Impact Wrestling Emergence Results returned as this match wasn’t in the arena but in Killer Kowalski’s training gym and was prerecorded.
Kaz took the early advantage, but Edwards slipped out of the ring and into another, and when Kaz went after him Edwads caught him between the rings and bounced him between the aprons.
Edwards kept up the pressure, but Kaz fought back with some rights and a clothesline before throwing Edwards to the floor.
Kaz charged him and Edwards tripped him into a chair and slammed him into some weight training equipment.
.@TheEddieEdwards and @FrankieKazarian go head to head in a BACK TO SCHOOL match RIGHT NOW at #Emergence! pic.twitter.com/MwMMw9KugS
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) August 28, 2023
Kaz used some bars to hit a huricanrana and bounced Edwards off a support beam before they got back in the ring where Kaz hit a leg drop off the ropes for a near pinfall.
Edwards fought out of a chicken wing and hit a backpack stunner for a near pinfall.
Alisha came in and yelled at Kaz for hitting her with a kendo stick, and Edwards too advantage with a Boston Knee Party from behind for the win.
After the match, Kaz was paying tribute to their teacher when Alisha hit him with a kendo stick and Edwards yelled at him that he’s nothing but a disappointment and broke a picture of Kowalski that was signed for Kaz over his head to lay him out.
Sanada vs. Jake Something
Their first lock up ended with Jake shoving Sanada back into his corner, and they circled for their second lock up that ended the same way as Jake’s power gave him the early advantage.
Jake followed that with a shoulder tackle that sent Sanada to the floor to regroup. Jake went after him, and Sanada caught him coming back into the ring with a dropkick and tied Jake into knots in the ropes. Literally.
Sanada helped him out of his situation with a dropkick, and then threw Jake into the apron a couple of times. He followed that with a side Russian leg sweep for a pin attempt.
Jake flipped out of a belly to back suplex attempt and ran Sanada over with a Thez press and followed that with a short arm clothesline for a near pinfall.
A sign of respect to @JakeSomething_ from @seiyasanada!#Emergence pic.twitter.com/jDnGtsvYQz
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) August 28, 2023
He hit another for another pin attempt.
Sanada fired off a couple of strikes, and Jake leveled him with a forearm for another pin attempt.
Sanada sent Jake to the floor with a couple of dropkicks and then hit a flying forearm over the top rope to take Jake off his feet.
Jake countered a Skull in attempt with a suplex, but Sanada countered that with a magic whip off the ropes.
Sanada hit a TKO for a near pinfall.
Jack caught his moonsault attempt off the middle rope to hit a tombstone like piledriver for a near pinfall.
Jake rolled through a hurricanrana and powerbombed Sanada for another near pinfall as they continued to go back and forth.
Sanada slipped free of an Into the Void to hit a Shining Wizard, but jake countered a Deadfall by faceplanting Sanada and then leveled him with a clothesline.
Jake went for Into the Void, but Sanada countered with a Deadfall on his fourth attempt for the win.
After the match, Sanada offered Jake his hand and respect and Jake accepted it.
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