TNA Impact Wrestling Results (8/4): BFG Playoff Final, Drake Vs. Storm, The Hardys Team Up And More

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING

SEASON 14- EPISODE 31

TAPED AT THE IMPACT ZONE IN ORLANDO FLORIDA

The show opens with highlights from last week’s BFG semifinal matches and how EC3 and Mike Bennett qualified to meet each other tonight in the final. Post match comments are shown of a frustrated Drew Galloway from last week. Drew is angry and planning revenge on EC3 for costing him his BFG match.

We are in the ring and Jeremy Borash is with EC3 and Mike Bennett. Bennett teases EC3 about his aunt Dixie Carter and the special treatment he gets. Bennett then brags about the obstacles he has overcome and how EC3 helped him get to the final by hitting Drew Galloway. Bennett also brags about how he defeated the then undefeated EC3. EC3 tells “The Miracle” how much he hates him and how he already avenged the loss he had to Bennett and how he is going to beat Bennett again tonight. Mike Bennett brags that he is going to beat EC3 and then go on to win the world title at Bound For Glory. Compares himself to Tom Brady and EC3 to Peyton Manning. Moose arrives on the scene. Bennett attacks EC3 from behind. Moose is in the ring and they both beat down Carter. Moose hits the sky high on EC3 and lays him out to end the segment.

Eli Drake is backstage and he brags about his greatness and what he is going to do to James Storm tonight in his King of the Mountain title defense….. A recap is shown of Rosemary’s origin story to Bram last week. A tease that the continuation of the story will be told tonight.

During the commercial break. A Best of AJ Styles video is promoted by TNA. 4 discs. 12 hours of AJ’s greatest moments.

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

ELI DRAKE VS JAMES STORM

The match begins as we return from the first commercial break. The stipulation in this one is that if James Storm loses. He must quit drinking beer and abandon his current lifestyle completely. Storm starts off the match on the offensive but the tables are turned quickly by Eli Drake. Drake controls the early action utilizing the ring ropes to choke Storm and drops a leg on him for a 2 count. Storm battles back. Hits a neckbreaker and a spinebuster for two separate pin attempts. Storm then goes to the top rope, Drake rises and meets Storm there and hits a superplex followed by a power slam for a near fall. He then goes outside the ring and grabs his title and tries to use it. Storm counters and hits the eye of the storm for a near fall. In an unorthodox move by Eli Drake. He drinks Storm’s beer that was left on the ring steps and then attempts to spit it out at Storm who ducks and the ref gets sprayed instead. Drake then hits Storm with the title but Storm kicks out. Back and forth action until Drake attempts to spring board into the ring and is caught in mid air with the last call kick. Storm pins Drake.

JAMES STORM DEFEATS ELI DRAKE TO BECOME THE NEW KING OF THE MOUNTAIN CHAMPION

Post match. Bobby Lashley’s music hits and the current World and X Division champ makes his way to the ring to confront James Storm as we go to the break. Back from the break. Lashley tells Storm that he is not out here to fight him now but to congratulate him for becoming a champion like him. Lashley talks about how all athletes like to walk around with wrestling titles but you don’t see him walking around with the NBA championship trophy. James Storm states that he wants the world title and how he beat an Olympian in under a minute for it and how he can beat Bobby in less than a minute. Lashley claims that he is the best and is out for every single title in TNA. After some more trash talking between the two, Lashley challenges Storm titles for title but gives James the option to walk away with his title to avoid a beating. Storm accepts the titles for title challenge after feeling insulted by Lashley’s walk away option.

Backstage, Gail Kim is with Maria and Allie. Kim has to beat every knockout before getting another title match. Kim wants to know who her next opponent will be tonight. Maria refuses to reveal the opponent until Allie annoys her …

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