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Sunday
Turning Point 2010
Date: November 7, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Wow has it really been four weeks since Bound For Glory already? Tonight is Hardys first match since the title win and I dont think Ive been less excited about a PPV in years. The card is relatively predictable and no one believes Hardy loses the title tonight or has any kind of chance.
Sometimes that makes me think expect the swerve and Hardy loses, but theres no way it happens tonight. This is just not an interesting or well built show and it wouldnt be if Anderson was here either. The card doesnt even look that bad. Its just not intriguing at all and if it wasnt for the reviewing I probably wouldnt watch it. Lets get to it so we can get to the end of it.
We open up with Hardy talking about how tonight is the turning point for him, the Antichrist of wrestling. Its more of his philosophical bullshit that hes been on about for weeks now.
Immediately we go to the ring.
X-Division Title: Jay Lethal vs. Robbie E
This is the match that started because of a gimmick match. Sure why not. Leave it to TNA to make an annoying heel character and to give him a taunt that gets over far more than he does. Yes I cant imagine how having a move that the crowd is going to get behind on an annoying character could blow up in their faces.
Robbie hits the floor almost immediate to talk to Cookie. Lethal dominates early on and sends Robbie to the floor. HUGE chop has Robbie in trouble again. I have a bad feeling Robbie gets the title tonight as they try to force this down our throats harder than a drunken frat boys penis. Lethal Combination is blocked and Robbie gets a hot shot to take over.
He keeps going with basic heel offense and gets his fist pump in. We get an abdominal stretch just to push how bad this is in just a little bit further. Lethal makes a comeback and hits the handspring elbow a la Tajiri for two. He gets a sunset flip but Cookie has the referee. Suicide Dive hits Robbie (I always get images of the Highlanders when I hear his name) and its all Lethal. Cookie interferes, Lethal gets crotched, neckbreaker gives Robbie the title.
Tenay and Taz run down the card.
Mickie says Tara WILL respect her.
Mickie James vs. Tara
JB says Tara is with Madison Rayne but she isnt. Mickie is in long and baggy denim chaps with frills now. The top is normal too so she looks a bit less ridiculous now. They brawl to start with dueling chants and Tara in control. We hit the floor and they mutually choke. Tara gets a suplex into a guillotine. This is just totally uninteresting. Tara is sent to the floor and Mickie hits her Thesz Press to the ground.
A few minutes have passed since I said anything. This stuff is decent from a wrestling perspective but I have zero interest in seeing these two fight. Tara sits on Mickies lap as Mickie is on the top and both fall to the ground. The referee gets to nine a few times and just restarts it. They brawl a lot more and there goes the referee for the DQ. Yep its thrown out.
They brawl a lot more after the break and head back into the ring. Mickie pulls Taras top off. There must have been 200 bell strikes. The fans chant let them fight. Security breaks it up as this is going longer than the match went.
We recap Team 3D vs. the Guns. In short, the Guns are telling us Team 3D is great which is a stretch but them saying theyre the best ever is just laughable. This is Team 3Ds final match apparently. I dont buy that at all.
Team 3D says theyre awesome and that this is their LAST match.
Tag Titles: Team 3D vs. Motor City Machine Guns
After a lot of standing around looking at each other, D-Von and Shelley start. Pre-match handshake is always nice to see. They start with some technical/mat stuff and not a lot is going on so far. Dueling chants begin. Were told that Dreamer, Raven and Tazz started the Dudley Boys which is only technically true as the Dudley Family, who didnt start off as Bubba and D-Von, were based on the brothers from the movie Slapshot. Ah ok they mention that at least.
They get to say Dudley Boys here which is surprising. Sabin vs. Bubba now. Big boot cuts the head off of the small one. Back to the starters now with the Guns in control. Shelly might have hurt his knee off a top rope move but his knee seems to be ok as it gets worked on by Bubba. Theyre going for the big match here and its working to an extent.
Back off to Sabin now and some modified Poetry in Motion and double teaming sends the Dudleys to the floor. Sabin misses a dive though and eats floor. Bubba goes into the post and DIVES under the ring. Shockingly when he comes back up hes busted open. The fans want tables. Shelley bends Bubbas fingers back which is a freaking ow move if there ever has been one.
