TNA Impact Wrestling 3 October 2024 Full show
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00:00:46From beautiful Skyway Studios in our home of Nashville, Tennessee
00:00:50Welcome everyone to TNA impact
00:00:52I'm your host Tom Hanifin in lieu of the events surrounding hurricane Helene tonight is all about the best of
00:00:58Bound for glory our biggest event of the year the 20th annual bound for glory is just three weeks away from this Saturday
00:01:06October 26 will be live on pay-per-view and TNA plus in Detroit, Michigan
00:01:11You can get your tickets now via etix comm now for those of you that have been paying attention as of late in the world
00:01:17Of TNA wrestling, you know that the self-proclaimed king of TNA Frankie Kazarian has been hell-bent on finding any
00:01:24Possible way to capturing the TNA world championship now history would prove that was exactly what Kaz was after back in
00:01:312022 when he went one-on-one with speedball Mike Bailey for the X division championship at bound for glory
00:01:42What a way to open things up here at bound for glory some sportsmanship between Kazarian and Bailey in this first-time-ever matchup
00:01:54My question to you Ray Walt, how does Kazarian keep up with speedball? I mean, here's the thing
00:02:00No, I don't want to have any kind of insinuation about like oh like
00:02:05Older generation younger generation because it's not fair because Frankie Kazarian is in some of the greatest shape and conditioning
00:02:11He's ever been in in his entire career despite how many years he's been at this. He's such a veteran such a pro
00:02:18So for me, you know, I'm taking Mike Bailey to the ground
00:02:22To retain early, I'm not letting him get going like he likes to build up
00:02:26That's what he's doing here is to win the title kick out it, too
00:02:32Can't always go for the chicken wing early on we saw that work for Kaz recently on access TV and a matchup against Kenny
00:02:39King and that's a smart move
00:02:41That's exactly what I would do Bailey likes to strike and he likes to fly if you can avoid those kicks
00:02:47And keep things grounded. You're in a good spot if you're Frankie Kazarian
00:02:51Oh
00:03:07Bailey turned into a human corkscrew right there
00:03:12Twisting in and out both men now on the canvas who's the first to get to their feet?
00:03:22Oh
00:03:26Chance of this is awesome here tonight in Albany down for glory. This is awesome
00:03:32This is the X division. This is impact wrestling ladies and gentlemen
00:03:3820 years of history behind the prestigious X division championship Mike Bailey trying to put away their challenger Kazarian
00:03:45No, Frankie into the cover Bailey able to fend them off more back and forth
00:03:50They go like a fish out of water here
00:03:54Big power slam
00:03:56Has news of his power advantage off the ropes
00:04:00Nobody home Bailey well well scouted and now the follow it up with the knee
00:04:07Knees right to the ribs
00:04:11And this is where Bailey's advantage is gonna come in
00:04:15When he can get the openings get the distance and land these strikes perfectly like he always does
00:04:21Kazarian wants a little bit of space trying to get his wind about him. Oh
00:04:26Bailey closes the gap and we could be looking for that Ultima weapon here
00:04:32He got it
00:04:34Knees to the midsection to the ribs
00:04:36Oh
00:04:44Look at these two moves here all to the ribs all to the midsection of Kazarian the ultimate weapon and yet still
00:04:52Not enough
00:04:54Nobody and I mean nobody has kicked out of the Ultima weapon in this entire time in impact wrestling
00:05:01Frankie Kazarian just shot the world and it can sense the urgency here for Mike Bailey
00:05:06He's trying to hook Kazarian for the flamingo driver. He's won matches with this in the past
00:05:12And there it is again trying to take it down. He's got him this time down to the canvas down to the canvas
00:05:18Bailey has nowhere to go
00:05:21Arms tied up legs tied up. What is Bailey gonna do?
00:05:26Kazarian is all over Bailey
00:05:28Kazarian all over the champion trying to wrench at the neck the shoulder
00:05:32Look at the strength of the X Division champion here. I'll look at Bailey takes both men out of the ring
00:05:42That was very smart by Bailey avoiding catastrophe, I mean it was a calculated risk
00:05:48He threw himself to the floor there as well
00:05:50But he did what it needed to be done and he got Frankie Kazarian off his back literally
00:05:56Any longer there in the ring Bailey might have passed out or had to tap out to the chicken wing
00:06:03Is there Ian back inside the ring before the count of 10 right now? No
00:06:09The perfectly time moonsault
00:06:13Kazarian did not see that one coming and Bailey lands it perfectly
00:06:19This area back inside
00:06:32This match away after this sequence Bailey with another moonsault to the outside and
00:06:38The cutter and remember that's the move that one Frankie Kazarian his opportunity here in the triple threat revolver
00:06:45That cutter right there and Mike Bailey gets the shoulder up
00:06:49Chance of fight forever a first-time-ever matchup between Bailey and Kazarian for the X Division title
00:06:58Oh
00:07:01And don't always have to be pretty a
00:07:05Good right hand will sometimes get the job done
00:07:10Look at wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Wait a minute
00:07:16Oh
00:07:17Look at where wait a minute. Wait a minute thinking about going into the bag of tricks from days gone by
00:07:22He'll be looking could be looking for the flux capacitor. He got it
00:07:28Do we have a new champion?
00:07:35One more time
00:07:37Capacitor nailed but Bailey somehow
00:07:41Some way gets his shoulder up at the very last second
00:07:48Look at the face of Frankie Kazarian, he cannot believe it. He's put away plenty of opponents over the years with the flux capacitor
00:07:56I'll wait a minute one more time. One more time going for it there
00:08:02Bailey gets Kazarian down and a kick out nearly had him
00:08:06Tying up Kazarian now to try to put this one away chicken wing looking for it again
00:08:12Credit to Bailey keeps finding ways out
00:08:21Bailey somehow finding new life is deep into the matchup here
00:08:27Is it time once again
00:08:35Bailey pulling that out of nowhere
00:08:38And now could be looking to reprise
00:08:42the Ultima weapon here
00:08:47Can it work this time
00:08:49Areas up
00:09:00Chicken wing in the center of the ring a bad place for the X Division champion
00:09:08There is no way here nowhere for Mike Bailey to go he's fighting ripping clawing at the fingers of kids area
00:09:19Doing anything
00:09:21Yes
00:09:46When we come back
00:09:47We'll take a look at a bound for glory tradition the call your shot
00:09:51Gauntlet match and perhaps the most important one of all time for back in
00:09:562021 this match is next on the best of bound for glory here on TNA impact
00:10:04Welcome back to TNA impact tonight is all about the best of bound for glory and for the last five years
00:10:11We've seen the call your shot gauntlet match go down at bound for glory
00:10:15It is an intergender match where literally anyone can show up past or present
00:10:20It's unpredictable and on top of that the winner receives a guaranteed
00:10:25TNA title shot of their choosing anytime anywhere over the next year you can challenge for any
00:10:31Championship your heart desires now
00:10:33Historically four out of five winners have gone on to successfully call their shot and become a champion and perhaps there was no more of an
00:10:41Important call your shot caught the match than what we saw in
00:10:452021 the call your shot gauntlet match that would set in motion one of the greatest rivalries in TNA history
00:11:02Let's sit back and watch this one unfold because these two minutes are gonna go by fast
00:11:06Full on dragon twist roll through to alleviate the pressure now wrist control there by Romero crusade been trying to counter what a seaman have time
00:11:13Rolls through comes back
00:11:15Andre nice on drag Maradona closed in the distance as well both
00:11:24Wow
00:11:27Well done boys well done
00:11:30Oh, he'd almost gets eliminated on the clock ticks down careful Savannah there on the apron pump kick by Rachel
00:11:49As swinger makes his entrance Rachel Ellering and Savannah
00:12:00Shop out here
00:12:06In exchange there, how about Johnny swing for the odds on swinger coming away
00:12:19But you know what
00:12:30Touches having none of it
00:12:34Look at those heavy hammer fists, you know what I noticed here is these type of gauntlets the ring fills up right now
00:12:41There's only four wrestlers in the ring. It's been a nice steady pace of eliminating
00:12:46Opponents before the ring fills up. That's a smart little strategy
00:12:50I don't know if it's by design, but it's a smart little thing to notice. Here we go at five seconds left
00:12:59Heard rumors
00:13:02She's here
00:13:07So many rumors running rampant fans at the airport everyone on social media talking about hey, I saw so-and-so
00:13:14Hey such-and-such is here. Melina is back one of the absolute best ever to step in a squared circle
00:13:21I
00:13:24Believe is going right after Tasha steals
00:13:27And the thing what about a royal is right now you were talking about
00:13:30There's a lot of room in there as that ring fills up your offense gets smaller and smaller small
00:13:35There's less things you can get away with right?
