Coverage and thoughts on the June 27, 2013 episode of Impact
The show starts with Sting coming to the ring. He told Bully Ray the MEM would rise & grow. He promises what Ray experienced last week was only a touch of what’s to come. Then he brings out Kurt Angle. Angle says we’re looking at 2 MEM originals. The whole concept behind this was that each member had to be a former world champion. They fought for power & the title. They did what they wanted, when they wanted & no one could stop them. But now Aces & 8s seem to be the unstoppable ones. Because of Aces & 8s Sting will never get another world title match. Thanks to Aces & 8s Angle was screwed out of the BFG Series. Real family sticks together, this is the new & improved MEM. He & Sting are both Hall of Famers, but that doesn’t mean anything till they do 2 things. Destroy Aces & 8 & make sure Ray loses the world title. Tonight we will find out who the newest member of the family will be. I’m not into the MEM being back, but thankfully this promo was short.
Backstage Chris Sabin is walking and then Doc grabs him. He drags him into the back of a truck where Anderson & Ray are. Anderson & Doc hold Sabin against the wall. Ray tells Sabin to take it easy they just wanna wish him luck in his match. Ray hopes Sabin wins & then does the right thing afterwards. The right thing being not to cash in his X Title for a world title shot. Sabin’s a great X Division wrestler who does great X Division stuff but Ray is the world champion. Ray’s also a bad person & Sabin doesn’t want any part of him. Doc & Anderson let him go. Ray tells him to be careful of those knees. This was a decent backstage bit.
Time for a gut check video package on Adam Ohriner AKA The Big O. He’s a guy from Long Island & has only been in the business 2 years but will do whatever he has to do to get a TNA contract. This was good.
X Division Champion Chris Sabin vs. “Suicide” vs. Kenny King for the Title. Suicide wins when he pins Kenny while holding the rope to win the Title. This was a decent match but I thought the finish was kinda flat.
Then Hulk Hogan’s music hits & he comes out with TJ Perkins. Hulk says that Perkins has worked hard to put food on his family &Perkins is the real Suicide. But today someone jumped him & took the costume. Hulk wants to know who is under the mask right now. “Suicide” hops the guard rail & leaves through the crowed. This was a bit hokey. Ever since the Suicide character showed up it’s always been a “mystery” as to who the guy under the mask was. Now Hulk comes out with TJ Perkins & tells everyone he has always been Suicide. That makes no sense. Also if Hulk knew that wasn’t the “real” suicide & since the “fake” Suicide used the ropes to win why didn’t Hogan just say the win didn’t count? Then he could’ve said that that since TJ was supposed to be in the match, he was going to restart this & have TJ be the third guy in there with Sabin & Kenny. They also could’ve had TJ & Sabin go after the “fake” Suicide & pull his mask off!
Backstage Hulk says he’s giving the fake Suicide till the end of the night to reveal himself.
Time for a gut check video on Ryan Howe. He plays 27 instruments. He got into wrestling by playing at a wrestling show. Then he got in the ring & fell in love with it. Tonight is the most important match he’s had to date. Pro wrestling is about charisma & he has that. The TNA roster, fans & gut check judges will see it.
JB is in the ring to introduce the gut check guys. Ryan Howe comes out with a guitar as an electric guitar version of the National Anthem is played. Then out comes The Big O.
Adam Ohriner (The Big O) vs. Ryan Howe. Adam gets the pin. This was decent.
Backstage we see Angle & Sting. Sting say’s they’re gonna better off this time than last or whatever.
Backstage we TJ Perkins. Then Ray comes in. Ray says TJ is a good wrestler with all that stuff he does. Ray thinks he has a bright future. Then Ray asks if Angle & Sting put him up to this. Perkins says no. Then Ray asks him again. TJ says he’s been working on the chance of a life time and it was taken from him & it was real. Ray says there’s a lot going on with the MEM playing head games. TJ says he told him everything he knows. All TJ doesn’t know is who did it.
Time for a video package recapping the Velvet-Mickie angle.
Before the next match Mickie says there’s a vicious side that’s changed Velvet. When Velvet was champion they were friends. Now Mickie is the champion & they aren’t friends but she will give Velvet 1 last chance to walk away. Mickie doesn’t wanna see Velvet get hurt. She tells Velvet to do the right thing & walk away. Then Velvet spears Mickie.
Velvet Sky vs. Knockouts Champion Mickie James for the Title. Mickie wins by submission. This match was good & I liked Mickie’s submission finisher.
