12-12-13 Impact resultts and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the December 12, 2013 Impact

The show starts with Rockstar Spud leaving Dixie a message that he’s on his way to Gainesville, GA.

JB is in the ring. He mentions the 4 briefcases on the table that’s in the ring & what each 1 has. Tonight is the return of Feast or Fired. Now it’s time to find out the stip for the TNA World Title Tournament finals.

Before we can find out what the wheel of Dixie will say Kurt Angle comes out. He knocks over the table & says Roode screwed him out of the world title. If Roode has a problem they can handle it now. Out comes Roode. Roode says if Angle wants to fight him now, too bad it’s not gonna happen. If anyone should be pissed it should be Roode. He was eliminated from the tournament by slipping & falling through a table. Ever since Angle turned sown Angle’s HOF induction Roode has physically & mentally beat him down. Roode owns Angle. Roode is better than Angle. Angle says Roode will never beat him again. Angle’s sure he can beat Roode twice in 1 night. Roode has nothing left to prove. Then Angle leaves the ring & he goes after Roode. Back in the Angle spears Roode, then he punches away on him before referees & security come in to break it up. Of course Angle & Roode get at each other again. As they’re being held back Roode kicks Angle in the groin. Then he asks if Angle really thinks he can beat him twice in 1 night. He’d like to see Angle try. Next week, Final Resolution, Angle vs. Roode, 2 out of 3 falls. This was a really good opening in ring segment. This feud has been a lot of fun to watch.

They show a video package recapping last week’s Park & Young-Bad Influence angle.

Backstage EY asks Park if he’s ready. Park says it’s been a tough week. EY says tonight’s Park’s night for revenge. Park’s not sure if he’s up for it. EY says this is Park’s chance. Everyone knows what’s inside Park. EY has a plan. This was a good backstage bit.

Joseph Park & Eric Young vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian. Young & Park win when Park pins Kazarian. EY punches Park & makes him bleed. EY shows him the blood & Park goes into Abyss mode. Then he gives Daniels shock treatment. Then he gives Kazarian the black hole slam for the pin. WINNERS – JOSEPH PARK & ERIC YOUNG.

Afterwards EY says that 18 months ago Park started looking for Abyss. EY knows why Park can’t find Abyss. That’s because Park IS Abyss. Park still isn’t sure. The match was good but this Joseph Park storyline has been going on for way too long. Everyone has known he whole time that Park & Abyss are the same guy & then after EY tells Park that, they have Tenay & Taz act all dumbfounded! WHAT!?

Time for a 365 video. EC3 is getting a massage. He talks about taking out Earl Hebner last week. Then he says that he will have a moment that will make the social media explode. This gimmick is lame.

EC3 comes to the ring. He tells Brian Hebner that he is safe. Then the fans chant shut your mouth. Then he says after he gave Earl the shining moment of his career he’d try something different. Tonight his opponent will blow up social media. Tonight he is facing JB. JB of course wants none of this. EC3 says he’s a carter & tells JB to get in the ring. Then Sting comes out. Sting can’t believe he’s standing in the ring with such “greatness.” EC3 is going right up to the sky. The truth is EC3 has done nothing in this business. He thinks he can have everything fed to him & have these vignettes because of his last name or you get a door opened that never should’ve been. Then he says that later there will be some briefcases hanging on the polls. The guys in that match will take risks. Sting thinks it’s time for EC3 to man up & be in Feast of Fired. That or he could fight Sting right now. They star each other down & then EC3 says this is the icon Sting wanting him to do something memorable. EC3 tells Sting he’s on. They make like they’re gonna have a match. Then EC3 says that tonight he will compete in feast of fired.

Rockstar Spud is at a gas station looking for directions to AJ Styles’ house. Some guy tells him that AJ usually hangs out at some bar close by. This is stupid.

Gail Kim & Lei’D Tapa are in the ring. Gail says it’s another week of her challenge & the level of competition hasn’t been on her level. She can’t wait to see what the next challenge will be. Cue ODB’s music & she comes out. Gail says ODB didn’t get the memo. Gail wants better competition. She’s beaten ODB before & she tells her to get out. ODB says Gail doesn’t get it. She’s not out here to fight Gail; she’s here to fight Tapa. Then ODB goes after Tapa & hits Gail when she gets involved. Then she lifts up Tapa for a slam but Gail trips ODB & they get the upper hand. Then Madison Reign makes her return. She & ODB take out Gail & then double clothesline Tapa over the top rope.

Back to Rockstar Spud. He walks into the bar & asks the barmaid if she knows Alan Jones. She serves beer not information. Then he says that if he gets a beer she’ll give him info. She says possibly. Then he says that he will have a lady boy chaser. She has no idea what that is. He tells her how that drink’s made. She’s still lost. Then she gives him a beer bottle with a lemon on it. He says it doesn't look like what they have in the UK. This is terrible. Break time.

Back from break & it’s right back to Rockstar Spud. He gets on the mic & tells everyone that he’s looking for AJ. Some guy tells him that mic is for singing. Everyone wants him to sing. He’s not prepared but he is a Rockstar. Then he sings God Save the Queen in a country version. Then another guy tells him it’s time to go. Spud asks for info on AJ but the guy kicks him out of the pub. This gimmick is lame. Having Rockstar Spud be Dixie’s errand boy is awful & the old, “I’m British & don’t have a clue how anything in America works” joke is not funny.

Backstage Gunner apologizes to Storm for last week. Storm says tonight they can right all the wrongs in the feast or fired. Gunner can get the tag title case & he can get the world title case & they’ll have all the gold. Then Gunner says that 1 of them could get fired. Then Storm says you know how the saying goes, “Sorry about your damn luck” & Storm walks off. This was a decent bit. Break time.

