TNA Impact Review – November 12, 2026

Okay, get in Blog of Doomers, we are at the – somewhat appropriate – go home show for Destination X. We have one last taping at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama. After this it is a 2475 mile (3984 Kilometer) trip from Dothan to the Edmonton Expo Center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – or a 36 hour, 11 minute drive (presumably stopping in Watertown, South Dakota to split the trip.) Keeping us entertained on the trip we have Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt riding in the backseat and keeping us entertained. Riding shotgun is McKenzie Mitchell, who is telling us who’s who in the ring. Bring lots of snacks, map out your bathroom breaks and rest stops as we get ready for a nice road trip with some Total Nonstop Analysis. Shall we? We shall.

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Previously on Impact: We get highlights of Avery Styles and Frankie Kazarian’s first tag match victory and Mustafa Ali stepping to the tandem and getting walloped by Kazarian. We also get highlights of the champion’s challenge match between Nic and Ryan Nemeth defeating Leon Slater and Amazing Red.  We also get the post-match run-in by Elijah and the Nemeths narrowly escaped the guitar shot.

We get a brief introduction and go right to our first match:

Heather by Elegance vs. Elayna Black

Black is out first and we get a rundown of Black’s pursuit of the Knockouts TV title as Rehwoldt is upset that Black is stirring the pot of dissention with the By Elegance Brand. Speaking of the Brand, Heather is next without any of said Brand in tow. Rehwoldt tried to douse the fires of doubt.

Black and Heather started to jaw at each other and then locked out with Black getting the upper hand with a headlock takeover. Black turned it to an armlock and an arm drag off the ropes. Black hit a sliding forearm and threw Heather to the corner. Heather pulled the referee in front of her, thwarting a Black charge. When Black did charge, Heather moved and Black’s knee hit the turnbuckle. Heather hit a step up enziguri (at her height every move seems like it has to be a step up.) Heather started to choke Black on the ropes and truanted the fans.

Heather mauled Black on the corner and put the boots to her for a two count. Heather started to maul Black on the mat and then put the boots to Black on the corner. Black rallied for a moment with a rollup for two but Heather escaped and continue to beat on Black in the corners. Heather got Black into position and hit a second turnbuckles moonsault for a two count.

More mauling on the mat ensued and then locked an armlock submission. Black managed to get to her feet and backed Heather into the turnbuckles to release the hold. However, Heather grabbed Balkc’s hair and ran her into the turnbuckles. Heather tried for a sunset flip over the top but Black rolled out of it and hit a seated dropkick.

Black started to rally with a series of clotheslines and a step-up knee strike. A gut wrench suplex got two count. A rope assisted foot stomp also got a two count. Heather rallied by reversing a whip to the corner but Black escaped to the apron. Heather, though, hit a stunner on the ring ropes and a running spike hurincanrana for two-and-a-fraction. Heather climbed to the top rope but Black moved. Heather rolled through it but Black met her with the Blackout (Double Underhook DDT) for the win.

Post-Match: We get the highlights of the conclusion and Black celebrated on the turnbuckle.

We go backstage to Santino Marella  typing on his phone before Ryan Nemeth interrupted him. He started to complain about all the attacks that happened to him, including Elijah, Matt Hardy and even SyX who nearly ruined his favorite pair of shoes. Nemeth said Marella needed to do something and demanded justice. Marella said he was right and made the tag match between Syx vs Hardy and Moose a three-way tag match with the Nemeths included, and the titles on are the line. Marella laughed and left. Nemeth complained that not justice and chased him.

We get the rest of the card and the Knockouts Tag Champs are next…after the break.

When we return, we get the further adventures of Daria Rae  and Brian Johnson. Rae was on the phone when Johnson entered the shot. She dropped her catch phrase immediately and finished the call. When she concluded, she asked Johnson how she could help him. They were supposed to meet 30 minutes ago. Rae said they’re meeting now He said the board had some issues about what happened with Indi Hartwell last week (Rae and Hartwell had an incident.)

Rae wanted to put a bow on that and deflected it to how Marella treated Johnson last week (like a kid.) Rae went over the disrespect. Johnson agreed with Rae. Rae said they got off on the wrong foot and that Johnson is going to be a major asset to TNA. Johnson was appreciative. Rae continued that Marella is the one who is actually causing the hostile environment around TNA =- and no one is observing him. Johnson agreed that is also that is a valid point.

