Posted on 1/24/125 by Colin Vassallo
Last night’s live episode of Impact, the first one in eight
years, saw a lot of surprises and returns.
Apart from the return of Mustafa Ali, Matt Cardona also made
a surprise return and was in the main event spot of the
show, taking on TNA World champion Joe Hendry.
His return, and maybe the championship win, was however
spoiled by another return, that of John “Bradshaw” Layfield.
Layfield delivered the Clothesline From Hell on Cardona as
he was at ringside, helping Hendry retain the title even
though Cardona did whack Hendry with the title, to no avail.
Tully Blanchard, the father of controversial star Tessa
Blanchard, was also at ringside during Tessa’s in-ring
promo.
NXT’s Wes Lee, Tyson Dupont, and Tyreik Igwe showed up
during the NXT Tag Team title match between Fraxiom and The
Rascalz. The trio got involved by attacking Wentz and
Miguel, allowing Frazer and Axiom to retain the titles.
Cora Jade also made her presence felt during the show,
distracting TNA Knockouts champion Masha Slamovich in her
six-woman tag match along with Spitfire against Ash and
Heather by Elegance and Rosemary. The distraction allowed
Ash to pin the champion.