{"id":11051,"date":"2016-02-16T22:38:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T04:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=11051"},"modified":"2016-02-16T22:38:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T04:38:45","slug":"11051","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/02\/16\/11051\/","title":{"rendered":"2\/16 TNA Impact Report &#8211; ECIII-Hardy feud continues, KOTM Title match, build toward Lockdown special"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3783562435\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p><b>TNA Impact Report<br \/>\n<\/b><b>February 16, 2016<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Taped in Manchester, U.K.<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Aired on Pop TV<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Report by Mike McMahon, PWTorch\u00a0contributor (<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeMcMahonPW\" target=\"_blank\"><b>@MikeMcMahonPW<\/b><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Impact opened with a video hyping The Wolves vs. The Decay in Monster\u2019s Ball <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556222\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span>. The package then cut to recap the return of Ethan Carter III last week, including running off Matt Hardy, who was demanding his firing.<\/p>\n<p>ECIII is shown walking backstage. He approaches Dixie Carter. ECIII said last week was about the World Hvt. Title and last week Matt Hardy showed his true colors.\u00a0Dixie said that she knows\u00a0ECIII gets a re-match for the World Title, and he is going to get it next week, in London, at Lockdown. ECIII thanked her and said that was next week, though. And this week, he had something personal to take care of and he had to do it right now. Then he walked off.<\/p>\n<p>The TNA opening video then aired.<\/p>\n<p>In-arena: ECIII\u2019s music hit and he walked to the ring as a graphic showed that the show was emanating from Manchester,\u00a0U.K.\u00a0Pope says that ECIII is in the ring for a purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know who I am, and I know what I\u2019ve done,\u201d he said. \u201cI walked into TNA wrestling with a giant chip on my shoulder. I\u2019ve defeated legends, but the only thing I\u2019m worried about right now is the TNA World Hvt. Champion, Matt Hardy.\u00a0Matt Hardy, <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556223\"><span class=\"aQJ\">in one week<\/span><\/span>, I have one word for you: re-match. It\u2019s a rematch inside a steel cage and you\u2019ll be in a steel cage with my wrath, my fury and my vengeance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ECIII said he had another issue and his fists needed to be punching. He called out Tyrus next.\u00a0\u201cWe were business partners, we were friends, you made a business decision costing me the World Hvt. Championship. You&#8217;re in the back, maybe babysitting Maxel Hardy, maybe you\u2019re breastfeeding the kid, but why don\u2019t you get out here right now and let\u2019s finish this like men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyrus emerges from backstage. He\u2019s standing on the stage and tells ECIII he doesn\u2019t want him.\u00a0\u201cYes, I do,\u201d ECIII replied. Tyrus answered:\u00a0\u201cECIII, you\u2019re by yourself. You\u2019ve always had someone watching your back. I know you\u2019re afraid. I know your secrets. You\u2019re afraid to be alone. Whether it was Spud or Dixie, and then me we took it to the next level. \u2026 We were business partners. I respected you so much I called you boss.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2400025430\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Tyrus said again that ECIII doesn\u2019t want him. He said ECIII doesn\u2019t need this. Tyrus said he will end ECIII.\u00a0\u201cYou done?\u201d ECIII asked. Then he smashed the microphone off Tyrus\u2019s head and a brawl breaks out in the ring. Tyrus hits ECIII with the microphone. Tyrus hits a heart punch that forces ECIII to roll out of the ring. ECIII is now retreating up the ramp. Tyrus follows and ECIII kicks him in the mid-section before throwing him into the rail.<\/p>\n<p>The brawl continues on the aisle and Matt Hardy runs down to attack ECIII from behind. It\u2019s now a two-on-one. Tyrus slams ECIII in the ring. Tyrus holds ECIII while Matt Hardy slaps him and screams something at him. Tyrus yells that ECIII is nothing without him and drops an elbow on him.