Here are the quick results from tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling in Orlando, FL:
This episode was taped in January and continues the road to No Surrender next week. (I skipped last week as I was still processing the firing of Scott D’Amore and fallout as Anthem seems to be reorganizing and restructuring TNA. Fan and wrestler reaction as a whole to the moves has been overwhelmingly negative and is leading to a lot of concerns about the promotion’s future)
Match 1: Frankie Kazarian beat Jake Something. Cheating with hand on the ropes.
Eric Young promo. He wants to talk to Kazarian in the ring next week.
Match 2: TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace beat Savannah Evans in a NON-TITLE match. Afterwards, Gisele Shaw beat down Grace and also laid out Evans, suggesting they are done as a unit after Jai Vidal was fired last week.
Ash By Elegance (fka Dana Brooke) interviewed by her personal concierge, who shooed off Gia Miller. She will face her first TNA match next week.
Alan Angels “Sound Check” segment, this time interviewing Simon Gotch. He calls out Josh Alexander. The segment ends when Alexander barges in and a scuffle takes out the camera.
Match 3: Best Of 3 Series Match 2 for the TNA Tag Team Championship: Ace Austin & Chris Bey beat Grizzled Young Veterans. 1-1. There will be a Match 3 for the titles.
Dirty Dango promo.
Mustafa Ali promo. The Good Hands promo follows in response until interrupted by Chris Sabin.
Match 4: TNA Digital Media Champion Crazzy Steve beat Rhino to retain the title.
PCO promo.
Match 5: Deaner vs. Joe Hendry never happened. AJ Francis promo interrupted Hendry’s entrance. Francis then came out with microphone. He continues to run down Hendry but Hendry comes back with another of his ridiculous comedy music videos. Afterwards, Deaner returned to the ring for the heel beatdown on Hendry until Rich Swann made the save.
Footage of Steve Maclin ambushing Nic Nemeth recently at a WWC event in Puerto Rico. Maclin then interviewed. Trent Seven & Mike Bailey interrupted. Seven challenged Maclin to a match next week.
Match 6: Dani Luna beat Killer Kelly. Kelly & Masha Slamovichi beat down Luna & Jody Threat afterwards until Decay made the save.
Main Event: In a match where everyone was banned from ringside, TNA World Champion Moose beat KUSHIDA in a NON-TITLE match. Afterawrds, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards & Alisha Edwards beat down KUSHIDA until Alex Shelley & Kevin Knight made the save. KUSHIDA recovered and they brawled until Moose, Edwards & Myers bailed.
Next week: Chris Sabin vs. Jason Hotch, Steve Maclin vs. Trent Seven; Eddie Edwrds, Brian Myers & Moose vs. Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley and Ash By Elegance vs. TBA.
Added to No Surrender on 2/23: Josh Alexander vs. Simon Gotch, PCO vs. Kon and TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Decay vs. Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly for the titles. The rest of the card so far: TNA X Champion Chris Sabin vs. Mustafa Ali for the title, TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace vs. Gisele Shaw for the title and TNA World Champion Moose vs. Alex Shelley in a No Surrender Match-No DQs, the only way to win is your opponent’s corner throws in the towel. Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA will be in Shelley’s corner, Brian Myers & Eddie Edwards will be in Moose’s corner. No surrender will be live on TNA+, YouTube for Ultimate Insiders and TrillerTV (fka FITE).
UPDATE: After the broadcast ended, the 3rd match of the best-of-3 for the TNA Tag Team Championship was added to No Surrender.