00:13:37So right now it behooves the talent the wrestlers to keep this ring as empty as possible. Oh
00:13:51Johnny swingers standing alone in the ring in the call-your-shot gauntlet
00:13:57still in this
00:14:07Countdown to the 10th entrant into the call-your-shot gauntlet. Who's it gonna be?
00:14:22It's the demon
00:14:37Only in Las Vegas
00:14:41This is absolutely enthralling
00:14:44Falling
00:14:49We're fixing to do something
00:14:52Thanks, it's cheap
00:14:59To their feet
00:15:03Either way
00:15:07Swing has got a love gun for the demon. I'm not so certain swinger wants to get that close
00:15:14And he slowly gets in the ring
00:15:21What's me a sign of respect the classic entrance of the demon over the top rope
00:15:36Of course he's got he's getting an autograph look at this mark. He's probably gonna go try to sell it on eBay
00:15:44I
00:15:53Think big people wanted to sign it. Look at that. He signed the autograph for the demon. It's a moment for swinger
00:15:59It's a lifetime. There it is
00:16:03He read the name
00:16:09And just like
00:16:12The demon makes his presence felt call your shot gauntlet here now
00:16:20Where will the demon focus his hatred to this person
00:16:25The
00:16:35Brian Myers was cultivating his gardens growing his learning tree
00:16:39He snipped a few branches, but he kept the finest buds
00:16:43Vs. K. Of course Myers prize student
00:16:47But right now Brian Myers former call your shot gauntlet winner would love an opportunity to do it again
00:16:53Yeah, I know definitely look right now Brian Myers going face-to-face nose-to-nose with the demon
00:17:02Myers of course a student of the game lover of pro-wrestling somewhere inside of Myers
00:17:07He has to be just gleeful that he's in there beating up on the demon can throw hands
00:17:14Looking at my clock here. Chris Saban has been
00:17:18Obviously
00:17:23And man the clock is ticking on the marathon right now that Chris Saban is running
00:17:33We have three seconds two seconds who's gonna come out next
00:17:39Following him yet again
00:17:42These two are tied to hit forever
00:17:50In the last few months Matt Cardona has unlocked an entire new fan base he is on a roll here
00:17:59Myers and Cardona renew hostilities as the learning tree was sent out, but it were not it's not enough
00:18:07I
00:18:08Guess this is an example of the more things change the more they stay the same because no matter what happens
00:18:14Bad mood Brian and Matt Cardona are tied together
00:18:21Asha steals hard shots to Chris Saban
00:18:24You
00:18:44Welcome to the party all night long
00:18:48Swan think about where it's one was a year ago
00:18:51Think about where it's one was six months ago think about where it's one would love to be tomorrow
00:18:56I'm Sam Beal don't want to think about where the defeated Brits walk are right now because they're kicking the hell out of them
00:19:03Swan also had their issues
00:19:08Swanee would love nothing more than to dump Brian Myers on in redhead
00:19:17Oh
00:19:25Looks like Sam Beale learned a thing or two
00:19:28He just wants a young man grew up right in front of our eyes. Oh
00:19:33man, Brian Myers
00:19:36Sam Beale still in it Myers is upset. He is living
00:19:48This is intriguing it's a good spot for a to be in Ace Austin was three seconds away from an opportunity
00:19:56impact world champion
00:19:58Feels it should be inside that ring in the main event tonight where it will be Josh Alexander
00:20:04Look at Ace Austin took his time came in the ring and now Ace Austin brings the best offense in this
00:20:09Yeah, I think this is he's got the all-around offense. He's not traditional high flyer. He's not a ground-and-pound
00:20:15He's a combination of both that's gonna both well brace Austin right now. Look at the quickness
00:20:22Demon is staggered. Oh caught him on the chin spun him completely around
00:20:28Demons height may be a detriment here jelly-legged hands are up. He's baited him
00:20:35Demon is out
00:20:38The demon got rocked he was not himself there jelly-legged indeed
00:20:43And you see a sauce and come right in throwing feet, but no Bruce one not be out done
00:20:48That's to your point if the ring was filled with humanity with rich swan and a sauce didn't be able to excel
00:20:53No, no, what the once again to close the quarters the less the action so
00:20:59They want to keep these numbers manageable who's out next?
00:21:13I heard you say
00:21:16No one else was gonna stand in his way here
00:21:20We go and moose comes right in with a heavy clothesline, but oh no Sam Beal. Oh
00:21:28No kid, oh no kid
00:21:30And
00:21:41Moose is a one-man wrecking crew right here right now
00:21:48Something about Moose's piece tonight a little different
00:21:53Setting the pace he knows what he wants
00:21:55This is the end to his means moose knows where he wants to go
00:22:04Rado kids slumped in the corner under the weight of the heavy boots of moose
00:22:08Rahit Raju and Matt Cardona they renew hostilities those two no strangers to one another
00:22:25I
00:22:30Would love to
00:22:33Kept going to hear the faithful sing the song of Eddie Edwards going straight for moose
00:22:46Eddie Edwards vitriol for moose and Morrissey it runs deep
00:22:56Your back is not supposed to bend like that
00:22:59Eddie's out Eddie Eddie's done
00:23:03Moose on the outside collects himself
00:23:13We'll keep an eye on that situation here is rich swan and Matt Cardona
00:23:18Trying to eliminate one another Chris Saban and Rohit Raju slumped in the corner and again a wide open ring
00:23:25And a West Coast offense if you will a dying defense so many chances to score points here
00:23:43That was number 19, we know that W Morrissey is number 20
00:23:48Penny and Kendra brought to the ring by Lish who has tasted the power
00:23:54And here we go and here we go there Katie and Kendra are with her now moose right now
00:24:02The couple that swing single-core sticks together stays together
00:24:19And now moose is down what a great opportunity
00:24:23To eliminate moose we know who's coming the final entrant W Morrissey
00:24:35Slow-brooding pace
00:24:38Oh
00:24:42Everyone's business
00:24:46It was Eddie Edwards
00:24:47I caught him in the face that ended Morrissey's undefeated streak when W Morrissey arrived here at impact since then it has been
00:24:54Lish look at this shown that she will not back down, but she is often paid
00:25:01And looks like she's gonna pay the price right now
00:25:07Oh
00:25:09Thank You David Penzer for helping us keep track of the eliminations
00:25:14But keep track of these swings here from Eddie Edwards down to a knee is W Morrissey
00:25:20About to be knighted. No
00:25:22The union of moose and Morrissey the perceived alive
00:25:27Morrissey inadvertently
00:25:29I
00:25:35Would say he's too strong
00:25:40We need holy cow we needed somebody check on 88 words that loop connected right in Eddie's face on his mouth look at the picture
00:25:59Oh
00:26:10When he got left tell him your plans Rohit Raju, bye-bye
00:26:16Guess he was top guy. Yes top over top over the top rope guy now rich swan
00:26:23Ribs
