A week from tomorrow TNA sets up for No Surrender, and on tonight’s TNA Impact! the Knockouts are in action to set up for the big event.
NXT’s Arianna Grace is on commentary as Adam Brooks takes on Trey Miguel. Miguel shoots his shot towards Grace, but Grace is having none of it.
Miguel gets the victory, but Stacks blindsides him from behind at the expense of Grace.
Gia Miller is backstage with The Angel Warriors and Indi Hartwell as they face The Elegance Brand tonight in tag action. While Xia Brookside and Hartwell play translator, the TNA Knockouts World Champion, Lei Ying Lee, says that she’s coming for Ash By Elegance’s brand.
Speaking of tag team action, Jada Stone teams up with Elijah to take on The Order 4’s Tasha Steelz and Mustafa Ali. After an altercation last week against Steelz, Stone looks to get back at her with the help of Elijah.
Daria Rae is set to address No Surrender tonight, but has something brewing with Frankie Kazarian. Kazarian stalls the upcoming tag team match, but is soon interrupted by Elijah to get the match started.
The Knockouts start the match, and Stone’s athleticism counters Steelz’ cockiness. Steelz retreats to the outside, and Stone looks to take a dive, but Ali plays defense. With Order 4 preoccupied, Elijah sends Stone flying onto the faction.
Stone and Steelz make the hot tag in, and Stone looks to prove once again why she’s called the Spark. A split-legged moonsault nearly puts away Steelz with a two-count, but Order 4 looks to cause more mayhem. Elijah gets taken out, and Stone now has to face Ali all on her own.
Ali gets spiked with a DDT, and Stone follows through with another DDT. Stone is on fire and rocks Ali with a moonsault from the top rope to the outside. Ali gets sick of it and decimates Stone with a dropkick through the ropes.
Stone continues to put up a fight with Ali, and Steelz forces the tag back in. Steelz cannot keep up with Stone, but as Stone looks to head soaring, Ali hits Elijah’s own finishing move on Stone. Ali allows Steelz to get the cover, and Order 4 picks up the win.
Grace is backstage with her father Santino Marella, and is frustrated that she’s not getting any opportunities in both NXT and TNA. She asks him for a title match to prove herself. And Santino looks to see if he can make that happen.
Rae addresses the card for No Surrender and officially announces that Grace has a shot at the Knockouts Championship during the event.
Tessa Blanchard, along with The Diamond Collective, are set to make their AMC debut and get back in action. Blanchard’s opponent tonight is Rachel Ley. The former Knockouts Champion is not too impressed and wrecks shop on Ley. Ley looks to find her footing, but completely misses a moonsault as she gets hit with a Buzzsaw. Blanchard gets the 1-2-3, and she and her crew leave victorious.
Despite having a one-on-one match, Mara Sadé and Ryan Nemeth have a test of athleticism so that Nemeth can, for some reason, prove a point. After scoring a touchdown, playing darts, and some basketball, Sadé nails her trick shot on Nemeth.
Next week, they are set to face off in an Albuquerque Street Fight.
Ash is finally set to make her in-ring return, and The Elegance Brand comes out looking like something out of Breaking Bad.
M takes the offense of The Angel Warriors to start the match, and eventually tags in Ash. As The Elegance Brand looks to damage Xia Brookside, the other team crowds the ring and begins to brawl to send the brand retreating to the outside.
Lee gets the tag in and finally lays her hands on Ash. M distracts the referee, as Mr. Elegance blindsides Lee with his coat. Hartwell gets the hot tag in and puts a stomp on M, just like last time. Heather takes out Hartwell, but Brookside gets the tag in and hits a crossbody from the top rope onto The Elegance Brand on the outside.
Mr. Elegance and the Personal Concierge look to blind Brookside with some glitter, but Brookside gets out of the way. With Heather and Brookside legal, Brookside rolls up Heather to pin one-half of the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions. An irate Heather takes it out on Brookside and The Elegance Brand are left standing.
What did you think about tonight’s TNA Impact? Can Grace prevail over Lee at No Surrender? Let us know in the comments!