Following her successful title victory at Slammiversary last month, Xia Brookside stays the TNA Knockouts World Champion after defeating former two-time champion and friend, Léi Yǐng Lee, of their no disqualification principal event match on Thursday’s “TNA Impact.”
Cold and focused, these two women held nothing back. Lee wasted little time and attacked Brookside before the bell even rang. The previous champion remained possessed and on top of things leading up towards the primary business break. Nonetheless, the tide would change after. Brookside, with a belt in hand, tortured her former friend by utilizing the weapon in a single leg lockup, then gave her a whip towards her stomach. An explosive dropkick by Lee broke up the onslaught. Throwing in a couple of chairs, a kendo stick, the audience erupted when Lee drugged out a table (though it was never used). Brookside took ownership of the kendo stick Lee threw in and connected a flurry of hits. Lee returned the melee with multiple chair shots on Brookside. Though she took a title shot to the top, Lee kicked out. However it was the spiked Darkside on the chair that ultimately took her down and kept Brookside the champion.
Tonight was Brookside’s first title defense. The champion’s betrayal on Lee happened at Rebel this past April, where she distracted her from recapturing the title. Lee’s second reign would come a month later in May. Lee’s former combined reign was 161 days.