Theyre trying to make the Guns wrestle heel here because this is a rather stupid company. Top rope Batista Bomb gets two on Sabin. Nice one there. Bubbas facial expressions are kind of funny. Shelley kicks D-Von while hes on the apron to a few boos. Sabin and D-Von both come in off hot tags as the cranking up thing here isnt really happening.
Sabin gets beaten down for awhile while the other two are on the floor. D-Von catches Poetry in Motion and throws Shelley onto Sabin which was cool. All Dudleys here as D-Von hits the top rope headbutt on Shelley for two as Sabin makes the save. Whats Up hits and its table time. This version is in the corner if youre curious. HUGE table chant.
As per the laws of table usage, the person that set it up, Bubba in this case, goes into it. Skull and Bones hits D-Von for only two. That gets kicked out of every time. 3D to Sabin but it only gets two as Sabin kicks out. Thats not something you ever see so I can give it points there. Skull and Bones to Bubba end it soon afterwards to set up the big send off.
Dreamer says thanks Bischoff for causing all this.
Tommy Dreamer vs. Rob Van Dam
Anything goes here. The basic idea is Van Dam is paranoid and thinks EV is going to turn on him or already has. My bet is on Kendrick or RVD himself. A few early pinfall attempts get us nowhere. Van Dam cant get the upper hand and Dreamer wont go hardcore. We hit the floor and Van Dam takes over with his basic moves. How weird is it to think that Dreamer won more ECW Titles than RVD?
We fight on the floor for a bit and its pretty much back and forth with no one getting a lengthy advantage. And now we talk about Bischoff, which for once I cant really complain about as this is part of his feud. Spinning legdrop to the railing by RVD. First weapon comes in and its a chair, held by the more successful one. Dreamer works on the knee back in the ring which is smart as Van Dam only uses his legs for the most part. Van Dam avoids the baseball slide dropkick in the Tree of Woe.
Dreamer grabs a ladder for no apparent reason and slides it in as well. Baseball slide into it though is blocked so Dreamer just hits him in the face with the ladder. Cant beat basic intelligence like that. Bulldog into the ladder gets two for Dreamer. Rolling Thunder onto the ladder misses as this isnt incredibly interesting.
A top rope splash from Dreamer misses and he might have hurt his wrist. The glove comes off and you can see that its a legit injury with the bone all fucked up. Dreamer wont quit though as Van Dam tries to cover for two. Split legged moonsault gets chair though and Tommy appears to be a bit better. Five Star misses and Dreamer gets a Piledriver for two as RVDs arm is under the ropes. Oh yeah that wrist is messed up bad.
Dreamer sets the ladder up like a platform on the middle rope and goes for a suplex. Naturally he gets crotched and messes up his legs. Van Dam, the nice guy that he is, drills his prone body with a chair but goes for the Five Star which misses again. And never mind as it hits a few moments later to end this.
They hug it out and Van Dam is ok I guess. No turn as we go to the back.
Fourtune wants to get rid of a member of EV 2.
We recap this of course even though it has gotten as much time as anything. The teams hate each other and if EV loses they lose a member. That doesnt hold true for Fourtune though. That makes so much sense.
Fourtune vs. EV 2
This is just a regular ten man tag and is Kendrick/Rhyno/Sabu/Raven/Stevie vs. the normal five for Fourtune. Fourtune is all in red here which is a nice touch. Big brawl to start of course. Kaz vs. Kendrick in the ring at the moment. Williams goes for Kendricks knee and it might be hurt which may or may not be legit. Trainers come out to carry him away. Tazz questions why he cant stick around as he saw Kendrick put a bit of weight on it.
Richards gets beaten down for a very long time as its all Fourtune here. AJ in there now as this is looking more and more one sided by the minute. Kaz misses a Stevie Kick and Richards hits a bad looking Downward Spiral which is one of Kazs moves apparently. Rhyno vs. Storm now.
Ok so now the rules are changed so that whoever gets pinned is the one that gets fired. Raven breaks up a chinlock. Whens the last time you saw that? Rhyno gets a TKO on Storm which Tenay calls a fallaway slam. Sabu comes in for the first time and Raven hands him a chair which isnt legal I dont think. He manages to not botch much and is now against Williams despite a lack of hand slapping by the heels.
