‘TNA Wrestling’ Review (Mar 7th 2024)
Welcome to this week’s review of TNA Wrestling, the latest episode under the return of the TNA branding! Let’s get into the review and see what went down…
Match #1: Mustafa Ali def. Kevin Knight
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Before they’re on opposite sides in a six-man tag team match tomorrow night at Sacrifice, X-Division Champion Mustafa Ali goes one-on-one with Kevin Knight! Ali rolls through the ropes to take Knight down with a neckbreaker. Moments later, Ali hits a DDT for two. Knight picks him off the top with a head scissors off the top. Knight is in control following a no-look slingshot crossbody. Ali regains the advantage with a top rope Backstabber but it’s not enough to keep Knight down. Knight takes out Ali’s security force with a springboard crossbody to the outside. The Good Hands make their way to ringside but Chris Sabin and KUSHIDA even the odds. The brawl spills into the ring as the referee tries to restore order. Knight avoids the 450 Splash from Ali and hits Sky High for two. Sabin prevents Skyler from using the X-Division Title as a weapon. Instead, Ali uses it while the referee is distracted, allowing him to pin Knight for the win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #2: Ash By Elegance def. Angel Blue
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Ash By Elegance competes in her second match in TNA as she goes one-on-one with Angel Blue! Ash demands that Blue kisses her boot, before laying in the beatdown. Ash dominates the match, putting Blue away with Rarified Air from the top rope.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #3: Time Splitters (Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA) def. The Good Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch)
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Director of Authority Santino Marella has made this match official as the Time Splitters look for a measure of revenge on The Good Hands! Hotch pushes KUSHIDA into his own partner, allowing The Good Hands to gain control with a double side Russian leg sweep. The Good Hands are in firm control as they cut off the ring and wear KUSHIDA down. Minutes later, KUSHIDA creates some much-needed separation with a double handspring back elbow. KUSHIDA makes the tag to Shelley and the pace begins to quicken. Shelley is bringing the fight to Hotch when Skyler makes a blind tag and shuts him down with a clothesline. Shelley causes The Good Hands to have a misdirection of their own and tags KUSHIDA back into the match. KUSHIDA hits Skyler with the Tanaka Punch. Shelley inadvertently kicks his own partner as Skyler rolls up KUSHIDA for two. KUSHIDA locks in the Hoverboard Lock on Skyler to win by submission.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #4: Dani Luna def. Masha Slamovich
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Before Dani Luna and Jody Threat challenge MK Ultra for the Knockouts World Tag Team Titles at Sacrifice, momentum is up for grabs as Threat goes one-on-one with Masha Slamovich! The early advantage goes to Slamovich as she distracts the referee, allowing Kelly to choke Luna from the outside. Slamovich capitalizes off the distraction and wears Luna down with a headlock. Luna begins to build momentum with a dropkick into the corner, followed by an Exploder suplex. Luna uses the top rope for an assisted Blue Thunder Bomb. Slamovich counters the Luna Landing into a modified driver for two. Now it’s Luna who counters the Snow Plow into the Luna Landing for three.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #5: PCO def. Alan Angels
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After PCO stormed the set of Sound Check to get his hands on Kon, he will battle the host of Sound Check, Alan Angels! PCO goes for a Chokeslam but Angels uses his quickness to ground the big man with a DDT. Angels crashes and burns on a top rope Frog Splash attempt, allowing PCO to gain control with a clothesline. PCO successfully hits the Chokeslam, then soars with the PCO-Sault to win.
My Score: 0 out of 5
Match #6: Josh Alexander def. Dirty Dango
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As Josh Alexander prepares to battle Hammerstone in a huge rematch tomorrow night at Sacrifice, he goes one-on-one with Dirty Dango in tonight’s main event! Alexander locks in an early Ankle Lock but Dango scurries to the ropes. Dango puts his own submission game on display as he locks in a Cross Armbreaker. Alpha Bravo grabs Alexander from the outside, allowing Dango to knock him off the apron. Dango targets the left knee of Alexander with a pair of Dragon Screw leg whips on the floor. Dango smashes Alexander’s leg into the steel ring post. Dango goes for it again but Alexander pulls Dango face-first into the steel. Back in the ring, Dango hits a Falcon Arrow for two. Alexander avoids Down N’ Dirty, then hits a series of German suplexes. Both men are perched on the top when Alexander hoists Dango over his head, sending him crashing into Bravo. Alexander takes out everyone with a Moonsault off the top of the ring post. Prudius holds onto the leg of Alexander, allowing Dango to capitalize off the distraction with a tornado DDT. Alexander counters Down N’ Dirty into the Ankle Lock to win by submission.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Final Verdict: 3.5/5
Another week, another solid episode of TNA. Nothing here disappointed, even the squash matches – which made sense in terms of storytelling even if I’m not a fan of them. The two standouts this week were Dango, who wrestled a fantastic match against Josh Alexander instead of relying on his cronies like he normally does; and Dani Luna, who was amazing in the match we saw live in Glasgow and continues to kill it in EVERY match she has for the company! Luna is definitely the future of the TNA women’s division, for sure! We’ve got Sacrifice this week, which has come far too soon (given that No Surrender was only 2 weeks ago) but hey-ho, let’s see what that show brings.
