TNA X Division Title Match: Brian Kendrick vs. Austin Aries
We go to the ring and out first comes Brian Kendrick. Out next comes the TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries to a decent reaction. Brian Hebner holds the title up as we get ready to go.
They lock up and trade holds. Back and forth action on the mat until they break and Kendrick goes to the corner. They lock up again and Aries applies a headlock. Aries knocks Kendrick down and runs the ropes but Kendrick hip tosses him. Kendrick with two more takedowns, and another. Aries breaks out each time with a headscissors. Kendrick hits a dropkick and sends Aries out to the floor. Aries comes back to the apron but Kendrick dropkicks him back to the floor. Kendrick slingshots out to the floor and Aries. Back in the ring, Kendrick goes to the top and hits a crossbody for 2.
Kendrick hits a pair of monkey flips out of the corner. Aries counters and clotheslines Kendrick for 2. Aries springboards in onto Kendrick and then drops an elbow to the ribs for another pin attempt. Kendrick fights back but Aries drops him with an elbow to the face. Aries with a 2 count. Aries stomps on Kendrick’s face twice and drops a right hand for another 2 count. Aries drops a knee in Kendrick’s back and applies a submission. Kendrick fights out but Aries slams him on his head. Aries goes for the Pendulum elbow drop but Kendrick blocks it. Kendrick comes back with forearms and a pair of dropkicks. Kendrick with an enziguri attempt but he misses. They go back and forth. Kendrick drops Aries for a 2 count.
Kendrick goes to the top but Aries cuts him off. Aries hits the Pendulum elbow for a 2 count. Aries with more offense. Aries dropkicks in the corner but Kendrick throws a kick at him to block it. Kendrick with a tornado DDT for a 2 count. More back and forth until Kendrick ends up on the floor. Aries runs the ropes and hits a big suicide dive through the ropes, sending Kendrick into the fan barrier. The crowd cheers for Aries again. Back in the ring, Aries hits a pair of back elbows and drops Kendrick int he corner. Aries with a running dropkick in the corner. Kendrick blocks the brainbuster and rolls Aries up for a close 2 count. Aries with a superkick. Aries blocks Sliced Bread and takes Kendrick to the top. Kendrick fights Aries off on the top and hits Sliced Bread from up high. Aries kicks out at 2. Kendrick goes for Sliced Bread on the apron but Aries blocks it and Kendrick falls on his face on the floor. Aries kicks Kendrick in the head as he enters the ring. Aries with another running dropkick in the corner and then the brainbuster for the win.
Winner: Austin Aries