European uppercut to Sabu and its finishers a go-go at the moment. Beer Money do their think but Roode gets Gored. Everything falls apart as Sabu pelts a chair at Storm. Sabu goes up but AJ catches him and the Styles Clash gets the pin. And now apparently Flair gets to pick who is fired. Can they not keep ANYTHING straight in this company?
Flair comes out and selects Sabu to be fired. Nice to have Tenay tell us that three times already. He hated the Sheik apparently so bye baldie. My words not his but it would have been funny had he said that. Flair leads the crowd in a made up goodbye Sabu song. RVD and Dreamer come out to say its ok. They make it sound like theyre saying goodbye to AJ or someone. Dreamer talks about how great Sabu is and Sabu says FUCK YOU to Dreamer before hugging him. That was rather odd.
Pope and his Congregation and theyre all large black men that look shall we say stereotypical. I had a feeling this aspect of the angle was coming soon. One of the guys is his brother and that might be legit as they look alike. Mickie and Tara fight up to them as that brawl is STILL going. We get it already people. After the Congregation leaves Madison and Tara come up to beat on her even more.
We recap Pope vs. Abyss where Pope is fighting the war against Immortal by himself. Yeah thats about it. Oh and Abyss kidnapped fans which set up the Congregation thing.
Abyss vs. DAngelo Dinero
Pope has taped ribs still. Thankfully this isnt a casket match anymore. Naturally this is more or less a one on one match with nothing special going on at all. This is a clash of styles if there ever has been one as Pope more or less doesnt have a style and Abyss is just fat. Abyss gets a big boot to send Pope down. Thankfully he notices the MASSIVE TAPE ON THE RIBS and goes after them.
Splash hits in the corner as this is a very boring match so far. The Congregation has meant nothing to this point. Pope blocks the Black Hole Slam and were back to even. He gets in some solid shots and some piston like rights which are about as slow as you could ask for while theyre still being thrown. Shock Treatment takes out Pope though for two.
We go to the floor and the Congregation doesnt really do much to Abyss. They send him back in and help Pope up after a big dive to take down the taller one. A top rope headbutt hits Abyss for two. Pope finally gets him down again and hits the floor for reasons of plot advancement and heres Bischoff who rubs his fingers together, symbolizing money. And yep the Congregation jumps Pope as they have been paid off. Black Hole Slam and pin are academic.
Christy wants to talk to Sabu but gets Stevie instead, who challenges AJ for a match on Impact.
We recap Joe vs. Jarrett which has been done far too many times before so well do it again here for no apparent reason.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe
Before the match Jarrett says how the Immortals are awesome and theyve taken back control. Jarrett threatens to cancel the show and the fans wont see Hardy if they dont stop saying he sold out. The fans are all behind Joe of course. Shame he has zero chance of winning. Other than that though the fans dont seem to care at all.
Joe punches him in the kidneys as this is starting pretty slowly here. Jarrett will do basic moves and Joe will run him over with some kind of awesome move. Jarrett chops him, Joe chops him much harder. He hooks on an ankle lock and Joe is in trouble. Hardy har har I suppose. Stroke only gets two. Joe snaps off some suplexes but the Muscle Buster is blocked.
Stroke from the middle rope, which is just more or less Joe falling forward, gets two to ZERO heat. Jarrett and the referee argue on the floor so Joe takes them both out with a diving elbow (and yes I know what the proper term is and I dont really care. Its a diving elbow and Im not calling it an elbow suicida). Here are Gunner and Murphy to end Joe. He beats them up so Jarrett gets a nightstick from somewhere and takes out Joe with it then wins with Joes own choke out.
Lets get to the main event because this show needs to die.
We get a recap video of the show so far to a bad rap song which is more or less the guy saying This is the turning point and his name a lot. Why does that always have to happen in raps? We know who you are, you dont need to tell us.
Tenay and Tazz talk about the main event but we throw it to the back where Eric is celebrating with the Congregation. Theyre not leaving until after the title match. Hint hint.
We recap the Hardy stuff so far which is a stupid reason to not have him live for weeks. He gave Anderson, his original challenger, a concussion and Morgan didnt like the idea of Anderson having to wrestle hurt so he turned face and left the heel stables.
