Tonight is the go-home show before TNA heads to San Antonio, Texas for Victory Road. And tonight on Impact, the Knockouts look to set the stage for the upcoming pay-per-view.
Set to make her TNA wrestling debut, Heather Reckless is set to take on Gisele Shaw, coming after a curious backstage interaction last week with Ash By Elegance.
They start with a sign of respect, but the rookie Knockout looks to find her feet against the more experienced Shaw. Reckless tries to find a quick win by trying to roll her up and takes Shaw down with an eye-catching Headscissors Takedown. Shaw doesn’t take too kindly to it and finds a way to overpower Reckless.
Reckless finds a way to come back with a Tilt-A-Whirl DDT, but incomes Ash and her personal concierge to get a closer look at this match. Shaw tries to catch Reckless on the ropes, but Reckless improvises and hits a Canadian Destroyer to almost take the win.
Shaw attempts to follow up with a spinebuster and hit the Shock and Awe, but it doesn’t take out Reckless. Unfortunately, Ash slaps Shaw on the top of the turnbuckle allowing for Reckless to hit her finisher and win her debut match.
Next, we see another vignette of a new Knockout coming soon.
Matt Cardona and Steph De Lander come out, and Cardona announces that at Victory Road she will be his tag team partner against PCO and Rhino tomorrow night. Despite the unruly odds, PCO comes out to take out Cardona and the married couple looks to share a happy moment before they face off tomorrow night.
It may or may not be the last we see of Spitfire on Impact, as they are set to challenge for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships which Alisha Edwards and Masha Slamovich hold. It’s do-or-die for the team if they lose tomorrow night, and the team looks more focused than ever to gain back the gold.
After her successful title challenge defense this past NXT, the TNA Knockouts World Champion looks to have a word with the NXT and TNA liaison, Arianna Grace. The champion is set to face Wendy Choo tomorrow at Victory Road but makes it known that Choo is not welcome in TNA.
After her appearance earlier tonight, Ash By Elegance is in action against former rival Xia Brookside. Ash looks to resume the shenanigans after a rough loss against Grace weeks back.
The two lock up and there is no love lost between these two. Brookside tries to use her athleticism to bring down Ash, but Ash looks to disrespect her in more ways than one. Unfortunately for “The Angel,” George Iceman trips her up for Ash to gain the advantage.
Despite the odds, Brookside manages to fire up and lock in an Octopus Hold followed up with a Side Russian Legsweep to float over and almost take the pin. Ash gets caught up in the corner for Brookside to hit the Broken Wings twice, but Iceman looks to bring that to a halt. Brookside goes for it a third time but misses.
In a turn of events, Reckless who won her in-ring debut earlier thanks to Ash sends Brookside crashing into the ring post. This allows Ash to follow up and gain the win.
Reckless and Ash look to be on the same page, having both helped each other become victorious tonight. Backstage, Ash takes an interest in Reckless and finds her to be “interesting.” Iceman tells Reckless to give him a call for a “personal makeover.”
What did you think of tonight’s TNA Impact? Who will come out on top at Victory Road? Can Grace overcome the unpredictable Wendy Choo? And is there a new team brewing between Ash and Reckless? Let us know your thoughts below!
