‘TNA Wrestling: Emergence 2024’ PPV Review
Here comes TNA Wrestling with their next pay-per-view, Emergence, which began with the Countdown to Emergence pre-show which saw Frankie Kazarian defeat KUSIHDA, and PCO defeat Shera to retain both the Digital Media & International Heavyweight Wrestling Championships. Now let’s see what the rest of this show has to offer!
Match #1: Ultimate X for the X-Division Championship – Zachary Wentz def. Mike Bailey, Hammerstone, Jason Hotch, Riley Osborne & Laredo Kid
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Osborne takes out everyone with a sunset flip powerbomb to the floor. Wentz hits a top rope cutter on Osborne. Wentz kicks Bailey off the steel truss as Bailey transitions into a Moonsault on the rest of the field. Everyone scurries across the cables in pursuit of the X-Division Title. Wentz hits his signature handspring knee into the cheekbone of Bailey. Hammerstone press slams Laredo off the top rope into everyone on the outside. Hotch delivers a low blow to Hammerstone, followed by a Torture Rack Bomb. Osborne is pulled off the cables but turns it into a Shooting Star. Bailey connects with Ultima Weapon on Osborne. Bailey and Wentz race to the center. Wentz breaks the grip of Bailey and unhooks the title. Wentz drops down to the mat to win the match and the X-Division Championship!
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #2: Steve Maclin def. Eric Young
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Maclin hits an Olympic Slam for an early two count. Moments later, Young bounces back with a Death Valley Driver to gain the momentary advantage. Young heads to the top but Maclin cuts him off and connects with Caught in the Crosshairs. Maclin hits another Caught in the Crosshairs but it’s not enough to keep Young down. Both men are down following double clotheslines in the middle of the ring. Young bites Maclin, then soars with a top rope elbow drop. Young successfully hits the Piledriver for another near fall. Young is going for another Piledriver when Maclin secures a jackknife pin out of nowhere to win.
My Score: 3.5 out of 5
Match #3: Jordynne Grace & Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) def. Ash By Elegance and Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich
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It’s total chaos from the opening bell as all six Knockouts brawl around the ringside area. Alisha Edwards is injured in the scuffle and taken to the back. Threat hits Ash with an Exploder suplex out of the corner. Ash distracts the referee, allowing Slamovich to illegally attack Luna from the apron. Luna creates separation with a suplex to Ash, allowing her to make the tag to Grace. The pace quickens as Grace brings the fight to Slamovich. Grace hits the Shades of Samoa Muscle Buster but Ash breaks the pin. Threat hits Ash with Pop Shove It while Grace plays defense to score the big win.
My Score: 2 out of 5
Match #4: TNA World Tag Team Championship – ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) def. Fir$t Cla$$ (A.J. Francis & KC Navarro)
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Bey counters an early Down Payment attempt from Francis. Navarro whips Bey into a big boot from Francis. Navarro delivers a kick right to the face of Bey. Navarro leaps off the top but Bey counters into a backbreaker clothesline combo. Bey tosses Navarro over the top rope, into the arms of Francis. Bey dives but is caught by Francis. Bey counters another Down Payment attempt but Navarro capitalizes off the distraction with a running boot. Bey spikes Francis to create some much-needed separation. Bey makes the tag to Austin, who goes on the attack. Austin gets Francis up on his shoulders, then drives him into the mat. ABC hits innovative double team offense on Navarro. They try to double suplex Francis but it’s countered as he hits a suplex of his own to both men. Francis hits Bey with the Down Payment but he’s not the legal man after Navarro tagged himself in. Autin takes out Francis with The Fold. Bey rolls up Navarro to win the match and retain the titles.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #5: The System (Moose, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & JDC) def. Matt & Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana
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Santana and Jeff Hardy take turns launching themselves off each other’s backs for Poetry in Motion on JDC. Hendry and the Hardys suplex Myers and JDC before posing for the camera. Santana leaps off the top with aerial offense, crashing into The System on the outside. The match begins to break down as both teams square off in the middle of the ring. Jeff takes out Edwards and JDC with Whisper in the Wind. Hendry hits a Twist of Fate on Myers but JDC prevents the follow-up Swanton Bomb. Hardy is worn down by The System for several minutes until he’s able to fight free and make the tag to Hendry. Both Edwards and JDC are on the receiving end of Fallaway Slams from Hendry. Myers inadvertently spears his own partner, JDC. Moose goes for the step-up cutter but Hendry confidently avoids it. Hendry hits a pop-up powerbomb on Edwards for two. Matt hits a Side Effect on Edwards. Moose spears Matt. Jeff plants Myers face-first, then soars with the Swanton Bomb. Hendry hits the Standing Ovation on JDC. Matt has Edwards beat following a Twist of Fate but Moose pulls him off the pin. Matt makes Moose pay with a Twist of Fate on the floor. Edwards delivers a low blow to Matt, followed by the Boston Knee Party to win.
