We’re just eight days away from Turning Point next week, but the fate of the Knockouts Division could be changed tonight on the road to the pay-per-view.
TNA Impact! starts out tonight with the TNA Knockouts World Championship on the line. Masha Slamovich had posed a challenge to Alisha Edwards last week after Edwards ran off on her mouth yet again. But in this bout, it is No Disqualifications.
Before the ring announcement can even finish, Edwards attacks Slamovich but the Knockouts Champion fights back. Edwards spills out toward the ring and catches an airborne Slamovich with a trash can lid. A chair comes into play and Edwards lands a DDT on the chair to gain back control.
Edwards unfortunately gets greedy and charges into the chair as Slamovich dodges out of the way in the corner. Slamovich brings a trash can into play and sets up Edwards on the top rope. She tries to Superplex Edwards into the trash can, but Edwards rakes her eyes and sends Slamovich into the trash can only for a two-count.
A frustrated Edwards tries to take Slamovich out with a kendo stick, but Slamovich catches it and turns the tide to hit her finish and retain the title.
Before Slamovich can even celebrate, Tasha Steelz attacks her from behind. In comes, former champion Jordynne Grace to make the save, but it looks like her main focus is the the rematch for the gold come Turning Point.
Next, one-half of the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions, Jody Threat, takes on Ash By Elegance tonight. Spitfire and The Elegance Brand have been at odds for weeks now, and the two teams look to get a one-up on each other tonight.
As the bell rings, Ash cowers her way out of a lockup. Eventually, Threat steps on her hand and finally gets some strong offense in. Ash inadvertently sends Threat into the ring post, and Heather attempts to take advantage of a distracted referee.
Ash is in total control at this point in the match, but Threat tries to turn this match around after a quick roll up. Threat props Ash to the top rope, but Heather tries to get involved again. Dani Luna tries to put a stop to this, but Ash drops Threat and hits Rarified Air to pick up the win.
Savannah Evans looks to get back in action tonight after her vicious attack against Lei Ying Lee a couple of weeks back. Her opponent tonight is Brittany Jade, but is soon to find out about the vicious wrath of Evans and meets a quick end.
Backstage, we catch a glimpse of Slamovich and Grace chatting backstage. Slamovich ups the odds this Turning Point and makes the rematch a 2 out of 3 Falls match. Both agree on these terms but have more to prove come next week Saturday.
What did you think of tonight’s TNA Impact? Has The Elegance Brand gotten into the head of Spitfire? Who comes out Knockouts Champion come Turning Point? Let us know below!