00:26:25Pumpkin
00:26:27Clobbers Cardona now they pair off
00:26:30Saban ace Austin's moose rich swan W Morrissey
00:26:43Man man Fulton is back in focus eliminated
00:26:47Member there's no disqualifications
00:26:52Bolton just laid waste to Chris Saban right there
00:26:55Saban who has been in this match since the beginning
00:26:59He's been in this look now. Look the vulture circle. Look look Saban has been this match over
00:27:06And right now this is what he's getting for his for his troubles
00:27:17That's just not the way vision Chris Saban's running this
00:27:21All right, let's reset
00:27:23final four
00:27:25moose
00:27:26Morrissey swan Cardona D. Lowe Brown break it down. I am going right now W Morrissey. I believe is the guy
00:27:37Silence for all one of these four men will be able to call his shot
00:27:43These guys have a viable path to victory
00:27:46Which swan has been there before would love nothing more than return to the top of the mountain to do it
00:27:53He'll have to eliminate
00:27:55Mountains of men in Morrissey and moose or perhaps swan will wait and be lucky
00:28:01See right now. This is a good spot for which one to be and although it does look right now
00:28:06But there's plenty of room. There's plenty of room here
00:28:15That's moose moose waited for the right moment
00:28:24So
00:28:31Here we go moose and Matt Cardona the winner
00:28:36Becomes the call your shot gauntlet holder an opportunity any title anywhere at any time
00:28:45Is just taking over Cardona is hurting
00:28:51But what about the whispers moose all he's ever wanted is to become a champion
00:28:56There are many that say that he cannot get over the hurdle on the flip side Matt Cardona has made his own luck
00:29:02He's created his own destiny D. Lo which wrestler has the momentum
00:29:08You know, I hate to go it. I'm gonna give the devil's dude
00:29:11I think right now moose has got he's got to be the odds-on favorite to walk away with this. I disagree
00:29:16I think it's Matt Cardona. What Cardona has done with Game Changer wrestling has certainly revitalized his career and now Matt Cardona
00:29:25For the future endeavor to wish he was wished best of luck high in the sky
00:29:32radio silence coming
00:29:46Oh
00:29:51He did it he did it he finally did it
00:29:56Moose cannot be trusted
00:29:59He will cross anyone that gets in his path and now that path is clear
00:30:05Moses destiny is in his own hands in the form of the call your shot
00:30:11gauntlet trophy
00:30:17What a match that was and later on that night moose would call his shot and turn Josh
00:30:23Alexander's life upside down capturing the world championship now
00:30:27Historically four out of five call your shot gauntlet winners have gone on to successfully become
00:30:33Champion will the same happen this year at bound for glory three weeks away from Saturday
00:30:38October 26 live on pay-per-view and TNA plus in Detroit, Michigan
00:30:43You can get your tickets now via e-ticks comm now tonight is all about the best of bound for glory in lieu of the events
00:30:50surrounding Hurricane Helene
00:30:52Our television tapings were supposed to take place in Spartanburg, South Carolina
00:30:56The majority of that area the entire region of the country was badly affected by the hurricane. We invite you to go to
00:31:04www.u
00:31:06Piedmont org slash United for all so that you can assist those in
00:31:11Spartanburg, South Carolina and its surrounding counties all proceeds from TNA's tapings this week in Nashville
00:31:18Tennessee will go to benefit those in Spartanburg, South Carolina
00:31:21But we still have so much more to come here tonight on TNA impact as we look at the best of bound for glory now
00:31:27Recently the knockouts world champion Jordan Grace has expressed to Masha slam bitch
00:31:32The graces hoped that slam bitch would have answered one of the many open challenges put out by the juggernaut
00:31:38These two have history and we're gonna take a look at what went down between these two for the knockouts world
00:31:44championship at bound for glory
00:31:462022 next
00:31:50The unstoppable slam of itch the juggernaut grace the knockouts world championship at stake here at bound for glory
00:32:02And
00:32:05They watch each other Christ and slam bitch going right at it
00:32:09And have you thought this was gonna start slow catches catch can all that?
00:32:14No, no, no
00:32:15No
00:32:15This one started fast furious and angry and look at grace all over slam of its grace knows that slam bitches matches
00:32:24Have ended in roughly three minutes or less
00:32:27Over this past year trying to attack slam of itch and in this early
00:32:32Trying to give slam of itch a little taste of her own medicine possibly
00:32:42By now Jordan graceful at a steam went for the baseball slide slam of itch ducks underneath Oh
00:32:50This one the other
00:32:52Grace has been relentless here
00:32:56As if we expected anything else with the knockouts world title on the line
00:33:00I'm gonna ask what did you take away from the recent exchange between these two? Hold on?
00:33:04Here's a cover hook to the leg here kick at it to by slam of itch
00:33:08That is a surprise this early on in the matchup
00:33:11But I was gonna say what did we learn from the pick your poison exchange between these two over the last two weeks?
00:33:17That they know each other better than I think a lot of us think that they did
00:33:23Slam of itch picking max the impaler for Jordan grace Jordan grace picking alley catch in a monsters ball match
00:33:28They knew how to test the metal of their future
00:33:58Oh
00:34:04Take another look if you can stomach it
00:34:13If we can get another look at that pile driver, I mean it was
00:34:21Entire matchup you can tell the air just got sucked out of the room
00:34:26Oh my god
00:34:28Slam of itch is now appropriately going after the head and neck of Jordan grace. I cannot believe grace is still in this
00:34:35Show just how fighting a champion Jordan grace is how much that knockouts world title means to her
00:34:44Here's that look one more time watch this angle
00:34:47Watch
00:34:50You can hear the thud to of the head and neck and shoulders of gracious slamming
00:34:59Grace catching slavish a cover there grace did not have her hands on the ropes
00:35:04They're nearly pin slam of itch that way and not just a double boot but driving through the mat through macho slam of itch
00:35:11Oh
00:35:17Think about the grace driver here center of the ring slam of itch prevents it saw it coming as her opponent studied
00:35:29Close range with the fireman's carry and now the double stop right to the midsection
00:35:33You saw the way slam of itch held on to the rest cover to win the championship pressing the shoulders down Jordan
00:35:38It's out great control of Jordan grace there from slam of itch
00:35:42I still cannot believe the resolve of Jordan grace to take that reverse
00:35:47I'll drive her out of the hardest part of the ring. It keeps on coming
00:35:50We have to imagine that was part of her training. You know, how are Jordan grace trained for the strongest athletes?
