TNA Impact Review (October 24th, 2024)
On October 24th, 2024 TNA aired the 1,057th episode of Impact live in Nashville Tennessee inside Skyway Studios.
Fatal 6 Way Match
AJ Francis vs. Frankie Kazarian vs. Jake Something vs. Sami Callihan vs. Laredo Kid vs. Jason Hotch
Winner Enters #20
Whoever Gets Pinned Enters #1
Jake Something hits a suicide dive on the outside.
Sami Callihan throws Laredo Kid onto everybody outside with a powerbomb.
AJ Francis hits a big boot on Sami Callihan. Something hits an assisted powerbomb on Francis.
Laredo Kid hits a missile dropkick and a tilt a whirl DDT on Something.
Jason Hotch hits a DDT on Something then Callihan goes for a Cactus Driver 97 but Hotch hits and enzuigiri.
Kazarian hits a slingshot cutter for two. Kazarian goes for Fade To Black but Laredo Kid hits a superkick.
Something takes out Jason Hotch with a lariat.
Callihan hits a Stunner on Something and goes for a Cactus Driver 97 but Kazarian goes for a Chicken Wing.
Sami Callihan hits a Cactus Driver 97 then goes for the cover but Francis pushes him off and gets the pin on Kazarian.
Winner: AJ Francis (Since he won he gets to enter #20) (Since Kazarian got pinned he must enter #1)
-Gia Miller is backstage with Jonathan Gresham and Gresham says that the last 2 years, the bad days have outnumbered the good days until he remembered who he is, the best professional wrestler in the world. He says all he cares about is 2 men stepping in the ring. He says everything starts with him and it is a comeback and it is personal.
-A vignette of Mike Santana & says he’s going to show a different NYC. He says welcome to the lower East Side of the streets that birthed Santana. He says he learnt first hand that the life of the streets will lead down to two paths, jail or death. He said he searched the streets for love and stability. He says there’s a lot he’s not proud of. He said you can’t take the streets out of the man and if Moose doesn’t know that, he will.
-Ash By Elegance comes out with her Personal Concierge. The Personal Concierge says this is a night of transformation and they present their masterpiece. He said they have turned Heather Reckless into a sparkling diamond. He tells people people introduce beauty personified, Heather By Elegance. Heather By Elegance comes out and the fans chant basic white girl. The Personal Concierge shows her a mirror and Heather is surprised. They celebrate with champagne. Xia Brookside comes out and says this is a fabulous launch party. She says this is almost as fake as those two. She says they humiliated Brinley Reece last week. She says karma has a funny way of catching up to them. Reece dropkicks them from behind and Brookside & Reece throw their face into the bowl of punch. Brookside & Reece celebrate together and Ash By Elegance screams.
Josh Alexander vs. Jonathan Gresham
Jonathan Gresham goes for a German suplex on Josh Alexander but Alexander hangs on.
Gresham hits 4 suicide dives on Josh followed by a moonsault then hits a cutter on Judas Icarus on the outside.
Back in the ring and Gresham kicks Alexander’s arm and gets an Octopus Stretch.
Travis Williams distracts the referee. Gresham hits a moonsault on Alexander and takes out Williams.
Gresham slips from the top rope and Alexander looks for a powerbomb but Gresham reverses into a pin for two. Gresham gets a headscissors into a pin for two.
Gresham goes for a enzuigiri but Alexander reverses into a Ankle Lock which Gresham reverses.
Alexander pulls out something from his headgear which he hits on Gresham and hits C4 Spike for the win.
Winner: Josh Alexander
-After the match The Northern Armory beat down on Jonathan Gresham & Steve Maclin comes out. The numbers game gets the better of Maclin & Alexander hits him across the back with a steel chair. Alexander ties him against the ropes with a ziptie. Security comes out. Alexander kicks Maclin & Maclin smiles. Alexander gets the steel chair and Sami Callihan & Cody Deaner run out and The Northern Armory retreats.
