TNA Impact Wrestling Results (12/8): Edwards Vs. EC3, The Hardys Send Out Deletion Invites And More

Just minutes before the start of Impact. TNA retweeted a post from Fox Sports. Where Matt Hardy challenges “The Day of The New”, “The Bucks of Youth”, and confirms that “The Express that Rocks and Rolls”, will be a part of next week’s ‘Apocalypto’ tag team match, in “Total Nonstop Deletion”.

A message from @IMPACTWRESTLING star @MATTHARDYBRAND to @TrueKofi, @XavierWoodsPhD, & @WWEBigEMORE: https://t.co/URQ5biUQwe #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/27ec7ZRZ9b

— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) December 9, 2016

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING

Tonight. #IMPACTonPOP 8/7 @PopTV don’t miss this amazing lineup. pic.twitter.com/6ryXS359fd

— TNA WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) December 8, 2016

– Impact opens with a video hyping tonight’s world championship match between Eddie Edwards and EC3.

We are now in the Impact Zone, and the new Impact Grand Champion, Moose heads to the ring. He gets a you deserve it chant from the crowd. Moose talks about his career as a pro athlete. How it’s always been about winning championships. Calls the Grand title, his first major championship win as a wrestler. He credits the fans for their support, and that he couldn’t have done it without them. Moose wants to be a fighting champion. Drew Galloway’s music hits, and he heads to the ring, to confront Moose. Drew tells Moose that he needs to respect him and needs to know his history. Galloway makes Moose say his name. Which he does, Galloway proclaims that he is back. Drew says that he carried TNA on his back when it was down and out. How carrying the company led to his injury. Galloway discredits the Grand Championship. Says that he made it to the final, and would have become champ, if not for his injury before Bound for Glory. Drew tells Moose that everything that has happened with the Grand championship, has been comparable to an NFL preseason. That it didn’t count. This reference gets a laugh out of Moose. Drew says that when he gets in the ring for the Grand title, that it will be the equivalent of a Superbowl. Galloway challenges Moose to a championship match. Moose says that he wants to do it now, and gets the crowd to chant his name in favor of it. Aron Rex comes out onto the stage. He mocks Drew’s return. He offers to shake Galloway’s hand, but is afraid that he may get injured from it. Rex calls himself the best Grand champion. Calls his loss to Moose a fluke. He thinks that a 3 second pinfall should not constitute a defeat. The fans boo Rex. He tells them to shut up and threatens to sue them for “Rexual Harassment”. Aron says that he has a rematch clause and will invoke it right now.

Impact Grand Championship MatchMoose vs. Aron Rex

Round One

Moose dominates the early going of round one. By chopping Rex in the corner. Aron adjusts the tape on his fingers, and then punches Moose. The punch sends Moose flying to the outside. The implication that Rex has his rings underneath the tape. Moose is laid out in front of one of the nameless judges. Rex goes out to get him. Drags him inside the ring. Rex tries to pin Moose, but he kicks out at the last second. Rex gets frustrated, and starts driving knees into Moose’s back. He applies a chinlock. Moose gets back to his feet but Rex throws him to the outside of the ring. Under a minute left, Rex gets Moose back in the ring, and applies another chinlock. Under 30 seconds, Moose amounts a comeback but Rex runs outside the ring, and the bell sounds for the end of the round.

* Round One Scorecard- All 3 judges score the round 10-9 for Aron Rex.

Round Two

Before the start of the next round. Rex is wiping his hands with his towel in the corner. The same towel, he used to put a questionable substance on his hands, that blinded Jessie Godderz a few weeks back. Aron attempts to rake Moose’s eyes, but he ducks. Stars hitting Rex with several strikes. Rex runs to the apron. Moose follows him there. Rex then rakes Moose in the eyes. Moose is blinded and falls to his knees. Rex is on the attack now. Drops a knee to Moose’s head and attempts a pinfall. Moose kicks out, but Rex throws him to the outside of the ring. Aron goes after Moose and rams him into the apron. Action back in the ring and Rex stays in control. Under a minute left… Moose tries to battle his vision issues and Rex, but is quickly knocked down. With time running out, Rex hits his “Elbow of Distinction” on Moose. Attempts a pinfall and Moose just barely kicks out. Time runs out as Rex pounds away on Moose.

* Round Two Scorecard- All 3 judges score the round 10-9 for Aron Rex.

Round Three

Rex is ahead on the scorecard, and if he can stick and move for the next 3 minutes. He can steal back the Grand Championship. Moose however, is ready out the gate for this round. He hits a standing dropkick on Rex. Follows that up with the “Game Changer” and just like that with 2:31 left in the round, Moose pins Aron Rex.

Moose defeats Aron Rex by pinfall in Round Three to retain The Impact Grand Championship

– Eddie Edwards cuts a promo backstage hyping his world title defense against EC3 later tonight. He says that he has a chip on his shoulder, because he knows that he has been doubted. Says that fate will leave him tonight with the title.

“Tonight my fate will leave me with this Title because like I say… Anything Is Possible”- Eddie Edwards pic.twitter.com/PilxnL8KHz

— TNA WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) December 9, 2016

-Back from the break. Drew Galloway is backstage. He rips TNA for how they have treated him. He calls himself a leader, and that he knows what is best for TNA. Even if the company doesn’t know it. He promises to be a champion once again.

Muttering harsh words backstage, @GallowaySpeaks feels that he’s been bypassed after his return. What do you think? #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/Ylt5F73Jxs

— TNA WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) December 9, 2016

Aiden O’Shea vs. Mandrews

Just a week after Mandrews turned on his Go For Broke partner DJ Z. O’ Shea had been playing the role of Billy Corgan’s enforcer. He has stood guard in recent weeks, in front of the office of “The Boss”. Mandrews tries to be more aggressive early on, facing a much larger opponent. He then attempts to take to the air, but Aiden shuts him down. He then proceeds to beat him down for the next few minutes. Mandrews battles back with several kicks. Mandrews goes to the top rope, leaps off but gets caught by O’Shea in mid air. Mandrews is able to escape Aiden’s grasp, and knock him to the outside. He then hits an over the top rope dive onto O’Shea. Back in the ring, Mandrews hits a springboard senton on Aiden. He then heads to the top rope, and hits the shooting star press on O’Shea and defeats him.

Mandrews defeats Aiden O’Shea by pinfall

It’s a bird…It’s a plane…No, It’s @MandrewsTNA! A shooting star finish to defeat @AidenOSheaTNA! #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/1QXgyl4QEw

— TNA WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) December 9, 2016

Double Strap MatchBaron Dax & Basile Baraka (The Tribunal) vs. Al Snow & Mahabali …

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