She also brought up the Hartwell situation and that she was going to be out there during the next match on commentary. Rae didn’t think she could be impartial and sit there to do commentary – because she is disrespectful to Rae. As long as Rae isn’t involved and there is no physical altercation, there will be no report. Rae agreed and said they should sit together and watch and maybe Johnson could learn a thing or two, They headed out of the shot

We comeback to  Hartwell making her way to the announce table and shaking hands with the fans. Hannifan asked what she thought of Johnson and Rae getting chummy. Hartwell reiterated that he is her babysitter and that is what she needs

TNA Knockouts Tag Match Championship: Apex (Shayna Baszler and Zoey Serrano) vs. The King Bees (Charity King and Danni Bee)

The champs are out first, interestingly. The crowd gave them a decent pop as they made their way to ringside. The Bees got the “already in the ring” treatment. Hannifan reported that Bees are former NWA Tag Champions. Rehwoldt continued to chide Hartwell about her treatment of Rae. Hartwell said it was too sweet what happened with her and Marella vs. Rae.

Baszler immediately got the upper hand on Bee by backing her in the corner and clowned her.. Bee got behind Baszler but Baszler again backed her into the corner. Bee tried to get the upper hand but Baszler walked through her offense and dropped her to the mat with a forearm shiver. Serrano tagged and chopped away on Bee Serrano  continued her onslaught (the crowd got behind the champs, interestingly.) She booted Bee and then hit a pumphndle overhead suplex and a running clothesline off the ropes.

Baszler tagged and the two hit a backbreaker/running boot combination. Baszler followed with a Yakuza kick for another two count. Baszler cinched an armlock submission but – armdragged out of it. Bee fought to make the tag and eventually did get the tag to King. King was a hive on fire dropping the Apex with a series of clotheslines and hit a vertical suplex on Baszler and then a Samoan Drop on Serrano. King got excited but Apex slowly arose. King turned and ran into a series of kicks of the Apex. Serrano threw King into Baszler and hit the Grey Matter (a Judo throw) for the win.

Post-Match: Hartwell stood up and she Baszler started to jaw at each other as Apex pose dint he ring.

We go back to a segment with SyX and all their victims. They said Moose was the first and Jeff Hardy was the latest. They talked about the newest stipulation on the tag team match. Joseph Sawyer laughed that they think they could stop them. He called Ryan a fool for crying to Marella and now they have to defend the titles in a triple=threat tag title match.
He said SyX didn’t come here for glory but for destruction. However, taking the titles are going to be an added pleasure. Sam Shaw said his partner won’t make it to Destination X. Moose, Shaw will see you soon. Speaking of seeing things soon, here are some ads.

We come back from break to International Champion Jason Hotch.  He said the weight of the title is heavy but thankfully the weight of dealing with Ali is gone. And for the first time in a while, he stood there as a focused champion. That brings us to Destination X as he is now a two-time International Champion and on the run of his life. He could wrestle anyone from all over the globe.

However, Expressions and A J Francis interrupt and walk into the shot. If Hotch stepped into the ring with Francis, his second reign will be shorter than he is. Hotch stepped to him but Francis got between him. He said he is happy for Hotch and gets to represent the US in the World Cup. But, he should not be representing TNA because there is no better representation of TNA than “T N A” J Francis. The other guys are lucky that he is not in the World Cup.

That being said, Hotch still has something Francis wants – the International Title. And Francis always gets what he wants. They walk out of shot as Hotch just shook his head.

Sam Shaw (with Joseph Sawyer in tow) vs. Moose

Shaw and Swayer are out first with “fireflies” a plenty in the audience. Hannifan and Rehwoldt talk about the point that Moose was the first victim of SyX. Moose is next and the crowd loudly chanted to his theme. Hannifan and Rehwoldt promptly talked about the confrontation between Moose and SyX last week with Matt Hardy offering back up to Moose.

The two immediately traded punches as the bell rang. Moose got the upper hand and threw Shaw into the corner. The two traded back elbows but Moose hit a dropkick off the ropes. Moose attempted a powerbomb but Shaw hit a double thrust to prevent the move. Shaw hit the ropes but Moose met him with a pump kick. Shaw tried to rally by evading a Moose charge into the corner and chopping Moose. But “The Face of the Franchise” no-sold it.

