The next challenger for the TNA World Championship has been established, and the main event for TNA’s biggest show of the year, Bound for Glory, has seemingly been set. At last night’s television tapings in Maryland, Mike Santana scored a pinfall victory over the reigning TNA World Champion, Trick Williams.
Mike Santana’s Main Event Pinfall
According to spoilers from the taping, courtesy of TNAAsylum.net, the main event of one of the taped episodes saw a tag team match pitting Mike Santana & Steve Maclin against TNA World Champion Trick Williams & AJ Francis. The match ended when Santana pinned Williams with a roll-up to get the victory for his team.
Trick Williams’s TNA Situation
The pinfall comes as a storyline is developing around Trick Williams’s TNA contract. Earlier in the tapings, Williams cut a promo stating that due to his contract, he won’t have to wrestle for 50 days. After his loss to Santana, another segment saw TNA Director of Authority Santino Marella about to announce a title match between Williams and Santana for Bound for Glory, but he was attacked by a man identified as Trick Williams’s lawyer before he could make it official.
The pinfall victory gives Santana a legitimate claim to a TNA World Championship match. Here are the spoilers:
TNA World Champion Trick Williams came out for a promo. Santana interrupted and said he doesn’t care if he faces him in TNA or NXT.. Trick claimed he won’t wrestle for 50 days due to his contract.
Knockouts Number 1 Contender Gauntlet match: Xia Brookside eliminated Killer Kelly. Danil Luna eliminated XIa Brookside. Dani Luna eliminated Rosemary. Indi Hartwell was attacked by the eliminated Rosemary while making her way to the ring. Indi Hartwell eliminated Dani Luna and Luna turned on Hartwell after. Luna went to hit Hartwell with a chair, Jody Threat, her former tag team partner and last entrant in the match, was like, ‘What are you doing?’ Luna was then eliminated via DQ after striking Hartwell and Threat with the belt. This somehow led to Threat being declared the winner.
Ryan Nemeth cut a promo. He said his brother will be back in two weeks.
Frankie Kazarian defeated Jake Something
Mustafa Ali & The Great Hands (John Skyler & Jason Hotch) defeated Moose, Brian Myers, and Matt Cardona
Knockouts Champion and NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne cut an in-ring promo. She was interrupted by Ash By Elegance, who said it should just be the two of them at NXT Heatwave. This brought out Masha Slamovich, who said she’ll beat both of them.
Mike Santana & Steve Maclin defeated Trick Williams and AJ Francis
Eric Young defeated Myron Reed
The IInspiration defeated Fatal Influence (Fallon Henley & Jazmyn Nyx)
Ryan Nemeth comes out for another promo. He’s interrupted by Eddie Edwards and Alicia Edwards, setting up a match.
Eddie Edwards defeated Ryan Nemeth
Trick Williams promo. Trick was upset about Santana. Said he doesn’t have to wrestle for 50 days, which brought out Santino. Santino was just about to announce Trick vs. Santana for Bound for Glory but was attacked by Trick’s lawyer.
Tasha Steelz defeated Mara Sade
Steelz had her feet on the ropes during the pin. Order 4 attacked Sade after until the Hardys came out to make the save.
The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) defeated Cedric Alexander and TNA X-Division Champion Leon Slater. Ali’s secret service attacked all four members, until Joe Hendry made the save.
