pull the title down at any time. Trevor Lee and DJZ start things off and they slug it out for a bit before pulling each other down. Andrew Everett is in third and the time intervals seem to be two and a half minutes. DJZ gets double teamed so the Helms Dynasty (minus Helms showing up lately) goes up at the same time.
TNA World Title: Eddie Edwards vs. Lashley
They head outside with Eddie chopping him up against the barricade but getting dropped throat first across the steel. Some choking with a wristband takes us to the last break. Back with Lashley in full control with a chinlock and a knee to the face. The champ fights back and sends Lashley outside for a suicide dive.
A Shining Wizard gets two on Lashley, who comes right back with a Dominator for the same. They head outside for a few moments before Eddie misses a top rope double stomp. Lashley pulls the referee in the way and then hits the spear for two, earning the second referee a right hand to the face. The first referee goes to call for the DQ but the Boston Knee Party gives Eddie the fast counted pin at 18:53.
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Impact Wrestling – December 15, 2016 (Total Nonstop Deletion): I Knew They Wouldn’t Come
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Wrestling
Date: December 15, 2016
Location: Hardy Compound, Cameron, North Carolina
Commentators: Josh Matthews, Jeremy Borash
No drones were harmed in the making of this presentation.
We go to Gilbert Corsey (former OVW interviewer) who says there is seismic activity in Cameron, North Carolina.
At the scene of the Hardy volcano, Itchweeed (yes I spelled that right) runs up to the volcano with a weed whacker and shouts a lot of unintelligible words.
King Maxel vs. Rockstar Spud
Maxel drives to the ring in a mini Mercedes because of course he does. The bell rings, Benjamin tases Spud and Maxel gets the pin in 19 seconds. Cool moment, though Kevin Owens basically did the same thing in PWG a few years back.
Disco Inferno is watching from the back and asks if anyone wants to play some poker. It should be noted that Inferno was once arrested for involvement in an illegal poker game.
Corsey is taking bets on the match.
Sienna names herself #1 contender for the Knockouts Title and is willing to put that spot up against anyone or anything. Then the following happens.
Sienna vs. Vanguard I
Sienna vs. ODB
ODB rubs Vanguard I on her chest.
The Helms Dynasty wants to fight but Matt has a pre-mo-nition. Tonight, we will see an appalling reincarnation.
Itchweed vs. Chet Sterling
We get a flashback to Matt talking to a giraffe named George Washington and Jeff boxing a kangaroo named Smoking Joe.
TNA World Title: Lashley vs. Eddie Edwards
Eddie saves himself from a superplex and scores with a missile dropkick. The Shining Wizard gets two but Lashley gets in the Dominator for the same. Back to the floor with a powerbomb sending Eddie into the crowd. Looked cool but not much pain involved. Lashley picks things up a bit and spears Eddie through the wall as we take a second break.
Tag Team Titles: Tag Team Apocalypto
Hardys, Helms Dynasty, Rock N Roll Express, Decay
Back to Lashley choking Edwards with a cord of some kind as Morton is still stuck on the crane, demanding to be let down. Road Warrior Animal of all people is here, asking how Morton got stuck up there. Decay finds James Storm in a mask but multiple other DCC members show up. One of them takes off his mask and Storm has no idea who it is. Whoever it is gets knocked out with Abyss getting the pin, which eliminates the entire DCC. Storm gets in a superkick for good measure. Steve wants to go add to this pile of bones and we take another break.
Results
King Maxel b. Rockstar Spud – Spud was shocked with a taser
Sienna b. ODB – Silencer
Itchweeed b. Chet Sterling – Pesticide Elbow
Eddie Edwards vs. Lashley went to a no contest
The Hardys won Tag Team Apocalypto last eliminating Decay
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