Coverage and thoughts on the July 21, 2011 episode of Impact
The show starts with a Sting promo in the ring mentioning how crazy he is. He then calls out Hogan and Bischoff. Kurt Angle comes out in his clown gear and tells Sting that he means no disrespect and that it was he who saved Sting from Immortal last week because it was the right thing to do. He says that their paths will cross again at Hardcore Justice. Sting says that respects Angle and Angle mentions that he wants to beat Sting (which he has done already, but I guess we’re supposed to forget that happened). Angle says he has to be the guy to beat Sting because he has no other choice. Sting tells him that they have a problem. Cue Immortal’s music and Ken Anderson and Bully Ray come out and Ray makes Sting and Angle vs. Ray and Anderson for tonight. Ray and Anderson then rag on Angle and Sting some more. This was the usual kind of Impact opening promo.
Bound For Glory Series – Rob Van Dam vs. Scott Steiner. RVD get the pin. This was a good match
Mickie James comes out for a promo and wants Velvet Sky to come out. Mickie says that she has watched Velvet get blamed for other wrestler’s problems and that she knows how it gets and that it isn’t good. Mickie says that she wants to defend the Knockouts Title against Velvet because she feels that Velvet has earned it and that they will tear the roof of Impact Zone off. Winter and Angelina Love come out and Angelina says that she and Winter are competitors and that Mickie and Velvet should go get a hotel room. Angelina mentions that no matter who wins tonight in the Mickie-Velvet Title Match that it won’t be long before she has the Knockouts Title once again. Winter then rags on Mickie and Velvet for a bit and says that when she wins the Knockouts Title at Hardcore Justice it will belong to her & Angelina. They then head to the back. This was a decent segment. Mickie and Velvet were good, but I’m not a fan of the Winter-Angelina combo.
Backstage Rosita and Sarita brawl with Tara and Miss Tessmacher. Madison Rayne comes in and also brawls with Tara and the referees break it up.
Promos from Matt Morgan, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles & Gunner talking about the 4 Way Bound For Glory Series Ladder Match. During AJ’s promo Daniels comes in and wants to talk to AJ. Good promos from all 4 guys.
They show a parking lot brawl from earlier in the week of a brawl with the same 4 knockouts and during the brawl Sarita broke her jaw and is wearing a protective mask.
Tara & Miss Tessmacher vs. Knockouts Tag Team Champions Rosita & Sarita. Tara & Miss Tessmacher win the Titles with a double pin. Madison Tara during the match. This was a decent match. I’m guessing that Sarita will be taking time off because of her injury.
Bound For Glory Series Ladder Match for 20 points – AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Gunner vs. Matt Morgan. Morgan wins. This was a real good match. I’m not sure why Gunner was in the match since he is in second place and Samoa Joe hasn’t gotten any points yet and I think they should have had him win.
They show an Eric Young video package where he is at a gas station looking for someone to defend his TV Title against. He finds D’Lo Brown and D’Lo tells Eric that this a road that he doesn’t wanna go down. Young rolls up D’Lo and makes the 3 count himself then runs from D’Lo. Young escapes and D’Lo mentions that Young never recognized him. This whole bit with Eric Young is really getting old.
X-Division Champion Brian Kendrick vs. Alex Shelly for the Title. Kendrick gets the pin when Austin Aries comes in and hits Shelly with the belt. This was a real good match. It looks like they’ll be doing Kendrick-Shelly-Aries at Hardcore Justice.
Kendrick cuts a promo in the back all upset that Aries helped him win.
Mexican America come out for a promo and Anarquia says that what Tara & Miss Tessmacher did to Rosita & Sarita before was garbage. He says that they’re pissed and when they’re pissed they kick ass. They then call out Beer Money. Beer Money come out and they go face to face with Mexican America. James Storm then tells them to leave the ring and TNA and go cut grass. Storm then says that he will kick Anarquia’s teeth down his throat. Storm mentions that since they have been in the Bound For Glory Series they came out to reintroduce themselves to everyone. Storm mentions that they’re the best tag team being 4 time tag champions and that they aren’t going to just beat Mexican America but they are going to kick their asses for the fans in the Impact Zone, the people watching and for all the Mexicans that came before Mexican America that they’re disgracing and that at Hardcore Justice Beer Money will beat Mexican America and retain the Tag team Tiles and he advises them to mark the day on their calendar because afterwards they will wake up with green cards stuck up their rear ends. Roode then says Storm’s catch phrase to Mexican America. This was a mixed bag segment. Mexican America is crap, but Storm’s promo was good.
Knockouts Champion Mickie James vs. Velvet Sky for the Title. The match never started because Winter & Angelina attacked Mickie during her entrance. Velvet comes out to even the odds and they brawl for a bit then ODB & Jackie come out and they attack Velvet as Winter & Angelina bail. Traci Brooks then comes out to make the save. Then referees and security broke up the brawl, separating Mickie, Velvet & Traci from ODB & Jackie. Then the cops come out and they cuff ODB & Jackie and they take them out of the Impact Zone. This was a real good brawl I thought.
TNA World Champion Sting & Kurt Angle vs. Ken Anderson & Bully Ray. Sting & Angle win when Angle pins Anderson
I thought that this was one of the better Impact episodes. The Kendrick-Shelly match was real good, and the Mickie & Velvet & Traci-ODB-Jackie brawl was really fun to watch. Storm cut a good promo too, but I’m not a fan of Mexican America. The 4 Way ladder match was good too. The opening promo was decent and the main event tag match was good. I have mixed feelings on the whole Joker Sting gimmick. Overall I thought this was a good episode of Impact.
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