TNA’s upcoming Emergence card will feature a pre-show match involving KUSHIDA and Frankie Kazarian.
The match was added to the card on Friday and set to take place on the pre-show of the August 30 event in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kazarian and KUSHIDA were involved in a triple threat qualifying match, which was won by Hammerstone, who qualified for the Ultimate X Match at Emergence.
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The triple threat match was taped at the August 3 TV tapings in Tampa, Florida, and aired this past Thursday night.
It will be the first 1-on-1 match between the two since Ring of Honor & NJPW’s Honor Rising event in February 2016.
Emergence will stream on TNA+ next Friday night with the pre-show available at 7:30 p.m. ET with the following line-up:
*TNA Championship – 60-Minute Ironman Match: Nic Nemeth © vs. Josh Alexander
*X Division Championship – Ultimate X Match: Speedball Mike Bailey © vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Hammerstone vs. Riley Osborne vs. Laredo Kid vs. Jason Hotch
*Moose, Eddie Edwards, Brian Myers & JDC vs. The Hardys, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana
*Masha Slamovich, Alisha Edwards & Ash by Elegance vs. Jordynne Grace, Dani Luna & Jody Threat
*Eric Young vs. Steve Maclin
*Pre-Show: KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian
