Frankie Kazarian defeated Kushida. The Time Splitter hooked an armbar on the floor, and Kaz tapped out until the referee broke the hold. Since the action was outside the ring, the submission didn’t count. Upon re-entry to the ring, Kazarian kicked the ropes up into Kushida’s groin. I think Kaz plotted that cheat by messing up the apron on purpose. As the referee pulled the apron back into place for safety reasons, Kaz struck low behind the ref’s back. That cheap tactic directly led to the Fade to Black piledriver for Kazarian to win.
ABC demanded a fight with First Class, and they were okay with putting the tag titles on the line. Rich Swan was unable to compete, so AJ Francis brought in KC Navarro as his partner.
TNA Digital Media Championship & International Heavyweight Championship: PCO defeated Matt Cardona’s mystery monster to retain both titles. Cardona wasn’t even there, but the reveal was “The Indian Lion” Shera. PCO took out his frustration to win via moonsault. Steph De Lander was proud of her husband.
Emergence
X-Division Championship in Ultimate X: Zachary Wentz defeated Mike Bailey, Alexander Hammerstone, Jason Hotch, Riley Osborne, and Laredo Kid to win the title. Bailey entered as champion. Osborne arrived from NXT. High-flying flow with Hammerstone as the power hoss. The finish came down to Bailey and Wentz on the X ropes scrambling for the prize. They battled for hand position, and Wentz knocked Bailey down to the mat. Wentz unhooked the title belt to claim victory. (Full details here.)
Steve Maclin defeated Eric Young. Rugged fight. Maclin kicked out of a piledriver. When Young went for a second piledriver at the urging of the crowd, Maclin countered for a jackknife pin to steal the win. Afterward, Young offered a handshake of respect.
Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat, & Dani Luna defeated Ash by Elegance, Alisha Edwards, & Masha Slamovich. Alisha appeared to get knocked out for real when receiving a dive on the floor. Medical staff carried her to the back. The action continued, but the match never really got back on track. Grace smashed Slamovich on a spinning backfist and a musclebuster. For the finish, Ash missed a swanton, and Threat capitalized for an F5 to win.
TNA World Tag Team Championship: Ace Austin & Chris Bey defeated AJ Francis & KC Navarro to retain the titles. The finish was a tricky scene. During the fisticuffs, Navarro tagged himself in, but Ace knocked him off the apron. Francis was unaware of the tag and chokeslammed Bey. When Top Dolla made the cover, the referee informed him that he was the illegal man. Ace struck amidst the confusion for The Fold on Francis. Navarro hit Sliced Bread on Ace. Navarro got cocky, then Bey rolled him up to win.
Moose, Brian Myers, Eddie Edwards, & Johnny Dango Curtis defeated Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry, & Mike Santana. The finish came down to a flurry of moves. Matt hit a Side Effect on Edwards. Moose speared Matt. Santana clocked Moose with a discus lariat. Myers unloaded a Roster Cut clothesline on Santana. Jeff landed a swanton on Myers. Dango planted Jeff on a Falcon Arrow. Hendry hit the Standing Ovation slam on Dango. Edwards dumped Hendry on a Blue Thunder Bomb. Matt connected on a Twist of Fate to Edwards. 1, 2, Moose pulled Matt off the pin out of the ring. Matt responded with a Twist of Fate on the floor. The referee was out of position and missed Edwards kick Matt in the gonads. A Boston Knee Party from Edwards to Matt sealed the deal for the System.
TNA World Championship in 60-minute Iron Man match: Nic Nemeth defeated Josh Alexander to retain the title. Nemeth scored a 2-0 lead half way through. Alexander evened the score on two pinfalls from consecutive C4 spike piledivers with 15 minutes left. High drama down the stretch. Nemeth hit the Danger Zone with under 1 minute remaining. Instead of a pin, he executed a C4 spike piledriver of his own on Alexander. The score was 3-2 with 22 seconds to go. Alexander couldn’t rise to his feet as time ran out. Nemeth’s celebration was interrupted by JBL. John Bradshaw Layfield entered the ring and whispered to Nemeth. The world champ nodded his head in agreement. JBL exited. Show over.
TNA updates Alisha Edwards’ injury status after being knocked out in match.
A scary moment occurred in the women’s trios tag contest at Emergence (Aug. 30, 2024). Alisha Edwards was knocked out during the match. This was a real injury situation and not part of a storyline.
