9-13-12 results and thoughts

Coverage and thoughts on the September 13, 2012 episode of Impact

They start the show with a recap of the No Surrender PPV.

The actual show starts with Austin Aries coming to the ring. The fans chant Aries. He says what he holds in is the world title, which means he holds power. Because that’s the reason every wrestler competes and why Aces & 8s have been targeting him. He says that at No Surrender he might not have unmasked any of the Aces & 8s guys but he got some pay back. Then he says that the focus is now on Bound for Glory. At BFG Aries will face a man who beat the odds to become Aries’ opponent at BFG. He asks Jeff Hardy to come to the ring. Jeff comes out. Aries congratulates Jeff on winning the series. He says Jeff showed guts. Aries says he knows what it takes to beat Joe & Ray but Jeff beat them both in the same night after being attacked by Aces & 8s. Aries says Jeff deserves this spot. Aries says Jeff is a man of few words and the fans cheer him while he says a lot and tells them to keep silent and the cheer for him too. Aries then says that everyone’s saying that Aries has what Jeff wants. Aries sees it as many things Jeff has that he wants. Then Bully Ray comes to the ring. Ray says they’re both lucky. Ray says Aries is lucky Ray isn’t the guy he will face for the title. Jeff is lucky because Ray felt bad for him when Aces & 8s attacked him. Ray says he took his eye off the prize. Aries says that Ray is lucky for having a short memory. Aries mentions that that they last time he faced Ray he made him tap. He then says that Jeff beat Ray because Ray felt sorry for Jeff. Aries says that Jeff should face Ray again. Jeff is all for it. Then Ray tells Jeff not to rip his shirt off. Jeff of course does. Then Ray bails. Then Mike Tenay says that Jeff will Ray later tonight. I’m not sure why they’re having a rematch from the PPV. That said I thought this was a good opening segment. Aries & Ray were both great on the mic as usual.

James Storm is walking backstage.

Before the next match starts, Tenay & Taz wish Jerry Lawler a speedy recovery. That was classy.

Sonjay Dutt vs. X Division Champion Zima Ion for the Title. Ion gets the pin. This was a solid match but I don’t know why they gave us another No Surrender rematch. Afterwards Ion hits Sonjay with the spray can. Then locks him in an arm breaker.   

Daniels & Kazarian are in the GM office. Daniels is sitting in Hulk’s chair and Kazarian has on a Hulkamania t-shirt. Then Hogan comes in and congratulates them on winning at the PPV. Then Hulk says that tonight they will be in singles matches. Daniels will face either Chavo or Hernandez and Kazarian will face AJ or Angle. If they both win neither team will get a rematch but if one lose then that team gets another shot at the titles.

Bobby Roode is walking backstage. We’ll hear from him next.

AJ Styles & Kurt Angle are backstage. AJ says he wants to face Kazarian. Angle says that he doesn’t want AJ to wrestle because AJ will get emotional. AJ says he will be alright. Then AJ walks off and Wes Briscoe comes by. Angle tells him to watch AJ in his match tonight. What if Daniels & Kazarian both lose? Will that mean we’ll get Daniels & Kazarian defending the titles against both teams?

They recap the James Storm-Bully Ray match and the Storm-Roode pull apart from No Surrender.

Bobby Roode comes to the ring. He says he’s back. Then he says that 2 months ago he was screwed in his match with Aries and because of Hogan’s stip he couldn’t get another title match while Aries is champion. So he went home for a bit. He says he got a chance to watch James Storm pour everything into the BFG Series. He saw Storm come close to winning. Then he says he thought to himself why James Storm should get a title match and not him. Then he mentions smashing the beer bottle over Storm’s head and eliminating him from the BFG Series. Then James Storm comes out. They go at it. Storm clotheslines Roode over the top. Then he slams him into the guard rail and then he choke Roode with his tie. Storm then rams Roode into the entrance ramp. Then the brawl goes to the back. This was a good segment too. I thought Roode’s promo was good. I also liked that Storm came out and just attacked Roode.

AJ Styles vs. TNA World Tag Team Champion Frankie Kazarian. AJ gets the pin. This was a good match. AJ & Angle get a tag title rematch.

Hulk is backstage with Brooke. Hulk says when she’s there he wants security for her. Then Joseph Park comes in and says he found out more about Aces & 8s. He says that next Thursday there will be a key peace of evidence. Hulk says he’s going to the ring because he has something to say to Aces & 8s. Then Hulk tells Joseph that he will guard Brooke despite Brooke’s protest. This was a bit hokey.

