February 23, 2024
Westwego, LA – Alario Centar
Commentary – Tom Hannifan and Matthew Rehwoldt
Results via TNAWrestling.com
Quick Match Results
- Countdown to No Surrender Pre-show: The Rascalz defeated Speedball Mountain via Leg Lock (submission)
- Countdown to No Surrender Pre-show: The System defeated Intergalactic Jet Setters via Boston Knee Party (pinfall)
- TNA World Championship #1 Contender match – Eric Young defeated Frankie Kazarian via Crucifix Pin (pinfall)
- TNA World Tag Team Championship Best Of Three Series, Match #3 – ABC (c) defeated Grizzled Young Veterans via 1, 2 Sweet (pinfall)
- PCO defeated Kon via Disqualification
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship – MK Ultra defeated Decay (c) via Snow Plow (pinfall)
- Josh Alexander defeated Simon Gotch via C4 Spike (pinfall)
- TNA World Championship No Surrender match – Moose (c) defeated Alex Shelley via Ref Stoppage
- TNA Knockouts World Championship – Jordynne Grace (c) defeated Gisele Shaw via Juggernaut Driver (pinfall)
- TNA X-Division Championship – Mustafa Ali defeated Chris Sabin (c) via 450 Splash (pinfall)
Pre-Show
Speedball Mountain (“Speedball” Mike Bailey & Trent Seven) vs. The Rascals (Zachary Wentz & Trey Miguel)
a BEAUTIFUL Shooting Star Press from @SpeedballBailey connects! #CountdownToNoSurrender pic.twitter.com/LABdT9Hnsy
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
The Rascalz dive through the ropes, taking out Bailey and Seven on the outside. Bailey gets stuck in the splits, allowing the Rascalz to deliver a barrage of strikes. Seven is tagged into the match and the pace begins to quicken. Seven hits Miguel with a modified powerslam for two. Bailey connects with a springboard Moonsault to Wentz. Bailey soars with a Shooting Star Press but it’s not enough to keep Miguel down. Wentz hits an assisted double foot stomp on Bailey but Seven breaks the pin. Miguel distracts the referee as Steve Maclin appears out of nowhere to deliver a chop block to Bailey. Wentz locks in a submission, forcing Bailey to tap.
Winner: The Rascalz via Submission.
Backstage: Frankie Kazarian, Santino Marella
Frankie Kazarian isn’t in the business of having meaningless matches, that’s why he went to Director of Authority Santino Marella and made tonight’s match against Eric Young a #1 Contenders match for the TNA World Championship.
Pre-Show
The System (Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers) vs. Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA)
Tandem offense from The System wasn't enough to keep The Jet down! #CountdownToNoSurrender @Myers_Wrestling @TheEddieEdwards pic.twitter.com/udVzxp5aCe
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Alisha gets up on the apron to distract KUSHIDA. KUSHIDA delivers a Tanaka Punch to Myers but Eddie capitalizes with a blindside attack. Eddie and Myers cut off the ring as they begin to wear KUSHIDA down. Turnabout is fair play as Knight trips up Eddie from the outside. Knight flies with a double crossbody to Eddie and Myers. Knight dropkicks Myers into an Electric Chair from KUSHIDA but it’s not enough to keep Myers down for the three count. Myers drives this thumb into the eye of Knight, then spikes him with a DDT. Eddie hits Knight with a backpack stunner, followed by a top rope elbow drop from Myers. Myers and Eddie put Knight away with a Roster Cut Boston Knee Party combo to win.
Winner: The System via Pinfall.
