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Friday
Impact got a .86, about the same as last week.
Smackdown
Date: October 12, 2012
Location: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Commentators: Josh Matthews, John Bradshaw Layfield
We've got three shows left before HIAC and things are starting to shape up. The main thing is that tonight Orton is going to be here, likely confronting Del Rio. Other than that we'll likely see more from Sheamus vs. Big Show. The calendar says it's time to lock them in a cage so the story better be ready for it, no matter how big of a jump it may be. Let's get to it.
Do You Know Your Enemy? Mine is a house guest at the moment.
No Cole tonight? Ok then.
Tonight there's a KO Punch vs. Brogue Kick Challenge which starts right now. Here's Booker to explain what's going on. He talks about how everyone is wondering about which is stronger and we have the power of the punch machine from long ago on NXT. Both guys come out and Show thinks this is stupid. He won't go first and says if you want to know how strong his punch is, ask everyone he's knocked out. The fans boo which ticks Show off. Sheamus says he'll go first if Show won't.
Sheamus didn't hit it perfectly but gets a score of 1322 pounds per square inch. Show thinks shenanigans are afoot and won't do it. He rants some more and Sheamus asks if he needs a hug. Is it that Show is afraid of losing? It can't be more embarrassing than Show's last time as world champion. That's enough to tick Show off and he gets 1809 pounds per square inch to destroy Sheamus' score.
Sheamus says that's impressive but the machine is standing still. Tensai jumps Sheamus but Booker sends him to the back.
Sheamus vs. Tensai
This is after a break. Tensai does a full entrance while Sheamus is still in the ring. They start brawling in the aisle with Sheamus pounding away on the bald one. Sheamus blocks a shot into the post and sends Tensai into it instead. They get inside for the bell and Sheamus charges into the corner and starts pounding away. Tensai gets in an elbow to the face but Sheamus takes out the knee for two.
A clothesline puts the champion down and we're told that Tensai means destruction. Why did it take that long to tell us? It could be because no one cares. Sheamus hits his ax handles and a powerslam for two. Tensai clotheslines him down again but the backsplash misses. White Noise sets up the Brogue Kick for the pin at 3:36.
We get a video from two weeks ago after Smackdown with Orton getting beaten down by Del Rio.
Ricardo and Del Rio are in the back and Ricardo is nervous about Orton finding them. Alberto says it's cool and sends Ricardo to find Orton.
Ricardo is looking for Orton in the back and he hears something hissing. He finds the Cobra with a Santino attached. Santino warns Ricardo of the Viper being somewhere around here and Ricardo storms off.
Heath Slater/Jinder Mahal vs. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder
Slater, Mahal and McIntyre declare themselves The Band and proceed to play air guitar together. This is as dumb as it sounds. Also they come out to I'm a one man band for their theme music. JBL freaks out over the idea of Rock Paper Scissors picking if Ryder or Santino start. It's Ryder vs. Mahal to start with the guy from Long Island taking over. Off to Santino who comes in off the bottom rope to go after Mahal's arm. The saluting headbutt misses and it's off to Slater.
Heath and Jinder pound away on Marella in the corner but Santino rolls away and dives for a tag....but he comes up short. That's a nice twist. The second attempt works though and Ryder hits the knees in the corner and a middle rope dropkick. Broski Boot gets one and everything breaks down. Ryder has to take out McIntyre and the distraction lets Slater hit a falling forward cutter (can we outlaw new variations of that move already? There must be six people between WWE and NXT using some form of a cutter or some form of a neckbreaker) for the pin at 3:51.
We get a clip from Raw of HELL NO surviving somehow against Del Rio and Ziggler. Ziggler has touted a challenge to a match with Kane tonight.
Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler goes right at him but Kane throws him down into the corner. Dolph keeps charging at Kane in the corner but he gets shoved back every time. Kane sends him over the ropes but Ziggler skins the cat. That goes badly for him as Kane kicks him to the floor as we take a break. Back with Kane getting guillotined on the top but Ziggler jumps into a choke. The chokeslam is countered into a Fameasser for two and Dolph takes over.
A swinging neckbreaker gets one on Kane and Ziggler stomps away for a bit. A series of elbows gets two and Josh talks about Ziggler being champion for five days. Wasn't it more like an hour? Kane comes back with a clothesline for two and a low dropkick for the same. Kane hits a side slam and goes up for the clothesline, only to get crotched by Dolph. Ziggler gets knocked off the top but grabs the briefcase to knock Kane out of the air, drawing the DQ at 6:03 shown of 9:33.
Bryan comes in for the save and Striker comes in to talk to the arguing champions. It's a NO Lock and a chokeslam for the annoying interviewer.
Ricardo is still looking for Orton. He walks past a door and hears an electronic version of Orton's voice. It's Hornswoggle playing with a Brawling Buddy. Ricardo steals it and beats it up.
We get a clip from the Larry King segment on Raw.
Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show
Miz is on commentary. Kofi charges into the corner which goes about as well as a small guy charging at Show in the corner can be expected to. Miz runs down his long resume and Show chops Kofi down. JBL talks about hazing Miz when Miz started in hopes of making Miz get better. JBL: Josh when I haze you it's because I hope you quit. Kofi gets in a kick in the corner and actually drops Show. Boom Drop hits but Trouble in Paradise is easily blocked. WMD gets the pin at 2:12.
Miz comes in to talk some trash to Kofi post match. No attack though.
Ricardo is with Del Rio again when Bryan comes in again. Trash is talked and they have a match later.
Layla and Kaitlyn are with Booker and they've found a blonde wig in Eve's bag. Apparently Aksana found the wig. Eve comes in and says she found a blonde wig in Teddy's bag. Booker, Layla and Kaitlyn leave and Eve and Teddy don't like each other. This is so stupid.
Damien Sandow vs. Sin Cara
Cara fires away with kicks to start and there's the spinning armdrag out of the corner. We head to the corner with Sandow coming out with a Russian legsweeo and wind up elbow. Cara armdrags and ranas Sandow to the apron and enziguris Sandow to the floor. A big dive from the top takes Cody down as he tries to help Damien. Back inside there's another enziguri to Damien and Cody gets ejected for being attacked. Damien yells at the referee, allowing Cara to hit a West Coast Pop for the pin at 3:17.
Bryan tells Kane not to come help him no matter what.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan
JBL goes on a rant about how stupid it is to try to manage anger in wrestling. Both guys go after the shoulder to start with Del Rio taking over by pounding Bryan down into the corner. Bryan changes his strategy and kicks out the knee for two. Bryan moonsaults out of the corner and hits a clothesline as the crowd is getting fired up. There are the YES kicks but Del Rio comes back with a kick of his own in the corner.
