TNA Impact 11/21/2024

TNA Impact 11/21/2024

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2024/11/tna-impact-11142024.html

We are in Fayetteville, North Carolina. 

TNA Knockouts Title - No DQ - Masha Slamovich vs Alisha Edwards

Alisha hits Masha before the intros are over. Alisha foot chokes Masha and chops her. Masha chops back and boots her on the ropes. Masha running lariats her. Masha goes to tope her and gets hit with a trash can lid. Alisha jumping ddt's Masha onto a chair.

Alisha foot chokes Masha in the corner. Alisha bangs Masha's head off a chair. Alisha charges into the chair when Masha moves. Masha throws a trash can in. Alisha boots her.

They fight on the buckles. Masha headbutts her and takes a thumb to the eye. Alisha powerbombs her on the bottom of a trash can for 2. Alisha hits her with a kendo stick then Masha hits her. Masha hits a package piledriver and wins.

Tasha Steelz nails Masha after and pounds on her. Jordynne Grace comes out and Tasha runs.

Thoughts: It was better than I expected and one of the better matches I've seen Alisha in. They timed it about right and the match made sense. They covered up Alisha's weaknesses and I had no issues with this one. 

KUSHIDA and The Rascalz talk in the back. Trey talks about getting action figured of The Hardy's as a kid. Wentz said him and his brother pretended to be The Hardy's. Wentz says they will be watching the main tonight.

Jody Threat vs Ash By Elegance

George Iceman comes out, calls the town a dump and says they want to make North Carolina great again.

Heather By Elegance and George Iceman are with Ash. Dani Luna is with Jody. Ash slides out early, avoiding lock-ups. Jody steps on Ash's hand when she tries it again then back elbows her. Jody slams her then overhead suplexes her. Jody runs into the buckles when Ash moves and Heather pulls down Jodi on the ropes. Ash pounds on Jody.

Ash throws her backwards then stomps her in the corner. Heather then pounds on Jody. Ash rakes at Jody's face. Jody hits lariats then pump kicks her. Jody double knees her on the ropes then release germans her.

Ash pulls her down backwards. Jody hits a corner spear then a lariat flurry in the corner. Heather distracts the ref. Jody goes for a superplex and George grabs Ash to stop her from going over. Dani forearms Heather outside and Ash hits a top rope swanton to win.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good and had a ton of shenanigans going on outside. Ash won as expected here.

Mike Santana comes out to talk. Mike says we can all probably relate to someone telling you that you can't reach your dreams. We go to a PiP break as he talks which is some fantastic timing. Frankie Kazarian comes out and talks, but we can't hear that either because of the commercial.

We finally come back and Mike says he has no problem cracking Kaz over the head with his trophy. Kaz says he'd love to send him back to the streets he came from right now. He says he has prior obligations and has to embarrass Rhino tonight. He says he will be at Turning Point and will keep an eye on the World Title match.

Mike says he doesn't have a match at Turning Point. Kaz says he's taking a night off. Mike says there's no night's off. He says let's make that match official at Turning Point. Mike then says something about Kaz's match with Rhino and Rhino comes out.

Rhino vs Frankie Kazarian

Kaz pounds on Rhino as he enters and is shouldered over. Kaz goes out to stall. Rhino slingshots Kaz in and chops him. Rhino hits shots to the gut. Kaz goes out again. Rhino goes after him. Rhino backdrops Kaz on the apron. Rhino's head is banged off the steps.

Kaz hits mounted shots on Rhino. Kaz chokes him. Kaz hits shots in the corner. Rhino lariats him. Kaz grabs his trophy and the ref stops him. Kaz kicks the middle rope into Rhino's crotch for 2. Kaz pounds on Rhino. Kaz misses a springboard legdrop.

Kaz and Rhino trade punches. Rhino lariats him and hits a corner spear. Rhino belly to belly suplexes him for 2. Rhino lariats Kaz then Kaz pins him with his feet on the ropes.

Thoughts: It was an average match. There was nothing wrong with it and it was Kaz doing basic heel work and eventually getting the win with it. Rhino never wins so I wasn't surprised he lost here.

Kaz poses with the trophy after and Rhino spears him. 

We see a video of Steve Maclin at a bar drinking. He is asked when he got back and he said he never left. Eric Young then arrives as Steve leaves. Steve then heads to a motel. He turns the TV on and is thinking on the bed. He then takes a shower. This whole time, various thoughts go through his head. He looks at some old photos and then is at a military office in his dream. Eric Young then arrives his hotel.

Thoughts: I guess Steve is doing a PTSD gimmick here? 

The System (Moose and JDC) vs Leon Slater and Laredo Kid

JDC and Kid start us off. JDC wristlocks him. Kid does takedowns on him and they stand off. JDC hits shots on Kid. He goves up and over. Kid top rope crossbodies JDC. Leon hits a rewind kick on JDC and JDC goes out to stall.  Kid hits JDC outside. Kid walks the top rope and JDC crotches him. JDC then knocks kid down to the floor. Moose throws Kid into the steps.