TNA World Title: Matt Morgan vs. Jeff Hardy
Wow I want this show to end very badly. Hardy of course gets a big face reaction. Why does Russo always have to insist on trying to turn the most over faces in the company heel (and by that I mean STING)? Morgan overpowers him to start of course. Hardy keeps stalling a lot as he cant buy a heel reaction if his life depends on it.
Hardy tries to work on Morgans knee as he slows things way down. This is weird to see to put it mildly. More knee work and Jeff of course covers. Mornga makes his comeback with pure power but his knee is still hurting him. Jeff gets a DDT for two and no one cares. To say Jeff is the more popular of these two is a huge understatement. Chokeslam gets two.
Hardy gets a low blow and Twist of Hate to ZERO reaction from the crowd. Everyone knew he wasnt winning with it and no one cared. Oh listen to that Hardy chant. Russo, please, understand this: THE MEGA FACES ARE MEGA FACES BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THEM! They fuck something up BAD or this was supposed to be a screwjob spot as Morgan takes his head off with the bicycle kick and covers for two but the referee just stops counting even though there was no kickout. He says two as Jeff merely raised his foot which is apparently a kickout. That looked awful and everyone was confused.
A second Twist out of nowhere gets two again to another lack of reaction. And then a few seconds later Hardy gets a Whisper in the Wind and a third Twist of Hate to end it and keep the title. Morgan looked like a jobber to the stars here. Fourtune and Immortal come out to celebrate the victory to end the show, complete with champagne, beer and confetti. Oh and its red and yellow of course. Oh and Flair gets iced.
Results
Robbie E b. Jay Lethal Reverse Neckbreaker
Mickie James vs. Tara went to a no contest
Motor City Machine Guns b. Team 3D Skull and Bones to Bubba
Rob Van Dam b. Tommy Dreamer Five Star Frog Splash
Fourtune b. EV 2.0 Styles Clash to Sabu
Abyss b. DAngelo Dinero Black Hole Slam
Jeff Jarrett b. Samoa Joe Rear naked choke
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Morgan Twist of Hate
Quick Results
Raw
Justin Gabriel/Heath Slater b. Hart Dynasty 450 to Kidd
Sheamus b. Vladimir Kozlov Brogue Kick
Ezekiel Jackson b. Zack Ryder Release Uranage
Big Show b. The Miz via DQ when Miz used the Money in the Bank briefcase
Daniel Bryan b. Ted DiBiase LeBell Lock
Natalya b. Michelle McCool Rollup
Randy Orton/R-Truth b. Wade Barrett/David Otunga R-Truth pinned Otunga after an RKO
NXT
AJ won a Kissing Contest
Kelly Kelly b. Alicia Fox K2
Kaitlyn won a Wedding Gift Scramble
Maxine was eliminated in fifth place
Impact
Sarita b. Velvet Skye Tiger Bomb
Ink Ink/Mickie James b. Generation Me/Tara Mooregasm to Max
AJ Styles b. Rhyno and Rob Van Dam Rollup to Van Dam
Kazarian b. Douglas Williams Rollup
DAngelo Dinero b. Abyss via DQ when Abyss attacked fans
Smackdown
Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio went to a no contest when Nexus interfered
Dolph Ziggler b. JTG Sleeper
MVP b. Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes Running big boot to McIntyre
Vickie Guerrero b. Kaitlyn Rollup with feet on the ropes
Tyler Reks b. Chris Masters Burning Hammer into DDT
Team Smackdown b. Nexus Spear to Otunga
Turning Point
Robbie E b. Jay Lethal Reverse Neckbreaker
Mickie James vs. Tara went to a no contest
Motor City Machine Guns b. Team 3D Skull and Bones to Bubba
Rob Van Dam b. Tommy Dreamer Five Star Frog Splash
Fourtune b. EV 2.0 Styles Clash to Sabu
Abyss b. DAngelo Dinero Black Hole Slam
Jeff Jarrett b. Samoa Joe Rear naked choke
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Morgan Twist of Hate
Nothing of note today.