00:35:55I've ever known Oh got imagine training that
00:35:59You had to assume she was gonna try to drop her
00:36:05Spine
00:36:08Well now look at this loss of slam it's trying to return the favor so to speak going for a cover
00:36:13That's where their foot on the chest
00:36:16Driving the point of the elbow with a side of the head of Jordan grace
00:36:21And Jordan grace not gonna back down and slam of itch loves this type of fight
00:36:27I
00:36:32Slam of itch slam which was maybe trying to hook the leg and set up for the snowplow in some capacity
00:36:38Grace fighting out of that dope
00:36:40Trying to switch the grip here as it were break the whole
00:36:45of slam of itch
00:36:48Oh
00:36:49Lamb of itch closes the space with authority. Oh
00:36:52And a spin kick right to the face that day. He's great
00:36:57Slam of itch has had an answer every time Jordan grace
00:37:00But grace had the answer on that one beautiful spine buster and that bought Jordan grace some time
00:37:08Some time and some much-needed breathing room for the knockouts world champion
00:37:13I
00:37:14Think look back here out of the corner slam of itch just caught BAM. You see the head and neck bounce off the canvas there
00:37:22Now slamming some out back up to her feet. I don't know. I'm saying somehow, but these two are incredible
00:37:28That's there's no shock that these two are going through so much and putting each other through so much
00:37:37Grace and slam it's chopping away
00:37:40The knockouts world championship at stake
00:37:45Go to Joe chopper chop here
00:37:49You know with slam of itches
00:37:51country brethren Dostoyevsky who said if you want to
00:37:56World you've got to overcome yourself and I gotta say both these athletes are done that and they're not trying to overcome one another
00:38:03in this epic contest
00:38:09Right there by Jordan grace
00:38:14Grace and slam it's not stopping
00:38:31Slamming face-first into the top turnbuckle and now grace just lighting up for challenger
00:38:39Seen this before thinking about a Vader
00:38:42No, I'm a bitch saw it coming
00:38:46For a big kick, it's caught by grace
00:38:51Innovative way to turn that one back around
00:39:05Take another look at this a Canadian destroyer
00:39:09by the Russian force that is Masha slam of itch
00:39:17But somehow grace is still in this matchup
00:39:24Gordon great showing us a resolve that we knew was there but still shocks me every time
00:39:30Slamovic gets into a ring and somebody somehow survives Jordan grace not only surviving fighting continually
00:39:38A lots of headbutt there. I know it's slamming. It's trying to climb Jordan grace gonna make it a difficult ascent
00:39:52Grace now looking to bring slam a bitch down
00:39:58Look at the power of the juggernaut and not done yet rolling through
00:40:08By slam of itch
00:40:10You gotta see this again. We're so close off the top
00:40:14They're stalling vertical and then rolling through into a juggernaut
00:40:19Jackhammer, what are the cover another cover and a kick out by slam of itch?
00:40:26Jordan grace continues to Wow every time she steps through those ropes
00:40:32What a matchup adding to the 15-year legacy of the impact knockouts world championship
00:40:41House division continuing to prove why it is the best ball vision and all of professional wrestling
00:40:53Is it time
00:40:56Is it time Jordan grace one of the muscle busters
00:41:04Into a sleeper
00:41:07Slamovic able to hook off that kick and now trying to choke the life out of the knockouts world champion
00:41:14Is this what it takes to stop Jordan grace?
00:41:17Oh
00:41:22Throwing the champ around like a second potatoes and not letting go relentless is Masha slam of itch
00:41:30He's gonna submit
00:41:34Pressure is on Jordan grace. I'll stay in this one. She looks like she's 50. No time. It's grace gonna pass out
00:41:41No
00:41:43slam of itch
00:41:45Trying to capture the championship
00:41:47That is one way to win if the champ can't continue, but it seems like grace is continuing to fight reaching
00:41:54reaching for the ropes
00:41:56Grace back up to her feet gets to the ropes slam the chest releases submission
00:42:03Breaking the grip on the ropes and smart move there from flamma
00:42:06Bitch
00:42:14What a battle here at bound for glory one more look at this arms trapped and
00:42:20Continues the assault on that head and neck of jordan grace, but the champ stays in there
00:42:28Wow and now who can get the better of the other here in this lockup
00:42:32Oh
00:42:34Grace fighting doesn't want to get anywhere near that snow plow
00:42:41Oh spinning back this yet again and now
00:42:48Oh god
00:42:51Grace hold on to the championship slam of itch kicked out. How close was this?
00:42:59Take a look grace
00:43:01Trying to return the favor dropping marcia on her neck
00:43:05Trying to put this one away, but slam of itch stays alive barely similar to the
00:43:11Driver that grace suffered on the outside of the ring into the apron very early in the match
00:43:21Is
00:43:25Chance of this is awesome here tonight in albany the 18th annual bound for gory has been magnificent thus far
00:43:36And this matchup has been absolutely no different
00:43:39Oh
00:43:50Grace trying to send a definitive message to slam of itch
00:44:03I don't know if you've ever seen her in a position like this
00:44:05Oh
00:44:22You have got to be kidding me
00:44:36Handles to the mat and you can see it etched on the face of jordan grace as well
00:44:54Can the juggernaut prevail or is masha gonna kill her
00:45:00Oh
00:45:05Up on the shoulders now, what is grace thinking about here slam of itch finds a way out again
00:45:11I was trying to set up that sleeper for just a moment
00:45:14Going back that hose continue to work on the neck. Oh
00:45:23Oh, look at this hold on a second look out in the corner crash
00:45:30Yeah, and she's not done yet slam of itch isn't done
00:45:36Snowplow do we have a new knockouts world champion? Oh grace his foot under the bottom rope
00:45:47This is a positioning issue because of where grace landed ultimately first of all right in the living room there with the air raid crash
00:45:55Watch how grace falls. Yeah, I was gonna say I don't know if it was intentional
00:45:59It was just a matter of where that snowplow took place the foot lifelessly fell under the bottom rope
00:46:06Which probably just pissed masha slam of itch off
00:46:10She's got to put her foot put her pedal to the metal here and close this one out
00:46:15Now grace planted on the top turnbuckle by slamming. It's oh my god
00:46:24Wait a minute, wait a minute. Tom, you gotta be kidding me. There's no way
00:46:48One of one jordan grace
00:46:52Oh
00:46:54Grace versus slam of itch for the knockouts world championship at bound for glory
00:46:582022 was the runner-up for match of the year in this company and in my opinion one of the best matches
00:47:04I've ever had the pleasure of calling
00:47:07Speaking of pleasure that is the last word I would use to describe
00:47:11monsters ball
00:47:12Which is of course a staple of tna wrestling shout out to the tna hall of famer abyss for making that match infamous
00:47:19And last year's match was absolutely unforgettable at bound for glory as we saw moose
00:47:25Pco rhino and steve macklin collide in monsters ball. We'll take a look at bound for glory 2023
00:47:33next
00:47:37All four of these monsters have been locked away for 24 hours no food no water
00:47:44No light you can see all the weapons here in the impact zone
00:47:47The only way to win is via pinfall or submission. There are no disqualifications
00:48:00Ladies and gentlemen, this is a monster's ball manson from one fall
00:48:07And steve macklin attacking right up from behind and he's been locked up caged up
00:48:13For the last 24 hours and look at moose
00:48:17Moose with his feast of fire briefcase introducing this into the monster's ball environment
00:48:25Oh the devilish dance has already begun here in monsters ball
00:48:29Oh, you can see steve macklin striking out the two tours in afghanistan as a part of the united states marine corps
00:48:37Being locked away with no food. No water for 24 hours
00:48:40It's used to that but can he get used to this environment right now?
00:48:46Moose
00:48:47Thank goodness looking no worse for the wearer at least moose. No stranger to monsters ball himself, of course
00:48:54Let's not forget last year. He competed in the hellacious raven's clockwork orange house of fun match
00:49:02That's right, there's still one more monster to add to this equation
00:49:11And ladies and gentlemen from dead body island
00:49:18Pco the french canadian frankenstein into monster's ball
00:49:26Blow for blow with moose here
00:49:29Oh
00:49:31And now brucio goes after his better rival steve macklin macklin into the french announce desk
00:49:39You know tom, you mentioned macklin no
00:49:54Tom look look where macklin is. He's live prone on the apron there. We know what's next
00:50:00Animator to macklin
00:50:06The spine of steve macklin bent over the steel girders of the ring
00:50:13Somewhere the impact hall of famer abyss who made monsters ball famous is smiling a toothless grin over what's happening right now
00:50:22He's not human
00:50:26He's not human
00:50:28No, chicago
00:50:30He is not human and that is very much to his advantage in this inhuman scenario god
00:50:38Little black bag in a pro wrestling match. Oh
00:50:43But shut down before he had a chance to use it
00:50:52Moose wisely choosing his moment here
00:50:57And moose the standing uranagi to pco but pco stands right back up, of course he does tom, of course he freaking does
00:51:07And now moose another uranagi
00:51:11And the french canadian frankenstein will not stay down
00:51:18Moose unloading
00:51:20Everything he can just to keep pco down launches pco outside the ring
00:51:30I'm in his bed of cinder blocks over there
00:51:36Intimidating the rep to hand him that little black bag
00:51:41And again, I think you and I and everybody in chicago knows
00:51:47Good god, wait, what the hell?