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy goes under the ring and grabs a chair. ECIII breaks free of Tyrus\u2019s grip and grabs the chair, running off Tyrus and Hardy. Now it&#8217;s Hardy retreating up the ramp with Tyrus as ECIII stands in the ring with a chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh yeah?\u201d Hardy asked. \u201cYou\u2019re real tough with an illegal foreign object in the ring. \u2026 You want revenge? How about you do it against use. There\u2019s two of us, and one of you. If you can find a partner who can stand your guts, we\u2019ll take you on in that ring.\u201d\u00a0Hardy\u2019s music hits as he and Tyrus leave.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556224\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tonight<\/span><\/span>: Decay vs. The Wolves in Monster\u2019s Ball.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556225\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:11<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, Eric Young is in the ring.\u00a0\u201cLook at my title,\u201d he screamed. \u201cIf you\u2019re a wrestling fan, or a wrestler, you\u2019re looking at the king. Now you\u2019re looking at God. Is there anybody in the crowd tough enough to take this from me? You know what? There\u2019s not a person here.\u00a0You know who I know won\u2019t be taking this from me? Jeff Hardy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Q2] Beer Money\u2019s music hits.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re looking for somebody tough enough?\u201d Roode asked. \u201cLook at these two guys right here. In case you didn\u2019t know, we\u2019re Beer Money, and we\u2019re ready and willing to come down to that ring at any given time and kick both of your asses.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3572925960\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Eric Young calls Roode a nobody and said he\u2019s already beaten him.\u00a0Storm grabs the mic and said that Young has never beaten him, and he\u2019s ready to get in there right now.<\/p>\n<p>1 \u00a0&#8211; TNA King of the Mountain champion ERIC YOUNG (w\/Bram) vs. JAMES STORM (w\/Bobby Roode) \u2014 King of the Mountain Title match<\/p>\n<p>E.Y. and Storm brawl all over the ring to start the match. Storm rolls to the outside and is double-teamed as Roode tries to get over to help out, but referee Earl Hebner keeps\u00a0Bobby Roode back.\u00a0Back in the ring, E.Y. puts the boots to Storm.<\/p>\n<p>Storm starts to fire back with some right hands. E.Y. hits a neckbreaker and covers for a two count. E.Y. is cranking on Storm\u2019s neck. Storm is up to one knee and is clapping trying to get the crowd involved. Storm elbows his way out and then hits a clothesline.<\/p>\n<p>Storm lands a swinging neckbreaker for a two count. E.Y. is getting up slowly in the corner. Bram charges in but Roode cuts him off and clotheslines him to the outside. Mathews points out that there was no interference to warrant a bell because Roode cut him off before contact was made.\u00a0Storm and E.Y. brawl\u00a0all over the outside and Hebner calls for the bell.<\/p>\n<p>Post-match, the brawl continues all around ringside and then into the crowd. Roode and E.Y. continue\u00a0brawling in the aisles of the arena.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: The match ends in an apparent double-count out at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556226\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:17; Young retained the KOTM Title.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Backstage: Drew Galloway enters ECIII\u2019s locker room and says they need to talk.\u00a0\u201cEthan, we\u2019re not the best of friends. But the reality is <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556227\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span> you need a tag team partner, and we both have a common goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ECIII says that\u2019s true. They both want the TNA World Hvt. Title.\u00a0\u201cI sincerely appreciate your offer and I thank you for it,\u201d ECIII said, \u201cbut <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556228\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span> I have to stand alone.\u201d\u00a0Galloway said he respects that, and that\u2019s his choice. Galloway then grabs his briefcase and says that it\u2019s his choice. Whenever. Wherever. Against whoever.