Bryan sends Del Rio to the floor but misses the running knee strike. Alberto sends him into the barricade and we take a break. Back with Bryan charging into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two. Del Rio works on the arm but can't hook the cross armbreaker. Bryan counters into the NO Lock but Ricardo has the referee. Alberto crawls from the middle of the ring all the way to the rope for the break. Alberto grabs the cross armbreaker while they're still in the ropes and sends the arm of Bryan into the post. The armbreaker goes on in the middle of the ring and Bryan taps completely clean at 6:54 shown of 10:24.
Alberto says that he doesn't think Orton is here (even though multiple people told Ricardo they had seen him) and we see clips of the attack from a few weeks ago and of Show beating on Orton on Main Event. Del Rio says that Orton is just a garden snake and that Randy is smart to hide. Alberto mocks Orton's pose and mocks the twist into the RKO position, only to find himself face to face on the mat with Orton. That was pretty cool. Orton destroys Alberto and sends him into the steps. Ricardo breaks up the Elevated DDT off the table as Del Rio runs. Orton RKOs Rodriguez onto the table to end the show.
Results
Sheamus b. Tensai Brogue Kick
The Band b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Falling Cutter to Ryder
Kane b. Dolph Ziggler via DQ when Ziggler used the MITB Briefcase
Big Show b. Kofi Kingston WMD
Sin Cara b. Damien Sandow West Coast Pop
Alberto Del Rio b. Daniel Bryan Cross Armbreaker
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Bound For Glory 2012
Date: October 14, 2012
Location: Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
It's the biggest show of the year for TNA and honestly I'm not all that excited about it. The main event tonight is Aries vs. Hardy for the title, but the REAL main event is Aces and 8's vs. Sting/Bully Ray. The question is much more about who is going to be the leader of the gang, or if that's even going to be revealed. I'd look for a fun quality show tonight but nothing that jumps off the page. Let's get to it.
The opening video is about what you would expect: it talks about the history of the company and how big the show is. Most of this has been shown on Impact in the Memories Are Waiting promos.
There's a ramp to get to the ring which is always cool.
X-Division Title: Rob Van Dam vs. Zema Ion
Ion is defending. Rob came out on Impact when Ion was running his mouth and Van Dam said Hogan said he could have any match he wanted at this show. Zema has been injuring a lot of people lately. Rob takes over to start and knocks Ion to the floor but Ion moves before Rob can dive. Back in and Ion takes out Rob's leg followed by a corkscrew kick out of the corner for two.
The champ goes up again and gets crotched, followed by a kick to take him down again. Out of nowhere Ion hits a jumping tornado DDT for two and then two more. Rob goes up but gets shoved into the barricade like he's had done to him a few dozen times over the years. Ion hits a flip dive to keep Van Dam down while also barely avoiding breaking a rib on the barricade.
Back in and a missile dropkick gets two for Ion. As usual with Ion, his in ring stuff isn't bad but the promos and persona getting there don't do him much good. Off to an abdominal stretch which is pretty quickly broken. Van Dam makes a very fast comeback, takes Ion down, hits Rolling Thunder and the Five Star and wins the title at 8:00.
Magnuis says it's his time to shine and therefore take the title.
TV Title: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus
They used to be partners and then split. Feeling out process to start with Joe taking him into the corner for the enziguri to take over. The champ pounds away and Magnus has to hide for mercy. Magnus comes back with punches of his own as we have a strike heavy match so far. A big old clothesline takes Joe down and Magnus takes over for the first time so far. Magnus takes him down with a knee and stomps away, followed by a jumping elbow for two. This is pretty decent stuff so far.
Joe fires back with some right hands but charges into something like a Michinoku Driver (sitout slam) for two. Magnus runs into an atomic drop and Joe starts speeding things up, firing up the fans in the process. They're in Phoenix so you wouldn't think that would be too hard. The backsplash and snap powerslam get two for Joe. Joe gets all crafty now and counters a leapfrog into a powerbomb to kill Magnus.
In a sequence that is always cool, Joe hooks an STF but once Magnus is getting too close to the ropes, he shifts it into Rings of Saturn. After Magnus gets a foot on the ropes, Joe loads up the MuscleBuster but Magnus goes to the eyes. A kick to the face takes Joe down and Magnus hits a top rope elbow for two and Joe is all fired up. He throws on the choke but Magnus escapes by climbing the corner. A jawbreaker escapes the hold again and Magnus goes for the knee. You don't try holds on Joe though, and the choke retains the title for Joe at 8:57.
Roode says it ends tonight with Storm.
Video on Roode vs. Storm. Last year Roode lost in the main event of BFG, then Storm won the world title the next week on Impact. Roode used a beer bottle to beat Storm for the title and turn heel, which led to Storm wanting both revenge and the title back. Roode lucked out at Lockdown and then cost Storm the BFG Series, leading to a street fight tonight.
James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
MMA fighter King Mo is guest outside referee for no apparent reason. Storm takes over to start and hits a fast backdrop. We head to the floor with Storm in control. He hits Roode in the back with a chair but Roode sends him into the barricade to counter. Storm leg sweeps him into the barricade as well and Roode is in trouble early. Bobby comes back and sends Storm into the post, busting him open. Well at least they're not waiting on bringing the violence here.
We get the weapons thrown into the ring and the fans want tables, because what would a street fight be without tables? Oh man Storm's cut is a gusher. Roode puts a chair between the top and middle ropes, allowing James to come back with some kendo stick shots to the ribs. Storm hits a trashcan into Bobby's balls using a kendo stick like a golf club to make Roode vibrate on the mat.
They head to the ramp with Storm hitting a DDT on the I guess wood. Storm jabs Roode in the ribs with a fan's crutch and DESTROYS him with a trashcan. Mo hasn't been a factor yet. Roode snaps off a spinebuster onto the ramp out of nowhere to give himself a breather. Storm grabs a fan's beer for a quick refreshment. They head to the announce table and Roode kind of spears Storm through the other table to take over. There is blood EVERYWHERE. That gets two back in the ring and Roode yells at Hebner, which gets him in trouble with Mo.
The distraction lets Storm hit the Codebreaker and Last Call....for two. I'm glad that was only two as it would have been a pretty weak ending. Another superkick is caught and Storm is sent face first into the chair Roode set up in the corner a long time ago. That gets two so Roode puts Storm on the top rope. He gets a chair for a hard shot to the head and busts out the bag of thumbtacks. See, now that it's been awhile since we've done this, it means something again. Roode tries a superplex onto the tacks but gets shoved down into them in a painful looking spot.
Storm drops a top rope elbow for two but Roode hits him low to stop Storm's comeback. Roode goes to the floor and gets a beer bottle which is what started this whole thing. Storm hits Bobby low, takes a drink of the beer, and cracks the bottle over Roode's head. Storm stands him up, and with Roode out on his feet, a second Last Call sends Roode into the tacks for the pin at 17:27. King Mo was barely a factor here and didn't need to be around at all.
