TNA: Changing of the Guard 3.0

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I've made the decision to split the WWE and TNA bookers to their own individual threads. While both will still be in the same "universe" there is so much I want to do with both bookers that make their own thread necessary. I'll continue to keep "The War is On" thread updated, but this is the official place for all things TNA.

The War Is (still) On

Previous Installments:
TNA Impact Wrestling | Changing of the Guard 2.0

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Male wrestlers
Angelico
Austin Aries
Bill Goldberg
Bobby Fish
Bram
Brian Pillman Jr.
Chris Sabin
Christopher Daniels
Dante Martin
Darby Allin
Darius Martin
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
Eric Young
Ethan Carter III
Frankie Kazarian
Heath Miller
Jay Briscoe
Jimmy Havoc
John Hennigan
John Skyler
Johnny Gargano
Jonathan Gresham
Kenny Omega
Kyle O'Reilly
Low Ki
Mance Warner
Mark Briscoe
Matt Jackson
Matthew Justice
Nick Jackson
PJ Black
Rhino
Ricochet
Ron Killings
Speedball
Taiji Ishimori

Female wrestlers
Angelina Love
Candice LeRae
Gail Kim
Ivelisse
Madison Rayne
Nattie Neidhart
Riho
Rosemary
Toni Storm
Velvet Sky

Tag Teams and Stables
Bad Influence | Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian
The Beautiful People | Angelina Love & Velvet Sky
Brave Harts | Brian Pillman Jr, Davey Boy Smith Jr, & Nattie Neidhart
The Briscoes | Jay & Mark Briscoe
Bullet Club | John Hennigan, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson
The Cohort | Heath Miller & PJ Black
reDRAGON | Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly
Second Gear | Mance Warner & Matthew Justice
Top Flight | Dante Martin & Darius Martin
The Wolves | Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards
The Young Bucks | Matt & Nick Jackson


Other Employees
Christy Hemme ~ Ring announcer
Danielle Moinet ~ Unknown?
James Storm ~ Color commentator
Jeremy Borash ~ Backstage interviewer
Mauro Ranallo ~ Play-by-Play commentator
McKenzie Mitchell ~ Backstage interviewer
Sting ~ TNA President

Bobby Roode ~ backstage producer
Jeff Jarrett ~ backstage producer
Matt Morgan ~ backstage producer

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TITLE HISTORY

Impact Wrestling Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Ethan Carter III	1	June 25, 2015	June 12, 2016	353 days
Mr. Anderson	3	June 12, 2016	September 19, 2016	99 days
Bobby Roode	3	September 19, 2016	November 7, 2016	49 days
AJ Styles	3	November 7, 2016	June 11, 2017	216 days
Kenny Omega	1	June 11, 2017	November 20, 2017	162 days
AJ Styles	4	November 20, 2017	December 4, 2017	14 days
Vacant	-	December 4, 2017	January 1, 2018	28 days
John Hennigan	1	January 1, 2018	March 30, 2018	88 days
Ethan Carter III	2	March 30, 2018

X-Division Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Tigre Uno	1	June 24, 2015	September 21, 2015	89 days
Chris Sabin	9	September 21, 2015	March 14, 2016	175 days
AJ Styles	7	March 14, 2016	August 28, 2016	167 days
Chris Jericho	1	August 28, 2016	October 30, 2016	63 days
Shelton Benjamin	1	October 30, 2016	October 31, 2016	1 day
Ricochet	1	October 31, 2016	January 9, 2017	70 days
Andrew Everett	1	January 9, 2017	January 23, 2017	14 days
Ricochet	2	January 23, 2017	February 27, 2017	35 days
Andrew Everett	2	February 27, 2017	March 13, 2017	14 days
Ricochet	3	March 13, 2017	January 1, 2018	294 days
Andrew Everett	3	January 1, 2018	March 30, 2018	88 days
Rey Mysterio	1	March 30, 2018	April 22, 2018
Ricochet	4	April 22, 2018

TNA World Tag Team Championship

Holders	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)	5	July 29, 2015	September 21, 2015	54 days
Two Cool Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)	1	September 21, 2015	December 21, 2015	91 days
The Krew (Bael, Mr. Cisco, & Cortez Castro) [1]	1	December 21, 2015	January 25, 2016	35 days
Two Cool Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)	2	January 25, 2016	June 13, 2016	140 days
John Hennigan & Robbie E	1	June 13, 2016	July 4, 2016	21 days
Two Cool Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)	3	July 4, 2016	August 28, 2016	55 days
The Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)	6	August 28, 2016	January 2, 2017	127 days
The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)	1	January 2, 2017	April 9, 2017	97 days
Two Cool Bucks (Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson)	4	April 9, 2017	May 8, 2017	29 days
Dasher Hatfield & Matt Morgan	1	May 8, 2017	June 11, 2017	34 days
The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)	2	June 11, 2017	March 30, 2018	292 days
reDRAGON (Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly)	1	March 30, 2018	April 22, 2018
The Briscoes (Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe)	3	April 22, 2018