00:51:50Thumb tacks on cinder blocks on the floor
00:51:54What
00:52:15There by macklin
00:52:19Macklin had some time to recuperate that goes after moose
00:52:22Hanging him up in the corner, looking to line him up, Tom.
00:52:26And Moose gets caught in the crosshairs.
00:52:31And with that trash can there to boot as well.
00:52:33Now Macklin looking to hook up KIA.
00:52:36Trying to end this thing.
00:52:37Oh, and Rhino goes after Macklin.
00:52:40Remember all the times Macklin has tried to end the career of Rhino,
00:52:45that surgically repaired left knee.
00:52:48To maim him, to break him, to end him.
00:52:52Macklin has tried to do all of it to Rhino.
00:52:54Tried to do it in this very building.
00:52:56That's right.
00:52:57For an Impact World title match between Rhino and then champion Macklin.
00:53:04Oh, you heard the war machine.
00:53:06It's table time.
00:53:08I said it's been over 14 years since Rhino was in a Monster's Ball.
00:53:12I think he's back up to speed.
00:53:13I think he caught up, yeah.
00:53:14Look at that smile.
00:53:16Table, table, table, table, table.
00:53:21Oh, God.
00:53:24Here comes a barbed wire table.
00:53:26Of course, of course there is.
00:53:28Because tax of cinder blocks wasn't enough.
00:53:31No, no.
00:53:34The twisted minds of all these competitors.
00:53:38This is a therapist's dream.
00:53:46And what in the hell is Rhino planning with that table,
00:53:49especially out in the entranceway?
00:53:51He's planning to blow Steve Macklin through it.
00:53:54I think it's pretty simple, Tom.
00:53:56A left arm and then the skull of Rhino into the steel post.
00:54:02Oh, wait, hold up a second.
00:54:06Will history get repeated?
00:54:10Smashing the right leg of Rhino.
00:54:15Macklin once again trying to dismantle the War Machine,
00:54:20put him on the shelf potentially another time.
00:54:28We talked about how Macklin has really stirred this thing up,
00:54:31has been the catalyst, now trying to.
00:54:33Wait a minute, wait a minute.
00:54:34There's Bully Ray.
00:54:38Bully Ray making his way around the ring.
00:54:41What the hell is this?
00:54:42Macklin was focusing on Rhino and there's Bully.
00:54:47Eye to eye with Macklin.
00:54:51Through the barbed wire table.
00:54:57Macklin sent straight to hell, courtesy of Bully Ray.
00:55:07Who's soft now?
00:55:09Bully Ray makes his point in violent fashion.
00:55:18Sending Macklin off the top of the turnbuckle through the barbed wire table.
00:55:24And Tom, Bully beat me to the question.
00:55:27Nothing soft about that.
00:55:30And somehow PCO is back up.
00:55:32He's got thumbtacks in the back of his damn head.
00:55:35Pardon me while I pretend to be surprised, Tom.
00:55:39This French-Canadian freak can withstand a nuclear bomb as far as I'm concerned
00:55:45as he takes the punishment once again to the wrestling god.
00:55:49DDT to Moose.
00:55:53And Moose is down and PCO was thinking about going up top.
00:55:59Thumbtacks all over his arms, the back of his head, his back.
00:56:04Moose able to slow up PCO for a moment.
00:56:08Now using that chair as a proverbial hammer.
00:56:11No, no, sorry.
00:56:12A literal hammer on those tacks that are sticking out of the back of PCO.
00:56:21Look out, though.
00:56:22Look out, Moose.
00:56:23You hear Chicago calling its name.
00:56:29But he did it right into the chair, Tom.
00:56:32Rhino taking himself in the equation there.
00:56:35Wait a minute.
00:56:36Rhino and Moose are down.
00:56:39Oh, my God.
00:56:42PCO on to Moose.
00:56:46PCO wins Monster's Ball.
00:56:50Here is your winner, PCO.
00:56:59Certainly a Monster's Ball match that we will never forget.
00:57:02We know at this year's Bound for Glory, we will see Monster's Ball.
00:57:06PCO versus Matt Cardona for the TNA Digital Media
00:57:10and the International Heavyweight Wrestling Championships.
00:57:14It's presented by the Eye of the Salamander in theaters on November 1st.
00:57:19Now, of course, the greatest opportunity in TNA wrestling
00:57:22is to main event Bound for Glory, our biggest event of the year
00:57:26and one of the most important matches in this company's history
00:57:29went down at Bound for Glory 2022 when Eddie Edwards,
00:57:33then the leader of Honor No More, was trying to turn this company upside down
00:57:37and take the TNA World Championship from Josh Alexander.
00:57:41This epic clash is next on TNA Impact.
00:57:45This is the best of Bound for Glory.
00:57:52The Impact World Championship on the line
00:57:55here in the main event of Bound for Glory.
00:57:58Josh Alexander defends against Eddie Edwards.
00:58:05Despite the war of words between these two,
00:58:07two men with very similar paths here in Impact Wrestling,
00:58:11both debuted in record-breaking tag teams,
00:58:14moved on to become X Division champion.
00:58:17Both tried to use option C to win their first world titles,
00:58:21certainly encountered their own roadblocks along the way.
00:58:24Both two-time Impact World champions,
00:58:28and both have had a claim to being the heart and soul of Impact Wrestling.
00:58:33Two very, very similar careers, but turning into two very different people.
00:58:38Tom, I'm a big fan of symbology, iconography.
00:58:41There's something about what the two men are even wearing.
00:58:44Josh Alexander draped in Bound for Glory blue,
00:58:47representing this company down to its very core.
00:58:50Meanwhile, Eddie Edwards highlighted in red the flames of war,
00:58:54a war he's been waging on Impact Wrestling for months and months.
00:58:59The official separates the two before the count of five.
00:59:03Already a little contentious between Alexander and Edwards.
00:59:06I can only imagine having their families at ringside sitting so close together,
00:59:11what they may have stirred up in the minds of both Alexander and Edwards.
00:59:14For Josh Alexander, both Jen and Jet have been there every step of the way,
00:59:19very supportive from moment one.
00:59:21We've seen a lot of them here at Impact Wrestling.
00:59:23They feel like a part of our family, and of course, so is Alicia,
00:59:26but all the tension between Eddie Edwards and Alicia Edwards
00:59:29has made it very strange in that household.
00:59:31So this is a different scenario for Eddie Edwards,
00:59:34whereas it might give the advantage to Josh.
00:59:38WALKING WESTERN!
00:59:41WALKING WESTERN!
00:59:44WALKING WESTERN!
00:59:46One thing we saw at Victory Road in the six-man tag team matchup
00:59:49in which Eddie Edwards did pin Josh Alexander,
00:59:52the first man to do so in about a year here in Impact Wrestling.
00:59:55That night, Eddie Edwards hit the Die Hard Flosion.
00:59:59That is a move that Eddie Edwards has used,
01:00:02a variation of his Die Hard Driver.
01:00:04He used it to win the Impact World Championship in 2020,
01:00:07and he also used it to win the GHC Heavyweight title
01:00:11in pro wrestling NOAH once upon a time.
01:00:15You have to imagine he's looking to hit that again here tonight
01:00:18if it worked before, it very well might work again.
01:00:21Alexander just dumped Edwards!
01:00:24And this was a catch-style wrestling contest up until that moment there.
01:00:29Eddie Edwards sticking in the craw of Josh Alexander
01:00:33and sticking his fingers in the face of the walking weapon.
01:00:40Alexander firm control of the challenger,
01:00:43Eddie Edwards here in our main event.
01:00:45Let's not forget, I don't know who has already had a successful start to their night.
01:00:49Taven and Bennett retaining the Impact World Tag Team titles.