Joey Ryan talks about says he should be on the roster already. He and Snow are polar opposites and tonight, they're on the west coast where he has the advantage. He's bringing sleazy back tonight.
We recap Ryan vs. Snow. Ryan was on Gut Check and got a big percentage of the votes, but the judges said no. Ryan terrorized Gut Check, becoming the only interesting thing about the segment for months, and tonight he faces Snow for a contract.
Al Snow vs. Joey Ryan
Ryan hides in the corner to start and the fans want Head. Snow is in workout clothes instead of wrestling gear. Snow gets down on all fours and lets Ryan get in a free chance to start. That goes about as well as you would expect for Ryan and he hides in the corner again. This is a good choice for putting on after the big street fight that just happened. It's a way for the fans to calm down a bit.
Ryan keeps trying basic offense and Snow stops him at every turn. A delayed slam puts Joey down and Snow takes him to the mat with a headlock. Ryan gets in a shot to the ribs and a suplex for two. Snow comes back with the trapping headbutts and grabs Joey's chest hair. Snow takes him down again for two and the fans want Head. And that's what they get from under the ring. Ryan shoves the referee down and steals the Head for a makeout scene. Snow ties Joey up in the ring skirt....and here's Matt Morgaon to Carbon Footprint Snow into next week. Ryan gets the easy pin at 8:28.
Ryan and Morgan shake hands.
Kaz and Daniels don't care about Twitter questions and brag about how awesome they are. These two feel totally greasy and evil and they're GREAT at it.
We recap the tag title match. Basically both challenging teams should be able to maul the champions but they can't quite get there. AJ and Angle keep arguing and Hernandez and Chavo don't have the experience yet.
Tag Titles: Kazarian/Christopher Daniels vs. Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero Jr vs. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle
Angle and AJ come out separately. Wes Brisco is in the front row and I'd bet we'll see him later. Daniels and Kaz are in orange and black to start jokes from Taz. Chavo and AJ start things off and in a strange visual, Angle and Hernandez are standing on the same side of the apron. Daniels and Kaz are chilling on the floor. This starts with the usual technical goodness you would expect from these two.
Off to Angle who stomps Chavo down in the corner and Chavo has some tape on his shoulder. Angle slams Chavo down on said shoulder and Daniels blind tags Kurt to come in and....scratch that as Angle stays in. Off to AJ vs. Hernandez with the big guy throwing AJ around and getting two off a splash. Kaz tags himself in to stomp on AJ but there's the drop down/kick and it's back to Kurt.
Chavo comes in to face Kaz and some good basic wrestling takes Kazarian down. Hernandez drops Kaz with a backbreaker and it's back to Chavo to dropkick the freshly tagged in Daniels. AJ comes back in because we can't have a PPV without Daniels vs. AJ right? A clothesline puts AJ down and it's time for some pelvic thrusting. The champs hit a double team move with Daniels hiptossing Kaz into AJ for two.
Kaz puts on a full nelson of all things on Styles but a quick Pele takes Kaz right back down. There's the hot tag to Kurt who beats up everyone in sight. He snaps off some suplexes and counters a sunset flip into an ankle lock on Daniels. There go the straps but Angle misses a charge in the corner and hits the post. Angle shrugs that off and suplexes Kaz onto Daniels for two.
Kaz comes back in with the slingshot DDT on Angle but Hernandez comes back in and takes out Kaz. Daniels smacks AJ in the face and there's no one in the ring. Daniels dives onto Angle from the apron and there's the REAL big dive from Hernandez to take everyone out. Kaz tries a rana off the top to Hernandez off the apron but Hernandez goes the wrong way and Kaz basically crashes on his shoulder in a SICK looking landing.
AJ gets the attention off Kazarian by hitting a BIG dive on the champs and Hernandez. Kaz is at least sitting up now. Chavo suplexes Angle over the top and back in as he rolls some suplexes. Angle Slam out of nowhere puts Chavo down and a double suplex takes SuperMex down as well. Kaz is back in with a clothesline to take Daniels down and the BME gets a VERY close two on AJ.
Chavo sends Kaz to the floor and hits another big dive to take him out. Angel's Wings are broken up by Styles and the moonsault into the reverse DDT takes Daniels down. Hernandez actually tags in and hits a slingshot shoulder block followed by the Border Toss. Chavo hits a Frog Splash to give Hernandez (the legal man) the pin on Daniels and the titles.
Chavo says that was for the fans and for Eddie.
We recap Tessmacher vs. Tara. Tara is the teacher, Tessmacher is the student, Tara snapped, you fill in the rest. Oh and Tara has some Hollywood boyfriend who is likely some reality TV schmuck.
Knockouts Title: Miss Tessmacher vs. Tara
Tess is defending. Tessmacher's robe/jacket is on the ropes as we start. A quick crucifix gets no count for the champ. Teryn Terrell is referee again because...because...I have no idea why she's still around actually. Tara gets sent to the floor and we get a chase scene. Tara hides behind the referee and we head right back to the floor where Tess gets dropped on the apron to give Tara the advantage.
Back in and the champ gets one on a sunset flip and it's off to a chinlock by Tara. Tara whips her into the corner but charges into a boot followed by a DDT from Tessmacher to put both girls down. Tessmacher takes Tara down and nips right back up, followed by a top rope rana (decent one too) but Tara blocks the Tesshocker. Widow's Peak and Tara gets the completely clean pin at 6:18.
Tara introduces the boyfriend: Jesse Godderz from Big Brother. To the shock of no one, there is zero reaction. He's been training in OVW for like a year and has won five tag titles there. Tara and Jesse make out in the ring. Crowd: WHO ARE YOU?
We get a video from the Hall of Fame ceremony last night. Lex Luger inducted him, which is way better than Christian. Hogan dressed up in a t-shirt while everyone else was in suits. Sting talked about owning a gym in California and having Hulk Hogan working out there.
Aces and 8's vs. Sting/Ray is No DQ.
We recap said tag match. Aces and 8's is a motorcycle gang who has been terrorizing TNA for about four months now and tonight, there's a match between Sting/Ray vs. two members of the team. If the masked men win, they get full access to the Impact Zone. If they lose, the whole group leaves forever. The whole mystery here is about who their leader is, but in theory we're going to find out tonight. Anderson was going to be the partner of Sting but Aces and 8's beat him up, resulting in Ray getting the spot instead.
Aces and 8's vs. Sting/Bully Ray
Sting and Ray both have facepaint. Aces and 8's have theme music now. They bring out Joseph Park who looks a bit near death. There are two members here, one in a plaid t-shirt and another in a black one. We'll call plaid shirt #1 and black shirt #2. This is No DQ and a brawl starts on the floor. Sting fights #1 and Ray has some issues with #2. #2 seems to be the taller of the two.