Moose grabbed Shaw and put him into the corner and hit the 10-opunch turnbuckle spot until Shaw escaped and sent Moose face-first into the turnbuckles. Moose reversed it and threw Shaw over the top rope and leapt over the ropes. However, Shaw moved but Moose landed on his feet. However, Sawyer chopblocked him and sent Moose to the floor.

Back in the ring, Shaw attacked the leg by kicking Moose as he entered. Shaw choked Moose on the mat with the ropes as leverage. Shaw continued tot attack the leg and ran it into the apron repeatedly. Moose started another rally and leg pushed Shaw into Sawyer and the two fell to the floor. Moose sent Shaw into the ring steps but Shaw evaded a Moose charge and now Moose collided into the ring steps leg first.

In the ring, Shaw dropped an elbow on Moose’s leg and started to work the leg. Shaw dragged Mosoe to the ropes and Shaw hit a rope-assisted butt splash on the leg twice. Moose briefly rallied with a series of chops but Shaw ended the rally with a dropkick to the leg. The crowd wanted tables (again, plenty of hardware and furniture stores around the area – go there.)

Shaw continued to work the leg and then switched to a neck wrench. The crowd started to rally for Moose and Moose responded. He got to his feet and  Shaw and Moose traded punches with Moose getting the better of it. Shaw tried to rally and threw Moose over the top rope but Moose skinned the cat and came back with a running clothesline that dropped Shaw. The crowd helped Moose rally  as he made it to his feet. Moose tried for a spear but his leg could not handle it and he crumpled to the mat. Shaw taunted Moose and charged but Moose caught him with an urinagi and a senton. Moose kipped up (still selling the leg) and got the crowd riled.

Moose measured Shaw but Sawyer got on the apron to distract him. It worked as Moose charged but ran into a Shaw spinebuster for two-and-a-fraction Shaw climbed to the top turnbuckle but Moose met him there and chopped him. Moose climbed to the top and hit a superplex. Moose got to his feet and attempted a Spear. However, Shaw slid a chair into the ring in front of Moose. Moose stopped and picked up the chair. He went after Sawyer but Sawyer escaped. Shaw, meanwhile, attacked Moose. He picked up the chair and ran it into the abdomen of Moose, causing the disqualification.

Post-Match: Sawyer and Shaw attacked Moose until Matt Hardys’ music played. Hardy came to the ring with a lead pipe and cleared the ring of SyX. Hardy and Moose stood in the ring and threatened SyX, who recovered on the rampway and made their way back.

We go backstage to M by Elegance on the phone (who isn’t backstage.) She said she needed everything to be perfect for her grand reveal of the  cover on “the” magazine. She wanted to blow up the picture so we can see her beautiful face. She is going to be super busy at Destination X becoming a double champion so needs to make sure the magazine is taking care.

The most important thing is that the Knockouts TV tile is on the cover with the champion – her.  However, Heather walked into the shot selling the results of the match with Black. She said did she hear correctly and that the cover will be just M when she said last week it would be the both of them.

M asked why she would say anything that ridiculous. She is a champion and Heather is not. Why would she be on the cover of anything? Heather also pointed out last week M said they were best friends and vital to the Brand. As a friend, M was going to be honest as Heather is driving the Brand down. She did lose her match tonight, after all, to Black.

Heather further questioned M who started to gaslight her that  Heather lost the match all by herself. Since, she can’t win a match, maybe she can get a win for the Brand and make sure the cover reveal is the way M wants it or helping her win the match at Destination X and promptly walked away. Heather looked away sadly.

Speaking of sad, here is the TNA Injury Report presented by Stranglehold. Amazing Red is out after suffering head and beck injuries form the tag match with the Nemeths after Ryan hit him with the title and Nic Nemeth hit the Danger Zone on him. Eddie Edwards is dealing with lower back injuries from his match last week with Bear Bronson. However, Edwards is cleared for action. Jeff Hardy is out due to the next series of taping being in Canada injuries and lacerations from the “Slaughterhouse SyX” match two weeks ago.

