Coverage and thoughts on the August 9, 2012 episode of Impact
The show starts with Bully Ray coming to the ring. He has So Cal Val come in the ring and hand him the mic. Then he tells her to beat it. He says he’s the leader of the bully nation. He says that his phone is his fire breathing twitter machine and he doesn’t go anywhere without it. He says that he learned from Joseph Park that if there’s enough evidence stacked against somebody they must be guilty. He says that he will prove Storm is the leader of Aces and 8s. Then he says he will beat Storm tonight for 7 points, or maybe make him tap and get 10. Then he says he will win at Hardcore Justice for 20 points. He says there are so many facts about Storm’s connection to Aces and 8s. Cue James Storm’s music and he comes to the ring. Storm says that all Ray has done was bore the fans and that he didn’t hear 1 fact come out of Ray’s mouth. He says he tired of people not believing him and he is also tired of being sick and tired. Storm says he is more worried about winning the BFG series and winning the World Title. Storm tells Ray that he’s got him worked up. Then Storm says that he’s gonna draw a line right in center of the ring and give Ray to the count of 3. Then he says he will bust Ray up. Ray tells him to start counting. Storm counts to 3 and Ray backs out. Storm says that anyone who doesn’t believe him can come out and fight him. Then they show Aces and 8s on the Tron backstage. One of them says that Sting gave them an invitation to show up tonight. The guy says that’s a risky thing to do but they will be there and do things on their terms. Ray then screams at Storm saying that the guy on the Tron was him.
Pope is backstage. H says the BFG series hasn’t gone the way he wanted. He says that at Hardcore Justice he will win his match and get 2o points. He says that if he makes it to the final 4, he will go to Bound for Glory and bring the Title home to the Congregation.
Ken Anderson is on commentary for the first match.
Rob Van Dam vs. Magnus in a Bound for Glory Series Match. RVD gets the pin for 7 more points. This was a solid match.
Backstage Bobby Roode says there might not be any contract signing tonight because there’s some language in the contract that he and his lawyers aren’t too thrilled with. He says that they might not let him face Aries this Sunday. Good promo from Roode.
Garrett Bischoff & TV Champion Devon vs. TNA World Tag Team Champions Frankie Kazarian & Christopher Daniels for the Titles. Kazarian & Daniels win when Kazarian pins Devon after hitting with the belt. This was solid too. Daniels brought the belt in the ring. Earl Hebner caught him. Then Garrett went after Daniels and Daniels tossed him out of the ring. Then Kazarian hit Devon with the belt and of course Hebner missed it.
Sting says that he promised to take care of Brooke Hogan and the best way he can do that is for Brooke to not be at the show tonight. Then he says that he called Aces and 8s last week and they no showed. He calls them out again to show up tonight.
Robbie E & Rob Terry are in the ring. Robbie E says that he knows no one thinks he has a chance at winning the BFG Series but he has 5 points. He says that after he wins his tables match he will have 20 more points and the fans will say that Robbie E is going right to Bound for Glory. Then he says that the guy he puts through the table will be the guy that he beat to get the 5 points, Jeff Hardy. They replay that match and Robbie E says there are 5 different reasons why Jeff isn’t on his level. He says one and then Jeff Hardy comes to the ring. Robbie E tells him to join the party and keeps bragging that he beat Jeff for 5 points. Jeff goes after Rob Terry. Then he goes to Robbie E and he says he was only joking. Jeff hits him the head. Then Rob Terry comes back in and powerbombs Jeff through the table. Then Robbie E stands over Jeff saying he will get 20 points at Hardcore Justice. I’m not a Robbie E fan. Having him brag constantly that he beat Jeff for 5 points was annoying. Jeff Hardy coming out was ok and having Rob Terry powerbomb him through the table was alright too.
Backstage the camera guy goes up to AJ Styles. AJ says that he would’ve remembered if he and Claire had anything going on since he doesn’t drink. Then he says that he is jet lagged and wants to focus on his match with Kurt Angle. This storyline HAS to end!!
