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LAX vs. King & The OGz: Concrete Jungle Street Fight.
All the mats have been removed, exposing the plywood underneath. No turnbuckles. Lots of weapons and tables all over.
LAX had a big entrance with a huge crew and were rapped out to the ring.
Hernandez got busted open right away with a stiff trash can lid shot. He's going to need some stitches. The boards were all moving around under the guys, making it look pretty damn dangerous It was all brawling. The OGz had a long period where they worked over LAX and trashed him. King went for a dive to the floor but his feet got caught in the ropes and he went down right into the rail and the concrete. Hernandez did the Border Toss on Homicide over the top onto LAX, sacrificing his own partner to get them.
Ortiz nailed an overhead suplex onto the boards on Homicide. Hernandez hit the Pounce on him, sending him through a table in the corner. Santana hit the ring and went for a sunset flip but Hernandez powered out. Santana hit a stiff kick to the legs. He hit a nice tope con hilo to the floor on Hernandez. Kingston returned to the ring, where Santana kicked him stiff in the face. Kingston dared him to keep going and kicked him back. He kicked Santana into the corner and charged but was caught and suplexed into the empty corner.
LAX began double-teaming Hernandez. They posted Homicide's shoulder. Hernandez pulled himself to the top and fought off LAX but was eventually overpowered and hit with a double superplex into the bare ring. The place went nuts and chanted "Holy sh**" and man, they are right. Konnan came out to his music and made the save, running Homicide through a table. LAX hit a sit down powerbomb off the top on King, scoring the pin.
Your winners, LAX & Konnan!
Given Konnan has had a few hip replacements, so I am glad they didn't have him taking bumps in this environment. It was absolutely evil and insane and NYC loved the hell out of it. Kingston looked like he took some really evil punishment and we'll try to get an update on him. He really deserves triple whatever they are paying him after tonight. Everyone worked their asses off and tore down the house live. I hope it came across as such on the broadcast.
Allie will enter Su Yung's Undead Realm in an attempt to rescue Kiera Hogan.
This was a long pre-taped deal to cover them putting the ring back together live.
Jim Mitchell welcomed her but warned her if she saw her soul, she could look but not touch. Su Yung attacked Allie but Allie pulled out a hatchet and began hitting her with it. Blood was flying. She found Keira Hogan in a coffin but Su Yung returned and they battled. Yung tried to chop her with a hatchet this time. She menaced Allie. Yung used the Mandible Claw on Allie. Yung pulled out some knife but Allie drilled her with the hatchet in the neck. I swear, I am not making any of this up. Allie tried to rouse Kiera. They tried to open the casket that Allie used to enter. Jim Mitchell re-appeared and said he was a man of his word. He promised to get her in but nothing about getting her out. Su Yung and her minions cornered them but Rosemary returned and fought them off. She told them they shouldn't be here and told them to leave. She opened the casket and told them to go. Allie said she wasn't going to go without her. Su Yung pulled the hatchet out of her neck and approached them. She and Rosemary began fighting and right out of Big Trouble in Little China, energy began surging from their hands. Allie and Keira were back and Allie said they had to go back and help Rosemary. Keira said it would be OK. Allie, in a demonic voice, said IT'S NOT OK. The end. Okaaaaaaay! This was well, oddball and I suspect the more you love pro wrestling as an in-ring product, the less you are going to like this. It was obviously a take on the type of Broken Universe storytelling that the company has done in the past. It was well, out there.
They announced a new PPV, Homecoming, for 1/6/19 at the Nashville Fairgrounds aka TNA Asylum. I don't expect we'll see Jeff Jarrett there.
Johnny Impact was interviewed. He said that if Austin Aries wants to make this a family affair, great, that is fine with him. He said the fact Aries thinks he carries this company is an insult to everyone who works for the company. He said that if Aries hadn't crossed the line, TMZ wouldn't have wanted them to talk about it.
Impact Wrestling Champion Austin Aries vs. Johnny Impact.
They went at each other in a real physical, aggressive way to get over the idea that they have a real personal issue beyond the title. It looked really good in that it wasn't an overly choreographed looking sequence. They faced off and the crowd chanted back and forth. Aries drilled Impact in the leg. They continued to go back and forth in a rough manner. Fans were chanting "205" at Aries and a front row fan had a "ROSITA DISAPPROVES" sign.
Impact caught Aries in the corner and nailed a series of kicks. Aries was sent to the floor, where Impact hit a pescado to the floor. He sent Aries into the barricade. Impact bridged himself between the ring and the barricade and hit a flip onto Aries. Aries sent him into the barricade and then came off the top with an axe-handle. He drilled Impact with a chop and sent him back into the ring, where he drilled him with several knees and strikes. He peppered Aries with punches and really worked him over. Impact made a comeback and was going for a springboard leg lariat when Aries drilled him and sent him to the floor. Aries went for the heat seeking missile dive but Impact drilled him as he hit the ropes.
Impact hit a twisting springboard bodypress for a two count. Aries came back and worked him over with knee strikes, trying to set up for the Last Chancery. Impact fought back and nailed a springboard knee strike off the ropes for a two count. They battled to the ropes, where Aries regained control. Aries rolled out of the way of a split-legged moonsault off the ropes but Impact landed on his feet. Impact worked him over on the ropes. Impact nailed a Spanish Fly off the top for a two count.
Aries avoided a flipping move off the top and went back to floor. Impact set him up for a suplex into the ring but Aries blocked it and pulled him out to the apron. They battled back and forth with forearms. Aries went for a death valley driver but it looked like Impact was dropped on top of his head from my vantage point. Aries nailed a 450 splash off the top for a two count. Aries went for a dropkick in the corner but Impact caught him and drilled Aries with a series of kicks. He hit Moonlight Drive off the top but Aries grabbed the ropes right before the three count. Impact went for a suplex but Aries escaped, nailed him, caught him with a vicious dropkick in the corner, then nailed a brainbuster for a two count. Impact got his foot across the rope at the last second.
Aries went into a series of knee strikes and cinched in the Last Chancery. Taya yelled at Aries and he got in her face. That fired up Impact as they beat each other back and forth with stiff shots. Aries ducked a clotheline and dove out of the ring, wiping out Taya. Impact kicked him hard off the apron into the barricade. Moose's celebration when Taya got nailed was hilarious. They battled back into the ring, where Impact nailed a brainbuster and Moonlight Drive and scored the pin.
Your winner and new Impact Champion, Johnny Impact!
Aries got right up, yelled at the announcers and walked out, not even selling. He even spit up towards Ed Nordholm. He left Moose and Kross behind.
Impact went to the floor and helped Taya up, then celebrated with her in the ring for a long time after the show went off the air. There was a big "Johnny" chant.
Really good match. They worked a style that made you believe they really hated each other. Obviously, the Aries thing was done to get people talking, since the entire story has been about them trying to blur the lines of reality and fiction.
I am hearing the show was far better live than on TV as we've gotten some complaints about missed camera shots, etc. I'll discuss more in my Post Game Show when I record.
That's all for tonight from the Melrose Ballroom. We will be back tomorrow with coverage of tomorrow's TV taping!
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