A new week in a new era of deletion.
A recap of last week’s action sees Matt Hardy battle Ethan
Carter III. Matt starts by berating Jeff Hardy and demanding him to ensure Matt’s
win. Jeff says Matt doesn’t need his help. Matt once again demands it. EC3 acts
like Matt is nuts, and says Matt knew he’d come. EC3 then berates Matt while
putting over Jeff, while telling the man who again is a slave not to get
involved. An ad for AJ Styles: SmackDown Star. Both men tie-up before EC3 chops
Matt. EC3 uses power early on, and downs him with a dropkick. EC3 begins moving
slowly, as he seems injured. Matt targets the injured left leg with kicks and
elbows. EC3 sends Matt outside and pursues, though his injury, and Reby
grabbing the good leg, helps Matt regain. As Matt goes for a twist of fate, EC3
reverses, and surges as he’s now bleeding, possibly from bites by Matt, who
hits a side effect that gets two. EC3 tries getting out for a TK3, but Matt
reverses, and undoes EC3’s boot, and attempts biting. EC3 hits a TK3. Matt is
given a hemmer by Reby, but a double clothesline sees both men scramble for it.
EC3 uses the boot, and a 1%er to win. EC3 does not get a raw deal tonight.
Madison Rayne wants to know from Allie and her boss Maria
what she gets if she defeats Gail Kim tonight. She’s told it depends on if she
wins.
Jeff says if Matt’s going to punish him, to do so. Matt speaks like a weirdo.
Gail battles Madison with fists and elbows before going for
a quick pin attempt. Each one attempts a pin after that, leading to a boot to
the head by Madison. Madison delivers a snap suplex, but Gail tries briefly
before Madison hits an enziguri. Madison stays on Gail, and sets her up in the
ropes for a baseball slide-clothesline. After a brief fight outside, both end
up back in the ring. Madison goes for a pin, but Gail uses the bottom rope,
enabling Gail to hit a quick eat defeat to end the match.
Mike Bennett praises Moose then asks why Dixie wants him to
quit. We hear you man, if you leave, we can’t go back to riding with Borash. He
still has vinyl seats.
Bram meets Rosemary, who in her flashback looks the same now
as she did at 9. Well she lets Bram know about her lost cat, and her brother is
a tree. The NyQuil was really strong when booking this. Bram seems worried by
this. She then points to a barn, which may be our office soon.
Moose throws around independent wrestler David Starr. When
Starr tries to get offense going, Moose proves too powerful, and gets a win
using the game-breaker, a discus lariat. Afterwards, while going off about Moose,
there is an interruption to Bennett by TNA World Heavyweight and X-Division Champion
Bobby Lashley, who goes straight toward them both. Despite his best efforts, Bennett
finds both Moose and Lashley bring their rage. After teasing the match, Bennett
says he needs Moose to have his back. As both men leave, Lashley mocks Moose, and
says everyone wants his belts, and he wants all of the others. No, not the Knockout
Championship. DJZ wants to battle Lashley for his X-Division gold. Lashley says
no one is able to do what he can do. Lashley says DJZ has any match he wants, so
he picks a ladder match. Lashley says yes. Lashley’s in his gear quickly, and
wins the initial feeling out with his power. Lashley uses shoulder thrusts, but
DJZ’s speed gets him outside the ring, where he lures Lashley outside, and
flies at him. DJZ launches himself off the table going into break. Back from
break, Lashley throws DJZ as Josh Mathews forgets WrestleMania 22. Anyway,
Lashley bashes DJZ’s fingers with the ladder, and punches away. Lashley bolts
up the ladder, but DJZ kicks him off. Instead of going for it, DJZ flies onto
Lashley. DJZ now goes for it, but Lashley lifts the ladder off the ground. DJZ
low-blows Lashley before setting back up, and going for the gold. Lashley makes
it up, and military presses DJZ off the ladder, grabs the X-Division Championship,
and retains.
EC3 tells Drew Galloway may face him in the finals. Drew agrees,
and says they will be looking to be Champion. They seem to be headed there,
depending on if Russ… Mr. ossuR sends his report.
Bram re-signed nine
more times as we see more of Rosemary’s story about lost brutal love. We need
the Ghostbusters, the good ones, to end this.
TNA King of the Mountain Champion Eli Drake calls Lashley
some sort of Ninja Turtle, says he’s badassery, and gets fans interested in Pokemon.
He says no one is brave enough to challenge him. This brings out James Storm.
After exchanging words, they argue about championships and beer>water, Storm
wants “One more match”. After being refused, Storm makes a mother joke that
references potatoes like Roman Reigns wrote it, Drake seems to be asking Storm
to put his career on the line. Knowing the “Massive” deal he signed earlier
this year, he may be staying. After a brief brawl, Drake hits Blunt Force Trauma
before calling him a dummy repeatedly.
Tyrus sells his protection as we see Grado asking him for
help again. Mahabali Shera seems angry.
TNA World Tag Team Champions The Decay and BroMans start
their bout early. Once in the ring Crazzy Steve uses a kendo stick and throws
tacks as Abyss sets up a barbed-wire board nearby. Raquel has to watch as The
Decay use a baking sheet, but Jesse Godderz sends most of Abyss into the tacks
as Robbie E uses a trashcan on Steve. Jesse uses the baking-sheet to choke
Steve before they attack Abyss with chairs. They then send him into the board.
Next, Steve is sent into the tacks as Jesse then brutally locks in the Adonis
lock. Before Abyss can chokeslam him, Jesse gets out, but is sent onto a table.
Abyss introduces Janice, but Raquel neutralizes him with a low-blow. Being the
one to now have Janice, Robbie tries hitting Steve, but is chokeslammed onto a
piece of the board, leading to The Decay retaining. This feud may never die.
Drew battles Bennett in the main event. Before the match,
Moose attacks Drew. Throwing him on the apron.
Once the match begins, Bennett goes for a pin, but Drew kicks out of
several. Drew’s brief bursts are negated by Bennett using the injuries Drew
suffered. Drew battles out of the corner with a boot, but Bennett uses one of
his own. Drew again gets out of the corner with a suplex, and forearms before
going to fly, but is in a cutter by Bennett that gets two. The match goes
outside, where Bennett looks to throw Drew into the steel under the ring, but
Drew reverses, and sends him into it. Once inside, Drew gets only two. Leading
to a yay/boo that sees Drew punching Bennett before both men reverse several
moves that sees referee Brian Hebner. After Drew hits a future shock, Moose
attacks, leading to a sky high. Because the referee’s hurt, it only results in
two. EC3 sends Moose into the steps, and accidentally hits Drew before being
hit with a game-breaker. After hitting an MIP, Bennett goes to the finals next
week.
Between the Hardys and Bram-Rosemary, the aping of Lucha
Underground seems to be the new business model. If it works remains to be known.
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