Back from break & it’s back to Spud. He’s at AJ Styles’ house.

Dixie Carter comes to the ring. She says earlier tonight Angle destroyed the wheel of Dixie. The Smithsonian was gonna call her to put it on display. Now she’s got Angle complaining about redemption. Then she says that Angle will face Roode next week in a 2-3 falls match next week. Then she says that AJ made a mockery of her by sending her that toy belt. But next week she gets a new & real world champion. She get her world champion. Then she brings out the finalists. Magnus comes out first. Then Jeff Hardy. Dixie says either one of them would be a great champion. With their match being next week she wanted to know if they have any final words for each other. Jeff says that last year he won the BFG Series & won the world title at BFG. 2012 was “our” year but 2013 didn’t live up to that. Next week the creatures win the TNA World Title again. Then he gets the fans to chant Hardy. Magnus says he might be young but he’s not stupid. These are Jeff’s creatures. Jeff’s earned that & Magnus thanks him for putting food on his table. But next week Jeff is just the final obstacle. If Magnus is gonna be the number 1 guy he has to beat the number 1 guy & he sees Jeff as the number 1 guy. He has to beat Jeff & he has every intention of doing that. Dixie then says that even though the wheel of Dixie was destroyed there was 1 match left. Next week Jeff & Magnus will be in a Dixie Land match. Then the show a video package on what that is. It starts in a cage, they have to climb to the floor, and then climb a ladder at the top of the ramp. What is this? They had a good tournament going on here & they end it with this? Is Vince Russo back? Then Dixie says that whoever wins will travel the world with Dixie, represent the company, it will be long days but it will be worth it. If either guy’s smart enough to take her up on it they know where to find her. This was a mixed bag in ring segment. Magnus & Jeff both cut good promos but Dixie was her usual annoying self.

Backstage we see Velvet & Sabin. He says he looks great with the X Title. He asks if she has his back. She does. Then he asks if she changed her hair style or whatever.

Back to Spud. He’s at AJ’s house & breaks the door open with an index card. He looks around the house & a lot more idiocy happens. Then he sits on the couch & puts his feet up on the coffee table & he find the belt. Then AJ shows up. He knew Spud was coming. He’s 1 step ahead of Spud & Dixie. Then AJ says that he can call the cops or he can call some friends. Spud tries to leave with the belt but AJ holds onto it & says it’s his. Spud leaves in horror. Can that please be the last we see of Rockstar Spud tonight? I thought AJ was good here though.

Backstage Anderson says he had some fun with the Aces & 8s funeral. Some people handle grief by laughing. Now it’s time to focus on regaining the world title & that’s what he will do.

Austin Aries vs. X Division Champion Chris Sabin for the Title. Aries gets the pin to win the Title. This was a good match.

They show backstage during the break with Sabin & Velvet. Aries comes by & Sabin blames him for getting Velvet in the way. Sabin then says that he has a rematch, but he’s entering feast or fired. Maybe he will get the X Title shot case. Or maybe he will get the world title shot case. Aries then says that he will be in feast or fired too. Sabin then says that Aries stole his title & asks if Aries will steel his woman too. This was a decent backstage bit but when are they gonna have Velvet & Sabin split up?

Magnus says he can’t be concerned about Dixie land. He needs to be concerned about winning the world title.

Time for a Final Resolution video package.

Ken Anderson comes out. He says Aces & 8s is gone. Now he’s hungry for gold. The next world champion will be from Greenbay, WI. Then Bully Ray comes out from behind & hits Anderson the back of the head. Then Ray pile drives him on the stage. Then Ray says that good has always overpowered evil but in time nations grew weak & evil stood strong. He who is fear awaits you. Many lifetimes later you lay destroyed beaten down a corpse of a rebel, etc. Those who have the youth have the future. Anderson has “raped” Ray of his future. Anderson’s wife is pregnant with twins & Ray will see to it that he is responsible for their future.  This was a good promo from Ray, but the music they had playing in the background made it kinda odd. It also sounded like his voice was deeper

Now it is time for the feast or fired match. The guys in this are Chris Sabin, Austin Aries, Norv Fernum, Dewey Barnes, James Storm, Samoa Joe, Curry Man, Hernandez, Chavo Guerrero, Zima Ion, Gunner & EC3. This was a good match despite the idiotic gimmick.

*EC3 gets case # 3 * Zima Ion gets case # 2 * Chavo gets case * 4 * Gunner gets case # 1 after he pulls Storm off the turnbuckle.

Dixie is at some restaurant. Jeff comes in. This ends the show.

I thought this was solid show for the most part. I loved the Kurt Angle-Bobby Roode in ring segment at the start of the show & their 2-3 falls match next week should be entertaining. The feast of fired match was good too despite the theme of the match. The Dixie-Jeff-Magnus in ring segment was a mix. Jeff & Magnus cut good promos but Dixie was hard to listen to. Plus I have no idea why they’re having Vince Russo like type match as the finals of the TNA World Title Tournament. That video package was lame. The Rockstar Spud bits were terrible too. Spud gets on my nerves. Aries & Sabin had a good match & their backstage bit afterwards also solid, but I have no idea why Velvet & Sabin are still together. Velvet’s the face & Sabin’s the heel. Why are they still together? The Gail Kim promo was solid too, having ODB come out & go after Tapa only to get doubled teamed by Tapa & Kim was solid too & I liked the Madison Rayne return & having her help out ODB. That tag match next week should be interesting. Bully Ray pile driving Anderson on the stage followed by Ray’s promo was also good. I’m liking the Anderson-Ray feud. Overall I thought this was a good show this week.