Will Mr. Anderson Appear at BFG 2012?

[UFOcalling]

First things first, here's a small recap of when we last saw Mr. Anderson:

Last week on Impact Wrestling, we saw that Mr. Anderson was Sting's (and Hogan's) first choice to help fight Aces & Eights this Sunday. However when Anderson's name was announced in the ring (by either Hogan or Sting, I don't remember which), we saw Anderson in the backstage area beaten to a bloody pulp. Of course, that's when the Bully hit the ring and became Sting's partner for BFG.

There's been a lot of speculation about whether or not Bully can be trusted as Sting's partner this Sunday. This question has been posed many times by Hogan and Sting on Impact over the last week or so, and also been discussed by members of the IWC. What about Mr. Anderson? Is he just not involved in this feud at all any more because of the beatdown he suffered backstage last week? I have a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Anderson might show up at BFG this Sunday, during the A&8s vs. Sting/Bully match.

With everyone's eyes on Bully (and whether or not he is the one who everyone almost half-expects to turn on Sting), the A&8 tag match this Sunday would be a perfect opportunity for Anderson to make an appearance. If Anderson does show up during that match (which might not happen at all), I'd bet the farm that he's been the one "on the inside"...and has been working for/with Aces & Eights all along. Knowing the kind of stories TNA has written in the past (especially since the A&8 storyline started a few months back), this seems exactly like the kind of swerve they would pull.

Just hear me out - if this "swerve" happens, it could go down a number of different ways. They could go the way of Bash at the Beach '96, and have Anderson come out towards the end of the match to take the place of an injured Sting or Bully Ray. You know the scenario, Sting or Bully gets "injured" during the match, and it becomes a two-on-one fight for a little while...until, the big "hero" Mr. Anderson comes out to save the day! ...only he turns on his partner, leaves the good guys laying, and raises the hands of the masked men. It turns out Anderson (possibly conspiring with other A&8 members) had faked the beatdown he took last week, only so he could gain the trust of the good guys and turn on them at Bound for Glory.

It could also go the way of the masks getting removed at the end of the match, and Anderson turns out to be one of the A&8 members who competed in the match all along. I don't think that way would work out as well, and it seems more convoluted of an idea...but I'm sure the TNA writers would think they were being really clever by doing something like that as well.

Another way it could go is that Anderson "takes out" one of the A&8 members before the match starts, and impersonates a member of the group. He goes out and fights the match with "The Arm Breaker" (whatever you want to call that guy, he'll obviously be one of the two fighting on behalf of A&8s this Sunday), only to remove the mask toward the end of the match and revealing that "The Arm Breaker" is alone in the ring with three babyfaces. Obviously that scenario wouldn't work, since A&8s have to win the match (and then why would Anderson have even been involved, if he's not there to turn on the good guys?)...but it's an interesting idea to consider, since the entire group is currently wearing masks. Maybe something like that will be something to look out for in the future. That also seems like something TNA/IW might do to try and swerve their fans.

Then, there's the final option. Anderson does NOT show up at Bound for Glory 2012 at all, and all of this speculation on my part has been for absolutely nothing. Instead, Anderson just sits at home selling the Aces & Eights beatdown until he finally returns to Impact for his "payback" on the group. The beating he took last week "really" happened, because A&8s were "afraid" of fighting Mr. Anderson.

The main reason the final option seems unlikely to me, is because I don't think TNA would leave Mr. Anderson off the BFG card entirely if he's healthy and ready to work. Like I said earlier, he's still over in the Impact Zone (or at least the writers seem to think so).

Another reason the final option seems unlikely to me is why would Aces & Eights deliver such a "brutal beating" on Anderson last week, and do nothing to Bully this week? Is it because they were "legitimately" scared of fighting Mr. Anderson (but not Bully)? Is it because Bully is going to turn on Sting, so attacking him would be pointless? ...or is it just because A&8s weren't physically at the Impact Zone this week? I dunno...it seems to me that Bully would be more of a threat than Anderson would have been in this match, so it all just seems fishy.

Maybe I'm reaching here, and we don't see Anderson at all this Sunday. A&8s could definitely win the match (and they obviously will) without the help of someone like Anderson, but there has to be some kind of big reveal that TNA thinks we never would have seen coming. That seems to be their formula for big reveals like this (ie: 10/10/10, etc). If it does happen, the "Bash at the Beach" formula seems the most likely to me.