Sunday
Turning Point 2010
Date: November 7, 2010
Location: Impact Zone, Orlando, Florida
Commentators: Mike Tenay, Tazz
Wow has it really been four weeks since Bound For Glory already? Tonight is Hardys first match since the title win and I dont think Ive been less excited about a PPV in years. The card is relatively predictable and no one believes Hardy loses the title tonight or has any kind of chance.
Sometimes that makes me think expect the swerve and Hardy loses, but theres no way it happens tonight. This is just not an interesting or well built show and it wouldnt be if Anderson was here either. The card doesnt even look that bad. Its just not intriguing at all and if it wasnt for the reviewing I probably wouldnt watch it. Lets get to it so we can get to the end of it.
We open up with Hardy talking about how tonight is the turning point for him, the Antichrist of wrestling. Its more of his philosophical bullshit that hes been on about for weeks now.
Immediately we go to the ring.
X-Division Title: Jay Lethal vs. Robbie E
This is the match that started because of a gimmick match. Sure why not. Leave it to TNA to make an annoying heel character and to give him a taunt that gets over far more than he does. Yes I cant imagine how having a move that the crowd is going to get behind on an annoying character could blow up in their faces.
Robbie hits the floor almost immediate to talk to Cookie. Lethal dominates early on and sends Robbie to the floor. HUGE chop has Robbie in trouble again. I have a bad feeling Robbie gets the title tonight as they try to force this down our throats harder than a drunken frat boys penis. Lethal Combination is blocked and Robbie gets a hot shot to take over.
He keeps going with basic heel offense and gets his fist pump in. We get an abdominal stretch just to push how bad this is in just a little bit further. Lethal makes a comeback and hits the handspring elbow a la Tajiri for two. He gets a sunset flip but Cookie has the referee. Suicide Dive hits Robbie (I always get images of the Highlanders when I hear his name) and its all Lethal. Cookie interferes, Lethal gets crotched, neckbreaker gives Robbie the title.
Tenay and Taz run down the card.
Mickie says Tara WILL respect her.
Mickie James vs. Tara
JB says Tara is with Madison Rayne but she isnt. Mickie is in long and baggy denim chaps with frills now. The top is normal too so she looks a bit less ridiculous now. They brawl to start with dueling chants and Tara in control. We hit the floor and they mutually choke. Tara gets a suplex into a guillotine. This is just totally uninteresting. Tara is sent to the floor and Mickie hits her Thesz Press to the ground.
A few minutes have passed since I said anything. This stuff is decent from a wrestling perspective but I have zero interest in seeing these two fight. Tara sits on Mickies lap as Mickie is on the top and both fall to the ground. The referee gets to nine a few times and just restarts it. They brawl a lot more and there goes the referee for the DQ. Yep its thrown out.
They brawl a lot more after the break and head back into the ring. Mickie pulls Taras top off. There must have been 200 bell strikes. The fans chant let them fight. Security breaks it up as this is going longer than the match went.
We recap Team 3D vs. the Guns. In short, the Guns are telling us Team 3D is great which is a stretch but them saying theyre the best ever is just laughable. This is Team 3Ds final match apparently. I dont buy that at all.
Team 3D says theyre awesome and that this is their LAST match.
Tag Titles: Team 3D vs. Motor City Machine Guns
After a lot of standing around looking at each other, D-Von and Shelley start. Pre-match handshake is always nice to see. They start with some technical/mat stuff and not a lot is going on so far. Dueling chants begin. Were told that Dreamer, Raven and Tazz started the Dudley Boys which is only technically true as the Dudley Family, who didnt start off as Bubba and D-Von, were based on the brothers from the movie Slapshot. Ah ok they mention that at least.
They get to say Dudley Boys here which is surprising. Sabin vs. Bubba now. Big boot cuts the head off of the small one. Back to the starters now with the Guns in control. Shelly might have hurt his knee off a top rope move but his knee seems to be ok as it gets worked on by Bubba. Theyre going for the big match here and its working to an extent.
Back off to Sabin now and some modified Poetry in Motion and double teaming sends the Dudleys to the floor. Sabin misses a dive though and eats floor. Bubba goes into the post and DIVES under the ring. Shockingly when he comes back up hes busted open. The fans want tables. Shelley bends Bubbas fingers back which is a freaking ow move if there ever has been one.
Theyre trying to make the Guns wrestle heel here because this is a rather stupid company. Top rope Batista Bomb gets two on Sabin. Nice one there. Bubbas facial expressions are kind of funny. Shelley kicks D-Von while hes on the apron to a few boos. Sabin and D-Von both come in off hot tags as the cranking up thing here isnt really happening.
Sabin gets beaten down for awhile while the other two are on the floor. D-Von catches Poetry in Motion and throws Shelley onto Sabin which was cool. All Dudleys here as D-Von hits the top rope headbutt on Shelley for two as Sabin makes the save. Whats Up hits and its table time. This version is in the corner if youre curious. HUGE table chant.
As per the laws of table usage, the person that set it up, Bubba in this case, goes into it. Skull and Bones hits D-Von for only two. That gets kicked out of every time. 3D to Sabin but it only gets two as Sabin kicks out. Thats not something you ever see so I can give it points there. Skull and Bones to Bubba end it soon afterwards to set up the big send off.
Dreamer says thanks Bischoff for causing all this.
Tommy Dreamer vs. Rob Van Dam
Anything goes here. The basic idea is Van Dam is paranoid and thinks EV is going to turn on him or already has. My bet is on Kendrick or RVD himself. A few early pinfall attempts get us nowhere. Van Dam cant get the upper hand and Dreamer wont go hardcore. We hit the floor and Van Dam takes over with his basic moves. How weird is it to think that Dreamer won more ECW Titles than RVD?
We fight on the floor for a bit and its pretty much back and forth with no one getting a lengthy advantage. And now we talk about Bischoff, which for once I cant really complain about as this is part of his feud. Spinning legdrop to the railing by RVD. First weapon comes in and its a chair, held by the more successful one. Dreamer works on the knee back in the ring which is smart as Van Dam only uses his legs for the most part. Van Dam avoids the baseball slide dropkick in the Tree of Woe.
Dreamer grabs a ladder for no apparent reason and slides it in as well. Baseball slide into it though is blocked so Dreamer just hits him in the face with the ladder. Cant beat basic intelligence like that. Bulldog into the ladder gets two for Dreamer. Rolling Thunder onto the ladder misses as this isnt incredibly interesting.
A top rope splash from Dreamer misses and he might have hurt his wrist. The glove comes off and you can see that its a legit injury with the bone all fucked up. Dreamer wont quit though as Van Dam tries to cover for two. Split legged moonsault gets chair though and Tommy appears to be a bit better. Five Star misses and Dreamer gets a Piledriver for two as RVDs arm is under the ropes. Oh yeah that wrist is messed up bad.
Dreamer sets the ladder up like a platform on the middle rope and goes for a suplex. Naturally he gets crotched and messes up his legs. Van Dam, the nice guy that he is, drills his prone body with a chair but goes for the Five Star which misses again. And never mind as it hits a few moments later to end this.
They hug it out and Van Dam is ok I guess. No turn as we go to the back.
Fourtune wants to get rid of a member of EV 2.
We recap this of course even though it has gotten as much time as anything. The teams hate each other and if EV loses they lose a member. That doesnt hold true for Fourtune though. That makes so much sense.
Fourtune vs. EV 2
This is just a regular ten man tag and is Kendrick/Rhyno/Sabu/Raven/Stevie vs. the normal five for Fourtune. Fourtune is all in red here which is a nice touch. Big brawl to start of course. Kaz vs. Kendrick in the ring at the moment. Williams goes for Kendricks knee and it might be hurt which may or may not be legit. Trainers come out to carry him away. Tazz questions why he cant stick around as he saw Kendrick put a bit of weight on it.
Richards gets beaten down for a very long time as its all Fourtune here. AJ in there now as this is looking more and more one sided by the minute. Kaz misses a Stevie Kick and Richards hits a bad looking Downward Spiral which is one of Kazs moves apparently. Rhyno vs. Storm now.
Ok so now the rules are changed so that whoever gets pinned is the one that gets fired. Raven breaks up a chinlock. Whens the last time you saw that? Rhyno gets a TKO on Storm which Tenay calls a fallaway slam. Sabu comes in for the first time and Raven hands him a chair which isnt legal I dont think. He manages to not botch much and is now against Williams despite a lack of hand slapping by the heels.
