With Victory Highway behind us, we’re nearly 5 weeks away till TNA heads to Certain for Glory. However, the fallout of final weekend carries over into tonight’s TNA Influence!
The present kicks off with former Knockouts World Tag Workforce Champion, Alisha Edwards, as she is fuming over her latest title loss. She calls out her former tag group companion, Masha Slamovich, and solutions her name.
Slamovich arrives with a smile and meets Edwards within the ring. Edwards claims that she created Workforce Malisha and continues to lash out at her. Slamovich, who speaks English for the primary time on Influence, says she’s sick of her and understands every thing she says. However, earlier than she will be able to get one other phrase out, Tasha Steelz takes her out from behind.
The brand new pairing of Steelz and Edwards proceed to punish Slamovich with a kendo stick, however incomes TNA Knockouts World Champion, Jordynne Grace, to make the save. The System comes out to take management, however the Hardys come out to Slamovich and Grace’s help.
The chaos involves a halt as Santino Marella comes out to announce that Slamovich will group up with the Hardys towards The System tonight. And subsequent week, the NXT and TNA liaison, Arianna Grace proclaims that Grace will group up with a “finest buddy” of hers towards the likes of Wendy Choo and Rosemary.
Grace catches Slamovich backstage and says all through the string of open challenges, she had hoped Slamovich would problem her sometime. Slamovich says that she’ll see her quickly, however focuses on tonight and professes to the Hardys how she’s residing her dream by pairing up with them.
Subsequent, the brand new Tag Champions, Spitfire, are in motion tonight. The self-proclaimed “Miss NXT” comes out once more and proclaims that they are going to defend their titles towards some extra “finest mates” of hers. Their competitors: NXT’s Kendal Gray and Carlee Vibrant.
Jody Menace and Gray begin the match, and Gray makes an attempt to face up to the offense of the newly topped champions. Gray manages to get the new tag to Vibrant, and each handle to take Dani Luna off her ft. Sadly for this NXT duo, it was a valiant effort as Gray will get slammed with the Strain Drop for Spitfire to retain their titles.
Backstage, we catch Ash By Magnificence who once more meets new TNA Knockout, Heather Reckless. Reckless has been calling them to speak a couple of makeover, however exclaims that they’re very busy. Regardless of the schedule, Reckless invitations them to her match towards Xia Brookside subsequent week.
Subsequent, we catch a glimpse of a brand new TNA Knockout, Lei Ying Lee, coming subsequent week!
In our tag-team predominant occasion tonight, Steelz and Slamovich begin off proper the place they left off and Slamovich positive factors the higher hand within the early goings of the match.
Steelz tries to get her arms on Matt Hardy, however Slamovich places a cease to it for some Poetry in Movement. Slamovich takes it to the highest rope and lands a rolling senton to The System on the surface.
Edwards tries to journey up the ft of Matt Hardy, however her interference will get her despatched packing to the again by The ABC. In the meantime, Slamovich takes out Steelz with a dive to the surface. This permits Jeff Hardy to hit the Swanton Bomb and take the win.
What did you consider tonight’s TNA Influence? What’s in retailer for Slamovich’s future? Can Grace fend off Rosemary and Choo? And can Reckless lastly get the makeover she’s searching for? Tell us within the feedback under!
