Third Match: Group TNA Original’s James Storm vs. Eric Young in a TNA World Title Series Match
Young jumps Storm before the bell and puts the boots to him in the corner, then hits a back elbow.Young is still working Storm over. Storm fights his way out of a chinlock, Young backdrops Storm to the apron, hits an enziguiri, and comes back in with a running neckbreaker and Closing Time. Storm sets up for the Last Call, Young ducks it and goes for a piledriver, Storm backdrops out and gets the Eye of the Storm for a two count. Young rolls Storm up with his feet on the ropes, but the referee stops counting when he catches Young. Storm hits another Closing Time and a lungblower, he sets up for the Last Call again, Young pulls the referee in front of him, kicks Storm in the ding ding, and hits the piledriver to pickup the victory.
Winner: Eric Young + 3 Points (James Storm Officially Eliminated)
Matt Hardy Interview:
Hardy says this thing between EC3 and himself has gotten extremely personal. EC3 has disrespected his entire family, and there’s nothing he likes better than taking haters like EC3 and jamming his words back down his throat. He did that when he took the TNA World Title at Bound For Glory, and he knows that night dogs EC3 every day and night. EC3 wonders if Matt Hardy is the guy, and Matt assures him that he is the guy who will win their feud and take the TNA World Title. Matt swept his group, but now he can’t allow any losses going forward, and he gave up the title knowing he could regain it.
Hardy wanted to set an example for his son and everyone else when he handed that title back, and he is more confident than ever, and if he has to win seven matches straight to prove he is the best wrestler in the world, that’s what he’s going to do. He’s going to win the title because nobody can stop him, and when Josh asks him to pick a winner between Roode and Abyss, and Matt says he has to go with Roode because he’s the cornerstone of Impact Wrestling. He’d love to face Roode at some point in the tournament, and if he’s up to beating Bobby Roode, he knows he can beat anyone.