European uppercut to Sabu and its finishers a go-go at the moment. Beer Money do their think but Roode gets Gored. Everything falls apart as Sabu pelts a chair at Storm. Sabu goes up but AJ catches him and the Styles Clash gets the pin. And now apparently Flair gets to pick who is fired. Can they not keep ANYTHING straight in this company?
Flair comes out and selects Sabu to be fired. Nice to have Tenay tell us that three times already. He hated the Sheik apparently so bye baldie. My words not his but it would have been funny had he said that. Flair leads the crowd in a made up goodbye Sabu song. RVD and Dreamer come out to say its ok. They make it sound like theyre saying goodbye to AJ or someone. Dreamer talks about how great Sabu is and Sabu says FUCK YOU to Dreamer before hugging him. That was rather odd.
Pope and his Congregation and theyre all large black men that look shall we say stereotypical. I had a feeling this aspect of the angle was coming soon. One of the guys is his brother and that might be legit as they look alike. Mickie and Tara fight up to them as that brawl is STILL going. We get it already people. After the Congregation leaves Madison and Tara come up to beat on her even more.
We recap Pope vs. Abyss where Pope is fighting the war against Immortal by himself. Yeah thats about it. Oh and Abyss kidnapped fans which set up the Congregation thing.
Abyss vs. DAngelo Dinero
Pope has taped ribs still. Thankfully this isnt a casket match anymore. Naturally this is more or less a one on one match with nothing special going on at all. This is a clash of styles if there ever has been one as Pope more or less doesnt have a style and Abyss is just fat. Abyss gets a big boot to send Pope down. Thankfully he notices the MASSIVE TAPE ON THE RIBS and goes after them.
Splash hits in the corner as this is a very boring match so far. The Congregation has meant nothing to this point. Pope blocks the Black Hole Slam and were back to even. He gets in some solid shots and some piston like rights which are about as slow as you could ask for while theyre still being thrown. Shock Treatment takes out Pope though for two.
We go to the floor and the Congregation doesnt really do much to Abyss. They send him back in and help Pope up after a big dive to take down the taller one. A top rope headbutt hits Abyss for two. Pope finally gets him down again and hits the floor for reasons of plot advancement and heres Bischoff who rubs his fingers together, symbolizing money. And yep the Congregation jumps Pope as they have been paid off. Black Hole Slam and pin are academic.
Christy wants to talk to Sabu but gets Stevie instead, who challenges AJ for a match on Impact.
We recap Joe vs. Jarrett which has been done far too many times before so well do it again here for no apparent reason.
Jeff Jarrett vs. Samoa Joe
Before the match Jarrett says how the Immortals are awesome and theyve taken back control. Jarrett threatens to cancel the show and the fans wont see Hardy if they dont stop saying he sold out. The fans are all behind Joe of course. Shame he has zero chance of winning. Other than that though the fans dont seem to care at all.
Joe punches him in the kidneys as this is starting pretty slowly here. Jarrett will do basic moves and Joe will run him over with some kind of awesome move. Jarrett chops him, Joe chops him much harder. He hooks on an ankle lock and Joe is in trouble. Hardy har har I suppose. Stroke only gets two. Joe snaps off some suplexes but the Muscle Buster is blocked.
Stroke from the middle rope, which is just more or less Joe falling forward, gets two to ZERO heat. Jarrett and the referee argue on the floor so Joe takes them both out with a diving elbow (and yes I know what the proper term is and I dont really care. Its a diving elbow and Im not calling it an elbow suicida). Here are Gunner and Murphy to end Joe. He beats them up so Jarrett gets a nightstick from somewhere and takes out Joe with it then wins with Joes own choke out.
Lets get to the main event because this show needs to die.
We get a recap video of the show so far to a bad rap song which is more or less the guy saying This is the turning point and his name a lot. Why does that always have to happen in raps? We know who you are, you dont need to tell us.
Tenay and Tazz talk about the main event but we throw it to the back where Eric is celebrating with the Congregation. Theyre not leaving until after the title match. Hint hint.
We recap the Hardy stuff so far which is a stupid reason to not have him live for weeks. He gave Anderson, his original challenger, a concussion and Morgan didnt like the idea of Anderson having to wrestle hurt so he turned face and left the heel stables.