TNA Knockouts Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Gail Kim	5	July 29, 2015	September 21, 2015	54 days
Awesome Kong	3	September 21, 2015	February 29, 2016	161 days
Madison Rayne	6	February 29, 2016	April 17, 2016	48 days
Awesome Kong	4	April 17, 2016	June 12, 2016	56 days
Jenny Thunnel	1	June 12, 2016	May 1, 2017	323 days
Ivelisse	1	May 1, 2017	August 7, 2017	98 days
Velvet Sky	3	August 7, 2017	August 27, 2017	20 days
Ivelisse	2	August 27, 2017	March 30, 2018	215 days
Gail Kim	6	March 30, 2018

^[1] - Bael and Mr. Cisco won the titles, but Cortez Castro is also a champion under the Freebird Rule.

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November 4, 2018
Memphis, TN

Impact Wrestling presents... Bound for Glory

match card:

Ethan Carter III(c) vs. Jeff Jarrett
for the Impact World Championship

John Hennigan vs. Kenny Omega

Bullet Club vs. Bullet Club

Bill Goldberg vs. Rhino
in a singles match

Ricochet(c) vs. Low Ki
for the X-Division Championship

Gail Kim(c) vs. Nattie Neidhart
for the Knockouts Championship

The Briscoes(c) vs. Austin Aries & PJ Black vs. reDRAGON vs. ?

a 4-Corners Tag Team Match

for the TNA World Tag Team Championships

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March 16, 2018

After the ending of last week, Shawn Michaels comes to address the chaos that ensued after last week's episode. While saying he doesn't wish to reward the Bucks or the Brave Harts for bad behavior, he sees an opportunity for an epic four-way tag team match and adds them to reDRAGON and The Briscoes for an epic title match in two weeks! The Brave Harts take exception to this as Teddy Hart explains Pillman and Davey Boy pinned the Bucks last week, but out come Dirty Standards saying they take exception that they've been left out altogether. Michaels then makes a tag team match, and if Dirty Standards can win, they'll take the Brave Harts spot.

Brave Harts w/Teddy Hart def. Dirty Standards w/Angelico
As Nattie Neidhart isn't at ringside, prepping for her match later this evening, Davey Boy locks in a Crossface on Sabin that forces him to tap out.

After the match, Teddy Hart is decked by the Bucks with Stereo Superkicks. Two Cool Bucks get in the ring and brawl with Pillman and Davey Boy Smith, before reDRAGON runs in and attacks the Bucks. The Briscoes then make their presence known as they get in on the brawl that carries into the commercial... but after commercial, the brawl is still continuing throughout the arena, but it's cleared the ring for the next match.

Rey Mysterio def. Trevor Lee
Andrew Everett decides to watch from backstage, as Mysterio hits a 619 on Lee and wins the match.

It's revealed Mysterio wrestles Low Ki next week for an X-Division Championship opportunity against Andrew Everett. As Everett's shown getting upset over Lee's loss, he's attacked by Low Ki as he sends a message to the champion by hitting a belly-to-belly suplex into the wall backstage and raising the X-Division title as he looks into the camera while Mysterio watches on the big screen along with the rest of the crowd.

There's views of cameras showing the brawl still ongoing between all four tag teams backstage, and notably in the cafe area, the Briscoes covering the Bucks in food and condiments.

Patriot 2000 def. Dasher Hatfield
The Patriot Lock forces Dasher to submit.

Patriot 2000 isn't letting go while Candy Gargano runs down and this gets the Patriot's attention. Patriot 2000 then stares down Candy as he then exits the ring and goes after Candy, but Johnny's wife runs away from the man who put her husband on the shelf.

Shawn Michaels is talking with Matt Sydal in his office about his plans for Sydal, speaking about a X-Division Championship opportunity when their conversation is interrupted by the Brave Harts brawling in with reDRAGON. The fight escalates as Brian Pillman Jr. uses a portrait of Shawn Michaels and his family to hit Bobby Fish over the head. Michaels and Sydal try pushing the two teams out of the office as the space is a complete mess.

Nattie Neidhart def. Velvet Sky
Neidhart's Sharpshooter forces Velvet Sky to submit without hesitation.