01:00:53Can Edwards bring home the World Championship?
01:00:56And look at Edwards just throw off Alexander's game a bit.
01:01:03Well actually, it was Alexander there who countered Eddie,
01:01:06who was trying to counter Josh.
01:01:08They are getting in each other's heads,
01:01:10two wrestlers at the top of their game.
01:01:15I believe it was Edwards who was going to try to bounce off the rope behind Alexander.
01:01:18Alexander saw it coming.
01:01:21This is a chess match if there ever was one.
01:01:25Oh!
01:01:26Edwards gets enough of Alexander there and dumps him outside the ring.
01:01:32And look at Alexander climb back inside.
01:01:35He wants to do this the right way, in the ring.
01:01:38I was going to have to say, this has been a pretty solid wrestling contest so far.
01:01:43You had to imagine Eddie Edwards was going to want to maybe drag it down in the dirt a little bit.
01:01:48Fight his way.
01:01:50But Alexander wanted to keep this one in the center of the canvas.
01:01:56Count of 5 here on Eddie Edwards.
01:01:57As to the count of 10 to get back into the ring.
01:01:59Right now, this is Edwards taking his time.
01:02:01He's going to take his time.
01:02:02He's going to make this match on his time.
01:02:04Count of 7.
01:02:07He's messing with a fan.
01:02:10The leader of honor, Omar, proven he can be a mastermind of any kind.
01:02:16Getting ahead of anybody, his opponent included.
01:02:20The official was dealing with Josh Alexander in the ring.
01:02:23He was saying, Eddie, get back into the ring.
01:02:31Once again, we find ourselves in the middle of the ring.
01:02:36You have to wonder, is Eddie Edwards going to want to drag this one on the outside again?
01:02:41Will that be the game plan of the leader of honor, Omar?
01:02:44Will that be the game plan of the leader of honor, Omar here?
01:02:57Eddie Edwards taking Alexander off his feet.
01:02:59Head scissor here by Alexander.
01:03:02Great job dropping Edwards and once again assumes control of the left arm.
01:03:07You saw there as soon as Eddie Edwards brought Josh Alexander over in that headlock takeover.
01:03:13Immediately that kick out.
01:03:15Alexander is a step ahead when it comes to the wrestling game here.
01:03:18Got to get the walking weapon, Matt.
01:03:25Back elbow by Eddie Edwards.
01:03:27Another one collapsing Alexander into the ropes.
01:03:30And now Alexander finally driven to the floor.
01:03:37Eddie Edwards in his ninth Bound for Glory matchup.
01:03:42Taking his time here in this main event.
01:03:45With the champ out on the floor, Eddie Edwards may get his wish.
01:03:48He may get the fight he wants.
01:03:51Waiting for the right opportunity here.
01:03:52Oh, launches himself at Alexander.
01:03:55That slingshot crossbody and now both athletes, both wrestlers out on the floor.
01:04:02Take another look here as Eddie Edwards staring down his family.
01:04:07Levels Josh Alexander.
01:04:13An eye to Alicia and his family.
01:04:17She said either this ends or we do.
01:04:20In Eddie Edwards' mind, he has to imagine if he can accomplish this here tonight,
01:04:24bring that world championship to honor no more, bring it home.
01:04:28That that is ending this.
01:04:31Ending it where he wants this war to end.
01:04:34Alexander toss back inside the ring.
01:04:36Oh, and using the top rope to his advantage.
01:04:40And the champ taking off here.
01:04:42Oh, crossbody to the spine.
01:04:47Jen and Jet looking on.
01:04:49Same with Alicia and Aislinn.
01:04:52Watch this one more time.
01:04:53Boom, classic offense from Josh Alexander.
01:04:58Josh Alexander, if you ask me, had a little extra stink on that one tonight.
01:05:01He knows what's on the line.
01:05:04Throwing a little extra force behind that crossbody
01:05:06and every single one of these chops as well.
01:05:09And you can see the difference.
01:05:11Alexander is waving at his family.
01:05:13It's a strength.
01:05:14Meanwhile, Eddie Edwards, it's a vulnerability.
01:05:17Certainly coming into this match, he's feeling that pressure.
01:05:19Here's the cover to retain the championship at one.
01:05:22It's a tenuous relationship for sure.
01:05:24You have to imagine he feels like he has something to prove to his wife and his family.
01:05:28Josh Alexander doesn't have that.
01:05:30They have that unfettered support.
01:05:32Eddie Edwards has something to prove to them.
01:05:40Eddie Edwards taking his time.
01:05:41Wants to make it a grueling pace for Alexander.
01:05:44Comes back with some forearm shivers.
01:05:49Alexander through the ropes.
01:05:51Edwards able to sidestep him on the move.
01:05:53Look out!
01:05:54Eddie Edwards flattens the champion.
01:06:01Eddie took firm advantage here.
01:06:04Flying through the ropes.
01:06:05Putting his body on the line to take out his competitor.
01:06:09Bring him closer to the Impact World Championship.
01:06:12Champion's advantage, of course, to Josh Alexander.
01:06:15Title can only change hands via pinfall or submission in the ring.
01:06:18Not via countout or disqualification.
01:06:21Eddie Edwards is smart.
01:06:22He knows to use the outside of the ring to...
01:06:24Oh, my God.
01:06:26You're right, Tom.
01:06:29Eddie Edwards is smart.
01:06:31And he's pulling up this floor pad.
01:06:33Exposing the wood underneath.
01:06:35It makes him a certified genius.
01:06:42It's not illegal.
01:06:45It's just exposing what's underneath.
01:06:49Which is what Eddie Edwards has been doing
01:06:51for the better part of the last year.
01:06:53Exposing the rot that is underneath at Impact Wrestling.
01:06:56Just ask him.
01:06:57He'll tell you.
01:07:00You're in the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany.
01:07:03That is a hardwood floor.
01:07:06Oh, my God.
01:07:10A little diehard driver.
01:07:12Maybe diehard Flojan here on the outside.
01:07:14And the official trying to get control of this situation.
01:07:17Doing a lot of leniency here.
01:07:19Obviously, it is the main event.
01:07:20A bout for glory.
01:07:21The Impact World title on the line.
01:07:23We want a definitive finish to this one.
01:07:26We want no question marks left at the end of this.
01:07:32And then Alexander...
01:07:33Oh!
01:07:34Times out of the ring.
01:07:36And that was critical.
01:07:42Let's take a look at this.
01:07:43The walking weapon using his own body
01:07:45as a weapon to take out Eddie Edwards.
01:07:50Putting himself in harm's way.
01:07:51Putting himself in harm's way.
01:07:52And listen, Eddie Edwards looked like he had
01:07:54Josh Alexander in a really bad way
01:07:56on the opposite side of the ring.
01:07:58Alexander found a way out in a hurry.
01:08:01Not often you see the walking weapon
01:08:03become a flying weapon.
01:08:05But that's what he's willing to do
01:08:06to hold on to the Impact World Championship.
01:08:09That's what he's willing to do
01:08:10to stand up for Impact Wrestling.
01:08:14Eddie Edwards rolls outside the ropes.
01:08:17Very smart.
01:08:22Knows that the match cannot end
01:08:24the position Edwards is in.
01:08:26The official's still trying to control
01:08:28Alexander and Edwards.
01:08:29Edwards is smart there.
01:08:30Gets to the apron.
01:08:31He knows the match can't finish out of here now.
01:08:33Whoa, whoa, whoa!
01:08:34Look at Alexander trying to turn this around on Edwards!
01:08:38Wants to introduce Edwards to that hardwood floor
01:08:42in gnarly fashion.
01:08:46Oh!
01:08:48Edwards looking to fight off Alexander.
01:08:50Oh!
01:08:51Precarious situation here on the apron.
01:08:53Oh, and Edwards down hard!