TNA World Title: Matt Morgan vs. Jeff Hardy
Wow I want this show to end very badly. Hardy of course gets a big face reaction. Why does Russo always have to insist on trying to turn the most over faces in the company heel (and by that I mean STING)? Morgan overpowers him to start of course. Hardy keeps stalling a lot as he cant buy a heel reaction if his life depends on it.
Hardy tries to work on Morgans knee as he slows things way down. This is weird to see to put it mildly. More knee work and Jeff of course covers. Mornga makes his comeback with pure power but his knee is still hurting him. Jeff gets a DDT for two and no one cares. To say Jeff is the more popular of these two is a huge understatement. Chokeslam gets two.
Hardy gets a low blow and Twist of Hate to ZERO reaction from the crowd. Everyone knew he wasnt winning with it and no one cared. Oh listen to that Hardy chant. Russo, please, understand this: THE MEGA FACES ARE MEGA FACES BECAUSE PEOPLE LIKE THEM! They fuck something up BAD or this was supposed to be a screwjob spot as Morgan takes his head off with the bicycle kick and covers for two but the referee just stops counting even though there was no kickout. He says two as Jeff merely raised his foot which is apparently a kickout. That looked awful and everyone was confused.
A second Twist out of nowhere gets two again to another lack of reaction. And then a few seconds later Hardy gets a Whisper in the Wind and a third Twist of Hate to end it and keep the title. Morgan looked like a jobber to the stars here. Fourtune and Immortal come out to celebrate the victory to end the show, complete with champagne, beer and confetti. Oh and its red and yellow of course. Oh and Flair gets iced.
Results
Robbie E b. Jay Lethal Reverse Neckbreaker
Mickie James vs. Tara went to a no contest
Motor City Machine Guns b. Team 3D Skull and Bones to Bubba
Rob Van Dam b. Tommy Dreamer Five Star Frog Splash
Fourtune b. EV 2.0 Styles Clash to Sabu
Abyss b. DAngelo Dinero Black Hole Slam
Jeff Jarrett b. Samoa Joe Rear naked choke
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Morgan Twist of Hate
Quick Results
Raw
Justin Gabriel/Heath Slater b. Hart Dynasty 450 to Kidd
Sheamus b. Vladimir Kozlov Brogue Kick
Ezekiel Jackson b. Zack Ryder Release Uranage
Big Show b. The Miz via DQ when Miz used the Money in the Bank briefcase
Daniel Bryan b. Ted DiBiase LeBell Lock
Natalya b. Michelle McCool Rollup
Randy Orton/R-Truth b. Wade Barrett/David Otunga R-Truth pinned Otunga after an RKO
NXT
AJ won a Kissing Contest
Kelly Kelly b. Alicia Fox K2
Kaitlyn won a Wedding Gift Scramble
Maxine was eliminated in fifth place
Impact
Sarita b. Velvet Skye Tiger Bomb
Ink Ink/Mickie James b. Generation Me/Tara Mooregasm to Max
AJ Styles b. Rhyno and Rob Van Dam Rollup to Van Dam
Kazarian b. Douglas Williams Rollup
DAngelo Dinero b. Abyss via DQ when Abyss attacked fans
Smackdown
Edge vs. Alberto Del Rio went to a no contest when Nexus interfered
Dolph Ziggler b. JTG Sleeper
MVP b. Drew McIntyre and Cody Rhodes Running big boot to McIntyre
Vickie Guerrero b. Kaitlyn Rollup with feet on the ropes
Tyler Reks b. Chris Masters Burning Hammer into DDT
Team Smackdown b. Nexus Spear to Otunga
Turning Point
Robbie E b. Jay Lethal Reverse Neckbreaker
Mickie James vs. Tara went to a no contest
Motor City Machine Guns b. Team 3D Skull and Bones to Bubba
Rob Van Dam b. Tommy Dreamer Five Star Frog Splash
Fourtune b. EV 2.0 Styles Clash to Sabu
Abyss b. DAngelo Dinero Black Hole Slam
Jeff Jarrett b. Samoa Joe Rear naked choke
Jeff Hardy b. Matt Morgan Twist of Hate