Sting gets sent into the announce table as the fans chant for Bully. Sting and Ray double team #1 and the fans want tables. The Stinger Splash hits the barricade as it has all but one time that I can ever remember. #2 and Sting start in the ring with Sting in trouble. Off to #1 who hits a clothesline for two. Park is chained to the barricade at ringside. #2 hits another clothesline for another two on Sting.
A bit boot gets another two and Ray is starting to play cheerleader. Sting makes a fast comeback and tries the Scorpion but #1 breaks it up. A suplex is countered by Sting into the Death Drop but Sting doesn't cover for some reason. Double tag brings in #2 and Ray with Ray cleaning house. A middle rope shoulder takes #2 down and the fans are way behind Ray. Ray double clotheslines them down and a splash gets two on #1.
#1 brings in a chair but Ray hits a big boot to stop the shot. A third Aces and 8's guy, pretty clearly Wes Brisco, comes in and hits Ray low. Park gets spat on and breaks the chain off the barricade. He comes in and destroys the third guy before beating him up the ramp. The match breaks down and #2 gets caught in a Doomsday Device. Double splashes crush #2 in the corner again and it's Table Time with Sting playing Bubba's role. Ray gets the table but #1 pulls Sting to the floor. Another member of Aces and 8's comes in and spinebusts Ray through the table to give #2 the pin at 10:51.
The rest of the group comes in and beats down Sting/Ray until Hogan comes in for the save and marches through them all until only the guy that jumped Ray is left. Hogan cleans house and Sting is back up. They go for the mask....and it's D-Von. Yes, D-VON. Fans: This is awkward!
Aries says Hardy needs to win this to complete his comeback. Tonight, Aries is coming in angry and that's not good for Jeff.
We recap the world title match. Aries is jealous of Hardy, Hardy wants the title to complete his redemption.
TNA World Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries
The fans are pretty much split which isn't what they were hoping for I don't think. We start with a long feeling out process and we have roughly half an hour for this. They head to the mat and Hardy actually keeps up with the champ (Aries is defending if I didn't mention that) until they head to the corner for the slingshot dropkick. Aries comes back and puts Hardy on the apron for a slingshot ax handle. He takes a victory lap and then one in reverse.
Back in and Hardy gets two off a suplex. They're still in first gear here and that's fine. Jeff knocks Aries to the floor and mocks Aries. The fans don't seem pleased with Jeff so he jumps off the apron with an ax handle of his own. Jeff charges at Aries but Hardy crashes into the barricade and hits Aries at the same time. Back in and Aries gets two off a top rope splash. Aries charges into a boot in the corner and the crowd is probably 80% pro Aries.
A backbreaker gets two for the champ and it's off to an abdominal stretch on the mat. Aries takes him down again and hits a corkscrew plancha for two. Hardy blocks the Last Chancery and hits something Big Show used to call the Alley Oop. He sets for a powerbomb but throws Aries backwards instead of forwards. Show's was a bit slower but it's the same move. Hardy makes his comeback and hits the low dropkick for two.
Whisper in the Wind gets two and the fans have quieted down a bit. Twist of Fate is countered and Aries is knocked to the floor. Hardy misses a slingshot and there's the suicide dive to drive Jeff into the barricade. Another dive takes Hardy out again with this one getting two in the ring. Aries is busted but nowhere near what Storm was earlier. There's the Last Chancery but Jeff escapes quickly.
They head to the ramp and Jeff can't hit the Twist, but rather gets clotheslined into the ropes. Aries drops him on his head, sending the back of Jeff's head into the edge of the ramp. And people wonder why he's a drug addict. A missile dropkick sends Jeff into the corner but he comes out with the Twist for two. Jeff loads up the Swanton but gets crotched and super ranaed down from a double standing position. That looked awesome. Corner dropkick sets up the Brainbuster for two and Aries is STUNNED. Aries puts Jeff on top but gets knocked off and the Swanton gives Jeff the title at 23:04.
Hardy celebrates to end the show.
Results
Rob Van Dam b. Zema Ion Frog Splash
Samoa Joe b. Magnus Koquina Clutch
James Storm b. Bobby Roode Last Call
Joey Ryan b. Al Snow Pin after a Carbon Footprint from Matt Morgan
Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero Jr. b. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle and Christopher Daniels/Kazarian Hernandez pinned Daniels after a Frog Splash from Guerrero
Tara b. Miss Tessmacher Widow's Peak
Aces and 8's b. Sting/Bully Ray Ray was pinned after a spinebuster through a table
Jeff Hardy b. Austin Aries Swanton Bomb
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Ryback b. Epico/Primo Shell Shock
Sin Cara/Rey Mysterio b. Prime Time Players Top rope splash to Young
Sheamus b. Wade Barrett via DQ when Tensai interfered
Antonio Cesaro b. Tyson Kidd Neutralizer
HELL NO b. Alberto Del Rio/Dolph Ziggler Chokeslam to Ziggler
Rhodes Scholars b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Disaster Kick to Marella
Eve Torres b. Kaitlyn Heel Hook
NXT
Bo Dallas b. Johnny Curtis Spear
Audrey Marie/Paige b. Alicia Fox/Kaitlyn O'Connor Roll to Fox
Leo Kruger b. Dante Dash Face First Mat Slam
Seth Rollins b. Michael McGillicutty Sliced Bread #2
Impact Wrestling
Austin Aries b. James Storm Brainbuster
Hernandez b. AJ Styles Running Body Attack
Christopher Daniels/Kazarian b. Sting/Bully Ray via DQ when Ray powerbombed Daniels through a table
Miss Tessmacher b. Gail Kim Tesshocker
Jeff Hardy b. Bobby Roode via DQ when Roode hit Hardy low
Smackdown
Sheamus b. Tensai Brogue Kick
The Band b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Falling Cutter to Ryder
Kane b. Dolph Ziggler via DQ when Ziggler used the MITB Briefcase
Big Show b. Kofi Kingston WMD
Sin Cara b. Damien Sandow West Coast Pop
Alberto Del Rio b. Daniel Bryan Cross Armbreaker
Bound For Glory 2012
Rob Van Dam b. Zema Ion Frog Splash
Samoa Joe b. Magnus Koquina Clutch
James Storm b. Bobby Roode Last Call
Joey Ryan b. Al Snow Pin after a Carbon Footprint from Matt Morgan
Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero Jr. b. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle and Christopher Daniels/Kazarian Hernandez pinned Daniels after a Frog Splash from Guerrero
Tara b. Miss Tessmacher Widow's Peak
Aces and 8's b. Sting/Bully Ray Ray was pinned after a spinebuster through a table
Jeff Hardy b. Austin Aries Swanton Bomb
Impact got a .86, about the same as last week.
