Main Event:
TNA Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles w/ Ric Flair vs Jeff Hardy
Abyss as Special Enforcer
This match gets underway with Jeff Hardy hitting a clothesline on AJ out of the corner. Hardy hits a scoop slam and goes up top. He hits a leg drop off the top for a two count. AJ gets control of the match after they break and hits some chops in the corner. Both men reverse each other before AJ throws Hardy over the top and to the outside of the ring. Flair takes his jacket off and goes to attack Hardy, but Abyss cuts him off. Flair throws his jacket at Abyss and tries to retreat backstage. Abyss gives chase and keeps Flair out of the way. AJ goes to dive outside on Hardy but stops himself and kicks away at Hardy on the apron. AJ goes for another pin but Hardy kicks out at two. He is kicking away at the leg of Hardy and jumps on Hardy’s leg, possibly setting up for the Figure Four leglock. Hardy is trying to come back but AJ is staying on the offense.
AJ has a chinlock applied as the fans chant for Jeff. Hardy finally gets some offense in and hits AJ with a clothesline. He is flying off the ropes and hits a few forearm smashes before putting AJ down with a sitout facebuster. Hardy gets a two count and now AJ in back in control. Hardy fights back and hits a corkscrew moonsault out of nowhere. Hardy is signaling for the Twist of Fate but AJ avoids it and hits the Pele kick.
AJ runs towards Hardy in the corner but Jeff sends him over the top rope. AJ lands on the apron and quickly springboards back over the ropes to hit a forearm smash. The referee got in the way and both he and Hardy are down. AJ rolls out of the ring and grabs a chair. Abyss comes over and stops him from using it. AJ puts the chair down and heads back in the ring. He misses a springboard 450 splash off the ropes and Hardy hits the Twist of Fate. Hardy goes up top and hits a Swanton Bomb. Abyss slides in and counts to three, and Jeff Hardy has pinned the TNA Champion.
Winner: Jeff Hardy
Post Match: Flair gets a steel chair and takes out Hardy with it. He goes after Abyss on the outside, but Abyss hulks up absorbs the chairshots. Flair is hitting Abyss all the way up the ramp and Abyss turns around at the top and screams. He punches the chair out of Flair’s hands and points and him. He grabs Flair by the throat and chokeslams Flair through the stage as a scared AJ Styles looks on from inside the ring, clutching his title in his arms. Abyss poses for the crowd as his music plays as Impact ends.
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