Nic Nemeth Wins TNA World Championship; Josh Alexander Turns On Joe Hendry

Nic Nemeth is the King of the Mountain in TNA. The Wanted Man achieved his goal by winning the TNA World Championship at Slammiversary (July 20, 2024).

Nemeth took on reigning champion Moose, Josh Alexander, Frankie Kazarian, Steve Maclin and Joe Hendry in a six-way elimination boxing match. The last man standing would win the gold. The action was spicy with drama, and there was even a heel turn by Alexander on Hendry.

Hendry was the star early on with a vertical suplex to Moose on the floor, before overhanding Nemeth out of the ring and charging at Moose.

Alexander had his moment to shine when he performed 15 consecutive German suplexes, adding a double German suplex for good measure.

Maclin was the first to go, tackling Kaz into the Tree of Woe to set up the KIA DDT. As Mr. Mayhem lifted his target, Moose ran for the spear to pin Maclin.

This next moment will be relevant later. Nemeth superkicked Kazarian off the stage and crashed through a table. If you’ve been a wrestling fan for a long time, you know where this is going.

On to more eliminations. Moose was next in a shocker. Hendry fired up with fallaway slams everywhere. He battled Moose for a while and then surprised the crowd by pinning the champion with a Standing Ovation chokeslam. That elimination guaranteed a new title holder.

I believe in Joe Hendry, but apparently not Alexander. In another shocking story before this match, Alexander hit Hendry with a low-blow kick and took him out with a C4 spike piledriver.

If there was any doubt that Alexander was just spinning his wheels, he made it crystal clear after the pinfall by climbing on Hendry with his arms pinned to the sides. Alexander proceeded to knock the taste out of Hendry’s mouth.

Alexander has been the passionate hero of TNA in recent years. As shocking as it is to see him embrace the dark side, it is a major hurdle for Hendry to overcome in order to take him even higher in the ranks.

Alexander’s dirty deed did not go unpunished. He was the fourth elimination. Nemeth escaped the C4 spike piledriver to counter for a headbutt. A superkick sealed Alexander’s fate for the night.

Remember Kazarian? He snuck back in the ring right after that last pin to surprise Nemeth for the Fade to Black piledriver. Nemeth kicked out dramatically at 2. Kaz kept the pressure on for a chickenwing submission to Nemeth’s injured shoulder. Nemeth rolled over the top to escape. He leaped up to deliver a superkick. Nemeth and Kaz tangoed some more, then Nemeth cashed in the Danger Zone (Zig Zag) to win.

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