Powerhouse Hobbs has QT Marshall as he heads to the ring to defend his title. The announcers note that Marshall and his QTV crew were a big reason why Wardlow only held the TNT Championship for a few days during his second reign.
Wardlow goes right after Hobbs and smashes him over the barricade so they can fight well into the crowd. The ref seems like he’s willing to let them fight out there without risk of a countout, and they gradually make their way back toward the ring.
Hobbs is able to gradually get momentum on his side as a concerned Arn Anderson looks on from ringside. Wardlow knocks the champ down and delivers a Senton Bomb off the top rope, selling the impact to his back as well.
An exchange of forearm shots gets the “boo … yay” treatment from the fans, with Powerhouse eventually slugging his way forward and Wardlow running him over with a clothesline. Some suplexes have the challenger looking good, but Hobbs escapes a third. Wardlow scores with a headbutt and another clothesline.
A distraction from Harley Cameron allows Marshall to hit a Diamond Cutter, and a spinebuster from Hobbs has him looking for the win. But Wardlow kicks out, and the sudden appearance of Penta drives Marshall back into the ring and a DDT from Anderson.
Meanwhile, there’s still a championship match going on, or there is until Wardlow lines Hobbs up for the Powerbomb Symphony. Three powerbombs is enough to keep Hobbs down for three, and Wardlow is fittingly TNT Champion for the third time.
After the bell, Christian Cage and Luchasaurus appear on the ramp, seemingly to throw down the next challenge for the belt.
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