Wednesday Night iMPACT! - Impact Wrestling recap for September 16, 2015

The show begins with Jeremy Borash hosting a contract signing for the Lethal Lockdown match between TNA and GFW between Dixie Carter and Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett appears first with his wife, Karen, followed by Dixie. Both sides are allowed a few words, starting with Dixie. She finds it sad that the situation has come down to this, and insists that she never removed Jeff Jarrett from power and that Jeff left, and that she was hopeful they would together rewrite the ending for this company, but it is now all in the past. She's at the table for TNA, the fans and the roster that she's willing to invest in, and signs her contract. Karen tells Dixie she's delusional, and Dixie retorts by saying "And I'm not speaking with you." Jeff says that tonight is a moment in history, and that tonight the professional wrestling business forging forward. He brings up Eric Young allowing Chris Mordetzky to beat Drew Galloway last week, saying that EY is investing in him and Karen while he was still under TNA contract. Jeff says that the first dollar invested in TNA was his, and he has the right to be at the table. But he insists that Dixie Carter made a fatal mistake in removing him from power, and setting the wheels in motion for the hostile corporate takeover, which he plans to complete tonight with the Lethal Lockdown victory so he can assume the mantle of two professional wrestling companies. He plans to send Dixie Carter back to the outside of the wrestling business looking in, then signs his contract. After both contracts are placed in the briefcase, Jarrett grabs the briefcase, but Jeremy Borash says that the briefcase will be in a safe location until there is a winner. Jarrett then attacks Jeremy Borash, and Karen tells JB to keep the briefcase as she and Jeff will be coming back for it later.

Jeff Hardy brings Ethan Carter III and Tyrus to the arena. EC3 has another gift for him in the back, and Hardy takes it. The whole time, EC3 has Hardy do every little thing for him.

Bigfoot is in the front row during Mahabali Shera's entrance for a plug for Alaska Monsters on Destination America.

Mahabali Shera beats Abyss after avoiding a attack from Abyss with Janice and an interference attempt from "The Cowboy" James Storm.

Ethan Carter III and Tyrus watch a cat video as EC3 says they plan to "party hardy at a Hardy party with Jeff Hardy."

Jeff Jarrett fires up the troops of GFW backstage.

Ethan Carter III and Tyrus show up. After talking about how he makes the TNA title look good, EC3 brings out Jeff Hardy, who is now in a suit with EC3's face plastered all over it as he carries the giant EC3 face on a stick to the ring. The fans chant "Hardy," and Hardy is told to ask the fans to stop chanting for him, and he does with little effort after initial reluctance, after EC3 tells him he needs the personal assistant job to support his family. Suddenly, Rockstar Spud appears and talks about how the current situation looks familiar, and says he'd wear the suit Hardy is wearing if it didn't have EC3's face on it. He says he came to EC3 for a job in TNA and did everything he had to do, but reminds him that his new personal assistant is, of course, Jeff Hardy, and says that he's garbage compared to Hardy. As the fans chant "You are garbage," he asks Spud if garbage is an undefeated TNA champion who has beaten everyone in his path and is something the company is built on, then hits Spud in the head with the mic. EC3, Hardy and Tyrus leave, but Spud attacks again as they do. Tyrus and EC3 attack Spud again, then EC3 orders Hardy to hit Spud...and he does, with Hardy telling Spud that he's sorry before he hits him.

Jeff Jarrett and Drew Galloway argue backstage, with Jarrett saying that the future of TNA rides on the Lethal Lockdown match tonight, and that he has a fifth man waiting in the wings.

Gail Kim beats Brooke, Awesome Kong and Lei'D Tapa with a Sunset Flip reversal on Brooke to win the TNA Knockouts Championship for the fifth time. Brooke and Gail Kim show respect after the match.

Team TNA (Drew Galloway, Lashley, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards) meet backstage. They know that they are TNA's last stand, and know what they have to do to win.

Ethan Carter III and Tyrus meet with Jeff Hardy. EC3 is incensed that he has to defend the World title next week against Rockstar Spud. Hardy asks EC3 if he's afraid, and EC3 says he isn't as he has Hardy in his corner.

Team TNA (Davey Richards, Drew Galloway, Lashley, Eddie Edwards, Bram) beats Team GFW (Sonjay Dutt, Eric Young, Brian Myers, Chris Mordetzky, Jeff Jarrett) in a Lethal Lockdown match, allowing Dixie Carter total ownership of TNA. During the match, GFW's fifth man for Lethal Lockdown is revealed to be Eric Young, while Team TNA's fifth man is revealed to be Bram. After Team GFW leave, Team TNA receives the briefcase from the beginning of the show and Dixie Carter celebrates with Team TNA.
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