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Jake Crist vs Willie Mack
Jake puts Willie in a side headlock before Willie drops him and dropkicks him before whipping him into the opposite corner. Willie hits a Samoan drop for a two count before he's distracted by Sami Callihan at ringside when Sami grabs his foot Jake hits an enzuigiri into a running dropkick. Jake distracts the referee and Sami chokes Willie before Jake drops him with a boot. Willie hits a tilt-a-whirl slam into a running leg drop. Willie hits a draping code breaker for a near fall before he drags Jake near the corner, but gets caught on the top turnbuckle before Willie hits an avalanche sit-out powerbomb. Jake hits a bridging German suplex for a near fall and Willie catches him coming in and suplexes him into the corner before putting him in the tree of woe.
Dave then distracts the referee as Sami distracts Willie before Jake hits his finisher for the pin and the win.
Winner: Jake Crist defeats Willie Mack via pinfall.
Allie vs Heather Monroe
Heather is control early, overwhelming Allie with strikes before Allie comes back with a lung blower and beats on her in mount. Allie then stomps Heather in the corner before choking her, but gets dropped with an enzuigiri for a near fall before finishing with a superkick and a code breaker for the pin and the win.
Winner: Allie defeats Heather Monroe via pinfall with a code breaker.
-After the match Allie applies the mandible claw to Heather before Keira Hogan saves her and Allie and Su Yung attack her as we go to commercial.
Desi Hit Squad vs Local Talent
Raj takes out both of his opponents on his own before Rohit comes in and hits a leg drop before playing to the crowd and the two stomping on Hyde in the corner. DHS then double team Hyde and cut the ring in half before doubling up on Lemons when he tries to save Hyde before they hit a Samoan knee drop for the pin and the win in under three minutes.
Winner: Desi Hit Squad defeat local performers via pinfall with a Samoan knee drop.
-We get a GWN video of a moment involving the X-Division champion Chris Sabin, Hulk Hogan and Bully Ray where Chris relinquished the X-Division Championship to challenge Ray for the TNA championship and his subsequent victory.
-Eli Drake is interviewed backstage where he announces a Monster's Ball match between he and Abyss.
Ethan Paige vs Matt Sydal
They counter each other to start the match and lock up before Ethan puts Matt in a side headlock. They run the ropes before Ethan takes Matt down, but he's right back up and takes Ethan down. Ethan catches Matt on the top turnbuckle, but he hits an ax kick leg drop for a two count before Matt drops Ethan with a jumping thrust kick. Ethan counters a diving cross body into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker before dropping Matt with a boot and a gut wrench suplex. They end up on the apron before Matt hits a cutter off of the apron and they end on the floor as we go to commercial.
Matt and Ethan are back in the ring as we return to the action, the two exchanging strikes before Matt hits a frankenteiner for a near fall and Ethan catches him up top before Ethan hits a flipping senton for the pin and the win.
Winner: Ethan Paige defeats Matt Sydal via pinfall with a flipping senton.
-After the match they shake hands before Matt raises Ethan's arm and leaves as we go to commercial.
-Konnan, LAX and the Lucha Bros are backstage before both sides start arguing and Konnan has to be peacekeeper.
Tessa Blanchard & Moose vs Taya Valkyrie & Johnny Impact
Johnny rolls Moose up as soon as the match begins for a quick two count when he's telling to Tessa before Moose goes to his corner and latches onto her before she comes in. Taya rocks Tessa with a knee and hits an arm drag into running knees in the corner and kicks her in the back of the head after a snapmare. Johnny hits a corkscrew senton to the outside and sends Moose into the railing before he and Taya roll Moose and Tessa back into the ring. Tessa and Moose then knock Johnny and Taya off of the apron and to the floor as we head to break.
Tessa is in control as we return to the ring, hitting a dropkick to the back of the neck of Taya for a two count before Moose comes in and drops Johnny from the apron before Moose tags Tessa back in. Tessa mocks Taya and Johnny before Taya counters a hammer lock DDT and Tessa goes into the ring post. Taya tags in Johnny as Moose gets the tag on the opposite side and Johnny drops him with a single leg dropkick before hitting a shining wizard into a standing moonsault for a near fall. Moose rocks Johnny with a boot before Johnny counters Go to Hell and Moose comes back with a powerbomb and a senton for a near fall. Johnny hits a spinning neckbreaker for a near fall before tagging Taya back in and Taya hits a running hip attack and knees in the corner.
Tessa then counters The Road to Valhalla into a cutter for a near fall before Taya counters a hammer lock DDT and locks in a variation of an STF for the tap and the win.
Winner: Taya Valkyrie and Johnny Impact defeat Tessa Blanchard and Moose via submission with a modified STF.
-After the match Killer Kross saves Taya when Tessa goes to hit her with a chair and Brian Cage clears the ring as we go off the air.
