The pre-show features Leon Slater against Frankie Kazarian.
The Countdown to TNA Genesis pre-show kicks off inside the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, TX. with Gia Miller seated next to Tommy Dreamer, Mark Henry and Dave LeGreca from Busted Open Radio.
After a brief audio hiccup with the house microphone, the introductions are out of the way. They narrate arrival shots of Joe Hendry, Nic Nemeth, Tessa Blanchard and Jordynne Grace. Slight video glitch during that. Not a flawless start. Just a couple of very small issues coming out of the gate.
Jordynne Grace With A Message For Tessa Blanchard
The pre-show panel give their thoughts on the Blanchard-Grace bout, and then they kick it to a backstage promo from Grace. Grace admits there was a time she wanted to be Blanchard. She says Blanchard then abandoned everything.
“There’s a reason Tessa has her own locker room now.” She claims she and the rest of the TNA roster don’t want her here. She vows to beat her tonight and send her packing back where she belongs — to obscurity. Dreamer, LeGreca, Henry and Miller all predict Grace to win tonight.
The talk shifts to the TNA Knockouts Tag-Team title tilt for tonight. Dreamer jokes about his hatred for George Iceman. LeGreca shows off his light pink Ash By Elegance t-shirt.
Miller then brings up the TNA Knockouts “Clockwork Orange House of Fun” match. With that said, the confessional segment from Thursday’s “go-home” episode of TNA Impact is shown.
Arianna Grace Talks WWE NXT & TNA Partnership
The pre-show panel send things down to ringside, where Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt are shown on-camera for the first time. The two talk among themselves about the WWE and TNA partnership announced earlier this week and how that might play a factor tonight.
As the pre-show panelists from Busted Open speculate on what the partnership could mean for tonight, they are interrupted by “The Liaison” between TNA and WWE NXT. Arianna Grace comes out and takes credit for the partnership between NXT and TNA.
Jake Something defeated Ashante “Thee” Adonis
Grace says tonight so many of her besties are here. She won’t tell us who because that would ruin the surprise. “But expect to see some familiar faces. It’s going to be magnificent.” Ashante “Thee” Adonis comes out and says even on TNA, he is “thee” main attraction.
Adonis gets some cheap heat on himself. “Hey Dallas, how about them Commanders?” He says he’s here to kick off the partnership between NXT and TNA. He’s here to issue a challenge to any TNA star in the back who thinks they can hang with “Thee” Adonis.
With that said, Jake Something’s entrance tune hits. Out he comes in his ring gear looking ready for battle. A referee rolls into the ring and this impromptu open challenge pre-show bout is underway. Adonis jumps on Something from behind to start things off hot.
Something fights back and runs over Adonis with a clothesline. Adonis gets up and slaps Something, who answers back with a huge forearm blast. Adonis fights back and hits the Air Drop to shift the momentum in his favor. Something fights back and hits his Into the Void finisher for the win.
After the match, the pre-show panelists talk for a minute until they are cut off again, this time by TNA X-Division Champion Moose. He comes out with JDC holding a new TNA X-Division Championship title belt that is still covered up. He teases unveiling it later.
JDC says he feels like doing some talking tonight. He heads down to join in on special guest commentary for the next match. Before that, the pre-show panelists talk and kill some time for a bit. They shift the focus to the dream tag-title tilt tonight between The Hardys and The Rascalz.
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