TNA Sacrifice 2024 3/8/2024

TNA Sacrifice 2024 3/8/2024

Nic Nemeth vs Steve Maclin

Nic hits punches and takes a running back elbow. Nic slides out. Back in and Nic hits a corner splash then is sent into the post shoulder first. Nic is sent into the rail then Maclin chops him. Maclin double underhook backbreakers him then knee chokes him on the ropes. Nic hits punches then is sent into the ropes chest first.

Maclin urnage backbreakers him for 2 then knee drops his back. Maclin grabs the hair then takes an olympic slam. Nic corner splashes him then neckbreakers him. Nick hits elbow drops then hits a top rope elbow drop for 2.

Nic goes for a fameasser and is dumped over the top. Maclin topes him. Back in and Maclin misses a top rope move, then takes a fameasser. Nic is put in tree of woe. Maclin goes to spear him but goes through the ropes and into the ring announcer in a wild spot. Maclin's head is under the announcer's table and nic has to throw him in.

Maclin flying knees him back in the ring for 2. Maclin buckle bombs him then tombstones him for 2. Maclin hits a KIA death rider ddt. Then the feed goes out due to technical issues on the TNA end.

It comes back and Maclin hits a danger zone/zig zag. The feed goes out again and Nic hits his own KIA for 2. Maclin clotheslines him and is superkicked several times. Nic hits the danger zone/zig zag and wins it.

It was a good opener. I really thought they should have ended it on the failed dive spot. It was a cool spot, Maclin would have lost without losing anything and they could have set up a rematch. The two worked pretty well together and Maclin had a good showing here. The technical issues really sucked though.

The System are interviewed. Eddie said they came to Sacrifice to add more gold to their collection because the system works. Moose said he looks at Eric Young as a legend, but says he will force him to pass the torch. Moose says The System will leave the show as champs.

TNA World Tag Titles - ABC vs Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers

Ace side headlocks Brian then Brian hits a shot in the corner. Ace rolls and hits kicks. Bey comes off of Ace's back and euros Eddie in the back of the neck. Bey armdrags Eddie then Eddie takes a double japanese armdrag into a double basement dropkick. Eddie takes stomps from both opponents in the corner.

Bey is pulled over the top and takes a hard bump on the apron. Ace tries to handstand on the apron and Brian spears him in a cool spot. Bey 619's Eddie from the outside under the bottom rope. Alisha Edwards distracts Bey then Eddie sends Bey into the post. 

Brian suplexes Bey for 2 and Eddie works over Bey. Alisha cheapshots Bey. Eddie misses a bronco buster on Bey and lands on the buckles. Brian headlocks Bey, pops him up and takes a ddt on Bey's way down. Ace comes in and russian legsweeps Eddie. Ace legdrops him then lariats him over the top. Ace then plancha's him. Ace kicks Eddie while going over Brian's back. Ace double springboard kicks Eddie for 2.

Eddie takes a backdrop + top rope lariat combo. Bey is popped up into Eddie but Eddie hits a blue thunder on it. Brian goes for a spear maybe and Bey cutters him from the side.

Alisha distracts Bey on the apron then Bey dives over her onto Eddie and Brian. Eddie takes a 2v1. Ace headscissors Eddie. Eddie backpack stunners him then Brian top rope elbow drops Ace. Bey fights off both opponents then is popped up and dropped. Bey takes a double team then Ace rolls up Eddie for 2. Ace high kicks Eddie, is tripped by Alisha, then takes a lariat and a boston knee party. Eddie wins it over Ace.

It was a good tag team match though the match was hampered by signal issues. I think The System needed this one to get some credibility.

No DQ - Kon vs PCO

The crowd chants for PCO and Kon tells them to shut up. Kon says he's the baddest man in TNA. He said there's a man who calls himself the monster and said he's the real monster. He said he's calling out PCO.

The lights go out and PCO appears in the ring. They trade shots and Kon hits him with a trash can. PCO punches the can into Kon's face then lariats him. PCO russian legsweeps him on a trash can. PCO sets up chairs in 2 rows outside then PCO is knocked off the apron onto them.

They trade chops outside and Kon is pushed into the post. Kon's head is banged off the trash can then he is hit with the can. Kon topes PCO and they trade cookie sheet shots. Kon claps him with the sheets then blue thunders him on the stage. Kon then backdrops him on the stage.

Kon hits him with a cookie sheet then PCO hits him with it. PCO chokeslams him off the stage through tables. They fight in the ring and Kon is dropped down onto a pile of chairs. PCO top rope moonsaults him and picks up the win.

