Impact kicks off with Mike Tenay and Taz welcoming us to the show. A a video package recapping the storyline between Dixie Carter, AJ Styles, Daniels and Kazarian.
TNA President Dixie Carter is in the ring and she says that the truth will be revealed tonight. Styles and Kazarian’s music hits and they come to the ring. Daniels tells Dixie Carter “Don’t get hot” and gets in her face, backing her into the corner. AJ Styles runs down and makes the save. ixie’s husband Surge hits the ring and punches AJ Styles in the face. Surge leaves the ring without his wife. Dixie Carter and AJ Styles then leave together. Commercial break.
We’re back and we see a replay of the opening segment. A preview screen is shown for tonight’s big “Slammiversary Preview” main event.
Christie Hemme introduces Crimson. Backstage, Samoa Joe is speaking to Austin Aries. Aries says he has to head to the ring. X Division Champion Austin aries comes out and our opening contest is set.
X-Division Champion Austin Aries vs. Crimson (Non-Title Match):
Solid back and forth action for the first two minutes. Aries goes for a brainbuster but is thrown to the outside. Tenay talks about Crimson’s streak being in jeopardy. Out comes Samoa Joe, who attacks aries and throws him back into the ring. Crimson pins Aries for the easy 3-count.
Winner: Crimson
After the match, Crimson says there is nobody here that can beat him – and he just “single-handedly” beat Austin Aries (he didn’t). Crimson says he’s undefeated for 468 days – “way longer than that Goldberg guy.” He’s the most dominant wrestler in TNA – and he’s issuing an open challenge for anybody to show up this Sunday at Slammiversary and try to end his streak.
Backstage, Hulk Hogan is walking around and rambling to the camera and says his daughter Brooke has taken on some serious responsibilities. Commercial.
Brooke Hogan enters the Knockouts locker room and says the girls are beautiful in person. She thanks them for letting them work alongside them – and says she is putting them in a 3-way match tonight to see who will be the #1 contender. They all act excited. She says (again) that they’re beautiful and says Velvet Sky will be featured in [country music performers] Mongomery Gentry’s new music video. Micky James looks pissed off. Brooke says after her match, there is a private jet waiting for her to fly her to her music video. Mickie definitely looks pissed off that she wasn’t selected.
Hulk Hogan’s music hits and he’s out to the ring. Hogan says this is a party – this is the 10 year anniversary for Impact Wrestling. Loud TNA chant form the crowd. The party continues all weekend through Slammiversary and continues next week on Impact Wrestling. As a special surprise – next week – the World title will be on the line, no matter who wins this Sunday. Bobby Roode’s music hits and here comes the longest reigning champion in TNA history, mic in hand. Roode says he’s got a great idea – SHUT YOUR MOUTH and show him the proper respect he deserves. Loud “Hogan” chant. Roode says Hogan has been disrespecting him for weeks – and now he has to defend his title on Impact next week after defending the title at Slammiversary? Hogan starts to speak but Roode cuts him off. Roode says he’s figured Hogan out – he’s jealous. He says Hogan knows that even in his prime, he couldn’t lace up his boots. Sting’s music hits and here he comes. Sting and Bobby Roode go at it, with Sting getting the upper hand and clearing the TNA champion from the ring.
The Knockouts are shown backstage stretching as we go to commercial.
Backstage, Chris Park says he went from being a concerned family justice to getting sucked into his brother Abyss’ problems. He’s looking for truth and justice – and this Sunday, he might just get both.
TNA Knockouts #1 Contenders Match: Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky vs. Miss Tessmacher vs. Tara:
All four women brawl to start the match, with Tessmacher & Tara getting thrown outside. Mickie and Velvet sky standing strong in the ring. Out comes TNA Knockouts champion Gail Kim. Commercial.
Back from break four minutes later, Gail was on commentary and the action was still ongoing in the ring. The action eventually came down to Velvet and Mickie James to sell a brewing rivalry over who will get attention in the Knockouts division. Tessmacher then snuck in a quick roll-up to score the win.
Winner: Miss Tessmacher:
On-stage, Gail stood up and applauded Tessmacher getting the win.
A video recap is shown of the Backstage, Hulk Hogan is shown backstage on the phone yelling at AJ Styles. He hangs up and calls him a son of a b*tch.
JB is in the ring for the contract signing between Bully Ray and Joseph Park. Out first is bully ray, who bullies JB away from the podium and tells the guys in the back to cut his music. Ray grabs the mic and asks the crowd if they know who he is. He gets in JB’s face and ask him the same question. Ray gives the mic back to JB, who introduces Mr. Joseph Park. Park comes out (no music) and walks to the ring.
Park and Ray approached the table before Park asked for a mic. Bully Ray tears up the contract for their match and throws the papers in the air. He said that was a contract for a standard wrestling match, but they’re not having a standard wrestling match. Ray pulled out a new contract that relieves him of all liability. Ray signs the contract and demands Park signs it. Park looks through the document and looking around the arena for feedback from the crowd. He said he’s not crazy or insane enough to sign this contract, noting he’s “just an attorney”. He refuses to sign it. Ray asks for a handshake agreement, but instead spits at Park. He tells Park to sign the contract and calls him a coward. Park says for the last ten years, his brothre Abyss gave his life to TNA. Abyss spilled his blood for TNA – and he accepts the challenge, for Abyss.
Abyss appears on the video screen (in a pre-taped backstage segment) and tells his brother Chris that he’s gotten himself into a situation he shouldn’t be in, and now he’s going to be burned. Abyss threatens Ray, who looks concerned. Ray tttacks Park with a cheap shot.