TNA World Championship #1 Contender Match
Eric Young vs. Frankie Kazarian
.@TheEricYoung will challenge for the TNA World Championship at #Sacrifice on March 8 LIVE on TNA+ from Windsor, ON! #NoSurrender
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Be there LIVE: https://t.co/zKR3akSuL5 pic.twitter.com/j2JNGSWbY3
It’s a stalemate in the early going as both competitors match each other’s pace and offense. Kazarian gains the first advantage of the match with a back suplex, followed by a side Russian leg sweep. Kazarian goes for his signature springboard leg drop but Young rolls out of the way. Young begins to build momentum with a series of clotheslines. Young flies with a top rope elbow drop. Kazarian catches him with a slingshot cutter for a near fall. Kazarian spikes Young with Fade to Black but Young kicks out again. Kazarian begins arguing with the referee, allowing Young to pin him off the distraction.
Winner: Eric Young via Pinfall.
After the match, a furious Kazarian brutally assaults the referee before the situation is deescalated by the other referees and security.
Backstage: Grizzled Young Veterans
Grit Your Teeth! The Grizzled Young Veterans face off with ABC for the TNA World Tag Team Championships RIGHT NOW! #NoSurrender @JamesDrakePro @ZackGibsonGYV pic.twitter.com/RzAaTvWIcu
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Gia Miller interviews the Grizzled Young Vets who declare victory in tonight’s Best of 3 Series finale against TNA World Tag Team Champions ABC.
TNA World Tag Team Championship Best Of Three Series, Match #3
Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson) vs. ABC (Ace Austin & Chris Bey) (c)
A Doomsday Device on the OUTSIDE! @JamesDrakePro @ZackGibsonGYV #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/Jdae9uyobd
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
The Grizzled Young Vets gain the early advantage as Drake dropkicks Bey off the apron. Drake and Gibson drop Bey throat-first on the top rope. Gibson hits a vertical suplex, bringing Bey back into the ring from the apron. Bey dropkicks Gibson to create some much-needed separation. Bey is about to tag in Austin when Drake knocks him off the apron. Gibson goads Austin into entering the ring illegally, allowing Drake to choke Bey with his scarf. Minutes later, Austin is finally tagged into the match and he is on fire. Austin takes out both of the Grizzled Young Vets with a double springboard dropkick. Ausitn Soars to Glory, colliding with Gibson on the floor. Austin stomps Drake’s head into the mat but Gibson breaks the pin attempt. Bey hits a big Frog Splash on Gibson before Austin connects with a twisting Moonsault to Drake. The Grizzled Young Vets counter 1, 2 Sweet into a pair of submissions. Drake and Gibson hit an innovative Doomsday Device to Austin on the outside. Back in the ring, Drake goes Coast to Coast but Bey kicks out in time. Austin gets payback as he chokes Drake with the scarf. ABC hit 1, 2 Sweet to score the victory and retain the TNA World Tag Team Titles.
Winner: ABC via Pinfall to retain the TNA World Tag Team Championship.
Backstage: Steve Maclin, The Rascalz, Speedball Mountain
Chaos erupts between @SpeedballBailey, @trentseven, and The Rascalz! @ZacharyWentz @TheTreyMiguel #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/4LjznVBgs5
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
After what happened earlier tonight, Speedball Mountain wants to get their hands on Steve Maclin and the Rascalz backstage.
PCO vs. Kon
.@PCOisNotHuman is OUT! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/x3YjAav0if
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
PCO hits a clothesline out of the corner. PCO dives through the ropes but Kon swats him out of mid-air. Both men go toppling over the top rope to the floor. Kon avoids the De-animator, causing Kon to collide with the apron. Kon attacks him with a steel chair, causing the disqualification.
Winner: PCO via Disqualification.
After the bell, Kon continues the assault on PCO. Kon snaps his neck and buries him under a pile of chairs. Kon attacks the timekeeper as PCO rises once again. PCO brings the fight to Kon with repeated steel chair shots. Kon bounces back, dropping PCO spine-first on the ramp. Kon handcuffs him to the entrance tunnel before wrapping a steel chair around his neck and snapping it once again.