I would have ended this at the chokeslam spot off the stage. I don't really get why they continued it after that. It was a fun freak show type of match with both guys surviving a bunch of abuse and acting like monsters.

AJ Francis does a promo. He says seeing is believing. He says the people believe in Joe Hendry, but also believed in Santa and the Easter Bunny. He said it doesn't make them any more real. He says he wants to make sure Joe doesn't see that level of success in his career.

Joe Hendry comes in. He said he's not the 2x Digital Media champ because of him. They argue and Joe asks for a match. He said he pushed him too far then AJ pushes him, saying now he's pushed him too far. Santino Marella comes in and said we will settle it on Thursday.

TNA Knockouts Tag Titles - MK Ultra (c) vs Spitfire(Jody Threat and Dani Luna)

Jody and Luna get jumped while making their entrance. Jody is choked with a chain by Masha and Kelly pounds on Luna. Masha high kicks Dani and Dani takes a northern lights bomb on the floor. Jody pounds on Masha as the match officially starts.

Masha superkicks Jody then hits snapmares. Jody fights back some and hits corner lariats. Masha urakens her then doctor bombs her for 2. Masha spinning high kicks her then Dani pulls her out. Jody then rolls up Kelly and gets the win.

The match started before the bell with Spitfire getting nailed. They brawled for a little then Masha beat up Jody. Jody then got the upset win.

I think they made the best they could of this one but it really should have just been a brawl the whole way through until the finish. This needed another 5-10 minutes.

Masha pushes Kelly after and leaves without her. 

Josh Alexander vs Hammerstone

This one has not been built up well at all with Hammer not even appearing on TV. It also has to be said - Hammer has major HGH gut here that makes him look 10 years older.

Hammer misses a pump kick and Josh side headlock takeovers him. Josh side headlocks Hammer then ankle locks him. Hammer back body drops him. Hammer hits corner lariats then Josh chops him. Hammer hits more corner lariats then takes more chops. Josh germans him then is lariated over the top. Josh is tripped on the apron then he is powerbombed on the apron.

Hammer forearms him in the back and Josh chops him. Hammer backbreakers him. Josh hits punches and takes a boot. Hammer hits corner spears and bearhugs him. Josh comes off the buckles and takes a belly to belly suplex. Hammer camel clutches him then backbreakers him. They trade more shots and Josh is set hard into the buckles. 

Josh 2nd rope kneedrops him on the neck. Josh hits forearms and clubs. Josh germans him several times. Hammer is on the apron and Josh crossbodies his back. Josh tope con hilos him. Hammer misses a top rope dropkick and is ankle locked.

Hammer runs into the ref but Hammer sees opportunity off of it. Josh ankle locks him and Hammer taps, but the ref is out and not looking. Hammer low blows him then hits the nightmare pendulum to win it.

I wasn't a fan of this one at all. It started out too slow and had a bunch of weak shots. I never liked german suplexes leading to the ankle lock and then we had a dirty finish off of it.

Hammer poses with Josh's headgear after.

Kushida, Sabin and Alex Shelley are interviewed. Gia asks if they can get on the same page. Kushida asks if Alex is angry at him (in reference to Kushida throwing in the towel on him). Sabin said sometimes difficult decisions need to be made. Sabin said they are brothers though and will use their special powers to come out victorious. Gia asks if Alex feels the same way. He says "yep" and then leaves. 

Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin and Kushida vs Mustafa Ali and The Grizzled Young Veterans

Sabin headlocks Gibson then Drake works Sabin's arm. Sabin rolls and kips up out of a wristlock then armdrags Drake. Alex shoulders over Drake then The MCMG and The Vets have to be separated. Ali and Kush go at it then stand off. Ali boots him and shoulders him over. Kush armdrags Ali and they both tag out.

Savin and Gibson fight. Gibson is put in tree of woe and takes a triple baseball slide. Sabin is hit in the leg and takes a baseball slide off of it. Drake then jumps off of Gibson's back to dropkick Kush. Drake crossfaces Sabin then rakes his face. Sabin takes a double shoulder.

Sabin takes corner shots then Drake side slams Sabin. Ali rolls into a neckbreaker on Sabin for 2. Sabin chinbreakers Drake then Kush gets in and top rope chops Ali. Kush hits leg kicks on Ali then cartwheels into a basement dropkick on him.

Gibson is tripped into a baseball slide then Drake takes a shot into a kneelift. Alex planchas outside then Ali boots Kush. Ali comes off the 2nd rope and Kush punches him in mid-air. Kush takes a corner dropkick then a doomsday device for 2.

