Out next comes Santino Marella and Arianna Grace to talk about the TNA Director of Authority match for tonight against Robert Stone. Stone ends up coming out with Victoria Crawford and Tessa Blanchard. It is revealed that Matt Cardona will be the special referee for the Santino-Stone match later tonight.
Santino Marella and Robert “Sheriff” Stone do battle next for the right to call themselves the TNA Director of Authority going forward. Backstage before the match, Stone tried to bribe special guest referee Matt Cardona. Cardona didn’t turn down the free money. Arianna Grace, Tessa Blanchard, and Victoria Crawford were ringside for this one. Despite the bribe, Cardona called a clean match. He stopped his count when Stone had feet on the ropes for leverage on a roll-up. Cardona also blocked Stone from using the sheriff badge as a weapon. Referee is a difficult job though. Cardona was often distracted, and that allowed physical interference from Blanchard and Crawford. When Santino had momentum to strike with the Cobra, Tessa snatched the Cobra and ran away. On the finish, Arianna helped her father by shoving Stone on the turnbuckles. Santino hit his moves, but he was lost without the Cobra. Arianna passed him a backup Cobra. Santino struck Stone with the Cobra to win. With the victory, Santino remains the TNA Director of Authority.
Winner: Santino Marella
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