Smackdown
Date: October 12, 2012
Location: HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Commentators: Josh Matthews, John Bradshaw Layfield
We've got three shows left before HIAC and things are starting to shape up. The main thing is that tonight Orton is going to be here, likely confronting Del Rio. Other than that we'll likely see more from Sheamus vs. Big Show. The calendar says it's time to lock them in a cage so the story better be ready for it, no matter how big of a jump it may be. Let's get to it.
Do You Know Your Enemy? Mine is a house guest at the moment.
No Cole tonight? Ok then.
Tonight there's a KO Punch vs. Brogue Kick Challenge which starts right now. Here's Booker to explain what's going on. He talks about how everyone is wondering about which is stronger and we have the power of the punch machine from long ago on NXT. Both guys come out and Show thinks this is stupid. He won't go first and says if you want to know how strong his punch is, ask everyone he's knocked out. The fans boo which ticks Show off. Sheamus says he'll go first if Show won't.
Sheamus didn't hit it perfectly but gets a score of 1322 pounds per square inch. Show thinks shenanigans are afoot and won't do it. He rants some more and Sheamus asks if he needs a hug. Is it that Show is afraid of losing? It can't be more embarrassing than Show's last time as world champion. That's enough to tick Show off and he gets 1809 pounds per square inch to destroy Sheamus' score.
Sheamus says that's impressive but the machine is standing still. Tensai jumps Sheamus but Booker sends him to the back.
Sheamus vs. Tensai
This is after a break. Tensai does a full entrance while Sheamus is still in the ring. They start brawling in the aisle with Sheamus pounding away on the bald one. Sheamus blocks a shot into the post and sends Tensai into it instead. They get inside for the bell and Sheamus charges into the corner and starts pounding away. Tensai gets in an elbow to the face but Sheamus takes out the knee for two.
A clothesline puts the champion down and we're told that Tensai means destruction. Why did it take that long to tell us? It could be because no one cares. Sheamus hits his ax handles and a powerslam for two. Tensai clotheslines him down again but the backsplash misses. White Noise sets up the Brogue Kick for the pin at 3:36.
We get a video from two weeks ago after Smackdown with Orton getting beaten down by Del Rio.
Ricardo and Del Rio are in the back and Ricardo is nervous about Orton finding them. Alberto says it's cool and sends Ricardo to find Orton.
Ricardo is looking for Orton in the back and he hears something hissing. He finds the Cobra with a Santino attached. Santino warns Ricardo of the Viper being somewhere around here and Ricardo storms off.
Heath Slater/Jinder Mahal vs. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder
Slater, Mahal and McIntyre declare themselves The Band and proceed to play air guitar together. This is as dumb as it sounds. Also they come out to I'm a one man band for their theme music. JBL freaks out over the idea of Rock Paper Scissors picking if Ryder or Santino start. It's Ryder vs. Mahal to start with the guy from Long Island taking over. Off to Santino who comes in off the bottom rope to go after Mahal's arm. The saluting headbutt misses and it's off to Slater.
Heath and Jinder pound away on Marella in the corner but Santino rolls away and dives for a tag....but he comes up short. That's a nice twist. The second attempt works though and Ryder hits the knees in the corner and a middle rope dropkick. Broski Boot gets one and everything breaks down. Ryder has to take out McIntyre and the distraction lets Slater hit a falling forward cutter (can we outlaw new variations of that move already? There must be six people between WWE and NXT using some form of a cutter or some form of a neckbreaker) for the pin at 3:51.
We get a clip from Raw of HELL NO surviving somehow against Del Rio and Ziggler. Ziggler has touted a challenge to a match with Kane tonight.
Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler
Ziggler goes right at him but Kane throws him down into the corner. Dolph keeps charging at Kane in the corner but he gets shoved back every time. Kane sends him over the ropes but Ziggler skins the cat. That goes badly for him as Kane kicks him to the floor as we take a break. Back with Kane getting guillotined on the top but Ziggler jumps into a choke. The chokeslam is countered into a Fameasser for two and Dolph takes over.
A swinging neckbreaker gets one on Kane and Ziggler stomps away for a bit. A series of elbows gets two and Josh talks about Ziggler being champion for five days. Wasn't it more like an hour? Kane comes back with a clothesline for two and a low dropkick for the same. Kane hits a side slam and goes up for the clothesline, only to get crotched by Dolph. Ziggler gets knocked off the top but grabs the briefcase to knock Kane out of the air, drawing the DQ at 6:03 shown of 9:33.
Bryan comes in for the save and Striker comes in to talk to the arguing champions. It's a NO Lock and a chokeslam for the annoying interviewer.
Ricardo is still looking for Orton. He walks past a door and hears an electronic version of Orton's voice. It's Hornswoggle playing with a Brawling Buddy. Ricardo steals it and beats it up.
We get a clip from the Larry King segment on Raw.
Kofi Kingston vs. Big Show
Miz is on commentary. Kofi charges into the corner which goes about as well as a small guy charging at Show in the corner can be expected to. Miz runs down his long resume and Show chops Kofi down. JBL talks about hazing Miz when Miz started in hopes of making Miz get better. JBL: Josh when I haze you it's because I hope you quit. Kofi gets in a kick in the corner and actually drops Show. Boom Drop hits but Trouble in Paradise is easily blocked. WMD gets the pin at 2:12.
Miz comes in to talk some trash to Kofi post match. No attack though.
Ricardo is with Del Rio again when Bryan comes in again. Trash is talked and they have a match later.
Layla and Kaitlyn are with Booker and they've found a blonde wig in Eve's bag. Apparently Aksana found the wig. Eve comes in and says she found a blonde wig in Teddy's bag. Booker, Layla and Kaitlyn leave and Eve and Teddy don't like each other. This is so stupid.
Damien Sandow vs. Sin Cara
Cara fires away with kicks to start and there's the spinning armdrag out of the corner. We head to the corner with Sandow coming out with a Russian legsweeo and wind up elbow. Cara armdrags and ranas Sandow to the apron and enziguris Sandow to the floor. A big dive from the top takes Cody down as he tries to help Damien. Back inside there's another enziguri to Damien and Cody gets ejected for being attacked. Damien yells at the referee, allowing Cara to hit a West Coast Pop for the pin at 3:17.
Bryan tells Kane not to come help him no matter what.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Daniel Bryan
JBL goes on a rant about how stupid it is to try to manage anger in wrestling. Both guys go after the shoulder to start with Del Rio taking over by pounding Bryan down into the corner. Bryan changes his strategy and kicks out the knee for two. Bryan moonsaults out of the corner and hits a clothesline as the crowd is getting fired up. There are the YES kicks but Del Rio comes back with a kick of his own in the corner.