We get the rest of the action, including a rapidly burgeoning grudge match…after the break, including last minute hype for Destination X on Sunday.

We come back to more phone play as Marella is on his phone when Nic Nemeth walks into the shot (with a Cleveland Monsters AHL shirt.) He asked what happened with the new stipulation for Destination X. He asked what authority does Marella have? Nemeth knows he’s the best one in TNA and put him on some uphill type of climb. Marella said he should watch how he talks to him but Nemeths aid he knows Marella is a fraud is doesn’t make anything happen unless it is with his friends. It’s great for Marella but for Nemeth – who is trying to be the best ever – he doesn’t need this and deserves something better.

Marella said he set the match because Ryan was shooting his mouth. Nemeth dismissed it and asked if Marella was going to sick his “cobra” on him. Marella said that is enough. If Nemeth loses his match tonight to Elijah, he also loses his guaranteed rematch with Slater (or Trey Miguel) and Elijah gets the shot. Nemeth stared angrily at Marella and walked out of the shot

Mustafa Ali vs. Frankie Kazarian (with Avery Styles in tow)

Ali is out first and it is odd to see him without the servicemen. Instead, we get a standard heel entrance as Ali taunted the fans down to the ring and posed in the corner. Kazarian is next and Kazarian carried his “Call Your Shot” trophy with him. Styles stood in the corner as the match started.

After an initial stalemate, Ali got a take over which Kazarian turned into a fireman’s carry takedown for a two count. Ali reversed it into a two count of his own and the two traded near falls on the mat. Ali beat a retreat to the ropes after another near fall pin attempt.

The two traded headlocks but Kazarian evaded a corner charge by Ali. Ali slid safely and shoulderblocked Kazarian. Ali hit the ropes and Kazarian leapfrogged him; but, managed to catch Kazarian into a sunset flip for a two count. Ali tried for another sunset flip off the ropes but Kazarian rolled through it and hit a seated dropkick. Kazarian attacked Ali in the corner and hit a side Russian Legsweep for a two count

Kazarian tried for a Chicken Wing but Ali hit a jawbreaker to break the hold. Ali charged Kazarian in the corner but Kazarian evaded. However, Ali slid safely, yet again. He flipped over Kazarian’s backdrop attempt. However, when Ali charged again, Kazarian sent evaded him and sent Ali into his patented face-first sliding turnbuckle spot.

Kazarian tried to attack Ali on the apron but Ali back elbowed Kazarian. They set Kazarian for Ali’s diving neckbreaker between the ropes for a two count. Ali jawed with the fans and then hit the chinlock. Kazarian got to his feet but Ali sent him to the ropes and then reversed a clothesline into another neckbreaker for a two count. He dragged Kazarian to the corner, told the fans to kiss his glutes and climbed to the top. He attempted the 450 splash but Kazarian moved. Ali rolled through it but Kazarian met him with a running clothesline.

The crowd rallied behind Kazarian who started to attack. After a series of punches, Kazarian dropped Ali with a series of clotheslines and a face first slam off the ropes. He followed with a springboard twisting legdrop for a two count. Kazarian attempted the Fade to Black but Ali reversed it. The two traded powerbomb attempts/reversals. Ali got the upper hand with a bell clap that sent Kazarian to the apron. Ali tried to slug Kazarian but Kazarian ducked and Ali went into the ropes, setting him for the legdrop on the apron. Kazarian followed with a slingshot DDT for a two count.

Ali backed Kazarian into the corner and put him on the turnbuckles. He grabbed Kazarian’s arm and launched him into a cutter. Ali hit the ropes and dove between the ropes to hit Kazarian. Ali threw Kazarian into the ring in front of Ali. He and Styles started to jaw and Ali pushed Styles to the ground (Styles was also selling the ankle injury from last week.) Kazarian recovered and hit a slingshot cutter on Ali. However, Styles got on the apron and wanted to attack Ali. Kazarian blocked him from entering. This gave Ali a chance to rollup Kazarian for the victory.

Post-Match: Ali bailed to the floor and celebrated laughing at the two. Styles checked on Kazarian and the two started to talk about what happened. Styles pleaded his case what happened. Kazarian calmed him as we go backstage to…..