Alisha teamed with Masha Slamovich and Ash by Elegance to take on Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat, and Dani Luna. In the early going, Alisha was on the receiving end of a dive on the outside. The impact knocked Alisha out, and her arms went stiff.
Here is a glimpse of the aftermath. Spitfire tried to set up the next move on Alisha, but she wasn’t moving. When listening to the audio, I’m going to give the benefit of the doubt to the fan shouting, “She’s dead.” Alisha’s character is a trickster, so it would be easy to think she was faking. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The match continued, and Alisha was carried to the back by medical personnel.
After the show, Gia Miller provided an injury update from TNA. “Alisha Edwards as well was rendered unconscious and was knocked out in her match. She is also placed under concussion protocols.”
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX, will air for the first time ever from the Uber Arena in Berlin, Germany. It’s the final stop before tomorrow’s Bash In Berlin 2024 pay-per-view event.
United States Championship Open Challenge: LA Knight (c) vs. TBA
WWE Women’s Championship Street Fight: Nia Jax (c) vs. Michin
Dancing With The Stars Pro Artem Chigvintsev was arrested on charges of felony domestic battery. Chigvintsev is the husband of WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia (Nikki Bella).
TMZ is reporting that a representative for the Napa County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that police responded to a domestic violence call in Yountville shortly after 10:00 AM local time on Thursday.
After interviews were conducted, an arrest was made at the scene. It is said that injuries are involved.
At around 8:30 AM PST on Thursday, a call was made from the home of Chigvintsev and his wife, WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia (Nikki Bella), to report a “medical emergency.” As of this writing, there is no word on who made the call.
As paramedics and the fire department were en route, someone from the same house called 911 to cancel the request. At that point, paramedics and the fire department returned to their stations.
Police did arrive at the home, as per usual when someone calls 911. At 10:00 AM PST, Artem was arrested for felony corporal injury to spouse or cohabitant. For the arrest to be a felony, the injury must be visible.
Additionally, TMZ is reporting that the alleged victim in the case is cooperating with police. It is said that police are interested to know whether there’s a history of domestic violence between the two people involved. The victim in the case has asked for total confidentiality. So while we can’t and won’t name Nikki as the victim, you can draw your own conclusions here.
While the victim has been talking to law enforcement, they are planning follow-up interviews with both sides to see if there is a history of past incidents. Additionally, it is said that a child may have witnessed the incident.
Finally, Chigvintsev posted a $25,000 bail and was released from jail at 2:18 PM PST.
The investigation is still currently ongoing.
You can check out Artem Chigvintsev’s mugshot photo a the top left.
TNA Wrestling will present a new episode of TNA Impact tonight on AXS TV, which is the final stop before tomorrow’s TNA Emergence 2024 pay-per-view event.
TNA X Division Championship: Mike Bailey (c) vs. Rich Swann
Match by Elegance for TNA Knockouts Championship: Jordynne Grace (c) vs. Ash by Elegance
Eddie Edwards vs. Mike Santana
Joe Hendry vs. Brian Myers
ABC vs. Cody Deaner & Jake Something
Hammerstone vs. Eric Young
Nic Nemeth and Josh Alexander come together for a final face-off
Ring Of Honor will present a new episode of ROH TV on Honorclub tonight.
* ROH Women’s World Title Proving Ground: Athena vs. Aleah James * Mina Shirakawa vs. Rachael Ellering * Tomohiro Ishii vs. Ariya Daivari * Blake Christian vs. Rosario Grillo * Leila Grey vs. Promise Braxton * Evil Uno vs. Jacoby Watts * Johnny TV vs. Sidney Akeem * Josh Woods in action * Action Andretti & Top Flight in action * We’ll hear from Shane Taylor Promotions
During the main event of this week’s episode of AEW Dynamite, Danielson came out to cut a promo where he revealed that his full-time career will come to an end when he loses the AEW World Title.
Danielson noted that winning the title was the favorite moment of his career and commented on needing neck surgery sooner rather than later. While he admitted that it was probably time to go home and get the surgery/spend time with his family, he refuses to retire as AEW World Champion.
He then issued a challenge to anyone and everyone, which led to Jack Perry coming out and promising to retire Danielson at All Out 2024. Perry then attacked Danielson to end the show.
Bryan Danielson reflects on his #AEW World Championship win at #AEWAllInLondon
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