Triple Threat match for the TNA World Championship
In a standard triple threat match, Lashley grabs the initiative as he downs Edwards and Carter early on. The duo of Edwards and Carter tried to team up against Lashley but their efforts were in vain as Lashley hit them both with a double suplex. Ethan and Eddie continued in their efforts to take out Lashley and finally succeded in taking the action outside the ring.
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With Lashley outside the ring, Carter and Edwards turned the match into a one on one. The match went back and forth with Lashley’s attempts to get back into the ring being thwarted by Carter and Edwards successively. Lashley finally made it back to the ring and unleashed hell on Carter and Edwards. He power slammed both of them and then speared Carter.
Lashley ripped off the turnbuckles on one of the corners and started striking Edwards. The TNA World Champion countered and hit Lashley with an Enziguri. Carter too followed suit and got an Enziguri on Lashley. EC3 and Edwards teamed up again to hit Lashley with a double suplex and then teed off at one another. Eddie was in touching distance of a win with a Blue Thunder Bomb on EC3 but Lashley broke the count.
The crowd was pumped with the intense action inside the ring as Lashley speared EC3 and Edwards into the exposed turnbuckles. Lashley then took the action outside the ring and speared EC3 on the floor. Edwards then jumped to the outside taking down Lashley in the process. Another spear later, Eddie rolled to the outside of the ring on pure instinct as a frustrated Bobby Lashley grabbed the belt.
In a surprising moment, Davey Richards came down to the ring and pulled the title away from Lashley before the latter could hit Edwards with it. Edwards used the distraction and nailed Lashley with the Boston Knee Party for the win.
Result: Eddie Edwards defeated Bobby Lashley and Ethan Carter III to retain the TNA World Championship