Bryan sends Del Rio to the floor but misses the running knee strike. Alberto sends him into the barricade and we take a break. Back with Bryan charging into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for two. Del Rio works on the arm but can't hook the cross armbreaker. Bryan counters into the NO Lock but Ricardo has the referee. Alberto crawls from the middle of the ring all the way to the rope for the break. Alberto grabs the cross armbreaker while they're still in the ropes and sends the arm of Bryan into the post. The armbreaker goes on in the middle of the ring and Bryan taps completely clean at 6:54 shown of 10:24.
Alberto says that he doesn't think Orton is here (even though multiple people told Ricardo they had seen him) and we see clips of the attack from a few weeks ago and of Show beating on Orton on Main Event. Del Rio says that Orton is just a garden snake and that Randy is smart to hide. Alberto mocks Orton's pose and mocks the twist into the RKO position, only to find himself face to face on the mat with Orton. That was pretty cool. Orton destroys Alberto and sends him into the steps. Ricardo breaks up the Elevated DDT off the table as Del Rio runs. Orton RKOs Rodriguez onto the table to end the show.
Results
Sheamus b. Tensai Brogue Kick
The Band b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Falling Cutter to Ryder
Kane b. Dolph Ziggler via DQ when Ziggler used the MITB Briefcase
Big Show b. Kofi Kingston WMD
Sin Cara b. Damien Sandow West Coast Pop
Alberto Del Rio b. Daniel Bryan Cross Armbreaker
Saturday
Nothing.
Sunday
Bound For Glory 2012
Date: October 14, 2012
Location: Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Taz
It's the biggest show of the year for TNA and honestly I'm not all that excited about it. The main event tonight is Aries vs. Hardy for the title, but the REAL main event is Aces and 8's vs. Sting/Bully Ray. The question is much more about who is going to be the leader of the gang, or if that's even going to be revealed. I'd look for a fun quality show tonight but nothing that jumps off the page. Let's get to it.
The opening video is about what you would expect: it talks about the history of the company and how big the show is. Most of this has been shown on Impact in the Memories Are Waiting promos.
There's a ramp to get to the ring which is always cool.
X-Division Title: Rob Van Dam vs. Zema Ion
Ion is defending. Rob came out on Impact when Ion was running his mouth and Van Dam said Hogan said he could have any match he wanted at this show. Zema has been injuring a lot of people lately. Rob takes over to start and knocks Ion to the floor but Ion moves before Rob can dive. Back in and Ion takes out Rob's leg followed by a corkscrew kick out of the corner for two.
The champ goes up again and gets crotched, followed by a kick to take him down again. Out of nowhere Ion hits a jumping tornado DDT for two and then two more. Rob goes up but gets shoved into the barricade like he's had done to him a few dozen times over the years. Ion hits a flip dive to keep Van Dam down while also barely avoiding breaking a rib on the barricade.
Back in and a missile dropkick gets two for Ion. As usual with Ion, his in ring stuff isn't bad but the promos and persona getting there don't do him much good. Off to an abdominal stretch which is pretty quickly broken. Van Dam makes a very fast comeback, takes Ion down, hits Rolling Thunder and the Five Star and wins the title at 8:00.
Magnuis says it's his time to shine and therefore take the title.
TV Title: Samoa Joe vs. Magnus
They used to be partners and then split. Feeling out process to start with Joe taking him into the corner for the enziguri to take over. The champ pounds away and Magnus has to hide for mercy. Magnus comes back with punches of his own as we have a strike heavy match so far. A big old clothesline takes Joe down and Magnus takes over for the first time so far. Magnus takes him down with a knee and stomps away, followed by a jumping elbow for two. This is pretty decent stuff so far.
Joe fires back with some right hands but charges into something like a Michinoku Driver (sitout slam) for two. Magnus runs into an atomic drop and Joe starts speeding things up, firing up the fans in the process. They're in Phoenix so you wouldn't think that would be too hard. The backsplash and snap powerslam get two for Joe. Joe gets all crafty now and counters a leapfrog into a powerbomb to kill Magnus.
In a sequence that is always cool, Joe hooks an STF but once Magnus is getting too close to the ropes, he shifts it into Rings of Saturn. After Magnus gets a foot on the ropes, Joe loads up the MuscleBuster but Magnus goes to the eyes. A kick to the face takes Joe down and Magnus hits a top rope elbow for two and Joe is all fired up. He throws on the choke but Magnus escapes by climbing the corner. A jawbreaker escapes the hold again and Magnus goes for the knee. You don't try holds on Joe though, and the choke retains the title for Joe at 8:57.
Roode says it ends tonight with Storm.
Video on Roode vs. Storm. Last year Roode lost in the main event of BFG, then Storm won the world title the next week on Impact. Roode used a beer bottle to beat Storm for the title and turn heel, which led to Storm wanting both revenge and the title back. Roode lucked out at Lockdown and then cost Storm the BFG Series, leading to a street fight tonight.
James Storm vs. Bobby Roode
MMA fighter King Mo is guest outside referee for no apparent reason. Storm takes over to start and hits a fast backdrop. We head to the floor with Storm in control. He hits Roode in the back with a chair but Roode sends him into the barricade to counter. Storm leg sweeps him into the barricade as well and Roode is in trouble early. Bobby comes back and sends Storm into the post, busting him open. Well at least they're not waiting on bringing the violence here.
We get the weapons thrown into the ring and the fans want tables, because what would a street fight be without tables? Oh man Storm's cut is a gusher. Roode puts a chair between the top and middle ropes, allowing James to come back with some kendo stick shots to the ribs. Storm hits a trashcan into Bobby's balls using a kendo stick like a golf club to make Roode vibrate on the mat.
They head to the ramp with Storm hitting a DDT on the I guess wood. Storm jabs Roode in the ribs with a fan's crutch and DESTROYS him with a trashcan. Mo hasn't been a factor yet. Roode snaps off a spinebuster onto the ramp out of nowhere to give himself a breather. Storm grabs a fan's beer for a quick refreshment. They head to the announce table and Roode kind of spears Storm through the other table to take over. There is blood EVERYWHERE. That gets two back in the ring and Roode yells at Hebner, which gets him in trouble with Mo.
The distraction lets Storm hit the Codebreaker and Last Call....for two. I'm glad that was only two as it would have been a pretty weak ending. Another superkick is caught and Storm is sent face first into the chair Roode set up in the corner a long time ago. That gets two so Roode puts Storm on the top rope. He gets a chair for a hard shot to the head and busts out the bag of thumbtacks. See, now that it's been awhile since we've done this, it means something again. Roode tries a superplex onto the tacks but gets shoved down into them in a painful looking spot.
Storm drops a top rope elbow for two but Roode hits him low to stop Storm's comeback. Roode goes to the floor and gets a beer bottle which is what started this whole thing. Storm hits Bobby low, takes a drink of the beer, and cracks the bottle over Roode's head. Storm stands him up, and with Roode out on his feet, a second Last Call sends Roode into the tacks for the pin at 17:27. King Mo was barely a factor here and didn't need to be around at all.
Joey Ryan talks about says he should be on the roster already. He and Snow are polar opposites and tonight, they're on the west coast where he has the advantage. He's bringing sleazy back tonight.
We recap Ryan vs. Snow. Ryan was on Gut Check and got a big percentage of the votes, but the judges said no. Ryan terrorized Gut Check, becoming the only interesting thing about the segment for months, and tonight he faces Snow for a contract.
Al Snow vs. Joey Ryan
Ryan hides in the corner to start and the fans want Head. Snow is in workout clothes instead of wrestling gear. Snow gets down on all fours and lets Ryan get in a free chance to start. That goes about as well as you would expect for Ryan and he hides in the corner again. This is a good choice for putting on after the big street fight that just happened. It's a way for the fans to calm down a bit.
Ryan keeps trying basic offense and Snow stops him at every turn. A delayed slam puts Joey down and Snow takes him to the mat with a headlock. Ryan gets in a shot to the ribs and a suplex for two. Snow comes back with the trapping headbutts and grabs Joey's chest hair. Snow takes him down again for two and the fans want Head. And that's what they get from under the ring. Ryan shoves the referee down and steals the Head for a makeout scene. Snow ties Joey up in the ring skirt....and here's Matt Morgaon to Carbon Footprint Snow into next week. Ryan gets the easy pin at 8:28.
Ryan and Morgan shake hands.
Kaz and Daniels don't care about Twitter questions and brag about how awesome they are. These two feel totally greasy and evil and they're GREAT at it.
We recap the tag title match. Basically both challenging teams should be able to maul the champions but they can't quite get there. AJ and Angle keep arguing and Hernandez and Chavo don't have the experience yet.
Tag Titles: Kazarian/Christopher Daniels vs. Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero Jr vs. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle
Angle and AJ come out separately. Wes Brisco is in the front row and I'd bet we'll see him later. Daniels and Kaz are in orange and black to start jokes from Taz. Chavo and AJ start things off and in a strange visual, Angle and Hernandez are standing on the same side of the apron. Daniels and Kaz are chilling on the floor. This starts with the usual technical goodness you would expect from these two.
Off to Angle who stomps Chavo down in the corner and Chavo has some tape on his shoulder. Angle slams Chavo down on said shoulder and Daniels blind tags Kurt to come in and....scratch that as Angle stays in. Off to AJ vs. Hernandez with the big guy throwing AJ around and getting two off a splash. Kaz tags himself in to stomp on AJ but there's the drop down/kick and it's back to Kurt.
Chavo comes in to face Kaz and some good basic wrestling takes Kazarian down. Hernandez drops Kaz with a backbreaker and it's back to Chavo to dropkick the freshly tagged in Daniels. AJ comes back in because we can't have a PPV without Daniels vs. AJ right? A clothesline puts AJ down and it's time for some pelvic thrusting. The champs hit a double team move with Daniels hiptossing Kaz into AJ for two.
Kaz puts on a full nelson of all things on Styles but a quick Pele takes Kaz right back down. There's the hot tag to Kurt who beats up everyone in sight. He snaps off some suplexes and counters a sunset flip into an ankle lock on Daniels. There go the straps but Angle misses a charge in the corner and hits the post. Angle shrugs that off and suplexes Kaz onto Daniels for two.
Kaz comes back in with the slingshot DDT on Angle but Hernandez comes back in and takes out Kaz. Daniels smacks AJ in the face and there's no one in the ring. Daniels dives onto Angle from the apron and there's the REAL big dive from Hernandez to take everyone out. Kaz tries a rana off the top to Hernandez off the apron but Hernandez goes the wrong way and Kaz basically crashes on his shoulder in a SICK looking landing.
AJ gets the attention off Kazarian by hitting a BIG dive on the champs and Hernandez. Kaz is at least sitting up now. Chavo suplexes Angle over the top and back in as he rolls some suplexes. Angle Slam out of nowhere puts Chavo down and a double suplex takes SuperMex down as well. Kaz is back in with a clothesline to take Daniels down and the BME gets a VERY close two on AJ.
Chavo sends Kaz to the floor and hits another big dive to take him out. Angel's Wings are broken up by Styles and the moonsault into the reverse DDT takes Daniels down. Hernandez actually tags in and hits a slingshot shoulder block followed by the Border Toss. Chavo hits a Frog Splash to give Hernandez (the legal man) the pin on Daniels and the titles.
Chavo says that was for the fans and for Eddie.
We recap Tessmacher vs. Tara. Tara is the teacher, Tessmacher is the student, Tara snapped, you fill in the rest. Oh and Tara has some Hollywood boyfriend who is likely some reality TV schmuck.
Knockouts Title: Miss Tessmacher vs. Tara
Tess is defending. Tessmacher's robe/jacket is on the ropes as we start. A quick crucifix gets no count for the champ. Teryn Terrell is referee again because...because...I have no idea why she's still around actually. Tara gets sent to the floor and we get a chase scene. Tara hides behind the referee and we head right back to the floor where Tess gets dropped on the apron to give Tara the advantage.
Back in and the champ gets one on a sunset flip and it's off to a chinlock by Tara. Tara whips her into the corner but charges into a boot followed by a DDT from Tessmacher to put both girls down. Tessmacher takes Tara down and nips right back up, followed by a top rope rana (decent one too) but Tara blocks the Tesshocker. Widow's Peak and Tara gets the completely clean pin at 6:18.
Tara introduces the boyfriend: Jesse Godderz from Big Brother. To the shock of no one, there is zero reaction. He's been training in OVW for like a year and has won five tag titles there. Tara and Jesse make out in the ring. Crowd: WHO ARE YOU?
We get a video from the Hall of Fame ceremony last night. Lex Luger inducted him, which is way better than Christian. Hogan dressed up in a t-shirt while everyone else was in suits. Sting talked about owning a gym in California and having Hulk Hogan working out there.
Aces and 8's vs. Sting/Ray is No DQ.
We recap said tag match. Aces and 8's is a motorcycle gang who has been terrorizing TNA for about four months now and tonight, there's a match between Sting/Ray vs. two members of the team. If the masked men win, they get full access to the Impact Zone. If they lose, the whole group leaves forever. The whole mystery here is about who their leader is, but in theory we're going to find out tonight. Anderson was going to be the partner of Sting but Aces and 8's beat him up, resulting in Ray getting the spot instead.
Aces and 8's vs. Sting/Bully Ray
Sting and Ray both have facepaint. Aces and 8's have theme music now. They bring out Joseph Park who looks a bit near death. There are two members here, one in a plaid t-shirt and another in a black one. We'll call plaid shirt #1 and black shirt #2. This is No DQ and a brawl starts on the floor. Sting fights #1 and Ray has some issues with #2. #2 seems to be the taller of the two.