01:08:55I was going to say, they're still
01:08:56not out of no man's land yet here on the apron.
01:08:59Oh!
01:09:00Switch kick to the leg of Alexander.
01:09:04Oh, no, no, no.
01:09:05Not this. Not this.
01:09:06Wait, wait, wait, wait.
01:09:08You've got to be kidding me.
01:09:09You've got to be kidding me!
01:09:10Oh, my God!
01:09:11Die-hard driver onto the exposed hardwood floor!
01:09:18Take a look again.
01:09:19Boom!
01:09:20Right onto the hardwood floor of the building here.
01:09:23Listen to the thud as the walking weapon
01:09:26crashes to the floor.
01:09:28Remember, Josh Alexander has had his neck
01:09:32surgically repaired twice.
01:09:34His career nearly ended the second time.
01:09:38How much damage has been done to the neck of Alexander?
01:09:41And Eddie Edwards knows that fact very, very well,
01:09:45using it to his advantage here.
01:09:47And even if Josh Alexander does get up from this,
01:09:50even if Josh Alexander does get back in the ring,
01:09:53how much is going to be left after that devastation?
01:09:58And Eddie Edwards, at about the count of five,
01:10:01rolls outside the ring, resets the ten count,
01:10:03knows he's got to get Alexander back inside the ring.
01:10:06Has the damage been done?
01:10:08Is Alexander's championship reign about to end?
01:10:11Here's the cover and a kickout by Alexander!
01:10:14Somehow, Josh Alexander stays in.
01:10:17It had just enough breathing time,
01:10:19recovery, to get his shoulder up.
01:10:22But now, the shark smells blood.
01:10:35And look at the face of Alexander.
01:10:37He is in pain.
01:10:38Oh, my God.
01:10:39He was just trying to lift his leg.
01:10:41Oh, my God.
01:10:42He was just trying to lift his leg.
01:10:43He couldn't do it.
01:10:45And Eddie Edwards saw that, stopped short,
01:10:48and continues his assault here.
01:10:50But listen, you've got to think about the long-term damage
01:10:53that Josh Alexander may have sustained there on the outside.
01:10:55I mean, this is a nerve issue.
01:10:56He can't even lift his leg.
01:10:58Oh!
01:11:00Josh Alexander does have to think about that.
01:11:03He has to think about what he's willing to do
01:11:05to stay in this one.
01:11:06Uh-oh.
01:11:07Backpack stunner goes back to the neck!
01:11:10Here's the cover to win the title!
01:11:12Kick out!
01:11:13Oh, what a transition!
01:11:14Beautiful.
01:11:15Beautiful float over into that single-leg Boston crab
01:11:20from Eddie Edwards.
01:11:22Can Eddie Edwards win the Impact World Championship
01:11:26by submission against Josh Alexander?
01:11:29And Alexander gets to the ropes.
01:11:31He desperately needed to as well.
01:11:33The barrage of offense under the neck and spine.
01:11:36Look at this.
01:11:38Backpack stunner, which led to the kick out,
01:11:41which immediately turns into the Boston crab.
01:11:44The damage never stopping.
01:11:47Compressing the spine with a backpack stunner
01:11:50and then immediately bending and contorting the spine there.
01:11:54This is a methodical, sadistic attack.
01:11:57You took the words out of my mouth.
01:11:59The diehard driver on the floor, the stunner,
01:12:01the Boston crab, all head, neck, spine.
01:12:04Even if Josh Alexander makes it out of this,
01:12:07he's going to be a changed man after this one.
01:12:10Alexander just trying to continue on here in this matchup.
01:12:13Pulls right by Edwards.
01:12:15Oh, he's caught!
01:12:16Caught!
01:12:17Driven down!
01:12:18Powerbomb there by Edwards.
01:12:20Is it time for a tiger driver?
01:12:22Not today.
01:12:23Oh!
01:12:24A running Alabama slam!
01:12:26Neck first into the turnbuckle goes Edwards!
01:12:31Alexander repaying the favor here.
01:12:34Take a look at that running extra momentum
01:12:37into the corner there.
01:12:40The head of Eddie Edwards bounced off the top turnbuckle.
01:12:45Just snapped into the corner there.
01:12:52Josh Alexander trying to pay back Eddie Edwards in kind
01:12:55for the damage done.
01:12:58This is our main event tonight here in Albany, New York.
01:13:01It's our biggest event of the year, bound for glory.
01:13:04Eddie Edwards challenging Josh Alexander
01:13:06for the Impact World Championship.
01:13:09The war that we expected has been realized.
01:13:15And it has been well fought.
01:13:18Hard fought so far, and it's not done yet.
01:13:21Oh!
01:13:23Elbow right to that head and neck.
01:13:26Charming suplex!
01:13:28But not letting go.
01:13:29The grip stays strong for the world champion.
01:13:33Alexander holds on.
01:13:37And so does Edwards, grabbing onto those ropes for dear life.
01:13:42Once again bringing things to the outside
01:13:44where he knows the finish cannot happen,
01:13:47the decision cannot be made.
01:13:49Onto the hardest part of the ring!
01:13:51Somehow Alexander held on!
01:13:53Still letting go of the absolute unreal tenaciousness
01:13:58of Josh Alexander!
01:14:00Another!
01:14:02In the ring, on the apron, on the floor,
01:14:05the walking weapon is a madman.
01:14:08No, no, no, no, no.
01:14:09He's not done!
01:14:10No way.
01:14:11Onto the ramp!
01:14:22Edwards trying to get back up to his feet.
01:14:25Alexander going to a nasty place in his mind.
01:14:28Knows what he has to do to put away Edwards.
01:14:31Taking the fight to Edwards here.
01:14:34Oh!
01:14:35My God!
01:14:36Backbreaker to retain!
01:14:38Edwards is still alive!
01:14:42The assault on the spine of Eddie Edwards.
01:14:45Take a look at this.
01:14:46Watch the way Eddie bends over the knee of the champion.
01:14:50But somehow Edwards sticks around in this battle.
01:14:56Both wrestlers have had their spines and necks battered
01:15:00and bruised throughout this entire war.
01:15:04Oh, could it be time?
01:15:05They about to see Forrest Spike
01:15:07and look at Edwards drop his hips.
01:15:09Smart move, you know.
01:15:11That's how Josh Alexander's going to want to put this one away.
01:15:14Oh!
01:15:15Forearm shot there.
01:15:16Blue Thunder Bomb!
01:15:18Cover to win the title kick out!
01:15:25Beautiful use of the momentum by Eddie Edwards here.
01:15:28Take a look.
01:15:29The Blue Thunder dead center of the ring.
01:15:31But the champ stays in it.
01:15:41Chance once again and this is awesome tonight here in Albany.
01:15:44Edwards has exposed the knee, however.
01:15:47Thinking about the Boston Knee.
01:15:48Party caught!
01:15:49Oh, Alexander.
01:15:50The strength of the champion on full display.
01:15:55Oh, boy!
01:15:56Styles Clash!
01:15:59And immediately grabbing onto the ankle of Eddie Edwards.
01:16:02The ankle lock is locked in.
01:16:04Dead center of the ring.
01:16:06Could this be it?
01:16:08Is Edwards going to submit?
01:16:11Josh Alexander with the ankle lock.
01:16:13A salute to Impact's past and his way to representing the future.
01:16:17But Eddie Edwards wiggles free of this one.
01:16:22Edwards had an answer for the ankle lock.
01:16:26One more look here moments ago.
01:16:28Talking about Impact Wrestling's past.
01:16:30One out of the book of the phenomenal one.
01:16:32AJ Styles, but then the shades of the Hall of Famer,
01:16:35Kurt Angle with the ankle lock.
01:16:39Now Josh Alexander one more time finds himself struggling,
01:16:43climbing in from the outside of the ring
01:16:45to get himself back into this one.
