Bound for Glory PPV Coverage
Ilona sings the National Anthem.
A video package airs for both Bound for Glory and the city of Detroit, giving credit to the hardworking nature of the city and its love for wrestling.
TNA X-Division Champion Speedball Mike Bailey vs. El Hijo del Vikingo
They shake hands and then square off. They try to strike at each other and then stand off. Vikingo throws a kick, but Bailey catches it. Bailey uses his speed to get a roll up, but Vikingo uses his quickness to get out and get a roll up of his own. They exchange some moves again and stand off.
Vikingo hits the ropes and hits a spinning headscissors. Bailey rolls to the outside and Vikingo hits a dive. Vikingo tosses Bailey back in the ring and climbs to the top rope. Bailey moves out of Vikingo’s jump. Vikingo goes for a leaping attack and comes up limping. The referee checks on him and deems Vikingo OK to continue. Bailey immediately goes on the attack of the injured leg, locking in a leg lock until Vikingo makes it to the ropes.
Bailey chops Vikingo. Vikingo is slammed into the mat and Bailey uses the ropes to drop his knees onto him for a two count. Bailey hits a spinning kick, another hard kick, and then a chop. Bailey tries to send Vikingo to the outside, but Vikingo blocks it and hits a running attack on Bailey. Bailey charges at Vikingo, but Vikingo uses the ropes to swing out of the way. Vikingo hits a springboard missile dropkick and Bailey rolls to the outside.
Vikingo goes for a baseball slide. Bailey moves, hops into the ring and misses his own baseball slide. Vikingo grabs Bailey and uses the barricade to hit a hurricanrana. Vikingo tries to hit a baseball slide on Bailey, but Bailey moves and hits a corkscrew moonsault on the outside. Bailey tosses Vikingo back in the ring and climbs to the top rope. Bailey goes for a Shooting Star Press. Vikingo moves. Bailey rolls through and hits the Green Tea Plunge.
Vikingo kicks Bailey in the head and then locks him into an arm pretzel on the mat. Bailey gets out of it and hits a Dragon Screw on Vikingo. Vikingo is slammed onto the mat as Bailey climbs to the top. Bailey hits a Shooting Star Press for a two count. Vikingo avoids a superkick. Bailey goes for a Tornado Kick, but Vikingo hits a spinning kick of his own. Both men are down, but get back to their feet before the count of 10.
They meet at the center of the ring and slap at each other’s chests. Bailey goes for a slap, but fakes it and hits some kicks. Vikingo catches one and slaps Bailey. Vikingo checks a kick by Bailey, so Bailey hits the Crane Kick. Bailey hits double knees and a Tornado Kick. Bailey hits Ultima Weapon for a two count. Bailey can’t believe it.
Bailey sets up the Flamingo Driver, but Vikingo wiggles out and hits a Canadian Destroyer. He follows it up with double knees in the corner. Vikingo climbs to the top turnbuckle, but Bailey rolls out of the ring. Vikingo walks the ropes a bit and hits a corkscrew moonsault.
Vikingo rolls Bailey back inside and climbs to the top. Bailey strikes him off. On the apron, Bailey goes for double knees, but Vikingo moves. Vikingo climbs to the post and hits a leaping Canadian Destroyer on the apron.
Vikingo rolls Bailey back in the ring and climbs to the top rope. Bailey sits up. Vikingo pulls him to the top rope. Bailey headbutts Vikingo and hits Meteor Rain for the win!
Winner and STILL TNA X-Division Champion: Mike Bailey
TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions Spitfire vs. NXT's Wendy Choo & Rosemary
Wendy Choo and Jody Threat start things off. Choo crawls around and grabs at Threat’s legs. Threat fights it off and throws Choo into the corner. Dani Luna tags in and she slams Choo down. She slams Threat on top of Choo for a two count. Choo pulls at Luna’s hair and brings her to the corner. Rosemary tags in and takes control of Luna.
Rosemary charges at Luna, but Luna moves and tosses Rosemary. Luna clotheslines Rosemary while Rosemary is on her knees. Rosemary rises back to life from it. Rosemary pushes Luna into the ropes and Threat tags in. Spitfire runs the ropes and double teams Rosemary. Threat takes control of Rosemary and whips her into the corner. Choo uses her pillow to protect Rosemary. Threat takes the pillow and German Suplexes it out of the ring.