Someone who wants us to know something. It’s Alisha Edwards (with the System in tow.)  Eddie said people are so quick to declare the demise of the System. Those people don’t understand people. They fight but they make up. And now, they are back on track. Brian Myers said they are back on track to what they do best. Bronson said they are stronger and hungrier together as a family. Cedric Alexander said the next stop is Destination X and one step closer to regaining his X-Division championship. The sure facts of life is that you can’t beat the System (said in unison.)  

We get a special look at the main event of Destination X…after the break..

When we return, we hear some horns and some psychedelic lights and see The Righteous. We get a replay of last week’s big angle as The Righteous swerved (bro) Harley Hudson who decided to join their group. Rather, it was Xia Brookside who took the role and waylaid Hudson. We see the Righteous walk around a structure and end with Brookside telling us “The Righteous are coming” and we end the segment.

Oh, by the way, the Blue Chew Rock-Solid Moment of the night was Moose superplexing Shaw in their match earlier. We’ll forego jokes about Moose’s injured leg sell making him…limp around the ring. We’re above that, right?

We go to aerial shots of Toledo, OH. Miguel is walking around and said it was hard growing up in Toledo. There are good parts but there are bad parts, where Miguel lived. There was a great deal of gang activity there. Miguel said the city turned itself around and now Miguel is proud to be from there. We get pictures of Miguel’s youth.

We get Miguel’s backstory. His mom was in prison until he was five-years-old. She was afraid to meet her since his dad was in a relationship with someone who raised Miguel. He knew something was wrong. They lived in his biological grandmother’s house (his grandmother raised him since his dad was always working.) We go to his childhood home, which is now boarded up. He said there were a lot of memories and it’s hard to come back to this home. All of those things shaped him. He thanked his grandmother for getting him into pro wrestling. It sucked that he lost her so young.

We hear from his dad who said the kid was a real go-getter. HE would take his dad’s lawnmower and mow yards for money. He took the money one day and bought a bike for a kid who lived next door to him. We see next door where his aunts live and would sell Avon products out of the home. We hear from his friend who is a tattoo artist. He talked about the passion of Miguel and that permeates through everything he does.

He equates the first time he saw wrestling to breathing. He doesn’t remember when it startred but he knows as long as he’s been alive, he’s been doing it. Everyone knew he was going to be a wrestler given his passion and his energy. Everyone knew he was going to make it. He gravitated to it more than everyone else. He can’t envision where it was part of his life.

We go back to Hannifan and Rehwoldt who talk about the segment and a rundown of the Destination X card and now go to a special look at Leon Slater.

He said mentally he didn’t feel different when he won the TNA World Title. He felt validated, for sure, and a huge achievement but really felt he proved him and his family right for all the sacrifices. Physically, though, it did feel different. He felt the weight of the world and TNA on his shoulders and his back.

He felt all the feelings that he felt when he had the X-Division title and leading to the World title bout. He feels the target on his back and on his head. He feels the pressure of carrying TNA but it is a weight he is willing to bear. He thinks the responsibility outside of the ring is the main thing.

He knew the in ring stuff had to be instant classic and that the crowd needs to feel what he is saying on the mic. However, the media and the travel is extra weight he never thought and learning to bear it – and it is heavy. He said the pressure does weigh on him and he wished he could say that it didn’t. He does feel the weight and day by day he builds himself to carry it. He knows he represents the locker room, his peers and the TNA audience.  It’s a position that he imagined he would be but not at 22-years-old.

This is was a path he always wanted. He knew he had the ability but had to find the missing pieces. All the work since nine-years-old and all the things he missed. It’s difficult for him to compute how many kids are watching him and want to be the future of wrestling. He feels he is in a tunnel and doesn’t realize the impact he has on the world. It means the world to him. He didn’t have that as a kid but the future generations have that – it’s him.

He thinks about it all the time – what young him would think of him now. He would think he is proud of him. If he could talk to him, to keep doing what he is doing and to learn from anyone that lead him to where he wants to go. He wanted to trust the path he is on – the world will be his.

The main event is next – after the break.

We come back to John Skyler in catering eating and hears Mila Moore walking behind him on the phone. He looks dejected but Rich Swann walks to the foreground to ask him a very serious question – is he going to finish his meal? He slid it to Swann and Swann left. Skyler is emoting visible dejection and we go tight on the shot before we go back to ringside.