Backstage: Intergalactic Jet Setters, Motor City Machine Guns
.@AlexShelley313 caught up with @Jet2Flyy, @SuperChrisSabin, and #KUSHIDA ahead of his TNA World Championship match with @TheMooseNation TONIGHT!#NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/PGra1Jxk6Y
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin ask KUSHIDA and Kevin Knight not to throw in the towel in tonight’s No Surrender Rules match.
TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship
MK Ultra (Masha Slamovich & Killer Kelly) vs. Decay (Havok & Rosemary) (c)
MK Ultra wanted to make an example out of #DECAY, but @JodyThreat and @DaniLuna_pro made the save! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/46H0Q4NbrH
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Havok whips Rosemary into Slamovich in the corner. Rosemary bites Slamovich but when she hits the ropes, Kelly trips her up from the outside. MK Ultra gain control off the interference as they employ quick tags and bring the fight to Rosemary. Rosemary creates separation with a clothesline to Kelly. They exchange strikes in the middle of the ring before a running boot from Slamovich breaks things up. Rosemary counters the Snow Plow into a sit-down slam. Rosemary tags in Havok who goes on the attack. Havok spikes Kelly with the Death Valley Driver for two. Decay almost put Kelly away with double team offense but Slamovich breaks the pin. Slamovich counters a spear from Rosemary into the Snow Plow to win. MK Ultra are the new TNA World Tag Team Champions!
Winner: MK Ultra via Pinfall to become the new TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions.
After the match, MK Ultra add insult to injury as they attack Decay until Jody Threat and Dani Luna make the save.
Backstage: The System
Moose demands that Eddie Edwards and Brian Myers do not throw in the towel in the No Surrender Rules match tonight.
Josh Alexander vs. Simon Gotch
.@Walking_Weapon has the Ankle Lock LOCKED IN! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/8c0qDh4uSQ
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Both men exchange headbutts and chops in the early going. Gotch delivers a pinpoint knee strike to the chin of Alexander. Gotch leaps off the apron, driving his elbow into Alexander’s sternum. Back in the ring, Alexander tries to build momentum with a series of German suplexes but Gotch shuts him down with a big boot. Alexander hits a dropkick out of the corner to create some much needed separation between him and Gotch. The fight spills to the apron where Gotch crashes and burns on the senton. Alexander connects with his signature running crossbody, knocking Gotch to the floor. Both competitors make it back into the ring before the referee’s count of 10. Alexander turns him inside out with an Exploder suplex for two. Gotch pulls Alexander’s headgear around his throat, then locks in a submission. Alexander transitions into the Ankle Lock but Gotch breaks free. Alexander connects with the C4 Spike to win.
Winner: Josh Alexander via Pinfall.
Backstage: Rich Swann, AJ Francis
.@AJFrancis410 will not leave #RichSwann alone! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/hxeTB6qbZv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
AJ Francis approaches Rich Swann and tells him that just because they’re opponents this Thursday on iMPACT! doesn’t mean they have to be enemies.
TNA World Championship No Surrender Match
Alex Shelley vs. Moose (c)
.@TheMooseNation goes crashing through a table after using brass knuckles! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/imALpFqCqJ
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
The only way this match can end is if one of the competitors’ cornermen throws in the towel. Shelley locks in an armbar. The fight spills to the outside where Moose powerbombs Shelley into the hardest part of the ring. Shelley rakes the eyes, then takes the big man down with a chop block to the left knee. Shelley wraps a steel chair around the leg of Moose but Myers refuses to throw in the towel. Eddie grabs the chair out of Shelley’s hands, allowing Moose to drive him into the steel ring post. Shelley bends Moose’s finger with the use of a wrench. Turnabout is fair play as Moose traps Shelley’s hand in the turnbuckle and smashes it with a steel chair. KUSHIDA contemplates throwing in the towel but decides not to. Back in the ring, Shelley bounces back with a Dragon Screw. Shelley assaults him with a kendo stick. Eddie goads Shelley in, allowing him to pry the kendo stick out of his hands. Shelley powerbombs Moose from the top rope into a steel trash can below. Shelley hits a low blow, then locks in the Border City Stretch. Myers slides brass knuckles onto the fist of Moose as he strikes Shelley to break the hold. Shelley sends Moose crashing through a table in the corner. Shelley locks in a Border City Stretch with a steel chain. Knight launches himself off the back of KUSHIDA to take out The System on the outside. Alisha gets in the ring and the distraction allows Moose to spear Shelley, not once but twice. Moose wraps the steel chain around his own body and spears Shelley once again. Moose is about to spear him for a fourth time when KUSHIDA throws in the towel. The bell rings but Moose spears Shelley anyway.
