TNA World Champion EC3 defeated Matt Hardy. EC3 comes out with Tyrus and calls out Jeff Hardy. Hardy makes his entrance, but EC3 tells them to cut his music. They get the big match intro out of the way and go to work. Really fun match, all the expected high spots and good interaction including Jeff and Tyrus at ringside. Jeff constantly sneaks high-fives with audience members and cheers on his brother when EC3 isn’t looking. At one point, EC3 demands Jeff punch Matt while he’s draped across the bottom rope, so he hits him as weakly as possible which gets a nice laugh from the crowd. Finish sees shenanigans with the title belt resulting in EC3 hitting the One Percenter for the victory. Post match, Jeff and Matt drop Tyrus and EC3 with Twist of Fates and chair shots and celebrate to send the crowd home happy.
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Willow Aligns with The Monster
Magnus’s music played as Tenay briefly mentioned Joe vs. Lashley Sunday at the PPV. Out came Magnus and Bram to the ring. Bram introduced a man who the crowd will learn to fear, Magnus. Magnus said Bram is his oldest friend who promised to bring back the old him. Magnus said he was trying to be everyone “they” want. Who are “they?” Magnus said “they” wanted him to be a watered-down, suit-wearing joke. He said it makes him sick to look at himself from the past six months.
Magnus said he and Bram are unstoppable together. Bram growled that Jeff or Willow knows who the real Mac Daddy is. Willow’s music provided the answer, then Hardy stumbled out on-stage in a stupor dressed as Willow. On the entrance ramp, Willow told Bram and Magnus this is their chance to run. He said behind this mask, he is not responsible for his actions. He led the crowd in a “Hardy, Hardy” chant, then wigged out and said where Jeff Hardy cannot go, he can go. “Willow, Willow” chant.
Hardy told Magnus he’s glad he found himself. Now, at Slammiversary, “we” will take you down. Hardy continued to talk in riddles about who “we” are. Hardy said you never know which of them will show up, then vowed to have someone in his corner who will instill fear in them. “We!” he said before pausing. “The People,” someone in the crowd filled in during the pause.
Suddenly, Abyss’s music played to bring out Magnus’s briefly-associated bodyguard who Magnus dumped after a month. Abyss and Hardy cleared the heels from the ring, with Magnus bailing early and Bram putting up a fight before being knocked out of the ring. Hardy and Abyss stood in the ring as Magnus and Bram retreated up the ramp to the back.
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