Kid is back body dropped onto the apron. Kid and JDC double clothesline each other. Moose and Leon get in. Leon flying kicks him then does dropkicks in the corner. Leon diving headscissors Moose off the buckles then leg lariats him for 2.

Leon cradles JDC for 2 then JDC falcon arrows him for 2. JDC spears the post when Kid moves and Kid dropkicks JDC's shoulder into the post. Kid is caught on a tope con hilo by Moose and takes a horrible looking apron edge powerbomb. Kid seemingly hits his head off of it. Leon then tope con hilos over the post onto Moose.

Leon rolls up JDC and gets the pin.

Thoughts: I didn't like this. It was a waste of everyone involved. Moose didn't get in much at all. The finish was really sudden and the only thing it really did was make The System and JDC take an unnecessary loss. I'm sure it's going somewhere, but it could have been done better.

Moose powerbombs Leon after and JDC hits a top rope legdrop on him. The heels pose then Laredo Kid hits them with a chair.

Joe Hendry comes out to talk. He says Thanksgiving is around the corner and there's a lot he has to be thankful for this year. He says the journey they have been on has been unbelievable. He says it's because of all the fans believing in him. He says the goal is to become champ and say he will be in a Thanksgiving Turkey Bowl match on it. He says he should be having the title but could be standing here in a turkey costume. He says greatness is worth the price of humiliation. He says you have to keep believing and says anything is possible when you believe.

Nic Nemeth says he still believes in Joe Hendry but he's focused on Turning Point. He says it won't just be Eddie Edwards, but the whole System behind him. He says he's a fighting champ and knows what it takes. He says all Eddie cares about is power and he won't take the power from him at Turning Point. He says he will do what he does best and steal the show.

Savannah Evans vs Brittany Jade

They stare down and Jade backs off. Evans throws her then hits a corner splash. Evans throws her then hits a corner spear. Evans hits a double underhook suplex. Jade gets her headscissors blocked and turned into a side slam. Evans hits a samoan drop. Evans hits a full-nelson slam and wins.

Thoughts: It was a squash with an obvious outcome here. Evans didn't have the most impressive outing here but it's not like she botched anything. It seems like she's being groomed for bigger things.

Masha Slamovich is looking at her title in the back. Jordynne Grace comes up to her. She says they need to do it one more time at turning Point. Masha says let's leave no doubt and make it a 2/3 falls match. Grace says she loves the idea and says we can show who is really on top of their game.

Trent Seven, Jake Something and Hammerstone vs Ace Austin and The Hardy Boys

Ace has Jeff Hardy facepaint on that truly looks freaky. Matt has some Jeff facepaint on too. Hammer back elbows Matt then takes a back body drop. Matt bangs Hammer's head off the buckles. Jake charges in then Matt bangs his head off the buckles. Hammer and Jake get their heads banged together but no sell it and double clothesline Matt.

Matt jawbreakers Hammer and hits forearms on Trent. Trent takes a double back elbow then a flipping senton + fist drop combo. Jeff shoulders Trent over then legdrops him. Trent punches Jeff then hits an emerald flowsion. Jake chases Jeff around then Matt clips Jake from behind.

Jake takes boots from The Hardy's. Jeff pendulum double boots Jake in the corner for 2. Jake misses corner charge. Hammer splashes Jake on accident. Jake jumps off Matt's back and elbows all 3 opponents in the corner. Jeff then splashes all 3 off Matt's back. The heels avoid triple twists of fate and go out.

We go to break and return. Ace and Trent are down and looking for tags. Ace step up enzugiri's him and nearly gets the tag but The Hardy's are pulled down from the apron. Ace takes a double chokeslam. Trent rainmakers Ace for 2. Ace hits like a flatliner out of a pumphandle but it looks like he hurt himself more than Trent.

Jeff atomic drops Trent then basement dropkicks him. Jeff elbow drops him for 2. Jeff russian legsweeps Trent. Matt hits a double ddt on Hammer and Jake. The faces hit triple twists of fate and Ace gets a 2 count on Trent. Jeff goes up top and is stopped.

Ace jumps off Matt's back to the outside onto his opponents. He gets caught then Jeff top rope dives on all of them. Trent takes a stunner into a neckbreaker. Jeff hits a top rope swanton on Trent. Ace is pulled off the pin attempt. The Hardy's hit stereo twists of fates on the outside. Trent low blows Ace and hits a burning hammer for the win.

The heels beat up on the faces after. KUSHIDA and The Rascalz make the save.

Thoughts: This one got cut up by the breaks pretty badly. They tried and Ace had fun doing The Hardy's spots. It was okay but not great. I was surprised it went as long as it did. Trent winning was likely to establish his new heel run.

Overall thoughts: It was your usual average TNA episode. There was nothing must see here. I liked the opener and the main best. There were a lot of people who were either in limited roles or weren't on the show period so the show lacked a bit of star power. I'd give the show a 5 out of 10 overall and I don't really think you need to see this.