<\/p>\n<p>Up Next: Mike Bennett and Maria.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556229\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:25<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>[Q3] Backstage, the brawl between Beer Money and Bram &amp;\u00a0E.Y. continues in the locker room area. E.Y. throws Roode into a washing machine. Roode punches back and tosses E.Y. into the wall.<\/p>\n<p>In-arena: Maria welcomes us to her place of worship.\u00a0\u201c<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556230\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tonight<\/span><\/span>, I will introduce you to a future World Hvt. Champion. He will inspire you, because he inspires me. Do you believe in The Miracle?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Bennett emerges from backstage and joins Maria on the ramp. Pope says that everything Bennett has said since joining TNA, he has backed up in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaria is right,\u201d Bennett said. \u201cI am going to be the future World Champion. I said it the minute I walked into this place, and every single wrestler in the back took notice. Kurt Angle took notice. He took notice and that\u2019s why he had to cheap shot me and run away from me. And Drew, that brings me to you. You\u2019re walking around with that briefcase, but all that\u2019s just a ticking time bomb. Because you\u2019re going to lose and prove to everyone you\u2019re a failure.\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556231\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Tonight<\/span><\/span>, I\u2019m dressed, and Kurt Angle ducked me, so <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556232\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span> I want to wrestle one of the U.K.\u2019s own. Mark Andrews, come on down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandrews emerges with his skateboard, and he rolls his way to the ring.\u00a0\u201cListen, I chose you for a reason, I\u2019ve seen what you do and I\u2019m very impressed. But all it takes is one look at you and one look at me, and you can tell it will take a miracle for you to win.\u201d\u00a0Mandrews replies,\u00a0\u201cI think you should shut the hell up,\u201d and then slaps Bennett and the match begins.<\/p>\n<p>2 &#8211; MIKE BENNETT (w\/Maria) vs. MANDREWS<\/p>\n<p>A series of armdrags begins the match. Bennett misses a clothesline, but hits a spinebuster. Bennett mounts Mandrews and rains down right hands on him before proclaiming that he\u2019s the best.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett lands splashes in the corner and then hits a running boot. Mathews points out that Mandrews wants this match to get to the air.\u00a0Bennett grabs a rear chinlock. Mandrews tries to elbow his way out\u00a0of it, but he can\u2019t. Bennett hits a dropkick and a two count.<\/p>\n<p>Bennett slaps Mandrews a few times which seems to charge him up. Mandrews lands some elbows in the corner, but Bennett shoves him practically across the entire ring.\u00a0Swinging DDT landed by Mandrews and a standing moonsault for a two count.<\/p>\n<p>Mandrews lands a kick out of the corner and goes to the top rope. Bennett catches him and drops him on the turnbuckle. Bennett drops him off the top rope, a modified cutter. Bennett then hits a right hand. Bennett picks up Mandrews for a Miracle in Progress, getting the win.<\/p>\n<p>Post-match,\u00a0Bennett puts the boots to Mandrews. He picks up Mandrews for another Miracle in Progress, but Drew Galloway charges the ring to make the save. Bennett immediately bails and heads to the back.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Mike Bennett at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556233\"><span class=\"aQJ\">3:35<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[<b>Reax: <\/b>TNA continues to do a nice job building up Mike Bennett. It\u2019s the opposite of how they have handled some bigger names in the past, bringing him along slowly, at least in terms of opponents, rather than throwing him into a major match right away.\u00a0It seems as if they\u2019re heading towards a Bennett-Galloway match down the road, and that should be Bennett\u2019s first big TNA match. Bennett is the one new face to TNA, and they\u2019re smart in not burning through all of his potential opponents in short order.]