The X Division Championship scramble was simply “amazing.”
The match was initially billed as a six-man match among BDE, KC Navarro, Ryan Nemeth, Fabian Aichner, Rich Swann and Cedric Alexander. The X Division title was vacated when Leon Slater cashed in “Option C” for a shot at the TNA World Championship.
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Amazing Red was being inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame as part of a class that included Konnan and ODB. He said during his speech he would enter the match Sunday night at Bound for Glory. The six-man scramble turned into a seven-man brawl. Chaos was everywhere in the ring. Amazing Red knew better than anyone what it took to win the X Division title.
Swann and BDE were unfazed at first. The duo used their tag team skills to keep Amazing Red grounded for the most part. It appeared it could have been one of their nights to live in infamy.
KC Navarro also thought he was going to score the victory. He hit the 305 on Aichner and followed it up with a Blessing in Disguise. But as he went to pin Aichner, Nemeth pulled the referee out of the ring. Navarro would hit the floor and take out Nemeth.
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Navarro reentered the ring and came face-to-face with his hero – Amazing Red.
The veteran, however, got the advantage. Amazing Red connected with a Spanish Fly and followed it up with the Code Red. Amazing Red pinned Navarro and scored the victory, capturing the X Division Championship.
It’s the fourth time Amazing Red has held the title, but it’s been quite some time. The last time he held the X Division Championship was all the way back in September 2010. He won it at a live event but dropped it to Jay Lethal only a few days later.
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Amazing Red’s fourth reign is good for eighth-best in the title’s history. Chris Sabin (10), Austin Aries (6), Jay Lethal (6), A.J. Styles (6), Samoa Joe (5), Low Ki (5) and Frankie Kazarian (5) have only held the belt more times than him.
