TNA World Champion Trick Williams kicks off the show.
Trick says the electricity in the building right now is something only Trick can bring to the company and he’s going to bring it to Bound For Glory this Sunday. Trick talks about respecting Santana because he’s a fighter and has been battling his whole life. Trick says Mike isn’t the best man for business, but Mike doesn’t have that aspect of it. Trick says he puts asses in seats and breaks records. Trick says TNA is no more, it will forever be TRICK-NA going forward.
Mike Santana comes out through the crowd.
Santana says that Trick is talking about being built for this, but he hasn’t fought the same battles and couldn’t survive with the physical and mental things he’s had to fight through. Mike says he sat his daughter down to explain her father was an addict and he was going away to get better; says he had to identify his own father’s body at the morgue. Santana says he has nothing left to lose and that his whole life has been preparing him for moments like this.
Trick says after he beats Santana that after he beats him Sunday he’ll be headed back to rehab because Santana won’t be able to understand the fact that Trick is better then him.
Santana tells Trick that he sees fear when he looks at him, and that he’s nothing more then a one-TRICK-pony. Santana says when he whoops his ass at Bound For Glory he’s going to send his ass back to NXT where he’ll be bound for Developmental.
Tessa Blanchard and Gia Miller exchange big words ahead of their match at Bound for Glory on Sunday.
–Matt Cardona def. Ryan Nemeth via pinfall after Nic gets ejected from ringside and Matt hits Ryan with a RADIO SILENCE.
We get a Rascalz Treehouse segment with Myron, Trey, and Zachary. Trey said they should be celebrating Myron and not focusing on Trey superkicking Zachary in the face last week. All three light up and are peaceful. Myron points out that they don’t have a match at Bound For Glory and all of their contracts are up at the end of the year. They said they need to rack up some wins, so they’re going to talk to Santino.
We get a video from Mara Sade where she talks about coming into TNA and immediately seeing trailblazers like Jazz and Tommy Dreamer, as well as great veterans like the Hardys, all of whom have helped her or she’s looked up to along the way. Mara said she is thriving and wants to leave a good legacy and send a message to little girls who look like her that they can do anything they want. Sade says she wants to be the one to motivate people to be the best version of themselves.
-Mustafa Ali def. JDC via pinfall after Agent Zero hits JDC with a choke bomb onto the apron on the outside of the ring and then rolls him in. Ali hits a 450 off the top rope for the victory.
TNA Injury report presented by BIOFLEX:
Team 3D – None – CLEAR
Mara Sade – None – CLEAR
The IInspiration – Bruising – CLEAR
Elijah – Torn Triceps – OUT
We go out to the ring for a contract signing between Indi Hartwell and Knockouts World Champion Kelani Jordan. Santino Marella is in the ring to MC the signing. Just before either woman can speak, the Personal Concierge George Iceman interrupts and says that the Elegance Brand is the only important thing that matters right now. Iceman has a contract in hand and brings it to Santino to sign, saying they’re getting the rematch at Bound For Glory because they’re going to be part of the history of the event. Santino signs the contract.
Indi says that she’s always wanted to be a TNA Knockout and now that she is her goal is to be the Knockouts World Champion. She says that she is not the same person she was when she was in NXT. Kelani says she’s not the same person either and she’ll do whatever it takes to keep the title. Indi mentions that her family is flying 21 hours to watch her win at the PPV. Kelani tells her to keep that same passion for their match on Sunday. Both women sign the contract as Kelani holds up the Knockouts World Title belt.
We get an in-depth look at Team 3D and the Hardy’s.
TNA X Division Champion Leon Slater makes his way down to the ring. Leon says this year has been the best of his life. Slater says he grew up without a father figure and so he never felt like he belonged anywhere or fit in. He says finding wrestling and signing with TNA changed all of that. Leon says that Sunday is a chance to add to the legacy of the X Division title with people like AJ Styles, but it’s also about defending the title from outsiders. Leon tells Je’Von that the X division title is proof that he’s good enough and it’s validation that he can be remembered. At Bound For Glory, his night ends with…AND STILL…X Division champion…Leon Slater!
We get a rundown of the Bound for Glory matches this Sunday.
–Eric Young def Joe Hendry in a No DQ match after a piledriver on a chair.
We get an incredible hype video of Mike Santana’s Road To Glory, featuring a letter from his friend and mentor Konnan.
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