<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: Rosemary said she\u2019s going to the dance with nothing to wear. The Wolves will be laying in a pool of their own blood with nothing to wear. Abyss says the Rosemary will be the most beautiful woman at the ball. Abyss says that every time they meet, they leave the Wolves in a puddle of their own decay.\u00a0Suddenly, someone comes into the screen and says that he hasn\u2019t forgotten about Rosemary, calling her sweetheart. She hisses at him. He says he\u2019ll see her soon and blows a kiss. Josh wonders who that was?<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556234\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:41<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: The roving reporter asks Drew Galloway why he got involved in Bennett&#8217;s business. Galloway said that Bennett runs his mouth real good, but where is he when it comes time to fight?\u00a0Bennett runs in and attacks Galloway and Mandrews from behind. Bennett throws Galloway into the steel garage door.\u00a0\u201cHow\u2019s that for a fight?\u201d he asked a knocked out Galloway. \u201cNighty night, Drew.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Q4] Video: TNA airs a vignette for Oarg The Great, who they say is coming.<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: Tyrus and Matt Hardy approach Rockstar Spud. Hardy said he didn\u2019t mean to surprise Spud. Hardy said that it\u2019s not in Spud\u2019s best interest to meddle in their affairs, like they did last week.\u00a0Hardy said Spud cannot stick his nose in their business, ever.\u00a0\u201cDo we understand each other?\u201d Hardy asked. \u201cGood! Great talk.\u201d\u00a0Hardy then walked off.<\/p>\n<p>Mathews promotes that Kurt Angle vs. Bobby Lashley in Angle\u2019s final Impact match will happen <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556235\"><span class=\"aQJ\">in three weeks<\/span><\/span>. A video package then airs to hype Angle vs. Lashley, including clips from the first time they met.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<b>Reax: <\/b>TNA continues to do good things as far as advanced booking goes. There are always big matches advertised for the next week\u2019s episode, at bare minimum. TNA is holding this Lashley-Angle match for three weeks, giving ample time to promote it and really make it feel like a big match. That\u2019s something WWE has a hard time doing, both because of their impatience and because it\u2019s difficult with so many hours of television to fill on a weekly basis. ]<\/p>\n<p>3 &#8211; TNA tag champions THE WOLVES (Eddie Edwards &amp; Davey Richards) vs. THE DECAY (Abyss &amp; Crazzy Steve w\/Rosemary) &#8211;\u00a0Monster\u2019s Ball match for the TNA Tag Team Titles<\/p>\n<p>The bell rings and there are weapons everywhere to start the match. The teams are brawling at ringside. Steve throws Richards into the barricade.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556236\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:52<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, there are weapons all over the ring and The Wolves are in control of the match. They set the ladder up between Steve\u2019s legs and slam the chairs into it.\u00a0Rosemary is acting all creepy on the outside. Richards climbs up the top, but Rosemary trips him. Decay is back in control. Richards is in the corner and Abyss has Janice but Richards ducks.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Eddie Edwards gets tossed through a table on the outside.\u00a0Abyss grabs Richards and chokeslams him. Abyss grabs a chair and throws it at Richards. Edwards is still down. Abyss slams a barrel on Richards in the ring.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards tries to get back into the ring and kicks Abyss from the outside. Edwards goes up top and gets cut off by Abyss. Richards is trying to get up. Abyss climbs to the second rope and grabs Edwards. It looks like Abyss is trying for a suplex, but Edwards defends it well with headbutts.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards is able to sunset flip Abyss and power bomb him onto the trash barrel.\u00a0Edwards has a kendo stick and he\u2019s assaulting Steve with it. Steve cuts him down with a low blow.<\/p>\n<p>Steve gets caught by the Wolves with a series of kicks. Richards grabs a chair and nails Steve on the back. He holds the chair there and Edwards lands a double stomp on the chair, which was on Steve\u2019s back.