Coverage and thoughts on the January 5, 2012 episode of Impact
The show starts with Sting coming out and he asks Jeff Hardy to come to the ring. Jeff comes out and Sting mentions how Jeff wasn’t welcome right away but Sting has watched him earn everyone’s trust. Then he talks about the bad choices he made and that he was given a second chance and has been running with it. He says that there is life coming out of Jeff and Sting says that he’s giving Jeff his full endorsement. Then Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle & Bully Ray come out and Roode questions Sting for endorsing Jeff Hardy and calls Jeff an embarrassment. Then he says that he is the face of TNA. Then he asks why Sting doesn’t endorse Roode or Angle and then he talks about Angle being in the bar a couple weeks ago and then puts him in a match with RVD last week. Then he asks Bully Ray how many title matches he’s had. Ray says none and Roode says that’s because Sting picks who goes for the Title. Then James Storm and Abyss come out and he talks about Angle going to Storm’s home town. Then he says that Angle is scared because he knows it takes only 1 super kick to knock his lights out. Storm then says that Abyss likes to drink beer and the both have a cold one. Then Abyss takes the mic and tells Angle to shut up. Then he tells Ray how Immortal took advantage of him and now they realize that they need him but he doesn’t need Immortal. He says that at Genesis he will make Ray suffer. Then Sting sets up a 6 man tag for the main event. This was good opening segment. I thought all the guys who spoke cut good promos.
They show Madison Rayne posing in her bikini and Traci is in the Jacuzzi and Madison
Mickie James & Traci Brooks vs. Knockouts Tag Team Champions Madison Rayne & Knockouts Champion Gail Kim for the Titles. Madison & Gail win when Gail pins Traci. This was a good back and forth match. The brawl at the start was entertaining and I liked the rest of the match.
Backstage Ric Flair is telling Gunner that he is an Impact Player and that no one will want to face him a month from now. Then Sting comes in and tells Flair he is barred from ringside during the RVD-Gunner match. This was ok. The back and forth with Sting and Flair was decent.
Eric Young is backstage looking for ODB and he thinks the tag tournament is a double elimination and that he and ODB are in love. This was idiotic. Can they ditch the goof ball Eric Young character?
They show Magnus & Samoa Joe backstage and Magnus says that after they win tonight they will no longer be over looked. This promo was ok.
AJ & Kazarian are backstage and Kazarian says that they’re the only team that gets along in this tournament. Then AJ says that they trust each other. This was a decent promo.
They show Garrett Bischoff backstage and Sting comes in and asks how he’s doing and he says that he’s been cleared to wrestle. Then Sting asks what he’s doing with the referee shirt and Garrett says he is going to referee the next match. Sting tells him to take the shirt off. Then he tells him that he isn’t a referee but a wrestler and gives him a set of wrestling boots. I wasn’t a fan of this.
Eric Young goes into the Knockouts locker room and Madison Rayne & Gail Kim flip. This was awful!
Rob Van Dam vs. Gunner. The match goes to a double count out. Then Gunner goes to pile drive RVD on the floor but RVD flips him over and Gunner lands back first on the concrete. Then RVD goes for a spinning leg drop off the apron with Gunner on the guard rail but Gunner gets out of the way. Gunner goes to pile drive RVD but referees & agents come out and Gunner heads up the ramp.
James Storm, Jeff Hardy & Abyss are backstage and Storm says that they’re not scared of Roode, Angle or Ray. Then Jeff says that tonight will be a warm up for Genesis. Then Abyss says that he doesn’t need Immortal.
Robert Roode is with Kurt Angle & Bully Ray and Roode says that Hardy doesn’t stand a chance at Genesis. Then Angle says that he will break Storm’s ankle tonight and he won’t make it to Genesis. Then Ray says screw Monster’s Ball and says that he will take out Abyss. Then he mentions his house show match with RVD tomorrow night and says that he will take care of him too.
Jessie Sorensen & Zema Ion vs. Kid Kash & X Division Champion Austin Aries. Sorensen & Ion win when Sorensen pins Aries. This was a good back and forth match.
They show Kazarian backstage looking upset about something and then AJ comes in and tells him their match is next. AJ & Kazarian leave and then Christopher Daniels shows up. This was good.
Eric Young walks in on ODB who is doing a photo shoot. She tells him that they’re out of the tournament. Then they lock up and ODB takes him down and then kisses him. Young is all ecstatic. I’m tired of Eric Young playing the buffoon!
Wild Card Tag Team Tournament finals: AJ Styles & Frankie Kazarian vs. Samoa Joe & Magnus. Joe & Magnus win when AJ gets pinned. Daniels comes and Kazarian drops to the floor and that causes AJ to lose. This was a good back and forth match. I’m not sure what they’re doing with Kazarian. Possibly a heal turn? Anyway Joe & Magnus will challenge Matt Morgan & Crimson for the Tag Titles. I’m not sure why they had this Battle Bowl like tournament.
They show Matt Morgan & Crimson backstage and they say that they will beat Joe & Magnus at Genesis. Then Joe & Magnus come in and a brawl breaks out. This was good stuff.
Abyss, James Storm & Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray, Kurt Angle & TNA World Champion Bobby Roode. The match ends in a double DQ when a brawl breaks out. After wards brawl continues with Hardy & Roode in the ring and Hardy gives him the Twist of Fate and then goes for the Swanton but Ray crotches Jeff. Then Storm takes Roode out and was about to give him a super kick but Angle came in and gave Storm a low blow. Then Abyss has Angle set up for Shock Treatment but Ray hits Abyss in the leg with a chain. Then the heals get the upper hand and Ray chokes Abyss with the chain, Angle has Storm in the Ankle Lock and Roode has Jeff in a cross face. This ends the show. This was a good match. I thought they did a good job in hyping the matches for the PPV.
I thought that this was a really good show on the whole. There were some good matches. The opening segment was good and I liked the Knockouts Tag Title match. I thought they did a good job of starting a possible reluctant heal turn for Kazarian during the tag match with AJ again Joe & Magnus. Will find out what Daniels told him soon hopefully. I thought that there were too many backstage segments on this show. I wasn’t into the Eric Young-ODB angle. They need to rebook Eric Young because this act is beyond old. I thought RVD & Gunner had a decent match too and they’re continuing to push Gunner as this unstoppable force, which I think is good. I also like the main event. There was some good action in there and the brawl at the end with the heals laying out the faces was a good way to get heat on the heals. Overall I thought I this was a good show and I thought they did a good job with the final build up for Genesis.
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