In a title-for-title contest at NXT Showdown, TNA Tag Team Champions Matt and Jeff Hardy defeated NXT Tag Team Champions DarkState to unify the championships.

The Hardy Boyz, a team with a multi-decade career spanning numerous promotions, entered the match representing TNA. Their opponents, the reigning NXT Tag Team Champions Dion Lennox and Osiris Griffin of the faction DarkState, represented WWE’s NXT brand. TNA President Carlos Silva and The Dudley Boyz were seated in the front row.

Before the match could officially begin, all four members of the DarkState faction attacked Matt and Jeff Hardy. As a result, the referee ejected James and Shugars from the ringside area, ordering them to the back.

The conclusion of the match saw Matt Hardy reverse a “Doomsday” double-team maneuver attemp

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