\u00a0Abyss gets back in and hits a double clothesline on the Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>[Q5 \u2014 second hour] Abyss goes under the ring and grabs a bag\u00a0of thumbtacks. Edwards lands a kick before Abyss can dump the tacks. There is a board wrapped in barbed wire on the outside. Edwards dives to put Abyss through the board, but Abyss stands strong and keeps his balance.<\/p>\n<p>Abyss grabs Edwards to chokeslam him through the board, but Richards dives through the ropes, putting Abyss through the board.\u00a0Back in the ring, Steve takes out Edwards. Steve sets Edwards up on a chair. Steve goes to smash Edwards with a chair but Rosemary climbs in and stops him. She grabs the bag of tacks.<\/p>\n<p>Edwards is tied up in the chair. Rosemary dumps the tacks over Edwards&#8217;s head. Steve goes for a chair shot but Edwards moves out of the way. Rosemary tries\u00a0to spray mist in Edwards\u2019s face, but he grabs her face to stop him. Richards then kisses her, which confuses Edwards. However he spits the mist into Rosemary\u2019s face afterwards.\u00a0\u201cHe sucked the mist out of her mouth!\u201d Matthews yelled.\u00a0Edwards then plants Steve through a chair for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNERS: The Wolves at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556237\"><span class=\"aQJ\">14:54<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<b>Reax: <\/b>Well, that was interesting. Richards sucking the mist out of Rosemary\u2019s mouth \u2014 I can\u2019t believe I just wrote that \u2014\u00a0was unique, at least? We can safely say we\u2019ve never seen that before.\u00a0That aside, this was a really good match with non-stop action. There were some insane spots in this match, and everyone was showcased well. No one was hurt here, even Decay, despite taking the loss. ]<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: Spud approaches ECIII.\u00a0\u201cLet me be the person to talk first for once,\u201d he said. \u201cLast week I was trying to do the right thing. You shouldn\u2019t be fired without due cause. You\u2019ve done a lot, I\u2019ve done a lot too. We have a lot of history. Some good, some really bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ECIII said he has a match <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556238\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span>, and he wanted to let Spud know that <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556239\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span> it had to be him against Hardy and Tyrus alone.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556240\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:07<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, the Dollhouse in the ring after making their ring entrance. Madison Rayne and Gail Kim come to the ring next.<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2014 KO champion GAIL KIM &amp; MADISON RAYNE vs. THE DOLLHOUSE (Jade &amp; Marti Bell w\/Rebel)<\/p>\n<p>The match begins with The Dollhouse attacking before the bell. After the dust settles, it\u2019s Marti Bell and Gail Kim who start off.\u00a0Marti Bell drops Gail with a very awkward and sloppy Samoan drop. Gail Kim kicks out at two.<\/p>\n<p>Jade tags in and hits Gail with a series of kicks to the chest. Out of the corner, Gail Kim tries for a submission Jade but Jade, who was standing, drops Kim to the mat.\u00a0Marti Bell tags back in. Meanwhile,\u00a0Matthews promotes next week&#8217;s special episode of Impact with the Lockdown theme.<\/p>\n<p>[Q6] Marti Bell puts the boots to Gail in the corner. Jade kicks Madison Rayne off the apron as she gets tagged in. Jade goes for a cradle piledriver but Gail blocks it.<\/p>\n<p>Gail is trying to get to Madison Rayne and she does for the hot tag. Madison Rayne is chopping Marti Bell and hits an enziguri. Marti Bell misses a clothesline and Madison Rayne rolls her up for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Madison Rayne &amp; Gail Kim at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556241\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:04<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>After the match, The Dollhouse attacks Madison and Gail from behind. Velvet Sky\u2019s music hits and she charges the ring to make the save, clearing the ring of The Dollhouse.\u00a0Velvet grabs a microphone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, where are you going, Doghouse?