Coverage and thoughts on the January 19, 2012 episode of Impact
The show starts with James Storm coming to the ring and says that he is finally getting a World Title match and he says that he & Roode have been with TNA from the start and that at Genesis when he faced Kurt Angle, Storm was the better man. Then he was about to tell Roode, “Sorry about your damn luck.” but then Jeff Hardy comes out and says that he deserves another World Title match since Bully Ray screwed him last week. He says no one will get a Title match till he has his final encounter. Storm says that Roode screwed him over first. Then Bobby Roode comes out and asks if they can all get along. Roode says that he is glad they’re bickering over who gets a Title match first and then he reminds Storm that the number one contender Storm-Angle match was to face the winner of the Hardy-Roode World Title match. He then says that since there was no winner in the World Title match is no number one contender. Then he tells Jeff that he won’t get a Title match either. Then Sting comes out and he says that Roode found another loophole with Bully Ray causing the DQ and says that he was cleaver but they will fix that tonight. Then he says that Jeff Hardy will face James Storm to determine the number one contender. This was a good opening segment. I thought they all cut good promos. (Note: This segment was taped last Monday night and re taped the next night).
Angelina Love talks about Eric Young and she challenges him to a match. This was ok.
AJ Styles vs. Gunner. Gunner gets the pin when Kazarian & Daniels come out and Kazarian clotheslines AJ. After the match Gunner goes to DDT on the exposed floor but AJ escapes and hops over the guard rail. This was decent too. I thought this was good match but I’m still not sure what they’re doing with Kazarian.
Magnus & Samoa Joe are backstage and Magnus saying he is ready to take it to Crimson. Then Crimson & Matt Morgan comes in and Crimson says they can do this right now, but Morgan to handle it in the ring. This was decent too.
Bully Ray & Sting are backstage and Ray tells Sting that he hasn’t lost a match since becoming a singles wrestler and that he deserves a World Title match. Sting doesn’t grant it. Then Ray gets in his face some more. This was good too. Ray is really amazing as a heal. Easily the best in TNA.
TNA World Tag Team Champion Crimson vs. Magnus. Crimson gets the pin. This was a squash. Magnus got in the offense and Crimson made the come back. After wards Samoa Joe comes out and he & Magnus attack Crimson and then Matt Morgan comes out to even the odds. Joe & Magnus take out the champs. The post match attack was good stuff.
They show Eric Young being a goof ball. Then ODB comes in and gives him a pep talk. Young says he doesn’t fight women and ODB says that she challenged him. This was typical Eric Young nonsense.
They replay the Bischoff and son in ring promo from last week. Then they show a video of Garrett working out with Eric’s promo in there saying he can’t wait to get back to the Impact Zone and can’t wait to see the look on his dad’s face when he finds out who is training him. Ugh! I’m way tired of this crap!
They recap the Mickie James-Madison Rayne bit.
Mickie James vs. Madison Rayne in a steel cage match. Mickie gets the pin. This was a good back and forth match. Earl Hebner sent Gail Kim to the back before it started.
Austin Aries is backstage saying that he is so entertaining that people can’t help but want to know what he’s going to talk about. This was a good promo. The guy is really fun to watch.
They show Tara & Velvet Sky hugging Mickie and she says that she is looking to beat Gail Kim for the Knockouts Title. Then she mentions how Gail was so quick to walk to the back. Then she talks about an injury she’s been fighting threw. I wasn’t into this. I thought they went overboard with the “Mickie’s hardcore” bit.
Then Jeff Hardy talks about getting screwed out of the World Title and that he has to beat Storm and then hopefully will get his title match. This was ok. I’m not really a Hardy fan.
More Austin Aries. This was backstage from Genesis after his match and he says that he might retire as X Division Champion. This was good too.
Austin Aries come to the ring and apologizes for sounding like a broken record but there is no one who is in his league. He says that he has proven to the fans that hate him and the no ones that love him that he is the greatest wrestler who has ever lived. Then Alex Shelley makes his long awaited return and he mentions how when he recovered from his injury his partner Chris Sabin got hurt. He says that he wanted to wait for Sabin to heal up before he returned, but Sabin told him it was ok for him to return now. Then he mentions how a few months ago he and Aries faced each other that Aries had to cheat to beat him. Shelly & Aries then go back and forth on the mic for a bit and with great delivery. Then Aries tells Shelly to head to the back and find someone to face and earn a shot at the title, even though Aries has beaten them all. Shelly says that sounds good to him and Shelley says he will let Aries pick who his opponent. This was great! Shelly & Aries both cut tremendous promos! These guys are both really entertaining!
ODB is backstage saying that she wants Eric Young to rip Angelina in half. Then Winter attacks her from behind and they go at it and Winter hits ODB with a pipe and chokes her with a whip. This was a good brawl.
Eric Young vs. Angelina Love. Young wins by DQ when Angelina kicks him low. That was the match. Young locked up with the referee and other goofiness. After wards Winter & Angelina attack Young and then ODB comes out. Winter & Angelina get the advantage on ODB and then Eric Young comes to and tosses Winter & Angelina out of the ring. Then Young kisses ODB. This was a typical comedy Eric Young bit.
James Storm says that he has been in TNA since day one and that it is his time for him to be World Champion and will not let Jeff Hardy get in his way. Then he says that he can be the TNA World Champion (he was for a bit). This was a good promo. James Storm is a good talker.
James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy in a number one contender match. The match goes to a no contest when Bully Ray comes out and hits Brian Hebner. Then he hits both Jeff & Storm with his chain and then Earl Hebner comes out and Ray punches him in the head. He spits Storm’s beer on him and continues attacking both guys with the chain and then referee Brian Stiffler comes out and Ray lays him out too. Then Sting comes out and hits Ray with his bat and chases him to the back. Then Roode gets in the ring and hit both Storm & Hardy with the belt. Then Roode got on the mic and says that with the power invested in him he declares this match a no contest and calls himself the most dominant champion in TNA history. Roode poses in the ring with the title and then walks up the ramp and holds up the Title to end the show. This was good too. I liked the match and I thought the post match attack was good.
I thought this was a good episode overall. The main event and post match attack were good and the best segment by far was the Alex Shelly-Austin Aries promo. The rest of the show had decent to good stuff for the most part but Shelly & Aries was the highlight of this week’s show!
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