-A vignette for Santana and he talks about the Bronx. He says people here had to survive by an means. He says the abuse and the things he has been through, he shouldn’t be here. He says he decided to stay true to the people who made him who he is. He says at Bound For Glory, Moose will have no choice to go face to face with his fears. He says he will put Moose to rest.
Knockouts Tag Team Champion Jody Threat vs. Wendy Choo
Jody Threat hits a belly 2 belly suplex on Wendy Choo before Choo sends Threat into the ring post.
Back in the ring and Choo hits a headbutt followed by a kick in the corner for two.
Threat goes to the top rope but Choo pulls her down for two.
Choo sets up Threat in the corner and hits a dropkick for two then she gets a headlock on Threat but Threat gets out of it.
Threat hits her with forearms followed by a pump kick and double knees on Choo on the ropes followed by a German suplex.
Threat hits a clothesline for two before Choo gets a backslide for two. Threat hits a Swanton Bomb off the top rope.
Rosemary throws Choo’s pillow in the ring & Choo hits Threat with it for the win.
Winner: Wendy Choo
-Vignette with The System & Moose says there’s a difference between courage and stupidity. He says they’re from the streets but Santana is still there while Moose made it out. He says he’s going to make Santana trust The System.
8 Man Tag Team Match
The System (TNA World Tag Team Champions Eddie Edwards & Brain Myers, Moose & JDC) vs. The Hardys (Matt & Jeff) & ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey)
Ace Austin hits a side Russian leg sweep on JDC followed by Click Click Boom.
Austin takes out JDC & Eddie Edwards with a dropkick. Matt Hardy hits Twist Of Fate on Moose.
Jeff Hardy hits Whisper In The Wind. JDC looks for Falcon Arrow on Jeff Hardy but gets a Twist of Fate.
JDC gets hit with 1,2 Sweet from ABC for the win.
Winners: The Hardys & ABC
-After the match The System attack ABC & The Hardys. Mike Santana comes out from the crowd with a chain and faces Moose. Alisha Edwards hits him against the back with the kendo stick and Moose takes him down. Moose wraps Santana’s chain around his mouth. Eddie Edwards hits a Backpack Stunner on Jeff Hardy and Brian Myers drops down from the top rope with a steel chair.
-Santino Marella introduces the competitors for the TNA World & Knockouts Titles matches. Marella asks if anyone has anything to say Masha Slamovich says 3 years ago, she signed her first contract with TNA, and today she will sign this contract for Bound For Glory where she will finally beat Jordynne Grace. Grace says they both know how this plays out. She says nothing has changed and she’s sorry that she’s going to have to beat her again in order for her to have to understand that. Joe Hendry says this is a 11 year journey to get to this point. He said 2 years into his career, he saw a champion in Nic Nemeth and he played the role of a lawyer on TV. He said back then, no one knew his name and now, they not only know his name, they believe in Joe Hendry, and what they believe is at Bound For Glory, there will be a new face of TNA and a new World Champion. Nic Nemeth says he needs Joe to focus only on Nemeth because he will be in the ring with the best and he doesn’t plan on losing. They all get their signatures in. Frankie Kazarian’s music hits. Kazarian tells them to shut the hell up because the real star of the show is here. He says they’re all overrated. He said he completed a full course at the Earl Hebner referee academy and obtained a certificate. He says he is a god and a king. He says the Anthem executives could not agree more that the referee should be Frankie Kazarian. He calls Marella a stooge and says at Bound For Glory, Marella is not the law, he is. He says he prides himself on being a very honest man. He says at Bound For Glory, he’s going to call it right down the middle. He says at Bound For Glory, the right man is going to walk out the TNA World Champion. Nemeth takes out Kazarian. Grace grabs Kazarian & Marella pulls out the Cobra and hits it on Kazarian. They all pick up Kazarian and throw him through the table.
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