My Score: 3 out of 5
Match #6: 1-Hour Iron Man Match for the TNA World Championship – Nic Nemeth def. Josh Alexander
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Alexander targets Nemeth’s left shoulder in the early going. Alexander locks in the Ankle Lock but Nemeth quickly makes it to the bottom rope. Nemeth counters another Ankle Lock attempt into a rollup to score the first fall at approximately the 12 minute mark. Alexander puts his strength on display with a delayed vertical suplex. Alexander is getting cocky and is almost costs him as Nemeth rolls him up for two. Nemeth begins to fight back with a series of strikes in the corner, followed by a neckbreaker. Nemeth hits repeated elbow drops as Alexander tries to evade. Nemeth hits a top rope elbow drop but Alexander counters into a pin attempt for two. Nemeth hits the Famouser for a near fall of his own. Alexander is caught in the Danger Zone as Nemeth scores another pinfall. Both men exchange strikes in the middle of the ring. Alexander creates separation with a kick to the left knee of Nemeth. Minutes later, Nemeth knocks Alexander’s headgear off his head with a headbutt. Alexander transitions into an Ankle Lock but Nemeth refuses to tap. Alexander sends Nemeth crashing into the official. With the referee out of the equation, Alexander introduces a table into the match. Alexander attempts a C4 Spike through the table but Nemeth counters into a back body drop on the apron. Alexander hits the spinning Tombstone but it’s still not enough to keep Nemeth down for three. Alexander distracts the referee with a steel chair, then pulls an object out of trunks and strikes Nemeth over the head. Alexander hits the C4 Spike to score his first fall of the match. Alexander hits another C4 Spike to score another fall and tie the score. Nemeth fights back and locks in a Sleeper. Alexander climbs the turnbuckles as both competitors tumble over the top rope to the floor below. Nemeth makes it back into the ring before the referee’s count of 10 and back body drops Alexander through the table. Alexander hits a third C4 Spike but Nemeth gets foot on the bottom rope to break the pin. Nemeth connects with a superkick for yet another near fall. Alexander lawn-darts Nemeth into an exposed turnbuckle, then hits him with his own finishing move, the Danger Zone but somehow, someway, Nemeth kicks out. Nemeth avoids another C4 Spike, then connects with the Danger Zone. Nemeth puts Alexander away with his own C4 Spike to take the lead. Time expires at the end of the Iron Man match as Nic Nemeth remains the TNA World Champion!
My Score: 2.5 out of 5
News of the Night:
- Alisha Edwards was injured in the women’s trios match, ultimately taken to the back and did not finish the match
- JBL came out after the main event, whispering to Nic Nemeth before leaving (Yawn!)
Final Verdict: 3/5
Well what happened here then? Emergence started off strong, with two great opening matches but then things fell off for the women’s trios match, which felt a little stilted and then we had the Alisha Edwards injury which took all steam, understandably, out of the match. Hope Edwards’ injury isn’t too severe. Things picked up a bit with the tag title match – though that was spoilt by the crowd who REALLY didn’t like AJ Francis; and the multi-man match with the System was let down by, in all honesty, the out-of-shape and gassed Hardy Boys. I’m sorry but both men looked past in minutes into their tags – it might be time to hang up the boots sometime soon. Then we got the main event… Woof. Well that was dull. How can an Iron Man match be dull? I don’t know but this was. It felt like giving the duo of Nic Nemeth and Josh Alexander a full 60 minutes was a huge mistake – thirty minutes would have been MORE than enough. And the topper on the boredom cake? F*cking JBL coming out in a trenchcoat and cowboy hat to WHISPER in Nemeth’s ear! WTF. Seriously, what the ACTUAL f**k?!! A terrible end to this pay-per-view IMHO.
