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Eva Marie beats Carmella by count-out after Carmella hits her head on the ramp after being tossed out of the ring.
Tyler Breeze beats Bull Dempsey after pulling Bull off the top rope and using the ropes for leverage.
Asuka is coming up next.
We see footage from the Texas tour, which spanned Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
William Regal is in the ring, which has a table and chairs in it. Regal introduces Japanese women's wrestling superstar Kana, who will go by the name Asuka in NXT. Before she signs her contract, she says that she is happy to be here in NXT. She calls it a dream come true, and plans to become a champion. She then signs, but before she can shake hands with Regal, Dana Brooke and Emma show up. They call themselves "NXT's welcoming committee," say they're the ones in charge here, and that they ran Charlotte and Becky Lynch out of NXT. They tell Asuka to get out of their ring, and she does...but at the top of the ramp, she looks back at them with a smile, her eyes read. Emma and Dana don't know what to make of it.
Tyler Breeze's match against Apollo Crews is official for NXT TakeOver: Respect. Apollo Crews messes with Breeze backstage.
In Austin, Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson beat The Vaudevillians (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) to continue on in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
Finn Balor and Samoa Joe take on Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady next week as part of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic.
The Hype Bros (Zack Ryder and Mojo Rawley) plan to beat Jason Jordan and Chad Gable. Meanwhile, JJ and Gable tell them that their road ends here. The winner of this match will take on Rhyno and Baron Corbin in the semi-finals.
The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch) retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against Blake and Murphy. Early in the match, Blue Pants returns and takes Alexa Bliss out of the equation.
Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady plan to beat Samoa Joe and Finn Balor in the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, saying that their respect for them is going to go out the window. As for Joe and Balor, they tell Enzo and Big Cass they're looking at the two big dogs on the block.
Drew Galloway, The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards), Bram, Lashley and Dixie Carter are in the ring to start the show. Dixie thanks Galloway for leading Team TNA, and says he's not trying to be a leader, as everyone here that has anything to do with TNA - including the fans - are equals. Dixie then announces that there will be a match between all five members of Team TNA tonight, with the winner getting a shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Dixie then calls out Eric Young, who shows up. Dixie calls out EY for being the traitor that he is, but EY says he has an ironclad contract with TNA. Dixie then calls out Chris Melendez, who shows up on crutches. She gives Melendez his match against Eric Young, and it's next...and to ensure that he gets a fair fight, it's a lumberjack match.
Chris Melendez beats Eric Young in a lumberjack match to regain his prosthetic leg.
Taryn Terrell brags about her attack on The Beautiful People (Angelina Love, Velvet Sky, Madison Rayne), then tells Jade to go after Gail Kim tonight. As for Marti Bell and Rebel, Taryn tells them to prove their worth.
Ethan Carter III tells Jeff Hardy to do as he says or else he's not getting paid.
Lashley enjoyed the Lethal Lockdown match last week, but is looking towards the present and wants the TNA World Heavyweight Championship again.
Gail Kim retains the TNA Knockouts Championship against Jade. After the match, Marti Bell rushes in and distracts Gail Kim, who is hit with a Spear by Rebel. Both of them attack Gail Kim, but Velvet Sky and Madison Rayne rush in to make the save and get revenge for Angelina Love being injured last week. Madison and Velvet take the brawl backstage, and Awesome Kong shows up to stare down with Gail Kim.
Rockstar Spud has a lot on his mind concerning his World title match with Ethan Carter III. He also feels for Jeff Hardy.
Tigre Uno retains the TNA X Division Championship against Kenny King.
Ethan Carter III retains the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Rockstar Spud. After the match, Tyrus hits Rockstar Spud with a Heart Punch, then EC3 tells Jeff Hardy to end Spud's career. Jeff refuses, and as EC3 yells at him, Matt Hardy tries to make the save only to replace Spud as the sacrifice when Tyrus grabs him. EC3 then tells Jeff to hit Matt, but Matt kicks Tyrus in the nuts and Jeff hits EC3 instead.
Ethan Carter III says he's firing Jeff Hardy for the attack on him.
The Revolution ("The Cowboy" James Storm, Abyss, Manik) is in the ring. Storm says he's lost faith in a lot of things recently, and says that the "Khoya situation" should have been dealt with long ago. Abyss grabs the microphone and says he's leaving the Revolution, saying that he stands in no man's shadow. He says that he made the monster Abyss, when TNA started 13 years ago, and tells Storm that he's done with him. Storm calls out Mahabali Shera, and Manik corrects him when he calls him Khoya. After being pushed around several times, Manik tells Storm he didn't make him, either. He takes off his mask and leaves. Mahabali Shera then shows up, and Storm blames everything that's happened on him. Shera wants a match, but Storm bails.
Drew Galloway thanks The Wolves (Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards) for their help in last week's Lethal Lockdown match, then focus on tonight's five-way match for a World title shot.
Drew Galloway beats Eddie Edwards, Davey Richards, Bram and Lashley in a five-way match to become #1 contender for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
Ethan Carter announces he's heading to the ring to fire Jeff Hardy.
Drew Galloway plans to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory for anyone who's ever had a dream.
Ethan Carter III and Tyrus are in the ring. EC3 calls out Jeff Hardy, telling him to come to the ring and beg for his job back. Hardy shows up with the giant EC3 head drawn on, and EC3 asks him if he has anything to say for himself. Hardy tells EC3 to fire him, but EC3 doesn't want to deny him an income and the opportunity to grace the fans. EC3 then orders Hardy to get on one knee, kiss the World title and apologize. Instead, Hardy quits. As Hardy leaves, EC3 tells Hardy he's fired and declares the show over.