\u201d she said. \u201cI didn\u2019t fly all the way over here for you to run off to your kennels. You\u2019ve been poking those ugly noses where they don\u2019t below for far too long. Why don\u2019t we make some history. For the first time ever for the knockouts, where there is no escape, and all weapons are legal, the three of you versus the three of us \u2026 Lethal Lockdown.\u201d\u00a0Mathews confirms that next week it will be The Dollhouse vs. Gail Kim, Madison Rayne, and Velvet Sky in Lethal Lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: Mahabali Shera is here. He has a new mustache. He said <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556242\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight<\/span><\/span> he has a new tag partner, Odarg the Great. In comes Grado in a mask. He said he does good things to good people and he\u2019s a good guy.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<b>Reax: <\/b>Well, now that the tour of India was scrapped, we see just where Mahabali Shera slots in. Shera has been virtually invisible since the debut on Pop TV. He went from being positioned as a potential finalist in the World Title Series \u2014 if the matches were taped India \u2014 and is now teaming with Grado, er, Odarg The Great. ]<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556243\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:21<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: The brawl between Beer Money and Eric Young &amp;\u00a0Bram continues. E.Y. smashes a rubber barrel off Roode. Bram and Roode and trading elbows. Storm tries to choke E.Y. with some wires. Mathews wonders where security is as Bram tries for a chair shot. Pope said they\u2019ll get tired after a while, they have to.\u00a0Eric Young assaults Roode with a steel chair.\u00a0Roode talks to the cameraman as Bram and E.Y. walk off. Roode said next week, Beer Money wants Young and Bram in a Lockdown match.<\/p>\n<p>5 &#8211; JESSIE GODDERZ &amp; ELI DRAKE vs. MAHABALI SHERA &amp; ODARG THE GREAT<\/p>\n<p>Odarg is booked as being from \u201cparts unknown.\u201d Eli Drake seems legitimately upset, for some reason. Drake appears nervous about something.<\/p>\n<p>[Q7] The match begins with Drake and Shera locking up. Drake hits a shoulder tackle. Godderz tags in. Shera hits a bodyslam. Shera whips Godderz to the turnbuckle and hits a splash. Shera snaps Godderz to the mat and grabs his hands, essentially making him do that Shera dance. Is that some type of submission now?<\/p>\n<p>Godderz goes back on the attack. Godderz hits a some kicks to the midsection. Drake tags in and hits an elbow, as Godderz held him.\u00a0Drake bodyslams Shera and hits an elbow from a standing position. Drake tries for a power bomb but Shera flips Drake with a back body drop.<\/p>\n<p>Odarg tags in and fires off quick jabs on Drake, who falls into a tag with Jessie. Odarg with more jabs. He drops his straps and lands a human cannonball on Drake but Godderz makes the save.<\/p>\n<p>Drake gets planted with a Sky High by Shera, who isn\u2019t legal. Drake tries to pull Odarg\u2019s mask off but he can\u2019t. Odarg then takes off his own mask and rolls up Drake, staring at Drake as he pins him for the three count.\u00a0After the match, Odarg rolls under the ring to put his mask back on.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER: Odarg the Great &amp; Mahabali Shera at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556244\"><span class=\"aQJ\">4:47<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<b>Reax: <\/b>This was supposed to be funny, but the problem is it wasn\u2019t. Why was Drake worried about Grado being back in TNA? Is it only because he switched the briefcases and Drake is afraid of that evidence? It has to be, because Grado barely won a match during his first TNA run. It doesn\u2019t fit the narrative \u2026 unless he is afraid of Grado\u2019s \u201cevidence\u201d that he shouldn\u2019t have been fired.\u00a0Shera doesn\u2019t even get the win here, Grado does. That really shows you where Shera stands. He was being over-pushed before, really only because of the India tour and TNA has dialed back on his push big time. ]<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556245\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:36<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Backstage: Drake is ranting about Grado. Jessie Godderz is laughing and Drake says it\u2019s not funny.\u00a0In walks Grado, who says Grado won\u2019t be a Lockdown, but Eli Drake can fight Odarg the Great.