TNA Impact Wrestling started the Anthem Era’s first pay per view, One Night Only with great pomp and splendor on 6 January in Orlando, Florida.
The show was headlined by TNA World Champion Eddie Edwards against challenger Ethan Carter III. Other talents such as Bobby Lashley, Davey Richards, Moose and Mike Bennett were also featured on the card.
Bobby Lashley vs. Davey Richards
This match came about as the result of last night’s Impact Wrestling main event where Richards prevented Lashley from winning the title. This was Richards’ first match after recovering from the ACL injury he suffered a year ago.
Richard went hard at Lashley with a handspring back elbow but Lashley countered and got him in the torture rack. Richards made his way back into the match with some spectacular suicide dives. Lashley then hit Richards with a power slam on the ring apron.
Richards got an ankle lock but Lashley escaped and went for a spear. Lashley, however, could not hit the spear on Richards as his ankle gave out. Richards continued to work on the injured ankle with the ankle lock, but Lashley countered into and armbar and picked up the win.
Result: Bobby Lashley defeated Davey Richards via submission
DJ Z(C) vs. Andrew Everett vs. Braxton Sutter vs. and Trevor Lee in a four-way elimination match for the X Division Championship
This four way elimination match saw some high octane wrestling among the competitors. DJ Z and Sutter started working together as soon as the bell rang and got rid of Lee and Everett. DJ Z went for the ZDT on Lee, but Lee threw him off and DJ Z rolled up Everett to eliminate him from the match.
Lee then sent DJ Z rolling on the floor and started to lay it on Sutter. Lee rocked Sutter with a high knee and pinned him for the next elimination. With two men out, Lee and DJ Z teared up each other. Lee looked poised to win but DJ Z hit the ZDT on Lee and covered him to retain the championship.
Result: DJ Z retained the X Division Championship against Andrew Everett, Braxton Sutter, and Trevor Lee
After the match, the action rolled on backstage where Richards was upset over his loss at the hands of Bobby Lashley. Eddie Edwards calmed him down saying that he actually had something to tell him.
Bram vs. Robbie E
Robbie E made a challenge to anyone in The DCC to come out and face him in a match. Bram came to the ring but finally decided to take the night off.
Robbie E force started the match when he jumped off the top onto Bram. Bram dominated the entire match and kept hitting Robbie with everything except the kitchen sink. Robbie frustrated Bram as he kept kicking out of everything that Bram hit him with. Bram finally ended the match with a low blow followed by a Brighter Side of Suffering.
Result: Bram defeated Robbie E via pinfall
The Miracle Mike Bennett and his wife Maria were backstage for an interview. Bennett said that Moose won last night because the judges were biased and partial. He announced that he would win the match later in the night.
Moose vs. ‘The Miracle’ Mike Bennett w/ Maria Bennett in a No Holds Barred Match
The match was not being contested for the Impact Grand Championship. However, the match was filled with some insane spots. Moose put Bennett on a ladder wedged between the ring and the guardrails. Moose attempted a flip dive on Bennett but missed and crashed into the ladder instead. Bennett tried to powerbomb Moose off the stairs and into a table. Moose countered quickly and sent Bennett crashing through a table off a back body drop.
Moose set up Bennett on a table in the middle of the ring and attempted a top rope dive but Bennett turned it into a cutter and drove him through the table. Moose made a comeback and tried to cover Bennett for the pinfall but Maria broke the count. In another high spot, Bennett tried to spear Moose but Moose side stepped and Bennett ended up spearing Maria instead. Moose then hit the Game Changer on Bennett and picked up the win.
Result: Moose defeated Mike Bennett via pinfall
The action cut to the backstage area where Eli Drake announced that his mystery partner against the Hardys would be ‘The Fixer’ Tyrus.
Mahabali Shera vs. Marshe Rocket
Mahabali Shera made short work of Rocket when hit the Sky High to gain the pinfall after some initial onslaught from Marshe Rocket.
Result: Mahabali Shera defeated Marshe Rocket via pinfall
The action shifted to the Knockouts Championship when TNA Hall of Famer and former Knockouts Champion Gail Kim made her way to the ring to talk about possible retirement. She informed the Orlando crowd that she was not medically cleared to wrestle yet, but told them that she was looking forward to regaining her championship in the near future.
Rosemary(C) vs. Sienna
The Knockouts Champion Rosemary came down to the ring and had a face-off with Gail Kim before the referees broke it off. Sienna made the way down the ramp and the match started there itself. Rosemary bit Sienna on the face but Sienna gained control of the match with a Samoa drop. Sienna also hit a Silencer on Rosemary but she rolled out of the ring.
Sienna pushed the referee aside and Rosemary used the opportunity to spit the mist in Sienna’s eyes. Rosemary then hit Sienna with the Red Wedding to retain the Knockouts Championship.
Result: Rosemary retained the Knockouts Championship against Sienna via pinfall
Jesse Godderz vs. James Strom w/ The DCC
Jesse started the match with a brief advantage but it was all Strom afterwards. Bram and Eddie Kingston constantly interfered in the match and broke up any onslaught that the Jesse could muster up. Godderz locked on the Boston Crab on Storm. Kingston and Bram tried to interfere again but Jesse fought them off. Storm used the distraction to hit the Last Call Superkick on Godderz and score the pinfall.
However, the light went out after the match, and The Decay came down to the ring and spit The Mist into the eyes of Storm and Bram. They went on to double team Kingston and put him down.
Result: James Strom defeated Jesse Godderz via pinfall.
The cameras panned back into the locker room where EC3 promised to win the championship in his match against Eddie Edwards.
The Broken Hardys(C) vs. Eli Drake and ‘The Fixer’ Tyrus for the TNA world Tag Team Championships
Tyrus threw his shirt at The Pope before the match. Broken Matt bit Eli’s finger early on in the matchup to gain momentum. Tyrus went on a rampage as he worked on Brother Nero. Matt came in off the hot tag and was taken down by Tyrus. Eli’s ego got the better of him as he demanded a tag and went for a Twist of Fate before being pushed into Tyrus.
Matt and Jeff both hit the Twist of Fate on Eli and Jeff followed up with a Swanton. Matt scored the win to retain the Tag Championships in style.
Result: The Broken Hardys retained the TNA World Tag Team Championships against Eli Drake and ‘The Fixer’ Tyrus
Eddie Edwards(C) vs. Ethan Carter III for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Booby Lashley made his way to ringside for the match. Right from the go, Edwards started working on Carter’s injured back from last night’s match. Lashley tried to make his presence felt by holding on to Eddie’s leg. The referee went down to reprimand Lashley when Edwards performed a suicide dive, taking out both Lashley and the referee.
Carter then hit a One Percenter on Edwards but the referee was missing to make the count. In a dramatic sequence of events that followed, Lashley entered the ring and handed a chair to EC3. Carter threw the chair away and flipped Lashley off. Infuriated by this, Lashley speared EC3. Davey Richards ran out and tried to take the chair away from Lashley but he accidentally hit EC3.
Edwards made full use of the opportunity to hit the Boston Knee Party on EC3 and picked up the win.
Result: Eddie Edwards retained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against EC3 via pinfall
