AMC and TNA+ aired episode #1,165 of TNA Thursday Night iMPACT! last night, taped at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama. The show, the final episode before Destination X, featured several noteworthy matches and segments, highlighted by Nic Nemeth's victory over Elijah in the main event.
- Elayna Black defeated Heather By Elegance in the show's opening match. Elayna hit a Blackout to secure the victory.
- Ryan Nemeth approached Santino Marella to demand justice for Elijah's recent attacks on him and his brother. He also urged the Director of Authority to take action against all the troublemakers in the company. Marella agreed with Ryan about the need for justice and announced that the Nemeths would have to defend their TNA World Tag Team Championships against Matt Hardy and Moose at Destination X. Ryan reminded Marella that the latter two already had a match scheduled for the PPV. The official confirmed that he was aware of this, but clarified that the match would now be a triple threat for the titles. After making his decision, Marella left the area. "That's injustice! That's injustice!" an enraged Ryan exclaimed as the segment came to an end.
- Brian Johnson approached Daria Rae to explain that TNA's Board of Directors was concerned about her incident with Indi Hartwell last week. Rae quickly changed the subject, expressing her own "concern" over the disrespect Santino Marella had shown Johnson, especially considering that he could be a valuable asset to the company. She was also worried that Hartwell might get into an altercation with Shayna Baszler or Zoey Serrano, potentially dragging her into the situation somehow. Brian assured her that as long as Rae did not get physically involved with a talent, she would not have to report anything. Daria was pleased with that answer. The two then stopped in front of a screen to watch the next match.
- Apex (Zoey Serrano and Shayna Baszler) defeated The King Bees in a tag team match. Indi Hartwell served as a special guest commentator for the match.
- syX (Joseph Sawyer and Samuel Shaw) delivered a video promo addressing their opponents at Destination X. Both men bragged about the destruction they had unleashed throughout the company since their arrival and promised that, next Sunday, the World Tag Team Championships would be in a more fitting place: around their waists. "Unfortunately, Matt (Hardy), your partner won't make it to Destination X. I'll see you soon, Moose," Shaw said to close the promo.
- Jason Hotch delivered a backstage promo in which he expressed his gratitude for finally putting an end to his rivalry with Mustafa Ali, allowing him to focus all his efforts on the International Championship. Hotch expressed his desire to become a champion who regularly defends his title and shared his pride in representing his country in the World X-Cup. However, AJ Francis and Expressions interrupted him. Francis said he was happy that Hotch was representing his country, but insisted that nobody could represent TNA better than he could. He also made his intentions clear, revealing that his goal was to take the championship away from Hotch. Francis and Expressions then walked away, bringing the segment to an end.
- Moose defeated Samuel Shaw (with Joseph Sawyer) by disqualification. Shaw struck Moose with a chair, forcing the referee to call off the match. Sawyer and Shaw prepared to continue their assault, but Matt Hardy rushed to the ring to stop them.
- M By Elegance was on the phone arranging her next photoshoot for a magazine cover. The wrestler wanted to make sure that her Knockouts Television Championship would also receive some attention in the publication. At that moment, Heather By Elegance showed up to ask her about the promise she had made the previous week, when she offered Heather a place on the cover alongside her. M denied ever making such a promise, although she insisted that Heather was still her best friend. However, she reminded her that she had lost to Elayna Black once again. M claimed that Heather was damaging The Elegance Brand's image, but said she still had a chance to prove her worth by helping her put together a great magazine cover and assisting her next Sunday in winning Ultimate-X. With that, M walked away, leaving her partner behind.
TNA provided medical updates on several of its talents:
- A furious Nic Nemeth approached Santino Marella to complain about his decision to turn the Destination X title match into a triple threat. Nemeth accused the Director of Authority of playing favorites and demanded the respect he deserved. Marella, in turn, responded that he was the only one being disrespected and made it clear that he would no longer tolerate it. He then announced a stipulation for that night's main event: if Nic lost to Elijah, the latter would receive the TNA World Championship rematch that Nemeth was still contractually entitled to. "And that's official," Marella added to make his position clear. Visibly frustrated but choosing not to respond, Nic walked away.
- Mustafa Ali defeated Frankie Kazarian (with Avery Styles) via roll-up. Ali attacked Styles at ringside to provoke him. Furious, Avery tried to follow him into the ring, but Kazarian stopped him on the apron. After calming his protégé, Frankie turned back toward his opponent, who seized the opportunity to catch him off guard with a roll-up.
- The System delivered a full-faction backstage promo, downplaying the recent conflict between Eddie Edwards and Bear Bronson. All members of the group described it as a family. And, just like in any family, its members sometimes fight, only to come out stronger. Now, they are stronger and hungrier than ever. Cedric Alexander, meanwhile, promised to reclaim the X-Division Championship at Destination X and prove to the world that The System was still running the company. "Nobody beats The System!" they all shouted in unison to close the promo.
- The Righteous (Vincent, Dutch and Xia Brookside) appeared in a brief promotional video recapping last week's events, which culminated in the British wrestler joining the group. "The Righteous is coming," Xia said to close the video.
- Trey Miguel and Leon Slater appeared in a special edition of Destination Next. Both men looked back on their personal and professional journeys ahead of their showdown for the TNA World Championship at Destination X.
- John Skyler was sitting dejectedly in the cafeteria, still struggling with his breakup with Mila Moore. Heartbroken, he had barely touched his food. At that moment, Rich Swann approached him and calmly started talking, leading Skyler to believe that his fellow wrestler was genuinely interested in how he was doing. However, Swann had much simpler intentions: he just wanted to know if he could have Skyler's food. John kindly offered him his plate, and Rich thanked him before returning to his seat, leaving Skyler alone with his thoughts once again.
- Nic Nemeth defeated Elijah in the night's main event. Nemeth caught Elijah off guard with a low blow near the ropes before finishing him off with a Danger Zone to secure the victory.
- The show concluded with a brief video in which Mila Moore was lured by an invitation to Taryn Terrell's Dollhouse, where Harley Hudson was already waiting. "Welcome to our home... the Dollhouse," Hudson said just as the screen faded to black.
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