As Nattie Neidhart celebrates her win, the four-way tag brawl continues as Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Kyle O'Reilly head to the ring along with Matt Jackson and Mark Briscoe. Matt Jackson tries hitting a Superkick on Mark Briscoe, but Mark ducks and hits Nattie Neidhart instead. Davey Boy Smith Jr. sees this, and enraged, chases Matt through the crowd and Kyle O'Reilly and Mark Briscoe end up brawling.

Eric Young and John Skyler are speaking about last week's loss in Monster's Ball to Jimmy Havoc, in which EY suggests having some extensive training that is not authorized by TNA, and if Skyler is game, he will work it.

Knockouts Champion Ivelisse comes to the ring and makes it known she's made the match official with Gail Kim for two weeks. Ivelisse says Kim has built the division, but she is the one to carry the knockouts division to new heights. Gail Kim responded to this and says she did build the division, but she has a lot more to give. Gail Kim says she looks forward to becoming a 6-time champion in two weeks. The two have a staredown before the Beautiful People's Angelina Love and Madison Rayne come to say it's an outrage that Kim was handed a title opportunity, and when Love slaps Gail Kim, Kim and Ivelisse brawl with the Beautiful People and get the upperhand before going back to their staredown.

Backstage, the brawls are still going on as the teams have been split up with Brian Pillman Jr, Bobby Fish, Nick Jackson, and Jay Briscoe are all brawling in the parking lot before Jay Briscoe hits a spike piledriver on Brian Pillman Jr on the top of a car and medical professionals rush to help him as the other three brawl.

Ricochet def. Drew Galloway w/Brooke
For the next world title opportunity following Jericho/Hennigan, Brooke got on the apron to distract Ricochet for Galloway to recover. Galloway runs for a Claymor, but Ricochet moved out of the way and Galloway hit it on Brooke! As the official gets out of the ring to check on Brooke, Galloway is stunned, but he's turned around and hit with a Bull Hammer Elbow by Stu Alexander! Stu ducks out as Ricochet doesn't know what to think but gets up for a 630 Splash and the official slides in for the pin.

The tag team brawl continues into the knockouts locker room where the Beautiful People, Madi Maxx, and Taylor Made cover up as the teams have total disregard for anyone around them, just wanting to beat the hell out of one another.

Mauro Ranallo and James Storm advertise next week's show that includes Low Ki and Rey Mysterio in a #1 contenders match for Andrew Everett's X-Division Championship. Also, Gail Kim and Ivelisse team up to face The Beautiful People ahead of their title match. Storm and Ranallo then announce an official name of "TNA SuperCard" for two weeks from now. All four championships will be defended, including the TNA World Tag Team Championships with four elite teams and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship in a Ladder Match between Chris Jericho and John Hennigan. We then go to the ring for the contract signing.

Shawn Michaels comes to the ring first and introduces Chris Jericho, the challenger, who is putting his job and Impact future on the line. Then comes champion John Hennigan, backed by Doc Gallows and Karl Jacobs. Michaels begins by saying the two shouldn't attack each other and this is to be a peaceful contract signing. Michaels allows them to say their peace, and Hennigan tries to have Jericho second guess  because Hennigan is a master with a ladder and he doesn't have to be pinned for him to be unemployed. Hennigan says it's a no-brainer and signs the contract without hesitation. Jericho vows to not only come into work the next morning, but to walk in as world champion. Jericho signs the contract when...

The all-night tag team brawl as all seven men seem to get back in and are attacking one another, aside from Brian Pillman Jr. who took the spike piledriver on top of a car earlier. They all interrupt the contract signing by fighting at ringside and getting in the ring. Michaels signals for security guards to come and stop the mayhem, but the wrestlers are now fighting off the security to get to each other! Michaels then runs to the back and sends more security guards! With total loss of control of his own show, Michaels gets on the mic and announces all eight men are suspended for next week's episode. The crowd boos as the show ends on that note, with the President telling the competitors he'll see them in two weeks for TNA SuperCard.

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March 23, 2018

Shawn Michaels comes to a reception of boos while addressing his reason to suspend the four teams this week, ahead of next week's four-way title match. Michaels explains he needs order in his company and Sting interrupts! Sting, who hasn't been seen for a while, comes to the ring and confronts Michaels. Sting informs Michaels of a private meeting with TNA's owner Donald Trump this week. Sting makes Michaels aware that he's not running a B-show, that he wants to run Impact. Sting announces that after speaking with Trump, at Lockdown on April 22nd, it'll be Team Michaels versus Team Sting in Lethal Lockdown. The winner is the new President of Impact.