Rosemary levels Threat and throws down punches. Choo tags in and snaps Threat’s neck for a two count. Choo hits a cartwheel forearm in the corner, followed by a running kick. Rosemary locks on the Upside Down with Choo distracting the referee. Rosemary takes over and drives forearms into Threat’s face.
Rosemary lifts Threat into the Tree of Woe and tags in Choo. Choo and Rosemary hit a double dropkick for a two count. Choo locks on a chinlock. Threat is able to throw Choo off of her and hits a clothesline. Both women are down. Both women get a tag.
Luna comes in hot. She drops Rosemary multiple times and hits a slam. Luna hits a dropkick on Rosemary and then kicks Choo off of the apron. Off of the second rope, Luna hits a missile dropkick on Rosemary. Rosemary double legs Luna and tries for a pin. Luna powers out and hits a powerbomb for a two count.
Rosemary rolls to the outside. Threat comes into the ring and Spitfire goes for a dive. Luna hits it on Rosemary, but Threat gets tripped up by Choo. Choo works over Threat on the outside. Luna tries to come to the save, but Choo and Rosemary double DDT Luna on the floor.
Threat climbs to the top rope and hits a dive on Choo and Rosemary. Threat throws Rosemary back into the ring. She pumps up Luna and Luna gets back into the ring. Luna tries to make a tag, but Choo pulls Threat from the apron. Rosemary hits the Spear on Luna. She had the win, but she pulls Luna’s head and shoulders up.
Rosemary pulls Luna to the corner and tags in Choo. Choo and Rosemary try to double team Luna off of the ropes, but Luna wiggles out and hits a double powerbomb on Choo and Rosemary. Luna tags in Threat. Threat drops both Rosemary and Choo. She goes for a running attack on Rosemary, but Choo cuts her off with double knees.
Choo holds Threat for Rosemary, but Threat moves and Rosemary hits Choo. Threat hits double knees to both Choo and Rosemary, as they are stacked on the second rope. Threat hits a double German Suplex on Choo and Rosemary. Luna tags in and Spitfire hits the Pressure Drop for the win!
Winners and STILL TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions: Spitfire
After the match, Rosemary Spears Wendy Choo and kisses her forehead.
Frankie Kazarian’s Call Your Shot Gauntlet Match win is shown. Gia Miller approaches Frankie Kazarian in the back. He is reading Earl Hebner’s autobiography. Miller congratulates Kazarian and asks if he’s ready to be the Special Guest Referee of the Main Event. He says that he’ll raise the hand of the “Real TNA World Champion.”
Josh Alexander vs. Steve Maclin
Steve Maclin is out first and attacks Josh Alexander during Alexander’s entrance. Maclin tosses Alexander at the steel steps and Alexander tumbles over them. Maclin uses the stairs to spring onto Alexander. Maclin hops into the ring and hits a dive to the outside. Maclin drives Alexander into the ring. Maclin tries to whip Alexander, but Alexander reverses it and Maclin runs into the ringpost.
Alexander takes control and chops at Maclin. He sets Maclin up in the corner and locks on the Figure Four around the ringpost. Alexander breaks it and gets into the ring. The referee can finally start the match.
Alexander works Maclin over in the corner. Maclin reverses a whip and Alexander hits the corner. Maclin hits a clothesline on Alexander and then hits a chop in the corner. Maclin hits a tackle off of a whip for a two count. Maclin hits a backbreaker for a two count. Maclin drives a knee into Alexander’s back and then climbs to the top rope. Alexander follows him up, but gets tossed off by Maclin.
Maclin goes for a diving headbutt, but Alexander moves out of the way and hits a backbreaker for a two count. Alexander hits a chop and then whips Maclin into the ropes. He holds on and follows Maclin in with a knee twice. Alexander cuts a Maclin comeback off with another knee. Alexander hits Maclin with an elbow and then hits five German Suplexes. On the sixth attempt, Maclin turns it around and hits several German Suplexes of his own. Both men are down and the referee starts his count.
At the count of eight, they meet in the center of the ring and exchange strikes until Maclin gets in a big elbow. Maclin puts Alexander in the Tree of Woe and charges. Alexander lifts himself up and Maclin misses. Alexander picks up Maclin on the apron and slams him down onto the hardest part of the mat. Alexander hits a crossbody on Maclin as Maclin is sitting on the apron. Alexander tosses Maclin back into the ring and gets a two count.