Rehwoldt is laughing and Hannifan admonished him that Skyler was going through a break up. Meanwhile, the main event is here

Nic Nemeth vs. Elijah

Nemeth is first and we get a discussion between Rehwoldt and Hannifan on the events that lead to this match including Nemeth’s interference in matches and his outbursts to Marella. Elijah is next with the full entrance as Hannifan talks about Elijah’s chances in the bout and what a win would mean to him.

Nemeth wasted no time in the ring hitting a dropkick right as the bell rang. He followed with a flying body press. A standing neckbreaker and a flying elbowsmash ended with a two count. Elijah finally go some offense blocking a superkick and clotheslining Nemeth. Elijah started to maul Nemeth in the corner. Nemeth tried to rally but Elijah booted Nemeth and sent him chest first into the turnbuckles with the Bret Hart sell job.  Elijah grabbed an armlock and head to the top rope. The “Walk with Elijah” ensued around two-and-a-half sides of the ring. He dropped Nemeth with a flying forearm.

Nemeth tried to rally with a headbutt and running Elijah into two corners. Nemeth gloated and taunted the fans. Eljah rallied by blocking a punch with one of his own and choking Nemeth on the ropes. He entangled Nemeth on the ropes and chopped away on Nemeth repeatedly. He set Nemeth into position and hit a top rope draping DDT for a two count.

Nemeth bailed to the floor and Elijah followed him. Elijah ran Nemeth into the barricade and shook a young fan’s hand. However, Nemeth recovered and ran Elijah into the ring steps. Elijah crawled around the ring as Nemeth made his way back into the ring. Elijah just beat the count and Nemeth leapt to hit the Fame-asser. However, Elijah caught him and hit a spinning release powerbomb for a two count.

Elijah went to he floor and shook the hand of the young fan once again. Nemeth slumped to the floor. Whilst the crowd wanted tables, Elijah ran Nemeth’s head into the ring steps. Elijah continued to shake hands with the fans. Meanwhile, Nemeth recovered and attacked Elijah. Elijah recovered and continued to chop Nemeth on the barricade.

Back in the ring, the assault continued. The two took turns trying to keep the momentum with a series of punches. Elijah continued to beat on Nemeth on the mat and the floor. With both combatants on the floor, Elijah went under the ring and attempted to get a table. Nemeth stopped him and attacked. He repeatedly slammed Elijah into the apron.

Nemeth approached Elijah but Elijah, once again, struck. More chops of the barricade ensued as Nemeth sold the attack. Back in the ring, the crowd chanted for tables once again but Elijah had other ideas. He got Nemeth into position for the Highwayman’s Farewell (Tombstone Piledriver) but Nemeth used an eye rake to escape. He followed it with a leaping DDT for a two count. Nemeth choked and mauled Elijah on the ropes and hit a chinlock, using the ropes for extra leverage.

Nemeth hit another standing neckbreaker with extra hip gyrations. He hit two corner splashes with gyrations following. However, a third charge was met with a boot from Elijah. Elijah rallied once more with reverse DDT. Elijah continued the offense with a series of clothesline and a brainbuster for a two count.

Elijah put Nemeth into the Tree of Woe and started to put the boots to Nemeth. He straightened out Nemeth and attempted an Avalanche Back Suplex. Nemeth fended it but Elijah managed to subdue Nemeth and hit a Razor’s Edge for two-and-a-fraction. Elijah got Nemeth intertwined in the ropes but Nemeth fought out of it with a back elbow and a Superkick that got two-and-a-fraction.

Nemeth hit a series of elbowdrops (the crowd counted to nine but Nemeth, true heel that he is, did not give the crowd a tenth one.) He kicked Elijah and went to the top rope. He leapt but Elijah recovered and hit a leaping knee strike for two-and-a-fraction. The two traded shots in the “boo/yeah” spot. Elijah blocked a superkick but a second one connected. Nemeth instantly hit the Danger Zone, but only got two-and-a-fraction. Elijah rolled to the apron  and slugged Nemeth. He tried a springboard leap but was met with a Nemeth superkick. Nemeth shove the referee and kicked  the rope into Elijah’s groin. Another superkick ensued and we get the Danger Zone and NOW it gets the victory.