<\/p>\n<p>Mathews runs down the matches for Lockdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beer Money vs. Bram &amp; Eric Young<\/li>\n<li>The Dollhouse vs. Madison Rayne &amp; Gail Kim &amp;\u00a0Velvet Sky in Lethal Lockdown<\/li>\n<li>Matt Hardy vs. Ethan Carter III for the TNA World Title<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In-arena: Matt Hardy and Tyrus enter the ring for <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556246\"><span class=\"aQJ\">tonight\u2019s<\/span><\/span> main event. ECIII is out next.\u00a0Mathews points out that ECIII has opted to fight Hardy and Tyrus on his own.<\/p>\n<p>6 \u2014 ETHAN CARTER III vs. TNA Hvt. champion MATT HARDY &amp; TYRUS \u2014 handicap match<\/p>\n<p>[Q8] Tyrus starts out against ECIII. After some right hands, ECIII gets up on the second rope and hammers away on Tyrus before following up with a huge chop.\u00a0Tyrus lands a kick and ECIII gets whipped into the corner. Tyrus tosses ECIII with a fallaway slam.<\/p>\n<p>[Commercial Break at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556247\"><span class=\"aQJ\">10:46<\/span><\/span>]<\/p>\n<p>Back from the break, Mathews says it has been all Hardy and Tyrus during the commercial break. Hardy is setting up a Twist of Fate, and out comes Rockstar Spud.\u00a0Spud gets up in ECIII\u2019s corner and extends his hand, looking for a tag.<\/p>\n<p>ECIII has a surge of energy and hits rapid-fire punches. Hardy grabs a sleeper and turns it into a DDT for a two count.\u00a0Hardy chops ECIII in the corner. ECIII returns the chop. Hardy whips ECIII into the opposite corner and follows with a clothesline.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy tries for a Twist of Fate, but ECIII counters into a dropkick. Spud is screaming for a tag. ECIII makes the tag. Spud fires up on Hardy with jabs and then puts the boots to Hardy in the corner.\u00a0Spud goes to attack Tyrus as he enters the ring. This allows Hardy to attack Spud from behind.<\/p>\n<p>Tyrus tags in and he clubs Spud over the back with his huge fist. The size difference between Tyrus and Spud is enormous, as Spud gets hit with a heart punch.\u00a0Tyrus drops all of his weight on Spud with an elbow. ECIII is getting antsy on the outside, wanting a tag.\u00a0Spud hits an Underdog on Tyrus.<\/p>\n<p>Hardy tags in, so does ECIII.\u00a0Clotheslines by ECIII and then an ECIII splash. ECIII fires up and sets up the One Percenter, but Tyrus runs in with a clothesline.\u00a0Tyrus tries to clothesline ECIII over the top, but ECIII ducks and pulls the rope down, sending Tyrus to the outside.<\/p>\n<p>ECIII climbs to the top rope and splashes down on Tyrus and Hardy on the outside, taking out both.\u00a0ECIII rolls Hardy back in. Tyrus climbs on the apron and grabs Hardy, dropping him over the rope. Side Effect by Hardy but ECIII kicks out.<\/p>\n<p>Tyrus tags in. He sets up the spike but Spud rolls in, hitting a low blow.\u00a0Hardy hits a twist of fate on Spud. ECIII back up and lands a One Percenter on Matt Hardy for the win.<\/p>\n<p>WINNER(S): ECIII &amp; Rockstar Spud at <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_466556248\"><span class=\"aQJ\">12:57<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Post-match, Mathews screams that ECIII has pinned the World Champion just seven nights before Lockdown next week.\u00a0Spud crawls up in the corner and walks over to ECIII. They stare at each other and Spud rolls out as the show goes off the air.<\/p>\n<p>TNA closes with a video hyping next week\u2019s Lockdown episode, including Beer Money vs. Bram &amp;\u00a0Eric Young, the Knockouts Lethal Lockdown match, and ECIII vs. Matt Hardy for the World Title.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<b>Final Thoughts: <\/b>This felt like a good pay-per-view lead-in show, and ultimately that\u2019s how TNA was treating it. Most of what happened here set up what we\u2019ll see at Lockdown next week. If you consider this episode of Impact within that context, this was a good show.<\/p>\n<p>TNA is in a bit of a tough spot with Hardy and ECIII. They are both freshly turned, and it\u2019s too early in either of their new runs to take a loss, really. This feels like some even-steven booking, with ECIII getting a win on this show, assuming he takes the loss next week at Lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>TNA has done a nice job of advanced booking. 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