Credit: Sean Ross Sapp
Tonight’s edition of Impact will feature four tag team qualifying matches, with the winners moving on to the main event Ultimate X match for the vacant tag team titles. Josh Mathews will also be calling the show solo after Taz’s exit.
Ultimate X Qualifying Match
Hardy Boys vs. Revolution
Khoya and James Storm work over Matt Hardy early on. Jeff Hardy tries to reach out for the tag, but Matt can’t get there. Matt hits a Side Effect and tags Jeff, who drops Storm and hits his signature leg drop.
When Hardy goes after Khoya, it allows Storm to battle back. Storm hits the Last Call on Khoya on accident, and then Khoya eats a Twist of Fate and Swanton from the Hardy Boys for the pin.
Winners: Hardy Boys via pinfall (Swanton Bomb)
Storm berates Khoya, even though he’s the reason they lost. The crowd goes crazy for the Hardys.
– Eric Young comes out wearing a Kurt Angle shirt and says Angle is ducking him. Angle comes out, says he’ll give him another chance, and turns his back to Young, giving him the opportunity to strike. Young doesn’t do it and leaves.
– Kenny King and Low Ki are backstage trying to bully Rockstar Spud, but Ken Anderson comes to his rescue.
Ultimate X Qualifying Match
Mr. Anderson & RockStar Spud vs. BDC
Low Ki and Kenny King jump Spud while Anderson is doing his intro. While the ref tries to get Anderson under control, the beating continues. Spud tries his best to fight back, but Low Ki won’t let him make the tag.
The beating continues until Spud rolls up Kenny King, but Low Ki has the ref distracted, so no dice. An enziguri has both men down, but Low Ki cuts off the hot tag. Anderson has had enough and physically moves Spud to the corner for the tag.
Anderson cleans house, using the rolling Samoan drop on both, then tossing Rockstar Spud into a huracanrana on Low Ki. BDC uses a distraction to get the pin.
Winners: BDC via pinfall
– EC3 is in the back with Bram and Tyrus, bragging about being undefeated. Bram says he’s going to take Tigre Uno’s mask tonight. EC3 and Bram are great together.
– BDC is backstage bragging about beating up the Rising. MVP wants Homicide to beat up Angle next. Homicide pulls out a razor blade.
Ultimate X Qualifying Match
Tigre Uno & Jay Rios vs. EC3 & Bram (w/Tyrus)
Uno and Rios go after EC3’s injured arm right off the bat. Tigre Uno runs right into Tyrus outside, who slams him right into the floor, but EC3 only gets a two count off of it. EC3 and Bram methodically work over Uno, not allowing him to tag.
Rios gets the tag, and runs wild, a sequence we’ve seen over and over tonight. Rios hits a springboard cutter, but EC3 breaks up the count and hits him in the head with his arm brace. Bram lands Brighter Side Of Suffering, EC3 tags in and gets the pin.
Winners: EC3 & Bram via pinfall (Brighter Side of Suffering)
– Kurt Angle is backstage and says he hopes Homicide has insurance.
– Christy Hemme brings out the TNA Knockouts. She says next week will be a Knockouts themed episode of Impact. Madison Rayne makes Brooke, Gail Kim and Angelina all look like amateurs on the mic in this segment. Those four are in a number one contender’s match next week. Awesome Kong will take on Taryn Terrell for the title. Kong comes out, a brawl happens and Taryn takes everyone out with a dive.
