TNA World Title: Bully Ray vs. AJ Styles
As usual the BFG Series determines the main event of the show and as usual that creates a problem due to a lack of personal reasons for the guys to be fighting. This feels like a pit stop before we get to more of AJ vs. Dixie, which makes me wonder why I should bother caring what happens here. AJ is likely to win, but there's no way he does it cleanly.
X-Division Title: Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe vs. Manik vs. Chris Sabin vs. Austin Aries
This is TNA's answer to the ladder/TLC matches in WWE and while it's entertaining, they're reaching the point where there aren't all that many new spots you can see. The amount of people in the match should help as two can be down while the others can do high spots and thankfully there aren't a ton of people in there. I'll go with Jeff to win as it's Bound For Glory, though Manik keeping the title wouldn't surprise me.
Tag Titles: James Storm/Gunner vs. TBA
I'll go with Hernandez/Chavo Guerrero to win the gauntlet match because TNA wants to bore us to death with their tag matches. I'm surprised Bischoff/Knux aren't in the gauntlet as well as it would seem to be the perfect spot for someone like them. Gunner and Storm should keep the belts, but they haven't done a thing with them yet. That's not their fault though as they're stuck with no good teams to defend against.
Sting vs. Magnus
It's the annual student vs. teacher match and I'm hoping the student wins. However, the worst thing they can do is the most likely outcome: Magnus turns heel to win. TNA's upper midcard is full of heels at the moment and another one isn't going to help anything. Sting doesn't need to win another match in his entire career and a win for Magnus would at least feel like a big deal. Hopefully this ends the Main Event Mafia as there's no point to them being around anymore.
Gail Kim vs. ODB vs. Brooke
It's been over a year since Gail held the title so it's time for her to bore us to death again. Not that it really matters as the winner is just keeping it warm until we get to the Lei'D Tapa reign anyway, no matter how few people care about her at all. The match is likely going to be junk but at least Brooke will look good in her little outfit.
Bobby Roode vs. Kurt Angle
There is zero reason for Angle to win this match. He's going into the Hall of Fame so it's clear that he's accomplished enough already, whereas Roode is someone that could be a big deal in TNA in the future. On top of that, what does it say to have Angle win? Go out and break the law while making the company look bad and get a win at the biggest show of the year in your first match back? Angle can win a match in the feud later but the first should go to Roode.
