PCO to face ‘Mystery Monster’ at TNA Emergence

The announced PCO vs. Matt Cardona bout will not take place at Friday’s TNA Emergence, with PCO instead facing a “Mystery Monster” of Cardona’s choosing.
Cardona announced in a promo that aired during Thursday’s TNA Impact that he is not medically cleared to compete at Emergence, but that he has a Mystery Monster set to take on PCO for the Digital Media and International Heavyweight titles.
PCO vs. the mystery opponent is set for the Countdown to Emergence pre-show airing free on TNA’s digital media channels at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. The TNA Plus portion of the card will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
The announced card for the Friday, August 30 TNA Emergence event:
TNA Emergence —
- TNA World Champion Nic Nemeth defends against Josh Alexander in a one-hour iron man match
- Jordynne Grace, Jody Threat & Dani Luna vs. Ash by Elegance, Alisha Edwards & Masha Slamovich
- Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Joe Hendry & Mike Santana vs. The System (Moose, JDC, Eddie Edwards & Brian Myers)
- Steve Maclin vs. Eric Young
- Ultimate X match for the X-Division Championship: Mike Bailey vs. Zachary Wentz vs. Hammerstone vs. Jason Hotch vs. Riley Osborne vs. Laredo Kid
Countdown to Emergence —
- TNA Digital Media & International Heavyweight Champion PCO defends against Matt Cardona’s “Mystery Monster”
- KUSHIDA vs. Frankie Kazarian