TNA iMPACT! Report
Matt ten-Hoeve, pwinsider.com
December 12, 2024

The episode starts off with a recap of last week’s iMPACT! – AJ Francis receiving his TNA World Title shot at Final Resolution, the battle between The Hardys and The System, Tasha Steelz stealing a win over Jordynne Grace, and the big eight-man tag match.

Moose comes to the ring to kick things off. He says that since he’s won the X-Division Championship, everyone wants to know what he’s going to do with the title. He’s a three-time TNA World Champion, so the answer to the question is very simple – he’s going to make the X-Division Title the most important title in TNA. He says that the TNA World Championship is held by one of the greatest wrestlers today, but no one is talking about him. They are too busy talking about Moose.

Moose then talks about Joe Hendry. He calls Hendry the hottest act in professional wrestling right now…but he doesn’t have a championship. Moose does. Moose then says that the TNA World Tag Team Titles are held by the most decorated tag team in professional wrestling history…but no one is talking about them. Everyone is too busy chanting Moose’s name. Moose says that he doesn’t need any of the fans chanting his name, their respect, or their support. When he’s done with the X-Division, he’ll be known as the greatest X-Division Champion in TNA history.

Cody Deaner’s music hits. He tells Moose that he respects him, but Moose better shut his mouth. A few months ago, Deaner lost his way and love for professional wrestling. He put the fate of his career in the hands of the people, though. Since doing that, he’s been having a ton of fun. Thanks to the people, he loves professional wrestling again.

Moose insults the fans that have been helping Deaner and says that Deaner hasn’t won a match since listening to the people. Deaner knows that, but says that Moose is wrong about something. With the people behind him, he can win a match. If he has the people of North Carolina behind him, he can not only win a match, but beat Moose for the X-Division Championship.

Moose laughs at Deaner and lays him out with a big boot. He calls for a referee and says that he’s going to give Deaner an X-Division Title match right now. The announcers say that Santino Marella has made the match official.

TNA X-Division Champion Moose vs. Cody Deaner

Cody Deaner is still down from the big boot. Moose kicks at him and still has the microphone. He hates to end the party short, but he has dinner plans. It’s time to take the show home. He runs at Deaner, but Deaner moves. Moose goes through the ropes and Deaner hits a dive.

Deaner throws Moose into the ring post, then back into the ring. Deaner climbs to the top rope and goes for a crossbody. Moose catches him, but Deaner wiggles out. He rolls Moose up for a two count. Deaner gets a two count on a backslide. Deaner fights out of a suplex and rolls Moose up for another two count.

Moose stands and levels Deaner. Moose takes off his jacket and hits Deaner with it. Moose goes for a powerbomb, but Deaner slips out and hits Sliced Bread #2 for a two count. Deaner calls for a DDT, but Moose slips out and hits a Uranage. He follows that up with a Spear for the win!

Winner and STILL TNA X-Division Champion: Moose

Gia Miller is in the back with First Class and Tasha Steelz. Tonight, they will be taking on Joe Hendry, Nic Nemeth, and Masha Slamovich. KC Navarro is feeling blessed – standing with two future champions. Tasha Steelz says that tonight is just a small taste of what she’s going to give Masha Slamovich tomorrow night. Tomorrow, Slamovich will get the full entree. AJ Francis says that it doesn’t matter if it’s tonight or tomorrow. This is the culmination of six years in wrestling and thirty-four years in life. He’s going to pick Nic Nemeth up and chokeslam him as many times as he wants to become the TNA World Champion. KC Navarro compliments Gia Miller on the way out.

Mike Santana is in the back. He’s on the path to purpose and starts to talk about the Four-Way Match tomorrow at Final Resolution with the winner receiving a shot at the TNA World Championship at Genesis. The Northern Armory interrupts and Santana isn’t happy about it. Josh Alexander says that he was part of the tag team that sent Santana packing from TNA a few years ago. Alexander says he can put Santana down any time he wants. Santana disagrees. Alexander says that they’ll have to see what happens at Final Resolution.

Rosemary vs. Xia Brookside

They circle each other slowly and lock up. Rosemary is quick to grab an arm and crank it. Xia Brookside uses the ropes to flip out of the hold and apply an armbar of her own. Rosemary breaks the hold by grabbing the ropes and then Brookside’s hair. Brookside grabs a headlock and then brings Rosemary down to the mat, cranking her neck. Rosemary tries to roll Brookside up, but Brookside keeps control of the headlock. Rosemary is able to stand out of it and force Brookside to the corner.

