Jason Hotch defeated Mustafa Ali to turn into International Champion within the essential event of “TNA Impact.”
Hotch got his opportunity after Ali put it to the locker room last week to find out his latest primary contender, with Hotch getting the nod and leading Ali to consider there had been a rib somewhere. It was later clarified to Hotch that there was no rib and the support was real, and he defied his Order 4 leader on the recommendation of his wife to step up and challenge for the title. She was sat in front row to observe the challenge with their daughter.
Ali sought to make him pay for that call within the early going, lighting him up with chops across the chest before landing a tope suicida to take him out on the skin. Hotch got here back with a moonsault to the skin, gesturing towards the International title belt before throwing Ali back within the ring.
Hotch delivered an a superplex to place Ali through a table at ringside, though each men made it back into the ring before the count of ten. Ali rose to his feet first and sought to kick him within the face, but Hotch caught it and rallied against the champion. He went to the highest rope searching for frog splash, Ali rolled out of the way in which, and as Hotch hunted for a splash within the corner Ali pulled the referee into his path.
With the referee down, Ali landed a low blow and grabbed Hotch’s belt, whipping him with it until John Skyler got involved and stopped him. Ali knocked him off the apron and went for a roll-up together with his feet on the ropes until Tasha Steelz’ pushed them off. That then prompted Mila Moore and Steelz to brawl at ringside because the motion continued within the ring.
Hotch delivered a double stomp from the highest rope, going back up and delivering a frog splash to get the winning pinfall.