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00:00Get control of the situation, Ed.
00:02Listen, we are going to continue on here with the scheduled competition tonight on Impact.
00:10The following contest is set for one fall.
00:12Introducing first, being accompanied by Alicia Edwards.
00:16She is one half of the TNA Knockout's World Tag Team Champion,
00:21Masha Slamovich.
00:25And a little stare down between the Knockout's World Champ and
00:30our incoming competitor, one half of the Militia.
00:35Tom.
00:38Chaotic scene here to begin the night with the breaking news.
00:41We know that comes Slam-a-versary live on pay-per-view in TNA Plus in
00:45Montreal, Quebec, Canada on Saturday, July 20th.
00:49Jordan Grace will be defending her Knockout's World Championship.
00:53Against Ash by elegance.
00:56Her opponent, from Liverpool,
01:00England, Ziya Brookside.
01:04And with a thumbs up from the Knockout's World Champion Jordan Grace,
01:10Ziya Brookside makes her way to the ring to try and
01:15upset one half of the Knockout's World Tag Team.
01:19I know for a fact, speaking with Ziya Brookside over the past week,
01:23she was very upset about what happened to Steph Delander last week.
01:28And a choke slam through a table by AJ Francis,
01:31his first class spoiled Steph Delander and PCO's first date.
01:36Ziya Brookside and Steph Delander have become close,
01:39I would say, over the last few weeks.
01:42It's been a quick change, cuz it was a big change.
01:46It's been a quick change, cuz it wasn't too long ago,
01:50they were butting heads going one on one.
01:54Meanwhile, speaking of butting heads, these two collided months ago in
01:58the 8-4-1 match in the lead up to Rebellion in Philadelphia.
02:02Masha Slamovich went off that night.
02:05Ultimately, that was the night Steph Delander won a Knockout's World title
02:09shot at Rebellion.
02:10That's what sparked the eventual relationship between Brookside and
02:15Delander.
02:16Right now, all that has got to go by the wayside.
02:19She's got to have all her attention on Masha Slamovich here.
02:24This will be a little bit of a clash of styles.
02:26The smash mouth, root style of Masha Slamovich versus the athleticism,
02:31there it is, of one Ziya Brookside.
02:33Still gathering ourselves after the scene there between Grace and
02:36Ash by elegance.
02:37This is our first competition of the night still to come.
02:40The Road to Slammiversary qualifying matches continued last week.
02:45Josh Alexander defeated Eric Young to kick off the festivities tonight.
02:48We'll see Steve Macklin go one-on-one with Sammy Callaghan.
02:52A battle of two former TNA World Champions in a qualifier and
02:56also a first time ever matchup.
02:58Nick Nemeth one-on-one with Rich Swann, also two former World Champions.
03:03Plus this evening here in Chicago, the Time Splitter Kushida
03:07returns to action.
03:08He's one-on-one with Alan Angels.
03:10We'll see tag team action in a triple threat.
03:14The ABC up against Jake Something and Cody Diener and the Rascals.
03:18And also, I am not looking forward to this, the State of the Union Address by
03:24the X Division Champion Mustafa Ali, more fallout from Against All Odds.
03:28A necessary step to clear the air of all the misinformation and-
03:34Alicia Edwards making sure there's a misstep there by Ziya Brookside.
03:38The involvement on the outside creating the distraction and
03:41Slamovich able to take over.
03:44The system knows where their business lies and
03:46where their business is handled.
03:48Alicia Edwards just making sure of that.
03:51And Slamovich- Look at this.
03:53Ripping Brookside down by the hair.
03:55Our referee Paige Brunzavalli applying the count.
03:57Slamovich has gotta be careful so
03:59she doesn't get disqualified there grabbing the hair.
04:02What I tell you, this is that nasty side of Slamovich.
04:05Shoulders down, kick out by Brookside.
04:08I say that as if there's any other side of Masha Slamovich,
04:11at least not one that I've ever seen here in TNA.
04:14Slamovich and Edwards were successful in the countdown to Against All Odds,
04:18which you can watch back anytime on demand on TNA+.
04:21They defended the Knockouts World Tag Team titles against the Hex.
04:25Speaking of Allison Kaye and Marty Bell, they lost last week to Spitfire,
04:30who has a contractual rematch for the tag titles,
04:33which they lost to Edwards and Slamovich.
04:37And Alicia Edwards, she's riding lightning there.
04:42But I respect it, I like the style.
04:45Do what it takes.
04:48Suplex by Slamovich, middle of the ring.
04:50And a kick out by Brookside, who's basically fighting two on one here.
04:55I mean, when you sign a match with any member of this system,
05:00you know not that Masha Slamovich, again, I wanna be clear,
05:03not an official part of the system.
05:05But here, as part of the Knockouts World Tag Team Champions,
05:08has a vested interest from the system.
05:11Same goes with Johnny Dango Curtis, JDC, who we saw defeat Ryan Nemeth last week.
05:18He can earn his own favor as well with the most powerful group in pro wrestling today.
05:24Shoulders down by Slamovich, look at that smile, but
05:27a kick out by Brookside and the smile is gone.
05:30But credit where it is due, Zia Brookside digging down deep.
05:37Been able to withstand this assault from Slamovich.
05:41Everything from the outside from Alicia Edwards, but how much more can she take?
05:51Slamovich measuring Brookside, went for a big series of kicks to the head.
05:57Big right hand by Brookside, unable to block Slamovich.
06:03Brookside has been dauntless ever since her TNA debut in Ultimate X,
06:08back at Hard to Kill in January.
06:11And now, turning this match up on its head here, and
06:15taking Masha Slamovich for a ride.
06:18Well, and down goes Slamovich into the corner opposite side, and
06:23the Angel of the Ring, Zia Brookside, has an opening.
06:26Lighting up Slamovich.
06:29Boom, broken wings.
06:32Not done yet, though, rolls through, boom, leaps into the neck breaker.
06:38And imagine if Zia Brookside were able to pin one half of the Knockouts World Tag
06:42Team Champions, could perhaps put herself into title contention.
06:46Let's not put the cart before the horse.
06:52Brookside here, look at this.
06:54There's Alicia Edwards, again getting involved.
06:57Ring by the official, and down goes Alicia.
07:02See, Alicia earned that one.
07:04Look out.
07:06But the distraction by Alicia Edwards opened the door for Slamovich.
07:11Snowplow.
07:14Cover.
07:16And Slamovich puts away Zia Brookside.
07:19Here is your winner, Masha Slamovich.
07:25Well, any time the system's involved,
07:27the numbers game is gonna not be in your favor.
07:30Slamovich puts away Brookside.
07:33I mentioned earlier Zia Brookside's friendship with Step Delander.
07:36Right now, I'm gonna take you back to how first class
07:39interrupted Step Delander's date with PCO.