TNA Impact Wrestling Results (7/21): Lashley Vs Edwards Title Vs Title Cage Match, BFG Playoffs

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING

SEASON 14 EPISODE 29

The show opens with “Brother Nero” at the Hardy Home in Cameron, North Carolina. Nero is reliving his biking accident which led to his injury and the breakup of The Hardy brothers. Matt Hardy appears and reminds him of how Nero broke the Hardys. He then challenges Nero to get back on the his dirtbike and attempt the same jump that led to his injury. Nero does the jump as we cut away.

We are in The Impact Zone and Bobby Lashley is on the scene. Highlights are shown of the ending of last week’s Title vs Title match. Lashley is in the ring and talks about how upset he was with the debut of Moose. He says that he will win the X division championship later tonight in 6 sides of steel but right now, He calls out Moose to confront him. Lashley ridicules Moose’s NFL background and compares what they do.

Instead of Moose coming out to confront Lashley. Out comes Mike Bennett first. He says that he is going to win the Bound For Glory Playoffs and become the #1 contender to the world title. He then introduces Moose. Lashley calls Mike Bennett Moose’s boyfriend and challenges Moose to come to the ring. As Moose starts to walk down the ramp to confront Lashley. Eddie Edwards runs out and a brawl between the 4 starts. Dixie Carter appears on the video tron to try and get the wrestlers to calm down. Dixie tells Bennett that if he gets involved in the main event tonight. He will be fired. She also announces that the BFG playoffs will start right now for Mike Bennett and that Moose is barred from ringside.

Mike Bennett’s opponent, Jeff Hardy doesn’t come out initially. Matt Hardy comes out first and shows footage of Brother Nero’s training for this match. Video of the bike jump from the open is shown again. This time, We see the continuation as Nero falls off of his bike and Matt laughs at his fallen brother. Matt announces that Vanguard One has prepared new entrance music for Brother Nero. A new theme song plays entitled “Obsolete”. You can’t miss the title because it is repeated over and over as Jeff arrives and walks to the ring slowly.

BOUND FOR GLORY PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND MATCH

JEFF HARDY VS MIKE BENNETT

Back from the break. The action has begun in the ring as Matt Hardy and Reby watch on from the outside. The story in this match is that Jeff is injured from his bike jump. Mike Bennett controls the early part of this match while Jeff is struggling to function physically. Josh Matthews mentions that there is an infringement fine of 500 dollars in place for anyone who calls Brother Nero Jeff Hardy. This just seconds after both announcers called Nero Jeff. This was a quick match that Bennett won easily with a cutter. The Miracle advances to the semifinals.

MIKE BENNETT DEFEATS JEFF HARDY

Post match, Back in the ring. Matt Hardy is on the mic and berates a fallen Jeff Hardy and calls him an obsolete mule. He dismisses Jeff from the ring and Matt promises to delete his next opponent in this BFG first round match. Out comes James Storm on his “boozer cruiser”.

BOUND FOR GLORY PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND MATCH

MATT HARDY VS JAMES STORM

Matt Hardy has a brief early advantage. James Storm then rallies and takes Matt down to the outside and then runs him over with his “boozer cruiser” as we go to the break. Back from the break. Both men are in the ring and Matt is now on the offensive. He hits a belly to belly suplex and then Matt hits Storm with a side effect on the apron. Matt then sets up the ring steps for a potential power bomb but Storm counters and back flips Matt over the rail. Matt then starts biting James Storm. Storm backs off and dives over the rail onto Matt Hardy. Action back in the ring, James Storm hits a lung blower on Matt and then sets up for his Last Call finisher when Reby Sky hits James Storm in the ankle with what looked like a hammer. Matt Hardy hits James Storm with a twist of fate for the victory as he advances to the semi-finals.

“BROKEN” MATT HARDY DEFEATS JAMES STORM

Eddie Edwards is backstage hyping tonight’s title vs title match and what has transpired… Then a video is shown of EC3. It hypes his history and his motivation heading into the BFG Playoffs as we go to break.

Back from the break. Mike Bennett is backstage with Moose. Bennett …

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