Backstage Bully Ray tells Jeff Hardy that if Jeff wants to face him so badly then he should put up his title match against him. Ray says Jeff won’t do that because Jeff is a coward. Jeff says that if Ray beats him than he can have Jeff’s spot at Bound for Glory.

Hulk Hogan comes to the ring. The fans chant Hogan. Hulk gets the mic and says that this BFG Series really put TNA in high gear. When he thinks back about the 3 grueling months of the tournament and the 12 guys that were in it that showed how intense the series was. He says that Jeff Hardy won it all. Then he says that Jeff is from another universe. Hulk says he’s not sure where Jeff’s going or where he’s been but when Jeff put it all on the line to get the title shot. Then he officially announces that Jeff will face Ray and the winner will face Austin Aries for the Title at BFG. Then he says that at No Surrender Aces & 8s caused the Impact Zone to be locked down. Hulk says going forward the Impact Zone will always be locked down. Then Aces & 8s show up on the Tron. A guy asks if Hulk locked them out of if he locked them in. He says that from this point forward no matter where Hulk is he could bump into someone that’s part of Aces & 8s and won’t know it till it’s too late. This segment was solid.

Hernandez & Chavo are backstage. Chavo says he can’t believe Daniels & Kazarian beat them by cheating. Chavo says that if he beats Daniels they will get a rematch at the titles. So from this it looks like if Chavo beats Daniels we’ll get a 3 way tag title match.

Chavo Guerrero, Jr. vs. TNA World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels. Chavo gets the pin. This was a good match to. So Hernandez & Chavo also get a tag title rematch.

They show a Gut Check video package on the next contestant, Evan Markopoulos. He says he’s always liked watching wrestling. He says that he told his parents he found a wrestling school. Then he says that when he gets in the ring he will show Bruce, Al & Taz that for an 18 year old he belongs in TNA.

Tara is walking backstage. We’ll hear from her next.

James Storm says he didn’t get enough of Bobby Roode. He says that next month is open fight night and that means Storm can call out anybody he wants. He says that’s good for him but bad for Roode. Good promo.

Tara comes to the ring. She congratulates Tessmacher for beating her at No Surrender. Then Tessmacher comes to the ring. Tara says that at No Surrender Brooke beat the teacher. Tara says that part of her was upset but part of her was also proud and happy because that means she did a good job as a teacher. Tara says they’ll always be best friends. Tara says that Brooke proved to everyone that she is the best. Then Tara takes the title and straps it around Brooke’s waist. Then Tara says that Brooke is her best friend and the Knockouts Champion. Then they hug and Brooke poses on the turnbuckle. Tara stands outside the ring and applauds. Then Tara gets back in the ring and clotheslines Brooke. Then she gives her the Widows Peak. I called that one. I knew they were going to have Tara go heel here.

They show a segment with Dixie, Hulk, Brooke Hogan, D-Lo, Al Snow, etc. in the GM office talking about Aces & 8s. Hulk says that his worst fear is that if they don’t put this fire out it could be something they can’t stop. There’s a lot of yapping. Then Pritchard says that anyone in the room right now could be in Aces & 8s. D’Lo says to let Aces & 8s in. Then Brooke asks how they can stop them if more people join the stable. This was a bit long and there was a bit too much talking here I thought.

 Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray in a number one contender World Title match. Jeff gets the pin. This was a good match too. Jeff poses in the ring to end the show.

I thought this was a good show overall. I liked the Aries-Jeff-Ray segment that started the show and the Jeff-Ray match was good too. AJ-Kazarian & Chavo-Daniels were also good matches. Both Hernandez & Chavo and AJ & Angle will get rematches for the tag titles. I would think it would be a 3 way match but they didn’t say. Sonjay-Ion was good also. I’m not sure why they had to rematches from the PPV on the show but they were both good. The Tessmacher-Tara segment was good too. The Tara heel turn was predictable but they pulled it off well. Hulk Hogan’s promo in the ring was solid too. I wasn’t really into the bit with Dixie and company in the GM office bit. The video on the gut check contestant was nicely done too. Bobby Roode cut a good promo too and I liked that James Storm came out and attacked Roode without speaking. Storm pounding on and dragging Roode to the back was really well done also. So on the whole I enjoyed the show this week.