 Santino Marella Revealed Matt Cardona as TNA World Champion Joe Hendry's First ChallengerHendry kept his championship celebration short and sweet and that's totally fine. He set the tone for his title reign and I like that we didn't have to wait long to find out from Marella who Hendry would have his first title defense against in the night's main event. Cardona hasn't been gone from TNA very long (I believe his last match was at Bound for Glory in October), but his return was a cool moment, nonetheless.
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 ROH World Television Champion Komander def. QT MarshallMarshall earned this opportunity by outlasting Komander in a Proving Ground match a few weeks ago. This probably should have served as the main event since it was easily the most important thing on the entire episode, but oh well. It made for a fun opener, if nothing else. I know I've dunked quite a bit on Marshall in the past, but he's been playing his role really well since returning to the ring late last year. This was another quality contest from him. Lee Johnson emerged afterward to stare down Komander, who he'll fight in a Proving Ground match next week.
 Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega Brawled with The Don Callis FamilyOspreay and Omega clearly have had common enemies in The Don Callis Family, yet Omega told Ospreay here that he didn't trust him because of their past. That's totally understandable and I'm glad they acknowledged their time as rivals, but Omega was quick to forgive him following the brawl, so that felt a bit rushed. The brawl was well done, though, and they set the stage nicely for the tag team match at Grand Slam Australia.
 NXT North American Champion Tony D'Angelo def. Ridge HollandD'Angelo has flown under the radar as the North American champ because he hasn't done anything overly special during this reign. Most of it has been spent in a storyline with Shawn Spears' crew and I don't think a single person has cared about that. He and Holland had a solid opener and Holland was protected in defeat due to the shenanigans at ringside. Then again, is it worth it to protect Holland at this point? He's essentially a stepping stone.
 Colby Corino and Joe Ocasio def. Magic Jake Dumas and ZyonI'm not sure what the reasoning behind this bout was, but that seems to be the case with most matches on Powerrr these days (unless it's one of the tapings from the special events they do), so I don't know why I bother questioning it. Nonetheless, this was a well-worked tag team match. I assumed Ocasio would take the loss for his team, so Corino picking up the win for them was a pleasant surprise. Dumas and Zyon can blame their loss on Austin Idol not being at ringside.
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