The pre-show has Ash and Heather by Elegance won a tag match with Xia and Brinley thanks to George being a goon and distracting for a spanish fly and somersult senton. Bob Ryder gets a Jarrett, Angle, Abyss, Storm, and Naturals video induction before EY inducts him formally. EY says that Bob had no blood family - but his holidays were spent at EY's house and EY considered him family. Kaz says he's the king, but Bob Ryder is the true king of TNA.
Dreamer inducts Rhino after a video that surprisingly doesn't use any WWE, WCW, or ECW footage despite all but WCW being referenced. Rhino thanks Heath and compares him to his brother that passed and Heath talked to his brother a ton and it put him at ease. Masha and Jordynne are shown arriving and we see the trophy for the Call Your Shot Gauntlet has the prior winners on it.
Kaz starts out with Wentz before Jame Something is out looking even more ripped. Trey is out to make it a pseudo-tag before Hammerstone clubbers down to take down Kaz. Rohit Raju returns and runs wild before Laredo Kid returns and is taken out by Hammerstone quickly. Trey is tossed by Hammerstone onto Laredo. Sami is out and takes out Hammerstone with a cutter. John Skyler is out and then Gujjer. Trent Seven is back for the first time in a while before KC Navarro is out and gives Sami a thumbs up and thumbs down before he eats a pop-up powerbomb. Okay that ruled.
RHINO is out and he takes out three guys. FOUR COUNTING SAMI! Tasha Steelz is out CUTTER TO KC! Lei Ying Lee is out to take out Tasha for Rhino after a twerk and takes her out. Hotch is out and hits a cave in on Trent. 305 by KC before Wentz takes him out. Leon Slater comes out and hits a bunch of cool shit! Kaz takes out Ying and Gresham is out. Trent is hiding under the ring skirt and JDC is out. SWANTON 450 BY SLATER and JDC throws him out. SEVEN STAR LARIAT to JDC! AJ Francis is out and looks fantastic - definitely down a good 20 or so pounds. He takes out Gresham before Trent works him over. DOWN PAYMENT CHOKESLAM TO THE APRON TO THE FLOOR FOR SEVEN!
Hotch is gone and Jake is almost taken out by a charge. AA ON THE APRON BY WENTZ TO JAKE TAKES HIM OUT. Jake helps take him out with AJ. AJ FRANCIS HITS A GORE TO RHINO for killer heat! RHINO CLOTHESLINES HIM OUT! It's down to Kaz and Rhino in a singles match. Kaz low blows Rhino and wins it - so he could leave with the title!
BFG starts off with a giant TNA chant - and that's what you want as a secondary brand. You want fans to be hot and excited. They've just had a couple of tiny audio problems - I love how they're going for the WWE-style sweeping shots of the city they're in. Really helps them look big time again. They put over Detroit as a city and this was a top 10 video package. Jade Chung brings out Vikingo and she's really finding her voice.
Bailey is out to a holy shit chant and this could steal the weekend. Tom puts over this is their biggest-grossing event in 2024 and the hottest ticket of the year. Bailey kneebar is met with a rope break. Vikingo planks in the buckle and DOES A BARRICADE-WALK RANA!
Bailey shooting star is met with a green tea plunge for 2! STRAIGHTJACKET TRIANGLE CHOKE BY VIKINGO! VIKINGO HITS A TORNADO KICK TO COUNTER BAILEY'S ATTEMPT AT ONE! CHOPS AND SLAPS APLENTY! Crane kick by Bailey! Meteora by Bailey! Tornado kick and Ultima Weapon hit for 2.9! Flamingo Driver countered into a destroyer by Vikingo! ROPEWALK TORNILLO BY VIKINGO TO THE FLOOR! RINGPOST APRON DESTROYER BY VIKINGO!
Goddamn - this is incredible! AVALANCHE METEOR RAIN WINS IT FOR BAILEY! This was unreal - easily a five-star match can be argued there. Knockouts tag title is up with Wendy Choo and Rosemary facing Spitfire.
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