Post-Match: We get a replay of the final moments and Nemeth posed on the turnbuckle with his half of the tag belts as we go off the……

NO WAIT, THERE’S MORE. We see a Dollhouse and a child whispers a welcome to the Doll House. We see Hudson and Taryn Terrell  playing with dolls with a third doll in a tub. We see a pair of purple pumps walk into the room. We scan up to see…..Moore? She has the same invite that Hudson got last week. She stood by the house as Terrell and Hudson flank her and welcome her to their house – the Doll House.

Now we go off the air.

Impactful Discourse:

One: Much like UPS and Amazon delivering packages to stately Herrin manor in random places on the front of our property. I would complain about the TNAPlus feed but it would be redundant. It seemed like it happened for a ton of people. You’re a major league promotion. This stuff shouldn’t happen. The choppy stop motion feel of the first ¾ of the card was distracting and then everything righted itself.

Two: The main event was fine with two good hands going at it, albeit with fait accompli. At no point did I think Nemeth was in trouble of losing the match. Seeing how Elijah is nowhere to be found on Destination X and curious choice to put as a main event match. However, Elijah, despite not being anywhere near a title shot, still can put on a good match. Nemeth is still fast food. You like it and will fill you when you need it but nothing deviates. You know what you get each and every time. Better than most, admittedly, but not as good as one feels it should be.

Three: The highlight of the episode was not what I was expecting. The interviews with Slater and Miguel were great. I really felt the Miguel story. That was expert work by him and the staff to present him like this. He now becomes inherently likable. Slater always brings the “A” material; so, nothing he said is shocking, just incredibly delivered.

Four: Okay, last week I talked about my reluctance and my trepidation on the Doll House re-emergence (not a fan at all.) Hudson, at least, is a person that might fit it (although I do think she would be better in the Righteous; but more on that later.) She is a lost soul (she might not have acted it in the post credit sequence, though) and needed someone. The latest edition, though is…Mila Moore. She just dumped John Skyler and is back to being a heel (for all intent and purposes.) Even with that, she does not fill me with the confidence that she can carry this role.

Five: All being said, there is one person who I do think makes for a great fit. Someone suggested it online and I agree that Heather by Elegance would be an ideal person to join the group. Heather had one of the best matches I saw of hers versus Black.  M is really turning on some nice mic work gaslighting Heather and eventually Heather has to make the split. Again, lost soul abandoned by people. You see the trend? Where does Moore fit in that?

Six: We know that “the” magazine cover is going to be a terrible or unflattering photo, right? Is it basic wrestling booking 115. This is how the bullied face gets comeuppance.

Seven: The new step for the tag match at Destination X strikes me as (in Jim Cornette’s voice) laaaaaazy booking. I fear that SyX gets the title and that opens it for the Hardys to come back and win the title once again (and, help me, another Hardy cinematic match.) SyX did well in this match.

Eight: regarding Hotch vs. A J Francis. David vs. Goliath story take 34 (click.)

Nine: Shaw and Moose had a decent match but the outcome seemed inevitable. Moose sold the leg injury well and the dynamic that Shaw is the slightly saner one is being communicated well. I am curious how far we can run with this angle as it has been done dozens of times prior. What happens after the Hardy feud is done? Do they have a long-term game plan? Does Rowan/Redbeard make an appearance full time or does he do one-offs?

10: Compounding that, we have the Righteous already here (per se.) The vignette was crafted well (I still the love the mouse and snake line from last week that they replayed.) I am curious how Brookside does and can she change the tonal parts of her new role.

11: Apex is great. It’s a shame there are no one else that can challenge her. It feels like you have something good but don’t use it enough to show how great they are. The squash matches help. Nice work by the King Bees – former champs in another company – to bump as they did.

12: It feels odd seeing Ali has normal heel and not zealot. I do like this build up with Kazarian and Styles. Styles does need a ton of work but uses that in his role perfectly. His ebullience costing Kazarian the match was good. Does need as many in-ring reps as possible, though.

13: As much as I hate the GM storylines, I do find it curious how they are going to handle Johnosn. Does he take the spot of someone who is not coming back?

Lastly: Come on now, Rich Swann. The man is clearly struggling with heartbreak. Don’t take his food.

Fight the Good Fight.