Sabin throws Ali off the top then hits a thesz press with punches. Sabin armdrags Gibson then tornado ddt's him. Sabin topes Ali outside. The Good Hands come out and get hit by Sabin then Sabin flips Ali with a lariat. Sabin cuters Drake in the ring then Gibson takes an atomic drop into baseball slides and basement dropkicks.

Ali takes a triple attack in the corner then Kush gets crotched on top. Alex tags himself in and Sabin face kicks Alex on accident. Ali throws Sabin out then Alex takes the double codebreaker from The Vets. Ali 450's Alex and picks up the win.

It was your standard trios match. It was good and I liked them tying in the issues between Shelly, Sabin and Kushida in the finish here. 

TNA Knockouts Title - Jordynne Grace vs Tasha Steelz vs Xia Brookside

Ash by Elegance comes out to watch with George Iceman. Xia and Grace go to shake hands and Tasha kicks their hands away. Grace lariats Tasha then Tasha is thrown out. Xia flying headscissors Grace then Tasha pulls Xia out. Grace shoulders over Tasha.

Xia gets knocked off the buckles as Ash drinks champagne outside. Tasha enzugiri's Grace then rolls her into a PK. Grace muscle busters Tasha and lariats Xia while she does it. Xia boots Grace out of the corner and hits chest forearms. Xia crossbodies Grace and is caught then Tasha bulldogs Grace while she holds Xia.

Grace suplexes Tasha. Grace is tripped into the buckles. Xia helps Tasha do a sliced bread on Grace. Grace spins around Xia and Tasha at the same time. Grace indian deathlocks Tasha but Xia does an octopus on Grace. Grace takes a codebreaker on the apron and Xia double stomps Tasha on the apron.

Xia 2nd rope crossbodies Grace. Xia throws Tasha into Ash, knocking Ash's champagne all over her. Xia apologizes and Ash says it's her fault. Ash says to get me out of here then George falls on the ramp while doing so. Xia tornado ddt's Grace from the 2nd rope then Xia throws Tasha off the top onto grace.

Grace hits corner attacks on Xia. Grace hits a vader bomb and Tasha jumps on them on the pin attempt. Tasha enzugiri's Grace and superkicks Xia. Tasha is put on Xia's back, hitting a code red on her when Grace lariats her. Grace hits made in Japan on Xia and wins it.

I think they made the best of it with some creative spots and getting Ash involved in it. It went a little longer than it needed to but it had its moments. These multi-person matches are what they are though and there's only so much you can do with them.

TNA World Title - Moose (c) vs Eric Young

Moose misses a corner charge to start then Eric hits corner punches. Eric bangs Moose's head off the apron then Moose is sent into the post. Eric is slammed on the ramp then Moose is back body dropped on the ramp. Eric plancha's him outside then Moose knees him in the gut. Moose stomps him in the gut.

Moose pulls Eric's lower back tape off and chokes him with it. Moose stretches Eric around the post then chops him. Moose tries to chop against the post but misses. Eric then bangs Moose's hand off the apron and bangs it off the post and steps.

Eric is dropped gut first on the ropes and bounces off. Moose abdominal stretches him and Eric bites his fingers to get out. Eric lariats him then takes a uranage. Moose hits slaps on Eric then Eric slaps himself. Moose bearhugs him. Eric hits a big release german.

Eric tries to suplex him but can't and takes a pump kick for it. Moose superplexes him, holds on and gets suplexed. Eric death valley drivers him for 2. Moose gets knocked off the top and Eric hits a top rope elbow drop for 2. Moose hits a sky high on Eric while Eric comes from the buckles.

They go head to head and hockey fight. Eric swings wildly on him and Moose rakes his eyes. Moose pump kicks him then takes a spinning lariat. Eric piledrivers him for 2. Eric takes a stungun then a spear for 2. They trade face kicks on the apron then Eric piledrivers him on the apron. Eric then piledrivers him on the floor.

Eric takes him back in to the ring. Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers comes down then Eric topes both. Eric hits a panama sunrise on Moose for 2 when The System pull the ref out. The ref kicks The System out. Frankie Kazarian then comes up from behind while disguised, knocking EY down with a cable. Moose then spears Eric and wins it.

It was an old school style match and more of a generic main event. Eric played face here against the bigger heel Moose. They definitely tried to make it competitive and make it seem like Eric had a chance when we all knew he wasn't winning here. Kaz interfering would have worked better if they had pushed the feud a little more and had Kaz on TV for it. However, it gave Eric an out for losing here.

Overall thoughts: It was a good PPV. It was heavy on the in-ring action here. I don't think anything on here was great but Alexander/Hammerstone was the only match I felt was a miss. Nemeth/Maclin was probably the match of the night and I liked ABC vs Edwards/Myers.