All in all, someone almost has to turn heel during that match, and it has to be someone who's a "big star" (at least in the minds of TNA creative). Like I mentioned earlier, Bully Ray could have been picked for Sting's partner for the sole reason of throwing us off the scent of the "real" culprit. If that is the way that TNA/IW goes, I feel that Anderson would be a perfect candidate (given the beating we saw him take last week). Then again, this angle has (almost literally) been screaming Jeff Jarrett's name...so maybe the "Bash at the Beach" scenario happens, except with Jarrett - and not Anderson at all.

That's my two cents anyway, what do you think? Will we see Anderson at BFG?

 

[GameOver]

yup, Bully Ray is in cohoots with Aces and Eights, can see that coming a mile away so Anderson will come out and try to save the day for Sting

 

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I'd like to see that has been sting all along in cohoots with the aces & 8's.. (or maybe even brooke hogan).

 

[HBsam31]

I could see, like the OP said, Anderson siding with Aces and 8's. I like the third man idea with all eyes being on Bully, and with Anderson seemingly coming to make the save and then siding with A's and 8's. Anderson has been kind of stagnent for a while and I could see them doing something big with him like this at BFG.

 

[kemist]

Mr Anderson will appear in some capacity just not sure how but there is a few possibilities. TNA has put too much airtime and effort into A&8s for there not to be at least one big star involved. I am confident Abyss is the muscle/spokesman but i feel there must be someone else as the organiser and a few other fringe members some of which are sidelined tna stars who feel ignored by hogan. Anderson is likely to be either the hero if bully or sting turns(or is beaten before the match) or the insider supporting his asshole image, either way I cant see anderson or tna not wanting him as part of a big PPV unless the beating was genuine and he really isn't fit.

 

[wrestlemaniac]

no he wont, there's a packer game. need not elaborate

 

[UFOcalling]

I'd like to see that has been sting all along in cohoots with the aces & 8's.. (or maybe even brooke hogan).

Well, that would be kind of hard to do...since Sting was the first one targeted by the group. In fact, didn't they make their "debut" on Impact by attacking Sting in the ring? The only way that Sting could be aligned with them is if they faked that whole attack...which I suppose isn't completely out of the realm of possibility. It just seems unlikely to me.

Brooke could be in the group, since they only threatened to attack her - and never actually did. That could be okay for the story, but from everything I've read lately TNA Creative seems to be really negative on women's wrestling. We've also seen a lot less of Dixie on screen lately, so I'd have to think that they wouldn't want to hinge their biggest storyline right now on Brooke. Not only is she a female (I'm not being sexist here, but I think TNA Creative might be thinking that way), but she's also still a rookie in the wrestling business. Then again, this is the kind of swerve that TNA loves to pull...so never say never.

Another thing I just thought about, but I never put together until now is that I remember the spokesman for A&8s (the one who is always speaking for them on their pre-taped segments) once got the attention of the "good guys" in the ring (I can't remember which combination of TNA guys were in the ring at the time) by calling them "assholes". I remember that at least two or three guys were in the ring arguing about the best way to defend against another A&8 attack, then they were interrupted on the big screen by the "spokesman" guy saying something like "hey assholes, pay attention...".

That must have happened a month ago, or so (maybe even longer)...the reason that stuck in my mind is because I thought to myself that TNA was overusing the word "asshole" on TV. I didn't think that Anderson could have been part of the group then, just because the spokesman used the word "asshole"...but now it seems like it could have been a clue from the beginning. I dunno, maybe I'm reaching (again).

 

[UFOcalling]

Here's the one last clue that I found today, that makes me think Anderson will be involved (and be the one to turn on Sting & Bully) in the Aces & Eights match tonight at BfG. The following video is from 10 days ago, when Anderson was "jumped" by Aces & Eights backstage.

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If you notice, the camera never catches the A&8 members actually attacking Anderson at all; we're supposed to believe that the camera guys arrived late, and assume that Anderson was beaten by the group from the aftermath of Anderson lying against that wooden palette (and A&8 members walking away). Maybe the camera guys just missed the whole beating that took place, or maybe the beating never actually happened. I'm leaning toward the latter even more now.

The other thing is that the A&8 member in the front with the long hair (the one that seems most likely to be Wes Brisco) is almost trying to scare the camera man away from getting a tighter shot on Anderson. When the camera guy does get a tight shot of him, we see no "real" signs of injury (no blood, no bruises, almost ZERO sign that he was beaten at all). The only thing that the camera seems to capture is that there's dirt or something all over Anderson's face.

This whole "beating" just seems like a work within a work to me, and it makes me think that Anderson is a part of Aces & Eights even more. I'm now more like 85% sure that Anderson will appear at BfG tonight, and turn on the good guys during the A&8 tag match.