01:16:52Alexander up to the top.
01:16:54Whoa!
01:16:55Insecurity there.
01:16:56That slows down Alexander.
01:16:58Dangerous.
01:16:59Right inside the temple there, Tom.
01:17:01Alexander looking a little wobbly.
01:17:07Oh!
01:17:08That open palm across the face and neck.
01:17:15Good God!
01:17:18Echoing against the very walls
01:17:21of the Washington Avenue Armory here in Albany.
01:17:25Reverberating throughout the arena.
01:17:32My God.
01:17:33And all the way up top.
01:17:35You got to be kidding me!
01:17:37Held on!
01:17:38Edwards held on!
01:17:41Oh my God!
01:17:42What a counter!
01:17:43What a counter!
01:17:44What a counter!
01:17:45What a counter!
01:17:46See!
01:17:47What a spike!
01:17:49That's gotta be!
01:17:50Cover!
01:17:51Cover!
01:17:53Oh, you got to be kidding me!
01:17:55Tabin and Bennett to stick the referee!
01:17:58Just in the nick of time.
01:18:00No chance for an ejection.
01:18:02A DQ nothing.
01:18:05Alexander in this match won.
01:18:08And now Tabin and Bennett, the referee's down.
01:18:11I don't know more wants to ensure that this night,
01:18:14that this war ends in their favor,
01:18:17but the champion stands ever defiant of letting that happen.
01:18:23Oh!
01:18:24It's Kenny King with a low blow!
01:18:28When one door closes, another opens.
01:18:31With the tag champions dispatched,
01:18:34Kenny King struck.
01:18:37This is crazy!
01:18:39And security is now trying to drive.
01:18:41There is some honor no more out here.
01:18:43I believe that's the second official that I just saw.
01:18:47But the question, Tom, is has the damage been done?
01:18:51There is a second official in the ring now.
01:18:54So this will continue.
01:18:56Eddie Edwards has it lined up!
01:18:57Foster knee party!
01:18:59He got him!
01:19:00It's an Edwards moment!
01:19:02Oh, and a kick out!
01:19:04What?
01:19:05Alexander hangs on!
01:19:07How did Josh Alexander kick out of that?
01:19:10Watch this one more time.
01:19:12Honor no more being ushered out of the building.
01:19:14The second official all over this.
01:19:17And Alexander hangs on.
01:19:20Not just a Boston knee party.
01:19:22The low blow prior to set all of that up from Kenny King.
01:19:26And the walking weapon lives up to his name.
01:19:29Eddie Edwards!
01:19:30Eddie Edwards!
01:19:31Eddie Edwards!
01:19:32Eddie Edwards!
01:19:33Eddie Edwards!
01:19:34Eddie Edwards!
01:19:35Eddie Edwards!
01:19:36Eddie Edwards!
01:19:37Eddie Edwards!
01:19:38Oh, now Edwards continues the assault on the world champion.
01:19:43Both men battered.
01:19:45Both men bruised.
01:19:46And now looking for the die hard driver.
01:19:49No!
01:19:51Quickly, quickly with the elbow strikes.
01:19:53Oh!
01:19:54Turn Edwards inside out!
01:19:57A picture perfect half and half executed by Josh Alexander.
01:20:03And this deep into a contest like this, that is no easy feat.
01:20:14The heart and soul of Impact Wrestling on the line.
01:20:17The champ wants to keep the title in the home camp.
01:20:21Right to the face, Alexander.
01:20:23Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute!
01:20:25Catching the leg.
01:20:27Ankle lock caught up here.
01:20:28They're going to have to break this.
01:20:30But that's a great way to get some damage done.
01:20:32Oh!
01:20:33And a knee by Edwards.
01:20:35Oh, Jesus.
01:20:36Right to the chin of Josh Alexander.
01:20:38And there's the tiger driver!
01:20:40That's it!
01:20:41He's in time for Edwards now.
01:20:43A kick out by Alexander.
01:20:47How is Alexander staying in this one?
01:20:52How?
01:20:53How?
01:20:55The involvement of Honor No More.
01:20:58A second referee having to get involved.
01:21:00A low blow by Kenny King.
01:21:03And the continued assault of Eddie Edwards.
01:21:06Somehow, Josh Alexander's still in it.
01:21:08Bloodied and battered.
01:21:09Now, let's not forget the diehard driver on the exposed wood floor.
01:21:16Alexander literally in a pool of his own blood.
01:21:19That kick earlier from Eddie Edwards must have busted the champ's nose.
01:21:26And it can be a dangerous thing when you start to see your own blood
01:21:29in a wrestling match.
01:21:36Alexander back up to his feet.
01:21:39But for how much longer?
01:21:44Josh Alexander talks about living, breathing, and quite literally bleeding
01:21:50in past wrestling.
01:21:51He's proving that beyond a shadow of a doubt here tonight.
01:21:56Look at the eyes of Alexander.
01:22:06Alexander not giving an inch to the leader of Honor No More.
01:22:11Despite everything thrown in his direction.
01:22:14Champion and challenger pulverizing each other in the main event.
01:22:20The bulls are locking horns.
01:22:22Throwing blows back and forth here.
01:22:26Clubbing blows.
01:22:30Neither one of them wants to give an inch.
01:22:32Wants to give way.
01:22:35Everything on the line for both of them.
01:22:40The message. The movement.
01:22:43For Eddie Edwards.
01:22:45The championship.
01:22:47His existence here at Impact Wrestling for Josh Alexander.
01:22:57Alexander continues to battle back.
01:23:00Alexander defiant in the face of Eddie Edwards.
01:23:03Who spits into the face of the champion.
01:23:06Much like he's spit in the face of Impact Wrestling
01:23:09willingly time and time again.
01:23:11And the champ is firing up and firing back.
01:23:14Look at Alexander go.
01:23:16Hammering away on Edwards.
01:23:18Oh!
01:23:19That quick strike to that busted nose.
01:23:22Quick jab.
01:23:24Oh!
01:23:25Oh, but just like that!
01:23:27Well, went for the C4 spike.
01:23:29Edwards rolled through.
01:23:30Alexander kicked out.
01:23:32Tried to get a quick one on Alexander there.
01:23:35Not to be.
01:23:38Oh, and a clothesline.
01:23:39Alexander goes down.
01:23:41That sickening thud across the collarbone of Josh Alexander.
01:23:46Going for another Boston Knee Party.
01:23:48Cold cocked by Alexander.
01:23:50Oh, and another one.
01:23:52Following it up. Following it up.
01:23:54C4 spike.
01:23:56He got him. He got him.
01:23:58Finally.
01:23:59Josh Alexander.
01:24:01There's the heart.
01:24:02There's the soul of Impact Wrestling.
01:24:07Ladies and gentlemen, your winner
01:24:09and still Impact World Champion
01:24:13The Walking Weapon
01:24:15Josh Alexander!
01:24:20Jan and Jet looking on
01:24:22as Alexander went through the battle of a lifetime
01:24:26to successfully defend his Impact World Title.
01:24:31One of the greatest World Championship matches
01:24:33in the history of Bound for Glory back in 2022.
01:24:36And we're certainly looking forward to this year's TNA World Title match
01:24:40in Detroit.
01:24:41Three weeks from Saturday, October 26.
01:24:43Live on pay-per-view and TNA+.
01:24:46You can get your tickets now at etixx.com.
01:24:49It'll be Nick Nemeth defending the TNA World Championship
01:24:52against the global phenomenon Joe Hendry at Bound for Glory.
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01:25:23We are on the march towards Bound for Glory.
01:25:28When you think about the TNA World Championship
01:25:31you are talking about the greats.
01:25:33Can Joe Hendry be the world champion?
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01:25:42Every damn night.
01:25:44Because that is what a champion does!
01:25:47Anything is possible when you believe!
01:25:51TNA Wrestling presents Bound for Glory
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