Coverage and thoughts on the February 23, 2012 episode of Impact
The show starts with Bobby Roode coming to the ring and he says that it is a great day to be World Champion. Then he talks about what happened with Sting last week and he says that Sting sent out a tweet that he is done. The fans chant for Sting to come out and Roode says that the fans will get to say their good buys to him later. Roode says that he wants to talk about himself and not about Sting. He talks about being the fans’ World Champion and he says that ending Sting’s career was not only the greatest accomplishment of his career but it was the greatest accomplishment of his life. Then he mentions that guys like Harley Race, Lex Luger, Vader, Ric Flair & Hulk Hogan couldn’t get rid of Sting but the, “It factor” can say that he is the man that ended Sting’s career. Then Roode says that he has a message for Sting for when he comes out later to say his goodbyes to the fans. And that is not to let the door hit him in the ass on the way out. This was a good promo. Roode is really good as a heal.
They show Matt Morgan & Crimson blaming each other for losing the tag titles. Then they get on the same page and say they’ll win back the belts tonight. This was decent.
TNA World Tag Team Champions Magnus & Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan & Crimson for the Titles. Magnus & Joe win when Magnus pins Morgan Crimson hit Morgan by mistake and that allowed Joe & Magnus to hit a snap mare into an elbow drop on Morgan for the 3 count. Afterwards Crimson walks out on Morgan. This was a good match.
Brandon Jacobs from the Giants comes to the ring and talks about James Storm’s win last Thursday. Then he mentions that Bully Ray should have known better than to spit in his face. Jacobs lets Ray know that they’re in Ray’s backyard again and he calls Ray out. Ray comes out and he tells “Brenda” to settle down. Then he introduces himself to Jacobs and he points out his calves to him. Then Ray says that they have a lot in common. They’re both champions but Jacobs is a 2 time champion while Ray is a 23 time champion. Then Ray mentions that Jacobs plays for New York
They show Brandon Jacobs backstage and he says that Ray can run but he can’t hide. Then he runs into James Storm and he has an idea how to get Ray.
Alex Shelly vs. Zima Ion. Ion gets the pin after he sprays hair spray in Shelly’s eyes. Austin Aries was at ringside watching the match and had some wine and popcorn. This was a good back and forth match.
They show clips of the Garrett Bischoff-Gunner match from Against All Odds.
Garrett is backstage and he says that his dad can talk all he wants but nothing will keep him from doing what he does. Then Hulk Hogan comes in and asks Garrett if he knows what’s happening. He tells Garrett that if he stays in this business his dad will make it miserable for him and that there will be a target on his back. I wasn’t into this. Hulk trains Garrett and now he is trying to talk him out of being a wrestler? Whatever.
Madison Rayne talks about how Sting hasn’t been fair to her or Gail and hopes she’s done. Then she talks about the issues she and Gail have been having and she says that she gave Gail the competition that only Gail deserves. This was a decent promo.
ODB vs. Knockouts Champion Gail Kim. Gail gets the pin. Afterwards Madison
They show AJ Styles from “earlier today” and he talks about how Kazarian & Daniels lost their way and that he is going to focus on winning the World Title. Good promo.
They show the spot that led to Jessie Sorensen’s concussion with comments from him and his mom. That is really a shame that he got hurt. Hopefully he will recover soon.
AJ Styles vs. TV Champion Robbie E. for the Title. AJ wins by DQ when Kazarian pulls AJ off the apron. Daniels was at ringside with Kazarian. This match was ok.
Before the main event started Bully Ray takes the mic out of JB’s hand and introduces himself. That was cool. Then James Storm says that Brandon Jacobs and Jacobs comes out.
James Storm & Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray & Kurt Angle in a No DQ match. Storm & Jeff win when Storm pins Ray after Brandon Jacobs choke slammed Ray through a table. Then Jacobs and Storm have a couple beers. Then Jacobs gets the mic and tells Ray, “sorry about your damn luck.”
Some guy knocks on Sting’s door and tells it’s show time.
Sting comes to the ring he says that because there is too much to handle he is done. Then Bobby Roode’s music hits and he come to the ring. He apologizes for coming out but he couldn’t help himself. Roode says that he needs to stand beside Sting when Sting tells the World that Roode is the better man and that he’s done. Sting says that Roode hasn’t won any battle or war and says that Roode helped him out. Then Sting gets out his face paint and puts it on. He says that instead of giving up, Roode woke him up and he feels alive. Then he says that there will be no more mister nice guy and that he will get his boots, ring gear and war paint. Then he vows to kick the crap out of Roode at Victory Road . Roode goes to kick Sting in the groin but Sting blocks him and then he kicks Roode in the groin. Then he tells Roode that he needs to follow the yellow brick road to Victory Road and he throws down the mic to end the show. This was good too. I liked Sting’s promo here. Roode’s promo was good too.
I liked this show for the most part. There was some good stuff on here. Roode’s opening promo was really good and I liked the closing segment with Roode & Sting. I thought Sting did a good job with his promo playing the whack job that’s out for revenge. The main event tag match was really good too. I thought they all worked hard. Brandon Jacobs was good too. I liked the segment with him & Ray earlier in the show. Alex Shelly & Zima Ion also had a good match and I liked Austin Aries being at ringside. The tag title match was also fun to watch. Magnus & Joe are really good as a team and it looks like they’ll be going back to the Matt Morgan-Crimson feud. The Jessie Sorensen video package was really well done too and I hope he recovers soon! The AJ-Robbie E match was ok but nothing special. The AJ-Daniels & Kazarian feud is continuing which I’m ok with. The Knockouts match wasn’t much but they did a good job in continuing the tension between Madison & Gail. The Garrett Bischoff-Hulk Hogan backstage segment was the only part of the show I wasn’t into. Besides that I thought this was a really good show.
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