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Cedric Alexander vs Mustafa Ali What a way to start the show. Ali had been on a role in TNA thus far, and this match is no different. Building off of their Cruiserweight Classic at WrestleMania, both Ali and Alexander throws everything at each other, providing a memorable match that got the crowd excited for the rest of the night. The ending sequence especially was great, with a Lombar Check to Tasha Steelz into a 450 Splash. Highly recommend this match if your going to watch any match from this card. ★★★★½ The System and Matt Cardona vs Dark State Sorry, this match did nothing for me. It honestly felt like it was put here to fill out the card. I do not buy Dark State as that big of a threat, and the outcome of this match doesn't sway my opinion on this. It was nice to hear the hometown pop for Matt Cardona, but other than that, I felt nothing while watching this. ★★ Tessa Blanchard vs Indi Hartwell Not much happened during this match...

Octagon Jr., Aero Star, and Mr. Iguana vs lWo (Dragon Lee and Cruz Del Toro) & Lince Dorado This match was so damn entertaining. No faces, no heels, just pure lucha goodness. I haven't even heard of Mr. Iguana going into this show, but after watching this match, he's probably the most over act in professional wrestling now. Them setting up a match for Money in the Bank afterwards was just pure brilliance. ★★★★ Stephanie Vaquer and Lola Vice vs Chik Tormenta and Dalys  I feel kind of bad that this is the only Women's match on the card, and I found it just okay. Not that it's anyone in the matches fault, just that it got the least amount of time on the card. Clocking in for just under 10 minutes, they put on a match you could very much find on television. Vaquer and Vice winning was the right decision, though. ★★★ Legado del Fantasma vs El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr., Pagano, and Psycho Clown Despite Pagano botching a lot in ...

TNA International Championship - Steve Maclin vs Mance Warner Decent opener that was a good showcase for Steve Maclin to show he's the workhorse champion. In my opinion, TNA's been doing a great job of building up their new tertiary title unlike the previous ones, and this match is no exception. Outcome was predictable, but acceptable given what they're trying to do. ★★★½ The System vs Leon Slater, The Hardys, and ?? Another System multi-man tag team match, how original! They really need to shake things up with the System, because this is just getting monotonous at this point. It was amusing that they brought Cody Deaner back as "The Home Town Man", which got a couple chuckles out of me, not going to lie. But the match is honestly nothing to write home about, only picking up steam in the last minute of the match. The Knockouts Tag Team title match on the pre-show should have replaced this one. ★★★ Mustafa Ali vs Jaso...

NXT Women's North American Championship - Sol Ruca vs Kelani Jordan Incredible opening contest. These two never disappoint when facing off against each other, they have incredible chemistry. Fast-paced back and forth action that does a great job of waking the crowd up (what an opening match should do). There were also some insane spots here performed by Sol Ruca, like the cartwheel plancha onto the outside, or the Sol Snatcher from the top rope. I swear, these ladies are the future of professional wrestling. ★★★★★ The Culling vs Hank and Tank & Josh Briggs The storyline going into this match was kind of depressing, with Josh Briggs crashing out about Yoshiki Inamura leaving NXT (same with Tatum Paxley, but she's not on the card), so I wasn't really looking forward to this match. But they really put their all into this match up. This was really entertaining, with each person given time to shine. The match ending with Josh Briggs and Yo...

KC Navarro vs Mike Santana KC Navarro replaced Francis here due to "injury," actually putting on a decent little match here. Navarro and Santana have good chemistry here, with plenty of spots and counters here. Mike looked strong here, going on his quest to capture the World Championship. Beatdown afterwards aside, Mike Santana has been very impressive as of late. ★★★½ Eddie Edwards vs Cody Deaner  Was not the outcome I was expecting from the buildup, but at least we got a decent enough match out of Cody Deaner before his departure from TNA. Although, I have to say, why is TNA willing to let him go when they have a thin enough roster as it is. Doesn't help the fact that after this match, there's an impromptu 6-man tag, and Deaner just fades into the ether, like none of this mattered. ★★★ Match By Elegance for the TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships - The Elegance Brand vs Spitfire While I did enjoy this match as i...

Ultimate X Match for the TNA X-Division Championship - Moose vs Leon Slater vs Matt Cardona vs El Hijo del Vikingo vs KC Navarro vs Sidney Akeem A fun match to open the night. While this isn't the greatest Ultimate X Match in TNA history, this provided a lot of creative spots and memorable moments you would expect from the match type. Leon Slater yet again proves to be the modern Jeff Hardy by doing an insane Swanton 450 off the top of the scaffolding. The ending is a bit disappointing, because Leon Slater clearly touched the mat, but I supposed that sets up a rematch down the line. ★★★★ TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championships- The Elegance Brand (Ash & Heather by Elegance) vs Meta Four (Lash Legend & Jakara Jackson) vs Spitfire (Dani Luna & Jody Threat) vs Chemical X (Gigi Dolin & Tatum Paxley) An okay four-way for the KO tag titles. I'm slightly annoyed that they went with the two people are legal stipulation, but otherwi...