Rosemary hits Brookside with some strikes and then charges the corner. Brookside blocks Rosemary and then hits a rope assisted twisting hurricanrana out of the corner. Brookside follows that up with a basement drop kick and a monkey flip for a two count. Brookside grabs a headlock again and goes for a rope assisted bulldog. Rosemary pushes her off. Brookside goes for a headscissors, but Rosemary catches her and slams Brookside down for a two count.

Rosemary rains down some punches and then slaps on a headlock on Brookside. She keeps Brookside down for a minute until Brookside powers up and starts to strike out of it. Rosemary sends Brookside into the corner and charges in, but Brookside moves and Rosemary hits the turnbuckles. Brookside climbs to the second rope with Rosemary in the corner and gets turned around by Rosemary. Brookside kicks Rosemary off, though, and hits a crossbody. Rosemary gets up and both competitors hit a clothesline. Both women are down.

They exchange strikes as they stand up until Brookside hits a flurry of forearms, followed by a series of clotheslines and a headscissors. Brookside gets Rosemary down in the corner and hits Broken Wings. She follows that up with a Side Russian Leg Sweep for a two count. Brookside transitions into a crossface, which Rosemary gets out of. Rosemary climbs to the second rope, but Brookside meets her at the ropes. Rosemary locks on the Upside Down briefly.

Rosemary gets back in the ring and charges at Brookside. Brookside ducks and tries to roll Rosemary up, but Rosemary kicks out. Brookside tries to roll Rosemary up with a bridge, but Rosemary transitions it to a choke. Brookside tries to roll the choke over into a pin, but Rosemary is able to wiggle out and hit As Above So Below for the win!

Winner: Rosemary

After the match, Rosemary rains down punches on Xia Brookside. Jordynne Grace’s music hits and she comes running out. Rosemary exits the ring and stares down Grace as she walks up the entrance ramp.

Gia Miller approaches Trent Seven in the back. Miller informs Seven that he’ll be taking on Ace Austin tomorrow night at Final Resolution. Seven is in disbelief. He already beat Austin recently. Ace Austin enters the frame. Seven had to cheat to win the last time. Austin would much rather be wrestling with his tag team partner, but is ready to take on Seven tomorrow night.

The Rascalz vs. Leon Slater and Laredo Kid

Leon Slater and Zachary Wentz start things off with a lock up. Slater is able to go behind, but Wentz quickly reverses and almost gets a quick roll up. Slater then takes brief control and has a hold of a leg, but Wentz gets out. They exchange some quick reversals until Slater grabs an arm. Wentz uses his speed to arm drag out of it. Laredo Kid tags in. Trey Miguel tags in.

Miguel and Laredo Kid exchange some reversals. Slater and Wentz get involved in the counter party until a stand off between the two teams. Wentz and Slater both tag back in. Slater hits a springboard elbow on Wentz. Wentz goes to the outside. Slater goes for a dive, but Wentz pops back into the ring. Wentz goes for a dive, but Slater doesn’t allow it. Wentz is grabbed through the ropes, but he counters and drags Slater’s arm into the ring post. Miguel tags in.

Miguel tries to Irish Whip Slater, but Slater keeps blocking it. Miguel starts to work over an arm and takes Slater down. Miguel stretches Slater’s arm and snaps Slater’s fingers. Wentz tags in and hits a leaping strike for a two count. Wentz works over Slater’s arm, keeping him down on the mat. Slater is able to stand and tries to strike out of the hold. Wentz stops his momentum, though, and gets Slater back on the mat, stretching his arm and abdomen. Wentz brings Slater to the corner, chops him, and tags in Miguel.

The Rascalz try to double team Slater and run at him in the corner. Slater blocks their attempts and hits a cutter on Miguel. Slater is able to tag in Laredo Kid. Wentz tags in. Laredo Kid comes in hot, dropping Wentz. Laredo Kid hits two moonsaults, the second one twisting, for a two count. Slater tags back in.

Wentz gets out of a double suplex. Miguel comes in and The Rascalz hit stereo hurricanranas and dives. Laredo Kid and Slater recover and hit dives of their own – Slater’s going over the ring post. Laredo Kid and Slater double team Miguel with an assisted powerbomb for a two count.

Slater tries to lift up Miguel, but can’t because his arm is in pain. He eventually does, but Miguel headscissors out of it. Miguel grabs a hold of Laredo Kid and places him on the ropes for Wentz to hit a senton on him off of the top rope. Miguel makes the cover, but Slater breaks it up.