Alexander tries to hit the C4 Spike, but Maclin blocks it. Maclin hits an Olympic Slam. Maclin sits Alexander on the top turnbuckle and follows him up. Maclin hits a superplex and then a Death Valley Driver for a two count.
Maclin sets up for KIA, but Alexander wiggles out and picks Maclin up. Maclin grabs the ropes. Alexander swings Maclin and hits the referee. With the referee down, Alexander low blows Maclin. Alexander gets a zip tie and ties Maclin up. Alexander is throwing strikes at Maclin and the referee sees that Maclin is tied up. He stops the attack and tries to free Maclin.
Alexander is on the ropes, so Maclin (still tied up) charges at Alexander. Alexander falls into the Tree of Woe. Maclin hits a shoulder strike on Alexander and then a dive to the outside. Maclin is still tied up and using his shoulders and knees to attack Alexander. Maclin goes for a kick, but Alexander catches it. Alexander hits a Tombstone for a two count.
Alexander tries the C4 Spike, but Maclin gets out of it. Alexander hits a German Suplex, but Maclin stands up immediately. Alexander charges and Maclin hits a headbutt. Alexander picks Maclin’s leg and locks in the Ankle Lock. Maclin is still tied up and can’t reach the ropes. Maclin passes out for the Alexander win!
Winner: Josh Alexander
After the match, Josh Alexander, with a smirk, frees Steve Maclin from the zip tie.
A video package covering the issues between Matt Cardona and PCO is shown.
TNA Digital Media and International Champion PCO vs. Matt Cardona - Monster's Ball
Matt Cardona is wearing a Ghostbusters inspired jumpsuit.
Matt Cardona immediately hops out of the ring once the bell rings. PCO follows him and stalks him. Cardona gets back in the ring and tries to strike at PCO when they are both back in the ring. PCO no sells some shots and then hits the ropes. Cardona moves out of the way and PCO flies out of the ring and lands hard on his back on the mat outside of the ring.
Cardona follows PCO to the outside and throws him into the ringpost. Cardona gets in a few punches and then sends PCO into the steel stairs. Cardona picks up the stairs and hits PCO with them. Cardona smack talks Steph De Lander through the camera.
PCO drops Cardona on the outside and then hits him with a trash can a couple of times. Cardona back body drops PCO onto the steel stairs. Cardona tosses PCO back into the ring and pulls out a door from under the ring. He sets the door up in the corner inside of the ring. PCO ducks under a Cardona attack and back body drops Cardona through the door.
PCO dumps Cardona over the top rope. PCO dives out of the ring, but Cardona hits him with a trash can in mid air. Cardona hits PCO with the trash can again three times. Cardona gets some chairs from underneath the ring, along with another door. He tosses the door and chairs into the ring, taking umbrage with not being featured on the commemorative chair. Inside the ring, he sets up the door on the chairs, putting some chairs underneath the construction.
Cardona goes to the outside and tries to send PCO into the ring, but PCO cuts him off. PCO sends Cardona into the ring and works him over in the corner. Cardona slips out from the attack and slams PCO through the door/chair construction for a two count.
Cardona grabs a small black bag. It is filled with thumbtacks. He puts a handful of the thumbtacks in PCO’s mouth and hits the Reboot. Cardona slams PCO’s head into the pile of thumbtacks on the mat. Cardona slaps PCO with gloves that have thumbtacks in them. Cardona picks up some thumbtacks and sticks some, one-by-one, into PCO’s face. PCO comes to life from this, but Cardona hits Radio Silence for a two count.
Cardona grabs another door from underneath the ring. Cardona is holding it in the ring, trying to set it up, but PCO runs into it. PCO slams the door onto Cardona for a two count. PCO grabs another small black bag. It is filled with more thumbtacks. Cardona low blows PCO and grabs a barbed wire baseball bat from underneath the ring.
Cardona hits PCO in the midsection and back with the bat. He tries to grind the bat into PCO’s head, but PCO blocks it and chokeslams Cardona onto the thumbtacks. PCO climbs to the top rope and hits the PCOsault for the win!
Winner and STILL TNA Digital Media and International Champion: PCO
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