Afterwards Christie asks Velvet what’s going through her head after all of this. Velvet cries & says she thought her knee was ok. She fought so hard to get the rematch & she’s heartbroken right now. Then her music plays as she walks out. This was good. Velvet did a really good job acting all heartbroken & feeling stressed out.
Backstage we see Angle & Sting again. Then Roode shows up. Roode heads to the ring as Angle & Sting watch. Roode was world champion. Will he be part of the new MEM?
Backstage Hulk asks the referee for the X Division Title match if there was anything different about Suicide. The referee didn’t see anything different. Hulk then tells the referee to find the guy & tell him he has to unmask by the end of the night or give up the title. This was lame. I have no idea why they’re doing this bit with the Suicide character.
Magnus vs. Bobby Roode in a BFG Series match. Magnus gets the pin for 7 more points. This was a really good back & forth match.
Backstage Ray & Doc walk into the locker room where we see Jessie, Robbie E, Chavo & Hernandez. He asks if any of them are Suicide. If any of them are they’re committing career suicide.
James Storm & Gunner are in the ring. He mentions that tag team wrestling is a science. He & Gunner don’t look like scientist, but he’s been a chemist because booze + girls = a good time. Whatever. One thing he’s learned being a 12 time tag champion is that you don’t have to like your partner. As long you watch each other’s backs you’re good to go. This is why Storm picked Gunner. Storm knows there’re a lot of tough guys back there. Then out come Robbie E, Jessie & Tara. Robbie says the champs really think they’re tough. Robbie says he & Jessie are the toughest guys in the locker room. E tells Storm that picking Gunner over him to be his partner was a big mistake. Now this train has already sailed down the road bro. In front of Gunner & Storm is the future of tag team wrestling, The Bro mans. Storm asks if they’re a thing now & says he heard Robbie say bromance. E says he said bro mans. Jessie says E said bro mans & they got a hot chick. Storm says Tara ’s a butter face. Then Jessie takes swing but Gunner punches him to the mat. Robbie, Jessie & Tara leave. Storm tells Gunner he didn’t have to knock him out but he’s sorry about the Bro team’s luck. This was cheesy. Robbie E & Jessie are the next challengers for the tag team titles? Come on. The whole “Bro mans/bromance” back & forth was lame too.
Angle & Sting are backstage. Sting says that everyone wants to know who Suicide is. Angle says maybe they should talk to the mystery man.
Samoa Joe vs. Ken Anderson in a BFG Series match. Joe wins by submission for 10 more points. This was a solid match. Doc & Knox came out during the match. Then Angle & Sting came out and went after Doc & Knox. Then Angle & Sting come in the ring & the hug Joe. So Joe is part of the new MEM. That’s not surprising since he was in the old 1 too.
Backstage Angle & Sting welcome Joe to the MEM. Joe says if they’re planning to find out who is running things in TNA he’s in.
Hulk Hogan comes to the ring. He says tonight was supposed to be about who is gonna put the X Title up for a world title shot on 7-18 but we got a mystery of who is under the suicide mask. Hulk tells “Suicide” to get on out there or he will take the title from him. Out comes “Suicide”. Hulk says he’s been around the block a few times. He gets that when chances come your way you turn in the gold and says the X Title isn’t about cheating. He wants the fake “Suicide” to unmask. Then out comes Bully Ray. Rays says for the first time in awhile he & “dad” are on the same page. Ray also wants to know who is in the Suicide costume. Ray says it doesn’t matter if the guy unmasks. What matters is what he decides to do about a world title match. “Suicide” won because Ray put the fear of himself in Sabin. “Ray says he’s a bad man tells “Suicide” to leave. Hulk’s tired of all the crap & he tells the guy to take the hood off. “Suicide” says that he was in darkness & has felt the pain. In life you’re given a choice to do the easy thing or the right thing. Ray comes out & asks the fans if they know who he is. The real question is does Ray know who he is? Ray should, because he’s a guy who has beaten Ray before. He unmasks & it’s Austin Aries. Aries says he is the guy who started option C. He is the guy who cashed in the X Title for a World Title match & he will do it again. This ends the show. This was a solid ending to the show. Hulk’s promo was decent but some of it felt like he was just rambling. Ray was good on the mic as always. Aries revealing himself to be “Suicide” was well done also.
I thought this was a mediocre show for the most part. I wasn’t really into the whole Suicide story throughout the night but Aries unmasking at the end was good. Magnus vs. Roode was good & Joe vs. Anderson
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