Winner: Moose via Ref Stoppage to retain the TNA World Championship.
TNA Knockouts World Championship
Gisele Shaw vs. Jordynne Grace (c)
.@GiseleShaw08 and @JordynneGrace are stealing the show! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/WKMJGE5Fi6
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Ash By Elegance is sitting ringside for the upcoming Knockouts World Championship match.
Grace chases Shaw around the ring. Shaw attempts a dive but Grace cuts her off with an elbow. Grace hits a Fallaway Slam on the floor. Shaw uses the referee as a shield, then uses the opening to drive Grace into the turnbuckle. Grace bounces back with a series of powerslams, followed by an innovative spinning slam for two. Shaw soars with a twisting corkscrew off the top but it’s not enough. Shaw counters the Juggernaut Driver into a Spanish Fly off the apron to the floor. Shaw tosses her back into the ring for multiple two counts. Shaw goes for the Denouement but Grace counters into a Spinebuster. Moments later, Shaw successfully hits the Denouement but Grace grabs the bottom rope to break the pin. The action is back and forth with Grace gaining the upper-hand. Grace spikes her with the Juggernaut Driver to retain.
Winner: Jordynne Grace via Pinfall to retain the TNA Knockouts World Championship.
After the match, Ash By Elegance is seen marching out of the iMPACT! Zone with The Personal Concierge.
Backstage: Jake Something
.@JakeSomething_ will be watching the X Division Championship match closely! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/chJT9UuOYv
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Jake Something notes that for the first time since 2005, an X-Division Championship match will main event a Premium Live Event. Something will be watching as he claims that 2024 will be the year he becomes X-Division Champion.
TNA X-Division Championship
Mustafa Ali vs. Chris Sabin (c)
.@MustafaAli_X just hit the middle buckle HARD! #NoSurrender pic.twitter.com/qUh5YWBwVo
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) February 24, 2024
Mustafa Ali challenges for the X-Division Championship in his TNA Wrestling debut. Sabin ties him up in a surfboard submission. Ali breaks free and disrespects Sabin. Sabin explodes with a running clothesline. Sabin picks Ali off the apron with a head scissors to the floor. Back in the ring, Sabin takes him down with a top rope crossbody. Ali turns the tide with a 450 Splash to the arm of Sabin. Moments later, Sabin creates an opening with a snap German suplex. Sabin hits his signature tornado DDT for two. Sabin locks in a Crossface but Ali makes it to the bottom rope. Sabin pulls back on the submission out of frustration. Sabin is caught in mid-air with a dropkick. Sabin avoids the 450 Splash, then sends Ali crashing into turnbuckle. Sabin wipes out Ali’s security with a crossbody from the top rope after they protected Ali at ringside. The Good Hands make their way to the ring to distract Sabin. Ali rolls him up with a handful of tights for two. Sabin hits the Clothesline from Hell, Michigan, followed by the Cradle Shock for a very close near fall. Ali counters a top rope Cradle Shock into a Sunset Flip. Ali connects with the 450 Splash to win the match and become the new X-Division Champion.
Winner: Mustafa Ali via Pinfall to become the new TNA X-Division Champion.