All four men are slow to get up. As they do, the teams exchange strikes in the middle of the ring. They take turns hitting hard kicks until Slater is the last person standing. He drags Wentz near the turnbuckles and officially tags in. He climbs to the top rope and goes for the Swanton 450. Wentz moves and Miguel hits a superkick on Slater. Laredo Kid had made a tag as Slater was on the top rope. The Rascalz grab Laredo Kid and hit Soup Kitchen for the win!

Winners: The Rascalz

The System are in the back. Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers talk about how they’ll be winning their Tables Match against The Hardys at Final Resolution. JDC is planning on showing Leon Slater how weird he can get tomorrow night. Moose says that KUSHIDA, at Final Resolution, has one more opportunity to trust The System.

PCO & Sami Callihan vs. Jake Something & Hammerstone

Jake Something and PCO start things off. Something rushes PCO from behind as PCO is taking off his jacket. PCO shrugs it off, blocks a hip toss, and hits a clothesline. Sami Callihan tags in. Callihan takes a shot at Something, grabs an arm, and cranks it. He snaps Something’s fingers and tags in PCO.

Callihan drives PCO’s head into Something (Bushwacker’s style). PCO hits the ropes and gets a knee in the back from Hammerstone. With PCO distracted, Something hits him from behind and tags in Hammerstone. Hammerstone and Something double team PCO and then Hammerstone rains down punches on PCO. Something tags back in.

Something and Hammerstone whip PCO into the corner and Something chokes PCO on the middle rope. Something hits PCO with a hard forearm for a two count. Something sends PCO into the corner, but PCO pops out of it and clotheslines Something. Callihan tags in.

Callihan comes in hot. He levels Hammerstone on the apron and then starts taking shots at Something. Something starts shrugging them off, so Callihan bites his nose. Callihan sets up to DDT Something, but Hammerstone comes in. Callihan grabs him, as well, and drops both men. PCO double DDTs his opponents. Callihan clotheslines Hammerstone over the top rope. Something rolls out of the ring.

PCO hits a dive on Something and then rolls him back into the ring. Callihan hits a Stunner on Something. PCO tags in and climbs to the top rope. Hammerstone hits PCO with a chair while PCO is on the top rope. The referee immediately calls for the bell.

Winners: PCO and Sami Callihan by Disqualification

PCO is busted open. The arena goes dark and the screens show the number 23 (like last week). A voice repeats a few times that it’s just a number. PCO and Sami Callihan are confused.

Dani Luna with Jody Threat vs. Heather by Elegance with Ash by Elegance and The Personal Concierge

The Personal Concierge gives Heather by Elegance the introduction she deserves.

They circle and Dani Luna wants a test of strength. Heather by Elegance gives it a try, but can’t reach. They lock up. Luna drives Heather into the corner and breaks. Heather climbs to the second rope and is now ready for the test of strength. Luna runs at her, but Heather jumps down and ducks. Luna gets a hold of Heather, though, and sends her into the corner and then hits a Fallaway Slam.

Heather rolls to the outside, allowing Ash by Elegance to offer some advice. Luna goes for a dive, but The Personal Concierge grabs her leg. The referee sees it and ejects The Personal Concierge from ringside. Luna is waving goodbye to him through the ropes, allowing Heather to attack her from behind. She dropkicks Luna’s leg and then starts working it over.

Heather wraps Luna’s leg around the bottom rope in the corner and cranks it. The referee has to break the hold. With the referee distracted by Heather, Ash takes a shot at Luna. Luna shakes things off and is able to use her power to get a hold of Heather and slam her down. Luna hits a rope assisted Blue Thunder Bomb for a two count.

Heather goes to the apron and is able to use the ropes to snap Luna down. Heather hits a moonsault off of the second rope for a two count. Luna kicks Heather off of her, but Heather uses some quickness to hit an uppercut. Luna shakes it off, though, and hits two German Suplexes. Luna goes for a third, but Ash gets involved. Jody Threat enters the ring and hits a dive on Ash. Luna hits a suplex on Heather, followed by Luna Landing for the win!

Winner: Dani Luna

Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt talk about the matches that will take place at Final Resolution tomorrow night, which PWInsider.com will have live coverage of!

The Rascalz vs. Jake Something and Hammerstone vs. Sami Callihan and PCO in a Three-Way Tag Team Match has been added to Final Resolution.