As Mauro Ranallo and James Storm discuss the impact (no pun intended) of Sting's bombshell, X-Division Champion Andrew Everett comes to join them for the #1 contenders match with the winner challenging Everett next week on TNA SuperCard.

Rey Mysterio def. Low Ki
Mysterio and Ki had Match of the Year thus far and as Mysterio hit a 619, but Low Ki wobbles back and doesn't go down before Mysterio finishes with a West Coast Pop and pins Low Ki!

After the match, Rey Mysterio celebrates as Andrew Everett stands up from the table with Storm and Ranallo before Mysterio is blindsided by Trevor Lee. Everett rushes to join in before Matt Sydal comes to the rescue. Sydal stands off and challenges Lee to get back in the ring and they get a 1-on-1 match.

Matt Sydal def. Trevor Lee
After Everett tried getting involved, he was ejected from ringside, which leads to Sydal's Third Eye on Lee to pick up the win.

Mauro Ranallo reports on Eric Young and John Skyler. Ranallo says Young and Skyler have both put in for time-off to have "external workouts." Storm mentions he's known EY for a long time and this may produce a completely different John Skyler - for better or worse.

Doc Gallows & Karl Jacobs def. Irish Borne
Repping the Bullet Club, Gallows and Jacobs put Don Crist away with Magic Killer.

Backstage, McKenzie Mitchell is with Dirty Standards and Chris Sabin shouts about Dirty Standards not being suspended but refusing to play by the rules. Sabin warns Makabe and Honma of the duo of Bram and Angelico tonight.

Candy Gargano vs. Dakota Kai
Gargano and Kai were four minutes into their match before Patriot 2000's music hit and the official and Kai wisely got out of the ring.

Candy Gargano stood her ground and Patriot 2000 got in the ring and as Gargano was overcome with emotion, she slapped the taste out of Patriot's mouth. Patriot grabbed Candy by the hair before he's kicked in the gut and hit a swinging neckbreaker. Patriot 2000 immediately rolled out of the ring as he was embarrassed by a fired up Candy, the wife of Johnny Gargano.

A video package plays ahead of next week's Ladder Match between Chris Jericho and champion John Hennigan, where Jericho's job is on the line. It shows both Jericho and Hennigan working out, with Hennigan surrounded with a supportive Bullet Club, ahead of their title match. Afterward, Mauro Ranallo advertises tonight's main event: Kenny Omega versus Ricochet. Ricochet is the next challenger in line for the world title after defeating Galloway last week.

Dirty Standards w/Chris Sabin and Aiden O'Shea def. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma
Bram hits a Brighter Side of Suffering right after Angelico executed the Fall of the Angels on Honma and two devastating moves finish it as Sabin holds Makabe off.

After the match, Dirty Standards execute a 4-on-2 assault on Honma and Makabe. Sabin hits Hail Sabin on Makabe and gets the mic to say if anyone, Dirty Standards are the force to be reckoned with.

McKenzie Mitchell tries getting a word from Patriot 2000 after his encounter with Candy Gargano before Patriot shoves Mitchell down. Patriot 2000 says he demands a match with Candy next week and he'll "break her damn ankle" like he broke Johnny's.

The Beautiful People w/Madison Rayne def. Gail Kim and Ivelisse
A miscommunication has Kim accidentally knock Ivelisse off the apron with a forearm, before Sky and Love used a Russian Legsweep and Bicycle Kick connection to pin Gail Kim and win the tag match.

After the match, Gail Kim tries explaining the situation to Ivelisse but the Knockouts Champion decks Kim with a forearm to get even before leaving Kim on the mat.

Mauro Ranallo and James Storm advertise next week's show that is said to be a "TNA SuperCard." Gail Kim challenges Ivelisse for the Knockouts title and Rey Mysterio challenges Andrew Everett for the X-Division title. The Briscoes have their tag title run in jeopardy against the Brave Harts, Two Cool Bucks, and reDRAGON. And Chris Jericho's job is on the line as he faces John Hennigan in a Ladder Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Drew Galloway battles Stu Alexander and it's confirmed: Candy Gargano has accepted an intergender match with Patriot 2000.

Ricochet def. Kenny Omega
Ricochet pulls off a massive upset by countering a One-Winged Angel with a small cradle pin in the main event.

Ricochet ducks an attack by Omega after he was irate. Ricochet heads up the ramp before he's attacked by Gallows and Jacobs. The duo throw Ricochet against the steel barricade before throwing him into the ring and getting hit with a V-Trigger, followed by the One-Winged Angel as Bullet Club lays a tee shirt across Ricochet as Impact ends.