Samoa Joe comes to the announce table and he says that it seems like everyone is coming out to what they’ll do in the BFG series. Then he says that Kurt Angle & AJ Styles are about to face each other. Then Joe says that this weekend he will beat Kurt, AJ & Daniels. He says that he’s been dueling for the top spot since the series began. Then he says that he will get 20 points This Sunday. Good intense promo.
Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles in a Bound for Glory Series match. Angle gets the pin for 7 more points. This was a really good back and forth match. AJ went for a Springboard 450 splash but Angle got his knees up. Then he gave AJ the Olympic Slam for the win. Then as AJ was walking up the ramp Claire was supporting him. He walked off and Claire was upset.
Back to Aces and 8s. He says that everyone they’ve gone after has been dealt the dead man’s hand and tonight we’ll find out who will be the next victim.
Ken Anderson goes up to James Storm. Anderson Anderson
Austin Aries is on his phone saying that Roode can threaten all he wants. The camera guy asks what’s happening. Aries says tonight he & Roode will handle this like men and sign the contract later.
Knockouts Champion Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim. Tessmacher gets the pin. This was a solid match. Then Madison Rayne comes to the ring all smiles. She stares down Brooke then plants one on Earl Hebner. Whatever.
Joseph Park is backstage. He says everyone has been asking him about the Aries-Roode contract signing. He says this is what he tried to warn Sting about last week. Joseph says this can be intense. Then he sees a “potential client” off camera and walks off.
They show a Kenny King video package. Kenny talks about how coming to TNA was the biggest risk of his career. He also says that he thinks about what if will feel like to that title in his hand.
Time for the TNA World Title contract signing. Sting comes to the ring. He says that he promised Aces and 8s no just air but also ring time. Then he says that they need to have a contract signing for the World Title match. He asks Aries & Roode to come to the ring. Roode comes out first. Then Aries. Sting asks what’s up with Roode’s attitude. Roode says that the contract is his problem because it says that if Roode loses the Title match he doesn’t get another Title match as long as Aries is champion. Roode says he’s not signing anything and that Sting had had a problem with Roode ever since he became champion. He says that Sting keeps trying to stick it to Roode and 1 up him. Roode says now he will 1 up Sting. He says that if that stip isn’t taken out of the contract there will be no title match. Aries tells Roode to quit whining. Aries says that for someone who thought Aries winning was fluke that he seems concerned about the contract. That’s because everyone knows Aries has Roode’s number. Aries says that when he beats Roode Sunday Roode won’t get another title match against him. However, if Roode wins back the Title Aries will forfeit his rematch clause. Sting asks if this is a verbal agreement and he tell Roode to shake Aries hand. He does. Sting then says that 1 guy will walk out champion and the other will never get a rematch. Then Aries & Roode scream at each other. Then Roode offers his hand to Aries. Aries picks up the belt & Roode throws water at him. Then Aries goes after Roode, knocking over the table. Roode rolls out of the ring up the ramp. This was a good segment. I thought both Roode & Aries were really good here.
They show Hernandez & Chavo Guerrero and Kid Kash & Gunner talking about their match Sunday. Chavo says he & Hernandez will get some gold. Kash says Chavo’s a cheater.
James Storm vs. Bully Ray in a Bound for Glory Series match. Ray gets the pin for 7 more points. This was a good match. Then Ray asks Storm where “his” Aces and 8s are. The crew shows up on the Tron. The guy tells Ray that he will be seeing a lot more of them Sunday. Ray says that Storm’s got his guys coming for him Sunday. Ray says everyone knows it’s Storm. This ends the show.
I thought this was a decent show overall. I thought they did a solid build for this Sunday’s PPV. The opening segment was a bit long but it was good. The Storm-Ray match was good too. I was ok with the Aces and 8s promos on the Tron too. The contract signing was good too. I thought both Roode & Aries cut their usual great promos. The Jeff Hardy-Robbies E & T segment was ok but Robbie E bragging about his 5 points got to me after a bit. The Kenny King video package was well done. Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim and Devon & Garrett vs. Kazarian & Daniels were solid. I thought RVD & Magnus had a good match also. The Kurt Angle-AJ Styles match was the highlight of the show. The match was awesome. On the whole I thought this was a decent show.
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