TNA Champion Nic Nemeth & Knockouts Champion Masha Slamovich & Joe Hendry vs. First Class & Tasha Steelz

KC Navarro and Joe Hendry start things off. Navarro begins by mocking Hendry. They then circle each other. Hendry is distracted by some smack talk from AJ Francis. Navarro tries to attack quickly, but Hendry fights it off and hits a VERY delayed suplex with visits to each side of the ring. Nic Nemeth tags in.

Nemeth goes for quick roll ups, but Navarro kicks out. Nemeth hits a Fireman’s Carry for a two count. He then cranks Navarro’s arm. Navarro is able to flip out of it and hits an arm drag. Navarro kicks Nemeth and climbs the ropes. He jumps off, but Nemeth moves. Navarro uses his quickness to avoid Nemeth and is proud of himself. He turns around and eats a big dropkick from Nemeth. Nemeth lines Navarro up and hits another big dropkick. The crowd wants one more dropkick. Nemeth obliges and then tags in Masha Slamovich. Tasha Steelz tags in.

The women circle and Steelz gets in some quick chops. Slamovich, though, uses some quickness to hit a kick and a big clothesline for a two count. Slamovich strikes at Steelz and hits the ropes. Navarro knees her in the back and Steelz takes control. AJ Francis tags in and throws Slamovich out of the ring.

Slamovich is slow to get back into the ring. Once she does, Francis tries to send her out again, but she catches herself on the apron. Francis shoves her off of the apron and tags in Navarro. Navarro sends Slamovich back into the ring and gets a two count. Two more quick covers and two more two counts. Navarro whips Slamovich into the corner and hits a running elbow. He hits a snapmare and a double stomp for a two count. Steelz tags in.

Steelz takes a shot at Slamovich and then tosses her to the corner. Steelz kicks at Slamovich and then drives her shoulder into Slamovich’s midsection. Slamovich is able to grab Steelz and drive her into the turnbuckle. She follows that up with a missile dropkick from the second rope. Both women are slow to get up. Navarro tags in and drags Slamovich away from her corner.

Slamovich fights off Navarro and tags in Nemeth. Nemeth comes in hot and takes down Navarro. He hits a neckbreaker and then Ten Shots to the Heart for a two count. Nemeth tunes up the band, but Steelz gets in the ring. With the referee distracted, Francis drags Nemeth down and tags in.

Francis chokes Nemeth on the middle rope and then stretches Nemeth in the ropes. Francis clubs at Nemeth and pushes him into the corner. With Nemeth seated in the corner, Francis hits Tennessee Whiskey, tagging Navarro in the process. Navarro gets a two count on his pin of Nemeth.

Navarro cranks at Nemeth’s head and neck. Nemeth fights him off, but Navarro hits a dropkick for a two count. Francis tags in. First Class double team Nemeth and Francis hits a big boot for a two count. Francis grabs Nemeth’s arm and stretches it. Nemeth fights out of it with a jawbreaker, but Francis levels him with a punch.

Nemeth is whipped into the corner and Francis charges at him. Nemeth gets a boot up and hits a leaping DDT on Francis. Both men are down. They both crawl to their corners. Hendry tags in. Navarro tags in.

Hendry comes in hot. He takes down Navarro a couple of times and hits a Fallaway Slam and kips up. Hendry ducks under a Francis big boot and hits a Fallaway Slam on Francis and kips up. Hendry goes for a Standing Ovation on Navarro, but Francis breaks it up. Hendry clotheslines Francis over the top rope. Nemeth hits a dive off of the apron on Francis.

Navarro takes a shot at Hendry and then knocks Slamovich off of the apron. Hendry hits an Attitude Adjustment on Navarro and tags in Nemeth. Nemeth hits a Fame-Asser on Navarro. He covers, but Steelz breaks it up. Slamovich sends Steelz to the outside and hits a dive on her. Nemeth lines Navarro up and hits Danger Zone for the win!

Winners: Nic Nemeth, Joe Hendry, and Masha Slamovich

As the winners are celebrating in the ring, AJ Francis grabs Joe Hendry’s leg and drags him to the outside. Francis sends Hendry into the steps. Steelz attacks Slamovich. Francis hits the TFL on Nemeth and then grabs Slamovich. Slamovich bites Francis’ hand to get out of his grasp, but eats a Cutter from Steelz.

Nemeth goes after Francis, but Francis hits him with the Down Payment. Francis hits a second Down Payment. Francis hits a third Down Payment and then grabs the TNA World Championship. He places his foot on Nemeth’s chest and holds up the belt. Francis takes one more look at the title and then drapes it over Nemeth’s midsection, kicking dust on Nemeth before he leaves the ring as the episode fades to black.