Garett Bischoff and Devon are shown backstage. Devon says he’s happy to have Garrett in his corner tonight and tells him not to “cut any corners.” Commercial.
TNA Hall of Fame video package airs.
Tenay and Taz talk about last week’s Gut Check challenge, with Taz saying that Joey Ryan was unprofessional. Taz says he likes Rya’s character, but he’s not ready yet – and he’s not going to get hired with his antics on Youtube and Twitter. They shootage of Joey Ryan backstage last week cutting a promo on Taz. Al Snow interrupted Ryan and told him not to be disrespectful. Ryan says Al Snow is pathetic.
TV Title Match: Devon vs. Robbie E. w/Rob Terry
Robbie E. and Rob Terry made their way to the ring for this week’s TV Title match. Devon, along with Garett Bischoff, was out next. The opening bell sounded during a video replay of events from two weeks ago. At the beginning of the match, Madison Rayne walked out on-stage and made herself look nice while watching the match. The announcers acted like Rayne was interested in Robbie to provide a misdirection to the audience. Meanwhile, Robbie dominated the proceedings as the crowd tried to rally behind Devon. Devon made his comeback with standard offense before Terry tripped him from outside the ring.
After Terry’s interference, Garett and Terry got into it ringside before Devon and Robbie played a game of whether they could hold a small package for a world record. Eventually, Garett reversed the momentum for Devon behind the ref’s back in a comedy spot to help Devon score the pin on Robbie. After the match, Devon and Garrett cleared the ring.
Winner: Devon
Hogan is back in the ring. Tenay said Hogan is going to finish his announcement about next week’s Impact. Hogan stood in the ring with hand on hip for a while before recapping the earlier segment. Before he could make a “big announcement,” Mr. Anderson’s music interrupted. On-stage, Anderson announced himself on the house mic before marching down to the ring with an object in his mouth. Hogan sold annoyance as Anderson waved another object as he entered the ring.
Once in the ring, Anderson waited out a light a-hole chant before asking if they’re calling him an a-hole. “Thank you,” he said. Anderson then put words in Hogan’s mouth that he’s getting a title shot next week. Hogan told him to cool his jets, which Anderson didn’t want to do. Hogan then “got his permission” to finish his announcement before bringing out Rob Van Dam. They cut to a shot of Anderson selling annoyance before RVD entered the ring and waited to hear what Hogan has to say. Hogan wasn’t done, as he introduced Jeff Hardy next. Anderson continued to sell annoyance as Hardy walked out not dressed to wrestle.
Anderson had enough of this and asked Hogan if he’s going to give one of these clowns a title match. Hogan told them they have been playing the game trying to get a title shot for two months, so no matter who the TNA Champ is after Slammiversary, the champ will face the winner of RVD vs. Hardy vs. Anderson in a #1 contender match from Slammiversary on next week’s Impact. Hogan, struggling to talk with a sore throat, said he’s done and slammed down the mic. Hogan bailed, leaving the three wrestlers to contemplate their #1 contender match at the PPV. Commercial Break
Back live, Mike Tenay and Taz were shown on-camera to promote the Slammiversary PPV line-up this Sunday. They focused on the Big Four matches of the World Title match, #1 contender match, Tag Title match, and Abyss vs. Park.
Impact Zone: Tag champs Daniels & Kazarian came out first for the main event six-man tag match. Bobby Roode was out next and took his sweet time making sure everyone got a good look at the champ. Roode walked past his tag partners and posed in the corner before Kurt Angle’s music played to bring out the first member of the face team. A.J. Styles’s music played next, but there was no sign of Styles. Angle sold concern in the ring as Daniels and Kaz gloated. Sting’s music then played to bring out the #1 contender to join Angle for a handicap match to start the main event. The heels jumped Angle and Sting before the bell, so, this being TNA, the ref called for the bell.
TNA World Hvt. champion BOBBY ROODE & TNA tag champions DANIELS & KAZARIAN vs. STING & A.J. STYLES & KURT ANGLE — six-man tag match
Sting and Angle quickly turned the tables and applied their submission finishers on Kaz and Daniels. This put a fright in Roode, who bailed from the ring. Kaz and Daniels escaped to the floor, then Roode tried to act like a leader organizing the heels and calling for a time-out. Commercial.
Back live, the heels were working over Sting as the announcers discussed Styles not showing up for the match tonight following the opening segment. Taz recapped the opening segment and said perhaps it’s something that should not be on TV, suggesting the laundry is too dirty as opposed to it being a terrible segment. Tenay and Taz then debated whether A.J. is the pro they thought he is. In the ring, Sting tried to make a comeback with a desperation Stinger Splash, but Roode moved and Sting ate the buckle. Chaos prevented a tag situation, then all of the heels hit the ring to gang up on Sting. The ref lost control of the action, but allowed all three heels to remain in the ring.
Suddenly, A.J. Styles hopped the guardrail and hit the ring to go after the heels. Angle then entered the ring without a legal tag and cleaned house as the ref let it all go. Angle suplexed Kaz over the top rope to the floor, then exited the ring. Back in the ring, Styles dropped Daniels with a Pele Kick. Styles and Sting were left in the ring, then Styles flip-dive splashed the heels on the floor. Back in the ring, Sting dropped Roode on the mat and slapped on the Scorpion Deathlock. Roode held on for a few moments before tapping out. The announcers suggested this could be the scene at Slammiversary, which would lead to a new World champ.
After a replay of the finis, Sting grabbed the TNA Title belt and held it up in the air as Roode flipped out. Tenay gave the final hard sell for Slammiversary, promising answers Sunday night.
Winners: Team Sting
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