Sting gets sent into the announce table as the fans chant for Bully. Sting and Ray double team #1 and the fans want tables. The Stinger Splash hits the barricade as it has all but one time that I can ever remember. #2 and Sting start in the ring with Sting in trouble. Off to #1 who hits a clothesline for two. Park is chained to the barricade at ringside. #2 hits another clothesline for another two on Sting.
A bit boot gets another two and Ray is starting to play cheerleader. Sting makes a fast comeback and tries the Scorpion but #1 breaks it up. A suplex is countered by Sting into the Death Drop but Sting doesn't cover for some reason. Double tag brings in #2 and Ray with Ray cleaning house. A middle rope shoulder takes #2 down and the fans are way behind Ray. Ray double clotheslines them down and a splash gets two on #1.
#1 brings in a chair but Ray hits a big boot to stop the shot. A third Aces and 8's guy, pretty clearly Wes Brisco, comes in and hits Ray low. Park gets spat on and breaks the chain off the barricade. He comes in and destroys the third guy before beating him up the ramp. The match breaks down and #2 gets caught in a Doomsday Device. Double splashes crush #2 in the corner again and it's Table Time with Sting playing Bubba's role. Ray gets the table but #1 pulls Sting to the floor. Another member of Aces and 8's comes in and spinebusts Ray through the table to give #2 the pin at 10:51.
The rest of the group comes in and beats down Sting/Ray until Hogan comes in for the save and marches through them all until only the guy that jumped Ray is left. Hogan cleans house and Sting is back up. They go for the mask....and it's D-Von. Yes, D-VON. Fans: This is awkward!
Aries says Hardy needs to win this to complete his comeback. Tonight, Aries is coming in angry and that's not good for Jeff.
We recap the world title match. Aries is jealous of Hardy, Hardy wants the title to complete his redemption.
TNA World Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Austin Aries
The fans are pretty much split which isn't what they were hoping for I don't think. We start with a long feeling out process and we have roughly half an hour for this. They head to the mat and Hardy actually keeps up with the champ (Aries is defending if I didn't mention that) until they head to the corner for the slingshot dropkick. Aries comes back and puts Hardy on the apron for a slingshot ax handle. He takes a victory lap and then one in reverse.
Back in and Hardy gets two off a suplex. They're still in first gear here and that's fine. Jeff knocks Aries to the floor and mocks Aries. The fans don't seem pleased with Jeff so he jumps off the apron with an ax handle of his own. Jeff charges at Aries but Hardy crashes into the barricade and hits Aries at the same time. Back in and Aries gets two off a top rope splash. Aries charges into a boot in the corner and the crowd is probably 80% pro Aries.
A backbreaker gets two for the champ and it's off to an abdominal stretch on the mat. Aries takes him down again and hits a corkscrew plancha for two. Hardy blocks the Last Chancery and hits something Big Show used to call the Alley Oop. He sets for a powerbomb but throws Aries backwards instead of forwards. Show's was a bit slower but it's the same move. Hardy makes his comeback and hits the low dropkick for two.
Whisper in the Wind gets two and the fans have quieted down a bit. Twist of Fate is countered and Aries is knocked to the floor. Hardy misses a slingshot and there's the suicide dive to drive Jeff into the barricade. Another dive takes Hardy out again with this one getting two in the ring. Aries is busted but nowhere near what Storm was earlier. There's the Last Chancery but Jeff escapes quickly.
They head to the ramp and Jeff can't hit the Twist, but rather gets clotheslined into the ropes. Aries drops him on his head, sending the back of Jeff's head into the edge of the ramp. And people wonder why he's a drug addict. A missile dropkick sends Jeff into the corner but he comes out with the Twist for two. Jeff loads up the Swanton but gets crotched and super ranaed down from a double standing position. That looked awesome. Corner dropkick sets up the Brainbuster for two and Aries is STUNNED. Aries puts Jeff on top but gets knocked off and the Swanton gives Jeff the title at 23:04.
Hardy celebrates to end the show.
Results
Rob Van Dam b. Zema Ion Frog Splash
Samoa Joe b. Magnus Koquina Clutch
James Storm b. Bobby Roode Last Call
Joey Ryan b. Al Snow Pin after a Carbon Footprint from Matt Morgan
Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero Jr. b. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle and Christopher Daniels/Kazarian Hernandez pinned Daniels after a Frog Splash from Guerrero
Tara b. Miss Tessmacher Widow's Peak
Aces and 8's b. Sting/Bully Ray Ray was pinned after a spinebuster through a table
Jeff Hardy b. Austin Aries Swanton Bomb
Quick Results
Monday Night Raw
Ryback b. Epico/Primo Shell Shock
Sin Cara/Rey Mysterio b. Prime Time Players Top rope splash to Young
Sheamus b. Wade Barrett via DQ when Tensai interfered
Antonio Cesaro b. Tyson Kidd Neutralizer
HELL NO b. Alberto Del Rio/Dolph Ziggler Chokeslam to Ziggler
Rhodes Scholars b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Disaster Kick to Marella
Eve Torres b. Kaitlyn Heel Hook
NXT
Bo Dallas b. Johnny Curtis Spear
Audrey Marie/Paige b. Alicia Fox/Kaitlyn O'Connor Roll to Fox
Leo Kruger b. Dante Dash Face First Mat Slam
Seth Rollins b. Michael McGillicutty Sliced Bread #2
Impact Wrestling
Austin Aries b. James Storm Brainbuster
Hernandez b. AJ Styles Running Body Attack
Christopher Daniels/Kazarian b. Sting/Bully Ray via DQ when Ray powerbombed Daniels through a table
Miss Tessmacher b. Gail Kim Tesshocker
Jeff Hardy b. Bobby Roode via DQ when Roode hit Hardy low
Smackdown
Sheamus b. Tensai Brogue Kick
The Band b. Santino Marella/Zack Ryder Falling Cutter to Ryder
Kane b. Dolph Ziggler via DQ when Ziggler used the MITB Briefcase
Big Show b. Kofi Kingston WMD
Sin Cara b. Damien Sandow West Coast Pop
Alberto Del Rio b. Daniel Bryan Cross Armbreaker
Bound For Glory 2012
Rob Van Dam b. Zema Ion Frog Splash
Samoa Joe b. Magnus Koquina Clutch
James Storm b. Bobby Roode Last Call
Joey Ryan b. Al Snow Pin after a Carbon Footprint from Matt Morgan
Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero Jr. b. AJ Styles/Kurt Angle and Christopher Daniels/Kazarian Hernandez pinned Daniels after a Frog Splash from Guerrero
Tara b. Miss Tessmacher Widow's Peak
Aces and 8's b. Sting/Bully Ray Ray was pinned after a spinebuster through a table
Jeff Hardy b. Austin Aries Swanton Bomb