8-11-11 Impact results and thoughts

      Coverage and thoughts on the August 11, 2011 episode of Impact

The show starts with Bully Ray, Ken Anderson, Scott Steiner, Gunner & Abyss in the ring. Ray rags on Abyss about how he has “gotten soft” and all he does lately is lose. He then mentions that there will be a 4 Way Bound For Glory Series Match tonight with him, Gunner, Scott Steiner & Crimson and Ray says that he will win the match because he is on the road to becoming World Champion. Ray then turns to Anderson and he commends him for one of the more brutal beatings he had given in awhile at Hardcore Justice and said that he belongs in Immortal and wants to shake his hand, and Anderson was laughing and Ray attacks him before he can say anything. Ray, Gunner, Steiner & Abyss then beat down Anderson and he had to be stretchered to the back. This was a typical opening TNA segment. Ray cut a great promo as always, but I have no idea why they had Anderson be in Immortal just to get a short while later.

Immortal are on Bischoff’s office and Bischoff says that Ray was right about Anderson. He mentions that Hogan is on his way to the arena and so is Kurt Angle and doesn’t know where Angle’s head is at. Bischoff then rags on Abyss. This was another stupid Bischoff segment. Not much else to say about this.

Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne in a Number One Contender Match for the Knockouts Title. Mickie gets the pin. This wasn’t much of a match. It was ok for what it was. I’m not sure why the former Champion had to win a number one contender match, when the former champion usually gets the automatic rematch. Minor comment.

X Division Champion Brian Kendrick vs. Robbie E. Kendrick gets the pin. This was a decent but short match. Austin Aries was on commentary.

Devon & The Pope talk backstage about the tag match and Devon mentions that Pope beat him clean Sunday and that he has to team with him tonight to get the points for the BFG Series. Not a bad promo, but this whole rivalry hasn’t made sense from the start.

Robbie & Cookie backstage and they argue and he says she’s done. I hope that this is the end of the Robbie E gimmick.

Bound For Glory Series 3 Way Tag Team Match – TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money vs. Rob Van Dam & AJ Styles vs. The Pope & Devon. Beer Money win when Roode pins Pope for 7 more points. Christopher Daniels was on commentary for a bit saying that he wanted one more match with AJ and walked out. This was a good match.

TNA World Champion Kurt Angle comes to the ring to talk about beating Sting for the Title at Hardcore Justice. Angle apologizes to Sting for hitting him with a chair to win the Title after the talk that they had last week. He says that he meant everything that he said to Sting before Hardcore Justice and says that he used the chair because Dixie Carter lied to him in the past about Jeff and Karen and that he is not going to let Dixie have her company back. Angle walks up the ramp and Sting comes out on the stage and knocked the chair out of Angle’s hands with the bat. Hulk Hogan attacks Sting from behind with a chair. Angle says that Hogan has invested in him. Hogan attacks Sting on the ramp to the ring with the chair. Hogan then raises Angle’s hand. Angle cut a good promo, but I don’t get him being part of Immortal, especially if Jeff Jarrett is part of the same faction. They feuded for months and I hope they don’t do the old forget that happened idiocy.

Knockouts Tag Team Champions Tara & Brooke Tessmacher vs. ODB & Jackie Moore. Tara & Tessmacher win Brooke pins Jackie. This was a decent match. ODB & Jackie shook Tara’s & Brooke’s hands after the match.

They show a number of X Division wrestlers in Bischoff’s office and Bischoff blames Abyss for them being there. He also mentions that the X Division has a weight limit and that there will be a Gauntlet next week to see who will challenge Brian Kendrick for the X Division Title. Austin Aries says that he will make the X Division something Bischoff will be proud of.

The Jarretts come to the ring for a promo and Jeff has the AAA Title and is in Mexican gear, Sombrero and all. Jeff then rags on Mexico and then brings out 2 janitors who were played by Florida Independent Tag Team Los Ban Dejos. He asks them who the king of Mexico. They didn’t speak English and kept saying “Que” to everything Jarrett was saying. They eventually say “Guerrero” and Jarrett attacked them. Hector Guerrero comes to the ring and helps the “janitors” out and the Jarretts bail when he comes in. This was beyond idiotic!

More Eric Young stupidity. Can they please end this?

Ken Anderson comes out of a trailer all bloody and goes into Ray’s trailer and Gunner attacks him from behind.

Bound For Glory Series 4 Way Match – Crimson vs. Gunner vs. Scott Steiner vs. Bully Ray. Matt Morgan does commentary. Crimson wins when he pins Gunner. The match was mostly a handicap match. After the match Kurt Angle comes out and attacks Crimson to end the show.

I thought this show was a mixed bag. The opening promo was the usual stuff TNA has. The Kurt Angle heal promo was good I thought, but I’m not sure why they might have him be part of Immortal. I think he would be better as heal on his own. The 3 Way Tag and the 4 Way BFG Series matches were the highlights of this week’s show.